ISM LAB MANUAL 2.pdf

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EXPERIMENT-1

“How to Download and Run the Navisphere Manager

Simulator”

Step Action

1 Click the Module 16 tab to display the list of module components.

2 Click the Navisphere_Simulation_429 link.

Step Action

3 The .zip folder displays as shown below. Click Extract all files to save the files

to a location on your system.

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4 Specify a location to extract the files to. For example, C:\NavSimulator.

Step Action

5 Click Finish to view the extracted files.

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6 Click the launch navisphere.html file to launch the Navisphere Simulator

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EXPERIMENT-2

“Logging into the Navisphere Manager”.

Step Action

1 Extract the files of the simulator by right click on the zip file and choosing “Extract to

Navisphere_Simulator_429” option

Step Action

Start the Navisphere Manager interface by opening the folder

“Navisphere_Simulator_429” and double clicking on “launch navisphere.html”

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Step Action

Start the Navisphere Manager interface by opening the folder

“Navisphere_Simulator_429” and double clicking on “launch navisphere.html”

2 Verify Username: administrator and Password: emc. Click “OK” at the

login screen

Action

3 Examine the lower left window of the Enterprise Storage Window to display the

signed in credentials. You should notice the login name of “administrator” with a role

of “administrator” and a “scope” of “Global”

i.e. administrator [ Administrator – Global ]

Note Scope: Local users are ideal for accounts where access to only a single CLARiiON

is required. For global users, a single user account may be used to access all

CLARiiON storage systems within a Navisphere domain.

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EXPERIMENT-3

“Navigating the Navisphere Manager User Interface”.

Step Action

1 In the Enterprise Storage Window, expand the objects where you see a “+” sign.The

Task Bar shown at the left allows the user to perform common functions suchas Creating

LUNs, Mirrors and Snapshots. Clicking on the buttons on task bar brings up a Wizard to

guide the user through basic configuration tasks. Initially the Reserved LUN Pool is

empty and there are no RAID Groups, Thin Pools, Storage Groups, LUNs and Thin

LUNs. The Physical container shows a number of DAE3P and components in the rack

(details of physical container are given on next page).The LUN Folders containe allows a

way to easily organize LUNs in the array.

Step Action 2 By expanding the Physical Container you can view the DAE3P enclosures. Each

DAE3P can contain up to 15 FC or SATA disk drives. Note also the other

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components such as FANs, LCCs, and Power Supplies

Step Action

3 Expand the “Enclosure SPE” container. The Storage Processor Enclosure contains

Power Supplies, Fans, Fibre/iSCSI ports and SPS.

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Step Action

4 Click on the File tab on the menu bar and examine the options available

5 Click on the Tools > Security tab from the toolbar and examine the options

available. ( Note some options may not be available or grayed – out )

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Step Action

6 Click on Tools> Security > User Management > Add

Add a second user with the parameters below.

Username: manager

Role: manager

Password: emc

Leave the global/Local at the default of global.

Click OK, YES, OK and confirm the new user creation.

Step Action

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7 Go to File > Logout, then File >Login and log in as “manager”.

Examine the File options and note the changes.

Examine the Tools > Security options and note the changes.

What does this tell you about the Roles assigned to a user and their permissions?

Note Manager cannot create a new user.

8 Logout and login as “administrator”.

Action

9 Similarly multiple users can be created and different roles can be assigned to the users.

Release 29 of Navisphere supports several other roles in addition to the ones

shown here for managing CLARiiON Replication Software products.

These roles are:

Security administrator

Replication

Local replication only

Replication and recovery

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EXPERIMENT-4

“Case Study of RAID”.

Step Action

1 Expand the CX1_Prod tree, locate the “Storage Pool” container and expand it.

You should see both Thin Pool and RAID Group containers.

Right click on RAID Groups and “Create a RAID Group”

The “Create Storage Pool” General window will appear. The default storage pool type is

“RAID Group” (The radio button should be selected).

Step Action

2 The “Storage Pool ID” starts with “0” and increments up for every RAID Group that

gets

created, or will select the lowest number that has not yet been assigned to a

“RAID Group”

Optionally, the user can use the dropdown menu to assign the ID for the group, up to the

limit of 239.

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Note: the dropdown on the Simulator will not show all of the possible IDs.

The “RAID Type” also has a dropdown and you can select the “RAID Type” from the

menu. When selecting the “RAID Type” the number of disks along with the

“Recommended” number of disks for the some of the selected “RAID Types” also

changes. One may choose to select different number of disks from the drop down.

Step Action

3 The “Disks” option by default will select “Automatic” but does have an option for

“Manual” selection of disk as well.

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Select the “Manual” radio button, then “Select” and view the menus. Do not select any

disks!

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Click “OK” and return to the previous window, select the “Automatic” radio button.

Step Action

4 Some SATA II disks will allow the user to check the “Select Power Savings Eligible

Disks” check the box and read the message then return to the previous window.

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Step Action

5 Select the “Advanced” tab from the top of the window, and view the parameters for the

RAID Group.

The dropdown menu will allow the selection of Expansion and Defragmentaion priorities.

The “Allow Power Savings” option can be selected for the RAID Group Click the

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Click the “General tab to return to the previous window.

Step Action

6 Using the defaults, create the first RAID Group ( RAID Group 0 ) by clicking “Apply”

Click “Yes” to the confirmation message and “OK” to the success” message

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7 Follow the same procedures to create a second RAID Group (RAID Group 1) using the

defaults.

Click “Yes” to the confirmation message and “OK” to the success” message.

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Step Action

Select “Cancel” to close the window.

10 Return to the Enterprise Storage Window, expand the “Storage Pool” container and

verify

the RAID Groups and Thin Pools were created.

You should see the following;

Thin Pool 0 – RAID 5

RAID Group 0 – RAID 5



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EXPERIMENT-5

“RAID Group and Thin Pool creation”

Step Action

1 Expand the CX1_Prod tree, locate the “Storage Pool” container and expand it.

You should see both Thin Pool and RAID Group containers.

Right click on RAID Groups and “Create a RAID Group”

The “Create Storage Pool” General window will appear. The default storage pool type is

“RAID Group” (The radio button should be selected).

Step Action

2 The “Storage Pool ID” starts with “0” and increments up for every RAID Group that

gets

created, or will select the lowest number that has not yet been assigned to a

“RAID Group”

Optionally, the user can use the dropdown menu to assign the ID for the group, up to the

limit of 239.

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Note: the dropdown on the Simulator will not show all of the possible IDs.

The “RAID Type” also has a dropdown and you can select the “RAID Type” from the

menu. When selecting the “RAID Type” the number of disks along with the

“Recommended” number of disks for the some of the selected “RAID Types” also

changes. One may choose to select different number of disks from the drop down.

Step Action

3 The “Disks” option by default will select “Automatic” but does have an option for

“Manual” selection of disk as well.

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Select the “Manual” radio button, then “Select” and view the menus. Do not select any

disks!

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Step Action

4 Some SATA II disks will allow the user to check the “Select Power Savings Eligible

Disks” check the box and read the message then return to the previous window.

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Step Action

5 Select the “Advanced” tab from the top of the window, and view the parameters for the

RAID Group.

The dropdown menu will allow the selection of Expansion and Defragmentaion priorities.

The “Allow Power Savings” option can be selected for the RAID Group

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Step Action

6 Using the defaults, create the first RAID Group ( RAID Group 0 ) by clicking “Apply”


Click here

Click here

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Step Action

Step Action

7 Follow the same procedures to create a second RAID Group (RAID Group 1) using the

defaults.

Click “Yes” to the confirmation message and “OK” to the success” message.

Step Action

8 Follow the same procedures to create a third RAID Group (RAID Group 2) but use the

dropdown to select a RAID 6 group consisting of 8 disks.


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Step Action

9 Lastly, Select the “Thin Pool” radio button, take the defaults and click “Apply”


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Step Action

10 Return to the Enterprise Storage Window, expand the “Storage Pool” container and

verify

the RAID Groups and Thin Pools were created.

You should see the following;

Thin Pool 0 – RAID 5




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EXPERIMENT-6

“Creating LUNs”.

Step Action

1 On storage array “CX1_Prod” create the following LUNs on RAID Group 0 (RAID

5)

LUN 0 – 2GB

LUN 1 - 4GB

LUN 2 -10GB

Right click on RAID Group 0 and select “Create LUN”

Step Action

From the “Create LUN” window verify the Storage Pool ID is correct as well as the

RAID Type.

From the “LUN Properties” window, use the dropdown and select 2 for the “User

Capacity” and 1 for the Number of LUNs to create”

Leave the LUN ID at the default ( 0 )

Click “Apply” and “Ok” to return to the “Create LUN” window

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Step Action

Repeat these steps to create LUN 1 of 4 GB and LUN 2 of 10 GB

After completion, verify LUNS 0 ,1, 2 were created under RAID Group 0

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LUN 0 – 2GB

LUN 1 – 4GB

LUN 2 – 10GB

Select “Cancel”

Step Action

2 Follow the previous steps to Create the following LUNS on RAID Group 1 (RAID

5)

LUN 3 – 5GB

LUN 4 – 10Gb

LUN 5 - 20GB



RAID Type.


Capacity” and 1 for the Number of LUNs to create”

Leave the LUN ID at the default ( 3 )


Repeat these steps to create LUNs 4 and 5

After completion, verify LUNS 3 ,4, 5 were created under RAID Group 1

LUN 3 – 5GB

LUN 4 – 10GB

LUN 5 – 20GB

Select “Cancel”

Step Action

3 Follow the previous steps to Create the following LUNS on RAID Group 2 (RAID 6)

LUN 6 – 2GB

LUN 7 – 4GB

LUN 8 – 5GB

LUN 9 – 10GB



RAID Type.


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Capacity” and 1 for the “Number of LUNs to create”

Leave the LUN numbering to the default ( 6 )


Repeat these steps to create LUNs 7, 8, and 9

After completion, verify LUNS 6 ,7, 8, and 9 were created under RAID Group 2

LUN 6 – 2GB

LUN 7 – 4GB

LUN 8 – 5GB

LUN 9 – 10Gb Select “

Select “Cancel”

Step Action

4 Follow the previous steps to Create the following LUN on Thin Pool 0

LUN 10 – 20GB

Right click on Thin Pool 0 and select “Create LUN”


RAID Type.


Capacity” and 1 for the “Number of LUNs to create””

Leave the LUN ID to the default ( 10 )


After completion, verify LUN 10 was created under Thin Pool 0

Select “Cancel”

5 Repeat all the steps on the second array CX2_Secondary and verify.

Expand the “LUNS Folder” container and each SP container under it to view the LUNS

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EXPERIMENT-7

“Creating Storage Groups and adding LUNs”. Step Action

1 Expand the CX1_Prod tree, locate the “Storage Group” container

Right click on container and click “ Create Storage Group”

From the “Create Storage Group Window” type in SG_w3k_240

Click “OK” “Yes” and “OK”

Step Action

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2 Right click on the Storage Group SG_w3k_240 and click “Select LUNs”

From the “Select LUNs” menu, expand SPA and SPB

Step Action

Double click on LUN 0, LUN 3, verify they have been moved to the “Selected LUNs”

window.


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Step Action

3 Verify the Storage Group contains the correct LUNs by expanding the LUNs

container under the storage group.

SG_w3k_240 – LUNs 0, and 3

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EXPERIMENT-8

“Connecting Hosts to Storage Groups.”

Step Action

1 Expand the CX1_Prod tree, locate the “Storage Group” container

Right click on the Storage Group SG_w3k_240 and click “Connect Hosts”

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Step Action


Verify the host has been created by expanding the “Storage Groups” container.

Then expand the “Hosts” container to view the status

Expand the LUNs container to view the status

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EXPERIMENT-9

“Configuring SnapView Snapshots”.

Step Action

1 From the Task Bar Wizard options, click on the Replication Tab.

Click here

2 Click the “Configure SnapView Snapshots” Icon to launch the Wizard.

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Step Action

Read the Welcome Screen and click Next.

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Step Action

From the “Select a Production Server” window select w3k-240 as the Production

Server and click Next.

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Step Action

From the “Select Storage System” window select the CX1_Prod Storage array and click

Next.

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Step Action

3 From the “Select the Source LUNs” window expand the “Storage Groups”’ container

and check LUN 0 to move it to the selected LUNs window. Click Next.

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Step Action

Read the “Configure Storage overhead for Snapshots” window. Keep the defaults for

the storage overhead parameters. Click Next.

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Step Action

From the “Select Snapshot LUN names window” keep the defaults. Note that the

wizard provides a name for newly created LUNS. Click Next

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Step Action

From the “Assign Snapshot to a Server” window select w3k-241, keeping the

defaults, and click Next.

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Step Action

Read the Summary and click Finish.

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Read the Results window and click Finish

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Step Action

4 Expand the container for the “Reserved LUN Pool”. Note that the wizard created two

LUNs.

Expand the LUN Folders > “Private LUNs” container. Do you see any reserved

LUNs?

Expand the “SP” containers under the “LUNs Folder” container. What is the status

of the Source LUN?

Expand the Storage Group container for SG_w3k_240. What is the status of LUN

0?

Expand the Storage Group container for SG_w3-241 > Snapshots. What is in the

Snapshots container?

Expand the “SnapShots” container; expand the “Snapshot Names” container. What is in

the Snapshots Name container?

Step Action

5 Expand the Storage Group container SG_w3k_240 > LUNs and right click LUN_0.

Select Snapview > Start Snapview Session.

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Step Action

Name the session “SnapShot_LUN0”, highlight the LUN in the Selected LUNs

window and click OK.

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Step Action

Expand the SnapView container > Snapshots > Snapshot Names and right click on

the LUN_0_Snapshot_1.

Step Action

Select “Activate Snapshot” and select “SnapShot_LUN0”

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Step Action

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Step Action

6 Expand the SnapView > Snapshot Names container and right click

“LUN_0_Snapshot_1”. Select “Deactivate Snapshot”. Read the message

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Step Action

Expand the Snapshots > Sessions container and right click “Snapshot_LUN0”.

Select “Stop Session”, read the message and click Yes.

Check the

Step Action

Right click on the Snapshot again and select “Destroy Snapshot”. What happened?

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The snapshot was assigned to server SG_w3k-241, right click on the SG_w3-241 >

Select LUNS

Step Action

Select “LUN_0_Snapshot_1”, click “Remove” and then click Apply

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Step Action

Expand the Snapshot > Snapshot Names container and click “Destroy Snapshot”.

Did it work?

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Step Action

Examine all the containers again to verify all Snapshots have been removed and

destroyed.

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References

1. G.somasundaram & Alok Shrivastava editors: Information Storage &

management: Storing, Managing and protecting digital information;

wiley India.

2. John W. Rittinghous and jambs F ransome; Cloud computing:

Implementation and security,CRC press, Taylor Frances pub.

3. Nick Antonopoulos, Lee Gillam; Cloud computing: Primcipal system

& Application Springer.

4. Saurabh, Cloud computing: Insight into new Era infrastructure, wiley

India.

5. Sonsinsky, Cloud computing Bible wiley India.

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FAQs

Unit-1

1. Draw and explain the evolution of various storage technologies?

2. Describe the storage architectures and their evolution?

3. What is information? Why we need of ISM?

4. Describe the importance of information to individuals and to

businesses?

5. Explain information lifecycle management (ILM) along with its

benefits?

6. Describe how data is categorized?

7. What are the components of storage infrastructure?

Unit-2

1. What are the physical and logical components of a host?

2. What are the component architecture of intelligent disk subsystem?

3. Give the components, proprieties and performance parameter of

physical disk structure?

4. What is the difference between seek time and rotational latency?

5. Explain the following related to RAID in detail:

I Stripping

II Mirroring

III Parity

6. Contrast the various levels of Raid?

7. Explain the concept of hot sparing in detail?

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Unit-3

1. Explain in detail about the evolution of DAS?

2. Compare various standard protocol associated with DAS?

3. Describe SCSI addressing and communication model?

4. Elaborate the comparison among NAS, SAN and CAS on the basis of

connectivity, data access method, key requirement application and

limitation?

5. Discuss FC protocol stack?

6. Explain in detail the management and security of SAN?

7. Write short note on:

I JBOD

II CAS.

Unit-4

1. Explain various types, forms and configuration of virtualization in

detail?

2. Describe Block level virtualization technology and implementation?

3. Describe File level virtualization technology and implementation?

4. Explain the evolution of SMI-S with diagrams?

5. Give the major difference between monitoring and management?

6. What are the key metrics of management and monitoring?

7. List the major principle of backup and disaster recovery?

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Unit-5

1. Explain the concept of cloud?

2. Explain cloud computing in detail?

3. What are the deployment types of clouds? Also give their

comparison?

4. Explain the evolution of cloud computing in detail?

5. Give the major difference between grid computing and cloud

computing?

6. Describe cloud service providers?

7. Describe cloud service models?

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