System Storage TM TM IBM System Storage DS

System Storage. TM Agenda • DS 3000 Series of Disk Systems Overview • DS 3000 Series Common Features • Technical Specification of the DS 3300 Disk System • DS 3300 at a Glance DS 3300 Specifications • List the DS 3300 i. SCSI Hardware • • DS 3300 Cabling • DS 3000 Storage Manager Software • i. SCSI Additions • DS 3300 Installation • In-band Out-of-band Management • DS 3000 Interface Options and Selection Matrix • Differences between DS 3200, DS 3300 and DS 3400 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM DS 3200, DS 3300, DS 3400 Introduction IBM System Storage DS 3200 • Direct-attach configuration • 3 -Gbps SAS connection to a host • Solution for System x servers IBM System Storage DS 3300 • IP SAN-attach configurations • 1 -Gbps i. SCSI connection to an IP switch • Solution for System x servers, Blade. Center servers, and Blade. Center Power blade servers (running Linux) IBM System Storage DS 3400 • Direct or FC SAN-attach configurations • 4 -Gbps FC with auto-negotiating for 1 -Gbps or 2 -Gbps networks • Solution for System x servers, System p servers (running AIX or Linux), Blade. Center servers, and Blade. Center Power blade servers (running AIX or Linux) © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Agenda • DS 3000 Series of Disk Systems Overview • DS 3000 Series Common Features • Technical Specification of the DS 3300 Disk System • DS 3300 at a Glance DS 3300 Specifications • List the DS 3300 i. SCSI Hardware • • DS 3300 Cabling • DS 3000 Storage Manager Software • i. SCSI Additions • DS 3300 Installation • In-band Out-of-band Management • DS 3000 Interface Options and Selection Matrix • Differences between DS 3200, DS 3300 and DS 3400 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM DS 3000 Series - Common Features 2 U enclosure supporting up to 12 SAS and/or SATA drives Online capacity expansion up to 48 drives with EXP 3000 s Dual-active RAID controllers with mirrored, battery-backed cache Redundant, hot-swappable components Telco model supports -48 v DC power supplies Supports tiered storage with SAS and SATA intermix support Intuitive DS 3000 Storage Manager software © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation Support for up to 16 Storage Partitions Support for Flash. Copy and Volume. Copy IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Agenda • DS 3000 Series of Disk Systems Overview • DS 3000 Series Common Features • Technical Specification of the DS 3300 Disk System • DS 3300 at a Glance DS 3300 Specifications • List the DS 3300 i. SCSI Hardware • • DS 3300 Cabling • DS 3000 Storage Manager Software • i. SCSI Additions • DS 3300 Installation • In-band Out-of-band Management • DS 3000 Interface Options and Selection Matrix • Differences between DS 3200, DS 3300 and DS 3400 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM IBM System Storage DS 3300 at a Glance • Models • • • 1726 -31 X—single controller, 1726 -32 X—dual controller 1726 -31 E—single controller Express, 1726 -32 E—dual controller Express 1726 -32 T—dual controller Telco DC Power Model • RAID controller • Dual active Cache per controller - 512 MB battery-backed cache with 1 GB upgrade option • Two host ports per controller, 1 -Gbps i. SCSI • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Serial ATA (SATA) • SAS and SATA intermix supported in DS 3200 controller and EXP 3000 • 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 • • Host interface • Drive Intermix • RAID levels © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM IBM System Storage DS 3300 at a Glance (cont’d) • Maximum drives supported • 48 SAS or SATA drives (using three EXP 3000 expansion units) • 2, 16 • 19" industry-standard rack • IBM System Storage DS 3000 Storage Manager • Three-year limited warranty on parts and labor • Height: 8. 7 cm (3. 4 in. ) Depth: 55. 0 cm (21. 6 in. ) Width: 44. 7 cm (17. 6 in. ) Weight: approximately 17. 2 kg (38. 0 lb) for a standard unit; when fully configured, 29. 2 kg (64. 5 lb) • Storage partitions • Rack support • Management software • Warranty • Dimensions • • • © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM DS 3300 Specifications • Two 1 -Gbps i. SCSI host ports per controller • 2 U Enclosure • Daisy-Chain up to 3 additional EXP 3000 enclosures (48 drives total) per subsystem • Integrated Power Supply / Fan Module • 3 Gb/s SAS Mid-plane • 12 internal SAS HDD Connectors • Activity LEDs for each Slot • Bi-color Status LEDs for each Slot © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Tiered Storage Solution of Choice • The DS 3000 series can cost effectively support an organization’s entire range of data capacity requirements in a single disk system Drive type Throughput RPM Capacity SAS 3 Gbps 15, 000 73 GB 146 GB 300 GB SATA 3 Gbps 7, 200 500 GB 750 GB 1. 0 TB* * Excludes Blade. Center Boot Disk System © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM DS 3300 RAID Enclosure • From the front view, with the exception of the product label, the DS 3200, DS 3400 and DS 3300 are the same. © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM DS 3300 Controller Hardware © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM

System Storage. TM DS 3300 Block Diagram © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM

System Storage. TM DS 3300 RAID Enclosure • From the rear view the DS 3200 SAS controllers and the DS 3400 FC controllers are replaced with DS 3300 i. SCSI controllers • The DS 3300 supports both single and dual controller configurations © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM DS 3300 Connectivity – IP Switch IP Non-redundant Switch Network Connectivity

System Storage. TM Performance Burst throughput cache read (512 k) Sustained throughput disk write (512 k) CMD Burst I/O rate cache reads (512 byte) Sustained I/O rate disk reads (4 k – R 5) Sustained I/O rate disk writes (4 k- R 5) CMD Number of drives used for benchmark test and code thread Notes: 1. Drives Drive Type DS 3300 (i. SCSI) SAS 450 MB/sec SATA 450 MB/sec SAS 380 MB/sec SATA 380 MB/sec SAS 300 MB/sec SATA 320 MB/sec SAS 64, 000 IOPS SATA 64, 000 IOPS SAS 21, 300 IOPS SATA 4, 600 IOPS SAS 4, 300 IOPS SATA 1, 000 IOPS SAS 48 3 Gb drives - 6. 70 code SATA 48 3 Gb drives - 6. 70 code were benchmarked with dual controllers 2. Performance results achieved under ideal circumstances in a benchmark test environment. Actual customer results will vary based on configuration and infrastructure components. 3. The number of drives used does not reflect an optimized test config. The number of drives required could be lower/higher. Updated 12/10/2007 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM System Specifications Item Per Controller Processor Intel X-Scale 667 MHz XOR Technology Yes Cache 512 MB or 1 GB DDR SDRAM Data bus bandwidth XOR engine to external I/O 1 -Gbps Host Channels Two i. SCSI ports External Drive Channels One 3 Gb/s SAS port © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM DS 3300 i. SCSI Components • Core I/O protocol support for i. SCSI: • • Protocol-specific error handling and recovery for i. SCSI name/address management. • Ancillary protocol support for protocols that are required for a workable i. SCSI solution: • • • SNMP DHCP i. SNS • Controller Properties management • • i. SCSI Ethernet port names and IP addresses Packet size attributes Authentication method selection Management of “shared secrets” (i. e. passwords) © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Powering the DS 3300 • Power on and off order are important • Power on • • • Turn on the power switch on both power-fan canisters on any attached EXP 3000 drive trays Turn on the power switch on both power-fan canisters on the DS 3300 Check that all lights show normal operation • Reverse the order for power down. (make sure IO is stopped prior to power down) © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Agenda • DS 3000 Series of Disk Systems Overview • DS 3000 Series Common Features • Technical Specification of the DS 3300 Disk System • DS 3300 at a Glance DS 3300 Specifications • List the DS 3300 i. SCSI Hardware • • DS 3300 Cabling • DS 3000 Storage Manager Software • i. SCSI Additions • DS 3300 Installation • In-band Out-of-band Management • DS 3000 Interface Options and Selection Matrix • Differences between DS 3200, DS 3300 and DS 3400 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Valid Cabling Figure 1 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM

System Storage. TM Cabling Error Figure 2 Resulting in Non-Redundant Enclosure Access © 2007

System Storage. TM Cabling Error Figure 3 Resulting in Non-Redundant Enclosure Access © 2007

System Storage. TM Mis-wire Reporting • When a Mis-wire condition is detected the RAID controller firmware will report the following: • • • A “Needs Attention” condition A critical MEL event indicating the presence of the Mis-wire Condition A Recovery Action (Recovery Guru) indicating the Mis-wire © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM “Needs-Attention” Condition • The presence of a SAS Mis-wire condition is graphically reported to the user in the form of a “Needs Attention” condition • When the Mis-wire condition is corrected, the “Needs Attention” condition will be removed. © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Agenda • DS 3000 Series of Disk Systems Overview • DS 3000 Series Common Features • Technical Specification of the DS 3300 Disk System • DS 3300 at a Glance DS 3300 Specifications • List the DS 3300 i. SCSI Hardware • • DS 3300 Cabling • DS 3000 Storage Manager Software • i. SCSI Additions • DS 3300 Installation • In-band Out-of-band Management • DS 3000 Interface Options and Selection Matrix • Differences between DS 3200, DS 3300 and DS 3400 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Storage Manager GUI Changes New i. SCSI tab © 2007 IBM

System Storage. TM Storage Manager i. SCSI Tab Storage Manager i. SCSI tab provides these components: • Change Target • • • Authentication Enter Mutual Authentication Permissions Change Target Identification Change Target Discovery Configure i. SCSI Host Ports View/End i. SCSI Sessions View i. SCSI Statistics © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Change Target Authentication • None (default) • CHAP • 12 to 57 characters • May be randomly generated • Initiator must know secret in order to use the array © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Mutual Authentication Permissions • Two-way authentication • Enables a client to validate itself to a server and for the server to validate itself to the client • By default, the initiator authenticates to the target (CHAP) • With mutual authentication the target authenticates to the initiator © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Identification and Networking • Note the i. SCSI name format • Not all initiators support aliases (Microsoftware initiator currently does not) © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Identification and Networking • If i. SNS discovery is enabled for the subsystem but the i. SNS server IP address and port number are not located using DHCP, the controller firmware uses the user-supplied i. SNS server IP address and port number to configure the i. SNS server location. © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Configure i. SCSI Host Ports • Static or DHCP • Currently

System Storage. TM Configure i. SCSI Host Ports © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation

System Storage. TM DS 3300 i. SCSI Partitions • Storage Partitions adjustments for i. SCSI: • • • Provide Storage Manager support for i. SCSI topology definition Accommodations for Host Port entities and i. SCSI Initiator entities The Host Context Agent understands how to collect i. SCSI information about host systems and push this information to the controller © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Storage Manager Components Storage Manager software is comprised of these software components: • Storage Manager java application (SMclient) • Storage Manager in-band management agent (SMagent) • Storage Manager Utilities • Failover Driver (MPIO or RDAC, depending on OS) © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Storage Manager Java Application (SMclient) • Storage Manager Java Application is used to monitor and manage the DS 3300 storage system over LANs, WANs • Can be installed on a management station or a host • Uses SMagent (In-Band) and the DS 3300 API (Out-of-Band) © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Agenda • DS 3000 Series of Disk Systems Overview • DS 3000 Series Common Features • Technical Specification of the DS 3300 Disk System • DS 3300 at a Glance DS 3300 Specifications • List the DS 3300 i. SCSI Hardware • • DS 3300 Cabling • DS 3000 Storage Manager Software • i. SCSI Additions • DS 3300 Installation • In-band Out-of-band Management • DS 3000 Interface Options and Selection Matrix • Differences between DS 3200, DS 3300 and DS 3400 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Out-Of-Band Management Station Storage Manager Java Application Host(s) Storage Manager Java Application Out of Band IP address of Controller(s) DS 3300 API Storage Manager may reside on a management station or host system © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Out of Band IP address of controller management interface © 2007

System Storage. TM Setting the initial out of band IP address • Default method is to use DHCP • If there is no DHCP server the default IP address for the controllers are: • • • Controller 0: 192. 168. 128. 101 Controller 1: 192. 168. 128. 102 Port 2463 (registered with IANA; http: //www. iana. org/assignments/portnumbers) Storage Manager uses TCP for connections Storage Manager uses UDP broadcast on local subnet for automatic discovery • Three methods to change the default values • • By using a client with Storage Manager connected out-of-band with a crossover cable between the host and the controllers’ management ports By using a client with Storage Manager connected in-band with a cross-over cable between the host and the controllers’ host ports © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Storage Manager In-Band Management (SMagent) Management Station Storage Manager Java Application Host(s) Storage Manager Java Application In-Band Management (SMagent) Using the host IP address Storage Manager will connect to SMagent and use In-Band management In-Band requires at least one i. SCSI session between the Host and the DS 3300 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation Multi-Path Driver (MPIO or RDAC) i. SCSI Driver i. SCSI In-Band DS 3300 Access Logical Drive IBM Systems

System Storage. TM In Band localhost may be used in place of IP address when Storage Manager is installed on the host running the agent. Prior to this make sure that the i. SCSI session is established and that the Agent Service has been restarted IP address of host © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Special Access Volume © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Initial in-band IP address • The default host port IP address for the controllers are: • • Controller 0 i. SCSI Port 0: 192. 168. 130. 101 Controller 0 i. SCSI Port 1: 192. 168. 131. 101 Controller 1 i. SCSI Port 0: 192. 168. 130. 102 Controller 1 i. SCSI Port 1: 192. 168. 131. 102 • Three methods to change the initial default values • • By using a client with Storage Manager connected out-of-band with a cross-over cable between the host and the controllers’ management ports By using a client with Storage Manager connected in-band with a cross -over cable between the host and the controllers’ host ports © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Additional Components on Host and Management Station Host(s) Management Station Event Monitor and SNMP MIB Storage Manager Utilities (SMdevices hot_add) Host Context Agent (SMagent) SNMP MIB Storage Manager Java Application In-Band Management (SMagent) Multi-Path Driver (MPIO or RDAC) i. SCSI Driver i. SCSI In-Band Ethernet Out of Band Access Logical Drive DS 3300 API © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Storage Manager Configuration Files • Storage Manager uses a primary and backup configuration file • • emwdata_v 0 X. bin emwback_v 0 X. bin • A list of storage arrays and hosts included in the management domain • The name of the mail server you have set to forward e-mail to configured e-mail alert destinations. • The sender's e-mail address you have set that will appear on every mail message sent to configured e-mail alert destinations. • Alert notification destination addresses you have set for e-mail and SNMP trap messages about individual storage systems in the management domain. © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Agenda • DS 3000 Series of Disk Systems Overview • DS 3000 Series Common Features • Technical Specification of the DS 3300 Disk System • DS 3300 at a Glance DS 3300 Specifications • List the DS 3300 i. SCSI Hardware • • DS 3300 Cabling • DS 3000 Storage Manager Software • i. SCSI Additions • DS 3300 Installation • In-band Out-of-band Management • DS 3000 Interface Options and Selection Matrix • Differences between DS 3200, DS 3300 and DS 3400 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Interface - Which DS 3000 is the Best Fit? Interface Type DS 3000 Disk System SAS i. SCSI FC DS 3200 DS 3300 DS 3400 Single Dual How many servers would you like to directly attach? 1 -3 HA 0 0 1 -2 1 -4 HA Or – How many servers would you like to attach via an IP SAN or FC switch 0 0 Up to 16 Is high availability important? No Yes What is the distance between the host and storage system? <8 meters Unlimited <10, 000 meters How important is IOPS performance? Important Most important How important is throughput performance? Important Not very Most important How important is affordability? Important Most important Not very Controller Configuration © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Quick Reference – Interface Options Interface Type SAS i. SCSI FC Performance Better Good IT Expertise Server experience Network Experience Storage Experience Distance Limited – Infinite • 8 meters Best Adequate – • 10, 000 meters Cost $ $ $$$ Server attach Three or less Unlimited Availability Better Good Best © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Agenda • DS 3000 Series of Disk Systems Overview • DS 3000 Series Common Features • Technical Specification of the DS 3300 Disk System • DS 3300 at a Glance DS 3300 Specifications • List the DS 3300 i. SCSI Hardware • • DS 3300 Cabling • DS 3000 Storage Manager Software • i. SCSI Additions • DS 3300 Installation • In-band Out-of-band Management • DS 3000 Interface Options and Selection Matrix • Differences between DS 3200, DS 3300 and DS 3400 © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM DS 3000 Series Comparison DS 3300 DS 3200 DS 3400 Two RJ 45 Ethernet data connectors per controller (host IO interface) Three x 4 SAS connectors per controller (host IO interface) Two 4 Gbps FC connectors per controller (host IO interface) Intel X-Scale 80331 (667 MHz) processor Same SAS back-end interfaces using the LSI 1068 SAS IOC Same 512 MB or 1 GB DDR II (per controller) Same Clustering Same Up to 255 volumes Same Supports Storage Manager and SMcli Same Media Scan with or without consistency check Same Major Event Log (MEL) for error logging Same © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM DS 3000 Series Comparison (cont’d) DS 3300 Hot. Add and Dynamic logical drive Expansion RAID Level Migration using SMcli DS 3200 DS 3400 Same Physical disk state indications Same IAF (immediate available feature) Same Cache Battery Backup: 3 Cell (18650) Li-ion Battery Pack Same Up to three additional EXP 3000 enclosures for a total of 48 physical disks Same RAID controller FW: 06. 70. xx Same Not: When updating firmware, the Storage Manager software may also require an update. Consult the compatibility matrix and if an update is required, always update the Storage Manager software first. © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

System Storage. TM Comparison with IBM Blade. Center Boot Disk System DS 3200 Blade. Center Boot Disk System* Three x 4 SAS connectors per controller (host IO interface) Same Intel X-Scale 80331 (667 MHz) processor Same SAS back-end interfaces using the LSI 1068 SAS IOC Same Clustering Same Supports Storage Manager and SMcli Same Media Scan with or without consistency check Same Hot. Add and Dynamic logical drive Expansion Same RAID Level Migration using SMcli Same Physical disk state indications Same Cache Battery Backup: 3 Cell (18650) Li-ion Battery Pack Same Up to three EXP 3000 enclosures for a total of 48 physical disks No EXP 3000 expansion RAID controller FW: 06. 70. xx FW: 06. 30. xx SAS and SATA drive support SAS only Major Event Log (MEL) for error logging Same *This device is only supported as a boot appliance. No general data storage allowed. © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems

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System Storage. TM Disclaimers IBM customers are responsible for ensuring their own compliance with legal requirements. It is the customer's sole responsibility to obtain advice of competent legal counsel as to the identification and interpretation of any relevant laws and regulatory requirements that may affect the customer's business and any actions the customer may need to take to comply with such laws. IBM does not provide legal advice or represent or warrant that its services or products will ensure that the customer is in compliance with any law. The information contained in this documentation is provided for informational purposes only. While efforts were made to verify the completeness and accuracy of the information provided, it is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied. IBM shall not be responsible for any damages arising out of the use of, or otherwise related to, this documentation or any other documentation. Nothing contained in this documentation is intended to, nor shall have the effect of, creating any warranties or representations from IBM (or its suppliers or licensors), or altering the terms and conditions of the applicable license agreement governing the use of IBM software. © 2007 IBM Corporation Customer Presentation IBM Systems