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Accelerated SAN Essentials
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Lab guide
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Contents
Module 1 Lab 1: Fabric Documentation

Objective..................................................................................................... L1-1 Requirements ............................................................................................... L1-1 Fabric documentation.................................................................................... L1-2 Topology diagram HPVL ......................................................................... L1-2 Topology Diagram For Your Environment................................................... L1-3 Host documentation example ................................................................. L1-4 Array documentation example................................................................ L1-7 Switch documentation example ............................................................ L1-10
Module 3 Lab 1: Brocade switch exploration

Objectives .................................................................................................L3.1-1 Requirements .............................................................................................L3.1-1 Connecting to a fabric switch ...................................................................... L3.1-2 Using Web Tools ....................................................................................... L3.1-2 Logging into the fabric switch using Web Tools ....................................... L3.1-2 Tasks Pane ......................................................................................... L3.1-5 Port status and statistics ........................................................................ L3.1-7 Switch Admin window ......................................................................... L3.1-8 Performance Monitor ........................................................................... L3.1-9 Accessing the switch using the Telnet ....................................................L3.1-10 Name Server..................................................................................... L3.1-1 1 Zone Administration ...........................................................................L3.1-12 Logging into a fabric switch using Telnet ...............................................L3.1-13 Basic switch commands............................................................................. L3.1-14 Viewing port status .............................................................................L3.1-16 Switch enable/disable procedures .......................................................L3.1-17 Disabling/enabling a port ..................................................................L3.1-19 Setting the switch Domain ID...................................................................... L3.1-21 Backing up system configuration settings .....................................................L3.1-22
Module 3 Lab 2: Cisco switch management - simulation

Objectives ................................................................................................L3.2-1 Requirements ............................................................................................L3.2-1 Installation and operation of the simulator ....................................................L3.2-2
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Module 4 Lab 1a: Installing and using the SANsurfer utility for QLOGIC HBAs in Windows 2008
Objectives .............................................................................................. L4.1a-1 Requirements .......................................................................................... L4.1a-1
Module 4 Lab 1b: Windows HBA Emulex information and configuration (optional)
Objectives .............................................................................................. L4.1b-1 Requirements .......................................................................................... L4.1b-1 Installing the SANsurfer HBA configuration utility......................................... L4.1b-2
Module 4 Lab 2: HP-UX HBA information and configuration

Objectives ................................................................................................L4.2-1 Requirements ............................................................................................L4.2-1
Module 5 Lab 1: Installing MSA2324fc MPIO

Objectives .................................................................................................L5.1-1 Prerequisites...............................................................................................L5.1-1 Installing the Microsoft Multi-path management software (MPIO) .............. L5.1-2
Module 5 Lab 2: Configuring the MSA2324fc

Objectives ................................................................................................L5.2-1 Prerequisites..............................................................................................L5.2-1 Setting the IP address of the MSA2324fc............................................... L5.2-2 Launching the Storage Management Utility............................................ L5.2-4 Configuring the date and time ............................................................. L5.2-5 Configuring the host ports ................................................................... L5.2-6 Deleting Volumes ............................................................................... L5.2-7 Creating Vdisks ................................................................................. L5.2-8 Creating Volumes from Vdisks.............................................................L5.2-10 Mapping a Volume to a Host.............................................................. L5.2-1 1 Preparing the New Drive in Windows Disk Management ....................... L5.2-13 Configuring MSA2324fc volumes for HP-UX.......................................... L5.2-16
Module 5 Lab 3: Multi-Path Management

Objectives ................................................................................................L5.3-1 Requirements ............................................................................................L5.3-1 Accessing MPIO Windows 2008......................................................... L5.3-2
Module 6 Lab 1: Fabric Zoning

Objectives .................................................................................................L6.1-1 Requirements .............................................................................................L6.1-1 Domain/port zoning.................................................................................. L6.1-2 The effect of the zoning on the topology................................................. L6.1-3
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Adding to a configuration .................................................................... L6.1-3 Zoning using Web Tools ...................................................................... L6.1-4 Create a configuration using WWN zoning ........................................... L6.1-6 Create a configuration using both port and WWN zoning....................... L6.1-7 Clearing the zoning configurations ........................................................ L6.1-7 Final zoning Important!............................................................................ L6.1-8
Module 6 Lab 2: Merging B-Series Fabrics

Objective..................................................................................................L6.2-1 Requirements ............................................................................................L6.2-1 Merging B-series fabrics .............................................................................L6.2-2 Connecting fabrics running different zoning configurations ...................... L6.2-2 Merging two fabrics using the configUpload and configDownload commands ........................................................................................ L6.2-2 Merging two fabrics using the configUpload and configDownload commands ........................................................................................ L6.2-3 Using configDownload to download the combined zoning configuration to the two fabrics ........................................................................................ L6.2-6 Splitting the fabric .............................................................................. L6.2-7
Module 8 Lab 1: iSCSI

Objectives ...................................................................................................L8-1 Centralized management console installation .................................................. L8-2 Objective: ............................................................................................ L8-2 Management groups, clusters, and volumes .................................................... L8-6 Objective: ............................................................................................ L8-6 Mounting the volume ................................................................................... L8-8 Objective: ............................................................................................ L8-8 Configure the iSCSI initiator ................................................................. L8-10
Module 1 1 Lab 1: Data Center Fabric Manager - DCFM

System Requirements .................................................................................... L1 1-1 Installing Enterprise trial on a Windows system .........................................L1 1-1 Setting up discovery ..............................................................................L1 1-7 Creating Users for DCFM ..................................................................... L1 1-12
Module 12 Lab 1: Fabric security

Objectives ..................................................................................................L12-1 Requirements ..............................................................................................L12-1 Configuring ports ....................................................................................... L12-2 Port types ............................................................................................ L12-2 Viewing the port configuration ............................................................... L12-3 Persistent port disable.................................................................................. L12-4 Configuring a port name ............................................................................. L12-5 Deny E-port................................................................................................ L12-6
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Connection Control Policies.......................................................................... L12-8 Creating a New User Accounts.............................................................L12-13
Module 13 Lab 1: MSA2324fc Snapshot Management

Objectives ................................................................................................. L13-1 Prerequisites............................................................................................... L13-1 Creating a snapshot ............................................................................. L13-2 Create Data for the Snapshot ................................................................ L13-3 To create a snapshot ............................................................................ L13-3 To schedule a create snapshot task......................................................... L13-5 Presenting a Snapshot .......................................................................... L13-6 Resetting a snapshot............................................................................. L13-7 To schedule a reset snapshot task ........................................................... L13-8 Deleting a snapshot.............................................................................. L13-9
Module 14 Lab 1: B-series Trunking

Objective................................................................................................... L14-1 Requirements ............................................................................................. L14-1 Enabling and disabling trunking on switches.................................................. L14-2 Enabling trunking................................................................................. L14-2 Displaying switch information ................................................................ L14-4
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Fabric Documentation
Module 1 Lab 1
Objective
This is a working lab that will be used to record information, gathered through the week. By the end of the course you will have sufficient documentation to allow you to reference all your connected SAN hosts, targets and fabric switches.
Requirements
Before beginning this lab, it is assumed that:

You have SAN hosts, disk targets and switches to document. You will not complete this lab entirely before continuing to the next module. However you should make every effort to return to it when missing information becomes available to you.
Note: This is a working lab that will be used to record information, gathered through the week. By the end of the course you will have sufficient documentation to allow you to reference all your connected SAN hosts, targets and fabric switches.
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Fabric documentation
One of the most important aspects in SAN support is clear and current documentation of the environment. In this exercise you will complete a cut-down version of the documentation required for a production SAN. Documentation should be considered an organic entity continually evolving and updating. Remember in a support situation your documentation will assist you and your support coworkers problem solve more efficiently and effectively.
Topology diagram HPVL
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Topology Diagram For Your Environment
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Host documentation example

Example
Host Name IP address 1 IP address 2 ILO/MP IP HBA 0 Node WWN Port WWN HBA 1 Node WWN Port WWN Fabric A Switch name Domain,Port AD member Zone member Fabric B Switch name Domain,Port AD member Zone member
BL20 - 362 192.168.136.212 192.168.136.220 20 :0 0 :0 0 :0 0 :c9:4d:33:9c 10 :0 0 :0 0 :0 0 :c9:4d:33:9c 20 :0 0 :0 0 :0 0 :c9:4d:33:9d 10 :0 0 :0 0 :0 0 :c9:4d:33:9d EdgeA1 2,4 None BL20 - 362Zone EdgeB1 5,4 AD1 BL20 - 362Zone
BL20 - 363 192.168.136.213 192.168.136.221 20 :0 0 :0 0 :0 0 :c9:4d:24:dc 10 :0 0 :0 0 :0 0 :c9:4d:24:dc 20 :0 0 :0 0 :0 0 :c9:4d:24:dd 10 :0 0 :0 0 :0 0 :c9:4d:24:dd EdgeA1 2,5 None BL20 - 363Zone, BackupZone EdgeB1 5,5 AD1 BL20 - 363Zone, BackupZone
In the above example the fields have been completed for two host systems connected to two fabric switches. Zoning and Admin Domain information has been included along with switch name and domain ID & port information. 1. Use the tables in the following pages to document similar details for your SAN hosts. You may need to return to this document later in the class to complete all the data fields.
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Host Documentation
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Host Documentation
Host Documentation
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Array documentation example

Array Documentation Array name Firmware Node WWN PortWWN PortWWN PortWWN PortWWN Management host name/IP LUN name/No. Logical drive 1 Logical drive 2 Capacity RAID level 12GB 8GB 1 +0 RAID5 BL20- 362 Presented to (host) BL20- 363 BL20- 363 No. Paths 2 2 MS A1500 CS S GA050502F 7.00 FC Port Speed 2Gb/ s 50:0 5:0 8:b3:00:90:f2:80 50:0 5:0 8:b3:00:90:f2:81 50:0 5:0 8:b3:00:90:f2:89
In the above example the fields have been completed for a single disk array. You may not be able to complete the entire form immediately but bear it in mind while you progress through SAN discovery and lab exercises during this class. 1. Complete the following array documentation forms for the array(s) in your fabric. As you create additional (or remove) logical drives during your class, remember to add/remove them to the list.
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Array Documentation Array name Firmware Node WWN PortWWN PortWWN PortWWN PortWWN Management host name/IP LUN name/No. Capacity RAID level Presented to (host) No. Paths FC Port Speed
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Array Documentation Array name Firmware Node WWN PortWWN PortWWN PortWWN PortWWN Management host name/IP LUN name/No. Capacity RAID level Presented to (host) No. Paths FC Port Speed
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Switch documentation example

Switch name IP address Switch WWN Serial number Active zone set # Speed 0 N4 1 N4 2 N4 3 N4 4 N2 5 N2 6 N2 7 N2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
In the above example the fields have been completed for a single fabric switch. You may not be able to complete the entire form immediately but bear it in mind while you progress through SAN discovery during this class. 2. Complete the following switch documentation forms for the switches in your fabric. Additional forms have been included to capture the details of ALL fabric switches in your environment.
EdgeA1 2 Domain ID 1 92.168.1 36.28 .0c F/W version 6.1 1 0:00:0 0:05:1 e:03:62:57 US B640W819 S ubordinate Role mastercfg Switch port detail Port type Device WWPN E port E port E port E port F port F port F port F port 1 0:0 0:00:05:1 e:03:ab:d8 Trunk port, master 0 1 0:0 0:00:05:1 e:03:5c:b6 Trunk port, master 2 1 0:0 0:00:00:c9:4d:33:9d 1 0:0 0:00:00:c9:4d:24:dd 50:06:0b:00 :00:29:e5:aa 50:05:08:b3:0 0:90:f2:81
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Fabric Switch Documentation Switch name IP address Switch WWN Serial number Active zone set # 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Speed Domain ID F/W version Role Switch port detail Port type Device WWPN
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Fabric Switch Documentation Switch name IP address Switch WWN Serial number Active zone set # 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
You have successfully completed this lab.
Domain ID F/W version Role Switch port detail Port type Device WWPN
Speed
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Brocade switch exploration

Module 3 Lab 1
Objectives
After completing this lab, students will be able to:

Connect to a fabric switch using Web Tools and the CLI Verify the status of the switch by using specific commands Record relevant information to Fabric Documentation
Requirements
To complete this lab, you need:

A HP B-Series fabric switch with firmware version 6.2.x or later A client (server or workstation) with Telnet Network connectivity between the client workstation and the fabric switches The IP addresses of the fabric switches ISL Ports between the ports should be enabled The login name and password of the admin account for the switches
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Connecting to a fabric switch Using Web Tools

Logging into the fabric switch using Web Tools
Web Tools is a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables administrators to monitor and manage single or small fabrics, switches, and ports from a standard workstation. It is an optionally licensed product that runs on the Brocade Fabric OS.
Note Java 1.6 (minimum) must be installed on the workstation that you will use to connect to the Web Tools interface.
Remember to record any information collected in this lab in to your Fabric Documentation. 1. From your Windows workstation or server, launch the web browser. In the Address field, enter the IP address of the switch:
http://<IPaddress> Note Web Tools also supports the HTTPS protocol, if that protocol is enabled for the switch.
After your workstation downloads some Java files from the switch you should enter your login credentials at the Upfront Login prompt:
When the Web Tools windows launches you may see an Internet Explorer page behind the user interface. This browser window is now of no use to you so you may ignore it or close it down. Doing so will not affect your management interface.
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The Web Tools interface will launch:
Web Tools
Note If you are using the HP Virtual Lab the switches can also be accessed via the quick links option, account and passwords are displayed to the left. Or by Hovering the mouse over Web Interface and you will see the display change to show the username:password. Click to launch Web Tools.
Once the web tools are launched a Switch View is displayed which contains an active depiction of the switch, providing details on its Status, temp, power, fan and port status. Below there are two tabs which provide access for Switch Events and Switch Information details.
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The Switch Explorer View is the first web page that displays when you connect to a switch. The Switch Explorer includes:
Fabric Tree Displays a navigation menu of icons for all switches in the fabric. Manage Provides easy access to fabric-level administration tasks. Monitor Access to Name Server and other monitoring tools Switch View Display real-time information about the selected switch. Switch Information page Displays a synopsis of useful information about the selected switch. Port Status information Displays real-time information about the port including status lights, and in-use lights.
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Tasks Pane
The Fabric Tree displays a list of all the switches in the fabric. When you select a switch from this view it is displayed in the Switch View. You can display switches in the Fabric Tree list by Name, IP address, or worldwide name (WWN).
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Switch graphic
The Switch View graphic is an interactive display of the particular switch you have selected from the Fabric Tree. The Web Tools interface replicates in real-time the switch you have selected. The displays in Web Tools correspond to the front of the actual switch and its various switch and port LEDs. Ports that are in use are displayed as well as unused ports. You can click a port in this window to open a dialog box that displays information about that port. If you only wish to see detail of a specific port then you can right click the port to enter a context-sensitive menu:
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Port status and statistics

To view port status information, throughput statistics and sfp data you should doubleclick the port that you are interested in and the Port Administration window will appear:
The Port Administration window has a Basic and Advanced mode. These modes not only allow more/less configuration options, they also operate to display more/less context data within each selected option. For example, the additional information displayed for SFP in Advanced mode:
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What is the SFP wavelength of the port that you are interrogating? (this information can be found in the advanced section of the SFP tab you will need to use Show Advanced Mode to access it) _______________________________________________________________________ What do you think that the units are? _______________________________________________________________________
Switch Admin window
Click the Switch Admin link in the Manage section of the Tasks pane to access the switch administration functions. The tabs in the resulting window may be license dependant. For example:

Switch parameter configuration Network configuration User management Routing options Firmware Download License and feature management
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Performance Monitor
Use the Performance Monitor button to graphically display throughput (megabytes per second) for each port and for the entire switch. Note: Several features previously available in Web Tools have now migrated to the brocade Professional Management tool.
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Accessing the switch using the Telnet

Use the Telnet button from the Switch View to access the switch using Telnet. You must have administrative privileges to access the Telnet option. Telnet must also be enabled on your switch. 1. 2. 3. 4. Launch Web Tools. From the Fabric Tree, select the desired switch. The Switch View displays. Click the Telnet/SSH Client link within the Tasks pane or select it from the Tools menu. You will be presented with the following dialog box:
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You may enter a path to your preferred Telnet or SSH client on the local machine or click OK. You will need to OK the following error message to launch the local machine default Telnet client if you have not indicated an alternative path.
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Enter a username and password. Enter the exit command to close the Telnet session. You will be returning to the command line interface later in this lab exercise.
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Name Server
The Name Server Table View provides the name server entries listed in the Simple Name Server database. This includes all name server entries for the fabric, not only those that are situated in the local domain. Each row in the table represents an NPort connection to the fabric. E-Ports are not listed in the Name Server.
Note: to view all available data use the bottom scroll bar to display all the name sever information
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Zone Administration
On older switches a Zoning license is required, with the introduction of firmware 6.1 and above zoning is no longer required to have a license. To configure zoning you require administrative/zoning privileges to access the Zone Administration view. If a switch or device is added or removed from the network, it is necessary to save the changes and re-launch the Zone Administration view for the changes to take effect. You will return to Zoning in a later lab exercise.
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Logging into a fabric switch using Telnet

To perform the initial login into a fabric switch: 1. Open a Telnet connection to one of the fabric switches from your Windows workstation or open a Telnet session from your HP-UX server. The IP addresses of the switches should have been provided to you. Consult your instructor to obtain the IP addresses of the switches if they have not already been provided for you.
From a command prompt, enter:

# Telnet <IP address>
The login prompt is displayed if the Telnet connection successfully found the switch on the network. 2. 3. 4. Enter the user ID admin at the login prompt. Press Enter. Enter the admin password. Press Enter. Verify that the login was successful. A prompt is displayed showing the switch name and user ID to which you are logged on with.
You are now logged on to the switch.
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Basic switch commands

You can view information about the switch and port status. As you saw in a previous exercise, the Switch Explorer in Web Tools displays basic switch information, such as name, status, Fabric OS version, domain ID, IP address, WWN, and current zone configuration. To display information about the switch and port status using the CLI: 1. Using a Telnet connection, enter the switchshow command at the command line. This command displays a switch summary and a port summary. The following example displays the switchshow command.
Record the information provided by the switchshow command.
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What is the switch role? ................................................................................................................. What is the switch Domain ID? ................................................................................................................. Are there any active zoning configurations? .................................................................................................................
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Viewing port status

This command displays port status information. 1. Using a Telnet connection, enter the portshow command at the command line. This command displays a summary of a specified port.
switch:admin>portshow 4
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What is the WWN of the device connected to this port? ................................................................................................................. The same information can be viewed using Web Tools. Return to your Web Tools session. From the main page, in the top left pane, click the graphical representation of port 4. Leave the current window open.
Note Ensure Advanced Mode and Device details are selected.
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Switch enable/disable procedures

The following section describes how to disable and enable a switch.
Disabling and enabling a switch

To disable a switch: 1. 2. From the Web Tools interface click the Switch Admin link within Tasks or choose Switch Admin from the Manage menu. The default tab shown is the Switch tab. From this tab, in the Switch Status section, change the radio button to Disable. Click Apply.
All Fibre Channel ports on the switch are taken offline. If the switch was part of a fabric, the fabric reconfigures. The switch must be disabled before making configuration changes (using configure or configDefault) or before running many diagnostic tests. All commands that require the switch to be disabled send an error if invoked while the switch is enabled. The switch does not need to be disabled before rebooting or powering off. As each port is disabled, the front panel LED changes to a slow flashing yellow.
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In the Switch Status section, change the radio button to Enable. Click Apply. All Fibre Channel ports that passed the POST test are enabled. If the switch was part of a fabric, it rejoins the fabric. At this point in time any ports that had previously been disabled will come back online. Note: Ports that have been persistently disabled will not be re-enabled.
As each port is enabled, the front panel LED changes to green for online ports, black for disconnected ports, or yellow for uninitialized ports. 4. Leave the current window open.
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Disabling/enabling a port
To disable a port, follow these steps: 1. From the Switch View image of the switch in Web Tools, right click the port that you wish to interrogate and select Port Admin from the resulting menu. Ports in the Port Administration window appear listed in the FC Ports Explorer pane to the left. When the General tab is selected in the body of the window control buttons are visible. Port online options include Enable, Disable, Persistent Enable and Persistent Disable. Functions not available appear greyed. 2. To disable a specific port, select the appropriate port in the FC Ports Explorer pane and click the Disable button in the window main body. Click Yes when asked to confirm. If the port is connected to another switch, the fabric may reconfigure. If the port is connected to a port in a Node, that port will no longer be available to the fabric. The front panel LED of a disabled port flashes yellow with a two second cycle. 3. 4. Leave the Web Tools session open. Using a Telnet session, enter the portdisable command using the following syntax:
switch:admin>portdisable portnumber
Specify the port number that you want to disable. 5. 6. Verify that the port has been disabled using switchshow:
switch:admin>switchshow
Further verify that the port is disabled by using portshow:

switch:admin>portshow portnumber
Notice that the portState value shows Offline.
To enable a port, follow these steps: 7. From Telnet, enter the portenable command at the command line, using the following syntax:
switch:admin>portenable portnumber
If the port is connected to another switch, the fabric may reconfigure. If the port is connected to one or more devices, these devices become available to the fabric. The front panel LED of an enabled and online port is green. 8. Verify that the port has been enabled using switchshow:
switch:admin>switchshow
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Return to the Prot Administration window and select the port that you disabled previously and click Enable in the main body of the window. Click Yes when asked to confirm.
10. Close the window to complete this task.
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Setting the switch Domain ID

The Domain ID, as it applies to B-Series switches, is a unique number between 1 and 239 that identifies the switch to others in the fabric. To configure the Domain ID: 1. Using Web Tools, from the Switch Admin window, click the Switch tab (visible in both Basic and Advanced modes). Notice that the Domain ID field is grayed out. The switch must be disabled to configure the Domain ID. In the Switch Status section, select the Disable radio button. Click Apply and then click Yes to confirm. Enter a unique number between 1 and 239, best practice is to use the last octet of the switches ip address. Click Apply Yes. Enable the switch. Click Apply Yes You may verify that the Domain ID has changed by using the switchShow command at the command prompt.
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Backing up system configuration settings

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Important HP strongly recommends saving the configuration after the initial configuration changes and periodically thereafter.
To back up the system configuration, you must use:
FTP when connecting to Windows or UNIX machines
Use these steps to upload a backup copy of the configuration settings to a host computer using Web Tools: You may need to install IIS and the ftp service if you wish to use your Windows host to perform this task, if using the hpvl this task as already been performed for you. Note the Username; password and Ip address that are to be used for saving the switch configuration are reference used to access your ftp server. Using Web Tools, from the Switch Admin window of your first switch, click the Configure tab. If you do not see the Configure tab then you may need to switch to Advanced mode. 6. 7. 8. Click the Upload/Download sub-tab. Click the Config Upload to Host radio button. Enter the user name, password, file name (e.g. config.txt) and host IP information. Click Apply, and then Yes when prompted Do you want to proceed? You can monitor the progress by looking at the Upload/Download Progress bar on the Upload/Download sub-tab.
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The uploaded file can be viewed in the following location:
C:\Users\Administrator
Use wordpad to open the document for easier viewing.
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Using CLI to back up your configuration You can also use the command line interface (CLI) to back up your configuration. Use these steps to upload a backup copy of the configuration settings to a host computer using CLI: 1. Your instructor will provide you with the host location of where the FTP service is running. The instructor will also provide you with a user name and password.
Your HP-UX host is running the ftp daemon already. If you feel comfortable doing so then you may use the unix host for this upload. If you wish to use the Windows host for this task then you may need to install the ftp service using the following steps: Navigate to Add/Remove Programs and select the Add/Remove windows components button to the left of the window. In the Windows component wizard double click the application server item. In the dialog box that opens double click the Internet Information Services (IIS) item. Then check the tick box for File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service (you will see other boxes will be auto-selected also). Click OK twice and then choose Next to install the chosen items. During the install you may be prompted to provide the location of an i386 directory. If you are using the hpvl then you will find it at: C:\i386 or your instructor will be able to give you its location. Click Finish and close any open windows when the installation is complete. N.B. You will need to change the default permissions for the FTP site to allow write access.
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Connect to your switch if you are not already. At the command line enter the following command:
# configupload
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When prompted, provide the IP address, the user name, file name, protocol, and password.
4.
The following graphic shows an example of the configuration file generated when viewed in WordPad..
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Cisco switch management simulation

Module 3 Lab 2
Objectives
After completing this lab students will be able to:

Install Fabric Manager and Device Manager Configure a VSAN Configure Port Channels Configure Zoning Upgrade switch firmware
Requirements
To complete this lab you need:

A Windows host system Cisco Simulation installation files (your instructor will provide these for you or show you where to obtain them)
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Installation and operation of the simulator

1. Double click setup.exe and follow the instructions on the screen. Accept all defaults. 2. When installed double click the icon on your desktop to launch the simulator. You may work through all five of the labs sequentially. Dont forget that you can review the objectives of each lab by selecting Lab Guide PDF from the Help menu.
The rest of this lab will be completed WITHIN the simulation.
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Installing and using the SANsurfer utility for QLOGIC HBAs in Windows 2008
Module 4 Lab 1a
Objectives
After completing this lab, you should be able to:

Install the qlogic SANsurfer utility Access the graphical interface Inspect and modify the default HBA settings Create a persistent binding to a remote target.
Requirements
To complete this lab you will need: . A Windows 2008 host system with Qlogic Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) Note if you do not have Qlogic HBAs in your server do not perform this lab
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Installing the SANsurfer HBA configuration utility

If you are using the hpvl you do not need to install the software, this task has already been performed for you and a short cut has been provided on the desktop to run this configuration software. Skip this section of the lab if SANsurfer and proceed to Login and Management.
Installation
If you arfe not using the hpvl environment ask your instructor fro the location of the Qlogic SANsurfer software. Locate and double click the SANsurfer installation file:. 1. If the firewall requests that you confirm the run command then do so and follow the first steps by clicking Next.
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Select the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager option indicated above (you will only need this selection for the following lab) and then choose Next. The next installation step will prompt you to select the installation path accept the default and choose Next.
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Install the application shortcuts in the Current Users Profile and click Next. Choose Next again at the next step to accept the creation of the Desktop Icon and then click Install at the summary screen.
6. 7.
Do NOT select the tick box shown above. Doing so will enable the Qlogic failover configuration you do not want this. Choose Next. Click Done at the final screen and you will have successfully installed the utility.
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Login and Management

1. Launch the SANsurfer utility by double clicking the SANsurfer icon on the servers desktop
2. In order to begin HBA management you first need to Connect and select localhost or your desired alternative hostname from the list.
Select localhost and click Connect 3. Start general configuration wizard by selecting Yes
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4. Select the first HBA
And click Next 5. View the HBA Port Information and click Next 6. Set the HBA Port Connection Settings to Point to Point and click Next
7. On the Target Persistent Binding leave all selections unchecked and click Next 8. On the Confirm Changes page click Next 9. Enter password of config click OK
10. Click Next and OK to configure another HBA?
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11. Configure the second HBA to Point to Point, following the previous steps if required. 12. In the navigation pane to the left of the window you should see the HBA ports for the host that you have connected to and, upon selection of one of those ports, to the right you should see port properties (see diagram below) Select one of the ports in the navigation pane and then click the Information tab to display some of the port properties. What is the Port Name (WWN) of this port? ______________________________________________________________ What is the Port ID? _____________________________________________ What is the Actual Connection Mode? _______________________________ What is the Actual Data Rate?______________________________________
Port and target status icons

Icon indicates failed port or connection down
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Icon indicates LUN or target device offline Icon indicates LUN or target device online
13. Select either Port0 or Port1 in the navigation pane and click the Target List tab, the image below shows an example:
How do the entries in the Port ID column relate to your zoning if its enabled on the FC switch? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Which service in the fabric (i.e. on the FC switch) can help you to relate the 24 bit fabric address (or Port ID) to the Port WWN a node? __________________________________________________________________
14. Select either Port0 or Port1 in the navigation pane and click the Monitoring tab. You will see a statistics charts for your HBA port similar to the one shown below:
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15. Select the Set Rate box at the bottom of the window.
Type 10 in the Sampling Rate box and click OK
Type 10 in the Sampling Rate box and click OK You should now find that the Start button is greyed out and the chart will automatically refresh. At this moment in time there may not be much information displayed due to the inactivity of environment,
Select either Port0 or Port1 in the navigation pane and click the Parameters tab. Click the Connection Options drop-down list. What options are displayed?
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__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Under what circumstances would you want to check the Enable HBA Port BIOS box? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Select either Port0 or Port1 in the navigation pane and click the Link Status tab. The content page shows each visible (i.e. within the HBA ports zone) storage port WWN. List the column headings on this page: 1. ____________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________ 3. ____________________________________________________________ 4. ____________________________________________________________ 5. ____________________________________________________________ Close SANsurfer and look at another method of collecting information regarding the installed HBAs.
From the desktop launch the SANsurfer FC HBA CLI
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Enter option 2 and record your HBA Information an example is shown below:
1: WWPN: ____________________________________________________________________ _____ 2: WWPN: ____________________________________________________________________ _____
You have now finished this lab.
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Windows HBA Emulex information and configuration (optional)

Module 4 Lab 1b
Objectives

View HBA information for your Windows host Use the Emulex HBAnywhere utility Add Host information to a Fabric Documentation Note this lab cannot be completed if using the hpvl if in doubt which HBA cards are in your windows server please ask your instructor.
Requirements
A Windows host system with Emulex HBAs or a blade with Emulex mezzanine cards Fibre Channel switch to connect them to Emulex software installation files (your instructor can provide these for you)
Note if you do not have Emulex cards in your windows servers do not attempt this lab
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Installation and use of Emulex HBAnywhere 1. Double click the setupapps.exe file in the HBAanywhere folder. If you are using the hpvl then you will find it at: Z:\ HBAnywhere (your instructor will direct you to it if you cannot find it).
2. Select Run from the display prompt.
3. Click Next. 4. Select Strictly Local Management
5. Finish 6. Start All Programs Emulex HBAnyWhere Utility

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7. From the General tab view the entry for your local HBAs. You will see the Port WWN and the Node WWN.
Document the Node Wide Name and the Port World Wide Name for each Host Bus Adaptor below: Node World Wide Name__________________________________________________ Port World Wide Name___________________________________________________ Node World Wide Name__________________________________________________ Port World Wide Name___________________________________________________
8. To the right of the navigation window there are the main tabs these are used for configuring your HBA and gaining feedback on what it has discovered in the fabric 9. Select the Adapter details tab. Record the following:
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Symbolic Name _______________________________________________ Hardware Version _____________________________________________ Serial Number ________________________________________________ Discovered Ports_______________________________________________ Port FC ID ______________________________________________ Port Type _______________________________________________
Select the Target Mapping tab. Document the information that you see:
WWPN
WWNN
D_ID
SCSI ID
This information will assist you later so ensure that you document it accurately. Note that these Mappings are automatically updated you may disable this Automapping function or change the bind type at a later stage.
Are there any Persistent Bindings active? _________________________________ When are persistent bindings most likely to be used? ______________________________________________________________________
10. Review the Driver Parameters tab. Scroll down to the bottom of the list of parameters and record the value and description for the Topology entry: (it will help if you click it once to select it in the list) ______________________________________________________________________
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HP-UX HBA information and configuration

Module 4 Lab 2
Objectives
View HBA information for your HP-UX host
Requirements

A HP-UX host system with Agilent HBAs Fibre Channel switch to connect them to
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HBA information
FCMSUTIL The fcmsutil command is a diagnostic tool to be used for the TACHYON TL A5158A and TACHYON XL2 A6795A Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters. This command provides the ability to perform Fibre Channel Test and Echo functionality, read the card's registers, etc. This command requires the use of a device file to indicate the interface over which the requested command needs to be performed. You will first need to determine how many HBAs there are in your system and what type they are. Remember also to record information gathered in to your fabric Documnetation. 1. To do this use the ioscan command in the following format Ioscan fnCfc You will see output resembling that below: # ioscan fnCfc
2. Now that you know the device file names of your HBAs you can run the fcmsutil command thus: fcmsutil /dev/fcd0
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3. Run the command for both (or all) of your HBAs and document their Node World Wide Name and Port World Wide Name below
fcmsutil /dev/fcd0 WWNN_________________________________________________________________ _ WWPN__________________________________________________________________
fcmsutil /dev/fcd1 WWNN_________________________________________________________________ _ WWPN__________________________________________________________________
You will need this information later so ensure that you document it accurately
4. Document also the speed of connection for each HBA port and its topology
/dev/fcd0 Link speed_______________________________________________________ Topology________________________________________________________________ Given the Topology, is it an N or an NL port? __________________
/dev/fcd1 Link speed_______________________________________________________ Topology________________________________________________________________ Given the Topology, is it an N or an NL port? __________________
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5. Run the following command to query the Name Server: fcmsutil /dev/fcdx ns_query_ports the HBA device file) (where x corresponds to
Record your results below: /dev/fcd0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 /dev/fcd1
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6. Use the get remote all switch (e.g. fcmsutil /dev/fcdX get remote all) to gather information on remote disk targets. [For more information about the other switches and options for this command type: fcmsutil] Example output:
Record the Target Port World Wide Name and the Target Node World Wide Name values for each target device that you can see: Target 1 WWNN_________________________________________________________________ WWPN__________________________________________________________________ Target 2 WWNN_________________________________________________________________ WWPN__________________________________________________________________ How might this information help you when you configure your zoning? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________
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Installing MSA2324fc MPIO

Module 5 Lab 1
Objectives
Install the Microsoft MPIO framework and multi-path DSM for Windows 2008 R2
Prerequisites

One MSA2324fc for your group Two PCI-Express class servers with Windows Server 2008 installed Two single or one dual port Fibre channel HBA installed in the server 4 2m FC cables (these may or may not be connected already) Latest PSP drivers will be pre-installed
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Installing the Microsoft Multi-path management software (MPIO)
Important MPIO software is required in any configuration in which a single host has more than one data path connection to the external storage array. Without MPIO software installed, the multiple paths to the array would cause ghost drives to appear in the disk management utility. This would also lead to not being able to format or mount logical disks. Once MPIO software is installed, it should not be removed unless only one data path exists between the host server and the external storage array.
1. Logon to your windows server and open a command prompt window and run the following command:
ocsetup Mulipathio /norestart mpclaim n I -a 2. type in mpclaim e so can see the effects of the MPIO before and after implementation.
3. Reboot the server. Once the MPIO DSM is installed, no further configuration is required; however, after initial installation, use Windows Server Device Manager to check that the MPIO DSM has been installed correctly. 4. Once the system has rebooted, logon on to the system 5. open a new command prompt window 6. Reenter the command mpclaim e and view the results, how do the results from the mpclaim command differ in the before and after the reboot?
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7. Right click Computer on the desktop and select manage from the new pop up window. 8. Expand the Diagnostic field and select Device Manager
9. To the right in the Device Manager box expand the Disk drives section and select one of the HP MSA2324fc Multi-Path Disk Device right click and select properties.
10. From the new window select the MPIO tab 11. Select the MPIO policy to Round Robin With Subset.
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12. Later you will be setting MPIO policies for the new disks added to your configuration from the MSA2324 fc Storage Array. 13. Install MPIO on to the second windows 2008 R2 server.
When you complete the software installation for the second server, you have completed this portion of the lab and are ready to move on to configuring the MSA2324fc.
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Configuring the MSA2324fc

Module 5 Lab 2
Objectives
Completion of this lab will depend on the MSA2000 storage solution which has been provided. After completing this lab, you should be able to:

Set and/or verify the IP address assigned to your MSA2324fc Launch the MSA2324 Storage Management Utility Create a RAID 5 Vdisk Create six volumes (logical drives) within the Vdisks Assign volumes to attached host servers Discover volumes and format for use
Prerequisites

Two PCI-E capable servers running Windows 2000/2003 and two HBAs One HP-UX system and two HBAs An MSA2012fc with at least six hard drives Fibre channel cabling between the MSA2324 and each host server MSA2012fc support software installed (from the previous lab)
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Setting the IP address of the MSA2324fc

Management and monitoring of the MSA2000 array controller is performed through a web server located on the MSA2000 controller. This web server is named the Storage Management Utility or SMU for short. In order to access the SMU for the first time, an IP address must be configured for each of the array controllers. Note: If you are using the hpvl an IP addresses have already been assigned to the controllers, proceed to step 4. A mini-db9 serial cable is supplied with the MSA2324fc this needs to be connected to the back of the top array controller and the other end to a host server or laptop.
Note: If using the hpvl this task has already been performed for you.
1. Start and configure a terminal emulator such as HyperTerminal or VT100, using the following display settings: Terminal Emulation Mode: VT100 or ANSI (for color support) Font: Columns: Terminal 80
Connector: Com 1 (typically) Baud Rate: 1 15 200 Data Bits: Parity: Stop bits: 8 None 1
Flow control: None Click OK to continue. 2. Press Enter a few times. You should see a # show up in the terminal display. 3. If you are using the hpvl launch the telnet session from the quick links page. When prompted enter a user name of manage and a password of !manage 4. Enter the command SHOW NETWORK-PARAMETERS and press Enter. You should get a display back that looks something like this:
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5. Record the IP address shown on your screen for both Controller A and Controller B. You will use these in a web browser to manage the MSA2324fc. 6. Controller A 7. Controller B
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Launching the Storage Management Utility

1. Open a web browser on your server. In the address field, type in the IP address of one of the controllers. Note: if using the hpvl a quick link is provided to launch the web page for the MSA2324fc controllers if desired.
Note These are the default login credentials for the MSA2000 Controllers. Username: manage Password: !manage The MSA2324fc has a choice of languages and these are: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Chinese-simplified, Chinese-traditional, Korean.
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2. Enter the default username and password to see a Status Summary page.
Configuring the date and time
Important Setting the date and time is an important step. The date/time stamps will be used to track system events in the onboard event log (such as knowing exactly when a drive failed).
3. From the top menu select Configuration System Settings Data, Time
4. From here the system date and time values can be set, or an NTP can be
configured for automatically updating the date and time.
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Configuring the host ports

5. From the top menu select Configuration System Settings Host Interfaces
6. In the Main Window, locate the Link Speed box. Set the Port speeds to auto if it is not already set, and the Connection Mode to point to point.
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7. Click the Apply button to save any changes, when prompted selected apply again and then OK.
Deleting Volumes
There may be in rare occasions volumes and Vdisk in your training environment that were created in a previous class, this is the process to remove them so are starting from a fresh install. 1. From the right navigation windows expand the Vdisk and select the volume to delete.
Right click select Provisioning and then Delete Volume 2. In the right pane select the volume to delete
3. Click Delete Volume(s) 4. on the next prompt Confirm Operation confirm this action by clicking Delete
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Accelerated SAN Essentials 5. Now that the volume has been deleted, delete the Vdisk, right click the Vdisk Provisioning Delete Vdisk
6. In the pane to the right select the Vdisk to delete
7. Select Delete Vdisk(s) 8. Confirm operation delete ok 9. Confirm that there are no volumes and vdisks on your build.
Creating Vdisks
On the MSA2000, a Vdisk is a collection of physical disks that contain a RAID policy. The MSA2000 family supports RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, and 50. Once the Vdisk is created, the available logical space can be used to carve out individual volumes, similar to logical drives in previous MSA products. For this lab, we will create a single RAID 5 Vdisk from 5 physical disks with one online spare. From there, we will carve out six volumes (logical drives) from it. Initially only three of the disks will be used with each server having only one disk allocated to it.
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From the top menu select Provisioning Create Vdisk
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From the top section of the create disk option, Vdisk name, Raid Level and Chunk size can be configured, please leave as default.
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Select the disks to be members of your Vdisk and also your spare, this is achieved by selecting the radio button by RAID5 and Spare and the check boxes to the left of the disks. Notice when selections are made the State changes from available to RAID5 or SPARE and Disks colors change, from grey to yellow and then to green. once finished selecting your disk and click Create Vdisk
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Creating Volumes from Vdisks

Now that our vdisk is created, we can start creating individual volumes from the available logical space. These were referred to as logical drives in the previous MSA generation of arrays. We are going to create six volumes in this vdisk. The following screen will let you specify the volume sizes you want to create.
Note Although we could, we will not use the entire space from the Vdisk in this lab. 1. In the left hand pane expand Logical and the Vdisks folders 2. Select your newly created Vdisks and right click and from the new menu display select Provisioning Create Volume.
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In the Volume Name box enter Vdisk1_Server1 and a size of 1GB and select apply. Create another two volumes with the following names and sizes
Vdisk2_Server2 - 2 GB Vdisk3_HPUX 3GB 6. 7. 8. 9. Create three more volumes these will be used in later labs and call them: Assign the volume name Vdisk4_Server1 and a size of 4GB Assign a volume name Vdisk5_Server2 and a size of 5GB Finally a volume name Vdisk6_HPUX and a size of 6GB.
10. Check the configuration view to the left, where all your new Vdsiks should be visible.
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Mapping a Volume to a Host

In this exercise, we will use the LUN Mapping utility to assign the recently created storage to our servers. 1. In the left pane, expand the host folder, and select the WWN of the first windows server. Right Click the WWN and a menu window is displayed.
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Accelerated SAN Essentials 2. Select Manage Host Mappings 3. For your fist server assign Vdisk1_Server1 4. Tick the Check box map and assign a Lun Number (e.g 1)
5. Map the second HBA from the first server to the same volume assigning the same lun number. 6. Repeat the above process for server two, mapping Vdisk2_Server2 to both HBAs, and for the HP unix server presenting Vdisk3_HPUX to both of its HBAs. 7. Assign the remaining three disks to their respective servers, remember to increment the Lun number to 2. 8. Confirm mapping of the volumes.
Highlight the volume name and select View Overview and select Map This can also be achieved by right clicking the volume name View Overview
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Preparing the New Drive in Windows Disk Management

We have created a Vdisk, created six volumes within that Vdisk, and assigned access control to each of the servers connected to the MSA2324fc to their volumes. Next, we need to have Windows mount the drive and prepare it for use. 1. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, and then right-click on Computer and select Manage from the submenu. 2. Scan for hardware changes, ensuring that the MSA2324fc is discovered.
3. Expand the Storage section and select Disk Management. 4. Right click the disks that are unknown and select Online.
5. Right Click the Disk and select Initialize Disk
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7. The disk should now state that they are Unallocated.
Right click the unallocated volume and select New Simple Volume 8. From the New Simple Volume Wizard Select Next
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9. Follow all the defaults and assign a drive letter to your new volume. 10. On the Format Partition page enter a volume e.g the name assigned when you created the volume using the MSA configuration utility.
11. Next then finish. 12. Format the second drive and assign a volume name e.g Vdisk4_Server1 13. .Repeat this exercise on the second windows Server.
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Configuring MSA2324fc volumes for HP-UX

Open a telnet session to the HP-UK Host. Use the ioscan fnCdisk command to view the new MSA2324fc Luns:
Use insf e to install the device drivers for the new Lun and then you are ready to format the Lun with a file system.
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Multi-Path Management
Module 5 Lab 3
Objectives

Consider the steps required to failover fabric traffic in a controlled way Appreciate what happens when fabric failover occurs due to hardware failure
Requirements
At least two connected HP B-Series fabric switches with firmware version 6.2.x or later A client (server or workstation) with Telnet Network connectivity between the client workstation and the fabric switches The IP addresses of the fabric switches The login name and password of the administrator account for the switches Hosts running Multi-path software LUNs presented to those hosts from a SAN disk array
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Accessing MPIO Windows 2008

1. Click on Computer icon to view available storage 2. Highlight one of the external drives, right click and select properties
3. From the properties window select the Hardware tab.
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4. from the hardware tab select the option Properties and the select the MPIO tab.
5. From this window selections can be made on the disk about access. 6. Select the MPIO policy: what options are available a) .. b) .. c) .. d) .. e) .. 7. Notice as you select an MPIO policy the description is displayed explaining each selection. 8. Select Details next to the DSM Name Microsoft DSM 9. On the next page is an explanation of each of the settings available and there role. 10. Tick the check box Path Verify Enabled
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Setting PathVerifyEnabled
Definition Flag that enables path verification by MPIO on all paths every N seconds (where N depends on the value set in PathVerificationPeriod). Type is boolean and must be filled with either 0 (disable) or 1 (enable). By default, it is disabled.
PathVerificationPeriod
This setting is used to indicate the time period (in seconds) with which MPIO has been requested to perform path verification. This field is only honored if PathVerifyEnabled is TRUE. This timer is specified in seconds. The default is 30 seconds. The maximum allowed is MAXULONG.
PDORemovePeriod
This setting controls the amount of time (in seconds) that the multipath pseudo-LUN will continue to remain in system memory, even after losing all paths to the device. When this timer value is exceeded, pending I/O operations will be failed, and the failure is exposed to the application rather than attempting to continue to recover active paths. This timer is specified in seconds. The default is 20 seconds. The max allowed is MAXULONG.
RetryCount
This setting specifies the number of times a failed I/O if the DSM determines that a failing request must be retried. This is invoked when DsmInterpretError() returns Retry = TRUE. The default setting is 3. This setting specifies the interval of time (in seconds) after which a failed request is retried (after the DSM has decided so, and assuming that the I/O has been retried a fewer number of times than RetryCount). This value is specified in seconds. The default is 1 second.
RetryInterval
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11. Highlight a path in the This device has the followingpaths and click Edit
12. From the new window MPIO Path Details notice there are only two options available, select Active/Optimized.
13. If you return to Select the MPIO policy and change the policy to other options, such as failover or weight and return to the path failover and weight can be configured. 14. Click OK to close the MPIO. 15. Within Windows 2008 R2 there are different methods to launch the MPIO manager. 16. Open the Device Manager and select the Multi-Path Disk Device
17. Right Click the highlighted path right click Properties and select the MPIO tab.
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Accelerated SAN Essentials 18. Set all paths to Round Robin With Subset
Congratulations you have finished the MPIO lab.
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Fabric Zoning
Module 6 Lab 1
Objectives

Create, configure, establish, and modify zones on a single switch. Create a configuration using only domain/port identifiers. Create a configuration using only Worldwide Name (WWN) identifiers. Create a configuration that mixes Domain/port and WWN identifiers.
Requirements
Before proceeding with this lab, verify the following: Confirm that your hosts and disk array are connected and logged in to the fabric. Consider the nsshow or switchshow commands.
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Domain/port zoning
1. From your first switch, connect using Telnet. Note what your Domain ID is for this switch, and the active ports. # switchshow 2. 3. From the previous commands two ports are configured as E_Ports.
What are these ports ? ____________________________________ So that each delegate is able to create their own zones we will need to isolate the two switches from one another, so creating two fabric. Disable the E_Ports by using the following command: Portcfgpersistentdisable 0 Portcfgpersistentdisable 1 This is to ensure that the two switches remain independent from each other, even during reboots. Create aliases for ports 3-7 using hard addresses. (Domain, port numbers). ali_portx_BL20-3xx is a name use your devices to uniquely identify youralicreatswitchshow alias. # alicreate ali_port3_msap1, [your switch domain ID],3 # alicreate ali_port4_bl20_362, [your switch domain ID],4 # alicreate ali_port5_bl20_363, [your switch domain ID],5 # alicreate ali_port6_rp34_236, [your switch domain ID],6 # alicreate ali_port7_msap2, [your switch domain ID],7 Note that you should use the Domain_ID of YOUR switch!
Important Aliases are case-sensitive. They can greatly simplify the administrative process; however, they are not required to define zones.
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Display the aliases and their information. # alishow
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Create a zone for your storage and Windows hosts.

# zonecreate "Win_zone1"," ali_port4_bl20_362;ali_port3_msap1; ali_port7_msap2"
A Windows host and your two MSA ports 6.

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Create a zone for your storage and Unix host and your two MSA ports
# zonecreate "unix_zone1"," ali_port6_rp34_236;ali_port3_msap1; ali_port7_msap2"
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7.
Display the zones and their aliases information # zoneshow
8. 9.
Create a configuration named cfgport including the zone.

# cfgcreate "cfgport", "Win_zone1;Unix_zone1
Enable the cfgport configuration, there is an implicit save in doing this.

# cfgenable cfgport
10. Display all of the zone and configuration information.

# cfgshow
11. View the zoning configuration by port.

# portzoneshow
12. From the information you see, and from what you have learned about zoning, do you see any problems with the configuration? ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................
The effect of the zoning on the topology

13. If you were to unplug the Windows host from port 4 and move it to port 8, could the server still see the disk storage? Can you explain why? ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. 14. Assume the host is back to its original port and you were to move the storage to another port. Can the host still see the disks? Explain your result. .................................................................................................................
Adding to a configuration
When zoning is disabled, the fabric is in a allAccess mode and devices can freely access other devices in the fabric. You can determine the status of this behavior using the command: defZone --show. When zoning is enabled, zoning is enforced throughout the fabric and devices can communicate only within their zones.
Note After zoning is enabled, if a device is not defined in a zone, that device will exist in a zone all by itself. The device will be isolated and be inaccessible to other devices in the fabric.
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Disable the configuration cfgport.

# cfgdisable
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Zoning using Web Tools

1. 2. 3. 4. Now that you have learned how to create a zone using the CLI commands, you can perform the same steps using the Web Tools. Launch Web Tools. Click the Zone Admin link within the Manage tasks pane Select the Zone tab. Notice that the Win_zone1 is present. Notice that on the right side, ports 3, 4 and 7 are listed as members of the zone.
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You will now create a new alias for port 5, which contains the second windows server. a) Select the alias tab b) New Alias , enter a name e.g ali_port5_bl20_236 c) Under the Members Selection list, expand the Ports & Attached Devices, and expand the folder underneath. Locate port 5 and add as a member to your alias you have just created.
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You will now create a new zone named win_zone2 that includes ports 3,5 and 7, for the second windows server and its storage. a. b. Click New Zone. Enter win_zone2 and click OK.
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Confirm that win_zone2 is selected in the Name field, and in the Member Selection List column expand Aliases holding down the control key select your new alias and the two msa aliases and click Add Member.
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Create a new configuration file including the new zone and the two created through the cli session. Select the Zone Config tab. Create a New Zone Config called guicfgport.
10. Add the new zone and the two zones created through the cli form your Zones list to the guicfgport configuration. 11. Click the Enable Config button and select guicfgport from the resulting list. Click OK and, when prompted, answer the default messages.
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Create a configuration using WWN zoning

1. 2. Disable the configuration guicfgport by selecting Zoning Actions Disable Zoning. What are the WWNs of the devices connected to your fabric? (you have documented them previously) ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. 3. 4. 5. 6. Select the Alias tab and create a new alias for each one of your wwns, five aliases in total. Create three new zones, two for your windows servers and one for the HP unix server. Add the alias wwns in to their new zones ensuring each zone only has one server entry and two msa enties.. Add the new zone your chosen configuration and enable it.
Estimate the effect of the zoning on the topology.

1. If you were to unplug the MSA from the port it was on and move it another port, could the host still see the disks? Explain your response. ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. 2. 3. View the output of the portzoneshow command. Disable the configuration.
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Create a configuration using both port and WWN zoning

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Create a zone where the host is zoned using port zoning and the storage is zoned using WWN zoning. Create a new configuration for this zone. Save the configuration. Enable the configuration. Display the zone and configuration information. What happens when you move the storage subsystem port? Explain. ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. 6. What happens when you move the host port? Explain. ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. 7. Can you explain the difference in the results? ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................
Clearing the zoning configurations

1. 2. Disable the configuration.
# cfgdisable
Remove any zoning configurations.

# cfgclear # cfgsave
3.
Verify that everything is cleared.

# cfgshow
Please ensure that you have completed the 3 steps in this section
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Final zoning Important!

1. Having seen the different ways in which zoning can be configured select your favorite method (Port, World Wide Name or Mixed) and your favorite access method (CLI or Web Tools) and create your final zoning configuration that will remain active for the duration of your class. This Zone Config should allow your host ports to have access to your storage ports. 2. When you have completed this Zone Config and enabled it let your instructor know.
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Module 8 Lab 1
Objectives
During this lab exercise you will: Launch your VSA nodes Install the Centralized Management Console Create a Management Group and a Cluster Create an iSCSI volume Install the Microsoft iSCSI initiator Present the volume to your host Mount a filesystem on the volume.
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Centralized management console installation

Objective:
Check storage nodes, install the Centralized Management Console and locate the storage modules on the network.
Storage nodes
Your Virtual Storage Appliances (VSAs) will pick up a host-only IP address when they start up. 1. In the C:\VSA\scripts\ directory on your host locate the VSAlaunch.cmd script and double click it. This script will launch 3 instances of VMWare Player each hosting a separate VSA. These are required to run for the duration of this exercise but you can minimize them as you do not interface with them directly. These Virtual Machines will simulate three P4000 storage nodes. Open a cmd.exe window (Start Run type cmd). Ascertain the IP addresses in use on your system by typing ipconfig. Examine the output for Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1: and document the IP address and Subnet Mask below. This subnet is where the IP addresses of the VSAs will be discovered. IP Address _______________________________________________ Subnet Mask ____________________________________________ 3. Close the cmd.exe window.
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Software installation
This exercise provides experience with installing the Centralized Management Console. 1. Find the CMC installation file provided by your instructor and double-click on autorun.exe to start the Management Software Install manager. If you are using the HPVL you can locate the file at: Z:\iscsi\cmc\autorun.exe. You will first need to accept the license agreement. Click Centralized Management Console in the left pane and then Install CMC as pictured.
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3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
When the installer starts, examine the Installation steps that are listed on the left side of the Introduction screen and click Next. Use the Radio button to accept the License Agreement and click Next. Select Typical install and click Next. Accept the default installation path and click Next. Make sure that you leave Create a shortcut to your desktop selected and click Next. Make sure that you leave the default to Start the Centralized Management console after installation selected and click Next. Examine your selections on the Installation Summary and click Install. The installation proceeds.
10. After the installation completes, click Done.
Locate storage modules

1. 2. The Centralized Management Console window opens. When you open the Centralized Management Console, the CMC Wizard window prompts you to select how to find modules on the network. If this does not happen, click Find Nodes Wizard on the Welcome screen. a.
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Select search By Subnet and Mask (global broadcast) and click Next. Click Add and enter your subnet (that you documented in an earlier step) for the storage modules and click OK. Click Finish. The Wizard should display all the storage nodes in the subnet. Click Close.
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In the Navigation Pane, click the + next to Available Nodes to expand all the available storage modules. Click the + next to the module to expand the configuration list for that storage module. Select your Storage Node and record the following information from the Content Pane:
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VSA-1
Host Name: _____________________ IP Address: ___________________________ Model: _________________________ Software Version: _______________________
VSA-2
VSA-3
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Management groups, clusters, and volumes

Objective:
Understand the process of creating management groups, managers, user groups, users, clusters, ordering modules, and volumes. REMEMBER: In order to create a volume, at least one management group and cluster must exist. This exercise illustrates how you can perform these prerequisite tasks.
Create Management Group and Cluster

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Select the storage module that you want to add to your Management Group. Just use the first in the list if you are not sure you will add them all anyway. Right-click your storage module and select Add to New Management Group. Enter a meaningful name for your Management Group you will not be able to change this. In the wizard, select all three of your storage modules using shift or ctrl. Click Next. Enter your administrator default username and password (admin/admin). Click Next. If your instructor supplied an NTP IP address, complete the following steps: a. b. c. 7. Select the Use a Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server radio button. Click Add Enter the IP address supplied by your instructor and click OK. Click Next.
If you have no NTP server, complete the following steps: a. b. Select the Manually set the time radio button If the time is set correctly, click Next. If it is not set correctly click the Edit button, change the time, click OK, and click Next.
You have configured your Management Group. You will now create your Cluster for Storage. 1. 2. 3. Select Standard Cluster and click Next. Provide your Cluster with a meaningful name and click Next. Click Add to set the Virtual IP Address for the cluster. This will be on the same subnet as your nodes and must not already be allocated to a device. You have documented the Node IP addresses already. As a suggestion you should try 192.168.xxx.200 (where xxx is the third octet of your VMNet1 IP address).
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4. 5. 6. 7.
Enter the Virtual IP address and subnet and click OK. Click Next Check the Skip Volume Creation box and click Finish. The status bar will appear showing that the storage module is being added into the Management Group and Cluster. Once it finishes it will wait for the storage module to reboot. Do not cancel out of this process; wait for the storage module to come back up. You will need to OK several warning messages regarding licenses and registration. Please do so when asked. The VSA modules have not been licensed prior to this installation. Click Close after your Management Group and Cluster is created.
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9.
Create Volume
A volume is analogous to a LUN. It can be used as raw data storage or it can be formatted with a file system and used by an application server or file server. 1. 2. Right-click your Cluster in the Navigation Pane and select New Volume. On the Basic tab of creating a new volume supply the volume the following information: a. b. c. 3. Meaningful Volume name Description if desired Volume Size 5 GB (this is the volume size the application server will see)
On the Advanced tab of creating a new volume, supply the volume the following information: a. b. c. d. Cluster select your cluster name Replication Level -- 2-way will do for now Type - Primary Provisioning -- select Thin
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Click OK.
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Mounting the volume

Objective:
Now that you have created your cluster and volumes, you can attach the volumes to the iSCSI initiator on your Windows server. You will: Install the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator on your Windows 2008 server. Create a SAN/iQ Server for the specified Windows server and associate it with the desired volume. This must be completed for the iSCSI target discovery to work. Associate only iSCSI volumes with Servers. In the iSCSI initiator, enter the Virtual IP Address into the Target Portal address field under the Discovery tab to discover the volumes assigned in step . Logon/Connect to the volume in the iSCSI initiator under the Targets tab. You may optionally create a persistent connection, which automatically restores the connection on reboot. Format the volume using standard Windows utilities. Set the service dependencies to ensure required services start up in the appropriate order. Bind the volumes through the iSCSI initiator.
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Install and Configuring the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

5. 6. 7. In Windows Server 2008 R2, you can access the interface for Microsoft iSCSI Initiator by doing any of the following: Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click iSCSI Initiator. Click yes to the pop window regarding the iSCSI service
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A new pop up window displaying the iSCSI Initiator properties will appear. Click the configuration tab and record the initiator name
Record your Initiator Name: __________________________________________ 9. Leave the initiator display open
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Configure Server in CMC

Whenever a new iSCSI volume is created or an existing volume is switched over to iSCSI, a Server (SAN/iQ connection) must be created to associate the volume with the target server computer. After creating a volume, or several volumes, assign the volume to a Server. 1. 2. 3. In the CMC, expand the navigation tree for your Management Group. Rightclick on Servers and select New Server Enter the hostname for your Server. You need to specify the Initiator Node Name in the Authentication section. Return to the initiator UI and find the Initiator Node Name in the Configuration tab. Highlight and copy the node name, then paste it into the Initiator Node Name field in the New Server dialog. Click OK. The CMC displays the Details tab for the new Server. Click on the Volumes and Snapshots tab. Click Tasks Server Assign and Unassign Volumes and Snapshots. Click Continue and then select the volume(s) you wish to attach to this Server and click OK.
4. 5.
Configure the iSCSI initiator

6. 7. 8. If you left the iSCSI Initiator Properties open expand it now. If you didnt return to Administrator tools iSCSI Select the Discovery tab Click Discover Portal and enter the address of your iSCSI Storage Array.
9.
Click OK
10. Select the Target Tab and Click connect 11. Confirm connection to target by Clicking OK.
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Format the volume

1. Select Start Administrative Tools Computer Management on your Windows 2008 Server. Select Disk Management in the left navigation pane. Disk Management detects the new volume and opens the Disk Wizard. Since the Wizard wants to convert your volume to a dynamic disk, its safer to format the volume manually. Click Cancel to exit the Disk Wizard. Find the volume labeled Unallocated and verify it has the right size. Rightclick on the left side of the volume (where it says Not Initialized) bring on line and select Initialize Disk. Verify that you have selected the right disk, and click OK. This writes an OS signature and a Master Boot Record onto the disk / volume. Click on the right side of the volume (in the Unallocated space) and select New Partition Click Next. Select New Simple Volume and click Next. Accept the partition size (which consumes the entire volume) and click Next. Accept the drive letter (or change it to a different letter) and click Next. Accept the default NTFS file system. Enter a volume label to match your volume name in CMC. Select Perform a quick format. Click Next Finish.
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3.
You have completed this lab
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Data Center Fabric Manager - DCFM

Module 1 1 Lab 1
System Requirements

Ensure ISL links are enabled Windows 2003 Server, 2 GHz, 1G Ram
Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise edition is on a 75 day trial license, the latest version being 10.1-4. There is also a Data Center Fabric Manager Professional edition but it does not provide all the functionality of the Enterprise edition.
Installing Enterprise trial on a Windows system

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On your local drive create a directory c:\DCFM from one of your Windows servers navigate to the share depot and copy Z:\Data Center FabricManager_Enterprise_10.1.4 to c:\DCFM navigate to C:\DCFM and extract the zip file dcfm_ent_hp_windows.zip to the DCFM folder Once the file has fully extracted open the folder C:\DCFM\Windows and Double click install.exe Click Next on the Introduction screen.
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Read the agreement on the License Agreement screen, select I accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Next. Select the location for your systems application files C:\Program Files\DCFM 10.1.4 on the Select Install Folder screen and click Next. Review the displayed installation summary on the Pre-Installation Summary screen and click Install.
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10. Make sure the Launch DCFM Configuration check box is selected (default) on the Installation Complete screen, and click Done. 11. Click Next on the Welcome screen. 12. Select No on the Copy Data and Settings screen and then click Next.
13. On the license page, leave the entries blank and click Next.
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14. Select External FTP Server on the FTP Server screen and click Next. 15. Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen.
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Ensure Client Server IP configuration return address is the name of the server where DCFM is installed and the preferred address is the 192.x.x.x network. Click Next.
16. Accept all defaults on the Server Port Configuration screen 17. If a message appears saying the port is in use increment the number by one. e.g port 80 is in use enter 81
18. Next 19. Select Small for the SAN size and then Next.
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20. Verify your configuration information on the Server License Summary screen and click Next. 21. Select the Start Client check box on the Start Server screen.
22. Select Finish.
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At the login screen enter the following account details:
User ID Password
Administrator password
Click OK on the DCFM Login banner
Setting up discovery
To discover specific IP addresses or subnets, complete the following steps. 1. Select Discover > Setup. The Discover Setup dialog box displays. Click on add, and a new window appears with a heading of Address Properties.
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Enter the details of Fabric name the IP address of one switch in your labgroup, and admin and password, and then click OK. Once the switches are discovered a display similar to this will be seen.
Close the Discover Setup window and return to the main DCFM window.
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The Data Center Fabric Manager that has been installed is a 75 day trial version, as such major features are disabled.
In your Topology map or the navigation to the left select one switch so it is highlighted in blue. 1. 2. 3. 4. Set View Show Panels All Panels In the topology view select one of your switches Double click a switch in the topology what happens? From the Configure menu Element Manager a. Select Hardware What does this do? .. Under Port Admin disable Port 3, check DCFM what has changed? 5. Within DCFM return to Configure menu Element Manager a. Select Port What does this do? ..
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Re-enable port 3 Check DCFM has port 3 come back on line? 6. Within DCFM return to Configure menu Element Manager and this time
a. Select Admin
What does this do? .. Perform a configupload of you latest configuration 7. Configure Switch Save from the available switches select your SAN, check both switches are in the selected switch pane and then click ok.
8. 9.
Select configure Switch Configuration Repository Highlight one of your switches, do not tick the box and select View
10. What do you have? 11. Create a Schedule to capture you switch configurations every day at 10:300 12. Configure - Zoning What does this do? .. Generate a report of the zone configuration, view the report that is generated and then save it as a pdf to your local drive, and view the result.
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On the same page there is a Zone DB Operation select the Compare option
Where could we have used this option? Selected merge and save 1. 2. 3. From within DCFM open the web browser to one of the switches. Select switch admin and record the name of the switch. Change the name of the switch to match the other switch in your san including case sensitivity. Configure - Names What does this do? ..
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a) Select Fix Duplicates and Record the suggestions that the DCFM has made. b) Select I will fix them myself and ok c) Return to your switch and return it to its original name.
Creating Users for DCFM

1. San users
Add in the following accounts: User ID Rita Description as Zone administrator and a password of hp User ID Sue Description as Operator and a password of hp User ID Bob Description as Security Officer and a password of hp 2. Add each to their relevant resource group roles.
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and Click OK
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Exit DCFM and logon with each account in turn. You will notice that the topology view is different. Can Rita a) set up users, b) generate reports, c) configure zoning
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logout of DCFM and logon as Sue, Sue has the operator account. a) Can she set up users. b) generate reports c) configure zoning
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Logout of DCFM and check the account status of Bob a) Can he set up users. b) generate reports c) configure zoning
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Logout of DCFM and log back in with the administrator account.
10. Select Monitor Reports - Generate Select - OK
Once the report is finished a fabric summary report will be automatically displayed, Export to your local drive as a pdf document and review report.
This ends the lab for DCFM.
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Module 12 Lab 1
Objectives
Identify the switch port types
Configure a port speed

Configure a port type Configure a port name Create a Switch Connection Control policy Create a Device Connection Control policy Create new switch user accounts
Requirements
Telnet and Web Tools access to a B-series switch running firmware 6.1.0 or later.
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Configuring ports
To configure the switch, you will use Web Tools and a Telnet session. HP recommends that you leave each connection tool open and switch between the tools as required.
Port types
Before continuing, it is necessary that you can identify the different types of ports. 1. What is an L_port? ................................................................................................................. 2. What is an E_port? ................................................................................................................. 3. What is an N_port? ................................................................................................................. 4. What is an NL_port? ................................................................................................................. 5. What is an F_port? ................................................................................................................. 6. What is an FL_port? ................................................................................................................. 7. What is a G port? ................................................................................................................. 8. What is a EX_port? ................................................................................................................. 9. What is a VE_port? ................................................................................................................. 10. What is a VEX_port? ................................................................................................................. 11. What is a M_port? ................................................................................................................. 12. What is a TE_Port? .
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Viewing the port configuration

You can configure the switch port for specific port types. 1. Using Telnet, view the current port configuration by using the portcfgshow command.
2.
Using Web Tools, from the Switch Admin window of your first switch, click the Ports tab. As seen in the previous lab, you can gather port configuration information and port status from this view. View the output from the portflagsshow command and compare it with portcfgshow.
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Persistent port disable

There are two ways that an administrator can disable ports on an individual basis. A simple portdisable command will disable a port until the next reboot and the portcfgpersistentdisable command will keep the port disabled across reboots. Why might you wish to persistently disable a port or ports on a fabric switch? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 1. If you have two unpopulated ports on your switch (2 and 3) you may use these for this step, else choose two others which wont disrupt your access to LUNs. Apply the standard command to one and the persistent disable command to the other and reboot the switch (if you wish to skip the POST during boot then use the fastboot command). Do your ports behave as expected when the switch has rebooted?______________________________ 2. Explore the Web Tools version of this same process and repeat if you wish.
Do you see the same results?________________________________
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Configuring a port name

Use the portname command to assign or display a port name. With both the operands present, the port name string will be assigned to the port. With only the port name operand, the previously assigned port name will be displayed. With no operands, the port names of all the ports present will be displayed. The port name is a string of length 32 characters or less. It may consist of white spaces or printable characters, excluding the characters comma and semi-colon. By default, a port has no name until it is explicitly assigned by the user. A null string (that is no port name operand specified) is used as the default port name when a port had no user assigned name. A port name can be reset to the default value by executing the portname command with the second operand as a null string. Like all other configurable port attributes, port name will be persistent across reboots and power cycles. It will not be affected by configdefault command but it will be cleared by portcfgdefault. 1. Assign a port name to the Windows host that is connected to the switch on port 0. When assigning names, be descriptive. Assign your port using the following syntax:
# portname 0, W2K3_HBA0
2.
Verify the change.

# portname
3. 4. 5.
Using Web Tools, from the Switch Admin window, click the Ports tab. Scroll to the right until you see the Port Name column. Notice that the name of port 0 has been changed to W2K3_HBA. Using Web Tools, name the other ports that are connected to your switches by double-clicking the appropriate field to edit the name. Configure the port names for all connected devices on both switches. Click Apply Yes. To help confirm and verify the ports by identifying the devices including a HP-UX host and the host ports of an EVA, perform the next exercise.
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Deny E-port
You may wish to configure ports in your fabric to deny an ISL connection. You can achieve this with the portcfgeport command. Why might you wish to do this? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 1. You should have two E-ports (ports 0 and 1) which connect your edge switch to the other edge switch.
2. What will happen to the fabric if you issue a command to prevent these two ports from functioning as E-ports? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3. Use the command portcfgeport #,0 to invoke this denial for both of your E-ports. What is the switchshow output when this has been completed? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________
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4. Use the Web Tools port configuration wizard to re-enable E-port status.
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Connection Control Policies

Your switch has two connection control policies: Switch Connection Control (SCC) policyUsed to restrict which other switches can join the fabric. Device Connection Control (DCC) policiesUsed to restrict which Fibre Channel device ports can connect to which Fibre Channel switch ports.
These policies are part of a larger security set of policies known as Access Control List (ACL) policies which includes FCS (controlling which switches can make configuration changes within the fabric) and IPFilter (filtering management traffic according to IP address and TCP/UDP port).
Switch Connection Control (SCC)

1. You can issue the secPolicyShow command to show active policies within the fabric. You should see the following: (Advise your instructor if you see any policies documented here).
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2. Using the web tools interface, open the Switch Admin window and navigate to the Security Policies tab (you will need to switch to Show Advanced Mode to see this tab).
3. Ensure Accept Distribution is set to Yes, this will need to be performed on both switches.
4. Click Edit and you will see the ACL Policy Configuration Wizard. If you clicked from the SCC sub-tab then you should see the SCC box checked. Click Next. 5. In the SCC Policy Configuration display tick the check box
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6. Next. 7. Click Finish to save the policy. 8. The policy is saved but no yet activated. Click Activate to do this and then confirm.
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9. You can see the Active Policy Set members in web tools and the command line:
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Device Connection Control (DCC)

Using the same method as creating the SCC you will now create a DCC to restrict/allow device WWNs access to the fabric. 1. Select the DCC sub-tab and click Edit. You will see that, in Step 1, the DCC tick box is checked. Click Next to continue. 2. In Step 2 click the tick box
3. Click Next and then Finish to return to the Security Policies tab. 4. Click Activate and then OK to confirm. Your policies are now active. 5. Telnet to both switches and check the security policies have been activated on both switches. Run the secPolicyShow command to verify. 6. If the policies are not present on the second switch enter the following commands from the switch which has the SecPolicy set. 7. Switchshow Record the domain Id Record the name of the switch 8. Fabricshow Record the Domain Id and name of the other switch 9. To distribute the SecPolicy scc Distribute p scc d <domain id or switch name of the switch which does not have the scc policy set> e.g. distribute p scc d 1 e.g distribute p scc d EdgeA1
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10. To distribute the secpolicy dcc Distribute p dcc d <domain id or switch name of the switch which does not have the dcc policy set> e.g distribute p dcc d 1 e.g distribute p dcc d EdgeA1 11. telnet to the second switch and confirm that the scc and dcc policies have been distributed to the second switch now.
Creating a New User Accounts.

1. Launch the switch web browser 2. Select Switch Admin and select the User tab ( the User configuration can be viewed in basic or advanced mode) 3. Click Add 4. Add a User Name of Rita and select the role of SwitchAdmin and a password of password. Also Select Admin Domain 0
5. Click OK 6. The new account will now displayed in the Switch User Account 7. Highlight the new account and select Set Password Rule
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8. Set the password account as detailed below:
9. Click OK 10. Create a new account for Sue and give this account the Zone admin role and a password of password. Set this account for an Admin Domain of AD0. 11. Notice because we defined the password rules these are automatically added to this new account. 12. Click Apply and view the summary page. 13. Click Yes to confirm 14. What are the expiry dates for these two new accounts? ------------------------------------------------------------15. Logout of the switch and reconnect as Rita. 16. Select Switch Admin User 17. Can Rita add users? .. 18. Can Rita disable the switch and ports? ...
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19. Launch Zone admin can Rita configure zoning? . 20. Log out from the switch and reconnect as Sue 21. Select Switch Admin User 22. Can Sue add users? 23. Can Sue disable the switch and ports? .................. 24. Can Sue launch Zone admin to configure zoning? . . 25. Log out of the switch and launch a telnet session 26. Logon as Rita 27. Can Rita disable the zoning configuration? . 28. Log out of the switch and reconnect using a telnet session as Sue 29. Can Sue issue the Portcfgpersistentenable 0 command? . 30. Log out of the switch and reconnect using the admin account 31. Enter the command userconfig - -show a 32. The following example creates new user account Bob with an admin role, access to all Admin Domains (AD0 through AD255), and home Admin Domain set to 255. Enter the following command at add a new admin account. userconfig - -add Bob -r admin -h 255 -a "0-255" 33. When prompted for a password enter password 34. Verify password. This user account is now a physical fabric administrator. 35. Logout of the switch and reconnect using telent as Bob 36. Enter Userconfig - - Show a 37. to view a specific account enter userconfig - -show Rita 38. To change a user role enter the following command for the Rita account. userconfig - -change Rita -r operator 39. Enter userconfig - -Show Rita what is a new role? 40. To delete and account. Enter userconfig - - delete Sue 41. On the confirmation prompt type in y 42. enter userconfig - - show Sue as it been deleted.
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43. Delete the Rita account 44. Logout of telnet and launch the web browser for the switch. 45. Login as Admin 46. Select Switch Admin user 47. Highlight the Account of Bob and select Modify and make this account a basic switch admin and apply. Confirmation action by clicking yes.
48. Highlight the account Bob and click remove and apply.
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MSA2324fc Snapshot Management

Module 13 Lab 1
Objectives

Create a Snapshot Schedule a Snapshot Present a Snapshot Delete a Snapshot Reset a Snapshot
Prerequisites
An MSA2xxx chassis with the following configuration:

Created Vdisks and Volumes A Snapshot Licenses
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Creating a snapshot
Logon on to the MSA2324 Storage Management Utility Manage !manage NOTE: The first time a snapshot is created of a standard volume, the volume is converted into a mastervolume and a snap pool is created in the volumes vdisk. The snap pool's size is 20% of the volume size or10 GB, whichever is larger. Before creating or scheduling snapshots, verify that the vdisk has enough free space to contain the snap pool. The Snapshot is a licensed product, to check the license for your product
From the right pane select Tools - Install License
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From the information gathered please enter and record in the table above.
Create Data for the Snapshot

Logon to your windows server and on the external storage that you created and presented earlier to your system; create a small sample of text files to that drive. These files will be used in the snapshot exercise to show the function of a snapshot.
To create a snapshot
1. In the Configuration View panel, right-click a volume and select Provisioning > Create Snapshot.
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2. In the main panel, select Now.
3. Accept the default name for the snapshot. A snapshot name is case sensitive and cannot already exist in a vdisk. Note: A name cannot include a comma, double quote, or backslash. 4. Click Create Snapshot. If the task succeeds, the snapshot appears in the Configuration View panel.
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To schedule a create snapshot task

1. 2. 3. In the Configuration View panel, right-click a volume and select Provisioning > Create Snapshot. In the main panel, select Scheduled. Set the options:
Snapshot prefix. Accept default prefix to identify snapshots created by this task. The prefix is case sensitive and cannot include a comma, double quote, or backslash. Automatically created snapshots are named prefix_s001 through prefix_s1023. Start Schedule. Specify a date and a time in the future for the schedule set tomorrows date and a time of 13:00 Date must use the format yyyy-mm-dd., enter tomorrows date Time must use the format hh:mm followed by either AM, PM, or 24H (24hour clock). For example, 13:00 24H is the same as 1:00 PM. Enter 13:00 Snapshots to Retain. Select the number of snapshots to retain 3 If the retention count has not been reached, the snapshot is created.

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If the retention count has been reached, the volume's oldest snapshot is unmapped, reset, and renamed to the next name in the sequence. Recurrence. Specify how often the task should run. It is not recommended to set the interval to less than two minutes. Set to 10 minutes. Time Constraint. Specify a time range within which the task should run. Set between 13:00 and 14:00 Date Constraint. Specify days when the task should run. Set to any Wednesday of month End Schedule. Specify when the task should stop running. End after 3
Click Schedule Snapshots. If processing succeeds, the schedule is saved. The schedule can be viewed by selecting the virtual disk in the configuration window, right click - View Overview and selecting the schedule radio button.
Presenting a Snapshot
1. Expand the host section
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2. Present the Snaphot to the other Windows 2008 server by right clicking the HBA wwn Provisioning Managed Host Mappings 3. Select the snapshot that was created earlier and tick the check box Map 4. Assign a Lun number of 3 and access of read-write
5. Repeat on the second HBA of the selected server. 6. Check you host mappings are correct
7. Logon to the windows server that the Snapshot was presented to. 8. Navigate to Server manager Disk Management and bring the new disk online. 9. Navigate to the new imported disk and view the data and open a file .
Resetting a snapshot
Instead of taking a new snapshot of a volume, you can replace the data in a snapshot with the current data in the source volume. The snapshot's name and mapping settings are not changed. The snapshot data is stored in the source volume's snap pool.
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CAUTION: To avoid data corruption, before resetting a snapshot it must be unmounted from the hosts. 1. 2. Unmount the snapshot from hosts. In the Configuration View panel, right-click a snapshot and select Provisioning > Reset Snapshot.
3. 4.
In the main panel, select Now. Click Reset Snapshot. A message indicates whether the task succeeded or failed.
To schedule a reset snapshot task

1. 2. 3. In the Configuration View panel, right-click a snapshot and select Provisioning > Reset Snapshot. In the main panel, select Scheduled. Set the options:

4.
Start Schedule. Specify a date and a time in the future for the schedule to start running. accept all other defaults
Click Schedule Reset Snapshot. If the task succeeded, the schedule is saved and can be viewed in the overview panel for the snapshot or system.
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Deleting a snapshot
When you delete a snapshot, all data uniquely associated with that snapshot is deleted and associated space in the snap pool is freed for use. Snapshots can be deleted in any order, irrespective of the order in which they were created. CAUTION: Deleting a snapshot removes its mappings and deletes its data. To delete a snapshot: 1. 2. 3. 4. Remove the Snapshot mapping to the host Verify that hosts are not accessing the snapshot that you want to delete. In the Configuration View panel, right-click a snapshot and select Provisioning > Delete Snapshot. In the main panel, select the snapshot to delete.
5. 6.
Click Delete Snapshot(s). Click OK to continue; otherwise, click Cancel. If you clicked OK, a processing dialog appears. When the snapshot is deleted it is removed from the table and from the Configuration View panel. When processing is complete a success dialog appears. Click OK.
7.
You have completed this lab successfully.

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B-series Trunking
Module 14 Lab 1
Objective
After completing this lab, you should be able to enable and disable switch trunking on B-series switches.
HPVL instruction
You will be working with the other administrator in your new fabric. Fabric A consists of two Edge switches A1 & A2, working with your lab partner for this lab exercise.
Requirements
Before beginning this lab, it is assumed that:

You have completed the previous labs The Edge switches have inter-switch links (ISL) on ports 0 & 1 which are connected to the Edge switches. Switches are all B-series.
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Enabling and disabling trunking on switches

Enabling trunking
If you have not already disabled ports 0-1 then please do so now (if ports 0-1 are not your ISL ports, then disable the ports which are.. Your fabric will now be segmented. Because of the zoning configuration performed previously it will be necessary for the successful completion of this lab to disable the zoning configuration. 1. 2. Ensure trunking is disabled on each of your switches by issuing the following command: switchcfgTrunk 0. Open a Port Admin window from Web Tools. Notice that the Trunking Enabled column shows false for every port. You may need to switch to Advanced Mode to see this.
3.
Issue a licenseshow to ensure that a trunking license is installed on each of your switches. Note If the trunking license is not loaded on one of your switches, request the license from your instructor.
4.
Enable ports 0 & 1 for your Edge switch.
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5.
Issue the islShow command from your Edge switch. How many ISLs are shown? .................................................................................................................
6.
Enable trunking on all of the ISL ports of each switch by issuing the following commands on both switches: (Where the first number refers to the port area reference and after the comma a 0 disables trunking and a 1 enables trunking on the specified port).
portCfgTrunkPort 0, 1 portCfgTrunkPort 1, 1 Note You can enable trunking on all ports by executing the switchcfgTrunk 1 command.
7.
switchShow and trunkShow are commands that display trunking membership information or trunk groups. The first configured ISL that comes up in a group is the trunk master. Execute these two commands on each switch and record the trunking master port here: .................................................................................................................
8.
The other ISLs in a trunk are slave links. Which commands could you use to identify the slave trunking port links? ................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................
9.
portCfgShow shows if the port is enabled for trunking. Execute the command and record the results here. .................................................................................................................
10. Using the output from the islshow command, what is the bandwidth of the ISL? .................................................................................................................
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Displaying switch information

11. Execute the switchShow command and determine the Worldwide Name (WWN) of the destination fabric you have trunked to. Record the WWN here. .................................................................................................................
Additional task
You now have a trunk from both edge switches to. The configuration we have is not a realistic configuration for a trunking solution. To show the functionality of trunking we are going to force the SAN to re-route through the ISLs. If you have not already done so disable the zoning configuration on one of your switches. 1. On Switch one disable ports 3 and 7 for the MSA Storage 2. On Switch two disable ports 4 and 5 for the windows servers. 3. Open a telnet session to a switch and set both E_ports to 1G 4. Portcfgspeed 0 1 Portcfgspeed 1 1 Use the portcfgshow command to confirm the changes have been made.
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5. Open DCFM using the administrator account.
Open Performance End-to-End monitors
6. Create a monitored pair this is achieved by selecting you host in the initiator field, and the storage in the target field, when both are highlighted use the arrow to move them in to the monitored pairs field, and then apply.
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7. Highlight the entry in the monitored pairs field, and select the real time graph option 8. In the top left hand corner select the select option.
In the drop down box option select show and choose ISL. 9. Add the four E_ports to the right hand pane and then click ok. (Add two E_ports from each switch; select the icon to move to the monitored area).
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10. On one switch set the E_ports to 1G, Portcfgspeed 0 1, portcfgspeed 1 1 11. 12. Find about 1GB of data and copy it to a SAN drive. 13. Observe the result of the real time performance graph. 14. Set the one of the E_Port to 2G, Portcfgspeed 0 2, leaving the other E_Port at 1G 15. Copy the Same data to the same location confirming the overwrite operation yes to all. 16. Observe the result of the real time performance graph. 17. Set the second E_port to 2G portcfgspeed 1 2, now the ISL will wish to form a trunk. 18. Copy the Same data to the same location confirming the overwrite operation. 19. Observe the result of the real time performance graph 20. Set both the E_Ports to auto negotiation portcfgspeed 0 0 21. both the E_Ports to auto negotiation portcfgspeed 1 0 22. Compare the results on the real time performance graph.
You have completed this lab successfully.
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