In this video, I will demonstrate deploying an SUV 3000 series array with fiber channel IOC cards. Launch the Dell storage manager. Client click on discover and configure uninitialized storage centers. Review the required information. It is recommended to collect all of this information before continuing. Click next to continue, the client will discover uninitialized storage centers on the network. If you have multiple uninitialized storage centers, use the service tag to find and select the storage center you would like to deploy if the storage center is not discovered.
The deployment guide has additional methods to deploy the storage center that bypasses the discovery on your network. I light the array and click next to continue. All fields are required except for the secondary DNS server. The storage center requires three static IP addresses for management. Enter all information and click next. Provide a new password and email address for the admin account and click next, review the summary page. It is recommended to use the copy to clipboard feature and save the configuration to a file. Click apply configuration to continue once the initialization is complete. Click next to continue on the create storage type page.
Make the necessary adjustments and click next. It is recommended to use the default settings unless there are specific reasons to change the fault tolerant page will display the available front end protocols. The cabling diagrams show proper cabling for a fault tolerant SAN with two switches for redundancy. The SUV 3000 series array supports both two and four port fiber channel IO cards cabling must follow these guidelines for proper setup. Odd number ports will go to fault domain one or switch one while even number ports will go to fault domain two or switch two.
It is not necessary to cable the servers to the switches at this point. At least one pair port from the array must be cabled to continue. It is recommended to cable off front ports at this time. If they're not already cabled, clicking next will take you to a cabling review screen. If any ports are not connected, if all ports on the array are connected, the next screen will be the fiber channel review fault domain screen. In the top half of the screen, the physical and virtual worldwide names are displayed for each port. These worldwide names will be needed for zoning of the fiber channel switches in the bottom half of the screen, the information about the required zoning is shown the hardware tab highlights which each ports are in each fault domain.
When you click on a fault domain, the cabling diagram is the same diagram previously displayed during the previous step of the deployment, the virtual worldwide names were just created and this is the first point in which zoning can be accomplished. The zoning tab explains that two zones need to be created. One zone with all of the physical worldwide names of the array ports connected to the switch and another zone with all of the virtual worldwide names. Use the copy to clipboard feature to plan out your zoning for the fiber channel switches. Zoning is probably the most complicated part of setting up a fiber channel san to facilitate zoning, it is advisable to create a document with aliases and worldwide names.
Prior to implementing the zoning, this video explains zoning with brocade switches. If you're using switches from a different vendor, refer to its administrative guide for instructions, but the zoning rules still apply. This array has two port fiber channel IO cards. If the array had four port io cards, each zone would contain four worldwide names and not just two to zone a brocade switch first log into the switch, click on configure zone admin. The first step is to create the aliases. You could look for the worldwide names in this section. However, it is easier to find the worldwide names based on where they are plugged into the switch. We know our SUV 3000 is plugged into ports, 46 and 47 expand out to your ports, expand out the ports until you see both the virtual and physical worldwide names.
The top level worldwide name is the worldwide no name. The second level worldwide name would be the worldwide port name. This is what we will use for our zoning. Use your planning document to create aliases for each physical and virtual worldwide port name in fault domain. One click on new alias, enter the name from your worksheet, find the worldwide port name, then locate it in a zoning wizard. Highlight it, then click on the right arrow. Repeat for the other physical and virtual worldwide names. Once the aliases are created, create the two required zones. First create the physical zone and add the physical aliases into the zone. The process is very similar to creating aliases.
Click on the zone tab, the first zone we will create will be for the physical worldwide names. Click on new zone, enter the name, expand aliases, scroll down to the newly created aliases which are typically at the bottom. Highlight the aliases, then the right arrow to assign the alias to the zone repeat for the virtual zone. After both zones are created. The next step is to add the zones to the active config if this is a new switch, you must first create a config click on zone, config expand out the zones, find the two zones that were just created. Highlight both of them and click the right arrow. Next is saving and enabling the config click on save. Config click. Yes when the save is complete. Click on enable config click. OK. Yes, next is to repeat the same steps on the other switch for the other fault domain. Click next to continue, provide the parameters for NTP and click next.
It is strongly recommended to configure SMTP. In order to receive alerts directly from the array, the field title SMTP mail server is the only required field. All others are optional. Click next to continue. It is recommended to accept the license agreement for the support assist system state collection accepting this enables proactive service request, automatic case creation, remote storage center upgrades, proactive notifications from technical support and health checks provide the contact information without this information. Tech support cannot proactively contact you when an issue arises. Click next to continue. After clicking next, the system will automatically check for storage center updates. If an update is available, it will be installed.
Click next to confirm, click next to continue. This concludes the array's initial setup. Click finish to open the DSM plan. Verify there are no red XS in the alert section. It is recommended to leave the system in pre production mode until the entire deployment is completed including attaching host or setting up replication to prevent inadvertent cases from being created with tech support. After the system is switched from pre production mode to normal mode, the user should use maintenance mode when performing maintenance to avoid creating cases with technical support to enter and exit out of maintenance mode. Click on edit settings in the general tab is the option to change the operational mode. Next steps will be a host and create volumes.
