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1.  Installing and Maintaining a Sun StorEdge 3900 or 6900 Series System Maintaining Storage Systems  Previous   Contents   Next 
   
 

See the Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series Reference Manual for the following procedures.

  • Replacing an Ethernet hub.

  • Replacing a storage service processor.

  • Replacing a GBIC or an SFP on an FC switch that connects to a storage array.

  • Replacing a storage array-to-switch fiber-optic cable.

  • Replacing an FC switch.

  • Removing a Virtualization Engine.

  • Replacing a Virtualization Engine.

  • Upgrading a Virtualization Engine firmware.

ProcedureHow to Add a Storage System

Note - Use this procedure to add new storage systems to a running cluster. To install systems to a new Sun Cluster that is not running, use the procedure in How to Install a Storage System.

This procedure defines Node A as the node with which you begin working. Node B is the remaining node.

  1. Unpack, place, and level the system cabinet.

    For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series Installation and Service Manual.

  2. Install cables in the following order.

    1. Install the system power cord.

    2. Install the system grounding strap.

    3. Install the cables from the FC switches to the nodes as shown in Figure 1-1.

    4. Install the Ethernet cable to the LAN.

    For cabling instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series Installation and Service Manual.

  3. Power on the new system.

    Note - The storage arrays in your system might require several minutes to boot.

    For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series Installation and Service Manual.

  4. Set the host name, IP address, date, and time zone for the system's Storage Service Processor.

    For instructions, see the initial field installation instructions in the Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series Reference Manual.

  5. For StorEdge 3900 Series systems only: Reconfigure the StorEdge 3900 Series Fibre Channel switches. Ensure that every node can access each storage array that is intended for that cluster.

  6. Determine the resource groups and device groups running on all nodes.

    Record this information because you use this information in Step 47 of this procedure to return resource groups and device groups to these nodes.
    # scstat

  7. Move all resource groups and device groups off Node A.
    # scswitch -S -h from-node

  8. Do you need to install host adapters in Node A?

  9. Is the host adapter that you are installing the first host adapter on Node A?

    • If no, skip to Step 11.

    • If yes, determine whether the required support packages for the host adapter are already installed on this node. The following packages are required. 
      # pkginfo | egrep Wlux
system 	SUNWluxd 	Sun Enterprise Network Array sf Device Driver
system 	SUNWluxdx	Sun Enterprise Network Array sf Device 
								Driver (64-bit)
system 	SUNWluxl 	Sun Enterprise Network Array socal Device Driver
system 	SUNWluxlx 	Sun Enterprise Network Array socal Device 
								Driver (64-bit)
system 	SUNWluxop	Sun Enterprise Network Array firmware and utilities
system 	SUNWluxox	Sun Enterprise Network Array libraries (64-bit)

  10. Are the required support packages already installed?

    • If yes, skip to Step 11.

    • If no, install the required support packages that are missing.

    The support packages are located in the Product directory of the Solaris CD-ROM.

  11. Shut down and power off Node A.

    For the procedure about how to shut down and power off a node, see your Sun Cluster system administration documentation.

  12. Install the host adapters in Node A.

    For the procedure about how to install host adapters, see the documentation that shipped with your host adapters and nodes.

  13. Power on and boot Node A into noncluster mode.

    For the procedure about how to boot a node in noncluster mode, see your Sun Cluster system administration documentation.

  14. If necessary, upgrade the host adapter firmware on Node A.

    See the Sun Cluster release notes documentation for information about accessing Sun's Info Docs on http://sunsolve.sun.com. The Info Docs list information about required patches and firmware that are available for download. For the procedure about how to apply host adapter firmware, see the firmware patch README file.

  15. If necessary, install GBICs or SFPs in the FC switches.

    For the procedure about how to install a GBIC or an SFP to an FC switch, see the documentation that shipped with your FC switch hardware.

  16. Connect fiber-optic cables between Node A and the FC switches in your storage system as shown in Figure 1-1.

  17. If necessary, install the required Solaris patches for storage array support on Node A.

    See the Sun Cluster release notes documentation for information about accessing Sun's Info Docs on http://sunsolve.sun.com. The Info Docs list information about required patches and firmware that are available for download. For the procedure about how to apply host adapter firmware, see the firmware patch README file.

  18. Install any required patches or software for Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software support on Node A.

    For the procedure on how to install the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software, see the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Installation and Configuration Guide at http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/. For a list of required patches for Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software, see the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software Release Notes on http://www.sun.com/storage/san.

  19. Edit the /kernel/drv/scsi_vhci.conf file to activate the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software functionality. Set the mpxio-disable parameter to no.

    mpxio-disable="no"

  20. Shut down Node A.

    For the procedure about how to shut down and power off a node, see your Sun Cluster system administration documentation.

  21. Perform a reconfiguration boot on Node A to create the new Solaris device files and links.

  22. On all nodes, update the /devices and /dev entries.
    # devfsadm -C 
# devfsadm

  23. On all nodes, update the paths to the DID instances
    # scdidadm -C 
# scdidadm -r
    .

  24. Are you adding a StorEdge 3900 Series or StorEdge 6900 Series system?

    • If you are adding a StorEdge 3900 Series system, skip to Step 26.

    • If you are adding StorEdge 6900 Series systems: On Node A, view the virtualization engine (VE) controller status and enable the VE controllers.

      # cfgadm -al
# cfgadm -c configure c::controller id

  25. (Optional) Configure VLUNs on the VEs in the new StorEdge 6900 Series system.

    For the procedure about how to configure VLUNs in a cluster, see How to Configure VLUNs on the Virtualization Engines (StorEdge 6900 Series Only).

  26. (Optional) On Node A, verify that the device IDs (DIDs) were assigned to the new storage array.
    # scdidadm -l

  27. Do you need to install host adapters in Node B?

  28. Is the host adapter that you are installing the first host adapter on Node B?

    • If no, skip to Step 30.

    • If yes, determine whether the required support packages for the host adapter are already installed on this node. The following packages are required.

    # pkginfo | egrep Wlux
system 	SUNWluxd 	Sun Enterprise Network Array sf Device Driver
system 	SUNWluxdx	Sun Enterprise Network Array sf Device 
									Driver (64-bit)
system 	SUNWluxl 	Sun Enterprise Network Array socal Device Driver
system 	SUNWluxlx	Sun Enterprise Network Array socal Device 
									Driver (64-bit)
system 	SUNWluxop	Sun Enterprise Network Array firmware and utilities
system 	SUNWluxox	Sun Enterprise Network Array libraries (64-bit)

  29. Are the required support packages already installed?

    • If yes, proceed to Step 30.

    • If no, install the missing support packages.

    The support packages are located in the Product directory of the Solaris CD-ROM.

  30. Shut down and power off Node B.

    For the procedure about how to shut down and power off a node, see your Sun Cluster system administration documentation.

  31. Install the host adapters in Node B.

    For the procedure about how to install host adapters, see the documentation that shipped with your host adapters and nodes.

  32. Power on and boot Node B into noncluster mode.

    For the procedure about how to shut down and power off a node, see your Sun Cluster system administration documentation.

  33. If necessary, upgrade the host adapter firmware on Node B.

    See the Sun Cluster release notes documentation for information about accessing Sun's Info Docs on http://sunsolve.sun.com. The Info Docs list information about required patches and firmware that are available for download. For the procedure about how to apply host adapter firmware, see the firmware patch README file.

  34. If necessary, install GBICs or SFPs in the FC switches.

    For the procedure about how to install a GBIC or an SFP to an FC switch, see the documentation that shipped with your FC switch hardware.

  35. Connect fiber-optic cables between the FC switches in your storage system and Node B as shown in Figure 1-1.

  36. If necessary, install the required Solaris patches for storage array support on Node B.

    For a list of required Solaris patches for storage array support, see the Sun StorEdge T3 Disk Tray Release Notes.

  37. Install any required patches or software for Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software support on Node B.

    For the procedure on how to install the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software, see the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Installation and Configuration Guide at http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/. For a list of required patches for Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software, see the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software Release Notes on http://www.sun.com/storage/san.

  38. Edit the /kernel/drv/scsi_vhci.conf file to activate the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software functionality. Set the mpxio-disable parameter to no.

    mpxio-disable="no"

  39. Shut down Node B.

    For the procedure about how to shut down and power off a node, see your Sun Cluster system administration documentation.

  40. Perform a reconfiguration boot to create the new Solaris device files and links on Node B.

  41. On all nodes, update the /devices and /dev entries.
    # devfsadm -C 
# devfsadm

  42. On all nodes, update the paths to the DID instances.
    # scdidadm -C 
# scdidadm -r
    .

  43. Are you adding a StorEdge 3900 Series or StorEdge 6900 Series system?

    • If you are adding a StorEdge 3900 Series system, skip to Step 45.

    • If you are adding StorEdge 6900 Series systems: On Node A, view the virtualization engine (VE) controller status and enable the VE controllers.

      # cfgadm -al
# cfgadm -c configure c::controller id

  44. (Optional) Configure VLUNs on the VEs in the new StorEdge 6900 Series system.

    For the procedure about how to configure VLUNs in a cluster, see How to Configure VLUNs on the Virtualization Engines (StorEdge 6900 Series Only).

  45. (Optional) On Node B, verify that the DIDs are assigned to the new storage arrays.
    # scdidadm -l

  46. On one node attached to the new storage arrays, reset the SCSI reservation state.
    # scdidadm -R n

    Where n is the DID instance of a storage array LUN that you are adding to the cluster.

    Note - Repeat this command on the same node for each storage array LUN that you are adding to the cluster.

  47. Return the resource groups and device groups that you identified in Step 6 to all nodes.

    # scswitch -z -g resource-group -h nodename
# scswitch -z -D device-group-name -h nodename

    For more information, see your Sun Cluster system administration documentation.

  48. Perform volume management administration to incorporate the new logical volumes into the cluster.

    For more information, see your Solstice DiskSuite or VERITAS Volume Manager documentation.

 		 
 
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