1 Modular System Dual SCM MPIO Software Installation

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1 1 Modular System Dual SCM MPIO Software Installation This document will help you to connect a MAXDATA dual controller SAS disk array with redundant dual connection to both storage controller modules (SCM) on the MAXDATA Modular System. A dual connection from the storage to the MAXDATA Modular System will prevent data loss or LUN unavailability, if a controller failure in the storage or the MAXDATA Modular System occurs. Also a failure of a SAS cable would not be have an effect to the LUN availability. With a redundant connection, the Administrator will have enough time to replace or repair the defective components without a system or a storage shutdown. Attention: Backup your data and your OS installation before you start a Firmware upgrade. Data loss or data unavailability during or after an update cannot be excluded. It is not recommended to update firmware or driver on productive systems, because some updates needs a system shutdown. 1.1 Connection The SAS storage controller modules in the Modular System have external SFF-8088 connectors. The external connector of the disk arrays depends on the disk array manufacturer. The MAXDATA RV SAS series have SFF-8088 connectors and the previous MAXFDATA SR1202 disk arrays have SFF connectors. So be carefully if you purchase a cable. SFF-8470 SFF-8088 Storage Controller Module (SCM) 1.2 Required Driver / Software on the compute modules (MAXDATA PLATINUM 1000 IM M1) - Storport Patch KB for Windows Onboard LSI 1064e SAS controller driver v or higher - Storage controller module (SCM) MPIO driver v or higher To download the MPIO and other Modular System driver use ftp://ftp.maxdata.de/maxdata Platinum Server/Drivers u. Utilities/MPL Modular System/ To download the Modular System Firmware use ftp://ftp.maxdata.de/maxdata%20platinum%20server/firmware_bios/mpl%20modular%20 System/ Copyright MAXDATA GmbH Autor: Hasan Akkurt Datum: Seite 1

2 1.3 Required Firmware Modular System To use dual controller modules in the MAXDATA Modular System, you have to use the Modular System Firmware Package v2.7 or higher. It is recommended to update the firmware before you install the second SCM and before you install the MPIO driver. You will find more information about MAXDATA Modular System firmware upgrade in the document MAXDATA Modular System Firmware Update. If you use an external SAS storage with dual connection, do not forget to install the storage MPIO driver on all compute modules which have access to the storage LUNs. More information can be found in the documents MAXDATA RV Series MPIO Software Installation or MAXDATA SR1202 MPIO Software Installation. Copyright MAXDATA GmbH Autor: Hasan Akkurt Datum: Seite 2

3 1.4 Assigning of external storage LUNs or devices 1. Open a Web browser (eg Firefox or Internet Explorer) and type in the IP address of the Modular Systems. The default IP address is and the default user and password is admin 2. After login click on Switches in the left menu 3. Click on the first controller SCM1 4. On the right side of the window left-click Expansion Port 5. Choose all servers (compute modules) which should have access to the external device. Attention: An external Streamer can have only access from one system and one connection. Abb Left-click Apply to save the configuration 7. Left-click the second controller SCM2 and repeat point 4-6. Attention: If multiple compute modules should have access to different LUNs, you have to configure LUN Masking on the storage or you must use zoning. Otherwise all compute Modules would have access an all LUNs in the storage, which will cause data loss or LUN unavailability on standard Windows installations. Tipp: If you need a shared LUN e.g. for VMware or Microsoft Cluster you can purchase the optional Shared LUN Key article number The license can be activated with the Link Feature Activation. Copyright MAXDATA GmbH Autor: Hasan Akkurt Datum: Seite 3

4 1.5 Microsoft Windows 2003 SCM MPIO driver installation / upgrade 1. Check the dual connection of the volumes in the Windows disk management console. If the volumes are listed twice the dual SCM configuration is working. Attention: Do not use the initialize feature of the disk management console on the same twice listed volumes. Abb. 2 Abb Install Storport Patch KB for Windows Attention: The language of the storport patch must be equal to your installed Windows language x86: ABCD-40F61BD4D1AA&displaylang=en x64: 3. Do not restart system after the storport patch installation 4. Start Windows device manager 5. Expand SCSI- and RAID-Controllers with click on + 6. Right-click the LSI 1064E entry and choose properties 7. Change to the driver tab 8. If the driver version is older than v , then left-click update driver. (If the driver is v or higher restart system to fulfill the storport patch installation requirement) Abb. 4 Abb. 5 Copyright MAXDATA GmbH Autor: Hasan Akkurt Datum: Seite 4

5 9. Choose Install from a list or specific location (advanced) and click on next. Next screen choose Include this location in the search and click on Browse. Now choose the path to the LSI driver. Abb. 6 Abb Restart system after the driver installation is completed 11. After restart, start Windows device manager and check if the driver version v is installed 12. Start MultiFlex or higher MPIO driver installation and follow instructions 13. Restart system after the driver installation is completed Abb. 8 Abb After restart, start Windows device manager and check if the MPIO drivers are installed. Abb. 10 Abb Check if the driver version match the version in the release notes Abb. 12 Abb. 13 Abb. 14 Copyright MAXDATA GmbH Autor: Hasan Akkurt Datum: Seite 5

6 16. Start the Windows disk management console and check if the volumes are not longer listed twice, otherwise maybe you have to reinstall the MPIO drivers Abb. 15 Copyright MAXDATA GmbH Autor: Hasan Akkurt Datum: Seite 6

7 1.6 Microsoft Windows 2008 SCM MPIO driver installation / upgrade 1. Check the dual connection of the volumes in the Windows disk management console. If the volumes are listed twice the dual SCM configuration is working. Attention: Do not use the initialize feature of the disk management console on the same twice listed volumes. Abb Start Windows device manager 3. Expand Storage controllers with click on + 4. Right-click on the LSI 1064E entry and choose properties 5. Change to the driver tab 6. If the driver version is older than v , then click on update driver. Abb. 17 Abb Choose Browse my Computer for driver software and click on Browse. Now choose the path to the LSI driver. Abb. 19 Abb Restart system after the driver installation is completed 9. After restart, start Windows device manager and check if the driver version v or higer is installed Copyright MAXDATA GmbH Autor: Hasan Akkurt Datum: Seite 7

8 10. Start MultiFlex or higher MPIO driver installation and follow instructions 11. Restart system after the driver installation is completed Abb. 21 Abb After restart, start Windows device manager and check if the MPIO drivers are installed. Abb. 23 Abb Check if the driver version match the version in the release notes Abb. 25 Abb Start the Windows disk management console and check if the volumes are not longer listed twice, otherwise maybe you have to reinstall the MPIO drivers Abb. 27 Copyright MAXDATA GmbH Autor: Hasan Akkurt Datum: Seite 8