Emulex StorageWorks 8100 Enterprise V User manual

EZPilot

™

EVA

Version 2.0

User Manual

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Installing EZPilot.....................................................................................1

Introduction..............................................................................................................1

Prerequisites .....................................................................................................1

Operating System Requirements ................................................................1

Hardware Requirements .............................................................................1

Installed Software Components.........................................................................2

Terminology.......................................................................................................2

Installing EZPilot to Create a Windows Management Server ..................................3

Prerequisites .....................................................................................................3

Procedure..........................................................................................................3

Installing EZPilot to Create a Windows Non-Management Server...........................8

Prerequisites .....................................................................................................8

Procedure..........................................................................................................8

Installing the Emulex Driver and Utilities for Linux.................................................10

Using EZPilot Manager.........................................................................11

Introduction............................................................................................................ 11

Starting EZPilot Manager.................................................................................12

The EZPilot Manager Window.........................................................................13

The Menu Bar ...........................................................................................13

The Toolbar...............................................................................................14

The Discovery-Tree................................................................................... 15

Property Windows and Property Pages.....................................................16

Status Bar .................................................................................................16

Discovering SAN Elements....................................................................................16

Modifying Discovery Properties.......................................................................17

Viewing Discovery Information ........................................................................18

Viewing Discovery Information (Storage View).......................................... 18

Viewing Discovery Information (Host View)............................................... 19

Viewing Discovery Information (Switch View)............................................ 20

Viewing Host Information.......................................................................................21

Working with Logical Drives...................................................................................22

Renaming a Logical Drive ...............................................................................23

Viewing a Logical Drive’s Disk Details.............................................................24

Expanding a Logical Drive...............................................................................24

Managing Host Bus Adapters................................................................................27

Viewing an HBA’s General Information............................................................27

Resetting an HBA............................................................................................28

Editing an HBA’s Name ...................................................................................29

Reverting to an HBA’s Default Name...............................................................29

Viewing an HBA’s Firmware Information..........................................................30

Updating Firmware or BIOS on an HBA .........................................................31

Enabling or Disabling BootBIOS on an HBA.................................................... 32

Managing a Switch ................................................................................................33

Introduction .....................................................................................................33

Prerequisites.............................................................................................33

Viewing Fabric Information..............................................................................33

Renaming a Switch .........................................................................................34

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Using the Switch Mgmt. Tab............................................................................35

Changing the Switch’s IP Address................................................................... 35

Managing Storage Devices....................................................................................37

The Storage Management tabs.................................................................37

Viewing General Storage Information..............................................................37

Viewing a Controller’s Port Information.....................................................38

Viewing a Port’s Attached Logical Drive Information .................................39

Working with Logical Drives ............................................................................39

Viewing Logical Drive Details....................................................................40

Renaming a Logical Drive.........................................................................41

Expanding a Logical Drive.........................................................................42

Deleting a Logical Drive ............................................................................43

Assigning a Logical Drive to a Host...........................................................43

Adding a Logical Drive..............................................................................45

Viewing Physical Disk Information...................................................................49

Troubleshooting....................................................................................50

Introduction............................................................................................................50

EZPilot Manager Cannot See Other HBAs or Hosts........................................ 50

Cannot See New LUNs (Windows)..................................................................50

Cannot See New LUNs or Targets (Linux).......................................................51

Appendix................................................................................................52

Introduction............................................................................................................52

Adding a Second Switch..................................................................................52

Adding a Second Disk Shelf............................................................................52

Adding New Disks to a New Disk Group ...................................................52

Adding New Disks to the Existing Default Disk Group...............................53

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Installing EZPilot

Introduction

EZPilot™ from Emulex enables you to configure your Storage Area Network (SAN).

This section describes how to:

• Install EZPilot for a Windows EVA management server.

• Install EZPilot for a Windows non-management server.

• Install the Emulex Linux driver and utilities for a Linux non-management server.

Prerequisites

Operating System Requirements

For Windows Management and Non-Management Servers:

• x86 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

• x64 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2

For Linux Non-Management Servers:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (latest update)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (latest service pack)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (latest service pack)

Hardware Requirements

Single Switch Configuration (Non-redundant)

• One Windows 2003 server configured as an EVA management server

• Up to three non-management servers

• One HP StorageWorks A8002A 4Gb PCI-e HBA per server

• One HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) 4100 storage system

• One HP StorageWorks 4/8 Base SAN switch with eight licensed ports

Additional non-management servers may be added if additional switch port licenses are purchased.

Contact your HP representative for more information.

Note: All servers must boot from a local disk. SAN boot is not supported by EZPilot.

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High Availability (HA) configuration (Dual-switch)

The following configuration requires the purchase of an additional switch. It allows the SAN to continue

to function fully even if an HBA, switch, or storage controller fails.

• One Windows 2003 server configured as an EVA management server

• Up to five additional non-management servers

• Two HP StorageWorks A8002A 4Gb PCI-e HBAs per server

• One HP StorageWorks EVA4100 storage system

• Two HP StorageWorks 4/8 Base SAN switches with eight licensed ports each

Additional non-management servers may be added if additional switch port licenses are purchased.

Contact your HP representative for more information.

Installed Software Components

The following is a list of some of the EZPilot software components. All of this software is automatically

installed on Windows sytems (if necessary) by the installation process.

• Emulex Storport Miniport driver

• Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (EVA Management Servers only)

• Microsoft Multipath input/output (MPIO)

• HP MPIO Device Specific Module (MPIO DSM)

• HP Virtual Disk Service (VDS) HW Provider for the EVA (EVA Management Servers only)

• EZPilot SAN Setup Wizard

• EZPilot EVA Setup Wizard (EVA management servers only)

• EZPilot HBA Wizard

• EZPilot Switch Wizard (EVA Management Servers only)

• EZPilot Manager

• HP Command View EVA Software Suite (EVA Management Servers only)

• Adobe Acrobat Reader*

Terminology

The following Emulex and HP terms differ:

• The EZPilot GUI and documentation refer to LUNs (Logical Unit Numbers) as “logical drives”.

Logical drives are synonymous with HP’s terms “virtual disk” or “VDisks”.

• The Emulex phrase “Assigning a host” is synonymous with HP’s phrase “Presenting a host”.

Note: *Acrobat Reader is not automatically installed, but it is contained on the Emulex

Installation CD.

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Installing EZPilot to Create a Windows Management Server

Prerequisites

• If older versions of Emulex, Brocade or HP StorageWorks software were previously installed on

the system you must remove them. Use the Windows Add/Remove Programs feature to remove

the software. If you are prompted to reinstall the Emulex HBA driver during EZPilot installation,

click Yes.

• To automatically obtain network settings for the switch during EZPilot installation, you must have

a DHCP server setup on the IP network and a switch with DHCP support that is enabled.

Otherwise, you must have an IP address available to assign to the switch and know the gateway

address and subnet mask.

Procedure

To create a management server:

1. Install the HBA(s) in the system. Refer to the HBA’s Installation Manual for instructions.

2. Insert the EZPilot CD into the system’s CD-ROM drive.

The EZPilot Installer verification window appears. The window closes automatically when the file

verification process is complete.

The EZPilot EVA Installer welcome page appears.

Figure 1: The EZPilot EVA Installer welcome page

3. Click Next. The EZPilot Installation Options dialog box appears.

Note: You must install one and only one management server.

Caution: Do not install the driver from the CD that shipped with the HBA. EZPilot will install the

necessary driver automatically.

Note: Verification may take several minutes.

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Figure 2: The EZPilot EVA Installation Options dialog box

4. Check HP EVA Management Server and click Install. The SAN Host box is checked by default.

5. The License Agreement dialog boxes appear. Check I agree to these terms and conditions

and click Next for each dialog box.

The EZPilot EVA Operation in Progress dialog box appears. The dialog box closes when the

necessary files are copied to the system.

The Welcome to EZPilot SAN Setup Wizard dialog box appears.

Figure 3: The Welcome to EZPilot SAN Setup Wizard dialog box

6. Click Next to perform SAN setup.

7. The EZPilot SAN Setup Prerequisites dialog box appears. Ensure all prerequisites are met and

click Next. The HP EVA driver, Emulex HBA driver and HP MPIO DSM are installed.

HP’s StorageWorks Command View EVA Software Suite installation begins.

Note: If a recent version of the Java Runtime Environment is not already installed, EZPilot

will install it as depicted in Figure 2. This option cannot be unchecked; it is required

for the management server.

Note: This installation will take several minutes.

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Figure 4: The EZPilot EVA Setup License dialog box

8. The EZPilot EVA Setup License dialog box appears enabling you to install a Command View

license. The license is obtained from the HP Webware password center. You may install a

license now or later. Emulex recommends that you install the license now. It will simplify using

EZPilot Manager.

• To obtain a Command View License:

a. From the EZPilot EVA Setup License dialog box, check Install a license now.

b. Select the WWN value and press Ctrl-C to copy it for use in step d.

c. Double-click the http://webware.hp.com link on the EZPilot EVA Setup License dialog

box. The HP Password Delivery Service page appears in a Web browser.

d. Enter your HP order number at the web site. Follow the instructions in the “HP Storage-

Works EVA4100 SAN Starter Kit quick installation” guide. To type the WWN, press Ctrl-V

to paste the WWN you copied previously. Using the “paste” method ensures there are

no typing mistakes. However, you may also manually type in the WWN.

Note: If the server does not have internet access, enter the URL into an Internet

browser on a computer with internet access and follow these instructions.

Note: The WWN is also displayed on the operator control panel of the EVA. This

enables you to obtain the license before installing EZPilot. Make sure you type the

WWN exactly as shown, including the dashes.

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e. The License/Password certificate page of the HP Webware site includes a link to save

the license key/password file. Click on the link to save the file. Make sure you remember

the name and path you assign to the file. Do not change the file’s .dat extension.

f. Exit the browser. If you are not accessing the Web site from the management server,

copy the file to the management server or place it on a network share that is accessible

from the management server.

g. Click Next in the EZPilot EVA Setup License dialog box. The Open License Password

File dialog box appears.

h. Navigate to the license password file you saved and click Open.

• To install a Command View License later:

a. From the EZPilot EVA Setup License dialog box, check Defer license installation and

click Next. If you choose this option you can create logical drives for 180 days. After 180

days you can no longer create logical drives without installing a license.

Figure 5: The EZPilot EVA Setup Configure dialog box

9. The EZPilot EVA Setup - Configure Enterprise Virtual Array dialog box appears. Enter the array

name as you want it to appear on the front panel of the two array controllers. The array name

may contain a maximum of twenty characters. The Number of disk drives field displays the

number of disk drives discovered in the EVA. The Spare Policy feature enables you to set aside

storage space in case a disk drive fails. You can choose to set aside no space or to set aside

enough space to save data from one or two failed drives.

Uncheck Permit <account name> Windows account to log on to Command View EVA if you

don't want to allow your account to log on to Command View EVA. This does not affect the ability

Note: When you set aside space for failed drives, you are reducing the space available for

storage.

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to use EZPilot Manager. See the Command View EVA documentation for the steps necessary to

grant permission to another account.

After making your selections, click Next. The EVA is initialized and the VDS provider is installed.

Figure 6: The EZPilot Switch Setup dialog box (Single switch configuration. DHCP supported and enabled)

10. If you have not previously configured a switch, the EZPilot Switch Setup dialog box appears.

Enter the switch's name, IP address, subnet mask and gateway address. If DHCP is supported

and enabled, you can check Obtain network settings automatically. Click Next.

11. If there is another switch to configure, click Next Switch when prompted and enter the switch's

name, IP address, subnet mask and gateway address.

12. You are notified when the switches are configured. Click Continue.

13. The Installing HP MPIO screen appears. When the installation is complete, you are prompted to

restart Windows. Click OK. After Windows is restarted, you will be notified that the installation is

complete.

Note: The check box label in Figure 5 displays your account name. In the example, the

standard Windows Administrator account is being used to install EZPilot. The

Command View password will be the same password as the Windows Administrator

account.

Note: This process may take a minute.

Note: Configuring the switch’s network settings may take a minute.

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Installing EZPilot to Create a Windows Non-Management

Server

Prerequisites

• If older versions of Emulex, Brocade or HP StorageWorks software were previously installed on

the system you must remove them. Use the Windows Add/Remove Programs feature to remove

the software. If you are prompted to reinstall the Emulex HBA driver during EZPilot installation,

click Yes.

Procedure

To create a non-management server:

1. Install the HBA(s) in the system. Refer to the HBA’s Installation Manual for instructions.

2. Insert the EZPilot CD into the system’s CD-ROM drive.

The EZPilot Installer verification window appears. The window closes automatically when the file

verification process is complete.

The EZPilot EVA Installer welcome page appears.

Figure 7: The EZPilot EVA Installer welcome page

Note: You must install EZPilot on all Windows non-management servers in the SAN.

Caution: Do not install the driver from the CD that shipped with the HBA. EZPilot will install the

necessary driver automatically.

Note: Verification may take several minutes.

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3. Click Next.

Figure 8: The EZPilot EVA Installation Options dialog box

4. The EZPilot EVA Installation Options dialog box appears. Click Install.

5. The License Agreement dialog boxes appear. Check I agree to these terms and conditions

and click Next for each dialog box.

The EZPilot EVA Operation in Progress dialog box appears. The dialog box closes when the

necessary files are copied to the system.

Figure 9: The Welcome to EZPilot SAN Setup Wizard dialog box

6. The Welcome to EZPilot SAN Setup Wizard dialog box appears. Click Next to perform EZPilot

SAN setup.

7. The EZPilot SAN Setup Prerequisites dialog box appears. Ensure all prerequisites are met and

click Next. The HP EVA driver and Emulex HBA driver are installed.

The HP MPIO DSM is installed. The Microsoft MPIO framework will automatically be installed if

it is not already installed.

Note: Do not check the HP EVA Management Server check box. You are creating a

Non-Management server.

Note: This installation may take several minutes.

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8. When the installation is complete, EZPilot prompts you to restart Windows. Click OK. After

Windows is restarted, you will be notified that the installation is complete.

Repeat steps 1-8 to install EZPilot on all Windows non-management servers in the SAN.

Installing the Emulex Driver and Utilities for Linux

Please refer to the manuals on the Emulex Linux Installation CD for instructions on installing the Emulex

drivers and utilities for Linux.

As an overview, to create a Linux non-management server:

1. Ensure a supported version of the Linux operating system is installed on the machine.

2. Update with the Proliant Support Pack (for HP servers).

3. Install the Emulex driver for Linux.

4. Install the Emulex HBAnyware® utility to configure the HBAs with the correct firmware/BIOS.

5. Install the Emulex MultiPulse® utility on your system to enable multipathing in a High Availability

(HA) environment.

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Using EZPilot Manager

Introduction

Emulex’s EZPilot Manager provides a simple configuration and management tool for managing a

Storage Area Network (SAN).

The EZPilot Manager utility enables you to discover and check the status of local and remote Emulex

HBAs, hosts, switches, storage devices and logical drives (LUNS) contained in the SAN.

EZPilot Manager enables you to:

• Add, expand, rename or delete a logical drive.

• Assign a logical drive to a host.

• Create, initialize, format and assign a path to a logical drive.

• Monitor the EVA.

• Configure and monitor switches.

• View an HBA’s attributes.

• Reset an HBA.

• Enable and disable an HBA’s BootBIOS.

• Update the BootBIOS on an HBA.

• Update the firmware on an HBA.

Note: Do not run EZPilot Manager and Command View concurrently. Running both

applications concurrently may cause inaccurate discovery information to be

displayed.

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Starting EZPilot Manager

To start EZPilot Manager:

1. On your Management Server’s desktop, click Start.

2. Select Programs>Emulex>EZPilot Manager.

EZPilot Manager starts and the Discovery Information screen is displayed. Storage View is the default

setting the first time you run EZPilot Manager.

If there are no logical drives configured, you will be prompted to configure them. If you want to configure

logical drives now, see “Adding a Logical Drive” on page 45 and begin at step 4. You can also configure

them later if you wish.

Figure 10: EZPilot Manager at startup with no logical drives configured (Storage View.)

Note: If you did not obtain a Command View license when you installed EZPilot Manager

you will prompted to obtain one when you attempt to create logical drives. Refer to

“To obtain a Command View License:” on page 5 for instructions.

Note: The illustrations in this manual are for instructional purposes only. The actual

information displayed by EZPilot Manager may vary.

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The EZPilot Manager Window

The EZPilot Manager window contains five basic components: the menu bar, the toolbar, the discovery-

tree, the property tabs and the status bar.

Figure 11: The EZPilot Window with Element Call Outs (Storage View with storage device selected.)

The Menu Bar

The Menu bar contains command menus that enable you to perform a variety of tasks such as exiting

EZPilot Manager, resetting HBAs and sorting items in the discovery-tree view. Many of the Menu bar

commands are also available from the Toolbar.

• The File menu enables you to exit EZPilot Manager.

• The View menu enables you to turn off and on the Toolbar, Status Bar, and Item Help Tips. You

can also choose to display discovered elements starting from the Storage Devices, Hosts,

Switches or Local HBAs Only options (see “The Toolbar” on page 14). You can also enable or

disable Advanced Mode.

• The Adapter menu enables you to reset a selected adapter (see “Resetting an HBA” on

page 28), edit its name (see “Editing an HBA’s Name” on page 29) or use its default name (see

“Reverting to an HBA’s Default Name” on page 29).

• The Discovery menu enables you to modify discovery properties (see “Modifying Discovery

Properties” on page 17) and to refresh the discovery.

Note: The element you select in the discovery-tree determines whether a menu item or

Toolbar icon is active. For example, if you select the local host or other system host,

the Reset Adapter item on the Adapter menu is unavailable. The Reset Adapter

Toolbar button is unavailable as well.

Note: You must be in Advanced Mode to see the Maintenance tab, update an HBA’s

firmware/BIOS and to manage a switch.

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• The Help menu displays the EZPilot Manager version as well as tech support and system

information.

The Toolbar

The Toolbar contains buttons that enable you to refresh the discovery-tree view, reset the selected HBA

and sort the discovery-tree view. Many of the Toolbar functions are also available from the Menu bar.

Figure 12: The EZPilot Toolbar (Host View with an adapter selected)

The Toolbar is visible by default. Use the Toolbar item in the View menu to hide the Toolbar. If the item is

checked, the Toolbar is visible.

The Toolbar Buttons

The Toolbar buttons perform the following tasks:

Click the Discovery Refresh button to refresh the discovery-tree display.

Click the Reset button to reset the selected HBA. (You must select an HBA in the discovery-tree

to enable this button.)

SAN elements can be displayed in the discovery-tree by Storage View, Host View, Switch View and

Local HBAs Only View.

Click the Storage View button to view the discovery-tree starting with the storage element.

(This is the default view the first time EZPilot Manager is run.)

Click the Host View button to view the discovery-tree starting with the host element.

Click the Switch View button to view the discovery-tree starting with the fabric element.

Click the Local HBAs Only button to view local only or both local and remote HBAs in the

discovery-tree.

Note: If a Toolbar button does not apply to a selected discovery-tree element, it is disabled.

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The Discovery-Tree

The discovery-tree (left pane) has icons representing discovered network (SAN) elements such as

arrays, switches, hosts, logical drives and HBAs.

Figure 13: The EZPilot Discovery-Tree (Host View)

Discovery-Tree Icons

Discovery-tree icons represent the following:

The root of the discovery-tree in Storage View.

The root of the discovery-tree in Host View.

The root of the discovery-tree in Switch View.

The local host.

Other hosts connected to the fabric.

A green HBA icon with black descriptive text represents an HBA that is online.

An HBA icon with a red X represents an HBA that is offline or otherwise temporarily

inaccessible. Several situations could cause the HBA to be offline or inaccessible:

• The HBA on a local host is not connected to the SAN, but is still available for local

access.

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• The HBA on a local host is malfunctioning and is inaccessible to the local host as well as

to the SAN.

• The HBA on a local host is busy performing a local firmware download and is tempo-

rarily inaccessible to the local host as well as to the SAN.

• The HBA is being reset or its firmware is being updated.

A grey HBA icon represents an HBA that was removed from the fabric. It will remain in the dis-

covery-tree for thirty minutes after it is removed, unless you change the discovery properties.

(See “Modifying Discovery Properties” on page 17 for more information.) The HBA will disappear

from the discovery-tree when EZPilot Manager is exited and restarted.

The Switch icon represents connections to the switch.

The Target icon represents connections to individual targets.

The Logical Drive icon represents connections to individual logical drives.

The Storage icon represents connections to individual storage devices.

Property Windows and Property Pages

The property windows and pages display configuration, statistical and status information for selected

SAN elements. The set of available property windows and pages is context-sensitive, depending on the

type of element selected in the discovery-tree and the mode in which the utility is running.

Status Bar

The status bar is visible by default. Use the Status Bar item in the View menu to hide the status bar. If the

item is checked, the status bar is visible.

Discovering SAN Elements

Hosts, HBAs, switches, storage devices and logical drives are discovered automatically by a discovery

server when you launch EZPilot Manager. Discovered SAN elements are displayed in the discovery-

tree.

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