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CLARiiON Host Integration andImplementation

Lab Guide

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CLARiiON Host Implementation and Integration Lab 1 Version 2.24.04

Lab 1Management Station

Installation and CLARiiONArray Initialization

DescriptionThis lab exercise provides the steps for setting up a Windows basedmanagement station and using the management station to initialize and

configuring the required hardware and software on a CLARiiON CX-series

storage system.

Lab Equipment for all exercisesThe Lab is configured with the following equipment:

1 CLARiiON Array; the array should be uninitialized and should haveFlare version loaded on the system that is lower than the most current

version.

2 Fibre Channel Switches

2 Windows host systemso One will be the WIN MAIN Host and Management Workstation.o The other host will be the WIN Backup Host

1 Solaris Host

1 CD with IIG (Interactive Installation Guide) per Host or managementstation (alternatively the software could be loaded on the hard disk of the

host or management station. Will require about 230 MB of disk space.)

All other software already loaded on the Hosts in a Course Softwarefolder or directory on the hard drive.

Instructors will deliver the login information to the students

Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. Management Station and Array Initialization

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HBA

HBA

HBA

HBA

HBA

HBA

Port 2

Port 3

Port 4

Port 0

Port 1

Port 2

Port 3

Port 4

Port 0

Port 1

CX3-xx #1

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CHIISP Lab Station

Instructors will load course and lab

software appropriate to lab environment

Windows

Windows

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Part One: Management Station Installation

Preparing For This Lab

1. The systems were powered upusing the following sequence:

1. CLARiiON Disk Array Enclosures (DAEs)2. CLARiiON Storage Processor Enclosure (SPE) power supplies3. CLARiiON SPSs (Applies power to the SPE and DAE-OS)4. Management Station

Initial accessto the primary Windows host and Array initialization is

dependent upon how the systems are being accessed, VDC or not. These Labs

are on CX3 series arrays. The Labs are run identically regardless of which CXarray model is used. Listed below are the access and array initialization

methods:

Access via VDC or Network Attached Management Station

1. CX3-series initialization. Log onto the Primary Windows server andinstall the Navisphere Initialization Wizard(Navisphere_Initialization_Wizard_6.24.x.x.x.exe) located the directory

with the course software.

2. Then install Wizard (Navisphere_Initialization_Wizard_6.24.x.x.x.exe) locatedthe directory with the course software. Or in the alternative install the

initialization wizard from section 4 of the IIG. Note: If your management

station has pop ups blocked, you may need to hold the control key down as theIIG executes. Take all the defaults during installation. Select NO when asked

if you want to run the application now.


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Part 2: Navisphere_Initialization_Wizard

Follow these steps to establish a connection to the CLARiiON with the

Navisphere_Initialization_Wizard . In this exercise, you will establish thenetwork settings for SP-A and SP-B. Your workstation must be on the same

subnet as the Management ports of SPA or SPB.

Establish SP Network Settings Via Initialization Wizard

1. Go to Start > Programs>EMC>Navisphere>Navisphere Storage SystemInitialization Wizard and Launch the wizard.

2 Accept the License Agreement by clicking I accept, then Next>>

3 Read the steps outlined on the dialog, and click Next>>to continue

4 The discovery process will run for a while. Once it completes, thediscovered storage systems will be displayed. Verify your serial # on listprovided by the instructor Find your CLARiiONin the UninitializedSystemspane, select it, and click Next>>to continue.

5 Enter the appropriate network values, IP Addresses, Subnet Mask,Default Gateway and SP Name for your CLARiiONinto the text entry

boxes, and click Next>>Note the names for the SPs should be the same as the array with an A or B at the end signifying their respective SP.

6 Enter your storage system nameinto the text entry area, and clickNext>>.

Notethat you will create the first administrator management useraccount here.

7 In the Create Global Administrator screen, create a Global Administrator

user account. Type emc for Usernameand emc for the PasswordandConfirm Passwordfields.

Click to continue.

8 Read the summary displayed here, and verify that all the settings arecorrect. If settings need to be changed, use the Back>>button tonavigate to earlier dialogs. If all the settings are correct, click Finish


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Establish SP Network Settings Via Initialization Wizard

9 Leave the checkboxes for creating a desktop shortcut and to initializeanother storage system, empty, and click OK

Note: the storage system will rebootat this point, and will beinaccessible for a few minutes. Wait for it to reboot, then continue withthe Establishing Domainexercise.


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Establishing DomainFollow these steps to establish the Storage Domain Security. In this exercise

you will be using an Ethernet connection to SP-A.

Establishing Storage Domain Security

1. Launch the Windows Internet Explorer, and enter the IP address of theSPA management port in the location field of the browser.

2. If this is the first time you connect over Ethernet to an SP, you mayreceive a message to install and run the Java plug-in. The Java plug-inis located in the subdirectory where your instructor has loaded the Labsoftware. The software is named j2re-x_x_x_06-windows-i586-p.exe.You may also see a screen similar to this one.

Click onAlways.

3. At the login screen enter emc for your Username and emc for yourpassword.

4. Initially, the only Storage Processor that can be set as the storagedomain master is the first Storage Processor you entered in the browser(which in this instance is SP-A).

Click on the entry that corresponds to your arrays SP-A. The MasterNode IP Address field will be filled-in automatically.

Click to confirm your selection and resulting screens. Proceed tothe next exercise.


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Configuring the Array and Storage ProcessorPropertiesFollow these steps to complete the configuration of the array and both SP-A

and SP-B properties.

Configuring Storage Processor Properties

1. Right click on the Enclosure icon. Click on the Cache tab. Notice thatthe boxes to enable the various caches are grayed out. Click on theMemory tab. At the bottom of the Window, move the slider for WriteCache all the way to the right. Notice this sets Write Cache for bothSPs. Now move the slider for SPA Read Cache about half way to theright . You should get an error message telling you that you have createtoo much Read Cache. Click OK to automatically set SPA Read Cache.Now move the slider for SPB half way between the left and the currentposition of SPA Read Cache. Notice that there is no error message.

What can you conclude about the differences in setting Read Cacheand Write Cache?

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Click on the Apply button and click on all confirmation buttons.

2. Now return to the Cache tab. Notice that the cache enable boxes areno longer grayed out and the box for Write Cache has been checked.Check the Read Cache boxes for SPA and SPB. Click OK, and click onall confirmation buttons.

3. Expand the enclosure tree by clicking on the +symbol. Right-click on

SP-A,and select Properties.4. From the General tab, set the current Date and Timeby clicking in the

Date and Time box. Then highlight each time component and changeby clicking on the up and down arrowheads at the far right of the box.

5. Click on the Network tab.

The network settings were already established for SP-A. If any changesare necessary, enter the correct settings. A reboot of the SP is requiredif any network settings are changed.

IMPORTANT:Notice the ordering of the address fields in the illustration.Normally the Subnet Mask follows the IP Address; but not here. Ensurethe correct IP address is in the correct field. Also, be sure the SPNetwork Names are unique on the network.


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Configuring Storage Processor Properties

6. Click on theAgent tab.

This is where you define Privileged Users. In Navisphere 6.x. all LANbased security functions (browsing in, Windows UI, etc.) are performedvia Global Security. The Privileged user list is used by the Array to limit

users from making configuration changes using Navisphere CLI on ahost or management station. Only users listed (format is user@system)will be able to make changes with one exception: If there are no entriesin this list, all NAVI CLI users have full access. Note: Use eithernaviseccli or the Navisphere Manager GUI to override the PrivilegedUsers List.

Do not add any Privileged Users.

7. Click on the Fibre Speed tab.

The default settings for each of the FC front-end ports on SP-A, are

shown. If you connect any of the front-end ports to a SAN device (e.g.,switch or HBA), make certain that the speed setting for the connectedport matches the speed of the SAN devices port. Simply click thedownward arrow next to the port to be changed and select the portspeed setting. The only selections are Auto, 1,2 and 4. Changes do notrequire the SP to reboot.

Change all ports to 2Gb.

8. Click to apply any property changes you made to SP-A.

NOTE:If you made a change that requires SP-A to reboot, please wait

until SP-A comes back online. You will have to reestablish an Ethernetconnection with SP-A using the Navisphere browser UI and login again.This requires closing your browser and re-launching theusing the sameIP address.

9. If any changes are required for SP-B you would make them now in thesame manner.

Change SP-B port speeds to 2Gb.


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Adding, Modifying, and Removing Storage DomainUser AccountsIn this exercise, you will add a new Storage Domain user account, modify the

user account (which allows you change the users password) and then remove

the user account. User account names must be unique within the same StorageDomain.

Adding, Modifying, and Removing Storage Domain User Accounts

1. Click on Tools, select Security, and choose User Management.

2. Click on to create a new user account.

3. Create a Global Administrator user account. Type admin2for Usernameand emcfor the

Passwordand Confirm Passwordfields. Click and accept the confirmation buttons tocontinue.

Enter monitorfor the new Usernameand passfor the Passwordand Confirm Password

fields. Choose monitor as the Roleand Global/Local(global) values. Click and acceptthe confirmation buttons to continue.

4. Confirm the next two displays.

5. Go to the File Menu and Logout. Then login as Monitor

6. Now try to change the role for the admin2user account. Click on Tools, select Security,

Were you able to get to change the role of Admin2? Why?

Now from the Tools Menu select Security and select password.

NOTE:This option is only for changing the password of the user account you are currentlylogged in with.

Enter your current password for this account. Then enter the new password in the NewPassword box and again in the Confirm New Password box.

NOTE:To change a password for any user account listed in the Usersdialog box, click.

7. Go to the File Menu and Logout. Then login as admin2

8. Now try to remove the admin2account. Were you successful? .

Why?

9. Logout as admin2, and login as emc,

Click on Tools, select Security, and choose User Management.

10. Select the admin2 user account entry and click . Were you successful?

11. Confirm the next two displays.


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Adding or Removing Storage Systems to/fromYour Storage DomainIn this exercise, you will become familiar with how to add or remove a storage

system to/from your Storage Domain. This task would normally be

accomplished if you are installing multiple storage systems within the sameStorage Domain. The other storage systems you wish to add do not have to be a

CX SERIES array. A storage system can only be a member of one domain.

Since you only have one array available to you, you will only discover, BUTNOT ADD, other arrays.

Adding or Removing Storage Systems to/from Your Storage Domain

1. Return to the Configure Domain display. Go to File, setup domain, configure domain.

2. ADDING A NEW STORAGE SYSTEM TO YOUR STORAGE DOMAIN.

NOTE:As you only have one Array available to you, you will not be able to add any others toyour domain. DO NOT add any arrays discovered in this step to your domain!

When adding a new storage system to your Storage Domain, there are two options you can use:

Option 1: Enter a subnet IP address in the Subnet to Adddialog box and click the . This addsthe subnet IP address to the Subnets to Scanwindow. Then click to search for newstorage systems. All discovered storage systems will appear in theAvai lable Sys temswindow.Click .

Option 2: (Do not perform this step) Enter the IP address of the new storage system you want toadd in the IP Address of Systemdialog box. Click the to add the storage system to the

Avai lable Sys temswindow.

3. Do Not perform this step.

Once you have discovered or identified all available storage systems, you would select thestorage system(s) to add from theAvai lable Sys temswindow and click . The storage

system(s) would be added to the Selected Systemswindow and become part of your StorageDomain when you click OK.

4. To Remove a storage system from your domain you would (DO NOT PERFORM THIS STEP):

Select the storage system(s) to remove from the Selected Systemswindow and click (seeabove). The storage system(s) will be added to theAvai lable Systemswindow and be removedfrom your Storage Domain. NOTE: Removing the Domain Master from the domain will destroythe domain and all domain security.

5. Click Cancel.


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Committing the Base SoftwareIn new systems, or systems that have had the Base Software upgraded, the Base

Software must be Committed. This will fix the new software version andremove the previous version. To commit the Base Software follow these steps.

Committing the Base Software1. Right click the array icon and select Properties.

2. From the resulting display, select the Software tab.

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3. Highlight the Base Software and any other items needing a commi t. Click the Commit buttonand any confirmation buttons

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SummaryIn this lab, you became familiar with the procedures for initializing the CX

SERIES storage array. You performed the following tasks:

Installed Java 2 Runtime Environment, Navisphere CLI softwarepackages on management workstation.

Configured the network settings for SP-A.

Configured the network settings for SP-B.

Established an Ethernet network connection with SP-A using InternetExplorer.

Established the Storage Domain Security by selecting SP-A as theStorage Domain Master.

Selected SP-B as the Storage Domain Master.

Created, modified, and removed a Storage Domain User Account.

Reviewed the procedures for adding or removing other storage arraysto/from your CLARiiON Storage Domain


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Lab 2

Using NDU to Install or UpgradeArray Software

DescriptionThis lab exercise provides the steps for installing or upgrading software on a CLARiiONCX3-series Fibre Channel storage system. This procedure is used to upgrade the

CLARiiON code bundle, and to install enablers for optional software such as SnapView.

Note: Not all screen captures were made on the lab equipment and may differ slightly

from what you will see. Read each step completely before attempting it; dont just follow

the pictures.

Using NDU to Upgrade or Install Software on a CX3-series SPEIn this exercise, you will use the NDU process to install the Navisphere Management

User Interface (UI) software on a CX3-series SPE. This same process may also be used to

upgrade the code bundle, and to add enablers for optional software such as SnapView.Follow these steps to perform an NDU.

Using NDU to Upgrade or Install Software on a CX3-series SPE1. Execute the Interactive Installation Guide (IIG). Move to section 5,

Register the Storage System. We will notbe registering these systemsin this exercise the tool will launch after installation.

2. Open the File Menu, and select connect.

3. When the Select Storage System to Connect screen opens, enter theIP address of the SPA management port in the larger field. The secondfield contain the transport layer port numbers. Do not change thosenumbers.

4. The Navisphere Login screen will appear. Login as the same accounts

created in the previous lab.

User: emc

Password: emc

Scope: Global

Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. Upgrade Array Software

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Using NDU to Upgrade or Install Software on a CX3-series SPE

5. Click on the Prepare for Installation icon. The Prepare for Installationwizard will begin. The upgrade software is in the Directory where thecourse software is located , so it is not necessary to download thesoftware. Choose the last selection Verify storage environment onlyand click on next.

6. The Hardware Verification screen appears. Click on override HA statusfor each host listed. Read the steps that the Wizard will perform andclick . The next screen will show the progress. When theverification ends, the window will suggest clicking on Finish. Howeverbefore you finish, click on the Display Issues Report button, if it appears.Take some time to review any issues. Click on the Back button andthen click on Finish.

7. The Software Assistant in the Taskbar window at the left of the screenshould still be Open. If not, open it. Click on the Install Software icon.

Read the Welcome screen and Click on the resulting display.Note: Some of the next displays may take a minute or two to come up.

8. The top window of the Software Selection screen shows the softwarethat is currently installed. Notice and write down the revision number ofthe currently installed version of the Flare Operating Environment. Weare going to upgrade Flare. Your Instructor will advise you whichversion will be used in the upgrade and where it will be found. Click onthe browse button and navigate to the Directory where the coursesoftware is located. Find and choose the .pbu file that has the upgradewe want and the .ena files that your instructor has told you to enable.

The lower window is a list of the software that is to be installed.

9. After selecting the appropriate software packages (.pbu and .ena) thatyour instructor has directed you to install, click to continue.

Note: Some of the following displays may take a minute to come up.

10. Confirm the proper package in the Software To Install pane; clickto continue.

11. If you get a message requiring you to run the system high availabilitycheck. Override all of the Hosts listed as not being highly available.Note: At a customer site do not override a high availability error without

engaging Customer Support.

12. Choose Verify Server High Availability. Click next. On the next screenchoose Validate the server configuration as part of a storage systemsoftware update. Click Next. Fill in the appropriate information aboutyour array on next screen. And Click next again. On the next screenchoose where to load the report. Using the next screen view the report.


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Using NDU to Upgrade or Install Software on a CX3-series SPE

13. Return to the Software Installation screen. Click . Watch it gothrough its rules check. Leave the NDU delay at its default. Click. Highlight the pbu file on the confirmation screen and Click. Click on show steps. It will show you its progress.

The NDU process will make several checks to ensure that the softwarepackages you selected meet all requirements, such as dependenciesand matching version levels.

14. When the NDU process has finished, click to continue.

15. Navigate to the Storage System Properties box / Software Tab.Commit the Base Software. If the system It asks if you want to committhe FLARE pkg now and you can select RUN ALL and omit the previoussentence.

16. This is the end of lab 2


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Lab 3

Array Storage ConfigurationDescriptionThis lab exercise provides the steps for setting up a Windows based management station andusing the management station to initialize and configuring the required hardware and

software on a CLARiiON CX-series storage system.

Note: Not all screen captures were made on the lab equipment and may differ slightly from

what you will see. Read each step completely before attempting it; dont just follow the

pictures.


1. Using Navisphere Manager, create the following RAID Group:

RAID GROUP ID = 0, RAID Type = 5, disks = 0_0_0 through 0_0_4 (first five

disks on array)

2. Using Navisphere Manager, create the following configuration:

LUNS:

LUN 0, bound to RG 0, 2 GB, assigned to SPA

LUN 1, bound to RG 0, 2 GB, assigned to SPB





3. There is a supplement at the end of this lab which includes basic instruction forRAID Group and LUN creation.

Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. Array Configuration

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Enabling Data Access Control (Access Logix)

1. Read the Preparation instructions on the first page.

2. Open Navisphere Manager, and open the Propertiespage for the CLARiiON.

3. In the Array Properties, Storage Accesstab, select Access Control Enabledbox and click .

4. Read the warning message, and click to continue enabling Access Logixand acknowledge resulting messages.


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Supplement: Creating RAID Groups and binding LUNsCreating RAID Groups and binding LUNs

1. Right click the array icon and select Create RAID group. Create a Raid Group

with the settings and disks called for in the lab.

IN THIS LAB: The RAID Group ID is 0. The number of disks is 5. For the DiskSelection, click on Manual. Then click on the Select button. In the Available

Disk box on the left choose the 5 disks on Bus 0, in Enclosure 0 and numbered 0

through 4. Choose them by highlighting them. Then move them to the SelectedDisks box by clicking on the arrow pointing to the right. Click OK. You will now

be back in the Create RAID Group dialog box. Leave all of the other settings as

is. Click on Apply, answer Yes to the Confirmation screen and OK to the Success

screen.

2. To bind the LUNs for this lab:

Right click the array icon and select Bind LUNs. You will bind six 2GB LUNs.

Choose RAID 5 for these LUNs. Leave RAID Group 0 as the RAID Group forthe new LUNs. For the number of LUNs to bind choose 1. For the size of the

LUN choose 2 GB. The first LUN will be LUN 0. Choose SPA as the owner ofthis LUN. Click on Apply, answer Yes to the Confirmation screen and OK to the

Success screen.

The screen should appear the same, except that the LUN ID has incremented to the

next highest number, in this case 1. Leave all the settings the same, except changethe LUN Owner to SPB. Click on Apply, answer Yes to the Confirmation screen

and OK to the Success screen.

Continue this process, alternating the LUN Owners of SPA for the even numberedLUNs and SPB for the odd numbered LUNs, until you have created a total of six

LUNs numbered 0 through 5.


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Installing HBA DriversFollow these steps to install the Drivers for the Emulex FC Host Bus Adapters.

Installing HBA Drivers

1. Read Preparing For This Lab on the first page. All of the HBAs sold by EMC come with

the necessary software on a CD accompanying the HBA. For the purposes of this lab, theinstallation software will be found in an Emulex directory under the Courseware

Directory. The installation program will install both the drivers and their configuration

programs.

2. Click on the icon or filename representing the installation program. The driver name isin the format of storportminiportkit_x-xxxx-xx.exe.

3. A series of screens will come up displaying information on the program, where theprogram will be stored and the beginning of the install, click Next on these until youcome to the screen that says installation completed. This screen has box for Start

Autopilot Installer. Make certain the box remains checked and click Finish.

Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. Windows Attach

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4. This screen shows the HBAs found in the host the next several steps. Click Next.

5. You will now see a series of installation tasks being performed by the package. Whenthey have finished click Next.


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6. You may then view or print the installation report. Click Finish to end the installation.

7. You have now installed the drivers and 2 of its configuration programs. We will explorethe HBAnyware as an example. It can be executed from the Start menu.

8. The first screen shows the HBAs found in the host. Click on one of the adapters to

configure it.


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Configuring the HBAs


1. Highlight Link Speed and go to the drop down menu. Set the Link Speed for2GBand click OK. (in some instances this may be 2GB. Check with your

instructor.)


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2. Highlight Topology. Go to the drop down menu and select 1 for port fabric.Read the other choices under the Description. Notice that you can also give the

HBA the ability to 1sttry fabric connection and then try a loop or vice versa. At

the bottom of the screen click on the apply button.

3. Return to step 8 and perform the same configuration on the other HBA.


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II. Installing PowerPathInstalling PowerPath

1. In the Course Software folder, look for the 32 bit PowerPath installation program inthe format of EMCPower.net32.x.x.x.xxx.exe (for example

EMCPower.net32.4.6.1.Patch.Signed.b005.exe), then execute the file.

2. Click to begin the PowerPath InstallShield Wizard. You will first be askedto choose a language for the installation. A preparing to install screen

will appear, followed by a welcome to the install screen. Click Next.


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Installing PowerPath

4. Accept the default folder and click to continue.


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5. Click to begin installing PowerPath. Accept any defaults until you get tothe License Key display.


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8. Click to complete the InstallShield Wizard and then click to restartthe system.

9. A reboot screen appears, click Yes to reboot.


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Installing the Navisphere AgentFollow these steps to install the Navisphere Agent.

Installing the Navisphere Host Agent1. Unzip the file containing the Navisphere Agent and CLI from the Course Software

directory on the host. The file will have name similar to

Windows_naviagntcli_6.24.zip. Install the NAVIAGENT and CLI .

Click yes when asked to create a new directory.

2. Select no whenasked if the server is using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator to connect tothe CLARiiON.


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Installing the Navisphere Host Agent

3. Accept the defaults until you get to this display. Ensure Create/Overwrite File isselected and click to set up a privileged user.

This is where you will define users that are allowed to manage the Agent. Click

Add.

4. In this display add a user that will be a privileged user of this agent and the IPaddress of that user. You will want to add the administrator of this host so enter:

User Name: administrator

System Name: (Alternately, you

might enter the fully qualified domain name (network name) of the host)


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Installing the Navisphere Host Agent

5. The operating system of the SPs on your array will also need to talk to this agent sogive them permission by adding them to the privileged user list. Click Add again

and enter:

User Name: systemSystem Name:

Repeat for SP-B then click acknowledge or Finish as needed to complete the agent

installation. The Privileged User List should look similar this.

Note:The agent.config file is located in Program Files>EMC>Navisphere Agent

and can be manually edited. Entry should have the form:

user system@. Remember this step.

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Assuring the Array will Automanage HostsNote: In Navi 6.2 hosts were put into Portals, this is no longer required with Automanage

Assuring Array Automanages Hosts

1. In the address field of Internet Explorer enter the IP address of one of your SPs followed by/setup.

2. Authenticate your management account in Navisphere. In the Setup display scroll down untilyou find the Turn Automanage On/Off button. Select it and confirm that Automanage is

enabled.

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Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. Solaris Attach

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Lab 5

Sun Server AttachIntroduction

In this simple host attach for Sun, the student will install the required software on the Sun

in order to connect to, and use drives on, a CLARiiON.

You will be: installing the HBA drivers, PowerPath & Navisphere Agent and confirming

port speeds and other Array parameters.

You will also have to edit two files on the Sun:

/etc/system

/kernel/drv/lpfc.conf

You will edit the sd.conf file in a later lab.

Objectives

Upon completion of this exercise, participants will be able to:

Install the required software and for attaching a Sun Server to a CLARiiON.

Configure a CLARiiON for an attached Sun host.

Install Power Path on a Sun Server.

Preparing For This LabFibre Channel cables have been connectedfrom the HBAs on the Sun host to SP-A,andSP-Bon the CLARiiON. Be sure to connect the correct HBA ports to the correct SP

ports. Several vi cheat sheets are also provided as an appendix at the end of the Lab

workbook.

CAUTION It is good practice, and is required in this lab environment, to make a copy of

any file before you edit it. To make a copy of a file, from the proper directory, typecp

. ..bak.

Example: to make a copy of the sd.conf file type cd /kernel/drv and then

cp sd.conf sd.conf.bak.Note: Not all screen captures were made on the lab equipment and may differ

slightly from what you will see. Read each step completely before attempting it;

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Lab 5-2

Installing HBA DriversInstalling HBA Drivers

1 Read Preparing For This Lab on the first page.

2 Software is located course software directory.

3 cd to the directory, and locate the Emulex driver file

4 untar the driver package by typing:tar xvf lpfc-601f-10g-sparc.tarNOTE: The actual name of the driver package may be different in the future,

depending on the revision of software or the specific Sun host used. The format

of the file should be similar.

5 Type the following (including the period after the -d) then press ENTERtoinstall the new driver:pkgadd -d.

6 When prompted to select the packages you wish to process:

To accept the default of all, press ENTER

If you need help, type ? or ?? and press ENTER

7 When prompted if you want to rebuild the manual pages database for section 7d,

press y and then press enter.8 When prompted if you want to use IP networking over Fibre Channel, press ntodisable IP networking through the Emulex card.

9 When prompted Do you want to continue with the installation of lpfc, press ytoconfirm the installation.

10 The installation package continues the installation (be patient). When it finishes,press qat the prompt to quit the installation package.

11 A message appears stating that the installation was successful and that you mustreboot the server. Since you are also going to install failover software, you do not

need to reboot the server at this time.

12 Untar and install the Emulex Applications, which are held in the file:

EmlxAppsZZZ.tar.

This contains the critical lputil application.


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Lab 5-4

Configuring the /etc/system fileEdits to this file will set up certain timing parameters

Editing the /etc/system File

1 Make a backup copy of the /etc/system file.

2 Change (cd) to the /etc directory.3 vi the system file (type vi system) and move to the end of the file. Type the letter o to

open a new line and enter the following:

set sd:sd_max_throttle=20

set scsi_options=0x7F8

set sd:sd_io_time=0x78

Hit the esc key to get out of the edit mode, then save the changes you make to the file

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Install PowerPath Software on a Solaris HostBefore you install PowerPath note that installing or upgrading PowerPath requires you to

reboot the host. Plan to install or upgrade PowerPath when a reboot will cause minimalsite disruption.

In this lab you will install PowerPath 4.0.2 but not the 4.0.3 patch (not required for

CLARiiON).

Installing PowerPath on a Solaris host

1 IMPORTANT: PowerPath can not be installed on top of the old failover software:ATF or CDE. Verify that ATF or CDE is not installed on the Sun host before

continuing. Type pkginfo |moreto determine if ATF or CDE is installed. Note alsothat CDE might be the Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Dont remove that.

(Lab machines do not have ATF or CDE)

2 Locate the PowerPath software in course software directory

3 Unzip EMCPower.Solaris.x.x.tar.Z

4 Untar EMCPower.Solaris.x.x.tar

5 Enter:pkgadd d . (Note: space before d parameter and space and period after it.)Be patient, this may take a couple minutes.Enter 1 at the prompt and press ENTER.

a. Accept the defaults for base directory and logging directory.b. Answer nfor Install for cluster environment?c. Answer y to continue the install.

NOTE: PowerPath installs its files in /opt/EMCpower. If you do not use the default,

note any change for future reference.

d. The screen displays information about the installation, ending with thefollowing prompt:

Installation of was successful.

The following packages are available:

1 EMCpower EMC PowerPath (all) 5.0.0._b141

Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process

all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]:

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6 Register PowerPath on the host:NOTE: If you are upgrading from an earlier version of PowerPath, omit this step;

PowerPath converts the existing 12-character license key to a 24-character key.a. Change to: /etc

b. Enter: ./emcpreg installc. Enter yat the prompt.When prompted, enter the 24-character alphanumeric sequence found on the License

Key Card delivered with the PowerPath media kit and press ENTER. Be sure to use

hyphens to separate groups of four alphanumeric characters without any spaces. In

the Lab you will use License Key: B4P9-DB4Q-LF6W-Q0SA-ML90-VRL4. (thoseare zeros, not Os) The license key given here is a temporary license, valid for this

class only ,and should not be given out to anyone.

d.If you enter a valid registration key, you see a key successfully installedmessage.

e. Hit Enter to complete the registration. WARNING: Failing to enter aregistration number will result in the installation of PowerPath Basic,

which is the default policy without a valid PowerPath license. If you

failed to enter the registration number during installation, it can be enteredat a later point.

PowerPath Basic is not valid for Symmetrix.

f. Press ENTER. You see the following output:

1 key(s) successfully registered.

7 Now that you have installed the HBA drivers, edited the two files (system andlpfc.conf), and installed and registered PowerPath, it is time to reboot and

reconfigure the system. Perform the following:

a. Reboot and reconfigure: Type reboot -- -rv. (Thats rebootfollowed by aspace, 2 dashes, space, dash rv) Reboot will complete the installation ofPowerPath and put the license key into effect. The -- -r causes the

reconfiguration reboot; and the lpfc.conf will be read by the HBAs, which

will look over the FC connections for drives. The v will cause the reboot

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Lab 5-7

Install Navisphere Agent and CLI software on a Solarisserver

Install Navisphere Agent and CLI software on a Solaris server

1. To run the Host Agent or CLI, your Solaris host must have the HBA hardware anddriver installed.

2. Install the Host Agent and CLI software:a. Log in as superuser (root) at the Solaris server.b. If any previous revision of Navisphere Agent or CLI is installed on the

server, remove it before continuing. Typepkginfo to see. Usepkgrm to

remove it. (They should be on the lab machine)c. Change to the course software directory, and locate the NAVIAGNT.pkg

file and enter the following:

pkgadd -d ./NAVIAGNT.pkg

At the prompt hit Enter (default for All) to install Navisphere Agent andCLI.

d. Enter y at the next promptThe installation program looks for any Agent configuration files you may

already have on your system. If the program does not find any agentconfiguration files, you have finished installing the Agent.

If it does find previous files it will ask you to make a choice pick #2.

e. When the installation of the Agent is complete, the following messageappears:

Installation of was successful.

If you are also installing the CLI, the program prompts:

:Processing package instance from...

f. When the installation of the CLI is complete, the following messageappears:

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3. As you did when you installed the agent for the Win2003 host, you must now set upPrivileged Users. Unlike the Win2003 installation, the administrative entry (root) has

been made for you.

Change to the /opt/Navisphere/bin directory and look for (use ls) the agent.config

file. Open the file with vi and search for user. To search the file type/ followed byuser. Notice the line that starts with user root. That is the administrative Privileged

User.

4. Under the User Root line, add a line for each SP.

Move the cursor to the User Root line and hit the letter o to open a new line

Hit the letter ito enter the insert mode and type user system@

Hit the enterkey and type an entry for SP-B.

Hit escto get out of insert mode and hit shift colonand typing wq!

5. Enter the following command from the root directory to start the agent:/etc/init.d/agent start (only one space; between agent and start.)

Messages File: Finding HBA WWPNs and otherinformation.

The messages file is located in /var/adm. Events related to the Sun bootup discoverieslike HBAs, CLARiiON and other LUNs and other information can be viewed within this

file. We will use the morecommand. The morecommand is used to view the contents of

a file without editing it.

Viewing the /var/adm/messages file

1. Change to the/var/admdirectory and then typemore messages. Note: You couldalso just type more /var/adm/messages from the root directory.

2. After typing more messages, search the file for lpfc: type/lpfc. This file can beused to find the WWPN and WWNN of the HBA, driver version and other

information about the HBA.

3. Type the letter n to see the next entry with the same search criteria.

4. Hit the letter q to quit the more command.

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Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. Switch Integration

Lab 6-2

Intelligent Switch Configuration Console and Ethernet Connections

Introduction Upon completion of this exercise, you will have connected the

service PC to the Brocade switch for initial configuration.

Step Action

1. This lab exercise assumes that the Brocade B series switches are installed inthe appropriate cabinet with electrical power connections. For detailed

information on how to install the B series switch, consult the FabricX

Installation and Configuration Guide.

If the Brocade switch MGMT 1 (Ethernet) port has been connected to an Ethernetswitch, temporarily disconnect it.Attach an Ethernet crossover cablebetween an Ethernet port on the service PC andthe MGMT1 port on the Brocade switch. (You can also connect the service PC and

Brocade switch with an Ethernet hub and straight-thru cables.)2. Install and Configure the Brocade Router with an IP address, subnet mask and

gateway. Reference EMC Connectrix B Series XPath OS Version 7.1.2

HARDWARE REFERENCE MANUAL Chapters 2 and 3.

Assign an IP address to the Brocade switch MGMT 1 port.If necessary, login to the Brocade switch through the serial interface. The username isadmin and the password is password. If an address has not already beenassigned, use the `ipaddrset` command to set an IP address, netmask and gateway ofthe interface.

3. Test connectivity between the service PC and the Brocade switch.

With both devices powered up, initialized, and connected to each other, use the`ping` utility to test basic connectivity between them.If the ping times out or otherwise fails, troubleshoot the problem to resolution. Ifall works well, continue with the next lab exercise.


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Cabling and ZoningIf cables are plugged into Brocade switches with no Zoning in effect, all nodes log into allothers: An undesirable situation. Creating a blocking zone before connecting cables preventsthis. This step may have already been performed and the procedure is listed here forreference only. If not, implement the blocking zone.

Note: Depending on the version of Brocade software, the screen shots may not be identicalwith those below. Please use these as being illustrative, rather than an exact representation

of the screen.

Creating a Blocking Zone for Brocade Switches

1. Open Internet explorer and put the IP address of your top switch in the address field.When the Brocade GUI opens, click on the Zone Administration button. (located in thelower left corner of the window.


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2.To create and activate a Blocking Zoneon the switch:

a) For the security display enter user name:admin, password:password.b) Click on the Zone tab, then click on the Create Zone button.c) Create a zone called blockingzone.

d) In the Zone Name area, be sure your blockingzone is selected.e) In the Member Selection List click on a port (any port) and move it to the

blockingzone Members pane of the window.

f) Click on the Config Settings tab and create a Configuration called blockingcfg.

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3. Notice the Config currently enabled field in the lower portion of the display. This willtell you the Zoning Configuration that is currently controlling zones in the switch.

4. Now that you have created a zone and put it in a zone configuration you will perform themost important step - activating the configuration. (This is the step students seem to forget)

Click the Enable Config box in the lower left corner of the display and then select underActions.

5. In the lower left of the display select Save Configuration and then select under Actions.

6. Repeat the previous steps to create and activate a Blocking Zone and Zone Configurationon the other switch.

The SAN has been cabled for connectivity between the servers and the arrays as shown below.Use the zone planning worksheet on the following page to determine which devices areconnected to each port. Note that the switch models and cabling may vary.

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Zone Planning Worksheets

Fill in the WWPN column of the ALIAS Worksheet. Modify entries as needed to match youractual cable configuration.

ALIAS WorksheetDevice World Wide Port Name (last 4

characters is probably adequate)

Alias SW Port

CLARiiON SPA, Port_ CXSPA_ Top

CLARiiON SPB, Port_ CXSPB_ Top

W2K3MAIN HBA_ MAIN_ Top

SOLARIS HBA_ SUN_ Top

W2K3BKUP HBA_ BU_ Top

CLARiiON SPB,Port_ CXSPB_ BottomCLARiiON SPA,Port_ CXSPA_ Bottom

W2K3 MAIN HBA_ MAIN_ Bottom

SOLARIS HBA_ SUN_ Bottom

W2K3 BKUP HBA_ BU_ Bottom

Zone Worksheet

Zone Name Zone Members SW

Z_MAIN_ MAIN_, CXSPA_, CXSPB_ Top

Z_SUN_ SUN_, CXSPA_, CXSPB_ Top

Z_BU_ BU_, CXSPA_, CXSPB_ Top

Z_MAIN_ MAIN_, CXSPB_, CXSPA_ Bottom

Z_SUN_ SUN_, CXSPB_, CXSPA_ Bottom

Z_BU_ BU_, CXSPB_, CXSPA_ Bottom

Config Worksheet

Cfg Name Zones in Cfg SW

TOPCFG Z_MAIN_, Z_SUN_, Z_BU_ Top

BOTCFG Z_MAIN_, Z_SUN_, Z_BU_ Bottom


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Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. Fabric Host Attach

Lab 7-1

Lab 7Fabric Attach

IntroductionThe goal of this lab is to finish our Fabric installation.

ObjectivesUpon successful completion of this exercise, you will be able to:

Confirm connectivity between hosts and the CLARiiON array through the fabric

Reconfigure Storage Groups

Confirm PowerPath configuration

Confirm host connection to arrayHaving completed the switch configuration, cabling, zoning, we need to confirm proper

connectivity to the array from the host side.

Windows Hosts

1 Open the elxcfg utility

2 Highlight each adapter and look in SCSI Target below (see next page)

3 If everything was cabled and zoned properly, you should see two CLARiiON targets listedas present. CLARiiON targets begin with 500601. The next pair identifies the actualport on the CLARiiON. Use the following chart as a guide:

SPA Port 0: 60

SPA Port 1: 61SPA Port 2: 62

SPA Port 3: 63

SPB Port 0: 68

SPB Port 1: 69SPB Port 2: 6A

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Windows Hosts

4 One HBA should be attached to targets SPA0 and SPB3. The other HBA should beattached to SPA3 and SPB0. Next to the target WorldWide Name will be the mapped

SCSI target. Next to that it should say (Present). That indicates active connectivity. If

all of this is not the case, check your zoning. Refer to the directions of the previous lab.

Solaris Host

1 Log into the Solaris host as root. Run the Emulex LP Utility by entering the following:/usr/sbin/lpfc/lputil

2 Enter 5 a the Main Menu for Persistent Bindings:

MAIN MENU

1. List Adapters

2. Adapter Information

3. Firmware Maintenance

4. Reset Adapter

5. Persistent Bindings

0. Exit

Enter choice => 5

3 Enter 2 to Display All Nodes:

PERSISTENT BINDINGS MENU

1. Display Current Bindings

2. Display All Nodes

3. Duplicate Adapter Bindings

4. Bind Target Manually

5. Bind Automapped Targets

6. Delete Binding(s)

0. Return to Main Menu

Enter choice => 2

4 Choose 0 for information about the first HBA:

0. lpfc0

1. lpfc1

Select an adapter (0-1) => 0

Visible Nodes:

Node Target WWPN WWNN

---- ------ --------- --------

In Transition 0 20-04-00-60-69-10-28-37 10-00-00-60-69-10-28-37In Transition 0 20-fc-00-60-69-10-28-37 10-00-00-60-69-10-28-37

In Transition 0 10-00-00-00-c9-21-a1-1c 20-00-00-00-c9-21-a1-1c

Automapped FCP Node 1 50-06-01-60-12-34-56-78 50-06-01-60-12-34-56-78

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Configuring Windows to Use the LUNs

1. Configuring Windows to use the LUNs

2. Open Navi manager and log in to your array. Expand the Storage GroupTree.3. Right click the W2K3 MAIN Storage Group and select Properties. Click on the

Hoststab. In the left pane you would see any hosts available to be connected

this Storage Group. Add your host from theAvailable Hostspane to theHosts

to be Connectedpane. Click OK and acknowledge resulting displays to get

back to the main display.

4. Right-click My Computerand select Managethen select Disk Management.

Rescan the drives.

5. Select Do not show this wizard againand click to close the Wizard,

if present.

6. Initialize both drives.

7. Refer to Navisphere and determine which LUN is physical drive 1 and which is

physical drive 2. Assign a free drive letter to each. Make certain that the drivesare basic and not dynamic. Right click the volume area of Physical Drive 1 and

select Create Partition; accept all defaults. Do the same with Physical Drive 2.

8. Close Disk Manager. Open Windows Explorer. You should now see your new

CLARiiON drive.

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Check PowerPathAfter rebooting the hosts, we will need to verify that PowerPath has properly configured

our device paths.

All hosts1 Add the Solaris Host to the Backup and Solaris storage groups.

2 From a command prompt / terminal window, type the following command:powermt display dev=all

3 This command will show you all the paths to all the devices (LUNs) on that host:

EXAMPLE

Pseudo name=emcpower1a

CLARiiON ID=APM00031300005

Logical device ID=600601E6230A000008EF72DBF420D811

state=alive; policy=CLAROpt; priority=0; queued-IOs=0

Owner: default=SP B, current=SP B==============================================================================

---------------- Host --------------- - Stor - -- I/O Path - -- Stats ---

### HW Path I/O Paths Interf. Mode State Q-IOs Errors

==============================================================================

2304 pci@1f/pci@1/lpfc@2 c4t2d31s0 SP A3 active alive 0 3

2304 pci@1f/pci@1/lpfc@2 c4t3d31s0 SP B0 active alive 0 2

2305 pci@1f/pci@1/lpfc@3 c5t2d31s0 SP B3 active alive 0 2

2305 pci@1f/pci@1/lpfc@3 c5t3d31s0 SP A0 active alive 0 4

This shows us a single LUN, with PowerPath Pseudo name of emcpower1a, a policy of

CLAROpt (CLARiiON Optimization), and a default and current owner of SPB (whichmeans its not a trespassed LUN).

We also see four healthy paths to that LUN, one from controller 4 (c4) to SPA-3, one fromcontroller 4 (c4) to SPB-0, one from controller 5 (c5) to SPB-3, one from controller 5 (c5)to SPA-0. All Paths are alive and active.

In other words, that LUN is all set. If you see anything that diverges from that (such as

less than 4 paths per device, paths listed as inactive or dead, or LUNs that are trespassed)ask the instructor for assistance.

4 On Solaris hosts, you may need to run the command powercf q or powermt configfor PowerPoint to see the devices get things looking better.

5 When you see the two disks in the hosts Storage Groups displayed as shown above, thelab is complete.


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Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. Event Monitor Integration

Lab 8-1

Lab 8

Setting up Navisphere EventMonitor

IntroductionThe purpose of this lab is to provide the student with practical experience configuring

Navisphere Manager to perform basic event monitoring.

Configuring Navisphere Managers Event Monitor Wizard

1. Launch the Event Monitor Wizard

2. In the Select Event Monitor Type box give the template a name and select CentralizedMonitoring. Click Next.

3. Select the host to be designated as the Monitor Station and click Next to continue.

4. In the Select Storage System dialog box select the storage systems to be monitored, bothSPA and SPB. Click Next.

5. Select Basic Array Events and click Next.

6. In the Select Events by Severity display, select Explicit Events and click the Advancedbutton. Spend a minute or two getting familiar with the explicit events that can trigger

Event Monitor responses. Close the Advances Event Code Selection display when done.7. In the Select Events by Severity display select General and the All error conditions option

in the General field. Click Next to continue.

8. In the final display review your configuration (notice that you can scroll up) and clickFinish to create the template file.

9. Event Monitor will apply the newly created template to all the selected event monitoringAgents.

10. In the Enterprise Storage dialog box click the Monitors tab and expand the Templates icon.

11. Right click on the newly created template and select Properties.

12. Under the General tab > Actions for Events select Log to System Log and Combine Eventsfor Storage System.


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SnapView SnapshotsDescriptionUpon successful completion of this lab you will be able to:

Configure the Reserved LUN Pool.

Configure SnapView to make a Snapshot copy of a LUN.

Start a Snapshot Session.

Monitor a Snapshot Session.

Make the Snapshot of the LUN available to a second host.

Stop a Snapshot Session.

Destroy a Snapshot LUN.



the pictures.


1. Remove the LUNs from each Storage Groups and click Apply.

2. Unbind all LUNs. Bind the following LUNs to the original

RAID Group #0 (or create another RAID Group if necessary).


LUN 1, bound to RG 0, 1 GB, assigned to SPB LUN 2, bound to RG 0, 1 GB, assigned to SPA


LUN 4, bound to RG 0, 128 MB, assigned to SPA

LUN 5, bound to RG 0, 128 MB, assigned to SPB

3. Put LUN 0 in the W2K3 MAIN Storage Group and attach your W2K3 host.

4. Reboot the host. Run Disk Manager, taking all of the defaults, to initialize,

this new LUN; partition, format and assign a drive letter to it. (E: is assumed

in this document). Be sure it is not a Dynamic disk.

5. If not already installed, install admsnap on your W2K3 MAIN host.

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Configure the Reserved LUN PoolIn the following steps you will configure the Reserve Lun Pool for SPA and SPB.

Configuring Snapshot Cache

1.

On your Array, expand the Array icon tree; right click the Reserved LUN Poolicons, and select Configure.

2. To configure the Reserved LUN Pool, assign LUNs as follows:

LUN 2 and LUN 3 to the Reserved LUN Pool

3. Look under Private LUNs for SP-A and SP-B, are both Reserved LUNsshown?

Creating a Snapshot

Creating a Snapshot

1. Right click LUN 0 (either under the SP or under Storage Groups), move the

cursor to SnapView and select Create Snapshot from the menu.

2. Give the Snapshot a name by typing LUN 0 Snapshot in the SnapshotName field. Put it in the W2K3 Backup Storage Group.

3. If you were to reboot the W2K3 Backup server and open Disk Administrator,

would you see the Snapshot? Why or why not?

4. On your host, copy the file C:\Program Files\EMC\Navisphere

CLI\mancli.txt to the E: drive (or whatever drive letter your Snapshot SourceLUN 0 is located).

5. Open a command mode display and cd to Program Files\emc\Navisphere

Admsnap. Enter the following command: admsnap flush o E:(or whateveryour drive letter is). This will flush the buffers to the disk.


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Verifying Source and Snapshot IntegrityYou will now modify data on the Source LUN and verify that the Snapshot data remains

unchanged.

Verifying Source and Snapshot Integrity

1. On W2K3 MAIN, open up the mancli.txt file on E:\. Add the following lineto the top of the text document:

This line was added after starting the session. Snapshot is inactive

2. Activate the Snapshot by:

Opening the Snapshot icon under SPA

Open LUN 0 under SPAOpen Snapshots under LUN 0

Right click LUN 0 Snapshot

Scroll down to Activate Snapshot

3. In the Activate Snapshot dialog box, be sure to highlight the proper session

name (remember, the Snapshot might be included in more than one session)before clicking OK. Confirm that the Snapshot is now displayed as Active.

4. Reboot the W2K3 BACKUP System.

5. Start Disk Administrator. Which LUN is the new disk that you find?

6. If needed, assign a drive letter to the new drive. Do not format this drive. Youmay need to reboot the backup host.

7. Open Windows Explorer and look at the contents of the new drive.

Remember, this is a copy of the other teams text file. Open the text file.

8. Compare this to the entries you made to the file earlier. When was the snap

taken (data frozen)?

9. If you were to add new files to the source now, would they be visible to the

backup host?

10. Monitor your Snapshot Session by opening Snapshot Sessions in the tree,right-clicking the session name and selecting Properties; click the Statistics

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Using the SnapView Rollback featureA rollback operation lets you restore the point-in-time copy of a Snapshot session to the

source LUN(s). You can roll back any persistent Snapshot session.

Using the SnapView Rollback feature

1. On the W2K3 BACKUP host, create a text document with the title RollbackTest.txt and save it to the Snapshot volume, NOT the source volume.

2. Does this file show up on the Primary Hosts view of the Source LUN?

3. On W2K3 MAIN, delete the mancli.txt file. Flush the buffers using

admsnap flush o E: and reboot.

4. What would you expect the state of the Source LUN to be at the end of the

rollback operation?

Do the same procedure from Step 3 on W2K3 BACKUP..

5. Right-click the Snapshot session, and select Start Rollback.

6. You will not start a recovery session so leave the Start Session boxunchecked. Select a Rollback Rate of High and click OK. Read the Confirm

box.

7. Click Yes and click OK in the Success box.

8. Wait for the rollback to complete and refresh the Primary Hosts view of the

Source LUN. This may require a reboot.

9. Does the Source LUN reflect the backup hosts changes to the Snapshot or thestate of the Source LUN at the start of the session?

10. Sessions rolled back with activated snapshots will include any writes to the

snapshots (which are stored in SnapView Cache) by the secondary host.

Thats why rollback test.txt would have shown up on the W2K3 MAIN. To

maintain a point-in-time version of the Source LUN deactivate the

snapshot. This deletes the writes to the snapshot from the secondary host(s)

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Destroying a Snapshot

Destroying a Snapshot

1. Open the Snapshots icon under LUN 0, right-click the Snapshot Copy LUN

and select Destroy Snapshot. After reading them, acknowledge relateddisplays and proceed to the next step.

2. Did this remove the Snapshot designation for the LUN?

3. Stop the SnapShot session.

4. Remove the Snapshot from the Backup Storage group and destroy theSnapshot.

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SnapView ClonesDescription

Lab 10-1

Upon succesful completion of this lab, you will be able to:

Create and assign CPLs

Configure SnapView Clones.

Fracture Clones and make them available to backup hosts.

Preparing the Lab

1. Confirm that LUN 0 is in the W2K3 MAINStorage Group.

2. Delete all files that may be on LUN 0 from W2K3 MAIN.

3. Create a text file on your source (drive E:) and name itOriginal Source File.txt.



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Creating the Clone Private LUNsIn the following steps you will create Clone Private LUNs on the CX array.

Creating the CPLs

1. Right click on the array and, select SnapView, then select the Clone Feature

Properties.

2. Select the LUNs 4 and 5 as Clone Private LUNs, by placing a check mark inthe box in front of LUN 4 and LUN 5 in the Available LUNs box. Then

click on the OK button. to move the LUNs to the Clone Private LUNs box.Accept any of the confirmation messages that follow. Then click OK.

3. Do not check the Allow Protected Restore box.

What is the function of Allow Protected Restore?

4. Apply and confirm.

Create Clone Group

Create Clone Group

1. In Navisphere expand your Main Windows hosts storage group. Right click

on LUN 0 (Your E: drive) and, under SnapView, select Create CloneGroup.

2. In the Create Clone Group box, type LUN 0 Clone Group in the Namefield. To select LUN 0 as the source LUN, highlight LUN 0 in the LUN to

be cloned field. Click Apply and accept any of the confirmation messagesthat follow. Then click OK and accept any conformation messages thatfollow.

3. Verify the creation of your clone group by expanding Clones under

SnapView in the main tree.

4. Right click on the name of your clone group and select properties. Examine

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Examining Clone Properties

Clone Properties

1.A clone icon should appear under your Clone Group icon, right click on it and

select Properties. Be sure the clone tab is selected.

2.What is the state of the clone?

What is the condition of the clone?

Is it synchronized?

How close is it to being fully synchronized?

Is the Clone fractured?

Is it available for I/O?

3.Investigate the other tabs.

4.Close the Clone Properties display and expand the Clone to see which LUN is

being used as the Clone. Collapse the Clone (not the Clone Group).


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Making Clone Data Available to the Backup Host

Mounting Clones

1.Add the Clone LUN to the W2K3 BACKUPstorage group. Why did LUN1

show up under SPA now when SPB was the owner?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____

2.When the Clone is fully synchronized, right click on the Clone icon and selectthe Fracture option, apply and confirm.

3.Look at Clone Properties Clone tab again.

What is the condition of the clone?

Is the clone available for I/O?

Is the Clone synchronized?

4.From W2K3 BACKUP, launch Disk Management. Can you see the Clone

LUN? If not a reboot may be needed.

5.From W2K3 BACKUP, launch Windows Explorer. Can you see the OriginalSource File.txt . If not, seek assistance.

6.

Add a file (on BACKUP) with the filename CLONE File.txt.


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Reverse-Synchronizing a Clone

Reverse Synch

1.From W2K3 MAIN, Remove all the data files from your source(Drive E:).

2. Using Disk Manager, remove the drive letter from the source LUN and closeDisk Management. Why do this?

3.From Navisphere, right click on the clone icon, select Reverse Synchronize

and confirm.

4.Right click on the Clone icon, and select Properties.

Note: For the next three steps you might have to close and open the

Properties display a couple times to see changes.

What is the condition of the Clone?

Does it change?

Is it Synchronized?

5.Replace the drive letter on the original source LUN.

6.Open Explorer. Has the data been restored on the LUN? (a reboot of the host

may be necessary to see the drive)

Destroying a Clone

Clone Destruction

1.From Navisphere, right click on the clone icon and select the Remove option.Confirm.

2.Right click on the Clone Group.

3.Select Destroy Clone Group and confirm.

This entire process can also be done using the Configure SnapView Clones wizard,

under Replication, on the Taskbar to the left of the Navisphere screen.

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Copyright 2007 EMC Corporation. IMPLEMENTATION

Lab 11-1

Lab 11The Big Implementation

IntroductionIn this lab, you are given a letter from you to a fictional company describing their upcoming installation.

You environment will be configured according to the document. Before you do that, you must fill out theappropriate paperwork. Fill out the CCPF according to the details in the letter.

Your CX series array is fresh from the factory; the condition of the hosts and switches is unknown.

ObjectivesUpon completion of this exercise, participants will be able to:

Fill out and implement a CCPF

PreparationBefore starting to configure the equipment, fill out the CCPF based on the letter.

The Instructor needs to tell the students which model CX3 series is being used in this lab.

This will of course depend on the actual equipment in the location of the course.


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ONCopyright 2007 EMC Corporation. IMPLEMENTATI

February 27, 2007

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A la n Smithee

Mid Level Enterprise Corp, Inc. 1500

Deminar RdPassaic, NJ 02223

Dear M r. Smithee:

The fol lowing represents your order:

CX3-_____ _ with 30 drives

DS-series switch 2 ea FibreChanne l cables several Dual hostattach

Pow erPath 2 licensesAccess LogixHost-based Agent 2 l icenses

SnapViewNavisphere UISnap View Sna pshots and Clones (see below)

MirrorView a nd SA N C opy (to be conf igured later)

W e wil l be attaching an existing W indows and a SU N h ost to this high-avai labi l ity dual-fabric SA N. Youhave placed the HBA

s, and we will install the drivers and o ther host software. W e will be de dicating a

total of 256MB of memory to Read Cache and the remainder of the memory (approx 1.2GB) to WriteCache. The storage setup is a fol lows:

Window s Hos t (3 dev i c es ):

5 disk RAID 5 protection two 3 GB devices 8 disk RAID 1/0 protection one 5 G B device

Sun Ho s t (2 dev ices ) :

5 disk RAID 5 protection one 10 GB device (different disk set from W indows RAID 5 ) 8 diskRAID 1/0 device one 5 GB device (using same disk set as above R AID 1/0)

1 Ho t Spare d i s k

You have also purchased Pow erPath for both hosts, and youve indicated that you would like to util ize

CLARiiON Optimizat ion

pol icy on al l your devices except for your RAID 1/0 device on the W indows

system, which w ill employRound Robin

.

Using the SnapV iew software youve purchased, we wil l create 2 Clones for your RA ID 1/0 device on

your W indows host (Clones wil l use 3 disk RAID 0).

Youve indicated that all the IP addresses will be marked at the install site, and that for now you want

al l users on the switches and arrays to beadmin

-

password

. Since this is a new install, we will be

turning on statistical logging so we can m onitor performance in the early going. I look forward to seeingyou aga in.

Sincerely,

John J Specialist

Systems Integration Specialist

1024 Megabyte ClassroomSouthborough, MA 01772Service e


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Customer Name :

RPQ #

DateCompleted Initials

Task 1

Task 2 CE obtains customer sign-off of CCPF (see Section 3)

Task 3 CE submits a CCA Activity and receives approval

Task 4 CE (& RSS/RTS, when applicable) performs installation

Task 5 CE obtains customer sign-off of "Activity Assurance Form"

Task 6 CE communicates details of completed install to SE

CLARiiON Configuration Planning Form

Tasks*

Both SE and CE attend customer handoff meeting to

discuss proposed config and jointly complete CCPF

*Note: This section is a high-level guideline of the tasks involved to complete each install. For complete

details, please refer to the following document located on the C4 website:

CLARiiON Change Control Process

Effective October 15th, 2003, if change consists of only anAdd Disk module to New

DAEorAdd Disk module to Existing DAE, a CCPF will not be required.

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Site ID #

1st choice 2nd choice

Name

Contact Number

Email Address

Name

Office Number

Pager Number

Cellular Number

Name

Office Number

Pager Number

Cellular Number

Ship-To Address

SHIP SITE / INSTALL SITE INFORMATION

SITE CONTACTS

Site Install Company Name

Install Address

Section 1: Site and Contact Information

Primary Contact Secondary Contact

Requested Date for Implementation

Ship-To Company Name

EMC-CLARiiON CONTACTS

Sales Representative (SR) Systems Engineer (SE)

Customer Engineer (CE) Service Manager (SM)

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