S M F CAT SX: Torage Anagement Made Simple With Ibre

STORAGE MANAGEMENT MADE SIMPLE
WITH FIBRECAT SX
1. FIBRECAT SX MANAGER
2. STORAGE MANAGER FOR SANS
Content
Storage Management made simple with FibreCAT SX ............................... 2
Purpose............................................................................................................ 2
Terms used in this exercise ............................................................................. 3
Chapter 1: FibreCAT SX Manager................................................................. 4
Step 1-01: Create a Virtual Disk and a Volume................................................ 4
Step 1-02: Map Volume to Server.................................................................... 9
Step 1-03: Mount Volume .............................................................................. 13
Step 1-04: Operational Validation .................................................................. 26
Chapter 2: Storage Manager for SANs ....................................................... 27
Step 2-01: Extend a LUN ............................................................................... 27
Step 2-03: Create a new LUN ........................................................................ 32
Summary........................................................................................................ 40
Chapter 1: FibreCAT SX Manager
STORAGE MANAGEMENT MADE SIMPLE WITH

FIBRECAT SX
Purpose
This composition is intended to introduce students to the basic steps required to
provision FibreCAT SX storage to a Windows Server 2003 R2 server.
Chapter 1: Use the “FibreCAT SX manager” web user interface native to the
FibreCAT SX to provision disk space by:
• creating a virtual disk (also called RAID group)
• creating a volume (also called LUN)
• assigning the volume to the server.
After that, some data is written to the volume.
Chapter 2: Use Windows Server 2003 “R2”’s native “Storage Manager for
SANs” to
• extend a volume and the file system
• create a new volume and assign it to the server.
After that, some data is written to the volume.
Special Instructions:
Before you begin, please record the IP address for the server and the FibreCAT
SX storage array that you have been assigned.
Server IP address __________________________
FibreCAT SX IP address __________________________
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Storage Management with FibreCAT SX
Terms used in this exercise
Windows Server
Volume = LUN
Subsystem,
Virtual disk = e. g. FibreCAT SX
RAID group
Hard Disk Drives

Step 1-01: Create a Virtual Disk and a Volume

A Virtual Disk (vdisk for short) is a group of drives that are combined to a RAID
array, also known as a RAID group.
The wizard also allows you to create volumes (or LUNs) in the same step. We will
create a RAID1 virtual disk with a single 20 GB volume.
Please follow the first two steps to log on the FibreCAT SX. After that, you can try
to find your own way through the Web user interface or just follow the
instructions.
How to logon to FibreCAT SX60:
0. Open your Internet Explorer
1. Type in the IP adress of your

FibreCAT SX60 in the adressbar,
e.g.:
http:// 172.25.60.2
2. Please log in:

Username = manage
Password = !manage
Now you should see a control panel on
the left side of your screen. There are a
lot of items on this panel, but also bigger
buttons:
4. Click on the button called “Manage”
5. Go to the link called “vdisk

configuration”
6. Click on the link called “create a

vdisk”
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7. Select: “Manual Virtual Disk Creation”

8. Type: “SNW-TEST1” in the field: Enter Virtual Disk Name
9. Select: “RAID 1 – Disk Mirroring” in the field: Virtual Disk RAID Level
10. Press “Create New Virtual Disk”.
11. Now you have to wait, while the

“Processing”- Screen is shown!
12.. Select the first two icons (representing the hard disks) and press the button
“Continue…”
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13. Select: Create Volumes of Equal Size? => NO
and press the button “Create Virtual Disk”
14. Type: “20000” in the field Volume Size for a 20 GB volume.
15. Press: Add Volumes and OK
Confirm information with OK

Online Initialization is selected by default so you immediately can use the Virtual
Disk.
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Step 1-02: Map Volume to Server

In the previous step, we created the virtual disk and the volume, but did not assign
it to any host. This is done in this step.
On the control panel on the left side of your screen, navigate

to the “volume mapping” menu.
1. Click on the link called “VOLUME MANAGEMENT”
2. Click on the link called “volume mapping”
3. Click on the link called “map hosts to volume”

4. Please scroll down to the end of the page, to the column “Map Host or Default”
5. In the drop-down menu for Host, please select a “Host Name” for the Fibre
Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) of the server.
If no host name is available, select a WWN.
6. Please specify a LUN number 0 (between 0 and 127 possible)
7. Then click on “Map Host or Default”.
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This screen will show the result in the “Host Mapping” column.
Log off from the FibreCAT SX Manager.
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Step 1-03: Mount Volume
The following steps are made on your Windows Server 2003 operating system.
1. Please login as administrator. You will need an administrative account and the
associated password. Make sure that you have full access due to administrative rights!
2. Press: START on the Windows Task Bar and Press: Programs, then Administrative
Tools
3. Press: Computer Management
This screen should appear:
4. Press: Disk Management on the left panel.

Initialize and Convert a Disk
This screen should pop up:

5. Press: Next
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Initialize a Disk:
6. Select: Disk 1
7. Press: Next
Select the disk to convert
8. Select: Disk 1
9. Press: Next
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Completing the Disk Wizard
10. Press: Finish

Now you should see a new Dynamic Disk: 20 GB Unallocated
11. Click right in symbol for the new Dynamic Disk the bar and select New
Volume
The New Volume Wizard should appear.
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New Volume Wizard
12. Press: Next

13. Press: Next
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14. Press Next

15. Select: Assign the following drive letter
16. Select: An unassigned letter for the volume, for example S.
17. Press: Next
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18. Select: Format this volume
19. Type: SNIA HOL to change the Volume label
20. Select: Perform a quick format
21. Press: Next
22. On the summary screen, press Finish

Note: The new volume (S volume) should show a Formatting status.

23. You have to wait until the format is completed.
Note: After completion, the volume (S volume) should show a Healthy status.
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Healthy status
Step 1-04: Operational Validation
Putting data on the Volume
1. Copy data
• Double click on My Computer icon
• Double click on Local Disk C:
• Locate the “Data to Copy” directory
• Right click on the “Data to Copy” directory & select Copy
2. Paste data
• Double click on My Computer icon
• Locate Hard Disk Drive S: and click on it
• Right click on the SNIA HOL (S:) and select paste.
• Double click the SNIA HOL (S:) drive
3. Verify that the “Data to Copy” directory is there.
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Chapter 2: Storage Manager for SANs
Step 2-01: Extend a LUN

In this exercise, we are extending the LUN we just created and assigned with the
FibreCAT SX manager by
• Starting Microsoft’s Storage manager for SANs
• Selecting the LUN we just created
• Perform Extend LUN
You can try to do this on your own or follow the detailed instructions and
screenshots below.
1. Logon to the Server

Username=Administrator
Password=snw
Verify the VDS Provider is installed

(Start –Settings – Control Panel –Add/Remove Programs)
Fujitsu Siememens Computers FibreCAT SX VDS Provider 2.0
2. Launch the Storage Manager for SANs

(Start – Programs – Administrative Tools – Storage Manager for SANs)
Wait for VDS to load its drivers. This might take a while …
3. Click on Subsystems in the left panel – You should see the FibreCAT SX.
4. Click on LUN management – You should see the LUN we just created
5. Select the LUN. Click on extend LUN in the right panel
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6. Specify the LUN size in the grey box

that pops up, e.g. 22 GB.
7. Click on “OK” to extend the LUN.
8. Verify that the LUN size has changed.

9. Close the SAN manager.
Extend the Volume
10. Open the Disk Manager

(Start – Run – type “compmgmt.msc /s”). Browse to Storage, and Disk
Management
11. Select extend Volume

12. Click through the Wizard, using the defaults.
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Using Diskmanager
Using the Explorer
Open the Windows Explorer and

select the S: drive. Right-click on
Properties to see the new total
capacity.
Step 2-03: Create a new LUN

In this step, we are creating a new LUN and assign it to the server by
• Starting Microsoft’s Storage manager for SANs
• Perform Create LUN
You can try to do this on your own with the following hints or follow the detailed
instructions and screenshots below.
1. Logon to the Server

Username=Administrator
Password=snw
2. Launch the Storage Manager for SANs

(Start – Programs – Administrative Tools – Storage Manager for SANs)
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Wait for VDS to load its drivers. This might take a while …
3. Click on Subsystems in the left panel – You should see the FibreCAT SX.
4. Click on LUN management – You should see the LUN we just created.
5. Then click on create LUN in the right panel
6. Select a Subsystem and a LUN type (e.g. Mirrored)

7. Press Next.
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8. On the next screen, specify the LUN name “SNW HOL2” and size “10GB”.
9. Press Next.
10. Select assign the LUN now. You will see your server and the Fibre Channel HBA ports.
(The HBA WWN numbers are a unique identification of the HBA port – like a MAC address for
a Network card – and are used to map the LUN to the server)
11. Press Next.
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12. Now you can format the LUN, give it a name and assign a drive letter. E.g T:\.
13. Accept the other default options with Next.
14. You can review your request and press “Create LUN” to execute it.
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Open the Windows Explorer and select the newly created drive. Right-click on
properties to verify the capacity.
As in Step 1-04, you can also copy and paste some data to it.
Open the Windows Explorer and

select the T: drive. Right-click on
Properties to see the new total
capacity.
SUMMARY
You have successfully completed the provisioning of the storage-system to an
application server with the FibreCAT SX manager and with Windows Server
2003 R2’s Storage manager for SAN.
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STORAGE MANAGEMENT MADE SIMPLE

2. STORAGE MANAGER FOR SANS

STORAGE MANAGEMENT MADE SIMPLE WITH

Server IP address __________________________

FibreCAT SX IP address __________________________

Terms used in this exercise

Hard Disk Drives

Chapter 1: FibreCAT SX Manager

Step 1-01: Create a Virtual Disk and a Volume

How to logon to FibreCAT SX60:

0. Open your Internet Explorer

1. Type in the IP adress of your

2. Please log in:

4. Click on the button called “Manage”

5. Go to the link called “vdisk

6. Click on the link called “create a

7. Select: “Manual Virtual Disk Creation”

11. Now you have to wait, while the

13. Select: Create Volumes of Equal Size? => NO

and press the button “Create Virtual Disk”

14. Type: “20000” in the field Volume Size for a 20 GB volume.

15. Press: Add Volumes and OK

Confirm information with OK

Step 1-02: Map Volume to Server

On the control panel on the left side of your screen, navigate

1. Click on the link called “VOLUME MANAGEMENT”

2. Click on the link called “volume mapping”

3. Click on the link called “map hosts to volume”

6. Please specify a LUN number 0 (between 0 and 127 possible)

7. Then click on “Map Host or Default”.

Log off from the FibreCAT SX Manager.

Step 1-03: Mount Volume

This screen should appear:

4. Press: Disk Management on the left panel.

Initialize and Convert a Disk

This screen should pop up:

Select the disk to convert

Completing the Disk Wizard

10. Press: Finish

Now you should see a new Dynamic Disk: 20 GB Unallocated

The New Volume Wizard should appear.

New Volume Wizard

12. Press: Next

13. Press: Next

14. Press Next

15. Select: Assign the following drive letter

16. Select: An unassigned letter for the volume, for example S.

17. Press: Next

18. Select: Format this volume

19. Type: SNIA HOL to change the Volume label

20. Select: Perform a quick format

21. Press: Next

22. On the summary screen, press Finish

Note: The new volume (S volume) should show a Formatting status.

Step 1-04: Operational Validation

Putting data on the Volume

• Double click on My Computer icon

• Double click on Local Disk C:

• Locate the “Data to Copy” directory

• Right click on the “Data to Copy” directory & select Copy

• Double click on My Computer icon

• Locate Hard Disk Drive S: and click on it