HP StorageWorks 4400 Scalable NAS File Services for Linux Quick start guide

Brand: HP

Model: StorageWorks 4400 Scalable NAS File Services for Linux

Type: Quick start guide

HP StorageWorks 4400

Scalable NAS for Linux File

Serving quick start guide

First edition: September 2009

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

Printed in the US

www.hp.com

AG513-96015

HP technical support

For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:

http://www.hp.com/support

Before contacting HP, collect the following information:

• Product model names and numbers

• Technical support registration number (if applicable)

• Product serial numbers

• Error messages

• Operating system type and revision level

• Detailed questions

System components

The system is shipped with provisioned storage and a configured cluster

that includes three filesystems. System components include:

• EVA4400 dual controller

• 3.6 TB to 96 TB of storage

• Two to five DL360 servers, each with 24GB RAM

• Array Based Storage Management with Command View 9.1

• Dual Fibre Channel switches

• Network switch

• Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) switch

• Business Copy EVA for snapshots

• SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, SP2 (64-bit mode)

• HP Scalable NAS and Volume Manager software

IMPORTANT:

Novell® Software Subscription Support Registration. Your

product includes, for each server, an instance of a Novell

operating system that must be registered with Novell for software

subscription support. Each of the media kits in your shipment

contains a registration card with a unique registration code

and registration instructions. To obtain software subscription

support, you must register each code following the instructions

on the cards. Please retain the registration documents for your

records. For information about managing your Novell products,

see the

Novell Customer Center User Guide

http://www.novell.com/documentation/ncc/pdfdoc/ncc/ncc.pdf.

System setup

The following system setup is included in the Installation and Setup

Service provided with your purchase:

1. Inspect the shipping crate for damage, unpack the system, and install

it in the proper location.

2. Power up the power distribution unit (PDU).

3. Install Command View licenses on the EVA Array Based Manage-

ment Module (ABM).

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4. Verify factory settings. Power up the cluster servers, start the cluster

software, and verify that the cluster filesystems are visible on all

nodes.

5. Configure the customer network interface on the cluster servers and

verify that the customer network is visible.

6. Install the iLO license on each server.

7. Start HP Scalable NAS on each cluster server.

8. Set passwords for the switches, ABM, and cluster servers. Also

change the Command View password in the HP Scalable NAS

snapshot configuration.

9. Test the cluster, verifying that all servers can see files on the filesys-

tems and can perform read and write operations.

10. Create an export group listing the filesystems that will be exported

via NFS and then associate a Virtual NFS Service with the export

group.

The filesystem configuration

The cluster is configured with three cluster filesystems that are mounted

at /psfs001, /psfs002, and /psfs003. Six disks in the EVA Default Disk

Group are used for these filesystems. The disks are configured into three

volumes with two vdisks each using 1MB stripes. Each vdisk in the volume

pair has one vdisk defaulting to use EVA 4000 controller A and the

other disk defaulting to use EVA 4000 controller B, striping the volume

across both controllers.

Where to go next

The following documents provide information about the HP StorageWorks

4400 Scalable NAS system and HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software:

• HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software 3.7.0 administration guide

(P/N AG513-96002). Appendix C describes the initial configuration

of the HP 4400 Scalable NAS system. The guide also describes how

to create new filesystems, configure Virtual NFS Servers and Export

Groups, monitor the cluster, and perform other cluster operations.

• HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software 3.7.0 command reference

guide (P/N AG513-96003). This document describes how to manage

the cluster from the command line.

• HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software 3.7.0 release notes (P/N

AG513-96006). This document describes product features and out-

standing issues.

The documents are available at the following web site:

http://www.hp.com/go/scalablenas

Under Related Products, in the right-hand column, select HP PolyServe

Software. Under Support, in the right-hand column of the HP PolyServe

Software page, select Support for your product.

Documents for Command View are available on the http://

www.hp.com/support/manuals page. Scroll to Storage, select Storage

Software, and then, under Storage Device Management Software, select

HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Software. See the following:

• HP Storage Works Command View EVA user guide. This document

describes how to use Command View to manage your storage.

HP websites

For additional information, see the following HP websites:

• http://www.hp.com

• http://www.hp.com/go/scalablenas

Under Related Products, in the right-hand column, select 4400 Scal-

able NAS File Services.

• http://www.hp.com/go/storage

• http://www.hp.com/service_locator

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