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1 DataCore Virtualization Appliance Fujitsu-DataCore SVA November 2018 The Fujitsu Storage Virtualization Appliance (SVA) is a complete hardware solution for DataCore s SANsymphony SAN virtualization product. This document gives an overview of the different Hardware Configurations available. For all the SVA Operational Manuals: Download them directly from DataCore Software:

2 Table of contents Changes made to this document 3 SVA configuration overview Series (small enterprise) Series (medium enterprise) Series (large enterprise) 6 Port Roles 7 Regarding Asynchronous Replication 7 Upgrading the SVA hardware 8 SVA model 8 BIOS and firmware 9 CPUs 9 Power Supply 9 Storage 10 Network Interface Connections 11 Fibre Channel host bus adaptors 11 ISCSI connections 12 AIS Connect 12 Server software overview 13 The Windows operating system 13 Third-party software 13 Recovery images 13 Upgrading SANsymphony 14 Upgrade overview 15 Upgrading SANsymphony-V 9.x 16 Upgrading SANsymphony 10.x 17 Downgrading SANsymphony 19 SANsymphony licensing 20 Joining other Server Groups 21 Previous Changes 22 Page 2

3 Changes made to this document The most recent version of this document is available from here: All changes since June 2017 Added Upgrading SANsymphony Upgrade overview Upgrades are now supported for all SVA models running SANsymphony versions 10.0 PSP 4 or greater without using an SVA-specific upgrade kit. In this case use the standard SANsymphony 10.x software installers. Models still running SANsymphony 9.0 PSP 4 or any SANsymphony versions before 10.0 PSP 2 still need to use the appropriate SVA upgrade kit(s) to move to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 4 first before being able to use standard SANsymphony 10.x software installers. Updated Upgrading the SVA hardware - Server BIOS and firmware Independent upgrades or modifications to existing BIOS or Firmware (including Server, HBA, NIC and RAID controller BIOS or firmware) are not allowed for all SVA models running SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 7 Update 1 or earlier. This is because the SVA upgrade kit(s) manage all BIOS and firmware settings as part of the upgrade process and independent modifications may conflict with some of the pre-upgrade checks that the kits perform, which may then stop the upgrade from completing. Server software overview - The Windows operating system For any SVA models running SANsymphony 9.0 PSP 4 or any versions before 10.0 PSP 7 Update 2; please refer to the documentation that comes with the SVA for all requirements. For any SVA models running SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 7 Update 2 or later; please refer to the standard SANsymphony Release Notes and the minimum hardware and software requirements located here: SANsymphony licensing This section has been updated with information for the new license model introduced April 1 st For previous changes made to this document please see page 22 Page 3

4 SVA configuration overview The following gives a brief, technical overview of the each model s hardware configuration and the versions of SANsymphony that can run on them. 300 Series (small enterprise) Hardware SVA Model Server Hardware Memory GB Storage Controller # Ports Port Speed Port Model 300 RX350 S RX350 S8 128 M1 300 RX2560 M x 6Gbit SAS 2 x 6Gbit SAS 1 x NVMe Bridge up to 4 devices 6 16Gbit/s 3 x QLe Gbit/s 3 x QLe Gbit/s 3 x QLe2672 SANsymphony software SVA Model 10.0 PSP 4 and earlier 10.0 PSP 4 Update 1 or later 300 Qualified Qualified 308 Qualified Qualified M1 300 Not Supported Qualified Page 4

5 SVA configuration overview 600 Series (medium enterprise) Hardware SVA Model Server Hardware Memory GB Storage Controller # Ports Port Speed Port Model 600 NU RX350 S UP RX350 S RX350 S P RX350 S8 512 M1 600 RX2560 M1 256GB 2 x 6Gbit SAS 2 x 6Gbit SAS 2 x 6Gbit SAS 2 x 6Gbit SAS 1 x NVMe Bridge up to 4 devices 12 16Gbit/s 6 x QLe Gbit/s 6 x QLe Gbit/s 6 x QLe Gbit/s 6 x QLe Gbit 6 x QLe2672 SANsymphony software SVA Model 10.0 PSP 4 and earlier 10.0 PSP 4 Update 1 or later All 600 Qualified Qualified All 608 Qualified Qualified M1 600 Not Supported Qualified Notes The SVA600 UP is the only one of the 600 series that can have the hardware upgraded. See the section Upgrading the entire appliance for more information. Page 5

6 SVA configuration overview 900 Series (large enterprise) Hardware SVA Model Server Hardware Memory GB Storage Controller # Ports Port Speed Port Model 900 RX350 S8 512 N/A 18 16Gbit/s 9 x QLe2672 M1 900 RX2560 M1 512 N/A 18 16Gbit/s 9 x QLe2672 SANsymphony software SVA Model 10.0 PSP 4 and earlier 10.0 PSP 4 Update 1 or later 900 Qualified Qualified M1 900 Not Supported Qualified Page 6

7 SVA configuration overview Port Roles Fibre Channel Ports on the SVA are pre-configured to; Serve SANsymphony Virtual Disks to Hosts using Front End (FE) port role connections. Synchronously mirror Virtual Disks between DataCore Servers using Mirror (MR) port role connections. Connect directly to Storage Arrays using Backend (BE) port role connections Changing pre-configured port roles is allowed but adding additional roles on the same Fibre Channel Port is not allowed. Changing the default port role settings will make any documented sizing calculations from the SVA datasheet no longer applicable. Regarding Asynchronous Replication The location of SANsymphony s Asynchronous Replication buffer is only supported on a dedicated LUN directly from the storage array (via a Backend port) or on any installed flashbased storage (1). Any other location including using vdisks from a Disk Pool directly, are not supported. 1 The Replication Buffer cannot be located on the 64GB SATA 'Disk on Module' device used by the SVA M1 series to hold the recovery image and backups of configurations. Page 7

8 Upgrading the SVA hardware SVA model 300 series (small enterprise) SVA 300 This model can be upgraded to an SVA 600. SVA M1 300 This model can be upgraded to an SVA M SVA 308 This can be upgraded to an SVA series (medium enterprise) SVA 600 NU This model cannot be upgraded. The SVA 600 UP This model can be upgraded to an SVA 900. The SAS controller and any existing internal, flash-based storage as well as any additional Ethernet cards must be removed beforehand to accommodate the Fibre Channel HBAs. SVA M1 600 This model can be upgraded to an SVA M Any existing NVMe storage (including the backplane) must be removed beforehand to accommodate the Fibre Channel HBAs. SVA 608 This model cannot be upgraded. SVA 608P This model cannot be upgraded. 900 series (large enterprise) All models from this series cannot be upgraded. Page 8

9 Upgrading the SVA hardware BIOS and firmware Independent upgrades or modifications to existing BIOS or Firmware (including Server, HBA, NIC and RAID controller BIOS or firmware) are not allowed for all SVA models running SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 7 Update 1 or earlier. This is because the SVA upgrade kit(s) manage all BIOS and firmware settings as part of the upgrade process and independent modifications may conflict with some of the pre-upgrade checks that the kits perform, which may then stop the upgrade from completing. BIOS Passwords Changing the Integrated Remote Management or BIOS password is allowed. CPUs The CPUs cannot be upgraded. All SVA models within their own series share the same, high performance, Intel Xeon E5 Processors. Power Supply All SVA models come with redundant PSUs. No additional PSUs can be installed on the SVA M1 series. For the 'non-m1' SVA 300 and 600 series up to two more PSUs can be installed for additional power redundancy. It must be of the same model and ordered directly from Fujitsu. System memory SVA Models must be upgraded to the next higher model be able use more system memory (see the previous section Upgrading the entire appliance ). Neither the SVA 900 nor the SVA M1 900 system memory can be upgraded. Page 9

10 Upgrading the SVA hardware Storage Boot disks All SVA models come with their own integrated RAID1 HDD boot disk for the Windows Operating System. Replacing these boot disks with a different size HDD or with a Solid State Disk is not supported. Hot-spares Adding a Hot-spare for the boot disk is allowed. Manual configuration will be required as the SVA will not automatically configure a Hot-spare disk. Use a single Fujitsu HDD for the Hotspare Additional drives for usage in Disk Pools or as a Replication Buffer are not supported. Only original Fujitsu HDD parts are supported. Other internal storage Flash storage Both the M1 300 and 600 series have space for 4 NVMe 2.5" disks (Intel or SanDisk (1) ) and are available via in different sizes. Contact Fujitsu for more information. For all other SVAs there is additional capacity for PCIe-connected Solid State storage - in Slots #5 and #6 from the following vendors: Fusion-IO IO Drive 2 - available in 365, 785 and 1200GB. HGST S1222 series - available in 800, 1024 and 1600 and 2048GB. OCZ Z4500 series - available in 800, 1600 and 3200GB. Contact Fujitsu for more information. External storage Only the SAS controller that comes with the SVA is supported. Neither the M1 300 nor M1 600 models have external SAS connectivity. All other 300 and 600 models do have external SAS connectivity but require an active storage controller. JBOD is not supported. Fujitsu have also done their own internal testing with their Eternus S3 generation storage arrays although this does not mean that other storage arrays cannot be used. Also see: Storage Hardware Guidelines for use with DataCore Servers 1 The SVA M1 series comes with a 64GB SATA 'Disk on Module' device used only to hold the recovery image and backups of configurations it cannot be used for any other purpose. Page 10

11 Upgrading the SVA hardware Network Interface Connections All SVAs come with integrated, dual-ported Gbit RJ45 Ethernet card as standard. 40 or 100Gbit Ethernet cards are not supported. Additional NICs M1 models do not have any space for additional Ethernet cards. All other 300 and 600 series models have space in PCIe Slot #5 for one of either: 1 Gbit RJ45 Ethernet card - dual or quad-port. 10 Gbit SFP Ethernet card - dual-port only. The SVA 900 series does not have additional capacity for more Ethernet cards. Additional Ethernet cards must be purchased through Fujitsu. NIC Teaming All M1 models come with NICs that are Teamed' in active/passive mode. Other SVA models do not have Teaming' enabled. Fibre Channel host bus adaptors QLogic QLe2672 Supported in all SVA series. QLogic QLe2562 Not supported in the M1 models. Other QLogic models No other QLogic models are supported. Notes Mixing different HBA models in a single SVA is not allowed. No other HBA vendors are supported. HBAs in the SVA must all be at the same Firmware and BIOS level Page 11

12 Upgrading the SVA hardware ISCSI connections ISCSI is not supported in any M1 model. For all other models, ISCSI can only be used to connect to iscsi Storage. Other iscsi connections to the SVA are not supported. Notes At least one of the on-board NIC ports must be dedicated to the SANsymphony software s management functions and not used for iscsi connections. AIS Connect This is a built-in call-home feature for when any hardware problems are detected. Before configuring the AIS connect the Fujitsu Support Pack must be registered. Please visit: The support pack information is located with the documents that came with your appliance and must be registered within 30 days of receiving the SVA. There is no requirement to use this feature but DataCore recommend that you use it to help speed up any faulty hardware replacements. Contact your Fujitsu representative for more information. Page 12

13 Server software overview The Windows operating system For any SVA models running SANsymphony 9.0 PSP 4 or any versions before 10.0 PSP 7 Update 2; please refer to the documentation that comes with the SVA for all requirements. For any SVA models running SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 7 Update 2 or later; please refer to the standard SANsymphony Release Notes and the minimum hardware and software requirements located here: Windows patches and updates These will need to be installed and kept up-to-date using the normal Windows operations as DataCore Software are not able to distribute Microsoft s own software. Hyper-V and Hyperconverged configurations SVAs cannot be used for DataCore s Hyperconverged Virtual SAN solution or for Hosting Virtual Machines via Microsoft s Hyper-V. NIC teaming NIC teaming can only be used for SANsymphony management connections. NIC teaming on iscsi connections is not supported. While only the SVA M1 series comes with NIC teaming pre-configured it is allowed on the 'non-m1' SVA series and can be manually configured if required. Use switch-independent NIC Teaming Mode with a failover-only configuration. Third-party software System monitoring software Monitoring agents like SCOM, Nagios etc as well as UPS-related products are allowed. Storage array software Apart from SANsymphony, no other storage array management software is supported. All other For other types of third-party applications and services, please contact DataCore s Technical Support for advice. Third party software drivers required for connections to external storage arrays are allowed but do not install any additional VSS or VDS providers as they will interfere with SANsymphony operations. Recovery images All M1 models The recovery image will be in one of two possible locations: C:\ADK\Recovery B:\Recovery All other models The recovery image will be located in C:\RCW\Recovery Please refer to the SVA documentation for more information. Page 13

14 Upgrading SANsymphony Upgrades are now supported for all SVA models running SANsymphony versions 10.0 PSP 4 or greater without using an SVA-specific upgrade kit. In this case use the standard SANsymphony 10.x software installers. Models still running SANsymphony 9.0 PSP 4 or any SANsymphony versions before 10.0 PSP 2 still need to use the appropriate SVA upgrade kit(s) to move to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 4 first before being able to use standard SANsymphony 10.x software installers. Also see The section Server hardware overview at the start of this document for the most current version of SANsymphony that is supported for your SVA s hardware. Getting the software All SVA upgrade kits and SANsymphony software updates are all available to download from the DataCore Technical Support website: DataCore Software Downloads A valid login and password will be required. Page 14

15 Upgrading SANsymphony Upgrade overview Each release of SANsymphony can be broken down into three parts Major version number This is designated by the first 2 digits of the software version. Example: SANsymphony-V 9.0 (or ) SANsymphony 10.0 (or ) Notes All SVA models running SANsymphony versions 10.0 PSP 4 or greater without using an SVAspecific upgrade kit. In this case use the standard SANsymphony 10.x software installers. Models still running SANsymphony 9.0 PSP 4 or any SANsymphony versions before 10.0 PSP 2 still need to use the appropriate SVA upgrade kit(s) to move to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 4 first before being able to use standard SANsymphony 10.x software installers. Product service patch (PSP) PSPs are identified by the 3rd digit of the software version. Example: SANsymphony-V 9.0 PSP 4 (or ) SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 6 or ( ) Notes All SVA models running SANsymphony versions 10.0 PSP 4 or greater without using an SVAspecific upgrade kit. In this case use the standard SANsymphony 10.x software installers. Models still running SANsymphony 9.0 PSP 4 or any SANsymphony versions before 10.0 PSP 2 still need to use the appropriate SVA upgrade kit(s) to move to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 4 first before being able to use standard SANsymphony 10.x software installers. Update Update versions are identified by the 4 th digit of the software version. Example: SANsymphony-V 9.0 PSP 4 Update 4 (or ) SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 6 Update 2 (or ) Notes Upgrading to the next update can be done using either designated SVA Upgrade Kit or a by using a standard SANsymphony update that matches your installed SANsymphony major version + PSP. PSPs are cumulative (i.e. they contain all enhancements and fixes from the previous PSP) as well as any fixes from updates associated with all earlier PSPs. Page 15

16 Upgrading SANsymphony Upgrading SANsymphony-V 9.x The only available upgrade for SANsymphony-V 9.x is to SANsymphony There are no PSPs available for Choose Software for Appliances (SVA). Locate and download Fujitsu-DataCore SVA to 10.0 Upgrade Kit. Follow the upgrade instructions in the documentation provided with the upgrade kit. Very important When upgrading from SANsymphony 9.x do not use any other upgrade kit as this prevent you DataCore Server from working. Page 16

17 Upgrading SANsymphony Upgrading SANsymphony 10.x Only Product Service Pack (PSP) upgrade kits and updates are available for SANsymphony 10.x. All SVA models running SANsymphony versions 10.0 PSP 4 or greater without using an SVAspecific upgrade kit. In this case use the standard SANsymphony 10.x software installers. Models still running SANsymphony versions before 10.0 PSP 2 still need to use the appropriate SVA upgrade kit(s) to move to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 4 first before being able to use standard SANsymphony 10.x software installers. Applying/Upgrading a Product Service Patch (PSP) Choose Software for Appliances (SVA). Locate and download the Upgrade Kit that refers to your SVA series type and the current PSP version you already have installed. Very important: It is now possible to upgrade to the latest SANsymphony 10.x PSP version number (i.e. in sequence for your Major version) if you are already running SANsymphony 10.0 PSP1 or greater, without the need for all the DataCore Servers in the Server Group to already on the same PSP version. For example, you can upgrade directly from SANsymphony 10.0 PSP1 to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP5 update 2 without having to upgrade all the DataCore Servers in the Server Group to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP2 first. Servers still running SANsymphony 10.0 (without PSP1 installed) must upgrade all the DataCore Servers in the Server Group to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP1 first before being able to upgrade directly to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP5 update 2. Page 17

18 Upgrading SANsymphony Applying/Upgrading a Update If an Upgrade Kit does not already include the latest 'Update' to the latest PSP (e.g. Fujitsu- DataCore SVA 10.0 PSP5 Update 2 Upgrade Kit); or if there is a DataCore SANsymphony v10 PSP Update greater than the update included in the Upgrade Kit then you can use the standard DataCore SANsymphony v10 software to update your SVA software. Locate and download the DataCore SANsymphony software that refers to the current Update version of the PSP/Major version you have installed. Very important: It is possible to upgrade to later Update version numbers for your PSP without having to upgrade to any Update versions that may have been released in between. For example, to upgrade to SANsymphony-V 9.0 PSP4 Update 4 from SANsymphony-V 9.0 PSP4 Update 1 there is no requirement to apply any of the Updates 2 3 beforehand. Page 18

19 Downgrading SANsymphony Downgrading to any previous software version - major version, PSP or Update - is not allowed. Page 19

20 SANsymphony licensing The SANsymphony software comes with its own in-built, 30-day trial license. During this trial period the SANsymphony software is fully functional and can be used as normal, but after 30 days the license will expire and the software will stop functioning. Permanent SANsymphony software licenses are provided (via ) to the DataCore Partner as well as to the end user when the SVA is shipped. If you have not received your permanent license keys please contact your DataCore Partner who will be able to help you. License types There are three types of license models that are possible with SANsymphony, but not all of them are allowed with the SVA. License Models (before April 1 st 2018) License Models (after April 1 st 2018) Volume (VL) HVSAN (HS) BULK Enterprise (EN) Standard (ST) Large Scale (LS) Allowed Not allowed Not allowed Allowed Not allowed Not allowed Notes Existing SVA customers still using the old Volume (VL) license type do not have to upgrade any license keys and all new capacity licenses ordered after April 1 st 2018 will be of the type Enterprise (EN) that will work with the older Volume (VL) license key model. Do not activate any permanent software licenses on any SVAs that are going to be added to an existing Server Group. Wait until they have been added to the Server Group first before activating any permanent software licenses. Page 20

21 Joining other Server Groups With other SVA Hardware Make sure that the version of SANsymphony (including Product Service Patch and any updates) on the SVA is the same as the other DataCore Servers in the Server Group before attempting to join a Server Group already containing other DataCore Servers. The Join Server Group function (by clicking on the link restart-join C:\RCW\) will fail if there is a SANsymphony version mismatch between any of the DataCore Servers within the Server Group. Upgrade the DataCore Server(s) that are at the lower version first, so that they match the other DataCore Servers and then re-run the Join Server Group function. With different SVA models Mixing different SVA models (e.g. SVA M1 with non-m1 series) in the same Server Group is allowed but the requirement regarding matching SANsymphony versions across all DataCore Servers still apply. With other non-sva hardware Mixing SVA hardware with other server hardware using SANsymphony in the same Server Group is allowed but the requirement regarding matching SANsymphony versions across all DataCore Servers still apply. Page 21

22 Previous Changes Updated Software Configuration Overview SANsymphony-V 10.0 PSP 6 Update 4 is now supported. The same 10.0 PSP 6 Update 4 Upgrade Kit can now be used for both the SVA M1 and 'non-m1' series. June 2017 Updated Software Configuration Overview SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 5 Update 2 is now supported for the SVA 'non-m1' series. The SVA 'M1' series does not yet support 10.0 PSP 5 Update 2. November 2016 Added Added notes for the new SVA M1 series throughout the whole document. May 2016 February 2016 Updated Software Configuration Overview SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 4 is now supported. It is now possible to upgrade from any version of SANsymphony 10.0 PSP1 or greater directly to the latest 10.x Upgrade Kit without having to upgrade to any versions 'in between'. Servers still running SANsymphony 10.0 (without PSP1 installed) must upgrade all the DataCore Servers in the Server Group to 10.0 PSP1 first before being able to upgrade directly to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP4. Updated Software Configuration Overview SANsymphony 10.0 PSP 3 is now supported. December 2015 Upgrading the SANsymphony-V software Upgrading to the next Product Service Patch (PSP) It is now possible to upgrade from any version of SANsymphony 10.0 PSP1 or greater directly to the latest 10.x Upgrade Kit without having to upgrade to any versions 'in between'. Servers still running SANsymphony 10.0 (without PSP1 installed) must upgrade all the DataCore Servers in the Server Group to 10.0 PSP1 first before being able to upgrade directly to SANsymphony 10.0 PSP3. SANsymphony 9.0 PSP4 Update 3 and earlier are now End of Life. Please see: End of Life Notifications Updated Upgrading the SANsymphony-V software This section has had more explanatory notes added including screenshots for illustration. November 2015 Added The SANsymphony-V Software - SANsymphony-V software licenses Explanatory notes on SANsymphony-V software licenses and the SVA. August 2015 Added Software Configuration Overview SANsymphony 10.0 PSP2 is now supported. Page 22

23 Previous Changes Updated Software Configuration Overview SANsymphony 10.0 PSP1 Update 1 is now supported. April 2015 Updated Upgrade notes on individual components Added notes about the SVA s Power Supply Unit March 2015 Initial publication of Document. January 2015 Page 23

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