DS8000 Service Documentation Version 7.5

Installing and testing the Rack-4 storage enclosures

You are here to install one or more pairs of storage enclosures in Rack-4.

Procedure

  1. Begin the installation of the Rack-4 storage enclosures at the HMC.
    1. From the navigation area, click Storage Facility Management > storage facility.
    2. From the bottom Task area, click MES Install/Remove > Install Storage Enclosure or Drives. For earlier versions, the menu item is Install Storage Enclosure or DDMs.
    3. The Install window opens and asks if you were sent from the installation or MES instructions. Click Yes.
    4. The Single Choice Message Box window opens and prompts "Select the component or enclosure you would like to install." Select Install Storage Enclosures and then click Submit.
    5. Another Single Choice Message Box window opens and prompts "Select the component you would like to install." Select Install FC-AL Storage Enclosures and then click Submit.
    6. Another Single Choice Message Box window opens and prompts "Select the Storage Facility Image you want to assign the storage enclosures to." Select the storage facility image that is shown and then click Submit.
    7. The cabling configuration window opens. Confirm that the window indicates standard cabling, then click Yes.
      Note: If the window indicates business class cabling, confirm that you are using the correct section of these instructions, or contact your next level of support.
  2. Storage enclosures on multiple DA pairs can be installed at the same time. Complete the following steps:
    1. If the informational DaPairsPanel displays, click OK.
    2. The Select Device Adapter Pair window displays a list of DA pairs available for additional storage enclosures on the selected storage facility image.
    3. At the rear of Rack-4, find all the storage enclosures that you have not yet cabled and installed.
    4. Use Figure 1 to determine their Rack-4 storage enclosure location codes (ex: R4-G11).
      Figure 1. Rack 1-4 storage enclosure and I/O location codes (rear view)
      Rack 1-4 storage enclosure location codes (rear view)
    5. Use Figure 1 and Table 1 to determine the DA Pair IDs the storage enclosures connect to.
      Table 1. Rack-4 storage enclosure pairs and DA pair IDs
      If Rack-4 storage enclosure: If Rack-4 storage enclosure: They connect to DA Pair ID:
      R4-G01 has drives R4-G02 has drives 5 (in Rack-2)
      R4-G17 has drives R4-G18 has drives
       
      R4-G03 has drives R4-G04 has drives 1 (in Rack-1)
      R4-G19 has drives R4-G20 has drives
       
      R4-G05 has drives R4-G06 has drives 3 (in Rack-1)
       
      R4-G07 has drives R4-G08 has drives 0 (in Rack-1)
           
      R4-G09 has drives R4-G10 has drives 2 (in Rack-1)
           
      R4-G11 has drives R4-G12 has drives 7 (in Rack-2)
           
      R4-G13 has drives R4-G14 has drives 4 (in Rack-2)
           
      R4-G15 has drives R4-G16 has drives 6 (in Rack-2)
    6. At the HMC screen, select all the DA Pair IDs that will have storage enclosures installed and click OK.
    7. The Select Storage Enclosure Pairs window displays the status of the storage enclosure positions available for install for each DA pair ID.
    8. Multi-select each storage enclosure position you will install. Each of those positions should display the enclosure status "Available for Install". Then click OK.
      Note: If a position to be installed does not display "Available for Install," it may already be installed. If it is not already installed, stop and contact next level of support.
    9. An Action Panel window displays the physical location codes of the storage enclosures to be connected. If the location codes are correct, click OK.
    10. Wait for the TextandNextButtonBean window to display.
    11. The HMC displays the Rack-4 storage enclosure physical location codes to be installed for each DA pair ID.
    12. DO NOT click Next until directed in a later step.
    13. Using the HMC-displayed physical location code, see Figure 1 to determine the location of each storage enclosure being installed in the rack.
    14. Go to the next step.
  3. For each Rack-4 storage enclosure physical location code displayed by the HMC, ensure the four FC-AL cables are still connected to the T1 & T2 connectors (labeled J1 & J2 on the sheet metal) on both FCICs in the Rack-4 storage enclosure being installed. See Figure 2.
    Attention: Ensure each FC-AL cable is connected to the correct enclosure and port. Incorrect connections during this installation could result in a loss of access when additional storage is added to the affected DA pair.
    Note: These cable ends should not have been disconnected as part of this installation procedure.
    Figure 2. Storage enclosure connectors location codes
    Storage enclosure locations rear
  4. For each Rack-4 physical location code displayed by the HMC, find that location code in the first column of Table 2, or Table 3. Then use the information in the second and third columns to connect the FC-AL cable to the FCIC card.
    Attention: Ensure each FC-AL cable is connected to the correct enclosure and port. Incorrect connections during this installation could result in a loss of access when additional storage is added to the affected DA pair.
    Table 2. FC-AL cable connections for Rack-3 storage enclosures to Rack-2 storage enclosures
    Rack-4 storage enclosure location code displayed on HMC: Rack-3 physical location to connect the four FC-AL cables to Rack-3:
    Storage enclosure Connector
    R4-G05 R3-G01 T3 & T4 on both FCIC cards
    R4-G06 R3-G02
    R4-G07 R3-G03
    R4-G08 R3-G04
    R4-G09 R3-G05
    R4-G10 R3-G06
    R4-G11 R3-G07
    R4-G12 R3-G08
    R4-G13 R3-G09
    R4-G14 R3-G10
    R4-G15 R3-G11
    R4-G16 R3-G12
    R4-G17 R3-G13
    R4-G18 R3-G14
    R4-G19 R3-G15
    R4-G20 R3-G16
    Table 3. FC-AL cable connections: Rack-4 storage enclosures to Rack-4 storage enclosures
    Rack-4 storage enclosure location code displayed on HMC: Rack-4 physical location to connect the four FC-AL cables to Rack-4:
    Storage enclosure Connector
    R4-G01 R4-G17 T3 & T4 on both FCIC cards
    R4-G02 R4-G18
    R4-G03 R4-G19
    R4-G04 R4-G20
  5. You have already selected all the storage enclosures to be installed at one time. Return to the HMC and click Next.
  6. The HMC automatically initializes the storage facility image the storage enclosures are being installed to.
    Note: The times that are listed are for a fully populated rack.
    The HMC displays some or all of the following messages:

    Task in Progress...Powering on the FRU(s)
    Task in Progress... Verifying the FRU power-on
    Verification Progress...Verification progress:
    Working
    Task in Progress...Activating the system (maximum of 40 minutes)
    Working...
    Task in Progress...Verifying system
    Verification Progress...Verification progress: (maximum of 35 minutes)
    Working
    Task in Progress...Activating applications (maximum of 45 minutes)
    Verification progress... Verifying applications
    Verification progress... Verification progress:
    Working

  7. A window might open indicating that the drives that are involved in this service action are now being formatted in the background. Click Next.
    Note: The actual drive state might be formatting, initializing, or certifying depending on the drive type and size. Monitor completion of the certify process later in this procedure, in the section "Finish installation and cleanup."
  8. A completion window opens that indicates: 
    Installation has completed successfully
Return to the MES or installation instructions.

    Click Next.

When the HMC is finished, it displays:

Service action is ending...

The window closes. Go to the next step.

  1. Have all the FC-AL storage enclosures in Rack-4 been installed?
    • Yes, to go the next step.
    • No, return to step 2 to install the remaining storage enclosures.
  2. Display and repair any related open serviceable events.
  3. View the storage facility state, refer to MAP1100 View storage facility state (end of call).
    1. From the navigation area, click Storage Facility Management > storage facility.
    2. From the bottom Task area, click Service Utilities > View Storage Facility State. A window displays the status (passed/failed) of 25 or more system checks. Figure 3 is an example.
    3. All status fields should display as PASSED except for the following.
      • If the Resources State result is "Failed", select it and then click Details. If the Drive state is "5 (Certifying)", this is normal and you should go to the next step.
      • If other checks are failed, select it and then click Details. They should be fixed before going to the next step. If needed, call the next level of support.
      Note: If the Large File Transfer (the tenth System Check Type status from the top) displays as FAILED, the remaining System Check Types below it cannot be displayed. Contact the next level of support.
      Figure 3. Window: View Storage Facility State
      Window: View Storage Facility State
  4. Are you installing a Rack-2 on this storage facility as part of this installation activity?