AssuredSAN 3004 Series Setup Guide For firmware release G222 Abstract This document describes initial hardware setup for Dot Hill AssuredSAN 3004 Series controller enclosures, and is intended for use by storage system administrators familiar with servers and computer networks, network administration, storage system installation and configuration, storage area network management, and relevant protocols. P/N 83-00006725-15-01 Revision A January 2016 Copyright © 2016 Dot Hill Systems Corp. All rights reserved. Dot Hill Systems Corp., Dot Hill, the Dot Hill logo, AssuredSAN, AssuredSnap, AssuredCopy, AssuredRemote, R/Evolution, and the R/Evolution logo are trademarks of Dot Hill Systems Corp. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are proprietary to their respective owners. The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, changes in the product design can be made without reservation and without notification to its users. Contents About this guide. 9 Overview. 9 AssuredSAN 3004 Series enclosure user interfaces . 9 CNC ports used for host connection. 9 HD mini-SAS ports used for host connection . 10 Intended audience . 10 Prerequisites. 10 Related documentation . 10 Document conventions and symbols . 11 1 Components . 13 Front panel components . 13 24-drive enclosure front panel components . 13 12-drive enclosure front panel components . 14 Disk drives used in 3004 Series enclosures . 14 Controller enclosure — rear panel layout. 15 3824/3834 controller module — rear panel components . 16 3524/3534 controller module — rear panel components . 17 J6G24/J6G12 drive enclosure rear panel components . 17 Component installation and replacement . 17 Cache . 18 CompactFlash . 18 Supercapacitor pack. 19 2 Installing the enclosures. 20 Installation checklist . 20 Connecting the controller enclosure and drive enclosures. 20 Connecting the 3004 Series controller to the SFF drive enclosure. 21 Connecting the 3004 Series controller to the LFF drive enclosure . 21 Connecting the 3004 Series controller to mixed model drive enclosures . 21 Cable requirements for storage enclosures . 21 Summary of drive enclosure cabling illustrations . 23 Testing enclosure connections. 24 Powering on/powering off. 25 AC PSU . 25 DC and AC PSUs equipped with a power switch . 26 Connect power cable to DC power supply . 27 Connect power cord to legacy AC power supply . 27 3 Connecting hosts . 29 Host system requirements. 29 Cabling considerations . 29 Connecting the enclosure to hosts . 29 CNC technology . 29 Fibre Channel protocol . 30 10GbE iSCSI protocol . 30 1 Gb iSCSI protocol . 31 HD mini-SAS technology. 31 12 Gb HD mini-SAS ports . 31 Connecting direct attach configurations . 31 Fibre Channel host connection . 31 10GbE iSCSI host connection. 32 1 Gb iSCSI host connection . 32 HD mini-SAS host connection . 32 AssuredSAN 3004 Series Setup Guide 3 Single-controller configurations . 33 Dual-controller configurations . 34 Connecting switch attach configurations . 35 Dual-controller configuration. 35 Connecting a management host on the network . 36 Connecting two storage systems to replicate volumes . 36 Cabling for replication . 37 CNC ports and replication . 38 Single-controller configuration . 38 Dual-controller configuration. 38 Updating firmware . 39 Obtaining IP values . ..