Installing the Hitachi Vantara-supplied SVP

The LAN port assignments on the physical SVP should match the ones in the following figure.

The IPMI port is an IPMI-dedicated port connected to the BMC in the SVP and does not appear in the Windows operating system. For security reasons, the IPMI port cannot be enabled in the SVP BIOS setting and is not supported for the SVP.

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• Physical SVP network configuration

  In networking terms, a network bridge is software or hardware that connects two or more networks so that they can communicate. For the physical SVP, a network bridge configures the three local-area network (LAN) ports on the SVP using the Bridge Connections setting in the Windows operating system. This configuration requires an external switching hub.

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• Physical SVP network configuration

  In networking terms, a network bridge is software or hardware that connects two or more networks so that they can communicate. For the physical SVP, a network bridge configures the three local-area network (LAN) ports on the SVP using the Bridge Connections setting in the Windows operating system. This configuration requires an external switching hub.

The physical SVP has a depth of 14.5 inches (369 mm). The 4U CBL controller and dense intermix drive tray (DB60) have a depth of 34.1 inches (865 mm) and 33.9 inches (860 mm), respectively.

If the SVP is rack-mounted between a CBL and DB60, as shown in the following figure, there is not enough space to access the rear I/O panel of the SVP.

To verify the SVP can be accessed for maintenance:

• Locate the SVP at the top of the rack or above the system.

• If a small form factor drive tray (DBS) or DB60 is added at the top of the rack, prepare a 1U space between the system and the small form-factor, large form-factor, and DB60 trays.

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  The following describes how to install the physical SVP into a rack and configure it for your network environment.

Mounting the physical SVP appropriately in the rack is critical to ensure optimum performance.

1. Install the physical SVP in the top bay of the rack or as close to the top bay as possible.

2. Leave approximately 25 inches in front of the rack to enable you to open the front bezel.

3. Leave approximately 30 inches of clearance in the back of the rack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing.

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  The following describes how to install the physical SVP into a rack and configure it for your network environment.

The physical SVP contains two rack rail assemblies. Each assembly consists of an inner fixed chassis rail that secures directly to the SVP chassis, and an outer fixed-rack rail that secures directly to the rack itself.

Procedure

1. Remove the chassis ears.

   1. Locate and remove the three screws holding the chassis ear in place.

   2. Repeat action with the other chassis ear.

   

2. Find the Front marking on the rails, and then orient the rails appropriately for attaching to the SVP chassis.

3. Screw the internal racks onto the SVP chassis using the four large screws and the two small screws.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the inner rail extension on the other side of the SVP chassis.

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  The following describes how to install the physical SVP into a rack and configure it for your network environment.

The outer rails that secure the physical SVP directly to the rack.

1. Attach the short bracket to the outside of the long bracket.

   You must align the pin with the slide.

2. Using the directions on the rails, orient the rails so the front of the rail faces the front of the rack. Adjust the short rail and long rail to the proper distance, so that they fit snugly into the rack. Then insert two small screws and two large M5 screws into the threaded holes in the slide area on the rails, as shown in the following figure, to prevent the rails from moving.

3. Secure the long outer rail to the vertical rail at the front of the rack using a washer and an M5 screw on one side of the rail and a safety nut on the other side. Then connect the short outer rail to the vertical rail at the rear of the rack using another washer and M5 screw.

   

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for the other outer rail.

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After the inner and outer rails are attached to the physical SVP, the SVP can be installed in a rack.

Before you begin

Procedure

1. Align the SVP enclosure inner rails with the front of the horizontal outer rails on the rack.

2. Slide the SVP enclosure inner rails into the outer rails on the rack, keeping the pressure even on both sides.

   If necessary, press the locking tabs when inserting. When the SVP enclosure is pushed completely into the rack, the locking tabs snap into the locked position.

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  The following describes how to install the physical SVP into a rack and configure it for your network environment.

All port connections to the physical SVP are located at the rear of the SVP.

Procedure

1. Connect the LAN1 port to a switch on your IP network.

   NoteIf your network uses IP addresses 192.168.0.15-17, do not connect the LAN1 port to your switch until after you complete the Initial Startup.

2. Connect the LAN2 port to a management console PC.

   Typically, this is a notebook PC.

3. Connect the LAN3 port to the user LAN port on storage system controller 1.

4. Connect the LAN4 port to the user LAN port on storage system controller 2.

   

   After you connect the physical SVP, you can set up an encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection between the storage system and the SVP.

   NoteCreating private and public keys requires a dedicated program, OpenSSL. OpenSSL is installed along with Storage Navigator but not allowed to be used for different purposes. To use OpenSSL for SSL communication settings, download one from the OpenSSL website (http://www.openssl.org/).

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  The following describes how to install the physical SVP into a rack and configure it for your network environment.

When turning on the power to the physical SVP, use only the power cable supplied with the SVP. Do not use a power cable designed for another device.

1. Attach the supplied power cable to the power socket on the rear panel of the physical SVP.

   

2. Plug the other end of the power cable into an AC power source.

   After you turn on the power, you can change the physical SVP configuration from a bridged network connection to a non-bridged network connection if BDPU guard is enabled in your networking environment.

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If Bridge Protocol Data Unit is enabled in your network environment, use a non-bridged configuration. This configuration disables the SVP's internal bridge, and allows you to connect the Ethernet cables from the user LAN port on CTL1 and CTL2 to an Ethernet switch.

Procedure

1. Connect a PC to the LAN2 port on the SVP.

2. Log on to the SVP using the Remote Desktop Connection:

   1. Configure the PC to use an IP address of 10.0.0.xxx, where xxx = 1-99 or 101-254, and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

   2. Click Start All Programs, and then select Accessories Remote Desktop Connection.

   3. In the Computer field, type 10.0.0.100 and click Connect.

   4. In the Windows Security screen, type SVP-PC\SVP in the top field and raid-login in the bottom field.

   5. Click OK.

   6. If prompted that the identity of the remote computer cannot be verified, click Yes to continue.

3. In the Remote Desktop Connection window, select Control Panel Network and Sharing Center.

4. Click Change adapter settings.

5. Right-click the network bridge icon, and then click Disable.

   The SVP internal bridge is now disabled.

6. Remove the Ethernet cables from SVP ports LAN3 and LAN4, and attach them to the Ethernet switches.

   The following figure shows a CBSS and CBSL storage system in a non-bridged environment.

   

   The following figure shows a CBLM and CBLH storage system in a non-bridged environment.

   

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  The following describes how to install the physical SVP into a rack and configure it for your network environment.

Use the management console PC to set the SVP date, time, and time zone according to the local time of the location of the installed SVP. You specify these settings using a Windows operating system running on the SVP, and then specify the same settings in the maintenance utility.

Before you begin

Procedure

1. Using the Windows operating system on the SVP, change the year, month, day, time, and UTC timezone according to the location in which the installed SVP resides. For more information, refer to your Windows documentation.

2. Log on to Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator.

3. In the menu bar, click Maintenance Utility Date & Time.

4. On the right side of the page, under Date & Time, click Set Up.

5. In the Set Up Date & Time page, enter the date and time settings.

   Field	Description
   UTC Time zone	Select a time zone on the Coordinated Universal Time map.
   Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time	This field is available only if the selected UTC time zone supports daylight saving time. Check this option if your location observes daylight saving time (also known as summer time).
   Use NTP Server	Select an option for maintaining the maintenance utility time.
   	Yes: NTP Server	Maintenance utility time will synchronize with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. Enter an IP address or a server name. Click + Add NTP Server to add up to five NTP servers. Enter the IP address in IPv4 or IPv6 format. Enter the server name (up to 255 one-byte alphanumeric characters). Spaces can be used in the server name, but the following symbols cannot be used: !"#$%&'()*+,/;<=>?@[\]^`{|}
   	No: Date & Time	Set the date and time manually. Click the field, and then click a date from the pop-up calendar. Enter the minutes and seconds manually.
   Synchronizing Time	To synchronize the maintenance utility time with the NTP server at a specific time, enter the synchronizing time.

6. Click Apply.

7. In the confirmation message, click Close.

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If you need to disconnect the management console from the physical SVP, use the following procedure.

Procedure

1. Click the Start button on the SVP desktop.

2. Click Log off Disconnect.

   

Results

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  The following describes how to install the physical SVP into a rack and configure it for your network environment.