IRIS FailSafe Installation and Maintenance Instructions

Document Number: 108-0144-003

Front Matter

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Table of Contents

About This Guide
Audience
Structure of This Document
Other Required Documentation
Conventions

1. IRIS FailSafe System Components

2. Setting Up and Cabling the IRIS FailSafe System With Large Challenge Servers
Installing the Software
Setting Up the Component Systems
Upgrading the Remote System Control Firmware
Cabling the Private and Public Networks
Cabling the Challenge Server Serial Connection
Testing the Serial Connection
Cabling the Vaults
Cabling the Challenge RAID Storage System to the Challenge Servers
Setting the IRIS FailSafe Host SCSI IDs
Configuring and Testing the System

3. Setting Up and Cabling the IRIS FailSafe System With Challenge S Servers
Installing the Software
Setting Up Component Systems
Cabling the Private and Public Networks
Setting Up the IRIS FailSafe Serial Connection
Testing the Installed IRIS FailSafe Hardware
Testing the Serial Connection
Cabling Storage Systems
Setting the IRIS FailSafe Host SCSI IDs
Configuring and Testing the System

4. Configuring Storage Systems for IRIS FailSafe
Vault Configuration for IRIS FailSafe
Challenge RAID Configurations for IRIS FailSafe
Creating the Challenge RAID Configuration File
Restarting the Agent and Checking the Configuration File
Configuring LUNs
Creating SCSI Device Nodes
Enabling Command-Tagged Queuing on the LUNs

5. Maintaining and Upgrading the High-Availability System
Replacing the Serial Connection
Isolating a Node
Exchanging Challenge RAID Disk Modules
Restoring LUN Ownership
Replacing Batteries in the Remote Power Control Unit

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