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"Chapter 4 Setting Up the ETERNUS DX" (page 17) • This chapter describes how to set up the ETERNUS DX storage systems using the ETERNUS Web GUI. "Chapter 5 Setting Up the SAS Switches" (page 18) • This chapter describes how to set up the SAS switches.
3.10 Notes about Connections with a Windows Server ..............12 ® 3.11 Notes for Formatting a LUN of the ETERNUS DX from a Windows Server ........16 Chapter 4 Setting Up the ETERNUS DX Chapter 5 Setting Up the SAS Switches...
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9.3 Checking the ETERNUS DX Storage Systems' Connection Status............ 27 Chapter 10 Creating the Disk Partitions Chapter 11 Setting Up the Cluster Configuration ® FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (SAS) for Windows Copyright 2020 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM-3442-18ENZ0...
Chapter 1 Workflow This chapter describes how to connect the ETERNUS DX storage systems to a server. The workflow is shown below. Required Documents "Server Support Matrix" • • "Configuration Guide -Server Connection- Storage System Settings" that corresponds to the ETERNUS DX to be connected •...
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Checking the SAS card driver versions • "Server Support Matrix" Checking the Connected Devices Check the ETERNUS DX LUNs and status of the connection to the server. "Chapter 9 Checking the Connected Devices" (page 26) • Preparing for Operation Create disk partitions and set up the cluster configuration as necessary.
Refer to the "Server Support Matrix". Operating System (OS) Refer to the "Server Support Matrix". SAS Cards Refer to the "Server Support Matrix". ® FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (SAS) for Windows Copyright 2020 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM-3442-18ENZ0...
Use of multipath drivers which support path redundancy control Configure a multipath environment and select a multipath driver that supports path redundancy control to increase redundancy and reliability of the connection between the ETERNUS DX storage systems and the server.
"Chapter 8 Checking the Registry Information" • (page 25), after installing MSCS or WSFC. When setting up the MSCS, a reset group must be set for the ETERNUS DX. A reset group does not need to • be set for WSFC. ®...
Before turning the server on, check that the ETERNUS DX storage systems are all "Ready". If the server is turned on and they are not "Ready", the server will not be able to recognize the ETERNUS DX storage systems. Also, when the ETERNUS DX power supply is being controlled by a UPS power supply linkage, make sure that the ETERNUS DX is never turned off before the connected servers.
ETERNUS DX S4/S3 series are connected and Windows Server is rebooted ® after a firmware is applied to the ETERNUS DX S4/S3 series, the status of the disks on Windows Server become offline. ® The status of the disks on Windows Server can be checked with the following procedure.
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Execute the "diskpart" command again in the command prompt and confirm that the previous val- ue is specified for the SAN Policy setting. Example: DISKPART> san SANPolicy : Offline Shared ® FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (SAS) for Windows Copyright 2020 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM-3442-18ENZ0...
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Select each offline disk, then right-click the selected disk to change the status to online. If a firmware update of the ETERNUS DX is performed in a Hyper-V environment where a pass-through disk is configured for the guest OS, the disk is recognized as a new disk and the pass-through disk is removed from the physical hard disk.
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Select [Computer Management] under [Administrative Tools] and then select [Manage Discs] (or [Disk Management]) in the left pane. Select each offline disk, then right-click the selected disk to change the status to online. ® FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (SAS) for Windows Copyright 2020 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM-3442-18ENZ0...
Restart the OS. If a firmware update of the ETERNUS DX is performed in a Hyper-V environment where a pass-through disk is configured for the guest OS, the disk is recognized as a new disk and the pass-through disk is removed from the physical hard disk.
Setting Up the ETERNUS DX Set up the ETERNUS DX storage systems using ETERNUS Web GUI. ETERNUS DX setup can be performed independently of server setup. For details on how to perform these set- tings, refer to the following manuals.
Chapter 5 Setting Up the SAS Switches The following describes the required settings when connecting the server and the ETERNUS DX storage sys- tems using a SAS switch. For details, refer to the SAS switch manual. The following examples show configurations in which a server is connected to a SAS switch with zoning.
Install the OS and Service Pack (SP) to the server if the OS has not yet been installed. Check that the power for the ETERNUS DX storage systems are turned off before installing the OS. If the power for the ETERNUS DX storage systems are turned on when installing the OS, the server recognizes the ETERNUS DX storage systems and problems may occur.
Install the SAS card on the server that is connected to ETERNUS DX storage systems. 7.1.1 For PRIMERGY When a PRIMERGY server is connected to the ETERNUS DX, install the SAS card and driver according to the following manuals provided with the SAS card. Manual that is provided with the SAS card [PG-228B/BL, PY-SC1Y0L] •...
Multipath I/O function. Reboot the server. 7.2.2.2 Detailed Setup for MPIO Perform settings to apply the installed Multipath I/O to the ETERNUS DX. Click [Control Panel] — [MPIO]. The MPIO properties window appears. ® FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (SAS) for Windows...
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Multipath Environment Configuration In the MPIO properties window, select the [MIPO-ed Devices] tab, and click the [Add] button. Enter the ID of the ETERNUS DX that is to be connected in the [Device Hardware ID] field. Enter "FUJITSU ETERNUS_DXL". A space must be entered between "FUJITSU" and "ETERNUS_DXL".
In a single-path environment, it is not required to install the ETERNUS Multipath Driver or driver for ETERNUS DX storage systems such as ETERNUS device driver. ® FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (SAS) for Windows Copyright 2020 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM-3442-18ENZ0...
Radix Hexadecimal Data If any registry values were added or modified, reboot the server. The modified settings will be enabled after the reboot. ® FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (SAS) for Windows Copyright 2020 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM-3442-18ENZ0...
Check the LUNs using the following procedure: Open [Device Manager] to show [Disk drives]. If the ETERNUS DX storage systems' LUNs are recognized by the server, the ETERNUS DX storage sys- tems' device (LUNs) are displayed under [Disk drives]. ®...
• These describe ETERNUS DX storage systems' connection status and the checking of paths. Start up ETERNUS DX storage systems (assuming that LUNs are already set up), and check that it is "Ready" before starting up the server. When the server is Ready, start up Multipath Manager.
This setup can also be used to upgrade to dynamic disks. • 2TB or larger disks must be converted to GPT disks. • ® FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (SAS) for Windows Copyright 2020 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM-3442-18ENZ0...
"Chapter 8 Checking the Registry Information" (page 25). Correct the information, if necessary. ® FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (SAS) for Windows Copyright 2020 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM-3442-18ENZ0...
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