EMC CLARiiON AX150 Series User Manual

Introduction to the AX150 Storage System A Detailed Review Abstract This white paper introduces the reader t

Figure 3. AX150 enclosure rear view Cabling the AX150 Cabling the AX150 is a simple, customer-friendly procedure. Three types of cables are nece

Figure 4. Cabling the AX150 power You must then decide whether the servers will be directly connected to the storage system or to a SAN. If dir

AX Series software The AX Series storage systems come with all software fully loaded. Software is bundled, so that upgrading in the future involv

Figure 5. Discovering the AX150 systems on the subnet Uninitialized systems appear in the Uninitialized Systems field on the left. Each of these

Enter a static IP address for each SP. Note that only the SP A field is available for data entry on the AX150SC. Enter the subnet mask and defaul

Figure 8. Server Utility introduction dialog box You must select View/Update HBA to SP Port Connections and click Next. In the next dialog box

Figure 9. Updating HBA information At this point, the storage system is initialized and set up for server access. You should now launch Navisphe

IP Address selected during initialization Login Credentials as created during initialization Figure 10. Logging in to Navisphere Express The At

Figure 11. Attention Required dialog box Navisphere Express lets you create disk pools and virtual disks. These virtual disks are then assigned

Figure 12. The Navisphere Express user interface The Navisphere Express user interface (UI) includes other features, such as monitoring and upgr

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Figure 13. The Navisphere Express components page You can also use Navisphere Express to set up email event notification or enable SNMP. Snap

Figure 14. Software upgrades within Navisphere Express PowerPath EMC PowerPath is host-resident software that works with various storage systems

SPs. The Direct Attach example in Figure 15 on page 22 provides data access, but there is no protection in the event of a host HBA-to-SP-port fai

SAN Attach (Up to 16 Host Initiators) Figure 16. Entry-level SAN deployment HA SAN Attach (Up to 10 HA Servers) Figure 17. High-availability

Solution packages The CLARiiON AX150 forms the basis for either a direct-attached or SAN-based storage solution that can scale to meet changing a

Table of Contents Executive summary ...4 Intended audie

Executive summary The EMC® CLARiiON® AX150 provides small to medium-sized businesses with a new, affordable, easy-to-use storage platform. This p

Storage processor (SP) ― an integral component of the storage system that controls the transfer of data from the server to the disk drives. Stora

Where the AX150 fits in the EMC storage line The AX150 is a member of the CLARiiON family that builds on CLARiiON storage system’s unique advanta

Table 1. Comparison of AX Series and CX Series storage systems AX150SC AX150 CX300 Storage controllers Single Dual Dual Enclosure 2U rack 2

Enclosure Power LED (Blue) Enclosure Fault LED (Amber) Disk Slot 0 Disk Slot 3 Disk Slot 8 Disk Slot 11 Disk Status LED (Blue = Activity Amber

To summarize, each SP assembly contains:  One CPU fan  One serial port (RJ45 connector)  One 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN port (RJ45 connector