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FAS2000 Series Hardware Maintenance Course Module 4: Storage System Cabling

Date: 24 09 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MODULE OVERVIEW: PAGE 1 ..................................................................................................................................5 MODULE OBJECTIVE: PAGE 2 .................................................................................................................................5 SUPPORTED CONFIGURATIONS FOR THE FAS2000 SERIES SYSTEMS: PAGE 3.............................................5 FAS2000 SHELF COMPATIBILITY: PAGE 4 .............................................................................................................5 FAS2020 CONNECTIVITY OVERVIEW: PAGE 5 .......................................................................................................5 SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE ETHERNET: PAGE 6................................................5 SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE NAS-ISCSI WITH A BACKUP DEVICE: PAGE 7...5 SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 8 ................................................................................................6 SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 9 ................................................................................................6 SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE SAN WITH TWO FIBRE CHANNEL CONNECTIONS: PAGE 10 ..........................................................................................................................................6 SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE SAN WITH ONE FIBRE CHANNEL CONNECTION AND ONE BACKUP DEVICE: PAGE 11 .....................................................................................................................6 SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE SAN WITH FOUR TARGET FIBRE CHANNEL CONNECTIONS: PAGE 12 ..........................................................................................................................................6 SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 13 ..............................................................................................6 SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE SAN TWO FCP CONNECTIONS AND A BACKUP DEVICE: PAGE 14.......................................................................................................................................6 FAS2040 CONNECTIVITY OVERVIEW: PAGE 15 .....................................................................................................7 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE OR STAND-ALONE 7-MODE NAS: PAGE 16 .......7 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE OR STAND-ALONE CLUSTER MODE NAS: PAGE 17.......................................................................................................................................................................7 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE OR STAND-ALONE NAS WITH A BACKUP DEVICE: PAGE 18 .......................................................................................................................................................7 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 19 ..............................................................................................7 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 20 ..............................................................................................7 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE SAN WITH 4 FIBRE CHANNEL PROTOCOL CONNECTIONS: PAGE 21 ..........................................................................................................................................7 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 22 ..............................................................................................7 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 23 ..............................................................................................8 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE NAS WITH 2 SINGLE PATH FIBRE CHANNEL SHELF LOOPS: PAGE 24 ...........................................................................................................................................8 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE SAN WITH 2 DUAL-PATH FIBRE CHANNEL SHELF LOOPS: PAGE 25 ...........................................................................................................................................8 SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 26 ..............................................................................................8 FAS2050 CONNECTIVITY OVERVIEW: PAGE 27 .....................................................................................................8 SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE NAS ETHERNET: PAGE 28 .....................................8 SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE NAS ETHERNET: PAGE 29....................................8 SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 30 ..............................................................................................9
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SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 31 ..............................................................................................9 SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE NAS WITH A BACKUP DEVICE: PAGE 32 ...........9 SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 33 ..............................................................................................9 SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 34 ..............................................................................................9 SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE SAN WITH 2 FCP CONNECTIONS: PAGE 35 ........9 SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 36 ..............................................................................................9 SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 37 ..............................................................................................9 MODULE SUMMARY: PAGE 38 ...............................................................................................................................10

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STORAGE SYSTEM CABLING

MODULE OVERVIEW: PAGE 1 In this module you will be introduced to the FAS2000 series cabling configurations and the various procedures for cabling. This module should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. MODULE OBJECTIVE: PAGE 2 By the end of this module, you should be able to: Explain various supported cabling configurations for the FAS2020, FAS2040, and FAS2050 Identify basic procedures for cabling

SUPPORTED CONFIGURATIONS FOR THE FAS2000 SERIES SYSTEMS: PAGE 3 This section will review several supported configurations for the FAS2000 series systems. Configurations for FC and SAS port connections as well as the PCI expansion cards that add additional FC, SAS, and iSCSI ports will be highlighted. We will use illustrations shown to help demonstrate these various cabling configurations.

FAS2000 SHELF COMPATIBILITY: PAGE 4 NetApp storage systems use disk shelves as an alternative to sequential-access tape drives. Each storage system has several Fibre Channel ports in the rear of the system which you can attach the disk shelves to. The number of ports varies by storage system.

FAS2020 CONNECTIVITY OVERVIEW: PAGE 5 The FAS2020 storage system supports stand-alone or active-active configurations with Copper Ethernet, Copper RS-232 Console, and Optical Fibre Channel. The system supports disk expansion for the DS14mk2 AT and DS14mk4 FC. The system does not support I/O expansion. The maximum external expansion disks is 56.

SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE ETHERNET: PAGE 6 In a FAS2020 stand-alone NAS configuration, the e0a and e0b Gigabit Ethernet ports are interchangeable. The MGMT port is capable of 10/100 base Ethernet only. Both MGMT and data ports can be isolated or on a shared network. A single or dual Ethernet switch can be used.

SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE NAS-ISCSI WITH A BACKUP DEVICE: PAGE 7 In an active-active NAS configuration, the FAS2020 can support a backup device where 0b ports are not used. This configuration is not valid for the diskless storage system.
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SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 8 In this example of an active-active NAS configuration, the FAS2020 supports one Fibre Channel shelf loop (dual-path), two DS14 shelves and a backup device. Please note that the number of DS14 shelves is not limited to two. Additional shelves may be added up to the maximum spindle count which is 14 per DS14.

SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 9 In this example of an active-active NAS configuration, the FAS2020 supports 1 Fibre Channel shelf loop (multipath) and up to 2 DS14 shelves. Note that the number of DS14 shelves is not limited to two. Additional shelves may be added up to the maximum spindle count which is 14 per DS14. SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE SAN WITH TWO FIBRE CHANNEL CONNECTIONS: PAGE 10 The FAS2020 supports a stand-alone SAN configuration with two FCP connections. Ports 0a and 0b must connect to the same switch. It is important to remember that this configuration is not valid for diskless configurations. SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE SAN WITH ONE FIBRE CHANNEL CONNECTION AND ONE BACKUP DEVICE: PAGE 11 In a stand-alone SAN configuration with one Fibre Channel protocol connection, the FAS2020 supports a backup device. For this configuration, the 0b port must be changed from its default mode (target) to initiator mode. Also, this configuration does not support diskless configurations. SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE SAN WITH FOUR TARGET FIBRE CHANNEL CONNECTIONS: PAGE 12 In an active-active SAN configuration with four FCP connections, ports 0a and 0b ports must connect to different switches.

SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 13 In this example of an active-active SAN configuration with a FAS2020 and DS14 disk shelves with two FCP connections, ports 0a must connect to the same switch. In the configuration shown, two DS14 shelves are supported and ports 0a and 0b would need to be configured as targets. Note that the number of DS14 shelves is not limited to two. Additional shelves may be added up to the maximum spindle count which is 14 per DS14.

SUPPORTED FAS2020 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE SAN TWO FCP CONNECTIONS AND A BACKUP DEVICE: PAGE 14 In an active-active SAN configuration with two FCP connections and a backup device, ports 0a and 0b will need to be configured as targets.

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FAS2040 CONNECTIVITY OVERVIEW: PAGE 15 Before we demonstrate the cabling examples for the FAS2040, let's review the supported connectivity options available for this storage system. The FAS2040 supports a stand-alone NAS and iSCSI configuration with one stack of DS14mk4 shelves connected through dual-path cabling. Up to two DS14mk4 FC or DS14mk2 AT shelves are supported. The FAS2040 also supports disk expansion with the DS4243 shelves connected through an onboard SAS port.

SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE OR STAND-ALONE 7-MODE NAS: PAGE 16 In an active-active or stand-alone 7-mode NAS configuration, ports e0a through e0d are interchangeable. The MGMT port is capable of 10/100 Ethernet only. The MGMT and data ports can be isolated on a shared network. The Ethernet cloud can be single or dual-fabric.

SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE OR STAND-ALONE CLUSTER MODE NAS: PAGE 17 In an active-active or stand-alone cluster mode NAS configuration, ports e0a and e0b are cluster ports and ports e0c and e0d are data ports. The MGMT port is capable of 10/100 Ethernet only. The MGMT and data ports can be isolated or on a shared network. The Ethernet cloud can be single or dual-fabric.

SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE OR STAND-ALONE NAS WITH A BACKUP DEVICE: PAGE 18 In an active-active NAS-iSCSI configuration, 0b ports are not used to connect to the backup device. This configuration is not valid for diskless configurations.

SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 19 In an active-active NAS-iSCSI configuration, The FAS2040 supports one FC shelf loop (multipath) and up to six DS14 disk shelves with a backup device. SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 20 In an active-active NAS-iSCSI configuration, the FAS2040 supports one FC shelf loop (dual-path) and up to six DS14 disk shelves with a backup device. SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE SAN WITH 4 FIBRE CHANNEL PROTOCOL CONNECTIONS: PAGE 21 In an active-active SAN configuration, the FAS2040 supports four FCP connections and up to six DS14 shelves. This configuration is not valid for diskless configurations. SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 22 In an active-active SAN configuration, the FAS2040 supports two FCP connections and a backup device. For this configuration, the 0a and 0b ports would be configured as targets at the factory and the customer would need to reconfigure them.
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SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 23 In an active-active SAN configuration, the FAS2040 supports two FCP connections, one FC loop, and up to six DS14 shelves. For this configuration, the 0a and 0b ports would be configured as targets at the factory and the customer would need to reconfigure them. SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE NAS WITH 2 SINGLE PATH FIBRE CHANNEL SHELF LOOPS: PAGE 24 In a stand-alone NAS configuration, the FAS2040 supports two FC shelf loops (single-path) and up to eight DS14 shelves. For this configuration, the FAS2040 supports up to a maximum of six shelves per loop and each loop may contain either FC or SATA drives. SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE SAN WITH 2 DUAL-PATH FIBRE CHANNEL SHELF LOOPS: PAGE 25 In an active-active SAN configuration, the FAS2040 supports two FC shelf loops (dual-path) and up to eight DS14 shelves. For this configuration, the FAS2040 supports up to a maximum of six shelves per loop and each loop may contain either FC or SATA drives. SUPPORTED FAS2040 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 26 In a stand-alone SAN configuration, the FAS2040 supports one SAS shelf stack (single-path) and up to four DS4243 shelves. The e0P Ethernet ports on the controller are connected to the shelf management ports.

FAS2050 CONNECTIVITY OVERVIEW: PAGE 27 The FAS2050 connectivity is supported in a stand-alone or an active-active configuration with Copper Ethernet, Copper RS-232 Console, and Optical Fibre Channel cables. The system supports disk expansion for the DS14mk2 AT and DS14mk4 FC and the e1a or e1b ports are interchangeable. There is also an optional copper or optical PCI-e expansion card.

SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE NAS ETHERNET: PAGE 28 In a FAS2020 stand-alone NAS configuration the e0a and e0b ports and the e1a and e1b ports are interchangeable. There is an optional copper or optical PCI-e expansion card. The MGMT port is capable of 10/100 Ethernet only. The MGMT and data ports can be isolated or on a shared network. The Ethernet switch can be single- or dual-fabric.

SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE NAS ETHERNET: PAGE 29 In a FAS2050 stand-alone NAS configuration, the e1a and e1b ports are interchangeable. Optional copper or optical PCI-e expansion cards are available. The MGMT ports are capable of 10/100 base Ethernet only. Both MGMT and data ports can be isolated or on a shared network. A single or dual Ethernet switch can be used.

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SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 30 FAS2050 supports a stand-alone NAS configuration with one FC shelf loop (dual-path). Up to six DS14mk4 FC or DS14mk2 AT shelves are supported. If a backup device is needed, it will require an expansion HBA.

SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 31 In a stand-alone NAS configuration, the FAS2050 can support one FC disk shelf loop with dualpath connections to a back-up device. This configuration uses a dual FC initiator in the PCI expansion slot.

SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: ACTIVE-ACTIVE NAS WITH A BACKUP DEVICE: PAGE 32 In an active-active NAS configuration, the FAS2050 supports a backup device where 0b ports are not used.

SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 33 In an active-active NAS configuration, the FAS2050 supports one FC shelf loop (multipath) and up to six DS14 shelves. A backup device will require an expansion HBA. SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 34 In an active-active NAS configuration the FAS2050 supports one FC shelf loop (multipath-path) and up to six DS14 shelves. The backup device requires an expansion HBA. A PCI-e card is used as an FC Initiator HBA. In this configuration, e1b ports are not used and a dual FC tape adapter is used in the PCI expansion slot. SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: STAND-ALONE SAN WITH 2 FCP CONNECTIONS: PAGE 35 FAS2050 supports a stand-alone SAN configuration with two FCP connections. Ports 0a and 0b must connect to the same switch. SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 36 In a stand-alone SAN configuration the FAS2050 supports two FCP connections and one FC shelf loop (dual-path) to connect to the disk shelves. Up to six DS14 shelves are supported. For this configuration, ports 0a and 0b must connect to the same switch and a dual FC initiator adapter will be used in the PCI expansion slot.

SUPPORTED FAS2050 CONFIGURATION: PAGE 37 In an active-active SAN configuration with four FCP connections and one FC shelf loop, up to six DS14 shelves are supported. Ports 0a and 0b ports must connect to different switches. This configuration uses the dual PCI-e card for the FC initiator adapter.

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MODULE SUMMARY: PAGE 38 In this module, you should have learned to: Explain various supported cabling configurations for the FAS2020, FAS2040, and FAS2050 Identify basic procedures for cabling

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