1、SANtricityStorageManagerSimulatorGuide10.83VlPrerequisitesTheSANtricitySimulatorrunsonWindows2000zWindowsP,Server2003/2008,andWindows732-bitenvironments.Otherenvironmentshavenotbeentestednoraretheyapprovedforuse.1.oadingthesoftwareTheSANtricitySimulatorisavailablefromavarietyofsources(CD,web,etc.)an
2、dcomesasazipfilewiththefollowingname:NetAppSANtricity10.83Vl.zip.Unzipthisfileintoafolderofyourchoice.WithinthisfolderwillbetheDEMOfolderandsimplynavigatethereandexecutethebatchfilenamedStartE-Series_1083_Vlpkg.Yourereadytogo!HelpfulHints WhentheinstallationoftheSANtricitySimulatoriscompleted,itisno
3、tnecessarytorebootyoursystembeforeexecutingtheStartE-Series_1083_Vlpkgbatchfile. IfyouhavehadpreviousversionsoftheSimulatorinstalled,ghostsystemsmayappearandhaveastatusofunresponsive.Tocorrect,simplydeleteanyunresponsivesystemsandrediscoverthedisksystems.GettingStartedExecutingStartE-Series_1083_Vlp
4、kgstartsaJavasessionwiththeSANtricitySimulator.YoullseetheSANtricityStorageManagersplashscreenfollowedbyoneofthetwofollowingscreens:IfthisisthefirsttimeyouveinstalledtheSANtricitySimulator,youllseetheSelectAdditionMethodscreenaskingtoautomaticallydiscoverstoragesubsystems.SelectOK.Ifyouvehadprevious
5、versionsoftheSANtricitySimulator,youllseetheSetupTabintheEnterpriseManagementWindow.ClickAddStorageSubsystems,selecttheAutomaticoptionfromthenextwindowandclickOKzthenclickOKonelasttime.Oncetheautomaticdiscoveryiscomplete,selectthedevicestabtoseethesystems.*M、号X、Asnotedearlier,youmayseeunresponsivegh
6、ostsystemsfrompreviousSimulatorsessions.Ifso,simplyremove(delete)themandthenAddStorageSubsystemfromtheSetuptab.Therearetwooptionstoselectasystemtomanage:ClickManageaStorageArrayfromtheSetuptab,thenselectthesystemyouwishtomanage;orGototheDevicestabanddouble-clickonthesystemyouwishtomanage.Selectingth
7、eE5460willopentheArrayManagementWindow:UponselectingaStorageArray,theDiskPoolAutomaticConfigurationWindowwillappearwithaRecommendedDiskPoolConfiguration:r,QE5460-DiskPOolAutomaticConfigurationIfyouwishtouseconfigurediskpoolsatthistime,selectYesotherwiseselectNoorclosethewindowtoconfigurediskpoolsata
8、nothertime.Ifyouchoosetoconfigureadiskpool,thenextwindowyouwillbepresentedwithistheVolumeAutomaticConfigurationWindow. TheSetuptabprovideslaunchpointsfornearlyallroutineadministrativetasks,including: 1.ocateStorageArray RenameStorageArray ChangeHardwareViewOrder SetaStorageArrayPassword ManagePremiu
9、mFeatures ConfigureiSCSIHostPorts CreateStorage SaveConfiguration ManuallyDefineHosts MapVolumes ConfigureEthernetManagementPorts7wSI三T三i三e,JrThetaskscanalsobeaccessedfromthepulldownmenusacrossthetop:StorageArrayStorageCopyServicesHostMappingsHardwareMonitorUpgradeHelporbygoingtotheStorage&CopyServi
10、ces,HostMappings,orHardwaretabsandright-clickingontheappropriateobject,whichwewilldemonstrateinthecomingpages.TheStorage&CopyServicestabisthesecondtabaccessiblefromtheArrayWindow.ArrayManagementWindow-Storage&CopyServicesTabTheStorage&CopyServicespaneprovidesatree-structuredviewofthearraysdiskconfig
11、urations.Clickingtheplus(+)signortheminus(一)signadjacenttothearraywillexpandorcollapsetheview.Theseviewsunderthestoragearrayincludeun-configuredcapacityaswellasconfiguredvolumegroupsandtheirassociatedvolumes.SANtricitySnapshots,ifany,canalsobeviewedfromthevolumesinwhichtheyreside.TheStorageArraypane
12、providesdetailedinformationaboutthecomponentselectedintheStorage&CopyServicespane.Theinformationvariesdependingonwhattypeofcomponentisselected.Informationmayincludewhetherthecomponentisinanoptimalstatus,totalcapacity,RAIDlevel,mediaandinterfacetypeaswellascontrollerownership.Thephysicalcomponentsove
13、rviewisprovidedintheStorageArraypaneandisassociatedwiththelogicalcomponentselectedintheStorage&CopyServicespane.Agreaterdetailedviewcanbefoundbyright-clickingacomponent,andselecting“ViewAssociatedPhysicalComponentsw.ThisphysicalviewcanalsoberetrievedbyselectingtheHardwaretabwhichwillbecoverednext.As
14、mentionedearlier,ingeneral,selectinganobject(array,volume,controller,drive)andright-clickingpopsupalistofcommandsassociatedwiththeobject.Thesamecontrolisalsoachievedbyusingtheequivalentmenuselectionitem.Forexample,right-clickingavolumegroup:Right-clickCommands:.providesthesameoptionsasclickingontheS
15、toragemenuoption:TheHardwaretabprovidesbothaphysicalviewofthestoragearrayaswellasdetailedinformationregardingthephysicalcomponents.WithintheHardwaretab,theHardwarepaneappearsontheleftandtheassociatedpropertiesappearsontheright.TheHardwarepaneshowsagraphicalrepresentationofthephysicalcomponentsinthes
16、toragesubsystem,suchastheRAIDcontrollermodulesandtheexpansionenclosureswhiledetailedinformationaboutthecomponentthatisselectedintheHardwarepaneisdisplayedontheright.ThedropdownmenuintheHardwarepaneallowstheuserselectwhichphysicalcomponentstheywouldlikedisplayedinontheright.TheHostMappingstabprovides
17、aviewofhoweachvolumeismappedtoaserver.SelectingtheStorageArrayshowsallmappingsforthatdisksystem:三三三三SANtricityESi 寻.二 .l- 一莒二面二-1U* . *a*华。中。CMM Oww=三SettingupaDemoEnvironmentWithunconfiguredstoragearrays,youhaveoptionsforhowyouwishtodemotheGUI.Theyareidealforin-depthexplorationoftheSANtricityESStorageManagerfeatureset.Thesesystemscanserveasabasisfordemonstratinghowarraysandvolumesarecreated,mappingsaredefinedandpremiumfeaturesareutilized.
