Ss49lv04 Lab Guide

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IBM TotalStorage DS8000 -

Implementation for Open
Systems
(Course code SS49)
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Exercises description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Exercise 0. Lab Setup and preliminary instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

0.1. Access to the LAB Environment from any locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4
Exercise 1. DS8000 DSCLI Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

1.1. Editing dscli.profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
1.2. Starting the DSCLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.3. Issue DSCLI commands to query the subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.4. Create new userids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
1.5. Create your dscli.profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Exercise 2. DSCLI – DDMs, Array Sites, Arrays, Ranks, and Extent Pools . . . . . 2-25
Exercise 3. Windows Server Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Exercise 4. Windows Server attachment to the DS8000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
Exercise 5. AIX Server attachment to the DS8000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
Exercise 6. Using the DS Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-139
Exercise 7. DS8000 Storage Manager – Simulated Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-151
Exercise 8. DS8000 Storage Manager – Arrays, Ranks, and Extent Pools . . . . 8-169
Exercise 9. DS8000 Storage Manager – FB Volumes, Volume Groups, and Hosts

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Exercise 10. Configuring FlashCopy using EASY DSCLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-199
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pref Exercises description

Exercise 1:
• Designed to give a general view of the DS8000 DSCLI, and how to
install it and use it to access the DS8000.
Exercise 2:
• Designed to provide guidelines to create and show arrays, ranks,
and extent pools using the DSCLI and available array sites. Each
Each lab group (team) is given array site to use in a DS8000
subsystem.
Exercise 3:
• Designed to provide guidelines to complete hardware preparation
of a Windows server and inspection activities.
Exercise 4:
• Designed to provide guidelines to use DSCLI to define host
systems, to create FB volumes and to create volume groups for an
Windows server on the DS8000 subsystem.
Exercise 5:
• Designed to provide guidelines to use DSCLI to define host
systems, to create FB volumes and to create volume groups for an
AIX server on the DS8000 subsystem.
Exercise 6:
• Designed to provide information to use the DS Information Center
to get help and information related to the DS8000.
Exercise 7:
• Designed to provide guidelines to use the DS8000 SM in simulated
mode to configure your DS8000.
Exercise 8:
• Designed to provide guidelines to use the DS8000 SM to configure
and manage arrays, ranks, and extent pools.
Exercise 9:
• Designed to provide guidelines to configure the DS8000 using the
DS8000 Storage Manager and define the Open Systems.
Exercise 10:
• Designed to provide guidelines to use Easy dscli to configure the
DS8000.
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EXempty Exercise 0. Lab Setup and preliminary

instructions
Estimated time
00:20
What this exercise is about

The following instructions are intended to explain how this guide is
organized, and to introduce the lab network diagram that shows the
equipment available to you, the IP connections, and storage. Read the
following notes before starting the labs, so you can get familiar with the
lab environment.
What you should be able to do

The objectives of this lab exercise are the following :
Understand the organization of this lab guide.
Requirements
Before starting this exercise, your lab configuration has to be in the
following state:
All equipment connected to the different LANs and to the SAN
SAN unconfigured (zoning).
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 Exercise 0. Lab Setup and preliminary instructions 0-1
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LAB Parameters
All the values of the common parameters (DS8000 parameters, FTP server, …) and the
team-specific parameters (PC IP addresses, AIX server IP addresses, DS8000 LSS, …)
that are used in this lab guide have written in a complementary document:
__ a. This document is called: SS49 Lab Guide Parameter Table
Each team will have to use its corresponding document to find the resources it could
use during the lab exercises.
Next, some instructions and reminders useful for setting up this workshop
environment. Software to be available on network drive \\10.6.253.253\repository
__ a. DS8000 Storage Manager and DSCLI.
__ b. SANsurfer (Qlogic Management) and HBAnyware (Emulex Management).
__ c. Putty (Terminal Emulator).
__ d. Java JRE.
__ e. SDDDSM for Windows 2003, and SDDPCM for AIX v5.3.
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EXempty LAB Environment

Teams are assigned numbers 1 to 6 which are used to qualify resources requiring a
number.
Equipment available for each team:
__ 1. One Windows Server having a network access to all following equipment, with one
FC Adapter (HBA) and connected to the SAN fabric.
__ 2. One AIX Server connected by 2 FC adapters (HBA) to the SAN fabric.
__ 3. One DS8000 storage system connected to the SAN by 2 FC ports.
__ 4. A dedicated VSAN used to interconnect the equipment on the SAN (servers and
DS8000).
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0.1. Access to the LAB Environment from any locations

__ 1. Right-click on the OpenVPN icon in the windows Taskbar, and click on “connect”.
__ a. If several certificates are installed on the workstation, you will have to select the
good one. Be sure to use the certificate generated for the current class, not an
old one…
__ 2. If the authentication is based on a user ID and Password, you are prompted to enter
it:
__ 3. If the authentication is based on a certificate you have installed, the connection

immediately start.
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EXempty __ 4. Connection can then start …. (example).
__ 5. After connection, you see message similar to the following example:
__ 6. You can then connect to the Montpellier course infrastructure computers.
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__ 7. Now, you can connect to the lab environment using the Remote Desktop
Connection tool from you local PC.
__ a. Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > Remote Desktop
Connection
__ 8. Entrer the local IP address that refers to your Windows Server, using information
provided in the TEAMx Specific Parameters worksheet.
__ a. Example: 10.6.228.46 (Team6)
__ b. Click the Connect button to process.

__ 9. Then log on to the Windows Server with the account/password specified in your
TEAMx Specific Parameters worksheet.
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EXempty Exercise Summary

At the end of this exercise, your lab configuration has to be in the following state:
• Ready to work.
You are now completed all the steps of this exercise.
End of exercise
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EXempty Exercise 1. DS8000 DSCLI Installation and

Configuration
Estimated time
00:40

This exercise provides an opportunity to use the DS8000 command
line interface to query information about the hardware configuration
and setup profiles for accessing a sample of creating scripts to
execute commands or a list of commands. First you will complete the
Management software installation by installing DSCLI agent on you
Windows server.

At the end of this exercise, you should be able to:
- Install the DSCLI for DS8000 compatible with the level of DS8000
installed microcode.
- Access the DSCLI profile and update it to access the DS8000
hardware configuration.
- Display the DS8000 storage unit and storage image.
- Use the DSCLI help command.
- Use the single shot and DSCLI interactive modes.
Requirements
following state:
- Windows Server correctly connected to the LAN and the SAN.
- Zoning correctly configured.
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Software installation and initial setup

__ 1. Verify if a DSCLI version is already installed and if yes, uninstall it.
__ 2. Install DSCLI software on your Windows Server from the Network Drive.
Information
You can find all required software for this lab directly on network drive. This network drive
has to be mounted on your Windows Server. If this not the case, you can map the Network
drive from your Windows Server like in the following example.
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__ 3. Install DSCLI software on your Windows Server using all default parameters.
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EXempty 1.1. Editing dscli.profile
Information
To update the ‘dscli.profile', access the dscli profile in ‘c:/Program Files/IBM/dscli/profile'

and edit the dscli.profile using Notepad or Wordpad. You want to modify the IP address of
the ‘hmc1' to the IP address of your DS8000. You also want to change the ‘devid' to the
current serial DS8000_SID of your DS8000.
__ 1. In order to access the dscli.profile, open Windows Explorer.
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__ 2. Edit the dscli.profile and change the hmc1: and devid: fields with information
provided in your Lab Worksheet. Then save the dscli.profile (same name).
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EXempty 1.2. Starting the DSCLI

__ 1. Bring up the DSCLI command window from the DSCLI icon on the desktop.
__ 2. Start the DSCLI.

__ a. Enter dscli (you are prompted for username and password).
__ b. Refers to you Lab Worksheet for username and password.
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1.3. Issue DSCLI commands to query the subsystem

__ 1. Enter lssu –l command.
__ a. What is the model of this DS8000 subsystem? _________________

__ b. What has the user named this storage facility? _________________
__ c. What is the storage unit ID? _______________________________
__ d. What is the description of the storage facility? _________________
__ 2. Enter lssi –l command.
__ a. What is the storage image name? ___________________________

__ b. What is the storage image ID? ______________________________
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EXempty __ 3. Enter showsi ibm.2107-<image.ID> command.
__ a. What is the current state of the storage image? _________________

__ b. What is the WWN of the storage image? ______________________
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1.4. Create new userids

__ 1. Enter lsuser command.
__ a. What userids are defined to the DSCLI? ______________________

__ b. What group are these IDs a part of? _________________________
__ 2. Observe the syntax for the mkuser command to get more information, issue help
mkuser.
Information
So, let's make a new userid. The password is a first-time password. You are required to
change it the first time you log in.
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EXempty __ 3. Enter mkuser –pw <password> -group admin <userid> command.

__ a. Use passw0rd as default ‘password'.
__ b. Use SS49TeamX as ‘userid' (where ‘X' is your team number).
__ 4. Exit the DSCLI, enter exit and press [Enter] key. Now, log on with the userid and
password you created in the previous step.
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__ 5. Change your password using the chuser –pw <password> -group admin
<userid> command.
__ a. Use teamXpwd as ‘password' (where ‘X' is your team number).
__ b. Use SS49TeamX as ‘userid' (where ‘X' is your team number).
__ 6. You have now set your permanent password. Enter showpass command.
__ a. What is the expiration of this password? ______________________

__ 7. Close the dscli session when you are finished.
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EXempty 1.5. Create your dscli.profile

__ 1. In the ‘dscli.profile', enter your team account and password like in the following
example.
__ 2. Save your ‘dscli.profile', as SS49TeamX.profile.
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__ 3. Verify now that you can start DSCLI session without having to enter any parameter
(account and password).
__ a. Use dscli -cfg profile/<your_profile_name> command.
Warning
During all the following labs, we recommended you to use DSCLI in ‘single shot mode' (like
in this example) rather than in interactive mode to prevent problems on Management
Console if too many sessions are opened in the same time.
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• Team account defined on theDS8000.
• On the Windows Server, a DSCLI profile created allowing DSCLI
working in single shot mode on the DS8000.
End of exercise
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EXempty Exercise 2. DSCLI – DDMs, Array Sites, Arrays,

Ranks, and Extent Pools
Estimated time
01:30

line interface (DSCLI) to create/verify DDMs, array sites, arrays, ranks,
and exten pools for the DS8000 storage subsystem.

- List the DDMs that are associated with the DS8000 storage unit.
- Create an array, rank, extent pools using DSCLI.
- List the array sites, and determine the arrays assigned to your team.
- List the ranks, and extent pools assigned to your team.
- Use the single shot and DSCLI interactive modes.
Requirements
following state:
- Windows Server correctly connected to the LAN and the SAN.
- Zoning correctly configured.
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List the DDMs and arraty sites on this subsytem

Let's see how many disks drives, array sites you have in this subsystem.
__ 1. Enter the lsarraysite command.
Information
So, you have 16 array sites, S1 to S16. Some of them are unassigned and will be used
during this exercise to create your array (you could use the mkarray command). Two
arraysites will be assigned per Team.
__ a. Team1 uses the 1st and 2nd unassigned arraysites = S____ and S____
__ b. Team2 uses the 3rd and 4th unassigned arraysites = S____ and S____
__ c. Team3 uses the 5th and 6th unassigned arraysites = S____ and S____
__ d. Team4 uses the 7th and 8th unassigned arraysites = S____ and S____
__ e. Team5 uses the 9th and 10th unassigned arraysites = S____ and S____
__ f. Team6 uses the 11th and 12th unassigned arraysites = S____ and S____
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EXempty __ 2. Enter the lsddm command with no parameters to get a syntax for the command.
__ 3. Now, enter the lsddm <storage_facility_image_ID> command.
Information
So, you have a lot of disks, don't you?. 128 disks, I believe. Let's list the array sites. Array
sites in a DS8000 are made up of 8 disks ( means 128/8 = 16 array sites).
__ a. Find the 8 disk drives assigned to your Array Site? _______________
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Create a array from your arraysites on this subsystem

You should be able to make an array in RAID5 from your array sites assigned to your team.
__ 1. Enter the mkarray -raidtype 5 -arsite SX command (where ‘X' is your assigned
array sites) (I will configure arraysites S7 and S8 affected to Team3).
__ a. Which arrays are created for your team? A____ and A____
__ 2. Enter the lsarray command to list the arrays.
__ a. Which DA pair is assigned to your array? ___________________

__ b. Which Rank is assigned to your array? _____________________
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EXempty __ 3. Enter the lsddm -usage spare <storage_facility_image_ID> command.
__ a. Which disk of your array is spare disk (if exist)? ________________

__ b. How many spare disk are defined in your DA pair?______________
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Create a rank for your array on this subsystem

Let's add our array to rank. This process formats the rank into extents of either CKD or FB
for the type of storage we want to have. We assume most of you want FB storage.
__ 1. Enter the mkrank command command to get the syntax.
Information
You need a storage type, an array ID, and an extent pool ID. But wait, you have not created
an extent pool yet, so just leave that part off.
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EXempty __ 2. Enter the mkrank -stgtype FB -array AX command (where ‘X' is one of the array
number you are created in a previous lab), repeat this command to configure your
second array(I will configure A10 and A11 assigned to Team5).
__ a. Which Rank ID is assigned to your array? ___________________

__ 3. Enter the lsrank command.
__ a. Why your both ranks are in ‘Unassigned' state? _________________
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__ 4. Enter the lsarray command to list the arrays.
__ a. On which DA pair is assigned your 1st array? ___________________

__ b. Which Rank is assigned to this array? _____________________
__ c. On which DA pair is assigned your 2nd array? ___________________
__ d. Which Rank is assigned to this array? _____________________
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EXempty Create an FB Extent Pool on this subsystem

You should be able to make an extent pool.
Information
You need to have some extent pools for server 0 and some extent pools for server 1. So
each odd Team (1, 3, and 5) will create an odd Extent Pool, and each even Team (2, 4,
and 6) will create an even Extent Pool.
__ 1. Enter the mkextpool command to get the command syntax.
Information
You specify ‘rankgrp' to specify which server (0 or 1) and the ‘stgtype' (FB or CKD). The
pool name is optional, but it is recommended to specify which pool and format in the name.
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__ 2. Enter the mkextpool -rankgrp Y -stgtype FB ExtPool_TeamX command. (I will

configure for Team6)
__ a. Where ‘Y' is 0 (Team 2, 4, 6) or 1 (Team 1, 3 ,5)
__ b. Where ‘X' is your Team number
__ c. What is the extent pool created for your team? ___________________

__ 3. Enter the lsextpool command.
Information
Notice that there is no storage in the pool yet. You have just created a pool. Now you need
to assign a rank to it.
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EXempty __ 4. Let's assign your both ranks. Enter the chrank command to get the syntax.
Information
You just need to specify the extent pool ID or PX and the rank ID or RX.
__ 5. Enter the chrank -extpool PX RY command, and repeat this command to assign
your second rank to the same extentpool. (I will configure for Team5, that in this
presentation uses R10 and R11 and Extent pool P7)
__ a. Where ‘X' is your extent pool number.
__ b. Where ‘Y' is your rank number.
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__ 6. Great! Now let's display the ranks and the extent pools. Enter the lsrank command.
Information
Remember, all the other teams are doing this too, so there are a lot of ranks and extent
pools.
__ 7. Enter the lsrank –l command.
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EXempty __ 8. Enter the lsextpool command. You should get a display that shows the extent pools
and the available storage in each pool.
__ 9. Enter the lsarray command. Your configuration is now complete (array site, array,
rank).
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End of exercise
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EXempty Exercise 3. Windows Server Preparation
Estimated time
00:40

This exercise provides you to complete hardware preparation of your
Windows Server and inspection activities.

Verify the hardware and initial environment of your Windows Server.
Perform necessary cleanup tasks.
Install System and SAN management software on the Windows
Server.
Requirements
following state:
- All equipments connected to the different LANs and so the SAN.
- SAN configured with zoning (and/or VSAN).
- The following software are available on the ‘Network Drive'.
- Emulex drivers.
- HBAnyware Utility Program (Emulex Management).
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Windows Server Verification

Refers to your Lab Worksheet to discover the lab environment for your team and make the
required verifications.
__ 1. Right-click on the My Computer icon, then select Manage.
__ 2. From the Computer Management windows, select Device Manager, and verify
that your FC adapter is correctly seen in SCSI and RAID controllers directory.
__ 3. Verify that you can ping the SAN switches and the AIX server from your Windows
Server.
__ a. Can you ping your AIX Server? __________________________
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EXempty Install HBAnyware, the FC HBA Manager

__ 1. Install the HBAnyWare software on your Windows Server. You will find the
installation package in the ‘Network Drive'.
__ 2. Install the SCSIport Miniport Driver on your Windows Server.
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__ 3. Accept the default folder specified to install this software.
__ 4. When installation process is completed, press the Finish button to continue.
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EXempty __ 5. Install the AutoPilot Installer software. Press the Next> button to process.
__ 6. At the installation Complete screen, press the Finish button.
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Using the HBAnyware FC HBA Manager on the Server

Verify that your Windows Server is correctly connected to the FC Switches. Use
HBAnyware utility program to get all information about your Windows Server FC
configuration, especially the WWPN of the FC adapter. Verify its value with the information
written on your Lab Worksheet documentation.
__ 1. Start HBAnyware from your desktop.
__ 2. The main panel of the HBAnyware Utility program is displayed.
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EXempty __ 3. Highlight any FC adapter. Notice that the Link Status is equal to Operational when
your server is connected to a switch port.
__ a. Address Node WWN: ______________________________________

__ b. Address Port WWN: _______________________________________
__ c. Port type : _______________________________________________
__ d. Supported Class of Service: _________________________________
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__ 4. Return to the HBAnyware Utility window and verify the status of your second FC
adapter, and explore the adapter information.
__ a. Address Node WWN: ______________________________________

__ b. Address Port WWN: _______________________________________
__ c. Port type : _______________________________________________
__ d. Supported Class of Service: _________________________________
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EXempty HBAnyware FC HBA Manager Diagnostics

__ 1. To perform diagnostics, click the Diagnostics tab in the right pane of the
HBAnyware Uility window. The following screen will appear.
__ 2. At the Diagnostics screen, click the Advanced Diagnostic Tests button.
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__ 3. At the next screen, check the Internal Loopback box in the Loopback Tests folder,
and check the 100 radio button in the Test Cycles area.
__ 4. Check the Echo Test box in the End-to-End (Echo) Test folder, then click the
Select from list… to select one WWPN addresses from the target list (the DS8000
in our case). Click the Start button to initiate the test.
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EXempty __ 5. Tests are started, waiting for the final results.
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Exercise Summary
• Necessary SAN management software installed on each Windows
Server.
End of exercise
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EXempty Exercise 4. Windows Server attachment to the

DS8000
Estimated time
01:40

line interface (DSCLI) to define host systems, create FB volumes, and
create volume groups for the DS8000 storage subsystem. You will first
check different information from the DS8000 system like IO ports,
storage configuration, ….

- Get general information from the DS8000 system.
- Define all its Windows Server on the DS8000.
- Create different volumes and map them to your server.
- Define a volume group.
- Verify how the volumes are discovered from the Windows Server.
- Verify how the volumes are managed by the multipathing software
(SDD).
Requirements
following software.
SAN zoning correctly defined to allow the servers accessing the
DS8000 volumes.
DS8000 CLI working with the DS8000 from the Windows.
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Multipathing Driver Installation (SDDDSM)

You can find Windows SDDDSM driver in your ‘Network Drive' (refers to your Lab
Worksheet documentation).
__ 1. Install the SDDDSM software on your Windows Server.
__ 2. Type yes to start the SDDDSM installation process.
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EXempty __ 3. At the end of the installation, enter yes to restart your Windows Server.
__ 4. Verify that SDDDSM Multipath driver is installed on your Windows Server.
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DS8000 Systems General Information

__ 1. Start a DSCLI session on the DS8000 system.
__ 2. Verify I/O ports configuration with command lsioport, and identify the I/O ports of
the DS8000 that are used for this course (refers tou your Lab Worksheet
documentation).
__ a. What is the ID for your 1st Port WWN? _________________________

__ b. What is the ID for your 2nd Port WWN? _________________________
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EXempty __ 3. For more detail about each I/O ports configuration use the showioport <ioportID>
command.
__ 4. Verify also Extent Pool configuration with lsextpool command. Each Team Pair (1
and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6) will use two specific Extent Pools (odd and even).
__ a. Extent pool ID for Team 1 and Team 2? _______________________

__ b. Extent pool ID for Team 3 and Team 4? _______________________
__ c. Extent pool ID for Team 5 and Team 6? _______________________
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Windows Server Definition

You should be able to make FB volumes, but first you need to define the host definition and
the port. Host definitions and port definitions are required for open systems to defined the
volume group which contains the FB volumes and maps to the hosts and ports we defined.
Windows
Under Windows OS, use software “SANsurfer” to find Port WWN of your Windows server
FC adapters. If you have SDD installed, you can also use its command gethba to get the
Port WWN of your adapters.
__ 1. Now let's define the Windows host connection. First enter the mkhostconnect
command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
The parameters you need to use are the –wwname, -hosttype, and –ioport parameter.
__ 2. From DSCLI, you can use the help lshosttype command to know the list of ‘host
types' parameters.
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EXempty __ 3. Define your Windows Server on the DS8000 with information required. Use the
mkhostconnect -wwname <Port WWN> -hosttype <host-type> -ioport
<I/O_Port_List> <Host_Name> command.
__ a. Replace <Port WWN> by the Port WWN of your Windows server.
__ b. Replace <host_type> by Win2000.
__ c. Replace <I/O_Port_List> by the list of the DS8000 ports (i.e. I0100,I0102).
__ d. Replace <Host_Name> by SS49WinTeamX (where “X” is your Team number).
Note
Repeat this command if your Windows Server uses a second FC adapter card.
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__ 4. Verify your host configuration using the lshostconnect command.
__ a. What is the Host ID associated with your server? _________________

__ b. (in this example host SS49WinTeam6 is known as 0004).
__ 5. To obtain information about only your host, use the lshostconnect <hostID>
command.
__ a. Verify that your Port WWN is correct.
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EXempty __ 6. To obtain more details about your host, use the showhostconnect <hostID>
command.
Note
You can see that actually there are no Volume Group assigned to your Host Server.
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Volume Groups creation

Now you can make the volume groups to connect the volumes (not defined) and the host
connections (already defined).
__ 1. Enter the mkvolgrp command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
The parameters you need to use is the –type parameter. (scsimap 256 for Windows,
scsimask for AIX, and os400mask for iSeries ).
__ 2. You can also check which of the other servers are using the same type (scsimask)
with the lshosttype –type scsimap256 command.
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EXempty __ 3. Define one Volume Group for your Windows Server. Use the mkvolgrp –type
<type> <volume_group_name> command.
__ a. Replace <type> by scsimap256 (Windows server).
__ b. Replace <volume_group_name> by SS49TeamX-VolGrp (where ‘X' is your
Team number).
__ 4. Verify your Volume Group configuration. Use the lsvolgrp command.
__ a. What is the VolumeID associated with VolGrp? ________________

__ b. (in the example host SS49Team6-VolGrp is known as V0).
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Volume FB Creation (Windows)

Now you can configure and create the FB volumes for your Windows Server. The volume
IDs are a four-digit number, where the LSS number is the first two digits and the last two
digits are the volume number from 00-FF.
__ 1. Enter the mkfbvol command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
The parameters you need to use are the –cap, -name, -volgrp, and –extpool parameter.
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EXempty __ 2. Define a first volume of 5GB, on the even Extent Pool. Use the mkfbvol -cap
<vol-size> -name <volume_name> -volgrp <volgrp_number> -extpool
<extpool_ID> -eam <rotatetype> <volume_ID> command.
__ a. Replace <vol_size> by 5 (default unit is GB).
__ b. Replace <volume_name> by SS49TeamX-Vol1 (where ‘X' is your Team
number).
__ c. Replace <volgrp_number> by your volume group number (see the lsvolgrp
results).
__ d. Replace <extpool_ID> by the EVEN extent_pool defined for your team.
__ e. Replace <rotatetype> by rotateexts defined for this course.
__ f. Replace <volume_ID> by the even LSS defined for this course (E0 in this
example), as E0XY (or F0XY) (where ‘X' is your Team number and ‘Y' is your
volume number, usually 0).
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__ 3. Define a second volume of 10GB, on the odd Extent Pool. Use the mkfbvol -cap
<extpool_ID> <volume_ID> command.
__ b. Replace <volume_name> by SS49TeamX-Vol2 (where ‘X' is your Team
number).
results).
__ d. Replace <extpool_ID> by the ODD extent_pool defined for your team.
__ e. Replace <rotatetype> by rotateexts defined for this course.
__ f. Replace <volume_ID> by the odd LSS defined for this course (E1 in this
example), as E1XY (or F1XY) (where ‘X' is your Team number and ‘Y' is your
volume number, usually 0).
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EXempty __ 4. Verify the volumes you are configured. Use the lsfbvol command.
__ 5. Show the configuration of each of your volumes in detail. Use the showfbvol
<fbvol_ID> command.
__ a. On how many number of ranks your fbvol is placed? ______________
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__ 6. Verify the volume group you are configured. Use the showvolgrp <volgrp_ID>
command.
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EXempty Assign your Volume Group to your Windows Server

To finish your configuration, you need to modify Volume Group to add the corresponding
Windows Server FC adapter.
__ 1. Enter the chhostconnect command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
The parameters you need to use is the –volgrp parameter.
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__ 2. Assign your Volume Group to your Windows Server. Use the chhostconnect
-volgrp <volgrp_number> <host_ID> command.
__ a. Replace <volgrp_number> by your Volume Group number (here V0).
__ b. Replace <host_ID> by the ID assigned to your host (here 0004).
__ 3. Verify your configuration. Use the showhostconnect <host_ID> command.
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EXempty Volumes Discovery on the Windows Server

__ 1. From the Windows Server, right-click on My Computer icon, Manage, then from the
Computer Management windows, select Disk Management.
Note
You have to see your 2 disks (5 GB and 10GB). If necessary, start “Rescan Disk” action.
Note
If you see more than 2 disks on your Windows Server, it could be a problem with SDD
driver. Check if installed and with which version. If necessary, deinstall and reinstall the
correct SDD version.
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__ 2. From the Windows Server, right-click on (here) Disk2, and select initialize Disk,
then initialize all disks displayed. Click OK button to proceed.
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EXempty __ 3. Right-click on the Unallocated panel of Disk1, and select New Partition…, then
format your disk (you can use any free letter and any volume name).
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__ 4. Open Windows Explorer to verify that your two new logical drivce exist on your
Windows Server.
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EXempty Working with FB Volumes on the DS8000 and Windows Server

Now you have received logical disk from the DS8000, modify the volume size of your first
volume on the DS8000 and verify what happens on the Windows Server.
__ 1. Connect to the DSCLI, and use the chfbvol command without any parameter to get
the syntax.
Note
The parameters you need to use are the –cap parameter.
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__ 2. Use the chfbvol -cap <new_value> <volume_ID> command.

__ a. Replace <new_value> by 10 (default unit is GB).
__ b. Replace <volume_ID> by the volume ID of your first volume (here E060).
__ 3. From your Windows Server, Computer Management > Disk Management.
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EXempty __ 4. Use the diskpart Windows tool to increase the logical drive capacity on your
Windows Server. Opne a Command Prompt Window, and type diskpart
commands.
__ 5. Enter the list volume command to display all disk drives used on your Windows
server.
__ a. Note the number associated with the volume you want to modify (here volume
3).
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__ 6. Enter the select volume X command (where ‘X' by the volume number). Then enter
the extend command to access the new capacity.
__ 7. Verify the result on the Computer Management window of your server.
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EXempty Deleting FB Volumes

This part provides an opportunity to use the DS8000 command line interface (DSCLI) to
delete volumes. You should be able to delete a single FB volume without affecting other
volumes in the arrays or ranks.
__ 1. Enter the rmfbvol command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
So, it looks like “Volume_ID” is all that's required here. Let's remove volumes in your
volume group, the Windows volumes.
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__ 2. Enter the rmfbvol <volume_ID> command to remove your volume, and reply yes.
Repeat this command to delete your two volumes.
__ 3. Enter the lsfbvol command to verify your volumes have been removed from the
DS8000.
__ 4. Let's remove the volume group from the host connection. Enter the
chhostconnnect -volgrp none <host_ID> command to remove the volume group
to your host.
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EXempty __ 5. Enter the showhostconnnect <host_ID> command to verify your configuration.
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Deleting Volumes Groups

delete volume groups. If you are no volumes associated with the volume group, it should
be safe to delete it as long as there there are no further uses planned for this host or set of
volumes.
__ 1. Enter the rmvolgrp command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
So, it looks like “Volume_Group_ID” is all that's required here. Let's remove your volume
group, the Windows volume group.
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EXempty
__ 2. Enter the rmvolgrp <volume_group_ID> command to remove your volume group,

and reply yes.
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Exercise Summary
• You have been able to discover on your Windows Server the
volumes created.
• You have no DS8000 volume mapped to your 2 Windows Servers.
End of exercise
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EXempty Exercise 5. AIX Server attachment to the DS8000
Estimated time
01:40

line interface (DSCLI) to define host systems, create FB volumes, and
create volume groups for the DS8000 storage subsystem. You will first
check different information from the DS8000 system like IO ports,
storage configuration, ….

- Get general information from the DS8000 system.
- Define its AIX Server on the DS8000.
- Create different volumes and map them to your server.
- Define a volume group.
- Verify how the volumes are discovered from the AIX Server.
- Verify how the volumes are managed by the multipathing software
(SDDPCM).
Requirements
following software.
- The AIX server booted.
- SAN zoning correctly defined to allow the servers accessing the
DS8000 volumes.
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AIX Server Definition

__ 1. Open a telnet session on the AIX server.
__ 2. Find the WWPNs of its two FC adapters with lscfg -v | more command.
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EXempty __ 3. You can also use the lscfg -vl fcsX | grep Network command (where ‘X' is equal to
0 or 1) to find the Port WWN address of each FC adapter of your AIX server.
__ a. What is the Port WWN of fcs0 ? ___________________________

__ b. What is the Port WWN of fcs1? ____________________________
__ 4. You can also verify in which mode the FC adapters are connected to the SAN. Use
the lsattr -EI fcsX command (where ‘X' is equal to 0 or 1).
DS8000 Systems General Information

__ 1. Start a DSCLI session on the DS8000 system.
__ 2. From the dscli, check the WWPNs of the DS8000 FC adapters used in your
configuration (refers tou your Lab Worksheet documentation). Enter the showioport
<DS8000_IO_Portx> command.
__ a. What is the WWPN of your 1st IO Port? ______________________

__ b. What is the WWPN of your 2nd IO Port? ______________________
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EXempty __ 3. Verify also Extent Pool configuration with lsextpool command. Each Team Pair (1
and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6) will use two specific Extent Pools (odd and even).
__ a. Extent pool ID for Team 1 and Team 2? _______________________

__ b. Extent pool ID for Team 3 and Team 4? _______________________
__ c. Extent pool ID for Team 5 and Team 6? _______________________
AIX Server Definition

You should be able to make FB volumes, but first you need to define the host definition and
the port. Host definitions and port definitions are required for open systems to defined the
volume group which contains the FB volumes and maps to the hosts and ports we defined.
__ 1. Now let's define the AIX host connection. First enter the mkhostconnect command
without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
The parameters you need to use are the –wwname, -hosttype, and –ioport parameter.
__ 2. From DSCLI, you can use the help lshosttype command to know the list of ‘host
types' parameters.
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EXempty __ 3. Define your AIX Server on the DS8000 with information required. Use the
mkhostconnect -wwname <Port WWN> -hosttype <host-type> -ioport
<I/O_Port_List> <Host_Name> command.
__ a. Replace <Port WWN> by the Port WWN of your AIX server.
__ b. Replace <host_type> by pSeries
__ c. Replace <I/O_Port_List> by the list of the DS8000 ports (i.e. I0100,I0102).
__ d. Replace <Host_Name> by SS49AIXTeamX (where “X” is your Team number)
.
Note
Repeat this command if your AIX Server uses a second FC adapter card.
__ 4. Verify your host configuration using the lshostconnect command.
__ a. What are the Host IDs associated with your server? _______________
__ b. (in this example host SS49AIXTeam6 is known as 0000).
__ 5. To obtain information about only your host, use the lshostconnect <hostID>
command.
__ a. Verify that your both Port WWNs, if exist, are correct.
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EXempty __ 6. To obtain more details about your host, use the showhostconnect <hostID>
command.
Note
You can see that actually there are no Volume Group assigned to your Host Server.
Volume Groups creation

Now you can make the volume groups to connect the volumes (not defined) and the host
connections (already defined).
__ 1. Enter the mkvolgrp command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
The parameters you need to use is the –type parameter. (scsimap256 for Windows,
scsimask for AIX, and os400mask for iSeries ).
__ 2. You can also check which of the other servers are using the same type (scsimask)
with the lshosttype –type scsimask command.
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EXempty __ 3. Define one Volume Group for your AIX Server. Use the mkvolgrp –type <type>
<volume_group_name> command.
__ a. Replace <type> by scsimask (AIX server).
__ b. Replace <volume_group_name> by SS49AIXTeamX_VolGrp (where ‘X' is
your Team number).
__ 4. Verify your Volume Group configuration. Use the lsvolgrp command.
__ a. What is the VolumeID associated with VolGrp? ________________

__ b. (in the example SS49AIXTeam6_VolGrp is known as V0).
Volume FB Creation (AIX)

Now you can configure and create the FB volumes for your AIX Server. The volume IDs are
a four-digit number, where the LSS number is the first two digits and the last two digits are
the volume number from 00-FF.
__ 1. Enter the mkfbvol command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
The parameters you need to use are the –cap, -name, -volgrp, and –extpool parameter.
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EXempty __ 2. Define a first volume of 5GB, on the even Extent Pool. Use the mkfbvol -cap
__ b. Replace <volume_name> by AIXTeamX_Vol1 (where ‘X' is your Team
number).
results).
__ d. Replace <extpool_ID> by an EVEN extent_pool (from Team 2, 4, or 6).
__ e. Replace <rotatetype> by rotateexts
__ f. Replace <volume_ID> by the even LSS defined for this course (E0 in this
example), as E0X0 (or F0X0) (where ‘X' is your Team number).
__ 3. Define a second volume of 10 GB on the odd Extent Pool. Use the mkfbvol -cap
__ b. Replace <volume_name> by AIXTeamX_Vol2 (where ‘X' is your Team
number).
results).
__ d. Replace <extpool_ID> by an ODD extent_pool (from Team 1, 3, or 5).
__ e. Replace <rotatetype> by rotateexts
__ f. Replace <volume_ID> by the odd LSS defined for this course (E1 in this
example), as E1X0 (or F1X0) (where ‘X' is your Team number).
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EXempty __ 4. Verify the volumes you are configured. Use the lsfbvol command.
__ 5. Verify the volume group you are configured. Use the showvolgrp <volgrp_ID>
command.
Assign your Volume Group to your AIX Server

To finish your configuration, you need to modify Volume Group to add the corresponding
AIX Server FC adapter.
__ 1. Enter the chhostconnect command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
The parameters you need to use is the –volgrp parameter.
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__ 2. Assign your Volume Group to your Windows Server. Use the chhostconnect
-volgrp <volgrp_number> <host_ID> command.
__ a. Replace <volgrp_number> by your Volume Group number (here V0).
__ b. Replace <host_ID> by the ID assigned to your host (here 0000).
__ 3. Verify your configuration. Use the showhostconnect <host_ID> command.
AIX Server Setup

__ 1. Open a Telnet session (with putty) on your AIX Server.
__ 2. First, verify your AIX level with the oslevel or instfix -i | grep ML command.
__ 3. Verify from AIX OS how you see your FC adapters and the different drivers attached
to them with :
__ a. lsdev -Cc adapter | grep fc
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EXempty __ b. lsdev | grep f
Cleanup
Note
To start working on a clean configuration, it is recommended to perform some verifications

and removals. Check that you have NO Fibre Channel disks still in state defined on your
server and if necessary, remove them. Also delete the vpath devices (SDD), Be careful;
you must export the volume group before destroying the hdisk. To finish, check if SDD or
SDD PCM are installed, and if necessary, remove them.
__ 1. Use the lsdev -Cc disk command to check if some DS8000 FC disks are defined.
__ 2. Remove all drives provided by the DS8000 (2107), normally there are no drives.
Use the rmdev -dl <disk_name> command.
__ a. example: rmdev –dl hdiskX (where ‘X' is the drive announced from the DS8000
(2107)).
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EXempty __ 3. Remove filesets devices.fcp.disk.ibm.rte.

__ a. lslpp –l | grep devices.fcp.disk.ibm.rte
__ b. If exist, remove them using installp –u devices.fcp.disk.ibm.rte

__ 4. Remove filesets devices.fcp.disk.array.rte.
__ a. lslpp –l | grep devices.fcp.disk.array.rte
__ b. If exist, remove them using installp –u devices.fcp.disk.array.rte
__ 5. Remove also the sdd driver if installed. Verify that sdd driver has been installed. Use
the lslpp -l | grep sdd command. If yes, execute the following steps.
__ a. installp –u devices.sddpcm.XX.rte (replace ‘XX' by the correct number).

__ b. installp –u devices.fcp.disk.ibm.mpio.rte
__ 6. Now, your system is healthy.
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EXempty SDD PCM Download

To download all the AIX required filesets, execute the following steps.
__ 1. Connect your AIX to the FTP server using information specified in your Lab
Worksheet.
__ 2. Access to the correct subdirectory.
__ 3. Download the following files in your AIX.

__ a. devices.fcp.disk.ibm.mpio.rte.tar
__ b. devices.sddpcm.61.rte.tar
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EXempty __ 4. Close the ftp session using the quit command, then uncompress the tar files with
the following command :
__ a. tar -xvf <file_name.tar>
SDD PCM Installation and Verification

__ 1. Enter smit in the AIX prompt to access the System Management interface.
__ 2. From the Software Installation and Maintenance window, select Software
Installation and Maintenance then press [Enter].
__ 3. From the Software Installation and Maintenance window, select Install and
Update Software then press [Enter].
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EXempty __ 4. From the Install and Update Software window, select Install Software then press
[Enter].
__ 5. From the Install Software window, type a [ /home/root] in the ‘Entry Field' for
INPUT device / directory for software, then press [Enter].
__ 6. From the Install Software window, press [F4] to display the list of all available
software you can install.
__ 7. From the SOFTWARE to install window, select the both software you are
downloaded from the ftp server, then press [Enter].
__ 8. From the Install Software window, press [Enter] twice.
__ 9. When installed, exit from smitty using the [F10] command.

__ 10. After this, reboot the system using the reboot command.
__ 11. Verify your configuration using the lslpp –l | grep sddpcm command.
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EXempty Volume discovery on the AIX server

From your telnet session on the AIX server, perform the following commands to discover
the DS8000 volumes.
__ 1. You can run cfgmgr command to discover the new LUNs.
__ 2. Use the lspath command to list the path that allow the server to access directly the
hdisks.
__ 3. You can see the hdisk associated to your LUN using the lsdev –Cc disk command.
__ 4. check all the paths seen by MPIO on the different disks (LUNs) with the lspath –H –l
hdiskX command (here hdisk3 and hdisk4).
__ 5. Then, check the paths with the following SDDPCM commands:

__ a. pcmpath query adapter
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EXempty __ b. pcmpath query device
__ 6. You can identify the DS8000 volumes with the lsattr –El hdiskX command.
__ 7. However, you can verify on your configuration the IDs of your volumes using another
command (volume IDs are visible in the Serial Number parameter). Use the lscfg
-v -l hdiskX command.
__ 8. In this test you will show the rate on the different paths. You can notice that the rate
is averaging between all the paths. You have to run the iostat -m -d hdiskX 1
command (use <Ctrl+C> to stop the test).
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EXempty Working with Logical Volume on the AIX server

__ 1. Query the ODM again and verify that you see both logical volumes represented as
hdisks using the lsdev –C | grep 2107 command (where 2107 refers to DS8000).
__ 2. From the command line run the smit vg command. The System Management
Interface Tool open in the volume group panel.
__ 3. Select Add a Volume Group, then Add an Original Volume Group.

__ a. Volume Group name: SS49TeamXVG0 (where ‘X' is your Team number).
__ 4. Notice the asterisk next to PHYSICAL VOLUME names. The asterisk indicates a
required field. Press the down arrow up to highlight PHYSICAL VOLUME names.
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EXempty __ 5. Press [F4] to see the list of available hdisks, or enter your first DS8000 disk.
__ 6. Using the output from step 5, use your arrow keys to select the 1st hdisk that you
know to be associated with your DS8000 and press [Enter].
__ 7. The hdisk you selected is now listed in the PHYSICAL VOLUME names field. Press
[Enter].
__ 8. You will be prompted with a dialog box asking ARE YOU SURE?. Press [Enter]
again.
__ 9. When the makvg command finished press [F10].
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EXempty __ 10. Execute the same steps to assign your 2nd hdisk.
__ a. Volume Group name: SS49TeamXVG1 (where ‘X' is your Team number).
__ 11. Next, type smit fs to enter the File System panel of smitty. We can skip creating an
LV as it will be done automatically when the FS is created.
__ 12. Select Add/Change/Show/Delete File Systems, select Enhanced Journaled File

Systems, select Add an Enhanced Journaled File System.
__ 13. From the Volume Group Name window select SS49TeamXVG0 which is the
Volume Group created and press [Enter]. If you are creating the second FS use
SS49TeamXvg1.
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EXempty __ 14. The first option highlighted is Unit Size. Press [F4] and select Megabytes as your
unit size.
__ 15. Press the [Down Arrow] key one time of highlight Number of units. Enter the
amount of megabytes to use for the VG.
Note
If you created your Volume Group from a 1GB Logical Volume then you would want to use
around 980 megabytes. Trying to use 1024 megabytes to get the full 1GB would fail.
__ 16. Press the [Down Arrow] key one time of select Mount Point. Enter /disk1 as the
mount point. Click [Enter].
__ 17. When the command completes, press [F10] key to exit smit fs.
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EXempty __ 18. Execute the same step to attach your second Volume Group.
__ 19. Now mount the file systems you created using the mount /diskX command (where
‘X' is equal to 1 or 2).
__ 20. Use the mount command that show two newest File Systems; /disk1 and /disk2
and correspond to hdisk1 and hdisk2.
__ 21. Use the df -k command.
__ a. What is the size of your 1st volume (/disk1)? ___________________

__ b. What is the size of your 2nd volume (/disk2)? ___________________
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EXempty __ 22. Use the lsvg command to display the list of all Volume Groups defined.
__ 23. Use the lsvg <volume_group_name> command to display the content of your
Volume Group.
Working with FB Volumes on the DS8000 and AIX server

Now you have received logical disk from the DS8000, modify the volume size of your first
volume on the DS8000 and verify what happens on the AIX Server.
__ 1. Connect to the DSCLI, and use the chfbvol command without any parameter to get
the syntax.
Note
The parameters you need to use are the –cap parameter.
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EXempty __ 2. Use the chfbvol -cap <new_value> <volume_ID> command.

__ a. Replace <new_value> by 10 (default unit is GB).
__ b. Replace <volume_ID> by the volume ID of your first volume (here E010).
__ 3. You noticed correctly that the Logical Volume is now 10 GB in size. Go back to the
host and type df -k command.
__ a. Still the same right? _______________________
Note
There are a few ways to do this, to get it to recognize the additional storage space, one
requires users NOT being able to access the drives concurrently and one that doesn't stop
the system.
Note
First, the steps to add the space truly ‘Dynamically'. We gave the Logical Volume more
space from the Storage Subsystem in the previous steps, now let's look at where we we
are now from the UNIX host side of things.
__ 4. From your # prompt, type the lsvg command.
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EXempty __ 5. From your # prompt, type the lslv fslv0x command (depending the results of your
previous df –k command).
__ 6. Then we'll change the volume group first to ‘grow' it. Use the chvg -g
SS49TeamXVG0 command.
__ 7. Type df -k command again and see that the file system is STILL the same,
unchanged size.
__ 8. Now type the file system change chfs –a size=10000M /disk1 command with the
TOTAL news size.
__ a. What? It still didn't work? _______________________
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EXempty __ 9. Oh, I forgot to tell you about this step, didn't I?. If you see 0516-787 extendlv:
Maximum allocation for logical volume fslv00 is 613, then type this chlv -x <new
value> <filesystem> command with a suitable number.
__ a. chlv -x 10240 fslv0x (1024 x 10GB)
__ 10. Try again the chfs command.

__ a. chfs -a size=+5G /disk1
__ 11. Use the df -k command.
Note
Now the LUN shows the additional space. And there was no outage from the user side. It
would at least make sure nothing vital is going on at the time of this maneuver.
Note
the other technique involves stopping the application, umount the file system, varyoffvg
the volume group, varyonvg it back on, and remount the file system. Simple enough, yes it
IS intuitive, usage had to be stopped.
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EXempty Deleting FB Volumes

delete volumes. You should be able to delete a single FB volume without affecting other
volumes in the arrays or ranks.
__ 1. Enter the rmfbvol command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
So, it looks like “Volume_ID” is all that's required here. Let's remove volumes in your
volume group, the Windows volumes.
__ 2. Enter the rmfbvol <volume_ID> command to remove your volume, and reply yes.
Repeat this command to delete your two volumes.
__ 3. Enter the lsfbvol command to verify your volumes have been removed from the
DS8000.
__ 4. Let's remove the volume group from the host connection. Enter the
chhostconnnect -volgrp none <host_ID> command to remove the volume group
to your host.
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EXempty __ 5. Enter the showhostconnnect <host_ID> command to verify your configuration.
Deleting Volumes Groups

delete volume groups. If you are no volumes associated with the volume group, it should
be safe to delete it as long as there there are no further uses planned for this host or set of
volumes.
__ 1. Enter the rmvolgrp command without any parameter to get the syntax.
Note
So, it looks like “Volume_Group_ID” is all that's required here. Let's remove your volume
group, the Windows volume group.
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EXempty __ 2. Enter the rmvolgrp <volume_group_ID> command to remove your volume group,
and reply yes.
Exercise Summary
• You have been able to discover on your AIX Server the volumes
created.
• You have no DS8000 volume mapped to your AIX Server.
End of exercise
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EXempty Exercise 6. Using the DS Information Center
Estimated time
00:30

This exercise provides an opportunity to use the DS Information
Center to get help and information related to configuring the DS8000
and using the GUI and command line interfaces.

- Access the DS Information Center from the DS Storage Manager
entry from the program list.
- Use the DS Information Center to determine how to activate license
keys for the DS8000.
- Use the DS Information Center to learn how configuration files are
created and imported.
- Use the DS Information Center to learn how to add users and unlock
user accounts.
- Use the DS Information Center to learn how to configure arrays,
ranks, and extent pools.
- Use the DS Information Center to learn how to access the command
line interface.
- How to find the use of DSCLI commands.
Requirements
N/A
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 Exercise 6. Using the DS Information Center 6-139
Student Exercises
Installing and Opening DS Information Center

__ 1. Install the TotalStorage DS8000 Storage Manager program from your ‘Network
Drive'.
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EXempty __ 2. When the SSL Configuration window is displayed, enter Ibm1eduC as password
in all fields.
__ 3. When installed, select Start > All Programs > IBM System Storage DS8000
Storage Manager > Open DS Information Center.
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__ 4. In the Welcome window, click the Activation licenses item and read through the
page.
__ 5. Click Obtaining Activation Codes and look through the information, scroll down to
the box and note the things you have to get to go to the DFSA Web site. Click the
link to the DFSA Web site.
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EXempty __ 6. What are the three items that are required to retrieve your license keys?
__ a. _______________________________________________
__ b. _______________________________________________
__ c. _______________________________________________
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Configuration Files Management

__ 1. Go to the DS Information Center menu, select Managing, and then from the
submenu select Configuration Files. The list displays topics related to creating,
importing, and exporting configuration files. Read about creating, saving, and
exporting configuration files.
__ 2. What type of file the configuration file that is exported?

__ a. Response = ______________________________________________
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EXempty User Administration

__ 1. Go to the DS Information Center menu, select Administering, and then from the
submenu select Adding Users Accounts. The list shows the process for adding a
new user. Also read the section on Unlocking Users. If a user fails attempts to log
on, the userid is locked and it takes an administrator to unlock the ID.
__ 2. How many times does the logon have to fail before the userid is locked?
__ a. Response = ______________________________________________
__ 3. Look at the Defining Password Rules section. Can you adjust the number of times a
failed logon causes the locking of the userid?
__ a. What parameter is used to adjust this number? _____________________
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Storage Management
__ 1. Go to the DS Information Center Menu, select Managing and select Storage. The
information is displayed on arrays, ranks, and extent pools. Take a look at the
instructions for creating an array and a rank.
__ 2. There are two methods for creating an array, and they are:
__ a. ______________________________________________________
__ b. ______________________________________________________
__ 3. When an array is created, what are the two things that the user must specify with
regard to the format of the array?
__ a. ______________________________________________________
__ b. ______________________________________________________
__ 4. Select Ranks. The Information Center displays the information on working with
ranks. Select Creating Ranks and read the information. What is the parameter the
user must specify to create a rank?
__ a. ______________________________________________________
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EXempty Reference
__ 1. Go to the DS Information Center Menu. Select Reference and select DS
Command-line Interface and look at the information. Open the CLI Operational
Limitations.
__ 2. When defining volumes, all volumes in an LCU, LSS, or address group must be of
the same:
__ a. Which is either ___________________ or __________________________
__ 3. Go deeper into the reference material on DSCLI commands. See whether you can
find the command that is used to create a new array or rank. What is the command
to create a new array?
__ a. _________________________________________________________________
_
__ 4. If you were going to make a new array on a DS8000, using array site S1, and you
wanted it to be a RAID 5 array, what would be the syntax of that command? Fill in
below.
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DS8000 Overview
Go to the DS Information Center Menu. Select Overview and select DS8000 models, then
select Model Comparison and observe the charts on the DS8000 models.
__ 1. What is the main difference between a Model 921 and Model 922?
__ a. _________________________________________________________________
_
__ 2. Look at other topics in this section. What are the two RAID types provided in the
DS8000?
__ a. _________________________________________________________________
_
__ 3. What is the maximum number of supported host adapters in the DS8000?
__ a. _________________________________________________________________
_
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End of exercise
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EXempty Exercise 7. DS8000 Storage Manager – Simulated

Mode
Estimated time
00:00

This exercise provides an opportunity to use the DS8000 Storage
Manager Interface in simulated mode.

- Access the DS8000 Storage Manager and log on.
- Learn how to configure/manage an array from the available array
sites.
- Learn how to configure/manage the ranks from the arrays created.
- Learn how to create/manage extent pools from the available ranks.
Requirements
N/A
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 Exercise 7. DS8000 Storage Manager – Simulated Mode 7-151
Student Exercises
Access the DS8000 Storage Manager

__ 1. From your workstation, select Programs > IBM System Storage DS8000 Storage
Manager > Open DS Storage Manager.
__ 2. The first panel requires you enter a User name and Password. The first time User
name is and Password is admin. Click the OK button to sign on.
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EXempty __ 3. The next panel requires you change your current password, enter passw0rd as new
password.
__ 4. The DS8000 Storage Manager shown actions you can do in the left pane called ‘My
Work'. The option ‘Manage Configuration Files' is for Simulator only.
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DS8000 Storage Manager – Storage Unit Creation

__ 1. Select Storage Complexes in the My Work left pane. Remember that a storage
complex is a collection of DS8000 (in our case) that you plan to use together (for
example for copy services).
__ 2. Click the Select Action pull-down menu, and select Create.
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EXempty __ 3. Specify TeamX as NickName to your Storage Complex (where ‘X' is your team
number). You can also enter a Description. Because you don't have any storage
unit there nothing else to select.
__ 4. Click on the Next> button to create your Storage Complex.
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__ 5. When finished, select Storage Units from the My Work left pane.
__ 6. Specify the DS8000 model you want to configure (I will use DS8300 model 932 in
this example).
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EXempty __ 7. Enter SS49TeamX (where ‘X' is your team number) in the Nickname field, then
select the Storage Complex previously defined. Click the Next> button to continue.
__ 8. From the Specify DDM packs window, select the number of DDM pack (a pack is
based on 16 disks). For this exercise specify 4, then specify the DDM type, choose
146 GB, 15K RPM, Enterprise for this exercise, then click the Add button.
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__ 9. From this same Specify DDM packs window, select 4 DDM packs of 500 GB, 7.2
RPM, near-line, click the Add button. When you are finished click the Next> button
to process.
__ 10. The next window allows you to specify the authorization level in Terabytes for each
functionality. Click the Next> button to continue.
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EXempty __ 11. From the Specify I/O adapter configuration window, you can specify the number
of FC adapters (4 ports per adapter in SW=250m and LW=10 km) or/and the
number of ESCON adapters (2 ports per adapter). For this exercise specify only 8
FC shortwave. Click the Next> button to continue.
Student Exercises
DS8000 Storage Manager – Simulated Arrays Management

__ 1. From the Storage units: Simulated window, select the Arrays item.
__ 2. From the Arrays: Simulated window, specify your Storage Image, then select
Create from the Select Action pull-down menu.
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EXempty __ 3. From the Arrays: Simulated window, check the Create arrays automatically radio
button, then click the Next> button.
__ 4. Configure only all FC disk drives (146 GB) for the RAID 5 raid type, then click the
Next> button.
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__ 5. Check the Add these arrays to ranks box and specify FB as Storage type, click the
Next> button.
__ 6. Verify your configuration, then the Finish button to process.
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EXempty __ 7. From the Arrays: Simulated window, repeat the same steps to configure all the
FATA (500 GB) disk drives in RAID 10, with FB ranks.
__ 8. Final result should be similar to the following screen.
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DS8000 Storage Manager – Simulated ExtPools Management

__ 1. From the Arrays: Simulated window, select the Extent pools item.
__ 2. From the next window, select Create New Extent Pools.. in the Select Action
menu.
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EXempty __ 3. Specify the same information as shown in the both screen in order to define one
Extent Pool per rank for all FC disk drives, then click the OK button.
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__ 4. Repeat the same steps to create Extent pools for all the FATA (500 GB) disk drives
in RAID 10 of your DS8000 configuration. When finished, click the Create All button
to process.
__ 5. To finish with this exercise, select the Ranks item, and verify that all your Ranks are
associated with an Extent Pool.
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End of exercise
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EXempty Exercise 8. DS8000 Storage Manager – Arrays,

Ranks, and Extent Pools
Estimated time
00:50

Manager Interface to configure/manage the arrays and ranks in the
storage unit we just defined.

- Learn how to configure/manage an array from the available array
sites.
- Learn how to configure/manage the ranks from the arrays created.
- Learn how to create/manage extent pools from the available ranks.
Requirements
N/A
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 Exercise 8. DS8000 Storage Manager – Arrays, Ranks, and Extent 8-169
Student Exercises
Access the DS8000 Storage Manager via TPC

__ 1. From your workstation, double-click the TotalStorage Productivity Center GUI
icon.
__ 2. From the IBM TotalStorage Pr…window, enter information required in each field,
then click the OK button to continue.
__ a. User ID: db2admin

__ b. Password: (provided by your instructor)
__ c. Server: 10.6.253.130:9549
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EXempty __ 3. From the IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center: MANNODE window, select
Element Manager, then select DS8000.
__ 4. From the IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center: MANNODE – IBMDS8000

window, click the Element Manager button to continue.
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__ 5. From the next window, check the radio button for MOP_EDUC2 (your IBM DS8000),
click on MOP_EDUC2 to access the Storage Manager.
__ 6. Congratulations, you have accessed the DS8000 Storage Manager.
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EXempty DS8000 Storage Manager – Arrays Management

__ 1. From the main menu select Configure Storage and then open the Arrays item.
__ 2. There should be nothing in the list as you are starting without storage image
specified. Go to the Select storage image pull-down menu, and select your
DS8000.
__ a. What is the RAID level of your arrays? _______________________

__ b. On which array a hot spare disk exists? ______________________
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__ 3. Go to the Select column and check the box corresponding to one of your arrays. Go
to the Select Action pull-down menu and select Status.
__ 4. The next window displays information about the status of this specific array. Click
OK button to close this window.
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EXempty __ 5. Go to the Select Action pull-down menu and select Array DDMs.
__ 6. The next window displays the list of disk drives attached to this array. Click OK
button to close this window.
Student Exercises
DS8000 Storage Manager – Ranks Management

__ 1. From the main menu select Configure Storage and then open the Ranks item.
__ 2. There should be nothing in the list as you are starting without storage image
specified. Go to the Select storage image pull-down menu, and select your
DS8000.
__ a. What is the Storage type of your Ranks? ______________________

__ b. Can you see the relationships between array, rank and extent pool? ____
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EXempty __ 3. Go to the Select column and check the box corresponding to one of your ranks. Go
to the Select Action pull-down menu and select Status.
__ 4. The next window displays information about the status of this specific rank. Click OK
button to close this window.
Student Exercises
DS8000 Storage Manager – Extent Pools Management

The extent pool is controlled by one on the DS8000 servers, so you want to evenly
distribute the ranks between Server 0 and Server 1 for even workload distribution.
__ 1. From the main menu select Configure Storage and then open the Extent pools
item.
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EXempty __ 2. Go to the Select column and check the box corresponding to one of your extent
pools. Go to Select Action pull-down menu, and select Properties.
__ 3. The next window display information about the status of this specific extent pool.
Click on the other folders to display their contents.
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Exercise Summary
End of exercise
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EXempty Exercise 9. DS8000 Storage Manager – FB

Volumes, Volume Groups, and Hosts
Estimated time
01:20

Manager Interface to configure the DS8000 in real-time mode. In this
lab you can access the DS8000 SM and define the Open Systems
configuration.

- Learn how to configure the FB logical volumes and volume groups
within the DS8000 SM.
- Learn how to configure host connections within the DS8000 SM.
- Learn how to delete the FB logical volumes, volume groups and host
attachments.
Requirements
N/A
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 Exercise 9. DS8000 Storage Manager – FB Volumes, Volume Groups, 9-181
Student Exercises
Logical Volume Creation

__ 1. From the Open System menu, start Volume - Open Systems.
__ 2. From the window, go to Select storage image pull-down menu and select your
DS8000. Then, go to the Select Action pull-down menu, and select Create.
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EXempty __ 3. Select your extent pool (I will use P6). Click the Next> button to continue.
__ 4. Go to the Volume type pull-down menu, and select Standard Open Systems – DS
Sizes, specify rotate extents, and do not specify a volume group. Click the Next>
button to continue.
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__ 5. Create 2 disk drives of 10 GB each. For that, enter 2 in the Quantity field, then enter
10 in the Size field. Check the Select LSSs for volumes box. Specify your LSS (I
will use E0). Click Next> button to continue.
__ 6. Enter SS49WinTeamX- as Prefix for your volumes (where ‘X' is your Team
number), and 01 as Suffixe. Click Next> button to continue.
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EXempty __ 7. Verify your configuration. Click the Finish button to proceed.
__ 8. When the volumes are created, click the Close button to finish.
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__ 9. Verify that you can discover your two volumes in your DS8000. For that you can
either specify your LSS or all LSS.
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EXempty Volume Group Creation

__ 1. From the Open Systems menu, click on the Volume groups item, go to the Select
Action pull-down menu, then select Create.
__ 2. Enter SS49TeamXVolGrp in the Volume Group Nickname field (where ‘X' is your
Team number), specify Intel-based …. (Win-2003) in the Select Type field. In the
Filter by LSS specify your LSS (I will use E0). Click the Next> button to continue.
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__ 3. Verify your Volume Group configuration. Click the Finish button to proceed.
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EXempty Host Connection

__ 1. From the Manage hardware menu, click on the Host connections item, then click
on the Manage existing host connections item.
__ 2. Find the line corresponding to your Windows server, then check the box.
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__ 3. Click the Select Action button and select Add volume group.
__ 4. Go to the Volume Group pull-down menu, and select your Volume Group. Click the
Next button to continue.
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EXempty __ 5. Check the Manual selection of I/O ports radio button, then specify the I/O ports
used for this course. (refers to your Lab Worksheet documentation). Click the Next
button to continue.
__ 6. Verify your configuration, then click the Finish button to proceed.
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__ 7. Verify your new configuration.
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EXempty __ 8. When completed, verify that your Windows Server is able to receive your 2 logical
disk drives.
Student Exercises
Removing your configuration

__ 1. From the Manage hardware menu, click on the Host connections item, then select
all host connections you have defining during this course. Then click on the Select
action button, and select Delete.
__ 2. Confirm your request, click on the Continue button.
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EXempty __ 3. From the Open systems menu, click on the Volumes – Open systems item, then
select the both volumes you are created during this course. Click on the Select
Action button, and select Delete.
__ 4. Confirm your request. Click on the Close button to proceed.
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__ 5. From the Open Systems menu, click on the Volume groups item, then select your
volume groups. Click on the Select Action button, and then select Delete.
__ 6. Confirm your request. Click on the Continue button to confirm.
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• Your configuration for this exercise has been removed from the
DS8000.
End of exercise
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EXempty Exercise 10.Configuring FlashCopy using EASY

DSCLI
Estimated time
00:50

Education purpose is the first objective ot this tool. The second one is
to able to reuse in a fast way all commands previously entered in this
project and previous one.

- Configure host connection, volume and volume group using
EASY-DSCLI.
- Configure flashcopy feature using EASY-DSCLI.
Requirements
The following software have to be installed on your Windows Server.
- Perl5 program
- Easy-Dscli program
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 Exercise 10. Configuring FlashCopy using EASY DSCLI 10-199
Student Exercises
EASY DSCLI – Volume Configuration

__ 1. Click on the Easy-Dscli icon, to start this program.
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EXempty __ 2. From the File menu, select select profile, then click on your profile (SS49TeamX).
__ 3. From the Create menu, select FB Volumes.
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__ 4. From the Create FB volumes: mkfbvol window, create a volume using an even
extent pool (I will use P6), complete the following items.
__ a. Extent Pool: Specify an even extent pool.
__ b. Capacity: 10 (GB).
__ c. Volume IDs: E0XY (where ‘X' is your Team number, and ‘YY' the drive number).
__ d. Name: SS49TeamXProd (where ‘X' is your Team number).
__ 5. Click on the Submit button. Easy-dscli creates and executes automatically the
command line corresponding to your request.
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EXempty EASY DSCLI – Volume Group Configuration

__ 1. From the Create menu, select VolGroup.
__ 2. From the Create volume group window, create a volume group. Complete the
following items:
__ a. Type: scsimap256 (windows server).
__ b. Volume: Enter the volume ID you are created.
__ c. VolumeGroupName: SS49Team6VolGrp (where ‘X' is your Team number).
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__ 3. Click the Submit button. Easy dscli creates and executes automatically the
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EXempty EASY DSCLI – Host Configuration

__ 1. From the Create menu, select Host adapter.
__ 2. From the Create server host adapter:mkhost window, create a host configuration
for your Windows Server. Complete the following items:
__ a. NAME for this adapter: SS49Team6Windows (where ‘X' is your Team
number).
__ b. WWPN: Enter the port WWN of your Windows Server.
__ c. HOST TYPE: Win2000.
__ d. IOPORTS: Enter the I/O ports defined for this course (use Lab
Worksheet).
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__ 4. From the Create menu, select Associate Host/VolGroup.
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EXempty __ 5. From the Associate Host and Volume Group window, establish relationshipt
between your host and your volume group.
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Windows Server Configuration

__ 1. From your Windows Server, select Computer Management > Disk Management.
Then verify that you have received the logical disk drive from the DS8000. If not,
execute a rescan of the disks.
__ 2. Accept this new disk, create a new partition, assign a letter, and format the disk
(quick format).
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EXempty __ 3. Copy some files on this new disk drive.
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EASY DSCLI – FlashCopy Configuration

__ 1. Create a volume for flashcopy. From the Create menu, select FB Volumes.
__ 2. From the Create FB volumes: mkfbvol window, create a volume using an even
extent pool (I will use P6), complete the following items.
__ a. Extent Pool: Specify an even extent pool.
__ b. Capacity: 10 (GB).
__ c. Volume IDs: EXYY (where ‘X' is your Team number, and ‘YY' the drive number).
__ d. Name: SS49TeamXFC (where ‘X' is your Team number).
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EXempty __ 3. Click the Submit button. Easy dscli creates and executes automatically the
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__ 4. From the FlashCopy menu, select Describe FC Volume Sets to create relationships
between the production volume (SS49TeamXProd) and the flashcopy volume
(SS49TeamXFC).
__ 5. From a new line, enter SS49TeamXFC as Volume Set Name, then specify your
production volume ID in the A volumes field, and your flashcopy volume ID in
the B volumes field.
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EXempty __ 6. From the FlashCopy menu, select Mkflash A to B, to start the snapshot of your
production volume.
__ 7. From the Mkflash FlashCopy window, enter SS49TeamXFC in the Volume Set
Name field (where ‘X' is your Team number).
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__ 9. From your Windows Server remove all files from your production volume.
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EXempty __ 10. Connect your FlashCopy disk drive to your Windows Server. From Change menu,
select Change Volume Group name and members.
__ 11. From the Change Volume Group name and members window, specify your
volume group ID, enter your flashcopy volume ID in the Volume Group Member
field. Then click the Submit button.
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__ 12. From your Windows Server, select Computer Management > Disk Management.
Then verify that you have received the flashcopy disk drive. If not, execute a rescan
of the disks. Accept this new disk specifying a new letter only (right-click on the
new disk).
__ 13. Verify that your production files exist on this disk drive.
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End of exercise
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IBM TotalStorage DS8000 -

(Course code SS49)

March 2008 edition

Exercises description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Exercise 0. Lab Setup and preliminary instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

Exercise 1. DS8000 DSCLI Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Exercise 3. Windows Server Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39

Exercise 4. Windows Server attachment to the DS8000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51

Exercise 5. AIX Server attachment to the DS8000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83

Exercise 6. Using the DS Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-139

Exercise 7. DS8000 Storage Manager – Simulated Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-151

Exercise 9. DS8000 Storage Manager – FB Volumes, Volume Groups, and Hosts

Exercise 10. Configuring FlashCopy using EASY DSCLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-199

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 Contents iii

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 Trademarks v

pref Exercises description

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2008 Exercises description vii

EXempty Exercise 0. Lab Setup and preliminary

What this exercise is about

What you should be able to do

EXempty LAB Environment

0.1. Access to the LAB Environment from any locations

__ 3. If the authentication is based on a certificate you have installed, the connection

EXempty __ 4. Connection can then start …. (example).

__ 5. After connection, you see message similar to the following example:

__ 6. You can then connect to the Montpellier course infrastructure computers.

__ b. Click the Connect button to process.

EXempty Exercise Summary

EXempty Exercise 1. DS8000 DSCLI Installation and

What this exercise is about

What you should be able to do

Software installation and initial setup

EXempty 1.1. Editing dscli.profile

To update the ‘dscli.profile', access the dscli profile in ‘c:/Program Files/IBM/dscli/profile'

__ 1. In order to access the dscli.profile, open Windows Explorer.

EXempty 1.2. Starting the DSCLI

__ 2. Start the DSCLI.

1.3. Issue DSCLI commands to query the subsystem

__ a. What is the model of this DS8000 subsystem? _________________

__ a. What is the storage image name? ___________________________

EXempty __ 3. Enter showsi ibm.2107-<image.ID> command.

__ a. What is the current state of the storage image? _________________

1.4. Create new userids

__ a. What userids are defined to the DSCLI? ______________________

EXempty __ 3. Enter mkuser –pw <password> -group admin <userid> command.

__ a. What is the expiration of this password? ______________________

EXempty 1.5. Create your dscli.profile

__ 2. Save your ‘dscli.profile', as SS49TeamX.profile.

EXempty Exercise Summary

EXempty Exercise 2. DSCLI – DDMs, Array Sites, Arrays,

What this exercise is about

What you should be able to do

List the DDMs and arraty sites on this subsytem

__ 3. Now, enter the lsddm <storage_facility_image_ID> command.

__ a. Find the 8 disk drives assigned to your Array Site? _______________

Create a array from your arraysites on this subsystem

__ a. Which DA pair is assigned to your array? ___________________

EXempty __ 3. Enter the lsddm -usage spare <storage_facility_image_ID> command.

__ a. Which disk of your array is spare disk (if exist)? ________________

Create a rank for your array on this subsystem

__ a. Which Rank ID is assigned to your array? ___________________

__ a. Why your both ranks are in ‘Unassigned' state? _________________

a. What is the model of this DS8000 subsystem? _______________

a. What is the storage image name? _________________________

a. What is the current state of the storage image? _______________

a. What userids are defined to the DSCLI? ____________________

a. What is the expiration of this password? ____________________

a. Find the 8 disk drives assigned to your Array Site? _____________

a. Which DA pair is assigned to your array? _________________

a. Which disk of your array is spare disk (if exist)? ______________

a. Which Rank ID is assigned to your array? _________________

a. Why your both ranks are in ‘Unassigned' state? _______________

a. On which DA pair is assigned your 1st array? _________________

c. What is the extent pool created for your team? _________________

a. Address Node WWN: ____________________________________

a. Address Node WWN: ____________________________________

a. What is the ID for your 1st Port WWN? _______________________

a. Extent pool ID for Team 1 and Team 2? _____________________

a. What is the Host ID associated with your server? _______________

a. What is the VolumeID associated with VolGrp? ______________

a. On how many number of ranks your fbvol is placed? ____________

a. What is the Port WWN of fcs0 ? _________________________

a. What is the WWPN of your 1st IO Port? ____________________

a. Extent pool ID for Team 1 and Team 2? _____________________

a. What is the VolumeID associated with VolGrp? ______________