Verifying the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 installation

You must verify the SAN Volume Controller installation after the installation has completed.

This task shows you how to verify the installation after you install the SAN Volume Controller in the rack and connect it to the uninterruptible power supply, the storage area network (SAN), and the Ethernet.

Note: If at any point the SAN Volume Controller does not operate as described, see MAP 5000: Start, unless a different maintenance analysis procedure (MAP) is specified.

Perform the following steps to verify installation:

  1. Press the SAN Volume Controller power-control button. Because the button is recessed, you might need a pointed device, such as a screwdriver, to press the power-control button. Verify that the green power LED is lit. If the LED is not illuminated, see MAP 5000: Start to repair the problem.
    Note: You do not need to install any software. The node boots automatically.

    The SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 runs an extended series of power-on self tests. The node might appear to be idle for up to five minutes after powering on.

    Figure 1 illustrates the controls and indicators on the front panel that verify the installation.
    Figure 1. SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 front panelThis figure shows the front panel of the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
    •  1  Front-panel display
    •  2  Navigation buttons
    •  3  Operator-information panel
    •  4  Node identification label
    •  5  Power-control button
    •  6  Power LED
    •  7  Select button

    Verify that the node is booting without error. If it boots without error, either the Charging, Recovering, or the Cluster: message is displayed in the first line of the front-panel display.

  2. Press and hold the select button for five seconds. The check light comes on and a display test is performed. Check that all display cells light and that a bar scrolls horizontally and vertically across the display. When the display test is complete, the check light goes off and a button test is started.
  3. Press the up, down, left, and right buttons to verify that they are working. Figure 2 shows four examples of what the front panel might display when you press the buttons. After you finish testing the buttons, press and hold the select button for five seconds to exit the test.
    Figure 2. Front-panel display when push buttons are pressed
    This figure shows how the navigational buttons are displayed on the front panel when they are pressed
  4. If the Charging or Recovering message is displayed on the front-panel display, press the select button to switch to the menu. The menu continues to be displayed while you press the buttons on the front panel. If you do not press any buttons within 60 seconds, the menu changes to display the charging progress. You can switch the front-panel display to the menu at any time by pressing the select button again.
  5. Press and release the up button or down button until the Node: option is displayed on the first line of the front-panel display.
  6. Verify that the node number that is displayed on the second line of the front-panel display is the same as the node number that is printed on the front panel of the node. Figure 3 shows how the node number is displayed on the front panel. If the node number is not the same, contact the IBM® Support Center.
    Figure 3. Node number
    This figure shows how the node number is displayed on the front panel
  7. Press and release the up button or down button until the Ethernet option is shown on the front-panel display. The second line of the front-panel display in Figure 4 shows the message No Cluster.
    Figure 4. Ethernet: No Cluster
    This figure shows how Ethernet: No Cluster is displayed on the front panel.
  8. Press and release the right button to view the values given on the second line of the front panel display for the Ethernet Port-1 option, the Speed-1 option, the MAC Address-1 option, the Ethernet Port-2 option, the Speed-2 option, and the MAC Address-2 option.

    Make sure that an Ethernet cable is attached to Ethernet port 1, which is the port to the left when viewed from the rear. Ethernet port 2 is optional.

    If the second line of each option for either Ethernet Port-1 or Ethernet Port-2 does not show Link Online when there is an Ethernet cable attached, perform each of the following actions and check the display to see if the action fixed the problem. If an action corrects the problem, you do not need to perform the remaining actions.
    • Verify that an Ethernet cable is plugged into the node port.
    • Verify that the other end of the Ethernet cable is plugged into the Ethernet switch port and that the switch is operating correctly at a supported speed.
    • Replace the Ethernet cable with a new cable.
    • Replace the node system board.

    When the required ports are online, check that the speed and duplex operation are as expected. If either the speed or the duplex operation is not what you expect, check the configuration of the Ethernet switch and check for damage to the Ethernet cables.

    Retain the MAC addresses as reference information.

  9. Press and release the up button or down button until the FC Port-1 option shows in the display.
  10. Check whether the second line of the front-panel display shows the message Active. If Active is not shown on the second line, go to MAP 5600: Fibre-channel to repair the fault.
  11. Press and hold the down button.
  12. Press and release the select button.
  13. Release the down button. The operational speed of the fibre-channel link is displayed. Use the cable connection table that is provided by the customer to verify that the fibre-channel link is operating at the expected speed. If the operational speed does not match the expected speed, go to MAP 5600: Fibre-channel to repair the fault.
  14. Press the select button to return to the fibre-channel status display.
  15. Press the right button to display each port in turn and ensure that the port is active and the speed is correct.
  16. If you want to select a language other than English, perform the following steps:
    1. Press the up button or down button until the Select Language? option is displayed.
    2. Press the select button.
    3. Press the left button or right button until the required language is displayed.
    4. Press the select button.

    If the battery needed to be charged, the Charging or Recovering message is replaced by the Cluster: message when the battery is fully charged. The progress bar no longer displays. The installation of the SAN Volume Controller hardware is now complete. No software installation is required. Continue with the instructions in the IBM System Storage® SAN Volume Controller Software Installation and Configuration Guide to create, if necessary, a new SAN Volume Controller cluster and to add the nodes into a SAN Volume Controller cluster.

Parent topic: Installing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8
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