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ExaRAID Quick Installation Guide

1. By CLI 1 At the CLI prompt type in hddlist all to check the status of the hard disk 2 Use the following command to create logical disk Command ldcreate Synopsis ldcreate dgxidy capacity raidlevel s stripesize i initopt f x o offset n name c ctlx Description Create a logical disk Parameters capacity logical disk capacity raidlevel raidO raid5 raid3 raid1 raid raid10 or nraid s stripesize stripe size i initopt initialization method f x free chunk o sector alignment offset n name the name of a logical disk c ctlx for redundant controller only the preferred controller of a logical disk For example CLI gt ldcreate dgOldO 1000gb raids s 128kb i bkg c cila CLI gt ldcreate dgOld1 1000gb raids s 128kb i bkg c cilb CLI gt ldcreate dglld0 1000gb raids s 128kb i bkg c cila CLI gt ldcreate dgOld1 1000gb raids s 128kb i bkg c cilb 26 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS C LUN Mapping By GUI 1 Click Storage Provisioning from the Config Mode menu The following screen appears 5 Switch Mode 2 Logout 7 Help Y About Config Mode Storage Provisioning Quick Setup Method Simple Symmetric Selective RAID Management a HG ID LUN ID Mapping Virtual Disk Sector Size CHS Geometry Hard Disks No Data JBOD Disk Groups CHE Logical Disks Volumes Storage Provisioning Maintenan
2. 16 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 6 Go to System Setup gt Save Config gt Save to NVRAM gt YES in the menu to save your settings NOTE When LAN or WAN is not available use a HUB or crossover LAN cables to connect to a computer to setup IP then manage the RAID system by GUI Set the IP as follows Controller A LAN 192 168 1 1 Controller B LAN 192 168 0 1 Set up through CLI The Command Line Interface CLI is a set of commands which allows users TO configure or monitor the RAID system by entering lines of text through a variety of the terminal consoles The embedded CLI can be accessed remotely by the Ethernet TCP IP and locally by the RS232 terminal And by Ethernet you may use Telnet and SSH Secure Shell Telnet client software is available for all operating systems and you can download the SSH client software from the following web sites SSHWinClient http www ssh com PuTTY http www chiark greenend org uk sgtatham putty To set up the IP Address through CLI 1 Establish LAN communications with the RAID controller See Step 4 Setting Up LAN Connections on page 13 for more details 2 Open your terminal program and log in to CLI using the following information eUser name admin e Password 0000 3 Use the following command to set up the IP address Command ethsetaddr Synopsis ethsetaddr ethx method a ip_addr s net mask 9 gw_addr d dns_addr
3. 37 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 8 Click RAID Management to see if the Mapping is correct Storage Provisioning Method Simple Symmetric Selective Mapping Virtual Disk Sector Size Hard Disks hg0 lund dgOldo 51 2Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto luni dgOld1 51 2Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto hg1 lund dgOld0 512Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto lun dgild1 51 2Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto Hardware Configurations N Event Management System Management Performance Management By CLI 1 Use the following command to add a LUN ID fo a virtual disk Command hgaddlun Synopsis hgaddlun hgx jody dgyldz voly vvoly I lunz s 512b6 1kbo 2kb 4kb g cylinder head sector w wt wb Description Add a LUN in a host group with a virtual disk Parameters Refer to sgaddlun for all parameters For example CLI gt hgaddlun hg0 dgoldo CLI gt hgaddlun hg0 dgOld1 CLI gt hgaddlun hg dglld0 CLI gt hgaddlun hg dgOld1 2 Type htplistlun all to see if the Mapping is correct 38 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Step 8 Host Configuration Windows Multi Path Solution PathGuard 39 PathGuard is the bundled multi path IO solution for Windows platforms and if is based on Microsoft Multipath I O MPIO framework PathGuard consists of MPIO drivers and a web based path manager GUI that allows you to manage MPIO configurations for multiple host c
4. 1000gb raids s 128kb i bkg c cilb 36 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS D LUN Mapping By GUI 1 Click Storage Provisioning from the Config Mode menu The following screen appears Config Mode Storage Provisioning Quick Setup Method Simple Symmetric Selective RAID Management amp HG ID LUN ID Mapping Virtual Disk Sector Size CHS Geometry Hard Disks No Data JBOD Logical Disks Volumes Storage Provisioning Maintenance Utilities Hardware Configurations Event Management System Management Performance Management 2 Click Add to open Add LUN fo Host screen Switch Mode Logout _ Help T About Config Mode Storage Provisioning Quick Setup Method Simple Symmetric O Selective RAID Management i HGID LUNI _ _ Z Hard Disks Add LUN to Host JBOD HG ID ngo Disk Groups LUNID lund v a Diet Mapping Virtual Disk dgoldo x volumes Storage Provisioning Advanced Options Maintenance Utilities Hardware Configurations Event Management System Management Performance Management 3 Select a Host Group ID from the drop down menu 4 Select a LUN ID from the drop down menu 5 Select a virtual disk from the drop down menu for LUN mapping 6 Click Apply to start LUN mapping 7 Repeat steps2 to 6 until you assigned all the disks
5. 4 Click Storage Provisioning trom the Config Mode menu to open submenu 5 Select Symmetric method The following confirmation message is displayed Click Confirm fo continue 6 Click Host gt Add fo start creating hosts 30 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 7 Click Host ID and select a Host ID from the drop down menu A maximum of 32 hosts can be added to the controller Switch Mode 4 Logout _ Helg T About Config Mode Storage Provisioning Quick Setup a Add Host RAID Management o Hard Disks Storage Provisioning Maintenance Utilities ED 8 Choose each WWPN of Fiber HBA from the Choose from detected hosts box or directly enter the WWPN in this field Each FC port needs a WWPN for communicating with other devices in an FC domain 9 Enter the SAS address SAS Address is needed for communicating with other devices in an SAS domain 10 Enter the Host name Use the system default name as hosix x is the Host identifier OR Uncheck the Use system default name box and enter the name in the Name field The maximum name length is 63 bytes 11 Select a Host Group ID HG ID from the drop down menu You can select from hg0 to hg31 or No group This setting is required for symmetric method For example Config Mode Storage Provisioning Quick Setup gt RAID Management o HostiD Host Name SAS Address HG I
6. A24R U FS8SS Step 6 Setting the RAID IP Address Choosing DHCP or a Static IP Address When you setup your RAID system you have the option of e Enabling DHCP and letting your DHCP server assign the IP address to the RAID system s virtual management port e Specifying a static IP address for the RAID system s virtual management port If you choose to enable DHCP have your Network Administrator dedicate an IP address for the RAID system linked to the RAID system s GUI Set up through LCD The RAID system has a front LCD panel which supports a quick configuration and RAID monitoring You can use the four buttons on the LCD panel fo manipulate the LCD configuration utility e UP DOWN Use to select the numbers O to 9 characters a fo z or scroll through menu items e Enter Use fo enter the selected character confirm the password if no character is selected or select items in the menu e ESC Backspace or go back fo the previous screen To set up the IP Address through LCD 1 Power on the RAID system and wait for the boot up to complete 2 Input the password using the four buttons fo enter the menu The default password is 0000 3 Go to Ethernet Setup in the menu and select the Controller CTL A or CTL B you want to configure 4 Select Set DHCP and select Static IP or DHCP depending on your server settings 5 Input the necessary information such as IP address net mask gateway and DNS
7. Same procedures apply to A12R U FS amp SS A16R U SS and A24R U FS amp SS e Please refer to the software user manual for more information on CLI management Connecting JBOD Sold separately Follow the procedures below to connect to Al 2R U SJ Al 6R U SJ or A24R U SJ JBOD 1 Insert a SAS connector to the EXP port on the controller JBOD expansion on A16R FS 2 Connect the other end to the CHI port of the JBOD system 3 Power Fan Temp HDD LED on JBOD lights up green and lO1 amp 2 LED flashes when the connections are set up properly 12 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Step 4 Setting Up LAN Connections LAN communication enables the Command Line Interface CLI and Graphic User Interface GUI on your PC to monitor and control the RAID system fo easily monitor and configure the RAID system A LAN WAN connection is required Follow the procedures below To set up a LAN cable connection 1 Attach one end of the ethernet cable to the LAN port on one of the Controller board 2 Attach the other end of the ethernet cable to a LAN switch or directly to a LAN port on the Host PC or Server using a crossover cable 13 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Step 5 Connecting the Power Once all of the components have been inst
8. 0 E CC er he CO N LE lt Y i CC er A N T lt D oS aba p Te O aw 2 O Ld un gt un lt aa G a Li S GUIDE USER Accusys The RAID Architects A12 16 24R U FS A12 16 24R U SS uick Start Guide 42 33000 5028 ExaRAID SYSTEM Version 1 1 ExaRAID Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Accusys RAID System Task List Step 1 Unpacking the Accusys RAID System Step 2 Installing Disk Drives Step 3 System Connections and Management Step 4 Setting Up LAN Connections Step 5 Connecting the Power Step 6 Setting the RAID IP Address Step 7 Disk Array Configuration Step 8 Host Configuration Step 1 Unpacking the Accusys RAID System The box contains the following items l ak wo N Hard disk tray Al2R U FS amp SS x 12 A16R U FS amp SS x 16 A24R U FS amp SS x 24 External SAS For SAS controllers only Front panel key x 2 RS 232 cable x 2 Power cable Al2 16R U FS amp SS x 2 A24R U FS amp SS x 3 CD x User manuals MS fix screw x 2 packs M6 fix screw x 2 packs UNC 10 32 fix screw x 2 packs Screw pack Rail x 1 set Rail extender x 1 set RAID system Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Step 2 Installing Disk Drives Installing the Hard Disks The RAID system supports SAS or SATA interface hard drives CAUTION It is recom
9. 2 DGID Name RAID Management v No Data ups ED 8 Event Management a Performance Management 2 Click Create to open Create Disk Group screen 3 Select a DG ID from the drop down menu 4 Use the system default name as dgx x is the DG identifier Or Uncheck the Use system default name box and enter the name in the Name field The maximum name length is 63 bytes 5 Highlight the disks to be grouped in Members and Spares and click tg to move them to the Member Disks Config Mode Disk Groups Quick Setup 8 RAID Management o Hard Disks JBOD dg0 Disk Groups ame Use system default name Logical Disks embers Spares hdd5 279GB Fe hdd6 279GB 2 2790 ictal hdd 27968 AAEE Storage Provisioning hdd 279GB amp oe T Mainten Jtilit a Member Disks Hardw figurat Event Management 8 System Management a Available Disks Spare Disks Performance Management i Co 6 Click Apply to create the disk group 7 Repeat steps 2 to 6 to create other disk groups 33 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS By CLI Disk Groups can also be created from CLI 1 At the CLI prompt type in hddlist all to check the status of the hard disk and make sure they are unused 2 Use the following command to create Disk Groups Command dgcreate dgcreate dgi hddx hddy n name i par seq z s hddz hdda t capacity Description Creat
10. 857 778 MB Hardware Configurat Preferred Controller ctia advanced Options Event Management es System Management Performance Management 8 3 Select a DG ID from the drop down menu This is the disk group to be assigned for logical disk setting 4 Select an LD ID from the drop down menu 5 Use the system default name as dgxldy x is the DG identifier and y is the LD identifier OR Uncheck the Use system default name box and enter the name in the Name field 6 Select a RAID level for the logical disk Different logical disks in a disk group can have different RAID levels However when NRAID is selected there must be no non NRAID logical disks in the same disk group Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 7 Enter an appropriate capacity for the logical disk This determines the number of sectors a logical disk can provide for data storage 8 Select the preferred controller fo be in charge of managing and accessing the logical disk 9 Click Apply to start creating the logical disk 10 Repeat step 2 to 9 to create more logical disks For example RAID Level Capacity MB Stripe Size KB State CTL Prefer Owner rn dgOld0 RAIDS 100 000 128 BKG_INITING 9 ctla ctla B dgOld1 RAIDS 100 000 128 BKG_INITING 4 ctla ctla B dg1id0 RAIDS 100 000 128 BKG_INITING lt 4 ctlb ctl B dg1ld1 RAIDS 100 000 128 BKG_INITING 0 ctlb ctlb B 8 gt Event Management gt 8
11. D HG Name JBOD hosti hosti 0x1111111111111111 had HG 0 Logical Disks T E Hardware Configurations 8 a Event Management System Management a a Performance Management 12 Repeat steps 6 to 11 fo create more hosts 31 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS BY CLI Hosts can also be created from CLI 1 Log on to CLI using the following information e User name admin e Password 0000 2 At the CLI prompt type in hddlist all to check the status of the hard disk and make sure they are unused 3 Use the following command to create hosts Command hostcreate Synopsis hostcreate hostx WWN n name Description Create a host with WWN Parameters n name host name For example CLI gt hostcreate host 1111111111111111 CLI gt hostcreate host2 2222222222222222 CLI gt hostcreate host3 3333333333333333 CLi gt hostcreate host4 4444444444444444 4 Use the following command to create host groups Command hgaddhost Synopsis hgaddhost hgx hostx hosty Description Add hosts to a host group For example CLI gt hgaddhost hgO host host2 CLI gt hgaddhost hgl host3 host4 5 Type in hostlist all at CLI prompt fo check the created hosts 32 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS B Create Disk Groups By GUI 1 Click Disk Groups from the Config Mode menu The following screen appears Config Mode Disk Groups Quick Setup
12. R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS The configurations on the hard disks cannot be recog nized by the controller Member disks are not available 1 Cache unit size of the controller is bigger than the stripe size of the logical disk on the hard disks 2 A disk group with the same disk group ID of the hard disks 3 incompatible firmware version Erase the configuration information on the hard disks for your RAID system to use the hard disks Use the Array Recovery Utility to restore the disks to the degraded disk group See User s manual for more details 1 change the cache unit size 2 use Array Roaming Utilities to import the hard disks to form a disk group with a new disk group ID See the User s manual for more details 3 erase the configuration informa tion on the hard disks for your RAID system to use the hard disks Or contact your system supplier for solutions 46 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Company Contact Accusys Inc 5F No 38 Taiyuan St Jhubei City Hsinchu County 30265 Taiwan R O C Tel 886 3 560 0288 Fax 886 3 560 0299 hitpo www daccusys com tw E mail sales accusys com tw Accusys U S A Inc 1321 W Foothill Blvd Azusa CA9 1702 Tel 1 510 661 0800 Fax 1 510 661 9800 hitpo www dccusys com tw E mail Maggie accusys com tw Accusys Korea Inc Baegang B D 5F Shinsa Dong 666 14 Kangnam Gu Seoul Kor
13. View Window Help e m e ema Computer Management Local EM ACS C633C4624F5 i System Tools E Computer ti El Event Viewer El Disk drives Shared Folders Accusys 4C592102 Multi Path Disk Device H Local Users and Groups Accusys AC592102 Multi Path Disk Device a Performance Logs and Alert w Accusys ACSIZIO Disk Device Device Manager Accusys 4C592102 SCSI Disk Device la x e I H E Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter ZA Disk Management En Services and Applications E sg Storage Accusys 4C592102 SCSI Disk Device Accusys 4C592102 SCSI Disk Device Accusys 4C592102 SCSI Disk Device Accusys 4C592102 SCSI Disk Device Accusys ACS92102 SCSI Disk Device Disk drive w QUANTUM FIREBALLP 4540 0 2 Display adapters 2 DYD CD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers JA Floppy disk drives 88 Human Interface Devices IDE ATA ATAPI controllers 5 gt Keyboards Mice and other painting devices Monitors E Network adapters SY Ports COM amp LPT ER Processors SCSI and RAID controllers LSI Adapter Ultra320 SCSI 2000 series w 1020 1030 StorPort L Adapte a320 SCSI 2000 series w 1020 1030 StorPort amp Multi Path Support QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter CROCAR QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter amp QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter w Sound video and game controllers El System devices H Universal Serial Bus contr
14. Windows e IE 7 x Windows e FireFox 1 x Windows Linux and Mac e Safari 1 x and 2 x Mac 2 The following web page appears when the connection is made To login enter the username and password The default username and password are admin and 0000 You can then access the Config SKK SSS SSS D LE foo moo Login z System Name unknown Accusys Controller Name ctla S Se es FAN Version V2 02 00 Boot Code Version 1 00 22 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 3 To make sure the hard disks are Unused click RAID Management from the Config Mode menu to check the status Config Mode Hard Disks Quick Setup a Model Type SMART Status Mode More RAID Management a hdd 873230065588 SAS1 279 Online UNUSEO HEALTHY Ready pots hdd STa30065588 sast 279 On line UNUSED HEALTHY Ready Nice ndd3 ST330065585 sast 279 Online UNUSED HEALTHY Ready B i ogical Disks hdd4 ST330065588 SAS1 279 Online UNUSED HEALTHY Ready ce hdds ST330065588 sASt 279 Online UNUSED HEALTHY Ready Storage Provisioning hdd6 ST330065588 SAS1 279 Online UNUSED HEALTHY Ready Ro hdd ST330065588 sast 279 On line UNUSED HEALTHY Ready hdd8 ST330065588 SAS1 279 On line UNUSED HEALTHY Ready Hardware Configurations LETC Eu hdd10 a Event Management a A eae a et Te a UY m System Ma
15. alled into the RAID system and the management interfaces have been connected the RAID system can now be powered on Power on 1 Plug one power cable into the AC power port A12R U cTRL Ree A16R U A24R U 2 Plug the second power cable into the other AC power port 3 Turn on the power switch 14 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 15 Power off Before you power off the system make sure all the running process are completed on the host computer Please follow the following procedure to shut down your system properly By LCD l Log in from the LCD panel by inputting the password The default password is 0000 See Set up through LCD on page 16 for instructions on using the LCD panel 2 Select System Setup gt Shutdown gt Yes to power off the system By GUI 1 Open a browser and enter the RAID system s IP address in the address field The default IP address is 192 168 0 1 2 Log in from GUI to open the Config Mode The default username and password are admin and 0000 3 Click System Management gt Restart Halt to open the Restart Halt page 4 Select Both Controllers from the Controller ID drop down menu and select Halt from the Action drop down menu and click Apply 5 Click Confirm to confirm and shut down the system 6 Turn the power off when the LCD displays Ready to power off Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS
16. ce Utilities Hardware Configurations Event Management System Management Performance Management 2 Click Simple method The following confirmation message is displayed Click Confirm fo continue Switch Storage Provision tWethod Changing the storage presentation method is allowed only when all LUN mappings are cleared Do you wantto continue a 3 Click Add to open Add LUN to Storage Port screen 5 Switch Mode 2 Logout T Help Y About Config Mode Storage Provisioning Quick Setup Method Simple Symmetric Selective RAID Management iv HTP ID LUN IF _ _ _ _ Add LUN to Storage Port ES Hard Disks sasal lund JBOD HTP ID sasa1 K DISK Groupe LUNID lunt alek Dicks Mapping Virtual Disk dgold1 v Volumes S Advanced Options Storage Provisioning Maintenance Utilities Hardware Configurations Event Management System Management Performance Management 4 Select a HTP ID from the drop down menu 27 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 5 Select a LUN ID from the drop down menu 6 Select a virtual disk from the drop down menu for LUN mapping 7 Click Apply to start LUN mapping 8 Repeat steps2 to 6 until you assigned all the disks For example Mapping Virtual Disk Sector Size sasal lund dgild0 51 2Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto lun d
17. e a disk group with member disks Parameters n name the name of a disk group i par seaq logical disk initialization mode parallel or sequential z write zero immediately s hddz hdda local soare disks t capacity capacity to truncate For example CLI gt dgcreate dg0 hddl hdd2 hdd3 hdd4 hdd5 hdd hdd7 hddg CLI gt dgcreate dgl hdd hdd10 hddil hdd12 hdd13 hdd14 hdd15 hddl C Create Logical Disks By GUI 1 Click Logical Disks from the Config Mode menu The following screen appears 34 35 Accusys A12R U FS amp SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 2 Click Create to open Create Logical Disk screen Select a DG ID from the drop down menu This is the disk group to be assigned for logical disk setting 4 Select an LD ID from the drop down menu 5 Use the system default name as dgxldy x is the DG identifier and y is 9 the LD identifier OR Uncheck the Use system default name box and enter the name in the Name field select a RAID level for the logical disk Different logical disks in a disk group can have different RAID levels However when NRAID is selected there must be no non NRAID logical disks in the same disk group Enter an appropriate capacity for the logical disk This determines the number of sectors a logical disk can provide for data storage Select the preferred controller to be in charge of managing and acce
18. e management path 1 Connect the Management port on the RAID system controller to your network switch 2 Connect the Host PC s or Server s standard NIC fo your network switch Fibre Card LAN Switch C5 J N A by TP KA H A 1 ER gt Fibre Card SA py EA Controller A Controller B T hof NE NZ 7 E 10 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Connecting SAS RAID System Controller to the Host SAS HBA Card required 1 Insert the SAS cable into the CHI port 2 Insert the other end to the HBA connector of the host server NOTE The illustration above shows A16R SS Same procedures apply to A12R U FS amp SS A16R U FS and A24R U FS amp SS Connecting the CLI Management Port The RAID system can be managed using the CLI To connect the CLI port follow the procedures below 1 Insert the RS 232 cable into the COM port O O 4 q of S 11 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 2 Insert the other end to the computer s COM port NOTE e
19. e member disks of the logical disk This option is only available for logical disks with parity based and mirroring based RAID levels The logical disk can be accessed immediately after it is created Noinit No initialization process and the logical disk can be accessed immediately after it is created There is no fault tolerance capability even for parity based RAID levels Two volumes for raid30 raid50 or raid 0 or two logical disks for other RAID levels will be created with the capacity of all disks in the RAID enclosure One volume will be based on two disk groups so there will be four disk groups in total The preferred controller of one volume or logical disk is assigned to controller A and the other is assigned to controller B They will be mapped to LUN 0 and LUN 1 of all host ports on both controllers All other configurations will remain unchanged and all RAID parameters will use the default values Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS To set up through GUI 1 Select Quick Setup gt Raid Setup 2 Select the related settings as follows e RAID Level RAIDS e Spare Disks 0 e Initialization Option Background 3 Click Apply to start assigining the first 8 hard disks fo DGO and the last 8 hard disks fo DG1 4 Create the logical disk for both disk groups 5 After creating the logical disk LUN mapping will automatically be done To setup through LCD 1 Enter the password The defaul
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21. elp ae ge Q Back E P P Search Folders os amp lt iD Cr fm C 2462 PathGuard32b_5W_1 12 Pathn File Edit View Favorites Tools Help i Q Bak E F P Search Folders Address 0 C 24627 PathGuard3zb 54 1 1 0 ProgressBar ProgressBar psimg gif e B readme htm Readme txt EL Ea 2 Follow the on screen instructions to start the installation PafhGuard and the MPIO Driver will be installed automatically PathGuard InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PathGuard The InstallShield Wizard will install PathGuard on your computer To continue click Next i Cancel 3 Reboot the host computer and you have completed the installation Check the MPIO disk status on the host computer After the PathGuard and the MPIO Driver has been installed you can find the new multi path disk device s and the Multi Path Support displayed in the following screen Computer Management gt Device Manager Right click the My Computer icon on the desktop gt select Manage 40 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 1 Go to Computer Management gt Device Manager gt Disk Drivers and SCSI and RAID controllers to check for the Multi Path Disk Device and Multi Path Support The following illustration shows a successful installation with Multi Path Disk Device and Multi Path Support found in the Device Manager m File Action
22. g0ld0 512Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto lund da0ld0 512Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto lun dgild0 51 2Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto lund da0ld0 512Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto luni dgild0 512Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto lund da0ld0 512Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto lun dg1ld0 51 2Byte C Auto H Auto S Auto 1 ions Event Management System Management Performance Management B 9 Click RAID Management to see if the Mapping is correct By CLI 10 Use the following command to add a LUN ID fo a virtual disk Command htpaddlun Synopsis htpaddlun fcpx sasx jody dgyldz voly vvoly l lunz S 512b 1kb 2kb 4kb 9 cylinder head sector w wt wb htpaddlun scpx jody dgyldz voly vvoly i scsi_id 1 lunz s 512b 1kb 2kb 4kb g cylinder head sec tor w wt wb Description Add a LUN in a FC port with a virtual disk Parameters i scsi_id SCSI ID Refer to sgaddlun for other parameters For example CLI gt htoaddlun fcpal dglld0 CLI gt htoaddlun fcpal dg0ld0 CLi gt hipaddlun fcpa2 dgllid0 CLI gt htoaddlun fcpa2 dg0ld0 CLI gt htoaddlun fcpbl dglld0 CLI gt htoaddlun fcpb dg0ld0 CLI gt htoaddlun fcpb2 dgllid0 CLI gt htopaddlun fcpb2 dg0ld0 11 Type htplistlun all fo see if the Mapping is correct 28 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Symmetric storage Symmetric storage Is used in environments where hosts are equipped with multi path IO MPIO driver or software that can hand
23. h as properly e Extend Disk I O Timeout to accommodate slow disk operation e Increase Disk I O Retry Time to try I O more times before giving up e Reduce Transfer Soeed to miti gate bad signal quality of disks e Disable I O Queue to avoid problematic NCQ support of disks e Disable Disk Standby Mode to avoid problematic sleep support of disks e Extend Disk Access Delay Time to allow longer time for disk spin up Could be system level Use array recovery utility to the RAID problem For example if the configurations See the User s man hard disks in a JBOD system val for more details are offline Unexpected poor cabling in SAS or SAS expan sion chain would also lead to unexpected hard disk offline In addition poor heat ventila tion unstable power supply or hardware quality issues could also lead to offline of multiple hard disks 44 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 45 The Web GUI can not be connected The replacement controller stops boot Up with LCD messages The management network interface Is not configured properly Configuration conflict discovered by the system The beeper alerts and the LCD shows the following mes sages A CONTR MOD UNEQ the two controllers are of differ ent model B DB UNEQ the two control lers have different daughter board C PLD VERS UNEQ the two controllers have different PLD version D MEM SZ UNEQ the
24. le multiple paths LUNs to a virtual disk Host1 WWPNb1 0x11111111111111111 Host3 WWPNb2 0x33333333333333333 Host2 WWPNal1 0x22222222222222222 Host4 WWPNa2 0x44444444444444444 Host Group 1 Host Group 2 HOST SERVER LAN Switch HOST SERVER rim DIRE of GRN 7 FC Switch Host 2 Host 1 Fibre Card A Host 3 Host 4 AR Fibre Card B Controller A Task List for Creating Small SAN A Create Hosts B Create Disk Groups C Create Logical Disks D LUN Mapping 29 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS A Create Hosts By GUI 1 Open a browser and enter the IP address in the address field The default IP address is 192 168 0 1 The supported browsers are listed as below e IE 6 x Windows e IE 7 x Windows e FireFox 1 x Windows Linux and Mac e Safari 1 x and 2 x Mac 2 To login enter the username and password The default username and password are admin and 0000 You can then access the Config Mode 3 To make sure the hard disks are Unused click RAID Management from the Config Mode menu to check the status
25. mended to mount the RAID system to the rack cabinet first before installing the hard drives and the drive trays If the hard drives are installed first the RAID system may be too heavy to lift or handle And the possible impact during installation may damage the drives Follow the procedures below to install hard drives 1 Insert the SAS hard drive into the hard disk tray Screw the sides to secure the hard disk Repeat this procedure fo install more hard disks D 2 Insert the key to the key slot and turn to unlock the front panel door A16R U FS amp SS A12 24R U FS amp SS Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 3 Pull open the front panel door Poco Co ooo eee UE oort oe D EE a a cool o pof z a LEE Ce 6 Repeat steps 4 to 5 until all the required disks have been installed 7 Close the front panel door then lock if Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS SATA hard disks SATA hard drive installation requires an AA MUX adapter to be installed on the hard disk tray first before installing the SATA hard disk NOTE AA MUX is an optional accessory and is sold separately Contact your supplier to purchase one Follow the procedures below fo install SATA hard disks 1 Place the AA MUX adapter on the hard disk tray and attach the four screws as show
26. n RSS Se ak 2 Place the hard disk into the hard disk tray with the drive connectors facing the AA MUX adapter Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 3 Slide the hard disk towards the AA MUX adapter and connect the power and data connectors 4 Attach the screws to secure the hard disk cc ____ Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Mounting the RAID system The RAID system Rail Extenders can be installed in a standard 19 inch rack Follow the procedures below 1 Attack eight rack nuts into the rack making sure that they correspond with the mounting points on the rails 2 Adjust the length of the rails as needed 3 Secure the rails using two nuts and bolts on both the front and back posts of the rack then tighten the locking screws 4 When necessary install the rail extenders by attaching the screws to secure them 5 Slide the RAID system into the rack and secure it into place using the fixing screws Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Installing the Rail Extenders Follow the procedures below fo install the rail extenders 1 Install the rail extender
27. nagement a He ES la gt Ve gt SES SL EE EE a Ea Ee Imn E Performance Management sr ee a ae ale was ioe es eo En bee eo a hdd16 a 4 Click Disk Groups from the Config Mode menu The following screen appears Quick Setup a RAID Management v 8 Event Management L a E gt 9 Config Mode Disk Groups Logical Disks Volumes Storage Provisioning Maintenance Utilities Hardware Configurations System Management Performance Management 5 Click Create fo open Create Disk Group screen 6 Select a DG ID from the drop down menu 7 Use the system default name as dax x is the DG identifier Or Uncheck the Use system default name box and enfer the name in the Name field The maximum name length is 63 bytes 23 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS 8 Highlight the disks to be grouped in Members and Spares and click kg to move them to the Member Disks 9 Click Apply to create the disk group 10 Repeat steps 4 to 9 to create other disk groups By CLI Disk Groups can also be created from CLI 1 At the CLI prompt type in hddlist all to check the status of the hard disk and make sure they are unused 2 Use the following command to create Disk Groups Command dgcreate Synopsis dgcreate dgi hddx hddy n name i par seq z s hddz hdda t capacity Descripti
28. ollers gt Start ie E A a 5 Computer Manageme o B 143 Pm 2 Make sure the two installed disk devices are in the Disk Management as shown in the illustration After that you may format the new disk devices and start using them m Computer Management a File Action View Window Help Amema m Computer Management Local ih System Tools Event Viewer 44 Shared Folders H Local Users and Groups H Performance Logs and Alert Device Manager Sy Storage H E Removable Storage Disk Defragmenter ZA Disk Management 5 EJ Services and Applications KE Partition Basic NTFS Healthy System 37 27 GB 33 15 GB 2SDisk 0 Volume Layout _ Type File System Status Capacity Free Space Free Fault Tolerance Overhead Basic c 37 27 GB 37 27 GB NTFS Online Healthy System EAE Disk 1 See Unknown 976 55 GB 976 55 GB Not Initialized Unallocated Unknown Disk 2 ef 976 55 GB 976 55 GB Not Initialized Unallocated icp RoM 0 CD ROM D No Media 4 gt W Unallocated D Primary partition B start E A a Ia Computer Manageme yY untitled Paint 41 o wow 1 43PM Trouble Shooting Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS General Guidelines When you encounter issues the most essential troubleshooting is to check the event log of your RAID system In addition y
29. omputers The MPIO drivers include standard drivers from Microsoft and DSM Device Specific Module provided by the RAID system supplier The following steps are required for enabling PathGuard MPIO 1 Complete the hardware and software setup at RAID systems 2 Install the PatnhGuard package to the host computer Register the vendor name and model name of your RAID system to the PathGuard optional 3 Install the PathGuard MPIO driver 4 Reboot the host computer 5 Launch PathGuard GUI to set multi path policies Windows MPIO framework requires rebooting the host computer when enabling the MPIO driver on the host computer such that the regular disk device drivers will be replaced by the MPIO disk drivers Windows can properly detect multi oath disks only during MPIO driver installation so reconfiguration like adding removing paths or LUNs requires you to reinstall the PathGuard MPIO driver and reboot the host computer You might need also to manually rescan the physical drives use Computer Management gt Storage gt Disk Management When multi path disks are not properly detected Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS To Install PathGuard and MPIO Driver 1 To install the PathGuard and MPIO Driver double click the installation file on a host computer choose the 32 bit or 64 bit installation file according to your host system fe C 2462 PathGuard32b_SW_1 12 File Edit View Favorites Tools H
30. on Create a disk group with member disks Parameters n name the name of a disk group i par seq logical disk initialization mode parallel or sequential z write zero immediately s hddz hdda local soare disks l t capacity capacity to truncate For example CLI gt dgcreate dgO hddl hdd2 hdd3 hdd4 hdd5 hdd hdd7 hddg CLI gt dgcreate dgl hdd hdd10 hddl 1 hdd12 hdd13 hddl4 hdd15 hddl 24 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS B Create Logical Disks 25 By GUI 1 Click Logical Disks from the Config Mode menu The following screen appears a gt a Config Mode Logical Disks Quick Setup LD ID Name RAID Level Capacity MB Stripe Size KB State CTL Prefer Owner More No Data RAID Management i Hard Disks Disk Groups Maintenance Utilities Hardware Configurations a a Event Management System Management gt a 2 Click Create to open Create Logical Disk screen Switch Mode Z Logout _ Help Config Mode Logical Disks Quick Setup LD ID blame RAID Leye anacih ME Stine Size KP State Th PreferiNuine ore RAID Management L Create Logical Disk amp Hard Disks i eS x JBOD dg0 x Disk Groups ioo x Logical Disks ame Use system default name Volumes evel RAIDS v Storage Provisioning Capacity MB 100 000 PEN Minimum 1 MB z Maint ce Utilit y Maximum
31. or error e Temperature failure or error e BBM failure or error when BBM is connected e Disk SMART warning e Disk bad block over threshold warning e Disk group with degraded logical disk and no disk for rebuilding e Disk group with faulty logical disks e UPS failure or error e Controller failure or removed e Dual controllers fail fo boot up because of configuration conflict e Controller failback cannot proceed Solutions Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS See the table below for the solutions for fhe most common problems Problem Cawe Soin Hard disks cannot be recognized by the RAID controller Hard disks are offline unexpected Exceptional hard disks behaviors Multiple hard disks are taken offline at a time If a hard disk cannot be To ensure hard disks have enough ready within a specific period time for power on you may extend of time during the the delay time when boot up of the initialization the RAID control RAID controller ler will force the hard disks enter faulty state and you cannot see any model information of hard disks Internal component failure or 1 Use SMART check or DST reserved space for meta Device Self Test to test the hard data RAID configurations disks in question can not be written 2 Check the number of bad blocks and warning events reported by the RAID controller Hardware is not setup Adjust hard disk settings suc
32. ou may need to check the system log of the operating system at your host computers Because there are a wide variety of hardware and software combinations use the following checklist for problem determination e Check all cables fo make sure they are connected properly e Check all hardware units are powered on and working properly e Check any recent changes in hardware software or configurations e Verify that the latest version of firmware and software are used e Verify that the latest version of BIOS and device driver of HBA are used e Verify that the operating systems HBAs switches transceivers and hard disks are in the compatibility list e Check how to reproduce the problems Before you call support please collect the related information above to assist the support staff in identifying the problems It is also required to acquire the following three log files 1 RAID system user level event log in human readable form csv or fxf 2 RAID system diagnostic level event log bin 3 the log file at operating system 42 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Beeper 43 When the Beeper Control is set to On the system will turn on the beeper alarm if one of the following occurs If the user mutes the beeper via CLI LCD or GUI the system temporarily mutes the beeper until a new failure Or error OCCUTS e Voltage failure or error e Power supply failure or error e Fan failure
33. s and attach the screws to secure them 2 Slide the RAID system into the rack and secure if into place using the fixing screws Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Step 3 System Connections and Management Connecting to the Host Connecting Fiber RAID System Controller to the Host A12R U FS AT6R U FS and A24R U FS have dual 4G fiber channel interfaces on each controller Each channel interface can be connected using an optical or copper transceivers and cables To connect an optical cable simply insert the cable to the CHI port You can configure your RAID system for e Storage Area Network SAN e Direct Attached Storage DAS e JBOD Expansion using a SAS data connection To connect an LC optical SFP transceiver follow the procedures below 1 Insert the SFP transceiver into the CHI port 2 Then connect the optical cable to the SFP transceiver re G ing 3 Connect the other end of the optical cable to the HBA connector of the host server Configuring a Storage Area Network A storage area network SAN requires e A Fibre Channel switch e A Fibre Channel HBA card in each Host PC Server e A network switch e A network in
34. ssing the logical disk Click Apply fo start creating the logical disk 10 Repeat steps 2 to 9 to create more logical disks Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS For example Logical Disks RAID Level Capacity MB Stripe Size KB State CTL Preferiowner ore dg0ld0 RAIDS 100 000 128 BKG_INITING 9 ctla ctla B dg0ld1 RAIDS 100 000 128 BKG_INITING 4 ctla f ctla 8 dg1ld0 RAIDS 100 000 128 BKG_INITING 4 ctlb ctl B dg1ld1 RAIDS 100 000 128 BKG_INITING 0 ctlb ctlb B 8 8 3 Event Management gt gt By CLI 1 At the CLI prompt type in hddlist all to check the status of the hard disk 2 Use the following command to create logical disk Command Idcreate Synopsis ldcreate dgxidy capacity raidlevel s stripesize l i initopt f x o offset n name c ctlx Description Create a logical disk Parameters capacity logical disk capacity raidlevel raidO raid5 raid3 raid1 raid raid10 or nraid s stripesize stripe size i initopt initialization method f x free chunk o sector alignment offset n name the name of a logical disk c ctlx for redundant controller only the preferred controller of a logical disk For example CLI gt ldcreate dgOldO 1000gb raids s 128kb i bkg c cila CLI gt ldcreate dgOld1 1000gb raids s 128kb i bkg c cilb CLI gt ldcreate dglld0 1000gb raids s 128kb i bkg c cila CLI gt ldcreate dgOld1
35. t password is 0000 2 From the main menu select Quick Setup 3 Select the related settings as follows e RAID Level 5 e Spare Disks 0 e Init Method Background 4 The LCD will display the message Quick setup OK to indicate setup has been carried out 20 21 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Simple storage Simple storage is used in direct attached storage DAS environments Any computer is allowed to access the LUNs presented by the controller after gaining access to the host ports of the controller LUNs are assigned to each virtual disk in the RAID so the host can address and access the data in those devices Follow the steps below fo configure simple storage Fibre Card Fibre Card Controller A esx o C Letzje C C L W fY 1 fy cA EN LAN Switch Controller B Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Task List for Creating DAS A Create Disk Groups B Create Logical Disks C LUN Mapping A Create Disk Groups 1 Open a browser and enter the IP address in the address field The default IP address is 192 168 0 1 The supported browsers are listed as below e IE 6 x
36. terface card NIC in each Host PC Server Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS To establish the data path 1 Connect one of the Fibre Channel data ports on the RAID system s controller to your Fibre Channel switch 2 Connect each Host PC s or Server s standard NIC to your network switch Host Group 1 HOST SERVER 74 DE NN 7S ry 7 yp WY 0 0 TUO OROKS ORO Boe Host 2 Host 1 Fibre Card A Controller A LAN Switch FC Switch Host Group 2 HOST SERVER S IZZI f my CY Host 3 Host 4 Fibre Card B e x Controller B 5 Configuring Direct Attached Storage Direct attached storage DAS requires O E e Two Fibre Channel HBA cards in the Host PC or Server e A network switch e A network interface card NIC in the Host PC or Server To establish the data path Connect one of the Fibre Channel data ports on the RAID system controller to your Fibre Channel switch Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS To establish th
37. two controllers install memory of different size E BBM INSTL UNEQ one con troller has BBM while the other has no BBM If the conflict configuration can be resolved by overwrit ing the configuration of the replacement controller the following LCD messages will be displayed and waiting for your confirmation by LCD ENT button F CHK BC VERS the two controllers have different boot code version G CHK FW VERS the two controllers have different firm ware code version H CHK BBM OPT the two controllers have different BBM option 1 CHK SN UNEQ the two controllers belong to different enclosures Check if the LED indicators of the Ethernet port are lit up properly refer fo the hardware manual for details and the IP address has to be set fo enable the network interface You can manually set the IP address by the LCD or local CLI or use DHCP server on the network A B C Contact your RAID system supplier to get the correct control ler D E Install proper memory module and BBM For F and G press the ENT button on the LCD to update the boot code and firmware code respectively and the replacement controller will reboot For H and I press the ENT button to overwrite the BBM and enclosure serial number and the replace ment controller will continue boot UP Hard disk shows Unknown state Disk group enters degraded mode Hard disk shows Conflict state Accusys AT2
38. z on off Description Set IP address of an Ethernet port Parameters method static or dhcp a network address s network mask g gateway address d DNS server address z Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS For example Controller A CLI gt ethsetaddr ethal static a 192 168 0 1 s 255 255 255 0 g 192 168 0 1 d 192 168 10 1 Controller B CLI gt ethsetaddr ethb1 static a 192 168 0 2 s 255 255 255 0 g 192 168 0 1 d 192 168 10 1 NOTE Please refer to the software user manual for more information on the set up 18 Accusys AT2R U FS8SS A1GR U FS amp SS A24R U FS8SS Step 7 Disk Array Configuration Quick Setup 19 NOTE Quick setup can be compeleted using the LCD or GUI Please refer to the following settings for reference To perform quick setup all hard disks must be on line and Unused For an easy configuration users can specify the RAID level number of spare disks and Initialization option Refer to the table below for details of each option HDD Shows the number and the minimum size of hard Information disks RAID Level RAID 0 RAID 3 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 10 RAID 30 RAID 50 RAID 60 Spare Disks Select the required number of global spare disks Initialization Background The controller starts a background Option task to initialize the logical disk by synchronizing the data stored on th

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