5.5 HP StorageWorks X9300 Network Storage Gateway Administrator Guide (AW539-96007, March 2011)

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Table Of Contents

X9300 Network Storage Gateway Administrator Guide
Contents
1 Product description
- HP X9300 Network Storage Gateway features
- System components
- HP X9000 Software features
- High availability and redundancy
2 Getting started
- Setting up the X9300 Network Storage Gateway
  - Installation steps
  - Additional configuration steps
- Management interfaces
- X9000 Software manpages
- Changing passwords
3 Configuring virtual interfaces for client access
- Network and VIF guidelines
- Creating a bonded VIF
- Configuring standby backup nodes
- Configuring NIC failover
- Configuring automated failover
- Example configuration
- Specifying VIFs in the client configuration
4 Configuring failover
- Agile management consoles
- Cluster high availability
5 Configuring cluster event notification
- Setting up email notification of cluster events
- Setting up SNMP notifications
6 Configuring system backups
- Backing up the management console configuration
- Using NDMP backup applications
7 Creating hostgroups for X9000 clients
- How hostgroups work
- Creating a hostgroup tree
- Adding an X9000 client to a hostgroup
- Adding a domain rule to a hostgroup
- Viewing hostgroups
- Deleting hostgroups
- Other hostgroup operations
8 Monitoring cluster operations
- Monitoring the status of file serving nodes
- Monitoring cluster events
  - Viewing events
  - Removing events from the events database table
- Monitoring cluster health
  - Health checks
  - Health check reports
- Viewing logs
- Viewing operating statistics for file serving nodes
9 Maintaining the system
- Shutting down the system
  - Shutting down the X9000 Software
  - Powering off the hardware
- Starting the system
  - Starting the X9000 Software
- Powering file serving nodes on or off
- Starting and stopping processes
- Tuning file serving nodes and X9000 clients
- Migrating segments
- Removing storage from the cluster
- Maintaining networks
- Viewing network interface information
10 Migrating to an agile managment console configuration
- Backing up the configuration
- Performing the migration
- Removing the dedicated Management Server
11 Upgrading the X9000 Software
- Automatic upgrades
- Manual upgrades
  - Standard upgrade for clusters with a dedicated Management Server machine or blade
    - Standard online upgrade
    - Standard offline upgrade
  - Agile upgrade for clusters with an agile management console configuration
    - Agile online upgrade
    - Agile offline upgrade
- Upgrading Linux X9000 clients
- Upgrading Windows X9000 clients
- Troubleshooting upgrade issues
12 Licensing
- Viewing license terms
- Retrieving a license key
- Using AutoPass to retrieve and install permanent license keys
13 Upgrading firmware
- Upgradable firmware
- Installing firmware upgrades
14 Troubleshooting
- Managing support tickets
- Viewing software version numbers
- Troubleshooting specific issues
- Synchronizing information on file serving nodes and the configuration database
15 Replacing components
- Customer replaceable components
- Replacing a system board
- Replacing a NIC adapter
- Replacing a Fibre Channel HBA
16 Recovering a file serving node
- Starting the recovery
- Configuring a file serving node using the original template
- Completing the restore on a file serving node
- Configuring a file serving node manually
17 Support and other resources
- Contacting HP
- Related information
  - HP websites
- Rack stability
- Customer self repair
A Component and cabling diagrams
- Component diagrams
  - Front view of file serving node
  - Rear view of file serving node
- Cabling diagrams
  - Cluster network cabling diagram
B Spare parts list
- 1GbE spare parts
  - 1 GbE (AW539A)
  - 1 GbE (AW539B)
- 10 GbE spare parts
  - 10 GbE (AW540A)
  - 10 GbE/IB (AW540B)
- IB (AW541A)
- Base rack (AW546A)
C Warnings and precautions
- Electrostatic discharge information
- Grounding methods
- Equipment symbols
- Rack warnings and precautions
- Device warnings and precautions
D Regulatory compliance and safety
- Regulatory compliance identification numbers
- Federal Communications Commission notice
- Laser compliance
- International notices and statements
- Safety
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive
Glossary
Index

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Revision History

DescriptionSoftware

Version

DateEdition

Initial release of the X9300 Gateway.5.4April 2010First

Added management console backup, migration to an agile

management console configuration, software upgrade proced-

ures, and system recovery procedures.

5.4.1August 2010Second

Revised the upgrade procedure.5.4.1August 2010Third

Added information about NDMP backups and virtual interface

configuration, and updated cluster procedures.

5.5December 2010Fourth

Updated segment evacuation procedure.5.5March 2011Fifth