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NEC VERSA S1300 Series Quick Reference Manual - Functions of

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Summary of VERSA S1300 Series

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  • Page 3: Trademarks

    Proprietary notice and liability disclaimer the information disclosed in this document, including all designs and related materials, is the valuable property of nec computers international and/or its licensors. Nec computers international and/or its licensors, as appropriate, reserve all patent, cop...

  • Page 5: Contents

    Contents iii contents getting started.................................................................... 1-1 using this guide............................................................................. 1-2 installing the system..........................................................................

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    Iv contents basic functions of nec storage manager........................................ 5-5 configuration display ................................................................ 5-5 state monitoring ........................................................................ 5-5 nickname setting.......

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    1 getting started.

  • Page 8: Using This Guide

    1-2 getting started using this guide this quick reference guide gives an overview of the various software programs that can be used to manage your disk array. Its goal is to help you complete your installation successfully and become familiar with the documentation included on the san storage builde...

  • Page 9: Installing The System

    Getting started 1-3 installing the system follow the instructions contained in chapter 2 “setting up the system” of your user’s guide to unpack and install your nec storage s1300 or s2300. Options ordered with your nec storage disk array unit are already installed. If you have additional software or...

  • Page 10: Nec Storage S1300

    1-4 getting started nec storage s1300 follow the procedure below to connect your nec storage s1300: n connect the disk array unit to the host system using a fibre channel (fc) cable. Connect the fc cable to the fc connector located on the primary controller (on the right of the unit). N connect the ...

  • Page 11: Nec Storage S2300

    Getting started 1-5 nec storage s2300 follow the procedure below to connect your nec storage s2300: n connect the disk array controller unit (a) to the host system (c) using two fibre channel (lc-lc) cables. N connect the disk array controller unit to the disk enclosure (b) using two fibre channel (...

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    1-6 getting started.

  • Page 13: Manual List

    2 manual list.

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    2-2 manual list your nec storage s1300 or s2300 is shipped with the san storage builder cd-rom containing all the documentation necessary to use your disk array unit. This chapter lists all the manuals included on the san storage builder cd-rom. Refer to these manuals (pdf files) as needed. N “nec s...

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    Manual list 2-3 n “nec storage manager user’s manual” (ism_ug.Pdf) this manual provides you with essential guidelines for using your management software nec storage manager (also called ism). It consists of three sections. • section a, “installing and setting nec storage manager”, explains how to in...

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    2-4 manual list ð maintain and manage logical disks (e.G., assign/release pooled spare disks to/from a business server). • section c, “nec storage manager: command line interface”, explains how to configure the disk array through the cli (command line interface). Refer to section c to: ð understand ...

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    Manual list 2-5 • section b, “nec storage performancemonitor user’s manual”, explains how to use the performance monitoring function “nec storage performancemonitor”. Refer to this section to: ð collect the statistical information of performance. ð display the load state in real time. ð set a thresh...

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    2-6 manual list • section d, “nec storage manager data replication user’s manual (installation and operation guide for windows)”, explains how to use the data replication features provided by “nec storage dynamicdatareplication” and “nec storage replication-control” with windows. Refer to this secti...

  • Page 19: Functional Enhancement

    3 functional enhancement overview.

  • Page 20: Nec Storage Manager

    3-2 functional enhancement overview this chapter lists the main new features of nec storage manager ver2.1 compared to ver1.5. For details on revision history, refer to “readme.Txt” on the san storage builder cd-rom. Nec storage manager n if link information has been changed in the environment setti...

  • Page 21: Nec Storage Accesscontrol

    Functional enhancement overview 3-3 nec storage manager configuration settings n a function allowing you to set network information such as ip addresses has been added. N a function allowing you to unlock an optionally purchased product has been added. N a function allowing you to bind a logical dis...

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    3-4 functional enhancement overview n the function to collect/accumulate/extract statistical information has been enhanced as follows: • the command to start/stop accumulating statistical information has been changed to ismprflog start/stop, and is supported under both unix and windows. • a function...

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    Functional enhancement overview 3-5 • -rvuse: specifies time at which rvs are usable. N the following options have been added to the ismsql_snapshotrst command: • -dbfile: restores the snapshots of multiple databases simultaneously. • -metafolder: specifies a folder for saving metafiles. • -mode: sp...

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    3-6 functional enhancement overview.

  • Page 25: System Configuration of

    4 system configuration of nec storage manager.

  • Page 26: Overview

    4-2 system configuration of nec storage manager this chapter gives an overview of nec storage manager. Note: a personal computer on which microsoft windows 2000 or windows server 2003 operates is called a ”pc” in this chapter. Windows 2000 and windows server 2003 are generically called “windows” in ...

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    System configuration of nec storage manager 4-3 it is recommended that the management server and the nec storage disk array should be connected through a lan. They can also be connected through a fibre channel. In this case, however, if the business server is subjected to a high load, contention may...

  • Page 28: Software

    4-4 system configuration of nec storage manager software this section describes nec storage manager and related software products. Table 4-1 software list product name ( l: basic function, ¡: optional software) function l nec storage baseproduct performs basic control of disk arrays. For details, re...

  • Page 29: Nec Storage Baseproduct

    System configuration of nec storage manager 4-5 nec storage baseproduct nec storage baseproduct includes a storage control software program, which is responsible for the basic control of disk arrays, and the nec storage manager software program, which monitors the basic state of disk arrays. The sto...

  • Page 30: Hardware

    4-6 system configuration of nec storage manager n error notice function if a storage error occurs, this function sends a mail and starts the program. The function enables the sending of error notices to remote maintenance persons and the customization of system- specific error management. Nec storag...

  • Page 31: Nec Storage 1000 Series

    System configuration of nec storage manager 4-7 nec storage 1000 series the nec storage 1000 series, the entry model disk arrays of the nec storage series, provides high scalability (up to 6 disk enclosures can be connected) and high availability (main components are redundant) in a space saving des...

  • Page 32: Nec Storage 2000 Series

    4-8 system configuration of nec storage manager nec storage 2000 series the nec storage 2000 series, the mid-range disk arrays of the nec storage series, provides high scalability (up to 7 disk enclosures can be connected to the based product and up to 14 when using 2 optional controller cards) and ...

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    System configuration of nec storage manager 4-9 adapter card pd pd pd pd pd pd hd hd adapter card figure 4-3 disk array configuration (nec storage 2000 series) cache module card cache module card fc_al port fc_al port disk array controller disk enclosure physical disk (pd) disk enclosure (de) in bas...

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    4-10 system configuration of nec storage manager.

  • Page 35: Functions of

    5 functions of nec storage manager.

  • Page 36: Configuration Display Area

    5-2 functions of nec storage manager main window of nec storage manager this section describes the screen layout of the main window for ism clients. Figure 5-1 shows the main window of an ism client that is displayed immediately after login to the ism server. Figure 5-1 main window of nec storage ma...

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    Functions of nec storage manager 5-3 table 5-1 layers of the configuration display area layer description disk array layer displays the disk array managed by the ism server, and the icon that indicates the operating/monitoring state. Component layer sorts components into four categories (logical dis...

  • Page 38: Message Display Area

    5-4 functions of nec storage manager information list display area displays a list of information about components in the layer immediately following the layer you selected (left-clicked) in the configuration display area. If you select a disk array in the configuration display area, the area displa...

  • Page 39: Configuration Display

    Functions of nec storage manager 5-5 immediately after an ism client is connected with the ism server, the user level is displayed on the ism client’s status bar. Only functions available at this level can be executed. Only level-3 users are permitted to execute the configuration setting function. F...

  • Page 40: Nickname Setting

    5-6 functions of nec storage manager for details, refer to “state monitoring” in chapter 3 of section a in the “nec storage manager user’s manual”. Nickname setting the nickname setting function is used via the ism client to set the disk array name, ld name (+ os type), and port name for the disk ar...

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    Functions of nec storage manager 5-7 extended functions of nec storage manager this section describes optional software programs that can be used with nec storage manager and outlines their features. Optional software programs that can be used depending on the model of the nec storage series are sho...

  • Page 42: Monitoring Software

    5-8 functions of nec storage manager nec storage pathmanager – path management software this software program allows you to set paths between servers and the disk array, enabling path switching in case of failure. Nec storage pathmanager can be used in standalone mode or in a cluster environment. Re...

  • Page 43: (Copy) Creation Software

    Functions of nec storage manager 5-9 nec storage replicationcontrol this software program sets operation for a data replication function (nec storage dynamicdatareplication) through the business server connected with the disk array. Nec storage replicationcontrol allows you to perform replication op...

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    5-10 functions of nec storage manager nec storage replicationcontrol sql option when used with a data replication function (nec storage dynamicdatareplication), this software program creates the snapshot of a database instantaneously without stopping microsoft sql server 2000. The snapshot can be us...

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