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1. RAID Role drop down menu to display the list of available roles and select the required role for this disk to set it Click OK to validate your choice Enclosure Xtore 5 Disks Tower 0 Mission Critical RAID Role Free Used Dedicated Spare aks Global Spare l Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc All Rights Reserved Page 58 of 100 Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide We can now change the RAID Role from Free to Global Spare by clicking on the RAID Role corresponding drop down menu Rebuilding a RAID is using an automatic priority system that decides which spare will be selected to rebuild a specific RAID The disks will be picked in the following order A Dedicated Spare disk setup during the RAID creation process If none available a Global Spare from the disk pool matching the size of the smallest disk of the array If none available a Global Spare from the disk pool bigger than the smallest disk of the array Once the RAID Role has been set click on OK to validate We can now re attempt to rebuild the array by clicking on the System tab then clicking on the RAID left side bar menu icon followed by clicking on the RAID Edit button the notepad icon Clicking on the Rebuild button now closes the RAID Edit view and starts rebuilding the RAID A click on the Refresh bu
2. Please select an option 3 1 View all raids 2 Add raid 0 Hain Menu Please select an option Figure 6 3 1 RAID Submenu Below is the detailed view of the selected RAID See Figure 6 3 2 for example Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 83 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Please select an option 1 Raid 1053178 1 of 1 parity Good qos Mission Critical id 1053178 size 1397 GB num spares Q rows 3 caching_policy estimated build completion Write Through 26432115 8800 state Online columns max build speed 200 controller 1357494 redundancy build_progress 0 0000 num_disks 3 chunk_size 64 read_ahead False used space name Raid 1 level 2 build speed 0 80080 status_summary Good parity_algorithm Left Symmetric automatic_rebuild False Figure 6 3 2 RAID Detailed View 7 4 Logical Volume The fourth option of the terminal console main menu manages logical volumes Please select an option 4 1 View all Logical Volumes 2 Add Logical Volume 0 Main Menu Figure 6 4 1 Logical Volumes Submenu Please select an option 1 id 17e ection state name 1 1817073 20 GB Logical Volume 1 Good Online B Back to Logical Yolumes menu Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc All Rights Reserved status summary access policy write prot False Allow Page 84 of 100 Rev 1 01 3
3. SYSTEM STATUS Present Status History Hour Day Week Offline o P Offline 0 0 0 Logical Volumes ayiee mre SPARD 3 9 2 Online 0 p Added 0 0 0 E E Daleted 0 o 0 Offline 0 0 0 Online 0 4 3 Offline on sd Adertgteds o 0 0 RAIDS ome ru i Rebuild Start 0 0 0 Online 4 P Rebuild Complete m 0 0 oO Created 0 o 0 Deleted fa o o Parity Restored 0 0 0 r i Offline 0 P Offline 0 0 0 cap Disks Online 0 o o V Online 16 gt AT Fe 2 gt Offline 0 0 0 Offline 0 Online Hosts E PESK 5 3 5 gt rida bab en ae Deleted 0 o 0 AA Once the new RAID SBB module is installed 3U16 SBB RAID will automatically restore the saved RAID configuration for you Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 44 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 4 2 AIC GUI Overview Extreme Storage Manager ESM is a Graphical User Interface GUI embedded inside the 3U16 SBB RAID system This easy to use utility enables RAID management monitoring and configuration remotely With ESM tool a system can concurrently support multiple RAID levels 0 1 10 5 6 a variety of volume group sizes This flexibility enables ESM to best match user s experience in terms of performance capacity and data protection requirements ESM does not require installation its web based interface ensures the low usage of resources thus provides a better experience for the user To connect to ESM enter the IP address of the
4. To view the detailed log TCP Server CP Server snug Siem f rap GE GE F PEPETETET REE d serial port confia H H ip_confia ask disk disk disk escooo oc se A Se Sr ST Se disk disk isk PEPPERS PEE qe tet det et at dt oo at an ah 2 at At ae dt at af 3 gt eeeceececeeeteeee eee Ee ask eek This field lists the stat history of disks and RAID arrays Press refresh indicated by red circle on the picture to check for a new history To view the item s detailed description This field manages the assets such as disk power modules and controllers To view the item s detailed description such as drive manufacturer power module status and voltage level controller s HW and FW version EFEPERERP ES w N N NNN NN NNN sree resorversrF gt 7 eseseee2eee2e82e282828 82 NNN NNN NN NN ON ON ON w 7 gt e e e ee o o o o ee o o ov o o NVVVW VAN VSN SNS NS c e s N rs The RBOD can send out alert of any error and occurrence to a designated email address To use this feature SMTP configuration must be Filter a activated a Email Addr gt Alert Level gt Messa ge To add an email address click on the Add button 4 Used to view the email detailed description ef To edit the existing email address and send test email T To remove an email address Copyright 2010
5. e 1 PWR_FAIL will toggle at a rate of 2 Hz Gf Led_Buz_Reg Bit3 is 1 8 2 5 Digit_I_Reg Digit_2_Reg Digit_3_Reg Digit_4_Reg Address 0x03 0x06 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 97 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide These registers are used to display an error code onto the 7Segment display and can also be used for any messaging through the 7 Segment display See Table B2 the conversion table Example 0x05 0x06 0x05 0x06 ow p Dea 8 2 6 Threshold_12V_L_Reg Threshold_12V_H_Reg Address 0x07 0x08 The 12V threshold is set using the following formula Threshold_12V_x V 0 0613267 Default values e Threshold_12V_L OxBO 10 8V e Threshold_12V_H OxD8 13 2V LED_PWR is Set to RED when Measured value gt Threshold_12V_H Or Measured value lt Threshold_12V_L LED_PWR Set to GREEN when Threshold _12V_L lt measured Value lt Threshold 12V_H 8 2 7 Threshold_Temp_Reg Address 0x09 Default value e Threshold_Temp 0x5C 49 C LED_TEMP Is set to RED when the measured value gt Threshold_Temp LED_TEMP Is set to GREEN when the measured value lt Threshold_Temp 8 2 8 LRC_Reg Address OxOA This byte is a buffer transfer checksum It s an XOR operation between all the bytes transferred Example Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 98 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Value 4
6. Parity A gt Redundancy gt Level Enclosure i _ View XML To add a new RAID click on the Add button to the left of the data grid Extreme _ RAID Add RAID Name RAID Test Quality of Service Mission Critical Ba Logical Volume Enclosure Level Level S Caching Policy Write Cache Read Ahead On Fast Raid v Input the desired RAID name RAID level and other parameters A Fast RAID checkmark is available to the user for a quicker RAIDS creation process That option will cut the RAIDS building time for about 1 to 2 hours This feature is only available for RAIDS configuration After everything has been setup click Next Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 33 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Raid Add Choose Disks _ Logical Volume MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 3 MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 15 MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 0 MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 11 MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 7 MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 4 10 MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 13 MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 1 MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density d 9 GENE PARR View Xi ML l Select the required amount of disks for the RAID Disks can be of different size but only the size of the smallest disk selected will be used on each of the other bigger disks Click Next Extr
7. To add a user click on the Add button on left of data grid shown in the picture 4 Used to view the user detailed description s To edit the existing user s password and access privileges T To remove an existing user name This field listed all the installed hard drives their status sizes manufacturers models Used to view the disk detailed description as well as the RAID volume associated with it E To edit disk s QoS default is Mission Critical and RAID role Refer to Section 4 3 for details T To remove a hard drive from the list Green light is online Red is fault or offline Amber is Expelled click for disk log Page 46 of 100 Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 4 2 2 RAID System Menu Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc All Rights Reserved This field lists and manage the hosts linked to the system To add a host click on the Add button on left of data grid shown in the picture This field handles and managing logical volumes Used to view the logical volume properties such as LV name disks To edit logical volume s name and stop LV T To stop and delete logical volume Green light is online Red is fault or offline click for LV log This field handles and managing RAID array To add a RAID click on the Add button on left of data grid shown in the picture 4 Used to vi
8. gt Click on the Disks sidebar button Within this disk management view you will then need to locate the drive for which the QoS setting needs to be changed by clicking on the disk edit button as shown below Application Administration System Reports Refresh Filter a State a Size GB a Manufacturer Model alia Online 8 FUJITSU MAX3036RC ag b Online FuyTsU MAX3036RC ea Edit button be Se a z T online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Q 7 ko Online f 8 FUJITSU MAX3036RC Q T we Online 8 FUJITSU MAX3036RC Clicking on this button will bring you to the individual Disk Edit View Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 52 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Disk Edit Manufacturer ATA Model STS500641 NS This is the QoS setting Click on the QoS drop down menu to select the QoS Enclosure ALOPe LU DISKS lower U Business Mission Critical Archive Ok Cancel Once you have selected the relevant QoS for this individual drive click on the OK button to validate The QoS for this drive had been set You can now observe the QoS level for this drive in the Disk View It should have changed to the one you selected as shown below r x Clear Qos Protocol a Enclosure a Shu Mission Critical SAS Xtore 10 Disks Tower O 9 The individual QoS level for i Mission
9. mark drives with a specific QoS setting in accordance to the drive specs Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 51 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide For instance one would want to create different RAIDs on different disk quality or specs in order to match the production requirement of this RAID A RAID destined to archiving files for instance would require bigger but cost effective drives since the RAID will not be used for intensive IOs but rather for large storage For that reason it might be a good idea to only use large SATA drives for this RAID On the other hand RAID serving very fast and data demanding applications might require less storage space but sturdier and faster drives such as more expensive but more reliable SAS drives For that reason the QoS setting was introduced letting you marking your drives according to their final use and to be able to create a specific QoS RAID using the matching User defined QoS drives 4 4 1 Disk Management e The QoS setting must be defined for each drive separately e The QoS setting can be changed at any time except if the drive is already part of an active RAID e There are currently 3 QoS level settings available on the system o Mission Critical default level o Business o Archive In order to select the QoS for a specific drive you need to navigate to the following section within the GUI Click on the Administration tab
10. one has to know where to find the feature first The A filter menu is located at the top of a data sheet s column represented by a small pin icon Log Viewer Refresh delet These pins are all a corresponding to T gt Timestamp gt Jaction Element Na D El OET i different possible filters E Sat Dec 24 21 02 Added RAID 5 raid User command exec for each data type a Sat Dec 24 21 02 Created Success RAID 5 raid System tasks compl represented in each a Sat Dec 24 21 07 Accepted conne WA N A 10 0 2 67 column The filter type a Sat Dec 24 21 08 Added Logical Volume 1 logical volume User command exec l will vary depending on a Sat Dec 24 21 08 Created Logical Volume 1 logical volume System tasks compl i a Sat Dec 24 21 089 Edited Logical Volume 1 logical volume User command exec the data type being a Sat Dec 24 21 09 Stopped Logical Volume 1 logical volume System tasks compl filtered For a date a a Sat Dec 24 21 09 Deleted Logical Volume 1 logical volume User command exec date filter will be a Sat Dec 24 21 09 Destroyed Logical Volume 1 logical volume System tasks compl displayed for a field a Sat Dec 24 21 09 Added Logical Volume 1 logical volume User command exec containing text 2 Sat Dec 24 21 09 Created Logical Volume 1 logical volume System tasks compl l fi It Tl b a Sat Dec 24
11. other end into a properly grounded power outlet 5 Turn on your 3U16 RBOD and then turn on your workstation The blue LEDs on the disk drives flash as the drives boot up On any workstation when the blue LEDs remain solid you are ready to configure your 3U16 RBOD Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 24 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide There are 2 possible ways to expand a StudioRAID 16Re 3U16 SBB RBOD to a workstation to expand the storage a Expand by adding another StudioRAID 16Re 3U16 SBB RBOD to the second port of the host adapter b Expand by daisy chaining to a StudioSTOR 16Re 3U16 JBOD expansion enclosure 3 2 1 Connecting the Second 3U16 RBOD to HBA 1 Back up all existing data to another location as upgrading to two enclosures overwrites all existing saved data on your existing drives 2 Turn off your workstation before connecting the two 3U16 SBB RBODs 3 Plug one end of the first miniSAS cable into the UP SAS connector on the rear of the first 3U16 SBB RBOD 4 Plug the other end of the miniSAS cable into the first host adapter port in your workstation 5 Plug the second miniSAS cable into the second host adapter port in your workstation 6 Plug the other end of the second the miniSAS cable into the UP SAS connector on the rear of the second 3U16 SBB RBOD 7 Plug one end of each of the power cords into the power connector on each of the
12. system from any browser The ESM interface is categorized into five menus 1 Administration where user can view and manage installed packages system setup IP and SMTP setup users and disks System where user can manages hosts RAID Logical Volumes and Enclosure Application Snapshot Replication and Commissioning are discussed here Report it deals with log history and alert management nA A Ww N Support where user can manage the firmware and look for support Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 45 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 4 2 1 RAID Administration Menu Install FPP PPPPP RARRRARAR Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc All Rights Reserved List of installed packages in the system Used to view the software component detailed information af To install software component T To uninstall software component An administrator setup that manages System Name Current Date and Time SMTP and IP Configuration To setup SMTP input SMTP address in the form of smtp company org or refer to system administrator for the address and SMTP port default to 25 Check Authentication Required to Yes and set a username and password if SMTP server requires it The GUI SMTP feature currently does not support secure connections SSL TSL This field handles the user creation managing and listing
13. 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide I2C optional EEPROM for factory data Push button for PSU ON OFF support 7 Segment Display Error Code LED status display Segment Display f Temperature Alert LED PSU Error LED Power Switch Figure 1 6 3U16 SBB Rear Display Panel 1 2 7 Power Supply Unit The system comes with two power supply units described below AC input 100 240V 47 63Hz 8 3A Output power SOOW DC output 12V 40A SVSB 3 5A I2C power monitoring VAC Power Entry Active PFC full range switching power supply Meets 80 Plus Certification for Efficiency Ball bearing fan RoHS compliant Figure 1 4 3U16 SBB Power Supply Moreover each PSU is managed by the following I2C signals Power On Off IN Power Good Status Signal OUT Slot ID IN PSU Presence OUT I2C OUT 12V rail voltage level 12V current level Fan Speed Exhaust Temperature AC status I2C IN Fan Speed Power On Off Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 14 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide This chapter provides detailed instructions on hardware installation Installation involves installing disk drives SBB modules power supply and fan units and optionally connecting auxiliary canisters Open and inspect all system components as listed in 1 2 before proceeding with installation Installation into a rack enclosure should be performed prior to
14. 1 1 PCI e Expansion Auxiliary Module Connection The PCI e expansion module can be populated with any off the shelves card or controller Such cards include Fiber Channel controller SAS controller GbE Ethernet card graphic cards etc Below is the description of the PCI e Expansion Module front side PCl e Card PCl e Card shina Cut Out u Figure 5 1 PCI e Expansion Auxiliary Module Below is one of the connections PCI e expansion module can be utilized for d a ih ee a af s Tal 4 E F gei U M I oe ia I a 1 a AF a 5 SPT TTT LOLI Ei M LOLI BRR REPRE is SSSR R SERRE PR 3U16 Enclosure with Appliance SBB and FC card PCl e Expansion Module Figure 5 2 PCI e Expansion Connection Diagram Page 77 of 100 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Rev 1 01 All Rights Reserved 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 6 1 2 Fan Out Expander Auxiliary Module Connections Below is the description of the ports of a Fan Out Expander auxiliary module 2x 12Gbps UP Ports 4x 12Gbps DOWN Ports Figure 5 3 3U16 Fan Out Expander Auxiliary Module As mentioned before a Fan out Expander is used for providing extra expansion port 4 DOWN ports to an SBB enclosure for additional storage To do so first establish a connection by joining the SBB module Appliance module used in this example to one of the UP port of the Fan Out Expander Auxiliary module using a SAS cable From the Fan Out E
15. 16 Bay SBB Enclosure offers two auxiliary bays specific for special functions of Application Server SBB Xtore StudioRAID 16Re does not offer this option Below are the types of auxiliary canister which can be integrated into 3U16 SBB auxiliary slots enclosure Auxiliary Configuration Options Dummy Auxiliary Canister This is a default auxiliary that comes with a system with a default configuration Fan out SAS Expander Switch Canister This module converts one or two SBB module s SAS ports into 4 SAS expansion ports externally See Chapter 3 2 for connectivity PCI e Auxiliary Canister PCI e x8 expansion card is made available for SBB s 5 PCI e lane expansion i e FC card graphic card GbE EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEEEL Ethernet card See Chapter 3 1 for connectivity 1 2 5 Front Display Panel The front display panel provides a brief monitoring status such as System Status LED SBB Controller Status LED as well as a Mute button Mute Button Power ON LED System Fault LED Primary RAID SBB Module Status LED Secondary RAID SBB Module Status LED Figure 1 5 3U16 SBB Front Display Panel 1 2 6 Rear Display Panel The rear display panel provides complete monitoring and status as well as software controlled on off capability The following is the key features of the display panel e I2C Interface to Controller Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 13 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev
16. 21 14 Client connnectic WA WA 227 commands 429 Snipa uter Wi a Sun Dec 25 12 40 Logged in WA WA WA displayed tid fun Moar 2 12 a gt inlima hl A riick Ali A a The picture above shows all the different filters available for this Log Viewer view There is one Filter pin available for each column allowing to select which column or element is to be filtered In the following example we will be filtering the Element Types in order to display the log entries only regarding the logical_volume elements types You will first need to click on the corresponding column s Filter pin that you need to setup the filter for Therefore in our example we click on the Element Type Pin icon Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 64 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide This drop down menu allows you to pick from the available operands or modifier for your filter This box allows you to input the text used by the filter to display the relevant entries you are looking for The Filter setup window will open as shown above Depending on the data type contained in this column this window will vary to match the best search options with the data type For instance a column containing text and numbers will allow you to search with the following operands lt to search for a value under the specified value gt to search
17. AC is first applied to the system the Display board will be powered by the 5V standby power and remain in the Standby Mode The Display board in the Standby mode will cycle through all the LEDs to indicate it is in this mode and BLANK the Display Digit In Standby Mode the PSU 12V power is turned off Pressing the ON OFF button momentarily will cause the Display Board to exit standby mode and power up the system The Display board will go to Operational Mode Power Off When the system is in Operational Mode pressing the ON OFF button momentarily will cause the display board to go on Standby Mode and shut off the 12V supply ID Mode A quick press on the power button will bring the unit into an ID Mode ID Mode is where user can assign an ID to the unit to differentiate one unit to another in case of multiple systems configuration Once in ID mode a dot on the lower right hand corner of the 7 segment display will show to indicate such state In this mode system cannot be turned on or off with a long press To quit this mode do a long press to exit the ID mode state When the dot disappears system is at normal mode again Status LED Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 74 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide When an Error occurs in the system the Status LEDs are activated The Status LEDS use the following protocol to display the Error e Full Green LED There
18. Cab Mine DA ai savin Pennell Pewee wales 1 Lente wantin l Cuert arm barele ee The filter has been activated and only the Element Types containing the word logical are being displayed This facilitates browsing of all the events relating to the Logical Volumes However there could be too many Logical Volume events while we only want to display the Logical Volume events that occurred after the 5 of November 2008 We will then need to combine the existing filter with a second Timestamp or date filter Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 65 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 4 5 2 Combining filters Combining filters is very straight forward Once a filter is active and 1s being displayed in the Filter drop down menu at the top of the active page a new filter can be combined to the existing one by simply creating a new filter In the below example we will add a Timestamp filter to the existing element_type one The calendar icon needs to be ee gt o lelo clicked in order to display the Date picker helper Add Filter Cancel ment N The arrows allow to skip one month back or forth Volume f Date gt SNov 2008 Ci iovember 200 me 5 M T W T F 5 mis oS SSS SS SSS SSS SS SSS e ee 1 e AddFiter js The day selection allows r n E 7 aw to pick the required day 59 10 1l 13
19. Computer Inc Page 39 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide acon Storage N anage Reboot Shutdown Log Out Bx Host il Refresh Qadd Filter o je slasi se Logical Volume gt gt State gt Name gt LUN gt Controller gt Size GB i Logical Yolume Test RAID Logical Volume Enclosure _ _ a X TORE Z fa treme Storage j p ee view xm The above screen shows one logical volume created To add more logical volume with the remaining available RAID space click on Add button 4 1 4 Add Spare Drives In the RAID creation step users are given a chance to allocate one or more disks to be spare drives Note that the spare disks will be taken from the assigned RAID drives In the example below 1 disk out of 5 selected RAID 1 disks will be allocated as a dedicated spare disk The end result will be a RAID 1 volume with the capacity of 2 disks number of drives x smallest size of disk 2 and 1 spare disk The following is the steps of creating spare drives Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 40 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Super User RAID Add Host Selected Disks Configuration Interface Basic Spares Organisation Automatic Rebuild Max Build Speed With 5 disks selected set 4x1 organization and 1 sp
20. Menu 7 1 Configuration By choosing option number from the main menu the option displays the following selections Figure 6 1 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 80 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Please select an option 1 1 System config 2 IP config 3 HTTP config 4 Serial Port config 5 SMTP config 0 Main Menu Please select an option Figure 6 1 Configuration Submenu 7 1 1 System Configuration This option number of the submenu displays the following information e Uptime the time duration the system has been up e The name of the system e Date setting e Current state of the system e System ID e An option to edit the configuration edit name and action 7 1 2 IP Configuration Option number 2 displays the following information e DNS server e Default gateway e Subnet mask e DHCP setting e IP address e A Selection to edit IP address subnet mask and default gateway 7 1 3 HTTP Configuration Option number 3 lists the following information e Username e Proxy setting e Host name Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 81 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide e Port number e Password e Choices to edit proxy setting hostname username password and port 7 1 4 Serial Port Configuration This configuration displays the current baud rate and a selection to edit the baud rate 7 1 5 SM
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22. Xtore StudioRAID Installation CD to the Xtore StudioRAID 16Re 3 Inside the StudioRAID 16Re folder locate the RAID controller R380 driver for the version of Macintosh you are using and click on the R380 driver Follow the on screen instructions to complete the driver installation Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 23 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 3 2 Connecting to the Enclosure 3U16 SBB RBOD enclosure is a robust and flexible system that can be linked to a number of external enclosures Below is a diagram illustrating the connections that are supported by SBB enclosures C 38 Router Switch 7 Figure 3 1 3U16 SBB RBOD External Connections The Windows and Macintosh workstations currently supported with the StudioRAID 16Re are listed on the Xtore web site As more systems and third party boards are tested and qualified and as different configurations meet approval they will be posted on the Xtore web site For the latest information concerning workstations qualified with the StudioRAID 16Re go to www xtore com To connect your 3U16 RBOD 1 Turn off your workstation before connecting the 3U16 RBOD 2 Plug one end of the miniSAS cable into the UP SAS connector on the rear of the 3U16 RBOD enclosure 3 Plug the other end of the miniSAS cable into the host adapter board port 4 Plug one end of the power cord into the power connector on the 3U16 RBOD and the
23. can sometimes balance the lost storage space The RAID rebuild feature can be used in conjunction with the Alert manager which will alert the system administrator in case of a disk failure Activating the Automatic Rebuild feature will then rebuild the degraded RAID automatically and immediately together with alerting the system administrator that a RAID had gone in a degraded state and is now being rebuilt 4 6 Using Filters in the GUI This section outlines the usage of filters for administration purposes and ease of use within the ESM GUI Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 63 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide This system is a complex system which can gather and accumulate a lot of assets and information that can cause confusion if not presented properly For this reason a set of data and asset filters were implemented to facilitate the usage and the information finding on this system The filters can be used within the GUI with any item that is listed in a data list 1 e an item present in a table with columns and rows and can be combined between elements for a narrower search 4 5 1 How to use the filters within the GUI For documentary purposes we will use the filters within the Log Viewer only although it is good to note that they can be used in many of the GUI s sections Locating the Filter button Although the filter feature is very intuitive
24. created RAID array with the same QoS type Logical Volume Add Mission Critical Raids bs 0 GB Mission Critical 0 GB Business 0 GB Archive To reserve space on a RAID click on the icon to the left of the data grid entry for that RAID Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 37 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Logical Volume Space Reservation Reserved GB 1500 3 When the space reservation screen appears select the amount of space one wish to reserve on this RAID Choose Set to remaining space in LV if user want to use all the available space Extreme Logical Volume Add Choose Hosts World Wide Name 0x00000e121c000000 Enclosure Access Policy Allow x View XML Choose a host that has been created from Section 4 1 1 to be allowed to access the logical volume Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 38 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Logical Volume Add Raids 1500 of 1500 GB Reserved gt Name Disks Level gt Qos A Reserved 7 Name Logical Volume Test 1500 GB Mission Critical Size GB 1500 1 hosts have been allowed access 0 GB Business Logical Volume Add Logical Volume created successfully P This screen is displayed when the Logical Volume has been created Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial
25. damage sensitive electronic components Do not open the system s top cover If opening the cover for maintenance is a must only a trained technician should do so Integrated circuits on computer boards are sensitive to static electricity Before handling a board or integrated circuit touch an unpainted portion of the system unit chassis for a few seconds This will help to discharge any static electricity on your body Place this equipment on a reliable surface when install A drop or fall could cause injury Please keep this equipment from away humidity Carefully mount the equipment into the rack in such manner that it won t be hazardous due to uneven mechanical loading Do not leave this equipment in an environment unconditioned out of operation or storage temperature range may damage the equipment This equipment is to be installed for operation in an environment with maximum ambient temperature below 35 C The openings on the enclosure are for air convection to protect the equipment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Never pour any liquid into ventilation openings This could cause fire or electrical shock Make sure the voltage of the power source is within the specification on the label when connecting the equipment to the power outlet The current load and output power of loads shall be within the specification This equipment must be connected to reliable grounding before using Pay special attention to power supplied
26. disk installed go to Administration tab then choose Disks from the left column All the disks will be defaulted to Mission Critical Quality of Service QoS There are 3 types of QoS e Mission Critical a QoS setting that is used to categorized drives with high speed performance and high intensive purpose i e SAS drives e Business Used by hard drives with medium level intensive purposes Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 30 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide e Archives QoS for low intensive resource disk drives i e SATA drives To change a Quality of Service of a hard drive click the E button of the selected drive and change the QoS from the drop down menu For more details regarding QoS refer to Section 4 3 Host Add Logica Volume Host Name Host 1 WWN O0x00000e121c000000 Enclosure The user can optionally add a host name and a WWN to 3U16 SBB RAID To add a host go to System tab then choose Host from the left hand column then create a host name and specify its WWN 4 1 2 RAID Addition 3U16 SBB RBOD supports the following RAID level RAID 0 Striped set without parity Non Redundant Array It provides improved performance and additional storage but no fault tolerance It requires a minimum of 2 disks The capacity of RAID O will be roughly c c2 c3 C4 etc where cp is the size of each of the drives RAID 1 3U16 SBB RBO
27. e Inthe above example we can observe that the Automatic Rebuild tickbox is not set o The Automatic Rebuild feature is therefore not enabled Note the Automatic Rebuild feature can only be enabled at the RAID creation stage or while a RAID is offline e We then tried to click on the Rebuild button from the RAID view which immediately triggered the following error message No Spares Available This error message is due to the fact that we did not previously set any spare drives or Hot Spares We now need to add such a drive to our disk pool in order to rebuild our degraded RAID array 4 5 2 Managing Spare Drives In order to add spare drives to the disk pool you need to click on the Administration tab and then click on the Disks left side bar button icon This will bring you to the Disk view menu as shown below Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 57 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 Refresh gt State Filter 3U16 RBOD User s Guide oS gt Siz Aa Manufactur Model gt RAID gt RAID le A spare disk needs to be the same size as the size of the drives in the RAID it will be used in ak FUJITSU MAX3036RC n a Missi RAID Role summary a El 7 t 8 FUJITSU penans RAID 5 Used Semai Can be Free Used a E l ey Online 8 FUJITSU MAX3036RC RAID 5 Used Mission lt a
28. or flashing blue if activity is present If the LED indicates red or does not illuminate Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 17 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide a Inspect the drive for proper installation Reinsert the drive carrier to ensure proper connection b Ifthe symptom persists follow the procedure in above step to remove the drive tray inspect for proper drive installation within the tray and mating with the interposer board and if necessary remove and test the drive to validate it independent of the tray and enclosure 8 Lock tray if needed Warning Electro Static Discharge ESD can damage the hard drive and other electronic elements of the system without exhibiting physical signs of damage Proper grounding and protective steps should be employed when handling any ESD sensitive materials or devices Failure to follow proper ESD protective procedures may result in equipment damage or failure Warning Handle hard drives with extreme care Dropping the hard drive or touching the components on the circuit board may damage the hard drive without exhibiting physical signs of damage Use only the mounting screws supplied with the system Using larger screws may damage the drive Warning All drive trays must be installed regardless of whether they contain drives prior to system operation Drive trays in each of the drive tray slots insure proper air flow for cooling the sy
29. other than direct connections e g using of power strips Place the power cord out of the way of foot traffic Do not place anything over the power cord The power cord must be rated for the product voltage and current marked on the product s electrical ratings label The voltage and current rating of the cord should be greater than the voltage and current rating marked on the product If the equipment is not used for a long time disconnect the equipment from mains to avoid being damaged by transient over voltage Never open the equipment For safety reasons only qualified service personnel should open the equipment If one of the following situations arise the equipment should be checked by service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment does not work well or will not work according to its user manual The equipment has been dropped and or damaged The equipment has obvious signs of breakage Please disconnect this equipment from the AC outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or detergent for cleaning The use of a moisture sheet or cloth is recommended for cleaning Product features and specifications are subject to change without notice Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 3 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide DOCUMENT HISTORY 4 14 10 Graphics enhancements 1 01 Copy
30. provides a firmware upgrade through HTTP server only Firmware image will be stored in AIC HTTP server to make the firmware upgrade process effortless The unit s firmware is stored on an inboard flash memory chip that can be flashed to apply updates or fix the system The system can be flashed from the GUI in the Support section A tab called Upload New Version allows you to flash the controller using fresh firmware images In order to transfer these images onto the controller s flash a HTTP connection will be used from the controller to an AIC HTTP server sharing the required upgrade firmwares Should the AIC HTTP server become unavailable another way to upgrade the firmware is through local download The following details how to install a free very simple and small HTTP server for the Flash upgrading purpose 1 Foremost download the latest firmware from AIC website and extract it to reveal the firmware files inside a folder as follow Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 67 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back p Search rT Folders Jx Address Links Name 4 Size Type i 5BayTower ReleaseNotes864firmware txt 2KB Text Document mpstor_img tar 19 700 KB WinRAR archive mpstor_img tar shal 1KB SHA1 File Type Text Document Date Modified 9 30 2008 2 04 PM Siz 1 90 KB y My Computer 2 Download an
31. s Guide 1 2 2 Drive Carrier The drive carrier supports Drive presence detection 12 Volts to 5 Volts Regulator 12 Volts to 3 3Volts Regulation for the SATA Mux version 1 x SAS disk with passive interface board in active active mode using the SAS interposer board e 1x SATA disk with passive interface board single channel only using the SAS interposer board e x SATA disk with dual channel Active Active SATA MUX using the SATA interposer board e 2C bus to manage AAMUX e 5Bit Slot ID to identify AAMUX device Address HDD Lack HDD PowerAccess Figure 1 2 3U16 SBB Drive Tray 1 2 3 Rear Panel Rear panel of 3U16 SBB provides two SBB slots as well as two auxiliary bays for an optional expansion card slot available to meet the application s needs 1 e fan out expander card PCI e expansion card Fan and power supply can be seen from the rear panel Display control panel is available for powering up the unit and displaying error codes Secondary Auxiliary Auxiliary Modules Primary Auxiliary Modules N A for StudioRAID 16Re Modules Primary SBB Secondary PSU Module Fan Module RAID SBB Modules SBB Module Display Control Panel Figure 1 3 3U16 SBB Rear Side Xtore StudioRAID 16Re does not utilize the auxiliary slots Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 12 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 1 2 4 Auxiliary Module if applicable 3U
32. status Level 5 RAID View button icon e Clicking on the magnifying glass left of this RAID allows us to access the RAID disk view which gives us an overview of the disks belonging to this RAID Raid View Disks This disk s color coded status is RED and therefore Manufactur Model indicates a failure Size GB gt RAID Role This disk status is Online and green e On the picture above we can see that one of these disks appears offline That disk was removed from the bay The offline failed disk has got a Red status button while the online disks have got a Green status button e Clicking on Return then OK brings us back to the general RAID view window e Clicking on the RAID Edit button The small notepad icon in between of the RAID View icon magnifying glass and the RAID delete icon bin icon shows us whether this RAID is set to rebuild automatically or not Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 56 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide ou x Raid Edit Automatic Rebuild Tickbox This can be set Raid Name RAID 5 Automatic Rebuild Ow when a RAID is offline i Error message yielded by Ru clicking on the Rebuild C o Eessen eecooacoael button when no spare disks are available Rebuild button used to manually rebuild a RAID array Stop RAID This RAID is Online Rebuild OF Cancel
33. used at the same time in total transparency In the picture below one of the RAID disk was pulled which kicked in the RAID rebuild process automatically Raid Edit Raid Name Raps ts Automatic Rebuild Clicking on the Edit RAID button Build Progress notepad icon will show you that this Build Speed 178 MB s Automatic Rebuild RAID is being Time to Completion 0h 0m 53s rebuilt and will show you the RAID rebuild progress bar the RAID building speed in Mb sec as well as an estimated time to completion Stop RAID This RAID is Online Clicking on the Cancel button and clicking on the RAID View button magnifying glass then clicking on the View Disks button icon will show you that the Offline disk the disk that was pulled has been kicked out Raid View Disks of the array and replaced by a good disk which was taken from A Size GB gt RAD Role gt Manufactui gt Model a the global or dedicated spare kt 8 Used FUJITSU MAX3036RC Mis E ea 8 Used FUJITSU MAXZ036RC Mis disk pool 8 Used FUJITSU MAMZ036RC Mis Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 62 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide The disk that was pulled was automatically put back in the disk pool with the Offline mention and we can clearly see that it s RAID Role has changed from Used to Free and that it does not b
34. values conversion Segment Operation e 0 Segment is ON e 1 Segment is OFF 8 2 3 LED_Buz_Reg Address 0x01 VAL_MUTE MUTE_FUNC BUZZER FUNC STATE PWR_FAIL B7 BUZZER e Q Turn off buzzer e 1 Turn on buzzer B6 VAL_MUTE_FUNC e 0 Change MUTE STATE Not Allowed e 1 Change MUTE STATE Allowed mute function is controlled by BIT 5 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 96 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide B5 MUTE FUNC STATE e Q0 Mute function is OFF e 1 Mute function is ON B3 FLT_R e 0 FLT_R signal is 0 Volt e 1 FLT_R signal is 5 Volt B2 PWR_FAIL e 0 PWR_FAIL signal is O volt e 1 PWR_FAIL signal is 5 volts 8 2 4 Blink_LED_Reg Address 0x02 BUZZER DIGIT_0O_3 SYSTEM_OFF PWR_FAIL B7 BUZZER e 0 The buzzer beeps continuously if Led_Buz_Reg Bit7 is 1 e The buzzer beeps at 2Hz Gf Led_Buz_Reg Bit7 is 1 B6 DIGIT_0_3 e 0 Default display Board ID e 1 The 4 digits Digit_1 Digit_2 Digit_3 Digit_4 are sent to the Display in rotation at a rate of 2Hz B5 SYSTEM_OFF e Q0 Default the system is ON e 1 System OFF request When set the system will turn off immediately B3 FLT_R e 0 FLT_R signal set to 1 Gf Led_Buz_Reg Bit3 is 1 e 1 FLT_R will toggle at a rate of 2 Hz Gf Led_Buz_Reg Bit3 is 1 PWR_FAIL B2 PWR_FAIL e 0 PWR_FAIL signal set to 1 Gf Led_Buz_Reg Bit3 is 1
35. 108V 13 2V Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 99 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 9 Glossary Mezzanine Card A circuit board meant to be an extension or daughter of a motherboard or main board 1U 2U U Rack Unit is equal to 1 75 in height One rack unit is commonly designated as 1U similarly 2 rack units are 2U and so on HDD A hard disk drive HDD commonly referred to as a hard drive or hard disk Hot Swap The ability to pull out a component from a system and plug in a new one while the power is still on and the unit is still operating Redundant systems can be designed to swap drives circuit boards power supplies and virtually anything that is duplicated within the system Redundant It is used to guard the primary system from failure by acting as a backup system Host Bus Adapter HBA An I O adapter that sits between the host computer s bus and the storage device and manages the transfer of information between the two devices SBB Stands for Storage Bridge Bay is an industry standard created by a nonprofit corporation The Storage Bridge Bay Working Group Inc formed by industry members to develop and distribute specifications standardizing portions of storage enclosures SBB Specification defines mechanical electrical and internal interfaces between a storage enclosure and the electronics cards that give the subsystem its personality or functi
36. 18 17 24 GMT 0000 2008 Edited Logical Volume 1 logical_ volume drop down menu Wed Nov 5 18 17 24 GMT 0000 2008 Stopped Logical Volume 1 logical_ volume a Wed Nov 5 18 17 25 GMT 0000 2008 Deleted Logical Volume 1 logical_volume Wed Nov 5 18 17 25 GMT 0000 2008 Destroyed Logical Volume 1 logical_ volume Once we have finished using the filters they can be cleared to resume the display of a full Events page by clicking on the Clear button Filter usages and conclusion The Filters are a great feature that can seriously reduce the time involved in browsing through over populated event logs or when dealing with multiple enclosures daisy chained to a single central controller They can be combined for perfect tuning of the queries and can be cleared very easily The filters are automatically changing regarding of the data type you are filtering and the following filter types are available on the system e Text filtering with lt gt contains operands e Date filtering with a calendar date picker helper as well as minutes and seconds e Value picking used to pre set standard values used for a status for instance o Value picking allows you to pick a filter attribute from all the possible values for this item for example State Start Online Offline In order to use a filter simply click on the column s Pin icon and follow the instructions 4 7 RAID Firmware Upgrade 3U16 SBB RAID
37. 748 United States Hours Mon Fri 9 00 arn 6 00 pm PST Toll Free 1 866 800 0056 Phone 626 591 4300 Fax 626 581 4320 Sales Hours Mon Fri 9 00 am 6 00 pm PST Phone 626 581 4300 Emaitsales aicipc com Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 50 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 4 3 Status Monitor In addition to monitor the RAID volume status ESM GUI also observes the fan and PSU module health To go to the Enclosure Status View from your GU go to System gt Enclosure then click on the button of the enclosure you want to observe Follow the diagram below for details Jj Extreme Storage Manager or Filter A Name E o isks 16 WWN 57649892543776 Shelf ID o cast Enclosure View Power Module View a a A 2 oO a 3 E Ik eis a gt a 9 i For details of Power Fan Speed 14150 rpm i Fan Speed 10270 rpm ard Fan Speed 14010 rpm 4th Fan Speed 20060 rpm Fan Speed 0 rpm From that diagram you can see status like fans speed rpm voltage and current level temperature and so forth 4 4 Quality of Service QoS This section outlines the QoS selection for individual disks and the usage instructions to create QoS specific RAIDs The provided flash GUI allows you to manage the pool of online disk with a QoS Quality of Service setting This setting allows you to easily
38. Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 49 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 4 2 5 Support Menu Upload New Version This option lists the current firmware version of the box and to upload a new firmware version To upload a new version click on the Get New Version button The firmware image will be available on AIC HTTP rate a server 1 Fixed bug causing a system error after running Read Write 0 s for a meadoen amount of Ume 2 Fixed a bug causing RAID 6 array crostion 1Os to tail or atfect the system 3 Fixed a bug causing the RAID rebuild to fall while in manual rebuild mode rat ot For a complete instruction go to Chapter 4 6 1 Reed performances are now equal or superior bo write performances This field lists the debug files generated by the system com ma Press send indicated by red circle on the picture to send i M the debug log to support aicipc com Support Log Filter j p To view the debug lines core w Jan 01 1970 00 sys core w Jan 01 1970 00 00 Te assig Support portal lists the technical support information Support Portal Hours Mon Fri 9 00 am 6 00 pm PST Phone 626 581 4300 ext 258 Email support ptore com Contacts AIC office sales and technical support information can be found in Contacts screen Contacts AIC Xtore Corporate Office 17970 East Ajax Circle City of Industry California 91
39. BOD User s Guide Firmware Download Source URL http 192 168 1 151 864 Firmware Download Firmware Installing e Installing 175 The procedure takes about 15 minutes to complete Once completed you will be prompted to restart your controller The screen will appear showing the new firmware version as well as its release notes Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 70 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Extreme Firmware Download Firmware Installed Successfully Firmware Version 1 0 008 6 4 Release Notes version 8 6 4 a Bugs fixed Firmware Bugfixes 1 Fixed a bug causing a system error after running amount of time s 2 Fixed a bug causing RAID 6 array creation IOs to _ Reboot all controllers OK j Reboot the controller using the top right corner GUI Reboot button 4 8 GUI Session Management The power maintenance functions are located on the top right corner of the GUI _Rebost shutdown Leg out 4 8 1 Reboot To restart the RAID controller press Reboot button Allow a couple of minutes for the RAID controller to log out and restart itself 4 8 2 Log Out Press Log Out button to end the GUI session or login in as a different user 4 8 3 Shutdown The Shutdown button is available to turn off the RAID controller Note that the enclosure power will not turn off by using th
40. Critica SAS Mtore 10 Disks Tower 0 5 this drive was changed gt Archive SATA Mtore 10 Disks Tower 0 4 successfully to Archive Mission Critica SAS Xtore 10 Disks Tower 0 6 Mission Critical SAS Xtore 10 Disks Tower 0 7 Mission Critical sas Xtore 10 Disks Tower 0 a 4 4 2 QoS Usage for RAID creation Once all your drives have been setup with the relevant QoS level you can then proceed to creating RAIDs e Click on the System Tab to display the system leftside menu bar e Click on the RAID leftside button to access the RAID manager Click on the Add button The RAID creation helper window will then pop up as follow Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 53 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Raid Add RAID Name RAID 5 Quality of Service usiness Caching Policy Read Ahead On e Pick a name for this RAID the name cannot be longer than 15 characters e Choose a QoS for this RAID using the Quality of Service drop down menu as shown above e Choose a RAID level for this RAID 0 1 5 or 6 e Click on the Next button to proceed In the below example we are choosing Business We previously setup 3 disks with the Business QoS setting RAID Name Quality of Service Level Caching Policy Read Ahead RAID 5 Business Level 5 Write Cache On Clicking on Nex
41. D CD The driver for the StudioRAID 16Re enclosure is also located on the Xtore StudioRAID CD that ships with the Xtore StudioRAID 16Re and are also available for download at the download center at www xtore com Please follow the instruction included with the driver Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 22 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Depending on your operating system choose one of the following drivers for your system and follow the installation procedure Windows XP Vista and 7 If you are using a Windows XP or a Vista workstation you need to install the driver for the Windows operating system To install the drivers for Windows XP Vista and 7 1 Turn on your workstation 2 To access the drivers to install follow the folder structure on the Xtore StudioRAID Installation CD to the Xtore StudioRAID 16Re folder 3 Inside the StudioRAID 16Re folder locate the RAID controller R380 driver for the version of Windows you are using 4 Click on the R380 driver for the version of Windows you are using Follow the on screen instructions to complete the driver installation Macintosh Operating Systems If you are using a Macintosh workstation you will need to install the driver for the Macintosh operating system To install the drivers for the Macintosh operating systems 1 Turn on your workstation 2 To access the drivers to install follow the folder structure on the
42. D defines RAID1 as mirrored sets in a striped set With or without Spare drives It provides fault tolerance and improved performance It works with either an odd or even number of disks with a minimum of two disks The capacity of RAID 1 will be roughly c x n 2 where c is the size of the smallest drive and n is the number of disks RAID 5 Striped set with distributed parity With or without Spare drives Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 31 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Distributed parity requires all drives but one to be present to operate drive failure requires replacement but the array is not destroyed by a single drive failure It requires a minimum of 3 disks The capacity of RAID 5 will be roughly n 1 x c Note c is the size of the smallest drive and n is the number of disks To create a RAID volume refer to the steps as follow exc Reboot Shutdown Log Out f Host Logical Volume Enclosure fm wm View xm By choosing System from the menu bar along the top of the screen and then selecting RAID from the bar that appears on the left of the screen RAID creation screen will be displayed as below Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 32 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide ae Super user eae Host a Filter Logical Volume gt ste gt Name gt Size GB gt
43. Kg online 8 FUJITSU MAX3036RC n a Free Mission Dedicated Spare or i x 7 eS a i ATA eee WD500 RAID 5 Used Mission Global Spare This Disk is Offline This view gives you a detailed list of all the disks connected to your system Here we can see that one disk has become offline It belongs to the array called RAID 5 that we have used previously We can see that two of the RAID pool disks do not belong to any RAID i e the RAID column shows them as n a or Not Available Moreover their RAID Role status is set to Free which means they have not been reserved for a later use nor been set as Dedicated Spare or Global Spare disks We now need to pick one of these disks to replace the missing drive from the RAID 5 array We first make sure that this new drive is at least the same size as the smallest size drive used during the array creation by comparing the displayed size of the free disks with the ones from the RAID we are intending to rebuild In the above example the free drives and the missing drive are all 8GB which makes the two free drives ideal candidates to become Hot Spares We then choose one of these two drives and click on the drive s Edit button The Disk Edit view is then displayed as shown below Disk Edit Manufacturer FUJITSU Model MAX 3036RC Protocol SAS Serial DOQLOP 7A00MEC Size B Shuttle Shuttle 1 Click on the
44. PROFESSIONAL AIC _ Y 3U 16 Bay SBB RBOD Hardware User s Manual XB RM11 3163S SRxxxx Al StudioRAID 16Re 3U 16 Bay SAS RBOD SSG SBRDSAI1Sxx 3163 A2 Standard 3U 16 Bay SAS RBOD XM UG A XSR 316 4 14 10 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 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 photo static recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of the manufacturer Trademarks All products and trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Changes The material in this document is for information purposes only and is subject to change without notice FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FE c Warning e A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used e Use only shielded cables to connect I O devices to this equipment e You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the par
45. R 16R Figure 3 3 3U16 SBB RBOD Daisy Chain Connection 3 3 Hardware Operation 3 3 1 Preparing to Power On Prior to powering on the system you will need to have completed the following M Hard drives are properly installed and secured All drive trays are installed and secured All external cables e g Ethernet cable SAS cables are properly connected Power cable is installed Power from a suitable power source NS KA K A K The system should have been in place long enough to adjust to ambient temperature Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 26 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 3 3 2 Powering On the System After the 3U16 SBB is prepared for power on drive trays inserted and external connections completed the system may be powered on using the following steps 1 If you have not already done so using the power cords supplied connect the PSU modules to the power source 2 Power on any network switches and hosts in the configuration 3 Press and hold the power switch on the Rear Display panel until the system powers up about 2 4 seconds The fan should come on immediately after you release the button and the drives will begin to spin up and initialize Figure 3 2 3U16 SBB Power Button 4 The RBOD system is powered up and ready to use Once the system has been powered on the Display can be checked to verify proper operation System m
46. SU Modules This section describes removing and installing a PSU Module Figure 2 5 A 3U16 PSU Module removed Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 19 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 2 4 1 Removing a PSU Module 1 Remove any power cables connected to the PSU module 2 Allow a minute for fan to spin down 3 Loosen PSU module retaining screw 4 Grab the handle and push down on the release tab under it and gently pull the PSU module out of the slot until it clears the chassis 5 Place in anti static bag or container prior to storage or shipment 2 4 2 Installing a PSU Module 1 Remove any packing material and cover 2 Hold the PSU module and align it with the slot opening in the rear of the enclosure Slide in until PSU is fully engaged 3 Secure PSU module retaining screw 4 Connect AC power cable to Module If system is operational during installation the PSU module will self test and fan will begin operation LEDs will reflect status 2 5 Removing and Installing a Fan Modules This section describes removing and installing a Fan Module 1 Push the latch downward 2 Pull the fan module out Figure 2 6 A 3U16 Fan Module removed Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 20 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 2 6 Installing the Enclosure to Rack Cabinet 3U16 RBOD comes with a set of slide rail TBD Copyrigh
47. TP Configuration This configuration option number 5 displays e SMTP username e Authentication setting e SMTP port e Hostname and password e The option to change host name port username password and authentication setting 7 2 Disks Choosing this second option from the main menu will present the user a list of all disks installed by selecting View all disks option from the submenu Please select an option 1 View all disks 0 Main Menu Figure 6 2 1 Disks Submenu Furthermore selecting View disk details will show the detail of the drive selected as exampled below Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 82 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Please select the disk number you wish to view 1 1 View disk details B Back to disk list Please select an option 1 Disk 1316224 1 of 1 enclosure_name MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 6 shuttle _position Front raid_name Raid 1 raid 1053178 raid_role Used protocol SATA enclosure 1357576 shuttle 1052895 state Online shuttle_index 5 status_summary Good serial _number WD WCAPT 303094 qos Mission Critical model WDC WD S BAYYS 8O wun 5976630262636 7115988 id 1916224 manufacturer ATA Figure 6 2 2 Disk Detailed View 7 3 RAIDs Choosing the third option from the main menu will present the user a list of RAID built by selecting View all raids option from the submenu
48. Total Disks 16 Read Ahead On The above screen appears to indicate that the RAID has been created successfully This also gives the details of the new RAID as well as showing the build progress Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 35 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide amen age Mana Reboot Shutdown Log Out Refresh Q Add Filter Logical Volume gt Size GB gt Parity gt Redundancy gt Level RAID Enciosure View XML The above screen shows Level 5 RAID is online with 5 drives and 3 726 TB in size 4 1 3 Add Logical Volumes Shutdown Log Out Logical Volume 4 Eatroeme Storage j At A we e m ace To add a Logical Volume to the system click on the Logical Volume tab on the left of the screen and then on Add when the data grid appears Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 36 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Logical Volume Add Logical Volume Name Logical Volume Test Size GB i500 LUN lo i W A i 7 i Replication Write Protection Enabled QoS Required Mission Critical v Business Archive Ra t 4 lt gt Tse i rt te qe l re i Set the name for the Logical Volume Size of the logical volume it should be the same or less than the size of RAID QoS type logical volume will only recognize the
49. U16 RBOD User s Guide Please select the logical volume number you wish to view 1 1 View logical volume details 2 Start logical volume 3 Stop logical volume 4 Delete logical volume B Back to logical volume list Please select an option _ Figure 6 4 2 Logical Volumes View The above figure displays the logical volume created in Section 4 1 4 Selecting the logical volume will provide options to view the details start stop and delete the logical volume Below is the result of option number 1 Please select an option 1 logical Volume 1817673 1 of 1 name Logical Volume 1 write protection False access policy Allow controller 1562127 10 _ throttle 6 5008 bandwidth throttle 0 4000 state Online status summary Good primary controller 106212 id 1817073 lun size 20 GB Figure 6 4 3 Logical Volumes Detailed View 7 5 Enclosure The fifth option is to manage the enclosure Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 85 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Please select an option 5 1 Enclosure 1 0 Hain Menu Please select the enclosure number you wish to view 1 1 View Enclosure Map 2 View Enclosure General Data 3 View Enclosure Disk Data 4 View Enclosure Power Module Data B Back to enclosures list 0 Hain Menu Figure 6 5 Enclosure Submenu and Its Branches 7 5 1 Enclosure Map By pressing key 1 this option dis
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51. are Below is a diagram explaining how 3U16 SBB RBOD RAID 1 works RAID 1 with 4 Disks Disk O Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 A x One copy of a block of data The Al block is identical to the Al block on the second disk Page 41 of 100 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Rev 1 01 All Rights Reserved 3U16 RBOD User s Guide A RAID Role gt Manufactur Model Used FUJITSU MAX3036RC Used FUJITSU MAX3036RC Used FUJITSU MAX3036RC Used FUJITSU MAX3036RC Dedicated Spare FUJITSU MAX3036RC Logical Volume Add a 0 of 10 GB Reserved pag name I a rene a poe a Mission Critical RAIDs 0 GB Mission Critical 0 GB Business 0 GB Archive ea INT Looking at the logical volume we have 4 disks used in the RAID1 and dedicated spare Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 42 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide kasv user arin Shutdown Log Out eos support Disks i ex Install 7 G Refresh Filter v Clear Setup gt Size GB gt Manufacturer A Model A RAID a aKT online ta stzz0ztians Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Users Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC i Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Online ATA ST380211AS Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Online ATA Maxtor 7Y Y250M0 ye Online ATA T380211AS T vem super us
52. atus should now have changed from Building to Online Refresh EJ Add Filter x Clear A A State A Name A Size GB A Parity A hedundancy A Level Your RAID is now rebuilt However this procedure needed the intervention of a person to complete Because of the urgency of rebuilding a RAID as mentioned earlier using the Automatic Rebuild feature would save a lot of time and effort in order to rebuild a RAID 4 5 3 Using the Automatic rebuild feature The previous sections of this documentation module already covered how to add a Spare to the disk pool manually rebuild a RAID monitor the progression of the RAID rebuild as well as the completion of the procedure This section will explain how to setup an automatic RAID rebuild procedure to reduce human presence to admin the system Setting up the Automatic Rebuild feature at RAID creation time e Create anew RAID by clicking on the Add icon from the RAID View general view e Select the QoS the RAID level required for this RAID e Click on Next and select the disks required for this RAID Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 60 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide e The next view lets you customize the RAID geometry as well as the number of spares required Raid Add Number of Spare disks required to create the array with The Spare disks will be shared with other RAID arrays us
53. d open a simple HTTP server program from http www rejetto com hfs called hfs HTTP File Server hfs exe 3 Please follow the diagram below to upload the firmware file into the HTTP file server Make sure that you are using port 80 a Select Menu gt Add folder from disk b Choose the folder extracted from the downloaded firmware file c Select Real folder and the folder will be uploaded to the local server er amp B HFS HTTP File Server 2 2t Build 155 rex EL Menu Port 80 amp You are in Easy mode Self Test 1 1514 Show bandwidth graph Other options What kind of folder do you want Upload gt Start Exit gt Limits d D Beal folder A teal folder is faster good for big folders Tray icons gt IP address gt J gt A Ypdates ual folder virtual folder is easier good for small folders Donate Add files D son Add folder from disk ot sure Filename Hint most time you need real folders _ Load file system Ctr H Saye file system Ctri x Clear file system Hrs HTIP iver 2 21 E Menu 80 8 You are in Easy mode f http 192 168 1 151 8644 Save options gt gt Help gt Web links Uninstall HFS i About 9 switch OFF F4 Exit Cj Filename Speed Time lI Out 0 0 KB s In 0 0 KB s 4 Once the firmware files are up on the HTTP file server make sure that the files are accessible by using a browser and enteri
54. 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 the subsystem was purchased for further instructions Before continuing first unpack the subsystem and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are all there and in good condition Your new 3U16 RBOD Enclosure includes i 3U16 SBB Enclosure Chassis Consists of backplane controller PSU and fan modules Lockable 3 5 SATA SAS Drive Tray with SAS interposer RAID controller SBB Module Quantity depends on the SKU configuration Power Supply Unit Fan Module left and right Printed Quick Start Guide Manual and Utility CD Power Cable US or EU Screw Set for Mounting Drives Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 10 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Hard drives installed to the trays preconfigured with RAIDS Drives capacity depends on the SKU configuration Host Bus Adapter HBA model depends on the SKU configuration If any items are missing please contact your authorized reseller or sales representative 1 2 1 Front Panel Front panel of 3U16 RBOD enclosure consist of 16 3 5 drive bays power button and status Figure 1 1 3U16 RBOD Front Side Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc All Rights Reserved Page 11 of 100 Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User
55. dusiiasansvwegendusvidanesoheteannepstbaesourtendts 94 5 1 7 SW Revision REg seriririrrrisrsrireresitsrririttt tiiri cana snesbioedeadeeisd gennonn deat NES EENEN EENE NEEE SEEE a 94 8 1 8 LIC T eer EE E A E E E EE 94 8 2 Ve DA e ns ores toc cueaeewuec ead vegedene ssee toc vieteteasemcecacvesuedens seetee ous 95 6 2 1 Buffer Sent to Display Board ccccccccccccccsseeccceccc cet e ee eeeeee eee e a eeeeeeee ected a EeSeeeeEeEEGGG AAAs EEE EEEEGG AAA A a EEE EEEEEEEEE EES 95 O22 TC E EAA I E E EEA E AE A A ope E acta EEA E 95 8 2 3 LLD DU IO a E A E ER A AA E E 96 8 2 4 Bnk LD Ri upori par nE EN AAA E E OE E A E EE 97 8 2 3 Digit_l_Reg Digit_2_Reg Digit_3_Reg Digit _4_R Q oooonnnnnnnnnnnnnsssennnsssenssssserssssssersssssersssseersss 97 5 2 6 Threshold_12V_L_Reg Threshold _12V_H_ReQ cccccccccccccssscccccccccccssssecceeeeeaaeesseseeeeesaaaeeeeeeeeeeesaaaaesees 9S 8 2 7 Tores o A PCM AN CO eer E SEES ETEA ETES 98 8 2 8 DTCC TC EOE ses AEA EEE T IE TA E AE EE 98 L GEOS ARI oe 100 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 7 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Congratulations on your purchase of an Xtore StudioRAID 16Re Serial Attached SCSI SAS SBB Storage Bridge Bay RBOD storage enclosure Xtore is pleased to provide this high performance StudioRAID 16Re 3U16 SBB RBOD storage enclosure that has been designed to ensure maximum performance and provide a premium RAID storage app
56. e eeeeeeeeeeeaseeeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeeeeeeaaaasseneeeeeeaaaaseeeeeeeeaas 36 4 1 4 Add Spare Dive cccccccccccsseeccccccceeeneseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeeeea see eeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaeseeeeeeesuaaaseeeeeeeaaas 40 4 1 6 Backup a RAID CONWf QUPAION sccssissiceiiaiwasecnasdicvacercaiisetisiacseiwhstenastalessasiartsdiavuvicdiacsnsdeeveanicemmeenars 44 4 2 PG Go OV CV Wi wisi se css sea ersccs vce ci vanes cass eesvscuvesss E E 45 4 2 1 KAID Administrat on Menu sescca s EEE EE EE EEEE Sasha AEOS N EEEE 46 4D PTI SSC CI IV OT a a o E EEE A E E aioe E EEO ARETE 47 4 2 3 PD VOC LOMO sar E sucite e suena snenatoia sa concede eae eed sansa E AE ae ae micas tomas ere atest neste 4 4 2 4 TOG V a N E E E E A E E E E E E tare inccssunen ts 49 4 2 5 E E A OENE A E I EOE VA PON E E ON E E 50 4 3 SS NOO E E E ee 51 4 4 Quahiy ol Service QOS essasi na ER EE EEE EEA EEN 51 4 4 1 DUST VIA TIPE AD serierne e EE D EEE E E E EES 52 4 4 2 Uos Usage Jor RAID CreGiion ssisssssssasussnnsepesseesancsanssadeibacetaverepebtoassncbarssepeiboanenvssonampebbossuncsasiastuusterssiests 2i 4 5 RA ey iano atc a ccs a nonas orena anna a a EA aai 55 4 5 1 Manually Rebuilding RAID ALi Gy sivcssccicneioxedtascesceursdonisseeayiseaea sciences riino NE es 56 4 5 2 Monae Eeo OTe DIIS asie naa EA E E E A E T E TO 37 4 5 3 Using the Automatic rebuild feature cccccccccssscccccccccccsnsscecccccccacusseecccecuaaassseeceeesauaaaseeeecessuaauaseeseeeseaas 60 4 6 U
57. e to enable the Automatic Rebuild feature Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 61 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide The Automatic Rebuild box can only be activated while a RAID is offline For that reason the RAID needs to be stopped if no activity is currently performed on it by clicking on the Stop RAID button Once stopped the Automatic Rebuild tick box previously grayed out becomes active In order to activate it tick the box corresponding to the Automatic Rebuild field but do not directly click on the Start RAID button This would cause the feature to be reset to the state it was in before stopping the RAID and would cause the RAID to restart without the feature being activated Instead once the box is ticked or unticked click on the OK button to validate and save this option onto the RAID Once done the RAID Edit view form should close and you will need to reopen it and click on Start RAID to restart the RAID You should observe that the Automatic Rebuild tick box displays your setting and will get grayed out once the RAID has restarted Automatic Rebuild Behavior With the Automatic Rebuild feature enabled and your disk pool containing at least one spare disk of the similar specifications similar size pulling an active RAID disk from its bay will automatically start rebuilding the array in which the disk is contained even if the RAID is being
58. eesaes 7 7 6 2 2 Fan Out Expander Auxiliary Module Connections STD ccccccccccccccseeeeeessscceeeeeeceeececeeceessssssaneeeeeeeeeeeees 78 6 3 Using an Auxiliary Module S11 ccccccccsssssssssssccsscsssscsssecsscsssecsssssssssssccscssessssscesscssesssssccsescssssssesssscessees 79 6 3 1 Removing and Installing an Auxiliary Module SU0 ccccccccccceeccscccssesccececesssceccsesseceeecesssseeeceesseeeeesssaes 79 6 3 2 Installing Adapter Card into PCI e Auxiliary Module STD cccccccccccccccccccscscssssccessccsssesesseseseceseeeseeens 79 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 6 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 7 APPENDIX A SERIAL PORT INTERFACE cccccscsscosssscsessessosccessessescesssessussasceesesseces 80 8 APPENDIX B DISPLAY MANAGEMENT API cccssscccccssssccccssscccccssscccccssscoes 90 8 1 Read Display Board Daliesin opar 90 8 l l Buffer Received from the Display Board icccccccccccssscccccccceceeeeesseeeeeeeneeseeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeseeeeeeeaaaaaseeeeesesaaaaeses 90 6 1 2 PED DY ACO a svyta evens ET Sods RANA EAN 9 6 1 3 FET Ier SOUS ener ercene teres re tare eeceret rte te reer crrrret Terr creer ttrerrretrcerer tr reerer tere ec Treter rn crane rrrrrrr Cert reer er 9 8 1 4 Tenperdiure KEC naiser inin N A T N 9 8 1 5 Ly Oe E uch damsateucos aqua E E E 93 5 1 6 HW Revision REg ssinizransseainsnsasnarbnctanteanideccubierteassdnvevnateuntantesnsdwaabertes
59. elong to the RAID named RAID 1 anymore Refresh Filter Clear State si Manufact Model RAID RAID Role gt Qos a E T eo Online g FUJITSU MAX SO036RC na Global Spare Mission C a B F online e FusiTsu MAX3036RC RAID 1 Used Mission a B T online a FuarTsu MAX3036RC RAID1 Used Mission a B T online a FusiTsu MAX3036RC RAID 1 Used Mission ag to Offline a ATA WDC WD500075 01M In a Free Archive B We can see also that one of the ex spare disk that had a Dedicated Spare RAID Role is now part of this array The Automatic Rebuild Process has now successfully completed A good idea would be to replace the failed pulled disk by a healthy disk of the same size and mark it as a Global Spare to organize a spare replacement for the spare disk we just used to be ready for the next potential disk failure Usage examples RAID Rebuilding is an essential part of the RAID technology Without it an array would only accept one and only failure after which the data would not be considered as safe This is for this reason that enabling an Automatic RAID Rebuild feature greatly reduces the time window at which an array is considered at risk 1 e when one of its components or disk has failed or has been removed However this feature requires a sacrifice of one or more disk per array in order to work automatically But peace of mind
60. eme xi Shutdown M bog Out _ Raid Add Logical Volume Configuration Interface Basic Selected Disks Spares Organisation Enclosure Automatic Rebuild Max Build Speed View XML If you want to create a spare disk put aside a number of spare disks taken out from the selected disks and the RAID geometry Refer to Section 4 1 4 for details about adding spares An expert configuration interface can be chosen to open up additional options such as chunk SIZe Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 34 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Raid Add Summary Model Shuttle Index Enclosure WDC WD7500A 5 1741823 Mission Critical WDC WD7500A 8 1741823 Mission Critical WDC WD7S00A 3 1741823 Mission Critical WDC WD7500AY 0 1741823 Mission Critical WDC WD7S500A 15 Mission Critical Los Name Raid Test Geometry 16x1 Level Level 5 QoS Mission Critical Spares o Caching Policy Write Cache Total Disks 16 Read Ahead on Lv rae GES NAS APO View XML The above screen is displayed detailing the disks chosen and all other relevant details of the RAID to be made Clicking on Create RAID will initialize the RAID creation process Raid Add Raid created successfully Build Progress Raid Build Progress 0 Logical volume ee N Name Raid Test Geometry 16x1 Enclosure Level Level 5 Qos Mission Critical Spares o Caching Policy Write Cache
61. enclosures and the other end of each power cord into a properly grounded power outlet The following figure is shown only as an example and shows two enclosures connected to a PC workstation Workstation I StudioRAID 16Re Figure 3 2 3U16 SBB RBOD Expansion Connection 3 2 2 Daisy chain 3U16 RBOD 3U16 SBB RBOD can be daisy chained to a 3U16 JBOD StudioSTOR 16R expansion unit sold separately Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 25 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 1 Back up all existing data to another location as upgrading to two enclosures overwrites all existing saved data on your existing drives 2 Turn off your workstation before connecting the 3U16 JBOD expansion unit to 3U16 SBB RBOD 3 Plug one end of the first miniSAS cable into the UP SAS connector on the rear of the 3U16 SBB RBOD 4 Plug the other end of the miniSAS cable into the host adapter port in your workstation 5 Plug the second miniSAS cable into the DOWN SAS port on the rear of the 3U16 SBB RBOD 6 Plug the other end of the second the miniSAS cable into the UP SAS connector on the rear of the second 3U16 JBOD 7 Plug one end of each of the power cords into the power connector on each of the enclosures and the other end of each power cord into a properly grounded power outlet Workstation aLefefeletetetetated He Ssssisiesssatesss EEEE StudioSTO
62. er aamin Shutdown Log Out eunn support S Disks 2m x Refresh Filter x Clear Setup gt Size GB gt Manufacturer gt Model gt RAID RAID Role m P Online fe ara aanas Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Used Install 3 Users Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Used _ j Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Used E Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Dedicated Spare Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Used Online ATA T380211AS Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC Online Maxtor 7Y250M0 Online ST380211A5 TORE Lv amy ww vex This means that the creation of any RAID with at least two disks is possible like the creation of a RAID with 3 disks 5 disks 6 disks 7 disks or 8 disks Please see below the diagram explaining the logic behind such a RAID a RAID 1 with an odd number of disks Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 43 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide RAID 1 3 Disks A x One copy of a block of data The Al block is identical to the Al block on the second disk 4 1 6 Backup a RAID Configuration Backing up a RAID configuration is essential in cases where RAID SBB Module has to be removed for a replacement In order to retain the RAID configuration a backup function is available to use Please refer to the figure below to backup your RAID configuration acco Sti rage Ma nage i 1S Shutdown Log Out _
63. er Module 1052889 2 of 2 temperature 20 fan_state Faulty current_level 10 7600 temperature probe state Faulty fan speed id 1652889 state Not Present voltage_level 127 1000 status summary Warning location_index enclosure 1357576 Figure 6 5 4 Enclosure Power Module Data 7 6 Events Choose option 1 to view all events option 2 to filter events shown in Figure 6 6 2 Please select an option 6 1 View all events 2 Filter events 0 Hain Menu 6 6 1 Events Submenu Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 88 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc All Rights Reserved Please select an option j l So WO DO o a E aa a ee E E E T a a a a a a B Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Filter Back event_id timestamp id action element_type path message user_name element_id element_name 6 6 2 Filter Events Menu Page 89 of 100 Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 8 Appendix B Display Management API This document is a reference specification for the 3U16 Display Management Board API The interface used to communicate with the board is I2C WOR IP MCC HW PWR OH Front Pannel P AT HEADER 215 Figure 7 1 Display board connector I2C address OxCO The Display Board uses full I2C Read Write method Read is a buffer of 7Byt
64. er User username and password Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 29 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide ae ce oT SYSTEM STATUS Present Status History Hour Day Week Offline 0 gt phe ee oO o 0 Logical Volumes nline o o 0 g Online Oo gt Added 0 Oo a Deleted mi o 0 Offline 0 0 0 Online o 0 o Degraded 0 0 o RAIDS eee R Pj Rebuild Start 0 o fal Online fal pa Rebuild Complete 0 0 o ET Created 0 0 fa Deleted a 0 0 Parity Restored 0 o fal u Offline gg gt Offline o 0 0 Ta Disks T n Online 0 fal fa Online 5 gt gt Offline a 0 0 Offline 0 l Online o 0 o Hosts PESA 0 o 0 Ontine D p Deleted z 5 5 _ lu View XML After login the main screen of the GUI will be displayed Reboot Shutdown Log Out _ Disks Install rs ___________4_4HHH4H4H4_H l G Refresh Filter Clear Setup Size GB a Manufacturer a Model MAX3036RC FUJITSU MAx3036RC Users Online FUJITSU MAx3036RC Online FUJITSU MAx3036RC Online FusrTsu MAx3036RC Online FUJITSU MAx3036RC Online FusrTsu MAx3036RC FUJITSU MAx3036RC FUJITSU MAx3036RC Online FUJITSU MAx3036RC Online FusrTsu MAx3036RC Online FUJITSU MAx3036RC Online FusrTsu MAx3036RC PPPPPPPPPPPPPP AAANAAAAANAAAANAAAAN Serr Online FUJITSU MAX3036RC A View XML To check the
65. es You have to write 11 bytes to the board Single register access is no possible 8 1 Read Display Board Data 8 1 1 Buffer Received from the Display Board Software revision of the board 0x06 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 90 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 8 1 2 ID_Byte_Reg Offset 0x00 By default ID_Byte is 0x03 This number is saved in EEPROM For ID setup options see section 3 2 8 1 3 PBT_Reg_ Status Offset 0x01 Bit7 7 Bit Bit Bits 5 Bits 4 Biti 1 Bit Bito PBT aS a _FP_ es _ FP n MEM MEM STATE STATUS Used for Push Button functions B7 PBT_RST_MEM e 0 On Board Push button was not pressed e 1 On Board Push button was pressed This bit is used for internal use B6 PBT_FP_MEM e Q0 Front Panel Push Button was not pressed e Front Panel Push Button was pressed This bit is used for internal use B4 BUZ_STATE e 0 Buzzer is OFF e 1 Buzzer is ON B2 PBT_RST e 0 On Board Push button not pressed e 1 On Board Push button pressed B1 PBT_FP e Q Front Panel Push Button not pressed e Front Panel Push Button pressed B0 PWR_STATUS e 1 System Power is ON PWR_ON signal is 5 volts e 0 System Power is OFF PWR_ON signal is O volts 8 1 4 Temperature_Reg Address 0x02 This is the onboard Temperature sensor readings See Table B1 for conversion between temperatures and numeric values Cop
66. ew the RAID properties including RAID build progress logical volumes disks sf To edit RAID volume s name stop and rebuild a RAID Go to Section 4 4 for details T To stop and delete RAID Green light is online Red is fault or offline Amber is building or degraded click for RAID log This field lists the RAID enclosure as well as the daisy chained enclosure 4 Used to view the disk detailed description 1 e enclosure front back view and disks details E To edit enclosure s name T To remove an enclosure from the list Green light is online Red is offline Amber is fault click the button for enclosure log Page 47 of 100 Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 4 2 3 Application Menu Snapshot In which some space is reserved for changes snapshot is presenting a static point in time view of the file system Replication This process is to ensure consistency between redundant drives to improve reliability fault tolerance or accessibility Commissioning To give commission to the RAID management Provides tools that is useful for RAID management Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 48 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 4 2 4 Report Menu LogViewer This field lists the log of the system Press refresh indicated by red circle on the picture to check for a new log Filter d 5 A Element Name A Element Type
67. ffer transfer checksum It s an XOR operation between all the bytes transferred Example Decimal Value D3 7Deg Celsius ow oss e o Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 94 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 8 2 Write Data 8 2 1 Buffer Sent to Display Board 8 2 2 Set_ID_Reg Address 0x00 Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 U E E S por pmj m This register is used to change and save the board ID the IS is then printed on the 7 Segment display The number must be between 0x00 and 0x19 To add the dot add 0x80 at the current value See Table B2 below for values B7 DOT e 0 Dot segment is turn off for the ID e 1 Dot segment is turn on for the ID B6 BURN_ID e 0 The ID will not be stored in the Eeprom e 1 The ID will be stored in the Eeprom this bit will auto clear B4 B0 ID x These bits are used to set the Board ID which is displayed on the 7 Segment display the table below lists the hexadecimal values and the corresponding digit displayed ON OFF Segment Value Print on the Display segment W 0000001 T OO WIOOLITIT WOOTOOTOT WOOO0TIOT Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 95 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide b 10011001 ee wos foromo ooo w feor eS owo feor ooo ww feor poo 500010001 A fenor SCS owm f r SSS O CdS o2 fomm oS y o Table B2 Hexadecimal to Digit
68. for a value over the specified value lt to search for a value under or equal to the specified value gt to search for a value over or equal to the specified value Contains This is a text and number search features searches for a value containing the same string of text or number as specified There are more filters setup window types for different data type They will be reviewed later on In the above example we need to select the filter operand to contains and input the search query required logical Once our filter is set we then need to click on the OK button to activate the filter This is the filter summary drop down menu It displays the Refresh Timestamp Action Element Name gt Element Ty Message R Sat Dec 24 21 08 Added Logical Volume 1 logical volume User command 1 most recent active a Sat Dec 24 21 08 Created Logical Volume 1 logical_ volume System tasks cc filter Clicking on it a Sat Dec 24 21 09 Edited Logical Volume 1 logical volume User command i will display the full list a Sat Dec 24 21 09 Stopped Logical Volume 1 logical volume System tasks cc of active filters a Sat Dec 24 21 09 Deleted Logical Volume 1 logical volume User command i a Sat Dec 24 21 09 Destroyed Logical Volume 1 logical volume System tasks cc a Sat Dec 24 21 09 Added Logical Volume 1 logical_ volume User command i jm l
69. gure 6 5 2 Enclosure General Data This option allows the user to view what devices are installed in the system 7 5 3 Enclosure Disk Data This option will list all the installed disks in succession Please select an option 3 Disk 1316224 1 of 16 enclosure_name MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 8 shuttle position Front raid_name Raid 1 raid 1053178 ejected 0 size 698 GB raid role Used protocol SATA enclosure 1357576 shuttle 1052895 state Online shuttle index status_summary Good serial_number WD WCAPTO303094 qos Mission Critica model WDC WD7500AYYS 0 wun 976630262636 7115968 id 1316224 manufacturer ATA Disk 1208518 enclosure_name shuttle position 2 of 16 anki 3U 16 bay single density 8 ront raid_name HEH aid 1 d 1053178 rai ejected size 698 GB raid_role Used Figure 6 5 3 Enclosure Disk Data 7 5 4 Enclosure Power Module Data This option displays the following information about the corresponding PSU Page 87 of 100 Rev 1 01 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc All Rights Reserved 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Please select an option 4 Power Module 1952888 1 of 2 ac state Good temperature 20 fan state Faulty current_level 10 6400 temperature_probe_state Faulty fan_speed id 1052888 state Not Present voltage level 12 1000 status summary Warning location_index enclosure 135 5 6 Pow
70. ing disks of a similar size Configuration Interface Selected J Automatic Rebuild feature tickbox used to enable or not the Automatic rebuild feature for this specific RAID Organisatto Automatic Rebu Max Build Spe Tick the Automatic Rebuild box as shown above to enable the Automatic rebuild feature for this RAID If this RAID loses a drive the Automatic Rebuild feature will start rebuilding it straight away but only if a spare is available for it Click on Next and then on Create RAID to finish the RAID creation process Your RAID should now be building Once your RAID is built if one of your RAID drive is pulled or fails your RAID array will start rebuilding automatically and immediately should any spare disk be available Setting up the Automatic Rebuild after RAID creation time It could happen that a RAID that was created without the Automatic Rebuild feature needs to be set as so To change the Automatic Rebuild setting on a specific RAID click on the RAID edit button notepad icon from the RAID View general menu The Automatic Rebuild feature has been ticked which enables the feature for this RAID once the choice is registered by Raid Name Rans Automatic TO clicking on the OK button RAID status indicator A RAID can be either Online or Offline Raid Edit r RAID Stop Start button A RAID needs to be stopped to be abl
71. installing drive trays with disk drives Open and inspect all system components as listed in 1 2 before proceeding with installation 2 1 Handling and Safety Precautions 2 1 1 System Precautions M The system can weigh in excess of 60 lbs without drives installed It is recommended that 2 or 3 people be involved in lifting the enclosure and if desired installing it in a rack enclosure M Prior to operation make sure all drive trays are installed in the enclosure regardless of whether they contain disk drives Drive trays must be present to insure proper airflow and cooling through the system M The system requires open space front minimum 3 and rear 3 to allow airflow for cooling M The system requires reliable AC power either 100 120 or 210 240 Vac for proper operation Power supply should be connected to properly grounded AC power source M Secure all drive trays as described in the instructions Loose or unsecured components can result in system damage or personal injury M Make sure to retain packing materials and cartons for possible re packing prior to transporting or shipping the system Do NOT ship system with drives installed Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 15 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 2 1 2 Static Precautions M Static Electricity can damage the system components and drives without physical sign of damage Use proper ESD protection measure
72. is function To shut down the system entirely press the Power button of the enclosure as described in Chapter 3 2 4 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 71 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 5 1 System LED Status The following table describes the LED status information and alerts Power LED The power button lights up blue when system 1s successfully powered up PWR Power UID Power On Beacon e BLUE Unit powered up e Flashing BLUE Unit is being beaconed Red LED indicates that there is a faulty in the system FLT General Status LED e OFF OK e RED Failure occured Controller 1 Status LED This LED indicates the status of the RAID controller in the Secondary SBB Slot C 1 Secondary RAID Controller Status e BLUE OK e RED Failure e Blank canister not inserted Controller 2 Status LED This LED indicates the status of the RAID controller in the Primary SBB Slot C 2 Primary RAID Controller Status e BLUE OK e RED Failure e Blank canister not inserted Each Drive Tray has 2 LEDs Blue LED on the right and Red LED on the left hand side Off Drive not present or not powered on Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 72 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Solid Blue Drive is present and powered on no activity Flashing Blue Drive powered on activity Red Fault check GUI for detail E
73. is no Error e Flashing Red Green LED There is an Error occurring for the element the Error Code is displayed for that Element on the Display Digit Display LED A 7 segment display LED is used to show Enclosure Shelf ID and an Error code Error codes are displayed as a cycle of sequence of 3 digit numbers with x xx format The following is an example of an error message Refer to the meaning of the error code on the table below Numbers Following dot are the Error Code Blank sequence Dot Indicates Start of Sequence PSU Error Blinking Led Figure 4 2 3U16 SBB Display during a PSU Error on PSU 0 with Error Code 41 ALARM ACKNOWLEDGE The Sequence below shows a PSU Module0 with Error code 41 followed by an Alarm Acknowledge the Mute button on the front display panel the next Error is then displayed which is a PSU Modulel Temperature Error of 52 degrees Centigrade PLEASE NOTE that the error condition on PSU Module0 is still present so the LED will stay FULL RED In addition the PSU Module Number0 will show a Module RED LED ERROR Acknowledge Button Pushed Temperature Error l Blinking Led Blinking RED Led Figure 4 3 3U16 SBB Display Error Code with Acknowledge Button Pushed Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 75 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide FULL RED LED If the Display LED 1s full RED than an erro
74. ith integrated fans LED indicators on the drive carriers and rear display panel and hot swappable hard drive canisters The unit can be cascaded from a SAS server a SAS Switch or SAS DAS Direct Attached Storage expansion unit through the integrated expander for maximum storage expansion An optional FC mezzanine card is also available for applications that require connections to FC server Switch or any FC expansion storage Xtore StudioRAID 16Re version comes with the 16 drives configured with RAIDS 1 1 Key Features e 3U rack mount enclosure in 17 x 5 25 x 20 inches in dimension e SBB 2 0 compliant controller canister for SAS SATA RAID application e 16 High Density 3 5 Drive Trays o Lockable HDD Trays o 3Gb s SATA II Drives with optional SATA interposer board for single channel mode o 3Gb s SATA II Drives with optional SATA interposer board for dual channel active active mode o 3Gb s SAS Drives e Dual 500W Switching Power Supplies o Upto 85 Efficient Power Regulation and Utilization o Auto ranging 100 240 VAC e Auxiliary bays for special functions specific to AIC 3U16 SBB Enclosures o Fan out expander module o PCI e x8 expansion card canister Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 9 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 1 2 System Components Before removing the subsystem from the shipping box visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Exterior
75. l4 15 to search for Tie Z7 LV SS OT a ee TF Le mg 16 17 18 19 2 21 22 n Dec 25 16 36 21 GMT 0000 1977 Sta ne 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 n Dec 25 16 38 08 GMT 0000 1977 Sta ne n Dec 25 16 39 11 GMT 0000 1977 Sta 79 ne n Dec 25 16 41 10 GMT 0000 1977 Stopped Logical Volums niar 25 1 A4A1 4AS CMT Ann Tore Carbad Lamiral Wals We first need to click on the Timestamp Pin icon to bring the Timestamp filter menu up We can observe that the filter selection has changed slightly for this Date filter data type A calendar date picker allows us to pick the specific we want to filter the events from We choose the date as higher than the 5 of November 2008 and validate by clicking on Add Filter The Log Viewer now only shows the events concerning the Logical Volumes that occurred after the 5 of November as requested Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 66 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide This deleted all the ee CXISting active filters G Refresh Filter Elere nll E B aee Clicking on the Clear button will clear all the Timestamp Wed Now 5 00 00 59 GMT lement Name Element Type Timestamp 4 Wed Nov 5 18 16 56 GMT 0000 2008 Added Logical Volume 1 logical_ volume A r active filters listed in this a Wed Nov 5 18 16 56 GMT 0000 2008 Created Logical Volume 1 logical_ volume a Wed Nov 5
76. liance The StudioRAID 16Re can be used with Avid products for both Windows and Macintosh operating systems Unless noted otherwise the material in this document applies to the Windows XP and Mac OS X operating systems The majority of screen shots in this document were captured on a Windows XP system but the information applies to both Windows and Mac OS X systems Xtore documentation uses the following symbols and conventions Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action SR A StudioRAID symbol means that the information precedes that is a specific description for Xtore StudioRAID 16Re product STD A Standard symbol mean that the information precedes that only applies for the standard model of 3U16 RBOD A A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data A note provides important related information reminders recommendations and strong suggestions Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 8 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 1 Introduction The 3U 16 Bay SAS Serial Attached SCSI RBOD RAID of Bunch Of Disks is a high performance high density scalable SAS to SAS SATA Serial ATA to SAS SATA Disk in an SBB Storage Bridge Bay form factor The RBOD is made up of several modules including single or dual IO SBB modules with intelligent environmental monitoring 16 port backplane board power supply modules w
77. ng the host IP address followed by the firmware folder name Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 68 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide PIF gt 7564 EMONI FINETO File Edit View History Bookmarks Split Tools Help http 192 168 1 151 864 http 192 168 1 151 864 0 folders 3 files Total 19 24 MB Filename Filesize Filetime Hits SBayTower ReleaseNotes867 firmware ttt 1 90 KB 9 30 2008 2 04 24 PM 0 mpstor_img tar 19 24 MB 9 30 2008 2 04 38 PM 0 E mpstor_img tar shal 64B 9 30 2008 2 04 28 PM 0 HttpFileServer 2 2 Servertime 7 23 2009 3 33 59 PM ime 00 06 20 Build time 0 093 5 Upgrade the firmware Under Support gt Upload New Version click on Get New Version button to start This screen also shows the current version of the firmware Mamin neboot_ _shutdown J 10g out Download New Firmware 2E x f extreme j Upload New Version Support Log Current Version 1 0 008 6 3 Support Portal Release Notes yersion 8 6 3 a Contacts Bugs fixed Firmware Bugfixes 1 Fixed a memory leak causing the controller to stop running IOs after five hours X l ORE Get New Version aam p View XML Input the address of the computer where hfs is running followed by a slash 7 Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 69 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 R
78. of the RAID is to recover from this condition without any data loss To do so a drive that has either been removed or failed will need to be replaced with a similar drive size type to rebuild the RAID to a healthy status The disk used in an array to replace a failed missing drive is called a spare or Hot Spare The fact that when a RAID 5 for example is running on a degraded mode with one missing drive is prone to corruption if any of the remaining drives fails calls for an urgency to replace the drive Because of this high demanding availability of administration some automatic measures have been put in place The Automatic rebuild feature is one of them On a system with pre defined Hot Spares or spare disks the automatic rebuild feature will automatically rebuild a RAID array that got into a degraded state with one of the Hot spare drives if it is of similar size specifications Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 55 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 4 5 1 Manually Rebuilding a RAID Array In the figure below we can see that the existing RAID on the system is degraded 1 e one of its drives is missing or failed This is represented by an orange graphic button as well as the status mention Degraded RAID Status color coded button G Refresh Add Filter gt Name a Size GB RAID Parity
79. on If you have any technical questions please contact your authorized dealer before contacting us For more information visit our website at www aicipc com or www xtore com Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 100 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01
80. on board in a canister that sports one PCI e x16 slot A host bust adapter or RAID card then can be installed into the PCI e auxiliary board to provide expandability Below are the steps of installing an adapter board 1 Before you install the adapter board undo the screws securing the brace shown at number 4 and remove the brace Then hold the adapter board and insert the lower edge of the adapter bracket into the slit on the auxiliary module bracket cut out 2 Align and carefully place in the golden finger of the adapter board to the PCI e slot of the PCI e auxiliary board 3 Align the upper adapter bracket into the opening of the module bracket cut out 4 Place back the brace into the opening on step number 3 and secure it with screws Figure 5 6 Installing an Adapter to 3U16 Auxiliary Module Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 79 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 7 Appendix A Serial Port Interface The serial Port Interface allows user to visualize the 3U16 Status using a standard serial port Most terminal types will work correctly The serial connection should be set to 115200 Baud 8 Bits 1 Stop bits No H W handshaking To display the menu hit the lt ESC gt key at any time The menu shown in Figure 6 1 will be displayed 1 Configuration 2 Disks 3 Raids 4 Logical Volumes 5 Enclosures 6 Events Please select an option _ Figure 6 Main
81. onitoring and status information is collected via the internal I C bus and is made available via the LEDs and 7 Segment Display messages on the Display panel as well as to external controllers and management tools via SES e Drive LED status will be steady Blue indicating power on idle state or intermittent Blue indicating Drive activity Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 27 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 3 3 4 Power Off the System 1 Power off all the servers accessing volumes on the system to be powered down prior to powering down the unit 2 Press the intelligent On Off button on the Rear Display panel about 1 second 3 Allow afew minutes for the drives to spin down and the enclosure to shut down Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 28 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 4 1 RAID Creation Guide 4 1 1 RAID Preparation Connect an Ethernet cable from 3U16 SBB RBOD Ethernet port to Host Open a web browser on the host and type in the RBOD s IP address The default IP address of the RBOD is 192 168 1 100 To configure a custom IP address through serial console please follow Section 6 1 2 A GUI will be shown as below Please enter your username and password to log into the system Username Admin strome Stora ard wr gt rore m viewxML Log in to the system using the default Sup
82. plays the following information Please select an option 1 S AE SEERA sia EU A ESS M aims aa nramery a AE J SIYAC 11 OA 1 D 1 A i ii t ioi i ee ee Sa aaa se I 2 WE 6 WF 10 W F 14 WU I ia Lat I Il I ae a lt Seine ins i eras I oyr 1 SwA l Da 1 a I i Ed t td i Ao a ae eee do Glee I 0 WF 4 WE 8 YW j 12 WE I 1 ot at ie I Code format front_disk_statel front_disk_raid_role back_disk_state back_d isk_raid_role Code key Disk online Disk offline Disk in use on raid j is dedicated spare Disk is global spare Disk free a Da IT B ama j emmo aa A Ste chests e 2 lt Figure 6 5 1 Enclosure Map and Disk Status 7 5 2 Enclosure General Data Pressing key 2 the option displays the enclosure information such as temperature status PSU status fan status number of disk present More information is attached below Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 86 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Please select an option 2 Enclosure 1357576 1 of 1 temperature_status Fault psu_status Fault shelf_id enclosure type MPSTOR Su 16 drive_status Fault interface_board_ type Controller fan_status Fault system_status Fault num_disks 16 interface _board_1_ type Not Present wwn None id 1357576 name MPSTOR 3U 16 bay single density 0 Fi
83. r condition exists for that Element If the Error has already been acknowledged than the ERROR code will no longer be displayed for that LED The table describes the codes and message definitions available on the rear 7 Segment Display Panel 0 01 ModuleO The I2C Bus is Faulty Module0 The AC cable is faulty or missing TT Module0 The PSU voltage is too Low ModuleO The PSU current is too High a ModuleO The PSU voltage is too High i Module0 The I2C Bus is Faulty i 0 22 ModuleO The Temperature is too High 0 41 ModuleO The I2C Bus is Faulty 0 42 ModuleO The Fan speed is too Low ModuleO The Fan speed is too High I Module The I2C Bus is Faulty od Module The AC cable is faulty or missing a 1 03 Modulel The PSU voltage is too Low 1 04 Modulel The PSU current is too High 1 05 Module1 The PSU voltage is too High Module1 The I2C Bus is Faulty eat Ree eTe ah pat Ree rier Baierty ae Rae Tiere eiswotaw Table 4 2 Error Codes Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 76 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 STD 3U16 RBOD User s Guide This chapter is applicable to 3U 16 Bay SBB RBOD only Xtore StudioRAID 16Re does not have this option 3U16 SBB RBOD offers two auxiliary bays specific for special functions of an SBB unit An auxiliary canister is an optional module that can be purchased separately Some of the types of auxiliary canisters are listed below 6 1 Connecting an Auxiliary Module 6
84. right 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 4 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Table of Contents CNG THIS GUIDE aeee EE EERE E aE a 8 SYMBOLS AND CONVENTIONS sssrinin ena 8 E INIKODUC TION carosccscneuec sacacseccnanececteacescuctestnuecuasevescesseesctausesssteessysuccsssvssenissssceassesssctasssceses 9 1 1 BY V L ECS P E E EE A E E ANE EE EE E AE EE EE EEE 9 1 2 Syse ONO IS sssrin a aE A EE A Ee 10 1 2 1 POT a E E A A asin stuns A ado sense aneenna eee ocess mas tmeses Il i522 TY CT a E E atte paves E E 12 12 3 B 08 gl 0 1c eRe CER CREC ER TCR TE eee Terr rrer eT ern erate ry trvere err rerernr reer ere errer iy rererr arrrererrerrertrrererrr rrrrcrer tn Trererrtree 2 1 2 4 Auxiliary Module if applicable SUD vo ceccccccccccccccsccecscsscscsssscsssscssssccsssecsssessescssescessssssessessseessseeeseseasens 13 12 Front Display Panel esssccascoctaaasesaneansnanieaecanousaeaeeeseausqontauataeisaeusoeniaeenena sans auhanaone eae Oa 13 1 2 6 Rear Display Pane l ssccacccescassacastaancaniaaeieaaueganiaiassaantaontaniaaeieanecaaekaaseatssdesaais enous R a 13 eZ POW OF Supp O air aee EE SEESI 14 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION cssccscescessanccscessecietscoucesiuctesvesssouccadessessstscancesdusseesessscucescanss 15 2 1 Handhne and Safely PreCa tO sssrinin ae aAa Aaaa Aaa aa EE AERAN 15 Adad OSE TE O a a E E E E E 15 2 d2 I E 1 EEIE AATE NEIE EE AE TA IN T A ETE 16 2 2 Removing a Drive Tray and Installing a H
85. s when handling any electronic components M Discharge static electricity by using an anti static strap If a strap is not available discharge but touching a grounded metal object like the enclosure chassis if the PSU is connected to a properly grounded power source M Avoid plastics unless they are anti static material M Avoid carpets vinyl and Styrofoam in the work area or from coming in contact with the enclosure M Handle all modules by their handles or metal trays Avoid touching components or printed circuit boards 2 2 Removing a Drive Tray and Installing a Hard Drive The 3U16 Bay SBB RBOD drive slots can be populated with the following 3 5 SAS SATA Drive Carrier Drive tray accepts SAS SATA II drives StudioRAID model will only accept certain models qualified by Avid Certified process 3 5 Dummy Carrier A cover for unpopulated drive bay sold separately The following describes the procedure to remove a drive carrier install a hard drive and replace the carriers in the enclosure Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 16 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 2 2 1 Removing a Disk Drive Tray 1 2 3 4 5 Unlock the key mechanism 1f the tray is locked Release the handle mechanism by gently but firmly press Button 1 Handle lever 2 should pop out slightly indicating the locking mechanism has been released Pull Handle 2 outward to disengage
86. sine Filters im the aa ones nescence acess eana aA aaae E E a 63 4 5 1 How to use the filters within the GU ccccccccccccccccccsseeescccceeeaaeeeseecceeeeaaassseseeceeeeeaaeseeeeeeeeaaaesseeeeeesaaanees 64 4 5 2 Combining filters occcccccccssccccccccccccseesseeceeeeeneeeeseeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeesseeeeeeesaaasseeeeeeeesaaassseeeeeeeuaaaees 66 4 7 RAID Firmware Uporad sirensis Ea 67 4 8 GUI Session Ee ee ee ii 71 4 8 1 CIO OI teeter iret ecrsate sa reine arsenate dea tan este ede acectost a ened vaca a Giese oiredon es onsen touedeaaech chee neu eteaayseatigateaedeaans 71 4 8 2 VET Oi ETEME EENE tates EE ona uae E gets aan tenet assassins Gossage wanna series ee ET aR eae 71 4 8 3 OY LAL eee CR re ree Eee Det ee E a See eee rT eee eee ee eee te ee eee RE rer tet ere eee rer eran eee 71 5 SYSTEM LED AND 7 SEGMENT DISPLAY STATUS cccccccccssssssccccsssssscccceeess 72 5 2 oy SOO TIE TED UAC UES E E 72 5 3 7 Segment Display Display Codes amp Messages sesssssssssseccececcccccsssssssesccccccccocccscsssssssscccccecccossssssssssceseooo 74 6 AUXILIARY MODULE IF APPLICABLE G1D eesssscscccceccssccccccssecccccsscceeccssecceccsseececosoe TT 6 2 Connecting an Auxiliary Module STD seessoesoeesossoessoessoesoessoessoesooesoessoessossooesoeesoessoessossoesoessoessosesoeesoessossoe 77 6 2 1 PCI e Expansion Auxiliary Module Connection STD cccccccccccccccsccessccccccessscccccesssseeeccesssseecceesssseee
87. stem Prolonged operation with empty slots may result in overheating and resultant damage to drives or system components 2 2 3 Enclosure Drive Slot Mapping The diagram below shows physical locations and slot order of the drives within the enclosure 2 3 Removing and Installing an SBB Module SBB Specification defines mechanical locking mechanism of the SBB canister It is defined as such so that the two handles of the canister meet together by the latch in the center of the module Warning When removing RAID SBB module from a system with RAID volume already configured please make sure to back up the RAID configuration prior to do so Failing to do the back up procedure will destroy the existing RAID configuration To back up please refer to Section 4 1 6 2 3 1 Removing an SBB Module Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 18 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide To remove an SBB module press on the Latch 1 downward while pulling two Handles 2 outwards The module will slide away from the SBB slot Figure 2 3 Removing a 3U16 SBB Module 2 3 2 Installing an SBB Module Prior to inserting the module arrange the Handles 2 into position as illustrated below Push the module into the SBB slot the Handles will start to turn inwards Push the Handles 2 toward the Latch 1 until it clicks Figure 2 4 Inserting a 3U16 SBB Module 2 4 Removing and Installing a P
88. t brings us to the Disk Selection We can only see disks that have previously been setup with a Business QoS level since we are creating a Business QoS level RAID Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc All Rights Reserved Page 54 of 100 Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide We can now click on the Create RAID button to complete the RAID creation process and start the RAID building process The built RAID will be a Business QoS level set RAID Its level cannot be changed unless the RAID is taken apart To summarize e The QoS is a handy feature that can facilitate disk and RAID management in a system containing multiple enclosures with large amount of disks e One example of the feature is that it can be used in conjunction with User management where a User could be setup with permissions to only Add items but not delete nor modify them The User in question would then have to create RAIDs using the pre determined disks QoS e The Administrator of the system could then setup a specific QoS for each disk while setting up the system and let Users creating RAIDs only using the pre determined disk QoS settings 4 5 RAID Rebuilding This section outlines the RAID rebuilding process manual or automatic as well as practical usage information on the RAID rebuilding feature Because of the nature of a RAID a disk belonging to an array will fail at a certain point of time The advantage
89. t 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 21 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide This chapter provides detailed instructions on hardware setup and operation Setup involves establishing connectivity between SBB modules and external enclosures Please follow carefully the installation procedure listed in Chapter 2 before proceeding with setup 3 1 Installing a Host Adapter and Driver 3 1 1 Installing the Host Adapter Board The HBA needs to be installed in both Windows and MAC workstations to support RAID functionality The RAID controller board ships with the Xtore StudioRAID 16Re and must be installed in a Windows or a Macintosh workstation in a PCIe slot See the manufacturer s documentation that came with your workstation for instructions on installing additional boards and for the location of your PCIe slots The Windows and Macintosh workstations currently supported with the StudioRAID 16Re are listed on the Xtore web site As more workstations are tested and qualified and as different configurations meet approval these configurations will be posted on the Xtore web site For the latest information concerning workstations qualified with the StudioRAID 16Re go to www xtore com 3 1 2 Installing Drivers After the HBA has been installed in your workstation the next step is to install the drivers for the enclosure and controller board The driver for the HBA is located on the Xtore StudioRAI
90. the drive carrier The handle acts as a cam to disengage the carrier from the backplane If a drive s is present and the system is powered on retract the carrier a few inches to disconnect from the backplane Allow a minute for the drive s to spin down prior to removal from the system Fully retract and remove the carrier from the enclosure If a drive s is present the needs to be replaced remove it by unscrewing the mounting screws Sliding the drive toward the front of the tray to disengage it from the interposer board and gently lifting the drive out of the carrier 2 2 2 Installing a Disk Drive 1 2 3 Unpack and remove any packing materials and interface covers from the replacement hard drive Place the drive in the carrier position and slide toward the rear firmly seating the drive to the interposer board Secure the drive using four 4 of the 6 32 flat head drive mounting screws provided 5 6 7 Replace the drive tray in the enclosure slot Slide into the system until the carrier engages the backplane Push latch 1 home to fully engage the drive Handle 2 will rotate inward and engage with Latch 1 and a click sound indicates the latch is secured After a moment the LED indicator should light indicating the drive has power and is beginning initialization and spin up Allow a minute or two for the initialization process to complete The LED should show constant blue indicating normal inactive status
91. thernet LAN Port LED Speed Off 10Mbps Amber 100Mbps Green 1Gbps connection spect iby Act Link Off No link Solid Green Linked Blinking Green o Data activity SAS Channel LED Red solid dim standby power mode Green solid PHY connection established Fibre Channel LED Optional o Red solid dim standby power mode n i po Green solid FC connection established 7 Segment Display The Display Panel s 7 Segment Display provides subsystem component status and alert information In normal mode the display shows the Enclosure Shelf ID in Error mode it shows the error condition The table in section 5 1 2 defines the codes and related condition descriptions Temperature Alert LED Red LED shows if there is a Display Board Temperature problem Green LED indicates a normal temperature condition Red LED shows if there is a 12V out of range problem otherwise Green LED shows Table 4 1 LED Status Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 73 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 5 2 7 Segment Display Display Codes amp Messages See Table 4 2 for a full list of Error codes 7 Segment Display 7 Segment Display Temperature Alert LED Figure 4 1 3U16 SBB 7 Segment Display PSU Error LED The Display Board allows the User to e Power On Off the System e See System Status and Alarm e Set Enclosure ID Power On When
92. tton will be required to observe the RAID new state Raid Edit Eeee a S Raid Name FAID 5 Automatic Rebuild This is the Rebuild button used to rebuild a RAID manually We can see here that the RAID is being rebuilt after having clicked on the Rebuild button em This RAID is Online Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 59 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide Rata Ealt The build progress indicates the percentage of the RAID rebuild process done Raid Name RAID Automatic Rebuild Overall speed at which Build Progress x the RAID is rebuilding Build Speed 180 MB s Time to Completion 0h 1m 21s Estimated time to completion based on ae E the build speed The picture above shows the RAID rebuild process The progress bar indicates the overall process completion status while the Build Speed field indicates at what speed in Mb per second the array is being rebuilt over all the disks The Time to Completion field is an estimate of the remaining time needed to rebuild the array fully This estimate is based on the overall Build Speed rate and may decrease or increase depending on what actions are being performed on potential other RAIDs Online the system Once the progress bar is full the RAID rebuild status will go back to 0 percent This means the RAID has finished rebuilding The RAID View window can now be closed The RAID st
93. ty responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment Disclaimer Advanced Industrial Computer shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein The information provided is provided as is without warranty of any kind To the extent permitted by law neither AIC or its affiliates subcontractors or suppliers will be liable for incidental special or consequential damages including downtime cost lost profits damages relating to the procurement of substitute products or services or damages for loss of data or software restoration The information in this document is subject to change without notice Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 2 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Before getting started please read the following important cautions VVVVVV V All cautions and warnings on the equipment or in the manuals should be noted Most electronic components are sensitive to electrical static discharge therefore be sure to ground yourself at all times when installing the internal components Use a grounding wrist strap and place all electronic components in static shielded devices Grounding wrist straps can be purchased in any electronic supply store Be sure to turn off the power and then disconnect the power cords from your system before performing any installation or servicing A sudden surge of power could
94. xpander module you can connect to up to 4 storage systems AIC 3U16 JBODs used here Other SBB modules can be used to initiate the link such as JBOD SBB module RAID SBB module Refer to respective module user s manual for a complete detail A redundancy path can also be established for fail over circumstances See below diagram for redundancy connection lt e Redundancy Path 3U16 SAS JBOD Storages z6r a tu r 3U16 Enclosure with Appliance SBB and Fan Out Expander Module Figure 5 4 Fan Out Connection Diagram Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 78 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 6 2 Using an Auxiliary Module 6 2 1 Removing and Installing an Auxiliary Module The auxiliary module uses thumbscrews to lock itself onto the enclosure Simply undo the thumbscrews and pull the module out of the slot to remove the canister Conversely push the canister towards the opening on the enclosure and lock the thumbscrews to insert the auxiliary module g D j s x a 7 A i q af Thumbscrews Figure 5 5 Removing Inserting a 3U16 Auxiliary Module 6 2 2 Installing Adapter Card into PCI e Auxiliary Module While most of the auxiliary modules have a plug and play feature some of the auxiliary modules need a little bit of assembly effort in order to function Such module is the PCI e Auxiliary Module which essentially is a PCI e expansi
95. yright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 91 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 113 50 4528 9H 13 00 SB S 2 P2600 B 9 6 11030 85 104 6 10920 4289 106 6 amp 8 108 90 472 107 10780 4u 109 amp B 10700 a6 m 9770 86 5 8 9450 84 7208 141 E Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 92 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 0 3278 4S 9010 32238 18 _ 9 8780 J a o TH o 8650 3028 156 9 8640 3022 157 9 8580 2989 159 B 8470 2928 D O 7590 2439 O OIB AE 5o s 0 _ Table B 1 register value VS temperature 8 1 5 12V_Reg Address 0x03 The value read from this register is a measure of the 12V voltage to compute the 12V voltage the following formula is used V 12V_Reg_Value 0 0613267 Example Decimal Value 12 02V Copyright 2010 Advanced Industrial Computer Inc Page 93 of 100 All Rights Reserved Rev 1 01 3U16 RBOD User s Guide 8 1 6 HW_Revision_Reg Address 0x04 This register stores the hardware revision of the board in hexadecimal Example Decimal Value 0x64 100 1 00 8 1 7 SW_Revision_Reg Address 0x05 This register stores the software revision of the board in hexadecimal Example Decimal Value 0x64 100 8 1 8 LRC_Reg Address 0x06 This byte is A bu

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