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1. Name If the user has an iSNS server then the address can be added in the iSNS servers list by clicking Add A window should appear Enter the address of the iSNS Server then click OK The Microsoft SCSI Initiator will now query the ISNS Server and discover any SCSI Targets that are registered Step 3 Targets Click on the Targets tab The devices discovered should now be listed and shown as below WANrocklT CSP Node Page 59 SCSI Initiator Properties j Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS General Discovery Targets To access storage devices for a target select the target and then click Log on To see information about sessions connections and devices for a target dick Details Targets Name Status ign 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 0 Inactive ign 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 1 Inactive la Details Log on rm prm In this example two iSCSI targets have been discovered The first device is the tape drive and the second is the media changer If no devices are displayed check the settings used to do the discovery especially the CHAP settings then return to Targets tab and click Refresh If still no devices are displayed check network cables and that the iSCSI Node is operational To connect to one of the iSCSI Targets click on one of the target names and then click the Log on button In this example we have chosen th
2. Once you have downloaded the new firmware to a local disk drive e Click on the browse button to locate the file you have downloaded from the website e Then click on the update button Updating the firmware will take a few minutes after which it will be necessary to reboot the system to bring the new code into memory WANrocklT CSP Node Page 49 8 4 Saving the Configuration to Disk Once you have finished configuring your Node we recommend that you save your configuration data to a local disk By doing so you could save valuable time if the unit requires replacement or if a configuration is lost during upgrades From the Home screen select the Load Save Configuration icon from the Node Maintenance section The GUI will now display the following window Load Save Configuration Import Configuration Browse Upload Note after uploading a new configuration you will need to reboot the node Lo gout KA z Export Configuration Support Click Here to Download O Help Restore Defaults Restore Factory Defaults I To save the configuration data click on the Click here to Download link from within the Export Configuration window located in the centre of the page Depending upon the browser you are using select the option to save file to disk The Node will now download an encoded file that contains all the configuration settings for the Node To reload the configuration click on the Browse button and locate th
3. oocccconcnoccnncccnncccccnononononannnnncnnnnnnnonacnnnonnnonannnnnnns 50 8 5 Restore to Factory Defaults ooccconcconcconcconoconeconoconoconoconocononanoconocanonanonanenanenanes 51 Appendix A Setting up your computer for initial set up ooocccooccccnccnconcncnnnnnnnncnnonanononcnnnnoos 52 dla A ae te en a ee a ee eat 52 Windows Vista Server 2008 Or 7 anansnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn me heme nnnnnnnnnnennnn nn nn nn nenne nnennennen 54 Appendix B Connecting to an iSCSI Device using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 56 Connecting to an iSCSI Device using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator in Windows Vista Server 2008 A re 56 Connecting to an iSCSI Device using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator in Windows Server 2008 R2 67 Appendix C Connecting to an iSCSI Device using ISCSIadM ccoocccconncconcnncnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnronnnoss 77 DiScovering SCS War els supo E odias od Lu 77 LOGIING IMO A TAGE ar Ir 78 L gg outoa target NT o m 79 EOJOIMQUEO alarde Surtido ee 80 Appendix D Transfer Statistics Graphing Instructions For Excel 2000 81 Appendix E Transfer Statistics Graphing Instructions for Excel 2010 86 WANrockIT CSP Node Page 4 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Bridgeworks WANrocklT Node Bridgeworks have designed the WANrockIT product to be i
4. AN BRIDGEWORKS simply making data flow WANrockIT CSP Node User Manual V2 0 Bridgeworks 135 Somerford Road Christchurch Dorset BH23 3PY Tel 44 0 1202 588 588 Fax 44 0 1202 588 589 Email support 4bridgeworks com Manual Revision History Revision Date Firmware 1 0 April 2015 1 1 1 V4 04 10 2 0 May 2015 1 1 2 V4 04 24 WANrocklT CSP Node Page 2 3 2 3 3 4 1 4 2 4 3 9 1 5 2 6 1 6 2 Table of Contents INILOQ IC LO Nie ee ee ee E E eee 5 SIMI ANNE TU NU NEP 5 1 1 1 Supported Topo Es aa T Ut 5 1 1 2 Fibre Channel or iSCSI Hosts Connected to an iSCSI Targets in AWS 5 1 14 3 SAS FC or iSCSI Storage Presented into AWS EC2 uussssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 6 1 1 4 Accelerating an FTP Server in AWS for Access On Premise ooccccccccocccnncccnooncnnnonnnanonnnnonnns 7 Wane Ee RM DD 7 Bened Stat tte 7 Using the Webinterface a 9 side E 9 Connecting to the Web Interface coooccccoccnccccnccccnnonacnncnnnnonncnncnnnnonannnonnnnnnncnononos 10 Management Console Home screen occccoccncccccnccncnccccnnonncnnonnnnonnrncnnnnnonnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnns 11 Node ONU EI M 12 NetWork Connections ce 12 Salad S5eluhgihePestildliiQussum ii 12 Sala ENaBDINO IPVO cete I e 12 3 123 iussisse 13 S A eig The RAE Sitio ee ee Moos 13 SO slg Me SUBNETMASK tii ao
5. Advanced Cancel Now click on the Advanced button to see the Advanced Settings WANrocklT CSP Node Page 74 Advanced Settings El EG General IPsec Connect using Local adapter Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Initiator IP Default Target portal IP faut ej CRC Checksum Data digest Header digest Enable CHAP log on m CHAP Log on information CHAP helps ensure connection security by providing authentication between a target and an initiator To use specify the same name and CHAP secret that was configured on the target For this initiator The name will default to the Initiator Name of the system unless another name is specified Name iqn 1991 05 com microsoft win d3081sidkbe Target secret 7 Perform mutual authentication To use mutual CHAP either specify an initiator secret on the Configuration page or use RADIUS 17 Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials 17 Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials Select the Initiator IP address and the Target Portal that you wish to connect too via the pull down menus in the Connect by using section When setting up multiple connections you ideally want to connect to different ports and different network interfaces Set up CHAP then click OK The user will now be brought back to the window below Click OK and now the user should see the Session Connections
6. Identifier mM ffffffff8741d31c 40000 13700000008 Session Properties Target portal group 1 Status Connected Connection count 2 Session Connections To configure how the connections within this session are load balanced dick Connections Now click on OK to return to the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator main window Step 6 Logging off an iSCSI Session To log off an iSCSI Session follow the following procedure Open the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator and click on the Targets tab Click on the iSCSI session that the user wishes to log off and then click Details In the Target Properties window select the Sessions Tab and select the identifier that is to be logged off Click the Log off button This will log off all connections associated with the SCSI Session WANrockIT CSP Node Page 65 The session identifier should now be removed from the identifier list Click ok to return to the main iSCSI Initiator window The iSCSI device should now show as inactive WANrocklT CSP Node Page 66 Connecting to an iSCSI Device using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator in Windows Server 2008 R2 There are many iSCSl initiators available For the purpose of this user guide we shall concentrate only on the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator In this example we have used the Microsoft SCSI that is available with Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Step 1 General Set up Open the iSCSI initiator and then click on the Configuration Tab You should see a wind
7. 1 Session Connections To configure how the connections within this session are load balanced click Connections In this window the user can view the iSCSI Sessions associated to the iSCSI Target how many connections are attached to each iSCSI Session and the Target Portal Group If the user clicks on the Device tab he should see details of the target device Here we can see that the device is an IBM LTO Tape drive WANrocklT CSP Node Page 62 Sessions Devices Properties These are the devices exposed by iSCSI sessions to the target Click Advanced to view information about the device and configure the multipath policy Devices Device Name MPIO Capable IBM ULTRIUM HH3 SCSI Sequential Device Advanced Step 5 Creating multiple connections Optional If the user wishes to create multiple connections to an iSCSI Session return to the Session tab in the Target Properties window Click on the Connections button and a window should appear This is shown below Connections Load balance policy Round Robin v Description The round robin policy attempts to evenly distribute incoming requests to all processing paths This session has the following connections Source Portal Target Portal Status Type Weight C 10 0 0 237 5 10 10 10 50 Conne Active n a 0 The Session Connections window shows how many iSCSI Connections are active a
8. Discover Portal The user should now be presented with a window Discover Target Portal Enter the IP address or DNS name and port number of the portal you want to add To change the default settings of the discovery of the target portal click the Advanced button IP address or DNS name Port Default is 3260 fi 3260 Advanced Cancel Enter an IP address for the iSCSI Target In this example we shall use the IP address of 10 10 10 99 Leave the port 3260 unless you have configured your iSCSI Node only to respond on port 860 in which case change it to 860 Click on the advanced button to see the advanced options WANrocklT CSP Node Page 68 Advanced Settings ix General IPsec r Connect using Local adapter Initiator IP CA Target portal IP CERC Checksum Data digest Header digest Enable CHAP log on r CHAP Log on information CHAP helps ensure connection security by providing authentication between a target and an initiator To use specify the same name and CHAP secret that was configured on the target For this initiator The name will default to the Initiator Name of the system unless another name is specified Mame ign 1991 05 com microsoft win d30815sidkbe Target secret Perform mutual authentication To use mutual CHAP either specify an initiator secret on the Configuration page or use RADIUS Use RADIUS to generate user au
9. Remove Node button A confirmation box will appear click OK to continue 4 1 2 Remote Control Depending on the security groups policy of your AWS node it may not be possible to directly access its web interface Remote Control can be used to take control of any other Node added to your local Node To stop or allow other Nodes to take remote control of the Node you are currently using there is a checkbox within the Home Node section at the top of the page Select the checkbox if you want to allow other users to take control clear it if not Once you have chosen click the Save button Highlight the Node you wish to connect to by clicking the Node in the remote Node list and then the Start Remote Control button below the list The web interface will now display the login screen of the remote Node as normal and you login in the normal way using the credentials of the remote Node WANrocklT CSP Node Page 20 Whenever a remote control session is underway there will be a yellow bar at the top of the web interface which will contain the name of the Node you are connected to as illustrated below Remote Control Link emote node AMM WANrockIT v410 ESXi Node Node Menu __ Node Configuration 4 Home amp A 0 Reboot p Network Service Control mb Logout Connections WANrockIT RA Support Help H Node emote Transfer Statistics Management Devices and Protocols NH le ISCSI Initiator ISCSI Target ISCSI Se
10. 1 4 Accelerating an FTP Server in AWS for Access On Premise In the following diagram network traffic can be sent and received from an FTP server in the AWS cloud utilising a WANrockIT link to accelerate data transfers JH pun On Premise FTP Client WANTrockIT Node Router WANrockIT Node 1 2 Manual Layout This Manual contains a breakdown of all the features available in the WANrockIT Node For a guide on installing or configuring your units with use cases please visit www 4bridgeworks com support aws Throughout the manual symbols will be used to quickly identify different pieces of information This icon represents a note of interest about a step or section of information n y CS This icon represents an important piece of information This icon represents a warning care must be taken and the warning should be read thoroughly 1 3 Definitions e Node A Node refers to the physical WANrockIT unit you have purchased e Target Device A disk or tape drive connected to a WANrockIT Node e Initiating Device A computer or other piece of equipment which can perform backups connected to a WANrockIT Node e Initiator Node A Node which has both of its ports configured to be Initiators e Target Node A Node which has both of its ports configured to be Targets WANrocklT CSP Node Page 7 Remote Node A Node which has at least one initiating Port which has or is intended to have a targ
11. 2 INFO Selected NAT T version RFC 3947 NOTIFY couldn t find the proper pskey try to get one by ERROR couldn t find the pskey for 10 10 10 138 ERROR failed to process phl packet side 1 status 2 INFO Selected NAT T version RFC 3947 NOTIFY couldn t find the proper pskey try to get one by ERROR couldn t find the pskey for 10 10 10 138 ERROR failed to process phl packet side 1 status 2 the peer s address the peer s address the peer s address address the peer s the peer s address Executing system reboot etc init d rc shutdown 08 notice kernel klogd exiting syslogd exiting syslogd started BusyBox v1 18 4 08 info 25 info 25 info 25 info 25 info 25 info 25 info DE 3645 kernel kernel kernel kernel kernel kamen pci 0000 03 00 0 pci 0000 03 00 0 pci 0000 00 15 0 pci 0000 00 15 1 pci 0000 00 15 2 nai ANNAN ANTE 2 System wakeup disabled by ACPI disabling ASPM on pre 1 1 PCIe device PCI bridge to bus 03 PCI bridge to bus 04 PCI bridge to bus 05 DOT heidan 2 Thin nel You can enable it with pcie aspm force Click Here to Download Clear System Log Below the log display pane are two options Clear system logs this will delete the current and saved logs within the Node Download this will download the log files to your local disk You may be asked by our support team to email this log file to them to aid them in any problem r
12. Default PERE Checksum Data digest Header digest Enable CHAP log on r CHAP Log on information CHAP helps ensure connection security by providing authentication between a target and an initiator To use specify the same name and CHAP secret that was configured on the target for this initiator The name will default to the Initiator Name of the system unless another name is specified Name ign 1991 05 com microsoft win d3081sidkbe Target secret Perform mutual authentication To use mutual CHAP either specify an initiator secret on the Configuration page or use RADIUS Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials 17 Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials This advanced settings page is the same as that of the discovery with one addition On the Connect using section the user can select the Target Port that he wishes to connect to This is particularly useful if the user is going to create multiple connections In this example we have chosen to connect to the IP address 10 10 10 99 on port 3260 Set up the Digest and CHAP settings as described in stage 2 during the discovery phase and click OK This will now take you back to the Connect to Target window Click OK once more The user should now see the iSCSI Target connected SCSI Initiator Properties ES Targets Discovery Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration r Quic
13. It is recommended that this feature is enabled 6 2 5 CHAP Login If the SCSI target device has CHAP enabled select the CHAP Login checkbox and enter the username and password to communicate with this device Once you have completed this window click the OK button The Node should now display the IQN with the word Connected next to it Repeat this process for all the required iSCSI target devices WANrocklT CSP Node Page 39 SCSI Initiator Discovery Target Portals Address Port 10 10 10 112 3260 Targets Name Status ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001bd1 eui 0004180002001BD1 0 connected Refresh Persistent Targets Name Portal Interf ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001bd1 eui 0004180002001BD1 0 10 10 10 112 3260 1 port2 Remove Refresh r4 Note If you enabled Persistent Connection these devices will be also displayed in the Persistent Targets window below the Targets window 6 2 6 Log Off From the Targets list select the target you wish to remove which will change the background colour to blue Click the Log Off button below a message will appear saying Are you sure you want to Log Off Click the OK button if you wish the target to become inactive 6 2 Refresh Targets If at a point after the initial discovery your discovery device has had additional targets added to it the Refresh button will update the targets list to present those devices 6 2 8 Remove If a target has be
14. force a refresh of any SCSI devices that may have been added to the remote WANrockIT Node This page is only available if you have an iSCSI licence on your system SO if you are using your Node primarily for FTP then this won t be present From the Home screen select the Remote SCSI Target Management icon under the WANrockIT section The GUI will now display the following window AN Remote SCSI Target Management Remote Nodes Select a Remote Node from the list below Devices Connected to IP Enable all Devices Disable all Devices Refresh Devices 4 2 1 Refreshing SCSI Devices from a Remote Node To refresh the devices on this list select the Node you want to refresh the devices on from the Host Name list and click on it When successfully selected the Node will become blue Click on the Refresh Devices button at the bottom of the screen The screen will go grey and a frame will appear with a blue loading bar as shown below Discovering Remote Node Establishing connection please wait Loading IN When the loading bar is complete a report will be returned informing you of the progress of the update Discovered devices will be displayed the Devices Connected to window as shown below WANrocklT CSP Node Page 26 ATN Remote SCSI Target Management Node Menu Remote Nodes A Home Select aRemote Node from the list below 5 Reboot a E Logout NY support Q ET Devices Connected to 10
15. interface After saving changes reboot the product for the new configuration to take effect Protocols for Port 1 M4 Support Add a protocol 1 Help Protocols For Port 2 SCSI x Add a protocol Cancel In order for the changes to take effect a reboot will be required 5 1 2 Typical configuration Virtual Machine instance By Default the Node will be set up to have Port 1 reserved for managing the Web interface Port 2 for the WAN interface and the LAN protocol i e FTP or iSCSI will be mapped to Port 3 In this way Port 2 and Port 3 can be bridged for use with FTP WANrocklT CSP Node Page 31 Port Mappings Select which protocols should be active on each network interface After saving changes reboot the product for the new configuration to take effect Protocols for Port 1 Add a protocol Protocols For Port 2 Add a protocol Protocols For Port 3 SCSI X WANrocklT CSP Node Page 32 5 2 SCSI Device Management This configuration page will allow the administrator to configure a number of parameters that control the behaviour of the devices From within the Home screen select the SCSI Device Management icon under the Devices and Protocols section The GUI will now display the following window SCSI Device Management M Directly Connected Devices Tape Drive HP SDLT600 Devices registered from other WANrockIT Nodes No Devices are know
16. operating system settings o j os M 4 gt 24hrstat 1 Ready 3 Select the first two rows right click and select Delete WANrockIT CSP Node Page 87 Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review B EH m Page Page Break Custom Full Layout Preview Views Screen Workbook Views E Split Hide Ruler Formula Bar e E Zoom 100 Zoomto New Arrange Freeze i Selection Window All Panes Unhide V Gridlines Headings Show Zoom atistics between node r720a and node r720b DEP 0 00 LI 00 3 0 3 Recieve a 5a Copy 350704 6 348224 7 Paste Special 351600 8 348264 Insert 9 351200 10 348288 Clear Contents 349000 Format Cells 348704 Row Height 349200 14 Hide 351016 Unhide 347464 J BETUS 350576 06 12 32 1 79E 09 348320 06 13 32 1 8E 09 350160 06 14 32 1 8E 09 349960 06 15 32 1 8E 09 349232 06 16 32 1 8E 09 349824 06 17 32 1 81E 09 351104 06 18 32 1 8E 09 349168 06 19 32 1 8E 09 349864 06 20 32 1 8E 09 349992 M 4 gt 24hrstat YI Ready D RRINE ENSS Scroll to the bottom of the data to confirm the number of rows in the spreadsheet it should be around 1620 In the Name Box type A1 C no of rows then hit enter Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View File Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View a E i Calibri un yn gt Dr E Wrap Text d
17. page with two connections Multiple Connected Session MCS MICS policy Round Fobin Description The round robin policy attempts to evenly distribute incoming requests to all processing paths This session has khe Following connections Source Portal Target Fortal status Type weight 0 0 0 0 60102 10 10 10 107 3 Connected Active n a 0 0 0 0 63942 10 10 10 107 3 Connected Active n a o Oo d To add a connection click Add ada To remove a connection select the connection above and then Remene click Remove To edit the path settings for the MCS policy select a Edi connection above and then click Edit OK Cancel Apply The user can add up to 10 different connections Once the user has completed setting up the connections click OK to return to the iSCSI session page You should now see the number of connections increased In this example we have 2 connections WANrocklT CSP Node Page 75 Sessions Portal Groups Refresh O fffffas001770018 4000013700000007 To add a session click Add session Add session To disconnect one or more sessions select each Disconnect session and then click Disconnect To view devices associated with a session select Devices a session and then click Devices r Session Information Target portal group tag 1 Status Connected Connection count 2 Maximum Allowed Connections 10 Authentication None Specified Header Dige
18. prn Ext csv i d oO ok uery Files i 1414 MI NSheet1 Sheet2 Sheet3 Id Em 0 E er ww T T Z WANrocklT CSP Node Page 81 Creating the Graph 1 Select the first column of the newly generated worksheet right click and select Format Cells Microsoft Excel 2 Eile Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help CERESE Y A1 Statistics between node r720a and node r7 20b KJ v LN ur LIII and node r720b put in bytes per second 2 This is Eb Copy 3 Time t K Paste EN Seg Paste Special 04 L6 jr Insert HHH Delete 8 AHHA Clear Contents Column Width 12 Hr Hide Unhide 347464 1 BE408 350576 2 From the Number tab select the Time category and select the option shown below This is not the format in which the time will be displayed in the final graph Then Click OK Mumber Alignment Font Border Patterns Protection Category ample Statistics between node r720a and node r Type Time Formats display date and time serial numbers as time values Use Date Formats to display just the date portion ox ce 3 Select the first two rows right click and select Delete Microsoft Excel 24hrst File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help n uwesanvsuevo c x fe BL 2 M4 BB 100 Statistics betw
19. steps e Identify the iSCSI device s you wish to use e Logon to the iSCSI device s e Enable the iSCSI device s The following sequence is repeated for each device you wish to connect to the iSCSI Node WANrocklT CSP Node Page 36 6 2 1 Discovering an iSCSI target From the Home screen click on the iSCSI Initiator icon under the Devices and Protocols section The GUI will now display the following window AM iSCSI Initiator M Node Menu Discovery Target Portals A Bome Address Port 5 reboot Logout N support tel Targets Name Status Refresh Persistent Targets Name Portal Interface Remove Refresh O 2015 Bridgeworks Ltd Click on the Add in the Discovery Target Portals window Add Discovery Portal Discovery Portal Port 3260 Source Interface Port 2 10 10 10 139 wv ll CHAP Login Target secret Cancel WANrocklT CSP Node Page 37 In the Add Discovery Portal window insert the IP address of the iSCSI target device you wish to connect to and select the Source Interface from the drop down list If the iSCSI device has CHAP enabled for discoveries then you will need to check the CHAP Login box and fill in the username and password When complete click the OK button The unit will now go through a process called an iSCSI Discovery This will access the iSCSI target and request the unit to report on the devices within it Any devices found will appear in the Ta
20. update the DNS server 3 1 5 Setting the Subnet Mask If the Node is configured to use DHCP the netmask will be issued from the DHCP server If you are using a static IP address enter the IP mask in this box 3 1 6 Setting an IPv6 IP Address If IPv6 is enabled on the network connections page you can choose to use DHCP to automatically assign an IPv6 address or you can set a static IPv6 address If you choose to assign a static IPv6 address you will also need to assign an IPv6 subnet mask 3 1 6 1 Committing the Changes Click the save button to save these parameters and then click the reboot option in the left hand pane to apply them WANrockIT CSP Node Page 14 3 2 Passwords amp Security This configuration page will allow the administrator to change the access password for the GUI From the Home screen select the Password amp Security icon under the Node Configuration section The GUI will now display the following window Change Password Use a standard web connection Y Use an encrypted web connection HTTPS Upload certificate Optional separate key WRANrockIT IPsec Configuration Enable IPsec Pre Shared Key 3 2 1 System Password This is the password for the administrator admin account To change your password type the existing password and the new password into the appropriate boxes and press Save Your selected password must be between 6 and 54 characters in length and c
21. 0 Target Alias EE SS Device HP SDLT600 Rev 2020 E Logout Device Type Sequential access device Device SCSI Revision SPC NY support Media Type Media Device WWN 2 Help Device SCSIID 3 0 0 0 Enable Disable Be ta Enabled v ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 564db42e 9a94 c840 e0e9 Hg Target WWN 4 m 3i iscsi iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001 bd1 eui 00041B0002001BD1 0 0 Logical Units Attached 1 Y LUNO Present enabled Target Alias LUN 0 Device HP SDLT600 Rev 2020 Device Type sequential access device Device SCSI Revision SPC Media Type Removable Media ign 2002 4 Device WWN Device SCSIID 3 0 0 0 Enable Disable ER Enabled Y Refresh Clear Configuration Update Configuration O 2015 Bridgeworks Ltd An entry for a target exists on this page for each target that exists on your system For example a WANrocklT Node with an iSCSI target configured would present two entries for a device one for the WAN link and one for the iSCSI target By clicking on the blue triangle in the Device info box you can display further information about each device From here the only configurable option is to Enable or Disable a Device This pull down menu option allows you to disable a device from appearing on the interface This is
22. 10 10 87 iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001bd1 eui 00041B0004001BD 1 0 t 0x000001 iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001 bd 1 eui 00041B0005001BD 1 0 t 0x000001 Enable all Devices Disable all Devices Refresh Devices O 2015 Bridgeworks Ltd 4 2 2 Restoring of Devices When a Node has been restarted and it is in the process of re establishing its link to another Node the Node s name and the name of any connected devices may have Connecting after them as shown below AN Remote SCSI Target Management Node Menu Remote Nodes Select a Remote Node from the list below A Home dais o Reboot remote_node L Logout RA Support Help Devices Connected to 192 168 1 4 Device Name Enable iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001bd1 eui0041B0006001BD 1 0 t 0x000001 Connecting ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001bd 1 eui004180004001BD Y 1 0 0x000001 Connecting ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001bd 1 eui005180006001BD Y 1 0 t 0x000001 Connecting Enable all Devices Disable all Devices Refresh Devices O 2015 Bridgeworks Ltd All the functionality that can be used when a Node is active can be used whilst a Node is connecting but the effects will not occur until the link is up WANrockIT CSP Node Page 27 4 3 Transfer Statistics This configuration page will allow you to monitor in real time the performance of a link over the span of a minute and to download the performance of the rig ove
23. 4a43dbd157 Eli v4 04 2 Mar 30 2015 10 10 46 iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 564da721 3a05 6b03 a7fd 364a43dbd157 bwmanager 125 System Log has been cleared bwmanager 125 Watchdog Enabled 15 0 60 second poll bw cl 719 Axon Adding IP allowance 10 10 10 138 bwmanager 125 Configuration saved 1089 bytes bwmanager 125 Configuration saved 1089 bytes racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon racoon 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 10 10 10 138 INFO Selected NAT T version RFC 3947 NOTIFY couldn t find the proper pskey try to get one by ERROR couldn t find the pskey for 10 10 10 138 ERROR failed to process phl packet side 1 status 2 INFO Selected NAT T version RFC 3947 NOTIFY couldn t find the proper pskey try to get one by ERROR couldn t find the pskey for 10 10 10 138 ERROR failed to process phl packet side 1 status 2 INFO Selected NAT T version RFC 3947 NOTIFY couldn t find the proper pskey try to get one by ERROR couldn t find the pskey for 10 10 10 138 ERROR failed to process phl packet side 1 status
24. 68 3260 1 iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 500110A001104E3C 0 root villain WANrockIT CSP Node Page 77 Logging into a target Once you have discovered the available targets you can then login to the target The following command will allow you to login to an individual target iscsiadm m node T Complete Target Name I p Target IP Address Port Number The example below shows logging into the discovered target iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 500110A001104E3C 0 g Terminal root villain File Edit View Terminal Go Help root villain iscsiadm m node l T iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 5 00110A001104E3C 0 l p 10 0 0 68 3260 When you have successfully logged in to the target device the screen should update as shown below g Terminal root villain File Edit View Terminal Go Help root villain iscsiadm m node l T iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 5 00110A001104E3C 0 l p 10 0 0 68 3260 Logging in to iface default target iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 5 00110A001104E3C 0 portal 10 0 0 68 3260 Login to iface default target iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 500110 A001104E3C 0 portal 10 0 0 68 3260 successful root villain B To login to all targets found the command iscsiadm m node 1 can be used WANrocklT CSP Node Page 78 Logging out of a target To log out of an individual target enter the following command at the p
25. Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View v de gt Downloads v Search Downloads Organise v New folder E y x ae Exc Name Date modified Type No items match your search Ft Favourites BE Desktop de Downloads E Recent places f amp SkyDrive A Libraries E Documents 2 Music All Data Sources ed ue Access Databases rines Query Files B Videos dBase Files Microsoft Excel 4 0 Macros Microsoft Excel 4 0 Workbooks Computer Gia Network Data Interchange Format lt ckup Files 0 File name Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View T dg Downloads v6 Search Downloads Organise v New folder d v x Microsoft Excel Date modified Type 27 03 2014 12 40 CSV File 7 Favourites BE Desktop de Downloads S Recent places fl SkyDrive A Libraries E Documents 2 Music li Pictures amp Videos ME Computer Cu Network File name 24hrstat v AI Files y Tools v Open v Cancel WANrockIT CSP Node Page 86 Creating the Graph 1 Select the first column of the newly generated worksheet right click and select Format Cells Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View B amp Cut Calibri nA gt a Wrap Text General seat Sa Copy xim er 0 00 aste B LL E c Pu y 9 lt 0 lt J Format Painter B Z U H aA 22 FE Edd Merge amp Center EB 03 Clipbo Calibri 11 A
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27. Properties ur Networking AY Realtek RTL8168D 8111D Family PCI E Gigabit Ethemet then Pro perties This connection uses the following items I Client for Microsoft Networks Z QoS Packet Scheduler a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks de Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 E internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 de Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver de Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Install Jninstall Properties Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks OK Cancel Connect using Select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IP entry and WANrocklT CSP Node Page 54 Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP 1P44 Properties boks Make a Note of your current set up then General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports Click Use the following IP Address this capab ity Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Enter 10 10 10 11 into the IP Address field D Use the following IP address IP address MD ED Enter 255 255 255 0 into the Subnet Mask field Subnet mask 255 255 Default gateway 4 30 Finally click the OK button 9 Obtain ONS server address automabcaly Use the following ONS server addr
28. SI Hosts Connected to an iSCSI Targets in AWS In the following diagram an AWS Storage Gateway and WANrockIT Node have been deployed in AWS EC2 The Storage Gateway s attached cloud storage is connected to the Node over iSCSI On premise a WANrockIT appliance has established a WAN link to the Node in AWS EC2 and presents the cloud storage to the On Premise LAN Two hosts are connected to the On Premise Node over SCSI and Fibre Channel respectively WANrockIT CSP Node Page 5 Using the WANrockIT connection over the WAN link provides a higher line utilisation than connecting a host to the Storage Gateway directly allowing for faster backups and restores It also allows On premise hosts to access the cloud storage using an existing Fibre Channel SAN rather than having to switch over to an ISCSI based SAN On Premise SCSI Host WANrocklT Node WANrockIT Node Storage gateway S3 Fibre Channel FC Host 1 1 3 SAS FC or iSCSI Storage Presented into AWS EC2 In the following diagram storage is attached to the On Premise WANrockIT Node and is presented across a WAN link making it available in AWS An iSCSI host in AWS can then use the storage pools natively as though they were in the cloud JL Eg E On Premise AWS SCSI attached storage oz BO d WAN Link ui Sc ee WANrockIT Node WANrockIT Node iSCSI Host lt gt Fibre Channel attached storage WANrockIT CSP Node Page 6 1
29. Sharing Connect using BY NETGEAR G 311 Gigabit Adapter Configure Components checked are used by this connection IB Client for Microsoft Networks a Network Load Balancing A File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks ivi 5 Internet Protocol TCP IP Install Uninstall Properties Description Allows pour computer to access resources on a Microsoft network II OR IV Show icon in taskbar when connected OK Cancel Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 321 xl NA General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings f Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address TES MESS g T Subnet mask 209 200 200 0000 Default gateway i i 3 Obtain DNS server address automatically Preferred DNS server y 3 ltemate DNS server 3 Advanced Use the following DNS server addresses Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP entry and then Properties Make a Note of your current set up then Click Use the following IP Address Enter 10 10 10 11 into the IP Address field Enter 255 255 255 0 into the Subnet Mask field Finally click the OK button Note Once you have completed the initial set up of the Node return your computer to the original settings and reconnect to the No
30. This indicates the percentage of the time the CPU is occupied undertaking the management and scheduling the transfer of data between the two interfaces e Memory usage This indicates the percentage of memory used by all processes WANrockIT CSP Node Page 45 8 2 System Log This system information page will allow the administrator to view the log status that the Node encounters whilst running From the Home screen select the View Log file icon from the Node Maintenance section The GUI will now display the following window System Log Node Menu Serial number Firmware Version iSCSI IQN Apr 10 10 49 Apr 10 10 49 Apr 10 10 49 Apr 10 10 49 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 50 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Apr 10 10 51 Ann 10 n c 35 info 48 info 57 info 57 info 18 info 22 info 22 info 22 info 22 info 32 info 32 info 32 info 32 info 42 info 42 info 42 info 42 info 52 info 52 info 52 info 52 info 02 info 02 info 02 info 02 info 05 notice bwmanager 125 05 info init starting pid 824 tty 564da721 3a05 6b03 a7fd 36
31. What is iSCSI In this window the user is able to configure the initiator name specify the initiator secret and set up the IPsec connections For the purpose of this document we shall leave the initiator name as the default If you intend to use Mutual CHAP authentication you must enter the Initiator secret on this page Click on the secret button and a window should be displayed iSCSI Initiator Ex Type a CHAP secret to be used to authenticate verify targets The most secure CHAP secrets are not words and phrases but a random sequence of characters Enter this same CHAP secret on the target so that the initiator can connect CHAP secret Enter in the Initiator Secret and click OK The secret should be between 12 and 16 characters Make a note of this secret as you will need to enter this as part of configuring CHAP on the iSCSI Node WANrocklT CSP Node Page 56 Step 2 Discovery of Devices Before the user can connect to an SCSI Target the SCSI targets must be discovered Click on the Discovery tab and you should see the window below Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS Target portals Address Adapter IP address SNS servers Name Type the IP address or DNS name and port number of the portal you want to add To select settings for the discovery session to the portal dick Advanced IP address or DNS name Enter an IP address for the SCSI Target In this
32. an contain any symbols you require 3 2 2 Secure Connection Selecting the option to Use an encrypted connection HTTPS will force all further transactions with the GUI to be done via a secure encrypted HTTPS connection This option is on by default on WANrockIT Nodes and should be left on to ensure that your transactions with the WANrockIT Node stay secure When the option is on the Node will generate a self signed key and certificate alternatively you can upload your own certificate and key by selecting the relevant file to upload in the Upload certificate and Optional separate key boxes Once you have enabled HTTPS and optionally uploaded a certificate and key save the configuration Your browser will automatically log you out and enable HTTPS requiring you to log in again 3 2 3 IPsec IPsec can be enabled on all WANrockIT connections using AES encryption To enable IPsec tick the Enable IPsec checkbox enter a pre shared key into the Pre Shared Key field and click Save A matching pre shared key must be entered on all connected WANrocklT Nodes This can be a key of your choosing or a key can be generated from the Node interface by clicking Generate Key and then copying and pasting this key from one Node to each remaining connected Node The pre shared key will not display automatically when returning to the Passwords amp Security page If you need to copy it to another Node click the Show Key button WANrocklT CSP Nod
33. at it is a known link that is down A grey arrow pointing downwards means that it is an unknown link that is down only shown if the Show Unavailable Paths checkbox is checked If a path has never been established the link will be set as inactive and will not be shown by default To view all possible connections that may exist between the two Nodes select the Show Unavailable Paths checkbox at the bottom of the window This will now show any possible but never established links between the WAN ports of the two Nodes WANrockIT CSP Node Page 22 4 1 4 Configuring a Node s Bandwidth If there is other traffic on your network that needs to access a share of your links bandwidth you can limit the bandwidth between your Nodes The limit is induced on a per path basis Configure Paths For remote node List of Current Paths Local Address Path Remote Address State Bandwidth Limit Path Type Fallover Target ID 10 10 10 63 E AT O o mer Prir r Any Y 10 10 10 87 T 0 MB s Pamay ny Show Unavailable Paths E E To set a limit on a connection select the Bandwidth Limit checkbox next to the connection that you wish to limit which should now allow the text box below to become editable Type in a value you desire with a minimum possible value of one megabyte and click the Apply button To remove a limit click on your chosen Node and click the Configure Node button clear the Bandwidth Limit checkbox on
34. ator Secret This is the password defined in the iSCSI host e Target Secret This is the password that the Node will send to the iSCSI Host 6 3 2 Multi path Settings Multi path is a method of sending data to an iSCSI target over multiple network connections These network connections can be on the same physical network cable or separate network cables By using multi path it is possible to increase the network bandwidth to send data over A user may have a single iSCSI Session for an iSCSI target but within that session may have multiple connections iSCSI uses two main network ports 3260 and 860 Within the multi path configuration the user can specify which ports will be made available to the initiator 860 3260 or both Note See Appendix B for how to set up multi path on a Microsoft based Server WANrockIT CSP Node Page 41 6 4 iSCSI Sessions Each initiator will open a session with each target device to review these connections select the iSCSI Sessions page From the Home screen select the iSCSI Sessions icon under the Devices and Protocols section The GUI will now display the following window A iSCSI Sessions EEF ee d M7 29 M M P E This page lists the current connections i e logged on from iSCSI hosts It displays which initiator is connected to which target device E Note Itis possible that more than one host to be connect
35. ave to be genuine which is useful for email filtering For example entering in logs 4bridgeworks com would allow emails from this address to be filtered to a specified folder in the users email client e SMTP Username The username required to allow the use of the SMTP Server e SMTP Password The password required to allow the use of the SMTP Server 3 3 3 ISNS iSCSI Configuration Only Internet Storage Name Service allows automated discovery management and configuration of each ISCSI resource from a central point If this option is enabled the Node will register its resources with a central iSNS server To enable iSNS on the Node select the Use iSNS checkbox enter the IP address for the iSNS Server and click the Save button WANrockIT CSP Node Page 18 4 WANrocklT Configuration This section will detail the operations of the following WANrockIT Configurations e Node Management e Remote SCSI Target Management e Transfer Statistics 4 1 Node Management This configuration page will allow the adding and removing of Nodes the instigation of a learning cycle and the ability to take remote control of other Nodes From the Home screen select the Node Management icon under the WANrockIT section The GUI will now display the following window List of Remote Nodes Add Node Remove Node i IP Address 4 1 1 Adding Nodes Before another WANrockIT Node can connect to this Node its WAN port IP address must be ad
36. axis and select Format Axis licrosoft Excel 24hrstat csv oxy Ele Ede yew poet Format oos Chart Window Help Osea GAY EI BEE E Brox BI Value Aus 4 b bi chartt 24hector lal 11 From the Number tab select the Custom category Enter the following in the Type field Click OK WANrocklT CSP Node Page 84 Patterns Scale Font Number alignment Category ample 3 2000 MB s im h mm ss esl EEE Tel Delete Linked to source Type the number Format code using one of the existing codes as a starting point ox ce 12 Now right click the horizontal axis and select Format Axis again From the Number tab select the Time category Select the time date format you wish to be displayed ilot per pent rums pe Que adem Ub lalx D Sl Ari Ban ru KH Fil MB A as 10 B 7 y B A 7 Patterns Scale Font Number Alignment Category Axis_ Category D o 3114 95 13 30 Linked to source Time Formats display date and time serial numbers as time values Use Date formats to display just the date portion WANrocklT CSP Node Page 85 Appendix E Transfer Statistics Graphing Instructions for Excel 2010 Open Microsoft Excel From the Open dialogue navigate to the download location for the transfer statistics Select All files from the file type dropdown box and then select the transfer statistics csv file Home
37. ay EB gt E E Alignment E Number ABIESA HIT etween node r720a and node r720b R 1 C D E F G H J K Statistit Cut and node r720b Thisist 42 Copy put in bytes per second Paste Special Insert Delete Clear Contents Column Width Hide Unhide Hg ocror orxvxw HEHEHE 1 79E 09 347464 HHHH 1 8E 09 350576 usw 1 798 09 348320 HHH 1 8E 09 350160 HHBHHHHH 1 8E 09 349960 Heil 1 8E 09 349232 Heel 1 8E 09 349824 HHH 1 81E 09 351104 HHHHHHHH 1 386409 349168 Heel 1 386409 349864 Hit 1 386409 349992 44 24hrstat 42 Ready 2 From the Number tab select the Time category and select the option shown below This is not the format in which the time will be displayed in the final graph Then Click OK Kid 9 js 24hrstat Microsoft Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View P A Calibri 1 NN gt Sr E Wrap Text General Paste hs P B ZU 3 Q A EGE Mer 9 it lt J Format Painter LUST a A 322 E ge amp Center WB Gf Clipboard P Font P Alignment P Number Font Border Fil Protection Sample Statistics between node r720a and node r720b Time formats display date and time serial numbers as date values Time formats that begin with an asterisk respond to changes in regional date and time settings that are specified for the operating system Formats without an asterisk are not affected by
38. b select the Time UTC series Copy the text in the Values field and paste it into the Category X axis labels field Chart Wizard Step 2 of4 Chart source Data x ChartWizard step2of4 Chart Source Data x Cata Range Series Time UTE Transmit Recieve Transmit Recieve 24hrstatigag c values 24hrstat igag2gagie25 Ag Add Remove Category X axis labels 24hrstatigag c values 24hrstat igag2 gagie25 DX Add Remove Category X axis labels 2ahrstatigagz ag1s2s Cancel lt Back next gt Finish Cancel lt Back next gt Finish 7 Now click Remove to remove the Time UTC series Then click Next gt WANrocklT CSP Node Page 83 Chart Wizard Step 2 of 4 Chart Source Data x Data Range Series 2000000000 100000000 TENOOOONOO 1400000000 1200000000 1000000000 500000000 BONO00000 400000000 00000000 I I 1 t ha ila Jha aal dad adiit Ute lal Series Category x axis labels 24hrstatigagz gagiezs Cancel Back Next gt Einish 9 Select where the new chart should be placed and click Finish Chart Wizard Step 4 of 4 Chart Location TX Place chart As new sheet C As object in zstrstat Cancel lt Back Mexk gt Emh 10 Navigate to new chart if necessary Right click the vertical
39. d Connection count 1 Maximum Allowed Connections 10 Authentication None Specified Header Digest None Specified Data Digest None Specified Configure Multiple Connected Session MCS To add additional connections to a session or configure the MCS policy For a selected session MCS click MCS More Information on iSCSI Sessions In this window the user can view the iSCSI Sessions associated to the iSCSI Target how many connections are attached to each iSCSI Session and the Target Portal Group If the user clicks on the Devices tab he should see details of the target device Volume path names Legacy device name Device interface name El EJ Configure Multipath TO MPIC To configure the MPIO policy For a selected device click MPIC MEIG Information On iSCSI Device Details Step 5 Creating multiple connections Optional If the user wishes to create multiple connections to an iSCSI Session return to the Session tab in the Target Properties window WANrocklT CSP Node Page 73 Click on the MCS button and a window should appear This is shown below Multiple Connected Session MCS Ea MICS policy Description The round robin policy attempts to evenly distribute incoming requests to all processing paths This session has the following connections Source Portal Target Portal status Type weight C 0 0 0 0 61894 10 10 10 107 3 Connected Active
40. date please wait for this page to change before proceeding Firmware u pdate available Clicking the Install Firmware button will start the installation process and a progress bar will be displayed as shown below WANrockIT CSP Node Page 47 AN Firmware Update Status Node Menu Firmware Update Status Progress 100 Update complete please Reboot System Once the progress has reached 100 the unit can be rebooted in order for the new firmware to take effect 8 3 2 Manual Firmware Updates If you do not have internet access it is recommended to check for new versions of the firmware downloadable from the Bridgeworks web site at www 4bridgeworks com support software shtml Warning Ensure you have the correct firmware for your product IF INDOUBT ASK The Firmware Updates page will allow the administrator to load new firmware into the Node From within the Home screen select the Firmware Updates icon from the Node Maintenance section The GUI will now display the following window WANrocklT CSP Node Page 48 Firmware Updates Automatic Firmware Update Check For Updates Automatically Check Now Note No information regarding your node is sent during the check for firmware updates Firmware Upload Firmware Revision Eli v4 04 24 May 6 2015 05 39 29 Firmware image Browse No file selected Update After clicking update please wait for this page to change before proceeding
41. de WANrocklT CSP Node Page 53 Windows Vista Server 2008 or 7 If your computer is running Windows Vista or 7 follow the instructions below For users with Windows server 2003 instructions are detailed in Appendix A section 9 1 From the Start menu select Control Panel Coetu Drei rre View your basie network mfoemahen asd set up connechons at em k ee tk mas Cg ops te a o e Chai ads ats rd Ua te Vy Pe Niet ect Feroa 3 Tha Loree Vut you arte ataoi Carra ce ducet Merk Zone type hen A r4 Comme tont y Lor Ana Lorna Cage vost nae stes E Lat oy tmm i oe eo aer PT eon jet op a merda broadband dad ed hoc cr VPN commotion ot ME up sa over de ni Ott quent rv an Y o A Core of MO 20 a chm awed AA oF VON ACA Commer pa Pub yr P or UP er cona her and preter oceted oa othar mateo computer of henge a stis 1 py meet pete levy Curr ami regie Met ora geilen co get Heda uro PA amp Local Area Connection Status From the control panel select the Network and Internet link followed by the Network and Sharing Centre link Now you can see the Local Area connection dialogue box Double click Local Area Connections A general status page will be displayed From within this page Internet select Properties No Internet access Enabled 11 days 09 37 18 1 0 Gbos Sent A Received d Bytes 8 714 467 387 8 676 681 643 osabie Oapwee Local Area Connection
42. ded to the Remote Node Access Control list To allow a connection from an AWS WANrocklT Node enter the Public IP address of your AWS instance in the space in the Remote Node Access Control table and click on the Add button Any Node that tries to connect to this Node will not be able to make a connection unless its originating IP address is the same as the IP address in the list To add a Node click on the Add Node button and then add the IP address of the Node to be connected to in the window as shown below finally click the Add button WANrocklT CSP Node Page 19 Add Remote Node Network Interface port1 10 10 10 63 Mi Asa f Cancel The unit will then search for the Node on the Link Network which will be displayed with a progress bar Once completed a window will appear with the Nodes name and the number of target devices attached to that Node Any remote Node connection that has been added to the local Node in this way will be automatically saved and will restore on reboot until the Node is removed The remote Node should then be displayed on the remote Node list as shown below Node Management Remote Node Access Control List of Remote Nodes Add Node Remove Node Configure Node Leam No of Start Remote Control Stop Remote Contro To remove a Node that has been added simply select the Node from the list you want to remove and click the
43. e Page 15 The entered pre shared key is saved in a secure configuration store and is not removed automatically when IPsec is disabled To delete your pre shared key click Delete Key This will also disable IPsec if enabled A warning may appear when configuring IPsec over an unsecured connection i e HTTP rather than HTTPS To ensure your pre shared key cannot be intercepted over your network connection enable HTTPS before configuring IPsec WANrockIT CSP Node Page 16 3 3 Service Control This configuration page will allow the administrator to configure network services for this Node From the Home screen select the Service Control icon under the Node Configuration section The GUI will now display the following window Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP Use NTP Event Notification Email Enable Email Alerts Recipient Email Address Trigger Event Log Level Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP SMTP Server Sender Email Add SMTP Username SMTP Password Internet Storage Name Service ISNS Use iSNS ISNS Server 3 3 1 NTP The Network Time Protocol NTP is a protocol for synchronising the clocks of computer systems over the IP network This feature is particularly useful when viewing the logs to determine the time an event occurs To enable NTP on the Node select the Use NTP checkbox and enter the IP address for the NTP Server and then click the Sav
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45. e button 3 3 2 Email Alerts The WANrockIT Node can notify a systems administrator when certain level log events are observed in the Node s logs To enable email alerts on the Node select the Enable Email Alerts checkbox this will allow you to alter the contents of the currently greyed out fields The following fields need to be completed e Recipient Email Address This is the email address to which the emails will be sent e Trigger Event Log Level This allows the user to specify what severity of event will trigger the log to be emailed with Critical Events being the most severe and Warning Events being the least For each level picked the higher level logs will also be emailed for example selecting Error Events will also send all Critical Events Below are examples of events that will be sent for each log level e Critical The Node is running at non recommended temperatures e Error The Node was unable to connect to another Node e Warning A remote controlled GUI Session has been stopped Confirm these settings by clicking the Save button and then fill in the SMTP that will handle these email alerts WANrocklT CSP Node Page 17 r4 Note For the following details consult your Network Administrator e SMTP server The IP address of the mail server that will handle the transport of the event emails e Senders Email Address This is the email address that emails will be sent from This can be any address and does not h
46. e first target A window should appear CHEN ER Log On to Target Target name Automatically restore this connection when the computer starts Enable multi path EN Only select this option if iSCSI multi path software is already installed on your computer Advanced Cancel If the user wishes to connect to the target automatically when the computer is booted click the checkbox Automatically restore this connection when the computer starts Even if the user wishes to connect to the iSCSI Target using multi path they should not check Enable multi path Checkbox This will be covered in a following section Now click on the advanced button to see the advanced settings A window should appear as below WANrocklT CSP Node Page 60 Advanced Settings General IPsec Rao Connect by using Local adapter Source IP Target portal CRC Checksum E Data digest E CHAP logon information F Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials Perform mutual authentication F Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials Microsoft iSCSI Initiator v 10 0 0 237 Y 10 10 10 50 3260 v Header digest specify an initiator secret on the Initiator Settings page or u be configured on the target This advanced settings page is the same as that of the discovery with one addition On the Connect by using section the user can select the Target Port that he wishes
47. e required configuration to upload into the Node Once located click the upload button and the new configuration data will be uploaded Once completed use the various configuration pages to make any further adjustments required and then reboot the system WANrocklT CSP Node Page 50 8 5 Restore to Factory Defaults By clicking on this button all the parameters will be set back to the factory defaults This includes IP address hostname and passwords We recommend that if you return the Node for maintenance that you reset to defaults to protect passwords and other sensitive information If you are accessing your Node remotely over a WANrockIT link do not use this option as you won t be able to re establish connection with your Node WANrocklT CSP Node Page 51 Appendix A Setting up your computer for initial set up Windows Server 2003 If your computer is running Windows 2000 2003 or XP follow the instructions below For users with Windows Server 20068 7 or Vista instructions are detailed in Appendix A section 9 2 From the Desktop or Start menu select My Computer ET 104 A T In the My Computer window select Network and Go i de Back my R search Folders AHistor Ag D x EE A TP rr Dial up Connections positioned In the bottom left 2 mas hand corner la Floppy A 314 Inch Floppy Disk i i Local Disk C Local Disk My Computer Compact Disc D Compact Disc Data on ntserver Net
48. e to connect to the Node If you experience network related problems while using jumbo frames use a smaller jumbo frame size Consult your networking equipment documentation for additional instructions Some networking switches require you to specify the size of the jumbo frame MTU when enabling as opposed to a simple enable command On these switches it might be required to add the necessary bytes needed for the frame header i e header information MTU Typical header size is 28 bytes so a 9000 byte MTU would translate to 9028 byte setting Refer to your switch documentation to understand what the maximum frame size settings are for your switch To configure your vSwitches in ESXi to a custom MTU size please consult the VMware guide below http kb vmware com selfservice microsites search do language en US amp cmdzdisplayKC amp externalld 1007654 3 1 4 Setting the IP Address There are two possibilities when configuring the IP address of the Node e DHCP this means the Node will seek out the DHCP server on your network and obtain an IP address from the server each time it powers up This is the default option e Static IP the IP address set in this page will be the IP address the unit will use each time it powers up Depending on the configuration either click the DHCP button or set the Static IP address WANrocklT CSP Node Page 13 a Note If you select the DHCP mode ensure your DHCP server is set to automatically
49. ed to any target device or one host to multiple target devices WANrockIT CSP Node Page 42 7 FTP Client Configuration This section will detail the configurations for ports mapped with a FTP client Protocol in particular e An Overview of the Page e The Event Log e Configuring FTP Ports 7 1 Overview This configuration page will allow the administrator to view the current FTP Client setup and view any detected issues From the Home screen select the FTP Client icon under the Devices and Protocols section The GUI will now display the following window AN FTP Client Configuration Node Menu Port 3 requires bridging for FTP client configuration FTP Client Ports Port Name Bridged To Port 3 Unbridged NM Support 1 Help 7 1 1 Event Log Any issues detected by the Node will display in the Event Log at the top of the page These events can be expanded by clicking on the down chevron which will provide more details about the issue The following example displays an expanded issue AN FTP Client Configuration Node Menu Port 3 requires bridging for FTP client configuration This port is unbridged and needs to be bridged to a WAN port go to the Port JE to set this up FTP Client Ports Port Name Bridged To Port 3 Unbridged 7 1 2 FTP Client Ports WANrocklT CSP Node Page 43 This table will list all the ports mapped to the FTP Client protocol and their bridged status For FTP Client to work FTP Client po
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51. en made to be persistent it will appear in the Persistent Targets list To stop the target from restoring on reboot select the target from the Persistent Targets list which will change the background colour to blue Click on the Remove button a message will appear saying Are you sure you want to remove the selected persistent target Click the OK button if you to remove the selected persistent target WANrocklT CSP Node Page 40 6 3 SCSI Target Configuration This configuration page will allow the administrator to configure the password and username for mutual CHAP authorisation on the Node CHAP is an authentication scheme used by servers to validate the identity of clients and vice versa When CHAP is enabled the initiator must send the correct username and target password to gain access to the SCSI Node The initiator secret is provided to allow SCSI mutual CHAP If mutual CHAP is selected on the initiator the iSCSI Node will authenticate itself with the initiator using the initiator secret From the Home screen select the iSCSI Target icon under the Devices and Protocols section The GUI will now display the following window iSCSI Target Network Interfaces Interface Configured TCP Port s Port 3 10 10 10 87 3260 Cancel save 6 3 1 Authorisation CHAP To enable CHAP select the CHAP enabled checkbox and enter the following details e Username This is the same name as specified in the iSCSI host e Initi
52. es For configuration of devices associated with a target select se the target and then click Devices More about basic SCSI connections and targets carcel In this example two iSCSI targets have been discovered The first device is the tape drive and the second is the media changer If no devices are displayed check the settings used to do the discovery especially the CHAP settings then return to Targets tab and click Refresh If still no devices are displayed check network cables and that the iSCSI Node is operational To connect to one of the iSCSI Targets click on one of the target names and then click the Log on button A window should appear Connect To Target xl Target name gn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks Q00000 977d098836978373 0000C Add this connection to the list of Favorite Targets This will make the system automatically attempt to restore Ehe connection every time this computer restarts Enable multi path Advanced Cancel Even if the user wishes to connect to the iSCSI Target using multi path they should not check Enable multi path Checkbox This will be covered in a following section Now click on the advanced button to see the advanced settings A window should appear as below WANrockIT CSP Node Page 71 Advanced Settings 21x General IPsec Connect using Local adapter Initiator IP Default y Target portal IP
53. esolution WANrocklT CSP Node Page 46 8 3 Firmware Updates From time to time it may be necessary to upgrade the firmware within the Node New versions contain resolutions to known issues as well as new features and improvements to the functionality of the Node It is advisable to check on the latest release on a regular basis Where possible firmware on two communicating WANrockIT Nodes should be kept consistent 8 3 1 Automatic Firmware updates Automatic update checking is available on all Nodes connected to the Internet this service will inform you if a firmware update is available By default the Node will automatically check for firmware updates on every boot and once every 24 hours This option can be disabled by unchecking the Check For Updates Automatically box and clicking Save If a firmware update is available an orange Event box will be displayed in the web interface and the Install Firmware button will become available As shown below AN Firmware Updates Node Menu Automatic Firmware Update a Home Check For Updates Automatically Save New firmware update available revision Eli v4 04 24 Install Firmware Note No information regarding your node is sent during the check for firmware updates Firmware Upload Firmware Revision Eli v4 04 21 Apr 29 2015 05 41 50 Firmware image Events Browse No file selected 5 May 12 50 Reboot required Update 6 Mav 14 08 After clicking up
54. esses Note Once you have completed the initial set up of the Node return your computer to the original settings and reconnect to the Node WANrockIT CSP Node Page 55 Appendix B Connecting to an iSCSI Device using the Microsoft SCSI Initiator Connecting to an iSCSI Device using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator in Windows Vista Server 2008 R1 or Server 2003 There are many iSCSI Initiators available However for the purpose of this user guide we shall concentrate only on the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator In this example we have used the Microsoft iSCSI that is available with Microsoft Vista However the following procedure should be identical for all versions of Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Step 1 General Set up Open the iSCSI initiator and then click on the General Tab You should see a window as shown below iSCSI Initiator Properties _ Favorite Targets VolumesandDevies RADIUS General Discovery i Targets iSCSI devices are disk tapes CDs and other storage devices on another computer on your network that you can connect to Your computer is called an initiator because it initiates the connection to the iSCSI device which is called a target Initiator Name ign 1991 05 com microsoft tarquin vista To rename the initiator dick Change Change To use mutual CHAP authentication for verifying targets set up a CHAP secret To set up IPsec tunnel mode addresses dick Set up
55. et device connected to it Local Node A Node which has at least one Target Port which has or is intended to have an initiating device connected to it WANrocklT CSP Node Page 8 2 Using the Web Interface The primary method for configuring any option on the WANrockIT Node is through its web interface The following section highlights the requirements needed to access these pages and the consistent layout used throughout K Note DHCP and HTTPS are turned on by default on all network ports the default web address will be https bridgeworks 2 1 Browsers This Node supports the following browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Mozilla Firefox 36 Mozilla Firefox 37 Mozilla Firefox 38 Google Chrome Latest Note JavaScript must be enabled within the web browser to use the web interfaces functionality Important If you choose to use a browser that is not in the list of supported browsers CS Bridgeworks cannot guarantee the behaviour of the Nodes functionality WANrocklT CSP Node Page 9 2 2 Connecting to the Web Interface From within your web browser connect to the Node using the address https bridgeworks Depending on your current network parameters it may be necessary to change the network settings on your computer for the initial set up to ensure you are on the same network as the WANrocklT Node See Appendix A for further help Once you have connected to the GUI on the Node
56. example we shall use the IP address of 10 10 10 50 Leave the port 3260 unless you have configured your iSCSI Node only to respond on port 860 in which case change it to 860 Click on the advanced button to see the advanced options WANrocklT CSP Node Page 57 fe S Advanced Settings les General IPsec Connect by using Local adapter Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Source IP Default X Target portal CRC Checksum Data digest Header digest CHAP logon information Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials a Com The Connect by using box allows the user to specify which iSCSI Adaptor to use and the Source IP The Local adaptor will only differ from Microsoft iSCSI Initiator setting if an iSCSI Offload card has been installed For the purpose of this guide we shall only use the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Leaving this setting as Default will also use the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator The Source IP is used to specify upon which network adaptor the discovery will be done In most cases the user will want to leave this as default If multiple network interfaces are installed in the Server and the user wishes to select a particular interface select the IP address of that network interface from the pull down list CRC Checksum settings allow the user to specify whether the discovery is done using Data and or Header Diges
57. ge in Speed measured in MB over time 572 MB 477 MB 381 MB 286 MB 191 MB 95 4 MB 0 10 43 00 10 43 10 10 43 20 10 43 30 10 43 40 10 43 50 Learning 2015 Bridgeworks Ltd Each Node in the process of a learn can be viewed by clicking on the drop down list of Nodes and selecting the one you wish to monitor Once this has completed as indicated by the bottom text displaying Learn Complete the pop up window WANrocklT CSP Node Page 24 can be closed 4 1 6 Restoring of a Node When a Node has been restarted and it is in the process of re establishing its link to another Node the Node s name may have Connecting after it as shown below AN Node Management NodeMenu Home Node A Home Node Alias local_node Remote Administration Is Cancel Sae Reboot gt T Remote Node Access Control a Remote Ares Support 10 10 10 87 List of Remote Nodes Add Node Remove Node Configure Node Learn No of Start Remote Control Stop Remote Control During this time it is not possible to use the features of a Node apart from remove until the connection has been established A repeat attempt at connecting to a Node can take up to a minute and if the Node fails it will continually retry Any newly discovered target devices will be added automatically WANrocklT CSP Node Page 25 4 2 Remote SCSI Target Management This configuration page will allow you to
58. he Initiator Secret must be set on the general i tab and be the same as the one configured on the iSCSI Node The use of RADUS is beyond the scope of this guide Once the user is satisfied that all advanced options are correct click OK The user should now see a window as below WANrockIT CSP Node Page 69 Discover Target Portal Enter the IP address or DNS name and port number of the portal you want bo add To change the default settings of the discovery of the target portal click the Advanced button IP address or ONS name Pork Default is 3260 10 10 10 99 3260 Advanced Cancel Now click OK and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator shall perform the discovery This usually performs quickly but can take up to a minute with multiple network ports Once the discovery is complete the user should see the target listed in the Target Portals list iSCSI Initiator Properties xi Targets Discovery Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration Target portals The system will look For Targets on following portals Refresh Port IP address 10 10 10 99 3260 Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 10 10 10 99 To add a target portal click Discover Portal Discover Portal To remove a target portal select the address above and Remove then click Remove ISNS servers The system is registered on the following iSNS servers Refresh To add an iSNS server click Add Se
59. he previous 24 hours by clicking on the Click Here to Download button The downloaded file is in csv format and can then be viewed in a compatible program See Appendix E and Appendix F for graphing instructions in Excel 2000 and Excel 2010 a Note The 24 hour statistics are cleared on reboot Offline A Node will be offline if the link between two WANrockIT Nodes has not been re established after a system restart You cannot start the monitoring of the Node until the link has been re established AM Transfer Statistics NodeMenu Home Hr Support r2 Data Transmission Rate Help To view the data transfer of a node please select a node from the list above 24 Hour Transfer History Click Here to Download O 2015 Bridgeworks Ltd WANrockIT CSP Node Page 29 5 Devices and Protocols This section will detail the configurations for the devices and protocols of your unit e Port Mappings e SCSI Device Management 5 1 Port Mappings Port Mappings allow you to configure which virtual network interfaces will have support for which protocols for example adding WAN to a port will allow that network port to be used for WAN acceleration Except for the WAN protocol the other protocols are related to the types of traffic that you want to accelerate such as FTP or iSCSI Enabling iSCSI will give you an iSCSI initiator and iSCSI target used for sending and receiving iSCSI traffic FTP or the other protocols wil
60. isplayed as well In this case select the Custom category and enter the following string m d yy h mm AM PM Then click Add and then Close WANrocklT CSP Node Page 90 nj Move Chart Location Wi SEL VT pz e IE WY 65 5 tT pz e WY EZit vL bZ E WY LPZ vL vZ E WY TTT PT bz E Wd SETT trL EZ E Nd 65 6 tL EZ E Wd 2 8 tL EZ E B Nd t 9 vr ez e Wd TLS tL EZ E Nd SEE tT EZ E 2 Nd 6S T vL ez e Wd EZ ZT vt Ez e nvs viv E0 8 pT er E Wiv 62 vt vz JE Viv SSS tAE f viv tees vr vc f Ida 6 New sheet SES E A E E select Design gt Move Chart Choose New Sheet in the dialogue window and click OK INY APOT vr EC E y ij INY TT 6 tT EC E Ei r IY SE vT EZ E y ar WY 65 S vT EZ E H ijs i u EE y Mid gt rij E Y i 2 s as Vea de Ct VECA g 8 2 5 E Wa ELIT VIETA A dis r T r o FIC LT Sl Eig x m H z ME EN L AEA E WW LOL vE ez JE 53 x i wi EE S vt ez fe N E P ww sss viec ik E Es 1139 d 5 N uN AE o Ted FE 3 PB fay 323 5 3 88 a ts d 8 ES E 1 SN LiB e3n8388 Wii gis a F z II T 5 c s E y O WANrockIT CSP Node Page 91
61. k Connect To discover and log on to a target using a basic connection type the IP address or DNS name of the target and then click Quick Connect Target r Discovered targets Quick Connect Refresh Status iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 977d098e36978 Connected iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 977d0a8e36978 Inactive To connect using advanced options select a target and then click Connect To completely disconnect a target select the target and Disconnect then click Disconnect For target properties including configuration of sessions Properties select the target and click Properties For configuration of devices associated with a target select Devices the target and then click Devices More about basic iSCSI connections and targets OK Cancel Apply WANrockIT CSP Node Page 72 Step 4 Viewing iSCSI Session Details Now that the user has connected to an iSCSI Target to check that the device is connected click on the Properties button A window should appear Sessions Portal Groups O fffffaso01770018 4000013700000008 To add a session click Add session Add session To disconnect one or more sessions select each Disconnect session and then click Disconnect To view devices associated with a session select Devices a session and then click Devices r Session Information Target portal group tag 1 Status Connecte
62. l pass the traffic transparently through the WAN port to the other WANrockIT Node Depending on the range of the product purchased you will be limited to the number of unique protocols that can be applied but you will be able to assign the same protocol to as many ports as you wish 5 1 1 Setting Port Mappings To set up the protocols on a network interface select an option from the drop down list AN Feature Mappings f e Mi Node Menu Instructions a Home Select which protocols should be active on each network interface After saving changes reboot the product for the new configuration to take effect Protocols For Port 1 Add a protocol Add a protocol Protocols for Port 2 Add a protocol Protocols For Port 3 Add a protocol When the protocols have been applied a Blue box will appear under the text as shown below WANrocklT CSP Node Page 30 Feature Mappings M Node Menu instructions Select which protocols should be active on each network interface After saving changes reboot the product for the new configuration to take effect Protocols For Port 1 Add a protocol Protocols for Port 2 SCSI X Add a protocol l WAN X To remove a mapping click on the X next to the protocol When you are happy with your configuration click on the Save button Feature Mappings instructions Select which protocols should be active on each network
63. n a a s To remove a connection select the connection above and then mona click Remove To add a connection click Add Add To edit the path settings for the MES policy select a Edit connection above and then click Edit The Multiple Connected Session window shows how many iSCSI Connections are active and the type of load balance used For all iSCSI Sessions there will be at least one leading connection iSCSI connections can be added and removed at any time all apart from the leading connection which can only be removed when the iSCSI Session is logged off The MCS policy specifies how the data is distributed over multiple connections The main policies that should be used are Round Robin and Fail Over Only Round Robin will utilize all connections for data and evenly distribute the data Fail Over Only will use the Leading connection for data transfer If a connection should go down then the data transfer shall switch on one of the other connections For most purposes Round Robin will provide the greatest performance increase If you have been experiencing a performance decrease when transferring data to more than one device using multiple connections please refer to the trouble shooting guide To add a new connection to a session click on the Add button and a new window should appear Add Connection x Target name qn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 977d0a8e36978526 0000000001
64. n about from other WANrockIT Nodes 5 2 1 Viewing Attached Devices You will be presented with a list of all the devices connected to your Node as either Directly Connected Devices i e an iSCSI login was performed from this Node to an external iSCSI target or as Devices registered from other WANrockIT Nodes i e a WAN connection was established to another WANrockIT instance which has Directly Connected Devices Clicking on a device will open a page displaying more information about the device as shown below WANrocklT CSP Node Page 33 AN Device Details A AAA SSS Ss Node Menu Tape Drive Detalls A Home Vendor HP Product SDLT600 Devices Port Name iqn 2002 d 12 com Abridgeworks 001bd1 eui 00041B0002001BD1 0 t 0x000001 i Node Name iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001bd1 eui 00041800020018BD1 0 Reboot LUN 0 0x0000000000000000 SCSI E Logout Revision Support 12 Help SPC 2015 Bridgeworks Ltd 5 2 2 Viewing Device Mappings Clicking on the Mappings option in the menu on the left hand side of the page will display the following page with information about all connected devices AN Local Device Management Node Menu iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 564db42e 9a94 c840 e0e9 a i Home Target WWN bab9894af3bc iqn 2002 v iscsi iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001 bd1 eui 00041B0002001BD1 0 0 Logical Units Attached 1 I Y LUNO Present enabled Reboot 1 n LUN
65. nd the type of load balance used For all iSCSI Sessions there will be at least one leading connection SCSI connections can be added and removed at any time all apart from the leading connection which can only be removed when the iSCSI Session is logged off The Load balance policy specifies how the data is distributed over multiple connections The main policies that should be used are Round Robin and Fail Over Only WANrockIT CSP Node Page 63 Round Robin will utilize all connections for data and evenly distribute the data Fail Over Only will use the Leading connection for data transfer If a connection should go down then the data transfer shall switch on one of the other connections For most purposes Round Robin will provide the greatest performance increase If you have been experiencing a performance decrease when transferring data to more than one device using multiple connections please refer to the trouble shooting guide To add a new connection to a session click on the Add button and a new window should appear Add Connection Target name n 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 0 Advanced Cancel Now click on the Advanced button to see the Advanced Settings Advanced Settings General psec Connect by using Local adapter Source IP 10 10 11 56 Target portal 10 10 11 50 3260 x CRC Checksum 7 Data digest Header dige
66. ntuitive and easy to install and configure However we would recommend that you work in conjunction with this manual when you first configure the WANrockIT Node For Step by Step guides based around topologies or help with your Amazon Market Place node please visit http www 4bridgeworks com support aws 1 1 Overview The WANrockIT product range has been designed to connect storage devices over long distance high latency TCP IP networks with very little loss in performance The virtual machine and cloud technology Nodes currently have support for iSCSI and FTP directly but can be used with a WANrockIT appliance that supports SCSI FC and SAS Each Node s storage interface i e iSCSI can be configured to act as a target interface working in a similar mode to a storage device or as an initiator working in a similar mode to a server Or if the WANrockIT Node has multiple storage interfaces one can be configured to be an initiator and one as a target device A unique part of WANrockIT functionality is that all the Nodes within a WANrockIT installation do not have to have the same storage interface A typical configuration is shown in the image below where traffic from a server on site A is accelerated over a WAN link to site B Host WANrockIT Node WANrockIT Node Storage Site A Site B 1 1 1 Supported Topologies The following section will highlight in detail some of the configurations available 1 1 2 Fibre Channel or iSC
67. om 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 500110A001104 E3C 0 portal 10 0 0 68 3260 successful root villain J WANrockIT CSP Node Page 80 Appendix D Transfer Statistics Graphing Instructions For Excel 2000 Open Microsoft Excel From the Open dialogue navigate to the download location for the transfer statistics file Select All files from the Files of Type dropdown box and then select the transfer statistics csv file File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help DEB28RY BR vw o c r Hw iM 4 100 ava 10 Brzu ggsm z A gt e a 1 4 j Look in ts Downloads amp a x Fj Tools EN EN History My Documents 15 Deskt 18 esktop 19 e Favorites FAR 24 Fil NEM T My Network Bias a Open a LE tes of type uris nn y I4 4 V In Sheeti Sheet2 Sheet3 la rif Ready Po TJ NM Bu A File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help all xl im c HOGl vkibmcoco l amp r fe 24 24 M4 4 100 B ra 10 BZU A Ad X Look in 7 Downloads E A X e E Tools a History My Documents a Desktop Zz Favorites a File name My Network Places Files of type j All Microsoft Excel Files xI xls xlt htm html Microsoft Excel Files xI xls xla xlt xlm xlc Web Pages htm html Text Files
68. ow as shown below iSCSI Initiator Properties Ed Targets Discovery Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration Configuration settings here are global and will affect any Future connections made with the initiator Any existing connections may continue to work but can fail if the system restarts or the initiator otherwise tries to reconnect to a target When connecting to a target advanced connection Features allow specific control of a particular connection Initiator Mame ign 1991 05 com microsoft win d3081sidkbe To modify the initiator name click Change Change To set the initiator CHAP secret For use with mutual CHAP CHAP click CHAP To set up the IPsec tunnel mode addresses for the initiator IPsec click IPsec To generate a report of all connected targets and devices on Report the system click Report More about Confiquration In this window the user is able to configure the initiator name specify the initiator secret and set up the IPsec connections For the purpose of this document we shall leave the initiator name as the default If you intend to use Mutual CHAP authentication you must enter the initiator secret on this page Click on the secret button and a window should be displayed iSCSI Initiator Mutual CHAP Secret Ed The iSCSI initiator mutual CHAP secret is used bo authenticate the target The secret entered here will have to be configured an each target
69. r Gridlines Format Major Gridlines 7 From the Number tab select the Custom category Enter the following in the Type field MB s Then click Add and then Close WANrocklT CSP Node Page 89 Glow and Soft Edges 3 D Format Alignment Add To create a custom Add Linked to source Custom formats can be created using format codes Type the number format code using one of the existing codes as a starting point 8 Now right click the horizontal axis and select Format Axis again From the Number tab select the Time category Select the format you wish to be displayed Locale Location Glow and Soft Edges 3 D Format r i Alignment Delete F400 h mm ss AM PM ad I CC TT dg RE 1400 MB s amp Reset to Match Style format type in the Format Code box and click 1200 MB s A Font C Linked to source Time formats display date and time serial numbers as date values OMM ab Change Chart Type Time formats that begin with an asterisk respond to changes in 800 MB s E Seled Data 7 regional date and time settings that are specified for the operating u system Formats without an asterisk are not affected by operating 600 MB s 3 D Rotation system settings 400 MB s Add Major Gridlines Add Minor Gridlines ESSA dB J Alternatively you can use a custom format if you wish the date to be d
70. r the last 24 hours From the Home screen select the Transfer Statistics icon under the WANrockIT section The GUI will now display the following window AM Transfer Statistics Data Transmission Rate To view the data transfer of a node please select a node from the list above 24 Hour Transfer History Click Here to Download This page will show you both the transmit and the receive rate for any selected Nodes the transmit rate for a Node is in blue and the receive rate is in red To view a Nodes transfer rate click on the name of the Node from the list and graphing will start automatically E Note Because these parameters are always in a state of continual monitoring by the Al clicking to view these figures will not affect the performance of the data transfer WANrockIT CSP Node Page 28 AM Transfer Statistics AAA AA AAA IMIM Node Menu A Home Free E EE 5 HUS remote node Reboot E Logout N Support l Data Transmission Rate 2 Help 38 1 MB 33 4 MB 28 6 MB 23 8 MB 19 1 MB 14 3 MB 9 54 MB 12 59 32 12 59 42 12 59 52 Ill remote node 10 10 10 87 Data Receive Rate Ill remote node 10 10 10 87 Data Transmission Rate 24 Hour Transfer History Click Here to Download D 2015 Bridgeworks Ltd To find out the IP address of a Remote Node leave the mouse over it and it will be displayed in a pop up box You are able to download the transfer rate statistics from t
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72. rgets window below along with its IQN If the iSCSI target had more than one device attached then all of these devices would be shown iSCSI Initiator Discovery Target Portals Address Port 10 10 10 112 3260 Add Remove Targets Name ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001bd1 eui 00041B80002001BD1 0 i i Refresh Persistent Targets Name Portal Interface Remove Refresh In the example above we can see that IP Address 10 0 0 112 has one device attached to it Its status is inactive because at this point we have only made a Discovery request to the SCSI target To enable the device an SCSI login function has to be performed 6 2 2 Removing an iSCSI Discovery Portal From the Discovery Target Portals list select the IP address you wish to remove when selected the background colour will change to blue Click the Remove button below a message will appear saying Are you sure you want remove the selected discovery portal Click the OK button if you wish the portal to be removed WANrocklT CSP Node Page 38 6 2 3 Log On an SCSI target To login to an IQN highlight the IQN by clicking on its entry in the Targets window and then click the Log On button At this point a new window will appear as shown below Login to iSCSI Target Target Portal 10 10 10 112 3260 1 6 2 4 Persistent Connection If you wish for the Node to connect to this IQN after a reset or reboot then select this checkbox
73. ridgeworks website support page The Help is contextually aware of which GUI page you are currently viewing and will provide you with help relevant to the display and configuration data WANrockIT CSP Node Page 11 3 Node Configuration This section will detail the operations of the following Network Configurations e Network Connections e Passwords amp Security e Service Control 3 1 Network Connections This configuration page will allow the administrator to configure network interface settings and to view network statistics All network ports are configured to run on DHCP by default so if you are booting for the first time connected to a vSwitch that is not connected to a DHCP server your boot time will be slower From the Home screen select the Network Connections icon under the Node Configuration section The GUI will now display the following window AN Network Connections Node Menu Global Network Configuration Hostname bridgeworks DNS Servers 10 10 10 3 127 0 0 1 10 0 0 3 Fallback DNS Server 10 10 10 1 Default Route Port 2 10 10 10 1 v Enable IPv6 Cancel Save Network Interfaces Port 1 Conne The WANrockIT Node can support up to 8 virtual network interfaces the above example shows 2 3 1 1 Setting the Hostname In the Hostname field enter the name you wish to use to address this Node in the future We suggest that you use a name that is relevant to its location and or it
74. rompt iscsiadm m node T Complete Target Name 1 p Target IP Address gt lt Port Number g Terminal root villain File Edit View Terminal Go Help root villain iscsiadm m node u T iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 5 00110A001104E3C 0 p 10 0 0 68 3260 When you have successfully logged out of the target device the screen should update as shown below g Terminal root villain File Edit View Terminal Go Help root villain iscsiadm m node u T iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 5 00110A001104E3C 0 p 10 0 0 68 3260 Logging out of session sid 1 target iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 500110A001104E3C 0 portal 10 0 0 68 3260 Logout of sid 1 target iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 500110A001104 E3C 0 portal 10 0 0 68 3260 successful root villain B WANrocklT CSP Node Page 79 Logging out of all Targets To log out of all targets enter the following command at the prompt iscsiadm m node u g Terminal root villain File Edit View Terminal Go Help root villain iscsiadm m node uf When you have successfully logged out of the targets the screen should update as shown below g Terminal root villain File Edit View Terminal Go Help root villain iscsiadm m node u Logging out of session sid 3 target iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 naa 500110A001104E3C 0 portal 10 0 0 68 3260 Logout of sid 3 target iqn 2002 12 c
75. rts must be bridged to a WAN port Should a port be unbridged an event will be displayed directing you to the configuration page for the FTP Client port so the issue can be resolved 7 2 Setting a Network Port to use Pass through With the FTP Client protocol mapped to a Port the Pass through Configuration section will be displayed on that port s configuration page The other sections for the Port Configuration page are explained in the Network Connections section of this manual From the Home screen select Network Connections under the Node Configuration section then select the network port which has been configured as an FTP Client The GUI will now display the following window Network Port Port 3 Port Settings Network Pin E AN connections n m Logout MA support s Help MTU Size L 500 Pass through Configuration Enable pass through U Target WAN port Not Bridged Use DHCP to assign an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP Address Netmask Gateway Use automatic IPv6 address assignment Use the Following IPv6 address IPv6 address IPvb gateway Link Status Link State Up RX Bytes 793308 RX Errors 0 Link Speed 10Gb s TX Bytes TX Errors IPv4 Settings IP Address Netmask Gateway 10 10 10 157 255 255 0 0 10 10 10 1 7 2 4 Pass through Configuration You can enable bridging for the FTP Client port by selecting the Enable pass through checkbo
76. rver Add Server To remove an iSNS server select the server above and Remove then click Remove More about Discovery and iSNS OK Cancel Apply If the user has an iSNS server then the address can be added in the iSNS servers list by clicking Add Server A window should appear Add iSNS Server E4 Enter the IF address or DNS name of server Enter the address of the iSNS Server then click OK The Microsoft iSCSl Initiator will now query the ISNS Server and discover any iSCSI Targets that are registered Step 3 Targets Click on the Targets tab The devices discovered should now be listed and shown as below WANrocklT CSP Node Page 70 iSCSI Initiator Properties Targets Discovery Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration Quick Connect To discover and log an to a target using a basic connection type Ehe IP address or DAS name of the target and then click Quick Connect Target Quick Connect Discovered targets Refresh ign 2002 12 com bridgeworks 000000 6da85844c2H1fa8 Reconnecting ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 001c03 na3 500680b000057 Reconnecting ni To connect using advanced options select a target and then Fur click Connect To completely discanneck a target select the target and issannz then click Disconnect For target properties including configuration of sessions Properties select the target and click Properti
77. s purpose E Note DHCP is selected by default please ensure your DHCP server is set to automatically update the DNS server 3 1 2 Enabling IPv6 It should be noted that at the time of producing this manual there is no support for IPv6 in the AWS cloud so IPv6 functionality will only be available locally Checking the Enable IPv6 box will enable the Node to use IPv6 addresses As with IPv4 you can either WANrockIT CSP Node Page 12 choose to use DHCP or assign a static IPv6 address To change the settings of a specific connection click on the connection You will be presented with the screen as shown below where you can make changes to the connection Network Port Port 1 Port Settings MTU Size 1500 Use DHCP to assign an IP address automatically Use the following IP address Use automatic IPv6 address assignment Use the following IPv6 address IPv6 address IPv6 gateway Link Status Link State Up Link Speed 1000Mb s RX Bytes 1353209 TX Bytes 789948 RX Errors 0 TX Errors 0 IPv4 Settings IP Address 10 10 10 124 Netmask 255 255 0 0 Gateway 10 10 10 1 3 1 3 Setting the MTU Enabling larger frames on a jumbo frame capable network can improve your network throughput Jumbo frames are Ethernet frames that contain more than 1500 bytes of payload MTU Before enabling jumbo frames ensure that all the devices hosts located on the network support the jumbo frame size that you intend to us
78. ssions SCSI Device Port Mappings Management Node Maintenance System Log Load Save Firmware Updates Diagnostics Configuration If you close down the window or tab containing the remote control session you can navigate back at any point to the Node Management page on your Local Node select the Node you previously had remote control over and click the Reload Remote Window button When you have finished configuring the remote Node clicking Stop Remote Control from the Node Management page will end the remote control session 4 1 3 Configuring a Node s Paths WANrockIT will always attempt to get the best performance possible for the data it is transferring Once a link has been established between two Nodes they will automatically check for other available connections to each other through their WAN ports Any available connections that are found will be set as failover paths and will not be used unless the primary path fails To change the link settings between two Nodes click on the Configure Node button a popup box will appear as shown below WANrocklT CSP Node Page 21 Configure Paths For remote node List oF Current Paths Local Address Path MU PPS Bandwidth Lirnit Path Type Failover Target ID 10 10 10 63 _ 10 10 10 87 E Pim Primary pimay lame 0t Show Unavailable Paths 4 1 3 1 Setting Primary and Failover Paths A path is a link between two IP addresses when you establish a link between t
79. st CHAP logon information F Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials T Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials ox j cancel Select the Source IP address and the Target Portal that you wish to connect too via the pull down menus in the Connect by using section When setting up multiple connections you ideally want to connect to different ports and different network interfaces In this example we have connected to 10 10 10 50 3260 as the leading connection and the second connection will be 10 10 11 50 3260 Set up CHAP and Digest then click OK The user will now be brought back to the window below Click OK and now the user should see the Session Connections page with two connections WANrocklT CSP Node Page 64 Connections Load balance policy Description The round robin policy attempts to evenly distribute incoming requests to all processing paths This session has the following connections Source Portal Target Portal Status Type Weight 10 0 0 237 6 10 10 10 50 Conne Active n a 10 10 11 56 10 10 11 50 Conne Active n a The user can add up to 8 different connections Once the user has completed setting up the connections click OK to return to the iSCSI session page You should now see the number of connections increased In this example we have 2 connections Sessions Devices Properties This target has the following sessions
80. st None Specified Data Digest None Specified Configure Multiple Connected Session MCS To add additional connections to a session or configure the MCS policy For a selected session MCS click MCS More Information on iSCSI Sessions Now click on OK to return to the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator main window Step 6 Logging off an iSCSI Session To log off an iSCSI Session follow the following procedure e Open the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator and click on the Targets tab e Click on the iSCSI session that the user wishes to log off e Click the Disconnect button This will log off all connections associated with the iSCSI Session The iSCSI device should now show as inactive WANrocklT CSP Node Page 76 Appendix C Connecting to an iSCSI Device using iscsiadm Discovering iSCSI Targets The get a list of available targets on the Bridge a discovery is performed using the following command iscsiadm m discovery t st p Target IP Address gt lt Port Number An example of this is shown below when performing a discovery on a target with the IP address 10 0 0 68 on port 3260 g Terminal root villain File Edit View Terminal Go Help root villain iscsiadm m discovery t st p 10 0 0 68 32608 When the command is run you should see a list of available targets as shown below ud Terminal root villain File Edit View Terminal Go Help root villain iscsiadm m discovery t st p 10 0 0 68 3260 10 0 0
81. that you wish to use mutual CHAP Mutual CHAP requires the use of initiator authentication when connecting to the target this can be done by using the advanced options when making connections to the target To clear the secret From the initiator click Clear and then Cancel Initiator CHAP secret cancel WANrockIT CSP Node Page 67 Enter in the initiator secret and click OK The secret should be between 12 and 16 characters Make a note of this secret as you will need to enter this as part of configuring CHAP on the iSCSI Node Step 2 Discovery of Devices Before the user can connect to an iSCSI Target the targets must be discovered Click on the Discovery tab and you should see the window below iSCSI Initiator Properties F3 Targets Discovery Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration Target portals The system will look For Targets on Following portals Refresh Address Port Adapter TP address To add a target portal click Discover Portal Discover Portal To remove a target portal select the address above and then click Remove jSNS servers The system is registered on the Following SNS servers Refresh To add an iSNS server click Add Server Add Server To remove an iSNS server select the server above and A then click Remove More about Discovery and iSNS OK Cancel Apply To add an iSCSI Target portal click on
82. the connection that you wish to remove the limit on and click Apply The limit will now be lifted K Note Any changes to the bandwidth limit will become instantly effective on pressing Apply WANrockIT CSP Node Page 23 4 1 5 Learning This procedure will kick start the Artificial Intelligence module to start learning the characteristics of the link network Once it has completed it will store these values ready for use whenever data transfer occurs From the Home screen select the Node Management icon The GUI will display the following screen AN Node Management Node Menu Home Node A Tune Node Alias local node Remote Administration Remote Node Access Control Remote IP Address Add Remove 10 10 10 87 List of Remote Nodes Add Node Remove Node Configure Node Leam No of Start Remote Control Stop Remote Control O 2015 Bridgeworks Ltd Select the remote Node that you are going to use for the learn process from the remote Node list and then click on the Learn button just above the list You can start Multiple Nodes learning in this way simultaneously by clicking on each one and clicking Learn r4 Note The learn process can take up to 5 minutes to complete The GUI will in another window display the learn transfer graph as shown below Training for Network Conditions Select a Remote Node in the Process of Learning remote node 10 10 10 87 Chan
83. thentication credentials Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials TN The Connect using box allows the user to specify which iSCSI Adaptor to use and the Source IP The Local adaptor will only differ from Microsoft iSCSI Initiator setting if an iSCSI Offload card has been installed For the purpose of this guide we shall only use the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Leaving this setting as default will also use the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator The Initiator IP is used to specify upon which network adaptor the discovery will be done In most cases the user will want to leave this as default If multiple network interfaces are installed in the server and the user wishes to select a particular interface select the IP address of that network interface from the pull down list CRC Checksum settings allow the user to specify whether the discovery is done using Data and or Header Digests Unless the iSCSI device is on a poor quality network where data corruption is likely it is recommended that Header and Data Digests are left disabled as performance will be affected If the iSCSI Node has had CHAP enabled or the user wishes to authenticate the iSCSI Node click on the checkbox Enable CHAP log on to enable CHAP Now enter the username and target secret that was configured on the iSCSI Node If the user wishes to authenticate the iSCSI Node select Perform mutual authentication ri Note For mutual CHAP to be performed t
84. to connect too This is particularly useful if the user is going to create multiple connections In this example we have chosen to connect to the IP address 10 10 10 50 on port 3260 To see how this relates to the iSCSI Node configuration note the IP addresses in the window shown below SIN iSCSI Target Node Menu Authorisation Chap enabled Username Initiator secret Target secret Network Interfaces Interface Configured TCP Port s Port 2 10 10 10 139 Set up the Digest and CHAP settings as described in stage 2 during the discovery phase and click OK This will now take you back to the window that was shown previously Click OK once more The user 3260 v should now see the iSCSI Target connected WANrocklT CSP Node Page 61 ew a A 3 7 ania 3L 51 Int Properties RE XE m E oe eye Du 310 m Ta Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices To access storage devices for a target select the target and then dick Log on To see information about sessions connections and devices for a target dick Details Targets Name Status ign 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 0 Connected ign 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 1 Inactive Step 4 Viewing iSCSI Session Details Now that the user has connected to an iSCSI Target to check that the device is connected click on the Details button A window should appear Session Properties Target portal group 1 Status Connected Connection count
85. ts Unless the iSCSI device is on a poor quality network where data corruption is likely it is recommended then Header and Data Digests are left disabled as performance will be affected If the iSCSI Node has had CHAP enabled or the user wishes to authenticate the iSCSI Node click on the checkbox CHAP login information to enable CHAP Now enter the username and target secret that was configured on the iSCSI Node If the user wishes to authenticate the iSCSI Node select Perform mutual authentication a For mutual CHAP to be performed the Initiator Secret must be set on the general tab and be the same as the one configured on the iSCSI Node The use of RADUS is beyond the scope of this guide Once the user is satisfied that all advanced options are correct click OK The user should now see a window as below Add Target Portal E Type the IP address or DNS name and port number of the portal you want to add To select settings for the discovery session to the portal click Advanced IP address or DNS name Cancel WANrocklT CSP Node Page 58 Now click OK and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator shall perform the discovery This usually performs quickly but can take up to a minute with multiple network ports Once the discovery is complete the user should see the target listed in the Target Portals list Target portals Address Port Adapter IP address 10 10 10 50 3260 Default Default SNS servers
86. useful if you wish to reserve a device or to take it out of commission for repair or replacement at a later date without powering down WANrocklT CSP Node Page 34 the Node After any changes have been made click the Update Configuration button to save the changes If at any point you want to remove those changes click the Clear Configuration button WANrocklT CSP Node Page 35 6 iSCSI Initiator Configuration This section will detail the configurations for the WANrockIT iSCSI initiator in particular e Definitions of Terms used in iSCSI e Configuring your Devices e iSCSI target Configuration 6 1 Definitions Below are some definitions to help with your understanding of iSCSI terms 6 1 1 1 SCSI Target Device An iSCSI target device is device such as a disk drive tape drive or RAID controller that is attached to the network Each device is identified by an IQN 6 1 1 2 iSCSI Qualified Name IQN Anything connected to a network be it a computer printer or iSCSI device must have a unique identifier such as an IP address to enable other devices to communicate with it With iSCSI devices both targets and initiators an extra level of identification in addition to the IP address is employed This is called the IQN The IQN includes the iSCSI targets name and an identifier for the shared iSCSI device Example 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks sdt600a01 4d10 5 6 2 Configuring Devices To add a device to the iSCSI Node requires 3 basic
87. wo WANrockIT Nodes this link is set as the primary path and is the default connection used by the Nodes Once this primary path is established the Nodes will then automatically check for other available connections to each other through their WAN ports Any possible connections that are found will automatically be set as failover paths A failover path will not be used unless the primary path fails You can also select a Primary Failover path which will be the first one that is used in the event of a failure with the primary path To choose a primary failover path select the path that you wish to use from the Failover Target ID drop down box on the far right of the path table E Note The order in which failover paths are used is set automatically and cannot be manually changed To change the primary path click on the Path Type drop box of the primary path and select Failover from the drop down list Click on the Path Type drop box of the path that you wish to set as the new primary path and select primary from the drop down list Click on Apply to save your changes Note Multiple links can be assigned as primary paths WANrockIT will automatically attempt to use all available primary links simultaneously A green red or grey arrow in the Path State box will indicate the state of each path A green arrow pointing upwards means that it is a known link that is up Ared arrow pointing downwards means th
88. work Drive Select an item to view its Control Panel System Folder description Displays the Files and Folders on your computer See also My Documents My Network Places Metwork and Dial up Connections 5 objectis Bix From within the displayed Network and Dial up File Edit View ae Tail Advanced Help lt Back gt search Gyrolders CHristory US GS X A Ed Connections select the interface connection that will ss E Network and Diab connections x be used to connect to the Node in this example we have selected the Gigabit Ethernet interface 5 Make New Connection at 10 100 Ethernet LAN Gigabit Ethernet LAN Network and Dial up Connections This folder contains network connections for this computer and a wizard to help you create a new connection To create a new connection click Make New Connection To open a connection click its icon To access settings and components ef 2 connection vinhteclic l ike ican Zi as gt 3 object s L Gigabit Ethernet Status 21 xl General A general status page will be displayed From within this page select r Connection P ro pe rt i es Status Connected Duration 00 25 10 Speed 1 0 Gbps r Activity Sent ER Received L ak Packets 58 720 86 280 Close WANrocklT CSP Node Page 52 x Gigabit Ethernet Properties General
89. x and then selecting a WAN port from the Target WAN port drop down list Click Save to store the changes permanently A reboot will be required for the bridging to be applied WANrocklT CSP Node Page 44 8 Node Maintenance The following section describes the various pages that are available to the administrator to monitor the performance and maintain the Node The following operations will be detailed System Information System Log Firmware Updates Saving the Configuration to Disk Restore Factory Defaults 8 1 System Information This System information page will allow the administrator to view the Performance of the Node From the Home screen select the System Information icon from the Node Maintenance section The GUI will now display the following window System Information Node amp Firmware Detalls Firmware Eli v4 04 2 Mar 30 2015 10 10 46 Revision Serial Number 564da721 3a05 6b03 a7fd 364a43dbd157 iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 564da721 3a05 6b03 zz a7fd 364a43dbd157 Uptime 02 37 39 System Performance Data throughput CPU Utilisation Memory Usage Within the top window the following information is displayed e Current Firmware amp Boot Loader Revision Level e Serial Number of the PCB within the Node Within the lower window are 3 bar graphs which provide an approximation of the follow performance parameters e Data Throughput This indicates the current performance in MB s e CPU
90. you will see the entry page shown below AN WANrockIT v410 ESXi Node Before logging into the node for the first time please provide a password for the admin user Enter Password Confirm Password Enter and confirm the new GUI password to be presented with the login screen The password must be between 5 and 65 characters and can contain symbols and numbers fN WANrockIT v410 ESXi Node To access the web interface a user name and password must be used the default username is e Username admin WANrocklT CSP Node Page 10 2 3 Management Console Home screen The GUI will now display the Home screen as shown below AIN WANrockIT v410 ESXi CSP Node Node Menu Node Configuration ee e o LL Devices and Protocols u Port Mappings Firmware Updates Diagnostics iSCSI Initiator SCSI Sessions Node Maintenance K Note Your screen may have different icons to the one shown above depending on the configuration you have purchased You will notice the screen is split into two sections Within the left hand Node Menu panel typically remains constant wherever you are within the GUI it allows you to reboot or logout of the GUI whilst the Home link will take you back to this screen K Note Whenever a Reboot command is issued it can take up to a minute for the Node to become accessible again The Support link will open up a new tab in your browser at the B

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