This section describes the storage-system management ports and the management applications you can use, and provides the appropriate planning worksheets.
Major topics are:
Storage-system management ports, page 29
Storage-system management ports worksheet, page 30 CLARalert® software, page 40
CLARalert worksheet, page 40
Navisphere® management software, page 41 Navisphere Analyzer, page 46
Optional Navisphere Quality of Service Manager, page 46 Navisphere management worksheet, page 47
Storage-system management ports
The storage system has two management ports, one per SP, through which you manage the storage system. For storage-system initialization, these ports must be connected to a host on the network from which the storage system will be initialized. This host must be on the same subnet as these ports. Initialization assigns network and security characteristics to each SP. After initialization, these ports are used for storage-system management, which can be done from any host with a supported browser on the same network as these ports. A storage system running FLARE 04.29 or later supports one virtual port with VLAN tagging for each management port. If a management port is connected to a switch, you can:
Create a trunk port on the switch per IEEE 802.1q standards. Configure the trunk port to pass along network traffic with the
VLAN tag for the virtual management port and for any other virtual ports that you want.
Configure the truck port to drop all other traffic.
Storage-system management ports worksheet
Record network information for the storage-system management ports in Table 12. Your network administrator should provide most of this information, except for the login information.
Table 12 Storage-system management port information Storage-system information
Storage-system serial number:
Physical network information IPv4 SP port information (default Internet protocol)
SP A IP address: Subnet mask: Gateway:
SP B IP address: Subnet mask: Gateway:
IPv6 SP port information (manual configuration only)
Global prefix: Gateway:
Virtual port network information
Storage processor Virtual port VLAN ID IP address
SP A SP B
Login information Username: Password:
Role: Monitor Manager Administrator Administrator Security Local replication Replication Replication and recovery
Storage-system information
Fill out the storage-system information section of the worksheet using the information that follows.
Storage-system serial number
The hardware serial number (TLA S/N) is on a tag that is hanging from the back middle of the storage processor enclosure (Figure 12).
CL4037 01 2 3 10 /100/1 000 01 2 3 10/100/1000 10/100/1000 10/100/100010/100 /100 0 0 1 01 2 3 01 2 3 10/100/100010 /100/100 0 0 1
Figure 12 Location of the storage-system serial number on the SPE
Physical network information
Fill out the physical network information section of the worksheet using the information that follows.
The management ports support both IPv4 and IPv6 Internet Protocols concurrently. IPv4 is the default and you must provide IPv4 addresses. If your network supports IPv6, you can choose to use IPv6 with automatic or manual configuration. For automatic configuration, you do not need to provide any information. For manual configuration, you must provide the global prefix and the gateway.
IPv4 SP port information
Fill out the IPv4 SP port information section of the worksheet using the information that follows.
IP address
Enter the static network IPv4 address (for example, 128.222.78.10) for connecting to the management port of a storage processor (SP A or
SP B). Do not use IP addresses 128.221.1.248 through 128.221.1.255, 192.168.1.1, or 192.168.1.2.
Subnet mask
Enter the subnet mask for the LAN to which the storage system is connected for management, for example, 255.255.255.0.
Gateway
Enter the gateway address if the LAN to which the storage-system management port is connected has a gateway.
IPv6 SP port information
Fill out the IPv6 SP port information section of the worksheet using the information that follows.
Global prefix
Enter the IPv6 global prefix, which is 2000::/3. Gateway
Enter the gateway address if the LAN to which the storage-system management port is connected has a gateway.
Virtual port information
The virtual port for the management port supports 802.1q VLAN tagging. FLARE 04.29 or later is required for virtual ports and VLAN tagging. Navisphere Manager always represents the management ports as virtual ports on storage systems running FLARE 04.29 or later. Fill out the virtual port information section of the worksheet using the information that follows.
Virtual port
Enter the name for the virtual port. VLAN ID
Enter a number between 1 and 4095, and the number must be unique. IP address
Enter the network IP (Internet Protocol) address (for example, 128.222.78.10) for connecting to the virtual port. Do not use IP addresses128.221.1.248 through 128.221.1.255, 192.168.1.1, or 192.168.1.2.
Login information
Fill out the Login information section of the worksheet using the information that follows.
Username
Enter a username for the management interface. It must start with a letter and may contain 1 to 32 letters and numbers. The name may not contain punctuation, spaces, or special characters. You can use uppercase and lowercase characters. Usernames are case-sensitive. For example, ABrown is a different username from abrown. Your network administrator may provide the username. If not, then you need to create one.
Password
Enter a password for connecting to the management interface. It may contain 1 to 32 characters, consisting of uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers. As with the username, passwords are case-sensitive. For example, Azure23 is a different password than azure23. The password is valid only for the username you specified. Your network administrator may provide the password. If not, then you need to create one.
User roles
Four basic user roles are available - monitor, manager, administrator, and security administrator. All users, except a security administrator, can monitor the status of a storage system. Users with the manager role can also configure a storage system. Administrators can maintain user accounts, as well as configure a storage system. Security administrators can only manage security and domain settings. Select the role you want for the user. For more information on roles, refer to Authentication, page 42.