ibm system storage n series introduction and planning guide

IBM System Storage N series

Introduction and Planning Guide

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Contents

Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Safety and environmental notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Safety notices and labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Danger notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Caution notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Attention notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Laser safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Usage restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Rack safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Rack installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Safety inspection procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Rack relocation (19″ rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii

Relocating the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Battery return program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

Fire suppression systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii

About this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

Who should read this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

Supported features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii

Notices and statements used in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv

Getting information, help, and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv

Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv

Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Supported servers and operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Firmware updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Conventions and terminology used in this document . . . . . . . . . . . xxv

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi

Command conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi

Formatting conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi

Keyboard conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii

How to send your comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii

Chapter 1. Planning for the IBM N series storage system . . . . . . . . 1

IBM N series storage systems and expansion units . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Expansion unit support (filers only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Intermixing EXN units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Data ONTAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Adapter support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2. IBM N series hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

N3300 hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

N3300 A10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

N3300 A20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting expansion units to the N3300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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N3300 feature codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10


N3600 A10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

N3600 A20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11


N3600 feature codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13


Understanding the differences between early and current N3700 CPU

modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14


N3700 feature codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

N5200 filer hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

N5200 A10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

N5200 A20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting expansion units to the N5200 filer . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

N5200 filer feature codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

N5200 gateway hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

N5200 G10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

N5200 G20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting a gateway to external storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

N5200 gateway feature codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24


N5300 A10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

N5300 A20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26




N5300 Model G10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

N5300 Model G20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30




N5500 A10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

N5500 A20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33




N5500 G10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

N5500 G20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37




N5600 A10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

N5600 A20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41




N5600 Model G10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

N5600 Model G20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45




N7700 A11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

N7700 A21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48



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N7700 Model G11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

N7700 Model G21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52




N7900 A11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

N7900 A21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56




N7900 Model G11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

N7900 Model G21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60



Configuration limits for Fibre Channel and iSCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Host operating system configuration limits for iSCSI and Fibre Channel . . . 65

Configuration limits for single-controller N7000 series and N5000 series

storage systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Configuration limits for active/active N7000 series and N5000 series storage

systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Configuration limits for single-controller N3300 and N3600 systems . . . . 67

Configuration limits for active/active N3300 and N3600 systems . . . . . . 68

Configuration limits for single controller N3700 systems . . . . . . . . . 68

Configuration limits for active/active N3700 systems . . . . . . . . . . 69

EXN1000 expansion unit hardware features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

EXN1000 feature codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70





Rack mount requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Chapter 3. IBM N series storage system software features . . . . . . . 75

IBM N series host software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Chapter 4. Site planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

N3300 and N3600 hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

N3700 hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

N5000 series system hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

N7000 series hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

EXN1000 hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

EXN2000 and EXN4000 hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Important factors to consider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Rack considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Power supplies and power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

System input power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Electrical considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Primary computer power service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Computer room emergency power-off controls . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Lightning protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Three-phase power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Thermal considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Floor-loading specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Floor plan considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Creating a floor plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Chapter 5. Cable planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

General considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Cable measuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Cable labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Connecting expansion units to filers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Expansion unit cabling requirements (filers only) . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Connecting the expansion unit directly to the N series filer storage system 116

Connecting the expansion unit to other expansion units . . . . . . . 116

Connecting a gateway to external storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Chapter 6. AutoSupport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

How does AutoSupport work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Interaction with mail hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Subject line of AutoSupport e-mail messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Short e-mail messages for urgent events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Recipients of AutoSupport e-mail messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Technical Support response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Cluster considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Appendix A. Recommended power line sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Recommended AC power line sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Appendix B. Power cord list for N series storage systems . . . . . . . 123

FRU/CRU list for N series products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Power cord list for N series products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Appendix C. IBM N series worksheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

N3300 and N3600 system setup worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

N3700 system setup worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

N3700 cluster system setup worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

N5000 series system setup information worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . 131

N7000 series system setup information worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Appendix D. Specifications for IBM and non-IBM racks . . . . . . . . 133

2101 Model N00 rack specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

7014 Rack specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Model T00 rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Model T42 Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

T00 and T42 service clearances and caster location . . . . . . . . . . 135

T00 and T42 racks multiple attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

T00 and T42 rack weight distribution and floor loading . . . . . . . . . 137

Rack specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

General safety requirements for IBM products installed in a non-IBM rack 141

Appendix E. Optional adapter cards supported by the N3600 . . . . . . 145

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapter (optical) (FC 1012) . . . . . . . 145

Dual-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter (copper) (FC 1013) . . . . . . . . 145

Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1014) . . . . . 145

Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment (FC 1015) . . . . 146

Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (optical) (FC 1021) . . . . . . . . . 146

Dual-port SCSI Ultra320 HBA for tape attachment (FC 1024) . . . . . . . 146

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapter (copper) (FC 1026) . . . . . 147

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Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1029) . . . . 147

Appendix F. Optional adapter cards supported by N5200 and N5500

systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter (optical) (FC 1003) . . . . . . . . . . 149

Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1004) . . . . . . . . 150

Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment (FC 1005) . . . . . . . 150

Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (gateway and MetroCluster

filer) (FC 1006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Quad-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter (copper) (FC 1007) . . . . . . . 151

Single-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) adapter (optical) (FC 1008) . . . . 152

Quad-Port GbE TOE NIC (copper) (FC 1009) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (copper) (FC 1010) . . . . . . . . . 152

Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (optical) (FC 1011) . . . . . . . . . 152

SCSI Ultra320 Dual-Channel LVD Tape Adapter (FC 1016) . . . . . . . . 153

Dual-port MetroCluster VI Fibre Channel HBA (Models A20/G20 only) (FC

1018) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel target HBA (FC 1019) . . . . . . . . . . 153


Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for Disk (FC 1027) . . . . . . . . 154

SnapMirror over Fibre Channel HBA (FC 1034) . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Appendix G. Optional adapter cards supported by N5300 and N5600

systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapter (optical) (FC 1012) . . . . . . . 157


Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1014) . . . . . 158

Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment (FC 1015) . . . . 158

Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel target HBA (FC 1017) . . . . . . . . . . 159

Dual-port GbE iSCSI adapter (optical) (FC 1021) . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Quad-port GbE Ethernet TOE adapter (copper) (FC 1022) . . . . . . . . 160

Quad-port GbE Ethernet adapter (copper) (FC 1023) . . . . . . . . . . 160

Dual-port Ultra320 SCSI HBA for tape attachment (FC 1024) . . . . . . . 160

Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (copper) (FC 1026) . . . . . . . . . 160

Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1029) . . . . 161

Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet adapter (FC 1031) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA (Models A20/G20 only) (FC 1032) . . . . . . 161

SnapMirror over Fibre Channel HBA (FC 1033) . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape and disk attachment (FC 1035) 162

Appendix H. Optional adapter cards supported by N7000 series systems 163

PCI-X Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Single-port 10 GbE TOE adapter (FC 1008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet TOE adapter (FC 1009) . . . . . . . . . . 164

Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (copper) (FC 1010) . . . . . . . . 164

Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (optical) (FC 1011) . . . . . . . . 164

SCSI Ultra320 Dual-Channel LVD tape adapter (FC 1016) . . . . . . . 164

SnapMirror over Fibre Channel HBA (FC 1034) . . . . . . . . . . . 164

PCI-Express (PCIe) adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapter (optical) (FC 1012) . . . . . . 165

Dual-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter (copper) (FC 1013) . . . . . . . 165

Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1014) . . . . 166

Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment (FC 1015) . . . 166

Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel target HBA (FC 1017) . . . . . . . . . 167

Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (optical) (FC 1021) . . . . . . . . 167

Quad-port GbE Ethernet TOE adapter (copper) (FC 1022) . . . . . . . 167

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Quad-port GbE Ethernet adapter (copper) (FC 1023) . . . . . . . . . 168

Dual-port SCSI Ultra320 HBA for tape attachment (FC 1024) . . . . . . 168

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapter (copper) (FC 1026) . . . . 168

Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1029) . . . 168

Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet adapter (FC 1031) . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA (Models A20/G20 only) (FC 1032) . . . . . 169

SnapMirror over Fibre Channel HBA (FC 1033) . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape and disk attachment (FC

1035) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Appendix I. IBM System Storage N series documentation . . . . . . . 171

N7000 series systems library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

N5000 series systems library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

N3300 and N3600 storage systems library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

N3700 storage system library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

EXN1000, EXN2000 and EXN4000 expansion units library . . . . . . . . 171

Data ONTAP 7.2 filer library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Data ONTAP 7.1 filer library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Data ONTAP 7.2 gateway systems library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Data ONTAP 7.1 gateway systems library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Other N series and N series-related documents . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Class A Statement . . . . . 177

Industry Canada Class A Emission Compliance Statement . . . . . . . 177

Avis de conformité à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada . . . . . . . 177

European Union (EU) Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive . . . . . . 177

Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Germany Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive . . . . . . . . . . . 178

People’s Republic of China Class A Electronic Emission Statement . . . . 179

Taiwan Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Japan VCCI Class A ITE Electronic Emission Statement . . . . . . . . 179

Korean Class A Electronic Emission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

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Figures

1. Ground check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

2. Port labeling for early N3700 CPU module designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3. Port labeling for current N3700 CPU module designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4. Example of cold aisle/hot aisle rack cabinet configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

5. Service clearances and caster locations for the T00 and T42 racks. . . . . . . . . . . . 136

6. Model T00 and T42 racks multiple attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

7. Top view of non-IBM rack specifications dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

8. Rack specifications dimensions, top front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

9. Rack specifications dimensions, bottom front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

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Safety and environmental notices

This section contains information about:

v “Safety notices and labels”

v “Laser safety” on page xiv

v “Rack safety” on page xv

v “Product recycling and disposal” on page xix

v “Battery return program” on page xx

v “Fire suppression systems ” on page xxii

Safety notices and labels

When using this product, observe the danger, caution, and attention notices

contained in this guide. The notices are accompanied by symbols that represent the

severity of the safety condition.

The following sections define each type of safety notice and provide examples.

The following notices and statements are used in IBM® documents. They are listed

below in order of increasing severity of potential hazards. Follow the links for more

detailed descriptions and examples of the danger, caution, and attention notices in

the sections that follow.

v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.

v “Attention notices” on page xiii: These notices indicate potential damage to

programs, devices, or data.

v “Caution notices” on page xiii: These statements indicate situations that can

be potentially hazardous to you.

v “Danger notices”: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially

lethal or extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to

products to warn of these situations.

v In addition to these notices, “Labels” on page xii may be attached to the product

to warn of potential hazards.

Danger notices

A danger notice calls attention to a situation that is potentially lethal or extremely

hazardous to people. A lightning bolt symbol accompanies a danger notice to

represent a dangerous electrical condition. A sample danger notice follows.

DANGER

An electrical outlet that is not correctly wired could place

hazardous voltage on metal parts of the system or the devices

that attach to the system. It is the responsibility of the customer

to ensure that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to

prevent an electrical shock.

A comprehensive danger notice provides instructions on how to avoid shock

hazards when servicing equipment. Unless instructed otherwise, follow the

procedures in the following danger notice.

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DANGER

Electrical voltage and current from power, telephone, and

communication cables are hazardous.

To avoid a shock hazard:

v Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform

installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product

during an electrical storm.

v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded

electrical outlet. Ensure outlet supplies proper voltage and

phase rotation according to the system rating plate.

v Connect any equipment that will be attached to this product to

properly wired outlets.

v When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect

signal cables.

v Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire,

water, or structural damage.

v Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications

systems, networks, and modems before you open the device

covers, unless instructed otherwise in the installation and

configuration procedures.

v Connect and disconnect cables as described below when

installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or

attached devices.

To Disconnect:

1. Turn everything OFF (unless instructed otherwise).

2. Remove power cords from the outlet.

3. Remove signal cables from connectors.

4. Remove all cables from devices.

To Connect:

1. Turn everything OFF (unless instructed otherwise).

2. Attach all cables to devices.

3. Attach signal cables to connectors.

4. Attach power cords to outlet.

5. Turn device ON.

Labels

As an added precaution, safety labels are often installed directly on products or

product components to warn of potential hazards.

The actual product safety labels may differ from these sample safety labels:

DANGER

Hazardous voltage, current, or energy levels are present

inside any component that has this label attached.

Do not service, there are no serviceable parts.

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DANGER

Multiple power cords

To remove all power to the device, disconnect all power cords.

Caution notices

A caution notice calls attention to a situation that is potentially hazardous to people

because of some existing condition. A caution notice can be accompanied by

different symbols, as in the examples below:

If the symbol is... It means...

A hazardous electrical condition with less severity than

electrical danger.

A generally hazardous condition not represented by other

safety symbols.

A hazardous condition due to the use of a laser in the

product. Laser symbols are always accompanied by the

classification of the laser as defined by the U. S.

Department of Health and Human Services (for example,

Class I, Class II, and so forth).

Sample caution notices:

CAUTION:

This product is equipped with a 3–wire (two conductors and

ground) power cable and plug. Use this power cable with a properly

grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock.

CAUTION:

Data processing environments can contain equipment transmitting

on system links with laser modules that operate at greater than

Class 1 power levels. For this reason, never look into the end of an

optical fiber cable or open receptacle.

Attention notices

An attention notice indicates the possibility of damage to a program, device, or

system, or to data. An exclamation point symbol may accompany an attention

notice, but is not required. A sample attention notice follows:

Attention: Do not bend a fibre cable to a radius less than 5 cm (2 in.);

you can damage the cable. Tie wraps are not recommended for optical

cables because they can be easily overtightened, causing damage to the

cable.

Safety and environmental notices xiii

Laser safety

When using an NVRAM5 or NVRAM6 cluster media converter, the storage system

must be installed in a restricted access location.

CAUTION:

This product contains a Class 1M laser. Do not view directly with optical

instruments. (C028)

This equipment contains Class 1 laser products, and complies with FDA radiation

Performance Standards, 21 CFR Subchapter J and the international laser safety

standard IEC 825-2.

CAUTION:

Data processing environments can contain equipment transmitting on

system links with laser modules that operate at greater than Class 1

power levels. For this reason, never look into the end of an optical fiber

cable or open receptacle.

Attention: In the United States, use only SFP or GBIC optical transceivers that

comply with the FDA radiation performance standards, 21 CFR Subchapter J.

Internationally, use only SFP or GBIC optical transceivers that comply with IEC

standard 825–1. Optical products that do not comply with these standards may

product light that is hazardous to the eyes.

Usage restrictions

The optical ports of the modules must be terminated with an optical connector or

with a dust plug.

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Rack safety

Rack installation

DANGER

v Always lower the leveling pads on the rack cabinet.

v Always install stabilizer brackets on the rack cabinet.

v To avoid hazardous conditions due to uneven mechanical

loading, always install the heaviest devices in the bottom of

the rack cabinet. Always install servers and optional devices

starting from the bottom of the rack cabinets.

v Rack-mounted devices are not to be used as a shelf or work

space. Do not place any object on top of rack-mounted

devices.

v Each rack cabinet might have more than one power cord. Be

sure to disconnect all power cords in the rack cabinet before

servicing any device in the rack cabinet.

v Connect all devices installed in a rack cabinet to power

devices installed in the same rack cabinet. Do not plug a

power cord from a device installed in one rack cabinet into a

power device installed in a different rack cabinet.

CAUTION:

v Do not install a unit in a rack where the internal rack ambient

temperatures will exceed the manufacturer’s recommended

ambient temperature for all your rack-mounted devices.

v Do not install a unit in a rack where the air flow is compromised.

Ensure that air flow is not blocked or reduced on any side, front,

or back of a unit used for air flow through the unit.

v Consideration should be given to the connection of the

equipment to the supply circuit so that overloading of the

circuits does not compromise the supply wiring or overcurrent

protection.

v To provide the correct power connection to a rack, refer to the

rating labels located on the equipment in the rack to determine

the total power requirement of the supply circuit.

v This drawer is a fixed drawer and should not be moved for

servicing unless specified by manufacturer. Attempting to move

the drawer partially or completely out of the rack may cause the

rack to become unstable or cause the drawer to fall out of the

rack.

Safety inspection procedure

Perform a safety inspection on the rack when any of the following conditions occur:

v The rack is inspected under a maintenance agreement.

v Service is requested and service has not recently been performed.

v An alterations-and-attachments review is performed.

v Changes have been made to the equipment that might affect the safe operation

of the equipment.

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v External devices with an attached power cord are connected to the rack.

Be cautious of potential safety hazards that are not covered in the safety checks. If

the inspection indicates an unacceptable safety condition, the condition must be

corrected before you can service the machine.

Note: It is the responsibility of the owner of the system to correct any unsafe

condition.

Do the following safety checks:

1. If the rack is bolted down, ensure that the rack is firmly secured to the floor.

2. If the rack is not bolted down, ensure that the stabilizers are firmly attached to

both the bottom front and bottom rear of the rack.

CAUTION:

The stabilizer must be firmly attached to the bottom front and bottom

rear of the rack to prevent the rack from turning over when the filers or

expansion units are pulled out of the rack. Do not pull out or install any

filer or expansion unit or feature if the stabilizer is not attached to the

rack.

3. Check the covers for sharp edges and for damage or alterations that expose

the internal parts of the rack.

4. Check the covers for a proper fit to the rack. The covers should be in place

and secure.

5. Open the back door of the rack.

6. Perform the power-off procedure for the power distribution unit (PDU) that is

installed in the rack.

7. Check for alterations or attachments. If there are any, check for obvious safety

hazards such as broken wires, sharp edges, or broken insulation.

8. Check the internal cables for damage.

9. Check for dirt, water, and any other contamination within the rack.

10. Check the voltage label on the back of the system unit to ensure that it

matches the voltage at the outlet.

11. Check the external power cable for damage.

12. Perform the following grounding checks:

a. With the external power cord connected to the system unit, check for 0.1

ohm or less resistance between the ground plug on the external power

cord plug and the metal frame. See Figure 1 on page xvii.

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b. Using the appropriate probe, check for 0.1 ohm or less resistance between

the metal frame and the grounding pin on each of the power outlets on

each power distribution bus.

13. Check for the following conditions for each external device that has an

attached power cord:

v Damage to the power cord.

v The correct grounded power cord.

v With the external power cord connected to the device, check for 0.1 ohm or

less resistance between the ground lug on the external power cord plug and

the metal frame of the device.

14. Close the rear cover of the rack.

15. Perform the power-on procedure for the PDU that is installed in the rack.

Rear View

L1

L1

L1

RT000015

Figure 1. Ground check

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Rack relocation (19″ rack)

CAUTION:

Removing components from the upper positions in the rack cabinet improves

rack stability during relocation. Follow these general guidelines whenever you

relocate a populated rack cabinet within a room or building:

v Reduce the weight of the rack cabinet by removing equipment starting at

the top of the rack cabinet. When possible, restore the rack cabinet to the

configuration of the rack cabinet as you received it. If this configuration is

not known, you must do the following:

– Remove all devices in the 32U position and above.

– Ensure that the heaviest devices are installed in the bottom of the rack

cabinet.

– Ensure that there are no empty U-levels between devices installed in the

rack cabinet below the 32U level.

– If the rack cabinet you are relocating is part of a suite of rack cabinets,

detach the rack cabinet from the suite.

– Inspect the route that you plan to take when moving the rack to

eliminate potential hazards.

– Verify that the route that you choose can support the weight of the

loaded rack cabinet. Refer to the documentation that came with your

rack cabinet for the weight of a loaded rack cabinet.

– Verify that all door openings are at least 760 x 2030 mm (30 x 80 in.).

– Ensure that all devices, shelves, drawers, doors, and cables are secure.

– Ensure that the four leveling pads are raised to their highest position.

– Ensure that there is no stabilizer bracket installed on the rack cabinet

during movement.

– Do not use a ramp inclined at more than ten degrees.

– Once the rack cabinet is in the new location, do the following:

- Lower the four leveling pads.

- Install stabilizer brackets on the rack cabinet.

- If you removed any devices from the rack cabinet, repopulate the rack

cabinet from the lowest position to the highest position.

– If a long distance relocation is required, restore the rack cabinet to the

configuration of the rack cabinet as you received it. Pack the rack

cabinet in the original packaging material, or equivalent. Also, lower the

leveling pads to raise the casters off of the pallet and bolt the rack

cabinet to the pallet.

For additional information, refer to the documentation for your rack cabinet.

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Relocating the rack

The following safety notices apply to the procedures in this section.

CAUTION:

Make sure that you do the following:

v Before you add or remove drawers, always have the leveling feet lowered

and the front and rear stabilizer installed, or have the rack bolted to the

floor.

v Always install drawers at the bottom of the rack first.

v Always remove drawers from the top of the rack first.

v Always install the heaviest drawers on the bottom of the rack.

v Remove two or three drawers from the top of the rack before you relocate

it.

v Never push on the sides of the rack.

Attention: If the rack has equipment located above EIA location 32, you must

remove the equipment in position 32 and above from the rack before you move it.

Always remove the equipment from the top of the rack first.

Complete the following steps before you relocate a rack:

1. Turn off all power to the rack and the system that is installed.

2. Disconnect all power cables.

3. Make sure that the rack is either bolted down or has the stabilizers installed

before continuing this procedure.

4. Before removing any drawers from the rack, ensure that the battery LEDs on

the controller units are NOT blinking. A blinking LED indicates that the batteries

are in use. To ensure that the batteries do not discharge during the relocation

process, remove and reseat the battery packs before removing the drawer.

Complete the following steps to relocate the rack:

1. Unbolt the rack from the floor or remove the stabilizers.

2. Raise all the leveling feet.

3. Unlock each caster wheel by loosening the screw on the caster.

4. Move the rack to the new position.

5. Reposition the rack.

For additional information, refer to the documentation for your rack cabinet.

Product recycling and disposal

This unit must be recycled or discarded according to applicable local and national

regulations. IBM encourages owners of information technology (IT) equipment to

responsibly recycle their equipment when it is no longer needed. IBM offers a

variety of product return programs and services in several countries to assist

equipment owners in recycling their IT products. Information on IBM product

recycling offerings can be found on IBM’s Internet site at: www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/products/index.shtml

Esta unidad debe reciclarse o desecharse de acuerdo con lo establecido en la

normativa nacional o local aplicable. IBM recomienda a los propietarios de equipos

de tecnología de la informacion (TI) que reciclen responsablemente sus equipos

cuando éstos ya no les sean utiles. IBM dispone de una serie de programas y

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servicios de devolucion de productos en varios países, a fin de ayudar a los

propietarios de equipos a reciclar sus productos de TI. Se puede encontrar

informacion sobre las ofertas de reciclado de productos de IBM en el sitio web de

IBM www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/products/index.shtml.

Notice: This mark applies only to countries within the European Union (EU) and

Norway.

Appliances are labelled in accordance with European Directive 2002/96/EC

concerning waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The Directive

determines the framework for the return and recycling of used appliances as

applicable throughout the European Union. This label is applied to various products

to indicate that the product is not to be thrown away, but rather reclaimed upon end

of life per this Directive.

Remarque: Cette marque s'applique uniquement aux pays de l'Union Européenne

et à la Norvège.

L'etiquette du système respecte la Directive européenne 2002/96/EC en matière de

Déchets des Equipements Electriques et Electroniques (DEEE), qui détermine les

dispositions de retour et de recyclage applicables aux systèmes utilisés à travers

l'Union européenne. Conformément à la directive, ladite étiquette précise que le

produit sur lequel elle est apposée ne doit pas être jeté mais être récupéré en fin

de vie.

In accordance with the European WEEE Directive, electrical and electronic

equipment (EEE) is to be collected separately and to be reused, recycled, or

recovered at end of life. Users of EEE with the WEEE marking per Annex IV of the

WEEE Directive, as shown above, must not dispose of end of life EEE as unsorted

municipal waste, but use the collection framework available to customers for the

return, recycling and recovery of WEEE. Customer participation is important to

minimize any potential effects of EEE on the environment and human health due to

the potential presence of hazardous substances in EEE. For proper collection and

treatment, contact your local IBM representative.

Battery return program

This product may contain sealed lead acid, nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride,

lithium, or lithium ion battery. Consult your user manual or service manual for

specific battery information. The battery must be recycled or disposed of properly.

Recycling facilities may not be available in your area. For information on disposal of

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batteries outside the United States, go to www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/products/batteryrecycle.shtml or contact your local waste disposal facility.

In the United States, IBM has established a return process for reuse, recycling, or

proper disposal of used IBM sealed lead acid, nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride,

and other battery packs from IBM Equipment. For information on proper disposal of

these batteries, contact IBM at 1-800-426-4333. Please have the IBM part number

listed on the battery available prior to your call.

For Taiwan:

Please recycle batteries.

For the European Union:

Notice: This mark applies only to countries within the European Union (EU).

Batteries or packaging for batteries are labeled in accordance with European

Directive 2006/66/EC concerning batteries and accumulators and waste batteries

and accumulators. The Directive determines the framework for the return and

recycling of used batteries and accumulators as applicable throughout the European

Union. This label is applied to various batteries to indicate that the battery is not to

be thrown away, but rather reclaimed upon end of life per this Directive.

Les batteries ou emballages pour batteries sont étiquetés conformément aux

directives européennes 2006/66/EC, norme relative aux batteries et accumulateurs

en usage et aux batteries et accumulateurs usés. Les directives déterminent la

marche à suivre en vigueur dans l’Union Européenne pour le retour et le recyclage

des batteries et accumulateurs usés. Cette étiquette est appliquée sur diverses

batteries pour indiquer que la batterie ne doit pas être mise au rebut mais plutôt

récupérée en fin de cycle de vie selon cette norme.

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http://www.ibm.com/ibm/environment/products/batteryrecycle.shtml

In accordance with the European Directive 2006/66/EC, batteries and accumulators

are labeled to indicate that they are to be collected separately and recycled at end

of life. The label on the battery may also include a chemical symbol for the metal

concerned in the battery (Pb for lead, Hg for mercury and Cd for cadmium). Users

of batteries and accumulators must not dispose of batteries and accumulators as

unsorted municipal waste, but use the collection framework available to customers

for the return, recycling and treatment of batteries and accumulators. Customer

participation is important to minimize any potential effects of batteries and

accumulators on the environment and human health due to the potential presence

of hazardous substances. For proper collection and treatment, contact your local

IBM representative.

For California:

Perchlorate Material - special handling may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.

The foregoing notice is provided in accordance with California Code of Regulations

Title 22, Division 4.5 Chapter 33. Best Management Practices for Perchlorate

Materials. This product, part or both may include a lithium manganese dioxide

battery which contains a perchlorate substance.

Fire suppression systems

A fire suppression system is the responsibility of the customer. The customer’s own

insurance underwriter, local fire marshal, or a local building inspector, or both,

should be consulted in selecting a fire suppression system that provides the correct

level of coverage and protection. IBM designs and manufactures equipment to

internal and external standards that require certain environments for reliable

operation. Because IBM does not test any equipment for compatibility with fire

suppression systems, IBM does not make compatibility claims of any kind nor does

IBM provide recommendations on fire suppression systems.

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About this book

This document provides introductory and planning information for IBM System

Storage™ N series products, including N3300, N3600, and N3700 filers, N5000

series filers and gateways, N7000 series filers and gateways, and EXN1000,

EXN2000, and EXN4000 storage expansion units.

Who should read this document

This guide is for qualified system administrators and service personnel who are

familiar with IBM storage systems. This document is for customer use. This

document is intended to provide information to customers, operators, administrators,

installers, and service personnel.

Supported features

IBM System Storage N series storage systems and expansion boxes are driven by

NetApp® Data ONTAP® software. Some features described in the product software

documentation are neither offered nor supported by IBM. Please contact your local

IBM representative or reseller for further details.

Information about supported features can also be found at the following Web site:

www.ibm.com/storage/support/nas/

A listing of currently available N series products and features can be found at the

following Web site:

www.ibm.com/storage/nas/

How this document is organized

This document contains the following chapters:

v Chapter 1, “Planning for the IBM N series storage system,” on page 1

v Chapter 2, “IBM N series hardware features,” on page 7

v Chapter 3, “IBM N series storage system software features,” on page 75

v Chapter 4, “Site planning,” on page 87

v Chapter 5, “Cable planning,” on page 113

v Chapter 6, “AutoSupport,” on page 119

v Appendix A, “Recommended power line sizes,” on page 121

v Appendix B, “Power cord list for N series storage systems,” on page 123

v Appendix C, “IBM N series worksheets,” on page 127

v Appendix D, “Specifications for IBM and non-IBM racks,” on page 133

v Appendix E, “Optional adapter cards supported by the N3600,” on page 145

v Appendix F, “Optional adapter cards supported by N5200 and N5500 systems,”

on page 149

v Appendix G, “Optional adapter cards supported by N5300 and N5600 systems,”

on page 157

v Appendix H, “Optional adapter cards supported by N7000 series systems,” on

page 163

v Appendix I, “IBM System Storage N series documentation,” on page 171

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Notices and statements used in this document

The caution and danger statements used in this document also appear in the

multilingual IBM Safety Information document. Each caution and danger statement

is numbered for easy reference to the corresponding statements in the safety

document.

The following types of notices and statements are used in this document:

v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.

v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid

inconvenient or problem situations.

v Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or

data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which

damage could occur.

v Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous

to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of a potentially

hazardous procedure step or situation.

v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or

extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the

description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or

situation.

Getting information, help, and service

If you need help, service, or technical assistance or just want more information

about IBM products, you will find a wide variety of sources available from IBM to

assist you. This section contains information about where to go for additional

information about IBM and IBM products, what to do if you experience a problem

with your IBM System Storage N series product, and whom to call for service, if it is

necessary.

The following applies in Taiwan:

IBM Taiwan Product Service Contact Info:

IBM Taiwan Corporation

3F, No 7, Song Ren Rd., Taipei Taiwan

Tel: 0800-016-888

Before you call

Before you call, make sure that you have taken these steps to try to solve the

problem yourself:

v Check all cables to make sure that they are connected.

v Check the power switches to make sure that the system is turned on.

v Use the troubleshooting information in your system documentation and use the

diagnostic tools that come with your system.

v Check the IBM support Web site for known problems and limitations.

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Using the documentation

Information about the N series product and Data ONTAP software is available in

printed documents and a documentation CD that comes with your system. The

same documentation is available as PDF files on the IBM NAS support Web site:


Web sites

IBM maintains pages on the World Wide Web where you can get the latest

technical information and download device drivers and updates.

v For NAS product information, go to the following Web site:

www.ibm.com/storage/nas/

v For NAS support information, go to the following Web site:


v For AutoSupport information, go to the following Web site:


v For the latest version of N series publications, go to the following Web site:


Hardware service and support

You can receive hardware service through IBM Integrated Technology Services.

Visit the following Web site for support telephone numbers:

www.ibm.com/planetwide/

Supported servers and operating systems

IBM N series products attach to many servers and many operating systems. To

determine the latest supported attachments, visit the following Web site and access

the IBM System Storage N series interoperability matrix:

www.ibm.com/systems/storage/network/interophome.html

Firmware updates

As with all devices, it is recommended that you run the latest level of firmware,

which is embedded in Data ONTAP. If there are changes, they will be posted to the

following Web site:


Note: If you do not see new changes on the Web site, you are running the latest

level of firmware.

Verify that the latest level of firmware is installed on your machine before contacting

IBM for technical support.

Conventions and terminology used in this document

This guide uses the following terminology, command conventions, format

conventions and keyboard conventions:

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Terminology

In this and other IBM N series documents, the term filer describes IBM N series

models that contain internal disk storage, attach to the disk storage expansion units

specifically designed for the IBM N series storage systems, or both. There are three

disk storage expansion units specifically designed for the IBM N series filers:

v IBM EXN4000 Fibre Channel disk storage expansion unit


v IBM EXN1000 serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) storage expansion

unit

Note: EXN expansion units are not intended for attachment to a gateway.

The term gateway describes IBM N series models that do not contain internal disk

storage or attach to disk storage expansion units. IBM N series gateways attach to

external storage devices on a Storage Area Network (SAN).

The terms system or storage system refer to either a gateway by itself or a filer,

either by itself or with additional disk drives.

In addition, this guide uses the following terms:

v AT-FCX refers to the controller module of the serial advanced technology

attachment (SATA) storage expansion unit.

v Active/active configuration (sometimes referred to as clustered configuration)

refers to a High Availability system with at least two nodes that share resources

to provide redundancy.

v Device carrier refers to the container that encases a fan/power supply unit or a

disk.

v Disk applies to any hard disk drive.

v Expansion unit refers to any expansion unit containing hard disk drives.

v ESH2 refers to the controller module of the EXN2000 Fibre Channel disk storage

expansion unit.

v ESH4 refers to the controller module of the EXN4000 Fibre Channel disk storage

expansion unit.

v Loop refers to one or more daisy-chained expansion units connected to a filer.

v Motherboard tray or CPU module refers to the system controller module that

executes the software on an N series storage system. The motherboard tray is at

the rear of the N series storage system.

v Node refers to a chassis. There is one node in the A10 and G10 models; there

are two nodes in the A20 and G20 models. Node also refers to a CPU module

when used in a clustered configuration.

Command conventions

You can enter commands on the system console or from any client that can obtain

access to the appliance using a Telnet session. In examples that illustrate

commands executed on a UNIX® workstation, the command syntax and output

might differ, depending on your version of UNIX.

Formatting conventions

The following table lists different character formats used in this guide to set off

special information.

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Formatting convention Type of information

Italic type v Words or characters that require special

attention.

v Placeholders for information you must

supply. For example, if the guide requires

you to enter the fctest adaptername

command, you enter the characters

“fctest” followed by the actual name of the

adapter.

v Book titles in cross-references.

Monospaced font v Command and daemon names.

v Information displayed on the system

console or other computer monitors.

v The contents of files.

Bold monospaced font Words or characters you type. What you type

is always shown in lowercase letters, unless

your program is case-sensitive and

uppercase letters are necessary for it to work

properly.

Keyboard conventions

This guide uses capitalization and some abbreviations to refer to the keys on the

keyboard. The keys on your keyboard might not be labeled exactly as they are in

this guide.

What is in this guide... What it means...

hyphen (-) Used to separate individual keys. For

example, Ctrl-D means holding down the Ctrl

key while pressing the D key.

Enter Used to refer to the key that generates a

carriage return, although the key is named

Return on some keyboards.

type Used to mean pressing one or more keys on

the keyboard.

enter Used to mean pressing one or more keys

and then pressing the Enter key.

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Chapter 1. Planning for the IBM N series storage system

Successful installation of the IBM System Storage N series storage system requires

careful planning. You are the most valuable resource in site planning because you

have the most detailed understanding of how the N series storage system and

devices attached to it will be used.

Site preparation is the responsibility of the customer and this document will provide

basic information required to do this preparation. You may want to also enlist the

help of your Field Technical Support Specialist, marketing representative, or other

support personnel.

Your marketing representative is available to ensure that the hardware and software

that you have chosen will meet your needs.

Planning for the IBM N series storage system consists of these main tasks:

1. Understanding the features and functions of the N series storage system and

selecting the proper feature codes (FCs) for your business as described in

Chapter 2, “IBM N series hardware features,” on page 7 and Chapter 3, “IBM N

series storage system software features,” on page 75.

2. Planning for the physical environment where the equipment will operate. This

planning step includes the physical space, electrical, temperature, humidity,

altitude, air flow, service clearance, and similar requirements as described in

Chapter 4, “Site planning,” on page 87.

3. Planning for cabling depends on the adapter feature codes (FCs) selected as

described in Chapter 5, “Cable planning,” on page 113.

4. If required, planning for a dual-node clustered configuration for high availability

as described in “Clustering” on page 4.

5. Planning for reporting error information to IBM as described in Chapter 6,

“AutoSupport,” on page 119.

This chapter also introduces the following topics:

v “IBM N series storage systems and expansion units”

v “Expansion unit support (filers only)” on page 2

v “Data ONTAP” on page 3

v “Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL)” on page 3

v “Interoperability” on page 3

v “Adapter support” on page 3

v “Clustering” on page 4

IBM N series storage systems and expansion units

The following IBM System Storage N series storage systems and expansion units

are described in Chapter 2, “IBM N series hardware features,” on page 7.

v “N3300 hardware features” on page 7



v “N5200 filer hardware features” on page 17

v “N5200 gateway hardware features” on page 22


© Copyright IBM Corp. 2005, 2008 1










v “EXN1000 expansion unit hardware features” on page 70



Expansion unit support (filers only)

There are currently three disk storage expansion units specifically designed for the

IBM N series filers:



v IBM EXN1000 serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) storage expansion

unit

Note: EXN expansion units are not intended for attachment to a gateway.

Multiple EXN1000s, each having different SATA disk drive feature codes, may be

attached to the same N series filer on the same Fibre Channel loop.

Multiple EXN2000s and EXN4000s, each having different Fibre Channel disk drive

feature codes, may be attached to the same N series filer on the same Fibre

Channel loop.

For the latest storage expansion unit support information, visit the following Web

site:


Intermixing EXN units

EXN4000s and EXN2000s are both Fibre Channel disk storage expansion units.

EXN4000 and EXN2000 expansion units can be mixed within the same loop, but

the speed switches on all EXN4000s and EXN2000s must be set to the same

speed (either 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps).

Intermixing Fibre Channel and SATA disk drives in a supported N series filer

configuration is supported as follows:

v Intermixing Fibre Channel disk expansion units with SATA disk expansion units

on the same loop is not supported.

v EXN4000s or EXN2000s (Fibre Channel disk drives) and EXN1000s (SATA disk

drives) may be attached to the same N series filer only if the Fibre Channel disk

expansion units (EXN4000s or EXN2000s) are on separate loops than the SATA

disk expansion units (EXN1000s).

2 IBM System Storage N series: Introduction and Planning Guide


Attention: Intermixing Fibre Channel and SATA disk drives in an N3700

configuration is not supported. Only N3300, N3600, N5000 and N7000 series

models support intermixing of Fibre Channel and SATA disk drives in a

configuration.

Data ONTAP

N series storage systems are driven by the Data ONTAP operating system. Data

ONTAP is a highly optimized, scalable, and flexible operating system that can

handle mixed SAN and NAS environments. Data ONTAP delivers flexible

management and high availability, ensures business continuance, and provides data

permanence, thereby reducing storage management complexity in your enterprise.

Data ONTAP software integrates seamlessly into UNIX, Windows®, and Web

environments and provides the foundation to build your storage infrastructure and

an enterprise-wide data fabric for mission-critical business applications. The

operating system includes integrated secure access capabilities (SSL, SSH) and

FilerView, a Web-based element manager.

The innovative Data ONTAP architecture delivers scalable performance and a

flexible storage environment, that can be applied in many environments ranging

from small workgroups to enterprise data centers. Data ONTAP stores and serves

applications, consolidates data, and provides reliable data access throughout the

enterprise. The Data ONTAP operating system simplifies management and

optimizes storage utilization by combining file-system technology and a microkernel

design, enabling such features as flexible data management, scalability, and

heterogeneous access.

Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL)

The WAFL (Write Anywhere File Layout) file system contributes to a high level of

data availability while providing dynamic and flexible data storage containers using

Flexible Volume technology as well as data protection using integrated, nonvolatile

RAM and a block-level checksum capability. The WAFL file system is designed

specifically to work in an NFS appliance. The primary focus is on the algorithms

and data structures that WAFL uses to implement Snapshots, which are read-only

clones of the active file system. WAFL uses a copy-on-write technique to minimize

the disk space that Snapshots consume.

Interoperability

The latest information on software and hardware interoperability can be accessed

at:


Adapter support

There are no PCI adapter slots on the N3300 and N3700 systems. No additional

adapter options are supported for the N3300 and N3700 systems.

There is one available PCIe adapter slot per node on the N3600 storage system.

For an A20 model, adapters must be added in pairs, one per node, so that both

nodes are populated with one of the same type of PCIe adapter.

Note: The PCIe adapters supported by the N3600 are described in Appendix E,

“Optional adapter cards supported by the N3600,” on page 145.

Chapter 1. Planning for the IBM N series storage system 3


There are three available PCI-X adapter slots per node on the N5200 and N5500

storage systems. (A10/G10 models have three available PCI-X adapter slots.

A20/G20 models have six available PCI-X adapter slots.) Adapters must be added

in pairs, one per node, to an A20/G20 model, so that both nodes are populated with

the same number of each type of PCI-X adapters.

Note: The PCI-X adapters supported by the N5200 and N5500 storage systems

are described in Appendix F, “Optional adapter cards supported by N5200

and N5500 systems,” on page 149.

There are three available PCIe adapter slots per node on the N5300 and N5600

storage systems. (A10/G10 models have three available PCIe adapter slots.

A20/G20 models have six available PCIe adapter slots.) Adapters must be added in

pairs, one per node, to an A20/G20 model, so that both nodes are populated with

the same number of each type of PCIe adapters.

Note: The PCIe adapters supported by the N5300 and N5600 storage systems are

described in Appendix G, “Optional adapter cards supported by N5300 and

N5600 systems,” on page 157.

There are five available PCIe adapter slots and three available PCI-X adapter slots

per node on the N7700 and N7900 storage systems. (The sixth PCIe adapter slot

on each N7700 or N7900 node is reserved for the NVRAM6 adapter and is not

available for PCIe adapter card use). Adapters must be added in pairs, one per

node, to an A21/G21 model, so that both nodes are populated with the same

number of each type of PCI-X/PCIe adapters.

Note: The PCIe and PCI-X adapters supported by the N7700 and N7900 storage

systems are described in Appendix H, “Optional adapter cards supported by

N7000 series systems,” on page 163.

Clustering

Before beginning hardware planning, the key hardware decision is to decide if the

higher availability obtained by clustering two N series storage system nodes in a

single Model A20 is needed. Clustered configurations are referred to as

active/active configurations.

Two N series storage system nodes can be clustered together for higher availability

using the Cluster Failover (CFO) software feature. Each node continually monitors

its partner, mirroring the data for each other’s NVRAM.

The IBM N3300, N3600, and N3700 systems all contain both clustered nodes in the

same enclosure.

In all IBM N5000 and N7000 series models, a standard cluster contains two nodes,

with each node contained in a different enclosure. Both nodes must be the same N

series model. The two nodes are clustered through an Infiniband (IB) cluster cable

that is attached to the NVRAM5 adapter (for N5200 and N5500 models) or

NVRAM6 adapter (for N5300, N5600 and N7000 series models), which allows one

node to serve data to the disks of its failed partner node.

Configuring storage systems in a cluster provides the following benefits:

v Fault tolerance


When one node fails or becomes impaired, a takeover occurs, and the partner

node continues to serve the failed node’s data.

v Nondisruptive software upgrades

When you halt one node and allow takeover, the partner node continues to serve

data for the halted node while you upgrade the node you halted. For more

information about nondisruptive upgrades, see the IBM System Storage N series

Data ONTAP Upgrade Guide for your version of Data ONTAP.

v Nondisruptive storage system and disk maintenance

When you halt one node and allow takeover, the partner node continues to serve

data for the halted node while you replace or repair hardware in the node you

halted.

More information about clustering is provided in the following documents:

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Active/Active Configuration Guide

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 Cluster Installation and

Administration Guide

v IBM System Storage N series MetroCluster Redbook, REDP-4243-00

Chapter 1. Planning for the IBM N series storage system 5

Chapter 2. IBM N series hardware features

This chapter describes the hardware features for the following N series products.

v “N3300 hardware features”


















This chapter also summarizes configuration limits for Fibre Channel and iSCSI in

“Configuration limits for Fibre Channel and iSCSI” on page 63 and rack mounting

information in “Rack mount requirements” on page 73.

N3300 hardware features

The IBM System Storage N3300 storage controller includes the Model A10, a

single-node base unit, and the Model A20, an active/active dual-node base unit.

Both models are designed to provide fast data access, simultaneous multiprotocol

support, expandability, upgradability, and low maintenance requirements.

The N3300 is designed to interoperate with products capable of data transmission

in the industry-standard iSCSI, CIFS, FCP and NFS protocols. These include the

IBM Eserver System p™, System i™ (NFS only), System x™ and System z™ (NFS

only) servers. Details and current information on N3300 interoperability is available

at:


For details about your system's configuration limits for Fibre Channel and iSCSI,

see “Configuration limits for Fibre Channel and iSCSI” on page 63.

N3300 A10

The N3300 Model A10 is designed to provide a single-node storage controller with

iSCSI support, and NFS, CIFS, and FCP support via optional features. The N3300

Model A10 is a 2U storage controller that must be mounted in a standard 19-inch

rack. The base chassis includes:



v One 2.2 GHz 32-bit processor

v 1 GB random access ECC memory

v Two integrated gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 ports

v Two integrated 4-Gbps small form factor (SFF) Fibre Channel ports

v One serial console port

v One integrated Remote LAN Management (RLM) port

v Redundant hot-swappable, auto-ranging power supplies and cooling fans

v Support for 6 to 12 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or SATA disk drives

Note: Support for minimal zero drive configuration for attachment to the

EXN1000, EXN2000 or EXN4000 expansion units is available.

The N3300 Model A10 may be upgraded to an N3300 Model A20. The upgrade

from a Model A10 to a Model A20 is a disruptive upgrade.

N3300 A20

The N3300 Model A20 is designed to provide identical function as the N3300 Model

A10, but with the addition of a second processor control module (PCM) and the

Clustered Failover (CFO) licensed function. The Model A20 consists of two PCMs

that are designed to provide failover and failback function, helping improve overall

availability. The Model A20 is a 2U rack-mountable storage controller.

The N3300 Model A20 includes:

v Two 2.2 GHz 32-bit processors


v Four integrated gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 ports

v Four integrated 4-Gbps SFF Fibre Channel ports

v Two serial console ports

v Two integrated Remote LAN Management (RLM) ports





Connecting expansion units to the N3300

The N3300 storage controller supports both the EXN1000 Serial Advanced

Technology Attachment (SATA) storage expansion unit, and the EXN2000 and

EXN4000 Fibre Channel storage expansion units. The maximum number of storage

expansion units that may be attached to either the Model A10 or A20 is four.

The EXN1000 storage expansion unit provides a 3U rack-mountable disk enclosure

containing a minimum of 5, up to a maximum of 14, serial advanced technology

attachment (SATA) disk drives, either in 250 GB, 500 GB, 750 GB, or 1 GB physical

capacities. The EXN2000 and EXN4000 storage expansion units provide a 3U

rack-mountable disk enclosure containing a minimum of 5, up to a maximum of 14,

Fibre Channel disk drives. The EXN2000 and EXN4000 support the following Fibre

Channel disk drive speeds and capacities:

v 15,000 revolutions per minute (15K RPM) of 144 GB and 300 GB capacities



Each storage expansion unit contains a maximum of 14 disk drives, all of a

particular type (rotational speed and capacity). For the initial order of the IBM

System Storage N3300, you may not include storage expansion units containing

more than two types (rotational speed and capacity) of disk drives.

The maximum raw storage capacity of the N3300 system is determined by the

number of disk drives supported. The N3300 Model A10 and Model A20 each

support a maximum of 68 hard disk drives (12 internal and 56 via storage

expansion units).

Table 1 describes the maximum supported total physical storage capacity for the

N3300 Model A10 and Model A20:

Table 1. N3300 raw storage capacity

Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity

Internal 144 GB SAS

disk drives

n/a 12 1.72 TB

Internal 300 GB SAS

disk drives

n/a 12 3.60 TB

Internal 500 GB SATA

disk drives

n/a 12 6 TB


disk drives

n/a 12 9 TB

Internal 1 TB SATA disk

drives

n/a 12 12 TB

EXN1000 250 GB SATA

disk drives

4 56 14 TB

EXN1000 500 GB SATA

disk drives

4 56 28 TB

EXN1000 750 GB SATA

disk drives

4 56 42 TB

EXN1000 1 TB SATA disk

drives

4 56 56 TB

EXN2000 144 GB Fibre

Channel disk

drives

4 56 8.06 TB


Channel disk

drives

4 56 16.8 TB


Channel disk

drives

4 56 8.06 TB


Channel disk

drives

4 56 16.8 TB

EXN1000 SATA storage expansion units must not share a Fibre Channel loop with

EXN2000 or EXN4000 Fibre Channel storage expansion units.

Chapter 2. IBM N series hardware features 9

N3300 feature codes

Table 2. N3300 feature codes

Description Machine Model Feature

4-Gbps SFP GBIC 2859 A10, A20 2011

144 GB, 15K RPM SAS HDD 2859 A10, A20 4014

300 GB, 15K RPM SAS HDD 2859 A10, A20 4015

500 GB SATA HDD 2859 A10, A20 4018

750 GB SATA HDD 2859 A10, A20 4019

1 TB SATA HDD 2859 A10, A20 4020

HDD Blank Panel 2859 A10, A20 4099

Table 3. N3300 installation features codes


Field install rack mount kit 2859 A10, A20 9202

The power cord features for the N3300 are listed in Appendix B, “Power cord list for

N series storage systems,” on page 123.


The IBM System Storage N3600 storage controller includes the Model A10, a

single-node base unit, and the Model A20, an active/active dual-node base unit.

Both models are designed to provide fast data access, simultaneous multiprotocol

support, expandability, upgradability, and low maintenance requirements.

The N3600 is designed to interoperate with products capable of data transmission

in the industry-standard iSCSI, CIFS, FCP and NFS protocols. These include the

IBM Eserver System p, System i (NFS only), System x and System z (NFS only)

servers. Details and current information on N3600 interoperability is available at:




N3600 A10

The Model A10 is designed to provide a single-node storage controller with iSCSI

support, and NFS, CIFS, and FCP support via optional features. The N3600 Model

A10 is a 4U storage controller that must be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack.

The base chassis includes:

v One 2.2 GHz 32-bit processor


v Two integrated gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 ports

v Two integrated 4-Gbps small form factor (SFF) Fibre Channel ports









The Model A10 supports a maximum of one dual-path Fibre Channel loop. The

Model A10 can be up upgraded to a maximum of 4 gigabit Ethernet ports via the

addition of one optional dual-port Ethernet NIC (feature number 1012 or 1013). The

Model A10 may be upgraded to a Model A20. The upgrade from a Model A10 to a

Model A20 is a disruptive upgrade.

N3600 A20

The Model A20 is designed to provide identical function as the N3600 Model A10,

but with the addition of a second processor control module (PCM) and the

Clustered Failover (CFO) licensed function. The Model A20 also supports a

maximum of 104 drives. The Model A20 consists of two PCMs that are designed to

provide failover and failback function, helping improve overall availability. The Model

A20 is a 4U rack-mountable storage controller.

The Model A20 includes:



v Four integrated gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 ports

v Four integrated 4-Gbps SFF Fibre Channel ports

v Two PCIe expansion slots







For the Model A20, the maximum number of additional expansion adapters is two.

The Model A20 supports a maximum of one dual-path Fibre Channel loop. The

Model A20 can be upgraded to a maximum of eight gigabit Ethernet ports via the

addition of two optional dual-port gigabit Ethernet NIC (feature number 1012 or

1013).


The N3600 storage controller Models A10 and A20 can attach a maximum of two

storage expansion units, either EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000.

The EXN1000 storage expansion unit provides a 3U rack-mountable disk enclosure

containing a minimum of 5, up to a maximum of 14, serial advanced technology

attachment (SATA) disk drives, either in 250 GB, 500 GB, 750 GB, or 1 GB physical

capacities. The EXN2000 and EXN4000 storage expansion units provide a 3U

rack-mountable disk enclosure containing a minimum of 5, up to a maximum of 14,

Fibre Channel disk drives. The EXN2000 and EXN4000 support the following Fibre

Channel disk drive speeds and capacities:



Each storage expansion unit contains a maximum of 14 disk drives, all of a

particular type (rotational speed and capacity). For the initial order of the IBM


System Storage N3600, you may not include storage expansion units containing

more than two types (rotational speed and capacity) of disk drives.

The maximum raw storage capacity of the N3600 system is determined by the

number of disk drives supported. The N3600 Model A10 and Model A20 each

support a maximum of 104 hard disk drives (20 internal and 84 via storage

expansion units).




Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity

Internal 144 GB SAS

disk drives

n/a 20 2.88 TB

Internal 300 GB SAS

disk drives

n/a 20 6.00 TB


disk drives

n/a 20 10 TB


disk drives

n/a 20 15 TB

Internal 1 TB SATA disk

drives

n/a 20 20 TB

EXN1000 250 GB SATA

disk drives

6 84 21.00 TB

EXN1000 500 GB SATA

disk drives

6 84 42.00 TB

EXN1000 750 GB SATA

disk drives

6 84 63.00 TB


drives

6 84 84 TB


Channel disk

drives

6 84 12.09 TB


Channel disk

drives

6 84 25.20 TB


Channel disk

drives

6 84 12.09 TB


Channel disk

drives

6 84 25.20 TB

EXN1000 SATA storage expansion units must not share a Fibre Channel loop with

EXN2000 or EXN4000 Fibre Channel storage expansion units.


N3600 feature codes



Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)

adapter (optical)

2862 A10, A20 1012

Dual-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet

adapter (copper)

2862 A10, A20 1013

Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel

HBA for disk attachment

2862 A10, A20 1014


HBA for tape attachment

2862 A10, A20 1015

Dual-port GbE iSCSI adapter

(optical)

2862 A10, A20 1021

Dual-port SCSI Ultra320 HBA for

tape attachment

2862 A10, A20 1024

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI

Target Adapter (copper)

2862 A10, A20 1026

Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel


2862 A10, A20 1029

4-Gbps SFP GBIC 2862 A10, A20 2011

144 GB, 15K RPM SAS HDD 2862 A10, A20 4014

300 GB, 15K RPM SAS HDD 2862 A10, A20 4015

500 GB SATA HDD 2862 A10, A20 4018

750 GB SATA HDD 2862 A10, A20 4019

1 TB SATA HDD 2862 A10, A20 4020

HDD Blank Panel 2862 A10, A20 4099




The power cord features for the N3600 are listed in Appendix B, “Power cord list for

N series storage systems,” on page 123.


The N3700 consists of the Model A10 or Model A20, and its associated software.

The Model A10 is designed to provide a single node filer with NFS, CIFS, iSCSI

and FCP support in a 3U, integrated filer mounted in a standard 19-inch rack. This

base chassis includes redundant hot-plug power supplies with fans and two

integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports.

The N3700 Model A10 is capable of being upgraded to an N3700 Model A20. The

Model A20 is designed to provide identical function as the N3700 Model A10, but

with the addition of the Clustered Failover (CFO) software feature. The N3700

Model A20 consists of two processing nodes in the same enclosure that are

designed to provide failover and failback function, helping improve overall reliability.


The N3700 can be configured with as few as four disk drives in the Model A10 and

eight in the Model A20, up to a maximum of 14 disk drives (28 disk drives in the

A20). Disk drive types include 72 GB (10,000 or 15,000 rpm), 144 GB (10,000 or

15,000 rpm), and 300 GB (10,000 rpm). Within any single N3700, all disk drives

must be of the same type.

Note: Any N3700 drive bays that do not contain hard disk drives must be

populated with drive blank covers (feature 4099) covering the remaining

drive bays.

The N3700 load board feature enables the N3700 (A10 and A20) to operate in a

SATA-only storage environment. If the N3700 load board is ordered, the N3700 is

ordered with no Fibre Channel hard drives and only EXN1000s (SATA drives) are

attached to the storage controller. For more information about the N3700 load

board, see “Connecting expansion units to the N3700” on page 15.

Attention: If your N3700 storage system shipped with load boards, exactly two

N3700 load boards (FC 4020) and 12 HDD blank fillers (FC 4099) are installed in

the system. The two load boards must be installed in bays 0 and 1.



Understanding the differences between early and current N3700 CPU

modules

N3700 storage systems with system serial numbers between 13-00001 and

13-01000 shipped with an early CPU module design. (In general, these are N3700

systems that shipped prior to January 31, 2006.) Current N3700 systems (with

system serial numbers 13-01001 and higher) ship with the current CPU module

design, which uses different Fibre Channel connectors. (In general, these are

N3700 systems that shipped after January 31, 2006.)

Regardless of the CPU module design, all N3700 storage systems offer the same

functionality. Field repairs or upgrades may use the current CPU module design on

any N3700 system.

The early CPU module is easily distinguished from the current CPU module design

by the rear port labeling, shown in Figure 2. The early CPU module uses an

integrated SFP for Fibre Channel Port C (used for third-party devices), and it uses a

special HSS connector for Fibre Channel Port B to connect the N3700 to expansion

units.

The current CPU module design uses pluggable SFP connections for both Fibre

Channel ports. The current CPU module labeling is shown in Figure 3 on page 15.

The SFP required for connections to the Fibre Channel Port C (used for third-party

devices) is included with all N3700s that ship with the current CPU module design.

Example: No additional disk shelves

Figure 2. Port labeling for early N3700 CPU module designs


For Port B (used for connections to expansion units), an SFP is required only for

connections using optical cables (recommended). The SFP for Port B is shipped

with the cables ordered with your expansion unit.

Attention: Depending on the design of your N3700 CPU module, direct

connections to expansion units must be made with either Fibre Channel copper

cables or Fibre Channel optical cables, as described in the following bullets:

v For direct connections to N3700 early CPU module designs: Use

NAS-to-EXP Fibre Channel copper cables (FC 2020 or 2022). For attachment to

an N3700 Model A10, one NAS-to-EXP Fibre Channel copper cable is required.

For attachment to an N3700 Model A20, two NAS-to-EXP Fibre Channel copper

cables are required.

v For direct connections to N3700 current CPU module designs: Use an

LC-to-LC Fibre Channel optical cable and two SFPs for attachment to an N3700

Model A10. Use two LC-to-LC Fibre Channel optical cables and four SFPs for

attachment to an N3700 Model A20.


Physical capacity of the N3700 can be scaled up to 16.8 TB with the attachment of

up to three IBM System Storage N series EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000

expansion units.

v EXN4000 expansion units can be configured with as few as four disk drives, up

to a maximum of 14, Fibre Channel disk drives of 144-GB or 300-GB physical

capacity.

v EXN2000 expansion units can be configured with as few as four disk drives, up

to a maximum of 14, Fibre Channel disk drives of 72-GB, 144-GB, or 300-GB

physical capacity.

v EXN1000 expansion units can be configured with a minimum of five, up to a

maximum of 14, SATA disk drives of the same capacity. SATA disk drives are

available in 250-GB, 320-GB, 500-GB, 750-GB, and 1-TB capacities.

Note: Any expansion unit drive bays that do not contain hard disk drives must be

populated with drive blank covers (feature 4099) covering the remaining

drive bays.

The N3700 does not support the attachment of mixed expansion unit types. All

expansion units connected to a single N3700 must be either EXN4000s, EXN2000s

or EXN1000s.

Attention: Depending on the CPU module design of your N3700 storage system,

direct connections to expansion units must be made with either Fibre Channel

copper cables or Fibre Channel optical cables, as described in “Understanding the

differences between early and current N3700 CPU modules” on page 14.

C BATerm

On

Off

B

Example: No additional disk shelves

Figure 3. Port labeling for current N3700 CPU module designs


The N3700 supports a maximum of three storage expansion units for a total of 56

disk drives (including the possible fourteen disk drives in the N3700) and a

maximum raw physical storage capacity of 16.8 TB. If attaching EXN1000 SATA

storage expansion units to the N3700, the N3700 base unit must either:

v have the minimum number of Fibre Channel disk drives installed (four for a

Model A10 and eight for a Model A20); or

v have two N3700 load boards (FC 4020) and 12 HDD blank fillers (FC 4099)

In the case where the objective is to have as much low cost SATA storage as

possible, the N3700 can be configured with no Fibre Channel disk drives. In order

to configure the N3700 system (the base unit and expansion units) with no Fibre

Channel disk drives, you must order two HDD load boards (FC 4020) and 12 HDD

blank fillers (FC 4099).




Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives (including

14 in N3700)

Maximum

physical

capacity

EXN4000 144-GB Fibre

Channel disk

drives

3 56 8 TB


Channel disk

drives

3 56 16.8 TB

EXN2000 72-GB Fibre

Channel disk

drives

3 56 4 TB


Channel disk

drives

3 56 8 TB


Channel disk

drives

3 56 16.8 TB

EXN1000 250-GB SATA disk

drives

3 56 10.5 TB

1


drives

3 56 13.44 TB1


drives

3 56 14 TB1


drives

3 56 16 TB

1


drives

3 56 16 TB

1

1 This number does not include the fourteen possible Fibre Channel disk drives that can be

installed in the N3700 base unit. When the capacity of the Fibre Channel disk drives in the

base N3700 unit is added to this number, the total capacity must not exceed 16.8 TB.


N3700 feature codes



72-GB, 10K rpm Fibre Channel

HDD

2863 A10, A20 4000


HDD

2863 A10, A20 4001


HDD

2863 A10, A20 4002


HDD

2863 A10, A20 4003


HDD

2863 A10, A20 4004

N3700 load board 2863 A10, A20 4020

Drive Blank Cover 2863 A10, A20 4099




The power cord features for the N3700 filer are listed in Appendix B, “Power cord

list for N series storage systems,” on page 123.

N5200 filer hardware features

The IBM System Storage N5200 filers consist of the Model A10 and Model A20,

and associated software.

The N5200 filers are designed to interoperate with products capable of data

transmission in the industry-standard iSCSI, CIFS, FCP and NFS protocols. These

include the IBM Eserver System p, System i (NFS only), System x and System z

(NFS only) servers. Details and current information on N5200 interoperability is

available at:




N5200 A10

The N5200 Model A10 is designed to provide a single node filer with NFS, CIFS,

FCP and iSCSI support in a 3U filer mounted in a standard 19-inch rack.

The N5200 Model A10 does not include storage in the base chassis. The base

chassis includes:

v One Intel® 2.8 GHz Xeon® processor

v 2 GB of ECC memory

v 512 MB of non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM)

v Four integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports



v Four integrated 2-Gbps Fibre Channel ports that can be configured as targets or

initiators

v Redundant hot-plug integrated power supplies with fans

v Redundant cooling fans

v Three PCI-X expansion slots for additional Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

(HBAs) or Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NICs)

v Front LCD message display

For the N5200 Model A10, the maximum number of all additional PCI-X adapters is

three.




The Model A10 can have a maximum of four dual-path (redundant) Fibre Channel

storage loops for attaching storage expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000, and

EXN4000). On the Model A10, in order to have the maximum number of dual-path

Fibre Channel storage loops, two additional dual-port Fibre Channel HBAs for Disk

Attachment (FC 1004) are needed. The four onboard 2-Gbps Fibre Channel ports

can be configured as either FCP Initiators for attaching disk storage expansion units

(EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000) or as FCP targets for attaching to Fibre

Channel application hosts (attached either directly or through a Fibre Channel

SAN). If some of the onboard Fibre Channel ports are configured as FCP targets,

then more than two dual-port Fibre Channel HBAs for Disk Attachment (FC 1004)

are required to reach the maximum of four dual-path Fibre Channel storage loops

for disk storage expansion units.

The Model A10 can be upgraded to a maximum of ten 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports

via the addition of three optional dual-port fiber Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface

cards (NICs) (feature number 1003) or 16 10/100/100 Ethernet ports via the

addition of three optional quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet NICs (feature number

1007).

The Model A10 may be upgraded to a Model A20. The upgrade from a Model A10

to a Model A20 is a disruptive upgrade.

N5200 A20


A10, but with the addition of a second processing node and the Clustered Failover

(CFO) software feature. The Model A20 consists of two processing nodes that are

designed to provide failover and failback function, helping improve overall

availability. For the Model A20, each processing node is a 3U rack-mountable filer.

Therefore, the Model A20 occupies a total of 6U of rack space.


v Two Intel 2.8 GHz Xeon processors, one per node

v 4 GB of ECC memory, 2 GB per node

v 1 GB of non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), 512 MB per node

v Eight integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, four per node

v Eight integrated 2-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, four per node, that can be

configured as targets or initiators

v Four redundant hot-plug integrated power supplies with fans, two per node



v Six PCI-X expansion slots for additional Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

(HBAs) or Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NICs), three per node

(always ordered and installed in pairs)

v Infiniband (IB) cluster cable, which attaches to the NVRAM5 adapter, between

the two processing N5000 nodes



six.




The Model A20 can have a maximum of eight dual-path (redundant) Fibre Channel

storage loops for attaching storage expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000, and

EXN4000). On the Model A20, in order to have the maximum number of dual-path

Fibre Channel storage loops, four additional dual-port Fibre Channel HBAs for Disk

Attachment (FC 1004), two per node, are needed. The onboard 2-Gbps Fibre

Channel ports can be configured as either FCP Initiators for attaching disk storage

expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000) or as FCP targets for attaching

to Fibre Channel application hosts (attached either directly or through a Fibre

Channel SAN). If some of the onboard Fibre Channel ports are configured as FCP

targets, then more than four dual-port Fibre Channel HBAs for Disk Attachment (FC

1004) are required to reach the maximum of eight dual-path Fibre Channel storage

loops for disk storage expansion units.

The N5200 Model A20 can be upgraded to a maximum of 20 10/100/1000 Ethernet

ports via the addition of six optional dual-port fiber Gigabit Ethernet NICs (feature

number 1003) or 32 10/100/100 Ethernet ports via the addition of six optional

quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet NICs (feature number 1007).

The physical proximity of the two processing nodes within a Model A20 (with

respect to each other) is determined by which Infiniband cluster interconnect cables

are ordered (feature numbers 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040 and 1041). Optical cables

(feature numbers 1040 and 1041) also require feature number 1042.

Connecting expansion units to the N5200 filer

The N5200 filer Models A10 and A20 require at least one storage expansion unit

per node, either an EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000.

Within a single EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000 expansion unit, all disk drives

must be of a particular type (rotational speed/capacity). Although the original order

for expansion units may contain expansion units with no more than two different

types (rotational speed/capacity) of disk drives, later upgrades to add additional

expansion units do not have to meet this requirement.

The maximum raw storage capacity of the N5200 system varies depending on the

type of disk storage expansion unit (SATA or Fibre Channel) and the capacity of

disk drives used. Table 10 on page 20 describes the maximum supported total

physical storage capacity for both the N5200.


Table 10. N5200 filer raw storage capacity

Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity


drives

12 168 42 TB


drives

12 168 53.76 TB


drives

12 168 84 TB


drives

12 112 84 TB


drives

12 84 84 TB

EXN2000 72-GB Fibre

Channel disk

drives

12 168 12 TB


Channel disk

drives

12 168 24 TB


Channel disk

drives

12 168 50 TB


Channel disk

drives

12 168 24 TB


Channel disk

drives

12 168 50 TB

EXN1000 SATA storage expansion units and EXN2000/EXN4000 Fibre Channel

storage expansion units must not share Fibre Channel loops. A maximum of six

storage expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000) are supported on a

single Fibre Channel loop.

Dual-path Fibre Channel cabling is supported for the N5200 filer. Dual-path Fibre

Channel cabling is designed to improve reliability, availability and serviceability of

the expansion units attached to the storage controller by creating two redundant

paths from each storage controller to each loop of the expansion units. For more

information about using dual-path Fibre Channel cabling, see the Installation and

Setup Instructions that came with your system.

N5200 filer feature codes

Table 11. N5200 filer feature codes


Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter

(optical)

2864 A10, A20 1003

Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for

Disk Attachment (filer)

2864 A10, A20 1004


Table 11. N5200 filer feature codes (continued)



Tape

2864 A10, A20 1005


Disk Attachment (gateways and

MetroCluster filer configurations)

2864 A20 1006

Quad-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet

adapter (copper)

2864 A10, A20 1007

Single-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10

GbE) adapter (optical)

2864 A10, A20 1008

Quad-Port GbE TOE NIC (copper) 2864 A10, A20 1009

Dual-port GbE iSCSI target

adapter (copper)

2864 A10, A20 1010


adapter (optical)

2864 A10, A20 1011

SCSI Ultra320 Dual-Channel LVD

Tape Adapter

2864 A10, A20 1016

Dual-port MetroCluster VI Fibre

Channel HBA

2864 A20 1018


target HBA

2864 A10, A20 1019


adapter (copper)

2864 A10, A20 1020


HBA for Disk

2864 A10, A20 1027

SnapMirror over Fibre Channel

HBA

2864 A10, A20 1034

2m Copper Cluster 4X IB cable 2864 A20 1037



5m Fiber Cluster 4X IB cable 2864 A20 1040


Copper-Fiber Converter 2864 A20 1042

5m 50-micron MMF Cable1 2864 A10, A20 1045

30m 50-micron MMF Cable1 2864 A10, A20 1046

1 For use with the single-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) adapter (optical) (1008).

Table 12. N5200 filer installation features codes






N5200 gateway hardware features

The IBM System Storage N5200 gateways consist of the Model G10 and Model

G20, and associated software.

The N5200 gateways are designed to interoperate with products capable of data




available at:




For more information about planning for your N series gateway system, refer to the

IBM System Storage N series Gateway Planning Guide for your version of Data

ONTAP.

N5200 G10

The N5200 Model G10 is designed to provide a single node gateway with NFS,

CIFS, FCP and iSCSI support in a 3U gateway mounted in a standard 19-inch rack.

The N5200 Model G10 gateway does not include storage in the base chassis. The

base chassis includes:

v One Intel 2.8 GHz Xeon processor





initiators






For the N5200 Model G10, the maximum number of all additional PCI-X adapters is

three.




The onboard 2-Gbps Fibre Channel ports can be configured as either FCP initiators

for attaching to SAN storage or as FCP targets for attaching to Fibre Channel

application hosts (attached either directly or through a Fibre Channel SAN).

The Model G10 can be upgraded to a maximum of ten 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports

via the addition of three optional dual-port fiber Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface



cards (NICs) (feature number 1003) or 16 10/100/100 Ethernet ports via the

addition of three optional quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet NICs (feature number

1007).

N5200 G20

The N5200 Model G20 is designed to provide identical function as the N5200 Model

G10, but with the addition of a second processing node and the Clustered Failover

(CFO) software feature. The Model G20 consists of two processing nodes that are


availability. For the Model G20, each processing node is a 3U rack-mountable

gateway. Therefore, the Model G20 occupies a total of 6U of rack space.

The N5200 Model G20 includes:

v Two Intel 2.8 GHz Xeon processors, one per node















six.







The Model G20 can be upgraded to a maximum of 20 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports

via the addition of six optional dual-port fiber Gigabit Ethernet NICs (feature number

1003) or 32 10/100/100 Ethernet ports via the addition of six optional quad-port

copper Gigabit Ethernet NICs (feature number 1007).

The physical proximity of the two processing nodes within a Model G20 (with




Connecting a gateway to external storage

You must use fiber optic cables to connect a gateway to external storage on a Fibre

Channel SAN.


See the Interoperability Matrix at the following Web site for supported devices for

your N5000 series gateway.


Refer to the documentation for your external storage for additional information.

N5200 gateway feature codes

Table 13. N5200 gateway feature codes



(optical)

2864 G10, G20 1003


Tape

2864 G10, G20 1005




2864 G10, G20 1006


adapter (copper)

2864 G10, G20 1007


GbE) (optical)

2864 G10, G20 1008


Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter

(copper)

2864 G10, G20 1010


(optical)

2864 G10, G20 1011


Tape Adapter

2864 G10, G20 1016


Channel HBA

2864 G20 1018


target HBA

2864 G10, G20 1019


adapter (copper)

2864 G10, G20 1020


HBA

2864 G10, G20 1034

2m Copper Cluster 4X IB cable 2864 G20 1037



5m Fiber Cluster 4X IB cable 2864 G20 1040


Copper-Fiber Converter 2864 G20 1042

5m 50-micron MMF Cable 2864 G10, G20 1045


4-Gbps Extended Long-wave SFP 2864 G20 1050




Table 14. N5200 gateway installation features codes


Field install rack mount kit 2864 G10, G20 9202

The power cord features for the N5200 gateway are listed in Appendix B, “Power

cord list for N series storage systems,” on page 123.


The IBM System Storage N5300 filers consist of the Model A10 or Model A20, and

associated software.





available at:




N5300 A10

The N5300 Model A10 is designed to provide a single-node filer with NFS, CIFS,

FCP, and iSCSI support in a 3U filer mounted in a standard 19-inch rack. The

N5300 Model A10 does not include disk storage in the base chassis. This base

chassis includes:






initiators



v Three PCI-Express (PCIe) expansion slots for additional Fibre Channel Host Bus

Adapters (HBAs) or Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NICs)




All the adapter card slots of the N5300 are PCI-Express (PCIe) slots. For the

N5300 Model A10, the maximum number of all additional PCIe adapters is three. A

fourth expansion slot is used for the standard (included with the N5300) 512 MB

NVRAM adapter card.

Note: The PCIe adapters supported by the N5300 storage system are described in

Appendix G, “Optional adapter cards supported by N5300 and N5600

systems,” on page 157.



The Model A10 can be upgraded to a maximum of five dual-path Fibre Channel

loops (10 Fibre Channel ports) via the addition of three optional Fibre Channel

HBAs for Disk Attachment (feature number 1014). The five loops will support a

maximum of 252 total disk drives.

The Model A10 can be up upgraded to a maximum of 16 gigabit Ethernet ports via

the addition of three optional quad-port copper NICs (feature number 1022 or

1023).

The Model A10 may be upgraded to an N5300 Model A20. The upgrade from a

Model A10 to a Model A20 is a disruptive upgrade.

Note: It is not possible to upgrade an N5200 or N5500 storage system to an

N5300 storage system.

N5300 A20

The N5300 Model A20 is designed to provide identical function as the Model A10,

but with the addition of a second processing node and the Clustered Failover (CFO)

software feature. The Model A20 consists of two processing nodes that are

designed to provide takeover and failback function, helping improve overall


Therefore, the N5300 Model A20 occupies a total of 6U of rack space.


v Four 2.4 GHz 64-bit processors

v 8 GB of DDR-400 ECC memory

v 1 GB (512 MB per node) of non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM)

v Eight integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports

v Eight integrated 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports that can be configured as targets or

initiators



v Six PCI-Express (PCIe) expansion slots for additional Fibre Channel Host Bus






N5300 Model A20, the maximum number of all additional PCIe adapters is six.




The Model A20 can be upgraded to a maximum of ten dual-path Fibre Channel

loops (20 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports) via the addition of six optional Fibre Channel

HBA for Disk Attachments (feature number 1014). The ten loops will support a

maximum of 252 total disk drives.

The Model A20 can be upgraded to a maximum of 32 Gigabit Ethernet ports via the

addition of six optional quad-port copper gigabit Ethernet NICs (feature number

1022 or 1023).







Both N5300 filer models require the addition of at least one storage expansion unit,

either an EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000.






The maximum physical storage capacity of the N5300 system varies depending on

the type of disk storage expansion unit (SATA or Fibre Channel) and the capacity of

disk drives used. Table 15 describes the maximum supported total physical storage

capacity for the N5300.


Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity


drives

24 336 84 TB


drives

24 336 168 TB


drives

24 336 252 TB


drives

24 336 336 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 48.384 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 100.8 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 48.384 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 100.8 TB














Feature Code Description Machine Model

Feature

Code

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet

adapter (optical)

2869 A10, A20 1012


adapter (copper)

2869 A10, A20 1013



2869 A10, A20 1014



2869 A10, A20 1015


target HBA

2869 A10, A20 1017


(optical)

2869 A10, A20 1021

Quad-port GbE Ethernet TOE

adapter (copper)

2869 A10, A20 1022

Quad-port GbE Ethernet adapter

(copper)

2869 A10, A20 1023


tape attachment

2869 A10, A20 1024



2869 A10, A20 1026



2869 A10, A20 1029

Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet

adapter

2869 A10, A20 1031

Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA

(A20/G20 models only)

2869 A20 1032


HBA

2869 A10, A20 1033


HBA for tape and disk

attachment

2869 A10, A20 1035








Table 17. N5300 filer installation feature codes








The Model G10 is designed to provide a single node gateway with NFS, CIFS, FCP

and iSCSI support in a 3U gateway mounted in a standard 19-inch rack. The Model

G20 provides an active/active dual-node base unit.




(NFS only) servers. Details and current information on N5300 gateway

interoperability is available at:






ONTAP.

N5300 Model G10



v Two AMD 2.4 GHz 64-bit Opteron processors (per node), each with 1 MB of level

2 cache

v Four GB random access ECC memory

v Up to five backend Fibre Channel loops per node


v 252 logical unit numbers (LUNs) support for both Model G10 and Model G20

v Four integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports (ten with the addition of expansion

HBA features)


initiators









N5300 Model G10, the maximum number of all additional PCIe adapters is three.




The Model G10 may be upgraded to a Model G20. The upgrade from a Model G10

to a Model G20 is a disruptive upgrade.

N5300 Model G20








v Four AMD 2.4 GHz 64-bit Opteron processors (per node), each with 1 MB of

level 2 cache

v Eight GB random access ECC memory

v Up to ten backend Fibre Channel loops

v 1 GB of non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM)



HBA features)


initiators




Adapters (HBAs) or Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NICs), three per

node (always ordered and installed in pairs)




All the adapter card slots of the N5300 are PCI-Express (PCIe) slots. The maximum

number of adapters that may be added to the N5300 Model G20 is six. When

adapter cards are ordered for the Model G20 on the initial order, they must be

ordered and added in pairs, one per node, so that both nodes are populated with

the same number of each type of PCIe adapters.











Channel SAN.


your N5000 series gateway system.







adapter (optical)

2869 G10, G20 1012


adapter (copper)

2869 G10, G20 1013


HBA - Disk

2869 G10, G20 1014


HBA - Tape

2869 G10, G20 1015


HBA-Target

2869 G10, G20 1017


(optical)

2869 G10, G20 1021


adapter (copper)

2869 G10, G20 1022


(copper)

2869 G10, G20 1023


tape attachment

2869 G10, G20 1024



2869 G10, G20 1026

Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet adapter 2869 G10, G20 1031

Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA 2869 G20 1032


HBA

2869 G10, G20 1033






















available at:




N5500 A10



N5500 filer does not include disk storage in the base chassis. This base chassis

includes:

v Two Intel 2.8 GHz Xeon processors





initiators







three.




The N5500 Model A10 can have a maximum of four dual-path (redundant) Fibre

Channel storage loops for attaching storage expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000,

and EXN4000). On the Model A10, in order to have the maximum number of

dual-path Fibre Channel storage loops, two additional dual-port Fibre Channel



HBAs for Disk Attachment (FC 1004) are needed. The onboard 2-Gbps Fibre

Channel ports can be configured as either FCP Initiators for attaching disk storage

expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000) or as FCP targets for attaching

to Fibre Channel application hosts (attached either directly or through a Fibre

Channel SAN). If some of the onboard Fibre Channel ports are configured as FCP

targets, then more than two dual-port Fibre Channel HBAs for Disk Attachment (FC

1004) are required to reach the maximum of four dual-path Fibre Channel storage

loops for disk storage expansion units.

The N5500 Model A10 can be upgraded to a maximum of ten 10/100/1000 Ethernet

ports via the addition of three optional dual-port fiber Gigabit Ethernet Network

Interface cards (NICs) (feature number 1003) or 16 10/100/100 Ethernet ports via

the addition of three optional quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet NICs (feature

number 1007).



N5500 A20



software feature. The N5500 Model A20 consists of two processing nodes that are




Note: It is not possible to upgrade an N5200 storage system to an N5500 storage

system.


v Four Intel 2.8 GHz Xeon processors, two per node















six.





The N5500 Model A20 can have a maximum of eight dual-path (redundant) Fibre

Channel storage loops for attaching storage expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000,

and EXN4000). On the Model A20, in order to have the maximum number of

dual-path Fibre Channel storage loops, four additional dual-port Fibre Channel

HBAs for Disk Attachment (FC 1004), two per node, are needed. The onboard

2-Gbps Fibre Channel ports can be configured as either FCP Initiators for attaching

disk storage expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000) or as FCP targets

for attaching to Fibre Channel application hosts (attached either directly or through

a Fibre Channel SAN). If some of the onboard Fibre Channel ports are configured

as FCP targets, then more than four dual-port Fibre Channel HBAs for Disk

Attachment (FC 1004) are required to reach the maximum of eight dual-path Fibre

Channel storage loops for disk storage expansion units.

The N5500 Model A20 can be upgraded to a maximum of 20 10/100/1000 Ethernet


















disk drives used. Table 20 describes the maximum supported total physical storage

capacity for the N5500.


Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity


drives

24 336 84 TB


drives

24 336 107.52 TB


drives

24 336 168 TB


drives

24 224 168 TB


drives

24 168 168 TB


Table 20. N5500 raw storage capacity (continued)

Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity

EXN2000 72-GB Fibre

Channel disk

drives

24 336 24 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 48 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 100.8 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 48 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 100.8 TB

EXN1000 SATA storage expansion units and EXN2000 or EXN4000 Fibre Channel














(optical)

2865 A10, A20 1003


Disk Attachment (filer)

2865 A10, A20 1004


Tape

2865 A10, A20 1005




2865 A20 1006


adapter (copper)

2865 A10, A20 1007


GbE) (optical)

2865 A10, A20 1008






adapter (copper)

2865 A10, A20 1010


adapter (optical)

2865 A10, A20 1011


Tape Adapter

2865 A10, A20 1016


Channel HBA

2865 A20 1018


target HBA

2865 A10, A20 1019


adapter (copper)

2865 A10, A20 1020


HBA for Disk

2865 A10, A20 1027


HBA

2865 A10, A20 1034







5m 50-micron MMF Cable 2865 A10, A20 1045

30m 50-micron MMF Cable 2865 A10, A20 1046








The IBM System Storage N5500 gateways consist of the Model G10 or Model G20,

and associated software.





ONTAP.


N5500 G10

The N5500 Model G10 is designed to provide a single-node gateway with NFS,

CIFS, FCP, and iSCSI support in a 3U gateway mounted in a standard 19-inch

rack. The N5500 gateway does not include disk storage in the base chassis. This


v Two Intel 2.8 GHz Xeon processors





initiators







three.







The N5500 Model G10 can be upgraded to a maximum of ten 10/100/1000

Ethernet ports via the addition of three optional dual-port fiber Gigabit Ethernet

Network Interface cards (NICs) (feature number 1003) or 16 10/100/100 Ethernet

ports via the addition of three optional quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet NICs

(feature number 1007).

Note: It is not possible to upgrade an N5200 storage system to an N5500 storage

system.

N5500 G20

The N5500 Model G20 is designed to provide identical function as the Model G10,


software feature. The N5500 Model G20 consists of two processing nodes that are


availability. For the Model G20, each processing node is a 3U rack-mountable filer.

Therefore, the Model G20 occupies a total of 6U of rack space.


v Four Intel 2.8 GHz Xeon processors, two per node
















six.







The N5500 Model G20 can be upgraded to a maximum of 20 10/100/1000 Ethernet










Channel SAN.









(optical)

2865 G10, G20 1003


Tape

2865 G10, G20 1005



Table 23. N5500 gateway feature codes (continued)





2865 G10, G20 1006


adapter (copper)

2865 G10, G20 1007


GbE) (optical)

2865 G10, G20 1008



(copper)

2865 G10, G20 1010


(optical)

2865 G10, G20 1011


Tape Adapter

2865 G10, G20 1016


Channel HBA

2865 G20 1018


target HBA

2865 G10, G20 1019


adapter (copper)

2865 G10, G20 1020


HBA

2865 G10, G20 1034











Table 24. N5500 gateway installation feature codes













available at:




N5600 A10



N5600 filer does not include disk storage in the base chassis. This base chassis

includes:






initiators








For the N5600 Model A10, the maximum number of all additional PCIe adapters is

three. A fourth expansion slot is used for the standard (included with the N5600)

512 MB NVRAM adapter card.




The N5600 Model A10 can be upgraded to a maximum of five dual-path Fibre

Channel loops (10 Fibre Channel ports) via the addition of three optional Fibre

Channel HBAs for Disk Attachment (feature number 1014). The five loops will

support a maximum of 420 total disk drives.

The Model A10 can be up upgraded to a maximum of 16 gigabit Ethernet ports via

the addition of three optional quad-port copper NICs (feature number 1022 or

1023).



Note: It is not possible to upgrade an N5200 or N5500 storage system to an

N5600 storage system.



N5600 A20



software feature. The N5600 Model A20 consists of two processing nodes that are





v Four 1.8 GHz 64-bit processors


v 1 GB (512 MB per node) of non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM)

v Eight integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports


initiators








For the N5600 Model A20, the maximum number of all additional PCIe adapters is

six.




The Model A20 can be upgraded to a maximum of ten dual-path Fibre Channel

loops (20 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports) via the addition of six optional Fibre Channel

HBA for Disk Attachments (feature number 1014).


addition of six optional quad-port copper gigabit Ethernet NICs (feature number

1022 or 1023).
















disk drives used. The following tables describes the maximum supported total

physical storage capacity for the N5600.

Table 25. N5600 raw storage capacity (without redundant cabling)

Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity


drives

36 504 126 TB


drives

36 504 252 TB


drives

36 504 378 TB


drives

36 504 504 TB


Channel disk

drives

36 504 72.57 TB


Channel disk

drives

36 504 151.2 TB


Channel disk

drives

36 504 72.57 TB


Channel disk

drives

36 504 151.2 TB

Table 26. N5600 raw storage capacity (with redundant cabling)

Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity


drives

24 336 84 TB


drives

24 336 168 TB


drives

24 336 252 TB


drives

24 336 336 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 48.38 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 100.8 TB


Channel disk

drives

24 336 48.38 TB


Table 26. N5600 raw storage capacity (with redundant cabling) (continued)

Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity


Channel disk

drives

24 336 100.8 TB














Feature

Code

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet

adapter (optical)

2868 A10, A20 1012


adapter (copper)

2868 A10, A20 1013



2868 A10, A20 1014



2868 A10, A20 1015


target HBA

2868 A10, A20 1017


(optical)

2868 A10, A20 1021


adapter (copper)

2868 A10, A20 1022


(copper)

2868 A10, A20 1023


tape attachment

2869 A10, A20 1024



2868 A10, A20 1026



2868 A10, A20 1029

Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet

adapter

2868 A10, A20 1031

Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA

(A20/G20 models only)

2868 A20 1032




Feature

Code


HBA

2868 A10, A20 1033


HBA for tape and disk

attachment

2868 A10, A20 1035















The N5600 Model G10 is designed to provide a single node gateway with NFS,

CIFS, FCP and iSCSI support in a 3U gateway mounted in a standard 19-inch rack.

The N5600 Model G20 provides an active/active dual-node base unit.




(NFS only) servers. The most current information on N5600 gateway interoperability

is available at:






ONTAP.

N5600 Model G10



v Two AMD 1.8 GHz 64-bit Opteron processors, each with 1 MB of level 2 cache



v 8 GB of DDR-400 memory

v Up to five backend Fibre Channel loops per node




HBA features)


initiators







N5600 Model G10, the maximum number of all additional PCIe adapters is three.






N5600 Model G20








v Four AMD 1.8 GHz 64-bit Opteron processors, each with 1 MB of level 2 cache


v Up to ten backend Fibre Channel loops



v Eight integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports (20 with the addition of expansion

HBA features)


initiators




Adapters (HBAs) or Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NICs), three per

node (always ordered and installed in pairs)





All the adapter card slots of the N5600 are PCI-Express (PCIe) slots. The maximum

number of adapters that may be added to the Model G20 is six. When adapter

cards are ordered for Model G20 on the initial order, they must be ordered and

added in pairs, one per node, so that both nodes are populated with the same

number of each type of PCIe adapters.










Channel SAN.









adapter (optical)

2868 G10, G20 1012


adapter (copper)

2868 G10, G20 1013


HBA - Disk

2868 G10, G20 1014


HBA - Tape

2868 G10, G20 1015


HBA - Target

2868 G10, G20 1017


(optical)

2868 G10, G20 1021


adapter (copper)

2868 G10, G20 1022


(copper)

2868 G10, G20 1023


tape attachment

2868 G10, G20 1024



2868 G10, G20 1026








HBA

2868 G10, G20 1033














The N7700 filer storage controllers consist of the Model A11 and Model A21 and


The IBM System Storage N7700 storage controllers are designed to interoperate

with products capable of data transmission in the industry-standard iSCSI, CIFS,

FCP and NFS protocols. These include the IBM Eserver System p, System i (NFS

only), System x, and System z (NFS only) servers.


your N7000 series filer system.




N7700 A11



is a 6U storage controller that must be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack. The

N7700 storage controller does not include storage in the base chassis. The base

chassis includes:

v Two AMD 2.6 GHz 64-bit Opteron 252 processors, each with 1 MB of level 2

cache



v Six integrated Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 ports

v Eight integrated 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports



v Dual redundant hot-plug integrated power supplies and cooling fans

v Three PCI-X expansion slots

v Six PCIe expansion slots (Five PCIe slots are available for customer use. One

PCIe slot is reserved for the NVRAM6 adapter.)


For the N7700 Model A11, the maximum number of additional expansion adapters

is eight (three PCI-X and five PCIe). One PCIe expansion slot is used for the

standard (included with the N7700) 512 MB NVRAM adapter card.




The N7700 Model A11 can be upgraded to a maximum of 14 dual-path (loop A and

loop B) Fibre Channel loops (28 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports) via the addition of

four optional Fibre Channel HBAs for Disk Attachment (feature numbers 1014,

1029, or 1035). The 14 loops will support a maximum of 840 total disk drives. The

Model A11 can be upgraded to a maximum of 14 Gigabit Ethernet ports via the

addition of two optional quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface cards

(NICs) (feature number 1009).



N7700 A21



(CFO) licensed function. The N7700 Model A21 supports a maximum of 840 drives,

32 GB of DDR-333 memory, and ten backend Fibre Channel loops. The Model A21

consists of two nodes that are designed to provide failover and failback function,

helping improve overall availability. For the Model A21, each node is a 6U

rack-mountable storage controller. Therefore, the Model A21 occupies a total of 12U

of rack space.

The Model A21 includes:

v Four AMD 2.6 GHz 64-bit Opteron 252 processors, each with 1 MB of level 2

cache


v 1 GB of NVRAM

v 12 integrated Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 ports

v 16 integrated 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports


v Six PCI-X expansion slots

v 12 PCIe expansion slots (Ten PCIe slots are available for customer use. Two

PCIe slots are reserved for NVRAM6 adapters.)



is 16 (six PCI-X and 10 PCIe). Two PCIe expansion slots are used for the standard

(included with the N7700) 512 MB NVRAM adapter cards.






loop B) Fibre Channel loops (28 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports) via the addition of two

optional Fibre Channel HBAs for Disk Attachment (feature number 1014, 1029, or

1035).


addition of four optional quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet NICs (feature number

1009).













The maximum raw storage capacity of the N7700 system is determined only by the

number of disk drives supported.


N7700.


Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity


drives

84 840 210 TB


drives

84 840 420 TB


drives

84 840 630 TB


drives1

84 840 840 TB

EXN2000 72-GB Fibre

Channel disk

drives

84 840 60.48 TB


Channel disk

drives

84 840 120.96 TB



Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity


Channel disk

drives

84 840 252 TB


Channel disk

drives

84 840 120.96 TB


Channel disk

drives

84 840 252 TB

1 The 1 TB SATA disk drive requires Data ONTAP 7.2.4 or later.



storage expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000, or EXN4000) is supported on a












GbE) TOE (optical)

2866 A11, A21 1008

Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)

TOE (copper)

2866 A11, A21 1009


iSCSI Target adapter (copper)

2866 A11, A21 1010


iSCSI Target adapter (optical)

2866 A11, A21 1011


(optical)

2866 A11, A21 1012


adapter (copper)

2866 A11, A21 1013



2866 A11, A21 1014



2866 A11, A21 1015

SCSI Ultra320 Dual-Channel Tape

adapter

2866 A11, A21 1016


Target HBA

2866 A11, A21 1017





(optical)

2866 A11, A21 1021


adapter (copper)

2866 A11, A21 1022


(copper)

2866 A11, A21 1023


tape attachment

2866 A11, A21 1024



2866 A11, A21 1026



2866 A11, A21 1029

Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet adapter 2866 A11, A21 1031

Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA 2866 A21 1032


HBA (PCIe)

2866 A11, A21 1033


HBA (PCI-X)

2866 A11, A21 1034


HBA for tape and disk attachment

2866 A11, A21 1035






Copper-fiber converter 2866 A21 1042

5m 50-micron MMF cable 2866 A21 1045


30m 50-micron MMF cable

(LC/SC)1

2866 A21 1047

5m 50-micron MMF cable (LC/SC)1 2866 A21 1048

4-Gbps extended longwave SFP 2866 A21 1050

1 For use with feature codes 1008 or 1031.



Plant install in 2101 rack 2866 A11, A21 9201







and associated software. Both N7700 gateway models require an existing external

storage infrastructure that can be heterogeneous. EXN expansion units may not be

attached to the N7700 gateways.





is available at:






ONTAP.

N7700 Model G11

The N7700 G11 is a 6U gateway that must be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack.

The gateway does not include storage in the base chassis. The base chassis

includes:

v Two AMD 2.6 GHz 64-bit Opteron 252 processors, each with 1 MB of level 2

cache









Note: The PCI adapters supported by the N7700 gateway are described in

Appendix H, “Optional adapter cards supported by N7000 series systems,”

on page 163.


v Support for a maximum of 840 LUNs



N7700 Model G21


G11, but with the addition of the Clustered Failover (CFO) function. The N7700

Model G21 consists of two active/active processing nodes that are designed to

provide a high-availability environment, helping improve overall reliability. For the



Model G21, each processing node is a 6U rack-mountable gateway. Therefore, the

Model G21 occupies a total of 12U of rack space.


v Four AMD 2.6 GHz 64-bit Opteron 252 processors, each with 1 MB of level 2

cache



v Twelve integrated Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 ports

v Sixteen integrated 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports (32 with the addition of expansion

HBA adapters)


v Six PCI-X expansion slots (thee per node)

v Twelve PCIe expansion slots (six per node). On each node, five PCIe slots are

available for customer use and one PCIe slot is reserved for the NVRAM6

adapter.

Note: The adapters supported by the N7700 gateway are described in


on page 163.

v Infiniband (IB) cluster cable, which attaches to the NVRAM6 adapters and

connects the two processing nodes



When adapter cards are ordered for the Model G21, they must be ordered and









Channel SAN.









GbE) TOE (optical)

2866 G11, G21 1008






TOE (copper)

2866 G11, G21 1009



2866 G11, G21 1010



2866 G11, G21 1011


(optical)

2866 G11, G21 1012


adapter (copper)

2866 G11, G21 1013



2866 G11, G21 1014



2866 G11, G21 1015


adapter

2866 G11, G21 1016


Target HBA

2866 G11, G21 1017


(optical)

2866 G11, G21 1021


adapter (copper)

2866 G11, G21 1022


(copper)

2866 G11, G21 1023


tape attachment

2866 G11, G21 1024



2866 G11, G21 1026



2866 G11, G21 1029




HBA PCIe

2866 G11, G21 1033


HBA (PCI-X)

2866 G11, G21 1034



2866 G11, G21 1035







5m 50-micron MMF cable 2866 G21 1045






(LC/SC)1

2866 G21 1047

5m 50-micron MMF cable (LC/SC)1 2866 G21 1048

4-Gbps extended longwave SFP 2866 G21 1050




Plant install in 2101 rack 2866 G11, G21 9201





The N7900 filer storage controllers consist of the Model A11 and Model A21 and

associated software. The IBM System Storage N7900 storage controllers are

designed to interoperate with products capable of data transmission in the

industry-standard iSCSI, CIFS, FCP and NFS protocols. These include the IBM

Eserver System p, System i (NFS only), System x, and System z (NFS only)

servers.


your N7000 series filer system.




N7900 A11



Model A11 is a 6U storage controller that must be mounted in a standard 19-inch

rack. The N7900 storage controller does not include storage in the base chassis.


v Four AMD 2.6 GHz Opteron 885 64-bit dual-core processors, each with 1 MB of

level 2 cache













is eight (three PCI-X and five PCIe). One PCIe expansion slot is used for the

standard (included with the N7900) 2 GB NVRAM adapter card.




The N7900 Model A11 can be upgraded to a maximum of 14 multi-path (loop A and



1029, or 1035). The 14 loops will support a maximum of 1176 total disk drives. The

Model A11 can be upgraded to a maximum of 14 Gigabit Ethernet ports via the

addition of two optional quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface cards

(NICs) (feature number 1009).



N7900 A21



(CFO) licensed function. The N7900 Model A21 also supports a maximum of 1176

drives and 14 backend Fibre Channel loops.

The Model A21 consists of two nodes that are designed to provide failover and

failback function, helping improve overall availability. For the Model A21, each node

is a 6U rack-mountable storage controller. Therefore, the Model A21 occupies a

total of 12U of rack space.


v Eight AMD 2.6 GHz Opteron 885 64-bit dual-core processors, each with 1 MB of

level 2 cache



v 12 integrated Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 ports

v 16 integrated 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports


v Six PCI-X expansion slots

v 12 PCIe expansion slots (Ten PCIe slots are available for customer use. Two

PCIe slots are reserved for NVRAM6 adapters.)



is 16 (six PCI-X and 10 PCIe). Two PCIe expansion slots are used for the standard

(included with the N7900) 2 GB NVRAM adapter cards.








1029, or 1035). The Model A21 can be upgraded to a maximum of 20 Gigabit

Ethernet ports via the addition of four optional quad-port copper Gigabit Ethernet

NICs (feature number 1009).













The maximum raw storage capacity of the N7900 system is determined only by the

number of disk drives supported.


N7900.


Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity


drives

84 1176 294 TB


drives

84 1176 588 TB


drives

84 1176 882 TB


drives1

84 1176 1176 TB

EXN2000 72-GB Fibre

Channel disk

drives

84 1176 82.67 TB


Channel disk

drives

84 1176 169.34 TB


Channel disk

drives

84 1176 352.80 TB



Disk enclosure

Disk drive

capacity

Maximum

storage

enclosures

Maximum disk

drives

Maximum

physical

capacity


Channel disk

drives

84 1176 169.34 TB


Channel disk

drives

84 1176 352.80 TB

1 1 TB SATA disk drives require Data ONTAP 7.2.4 or later.















GbE) TOE (optical)

2867 A11, A21 1008


TOE (copper)

2867 A11, A21 1009



2867 A11, A21 1010



2867 A11, A21 1011


(optical)

2867 A11, A21 1012


adapter (copper)

2867 A11, A21 1013



2867 A11, A21 1014



2867 A11, A21 1015


adapter

2867 A11, A21 1016


Target HBA

2867 A11, A21 1017


(optical)

2867 A11, A21 1021





adapter (copper)

2867 A11, A21 1022


(copper)

2867 A11, A21 1023


tape attachment

2867 A11, A21 1024



2867 A11, A21 1026



2867 A11, A21 1029

Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet adapter 2867 A11, A21 1031

Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA 2867 A21 1032


HBA (PCIe)

2867 A11, A21 1033


HBA (PCI-X)

2867 A11, A21 1034



2867 A11, A21 1035










(LC/SC)1

2867 A21 1047

5m 50-micron MMF cable (LC/SC)1 2867 A21 1048

4-Gbps extended longwave SFP 2867 A21 1050




Plant install in 2101 rack 2867 A11, A21 9201







and associated software. Both N7900 gateway models require an existing external

storage infrastructure that can be heterogeneous. EXN expansion units may not be

attached to the N7900 gateways.





is available at:






ONTAP.

N7900 Model G11

The N7900 Model G11 is designed to provide a single-node gateway with iSCSI

support, and NFS, CIFS, and FCP support via optional features. The N7900 is a 6U

gateway that must be mounted in a standard 19-inch rack. The N7900 gateway

does not include storage in the base chassis. The base chassis includes:

v Four AMD 2.6 GHz Opteron 885 64-bit dual-core processors, each with 1 MB of

level 2 cache




v Eight integrated 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports (16 with the addition of expansion

HBA features)


v Three PCI-X expansion slots for additional Fibre Channel HBAs or Gigabit

Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NICs)



Note: The PCI adapters supported by the N7900 gateway are described in


on page 163.



The N7900 Model G11 is capable of being upgraded to an N7900 Model G21. The

upgrade from a Model G11 to a Model G21 is a disruptive upgrade.

N7900 Model G21


G11, but with the addition of the Clustered Failover (CFO) function. The N7900



Model G21 consists of two active/active processing nodes that are designed to

provide a high-availability environment, helping improve overall reliability. For the

Model G21, each processing node is a 6U rack-mountable gateway. Therefore, the

Model G21 occupies a total of 12U of rack space.


v Eight AMD 2.6 GHz Opteron 885 64-bit dual-core processors, each with 1 MB of

level 2 cache



v Twelve integrated Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 ports

v Sixteen integrated 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports (32 with the addition of expansion

HBA adapters)


v Six PCI-X expansion slots (thee per node)

v Twelve PCIe expansion slots (six per node). On each node, five PCIe slots are

available for customer use and one PCIe slot is reserved for the NVRAM6

adapter.

Note: The PCIe adapters supported by the N7700 gateway are described in


on page 163.

v Infiniband (IB) cluster cable, which attaches to the NVRAM6 adapters and

connects the two processing nodes



When adapter cards are ordered for the Model G21, they must be ordered and









Channel SAN.











GbE) TOE (optical)

2867 G11, G21 1008


TOE (copper)

2867 G11, G21 1009



2867 G11, G21 1010



2867 G11, G21 1011


(optical)

2867 G11, G21 1012


adapter (copper)

2867 G11, G21 1013



2867 G11, G21 1014



2867 G11, G21 1015


adapter

2867 G11, G21 1016


Target HBA

2867 G11, G21 1017


(optical)

2867 G11, G21 1021


adapter (copper)

2867 G11, G21 1022


(copper)

2867 G11, G21 1023


tape attachment

2867 G11, G21 1024



2867 G11, G21 1026



2867 G11, G21 1029


Dual-port Metrocluster VI HBA 2867 G21 1032


HBA (PCIe)

2867 G11, G21 1033


HBA (PCI-X)

2867 G11, G21 1034



2867 G11, G21 1035













(LC/SC)1

2867 G21 1047

5m 50-micron MMF cable (LC/SC)1 2867 G21 1048

4-Gbps extended longwave SFP 2867 G21 1050




Plant install in 2101 rack 2867 G11, G21 9201




Configuration limits for Fibre Channel and iSCSI

The following sections describes the configuration limits for Fibre Channel and

iSCSI for all N series systems.

v “Host operating system configuration limits for iSCSI and Fibre Channel” on page

65

v “Configuration limits for single-controller N7000 series and N5000 series storage

systems” on page 65

v “Configuration limits for active/active N7000 series and N5000 series storage

systems” on page 66

v “Configuration limits for single-controller N3300 and N3600 systems” on page 67

v “Configuration limits for active/active N3300 and N3600 systems” on page 68

v “Configuration limits for single controller N3700 systems” on page 68

v “Configuration limits for active/active N3700 systems” on page 69

The following list provides parameters and definitions for Fibre Channel and iSCSI

configuration limits described in the following sections.

Visible target ports per host (iSCSI)

The maximum number of target iSCSI Ethernet ports a host can see or

access on iSCSI attached controllers.

Visible target ports per host (Fibre Channel)

The maximum number of Fibre Channel adapters a host can see or access

on the attached Fibre Channel controllers.

LUNs per host

The maximum number of LUNs that can be mapped from the controllers to

a single host.


Paths per LUN

The maximum number of accessible paths that a host has to a LUN.

Maximum LUN size

The maximum size of an individual LUN on the respective operating

system.

LUNs per controller

The maximum number of LUNs that can be configured per controller,

including cloned LUNs and LUNs contained within cloned volumes. LUNs

contained in Snapshot copies do not count in this limit and there is no limit

on the number of LUNs that can be contained within Snapshot copies.

LUNs per volume

The maximum number of LUNs that can be configured within a single

volume. LUNs contained in Snapshots do not count in this limit and there is

no limit on the number of LUNs that can be contained within Snapshot

copies.

Fibre Channel port fan-in

The maximum number of hosts that can connect to a single Fibre Channel

adapter on a controller. Connecting the maximum number of hosts is

generally not recommended and tuning the Fibre Channel queue depths on

the host is necessary to achieve this maximum value.

Fibre Channel port fan-out

The number of LUNs mapped to a host through a Fibre Channel target port

on a controller.

Hosts per controller (iSCSI)

The recommended maximum number of iSCSI hosts that can be connected

to a single controller. The general formula to calculate this is:

Maximum hosts = 8 * System Memory/ 512MB

Hosts per controller (Fibre Channel)

The maximum number of hosts that can connect to a controller. Connecting

the maximum number of hosts is generally not recommended and tuning

the Fibre Channel queue depths on the host is necessary to achieve this

maximum value.

igroups per controller

Maximum number of initiator groups that can be configured per controller.

Number of initiators per igroup

Maximum number of Fibre Channel initiators (HBA WWNs) or iSCSI

initiators (host iqn/eui nodenames) that can be included in a single igroup.

Number of LUN mappings per controller

Maximum number of LUN mappings per controller. For example, a LUN

mapped to two igroups counts as two mappings.

Length of LUN path name

The maximum number of characters in a full LUN name. For example,

/vol/abc/def has 12 characters.

LUN size

The maximum capacity of an individual LUN on a controller.

Fibre Channel queue depth available per port

The usable queue depth capacity of each Fibre Channel Target port.

Fibre Channel target ports per controller

The maximum number of supported Fibre Channel adapters per controller.


Fibre Channel initiator adapters used for back-end disk connections (for

example, connections to disk shelves) are not included in this number.

Host operating system configuration limits for iSCSI and Fibre

Channel

Table 41 shows host-based configuration limits for Fibre Channel and iSCSI for their

respective host operating systems.

Note: The following configuration limits represent the maximum values that have

been tested. Do not use these limits as sizing guidelines.

Table 41. Host operating system configuration limits for iSCSI and Fibre Channel

Parameter

Operating system

Windows Linux® HP-UX Solaris AIX® VMware

Visible target

ports per host

16 16 16 16 16 16

LUNs per host v 64

(Windows

2000)

v 128

(Windows

2003)

128 512 512 128 v 2.x=128

v 3.x=256

Paths per LUN 8 4 8 more

possible, but

pvlinks will only

utilize 8

16 16 v 2.x=4

v 3.x=8

Max LUN size

Note: The

maximum LUN

sizes are due

to restrictions

at the

operating

system level,

not the storage

system level.

v 2 TB

v 12 TB

(Windows

2003 or later

2 TB 2 TB v 1023 GB

v 12 TB with

Solaris 9,

VxVM, EFI,

and

appropriate

patches

v 1 TB

v 12 TB with

AIX 5.2ML7

or later and

AIX 5.3ML3

or later

2 TB

Configuration limits for single-controller N7000 series and N5000

series storage systems

Table 42 on page 66 shows the storage system-based configuration limits for

individual system models. All values are for Fibre Channel and iSCSI unless noted.




Table 42. Configuration limits for single-controller N7000 series and N5000 series storage

systems

Parameter

Storage system

N5200

A10/G10

N5500

A10/G10

N5300 and

N5600

A10/G10

N7700

A11/G11

N7900

A11/G11

Maximum number of LUNs

per controller

1024 1024 2048 2048 2048


per volume

1024 1024 2048 2048 2048

Maximum port fan-in 64 64 64 64 64

Maximum connected hosts

per storage controller (Fibre

Channel)

256 256 256 256 256


per controller (iSCSI)

64 128 256 256 512

Maximum number of

igroups per controller

256 256 256 256 256

Maximum number of

initiators per igroup

256 256 256 256 256

Maximum number of LUN

mappings per controller

4096 4096 4096 8192 8192

Maximum length of LUN

path name

255 255 255 255 255

Maximum LUN Size 12 TB 12 TB 12 TB 12 TB 12 TB

Maximum Fibre Channel

Queue Depth available per

port

1720 1720 1720 1720 1720


target ports per controller

4 4 4 8 8

Configuration limits for active/active N7000 series and N5000 series

storage systems

Table 43 shows the storage system-based configuration limits for individual system

models. All values are for Fibre Channel and iSCSI unless noted.



Table 43. Configuration limits for active/active N7000 series and N5000 series storage

systems

Parameter

Storage system

N5200

A20/G20

N5500

A20/G20

N5300 and

N5600

A20/G20

N7700

A21/G21

N7900

A21/G21


per controller

1024 1024 2048 2048 2048


per volume

1024 1024 2048 2048 2048


Table 43. Configuration limits for active/active N7000 series and N5000 series storage

systems (continued)

Parameter

Storage system

N5200

A20/G20

N5500

A20/G20

N5300 and

N5600

A20/G20

N7700

A21/G21

N7900

A21/G21

Maximum port fan-in 64 64 64 64 64


per active/active

configuration (Fibre

Channel)

256 256 256 256 256


per active/active

configuration (iSCSI)

128 256 512 512 1024

Maximum number of

igroups per active/active

configuration

256 256 256 256 256

Maximum number of

initiators per igroup

256 256 256 256 256

Maximum number of LUN

mappings per active/active

configuration

4096 4096 4096 8192 8192

Maximum length of LUN

path name

255 255 255 255 255

Maximum LUN Size 12 TB 12 TB 12 TB 12 TB 12 TB


Queue Depth available per

port

1720 1720 1720 1720 1720


target ports per active/active

configuration

8 8 8 16 16

Configuration limits for single-controller N3300 and N3600 systems





Table 44. Configuration limits for single-controller N3300 and N3600 systems

Parameter

Storage system

N3300 A10 N3600 A10

Maximum number of LUNs per controller 1024 1024

Maximum number of LUNs per volume 1024 1024

Maximum port fan-in 16 16

Maximum connected hosts per controller (Fibre

Channel)

24 32

Maximum connected hosts per controller (iSCSI) 24 32

Maximum number of igroups per controller 256 256


Table 44. Configuration limits for single-controller N3300 and N3600 systems (continued)

Parameter

Storage system

N3300 A10 N3600 A10

Maximum number of initiators per igroup 256 256

Maximum number of LUN mappings per

controller

4096 4096

Maximum length of LUN path name 255 255

Maximum LUN Size 12 TB 12 TB

Maximum Fibre Channel Queue Depth available

per port

737 737

Maximum Fibre Channel target ports per

controller

2 2

Configuration limits for active/active N3300 and N3600 systems





Table 45. Configuration limits for active/active N3300 and N3600 systems

Parameter

Storage system

N3300 A20 N3600 A20

Maximum number of LUNs per active/active

storage system

1024 1024

Maximum number of LUNs per volume 1024 1024

Maximum port fan-in 16 16

Maximum connected hosts per active/active

configuration (Fibre Channel)

24 32

Maximum connected hosts per active/active

configuration (iSCSI)

24 32

Maximum number of igroups per active/active

configuration

256 256

Maximum number of initiators per igroup 256 256

Maximum number of LUN mappings per

active/active configuration

4096 4096

Maximum length of LUN path name 255 255

Maximum LUN Size 12 TB 12 TB

Maximum Fibre Channel Queue Depth available

per port

737 737

Maximum Fibre Channel target ports per

active/active configuration

4 4

Configuration limits for single controller N3700 systems

Table 46 on page 69 shows the storage system-based configuration limits for

individual system models. All values are for Fibre Channel and iSCSI unless noted.




Table 46. Configuration limits for single controller N3700 systems

Parameter

Storage system

N3700 A10

Maximum number of LUNs per controller 1024

Maximum number of LUNs per volume 1024

Maximum port fan-in 16

Maximum connected hosts per controller (Fibre Channel) 16

Maximum connected hosts per controller (iSCSI) 8

Maximum number of igroups per controller 256

Maximum number of initiators per igroup 256

Maximum number of LUN mappings per controller 4096

Maximum length of LUN path name 255

Maximum LUN Size 6 TB

Maximum Fibre Channel Queue Depth available per port 491

Maximum Fibre Channel target ports per controller 1

Configuration limits for active/active N3700 systems





Table 47. Configuration limits for active/active N3700 systems

Parameter

Storage system

N3700 A20

Maximum number of LUNs per active/active storage system 1024

Maximum number of LUNs per volume 1024

Maximum port fan-in 16

Maximum connected hosts per active/active storage system

(Fibre Channel)

16

Maximum connected hosts per active/active storage system

(iSCSI)

32

Maximum number of igroups per active/active storage system 256

Maximum number of initiators per igroup 256

Maximum number of LUN mappings per controller 4096

Maximum length of LUN path name 255

Maximum LUN Size 6 TB

Maximum Fibre Channel Queue Depth available per port 491

Maximum Fibre Channel target ports per active/active storage

system

2


EXN1000 expansion unit hardware features

The IBM System Storage EXN1000 SATA expansion unit is a SATA disk storage

device for IBM System Storage N series filer storage systems. The EXN1000 3U

disk storage expansion unit may be mounted in any industry-standard 19-inch rack.

The EXN1000 contains:

v Dual redundant hot-pluggable integrated power supples and cooling fans

v Dual redundant disk expansion unit switched controllers

v Fourteen hard disk drive bays.

The EXN1000 SATA expansion unit is shipped with a minimum of five SATA disk

drives, up to a maximum of 14 disk drives (all of the same capacity), in 250-GB,

320-GB, 500-GB, 750-GB, or 1 TB physical capacities.

v With 250-GB SATA hard disk drives, each EXN1000 provides a maximum of 3.5

TB of physical storage capacity.



v With 500-GB SATA hard disk drives, each EXN1000 provides a maximum of 7




v With 1 TB SATA hard disk drives, each EXN1000 provides a maximum of 14 TB

of physical storage capacity.

Note: While the initial order must contain 14 drives, at least five of the drives must

be installed in the EXN1000 enclosure with drive blank covers (feature 4099)

covering the remaining drive bays.

Attention: 320-GB SATA hard disk drives are not supported for use in EXN1000s

when used in N7700 and N7900 filer configurations.

EXN1000 feature codes

Table 48 lists the feature codes for the EXN1000.

Table 48. EXN1000 feature codes


SFP GBIC 2861 001 2010

Fibre Channel NAS to EXP Cable

0.5 m

1

2861 001 2020

Fibre Channel Copper Cable 0.5 m 2861 001 2021


3.0 m

1

2861 001 2022


1.0 m Fibre Channel Optical Cable 2861 001 2042



250-GB SATA Drive 2861 001 4010

320-GB SATA Drive

2 2861 001 4011

500-GB SATA Drive 2861 001 4012


Table 48. EXN1000 feature codes (continued)


750-GB SATA Drive 2861 001 4013

1-TB SATA Drive 2861 001 4016

HDD Blank Panel 2861 001 4099

1 Fibre Channel Copper NAS to EXP patch cables are supported only for direct connections

to expansion units from N3700 storage systems with early CPU module designs. For more

information, see “Understanding the differences between early and current N3700 CPU

modules” on page 14.2 320-GB SATA hard disk drives are not supported for use in EXN1000s when used in

N7700 and N7900 filer configurations.

The power cord features for the EXN1000 are listed in Appendix B, “Power cord list

for N series storage systems,” on page 123.


The IBM System Storage EXN2000 Fibre Channel expansion unit is a Fibre

Channel disk storage device for the IBM System Storage N series filer storage

systems. Physical capacity can be scaled up to 4.2 TB for each EXN2000 added to

an N series filer (assuming the EXN2000 is populated with 14 300-GB HDDs).


v Dual redundant hot-pluggable integrated power supplies and cooling fans


v Fourteen hard disk drive bays

The EXN2000 Fibre Channel expansion unit is shipped with a minimum of four

Fibre Channel disk drives, up to a maximum of 14 disk drives (all of the same

capacity). Disk drive options for the EXN2000 include 72 GB (10,000 or 15,000

rpm), 144 GB (10,000 or 15,000 rpm), and 300 GB (10,000 rpm).

Note: While the initial order must contain 14 drives, at least four of the drives must







SFP GBIC 2863 001 2010


0.5 m

2863 001 20201



3.0 m

2863 001 20221





Table 49. EXN2000 feature codes (continued)



72 GB, 10K rpm Fibre Channel

HDD

2863 001 4000


HDD

2863 001 4001


HDD

2863 001 4002


HDD

2863 001 4003


HDD

2863 001 4004


1 Fibre Channel Copper NAS to EXP patch cables are supported only for direct connections

to expansion units from N3700 storage systems with early CPU module designs. For more

information, see “Understanding the differences between early and current N3700 CPU

modules” on page 14.




The IBM System Storage EXN4000 Fibre Channel expansion unit is a Fibre

Channel disk storage device for the IBM System Storage N series filer storage

systems. Physical capacity can be scaled up to 4.2 TB for each EXN4000 added to

an N series filer (assuming the EXN4000 is populated with fourteen 300-GB HDDs).

The EXN4000 is designed to provide 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, and 4-Gbps Fibre Channel

disk expansion for the IBM System Storage N series storage controllers. EXN4000s

attached to a 2-Gbps loop must be manually configured for 2-Gbps speed.

Note: The EXN4000 4-Gbps support requires that the N series filer be running

Data ONTAP 7.2.1 or later.


v Dual redundant hot-pluggable integrated power supplies and cooling fans


v Fourteen hard disk drive bays

The EXN4000 Fibre Channel expansion unit is shipped with a minimum of four

Fibre Channel disk drives, up to a maximum of 14 disk drives (all of the same

capacity). Disk drive options for the EXN4000 include 144 GB (10,000 or 15,000

rpm) and 300 GB (10,000 rpm or 15,000 rpm).

Note: While the initial order must contain 14 drives, at least four of the drives must








4-Gbps SFP GBIC 2863 004 2011







HDD

2863 004 4002


HDD

2863 004 4003


HDD

2863 004 4004

300 GB 4-Gbps 15K RPM Fibre

Channel HDD

2863 004 4006




Rack mount requirements

N series storage systems and expansion units should be rack-mounted. N series

storage systems and expansion units include a mounting rail kit. The recommended

racks are:

v IBM 7014 Model T00, which is a 36U high rack

v IBM 7014 Model T42, which is a 42U high rack

v IBM 2101 Model N00 rack, which is a 36U high rack

Other racks may be used, provided they allow the clearances specified in

Appendix D, “Specifications for IBM and non-IBM racks,” on page 133. N series

storage systems and expansion units do not mount in all IBM racks. It is important

to check clearances when using any rack other than the IBM 7014 or IBM 2101.


Chapter 3. IBM N series storage system software features

The operating system for the IBM NAS N series products is the NetApp Data

ONTAP software. It is a highly optimized, scalable and flexible operating system

that can handle heterogeneous environments. It integrates into UNIX, Windows, and

Web environments.

Data ONTAP characteristics include:

v Flexible volumes that do not require prepartitioning

v Usage of multiple processors for performance

v Block-level data access over Fibre Channel SAN fabric using FCP and over

IP-based Ethernet network using iSCSI

v File-level data access over an IP-based Ethernet network using file access

protocols such as NFS, CIFS, HTTP, or FTP

v Data protection and recovery

v Disk-based data permanence features for regulated and reference data

v Double parity RAID

v Setup wizard

v FilerView™, a web-based administration tool that allows IT administrators to fully

manage N series systems from remote locations. FilerView is a simple and

intuitive web-based single-appliance administration.

v SnapShot™, which enables instant self-service file backup and recovery for end

users. Only block level changes are stored, so only a minimal amount of space is

required for each subsequent snapshot.

v FlexVol™, which allows an administrator to create multiple flexible volumes across

a large pool of disks. This feature enables dynamic, non-disruptive storage (thin)

provisioning and increases space- and time-efficiency. FlexVol enables more

productive use of available storage and helps improve performance.

Following are descriptions of the supported software protocols for the N series

storage system.

CIFS CIFS allows Microsoft® Windows servers and clients access over the IP

network using CIFS file system protocols. Microsoft Windows client access

licenses (CALs) are not required.

CIFS supports an active directory environment.

To enable CIFS support, you must purchase the appropriate feature code.

See “IBM N series host software features” on page 83.

NFS NFS allows UNIX and Linux servers and clients access over an IP network

using NFS file system protocols.

To enable NFS support, you must purchase the appropriate feature code.

See “IBM N series host software features” on page 83.

iSCSI iSCSI allows transfer of data between storage and servers in block I/O

formats (iSCSI protocol) across an IP network. iSCSI enables the creation

of IP SANs for optimizing the transfer of database traffic in IP environments.

To enable iSCSI, you must purchase the appropriate feature code. See

“IBM N series host software features” on page 83.

FCP FCP allows transfer of data between storage and servers in block I/O


formats utilizing FCP protocols across a Fibre Channel SAN. FCP enables

participation of an N series storage solution within Fibre Channel SAN

environments.

To enable FCP, you must purchase the appropriate feature code. See “IBM

N series host software features” on page 83.

Following are descriptions of some of the Data ONTAP software packages available

for the N series storage system as feature codes.

Advanced Single Instance Storage

This feature provides block-level deduplication within the entire flexible

volume on an IBM N series storage controller that has the near-line

Function feature enabled. Advanced Single Instance Storage only stores

unique data blocks in the flexible volume and creates a small amount of

additional metadata in the process. Each block of data has a digital

″signature,″ that is compared to all other signatures in the flexible volume. If

an exact byte-for-byte block match exists on the flexible volume, the

duplicate block is discarded and its disk space is reclaimed.

CFO Installed on a pair of N series storage controllers, this feature is designed to

enable the transfer of data service from an unavailable controller to the

other controller in the cluster. It is designed to deliver a robust and highly

available data service for business-critical environments.

Disk Sanitization

Disk sanitization is the process of physically obliterating data by overwriting

disks with specified byte patterns or random data in a manner that helps

prevent recovery of current data by any known recovery methods. This

feature enables you to carry out disk sanitization by using three successive

byte-overwrite patterns per cycle and a default six cycles per operation.

Notes:

1. Disk sanitization is supported for N series filers only. Disk sanitization is

not supported for gateway models.

2. After the disk sanitization feature has been installed on an N series

storage system, it cannot be uninstalled.

FlexClone™

FlexClone enables near-instant replication of data volumes/sets without

requiring additional storage space at the time of creation. FlexClone allows

an IT administrator to make a backup copy of a database and then modify

and run testing against the test (backup) database without affecting the

online database and without taking the online database offline.

iSCSI Protocol

This feature enables the iSCSI Protocol licensed function, which is

designed to provide connectivity to clients that transfer data via the iSCSI

protocol.

LockVault™ Compliance

LockVault Compliance provides records retention rules and management of

unstructured data. LockVault enables IT administrators to “lock” a Snapshot

copy in a non-erasable and non-rewriteable format for compliant retention.

Nightly Snapshot backups save only changed blocks; full backup images

are preserved.

The ComplianceJournal™ tool keeps a log of changes between Snapshot

copies.


Note: LockVault Compliance is a combination of the Snaplock™

Compliance and SnapVault™ Secondary software features.

LockVault Enterprise

Like LockVault Compliance, LockVault Enterprise provides records retention

rules and management of unstructured data. LockVault enables IT

administrators to “lock” a Snapshot copy in a non-erasable and

non-rewriteable format for compliant retention. Nightly Snapshot backups

save only changed blocks; full backup images are preserved. LockVault

Enterprise is designed to allow administrators to delete LockVault Enterprise

volumes.

The ComplianceJournal tool logs changes between Snapshot copies.

Note: LockVault Enterprise is a combination of the Snaplock Enterprise and

SnapVault Secondary software features.

MetroCluster

This feature is an integrated, high-availability, and business-continuance

solution designed to leverage proven technologies from IBM. It expands the

capabilities of the IBM N series portfolio of high-availability and disaster

recovery solutions–a portfolio that includes failover, data replication, and

backup solutions. MetroCluster is designed to be a simple-to-administer

solution that extends failover capability from within a data center to a

remote site. It also provides replication of data at the primary site to a

remote site, helping to keep data at the remote site current. The

combination of failover and data replication aids in the recovery from

disaster, helping prevent loss of data in less time than otherwise possible.

Microsoft Exchange Bundle

This Microsoft Exchange Bundle feature is designed to provide support for

a specified number of Single Mailbox Recovery users.

MultiStore®

MultiStore permits consolidating a large number of Windows and UNIX file

servers onto a single storage system.

MultiStore is designed to let you quickly and easily create separate, private

logical partitions in filer network and storage resources. Each virtual storage

partition is designed to maintain separation from every other storage

partition to prevent different enterprise departments that share the same

storage resources from accessing or finding other partitions. MultiStore

helps prevent information on any virtual partition from being viewed, used,

or downloaded by an unauthorized users.

NearStore

This feature is designed to help optimize an N series system for data

protection and retention applications. It enables additional concurrent

streams and SnapVault for NetBackup.

SnapLock Compliance

SnapLock Compliance provides data permanence storage that enables

compliance with government records retention regulations by using

SEC-compliant disk-based WORM technology.

SnapLock Enterprise

Like SnapLock Compliance, SnapLock Enterprise provides data

permanence storage that enables compliance with government records

Chapter 3. IBM N series storage system software features 77

retention regulations by using SEC-compliant disk-based WORM

technology. SnapLock Enterprise allows administrators to delete SnapLock

Enterprise volumes.

SnapManager for Exchange

SnapManager for Exchange is designed to help streamline storage

management while simplifying configuration, backup, and restore operations

for Microsoft Exchange databases.

SnapManager™ for SQL

SnapManager for SQL is designed to help reduce backup and restore times

of SQL databases by using backups based upon snapshot copies.

SnapManager for SQL enables simultaneous backup of multiple databases

using minimal disk space for each additional full backup.

SnapManager for SAP

SnapManager for SAP is designed to allow SAP administrators to backup

and restore a SAP system hosted on an Oracle database. It is integrated

with the interface for SAP br* tools for backup and recovery of SAP

systems as well as with the N series data management tools. It is designed

to simplify provisioning and data protection on enterprise SAP systems.

SnapManager for SharePoint

IBM SnapManager for Microsoft Office SharePoint provides a single console

to manage disk-based backup and recovery of SharePoint content

databases, portals, sites, sub-sites, folders, documents, and versions of

documents. Deployed in combination with an N series storage system,

SnapManager software is designed to provide near- instantaneous hot

backups and rapid restores to help you achieve a combination of

availability, scalability, performance, and reliability for SharePoint

environments. This feature allows connectivity of any number of Microsoft

Office SharePoint servers to one N series storage system.

SnapMirror®

SnapMirror provides remote mirroring software that enables automated file

system replication between sites. SnapMirror enables asynchronous,

synchronous, and semi-synchronous remote replication over inexpensive

Internet protocols. Full backup is followed by incremental block updates.

SnapMirror/SnapVault Bundle

This feature is a bundle of the SnapMirror and SnapVault Secondary

features, designed to provide improved value for the combination. It is

typically used by customers wanting to provide a mirrored, remote site for

their data backup. This feature accomplishes that by having the SnapVault

function create an initial, local backup copy of the data, and then having the

SnapMirror function copy the data to a remote site. SnapVault Primary and

SnapManager are not included in this bundle.

SnapMover®

SnapMover provides a local data migration solution for optimizing workloads

across N series systems sharing a common disk array. SnapMover allows

you to migrate the ownership of a volume from one filer to another filer with

a single command. This feature also allows for better resource utilization

and performance amongst multiple N series systems.

Note: MultiStore and Clustering are prerequisites for SnapMover.

SnapRestore®

SnapRestore enables quick restoration of snapshot data files and volumes.

It provides instant self-service volume recovery for large individual files.


SnapRestore allows volumes to be restored with a single command (as

opposed to the file level restorations that SnapShot offers).

SnapValidator™

SnapValidator provides data validation and protection for Oracle data.

SnapVault Primary

SnapVault Primary provides disk-based backup by periodically backing up a

SnapShot copy to another system. SnapVault provides heterogeneous,

super-efficient, hourly disk-based online backup and restoration by

periodically backing up a snapshot copy to another system. SnapVault

Primary is the license for the primary backup system in use.

SnapVault Secondary

Like SnapVault Primary, SnapVault Secondary provides disk-based backup

by periodically backing up a SnapShot copy to another system. SnapVault

Secondary is required to attain the license for the secondary backup device.

SyncMirror®

SyncMirror provides data protection by maintaining two copies of data

online; SyncMirror maintains strict physical separation between the two

copies. This feature enables synchronous local mirroring from one volume

to another volume attached to the same filer. SyncMirror includes volume

mirroring between two clustered nodes.

Table 51 on page 80, Table 52 on page 81, and Table 53 on page 82 list the

supported software features for all N series models.


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. N

se

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softw

are

licen

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func

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indi

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s 28

59 to

28

63)

Des

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2859

A

10

2859

A

20

2862

A

10

2862

A

20

2863

A

10

2863

A

20

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P

6300

63

50

7001

71

01

7000

71

00

CIF

S

6302

63

52

7002

71

02

7002

71

02

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63

03

6353

70

03

7103

70

03

7103

NF

S

6304

63

54

7004

71

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71

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6311

63

61

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71

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71

11

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6320

63

70

7020

71

20

7020

71

20

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6322

63

72

7022

71

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n/a

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25

6375

70

25

7125

70

25

7125

Sna

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63

79

7029

71

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6331

63

81

7031

71

31

7031

71

31

Sna

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a n/

a n/

a n/

a 70

32

7132

Sna

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e n/

a n/

a n/

a n/

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33

7133

Sna

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n/a

6384

n/

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34

n/a

7134

Sna

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63

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70

35

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70

35

7135

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36

7136

70

36

7136

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63

37

6387

70

37

7137

70

37

7137

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7140

Lock

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a n/

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71

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11

2866

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IBM N series host software features

This section describes the host software features available for your N series storage

system. Host software features are installed directly on the host that supports your

N series storage system.

Operation Manager Core (OMC)

The OMC features are designed to provide a central point of control and to

provide alerts, reports, and configuration tools. These tools are designed to

help manage storage and content delivery infrastructure, consistent with

business requirements, and help maximize availability and reduce total cost

of ownership.

Protection Manager

The Protection Manager feature provides backup and replication

management software for an N series disk-based data protection

environment. It is designed to help protect data and support high

productivity by providing policy-based management, including when used in

automated data protection configurations.

Single Mailbox Recovery

Single Mailbox Recovery (SMBR) adds advanced function to the

SnapManager for Exchange feature. Single Mailbox Recovery restores

individual mail items from any recent (hourly, daily, or weekly) snapshot.

This helps allow rapid search of archived snapshot copies of previously

deleted messages that are no longer in the current mailbox. Single Mailbox

Recovery also includes Extract Wizards for Microsoft NT Backup, VERITAS

Backup Exec, and, optionally, Extract Wizards for CA BrightStor ARCserve,

Legato NetWorker, and VERITAS Net Backup. The Extract Wizards are

designed to restore both private and public exchange information and

stored data from tape or disk backups to any alternate location (machine,

volume, or folder), thereby helping to eliminate the need for a recovery

server.

SMBR Content Analysis Wizard

The SMBR Content Analysis Wizard (CAW) is designed to enable you to

automate and save search results with Microsoft Exchange by selecting

sources, including entire Exchange Database (EDB) files, individual

mailboxes from an EDB, or folders from an EDB. Any number of sources is

allowed.

SnapDrive™

SnapDrive provides a software application designed to enhance the storage

management capabilities in an operating system environment, including

easier management of dynamic volume, cluster, snapshot, and replication

management.

SnapManager for SQL

SnapManager for SQL is designed to help reduce backup and restore times

of SQL databases by using backups based upon snapshot copies.

SnapManager for SQL enables simultaneous backup of multiple databases

using minimal disk space for each additional full backup.

SnapManager for Exchange

SnapManager for Exchange is designed to help streamline storage

management while simplifying configuration, backup, and restore operations

for Microsoft Exchange databases.


SnapManager for Oracle

SnapManager for Oracle allows connection of one Oracle host server to a

storage controller.

Table 54. IBM N series host software

Description Feature

SnapDrive - AIX 1-2 Procs 8000



SnapDrive - AIX 9+ Procs 8003

SnapDrive - HP-UX 1-2 Procs 8004



SnapDrive - HP-UX 9+ Procs 8007

SnapDrive - Solaris 1-2 Procs 8008



SnapDrive - Solaris 9+ Procs 8011

SnapDrive - Linux 1-2 Procs 8020



SnapDrive - Linux 9+ Procs 8023

SnapDrive for UNIX Media Kit 8040

SnapDrive for Windows 8050

SnapDrive for Windows Media Kit 8051

ONTAP DSM for Windows MPIO 8052

ONTAP DSM Win MPIO Media Kit 8053

FCP Host Attach Kit - Windows 8100

Base FCP Host Attach Kit - AIX 8110

AIX Multipathing - 1-2 Procs 8111



AIX Multipathing - 9+ Procs 8114

AIX Media Kit for Multipath 8119

FCP Host Attach Kit - Linux 8120

FCP Host Attach Kit - HP-UX 8121

FCP Host Attach Kit - Solaris 8122

FCP Host Utilities - VMWare 8123

SnapManager for Exchange - Host 8131

SnapManager for Exchange - Media Kit 8132

SnapManager for SQL - Host 8141

SnapManager for SQL - Media Kit 8142

SnapManager for Oracle 8143


Table 54. IBM N series host software (continued)

Description Feature

SnapManager for Oracle - Media Kit 8144

SnapManager for SAP 8145

SnapManager for SAP - Media Kit 8146

SnapManager for SharePoint 8147

SnapManager for SharePoint - Media Kit 8148

Single Mailbox Recovery 100 pk 8150




Single Mailbox Recovery 5K pk 8154



Single Mailbox Recovery Media Kit 8157

Single Mailbox Recovery CA-ARCSERVE Extract Wizard 8158

Single Mailbox Recovery Tivoli® Tape Extract Wizard 8159

Single Mailbox Recovery Legato Tape Extract Wizard 8160

Single Mailbox Recovery NetBackup Extract Wizard 8161

Single Mailbox Recovery PST Tape Extract Wizard 8162

Single Mailbox Recovery HP Extract Wizard 8163

Single Mailbox Recovery Commvault Galaxy Ex Wizard 8164

Single Mailbox Recovery UltraBac Extract Wizard 8165

Single Mailbox Recovery Agent for Advanced Search 8166

Single Mailbox Recovery Content Analysis Wizard 8167

Operations Manager Store Resource Management 8257

Operations Manager Media Kit 8258

Operations Manager Core tier 1 license 8261







Protect Manager tier 1 license 8268








Chapter 4. Site planning

This chapter contains information for site planning for the N series storage systems

and expansion units.

Hardware specifications

The following sections list the hardware specifications for the following N series

storage systems and expansion units:

v “N3300 and N3600 hardware specifications”

v “N3700 hardware specifications” on page 95

v “N5000 series system hardware specifications” on page 97

v “N7000 series hardware specifications” on page 101

v “EXN1000 hardware specifications” on page 103

v “EXN2000 and EXN4000 hardware specifications” on page 105

N3300 and N3600 hardware specifications

The following tables list the physical characteristics and environmental and electrical

requirements for N3300 and N3600 storage systems.

CAUTION:

Two people are required to lift the N3300 system during installation. Three

people are required to lift the N3600 system during installation.

Table 55. N3300 and N3600 system hardware specifications

Physical characteristics

Weight 2859-A10, 2859-A20 Active/active: 66 lbs (30 kg) full

Single controller: 64 lbs (28 kg)

empty

2862-A10, 2862-A20 Active/active: 112 lbs (51 kg) full

Single controller: 110 lbs (50 kg)

empty

Rack units 2859-A10, 2859-A20 2U

2862-A10, 2862-A20 4U

Height 2859-A10, 2859-A20 3.45 in. (8.75 cm)

2862-A10, 2862-A20 6.95 in. (17.75 cm)

Width 17.7 in. (44.9 cm)

Depth 2859-A10, 2859-A20 56 cm (22 in)

2862-A10, 2862-A20 58.5 cm (23 in)

Clearance dimensions

Front-cooling All versions 10 in. (25.4 cm)

Rear-cooling All versions 12 in. (30.5 cm)

Front-maintenance All versions 30 in. (76.2 cm)

Rear-maintenance All versions 30 in. (76.2 cm)


Table 56. N3300 and N3600 system environmental requirements

Environmental requirements

Note: Operating at the extremes of the following environmental requirements might

increase the risk of device failure.

Operating temperature maximum range 50° F to 104° F

(10° C to 40° C)

Operating temperature recommended range 68° F to 77° F

(20° C to 25° C)

Nonoperating temperature range -40° F to 140° F

(-40° C to 60° C)

Relative humidity 20 to 80%

noncondensing

Recommended operating temperature relative humidity range 40 to 55%

Maximum wet bulb temperature 28° C (82° F)

Maximum altitude2, 3 3050 m (10,000 ft.)

Acoustic level1, 4 N3300 54 dBA @ 23° C

7.2 bels @ 23° C

N3600 49 dBA @ 23° C

6.7 bels @ 23° C

1. Noise emission notes:

a. LWAd

is the declared sound power emission level for a production series of machines.

b. LpAm

is the mean value of the sound pressure emission levels at the operator

position (if any) for a production series of machines.

c. <LpA>m

is the mean value of the space-averaged sound pressure emission levels at

the one-meter positions for a production series of machines.

d. N/A = Not Applicable (no operator position).

e. All measurements are made in accordance with ISO DIS 779 and reported in

conformance with ISO DIS 7574/4.

f. N/A - not available.2. The upper limit of the dry bulb temperature must be derated 1° C per 137 m (450 ft)

above 915 m (3000 ft).

3. The upper limit of the wet bulb temperature must be derated 1° C per 274 m (900 ft)

above 305 m (1000 ft).

4. Levels are for a single system installed in a 2101-N00 36U EIA rack with the center of

the unit approximately 1500 mm (59 in.) off the floor.

5. All measurements made in accordance with ISO 7779, and declared in conformance

with ISO 9296.

The following tables list the maximum electrical power for the N3300 and N3600

and the electrical requirements for different configurations of the N3300 and N3600

systems.

Table 57. N3300 and N3600 maximum electrical power

System Maximum electrical power

N3300 100-240 V ac, 10-4 A per node, 50-60 Hz

N3600 100-240 V ac, 12-5 A per node, 50-60 Hz


Note: In the following tables, Worst-case indicates a system running with one PSU

and high fan speed, with power distributed over one power cord. Per PSU

indicates typical power needs, per PSU, for a system operating under normal

condition. System indicates typical power needs for two PSUs in a system

operating under normal condition and power distributed over two power

cords.

Table 58. N3300 electrical requirements - one controller module

Input voltage

Disk

drives

100 to 120V 200 to 240V

Worst-case Per PSU System


Input current

measured, A

144 GB

SAS

drives

3.83 1.7 3.39 1.94 0.94 1.87

300 GB

SAS

drives

4.44 1.95 3.89 2.23 1.08 2.16

250 GB

SATA

drives

3.07 1.47 2.94 1.60 0.79 1.57

500 GB

SATA

drives

3.22 1.55 3.09 1.68 0.81 1.61

750 GB

SATA

drives

3.37 1.61 3.22 1.69 0.83 1.66

Input power

measured, W

144 GB

SAS

drives

377 165 330 371 174 348

300 GB

SAS

drives

439 191 381 431 204 407

250 GB

SATA

drives

300 144 287 304 145 289

500 GB

SATA

drives

319 151 301 322 147 294

750 GB

SATA

drives

332 158 316 327 152.5 305

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Table 58. N3300 electrical requirements - one controller module (continued)

Input voltage

Disk

drives

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

144 GB

SAS

drives

1287 563 1125 1264 593 1185

300 GB

SAS

drives

1497 649 1298 1470 669 1338

250 GB

SATA

drives

1024 490 979 1035 494 987

500 GB

SATA

drives

1088 514 1028 1099 501 1002

750 GB

SATA

drives

1133 539 1077 1114 520 1039

Inrush peak, A All drives 16 16 16 34 34 34

Input power frequency, Hz 50 to 60

Table 59. N3300 electrical requirements - two controller modules

Input voltage

Disk

drives

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Input current

measured, A

144 GB

SAS

drives

4.69 2.05 4.09 2.34 1.11 2.22

300 GB

SAS

drives

4.94 2.38 4.75 2.45 1.19 2.37

250 GB

SATA

drives

3.82 1.86 3.72 1.91 0.93 1.86

500 GB

SATA

drives

3.94 1.90 3.80 1.97 0.97 1.93

750 GB

SATA

drives

4.13 1.95 3.89 2.09 0.99 1.98


Table 59. N3300 electrical requirements - two controller modules (continued)

Input voltage

Disk

drives

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Input power

measured, W

144 GB

SAS

drives

464 200 400 452 210 419

300 GB

SAS

drives

488 233 465 476 224 448

250 GB

SATA

drives

377 183 365 367 173 345

500 GB

SATA

drives

389 186 372 381 180 360

750 GB

SATA

drives

409 191 382 404 186 372

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

144 GB

SAS

drives

1583 683 1365 1542 714.5 1429

300 GB

SAS

drives

1665 794 1587 1624 715 1527

250 GB

SATA

drives

1287 623 1245 1253 589 1178

500 GB

SATA

drives

1328 634 1268 1298 614 1227

750 GB

SATA

drives

1395 651 1302 1377 634 1268



Table 60. N3300 electrical requirements - one controller module, no disks

Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Input current

measured, A

1.67 0.8 1.60 0.9 0.45 0.89

Input power

measured, W

165 77 153 160 75 149

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

563 261 521 544 253 506

Inrush peak, A 16 16 16 34 34 34


Table 60. N3300 electrical requirements - one controller module, no disks (continued)

Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Input power

frequency, Hz

50 to 60

Table 61. N3300 electrical requirements - two controller modules, no disks

Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Input current

measured, A

2.63 1.12 2.23 1.34 0.59 1.18

Input power

measured, W

254 108 215 240 104 208

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

866 366 731 818 355 709

Inrush peak, A 16 16 16 34 34 34

Input power

frequency, Hz

50 to 60

Table 62. N3600 electrical requirements - one controller module

Input voltage

Disk

drives

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Input current

measured, A

144 GB

SAS

drives

5.64 2.38 4.76 2.82 1.33 2.65

300 GB

SAS

drives

6.62 2.96 5.92 3.27 2.76 5.52

250 GB

SATA

drives

4.40 2.02 4.04 2.30 1.04 2.07

500 GB

SATA

drives

4.64 2.18 4.36 2.33 1.09 2.17

750 GB

SATA

drives

5.07 2.26 4.51 2.46 1.20 2.40


Table 62. N3600 electrical requirements - one controller module (continued)

Input voltage

Disk

drives

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Input power

measured, W

144 GB

SAS

drives

560 233 465 547 251 502

300 GB

SAS

drives

658 292 583 636 262 523

250 GB

SATA

drives

435 197 393 439 193 386

500 GB

SATA

drives

459 213 425 447 204 408

750 GB

SATA

drives

504 220 439 474 224 447

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

144 GB

SAS

drives

1909 794 1587 1864 855 1710

300 GB

SAS

drives

2243 994 1988 2165 891 1782

250 GB

SATA

drives

1482 670 1339 1497 659 1317

500 GB

SATA

drives

1564 724 1448 1523 696 1392

750 GB

SATA

drives

1718 749 1497 1617 762 1523




Table 63. N3600 electrical requirements - two controller modules

Input voltage

Disk

drives

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Input current

measured, A

144 GB

SAS

drives

6.31 2.84 5.68 3.09 1.45 2.89

300 GB

SAS

drives

7.51 3.34 6.68 3.73 1.71 3.41

250 GB

SATA

drives

5.54 2.49 4.98 2.7 1.26 2.52

500 GB

SATA

drives

5.74 2.84 5.67 2.89 1.33 2.65

750 GB

SATA

drives

5.91 2.74 5.74 2.97 1.39 2.77

Input power

measured, W

144 GB

SAS

drives

628 279 558 600 275 550

300 GB

SAS

drives

747 330 659 728 328 655

250 GB

SATA

drives

549 244 487 518 237 474

500 GB

SATA

drives

567 277 554 561 252 503

750 GB

SATA

drives

585 268 536 575 262 524

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

144 GB

SAS

drives

2142 951 1902 2044 938 1876

300 GB

SAS

drives

2547 1124 2247 2483 1116 2232

250 GB

SATA

drives

1872 831 1662 1767 809 1617

500 GB

SATA

drives

1932 946 1891 1913 857 1714

750 GB

SATA

drives

1996 914 1827 1962 893 1785




Table 64. N3600 electrical requirements - one controller module, no disks

Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Input current

measured, A

2.10 0.90 1.80 1.10 0.50 0.99

Input power

measured, W

205 86.5 173 198 84 168

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

698 295 589 675 287 574

Inrush peak, A 20 19 19 40 36 36

Input power

frequency, Hz

50 to 60

Table 65. N3600 electrical requirements - two controller modules, no disks

Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V



Input current

measured, A

2.62 1.19 2.37 1.35 0.62 1.24

Input power

measured, W

256 114 227 250 111 222

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

874 387 773 851 379 758

Inrush peak, A 20 19 19 40 36 36

Input power

frequency, Hz

50 to 60

N3700 hardware specifications

The following tables list the physical characteristics and environmental and electrical

requirements for your N3700 storage system.

DANGER

Three people are required to lift the N3700 during installation. Do not

remove the disk drives to reduce the weight.

Table 66. N3700 physical characteristics and environmental requirements


Weight With maximum

number of disk drives

78.8 lbs (35.8 kg)

Empty 50.6 lbs (23 kg)

Rack units 3U

Height 5.25 in. (13.3 cm)

Width 17.6 in. (44.8 cm)

Depth 20 in. (50.9 cm)


Table 66. N3700 physical characteristics and environmental requirements (continued)









(10° C to 40° C)


(20° C to 25° C)


(-40° C to 65° C)


noncondensing

Recommended operating temperature

relative humidity range

40 to 55%



Acoustic level1, 4 56.4 dBA @ 23° C

5.64 bels @ 23° C


a. LWAd


b. LpAm



c. <LpA>m







above 915 m (3000 ft).


above 305 m (1000 ft).




with ISO 9296.


Table 67. N3700 electrical requirements

Input voltage Disk drives

100 to 120V 200 to 240V

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Input current

measured, A

10K drives 3.12 1.88/3.76 1.52 0.92/1.83

15K drives 3.83 2.15/4.30 1.83 1.04

Input power

measured, W

10K drives 311 187.5/375 299 177.5/355

15K drives 382 214.5/429 361 202.5/405

Thermal dissipation,

BTU/hr

10K drives 1062 639.5/1279 1020 606/1212

15K drives 1302 731.5/1463 1230 690/1380

Inrush peak, A 10K drives 21 20 12.5 12

15K drives 21 20 12.5 12

Maximum electrical power 7 A 3.5 A


Note: Worst-case indicates a system running with one PSU and high fan speed.

Typical indicates a system running two PSUs on two circuits.

N5000 series system hardware specifications

The following tables list the hardware characteristics and environmental and

electrical requirements for N5000 series systems.

svc00168

32-55 kg (70.5-121.2 lbs)

DANGER

The weight of this part or unit is between 32 and 55 kg (70.5 and 121.2 lb).

It takes three persons to safely lift this part or unit. (C010)

Table 68. N5000 series physical characteristics and environmental requirements


Weight 2864-A10, 2864-G10, 2865-A10,

2865-G10, 2868-A10, 2868-G10,

2869-A10, 2869-G10

75 lbs (34 kg)

2864-A20, 2864-G20, 2865-A20,

2865-G20, 2868-A20, 2868-G20,

2869-A20, 2869-G20

150 lbs (68 kg)

Rack units 2864-A10, 2864-G10, 2865-A10,

2865-G10, 2868-A10, 2868-G10,

2869-A10, 2869-G10

3U

2864-A20, 2864-G20, 2865-A20,

2865-G20, 2868-A20, 2868-G20,

2869-A20, 2869-G20

6U


Table 68. N5000 series physical characteristics and environmental requirements (continued)

Height 2864-A10, 2864-G10, 2865-A10,

2865-G10, 2868-A10, 2868-G10,

2869-A10, 2869-G10

5.12 in. (13 cm)

2864-A20, 2864-G20, 2865-A20,

2865-G20, 2868-A20, 2868-G20,

2869-A20, 2869-G20

10.6 in. (26 cm)

Width 17.7 in. (44.9 cm)

Depth 61 cm (24 in) without cable

management tray

76.2 cm (30 in) with cable

management tray









(10° C to 40° C)


(20° C to 25° C)


(-40° C to 65° C)

Relative humidity 5 to 95% noncondensing

Recommended operating temperature relative humidity

range

40 to 55%



Acoustic level1, 4 54 dBA @ 23° C

5.4 bels @ 23° C


Table 68. N5000 series physical characteristics and environmental requirements (continued)


a. LWAd


b. LpAm



c. <LpA>m







above 915 m (3000 ft).


above 305 m (1000 ft).




with ISO 9296.

In the following tables, worst-case indicates a system running with one PSU and

high fan speed. Typical indicates a system running two PSUs on two circuits.


Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V -40 to -60V

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Input current

measured, A

3.39 1.2/2.4 1.77 0.71/1.40 8.2 2.85/5.70

Input power

measured, W

336 118/236 329 115/229 328 113/226

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

1144 402.5/805 1122 392/783 1118 286/771

Inrush peak, A 38 37 40 40 n/a n/a

Maximum

electrical power

10 A 5 A n/a n/a

Input power

frequency, Hz

50 to 60 n/a n/a


Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V -40 to -60V

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Input current

measured, A

3.66 1.7/3.4 1.9 0.95/1.9 7.94 3.7/7.4

Input power

measured, W

363 169/228 358 165/330 318 148/296


Table 70. N5300 electrical requirements (continued)

Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V -40 to -60V

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

1238 576/1152 1221 564/1127 1084 506/1011


Maximum

electrical power

10 A 5 A n/a n/a

Input power

frequency, Hz

50 to 60 n/a n/a


Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V -40 to -60V

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Input current

measured, A

3.88 1.7/3.4 2.04 0.95/1.9 9.49 4.0/8.0

Input power

measured, W

386 164/328 384 164/327 380 160/319

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

1317 560/1119 1309 559/1116 1295 545/1089


Maximum

electrical power

10 A 5 A n/a n/a

Input power

frequency, Hz

50 to 60 n/a n/a


Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V -40 to -60V

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Input current

measured, A

4.03 1.85/3.7 2.06 1.05/2.1 10.57 4.7/9.4

Input power

measured, W

400 181/362 387 178/355 423 188/376

Thermal

dissipation,

BTU/hr

1365 617/1233 1320 606/1212 1442 642/1283


Maximum

electrical power

10 A 5 A n/a n/a


Table 72. N5600 electrical requirements (continued)

Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V -40 to -60V

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Worst-case

Typical

single

PSU/system

Input power

frequency, Hz

50 to 60 n/a n/a

N7000 series hardware specifications

The following tables list the hardware characteristics and environmental and

electrical requirements for N7000 series systems.

svc00168

32-55 kg (70.5-121.2 lbs)

DANGER

The weight of this part or unit is between 32 and 55 kg (70.5 and 121.2 lb).

It takes three persons to safely lift this part or unit. (C010)

Table 73. N7000 series system physical characteristics and environmental requirements


Weight 2866-A11, 2866-G11, 2867-A11,

2867-G11

54.8 kg (121 lb)

2866-A21, 2866-G21, 2867-A21,

2867-G21

109.6 kg (242 lb)

Rack units 2866-A11, 2866-G11, 2867-A11,

2867-G11

6U

2866-A21, 2866-G21, 2867-A21,

2867-G21

12U

Height 2866-A11, 2866-G11, 2867-A11,

2867-G11

263 mm (10.4 in)

2866-A21, 2866-G21, 2867-A21,

2867-G21

526 mm (20.8 in)

Width 446 mm (17.6 in)

Depth 695 mm (27.4 in) without cable

management tray

782 mm (30.8 in) with cable

management tray



Front-maintenance All versions 25 in. (63.5 cm)


Rear-maintenance All versions 40 in. (102 cm)


Table 73. N7000 series system physical characteristics and environmental requirements (continued)


Note: Operating at the extremes of the following environmental requirements might increase the risk of device

failure.

Operating temperature maximum range 50° F to 104° F(10° C to 40° C)

Operating temperature recommended range 68° F to 77° F(20° C to 25° C)

Nonoperating temperature range -40° F to 149° F(-40° C to 65° C)

Relative humidity 10 to 90% noncondensing

Recommended operating temperature relative humidity

range

40 to 55%


Maximum altitude,2 3 2133 m (7,000 ft.)

Acoustic level1, 4 49 dBA @ 23° C5 bels @ 23° C


a. LWAd


b. LpAm

is the mean value of the sound pressure emission levels at the operator position (if any) for a production

series of machines.

c. <LpA>m

is the mean value of the space-averaged sound pressure emission levels at the one-meter positions

for a production series of machines.


e. All measurements are made in accordance with ISO DIS 779 and reported in conformance with ISO DIS

7574/4.

f. N/A - not available.2. The upper limit of the dry bulb temperature must be derated 1° C per 137 m (450 ft) above 915 m (3000 ft).

3. The upper limit of the wet bulb temperature must be derated 1° C per 274 m (900 ft) above 305 m (1000 ft).

4. Levels are for a single system installed in a 2101-N00 36U EIA rack with the center of the unit approximately

1500 mm (59 in.) off the floor.

5. All measurements made in accordance with ISO 7779, and declared in conformance with ISO 9296.

In the following tables, worst-case indicates a system running with one PSU and

high fan speed. Typical indicates a system running two PSUs on two circuits.


Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V

Worst-case

Typical single


Typical single

PSU/system

Input current measured,

A

9.26 2.75/5.4 4.6 1.4/2.8

Input power measured,

W

922 266/531 882 255/509


BTU/hr

3144 906/1812 3008 869/1737

Inrush peak, A 11.6 11.2 22.8 22.8

Maximum electrical

power

12 A 6 A

Input power frequency,

Hz

50 to 60



Input voltage

100 to 120V 200 to 240V

Worst-case

Typical single


Typical single

PSU/system

Input current measured,

A

9.72 2.8/5.6 4.84 1.45/2.9

Input power measured,

W

966 274/548 928 266/532


BTU/hr

3293 935/1870 3166 908/1816

Inrush peak, A 11.6 11.2 22.8 22.8

Maximum electrical

power

12 A 6 A

Input power frequency,

Hz

50 to 60

EXN1000 hardware specifications

The following table lists the characteristics and requirements for the EXN1000

storage expansion unit.

DANGER

Three people are required to lift the EXN1000 during installation.

The following tables list the characteristics and requirements for your hardware.

Table 76. EXN1000 physical characteristics and environmental requirements


Weight With maximum


77 lbs (35 kg)


Rack units 3U


Width 17.6 in. (44.8 cm)




Front-maintenance All versions 25 in. (63.5)







Table 76. EXN1000 physical characteristics and environmental requirements (continued)


(10° C to 40° C)


(20° C to 25° C)


(-40° C to 65° C)


noncondensing



40 to 55%




5.64 bels @ 23° C


a. LWAd


b. LpAm



c. <LpA>m







above 915 m (3000 ft).


above 305 m (1000 ft).




with ISO 9296.

Table 77. EXN1000 electrical requirements


100 to 120V 200 to 240V

Worst-case

Typical

single


Typical

single

PSU/system

Input current

measured, A

7.2K drives 2.85 1.56/3.12 1.43 0.78/1.56

Input power

measured, W

7.2K drives 284 155/310 283 152/304


BTU/hr

7.2K drives 968 529/1058 964 517.5/1035

Inrush peak, A 7.2K drives 21 20 12.5 12.0






EXN2000 and EXN4000 hardware specifications

The following tables list the characteristics and requirements for your EXN2000 or

EXN4000 storage expansion unit.

DANGER

Three people are required to lift the EXN2000 or EXN4000 during

installation.

Table 78. EXN2000 and EXN4000 physical characteristics and environmental requirements


Weight With maximum


77 lbs (35 kg)


Rack units 3U


Width 17.6 in. (44.8 cm)










(10° C to 40° C)


(20° C to 25° C)


(-40° C to 65° C)


noncondensing



40 to 55%




5.64 bels @ 23° C


Table 78. EXN2000 and EXN4000 physical characteristics and environmental

requirements (continued)


a. LWAd


b. LpAm



c. <LpA>m







above 915 m (3000 ft).


above 305 m (1000 ft).




with ISO 9296.

Table 79. EXN2000 and EXN4000 electrical requirements


100 to 120V 200 to 240V

Worst-case

Typical

single


Typical

single

PSU/system

Input current

measured, A

10K drives 2.81 1.51/3.01 1.38 0.76/1.51

15K drives 3.42 1.83/3.65 1.66 0.91/1.82

Input power

measured, W

10K drives 279 148.5/299 272 145/290

15K drives 342 181.5/363 329 176.5/353


BTU/hr

10K drives 953 510/1020 926 495/990

15K drives 1167 619/1238 1122 602/1204

Inrush peak, A 10K drives 21 20 12.5 12

15K drives 21 20 12.5 12





Important factors to consider

When installing the N series storage system, you must keep in mind certain

environmental factors. When you are planning your installation give careful

consideration to the following:

v Weight of the N series storage system. See “Hardware specifications” on page

87. The N series storage system requires three people to install it.

v Rack considerations. The clearances and mounting requirements are specified in

“Rack considerations” on page 107.


v Power supplies and power requirements. You may need to provide new service

or install an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). See “Power supplies and power

requirements” for more information.

v System input power. See “System input power” on page 108 for more

information.

v Thermal considerations. See “Thermal considerations” on page 109.

v Floor loading. See “Floor-loading specifications” on page 110.

v Floor planning. See “Floor plan considerations” on page 110 for more

information.

v Cabling. Both Ethernet and Fibre Channel cabling will be required. See

Chapter 5, “Cable planning,” on page 113.

v AutoSupport. AutoSupport is a sophisticated, event-driven logging agent featured

in the Data ONTAP operating software and inside each N series storage systems

that continuously monitors the health of your system. See Chapter 6,

“AutoSupport,” on page 119.

Rack considerations

The three recommended racks for the N series storage system are:

v IBM 7014 Model T00 (a 36U high rack)

v IBM 7014 Model T42 (a 42U high rack)

v IBM 2101 Model N00 (a 36U high rack)

The N series storage system can also be mounted in some other IBM and non-IBM

racks, provided the rack meets all the requirements specified in Appendix D,

“Specifications for IBM and non-IBM racks,” on page 133.

When clustering N series storage systems, the physical proximity of the cluster

nodes is determined by the Infiniband (IB) cluster interconnect cables that are

ordered. Feature codes are available for cluster cables ranging in size from 2 m to

30 m. For more information, see Chapter 2, “IBM N series hardware features,” on

page 7.

Power supplies and power requirements

N series storage systems contain two hot-swappable power supplies. They are both

active at the same time, but have sufficient capacity that if one fails the other can

assume the full load. Each power supply has a separate power cord. Separate

power sources for each power cord are recommended.

Power cords with attached plugs are provided for most ac-powered systems. The

power cords are ordered by feature code and at least one power cord must be

specified when the ordering the N series storage system. A feature code contains

two cords, one for each power supply. Power cables vary by country and are listed

in Appendix B, “Power cord list for N series storage systems,” on page 123.

Specific voltage information for NAS storage systems and expansion units is

provided in the following tables:

v N3300 storage systems:

– Table 58 on page 89





v N3600 storage systems:





v N3700 storage systems: Table 67 on page 97

v N5000 series storage systems:





v N7000 series storage systems:



v EXN1000 expansion units: Table 77 on page 104

v EXN2000 and EXN4000 expansion units: Table 79 on page 106

Important:

1. Before you install the N series storage system, you must make sure that its

proposed location meets the power requirements. If necessary, consult an

electrician to determine if your electrical infrastructure can support the N series

storage system that you are installing.

2. Consider security when planning your power requirements. (For example, your

power mains should be in a secure area.) See “Security” on page 111 for more

information.

System input power

The following input power considerations apply to all system units. See “Rack

considerations” on page 107 for additional information about power.

Electrical considerations

These topics should be considered before you install a system.

Primary computer power service

Although a dedicated power supply is not necessary, for maximum reliability, the

computer power panel should connect to feeders that do not serve other loads.

Connect electrical noise-producing devices to panels separate from those feeding

the system units.

Grounding

For information about grounding your N series storage systems and expansion

units, refer to the Installation and Setup Instructions for your N series products.

To ensure proper grounding, a licensed electrician should check the grounding and

receptacles for conformance with the country electrical codes.


Computer room emergency power-off controls

As a safety precaution, you should provide computer room emergency power-off

controls for disconnecting the main service wiring that supplies the computer

equipment. Install these controls at a convenient place for the operator and next to

the main exit doors of the room.

Lightning protection

You should install lightning protection devices when in environments such as these:

v An overhead power service supplies the primary power.

v The area is subject to electrical storms or equivalent-type power surges.

Three-phase power

If your rack power distribution uses three-phase power, consult a licensed

electrician to ensure that the loads are properly balanced.

Thermal considerations

When installed in a rack, all components, including the N series storage system,

should have front-to-back air flow. Failure to do so results in a thermal loop, where

the heated exhaust air from one unit is drawn into the air intake of another, which

further heats the air. Eventually a unit will shut down or fail to operate due to high

temperature.

Cold aisle

Air

cond

ition

er

Hot aisle

back

front

back

back

front

Airflow

front2440 mm betweencenter lines of hotand cold aisle

Perforated tilesor gratings

1220 mm coldaisle width

Racks Nsip

g0

01

Racks

Racks

Airflow

Airflow

Figure 4. Example of cold aisle/hot aisle rack cabinet configuration


Floor-loading specifications

Consult with an engineer to determine your floor-loading specifications. See

“Hardware specifications” on page 87 for information on the N series storage

system weight. See Appendix D, “Specifications for IBM and non-IBM racks,” on

page 133 for rack floor-loading specifications.

Floor plan considerations

You need to create a floor plan before installing a N series storage system. This

section describes floor planning considerations and how to create a floor plan. It

also describes what security measures to keep in mind when doing floor planning.

Before you create your floor plan, consider these variables:

v Flow of work and personnel within the area

v Placement to optimize cooling, such as positioning the unit over a cutout in a

raised floor

v Routing of cables and length of cables

v Location of safety equipment

v Future expansion

Creating a floor plan

It is important to ensure that the total weight of installed racks and equipment does

not exceed the maximum amount of weight that the floor in your facility supports.

You need to create a floor plan before installing a N series storage system. This

section discusses floor planning considerations and how to create a floor plan. It

also discusses security measures to keep in mind when doing your floor planning.

Note: You might need to prepare and analyze several plans before choosing a final

one. If you install more than one N series storage system in more than one

installation stage, prepare a separate plan for each installation stage.

Begin with an accurate drawing of the installation area (blueprints and floor plans

are appropriate). Include the following items in your floor plan:

v Service and operational clearances.

v If the N series storage system will be on a raised floor, consider any objects that

might obstruct cable routing and the height of the raised floor.

v If the N series storage system will not be on a raised floor, consider these

factors:

– Placement of cables to minimize obstruction

– Amount of additional cable required if the cable is indirectly routed between N

series storage system (for example, along the walls or suspended from the

ceiling)

v Location of:

– Power receptacles

– Air conditioning equipment and controls

– File cabinets, desks, and other office equipment

– Room emergency power-off controls

– All entrances, walkways, exits, windows, columns, and pillars

v LAN and telephone connections.


When you finish the floor plan, review it to make sure that all cables to be

connected to the N series storage system are long enough. Also ensure that the N

series storage system has enough clearance.

Security

In forming your floor plan, you should consider ways to keep your N series storage

system secure. For security purposes, use these precautions:

v Choose a trusted administrator.

v Place any equipment that may disrupt operations (for example, power supplies)

in a secure location.

v Keep rack cabinet keys in a secure location.


Chapter 5. Cable planning

Before ordering, the customer is asked to develop specific planning information

concerning the physical layout of the installation. This chapter can help you plan

your layout by presenting useful planning information for interconnecting the system

units and devices.

You must plan the type of cable, cable path, and cable length. Consider not only

your current needs but also your anticipated growth and the relocation of personnel.

To assist with the installation of your system, you should note cable paths on your

floor plan.

The customer is responsible for planning for the installation of interconnecting

cables, including the proper lightning and surge protection as necessary and should

contact the appropriate contractor for guidance and assistance as required.

General considerations

In preparing for cabling, consider the following:

v Where applicable, electrical and physical specifications of cables that you

currently have and plan to use with the N series storage system must be

compatible with the standards mentioned in this manual. If no standard is

specifically mentioned in this manual, the standards for the interface on that

adapter must be met.

v Lengths and paths of cables.

v Communication signal cables should be installed away from power lines or other

sources of electrical interference.

v Labeling of cables and ports you currently have in order to indicate which

devices you want attached to them.

v Electrostatic discharge (ESD) considerations. In particular, unprotected patch

panels, punch blocks, or other intermediate routing or switching devices used in

cabling can allow ESD into the network.

Note: Lightning protection must be provided on any cable that travels outside of

the building in which the system or devices are installed. Contact a cabling

vendor about providing lightning protection for those cables. Fiber-optic

cables do not require lightning protection.

The following cabling is required:

1. Power cables for power supplies and rack power distribution.

2. Category 5 or better copper Ethernet cables with RJ-45 connectors.

3. 50 or 62.5 um fiber optic cable with LC connectors for Fiber Ethernet ports.

4. 50 or 62.5 um fiber optic cable with LC connectors for Fibre Channel ports.

5. LVD SCSI cable for optional direct SCSI-attached tape backup. The connector

on the rear of the N series storage system is a VHDCI mini 68–pin connector.

6. If clustering, Infiniband (IB) cluster interconnect cables are available for N5000

series and N7000 series models and can be ordered in the following lengths

and types:


Table 80. Infiniband (IB) cluster interconnect cables


2m Copper Cluster

4X IB cable

2864, 2865 , 2866,

2867, 2868, 2869

A20/G20/A21/G21 1037

5m Copper Cluster

4X IB cable

2864, 2865, 2866,

2867, 2868, 2869

A20/G20/A21/G21 1038

10m Copper Cluster

4X IB cable

2864, 2865, 2866,

2867, 2868, 2869

A20/G20/A21/G21 1039

5m Fiber Cluster 4X

IB cable

2864, 2865, 2866,

2867, 2868, 2869

A20/G20/A21/G21 1040

30m Fiber Cluster 4X

IB cable

2864, 2865, 2866,

2867, 2868, 2869

A20/G20/A21/G21 1041

Copper-Fiber

Converter

2864, 2865, 2866,

2867, 2868, 2869

A20/G20/A21/G21 1042

Cable measuring

Accurate measuring of cables is critical to a successful and efficient installation. Do

not guess or estimate your cable lengths.

Some cable lengths are fixed. For example, the Infiniband (IB) cluster interconnect

cables are fixed length cables that restrict the physical distance of the cluster nodes

in the rack. The power cords, depending on the feature code, are also of fixed

lengths.

For the Ethernet and Fibre Channel cabling, consider the following:

1. Cabling that exits the N series storage system is typically run in a cable

management tray, included with the N series storage system.

2. Avoid sharp bends and do not route cables near rack doors to avoid crimping

cables.

3. Account for raised floor height, if appropriate.

Cable labeling

Cable labels can be used to organize your cabling. The fields on a cable label are:

Room The room number, or other information about the

physical location of the device.

Person The name of the person who uses the device.

Telephone # The nearest telephone number to the device.

Device type This could be a printer, plotter, TTY, or similar

device.

Device ID The device ID is determined when the software is

configured on the system.

Software location code The software location code is the link between the

hardware and software. This code appears in the

software configuration menus and in the hardware

diagnostic menus.


Note: For specific location code information, refer

to the Diagnostic Information manual for your

system.

Adapter type The adapter type number is located on a label

attached to the end of the adapter.

Note: Some of the adapters do not have an

adapter type.

Interface Name of the asynchronous adapters, and some

network adapters, generally includes the name of

the interface. For example, Ethernet LAN or Fibre

Channel SAN.

EIA Used in a rack-type system unit to identify the

physical location of the drawer within the rack. The

label along the right side of the rack (with rear

cover open) indicates numbers from 1, at the

bottom, to 32, at the top of the rack. The number at

the bottom-right corner of the drawer is the EIA

location for this drawer.

Slot Physical position within the system unit or drawer

where the adapter is located. Each adapter slot is

identified by a single digit number. Usually, the

number is embossed in the adapter mounting

frame.

Connector Connector number on the adapter. Most adapters

have only one connector, so this number is 1.

Tailgate The number of the tailgate connector to which this

cable is attached if tailgates are used.

System ID If an installation has more than one system unit,

each one must be identified to prevent connecting

devices to the wrong system unit. The customer

determines the System ID.

Connecting expansion units to filers

This section describes the requirements for connecting an expansion unit to N

series filer storage systems and other expansion units. For detailed instructions

about how to install and connect one or more expansion units in a rack, or to

connect an expansion unit to your filer storage system, refer to Chapter 2, “IBM N

series hardware features,” on page 7.

v IBM strongly recommends using optical (Fibre Channel) cabling whenever

possible.

v Refer to Chapter 2, “IBM N series hardware features,” on page 7 for details about

the maximum number of drive loops, maximum number of expansion units or

hard disk drives per loop, maximum total storage capacity, and maximum total

number of hard disk drives for configurations using your N series filer storage

system. (For example, you can connect a maximum of one loop of three fully

populated expansion units to an N3700.)

v Multipath looping is recommended for all configurations to provide additional

redundancy. This includes single or dual controller and single or multiple

expansion units.

Chapter 5. Cable planning 115

v Do not mix Fibre Channel EXN2000s/EXN4000s and SATA EXN1000 expansion

units in the same loop.

v EXN4000 and EXN2000 expansion units can be mixed within the same loop, but

the speed switches on all EXN4000s and EXN2000s must be set to the same

speed (either 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps).

Note: One optical cable feature code order provides two cables. One SFP feature

code order provides two SFPs.

Expansion unit cabling requirements (filers only)

You must meet the cabling requirements discussed in the following sections when

connecting the expansion unit to an N series filer storage system or to other

expansion units.

Note: N series gateways do not support the attachment of N series EXN disk

expansion units.

For the latest information on cabling requirements, see Installation and Setup

Instructions and the Hardware and Service Guide for your storage system.

Connecting the expansion unit directly to the N series filer

storage system

When connecting the expansion unit to an N series filer storage system, you must

use appropriate cables and connectors according to the following guidelines.

v For direct connections to N3700 storage systems with early CPU module

designs: Use a NAS-to-EXP Fibre Channel copper cable (#2020 or 2022). For

attachment to an N3700 Model A10, one NAS-to-EXP Fibre Channel copper

cable is required. For attachment to an N3700 Model A20, two NAS-to-EXP Fibre

Channel copper cables are required.

v For direct connections to N3700 storage systems with current CPU module

designs: Use an LC-to-LC Fibre Channel optical cable and two SFPs for

attachment to an N3700 Model A10. Use two LC-to-LC Fibre Channel optical

cables and four SFPs for attachment to an N3700 Model A20.

v For direct connections to all other N series filer storage systems: Use

LC-to-LC Fibre Channel optical cables and SFPs.

Note: For information about the differences between early and late CPU module

designs, see “Understanding the differences between early and current

N3700 CPU modules” on page 14.

Connecting the expansion unit to other expansion units

When connecting an expansion unit to other expansion units, IBM strongly

recommends using two LC-to-LC Fibre Channel optical cables and four SFPs (two

SFPs per LC-to-LC Fibre Channel optical cable).

Note: SFP-to-SFP Fibre Channel copper cables may also be used for connections

(to a maximum of three meters) between expansion units.

You must order one cable feature code and two SFP feature codes per expansion

unit.



Channel SAN.



your N5000 series or N7000 series gateway system.



Chapter 5. Cable planning 117


Chapter 6. AutoSupport

AutoSupport is a sophisticated, event-driven logging agent featured in the Data

ONTAP operating software and inside each N series storage systems that

continuously monitors the health of your system. It keeps a watchful eye on a

multitude of preset conditions, automatically sending a status message to IBM

Technical Support, and your system administrator if desired, for immediate action to

correct potential problems. AutoSupport makes sure that your storage environment

is working at top efficiency.

How does AutoSupport work?

The AutoSupport feature triggers the automatic sending of notification messages to

IBM Service and Support. AutoSupport also has the ability to send notification

messages to one or more customer-specified e-mail addresses which can alert

recipients to potential problems with the N series storage system. As necessary,

IBM Service and Support will contact customers based on the contact information in

the customer’s record for resolution of potential system problems.

Note: After an occurrence of an event, an AutoSupport notification is sent to IBM

Service and Support via HTTPS by a direct connection to the predefined

location specified in Data ONTAP.

AutoSupport is enabled by default with Data ONTAP 7.1.1 or later when you

configure your N series storage system for the first time.

IBM strongly encourages customers to enable AutoSupport. AutoSupport enables

the IBM System Storage N series machines to send diagnostic information back to

IBM when error conditions are encountered within the machines. AutoSupport can

be enabled via the command line interface via the following command:

options autosupport.enable on

AutoSupport can also be enabled via the FilerView Web browser user interface by

selecting Filer � Configure AutoSupport in the left-hand navigation frame, and

then selecting Yes from the drop-down list box next to “AutoSupport Enabled.”

On later versions of Data ONTAP, AutoSupport is enabled by default when you

configure your N series storage system for the first time. After a grace period of 24

hours, AutoSupport messages start being generated.

Note: You can disable AutoSupport at any time using the autosupport.enable

option, but you are strongly advised to leave it enabled.

Interaction with mail hosts

N series storage systems do not function as mail hosts, they rely on another host at

the customer site that listens on the SMTP port (25) to send mail to the

customer-specified e-mail addresses. AutoSupport requires at least one host

reachable by an N series storage system that runs an SMTP server or a mail

forwarder, such as the sendmail program.

Subject line of AutoSupport e-mail messages

The subject line of the e-mail messages sent by the AutoSupport mechanism

contains a text string that identifies the reason for the notification. The subject also


contains a relative prioritization of the message, using syslog severity levels from

DEBUG to EMERGENCY. The messages and other information in the notification

should be used to check on the problem being reported.

The format of the subject line is as follows:

System Notification from (message)

Short e-mail messages for urgent events

Customers can specify up to five addresses of e-mail recipients in which the N

series storage systems can send a short alert notification containing only the reason

for the alert to these recipients. The short e-mail messages contain the reason for

the notification in the subject line and note the time of failure. These messages are

triggered only by specific urgent events. This feature is useful for system

administrators who read e-mail messages on alphanumeric pagers.

Recipients of AutoSupport e-mail messages

Customers can specify up to five e-mail recipient addresses for standard

AutoSupport notification.

Technical Support response

When IBM Technical Support receives an alert AutoSupport notification, it takes

corrective action to resolve the problems. IBM Technical Support initiates a case

and then contacts the customer to further investigate the situation or to provide a

corrective action to the customer.

Cluster considerations

The AutoSupport notification messages from a N series storage system in a cluster

are different from the AutoSupport notification messages from a standalone N series

storage system in the following ways:

v The subject line in the AutoSupport messages from a filer in a cluster reads

“Cluster notification” instead of “System notification.”

v The AutoSupport messages from a N series storage system in a cluster contain

information about the N series storage system’s partner, such as the partner

system ID and the partner host name.

v In takeover mode, if you reboot the live N series storage system, two

AutoSupport messages are sent to notify the e-mail recipients of the reboot. The

live N series storage system sends one message; the failed N series storage

system sends the other message.

v The live N series storage system sends an AutoSupport message after it

completes the takeover process.


Appendix A. Recommended power line sizes

This appendix discusses how to determine the power line lengths running from your

N series storage system to the power source.

Recommended AC power line sizes

Longer AC power feeds need to be properly designed to preserve voltage levels to

the equipment. The wiring from the breaker panel to the power strip, which supplies

power to your N series storage system and expansion units, can often exceed 50

feet.

Note: Total AC wire length = breaker to wall or ceiling outlet + extension cable or

ceiling drop.

The following tables list the recommended conductor size for 2% voltage drop for a

particular distance in feet (taken from the Radio Engineer’s Handbook).

Table 81. 110V, single phase recommended conductor sizes

110V,

single-phase 20A circuit 30A circuit 40A circuit 50A circuit

25 feet 12 AWG 10 AWG 8 AWG 8 AWG



Table 82. 220V, single phase recommended conductor sizes

220V,

single-phase 20A circuit 30A circuit 40A circuit 50A circuit




The following table lists the approximate equivalent wire gauge (American Wire

Gauge (AWG) to Harmonized Cordage).

Table 83. American Wire Gage to Harmonized Cordage equivalents

AWG 8 10 12

Harmonized, mm-mm

1 4.0 2.5 1.5

1 mm-mm = millimeter squared


Appendix B. Power cord list for N series storage systems

This appendix contains information about FRU/CRUs and power cords for N series

products.

FRU/CRU list for N series products

For the most current FRU/CRU list for your N series product, see the following Web

site:


Power cord list for N series products

The following list details the power cord feature codes (FCs) for N series products.

FC 9000 (All countries)

Power cord, Rack PDU

v 27 inches

v Rated 250 V/15 A

v Product end uses C14; PDU end uses C13.

FC 9001 Europe and others

Provides power cords for Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia,

Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France,

Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania,

Luxemburg, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal,

Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Turkey

v 2.5 m (9 feet), unshielded, rated 250 V/10 A.

v Attached plug EL 211 (CEE 7-VII) designed for 200-240 V ac input.

FC 9002 United Kingdom and others

Provides power cords for United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Guyana,

Hong Kong, Ireland, Kuwait, Malta, Oman, Singapore, Sri Lanka


v Attached plug EL 210 (13A fuse) designed for 200-240 V ac input.

FC 9003 Japan

Provides power cords for Japan


v Attached plug EL 302 (JIS C3306) designed for 100-110 V ac input.

FC 9004 U.S., Six Feet (2 m)

Provides power cords for U.S., Canada, Mexico, Belize, Columbia, Ecuador,

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Korea, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines,

Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Venezuela


v Attached plug EL 302 (Nema 5-15P) designed for 100-120 V ac input.

FC 9005 Australia, New Zealand

Provides power cords for Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay


v Attached plug EL 206 (AS 3112) designed for 200-240 V ac input.



FC 9006 Switzerland, Liechtenstein

Provides power cords for Switzerland, Liechtenstein


v Attached plug EL 203 (SEV 1011) designed for 200-240 V ac input.

FC 9007 Argentina

Provides power cords for Argentina


v Attached plug EL 219 (IRAM 2073) designed for 200-240 V ac input.

FC 9008 China

Provides power cords for China


v Attached plug EL 602 (GB 2099/GB 1002) designed for 200-240 V ac

input.

FC 9009 Denmark

Provides power cords for Denmark


v Attached plug EL 213 (DHCR 107-2-D1) designed for 200-240 V ac

input.

FC 9010 India, Pakistan, South Africa

Provides power cords for India, Macau, Pakistan, South Africa


v Attached plug EL 208 (BS 164-1, BS 546) designed for 200-240 V ac

input.

FC 9011 Israel

Provides power cords for Israel


v Attached plug EL 212 (SI 32) designed for 200-240 V ac input.

FC 9012 Italy

Provides power cords for Italy


v Attached plug EL 502 (CEI 23-16) designed for 200-240 V ac input.

FC 9013 North America (250 V)

Provides power cords for U.S.


v Attached plug EL 309 (NEMA 6-15P) designed for 200-240 V ac input.

FC 9014 Brazil

Provides power cords for Brazil


v Attached plug EL 211 (NBR 6147/2000) designed for 200-240 V ac input

FC 9015 Taiwan

Provides 125 V power cords for Taiwan


v Attached plug EL 302 (CNS 10917-3) designed for 100-120 V ac input.

FC 9016 Taiwan (250 V)

Provides 250 V power cords for Taiwan



v Attached plug EL 610 (CNS 10917, CNS 690) designed for 250 V ac

input.

Appendix B. Power cord list for N series storage systems 125

Appendix C. IBM N series worksheets

This appendix contains the following IBM N series worksheets:

v “N3300 and N3600 system setup worksheet”

v “N3700 system setup worksheet” on page 129

v “N3700 cluster system setup worksheet” on page 130

v “N5000 series system setup information worksheet” on page 131

v “N7000 series system setup information worksheet” on page 132

N3300 and N3600 system setup worksheet

The following worksheet is for initial basic setup of your N3300 or N3600 system.

Table 84. System setup worksheet

Setup Parameters Node A (top node)

Node B (bottom

node)

Hostname:

Network Configuration Information for e0a

Virtual interfaces: [Y/N]

IP address for e0a

Netmask for e0a

Should interface e0a take over partner IP

address during failover? [Y/N]

IP address or interface name to be taken

over by e0a:

Media type/speed (100tx-fd, 100tx, auto

[100/1000])

Flow control (none, receive, send, full):

Enable jumbo frames? [Y/N]

Network Configuration Information for e0b

IP address for e0b

Netmask for e0b

Should interface e0b take over partner IP

address during failover? [Y/N]

IP address or interface name to be taken

over by e0b:


[100/1000])


Enable jumbo frames? [Y/N]

Complete setup through the Web interface?

[Y/N]

Default Gateway IP Address


Table 84. System setup worksheet (continued)

Setup Parameters Node A (top node)

Node B (bottom

node)

Administration Host Connection Setup Note: The administration host is given

root access to the filer's /etc files for

system administration. To allow access to

/etc root access to all NFS clients, enter

RETURN below.

Name or IP address of the administration

host

Timezone (name of city or region in /etc/zoneinfo

file) [EST5EDT]

Filer location

Enter the root directory for HTTP files

[/vol/vol0/home/http]

Do you want to run DNS resolver? [Y/N]

DNS domain name (You can enter up to three nameservers.)

IP address for DNS first nameserver

Do you want another nameserver? [Y/N]

IP address for alternate nameserver

Do you want another nameserver? [Y/N]

IP address for alternate nameserver

Do you want to run NIS client? [Y/N] (default is

N)

The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) provides remote management capabilities

including console redirection, logging, and power control. It also extends Autosupport by

sending down filer event alerts.

Would you like to configure the BMC?

[Y/N] (default is Y)

Enable DHCP on the BMC LAN interface?

[Y/N] (default is N)

IP address for the BMC

Netmask for the BMC

IP address for the BMC Gateway

Gratuitous ARP interval for the BMC [10

sec (max 60)]

The mail host is required by your system to enable BMC to sense ASUP messages when

the filer is down.

IP address or name of the mail host

IP address for the mail host

You may use Autosupport options to configure alert destinations.


N3700 system setup worksheet

The following worksheet is for initial basic setup of your N3700 system, where no

additional software is licensed. See the IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP

Software Setup Guide for your version of Data ONTAP for a worksheet for systems

that have additional licensed software.

Table 85. N3700 system setup worksheet

Do you want to configure Ethernet

virtual interfaces?

The default is set to No for most installations.

Network configuration: First interface Second interface

IP address:

Netmask:

Media type/speed (100tx-fd, 100tx,

auto [100/1000]):

Flow control (none, receive, send,

full):

Enable jumbo frames?

IP Address or name of default

gateway:

Would you like to continue setup

through Web interface? (You do

this through the Setup Wizard.)

(Yes means you want to use a Web interface.)

IP address or name of

administration host:

(Leave blank to allow root user access to /etc from any NFS client)

Where is filer located? (Text string)

Do you want to run DNS resolver?

Do you want to run NIS client?

Host name:

Appendix C. IBM N series worksheets 129

N3700 cluster system setup worksheet

This worksheet is a planning aid for setting up clustered N3700 systems.

Table 86. N3700 cluster system setup worksheet

Setup parameters Node A Node B

Host name:

Network configuration information

Virtual interfaces:

IP address—first interface, e0a:

IP address—second interface, e0b:

Netmask—first interface, e0a:

Netmask—second interface, e0b:


auto [100/1000])—first interface,

e0a:


auto [100/1000])—second interface,

e0b:


full)—e0a:


full)—e0b:

Enable jumbo frames?—first

interface, e0a:

Enable jumbo frames?—second

interface, e0b:

IP address or name of default

gateway:

IP address or name of

administration host: (Leave blank

for root access to /etc from any

NFS client)

Where is the N series system

located? (Text string)




N5000 series system setup information worksheet

The following worksheet is for initial basic setup of your N5000 series system.

Table 87. N5000 series systems setup worksheet

Hostname:

Network Configuration Information e0a e0b e0c e0d

IP addresses: First 3 #s______._____._____

Netmask:

Should interface XXX take over a partner IP address

during failover?

Media type/speed (100tx-fd, 100tx, auto [100/1000])



IP address or name of default gateway:

IP address or name of administration host: (Leave

blank for root access to /etc from any NFS client)

Where is the N5200 or N5500 system located? (Text

string)



Would you like to configure the RLM LAN interface

[y]?

RLM IP address

RLM Netmask

RLM Gateway IP Address

Would you like to enable DHCP on the RLM LAN

interface [y]?

Please enter the name or IP address of the mail host:

Appendix C. IBM N series worksheets 131

N7000 series system setup information worksheet

You need the following information to complete the setup script for your N7000

series system.

Table 88. N7000 series systems setup worksheet

Hostname:

Network Configuration Information e0a e0b e0c e0d e0e e0f

IP addresses: First 3 #s

______._____._____

Netmask:


[100/1000])



IP address or name of default gateway:

IP address or name of administration host:

(Leave blank for root access to /etc from any

NFS client)

Where is the NAS system located? (Text

string)



Would you like to configure the RLM LAN

interface [y]?

RLM IP address

RLM Netmask

RLM Gateway IP Address

Would you like to enable DHCP on the RLM

LAN interface [y]?

Enter the name or IP address of the mail host:


Appendix D. Specifications for IBM and non-IBM racks

This chapter provides requirements and specifications for 19″ racks used by the N

series storage system.

2101 Model N00 rack specifications

Dimensions

Height 1804 mm 71.0 in.

Capacity 36 EIA Units

With PDP - DC only 1926 mm 75.8 in.

Width without side

panels

623 mm 24.5 in.

With side panels 650 mm 25.6 in.

Depth with rear door

only installed

1042 mm 41.0 in.

Depth with front and rear

door installed

1098 mm 43.3 in.

System p (sculptured)

style front door

1147 mm 45.2 in.

Weight

Base rack 244 kg 535 lbs

Full rack¹ 816 kg 1795 lbs See “T00 and T42 rack weight distribution and floor loading” on page 137.

Electrical² (sum specified values for

drawers or enclosures in rack)

DC rack

Power source loading

maximum in kVA³

8.4

Voltage range (V dc) -40 to -60

AC rack


maximum in kVA (per

PDU)⁴

4.8

Voltage range (V ac) 200 to 240

Frequency (hertz) 50 or 60

Temperature

requirements

(see specifications for drawers or enclosures)

Humidity requirements (see specifications for drawers or enclosures)

Noise emissions (see specifications for drawers or enclosures)

Clearances Front Back Left Right

Install/air flow Rack airflow requirements are a function of the number and type of drawers installed (see item 5 on

page 135). Refer to the individual drawer specifications.

Service 915mm (36 in.) 915mm (36 in.) 915mm (36 in.) 915mm (36 in.)


1. Configuration dependent, base rack weight plus the weight of the drawers mounted in the rack. The rack can support up to a

maximum weight of 35 lbs/EIA (Unit).

2. The total rack power should be derived from the sum of the power used by the drawers in the rack.

3. The Power Distribution Panel (PDP) on the DC-powered rack can hold up to eighteen (nine per power source) 48 volt 20 to 50

amp circuit breakers (configuration dependent). Each power source supports up to 8.4 kVA.

Note: Because the N series storage system is an ac-only power unit, it is not recommended that the N series storage system

be installed in a dc-only rack.

4. Each ac Power Distribution Unit (PDU) can supply 4.8 kVA. A rack can have up to four PDUs as required by the drawers

mounted in the rack.

5. All rack installations require careful site and facilities planning designed to both address the cumulative drawer heat output and

provide the airflow volumes rates necessary to comply with drawer temperature requirements.

7014 Rack specifications

Model T00 rack

Dimensions



With PDP - DC only 1926 mm 75.8 in.

Width without side

panels

623 mm 24.5 in.


Depth with rear door

only

1042 mm 41.0 in.

Depth with rear door and

RS/6000® style front

door

1098 mm 43.3 in.

System p (sculptured)

style front door

1147 mm 45.2 in.

Weight


Full rack¹ 816 kg 1795 lbs See “T00 and T42 rack weight distribution and floor loading” on page 137.

Electrical² (sum specified values for

drawers or enclosures in rack)

DC rack


maximum in kVA³

8.4

Voltage range (V dc) -40 to -60

AC rack


maximum in kVA (per

PDU)⁴

4.8

Voltage range (V ac) 200 to 240

Frequency (hertz) 50 or 60

Temperature

requirements

(see specifications for drawers or enclosures)

Humidity requirements (see specifications for drawers or enclosures)

Noise emissions (see specifications for drawers or enclosures)

Clearances Front Back Left Right

Install/air flow Rack airflow requirements are a function of the number and type of drawers installed (see item 5 on

page 135). Refer to the individual drawer specifications.

Service 915mm (36 in.) 915mm (36 in.) 915mm (36 in.) 915mm (36 in.)


1. Configuration dependent, base rack weight plus the weight of the drawers mounted in the rack. The rack can support up to a

maximum weight of 35 lbs/EIA (Unit).

2. The total rack power should be derived from the sum of the power used by the drawers in the rack.

3. The Power Distribution Panel (PDP) on the DC-powered rack can hold up to eighteen (nine per power source) 48 volt 20 to 50

amp circuit breakers (configuration dependent). Each power source supports up to 8.4 kVA.

Note: Because the N series storage system is an ac-only power unit, it is not recommended that the N series storage system

be installed in a dc-only rack.

4. Each ac Power Distribution Unit (PDU) can supply 4.8 kVA. A rack can have up to four PDUs as required by the drawers

mounted in the rack.

5. All rack installations require careful site and facilities planning designed to both address the cumulative drawer heat output and

provide the airflow volumes rates necessary to comply with drawer temperature requirements.

Model T42 Rack

Dimensions



With PDP - DC only Not applicable

Width without side panels 623 mm 24.5 in.


Depth with rear door only 1042 mm 41.0 in.

Depth with rear door and RS/6000 style

front door

1098 mm 43.3 in.

System p (sculptured) style front door 1147 mm 45.2 in.

Weight


Full rack¹ 930 kg 2045 lbs See “T00 and T42 rack weight distribution and floor loading” on page

137.

Service clearance Recommended minimum vertical service clearance from floor is 2439 mm or 8 feet.

All other specifications For all other technical information, see “Model T00 rack” on page 134.

T00 and T42 service clearances and caster location

The service clearances and caster locations are shown in Figure 5 on page 136:

Appendix D. Rack Specifications 135

Note: Rack units are large and heavy and are not easily moved. Because

maintenance activities require access at both the front and back, extra room

needs to be allowed. The footprint shows the radius of the swinging doors on

the I/O rack. The Figure 6 shows the minimum space required.

T00 and T42 racks multiple attachments

2474 mm (97.4 in.)

2921 mm(115 in.)915 mm

(36 in.)915 mm(36 in.)

915 mm (36 in.)

915 mm (36 in.)

Front

CasterLocation

Front coverthickness58 mm (2.4 in.)

Rear coverthickness20 mm (0.8 in.)

Side coverthickness 2x10 mm (0.4 in.)

(4.8)121

(3.1)

80

Cable opening310 mm (12.2 in.)x 50 mm (2 in.)

Figure 5. Service clearances and caster locations for the T00 and T42 racks.

Separation25.4 mm(1 in.)

T00or

T42Rack

T00or

T42Rack

Figure 6. Model T00 and T42 racks multiple attachments


T00 racks and T42 racks can be bolted together in a multiple rack arrangement as

shown above. A kit is available including the bolts, spacers, and decorative trim

pieces to cover the 25.4 mm (1 in.) space. For service clearances, see the service

clearances as shown in the table for the “Model T00 rack” on page 134.

T00 and T42 rack weight distribution and floor loading

The T00 and T42 racks can be extremely heavy when several drawers are present.

The following table shows the necessary weight distribution distances for the T00

and T42 racks when it is loaded.

Rack System

weight (1)

lbs (kg)

Width (2)

in. (mm)

Depth (2)

in. (mm)

Weight distribution distance (3)

Front & back

in. (mm)

Left & right

in. (mm)

7014-T00

(4)

1795 (816) 24.5 (623) 40.2 (1021) 20.3 (515.6), 18.8

(477.5)

18.4 (467.4)

7014-T00

(5)

1795 (816) 24.5 (623) 40.2 (1021) 20.3 (515.6), 18.8

(477.5)

0.0 (0.0)

7014-T00

(6)

1795 (816) 24.5 (623) 40.2 (1021) 20.3 (515.6), 18.8

(477.5)

22 (559)

7014-T42

(4)

2045 (930) 24.5 (623) 40.2 (1021) 20.3 (515.6), 18.8

(477.5)

18.4 (467.4)

7014-T42

(5)

2045 (930) 24.5 (623) 40.2 (1021) 20.3 (515.6), 18.8

(477.5)

0.0 (0.0)

7014-T42

(6)

2045 (930) 24.5 (623) 40.2 (1021) 20.3 (515.6), 18.8

(477.5)

27 (686)

The following table shows the necessary floor-loading specifications for the T00 and

T42 racks when it is loaded.

Rack Floor loading

Raised kg/m2 Non-raised kg/m2 Raised lbs/ft2 Non-raised lbs/ft2

7014-T00 (4) 366.7 322.7 75 66

7014-T00 (5) 734.5 690.6 150.4 141.4

7014-T00 (6) 341 297 70 61

7014-T42 (4) 403 359 82.5 73.5

7014-T42 (5) 825 781 169 160

7014-T42 (6) 341.4 297.5 70 61

The following notes are for both of the preceding tables.

Notes:

1. For maximum weight of fully populated rack, units are lbs with kg in

parentheses.

2. For dimensions without covers, units are inches with mm in parentheses.

3. The weight distribution distance in all four directions is the area around the rack

perimeter (minus covers) necessary to distribute the weight beyond the

perimeter of the rack. Weight distribution areas cannot overlap with adjacent

computer equipment weight distribution areas. Units are inches with mm in

parentheses.

4. Weight distribution distance is 1/2 the service clearance values shown in the

figure plus cover thickness.

5. No left and right weight distribution distance.


6. Left and right weight distribution distance required for a 70 lbs/ft2 raised floor

loading objective.

Rack specifications

All racks used for N series storage system installation must conform to the

specifications in this section. Both the IBM 7014 (Model T00 and Model T42) and

the IBM 2101 Model N00 racks conform, but some other racks, including a few from

IBM do not.

v The rack or cabinet must meet the EIA Standard EIA-310-D for 19-inch racks.

The front rack opening must be 451 mm wide + 0.75 mm (17.75 in. + 0.03 in.),

and the rail-mounting holes must be 465 mm + 0.8 mm (18.3 in. + 0.03 in.) apart

on center (horizontal width between vertical columns of holes on the two

front-mounting flanges and on the two rear-mounting flanges). Rail-mounting

holes must be 7.1 mm + 0.1 mm (0.28 in. + 0.004 in.) in diameter.

The vertical distance between mounting holes must consist of sets of 3 holes

spaced (from bottom to top) 15.9 mm (0.625 in.), 15.9 mm (0.625 in.), and 12.67

mm (0.5 in.) on center (making each 3-hole set of vertical hole spacing 44.45

mm (1.75 in.) apart on center).

Rear, No Door

Front, No Door

571mm (22.50 in.)

203mm (8.0 in.)

719mm (28.31 in.)

51mm (2.01 in.)

451mm (17.76 in.)

494mm (19.45 in.)

Drawer Rail

Mounting Flanges494mm (19.45 in.)

Figure 7. Top view of non-IBM rack specifications dimensions


Figure 8. Rack specifications dimensions, top front view

6.75mm min

15.9mm

15.9mm

12.7mm

15.9mm

15.9mm

12.7mm

450 +/- 0.75mm

Rack Front Opening

465 +/- 0.8mm

Rack Mounting Holes Center-to-CenterHole Diameter =

7.1 +/- 0.1mm

6.75mm min

15.9mm

15.9mm

12.7mm

15.9mm

15.9mm

12.7mm

Bottom Front of Rack

EIA

Ho

leSp

ac

ing

Figure 9. Rack specifications dimensions, bottom front view


v The rack or cabinet must be capable of supporting an average load of 15.9 kg

(35 lbs) of product weight per EIA unit.

For example, a 4-EIA drawer will have a maximum drawer weight of 63.6 kg (140

lbs).

v Only ac power drawers are supported in the rack or cabinet. It is strongly

recommended that you use a power distribution unit (PDU) that meets the same

specifications as IBM PDUs to supply rack power. Each Power Distribution Bus

installed in a rack requires a dedicated power line of 200 to 240 V ac and 30 A.

Rack or cabinet power distribution devices must meet the drawer power

requirements, as well as that of any additional products that will be connected to

the same power distribution device.

The rack or cabinet power receptacle (PDU, UPS or multi-outlet strip) must have

a compatible plug type for your drawer or device.

Note: Refer to the sales manual for 7014 or 2101 racks if you want to use PDUs

that are designed for 7014 or 2101 racks. The customer is responsible for

ensuring that the PDU is compatible with the rack or cabinet and assumes

responsibility for any and all agency certifications required.

v The rack or cabinet must be compatible with drawer mounting rails, including a

secure and snug fit of the rail-mounting pins and screws into the rack or cabinet

rail support hole.

Note: If the rack or cabinet has square holes, a plug-in hole adapter may be

required. The plug-in hole adapters are NOT part of the N series rail

mounting kit included with every N series machine.

The rails provided with the N series storage system have been designed and

tested to safely support the weight of your drawer or device. The rails also

provide rear tie-down brackets.

The front and rear mounting flanges in the rack or cabinet must be 719 mm (28.3

in.) apart and the internal width bounded by the mounting flanges at least 494

mm (19.45 in.), for the IBM rails to fit in your rack or cabinet (see figure, Top

View of non-IBM Rack Specifications Dimensions on page Figure 7 on page

138).

v The rack or cabinet must have stabilization feet or brackets installed both in the

front and rear of the rack, or have another means of preventing the rack or

cabinet from tipping while the drawer or device is installed or removed.

Examples of some acceptable alternatives: The rack or cabinet may be securely

bolted to the floor, ceiling or walls, or to adjacent racks or cabinets in a long and

heavy row of racks or cabinets. Refer to the Rack Installation Guide for the 7014

or 2101 and the individual drawer installation guides for additional information.

v There must be adequate front and rear service clearances (in and around the

rack or cabinet).

The rack or cabinet must have sufficient horizontal width clearance in the front

and rear to allow the drawer to be fully slid into the front and, if applicable, the

rear service access positions (typically this requires 914.4 mm (36 in.) clearance

in both the front and rear).

If present, front and rear doors must be able to open far enough to provide

unrestrained access for service or be easily removable. If doors must be

removed for service, it is the customer’s responsibility to remove them prior to

service.

v The rack or cabinet must provide adequate clearance around the rack drawer.


There must be adequate clearance around the drawer bezel so that it can be

opened and closed, according to the product specifications (refer to the 7014 or

2101 Rack Installation Guides and the individual drawer installation guides).

Front or rear doors must also maintain a minimum of 51 mm (2 in.) front, 203

mm (8 in.) rear, door-to-mounting flange clearance, and 494 mm (19.4 in.) front,

571 mm (22.5 in.) rear, side-to-side clearance for drawer bezels and cables (see

Figure 7 on page 138).

v The rack or cabinet must provide adequate front-to-back ventilation.

For optimum ventilation, it is recommended the rack or cabinet not have a front

door. If the rack or cabinet has doors, the doors must be fully perforated so that

there is proper front-to-back airflow to maintain the required drawer ambient inlet

temperature between 10 °C and 40 °C (50 °F and 104 °F), with an ideal 22 °C

(72 °F), inside the rack. The perforations must yield 34% minimum open area per

square inch.

General safety requirements for IBM products installed in a non-IBM

rack

v Any product or component that plugs into either an IBM Power Distribution Unit

(PDU) or main power (using a power cord), or uses any voltage over 42 V ac

must be Safety Certified by a Nationally Recognized Test Laboratory (NRTL) for

the country in which it will be installed.

Some of the items that require safety certification may include: the rack or

cabinet (if it contains electrical components integral to the rack or cabinet), fan

trays, PDU, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), multi-outlet strips, or any other

products installed in the rack or cabinet that connect to hazardous voltage.

Examples of OSHA-approved NRTLs for the USA:

– UL

– ETL

– CSA (with CSA NRTL or CSA US mark)

Examples of approved NRTLs for Canada:

– UL (Ulc mark)

– ETL (ETLc mark)

– CSA

The European Union requires a CE mark and a Manufacturer’s Declaration of

Conformity (DOC).

Certified products should have the NRTL logos or marks somewhere on the

product or product label. However, proof of certification must be made available

to IBM upon request. Proof consists of such items as copies of the NRTL license

or certificate, a CB Certificate, a Letter of Authorization to apply the NRTL mark,

the first few pages of the NRTL certification report, Listing in an NRTL

publication, or a copy of the UL Yellow Card. Proof should contain the

manufacturer’s name, product type and model, standard to which it was certified,

the NRTL name or logo, the NRTL file number or license number, and a list of

any Conditions of Acceptance or Deviations. A Manufacturer’s Declaration is not

proof of certification by an NRTL.

v The rack or cabinet must meet all electrical and mechanical safety legal

requirements for the country in which it is installed.

The rack or cabinet must be free of exposed hazards (such as voltages over 60

V dc or 42 V ac, energy over 240 VA, sharp edges, mechanical pinch points, or

hot surfaces).


v There must be an accessible and unambiguous disconnect device for each

product in the rack, including any PDU.

A disconnect device may consist of either the plug on the power cord (if the

power cord is no longer than 6 feet), the inlet receptacle (if the power cord is of a

detachable type), or a power on/off switch, or an Emergency Power Off switch on

the rack, provided all power is removed from the rack or product by the

disconnect device.

If the rack or cabinet has electrical components (such as fan trays or lights), the

rack must have an accessible and unambiguous disconnect device.

v The rack or cabinet, PDU and Multi-Outlet Strips, and products installed in the

rack or cabinet must all be properly grounded to the customer facility ground.

There must be no more than 0.1 Ohms between the ground pin of the PDU or

rack plug and any touchable metal or conductive surface on the rack and on the

products installed in the rack. Grounding method must comply with applicable

country’s electric code (such as NEC or CEC). Ground continuity can be verified

by your IBM service personnel, after the installation is completed, and should be

verified prior to the first service activity.

v The voltage rating of the PDU and multi-outlet strips must be compatible with the

products plugged into them.

The current and power ratings for the PDU or multi-outlet strips must be at least

1.25 times the sum of the ratings of the products that will plug into it. The current

rating of the PDU or multi-outlet strip must be less than 0.80 of the rating for the

building supply circuit (as required by the NEC and CEC). Example: A PDU rating

of 12A for a 15A wall breaker, and sum of product ratings does not exceed 9.6A.

If a UPS is installed, it must meet all the above electrical safety requirements as

described for a PDU (including certification by an NRTL).

v The rack or cabinet, PDU, UPS, multi-outlet strips and all products in the rack or

cabinet must be installed according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and in

accordance with all national, state or province, and local codes and laws.

The rack or cabinet, PDU, UPS, multi-outlet strips and all products in the rack or

cabinet must be used as intended by the manufacturer (per manufacturer’s

product documentation and marketing literature).

v All documentation for use and installation of the rack or cabinet, PDU, UPS, and

all products in the rack or cabinet, including safety information, must be available

on-site.

v If there is more than one source of power in the rack or cabinet, there must be

clearly visible safety labels for ″Multiple Power Source″ (in the languages

required for the country in which the product is installed).

v If the rack or cabinet or any products installed in the cabinet had safety or weight

labels applied by the manufacturer, they must be intact and translated into the

languages required for the country in which the product is installed.

v If the rack or cabinet has doors, the rack becomes a fire enclosure by definition

and must meet the applicable flammability ratings (V-0 or better). Totally metal

enclosures at least 1 mm (0.04 in.) thick are considered to comply.

Nonenclosure (decorative) materials must have a flammability rating of V-1 or

better. If glass is used (such as in rack doors) it must be safety glass. If wood

shelves are used in the rack or cabinet, they must be treated with a UL Listed

flame-retardant coating.

v The rack or cabinet configuration must comply with all IBM requirements for ″safe

to service″ (contact your IBM Installation Planning Representative if in doubt).

There must be no unique maintenance procedures or tools required for service.


Elevated service installations, where the products to be serviced are installed

between 1.5 m and 3.7 m (5 ft and 12 ft) above the floor, require the availability

of an OSHA- and CSA-approved nonconductive step ladder. If a ladder is

required for service, the customer must supply the OSHA- and CSA-approved

nonconductive step ladder (unless other arrangements have been made with the

local IBM Service Branch Office). Products installed over 2.9 m (12 ft) above the

floor require a Special Bid to be completed before they can be serviced by IBM

service personnel.

For products not intended for rack-mounting to be serviced by IBM, the products

and parts that will be replaced as part of that service must not weigh over 11.4

kg (25 lbs) (contact your Installation Planning Representative if in doubt).

There must not be any special education or training required for safe servicing of

any of the products installed in the racks (contact your Installation Planning

Representative if in doubt).

v Any rack or cabinet must have stabilization feet or brackets installed, or have

another means of preventing the rack or cabinet from tipping during product

operation or service.

Examples of some acceptable alternatives: The rack or cabinet may be securely

bolted to the floor, ceiling or walls, or to adjacent racks or cabinets in a long and

heavy row of racks or cabinets.

v It is strongly recommended that the mounting rails that are shipped with the

product be used to install it in the rack.

The mounting rails that ship with IBM products have been designed and tested to

safely support the product during operation and service activities. The mounting

rails used on products to be serviced by IBM must be certified for use with the

products by an NRTL to all applicable country safety standards.

Note: IBM requires that mounting rails must be able to support four times the

maximum rated product weight in its worst-case position (fully extended

front and rear positions) for 1 full minute without catastrophic failure.


Appendix E. Optional adapter cards supported by the N3600

IBM supports the following optional PCIe adapter cards in the N3600.

Note: The N3300 does not support optional adapter cards.

Table 89. Optional adapter cards supported by the N3600

Feature Code Feature Code Description

1012 Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapter (optical)

1013 Dual-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter (copper)

1014 Dual-port 4-Gbps FC HBA for disk attachment

1015 Dual-port 4-Gbps FC HBA for tape attachment

1021 Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (optical)

1024 Dual-port SCSI Ultra320 HBA for tape attachment

1026 Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapter (copper)

1029 Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment

For the single-node models, the total number of PCIe adapters cannot exceed one.

For the dual-node models, the total number of PCIe adapters cannot exceed two.

For information about monitoring the LEDs for your optional adapter cards, refer to

the IBM System Storage N series Platform Monitoring Guide.

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapter (optical) (FC 1012)

Feature code 1012 is a dual-port Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-SX) adapter. This

adapter has two LC duplex connectors and supports a maximum distance of 275m

using 62.5-micron MMF media and 550m using 50-micron MMF media.

For a single-node model (2862-A10), the maximum number of this adapter is one.

For a dual-node model (2862-A20), the maximum number of this adapter is two.

Dual-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter (copper) (FC 1013)

Feature code 1013 is a dual-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter. This adapter

supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T Ethernet standards. This

adapter has two RJ-45 connectors and supports a maximum distance of 100m

using Category 5 or better unshielded twisted pair (UTP) four-pair media.



Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1014)

Feature code 1014 is a dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA. This adapter

auto-negotiates to 4, 2 and 1 Gbps. This adapter may only be used for attaching

"back-end" storage expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000, and EXN4000). The

Fibre Channel ports on this adapter may not be used as FCP target ports.

This adapter has two small form factor (SFF) multi-mode optics with LC-style

connectors. This adapter supports the following maximum cable lengths.


Table 90. Dual-port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk (FC 1014) - maximum cable lengths

Link operating speed 50 micron multi-mode fibre

62.5 micron multi-mode

fibre

1 Gbps 500 meters 300 meters





Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment (FC 1015)

Feature code 1015 is a dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment.

This adapter auto-negotiates to 4, 2 and 1 Gbps.

This adapter has two SFF multi-mode optics with LC-style connectors. This adapter

supports the following maximum cable lengths.

Table 91. Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape (FC 1015) - maximum cable lengths



fibre






This feature code includes a 50-micron optical loopback cable with LC connectors.

Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (optical) (FC 1021)

Feature code 1021 is a Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI PCIe TCP/IP offload engine (TOE)

adapter that provides two optical LC duplex connectors for connection to iSCSI

hosts.



Dual-port SCSI Ultra320 HBA for tape attachment (FC 1024)

Feature code 1024 is a SCSI Ultra320 dual-channel host bus adapter (HBA)

designed to support connection to a tape device. The adapter includes two 68-pin

VHDCI external connectors (Channel A and Channel B). Two SCSI LVD two-meter

cables (for connecting to the tape device) are included. These cables have 68-pin

VHDCI connectors on each end.




Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapter (copper) (FC 1026)

Feature code 1026 is a gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target PCIe adapter that provides

two Ethernet iSCSI ports to be configured as target connections for iSCSI hosts.



Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1029)

Feature code 1029 is a PCIe quad-port 4-Gbps HBA for attaching disk expansion

units (EXN1000, EXN2000, and EXN4000) to N series storage controllers. This

adapter auto-negotiates connections of 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, or 4-Gbps. Four small form

factor (SFF) multimode optical ports with LC connectors support the following cable

lengths:

Table 92. Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1029) - maximum

cable lengths



fibre




The ports of this adapter may not be used as FCP target ports.



Appendix E. Optional adapter cards supported by the N3600 147

Appendix F. Optional adapter cards supported by N5200 and

N5500 systems

The N5200 and N5500 support a variety of optional adapter cards.

Table 93. Optional adapter cards supported by N5200 and N5500 models


1003 Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter (optical)

1004 Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment

1005 Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment

1006 Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (gateways and


1007 Quad-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter (copper)

1008 Single-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) (optical)

1009 Quad-Port GbE TOE NIC (copper)

1010 Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (copper)


1016 SCSI Ultra320 Dual-Channel LVD tape adapter

1018 Dual-port MetroCluster VI Fibre Channel HBA (Models A20/G20 only)

1019 Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel target HBA



1034 SnapMirror over Fibre Channel HBA

The following is the priority order for installing optional adapter cards into the N5200

and N5500:

1. Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) cards (FC 1004, 1005, 1006, 1018,

1019, 1027, and 1034)

2. Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapters (FC 1010 and 1011)

3. Ethernet Network Interface Cards (FC 1003, 1007, 1008, 1009, and 1020)

4. SCSI Dual-channel Ultra320 LVD adapter for tape attachment (FC 1016)


the IBM System Storage N Series Platform Monitoring Guide.

Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet adapter (optical) (FC 1003)

Feature code 1003 is a dual-port Gigabit Ethernet network interface card. The

adapter supports 10000BASE-SX network topologies. The adapter has two LC

duplex connectors and supports 50- micron and 62.5-micron multi-mode fibre

(MMF). The maximum cable distance is 550 meters using 50-micron MMF and 275

m using 62.5-micron MMF.

For single-node models (A10 and G10), the maximum number of this adapter is

three. For dual-node models (A20 and G20), the maximum number of this adapter

is six.


For single-node models (A10 and G10), the slot priority for this adapter is slots 3, 4

and 2. For dual-node models (A20 and G20), the slot priority for this adapter is slots

1, 2 and 4.

Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1004)

Feature code 1004 is a dual-port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA interface for disk

storage expansion unit (EXN1000, EXN2000, and EXN4000) attachment. FC 1004

is used on all models of the N5200 and N5500 filers (A10 and A20) for attaching

EXN1000, EXN2000, and EXN4000 disk storage expansion units.

This adapter provides two 2-Gbps LC connectors that support 50-micron or

62.5-micron multi-mode fibre. The adapter auto-negotiates to 1 or 2 Gbps.

The maximum cable distances supported are:

Table 94. Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1004) - maximum cable

lengths



fibre



For single-node models (A10), the maximum number of this adapter is three. For

dual-node models (A20), the maximum number of this adapter is six.

For single-node models (A10), the slot priority order for installing this adapter is

slots 2, 3 and 4. For dual-node models (A20), the slot priority order for installing this

adapter is slots 2, 1 and 4.

Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment (FC 1005)

Feature code 1005 is a dual-port Fibre Channel HBA interface for tape connectivity.

This adapter is a 64-bit 133MHx 2 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter. It auto-negotiates

to 2 and 1 Gbps. The adapter has two LC style connectors and supports 50-micron

and 62.5-micron multi-mode fibre.

This adapter supports the following maximum cable lengths:

Table 95. Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment (FC 1005) - maximum cable

lengths



fibre





is six.

For single-node models (A10 and G10) the slot priority order for this adapter is slots

4, 3 and 2. For dual-node models (A20 and G20) the slot priority order for this



Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (gateway and

MetroCluster filer) (FC 1006)

Feature code 1006 is a 2-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment. This

adapter provides two 2-Gbps LC connectors that support 50 micron or 62.5 micron

multi-mode fibre. The adapter auto-negotiates to 1 or 2 Gbps.

The maximum cable distances supported are:

Table 96. Dual-port Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (gateway and MetroCluster filer)

(FC 1006) - maximum cable lengths



fibre



This adapter is used for two purposes:

v On N5200 and N5500 gateway models (G10 and G20), this adapter is used for

attaching N5200 or N5500 storage controllers directly to back-end disk systems

or to Fibre Channel switches, which are then connected to back-end disk

systems.

v In a fabric MetroCluster environment, this adapter is used for attaching dual-node

N5200 and N5500 filer models (A20) to the Fibre Channel switches that are used

in a fabric MetroCluster configuration. In a fabric MetroCluster configuration, FC

1018 (Dual-port MetroCluster HBA) is also required.

For single-node models (G10) the maximum number of this adapter is three. For

dual-node models (A20 and G20) the maximum number of this adapter is six.

For single-node models (G10), the slot priority order for installing this adapter is 2, 3

and 4. For dual-node models (A20 and G20), the slot priority order for installing this

adapter is 2, 1, and 4.

Quad-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter (copper) (FC 1007)

Feature code 1007 is a quad-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet network interface card.

This adapter supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T network

topologies. This adapter has four RJ-45 connectors and supports a maximum cable

distance of 100 meters using Category 5 or better 4-pair unshielded twisted pair

(UTP) media.


two. For dual-node models (A20 and G20), the maximum number of this adapter is

four.

For single-node models (A10 and G10), the slot priority order for this adapter is

slots 3, 4 and 2. For dual-node models (A20 and G20), the slot priority order for this

adapter is slots 1, 2, and 4.

Appendix F. Optional adapter cards supported by N5200 and N5500 systems 151

Single-port 10-Gigabit Ethernet (10-GbE) adapter (optical) (FC 1008)

Feature code 1008 is a single-port 10 GbE (10GBASE-SR) fibre short-range (SR)

PCI-X adapter with a single LC duplex connector. It supports a maximum distance

of 300 meters using 850-nanometer (nm) multi-mode fibre (MMF) media.



four.




Quad-Port GbE TOE NIC (copper) (FC 1009)

Feature code 1009 is a four-port gigabit Ethernet network interface card that

provides full TCP/IP offload engine (TOE) capability and iSCSI acceleration. The

TOE function includes TCP and UDP checksum offload and large send offload. The

iSCSI acceleration includes header and data digest (CRC) generation and

verification.

This gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T) PCI-X TOE feature provides four RJ-45

connectors. The maximum supported distance is 100 meters using Category 5, or

better, unshielded twisted pair (UTP) four-pair media.



four.




Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (copper) (FC 1010)

Feature code 1010 is a dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapter. The

adapter has two copper RJ-45 connections.



is six.

For single-node models (A10 and G10), the slot priority order for installing this

adapter is slots 3, 4 and 2. For dual-node models (A20 and G20), the slot priority

order for installing this adapter is slots 1, 2 and 4.


Feature code 1011 is a dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapter. The adapter

has two optical LC duplex connectors.



is six.


For single-node models (A10 and G10) the slot priority order for installing this



SCSI Ultra320 Dual-Channel LVD Tape Adapter (FC 1016)

Feature code 1016 is a SCSI Ultra320 dual-channel LVD adapter. This adapter

contains two 68-pin VHDCI external connectors (Channel A and Channel B) and

two 68-pin VHDCI internal connectors (Channel A and Channel B). Customers are

only expected to use the two external connectors.

This feature code includes two SCSI LVD two-meter cables for attaching tape

devices to this SCSI HBA. Each cable has two 68-pin VHDCI connectors, one at

each end.

For single-node models (A10 and G10) the maximum number of this adapter is

three. For dual-node models (A20 and G20) the maximum number of this adapter is

six.


adapter is slots 4, 3, and 2. For dual-node models (A20 and G20), the slot priority


Dual-port MetroCluster VI Fibre Channel HBA (Models A20/G20 only)

(FC 1018)

Feature code 1018 is used for fabric MetroCluster installations only. It is required by

MetroCluster. In a fabric MetroCluster configuration, the MetroCluster Remote

advanced function authorization and IBM 2005-16B Fibre Channel switches are

required. In a fabric MetroCluster configuration, the cluster interconnect traffic is

carried across the Fibre Channel SAN via this adapter instead of across the normal

Infiniband (IB) cluster interconnect cables.

In a fabric MetroCluster configuration, two of these adapter cards must be ordered

(one for each node of a dual-node cluster).

This adapter must be installed in slot 2.

Note: This feature requires Data ONTAP Version 7.2.3 or later.

Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel target HBA (FC 1019)

Feature code 1019 is a PCI-X dual-port 4-Gbps HBA for FCP target ports. This

adapter may only be used to provide additional FCP target ports; it may not be

used to attach storage expansion units. FCP target ports are used by application

servers on a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) for performing I/O to LUNs

on the N5200 or N5500 using Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP). It auto-negotiates to

speeds of 1, 2, or 4 Gbps.

Two SFF multi-mode optical ports with LC connectors support the following cable

lengths.


Table 97. Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel target HBA (FC 1019) - Maximum cable lengths



fibre




For a single-node model (A10 and G10), the maximum number of this adapter is

two. For a dual-node model (A20 and G20), the maximum number of this adapter is

four.

For single-node models, the slot priority order for installing this adapter is slots 3, 4

and 2. For dual-node models, the slot priority order for installing this adapter is slots

1, 2 and 4.


Feature code 1020 is a 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter. It supports 10BASE-T,

100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T network topologies. The adapter provides two

RJ-45 connections and supports a maximum cable length of 100 meters using

Category 5 or better 4-pair unshielded twisted pair (UTP) media.



is six.




Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for Disk (FC 1027)

Feature code 1027 is a quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA). It

auto-negotiates to 4, 2, and 1 Gbps. It may only be used for attaching storage

expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000 and EXN4000). The Fibre Channel ports on

this adapter may not be used as FCP target ports.

This adapter has four small form factor (SFP) multi-mode optics with LC style

connectors. It supports the following maximum cable lengths:

Table 98. Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment (FC 1027) - Maximum

cable lengths



fibre




For single-node models (A10), the maximum number of this adapter is three. For

dual-node models (A20), the maximum number of this adapter is six.


Since this adapter is a PCI-X adapter, it may be installed in any slot not occupied

by the NVRAM card. For a single node configuration, the slot priority order for this

adapter is 4, 3, 2. For a dual-node configuration, the slot priority order is 2, 1, 4.

SnapMirror over Fibre Channel HBA (FC 1034)

Feature code 1034 is a 4-Gbps PCI-X card used to support SnapMirror over Fibre

Channel.

For single-node models, the maximum number of this adapter is two. For dual-node

models, the maximum number of this adapter is four.

Since this adapter is a PCI-X adapter, it may be installed in any slot not occupied

by the NVRAM card. For a single node configuration, the slot priority order for this

adapter is 3 and 4. For a dual-node configuration, the slot priority order is 1 and 4.

Note: This feature requires Data ONTAP 7.2.2 or later.


Appendix G. Optional adapter cards supported by N5300 and

N5600 systems

IBM supports the following optional PCIe adapter cards in the N5300 and N5600.

Table 99. Optional adapter cards supported by N5300 and N5600




1014 Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment

1015 Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment


1021 Dual-port GbE iSCSI adapter (optical)

1022 Quad-port GbE Ethernet TOE adapter (copper)

1023 Quad-port GbE Ethernet adapter (copper)

1024 Dual-port Ultra320 SCSI HBA for tape attachment

1026 Dual-port GbE iSCSI target adapter (copper)


1031 Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet adapter

1032 Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA (A20/G20 models only)

1033 SnapMirror over Fibre Channel HBA

1035 Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape and disk attachment


and N5600:


1032, 1033, and 1035)

2. Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI adapter cards (FC 1021 and 1026)

3. Ethernet Network Interface cards (FC 1012, 1013, 1022, 1023, and 1031)

4. Dual-port Ultra320 SCSI HBA for tape attachment (FC 1024)

For the single-node models, the total number of PCIe adapters cannot exceed

three. For the dual-node models the total number of PCIe adapters cannot exceed

six.


the IBM System Storage N Series Platform Monitoring Guide.



adapter has two LC duplex connectors and supports a maximum distance of 275

meters using 62.5-micron MMF media and 550m using 50-micron MMF media.

For a single-node model (2868/2869-A10/G10), the maximum number of this

adapter is three. For a dual-node model (2868/2869-A20/G20), the maximum

number of this adapter is six.


Since this adapter is a PCIe adapter, it may be installed in any slot not occupied by

the NVRAM card. For a single node configuration, the slot priority order for this





adapter has two RJ-45 connectors and supports a maximum distance of 100 meters

using Category 5 or better unshielded twisted pair (UTP) four-pair media.











Fibre Channel ports on this adapter may not be used as FCP target ports.



Table 100. Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk (FC 1014) - maximum cable

lengths



fibre
















Table 101. Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape (FC 1015) - maximum cable

lengths



fibre










This feature code includes a 50-micron optical loopback cable with LC connectors.


Feature code 1017 is a dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for FCP target ports.

This adapter auto-negotiates to 4, 2 and 1 Gbps. This adapter is used for providing

two additional 4-Gbps FCP target ports. It is not used for attaching storage

expansion units (EXN1000s, EXN2000s, and EXN4000s).



Table 102. Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel target HBA (FC 1017) - maximum cable lengths



fibre










Dual-port GbE iSCSI adapter (optical) (FC 1021)

Feature code 1021 is a dual-port Ethernet iSCSI adapter.

For single-node models (2868/2869-A10/G10), the maximum number of this adapter

is three. For dual-node models (2868/2869-A20/G20), the maximum number of this

adapter is six.

Appendix G. Optional adapter cards supported by N5300 and N5600 systems 159




Quad-port GbE Ethernet TOE adapter (copper) (FC 1022)

Feature code 1022 is a quad-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet TOE adapter.



adapter is six.




Quad-port GbE Ethernet adapter (copper) (FC 1023)

Feature code 1023 is a quad-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet adapter. This adapter

supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T Ethernet standard. It has four

RJ-45 connectors and supports a maximum distance of 100 meters using Category

5 or better unshielded twisted pair (UTP) four-pair media.



adapter is six.




Dual-port Ultra320 SCSI HBA for tape attachment (FC 1024)

Feature code 1024 is a dual-port Ultra320 SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) for tape

attachment.



adapter is six.





Feature code 1026 is a dual-port Ethernet iSCSI adapter.



adapter is six.










lengths:


cable lengths



fibre





For the single-node model (2868/2869-A10) the maximum number of this adapter is

three. For the dual-node model (2868/2869-A20) the maximum number of this

adapter is six.

This adapter is a PCIe adapter. For a single-node configuration, the slot priority

order is 3, 4, 2. For a dual-node configuration, the slot priority order is 1, 2, 4.

Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet adapter (FC 1031)

Feature code 1031 is a 10-Gb Ethernet PCIe TOE adapter feature that provides

dual LC duplex connectors. It supports a maximum distance of 300 meters using

850-nanometer (nm) multimode fiber (MMF) media.



adapter is six.





Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA (Models A20/G20 only) (FC 1032)







In a fabric MetroCluster configuration (2868/2869-A20/G20), two of these adapter

cards must be ordered (one for each node of a dual-node cluster).


Appendix G. Optional adapter cards supported by N5300 and N5600 systems 161



Feature code 1033 is a 4-Gbps PCIe card used to support SnapMirror over Fibre

Channel.





adapter is 3 and 4. For a dual-node configuration, the slot priority order is 1 and 4.


Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape and disk attachment

(FC 1035)

Feature code 1035 is a PCIe quad-port 4-Gbps HBA for attaching tape and disk

expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000, and EXN4000) to N series storage

controllers. This adapter auto-negotiates connections of 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, or 4-Gbps.

Four small form factor (SFF) multimode optical ports with LC connectors support

the following cable lengths:

Table 104. Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape and disk attachment (FC 1035) -

maximum cable lengths



fibre






three. For the dual-node model (2868/2869-A20) the maximum number of this

adapter is six.

This adapter is a PCIe adapter. For a single-node configuration, the slot priority

order is 3, 4, 2. For a dual-node configuration, the slot priority order is 1, 2, 4.


Appendix H. Optional adapter cards supported by N7000

series systems

IBM supports optional adapter cards in the N7000 series models. The N7700 and

N7900 support a variety of optional adapter cards. The optional adapter cards are

common across all N7000 series models.


and N7900:


1032, 1033, 1034, 1035)

2. iSCSI target adapters (FC 1010 and 1011) and Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target

adapters (FC 1021 and 1026)

3. Ethernet network interface cards (FC 1008, 1009, 1012, 1013, 1022, 1023, and

1031)

4. SCSI Ultra320 dual-channel tape adapters (FC 1016 and 1024)

PCI-X Adapters

All N7000 models support the following PCI-X adapters.

Table 105. Optional PCI-X Adapters


1008 Single-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) TOE (optical)

1009 Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) TOE (copper)

1010 Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) iSCSI target adapter (copper)

1011 Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) iSCSI target adapter (optical)

1016 SCSI Ultra320 Dual-Channel tape HBA

1034 SnapMirror over Fibre Channel HBA (PCI-X)

For single-node models, the total number of PCI-X adapters (Feature codes 1008,

1009, 1010, 1011 and 1016) cannot exceed three. For dual-node models, the total

number of PCI-X adapters (Feature codes 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011 and 1016)

cannot exceed six. For dual-node models, adapters must be ordered and added in

pairs, one per node, so that both nodes are populated with the same number of

each type of adapters.

Single-port 10 GbE TOE adapter (FC 1008)

Feature code 1008 is a single-port 10 GbE (10GBASE-SR) fibre short-range (SR)

PCI-X adapter with a single LC duplex connector. This adapter supports a

maximum distance of 300 meters using 850 nanometer (nm) multi-mode fibre

(MMF) media.

For a single-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is two. For a

dual-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is four.

Since this adapter is a PCI-X adapter, it may only be installed in slots 3 or 9. The

slot priority order for this adapter is slot 9, 3. For technical reasons, this TOE

adapter is not permitted in slot 4.


Quad-port Gigabit Ethernet TOE adapter (FC 1009)

Feature code 1009 is a quad-port Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T) adapter. The

adapter has four copper RJ-45 connections. This adapter supports a maximum

distance of 100 meters using Category 5 or better unshielded twisted pair (UTP)

four-pair media.

For a single-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is two. For a

dual-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is four.

Since this adapter is a PCI-X adapter, it may only be installed in slots 3 or 9. The

slot priority order for this adapter is slot 9, 3. For technical reasons, this TOE

adapter is not permitted in slot 4.


Feature code 1010 is a dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapter. The

adapter has two copper RJ-45 connections.

For a single-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is three. For a

dual-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is six.

Since this adapter is a PCI-X adapter, it may only be installed in slots 3, 4 or 9. The

slot priority order for this adapter is 3, 4, 9.


Feature code 1011 is a dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapter. The adapter

has two optical LC duplex connectors.





SCSI Ultra320 Dual-Channel LVD tape adapter (FC 1016)

Feature code 1016 is a SCSI Ultra320 dual-channel LVD adapter. This adapter

contains two 68-pin VHDCI external connectors (Channel A and Channel B) and

two 68-pin VHDCI internal connectors (Channel A and Channel B). Customers are

only expected to use the two external connectors.

This feature code includes two SCSI LVD two-meter cables for attaching tape

devices to this SCSI HBA. Each cable has two 68-pin VHDCI connectors, one at

each end.

For the single-node models the maximum number of this adapter is three. For the

dual-node models the maximum number of this adapter is six.




Feature code 1034 is a 4-Gbps PCI-X card used to support SnapMirror over Fibre

Channel.







PCI-Express (PCIe) adapters

N7000 series models support the following PCIe adapters.

Table 106. Optional PCIe adapters




1014 Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk attachment

1015 Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape attachment



1022 Quad-port GbE Ethernet TOE adapter (copper)

1023 Quad-port GbE Ethernet adapter (copper)

1024 Dual-port SCSI Ultra320 HBA for tape attachment

1026 Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapter (copper)


1031 Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet adapter

1032 Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA (A20/G20 models only)

1033 SnapMirror over Fibre Channel HBA (PCIe)

1035 Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape and disk attachment

For the single-node models, the total number of PCIe adapters cannot exceed five.

For the dual-node models, the total number of PCIe adapters cannot exceed ten.



adapter has two LC duplex connectors and supports a maximum distance of 275m

using 62.5-micron MMF media and 550 meters using 50-micron MMF media.

For a single-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is five. For a

dual-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is ten.

This adapter is a PCIe adapter and it may only be installed in slots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7,

and 8. For a single node configuration, the slot priority order for this adapter is 5, 6,

7, 8, 1. For a dual-node configuration, the slot priority order is 5, 6, 7, 8, 2.





adapter has two RJ-45 connectors and supports a maximum distance of 100 meters

using Category 5 or better UTP four-pair media.

For a single-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is five. For a

dual-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is ten.








Fibre Channel ports on this adapter may NOT be used as FCP target ports.



Table 107. Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for disk (FC 1014) - maximum cable

lengths



fibre




For a single-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is four. For a

dual-node model, the maximum number of this adapter is eight.









Table 108. Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape (FC 1015) - maximum cable

lengths



fibre










This feature code will include a 50-micron optical loopback cable with LC

connectors.


Feature code 1017 is a dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for FCP target ports.

This adapter auto-negotiates to 4, 2 and 1 Gbps. This adapter is used for providing

two additional 4-Gbps FCP target ports. It is not used for attaching storage

expansion units.



Table 109. Dual-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel target HBA (FC 1017) - maximum cable lengths



fibre




For the single-node model the maximum number of this adapter is four. For the

dual-node model the maximum number of this adapter is eight.





Feature code 1021 is a Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI PCIe TCP/IP offload engine (TOE)

adapter that provides two optical LC duplex connectors for connection to iSCSI

hosts.


is five. For dual-node models (2866/2867-A21/G21), the maximum number of this

adapter is ten.




Quad-port GbE Ethernet TOE adapter (copper) (FC 1022)

Feature code 1022 is a quad-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet TOE adapter.

For single-node models, the maximum number of this adapter is three. For

dual-node models, the maximum number of this adapter is six.





Quad-port GbE Ethernet adapter (copper) (FC 1023)

Feature code 1023 is a 10/100/1000 Ethernet (10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and

1000Base-T) PCIe feature that provides four RJ-45 connectors. The maximum

supported distance is 100 meters using Category 5, or better, unshielded twisted

pair (UTP) four-pair media.

For the single-node model the maximum number of this adapter is five. For the

dual-node model the maximum number of this adapter is ten.




Dual-port SCSI Ultra320 HBA for tape attachment (FC 1024)

Feature code 1024 is a SCSI Ultra320 dual-channel host bus adapter (HBA)

designed to support connection to a tape device. The adapter includes two 68-pin

VHDCI external connectors (Channel A and Channel B). Two SCSI LVD two-meter

cables (for connecting to the tape device) are included. These cables have 68-pin

VHDCI connectors on each end.


dual-node model the maximum number of this adapter is six.




Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target adapter (copper) (FC 1026)

Feature code 1026 is a gigabit Ethernet iSCSI target PCIe adapter that provides

two Ethernet iSCSI ports to be configured as target connections for iSCSI hosts.

For the single-node mode the maximum number of this adapter is five. For the










lengths:


cable lengths



fibre






For the single-node model (A11) the maximum number of this adapter is five. For

the dual-node model (A21) the maximum number of this adapter is ten.


and 8. For a single-node configuration, the slot priority order is 5, 6, 7, 8, 1. For a

dual-node configuration, the slot priority order is 5, 6, 7, 8, 2.

Dual-port 10 GbE Ethernet adapter (FC 1031)

Feature code 1031 is a 10-Gb Ethernet PCIe TOE adapter feature that provides

dual LC duplex connectors. It supports a maximum distance of 300 meters using

850-nanometer (nm) multimode fiber (MMF) media.

For the single-node model the maximum number of this adapter is five. For the






Dual-port MetroCluster VI HBA (Models A20/G20 only) (FC 1032)







In a fabric MetroCluster configuration (A21/G21), two of these adapter cards must

be ordered (one for each node of a dual-node cluster).




Feature code 1033 is a 4-Gbps PCIe card used to support SnapMirror over Fibre

Channel.



This adapter is a PCIe adapter and it may only be installed in slots 5, 6, 7, and 8.

For a single-node configuration, the slot priority order is 5, 6, 7, 8. For a dual-node

configuration, the slot priority order is 5, 6, 7, 8.



Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape and disk attachment

(FC 1035)

Feature code 1035 is a PCIe quad-port 4-Gbps HBA for attaching tape and disk

expansion units (EXN1000, EXN2000, and EXN4000) to N series storage

controllers. This adapter auto-negotiates connections of 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, or 4-Gbps.

Four small form factor (SFF) multimode optical ports with LC connectors support

the following cable lengths:

Table 111. Quad-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for tape and disk attachment (FC 1035) -

maximum cable lengths



fibre






five. For the dual-node model (2866/2867-A21) the maximum number of this

adapter is ten.


and 8. For a single-node configuration, the slot priority order is 5, 6, 7, 8, 1. For a

dual-node configuration, the slot priority order is 5, 6, 7, 8, 2.


Appendix I. IBM System Storage N series documentation

The following lists present an overview of the IBM System Storage N series

hardware and Data ONTAP product libraries, as well as other related documents.

You can access the documents listed in these tables at the following Web site:


N7000 series systems library

v IBM System Storage N7000 Series Hardware and Service Guide, GC26-7953

v IBM System Storage N7000 Series Filer Installation and Setup Instructions,

GC26-7954

v IBM System Storage N7000 Series Gateway Installation and Setup Instructions,

GC26-7956

N5000 series systems library

v IBM System Storage N5000 Series Hardware and Service Guide, GC26-7785

v IBM System Storage N5000 Series Filer Installation and Setup Instructions,

GC26-7784

v IBM System Storage N5000 Series Gateway Installation and Setup Instructions,

GC26-7838

N3300 and N3600 storage systems library

v IBM System Storage N3300 and N3600 Hardware and Service Guide,

GC27-2087

v IBM System Storage N3300 Installation and Setup Instructions, GC27-2086

v IBM System Storage N3600 Installation and Setup Instructions, GC27-2089

N3700 storage system library

v IBM System Storage N3700 Hardware and Service Guide, GA32-0515

v IBM System Storage N3700 Installation and Setup Instructions, GA32-0517

EXN1000, EXN2000 and EXN4000 expansion units library

v IBM System Storage EXN1000 Storage Expansion Unit Hardware and Service

Guide, GC26-7802

v IBM System Storage EXN1000 Installation and Setup Instructions, GC26-7786


Guide, GA32-0516



Guide, GC27-2080


Data ONTAP 7.2 filer library

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2.x Release Notes, GC26-7963



v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Active/Active Configuration

Guide, GC26-7964

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 File Access and Protocols

Management Guide, GC26-7965

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Storage Management Guide,

GC26-7966

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Data Protection Online Backup

and Recovery Guide, GC26-7967

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Data Protection Tape Backup and

Recovery Guide, GC26-7968

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 MultiStore Management Guide,

GC26-7969

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Network Management Guide,

GC26-7970

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Commands: Manual Page

Reference, Volume 1, GC26-7971


Reference, Volume 2, GC26-7972

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Upgrade Guide, GC26-7976

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Block Access Management Guide

for iSCSI & FCP, GC26-7973

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 System Administration Guide,

GC26-7974

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Software Setup Guide,

GC26-7975

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Core Commands Quick

Reference, GC26-7977

Data ONTAP 7.1 filer library

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1.x Release Notes, GC26-7862

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 Cluster Installation and


v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 File Access and Protocols

Management Guide, GA32-0520

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 Storage Management Guide,

GA32-0521

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 Data Protection Online Backup

and Recovery Guide, GA32-0522

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 Data Protection Tape Backup and

Recovery Guide, GA32-0523

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 MultiStore Management Guide,

GA32-0524

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 Network Management Guide,

GA32-0525


Reference, Volume 1, GA32-0526


Reference, Volume 2, GA32-0527

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 Upgrade Guide, GC26-7791


v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 Block Access Management Guide

for iSCSI and FCP, GA32-0528

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 System Administration Guide,

GA32-0529

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 Software Setup Guide,

GA32-0530

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.1 Core Commands Quick

Reference, GA32-0531

Data ONTAP 7.2 gateway systems library

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2.x Gateway Release Notes,

GC26-7955

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Gateway Software Setup,

Installation, and Management Guide, GC26-7962

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Gateway Connecting Your

System, GC26-7990

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Gateway Planning Guide,

GC26-7957

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Gateway Upgrade Guide,

GC26-7958

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Gateway Installation

Requirements, Quick Start, and Reference Guide, GC27-2092

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Gateway Metrocluster Guide,

GC27-2091

v IBM System Storage N series Data ONTAP 7.2 Gateway Implementation Guide

for IBM Storage, GC26-7959

v IBM System Storage N series Gateway Data ONTAP 7.2 Implementation Guide

for IBM SAN Volume Controller Storage, GC27-2061


for Hitachi Storage, GC26-7960


for HP XP Storage, GC26-7961


for HP EVA, GC27-2093


for EMC CLARiiON Storage, GC27-2081


for EMC Symmetrix Storage, GC27-2094


for 3PAR Storage, GC27-2090


for Fujitsu ETERNUS Storage, GC27-2082

Data ONTAP 7.1 gateway systems library

v IBM System Storage N series Gateway Planning Guide, GC26-7839

v IBM System Storage N series Gateway Integration Guide for IBM Storage,

GC26-7840

v IBM System Storage N series Gateway Integration Guide for Hitachi Storage,

GC26-7841

Appendix I. IBM System Storage N series documentation 173

v IBM System Storage N series Gateway Integration Guide for HP Storage,

GC26-7858

v IBM System Storage N series Gateway Software Upgrade Guide, GC26-7859

v IBM System Storage N series Gateway Software Setup, Installation, and


v IBM System Storage N series Gateway 7.1.x Release Notes, GC26-7837

Other N series and N series-related documents

v IBM System Storage N Series Platform Monitoring Guide, GC27-2088 (previously

called the IBM System Storage N series Error Messages and Troubleshooting

Guide, GC26-7984)

v IBM System Storage N series Diagnostics Guide, GC26-7789

v IBM System Storage N series Introduction and Planning Guide, GA32-0543

v IBM System Storage N series AutoSupport Overview, GC26-7854

v IBM System Storage N series: Changing the cluster cfmode Setting in Fibre

Channel SAN Configurations, GC26-7876

v IBM System Storage N series Fibre Channel and iSCSI Configuration Guide,

SG24-7496

v IBM System Storage N series MetroCluster Redbook, REDP-4243-00

v IBM System Storage Systems Safety Notices, G229-9054

v IBM Storage Solution Rack 2101 Rack Installation and Service Guide: Models

200 and N00, GC26-7993


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Notices 179

Index

Numerics2101 Model N00 133

7014 model T00 rack 134

7014 model T42 rack 135

Aabout this document

how to send your comments xxvii

AC power line sizes 121

active/active configurations 4

adapter support 3

adaptersoptional cards

N3600 145

N5200 and N5500 149

N5300 and N5600 157

N7700 and N7900 163

address, IBM xxvii

Advanced Single Instance Storage 76

attention notice xiii

audience xxiii

AutoSupport 119

Ccables

labeling 114

measuring 114

planning 113

caution notices xiii

definition xiii

examples xiii

CFO 76

CIFS protocol 75

Class A electronic emission notice 177

clearance dimensions 105

EXN1000 expansion unit 103

N3300 storage system 87









clustering 4

Infiniband (IB) cluster interconnect cables 113

N3700 system setup worksheet 130

comments, how to send xxvii

configuration limitsFibre Channel 63

host operating system configuration limits for Fibre

Channel 65

host operating system configuration limits for

iSCSI 65

configuration limits (continued)iSCSI 63

N3300 storage systemactive/active 68

single-controller 67

















connectionsexpansion unit to N series filers 116

expansion unit to other expansion units 116

expansion units to an N series storage system 115

gateway to external storage 23, 31, 38, 46, 53, 61,

116

conventionscommand xxvi

formatting xxvi

keyboard xxvii

Ddanger notices xi

definition xi

example xi

Data ONTAP 3, 75

Data ONTAP 7.1 filerdocumentation 172

Data ONTAP 7.1 gateway systems library 173

Data ONTAP 7.2 filerdocumentation 171

Data ONTAP 7.2 gateway systems library 173

device carrier xxvi

disk sanitization 76

documentationData ONTAP 7.1 filer 172

Data ONTAP 7.1 gateway 173

Data ONTAP 7.2 filer 171


documentation (continued)Data ONTAP 7.2 gateway 173

EXN1000, EXN2000 and EXN4000 expansion

units 171

IBM System Storage N series 170

N series-related documents 174

N3300 and N3600 storage system 171


N5000 series systems 171

N7000 series systems 171

Eelectrical requirements













Electronic emission noticesAustralia and New Zealand Class A statement 178

European Union EMC Directive conformance

statement 177

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

statement 177

Industry Canada Class A emission compliance

statement 177

Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference

(VCCI) statement 179

Korean Class A warning statement 179

Taiwanese Class A warning statement 179

environmentalnotices xi

environmental requirementsEXN1000 expansion unit 103












Ethernet adapter support 3

EXN1000 expansion unithardware features 70

hardware specifications 103

mixing 2

power cords 123

support 2

EXN1000, EXN2000 and EXN4000 expansion units

library 171



mixing 2

power cords 123

support 2



mixing 2

power cords 123

support 2

expansion unit cablingdifferences between early and current N3700 CPU

module designs 15

expansion unitscabling requirements (filers only) 116

connecting to an N series storage system 115

connecting to N series filers 116

connecting to other expansion units 116

connecting to the N3700 15

connecting to the N5200 filer 19






mixing 2

support 2

FFCC Class A notice 177

FCP protocol 75

featuresEXN1000

hardware 70

EXN2000hardware 71

EXN4000hardware 73

host software 83

N3300 storage systemhardware 7, 10



N5200 filerhardware 17, 20

N5200 gatewayhardware 22, 24





features (continued)N5500 gateway

hardware 36, 38







power cords 123

software 79

support xxiii

Fibre Channel configuration limits 63

Fibre Channel expansion adaptersdescriptions 163

filer, defined xxvi

FilerView 75

fire suppression xxii

FlexClone 76

FlexVol 75

floor loading, T00 rack 137

floor loading, T42 rack 137

floor plan considerations 110

floor-loading specifications 110

form, reader comment xxvii

FRU/CRU listfeature codes 123

Ggateway

connecting to external storage 23, 31, 38, 46, 53,

61, 116

gateway, defined xxvi

general considerations 108

Hhardware service and support xxv

hardware specificationsEXN1000 expansion unit 103












host operating system configuration limits for Fibre

Channel 65

host operating system configuration limits for iSCSI 65

host software features 83

how to send your comments xxvii

IIBM

address xxvii

IBM safety information 174

Infiniband (IB) cluster interconnect cables 113

input power considerations 108

inspection, safety xv

installationrack xv

interoperability 3

iSCSI configuration limits 63

iSCSI protocol 75, 76

Llabels, safety xii

laser safety xiv

load board, N3700 14

LockVault Compliance 76

LockVault Enterprise 77

MMetroCluster 77

Microsoft Exchange Bundle 77

MultiStore 77

NN series

related documents 174

N series documentation 170

N series storage system software 75

N00 rack specifications 133

N3300 and N3600 storage system library 171

N3300 storage systemactive/active

configuration limits 68


electrical requirements 88

environmental requirements 88

featureshardware 7


mixing EXN units 2

noise emission notes 88

physical characteristics 87

power cords 123

setup worksheet 127

single-controllerconfiguration limits 67



adapter support 3


Index 183

N3600 storage system (continued)electrical requirements 88


featureshardware 10


mixing EXN units 2



power cords 123

setup worksheet 127




adapter support 3

cabling to expansion units 14


cluster setup worksheet 130

differences between early and current CPU module

designs 14



featureshardware 13


load board 14



power cords 123

raw storage capacity 16

setup worksheet 129


N3700 storage system library 171

N5000 series systems library 171

N5200 filerfeatures

hardware 17

mixing EXN units 2


N5200 gatewayfeatures

hardware 22



adapter support 4







power cords 123


system setup worksheet 131

N5300 filerfeatures

hardware 25

mixing EXN units 2


hardware 29



adapter support 4







power cords 123




N5500 filerfeatures

hardware 32

mixing EXN units 2


hardware 36



adapter support 4







power cords 123




N5600 filerfeatures

hardware 39

mixing EXN units 2


hardware 44



adapter support 4








N5600 storage system (continued)power cords 123




N7000 series systems library 171

N7700 filerfeatures

hardware 47

mixing EXN units 2


hardware 52



adapter support 4







power cords 123




N7900 filerfeatures

hardware 55

mixing EXN units 2


hardware 60



adapter support 4







power cords 123




NearStore 77

NFS protocol 75

noise emission notesEXN1000 expansion unit 104







noise emission notes (continued)N5300 storage system 99





notices 175

attention xiii

caution xiii

danger xi

electronic emission 177

FCC, Class A 177

safety xvi

safety and environmental xi

types xi

used in this document xxiv

OOperation Manager Core (OMC) 83

optical port terminators xiv

optional adapter cardsdescriptions

N3600 145

N5200 and N5500 149

N5300 and N5600 157

N7700 and N7900 163

overview, planning 1

PPCI-Express (PCIe) adapters 165

PCI-X adaptersoptional 163

physical characteristicsEXN1000 expansion unit 103












physical planning 1, 87

planning 1, 87

power cords 107, 123

feature codes 123

power supplies and power requirements 107

Protection Manager 83

Rrack installation

safety xv

rack mount requirements 73, 107

rack relocation xviii

safety xviii

Index 185

rack safety xv

rack specificationsfor IBM products installed in a non-IBM rack 141

general 138

IBM 2101 Model N00 133

IBM 7014 134

reader comment form processing xxvii

restrictions, usage xiv

Ssafety

environmental notices xi

inspection procedure xv

labels xi

laser xiv

notices xi, xvi

rack xv

rack installation xv

rack relocation xviii

safety labels xii

safety requirements for non-IBM rack 141

security 111

Single Mailbox Recovery 83

site planning 1, 87

SMBR Content Analysis Wizard 83

SnapDrive 83

SnapLock Compliance 77

SnapLock Enterprise 77

SnapManager for Exchange 78, 83

SnapManager for Oracle 84

SnapManager for SAP 78

SnapManager for SharePoint 78

SnapManager for SQL 78, 83

SnapMirror 78

SnapMirror/SnapVault Bundle 78

SnapMover 78

SnapRestore 78

SnapShot 75

SnapValidator 79

SnapVault Primary 79

SnapVault Secondary 79

software features 79

software, N series storage system 75

specifications for the N series storage system 87

support for Ethernet adapters 3

supported features xxiii

SyncMirror 79

TT00 and T42 rack caster location 135

T00 and T42 rack service clearances 135

T00 and T42 racks multiple attachments 136

T00 rack weight distribution and floor loading 137

T42 rack weight distribution and floor loading 137

tasks by document title 170

terminatorsoptical ports xiv

terminology xxvi

thermal considerations 109

third-party devicesconnection differences between early and current

N3700 CPU module designs 15

UUnited States electronic emission Class A notice 177

United States FCC Class A notice 177

usage restrictions xiv

WWeb sites, related xxv

weight distribution, T00 rack 137

weight distribution, T42 rack 137

worksheetsN3300 system setup 127

N3600 system setup 127

N3700 cluster system setup 130

N3700 system setup 129

N5000 series system setup 131

N7000 series system setup 132

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