Sun StorEdge™ A3500/A3500FC Hardware Configuration Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 USA 650 960-1300 Fax 650 969-9131 Part No. 805-4981-13 December 1999, Revision A Send comments about this document to: docfeedback@sun.
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Contents Preface 1. SCSI Host Connections 1-1 1.1 Configuration Guidelines 1.2 Supported SCSI Host Configurations 1.3 2. vii 1-2 1-3 1.2.1 Single Host Connected to One Controller Module 1.2.2 Two Controller Modules Daisy-Chained to One Host 1-4 1.2.3 Independent Controller Module Connected to Two Hosts 1.2.4 Multi-Host 1-5 1-6 Ultra 2 Host System Power Connection Requirement FC-AL Host Connections 1-3 1-7 2-1 2.1 Configuration Guidelines 2-2 2.
2.3 3. 2.2.5 Single Host Connected to Four Controller Modules in a Loop Using Hubs 2-9 2.2.6 Multi-Host 2-11 Setting the Loop ID 2-13 Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Configurations 3.1 StorEdge D1000 Disk Array Settings 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.2 3.3 iv 1x2 Configuration 3-1 3-2 3-3 3.1.1.1 Option Switch 3.1.1.2 Module ID Switch 3.1.1.3 SCSI Jumper Cables and Terminators 1x5 Configuration 3-3 3-4 3-5 3.1.2.1 Option Switch 3.1.2.2 Module ID Switch 3.1.2.
3.4 3.5 2x7 Cables and Connections 3-17 3.4.1 SCSI Cable Lengths 3-17 3.4.2 Power Connections 3-19 3x15 Cables and Connections 3-20 3.5.1 SCSI Cable Lengths 3-20 3.5.2 Connections Between Power Sequencers 3.5.3 Connections to AC Power Sources 3.5.4 Power Connections for Expansion Cabinets A. Sun StorEdge A3500 and A3500FCSpecifications A.
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Preface The Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Hardware Configuration Guide provides configuration instructions for the Sun StorEdge™ A3500/A3500FC systems. These instructions are designed for an experienced system administrator. How This Book Is Organized Chapter 1 describes configurations for one or two small computer system interface (SCSI) StorEdge A3500 controller modules connected to one or more hosts. It also contains information about connecting power to a Sun Ultra™ host system.
See one or more of the following for this information: ■ Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals ■ AnswerBook™ online documentation for the Solaris™ software environment ■ Other software documentation that you received with your system Typographic Conventions TABLE P-1 Typographic Conventions Typeface or Symbol Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output. Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. % You have mail.
Related Documentation TABLE P-3 Related Documentation Title Part Number Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Controller Module Guide 805-4980 Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Task Map 805-4982 Sun StorEdge Expansion Cabinet Installation and Service Manual 805-3067 Sun StorEdge RAID Manager Controller Replacement Guide 805-7854 Sun StorEdge A3500FC Controller Upgrade Guide 806-0479 Sun StorEdge RAID Manager 6.22 Release Notes 805-7758 Sun StorEdge RAID Manager 6.
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CHAPTER 1 SCSI Host Connections This chapter describes configurations for one or two small computer system interface (SCSI) Sun StorEdge A3500 controller modules connected to one or more hosts. It also contains information about connecting power to a Sun Ultra™ host system.
1.1 Configuration Guidelines Use the following guidelines to install and cable or reconfigure your StorEdge A3500 system. ■ The part number for the 12 meter SCSI host cable is 530-1886-xx. ■ Do not exceed a SCSI bus length of 25 meters (82 feet). ■ Make sure that the last StorEdge A3500 controller module in any daisy chain has a total of two terminators—one in each SCSI OUT port.
1.2 Supported SCSI Host Configurations The illustrations in this section show the SCSI cable connections for the configurations that are supported by Sun. ■ ■ ■ ■ 1.2.1 Single Host Connected to One Controller Module Two Controller Modules Daisy-Chained to One Host Independent Controller Module Connected to Two Hosts Multi-Host Single Host Connected to One Controller Module FIGURE 1-1 shows one host connected with SCSI cables to one StorEdge A3500 controller module.
1.2.2 Two Controller Modules Daisy-Chained to One Host FIGURE 1-2 shows two StorEdge A3500 controller modules daisy-chained with SCSI cables to one host. You can daisy-chain controller modules in the same or separate cabinets. Host StorEdge A3500 Controller Modules Differential SCSI terminators SCSI cables FIGURE 1-2 Two Controller Modules Daisy-Chained to One Host Note – The SCSI cables between the two controller modules are crossed to prevent the SCSI IDs for the controllers from conflicting.
1.2.3 Independent Controller Module Connected to Two Hosts FIGURE 1-3 shows one StorEdge A3500 controller module connected with SCSI cables to two hosts.
1.2.4 Multi-Host FIGURE 1-4 shows a two-node multi-host configuration: one StorEdge A3500 controller module connected with SCSI cables to two hosts. StorEdge A3500 Controller Module SCSI cables Hosts Differential SCSI terminators FIGURE 1-4 SCSI cables Two-Node Multi-Host Configuration Note – The configuration shown in FIGURE 1-4 requires cluster software for management.
1.3 Ultra 2 Host System Power Connection Requirement You can connect a controller module to an Ultra 2 host system; however, you must connect the power cord of the Ultra 2 host to one of the AC power sequencers in the expansion cabinet that contains the controller module. Note – The RAID Manager 6.22 software does not support Ultra 2 host systems.
Ultra Enterprise expansion cabinet and StorEdge expansion cabinet power sequencer FIGURE 1-5 Connect Ultra 2 power cord here 1422 mm/56-inch data center expansion cabinet power sequencer AC Power Sequencers—Ultra 2 Power Connector To connect the power cord: 1. Gain access to the AC power sequencers. See the documentation that came with the expansion cabinet. 2. Route the power cable from the Ultra 2 host under the expansion cabinet frame on the same side as the power sequencer. 3.
CHAPTER 2 FC-AL Host Connections This chapter describes configurations for one or two Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) Sun StorEdge A3500FC controller modules connected to one or more hosts.
2.1 Configuration Guidelines Use the following guidelines to install and cable or reconfigure your StorEdge A3500FC system. Caution – The onboard SOC+ on the I/O board is not qualified yet to work with the StorEdge A3500FC controller module. Caution – At this time, only single port connection is qualified on the dual-ported host bus adapter card. ■ The part number for the 15 meter FC-AL host cable is 595-3379-xx; the Marketing part number is X978A.
■ Once you finish cabling the devices and powering on, reboot the system by typing boot -r at the ok prompt before beginning any SCSI bus activity. ■ Perform a system check to make sure that SCSI and fiber-optic cable connections are secure. Check for fault LEDs on the hardware or error messages in the RAID Manager GUI. Note – Refer to your server and rack documentation for instructions on grounding the StorEdge A3500FC expansion cabinet. 2.
2.2.1 Single Host Connected to One Controller Module FIGURE 2-2 shows one host directly connected through fiber-optic cables to one StorEdge A3500FC controller module.
2.2.2 Independent Controller Module Connected to Two Hosts FIGURE 2-3 shows one StorEdge A3500FC controller module connected through fibre- optic cables to two hosts. Refer to the Sun StorEdge RAID Manager Installation and Support Guide for instructions on setting up independent controller configurations in the RAID Manager software.
2.2.3 Single Host Connected to One Controller Module Using Hubs FIGURE 2-4 shows one host connected through fiber-optic cables to one StorEdge A3500FC controller module using hubs. Note – No other type of fibre channel device should share the same loop or hub connected to the A3500FC controller module.
2.2.4 Single Host Connected to Two Controller Modules Using Hubs FIGURE 2-5 shows one host connected through fiber-optic cables to two StorEdge A3500FC controller modules using hubs. You can connect controller modules in the same or separate cabinets. Note – No other type of fibre channel device should share the same loop or hub connected to the A3500FC controller module. Each controller that is connected to a hub must have a unique loop ID.
StorEdge A3500FC controller module Controller A FC-AL port Controller B FC-AL port Host SCSI x 5 Hubs Host adapter Host adapter B A A B Drive tray x 5 StorEdge A3500FC controller module Controller A FC-AL port Controller B FC-AL port SCSI x 5 Fiber-optic cables Drive tray x 5 FIGURE 2-5 2-8 Single Host Connected to Two Controller Modules Using Hubs Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Hardware Configuration Guide • December 1999
2.2.5 Single Host Connected to Four Controller Modules in a Loop Using Hubs FIGURE 2-6 shows an example of one host connected through fiber-optic cables to four StorEdge A3500FC controller modules in a loop using hubs. Note – No other type of fibre channel device should share the same loop or hub connected to the A3500FC controller module. Each controller that is connected to a hub must have a unique loop ID.
StorEdge A3500FC controller module Controller A FC-AL port Controller B FC-AL port SCSI x 5 Drive tray x 5 StorEdge A3500FC controller module Controller A FC-AL port Controller B FC-AL port SCSI x 5 Hubs Host Host adapter B A Host adapter A B Drive tray x 5 StorEdge A3500FC controller module Controller A FC-AL port Controller B FC-AL port SCSI x 5 Drive tray x 5 StorEdge A3500FC controller module Controller A FC-AL port Fiber-optic cables Controller B FC-AL port SCSI x 5 Drive tray x 5 FIGURE 2-6
2.2.6 Multi-Host FIGURE 2-7 shows an example of a multi-host configuration: two hosts connected through fiber-optic cables to two StorEdge A3500FC controller modules using hubs. Note – No other type of fibre channel device should share the same loop or hub connected to the A3500FC controller module. Each controller that is connected to a hub must have a unique loop ID.
StorEdge A3500FC controller module Controller A FC-AL port Host Host adapter Hubs Controller B FC-AL port SCSI x 5 B Host adapter A Host Drive tray x 5 StorEdge A3500FC controller module A Host adapter B Controller A FC-AL port Host adapter Controller B FC-AL port SCSI x 5 Fiber-optic cables Drive tray x 5 FIGURE 2-7 2-12 Two Hosts Connected to Two Controller Modules Using Hubs Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Hardware Configuration Guide • December 1999
2.3 Setting the Loop ID This section explains how to set the loop ID of a controller that is connected to a hub. Tools and equipment needed: ■ ■ ■ Needlenose pliers Jumpers (supplied with the StorEdge A3500/A3500FC unit) Antistatic wrist strap Every device attached to a SCSI or FC-AL bus must have a unique controller module ID number in order to communicate. The factory default ID settings for controller A and B are ID 5 and ID 4, respectively.
Controller B Controller B 8 4 2 1 ID Dec AL PA 0 15 16 Controller A 1 2 ID Dec AL PA EF 0 EF 1 E8 1 E8 2 E4 2 E4 3 E2 3 E2 4 E1 4 E1 5 E0 5 E0 6 DC 6 DC 7 DA 7 DA 8 D9 8 D9 9 D6 9 D6 10 D5 10 D5 11 D4 11 D4 12 D3 12 D3 13 D2 13 D2 14 D1 14 D1 15 CE 15 CE FIGURE 2-8 2-14 Controller A 8 4 2 1 8 4 2 1 8 4 2 1 Controller Module FC-AL ID Settings Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Hardware Configuration Guide • December 1999
CHAPTER 3 Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Configurations This chapter explains how to set up the following configurations: ■ ■ ■ ■ 1x2—One controller module with two StorEdge D1000 disk arrays 1x5—One controller module with five StorEdge D1000 disk arrays 2x7—Two controller modules with seven StorEdge D1000 disk arrays 3x15—Three controller modules with fifteen StorEdge D1000 disk arrays The topics covered in this chapter are: ■ StorEdge D1000 Disk Array Settings—page 3-2 ■ 1x2 Configuration—page 3-3 ■ 1x5
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3.1.1 1x2 Configuration The 1x2 configuration includes one controller module with two StorEdge D1000 disk arrays. Note – The 1x2 configuration is not qualified on the A3500FC controller module. 3.1.1.1 Option Switch Both disk arrays have split buses. Their option switches should be set as shown in FIGURE 3-2.
0 1 FIGURE 3-4 3.1.1.2 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 12-Drive StorEdge D1000 SCSI Disk ID (Split Bus) Module ID Switch Ensure that the module IDs for the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays are set according to TABLE 3-1. TABLE 3-1 1x2 Module ID Switch Settings Disk array number Module ID setting 2 (Top) 2 1 (Bottom) 1 Note – Since the top and bottom disk arrays are split between one controller module, the Module IDs will overlap. This may result in error messages while the host system is booting.
3.1.2 1x5 Configuration The 1x5 configuration includes one controller module with five StorEdge D1000 disk arrays. 3.1.2.1 Option Switch All StorEdge D1000 disk arrays in this configuration should have their option switches set as shown in FIGURE 3-5. 5 4 3 2 1 1x5 Option Switch Settings for StorEdge D1000 Disk Array FIGURE 3-5 This will cause the disk drives in the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays to be numbered as shown in FIGURE 3-6 and FIGURE 3-7.
3.1.2.2 Module ID Switch Ensure that the module IDs for the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays are set according to TABLE 3-2. TABLE 3-2 3.1.2.
3.1.3 2x7 Configuration The 2x7 configuration includes two controller modules with seven StorEdge D1000 disk arrays. 3.1.3.1 Option Switch In FIGURE 3-17, the disk drives in each of the top four disk arrays are on a single bus and should be set as described in Section 3.1.2.1 “Option Switch” on page 3-5. The bottom three disk arrays have split buses. Their option switches should be set as shown in FIGURE 3-8.
3.1.3.2 Module ID Switch Ensure that the module IDs for the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays are set according to TABLE 3-3. TABLE 3-3 2x7 Module ID Switch Settings Disk Array Number Module ID Setting 7 (Top) 5 6 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 (Bottom) 1 In this configuration (from the front of the expansion cabinet), the following occurs: ■ Controller module A controls the right side of disk arrays 1 through 3 and all of disk arrays 4 and 5.
3.1.4 3x15 Configuration The 3x15 configuration includes three controller modules with a total of fifteen StorEdge D1000 disk arrays combined in a 2x7 cabinet or a 1x8 cabinet. 3.1.4.1 Option Switch All disk arrays are on a single bus and should be set as described in Section 3.1.2.1 “Option Switch” on page 3-5. 3.1.4.2 Module ID Switch Ensure that the module IDs for the StorEdge D1000 disk arrays are set according to TABLE 3-4 and TABLE 3-5.
In this configuration (from the front of the expansion cabinet), the following occurs: 3.1.4.3 ■ Controller module A controls disk arrays 1 and 2 in the 2x7 cabinet and disk arrays 1 through 3 in the 1x8 cabinet (FIGURE 3-19). ■ Controller module B controls disk arrays 3 through 7 in the 2x7 cabinet (FIGURE 3-20). ■ Controller module C controls disk arrays 4 through 8 in the 1x8 cabinet (FIGURE 3-21).
3.2 1x2 Cables and Connections This section contains information about SCSI and power connections for one StorEdge A3500 with two StorEdge D1000 disk arrays. Note – The 1x2 configuration is not qualified on the A3500FC controller module. In the 1x2 configuration, the controller module can be either on top of or below the two disk arrays. Both configurations are described in this section.
Differential SCSI terminator 2 1 Differential SCSI terminator FIGURE 3-11 Differential SCSI terminator One StorEdge A3500 Controller Module and Two StorEdge D1000 Disk Arrays (SCSI) Differential SCSI terminator Differential SCSI terminator 2 1 Differential SCSI terminator FIGURE 3-12 3-12 Two StorEdge D1000 Disk Arrays and One StorEdge A3500 Controller Module (SCSI) Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Hardware Configuration Guide • December 1999
3.2.2 Power Connections Because the controller module must receive power after the disk arrays, connect the disk arrays to the first stage of the power sequencer and the controller module to the second. Two examples are shown in FIGURE 3-13 and FIGURE 3-14.
3.3 1x5 Cables and Connections This section contains information about SCSI, FC-AL, and power connections for one StorEdge A3500, or one StorEdge A3500FC controller module, with five StorEdge D1000 disk arrays. 3.3.1 Driveside SCSI Connections The following table shows the lengths of each SCSI cable connected to the drive connections on the controller module. TABLE 3-7 Controller Module A (1x5) Cables SCSI Port Number Cable Length Part Number 1 2.0m/6.5 ft 530-1885 2 2.0m/6.
5 4 3 2 Differential SCSI terminator 1 SCSI jumper cable FIGURE 3-15 One StorEdge A3500 Controller Module and Five StorEdge D1000 Disk Arrays (SCSI) Chapter 3 Sun StorEdge A3500/A3500FC Configurations 3-15
3.3.2 Power Connections FIGURE 3-16 shows the power connections for 1x5 configurations.
3.4 2x7 Cables and Connections This section contains information about SCSI, FC-AL, and power connections for two StorEdge A3500 controller modules, or two StorEdge A3500FC controller modules, with seven StorEdge D1000 disk arrays. 3.4.1 SCSI Cable Lengths The following tables show the lengths of each SCSI cable connected to the drive connections on the respective controller modules. TABLE 3-8 Controller Module A (2x7) Cables SCSI Port Number Cable Length Part Number 1 0.8m/2.6 ft 530-1884 2 0.
FIGURE 3-17 shows the SCSI connections between the two StorEdge A3500 controller modules and the seven StorEdge D1000 disk arrays.
3.4.2 Power Connections FIGURE 3-16 shows the power connections for 2x7 configurations.
3.5 3x15 Cables and Connections This section contains information about SCSI, FC-AL, and power connections for three StorEdge A3500 controller modules, or three StorEdge A3500FC controller modules, with fifteen StorEdge D1000 disk arrays in either the 2x7 StorEdge expansion cabinet or the 1x8 StorEdge expansion cabinet. Caution – The components in the expansion cabinets are configured as a single unit. Make sure that the serial numbers on each expansion cabinet match. 3.5.
TABLE 3-12 Controller Module C (3x15 Configuration) Cables SCSI Port Number Cable Length Part Number 1 0.8m/2.6 ft 530-1884 2 0.8m/2.6 ft 530-1884 3 2.0m/6.5 ft 530-1885 4 2.0m/6.5 ft 530-1885 5 2.0m/6.5 ft 530-1885 The inboard IN/OUT connectors on each of the disk arrays are connected using a 0.2m/0.65 ft SCSI jumper cable, part number 530-1883. The outboard IN/OUT-2 connector on each disk array is terminated with a differential SCSI terminator, part number 150-1890.
FIGURE 3-19 shows the SCSI connections for controller module A.
FIGURE 3-20 shows the SCSI connections for controller module B.
FIGURE 3-21 shows the SCSI connections for controller module C.
3.5.2 Connections Between Power Sequencers The front and rear power sequencers in the 2x7 expansion cabinet and the 1x8 expansion cabinet must be interconnected. Make sure an interconnect cable (part number 530-2325) is connected between the OUT on the front sequencer in the 2x7 expansion cabinet and the IN on the front sequencer in the 1x8 expansion cabinet (FIGURE 3-22). Make sure that the rear sequencers are likewise connected. Out In FIGURE 3-22 3.5.
2x7 Phase A FIGURE 3-23 2x7 1x8 Phase B Power Connections to Avoid (Different Phases) 1x8 Same phase AC FIGURE 3-24 3.5.4 Power Connections to Avoid (Same Phase) Power Connections for Expansion Cabinets The power connections for the 2x7 expansion cabinet are the same as those in the standard 2x7 expansion cabinet (FIGURE 3-18).
The power connections for the 1x8 expansion cabinet are shown in FIGURE 3-25.
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APPENDIX A Sun StorEdge A3500 and A3500FC Specifications A.1 Initial Cold Start Surge Current Specifications The following tables provide the initial cold start surge specifications for the StorEdge A3500 and A3500FC systems.
TABLE A-2 Cabinet Surge Current Specifications Device Specification for Each Power Cord StorEdge A3000 (StorEdge A3000 controller module with RSM disk arrays in 1422mm/56-in. cabinet): 1x5 configuration 120A rms or 169A peak for one line cycle StorEdge A3500 (StorEdge A3000 controller with StorEdge D1000 disk arrays in 1828mm/72-in.
