HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share System Installation and Upgrade Guide Version 2.2

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7 Installing the servers — SFS20 storage

7.1 Step 1: Gathering system information ..........................................................................................7-2

7.2 Step 2: Configuring the ProLiant DL servers...................................................................................7-2

7.2.1 Option ROM Configuration for Arrays tasks.............................................................................7-2

7.2.2 iLO Settings — Integrated Lights Out Setup Utility tasks..............................................................7-2

7.2.3 iLO settings — iLO browser tasks............................................................................................7-3

7.2.4 ROM-Based Setup Utility tasks ................................................................................................7-4

7.2.4.1 Upgrading server firmware offline using a USB pen drive .....................................................7-5

7.2.4.2 Upgrading server firmware offline using a floppy disk drive — G3 servers only.......................7-5

7.3 Step 3: Installing the administration server....................................................................................7-6

7.4 Step 4: Configuring the system parameters...................................................................................7-6

7.4.1 Entering system information....................................................................................................7-8

7.4.2 Entering networking information .............................................................................................7-9

7.4.2.1 Configuring Gigabit Ethernet networks .............................................................................7-10

7.4.2.2 Configuring bonded Gigabit Ethernet networks..................................................................7-12

7.4.2.3 Configuring InfiniBand interconnects ................................................................................7-15

7.4.2.4 Configuring partitions on InfiniBand interconnects.............................................................7-16

7.4.2.5 Configuring Quadrics interconnects..................................................................................7-18

7.4.3 Entering site network information ..........................................................................................7-18

7.4.4 Entering management network information ............................................................................7-19

7.4.5 Entering iLO information......................................................................................................7-19

7.4.6 Entering storage information ................................................................................................7-20

7.5 Step 5: Changing the root user password...................................................................................7-20

7.6 Step 6: Backing up the system database ....................................................................................7-20

7.7 Step 7: Configuring storage for the administration server .............................................................7-21

7.7.1 Verifying the firmware version ..............................................................................................7-21

7.7.2 Configuring the SFS20 storage arrays for the administration server...........................................7-22

7.8 Step 8: Configuring the administration server..............................................................................7-24

7.8.1 Confirming the SFS20 storage configuration ..........................................................................7-24

7.8.2 Completing the configuration of the administration server ........................................................7-24

7.9 Step 9: Backing up the system database ....................................................................................7-25

7.10 Step 10: Scanning MAC addresses ...........................................................................................7-26

7.11 Step 11: Backing up the system database ..................................................................................7-26

7.12 Step 12: Installing and configuring the MDS server .....................................................................7-26

7.12.1 Installing the MDS server .....................................................................................................7-26

7.12.2 Verifying the installation of the MDS server ............................................................................7-27

7.13 Step 13: Backing up the system database ..................................................................................7-28

7.14 Step 14: Obtaining license information......................................................................................7-28

7.15 Step 15: Configuring the Object Storage Servers ........................................................................7-29

7.15.1 Installing the Object Storage Servers .....................................................................................7-29

7.15.2 Configuring the SFS20 storage arrays for the Object Storage Servers .......................................7-30

7.15.2.1 Verifying the firmware version .........................................................................................7-30

7.15.2.2 Configuring the arrays....................................................................................................7-31

7.15.3 Completing the configuration of the Object Storage Servers.....................................................7-33

7.15.4 Checking LUN roles on SFS20 storage ..................................................................................7-33

7.16 Step 16: Installing the license file ..............................................................................................7-34

7.17 Step 17: Configuring default email alert addresses......................................................................7-3

7.18 Step 18: Backing up the system database ..................................................................................7-37

7.19 Step 19: Verifying the system installation....................................................................................7-38

8 Upgrading a system

8.1 Upgrade process overview .........................................................................................................8-2

8.2 License information....................................................................................................................8-2

8.3 Upgrading client nodes and servers to new version .......................................................................8-3

8.3.1 Step 1: Read the HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share Release Notes .......................................8-3

8.3.2 Step 2: Unmounting all file systems .........................................................................................8-3

8.3.3 Step 3: Stopping all file systems .............................................................................................8-4

8.3.4 Step 4: Upgrading the client nodes (optional) ..........................................................................8-4

8.3.5 Step 5: Backing Up the system database .................................................................................8-5