IBM Midrange System Storage Hardware Guide

IBM Midrange System Storage Hardware Guide

by Sangam Racherla, Bruce Allworth, Alessio Bagnaresi, Chris Bogdanowicz, Corne Lottering, Pablo Pedrazas, Frank Schubert, John Sexton, Alexander Watson
Released March 2010
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: 9780738434155

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Book description

This IBM® Redbooks® publication consolidates, in one document, detailed descriptions of the hardware configurations and options offered as part of the IBM Midrange System Storage™ servers, which include the IBM System Storage DS4000® and DS5000 families of products.

This edition covers updates and additional functions available with the IBM System Storage DS® Storage Manager Version 10.60 (firmware level 7.60). This book presents the concepts and functions used in planning and managing the storage servers, such as multipathing and path failover. The book offers a step-by-step guide to using the Storage Manager to create arrays, logical drives, and other basic (as well as advanced) management tasks.

This publication also contains practical information about diagnostics and troubleshooting, and includes practical examples of how to use scripts and the command-line interface.

This publication is intended for customers, IBM Business Partners, and IBM technical professionals who want to learn more about the capabilities and advanced functions of the DS4000 series of storage servers with Storage Manager Software V10.60. It also targets those who have a DS4000 and DS5000 storage subsystem and need detailed advice about how to configure it.

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  3. Preface
    1. The team who wrote this book
    2. Now you can become a published author, too!
    3. Comments welcome
    4. Stay connected to IBM Redbooks
  4. Summary of changes
    1. March 2010, Second Edition
  5. Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Midrange System Storage storage subsystems
    1. 1.1 Positioning the DS4000/DS5000 series
    2. 1.2 IBM Midrange System Storage storage server models
    3. 1.3 IBM Midrange System Storage expansion enclosure
    4. 1.4 IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager software
    5. 1.5 IBM Midrange System Storage hard disk drives
    6. 1.6 iSCSI basics
    7. 1.7 Fibre Channel direct/switch basics
  6. Chapter 2. New features
    1. 2.1 Full Disk Encryption capable disk drive modules (DDM)
    2. 2.2 Solid State Drive (SSD) module
    3. 2.3 600 GB FC disk drive module
    4. 2.4 1 TB SATA enhanced disk drive module
    5. 2.5 IBM System Storage DS5020 storage subsystem and EXP520
      1. 2.5.1 Highlights
    6. 2.6 EXP5060 expansion enclosure
    7. 2.7 iSCSI host interface
    8. 2.8 8 Gbps FC host interface
    9. 2.9 16 port host port upgrade for the DS5100
    10. 2.10 64 GB cache upgrade for the DS5100 and DS5300
    11. 2.11 Remote Support Manager Hardware Model RS2
    12. 2.12 Increased drive support for the DS5100 and DS5300
    13. 2.13 New Storage Manager Subsystem Management window (SMW) design
  7. Chapter 3. IBM System Storage DS4000 and DS5000 hardware
    1. 3.1 IBM System Storage DS4700 Express
      1. 3.1.1 DS4700 features
    2. 3.2 DS4700 model comparison
    3. 3.3 DS4000 series expansion enclosures
      1. 3.3.1 IBM Total Storage DS4000 EXP710 expansion enclosure
      2. 3.3.2 IBM System Storage EXP810 expansion enclosure
      3. 3.3.3 Intermixing EXP810 and EXP710
    4. 3.4 DS5100 and DS5300 storage subsystems
      1. 3.4.1 DS5100 and DS5300 controller architecture
      2. 3.4.2 DS5000 storage subsystem chassis design
      3. 3.4.3 DS5000 storage subsystem front view
      4. 3.4.4 Interconnect module and battery packs
      5. 3.4.5 DS5000 storage subsystem rear view
      6. 3.4.6 DS5000 storage subsystem LED indicator lights
      7. 3.4.7 DS5000 storage subsystem host-side connections
      8. 3.4.8 DS5000 storage subsystem drive-side connections
      9. 3.4.9 DS5100 and DS5300 storage subsystem drive-side cabling
      10. 3.4.10 DS5100 and DS5300 storage subsystem additional connections
    5. 3.5 DS5020 storage subsystem
      1. 3.5.1 DS5020 controller architecture
      2. 3.5.2 DS5020 components
      3. 3.5.3 DS5020 Storage Subsystem front view
      4. 3.5.4 DS5020 storage subsystem rear view
      5. 3.5.5 DS5020 storage subsystem LED indicator lights
      6. 3.5.6 DS5020 storage subsystem host-side connections
      7. 3.5.7 DS5020 storage subsystem drive-side connections
      8. 3.5.8 DS5020 storage subsystem drive-side cabling
      9. 3.5.9 DS5020 storage subsystem additional connections
    6. 3.6 DS5000 series product comparison
      1. 3.6.1 DS5020 product comparison
      2. 3.6.2 DS5300 product comparison
    7. 3.7 DS5000 series physical specifications
    8. 3.8 DS5000 supported operating systems
    9. 3.9 DS5000 storage subsystem disk enclosures
      1. 3.9.1 EXP5000 and EXP520 Storage Expansion Unit
  8. Chapter 4. IBM System Storage DS planning and configuration
    1. 4.1 Planning your DS storage structure
      1. 4.1.1 DS5000 arrays and RAID levels
      2. 4.1.2 Logical drives and controller ownership
      3. 4.1.3 Hot spare drive
      4. 4.1.4 Storage partitioning
      5. 4.1.5 Segment size
      6. 4.1.6 Cache parameters
      7. 4.1.7 Security planning: Full Disk Encryption
    2. 4.2 Planning for premium features
      1. 4.2.1 Disk Encryption or FDE
      2. 4.2.2 Storage partitioning
      3. 4.2.3 Drive slot limit
      4. 4.2.4 FlashCopy
      5. 4.2.5 VolumeCopy
      6. 4.2.6 Enhanced Remote Mirroring (ERM)
      7. 4.2.7 FC/SATA intermix
    3. 4.3 Planning your host attachment method
      1. 4.3.1 Fibre Channel: SAN or Direct Attach
      2. 4.3.2 Planning for iSCSI attachment
    4. 4.4 Host support and multipathing
      1. 4.4.1 Supported server platforms
      2. 4.4.2 Supported operating systems
      3. 4.4.3 Clustering support
      4. 4.4.4 Multipathing
      5. 4.4.5 Microsoft Windows MPIO
      6. 4.4.6 AIX MPIO
      7. 4.4.7 AIX Subsystem Device Driver Path Control Module (SDDPCM)
      8. 4.4.8 Linux: RHEL/SLES RDAC
      9. 4.4.9 Virtualization
      10. 4.4.10 Auto Logical Drive Transfer (ADT) feature
    5. 4.5 Operating system restrictions
      1. 4.5.1 Maximum file system size
      2. 4.5.2 Maximum number of LUNs per host
    6. 4.6 Storage Manager software
      1. 4.6.1 Storage subsystem management methods
      2. 4.6.2 Storage Manager client
      3. 4.6.3 Event Monitor service
      4. 4.6.4 Storage Manager utilities
    7. 4.7 Installing IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager
      1. 4.7.1 Installing Storage Manager in a Windows Server 2008 host
    8. 4.8 Preparing the DS5000 storage subsystem
      1. 4.8.1 Physical installation
      2. 4.8.2 Powering on the storage subsystem
      3. 4.8.3 Configuring IP addresses of the controllers
      4. 4.8.4 Using and configuring the DS Storage Manager client
      5. 4.8.5 Updating the controller microcode
    9. 4.9 Step-by-step configuration
      1. 4.9.1 Configuration planning
      2. 4.9.2 Enabling the premium features
      3. 4.9.3 Automatic configuration
      4. 4.9.4 Manual configuration
      5. 4.9.5 Configuring storage partitioning
      6. 4.9.6 Configuring mapped drives from Windows
      7. 4.9.7 Monitoring and alerting
      8. 4.9.8 Saving the configuration
    10. 4.10 Advanced functions
      1. 4.10.1 Expanding arrays
      2. 4.10.2 Defragment an array
      3. 4.10.3 Changing the RAID array level
      4. 4.10.4 Unconfiguring a storage subsystem and arrays
      5. 4.10.5 Performing advanced functions on logical drives (LUNs)
      6. 4.10.6 Cache parameters
      7. 4.10.7 Media scan
      8. 4.10.8 Failover alert delay
      9. 4.10.9 Persistent reservations
      10. 4.10.10 Automatic firmware synchronization
  9. Chapter 5. Disk Security with Full Disk Encryption drives
    1. 5.1 The need for encryption
      1. 5.1.1 Encryption method used
    2. 5.2 Disk Security components
      1. 5.2.1 DS5000 Disk Encryption Manager
      2. 5.2.2 Full Data Encryption (FDE) disks
      3. 5.2.3 Premium feature license
      4. 5.2.4 Keys
      5. 5.2.5 Security key identifier
      6. 5.2.6 Passwords
    3. 5.3 Setting up and enabling a secure disk
      1. 5.3.1 FDE and premium feature check
      2. 5.3.2 Secure key creation
      3. 5.3.3 Enable Disk Security on array
    4. 5.4 Additional secure disk functions
      1. 5.4.1 Changing the security key
      2. 5.4.2 Save security key file
      3. 5.4.3 Secure erase
      4. 5.4.4 FDE drive status
      5. 5.4.5 Hot spare drive
    5. 5.5 Migrating secure disk arrays
      1. 5.5.1 Planning checklist
      2. 5.5.2 Export the array
    6. 5.6 Import secure drive array
      1. 5.6.1 Unlock drives
      2. 5.6.2 Import array
  10. Chapter 6. IBM Remote Support Manager for Storage
    1. 6.1 IBM Remote Support Manager for Storage
      1. 6.1.1 Hardware and software requirements
      2. 6.1.2 DS-RSM Model RS2
      3. 6.1.3 Installation choices for RSM for Storage
      4. 6.1.4 How RSM for Storage works
      5. 6.1.5 Notification e-mail and events filtering
      6. 6.1.6 Remote access methods
      7. 6.1.7 RSM management interface
      8. 6.1.8 RSM security considerations
    2. 6.2 Installing and setting up RSM
      1. 6.2.1 Installing the host OS
      2. 6.2.2 Installing RSM
      3. 6.2.3 Setting up RSM
      4. 6.2.4 Configuring SNMP traps in Storage Manager
      5. 6.2.5 Activating RSM
      6. 6.2.6 Remote access security
      7. 6.2.7 Managing alerts
  11. Chapter 7. Advanced maintenance, troubleshooting, and diagnostics
    1. 7.1 Upgrades and maintenance
      1. 7.1.1 Displaying installed firmware versions
      2. 7.1.2 Obtaining updates
      3. 7.1.3 Planning for upgrades
      4. 7.1.4 Updating the DS5000 storage subsystem host software
      5. 7.1.5 Updating controller firmware
      6. 7.1.6 Controller Firmware Upgrade Tool
      7. 7.1.7 DbFix tool
      8. 7.1.8 Updating the ESM board firmware
      9. 7.1.9 Updating the hard disk drives’ firmware
      10. 7.1.10 Updating host bus adapter (HBA) firmware
    2. 7.2 Handling premium features
      1. 7.2.1 Listing premium features/feature enabler
      2. 7.2.2 Enabling a premium feature
      3. 7.2.3 Disabling a premium feature
    3. 7.3 Saving and loading the configuration
      1. 7.3.1 Storage subsystem profile
    4. 7.4 Migrating arrays between DS storage subsystems
      1. 7.4.1 Intermixing EXP810 and EXP5000 storage expansion enclosures
      2. 7.4.2 Intermixing EXP520 and EXP810 storage expansion enclosures
      3. 7.4.3 Migration prerequisites
      4. 7.4.4 Migrating an array
      5. 7.4.5 Importing an array
    5. 7.5 Performing an upgrade from a DS4700 or DS4800 storage subsystem to a DS5000 storage subsystem
      1. 7.5.1 Planning the upgrade
      2. 7.5.2 Preparing the new storage subsystem
      3. 7.5.3 Preparing the original storage subsystem
      4. 7.5.4 Upgrading the controller firmware
      5. 7.5.5 Switching from the original to the new storage subsystem
      6. 7.5.6 Preparing the new storage subsystem for use
    6. 7.6 Securing the DS5000 storage subsystem client using remote management
    7. 7.7 Preventative maintenance and data collection
      1. 7.7.1 Storage Manager Enterprise Management window (EMW)
      2. 7.7.2 Storage Manager Subsystem Management window (SMW)
      3. 7.7.3 Storage subsystem profile
      4. 7.7.4 Recovery Guru
      5. 7.7.5 Major Event Log
      6. 7.7.6 Collect All Support Data option
      7. 7.7.7 Media Scan
      8. 7.7.8 Pre-read redundancy check
    8. 7.8 Problem determination
      1. 7.8.1 Diagnosing drive-side problems
      2. 7.8.2 Diagnosing host-side problems
      3. 7.8.3 Storage Manager communication problems
    9. 7.9 Replacement and maintenance procedures
      1. 7.9.1 Managing disk failures
      2. 7.9.2 Managing disks with an impending drive failure error
      3. 7.9.3 Monitoring Solid State Drives (SSD)
      4. 7.9.4 Managing battery issues
    10. 7.10 Replacing adapters (HBA) and storage controllers
    11. 7.11 HBAs and operating system tools
      1. 7.11.1 Brocade HBA and Brocade Host Configuration Manager (HCM)
      2. 7.11.2 Emulex HBA tools
      3. 7.11.3 Qlogic HBAs and SANsurfer (Windows/Linux)
      4. 7.11.4 Windows Server 2008
      5. 7.11.5 Linux
      6. 7.11.6 AIX
  12. Chapter 8. Command-line interface and Script Editor
    1. 8.1 Command-line interface (CLI)
      1. 8.1.1 Using CLI commands
      2. 8.1.2 CLI parameters
      3. 8.1.3 Syntax requirements
      4. 8.1.4 Error reporting
      5. 8.1.5 Commands overview
      6. 8.1.6 CLI examples
    2. 8.2 Script Editor
      1. 8.2.1 Using the Script Editor
      2. 8.2.2 Embedding commands in batch files
  13. Appendix A. Overview of IBM System Storage DS5000 RAID types
    1. DS5000 arrays and RAID levels
    2. RAID levels
    3. RAID summary
    4. RAID reliability considerations
  14. Appendix B. Deploying iSCSI host interface controllers on the IBM System Storage DS5000 series
    1. iSCSI technology
    2. iSCSI configurations on the DS5000 series
    3. Security
    4. iSCSI performance considerations
  15. Appendix C. Solid State Drives on the IBM System Storage DS5000 series
    1. SSD technology
    2. Solid State Drives in tiered storage
    3. Solid State Drives on a DS5000 storage subsystem
    4. SSD performance on DS5000 storage subsystems
  16. Related publications
    1. IBM Redbooks
    2. Other publications
    3. Online resources
    4. How to get Redbooks
    5. Help from IBM
  17. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: IBM Midrange System Storage Hardware Guide
  • Author(s): Sangam Racherla, Bruce Allworth, Alessio Bagnaresi, Chris Bogdanowicz, Corne Lottering, Pablo Pedrazas, Frank Schubert, John Sexton, Alexander Watson
  • Release date: March 2010
  • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
  • ISBN: 9780738434155