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1. 132 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 5 SNMP Configuration The Administration gt SNMP Configuration screen allows you to set up SNMP alert notifications for the system SNMP Configuration Enable al SNMP Client IP SNMP Client Name Application Alerts Notification Alerts Warning Alerts Save Steps to setup SNMP Configuration 1 On the Administration gt SNMP Configuration screen tick the Enable check box to enable SNMP 2 Enter the SNMP Client IP SNMP Client Name and select the type of alerts to be sent via SNMP 3 Click Save to apply the changes to the controller or click Save amp Test to apply the changes to the controller and send a test message User Manual EEEE FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM This screen contains the following details and options Field Enable SNMP Client IP SNMP Client Name Application Alerts Notification Alerts Warning Alerts Description Tick the check box to enable SNMP IP address of the SNMP client system Host name of the SNMP client system The SNMP name can be used if a valid Primary DNS or Alternate DNS is entered in the Ethernet Configuration screen Alerts generated by the GUI will be sent via SNMP when they occur Information events in the Event Log will be sent via SNMP when they occur Warning events in the Event Log will be sent via SNMP when they occur 134 User Manual FI BRE to
2. 138 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 10 Config Save Restore The Administration gt Config Save Restore screen can be used to restore a backup controller configuration Restore Configuration on Disk Restore COD Note The Restore COD function will destroy all RAID configurations currently stored on your controller This action will also cause the controller to reset Manual Save and Restore of Configuration Configuration 1 Save Restore Configuration 2 Save Restore This screen contains the following buttons Field Description Restores an automatically saved configuration from the disks R l ee currently available in the enclosures The system will reset itself COD o when the restoration is complete Save Downloads one of two saved system configurations Prompts the user for the location of a previously saved Restore configuration The system will need to be reset for the restored configuration to take effect Warning This facility should only be used under the direction of our technical support team User Manual EEI FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 11 Export Status The Administration gt Export Status screen allows the user to download a zip file containing a snapshot of HTML status screens This information can be used by our technical support team when debugging problems Export Status Do you wish to download a HTML export of status pages Download
3. 140 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 12 System Name The Administration gt System Name screen allows you to modify the name of the system Change the value in the System Name text field and click on the Set System Name button for the update to take effect Modify System Name System Name RAID System Name set system Name User Manual ETTEN FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 13 Set Date and Time The Administration gt Set Data and Time screen allows you to set the date and time of the system Set Date and Time system Time Date 1 April 2009 Time i4 18 Save This screen contains the following details and options Field Description Date Set the date for the controller Time Set the time for the controller Save Saves the new settings 142 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 14 Setup Wizard The setup wizard Administration gt Setup Wizard guides the user through the following configuration screens e Change Password e Email Event Configuration e SNMP Configuration e Ethernet Configuration for each controller that is currently inserted Click Next to save any configuration changes and move to the next screen Clicking Previous will display the previous screen setup Wizard The setup wizard will guide you through the configuration process in the following order e Changing password Email event configuration SNMP configuration
4. Protocol modem Close Cancel User Manual 31 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 5 Verify that the firmware upgrade is proceeding Sending D Documents and Settings Administrator Desktop EP95601 112 bin Packet Be ooo Error checking ERE File size Pak o o fo Total retries az Files Mto o o Last error TE File fr 27K of 147K Elapsed 00 00 06 Remaining 00 00 26 Throughput 4608 cps i cps bps Aetries 6 Check the message Transfer Completed in terminal console The controller will auto restart to load the update 7 Use LCD panel to verify if the new SES firmware has been updated Use arrow down key SES2 FW V1 12 SES ID 07 SES2 means Version 2 x of PRO 90 5601 V 1 12 is the SES firmware version 32 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM For PRO 90 6601 SES board gt NOTE The upgrade process is done twice The first time needs a jumper in J P8 The second time does not need a jumper 1 Power off the RAID system Remove the SES Module Insert a jumper in JP8 of SES board PRO 90 6601 yy a f r i s slelsla l ASI alcisici L SSD tt AAAAt dhiiin 2 Insert the SES module into the RAID subsystem Connect RS232 serial cable to the RS232 port of SES module 3 Power on RAID subsystem Configure terminal settings as follows Baud Rate 38400 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control
5. storage Read amp Read Ahead Read Ahead Read Ahead Stripe 2 Read Write Unit Cache Cache Size ook OK 70 Sequential 128 aoa 3 3 50 Sequential 256 256 30 Random 50 Random 10 Random 90 Random 90 Sequential 3 10 Random Expected Sequential Random Mix Expected Read Write Mix 70 Read 30 Write ee ye a we a a a a ee ee 70 Read 30 Write 3 90 Sequential 50 Read 50 Write 90 Read 10 Write 50 Read 50 Write When a RAID is created the profile determines the default caching parameters which can be changed after RAID creation and the stripe unit size which cannot be changed after RAID creation The default profile when the system is shipped is File Server A RAID with a profile of Media Server No init is not initialised and is immediately available Small writes will incur a small penalty xxx measured in sectors 76 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM RAID is traditionally used on servers but can be also used on workstations The latter was once common in storage intensive applications such as video and audio editing but has become less advantageous with the advent of large fast and inexpensive hard drives based on perpendicular recording technology Workstation CAD The term workstation has also been used to refer to a terminal or PC hooke
6. Enclosure ID dial a Hard Contact Relay and a System Light These features are described as follows 1 RS 232 Port The RS 232 port is for SES firmware upgrade NOTE There are two types of SES board PRO 90 5601 and PRO 90 6601 Each has different Baud Rate setting The LCD Display Panel will show SES for PRO 90 6601 and SES2 for PRO 90 5601 x Below are the RS 232 settings 38400 PRO 90 6601 egue ate 115200 PRO 90 5601 Data Bits ses 2 Alarm Mute Button When the audible alarm is sounding press this button to mute the audible alarm 3 Enclosure ID Dial The Enclosure ID Dial is used to indicate the ID number of that particular enclosure Range 1 1 12 RAID System Enclosure 4 Hard Contact Relay 5 System Light a The System Light is used to indicate whether the SES Module is on and whether or not there is an error b A blinking GREEN light indicates that the SES Module is ON and functioning normally c A steady GREEN light or no GREEN light indicates that there is an error with the SES Module 26 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 3 3 SES Module LED SES Module Ready LED 2 3 4 SES Module Installation This section describes how to install the SES Module a Check for damage especially to the PCB Golden Fingers at the rear of the SES Module SES Module Golden Fingers CAUTION Handle the module with care and avoid damaging the Golden Fin
7. Ethernet configuration of the spouse controller if one is present Ethernet configuration of this controller Ned User Manual ETEN FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 10 Troubleshooting 10 1 Alerts The following table summarizes the operation of the system in the presence of various failures Failure Failure Class Type Power BBU Not Total Loss present Power Transient BBU Not oes present Power BBU Total Loss Present Power Transient BBU Loss Present 144 User Manual Effect on Data Data may be lost if write cache is enabled Data may be lost if write cache is enabled No effect provided outage is shorter than BBU hold time No effect Effect on System Unavailable BA System unavailable during power loss Controller takes 7 seconds to reboot and 60 seconds for the system to become available N A System unavailable NAA System unavailable during power loss Controller takes 7 seconds to reboot and 60 seconds for the system to N A Effect on Availability Performance Notification User Event log Event log Event log Event log Disk Drive RAID removed or Level 1 5 drive failure or 10 Disk Drive RAID removed or Level 0 drive failure Disk RAID Medium Level 1 5 Error or 10 Disk Medium RAID Error Level 0 SCSI cable cane total failure SCSI cable Cable transient parity errors No eff
8. If you want to open the java based proRAID Manager click Manual button In the next screen type the admin password and click Connect Note that you should be familiar with the java based proRAID Manager Open Connection System RAID System Name 1 92 166 220 64 Web enabled Username admin Password lt lt Previous Connect Open connection to a system 168 User Manual
9. Logical volume lt name gt deleted Logical volume lt name gt capacity expanded to lt capacity gt Logical volume lt name gt ID LUN changed to lt SCSI ID gt lt LUN gt Logical volume lt name gt changed to lt new name gt Starting Firmware lt version gt lt build time and date gt reboot lt reboot count gt Network up at IP address lt IP address gt netmask lt netmask gt User Manual 149 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 10 2 2 Warnings NOTE The Alert Messages displayed here are example Alert Messages Notification Message Disk in bay lt number gt has excessive errors Disk in bay lt number gt is running out of reallocation blocks Disk in bay lt number gt has run out of reallocation blocks Disk in bay lt number gt has failed Disk in bay lt number gt is missing Power Supply Module in slot lt number gt is not working properly Fan in slot lt number gt is not working properly NVRAM battery is exhausted and needs replacement NVRAM checksum invalid restoring default settings The serial number on this system is incorrect The temperature in the system has Action to be taken Backup data schedule a disk replacement Backup data schedule a disk replacement Backup data schedule a disk replacement Backup data schedule a disk replacement Check to see if a rebuild is in progress for the effected RAID Reseat the missing disk Back
10. Not Approved Upgrade from current firmware to target firmware is not approved Fail Upgrade from current firmware to target firmware will fail and RAID will become inaccessible How to Upgrade At firmware 1 01 or 1 07 backup all data of SAS RAID volumes Upgrade to new firmware as needed Recreate SAS RAID volumes and restore all data Subsequent upgrades will not require backup restore 154 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Detailed Steps for Upgrading Firmware to Version 1 30 1 Uninstall current version of proRAID Manager A Go to the installation directory of proRAID Manager and run the Uninstall program 2 Install the new proRAID Manager version 1 5 35 A Insert install CD B Select the proRAID Manager version for your OS and download the installation files C Run the install program Install exe 3 Upgrade the proSES Firmware Check proSES board version installed in your system Each proSES board version is upgraded differently PRO 90 6601 is SES version 1 and PRO 90 5601 is SES version 2 The LCD will display SES for SES version 1 PRO 90 6601 and SES2 for SES version 2 PRO 90 5601 Another way to check proSES board version is to remove the SES module need to power off the system and check the version labeled on the PCBA aS Ae a ao r t a PRO 90 5601 Ver 2 x Terminal Settings 115700 8 N 1 N PRO 90 6601 Ver 1 x Terminal Settings 38400 8
11. exit i Exit netadmin eee meaner on ing RTAn CANINE please enter a command User Manual ETE FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 Using J ava based proRAI D Manager to Search for IP A new function is available in proRAID Manager Version 1 5 37 When proRAID Manager 1 5 37 or later version is installed the IP of RAID systems in the network can be searched by opening the proRAID Manager r Po ETag program After opening proRAID Manager click the Search button This will open another screen with the searched RAID systems proRAID vanager Systems Found Click Search to Detect Systems or Click Manual to Manually enter an IP Address RAID System Name 1 92 169 220 64 Web enabled SS SS SSS SSS SSS Click Advanced to change the IP search range The default settings will search for all systems on the local subnet Advanced search Cancel Search Demo Manual Open in Browser Search for a system 166 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Select the RAID system you want to login An option whether to open proRAID Manager in web browser is available To open in web browser click Open in Browser button The proRAID Manager web GUI will be displayed proRAlD anager Systems Found RAID System Name 192 166 220 64 Web enabled cl subnet Advanced Searching for systems User Manual ETA FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM
12. n Green Activity any enclosure Solid when connected to a functioning Green 1000BaseT Off when not connected or connected to a 10BaseT network eine LED Solid when connected to a functioning 100BaseT Orange network Off when not connected or connected to a 10BaseT network Access LED Flashes when there is activity on the network User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 1 3 Controller Module I nstallation In this section you will be shown how to install the Controller Module a Check for damage especially to the connectors at the rear of the Controller Module Controller Module Connectors CAUTION Handle the module with care and avoid damaging the connectors Do not install the module if the connectors are damaged b Insert the controller module into the controller slot c With the two handles with thumb screws in the open position at 90 angle press downward the two handles until the locks are engaged User Manual a5 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM d Tighten the two thumb screws on the handles to secure the Controller Module to the enclosure 2 1 4 Controller Board Replacement NOTE Itis necessary to use ESD anti static device when handling sensitive parts of the controller module 1 To remove the controller module loosen the thumb screws located on the sides of the controller module 2 Pull the two handles upwards until the locks are rele
13. 12 11 2008 12 11 2008 12 11 2008 12 11 2008 11 11 2008 11 11 2008 11 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 Time pa 10 10 10 10 15 14 14 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 59 GT GP oy 57 21 na te DE 58 i5 14 38 36 a0 30 ae 20 ST 46 42 38 23 25 00 745 03 36 1 30 16 i5 02 Type NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION INTERNAL NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION WARNING WARNING NOTIFICATION Message Controller in Slot 1 starting firmware H012 ENG 23 10 Deleting RAID RS Logical volume Logical volume Logical volume Logical volume Logical volume Logical volume wol3 deleted volz deleted woli deleted wols created wol2 created voll created Disk in enclosure 1 chassis id 3 bay 6 was removed RAID RS verify cancelled Controller in slot 1 verifying RAID RS Disk in enclosure 1 chassis id 3 bay 6 was removed Disk in enclosure 1 chassis id 3 bay 4 was removed Disk m enclosure 1 chassis id 3 bay 4 Is faulty RAID RS is degraded due to disk failures Disk in enclosure 1 chassis id 3 bav 4 was removed 124 User Manual 10 11 2008
14. Each part will be discussed in details in the following sections of this manual 1 1 1 Front View The front section consists of the Drive Carriers and the Smart LCD Panel Smart LCD Panel Drive Carriers 1 1 2 Rear View The rear view consists of the two Power Supplies the Controller and the SES Module Power Supply j gt z O TERES memo SES Module Controller Module User Manual o FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 1 3 Top View The illustration below shows the top view of the subsystem without top cover indicating the controller and the two power supply fan module Power Supply Controller Module 10 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 2 Enclosure Chassis The RAID subsystem is a fully redundant system with hot swappable disks cooling fans and power supplies The chassis assembly contains 12 drive bays at the front These drive carriers are arranged in 3 rows of 4 drives Each drive carrier is lockable and has a lock indicator e Ssiot7 se Si0t5 lt Slot 11 Slot10 Slot9 Slot 4 Slot3 Siot 2 Slot a le Slot 8 Slot 12 At the rear the chassis assembly contains two power supply one controller module and one SES Module The Power Supply and cooling system is contained in one module for efficient cooling The available slot at the rear is for optional backup battery Option for backup batter
15. Enabled Unmapped Global Logical Volume Mapping Name LUN PortiA LUN PortiB LUN Port2A LUN Port2B Voll 0 Unmapped 0 Unmapped User Manual ETEN FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM The following table gives an explanation of each field available on this screen Field Logical Volume Serial Number Capacity GB Status RAID Field Name Host Name Port 1A Port 1B Port 2A Port 2B LUN Field Name LUN Port 1A LUN Port 1B LUN Port 2A LUN Port 2B View Logical Volumes Description Name of the Logical Volume Internal Serial Number of the Logical Volume Capacity of the Logical Volume in Gigabytes Indicates whether the volume is a global or private logical volume The name of the RAID on which the Logical Volume was created Private Logical Volume Mapping Description Name of the Logical Volume Displays any hosts that have been mapped to a private LV Indicates whether the port is enabled of disabled for the private volume Indicates whether the port is enabled of disabled for the private volume Indicates whether the port is enabled of disabled for the private volume Indicates whether the port is enabled of disabled for the private volume LUN to which the volume has been mapped for a specific host Global Logical Volume Mapping Description Name of the Logical Volume LUN to which the global volume has been mapped to at port 1A LUN to which the global
16. N 1 N User Manual 155 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM For SES2 board PRO 90 5601L a To upgrade proSES firmware connect RS232 cable Phone Jack to DB9 from RS232 port of SES module to available serial port of your PC b Open HyperTerminal in your Windows PC and setup as follows Settings Baud Rate 115200 for SES board PRO 90 5601 party Noe c To access the SES console press lt ENTER gt at least once to verify the SES console session has been established a gt prompt should appear if configured properly d At the prompt type proses upgrade followed by lt ENTER gt gt proses upgrade_ e Press Q and there will be CCCC letters displayed f Goto the Transfer menu at the top of the HyperTerminal window and select the Send File option i co A M Send File Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Capture to Printer gt proses upgrade Disable 12C port_6 OK Disable 12C port_1 OK Software reseting Firmware Loader V 1 6 C Copyright 2006 Proware Press Q to start firmware update process Press K to start Fwloader update process 3Waiting for the file to be sent press a to abort COCCCCC 156 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM g Inthe Send File message box select Ymodem from the Protocol pull down menu h Select the Browse button
17. RAID 1 Select the RAID you wish to rebuild by clicking on the Rebuild button in the row of the RAID of interest Rebuild RAIDs RAID Profile State Level R5 Mediaserver no mit DEGRADED RAID 5 Level Capacity GB Rebuild RAID Stop Rebuild RAID 5 238 Rebuild 2 To stop the rebuild of a RAID select the Stop button in the row of the rebuilding RAID 94 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 7 Verifying a RAID You can use the RAID Functions gt Verify RAID Set menu option to check the consistency of parity blocks i e verify that parity information matches the stored data on the redundant arrays This is only possible on RAID level 5 or 6 it is not possible to verify RAIDs created using RAID O or RAID 1 During a RAID Verify the system reads each stripe and checks for valid parity At the end of the verify process the system sends an Alert if any stripes were found with invalid parity In the Verify RAID Set screen select the Verify button corresponding to the RAID to be verified Verify RAID RAID Profile State Level Capacity GB R5 Mediaserver no mit GOOD RAID 5 238 Level Capacity GB Verify RAID Stop Verification RAID 5 238 Verify It is recommended that you schedule RAID Verify to run periodically to ensure data availability User Manual 95 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 8 Sparing Strategy It is recommended that you reserve a spare disk in the configuration of the system for use
18. The following are the available profiles for more information on RAID Profiles refer to Section about RAID Profile Usage File Server Workstation CAD Database File Server besos Server Media Server No Init 80 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 Select the RAID level to be created Currently RAID levels 0 1 5 6 and 10 are available RAID 5 RAID 1 The RAID Level will still show as RAID 1 but the RAID q NOTE To create a RAID 10 select multiples of two disks and select Capacity is correct 3 Enable Write Cache if you want the controller to respond with Good status when the data is written to the cache but before it is written to disk Enabled Mirroring Disabled Enabled Enabled Mirroring 4 Enable Read Cache if you want the controller to store the data most recently retrieved in the cache Enabled 5 Enable Read Ahead if you want the controller to optimize performance on sequential reads Enabled Enabled 6 Enable Disk Caching if you want the controller to enable disk caching Enabled User Manual 81 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 7 Enable automatic rebuild if required If enabled the RAID will be automatically rebuild if it becomes degraded i e a disk fails provided a spare is available This option can either be Disabled ASAP or Background Background Background NOTE Th
19. and locate the new firmware image file Select firmware file EP95601_118 bin and click Open MM Send File Folder C Documents and Filename Desktops rstor_Pw Firmwares EP95601_118 bir Protocol i Click Send to start upgrade process The upgrade process will be shown Ymodem file send for ep 90 5601 Sending C Documents and Settings test Desktoparystor FY Firmmares E P9560 Facket fe Error checking File size 752K Retries Total retries Files Last eror File TU BSK of 152K Elapsed 00 00 11 Remaining 00 00 13 Throughput 6330 cps Cancel cps bps User Manual 157 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM j Check if firmware upgrade is completed successfully amp ep 90 5601 HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help O Z 0 Disable I2C port_ OK Disable 12C port_1 OK Software reseting Firmware Loader 1 0 C Copyright 2006 Proware to start firmware update process start FwLloader update process iWaiting for the file to be sent press a to abort CCCCCC Transfer Completed Name EP95601 118 bin Size 20D03EH Bytes Press 0 to start firmware update process Press KH to start FwLloader update process Connected 0 05 20 Auto detect 115200 8 N 1 k Use LCD panel to check if the new SES firmware has been updated Use arrow down key until you see SES2 and its firmware version 158 User Manual FIBRE to S
20. 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 User Manual Eo FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 1 Introduction The RAID Subsystem The RAID subsystem is a very versatile SAS SATA II Disk Array system ideal for midrange and high capacity storage in Windows environments Based on 4Gb dual Fibre Channel host Interfaces the subsystem supports the choice of SAS Serial Attached SCSI and SATA II Serial ATA drive configurations to deliver a system bandwidth of up to 700MB sec The ability to mix SAS and SATA drives allows the RAID subsystem to be used for a range of applications that require different price performance characteristics Cost effective SATA drives can be selected for capacity oriented storage such as disk to disk backup and the storage of reference data Higher specification SAS drives can be employed for I O intensive applications including transactional databases Hosting multiple tiers of data in the RAID subsystem configuration gives organizations the flexibility to meet both their technical requirements and budgetary constraints with a single unified solution Oo 8 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 1 Identifying Parts of the RAI D Subsystem The illustrations below identify the various parts of the subsystem
21. does not capacity is only half of have to be rebuilt it can the total disk capacity Suitable for simply be copied to the because all data gets small servers in replacement disk written twice which only two disks will be Very simple technology used RAID 10 A Stripe of Mirrors A RAID 10 RAID combines both a RAID O and a RAID 1 Data is striped across multiple drives and these stripes are then mirrored on identical drives This RAID level gives excellent read write performance with good fault tolerant characteristics also You need at least 4 disks to implement a RAID 10 RAID The following illustration shows a typical RAID 10 Advantages Disadvantages I deal Use Ideal for use in gen High fault tolerance eral file server appli Very expensive to characteristics cations implement needing at Excellent performance least 4 disks Can be used in high through use of striped read write applica segments and load bal Not a very scalable tions such as image ancing across multiple solution processing editing 60 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM RAID 5 Striping with Distributed Parity A RAID 5 RAID data is striped and transferred to disks by independent read write operations The data chunks that are written are also larger than ina RAID 0 The RAID 5 uses parity that is Striped across all disks in the RAID You need at least 3 disks to implement a a gt im Li ce ga dab RAID 5 A RAID 5 can withstand a
22. gt User Manual a5 o FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM To view the current voltage information press YY button F 33V 328V 5W 4 96V Press W button Valid voltage range lt 25N gt 3 630 12V lt 10 8V gt 13 2V 6 Buzzer Status Menu F Buzzer Status Enabled Buzzer Status menu is used to disable enable the proSES boards alarm By default only the buzzer from the controller will alarm if enclosure has a problem Default is Disabled Pressing the W button will bring you to the next menu 46 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 7 Controller IP Controller 1 IP 192 168 100 123 This menu displays the Controller IP address Pressing the W button will display second controller s IP address In a single controller configuration the second controller s IP address will be shown as 0 0 0 0 Controller 2 IP 0 0 0 0 NOTE The LCD will display the IP address 2 minutes after power X on and subsequently refreshed every 15 minutes L If the IP address is changed or reconfigured the LCD will show the updated IP address within 15 minutes IMPORTANT ProSES board PRO 90 6601 will not show in the LCD the controller s I P address after upgrading the firmware to the web GUI version controller FW 1 30 expander FW V389 and proSES FW 1 18 If proSES board is PRO 90 5601 the LCD will display the controller s IP address after upgrad
23. increased the time required to rebuild an inoperative drive s data has stretched to several hours During a rebuild data on the remaining drives within a RAID 5 array is unprotected Should a second drive fail the rebuild will halt and the entire RAID data may be lost Because RAID 6 can tolerate two simultaneous drive failures your data remains fully protected during the rebuild process RAID set verification may be run ad hoc or scheduled to test every sector for proactive error detection Furthermore the system constantly monitors drive health to proactively predict failure and to automatically copy data to a spare drive before the drive fails User Manual 61 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 5 proRAI D Manager The RAID subsystem is managed through the controller s Ethernet connection Any PC on the network to which the RAID subsystem is connected can manage the Subsystem using proRAID Manager proRAID Manager is web based GUI that is Supported on many OS platforms This chapter describes the steps that you need to take to get ProRAID Manager up and how to use it on your system NOTE To search for IP of RAID systems connected to the network j using java based proRAID Manager Version 1 5 37 or later please refer to Appendix 2 5 1 Connecting with proRAI D Manager By default DHCP is enabled on the RAID subsystem and therefore no further configuration is needed There are three ways to connect with proRAID
24. other warning Usually followed by another warning indicating reason Follow action for the other warning Usually followed by another warning indicating reason Follow action for the other warning Usually followed by another warning indicating reason Follow action for the other warning Backup data schedule a disk replacement Schedule multiple disk replacements Restore data from last backup Assign a spare disk to the RAID If RAID is Initialising rebuilding or expanding verify will run on next scheduled verify Otherwise backup data schedule disk replacement Schedule controller replacement Get correct firmware and download to controller Get a different firmware file and download to controller FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM If ing fi An attempt to write Flash memory upgrading firmware retry upgrade failed Schedule controller replacement 152 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Appendix 1 How to Upgrade the Controller to Firmware 1 30 from Old Firmware Version NOTE Since firmware version 1 30 has larger binaries it is required to upgrade first to 1 21 bridge firmware before upgrading to 1 30 if your firmware is 1 20 or older firmware See table below for the proRAI D Manager and Firmware Please install the correct proRAI D Manager version for each versions needed to be installed Table of Recommended Versions to be installed Controller Exp
25. physical disks that are available will influence your decision about which RAID level you can choose and whether or not you can have a Spare drive s The following table shows the minimum number of disks that are required to implement each RAID level Minimum Number of RAID Level Disks 10 If you wish to have a Spare Drive you will need to have at least the minimum number of disks plus a disk for every Spare Drive you require NOTE To create a RAID 10 select multiples of two disks and select RAID 1 The RAID Level will still show as RAID 1 but the RAID Capacity is correct 6 1 1 2 Spare Drive Strategy A Spare Drive is a disk drive that is set aside when creating your RAID system so that it can be used to rebuild a RAID in the event of a disk drive in that RAID failing This reduces the risk to your data as the RAID can be rebuilt immediately without installing a new disk to replace a failed disk in the RAID When creating your RAID Set you must consider which Sparing Strategy you want to implement There are 3 possible Sparing Strategies available in ProRAID Manager None Local and Global A Local Spare Drive is a spare disk that is only available to the RAID Set in which it was created If a disk fails in a RAID Set in the system a Local Spare from another RAID Set cannot be used to rebuild the degraded RAID Set A Global Spare Drive is a spare disk that is available to all RAID Sets in the system If a disk
26. single parry parity PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY disk failure without loosing data or J J J l loosing access to the data The following Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Writes require parity to be updated illustration shows a typical RAID 5 RAID Advantages Disadvantages I deal Use Write data transactions A good all round sys are somewhat slower due tem that combines to the parity that has to efficient storage with Read data be calculated excellent security transactions are very and decent fast Disk failures have an performance effect on throughput although this is still acceptable Ideal for file and application servers RAID 6 Striping with Dual Distributed Parity The RAID subsystem s RAID 6 function provides the highest level of data protection by tolerating multiple simultaneous drive failures without downtime or data loss RAID 6 probability of data loss is 1 1 000 three orders of Writes require partly fo be updated magnitude less that of an equivalent RAID 5 array Where RAID 5 writes one parity block for each stripe across the array RAID 6 saves two parity blocks allowing the RAID RATA DATA BATA DATA DATA DATA PARVUTY PARTY PARTY PARTE PARITY PARITY Perrrs Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive controller to continue operating with two inoperative drives without the loss of data or availability As drive sizes have
27. the enclosure OE d Place the hard drive in the disk tray Make sure the holes of the disk tray align with the holes of the hard drive e Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray i o User Manual ETE FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM f Slide the tray into a slot g Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place 40 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 5 LCD Display Panel The LCD Display Panel is located at the upper right side of the system RAID Model Chassis ID 01 RAID Model stands for the model name of the enclosure Chassis ID 01 is the physical enclosure assigned identification number A different chassis ID should be assigned if more than one enclosure is connected 2 5 2 LCD Display Panel LEDs Power LED Power Fail LED Fan Fail LED RAID Model Chassis ID 01 a Over Temperature LED Voltage Warning LED User Manual aoo FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Environmental Status Power LED Green indicates power is ON If one of the redundant power Power Fail LED supply unit fail this LED will turn to RED and alarm will sound When a fan fails or a fan s rotational speed is lower than 1900rpm this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound If disk temperatures exceed 55 C Over Temperature LED the over temperature LED will turn RED and alarm will sound When v
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29. 0 0 if there is no second controller Controller i IP 192 168 100 123 NOTE The LCD will display the I P address 2 minutes after power X on and subsequently refreshed every 15 minutes If the IP address is changed or reconfigured the LCD will show the updated IP address within 15 minutes IMPORTANT ProSES board PRO 90 6601 will not show in the LCD the controller s IP address after upgrading the firmware to the web GUI version controller FW 1 30 expander FW V389 and proSES FW 1 18 If proSES board is PRO 90 5601 the LCD will display the controller s IP address after upgrade 13 For PRO 90 6601 SES board to see the controller IP address connect phone jack to DB9 serial cable to the controller s RS232 port and to your computer s COM port Then start terminal session with settings as follows Bits per second 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 and Flow Control None After connecting login as netadmin without password The screen will show the current IP setting login netadmin HHEHKEHHEHEE UOT 1p get tirga a Dynamic Ip address netmask rr 209 299 0 0 inet addr 169 254 2 135 gateway 6 0 0 6 dnsl at dns domain S Se Commands Available set ip lt ip_address gt set ip lt ip_address gt lt net_mask gt set ip lt ip address lt net_mask gt lt gateway gt set ip dynamic f Enable dhcp show ip fxList ip settings menu f List available commands
30. 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 10 11 2008 User Manual ETIE PEGLA LEF Sars 144s 23 Ti Pa E Be PRF IS u Ple PA Td 1a a 14 47 00 1440753 POLS NOTIFICATION INTERNAL INTERNAL NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION INTERNAL NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Initialisation of RAID RS has been stopped at u Failed to delete RAID RS due to 1 Os pending Disk in Enclosure 1 Bay 3 Command failed after 4 00 Controller in slot 1 initralising RAID R5 Initialisation of RAID RS has been stopped at u Initialisation of RAID RS has been stopped at u Deleting RAID R5 Disk in Enclosure 1 Bay 4 Command failed after 4700 Controller in slot 1 initialising RAID RS RAID RS is now accessible Creating RAID R5 useable capacity 238 GB Export Events FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 9 Administration 9 1 Clear Event Log The Administration gt Clear Event Log screen allows the user to delete all events in the event log Confirmation is required before any action is taken Please Confirm Are you sure you want to delete the alert log Delete 126 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 2 Port Setup The Administration gt Port Setup screen allows you to view the current port configurations The defau
31. 10 2 Alert Messages The controller sends the following Notifications and Warnings 10 2 1 Notifications X NOTE The Alert Messages displayed here are example Alert Messages Notification Message Action to be taken Normal operation of power supply in slot For information purposes only lt number gt restored no immediate action necessary Normal operation of fan in slot lt number gt restored The temperature in the system is now within the acceptable range Creating RAID lt name gt useable capacity lt capacity gt GB RAID lt name gt is now accessible Initialising RAID lt name gt Initialization of RAID lt name gt deferred for a higher priority RAID RAID lt name gt initialization complete Deleting RAID lt name gt Expanding RAID lt name gt by adding rows Expanding RAID lt name gt by adding lt number of columns gt column s Initialising expansion space on RAID lt name gt RAID lt name gt expand complete Rebuild of RAID lt name gt deferred for a higher priority RAID RAID lt name gt rebuild complete 148 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Disk in bay lt number gt is no longer part of RAID lt name gt Verifying RAID lt name gt Verification of RAID lt name gt deferred for a higher priority RAID RAID lt name gt verification complete Logical volume lt name gt created
32. 11 Remaining 00 00 57 Throughput 2036 cps cps bps 10 Check if firmware upgrade is ok gt proses upgrade Timer task removed Disable all ESI ports OK Disable 12C port_ OK Disable 12C port_ 2 OK Firmware Upgrading CCCCFirmware Upgrade ok Sa 11 Power off RAID subsystem 12 Remove the SES module Remove the jumper in JP8 13 Repeat Steps 2 to 11 User Manual 35 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 14 Power on the RAID subsystem Use LCD panel to check if the new SES firmware has been updated Use arrow down key r SES FW V113 SES SES means Version 1 x of PRO 90 6601 V 1 13 is the SES firmware version 36 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 4 Drive Carrier Module The Drive Carrier Module 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 2 4 1 Disk Drive Status I ndicators Every Drive Carrier has 2 status indicator lights One indicator light is used for Power On Error When this light is GREEN the power is on and everything is functioning normally When the Power On Error light is ORANGE then an error has occur that requires the user s attention The other status indicator light is the hard disk drive access light ACCESS LED will light up blue if SAS HDH is installed ACCESS LED will not light up if the SATA HDD is installed When
33. 6 RAID Management This chapter describes the available RAID Management tasks these tasks may be selected from the RAID Functions in the left frame of the proRAID Manager screen The following RAID Management options are available Create RAID Set View RAID Set Modify Delete RAID Set Expand RAID Set Rebuild RAID Set Verify RAID Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare View Hot Spares RAID Ownership VV VV VV VV V WV 6 1 About RAID RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks A RAID system consists of two or more disks in parallel This array of disks appears as one disk drive to the host computer offering enhanced performance or data reliability or both There are different RAID Levels with each level being suited to a particular application For example RAID Level 1 uses mirroring to hold your data in 2 separate but identical locations If a disk fails the RAID controller will use either the data disk s or the mirror disk s for data recovery giving you constant access to your data This RAID Level is particularly suited to mission critical applications such as accounting systems 6 1 1 RAID Considerations When implementing a RAID system there are a number of things you need to consider M How many disks are available for RAID Ml What RAID level is required M What Spare Drive strategy do you want to implement ee User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 1 1 1 Number of Disks Available The number of
34. AS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM For PRO 90 6601 SES board X NOTE The upgrade process is done twice The first time needs a jumper in J P8 The second time does not need a jumper a Power off the RAID system Remove the SES Module Insert a jumper in JP8 of SES board PRO 90 6601 iii AE TTL __ Insert the SES module into the RAID subsystem Power on RAID subsystem Connect RS232 cable Phone Jack to DB9 from RS232 port of SES module to available serial port of your PC Open HyperTerminal in your Windows PC and setup as follows Baud Rate 38400 for SES board PRO 90 6601 DataBits BO eariy None e To access the SES console press lt ENTER gt at least once to verify the SES console session has been established a gt prompt should appear if configured properly f At the prompt type proses upgrade followed by lt ENTER gt gt proses upgrade_ User Manual 159 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM g There will be CCCC letters displayed h Go to the Transfer menu at the top of the HyperTerminal window and select the Send File option ep 90 6601 Hyper Terminal File Edit View Call MATEN Help Send File Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Capture to Printer gt proses upgrade Timer task removed Disable all ESI ports OK Disable I 2C port OK Disable 12C port_2 OK Firmware Upgrading Sends a F
35. BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 3 Ethernet Configuration The Administration gt Ethernet Configuration screen allows you to view and change the IP connection settings of the system Ethernet Configuration Controller 1 Use DHCP O Yes No MAC Address 00 17 2a 07 02 87 IP Address 192 168 99 119 Net Mask 255 255 255 0 Primary DNS 0 0 0 0 Alternate DNS 0 0 0 0 Gateway IP Address 0 0 0 0 Domain Save Refresh Fage Steps to configure Ethernet 1 On the Administration gt Ethernet Configuration screen configure the system whether to use DHCP or not If not configure the IP Address Net Mask Primary DNS Alternate DNS Gateway IP Address and Domain as necessary 2 Click Save to save the IP connection information of the selected controller The screen can be updated with the Refresh Page button User Manual 129 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM This screen contains the following details and options Field Description If DHCP is enabled on the network we recommend that you use it to Use DHCP dynamically assign the IP address If it is disabled you must enter the static IP configuration in the fields below MAC The hardware address of the controller Address The IP address assigned to the system Alerts will be sent from this IP IP Address address This is also the IP address that can be used to access the Raid Manager GUI in a Web browser A 32 bit mask that shows how an internet address i
36. Chapter 10 Troubleshooting ccssssscccssssscccsssssccscsssscccssssssscsessssceeessenes 144 OE A E ocr oas ep E E sou snes E E EE RS 144 O Al ISS S ASS e E E E E E E E E 148 IOLI NOUNCIA E E E 148 IOL N a e E E A ete nse E EN E 150 7A 0 0 8 Geet Pane eee ce en eee ee E er ee 153 1 How to Upgrade the Controller to Firmware 1 30 from Old Firmware Version 0068 153 2 Using Java based proRAID Manager to Search for Puc cessssesessesessescsessestsscsesesesesseseeeseeeees 166 User Manual 5o FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the quick installation and hardware features of the 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 importan
37. Description Tick the check box to enable SMTP Mail server where the SMTP account was created The server name can be used if a valid Primary DNS or Alternate DNS is entered in the IP Connection screen The Domain of the mail server where the SMTP account was created The server name can be used if a valid Primary DNS or Alternate DNS is entered in the Ethernet Configuration screen E mail address of the system sending the e mail i e the e mail address assigned to the account used to administer the application E mail address of the first person receiving the e mail E mail address of a second person receiving the e mail Text that will be displayed in the subject field of an Alert e mail The mail server may require SMTP authentication It is used as a security mechanism to prevent members of an ISP from spamming mailboxes on the network If the check box is selected then this option is enabled and a user name and password are required to authenticate the SMTP configuration Enter the username of the user who will authenticate the e mail settings Enter the password of the user who will authenticate the e mail settings Re enter the password of the user who will authenticate the e mail settings Alerts generated by the GUI will be sent via e mail when they occur Information events in the Event Log will be sent via e mail when they occur Warning events in the Event Log will be sent via e mail client when they occur
38. Disk Usage O Unassigned 1 Part of a RAID 2 Assigned Spare 3 Global Spare Disk Access Status Bitmap 0 OK 1 At Risk 2 Broken 4 Missing Ox80 Unsupported First Priority Disks which are actually present regardless of whether they are part of a RAID or a spare Access O or 1 or 2 USage X Second Priority Disks which are missing but part of a RAID Access 4 Usage 1 Third Priority Disks which are missing but are spares Access 4 Usage 2 or 3 Fourth Priority Never displayed Disks which are missing and not part of a RAID or spare Access 4 Usage 0 NOTE When selecting disks for RAID creation expansion or selecting spares never display Missing Faulty or Broken disks regardless of whether they are part of a RAID or spares User Manual 121 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 8 2 2 Disk Errors On this screen user can see the breakdown of disk errors The user can also choose to clear all errors for one individual disk by clicking the Clear button in the row of the disk of interest It is also possible to clear all disk errors of all the disks in the system This can be achieved by clicking on Clear All Disk Errors Disk Errors Disk Information Disk Errors Status Encl Bay Disk Model Serial Number Medium Errors Misc Errors OK i 2 Maxtor 6 120M0 Y3N3NJICE 0 0 OK 1 3 Maxtor 6Y 200M0 Y6IDWEKVE 0 0 OK q 4 Maxtor oY 120M0 Y3N4NDOME 0 0 Clear ALL Disk Errors M
39. FI BRE to SAS SATA RAI D SUBSYSTEM User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Table of Contents PF EAC C cece cet ccce cave A ETE E ER EEE EEEE E E AE NEEE E 6 Before You Begin oosooeosooeessooeessoeessoocsssooeesoossssoeessoesssooeessoesssooesssooeessoeessseressoeessseseses 7 Sary ONEIN Sna a E S 7 Controller SOT NS serene E E 7 Packaging Shipment and Delivery s ssn ssssssssssssssssssssssessssessssssssresssenssrssusensstensnnssntonssinsnrensttnnsnnesstinssnnnsntesnrenseens 7 Chapter 1 ahd core le d a 9 meeeene tere eeennr opie eens eee eran Sener i a aiie ee 8 1 1 Identifying Parts of the RAID SUDSYStEM cc scssessesesessesessssesessssesscsessseeesscsecssseeesssseseesesesseeeesesee 9 EL ERE GV e E EE E E meets es eeedeee eee 9 LLZ RE 21 eee een ee E E E E E E E 9 BE TOD V W e re eT OTe tenet ere Pare eee eee 10 E ENO Ue a oc e nee cen oe nen re 11 13 Technical SpeciMicatiON enennnenete nner torn nl E 11 L31 RAID Feature Saiya ai EE cau sgceeseeccaomcde ante E G 12 Toe EnO UG e E Renee Or ern Perea ee 12 Too TENUOUS Eea e E E E RE 12 Chapter 2 Physical Components sess ciscecscovesevecevescseeecceezedexedavesasesexecaresevicvesessisbieaseiex 13 A CONTON MOU ee A E Rt See ene Tere tre ere eee Cone ree 13 211 Controler Module c g ameter ere cone iiine eer fe ne ren ats ee eee tea 13 242 gt aan F076 0 r LEDS rsr NR ett pete tes veer neo ee Crean 14 2 1 3 Controller Module Insta
40. I Controller Module Controller Module 2 1 1 Controller Module Panel 4GB Fibre Host Port A 4GB Fibre Host Port R5232 Terminal Port Alarm Reset Button R Link 1GB Ethernet SAS Expansion Port for Management a m N F i TRE DDPS AE wihipir SS SAS Expander Controller Ready LED Activity LED Drive Activity LED Controller Power LED Fault LED FC Host A Activity LED FC Host B Activity LED User Manual aa i FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 1 2 Controller Module LEDs Ethernet Port Link LED qm pen hh Ethernet Port Access LED SAS Expander Activity LED Controller Ready LED Drive Activity LED Controller Power LED Fault LED FC Host A Activity LED FC Host B Activity LED Indicator SAS Solid when an expander is connected and no Expander activity Flashes when there is activity on the Activity expander Power Green Solid when power is available to the controller Solid when FC Port A is up and no activity Flashes when there is activity on FC Port A Red Solid when FC Port A is down or disconnected Solid when FC Port B is up and no activity Flashes when there is activity on FC Port B Red Solid when FC Port B is down or disconnected Solid if a fault is detected that activates the alarm FC Host A Green Activity FC Host B Green Activity ONTOS Green Solid when the controller is ready Ready Drive Flashes when there is activity on any drive in
41. Logical Volume Modify Delete Volume Host Mapping Enclosures Disks Port Statistics Event Log Clear Event Log Port Setup Ethernet Configuration Email Event Configuration SNMP Configuration Change Password Update Firmware Reset Controller Telnet Config Save Restore Export Status System Name Set Date and Time Setup Wizard System Information About RAID Manager RAID Management Logical Volume Management Monitoring Administration Troubleshooting 70 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 5 4 Screen Template There is a common template used in all screens gt The Epica logo is displayed in the top right corner EPICA gt The proRAID Manager logo is displayed in the top left corner gt There are three options below the proRAID Manager logo open all close all and logout gt Below the Raid Manager Console are the Main Menus When a Main Menu is selected its sub menus are displayed 4 Raid Manager Console RAID Functions ii Create RAID Set ip View RAID Set b Modify Delete RAID Set He Expand RAID Set Rebuild RAID Set mie Verify RAID Set Create Hot Spare Eu P Delete Hot Spare ea View Hot Spares uf PAID Ownership F Logical Volume Functions Monitoring Administration Information gt The Information Configuration screen of the selected sub menu is displayed in the right pane User Manual no FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter
42. Manager a Connecting with ProRAID Manager using DHCP b Connecting with ProRAID Manager using Static IP c Connecting with ProRAID Manager using APIPA NOTE The RAID controller s IP address can be seen from the LCD display panel Press the V button several times until you see the Controller I P menu 5 1 1 Pre setting a Static I P Using Serial Port You can also connect directly to the RAID controller via the RS232 Serial Port on the controller Using a terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal you can hard set the controller IP address Connect phone jack to DB9 serial cable to the controller s RS232 port and to your computer s COM port Then start terminal session with settings as follows Bits per second 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 and Flow Control None After connecting login as netadmin without password The screen will show the current IP setting To assign static IP type set ip lt ip_address gt lt net_mask gt lt gateway gt 62 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM login netadmin Dynamic Ip address netmask rrr Poo 200 8 inet addr 169 254 2 195 gateway 4 0 0 0 dnsl a dns2 domain sa SCE EC Commands Available set ip lt ip_address gt set ip lt ip_address gt lt net_mask gt set ip lt ip_address gt lt net_mask gt lt gateway gt set ip dynamic Enable dhcp show 1p feList ip settings menu feList available comman
43. None 4 Open terminal console Type proses upgrade gt proses upgrade Timer task removed Disable all ESI ports OK Disable 12C port_ OK Disable 12C port _ OK Firmware Upgrading User Manual 33 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 5 Select Transfer then Send File File Edit View Call Transfer Help Gle ol S a Send File ma Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Capture to Printer 6 Select Xmodem Folder D Documents and ettings administrator Filename Browse Protocol modem TE modem Kermit 7 Select SES firmware Click Open Look in B v3 Ofm My R Bian Documents Des kt op fl EP95601 113 bin Gy hy D ocuments er am My Computer re eet File name EP96601 EA Files of type All Files Cancel 34 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 8 Click Send to start upgrade process Folder O Epica Raidhi anagersprose S Firmware 113 Filename D Epica Raidi anagerproSES Firnwaresv113 i Protocol modem Y Send Close Cancel 9 The upgrade process will be shown modem file send for HyperTerminalEpica 38400 Sending D Epica RaidManagerproSES Firmwares 1134EP96601113 bin Facket 192 Error checking ERE Retries ol Total retnes je Last error E File nnan 22K of 137K Elapsed 00 00
44. RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 When prompted to reset the controller s select No Upgrade Controller ey Would you Like to Reset the Board s Now 10 Power off the RAID subsystem Power on after several seconds 11 Open web browser and type the IP address of controller The proRAID Manager web GUI version will be displayed j Raid Manager Windows Internet Explorer Go X F http 192 168 220 61 frame htm Pz 4 X we we _ Raid Manager proRAID Thanager open all close all logout User Login ee Manaa Denas y t tly logged in This might be b last attempt to log i ful H if F RAID Functions OU are not currently logged in Is mig e because your last attemp 0 log IN Was UNSUCCeSSTUI However IT YOL message appears it may be because someone else has logged on to this this system from another computer E E Logical Volume Functions Monitoring Please enter a valid username and password Hg Administration Information H Help Username lamin Password TITE 4 w b admin S NOTE Default Username is admin and default Password is 164 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 12 To verify the IP address of controller using LCD panel press the W button several times until you see the Controller IP menu This menu displays the Controller IP address Pressing the W button will display second controller s IP address will show 0 0
45. S board PRO 90 6601 Baud Rate Terminal Setting is 38400 Another option is to check the SES board version Power off the RAID subsystem and remove the SES module Check the board version from the label marked on the SES board ELLUS PRO 90 5601 Ver 2 x Terminal Settings 115200 8 N 1 N PRO 90 6601 Ver 1 x Terminal Settings 38400 8 N L N 30 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM The firmware upgrade process for each type of SES board is different For PRO 90 5601 SES board 1 Connect RS232 serial cable to the RS232 port of SES module 2 Open terminal connection and configure terminal settings as follows Baud Rate 115200 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None 3 In terminal console type proses reset then immediately press Q gt proses reset Disable 12C port OK Disable I2C port _1 OK Software reseting Firmware Loader 1 0 C Copyright 2006 Proware Press Q to start firmware update process i K to start FwLoader update process Press Q to start firmware update process on K to start Fwloader update process 4 Select Transfer then Send File Use Ymodem protocol Select the SES firmware binary file Click Send to start upgrade process CEFET IRR Folder D Documents and Settings Administrator Desktop Filename S ettingsAdministraton D esktop EP95601 112 bird Browse
46. SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 6 Change Password The Administration gt Password screen allows you to change the password used to log into the system The name of the administrator user is admin This cannot be changed The default password for the administrator user is admin We recommended that you change this password Change Password Username admin Current Password New Password Confirm Password Save Password This screen contains the following details and options Field Description Username used to monitor and manage the Username system Current Password Password currently used by the system New Password Enter password that you want to change to Confirm Password Re enter password that you want to change to Save Password Save the new password User Manual 135 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 7 Update Firmware The Administration gt Upgrade Firmware screen allows new firmware to be installed on the system Steps to Update Firmware 1 In the Administration gt Upgrade Firmware screen click Browse and select the file containing the firmware 2 The installation will begin when the Upgrade button is clicked 3 Do not perform any other actions until a message is displayed confirming that the installation is finished 4 If a system reset is needed to run the new firmware you will be prompted to do so at this point Warning Upgrading the controller could take several minutes to c
47. SYSTEM 4 Check the LEDs of the BBU 1 LED for battery pack 1 2 LED for battery pack 2 Charge Full If LED is Green battery is 100 fully charged If LED is Amber battery is charging Replace IF LED is Red battery cannot charge more than 80 of its capacity and need to be replaced 54 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 7 2 Backup Battery Unit Replacement 1 Remove the Backup Battery Unit BBU from the RAID subsystem If the module is secured to the chassis by screws remove first the screws 2 Loosen the screws on the BBU 3 Disconnect the battery cables 4 Replace the battery pack s 5 Insert the new battery pack s into the BBU 6 Connect the battery cables 7 Install BBU into the RAID subsystem User Manual 55 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 8 Connecting the J BOD Expansion Enclosure NOTE The J BOD Expansion Enclosure can be connected to the RAID system while the RAID system is powered on NOTE If the Expansion Enclosure is the first one to be connected to the RAID system the Enclosure ID Dial must be set to 2 RAID System Enclosure First JBOD Expansion a Prepare the JBOD expansion enclosure Set the Enclosure ID Dial to the appropriate number 2 Install the expansion enclosure near the RAID subsystem where it will be connected 3 Connect one end of SAS cable to the SAS Disk Expansion port of the RAID subsystem and the other
48. TCP IP protocol is installed set to obtain its IP address automatically from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server and when there is no DHCP server present or the DHCP server is not available The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority IANA has reserved private IP addresses in the range of 169 254 0 0 169 254 255 255 for Automatic Private IP Addressing By default the system is configured to use DHCP If no static IP address has been previously assigned and DHCP is enabled but DHCP server is not available the RAID system will use an APIPA IP address Use the APIPA assigned IP address in your web browser to open proRAID Manager x NOTE When using API PA assigned IP address it is necessary to configure the network adapter on the computer that will be used to manage the RAID subsystem to the same subnet 64 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 5 2 Login to proRAI D Manager To connect to the desired RAID subsystem you must enter a valid Username and Password The fixed administrator username is admin and the default administrator password is admin You can change later the administrator password in Administration gt Change Password User Login You are not currently logged in This might be because your last attempt to log message appears it may be because someone else has logged on to this this sy Please enter a valid username and password Username admin Password TIIT U
49. User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 In the following screen enter the board ID of the board that is to be the new owner of the RAID Modify RAID Owner RAID Name RS Current Owner Board ID 0 New Owner Board ID 1 Save X NOTE Board ID O Controller 1 and Board ID 1 Controller 2 NOTE This model only support single controller so modifying RAID ownership from one controller to the other is not possible x 3 Click the Save button to save the changes User Manual ETIES FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 10 Intelligent Power Management MAID Massive Array of Idle Disks enabled storage allows disks which have been inactive for a defined period of time to be placed into one of several power saving modes The Logical Volumes associated with these disks remain on line and available to read and write data If these disks subsequently receive a read or write request the storage controller will return the disks to active mode and then issue the data commands The host will experience a delay in accessing the volume which can vary from under 1 second to 30 or 40 seconds depending on which power saving mode the disk is resuming from For example the storage system can implement MAID Level O no real energy Savings no impact to performance for active data For less active data an administrator can choose a user selectable setting to transition the storage system to MAID Level 1 wher
50. ander proSES proRAI D a Firmware 1 5 35 v389 support Web GUI 1 5 37 1 31 V407 1 19 Support Web GUI Rules for Upgrading Firmware to Version 1 30 gt Uninstall current version of proRAID Manager then install the new version of proRAID Manager Upgrade proSES Firmware Power off then power on the subsystem Upgrade Controller with Bridge Firmware 1 21 Reset Controller Upgrade Expander Firmware and wait 4 Minutes Power off then power on the subsystem Upgrade Controller Firmware to Web GUI Version 1 30 Power off then power on the subsystem VV VV VV V WV NOTE Please stop all 1O operations to the RAID subsystem while upgrade takes place A User Manual ETENE FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Controller Firmware Upgrade Table From 1 01 to 1 20 or 1 21 need to reassign IP For SATA Disks V3 controller siochieee V3 controller Approved V4 controller Approved Approved V4 controller Approved Approved Approved V4 controller For SAS Disks nor ron ran ran ran _ bean Cao ox ox o or vocon ox ox ox ox scono oe fx Kk 109 10 aa o 120 130 V3 controller V3 controller V4 controller Not Approved Approved V4 controller 231 api Approved Approved Approved Legend V3 controller V4 controller OK Upgrade from current firmware to target firmware is allowed No Need Upgrade from current firmware to target firmware is not needed
51. ar S se arenes 94 OF Voy aR ese A taste ranted esseeise covesencaee 95 68 Sparing oale OY es E 96 654 Creating a Hot SPalG recien nieri E EE a EEE 96 6 8 2 Deleting a Hot Spare se sssssssesssesssesssessseesseesseesseesseesstessressensstnssenserssetnseenseonseenstonsrensseossenssenssensses 98 Goa VION MOL PIOS oa E R E E E E 99 O RAID Se SI De ES EE N E S 100 6 10 Intelligent Power ManaGeMe nh ccccessssessssessesesessescssesessssescssesesssesessesesecsesssseeesseseeessesesseesseeeeseaes 102 6 10 1 Power Modes MAID Levels ccc cecssescecscssescssescscsssscecsecscsecscsessvscsececsesevsceesavscsecacaeeeeees 102 6 10 2 Advanced Power Management APM cccssssssssesssescssesesssesessssesssscsesestssesesseseseeseseeneees 103 Chapter 7 Logical Volume Manageme nt ssssccssssssssccsssssccessssssceceesees 104 7 1 Viewing Logical Volume Details wc cesccsessscssssssessssesesssssssssssssesssesessesssssessescsesessessseesssssesseeeseseess 105 7 2 Creating a Logical V QUINN Cassese Scat ceca ctts sic sect eeaescssaactebageeaceetsssotesteh E E Ere TE AEE 107 7 3 Modifying Expanding or Deleting a Logical VOIUM GC cc ceesessesessesesessesesscsesesesessesesneseesees 110 LA TAOS WV ON scarce acacia E N E A ena tecest 114 Chapter g MONICOTINO peer ener sine nee nen ae ee 117 oL EO SRS Sees E ene toce cts ae cae occeae kan A cee 117 oi DIE eeneree eerste orate cone earn eee eee A eee ee ere eee eee eee ee 120 8 21 rs lla 0 ga
52. as a replacement when a hardware error occurs on another disk in the system The Sparing Strategy screen is used to set or modify the strategy used and to assign or unassign a disk as a Spare The sparing strategies available are e Global A disk that can be used by any RAID on the system that has global sparing strategy selected e Local A disk that can only be used by the RAID in which it was added to X NOTE A RAID that has a local spare cannot use the global spare e None The RAID selected cannot use the global spare and does not have a local spare assigned The RAID cannot be re built automatically 6 8 1 Creating a Hot Spare Select change a sparing strategy from the RAID Functions gt Create Hot Spare screen as follows 1 If a global spare is required select the row where the Global option is listed If a local spare is required for a particular RAID select the according row by ticking the radio button for that row specify Sparing Strategy Strategy RAID Level Current Sparing Strategy Local spare for RS 5 None Global Not Applicable Not Applicable select Note Attempting to add a second local spare to a level 1 or a level 5 RAID or a t with the newly assic 96 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM tegy Disk Type Allowed Min Size Allowed GB Select SATA 119 Unrestricted 0 Select RAID or a third local spare to a level 6 RAID will replace one of the existing spares newly assi
53. as the media may not be immediately accessible it could take the disk as long as 30 seconds to respond 102 User Manual 6 10 2 Advanced Power Management APM FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Certain disks are capable of APM which allows those disks to transition into a Low Speed Mode see Power Modes above if required To find out whether a disk in the system supports APM simply navigate to the Monitoring gt Disks screen and select the Disk Information tab The Disk Information table will display a column that indicates whether APM is supported by a disk or not Disk Information Disk Information Disk Errors Status Usage OK OK OK OK User Manual ETEN RG RS RS NOT USED Firmware Capacity GB LHWdO LEW O LHWO AFEA Enci 1 Bay 2 3 123 204 123 400 Type SATA SATA SATA SATA Disk Model Maxtor 6Y 120M0 Maxtor 6Y200MO0 Maxtor 6Y 120M0 HDT 72504 Serial Number Y3N3NJCE YOLDWEKVE YSN4NDME VFK301R3J0RVGJK APM Support Power Status Errors Active 0 Active 0 Active 0 Active 0 Firmware LHWO LEW O LHWO AEA FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 7 Logical Volume Management Logical Volumes are required for assigning mappings to Hosts A Logical Volume can be expanded or re assigned to a different Host after it has been created A Logical Volume can be created either as a private volume or as a
54. ased The controller module will pop out from the slot 16 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 3 Remove the controller module from the enclosure 4 Remove the six screws on the bottom of the module T T A I 1 gt a g 7 l I i 5 Remove the four screws that hold the two heat sinks on the side of the controller module case User Manual oa FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 Remove the two SFP modules on Fibre host channels A and B 7 To remove the controller board from the metal case hold the top metal support and controller board then carefully pull away from the panel 18 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 Remove the memory module by releasing the lock on each side of the memory module 10 Detach the heat sinks Loosen and remove the four hex jackscrews and standoffs Replace the controller board 2 1 5 Upgrading the Controller Firmware NOTE For upgrading the controller firmware please refer to Administration chapter Update Firmware section User Manual 19 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 2 Power Supply Fan Module The RAID subsystem contains two 400W Power Supply Fan Modules All the Power Supply Fan Modules PSFMs are inserted into the rear of the chassis 2 2 1 PSFM Panel AC Inlet Plug Male Power On Fail Indicator On the back of the Power Supply Fan Module ther
55. caepieidbtants 58 Chapter 4 RAID LevelS oeossoooeesssooeessssooeesooeesssoocesssooeesssoeeessssoeeesssocesssseesssoeeeese 59 Chapter 5 proRAID Manager cccsssssccsssssssscssscsccesssssccccsssssccecessssccesesssseeees 62 5 1 Connecting with proRAID Managel cccccccssssesssssscssesessesessesssssseccssssesessssesssseseesesesseseessseeesseesseessseeess 62 5 1 1 Pre setting a Static IP Using Serial Port 0 cscssssssssesessesesssesssesesscsesssesesssseeeeseeseees 62 5 1 2 Connecting with proRAID Manager Using DHCP u ec ccessesesessesesscseseesestssesesseseeeeseaes 63 5 1 3 Connecting with proRAID Manager Using Static IP uo ecccsesesscseseesesteseseeeseseeseees 64 5 1 4 Connecting with proRAID Manager Using APIPA cc cesesssesesssessesesesessssesessseseseenesees 64 52 L gin to proRAID Manager pecans cst ceeds see a mecca aaae EE eee cesses ee 65 5 3 ProRAID Manager GUI Hierarchy cecstecsostectecetecctceteieesediscstecesecdeesasclgatibceestizeetecoudict nactienieemeaowiaaiecesiee 70 54 STreen Tompa ea E EO 71 Chapter 6 RAID Manageme nt ccssscccsscssscessssscccsssssccccssssecccssssssecsesssseeees 72 ol PO A er E E E EEE AE E 72 OLL RAID SST UNO NS somrene enrian anse EEE ENAA E EEES EEEE Ra 72 6 1 1 1 Number of Disks Available cc cccsscssssessssssessssescssssessssssessesesscsesessesesessesesssseeseenees 73 6 1 1 2 Spare Drive Strategy ac ceacceerietescscsesasceseecorazeanstescsdecececesoneasettccs
56. cedence The following table gives an explanation of the Private Logical Volumes Mapping table Field Name Host Name PortlA Port1B Port2A Port2B LUN Modify Mapping User Manual ETEN Description Displays the name of a private logical volume Displays the name of a host mapped to the corresponding logical volume If none is displayed no host has been mapped to the volume Displays the mapping status of the logical volume s port 1A i e enabled or disabled Displays the mapping status of the logical volume s port 1B i e enabled or disabled Displays the mapping status of the logical volume s port 2A i e enabled or disabled Displays the mapping status of the logical volume s port 2B i e enabled or disabled Displays the LUN that the logical volume has been mapped to for a specific host Select this if you wish to modify the Host Mapping for a specific private logical volume FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM The following table gives an explanation of the Hosts table Field Host Name Node Name Port Name PortlA Port1B Port2A Port2B Modify Host Name Description Displays the name of a all hosts logged into the system It also displays any hosts that are no longer logged in but are still mapped to a private logical volume Displays the host s node name Displays the host s port name Displays the login status of the host at port 1A Displays the login status of the ho
57. complete It is recommended to stop all access to the system and it takes around 4 minutes to upgrade each expander on the background c Double check if the new Expander Firmware is already displayed in the Expanders table in Monitoring gt System Information NOTE bin image file can be used only when upgrading the Expander s firmware via RS232 while s3r image file can be used only when upgrading the Expander s firmware via proRAI D Manager amp Fiokasl Marapa pr RAID anager Mort of ity gt Sern niora 1 o smono sannu SNos 1000 DATA iF 1 10 sry aN SHOS 1000 DATAA ra 1 ii STHOOOSONS STEFY SHIS ito DAT AD iv 1 12 soes Sake SNES 1000 DATA ie Expanders O U Enclosure ol Expander Model Serial dumber Fiia e 1 i RAID Model ooncnscanine a 7 Power off the RAID subsystem Power on after several seconds 8 Upgrade Controller Firmware to Web GUI version 1 30 a Click menu Administration gt Service Options gt Controller Services gt Upgrade Controller gt b Warning message will be displayed Click Yes to start upgrade process which takes several minutes c Select the controller firmware binary file version 1 30 d When Confirm Firmware Details message box is displayed select Yes to confirm upgrade e Upgrade process will start Verify if new firmware 1 30 is downloaded successfully User Manual ETEN FIBRE to SAS SATA
58. d the host is not mapped to the private logical volume A host can only access a private logical volume when 1 The host has been mapped to a LUN for that private logical volume 2 The host is logged into a port that is marked as Enabled for the private logical volume Finally a private logical volume can be converted to a global logical volume Converting a private volume to a global volume will remove the private mappings for this logical volume i e it will be unmapped from all the hosts it has been mapped to The Modify Delete Volume screen allows a user to convert a volume from private to global or vice versa 114 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Global Logical Volumes Specific host mapping cannot be carried out for global logical volumes A global logical volume can be converted to a private logical volume This will remove the global volume from the ports that it has been mapped to and with that from all the hosts that are logged into those ports The Modify Delete Volume screen allows a user to convert a volume from private to global or vice versa X NOTE Global Volume Mapping overrides Private Volume Mapping Assume the following scenario Private volume LV1 mapped to host 1 at LUN O with port 1A enabled Global volume LV2 mapped to LUN O for port 1A Host 1 logged into port 1A In this scenario host 1 will not see private volume LV1 at LUNO as the global volume mapping has pre
59. d up to network Workstations are often optimized for displaying and manipulating complex data such as 3D mechanical design engineering simulation results animation and rendering of images and mathematical plots File Server RAID might be optimized as a File Server that has the primary purpose of providing a location for the shared storage of information such as documents sound files photographs movies images databases etc that can be accessed by the workstations that are attached to the network A File Server is designed primarily to enable the rapid storage and retrieval of data where the heavy computation is provided by the workstations Media Server While on some RAID can be optimized as media server that range from an enterprise class machine providing video on demand to more commonly a small home computer storing various digital media Database RAID also has a great usage in transaction processing Database is the well known structured collection of data and related information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed managed and updated User Manual eae FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 1 4 Auto Rebuild The RAID subsystem has 3 rebuild options if a RAID becomes degraded These are disabled ASAP and background These options can be set in the ProRAID Manager RAID Functions gt Create RAID Set screen and can be changed in RAID Functions Modify Delete RAID Set screen Background is the
60. d without first deleting their Logical Volumes 90 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 4 3 Renaming the RAID You can rename any of the RAIDs from the RAID Functions gt Modify Delete RAID Set screen as follows 1 To modify the RAID click on the Modify button in the row of the RAID of interest Modify Delete RAIDs RAID Profile State Level Capacity GB RS Fileserver GOOD RAID S 238 Note Clicking on a delete button will delete the specified RAID without any further war volumes Capacity GB Modify RAID Delete RAID 238 Modify Delete it any further warning RAIDS cannot be deleted without first deleting their logical volumes 2 Enter the new name for the RAID in the Name text box Modify RAID Name RG 3 Select Update Settings to save the change and rename the RAID X NOTE The RAID name has a maximum of 31 characters User Manual 91 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 5 Expanding a RAID The RAID Functions gt Expand RAID Set screen allows you to expand an existing RAID by adding more disks to the RAID as required Once the disks have been added and you initiate the expansion the RAID will start to rebuild and incorporate the new capacity WARNING Before expanding a RAID you should run RAID Verify on applicable RAID set s and confirm recognition of all new drives to be added If there is insufficient capacity on the RAID to expand an existing Logical Volume
61. default setting The RAID can still be accessed during a rebuild but performance will be reduced x NOTE If a Verify is scheduled when a rebuild is in progress the Verify will not take place 6 1 4 1 Disabled If Auto Rebuild is set to Disabled the RAID will not rebuild unless you manually select Rebuild in the ProRAID Manager RAID Functions gt Rebuild RAID Set screen If a RAID becomes degraded an alert will still be generated even if Auto Rebuild is set to disabled 6 1 4 2 ASAP If Auto Rebuild is set to ASAP the RAID will rebuild as quickly as possible while still allowing reading and writing to occur Read and write performance may be substantially reduced from normal operation 6 1 4 3 Background If Auto Rebuild is set to Background the RAID will rebuild but priority will be given to normal read and write operations If there is a high level of read and write activity the rebuild may take a long time 78 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 2 Creating a RAID The RAID Create option brings you through the logical sequence of screens that enable you to create a RAID Select Disks Configure RAID Options 6 2 1 Selecting the Disks On the RAID Functions gt Create RAID Set gt Disks screen you can select the disks that you want to include in your RAID To include a single disk in a RAID simply tick the check box on the right hand side of the table for the required disk It is also po
62. dify Delete Volume screen select the Modify button for the logical volume of interest Logical Volumes Logical Volume Capacity GB RAID Private Port 1A Port 1B voll 30 RS Global O Unmapped vol 50 RS Private Disabled Enabled vol3 70 RS Global Unmapped 0 Note Clicking on a delete button will remove the specified logical volume without Port 1B Port 2A Port 2B Modify Volume Delete Volume Unmapped Unmapped Unmapped Modify Delete Enabled Disabled Disabled Modify Delete 0 Unmapped Unmapped Modity Delete volume without any further warning resulting in the loss of any data stored on it 2 The following page will present you with a screen that allows you to modify or expand a logical volume a To change the name of the Logical Volume replace the current name with the new name in the Logical Volume Name field b To change the status of a volume from global to private or vice versa tick or un tick the checkbox labeled Private To make the logical volume a private one tick the box To make it global leave the box un ticked 110 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM To change the port map of a Private Logical Volume select either Enabled to enable a port or Disabled to disable a port for this private volume Private volumes cannot be mapped to specific hosts on this screen This will have to be done on the Host Mapping screen To change the port map of a Global Logical Volum
63. drive does not support synchronize cache commands The system provides an option where the synchronize cache commands can be enabled or disabled as required By default the synchronize cache command is enabled The synchronize cache command can be enabled disabled in the following way 1 Using the Monitor command line To disable the synchronize cache command scsi command 0x35 0x91 enter set config scsi_control 0x40 To enable the synchronize cache command enter set config scsi_control 0x0 User Manual 75 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 1 3 RAID Profile Usage The RAID profile allows you to optimize your RAID system so that it best suites the application for which it is to be used The following table shows the RAID profiles that are available and explains each option Profile CAD File Server Database Media Server No init Workstation For file server and network storage Description For general desktop applications For video and creative 7 content storage me M pe ww enn en een en nn a a rn ae ae rn oo ge ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae an ae a a ae an ee pa am ae ae am an am ae am a ss a ee ie ae ae re ae ae re ae e re ae e re ae ae re ae ae re ae ae re ge an ae eo eee ee aa a an a a Tor 10 Sequential transaction processing For video and creative content
64. ds exit Exit netadmin ee SE an Ta please enter a command 5 1 2 Connecting with proRAI D Manager Using DHCP DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol It is a protocol used by networked devices to obtain various parameters necessary for the clients to operate in an Internet Protocol IP network By using this protocol system administration workload greatly decreases and devices can be added to the network with minimal or no manual configurations therefore less effort By default DHCP is enabled on the controller s and therefore no further configuration is needed Once the RAID subsystem obtains the dynamic IP address from DHCP server use the IP address in your web browser to open proRAID Manager User Manual 63 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 5 1 3 Connecting with proRAI D Manager Using Static IP If the RAID controller is assigned with static IP use the static IP address in your web browser to open proRAID Manager You can also set the static IP using terminal emulation program refer to Section 5 1 1 x NOTE When using Static IP address it is necessary to configure the network adapter on the computer that will be used to manage the RAID subsystem to the same subnet 5 1 4 Connecting with proRAI D Manager Using API PA Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA is a feature that automatically assigns an Internet Protocol address to a computer on which it installed This occurs when the
65. e Refer to Appendix 1 for more information about the upgrade process User Manual 47 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 6 Rackmount Slide Rail Installation The following is the list of items shipped with your rail installation kit If any item is missing or damaged contact your dealer or vendor 2 x Rack Rails 2 x Inner Brackets 4 x M5 P0 8 L 25mm Long Screws 8 x M5 0 8 L 8 0mm Round Head Screws 12 x M4 0 7 L 6 0mm Flat Head Screws NOTE To lighten the weight of the RAID system remove the disk trays with disk drives from the chassis 1 Remove one screw lower part from the RAID system ear 48 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 Place one inner bracket to the side of the chassis Align the holes on the front side of the inner rail to the holes on the RAID system ear Tighten the screw that was removed in Step1 3 Use four M4 flat head screws to attach the inner bracket to one of the side Make sure the holes of the inner bracket are aligned to the holes on the side of the RAID system 4 Repeat Steps 1 to 3 for the other inner bracket on the right side User Manual 49 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 5 Loosen eight M4 screws on each of the rack rails Make the necessary adjustment on the length of the rack rails to conform to the depth of the rack Then screw the M4 screws back to the rack rails 6 Place the right side rack rail on the rack cabinet U
66. e ensure the drop down box of the port of interest has been set to a value other than Unmapped A value of Unmapped disables or hides the global logical volume on the specified ports with the effect that no hosts will be able to access the volume irrelevant of login port To make a global volume visible on a specific port select a suitable LUN from the drop down list Specifying a LUN for a port means that the global logical volume will be visible on the selected port at the specified LUN This applies to all hosts logging into that port To modify the Capacity of the Logical Volume enter the desired capacity in the Expand To GB field Modify Logical Volume Logical Volume Name Serial Number voll ff010000 13200015 Parent Raid RS Logical Volume Properties Logical Volume Name Private Port 1A Port 1 voll 0 Unmappe Logical Volume Capacity Current Capacity GB Expand To GB Free GB Save User Manual 111 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 10 13200015 3 Click on Save to save your changes Gis User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM To delete a volume On the Logical Volume Functions gt Modify Delete Volume screen select the Delete button for the logical volume of interest This will prompt the user to confirm the deletion of the logical volume If a logical volume global or private has any active LUN mapping the user will also be prompted to confirm the delet
67. e Auto Rebuild option is not available for RAID level O NOTE The performance of the system will slow down during a rebuild IMPORTANT When rebuilding a RAID you should not remove the faulty disk until the rebuild is complete If you must remove the disk then the data should be backed up prior to removing the disk 8 Select from the following sparing strategies Global None Global Local If local sparing is selected one of the selected disks will be assigned as the local spare If global sparing is selected and no global spare has been assigned or the current global spare is too small a warning message will be displayed A disk that is assigned as a local spare can only be used by the RAID that it is assigned to Refer to Spare Drive Strategy Section on creating spare disks ae User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 Intelligent Power Management Configuration a Select the MAID Level for the RAID 0 No Power Management 0 No Power Management 1 Idle disk after timeout 2 Low Speed after timeout 3 Standby after timeout b Select the Inactivity Timeout mins after which the disks will go into the selected power mode as configured by the MAID Level only configurable for MAID Level 1 and higher MAID Level Option mins 1 Idle disk after timeout 10 20 30 45 60 2 Low Speed after timeout 10 20 30 45 60 20 30 45 60 90 120 3 Standby after timeou
68. e are three distinct features the Power On Off Switch the AC Inlet Plug and a Power On Fail Indicator showing the Power Status LED indicating ready or fail Each fan within a PSFM is powered independently of the power supply within the same PSFM So if the power supply of a PSFM fails the fan associated with that PSFM will continue to operate and cool the enclosure 20 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 2 2 Power Supply Module LED Power On Fail Indicator When the power cord connected from main power source is inserted to the AC Power Inlet the power status LED becomes RED When the switch of the PSFM is turned on the LED will turn GREEN When the Power On Fail LED is GREEN the PSFM is functioning normally 2 2 3 Power Supply Installation In this section you will be shown how to install the Power Supply a Check for damage especially to the PCB Golden Fingers at the rear of the Power Supply CAUTION Handle the module with care and avoid damaging the Golden Fingers In addition make sure there are no fingerprints on the Golden Fingers Do not install the module if the Golden Fingers are damaged User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM b With the Power Supply handle in the open position about 60 angle carefully insert the module into the enclosure c Manually close the Power Supply handle until the locks are engaged IMPORTANT To secure the Power Supply to the e
69. e power is reduced by retracting HDD read write heads For even better power savings a HDD or RAID can be put into a MAID Level 2 mode where the speed of the drive platters is reduced For the best power savings the administrator can select MAID Level 3 where a HDD or the RAID is completely powered down or put into a suspended standby sleep mode 6 10 1 Power Modes MAID Levels Level 0 No Power Management The device is capable of responding immediately to media access requests and commands complete execution in the shortest possible time Level 1 Idle Mode The disk is capable of responding immediately to media access requests A device in Idle Mode may take longer to complete the execution of a command because it may have to activate some circuitry Different manufacturers have interpreted this in different ways Level 2 Low Speed Mode The Low Speed state still keeps the heads parked but the spindle motor is also slowed to a lower spin rate approximately 60 of normal The disk goes into this mode after a specified time interval The drive can be restored to active mode by any media access request Only disk drives with Advanced Power Management APM can support Low Speed Mode Disks without APM will remain in Idle Mode instead of transitioning to Low Speed Mode They will transition directly to Standby Mode at the end of the Standby timeout time Level 3 Standby Mode The disk interface is capable of accepting commands but
70. ect RAID volume degraded RAID is inaccessible No effect Data loss No effect No effect become available Loss of high availability System will become unavailable on second failure RAID unavailable Stripe will be rebuilt on alternate sectors None except for the data loss System unavailable unless alternate SCSI path is used in cluster configuration System remains available FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Performance may drop N A Performance may drop None N A Performance will drop as command timeouts bus resets and retries occur Event log and E mail Event log and E mail Disk statistics updated in controller If threshold met Event log and E mail Disk statistics updated in controller If threshold met Event log and E mail Event log and E mail Event log and E mail User Manual ETE FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Backplane RAID Level 1 5 or 10 Backplane RAID Level 0 Backplane RAID Level 1 5 or 10 Backplane RAID Level 0 Enclosure Enclosure BBU SATA link failure SATA link failure SATA link degraded SATA link degraded Fan Failure PSU module failure BBU failure No effect RAID volume degraded RAID is inaccessible No effect No effect No effect No effect No effect Loss of high availability system may become unavailable on second fai
71. edium Errors Misc Errors Command Timeouts Target Aborts Disk Errors 0 g 0 g Clear Clear ALL Disk Errors bor User Manual 8 3 Port Statistics FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM The Monitoring gt Port Statistics screen is a read only screen and displays the link statistics for the system Statistics are displayed for each port in each controller It will show information such as Port Name Node Name Link Speed Link Type and number of Bad RX Chars Bad CRC Chars Link Down Count Link Up Count Aborted Commands and Commands Timeout To reset Port Statistics information use the Reset Counters button Port Statistics Controller Port Port Name Node Name Link Speed Link Type Link State Bad RX Chars Bad CRC Chars Link Down Count Link Up Count Aborted Commands Commands Timeout User Manual ETME 1 A 20010017 232350283 20000017 23350283 0 Gb N A Down 0 Reset Counters 1 B 20020017 2a350283 20000017 2a350283 2 Gb Private Loop Up 0 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 8 4 Event Log The Monitoring gt Event Log screen allows the user to view all events that have occurred in the system In addition the user can choose to export a current snapshot of all the events that have occurred by clicking on the Export Events button This will then prompt the user to save the export file as a html file in a location as specified by the user Event Log Date 13 11 2008
72. electing Unmapped for that port e Enter the required capacity in Gigabytes of the Logical Volume to be created User Manual ETIA FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Create Logical Volume R5 Serial Number 03040287 13600023 Profile Fileserver State INITIALISING 4 Capsa En 237 Voll Toes 0 Unmapped Unmapped NOTE Once a Logical Volume has been created its global private status and port mappings can be modified at any stage on the Logical Volume Functions gt Modify Delete Volume screen In order to map a host to a private logical volume the user will need to navigate to the Logical Volume Functions gt Host Mapping screen 108 a FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM limited to the capacity of the RAID itself If there is not enough Capacity to expand the Logical Volume the RAID must be expanded first X NOTE The maximum capacity of all Logical Volumes on a RAID is 3 Click on Add to create the Logical Volume 4 If the Logical Volume is a Private Volume the NEXT step is to map the Logical Volume to Host See Logical Volume Functions gt Host Mapping User Manual ETIE FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 7 3 Modifying Expanding or Deleting a Logical Volume The Logical Volume Functions gt Modify Delete Volume screen allows you to modify expand or delete a Logical Volume Steps to modify or expand a volume 1 On the Logical Volume Functions gt Mo
73. en connected to the SAN This may be different to the preferred ALPA Arbitrated Loop Address Physical Address if it is not possible for the system to retrieve the ALPA requested ALPA when it is connected to the SAN In fabric and point to point mode this field is referred to as Address In loop mode it is ALPA Preferred ALPA that the port on the controller would like to use The Preferred preferred ALPA is only valid in loop mode A list of available addresses muelees is listed in a drop down box Link Speed Current link speed of the connection to the port on the controller Preferred link speed of the connection to the port on the controller Requested l Ba Speed The actual link speed may be different to this value as this is P negotiated between the controller and the HBA it is connected to Topology Displays the connection type of fibre channel connection of the port The options are Private loop NL Port Public loop NL Port Point to point N Port Fabric N Port Non Participating Topology The topology of the SAN to which the port will be connected The Requested options are e Auto Loop only NL Port Point to point Fabric N Port Save Settings Save the port settings on the screen The user can choose between assigning the same node name for all of the ports in the system or assigning different node names Facilitates Mac OS X compatibility Node Name Assignment 128 User Manual FI
74. end to the SAS In port of the Expansion Enclosure RAID Subsystem Expansion Enclosure 4 Connect two power cords to the AC Power Inlet of the two Power Supply Fan Modules Note that the Power On LED indicator will turn red 5 Turn on the Power Switch of the two Power Supplies The Power On LED will become green 6 Check in proRAID Manager GUI if the Expansion Enclosure has been detected 56 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 9 Upgrading Expander Firmware x NOTE The Expander firmware upgrade procedure uses the same steps as the controller firmware upgrade except for the upgrade firmware file Please refer to Administration chapter Update Firmware section User Manual 57 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem 3 1 Connecting the RAI D Subsystem This section describes how to connect the RAID subsystem to your host system Fibre Channel A Fibre Channel B SAS Expansion Port Ethernet Port AC Power Inlet AC Power Inlet ee et _ a a n 1 J i P i Fj sae a DNINYYAA Power Switch 1 Power Switch 2 X NOTE For optimum performance use 4Gb FC Host Bus Adapter s in the host computer s 1 Connect the two power cables to the AC Power Inlets Connect the Fibre Cable s to the Fibre Host Channel s The other end s of Fibre Cable s is are connected to your FC switch or HBA 3 Connect the remote ma
75. ent to the e mail address provided by the third party provider E mail Configuration Enable rm SMTP Server IP SMTP Server Domain Sender Recipient 1 Recipient 2 Subject Enable authentication Authentication User Password Re enter Password Application Alerts Notification Alerts Warning Alerts Save Steps to setup Email Event Configuration 1 On the Administration gt Email Event Configuration screen check Enable option to enable SMTP 2 Configure the SMTP Server IP SMTP Server Domain Sender Recipient s and Subject as necessary 3 If needed check the Enable authentication option and enter in Authentication User the username of the user who will authenticate the User Manual 131 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM e mail settings and enter in the Password and Re enter Password test boxes the password of the user who will authenticate the e mail settings 4 Select the type of alerts that will be sent via e mail Click Save to apply the changes to the controller or click Save amp Test to apply the changes to the controller and send a test message This screen contains the following details and options Field Enable SMTP Server IP SMTP Server Domain Sender Recipient 1 Recipient 2 Subject Enable Authentication Authentication User Password Re enter Password Application Alerts Notification Alerts Warning Alerts
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77. fails in any RAID Set in the system the Global Spare disk can be used to rebuild the degraded RAID Set User Manual 73 NOTE A Spare Disk must have capacity equal to or greater than the capacity of the disks in the RAID Set s to which it is assigned FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 1 2 RAID Caching The Raid controller comes with a cache memory 512MB 1GB or 2GB cache size The cache memory is used for both reading and writing data There are several kinds of caching implemented by the system firmware Read Cached Data Streaming Read Data Write Cached Data Disk Caching Disable Sync Cache Command 6 1 2 1 Read Cache Data The system records the number of read and write commands that occur in the same physical stripe When the number of commands exceeds a preset threshold the system will allocate storage space to cache this data This increases performance because subsequent read operations can be serviced from memory instead of reading from the disk 6 1 2 2 Streaming Read Data The system records the starting block and block size of each command received When the start block of a new command matches the last block of a previous command the system detects that there is a stream of commands in progress and pre fetches data up to 16 times the size of the original command This increases performance by lowering the latency of subsequent commands in the stream 6 1 2 3 Write Cache Data When write cac
78. gers In addition make sure there are no fingerprints on the Golden Fingers Do not install the module if the Golden Fingers are damaged User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM b Carefully insert the SES Module into the appropriate slot c Tighten 2 screws on both sides of the SES Module to secure the SES Module to the enclosure jo i Fr a aj See a ah oo l 4 i a T i 1 I j ci a T j i Tj me s P ail i O REESS omm O gaS NOTE The Thumbscrew is mainly used as a handle to remove the SES Module from the enclosure Thumbscrew P ai Cy Chassis ID Relay Ready NOTE All four DIP switches must be off 28 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 3 5 SES Board Replacement 1 Remove the SES module from the enclosure NOTE Sometimes the SES module cannot be easily removed Try to use pliers to pull the thumb screw of the SES module 3 Replace the SES board User Manual 29 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 3 6 Upgrading SES Firmware To upgrade the SES firmware first you need to check SES board version number Check in the LCD display the SES version use arrow down key ra SES2 FW V112 SES ID 07 SES2 means Version 2 x of PRO 90 5601 SES board PRO 90 5601 Baud Rate Terminal Setting is 115200 SES FAN V1 12 SES 1D 01 SES means Version 1 x of PRO 90 6601 SE
79. global volume Global Logical Volumes Global logical volumes can be mapped to user specified ports Once a global volume iS mapped to a port all hosts that log into that port can access the logical volume at the configured LUN for this port Hosts that are not logged into a mapped port will not be able to access the global volume Private Logical Volumes Private logical volumes can be mapped to user specified ports AND hosts Private volumes can have a set of ports enabled at which they can be accessible by selected hosts only Private volumes are only accessible by hosts that have been mapped to that volume at a specified LUN In addition the host also needs to be logged into a port that has been enabled for the private volume Hosts that are not mapped to a private volume will not be able to access the private volume irrelevant of the login port Mapping hosts to volumes can be performed on the Logical Volume Functions gt Host Mapping screen WARNING Any file system on a mapped Logical Volume may be lost if it is re mapped to a different host The following functions are available with respect to Logical Volumes e View see the status of a Logical Volume e Create create a new Logical Volume e Modify Delete modify expand or delete Logical Volumes e Host Mapping assign hosts to logical volumes 104 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 7 1 Viewing Logical Volume Details The Logical Volume Function
80. gned disk x 2 Click Select to navigate to the Disk selection screen NOTE Attempting to add a second local spare to a level 1 or a level 5 RAID or a third local spare to a level 6 RAID will replace one of the existing spares with the newly assigned disk 3 On the disk selection screen select the disk intended for the sparing strategy by ticking the radio button in the according row of that disk Disks Status Usage Encl Bay Type Disk Model Serial Number OK NOT USED 1 6 SATA HDT 72504 VFKSO01LR3S0RVGIK Serial Number Firmware Capacity GB Errors Select VFKSO0LRS0RVGIK ATEA 400 0 ia User Manual 97 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM x NOTE When selecting disks for spares never display Missing Faulty or Broken disks regardless of whether they are part of a RAID or spares 4 Click Next to apply the selected disk as a spare as configured in the sparing strategy screen Addition of Hot Spare Succeeded The sparing strategy was modified successfully NOTE Once assigned the disk cannot be used for assigning as another spare or creating expanding a RAID x 6 8 2 Deleting a Hot Spare To delete a disk from the sparing strategy navigate to the RAID Functions gt Delete Hot Spare screen This screen will list all spares in the system global and local and display relevant disk information of the spare disk To delete a disk from the sparing strategy click the radio button in the row of the di
81. hing is enabled performance is increased in two ways Firstly it lowers command latency to the host Secondly by coalescing contiguous write data into larger segments before it is written to disk seeks are reduced and bandwidths increased If you do not have a BBU or UPS installed you must carefully consider whether you want to implement Write Caching If power is lost to the system with Write Cache enabled you will loose the data stored in the Cache memory Therefore you must decide whether the advantages of Write Caching exceed the risks involved AC power failure or the AC power is turned off prior to the cache being written to disk 77 User Manual NOTE If write caching is enabled and the system is not protected by a built in BBU or an external UPS data may be lost if there is an FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM NOTE Use Cache Mirror option to achieve cache coherency when operating dual controllers in Active Active configurations x 6 1 2 4 Disk Caching The system supports disk caching which will improve performance once enabled Disk caching is enabled by default 6 1 2 5 Disable Sync Cache Command With Write Caching enabled for an array volume or standalone disk the OS provides for the synchronize cache command when initiating shutdown where the cached data is written to the hard disk s before the computer shuts down Certain Host OS platforms require that the target array volume or standalone
82. ile to the remote system i In the Send File message box select Xmodem from the Protocol pull down menu j Select the Browse button and locate the new firmware image file Select firmware file EP96601_ 118 bin and click Open MS Send File Folder C Documents and Filename Desktop arystor_ Fw FinmwareSEPI6601_118 bir Protocol modem w 160 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM k Click Send to start upgrade process The upgrade process will be shown Xmodem file send for ep 90 6601 Sending C Documents and Sethngs test Desktop aryestor PY Firmwares E P9660 Retries Total retries Last error File ELT 16K of 138K Elapsed 00 00 09 Remaining 00 01 00 Throughput 2033 cps Check if firmware upgrade is ok gt proses upgrade Timer task removed Disable all ESI ports OK Disable 12C port OK Disable 12C port_ 2 OK Firmware Upgrading CCFirmware Upgrade ok gt _ m Power off RAID subsystem n Remove the SES module Remove the jumper in JP8 o Repeat steps b to m then continue with step p p Power on the RAID subsystem Use LCD panel to check if the new SES firmware has been updated Use arrow down key User Manual 161 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 4 To upgrade the controller firmware with bridge firmware 1 21 a Login to proRAID Manager b Click menu Administration gt Service Op
83. information screen will also show the number of Rows and Columns in a RAID and which Row the disk drives belong to User Manual fa 72 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 4 Modify Delete RAID Set You can use the RAID Functions gt Modify Delete RAID Set to re configure a RAID The modifications that can be carried out on the RAID are e Change Settings cache size auto rebuild settings etc e Delete the RAID e Rename the RAID e Rebuild the RAID if the RAID is degraded 6 4 1 Change Settings You can change any of the settings for your RAID from the RAID Functions gt Modify Delete RAID Set screen as follows 1 Select the RAID you wish to modify by clicking on the Modify button in the row corresponding to the RAID of interest Modify Delete RAIDs RAID Profile State Level Capacity GB R5 Fileserver GOOD RAID S 238 Note Clicking on a delete button will delete the specified RAID without any further war volumes Capacity GB Modify RAID Delete RAID 238 Modify Delete it any further warning RAIDS cannot be deleted without first deleting their logical volumes 88 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 Select the field that you wish to change and where available choose an option from the drop down menu Modify RAID Name Serial Number Profile State Level Capacity GB Write Cache Read Cache Read Ahead Disk Caching Auto Rebuild Sparing MAID Level Inactivity Timeo
84. ion of the logical volume Logical Volumes Logical Volume Capacity GB RAID Private Port 1A Port 1B voll 30 RS Global O Uinmapped vol 50 RS Private Disabled Enabled vol3 70 RS Global Unmapped O Note Clicking on a delete button will remove the specified logical volume without Port 1B Port 2A Port 2B Modify Volume Delete Volume Unmapped Unmapped Unmapped Delete Enabled Disabled Disabled Modify Delete 0 Unmapped Unmapped Modity Delete volume without any further warning resulting in the loss of any data stored on it WARNING If a Logical Volume ts deleted all data in that Logical Volume will be lost User Manual ETENE FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 7 4 Host Mapping The Logical Volume Functions gt Host Mapping screen allows you to map private logical volumes to hosts Host Mapping Note Only Private Logical Volumes can be mapped to hosts directly Private Logical Volume Mapping Modi lane Oo PortiA PortiB Port2A Port2B LUN uy Name Mapping Vol2 none Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Unmapped Modify Hosts Host Node Port Port Port Port Port Modify Host Name Name Name 1A 18 2A 2B Name Private Logical Volumes Host mapping can only be carried out for private logical volumes If a logical volume is a private logical volume the user can configure which hosts shall have access to a private logical volume by mapping the host to a LUN If the LUN for a host is Unmappe
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86. lps you identify the RAID Profile Defines the general operating or application environment in which the RAID will be used e g one RAID volume might be optimized for database applications while another might be optimized for file server applications Configured when the RAID is created State The states available are Good Degraded Rebuilding Initializing Expanding Verifying and Inaccessible If the RAID is rebuilding initializing expanding or verifying the progress of the task will be displayed in brackets e g Initializing 75 Level Configured when the RAID is created The current options are levels 0 1 10 and 5 A RAID 10 will be displayed as a RAID 1 Capacity GB Capacity of the RAID in Gigabytes Select Click to see more information about the selected RAID Set User Manual 85 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM The RAID information screen of a selected RAID Set RAID Status Name ru Serial Number O303023f 13700011 Profile Fileserver State Ganap Level RAID O Capacity GB 11988 Write Cache Enabled Mirroring Read Cache Enabled Read Ahead Enabled Disk Caching Enabled Auto Rebuild Disabled Sparing None MAID Level eet Management Inactivity Timeout mins H Number of Rows 2 Number of Columns z Row 1 Stripe Size 999 GB Disk Enc Bay State 0 1 z OK 1 1 z OK 2 1 7 OK 3 1 z DK 86 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 4 1 5 GK 5 I 4 OK The RAID
87. lt port settings should be sufficient for most standard configurations However you may need to change them if you encounter problems with your configuration Each controller has two ports which can either be connected directly to host HBAs or via FC switch to the host systems Each port can be configured with different settings They can negotiate different link speeds ALPAs and requested topology Same or different Node Name for all the ports in the system can also be configured Steps to configure Port Setup 1 On the Administration gt Port Setup screen configure the Preferred Address Requested Speed or Requested Topology as needed 2 Click on Save Settings to save the changes 3 To configure Node Name Assignment select Same or Different then click Set Port Setup Controller 1 1 Port A E Link State Down Up Address ALPA Oxffffff Oxe4 Preferred Address Oxef Oxef Link Speed 0 Gb 2 Gb Requested Speed Auto Auto Topology N A Private Loop Requested Topology Auto Auto Save settings Node Name Same is Same ZEEE Assignment Set User Manual 127 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM This screen contains the following details and options Field Description Controller The ID of the controller that the port is located on Port ID of the port they are indexed A and B Link State The connection state of the port This can be either Up or Down Represents the ID of the controller s port wh
88. lure RAID unavailable No effect No effect System availability at risk until fan replaced System availability at risk until PSU module replaced User data at risk from transient power failure if write caching is Performance may drop N A Performance may drop Performance may drop No effect No effect No effect Event log and E mail Event log and E mail Disk statistics updated in controller If threshold met Event log and E mail Disk statistics updated in controller If threshold met Event log and E mail Event log and E mail Event log and E mail Event log and E mail 146 User Manual Hardware Controller failure Software failure controller reboot Controller User data loss is possible No effect User data is maintained in cache during controller reboot Web Application User Manual 147 enabled System unavailable System is unavailable during controller reboot Controller takes 7 seconds to reboot and 60 seconds for the system to become available FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM N A Event log Performance may drop if Event log command and E mail timeouts occur NOTE E mail refers to an e mail notification sent by the controller over the Ethernet interface to an assigned e mail address Event log refers to an event logged in the Event Log in the Raid Manager FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM
89. n the RAID is created The states available for RAIDs are Good Degraded Rebuilding Initializing Expanding Verifying e Inaccessible If the RAID is Rebuilding Initializing Expanding or Verifying the progress of the task will be displayed in brackets e g Initializing 75 The RAID level selected when the RAID was created The current options available are RAID levels 0 1 5 6 and 10 A RAID 10 will be displayed as a RAID 1 Capacity in Gigabytes of the RAID 68 User Manual Field Logical Volume Serial Number Capacity GB Status RAID Field Host Name Node Name Port Name Port 1A Port 1B Port 2A Port 2B User Manual 69 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Logical Volumes Description The name of the Logical Volume The Logical Volume Serial Number assigned by the system Capacity in Gigabytes of the Logical Volume Shows the Logical Volume Status such as Global or Private The name of the RAID on which the Logical Volume was created Hosts Description The name of the Host Node ID of the initiator Port Name of the initiator The current Login status of the host to Port A of Controller 1 If the host is logged in to the controller port then the Address or ALPA will be displayed In fabric and point to point modes this field is referred to as Address In loop mode this field contains the ALPA It represents the ID of the host when connected to the SAN The cu
90. nagement Ethernet cable to the Controller Ethernet port 4 Turn on each power switch of the PSFM 5 Allow the machine a few moments to initialize before using it 58 User Manual Chapter 4 RAID Levels FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks A RAID system consists of two or more disks in parallel This array of disks appears as one disk drive to the host computer offering enhanced performance or data reliability or both There are different RAID Levels with each level being suited to a particular application For example RAID Level 1 uses mirroring to hold your data in 2 separate but identical locations If a disk fails the RAID controller will use either the data disk s or the mirror disk s for data recovery giving you constant access to your data This RAID Level is particularly suited to mission critical applications such as accounting systems The following is a brief list of the supported RAID levels RAID 0 Striping without Fault Tolerance In a RAID O system the data is broken down in to equal blocks and each block is then written to a different disk in the RAID The performance is excellent as the I O load is shared equally between the all disks in the RAID The following illustration shows a typical RAID 0O Advantages Good performance both in read and write operations as there is no overhead expended on parity controls All storage capacity can be used the
91. nclosure tighten the thumb screws PSFM Thumb Screws d Connect the Power Supply cord from the power source to the AC Power Inlet POWER SUPPLY CORD IMPORTANT For safety reasons make sure the power switches are turned off when you plug in the power cords When removing the power cords ensure that the switch on the back of each power supply fan module are turned off and the power on fail LED are red ars User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 2 4 Fan Replacement 1 Remove the Power Supply Fan Module from the enclosure 2 Unscrew 6 screws 2 from left side 2 from right side and 2 from top cover 3 Pull up the top cover User Manual 23 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 4 Disconnect the fan cable 24 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 3 SCSI Enclosure Services 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 If any of the conditions above are not within specified parameters the SES module will notify the user through email SMS and or an audible alarm 2 3 1 SES Module Panel RS 232 Alarm Mute Button User Manual 25 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 3 2 Features of the SES Module The SES Module consists of 6 features RS 232 Port Alarm Mute Button Dip Switch
92. of controller 2 The enclosure ID number and serial number of the enclosure Disks Description Displays the disk status may be OK critical non critical unrecoverable and unsupported Displays how the disk is used it may be part of a RAID local spare global spare or not used The ID of the enclosure that the disk is located in Bay in the enclosure where the disk is located Shows the type of disk such as SATA Model number of the disk Manufacturer s unique serial number on the disk Revision of firmware on the disk Capacity in Gigabytes of the disk Shows the total number of disk errors for each disk FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Field Status Enclosure Slot Expander Model Serial Number Firmware Field Name Profile State Level Capacity Expanders Description Displays the expander status may be OK critical non critical unrecoverable and unsupported The ID of the enclosure where the expander is located in Slot in the enclosure where the expander is located in Model number of the expander Manufacturer s unique serial number of the expander Version of firmware on the expander RAI Ds Description The name of the RAID Defines the general operating or application environment in which the RAID will be used e g one RAID volume might be optimized for database applications while another might be optimized for file server applications This is configured whe
93. oltage levels in the system become abnormal below or above threshold levels an alarm will sound and this LED will turn red Voltage Warning LED 2 5 3 LCD Front Panel Function Buttons a RAID Model Chassis ID 01 Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the subsystem Up and Down Arrow buttons E E TTN I This is used to enter the option you have selected Press this button to return to the O az User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 5 4 LCD Panel Function Menu 1 Firmware and proSES Menu Press W button SES FW V413 SES D 01 The current proSES firmware version is 1 13 SES ID 01 is the physical enclosure assigned identification number Press 44 or EXIT button will go back to the Main Menu Press W will bring you to the next menu 2 Disk Status Menu r Disk Status ID 001 12 F s 0010 s 002 x This menu displays the disk temperature in each slot and which slots contain disks inserted User Manual 43 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM ID 001 12 means that the enclosure has a capacity of 12 disk slots Press Y button to view the individual disk slot information s represents disk slot and 001 12 means slot number of the disk O means the disk is online and inserted on this slot X means the slot is empty F means the disk on that slot
94. omplete It is recommended to stop all access to the system Please select file Browse Upgrade WARNI NG This facility should only be used under the direction of our technical support team WARNI NG Upgrading the controller could take several minutes to complete It is recommended to stop all access to the system 136 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 8 Reset Controller The Administration gt Reset Controller screen allows the user to reset one or more of the system s controllers Using the dropdown box select which of the controllers the action should apply to Then click the Reset Now button to begin the reset In a dual controller system if Both Controllers are selected from the dropdown box and Reset Now button is clicked the two controllers are reset sequentially In this way the system s Logical Volumes remain accessible for the duration of the reset Reset Controller Please select the controller s you wish to reset Controller i Reset Now User Manual 137 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 9 Telnet The Administration gt Telnet screen allows the user to interact with the controller via a command line interface A working Java plug in for your browser is required to use this facility TETAS co ee BE Connect Disconnect Detach Delete Window Warning The telnet applet should only be used under the direction of our technical support team
95. or to create a new Logical Volume the RAID may be expanded to increase the available capacity x x NOTE At least one spare disk is required to expand the RAID NOTE When selecting disks for RAID expansion never display Missing Faulty or Broken disks regardless of whether they are part of a RAID or spares Use the following steps to expand a RAI D 1 Go to the RAID Functions gt Expand RAID Set menu option 2 The following screen will present a list of disks available for expansion Select any disks required for expansion by ticking the Select checkbox in the row of the disk of interest Disks Status Usage Encl Bay Type Disk Model Serial Number OK NOT USED 1 6 SATA HDT72504 VFK301R30RVGIK SelectAll Deselect All 92 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM VEK301R30RVGIK AFEA 400 0 3 Ifall disks are required click Select All button which will select all the available disks 4 To continue click Next button 5 On the following screen select the RAID to be expanded by clicking on the Expand button in the row of the RAID of interest Expand RAID 6 The RAID Set expansion process will start User Manual 93 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 6 Rebuilding a RAID You can rebuild a RAID from the RAID Functions gt Rebuild RAID Set screen as follows NOTE A RAID can only be rebuilt if it is in a degraded state To verify a RAID refer to Section on Verifying a
96. re is no disk overhead Easy to implement User Manual 59 Writes can occur simultaneously on every drive A DATA Data DATA pata pata DATA Llll Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Disadvantages Not fault tolerant If one disk fails all data in the RAID O array are lost Reliability is much less than a single disk any media errors can cause data loss I deal Use Not recommende d for any mission critical systems or applications FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM RAID 1 Mirroring In a RAID 1 system the data is stored twice by writing it to both the data disk or set of data disks and a mirror disk or set of disks If a disk fails the controller uses either the data drive s or the mirror drive s for data recovery and continues operation You need at least 2 disks for a RAID 1 array RAID 1 ae ee gat eae RAIDs give good fault tolerance but is li li l more suited to applications where Duplicate data is written to pairs of drives DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA performance is not a critical factor The Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive following illustration shows a typical RAID 1 Advantages Disadvantages I deal Use Excellent read speed and a Ideal for write speed that is mission critical comparable to that of a The main storage e g single disk disadvantage is that accounting the effective storage systems If a disk fails data
97. rrent Login status of the host to Port B of Controller 1 If the host is logged in to the controller port then the Address or ALPA will be displayed In fabric and point to point modes this field is referred to as Address In loop mode this field contains the ALPA It represents the ID of the host when connected to the SAN The current Login status of the host to Port A of Controller 2 If the host is logged in to the controller port then the Address or ALPA will be displayed In fabric and point to point modes this field is referred to as Address In loop mode this field contains the ALPA It represents the ID of the host when connected to the SAN The current Login status of the host to Port B of Controller 2 If the host is logged in to the controller port then the Address or ALPA will be displayed In fabric and point to point modes this field is referred to as Address In loop mode this field contains the ALPA It represents the ID of the host when connected to the SAN FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 5 3 ProRAID Manager GUI Hierarchy Below is the summary of the menu and functions available in proRAID Manager GUI RAID Functions Logical Volume Functions Monitoring Administration Information Help Create RAID Set View RAID Set Modify Delete RAID Set Expand RAID Set Rebuild RAID Set Verify RAID Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare View Hot Spares RAID Ownership View Logical Volumes Create
98. s Temperature Threshold Deg Location Deg C c Status Controller 1 31 65 OK Bay 1 28 55 OK Bay 2 28 55 OK Bay 3 29 55 OK Bay 4 30 55 OK Bay 5 26 55 OK Bay 6 26 55 OK Bay 7 26 55 OK Bay 8 27 55 OK Bay 9 25 55 OK Bay 10 25 55 OK Bay 1i 25 55 OK Bay 12 25 55 OK 118 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM User Manual ETTE FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 8 2 Disks The Monitoring gt Disks screen is split into two parts 1 Disk Information 2 Disk Errors 8 2 1 Disk Information The Disk Information screen is a read only screen and provides detail on all disks such as Status Usage Enclosure Bay Type Disk Model Serial Number Firmware Capacity APM Support and Power Status The Disk Information screen also shows the total number of disk errors for each disk To see the breakdown of disk errors the user has to navigate to the Disk Errors screen select the Disk Errors tab Disk Information Disk Information Disk Errors Status Usage Encl Bay Type Disk Model Serial Number OK RS 1 2 SATA Maxtor 6Y120M0 YSN3NICE OK RS 1 3 SATA Maxtor o6 200M0 YG6IDWEVE OK RS 1 4 SATA Maxtor 6 Y120M0 Y3N4NDME Firmware Capacity GB APM Support Power Status Errors 1HWO 1273 Wes Active g 1EWO 204 Yes Active 0 LHWoO 123 Wes Active 0 120 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 8 2 1 1 Disk Status The Disk Status is defined by Disk_Usage and Access_ Status
99. s View Logical Volumes menu option allows the user to view a list of the current Logical Volumes created on the system The view is broken down into three tables 1 View of all logical volumes in the system 2 View of all private logical volumes in the system along with their LUN mapping status 3 View of all global logical volumes in the system along with their LUN mapping status The first table provides generic information such as Name Serial Number Capacity Status and parent RAID about each logical volume The second table provides specific mapping information on each private logical volume The table displays logical volume name host names of any hosts mapped to a particular volume port mask for each private volume and the LUN to which the private logical volume has been mapped to for a certain host The third table provides specific mapping information on each global logical volume The table displays logical volume name and for each port the LUN that the logical volume has been globally mapped to If Unmapped is displayed then the port has not been mapped to any LUN which means that no host will be able to access this volume through the Unmapped port View Logical Volumes Logical Volume Serial Number Capacity GB Status RAID Voll ffO10000 13600023 150 Global RS Vol ffO10001 13600023 86 Private R5 Private Logical Volume Mapping Name Host Name PortiaA PortiB Port2A Port2B LUN Vol none Enabled Disabled Disabled
100. s around for immediate assistance It should be handled with care to avoid dropping that may cause damage to the product Always use the correct lifting procedures 2 hesg hesg Upon installing of the product Ambient temperature is very important for the installation site It must not exceed 30C 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 hesg hesg Controller Configurations This RAID subsystem supports single controller configuration Packaging Shipment and Delivery Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Unpack and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are complete and in good condition Exterior
101. s divided on the Nebeen network Set this value to the current settings of the network The IP Address of the DNS Server that the system uses to resolve host Primary names At least one IP Address is required if DNS is to be used for name DNS resolution You must set this up if a host name is entered in the E mail Server Address field in the Email Event Configuration screen Alternate Alternate DNS server to use for name resolution if the primary server is DNS unavailable IP address that enables communication between computer networks that may or may not use different protocols Set this value to the current Gateway tr settings of the network If the Gateway IP Address is not set correctly A Bore the GUI will encounter problems connecting to a system through a firewall Domain Domain name of the organisation where the system resides NOTE All systems will be configured with DHCP enabled by default The IP address should be detected automatically when connecting to the network 130 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 9 4 Email Event Configuration The Administration gt Email Event Configuration screen allows you to set up alert notifications for the system You can have alerts sent to a mobile phone or other SMS compatible device by using a third party product that converts the SMTP messages to SMS and then redirects them to the SMS compatible device If you use this the SMTP messages should be s
102. s is FAILED 26 C means the current temperature of the disk The disk temperature has a threshold value of 55 C if more than that the temp LED will turn RED and buzzer will sound Press button and W button to view each 12 disk slots Press EXIT button will go back to the Disk Status Menu On the Disk Status Menu press W button to proceed to the next menu 3 Power Status Menu Power Status Menu indicates the condition of the dual redundant power supply unit GOOD means this power supply unit is healthy and FAILED if it has problem a a Power Status Good Press Y button eee Power 1 Good Power 2 Good Press EXIT button to return to the previous menu Press W button will bring you to the next menu 4a User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 4 Fan Status Menu r Fan Status Good Fan Status menu displays the health of the fans inside each power supply The speed will depend on the enclosure s temperatures The FAN speed is linear and it has deviation between 300rpm or 400rpm if the proSES board detects high temperature it will change the speed To view the health of each fan press YY button i Fan 1 4753 RPM Fan 2 4272 RPM Press EXIT button to return previous menu Pressing the W button will bring you to the next menu 5 Voltage Status Menu Voltage status menu display the current voltage information all Voltage Status Good
103. se four M5 round head screws to fix the rack rail to the rack post Front Right and Rear Right NOTE In the Front Right part of the rack rail the M5 screws must X be placed in holes 1 and 3 In the Rear Right part the M5 screws must be placed in holes 1 and 4 Front Right 50 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Rear Right 7 Repeat Step 6 to fix the left side rack rail to the rack post Front Left and Rear Left Take note of the positioning of the M5 screws in the holes 8 Carefully insert the RAID system into the cabinet Make sure the inner brackets align with the center opening of the rack rails User Manual 51 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Rear View 9 Use two M5 long screws to fix the RAID system in the cabinet 10 Insert the disk trays with disk drives if they were removed prior to installation 52 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 Backup Battery Unit An optional backup battery unit BBU can be installed in the RAID system The BBU protects data in write caching mode by providing power to the RAID controller s cache memory 2 7 1 Backup Battery Unit Installation 1 Check the BBU if battery packs are in good condition and cables are well connected 3 Verify in the proRAID Manager GUI gt Monitoring gt Enclosures gt Battery Backup Units if the battery pack s is are detected User Manual 53 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUB
104. ser Manual 65 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM The System Information screen will be displayed after login system Information Miscellaneous System Name SAN Id Firmware System Type Date and Time Controller 15 N Controller 2 S N Enclosures Id S N Disks Status Usage Encl Bay OK NOT USED 1 2 Expanders Status Enclosure OK RAIDs R Type SATA Slot 1 XXXXAXXXXXXX 169 254 2 135 oo000000030b0001 HO16 7 11 2008 15 34 43 0000000003040287 1 1V0741190660112BG035 Disk Model Maxtor 6Y 120M0 Expander Model ARARA RAR AAA Serial Numbe YSNSNICE NOTE The System Information screen can also be accessed in the Information gt System Information menu 66 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM The following table gives an explanation of each option available on the System Information screen Field System Name SAN ID Firmware System Type Date and Time Controller 1 Controller 2 Enclosure ID S N Field Status Usage Enclosure Bay Type Disk Model Serial Number Firmware Capacity GB Errors User Manual 67 Miscellaneous Description The name of the system being managed by ProRAID Manager Unique ID for identifying the configuration of the system Revision of firmware on the controller The system model being managed by ProRAID Manager Current date and time settings on the system Serial number of controller 1 Serial number
105. sk of interest and click on the Next button This will delete the disk as a spare Disks Status Usage Encl Bay Type Disk Model Serial Number OK GLOBAL SPARE 1 6 SATA HDT 2504 VFK301R30RVGIK 98 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 72504 VFK301R30RVGIK AJEA 400 o 6 8 3 Viewing Hot Spares To view the sparing strategy in the current system navigate to the RAID Functions gt View Sot Spares screen This screen will list all spares in the system global and local and display relevant disk information of the spare disk Hot Spares dg oe roe mi r Lam r a qf E x ai am rni le oe OK GLOBAL SPARE 1 6 SATA HDT72504 VFK30 VFK301R30RVGIK A7EA 400 o User Manual 99 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 9 RAID Ownership X NOTE Users are not allowed to change RAID ownership while RAID is initializing verifying rebuilding The RAID Functions gt RAID Ownership screen allows the user to view current RAID owners and also to modify the owners of a RAID Steps to modify RAID ownership 1 To modify the users of a RAID select the Modify button in the row of the RAID of interest RAID Ownership Name Type Cache Current Owner Pre R5 RAID Target LOWER Board 0 Board 0 Note The owner of a RAID can only be modified on the Preferred Owner HL_ State Modify Ownership Board 0 GOOD Modify ied on the master board and if the RAID ts not restriping 100
106. ssible to select all disks for a new RAID by pressing the Select All button If user wishes to deselect all disks this can be achieved by pressing the Deselect All button Once disk selection has been completed the user can navigate to the RAID Create screen by pressing Next button x NOTE You cannot have both SAS and SATA disk drives in the same enclosure Disks Status Usage Encl Bay Type Disk Model OK NOT USED 1 1 SATA HDP72504 OK NOT USED 1 2 SATA HDI T72504 OK NOT USED 1 3 SATA HDP 2504 OK NOT USED 1 4 SATA HDT 72504 SelectAll User Manual 79 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Serial Number Firmware Capacity GB Errors Select GEAD31RE06SKZA A524 400 0 VFK301R30RVRAK AFEA 400 0 i GEAD31RE06RDGA A524 400 0 VFK301R30RVGIK ATEA 400 0 E DeselectAll Next x NOTE When selecting disks for RAI D creation never display Missing Faulty or Broken disks regardless of whether they are part of a RAID or spares 6 2 2 Configuring RAID Options On this screen the user can configure a RAID using the drop down lists to select the relevant parameters that define the RAID Complete the following steps to configure the RAID options 1 The RAID Profile allows the controller to optimise the RAID and cache configuration based on the expected access pattern to the Logical Volumes on the RAID Select the profile that best fits the application environment that the RAID will be used
107. st at port 1B Displays the login status of the host at port 2A Displays the login status of the host at port 2B Select this if you wish to modify the Host Name of a host 116 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 8 Monitoring 8 1 Enclosures The Monitoring gt Enclosures screen has two purposes 1 It allows the user to view detailed information on a specific enclosure 2 It allows the user to set the buzzer to disabled enabled or silenced To view detailed information on a specific enclosure in the system such as Temperature Probes Voltage Sensors Fans Power Supply Units and Battery Backup Units the user just needs to click on the View button next to the enclosure of interest To modify the buzzer setting the user can select from three options disabled enabled silenced on the Monitoring gt Enclosures screen To apply any changes just click the Set button Status of Enclosures Enclosure Serial Number Status View Details 1 1VO 4119066011276BG6035 OK View Buzzer Disabled FF em Status Set User Manual 117 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Enclosure 1 Enclosure Enclosure Id S WN 1 1V0 41190660112BG035 Controller 0 DO00000003040238 7 Firmware H016 Status Summary OK Controller 1 Controller Controller Type XAXAXAXAXAAX S N 0000000003040287 Date amp Time ETE Uptime 00 000 00 09 54m tl 11 47 31 ee diii Firmware een HO16 Revision Cache Size MB 512 Temperature Probe
108. t 180 Refer to Section 6 10 Intelligent Power Management for more information 10 Select Calculate Capacity button to get the RAID Set total capacity User Manual 83 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Create RAID RAID Name R5 RAID Profile File Server ha Raid Level RAID 5 Write Cache Enabled Mirroring Read Cache Enabled Read Ahead Enabled Disk Caching Enabled Auto Rebuild Background Sparing Strategy Global MAID Level 0 No Power Management Inactivity Timeout z mins Calculate Capacity 98 GB Create RAID 11 To create the RAID Set click the Create RAID button 12 The RAID will initialize If you have free disk drive you can select Open spare selection screen to allocate hot spare drive RAID Create Succeeded RAID initialisation in progress Would you like to allocate spares Open spare selection screen 13 The NEXT step is to create Logical Volume s See Logical Volume Functions gt Create Logical Volume 84 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 3 View RAID Set The RAID Functions gt View RAID Set screen displays a summary of all RAIDs currently created on the system View RAID Set RAID Profile State Level ro Fileseryver GOOG FAID O Select Level Capacity GB Select PAID O 119868 c Select The following table gives an explanation of each option action available on this screen Field Description RAID User friendly name that he
109. t information that the user must remember WARNING These are the warnings that the user must follow to avoid unnecessary errors and bodily injury during hardware and software operation of the subsystem CAUTION These are the cautions that user must be aware of to prevent damage to the equipment and 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 6 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA 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 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 To avoid unnecessary dropping out make sure that somebody i
110. the hard disk drive is being accessed this light will flash BLUE In addition both indicator lights are viewable within a 170 arc es Status Light Indicator Disk Activity Indicator Disk Status Indicator User Manual 37 FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 2 4 2 Lock Indicator Every Drive Carrier is lockable and is fitted with a lock indicator to indicate whether or not the carrier is locked into the chassis Each carrier is also fitted with an ergonomic handle for easy carrier removal Drive Carrier is unlocked Drive Carrier is locked 2 4 3 Disk Drive Installation This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the Subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive The subsystem supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running a Each Drive Carrier has a locking mechanism When the Lock Groove is horizontal this indicates that the Drive Carrier is locked When the Lock Groove is vertical then the Drive Carrier is unlocked Lock and unlock the Drive Carriers by using a flat head screw driver Carrier Lock Indicator b The Lock Grooves are located on the carrier open button Press the button and the Drive Carrier handle will flip open Carrier Open Button 38 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM c Pull out an empty disk tray Pull the handle outwards to remove the carrier from
111. tions gt Controller Services gt Upgrade Controller gt X NOTE Please stop all 1O operations to the RAID subsystem while upgrade takes place c Warning message will be displayed Click Yes to start upgrade process which takes several minutes Upgrade Controller X NOTE Firmware upgrade process will auto upgrade the second controller if you have redundant controllers in the RAID subsystem P WARNING i Upgrading the Controller could take several minutes to complete It is recommended to stop all access to the system Do you want ko continue d Select the controller firmware binary file version 1 21 e When Confirm Firmware Details message box is displayed select Yes to confirm upgrade f Upgrade process will start Verify if new firmware is downloaded successfully 5 Reset the controller s when prompted a Controller board s must to be reset Select Yes to reset controller s x 2 j Would you Like to Reset the Board s Mow Resetting In Progress c Verify if new firmware is updated in Monitoring gt System Information 162 User Manual FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 Upgrade Expander Firmware a Click menu Administration gt Service Options gt Controller Services gt Upgrade Controller gt b Select All Files in File Type option then choose the expander firmware file v389 s3r NOTE Upgrading could take several minutes to
112. tuce sccsducaelseatdesenesecdertuseoaymiiee 73 oA PAIRCE IC e E E E 74 0l21 Reaa Cache Data ssiri eare eter ea eaae Ee n te een ann aee Eaa 74 6 1 2 2 Streaming Read Data ee seeeseooeoenseenssesssesssessstosstsssrossrnseensesnseenseensrensrosrnssrossenssronssenssnns 74 61 23 Write Cache Data ocesriissseniiareniiaserei iann eini ane ne aian te aeni eer 74 OLZA DEK CICNE R 75 6 1 2 5 Disable Sync Cache COMMANGA uu ce csesessessseesesssesesesesessesssssesesssesesssesssessseseesesseeeees 75 User Manual 3o o FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM cal RAID PrOne Uige ene en rn arene Te E ae ee 76 OLA AUO RODU acii r ene eer te ete Pee revere ere ee pe ee cere ane ee ree 78 CALA DPO eee E E E een Ree recone 78 OTA AAP E EE AE AER E E E 78 OL BE OU a E E EEE 78 e CEG a RA D er E E E AE A E A A EAE 79 or SEn E D e E eaeccentsiescntecemontetavectec 79 622 Conig rng RAID OPHION sesse ree Ee E Ee EOE 80 oo VOW RAD E e E E E E E E E eee eee ene 85 64 Modiiy Delete RAID Eienenn EE E E e E E 88 CAL CEGE e 6 eRe ree eee E ere nee ener ener een re eres 88 6 4 2 Deleting the RAID seis sss ase tisst coca scsedeaeene toncstsascasatebsscsaneeeasanestss taanosk ast ce asensnacbiaaeieenten tenes 90 6 4 3 Renaming the RAID eion5 sectictscsc scscs azesesteveshzacasctebsaleessiinasstesscnsadeassinant fe cdcoinateaen eerie 91 0S Expanding a RAID meenenene te eeennenenrc terete teretterr tresrt terriers E 92 66 Rebuilding a RAID secese a a inert v
113. up data schedule a disk replacement Reseat the power cord on both ends Verify that power is being supplied from the power socket Schedule a PSU module replacement Schedule a fan module replacement Schedule NVRAM Battery replacement No action required occurs immediately after the battery has been replaced Occurs immediately after the battery has been replaced controller serial number needs to be entered by service engineer Call Tech Support for help Ensure that all the disk bays have either disks or 150 User Manual exceeded lt threshold value gt threshold The temperature in the system has dropped below 10C 50F RAID lt name gt rebuild failed to complete RAID lt name gt initialization failed to complete RAID lt name gt verify failed to complete RAID lt name gt expand failed to complete RAID lt name gt is degraded due to disk failures RAID lt name gt is inaccessible due to disk failures RAID lt name gt has no spare available Cannot start scheduled verify on RAID lt name gt Controller hardware error Firmware ID does not match the binary is not for this product Firmware download checksum failed the binary may be corrupted User Manual 151 FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM dummy shuttles installed Cool the room containing the system Heat the room containing the system Usually followed by another warning indicating reason Follow action for the
114. ut mins R5 03040287 13200003 Fileserver GOOD RAID 5 236 Enabled Mirroring Enabled Enabled Enabled Background Global 0 No Power Management Update Settings 3 Click on the Update Settings button to save the settings User Manual 89 NOTE All options display a confirmation box before continuing with the operation NOTE The RAID name has a maximum of 31 characters FI BRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 6 4 2 Deleting the RAID You can delete any RAID from the RAID Functions gt Modify Delete RAID Set screen aS follows 1 Select the RAID you wish to delete by clicking on the Delete button in the row corresponding to the RAID of interest Modify Delete RAIDs RAID Profile State Level Capacity GB RS Fileserver GOOD RAID S 238 Note Clicking on a delete button will delete the specified RAID without any further war volumes Capacity GB Modify RAID Delete RAID 238 Modify Delete it any further warning RAIDS cannot be deleted without first deleting their logical volumes 2 Confirm deletion of the RAID by selecting OK to confirm in the confirm dialog box which pops up prior to deletion 3 If the RAID has logical volumes it is not possible to delete the RAID without deleting the logical volumes first delete the specified RAI D without any further warning RAI Ds NOTE When deleting a RAI D clicking on the Delete button will cannot be delete
115. volume has been mapped to at port 1B LUN to which the global volume has been mapped to at port 2A LUN to which the global volume has been mapped to at port 2B 106 User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 7 2 Creating a Logical Volume To create a new logical volume navigate to the Logical Volume Functions gt Create Logical Volume screen Complete the following steps to create a Logical Volume 1 In the Logical Volume Functions gt Create Logical Volume screen select the RAID on which the new Logical Volume is to be created by using the Create button in the row of the selected RAID Create Logical Volume Capacity Free in RAID Create RAID Profile State Level GB GB Volume INITIALISING RAID Pee a ae RS Fileserver 237 236 Create 190 5 Se 2 The following screen will allow the user to make the following adjustments a Assign and enter a name for the Logical Volume in the Logical Volume text box b If the logical volume is to be a private volume tick the checkbox labeled Private If the logical volume is to be a global volume leave the checkbox un ticked c If the volume is a private volume enable or disable the ports of interest by selecting the appropriate value from the drop down box for each port d If the volume is a global volume either map the volume to a port by selecting a LUN from the drop down box for that port or leave the volume unmapped at a certain port by s
116. y NOTE The modules of the enclosure are interchangeable with other Epica Series products 1 3 Technical Specifications RAID Controller 4Gb FC SAS SATA II 4Gb FC x 2 Host Interface Up to 400 MB s per Channel 512 Command Queue Depth ponete Interface 3 0 Gb O Gb SATA II Capacity 4 8 TB aeaa 400 GB SAS drive AAC 12 TB at 1 TB SATA drive Up to 19 2 TB at 400 GB SAS drive Up to 48 TB at 1 TB SATA drive 4 lane SAS Expansion aie a Embedded R6 XOR E aE Cache Cache Type sis 512MB 2GB 667MHz DDR II ECC SDRAM 2GB 667MHz DDR II ECC SDRAM Battery Backup 72 hrs Optional Management Port 10 100 1000 Ethernet auto sensing Monitor Port RS232 User Manual ETE Direct Attached plus Expansion FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 1 3 1 RAID Features RAID Level O 1 10 5 6 Array Group Up to 64 Up to 1024 Online RAID Expansion res Global Local Hot Spares Cache Policy Management Yes Online Rebuild Yess Variable Stripe Size Remote Notification Immediate RAID Availability 1 3 2 Enclosure Platform of Hot Swap Trays Disk Status Indicator Access Fail LED with 170 view Bower Reauirenients AC 90V 264V Full Range q 8A 4A 50Hz 60Hz 1 3 3 Environmental 550 L x 482 W x 88 H mm es User Manual FIBRE to SAS SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM Chapter 2 Physical Components 2 1 Controller Module The RAID subsystem includes a 4 Gigabit Fibre to SAS SATA I

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