QUICK START GUIDE [ Quick Start Guide ] INTELLIGENT STORAGE ROUTER INSTALLATION SANbox® 6140 d
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Quick Start Guide SANbox 6140, an intelligent Storage Router, provides servers with iSCSI connectivity to SAN-attached Fibre Channel-based disk or tape storage. Suggested Configurations Figure 1 shows the SANbox 6140 connecting iSCSI servers to a direct-attached storage array. ISCSI ISCSI iSCSI INITIATOR SERVER FC IP SWITCHED NETWORK SANbox 6140 RAID BASED FIBRE CHANNEL STORAGE SYSTEM Figure 1.
Installation Instructions This Quick Start Guide describes how to install and configure your new QLogic SANbox 6140 Router by following these steps: ❑ Step 1. Verify the package contents. ❑ Step 2. Pre-installation checklist ❑ Step 3. Mount the router. ❑ Step 4. Install the SFPs. ❑ Step 5. Apply power to the SANbox 6140 router. ❑ Step 6. Install the SANsurfer® Router Manager. ❑ Step 7. Configure SANbox 6140 management port IP address. ❑ Step 8. Run the configuration wizard. ❑ Step 9.
Step 3. Mount the Router Mount the SANbox 6140 using the shelf, if purchased. Step 4. Install the SFPs An SFP transceiver is required for each router port that will be connected to a Fibre Channel device or switch. SFPs are included in the package.
Step 6. Install the SANsurfer Router Manager Management Console - System Requirements: The SANbox 6140 Router comes with QLogic’s SANsurfer Router Manager application. (The Router management console can be a Windows, Solaris, Linux or MAC OS-X based workstation or server.) The SANsurfer Router Manager application includes the Configuration Wizard, which auto-detects and configures the SANbox 6140 Router based on selected options and recommended settings.
You will lose the connectivity of the telnet session at this time. If you want to continue using the CLI, restart the telnet session with the IP address you just assigned to the management port. You now have the management port configured with the appropriate IP address. Connect the management port cable to your Ethernet network. Connect GE1, GE2, FC 1 and FC 2 cables as shown in the configuration diagrams (figure 1/figure 2). Step 8. Run the Configuration Wizard 1.
Copy the FC WWPN (World Wide Port Names) for both FC Ports.You will need these names to present LUNS from your Storage subsystem. FC 1 WWPN FC 2 WWPN If you have an NTP server, enable the NTP Server and enter the NTP Server information. This is located in the GUI Screen on the Information tab when router is selected in the System Tree view. Step 9. Presenting LUNs to iSCSI Initiators 1.
4. Presenting LUNs to iSCSI Initiator Press the “Refresh” button to refresh the display of SANsurfer. Now you should see the iSCSI initiator names under the tab of Discovered Initiators. Run the LUN presentation Wizard to assign a LUN(s) to a server(s). Now invoke the “Presentation Wizard” from the pull down menu for Wizards. This Wizard allows you to map a LUN to the iSCSI initiator on your server. The screen that allows this mapping looks as follows: Save the mappings using your management password.
Troubleshooting and Technical Support For technical support, visit our web site, support.qlogic.com, email us at support@qlogic.com, or call 952-932-4040. Warranty The QLogic SANbox 6142 Router comes with a standard one-year QLogic warranty, or as specified by other agreements. Please check the QLogic Web site at www.qlogic.com for warranty details.
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