Designing SANs 1 ESG476LG0303

Designing and Implementing SAN Solutions
ESG476LG0303
lab guide
Designing and Implementing SAN Solutions
ESG476LG0303
training
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Contents
Lab 1 Switch Management
Objectives .................................................................................................................1 Prerequisites..............................................................................................................1 Procedure ..................................................................................................................2
Lab 2 Managing Multiple HP Fibre Channel Switches with One Ethernet Connection
Lab 3 Switch Zoning

Lab 4 HP SAN Switch Firmware Telnet Update

Lab 5 HP SAN Switch Firmware Browser Update

Lab 6 Using Web Tools and Fabric Watch

Lab 7 SAN Switch 2/x Trunking

Objectives .................................................................................................................1 Prerequisites..............................................................................................................1 Procedure ..................................................................................................................2 Step 1 Preparing the SAN............................................................................2 Step 2 Monitoring switch Performance with Web Tools ............................3 Step 3 Configuring iometer without trunking .............................................7 Step 4 Observing behavior without trunking.............................................10
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Lab 8 Merging Fabrics

Objectives .................................................................................................................1 Prerequisites..............................................................................................................1 Procedure ..................................................................................................................2 Step 1Configuring Fabric-A and Fabric-B ...................................................2 Connecting two different fabrics ......................................................................6 Merging two different fabrics with a spare switch...........................................7 Creating the merged configuration.................................................................11
Case Study 1 NewCo HQ

Purchasing decision drivers: .....................................................................................2 Cost factors influencing purchases ...........................................................................2
Case Study 2 NewCo SoftDev

Purchasing decision drivers: .....................................................................................2
Case Study 3 NewCo Services

Purchasing decision drivers: .....................................................................................2
Lab 10 Implementing HP SANworks Network View

Objectives .................................................................................................................1 Prerequisites..............................................................................................................1 Procedure ..................................................................................................................3 Checking prerequisites .....................................................................................3 Installing host agents ........................................................................................3 Configuring the HSG80-based storage.............................................................4 Configuring the HSG80 Element Manager ......................................................5 Configuring the RA4100 Storage System ........................................................7 Exploring Network View .................................................................................8 Navigation Pane .............................................................................................16 Session Pane ...................................................................................................17 Inventory report ..............................................................................................20 View ...............................................................................................................20 Performance View ..........................................................................................21 Content Pane...................................................................................................32 Map View .......................................................................................................35 Clearing the SAN map....................................................................................38
Lab 10 Heterogeneous SAN Implementation

Objectives .................................................................................................................1 Tasks .........................................................................................................................2
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Appendices
Appendix A Iometer Appendix A1, Lab 10 Installing a TL891 DLT Mini-Library Appendix A2, Lab 11 Installing VERITAS Backup 8.0 for Windows NT Appendix A3, Lab 12 Configuring Backup Exec for the SAN Appendix A4, Lab 13 Running a Backup Job With BackupExec
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Switch Management
Lab 1
Objectives
After completing this lab, you will be able to: Install and manage the HP Fibre Channel SAN switches. List the features of the web tools suite.
Prerequisites
A server/client configured with Windows NT (or W2K) and IE v5.00 or later One or more HP StorageWorks SAN Switches, 8 or 16 port LAN connectivity between the server/client and the switches Access to the required JAVA plug in
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Procedure
Warning No zoning configuration should be active on the switches when starting this lab. Type cfgshow to confirm no zones are active. If zone information displays, it must be cleared by issuing the following commands:
cfgDisable cgfClear cfgSave
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Depending on the model of the switch the initial configuration may either be performed from the front panel with push buttons (16 port switches) or through a terminal connection using the serial port (8 port switches). Setting the Ethernet IP address through a serial connection. If this does not apply to your switch jump to the next section, setting the IP address from the front panel (Step 7) Connect to the switch with the supplied serial cable. Start up a HyperTerminal session and configure for the following settings
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Once connected to the switch, type help to display the available switch commands. Keep entering to scroll to the bottom of the list.
Note Commands display in different cases but are not case sensitive.
5. 6.
Type ipAddrShow to display the current IP address configuration. Using the ipAddrSet command configure a compatible IP address for use with your LAN. See your instructor for IP addresses. While all commands can be run from text mode it is easier to manage the switch from a browser. Proceed to step 15 managing the switch through a browser. Setting the Ethernet IP address through the front panel with push buttons. Power on the switch. Locate the push buttons and push on any button to turn on the display. The display will shut off automatically after a set time if not used.
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10. Using the up/down buttons (pointing vertically), scroll down to the Configuration Menu. Select the menu by pressing the button on the right (enter button). 11. An entry for the Ethernet IP Address will display, select this by pushing the enter button again. 12. The current IP Address is displayed with a cursor under the numbers. Using the buttons set the IP address to one that is compatible with your LAN. If required, see the instructor for IP addresses. 13. Continue through the different fields and set the subnet mask. 14. Once the IP address has been set the switch can be managed from a browser.
Note Management through a browser requires that a JAVA plug in be installed on the management station. This ensures that graphics render correctly.
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15. Launch the browser and point it at the IP address that was configured on the switch.
16. Click on the switch icon to display a bigger view of the switch. Note the information that is available from this view: ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 17. What shows you the status of the fans and temperature? ............................................................................................................................ 18. There are three buttons above the fans; admin, telnet, and perform. Select each one individually and view the information that is available on that page. Close the respective views and return to the main screen.
Note Do not adjust any of the options as this will impact the rest of your labs
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19. Select the Fabric View and note the three tabs below the switches. Select the Fabric Topology tab.
20. Note the type of information available. When more switches are in the fabric, this view will display how information is being routed. 21. Select the remaining two buttons, Name Server Table and Zone Administration.
Note Do not adjust any zoning parameters. There is a separate lab that deals with switch zoning.
22. In the Name Server Table view note the fields that are available for the different nodes attached to the switch. ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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23. From the main page, click on the switch icon to launch the Switch Manager page.
24. Select the telnet button and log into the switch. 25. Disable the switch by typing switchdisable. What happens on the switch? ............................................................................................................................ 26. Re-enable the switch by type switchenable. Note the information on the screen. What does this information represent? Information displayed will vary depending on the devices attached to the fabric.
............................................................................................................................ 27. Close all the views. 28. This concludes this lab.
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Managing Multiple HP Fibre Channel Switches with One Ethernet Connection

Lab 2
Objectives
After completing this lab, you will be able to: Manage multiple switches from one Ethernet LAN connection
Prerequisites
Two (or more) HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 8 or 16 HP server installed with Windows NT and IE 5 or later Local area network (LAN) to connect the server and switches
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Procedure
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Warning Ensure that all proxy connections as turned off before starting this lab.
Decide on the IP addresses that will be assigned to the respective devices, see the instructor for class layout. Record the address in the table below.
Management Station FC Switch 1 FC Switch 2
Ethernet IP Address Subnet Mask FC IP Address Default Gateway
For Example
Management Station
Ethernet IP Address Subnet Mask FC IP Address Default Gateway 131.168.162.10 255.255.0.0 Not Applicable 131.168.162.20
FC Switch 1
131.168.162.20 255.255.0.0 168.131.162.20 Anything not on the LAN
FC Switch 2
204.1.1.11 255.255.0.0 168.131.162.30 168.131.162.20
Note The IP addresses of the switch not connected to the LAN should be on a different subnet that the IP address of the switch that is on the LAN.
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Set the address parameters on the respective devices.
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For the SAN Switch 8, use either the DB9 port or the Ethernet port. If the IP address is known, use the Ethernet port. If the IP address is unknown, connect using the DB9 port on the front of the switch.
Note The DB9 port requires a regular serial cable. HyperTerminal should be configured as follows:
Port Settings
Bits per second Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow control 9600 8 None 1 None
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Connect the server and switch 1 to the LAN. From the management station/server, launch the browser and point as the Ethernet IP address of the switch that is connected to the LAN.
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Click on switch1. This will create an enlarged view of the switch. Select the admin button and verify the parameters are set correctly. The admin window provides more detail.
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This is the enlarged switch view.
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Connect switch 2 to switch 1 and power on switch 2. Refresh the browser window. The second switch should be visible. Select the Fabric Topology button below the switches. From which switchs perspective is the Fabric information is displayed? ............................................................................................................................
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10. How many path(s) are there, what is the hop count and cost metric? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 11. Close the window and return to the main (previous) window. Double click on the second switch. A new window will open. What is the IP address that the browser is attaching to? ............................................................................................................................ 12. The second switch is managed using the Fibre Channel subnet. Open a CMD prompt and enter the following command:
tracert <FC_switch_ip_address>
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13. How is the data getting to its destination? When would this be beneficial? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 14. This concludes this lab.
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Switch Zoning
Lab 3
Objectives
After completing this lab, you will be able to: Implement switch zoning using web tools. Clear the zoning information on the switch.
Prerequisites
One HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 8 or 16 (firmware v2.17 or later), with no zoning defined (default configuration) One HP server installed with Windows NT, IE 5 or later with the switch JAVA plug-in One HSG80 based storage system with the controllers set to transparent failover mode, with the command console LUN disabled.
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Procedure
1. Power on the storage system, verify the controller failover mode, and create two units, D1, and D101.
In transparent failover mode, with default offsets these disks will be presented through controller ports one and two respectively.
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Connect the server and the switch to the LAN. Verify they are both on the same subnet using the ping command. Attach to the switch using the browser on the server and confirm that zoning is not enabled. Select the Zone Administration tab, it should be blank as follows.
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Zoning information can also be checked through telnet. From within the browser establish a telnet session. Type in zonehelp for a listing of zoning commands. Once again confirm that no zoning is in effect. You should see the following.
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Connect the storage system to the switch. Plug all 4 ports (controller A ports 1 and 2, and controller B ports 1 and 2) into the switch. You should see two switch ports go active (green), the other two ports will stay off-line as the controller ports are in stand-by. Record where each controller port plugs into the switch. Select the Name Server Table tab, and record the Port WWN associated with the two active ports.
Controller A (top) Port-1 Port-2 Controller B (bottom) Port-1 Port-2 Server HBA1
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Switch Port Port WWN
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Example
Controller A (top) 1 Switch Port Port WWN 6 50:00:1f:e1:00:05:87:61 2 4
Controller B (bottom) 1 0 2 2 50:00:1f:e1:00:05:87:62
Server HBA1 8 . 22:dc:5c last six digits
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Connect the HBA in the server to the switch and record the switch port in the table. If required, load the HBA drivers from the platform kit. Verify connections using CLI (show connections full). Two new entries should appear.
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Next confirm that the server has access to both units that you created on the storage system.
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Select the disk admin tool and verify that two new disks have been added. Create partitions on these new drives and format them with NTFS.
10. Copy some data to each drive. 11. Verify that you can access each new drive. 12. Select the Zone Administration tab and launch the page. 13. Select Zone Settings, notice the entries under WWNs. They should correspond to the HSG80 controller and the HBA in the server. 14. Select the Create Zone button and create a zone that will include the server HBA and the HSG80 controller port 1. For example port_1.
Note Zone names are cases sensitive.
15. Add the WWNs that correspond to the servers HBA and port one on the HSG80 controller, select the Apply button.
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16. Select the Zone Config Settings tab and create a zone configuration (for example, cfg_port_1) that will include the zone defined in steps 14 and 15. 17. Add the defined zone into the zone configuration, select the Apply button to apply the changes. Observe the message in the bottom of the window
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18. Select the Enable Config check box and then select the Apply button again.
19. Repeat steps 14 to 17 to create two more zone configurations, one with the HSG80 controller port 2, and a third zone configuration with all ports. For example, cfg_port_2, which includes the server HBA and the HSG80 controller port 2 For example, cfg_all_ports, which includes all ports
Note Only one zone configuration can be active at a time.
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20. Switch to a telnet session as before. Enter the command cfgshow to display the current zoning information.
21. What configuration is in effect on you switch? ............................................................................................................................ 22. From Explorer, try copying files to the two external drives. You should get an error message (or something similar) from one of the copy actions.
23. Why did this happen? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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24. From the browser, activate the zone configuration that includes the server and the HSG80 controller port 2 (for example cfg_port_2).
25. Repeat the copy action from step 22. What happens this time? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 26. From the browser, activate the zone configuration that includes all the ports (for example cfg_all_ports). Copy files to both drives. Where you successful this time? ............................................................................................................................ 27. Explain your answer above. ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 28. The zoning information must be cleared from your switch, the following steps will remove all zoning information from the switch.
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29. Perform the following steps from a telnet session:

cfgDisable cgfClear cfgSave
30. Type cfgShow to confirm that the zone information has been cleared.
31. This concludes this lab.
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HP SAN Switch Firmware Telnet Update

Lab 4
Objectives
After completing this lab, you will be able to: Upgrade the firmware on a SAN Switch from a telnet session
Prerequisites
Compaq SAN Switch 8 or 16 Compaq server installed with Windows NT Required firmware and utilities, rshd.exe, and cat.exe
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Procedure
1. Obtain the required software, login as administrator (or equivalent), and copy the files to the root directory of the server that will provide the download. The required files are: rshd.exe, cat.exe Firmware e.g.2.1.7
Note All files must be copied to the root directory e.g. C:\
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Connect to the switch and check the current setup. Note down the following parameters:
Switch IP address: .............................................................................................. Switch IP address subnet mask........................................................................... Switch firmware revision ................................................................................... Host IP address ...................................................................................................
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If necessary, use the supplied software and install the required JAVA update for the browser.
The update is available for download from
http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.2/plugins.faq.html
Note The JAVA update is required to properly view the switch through a browser.
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Double click the rshd.exe to start application that will transfer the firmware.
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From the Start Run Telnet, enter the switch IP address and connect. Login into the switch. The default username and password are: Username: admin Password: password
Note All text is case sensitive
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Enter the following command to start the firmware download
firmwareDownload xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,administrator,v2.1.7
Where: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the server running the rshd.exe administrator is the user account that you are currently logged in as v2.1.7 is the version of the firmware to be downloaded
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If all parameters are correct, the cat.exe program will process the request to transfer the firmware to the switch. The Telnet session will confirm the download.
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Select the rshd.exe window; press < ctrl+c > to end the program. Select the telnet window and type reboot. This will cause the switch to reboot and copy the flash into its ram.
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10. Once rebooted, open a browser and connect to the switch and verify the update has taken effect. 11. What do you notice about the screen? ............................................................................................................................ 12. What option buttons are available at the bottom of the browser window? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 13. Double click on the switch graphic. An enlarged view of the switch is presented in a new window. Move the mouse over an active port and doubleclick. What do you see? ............................................................................................................................ 14. What are the listed port states? ............................................................................................................................ 15. What is the function of the admin, telnet and perform buttons. ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 16. Close the current window and return to the main window. 17. This concludes this lab.
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HP SAN Switch Firmware Browser Update

Lab 5
Objectives
After completing this lab, you will be able to: Upgrade the firmware of the SAN switch using the browser.
Prerequisites
Completion of the SAN switch management lab One or more SAN switches connected to the LAN A management station (server/client) with a browser and the required JAVA plug in Firmware update files, cat.exe, rshd.exe and firmware file.
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Procedure
1. 2. 3. Copy all the files to the host that will be used to download the firmware update. Select START RUN, start a CMD prompt and start the rshd.exe program. A window will open with the status of the Remote Shell daemon. Launch the browser and point it at the switch that will be upgraded.
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Note the current firmware and IP address parameters. ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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Click on the admin button and provide the user name and password to connect to the switch. The default username and password are: Username: admin Password: password
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The switch configuration page will open. The bottom section (Firmware Upgrade) of the page needs to be configured for the download Fill in parameters according to the table below. Substitute your own parameters
Firmware Upgrade Parameters
Host Name Remote User Name Download File From <server_IP_addr> <NT user account> <firmware_file_name>
Example
131.168.162.10 administrator V2.1.7
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Select the Download Flash Now! The download will start and the browser will provide status information.
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Once completed, close the rshd.exe window and select Return to the admin page.
10. The page cannot be found as the switch has been disabled. Reset power to the switch, use the browser and return to the admin page as before.
11. Note the firmware version. ............................................................................................................................ 12. This concludes this lab.
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Using Web Tools and Fabric Watch

Lab 6
Objectives
After completing this lab, you should be able to: Use Web Tools to identify defective/degraded components in the SAN Identify performance bottlenecks Trouble shoot connections Examine and resolve zoning problems
Prerequisites
SAN Switches with firmware version a2.4.1d Fabric Watch license installed Two or more switches in one SAN connected to the LAN Name resolution with Windows DNS
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Procedure
Checking prerequisites
1. Launch your browser and enter in the IP Address of one of the switches in the SAN.
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Click on each switch and record the current switch firmware.

Firmware
Switch IP Address
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If necessary, update the firmware to version a2.4.1f (or to a version as directed by your instructor)
Note Perform the firmware update on each switch in your SAN. Each switch must be rebooted to load the new firmware. Username /Password admin/password
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From the browser, select a switch and click on the Key icon (second icon to the right of the switch) to start the Admin View. You are presented with a view with several tabs at the top. Click on the License Admin tab.
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Using the available buttons/fields add in the Fabric Watch license.

Note Note each license is case sensitive and unique to each switch.
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How do you know the license was added successfully? ............................................................................................................................ Note the Caution about licenses. Add the Fabric Watch license to each switch in your SAN.
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Exploring Web Tools

3. Observe the Status Legend on the left, record the colors and associated status below.
Color
Status
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Click on the Summary View icon and observe the display. ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
10. What is the function of this button/field?
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What view would you use to quickly determine the firmware revisions of the switches in the SAN? ............................................................................................................................ With the Detail View selected, note the date and time that the switches were last updated. ............................................................................................................................
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11. What is the time/date source? 6. 7. Click on the Fabric Events button and record what you see. ............................................................................................................................ Now click on the alarm bell icon adjacent to one of the switches. How does this differ from the events in the previous step? ............................................................................................................................
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Click on the Fabric Topology icon and note what you see. Startup a second browser session and enter in the IP Address of another switch in the SAN.
12. From the second browser session, click on the Fabric Topology icon. How does this differ from the previous Fabric Topology data screen? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 10. Click on the Name Server icon and note the information that is displayed. 11. How can this information be used to very if a device is attached to the fabric without physically seeing the link light on the associated switch? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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12. Click on the Zone Admin icon. How can you tell if zoning is enabled? ............................................................................................................................
Note Zoning commands should be used with caution. These commands propagate through the entire fabric.
13. Click on one of the switches in the fabric. Record information about the icons and their function in the table below.
ICON FUNCTION
Note The display will vary depending on the model of the switch.
14. What icons provide status information but do not let you perform any other functions? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 13. Click on a switch port that has a green LED adjacent to it. Note the information that is available. 14. How can you tell if that port is receiving frames that have CRC errors? ............................................................................................................................ 15. Click on the Beacon icon. enabled, list two ways? How do you know that beaconing is
............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
Note Beaconing is not data disruptive.
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15. Click on the Watch icon.
What function does this icon perform?
............................................................................................................................ 16. What environmental parameters are being monitored? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 17. Click on the Perf icon. 18. Copy some large files between the hosts and storage systems and observe the presented view. 16. How can this information be used to determine if there is over subscription of an ISL, or if there are errors in the frames being transmitted? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 19. Click on the Events icon .
20. On the selected switch, take a fiber cable and plug it into two ports on the same switch to create an event. After two minutes remove one end and plug it into another switch so that it becomes a valid ISL. 17. Watch the event window and note what occurs. 18. Click on the Telnet icon session. and log onto the switch through a telnet
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19. Type help to display a list of available switch commands. Scroll down to the end of the list.
Note Commands and features may vary with different firmware levels.
20. Type switchstatusshow. 21. Type switchstatuspolicyshow. 22. Type help switchstatuspolicyshow. Note the function of these commands.
Note These commands are part of the Fabric Watch functionality. You can customize your switch status policy according to your needs.
21. Type in switchstatuspolicyset. 22. Press enter at each prompt to accept the default value for each parameter or type in your desired value. Continue to the end of the list and return to the prompt. 23. What does a value of 0 indicate? ............................................................................................................................ 24. Close the Telnet session.
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25. Click on the Admin icon and record the tab headings and functions in the table below.
TAB FUNCTION
26. How would you get a printable report on a switch? ............................................................................................................................ 27. Start a TFTP session on a server that is connected to the same LAN as your switches.
Note The TFTP server must be configured with a user name/password for remote access.
28. Click on the Config Admin tab and enter all the required including the same user name/password that was configured for the TFTP server. 29. Click Upload to Host to initiate the transfer. 30. Using Wordpad.exe, examine the contents of the file. What can this file be used for? ............................................................................................................................
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31. Click on the SNMP Admin tab and complete the required fields to configure the public community to send its traps to your Appliance.
32. Click Commit SNMP Changes. 33. Repeat this process for all your switches in your SAN. This concludes this lab.
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SAN Switch 2/x Trunking

Lab 7
Objectives
After completing this lab, you should be able to: Implement switch trunking on the SAN 2/x family of switches Describe the benefit of switch trunking Describe what happens to the trunking group when a failure occurs on a: Slave port Master port
Prerequisites
Configure your SAN as per the following diagram. You will require the following components for this lab: Two servers connected to the HP StorageWorks Modular SAB Array 1000 (MSA1000) (or another storage system) Two SAN Switch 2/X switches with the Enhanced Trunking license Seven LC-to-LC Fibre Channel cables MSA1000 with at least one controller installed Iometer testing Software
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Designing and Implementing Compaq SAN Solutions
Procedure
Step 1Preparing the SAN
1. 2. Connect all the hardware as per the diagram. Verify that each host has been assigned two LUNs from the MSA1000 as per the diagram.
Note The MSA1000 should have a minimum of four drives. Create one array with all the drives and spread the LUNs across all the drives in the array.
SRV1-64KB I/O SRV2-1MB I/O
Switch1 0 1 2 3 12 15
Switch2 15
RAID 1+0
SRV1 1GB
SRV1 1GB
SRV2 2GB
SRV2 2GB
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Using the supplied instructions, install Iometer on each host and prepare the external LUNs for performance testing
Note Iometer instructions are included in the lab guide.
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Step 2Monitoring switch performance with Web Tools

Perform the following on SRV1 before you begin I/O testing. 1. On the first host (SRV1), launch your browser and point at one of the switches in the SAN.
Note The browser requires the Java Plug-in Version 1.31_01 to display the information correctly,
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Click on one switch in the SAN to display the switch icon and the available options.
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Click on the Admin icon (folder with a key symbol).

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From within the Switch Admin view, select the Lic Admin tab and verify that the Trunking license is installed.
Note Licenses are unique to each switch and must be installed for the Trunking feature to be enabled.
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From within the Switch Admin view, select the Port Setting tab and disable port Trunking by removing the check mark from the Trunking Enabled column, click Apply Close
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From the main switch view, click the performance icon to launch the Performance Monitor for the current switch. Repeat this for the second switch so that you are able to view both switches simultaneously.
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Next you will configure Iometer on each server and then run the I/O test and observe the results.
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Step 3Configuring iometer without trunking

Perform the following on SRV1 1. 2. On the first host (SRV1), launch Iometer. On the Disk Targets tab, set the # of Outstanding I/Os 2
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Hold down the Shift key and select the two external drives for testing
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Change to the Access Specifications tab, click on the folder in the top menu and open the WRKLOADS.ICF file and assign the following access specifications: 64K Data Streaming Write 64K Data Streaming Read
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On the Test Setup tab, set the Run Time access specification will be run).
5 Minutes (this is the time each 2 seconds
On the Results tab, set the Update Frequency
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On the top menu, click on the green flag to start the test. You are prompted to enter a name for a Results file, type in Small-IO-Test, click save.
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Perform the following on SRV2 9. On the second host (SRV2), launch Iometer. 2 10. On the Disk Targets tab, set the # of Outstanding I/Os
11. Hold down the Shift key and select the two external drives for testing 12. Click on the folder in the top menu and open the WRKLOADS.ICF file and assign the following access specifications: 1MB Data Streaming Write 1MB Data Streaming Read
13. On the Test Setup tab, set the Run Time access specification will be run).
5 Minutes (this is the time each 2 seconds
14. On the Results tab, set the Update Frequency
15. On the top menu, click on the green flag to start the test. 16. You are prompted to enter a name for a Results file, type in Large-IO-Test, click save.
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Step 4Observing behavior without trunking

1. From SRV1 with Performance Monitor, observe and record the data in the following table.
Switch1-ports FCSW7 Switch 2-ports FCSW10 0 1 2 3 12 15 0 1 2 3 12 15
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From SRV1, using Web Tools, enabling port trunking on both switches and then re-run the Iometer tests. From SRV1, with Performance Monitor, observe and record the data in the following table.
Switch1-ports FCSW7 Switch 2-ports FCSW10 0 1 2 3 12 15 0 1 2 3 12 15
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How many ISLs were active with trunking disabled? ............................................................................................................................ What changed when trunking was enabled? ............................................................................................................................ Re-run the Iometer tests on both host. As soon as both hosts are initiating I/O, go to the top switch (Switch1) and remove the cable from port 3 to simulate a failure of that slave ISL. Observe and record what happens. ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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Now remove the cable from port0 to simulate the failure of the Master ISL of the trunk group. Observe and record what happens. ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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10. List three advantages of implementing port trunking on the 2Gbps SAN switch family. ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 11. If time permits, explore various scenarios with trunking.
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Merging Fabrics
Lab 8
Objectives
After completing this lab, you should be able to: Merge two fabrics together in a non-disruptive manner. List the factors that should be considered when merging fabrics.
Prerequisites
You will require the following components for this lab: Three SAN Switches (1 or 2 Gbps) with LAN connectivity Fibre Channel cables Fabric zone configuration files Host with FTP software
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Procedure
In this lab, you will simulate two existing fabrics (each with three zones) by uploading the supplied configurations to the respective switches. The third switch will be used during the lab to merge the two fabrics.
Step 1Configuring Fabric-A and Fabric-B

1. Using WebTools open a Telnet session to the first switch (for example, FCSW8), and run the cfgshow command to verify that no zones are in effect.
Note If there are existing zones they must be cleared using the cfgclear and cfgsave commands.
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Next you will use the configdownload command to create the two fabrics, Fabric-A and Fabric-B.
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On your host, start the FTP server that will be used to download and upload files from the switches.
Note The switch download function currently does not work with RSHD, therefore you must use FTP for this function. For example, using SlimFTP you must configure the following:
user name and password (case sensitive) physical directory that maps to the virtual root, in this example c:\ftp is mapped to / permissions on the virtual paths
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From the Telnet session, run the switchdisable command and then run the configdownload command to download the FabricA configuration to switch FCSW8.
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From the Telnet session, run the cfgshow command to verify the current configuration and zoning information.
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From the Telnet session, run the switchenable command to enable the switch. Next you will connect to the switch that will represent FabricB Using WebTools open a Telnet session to the second switch (for example, FCSW9), and run the cfgshow command to verify that no zones are in effect.
Note If there are existing zones they must be cleared using the cfgclear and cfgsave commands.
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From the Telnet session, run the switchdisable command and then run the configdownload command to download the FabricB configuration to switch FCSW9.
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10. From the Telnet session, run the cfgshow command to verify the current configuration and zoning information.
11. From the Telnet session, run the switchenable command to enable the switch.
Connecting Two Different Fabrics

1. 2. Take a fiber cable and plug it between the two switches (Fabrics). From the Telnet session (on either switch 1 or switch 2) observe and record what happens? ............................................................................................................................
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Merging two different fabrics with a spare switch

1. From the Telnet session on switch1 (for example FCSW8), run the configupload command to save the fabric configuration to the host.
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From the Telnet session on switch2 (for example FCSW9), run the configupload command to save the fabric configuration to the host.
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From the Telnet session on the spare switch (for example FCSW11), run the cfgshow command to verify that no zones have been defined
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Using a fiber cable, connect the spare switch to FabricA.

Note The following should be considered when connecting a switch to an existing fabric:
Check for conflicting Domain IDs Check for conflicting zone definitions Verify that all switch parameters are compatible with the fabric Verify that the switch has the same feature licenses
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From the Telnet session on the spare switch (for example FCSW11), run the cfgshow command and check that the spare switch has been merged into the fabric.
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From the Telnet session on the spare switch (for example FCSW11), run the switchdisable command to disable the switch. Run the configdownload command to download the FabricB configuration to the switch.
Note The spare switch will now have both configurations for FabricA and FabricB. The configdownload command will make the FabricB the effective configuration.
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Run the cfgshow command to verify that both configurations exist on the spare switch. Run the cfgdisableFabricB_CFG command to disable the effective configuration.
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Creating the merged configuration

1. From WebTools on the spare switch (for example, FCSW11), use the GUI to create a new merged configuration that includes all the zones in FabricA and FabricB. Launch the Zone Admin GUI and select the initial parameters (if required).
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Under the Zone tab, verify that all the zones from both FabricA and FabricB are listed.
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Under the Config tab, create a new configuration that will include both FabricA and FabricB (for example, Merge_Fabric_AB_CFG) and add all the listed zones.
Caution Do not enable the new configuration at this time.
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You now have the original configurations, plus that new configuration that you will need to enable once you enable the spare switch on FabricA. When you enable the spare switch, the Merge_FabricAB_CFG will become part of FabricA but will not be the effective configuration.
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From the Telnet session on the spare switch (for example FCSW11), run the switchenable command.
Note In the worst case the switch will segment from the fabric and give you a chance to fix any problems.
7. 8.
Run the cfgenable Merge_FabricAB_CFG command to make the new merged configuration the effective configuration. With the cfgshow command, verify that the new configuration is in effect.
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With the configupload command, upload the new merged configuration to you host.
10. Remove the spare switch from what was FabricA (now the newly merged fabric) and clear out any zoning and configuration. 11. Using a fiber cable, connect the spare switch to FabricB.
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12. From the Telnet session on the spare switch (for example FCSW11), run the cfgshow command and check that the spare switch has been merged into the fabric.
13. From the Telnet session on the spare switch (for example FCSW11), run the switchdisable command to disable the switch.
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14. Run the configdownload command to download the merged configuration (Merge_FabricAB_CFG) to the switch.
Note The spare switch will now have both configurations for FabricB and the merged Fabric. The configdownload command will make the Merge_FabricAB_CFG the effective configuration.
15. Run the cfgdisableMerge_FabricAB_CFG command to disable the effective configuration. 16. With the switchenable command, enable the switch. 17. When you enable the spare switch, the Merge_FabricAB_CFG will become part of FabricB but will not be the effective configuration. 18. Run the cfgenable Merge_FabricAB_CFG command to make the new merged configuration the effective configuration. 19. With the cfgshow command, verify that the new configuration is in effect. 20. Plug a fiber cable between FabricA and FabricB, and observe what happens. ............................................................................................................................ 21. Is it possible to merge two fabrics in a non-disruptive manner without a spare switch? ............................................................................................................................
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22. Based on your experience with this lab, when designing SANs, what factors should be considered to ensure that SANs can be merged with a minimum amount of effort? (Hint: See the Heterogeneous SAN Design Guide Best Practices Merging SAN Fabrics) ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
This concludes this lab.
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Case 1 NEWCO HQ
HP has formed a five plus year working relationship with the NEWCO Corporation. They have an established data center, which has more than adequate room for future expansion. They have multiple offices located throughout the country. An HP sales person and systems engineer have been on-site compiling a description of NEWCOs current and future requirements. The HP relationship with headquarters is considered to be strategic, since they set the corporate standards. Newco is experiencing a sustained storage growth rate of approximately 35% per year and are expected to grow at this pace for the foreseeable future. Presently, NEWCO employs 1500 employees throughout the country with the highest concentration at headquarters. Their first concern is their OpenVMS Alpha system (ES-40 2 Processor-500 Mhz, 4 GB RAM) with storage provided by a single FC-AL RA8000 (ACS 8.3) StorageWorks subsystem. This system maintains and serves the companies 0.3 TB SAP manufacturing system. Currently, it has a TL895 DLT library directly attached for backup purposes. Full backups of the production database currently take 4.5 hours, with incrementals running 1 hour. Data mining is run against the data on this system. This is very disk I/O intensive process that impairs the performance of the production applications. The customer needs to be able to data mine without affecting the daily users performance. They have tried to run the data-mining application during off hours but the backup is also running and files cannot be opened by the data mining process, and backed up at the same time. They are currently unable to overcome this issue, and are seeking a solution that will allow for data mining to occur, and also eliminate the backup window and backup performance issues. The corporate office also has several Windows NT systems that the clients use for electronic mail and file storage. It is anticipated that Windows 2000 Advanced Server will become the corporate standard in the future. The Windows NT servers have evolved from small systems into a large installed base. Availability has become a major point of user dissatisfaction, as the electronic mail servers suffers from frequent outages due to service failures and variety of other issues. The data contained on both the OpenVMS 7.2 and Windows NT 4.0 SP 6A systems needs to be replicated for Disaster Tolerance/Disaster Recovery. It has been decided that for recovery reasons the data should be available at one of the other NEWCO divisions data centers, since this is where there would be personnel who could take over and keep the business going during a failover and recovery process. The distance between corporate HQ and either of the two potential fail over sites is a major concern.
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The network-based backups have started to exceed 8 hours on several of the Windows NT servers. This is an issue since the backup traffic traverses the corporate network and negatively impacts the large number of remote access users dialed into electronic mail. The Windows NT servers currently have a combination of internal and direct attached storage. The amount of storage each server needs changes from week to week. Currently moving disks between the servers is the answer. Managing the existing storage and planning for growth has become a manual and tedious process. They are concerned that the Windows NT servers data is not always on highly available equipment. The disaster process requires restoration from tapes that are stored offsite, and would in a worst case scenario would cause the lose 1 week of production data. One additional issue for the support staff is the time it takes to recover files accidentally deleted by users. Typically these issues are for files deleted within the last 72 hours. After that timeframe, less timely recovery from tape is acceptable. The network has also grown as more and more clients, and departmental servers were added. NEWCOs infrastructure is based around Cisco Catalyst fast Ethernet switches. They have recently migrated their Windows NT servers to the latest HP/Intel fast Ethernet cards, but would like to sustain higher throughput rates.
Purchasing decision drivers

Non-disruptive backup of the OpenVMS system. Reduce or eliminate the impact of data mining against the OpenVMS database. Replication off-site of the Windows NT and OpenVMS data. Consolidation of the Windows NT storage. Central management of all storage. High availability for their mail and file/print servers. Additional boost in network performance for Windows NT systems.
Cost factors influencing purchases

NEWCO-Headquarters cost of downtime is directly related to the impact of downtime of their manufacturing system. NEWCOs CIO recently stated, every time my manufacturing system is unavailable, I lose about $75,000 per hour in lost employee productivity and another $125,000 in delayed shipments.
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Case 2 NEWCO SoftDev

HP has been doing business with the NEWCO Corporation, including the software development division for quite some time. This is a small division, when compared to the others, and they have offices in the same general area as other divisions. A HP Sales person, and SE have been out to the site, and have compiled a description of their current setup, needs, and future plans. The HP sales team tells us that NEWCO-SoftDev has bought HP x86 based servers from us in the past and have been happy with them. They currently have NetWare servers used for file and print serving for their software developers. The CIO and his staff are finding it increasing more difficult to find talent to maintain their NetWare environment, and for other reasons, some political, have started a process of converting to Windows NT. They currently have three NT servers that are running on HP Proliants. One is a primary domain controller (PDC) and the other two are configured as backup domain controllers (BDC). They are looking to consolidate the remaining Novell NetWare servers into 1 or 2 NT servers where possible. They hope to re-deploy the existing NetWare server hardware as NT servers. The current servers run Windows NT version 4.0 but it is anticipated that Windows 2000 Advanced Server will be used in the near future. They anticipate that their newer applications will require more and more data to be stored and served, particularly for the high bandwidth applications that they are developing. Legacy support includes a Sun system and a Tru64 system used for some applications needed by the developers that require Unix. The Tru64 system is an Alpha Server currently connected to an HP StorageWorks RAID Array 8000 (RA8000) using only a fraction of its capacity, and the Sun Server is direct connected to another storage system. They can save paying a service contract on the Sun storage if it could be moved to the RA8000 storage system. Development needs to be able to test new builds of software against production data without impact to users. Data stored on this RA8000 needs to be highly available. Currently, all NT and NetWare servers have a locally attached DAT drive. Each night, server backups take about 7 hours. This is not an issue since all of the backups can run concurrently. However, this is an issue for administrative reasons, as the backup operators must coordinate multiple backups on different systems, some in other locations, at the same times. The operators frequently have to schedule a restore to bring back files accidentally deleted by the developers. Sometimes a developer has to wait till the following day for a deleted file to be restored before they can continue work.
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This group holds a small staff of developers. The amount of storage they need changes from project to project. Currently moving disks between the servers is the answer. They are also backing up images of the production data to test and run reports against offline. While there is adequate network and server performance, restore time of production data is unacceptably long. if the tests are unsuccessful. There are also frequent requests for more storage space, and new network shares have to be created for the developers. The day operations staff is overburdened with managing multiple servers, and they are desperate for a better solution. A sister division at NEWCO has inquired about the possibility of having a recovery site housed within the SoftDev location. The CIO is not opposed to this, but wants to know the requirements before he makes that decision. This is typical of the CIO. He always wants to know how much things will cost, and always asks if there is a more economical way to achieve the same or nearly the same results. His division is seen as a cost center by the other divisions, and corporate headquarters, and he frequently has to ask for funding from them. The corporate headquarters will also want to make sure that any new technology purchased will work across divisions, and integrate into a corporate wide infrastructure.

Use as much of the existing equipment as possible. Centralized backups. An automated way of creating multiple copies of production data quickly, to address testing by developers. Maintain support for the Sun and Tru64 system. Assist in providing a recovery site for sister division. Connect the Tru64 and the Sun system to the same RA8000. Ensure high availability of the data on the SUN and Tru64 systems. Provide for bandwidth growth on NT systems. Network and SAN. Virtual storage that can be easily moved from server to server. Ability for users to recover files deleted same day. Ability to provide reporting of storage utilization to CIO.
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Case 3 NEWCO Services

HP has been doing business with the NEWCO Corporation, including the Services division for some time. They have standardized on HP server products, running Windows NT. They have an established data center, which is smaller than those of the other divisions. Their offices are closest to the SoftDev division. A HP Sales person, and SE have been onsite, and have compiled a description of their current setup, needs, and future plans. The Services division has aggressive plans to upgrade their existing servers to Windows 2000, and begin using Windows 2000 for all new installs. While they have seen rapid growth, and added many users and servers over the past 24 months, having an NT only shop has made support a little easier. There are times when they wish that they could leverage other IT resources at the HQ and SoftDev divisions. They have been asked to serve as a potential recovery site for HQ, and want to help with that request. Each of the servers are configured with internal DLT drives for backup, and as the volume of data has grown on each, so has the amount of time and effort required to back them up. They are having difficulty ensuring that the backups complete within the backup window. The servers have internal and external direct attached storage, and some are running out of capacity to expand. Management of storage has become a tedious process, and NEWCO-Services has an immediate need for a storage consolidation and a management solution. They feel the savings in administrative costs will help fund the consolidation of storage and centralized management. Their current manager has a wish list that includes the following: All of the disks being centrally located in one enclosure, and from there, serve chunks of disk space to the other servers. The main server(s) maintaining the pool of disks should be highly available. If there is a way to do this, it should also include a way to dynamically grow the pool without interruption. Network bandwidth on this should be boosted as long as it doesnt require additional networking equipment like a change to gigabit would. This would make the IT group responsible for the management of all the storage. One more issue Newco needs addressed in this would be how to monitor and charge each of the groups for disk space.
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Because of the work done in the Services group, there is a need to create, use, and then delete storage volumes on an ongoing basis. Currently, when one of the teams needs additional disk space to test a new version of an application, they take physical disks from other servers, and install them in the server needing the space. This is a very common and time consuming process for the IT staff which have to wait for the technical support folks to come in and execute the procedure. Another issue has to do with rollback that is required if a second test scenario is to be performed. Currently, a backup is needed after each version is installed and documented. This backup is temporary and used only if they have to return to a particular configuration. As before, this is very time consuming process but necessary. The support staff would really benefit from having a flexible, easy to use virtual disk solution with the ability to capture point-in-time copies. As a support group, having extremely high storage bandwidth is not a major concern.

Consolidation of storage. Increased backup window. Highly available, virtual disk solution with charge back capability. Easy creation of disks for developers. Point-in-time copy for developers. Assisting with disaster tolerant/disaster recovery for Newco-HQ Increased bandwidth for NT server supporting the virtual disks.
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Implementing HP SANworks Network View

Lab 10
Objectives
After completing this lab, you should be able to: Implement HP SANworks Network View to monitor your SAN Define notifications and forward SNMP traps to a management console Identify defective/degraded components in the SAN Create an inventory of the devices in the SAN Configure the SAN elements to launch their respective management applications from within Network View Monitor the performance of a HSG80 controller with the Performance View Identify zones and their respective members on a topology map Reset your topology map
Prerequisites
Servers has been setup with SmartStart and the Management Agents have been installed SAN Switches with firmware version 2.19m or current supported version Two or more switches in one SAN connected to the LAN Windows Domain Name Resolution (DNS) must be configured and functional Implement the SAN as per the following diagram Create a zone configuration with three zones (as in the table), save, and enable it.
Zone
MGMT MA8000 RA4100
Members
Management Appliance, all storage controller ports MA8000 and respective host RA4100 and respective host
Note The results of this lab will vary with the configuration that is implemented.
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Proliant-MA8000 Host
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Checking prerequisites
1. 2. Ensure that the HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance has been restored. Update the Storage Management Appliance to the required versions.
Note See the instructor for software versions as they change periodically.
Installing host agents

Note Perform the NT/W2K host agent install on each host you want managed from Network View. If the hardware is available and time permits, you may install the host agents on other supported platforms.
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On the server, click Start Run Browse (select the Network View CDROM) HostAgents NT Setup.exe. Open the file (Setup.exe) and start the setup Next. You are prompted to enter in the name of the Network View server. Type in the DNS name of your Management Appliance, for example SWMA31K045, and click Next. Observe the screen as the agent installs. The window automatically closes when the install is complete.
Note Check the name resolution by using the ping command, for example, Ping SWMA31K045.
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Configuring the HSG80-based storage

Note Start with a clean storage system (run DILX if required), no units defined.
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Configure the controllers for transparent failover, default offsets. Using CLI (or the HSG Element Manager), create at least two units, for example, D1 and D101 (use mirrorsets) so that each active port is presenting at least one LUN to the host.
Important A LUN is required behind each active port on the HSG80 controllers to view storage performance data. The Performance option is not displayed if these conditions are not met.
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If required, install the platform kit on the host that will attach to the HSG80based storage. Configure the LUNs in Windows (Disk Type Basic) and verify the host can communicate with the storage system.
Important Create 1GB partitions on the newly added drives
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Configuring the HSG80 Element Manager

Note Network View requires that HSG80 Element Manager has been configured accordingly to gather required data.
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From your management station, connect to your Appliance (http://swma31k045:2301) by entering the appropriate address Log into the appliance (Username/Password administrator/administrator) From the Open SAN Manager, select and launch the HSG Element Manager. From the welcome screen in the main menu, click Options Agent Options.
Important You must configure the client (SWMA..) for Agent Config and you must also specify a Password.
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In the navigation pane (left-side), click HSG Network, your appliance should discover your HSG80 based storage system.
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Configuring the HP StorageWorks RAID Array 4100 (RA4100) Storage System

Note The Performance monitoring option is not supported on the RA4100.
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If required, install the required drivers from the SmartStart CD-ROM to attach the host to the RA4100 storage system. From Array Configuration Utility (ACU), delete any existing arrays on the RA4100. Create two arrays with two drives each and select a fault tolerance level of RAID1. Create one logical drive per array, save and exit ACU. Configure the LUNs in Windows (Disk Type Basic) and verify the host can communicate with the storage system.
Important Create 1GB partitions on the newly added drives.
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Exploring Network View

1. 2. 3. From your management station, connect to your Appliance (http://swma31k045:2301) by entering the appropriate address Log into the appliance (Username/Password administrator/administrator) Click on the Help entry in the main menu to check the version of HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance software. It should be version 1.0B or later. If required, update to the required version. Next you will check if the required patch has been installed. From OSM (Navigation Pane), click on Installation Services Un-install Products. From the Content Pane, click on the drop down arrow to view the installed application.
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If the required patch is installed you will see an entry for it, if not install the required patch (09202001-September 20, 2001) before proceeding. Place the Network View CDROM in the CD drive on the Appliance.
10. From Storage Management Appliance software, click on Installation Services Install Products Next Step.
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11. Click down arrow Network View Install.
12. You are prompted for confirmation, click OK and wait until the application has been installed. 13. From HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance software, click Applications Network Utilities. You should see an icon for Network View. 14. You get a warning to upgrade your version of Java, insert the Network View CDROM and install the required plug-in.
Note The correct version of the Java plug-is required to display the required information.
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15. Click Launch to start Network View. 16. You are presented with a SAN map of discovered devices.
Note The two icons with question marks indicate a loop has been detected. The RA4100 and the associated HBA operate as private loop devices. Do not configure them.
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18. A good practice is to start to configure the discovery IP Address range.
19. From the content pane, click Configure and fill in the required fields.
Note Limit your IP Addresses to discover your own configuration, otherwise you will see other groups.
20. Click Add Range and enter in your IP Address range, for example From :131.168.162.2 131.168.162.200.
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21. Note the default Device Discovery and Polling intervals. 22. Enter in the Fabric Login parameters, for example, username=admin, password=password.
Important The Fabric Login parameters are required by Network View to gather data (for example, zoning information) from the switches in the fabric.
23. Click on the Start Discovery button, wait for the discovery process to complete, click OK to exit the Configuration screen.
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24. Place the cursor in the right hand pane (Content pane) and right click your mouse Fit in Window.
Note What you see will depend on your SAN configuration.
25. From the top menu (Session Pane) click Help. 26. From Help (Contents tab) click Network View and Tabs, and select each of the various topics below for an explanation of that function. 27. Using the Help feature determine the answers to the following. 28. How many panes are there and what is their function? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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29. How would you quickly determine the overall status of your SAN? ............................................................................................................................ 30. From the Session pane, double-click on a status indicator icon to display a list of devices with that current status. 31. How many states are there? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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1. In the Navigation Pane, completely expand the display of each SAN device.
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Position you mouse arrow over white space (in the Navigation pane) and right-click. What happens? ............................................................................................................................ Select one of the switches (switch name) in the SAN and right-click, what do you see now? ............................................................................................................................
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Important Explore the various options but do not change anything as this may impact the rest of the lab.
What option is not available and why? Hint: Use the help menu, search function ............................................................................................................................
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1. 2. The Session Pane displays the status indicators and some global options. Click Events and explore the various options.
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What is the maximum number of events that can be shown at one time? ............................................................................................................................
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How do you access help while viewing this page? ............................................................................................................................
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From the Session Pane, click Notifications Define. How many types notification are there? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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Click Add Status, how many alert levels are there? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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What actions are available? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
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Create a notification for all storage systems (Critical Storage) with status critical and setup an SNMP trap to be sent to your management appliance.
10. Create a notification for all switches with status warning or critical, and setup an SNMP trap to be sent to your management appliance.
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11. Open another browser session and point at one of the switches in your SAN. 12. Use Web Tools to disable the switch. 13. From Network View in the Session pane, right-click Select Refresh Layout and observe the SAN map.
14. Why is the switch not red? ............................................................................................................................ 15. Click Notifications Sent and record what you see. ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
Note Note the colors of the various elements of the SAN.
16. In the Session Pane, click Help Network Map About SAN Topology Objects. 17. Note the definition of the various icons and their associated colors. 18. Using Web Tools re-enable the switch and observe what occurs. 19. Reboot both the RA4100 and MA8000 hosts and observe the SAN map. 20. Refresh the SAN map for current status information.
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Inventory report
1. 2. 3. From the Session pane click Inventory Report. Click ? icon (help) and find out how to create an inventory report. Create an inventory report (web page format) that includes all the switches in the SAN, and gather all available data.
Note The Save As functionality will be implemented in a future release.
View
1. From the session pane, click View List, and observe what occurs in the Navigation pane on the left side of the screen.
2. 3. 4.
Click on two devices in the navigation pane and observe what happens on the map. How can you tell if there are any hidden devices? ............................................................................................................................ From the session pane, change the View back to Tree.
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Performance View
1. 2. From the session pane, click Performance View Threshold Configuration. Expand the devices and select one of switches in the SAN and observe the default threshold configuration.
3.
Fill in the table below.

Switch Threshold Configuration (Bytes TX)
Max High Critical High Warning Low Warning Low Critical 1600000000 1440000000 1280000000 240000000 160000000 100% Red
4. 5.
Compare the threshold settings on the switch to the MA8000 storage system. Are the percentages the same for all devices? ............................................................................................................................
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Click Performance View Logging Configuration. Expand the device list and select a switch in the SAN.
8. 9.
Note the default options. Change the Polling Interval and Logging Interval to 2 min and observe the required storage.
10. Click Start Logging. 11. How can you tell that data logging is currently enabled for a device? ............................................................................................................................ 12. What is the difference between Polling Interval and Logging Interval? (Hint: use help and search for Logging). ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................
Note Logging Interval = or > Polling Interval
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13. Enable logging on the remaining switches and on the MA8000 with Polling and Logging interval of 2 minutes. On the MA8000 (or HSG80-based storage) select the following parameters to log: Utilization Total Throughput Read Cache Hit Percent Read Throughput Write Throughput
WARNING Adjusting the Polling Interval too low can cause a significant overhead on the device. For example, the HSG80-based storage the recommended polling interval is 3 minutes. Other applications, such as, the HSG Element Manager and Enterprise Volume Manager may also poll the storage system.
14. Click Close to exit the Logging Configuration window. 15. From the Content pane, click Admin tab.
16. How do you know which devices are logging data? ............................................................................................................................
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17. Click Compression Setup. 18. Configure data compression using the This week predefined compression rule to occur every Sunday at 12:00PM and start the scheduler.
19. How many blocks of data will be required for 1hour of logging when above compression rule is applied? (Hint: Edit the rule.) ............................................................................................................................
Important Do not delete any devices from the performance database until the end of the lab.
20. Click Delete and observe the message, cancel at the confirmation.
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Note Information on Iometer is included at the end of the lab.
21. With Iometer or the tool of your choice, initiate a file copy between the MA8000 host and RA4100 host and their respective storage systems for at least 1 hour. 22. From the Session pane, click Performance View View SANmeter.
23. What does this show you? (Hint: use Help and search for SANmeter). ............................................................................................................................ 24. Right-click in the displayed graph to display the menu. 25. Click View Legend to display the legend below the graph.
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26. Click Setup and select all the devices and statistics, click OK.
27. Which devices are the most active? ............................................................................................................................ 28. Close the SANmeter window. 29. Click Performance View View Live Graph. 30. Re-size the Live Graph window so that it is easily visible.
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31. Right-click Setup, this allows you to select the devices you wish to view.
32. Expand the Available Devices and select all the ISLs between the two switches with the arrow down icon. 33. In the Graph Setup window, change the units on the Y axis MB/s
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34. In the Active Devices window, change the statistic Bytes thru and increase the width to 2 and click OK.
35. Right-click View Legend and enable the legend.
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36. Using the same procedure as above to change the following:

Item
Time Scale Scroll Rate Polling Rate Thresholds
Value
10 Sec 0.5 Sec 10 Sec Select the most active ISL
37. Note the background color of the graph. 38. In the Content pane, click Admin. 39. How can you tell which devices are being viewed in a Live Graph? ............................................................................................................................
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40. In the Content pane, click Map and have the live graph visible.
41. What do you notice about the color of the background on the map? ............................................................................................................................ 42. Unplug the most active ISL and a second ISL in your SAN and observe what happens. 43. Click on the ISL (should go purple), right-click Properties and observe the available information. 44. In the Session pane, double-click the Critical status icon and observe the information and close the window. 45. Close the Live Graph window. 46. Reconnect the ISLs to their original ports and observe the switch ports.
Note The RA4100 host may have to be rebooted if it times out during high bandwidth transfers which will cause the host to hang.
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47. In the Content pane, click on the MA8000 icon, right-click Performance View Live Graph. 48. Configure the graph with the following parameters:
Item
View Time Scale Scroll Rate Polling Rate Thresholds Setup
Value
Enable the Legend 10 Sec 1 Sec 1min None Select the following devices and statistics: Controller (Total Throughput) D1 (Read and Write Data Rate) D102 (Read and Write Data Rate)
49. While performing I/O over a period of time observe the Live Graph. 50. Close the Graph.
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Content Pane
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the Content pane, click Graph ? What is the purpose of this graph? ............................................................................................................................ Click View Setup and expand the Available Devices list to find all the devices that are selectable. What do you notice about these devices? ............................................................................................................................ Configure the graph according to the following graphic.
6. 7. 8.
View the displayed data. Double-click on the legend on the right side of the graph. Move your mouse over the graph and observe the information.
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9.
What choices do you have to display the amount of data: ............................................................................................................................

Note As you have not logged data for longer than a day, make sure you choose the Daily range and the current date (with the slider bar).
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10. Click History View Setup. 11. In the Select Device window, expand the storage folder, select the MA8000 and click OK. 12. Change the Range All and view the average (Mean) statistics for the storage system.
13. How could this data be used? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 14. How can you save and view the logged data at a later date? ............................................................................................................................
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Map View
1. From the Content pane, Map view, record the menu options and their associated function below:
FUNCTION
Manually define devices, group devices and modify groups
CONTENT MENU ITEM

Device
2. 3. 4.
Click the connection between the MA8000 host and the switch, then click Connection Properties. Explore the available options. Have there been any problems with this connection? ............................................................................................................................ Click on one of the servers in your SAN, then right-click to bring up the device menu and select Properties.
5.
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Change the Related URL to point at the devices Management Agents, for example, http://131.168.162.117:2301 and click OK.
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6. 7.
Repeat this process for the RA4100 host. Select a device in the SAN map and right-click. Can you delete it? Explain your answer. ............................................................................................................................ Select a server, double-click the icon and observe what happens. Click Map Show Overview, then click in the window and observe what happens to the map.
8. 9.
10. Click Map Fit in Window. 11. Click Map Set Statistic Bytes thru. 12. What does this show you? ............................................................................................................................ 13. Click Zoning Show Active Zones and observe the SAN map.
Note Zoning information on the SAN map relies on an API with SAN switch firmware version v2.2 or later.
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14. Click Zoning Zone Viewer and observe the available information.
15. Explore the remaining menu items; Zoom In, Zoom Out, Search, and Print.
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Clearing the SAN Map

1. Obtain a copy of the release notes for Network View v2.0.
Note See the instructor for the location of the file/information. Refer to page 5 of the release notes for the step by step procedure to clear the SAN map.
16. Before clearing the SAN Map adjust your TCPIP discovery range to include the whole subnet. 17. On the Management Appliance run the script to stop all the Network View services.
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18. Insert the Network View CD-ROM in the CD drive and execute the My SQL client and login. The default password is blank.
19. Drop the required tables (element and eventlog).
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20. Run the script to start the required services. The window will automatically close when all the services have started.
21. On your management workstation launch Network View and perform a discovery.
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22. Can you manage another groups MA8000? ............................................................................................................................ 23. What are the limitations of a single Management Appliance in a multiple SAN environment? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................ 24. If time permits, explore and experiment. This concludes the lab
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Heterogeneous SAN Implementation

Lab 11
Objectives
This lab is designed to be challenging and does not include detailed steps. You will apply the concepts that were covered in the various sections throughout the course. There are a number of tasks that are listed as a requirement that need to be implemented and tested. Your instructor will verify that you have completed the tasks successfully. This lab will cover: The implementation of a Heterogeneous operating system SAN. Storage consolidation and selective storage presentation. Configurations with no-single-point-of-failure (NSPOF) between the host(s) and the associated storage systems. EBS in a SAN based on Veritas Backup Exec. BC Upgradeon NT to provide non-disruptive backups.
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Tasks
1. Use the supplied worksheets to design and build a fully meshed resilient fabric with 4 switches that comply with the fabric design rules of: 2. 3. 4. 1 Hop under normal operation. 2 Hops under an error condition. Two NT servers to access one HP StorageWorks Modular Array 8000 (MA8000) (or equivalent) storage system with NSPOF. Each server should have exclusive access to its storage within the MA8000. Each server should have access to at least 2 LUNs. One server is going to run a database and will perform a lot of online transaction processing. The second server will be used to download seismic data that consists of very large files that average 200MB. The storage system configuration should be optimized to these environments. The storage systems will be located on different switches than the servers. The two switches act as distance extenders to ensure that the server site and storage sites can be connected.
Within the SAN, install and configure the following:
Install and configure SWCC to manage the storage systems. Configure a SUN host in the SAN with its own storage by adding another MA8000 (or equivalent) and isolate the SUN host and its associated storage from the NT servers and NT storage. Add EBS to the SAN and configure backup for all the NT servers with Veritas Backup Exec. Configure HP StorageWorks Business Copy Upgrade (BC Upgrade) for the NT servers. Designate one server as the client and the other as the server. Setup management within the SAN using the HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance to manage the switches and the storage controllers.
5. 6. 7.
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Appendix A
Iometer
This section briefly explains the use of Iometer. See your instructor for additional help. Iometer can be downloaded from the Intel Developers' Web Site at the following URL:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/iometer/ In order to monitor performance in the SAN you must create I/O between the hosts and their respective storage systems. These steps will discuss how to setup Iometer for this purpose but other tools maybe used. Iometer is both a workload generator and measurement tool. It can be used to emulate disk I/O or to generate synthetic workloads. Configuration steps for Iometer: a. b. Copy the software to the host. Execute IOMETER.EXE to start the application.
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Appendix A Iometer
c.
Open the I/O workload files, this file contains the various tests that can be selected for execution. They may also be edited to create a custom test. Load the provided pre-defined workload file.
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Appendix A Iometer
d.
Configure the test parameters: 1) Click Disk Targets, hold down the CTRL key and select all the external disks and set the number of outstanding I/Os to 2.
2) 3)
No configuration is required for Network Targets. Click Access Specifications, there should be two Assigned Access Specifications.
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4)
Click Test Setup, enter a description and specify the run time. Set the run time to 1 hour. Each access specification will run for the specified time.
5)
Click Results Display, and set the Update Frequency to 5 seconds.
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a.
Click the Green Flag to start the test. You are prompted to specify a file name to save the results.
Important Before the tests execute, Iometer creates a test file (IOBW.TST) that will consume the capacity of the entire drive (Specify small capacities to save time). During this time some I/.O is visible as the IOBW.TST file is created but there is no results in the Results display. A message appears at the bottom of the screen, preparing drives.
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Installing a TL891 DLT Mini-Library

Appendix A-1 Lab 10
Objective
After completing this module, you will be able to install a HP StorageWorks TL891 DLT mini-library.
Requirements
To perform this lab exercise, you will need the following: One TL891 DLT mini-library with two drives One VHDCI to 68HD SCSI cable Two 10-inch daisy-chain cables One Differential SCSI terminator Two or more DLT IV tapes One DLT Cleaning tape
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Procedure
1. Connect the power cord.
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2. 3. 4.
WARNING Do not power up the unit until all SCSI cables are connected.
Connect one end of a SCSI cable to the SCSI port labeled Library, and connect the other end to bus A on the Modular Data Router. Daisy chain the next four SCSI ports on the library using the short SCSI cables supplied. Place a terminator in the last SCSI port on the library to terminate the second DLT drive. Once you have completed this step, your cabling should look like the picture, below.
Proper SCSI cabling for a TL891 with two DLT drives
5. 6. 7. 8.
Power on the library and wait for it to finish initializing. Press the Unlock/Open button and wait for the Locked light to turn off. Remove the tape magazine and place one or more tapes in the magazine. Repeat Step 6 to replace the magazine.
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Installing VERITAS Backup Exec 8.0 for Windows NT

Appendix A2 Lab 11
Objective
After completing this module, you will be able to install and configure Backup Exec and the Shared Storage Option for Microsoft Windows NT.
Note Alternate labs for installing Computer Associates ARCserve 2000 and Legato NetWorker are available in the appendix.
Requirements
Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6 or later. For the shared database server, 300MB of free hard disk space and at least128MB RAM. For other servers on the fabric, 25MB of free hard disk space is required and 64MB RAM is recommended. A minimum of 52MB of physical memory available (as shown in the Windows NT Task Manager) plus the file cache (20MB for File Cache and 32MB for Backup Exec Shared Storage Database services and client).
Before You Install

It is important to note that the shared ADAMM and catalog databases for the shared storage network will reside on the first server on which the Shared Storage Option is installed. For best performance, the primary server should be the fastest server on the shared storage network that is not heavily loaded with non-Backup Exec activities. However, the Shared Storage Option must be locally installed at each server that will be sharing secondary storage devices.
Note You must ensure that all domains are configured appropriately. All servers must be in the same workgroup or domain.
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For a Fibre Channel connected installation, additional requirements include: A Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) and its device drivers must be installed. For Backup Exec to automatically configure the library hardware and properly associate the tape drives with the library, the Fibre Channel HBA must be connected to recognize all the secondary storage devices. For the adapter to do this, the following requirements must be met: The switch must be connected to all the Fibre-to-SCSI bridges (Modular Data Routers) on the SAN. All the tape libraries must be connected to the bridges. The storage hub and all tape libraries must be powered up before powering up the bridges. The bridges must be powered up before Windows NT 4.0 loads the Fibre Channel driver (usually during the restart phase).
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Appendix A-2 Installing VERITAS Backup Exec 8.0 for Windows NT
Procedure
1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and wait for the autorun option to display the menu.
2.
Click Contents. The Contents screen displays.
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3. 4.
Expand Backup Exec for Windows NT/2000. Select Software Installation. The Software Installation window displays.
5.
Click Install. The Welcome window displays.
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6.
Click Next to proceed with the installation. The Software License Agreement window displays.
7.
Click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement. The VERITAS Backup Exec Information window displays and provides information about the installation and its requirements.
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8.
After reading this information, click Next. The Installing VERITAS Backup Exec window displays.
9.
Select the Install Backup Exec Software or options on this computer icon. The VERITAS Backup Exec Serial Numbers dialog box displays, requesting your serial numbers.
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10. Enter the Backup Exec and the Shared Storage Option serial numbers, as well as the serial numbers for any other options being installed. (For training purposes, do not enter a serial number.) Click Next.
Note A serial number is not required for Backup Execs fully functional evaluation version. However, if the Fibre Channel device drivers are not loaded, the Shared Storage Option will not display in the list of evaluation components. If installing the evaluation version, click OK when the evaluation message displays.
If choosing to use the evaluation version of the software, the following Backup Exec Evaluation Information window displays.
11. Click OK. The Backup Exec Install Options window displays.
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12. Select Backup Exec, Tape Device Drivers, Enable Autoloader Support, and Shared Storage Option and then click Next. A Question dialog box displays.
13. Click Yes. The Start Copying Files dialog box displays.
14. Verify the options being installed and click Next. The installation program starts copying files.
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During the file copy process, if Backup Exec is being installed for the first time, the Service Account dialog box displays. Enter the user name, domain (in the From field), and password for the Service Account information that will be used. (For training purposes, enter Administrator as the user with no password or the preexisting user name and password).
Note It is recommended that the same user name and password be used on all Backup Exec servers and that a workgroup (or the same domain) be used to minimize issues with Windows NT security.
Note On all servers, log on to the local domain in the From field with Administrator as the user.
15. Click OK. The Rights Granted notification displays.
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16. Click OK. The Previous Backup Exec Installation screen displays.
17. If this is the first installation on Backup Exec on your SAN, leave this field blank. Then click OK. If you have already installed Backup Exec on another Windows NT server on your SAN, enter the name of that server and click OK. The Installing Shared Storage Option window displays.
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18. If you are installing on the server that will be the database server, select Yes and click Next. You will be prompted to enter the name of the share directory on the database server. The default of bent will work for the database server and for all regular Backup Exec servers.
19. Enter the name of the share directory or accept the default and click Next. The Windows 2000/NT Device Driver Installer window displays.
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20. Click Next. The Choose Tape Drivers window displays.
21. Select Use VERITAS tape drivers for all tape devices and click Next. The Hardware scan window displays.
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22. When the hardware scan is complete, click Next. The Installing VERITAS drivers window displays.
23. When drivers installation is complete, click Next. A window indicating the driver installation is complete displays.
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24. Click Finish. The Program Group window displays.
25. Select Private Program Group to prohibit other accounts from accessing the Backup Exec client on this server, or select Common Group to allow other users to run the Backup Exec client from this server. For training purposes, select Private Program Group and click Next. When the installation completes, the Setup Complete screen displays.
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26. Click Yes, I want to restart my computer now and then click Finish. Remove the CD from the drive. The system will restart.
Note Restarting is necessary because the Autoloader option is also being installed and the system must restart to determine the hardware configuration. The server containing the shared database must be running before other Backup Exec servers can be installed properly.
27. Stop all Backup Exec services. 28. Extract the Backup Exec patch files from the cpq-dt3315.exe file. This file contains two patches for two issues that can be applied to Backup Exec for Windows NT v8.0 (build 3315). This patch contains the following files: devtypes.dll: Contains recognition for HP Fibre Channel driver CPQKGPSA.SYS bserver.exe: Fixes a problem where utility jobs may hang on large Fibre Channel configurations
Important This patch should only be applied to Backup Exec for Windows NT/2000 v8.0 (build 3315)
29. Copy the files devtypes.dll and beserver.exe from the \<language> directory (created when the files were extracted) to the Backup Exec\NT program files directory. For example, for the English version of Backup Exec these files are located in the \Eng directory. 30. Respond Yes when prompted to overwrite the existing files. 31. Restart the server and log in.
Note As an alternate to installing Backup Exec on a second Windows NT server, you may choose to install Backup Exec on a Novell NetWare server and share the tape library. The NetWare installation lab can be found in the appendix. You can only share the library in a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop environment.
Important Complete the configuration lab before installing Backup Exec on the second server.
This completes the lab exercise.
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Configuring Backup Exec for the SAN

Appendix A3 Lab 12
Objective
After completing this module, you will be able to configure Backup Exec for EBS.
Requirements
The requirements for this lab are the equipment used in the previous labs with the previous labs completed.
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Procedure
Run configuration wizards
1. Start Backup Exec by clicking Start Programs VERITAS Backup Exec VERITAS Backup Exec. The First Time Startup Wizard displays.
2.
Click Next. The Media Overwrite Introduction window displays.
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Click Select Overwrite Protection Level. The Overwrite Protection Level window displays.
4.
Make sure Partial and Prompt before overwriting imported media are selected, then click Next. The Preferred Overwrite Media Type window displays.
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5.
Make sure the Overwrite scratch media option is selected and click Next. The Virus Protection window displays.
6.
Click Finish. The Device Configuration Wizard window displays.
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Click Next. The Detected Hardware window displays.
8.
Click Next. The Drive Configuration window displays.
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9.
Click Next. The Device Configuration Complete window displays.
10. Click Finish. The Backup Exec Assistant displays.
11. Deselect Always show me this at startup and click Close.
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Note Only perform this part of the lab if you will be sharing the library between Windows NT/2000 and NetWare. When sharing the library, you specify the slots that each operating system will use since the tape are formatted differently for each operating system.
1.
From the Devices tab, right-click the changer for the loader containing the slots that you want to partition and select Configure Partitions.
2.
Select the loader slots to include in each partition by clicking the slots on which each new partition should begin. A partition divider listing the range of slots included in the partition is inserted wherever you click.
Note Partitions can include any number of loader slots; however, the first partition cannot be moved or deleted until no other partition definitions exist.
3.
Click OK after completing the configuration of your partitions. You will be prompted to confirm your selection. The partition drive pools appear under the Changer listing for the loader on which they were created. All partition drive pools for a changer have the same name and display the slot ranges for the partition in parentheses within the name.
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Inventory the first partition

1. 2. 3. Exit the command prompt and return to Backup Exec. Click the Devices tab. Right-click Changers and select Refresh.
4.
Right-click the first partition and click Inventory.
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Erase the tapes in the partition

1. Right-click one of the tapes in the first partition and select Erase Quick.
A warning message displays.
2.
Read the warning message and click OK. A confirmation message displays.
3. 4. 5.
Read the message and click Yes. Wait for the tape to be erased. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for the other tapes in the partition.
This completes the exercise.
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Running a Backup Job with Backup Exec

Appendix A4 Lab 13
Objective
After completing this module, you will be able to run a simple backup using Backup Exec software.
Requirements
The requirements for this lab are the equipment used in the previous labs with the previous labs completed.
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Procedure
Using Backup Exec on Windows NT
1. Start Backup Exec by clicking Start Programs Veritas Backup Exec VERITAS Backup Exec.
2.
The VERITAS splash screen will display, followed by the Backup Exec Assistant screen.
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Click the Backup Selections tab at the bottom of the screen. Select a few files and/or directories by checking the boxes next to the data to be backed up.
4.
Click the Backup button from the toolbar. The Backup dialog box displays.
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5.
Provide the information on the General tab, which must be provided for every backup: Job Name Enter a name (up to 25 characters) that describes the device or data that you are backing up. This name is used to differentiate backups in Backup Exec. When this job begins Overwrite media Select this option to place this backup on overwritable media. Ensure that appropriate media is in the stand-alone drive or drive pool you select in the Device field. The media in the drive is overwritten if the media is scratch (unwritten) or recyclable (its overwrite protection period has expired). If allocated or imported media is in the drive, it also might be overwritten, depending on the Media Overwrite Protection Level. If the media in the drive is not overwritable, a message is displayed requesting that you insert scratch media. Append to media, overwrite if no appendable media is available Select this option to append this backup to the media set listed in the Destination/Media Set fields. The backup set is appended if appendable media is available in the selected media set. If not, overwritable media is used and added to the media set. Append to media, terminate job if no appendable media is available Select this option to append this backup to the media set listed in the Destination/Media Set fields. The backup set is appended if appendable media is available in the selected media set; if not, the job is terminated.
Media Name Specify a label for the new or overwritable media. Backup Set Description Enter a description of the contents you are backing up. Backup Method for Files Select a backup method. Destination Device Select a drive pool or stand-alone drive to be used for processing the backup. Ensure that appropriate media (overwritable or appendable) is in the stand-alone drive or drive pool you select. If the media in the drive is not overwritable or appendable, a message is displayed requesting that you insert scratch media. Media Set Select the media set for the backup. If you selected Append to media, this backup is added to other backups on media belonging to this media set.
Important For this exercise, select the first partition created in the earlier lab in the Device field.
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6. 7.
After entering the information for your backup, click Run Now. To monitor the operation while it is processing, click the Job Monitoring tab at the bottom. (It should be blue in color.) Then double-click the job you want to view. The Active Job screen will display.
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It is likely that Backup Exec will display a media information screen with a description of the media you will be overwriting. Close this screen.
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Lab 3 Switch Zoning

Lab 4 HP SAN Switch Firmware Telnet Update

Lab 5 HP SAN Switch Firmware Browser Update

Lab 6 Using Web Tools and Fabric Watch

Lab 7 SAN Switch 2/x Trunking

Designing and Implementing HP SAN Solutions

Lab 8 Merging Fabrics

Case Study 1 NewCo HQ

Case Study 2 NewCo SoftDev

Case Study 3 NewCo Services

Lab 10 Implementing HP SANworks Network View

Lab 10 Heterogeneous SAN Implementation

Designing and Implementing HP SAN Solutions

Designing and Implementing HP SAN Solutions

Designing and Implementing HP SAN Solutions

Designing and Implementing HP SAN Solutions

Managing Multiple HP Fibre Channel Switches with One Ethernet Connection

Designing and Implementing HP SAN Solutions

Ethernet IP Address Subnet Mask FC IP Address Default Gateway

Set the address parameters on the respective devices.

Managing Multiple HP Fibre Channel Switches with One Ethernet Connection

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This is the enlarged switch view.

Managing Multiple HP Fibre Channel Switches with One Ethernet Connection

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Switch Port Port WWN

Controller A (top) 1 Switch Port Port WWN 6 50:00:1f:e1:00:05:87:61 2 4

Controller B (bottom) 1 0 2 2 50:00:1f:e1:00:05:87:62

Server HBA1 8 . 22:dc:5c last six digits

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23. Why did this happen? ............................................................................................................................ ............................................................................................................................

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29. Perform the following steps from a telnet session:

31. This concludes this lab.

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HP SAN Switch Firmware Telnet Update

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HP SAN Switch Firmware Telnet Update

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Enter the following command to start the firmware download

HP SAN Switch Firmware Telnet Update

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HP SAN Switch Firmware Browser Update

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HP SAN Switch Firmware Browser Update

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Using Web Tools and Fabric Watch

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Click on each switch and record the current switch firmware.

Using Web Tools and Fabric Watch

Using the available buttons/fields add in the Fabric Watch license.

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Exploring Web Tools

10. What is the function of this button/field?

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Using Web Tools and Fabric Watch

15. Click on the Watch icon.