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1. oeeesooeeesssooeesssooeesssoesessoo 22 3 1 Preparing the RAID Subsystem and Powering ON see se see ee Se ee ee SR ee ee Ge ee ee Ge ee ee ee 22 ae AE EG EN ei RE ON EE Mm m muu EO 23 Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options iese sesse Ge nene 25 4 1 Configuration through Terminal uu sesse see seek se ee ER Ge ee ee Ge ek Se Ge ee Ge ee Se Ge ee Ge ee ee Ge ee ee Ee Ge ee ee ee ee 25 4 2 Configuration through the LCD Panel esse see se ee ER Ge ER Ge ee ee Se Ge ee ee ee ee Ee Ge ee ee Ge ee ee ee ee 31 42i OE el ADs EE EE N N EE OE N NE 32 4 3 Configuration through web browser based proRAID Manager ses sesse se see ee Ee ee ee 38 Chapter 5 RAID Manadement iis tesis esiks ies ede see Oe ese oes dese bees Reed DNE 40 ME UII FU LOM MA OE EO EE a aa 40 m User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem ral NE ode EE ME N N EE ER OE 40 34 RAID S r FUNCION EM E Em DR aaa ree 42 ad Crete RAID El Ee SE Ee Pe DE ee Emmi t maat 42 522 DeL RAID SOE na a KA EE Ee ee Ge eo ne RE Re Re REEN GREG ee EE Re EG 43 2741 Bo 1212814 11525 RE M Mmm N EE eer 44 S A OMERA E MAIE M A E EE EE 46 5 29 Activate Incomplete RAID SET AM am 47 520 Create ede EE E EE EE EE 49 S Dalee AOC EO EE Ee Ee N EE 50 526 Rescue IR AICS O oe EE ee m Ee uu i Re Gee 51 28 28 WOM SEE FUNCIO AE N EE MM N Ee N NN 52 5 31 Create Volume Set a eeeeer N RE OE N EEST OE EN 52 5 3 2 Create Raid 0 OG ee ee EE ED ER trite Ter ant ote OE E ER
2. and 4K Block proRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all s Quick Create Raid Volume Set Y Raid System Console AS Quick Function Total Number Of Disks 8 LY Quick Create Select Raid Level Raid5 Spare H RAID Set Functions HJ Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives Select Capacity 6000 GB Maximum Capacity Allowed 6000 GB H System Controls Greater Two TB Volume H Information No v Support Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization he Select Stripe Size KBytes Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Greater Two TB Volume Support No Volume Set capacity is set to maximum 2TB 64bit LBA Use this option for UNIX Linux 2 6 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later versions The maximum Volume Set size is up to 512TB 4K Block Use this option for Windows OS such as Windows 2000 2003 or XP The maximum Volume Set size is 16TB Just use the Volume as Basic Disk Volume can t be used as Dynamic Disk also can t be used in 512Bytes block service program Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen The Raid Set and Volume Set will start to initialize ao User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem You can use RaidSet Hierarchy feature to view the Volume Set information Refer to Section 5 6 1 based on the number of disks in your system Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefe
3. heads are unloaded Level 2 Place idle drives in Low RPM Mode where drives heads are unloaded and slows down to around 4000 RPM and Level 3 Spin down idle drives where drives stops spinning and goes into sleep mode nroRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXKX lopen all close all 4 Raid System Console eee MANE Ee Management S 1 Quick Function Stagger Power On Control 0 7 H RAID Set Functions H i ped EE Time To Hdd Low Power Idle Disabled gt 3 Volume Set Functions ML Physical Drives Time To Hdd Low RPM Mode Disabled gt HE System Controls Ss ee an 9 4 oe l Time To Spin Down Idle HDD Disabled System Configuration L Fibre Channel Config N Confirm The Operation therNet Configuration 4 EtherNet Configuration Submit Reset L Alert By Mail Configuration O SNMP Configuration L NTP Configuration L View Events Mute Beeper _ Generate Test Event _ Clear Event Buffer L Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware _ Shutdown Controller C Restart Controller H Information Stagger Power On Control This option allows the RAID subsystem s power supply to power up in succession each HDD in the RAID subsystem In the past all the HDDs on the RAID subsystem are powered up altogether at the same time This function allows the power transfer time lag time from the last HDD to the next one be set within the range of 0 4 to 6 0 seconds Default is 0 7 seconds Time to HDD Low Power Idle MAID
4. 50 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 8 Rescue Raid Set If you need to recover missing Raid Set configuration using the Rescue Raid Set function please contact your vendor s support engineer for assistance lees MEES all 3 Raid System Console 3 Quick Function RAID Set Functions 1 Create RAID Set 0 Delete RAID Set D Expand RAID Set D Activate Incomplete RAID S _ Create Hot Spare D Delete Hot Spare E o Volume Set Functions H J Physical Drives E 73 System Controls le J Information User Manual EI SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 Volume Set Function Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set 5 3 1 Create Volume Set The following are the Volume Set features 1 Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set 2 Up to 128 Volume Sets in a Raid Set can be created by the RAID controller To cre
5. Min Member Disk Size 1000 2GB Raid Set Power State Operating Raid Set State Normal SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem To view the disk drive information click the Slot link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Disk Information screen appears This screen shows various information such as timeout count media error count and SMART information lopen all close all 8 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function MI RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions J Physical Drives H System Controls EMS Information i D RAID Set Hierarch LY System Information O Hardware Monitor nrohAID OAanager XXXXXXXXXXXX s Device Information Device Type SATA 5001B4D000990001 Device Location lEnclosure1 SLOT 01 Model Name ST3250620NS Serial Number BOEGT6P6 Firmware Rev 3 AEG Disk Capacity 250 1GB Current SATA Mode SATA300 NCO Depth16 Supported SATA Mode SATA300 NCO Depth16 Disk APM Support Yes Device State Normal Timeout Count 0 Media Error Count 0 Device Temperature 44 C SMART Read Error Rate J108 6 SMART Spinup Time 96 0 SMART Reallocation Count 100 36 SMART Seek Error Rate 86 30 SMART Spinup Retries 100 97 SMART Calibration Retries N A N A he SMART Attribute Threshold Is A Normalized Value The Value Is The Larger The Better IF The Attrib
6. 1 From the Main Menu scroll down to Raid System Function 2 Choose the Update Firmware The Update The Raid Firmware dialog box appears gt Raid HyperTerminal E E 104 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Mute The Alert Beeper Alert B Change Update The Raid FirmWare JBOD RA RAID Re Transfer File From Terminal Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol Terminal lt lt Five Ctrl K To Abort gt gt Update Restart Controller Connected 0 01 39 VT100 115200 8 N 1 Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Capture to Printer Mute The Alert Beeper Alert B Update The Raid FirmWare Transfer File From Terminal Emulator By Zmodem Protocol lt lt Five Ctrl k To Abort gt gt Sends a file to the remote system A 4 Select ZMODEM modem under Protocol to set ZMODEM as the file transfer protocol of your terminal emulation software User Manual a SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 Click Browse Look in the location where the firmware file was saved Select the firmware file name XXXXXXXX BIN and click Open Raid HyperTerminal lol x File Edit view Call Transfer Help Raid Syste Folder C Filename Mute The A EWIEEFWOEEN O O OOO Change Protocol JBOD RA Zmodem 7 RAID Re Max i mum Send Close Cancel Termina lt Update Restart Controller Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ES
7. 1 Volume VOL 000 0 0 Checking 0 0 7001 4GB H System Controls E 1Slot 2 E Information E 1Slot 3 L RAID Set Hierarchy E 1Slotza 1 System Information _ Hardware Monitor E 1Slot 5 E 1Slot 6 E 1Slot 7 E 1Slot 8 a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Device Usage Capacity Model lt Slot 1 Raid Set 000 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 0 2 i 7 E Raid Set 000 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 Slots3 Raid Set 000 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 Raid Set 000 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 Ilstotess ze Bi Raid Set 000 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 60 User Manual 5 3 6 Schedule Volume Check SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem To perform Check Volume Set by schedule follow these steps 1 Click on the Schedule Volume Check link 2 Select the desired schedule that you wish the Check Volume Set function to run Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Scheduler Disabled 1Day For Testing 1Week 2Weeks 3Weeks 4Weeks 8Weeks 12Weeks 16Weeks 20Weeks and 24Weeks Check After System Idle No 1 Minute 3 Minutes 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 20 Minutes 30 Minutes 45Minutes and 60 Minutes lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function Scheduler Disabled M 3 RAID Set Functions Checking After System Idle No 24 H
8. 11 42 33 Raid Set 000 Delete RaidSet Enc 1 Slotz8 PassThrough Disk Created Volume VOL 000 Start Initialize Volume VOL 000 Create Volume Raid Set 001 Create RaidSet Raid Set 000 Create RaidSet Raid Set 000 Delete RaidSet Raid Set 000 Create RaidSet Raid Set 000 IDelete RaidSet Raid Set 000 Create RaidSet Raid Set 000 Create RaidSet Raid Set 000 Delete RaidSet This function is also used to silence the beeper alarm 76 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 8 Generate Test Event If you want to generate test events move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Generate Test Event Link Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Then click on the View Events Mute Beeper to view the test event Jopen all close all 3 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function 9 RAID Set Functions 3 Volume Set Functions 9 Physical Drives HE System Controls LY System Configuration 21 Hdd Power Management LY EtherNet Configuration P Alert By Mail Configuration 1 SNMP Configuration HL NTP Configuration Q View Events Mute Beeper gt Clear Event Buffer 1 Modify Password LY Upgrade Firmware P Shutdown Controller D Restart Controller H 0 Information User Manual Eie SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 9 Clear Event Buffer Use this feature to clear the RAID subsystem s System Events
9. A Power Supply R Link Port Monitor Port Power Input Socket Activity LED Power On Off Switch Two host channels A and B Expansion are available and can be use to connect to SAS HBA Host Channel A B on the Host system or to connect to SAS switch Host channel B can be set as Host Post or Expansion Port Debug Port Use to check controller debug messages Monitor Port Use to manage the RAID subsystem via serial terminal console R Link Port Use to manage the RAID subsystem via network and web browser A m gm ga a Py et gt nor nd L Link Status LED Green indicates Host Channel has connected or linked Activity LED Blue indicates the Host Channel is busy and being accessed User Manual 21 a E Fa p ica OF ip CA oy AA ZA LU y E Ba 1 Vd m m SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem 3 1 Preparing the RAID Subsystem and Powering On Here are the steps to prepare the RAID subsystem for use Fan 1 Main Switch Debug Port Fan Host Channel B Expansion Port Link Status LED Host Channel A Power Supply R Link Port Monitor Port Power Input Socket Activity LED Power On Off Switch 1 Attach network cable to the R Link port and connect the other end of network cable to your network hub switch Or as alternative for configuration you may connect the serial cable to the Monitor port and to the serial port of your host server 2 Connect the SAS cable s t
10. ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 00 43 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL Keyboard Function Key Definitions A key to move to the line above Z key to move to the next line Enter key Submit selection function ESC key Return to previous screen L key Line draw X key Redraw er User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link gt RAID HyperTerminal File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function Ethernet Configuration View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 00 43 WT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo NOTE The password option allows user to set or clear the RAID subsystem s password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem from unauthorized access The controller will check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does notreceive any
11. Event O Clear Event Buffer O Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware LY Shutdown Controller LY Restart Controller HI Information nroRAID anager XXX XXXXXXKKK SNMP Trap Configurations lo fo m SNMP Trap IP Address 1 T Port 162 fo fo D SNMP Trap IP Address 2 EE Port 162 m lo lo SNMP Trap IP Address 3 6 Port 162 SNMP System Gonfigurations Community sysContact 0 D sysName 0 ah sysLocation 0 a SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Disable SNMP Trap No SNMP Trap Will Be Sent Urgent Error Notification Send Only Urgent Event Send Urgent And Serious Event Warning Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event C Serious Error Notification e C Send All Event CO Confirm The Operation Information Notification SNMP Trap Configurations Type in the SNMP Trap IP Address box the IP address of the host system where SNMP traps will be sent The SNMP Port is set to 162 by default SNMP System Configuration Community Type the SNMP community The default is public 1 sysContact 0 2 sysLocation 0 and 3 sysName 0 SNMP parameter 31 bytes max If these 3 categories are configured and when an event occurs SNMP will send out a message that includes the 3 categories within the message This allows user to easily define which RAID unit is having problem SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Select the desired option After completing the settings
12. However in order to maximize throughput for the disk subsystem the I O load must be balanced across all the drives so that each drive can be kept busy as much as possible In a multiple drive system without striping the disk I O load is never perfectly balanced Some drives will contain data files that are frequently accessed and some drives will rarely be accessed STRIPING DISK DRIVES Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Data stripes from each drive are interleaved to create one logical drive By striping the drives in the array with stripes large enough so that each record falls entirely within one stripe most records can be evenly distributed across all drives This keeps all drives in the array busy during heavy load situations This situation allows all drives to work concurrently on different I O operations and thus maximize the number of simultaneous I O operations that can be performed by the array User Manual al SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Definition of RAID Levels RAID O is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redundancy RAID O arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi user environments or small stripes for single user systems that access long sequential records RAID O arrays deliver the best data storage efficiency and performance of any array type The disadvantage is that if one drive in a RAID O array fails the entire array fails Writes can occur simultaneously o
13. LY Identify Drive HI System Controls HI Information ES l Confirm The Operation Submit Reset SAS Port LUN Base LUN 0 User Manual 63 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 4 2 Modify a Pass Through Disk Use this option to modify the attribute of a Pass Through Disk User can modify the Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing and SAS Port LUN Base LUN on an existing Pass Through Disk To modify the Pass Through drive attribute from the Pass Through drive pool click on the Modify a Pass Through Disk link The Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification screen appears Tick on the Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool and click on the Submit button to select the drive The Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute screen appears Modify the drive attribute values as you want proRAID O anager OOOOOOOOOOEX open all close all I raid system Console a Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification 3 Quick Function a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 J RAID Set Functions 6 Slotz8 1000 2GB WDC WD1OEARS OOYSB1 1 Volume Set Functions H 3 Physical Drives SSS eS 7 LY Create Pass Through Disk Submit Reset ees L Modify a Pass Through Disk _ Delete Pass Through Disk LY Identify Enclosure LY Identify Drive 7 System Controls Information AKI User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 4 3 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete Pass Through Disk from th
14. Level 1 This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a Raid Set in Low Power Mode where drives heads are unloaded The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is around 15 to 20 Recovery time is under a second Options are Disabled 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 Minutes 70 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Time to HDD Low RPM Mode MAID Level 2 This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a Raid Set in Low RPM Mode where drives heads are unloaded and drive platters speed is reduced to around 4000 RPM The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is from 35 to 45 Recovery time is 15 seconds Options are Disabled 10 20 30 40 50 and 60 Minutes Time to Spin Down Idle HDD MAID Level 3 This option enables the Raid subsystem to spin down HDDs of a Raid Set after they become idle after a preset period of time In this level the drives stop spinning and go into sleep mode The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is from 60 to 70 Recovery time is 30 to 45 seconds Options are Disabled 1 For Test 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 and 60 Minutes NOTE To verify if the disk drive you use supports MAID or APM select RaidSet Hierarchy and click the disk drive E Slot link Check in the Device Information screen if the Disk APM Support shows Yes User Manual 71 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 3 EtherNet Configuration To set
15. RaidSet For Raid30 50 60 screen will show all Raid Sets Tick on the Raid Sets that you want to include in the creation and then click on the Submit button NOTE Maximum of 8 Raid Sets is supported All Raid Sets must contain the same number of disk drives Raid System Console A Quick Function ith RAID Set Functions G Raid Set 000 3 3000 OGB 3000 OGB Raid Set 001 3 13000 0GB D Modify Volume Set C Check Volume Set 0 Schedule Volume Check Stop Volume Check J Physical Drives 1 System Controls H Information Configure the Volume Set attributes refer to previous section for the Volume Set attributes When done tick Confirm The Operation and click on Submit button prohAID MTT XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all IE ee E Quick Function Volume VOL 000 HI RAID Set Functions EE Disks 2x3 aa E J Volume Set Functions LY Create see Set 50 s Raid System Console Volume Name Max Capacity Allowed 4000 0 GB aP Delete V lla Set LY Modify Volume Set LY Check Volume Set LY Schedule Volume Check LY Stop Volume Check E Oo Physical Drives EO System Controls E Information Select Volume Capacity GB Foreground Initialization v Volume Stripe Size 64 M KBytes Write Back v Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Initialization Mode Volume Cache Mode Tagged Command Oueuing Enabled SAS Port LUN Base LUN V
16. Web Browser Get the new version of firmware for your RAID subsystem controller NOTE When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded upgrade first the boot ROM firmware Then repeat the process steps 1 to 3 to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAID controller restart will be necessary 1 To upgrade the RAID subsystem firmware click the Upgrade Firmware link under System Controls menu The Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom screen appears 2 Click Browse Look in the location where the firmware file was saved Select the firmware file name XXXXXXXX BIN and click Open 3 Select the Confirm The Operation option Click the Submit button EEN pro BAID hamser gt XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all Upgrade The Raid System Firmware OrBootRom 9 Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom 3 Raid System Console A a Ee E 2 Volume Set Functions E 9 Physical Drives Ie Confirm The Operation E a System Controls WE Reset LY System Configuration LY EtherNet Configuration LY Alert By Mail Configuration LY SNMP Configuration 21 NTP Configuration _ L View Events Mute Beeper LY Generate Test Event 1 Clear Event Buffer 0 vil A Ed D raras Controlar HO Restart Controller E 3 Information E LY RAID Set Hierarchy 0 System Information po C Hardware Monitor 4 The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the f
17. a Volume Set migrates from one RAID level to another a Volume Set stripe size changes or when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Volume Set status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen during migration 5 3 5 Check Volume Set NOTE The Stripe Size of a Raid30 50 60 Volume Set cannot be modified Use this function to perform Volume Set consistency check which verifies the correctness of redundant data data blocks and parity blocks in a Volume Set This basically means computing the parity from the data blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the parity blocks or computing the data from the parity blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the data blocks To perform Check Volume Set function NOTE The Volume Set state must be Normal in order to perform Check Volume Set Only RAID levels with parity redundant data such as RAID Levels 3 5 6 30 50 and 60 support this function 1 Click on the Check Volume Set link 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to check Select the Check Volume Set options prohAID O anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all NA eee Aa Select The Volume Set To Be Checked 4 Raid System Console H Quick Function Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity Ed RAID set Funchons A Volume VOL 000 Raid Set 000 7001 4GB Hi Volume Set Functions 1 Create Volume Set REELE EE EEN EEE LY Create Raid30 5
18. command in twenty seconds The RAID subsystem s factory default password is set to 00000000 User Manual 29 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem VT100 terminal configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items display beneath it The submenus for each item are shown in Section 4 2 1 The configuration utility main menu options are Quick Volume And Raid Create a RAID configuration which Set Setup consists of all physical disks installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized Raid Set Volume Set Functions Create a customized Volume Set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk information Raid System Functions Setting the Raid system configurations Ethernet Configuration Setting the Ethernet configurations 30 me SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 4 2 Configuration through the LCD Panel All configurations can be performed through the LCD Display front panel function keys except for the Firmware update The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information status indication or menus The LCD screen displays menu items or other information up to two lines at a time The RAID controller s factory default password is set to 00000000 Function Key Definitions The four function keys at side of the front panel perform the following functions Up Button Exit Button Ea l Down Button Select Button Up and Down 4 Arrow buttons W Us
19. goa kasut EO OE EE Eg C Create Volume Set Y Create Raid30 50 60 Submit Reset LY Delete Volume Set D Es EES EES TN 1 Check Volume Set 1 Schedule Volume Check OO Stop Volume Check E Physical Drives 1 RAID Set Hierarchy 0 System Information Hardware Monitor 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to modify Click on the Submit button The following screen appears 3 Raid System Console a Enter The Volume Attribute J Quick Function Volume Name Volume VOL 000 20 RAID Set Functions E 3 Volume Set Functions Max Capacity Allowed 7001 4 GB LY Create Volume Set Volume Capacity 6000 0 GB D Create Raid30 50 60 D Delete Volume Set Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization DW oe Volume Raid Level Raid5 D check Vakade Set RE GE a HO Schedule Volume Check Volume Stripe Size 64 KBytes OO Stop Volume Check Volume Cache Mode Write Back Tagged Command Queuing Enabled SAS Port LUN Base LUN 0 RAID Set Hierarchy O System Information m L O Hardware Monitor Confirm The Operation Submit Reset To modify Volume Set attribute values select an attribute item and click on the attribute value After completing the modification tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button to save the changes User Manual EAN SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 4 1 Volume Set Expansion V
20. of the user and to obtain maximum performance user is advised to be aware of the following safety guidelines particularly in handling hardware components Upon receiving of the product Place the product in its proper location Do not try to lift it by yourself alone Two or more persons are needed to remove or lift the product to its packaging To avoid unnecessary dropping out make sure that somebody is around for immediate assistance It should be handled with care to avoid dropping that may cause damage to the product Always use the correct lifting procedures 9 ed ed Upon installing of the product Ambient temperature is very important for the installation site It must not exceed 30 C Due to seasonal climate changes regulate the installation site temperature making it not to exceed the allowed ambient temperature Before plugging in any power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off Disconnect first any power connection if the power Supply module is being removed from the enclosure Outlets must be accessible to the equipment All external connections should be made using shielded cables and as much as possible should not be performed by bare hand Using anti static hand gloves is recommended In installing each component secure all the mounting screws and locks Make sure that all screws are fully tightened Follow correctly all the listed procedures in this manual f
21. the Ethernet configuration click the EtherNet Configuration link under the System Controls menu The RAID subsystem EtherNet Configuration screen will be shown Set the desired configuration Once done tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to save the settings proRAlD Manager gt lopen all close all 4 Raid System Console H Quick Function _J RAID Set Functions Volume Set Functions Physical Drives 5i a System Controls LY System Configuration Et Hdd Power Management D NTP Configuration HC View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event 0 Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password LY Upgrade Firmware 0 Shutdown Controller HY Restart Controller H 7 Information F PIRITI IY 2 ee 24 r ee a OOO PAOLO EATS e ane POEL AE ELE Te eet 5 4 4 or SASS ee SPILL ILLES SLES LE ee LAID LPIA ee i ELGG GG m Ether Net EE SEE DHCP Function Local IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled Enabled v Gateway IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled Subnet Mask Used If DHCP Disabled HTTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved Telnet Port silja 7168 8191 Is Reserved In SMTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved B Current IP Address Current Gateway IP Address Current Subnet I Mask Ether Net MAC Address Confirm The Operation 192 168 1 100 J192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 00 1B 4D 01 50 3F Ei te NOTE If HTTP T
22. 0 60 M Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good J Delete Volume Set MV Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good L Modify Volume Set EE EE EE EE L Check Volume Set LY Schedule Volume Check Confirm The Operation L Stop Volume Check Submit Reset HA Physical Drives H System Controls H 3 Information LY RAID Set Hierarchy System Information C Hardware Monitor User Manual 59 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Check Volume Set Options e Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Found Assume Parity Data is Good e Re compute Parity if Parity Error Assume Data is Good NOTE When the 2 options are not selected it will only check for errors It is recommended to perform Check Volume Set with the 2 options unselected at first If the result shows error the two options can be selected and redo Check Volume Set to correct the errors 3 Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button The Checking process will be started The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the Information menu nroRAID C anager x30000000000X es m te lopen all close all 4 Raid System Console Stop Auto Refresh H Quick Function RaidSet Hierarchy 7 RAID Set Functions me vk N E Ee RAID Set Devices Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Capacity a a G Physical Drives Raid Set 000 E 1Slot
23. 5 Volume Set Functions HO Create Volume Set M Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good LY Create Raid30 50 60 Delete Volume Set LY Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set MV Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good Confirm The Operation i Schedule Volume Check Submit Reset LY Stop Volume Check EO Physical Drives HI System Controls as Information NOTE To verify the Volume Check schedule go to Information gt RAID Set Hierarchy gt select the Volume Set gt the Volume Set Information will be displayed Volume Set Information Volume Set Name JRaid Set Name Volume Capacity SAS Port Lun Raid Level stripe Size Block Size Cache Mode Tagged Queuing Member Disks Volume State Volume VOL 000 Raid Set 000 7001 4GB oyo Raid 5 512Bytes B Write Back Enabled Normal Time To Volume Check 0 23 59 6 EE User Manual 61 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 7 Stop Volume Check Use this option to stop current running Check Volume Set process g Raid System Console ao Quick Function 4 0 RAID Set Functions B Volume Set Functions Confirm The Operation EA en ro Create Raid30 50 60 _Submit Reset LY Delete Volume Set LY Modify Volume Set HO Check Volume Set HO Schedule Volume Check 2 BJ System Controls E Information LY System Information L Har
24. C Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 03 21 vT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo Raid HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Sending C 46160FIRM0627 BIN Last event Sending Files fi of 1 Mute T Status Sending Retries jo Alert Change File EELE 35k of 240K JBOD R Pe ET RAID R Elapsed 00 00 03 Remaining 00 00 17 Throughput 11946 cps Maximu Termin cps bps Restar Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 04 26 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo ss User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 7 When the firmware downloading is completed the confirmation screen appears Select Yesto start programming the flash ROM Raid HyperTerminal E iol x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Hute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password Update The Firmware JBODZRAID Function RAID Rebuild Priority Maximum ATA Mode No Terminal Port Confi Restart Controller Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 04 57 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL cars NUM Capture Print echo 8 When the Flash programming starts a message will show Start Updating Firmware Please Wait Raid HyperTerminal a lai x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Raid System
25. D Queue Depth The queue depth is the number of I O operations that can be run in parallel on a disk drive HDD Queue Depth options are 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 Slot 1 4 Max Speed Select the maximum speed for disk slots 1 to 4 Options are 6G default 3G Slot 5 8 Max Speed Select the maximum speed for disk slots 5 to 8 Options are 6G default 3G Host PortO Max Speed Select the maximum speed for Host PortO Channel A Options are 6G default 3G Expansion Port Host Portl Max Speed Select the Host Port1 Expansion Port max speed Options are 6G default 3G SAS Port1 Configuration Select whether to set SAS Port as Host Port default for Channel B or use SAS Port as Expansion Port Disk Write Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports Disk Write Cache Mode options Auto Enabled and Disabled If the RAID subsystem has BBM battery backup module selecting the Auto option will automatically enable Disk Write Cache On the other hand if there is no BBM the Auto option will disable Disk Write Cache Disk Capacity Truncation Mode The RAID subsystem use drive truncation so that drives from different vendors are more likely to be able to be used as spares for each other Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in redundant units Options are Multiples Of 10G If you have several 120GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example o
26. ECA RAID Subsystem V1 0 0 Quick Create MF Slot 7 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC HEY RAID Set Functions O Create RAID Set M Slot s 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Q Delete RAID Set Select The Hot Spare Type Global Hot Spare LY Expand RAID Set 0 Offline RAID Set Dedicated To RaidSet LY Activate Incomplete RAID S l Confirm The Operation L Create Hot Spare Em ER Submit Reset Delete Hot Spare Submit Rescue Raid Set The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare on all enclosures connected in daisy chain It can replace any failed disk in any enclosure The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare dedicated only to the RaidSet where it is assigned It can replace any failed disk in the RaidSet where it is assigned The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare dedicated only to the enclosure where it is located It can replace any failed disk on the enclosure where it is located User Manual 49 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem NOTE The Hot Spare Type can also be viewed by clicking on Raid Set Hierarchy in the Information menu lopen all close all W Raid System Console RaidSet er J Quick Function EI peces ivem Volume Set Port Lun Volume State M RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 Ee Create RAID Set oa Eeisiote4 m 0 Delete RAID Set TU SES 0 Expand RAID Set E 1Slot 5 in O Offline RAID Set 0O Activate Incomplete RAID S i 0 Create Hot Spare 0 Delete Hot Spare EE Se Rescue Raid Set H Volume Set Functions J
27. EE aa 55 5 3 3 Delete Volume Set se REKE RE ke RR SE Gee N RE RE Re Ne OE KERE oe eo Rees Ge Ke 56 534A Modify Volume Bl puu cc cesses GER EER EE Ee ae RE ees 57 59341 Volume Set Expansions EER ER GEE GE SR EER aal ERG EER DE ee GESE 58 5 3 4 2 Volume Set Migration sessies aka Ne Ro kg Ee ke ee Dee EE ee EES 59 25 Check WO IS Et uu EE AE ER AA EDE 59 5 3 6 Schedule Volume Check ese se se sesse se ER Se eek Ge Ge Ge AR Ge ee AR Ge ee AR Ge Ge ee Ge ee ee Ge ee ee Ge ee Se ee Ge ee 61 RO Voume Elieck eie RR ee MAMM Am ER ee oe oe 62 SA PAYI VAR AE EE EE EE DE m OE N 63 5AL Create Pass Mite li DIE K R Ed Ee EE ed ed es ee EE Be ee ie Ee ee Ee ee ee el 63 54 2 Modify a Pass Through DISK ees en ER ee bee enam N Oe Re Ee ER ER ona 64 549 Delete Pass 1191 91070 14 OS ie AASTAS Ee EE ed ed ee Ee Be ee ee Ee ee Ee ee ee el 65 SAA AM ee N Sie od OE EE N OE OE EO e EE 66 JAS denis lected DIE MA ee ed dees ee ee ee ree Ee 67 so V SUSE ON UNOS RE N E E AE OE N EE EE N 68 sks el Si lenkEonI EDE se EE ES EE EE ED GE EE ED eee 68 5 5 4 HDD Power ManagemMeht 1 44 sessies se seek esse sk eaka ht eed babe vee see oe eke ee k be Veg ese sie okki ie 70 5 5 EAS SE E SAM GAUTAMA enama AE ee ee Ee ee Ee 72 5 5 4 Alert By Mail Configuration ee N ee IK Re de Ee koe ees 73 555 SNMP 7 9 10 18 gt 9 sa ER Ee Ee oe oe 74 56 NP 0791118 13421470 ee ETO NE ee Ee ee ee ie 75 5 5 7 View Events Mute BEeDeP iss sekresie sesse t it gesek Seksie o
28. Event 1 Clear Event Buffer 1 Modify Password 1 Upgrade Firmware LY Shutdown Controller LY Restart Controller H Information User Manual 75 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 7 View Events Mute Beeper To view the RAID subsystem s event log information move the mouse cursor to the System Controls menu and click on the View Events Mute Beeper link The Raid Subsystem s System Events Information screen appears The System Events Information screen will show Time Device Event type Elapse Time and Errors proRAID C anager lopen all close all Raid System Console 9 Quick Function 0 RAID Set Functions E Volume Set Functions EO Physical Drives HE System Controls LY System Configuration Hdd Power Management LY EtherNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration LY SNMP Configuration L NTP Configuration C Generate Test Event 1 Clear Event Buffer 1 Modify Password C Upgrade Firmware C Shutdown Controller LY Restart Controller E G Information System Events Information Time Device Event Type Elapse Time Errors 2010 05 25 13 22 05 l 2010 05 25 13 14 28 2010 05 25 13 14 26 2010 05 25 12 00 30 2010 05 25 12 00 24 2010 05 25 12 00 16 2010 05 25 11 58 04 2010 05 25 11 57 50 2010 05 25 11 56 49 2010 05 25 11 56 42 2010 05 25 t Set 000 Expand RaidSet 11 43 31 2010 05 25 11 42 40 2010 05 25
29. Function Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Maximum TerminallkifTa aI ER AT DES AA a KT 7280 ED Update F Restart Controller Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 05 55 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo N 9 The firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete User Manual 89 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 10 After the firmware upgrade is complete a message will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect Raid HyperTerminal 7 sl File Edit view Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priori Maximum Terminal tm VET Has Been Updated Successfullv Connected 0 06 22 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL Caps Capture Print echo Raid HyperTerminal E 101 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Connected 0 06 52 vT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL cars NUM Capture Print echo MESI User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through
30. Hierarchy screen Manager Jopen all close all a XXXXXXXXXXXX a RaidSet Hierarchy Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Raid Set 000 E 1Slot 1 Volume VOL 000 1 0 511 0GB E 1Slot 3 EF1Slotz4 E 1Slot 6 E 1Slot 7_ 8 Raid System Console H Quick Function J RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions J Physical Drives HI System Controls HE Information i MALL EL Micia 5 cny LY System Information be D Hardware Monitor Slot 1 11 Raid Set 000 FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 2 12 Raid Set 000 FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 3 13 Raid Set 000 73 FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 4 14 Raid Set 000 FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 5 15 Slot 6 16 Raid Set 000 FUJITSU MBA3073RC Raid Set 000 FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 7 17 Raid Set 000 FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 8 18 To view the Raid Set information click the Raid Set link from the Raid Set Hierarchy Raid Set 000 FUJITSU MBA3073RC screen The Raid Set Information screen appears ID Manager open all close all i 9 Raid System Console HS Quick Function J RAID Set Functions J Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives System Controls aS Information D System Information Hardware Monitor MEX User Manual Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Member Disks ig 8001 66B Total Raw Capacity Free Raw Capacity 0 0GB
31. Information buffer proRAID Manager XXX XXXXXXXXX lopen all close all 8 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions 3 Volume Set Functions 9 Physical Drives HE System Controls LO System Configuration LY Hdd Power Management LY EtherNet Configuration O Alert By Mail Configuration LY SNMP Configuration LY NTP Configuration lt Q View Events Mute Beeper C Generate Test Event 1D Restart Controller B Information 4 78 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 10 Modify Password To change or disable the RAID subsystem s admin password click on the Modify Password link under the System Controls menu The Modify System Password screen appears The factory default admin password is set to 00000000 Once the password has been set the user or administrator can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem s configuration from unauthorized access The RAID controller will check the password only when entering the Main Menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command after sometime To disable the password enter only the original password in the Enter Original Password box leave both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password boxes blank After selecting
32. Password L_ Re Enter Password UL Save The Password gt Yes No JBOD RAID Function LU RAID JBOD Configured AS JBOD gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Background Task Priority UltraLow 5 Low 20 Medium 50 High 80 Raid System Function L Save The Settings Yes No SATA NCQ Support Enable Disable HDD Read Ahead Cache gt Enable Disable Maxtor Disable Volume Data Read Ahead gt Normal Aggressive Conservative Disabled HDD Queue Depth Setting gt 1 2 4 8 16 32 Controller Fan Detection Disabled Enabled L Save the Settings Yes No SAS Port1 Configuration L_ JBOD Port Host Port Disk Write Cache Mode Auto Enabled Disabled Capacity Truncation gt To Multiples of 10G To Mulitples of 1G Disabled Update Firmware Shutdown Controller L Confirm Shutdown Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Restart Controller L Confirm Reset Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No 36 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Stagger Power On 0 4 0 7 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 Time to Low Power Idle HDD Power Management L Low Power Idle gt Disabled 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time to Low RPM Mode L Low RPM Mode gt Disabled 10 20 30 40 50 60 Time to Spin Down HDD L_ Spin Down HDD gt Disabled 1 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 60 In Band SAS Config Inband SAS Function gt Enabled Disabled Inband SAS Port 0 1 DHCP F
33. Physical Drives HI System Controls E ku pomu at Hiers Hot Spare FUJITSU MBA3073RC Global Hot Spare 173 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Enclosure Rs D EEEE NERES Raid Set 000 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC ba 1 Hardware Monitor Raid Set 000 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Raid Set 000 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Hot Spare 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Raid Set 000 Hot Spare 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Global Free 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC 5 2 Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk s to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spare s proRAlD Nanawer gt lopen all close all 9 Raid System Console a Select The Hot Spare Drive To Delete H Quick Function Enclosure 1 ARECA RAID Subsystem V1 0 5l ibe RAID Set Functions Slot 1 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Global LY Create RAID Set 0 Delete RAID Set Slot 2 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Enclosure 0 Expand RAID Set Slot 6 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Raid Set 000 1 Offline RAID Set Slot 7 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Global 21 Activate Incomplete RAID S i Fi Create Hot pas id pelete pare Ff Confirm The Operation a Rescue Raid Set Submit Reset oo EE ee ee ee ee ee H 0 Physical Drives H System Controls H 0 Information
34. S 00Y5B1 Submit Reset m rs User Manual 67 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 System Controls 5 5 1 System Configuration To set the RAID subsystem system configuration options click the System Configuration link under the System Controls menu The System Configurations screen will be shown Set the desired system option as needed DODDI RAID C anager Delete Volume Set Modify Yolume Set Check Volume Set Schedule Volume Check Stop Volume Check H Physical Drives a System Controls DUULUUUUUUUUU L System Configuration Hdd Power Management EtherNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration SNMP Configuration NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Ely Information L LO D RAID Set Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor System Beeper Setting XXXXXXXXXXXX System Configurations System Beeper Setting Background Task Priority JBOD RAID Configuration SATA NCQ Support HDD Read Ahead Cache Volume Data Read Ahead HDD Queue Depth Slot1 4 Max Speed Slot5 8 Max Speed Host PortO Max Speed JBOD Port Host Port1 Max Speed SAS Port1 Configuration Disk Write Cache Mode Disk Capacity Truncation Mode L Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Multiples OfF1G W This option is used to Disable or Enable the s
35. Set Hierarchy Unit Serial _ mm D System Information Main Processor 800MHz PPC440 LI Hardware Monitor CPU ICache Size 32KBytes CPU DCache Size 32KBytes Write Back 7 System Memory 512MB 800MHz ECC Current IP Address 192 168 15 121 SAS Address 500184D01770C800 SAS Port0 Link Status Not Linked SAS Porti Link Status Not Linked i N ee IE The Controller Name Firmware Version Boot ROM version PL Firmware Version Serial Number Unit Serial Main Processor CPU ICache Size CPU DCache Size System Memory Current IP Address SAS Address SAS Port0 Link Status and SAS Porti Link Status appear in this screen sa User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 6 3 Hardware Monitor TO view the RAID subsystem s hardware information click the Hardware Monitor link from the Information menu The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears proRAID OAanager OOOOOOOOOOEX _ Delete Volume Set _ Modify Volume Set M Check Volume Set Stop Auto Refresh 1 Schedule Volume Check a Controller H W Monitor Stop Volume Check CPU Temperature C4 DE H Physical Drives Controller Temp 28 oC Hy System Controls 12 11 795 V D System Configuration By 5 134 V Hdd Power Management 1 EtherNet Configuration ami t ika Alert By Mail Configuration DDR II 1 8V 1 824 V O SNMP Configuration CPU 1 8V 1 824 V NTP Configuration CPU 1 2V 1 248 V _ View Events Mute Beeper CPU 1 0V 4024 y 1 Generate T
36. XXXXXXXXXXXX lope 1 E 9 Raid System Console Quick Function NM Confirm To Restart Controller E RAID Set Functions 1 Volume Set Functions 0 Physical Drives EMS System Controls LY System Configuration LY Hdd Power Management EtherNet Configuration 1 Alert By Mail Configuration LY SNMP Configuration LY NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper 1 Generate Test Event LY Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password LY Upgrade Firmware LY Shutdown Controller EE pro AID anager at SYN EN j lopen a all 9 Raid System Console H Quick Function Hj RAID Set Functions HI volume Set Functions FQ Physical Drives HE System Controls D System Configuration 1 Hdd Power Management EtherNet Configuration LY Alert By Mail Configuration D SNMP Configuration Q NTP Configuration LY View Events Mute Beeper 1 Generate Test Event HO Clear Event Buffer OO Modify Password LY Upgrade Firmware H D Shutdown Controller ks I Make Sure To Restart Controller a0 Information ser anc a SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 6 Information Menu 5 6 1 RAID Set Hierarchy Use this feature to view the RAID subsystem s existing Raid Set s Volume Set s and disk drive s configuration and information Select the RAID Set Hierarchy link from the Information menu to display the Raid Set
37. are both written to the cache and the disk s before the write I O is acknowledged as complete Write Back when data is written to cache the I O is acknowledged as complete and some time later the cached data is written or flushed to the disk s This provides better performance but requires a battery module support for the cache memory or a UPS for the subsystem Tagged Command Queuing When this option is enabled it enhances the overall system performance under multi tasking operating systems by reordering tasks or requests in the command queue of the RAID system This function should normally remain enabled SAS Port LUN Base LUN SAS Port Each RAID controller has two 6Gbps SAS Host Channels ports Select the SAS port where to map the LUN Volume Set Options are 0 1 and 081 Cluster 081 Cluster will make the LUN visible on both SAS ports LUN Base The base LUN number Each LUN Base supports 8 LUNs LUN Each Volume Set must be assigned a unique LUN ID number A SAS Port can connect up to 128 devices LUN ID 0 to 127 Select the LUN ID for the Volume Set Volumes To Be Created Use this option to create several Volume Sets with the same Volume Set attributes Up to 128 Volume Sets can be created sa User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 2 Create Raid 30 50 60 To create a Raid30 50 60 Volume Set move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create Raid30 50 60 link The Select Multiple
38. ate Raid30 50 60 Max Capacity Allowed 6001 2 GB L Delete Volume Set C Modify Volume Set Select Volume Capacity 6001 2 GB A Check Volume Set Greater Two TB Volume Support No M L Schedule Volume Check C Stop Volume Check Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization v 9 1 Physical Drives Volume Stripe Size 64 KBytes Hi System Controls Information Volume Cache Mode Write Back v Fr RAID Set Hierarchy Tagged Command Oueuing Enabled L System Information OD Hardware Monitor SAS Port LUN Base LUN 0 val 219 Volumes To Be Created fi Confirm The Operation Submit Reset 4 Volume Name The default Volume Set name will appear as Volume VOL XXX You can rename the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit Raid Level Set the RAID level for the Volume Set Click the down arrow in the drop down list The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select the preferred RAID level Capacity The maximum Volume Set size is displayed by default If necessary change the Volume Set size appropriate for your application Greater Two TB Volume Support If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example above There are three options to select No 64bit LBA and 4K Block No Volume Set size is set to maximum 2TB limitation 64bit LBA Use this o
39. ate Volume Set from a Raid Set expand the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Create Volume Set link The Select The Raid Set To Create On It screen will show all existing Raid Sets Tick on the Raid Set where you want to create the Volume Set and then click on the Submit button proRAlD LITE XXXXXXXXXXXX open all close all a Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity Raid Set 000 8 8 Normal 8001 6GB Submit Reset ig Raid System Console H Quick Function EI RAID Set Functions H 3 Volume Set Functions L Create Volume Set i Create Raid30 50 60 L Delete Volume Set _ Modify Volume Set L Check Volume Set i Schedule Volume Check L Stop Volume Check HI Physical Drives HI System Controls ES Information C RAID Set Hierarchy _ System Information L Hardware Monitor The Volume Set setup screen allows user to configure the Volume Name Capacity RAID level Initialization Mode Stripe Size Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing SAS Port LUN Base LUN and Volume To Be Created 52 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem proRAID C anager lopen alljclose all XXXXXXXXXXXX 9 Raid System Console a Enter The Volume Attribute H 0 Quick Function Volume Name Volume VOL 000 i a RAI SOF cme Member Disks 8 Volume Set Functions L Create Volume Set Volume Raid Level Raid 6 x L Cre
40. ation Support NTP protocol to synchronize RAID controller clock over the on board Ethernet port RAID Management User Manual 9 Smart function LCD Panel Local audible notice for environmental detection Real time drive activity and status indicators Web based Java GUI management utility SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 1 Technical Specifications most Mee Form Factor B BaysTower i 2 8 host drive One 6Gb s SAS SFF 8088 port for Host Host Bus Interface One 6Gb s SAS SFF 8088 port for Host or Expansion configurable Drive Bus Interface 6Gb s SAS 6Gb s SATA SAS Expansion One 6Gb s SAS SFF 8088 configurable Hot Swap Drive Trays Eight 8 1 inch trays Power Supply 400W Power Supply w PFC Cooling Fans Battery Backup R Link Support Power Reguirements 100 240 VAC 7A 4A 50Hz 60Hz Environment Detection Temperature Fan Voltage Relative Humidity 10 85 Non condensing Operating Temp 10 C 40 C 50 F 104 F Physical Dimensions 351 4 H x 155 W x 400 6 D mm Weight O O 10 Kg without Drives Function New Disk Auto Spare Host Independent Environment Monitor Online Expansion Continuous Rebuild Online Consistency Check Failed Drive Auto Rebuild Failed Drive Indicators Audible Alarm Password Protection E mail Notification Bad Block Auto Remapping Multiple RAID Selection Online RAID Level Migration Background RAID Initialization S M A R T N
41. being used for some details and information to be considered in going through with this manual NOTES These are notes that contain useful information and tips that the user must give attention to in going through with the subsystem operation IMPORTANT These are the important information that the user must remember WARNING These are the warnings that the user must follow to avoid unnecessary errors and bodily injury during hardware and software operation of the subsystem CAUTION These are the cautions that user must be aware of to prevent damage to the subsystem and or its components Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent Trademarks All products and trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice User Manual Fa SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Before You Begin Before going through with this manual you should read and focus on the following Safety guidelines Notes about the subsystem s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included here Safety Guidelines To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part
42. cache memory are flushed to the disk drives before turning off the RAID subsystem lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console 4 1 Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions 2 0 Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives HE System Controls 1 System Configuration HO Hdd Power Management 1 EtherNet Configuration V Alert By Mail Configuration 1 SNMP Configuration LY NTP Configuration pQ View Events Mute Beeper LY Generate Test Event 1 Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware 0 Restart Controller HI Information prof AID C anager XX XXXXXXXXKX lopen all close all ee ee EE EE EE H Quick Function Make Sure To Shutdown Controller H RAID Set Functions Submit Reset BO Volume Set Functions MI Physical Drives HE System Controls VO System Configuration 1 Hdd Power Management EtherNet Configuration P Alert By Mail Configuration 1 SNMP Configuration lt 0 NTP Configuration 1 View Events Mute Beeper LY Generate Test Event VO Clear Event Buffer 0 Modify Password 0 Restart Controller 3 Information subsystem you must restart the controller either by Restart Controller function or by Power On Off switch MESI User Manual SAS to SAS SATA 11 RAID Subsystem 5 5 13 Restart Controller Use this function to restart the RAID Controller This is normally used after upgrading the RAID controller s firmware LLL TE f 1 aan gt v i anager
43. city ig Raid System Console HI Quick Function a RAID Set Functions o Raid Set 000 2 3 Incomplete 247 0GB Create RAID Set Expand RAID Set Offline RAID Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Volume Set Functions E Physical Drives LLLUULUUL H Information Click on the Submit button to activate the Raid Set The Volume Set s associated with the Raid Set will become accessible in Degraded mode NOTE The Activate Incomplete RAID Set function is only used when Raid Set State is Incomplete It cannot be used when Raid Set configuration is lost In case Raid Set configuration is lost contact your vendor for support as User Manual 5 2 6 Create Hot Spare SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function all unused non Raid Set member disk drives in the subsystem appear Select the target disk drive by clicking on the appropriate check box Select the Hot Spare Type Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to create hot spare drive s lopen all close all nroRAID O anager P 7203 s6s6 B Raid System Console Select The Drives For Hot Spare J Volume Set Functions J Physical Drives System Controls J Information Hot Spare Type Global Hot Spare H Dedicated to RaidSet Dedicated to Enclosure ES Quick Function a Enclosure 1 AR
44. cted through the serial Monitor port b Front panel touch control buttons C Web browser based remote RAID management via the R Link Ethernet port d Telnet connection via the R Link Ethernet port N NOTE The RAID subsystem allows you to access using only one method at a time You cannot use more than one method at the same time 4 1 Configuration through Terminal Configuring through a terminal will allow you to use the same configuration options and functions that are available from the LCD panel and via Telnet To start up 1 Connect the Monitor port located at the rear of the system to another PC or a VT100 compatible terminal operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode using serial cable NOTE You may connect a terminal while the system s power is on 2 Power on the terminal 3 Run the VT100 program or an equivalent terminal program mon e Windows 2000 Server User Manual 25 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Connection Description ae NB New Connection Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection 4 The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate 8 data bit non parity 1 stop bit and no flow control Ce es 5 Click 8 disconnect button ole els e Wen deca facodwec Sei EE ME Eara ffrintecho 26 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 6 Open the File menu and then open Properties 7 O
45. d if it contains a Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set User Manual a5 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 4 Offline RAID Set If user wants to offline and move a Raid Set while the system is powered on use the Offline Raid Set function After completing the function the HDD state of RAID Set member drives will change to Offlined Mode and the HDD Status LEDs will be blinking RED To offline a Raid Set click on the Offline RAID Set link A Select The RAID SET To Offline screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set which you want to offline in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button lopen all close all 9 Raid System Console 3 Quick Function ioe 1 Create RAID Set HO Delete RAID Set OO Expand RAID Set J Confirm The Operation VolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Offlined 1 Activate Incomplete RAID S gt Create Hot Spare LY Delete Hot Spare LY Rescue Raid Set BO Volume Set Functions Physical Drives System Controls H Information ae User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 5 Activate Incomplete RAID Set When Raid Set State is Normal this means there is no failed disk drive s Raid Set Information Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Member Disks 3 o Total Raw Capacity 247 0GB Free Raw Capacity 0 0GB Min Member Disk Size 82 3GB Raid Set Power State Ope
46. dware Monitor 62 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 4 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perform the functions listed below 5 4 1 Create Pass Through Disk A Pass Through Disk is a disk drive not controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set A Pass Through disk is a separate and individual Raid Set The disk is available to the host as an individual disk It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk not controlled by the RAID firmware To create pass through disk click on the Create Pass Through link under the Physical Drives main menu The setting function screen appears Select the disk drive to be made as Pass Through Disk and configure the Pass Through Disk attributes such as the Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing and SAS Port LUN Base LUN for this volume nroRAID anager XOXOQOOOOOOOOKX lopen all close all E Raid system Console s Select the IDE drive For Pass Through EE Quick Function Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 id RAID Set Functions Slotz8 1000 2GB WDC WD1OEARS OOYSB1 Volume Set Functions J Physical Drives Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute U Create Pass Through Disk FA 9 Volume Cache Mode Write Back LY Modify a Pass Through Disk 1 Delete Pass Through Disk Tagged Command Queuing Enabled 1 Identify Enclosure EE
47. e Volume 1 RAID 5 Volume 0 RAID 10 Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 MET User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 4 High Availability 1 4 1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive which is ready to replace a failed disk drive In a RAID level 1 10 3 5 6 30 50 or 60 Raid Set any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a Raid Set can be defined as a hot spare drive Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives without powering down the system When the RAID subsystem detects a drive failure the system will do automatic and transparent rebuild using the hot spare drives The Raid Set will be reconfigured and rebuilt in the background while the RAID subsystem continues to handle system request During the automatic rebuild process system activity will continue as normal however the system performance and fault tolerance will be affected I MPORTANT The hot spare must have at least the same or more capacity as the drive it replaces 1 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support The RAID subsystem has built in protection circuit to support the replacement of SATA II hard disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the system The removable hard drive tray can deliver hot swappable fault tolerant RAID solution at a price much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID subsystems This feature is provided in the RAID subsystem for advance fault tolera
48. e Pass Through drive pool click on Delete Pass Through link Select a Pass Through Disk tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to complete the delete action proRAlD RE open alllclose all 9 Raid System Console a Select The Pass Through Disk To Delete nim Quick Function a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 AL Be ooo Slot 8 1000 26B WDC WD1OEARS OOYSB1 HO Volume Set Functions E 3 Physical Drives LY Create Pass Through Disk Confirm The Operation E D oa a Pass Oo Dek Submit i Reset D Identify Enclos HO Identify Drive HI System Controls HO Information User Manual 65 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 4 4 Identify Enclosure To identify an Enclosure move the mouse cursor and click on Identify Enclosure link The Select The Enclosure For Identification screen appears Tick on the enclosure from the list of enclosures then click on the Submit button to identify the selected enclosure All disk drives Status LEDs in an enclosure will be blinking when a particular enclosure is selected lopen all close all 9 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Pe ee Ser sees i SS eee H 0 Volume Set Functions EG Physical Drives Submit Reset LY Create Pass Through Disk Delete Pass Through Disk J System Controls El Information LY RAID Set Hierarchy 66 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsyste
49. e Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set first User Manual FEI SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 3 Expand RAID Set Use this option to expand a Raid Set when one or more disk drives is are added to the system This function is active when at least one drive is available proRAID anager XOOOOO0OO0000X lopen all close all Ri Sien toned a Select The Raid Set For Raid Expansion H 7 Quick Function Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity G EJ RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 3 3 Normal 3000 0GB Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set E Submit Reset Offline RAID Set Activate Incomplete RAID S Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set H Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives H System Controls 7 Information To expand a Raid Set click on the Expand RAID Set link Select the Raid Set which you want to expand Tick on the available disk s and check Confirm The Operation Click on the Submit button to add the selected disk s to the Raid Set NOTE Once the Expand Raid Set process has started user cannot stop it The process must be completed Spare is available an auto rebuild operation will occur after NOTE If a disk drive fails during Raid Set expansion and a hot the Raid Set expansion is completed aa User Manual lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function E a RAID Set Functions LY Create RAID Set Oc Delete RAID Set D offli
50. e the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the Subsystem Select button Y This is used to enter the option you have selected Exit button EXIT Press this button to return to the previous menu User Manual 31 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 4 2 1 Menu Diagram The following menu diagram is a summary of the various configurations and setting functions that can be accessed through terminal The LCD panel menus also have similar functions except Update Firmware Raid 0 L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid 1 or0 1 L Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground No Init Raid 0 1 Spare L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground No Init Raid 3 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Selected Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Backgrou
51. elnet and SMTP Port Number is set to 0 the service is disabled 72 User Manual 5 5 4 Alert By Mail Configuration SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem To set the Event Notification function click on the Alert By Mail Configuration link under the System Controls menu The RAID subsystem Event Notification configuration screen will be shown Set up the desired function and option When an abnormal condition occurs an error message will be emailed to the email recipient s that a problem has occurred Events are classified into 4 levels Urgent Serious Warning and Message nroRAID Manager XX XXXXXXXXKK lopen all close all 8 Raid System Console HI Quick Function 0 RAID Set Functions Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives HE System Controls LY System Configuration LY Hdd Power Management L EtherNet Configuration HO SNMP Configuration LY NTP Configuration 0 View Events Mute Beeper 0 Generate Test Event LY Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password 1 Upgrade Firmware LY Shutdown Controller Q Restart Controller H Information User Manual E SMTP Server IP Address SMTP Server Configuration s Mail Address Configurations s Mail Address Configurations Sender Name Account MailTo Namet MailTo Name MailTo Names MailTo Name4 Mail Address Password Mail Address Mail Address Mail Address Mail Addres
52. ers similar performance RAID 5 combines efficient fault tolerant data storage with good performance characteristics However write performance and performance during drive failure is slower than with RAID 1 Rebuild operations also require more time than with RAID 1 because parity information is also reconstructed At least three drives are required for RAID 5 arrays RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed parity scheme two dimensional parity Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 and a second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives RAID 6 provides for an extremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures It is a perfect solution for mission critical applications re User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem RAI D Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology RAID levels Supported by the subsystem are shown below Block striping is provide which yields higher performance than with individual drives There is no redundancy Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive Fully redundant Data is striped across several physical drives 3 Parity protection is used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives 3 Parity protection i
53. ese arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 10 1E RAID 30 RAID 50 or RAID 60 User Manual FEI SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity information to the physical drives in the array With RAID 6 however two sets of parity data are used These two sets are different and each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives The main advantage of RAID 6 is High data availability any two drives can fail without loss of critical data Writes require parity to be updated gt 4 AA AA TE DATA pata DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY PARITY j d PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY oo M Ww lt xX Listed Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive In summary RAID O is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault tolerance RAID O requires a minimum of one drive RAID 1 is the best choice for performance critical fault tolerant environments RAID 1 is the only choice for fault tolerance if no more than two drives are used RAID 3 can be used to speed up data transfer and provide fault tolerance in single user environments that access long sequential records However RAID 3 does not allow overlapping of multiple I O operations and requires synchronized spindle drives to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 with a small stripe size off
54. ess is changed Controller Restart is not needed Note that you may need to be logged in as administrator with local admin rights on the remote machine to remotely configure the RAID subsystem The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is admin and the Password is 00000000 nrohAID OAanager xX XXXXXXXKKX lopen all close all taid System Console H Quick Function RAID Set Devices Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Capacity Ela RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 E 1Slotz1 Volume VOL 000 1 0 Normal 511 0GB HI Volume Set Functions E 1Slot 2 4 4 Physical Drives Sanaa s E 1Slot Hi System Controls HE Information E 1Slot4 D RAID Set Hierarchy E 1slot 5 System Information E 1Slotz6 C Hardware Monitor E21Slot27 EZ1Slotz8 s Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Device Usage Capacity Model Slot 1 11 Raid Set 000 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 2 12 Raid Set 000 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 3 13 Raid Set 000 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 4 14 Raid Set 000 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 5 15 Raid Set 000 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 6 16 Raid Set 000 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slot 7 17 Raid Set 000 73 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC Slotz 8 18 Raid Set 000 J 08 5GB FUJITSU MBA3073RC as User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all available function that user can execu
55. est EKO DDR II 0 9V 0 912 1 Clear Event Buffer EE RE si RTC 3 0V 3 264 V Modify Password D Upgrade Firmware Battery Status Not Installed E Shutdown Controller a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 1 Restart Controller Fan 1 1776 RPM H Information Fan 1776 RPM Q RAID Set Hierarchy The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature fan speed chassis fan and voltage levels of the RAID subsystem All items are also unchangeable When the threshold values are surpassed warning messages will be indicated through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer CPU Temperature gt 90 Celsius Controller Temperature gt 70 Celsius Controller Fan Speed lt 1500 RPM Power Supply 12V lt 10 5V or gt 13 5V DDR Supply Voltage 2 5V CPU Core Voltage 1 3V DDR Termination Power 1 25V lt 1 125V or gt 1 375V User Manual 85 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 6 System Maintenance 6 1 Upgrading the RAID Controller s Firmware Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Utility Since the RAID subsystem s controller features flash firmware it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the controller firmware User can simply re program the old firmware through the RS 232 port New releases of the firmware are available in the form of binary file at vendor s FTP The file available at the FTP site is usually a self extracting file that contains the following XXXXVVV BIN Fi
56. howing the disk drives in the system Tick the box of each disk drive that will be included in Raid Set to be created Enter the preferred Raid Set Name 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters to define a unigue identifier for the Raid Set The default Raid Set name will always appear as Raid Set XXX Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the screen o 42 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 2 Delete RAID Set To delete a Raid Set click on the Delete RAID Set link A Select The RAID SET To Delete screen is displayed showing all Raid Sets existing in the system Select the Raid Set you want to delete in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to process with deletion proRAlD Manager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen alllclose all x Select The Raid Set To Delete 4 Raid System Console a a EE HI Quick Function Select Raid Set es Raid State lna E a RAID Set Functions Name Disks Raid Set 000 Normal 4000 OGB C Expand RAID Set ee RMO Set C Confirm The Operation VolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Activate Incomplete RAID 5 Deleted Create Hot Spare To Delete Hot Spare submit Reset Rescue Raid Set i E HI Volume Set Functions El 0 Physical Drives BI System Controls El Information NOTE You cannot delete a Raid Set containing a Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set You must delete th
57. im MOBILERAID MR8X6 MW b A a a NS DETAILED USER S MANUAL v1 0 gt SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Table of Contents ie EE EE EE EO ON 5 BROS Vou 77 6 11 eerie cence eae sete A E E E 6 5721751 AY ge Gi 611 E 191 545 N Ee ee ER oe ee ene Oe re eee renee 6 Ere ler CONNUE MORS so EE N EE Om Tener rT one en nO ene SO te ae ee ere ere 6 Packaging Shipment and Deliver siese ese tanka ie Se ese ei ee es Se de Ge eke ene RD ER beg 6 Unpacking the SNIDDINO AN Ee ER AE nee repent eet Ee sire ER ee ae 7 Chapter 1 Product Introduction sesse esse Ge Ge Ge Ge 8 MEER Sa de EN EN IE N OT EE OT OE EE EE OE N EN N EA 9 RE si ie See ie 1470 10 ME OE OE N OE ER EE N 10 Le SEG ee AN EA MT OO EE OT OE A E N OE N EA 11 Lo Anay De O era E E R 16 PL RANG ASS E E EE E EE 16 Eo VORIO SE EL EE E E eve OR ONE 16 EA RION AVA EE EE E OE OE OE OE EE EE ED NN 17 Ia Creating Hot Spale se Ee aa ie RE abscess GE ee aim 17 1 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive SUpport iss sees se se eene ses tied Genees eke Geek Een ee ee kalk kn 17 1 4 gt ASE SA Disk heb iild EE ER A ee Re ee er EE 17 Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem eeeenevenenonene 18 2E Se oe NUNN AA EE AED EAA EO N ONE N N 18 DIL MGE VIIV ssc er ee EE ee ee ee csc EO ee ee EE EE Ee anes 18 LELEL EE EE ER OE RE EE EN ER 19 21 12 Smiart Baie RE ESU US a 20 AE URE EE EE EE N EE EE N OE EN N 21 Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem
58. ives Records typically span all drives which optimizes the disk transfer rate Because each I O request accesses every drive in the array RAID 3 arrays can satisfy only one I O request at a time RAID 3 delivers the best performance for single user single tasking environments with long records Synchronized spindle drives are required for RAID 3 arrays in order to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 arrays with Small stripes can yield similar performance to RAID 3 arrays Read and write operations span all drives DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY Paralled access decreases data transfer time for long sequential records Under RAID 5 parity information is distributed across all the drives Since there is no dedicated parity drive all drives contain data and read operations can be overlapped on every drive in the array Write operations will typically access one data drive and one parity drive However because different records store their parity on different drives write operations can usually be overlapped Writes require parity to be updated DATA DATA i DATA d DATA a i DATA 4 DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY ERTE ENMITY CAREEN lilli Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Dual level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in RAID 1 RAID 3 RAID 5 or RAID 6 andthe increased read performance inherent in disk striping RAID 0 Th
59. k drives A Volume Set must be created either on an existing Raid Set or on a group of available individual disk drives disk drives that are not yet a part of a Raid Set If there are existing Raid Sets with available raw capacity new Volume Set can be created New Volume Set can also be created on an existing Raid Set without free raw capacity by expanding the Raid Set using available disk drive s which is are not yet Raid Set member If disk drives of different capacity are grouped together in a Raid Set then the capacity of the smallest disk will become the effective capacity of all the disks in the Raid Set 1 3 2 Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set Volume Sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set In the illustration below Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level while Volume 0 might be assigned a RAID 10 level RAID Set 1 4 Individual Disks Free Spac
60. lash ROM User Manual 91 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 After the firmware upgrade is complete a message will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect TREE EG EE EE EEE EEE nrohAlD anager OOOOOOOOOOO 3 Raid System Console H E Quick Function J RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives HE System Controls LY System Configuration LY EtherNet Configuration LY Alert By Mail Configuration LY SNMP Configuration LY NTP Configuration LY View Events Mute Beeper LY Generate Test Event LY Clear Event Buffer 52 10 Modify Password O Restart Controller HO Information 92 User Manual
61. m 5 4 5 Identify Selected Drive Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to prevent removing the wrong drive When a disk drive is selected using the Identify Drive function the Status LED of the selected disk drive will be blinking Red To identify a selected drive from the drives pool click on the Identify Drive link The Select The IDE Device For identification screen appears Tick on the IDE device from the drives list After completing the selection click on the Submit button to identify selected drive nroRAID C anager XXXX WEES my SPIST SPISS z AA 5750505 Tee ee ee dees ere ee ee ee ee ee ee open al C ose a he OO ELSA LI IA ees ee ee PIPL ee LS ete ES STE VETTE SISI 22 SE Se ee EE EE EE Ge ELE eier ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ef ef lt i EE E a Select The Device For Identification W Raid System Console HI Quick Function Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 it H RAID Set Functions Slot 1 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 HI Volume Set Functions i EG Physical Drives Slot 2 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00YSB1 LY Create Pass Through Disk Slot 3 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 Slot 4 1000 2GB WDC WD1OEARS OOYSB1 Oi LY Delete Pass Through Disk Identify Enclosure L Identify Drive HI System Controls H 0 Information Slotzs 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 Slot6 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 slot 7 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 slote 1000 2GB WDC WD10EAR
62. n Delete Volume Set L Delete Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Delete L Delete Volume Set gt Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Modify Volume Set E Modify Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Modify L Volume Modification gt Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Modify Volume gt Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Check Volume Set L_ Check Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume Set to Check L Check The Volume Yes No Stop Volume Check L Stop All Volume Check gt Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Display Volume Set Info L Display Volume Info in Raid L Select Volume To Display 34 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem View Drive Information L Select The Drives Create Pass Through Disk L_ Select Drive gt SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Modify Pass Through Disk Physical Drives L Select The Drives SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Delete Pass Through Disk L Select The Drives L_ Delete Pass Through gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure Yes No Identify Selected Drive L_ Select The Drives Identify Enclosure L_ Select The Enclosure User Manual 35 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Mute The Alert Beeper m Yes No Alert Beeper Setting gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save The Settings Yes No Change Password L Enter New
63. n every drive yyy DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA TT Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring is simply a pair of disk drives that store duplicate data but appear to the computer as a single drive Although striping is not used within a single mirrored drive pair multiple RAID 1 arrays can be striped together to create a single large array consisting of pairs of mirrored drives All writes must go to both drives of a mirrored pair so that the information on the drives is kept identical However each individual drive can perform simultaneous independent read operations Mirroring thus doubles the read performance of a single non mirrored drive and while the write performance is unchanged RAID 1 delivers the best performance of any redundant array type In addition there is less performance degradation during drive failure than in RAID 5 arrays Duplicate data is written to pairs of drives DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA ETA Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive 12 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem RAID 3 sector stripes data across groups of drives but one drive in the group is dedicated for storing parity information RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection In the case of drive failure data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR XOR of the information recorded on the remaining dr
64. nd No Init Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid 5 L Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Raid 3 Spare L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Selected Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Raid 5 Spare L Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Raid 6 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Raid 6 Spare L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init E User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Create Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set gt Ch01 Ch08 L_ Create Raid Set Yes No L Edit The Raid Set Name Delete Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set
65. ne RAID Set LY Activate Incomplete RAID S LY Create Hot Spare LY Delete Hot Spare LY Rescue Raid Set EE Te Volume Set Functions cy J Physical Drives 3 System Controls B 3 Information LY RAID Set Hierarchy System Information LY Hardware Monitor lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function El 3 RAID Set Functions HO Create RAID Set Qc Delin ane Set D offline RAID Set LY Activate Incomplete RAID S LY Create Hot Spare LY Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set 5 ra Volume Set Functions LY Create Volume Set LY Create Raid30 50 60 1 Delete Volume Set LY Modify Volume Set LY Check Volume Set LY Schedule Volume Check LY Stop Volume Check EE Physical Drives EO System Controls HO Information SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem RAID Expansion on Raid Set 000 Member Disks 3 s Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 S O 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 1000 2GB WDC WD1OEARS OOYSB1 F Slot 5 Slotz6 dm 1000 2GB WD10EARS 00Y5B1 IZ Confirm The Operation a Raid Set 000 Total Disks a 3 YES DA Reset Migration occurs when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Raid Set status area of the Raid Set information Migrating status is also displayed in the Volume Set status area of the Volume Set Information for all Volume Sets under the Raid Set which is migrating NOTE A Raid Set cannot be expande
66. ne drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 120 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 120 4 GB drives same capacity as 120 GB so that one could replace the other Multiples Of 1G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 121 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 121 4 GB drives same capacity 121 GB so that one could replace the other No Truncation The capacity of the disk drive is not truncated User Manual 69 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 2 HDD Power Management MAID Massive Array of Idle Disks is a storage technology that employs a large group of disk drives in which only those drives in active use are spinning at any given time This reduces power consumption and prolongs the lives of the drives MAID is designed for Write Once Read Occasionally WORO applications such as Data Backup Document Mail server and so on MAID technology focuses on Green Storage Concept to save power consumption and enhance disk drives effective usage i e disk drives are spun down when there is no activity or I O on the drives In the RAID subsystem MAID is implemented in the HDD Power Management menu Using the Advanced Power Management APM function of disk drives HDD Power Management has three options MAID Levels Level 1 Place idle drives in Lower Power Mode where the drives
67. nt RAID protection and online drive replacement 1 4 3 Hot Swap Disk Rebuild The Hot Swap feature can be used to rebuild Raid Sets with data redundancy such as RAID level 1 10 3 5 6 30 50 and 60 If a hot spare is not available the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt If a hot spare is available the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails The RAID subsystem automatically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically continue the rebuild process if the subsystem is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction process User Manual 17 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAI D Subsystem 2 1 Main Components 2 1 1 Front View Smart Panel Drive Carriers 18 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 1 1 1 Disk Trays HDD Status I ndicator Activity LED Fault LED HDD Activity LED This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed Green LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good for this slot If there is no hard drive the LED is off If hard drive defected in this slot or the hard drive is failure the LED is blinking red HDD Fault LED Lock I ndicator Every Disk Tray is lockable and is fitted with a lock indicator to indicate whether or no
68. o the SAS Host Channel s of the RAID subsystem and to the SAS switch or SAS HBA on host server 3 Connect the power cord to the AC input socket Plug the other end of power cord to the power source 4 Press on the Power Switch ET User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 2 Disk Drive Installation This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive The subsystem supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running a Make sure the Lock Groove is in unlocked position Press the button and the Drive Carrier handle will flip open Carrier Open Button b Pull out an empty disk tray Pull the handle outwards to remove the carrier from the enclosure c Place the hard drive in the disk tray Make sure the holes of the disk tray align with the holes of the hard drive User Manual 23 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem d Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray F Li H i H LI e Slide the tray into a slot until it reaches a full stop f Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place 24 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options Configuration Methods There are four methods of configuring the RAID controller a VT100 terminal conne
69. olume Capacity Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re stripe Use the Expand Raid Set function to expand a Raid Set when a disk is added to your Subsystem Refer to Section 5 2 3 The expanded capacity can be used to enlarge the Volume Set size or create another Volume Set Use the Modify Volume Set function to expand the Volume Set capacity Select the Volume Set and move the cursor to the Volume Set Capacity item and enter the capacity size Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action The Volume Set starts to expand lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console J Quick Function Volume VOL 000 J RAID Set Functions ES Volume Set Functions HO Create Volume Set 7001 4 GB 6000 0 de LY Create Raid30 50 60 Foreground Initialization Delete Volume Set i 1 IN JASS Cpe Set Raid5 E check Vokes Ser 21 Schedule Volume Check 64 KBytes OO Stop Volume Check Volume Cache Mode he Write Back v EO Physical Drives H System Controls Tagged Command Queuing Enabled B Information SAS Port LUN Base LUN 0 v i0 10 v EER EE NE EE ENE EG ir i l Confirm The Operation Submit Reset expanded NOTE The Volume Set capacity of Raid30 50 60 cannot be 5B User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 4 2 Volume Set Migration Migration occurs when
70. olumes To Be Created F Confirm The Operation User Manual 55 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 3 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume Set select the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all available Raid Sets Tick on a Raid Set and check the Confirm The Operation option and then click on the Submit button to show all Volume Sets in the selected Raid Set Tick on a Volume Set and check the Confirm The Operation option Click on the Submit button to delete the Volume Set proRAID Manager xxxXxXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console n Select The voima Set To Delete H Quick Function Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capadty o H 0 RAID Set Functions CF Volume voL 000 Raid Set 000 2000 0GB E 3 Volume Set Functions LY Create Volume Set D Create Raid30 50 60 TF Confirm The Operation E N Submit PB Modify Volume Set LY Check Volume Set LY Schedule Volume Check LY Stop Volume Check l 0 Physical Drives E J System Controls J Information 56 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 4 Modify Volume Set Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration 1 Click on the Modify Volume Set link pro AID Manager lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console HC Quick Function a S ENE oe oer e Volume vors000 fai set 000 jee O i fe
71. or reliable performance Controller Configurations This RAID subsystem supports single controller configuration Packaging Shipment and Delivery Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Unpack and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are complete and in good condition Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged If any damage is found do not remove the components contact the dealer where you purchased the subsystem for further instructions 6 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Unpacking the Shipping Carton The shipping package contains the following RAID Subsystem Unit One 1 power cord One 1 external SAS cable One 1 RJ45 Ethernet cable One 1 external serial cable RJ11 to DB9 One 1 external serial cable DB9 DB9 User Manual NOTE If any damage is found contact the dealer or vendor for assistance User Manual aal SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 1 Product Introduction The 8 bays RAID Subsystem Highest Density Available Small Desktop Tower with 8 bay carriers Support Over 2TB Extraordinary performance SATA II The Next Generation Internal Storage Interconnect Better connectivity higher data transfer rates Advanced Data Guarding technology RAID ADG provides the highest level of data p
72. ote Specifications are subject to change without notice All company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners MAETI User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 2 RAID Concepts RAI D Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive Five types of array architectures RAID 1 through RAID 5 were originally defined each provides disk fault tolerance with different compromises in features and performance In addition to these five redundant array architectures it has become popular to refer to a non redundant array of disk drives as a RAID 0 arrays Disk Striping Fundamental to RAID technology is striping This is a method of combining multiple drives into one logical storage unit Striping partitions the storage space of each drive into stripes which can be as small as one sector 512 bytes or as large as several megabytes These stripes are then interleaved in a rotating sequence so that the combined space is composed alternately of stripes from each drive The specific type of operating environment determines whether large or small stripes should be used Most operating systems today support concurrent disk I O operations across multiple drives
73. pen the Settings Tab RAID PET N lol x hd ee uses ed haiku ge Dil els olal dl asiel Pyro Ed Ere Hee area cocks method he long distance preie Phone numba TT cone uing O E E saad i thi pode myi gern ode m EE EE EE ee Aa Disconnected Dunder uada Sman CS JU ire Fri echo F 8 Configure the settings as follows Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal Keys Backspace key sends Crtl H Emulation VT100 Telnet terminal ID VT100 Back scroll buffer lines 500 Click OK bad EET AM ten Did alg os e Comet to Beter Function amow and cid ken star e Temika Window keys KS f td MH Space OH Emulation Terminal Setup HIHI User Manual 0 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 9 Now the VT100 is ready to use After you have finished the VT100 Terminal setup you may press the X key in your Terminal to link the RAID subsystem and Terminal together Press X key to display the disk array Monitor Utility screen on your VT100 Terminal 10 The Main Menu will appear eRAID HyperTerminal NN lof xi File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function Ethernet Configuration View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select
74. ption for UNIX Linux kernel 2 6 or later and Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later versions The maximum Volume Set size is up to 512TB 4K Block Use this option for Windows OS such as Windows 2000 2003 or XP The maximum Volume Set size is 16TB Just use the Volume as Basic Disk Volume can t be used as Dynamic Disk also can t be used in 512Bytes block service program Initialization Mode Set the Initialization Mode forthe Volume Set Initialization in Foreground mode is completed faster but must be completed before Volume Set becomes accessible Background mode makes the Volume Set instantly available but the initialization process User Manual 53 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem takes longer No Init To Rescue Volume is used to create a Volume Set without initialization normally used to recreate Volume Set configuration to recover data Stripe Size This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID O 1 10 5 or 6 Volume Set You can set the stripe size to 4 KB 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB or 128 KB A larger stripe size produces better read performance especially if your computer does mostly sequential reads However if you are sure that your computer does random reads more often select a small stripe size NOTE Stripe Size in RAID level 3 can t be modified Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports two types of write caching Write Through and Write Back Write Through data
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76. r to customize the Raid Set and Volume Set NOTE In Ouick Create your Raid Set is automatically configured User Manual 41 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 RAID Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized Raid Sets and Volume Sets User can manually configure and take full control of the Raid Set settings but it will take a little longer to setup than the Quick Create configuration Select the Raid Set Function to manually configure the Raid Set for the first time or to delete existing Raid Set and reconfigure a Raid Set 5 2 1 Create RAID Set nroRAID anager XXXXXXXXXKKX lopen all close all Raid System Console I Quick Function a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 MM Slot 1 1000 2GB WDC WDI1O0EARS 00Y5B1 HE RAID Set Functions L Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set Slot 2 1000 2GB WDC WD1OEARS OOYSB1 L Expand RAID Set IF is 1000 2GB WDC WD1OEARS OOYSB1 LY Offline RAID Set LY Activate Incomplete RAID S O Create Hot Spare 5 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 Delete Hot Spare Slot 6 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 LY Rescue Raid Set 0 Volume Set Functions Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 J Physical Drives J System Controls Fm HO Information E MV Confirm The Operation 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 To create a Raid Set click on the Create RAID Set link A Select The Drives For RAID Set screen is displayed s
77. rating When does Incomplete Raid Set State Happens If the RAID subsystem is powered off and one disk drive is removed or has failed in power off state and when the subsystem is powered on the Raid Set State will change to Incomplete u Raid Set Information Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Member Disks 3 Total Raw Capacity 247 0GB Free Raw Capacity 247 068 Min Member Disk Size 82 3GB Raid Set Power Sete Opent Raid Set State Incomplete The Volume Set will not be visible and the failed or removed disk will be shown as Missing At the same time the Host system will not detect the Volume Set hence the volumes are not accessible User Manual EAN SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem When can the Activate Incomplete RAID Set function be used In order to access the Volume Set and corresponding data use the Activate Incomplete RAID Set function to active the Raid Set After selecting this function the Raid State will change to Degraded state To activate the incomplete the Raid Set click on the Activate Incomplete RAID Set link A Select The Raid Set To Activate screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set with Incomplete state which you want to activate in the Select column open all close all EE DD DD sisi i a Select The Raid Set To Activate Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capa
78. rmware Binary where XXXX refers to the model name and VVV refers to the firmware version README TXT It contains the history information of the firmware change Read this file first before upgrading the firmware These files must be extracted from the compressed file and copied to one directory in the host computer Establishing the Connection for the RS 232 The firmware can be downloaded to the RAID subsystem s controller using an ANSI VT 100 compatible terminal emulation program or web browser based RAID Manager remote management page With terminal emulation program you must complete the appropriate installation and configuration procedure before proceeding with the firmware upgrade Whichever terminal emulation program is used must support the ZMODEM file transfer protocol Web browser based RAID Manager can be used to update the firmware A web browser must have been setup before proceeding with the firmware upgrade 86 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through ANSI VT 100 Terminal Emulation Get the new version firmware for your RAID subsystem controller For Example download the bin file from your vendor s web site into the local directory NOTE When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded upgrade first the boot ROM firmware Then repeat the process steps 1 to 9 to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAID controller restart will be necessary
79. rotection RAID ADG RAID 6 can tolerate multiple simultaneous drive failures without downtime or data loss Exceptional Manageability Graphic User Interface GUI carry out user easy to remote management and configuration Menu driven interface make user a convenient way to maintain the storage by locally LCD front console Easy Installation upgrade amp Maintenance Provide a fast and easy way to install and upgrade the storage Simplified maintenance reduces ongoing IT labor costs Green Power Thinking Save the power by adopt the new technology MAID Massive Arrays of Idle Disks 8 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 1 Key Features RAID Features SAS 2 0 6G interface compliant with SAS 1 0 3G and SATAII device RAID level 0 1 3 5 6 10 1E 30 50 60 Expansion Write through or write back cache support Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild Allows online capacity expansion within the enclosure Local audible event notification alarm Supports password protection Built in serial port interface for remote event notification Dual host channels support clustering technology Disk scrubbing array verify scheduling for automatic repair of all configured RAID sets Transparent data protection for all popular operating system Support RAID ADG RAID 6 which provides the highest level of data protection Supports multiple array enclosures per host connection Online RAID level migr
80. s s Event Notification Configurations Disable Event Notification C Urgent Error Notification No Event Notification Will Be Sent Send Only Urgent Event Serious Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event Warning Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Send All Event T C Information Notification oO Notification For No Event Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Notify User If No Event Occurs Within 24 Hours NOTE If Event Notification by email is enabled every 30 of event log will be sent to the email recipient s as one package log SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 5 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN WAN management integration To set the SNMP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the SNMP Configuration link The RAID subsystem s SNMP Configurations screen will be shown Select the desired function and set the preferred option lopen alllclose all Raid System Console 1 Quick Function H RAID Set Functions 9 Volume Set Functions Hj Physical Drives HE System Controls O System Configuration C Hdd Power Management C EtherNet Configuration LY Alert By Mail Configuration O NTP Configuration L View Events Mute Beeper LY Generate Test
81. s used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Requires N 2 drives to implement because of two dimensional parity scheme Combination of RAID levels 1 and 0 This level provides striping and redundancy through mirroring RAID 10 requires the use of an even number of disk drives to achieve data protection while RAID 1E Enhanced Mirroring uses an odd number of drives 4 3 Combination of RAID levels 0 and 3 This level is best implemented on two RAID 3 disk arrays with data striped across both disk arrays RAID 50 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 5 RAID 50 includes both parity and disk striping across multiple drives RAID 50 is best implemented on two RAID 5 disk arrays with data striped across both disk arrays RAID 60 combines both RAID 6 and RAID 0 features Data is striped across disks as in RAID 0 and it uses double distributed parity as in RAID 6 RAID 60 provides data reliability good overall performance and supports larger volume sizes RAID 60 also provides very high reliability because data is still available even if multiple disk drives fail two in each disk array User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 3 Array Definition 1 3 1 Raid Set A Raid Set is a group of disk drives containing one or more logical volumes called Volume Sets It is not possible to have multiple Raid Sets on the same dis
82. t the tray is locked into the chassis or not Each tray is also fitted with an ergonomic handle for easy tray removal When the Lock Groove is horizontal this indicates that the Disk Tray is locked When the Lock Groove is vertical then the Disk Tray is unlocked Disk Tray is unlocked Disk Tray is locked User Manual 19 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 1 1 2 Smart Panel LCD Smart Panel Smart Function Keys Environment Status Smart Function Keys Up and Down amp VW Arrow buttons Select button Y Exit button EXIT Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the Subsystem This is used to enter the option you have selected Press this button to return to the previous menu NOTE This button can also be used to reset the alarm beeper Environment Status LEDs Disk Fault and Warning LED If temperature irregularity in these systems occurs CPU temperature over 90 C Controller temperature over 70 C or disk fault this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Access LED Blue blinking LED indicates system is busy or data is being accessed Power LED Green LED indicates power is on 20 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 1 2 Rear View Fan 1 d Main Switch Debug Port Fan Host Channel B Expansion Port Link Status LED Host Channel
83. te by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink Create a RAID configuration which consists of all physical disks installed The Volume Set Capacity Raid Level and Stripe Size can be modified during setup Raid Set Functions Create customized Raid Sets Volume Set Create customized Volume Sets and allow Functions modification of parameters of existing Volume Sets parameter Physical Drive Create pass through disks and allow modification of parameters of existing pass through drives This also provides a function to identify a disk drive System Control For setting the RAID system configurations To view the controller and hardware monitor information The Raid Set hierarchy can also be viewed through the Raid Set Hierarchy item User Manual 39 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 5 RAID Management 5 1 Quick Function 5 1 1 Quick Create The number of physical drives in the RAID subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the Raid Set This feature allows user to create a Raid Set associated with exactly one Volume Set User can change the Raid Level Capacity Volume Initialization Mode and Stripe Size A hot spare can also be created depending upon the existing configuration If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example below There are three options to select No 64bit LBA
84. the Confirm The Operation option and clicking the Submit button the system password checking will be disabled No password checking will occur when entering the main menu from the starting screen oroRAID O anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all m Raid System Console s Modify System Password H Quick Function Enter Original Password HI RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions Enter New Password i a Physical Drives Re Enter New Password HA System Controls O System Configuration REEN OE EE J Hdd Power Management Confirm The Operation _ EtherNet Configuration Sunil Reset L Alert By Mail Configuration L SNMP Configuration ETE TEE EE EE _ NTP Configuration L View Events Mute Beeper L Generate Test Event C Clear Event Buffer poervaveenaanocuseoueurasmnasocsanavannsce sper KP eg ae N _ Upgrade Firmware L Shutdown Controller _ Restart Controller 0 Information s of and 0 9 The minimum number of Password characters is null empty Password is disabled and maximum number of Password characters is 15 a NOTE The admin Password characters allowed are A Z a 2 5 5 11 Upgrade Firmware Please refer to Section 6 2 for more information User Manual 79 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 12 Shutdown Controller Use this function to shutdown the RAID Controller This is normally used to make sure the data in the
85. tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration SNMP also works in the same as Alert By Mail when sending event notifications 74 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 6 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol It is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference Type the NTP Server IP Address to enable the RAID subsystem to synchronize with it To set the NTP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the NTP Configuration link The RAID subsystem s NTP Configuration screen will be displayed Select the desired function and configure the necessary option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration proRAlD Manayer XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all l Pii Eien tonni ete Server configurations S O H Quick Function J NTP Server IP Address 1 HI RAID Set Functions BO Wol ES EER Functions INTP Server IP Address 2 a Physical Drives a Time Zone Configuration HE System Controls rE A 3 LY System Configuration Time Zone 6MT 08 00aipei 2 1 Hdd Power Management Automatic Daylight Saving Enabled 7 OO EtherNet Configuration IS ee O Alert By Mail eesti II Current Time 2009 4 20 19 33 29 i 4 NTP Server Not Set 7 confirm The Operation PO Generate Test
86. to Delete L Delete Raid Set gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure Yes No Expand Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set Expansion L Select Drives IDE Channel gt Chxx Ch08 L_ Expand Raid Set gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure Yes No Offline Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Offline L_ Offline Raid Set gt Yes No Raid Set Function Activate Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Active L Activate Raid Set Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Create Hot Spare Disk L_ Select Drives for Hot Spare Chxx Ch08 L Create Hot Spare gt Yes No Delete Hot Spare L Select The Hot spare Device To Be Deleted L_ Delete Hot Spare gt Yes No Rescue Raid Set L_ Enter the Operation Key Raid Set Information L_ Select Raid Set To Display User Manual EENI SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Create Volume Set L Create Volume From Raid Set L Volume Creation Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Create Raid 30 50 60 L Create Raid 30 50 60 Free capacity L Create Multiple Raid Set to Create L Volume Creation Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Volume Set Functio
87. unction gt Disabled Enabled Local IP Address Ethernet Configuration HTTP Port Number 80 Telnet Port Number 23 SMTP Port Number 25 Ethernet Address View System Events _ Show System Events Clear Event Buffers _ Clear Event Buffer Yes No Hardware Monitor The Hardware Monitor Information System Information __ The System Information User Manual 37 SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 4 3 Configuration through web browser based Manager The RAID subsystem can be remotely configured via R Link port with Manager a web browser based application The Manager can be used to manage all available functions of the RAID controller To configure the RAID subsystem from a remote machine you need to know its IP Address Launch your web browser from remote machine and enter in the address bar http IP Address IMPORTANT The default P address of Controller 1 R Link Port is 192 168 1 100 and the default IP address of Controller 2 R Link Port is 192 168 1 101 and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 DHCP client function is also enabled by default You can reconfigure the IP Address or disable the DHCP client function through the LCD front panel or terminal Ethernet Configuration menu NOTE If DHCP client function is enabled but a DHCP server is unavailable and the IP address is changed a Controller Restart is necessary If the DHCP client function is disabled and the IP addr
88. ute Value Is Smaller Than The Threshold Value The Disk Is In Unstable State To view the Volume Set information click the Volume VOL link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Volume Set Information screen appears oroRAID anager lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function amp RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions 6 0 Physical Drives HI System Controls aS Information f D ere Hardware Monitor User Manual E Volume Set Name Volume VOL 000 Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Volume Capacity 7001 4GB SAS Port Lun 0 0 Raid Level Raid 5 Stripe Size 64KBytes Block Size 512Bytes Member Disks 8 Cache Mode Write Back Tagged Queuing Enabled Volume State Normal SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 6 2 System Information To view the RAID subsystem s controller information click the System Information link from the Information menu The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears proRAID anager xxxx00000000X lopen all close all ti Raid System Console Raid Subsystem Information H 0 Quick Function Controller Name Proware BO RAID Set Functions Firmware Version V1 48 2010 10 21 Volume Set Functions BOOT ROM Version V1 48 2010 09 01 tad Physical Drives PL Firmware Version 7 0 50 219 je seels reg Serial Number JAOAOAHBWPR200002 0 RAID
89. ystem s RAID controller alarm beeper Background Task Priority The Background Task Priority indicates how much time and system resource the RAID controller devotes to a background task such as a rebuild operation The RAID Subsystem allows user to choose the background task priority High 80 Medium 50 Low 25 and Ultra Low 5 to balance between background task process and Volume Set access For high RAID subsystem performance specify a low value Expansion RAID Configuration The RAID subsystem supports Expansion and RAID configuration SATA NCQ Support NCQ is a command protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on native Serial ATA hard drives It allows multiple commands to be outstanding within a drive at the same time Drives that support NCQ have an internal queue where outstanding commands can be dynamically rescheduled or re ordered along with the necessary tracking mechanisms for outstanding and completed portions of the workload Disabled or Enable the SATA NCQ function 68 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem HDD Read Ahead Cache This option allows the users to disable the cache of the HDDs on the RAID subsystem In some HDD models disabling the cache in the HDD is necessary to prove the RAID subsystem functions correctly Volume Data Read Ahead This option allows the users to set the Volume Data Read Ahead function Options are Normal Aggressive Conservative and Disabled HD

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