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Solution  1001924.1 :   Determining Memory size, Segment size and Write cache status for Sun StorEdge[TM] A3x00 and Sun StorEdge[TM] A1000.  


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Description
It is not possible to use the command line interface (CLI) to determine the
status of the following for RAID Manager 6.1.1 used on Sun
StorEdge[TM] A3x00 and Sun StorEdge[TM] A1000 :-

- Cache memory size of RAID controller,
- RAID segment size of the LUNs (logical units)
- Write-cache status of LUNs

This document helps us in determining the above from the module profile taken
from the GUI. This can then be used to check status and for
remote troubleshooting.

Steps to Follow
We can find the status of cache memory size, segment size and write-cache
status of LUNs by using the raid manager GUI, i.e., by running:

/usr/lib/osa/bin/rm6
Once the GUI is running, we can gather a snapshot of the configuration
information of the array. This is called the module profile which is an
ASCII text file which can be used to determine the cache memory size,
segment size and status of the write-cache.
How to get module profile
-------------------------
1. Run "/usr/lib/osa/bin/rm6" command as superuser.
2. Select the module from which you wish to gather the module profile.
3. Click on the icon labelled "Maintenance and Tuning"
4. Select a specific RAID module name from which you would like to get the
module profile in the "RAID Module" pull down menu. (By default, "All
RAID Modules" is selected but at this point, you need to select a specific
one rather than "All RAID Modules".
(For example, select "sonoma_001".)
5. Click "File" menu -> "Save Module Profile" on the window,
then you will see "Save module profile" window.
Make sure all items are selected on "Save module profile" window,
then click the "OK" button.
6. You will be prompted to enter the filename you want to save the module
profile as. Type the absolute pathname for the file to be
created, then click on "OK".
Once you do this, the module profile for the selected RAID module will be
written to the file.
Once you have the module profile, you can view the file. The following
section will guide you to check the cache memory size of the array, segment
size of the individual luns  and the write cache status of individual luns.
For example, the module profile looks as below:-
Example output of module profile:
======================================
Profile for sonoma_001
Profile Generated By: RAID Manager Release 06.22.01.55
Host: sonoma
Controllers:
Name          Serial Number    Mode           Logical Units
A (c1t5d0)    1T00300756       Active         3
B (c2t4d1)    1T92000694       Active         2
Number of Drives = 25
Detailed Controller Information for sonoma_001
Parameters                Controller A (c1t5d0)    Controller B (c2t4d1)
Board Name:               Series 3                 Series 3
Board ID:                 3621                     3621
Board Serial Number:      1T00300756               1T92000694
Product ID:               StorEDGE A3000           StorEDGE A3000
Product Serial Number:    1T00300756               1T92000694
Vendor ID:                Symbios                  Symbios
Date of Manufacture:      02/12/00                 05/29/99
Product Revision:         0003                     0003
Host Interface:           Parallel SCSI            Parallel SCSI
Host-side ID (dec):       5                        4
Boot Level:               03.01.04.00              03.01.04.00
Firmware Level:           03.01.04.75              03.01.04.75
Fibre Channel Level:         -                        -
Cache/Processor Size:     64/16 MB                 64/16 MB
Drives:
Detailed Drive Information for sonoma_001
Location   Capacity (MB)   Status         Vendor   Product ID
[1,0]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[2,0]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[3,0]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[4,0]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[5,0]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[1,1]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[2,1]      17274           Failed         FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[3,1]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[4,1]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[5,1]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[1,2]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[2,2]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[3,2]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[4,2]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[5,2]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[1,3]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[2,3]      17274           Failed         FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[3,3]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[4,3]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[5,3]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAA3182S SUN18G
[4,8]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAG3182L SUN18G
[5,8]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAG3182L SUN18G
[4,9]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAG3182L SUN18G
[5,9]      17274           Optimal        FUJITSU  MAG3182L SUN18G
[5,10]     17274           Spare[2,3]     FUJITSU  MAG3182L SUN18G
Detailed Drive Information for sonoma_001 (continued)
Location   Firmware Version   Serial Number   Date Code
[1,0]      2107               00G08649        9848
[2,0]      2107               00G08364        9848
[3,0]      2107               00G08386        9848
[4,0]      2107               00G04816        9848
[5,0]      2107               00G08258        9848
[1,1]      2107               00G08322        9848
[2,1]      2107               00G01309        9848
[3,1]      2107               00G08630        9848
[4,1]      2107               00G08212        9848
[5,1]      2107               00G08229        9848
[1,2]      2107               00G08234        9848
[2,2]      2107               00G08235        9848
[3,2]      2107               00G08247        9848
[4,2]      2107               00G07833        9848
[5,2]      2107               00G08257        9848
[1,3]      2107               00G08216        9848
[2,3]      2107               00G08195        9848
[3,3]      2107               00G07854        9848
[4,3]      2107               00G06759        9848
[5,3]      2107               00G08332        9848
[4,8]      0707               00523641        9911
[5,8]      0707               00523894        9911
[4,9]      0707               00524078        9911
[5,9]      0707               00523863        9911
[5,10]     0707               00524112        9911
Logical Units (LUNs):
Detailed LUN Information for sonoma_001
Capacity
LUN   Controller      (MB)      RAID Level
0     c1t5d0          1024      5
1     c2t4d1          1024      5
2     c1t5d2          1024      5
3     c2t4d3          1024      5
4     c1t5d4          1024      1
Detailed LUN Information for sonoma_001 (continued)
LUN   Associated Drives
0     [1,0] [2,0] [3,0] [4,0] [5,0]
1     [1,1] [2,1] [3,1]
2     [1,2] [2,2] [3,2]
3     [1,3] [2,3] [3,3]
4     [4,1] [5,1] [4,2] [5,2]
Detailed LUN Information for sonoma_001 (continued)
Segment    Write      Cache       Cache Without
LUN   Size       Cache      Mirroring   Batteries      Status
(Blocks)
0     64           Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
1     64         * Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Degraded
2     64           Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
3     64           Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
4     128          Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
Drive Group Information for sonoma_001
No.        No.     Total      Remaining
of   RAID  of      Capacity   Capacity
Group       LUNS Level Drives  (MB)       (MB)
Unassigned  0    -     6     103644     103407
Hot Spare   -    -     1          -          -
1           1    5     5      68938      67914
2           1    5     3      34469      33445
3           1    5     3      34469      33445
4           1    5     3      34469      33445
5           1    1     4      34469      33445
Logical Unit Information for sonoma_001
Device  RAID  Cap.
LUN   Group  Name    Level (MB) Status
0     1    c1t5d0    5    1024  Optimal
1     2    c2t4d1    5    1024  Degraded
2     3    c1t5d2    5    1024  Optimal
3     4    c2t4d3    5    1024  Optimal
4     5    c1t5d4    1    1024  Optimal
======================================
1. Determining Cache memory size of the controller:
In case of A3x00, you can see the cache memory size of both the
controllers.
In the example below, controller A's cache memory size is 64 MB, and
system memory size is 16MB. The same is true for controller B.
Note: This should be same on both the controllers.
Cache/Processor Size:              64/16 MB                     64/16 MB
2. Determining Segment size of LUNs:
In case of the following example, LUN 0's segment size is 64 blocks.
(1 block is equal to 512 byte.) LUN 4's one is 128 blocks.
Detailed LUN Information for sonoma_001 (continued)
Segment    Write      Cache       Cache Without
LUN   Size       Cache      Mirroring   Batteries      Status
(Blocks)
0     64           Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
1     64           Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Degraded
2     64           Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
3     64           Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
4     128          Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
2. Determining write-cache status of LUNs
Segment    Write      Cache       Cache Without
LUN   Size       Cache      Mirroring   Batteries      Status
(Blocks)
0     64           Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
1     64         * Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Degraded
2     64           Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
3     64           Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
4     128          Enabled    Enabled     Disabled       Optimal
In the above example, write-cache status of all LUNs are shown.
The asterisk (*) in front of LUN 1 indicates that the write cache
for this LUN is disabled.
So by this way, we can come to know the memory size of the controller(s),
segment size of the LUNs and and the write-cache status of the LUNs from
the module profile.


Product
RAID Manager 6.22.1
RAID Manager 6.22 Software
RAID Manager 6.1.1 Software Update 2
RAID Manager 6.1.1 Software Update 1
RAID Manager 6.1.1 Software
Sun StorageTek A3500 Array
Sun StorageTek A3500 FC Array
Sun StorageTek A1000 Array

Internal Comments
The module profile is an important component of the raid manager (rm6)
however, there is no way we can get the module profile using the command
line interface (CLI). Since we cannot get it using the CLI, the explorer
doesn't gather the module profile and we have to ask for it manually.

A1000, A3500, A3500FC, A3000, A3x00, RSM Array 2000, RAID Manager, module profile, cache, memory size, segment size
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