OceanStor S5600T&S5800T&S6800T

Storage System
V100R005
Quick Installation Guide (SAN Volume)
Issue: 04
Date: 2014-10-30

Introduction to the OceanStor T Series

HUAWEI OceanStor T series storage systems are innovative mid-range and high-end offerings that are ready to
meet your current and future storage requirements. They are designed to provide medium- and large-scale
enterprises with improved storage performance, efficiency, security, scalability, and manageability.

Before You Start

a

Overview

This document guides you through a time-saving process for installing a storage system. For more information, see
the OceanStor S5600T&S5800T&S6800T Storage System V100R005 Installation Guide.

b Where to get help

You can obtain the product documentation from the documentation CD-ROM delivered with the product or from
http://enterprise.huawei.com. You can also register for a Huawei support account at this website to browse and
download valuable information and sign up for product updates.

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Safety Information
Do not operate devices or handle cables on a stormy day.
To avoid eye injuries, do not look into the optical outlets without eye protection.

CAUTION
Arrange for at least three persons to carry and install a fully configured enclosure to avoid
personal injury or device damage.
Do not wear an ESD wrist strap during power-on to avoid electric shocks.
Scenario 1 Wearing an ESD wrist strap whose
ground terminal is a plug

Scenario 2 Wearing an ESD wrist strap whose

ground terminal is a metal clip

Installation Process

Checking installation tools

Checking circuit breakers

Planning device installation positions

A generic view
of cable connections

Removing filler panels

Determining device installation
positions using installation templates

Connecting ground cables

Connecting enclosures

Installing adjustable guide rails

Installing the controller enclosure
and disk enclosures into the cabinet

Connecting the storage system

to an application server
Connecting to the maintenance
terminal

Installing the cable tray

Connecting power cables

Installing filler panels

Checking components

Connecting Cables
Installing Devices
Checking device installation

Installation Preparations

Checking cable connections

Checking
Hardware Installation
(Optional) Installing Host Software

Powering On the
Storage System

Switching on external
power supplies
Pressing the power button
on either controller
Checking status indicators
on the enclosures
Installing front panels

Initializing the Storage System

1 Installation Preparations
1a Checking installation tools

1b Checking circuit breakers

NOTICE

The following installation tools are required:

Phillips screwdriver (M3 to M6)
Flat-head screwdriver (M3 to M6)
Diagonal pliers
Floating nut mounting bar

A storage system power failure may cause devices

connected to the same circuit breaker to power off
unexpectedly. Therefore, ensure that the storage system
power supplies have functioning circuit breakers with the
following amps:
AC power: 16 A
DC power: 32 A

1c Checking components
Installation template
(for 4 U devices)

Installation template
(for 2 U devices)

Cable tray (2 U)

Controller enclosure (4 U)

Front panel of a 2 U
controller enclosure

Front panel of a 4 U
controller enclosure

Disk enclosure (2 U)

Adjustable guide rails

Floating nut and M6

screw

Disk enclosure (4 U)

Multi-mode optical
fiber cable

Network cable

Mini SAS cable

Ground cable

For information about the full list of required components, see the Packing List. The bag containing the
Packing List is attached to the surface of the box.

2 Installing Devices
2a Planning device installation positions
Total required cabinet space = 4 U + 2 U x (Number of 2 U disk enclosures) + 4 U x (Number of 4 U disk
enclosures)
Note: The height of the storage system is measured by the unit of U. 1 U equals 44.5 mm (1.75 inches).
Recommended installation positions

Tips

Controller enclosure (4 U)
Install the controller
enclosure in the middle of an
empty 42 U cabinet, namely
Disk enclosure (4 U)

between the 17 U mark and

the 22 U mark.

Disk enclosure (4 U)

Disk enclosure (4 U)
Be certain to next install
other devices below the
Disk enclosure (4 U)

controller to prevent the

cabinet from becoming
top heavy.

2b Removing filler panels

2c Determining device installation positions using installation templates

NOTE
On the mounting bars, use a marker to mark the holes where screws will be installed to secure the
controller and disk enclosures.
Scenario 1
Installation position of a 2 U device

Low base of the guide rail

Installation positions of 2 U device fixing screws
Installation positions of guide rail fixing screws

Scenario 2
Installation position of a 4 U device

Installation positions of floating nuts

Low base of the guide rail

Installation positions of 4 U device fixing screws
Installation positions of guide rail fixing screws

2d Installing adjustable guide rails

The adjustable guide rails are 600 mm (23.62 in.) to 900 mm (35.43 in.) long. They are designed to fit into
cabinets with depth ranging from 800 mm (31.50 in.) to 1100 mm (43.34 in.).
The adjustable guide rails are preconfigured with positioning pins applicable to square holes only. For
round holes, replace the positioning pins.
Two paired adjustable guide rails must be positioned exactly parallel to one another.
Scenario 1
Attaching adjustable guide rails for a 2 U device
Rear

Front

Scenario 2
Attaching adjustable guide rails for a 4 U device
Rear

Front

2e Installing the controller enclosure and disk enclosures into the cabinet

NOTICE
To avoid device damage, do not stack any components but install them onto guide rails.
Install a disk enclosure onto the adjustable guide rails using the same method as installing the
controller enclosure.

2f Installing the cable tray

NOTE
For a cabinet of 1 m (39.4 inches) deep or deeper, if the controller enclosure rear is more than 70 mm (2.758
inches) away from the rear columns or if the rear columns are more than 150 mm (5.91 inches) away from
the rear cabinet door, the cable tray must be installed on the rear columns of the cabinet.
For a cabinet of 1 m (39.4 inches) deep or deeper, if the controller enclosure rear is 70 mm (2.758 inches) or
less away from the rear columns or if the rear columns are 150 mm (5.91 inches) or less away from the rear
cabinet door, the cable tray must be installed on the controller enclosure.
For a cabinet of 800 mm (31.50 inches) deep, the cable tray must be installed on the controller enclosure.

Scenario 1 Installing the cable tray onto the rear columns

Rear

Front

Scenario 2
Installing the cable tray onto the controller

2g Installing filler panels

3 Connecting Cables
3a A generic view of cable connections
Maintenance
terminal

Application
server

External
power

External
power

Controller
enclosure

Disk
enclosure

Ground
cable

3b Connecting ground cables

3c Connecting enclosures
Port P0 on controller A (B) must be connected to port PRI on expansion module A (B) on the configuration
disk enclosure (the one with coffer disks).
All the EXP ports on the storage system connect only to the PRI ports.
For a storage system with two or more disk enclosures, set up multiple loops based on the number of
expansion ports on the controller enclosure, and evenly allocate those disk enclosures to the loops.
Connect disk enclosures except the configuration disk enclosure in one loop over two separate links for
optimal network reliability.
Disk
enclosure 2

Disk
enclosure 1

Controller
enclosure

Slot B0

Slot A0

Disk
Enclosure 3
Expansion
module A
Expansion
module B

Disk
Enclosure 4

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3d Connecting the storage system to an application server

The controller enclosure can connect to application servers through 1 Gbit/s iSCSI, 10 Gbit/s TOE, 10 Gbit/s
FCoE, and 8 Gbit/s FC host ports.
Scenario 1 Directly connecting host ports to the application server
iSCSI cable connection
Application
server

Controller
enclosure

Optical fiber cable connection

Application
server

Controller
enclosure

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Scenario 2 Connecting host ports to the application server through switches

iSCSI cable connection
Application
server

Ethernet
switch

Ethernet
switch

Controller
enclosure

Optical fiber cable connection

Application
server

Fibre Channel
switch

Fibre Channel
switch

Controller
enclosure

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3e Connecting to the maintenance terminal

After connecting a serial port on the storage system to the maintenance terminal through a serial cable,
you can then manage and maintain the storage system from the maintenance terminal.
During initial configuration, set an IP address for the management network port through the serial port.
Maintenance
terminal

Controller
enclosure

3f Connecting power cables

NOTICE
AC devices can connect only to AC power supplies, and DC devices can connect only to DC power supplies.
To ensure a high availability of the storage system and avoid unexpected power failures, connect the storage
system to two routes of power supplies on either side or both sides.
Scenario 1 Connecting an AC power cable

Complete view of the AC power cables

External
power

External
power
Disk
enclosure

Controller
enclosure

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Scenario 2 Connecting a DC power cable

When you connect DC power cables, ensure that the black cable leading from the anode of the DC power
source connects to the RTN (+) terminal and that the blue cable leading from the cathode of the DC power
source connects to the NEG (-) terminal.

Complete view of the DC power cables

DC PDU

Disk
enclosure

Controller
enclosure

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4 Checking Hardware Installation

4a Checking device installation
Check Item
Controller enclosure
Disk enclosure

Normal

Abnormal

The device sits stably on the guide

rails without displacement.
Screws are properly secured.

The device slants or cannot be detected.

Screws are loose or have fallen off.

4b Checking cable connections

Check Item

Normal

Abnormal

Ground cable
Optical fiber cable
Mini SAS cable
Network cable
Serial cable

The cable is fully inserted and secured.

The cable is loose or disconnected.

AC power cable

The AC power cables for each

controller enclosure or disk enclosure
are connected to two separate power
supplies for redundancy.
The AC power cables are secured
with plastic buckles.

The AC power cables for each

controller enclosure or disk enclosure
are connected to the same power
supply.
The AC power cables are not secured
with plastic buckles.

DC power cable

The OT terminal of the black cable

connects to the RTN (+) terminal and
the OT terminal of the blue cable
connects to the NEG (-) terminal.

The OT terminal of the blue cable

connects to the RTN (+) terminal and the
OT terminal of the black cable connects to
the NEG (-) terminal.

5 Powering On the Storage System

To avoid electric shocks, do not wear an ESD wrist strap when the storage system is powering on.
Do not adjust mini SAS cable connections between enclosures after power-on. Otherwise the storage
system may become abnormal.

The power-on process takes three to five minutes. The system is completely powered on until the power
indicator of controller enclosure does not blink continually.
Follow the correct power-on sequence of the storage system: switch on external power supplies press
the power button on either controller module switch on the Ethernet or Fibre Channel switch switch
on the application servers.
Follow the correct power-off sequence of the storage system: stop host services press and hold the
power button on either controller module until the system is completely powered off (five seconds)
disconnect the controller enclosure and the disk enclosures from their power supplies.

5a Switching on external power supplies

Switch on external power supplies in the following sequence:
disk enclosures controller enclosure switches (for a SAN) application server.

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Scenario 1 Turn on the switches of the power

distribution box
Rear

Scenario 2 Turn on the switch of the PDU

Front
Rear

Front

5b Pressing the power button on either controller

Controller enclosure

5c Checking status indicators on the enclosures

NOTICE
After you have powered on a disk enclosure or the controller enclosure, check that all disks are
working correctly (no alarm/location indicator is steady red).
Controller enclosure
Power indicator of the controller
enclosure: steady green

Disk alarm/location
indicator: steady green

Power indicator of the disk

enclosure: steady green

Disk enclosure

Alarm/Location indicator
of the disk enclosure: off
Alarm indicator of the
disk enclosure: off
For details and rectification suggestions on the indicators, refer to the OceanStor
S2200T&S2600T&S5500T&S5600T&S5800T&S6800T Storage System V100R005 Quick Maintenance Guide.

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5d Installing front panels

Scenario 1 Installing the front panel for a 2 U device

Scenario 2 Installing the front panel for a 4 U device

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6 Initializing the Storage System

After you have powered on the storage system, complete the following initialization steps:
1. Change the IP address of the management network port using the command-line interface (CLI). Before
doing this, connect the serial port on the controller enclosure to the maintenance terminal.
2. Install the ISM on the maintenance terminal.
3. On the ISM, follow the Initial Configuration wizard to change the administrator's password, configure rate
for Fibre Channel host ports, configure IP addresses and route information for iSCSI host ports, and
import license files. If you do not perform the initial configuration as prompted, follow-up configuration
and use of services will be affected.

For details about initializing the storage system, refer to the OceanStor S5600T&S5800T&S6800T
Storage System V100R005 Installation Guide.
The default user name and password of the storage system are admin and Admin@storage
respectively.
You are advised to change the default login password immediately after you have logged in to
the storage system for the first time and periodically change your login password in the future.
This reduces the password leakage risks.

7 (Optional) Installing Host Software

Install the following host software programs on the application server:
1. Initiator, an optional program for iSCSI host ports. For details about installing the Initiator program, refer to
the OceanStor S5600T&S5800T&S6800T Storage System V100R005 Installation Guide.
2. UltraPath, a multipathing program. For details about installing the UltraPath, refer to the OceanStor
UltraPath for Windows User Guide, OceanStor UltraPath for Linux User Guide, or OceanStor UltraPath for
AIX User Guide.
3. UltraAPM, another optional program. For details about installing the UltraAPM, refer to the OceanStor
UltraAPM User Guide.

Obtain the documentation for the UltraAPM and UltraPath from the delivery-attached CD-ROM.

Contacting Huawei Technical Support

Huawei customer service center
Address: Huawei Industrial Base, Bantian, Longgang, Shenzhen 518129, People's Republic of China
Website: http://enterprise.huawei.com
Local Huawei technical support personnel
Obtain contact information for local Huawei offices at http://support.huawei.com/enterprise/.
Huawei storage product information self-service platform
http://enterprise.huawei.com/topic/Self_service_2013_en/knowledge.html

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