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CLARiiON Procedures
Prepared By:
Varun Kumar,Command Center - Storage,EMC 2 Data Storage Systems India (Pvt.) Ltd.Date: July 30, 2009.Rev: 1.0
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1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................3
2 CREATING RAID GROUPS ............................................................................................................................4
2.1 LOGIN TO CLARIION BOX USING NAVISPHERE ................................................................................................4 2.2 V ERIFY THE UNBOUNDED DISKS IN THE ARRAY ...........................................................................................6 2.3 CREATE RAID G ROUP ......................................................................................................................................8 2.4 V ERIFY THE CREATED RAID GROUP ............................................................................................................12
3 BINDING LUNS ...........................................................................................................................................13
4 MAPPING LUNS TO THE HOSTS................................................................................................................. 20
4.1 V ERIFY THE CONNECTIVITY STATUS ............................................................................................................20 4.2 V ERIFY STORAGE ACCESS CONTROL..............................................................................................................22 4.3 CREATE STORAGE GROUP ..............................................................................................................................24 4.4 A DD LUNS TO CREATED STORAGE GROUP .....................................................................................................27 4.5 A DD HOSTS TO THE STORAGE GROUP ............................................................................................................33
5 SNAPVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 38
5.1 CREATING SNAPSHOTS ...................................................................................................................................38 5.2 CREATING CLONES .........................................................................................................................................57
APPENDIX A ........................................................................................................................................................69
1.1.1.1. SSSSPCOLLECTPCOLLECTPCOLLECTPCOLLECT .........................................................................................................................................................69 2.2.2.2. V VV V ERIFY THE FAULTSERIFY THE FAULTSERIFY THE FAULTSERIFY THE FAULTS ..........................................................................................................................................69 3.3.3.3. V VV V IEWING IEWING IEWING IEWING CCCCACHEACHEACHEACHE M MM M EMORY EMORY EMORY EMORY IIII NFORMATION NFORMATION NFORMATION NFORMATION ........................................................................................................71
APPENDIX B ........................................................................................................................................................73 H HH H ARDWAREARDWAREARDWAREARDWARE A AA A RCHITECTURERCHITECTURERCHITECTURERCHITECTURE ........................................................................................................................73 SSSSTORAGETORAGETORAGETORAGE P PP P ROCESSORROCESSORROCESSORROCESSOR.............................................................................................................................................73 DAEDAEDAEDAE (D(D(D(DISK ISK ISK ISK A AA A RRAY RRAY RRAY RRAY EEEE NCLOSURENCLOSURENCLOSURENCLOSURE)))) .........................................................................................................................74
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1. INTRODUCTION
This document describes the various Procedures of CLARiiON box like RAID GROPcreation, LUN binding, Snap View etc.
Please Note this is only for understanding working on CLARiiON and not a bestpractice guide. Options available in Navisphere may vary from model to model.
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2 CREATING RAID GROUPS 2.1 LOGIN TO CLARIION BOX USING NAVISPHERE
Type the IP of SPA/SPB in IE
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Type adm_xxx user name and password. Also select Global/local/LDAP.
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2.2 V ERIFY THE UNBOUNDED DISKS IN THE ARRAY
Expand the array on which you want to configure RAID .Right click on ARRAY andSelect disk summary to verify unbounded disks.
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2.3 CREATE RAID G ROUP Right click on Array and select Create RAID Group.
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Select number of disks and Apply.
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2.4 V ERIFY THE CREATED RAID GROUP
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3 BINDING LUNS Right click on a Raid Group in which you want to bind LUN and select Bind LUN.
Select the Raid Type.
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Select number of LUN to bind and owner of LUN.
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Specify the size of LUN and Apply.
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Verify the Created LUNs
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Verify if the host is logged in or not
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4.2 V ERIFY STORAGE ACCESS CONTROL Right click on array and select properties
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Go to Storage Access tab and verify Access Control Enabled or not.
It should be enabled to create multiple storage group.
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4.3 CREATE STORAGE GROUP Right click on array and select Create Storage Group.
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Give storage group name
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4.4 A DD LUNS TO CREATED STORAGE GROUP Right click on storage group and choose Select LUNs.
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Select LUNs to be added in storage group and click on arrow mark to add.
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Verify the added LUNs
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4.5 A DD HOSTS TO THE STORAGE GROUP Right click on storage group and select Connect hosts
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Here select the hosts to which you want to map LUNs added to this storage group.And click on arrow mark to add these hosts in storage group.
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5 SNAP V IEW 5.1 CREATING SNAPSHOTS
Configure virtual LUNs. Right Click on Reserved LUN Pool and select Configure.
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Select LUNs to be added in Reserved LUN Pool and Click on Add to SPA/SPB LUNPool.
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Create a Snapshot. Right click on source LUN SnapView Create Snapshot
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Give a name to snapshot and select the storage Group for which you want to makethis snapshot visible.
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Create a snapshot session. Right click on source LUN SnapView Start SnapViewSession
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Give a name to the snapshot session and select source LUN
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Activate the Snapshot. SnapView Snapshots Snapshot Names Right Click on Activate Snapshot
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Select the session you want to start.
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How to inactive snapshot session
SnapView Snapshots Sessions Right Click on StopSession
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5.2 CREATING CLONES Create Clone Group. Right Click on source LUN SnapView Create Clone
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Give a name to the Clone Group and select the source LUN to be cloned.
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Add the target (Clone) LUN to the clone group. SnapView Clones RightClick on Clone_Group Add Clone
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Here select the target (Clone) LUN. You can select more than one LUN as thetarget LUNs. Also specify if you want to sync clone with source now only orlater by using option Initial sync Required.
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How to fracture a clone from source.
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How to synchronize clone from source LUN
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A PPENDIX A 1.1.1.1. SSSSPCOLLECTPCOLLECTPCOLLECTPCOLLECT
To collect SPs logs you can use navicli from your local machine as follows-
# navicli h 10.31.160.31 spcollect
Where h is to specify IP of SPA/B
Now list all the files on that SP.
# navicli h 10.31.160.31 managefiles list
Now retrieve the SP log file (serial no._time stamp_cficl_data.zip) from SP toyour local machine
# navicli h 10.31.160.31 managefiles retrieve file File_Name
2.2.2.2. V VV V ERIFY THE FAULTSERIFY THE FAULTSERIFY THE FAULTSERIFY THE FAULTS
Right click on Array Faults
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3333.... V VV V IEWING IEWING IEWING IEWING CCCCACHEACHEACHEACHE M MM M EMORY EMORY EMORY EMORY IIII NFORMATION NFORMATION NFORMATION NFORMATION
Right click on Array Properties
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Properties Cache
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A PPENDIX B
H HH H ARDWAREARDWAREARDWAREARDWARE A AA A RCHITECTURERCHITECTURERCHITECTURERCHITECTURE
SSSSTORAGETORAGETORAGETORAGE P PP P ROCESSORROCESSORROCESSORROCESSOR
FEFEFEFESSSS CCCCONNECTION TO HOST ORONNECTION TO HOST ORONNECTION TO HOST ORONNECTION TO HOST ORF FF F EBRICEBRICEBRICEBRIC
BEBEBEBESSSS CCCCONNECTION TOONNECTION TOONNECTION TOONNECTION TODAEDAEDAEDAESSSS PRIPRIPRIPRI P PP P ORTORTORTORT ON ON ON ON LCCLCCLCCLCC
SP B
SP A
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DAEDAEDAEDAE (D(D(D(D ISK ISK ISK ISK A AA A RRAY RRAY RRAY RRAY EEEE NCLOSURENCLOSURENCLOSURENCLOSURE))))
LCCLCCLCCLCC A AA A
CCCCONNECTION TO NEXTONNECTION TO NEXTONNECTION TO NEXTONNECTION TO NEXTDAEDAEDAEDAE LCCLCCLCCLCC BBBBIN THE LOOP IN THE LOOP IN THE LOOP IN THE LOOP
CCCCONNECTION FROM ONNECTION FROM ONNECTION FROM ONNECTION FROM BEBEBEBE OF OF OF OF SP SP SP SP