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92 Configuring SAN Access

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 93Troubleshooting the SANThis section references event codes and error messages that may appear in the event trap

94 Troubleshooting the SAN• If you do not want to print all the pages of a lengthy event log, click, shift-click and/or control-click to select the li

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 9523 Fibre Channel interface reports a loop up24 Fibre Channel interface reports a loop down25 Appliance PCI bus

96 Troubleshooting the SAN65 Outlet air temperature or I/O processor temperature has entered alarm range66 Fan is operating in nominal range after ope

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 97Setting the Event Trap ThresholdThe Trap Threshold Level determines how many times an event can occur in a ten

98 Troubleshooting the SAN1 Select the Received Event Traps window, which is always running when an instance of the client is running. It may be minim

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 99Figure 20 ADIC SNC 3000 LED panelFigure 21 SNC 4000 LED panelFigure 22 SNC 5100 LED panel

100 Troubleshooting the SANFigure 23 SNC 6101 LED panelUsing IdentifyThe Identify command causes the RDY (ready) LED on the selected appliance to flas

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 101Figure 26 SNC 4000 Ready LEDFigure 27 ADIC 3000 Ready LED5 After you have identified the appliance, select Can

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 3DescriptionThis chapter describes AMC (the ADIC Management Console). AMC is a fully-featured management tool for

102 Troubleshooting the SAN4 When you are finished viewing the data, select OK.5 Environmental data ranges may vary from appliance type to appliance t

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 103• If you selected Cancel, above, and you want to adjust the interval when Health Checks are performed, repeat

104 Troubleshooting the SANChecking the Command Flow LogTwo kinds of events are recorded in the command flow log (CFL) file: sequence events and singl

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 105Figure 28 CFL outputThe output starts with the internal LUN number of the device for which information is bein

106 Troubleshooting the SAN

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 107GlossaryThis glossary consists of terms that can be used for components that you may have in your SAN. Aggrega

108 GlossaryEventA condition that matches a numbered, predefined set of circumstances. The AMC client can be configured to display events at specified

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 109LUN (Logical Unit Number)A unique identifier used on a SCSI bus to distinguish between devices that share the

110 GlossarySFM (Scalar Firewall Manager)A virtual LUN mapping scheme for Fibre Channel hosts, allowing an overall LUN total of 2048 devices to be vir

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 111IndexAADICcontacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2alternate initiator ID . . .

4 DescriptionAMC provides several levels of access permissions and the ability to customize views and portals. By keeping track of different client vi

112 Indexconfiguring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70rescanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69find .

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 113Ttermination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69trainingcontact ADIC . . . . . . . .

114 Index

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 5HeartbeatAMC monitors system components to ensure continuity of service. If an SNC or MCB is no longer available

6 DescriptionSNMPSNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) community strings are a part of the software agent’s messaging functionality that serve to

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8 Description

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 9Getting StartedThe AMC server communicates over Ethernet to its clients. To manage a SAN, install an instance of

10 Getting StartedHP-UXThe installation requirements for HP-UX are as follows.•HP-UXTM 11.0 or later• 80MB or greater system memory• 60MB free disk sp

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 111 Obtain the network parameters for the client, the server, as well as any other Scalar libraries in the SAN.•

Copyright © 2002-2005 ADICThe information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.This document contains proprietary informati

12 Getting StartedInstalling the Server on a UNIX SystemInstall the AMC server after you have completed the steps in Before Installing AMC on page 10.

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 13• Network name of your mail server, for example, MyMailServer.• Valid email account for the specified SMTP serv

14 Getting StartedProceed to Launching the AMC Client on page 15.Installing the AMC ClientThe AMC Client is used to manage your SAN.Before Installing

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 154 From the temporary folder, type: chmod 777 <filename>, e.g.chmod 777 MC043SOL.bin 5 If the temporary fo

16 Getting Started2 Select Client to launch the program.When the client launches, both the ADIC Management Console window and a Receive Event Traps wi

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 17Logging onThe Log On dialog box is displayed automatically when a new connection to the server has been establi

18 Getting StartedThe default master portal consists of all the devices discovered, according to the discovery configuration file. When the download i

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 19Select No if you have changed your mind. If you select No, you are returned to your view. 3 Select Yes if you h

20 Getting Started

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 21Frequently Asked QuestionsThis section provides a reference of commonly asked questions and their answers.What

ADIC Management ConsoleUser’s Guide iContents1 About This Guide and Your Product 1Explanation of Symbols and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 Frequently Asked QuestionsCan I configure email even if I skip that step during installation?Refer to Configuring Email on page 57.How do I interpr

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 23How do I create policies?For the SAN, refer to Configuring Policies on page 58. For i-platform libraries, use t

24 Frequently Asked Questions

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 25The SAN Management InterfaceThe AMC interface presents you with a number of menus and toolbar buttons.MenusAMC

26 The SAN Management InterfacePanelsThe AMC interface consists of three information panels: • The navigation panel presents you with a hierarchically

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 27• Scalar 1000 tape libraries contain three SNCs• Scalar 100 tape libraries contain one SNC• Scalar 24 tape libr

28 The SAN Management InterfaceFigure 1 on page 27 shows a navigation panel with several navigation elements expanded. Because the SNC 5100 with IP ad

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 29Target is the default mode for Fibre Channels. They are shown in blue. When channels are set to Target, you are

30 The SAN Management InterfaceFigure 4 AMC representation of the Scalar i2000Scalar i2000 The navigation panel string representing the Scalar i2000 p

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 31The Scalar i2000 library In Figure 4 consists of a physical library divided into two partitions. In the line be

ii ContentsLaunching the AMC Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32 The SAN Management InterfacePathlight VXThe navigation panel string representing the Pathlight VX is analogous to the string for the Scalar i2000.

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 33• Managing the SAN Appliance on page 61• Managing the Fibre Channel on page 69• Managing the SCSI Channel on pa

34 The SAN Management InterfaceWhen a SCSI channel is selected, the lower part of the data panel display presents the following information:When a Fib

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 35When a device is selected, the lower part of the data panel display presents the following information:Status/M

36 The SAN Management InterfaceIn the leftmost corner of the Status/Message Area, the up time for the selected SNC is displayed. Up Time indicates how

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 37FindRefer to Working With Views on page 51.

38 The SAN Management Interface

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 39Managing User AccountsAMC will enable you to create user accounts with the correct privilege levels for each us

40 Managing User Accounts• Power user• Basic userThe basic user has the most limited set of user capabilities, including access and view only of assig

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 41Creating, Modifying and Deleting User AccountsAll users who are not SAN administrators must be assigned privile

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide iii6 Managing User Accounts 39Changing the Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42 Managing User AccountsModifying a User AccountSAN administrators and portal administrators use this procedure to modify another user’s privileges.

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 43Working with PortalsThis section contains procedures for administering portals. Portals are physical collection

44 Working with PortalsNew portals appear as subportals in the parent portal list. Modifying a Portal1 Log on as SAN administrator or portal administr

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 45Deleting a PortalA portal can be deleted without loss to stored data. Deleting the only portal for a user will

46 Working with Portals

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 47Working with Categories and ViewsSAN components can be organized into logical groupings to facilitate SAN manag

48 Working with Categories and Views4 Select Yes if you want to proceed. Otherwise, select No.The navigation panel refreshes to include lines for the

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 493 Right-click the category. Select Delete. 4 Or, having selected the category in the navigation panel, select t

50 Working with Categories and ViewsIn the example, the appliance at IP address 172.16.76.154 is selected.3 Drag and drop it into the correct category

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 514 Continue until all items that you want to move have been moved. 5 Save the categories as a view. Refer to Sav

iv Contents10 Configuring Channels and Devices 67Managing the SCSI Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

52 Working with Categories and ViewsOpening Saved Views1 Select the View menu, then select Open.The Open View procedure can also be initiated by selec

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 53Figure 8 New view at default master portal levelBecause the view was created directly under the master portal,

54 Working with Categories and ViewsSaving ViewsCreating views, which are logical organizations of SAN components, allows you to work more efficiently

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 55Type the search string into the dialog box. Select OK. The navigation panel refreshes to show the line containi

56 Working with Categories and Views

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 57Performing Administrative TasksThis chapter describes procedures for a variety of administrative tasks. Some ar

58 Performing Administrative TasksConfiguring PoliciesThe policy engine is an expert system that allows AMC to alert persons specified by the administ

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 59Discovering the SANThis section contains procedures for establishing and modifying the elements of the SAN.1 Lo

60 Performing Administrative Tasks• SNMP Timeout values are entered in milliseconds. They limit the time allotted to wait for a response from each IP

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 61Two configurable strings are defined:• Read allows AMC to get information from appliances with matching Read co

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide vMonitoring Received Event Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

62 Performing Administrative TasksFigure 11 Right-click from the navigation panel representation of applianceRefreshing DataRefreshing the appliance d

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 63After a few seconds the message Successfully received configuration from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx appears in the Status/

64 Performing Administrative Tasks4 Select Load to continue with the load.Updating FirmwareThe Update Firmware command can only be used on appliances.

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 65Select No to cancel the restart.Restarting...Please Wait appears in the Status/Message Area.Getting Information

66 Performing Administrative Tasks

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 67Configuring Channels and DevicesIn the course of managing your SAN, you will want to rescan or reset channels,

68 Configuring Channels and Devices1 Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel.2 Right-click the appropriate SCSI channel gr

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 69Channel ModeChannel Mode identifies the channel as either an initiator or a target. When a SCSI channel is chan

70 Configuring Channels and DevicesResetting the Fibre ChannelUsing the Reset command cancels all pending commands, resets the channel, and performs a

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 71Understanding Port Mode OptionsThe Fibre Channel ports support Private and Public Fibre Channel attachments. Th

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72 Configuring Channels and DevicesHost TypeHost Type has many possible values: AIX, AS400, Gateway, HP-UX, Linux, NT (includes Windows 2000, XP, and

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 73If I/O to the device cannot be stopped, or if you change your mind, select No to cancel the firmware upload.Aft

74 Configuring Channels and DevicesPre-Assigning Device NumbersThe New Device command is used to assign a LUN to a device that is currently not presen

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 75Configuring SAN AccessIn addition to providing security via user privilege assignments, AMC allows you to confi

76 Configuring SAN AccessData Mover ModuleThe data mover module allows you to use server-free tape backup applications that support SNIA extended SCSI

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 77Installing HRSThe Host Registration Service (HRS) presents host information that SNCs and MCBs use to manage ho

78 Configuring SAN Accessand press Enter.If a previous version of HRS is found, a message similar to the following displays:<219 ? 0:00 hrs&g

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 79Installing the Host Registration Service for HP-UXInstall this software on a host computer running the HP-UX op

80 Configuring SAN AccessThe software installs.8 Reboot.9 Optionally, change the re-registration period, by typinghrs -i[interval in minutes] -D &

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 81Installing SFMInstallation of SFM into a system with a developed SAN is different than installation of SFM into

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 1About This Guide and Your ProductThis guide contains information and instructions necessary for the normal opera

82 Configuring SAN AccessFigure 12 Scalar Firewall Manager access settings dialog boxFigure 12 shows labeled components of the Scalar® Firewall Manag

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 83• To select or deselect access to all LUNs for a host, find the host’s name in the list of hosts in the upper l

84 Configuring SAN Access• Select the correct Host Type, which is the operating system or appliance type, from the Host Type drop-down list. •The Host

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 85Installing eVPSInstallation of eVPS into a system with a developed SAN is different than installation of eVPS i

86 Configuring SAN Access• From the appliance’s perspective• From the host’s perspectiveAssigning LUNs to host(s) using the appliance perspective1 Mak

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 87Figure 15 Assigned LUNs 1-9 in the navigation panelIn Figure 14 on page 86, registered hosts are shown in the c

88 Configuring SAN AccessFigure 16 Host LUN mappingThe host LUN mapping in Figure 16 is for the host named “Asahi.” Compare the mapping displayed in

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 89Deleting eVPS HostsHosts can be removed from the SAN after initial SFM configuration.1 If the host is not offli

90 Configuring SAN AccessFigure 18 eVPS Do Not Show All LUNs commandUsing VPMVPM (Virtual Private Map) allows a SCSI attached host to map Fibre Channe

ADIC Management Console User’s Guide 91Making VPM assignments1 Right-click the SCSI channel that has been set to Target.2 Select Virtual Private Map.T