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NetApp® SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage 3.2 Installation Guide
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Contents .....................................................................................................................................................iii Preface.........................................................................................................................................................1 About This Guide .............................................................................................................................................1 Audience....................................................................................................................................................1 Document Conventions .............................................................................................................................1 Documentation and Release Notes ...................................................................................................................2 How to Send Your Comments ..........................................................................................................................2 Chapter 1 - Overview of SteelStore........................................................................................................... 3 About the SteelStore Appliance........................................................................................................................3 Benefits......................................................................................................................................................4 New Features in Version 3.2.............................................................................................................................5 Chapter 2 - SteelStore Appliance xx30 Specifications............................................................................ 7 SteelStore Appliance xx30 Models...................................................................................................................7 About SteelStore Expansion Shelves ........................................................................................................8 SteelStore Appliance and Expansion Shelf Combinations........................................................................8 SteelStore Appliance Components ...................................................................................................................8 Chassis ............................................................................................................................................................10 PCI Express Slots ....................................................................................................................................10 Initial Configuration .......................................................................................................................................11 Network Interface Cards..........................................................................................................................11 Upgrade with Shelf Configuration ..........................................................................................................11 Memory Slots ..........................................................................................................................................12 ATX Server LEDs....................................................................................................................................12 Operator’s (Ops) Panel ...................................................................................................................................12 Back Panel ......................................................................................................................................................13 Power Supply Unit..........................................................................................................................................13 Cooling Fans...................................................................................................................................................15 Drive Carrier Module .....................................................................................................................................15 Drive Status Indicator .....................................................................................................................................16 Anti-Tamper Locks.........................................................................................................................................16 Dummy Drive Carrier Modules......................................................................................................................16
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Blanking Plates ...............................................................................................................................................17 Specifications..................................................................................................................................................17 Dimensions ..............................................................................................................................................17 Weight......................................................................................................................................................18 Ambient Temperature and Humidity.......................................................................................................18 Environment ............................................................................................................................................18 AC Power Module (2 x 850W PSU) .......................................................................................................19 Cooling Fan .............................................................................................................................................19 Drive Carrier Module Specification ...............................................................................................................19 Drive Carrier Modules.............................................................................................................................20 Drives ......................................................................................................................................................20 Motherboard ............................................................................................................................................20 Status Lights and Ports ...................................................................................................................................21 Upgrade Kits...................................................................................................................................................23 Chapter 3 - Replacing Memory Modules and PCIe Cards..................................................................... 25 Replacing Memory Modules ..........................................................................................................................25 Replacing PCIe Cards.....................................................................................................................................26 PCIe Assignment .....................................................................................................................................26 Chapter 4 - Managing SteelStore Appliance Licenses.......................................................................... 29 SteelStore Appliance v3.2 Licensing Scheme ................................................................................................29 NetApp Licensing Method .............................................................................................................................31 Chapter 5 - Installing and Configuring the SteelStore Appliance ........................................................ 33 Choosing a Network Deployment ..................................................................................................................33 Checking Your Inventory................................................................................................................................33 Preparing Your Site for Installation ................................................................................................................34 Completing the Configuration Checklist .......................................................................................................35 SteelStore Appliance Ports ......................................................................................................................35 Connecting the Expansion Shelves to the SteelStore Appliance....................................................................36 Connecting the Battery Backup Unit..............................................................................................................36 Connecting the SteelStore Appliance to Your Network .................................................................................37 Powering on the SteelStore Appliance ...........................................................................................................38 SteelStore Appliance xx30 Models .........................................................................................................38 Powering off the SteelStore Appliance....................................................................................................39 Activating or Deactivating Drive Anti-Tamper Locks ............................................................................40 Connecting to the SteelStore Appliance CLI..................................................................................................40 Running the SteelStore Appliance CLI Wizard..............................................................................................41 Connecting to the Management Console........................................................................................................43
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Next Steps.......................................................................................................................................................44 Chapter 6 - Installing and Configuring Virtual SteelStore..................................................................... 45 Virtual SteelStore Model ................................................................................................................................45 Virtual SteelStore Requirements.....................................................................................................................45 Virtual SteelStore Disk Size Requirements in Gigabytes (GB)......................................................................46 Virtual SteelStore Deployment Guidelines.....................................................................................................46 Installing Virtual SteelStore............................................................................................................................47 Adding a Datastore Disk to the Virtual Machine ....................................................................................55 Logging In to Virtual SteelStore.....................................................................................................................59 Next Steps.......................................................................................................................................................60 Chapter 7 - Using RDM Volumes in Virtual SteelStore .......................................................................... 61 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................61 Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................61 Configuring VMware Storage ........................................................................................................................62 Creating Raw Device Mapping (RDM) ..................................................................................................64 Chapter 8 - Deploying a SteelStore Amazon Machine Image ............................................................... 69 SteelStore AMI User Scenarios ......................................................................................................................70 About the SteelStore AMI ..............................................................................................................................70 Creating an admin Password ..........................................................................................................................77 Stopping the SteelStore Appliance ..........................................................................................................77 Starting the SteelStore Appliance............................................................................................................77 Deprovisioning the SteelStore Appliance................................................................................................77 Index .......................................................................................................................................................... 79
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Preface
Welcome to the NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage Installation Guide. Read this preface for an overview of the information provided in this guide and the documentation conventions used throughout, hardware and software dependencies, and contact information. This preface includes the following sections:
“About This Guide” on page 1
“Documentation and Release Notes” on page 2
“How to Send Your Comments” on page 2
About This Guide The NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage Installation Guide describes how to configure and manage the SteelStore cloud storage appliance (SteelStore) using the SteelStore Management Console (Management Console). This guide assumes that you are familiar with using the SteelStore command-line interface as described in the NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage Command-Line Interface Reference Manual. NetApp has acquired the SteelStore product line. Any references to Riverbed Technology in the attached are in error and should be assumed to be NetApp. For more information, see www.netapp.com.
Audience This guide is written for storage and backup administrators familiar with SAN (storage area network), NAS (networkattached storage), and cloud storage.
Document Conventions This guide uses the following standard set of typographical conventions. Convention
Meaning
italics
Within text, new terms and emphasized words appear in italic typeface.
boldface
Within text, CLI commands, CLI parameters, and REST API properties appear in bold typeface.
Courier
Code examples appear in Courier font: amnesiac > enable amnesiac # configure terminal
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Convention
Meaning
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Values that you specify appear in angle brackets: interface
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Documentation and Release Notes To obtain the most current version of all NetApp documentation, go to the NetApp Support site at https://mysupport.netapp.com. If you need more information, see the NetApp Knowledge Base for any known issues, how-to documents, system requirements, and common error messages. You can browse titles or search for keywords and strings. For more information, see the NetApp Support site at https://mysupport.netapp.com. Each software release includes release notes. The release notes identify new features in the software as well as known and fixed problems. To obtain the most current version of the release notes, go to the Software and Documentation section of the NetApp Support site at https://mysupport.netapp.com. Examine the release notes before you begin the installation and configuration process.
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CHAPTER 1
Overview of SteelStore
This chapter provides an overview of the SteelStore that is both a physical appliance and a virtual machine created solely of software. This chapter includes the following sections:
“About the SteelStore Appliance” on page 3
“New Features in Version 3.2” on page 5
About the SteelStore Appliance The SteelStore is a disk-to-disk data storage optimization system with unique cloud storage integration. There are two types of SteelStore deployments:
Physical Hardware Appliance - The SteelStore is available in the following hardware appliance model: WWA3030.
SteelStore-v - A virtual machine hosted package that is an evaluation version that lasts for 90 days, which you can use to optimize your storage backups. You can use VMware ESX or ESXi server to create the virtual machine (VM) and install the SteelStore-v software on the VM. SteelStore-v is available in the following model: WWV110.
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About the SteelStore Appliance
Figure 1-1 displays an overview of the physical SteelStore deployment. Figure 1-1. Physical SteelStore Appliance Deployment
In Figure 1-1, the application servers, email servers, and file servers connect to the backup server. SteelStore easily integrates into your backup infrastructure. You can use your existing backup software, such as NetBackup, Backup Exec, or Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM). Add the SteelStore as a target for your existing infrastructure. The backup server connects to the SteelStore using CIFS or NFS protocols. When you backup to the SteelStore, it performs inline deduplication of the backup data and replicates data into the cloud. The SteelStore uses the local disk to store enough data for recovery of recent information. Such a mechanism provides LAN speed performance for the most likely restores. The SteelStore then writes the backup data to your cloud storage, such as Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), Microsoft Azure, or AT&T Synaptic Storage as a Service. The SteelStore also optimizes restores from the cloud because it moves only deduplicated data over the WAN. The SteelStore is optimized to work with backup application servers in the following areas:
I/O patterns and I/O methods
Use of CIFS and NFS read and write transactions
Data formats for deduplication encoding
Writing to, and reading from, the cloud
All recovery modes
Benefits The SteelStore provides the following benefits:
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Ease of use - You manage the SteelStore with the SteelStore Management Console that you can access directly from the appliance.
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Interoperability - The SteelStore easily integrates into your existing backup infrastructure. It acts as a disk target at the front end and can write directly to cloud storage. You do not need to change your existing backup products to deploy the SteelStore.
WAN Optimization - Using the NetApp compression and deduplication technologies, WAN optimization provides performance gains when replicating data to the cloud.
Security - The SteelStore provides robust security. It encrypts data from the backup server using 256-AES encryption. It protects data both at rest and in transit.
Stateless appliance - The appliance can rebuild recent backups locally, all of which can be retrieved from the cloud.
Scalability: Even large enterprises can achieve off-site data protection for all their data with just a few appliances.
Cost-effective - The SteelStore enables you to outsource your storage infrastructure to the cloud and use a “pay as you use” model to reduce costs. It reduces cloud storage requirements, thereby reducing the total cost of cloud storage.
Reliability - By backing up data directly to the cloud, the SteelStore eliminates the need for tape storage, which is less reliable than cloud storage.
Disaster recovery - The SteelStore is also available as a virtual machine. You can use the SteelStore-v during disaster recovery if the hardware appliance fails.
New Features in Version 3.2 The following new features are available in SteelStore v3.2:
SteelStore Azure - This feature is an open and flexible cloud platform that enables you to quickly build, deploy and manage applications across a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers. You can build applications using any language, tool or framework.
New cloud selections - This release supports Cloudian Cloud Storage, Telefonica Cloud Storage, Cleversafe Cloud Storage, and Swisscom Dynamic Storage options available from the Provider drop-down list on the Cloud Settings page.
Share unpinning - This feature prevents data belonging to a share from being evicted so that the data is always available locally, without the need to restore it from the cloud.
Per share utilization report - This report sends emails that contain information such as the hostname, model number, serial number, version, date, uptime, and evicted percentage that are being used for the share utilization.
Auto-notification for upgrades - This feature supports the new version of firmware that displays an alarm when a firmware upgrade is needed and a notification email is sent to the administrator.
NFSv4 - This release supports NFSv4 that addresses problems associated with statelessness of NFSv3 and can be used for backward compatibility.
Archival support for SteelStore-v - This feature enables archival support on virtual SteelStore.
Five shelf support - This release provides five shelf support for SteelStore v3.2 that enables to increase a local disk cache capacity.
SteelStore Amazon EC2 - This feature allows organizations to recover data stored within Amazon S3 or Glacier and quickly return to operations within the cloud. This provides increased flexibility for recovering critical business data without the limitation of moving large amounts of data across the Internet or delays caused by sourcing equipment should a disaster occur.
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SteelStore Appliance xx30 Specifications
This chapter provides an overview of the SteelStore model WWA-3030 available in v3.2. This chapter includes the following sections:
“SteelStore Appliance xx30 Models” on page 7
“SteelStore Appliance Components” on page 8
“Chassis” on page 10
“Initial Configuration” on page 11
“Operator’s (Ops) Panel” on page 12
“Back Panel” on page 13
“Power Supply Unit” on page 13
“Cooling Fans” on page 15
“Drive Carrier Module” on page 15
“Drive Status Indicator” on page 16
“Anti-Tamper Locks” on page 16
“Dummy Drive Carrier Modules” on page 16
“Blanking Plates” on page 17
“Drive Carrier Module Specification” on page 19
“Status Lights and Ports” on page 21
SteelStore Appliance xx30 Models The SteelStore xx30 models are as follows. SteelStore Appliance Model
Maximum Expansion Shelves Supported
SteelStore Expansion Shelf Model Supported
WWA-3030
5
WWS-1002
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About SteelStore Expansion Shelves
You can hot-swap the hard drives on a SteelStore Expansion Shelf.
The system uses RAID6, so you can have at most two drive failures.
You must add the drive to the RAID using the Management Console or the command-line interface. The drives are not added to the RAID array automatically.
The two power supplies on a SteelStore Expansion Shelf are field replaceable units (FRUs).
The power supplies have fans on them that are an important part of the chassis cooling. The fan can still run even if the PSU itself fails.
Even if the PSU fails, do not remove it from the chassis until a replacement is immediately available. Replace the PSU in one or two days if it fails, or shut down the unit.
SteelStore Appliance and Expansion Shelf Combinations The following table lists the possible SteelStore and shelf combinations. SteelStore Appliance
SteelStore Expansion Shelf
Memory
Local Disk Cache Capacity
Max. Cloud Capacity
WWA-3030
0
96 GB
32 TB
160 TB
WWA-3030
2 x WWS1002
192 GB
96 TB
480 TB
WWA-3030
3 x WWS1002
192 GB
128 TB
640 TB
SteelStore Appliance Components The SteelStore hardware appliance is a 2U-sized disk drive enclosure, housing up to 12 low profile (1 inch high), 3.5inch form factor drives of the types 3.0/6.0 GB/s SAS (7200 rpm). Each individual disk drive can be hot plugged and is field replaceable. SteelStores are supplied and delivered with all components and plug-in modules installed.
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SteelStore Appliance xx30 Specifications
The following figure illustrates the back view of the SteelStore with the lid removed. This graphic displays the areas accessible to service personnel only. Figure 2-1. SteelStore Appliance Back View
The SteelStore xx30 model is an enclosure subsystem together with a set of plug-in modules that contain the following parts:
A chassis that contains the following components: –
A backplane PCB
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An Enclosure Management Card (EM Card)
–
An Operator’s (Ops) panel
–
A back panel that contains an Enclosure ID LED
–
A power supply mounting cage containing two 850W, 100-240V AC auto-ranging, plug-in power supply units
An ATX server subsystem
A cooling cage, containing 10 high-speed single rotor axial fans that can be individually plugged
Up to 12 drive carrier modules with 3.5” drives installed
A rack mounting rail kit for mounting the enclosure in a 19” rack
The high-speed serial architecture of the SteelStore appliance provides three four-lane connections from the EM Card to the HBA.
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Chassis
Chassis The chassis consists of a sheet metal enclosure assembly containing an integrated backplane PCB, enclosure management card, and drive carrier runner system. A bezel is attached to the front. The chassis is fitted with 19-inch rack mounting features that enable it to be fitted to standard 19-inch racks and uses 2U (3.5”) of rack space. The backplane PCB provides 12 direct dock SAS connectors to the drives and acts as the connectivity hub of the enclosure, connecting to the EM Card. The 10 cooling fans are connected to the system through the EM Card. A bay is the space required to house a single 1.0" high 3.5-inch disk drive in its carrier module. There are 12 drive bays at the front of the enclosure. Each drive bay accommodates a plug-in drive carrier module that houses low profile (1-inch) high 3.5-inch form factor drives. At the back of the appliance, the chassis assembly contains two Power Supply Units (PSUs) and the ATX server subsystem. The top cover on the enclosure provides access to the cooling fans and the ATX server subsystem. To replace the cover, secure it by turning the lock mechanism to the locked position with a screwdriver. Figure 2-2. Lid Set to the Locked Position
PCI Express Slots This section describes the PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) slots on the motherboard. The slots are numbered 1 to 7, with slot 1 on the right end and slot 7 on the left as you face the back of the appliance. The following table displays the slot number and its corresponding PCIe card. Slot Number
PCIe Card
1
LSI 9280-8e (optional)
2
LSI 9260-4i
3
4-port copper GigE (standard) or 10 G fiber SR/LR Ethernet card (optional)
4
Empty
5
Empty
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Slot Number
PCIe Card
6
Battery backup unit for 9260-4i card
7
Battery backup unit for 9280-8e card (optional)
The following illustration displays the PCI slot numbers as seen from the back of the appliance. Figure 2-3. PCI Slots
Initial Configuration SteelStores ship with a single 4-port copper GigE or a 10G fiber Ethernet card, an LSI 4i 9260 hardware RAID card, and a battery backup unit (BBU) attached to the card. The following table displays the initial configuration. Slot Number
PCIe Card
1
Empty
2
LSI 9260-4i
3
2 port 10G fiber SR/LR Ethernet card. 4 port Copper GigE or 10G fiber SR/LR Ethernet card
4
Empty
5
Empty
6
Battery Backup Unit (BBU) for 9260-4i card
7
Empty
Slot 1 is empty. You cannot move the card to different slots. If the card is not in the correct slot, the software does not perform the disk naming correctly and might fail to start.
Network Interface Cards SteelStores ship with one 4-port GigE copper Network Interface Card (NIC) and an optional 2-port 10GigE card available. The card must use PCIe slot 3. The system does not support multiple NICs.
Upgrade with Shelf Configuration If you upgrade the system with an enclosure unit, you must add the LSI 9280-8e PCIe card and an additional BBU. Insert the 8e card into slot 1 and not in any other slot. Insert the BBU in slot 7 and not in any other slot. There are both performance and thermal implications if you do not follow these requirements.
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Operator’s (Ops) Panel
Memory Slots The SteelStore contains 12 DIMM slots, organized as six channels (three channels per CPU) of one or two DIMMS. Each DIMM slot accepts a NetApp-tested and -approved registered DDR3 DIMM with ECC. Always use RAM provided by NetApp. It is tested for performance, reliability, and correct operation. Foreign DIMMs can cause unexpected hardware issues and result in critical data loss. Contact NetApp Support at https://mysupport.netapp.com to order replacement memory modules or SteelStore upgrades.
ATX Server LEDs The ATX Server I/O panel contains diagnostic LEDs to help you identify failed and failing components and to help you identify your server from among several servers. For details on the LEDs, see “Status Lights and Ports” on page 21.
Operator’s (Ops) Panel The enclosure front panel contains an Operator’s (Ops) Panel. Figure 2-4. The Ops Panel
The Ops Panel is an integral part of the enclosure chassis assembly and is not field replaceable. The Ops Panel has a USB socket, three LEDs, and three buttons, with the following functions:
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LED –
Green: The enclosure is powered on.
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Amber: The enclosure has detected a fault.
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Blue: Enclosure identification LED.
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Buttons –
On/off - Powers the system on or off (if held down for at least four seconds). However, the system should be shut down.
–
System reset - Reboots the hardware and firmware. Use the tip of a ballpoint pen or a similar instrument to press the recessed button.
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ID LED - Toggles the blue enclosure identification LED.
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USB port - This port is for service personnel only.
The following table summarizes the SteelStore system LEDs. LED
Status
Power Active
The system has full power and is running (constant green). System is off or is in stand-by mode (constant amber).
Unit Fault
There is a fault with the enclosure (constant amber).
ID LED
The system is activated through the ID LED switch or the enclosure firmware (blue).
The following table summarizes the SteelStore system operation panel switches. Switch
Definition
On/Off
Powers the enclosure on if it is currently off. Powers the enclosure off if it is currently on (hold the switch down for at least four seconds).
System Reset
Resets the enclosure hardware and firmware. The button is recessed and must be activated with a ball-point pen or a similar instrument.
ID LED
Toggles the state of the blue ID LED on the operators panel and the back of the enclosure.
The operator’s panel is part of the hardware enclosure; you cannot replace it.
Back Panel The enclosure assembly includes an integral back panel, incorporating an enclosure ID LED (blue). Use the button on the Ops Panel or use the system software to activate this LED. You can use this LED to identify the server from among other units. The back panel is an integral part of the enclosure chassis assembly and is not field replaceable.
Power Supply Unit The SteelStore contains two commercial dual-redundant power supply units that provide AC/DC power.
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Power Supply Unit
The back of the appliance contains a power supply mounting cage. The cage has two individual 850W AC power supply units (PSUs) that can be hot plugged. Each PSU has its own IEC inlet connector and failure indicator. Figure 2-5. Power Supply Unit
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PSU voltage operating ranges are nominally 100V to 240V AC, selected automatically. The SteelStore appliance includes two PSUs fitted in the power supply mounting cage, providing dual power sources for the system so that if one PSU fails, the other maintains the power supply and enclosure operation is not affected while the faulty unit is replaced. PSU replacement should only take a few minutes to perform but must be completed within 10 minutes of removing the failed PSU (preferably fewer). Operation of the appliance with any modules missing disrupts the airflow and the system does not receive sufficient cooling. It is essential that all apertures are filled before operating the unit.
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Cooling Fans The cooling fans are high-speed, single-rotor axial fans. Ten fans are housed in a cooling cage, located centrally within the enclosure, between the drive bays and the motherboard. This allows maximum airflow through the system and reduces noise. Figure 2-6. Cooling Fan Module
Airflow is from front to back, with cooling air drawn across the drives, through the fans, and pressurizing the rear of the enclosure. The pressurized rear allows the PSU to draw the air that it requires, and perforations at the rear of the chassis allow cooling airflow over the processor heat sinks, memory, motherboard, and PCIe cards. Back pressure created by rack doors and obstacles must not exceed 5 Pascals (0.5mm water gauge). The cooling system provides sufficient airflow to make sure that drive maximum temperatures are not exceeded when the enclosure is at 35°C ambient (sea level) and one fan has failed. The cooling cage contains 10 individual high-speed, single-rotor axial fans, individually connected to and interfacing with the enclosure management card. This interface provides power and speed control to the fans and returns tachometer output from each fan.
Drive Carrier Module SteelStores are supplied and delivered with drive carrier modules preinstalled. The drive carrier module contains a hard disk mounted in a carrier. Each drive bay houses a single low-profile (1-inch high), 3.5–inch form factor disk drive in its carrier. The carrier has mounting locations for SAS drives. Each drive carrier module is a SAS drive contained within a sheet-steel carrier, which provides excellent thermal conduction, radio frequency and electromagnetic induction protection, and physical protection for the associated disk drive. Never separate a disk drive from its carrier. Every drive carrier module is tested and validated as a single unit. Each SteelStore drive bay can house a single drive carrier module. The front cap features an ergonomic handle that provides the following functions:
Inserting the carrier into drive bays and removing the carrier from drive bays
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Drive Status Indicator
Positive spring loading of the drive/backplane connector
Figure 2-7. Drive Carrier Module
Drive Status Indicator Disk drive status is monitored by green and amber LEDs mounted on the front of each drive carrier module.
Anti-Tamper Locks Anti-tamper locks are fitted in the drive carrier handles and are accessed through the small cutout in the latch section of the handle. These are provided to disable the normal “pinch” latch action of the carrier handle. Figure 2-8. Anti-Tamper Locks
Dummy Drive Carrier Modules Dummy drive carrier modules are provided for fitting in all unused drive bays. They are designed as integral drive module front caps with handles and must be fitted to all unused drive bays to maintain a balanced airflow.
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Caution: Operation of the enclosure with any modules missing disrupts the airflow and the drives do not receive sufficient cooling.
Blanking Plates Blanking plates must be fitted in any vacant PSU bay or PCIe card slots at the rear of the enclosure to maintain airflow and allow correct operation.
Specifications The following sections provide the specifications for the SteelStores.
Dimensions The following table lists the dimensions of the SteelStore rack. Rack Enclosure
Inches
Millimeters
Height
3.46
87.9
Width across mounting flange
19.01
483
Width across body of enclosure
17.68
449
Depth from rack posts to rear of PCI bulkhead
26.82
681.3
Depth from rack posts to maximum extremity of enclosure
27.83
707
Depth from flange to furthest extremity at front of operations covers
1.18
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Weight Weight
Kilograms
Pounds
Maximum configuration
32
71
Enclosure without drives installed
17.5
39
Ambient Temperature and Humidity Temperature Range
Relative Humidity
Maximum Wet Bulb
Operational
5°C to 35°C
20% to 80% noncondensing
23°C
Non-Operational
1°C to +50°C
8% to 80% noncondensing
27°C
Storage
1°C to +60°C
5% to 80% noncondensing
29°C
Shipping
-40°C to +60°C
5% to 100% nonprecipitating
29°C
Environment Parameter
Specification
Airflow
System must be operated with low pressure rear exhaust installation. Back pressure created by rack doors and obstacles must not exceed 5 pascals (0.5mm Water gauge)
Altitude, Operational
0 to 2133 m (0 to 7,000ft)
Altitude, Non-Operational
-305 to 12,192m (-1000 to 40,000ft)
Shock, Operational
Vertical axis 5g peak 1/2 sine, 10ms
Shock, Non-Operational
20g 10ms 1/2 sine (test with drives)
30g 10ms 1/2 sine (test without drives) Vibration, Operational
0.2grms 5-500 Hz random
Vibration, Non-Operational
0.8grms 2-200 Hz random (test with drives)
1.04grms 2-200 Hz random (test without drives) Vibration, Relocation
0.15g 2-200 Hz sine (test with drives)
0.3g 2-200 Hz sine (test without drives) Acoustics
Orientation and Mounting
Operating sound pressure at 20°C with all fans running at 46%: less than 58 dB LpA average measured at the bystander positions (the four bystander positions are 1m horizontal and 1.5m off the floor positioned front, back, left, and right. The unit under test is measured on the floor). 19" rack mount (2EIA Units) Rack rails to fit 800mm depth racks compliant with IEC 297 Back pressure not to exceed 5 Pascals (0.5mm water gauge)
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AC Power Module (2 x 850W PSU) Parameter
Specification
Voltage Range
100 - 240 VAC rated
Voltage Range Selection
Full range PSU
Frequency
50/60 Hz
Input Current
12 A
Power Factor Correction
95% at 110V full load
Harmonics
Meets EN61000-3-2
Output
+5 V aux: 4A, +12 V: 70A max
Output Rails
6
Dimensions
84 mm H x 107 mm W x 371 mm D (3.3 in x 4.21 in x 1.46 in)
Cooling Fan Parameter
Specification
Number
10
Type
Single Rotor High Speed Axial
Speed Control
PWM Speed control in five banks of two
Connection
Connector to enclosure management card, which can be hot-plugged.
Tacho Outputs
Individual tacho outputs for each fan
Power
Operated from fused 12V from supply rail, which can be reset.
Drive Carrier Module Specification Drive carriers are provided as a single unit. Caution: Operating the SteelStore with unapproved drives might invalidate the warranty.
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Drive Carrier Module Specification
Drive Carrier Modules Parameter
Specification
Module Dimensions
26.6 mm H x 106.5 mm W x 220.2 mm D
Weight
0.8 kg (1.0” 300 GB drive)
Operating Temperature
5° C to 35° C
Power Dissipation
18 Watts maximum
Drives Drives must be UL (Underwriters Laboratories) approved. Parameter
Specification
Data Drives
3.5” SAS (up to 15000 rpm) or SATA (up to 7200 rpm)
Boot Drive Option
One or two 2.5” SAS (up to 15000 rpm) or SATA (up to 7200 rpm)
Motherboard Standard ATX form factor with integral I/O panel
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SteelStore Appliance xx30 Specifications
Status Lights and Ports The following figure illustrates the status lights in the SteelStore xx30 models. Figure 2-9. Front Panel
Figure 2-10. Back Panel
The following table summarizes the SteelStore system LEDs for the SteelStore xx30 models.
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Status Lights and Ports
LED
Status
Power supply unit (PSU) status LEDs
Flashing green = The PSU is connected to the power supply. Stand-by power is also available. Constant green = The PSU is powered on. Flashing amber = Power supply failure there is too much current or too little voltage. Constant amber = Power supply failure. There is too much voltage or temperature or there is a fan failure.
PRI = Primary AUX = Auxiliary REM = Remote
Blinking blue = Link and Traffic
ETH0_0 through ETH0_3
Blinking blue = Link and Traffic
HDDs
Blue = Disk Connected Blinking blue = Read/Write Activity Orange = Failed disk
Back Panel PRI = Primary AUX = Auxiliary REM = Remote
Left LED Green = Link Blinking green = Activity
Network port
Left LED Green = Link Blinking green = Activity Off = No network connection
Right LED Orange = GB Green (REM only at 100 MB) = 100 MB No Light = 10 MB
Right LED Orange = 100 Mbps connection Green = 1000 Mbps connection No light = 10 MB Back panel D0 through D7
The ATX motherboard I/O panel contains eight LEDs labeled D7 to D0 (from left to right). These LEDs indicate the status. If you are experiencing problems with the system, contact NetApp Support with the LED status.
Drive carrier LED
Green = The drive is powered on and idle. Blinking green = The drive is powered on and has an active I/O. Blinking amber = Drive verified via SES. Constant amber = Faulty Off = The drive is functioning correctly.
ID
Blue = Activated through the ID LED switch.
Cooling fan LED
Off = The fan is operating correctly. Blinking amber = Indicates that the fan that has a fault. Check the firmware to repair the fan. Constant amber = The fan has a fault.
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SteelStore Appliance xx30 Specifications
Upgrade Kits To add SteelStore Expansion shelves to your SteelStore, NetApp provides a system upgrade kit of additional RAM and a LSI9280 RAID + BBU kit. The following table displays the components of the SteelStore Expansion Shelf WWS-1001 (48 GB) upgrade kit. Component
Firmware
Number of units
SAS Controller HBA
LSI MegaRAID 9280-8e
1
RAID BBU bracket
LSI BBU on PCIe mounting bracket with BBU cable
1
LSI BBU08
LSI BBU
1
Remote BBU cable
LSI BBU cable
1
RAM
16 GB ECC DDR3 1333 MHz Dual Rank DIMM
3
The following table displays the components of the SteelStore Expansion Shelf WWS-1002 (96 GB) upgrade kit.
Component
Firmware
Number of units
SAS Controller HBA
LSI MegaRAID 9280-8e
1
RAID BBU bracket
LSI BBU on PCIe mounting bracket with BBU cable
1
LSI BBU08
LSI BBU
1
Remote BBU cable
LSI BBU cable
1
RAM
16 GB ECC DDR3 1333 MHz Dual Rank DIMM
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CHAPTER 3
Replacing Memory Modules and PCIe Cards
This chapter describes how to replace memory modules and PCIe cards in the SteelStore models xx30. It includes the following sections:
“Replacing Memory Modules” on page 25
“Replacing PCIe Cards” on page 26
Replacing Memory Modules The SteelStore has 12 memory slots, 6 per CPU, divided into 3 channels of 2 modules. You must place the memory in specific slot locations. The following table lists the memory and slot locations for SteelStores. Appliance
Memory
Required Slot Locations
WWA- 3030
6 x 16 GB
Slots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
Populate as many slot 0 (blue) slots first, before starting to populate any slot 1 (black) slots. Replacing the existing memory module with a module of a different size causes the system to fail. You must use approved memory modules. Contact NetApp Support at https://mysupport.netapp.com to obtain the correct memory modules. To replace a memory module 1. Remove the installed module by pushing both retaining clips sideways and pulling the module out of the slot. Figure 3-1. Removing a RAM Module
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2. Insert the module into the correct slot, aligning the notch on the module with the socket. Figure 3-2. Inserting a RAM Module
3. Push the module down until the retaining clips lock on each side.
Replacing PCIe Cards You must place the PCIe cards for the SteelStore in specific slots. The following illustration displays the PCI slot numbers as seen from the back of the appliance. Figure 3-3. PCI Slots
PCIe Assignment The following table displays the PCIe assignment. Slot number
PCIe Card
Slot 1 (PCIe 2.0 x8)
RAID controller (optional)
Slot 2 (PCIe 2.0 x8)
RAID controller (standard)
Slot 3 (PCIe 2.0 x8)
Ethernet controller (NetApp installed) 4x 1 GBE Ethernet (NetApp installed) -----------or ------------2x 10 GBE Ethernet (NetApp installed)
Slot 4 (PCIe 2.0 x4)
Empty
Slot 5 (PCIe 2.0 x4)
Empty
Slot 6 (PCIe 2.0 x4)
RAID BBU08 for 9260-4i
Slot 7 (PCIe 1.1 x4)
RAID BBU08 for 9280-8e
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Replacing Memory Modules and PCIe Cards
To replace PCIe cards 1. To access a PCIe card, release the enclosure top cover by turning the lock mechanism to the unlocked position and slide the cover back until it stops. 2. Slide the cover forward, lifting at the same time to completely remove the cover. 3. To remove a PCIe card, release the screw in the retaining bracket at the back of the enclosure, disconnect all cables and lift the card upwards and out of the enclosure. 4. Replace the card. 5. Reconnect the cables. 6. Close the enclosure cover and secure it by turning the lock mechanism to the locked position.
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CHAPTER 4
Managing SteelStore Appliance Licenses
This chapter describes the SteelStore licensing schemes and NetApp licensing methods. It also explains how to configure SteelStore licenses. This chapter includes the following sections:
“SteelStore Appliance v3.2 Licensing Scheme” on page 29
“NetApp Licensing Method” on page 31
SteelStore Appliance v3.2 Licensing Scheme This section describes the licensing scheme in SteelStore v3.2. SteelStore v3.2 has a base license (WWABASE) that unlocks the software and a model specification license (WWAMSPEC) that provides the capacity. The SteelStore-v models are evaluation models that exist for 90 days. You can read from SteelStore hardware appliances even if no licenses are installed. This is useful in disaster recovery because it enables you to read your data back immediately. SteelStore models v3.2 do not have low, medium, high, and very high types.
Virtual SteelStore Cloud License Capacities The WWV-110 provides 8TB cloud capacity. Virtual SteelStore Disk Size Requirements in Gigabytes (GB) WWV-110 requires 1759GB of disk space to fully access all 8TB of the provisioned cloud capacity license. The following table provides the minimum Virtual SteelStore disk size requirement in GB that correspond to the cloud capacities available with this model. Virtual SteelStore Model
2TB
4TB
6TB
8TB
WWV-110
220
440
880
1759
Virtual SteelStore Licenses SteelStore-v is packaged into an OVA file available on the NetApp Support site at https://mysupport.netapp.com. For details on the OVA file and installing SteelStore-v, see “Installing Virtual SteelStore” on page 47. The SteelStore-v v3.2 provides the model WWV-110.
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SteelStore Appliance v3.2 Licensing Scheme
To install the different models 1. Deploy the image.ova as you would with a WWV-110. For details, see “Installing Virtual SteelStore” on page 47. A second disk needs to be added that meets the size requirement of the licensed model being used. The system initializes as a WWV-110.
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Managing SteelStore Appliance Licenses
SteelStore Appliance Licensing Rules The SteelStore uses the following licensing rules. It:
accepts licenses only for the installed model series.
allows a 10% buffer on the maximum writable cloud storage capacity. You can go over your licensed limit by 10%.
enables read-only access in case of a licensing failure.
displays an alarm when the appliance is not properly licensed.
Specifying License Limits The SteelStore license limit controls the amount of data you can back up to the cloud from the SteelStore. The license limit varies for each SteelStore model. SteelStore lets you exceed the license limit by 10% before triggering the over_capacity alarm. When you exceed 110% of the limit, the SteelStore pauses all replication activity and does not upload any additional data to the cloud until you increase the licensed capacity or reclaim the space by deleting files. Restore operations are not affected by the over_capacity alarm, and all files, whether stored locally or in the cloud, remain available through the CIFS or NFS share. Any new files written to the SteelStore are queued pending replication to the cloud during the over_capacity alarm. The over_capacity alarm is triggered when the total data in the cloud is under the license limit, but the data pending replication to the cloud pushes the total over the limit. You can find the pending data to be replicated in the Replication Optimization report by choosing Reports > Optimization > Replication.
NetApp Licensing Method A license is a string, issued by NetApp, which embeds information that ties the license to data to prevent tampering. After you install the license, the system saves it in the configuration database and enables the functionality associated with the license. NetApp employs the following licensing method: Automatic Licensing - After you connect your SteelStore to the network, the SteelStore automatically contacts NetApp that downloads and installs the licenses. Automatic licensing simplifies inventory management and provides an automated mechanism of fetching licenses for NetApp products without having to manually activate individual appliances and licenses.
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CHAPTER 5
Installing and Configuring the SteelStore Appliance
This chapter describes how to install and configure the SteelStore. It includes the following sections:
“Choosing a Network Deployment” on page 33
“Checking Your Inventory” on page 33
“Preparing Your Site for Installation” on page 34
“Completing the Configuration Checklist” on page 35
“Connecting the Expansion Shelves to the SteelStore Appliance” on page 36
“Connecting the Battery Backup Unit” on page 36
“Connecting the SteelStore Appliance to Your Network” on page 37
“Powering on the SteelStore Appliance” on page 38
“Connecting to the SteelStore Appliance CLI” on page 40
“Running the SteelStore Appliance CLI Wizard” on page 41
“Connecting to the Management Console” on page 43
Choosing a Network Deployment You can choose either a physical or a SteelStore-v deployment, based on your resource requirements. For details, see “About the SteelStore Appliance” on page 3.
Checking Your Inventory Your shipping carton contains the following items:
SteelStore (for hardware deployments)
Enclosure mounting rails
SAS cable - mini-SAS 1m (SFF-8088) for SteelStore xx30 models
One standard Ethernet straight-through cable
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One standard Ethernet crossover cable
One serial null-modem cable
One or two power cables (depending on your order)
One NetApp screwdriver
Tool screwdriver (T10 tamper resistant)
One mounting kit
Allen wrench to attach the rail to the appliance for SteelStore xx30 models
1.9m U.S. power cable
Documentation kit
If any items are damaged or missing, notify NetApp Support at https://mysupport.netapp.com for replacement or repair.
Preparing Your Site for Installation The SteelStore is completely assembled, with all the equipment parts in place and securely fastened. Before you install the SteelStore, make sure that your site meets the following requirements:
A standard electronic environment, where the ambient temperature does not exceed 35º C (95º F) and the relative humidity does not exceed 85% (non-condensing). For SteelStore xx30 model specifications, see “Specifications” on page 17.
Ethernet connections available within the standard Ethernet limit.
Space on a two- or four-post 19-inch rack.
A clean power source dedicated to computer devices and other electronic equipment.
A standard 19-inch Telco-type mounting rack.
NetApp recommends that you use a four-post mounting rack for the 3U systems. If your rack requires special mounting screws, contact your rack manufacturer.
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Installing and Configuring the SteelStore Appliance
Completing the Configuration Checklist The following checklist includes the parameters that you specify to complete the initial configuration of the SteelStore. Be prepared to provide values for the parameters listed in the following checklist. Appliance
Parameter
SteelStore (the primary
Host name
interface)
Your Value
IP address Netmask Default gateway (the WAN gateway) DNS IP address Domain name for the system Administrator password SMTP server IP address Events and failures notification email address Primary interface speed Primary interface duplex
SteelStore Appliance Ports The following table summarizes the ports used to connect SteelStore to your network. Port
Description
Console
Connects the serial cable to a terminal device. You establish a serial connection to a terminal emulation program for console access to the configuration wizard and the SteelStore CLI.
Primary (PRI)
The management interface that connects SteelStore to a LAN switch. This management interface enables you to connect to the Management Console and the SteelStore CLI. Do not configure the primary and auxiliary ports on the same subnet.
Auxiliary (AUX)
An optional port that provides an additional management interface for a secondary network. Do not configure the primary and auxiliary ports on the same subnet.
ETH0_0 through ETH0_3
Connects the ETH0_0, ETH0_1, ETH0_2, and ETH0_3 ports of the SteelStore and the LAN switch using a straight-through cable. Note: If the SteelStore is deployed between two switches, all ports must be connected with straight-through cables.
Remote port
Enables IPMI management capabilities of the SteelStore. For details on how to configure this port, see the NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage Command-Line Interface Reference Manual.
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Connecting the Expansion Shelves to the SteelStore Appliance
Connecting the Expansion Shelves to the SteelStore Appliance Connect the Expansion Shelf (or shelves) to the SteelStore. Use only the specific Expansion Shelf (which NetApp shipped) allocated to the SteelStore. Do not attach an Expansion Shelf from one SteelStore and connect it to a different SteelStore. NetApp recommends that you connect the SAS cable to port C on the shelf.
Connecting the Battery Backup Unit Use the following steps to connect the RAID Battery Backup Unit (BBU) to the system. 1. Shut down the SteelStore (head unit). 2. Open the SteelStore enclosure. 3. Connect one end of the BBU interconnect cable to the RAID controller. There is a triangular indicator in the cable that must match the triangular indicator on the SteelStore enclosure. Ensure that polarity is correct or it might cause severe damage to the BBU and RAID controller. Figure 5-1. Connecting the BBU to the SteelStore Appliance
4. Connect the other end of the BBU interconnect cable to the BBU. Ensure that polarity is correct.
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5. Route the BBU interconnect cable between slot 1 and slot 7. 6. Place the RAID card in slot 1 for the SteelStore Expansion Shelf. Figure 5-2. Placing the RAID Card in Slot 1
7. Place the BBU in slot 7. Figure 5-3. Slot 7
Ensure that all PCIe cards are screwed down at the bracket to avoid displacement during shipping and handling.
Connecting the SteelStore Appliance to Your Network Backup network connections:
If you are using the 4x 1 GbE connections, connect the SteelStore Ethernet ports (ETH0_0 through ETH0_3) to your backup network.
If you are using the 2x 10 GbE connections, connect one or both of the Ethernet ports to your backup network.
Management connection:
Connect the primary interface to the Management Console. For details on how to configure the primary interface, see NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage User’s Guide.
Ensure that management, NFS and CIFS interfaces, and remote IPMI enabled ports are behind a firewall.
Replication interface connection:
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If you are using the 4x 1 GbE connections, connect the primary interface to a switch or router that leads to the Internet. Alternatively, connect the SteelStore auxiliary interface to a switch or router that leads to the Internet.
If you are using the 2x 10 GbE connections, connect either one of the Ethernet ports, the primary interface, or the auxiliary interface to a switch or router that leads to the Internet.
Powering on the SteelStore Appliance This section describes how to connect the AC power and how to power on the system for:
“SteelStore Appliance xx30 Models” on page 38
SteelStore Appliance xx30 Models The following section describes how to connect to the AC power and how to power on SteelStore model WWA-3030. Caution: Do not operate the subsystem until the ambient temperature is within the specified operating range. If the drives have been recently installed make sure they have had time to acclimatize before operating them.
Before powering on the enclosure, make sure that all the modules are firmly seated in their correct bays. All drive and PSU apertures must be filled for the enclosure to receive sufficient cooling. If a drive or PSU is not present, the aperture must be filled with a blank. To power on the system 1. Make sure that the master power switch on the rear of the SteelStore is in the off position. 2. Connect the SAS cables from the SteelStore to the shelves (if your appliance uses Expansion Shelves). 3. Power on the shelf (or shelves). Figure 5-4. Connecting the AC Power to the SteelStore Expansion Shelf
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4. Plug the AC power cords into the Power Supply Units on the back of the SteelStore. To provide AC power failure redundancy, the two power cords must be connected to separate and independent AC power sources. Figure 5-5. Connecting the AC Power to the SteelStore Appliance
PSU Status lights
PSUs
5. Plug the AC power cords into uninterrupted AC power sources. 6. Check the status lights on the SteelStore. For detailed information about the status lights, see “Status Lights and Ports” on page 21. 7. Press the on/off switch. The Power Active LED on the Operations Panel should be lit green, and the disk drive motors should start, when you press the power button. Unless otherwise configured through the enclosure management firmware, all drives in the enclosure should automatically start. If this does not occur, check for one of the following conditions:
There might be a power problem. Check to see if there is an alarm or a power fault indication.
If there is only one PSU present, the drive motors spin in a delayed sequence.
If the main power is lost for any reason, on restoration of power, the enclosure restarts automatically (unless configured otherwise in the BIOS). The hard disk drives take two to five minutes to boot. Caution: The power connections must always be disconnected prior to removal of the Power Supply Unit from the enclosure.
If bifurcated power cords are used, there is no independent power source redundancy. The product must be connected only to a power source that has a safety electrical earth connection. Before switching on, the earth connection to the rack must be checked by an electrical engineer who is qualified to the appropriate local and national standards to perform the check.
Powering off the SteelStore Appliance This section describes how to power off the SteelStore models xx30. To power off the SteelStore 1. Shut down any applications that are running on the SteelStore head unit.
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Connecting to the SteelStore Appliance CLI
2. Shut down the operating system on the server. 3. Disconnect all AC power cords from the enclosure. 4. Power off the Expansion Shelves connected to the appliance. Until the AC power cords are removed, the system still runs in stand-by mode. The enclosure is not be completely isolated from the power source unless you disconnect both power cords.
Activating or Deactivating Drive Anti-Tamper Locks You must activate the anti-tamper locks that are fitted in the drive carrier handles to prevent tampering. To activate the locks 1. Insert the torx driver provided into the anti-tamper lock in the handle. 2. Rotate the key in the clockwise direction until the indicator is visible in the aperture beside the key. Figure 5-6. Anti-Tamper Lock
You cannot install a drive carrier if its anti-tamper lock is activated outside the appliance. To deactivate the locks 1. Insert the torx driver provided into the anti-tamper lock in the handle. 2. Rotate the key in the anti-clockwise direction until the indicator is visible in the aperture beside the key. 3. Remove the key.
Connecting to the SteelStore Appliance CLI To access the configuration wizard and the SteelStore CLI, you establish a serial connection using a terminal emulator program.
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Installing and Configuring the SteelStore Appliance
To connect to the SteelStore CLI 1. Plug the serial cable into the Console port and a terminal. Figure 5-7. Connecting to the SteelStore Appliance
2. Start your terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term Pro. The terminal device must have the following settings:
Baud rate: 9600 bps
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bits: 1
vt100 emulation
No flow control
NetApp recommends that you connect the console port to a device that logs output. Although this is not a requirement, it can help you to identify problems with the system. 3. Log in as an administrator user (admin) and enter the default password (password): login as: admin Sent username "admin" password: password
The configuration wizard automatically starts after you have entered the login and default password. After you have established a connection, you configure the SteelStore software using the configuration wizard. For details, see “Running the SteelStore Appliance CLI Wizard” on page 41.
Running the SteelStore Appliance CLI Wizard This section describes how to use the CLI to configure the SteelStore and access its management console after you install it Before you begin the configuration process, check the duplex and speed settings on the router and switch that connects to the SteelStore. Make sure that the settings on the router, switch, and the SteelStore match. If the settings do not match, optimization might be degraded. The configuration wizard automatically starts when you log in to the SteelStore CLI for the first time. You log in to the SteelStore CLI for the first time using the serial connection for the SteelStore. For details, see “Connecting to the SteelStore Appliance CLI” on page 40 or through the VMware console login for SteelStore-v. For details, see “Logging In to Virtual SteelStore” on page 59. This section provides detailed information about the configuration wizard and how to restart it.
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Running the SteelStore Appliance CLI Wizard
To run the SteelStore CLI configuration wizard 1. To start the configuration wizard, enter yes at the system prompt. For example: Do you want to use the configuration wizard for initial configuration? yes
If you mistakenly answer no, return to the wizard from the CLI by entering the following commands at the system prompt: enable configure terminal configuration jump-start
2.
Complete the configuration wizard steps on the client side and server side.
Wizard Prompt
Description
Example
Step 1: Host name?
Enter the host name for the SteelStore.
Step 1: Hostname? amnesiac
Step 2: Use DHCP on the primary interface?
You are given the option to enable the DHCP to automatically assign an IP address to the primary interface for the SteelStore.
Step 2: Use DHCP? no
NetApp recommends that you do not set DHCP. The default value is no. Step 3: Primary IP address?
Enter the IP address for the SteelStore.
Step 3: Primary IP address? 10.10.10.6
Step 4: Netmask?
Enter the netmask address.
Step 4: Netmask? 255.255.0.0
Step 5: Default gateway?
Enter the default gateway for the SteelStore.
Step 5: Default gateway? 10.0.0.1
Step 6: Primary DNS server?
Enter the primary DNS server IP address. You must specify the primary DNS server for cloud provider name resolution. If you do not specify a valid DNS server, the system does not start.
Step 6: Primary DNS server? 10.0.0.2
Step 7: Domain name?
Enter the domain name for the network where the SteelStore is to reside.
Step 7: Domain name? example.com
If you set a domain name, you can enter host names in the system without the domain name. Step 8: Admin password?
NetApp strongly recommends that you change the default administrator password (password) at this time. The new password must be a minimum of six characters.
Step 8: Admin password? xxxyyy
The system confirms your settings: You have entered the following information: Step 1: Hostname? amnesiac Step 2: Use DHCP on primary interface? no Step 3: Primary IP address? 10.10.10.6 Step 4: Netmask? 255.255.0.0 Step 5: Default gateway? 10.0.0.1 Step 6: Primary DNS server? 10.0.0.2 Step 7: Domain name? example.com Step 8: Admin password? xxxyyyy
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To change an answer, enter the step number to return to. Otherwise hit to save changes and exit.
The SteelStore configuration wizard automatically saves your configuration settings. 3. To log out of the system, enter the following command at the system prompt: amnesiac> exit
Connecting to the Management Console After you initially configure the SteelStore, you can verify and modify your configuration settings and view performance reports and system logs in the Management Console. You can connect to the Management Console through any supported Web browser. To connect to the Management Console, you must know the host, domain, and administrator password that you assigned in the configuration wizard. Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled in your Web browser. To connect to the Management Console 1. Enter the URL for the Management Console in the location box of your Web browser: protocol://host.domain
–
protocol is http or https. HTTPS uses the SSL protocol to ensure a secure environment. If you use HTTPS to connect, you are prompted to inspect and verify the SSL key.
–
host is the host name you assigned to the SteelStore during initial configuration. If your DNS server maps that IP address to a name, you can specify the DNS name.
–
domain is the full domain name for the SteelStore.
Alternatively, you can specify the IP address instead of the host and domain. The Management Console appears, displaying the Login page. 2. In the Username text box, type the user login: admin or monitor. The default login is admin. Users with administrator (admin) privileges can configure and administer the SteelStore. Users with monitor (monitor) privileges can view connected SteelStores, reports, and system logs. 3. In the Password text box, type the password that you assigned in the configuration wizard. 4. Click Log In to display the Home page. The Home page summarizes the current status of your system. The SteelStore configuration wizard appears after you log in to the appliance the first time. (it does not appear for subsequent logins). It enables you to access other configuration wizards, so that you can configure your own system settings, cloud settings, and import and export settings. For details about the SteelStore configuration wizard, see the NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage User’s Guide.
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Next Steps
Next Steps After you install the SteelStore and log in to it, you can use it to optimize your storage backups.
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To manage the SteelStore using the GUI, see the NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage User’s Guide use the instructions in this guide to perform the following tasks:
Specify system settings, including time zone and DNS.
Configure cloud settings, including cloud credentials, licenses, and data encryption.
Configure data interfaces that are used to receive data from the backup application.
Configure CIFS shares or NFS exports that the backup application can access.
Optionally, configure peer monitoring, email alerts, SNMP, and additional login security.
Export the SteelStore configuration for safe keeping in the event of a disaster.
To manage the SteelStore using the command-line interface, see the NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage Command-Line Interface Reference Manual.
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CHAPTER 6
Installing and Configuring Virtual SteelStore
This chapter describes how to install and configure the SteelStore-v. It includes the following sections:
“Virtual SteelStore Model” on page 45
“Virtual SteelStore Requirements” on page 45
“Virtual SteelStore Disk Size Requirements in Gigabytes (GB)” on page 46
“Virtual SteelStore Deployment Guidelines” on page 46
“Installing Virtual SteelStore” on page 47
“Logging In to Virtual SteelStore” on page 59
“Next Steps” on page 60
Virtual SteelStore Model The SteelStore-v v3.2 provides model WWV-110. VMware ESXi requires that LUNs > 2TB to be pass-through RDM-based (not VMFS-based). For details, see http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/07/new-vsphere-50-storage-features-part-1-vmfs-5.html or http:// pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-8E664A67-26FC-4B20-920B45DA8938D9F6.html.
Virtual SteelStore Requirements For information about virtual SteelStoreThe following table displays additional hardware and software requirements for the SteelStore-v. Component
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Virtual CPUs
2 minimum 4 for WWV-110
Physical CPUs
2.3 GHz + Xeon (or similar)
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• Minimum 22 GB for the WWOS source disk. • For WWV-110, the second hard disk added to the SteelStore-v must be equal to or greater than 1/5 of the licensed cloud capacity. • Use RAID-1 or higher throughput disk subsystem. Use separate disk subsystems from the one used for backed-up servers.
Virtual SteelStore Disk Size Requirements in Gigabytes (GB) NetApp recommends to have the maximum disk size available for a given model to optimize the performance of operations. The following table provides the minimum SteelStore-v disk size requirements in GB that correspond to the cloud capacities available with the model. Virtual SteelStore Model
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For more details, see the NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage Deployment Guide.
Do not change the UUID or the MAC address - The SteelStore-v license is tied to the UUID and MAC address of the appliance and it becomes invalid if either one changes. The Secure Vault is tied to the UUID and MAC and will become irrevocably locked if a change is detected. If locked, the secure vault must be erased and a configuration archive must be re-imported to restore functionality. The UUID or MAC may change due to cloning or migrating the VM. The MAC may also change if network interfaces are added or removed.
Use at least a gigabit link for interfaces - For optimal performance, connect the virtual interfaces to physical interfaces that are capable of at least 1 Gbps.
Do not share physical NICs - For optimal performance, assign a physical NIC to a single interface. Do not share physical NICs destined for virtual interfaces with other VMs running on the ESX or ESXi host. Doing so might create performance bottlenecks.
Always reserve virtual CPUs - To ensure SteelStore-v performance, it is important that the SteelStore-v receives a fair share of CPU cycles. To allocate CPU cycles, reserve the number of virtual CPUs for the SteelStore-v and also reserve the number of clock cycles (in terms of CPU MHz).
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Do not over-provision the physical CPUs - Do not run more VMs than there are CPUs. For example, if an ESX host is running off a four-core CPU, all the VMs on the host should use not more than four vCPUs.
Use a server-grade CPU for the ESX host - For example, use a Xeon or Opteron CPU instead of an Intel Atom.
Always reserve RAM - Memory is another very important factor in determining the SteelStore-v performance. Reserve the RAM that is needed by the SteelStore-v model plus 5% more for the VMware overhead—this provides a significant performance boost.
Do not over-provision physical RAM - The total virtual RAM needed by all running VMs should not be greater than the physical RAM on the system.
Do not use low-quality storage for the data store disk - Make sure that the SteelStore-v disk used for the data store VMDK uses a disk medium that supports a high number of Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS). For example, use NAS, SAN, or dedicated SATA disks.
Do not share host physical disks - VMware recommends that to achieve near-native disk I/O performance, you do not share host physical disks (such as SCSI or SATA disks) between VMs. While deploying a SteelStore-v, allocate an unshared disk for the data store disk.
Do not reuse existing LUNs - When provisioning storage for SteelStore-v using RDM, do not reuse existing LUNs; otherwise, SteelStore-v might not recognize the new storage. Create a new LUN instead. If extra space is needed, delete the unnecessary LUN and re-create it using your storage management software.
Configure the SteelStore-v on a 64-bit CPU that has virtualization enabled - On supported CPUs, virtualization is enabled in the BIOS of the motherboard. Go to www.intel.com for information about VT enabled CPUs, and www.amd.com for information about AMD-V enabled CPUs.
Do not configure volumes greater than 2 TB on the SteelStore-v data store - The largest VMDK volume that can be created for the SteelStore-v datastore is 2TB through 512bytes. This is a limit as enforced by VMware ESX and ESXi version 4. Starting with ESXi v5, the largest RDM volume that can be created is restricted based on the SteelStore-v license.
Use a dedicated physical drive for the SteelStore-v data store - This is the device that deduplicates and stores segments from the SteelStore-v, sharing this drive with other VMs can impact the overall performance of the SteelStore-v.
Installing Virtual SteelStore Before installing the SteelStore-v, check that your system meets the hardware and software requirements listed on “Virtual SteelStore Model” on page 45. SteelStore-v is provided by NetApp as an image that contains the VMX and VMDK files necessary to create the virtual machine. The SteelStore-v image is an installable Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) package. OVA is a platform-independent, efficient, extensible, and open packaging distribution format. The OVA package provides a complete specification of the SteelStore-v, including its required virtual disks, CPU, memory, networking, and storage. The OVA is a compressed package that quickly creates a virtual machine with predefined settings. To obtain the OVA package, log in to your customer account at https://mysupport.netapp.com. After you obtain the virtual machine OVA package from NetApp, install the package using VMware management tools: OVFTool or VMware vSphere client. This section describes how to install and configure the default SteelStorev on a VMware ESX or ESXi host using the vSphere client.
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Go to www.vmware.com for documentation on OVFTool and vSphere client. Each package contains predefined hardware requirements and configuration for the SteelStore-v. Do not open or modify any of the files in the package. The package files take up several gigabytes of disk space (the package itself is less than 1 GB). To install the SteelStore-v 1. Download the VM package from https://mysupport.netapp.com. 2. Open VMware vSphere to display the vSphere Client login page. Figure 6-1. vSphere Client Login Page
3. Type the IP address or hostname (or select it from the drop-down list), your user name, and your password. 4. Click Login.
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5. Choose File, and select Deploy OVF Template to display the Deploy OVF Template page. Figure 6-2. Deploy OVF Template Page
6. Select Deploy from a file or URL and click Browse to locate the OVA file you want to use. 7. Click Open to select the OVA file.
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8. Click Next to display the OVF Template Details page. Figure 6-3. Deploy OVF Template Details Page
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9. Verify that the OVA file is the one that you want to deploy, and click Next to display the Name and Location page. Figure 6-4. Name and Location Page
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10. Type a name for the virtual machine and click Next to display the Host/Cluster page. Figure 6-5. Host / Cluster Page
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11. Select a host or cluster on which you want to run the deployed OVF template and click Next to display the Storage (Datastore) page. Figure 6-6. Storage Page
12. Select a data store in which to store the virtual machine and its virtual disk files.
Make sure that the data store that you select has enough capacity for the OVA package to install. Allocate a minimum of 22 GB. Use RAID-1 or high throughput disk subsystem. Use separate disk subsystems other than the one used for backup servers.
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13. Click Next to display the Disk Format page. Figure 6-7. Disk Format Page
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Thin provisioned format - The system allocates storage on demand as data is written to the virtual disks. This is supported only on VM-SS and newer data stores. Other types of data stores might create thick disks.
Thick provisioned format - The system allocates storage immediately. This is the default format. NetApp recommends that you leave this as is.
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15. Click Next to display the Network Mapping page. Figure 6-8. Network Mapping Page
16. Select the destination network name and choose a network from the drop-down list to map the source network to a destination network. Make sure that you map each source network to a unique destination network. If a source network is mapped to the same destination as another source, an error message appears. Mapping source networks to the same destination network can create a loop in the system and might make your ESX or ESXi host unreachable. 17. Click Next to display the Ready to Complete page. 18. Verify the deployment settings and click Finish. A dialog box displays the amount of time it takes for the deployment to finish. When the deployment finishes, a dialog box informs you that the deployment was successful. 19. Click Close. The new virtual machine appears under the hostname or host IP address in the virtual machine inventory.
Adding a Datastore Disk to the Virtual Machine Before you can start the service, you must create a new virtual machine and add a new (datastore) virtual hard disk to it. The SteelStore-v uses this hard disk to store deduplicated backup data.
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To add a hard disk to the virtual machine 1. Right-click the virtual machine that you just created and choose Edit Settings to display the Virtual Machine Properties page. Figure 6-9. Virtual Machine Properties Page - Edit VM Settings
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2. Click Add to display the Device Type page. Figure 6-10. Device Type Page
3. Select Hard Disk from the list of devices to add to the virtual machine and click Next to display the Select a Disk page. Figure 6-11. Select a Disk Page
If you are using a volume greater than 2 TB, skip the remaining steps in this section and see Chapter 7, “Using RDM Volumes in Virtual SteelStore.”
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4. Select Create a new virtual disk and click Next to display the Add Hardware - Create a Disk page. Figure 6-12. Create a Disk Page
5. Specify the disk size for the new virtual hard disk. Allocate up to 2 TB for the second hard disk that you add to the SteelStore-v. Use RAID-1 or a high-throughput disk subsystem. Separate disk subsystems from the one used for backed-up servers. Must be equal to or greater than 1/5 of the licensed cloud capacity. NetApp recommends the maximum value of 2TB for optimal performance. For more details about virtual SteelStore disk size, “Virtual SteelStore Disk Size Requirements in Gigabytes (GB)” on page 46. For details about virtual SteelStore requirements, see “Virtual SteelStore Requirements” on page 45. If you allocate a disk size that is less than 1/5 of the licensed cloud capacity, the SteelStore displays the Datastore disk insufficient alarm. Edit the virtual machine settings within ESXi and either extend the configured disk or replace it with a newly created disk that meets the minimum size requirement. The following table lists the cloud capacity and minimum disk size for each SteelStore-v model. 6. Click Next to display the Advanced Options page. Typically, the advanced options do not need to be changed. 7. Click Next to display the Ready to Complete page.
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8. Verify the settings and click Finish to display the Virtual Machine Properties page. Figure 6-13. Virtual Machine Properties Page
9. Click OK. The new hard disk appears in the virtual machine properties. After you add the new disk, when you start the SteelStore-v for the first time, it creates a new file system for the newly added disk. Depending on the size of this disk, creating a new file system can take a long time (in the order of tens of minutes). During this time, the system does not display any debugging message on the console, and you might incorrectly interpret that the system has stopped responding. If you perform a hard power reset at this stage, to force a reboot, the reboot corrupts the file system on the second disk and the logs the followings error in the system logs: Jul 21 15:55:40 localhost rbtinit: mount: can't find /data in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab Jul 21 15:55:50 steelstore statsd[3083]: [statsd.NOTICE]: Alarm triggered for rising error for event datastore_disk
If you inadvertently interrupted the SteelStore-v boot process (described above), delete and then add the second disk again and wait until the system completes its boot process.
Logging In to Virtual SteelStore You can log in to SteelStore-v from the vSphere Client. To log in to Virtual SteelStore 1. In the vSphere Client, right-click the virtual machine that you created.
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2. Choose Power, and select Power On. 3. Select the Console tab. SteelStore-v starts and the login prompt appears. Figure 6-14. Log in to Virtual SteelStore
To release the cursor from the console, press Ctrl+Alt. 4. Log in to SteelStore-v using the default login (admin) and default password (password). The initial configuration wizard appears. 5. Type yes or no to the prompts to perform the initial configuration automatically.
Next Steps After you install SteelStore-v and log in to it, you can use it to optimize your storage backups.
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To manage SteelStore-v using the GUI, see the NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage User’s Guide use the instructions in this guide to perform the following tasks:
Specify system settings, including time zone and DNS.
Configure cloud settings, including cloud credentials, licenses, and data encryption.
Configure data interfaces that are used to receive data from the backup application.
Configure CIFS shares or NFS Exports that the backup application can access.
Optionally, configure peer monitoring, email alerts, SNMP, and additional login security.
Export the SteelStore configuration for safe keeping in the event of a disaster.
To manage SteelStore-v using the command-line interface, see NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage Command-Line Interface Reference Manual.
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Using RDM Volumes in Virtual SteelStore
This chapter describes how to set up the SteelStore-v with a VMware Raw Device Mapped (RDM) volume. SteelStorev with an RDM volume can achieve much larger configurations than VMFS-based VMDK volumes. It includes the following sections:
“Overview” on page 61
“Prerequisites” on page 61
“Configuring VMware Storage” on page 62
Overview VMware ESXi5 provides a powerful set of new storage features. Among these storage feature enhancements, ESXi5 supports pass-through Raw Device Mappings (RDMs) of volumes up to roughly 60TB in size. This greatly enhances the storage ability for very large VMs that require single large volumes that are greater than 2TB in size. For details about VMware ESXi5 features, see the following storage blog post: http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/07/newvsphere-50-storage-features-part-1-vmfs-5.html or http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/ com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-8E664A67-26FC-4B20-920B-45DA8938D9F6.html. Using this feature enhancement, you can configure a SteelStore-v instance within VMware to support a greater than 2TB volume for the SteelStore-v cache. Previously, SteelStore-v was only able to support up to a 2TB volume for the cache.
Prerequisites Before you configure a VMware RDM volume, ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
VMware ESXi5 installed and licensed; iSCSI Software Adapter installed (see VMware ESXi5 documentation for details on setting this up).
The storage array configured with RAID-5 or RAID-6 and an iSCSI target volume (LUN) available for VMware ESXi5.
There is the minimum gigabit Ethernet connectivity between the VMware ESXi5 server and the storage array. NetApp recommends that you use a dedicated gigabit LAN between the storage array and VMware ESXi5 server for best performance.
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SteelStore-v v2.1 or higher OVA image and associated license token available.
Minimum CPU, memory, and storage space for the SteelStore-v deployment. For details, see “Virtual SteelStore Model” on page 45.
Configuring VMware Storage This section describes how to configure VMware storage using VMware vSphere. To configure VMware storage for the SteelStore-v installation 1. Open the VMware vSphere client and from the ESXi5 server home, click the Configuration tab. Figure 7-1. iSCSI Storage Adapters
2. Select Storage Adapters from the Hardware list from the left panel. 3. Select the iSCSI Software Adapter name from the right panel.
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4. In the bottom half of the screen, select the Properties button for the iSCSI software adapter to display the iSCSI Initiator Properties page. Figure 7-2. iSCSI Software Adapter Details
Figure 7-3. iSCSI Initiator Properties Page
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Select the Dynamic Discovery tab, click the Add button to display the Add Send Target Server dialog box.
6. In the Add Send Target Server dialog box, specify the hostname or IP address of the server that is providing the iSCSI target for VMware to use. 7. Click OK to update the iSCSI Server Location screen with the discovered server. 8. Click Close to return to the previous screen.
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9. Select Paths to display the path to the iSCSI server that you added. Figure 7-4. iSCSI Target Path Information
10. Select Devices to display the iSCSI logical volumes found on the server. Figure 7-5. iSCSI Target Volumes Information
Creating Raw Device Mapping (RDM) This section describes how to create the raw device mapping (RDM) between the SteelStore-v and the discovered volume. To create Raw Device Mapping (RDM) 1. Install the SteelStore-v using the steps described in “Installing Virtual SteelStore” on page 47.
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2. Choose the Select a Disk option, select the Raw Device Mappings radio button and click Next to display the Add Hardware page. Figure 7-6. Add Hardware Page - Selecting a Disk
3. Select the target volume that you want to add to the SteelStore-v from the list. 4. Click Next to display the Add Hardware - Select and Configure a Raw LUN page. The volume size for the selected volume appears in the Capacity column. Figure 7-7. Add iSCSI Target Volume
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5. VMware stores a file to represent the relationship between SteelStore-v instance and the RDM volume. Leave the default selection (Store with Virtual Machine radio button) to keep the mapping with the SteelStore-v files as is. Figure 7-8. Raw Device Mapping File Selection
6. Click Next to display the Add Hardware - Select Compatibility Mode page. 7. Under Compatibility, select the Physical radio button that allows VMware to access the RDM volume directly. Figure 7-9. Select Compatibility Mode Page
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8. Click Next to display the Advanced Options page. Figure 7-10. Advanced Options Page
9. Leave the default SCSI ID assigned by VMware as is. 10. Click Next to display the Ready to Complete page. 11. Click Finish to add the volume. 12. Select the Hardware tab on the Virtual Machine Properties page to display the volume you added. 13. Select the drive to display the RDM folder and filename. Figure 7-11. Virtual Machine Properties Page - Volume Added
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After you add the new disk, when you start SteelStore-v for the first time, it creates a new file system for the newly added disk. Depending on the size of this disk, creating a new file system can take a long time (tens of minutes). During this time, the system does not display any debugging message on the console, and you might incorrectly interpret that the system has stopped responding. If you perform a hard power reset at this stage, to force a reboot, the reboot corrupts the file system on the second disk and the logs the followings error in the system logs: Jul 21 15:55:40 localhost rbtinit: mount: can't find /data in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab Jul 21 15:55:50 steelstore statsd[3083]: [statsd.NOTICE]: Alarm triggered for rising error for event datastore_disk
If you inadvertently interrupted the SteelStore-v boot process (described above), delete and then add the second disk again and wait until the system completes its boot process.
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Deploying a SteelStore Amazon Machine Image
This chapter describes how to launch a SteelStore Amazon Machine Image (AMI). It includes the following sections:
“About Amazon EC2” on page 69
“SteelStore AMI User Scenarios” on page 70
“About the SteelStore AMI” on page 70
“Creating the Datastore Volume” on page 70
“Generating a Key Pair” on page 71
“Launching the AMI” on page 72
“Attaching the Datastore Volume to the Instance” on page 72
“Connecting to the SteelStore Appliance Using SSH” on page 74
“Managing the SteelStore AMI” on page 77
About Amazon EC2 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a Web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make Web-scale computing easier for developers. Amazon EC2’s simple Web service interface allows to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon’s computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use. Amazon EC2 provides developers the tools to build failure resilient applications and isolate themselves from common failure scenarios.
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SteelStore AMI User Scenarios You can use the SteelStore AMI in the following scenarios:
Media server in the cloud - If your backup media server in AWS is an EC2 instance, the SteelStore AMI runs in the same AWS account. The backup media server backs up data to the SteelStore in EC2.
Media server on site - The SteelStore runs in EC2, but the backup media server and software in on site. The uncompressed data goes to the EC2 SteelStore that deduplicates the data and stores it in the cloud.
Disaster recovery - You have a physical SteelStore with the backup software on site that stores the backup data in the Amazon cloud, and you want the capability to create an EC2-based SteelStore with the backup images in EC2 in the event of a disaster at the primary site. This setup enables you to recover your data even if your entire primary site network is down.
About the SteelStore AMI
The SteelStore AMI operates in a read-only mode and is metered as a VM under Amazon.
Maximum disk cache is 8 TB.
Maximum write capacity is 1 TB (Deduplicated and compressed).
Maximum read capacity is 8 TB (when you use the SteelStore AMI for disaster recovery).
You do not need licenses to use the SteelStore AMI.
You cannot ingest data more than 1 TB cloud capacity into the SteelStore AMI; however, you can use expanded data greater than 1 TB.
The SteelStore AMI does not support upgrades.
You cannot expand or shrink the /data partition after the system creates it.
The system triggers the Evaluation mode expiring alarm, five days before the expiration date.
Creating the Datastore Volume You must create one or more Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes of the same size (300 GiB through 1TiB) to store the user backup data. You can attach a maximum total size of 8 TB of EBS volumes. Ensure that you create the data store volumes in the same availability zone where you plan to launch the instance. To create the Datastore Volume 1. Log in to the AWS Management Console at console.aws.amazon.com. 2. Enter your username and password and click Sign in using our secure server. 3. Select EC2 to display the EC2 page. 4. Select Volumes in the navigation pane. 5. Click Create Volume to display the Create Volume dialog box.
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Figure 8-1. Create Volume Dialog Box - Datastore Volume
6. In the Create Volume dialog box, leave the Volume Type as Standard. 7. Specify a Size from 300 GiB through 1TiB. You can attach a maximum volume size of up to 8 TB. In this example, you specify 400 GiB. 8. Select Availability Zone from the drop-down list. Ensure that you select the same availability zone where you plan to launch the instance. In this example, you select us-east-1a. 9. Click Yes, Create to create the Datastore Volume.
Generating a Key Pair To launch the SteelStore AMI, you must specify a Key Pair. You can create a Key Pair on the Amazon EC2 page. To create a Key Pair 1. Open the Amazon EC2 console. 2. From the navigation bar, select a region for the key pair. You can select any region on the list, regardless of your location. This choice is important because you can share some Amazon EC2 resources between regions, but you cannot share key pairs. For example, if you create a key pair in the US West (Oregon) Region, you cannot see or use the key pair in another region. 3. Select Key Pairs in the navigation pane. 4. Click Create Key Pair. 5. Enter a name for the new key pair in the Key Pair Name field of the Create Key Pair dialog box, and then click Create. The private key file is automatically downloaded by your browser. The base filename is the name you specified as the name of your key pair, and the filename extension is .pem. Save the private key file in a safe place. This is the only chance for you to save the private key file. You will need to provide the name of your key pair when you launch an instance and the corresponding private key each time you connect to the instance.
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For details about how to create key pairs, see http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-keypairs.html#having-ec2-create-your-key-pair.
Launching the AMI You can obtain the SteelStore AMI from the AWS marketplace at: http://www.aws.amazon.com/marketplace. To launch the AMI 1. Log in to the AWS marketplace using your AWS account ID. Amazon sends you an email with a URL to access the SteelStore AMI. 2. Select the URL to display the SteelStore AMI on the AWS Marketplace page. 3. Review the SteelStore AMI AWS Marketplace page. 4. Click Continue to display the SteelStore AMI launch page. 5. Under Region, select the Amazon region in which you want to launch the AMI. 6. Under EC2 Instance Type, leave the default value (Standard XL m.xlarge) selected. You can also select the instance type Standard Large (m1.large), but this might not provide the same performance as the m1.xlarge instance. 7. Under Security Group, leave the SteelStore -3-1-AutogenByAWSMP security group selected. NetApp provides the security group settings for SteelStore v3.2 and automatically generates the AMI with the same security group settings. 8. Under Key Pair, select the pair from the drop-down list. 9. Click 1-Click Launch to launch the SteelStore AMI with preconfigured settings. The AWS page displays the instance status as pending and then running. While the instance is starting, attach your EBS volumes. If you do not attach your EBS volumes, the instance does not start.
Attaching the Datastore Volume to the Instance After the SteelStore instance state is running, attach the Datastore Volume. To attach the Datastore Volumes to the instance 1. Right-click the Datastore Volume (300 GiB through 1TiB in size) that you created to display a menu of actions that you can perform on the volume.
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If you created multiple volumes, attach one volume at a time to the instance. Figure 8-2. Volumes Page
2. Select Attach Volume to display the Attach Volume dialog box. Figure 8-3. Attach Volume Dialog Box
3. In the Attach Volume dialog box, select the name of the instance you launched from the drop-down list. 4. Use the default pathname or specify a pathname as the Device name for the Datastore Volume. 5. Click Yes, Attach to attach the Datastore volume to the instance.
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Connecting to the SteelStore Appliance Using SSH After you attach the EBS volumes to the SteelStore AMI, you can connect to the AMI either using a stand-alone SSH client or from your browser using the Java SSH client (with Java). To connect to the SteelStore Appliance 1. Select Instances in the navigation pane to display the instances page. 2. Right-click the name of the instance that you launched to display the Instance Management menu. Figure 8-4. Instance Management Menu
The system displays the Connect to an instance page.
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Figure 8-5. Connect to an instance Page
3. Click Close. To access your instance using a stand-alone SSH client 1. Open an SSH client. 2. Log in to the SSH client as admin user. 3. Locate your private key file (example-ssh.pem). The wizard automatically detects the key you used to launch the instance. 4. Ensure that your key file is not publicly viewable; otherwise, SSH does not work. To change access permissions to the example-ssh.pem file, type the following command at the command prompt: chmod 400 example-ssh.pem
5. Copy the Elastic IP address of the instance from the Connect to an Instance page and run it in your SSH client. In this example, you type: ssh -i example.pem [email protected].
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Connecting to the SteelStore Appliance Using SSH
To access your instance from your browser using a Java SSH client 1. Ensure that your computer has Java installed. 2. Open an SSH client. 3. Locate your private key file (example-ssh.pem). The wizard automatically detects the key you used to launch the instance. AWS automatically detects the key pair name and public DNS for your instance and populates these fields in the Connect to an Instance page. Figure 8-6. Connect to an Instance Page
4. In the Connect to an Instance page, type the name and location of the .pem file in the Private key path field (such as, C:\Users\username\Downloads\example-ssh.pem). 5. Click Launch SSH Client to display the SteelStore Management Console in your browser.
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Deploying a SteelStore Amazon Machine Image
Creating the /data Partition The /data is the partition that holds the user backup data. While the SteelStore instance was booting, you attached one or more EBS volumes. You create the /data partition using these EBS volumes. To create the /date partition using the CLI command
Log in to the SteelStore CLI and type the following commands: amnesiac> enable amnesiac# configure terminal amnesiac (config)# no service enable amnesiac (config)# aws setup data partition
This command takes a few minutes to complete because it formats all EBS volumes and creates a RAID0 /data partition.
Creating an admin Password To configure the SteelStore instance, you must create a password for the admin user. To create an admin password
Log in to the SteelStore CLI and type the following commands: amnesiac (config)# username admin password 0 amnesiac (config)# write memory
Managing the SteelStore AMI You can stop, start, or deprovision the SteelStore in the AWS cloud.
Stopping the SteelStore Appliance To stop the SteelStore, simply terminate the associated SteelStore AMI.
Starting the SteelStore Appliance To start the SteelStore, just start the associated SteelStore AMI.
Deprovisioning the SteelStore Appliance To deprovision the SteelStore, terminate the SteelStore AMI and delete the Configuration Volume and all Datastore Volumes.
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Numerics 19 inch Rack mounting features 10 A AC power, connecting 37 Amazon Machine Instance selecting 72 Anti-tamper locks 16, 40 ATX Server I/O panel 12 ATX server LEDs 12 ATX Server Subsystem 9, 10 Automatic licensing 31 Auxiliary port, definition of 35 B Backplane 9, 10 backup application servers 4 Battery backup unit, connecting 36 Baud rate 41 Bay 10, 38 Blanking plate 17 C Chassis 10 Configuration checklist 35 Configuration information, required 35 Configuration wizard 42 Connecting to Management Console 43 to the SteelStore 40 Console port, definition of 35 Cooling cage 9, 15 Cooling fan 10, 15 CPU allocating cycles 46 physical 47 virtual 47 D Data bits 41 Deploy OVF 49 Deployment guidelines 46 Disk drive 10 status 16 Document conventions, overview of 1 Downloading the OVA package 47 Drive bay 15 Drive carrier handle 16 Drive carrier module 9, 15, 16 Dummy drive carrier module 9, 16 Duplex and speed, checking your settings 41 E Earth connection 39 Edit VM settings 56 Enclosure 14, 17
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Enclosure ID LED 9, 13 Enclosure management PCB 9, 10 ESX host server 47 ESX/ESXi deployment guidelines 46 Expansion shelves about 8 connecting 36 G Guidelines for deployment and performance 46 H Hard disk, adding 57 I Installation, preparing site 34 Inventory 33 K Known issues 2 L Licensing SteelStore v3.0 29 Virtual SteelStore 29 Login page 43 M Management Console, connecting to 43 Memory modules, replacing 25 Memory slots 12 N Network deployment, choosing 33 Network Interface Cards 11 NIC assignment 46 physical 46 See Network Interface Cards. O Online documentation 2 Operator’s (Ops) panel 9, 12 Ops panel LEDs 12 Ops panel USB socket 12 OVFTool 47 P Parity 41 PCIe assignment 26 PCIe cards 10 replacing 26 plug-in module 9, 10 Ports 21 definitions 35 Power active LED 39 Power supply module 9 Power supply mounting cage 14 Power supply unit 9, 10, 14 Powering off, SteelStore xx30 models 39 Powering on SteelStore xx30 models 38 Preparing your site 34 Primary port 35 Product inventory 33 PSU 14, 15
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PSU bay 17 PSU voltage operating ranges 14 R Rack mounting rail kit 9 RAM 47 Raw device mapping 64 RDM volume 61 before configuring 61 Rear Panel 13 Related reading 2 Remote port 35 Required equipment 34 S SAS drive 15 SAS Serial ATA connectors 10 Speed and duplex, checking your settings 41 Status lights 21 SteelStore back view 9 battery backup unit 36 benefits 4 components 8 configuring 41 connecting to 40 deployment guidelines 46 expansion shelf combinations 8 initial configuration 11 licensing limits, specifying 31 licensing rules 31 memory slots 12 new features 5 upgrading 11 v3.0 licensing scheme 29 xx30 models components 9 expansion shelves 7 ports 21 powering off 39 powering on 38 status lights 21 SteelStore appliance deployments 3 Stop bits 41 T Thick provisioned format 54 Thin provisioned format 54 U Upgrade kits 23 V Virtual disk, creating 58 Virtual Machine edit settings 56 image 47 naming 52 Virtual RAM 47 Virtual SteelStore requirements 45 Virtual SteelStore licensing 29 VMware storage, configuring 62 VMware vSphere client 47
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