XVaUlt XNVR200/300/400 Hardware User GUide
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1. u The RAID Controller Management Utility screen will now display Server 172 16 6 9 Use your Operating System s login username and password bo login the MSM server User Mare administrator L7 Password rera Login Mode Full Access a xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 25 B CREATE A RAID SET All x NVR s ship from the factory with RAID sets built per customer specification This chapter is provided in the event a new RAID set is to be built or a previously built RAID set is purposely destroyed to create a different RAID set This process involves creating a Drive Group a virtual drive as it relates on to this RAID controller Selecting the drives to be in the virtual drive RAID Set and RAID set attributes initializing the virtual drive RAID set assigning a volume type formatting the drive at an OS level and assigning a drive letter for the OS 1 Select Create a Virtual Disk or stacked volume icon illustrated below 172 16 6 9 Remote Desktop Connection MegaRAID Storage Manager 11 06 00 0300 nage GoTo Log Tools Help gt HO ishboard Physical Logical WIN 5JM83112DH9 E LSI MegaR AID 545 9265 8i Bus 1 Dev 0 Sg Prive Group 0 RAID 5 Eg Virtual Drives 0 gl virtual Drive 0 7200RPM 4 998 TB 5 5 Drives iP Enclosure 65 4 5expander 214 Slot iP Enclosure 66545expander 21 Slot e Enclosure 6aS5ASexpander 21 Slot 22. Drive security method Drive security will make the virtual drive secure by applying encryption logic to Select T underlying data in the drive Select power save mode This option ensures khat the system will not spin down configured Mone drives Select unconfigured drives Drive groups LSI MegaRAID S45 9265 8 Bus 1 Dev D Add gt EE Drive Group Enclosure 6G545expander 21 5 Add Hot Spare gt Remove A Sexpan Enclosure amp aSASexpan SAS erg Enclosure amp GSAsexpander 21 Slc Enclosure 6GS5ASexpander SE K Create Drive Group Cancel Back sex Help LA Enclosure 6G545e Greate Span Select a Virtual Drive name The default naming convention starting at VD_0 and continuing with VD 1 VD 2 should suffice The default capacity reflects the total capacity of the virtual drive being created This should be default Smaller capacities can be created later when iSCSI volumes are being created for host assignment later Select No Initialization when it is desired to recover an intact RAID set or create a new RAID set with back ground initialization BGI Select Fast Initialization when a new RAID set is to be created and instant use RAID set is de sired Select Full Initialization for the fastest RAID set creation Use of the RAID set is not possible until the RAID Set has been comp
3. 100 Completed SEACE De Select F10 Imitialize 11 From the Management Menu screen se gg LSI Software RAID Confiqu lity Ver a J5 Sep dum RT EE FE H 7 Wi ut LU n 1 0923 31 act Configure select Select Boot Drive ane Vis 1 wiser rset vn 0 and then select the mirrored drive pair gm created and initialized by pressing enter Press any key to continue Press the sys tem reset button or power fail the system After RAID set creation initialization and boot select is complete the drive virtual drive RAID1 mirror set will appear in the boot BIOS for selection as a target Re store OS and applications to virtual drive Select A Boot VI and boot system Use Curzor Keys To Nmwigste Between Items And Press Anter To Select An Option xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 23 C BIOS LEVEL BAD DRIVE REBUILD RESTORE da Enter the Management Menu via Ctrl and M as described earlier in this manual Select Rebuild Identify the defective drive If the bad drive is installed in an internal fixed position as is the case with the 4 bay 8 bay and 12 bay configurations power down the system and replace the defective drive power up and return to this screen display If the OS drive is hot swap removable then replace the defective drive Select the defective drive position and hit space Press F10 When prompted select Y to start the rebuild restore to the replace ment drive After the rebuild is complete p
4. 1 Se Enclosure 6GS4Sexpander 21 Slot 23 279 397 GB U Cancel Back nee Help 6 Review and click on Finish if information is correct Click on Back if changes are LSI e necessary Review the summary and go back if you need to make corrections The Changes will be made when you click Finish Summary Current settings Post modification settings Drive group name Drive group name Drive Group 1 RAID 5 Drive Group 1 RAID 5 RAID level RAID 5 RAID level RAID 5 Virtual drive name VD_1 Virtual drive name VD 1 Total capacity 1 906 TB Total capacity 2 179 TB Number of drives 8 Number of drives 9 Cancel Back Help xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 33 7 The system will issue a confirmation request one Pn OOT aay more time Click Yes to continue CAUTION The expansion of a RAID set even if only a single drive will take as long if not longer than the initial RAID build It is Seneca s recommendation that RAID expansions only be done at a one two or three drive count with NO data activity from the system A new RAID set should be considered as an alternative for four or more drives E CONFIGURING REBUILD RECONSTRUCTION and BGI RATES 1 Open MegaRAID Storage Manager MegaRAID Storage 2 Right click on RAID controller holding the array Select Set Adjustable Task Rates Change tasks percentages Percentages represent a portion of total array performance S
5. 1 Network cable A IntekR Ethernet Server Adapter xt Control Panel Tools Help Adjust your computer s settings System and Security Review your computer s status Check Firewall status By view event logs Network and Internet view network status and tasks View your active ng KK ISCSUNAS Port 2 x 47 InteKR Ethernet Server Adapter Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties 71 x General Mee nn ra capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings C Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 192 168 001 253 Subnet mask 255 255 255 001 7 Defaut gateway 192 168 001 001 C Obtain ONS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Validate settings upon exit CHANGING iSCSI NAS PORT ATTRIBUTES For iSCSI implementation it is highly recommend to leave the iSCSI ports at the factory shipped static IP port addresses NIC port attributes are accessed as follows Click on Start button located on bottom left corner of display 1 Click on Control Panel 2 Click on Network and Internet Cz 172 16 6 9 Remote Desktop Connection ler Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Ls Control Panel A asco anyconnect vm Client Control Panel A amp File Edit View Tools Help BL i d Ls a Adjust your computer s settings X 3 Microsoft Excel A Remote Desktop Connection g Te
6. Qv Enclosure Enclosure d Enclosure ew Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 Slot 6GSASexpander 21 Slot 6GSASexpander 21 Slot 6GSASexpander 21 Slot 6GSASexpander 21 Slot Enclosure Enclosure 6GSASexpander 545 6GSASexpander 545 Enclosure 6 GsASexpander u DAS Enclosure 6GSASexpander 545 Drive Group 1 RAID 5 i E Virtual Drives 2 virtual Drive 1 VD 1 1 906 Drives WP Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 Slot Ex Fnrinsuire AGSASexnander 213 Sint Select the RAID level you want to migrate Suitable For multi user environments database or File system with small I O size and high proportion of read activity 5 Select the same drive size that is next in Modify Drive Group Add drive to the current configuration the physical sequence drive slot This ex ample has a Slot 21 drive being added to RAID Group 1 that ended at slot 20 Click on Next n a LSI You have selected RAID 5 To migrate from RAID 5 to RAID 5 you need to add at least 1 drivefsi to Ehe configuration Use the below table to add the drives and click next to proceed Select the unconfigured drive to add Available Drives Capacity mi CON ZE Enclosure 6G545expander 21 Slot 24 AN 279 397 GB U im Enclosure amp asASexpander 21 Slot 21 545 279 397 GB a Wy EEE Enclosure 6G5ASexpander 21 Slot 22 279 397 GB U 0
7. Enclosure 66545expander 21 Slot zu Enclosure 66545expander 21 Slot 7 Enclosure 66545expander 21 Slot uu Enclosure 66545expander 21 Slot uo Enclosure 6aS5ASexpander 21 Slot zu Enclosure 66545expander 21 Slot zu Enclosure 66545expander 21 Slot e Enclosure 6aS5ASexpander 21 Slot a Enclosure 6aSASexpander 21 Slot EHE Unconfigured Drives m Enclosure 6 amp aSASexpander 21 Slot 13 m Enclosure 6a5ASexpander 21 Slot 14 m Enclosure 6 amp aSASexpander 21 Slot 15 m Enclosure 6 amp aSASexpander 21 Slot 16 m Enclosure 6a5ASexpander 21 Slot 17 m Enclosure 6 amp aSASexpander 21 Slot 18 gm Enclosure 6 amp aSASexpander 21 Slot Properties General Total Capacity Free Capacity Power State Properties Default Power save policy Current Power save policy xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 26 2 Select Create A Virtual Drive check Advanced and click on Next Create Virtual Drive Choose mode E Choose how to create the virtual drive Simple Specify a limited number of settings and have the system pick drives For vou This is the easiest way En create a virtual drive hoose additional settings and customize virtual drive creation This option provides greater Flexibility when creating virtual drives For your specific requirements Cancel next Help 3 Select RAID Level from drop down In this case RAIDS has been selected Th
8. Guide V2 0 0 13 REAR SIGNAL CABLE LOCATIONS xNVR200 LAN Viewing and Camera Management LAN USB 1 USB 3 Do Not Use USB 2 USB 4 kd X xNVR300 Port 0 Port 1 A 0120 3101090 Hoyeuy jeuondo A A 0 20 50 0219 A A J9 0JU0D IVY A Port 2 Port 3 A SHOd SVN ISOS A A Jod uoisuedx3 0192 A e e e A Aluo 228 72 9 21 WHY 49S dX3 A 4 Port 2 Viewing and 4 m Camera Management 4 9 8 LAN LAN 2 lt 4 O A EU 3 D D a GC gt D n x O 5 O Q 3 z 2 Z S 2 S Ports amp S e z S D S T 2 3 O O lt 4 9 USB 1 USB 3 4 7 Do Not Use PortO Port1 USB 2 USB 4 Ga x L xNVR400 N OOY Viewing and 4 9 Port 2 N Camera Management 2 4 I LAN LAN o 4 28 P 4 p rm a D Oo wo 7 G E Z E a o O 3 gt 3 9 o amp o gt 5 3 S Bon 2 amp S E S 2 9 D o Ss 0 eo E o 2 a zi P A O D o ES 0 8 4 a 4 Ej 4 2 S 4 9 USB 1 USB 3 4 p Port 1 Do Not Use gt NOTE 2U depicted 3U and 4U have same connector and option locations only the height of the PCle cards is different xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 MONITOR KEYBOARD amp MOUSE CONNECTIONS single video
9. SFF 8088 to SFF 8088 cable External chassis supplied by Seneca come with the cable to connect to the xNVR C REMOTE ACCESS TO THE MANAGEMENT GUI All xNVRs have the ability to be remotely accessed for management This is accomplished by using the Remote Desktop Connection services Any PC or Desktop running a Microsoft Operating System that is connected to the same subnet or directly connected to a Camera Viewing Management Port 0 can remotely access the xNVR Open the PC laptop Remote Desktop Connection and enter the xNVR EEE Box IP address as shipped from the factory Remote Desktop 759 Co io You will be prompted for the username and password of the system 29 Connection Upon successful entry the standard OS window will appear and naviga Computer 192 1681253 m tion can proceed as if using a directly attached monitor and keyboard User name WIN 5JM88J12DHS Administrator You will be asked for credentials when you connect xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 15 D CHANGING CAMERA VIEWING MANAGEMENT PORT IP ADDRESSES Port attributes are accessed as follows Click on Start button located on the bottom left corner of the display 1 Click on Control Panel 2 Click on Network and Internet ler Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 AnyConnect VPN Client Te A Remote Desktop Connection GY reanvener 6 Search programs and files 2 Shut down gt Click on Network and Sharing Center 4 Click on Ch
10. Seneca XVAULT XNVR200 300 400 HARDWARE USER GUIDE V2 0 0 NOTICE First and most important level of data protection starts with uninterruptable power xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 Seneca Data Distributors Inc Seneca reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and documentation is the property of Seneca and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license In no event will Seneca be liable for direct indirect special incidental soeculative or consequential damages arising from the use or inability to use this product or documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages In particular Seneca shall not have liability for any hardware software or data stored or used with the product including the costs of repairing replacing integrating installing or recovering such hardware software or data Any disputes arising between manufacturer reseller and customer shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York USA The State of New York shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Senecas total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f
11. monitor may be connected to the HDMI OR DVI connector but not both The two denoted USB ports are used for keyboard and mouse connection These ports are KVM compatible CAMERA VIEWING MANAGEMENT NETWORK CONNECTIONS The xNVRs use standard Cat 6 cabling The xNVR s come standard with two 10 100 1000 802 11 network ports The ports ship from the factory with the following fixed IP addresses EN IP ADDRESS MASK GATEWAY 192 168 1 253 2552552550 192 168 1 1 Pot1 192 168 1 252 255 255 255 0 192 168 1 1 NOTE Each xNVR on the network must have a unique IP address ISCSI NAS NETWORK CONNECTIONS iSCSI and NAS connections use standard Cat cabling The xNVR can be optionally equipped to support iSCSI NAS ex ternal storage appliances iSCSI IP SAN storage requires the SAN be isolated for any other LAN or WAN As such sepa rate 1GbE ports are supplied to support the IP SAN It is highly recommended to use fixed non routable IP addresses to support the IP SAN For customer convenience the ports have the following default settings D IP ADDRESS MASK GATEWAY 10 0 10 254 255 255 255 0 10 0 10 253 255 255 255 0 NOTE Each IP SAN member on the storage area network must have a unique IP address RAID EXPANSION PORT CONNECTION The xNVR can be optionally equipped with the ability to expand using direct attached storage enclosures Up to four external drive enclosures are supported The interconnect cable used is an industry standard
12. 245 v2 CPU BX80637E31275V2 E3 1275 v2 CPU AVF7256U61F9333G3AK2 4GB Memory Set 2x2 AVF7251U64F9333G3AK2 8GB Memory Set 2x4 AVF721GU67F9333AK2 16GB Memory Set 2x8 LSI003300 9271 8 RAID Controller VCG84DMS1D3SXPB CG PNY CG 8400GS xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 47 xNVR300 Group Part Number Description FAN 8025 SU 350 3103 FAN 4028 SU 350 9203 FAN 8038 MO RSC 2EH Hot Swap Fan Module PSU 2S510E ZR Non Redundant Single Power Supply PSU SR500E ZR PSM 2R800EH Z2EG2 Redundant Power Supply PSM SR500E Z R IJ Power distribution bd amp harness LSR 26R SLR ST2837 430 DS Slide Rail Kit 5220 0000 2 2 5 to 3 5 Adapter frame BXSTS200C Heatsink Fan Assembly AVF721R84F9333AK2 32GB Memory Set 4x8 XC 230 SA10 AR Three Drive frame and backplane Electronics Z9PA D8 Motherboard BX80621E52603 E5 2603 1 8GHz CPU BX80621E52650 E5 2650 2 0GHz CPU BX80621E52609 E5 2609 2 4GHz CPU BX80621E52660 E5 2660 2 2GHz CPU BX80621E52620 E5 2620 2 0GHz CPU BX80621E52670 E5 2670 2 6GHz CPU BX80621E52630 E5 2630 2 3GHz CPU BX80621E52680 E5 2680 2 7GHz CPU AVF7256R61F9333G1APK 8GB Memory Set 4x2 01G P3 2625 KR EVGA Geforce GT 620 VCG84DMS1D3SXPB CG PNY CG 8400GS BX80621E52640 E5 2640 2 5GHz CPU BX80621E52690 E5 2690 2 9GHz CPU AVF7251R62F9333G4AK2 16GB Memory Set 4x4 LSI00328 9271 41 LSI003300 927 1 8i RAID Controller Group Part Number Description STE PSU2REDOEH Z3EGO Electronics Z9PA D8 Motherboard BX80621E52603 E5 2603 1 8GHz CPU BX80621E5
13. 2650 E5 2550 2 0GHz CPU BX80621E52609 E5 2609 2 4GHz CPU BX80621E52660 E5 2660 2 2GHz CPU BX80621E52620 E5 2620 2 0GHz CPU BX80621E52670 E5 2670 2 6GHz CPU BX80621E52630 E5 2630 2 3GHz CPU BX80621E52680 E5 2680 2 7GHz CPU BX80621E52640 E5 2640 2 5GHz CPU BX80621E52690 E5 2690 2 9GHz CPU BXSTS200C Heatsink Fan Assembly AVF7256R61F9333G1APK 8GB Memory Set 4x2 AVF7251R62F9333G4AK2 16GB Memory Set 4x4 AVF721R84F9333AK2 32GB Memory Set 4x8 VCG84DMS1D3SXPB CG PNY CG 8400GS xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 48 xNVR400 Group Part Number Description FAN 8025 SU 350 3103 FAN 4028 SU 350 9203 FAN 8038 MO RSC 2EH Hot Swap Fan Module PSU 2S510E ZR Non Redundant Single Power Supply PSU SR500E ZR PSM 2R800EH Z2EG2 Redundant Power Supply PSM SR500E Z R IJ Power distribution bd amp harness LSR 26R SLR ST2837 430 DS Slide Rail Kit 5220 0000 2 2 5 to 3 5 Adapter frame BXSTS200C Heat sink for LGA2011 AVF721R84F9333AK2 32GB Memory Set 4x8 XC 230 SA10 AR Three Drive frame and backplane Electronics Z9PA U8 Motherboard BX80621E52603 E5 2603 1 8GHz CPU BX80621E52650 E5 2650 2 0GHz CPU BX80621E52609 E5 2609 2 4GHz CPU BX80621E52660 E5 2660 2 2GHz CPU BX80621E52620 E5 2620 2 0GHz CPU BX80621E52670 E5 2670 2 6GHz CPU BX80621E52630 E5 2630 2 3GHz CPU BX80621E52680 E5 2680 2 7GHz CPU AVF7256R61F9333G1APK 8GB Memory Set 4x2 01G P3 2625 KR EVGA Geforce GT 620 VCG84DMS1D3SXPB CG PNY CG 8400GS BX80621E52640 E5 2640 2 5GHz CPU BX80621E52690 E
14. 5 2690 2 9GHz CPU AVF7251R62F9333G4AK2 16GB Memory Set 4x4 LSI00328 9271 41 LSI003300 927 1 8i RAID Controller Group Part Number Description STE PSU2REDOEH Z3EGO Electronics Z9PA U8 Motherboard BX80621E52603 E5 2603 1 8GHz CPU BX80621E52650 E5 2550 2 0GHz CPU BX80621E52609 E5 2609 2 4GHz CPU BX80621E52660 E5 2660 2 2GHz CPU BX80621E52620 E5 2620 2 0GHz CPU BX80621E52670 E5 2670 2 6GHz CPU BX80621E52630 E5 2630 2 3GHz CPU BX80621E52680 E5 2680 2 7GHz CPU BX80621E52640 E5 2640 2 5GHz CPU BX80621E52690 E5 2690 2 9GHz CPU BXSTS200C Heatsink Fan Assembly AVF7256R61F9333G1APK 8GB Memory Set 4x2 AVF7251R62F9333G4AK2 16GB Memory Set 4x4 AVF721R84F9333AK2 32GB Memory Set 4x8 xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 49 NOTES xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 50 NOTES xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 51 xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 52
15. 8 7 X TU z A x v 2 lt NOTE FAN connectors used only for 2U 4 amp 8 Bay enclosures 1 5VSB m m Gnd m m m m m m mj m mj m m m m m mj m mj m mj m mj m mj gnd m m c mut i 2 HDD PWR 8 LED SW xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 41 Main Board Jumpers and Wiring xNVR300 1st Memory DIMM Set 3rd Memory DIMM Set 2 TE pam CPU FAN FAN fama FN P Y WP FAN ns FAN LC aras SGPIO m m me 5 BUS 1 OS drives 2 Snn cun 5 in 2 2 2 2 DELE 355 me TTF 5 y E Voltas lola IC ilf ARARA Wi PSGPIO2 D 3 E ml SH PSGPIO1 O UL lt lt 1 1 a RAID Gar Ss a PWR MSG SPKR xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 42 Main Board Jumpers and Wiring xNVR400 E edF an PSUSMB1 Ennai XNVR400 Se ND led L zg CPU FAN mI Fan 5 1 m cms JJ L Bs C GRAPHICS CARD ER lie 6Gbs Dnus SR QUE SSL LAN1 Act LAN2 Act LAN2 Link LAN1_Link CS m m cza m mj m mj m mj m mj m mj m mj SAS8 lt SAS1 PSGPIO2 lt In PSGPIO1 Gnd RAID KEY NOTE FAN connectors used EM only for 2U 4 amp 8 Bay enclosures EEE 5V Case Open xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 43 APPENDIX C Revisions amp BIOS Settings xNVR200 Revisions
16. Christmas Day are not considered business days In addition Seneca may designate an additional two floating holidays which are also not considered business days Please consult the Seneca website for current year s holidays xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 38 APPENDIX A Specifications 2U 4 Bay 2U 8 Bay Dimensions w x h x d 19 x 3 5 x 22 7 in 482 6 x 88 8 x 575 4 mm 19x 5 25 x 27 5 in 482 6 x 133 35 x 700 Weight 33lb 15kg with power supply and rails 0lb 31 7kg with power supply and rails Da EE Power Single 460 watt or Dual Load balance hot swap redundant Dual Load balance hot swap redundant 800 watts 80 efficiency rating 650 watts 80 efficiency rating AC Input VAC Frequency 100VAC 240VAC 100VAC 240VAC 47 63Hz 47 63 Hz BTU hr 1570 for 460w 2217 of 650w 2730 Operating Non Operating Temp OOC to 400C OOC to 500C OOC to 400C OOC to 500C Operating amp Non Operating Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing 5 to 90 non condensing 3 year onsite NBD for hardware amp software with 24x7 phone support 1 Requires removal of graphics viewing option Specifications subject to change without notice All trademarks used in this document are respective of their individual corporations xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 39 D 2U 12 Bay 3U 16 Bay 4U 24 Bay Twelve 3 5 Drives Sixteen 3 5 Drives Twenty Four 3 5 Drives Mirrored OS drive option Drive Level Encrypti
17. Item Location Found Minimum Revision Array Controller MegaRAID Storage Manager amp Power Up FW Package 23 18 0 0014 MR 5 8 9271 4i 2U 4 Bay BIOS display Web BIOS 6 1 68 e_68 Rel 92 1 8i 2U 8 Bay 4U 24 Bay Firmware 3 290 15 2935 xNVR200 BIOS Settings All default with following exceptions ADVANCED SATA Mode Selection RAID S M A R T Status Check Disabled ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation Disabled Onboard LAN Configuration Intel i210 LANT OpROM Disabled Intel i210 LAN2 OpROM Disabled BOOT Setup Prompt Timeout 5 Full Screen Logo Disabled Boot Options Priorities Boot Option 1 PO Harddisk Boot Option 2 P4 Optical Boot Option 3 Disabled MONITOR Fan Speed Control High Speed Mode xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 44 XNVR300 Revisions Item Location Found Minimum Revision Array Controller MegaRAID Storage Manager amp Power Up FW Package 23 18 0 0014 MR 5 8 9271 4i 2U 4 Bay BIOS display Web BIOS 6 1 68 e_68 Rel 92 1 8i 2U 8 Bay 4U 24 Bay Firmware 3 290 15 2935 XNVR300 BIOS Settings All default with following exceptions ADVANCED SATA Mode Selection RAID S M A R T Status Check Disabled ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation Disabled Onboard LAN Configuration Intel i210 LANT OpROM Disabled Intel i210 LAN2 OpROM Disabled BOOT Setup Prompt Timeout 5 Full Screen Logo Disabled Boot Options Priorities Boot Option 1 PO Harddisk Boot Option 2 P4 Optical Boot Option 3 Disabled MONITOR Fan S
18. Monitor the initialization process by clicking on the clock icon on the main screen RAID set initialization for hard disks takes approximately 60 minutes per terabyte MegaRAID Storage Manager 11 06 00 0300 anage GoTo Log Tools Help 9 O FE ashboard Physical Logical B WIN 5JM89J12DH9 LSI J LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265 8i Bus 1 Dev 0 3 Drive Group 0 RAID 5 E Wy Virtual Drives f virtual Drive 0 7200RPM 4 99 Ongoing Operations on Virtual Disks Ongoing Operations on Physical Drives ig Drives Virtual Drive 1 YD_1 1 906 TB Optimal RS Enclosure 6G54S5expander 21 A Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 amp Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 RS Enclosure 6G54S5expander 21 Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 gt Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 RS Enclosure 6G54Sexpander 21 Background Initialize 1 Abort RS Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 Elapsed time 2Min 115ec Enclosure 6G5ASexpander 21 Estimated time left 2Hrs 53Min 22Sec A Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 5 amp Drive Group 1 RAID 5 E dg virtual Drive s Upon completion of RAID set virtualization you may exit the MegaRAID Storage Manager PRODUCTIVITY HINT It is not necessary to wait for one RAID set to initialize before creating a new Disk RAID Set The MegaRAID Storage Manager will also allow the return to modify Disk Gr
19. Syste Controller booted in headless mode with errors Warning L2 cache error has been detected ering yet L3 cache error has been detected Flash downloaded mage is not supported Warming Plerrorincache fori Wam Transient error detected while communicating with PD Warming r Alert Delivery Methods V MSM Log v System Log Email v Popup C select one or more delivery methods D close x xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 36 CONFIGURING SMTP MAIL SERVER AND EMAIL RECIPIENT Login to MegaRAID Storage Manager from desktop Username and Password must come from an account with ad ministrative privileges Select Tools and then Monitor Configure Alerts Select Mail Server tab and enter information Sender email address can be used to reflect identity of xNVR sending alert e Characters preceding Q can be Alpha Numeric the only special character allowed is _ e Characters after Q can be Alpha Numeric only no special characters e The format must subscribe to email format and only use the com suffix SMTP Server may be entered as a URL or IP Address IP SMTP standard Port is 25 This may be changed by deselecting Use Default kei Term umb rre mal Authentication is supported by checking This server requires authentica ee tion and filling in appropriate User Name and Password eto use to identify xNVR SMTP Sarva Specs pam griF address Fart H Lu Cla
20. amViewer 6 3 2 Recycle Bin PETE ESN I E w System and Security P j i Review your computer s status a Check Firewall status Adobe Reader By view event logs Network and Internet View network status and tasks Bag n b Programs Search programs and files 2 Shut down Click on Network and Sharing Center 4 Click on Change Adaptor Settings Network and Internet File Edit View Tools Help Control Panel Home System and Security Network and Internet Hardware Programs User Accounts Appearance View your active ne 5 Select the iSCSI NAS port to be reviewed or changed 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP Ipv4 7 Review or change IP information for the se hi rar rn qon E enad prie e Port 1 J SCSI NAS Port 2 Network c unplugge Network cable unplugged 6 cte d p O rt 5 a IntekR Ethernet Server Adapter a77 Intel R Ethernet Server Adapter iy iSCSINAS Port 3 Unidentified network a InteKR Ethernet Server Adapter SCSI NAS Port 2 Properties X Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Properties x Networking Sharing Connect using K Intel R Ethernet Server Adapter General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings C Obtain an IP address automatically ise the Following iP address M 0 Client for Microsoft Ne
21. ands Mem ory options up to 256GB are also configurable The standard units ship with two 1Gbe network ports with options to support iSCSI or NAS connectivity Microsoft Windows graphical user interface allows easy configuration for advance features such as dynamic volume ex pansion storage virtualization and same enclosure mixed tier storage support 2U 4 Bay 2U 8 Bay 2U 12 Bay 3U 16 Bay 4U 24 Bay xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 5 Il INTENDED AUDIENCE The intended audience for this manual and product should have a working knowledge of server hardware operating sys tems and be able to configure network interfaces switches and cameras to requirement Server Hardware OS e Base server layout concepts and the ability to recognize rear connections necessary for management network or storage connectivity e Know different PCle slot mechanical and electrical differences and how to apply to proper use e Have a working knowledge of RAID concepts and application Be able to use advanced RAID configuration utilities e Familiarity with SATA SAS and SSD hard drives as well as internal and external cabling requirements e Be familiar with network connectivity and configuration of NIC cards with regard to IP addressing teaming jumbo frames and MTU size e Able to read and do base level interpretation of system logs and error logs e Have a working knowledge of how to provide outside access via the In
22. ange Adaptor Settings LS Network and Internet QU G v Control Panel Network and Internet File Edit View Tools Help Control Panel Home System and Security nternet Uptions Network and Internet Change your homepage Manage browser add Hardware Programs User Accounts Appearance 5 Select the Camera or View_Mgmt port to be re viewed or changed 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP Ipv4 7 Review or change IP information for the se lected port NOTE Each Port must have a unique IP Address and the same mask Setting or features must be set the same for each port xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 Aig Network and Sharing Center AA View network status and tasks Connect to ar CA 172 16 6 9 Remote Desktop Connection ES Control Panel it T Microsoft SES Recycle Bin A 7 4dobe Reader q x A Y Network Connections CENE K ISCSINAS Port 3 Unidentified X 4 InteKR Ethernet Server Adapter Networking Sharing Connect using InteR Ethemet Server Adapter This connection uses the following tems M 0 Client for Microsoft Networks v Network Load Balancing NLE v QoS Packet Scheduler v File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks LJ amp InteR Advanced Network Services Protocol gnbse this connection Rename this connection 0 View Mgmt Port 1
23. ding any pop up information 5 History or timeline of problem or use ADDITIONAL HELPFUL INFORMATION 6 Operating system log information 7 MegaRAID log information Normal Business Hours Monday through Friday 8AM 6PM Eastern 800 227 3432 5 CustomerCare senecadata com Outside Normal Business Hours 888 227 9994 Next Business Day NBD Onsite support is defined as Onsite support personnel will be dispatched in coordination with replacement parts arriving onsite to arrive the next business day after initial call log A best effort is made to accomplish a next business day time frame However there are unmitigated circumstances where NBD service cannot be provided Some reasons are but not limited to calls logged after shipping cut off times calls logged after business hours weather or catastrophe related events unusual parts outages CALL RESPONSE EXAMPLES Tech amp Parts Arrive Call logged M F 8AM 3PM Eastern Call and troubleshooting before done shipping cutoff NBD Call logged Friday 4PM Eastern Likely miss of shipping cutoff Arrive Tuesday Call logged Monday 6 01 PM Eastern After business hours Arrive Wednesday Call logged on weekend After business hours Arrive Tuesday Call logged on Labor Day Not considered normal business hours Arrive Wednesday Call logged day after Thanksgiving Seneca holiday Arrive Tuesday New Year s Day Memorial Day July 4th Labor Day Thanksgiving and the following day Christmas Eve and
24. e into the enclosure without significant force on the lever or tray Push lever in until the lever release button locks there should be a distinct click when this happens If the lever does not move in at corresponding rate as the tray slides into the enclosure STOP Pull the tray back out and try again When the tray is correctly installed it should be flush with all other trays in the enclosure NEVER move the tray in fast or force the lever to close Damage will occur to the tray and possibly to the drive connector B CABLING amp CONNECTION XNVR video recorder appliances come in three form factors but all use common components and cabling points There are only six main cabling groups e Power e Monitor Keyboard Mouse e Camera Viewing Management Network ISCSI NAS Network option RAID Expansion Port option on some models POWER CORDS All xVault storage appliances come with redundant hot swap power supplies Each power supply requires its own power cord The power cords supplied are standard 115VAC machine cords Care should be taken to always route AC power cords away from cables that transmit data It is also recommended that each power cord have a separate electrical path back to the facility service entrance Mean ing each power cord should be connected to separate circuit breakers It is also prudent to have at least one of the power cords connected to an uninterruptable power source xVault xNVR200 300 400 User
25. e selection will vary depending on requirements or preference 4 Do not select a Security Method Do not Select Power Save Mode Highlight a single unconfigured drive and click on add to add to drive group CAUTION Select only the same part number drive for a single drive group RAID set Mixing of different drive part numbers different drive interfaces drive soeeds 15k 10k or 7200 RPM or capacities may result in poor per formance or unreliable operation You can use the slide bar to view complete drive information 6 Continue selecting drives until desired number of drives for the RAID set is complete NOTE 1 The total number of drives includes the parity drives for RAIDS and RAID6 NOTE 2 This creation process is only true for RAIDO 1 5 and 6 NOTE 3 The selection of drives is for the RAID set only It does not include hot or global spares That is done in a separate process NOTE 4 The maximum number of drives that can be selected in a single RAID set is 32 xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 EZ 10 11 12 gt 14 19 16 qs 1e When drive selection is complete click on Create Drive Group then click on Next Create Drive Group Drive Group Settings na LSI Create the drive group by specifying the RAID level and Drive security method RAID level RAID 5 EF Suitable For multi user environments database or File system with small LO size and high proportion of read activity
26. eii n SS z T R L 31 LNGT RAL Lonmquration UTL eee 305 ae Ti i mF 7 E E Iu Basy Configuration ARBAY SELBCTIUN MANU deme ii e E Initialise ELIN 58 69 Objects 3 1 Bebo 1d s ILE A ILI Check Consist en ow P NI Port 2 DISK 74 7468 HIS728080PLA380 SPALR Se1 BNTRE BndArray PF10 Comfh M F2 Drive Info F3 Virtual Drives M amr 20 3 Press F10 and then the space key to select the array 4 Press F10 again then select RAID and then RAID 1 from the menu Press enter 5 Navigate to Units hit enter and make selection and hit enter Navigate to DWC and select On and hit enter This will en able write back cache for the OS disk and VMS application NOTE It is extremely important to protect drive data that is write back caches with an uninterruptable power source xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 Basy Comfgurstion ARRAY SELECTION HENU 3 Select Configurable Brrayis Cursor Keys SPACE De Select F2 DhIdInfo F3 Slotlofo Fi 0 ConhBam RAY Combe piat tig E iml L i Ver Virtusl Drivels Ca Size Stripes 146 SEDGE 2 LD RAID D 1 Choose RAT Level For This VI Use Cursor Eeys To Hmvigate Between tems And Fress Bnter To Select An Option iquration Utility Ver Virtual Drive s Confqur Size Stripes Strips 146 _560CE 2 64 KB RAID 1 Sise 15714685 Select Units For VI Size Use Cursor Eeys To Moviqute Betwe
27. en Items And Press Hunter To Select An Option 21 6 When finished with above configuration LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver UAE am 28 Trees Size Stripes Strips 146 550 2 64 EE navigate to Accept and press enter Accept This VD Configuration And Go To Next VI Cursor Keys SPMB De Select F2 Chidinfo Fi SlotInfo Fi0 Confgore BscQuit 7 Press esc select Yes and hit enter Vies Bild EURE Virtual Drive s Configure Size Stripes res Status 148 5806 2 T KB ONLINE Select Yes Or No Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select Bn Optio INITIALIZE DRIVE 8 From the Management Menu select Ini tialize and then the Virtual Drive where the RAID1 set was just created Size StripSz Status 146 53068 2 64 ONLINE i Virtual Drives Virtual Drive 0 n SPACE Dej Select Fi Initialize xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 22 9 Press F10 to bring up Initialize confirmation and select Yes then press enter Size Stripes Stripsz 148 58068 2 64 Init Will Destroy Data On Selected VD is SPACE De Select 10 Virtual drive initialization will begin and progress will be indicated by the bar When initialization is complete press esc Do not nd ID RAID Size Stripes StripSz press esc until after the initialization is LL Init Of VD Is In Process ee complete jec VD 0 Initialization Complete Press Esc
28. ery backup is not adequate to the task of data storage protection If this xNVR is not protected by an UPS please consult with your account representative or pre sales engineer for assis tance in correctly sizing a UPS to not only protect this xNVR but your entire IT infrastructure xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 I PRODUCT INTRODUCTION The xVault xNVR200 xNVR300 and xNVR400 series is Seneca s series of rack mount security and surveillance recording serv ers The 200 and 300 series are a single processor recorder family and the 400 series is a dual processor recorder family The xVault Unified Storage series is available in five rack mount comfigurations 2U 4 Bay 2U 8 Bay 2U 12 Bay 3U 16 Bay 4U 24 Bay All units support SAS 3g and 6g SATA II and IIl and Solid State Drives The 2U rack form factor is available in 4 8 and 12 bay configurations The 3U supports up to sixteen internal hot swap drives and the 4U supports up to twenty four internal hot swap drives The xVault xNVR5 are optionally expandable externally up to a maximum of 120 drives which is depen dent on starting xNVR model The xNVR200 group is powered with the Intel Xeon processor E3 quad core The xNVR300 and 400 groups are based on the Intel Xeon processor E5 processor All of the Seneca xNVR recording servers provide ample power to drive outstand ing lO and bandwidth options for more powerful higher core count processors are available to meet VMS dem
29. hile the following screen is displayed on the console monitor LSI MegaRAID Software RAID BIOS Version A 10 09231523R LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus Ho 00 Dev NHo 1F Device present at Port U 513160612285 15211445 Device present at Port 1 513160861225 15211405 Device present at Port 2 ST31 60681245 15211405 Device present at Port 3 313160612825 15211405 Press Ctrl M or Bnter to run LSI Software BAI Setup Utility It is recommended that the BIOS tools only be used for OS drive mirror set creation and rebuild restore of a defective drive To this end only creation and rebuild restore will be covered in this manual All other functions including rebuild restore can be done via the MegaRAID Software Manager MSM which can be found and launched from the Windows operating system desktop Instruction for use of the MSM can also be found in this manual The xNVR20O 300 and 400 families with 8 or more disk bays are supplied with a PCle RAID controller This PCle RAID con troller maintains the array s that contain the video stream data and archives Since the arrays can only be accessed while an operating system is intact and operational and because control of the arrays is easier using the MegaRAID Software Manager MSM software only the MSM will be covered by this manual for PCle based disks and arrays USING BIOS CONTROL FOR MIRRORED DRIVE SETS ONLY A ENTERING BIOS RAID CONTROL MENU 1 Power up system 2 During power up self test wait fo
30. in istrative privileges Click Alert Settings The selection of any of the Severity Levels VHC ER will bring up the alert method configuration window Any or all selection can be used for four different severity levels Best prac tice would be to leave at default levels Mert Stings You may edit the alert delivery methods for each event severity level All events at that severity level will use the listed alert delivery methods unless you define exceptions by changing individual events Alert Delivery Methods Severity Level Alert Delivery Method Fatal System Log MSM Log Popup Email Critical System Log MSM Log Popup Warning System Log MSM Log Information System Log MSM Log Severity Fatal Alert Delivery Methods From The alerts tab screen it is also possible to drill down on notification method for individual alerts by selecting ve Change Individual E nase ange Individual Events select Alert Settings Mail Server Email eke ing indivi j Br select individual event ing individual event then delivery Sinn bey Cdp te rt des gt events at that severity level will use the listed a ID Description Severity method s and closing unless you define exceptions by changing indivil 459 Fatal Error during boot Critical Error during boot Alert Delivery Methods lt Warning Error during boot Severity Level Controller booted to safe mode due to critical errors Fatal
31. in the same RAID set or group XNVR 2U 4 BAY XNVR 3U 16 BAY 1 soro E e sE a m 1 SLOT stor2 SLOT3 stor4 ju SLOTS SLOT6 SLOT7 SLOTS SLOT9 SLOT 5005 11 SLOT12 _SLOT13 SLOT14 SLOT 15 SLOT 16 ls SLOT 1 FE une SLOT 3 o m EK amp 0 0 en SLOT 2 SLOT 3 0 E y 5 SLOT 10 SLOT 3 5 LO Li StoT13 sLOT14 stor4s sLOT16 S SOTD L LE SLOT 21 SLOT 22 SLOT 2 SLOT 2 d SLOT SLOT 2 SLOT 3 SLOT 4 FE d SLOT 5 SLOT 6 SLOT 7 SLOT 8 1 9 SLOT 10 SLOT 11_ d i DRIVE TRAY IDENTIFICATION All drive trays shipped from the factory will have a slot number ID affixed to the top front Trays will be labeled whether drives are installed or not xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 12 REMOVING DRIVE TRAY Press Lever Release Button The tray Extraction Insertion Lever will pop out on the right side Gently rotate the lever outward and at the same time cradle the drive tray underneath with your free hand When the drive lever is fully extended slide the drive tray out of the enclosure Lever Release Button Extraction Insertion Lever INSERTING DRIVE TRAY Match tray number to enclosure slot number With the lever fully extended slowly slide the tray into the slot until lever engages enclosure Gently push drive lever in the tray should slid
32. ing addresses of 192 168 1 253 and 252 for the NIC ports All servers ship with the afore mentioned default addresses When there is more than one server installed the network ports must be individually configured on each xNVR The following table is provided for reference only and addresses are not required xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 6 RECOMMENDED XNVR FIXED IP ADDRESSES R oam CC 3rd Server 255 255 255 0 Ath Server 255 255 255 0 192 168 1 1 192 1681 192 169 1 1 192 168 1 1 192 169 1 4 192 069 1 1 192 168 1 1 122 169 1 1 Bth Server 255 255 255 0 bit Server 255 255 255 0 Tit Sewer 255 255 255 0 Bth Server 255 255 255 0 Qui Server 255 255 255 0 10h Server 255 255 255 0 More than 10 servers or nodes xNVRs or management servers requires a domain control services server Default IP Addresses for all xNVR s shipped IP ADDRESSING iSCSI SAN Seneca preconfigures the IP SAN address ports This preconfiguration helps facilitate the connection of xVault USP and xVOS iSCSI storage arrays to the xNVR Completely separate networks should be used when implementing an IP SAN Seneca will always recommend or quote an extra NIC card with a minimum of two 1GbE ports per server when cognoscente of the desire or requirement to support IP SAN storage The IP SAN should be isolated from general LAN or Camera LAN traffic either by VLAN ing in a switch or with a separate switch This isolation allows storage to pe
33. ir af Dh ient 60 504 da Pa AR LEES cuam eia Fit com niy if required Paper LI xA Lal L Select Email tab and enter recipient information New recipient email address should use standard email address format Click Add to enter in stored table ian tora a Server Eat Test will send a brief email message to all recipients in the email table new ermal adress Use the control to ensure all recipients email addresses are valid and the SMTP configuration is correct Use Save Backup to guarantee all Configure Alerts settings are saved The Save Backup feature allows for multiple and different setting to be saved If only one configuration is use the MSM will hold that configuration until changed Load Backup allows the loading of different previously save alerts to be re stored It would be considered a best practice to save all alert configurations Click OK to set alert configuration information xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 37 VIII SUPPORT The xNVR video recording appliances come standard with a 3 year Next Business Day onsite warranty Included with the warranty is advance replace of FRU parts 8 AM to 6PM technical phone support Monday through Friday and 24x7 prob lem logging INFORMATION NEEDED BEFORE CALLING FOR SUPPORT 1 Model Number 2 Serial number of unit located on top front left cover of enclosure 3 Contact Information company name contact phone email 4 Description of problem inclu
34. is provides better perfor mance than network storage iSCSI or NAS at a significantly lower price point RAID REBUILD RECONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS Seneca leaves the rebuild and reconstruction parameters on the RAID controller at a factory default of 30 of total IO and Bandwidth consumption Customer preference of restore of defective drive versus impact on array performance which can result in frame drops is subjective In house testing shows that with Rebuild and Reconstruction rates set to 20 A replacement drive will rebuild at a rate of no more than 2 22 hours per terabyte for the drive being restored APPROXIMATE RAID MEMBER REBUILD TIME Four or Eight Drive RAID Set xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 8 IV BASIC ARCHITECTURE AND CONNECTION POINT DIAGRAM xNVR200 P L0 gt 29 pF pom 0 UR 0 0 es T u d af DE o M gt o e e t ev a v Camera Viewing and Management LANs POE Switch Stack To remote management and viewing stations UP MN UP Direct Attached Storage Expansion iSCSI SAN Storage xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 9 xNVR30O 52 Es ES c 4 D OLA 4 V lt E 4 q 5 a C 4 E i Go 4 a EASA i amp qq a ee 7 4 0 fi ou 4 B tant C 4 a e 4 o 3 00 le 2 gt 0 Lu 0 0 iSCSI SAN Switch or Switch VLAN eme TD c Oo
35. isi 9 V Getting Started WM ECO SIA Sie eMU NE a 12 i Drive Tray Identification ii Drive Tray Removal iil Drive Tray Insertion Be Gre 6 alee SO TTD TERR 13 C Remote Access to Management GUI Radar RRO 15 D Changing Camera Viewing Management Port IP Addresses 16 E TSTS Wipe Sto POI AOE O EOE GS E 17 E Se ie ETT MOP 0 TUE 18 VI RAID Management Using BIOS Control A TET US i SO TTT 19 B Creating Mirrored AES Ane N SS 20 SNS BND RS T Te TTT 24 Using MegaRAID Storage Manager A Accessing RPM RO Z9 CSS EE S 26 C Mounting RAID Sets to Storage Server 30 D Expanding pc 32 ES Rebuild se eD 1 1 1 1 1 pnb 34 E ae eae TTT 35 NES Ee lt e 1 TTT 38 volere SSS OU NR EE 39 AppendixB Main Board connectors and UITipeS siente pu IR Greta etd Re sd tetb 41 Appendix Revisions amp BIOS S tUNS enclin E 44 Appendix D Field Replaceable Units FRU Parts sean 47 xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 3 NOTICE First and most important level of data protection starts with uninterruptable power An Uninterruptable Power Source UPS is required to protect storage data cache batt
36. ives Le Enclosure 68S4Sexpander 211 Slot 7 Enclosure 6GS4Sexpander 211 Slot a Enclosure 6654 5expander 211 pad al MegaRAID Storage Manager 11 06 00 0300 E A It is advisable to backup data before this operation Are vou ready E Properties General Total Capacity Free Capacity Power State Prope Default Power save pr Current Power save Modify Drive Group Manage Power Save Settings v Confirm Yes 32 4 Take care to match the RAID set type field to match the Drive Group being expanded Modify Drive Group Select the possible RAID level Dashboard Physical Logical WIN 5JM89312DH9 B LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265 8i Bus 1 Dev 0 Drive Group 0 RAID 5 759 E G Virtual Drives gl Virtual Drive 0 7200RPM 4 998 TB LSI This wizard allows you to modify the drive group configuration by adding drives to the virtual drive or removing drives From it or changing its RAID level amp Drives Current drive group configuration V Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 Slot Drive group name Drive Group 1 Enclosure 66545expander 21 Slot P Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 Slot RAID level RAID 5 E Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 Slot virtual drive state Optimal RS Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 Slot v Enclosure 6GSASexpander 21 Slot Enclosure 6G54Sexpander K Enclosure
37. letely initialized under Full Initializaton RECOMMENDED Full Initialization A stripe size of 256KB is a best selection for general IT purposes Select Always Read Ahead Select Write Back with BBU This select will guarantee cache data integrity in the event of unexpected shutdown loss of power or non operational cache battery backup Select Direct IO for IO policy Select an Access Policy of Read Write Disk Cache Policy should be Enabled Click on Create Virtual Drive A warning displayed to double check settings Review and click OK xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 28 19 Click on Next Create Yirtual Drive Virtual drive settings 20 al 22 na LSI Specify parameters For Ehe new virtual drive Drive groups LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265 8i Bus 1 Dev 0 Virtual drive name D_1 Drive Groupl RAID 5 Available Capacity 1 906 TE Capacity 1 906 Units re Initialization state Fui Initialization Strip size Read policy Write policy Always Write Back gt ID policy Direct IO Access policy Read Write gt gt Disk cache policy Enabled Update virtual rive Create Virtual Drive Remove Virtual Brive Cancel Back West Help The next screen will review the RAID set policies selected Review carefully if there is a wrong setting click Back and correct Otherwise click on Finish to proceed The initialization process will begin
38. o a Rebuild Rate of 50 will detract 50 of the arrays available performance to process video streams In turn the RAID set will rebuild faster than if set to 10 REBUILD amp RECONSTRUCTION RATE This is the rate at which a replacement drive will rebuild as a percentage of total IO and bandwidth available to the array A lower percentage will take longer for the replacement drive to fully restore However this slower rebuild rate will be less likely to impact video stream writes A higher percentage will complete the replace drive restore faster but create a stronger possibility of lost video and would be presented as missed frames Rebuild and Reconstruction rates should be set at the same percentage PATROL RATE Patrol is a function of the RAID controller to check RAID set integrity Patrol Reads do impact the arrays performance There is another RAID set integrity check called Check Consistency Leaving Check Consistency in place and re ducing Patrols to zero will suffice in maintaining array integrity BGI RATE Is the rate at which a new RAID set will initialize while other IO operations are in place Setting this value to an extreme low may be tempting But consider if a RAID set would take 12 hours to initialize without any external IO it would take 60 hours to initialize with a setting of 20 and consistent external IO influence xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 34 CHECK CONSISTENCY RATE Check Consistency i
39. on for Array option Yes Industry term applied is At Rest Drive Encryption Dimensions w x h x d 19x 3 5 x 27 5 in 193x525x275 in 19x7x27 5 in THI Weight 58 7lb 27 7kg w PS and rails 70lbs 31 7kg w PS and rails 77lbs 35kg w PS and rails D se ater abe ae Dual Load balance hot swap Dual Load balance hot swap Dual Load balance hot swap redundant 650 watts redundant 800 watts redundant 1010 watts 80 efficiency rating 80 efficiency rating 80 efficiency rating AC Input VAC Frequency 100VAC 240VAC 100VAC 240VAC 100VAC 240VAC 47 63Hz 47 63Hz 47 63Hz BTU hr 2218 2730 3446 Operating Non Operating Temp OOC to 400C OOC to 500C OOC to 400C OOC to 500C OOC to 400C OOC to 500C Operating amp Non Operating Humidity 5 to 90 non condensing 5 to 90 non condensing 5 to 90 non condensing 3 year onsite NBD for hardware amp software with 24x7 phone support 1 Requires removal of graphics viewing option Specifications subject to change without notice All trademarks used in this document are respective of their individual corporations xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 40 APPENDIX B Main Board Jumpers and Wiring xNVR200 Memory Set 1 Memory Set 2 Memory Set 1 a j Memory Set 2 IE SERI CPU FAN j ge AEE 0 EN IX RAID Key 5M Bus SGPI01 m m m m ddl EEC EEES EEE drives LAN1 Act LAN2 Act LAN2_Link 2 BALE 18
40. or a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio fre quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful inter ference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense Unless you request and receive written permission from Seneca you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark Specifications subject to change without notice All trademarks used in this document are respective of their individual corporations xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 2 l T TED T HEH yy 5 ll Tat 000 6 JE SP ne ete 6 NEO sl heer nee ene te ean EE A STRE 6 Network IP Addressing for Camera Viewing and Management ss 7 PAGE SSG ON 7 RAID SE 6111160181161 Consideration amp Tahe eT 8 RAID Rebuild Reconstruction sss eene eene nennen entree nnne nnne enne nns 8 IV Base Architecture And Connection Point Diagram s
41. oups while other Disk Group RAID Sets are initializing xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 29 C MOUNTING A RAID SET TO THE xNVR Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 After a RAID set is created and initialized it must then be mounted to the storage server operating system This entails four operations e Selection of partition style MBR or GUID Partition GPT e Creation of disk tyoe Simple Disk is the default e Assignment of Drive Letter e Quick format of disk 1 Click on Start button ps odo Pe E Computer Management Local A i System Tools 5 Task Scheduler id Event Viewer 257 Shared Folders d Local Users and Groups E Performance gay Device Manager H Ea Storage gl Microsoft iSCSI Software 7 Disk Management Bs Services and Applications 4 HM B Unallocated Primary partition L sDisk 1 Click on Administrative Tools Click on Computer Management Click on Disk Management volume Layout Type File System Status Actions Cw 7200 RPM Drives DY Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Primary Partition Disk Management Lo SYSTEM C Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Par Initialize Disk E TOU must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it Select disks Use the Lalla Magle for the selected disks MER Master Boot Record Disk 0 GPT GUID Partition T able Basic 232 00 GB Note The GPT partition style is not
42. peed Control High Speed Mode xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 45 xNVR400 Revisions Item Location Found Minimum Revision Array Controller MegaRAID Storage Manager amp Power Up FW Package 23 18 0 0014 MR 5 8 9271 4i 2U 4 Bay BIOS display Web BIOS 6 1 68 e_68 Rel 92 1 8i 2U 8 Bay 4U 24 Bay Firmware 3 290 15 2935 xNVR400 BIOS Settings All default with following exceptions ADVANCED SATA Mode Selection RAID S M A R T Status Check Disabled ACPI Settings Enable Hibernation Disabled Onboard LAN Configuration Intel i210 LANT OpROM Disabled Intel i210 LAN2 OpROM Disabled BOOT Setup Prompt Timeout 5 Full Screen Logo Disabled Boot Options Priorities Boot Option 1 PO Harddisk Boot Option 2 P4 Optical Boot Option 3 Disabled MONITOR Fan Speed Control High Speed Mode xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 46 APPENDIX D Field Replaceable Unit FRU Parts XNVR200 Group Part Number Description eo Se OS FAN 8038 MO RSC 2EH Hot Swap Fan Module SSSR Ponerdietbutienbd amp haness BX80637E31225V2 E3 1225 v2 CPU BX80637E31245V2 E3 1245 v2 CPU BX80637E31275V2 E3 12 5 v2 CPU P0033 01 95w low profile cooler AVF7256U61F9333G3AK2 408 Memory Set 2x2 AVF7251U64F9333G3AK2 8GB Memory Set 2x4 AVF721GU67F9333AK2 16GB Memory Set 2x8 VCG84DMS1D3SXPB CG PNY CG 8400GS E1G44HTBLK Four x 1Gbe PCle v2 gen2 NIC Group Part Number Description EE EE Ee HS BX80637E31225V2 E3 1220 v2 CPU BX80637E31245V2 E3 1
43. r the following screen to appear Immediately and simultaneously press the Ctrl and M keys to enter the BIOS RAID routine LSI MegaRAID Softwnure BATD BIOS Version _10 09231523R LSI SATA RAID Found at PCI Bus Ho 00 Dev Ho 1F Device present at Port 513160681225 15211405 Device present at Port 1 313160612825 15211405 Device present at Port 2 ST31 6081245 15211445 Device present at Port 3 513160612825 15211405 Press Ctrl M or Mater to ron LST Softeere BAI Setup Utility xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 19 When the following screen appears the BIOS RAID control has successfully been entered NOTE DO NOT select Ctrl and H this is not the OS drive RAID control screen Major damage to existing video can occur configure Vias Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option B CREATING A MIRRORED OS DRIVE PAIR REMEMBER the system ships from Seneca with the operating system installed This section is only provided in the event recovery from a catastrophic event that destroyed the entire mirrored disk pair is required 1 From the management screen select Configure and Easy Configuration 2 From the ARRAY SELECTION MENU use the up and down arrows to select the two drives for the mirror set Use the space key to lock the desired drives xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 angre YD Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option r
44. r to be routed to the SMTP server Please consult with the network administrator for SMTP network information and access The alerts subsystem supports four levels of alert Fatal which is the catastrophic failure of a component within the RAID subsystem Critical alerts are flagged when the subsystem cannot sustain another failure without high probably of going down Warnings are issued when non critical errors are detected recorded Informational alerts are issued when there are changes in configuration login or orderly processes occurring such as system shutdown or startup Each of the alert levels are notification configurable There are four methods that an alert can be delivered Supported operating System Log system monitor Pop Up MSM Log and or Email ALERT TRIGGERS ressante lL Xx X Power Supply Failure edundartconfiguratonsory XX x Wemd lL xXx xx RAID Set Integrity Issues Any Array or Array Controller Status Change configurable configurable configurable In addition to basic alert level conveyance via four vehicles specific Individual Events can have the delivery method changed External expansion chassis with 2U 12 Bay 3U 16 Bay or 4U 24 Bay configuration will also report same xNVR alert triggers via email xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 35 SETTING ALERT LEVELS AND DELIVERY METHOD Login to MegaRAID Storage Manager from desktop Username and Password must come from an account with adm
45. recognized by all previous versions of Online Windows Itis recommended for disks larger than 2TB or disks used on Itanium based computers Cancel Basic 5117 63 GB Online qiDisk 2 Unknown 1952 13 GB Mat Initialized 1952 13 GB Unallocated 5 Select partition type MBR or GPT Choice Help a If partition is larger than 2TB than select GPT More Actions b If partition is to be used as a boot partition for iSCSI it must be smaller than 2TB and have a MBR parti tion style NOTE In this example GPT style will be selected xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 30 6 Right click on unallocated storage and select New Simple Volume 7 Click Next on the first screen of the Welcome To The New Simple Volume Wizard 8 Specify the maximum capacity on the Specify Volume Size screen Later we will be able to create smaller vol umes to present to server hosts 9 On Assign Drive Letter Or Path screen select appropriate drive letter and click on Next 10 Select the red circled defaults On the Volume Label make selection that means something to the recorder server appliance The simple reinforcement of the actual letter If the underlying RAID set is special make note in the name Drive E 15k or SOLI 11 Click on Next after selections are made and data entered 12 Review selections if correct click on New Simple Yolume Wizard Finish if changes are to be made click Fono on Back To store da
46. ress any key to continue xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIOS Version 10 0972315238 Port 1 DISK 77247ME HD5728080PLA380 FF20A60A SPACE lel Select Fi Start Hebuild F2 Drive Information Fi View Virtual Drives IST Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C 05 Sep 17 2010 BIDS Version A 10 09231523R Management Coubre Initialize Mham Rebuilding Of Drive Will Take A Few Minutes Start Rebuilding Drive Y H Port 1 DISK 77247MB ED5728080PLA380 PF20AG0A SPACR Dle Select Fi Start Hebuild PF2 Drive Information Fi View Virtual Drives 24 USING MegaRAID STORAGE MANAGER A ACCESSING RAID MANAGER Select MegaRAID Storage Manager icon on desktop MegaR AID Storage 1 Click on IP Address hyperlink of the system to be managed 9 le adt AD Stor amp PEansger 1 1 96 O00 Host Yew Th s page deplays ali the servers thal were Chace a server and dick on Logan bo start manag that server You wil be prompted For entering host credentials while logging in Lise Configure Host bo configure the hosts that you want bo vies P Address 10 0 10 254 Qiecover Host Stop Discovery Loon 2 Log on using the same administrative username and password as used to login into the xNVR LSI als
47. rform as designed and adds a certain level of protection from external attack RECOMMENDED XNVR FIXED IP ADDRESSES FOR 1GBE IP ISCSI SAN is Seer 255 255 2550 2nd Sewer 255 255 255 0 SA 255 255 255 0 A Server 255 255 255 0 5th Serer 255 255 255 0 biti Seiver 255 255 255 0 7th S mer 255 255 255 0 Bth Server 255 255 255 0 oth Server 255 255 255 0 10h Server 255 255 255 0 More than 10 servers does not require a domain server for the IP SAN storage Gateway none none none none none none none none none none Default iSCSI IP address for all xNVR s shipped xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 7 RAID SET CONFIGURATION CONSIDERATION amp INFORMATION Best RAIDS or RAID6 performance is when the drive count in a RAID set is between 12 and 24 drives Eight drives in a RAID5 6 should be considered the lowest drive count when IO and transfer rates are above anything but the most basic When drive counts in a RAID set are below five it is highly recommended to use RAID10 If the capacity is low enough a mirrored RAID1 solution using SSD drives can be considered as a higher performance option without extravagant ex pense Please consult with your account representative Unless otherwise specified Seneca s policy is to provide RAIDS when using less that 18 drives in the set Eighteen to twenty four drives will default to RAID6 The xNVR series may be optionally configured to support direct attached external storage Th
48. s a RAID controller data integrity check function It is not advisable to completely stop consistency checks or to reduce to below 10 Physical Logical Welcome administrator Full Access Properties LSI MegaRAID SAS 9271 8i Bus 4 Dev 0 5 n 8 Connector Port A Slot 1 SATA 2 729 TB Online g_Create Virtual Drive 5 Yes SSD Guard Enabled A Slot 2 SATA 2 729 TB Online Enable Alarm Slot 3 SATA 2 729 TB Online EE S ge Slot 4 SATA 2 729 TB Online Stop Patrol Read P Slot 5 SATA 2 729 TB Online As Set Patrol Read Properties i Le Slot 6 SATA 2 729 TB Online Aa EE eae DP Slot 7 SATA 1 819 TB Unco ands dL Slot 8 SATA 1 819 TB Unco Scan Foreign EF C mu Bev Load Confiqurati EEE Um oad t ontriguration Description User configurable task rate priorities for controller Save Configuration Clear Configuration Rebuild Rate 36 Set Consistency Check Properties Patrol Rate Schedule Consistency Check BGI Rate E Set Adjustable Task Rates 9 Cacha susun aga t Check Consistency Rate 95 Power savings on unconfigured drives Reconstruction Rate 96 P i hot ower savings on not spares o Drive Standby Time RUNI ES JA VII CONFIGURING ALERTS The xNVR series has the ability to send out RAID array status alerts via email The ability to transmit alerts requires an in management subnet SMTP server o
49. t m z E c amp DO o hehehe i A 0 gt SARATA AAA S 4 U E tete 0 i qu Q1 44 9 E c 5 Gt LE os 2 ete A 2 4 O i 5 amp wR amp 4 74 a E unten i S AAA H V 1 A 10 iSCSI SAN Storage xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 xNVR400 POE Switch Stack Viewing and Camera Management LANs To remote management and viewing stations iSCSI SAN Switch or Switch VLAN Direct Attached Storage Expansion iSCSI SAN Storage 11 xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 V GETTING STARTED A Drive Enclosure Slots And Trays Operating System OS drives are not front side hot swap accessible 2U enclosures have the operating system disk mounted internally 3U and 4U drives are rear mounted and hot swappable The operating system drive may or may not come as a mirrored pair this is dependent on standard configuration and option availability Removable drives are installed beginning with SLOT 1 and continuing sequentially until all drive bays are filled Drives installed from the factory will be in groups of performance Meaning Solid State Drives will be installed first followed by 15k RPM drives followed by 10k RPM drives then 7200 RPM drives Future addition of drives does not require reordering drives it is advised that additional drives be added in order of performance SSD and 7200 RPM drives are available with SATA interfaces never mix SAS and SATA drives
50. ta on this partition you must Format iE first Choose whether you want to Format this volume and if so what settings you want to use C Do not format this volume Care this volume with the following settings File system Allocation urit size Volume label erom a quick Format Enable file and folder compression Back Cancel After a brief formatting status flash the new drive will return as a Healthy Partition Computer Management Local volume Layout Type File System Status Actions E f System Tools 97200 RPM Drives D Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Primary Partition Disk Management Task Scheduler CaDrive_E E Simple Basic NTFS Healthy Primary Partition Event Viewer SYSTEM C Simple Basic NTFS Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Par More Actions zal Shared Folders Local Users and Groups Performance gay Device Manager E Storage Microsoft iSCSI Software i Disk Management RA Services and Applications 4 gt _sDisk 0 Basic SYSTEM C 232 88 GB 232 88 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Boot Page File Active Crash Dump Primary Partition L_aDisk 1 Basic 7200 RPM Drives D 5117 63 GB 5117 62 GB NTFS Online Healthy Primary Partition Basic 1952 00 GB Online Drive E E 1952 00 GB NTFS Healthy Primary Partition 4 gt B Unallocated fl Primary partition xVault x NVR200 300 400 User G
51. ternet for remote technical assistance Network Hardware e Have a clear understanding of LAN WAN infrastructure and how to plan for additional servers cameras and net work storage when required Ill BEST PRACTICES NETWORK SEGREGATION Camera LAN Management LAN and VIEWING LAN can coexist in the same sub structure The video management soft ware should provide best practice advice as to if and when the three LAN types should be separate Two 1GbE network ports should be used to provide path resiliency whenever possible iSCSI NAS storage should connect to an isolated network dedicated strictly to storage This separation allows for best performance and protection The standard xNVR configuration provide two 1GbE ports a second network interface mod ule with at least two ports should be added if iSCSI or NAS storage is to be implemented NETWORK IP ADDRESSING FOR CAMERA MANAGEMENT amp VIEWING LAN When camera LANs are created without the use of a DHCP server it is recommended to use one of three non routed IP address ranges These ranges are 10 0 0 0 10 255 255 255 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 Servers managed switches directors viewing stations or clients should consume upper IP addresses in a subnet leaving lower IP addresses for cameras This creates a more easily recognized separation between IT hardware and cameras Seneca preconfigures standard LAN ports with DHCP disabled and uses start
52. tworks v JE Network Load Balancing NLB e aaaom _010 000 010 254 M JB QoS Packet Scheduler Subnet mask 255 255 255 001 M File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 4 Intel R Advanced Network Services Protocol L Internet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Erafone ONS server T validate settings upon exit Advanced xVault xNVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 Loa cs SSeS 17 F DEFAULT USERNAME AND PASWORD The system ships with two default users Both share the same password and can be changed per policy Username Administrator Password P sswOrd Username NVR_ Service Password P sswOrd xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 18 VI RAID MANAGEMENT The intent of this section is to provide guidance in the creation and expansion of RAID sets within the xNVR and direct attached expansion chassis The xNVR200 300 and 400 families connect the OS drive to the embedded motherboard RAID controller The VMS application s also reside on the OS drive Depending on appliance purchased and options selected the OS drive may consist of a mirrored pair In the cases where the OS drive is mirrored it is recommended that base management functions be done using the BIOS RAID controller tools The BIOS RAID controller tools are accessed by simultaneously hitting the Ctrl and M keys during power up w
53. uide V2 0 0 31 D EXPANDING A RAID SET This is not a recommended procedure Expansion of a RAID set impacts online performance tremendously Expanding a RAID set while video data is being written to the array greatly extends the expansion process and puts present data recoverability in peril 1 Open MegaRAID Storage Manager MegaR AID Storage 2 Click on Logical tab Right click on Drive Group that will be expanded Click on Modify Drive Group 3 Check confirm box and click on Yes ALERT Expanding a RAID set may cause irrecoverable data loss It is advised to backup the drive before proceeding xVault x NVR200 300 400 User Guide V2 0 0 Dashboard Physica LB WIM 5JM83 12DH 7 6 LST MegaRAID 545 9265 8i Bus 1 Dev 0 7 59 Drive Group 0 RAID 5 Ag Virtual Drives gi virtual Drive 0 7200RPM 4 998 TB rg Drives Enclosure 6GS4Sexpander 211 Slot L Enclosure 66545expander 211 Slot D Enclosure 6a5A5expander 21 Slot E Enclosure 6aS5ASexpander 21 Slot uo Enclosure 6aS5A5expander 21 Slot 7 Enclosure 6aS5ASexpander 21 Slot D Enclosure 6aS5AS5expander 21 Slot i Enclosure 6654 5expander 21 Shot x Enclosure 6 amp a5A5expander 21 Slot D Enclosure 66545expander 211 Slot x x Enclosure expander 21 Slot 3 Enclosure amp G5 expander 21 Slot cH edi Drive Group 1 RAID 5 B AJ Virtual Drives gi virtual Drive 1 VI EE Dr
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