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- Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 1
CX300, CX500, and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide P/N 300-001-272 REV A01 November 26, 2003 This guide explains the initial software setup procedure for the CLARiiON® CX300, CX500, and CX700 storage systems. An authorized EMC service provider will perform these procedures at the customer - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 2
in this guide. Tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist should be completed before the service provider arrives at the customer site. Task Procedure 1 Prerequisites ❑ Verify requirements for initial setup (page 3). If your service laptop is not set up for dial-up PPP support or dial - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 3
.) The EMC Navisphere Manager 6.X Release Notes are on Powerlink. To access EMC Powerlink, use the link, http://powerlink.emc.com. After you log in, select Support > Document Library and find the release notes. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 3 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 4
DHCP. If your service laptop is not set up for dial-up PPP support or dial-up networking, continue to the next section. If you have already set up your service laptop, you are ready to initialize the storage system at the customer site. 4 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 5
The service service laptop can reliably connect to the SPs. Depending on what operating system your service laptop is running, do one of the following: For Windows 2000 systems - Refer to Setting Up the Dial-Up PPP Support the Dial-Up PPP Support (Windows NT 4.0 Environment) on page 9 and - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 6
Setting Up the Service Laptop Setting Up the Dial-Up PPP Support (Windows 2000 Environment) If Communication cable between two computers is not installed and On the next screen, click Finish. 12. Click OK. Continue to the next section. 6 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 7
Setting Up the Service Laptop Setting Up Dial-Up Networking (Windows 2000 Environment) 1. Follow the path: Start > Settings > Control Panel > Make sure the Enable hardware flow control is checked. 14. Click OK to close the dialog box. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 7 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 8
Setting Up the Service Laptop What Next? 15. Click the Networking tab. PPP: Windows 95/ enter a user name and password when you initialize the storage system at the customer site. The service laptop is ready to initialize a storage processor at the customer site. Refer to Initializing the Storage - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 9
Setting Up the Service Laptop Setting Up the Dial-Up PPP Support (Windows NT 4.0 Environment) 1. If Dial-Up Networking between 2 PCs is not installed Dialup Networking dialog box opens, click Yes to continue configuring the serial cable. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 9 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 10
Setting Up the Service Laptop What Next? 2. Configure the serial connection for remote access (RAS) by doing the following: a. In hardware flow control and Disable modem speaker. c. Click OK to exit the Modem Configuration dialog box. 10 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 11
button and select Workgroup. e. Click the Workgroup radio button, then click OK. f. In the Network dialog box, click OK. The service laptop is ready to initialize a storage processor. Refer to Initializing the Storage System on page 12. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 11 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 12
-B. IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Change Management Port settings on SP A and SP B to EMC-specific assigned value for added security? YES____ NO____ 12 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 13
Cable Figure 1 COM 1 to Service Port Connection (CX700 Shown) SP B SP A EMC2306 2. Turn the service laptop on. Be sure that the system is powered up. The SP's power LED should be a steady green, and no amber LEDs should be blinking. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 13 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 14
with password clariion!. Ignore the Domain field. e. Click OK. 4. Open a supported browser window, and enter the following URL: 192.168.1.1/setup The Storage Processor Networking Configuration setup screen opens, similar to Figure 2. 14 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 15
Initializing the Storage System Figure 2 Storage Processor Networking Configuration Setup Screen (SP A) EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 15 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 16
Navisphere 6.X security features, refer to the EMC Navisphere Version 6.X Security Administrator's Guide. 6. Click Apply Settings. After about 30 seconds, a confirmation screen opens, Processor Network Configuration confirmation screen. 16 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 17
from SP A and connect it between the laptop serial port (COM 1) and the SP B service port (|0|0|, or ). 9. Depending on your operating system, do one of the following: For , log in as user clariion with password clariion!. c. Click Connect and click OK on the Connection Complete dialog box. EMC - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 18
clariion!. Ignore the Domain field. e. Click OK. 10. Open a supported browser, and enter the following URL: 192.168.1.1/setup 11. The Storage Processor Networking Configuration setup screen opens, similar to that shown in Figure 4. 18 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 19
Initializing the Storage System Figure 4 Storage Processor Networking Configuration Setup Screen (SP B) EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 19 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 20
a description of Navisphere 6.X security features, refer to the EMC Navisphere Version 6.X Security Administrator's Guide. 13. Verify that SP A has rebooted completely; the amber Fault LED on SP A informing you that SP B is rebooting. 20 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 21
most cases, you can simply double-click the Management UI or Navisphere icon on your service laptop desktop. 17. A Confirm: Navisphere Security dialog box opens indicating that global icon in the directory display, and select Properties. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 21 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 22
Initializing the Storage System Figure 6 Viewing SP B Properties The SP Properties screen opens, as shown in Figure 7. 22 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 23
. Click Apply. A Confirm SP B: SP Properties dialog box opens. 23. Verify the date and time and click Yes, then OK on the success screen. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 23 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 24
SP B. When you set the port speed, match it to the device to which it will be connected. Figure 8 Setting the Port Speed 24 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 25
cable from SP B and connect it between the laptop serial port (COM 1) and the SP A service port (|0|0|, or ). 29. Depending on your operating system, do one of the following: For Windows , log in as user clariion with password clariion!. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 25 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 26
the Connect to dialog box, log in as user clariion with password clariion!. Ignore the Domain field. e. Click OK. 30. Open a supported browser, and enter the following URL: 192.168.1.1/ Processor Networking Configuration Setup Screen 26 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 27
Management Server has restarted, you can close the browser. 35. Repeat steps 16 through 27, setting the time, date, and port speed for SP A. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 27 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 28
the changes and close the dialog box. Click Help in the dialog box to display descriptions of each property in the dialog box. 28 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 29
your system. Connecting the Service Laptop to the SP LAN Port Follow steps 1-4 to create a dedicated LAN connection between the service laptop and the storage system to the NIC card on the laptop. 2. Connect the crossover cable from the service laptop to the LAN port on SP A or SP B. Figure 11 shows - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 30
, MirrorView, SAN Copy, or Analyzer software, install those drivers from the SnapView, MirrorView, SAN Copy, or Analyzer CD-ROM in a subsequent software installation. 30 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 31
packages that have a (commit required) specification next to its Status and click COMMIT. Some features may not be available until you commit the software. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 31 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 32
/setup c. In the Navisphere 6.X Setup Pages that appear, set Security and/or Privileged Users as needed. 2. Disconnect the crossover cable that links the service laptop to your SP LAN port. Security is automatically set for the other SP. 32 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 33
Serial Port (Alternate Method) To set initial security parameters while connected to the SP via serial connection: 1. Open your web browser on the service laptop. 2. In the URL window, enter the following IP address: 192.168.1.1/setup 3. In the Navisphere 6.X Setup Pages that appear, set Security - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 34
Figure 13. Hub Figure 12 Connecting to a Local Management Client (CX500 Shown) EMC2723 LAN Figure 13 Connecting to a Shared LAN (CX700 Shown) EMC2309 34 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 35
-specific documentation to install the HBA in your host, then connect the SP. • For a storage area network (SAN) configuration - to a Fibre Channel switch port. EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide 35 - Dell CLARiiON AX4 | CX300 CX500 and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide - Page 36
://powerlink.emc.com. Once logged in to Powerlink, select Support > Document Library for lists and .pdf versions of relevant manuals, notes, and articles. Copyright © 2003 EMC Corporation. are the property of their respective owners. 36 EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Initialization Guide
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This guide explains the initial software setup procedure for the
CLARiiON
®
CX300, CX500, and CX700 storage systems. An authorized
EMC service provider will perform these procedures at the customer
site.
Topics include
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Initialization Overview
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Requirements for Initial Setup
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Setting Up the Service Laptop
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Initializing the Storage System
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Setting Battery Test Time
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Installing Optional Navisphere 6.X Software
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Making Management and Switch or Host Connections
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Configuring Your Host Server and Storage System
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Only an authorized EMC service provider should perform the procedures
described in this guide.
EMC CLARiiON
CX300, CX500, and CX700
Storage Systems
Initialization Guide
P/N 300-001-272
REV A01
November 26, 2003