Hitachi Content Platform v7.2.x with Dell EMC Isilon v8.1
Implementation Guide
By Federick Brillantes
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Revision History
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AS-620-00 Initial release September 26, 2017 AS-620-01 Added note to make sure the tenant username (encoded in base64) has September 28, 2017 no trailing equal sign "=". MK-SL-111-00 Republish as a public-facing paper October 2, 2018 Table of Contents Tested Solution Components 1 Hardware Components 3 Software Components 3
Solution Implementation 4 Deploy Hitachi Content Platform 5 Deploy VMware ESXi 5.5 7 Deploy Dell EMC Isilon 16 1 Hitachi Content Platform v7.2.x with Dell EMC Isilon v8.1 Implementation Guide
Use this to deploy EMC ISILON v8.1 with Hitachi Content Platform v7.2.x (HCP). This describes the installation and configuration of EMC ISILON using Content Platform in the backend.
This guide is written for IT professionals who are the following:
. Hitachi Content Platform administrators
. Storage administrators and implementers
. Implementers of EMC ISILON. You should have the following:
. Basic knowledge of SAN and compute networking
. Working experience in managing and administering EMC ISILON
Note — These procedures were developed in a lab environment. Many things affect production environments beyond prediction or duplication in a lab environment. Follow recommended practice by conducting proof-of-concept testing for acceptable results before implementing this solution in your production environment. Test the implementation in a non- production, isolated test environment that otherwise matches your production environment.
Tested Solution Components Testing in the Hitachi Vantara laboratory created these installation and configuration procedures of EMC ISILON v8.1 with Hitachi Content Platform v7.2.x.
Figure 1 on page 2 describes the lab environment.
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Hardware Components These are the minimum system requirements to implement EMC ISILON v8.1 with Hitachi Content Platform v7.2.x:
. VMware ESX 5.5 Server Rack optimized server for solutions, 2U one node ,with Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 processors @ 2.50 GHz. 24 CPUs × 2.494 GHz, 256 GB RAM
. EMC ISILON v8.1 (virtual machine) 1 Intel E5-2680 v3 processor @2.50 GHz (dual-core), 2.4 GHz, 12 GB RAM, 300 GB HDD
. Microsoft Windows virtual machine clients (2 virtual machines) 2 Intel E5620 4-core processor, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB disk
. Hitachi Content Platform, single node (virtual machine) Intel E5-2680 v3 4-core processor @2.5 GHz, 12 GB RAM
. Brocade VDX 6740 switch (1 unit) 24-Port, 1 GbE - front-end network
. Brocade VDX 6740 switch (1 unit) 24-Port 1 GbE - back-end network
Software Components These software components are used in this implementation:
. Hitachi Content Platform Software v7.2.x
. EMC ISILON v8.1
. VMware ESX Server 5.5
. VMware vCenter Client 5.5
. Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Standard (64Bit) . EMC ISILON v8.1 . VMware virtual machine client for Microsoft Windows
Hitachi Content Platform Hitachi Content Platform is a distributed object store that provides advanced storage and data management capabilities. This helps you address challenges posed by ever-growing volumes of unstructured data. Divide a single Content Platform into multiple virtual object stores, secure access to each store, and uniquely configure each store for a particular workload.
Eliminate storage silos using Content Platform with a single object storage infrastructure that supports a wide range of data types, applications, and users with different service level needs in enterprise and cloud environments.
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Dell EMC Isilon Store, manage and protect unstructured data with efficiency and massive scalability. Dell EMC Isilon is the industry’s #1 family of scale-out network-attached storage systems, designed for demanding enterprise file workloads. Choose from all- flash, hybrid and archive NAS platforms powered by Intel Xeon processors.
. Simplify management no matter how large your data becomes
. Cut costs with over 80% utilization and automated tiering
. Scale from tens of terabytes to tens of petabytes
. Increase operational flexibility with multiprotocol support
Solution Implementation Deploy this solution with the following procedures:
1. “Deploy Hitachi Content Platform” on page 5 (1) “Install Hitachi Content Platform Software ” on page 5 (2) “Set up a Hitachi Content Platform Tenant” on page 5 (3) “Set up a Hitachi Content Platform Tenant Data Access User Account for Dell EMC Isilon” on page 6 2. “Deploy VMware ESXi 5.5 ” on page 7 (1) “Install and Configure VMware ESXi 5.5” on page 7 (2) “Install VMware vCenter Client 5.5” on page 13 3. “Deploy Dell EMC Isilon” on page 16 (1) “Deploy Dell EMC Isilon OVA v8.1” on page 16 (2) “Install Dell EMC Isilon v8.1 ” on page 22 (3) “Configure Dell EMC Isilon v8.1 ” on page 27 i. “Create an EMC Isilon Cloud Storage Account” on page 28 ii. “Configure EMC Isilon Cloud Pool” on page 30 (4) “Configure Dell EMC Isilon File Pool Policy” on page 31 (5) “Configure Dell EMC Isilon Job Types” on page 33 (6) “Load Data to Dell EMC Isilon ” on page 35 (7) “Run Dell EMC Isilon Write (Archive) to Hitachi Content Platform ” on page 37 (8) “Verify Files Were Archived From Dell EMC Isilon to Hitachi Content Platform” on page 39 (9) “Run Dell EMC Isilon Read (Retrieve) from Hitachi Content Platform ” on page 42 (10) “Delete Archive Files In Isilon Share and Verify Files Deleted in Hitachi Content Platform” on page 42 Your checklist might vary based on your environment.
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Deploy Hitachi Content Platform To deploy Hitachi Content Platform, follow these procedures.
Install Hitachi Content Platform Software To install Hitachi Content Platform software, do the following.
1. Perform Hitachi Content Platform pre-installation requirements and tasks. 2. Install the appliance operating system. 3. Install the Hitachi Content Platform software. For complete details on installing Hitachi Content Platform, refer to Hitachi Content Platform: Installing an HCP System (MK-99ARC026)
Set up a Hitachi Content Platform Tenant To set up a Hitachi Content Platform tenant, do the following.
1. Using the Hitachi Content Platform system management console (SMC), from Tenant, click Create Tenant. Configure the tenant name, hard quota, soft quota, namespace quota, and enable features. Provide user credentials for the tenant's initial security account.
Click Create Tenant.
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2. In the SMC, select the tenant you created, click the tenant URL on the Overview tab, open the tenant management console (TMC). 3. In the TMC, from Security, click MAPI. Select the Enable management through APIs check box and click Update Settings.
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Set up a Hitachi Content Platform Tenant Data Access User Account for Dell EMC Isilon To create a data access user for Dell EMC Isilon, do the following.
1. Using the TMC, from Security, click Create User Account. 2. Complete the Username, Full Name, and Password text boxes. 3. Select the Allow namespace management check box. 4. Select the appropriate role or roles for this user account. 5. Click Update Settings.
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Deploy VMware ESXi 5.5 To deploy VMware ESXi 5.5, do the following procedures.
Install and Configure VMware ESXi 5.5 To install VMware ESXi 5.5, do the following.
1. Install VMware ESXi 5.5. (1) Select Continue by pressing Enter..
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(2) To accept the end user license agreement and continue, press F11.
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(3) Select a disk to install VMware ESXi 5.5 and press Enter.
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(4) Select the keyboard layout and press Enter.
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(5) Define the root password and press Enter.
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(6) Press F11 to continue installation.
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(7) When installation completes, eject the installer and press Enter to reboot.
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2. Configure VMware ESXi 5.5. (1) Press F2.
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(2) Configure the management network by defining the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. Press OK to continue.
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(3) To apply the management network configuration, type the following: Y
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VMware ESXi 5.5 lists the correct settings.
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Install VMware vCenter Client 5.5 To deploy VMware vCenter Client, do the following.
1. Double-click the VMware-vclient installation file and click OK.
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2. Click Next to continue.
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3. Accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.
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4. Define the destination folder and click Next.
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5. Click Next to proceed with the installation.
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6. Click Finish to complete the installation.
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Deploy Dell EMC Isilon To deploy Dell EMC Isilon, do the following procedures.
Deploy Dell EMC Isilon OVA v8.1 To install Dell EMC Isilon OVA, do the following.
1. Select the Isilon OVA file extracted from the Isilon installer and click Open.
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2. Verify the OVF template details.
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3. Type a name for the Isilon OVF template.
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4. Assign the Isilon OVF template to a resource pool.
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5. Assign destination storage for the virtual machine files.
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6. Specify the disk format to store the virtual disks and click Next.
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7. Specify the network mapping OVF template that will be used and click Next.
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8. Review OVF deployment settings and click Finish.
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9. Click Close when Isilon OVF deployment completes.
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10. Click the newly created OVF virtual machine to verify settings and click OK.
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Install Dell EMC Isilon v8.1 To install EMC Isilon v8.1, do the following.
1. To start the Isilon installer, turn on the Isilon virtual machine. Type the following to format partitions for all drives: yes
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The formatting status of each drive is listed.
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2. Create an Isilon cluster. This setup has a single node. (1) Type the following: 1
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(2) Type the following to accept the terms in the license agreement: yes
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(3) Update the password for the Isilon root account.
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(4) Update the password for the Isilon UI admin account.
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(5) Type the Isilon cluster name and press Enter.
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(6) Select the current cluster encoding by pressing Enter.
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3. Setup the Isilon networks. Int-a is the network used for Isilon internal communication.
Ext-1 is the network used for Isilon external communication.
(1) Run this in the virtual machine client to determine the VMnet1 and VMnet8 settings: ipconfig (2) Configure interface int-a (internal interface a) by entering the netmask, MTU, and IP ranges.
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(3) Press Enter to exit the internal interface configuration, if no failover interface is needed.
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(4) Configure interface ext-1 (external interface 1) by providing netmask, MTU, and IP ranges, and the press Enter.
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(5) Provide the default gateway and press Enter.
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(6) Configure SmartConnect Settings. Specify the SmartConnect zone name and service IP address, and then press Enter.
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(7) Specify the DNS and search domain, and then press Enter.
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4. Specify date and time. (1) Specify the applicable cluster time zone, and then press Enter.
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(2) Configure the Isilon date and time, and press Enter.
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5. Select Manual for the cluster join mode, and press Enter.
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6. Review the Isilon configuration summary and type the following to proceed with the setup: yes
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Configure Dell EMC Isilon v8.1 To configure EMC Isilon Cloud Pools, perform these procedures:
1. “Create an EMC Isilon Cloud Storage Account” on page 28 2. “Configure EMC Isilon Cloud Pool” on page 30
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Create an EMC Isilon Cloud Storage Account To create an EMC Isilon cloud storage account, do the following.
1. Using the Isilon Administration Console, from File Administration, click Storage Pools, then click Cloud Pools, and then click Create A Cloud Storage Account.
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2. Complete the following and click Connect Account. (1) Under Connection Setting, complete the following: . Name or Alias: Any name . Type: EMC ECS Appliance (2) Under Cloud Account Information, complete the following: . URL: http://
Note — Make sure the tenant user name (encoded in base64) has no trailing equal sign (=). EMC Isilon will not accept a trailing equal sign in the interface. For example, user name: abc, base64encode = YWJj.
. Key: This is the tenant user password (md5).
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. Proxy: Leave this blank. . Skip SSL certificate validation (not recommended): Leave check box clear.
Note — Clear the SSL certificate check box if connecting to Hitachi Content Platform with a self-signed certificate.
The newly-created cloud storage account is listed on the Cloud Pools tab.
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On Hitachi Content Platform, Isilon creates two namespaces. See Figure 52.
. d000c29b0a398c54ea959051c3523a5c9aa81i6: data namespace
. m000c29b0a398c54ea959051c3523a5c9aa81i6: metadata namespace
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Note — Allocate enough tenant capacity for the name space created by Isilon. Each name space needs at least 50 GB.
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Configure EMC Isilon Cloud Pool To configure EMC Isilon Cloud Pool, do the following.
1. Using Isilon Administration Console, from File Administration, click Storage Pools, click Cloud Pools, and then click Create a Cloud Pool.
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2. Complete the following and click Create a Cloud Pool. Under Cloud Pool Settings, complete the following:
. Name: Type any name. . Type: From the list, click EMC ECS Appliance. . Vendor: Type any name (for example, Hitachi Vantara). . Description: Type the description of the pool. . Account in Cloud Pool: Click the cloud storage account created in “Create an EMC Isilon Cloud Storage Account” on page 28.
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The newly created Cloud Pool is listed (Figure 54).
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Configure Dell EMC Isilon File Pool Policy After configuring EMC Isilon Cloud Pool, configure a file pool policy.
To configure a file pool policy, do the following.
1. Using the Isilon Administration Console, from File Administration, click Storage Pools, click File Pool Policies, and then click Create A File Pool Policy.
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2. Complete the following and click Create Policy. You will need to scroll down in this window to complete this. (1) Under Description, click the following: . Policy Name: Type any name you want. . Description: Type any description you want. (2) Under Files to Manage, set the following: For File Matching Criteria, set the foloowing:
. IF Condition: For example, if the path matches /ifs/data/dataset . OR Condition (3) Under Apply SmartPools Actions to Selected Files, set the following. . Select check boxes if necessary. (4) Under Apply Cloud Pools Actions to Selected Files, set the following: . Select the Move to Cloud Storage check box. . In the Cloud Pool Storage Target list, click the cloud storage account created in “Create an EMC Isilon Cloud Storage Account” on page 28. . Leave the Encrypt data before transfer check box unchecked. . Leave the Compress data before transfer check box unchecked. Figure 56
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The newly created file pool policy is listed on the File Pool Policies tab.
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Configure Dell EMC Isilon Job Types To configure EMC Isilon job types, do the following.
1. Using the Isilon Administration Console, from Cluster Management, click Job Operations, click the Job Types tab, and then click Smart Pools.
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2. Click View/Edit to review Smart Pools job settings. Click Save Changes when finished.
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Load Data to Dell EMC Isilon To load data to Dell EMC Isilon, do the following.
1. Using the Isilon Web Administration Console, from Protocols, click Windows Sharing (SMB), click SMB Shares, and then select the ifs check box. 2. To configure and verify SMB share settings, click View/Edit.
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3. Using WinSCP tool on SMB Client, copy a file to a target Isilon SMB share.
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4. Verify that the file was copied to the target Isilon SMB Share.
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Run Dell EMC Isilon Write (Archive) to Hitachi Content Platform To Perform Write Operations from EMC Isilon to Hitachi Content Platform, do the following..
1. Using Isilon Web Administration Console, from Cluster Management, click Job Operations, click Job Types, click Smart Pools, and then click Start Job.
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2. On the Job Summary tab, list and check status of recent jobs.
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3. On the Job Events tab, check various states of recent jobs.
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Verify Files Were Archived From Dell EMC Isilon to Hitachi Content Platform To verify files were written/archived from Isilon to Hitachi Content Platform, do the following.
1. Using Hitachi Content Platform Tenant Management Console, note of the Object Count on namespaces (data and metadata) created by Isilon.
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2. Select the check box for the file or files written by Isilon to Hitachi Content Platform.
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Note — When Isilon tiered a 10 MB file to Hitachi Content Platform, a files were written in 1 MB chunk size.
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3. Using Isilon Web Administration Console, from Cluster Management, click Job Operations, click the Job Events tab, and then click Smart Pools.
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4. To verify each job phase, click View Details for each event.
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5. Under Job Event Details, look at State.
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After the Isilon tiering process completes, the Object Count written to Hitachi Content Platform changed from 111 (Figure 67 on page 39) to 121 (Figure 72).
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Run Dell EMC Isilon Read (Retrieve) from Hitachi Content Platform To perform read operation of archived files from Hitachi Content Platform, do the following.
1. From Isilon command line interface, view the archived file located at /ifs and check the file size.
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2. From SMB client where the Isilon share was mapped, select the archive file to read/retrieve. Verify that the file can be opened.
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Delete Archive Files In Isilon Share and Verify Files Deleted in Hitachi Content Platform To perform delete operations from EMC Isilon, do the following.
1. Using Hitachi Content Platform Tenant Management Console, note of the Object Count (for example, 132 on Figure 75) on namespaces (data and metadata) before delete.
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2. On the SMB client, delete the file in the Isilon SMB share.
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3. Verify that the file is deleted.
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4. Using Hitachi Content Platform Tenant Management Console, verify that objects were removed from the namespaces (data and metadata) after you delete them (for example, 122 in Figure 78).
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