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Sangam Racherla
Eva Ho
Carsten Larsen
Kim Serup
John Sexton
Mansoor Syed
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  • Page 1: Front Cover

    Front cover IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide Introduction to IBM Flex System family, features, and functions IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node hardware overview Host configuration guide Sangam Racherla Eva Ho Carsten Larsen Kim Serup...
  • Page 3 International Technical Support Organization IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide March 2013 SG24-8068-00...
  • Page 4 First Edition (March 2013) This edition applies to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Version 6.4. Note: This book is based on a pre-GA version of a product and some of the features described in this book might change when the product becomes generally available. We suggest that you consult the product documentation or follow-on versions of this publication for more current information.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1.4.5 IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node....... . . 22...
  • Page 6 2.7.1 IBM Assist On-site and remote service ....... . .
  • Page 7 4.1.6 Management interface planning ........153 4.2 Initial setup for IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node ..... . . 153 4.2.1 Using FSM for initial setup .
  • Page 8 6.1.5 IBM Real-time Compression ........
  • Page 9 Chapter 9. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Copy Services ....341 9.1 Services provided ........... . 342 9.2 FlashCopy .
  • Page 10 13.12.2 Configuring Call Home if FSM is included......562 13.13 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node power on and off....567 13.13.1 Powering on the system .
  • Page 11 IBM Redbooks publications ........
  • Page 12 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...

  • Page 13: Notices

    IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. Any reference to an IBM product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any IBM intellectual property right may be used instead.

  • Page 14: Trademarks

    IBM at the time this information was published. Such trademarks may also be registered or common law trademarks in other countries. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml...

  • Page 15: Preface

    The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node includes the capability to virtualize its own internal storage in the same manner as the IBM Storwize® V7000 does. It is designed to be a scalable internal storage system to support the compute nodes of the IBM Flex System environment.
  • Page 16 John Sexton is a Certified Consulting IT Specialist, based in Auckland, New Zealand, and has over 25 years of experience working in IT. He has worked at IBM for the last 16 years. His areas of expertise include IBM System p, AIX, IBM HACMP™, virtualization, storage, IBM Tivoli®...

  • Page 17: Now You Can Become A Published Author, Too

    Your comments are important to us! We want our books to be as helpful as possible. Send us your comments about this book or other IBM Redbooks publications in one of the following ways: Use the online Contact us review Redbooks form found at: ibm.com/redbooks...

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    Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ibmredbooks Look for us on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2130806 Explore new Redbooks publications, residencies, and workshops with the IBM Redbooks weekly newsletter: https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/subscribe?OpenForm Stay current on recent Redbooks publications with RSS Feeds: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/rss.html IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...

  • Page 19: Chapter 1. Introduction To Ibm Flex Systems And Ibm Puresystems Offerings

    This chapter provides an overview of the IBM PureSystems offerings and how the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node adds to a cloud ready solution within a single IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis. Such a solution consists of Compute Nodes, Storage Systems, LAN-infrastructure, and SAN-infrastructure that connects it all together.

  • Page 20: Ibm Puresystems Overview

    IBM Flex System is a build-to-order offering that is integrated by the client or a partner and does not deliver against all of the three attributes of expert integrated systems (built-in expertise, integration by design, simplified experience).

  • Page 21: Product Names

    – The IBM Flex System V7000 Control Enclosure supports block workloads only. IBM Flex System V7000 Expansion Enclosure: – A SAS disk shelf with 24 disk drive bays that connects to the IBM Flex System V7000 Control Enclosure. The IBM Flex System V7000 Expansion Enclosure is an add-on for the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis and mounts internally into it.

  • Page 22: Ibm Pureflex System

    IBM Storwize V7000 Expansion Enclosure: – A SAS disk shelf with either 12 or 24 disk drive bays that can connect to either the IBM Storwize V7000 Control Enclosure or the IBM Flex System V7000 Control Enclosures.
  • Page 23 Tip: IBM Flex System allows you to build your own system to meet the unique IT requirements. Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Flex Systems and IBM PureSystems offerings...

  • Page 24: Ibm Pureapplication System

    The IBM PureApplication System is a platform system that pre-integrates a full application platform set of middleware and expertise in with the IBM PureFlex System with a single management console. It is a workload-aware, flexible platform that is designed to be easy to deploy, customize, safeguard, and manage in a traditional or private cloud environment, ultimately providing superior IT economics.
  • Page 25 IT best practices and industry standards. Such standards have been developed from many years of IBM experience with clients and from a deep understanding of smarter computing. These IT best practices and standards are infused throughout the system.

  • Page 26: Ibm Pureflex System Building Blocks

    1.2.1 Highlights Each system consists of System x nodes, IBM Power Systems™ compute nodes, or a combination of these two types, which is known as a hybrid configuration. The bundled, on-site services provide some initial compute node configuration and might differ for System x nodes and Power Systems compute nodes.

  • Page 27: Components

    For early versions of the IBM Flex System, the only integrated storage was the IBM Storwize V7000 that was external to the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis. With the introduction of the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, storage is provided internally from the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis.

  • Page 28: Ibm Flex System Enterprise Chassis

    While we only provide a summary of the IBM Flex System components in the following sections, its important to understand the various available options for IBM Flex System before we describe the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node in detail in Chapter 2, “Introduction to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node” on page 39.
  • Page 29 Figure 1-4 shows the chassis with the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node occupying 4 x compute bays, which is partially inserted into the chassis for identification. Figure 1-4 Front view of IBM Enterprise Flex System Chassis with an IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node The chassis has the following features on the front:...
  • Page 30 Chassis Name Bay ID Individual components will then be able to work out their bay in the chassis, the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node enclosure uses 4 bays (double wide and double tall) per enclosure and will report its bay as the lowest left bay that it occupies.

  • Page 31: Chassis Power Supplies

    40 mm cooling fan modules that pick power up from the midplane, not from the power supply. Availability: The 2100W power supplies are only available by Configure to Order (CTO). For more information about the 2100W power supply, see IBM PureFlex System and IBM Flex System Products and Technology, SG24-7984. Highlights The chassis allows configurations of power supplies to give N+N or N+1 redundancy.

  • Page 32: Fan Modules And Cooling

    (PSU) redundancy. In general, ‘N’ is the minimum number of PSUs required to keep the server operational, in this case, to keep the populated IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis operational. The term ‘N+1’ is the minimum number of PSUs plus one. It is not the best option for redundancy, it is the equivalent of a “hot spare”...

  • Page 33: Compute Nodes

    The 12.9 kW figure is only a potential maximum, where the most power hungry configuration is chosen and all power envelopes are maximum. For a more realistic figure, the IBM Power Configurator tool can be made to establish specific power requirements for a given configuration.

  • Page 34: Ibm Flex System X240 Compute Node

    See IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node, TIPS0886 for more information. 1.4.2 IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node The IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node, available as machine type 8737, is a half-wide, two-socket server running the latest Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 family processors. It is ideal for infrastructure, virtualization, and enterprise business applications and is compatible with the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis.
  • Page 35 The IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node type 8737 features the Intel Xeon E5-2600 series processors with two, four, six, or eight cores per processor, with up to 16 threads per socket. The processors have up to 20 MB of shared L3 cache, Hyper-Threading, Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 (depending on processor model), two QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links that...
  • Page 36 There is also another expansion connector designed for future expansion options. The I/O expansion connectors are a very high-density 216 pin PCIe connector. By installing I/O adapter cards, it allows the x240 to connect with switch modules in the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis.

  • Page 37: Ibm Flex System X220 Compute Node

    1.4.3 IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node The IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node, machine type 7906, is the next generation cost-optimized compute node designed for less demanding workloads and low-density virtualization. The x220 is efficient and equipped with flexible configuration options and advanced management to run a broad range of workloads.

  • Page 38: Ibm Flex System P260 And P24L Compute Nodes

    System Enterprise Chassis units to provide a high-density, high-performance compute node environment, using advanced processing technology. The IBM Flex System p24L Compute Node shares several similarities to the IBM Flex System p260 Compute Node in that it is a half-wide, Power Systems compute node with two POWER7 processor sockets,16 memory slots, two I/O adapter slots, and an option for up to two internal drives for local storage.
  • Page 39 Figure 1-11 IBM Flex System p260 Compute Node with front panel details There is no onboard video capability in the Power Systems compute nodes. The machines have been designed to be accessed using Serial Over LAN (SOL) or the IBM Flex System Manager (FSM).

  • Page 40: Ibm Flex System P460 Compute Node

    A Flexible Service Processor (FSP) provides out-of-band system management capabilities, such as system control, run-time error detection, configuration, and diagnostics. Generally, you do not interact with the FSP directly but, rather, using tools, such as IBM Flex System Manager, IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module, and external IBM Systems Director Management Console.
  • Page 41 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) but that is not sufficient for reasonable production use of the machine. It is recommended for the IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node a minimum of 32 GB of memory, with 32 x 16 GB DIMMs the maximum memory configurable is 512 GB.

  • Page 42: I/O Modules

    There are four I/O adapter slots on the IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node. The I/O adapters for the p460 have their own connector that plugs into the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis midplane.

  • Page 43: Ibm Flex System Fabric Cn4093 10 Gb Converged Scalable Switch

    It is shown on the node in Bay 2 in Figure 1-14. 1.5.1 IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10 Gb Converged Scalable Switch The IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10 Gb Converged Scalable Switch provides support for L2 and L3 switching, Converged Enhanced Ethernet (PFC, ETS, DCBX), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), NPV Gateway, and Full Fabric Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF).

  • Page 44: Ibm Flex System Fabric En4093 And En4093R 10 Gb Scalable Switch

    A Web browser-based interface (https/http) connection to the switch 1.5.2 IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093 and EN4093R 10 Gb Scalable Switch The IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093 and EN4093R 10 Gb Scalable Switches are 10 Gb 64-port upgradable midrange to high-end switch module, offering Layer 2/3 switching designed to install within the I/O module bays of the Enterprise Chassis.

  • Page 45: Ibm Flex System En4091 10 Gb Ethernet Pass-Thru

    If four-port adapters are installed in the compute nodes, ports 3 and 4 on those adapters are not enabled. For more information about the IBM Flex System EN4091 10 Gb Ethernet Pass-thru, see IBM Flex System EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass-thru Module, TIPS0865.

  • Page 46: Ibm Flex System Fc5022 16 Gb San Scalable Switch

    1.5.5 IBM Flex System FC5022 16 Gb SAN Scalable Switch The IBM Flex System FC5022 16 Gb SAN Scalable Switch is a high-density, 48-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel switch that is used in the Enterprise Chassis. The switch provides 28 internal ports to compute nodes by way of the midplane, and 20 external SFP+ ports.

  • Page 47: Ibm Flex System Fc3171 8 Gb San Pass-Thru

    1.5.7 IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Pass-thru The IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Pass-thru I/O module is an 8 Gbps Fibre Channel pass-thru SAN module that has 14 internal ports and six external ports. It is shipped with all ports enabled.

  • Page 48: Introduction To Ibm Flex System Storage

    1.6 Introduction to IBM Flex System storage Either the IBM Storwize V7000 or IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is an integrated part of the IBM PureFlex System, depending on the model. Figure 1-15 shows the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node where the left controller, called a cannister, is taken out. For the IBM Storwize V7000 products, the cannisters mount from the rear, whereas in the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, the controllers mount from the front.
  • Page 49 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is designed to integrate into the IBM PureFlex System or IBM Flex System to enable extremely rapid storage deployment and breakthrough management simplicity. This new class of storage system combines no-compromise design along with virtualization, efficiency, and performance capabilities of IBM Storwize V7000. It...
  • Page 50 30 percent compared to a configuration using only HDD. Extraordinary storage efficiency IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node combine a variety of IBM technologies including thin provisioning, automated tiering, storage virtualization, Real-time Compression, clustering, replication, multi-protocol support, and a next-generation graphical user interface (GUI).
  • Page 51 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node virtualize a disk system, its capacity becomes part of the IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node systems and is managed in the same way as capacity on internal drives. Capacity in external disk systems...

  • Page 52: Benefits And Value Proposition

    For more information about External storage virtualization see Chapter 7, “Storage Migration Wizard” on page 265. 1.6.2 Benefits and value proposition With IBM Storwize V7000 and IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, you get the following benefits: Simplified management and intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI) aid in rapid implementation and deployment.

  • Page 53: External Storage

    FlashCopy and snapshot functions create instant copies of data to minimize data loss. 1.7 External storage In addition to the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis offers several possibilities for integration into storage infrastructure, such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Converged Enhanced Ethernet.

  • Page 54: Ibm Storwize V7000

    IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node architecture is the same as that of the IBM Storwize V7000 and is managed from the IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module or IBM Flex System Manager node.
  • Page 55 The IBM Storwize V7000 home page is at the following website: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/news/center/storwize_v7000/index.html The IBM Storwize V7000 Supported hardware list: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003908 The IBM Storwize V7000 Configuration Limit and Restrictions are at the following website: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003902 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Installation Guide (GC27-4203): http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/topic/com.ibm.acc.
  • Page 56 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...

  • Page 57: Chapter 2. Introduction To Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node

    We present the concepts of virtualized storage and show how it works with the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, as well as briefly describing the many software features and capabilities that are available with this environment.

  • Page 58: Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node Overview

    When virtualizing external storage arrays, an IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node can provide up to 32 PB of usable capacity. An IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node supports a range of external disk systems similar to what the IBM Storwize V7000 system supports today.

  • Page 59: Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node Terminology

    The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node introduces some new terminology, which is defined in Table 2-1. We also include the terms first introduced with the IBM SVC and the IBM Storwize V7000, and are important to understand the rest of the implementation procedures described in this publication.
  • Page 60 Volume As used with the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node environment, it is the virtually defined device created for use by the host or the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node cluster to store I/O data.

  • Page 61: Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node

    2.3 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is based on two enclosure types; the IBM Flex System V7000 Control Enclosure and the IBM Flex System V7000 Expansion Enclosure. Both of these enclosures reside in a newly designed common chassis that fits into the IBM Flex System Enterprise chassis.

  • Page 62: Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node Capabilities

    240 disks drives; or a maximum capacity of 348 TB per control enclosure. 2.3.1 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node capabilities For a complete and updated list of IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node configuration limits and restrictions, see the following website: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004114...
  • Page 63 FC host interfaces. Data Migration (no charge for temporary usage): IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node provides a data migration function that can be used to import external storage systems into the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node system.

  • Page 64: Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node Licensing

    With this feature, an external storage subsystem can be attached through the Fibre Channel or by FCoE to the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node. These devices cannot be presented through an iSCSI connection. The devices presented are treated as mdisks and can be mapped to storage pools for volume creation and management.

  • Page 65: Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node Hardware

    2.4 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node hardware The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node solution is a modular storage system that is built to interface and reside within the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis. When sold in the IBM PureFlex system it will come with a four port FC host interface card (HIC) preinstalled in it and configured to the FC switches in the Flex Enterprise Chassis.

  • Page 66: Control Canister

    The Flex System V7000 Storage Node has two available slots in each control canister for populating with host network adapters. The adapters in each of the node canisters must be of the same type in each of the slots; so the adapters are installed in pairs (one adapter per...
  • Page 67 2-port 10 Gbps Ethernet CNA network adapter or a 4 port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel network adapter. Figure 2-4 is a logical block diagram of the components and flow of the control canister. Figure 2-4 Logical block diagram for control canister Chapter 2. Introduction to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node...
  • Page 68 There are also two USB connections available for support use to perform maintenance actions as required. Figure 2-5 Control enclosure with connection ports and indicators IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 69 Fast blink - Charging, and does not have enough power to boot the canister (Error 656) On solid - Fully charged. Fault On - Hardware fault detected Chapter 2. Introduction to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node...

  • Page 70: Expansion Canister

    As the indicators on the expansion enclosure are a subset of the ones that are available on the control enclosure, Table 2-3 on page 51 provides the details of their definitions. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...

  • Page 71: Supported Disk Drives

    Figure 2-8 Logical block diagram for control canister 2.4.3 Supported disk drives Both the IBM Flex System V7000 Control Enclosure and the IBM Flex System V7000 Expansion Enclosure support up to 24 2.5 inch disk drives in their enclosures. Table 2-4 shows all the possible drive types that can be used in the internal enclosure drive slots at the time of writing.

  • Page 72: Ibm Storwize V7000 Expansion Enclosure

    Each expansion canister provides two SAS interfaces that are used to connect to either the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node control or expansion enclosures or to a preceding IBM Storwize V7000 expansion enclosure, as well as to connect any additional IBM Storwize V7000 expansion enclosure behind it.

  • Page 73: Sas Cabling Requirements

    1 - 24, starting from the left. (There is a vertical center drive bay molding between slots 12 and 13.) Though the IBM Storwize V7000 2076-224 enclosure is a 2.5 inch, 24 drive slot chassis; the drives of this subsystem are not interchangeable with the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node drives.

  • Page 74: Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node Components

    Figure 2-12 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node cabling internal SAS and external Notice that the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node cabling is done directly from top to bottom down through its expansions, including any additional external expansions. 2.5 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node components The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is an integrated entry / midrange virtualization RAID storage to support and interface with the IBM Flex System.

  • Page 75: Hosts

    Expansion enclosures contain drives and are attached to control enclosures. The simplest use of the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is as a traditional RAID subsystem. The internal drives are configured into RAID arrays and virtual disks created from those arrays.

  • Page 76: Clustered System

    (or at the least outside of the SAN). When you are unable to access the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, you do not have access to the backup data if it is on the SAN.

  • Page 77: Raid

    (CLI), 2.5.5 RAID The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node setup contains a number of internal disk drive objects known as candidate drives, but these drives cannot be directly added to storage pools. The drives need to be included in a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) grouping used for performance and to provide protection against the failure of individual drives.

  • Page 78: Managed Disks

    Node virtualizes. This unit could be a logical volume from an external storage array presented to the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node or a RAID array created on internal drives, or an external Storwize V7000 expansion that is managed by the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node.

  • Page 79: Storage Pools

    The name can be a maximum of 63 characters. Valid characters are uppercase (A-Z), lowercase letters (a-z), digits (0 - 9), underscore (_), period (.), hyphen (-), and space; however, the names must not begin or end with a space. Chapter 2. Introduction to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node...
  • Page 80 256 TB 128 MB 512 TB 256 MB 1 PB 512 MB 2 PB 1024 MB 4 PB 2048 MB 8 PB 4096 MB 16 PB 8192 MB 32 PB IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 81 Chapter 10, “Volume mirroring and migration” on page 423. For most IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Nodes, a maximum of capacity of 1 PB is sufficient; and an extent size value of 256 MB should be used.

  • Page 82: Volumes

    A multitiered storage pool is used to enable automatic migration of extents between disk tiers using the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Easy Tier function. Figure 2-14 shows these components. Figure 2-14 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node with single and multi-tier pools 2.5.9 Volumes...
  • Page 83 Image mode: Image mode volumes are special volumes that have a direct relationship with one MDisk. They are used to migrate existing data into and out of the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node. When the image mode volume is created, a direct mapping is made between extents that are on the MDisk and the extents that are on the volume.

  • Page 84: Thin-Provisioned Volumes

    The real capacity determines the quantity of MDisk extents that are allocated for the volume. The virtual capacity is the capacity of the volume reported to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node and to the host servers.

  • Page 85: Mirrored Volumes

    When a host system issues a write to a mirrored volume, IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node writes the data to both copies. When a host system issues a read to a mirrored volume, IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node requests it from the primary copy.

  • Page 86: Easy Tier

    The usage statistics file can be offloaded from IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node and then an IBM Storage Advisor Tool can be used to create a summary report from the data. Contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner for more information about the Storage Advisor Tool.

  • Page 87: Real-Time Compression (Rtc)

    2.5.13 Real-time Compression (RTC) With the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, there is a capability to create a volume as a compressed volume type. With this type of volume, storage capacity needs can be lowered by as much as half. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node RTC function is based off of the same proven Random-Access Compression Engine (RACE) as the IBM RTC Appliances.
  • Page 88 SCSI. Be aware that because the system and node name are part of the IQN for the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, you can lose access to your data by changing these names. The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node GUI shows a specific...

  • Page 89: Fibre Channel Over Ethernet (Fcoe)

    Overhead varies - typically higher Storage administrators know Fibre Channel well TCP/iP well understood by most IT staff Frame loss can quickly become catastrophic Frame loss recovery built into protocol stack Chapter 2. Introduction to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node...

  • Page 90: Advanced Copy Services

    IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node also permits multiple target volumes to be FlashCopied from the same source volume. This capability can be used to create images from separate points in time for the source volume, and to create multiple images from a source volume at a common point in time.

  • Page 91: Ibm Flex System V7000 Remote Mirroring Software

    FC SAN infrastructure. Tunneling over a WAN network is frequently used for the greater distance needs. Customers who want to use the global mirror capability with Flex System V7000 on a low bandwidth link between sites can do so with the use of the low bandwidth remote mirroring.

  • Page 92: Remote Copy Licensing

    For a remote mirroring Flex System V7000 with an SVC in the mix. because of a difference in metrics, SVC mirroring can be licensed for a subset of the total storage virtualized. However, the IBM Flex System V7000 and the IBM Storwize V7000 still must use the aforementioned model for their licensing.

  • Page 93: Copy Services Configuration Limits

    With the Global Mirror method, there is a design option that assists with low bandwidth for the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node and the other IBM virtual storage systems that are mirroring to it running 6.4.1 code level. This option uses change volumes associated with the primary and secondary volumes.

  • Page 94: Management And Support Tools

    I/O groups. 2.7 Management and support tools The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node system can be managed through the IBM Flex System Management Node (FSM), or by using the native management software that runs in the hardware itself.

  • Page 95: Event Notifications

    To use the IBM Assist On-site tool, the SSPC or master console must be able to access the Internet. The following website provides further information about this tool: http://www.ibm.com/support/assistonsite/ When you access the website, you sign in and enter a code that the IBM service representative provides to you.

  • Page 96: Call Home Email

    When configured, this function alerts IBM service personnel about hardware failures and potentially serious configuration or environmental issues. You can use the Call Home function if you have a maintenance contract with IBM or if the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is within the warranty period.
  • Page 97 The Storwize V7000 Storage Online Information Center is at the following website: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/storwize/ic/index.jsp You can see lBM Redbooks publications about both the IBM Flex System and IBM Storwize V7000 Storage at the following website: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/cgi-bin/searchsite.cgi?query=v7000 Chapter 2. Introduction to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node...

  • Page 98: Ibm Virtual Storage Learning Videos On Youtube

    Some interesting videos are available on YouTube that describe the IBM Storwize V7000 Storage. With the common software design shared with this system and the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node many of these can be used to help develop a familiarity with the terminology and many of the GUI and management processes.

  • Page 99: Chapter 3. Systems Management

    System Manager Node, and shows how to use the navigation tools. While there are several ways to manage the various components of the IBM Flex Systems, a description of all these options is beyond the scope of this publication. In this chapter, we cover the management options related to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node and the I/O modules.

  • Page 100: System Management Overview

    (IBM Tivoli and IBM Director), and third-party enterprise management tools (CA, BMC, and HP). Due to the flexibility of an IBM Flex System, many management features and functions such as security, monitoring, provisioning, and automation, can be plugged easily into an existing IT infrastructure.
  • Page 101 IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) CMM is the default integrated platform for managing a single IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis. It occupies one of the two chassis management bays on the rear of the chassis. A second module can be installed for redundancy.

  • Page 102: Ibm Flex System Storage Management

    System Manager IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is physically and logically integrated into an IBM Flex System. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is designed on the industry-leading storage virtualization and efficiency capabilities of IBM Storwize V7000 by simplifying and...

  • Page 103: Storage Management Interfaces

    Starting Level: IBM Flex System Manager Chassis Map The IBM Flex System Manager offers a Chassis Map, which is the single point of management and starting point for IBM Flex System. It allows for physical navigation through the entire system, as shown in Figure 3-1.
  • Page 104 Upper Level: IBM Flex System Manager Storage Control Higher level datacenter management can be done using IBM Flex System Manager Storage Control feature. It provides integrated management with a Systems and Storage perspective. Using Storage Control, you can manage storage across your data center connected to the IBM Flex System, and also map connections between servers, switches and storage.
  • Page 105 Detailed Level: IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node User Interface This interface is inherent in every IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node. It allows for detailed disk setup (RAID arrays and LUNs). All the advanced disk features like Easy Tier, Mirroring, Clustering, and Virtualization can be configured using the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node User Interface.

  • Page 106: Ibm Flex System Chassis Management Module (Cmm)

    System at the chassis level, simplifying installation and management of your installation. The CMM is central to the management of the chassis, and is required in the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis. One CMM comes standard with the chassis. There are two CMM bays in the chassis, giving the user an option to add a second CMM for redundancy.
  • Page 107 The IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module web-based graphical user interface (GUI) provides a way to perform CMM functions within a supported web browser. This user interface is a program that is part of the firmware on IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module.

  • Page 108: Accessing The Cmm

    3.2.2 Accessing the CMM After initial connection, you need to configure the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis and its components for your operating environment. When the chassis is started, all installed components will be discovered and the vital product data (VPD) of each component is stored in the IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module.
  • Page 109 An Initial Setup wizard starts automatically the first time you access the web interface of a new CMM or a CMM that has been reset to its default settings. For more information regarding Initial setup of the CMM, see Implementing Systems Management of IBM PureFlex System, SG24-8060.

  • Page 110: Viewing And Configuring Ip Addresses Of Chassis Components

    IP addresses of devices in a solution is of a great advantage to IT Administrators and Users. The IBM Flex System IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module gives options to conveniently find the IP information of all chassis components in a single view, and gives the ability to easily configure the networking options for a device.
  • Page 111 A window opens, giving a single location to view the IP addresses of various chassis Components. If you want to view the IP address of a certain component instantly, you can just scroll the mouse pointer over the View option. This action opens a pop-up window that shows the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of that device, as shown in Figure 3-8.

  • Page 112: Accessing I/O Modules Using Cmm

    You can also view and configure IP addresses using IBM Flex System Manager as well as the node-specific management controllers. There are numerous functions and features offered by the IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module that are beyond the scope of this publication. However, we cover the I/O module access features in the next section, due to its relevance with storage management.
  • Page 113 The Properties window has multiple tabs, showing detailed information regarding the module. Click the IO Connectivity tab to view the connectivity details between the I/O module and the compute nodes in the IBM Flex System, as shown in Figure 3-13. Figure 3-13 IO Connectivity Status of an I/O Module...

  • Page 114: Managing Storage Using Ibm Flex System Chassis Management Module

    Log Out The top of the page identifies the current user and contains a menu and option, as shown in Figure 3-15. Figure 3-15 IBM Chassis Management Module Chassis Map IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 115 Tip: Except for the top menu items, the remaining content of the page and other web interface pages will vary according to the type of IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis that you are using and the firmware versions and options that are installed.
  • Page 116 Figure 3-18 CMM - System Information Quick View Selecting a component also opens up an Actions frame, which lists the actions that can be performed on that particular IBM Flex component, as shown in Figure 3-19. Figure 3-19 CMM - Actions for Chassis Component...
  • Page 117 In Figure 3-19 on page 98, an IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node canister is seen as selected (blue rectangle around component). On the right-side of the Chassis rear view, there is a list of Actions for the particular Canister, which includes options to power on/off, restart the service processor, launch the detailed IBM Flex System V7000 Management application, as well as manage the identity LEDs on the component.
  • Page 118 An important view for the storage canister is the I/O Connectivity tab, which shows the fabric information related to the I/O modules in the chassis, as shown in Figure 3-23. Figure 3-23 IO Connectivity IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 119 Figure 3-24 shows the DC Power consumption for the component. Figure 3-24 Power consumption of selected chassis component The IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module web interface has a menu structure at the top of each page that gives easy access to most management functions. One of the most frequently used menu items, Chassis Management, shows properties, settings, and various views and reports regarding the nodes, modules, and other components in the chassis.
  • Page 120 Figure 3-26 Chassis Hardware topology From the top menu, select Chassis Management  Storage Nodes to view details regarding storage nodes, as shown in Figure 3-27. Figure 3-27 Chassis Management - Storage Nodes IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 121 The Storage Nodes view shows all the storage enclosures in the chassis, and gives options to perform various actions on these, including power and restart options, as shown in Figure 3-28. Figure 3-28 CMM - Storage Nodes - view of all enclosures In the Storage Node view, you can select the column headers depending on how much detail is wanted, as shown in Figure 3-29.
  • Page 122 The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node User Interface is used for detailed-level management and configuration of the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node. Click Actions  Launch Storage Node Controller Console, which will take you to the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage User Interface, as shown in Figure 3-31.
  • Page 123 Figure 3-32. Figure 3-32 IIBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Login window After logging in, you can use the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage User Interface directly to perform the management tasks, as shown in Figure 3-33.

  • Page 124: Data Collection Using Cmm

    3.2.6 Data collection using CMM The IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module offers various powerful options to pull Service and Support service information from the components in chassis. The menu allows the user to view a list of serviceable problems and their current status, enable and configure electronic Call Home capability, review detailed status about CMM’s health and connectivity,...
  • Page 125 In our case, we click the drop-down menu Dump Type: and then select Service Data. Choose the option Initiate and Collect, which allows the storage node to initiate the generation of a new dump file on the compute node and overwrite any existing file. The CMM will then collect the dump file by transferring it from the node to the CMM file system, as shown in Figure 3-36.
  • Page 126 The File Management page shows the status of CMM’s local storage file system and the CMM File Management menu, as shown in Figure 3-39. Figure 3-39 Management of local CMM file system IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 127 The file containing a dump of service data is also copied in /tftproot/service/ for ease of transfer, as shown in Figure 3-41. Figure 3-41 Viewing service data in /tftp/service/ path For more details regarding the IBM IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module, visit the following website: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/topic/com.ibm.acc.cmm .doc/cmm_product_page.html...

  • Page 128: Flex System Manager (Fsm)

    It simplifies management by facilitating faster implementation, reconfiguration and provisioning of server, storage and network resources. It acts as a single-point of support across all assets and resources in IBM PureFlex Systems for the complete range of management tasks, including service requests, incident handling and problem resolution, as well as handling specialized management tasks in connection with security, performance, resource allocation, and application version control, and so on.
  • Page 129 The IBM Flex System supports a secure policy by default to ensure a secure chassis infrastructure, and a Legacy policy that offers flexibility in chassis security. All components run the same security policy. A centralized security policy makes Enterprise Chassis easy to configure.

  • Page 130: Ibm Flex System Manager Storage Management Features

    (such as IBM Storwize V7000, IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, and IBM SAN Volume Controller) IBM Flex System Storage Interoperability: A broad set of IBM storage is supported with IBM Flex System. Interoperability with 3rd party storage is also offered via virtualization IBM Flex System FSM Storage Control, which offers the following: –...
  • Page 131 The interoperability is illustrated in Figure 3-43. Figure 3-43 Storage Interoperability IBM Flex System Manager is the common management interface used in an IBM Flex System for multi-chassis management. It offers features for simplified administration of storage along with server and network management. The integrated storage management with Flex System Manager offers simplified storage virtualization capabilities.
  • Page 132 IBM Flex System Manager base feature set The following functionality and features are available at this time in the IBM Flex System Manager base feature set: Support for up to four managed chassis, and up to 5,000 managed elements...
  • Page 133 IBM Fabric Manager (IFM) IBM Fabric Manager (IFM) is available as a Feature on Demand (FoD) through the IBM Flex System Manager management software. It is an easy-to-use server provisioning I/O management tool. Unlike performing deployment steps manually, the parameters are configured automatically.

  • Page 134: Logging In To The Ibm Flex System Manager Node

    There are minimum hardware and software requirements that the system must meet before you can install or use IFM, which are documented in detail at the following website: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/topic/com.ibm.acc.iof m.doc/dw1li_creating_a_configuration_file_automatically.html For information regarding how to install, configure, and use IBM Fabric Manager (IFM), visit this website: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/topic/com.ibm.acc.iof m.doc/dw1li_advanced.html 3.3.3 Logging in to the IBM Flex System Manager Node...

  • Page 135: Overview Of Ibm Flex System Manager And Ibm Fsm Explorer

    3. After a successful login, you are taken to the default Home page of IBM Flex System Manager. Figure 3-46 shows the FSM Home page. Figure 3-46 FSM - Startup Page 3.3.4 Overview of IBM Flex System Manager and IBM FSM Explorer The new GUI on IBM Flex System Manager provides two interfaces, which we discuss in the following sections.
  • Page 136 Figure 3-47 FSM chassis manager tab Figure 3-47 shows the FSM chassis manager. This window offers the following functions: Clicking the chassis name opens IBM FSM Explorer, covered later in this section. The global search tab helps in finding tasks and hardware resources.
  • Page 137 To get to IBM FSM Explorer, click Launch IBM FSM Explorer in the home tab of IBM Flex System Manager. It will open IBM FSM Explorer in a new tab. Figure 3-49 shows the IBM FSM Explorer home page.
  • Page 138 IBM FSM Explorer - Important information: If you choose a task from the chassis hardware map, or any other menu than the horizontal menu, you will not be informed if it is opened in IBM FSM Explorer or in IBM Flex System Manager.
  • Page 139 Jobs gives you a shortcut to the Active and Scheduled Jobs page. Figure 3-53 shows the Monitor menu. Figure 3-53 IBM FSM Explorer - Monitor menu Security menu is divided into two groups: Permissions gives you shortcuts to Users and Groups, Roles, and Credentials, which are used to give access and rights.
  • Page 140 Service and Support page, which allows you to configure the system to automatically report errors to IBM; and Server Auditing, which takes you to the Credentials page. Administration gives you links to Administration, Plug-ins, and Applications tab in the IBM Flex System Manager Home page.
  • Page 141 To get to the chassis map, click the chassis in the vertical menu in Figure 3-56 on page 122, then click the chassis under the chassis list as shown in Figure 3-58. Figure 3-58 IBM FSM Explorer home tab - chassis map Chapter 3. Systems management...
  • Page 142 Figure 3-59. Figure 3-59 IBM FSM Explorer chassis map To get detailed information about the chassis and chassis components, click View Details in the summary field of Figure 3-59. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 143 Figure 3-60 IBM FSM Explorer chassis details A drop-down menu shows the actions that can be performed at the Chassis level, as shown in Figure 3-61. Figure 3-61 IBM FSM Explorer - Component Actions Chapter 3. Systems management...
  • Page 144 Figure 3-62 IBM FSM Explorer - Network page The Storage page gives you an overview of all storage systems, Fabrics, and Storage pools, as shown in Figure 3-63. Figure 3-63 IBM FSM Explorer - Storage page IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 145 Figure 3-64. Figure 3-64 IBM FSM Explorer - Storage page - Firmware update From the menu shown in Figure 3-64, you can also launch the IBM Storwize V7000 Element manager, as seen in Figure 3-65. Figure 3-65 IBM FSM Explorer - Storage page - launch IBM Storwize V7000 Element manager...
  • Page 146 Choosing the option to Launch the IBM Storwize V7000 Element Manager will open the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Management login page, as shown in Figure 3-66. Figure 3-66 IBM Flex System Storage Management - Login page In the Fabrics section, clicking one of the numbers (Last 12 numbers is the MAC address of the switch) will show you all the switches, as shown in Figure 3-67.
  • Page 147 Figure 3-68 IBM FSM Explorer - Storage page - Switch details From the switch overview page, right-click one of the switches, and select Remote access  Launch Web Browser. It will open the switch web GUI login prompt, from where the switch can be configured.

  • Page 148: Accessing I/O Modules Using Fsm

    3.3.5 Accessing I/O modules using FSM In an IBM Flex system, node to node communication happens within the Chassis. Network Control Network Control is a plug-in that enables utilization of integrated network management capabilities of an FSM. It has the following key features: Logical network management allows management of port profiles, VLANs, ACLs, and QoS in virtualized, live-migration environments.
  • Page 149 This action will open up the Network Control interface, which shows management and configuration options for the IBM Flex System I/O Modules, as shown in Figure 3-72. Click to manage Ethernet switches in the Chassis Figure 3-72 Network Control Plug-in...
  • Page 150 Selecting Ethernet Switches in Network Control interface opens a view of all available Ethernet Switches along with information regarding state, access, IP and type, as shown in Figure 3-73. Figure 3-73 Viewing Ethernet Switches in FSM IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 151 name Select a switch by clicking its given to go to the detailed management and configuration options for it, as shown in Figure 3-74. Figure 3-74 Details regarding selected ethernet switch Chapter 3. Systems management...
  • Page 152 Click the Inventory tab to view and gather Inventory for the selected switch module, as shown in Figure 3-75. Figure 3-75 Gathering Inventory information References For further details regarding the management and configuration of I/O Modules using IBM Flex System Manager, visit the following website: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/topic/com.ibm.acc.873 1.doc/managing_network_resources.html...

  • Page 153: Data Collection Using Fsm

    3.3.6 Data collection using FSM You can use IBM Flex System Manager to collect and submit support files for a managed resource. Support files can contain detailed system information used to help diagnose a serviceable hardware problem, dump files collected from a managed resource, event logs, and more.
  • Page 154 The SSM interface displays, which includes a comprehensive set of Service Management tools in one tabular view, as shown in Figure 3-77. Figure 3-77 SSM default view IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 155 To collect logs from the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node using IBM Flex System Manager, click Manage support files as shown in Figure 3-77. The “Manage support files” page displays, and by choosing Collect support files, a new window appears, where you can see logs already collected. as shown in Figure 3-78 .
  • Page 156 Collect as shown in Figure 3-81. Figure 3-81 IBM FSM - Collect support file - choose file type When the file has been collected, you can choose to download it, send it to IBM or copy it to a media.

  • Page 157: Managing Storage Using Ibm Flex System Manager

    Storage Control also extends the management capabilities and device coverage of the VMControl, which is a tool within the IBM Flex System Manager Node responsible for the life cycle management of virtual resources. This collaboration is leveraged in VMControl for tasks...
  • Page 158 Figure 3-82 IBM FSM Explorer - Storage Control The Storage Management window opens, showing all storage that is available in the managed IBM Flex Systems, as shown in Figure 3-83. Figure 3-83 FSM Storage Control IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 159 You can also manage storage by going to the Home tab  Additional Setup  Manage System Storage, as shown in Figure 3-84. Figure 3-84 FSM - Manage System Storage Chapter 3. Systems management...
  • Page 160 To get more information about the storage systems controlled by IBM Flex System Manager and see which actions there can be performed, click Network Storage in the storage control window, as shown in Figure 3-85. Network Storage Figure 3-85 FSM - Storage Control - Network storage This will open a new page showing Network attached storage, as shown in Figure 3-86.
  • Page 161 Clicking the storage system name opens the selected storage systems properties page, as shown in Figure 3-87. Figure 3-87 FSM - Storage Control - Storage systems From this window, you are able to see General information, Eventlog, and Inventory of the storage system, by clicking the different tabs.
  • Page 162 Choosing the Actions pull-down button will allow you to collect inventory, update storage system firmware, and open the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node management application, as shown in Figure 3-88. Figure 3-88 FSM - Storage Control - Storage system action menu...
  • Page 163 2. Resource Explorer shows a snapshot of all resources in the IBM Flex System Manager managed by the IBM Flex System Manager, as shown in Figure 3-90. Figure 3-90 Resource Explorer 3. Navigate to manage discovered storage, as shown in Figure 3-91.
  • Page 164 4. Select target storage (for example, IBM Storwize V7000), as shown in Figure 3-92. Figure 3-92 Selecting target storage 5. Select the tab Inventory to collect the inventory, as shown in Figure 3-93. Figure 3-93 Inventory of Storage IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 165 5. You will now receive TPC alerts for devices under the farm. In this chapter we have covered management of the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node from CMM and FSM. For more information regarding CMM and FSM,see Implementing Systems Management of IBM PureFlex System, SG24-8060, and the IBM InfoCenter: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/index.jsp?topic=%2Fco...
  • Page 166 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...

  • Page 167: Chapter 4. Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node Initial Configuration

    Chapter 4. Node initial configuration This chapter provides the initial configuration steps of the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node. Before the actual installation and the initial configuration, proper planning is important. We also present an overview of the planning tasks and refer you to the appropriate documentation as needed to enable you to complete these tasks.

  • Page 168: Planning Overview

    4.1 Planning overview We start with an overview of the planning tasks required for the proper installation of IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node. 4.1.1 Hardware planning Proper planning before the actual physical installation of the hardware is required. Here is an...

  • Page 169: San Configuration Planning

    SAN can communicate only with devices that are included in the same zones that it is in. A Flex System V7000 Storage Node can have several distinct types of zones: a system zone, host zones, and disk zones. The intersystem zone is optional. Some operating systems cannot tolerate other operating systems in the same host zone, although you might have more than one host type in the SAN fabric.

  • Page 170: Management Ip Address Considerations

    NTP, SNMP, SMTP, and Syslog systems, if configured. The management IP address is configured during first-time setup of your IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node. See 4.3, “IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Setup Wizard” on page 162.

  • Page 171: Management Interface Planning

    – Application version control 4.2 Initial setup for IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node When a new IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node control enclosure is installed in the Flex clustered system System chassis for the first time, you must create and configure it into a .
  • Page 172 Choosing a method There are two methods that can be used for the initial setup of the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node. The method used depends upon the configuration of the IBM Flex System: If the IBM Flex System has an installed and configured IBM Flex System Manager, then it should be used to set up the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node.

  • Page 173: Using Fsm For Initial Setup

    4.2.1 Using FSM for initial setup Now that you have installed the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node in the chassis with supported level of code, you can create and configure a clustered system using the FSM. The following procedure guides you through the necessary steps when using the FSM web user interface: 1.
  • Page 174 2. In the Chassis Manager, select the applicable chassis which will launch the Chassis Map for that chassis, as shown in Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3 IBM Flex System Manager - Hardware Map IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 175 Wait while the status is processed. After the status is processed, the status changes to Success, and the message changes to Managed. g. Click Done. Figure 4-4 Add a chassis into Chassis Manager Chapter 4. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node initial configuration...
  • Page 176 “Changing the Service IP address” on page 171. Figure 4-5 Launch Storage Manager (V7000) 5. The next window is a welcome window from the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node interface, asking to either create a new system (cluster) or add to an existing system, as shown in Figure 4-6.

  • Page 177: Using Cmm For Initial Setup

    For more details on the rest of the setup wizard steps, see 4.3, “IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Setup Wizard” on page 162.
  • Page 178 Follow this procedure for the initial setup from the CMM interface: 1. Log in to the CMM and navigate to the Chassis Map. In the Chassis Map displayed by the CMM, you will see all the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node enclosures installed in the chassis.
  • Page 179 – If you have problems connecting to the service address, see the Cannot connect to the service assistant topic in the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Troubleshooting, Recovery, and Maintenance Guide PDF on the CD or in the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Information Center.

  • Page 180: Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node Setup Wizard

    For more details on the rest of the setup wizard steps, see 4.3, “IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Setup Wizard” on page 162. 4.3 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Setup Wizard After the initial configuration using the FSM or CMM, we can continue with the setup wizard for the rest of the configuration of IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node.
  • Page 181 Figure 4-14 Setup wizard - Set system name and superuser password 4. Set up the system date and time and click Next as shown in Figure 4-15. Figure 4-15 Setup wizard - Set date and time Chapter 4. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node initial configuration...
  • Page 182 Figure 4-16 System license 6. Configure support notifications as shown in Figure 4-17. Figure 4-17 Configure support notifications 7. Define company contact information as shown in Figure 4-18. Figure 4-18 Define company contact IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...
  • Page 183 8. Verify that all hardware has been detected by the system correctly as shown in Figure 4-19. Figure 4-19 Verify hardware 9. Select Yes to automatically configure internal storage now if preferred (Figure 4-20). Figure 4-20 Select “Yes” to automatically configure internal storage now Chapter 4. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node initial configuration...
  • Page 184 10.Click Finish to complete the Setup wizard task and log in to IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node as shown in Figure 4-21. You log in as superuser with your newly defined password. If you have not changed the password, the default is “passw0rd”.

  • Page 185: System Management

    12.IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node initial configuration is complete and the cluster is up and running (Figure 4-23). Figure 4-23 System details view in management GUI 13.You can continue to configure additional functions and features for your environment in order to meet your implementation requirements.

  • Page 186: Graphical User Interface (Gui)

    After the first-time setup procedure is complete, open your web browser on a workstation and point it to your IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node management IP address (Figure 4-24) and complete the steps guided by the Initial Setup wizard. The default login is superuser and the password is passw0rd.
  • Page 187 Figure 4-25 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node management GUI Welcome page For more details on how to use IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node management GUI, see Chapter 5, “IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node GUI interface” on page 175.

  • Page 188: Launching Ibm Flex System V7000 Storage Node Gui From Cmm

    4.4.2 Launching IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node GUI from CMM When a new control enclosure is detected in the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis, the Chassis Management Module (CMM) recognizes the new hardware and starts the initialization process. The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Management GUI can be launched and accessed by CMM after the management IP been assigned to your new Flex System V7000 storage node.

  • Page 189: Service Assistant

    4.5 Service Assistant The primary use of the Service Assistant is when a node canister in the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node enclosure is in service state. The node canister might be in service state because it has a hardware issue, has corrupted data, or has lost its configuration data.
  • Page 190 If the selected Configuration Method is to Use Static IP address (as shown in Figure 4-29), type the Static IP address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway address for the New Static IP Configuration. 5. Click Apply and then Close. IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide...

  • Page 191: Command-Line Interface (Cli)

    The CLI commands use the Secure Shell (SSH) connection between the SSH client software on the host system and the SSH server on the Flex System V7000 Storage Node. Install and set up SSH client software on each system that you plan to use to access the CLI.

  • Page 192: Recording System Access Information

    Public Keys: After the first SSH public key is stored, you can add additional SSH public keys using either the management GUI or the CLI. You can connect to the Flex System V7000 Storage Node CLI using PuTTY (Figure 4-30). Figure 4-30 Connect to the CLI using PuTTY A detailed Command Line Interface setup procedure for the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node is available in Appendix A, “CLI setup and configuration”...

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