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42 Bays Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual - i-Stor

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2. W Raid System Console EH Quick Function EC RAID Set Functions r Create RAID Set pe L Delete RAID Set L Expand RAID Set 1 Offline RAID Set i Activate Incomplete RAID 5 a Try To Rescue Missing RAIDSET Enter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missi Enter SIGNAT To Regenerai HattCtrio Enter The Keyword E Reset Pe L Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare E Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives H System Controls 3 Information NOTE Use same command HaltCtri0 when testing Controller 2 5 The Web GUI will show Controller Will Be Halted In 6 Seconds lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function EH RAID Set Functions Controller Will Be Halted In 6 Seconds i Create RAID Set L Delete RAID Set j Expand RAID Set Offline RAID Set 1 Activate Incomplete RAID S 1 Create Hot Spare SE Delete Hot Spare i Da SS Mad Se H Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives HS System Controls EH Information 6 All access to Controller 1 will be switched to Controller 2 And all LEDs of Controller 1 the failed Controller will be flashing NOTE If Controller 2 Failure is being tested all access to Controller 2 will be switched to Controller 1 7 Check if there is continuous access to the volumes User Manual I 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 3 How to Remove a Controller to Simulate Control
3. Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 04 26 vT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caes NUM Capture Print echo ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 m iol xl File Edit View Cal Transfer Help Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting hange Passwor JBOD RRID Function RAID Rebuild Priority Maximum ATA Mode Terminal Port Confi Restart Controller Connected 0 04 57 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps Capture Print echo 8 When the Flash programming starts a message will show Start Updating Firmware Please Wait g Raid HyperTerminal a inl x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit SEU INE Connected 0 05 55 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caes NUM Capture Print echo 9 The firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete User Manual ET 42 Bays Fibre 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 g Raid HyperTerminal E l0 x File Edit view
4. 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 6 Disk Tray The Disk Tray houses a 3 5 inch hard disk drive It is designed for maximum airflow and incorporates a carrier locking mechanism to prevent unauthorized access to the HDD Disk Tray Lock B Unlocked B Locked Key for Disk Tray Lock EET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 2 6 1 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 NOTE When the RAID subsystem is shipped the disk trays are not placed in the disk slots If all disk trays will be used to install all 42 disk drives for quicker and easier installation of disk drives in the RAID subsystem it is recommended to install first each disk drive in a disk tray After installing the disk drives insert 14 disk trays into one row of 14 slots at a time and lock them one by one Do the same for the next row until the last row Disk Slots NOTE When the subsystem its already in operational mode it is not recommended to open the top cover for a long period of time proper air flow within the enclosure might fail causing high disk drive temperature User Manual Fa 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem IMPORTANT In dual controller
5. 5 nz Uh jo r Y hie fan T CUM WO EE Rm d 1 ks k m 3 pcs M6 13 screw 4pcs M6 18 screw EVA BEE H a hea ti LUR Tes ET P n E i 4 m Ja i P i En 71 k 2 i I f e E E i ra d bu i SA B S 5 i wt A I A ir R3 1 a lt W a5 m A 3 T a gt i ot E i H 8 pcs M5 12 7 screw 12 pcs M4 6 screw 4 pcs M5 20 scre 3 Get one rail assembly Rear Side of Rail Assembly Front Side of Rail Assembly 4 Release and detach the inner rail member from the rail assembly a Slide the middle rail out towards the front side User Manual a 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem b Press the white lock then pull the inner rail out Y White Lock of Inner Rail 5 Repeat step 4 for the other rail assembly 6 Install the inner rail member to one of the sides of the enclosure Use six 6 M4 6 screws to attach the inner rail to the side of enclosure Rear Side Front Side 7 Install the other inner rail member in the other side of the enclosure Use six 6 M4 6 screws to attach the inner rail to the side of enclosure Front Side Rear Side EET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 8 In the front side of the rail assembly loosen the 2 nuts Use long nose pliers or hex nut screwdriver NOTE By default the position of the 2 screws in the front side of the rail assembly ts as shown ab
6. Controller Name Firmware Version V1 48DC 20100423 BOOT ROM Version V1 48 2010 01 12 Agilent TSDK V6 10 MPT Firmware Version 1 28 2 0 Serial Number AO04EHBBPR900007 Unit Serial Main Processor CPU ICache Size 800MHz IOP341 C1 32KBytes CPU DCache Size 32KBytes Write Back CPU SCache Size 512KBytes Write Back System Memory 2048MB 533MHz ECC Current IP Address 192 168 15 33 Device Mode SAS Chip SAS Expander Chip LSISAS1068E B2 LSISASx28 A1 JBOD Port Link Status Not Linked iDual Controller State Dual Operational Controller 2 System Information S O Controller Name Firmware Version V1 48DC 20100423 BOOT ROM Version V1 48 2010 01 12 Agilent TSDK V6 10 MPT Firmware Version 1 28 2 0 Current IP Address 192 168 15 33 Device Mode SAS Chip LSISAS1068E B2 SAS Expander Chip LSISASx28 A1 JBOD Port Link Status Not Linked Dual Controller State Dual Operational Controller Name Firmware Version BOOT ROM Version V1 48DC 20100423 V1 48 2010 01 12 Agilent TSDK V6 10 MPT Firmware Version 1 28 2 0 Serial Number AO004EHBBPR900003 Unit Serial Main Processor CPU ICache Size CPU DCache Size CPU SCache Size System Memory Current IP Address 800MHz IOP341 C1
7. Delete Pass Through Disk rs O Identify Enclosure Identify Drive AERE dE NOTE Sometimes the PowerOnDisk command will need to wait for several seconds before command execution is completed web GUI is updated specially when the Raid subsystem is active or busy o wer 170 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 If the Disk in Eclosure 1 Slot 1 is still good the Disk in Slot 1 of Enclosure 1 will be turned on The Raid Set and Volume Set will be rebuilt automatically The Volume Set state will show Rebuilding open all close all Raid System Console Controller Response E amp 3 Quick Function LL Quick Create Disk Power Is Turned On aS RAID Set Functions L Create RAID Set ri Delete RAID Set L Expand RAID Set Offline RAID Set 0 Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare BS volume Set Functions L Create Volume Set H L Modify volume Set L Check Volume Set 0 Schedule Volume Check O Stop volume Check B Physical Drives ri Create Pass Through Disk 1 Modify a Pass Through Disk L Delete Pass Through Disk L Identify Enclosure 1 Identify Drive v DUE a D volume Set Host Filters s E amp 3 Physical Drives Sea Cea vL Create Pass Through Disk Stop Auto Refresh F D Modify a Pass Through Disk L Delete Pass Through Disk RAID Set ices f lente k
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9. i Fibre Channel Config 2010 03 24 icum EtherNet Configuration 11 37 23 Raid Set 000 Rebuild RaidSet iJ NTP Configuration 2010 03 24 D ise Evantz Muta BESDSP 11 37 23 Volume YOL 000 volume Degraded Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer iJ Modify Password L Upgrade Firmware 0 Shutdown Controller Restart Controller EMS Information D RAID Set Hierarchy 0 System Information les i Hardware Monitor L Alert By Mail Configuration af pa SNMP Configuration Enn pes Raid Set 000 RaidSet Degraded uU di 7 In Device List of Enclosure z 1 Disk in Slot 1 will no longer appear lopen all close alll hl E 100000000 LEE SS 7 3 Raid System Console EHC3 Quick Function i Quick Create H RAID Set Functions i Create RAID Set Raid Set 000 0 Delete RAID Set jf EfiSlot 4 IEs1Slotst7 0 Expand RAID Set E 1Slot 6_ Offline RAID Set Activate Incomplete RAID S i 1Slot 9 L Create Hot Spare ES 2 0 Delete Hot Spare ee iSloted i Rescue Raid Set ERISLCELL BS volume Set Functions Es1iSlot amp 14 vl Create Volume Set E amp 15lot 15 Create Raid30 50 60 E 1Slot 16 L Delete Volume Set E O Modify Volume Set L Check volume Set L Schedule volume Check v Stop Volume Check c ij Volume Set Host Filters pevce Usage Capacity Eh Physical Drives
10. L Delete Hot Spare i Rescue Raid Set 3 volume Set Functions H Physical Drives System Controls 9 Information Reset d open all close all 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function a o RAID Set Functions vi Create RAID Set L Delete RAID Set BE 1 Offline RAID Set L Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare i Rescue Raid Set B AR Volume Set Functions m I Physical Drives H System Controls H Information Change The volume Att D xpansion YEs No Reset User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 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 oroRAID Manager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all 4 Raid System Console 3 Quick Function H RAID Set Functions amp Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives H System Controls B a CS El stud infornation Hardware Monitor Tu p RAID Set Devices Yolume Set Ch Lun Volume State Capacity Raid Set 000 E 1SLOT O01 Volume VOL 000 0 0 Migrating 0 396 2199 0GB E amp 1SLOT 02 E 1SLOT 03 IE amp 1SLOT 04 E amp 1SLOT 05 E
11. ue jr i i i y 7 x L d e 7 ILI EY J Vu ni ER y b ea a u i L E A e rh pi a ED dx 1 Z i l il S a n SE OU i T 2 P Li J n Ji t z a ja mh ri 7137 Y n E T n Le ir trd E du Mess iv P s m ra 1 T 73 i n i am i 1 d iy t i 7 T ik i a ri r E t i r L inii J E t t E E M a ba j Li 1 5 Hold the front panel on both sides and carefully detach the front panel from the enclosure Note that the main switch cable is connected to the front panel Disconnect the cable EESCEESEE L SYNSENNELEN rx User Manual I 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 6 Place the front panel in a safe place T 00000000000 c c e c c e e 00000000000 x If the right bottom board will be replaced unlock and remove disk trays 1 to 21 and hung the trays in the slots If the left bottom board will be replaced unlock and remove disk trays 22 to 42 and hung the trays in the slots Ji if aif I id ad zi 31 d j ie r H T 7 la F a Fi n P hi i faba Faia yy j4 id z TE PI Fj wear dle i Ej ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 8 Loosen 2 screws on the bottom part of the subsystem on the subsystem side of the bottom board to be removed To have access to the 2 screws the s
12. Raid Set Power State Operating Raid Set State Normal 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem To view the disk drive information click the E Slot link E means enclosure slot 1 to 21 is E 1 and slot 22 to 42 is E 2 from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Device Information screen appears This screen shows various information such as disk drive model name serial number firmware revision disk capacity timeout count media error count and SMART information arobMD Of anaser lopen all close all E Raid System Console amp 7J Quick Function Device Type SATA 5001B4D000990001 H RAID Set Functions Device Location IEnclosure i SLOT 01 3 Volume Set Functions ST3250620NS ao Physical Drives 8QE6T6P6 J System Controls 3 AEG aS Information 250 1GB ISATA300 NCQ Depth16 vs O Hardware Monitor Supported SATA Mode ISATA300 NCO Depth16 Disk 4PM Support Yes Device State T Normal Timeout Count jg Media Error Count 4 0 Device Temperature 44 9C SMART Read Error Rate 1086 SMART Spinup Time 96 0 SMART Reallocation Count SMART Seek Error Rate SMART Spinup Retries 100 97 SMART Calibration Retries IN A N A he SMART Attribute Threshold Is A Normalized Value The Value Is The Larger The Better The Attribute Value Is Smaller
13. a Remove the 4 screws as indicated in the picture b Remove the disk drive from the disk tray and place the new disk drive c To secure the disk drive in the disk tray tighten the 4 screws that were removed before 136 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 6 Insert the disk tray into the disk slot 7 Then push down the latch part of disk tray as indicated in the picture below until it reached a full stop User Manual 137 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 8 Close the lever handle then use the Key for Disk Tray Lock and turn the disk tray lock into locked position 9 When all disks that need to be replaced have been replaced put the top cover back and place it about half an inch away Then push the top cover towards the rear 10 Use the Top Cover Key to lock the key lock on the front panel side vo0o 000000000027000 vo o 0606 00000000000 e 0606000000000000 d 3 P i r i Bae aa amp amp S S amp 42 amp 5 amp 5 5 2 5 ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 11 To secure the top cover tighten two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side User Manual It 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 6 3 2 Replacing the RAI D Controller Module To replace a RAID Controller Module 1 Loosen the 2 thumbscrews of the RAID controller module 2 Pull the
14. dg ee Left Bottom Board Right Bottom Board Power Supply 01 1 Fan 06 1 Power Supply 01 2 Controller 1 Controller 2 add Q warning L E Q mamno L LE G y A h k f 4 1 1 Qn E j d A gt f O i EX i aen EA 1 a fg d 4 Expander 2 2 Expander 1 2 Expander 1 1 Expander 2 1 Dual Controller Mode EU User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 12 Insert the bottom board into the bottom board slot Slide the bottom board inwards Make sure the 2 thumbscrews are in open position Push the 2 thumbscrews until the bottom board is engaged in the enclosure maT T e fh Er Ex RR RT parrs es jor ies S I B es br ae eo eo ee PL a TDI es LA Er pots Se Se es SS Eq ELT a Ea Eu pA mem d iur 13 Tighten the 2 thumbscrews of the bottom board 14 Tighten the 2 screws on the bottom part of the subsystem on the subsystem side of the bottom board that was replaced 15 Reinsert the Expander Module s that was were removed in Step 11 16 Insert all the disk trays that were hung and lock them 17 Reconnect the cable to the front panel nicum ER OL Vr ee etr zur s User Manual 161 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 18 Hold the front panel and carefully attach to the enclosure Note that there are 4 contact points which the front panel must connect to ee
15. 4 screws EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem To install the disk trays into the disk slots a Loosen two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side c Hold the front part of the top cover and slide the top cover about half an inch towards the front side then pull upwards to remove it x e M Magie a c TENER User Manual D 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem d Insert each disk tray with disk drive one by one 14 disk trays or one row first and then lock each disk tray Then do the same for the next 14 disk trays or row To install the disk tray into the disk slot insert it first in the Slot Then push down the latch part of disk tray as indicated in the picture below until it reached a full stop Close the lever handle then use the Key for Disk Tray Lock and turn the disk tray lock into locked position EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem e When all disk trays have been installed and locked put the top cover back and place it about half an inch away Then push the top cover towards the rear f Use the Top Cover Key to lock the key lock on the front panel side g To secure the top cover tighten two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side User Manual E 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem This ch
16. 6020 RPM Fan 04 2 5720 RPM Fan 05 2 6020 RPM Power 01 2 OK BOARD TEMP 2 36 C CHIP TEMP 2 5 0c SLOT 22 TEMP 36 9C SLOT 23 TEMP 36 9C SLOT 24 TEMP 28 9C SLOT 25 TEMP 28 oc SLOT 26 TEMP 34 9C SLOT 27 TEMP 34 9C SLOT 28 TEMP 38 oC SLOT 29 TEMP 38 9C SLOT 30 TEMP 2g 9c SLOT 31 TEMP 28 9C SLOT 32 TEMP 34 C SLOT 33 TEMP L 34 9C User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem The Hardware Monitor Information provides information about controller enclosure 1 and enclosure 2 such as the temperature fan speed power supply status and voltage levels All items are also unchangeable When the threshold values are surpassed warning messages will be indicated through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer Tien Warning Condition Power Supply 5V lt 4 7V or gt 5 4V Power Supply 3 3V lt 3 0V or gt 3 6V DDR Supply Voltage 2 5V lt 2 25V or gt 2 75V CPU Core Voltage 1 3V 1 17V or 1 43V DDR Termination Power 1 25V lt 1 125V or gt 1 375V Bor User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter6 Maintenance 6 1 Upgrading the RAI D Controller s Cache Memory The RAID controller is equipped with one DDRII SDRAM socket By default the RAID controller comes with at least 512MB of memory that is expandable to a maximum
17. Change Update The Raid FirmWare JBOD RA RAID Re Transfer File From Terminal Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol Termina lt lt Five Ctrl K To Abort gt gt Update Restart Controller Sends a file to the remote system 4 Select ZMODEM modem under Protocol to set ZMODEM as the file transfer protocol of your terminal emulation software User Manual 25 42 Bays Fibre 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 E Bf xl File Edit View Call Transfer Help Dias l sole Model Name RAID Controller iSendFile es Raid Systel Folder C Filename Mute The A C SISOFIRMOB27 BIN TOWSE eet B C B160FIRMO627 BIN Change Protocol JBOD RA Zmodem RAID Re Maximum Send Close Cancel Termina Update Restart Controller Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC 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 6160FIRMO627 BIN Last event Sending Files E of 1 Mute Status Sending Retries o fllert Change File HII 35k of 240K JBOD R Fe ET RAID R Elapsed 00 00 03 Remaining 00 00 17 Throughput 11946 cps Maximu Termin cps bps Restar
18. Fan O1 1 and Fan 02 1 on the front panel and Fan 03 1 Fan Y NOTE The first PSFM 01 1 on the left side of enclosure has five 04 1 and Fan 05 1 on the rear side The second PSFM 01 2 on the right side has five fans also Fan 01 2 and Fan 02 2 on the front panel and Fan 03 2 Fan 04 2 and Fan 05 2 on the rear side NOTE 1 means enclosure 1 and 2 means enclosure 2 28 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 3 1 PSFM Panel Power On Off Switch AC Power Input Socket Power Status LED Fan Fail LED Part Description AC Power Input Socket Use to connect the power cord from power source Power On Off Switch Use to power on or power off the PSFM indicator coor peser Power Status Green I ndicates the power supply module is good LED I ndicates the power supply module is faulty Fan Fail LED Rea Pa one or more fans in the PSFM has When the power cord connected from main power source is inserted to the AC Power Input Socket the Power Status LED becomes RED When the switch of the PSFM is turned on the LED still shows RED After the main switch in front panel is turned on the LED turns GREEN which means it is functioning normally The PSFM has a 5V standby DC voltage When the power cord s is are connected to the AC Power Input Socket after 1 second all 42 Activity LEDs will flash once When the power cord s is are disconnected from AC Power Input Socket a
19. H Quick Function J RAID Set Functions 8 Volume Set Functions amp Physical Drives EHS System Controls i O System Configuration C Hdd Power Management Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Configuration i L SNMP Configuration L NTP Configuration L View Events Mute Beeper L Generate Test Event vi Clear Event Buffer iJ Modify Password vi Upgrade Firmware vi Shutdown Controller a Information P PITAY 22 a oe f roRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXXX ose all 4 amp CJ Quick Function E Make Sure To Restart Controller S RAID Set Functions Submit Reset US uns este DENEN HQ Physical Drives D Ej System Controls vi System Configuration L Hdd Power Management vi Fibre Channel Config vi EtherNet Configuration 4 Alert By Mail Configuration L SNMP Configuration vl NTP Configuration Q View Events Mute Beeper Q Generate Test Event D Clear Event Buffer open 0 Modify Password Q Upgrade Firmware O Shutdown Controller H Information User Manual 5 6 Information Menu 5 6 1 RAID Set Hierarchy 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 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 Hierarchy screen open all close a
20. Raid 3 Spare L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Edit the 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 gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size 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 gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size 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 gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the 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 ELI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Create Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set gt E 1SLOT 01 E1SLOT 21 E2SLOT 22 E2SLOT 42 L_ Create Raid Set Yes No L_ Edit The Raid Set Name Delete Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Delete L Delete Raid Set gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Expand Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set Expansion L_ Select Drives IDE Channel gt E1SLOT XX E1SLOT 21 E2SLOT XX E2SLOT 42 L Expand Raid Set gt
21. Refer to Appendix 1 for more information about mapping LUNs Volumes to Host Channel Port in Dual Controller Mode 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 User Manual ra 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I 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 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 When creating Raid 30 50 60 Volume set you need to create first the Raid Sets Up to 8 Raid Sets maximum is supported in Raid 30 50 60 All Raid Sets must contain the same number of disk drives proRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all OTT EE E85 Raid System Console s Select Multiple RaidSet For Raid30 50 60 Max 8 RaidSet Supported ao Quick Function Raid Set 000 20 5001 2GB 5001 2GB J RAID Set Functions A Raid Set 001 20 5001 2GB 5001 2GB E Aa Volume Set Functions ce Create Volume Set i DD Delete VETE Set vi Modify Volume Set ri Check Volume Set vi Schedule Volume Check vi Stop Volume Check ij Volume Set Host Filters B sc Physical Drives gm t System Controls 9 Information EL User Manual 42 Bays Fibre
22. 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 proRAID C anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all EN eer aunt a Select The Volume Set To Be Checked M Raid System Console E Quick Function Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity E WE A Sr FUNCHONS v Volume VOL 000 Raid Set 000 2199 0GB Ej volume Set Functions L Create Volume Set L Create Raid30 50 60 l Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good L Delete Volume Set I Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good L Modify Volume Set L Check Volume Set mm M Confirm The Operation C Schedule Volume Check L Stop volume Check Submit Reset L volume Set Host Filters E Physical Drives H System Controls H Information aid 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 X 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 errors the data must be backed up
23. 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 0 1 level RAID Set 1 4 Individual Disks Free Space Volume 1 RAID 5 Volume 0 RAID 0 1 Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 16 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I 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 0 1 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 IMPORTANT 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
24. ri Fibre Channel Config ri EtherNet Configuration vi Alert By Mail Configuration vi SNMP Configuration vi NTP Configuration vi View Events Mute Beeper vi Generate Test Event vi Clear Event Buffer vi Modify Password ri Upgrade Firmware D r kp Restart Controller B m Information proRAID OLanager XxXXXXXXXXKKK lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console ao Quick Function Make Sure To Shutdown Controller H RAID Set Functions Submit Reset 3 Volume Set Functions 1 7 Physical Drives g o System Controls vl System Configuration Ul Hdd Power Management vi Fibre Channel Config vi EtherNet Configuration vi Alert By Mail Configuration vi SNMP Configuration vl NTP Configuration D view Events Mute Beeper vi Generate Test Event vi Clear Event Buffer vi Modify Password a Upgrade Firmware i i3 Restart Controller B ha Information After shutting down the controller and still want to use the RAID subsystem you must restart the controller either by Restart Controller function or by Power On Off switch User Manual ETEN 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 5 14 Restart Controller Use this function to restart the RAID Controller This is normally done after upgrading the controller s firmware IE pro I ID Z anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all m 3 Raid System Console
25. subsystem via serial terminal console 10 100 Ethernet RJ 45 port Use to manage R Link Port the RAID subsystem via network and web browser Indicator LED Color Description Host Channel Link LED Indicates Host Channel has A B connected or linked Status LEDs 7 Link LED and Activity LED Indicates the Host Channel is Activity LED busy and being accessed Green I ndicates expander has connected or linked SAS Expander Activity LED Indicates the expander is busy and being accessed Blink f Fault LED RED I ndicates that controller has failed Blink I ndicates that controller is working fine CTRL Green Heartbeat LED solid i I ndicates that controller is hung Green EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 2 3 Power Supply Fan Module PSFM The 42bay i Stor RAID subsystem contains two 1100W Power Supply Fan Modules All PSFM are inserted at the rear of the chassis Front Panel Rear Side NOTE Each PSFM delivers Full Range 100V 240V 10 voltage AC electricity Each PSFM consists of 1 power supply and 5 fans Two Fans are located at the panel side and three fans are located in rear side of the PSFM x User Manual DNA 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem Power Supply 01 1 Power Supply 01 2 TT ft Fan 01 1 Fan02 1 Fan 04 1 Fan 03 1 E Fan 05 1 Rear Side j Fan 01 1 dm Front Panel Fan 02 1 fans
26. 000 Volume Degraded Er ey Modify Password as L Upgrade Firmware g L Shutdown Controller J Restart Controller Er i Information E L RAID Set Hierarchy D System Information e C Hardware Monitor rm SSE 3 3x User Manual 187 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 Additional Information a When a disk has failed in Enclosure 1 Slot 1 and you try to power off Enclosure 1 Slot 1 using the command PowerOffDisk Enclosure 1 Slot 1 and then remove the Disk from the slot and insert a new Disk the Disk will not power on because the Disk Slot is still in power off state You need to use the command PowerOnDisk Enclosure 1 Slot 1 to power on the Disk Slot x NOTE Sometimes the PowerOffDisk and PowerOnDisk command will need to wait for several seconds before command execution is completed web GUI is updated specially when the Raid subsystem is active or busy b When a disk has failed in Enclosure 1 Slot 1 and you try to power off Enclosure 1 Slot 1 using the command PowerOffDisk Enclosure 1 Slot 1 remove the failed disk and then power cycle the Raid subsystem the Disk Slot will be powered on If you insert a new Disk in Enclosure 1 Slot 1 the Disk will be detected Take note that using Restart Controller function instead of power cycle still will not power on the Disk Slot x NOTE Sometimes the PowerOffDisk comman
27. 1SLOT 06 E 1SLOT 07 E 1SLOT 08 E 1SLOT 09 IE amp 1SLOT 10 IE amp 1SLOT 11 IE amp 1SLOT 12 IE amp 1SLOT 13 IE amp 1SLOT 14 E 1SLOT 15 IE amp 1SLOT 16 IE amp 1SLOT 17 E amp 1SLOT 18 IE amp 1SLOT 19 IE amp 1SLOT 20 IE amp 2SLOT 38 EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I 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 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 to offline the selected Raid Set lopen all close all Raid System Console a Select The Raid Set To Offline BJ Quick Function Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity Ej RAID Set Functions vi Create RAID Set L Delete RAID Set O Expand RAID Set OQ Activate Incomplete RAID Si ri Create Hot Spare vi Delete Hot Spare i Rescue Raid Set H Volume Set Functions 9 Physical Drives amp System Controls H 0 Information XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all W Raid System Console s RaidSet Hierarchy amp C Quick Func
28. DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY VNLT ENMITY CAREEN liiisi 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 and the increased read performance inherent in disk striping RAID 0 These arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 0 1 1E RAID 30 RAID 50 or RAID 60 User Manual rta 42 Bays Fibre 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 AE dE ED E d d DATA pata DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY WD we X Gr wu yyyy yd Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive PARITY 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
29. Disks 32 D Quick Create Select Raid Level Raid 5 Spare v _ RAID Set Functions Bie Volume Set Functions Maximum Capacity Allowed 7501 8 GB _ Confirm The Operation Submit Reset n S1 Greater Two TB Volume Support No Volume Set capacity is set to maximum 2TB 64 bit LBA Use this option for UNIX Linux Kernel 2 6 or later Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later versions Windows x64 and other supported operating systems 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 70 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 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 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 maximum 32 disks per Raid Set Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized Raid Set and Volume Set NOTE In Quick Create your Raid Set is automatically configured NOTE In Quick Create the Raid Level options 30 50 and 60 are not available If you need to cre
30. Location of the Switch in the Controller sese 170 2 Using Command in Web GUI to Simulate Controller Failure 1 170 3 How to Remove a Controller to Simulate Controller Failure 172 Appendix 3 Disk Power Off On Function in Web GUI 176 EI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the hardware features installation and configuration of the 42 Bays RAID subsystem This document also describes how to use the storage management software Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy but not for product warranty because of the various environment OS settings Information and specifications will be changed without further notice This manual uses section numbering for every topic being discussed for easy and convenient way of finding information in accordance with the user s needs The following icons are 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 injur
31. Set ri Expand RAID Set ri Offline RAID Set vi Activate Incomplete RAID S ri Create Hot Spare i a HRS Hot SHE r n SE Raid Enter SIGNAT To Regenerate RaidSet Signature If RaidSet Is Recovered PowerOffDisk Enclosures Slot 1 Enter The Keyword I s n Confirm The Operation sem Ree 0 O B 6 Viger Set Functions ri Create Volume Set ri Create Raid30 50 60 ri Delete volume Set vi Modify Volume Set ri Check volume Set ri Schedule Volume Check vi Stop Volume Check i Volume Set Host Filters B 3 Physical Drives ri Create Pass Through Disk ri Modify a Pass Through Disk vi Delete Pass Through Disk ri Identify Enclosure ij Identify Drive NOTE Sometimes the PowerOffDisk command will need to wait for several seconds before command execution is completed web GUI is updated specially when the Raid subsystem is active or busy NOTE If you try to power off a Disk for example Disk in Slot 3 of Enclosure 1 but the Disk is not failed the Disk will not be powered off The screen will show Device Not In Failed State Controller Response Device Not In Failed State User Manual ae 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 3 The Disk Power will be turned off In Device List of Enclosure 1 Disk in Slot 1 will no longer appear open all close all W Raid System Console Son eet SHSHODSE B Q
32. Slot 1 INA 0 N 1 Create Pass Through Disk f Slot 2 psig set 000 2000 4GB l Modify a Pass Through Disk 0 B NA R N A M Delete Pass Through Disk f slot s Na A Model NLA WDC WD2002F YPS 01U1B0 se O Identify Enclosure Slot 4 WDC WD2002F PS 01U1B0 aid Set 000 2000 4GB IN A N A i Identify Drive iy 0 2 _ A Slotws ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 8 To verify if Disk is really failed or still usable you can try to power on the Disk To power on Disk in Slot 1 of Enclosure Z 1 select Rescue Raid Set In the Enter The Keyword box type PowerOnDisk press space bar and then type Enclosure 1 Slot 1 The contents of Enter The Keyword box will become PowerOnDisk Enclosure Z1 SlotZ 1 Tick Confirm The Operation and click Submit lopen all close all 9 Raid System Console aT EO Resets NIANI ROTOSET A Quick Function Enter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet Enter SIGNAT To Regenerate RaidSet Signature If RaidSet Is Recovered PowerOnDisk Enclosure Slow Enter The Keyword i Quick Create B RAID Set Functions vi Create RAID Set 1 Delete RAID Set IV Confirm The Operation L Activate Incomplete RAID S Submit 0 Create Hot Spare i Delete Hot Spare m Rescue Ra id Set B volume 5 28 et Functions Create Volume Set Create Raid
33. Subsystem Case 5 Four Volume Sets 2 are Mapped to Channel O and 2 are mapped to Channel 1 When a Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel O LUN O the Volume Set is Active in Controller 1 Port O Host A channel and Standby in Controller 2 When a second Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel O LUN 1 the Volume Set is Active in Controller 2 Port O Host A channel and Standby in Controller 1 When a third Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel 1 LUN O the Volume Set is Active in Controller 1 Port 1 Host B channel and Standby in Controller 2 When a fourth Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel 1 LUN 1 the Volume Set is Active in Controller 2 Port 1 Host B channel and Standby in Controller 1 Channel O gt Port 0 LUN O gt Controller 1 Channel 0 gt Port 0 Volume Set 001 0 1 LUN 1 gt Controller 2 1 1 Volume Set 000 Channel 1 gt Port 1 LUN O gt Controller 1 Volume Set 002 Channel 1 gt Port 1 LUN 1 gt Controller 2 Volume Set 003 NOTE All even number LUNs assigned to Volume Sets will be Active in Controller 1 and all odd number LUNs assigned to Volume Sets will be Active in Controller 2 order for redundant LUNs two paths via Controller 1 and 2 to IMPORTANT MPIO must be configured on the host system s in appear as single LUNs ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Case 6 Four Volume Sets each mapped to Channel
34. Than The Threshold Value The Disk Is In Unstable State 4 X To view the Volume Set information click the Volume VOL link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Volume Set Information screen appears lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function H RAID Set Functions amp CJ Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives J System Controls a Information L RAID Set Hierarchy D System Information L Hardware Monitor ET User Manual Volume Set Name Raid Set Name volume Capacity Yolume YOL 000 Raid Set 000 2199 0GB 0 0 IRaid 6 64KBytes 512Bytes 20 write Back Tagged Queuing volume State Enabled None Normal s Fibre Channel Volume Set Host Filters 42 Bays Fibre 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 I nformation menu The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears lopen all close all a Controllers1 System Information 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function J RAID Set Functions Volume Set Functions Physical Drives amp System Controls E C3 Information r1 open all close all 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function J RAID Set Functions Volume Set Functions Physical Drives H System Controls El Information L RAID Set Hierarchy L Hardware Monitor
35. The Disk Power will be turned off lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console Controller Response EC3 Quick Function Quick Create Disk Power Is Turned Off Ej RAID Set Functions vl Create RAID Set vij Delete RAID Set vi Expand RAID Set ri Offline RAID Set vl Activate Incomplete RAID S vl Create Hot Spare vi Delete Hot Spare BS Volume Set Functions rl Create Volume Set vi Create Raid30 50 60 L Delete Volume Set vi Modify Volume Set vl Check volume Set vi Schedule Volume Check vi Stop Volume Check i volume Set Host Filters E C3y Physical Drives vi Create Pass Through Disk ri Modify a Pass Through Disk vi Delete Pass Through Disk vl Identify Enclosure i Identify Drive emeret User Manual P 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 6 The System Event Information will show Device Removed for Device Enc 1 Slot 1 vi Volume Set Host Filters EMS Physical Drives i Create Pass Through Disk a System Events Information Modify a Pass Through Disk Time Event Type Elapse Time L Delete Pass Through Disk 2010 03 24 i O Identify Enclosure Daras MN indt L Identify Drive 12010 03 24 E 3 System Controls 11 37 28 Volume VOL 000 Start Rebuilding vi System Configuration 2010 03 24 Hdd Power Management 11 37 23 Enc amp 1 Slot 1 Device Failed ul EN
36. 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 drives 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 pata d DATA a i DATA f
37. number LUNs assigned to Volume Sets will be Active in Controller 1 and all odd number LUNs assigned to Volume Sets will be Active in Controller 2 order for redundant LUNs two paths via Controller 1 and 2 to appear as single LUNs EU User Manual o I MPORTANT MPI O must be configured on the host system s in 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Case 4 Two Volume Sets each Mapped to Channel 0 amp 1 When a Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel 0 amp 1 LUN O the Volume Set is Active in Controller 1 Ports O and 1 Host A and Host B channels and Standby in Controller 2 When a second Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel 0 amp 1 LUN 1 the Volume Set is Active in Controller 2 Ports O and 1 Host A and Host B channels and Standby in Controller 1 In this case all 4 ports will be active when the host system does IO on the 2 LUNs This mode is Load Balance Channel 0 amp 1 gt Ports O and 1 LUN O gt Controller 1 Volume Set 000 0 amp 1 0 Channel 0 amp 1 gt Ports O and 1 LUN 1 gt Controller 2 Volume Set 001 0 amp 1 1 NOTE All even number LUNs assigned to Volume Sets will be Active in Controller 1 and all odd number LUNs assigned to Volume Sets will be Active in Controller 2 order for redundant LUNs two paths via Controller 1 and 2 to IMPORTANT MPIO must be configured on the host system s in appear as single LUNs User Manual I 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID
38. off the RAI D subsystem turn off first the Main Switch and allow at least 3 minutes during which each disk slot starting from slot 1 until slot 42 will be powered down for the subsystem to shutdown properly Then turn off the switches of the 2 Power Supply Fan Modules EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 2 1 1 1 LCD Display Panel LEDs Power LED Power Fail LED Fan Fail LED Over Temperature LED Voltage Warning LED Activity LED Environmental Status Power LED Green indicates power is ON If one of the redundant power supply unit fails P Fail LED this LED will turn to RED and alarm will sound When a fan s rotation speed is lower than Fan Fail LED 1500rpm this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound If temperature irregularities in the system occur HDD slot temperature exceeds 60 C this LED will turn RED and alarm will sound Over Temperature LED If the output DC voltage is above or below the allowed range an alarm will sound warning of a voltage abnormality and this LED will turn red 12V over 12 8V under 11 12V 5V over 5 35V under 4 63V 3 3V over 3 53V under 3 05V 1 2V over 1 28V under 1 12V Voltage Warning LED This LED will blink blue when the RAID Activity LED ty subsystem is busy or active User Manual ETHE 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Front Panel Function Buttons If you want to configure or view settings of
39. to a safe storage Then the two options can be selected and redo Check Volume Set to correct the errors ELI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 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 lopen all close all P Raid System Console T Stop Auto Refresh O H Quick Function a RaidSet Hierarchy H RAID Set Functions n E C Volume Set Functions RAID Set Devices Volume Set Ch Lun Volume State Capacity C Physical Drives Raid Set 000 E 1SLOT 01 Volume VOL 000 0 0 Checking 0 3 6 2199 0GB CJ System Controls E 1SLOT 02 SJ Information E 1SLOT 03 E 1SLOT 04 E 1SLOT 05 E 1SLOT 06 E 1SLOT 07 E 1SLOT 08 E 1SLOT 09 E 1SLOT 10 E 1SLOT 11 E 1SLOT 12 E 1SLOT 13 EZ1SLOT 14 E 1SLOT 15 E 1SLOT 16 E 1SLOT 17 E 1SLOT 18 EZ1SLOT 19 E 1SLOT 20 Raid Set 001 E 2SLOT 22 iJ System Information iJ Hardware Monitor NOTE The result of Check Volume Set function is shown in System Events I nformation and Volume Set I nformation n System Events Information it is shown in the Errors column In Volume Set Information it is shown in Errors Found field User Manual ram 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 3 6 Schedule Volume Check To perform Check Volume Set by schedule follow th
40. 0 1GB ST3250620NS 4 System Controls O Information SLOT 07 250 1GB 5T3250620NS SLOT 08 250 1GB 5T3250310NS SLOT 09 I250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 10 I250 1GB 5T3250620NS SLOT 11 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 12 250 1GB 5T3250620NS ISLOT 13 I250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 01 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 04 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 14 250 1GB ST3250620NS ISLOT 15 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 16 250 1GB ST3250620NS ISLOT 17 250 1GB ST3250310NS ISLOT 18 250 1GB ST3250620NS ISLOT 19 250 1GB ST3250620NS EU User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 oroRAID anager XXX XXXXXXKKX lopen all close all s W Raid System Console a System Configurations 00 System Configurations H Quick Function System Beeper Setting Enabled H RAID Set Functions e Rue Background Task Priority Hi h eo H volume Set Functions palin raa eat gn E Physical Drives JBOD RAID Configuration RAID gt Fj System Controls We Le SATA NCQ Support Enabled L Hdd Power Management HDD Read Ahead Cache Enabled ibre C el Confi Pee enana gd Volume Data Read Ahead Normal Eth
41. 0 amp 1 When a Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel 0 amp 1 LUN O the Volume Set is Active in Controller 1 Ports O and 1 Host A and Host B channels and Standby in Controller 2 When a second Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel 0 amp 1 LUN 1 the Volume Set is Active in Controller 2 Ports O and 1 Host A and Host B channels and Standby in Controller 1 When a third Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel 0 amp 1 LUN 2 the Volume Set is Active in Controller 1 Ports O and 1 Host A and Host B channels and Standby in Controller 2 When a fourth Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel 0 amp 1 LUN 3 the Volume Set is Active in Controller 2 Ports 0 and 1 Host A and Host B channels and Standby in Controller 1 In this case all 4 ports will be active when the host does IO on the 4 LUNs This mode is Load Balance Channel 0 amp 1 gt Ports O and 1 Volume Set 000 0 amp 1 0 LUN O gt Controller 1 Channel 0 amp 1 gt Ports O and 1 Volume Set 001 081 1 LUN 1 gt Controller 2 Channel 0 amp 1 gt Ports O and 1 Volume Set 001 0 amp 1 2 LUN 2 gt Controller 1 Channel 0 amp 1 gt Ports O and 1 Volume Set 001 0 amp 1 3 LUN 3 gt Controller 2 NOTE All even number LUNs assigned to Volume Sets will be Active in Controller 1 and all odd number LUNs assigned to Volume Sets will be Active in Controller 2 I MPORTANT MPI O must be configured on the host system s in order for redun
42. 30 50 60 Delete Volume Set l Modify volume Set D Check Volume Set Schedule Volume Check O Stop Volume Check i Volume Set Host Filters EM Physical Drives O Create Pass Through Disk 0 Modify a Pass Through Disk 1 Delete Pass Through Disk o Identify Enclosure 3 Identify Drive si a a d NOTE Sometimes the PowerOnDisk command will need to wait for several seconds before command execution is completed web GUI is updated specially when the Raid subsystem is active or busy User Manual 185 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 9 If the Disk in Eclosure 1 Slot 1 is still good the Disk will be turned on open all close all a W Raid System Console _Controller Response Fo Quick Function Bg 3 RAID Set Functions Create RAID Set FE Delete RAID Set rci Expand RAID Set ri Offline RAID Set vi Activate Incomplete RAID S ri Create Hot Spare oc Delete Hot EL B is sulin Set Functions ri Create Volume Set ri Create Raid30 50 60 ri Delete Volume Set vi Modify volume Set vi Check volume Set vi Schedule Volume Check ri Stop Volume Check i Volume Set Host Filters B I Physical Drives cl Create Pass Through Disk iJ Modify a Pass Through Disk iJ Delete Pass Through Disk vi Identify Enclosure Jj Identify Drive t E I MPORTANT If the disk is really failed and cannot power on replace
43. 32KBytes 32KBytes Write Back 512KBytes Write Back 2048MB 533MHz ECC 192 168 15 32 Device Mode SAS Chip LSISAS1068E B2 SAS Expander Chip LSISASX28 A1 JBOD Port Link Status Not Linked Dual Controller State Dual Operational NOTE In Dual Controller mode the System Information for the two controllers will be displayed User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem The Controller Name Firmware Version Serial Number Main Processor CPU Data Instruction Cache size System Memory size speed Current IP Address SAS Address Target Mode SAS Chip Device Mode SAS Chip SAS Expander Chip Host Port Link Status JBOD Port Link Status and Dual Controller State appear in this screen The following are the states under Dual Controller State Other Controler Added Sync Controller State The two Controllers are synchronizing their configuration or state Sync Controller Cache The two Controllers are synchronizing the data in their cache memory Dual Operational The Controller is running Initialize The boot up state when Dual Controller starts up Other Controller Ready The other Controller has booted up and ready Other Controller Failed The other Controller is Failed ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 I nformation m
44. 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAI D Subsystem User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Table of Contents Prela CO creearea EE S EEE EE MEME 5 Before You Begin 6 SASAE E E E EE E E E T E E E E E TAE EA A AET E eve men Te 6 C ntroller le qiiod clu e TREND 6 Packaging Shipment and DSN VOR sa escis itte treno pera Rete o ttes teo ERES MS Opes Gc EE Eee vue ERE a EEE 6 Unpacking TS SPIO ING CabEOD users ient iere fos uentus treten E REEERE 7 Chapter 1 Product INtroduction cccccssssssccsssssscccssssssccsssssscccssssssccessssssseeeeees 8 LL Technical SS CHIC AVON Shes sarge ceca cht cece T 10 Le RAID Go do 11 Do Anry MRI ede DNE em 16 PoE RIG E rr H 16 Lo Volume ee e 16 A POr PAA s eean M 17 TAL Creating aeree i cR ET 17 1 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support ccs sssssecsssessscssscsssecsssssncsssssssssscsssncessecssassecsssssesseasseesssssnees 17 143 H t Swap Disk Repuild MR a E A EEO Eaa E RAE SERE Eniras 17 Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem 18 2 Man esee m 18 2 NNDIODEUD c 18 2LLL LCD Display E MED n E E M 19 2 1 1 2 Disk Drive Status Indicators sesiones irent et operai ettet Er a ar a AE EE
45. BIN and click Open 3 Select the Confirm The Operation option Click the Submit button proRAID anager XxX XXXXXXXX open all close all 2 Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom 3 Raid System Console i r eiii oie see e H M M M H Volume Set Functions C Physical Drives I Confirm The Operation sd pam m M vi Hdd Power Management vi Fibre Channel Config vi EtherNet Configuration vi Alert By Mail Configuration vi SNMP Configuration vi NTP Configuration vi View Events Mute Beeper vi Generate Test Event vi Clear Event Buffer vi Modify Password c Upgrade Firmware vci Shutdown Controller i Restart Controller 5 0 Information v 4 gt 4 The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the flash ROM User Manual 129 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I 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 SOLED proRAlD Manager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all Raid System Console Controller Response 9 Quick Function L 5 73 RAID Set Functions Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully BE volume Set EUBEEIBHE Restart Controller Is Required For New Firmware To Take E
46. Call Transfer Help Hute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RRID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 06 22 VT100 ftiszooe N 1 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo Raid HyperTerminal E E ial x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Restart Controller Is Required For New Firmware To Take Effect Restart Controller Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 06 52 VT100 152008 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through 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
47. D Manager XXXXXXXXXXXX a Enter The Volume Attribute M Raid System Console 9 Quick Function volume Name Yolume YOL 000 H RAID S ions T 3 MAI Set Pune Hes Member Disks 20 EX volume Set Functions Create Volume Set Volume Raid Level Raid 6 L Create Raid30 50 60 Max Capacity Allowed 4501 1 GB C Delete Volume Set gt Modify Volume Set Select volume Capacity 4501 A GB Check Volume Set Greater Two TB Volume Support No L Schedule volume Check O Stop Volume Check volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization L Volume Set Hast Filters Volume Stripe Size 64 v keytes amp Physical Drives H System Controls Volume Cache Mode Write Back 1 Information Tagged Command Queuing Enabled Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN o o o Volumes To Be Created fi M Confirm The Operation 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 Volume 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 Select Volume 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
48. DC voltage When the power cord s is are connected to the AC Power Input Socket after 1 second all 42 Activity LEDs will flash once When the power cord s is are disconnected from AC Power Input Socket after 3 seconds all 42 Activity LEDs will flash twice 52 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 Turn on each Power On Off Switch of the PSFM NOTE When the power cord connected from main power source is hg inserted to the AC Power Input Socket the Power Status LED becomes RED When the switch of the PSFM is turned on the LED still shows RED After the main switch in front panel is turned on the LED turns GREEN which means it is functioning normally Power Supply 01 1 Power Supply 01 2 3 To power on the subsystem turn on the main switch open first the switch cover in the right corner side of front panel I eseeeeeeee Main Switch ecccccoccs eeeeeeeeee 209000979 ecccccccce ecccccccce ecccccocoe esccccoco0 eec eee ere coe eee ecce nno eoe oco eco ona eec 700 eee 4 Allow the machine a few moments to initialize before using it p 4 NOTE The system will initialize after turning on the Main Switch Each disk slot will be checked during subsystem initialization 5 Configure RAID using the utility options described in the next chapter User Manual ra 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 3 4 Powering Off IMPORTANT
49. EPiSt 16 View Events Mute Beeper L Generate Test Event L Clear Event Buffer L Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware O Shutdown Controller i Restart Controller E453 Information RAID Set Hierarchy O System Information i Hardware Monitor m n A u tr n3 u a ct E tn a cr it t 2 z z jelk bE P gt de ma DNA 5 8 MER uy eH a t did d ji 178 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 4 To verify if Disk is really failed or still usable you can try to power on the Disk To power on Disk in Slot 1 of Enclosure 1 select Rescue Raid Set In the Enter The Keyword box type PowerOnDisk press space bar and then type Enclosure 1 Slot 1 The contents of Enter The Keyword box will become PowerOnDisk Enclosure 1 SlotZ1 Tick Confirm The Operation and click Submit open all close all 3 Raid System Console E73 Quick Function i Quick Create ES RAID Set Functions vi Create RAID Set 0 Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare D Delete Hot Spare i Pescue Raid Set gt Pair ix qi 4 L 3 AJI Yo do i BRESCUE U 2ct EM Volume Set Functions vi Create Volume Set Create Raid30 50 60 1 Stop Volume Check i Volume Set Host Filters E73 Physical Drives Create Pass Through Disk O Modify a Pass Through Disk
50. F192 9 8 erence mre E TO m 62 4 3 Configuration through web browser based proRAID Manager sees 68 Chapter 5 RAID Manageme n cssscccsssssssccessssscccssssscccssssssccecessssscccessseeees 70 SNO dilneijeR 70 5L OUCk Creal E mRRR 70 32 RAID Set FUNCUON S erennere OREA OAE EEOAE E O E REENER 72 321 CSAS RAID race gc aae A A E ese 72 OP EET CR SIDES E a a eer a nee oe een aaa Ea EE 73 2 05 3 PPa RALDESOE e E cee a oe ab acento cece ead EE 74 oM MESURE ER Ci is cease 77 5 2 5 Activate Incomplete RAID Seto ccsseesssssesscsessscesssesessssssesessssesesessssssesessssssessssesessessseeessesceessess 78 oM NES ualet RR m mE 80 227 Delete HOt SD Gucci Utd mre ee desistit ted tuis Du dette r eTa Rie Ei 81 528 Rescue Raid SOl eR RETE 82 De VUNE SSE FUCO mmm 83 SS eu rc 83 592 Credite Raid 30 50 00 86 533 Delete Volume Setrit iiianoe ea ae EBen Eia er aaae ie REENER 88 2345 MOST Voe e ee ee een E EE E 89 SGT Volume set 0 ai ON cse EEEE e E Euer aq ES 90 253022 Volume Set IVER ANON uci t DINER IR E EEE e Ee NAMEN NUM OUI 91 Dt CREE VIS o e E EEE E E EENET 92 5 3 6 Schedule Volume GLBCR secte iei at HE Du dno De E ME DS CON E Ita E 94 5 37 SD V lumMme IB cut oam atri eIEPU DEMEURE EON AREE RUE 95 EU EP IM
51. GB ST3250620NS M SLOT 12 250 1GB ST3250620NS M SLOT 13 250 1GB ST3250620NS M SLOT 14 250 1GB ST3250620NS Iv SLOT 15 250 1GB ST3250620NS IV SLOT 16 250 1GB ST3250620NS IV SLOT 17 250 1GB 5T3250310NS M SLOT 18 250 1GB ST3250620NS z Pa Iv SLOT 19 250 1GB ST3250620NS To create a Raid Set click on the Create RAID Set link A Select The Drives For RAID Set screen is displayed showing 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 unique identifier for the Raid Set Default Raid Set name always appear as Raid Set xxx Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the screen Raid Set Name Raid cet 000 Sum Reset NOTE Maximum number of disk drives supported per RAI D Set is 32 For example if you have 42 disk drives in the subsystem only 32 disks will be used when a single RAID Set is created To use all 42 disks you can create two RAID Sets each with 21 disks and then create a Raid 30 50 or 60 Volume Set E User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I 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 Co
52. II RAID Subsystem Time to HDD Low Power Idle MAID 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 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 4596 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 6096 to 7096 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 EZ Slot link Check in the Device I nformation screen if the Disk APM Support shows Yes 104 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 3 Fibre Channel Config To se
53. O er SEa iani toa 21 2 1 13 LCD IP Address in Dual Controller Mode sess 22 Ms TRA WN 23 2e Conroe Moduli ERR ERE 25 221 Controller Module Pane lassera NE 25 2 3 Power S pply Fan Module TPSIND entente tt oon ette treten 27 Be ess E ars casper sesso E A m 29 2A DO crs a e s GW oui NOR RRRR M 30 ZA ME 2e c 31 254 Expander Module Panel sssrin tis temet eite eeri a aeaiee Tirita ipai 31 Lo DEET rR TTT 32 26 1 DISK Drove InstalldtiOEisseusenrntiiaesr acute tis emere te eA aa aE ach a aUri AERP 33 Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem 40 NE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 1 Installing the Rails and Mounting into Rack sse treten tnnt 40 3 2 Preparing the RAID Subsystem uu secesssessssesessssesesessesssesssscsesesesseseseseesssssessssesssesssseseseessssesseecseseeseansess 52 S Mme qp onn 52 SP PONa O E E E 54 Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options esses eere 55 4 1 Configuration through Terminal esee eene tente tette tette tentata tates tinta tta ta tess 55 4 2 Configuration through the LCD Panel cccccsesssssscssssessessssesescssssessssesessesessescssssesesseseeseseeseseeseseeeess 61 a umm Menu a
54. ORTANT MPI O must be configured on the host system s in order for redundant LUNs two paths via Controller 1 and 2 to appear as single LUNs ETI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Case 1 One Volume Set Mapped to Channel O LUN 0 When one Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel O LUN O the Volume Set is Active in Controller 1 Port 0 Host A channel and Standby in Controller 2 Channel 0 gt Port O Volume Set 000 LUN O gt Controller 1 Example Channel Mapping in Fibre Host Channel s Enter The Valume Attribute Volume Name Volume VOL 000 Member Disks zt Volume Raid Level Raid 5b Max Capacity Allowed 4501 1 GEB Select volume Capacity URN GE Greater Two TB Yolume Support No volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization Volume Stripe Size ps KBytes volume Cache Mode Write Back v Tagged Command Queuing Enabled fi volumes To Be Created NOTE When Volume Sets are created the first Volume Set created for example Volume Set 000 and assigned LUN O will be Active in Controller 1 and Standby in Controller 2 The second Volume Set created for example Volume Set 001 and assigned LUN 1 will be Active in Controller 2 and Standby in Controller 1 The third Volume Set assigned LUN 2 will be Active in Controller 1 and the fourth Volume Set assigned LUN 3 will be Active in Controller 2 In summary all even number LUNs assigned t
55. OTE This document is intended to help Support Engineers to remotely verify disk problem in the Raid Subsystem I n order to use the Disk Power Cycle Off On Function in Web GUI the Raid subsystem must use Firmware version 1 48 1 When Disk Fails How to Use Disk Power Function Command in Web GUI Hot Spare is Not Configured 1 Check which Disk has failed In this example Disk in Enclosure 1 Slot 1 has failed The disk failure event can also be verified in the System Event Information event log when you use View Events Mute Beeper under System Controls NOTE When a disk fails and the Volume Set use RAI D Level with redundancy such as RAID Level 5 the Volume Set state will become Degraded 7 ba 7 3x m C Volume Set Host Filters ERE MARE GEHE 1110100100000 00 00 000 00 00 0 I UTER ES Physical Drives E L Create Pass Through Disk BOB ORI UH L Modify a Pass Through Disk a RaidSet Hierarchy Delete Pass Through Disk RAID Set Devices Volume Set Ch Lun Volume State Capacity L Identify Enclosure O Identify Drive Raid Set 000 Failed Volume VOL 000 021 0 Degraded 9000 0GB B System Controls E 1Slot 2 Volume VOL 001 081 1 Initializing 23 896 9000 0GB _ System Configuration E iSlot 4 L Hdd Power Management E 1Slot 6 L Fibre Channel Config EIS um L EtherNet Configuration ERI ES L Alert By Mail Configuration ee L SNMP Configuration E isiot l2 _ NTP Configuration E amp 1Sl
56. 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 EN User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Unpacking the Shipping Carton The shipping package contains the following RAID Subsystem Unit 42 Disk Trays Two 2 power cords Two Fibre optic cables single controller Note Four Fibre optic cables for dual RAID controllers One 1 RJ45 Ethernet cable Note Two Ethernet cables for dual RAID controllers Three 3 external serial cables RJ11 to DB9 Note Four serial cables for dual RAID controllers Key of Top Cover Key of Disk Tray User Manual assistance User Manual HN NOTE If any damage is found contact the dealer or vendor for 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Chapter 1 Product Introduction md arg ana SR a n aca a a uS NE M s a WR m A R data S d Rm HN A n n a ee wu mam os 2 oP Se S soe tet eo ee EE o o 5 2 BP PR SS ae amet BOP E oF cee ee oe ee Oe eef
57. Set E Create Raid30 50 60 0 Delete Volume Set gr Modify Volume Set x H3 Check Volume Set E ri Schedule volume Check F D Stop Volume Check ror r vi 0 Ep ee M capacity Ee pue Drives Failed 2000 4GB WDC WD2002FYPS 01U1B0 E E Create Pass Through Disk NN Raid Set 000 2000 4GB WDC WD2002F PS 01U1B0 NA N jE amp 1Slot amp 14 E 1Slot 15 Fb eae DODP ote f te DO DODPUO ode DO e teak tte d te ede f dee 14 4 4 424 4 470747 4 0 8 o4 4 412187 0 419 DA 4 4 4 AAG A 19 d MCCC BC SEC te ate te te ates ty ate te L2 RE ICQ tate tet eta teeta tate tea tp ate tate DECRE BOE DELI te ate te LE DCUM E02 teeta tate tet 2C te ate tate tetera tp te ate SIC ty ate te te QE te ate te te tetas ty ote tate EE 2C te ate tate E eta te ats F ri Modify a Pass Through Disk E 0 Delete Pass Through Disk a D Identify Enclosure siot J NA p D Identify Drive aes Raid Set 000 2000 4GB woc WD2002FYPS 01U1B0 4 To power off the Disk in Slot 1 of Enclosure Z 1 select Rescue Raid Set under RAID Set Functions In the Enter The Keyword box type PowerOffDisk press space bar and then type Enclosure 1 Slot 1 The contents of Enter The Keyword box will become PowerOffDisk Enclosure 1 Slot 1 Tick Confirm The Operation and click Submit open all close all W Raid System Console SITO Sees Missing BAISET B 3 Quick Function En
58. To Delete L Delete Volume Set gt Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Modify Volume Set L 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 Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Modify Volume Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Check Volume Set L Check Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume Set to Check L Check The Volume gt Yes No Stop Volume Check L Stop All Volume Check A Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Display Volume Set Info L Display Volume Info in Raid L Select Volume To Display EI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem View Drive Information L_ Select The Drives Create Pass Through Disk L_ Select Drive gt Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Modify Pass Through Disk Physical Drives L_ Select The Drives Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Delete Pass Through Disk L Select The Drives L_ Delete Pass Through Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Identify Selected Drive L_ Select The Drives Identify Enclosure L_ Select The Enclosure User Manual 65 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem Mute The Alert Beeper Yes No Alert Beeper Setting gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save The Settings Yes No Change Password L Enter New Password L Re Enter Passwor
59. When powering off the RAID subsystem turn off first the Main Switch and allow at least 3 minutes for the subsystem to shutdown properly During this time each disk slot starting from slot 1 until slot 42 will be powered down When subsystem has totally powered down turn off the switches of the 2 Power Supply Fan Modules at the rear 8 5B B i i Seleletefefefetetetetetetetetetetetete 86 B B B B B B B B B b B B B B B BD B Sequence of disk slot power down from slot 1 to slot 42 EI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 connected 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 x 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 a PC or a VT100 compatible terminal operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode using serial cable NOTE You may co
60. Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Offline Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Offline L Offline Raid Set Yes No Raid Set Function Activate Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Active L Activate Raid Set gt Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Create Hot Spare L Select Drives for Hot Spare gt E1SLOT XX E1SLOT 21 E2SLOT XX E2SLOT 42 L_ Create Hot Spare Yes No Delete Hot Spare L Select The Hot Spare Device To Be Deleted L_ Delete Hot Spare Yes No Rescue Raid Set L Enter the Operation Key Raid Set Information L Select Raid Set To Display User Manual ra 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Create Volume Set L Create Volume From Raid Set L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4k Block L Volume Creation Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre 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 Select Multiple Raid Set _ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4k Block L_ Volume Creation gt Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume gt Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Volume Set Function Delete Volume Set L Delete Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume
61. ace it with a new one Use the disk manufacturer s utility disk tool to verify the health status of the failed disk 180 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 2 When Disk Fails How to Use Disk Power Function Command in Web GUI With Hot Spare Configured NOTE When a disk fails and the Volume Set use RAI D Level with redundancy such as RAI D Level 5 the Volume Set state will become Degraded If there is a Hot Spare configured the Hot Spare will automatically rebuild the Raid Set Volume Set 1 Check which Disk has failed In this example Disk in Enclosure 1 Slot 1 has failed The disk failure event can also be verified in the System Event Information event log when you use View Events Mute Beeper under System Controls In this example Disk in Enclosure 1 Slot 2 is configured as Hot Spare NOTE The Disk used in this example is from Enclosure 1 Slot 1 Make sure to verify which Enclosure and Slot the failed disk is located 2 The Volume Set will be rebuilt automatically using the Hot Spare Disk in Slot 2 The System Event Information will show the Rebuilding event L Volume Set Host Filters e 2 JS Physical Drives s System Events Information L Create Pass Through Disk C Modify a Pass Through Disk Time Device Event Type Elapse Time Errors L Delete Pass Through Disk 2010 03 2 TE gt EE AA PR 3 sige Ea Volume VOL 000 Start Rebuilding sure 26522 R L Ident
62. al control NE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Exceptional Manageability M The firmware embedded web browser based RAID Manager allows local or remote management and configuration M The firmware embedded SMTP manager monitors all system events automatically and allows automatic user notification M The firmware embedded SNMP agent allows remote monitoring of events via LAN with no SNMP agent required M Menu driven front panel display M Innovative Modular architecture Features M Supports dual controller for redundant RAID features M Supports RAID levels 0 1 0 1 3 5 6 30 50 60 and JBOD M Supports online Array roaming M Online RAID level stripe size migration M Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously M Online Volume Set Expansion M Supports multiple array enclosures per host connection M Supports greater than 2TB Volume Sets LUNs M Supports up to 128 LUNs M Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems M RAID ADG provides the highest level of data protection M Instant availability and background initialization MI Supports S M A R T NCQ and OOB Staggered Spin up capable drives M Local audible event notification alarm W Supports password protection M R Link port interface for remote event notification I Redundant flash image for high availability M Supports spin down idle drives MAID to extend service of drives M Supports Bad Block auto
63. ally disengage and the expander module will move out from the Slot ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 Carefully pull out the handle to remove the expander module 6 Remove the 2 screws from the heat sink Remove the 6 screws from the Expander PCBA Cee ee Sone CHEETA Bi gil i te ne Jia gt TS Ss c 7 Place the new Expander PCBA and tighten the screws that were removed before User Manual 147 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 8 Insert the Expander module in its slot 9 Make sure the lever lock is in open position Carefully close the handle ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 10 Carefully push the thumbscrew handle until the lock is engaged User Manual P 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 11 Make sure the thumbscrew handle is totally connected to the expander module panel Tighten the thumbscrew EU User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 6 3 6 Replacing the Front Panel To replace the Front Panel 1 Loosen two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side M ae 3 Hold the front part of the top cover and slide the top cover about half an inch towards the front side then pull upwards to remove it User Manual 151 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 4 Loosen the 2 screws on both sides of the front panel Hi ecce
64. along with the necessary tracking mechanisms for outstanding and completed portions of the workload Disabled or Enable the SATA NCQ function 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 HDD 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 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 the subsystem Options are Multiples Of 10G If you have several 120GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB a
65. an 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 is 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 O and 1 This level provides striping and redundancy through mirroring RAID 0 1 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 0 71 1E 4 3 Combination of RAID levels O 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 O 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 O features Data is striped across disks as in RAID O 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 st
66. apter contains information about the steps needed to start using the subsystem If the subsystem will be installed in a rackmount cabinet follow the steps in Section 3 1 otherwise proceed with Section 3 2 3 1 Installing the Rails and Mounting into Rack NOTE At least two persons are needed to lift the subsystem To reduce the weight of the subsystem remove the 2 power supply modules from the rear of subsystem If disk drives are already installed in the disk trays remove also the disk trays Refer to appropriate sections on how to remove the power supply modules and how to remove the disk trays disk drives NOTE The subsystem must be installed near the Disk Array or host system where it will be connected A Phillips screwdriver a flat head screwdriver and long nose pliers or hex nut screwdriver are needed in installation WARNING It is prohibited to put other rack mountable systems on top of the 42 bay subsystem because the total weight will not be supported by the rails Steps 1 Open the rail box h t Ua i aH l DPA YA 1 a oU Jj x SLE a ane G 5 x Ve v ra gt og yi S gi i Vig A EA 2 mur Tags 4 11 Rail Assembly Box EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 Remove the 2 rail assemblies and the screws accessories from the box Check its contents CET FSI y i i dal iii j Ea i Wied REENA Po j B D d yr j
67. ate Volume Set with Raid Level 30 50 or 60 use the Create Raid Set function and Create Volume Set function x User Manual no 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il 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 alittle 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 eroRAID C anager XXX XXXXXXKX lopen all close all VE TURPE C CERES US s Select The Drives For RAID Set 4 Raid System Console H Quick Function s Enclosure 1 SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 wi RAID Set Functions SLOT 01 250 1GB ST3250620NS C Create RAID Set D Delete RAID Set M SLOT 02 320 1GB ST3320620NS L Expand RAID Set M SLOT 03 250 1GB ST3250310NS i Omne RAID cet Iv ISLOT 04 250 1GB ST3250620NS L Activate Incomplete RAID Si 252 SSTA ASEARA Create Hot Spare IV SLOT 05 250 1GB ST3250620NS L Delete Hot Spare 7 SLOT 06 250 1GB ST3250620NS Rescue Raid Set Bg volume Set Functions M SLOT 07 250 1GB ST3250620NS H Physical Drives M SLOT 08 250 1GB ST3250310NS BE GNE det URE SLOT 09 250 1GB 5T3250620NS H Information Iv SLOT 10 250 1GB ST3250620NS I SLOT 11 250 1
68. ating 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 Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN for this volume proRAID C anager lopen all close all al Been te ee A a Select the IDE drive For Pass Through E Raid System Console 4 Quick Function s Enclosures 1 SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 apu e ORION G SLOT 21 250 1GB ST3250620NS J volume Set Functions Physical Drives a Enclosure 2 SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 L Create Pass Through Disk C SLOT 42 250 1GB ST3250620NS L Modify a Pass Through Disk L Delete Pass Through Disk a Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute D Identify Enclosure volume Cache Mode Write Back L Identify Drive H System Controls Tagged Command Queuing Enabled EL Information Fibre Channel LUM Base LUN V Confirm The Operation Reset A EL User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN on an existing Pass Through Disk To modify the Pass Through dr
69. ation 0 NTP Configuration Q View Events Mute Beeper O Generate Test Event D Modify Password Q Upgrade Firmware L Restart Controller 9 Information ee ees User Manual PEE 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 5 5 11 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 and leave both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password boxes blank After selecting 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 proRAID C anager XX XXXXXXXXKX lopen all close all p Raid System Console a Modify System Passwo
70. ces on the same loop otherwise the channel will be disabled It is a good practice to disable the hard loop ID and let the loop itself auto arrange the Loop ID NOTE For reliable operation of the RAI D subsystem and depending on how the subsystem is connected it is recommended to setup Channel Speed and Channel Topology as follows RAI D subsystem is Channel Speed Channel Topology connected to setting setting 4Gb FC HBA 4 L 2Gb FC HBA 2 L Fabric topology is used when there is switch Loop topology is used when there is no switch The Speed setting follows the FC switch speed if there is switch If there is no FC switch the Speed setting follows the FC HBA speed 106 User Manual 5 5 4 EtherNet Configuration 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem To set 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 M proRAID CManayer XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function H RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions J Physical Drives E C3 System Controls vi System Configuration vi Hdd Power Management vi Fibre Channel Config 1 EtherNet Configuratio vi Alert By Mail Configuration vi SNMP Co
71. chedule Volume Check L Stop Volume Check L Volume Set Host Filters z SUA Physical Drives L Create Pass Through Disk L Modify a Pass Through Disk L Delete Pass Through Disk L Identify Enclosure Identify Drive vi i mu E s Enclosure amp 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Device Usage Capacity Model Hot Spare 2000 4GB WDC WD2002F YPS 01U1B0 Raid Set O00 2000 4GB WDC WD2002F YPS 01U1B0 Ny A MA N Raid Set O00 2000 4GB WDC WD2002FYPS 01U1B0 11 The System Event Information will show Device Inserted for Encz 1 Slot 1 after executing the PowerOnDisk command and the Disk is still good AN LO volume Set Host Filters ODE 27 x Es re 2 2 DOO ere 2 eee oe ate 2 x 27 2 te 2 eee 2 27 2 DE 2 ate DD 2 f a MI Cait Pace PERRE festa Danuta T e e OUO System Events Information r rough Di vL Modify a Pass Through Disk Erro ps Event Type Elapse Time Errors g a cee Disk Enc 1 Slot 1 Device Inserted L Identify Drive 3 System Controls vi System Configuration 0 Hdd Power Management P L Fibre Channel Config ie a EtherNet i pr isset Enc 1 Slot 1 Device Removed Yolume VOL 000 Start Rebuilding Enc 1 Slot 1 Device Failed ahem Raid Set 000 Rebuild RaidSet Raid Set 000 RaidSet Degraded fs Generate Test Event puc i Clear Event Buffer uy Yolume VOL
72. 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 tolerant 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 0 1 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 n 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAI D Subsystem 2 1 Main Components 2 1 1 Front View Main Switch e688 8282060666 eee 828208080866 eeecooonce eeoeoeveeee eeeeoceeece eeeeveene0 e 000606000 leecccscscececotc goo oce 290 eco Display Panel HDD Status Indicator IMPORTANT When powering
73. creen will show Time Device Event type Elapse Time and Errors open all close all 3 Raid System Console Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions HC Volume Set Functions J Physical Drives a System Controls ci System Configuration L Hdd Power Management Fibre Channel Config L EtherNet Configuration L Alert By Mail Configuration L SNMP Configuration rM wrpcontgureuon l L Generate Test Event il Clear Event Buffer L Modify Password L Upgrade Firmware i Shutdown Controller vi Restart Controller CJ Information T o proRAID C anayer XXXXXXXXXKXX a System Events Information 2009 04 20 19 29 08 Fe sins 1 2009 04 20 19 29 07 inm Channel 0 2009 04 20 19 99 99 FC Channel 1 pue FC Channel 0 EO SPSS 2009 04 20 19 20 11 2009 04 20 19 16 05 2009 04 20 Enc 1 SLOT 21 Yolume YOL 000 Yolume YVOL 000 19 11 42 2009 04 20 19 10 00 2009 04 20 19 06 46 Yolume VYOL 000 Raid Set 001 Raid Set 000 Time Device Event Type Elapse Time Errors IFC Link Down IFC Link Down IFC Link Down FC Link Down Abort Checking Start Checking Leva volume Create RaidSet ICreate RaidSet PassThrough Disk Created 000 01 44 10007 2009 04 20 19 06 16 2009 04 20 19 06 03 2009 04 20 19 00 10 Raid Set 000 Yolurne YOL 000 FC Channel 1 iDelete RaidSet Delete volume IFC Link Do
74. cted d ntn detect udo detect Eco ES a jim E pent echo User Manual rA 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I 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 RAID Hyper Terminal E ALL XI Die Ede ve gai Irenie pelo ol elz ai d Main Menu Quick VYolume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Sel Function Physical Drives Raid System Function Fibre Channel Config Ethernet Configuration View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor Sustem Information Arrowkey Or fi Maue Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw HK Redraw 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 EE User Manual Main Menu 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link g RAID HyperTerminal 3 E inl x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Yolume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function P
75. d L Save The Password Yes No JBOD RAID Function L_ RAID JBOD L Configured AS JBOD gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Background Task Priority UltraLow 5 Low 2096 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 gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save the Settings Yes No Disk Write Cache Mode Auto Enabled Disabled Capacity Truncation gt To Multiples of 10G To Mulitples of 1G Disabled Update Firmware Shutdown Controller L_ Shutdown Controller Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Restart Controller L Confirm Reset Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No ELT User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 gt Disabled 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hdd Power Management Time to Low RPM Mode Disabled 10 20 30 40 50 60 Time to Spin Down Hdd gt Disabled 1 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 60 Channel 0 Speed gt Auto 1Gb 2Gb 4Gb Channel 0 Topology gt Auto Loop Point Point Fabric Fibre Channel Config Channel 0 Loop ID 0 125 Channel 1 Speed gt Auto 1Gb 2Gb 4Gb Channel 1 Topolog
76. d Set function please contact your vendor s support engineer for assistance proRAID C anager _XXXXXXXXXXAX Jopen all close all Try To Rescue Missing RAIDSET 8 Raid System Console Enter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet H Quick Function seo RAID Set Functions Enter SIGNAT To Regenerate RaidSet Signature IF RaidSet Is Recovered vi Create RAID Set s D Delete RAID Set e Enter The Keyword vi Expand RAID Set T LJ offline RAID Set T Confirm The Operation D Activate Incomplete RAID Si i D Create Hot Spare 4 Submit Reset i Delete Hot Spare H Volume Set Functions 9 Physical Drives H System Controls 9 Information aM User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 f
77. d will need to wait for several seconds before command execution is completed web GUI is updated specially when the Raid subsystem is active or busy ET User Manual
78. dant LUNs two paths via Controller 1 and 2 to appear as single LUNs User Manual 169 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Appendix 2 Redundant Controllers Switch Function NOTE There are 2 options to test simulate controller failure x 1 A switch connected to thumbscrew is included in the Controller When testing simulating RAI D Controller failure in dual controller mode the thumbscrew can be loosened and the switch will be automatically triggered and put the Controller in Faulty state FLT LED will be blinking red Refer to Section 3 2 Use the command HaltCtriO in web GUI Refer to Section 2 1 The Location of the Switch in the Controller The Controller pim I m eeann SN Thumbscrew Switch Rear Part Front Part Backplane Connector Side Controller Panel Side 2 Using Command in Web GUI to Simulate Controller Failure 1 Prepare network environment to have connection to proRAID Manager Web GUI of Controller 1 or Controller 2 2 To test Controller 1 Failure login to Controller 1 Web GUI NOTE If needed to test Controller 2 Failure login to Controller 2 Web GUI 3 Under RAID Set Functions menu select Rescue Raid Set EVI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 4 In the text box provided enter the command HaltCtrlO Tick Confirm The Operation and click Submit button open all close all o
79. dded to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Volume Set status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen during migration proRAID C anager lopen all close all XXXXXXXXXXXX mL Don Raid System Console Stop Auto Refresh C Quick Function s RaidSet Hierarchy RAID Set Functions i volume Set Functions EAD ger Boule Senne See SS lea 3 Physical Drives Raid Set 000 E 1SLOT 01 Volume VOL 000 0 0 Migrating 0 3 2199 0GB LJ System Controls E 1SLOT 02 B Information E 1SLOT 03 L System Information 1 Hardware Monitor 3 2 H t 1 H E 1SLOT 05 E 1SLOT 06 IE amp 1SLOT 07 E 1SLOT 08 E 1SLOT 09 E amp 1SLOT 10 E 1SLOT 11 IE amp 1SLOT 12 E 1SLOT 13 E 1SLOT 14 E 1SLOT 15 E amp 1SLOT 16 E 1SLOT 17 E 1SLOT 18 E 1SLOT 19 E 1SLOT 20 a E 2SLOT 38 NOTE The Stripe Size of a Raid30 50 60 Volume Set cannot be modified User Manual ram 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 5 3 5 Check Volume Set 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 x To perform Check Volume Set function NOTE
80. e Volume Set s associated with the Raid Set will not be visible and the failed or removed disk will be shown as Missing At the same time the subsystem will not detect the Volume Set s hence the volume s is are not accessible a RaidSet Hierarchy W Raid System Console EC Quick Function RAID Set Devices Volume Set Port Lun Volume State EC RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 E 1Slot 1 7 Volume Set Functions r3 a Physical Drives H System Controls B a ADON am F Endiosnrestl SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Hardware Monitor Device Usage Capacity Model Slots1 0 1 Es Set 500 1GB HDS725050KLA360 cC gm pM Slot 2 0 2 Es Set 500 1GB HDS725050KLA360 EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem When can the Activate Incomplete Raid Set function be used In order to access the Volume Set s 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 ig Raid System Console H Quick Function Ely RAID Set Functions Create RAID Set Delete RAID S
81. eatures 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 in the RAID subsystem To create 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 proRAID C anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all NS pee tA EEN eee EF a Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It W Raid System Console H Quick Function Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity 8H RAID Set Functions G Raid Set 000 20 20 Normal 5001 2GB H3 volume Set Functions _ Create Volume Set L Create Raid30 50 60 Submit Reset L Delete Volume Set L Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set L Schedule Volume Check L Stop Volume Check L Volume Set Host Filters E 3 Physical Drives H System Controls H Information The Volume Set setup screen allows user to configure the Volume Name Capacity RAID level Initialization Mode Stripe Size Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN and Volume To Be Created User Manual ra 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem lopen all close all proRAI
82. ee ee ee rx 19 Tighten the 2 screws on the front panel side esccceccecco 00666566666 Aue seco tece LET ra 162 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 20 Put the top cover back and place it about half an inch away Then push the top cover towards the rear 22 To secure the top cover tighten two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side User Manual 163 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Appendix 1 Volume Mapping in Dual Controller Mode In dual controller mode the RAID subsystem has 2 Controllers which work in Active Standby Standby Active mode In Active Standby Standby Active mode Volume Sets assigned even numbered LUNs are active in Controller 1 and standby Controller 2 and Volume Sets assigned odd numbered LUNs are standby in Controller 1 and active in Controller 2 NOTE In Dual Controller mode when using SATA disk drives with dongle boards it is recommended to create only a single Volume Set in a Raid Set group of drives For SAS disk drives no problem to create several Volume Sets per Raid Set Host B Port 1 Host A Port 0 Hos B Port 1 Host A Port 0 Controller 1 o E Controller 2 Ports of Dual Controller RAID Subsystem NOTE In Dual Controller mode if Controller 1 fails Controller 2 will take over The fail over mode is called Round Robin with Subset using MS Windows term I MP
83. eer ices Volume Set Ch Lun Volume State Capacity LD identity Drive EiSbt ic Volume VOL Rebullding 0 0 SES System Controls vi System Configuration L Hdd Power Management E 1iSlot 4 E iSlot 6_ Ewislot 2 Volume VOL OD1 0 amp 1 1 Need Rebuild 7000 0GB Fibre Channel Config Es15lots7 l EtherNet Configuration EMislteo i T L Alert By Mail Configuration a O SNMP Configuration Ex ioe le 0 NTP Configuration E amp 1Slot 13 il View Events Mute Beeper E 1Slot 1i4 O Generate Test Event L Clear Event Buffer E 1Slot 15_ E 1Slot 16 po n 2 gt gt _ E es ees po Beste Ld d Jl rs ee eee I M po d eee SEEE O Upgrade Firmware HD Shutdown Controller ESCAS Ve ATUM MITTAT I D EANDEM i Restart Controller e 3AS RAID Subsystem V1 0 ES Information D RAID Set Hierarchy Usage Capacity Model D System Information Hardware Monitor Raid Set 000 2000 4GB Raid Set 000 2000 4GB WDC WD2002F PS 01U1B0 Slota 2d tdm i U mm 4 m Uh atin cm 6m M9 m v I MPORTANT If the disk is really failed and cannot power on replace the failed disk with a new one If the failed disk is still good observe this particular disk If this disk fails again repl
84. ent Event Serious Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event Warning Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event QIOIJOSJ2O e Information Notification Send All Event Confirm The Operation 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 O 2 sysLocation O and 3 sysName O 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 tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration SNMP also works in the same way as Alert By Mail when sending event notifications User Manual 109 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 5 7 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 Configura
85. enu The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears open all close all E Raid System Console H Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions 9 Volume Set Functions Sol uere H Physical Drives Controller Temp 41 9C i H System Controls 12V 12 281 V Il B Information 5v 4 945 V L RAID Set Hierarchy 3 3V 3 344 V LJ System Information DDR II 1 8V 1 872 V LJ inardware Monito vCore 1 2V 1 248 Vv DDR II 0 9 0 928 V IRTC 3 0V 13 296 v option proRAID C anager Xoooooxxxxxxx 1 2V 1 1 180 V 5V 1 4 960 V 12 1 12 120 V j Fan 01 1 4680 RPM Fan 02 1 4440 RPM Fan 03 1 6610 RPM Fan 04 1 6490 RPM Fan 05 1 7030 RPM Fan 06 1 3210 RPM Power 01 1 OK of BOARD TEMP 1 39 oc Stop Auto Refresh a Controller H W Monitor Battery Status Not Installed s Enclosure 1 SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 0 23 NOTE To disable auto refresh of GUI tick the Stop Auto Refresh open all close all E Raid System Console 9 Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions H0 Volume Set Functions J Physical Drives J System Controls EM Information L RAID Set Hierarchy D System Information 7i Hardware Monitor SLOT 20 TEMP SLOT 21 TEMP 1 2V 2 a Enclosure 2 SAS E x36 05 5F B000 5 2 l2v 2 12 050 V Fan 01 2 4010 RPM Fan 02 2 4060 RPM Fan 03 2
86. erNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration HDD Queue Depth 32 v SNMP Configuration Disk Write Cache Mode Enabled x NTP Configuration 2 E 0 D L L L O View Events Mute Beeper Disk Capacity Truncation Mode No Truncation L Generate Test Event i Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Confirm The Operation L L L In Upgrade Firmware Submit Reset Shutdown Controller Restart Controller formation a System Beeper Setting This option is used to Disable or Enable the system 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 J BOD RAID Configuration The RAID subsystem supports JBOD and RAID configuration User Manual 101 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 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
87. ese 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 45 Minutes and 60 Minutes aro PAID ome XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all Raid System Console a Scheduled Volume Checking 9 Quick Function 1 Day For Testing gt a RAID Set Functions Ete a Ths i Minute M Sj volume Set Functions checking After System Idle D Create Volume Set M Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good vi Create Raid30 50 60 vi Delete Volume Set cJ Modify Volume Set br a Check Volume Set M Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good i Schedule Volume Check Ed D Stop Volume check Volume Set Host Filters BJ Physical Drives System Controls H Information x 4 b NOTE To verify the Volume Check schedule go to Il nformation gt RAI D Set Hierarchy gt select the Volume Set gt the Volume Set I nformation will be displayed open all close all Raid System Ponsa a Volume Set Inismustian H Quick Function EH 3 RAID Set Functions FH Volume Set Func
88. et Expand RAID Set Offline RAID Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set H Volume Set Functions 1 9 Physical Drives H System Controls H Information EE ttt utt tat t tutt tat utt tat ut tutt tat tt ttu ttt ttt ut tatu t tat utt tat utt utut tt utut tat ut ttt ttt ut tat ag ae ag any a Select The Raid Set To Activate Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity o Raid Set 000 2 3 Incomplete 247 0GB Submit Reset 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 proRAID C anager open all close all ig Raid System Console Quick Function RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives H System Controls E Information System Information Hardware Monitor a RaidSet Hierarchy RAID Set Devices Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Capacity Raid Set 000 E iSlot i Volume VOL 000 0 0 Degraded 164 7GB E 1Slot 2 Failed a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Device Usage Capacity Model Raid Set 000 m Slot 1 0 1 500 1GB HDS725050KLA360 Raid Set REESE Slot 2 0 2 000 500 1GB HDS725050KLA360 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 If in case the RAID Set configuration is lost please contact your vendor s support e
89. evel 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 proRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXKX lopen all close alll s Hdd Power Management Stagger Power On Control o7 Time To Hdd Low Power Idle Disabled Time To Hdd Low RPM Mode Disabled Time To Spin Down Idle HDD Disabled I Confirm The Operation Submit Reset M Raid System Console 9 Quick Function H RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions HJ Physical Drives H3 System Controls L System Configuration L Fibre Channel Config L EtherNet Configuration O Alert By Mail Configuration L SNMP Configuration L NTP Configuration L View Events Mute Beeper L Generate Test Event L Clear Event Buffer L Modify Password L Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller L Restart Controller amp 7 Information 4 gt 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 User Manual ETENE 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA
90. f PS Fan Modules 1100W x 2 w PFC of Fans Power requirements Relative Humidity AC 100V 240V 10 Full Range 50Hz 60Hz 10 85 Non condensing Operating Temperature 10 C 40 C 50 F 104 F Physical Dimension 810 L x 482 6 W x 176 H mm Weight Without Disk 48 5 50 Kg ETI User Manual Online consistency check Yes 4U 42 11 1 42 Bays Fibre 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 O 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 r
91. ffect ao Physical Drives Ej System Controls P System Configuration vi Hdd Power Management ri Fibre Channel Config vi EtherNet Configuration ri Alert By Mail Configuration vi SNMP Configuration v1 NTP Configuration ri View Events Mute Beeper ri Generate Test Event vL Clear Event Buffer tvi Modify Password D Shutdown Controller Ul Restart Controller H 0 Information LLL ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 6 3 Replacing Subsystem Components CAUTION When replacing the components of the subsystem make sure to handle the parts carefully When handling ESD sensitive parts such as boards or PCBA it is recommended to use anti static hand gloves or wrist strap Make sure somebody is around to give help when servicing the subsystem Take note of the following when replacing the components of the subsystem Hot Swappable Need to Power Off Subsystem is online Subsystem should be offline Disk Drive CUT RN E T RR Panel Power Power Supply 0 0 Bottom BotomBoard 0 000 RAID Controller dual controller mode RAID Controller single controller mode SAS Expander dual controller mode SAS Expander single controller mode I MPORTANT 1 When the subsystem is online and a Power Supply fails and the replacement Power Supply module is not yet available don t remove or disconnect the failed Power Supply module This is to maintain proper a
92. fter 3 seconds all 42 Activity LEDs will flash twice User Manual 29 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 2 4 Turbo Fan Fan 06 1 The turbo fan provides additional airflow inside the enclosure Turbo Fan LED s 58 amp 6 O6 B 5665 65 605602565 es one 9 0 9 9 0 9 es oe oo Ts e e Lot 96 9694 aSa un o es e eit 2 e es eeeeoeeseess 2 a Status LED 562020505050 0 0 0 8 oe vola e a e a oo o 8 8 8 Status LED Rea Indicates the turbo fail is faulty X NOTE The status of Turbo Fan Fan 06 1 is monitored by Expander Module 1 J EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 2 5 Expander Module The Expander Module contains the SAS expander It can be used to upgrade the SAS expander firmware It also contains the SES module SCSI Enclosure Services SES is the protocol used for enclosure environmental control The SES module monitors the following enclosure conditions temperature power Supply voltage and fan speed 2 5 1 Expander Module Panel Activity LED ak OT oo ae Fault LED RS 232 Port Use to upgrade the firmware of the expander module Connect the serial cable RJ 11 to DB9 to your system s serial port Activity LED Blinking Indicates the expander module is busy or Green active Fault LED Binking ndicates the expander module is faulty or Red has failed User Manual Ea
93. ge log ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 6 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 open all close alll M Raid System Console J Quick Function H RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions amp Physical Drives Ey System Controls L System Configuration L Hdd Power Management L Fibre Channel Config L EtherNet Configuration L Alert By Mail Configuration L NTP Configuration L view Events Mute Beeper O Generate Test Event L Clear Event Buffer L Modify Password L Upgrade Firmware L Shutdown Controller L Restart Controller amp Information proRAID anager oOOOXCXXXXXXX s SNMP Trap Configurations SNMP Trap IP Address 1 p i f i Port 162 SNMP Trap IP Address 2 p i D Port 162 SNMP Trap IP Address 3 p p i Port 162 a SNMP System Configurations Community sysContact 0 sysName 0 sysLocation 0 a SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Disable SNMP Trap No SNMP Trap Will Be Sent Urgent Error Notification Send Only Urg
94. handle outwards The lock will disengage and the controller module will move out from the slot 3 Pull out the controller module Remove the screws from the bottom part of the controller module Remove the 2 SFP modules from 2 FC ports Remove the controller PCBA from the case Remove the cache memory from the DIMM socket St 2 XT SS Remove the screws from the daughter board Then remove the daughter board from the controller PCBA 9 Place the daughter board to the new controller PCBA and tighten the screws 10 Insert the cache memory in the DIMM socket of the new controller PCBA 11 Place the new controller PCBA in the case Then tighten the screws at the bottom part that were removed before 12 Insert the 2 SFP modules into the 2 FC ports 13 Insert the controller module into the slot 14 With the handle in open position push the controller module handle until the lock is engaged 15 Tighten the 2 thumbscrews on the controller module handle ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 6 3 3 Replacing the Power Supply Fan Module Before replacing a PSFM turn off the PSFM switch and disconnect the power cable from the AC Power Input Socket To replace a Power Supply Fan Module 1 Loosen the thumbscrews of the Power Supply Fan Module e Q wamnine 2 Pull the handle of the Power Supply Fan Module The Power Supply Fan Module will move out from the slot 3 Prepare
95. hysical Drives Raid System Function Fibre Channel Config Ethernet Configuration View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information Connected 0 00 43 WT100 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 command in twenty seconds The RAID subsystem s factory default password is set to 00000000 User Manual ra 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem VT100 Terminal Configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items under it will be displayed 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 Hdd Power Managemen
96. ify Drive 2010 03 24 l Pg System Ae e AME lEnc amp t1 Slot 1 Device Failed L System Configuration 2010 03 m A Hd aw voii died Raid Set 000 Rebuild RaidSet L Fibre Channel Config 2010 03 24 mms C EtherNet Configuration 11 37 23 Raid Set 000 RaidSet Degraded L Alert By Mail Configuration 2010 03 24 Jj C SNMP Configuration 11 37 23 VYolume YOL 000 Volume Degraded L NTP Configuration O View Events Mute Beeper 7 L Generate Test Event L Clear Event Buffer L Modify Password L Upgrade Firmware L Shutdown Controller L Restart Controller e Information L RAID Set Hierarchy L System Information L Hardware Monitor v gt User Manual 181 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 3 In Raid Set Hierarchy the Volume Set state will be shown as Rebuilding Note that Disk in Slot 1 is shown as Failed open all close all l Stop Auto Refresh a RaidSet Hierarchy RAIDSet Volume Set Ch Lun volums State 3 Raid System Console E 3 Quick Function ae Quick Create Si 3 RAID Set Functions vl Create RAID Set P 0 Delete RAID Set S 0 Expand RAID Set E 1Slot 6_ m O Offline RAID Set E 1Slot 7 it HD Activate Incomplete RAID S IE amp 1Slot amp o 1 ae 13 Create Hot Spare 0 Delete Hot Spare Sebel E Rescue Raid Set E 1Slot 13_ B 3 volume Set Functions vl Create Volume
97. ill available even if multiple disk drives fail two in each disk array User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il 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 disk 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
98. 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 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 for reliable performance Controller Configurations This RAID subsystem supports both single controller and dual controller configurations The single controller can be configured depending on the user s requirements On the other side these controllers can be both configured and be active to increase system efficiency and to improve performance This manual will discusses both single and dual controller configuration
99. in Switch of the RAID subsystem User Manual 123 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 6 2 Upgrading the RAI D 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 Firmware 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 Ma
100. irflow within the enclosure since the fans will still be working 2 When the subsystem is online and a Controller module or SAS Expander module fails and the replacement is not yet available in order to maintain proper airflow within the enclosure the failed module can be disconnected just about an inch but not entirely removed from the slot This is to maintain proper airflow within the enclosure 3 When replacing a failed component online it is not recommended to remove the failed component for a long period of time proper air flow within the enclosure might fail causing high controller disk drive temperature User Manual IE 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 6 3 1 Replacing a Disk Drive NOTE When the subsystem its already in operational mode it is not recommended to open the top cover for a long period of time proper air flow within the enclosure might fail causing high disk drive temperature To replace a disk drive 1 Loosen two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side 3 Hold the front part of the top cover and slide the top cover about half an inch towards the front side then pull upwards to remove it EZ User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 4 To remove the disk tray containing the disk drive to be replaced unlock the disk tray lock using the key for disk tray lock The lever handle will automatically open If the lever handle does n
101. ive 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 oroRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXXX are Miu n sEnclosure amp 1 SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 250 1GB ST3250620NS Submit Reset 3 Raid System Console amp Quick Function H RAID Set Functions EC Volume Set Functions EM Physical Drives vcl Create Pass Through Disk Delete Pass Through Disk vi Identify Enclosure iJ Identify Drive ce System Controls H Information The Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute screen appears Modify the drive attribute values as you want open all close all 3 Raid System Console HQ Quick Function amp RAID Set Functions A 0 Volume Set Functions E C3 Physical Drives D Create Pass Through Disk D Delete Pass Through Disk 1 Identify Enclosure iJ Identify Drive H System Controls 9 Information a Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute Enclosures 1 SLOT 21 250 1GB ST3250620NS Volume Cache Mode write Back Tagged Command Queuing Enabled Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN o x o 1 Confirm The Operation Submit Reset User Manual rA 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 4 3 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete Pass Through Disk fro
102. l r 2 SLOT 40 250 1GB 5T3250620N5 i SLOT 41 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 42 250 1GB ST3250620NS Iv Confirm The Operation Submit Reset NOTE The capacity of the hot spare disk s must be equal to or greater than the smallest hard disk size in the subsystem so that it they can replace any failed disk drive EL User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 2 7 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 oroRAID Manager XXXXXXXXXXXX open all close all M ndi costenccorsolo a Select The Hot Spare Drive To Delete H Quick Function s Enclosure 2 SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 EPI RAID Set Functions m SLOT 41 250 1GB ST3250620NS vi Create RAID Set LO pelete RAID Set SLOT 42 250 1GB ST3250620NS DD Expand RAID Set SSS O D Offline RAID Set V Confirm The Operation vi Activate Incomplete RAID Si D Create Hot Spare 0 Rescue Raid Set e Volume Set Functions amp Physical Drives H System Controls a Information O RAID Set Hierarchy L System Information L Hardware Monitor User Manual nam 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 2 8 Rescue Raid Set If you need to recover a missing Raid Set using the Rescue Rai
103. ler Failure 1 Loosen the two thumbscrews on Controller1 lower Controller in the picture below ux ee bg Ll LE ui ou ee Meal 2 When the thumbscrews are loosened the FLT LED will be blinking red indicating controller failure The I O jobs will be transferred to the other controller fail over sj L BETZA User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 Remove all cables from the failed controller 4 Unplug the controller from the slot User Manual 173 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 Reinsert the controller The FLT LED will still be blinking red 6 Reconnect all cables EVI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 7 Tighten the two thumbscrews of the controller 4 NOTE When the thumbscrews are tightened the FLT LED will be off and one short beep will be heard This means the controller status is OK An alarm will still sound In this time the reinserted controller will take over the original I O jobs 8 After the reinserted controller has taken over its original jobs the alarm sound will be off Both controllers will be back to normal operational mode LED will be off and the controller status will become OK I MPORTANT The thumbscrews must be tightened so that the FLT User Manual 75 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Appendix 3 Disk Power Off On Function in Web GUI N
104. les of the rack post Make sure the hole of the rack post is aligned with or in the same level as the hole of the front panel side 30 Do the same for the other 3 holes Upper Left Lower Right 31 Use M5 20 screw to lock the front side into the rack post 32 Do the same for the other 3 holes on the sides of the front panel Upper Left Lower Right User Manual ram 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 3 2 Preparing the RAID Subsystem 1 Install the disk drives if not yet installed Refer to Section 2 6 1 Disk Drive Installation for detailed information 2 Attach network cable to the R Link port Connect the other end to your network hub or switch Alternatively you may use the Monitor port and connect the serial cable from the Monitor port to any available serial COM port of a PC 3 Connect one end of Fibre optic cable to the Host Channel port of the subsystem and the other end to the Fibre HBA on the Host system or to the FC switch subsystem connect the SAS cable from the SAS Expansion Port of RAI D subsystem to the SAS In Port of J BOD subsystem NOTE If a JBOD subsystem will be connected to the RAID 3 3 Powering On 1 Plug in all the power cords into the AC Power Input Socket located at the PSFM NOTE The subsystem is equipped with redundant full range power supplies with PFC power factor correction The system will automatically select voltage NOTE The PSFM has a 5V standby
105. ll 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function H RAID Set Functions amp CJ Volume Set Functions e Physical Drives amp HCJ System Controls EM Information RAL Set MIerarcry System Information um D Hardware Monitor proRAID C anayer Xoooooxxxxxxx E RAID Set a RaidSet Hierarchy Raid Set 000 E amp 18LOT O1 Volume VOL 000 0 0 Normal 1SLOT 02 1SLOT 03 2199 0GB E amp 1SLOT 07 1SLOT 04 E 1SLOT 05 E 1SLOT 08 E 1SLOT 09 E 1SLOT 10 E 1SLOT 11 E 1S 12 E 1SLOT 13 E 1SLOT 14 E 1SLO E 1SLOT 16 E 1SLOT 17 5 E 1SLOT 18 E 1SLOT 19 E 1SLOT 20 Raid Set 001 E 2SLOT 22 IE amp 2SLOT 23 fl IE amp 2SLOT 24 To view the Raid Set information click the Raid Set link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Raid Set Information screen appears proRAID anager open all close all 3 Raid System Console amp Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions J Volume Set Functions 9 Physical Drives 8 System Controls EMS Information D System Information O Hardware Monitor User Manual 17 XXXXXXXXXXXX s Raid Set Information Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Member Disks 20 Total Raw Capacity 5001 2GB Free Raw Capacity 2557 8GB Min Member Disk Size 250 1GB
106. m the 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 woRAID Manager 9000000000 Jopen all close all lj Raid System Console Select The Pass Through Disk To Delete 9 Quick Function a Enclosure 2 SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 9 Volume Set Functions Physical Drives ri Create Pass Through Disk iv Confirm The Operation vL Modify a Pass Through Disk ri Identify Enclosure iJ Identify Drive H System Controls H Information ELT User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I 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 LEDs in an enclosure will flash when a particular enclosure is selected proRAID C anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all Raid System Console s Select The Enclosure For Identification esses The Enclosure For Identification a Quick Function Enclosuresi SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 amp RAID Set Functions C EE oo SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 H Volume Set Functions E C3 Physical Drives vi Create Pass Through Disk Hn Reset p 0 Modify a Pass Thr
107. mbly on the other side of the rack 250 wg E aE TS PETAT ES fel oo o NE MI EE s 21i aj 20U a im Front Right Side Rear Left Side L EET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 24 Pull the 2 middle rail members out from the rail assembly LIIIITTIIIIITIIIIIIITII E L 5 LI m a m i L L E LI L 8 a a a a E a a a aig oot ee An er p E s t Rear Side 25 With at least 2 persons carrying the enclosure insert the 2 inner rails attached to the sides of the enclosure into the middle rails Slide the enclosure until it stops or about half way through s NOTE Be careful when inserting the 2 inner rails into the middle rails The 2 inner rails must be parallel with the 2 middle rails so that 2 inner rails will insert and slide easily Front Side 7 Cw ele Annn nn Rear Side User Manual 49 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 26 Press outwards the blue locks on both sides of the inner rail members at the same time Then push the enclosure inwards until it goes inside the rack Eu wm e Blue Lock of I nner Rail PCS Prey 27 Insert the 2 power supply modules 28 Open the top cover to install the disk drives trays Then close the top cover EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 29 Insert an M5 nut into one of the ho
108. mode the installation of SATA disk drive in a disk tray is done differently In single controller mode the installation of SATA disk in a disk tray is the same with SAS disk No need dongle board Need dongle board No need dongle board No need dongle board To install a SATA disk drive Dual Controller Mode in a disk tray 1 Use the Key for Disk Tray Lock to unlock a disk tray 2 Prepare the dongle board with metal bracket EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 3 Connect the dongle board into the SATA disk drive 4 Place the SATA disk drive into the disk tray then turn the disk tray upside down To secure the disk drive into the disk tray tighten 4 screws on the holes of the disk tray Note in the picture below where the screws should be placed in the disk tray holes 4 screws 6 32 UNC L 5 0mm E FE i Le 5 Tighten 2 screws of the dongle board metal bracket User Manual 35 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem To install a SAS disk drive Single or Dual Controller Mode or SATA disk drive Single Controller Mode in a disk tray 1 Use the Key for Disk Tray Lock to unlock a disk tray 2 Place the disk drive into the disk tray 3 Turn the disk tray upside down To secure the disk drive into the disk tray tighten 4 screws on the holes of the disk tray Note in the picture below where the screws should be placed in the disk tray holes
109. n 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 lopen all close all B Raid System Console s Select The Volume Set To Delete amp C Quick Function Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity amp 7 RAID Set Functions Ej Volume Set Functions vi Create Volume Set ri Create Raid30 50 60 Modify volume Set iJ Check Volume Set vi Schedule Volume Check i Stop volume Check H Physical Drives EC System Controls amp Information 88 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 3 4 Modify Volume Set Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration To modify the attributes of a Volume Set 1 Click on the Modify Volume Set link 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to modify Click on the Submit button proRAID Manager XXXXXXXXXXXX a Select The Volume Set For Modification Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity open all close all 3 Raid System Console HC Quick Function A C RAID Set Functions a Volume Set Functions vi Create Volume Set Create Raid30 50 60 Delete Volume Set Check volume Set vi Schedule Volume Check vi Stop Volume Check i Volume Set Host Filters J Physical Drives H System Controls 8 3 Information The following screen appears oroRAID anager Xooooox
110. nager can be used to update the firmware A web browser must have been setup before proceeding with the firmware upgrade ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 1 From the Main Menu scroll down to Raid System Function 2 Choose the Update Firmware The Update The Raid Firmware dialog box appears lt lt i xi File Edit View Call Transfer Help Dla sl 3 als iy Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper Al B ert Update The Raid FirmWare JBOD RA RAID Re Transfer File From Terminal Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol Termina lt lt Five Ctrl K To Abort gt gt Update Restart Controller Connected 0 01 39 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caes NUM Capture Print echo 7 3 Go to the menu bar and click Transfer Select Send File Raid HyperTerminal 15 xl File Edit View Call Transfer Help Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Capture to Printer Mute The Alert Beeper Alert B
111. nction is disabled and the IP address is changed Controller Restart is not needed x 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 proRAID C anager XXXXXXXKKKKK lopen all close all ij Raid System Console Stop Auto Refresh H Quick Function s Controller H W Monitor 44 oC i Jj RAID Set Functions CPU Temperature RH volume Set Functions amp Physical Drives H System Controls El Information LJ RAID Set Hierarchy L System Information l P Controller Temp DDR II 0 9V RTC 3 0V Battery Status Not Installed s Enclosure amp 1 EP 44 x28 05 5F B000 000 0 26 s Enclosures 2 SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 0 27 1 2V 1 1 170 V 4 990 V 12 120 V 4160 RPM 4210 RPM 6490 RPM 5920 RPM 6880 RPM 2900 RPM LL OK ELT User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all available function that user can execute 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
112. nd 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 102 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 MAI D 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 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 heads are unloaded L
113. nfiguration vl NTP Configuration vi View Events Mute Beeper vi Generate Test Event vi Clear Event Buffer vi Modify Password vi Upgrade Firmware ci Shutdown Controller i Restart Controller J Information A User Manual ET DHCP Function Enabled j Local IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled Gateway IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled Subnet Mask Used If DHCP Disabled HTTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved Telnet Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved SMTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved Current IP Address 1192 168 1 111 Current Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 1 Current Subnet Mask Ether Net MAC Address 255 255 255 0 D0 1B 4D 01 04 76 lI n A Confirm The Operation NOTE If HTTP Telnet and SMTP Port Number is set to 0 the service is disabled 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 5 5 5 Alert By Mail Configuration 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 I
114. nfirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to process with deletion proRAID Manager XX XXXXXXXXXK open all close all 77007777 Raid System Console a Select The Raid Set To Delete a Quick Function Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity SS RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 32 32 Normal 8001 9GB vl Create RAID Set Expand RAID Set vi offline RAID Set vi Activate Incomplete RAID Si vi Create Hot Spare vi Delete Hot Spare i Rescue Raid Set J Volume Set Functions amp Physical Drives J System Controls H Information NOTE You cannot delete a Raid Set containing a Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set You must delete the Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set first User Manual 73 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I 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 proB AID Ni TY XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all a Raid System Console a Select The Raid Set For Raid Expansion amp 7 Quick Function Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity E PME er ae E e fea Set DOO 20 20 Normal 5001 2GB Create RAID Set FD m Set Expand RAID Set Reset i rb Offline RAID Set ri Activate Incomplete RAID Si ri Create Hot Spare vi Delete Hot Spare i Rescue Raid Set B 3 Vol
115. nformation lopen all close all 4 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function H RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions amp Physical Drives Ej System Controls Lj System Configuration L Hdd Power Management i Fibre Channel Config L EtherNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration L SNMP Configuration 1 NTP Configuration L View Events Mute Beeper C Generate Test Event L Clear Event Buffer C Modify Password Q Upgrade Firmware L Shutdown Controller i Restart Controller amp Information SMTP Server IP Address a SMTP Server Configuration p p p p s Mail Address Configurations Sender Name Account MailTo Nameit MailTo Name MailTo Name3 MailTo Name4 Password Mail Address iMail Address iMail Address Mail Address Mail Address a Event Notification Configurations Disable Event Notification Urgent Error Notification INo Event Notification Will Be Sent Send Only Urgent Event C Serious Error Notification C Warning Error Notification C Information Notification I Notification For No Event Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Send Urgent And Serious Event Send Urgent Serious 4nd Warning Event Send All Event 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 packa
116. ngineer User Manual 79 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 5 2 6 Create Hot Spare The Create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare 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 Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to create hot spare drive s oroRAID C anager XXXXXXXXXKXX SLOT 25 250 1GB ST3250620NS 4 SLOT 26 250 1GB ST3250620NS k d open all close all V Raid System Console Quick Function AS RAID Set Functions i Create RAID Set L Delete RAID Set i1 Expand RAID Set L Offline RAID Set i Activate Incomplete RAID Si _ Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare L Rescue Raid Set H Volume Set Functions 4 Physical Drives EJ System Controls FS Information L RAID Set Hierarchy O System Information L Hardware Monitor SLOT 27 250 1GB ST3250620NS ISLOT 28 250 1GB iST3250620NS ISLOT 29 250 1GB IST3250620NS ISLOT 3 I250 1GB IST3250620NS SLOT 31 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 32 I250 1GB ST3250310NS ISLOT 33 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 34 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOTS i250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 36 i250 1GB I ST3250620NS SET 3 250 1GB ST3250310NS SLOT 38 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 39 250 1GB T3250620NS E r El z
117. nnect a terminal while the system s power is on Power on the terminal 3 Run the VT100 program or an equivalent terminal program Windows 2000 Server User Manual ra 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Connection Description oe NS New Connection Enter a name and choose an icon for the connectionr 4 The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate 8 data bit non parity 1 stop bit and no flow control 9 em 5 Click amp disconnect button olaj eia ciii e Wen deca Moda Ena ow WUM caenee ffrintecho EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 6 Open the File menu and then open Properties 7 Open the Settings Tab RAID HyperTerminal E ini xi edidic asco iic aliad doc Dis els ola el l l E Connect To Seting Buc Ermi the area coda paihau the long distance pns Area code E sie ieconnected apo deck Waada oa cars AA Caere Print echo 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 He tdt Wes Cal lude Hub Del oll ols Corsi To Settings Funchon amaw and cid keys star E Temika Winch berger ou C Gel C7 hhH Space CHHH Disconne
118. nvironments 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 on every drive ARRA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA mr 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 p Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive SES User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem RAID 3 sector stripes data
119. o 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 17 Insert 2 M5 nuts on the 2 holes of the rear right side of the rack post facing the rear Correct hole position to insert 2 M5 nuts Rack Post Rear Right Side Facing the Rear 18 Insert 2 M5 nuts on the 2 holes of the rear left side of the rack post facing the rear Correct hole position to insert 2 M5 nuts Rack Post Rear Left Side Facing the Rear EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 19 Place hold the rail assembly into the rack E d Front Side Rear Side 20 Adjust the length of the rail assembly according to the depth of the rack frame 21 To secure the rail assembly into the rack post tighten 2 M5 12 7 screws on the on the front left side part I 23U gj lu E E i PH Press the rail assembly 29 SUA towards the rack post to Tr ar attach properly before tightening the 2 screws Ti 20U li Front Left Side NOTE The rail assembly must be properly attached to the two rack posts in order for the inner rails to insert and slide easily User Manual ao 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 22 Tighten 2 other M5 12 7 screws on the rear side of the rail assembly Press the rail assembly towards the rack post to attach properly before tightening the 2 screws Rear Right Side Facing the Rear 23 Repeat steps 19 to 22 for the other rail assembly i e install the other rail asse
120. o Volume Sets will be Active in Controller 1 and all odd number LUNs assigned to Volume Sets will be Active in Controller 2 U I MPORTANT MPI O must be configured on the host system s in order for redundant LUNs two paths via Controller 1 and 2 to appear as single LUNs User Manual 165 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Case 2 One Volume Set Mapped to Channel 0 amp 1 LUN O When one Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel 0 amp 1 LUN O the Volume Set is Active in Controller 1 Ports O and 1 Host A and Host B channels and Standby in Controller 2 In this case Ports 0 and 1 in Controller 1 will be both active and use Load Balance mode Channel 0 amp 1 gt Ports O and 1 Volume Set 000 0 amp 1 0 LUN O gt Controller 1 order for redundant LUNs two paths via Controller 1 and 2 to o IMPORTANT MPIO must be configured on the host system s in appear as single LUNs Case 3 Two Volume Sets each Mapped to Channel O When a Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel O LUN O the Volume Set is Active in Controller 1 Port O Host A channel and Standby in Controller 2 When a second Volume Set is created and mapped to Channel O LUN 1 the Volume Set is Active in Controller 2 Port O Host A channel and Standby in Controller 1 Channel O gt Port O LUN O gt Controller 1 Volume Set 000 Channel O gt Port O LUN 1 gt Controller 2 Volume Set 001 NOTE All even
121. of AGB The expansion memory module can be purchased from your dealer Memory Type 1 8V PC5300 4200 DDR2 SDRAM 240pin ECC Memory Size Supports 240pin DDR2 of 512MB 1GB 2GB or AGB L eL Ld LL a Th Li m Uu ae FT oe e E a al P m DI IG TIS Tu ec e d Rens Tee ie p n FTT TT H brt 6 1 1 Replacing the Memory Module 1 Shutdown the RAID controller by turning off the Main Switch 2 When RAID subsystem is already shutdown power off the switches of the 2 Power Supply Fan Modules Then disconnect the power cables 3 Disconnect any Fibre cable from the controller module and then remove the Controller Module from the slot 4 Remove the memory module from the RAM socket of the RAID controller by pressing the ejector clips until the memory module pops out of the socket 5 Align the new memory module into the socket Make sure the notch is aligned with the key on the socket itself With the ejector clips in open position press down the memory module into the socket until it sinks into place The ejector clips will automatically close to lock the memory module 6 Reinsert the Controller Module 7 Ifthe RAID subsystem has dual redundant RAID controllers repeat Steps 3 to 6 to replace upgrade the memory of the other Controller Module 8 Reconnect the Fibre cable s to the Controller Module s Reconnect the power cables and power on the 2 switches of the Power Supply Fan Modules 9 Turn on the Ma
122. 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 option for UNIX Linux Kernel 2 6 or later Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later versions Windows x64 and other supported operating systems 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 I nitialization 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 EI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 O 1 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 es
123. ot 13 O View Events Mute Beeper E 1Slot 14 L Generate Test Event E 1Slot 15 L Clear Event Buffer E 1Slot 16 L Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware W SSS SSS 1 Shutdown Controller PETRUS NTR TENET TES NIE TE IEEE INT TES ITI ITT ITT TESTE ITT TES IIT TTT TT L Restart Controller s Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem 1 0 B3 Information L System Information SOLET Failed 2000 4GB WDC WD2002FYPS 01U1B0 0 A L Hardware Monitor menos a Slot 2 E Raid Set 000 2000 4GB WDC WD2002F PS O1U1B0 w IE IA lt gt Slot 4 Xt ag ae eR RE oe ee NOTE The Disk used in this example is from Enclosure 1 Slot 1 Make sure to verify which Enclosure and Slot the failed disk is located EVI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 2 To power off the Disk in Slot 1 of Enclosure 1 select Rescue Raid Set under RAID Set Functions In the Enter The Keyword box type PowerOffDisk press space bar and then type Enclosure 1 Slot 1 The contents of Enter The Keyword box will become PowerOffDisk Enclosure 1 Slot 1 Tick Confirm The Operation and click Submit lopen all close all jen alllclose AS UU UU JEU Raid System Console a a Try To Rescue Missing RAIDSET P Quick Function Enter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet i Quick Create M AUTUT Deco eects Dai dOnt Oe been TEDL de E ive RAID Set Functions Ui Create RAID Set ri Delete RAID
124. ot automatically open pull upwards the tip of the lever handle part where the tray lock is located Then pull upwards the lever handle of the disk tray PE POPOL IL LE 4 A ae a N xs e a A me Me an m a STTTTITIEG 4 m e LL TS v t To 2 S 1 A 5 Remove the 4 screws on the bottom part of the disk tray Note that replacing SATA disk drive in dual controller mode is done differently IMPORTANT In dual controller mode the replacement process of oD SATA disk drive in a disk tray is done differently In single controller mode the replacement process of SATA disk in a disk tray is the same with SAS disk SATA No need dongle board No need dongle board User Manual 133 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem For SATA Disk Drive Dual Controller Mode a Remove the 4 screws as indicated in the picture c Disconnect the dongle board metal bracket d Connect the dongle board metal bracket into the new SATA disk drive ET User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem e Place the disk drive with dongle board into the disk tray To secure the disk drive in the disk tray tighten the 4 screws that were removed before f Tighten the 2 screws of the dongle board metal bracket User Manual 135 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem For SAS Disk Drive Single or Dual Controller Mode or SATA Disk Drive Single Controller Mode
125. otating 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 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 Er 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Definition of RAI D 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 e
126. ough Disk E 2 a Rus Sun Disk i j D TENY pem J System Controls 3 Information NOTE The 42 bay RAI D subsystem is divided into two enclosures Enclosure 1 Expander 1 1 and Enclosure 2 Expander 1 2 When you select Enclosure 1 all disk LED s of disk slots 1 to 21 will be flashing If you select Enclosure 2 all disk LED s of slots 22 to 42 will be flashing User Manual ra 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 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 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 proRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXKK open all close all M Raid System Console a Select The Device For Identification C Quick Function s Enclosures 1 SAS E x36 05 5F B000 000 RAID Set Functions e H Volume Set Functions Ey Physical Drives SLOT 02 320 1GB 5T3320620NS L Create Pass Through Disk SLOT 03 250 1GB ST3250310NS L Modify a Pass Through Disk L Delete Pass Through Disk D Identify Enclosure SLOT 05 250 1GB ST3250620NS O Identify Drive ISLOT 06 25
127. ove The position of the screws need to be adjusted and are described in steps 9 to 13 9 Adjust the middle rail member so that one of the holes in the rail assembly can be accessed Then loosen the screw Hole Screw Middle Rail e S M oi 2 screws and nuts are removed from the rail User Manual ra 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 11 Adjust the outer rail and middle rail member 12 Tighten one of the screw and lock nut pem NE n 2 9 UN Por 13 Adjust again the middle rail member until the opening is accessible Tighten the other screw and lock nut a bi i The new position of the 2 screws and nuts after re installing them 14 Repeat steps 8 to 13 and do the same for the other rail assembly i e adjust the position of the 2 screws and nuts EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 15 Insert 2 M5 nuts on the 2 holes of the front left side of the rack post Wrong hole position to insert 2 M5 nuts Correct hole position to insert 2 M5 nuts The nuts must be inserted in holes which are close together t SEB e gt EIN Rack Post Front Left Side 16 Insert another 2 M5 nuts on 2 holes of the front right side of the rack post Wrong hole position to insert 2 M5 nuts Correct hole position to insert 2 M5 nuts The nuts must be inserted in holes which are close together Rack Post Front Right Side User Manual 45
128. oxxxxxx open all close all a a EE TEE SEAR as LE 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function volume Name H RAID Set Functions B Volume Set Functions vi Create Volume Set vi Create Raid30 50 60 i ra Delete volume Set Ul Check volume Set vi Schedule volume Check vi Stop Volume Check iJ Volume Set Host Filters HQ Physical Drives 3 System Controls 9 Information Volume VOL 000 Max Capacity Allowed 4501 1 GB volume Capacity Greater Two TB Yolume Support 2199 0 GB No y Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization volume Raid Level Raid 6 Volume Stripe Size volume Cache Mode 64 KBytes Tagged Command Queuing Enabled Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN l Confirm The Operation 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 ra 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 5 3 4 1 Volume Set Expansion Volume 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 Vol
129. parameters of existing Volume Sets parameter Physical Drives 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 Controls 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 69 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Chapter 5 RAI D 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 and AK Block proRAID anager XXXXXXXXXKKX lopen all close all amp 7 Information Select Capacity Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Initialization Mode Select Stripe Size PETS ce No z ea x KBytes 4 Raid System Console s Quick Create Raid volume Set EMS Quick Function Total Number Of
130. pecially 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 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 Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN Fibre Channel Each RAID controller has two 4Gbps Fibre Host Channels ports Select the Fibre port where to map the LUN Volume Set Options are 0 1 and 0 amp 1 Cluster 081 Cluster will make the LUN visible on both Fibre 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 Fibre Port can connect up to 128 devices LUN ID O to 127 Select the LUN ID for the Volume Set NOTE
131. rd H Quick Function Enter Original Password E H RAID Set Functions 3 Volume Set Functions Enter New Password H I Physical Drives Re Enter New Password D 4 EC System Controls O System Configuration L Hdd Power Management L Fibre Channel Config L EtherNet Configuration L Alert By Mail Configuration Confirm The Operation Submit Reset L SNMP Configuration _J NTP Configuration L View Events Mute Beeper L Generate Test Event _ Modify Password L Upgrade Firmware L Shutdown Controller L Restart Controller Information lg af x 5 5 12 Upgrade Firmware NOTE The admin Password characters allowed are A Z a 2 and O 9 The minimum number of Password characters is null empty Password is disabled and maximum number of Password characters is 15 Please refer to Section 6 2 for more information 114 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 13 Shutdown Controller Use this function to shutdown the RAID Controller This is used to flush the data from the cache memory and is normally done before powering off the system power switch eroRAID CManayer XXXXXXXXXXXX Jopen all close all W Raid System Console i IEM iConfirm To Shutdown Controller H Quick Function j an om nz LLL LLL 9 Physical Drives l E e System Controls vi System Configuration vi Hdd Power Management
132. remapping and scheduled volume check M Redundant active active controller functionality ensures zero downtime or data loss M Fully redundant with hot swappable controller disks cooling fans and power supplies M Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild User Manual rmm 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 1 1 Technical Specifications RAID Controller Fibre to SAS Controller Single or Redundant Host Interface Two 4Gb Fibre Channel Disk Interface SAS 3Gb or SATA II SAS expander 4x mini SAS 3Gb s Direct Attached 42 Disks Expansion Processor Type Up to 84 Disks Intel IOP341 64 bit 512MB 4GB DDR II ECC SDRAM single controller Sache emery 1GB 8GB DDR II ECC SDRAM dual controller Battery Backup Optional Management Port support Yes Monitor Port support Yes RAID level O0 1 0 1 3 5 6 30 50 60 and JBOD Array Group Up to 128 LUNs Up to 128 Hot Spare Yes Drive Roaming Yes Online Rebuild Yes Variable Stripe Size Yes E mail Notification Yes Online capacity expansion RAID level stripe size migration bs Online Array roaming Yes SMTP manager and SNMP agent Yes Redundant Flash image Yes Instant availability and Ves background initialization S M A R T support Yes MAID spin down idle drives Yes Bad block auto remapping Yes Platform Rackmount Form Factor of Hot Swap Trays Tray Lock Yes Disk Status Indicator Access Fail LED Backplane SAS SATA II Single BP o
133. resescesemesemieeante 117 5 6 1 RAID Set Hierarchy Rm T 117 SES MEAS crap e a Et 119 56 3 Mardw re JOD DON corset tatcm peii o m Dium bue dU cuu PUE 121 Chapter o AYE 11g 1 at 11 et en mesian eu tertie hey ee ere 123 6 1 Upgrading the RAID Controller s Cache Memory essere ttes 123 6 1 1 Replacing the Memory Module qu eccesessesessesesessesessesecsssesessesesccsesessesesscsessssesesseseseesssneseeneseesess 123 6 2 Upgrading the RAID Controller s Firmware sss 124 6 3 Replacing Subsystem Components sese eeeneterttetn tette tete tt setate etis in tate teat 131 631 Replacing a Disk Drive i 132 6 3 2 Replacing the RAID Controller Module sese tnt 140 6 3 3 Replacing the Power Supply Fan Module sese 141 6 3 4 Replacing the Turbo Fan Fan 06 1 seen ttn ntes 143 6 3 5 Replacing the Expander Module wu cscessssessssssssesssesscsssesessesssssesscsssesessssssesessesssesesseeesseeceeseees 145 6 3 6 Replacing the Front Panel sss ee etetntntn tete tettn intet tte tertie etnia tate ns 151 637 Replacing the Bottom BOSE etse tesi eterni i erri ias ester retine inier eetabuteese iei inted 156 Appendix 1 Volume Mapping in Dual Controller Mode 164 Appendix 2 Redundant Controllers Switch Function 170 1 The
134. rl x L t i ik i a ri r Sm e i e a E a M ly a 7 Li 1 Hold the front panel on both sides and carefully detach the front panel from the enclosure Note that the main switch cable is connected to the front panel Disconnect the cable eee rt EC User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 6 Replace the front panel e 5 e e c c c c C c c e Ls e e e i T M User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 8 Hold the front panel and carefully attach to the enclosure Note that there are 4 contact points which the front panel must connect to Peeeaeaee rx 9 Tighten the 2 screws on the front panel side esccceccecco 00666566666 Aue seco tece LET ra 154 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 10 Put the top cover back and place it about half an inch away Then push the top cover towards the rear 12 To secure the top cover tighten two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side User Manual 155 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 6 3 7 Replacing the Bottom Board The subsystem has 2 bottom boards One or both bottom boards can be replaced if necessary To replace a Bottom Board 1 Loosen two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side 3 Hold the front part of the top cover and slide the top cover about half an inch towards the f
135. ront side then pull upwards to remove it te _ M UT CTREENES Ses 156 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 4 Loosen the 2 screws on both sides of the front panel ijf ee6GEEEG6666 Hoty 99950005 ttp QQo9990806 Ste Ton J T i T wd EM yi a aa P j j ae d Ed 0 h ria E n E 1 S i 5 D j i TE A T2 1 1 s a Y y F l zi mm 3T3 I j 1 sae a NN r 1 1 qi m c T E s ww P j p E 4 k x A d z ji 1 t jn ks Puer ES st 7 of T A mcs rav F 2 e j 7 XN eh E pm r Hu A i si 4 T A i 7 EY Ha n L4 1 E c A m LM m7 DE zh S Tf Bs a Er DL 1 J i nT in p arn _ p m ko mu j ree B 1 uals a 7 f A CE BRA e s L a E nn r Y 1 a s y a m J r P i ic M ES Vu d he DR E lm JEDE smn et i e a ns E im lj i i _ E a m x x 1 LT ra a 1 i n a y z 4 I n A m a i T L Jun D a A E at v oat l z he 4 w 4 ay E ei r i d i A j D D I v i D 4 r R nt x y L 7 i i it e La a wr DEL pi t L J H 4 i a l E T F r jani iei r E i B a af Pest i LU mL ET E t a ri J M j p i d lec E i 7 T e a a j M i L m 40 TI rs Hh 1 cet a T
136. se of hardware monitoring the RAI D enclosure is logically divided into two enclosures The functions of the Expander Modules are as follows Monitors Enclosure 1 Disk slots 1 to 21 Power Supply 01 1 Fans 01 1 02 1 03 1 04 1 and 05 1 and Turbo Fan 06 1 Note 1 means enclosure 1 Expander Module 2 1 functi E der 1 1 Monitors Enclosure 2 Disk slots 22 to 42 Power Supply 01 2 Fans 01 2 02 2 03 2 04 2 and 05 2 Note 2 means enclosure 2 Expander Module 2 2 Expander Module 1 1 for Controller 1 Expander Module 1 2 for Controller 1 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 2 2 Controller Module The i Stor system includes a single or dual 4Gb Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Controller Module RAID Controller Module 2 2 1 Controller Module Panel SAS Expander Activity LED SAS Expansion Port Host A Status LEDs CTRL Heartbeat LED Monitor Port Host B Status LEDs px R Link Port Host Channel B Debug Port Host Channel A Fault LED User Manual 25 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem Pan Berto OOO There are two Fibre host channels A and B Host Channel A B which can be use to connect to Fibre HBA on the Host system or to connect to FC switch Use for expansion connect to the SAS In one Expansion Port Port of a J BOD subsystem Debug Port RJ 11 port Use to check controller debug messages Monitor Port RJ 11 port Use to manage the RAID
137. 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 offers 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 EI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre 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 th
138. t Setting the HDD power management configurations Fibre Channel Config Setting the Fibre Channel configurations Ethernet Configuration Setting the Ethernet configurations 60 ose vesa O 42 Bays Fibre 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 If you are going to configure the subsystem using the LCD panel please press first the select button 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 RAID Up and Down 4A Arrow buttons W NOTE When the Down Arrow button W is pressed 3 times the LCD control will shift to the other RAID controller in redundant controller mode and the other RAID controller s IP address will be shown in LCD Select button Y 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 For example if one disk drive fails pressing this button will mute the beeper User Manual nam E
139. t the Fibre Channel Configuration function move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Fibre Channel Config The Fibre Channel Configuration screen will be shown Configure the desired function proRAID C anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all a Fibre Channel Configurations WWNN 20 00 00 1b 4d 01 04 77 X Raid System Console 1 Quick Function l Distinct WWNN for Each Channel z es ee Channel 0 WWPN 21 00 D0 1b 4d 01 04 77 H Physical Drives Auto Current Speed Unknown zz rn i cds m Channel 0 Topology Auto Current Topology None E sas Power dresse Channel 0 Hard Loop ID n Disabled O Fibre Channel Config Channel 1 WWPN 21 00 00 1b 4d 01 04 78 5 quedes cadi A Auto z Current Speed Unknown L SNMP Configuration Channel 1 Topology ato v Current Topology None F E UM Beeper Channel 1 Hard Loop ID b Disabled L Generate Test Event L Clear Event Buffer L Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware Sh L SUDORE Controller Confirm The Operation L Restart Controller H Information Submit Reset WWNN World Wide Node Name The WWNN of the FC RAID system is shown at top of the configuration screen This is an eight byte unique address factory assigned to the FC RAID common to both FC ports WWPN World Wide Port Name Each FC port has its unique WWPN which is also factory assigned Usually the WWNN WWPN tuple is used to uniquely identify a port in
140. teee ee ee eee eB eee 6 The 42 bays RAID Subsystem The RAID subsystem features 4Gb Fibre host channels for increased system efficiency and performance It features high capacity expansion with 42 hot swappable SAS SATA II hard disk drive bays in a 19 inch 4U rackmount unit scaling to a maximum storage capacity in the terabyte range The RAID subsystem also supports dual controllers which provide better fault tolerance and higher reliability of system operation RAID enclosure is designed for maximum expandability and flexibility i Stor uses only common modules For any system to be able to meet the needs of future requirements expandability is essential i Stor was designed for future expandability With i Stor the power supply and fan units are enclosed within the same module Combined with a larger module volume and a larger fan unit a more powerful power Supply can be used because of better airflow The Airflow Redirector eliminates pockets of dead air to prevent overheating of the subsystem i Stor incorporates a cableless design which means less connectors are used Less connectors result in better signal stability In addition i Stor uses hi quality connectors for maximum signal integrity Every system needs an environmental control system to regulate the internal environment of the subsystem i Stor SES SCSI Enclosure Se rvices is the mainstay of environment control With SES you have a proven standard protocol for environment
141. ter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet Quick Create Enter SIGNAT To ee Ee Eee eee TSA RaidSet Signature If RaidSet Is Recovered Be RAID Set Functions Create RAID Set PowerOffDisk Enclosures PowerOfDiskEnclosueflSlo l Enter The EL o L Delete RAID Set i Expand RAID Set O Offline RAID Set 0 Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare a Delete Hot SEU a v Confirm The Operation a 3 volume Set Functions ri Create Volume Set ag Create Raid30 50 60 0 Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set a Check Volume Set p Schedule Volume Check O Stop Volume Check 0 Volume Set Host Filters g 3 Physical Drives vi Create Pass Through Disk O Modify a Pass Through Disk 0 Delete Pass Through Disk L Identify Enclosure L Identify Drive 182 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem NOTE Sometimes the PowerOffDisk command will need to wait for several seconds before command execution is completed web GUI is updated specially when the Raid subsystem is active or busy NOTE If you try to power off a Disk for example Disk in Slot 3 of Enclosure 1 but the Disk is not failed the Disk will not be powered off The screen will show Device Not In Failed State Device Mat In Failed State sw H s v PB m e M 5
142. the Fabric Channel Speed Each FC port speed can be configured either as 1 Gbps 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps channel Another option is to use Auto for auto speed negotiation between 1Gbps 2Gbps 4Gbps The RAID system s default setting is Auto which should be adequate under most conditions The Channel Speed setting takes effect during the next connection That means a link down link up should be applied for the change to take effect The current connection speed is shown at end of the row You have to click the Fibre Channel Config link again from the menu frame to refresh the current speed information User Manual 105 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Channel Topology Each Fibre Channel can be configured to the following Topology options Fabric Point to Point Loop or Auto The default Topology is set to Auto which takes precedence of Loop Topology Restarting the RAID controller is needed for any topology change to take effect The current connection topology is shown at end of the row You have to click the Fibre Channel Config link again from the menu frame to refresh the current topology information Note that current topology is shown as None when no successful connection is made for the channel Hard Loop ID This setting is effective only under Loop topology When enabled you can manually set the Loop ID in the range from O to 125 Make sure this hard assigned ID does not conflict with other devi
143. the RAID subsystem using the LCD panel please press the Select button 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 or view information in the subsystem Up and Down amp Arrow buttons VW NOTE When the Down Arrow button W is pressed 3 times the LCD control will shift to the other RAID controller in redundant controller mode and the other RAID controller s IP address will be shown in LCD Select button w 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 For example if one disk drive fails pressing this button will mute the beeper Exit button EXIT EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 1 1 2 Disk Drive Status I ndicators The Front Panel shows the disk drives status Activity LED Power On Fail LED LT omg QOO coox 990 eco indicator coor peser Activity LED Blue l I ndicates the disk drive is busy or being Blinking accessed I ndicates the disk drive in this slot is good Power I ndicates the disk drive in this slot is On Fail LED defective or failed I ndicates there is no disk drive in this slot User Manual pam 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 2 1 1 3 LCD IP Address in Dual Controller Mode In dual controller mode the RAID s
144. the failed disk with a new one If the failed disk is still good observe this particular disk If this disk fails again replace it with a new one Use the disk manufacturer s utility disk tool to verify the health status of the failed disk 186 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 10 If the Disk in Enclosure 1 Slot 1 is still good the Disk will automatically become Hot Spare Note that this function new disk will automatically become hot spare will only work if there is a previously configured hot spare that has replaced a failed disk lopen all close all J EEE EEE EE oo l Stop Auto Refresh s RaidSet Hierarchy RAID Set Devices Volume Set Ch Lun Raid Set 000 E i1Slotf2e Volume VOL amp ODD DK1 0 Rebuilding 0 296 18000 0GB E isiot s E 1S ot 6 JE 1Slot 7 3 Raid System Console B E Quick Function B RAID seg Functions Create RAID Set L Delete RAID Set L Expand RAID Set O Offline RAID Set L Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare Erislotes L Delete Hot Spare peislote12 E Rescue Raid Set E 1Slot 13 t EI C3 Volume Set Functions E 1Slot 14 L Create Volume Set E 1Slot 15 L Create Raid30 50 60 IE amp iSlot amp 16 C Delete volume Set O Modify volume Set L Check Volume Set L S
145. the new Power Supply Fan Module User Manual Pu 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 4 Insert the replacement Power Supply Fan Module and push inwards With the handle in open position close the handle until the lock is engaged tx 142 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 6 3 4 Replacing the Turbo Fan Fan 06 1 To replace the Turbo Fan Module 1 Loosen the 2 screws of the Turbo Fan Module 3 Insert the replacement Turbo Fan Module NOTE If only the fan board will be replaced disconnect first the fan cables loosen the screws on the fan board and replace the fan board User Manual P 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 4 Push the Turbo Fan Module until it is fully inserted 144 User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 6 3 5 Replacing the Expander Module CAUTION Be careful when inserting the Expander Module Carefully insert the module and make sure that the connector pins are not bent when the module is inserted To replace Expander Module 1 Loosen the thumbscrew of the Expander Module Ld 2 Pull the thumbscrew just a little User Manual P 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 3 Hold the rear part of the thumbscrew handle with your thumb and your forefinger index finger on the other screw Carefully move your thumb outwards to disengage the lock 4 The lock will tot
146. tion 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 proRAID C anager lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console a NTP Server Configurations H Quick Function NTP Server IP Address 1 i i H RAID Set Functions BC Vsl ma Ber EUnPtons NTP Server IP Address 2 6 Physical Drives a Time Zone Configuration EHS System Controls E v System Configuration Time zone GMT 08 00 Taipel a v1 Hdd Power Management Automatic Daylight Saving Enabled z vi Fibre Channel Config vi EtherNet Configuration vi Alert By Mail Configuration vi SNMP Configuration Ui View Events Mute Beeper vi Generate Test Event vi Clear Event Buffer vi Modify Password vi Upgrade Firmware vi Shutdown Controller i Restart Controller H Information Current Time 2009 4 20 19 33 29 NTP Server Not Set Confirm The Operation ET User Manual 5 5 8 View Events Mute Beeper 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 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 s
147. tion volume Set Ch Lun COMI AID aP uno Hus fe rae Cu iE DE 9 Physical Drives Ef System Controls j j 8E TEUER TEUER Offlined 250 1GB ST3250620NS Offlined 1GB ETT Offlined lass 1GB m lofrined less sen ST3250620NS Offlined 250 1GB EET lorrined 250 1GB ST3250620NS lofined puse Leones Free I 1GB ST3250310NS m eem Free erem sta2s0620Ns User Manual 7 42 Bays Fibre 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 7 3 Total Raw Capacity 247 0GB Free Raw Capacity j jo 0GB Min Member Disk Size 82 3GB Raid Set owes State Operating When does a Raid Set State becomes I ncomplete 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 s Raid Set Information Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Member E Disks a Total Raw Capacity 247 0GB i Free F Raw Capacity 24 7 0GB Min Member Disk Size i 82 3GB Raid Set Power State te l perating Raid Set State Incomplete Th
148. tions Volume Set Name volume VOL 000 Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 volume Capacity 2198 DGB EH ds Drives 2 Fibre Ch Lun 0 I c Cr a zi Hiers er cc Stripe 5 Size B4KBytes Black Size 512Bytes Di Hardware Monter Member Disks 20 Cache Mode Write Back Tagged Queuing Enabled volume state Normal zc Time To Volume Check EI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 3 7 Stop Volume Check Use this option to stop all Volume Set consistency checking process processes 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function J RAID Set Functions aris EC3 Volume Set Functions vi Create Volume Set ri Create Raid30 50 60 vi Delete Volume Set vi Modify Volume Set vi Check Volume Set vi Schedule Volume Check alr i Volume Set Host Filters H 0 Physical Drives H System Controls 3 Information User Manual ra 42 Bays Fibre 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 oper
149. to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 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 open all close all 3 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function m J RAID Set Functions B he volume Set Functions Hr i Create me Set Ci E Delete Set i vi Schedule Volume Check vi Stop Volume Check i Volume Set Host Filters H 0 Physical Drives J System Controls H 0 Information Volume Mame are MMD Manage XXXXXXXXXXXX a Volume VOL 000 Member Disks Yolume Raid Level Max Capacity Allowed 9002 1 ce Select Volume Capacity Greater Two TB Volume Support 9002 1 volume Initialization Mode Initialization j Volume Stripe Size 64 KBytes Yolume Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing Enabled j Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN volumes To Be Created a EE The Operation nl NOTE Refer to Section 5 3 1 Create Volume Set for detailed information about the Volume Set settings User Manual EU 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I 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 optio
150. ubsystem need to be moved a few inches 9 Loosen the 2 thumbscrews of the bottom board then pull the 2 thumbscrews The bottom board will detach from the enclosure Pull the bottom board outwards fie e ET Tm 10 H 5 j i f j no i 3 hi i 4 if ap ij finn 14 l 7 LESE 7 F hi ni TER P n b y E I 2 j 72777 I m yy n ud 7 yay j i 4 Li E nU ji L uad Im F 2 if i 10 Replace the bottom board If necessary remove the screws from the bottom board and place the new bottom board then tighten back the screws May fry User Manual 159 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 11 Before reinserting the bottom board the expander module s need to be removed This is a precautionary step to prevent the connector pins of the expander module s from possibly being bent when the bottom board is inserted Refer to Section on Replacing the Expander Module for steps on how to remove or reinsert the expander module Bottom Board that Expander Module s to be Controller Mode was were Replaced Removed Single Controller Single Controller Right E 341 Left and Right 11adi2 o Dual Controller let i2and22 Dual Controller Right anzi Dual Controller LeftandRigt 1 L2 Li 2and 2 r D a 3 mo tl M pem j z Macc EN airs a
151. ubsystem has 2 IP addresses which can be accessed separately By default the IP address of Controller 1 is shown To view the IP address of Controller 2 press the Down Arrow W button in the front panel three 3 times When the IP address of Controller 1 is shown there is no blinking rectangular character at the end of the IP address When the IP address of Controller 2 is shown there is a blinking rectangular character at the end of the IP address When the IP address has a link connected to network there is an at the end of the IP address When there is no link there is no Controller 1 I P Address No rectangular character RAID Model Name f RAID Model Name 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 100 Controller 1 has Link Controller 1 has no Link Controller 2 I P Address With rectangular character blinking RAID Model Name f RAID Model Name 192 168 1 101 192 168 1 101 E Controller 2 has Link Controller 2 has no Link Ti User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 2 1 2 Rear View Power Supply 01 1 Fan 06 1 Controller 1 Power Supply 01 2 Expander 1 1 Expander 1 2 Single Controller User Manual 23 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem Power Supply 01 1 Fan 06 1 Power Supply 01 2 Controller 1 Controller 2 Expander 1 1 Expander 2 2 Expander 2 1 Expander 1 2 Dual Controller NOTE Each Power Supply Module has 1 Power Supply and 5 Fans For purpo
152. uick Function i EE Quick Create Disk Power Is Turned Off E C3 RAID Set Functions vi Create RAID Set Expand RAID Set O Offline RAID Set Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare ag t EJ Volume Set Functions D Create Volume Set L Create Raid30 50 60 Delete Volume Set L Modify Volume Set L Check volume Set 0 Schedule Volume Check O Stop Volume Check iJ volume Set Host Filters EM Physical Drives 0 Create Pass Through Disk 1 Modify a Pass Through Disk L Delete Pass Through Disk rl Identify Enclosure iJ Identify Drive Ml O Volume Set Host Filters si Bg Physical Drives Soe CSU CRN eRe Ee Pe ee cay a RaidSet Hierarchy vi Create Pass Through Disk asado bed ny i i Volume Set Ch Lun Volume State Capacity 13000 0GB 7000 0GB Modify a Pass Through Disk RAID Set_ Devices O Delete Pass Through Disk Raid Set 000 Failed Volume vOLsO000 081 0 Degraded E 1Slot 2 Volume VOL 001 081 1 Degraded J Identify Enclosure i Identify Drive Sj System Controls vi System Configuration L Hdd Power Management L Fibre Channel Config O EtherNet Configuration i Alert By Mail Configuration O SNMP Configuration i O NTP Configuration E i1Slot 4 evisiot s Bisot 7 o EFISot 9 amp isbt l2 1Slot EFISt l14 m M E 1Slot 15
153. ume Set Functions 9 Physical Drives ao System Contrals 9 Information Fn 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 NOTE If a disk drive fails during Raid Set expansion and a hot spare is available an auto rebuild operation will occur after the Raid Set expansion is completed NOTE A Raid Set cannot be expanded if it contains a Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set EE User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 072727777 TTA wae i oRAID anager XX XXXXXXXKXK O SLOT 25 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 26 250 1GB ST3250620NS SLOT 27 250 1GB ST3250620NS T 28 250 1GB ST3250620NS MEM TEM E SLOT 30 250 1GB ST3250620NS Ir REESE r ros mam reses ooo ul 501GB ST3250620N5 Ir nsus mem mem 0000000000 j SLOT 39 250 1GB ST3250620NS a 40 250 1GB ST3250620N5 a 1 41 250 1GB ST3250620N5 stor 42 250 1GB ST3250620NS Iv Confirm The Operation Submit E open all close all 3 Raid System Console ao Quick Function Ej RAID Set Functions L Create RAID Set L Delete RAID Set L offline RAID Set O Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare
154. ume 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 proRAID anager xXXXXXXXXXXX lopen alliclose alli LEE 7 s Enter The Yolume Attribute Raid System Console H Quick Function volume Name Volume vVOL 000 RAID Set Functions H I valumes Sot EUROS Max Capacity Allowed 4501 1 GB L Create Volume Set volume Capacity 2199 0 GB O Create Raid30 50 60 3 Dsiste Volume Set Greater Two TB Volume Support No Modify Volume Set volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization L Check volume Set cehsd le valums check volume Raid Level Raid 5 O Stop Volume Check volume Stripe Size 64 j KBytes L Volume Set Host Filters 9 Physical Drives volume Cache Mode write Back System Controls Tagged Command Queuing Enabled H Information Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN o o o Confirm The Operation Submit Reset uf NOTE The Volume Set capacity of Raid30 50 60 cannot be expanded ELI User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 4 2 Volume Set Migration Migration occurs when a Volume Set migrates from one RAID level to another a Volume Set stripe size changes or when a disk is a
155. wn This function is also used to silence the beeper alarm User Manual 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 5 9 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 eroRAID CManayer XXXXXXXXXXXX open all close all p 777 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function Q RAID Set Functions 9 Volume Set Functions J Physical Drives EMS System Controls vi System Configuration vij Hdd Power Management Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Configuration i Alert By Mail Configuration vi SNMP Configuration vil NTP Configuration vi View Events Mute Beeper ci Clear Event Buffer vi Modify Password vi Upgrade Firmware vi Shutdown Controller i Restart Controller amp Information 12 A 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA I RAID Subsystem 5 5 10 Clear Event Buffer Use this feature to clear the RAID subsystem s System Events Information buffer aroRAID Manayer XXXXXXXXXXXX open all close all zi 3 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function J RAID Set Functions Ws J Volume Set Functions Dies HQ Physical Drives E C3 System Controls 0O System Configuration 0 EtherNet Configuration 0 Alert By Mail Configuration O SNMP Configur
156. xit button EXIT 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il 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 Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No Raid 1 or 1 0 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground No Init Raid 1 0 Spare L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground No Init Raid 3 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Edit the Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Quick Volume Raid Set Raid 5 L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the 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
157. y Auto Loop Point Point Fabric Channel 1 Loop ID gt 0 125 DHCP Function 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 gt Yes No Hardware Monitor The Hardware Monitor Information System Information The System Information User Manual LAN 42 Bays Fibre to SAS SATA Il RAID Subsystem 4 3 Configuration through web browser based proRAI D Manager The RAID subsystem can be remotely configured via R Link port with proRAID Manager a web browser based application The proRAID 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 1 P Address IMPORTANT The default I P address of R Link Portis 192 168 1 100 and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 DHCP client function is also enabled by default You can reconfigure the I P 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 fu
158. y 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 3 42 Bays Fibre 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 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

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