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Running Data Supervisor: Dell OpenManage™ Data Supervisor, Event Monitor, and Integrator Installation and Operation Guide

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Running Data Supervisor: Dell OpenManage™ Data Supervisor, Event Monitor, and Integrator Installation and Operation Guide

OverviewStarting a Data Supervisor sessionArray components and their iconsComponents windowArray Configuration window


Overview

This chapter describes the following:

  • Starting and exiting a Data Supervisor session
  • Array components and their icons
  • Components window
  • Array Configuration window

Subsequent chapters describe how to configure and monitor an array starting from the Components window.

note.gif (1135 bytes) NOTE: This guide assumes that you are familiar with the windows environment for your management station.


Starting a Data Supervisor session

note.gif (1135 bytes) NOTE: Before starting a session, make sure that Data Agent is running on the server with the array that you want to manage with the session.
  1. Log in to either the management station as Administrator or someone who has administrative privileges.
  2. From the Windows NT taskbar, follow the path
  3. Start Programs Dell OpenManage™ PowerVault™ Manager Data Supervisor Data Supervisor

    The About Dell OpenManage™ Data Supervisor window shown next opens.

    Figure 5-1. About Dell OpenManage™ Data Supervisor window


  4. In the About Dell OpenManage™ Data Supervisor window, click the OK button or wait for the window to close automatically in 30 seconds.
  5. The following Data Supervisor Query window opens:

    Figure 5-2. Dell OpenManage™ Data Supervisor Query


  6. In the window specify the array that you want to manage by entering the following, and then clicking the OK button:
  7. hostname arrayname

    where

    hostname is the name of a server connected to the array.

    arrayname is the device name of the LUN in the array that is the communication path to the array. The format of this device name is
    \\.\SCSIp:b:t:l where p is the port for the host bus adapter; b is the fibre channel bus on the adapter; t is the target ID of the SP; and l is the LUN number.

Data Supervisor tries to contact the server and array you specified. If it succeeds, it opens the Components window. If it does not succeed, it displays an error message, and the session is terminated. If this happens, make sure that

  • Data Agent is running on its server, and was started by a user who was logged in as root or with Administrative privileges.
  • The array name is correct in the Data Agent configuration file on its server.

Continue to the "Array components and their icons" section to learn about them.

To exit a Data Supervisor session

  1. From any Data Supervisor window with a menu bar, follow the menu path File Exit.
  2. A confirmation window opens.

  3. In the confirmation window, click the OK button.

Array components and their icons

A Fibre Channel array with Fibre Channel disks always contains one DPE enclosure. If it is a rackmount array, it may also contain one or more DAE enclosures. If it is a deskside array, it always contains one DPE enclosure, and may have one or more DAE enclosures connected to it.

You manage an array by configuring it and monitoring its operation. You configure an array by partitioning its memory and binding its disk modules into logical units (LUNs). You monitor its operation by watching the appearance of various icons in the Data Supervisor windows and examining status and statistics for the array and its components.

Enclosure icons

The icon for an enclosure consists of an image that represents the enclosure type and the enclosure ID.

Enclosure icon images

The images for the different enclosure types are:

Icon image Enclosure type
Rackmount DPE
Deskside DPE
Rackmount DAE

The color of the image and the letter it may contain indicate the status (that is, operational state) of the enclosure.

Image Color Letter Health State of enclosure
Grey none Normal Operating normally.
Amber F Faulty Faulty, due to a failed CRU.

Enclosure ID

The enclosure ID is a number, which is 0 for a DPE enclosure and the enclosure address (EA) for a DAE enclosure. A DAE's enclosure address is set by switches on the DAE.

LUN icons

The icon for a LUN consists of an image that represents the LUN's type and a LUN ID.

LUN icon images

The image in a LUN icon varies with the type of LUN as follows:

Icon image LUN type Icon image LUN type
RAID 0
Redundant individual access array
RAID 1
Mirrored pair
RAID 1/0
Mirrored RAID 0 group
RAID 3
Parallel access array
RAID 5
Individual access array
Disk
Individual unit
Hot Spare
Global hot spare


The color of image representing a disk module image and the letter it may contain indicate the status (that is, operational state) of the LUN as follows:

Image Color Letter Operation State of LUN
Grey none Normal Operating normally.
Blue T Transitional Transitional, such as being bound or incorporating a hot spare.
Amber F Faulty Faulted, due to a failed array component or a breakdown in communication with the LUN.

LUN ID

The LUN ID is the two-digit hexadecimal number that was assigned when the LUN was bound. When a hot spare replaces a failed disk in a LUN, the LUN ID for the hot spare is followed by numbers in parentheses that tell which disk in which LUN it is replacing. For example, if a hot spare with LUN ID 09 is replacing disk 13 in LUN 04, its LUN ID and the numbers in parentheses are 09 (04:13).

Disk module icons and empty disk module slot icons

Each disk module slot in an array enclosure is represented by an icon. If the slot contains a disk module, the icon consists of an image that represents a disk module. If the slot is empty, the icon consists of an image that represents an empty disk slot.

Disk module images

The image for a disk module may or may not contain a LUN ID and a disk ID, as shown below. The image may contain a LUN ID only if the disk module is bound into a LUN.

Image Meaning
Disk module that may or may not be part of LUN.
LUN ID (if applicable) and Disk ID are hidden.
Disk module that may or may not be part of a LUN.
Disk ID (yellow) is visible.
Disk module that is part of a LUN.
LUN ID (green) and Disk ID (yellow) are visible.

The color of the image and the letter it may contain indicate the status (that is, operational state) of the disk module.

Image Color Letter Operation State of disk module
Grey none Normal Operating normally.
U Unformatted Not formatted.
Blue T Transitional Transitional, such as powering up.
Amber F Faulty Failed.
White E Empty Disk slot empty.

Empty disk module slot images

The image for a empty disk module slot may or may not contain a disk ID, as shown below.

Image Meaning Image Meaning
Slot is empty.
Disk ID is hidden.
Slot is empty.
Disk ID is visible.

Disk and LUN IDs

A disk ID is a decimal number that equals the enclosure address of the enclosure containing the disk multiplied by 10 plus the number of the slot containing the disk. For example, 13 is the disk ID for the disk module in slot 3 of a DAE with an enclosure address of 1. The enclosure address is always 0 for a DPE; for a DAE, it is set by enclosure (EA) switches on the DAE. The disk slots in a DPE or DAE are numbered 0 though 9.

For information on LUN IDs, see LUN ID.

By default, LUN and Disk IDs are hidden. You can hide or show either type of ID as described below.

To show or hide Disk IDs

In the Array Configuration window (Array Configuration window), select the menu option View Show Disk IDs.

To show or hide LUN IDs

In the Array Configuration window (Array Configuration window), select the menu option View Show LUN IDs.

What next?

Continue to the next section, "Components window," to learn about that window.


Components window

Figure 5-3. Components window

The Components window lets you monitor the status of the enclosures that make up the array. It also lets you display the Equipment View window that you use to monitor the status of the CRUs that make up a selected enclosure in the array and the Array Configuration window that you use to configure the array.

Title bar

The title bar consists of the Application icon and the name of the server and array represented in the window.

The Application icon on the left side of the title bar provides overall status of all arrays managed by the current Data Supervisor session as follows:

Icon Color Meaning
Grey Data Supervisor has detected no failures in the array.
Flashing amber Data Supervisor has detected a failure in the array.

This button also appears in Array Management window.

Menu bar

From the menu bar in the Components window you can access these pull-down menus: File, Array, Chassis, View, and Help. The options on the Chassis menu are active only when at least one enclosure is selected.

File menu

Option Use to
Close Close the Components window.
Exit Exit the Data Supervisor session, closing all windows.

Array menu

Option Use to
Configure Display the Array Configuration window for the array. This window lets you view or change the array's configuration. (See Array Configuration window.)
Information Display the Array Information window, which displays information about the array's operational state, automatic polling, automatic disk formatting, RAID 3 write buffering, and server connections. (See Array components and their icons.)
History Display a submenu that lets you select the SP in the array whose event log you want to view. (See Opening the Event Log window.)
Poll Manually poll the array; that is, survey it once for status changes.

Chassis menu

Option Use to
Monitor Display the Equipment View window for each selected enclosure.
The Equipment View window lets you monitor the
customer-replaceable units (CRUs) in an enclosure.
Flash LEDs Display a submenu that lets you start or stop flashing the LEDs
(status lights) on the selected enclosure.

View menu

Option Use to
Realign Line up the enclosure icons in a grid-like presentation in the
enclosure selection area.
Show Toolbar Show or hide the toolbar.
Show Status bar Show or hide the status bar.

Help menu

Option Use to
On Dialog Display a Help Browser window with the online help information for the Components window.
Contents Display a Help Browser window with the table of contents for Data Supervisor's online help information. Use it to locate and display specific information.
About Data Supervisor Display the About Data Supervisor window, which contains the copyright and revision information for the version of Data Supervisor that you are using.


note.gif (1135 bytes) NOTE: You cannot print information directly from a Help Browser window. You must copy the information you want to print, paste it into a Wordpad document, and then print it from that document.

Toolbar

The buttons on the toolbar give you quick access to some array and enclosure operations. The buttons for enclosure operations are active only when you have selected at least one enclosure.

To hide or show the toolbar

Follow this path from the menu bar:

View Show Toolbar

To display a description of a button's function

Position the cursor on the button for a few seconds without clicking the button.

The description is displayed near the button, and also in the status bar.

Close window button

Icon Name Use to
Close Dialog Close the Components window.

Array buttons

Icon Name Use to
Configure Array Display the Array Configuration window, which lets you view or change the array's configuration. (See Array Configuration window.)
Array Information Display the Array Information window, which gives information about the array's operation state, automatic polling, and server connections. (See Array components and their icons.)
History SP A Display the event log for SP A. (See Opening the Event Log window)
History SP B Display the event log for SP B. (See Opening the Event Log window)
Manual Poll Survey the array once for status changes.

Enclosure buttons

Icon Name Use to
Monitor Enclosure Display the Equipment View window for the selected enclosures. The Equipment View window lets you monitor the components (CRUs) in an enclosure. (See Equipment View Window)
LEDs Flash Enable Start flashing the LEDs (status lights) on selected enclosures.
LEDs Flash Disable Stop flashing the LEDs (status lights) on selected enclosures.

Enclosure selection area

Figure 5-4. Enclosure selection area

The enclosure selection area is where you select the enclosure (chassis) on which you want to perform operations.

Selecting enclosures

To select an enclosure

Click the icon for the enclosure.

A black box appears around the icon, indicating that you selected it.

To select an enclosure and display the Chassis menu

Click the icon for the enclosure with the right mouse button and hold the button down.

A black box appears around the icon, indicating that you selected it, and the Chassis menu drops down to the right of the icon.

To select multiple enclosures

Either

Click the icon for one enclosure, hold down the Shift key, and click the icon for each additional enclosure you want to select.

or

Drag the cursor to create a box around the icons for the enclosures that you want to select.

A black box appears around each icon, indicating that you selected it.

Status bar

The status bar in the Components window contains an Auto Poll button, an Array Status button, and one information field.

Auto Poll button

The Auto Poll button lets you stop or start automatic polling for array status changes at 60 second intervals. The button contains the words "Stop Auto Poll" when automatic polling is enabled, and "Start Auto Poll" when automatic polling is disabled.

Button Click to
Stop automatic polling for array status changes.
Start automatic polling for array status changes every 60 seconds.

Array Status button

The Array Status button provides overall status of the array.

Icon Color Meaning Click to
Grey Data Supervisor has detected no failures in the array. Display the Data Supervisor Information Notice, which should say that the array is operating normally.
Amber Data Supervisor has detected a failure in the array. Display the Data Supervisor Information Notice to find out why the array is faulted.

Information field

The information field provides the following information:

  • A message telling when Data Supervisor polls the array.
  • Brief description of an array toolbar button when you position the cursor over the button.

What next?

Continue to the next section, "Array Configuration window," to learn about that window.


Array Configuration window

Figure 5-5. Array Configuration window

The Array Configuration window lets you perform the following tasks for the array represented by the window:

  • Modify the bind parameters or default SP for the selected LUN
  • Change the read or write cache state or the write cache parameters for the selected LUNs
  • Display status and fault information for the selected LUNs or array
  • Change the array write cache state or SP read cache state
  • Enable RAID 3 write buffering for the array
  • Partition array memory
  • Bind or unbind LUNs on the array
  • Change the state of statistics logging or display the event log for either SP in the array
  • Load Licensed Internal Code (LIC) to the array
  • Monitor the state of the enclosures in the array

The icons in the Array Configuration window represent the array's LUNs and disk modules.

To display the Array Configuration window

From the Components window, either click the Configure button on the toolbar or follow the menu path Array Configure.

Title bar

The title bar consists of the Application icon and the name of the server and array represented in the window.

The Application icon on the left side of the title bar provides overall status of the array managed by the current Data Supervisor session, as described on Title bar.

Menu bar

From the menu bar in the Array Configuration window you can access these pull-down menus: File, LUN, Array, View, and Help. Many of the LUN menu options are active only when at least one LUN is selected, and some are only active for LUNs with certain RAID types.

File menu

Option Use to
Close Close the Array Configuration window.
Exit Exit the Data Supervisor session, closing all windows.

LUN menu

Option Use to
Change Bind Parameters Display the Change Bind Parameters window for a selected LUN. Depending on the type of the selected LUN, the Change Bind Parameters window lets you view or change some or all of the following bind parameters: read cache, write cache, auto assign, minimal latency read, rebuild time, verify time, and default SP.
Change Default SP Display a submenu that lets you select the SP that you want to own the selected LUNs the next time the array is powered up.
Write Cache State Display a submenu that lets you enable or disable the write cache for the selected LUNs.
Read Cache State Display a submenu that lets you enable or disable the read cache for the selected LUNs.
Auto Assignment State Display a submenu that lets you enable or disable auto assignment for the selected LUNs.
Minimal Latency Reads State Display a submenu that lets you enable or disable the minimal latency read feature for the selected RAID 3 LUNs.
Change Rebuild Time Display a submenu that lets you modify the rebuild time for the selected LUNs.
Change Verify Time Display a submenu that lets you modify the verify time for the selected LUN.
Prefetch Display a submenu that lets you view or change the read-cache prefetch parameters for the selected LUNs.
Unbind Dissolve the LUN into its disk modules. When you unbind a LUN, all data on the LUN is lost.
Display Information Display a submenu that lets you view the LUN's configuration information, statistics, or cache status.
Describe Fault Indication Display information about faults in any of the selected LUNs.

Array menu

Option Use to
Write Cache State Display a submenu that lets you enable or disable the write cache. (see To disable array write caching)
Read Cache State Display a submenu that lets you enable or disable the read cache for SP A or SP B. (see To disable array read caching for an SP)
Enable Disk Write Caching This option is not currently supported, so it is disabled and greyed out.
Enable RAID3 Write Buffering
or
Disable RAID3 Write Buffering
Do not use this menu option. RAID3 write buffering is disabled by default because the SP design makes RAID3 write buffering unnecessary, and most importantly, data may be lost when RAID3 write buffering is enabled and an array failure occurs.
Disable Write Cache Mirroring This option is not currently supported.
Disable Mixed Mode
or
Enable Mixed Mode
Mixed mode is always enabled for the SPs.
Set Page Size Display a submenu that lets you set the size of a page in the read and write caches. (see Changing the page size for the caches)
Set Watermark Display a submenu that lets you set the low and high watermarks, which determine when the SPs flush the cache to the vault disk modules. (see To change the high watermark)
Partition Memory Display the Memory Partitions window that lets you assign the array memory on each SP to the read cache, write cache, or RAID 3. (see To specify memory partitions)
Bind LUN Display the Bind LUNs window that lets you bind the disk modules into one or more LUNs. (see Binding disk modules into LUNs)
Poll Survey the array once for status changes.
Statistics Logging State Display a submenu that lets you enable or disable statistics logging for either SP.)
Reset Statistics Logging Display a submenu that lets you reset the statistics log for either SP. (see Array components and their icons.)
Firmware Download Display the Firmware Download window that lets you load Licensed Internal Code (LIC) and PROM code to the SPs. (see Updating Licensed Internal Code (LIC) an)
Monitor Display the Components window (Components window), which lets you monitor the customer-replaceable units (CRUs) in an enclosure.
Array Information Display the Array Information window, which displays information about the array's operational state, and server connections. (See Array components and their icons.)
SP Information Display a submenu that lets you select the SP whose Information window you want to display. This window lets you display either configuration, statistics, or cache information for the SP. (See Status bar)
History Display a submenu that lets you select the SP whose event log you want to view.

View menu

Option Use to
Realign Display a submenu that lets you select which of the LUN icons to line up in a grid-like presentation in the LUN selection area.
Show Disk IDs Show or hide the identifier (ID) of a disk module in its icon in the Disk Field.
Show LUN IDs Show or hide the identifier (ID) of the LUN on the disk icon in the Disk Field for each disk module bound to the LUN.
Show Only Unbound Disks In the Disk Field, either show only the disk modules that are not bound into LUNs or show all disk modules.
Show LUN Toolbar Show or hide the LUN toolbar.
Show Array Toolbar Show or hide the Array toolbar.
Show Status bar Show or hide the status bar.

Help menu

Option Use to
On Dialog Display a Help Browser window with online help information for the Array Configuration window.
Contents Display a Help Browser window with the table of contents for Data Supervisor's online help information. Use it to locate and display specific information.
About Data Supervisor Display the About Data Supervisor window, which contains the copyright and revision information for the version of Data Supervisor that you are using.

LUN toolbar

The buttons on the LUN toolbar give you quick access to many of the operations you can perform using the LUN menu. The LUN toolbar is active only when at least one LUN is selected.

To hide or show the LUN toolbar

Follow this path from the menu bar:

View Show LUN Toolbar

To display a description of a button's function

Position the cursor over the button for a few seconds without clicking the button.

The description is displayed near the button, and also in the status bar.

LUN bind parameter buttons

Icon Name Click to
Bind Parameters Display the Change Bind Parameters window for the selected LUN. Depending on the type of LUN selected, the Change Bind Parameters window lets you view or change some or all of the following bind parameters: read cache state, write cache state, auto assign, minimal latency reads, verify time, and default SP.
Default SP A Change the default owner of the selected LUNs to SP A.
Default SP B Change the default owner of the selected LUNs to SP B.
LUN Write Cache Enable Enable write caching for the selected LUNs.
LUN Write Cache Disable Disable write caching for the selected LUNs.
LUN Read Cache Enable Enable read caching for the selected LUNs.
LUN Read Cache Disable Disable read caching for the selected LUNs.
Auto Assignment Enable Enable auto assignment for the selected LUNs.
Auto Assignment Disable Disable auto assignment for the selected LUNs.
Rebuild Time Display a window that lets you specify the rebuild time in hours.
Verify Time Display a window that lets you specify the verify time in hours.

Unbind button

Icon Name Click to
Unbind Dissolve the selected LUNs into their disk modules.

LUN information buttons

Icon Name Click to
LUN Configuration Information Display the configuration part of the LUN Information window for each selected LUN.
LUN Statistics Information Display the statistics part of the LUN Information window for each selected LUN.
LUN Cache Information Display the cache part of the LUN Information window for each selected LUN.
LUN Fault Information Display any fault information for the selected LUN.

Array toolbar  

The buttons on the Array toolbar give you quick access to many of the operations you can perform using the Array menu.

To hide or show the array toolbar

Follow this path from the menu bar:

View Show Array Toolbar

To display a description of a button's function

Position the cursor over the button for a few seconds without clicking the button.

The description is displayed near the button, and also in the status bar.

Array cache and memory buttons

Icon Name Click to
Array Write Cache Enable Enable the write cache for the array.
Array Write Cache Disable Disable the write cache for the array.
SP A Read Cache Enable Enable the read cache for SP A in the array.
SP A Read Cache Disable Disable the read cache for SP A in the array.
SP B Read Cache Enable Enable the read cache for SP B in the array.
SP B Read Cache Disable Disable the read cache for SP B in the array.
Partition Memory Display the Memory Partitions window that lets you assign the memory on each SP in the array to the read cache, write cache, or RAID 3.

LUN bind button

Icon Name Click to
Bind LUN Display the Bind LUNs window that lets you bind the disk modules into one or more LUNs.

Polling and monitor buttons

Icon Name Click to
Manual Poll Survey the array once for status changes.
Monitor Array Display the Components window, which lets you select the enclosure whose Equipment View window you want to display.

Array information buttons

Icon Name Click to
Array Information Display the Array Information window, which gives information about the array's operational state, automatic polling, and server connections. (See Array components and their icons.)
SP A Information Display the SP Information window for SP A, which gives you information about SP A' s configuration, statistics, and cache.
SP B Information Display the SP Information window for SP B, which gives you information about SP B's configuration, statistics, and cache.
History SP A Display the event log for SP A.
History SP B Display the event log for SP B.

LUN selection area

Figure 5-6. LUN selection area

The LUN selection area is where you select the LUNs on which you want to perform operations. It has three sections: SP A Owned LUNs, SP B Owned LUNs, and Unowned LUNs. The SP A Owned LUNs section contains an icon for each LUN currently owned by SP A. The SP B Owned LUNs section contains an icon for each LUN currently owned by SP B. The Unowned LUNs section contains an icon for any LUN not currently owned by an SP. A hot spare that is not in use is an unowned LUN.

Selecting LUNs

To select a LUN

Click the icon for the LUN.

A box appears around the icon, indicating that you selected it.

To select a LUN and display the LUN menu

Click the icon for the LUN with the right mouse button and hold the button down.

A box appears around the icon, indicating that you selected it, and the LUN menu drops down to the right of the icon.

To select multiple LUNs

Either

Click the icon for one LUN, hold down the Shift key, and click the icon for each additional LUN you want to select.

or

Drag the cursor to create a box around the icons for the LUNs that you want to select.

A different colored box appears around each icon, indicating that you selected it.

Disk Field

Figure 5-7. Disk Field

The Disk Field shows the disk modules in the array, and which of these modules belong to any selected LUNs. From it, you can display the Disk Information window for any disk module. The field contains a disk module icon for each disk module in the array.

Identifying disk modules that comprise LUNs

To identify the disk modules comprising a LUN using LUN IDs

If no LUN IDs appear in any disk module icons, follow the menu path View Show LUN IDs.

The LUN ID is visible in the icon for each disk module bound to a LUN.

To identify the disk modules comprising a LUN using color

Select the icon for the LUN in the LUN selection area.

The icon for the selected LUN and the icons for the disk modules that make up the selected LUN are surrounded by boxes of the same color.

Status bar

The status bar in the Array Configuration window contains an Auto Poll button, an Array status button, and two fields that provide information.

Auto Poll button

The Auto Poll button lets you stop or start automatic polling for array status changes at 60 second intervals. It functions the same way as the Auto Poll button in the Components window status bar. For more information on this button, see Auto Poll button.

Array Status button

The Array Status button functions provides overall status of the array. It functions the same way as the Array Status button in the Components window status bar. For more information on this button, see Array Status button.

Information fields

The information fields provide the following information:

  • Feedback about Data Supervisor operations, such as polling and parameter settings.
  • Brief description of a LUN or array toolbar button when you position the cursor over the button.

What next?

Continue to Configuring an array to configure the array.


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