HP IP Distance Gateway Quick Start Instructions (5697-1093, August 2011)

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IP Distance Gateway Quick Start Instructions
The HP IP Distance Gateway (mpx110) provides Fibre Channel SAN extension
over an IP network. This product is used in conjunction with the P6000/EVA and
P9000/XP families of storage systems and Continuous Access software to provide
long distance remote replication for disaster tolerance. See Step 1 to verify your
system requirements.
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Sixth edition: July 2011
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1 Suggested configurations
The configuration in Figure 1 is implemented using a pair of IP Distance Gateways and one or two long
distance links. The configuration in Figure 2 is implemented with two pairs of IP Distance Gateways and
one or two long distance links, providing a higher level of availability. The configuration in Figure 3 is a
fully redundant implementation with two pairs of IP Distance Gateways and two independent long distance
links.
For additional supported configurations, see the HP IP Distance Gateway user guide:
http://www.hp.com/go/san
Figure 1 One pair of gateways, one (or two) long distance links
.
Figure 2 Redundant pairs of gateways, one (or two) long distance links
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Figure 3 Redundant pairs of gateways, redundant long distance links
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2 Verify your system requirements
One of each of the following for the local and remote site (see Figure 1):
• HP IP Distance Gateway (mpx110),
Part Number: AG680A
• Continuous Access EVA or XP software
• P6300/P6500, EVA3000/5000 or EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 or XP24000/20000/12000/10000 storage
system
• Fibre Channel (FC) fabrics consisting of B-series, C-series, or H-series switches
• Cat 5e network cable, 2 per site
• Optical SFPs and FC cables, 2 per site
Additional equipment for the local and remote site (see Figure 2 and Figure 3).
• HP IP Distance Gateway Upgrade (mpx110 for edundancy), Part Number: AG681A
NOTE:
For the latest information about the minimum system requirements, see the HP IP Distance Gateway
release notes at http://www.hp.com/go/san.
3 Pre-installation checklist
Before starting the configuration process, contact your System Administrator for the following mpx110
parameters:
• Symbolic Name of the mpx110
• Enable Firewall to allow FCIP access on TCP port 3225
• IP address, subnet mask and gateway for the mpx110 management port (if not using DHCP)
• IP address, subnet mask & gateway for the GE1 port
• IP address of the remote mpx110 that connects to the GE1 port
• IP address, subnet mask & gateway for the GE2 port, if applicable
• IP address of the remote mpx110 that connects to the GE2 port, if applicable
• FCIP Link Parameters; Guaranteed Bandwidth, Round-Trip-Time, Quality Of Service, VLAN/Priority (for
more information, see the HP StorageWorks IP Distance Gateway user guide).
• mpx110 serial console cable adapter
• HP mpx Manager software (optional)
4 Rack mount the mpx110
See the HP IP Distance Gateway User Guide for detailed rack mount procedures.
5 Install the SFPs
Use the following steps to install SFPs:
NOTE:
An SFP transceiver is required for each of the FC ports that connect to an FC switch.
1. Align the SFP transceiver so that the key is oriented correctly to the port. Transceivers are keyed to be
inserted only one way.
2. Insert the transceiver into the port.
3. Press gently until the transceiver snaps into place.
6 Set mpx110 management port parameters
Use the following steps to set initial mpx110 configuration parameters:
NOTE:
If you are using telnet to initially configure the mpx110, your workstation IP address must be
"10.0.0.x," where x is a number other than 1 and the subnet mask is 255.0.0.0.
1. Connect the mpx110 management port or serial console port to a workstation to configure the initial
mpx110 parameters. You may connect the mpx110 management port to an IP switch, a hub, or directly
to the workstation with an Ethernet crossover cable. If you are using the mpx110 serial port, the settings
are 115200 baud, 8 bit, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no flow-control.
2. Attach one end of the AC power cord to the mpx110 and the other end to the Power Distribution Unit
(PDU)−AC input: auto sensing,100-120V or 200-240V. Verify that the mpx110’s Input power LED lights.
The mpx110 runs a self-test and begins normal operation.
3. Verify that the heartbeat LED is blinking (once per second) and that the System fault LED does not light.
Figure 4 shows the location of the ports and LEDs on the mpx110.
Figure 4 mpx110 ports and LEDs
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NOTE:
See the HP IP Distance Gateway User Guide for a description of the LED fault indicators.
Telnet to the mpx110 using IP address 10.0.0.1 from your workstation as follows (see Figure 5).
a. Enter guest at the Login prompt.
b. Enter password at the Password prompt.
NOTE:
HP recommends that you change the mpx110 guest password after logging in.
Figure 5 Setting IP addressing via telnet
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4. Enter admin start at the mpx110> prompt.
5. Enter the default password config.
NOTE:
HP recommends that you change the mpx110 admin password after logging in.
6. Enter the command set mgmt to set initial parameters.
7. Follow the onscreen prompts to define the following parameters (or press Enter to accept default
parameters):
• Mode (HP highly recommends using static address, Option 0)
• IP address
• Subnet mask
• Gateway
The management port is now configured with the appropriate IP address and network parameters.
IMPORTANT:
At this point the telnet session disconnects. To restart the telnet session, use the IP address
you just assigned to the management port.
7 Configure the mpx110 for connecting remote SANs
Verify the following SAN configuration requirements:
• At least one FC port of each mpx110 should be connected to an FC SAN.
• Use FC World Wide Port names (WWPN) based zoning.
Configure FCIP routes
Follow these steps to configure the mpx tuning parameters and FCIP routes via the CLI or the mpx Manager
Graphical User Interface (GUI).
Configure mpx IP tuning parameters using the CLI or GUI
See the HP IP Distance Gateway User Guide for information on the following required configuration settings.
For each mpx110, configure the tuning parameters (see ???)
• Bandwidth per route setting
• Software compression
• TCP Window size/scaling
NOTE:
Enable compression for IP fabrics with RTT greater than or equal to 50 ms or guaranteed WAN
bandwidth of less than or equal to 45 Mb/s. See the HP IP Distance Gateway User Guide for
performance tuning information based on the link speed and delay.
NOTE:
Other than the tuning parameters listed above, HP recommends that you use the default mpx110
settings shown in ???. The GE Port Speed default setting, Auto, automatically matches the port interface
speed of the local IP switch. The Bandwidth setting must be set to the guaranteed available bandwidth
of the long distance link.
Configure the FCIP routes using the CLI
For each mpx110, enter the command fciproute add to configure the FCIP Route information as shown
in ???.
Configure the FCIP routes using the mpx Manager GUI
1. Invoke the mpx Manager previously installed on the computer; see Figure 6.
Figure 6 Setting FCIP Route settings via mpx Manager
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2. Click the Connect icon on the top left corner of the screen.
3. Enter the mpx110 IP address and click Connect.