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SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual

1. Device Type SATA 5001B4DO18F06013 g Device Location lEnclosure 1 Slatsi l ET Model Name 7 o sT9s003254S O Serial Number St SVE2SER4 Firmware Rev O001LSDM1 Disk Capacity 500 1GB Current SATA Mode SATA300 NCQ Depth32 es Supported SATA Mode _ SATA300 NCQ Depth32 Error Recovery Control Read Write Disabled Disabled d Disk APM Support Yes ad Device State g Normal Timeout Count it a lo Media Error Count lo Device Temperature l aa og SMART Read Error Rate 103 6 SMART Spinup Time gag SMART Reallocation Count 100 3 6 SMART Seek Error Rate B8 30 SMART Spinup Retries z00 97 SMART Calibration Retries o NA NAL The SMART Attribute Threshold Is A Normalized Value The Value Is The Larger The Better The Attribute Value Is Smaller Than The Threshold Value The Disk Is In Unstable State To view the Volume Set information click the Volume VOL link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Volume Set Information screen appears i s Volume Set Information Volume Set Name Volume YOL 000 Raid Set Name Volume Capacity SAS Port Lun AAi Raid Level f Stripe Size _ 64KBytes Block Size E12Bytes Member Disks 4 Cache Mode Write Back Tagged Queuing Enabled Volume State Normal i T
2. User Manual 21 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 1 2 Rear View SAS Host B Status LEDs SAS HostA SAS Host A Status LEDs n Fan R Link Port Power Supply Monitor Port Debug Port Power Input Socket Power SWIGOD Monitor Port The subsystem is equipped with a serial monitor port allowing you to connect a PC or terminal R Link Port Remote Link through RJ 45 Ethernet for remote management The subsystem s equipped with one 10 100 Ethernet RJ 45 LAN port You use a web browser to manage the RAID subsystem through Ethernet for remote configuration and monitoring SAS Host A and SAS Host B The subsystem has two mini SAS ports SAS Host B Status LEDs Link LED Green SAS Port has connection or link Activity LED Blink Blue SAS Port is busy or active SAS Host A Status LEDs Link LED Green SAS Port has connection or link Activity LED Blink Blue SAS Port is busy or active ET User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem 3 1 Disk Drive Installation This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the Subsystem and gives instructions on installing a hard drive The subsystem supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running Each Drive Carrier has a locking mechanism When the Lock Groove which is located in carrier open button is horizontal the Drive Carrier is locked When t
3. The System Information as User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 4 3 Configuration through web browser based proRAI D Manager The RAID subsystem can be remotely configured via R Link port with proRAID Manager a web browser based application The proRAID Manager can be used to manage all available functions of the RAID controller To configure the RAID subsystem from a remote machine you need to know its IP Address Launch your web browser from remote machine and enter in the address bar http 1 P Address IMPORTANT The default I P address of the Controller R Link Portis 192 168 1 100 and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 DHCP client function is also enabled by default You can reconfigure the IP Address or disable the DHCP client function through the LCD front panel or terminal Ethernet Configuration menu NOTE If DHCP client function is enabled but a DHCP server is unavailable and the IP address is changed a Controller Restart is necessary If the DHCP client function is disabled and the IP address is changed Controller Restart is not needed Note that you may need to be logged in as administrator with local admin rights on the remote machine to remotely configure the RAID subsystem The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is admin and the Password is 00000000 lopen all close all RaidSet TEER Raid System Console Sa Sn a EER an so ave areas oo pevices _ Volume
4. User Manual 49 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 7 Create Hot Spare The Create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function all unused non Raid Set member disk drives in the subsystem appear Select the target disk drive by clicking on the appropriate check box Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to create hot spare drive s lopen all close all 5 Raid System Console Hf Quick Function EMSj RAID Set Functions mL Create RAID Set LY Delete RAID Set Expand RAID Set Offline RAID Set Rename RAID Set Activate Incomplete RAID S Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set EO Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives H System Controls H Information Hot Spare Type Global Hot Spare Dedicated to RaidSet Dedicated to Enclosure s Select The Drives For Hot Spare n Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 Ii Slot 5 500 1GB STO500325AS Slot 6 soo 1GB WDC WDSO00BEVT 00A03TO r i slot 7 500 1GB woe WDSOOOBEVT OOAO3TO Im slote 500 3 1GB 11 ST950032545 Dedicated To RaidSet Dedicated To Enclosure The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare on all enclosures connected in daisy chain It can replace any failed disk in any enclosure The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare dedicated only to the RaidSet where it is assigned It can replace
5. ISAS Port LUN Base LUN Enabled Volumes To Be Created in Confirm The Operation Submit Reset pA SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 3 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume Set select the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all available Raid Sets Tick on a Raid Set and check the Confirm The Operation option and then click on the Submit button to show all Volume Sets in the selected Raid Set Tick on a Volume Set and check the Confirm The Operation option Click on the Submit button to delete the Volume Set open all close all sl acne ae os 3 Raid System Console H E Quick Function H RAID Set Functions E a Volume Set Functions De i Create Volume Set N is Confirm The Operation _ Jelete Vol Set El Reset x D ETD EE Set j ag O Check Volume Set 2 O Schedule Volume Check am 0 Stop Volume Check Ee HI Physical Drives Ei System Controls H 0 Information 56 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 4 Modify Volume Set Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration To modify the attributes of a Volume Set 1 Click on the Modify Volume Set link 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to modify Click on the Submit button lopen all close all F Select Volume Set For Modification Volume Set Name On Raid Set Cap
6. o 42 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 2 Delete RAID Set To delete a Raid Set click on the Delete RAID Set link A Select The Raid Set To Delete screen is displayed showing all Raid Sets existing in the system Select the Raid Set you want to delete in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to process with deletion 4 Raid System Console a Select The Raid Set To Delete 5 8 Quick Function EN KAN Sek PUREE Raid Set 000 3 3 Normal 9000 0GB LY Create RAID Set D Beiere RABE LY Expand RAID Set l Confirm The Operation VolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Deleted FO Offline RAID Set Submit Reset gt LY Rename RAID Set LY Activate Incomplete RAID S LY Create Hot Spare LY Delete Hot Spare LY Rescue Raid Set MI Volume Set Functions J Physical Drives H 0 System Controls H 0 Information User Manual 43 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 3 Expand RAID Set Use this option to expand a Raid Set when one or more disk drives is are added to the system This function is active when at least one drive is available open all close all s Select The Raid Set For Raid Expansion 3 Raid System Console 14 Quick Function Raid Set Name Capacity HEY RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 3 3 Normal 960 0GB LY Create RAID Set Di ie 4 D Delete RAID Set Hia c pa Ad DAIM Cat D Offline RAID Set LY Rename RAID Se
7. LY SNMP Configuration LY NTP Configuration LY View Events Mute Beeper D Generate Test Event D Modify Password L Upgrade Firmware LY Shutdown Controller CO Restart Controller H 0 Information 80 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 11 Modify Password To change or disable the RAID subsystem s admin password click on the Modify Password link under the System Controls menu The Modify System Password screen appears The factory default admin password is set to 00000000 Once the password has been set the user or administrator can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem s configuration from unauthorized access The RAID controller will check the password only when entering the Main Menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command after sometime To disable the password enter only the original password in the Enter Original Password box and leave both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password boxes blank After selecting the Confirm The Operation option and clicking the Submit button the system password checking will be disabled No password checking will occur when entering the main menu from the starting screen proRAID Manager XXXXXXXXXKXX lopen alllclose all alj EEE H Quick
8. _ Create Volume Set Volume Raid Level Raide F Create Raid30 50 60 Max Capacity Allowed 1920 GB LJ Delete Volume Set O Modify Volume Set Select Volume Capacity 1920 GB Check Volume Set Greater Two TB Volume Support No L Schedule Volume Check z C Stop Volume Check Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization v H Physical Drives Volume Stripe Size 64 ml KBytes H 17 System Controls H E Information Volume Cache Mode Write Back vv Tagged Command Queuing Enabled SAS Port LUN Base LUN 0 n 10 0 v Volumes To Be Created fi Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Volume Name The default Volume Set name will appear as Volume VOL XXX You can rename the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit Volume Raid Level Set the RAID level for the Volume Set Click the down arrow in the drop down list The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select the preferred RAID level Select Volume Capacity The maximum Volume Set size is displayed by default If necessary change the Volume Set size appropriate for your application Greater Two TB Volume Support If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example above There are three options to select No 64bit LBA and 4K Block No Volume Set size is set to maximum 2TB limit
9. Low 25 and Ultra Low 5 to balance between background task process and Volume Set access For high RAID subsystem performance specify a low value Terminal Port Configuration Speed setting values are 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 Stop Bits values are 1 bit and 2 bits Note Parity value is fixed at None Data Bits value is fixed at 8 bits BOD RAID Configuration The RAID subsystem supports JBOD and RAID configuration User Manual 69 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem SATA NCQ Support NCQ is a command protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on native Serial ATA hard drives It allows multiple commands to be outstanding within a drive at the same time Drives that support NCQ have an internal queue where outstanding commands can be dynamically rescheduled or re ordered along with the necessary tracking mechanisms for outstanding and completed portions of the workload Disabled or Enable the SATA NCQ function HDD Read Ahead Cache This option allows the users to disable the cache of the HDDs on the RAID subsystem In some HDD models disabling the cache in the HDD is necessary to prove the RAID subsystem functions correctly Volume Data Read Ahead This option allows the users to set the Volume Data Read Ahead function Options are Normal Aggressive Conservative and Disabled HDD Queue Depth The queue depth is the number of I O operations that can be run in parallel on
10. is a a e i ole als ola E orad Ta Settings Funcion evom md ikay set ar l T Temni ay D inde erya Batkipata kar eidi OE OH FP Gel FEW Space hH ar User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 9 Now the VT100 is ready to use After you have finished the VT100 Terminal setup you may press the X key in your Terminal to link the RAID subsystem and Terminal together Press X key to display the disk array Monitor Utility screen on your VT100 Terminal 10 The Main Menu will appear s RAID leier Terminal sl st ie LAM War Dal Dale Hek Dis olg DIe sl Hain Meru uick Volume Raid Setup Raid Sel Function Volume set Function Physical Orives Reid System Function Fihernel Configuration View System Cyvents Clear Event Buffer Hardware Honi lor System Informal ian Keyboard Function Key Definitions A key to move to the line above Z key to move to the next line Enter key Submit selection function ESC key Return to previous screen L key Line draw X key Redraw User Manual 29 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link RAND bure Terminal IB sd pie A Me hiie Dis elgi aclis S Hain Menu Quick Volume Rard Setup Haid Sel Function Volume set Function Physical Drives Raid Sustem
11. Ho Physical Drives Select Capacity Er ER HJ System Controls H E Information Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization Select Stripe Size 64 KBytes ins Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen The Raid Set and Volume Set will start to initialize You can use RaidSet Hierarchy feature to view the Volume Set information Refer to Section 5 6 1 NOTE In Ouick Create your Raid Set is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system maximum 32 disks per Raid Set Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized Raid Set and Volume Set User Manual 41 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 RAID Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized Raid Sets and Volume Sets User can manually configure and take full control of the Raid Set settings but it will take a little longer to setup than the Quick Create configuration Select the Raid Set Function to manually configure the Raid Set for the first time or to delete existing Raid Set and reconfigure a Raid Set Up to 128 raid set can be created by the RAID subsystem controller 5 2 1 Create RAID Set lopen all close all n Select The Drives For RAID Set 3 Raid System Console Bf Quick Function a Enclosure 1
12. SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 3 RAID Set Functions F Slot 1 3000 6GB Hitachi HDS723030ALA640 LI Create RAID Set J Delete RAID Set MF slot 2 3000 6GB Hitachi HDS723030ALA640 i Expand RAID Set iM ISlotz3 3000 6GB Hitachi HOS723030ALA640 1 Offline RAID Set t Tr EIE i z i I Slot 4 en I ek 3000 6GB Hitachi HDS723030ALA640 0 Activate Incomplete RAID S T Slot 5 3000 6GB Hitachi HDS723030ALA640 Create Hot Spare Slot 6 3000 6 amp GB Hitachi HOS 723030ALA6G40 C Delete Hot Spare Fa t 4 Ho EE T A i Rescue Raid Set T Slot 7 J3000 6GB Hitachi HDS723030ALA640 Bi Volume Set Functions IT Slot s 3000 6GB Hitachi HDS723030ALA640 EO Physical Drives EE H System Controls Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 H 0 Information Confirm The Operation To create a Raid Set click on the Create RAID Set link A Select The Drives For RAID Set screen is displayed showing the disk drives in the system Tick the box of each disk drive that will be included in Raid Set to be created Enter the preferred Raid Set Name 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for the Raid Set Default Raid Set name always appear as Raid Set xxx Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the screen Raid Set Mame Raid Set 000
13. Check After System Idle No 1 Minute 3 Minutes 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 20 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes and 60 Minutes lopen alllclose all m Scheduled Volume ask N Scheduler Disabled sa y Raid System Console H Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions I a Volume Set Functions HO Create Volume Set a D EE Manne Set E Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good 0 Modify Volume Set ESSOR D Check Volume Set Checking After System Idle ING a LG Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good Es LY Schedule Volume Check E Confirm The Operation 7 ii 7E Stop Volume Check Submit Reset H 0 Physical Drives seh Eg Bi System Controls H 0 Information NOTE To verify the Volume Check schedule go to Information gt RAID Set Hierarchy gt select the Volume Set gt the Volume Set Information will be displayed s Volume Set Information oe Set Name Volume VOL 000 Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Volume Capacity E 960 0 OGB SAS Port Lun ae lo o 0 Raid Level Raid 5 Stripe Size aT 64kBytes Block Size __ 5i2Bytes 2 Member Disks 4 Cache Mode Write Back a Tagged Queuing Enabled Volume State Na rmal o Time TO Volume Check lo 23 59 56 E 62 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 7 Stop Volume Ch
14. Function a Ftherne Configuration Verify Fassword View System Events imaa Clear Event Buffer Hardware Mari lor System Informal ion TE Rd LiLine Draw HT EET NOTE The password option allows user to set or clear the RAID subsystem s password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem from unauthorized access The controller will check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in twenty seconds The RAID subsystem s factory default password is set to 00000000 30 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem VT100 Terminal Configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items under it will be displayed The submenus for each item are shown in Section 4 2 1 The configuration utility main menu options are ss N ee er ee Ouick Volume And Raid Create a RAID configuration which Set Setup consists of all physical disks installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized Raid Set Volume Set Functions Create a customized Volume Set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk information Raid System Functions Setting the Raid system configurations System I nformation View the con
15. H J RAID Set Functions slot s 150 068 WDC WD1500ADFD 00NLR5 H Volume Set Functions EE ask ed E di 5 a Physical Drives E SE ip eu Create AE vase Disk Submit Reset r Di me Ee Through Disk po 0 Identify Enclosure C Identify Drive 7 System Controls HI Information The Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute screen appears Modify the drive attribute values as you want lopen all close all s EE N Pass Through Disk Attribute Enclosure 1 Slot 5 150 OGB WDC WD1S500ADFD OONLRS Volume Cache Mode ees Command Queuing Eo 4 Raid System Console H Quick Function I RAID Set Functions HI Volume Set Functions I HA Physical Drives Ee D Create Pass AE dae igs D Delete Pass Through Disk ji O Identify Enclosure l Confirm The Operation DO Identify Drive Submit Reset H System Controls EE EE EE e jm E H Information User Manual 65 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 4 3 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool click on Delete Pass Through link Select a Pass Through Disk tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to complete the delete action open all close all Raid System Console AO Quick Function s Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 Gi RAID Set Functions Slotzs 150 0GB WDC WD1SOOADFD OONLRS H 0 V
16. Lun Velumestate le fr 4 219 i HO Delete RAID Set Raid Set 000 E 1Slot 1 Volume VOL 000 0 0 Migrating 0 0 DO Offline RAID Set E 1Slot 3 LY Rename RAID Set E 1Slot 4 HO Activate Incomplete RAID S LY Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare i ty aie Raid Set E PEN _ SATA RAID Subsystem vio Bi Volume Set Functions s Physical Drives Device Usage Capadty Model O O BO System Controls Slot 1 0 3 Raid Set 000 500 1GB ST9500325AS z s ie Slot 2 0 1 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS f t Hierarchy Slot 3 0 0 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS D Pen Information Slot 4 0 2 Raid Set 000 320 1GB S19320423AS O Hardware Monitor Slot 5 0 7 Free 500 1GB ST9500325AS Slot 6 0 4 Free 500 1GB WDC WDSOOOBEVT OOAO3TO Slot 7 0 5 Free 500 1GB WDC WDSOOOBEVT 00A03T0 Slot 8 0 6 Free 500 1GB ST9500325AS User Manual a5 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 4 Offline RAID Set If user wants to offline and move a Raid Set while the system is powered on use the Offline Raid Set function After completing the function the HDD state will change to Offlined Mode and the HDD Status LEDs will be blinking RED To offline a Raid Set click on the Offline RAID Set link A Select The RAID SET To Offline screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set which you want to offline in the Select co
17. Raid30 50 60 link The Select Multiple RaidSet For Raid30 50 60 screen will show all Raid Sets Tick on the Raid Sets that you want to include in the creation and then click on the Submit button open all close all 3 Raid System Console 3 Quick Function 1 RAID Set Functions 3 Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives H 0 System Controls 0 Information NOTE Maximum of 8 Raid Sets is supported All Raid Sets must contain the same number of disk drives Select Multiple RaidSet For Raid30 50 60 Max 8 RaidSet Supported m Raid Set 000 3 3000 0GB 3000 0GB i Raid Set 001 3 Submit Reset 3000 0GB 3000 0GB Configure the Volume Set attributes refer to previous section for the Volume Set attributes When done tick Confirm The Operation and click on Submit button open all close all Raid System Console EO Ouick Function 1 RAID Set Functions HE Volume Set Functions iL Create Volume Set O Delete Volume Set DO Modify Volume Set LY Check Volume Set Stop Volume Check H 0 Physical Drives H 0 System Controls HI Information User Manual 55 yda NJAC AIC 10 50 60 Volume Raid Level Max Capacity Allowed 4000 0 GB t f 4000 0 GB Volume Initialization Mode a 5 lt Foreground Initialization v Volume Stripe Size EE B reytes Volume Cache Mode Write Back v Tagged Command Queuing
18. Set Port Lun Volume State Capacity Capacity BI RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 E 1Slo olume VOL 000 0 0 TER L H Volume Set Functions EO Physical Drives HI System Controls B Information LY RAID Set Hierarchy _ System Information LY Hardware Monitor m ks n oO mr H lj m H ON H m H N A H D m H N gt H un m H N rr H a m H wg r H m H H N id H Or J J 5 oO D O O O r r tl rt OO on i X UJ J a Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 Device Device Usage Capacity Model Slot 1 0 3 Raid Set 000 500 1GB ST9500325AS Slot 2 0 1 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS Slot 3 0 0 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS Slot 4 0 2 Raid Set 000 320 1GB T9320423AS Slot 5 0 7 Raid Set 000 500 1GB ST9500325AS Slot 6 0 4 Raid Set 000 SO0 1GB WDC WDSOOOBEVT OOAO3TO Slot 7 0 5 Raid Set 000 500 1GB WDC WDSOOOBEVT OOAO3TO Slot 8 0 6 Raid Set 000 500 1GB STO500325AS User Manual 39 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all available function that user can execute by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink Create a RAID configuration which consists of all physical disks installed The Volume Set Capacity Raid Level and Stripe Size can be modified during setup Raid Set Functions Create customized Raid Sets Volume Set Create customized Volume Sets and allow Function
19. a disk drive HDD Queue Depth options are 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 SATA150 Support Enable this option tf using SATA150 hard drives The default option is Disabled Auto Activate Incomplete Raid Use this option to automatically activate an Incomplete Raid Set Note that the Raid Set status becomes Incomplete when one disk is removed or failed in power off state After activated the Volume Set s in the Raid Set will be in Degraded mode The default option is Disabled Disk Write Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports Disk Write Cache Mode options Auto Enabled and Disabled If the RAID subsystem has BBM battery backup module selecting the Auto option will automatically enable Disk Write Cache On the other hand if there is no BBM the Auto option will disable Disk Write Cache Disk Capacity Truncation Mode The RAID subsystem use drive truncation so that drives from different vendors are more likely to be able to be used as spares for each other Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in the subsystem Options are Multiples Of 10G If you have several 120GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 120 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 120 4 GB drives same capacity as 120 GB so that one could replace the other 70 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Multiples
20. desired configuration Once done tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to save the settings oroRAID Nanager gt jopen all close all Y Raid System Console Quick Function RAID Set Functions J Volume Set Functions HI Physical Drives ER a System Controls ay Net Co atior D Alert By Mail Configuration LY SNMP Configuration LY NTP Configuration LY View Events Mute Beeper LY Generate Test Event LY Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password LY Upgrade Firmware O Shutdown Controller 0 Restart Controller HI Information APA Ether Net Configurations DHCP Function Local IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled LN N N Gateway IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled Subnet Mask Used If DHCP Disabled E E EF r HTTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is BEerVed Bo Telnet Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved a SMTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved E Current IP Address Current Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 1 Current Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Ether Net MAC Address Confirm The Operation Submit Reset i _ 00 18 40 01 50 3F 7a User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 4 Alert By Mail Configuration To set the Event Notification function click on the Alert By Mail Configuration link under the System Controls menu The RAID subsystem Event Notification configuration screen
21. function to expand a Raid Set when a disk is added to your Subsystem Refer to Section 5 2 3 The expanded capacity can be used to enlarge the Volume Set size or create another Volume Set Use the Modify Volume Set function to expand the Volume Set capacity Select the Volume Set and move the cursor to the Volume Set Capacity item and enter the capacity size Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action The Volume Set starts to expand lopen all close all W Raid System Console HO Ouick Function 9 RAID Set Functions El Volume Set Functions HO Create Volume Set rs CO Create Raid30 50 60 S C Delete Volume Set C Modify Volume Set H D Check Volume Set F ae Schedule Volume Check HO Stop Volume Check Physical Drives HJ System Controls H Information RE EE EG TE aaa aaa a a aa ee aa aa Enter The Volume Attribute IVolume Name Max Capacity Allowed Volume Capacity Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Initialization Mode Volume Raid Level volume Stripe Size Volume Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing ISAS Port LUN Base LUN I Confirm The Operation EE EE DE os EEE EE TETEE SERIES PEE III 5 EE EG ES Volume VOL 000 2240 0 GB 2799 0 GB No Raid 5 mv 64 KBytes Write Back v Enabled 0 a o sl 0 sl Submit Reset 5B User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsy
22. gt Yes No Rescue Raid Set L Enter the Operation Key Raid Set Information L_ Select Raid Set To Display 34 User Manual Volume Set Function User Manual 35 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Create Volume Set L Create Volume From Raid Set L Volume Creation Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Create Raid 30 50 60 L Create Raid 30 50 60 Free capacity L Create Multiple Raid Set to Create L Volume Creation gt Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Delete Volume Set L Delete Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Delete L Delete Volume Set gt Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Modify Volume Set Modify Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Modify L Volume Modification gt Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Modify Volume gt Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Check Volume Set L_ Check Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume Set to Check L Check The Volume gt Yes No Stop Volume Check L Stop All Volume Check gt Yes N
23. information on the drives is kept identical However each individual drive can perform simultaneous independent read operations Mirroring thus doubles the read performance of a single non mirrored drive and while the write performance is unchanged RAID 1 delivers the best performance of any redundant array type In addition there is less performance degradation during drive failure than in RAID 5 arrays Duplicate data is written to pairs of drives DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA Aiii Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive 12 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem RAID 3 sector stripes data across groups of drives but one drive in the group is dedicated for storing parity information RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection In the case of drive failure data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR XOR of the information recorded on the remaining drives Records typically span all drives which optimizes the disk transfer rate Because each I O request accesses every drive in the array RAID 3 arrays can satisfy only one I O request at a time RAID 3 delivers the best performance for single user single tasking environments with long records Synchronized spindle drives are required for RAID 3 arrays in order to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 arrays with Small stripes can yield similar performance to RAID 3 arrays Read and write oper
24. to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 6 Activate Incomplete RAID Set When Raid Set State is Normal this means there is no failed disk drive n Raid Set Information i Raid Set Name Member Disks Total Raw Capacity Free Raw Capacity Min Member Disk Size Raid Set Power State Raid Set State eee Raid Set 000 10 3200 08 756 7GB 320 068 Operating Normal When does a Raid Set State becomes I ncomplete If the RAID subsystem is powered off and one disk drive is removed or has failed in power off state and when the subsystem is powered on the Raid Set State will change to Incomplete n Raid Set Information 3 3 i Raid Set Name Member Disks Total Raw Capacity Free Raw Capacity Min Member Disk Size Faid Set Power State Raid Set State Raid Set 000 10 3200 0GB 3200 0GB 320 06E Operating Incomplete E SSS SSS The Volume Set s associated with the Raid Set will not be visible and the failed or removed disk will be shown as Missing At the same time the subsystem will not detect the Volume Set s hence the volume s is are not accessible s RaidSet Hierarchy RAID Set Devices volume Set Ch Lun volume State Capacity Raid Set 000 Eri Slo EIS ET 05 E 1SLOT 06 E 1SLOT OF E iSLOT 0S E 15LOT 09 E 15LOT 10 EE a as User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem When can the Activate Incomplete Raid Set function
25. to around 4000 RPM and Level 3 Spin down idle drives where drives stops spinning and goes into sleep mode oroRAID C anager XXX XXXXXXXKK lopen alllclose all EE s Hdd Power Management Stagger Power On Control 0 7 7 Time To Hdd Low Power Idle Disabled Time To Hdd Low RPM Mode Disabled Time To Spin Down Idle HDD Disabled Confirm The Operation Submit Reset ie SSS SSS as Raid System Console Hi Quick Function HJ RAID Set Functions H0 Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives HE System Controls O System Configuration L EtherNet Configuration L Alert By Mail Configuration O SNMP Configuration L NTP Configuration J View Events Mute Beeper D Generate Test Event O Clear Event Buffer L Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware L Shutdown Controller LY Restart Controller EI Information Stagger Power On Control This option allows the RAID subsystem s power supply to power up in succession each HDD in the RAID subsystem In the past all the HDDs on the RAID subsystem are powered up altogether at the same time This function allows the power transfer time lag time from the last HDD to the next one be set within the range of 0 4 to 6 0 seconds Default is 0 7 seconds 72 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Time to HDD Low Power Idle MAID Level 1 This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a Raid Set in Low Power Mode where dr
26. will be shown Set up the desired function and option When an abnormal condition occurs an error message will be emailed to the email recipient s that a problem has occurred Events are classified into 4 levels Urgent Serious Warning and Information lopen all close all Raid System Console H Quick Function H RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives HE System Controls LY System Configuration LY Hdd Power Management LY EtherNet Configuration Pe HO SNMP Configuration LY NTP Configuration LY View Events Mute Beeper LY Generate Test Event HO Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password LI Upgrade Firmware HO Shutdown Controller LY Restart Controller H Information User Manual 75 a SMTP Server Configuration SMTP Server IP Address A e ae s Mail Address Configurations Sender Name Mail Address Account Password MailTo Name1 Mail Address MailTo Name2 Mail Address MailTo Name3 Mail Address MailTo Name4 Mail Address s Event Notification Configurations Disable Event Notification INa Event Notification Will Be Sent C Urgent Error Notification Send Only Urgent Event Serious Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event C Warning Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event ic Information Notification Send All Event l Notification For No Event Notify User If N
27. 5 Ethernet cable One 1 external null modem cable User Manual N NOTE If any damage is found contact the dealer or vendor for N assistance User Manual aal SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 1 Product Introduction The RAID Subsystem Highest Density Available Small Desktop Tower with 8 bay carriers Extraordinary performance Advanced Data Guarding technology RAID ADG provides the highest level of data protection RAID ADG RAID 6 can tolerate multiple simultaneous drive failures without downtime or data loss Exceptional Manageability The firmware embedded Web Browser based RAID manager allows local or remote management and configuration The firmware embedded SMTP manager monitors all system events and user notification automatically The firmware embedded SNMP agent allows remote to monitor events via LAN with no SNMP agent required Menu driven front panel display Green Power MAID Massive Arrays of Idle Disks support 8 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Features Supports RAID levels 0 1 10 1E 3 5 6 and JBOD Supports online array roaming Online RAID level stripe size migration Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously Online volume set expansion Supports multiple array enclosures per host connection Supports greater than 2TB per volume set Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems RAID AD
28. 8 WDC WD5000BEVT 00A03T0 Slot 7 0 5 Free 500 168 WDC WD5000BEVT 00A03T0 Slot 8 0 6 Free 500 1GB ST9500325AS User Manual Fraa SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 5 Check Volume Set Use this function to perform Volume Set consistency check which verifies the correctness of redundant data data blocks and parity blocks in a Volume Set This basically means computing the parity from the data blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the parity blocks or computing the data from the parity blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the data blocks Check Volume Set Only RAID levels with parity redundant data NOTE The Volume Set state must be Normal in order to perform such as RAID Levels 3 5 and 6 support this function To perform Check Volume Set function 1 Click on the Check Volume Set link 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to check Select the Check Volume Set options a a a a a a ee ee RE N open a close all EE OE GE ill bette tlt ee EDE ee ie a oO ee 4 n Select The Volume Set To Be Checked T Raid System Console E49 Quick Function Select On Raid Set Capacity Volume Set Name Eh iad RAID Set Functions I lVolume VOL 000 Raid Set 000 960 0GB AS Volume Set Functions IF LY Create Volume Set hei a dik mee a uM Create Raid30 50 60 Seb Bad Block N Bad BREI Fetes Asa Pas HR Soot Tiz L Delete Volume Set Re compute Parit
29. 8 16 32 L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Controller Fan Detection gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Disk Write Cache Mode gt Auto Enabled Disabled L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Capacity Truncation gt To Multiples of 10G To Mulitples of 1G Disabled L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Update Firmware Shutdown Controller Shutdown Controller Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Restart Controller L Confirm Reset gt Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No User Manual 37 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Stagger Power On gt 0 4 0 7 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 L Save the settings gt Yes No Hdd Power Management Time to Low Power Idle Disabled 2 3 4 5 6 7 L Save the settings gt Yes No Time to Low RPM Mode gt Disabled 10 20 30 40 50 60 l_ Save the settings gt Yes No Time to Spin Down Hdd gt Disabled 1 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 60 L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No In Band SAS Config Inband SAS Function gt Enabled Disabled Inband SAS Port gt 0 1 DHCP Function gt Disabled Enabled Local IP Address Ethernet Configuration HTTP Port Number 80 Telnet Port Number 23 SMTP Port Number 25 Ethernet Address View System Events Show System Events Clear Event Buffers _ Clear Event Buffer gt Yes No Hardware Monitor The Hardware Monitor Information System Information
30. AID subsystem to synchronize with it To set the NTP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the NTP Configuration link The RAID subsystem s NTP Configuration screen will be displayed Select the desired function and configure the necessary option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration lopen all close all 9 Raid System Console HI Quick Function NTP Server IP Address 1 H RAID Set Functions BO Volume Set Functions NTP Server IP Address 2 0 Physical Drives HE System Controls HO System Configuration ba Zone GMT 06 00 Taipei i pa a8 Power kk eg Automatic Daylight Saving Enabled 7 mi EtherNet Configuration ME F Alert By Mail EE AR Ede KERN Re Ag ede ae i NTP Server Not Set EF e Beeper Gonfirm The Operation mi Generate Test Event i z 7 O Clear Event Buffer Submit Reset LO Modify Password i LU Upgrade Firmware LY Shutdown Controller gt O Restart Controller 9 Information User Manual Eie SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 8 View Events Mute Beeper To view the RAID subsystem s event log information move the mouse cursor to the System Controls menu and click on the View Events Mute Beeper link The Raid Subsystem s System Events Information screen appears The System Events Information screen will show Time Device Event type Elap
31. E 1Slot22 E 1Slots3 Volume vOL 000 0 0 Normal E 1Slot 4 E 1Slotzs E 1Slots6 E 1Slot 7 E 1Slotz8 a Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 Usage Device 2199 0GB Slot 1 0 3 Raid Set 000 500 1GB ST9500325AS Slot 2 0 1 Raid Set 000 320 1GE ST9320423AS Slot 3 0 0 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS ar Slotsa 0 2 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS Slot 5 0 7 Raid Set 000 500 1GE ST9500325AS Slot 6 0 4 Raid Set 000 500 1GB WDC WDS000BEVT 00A03TO Slot 7 0 5 Raid Set 000 500 1GB WDC WDS5000BEVT 00A03TO Slot 8 0 6 Raid Set 000 500 1GB ST9500325AS To view the Raid Set information click the Raid Set link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Raid Set Information screen appears R Raid Set Information Raid Set Name _ Raid Set 000 Member Disks N 4 Total Raw Capacity 1280 0GB Free Raw Capacity 0 068 Min Member Disk Size 320 0GB Raid Set Power State Operating Raid Set State sa User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem To view the disk drive information click the E Slot link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Device Information screen appears This screen shows various information such as disk drive model name serial number firmware revision disk capacity timeout count media error count and SMART information
32. EE EE OE EE EO EE N 51 i REUE Baie os ie ke RE ee ee ke ee ee ee 51 S9 Vome et FUNCIO ass se er ee oe eed ok RE RE ke oe Ge ek ee iek ee DE ene 52 gal Create Voume SE Ee ee ERG EE ee Ee ea be ee aay 52 5932 Create Raid0 0 OO es EE ed ke Ge RE ke Ge Ee Ole de GE 55 S9 Delete Voume El ee cose as ES ee Ee ea be ee seats 56 ee Mad Vol nie SE ee RE N ee ee GE Ee ee 57 5aAl Volume SEU EXDANSION er sesse sl RE EE RR sd RR de ER ee ee das ee ge ede es ee 58 5 34 2 Vol me Set MIArAUOD ietsie sesde dees ER RR avec RR Sek eek be RR Gen Reed NA ek GR ERG 59 Seo eo CHECK aldie El EE EE N Re Ee eN EE oe N ee PR ee ede 60 5 3 6 Schedule Volume Check eg Es ds act se eo RE Ee de ee ee ee ee ee 62 od Op Volume CREC Kierspe ee Ee N ee EE tere 63 sA PN 6 oh eve en EE DE tre ere eT err ey reer er reer reer 64 5 4 1 Create Pass Through Dis EE Ee ee Ge ee Re Ee ek ee AE RE de ee AE 64 5 4 2 Modify a Pass Through Diek esse sesse esse ene ee sui ER See Vee Ne Beek De es GE SG ee 65 5 4 3 Delete Pass Through Dis ss EE Ee ees ee ee Re Ee ek ee AE Ed ee 66 SAA Identify ENCOSUTE EE EE EE fasts EN OE EE 67 Bee eni 214i 116 DIE ee EE Ge Ee Sete etn ee TR Se Ee Bee seed 68 3a 1021 1s Oe 1011 6 2 AE EE Paro re E ere rere reer 69 AE Sies UN die OE EE EE EE EE EN 69 5 5 2 HDD Power Management sesse see esse see ee ee ee ee ee GR GR GR GR ee Se Se be Se Se Ge Se Se Se Se Se Ge ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 72 Sao FAEN CONN O WEE E E E E 74 5 54 Alert By Mail Co
33. Function Enter Original Password H RAID Set Functions 9 volume Set Functions Enter New Password 4 Physical Drives Re Enter New Password Ej System Controls _ System Configuration O Hdd Power Management _ EtherNet Configuration _ Alert By Mail Configuration SNMP Configuration l Confirm The Operation Submit Reset a NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer sLLLEEL oesiebese pink VR Ed KERR Reg ae BAR ee gede nsgd ee des A Modif Y Password _ Upgrade Firmware C Shutdown Controller _ Restart Controller HI Information a and 0 9 The minimum number of Password characters is null empty Password is disabled and maximum number of Password characters is 15 5 5 12 Upgrade Firmware Please refer to Section 6 2 for more information User Manual aa NOTE The admin Password characters allowed are A Z a by SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 13 Shutdown Controller Use this function to shutdown the RAID Controller This is used to flush the data from the cache memory and is normally done before powering off the system power switch 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives HE System Controls LY System Configuration HO Hdd Power Management LY EtherNet Configuration LY Alert By Mail Configuratio
34. G provides the highest level of data protection Instant availability and background initialization Supports S M A R T NCQ and OOB staggered Spin up capable drives Local audible event notification alarm Supports password protection Serial port interface for remote event notification Redundant flash image for high availability Support spin down drives when not in use to extend service MAID Supports bad blocks auto remapping and schedule volume check Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild User Manual 9 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 1 Technical Specifications RAID Processor RAID Level Cache Memory No of Channels Host and Drive Host Bus I nterface Drive Bus I nterface Data Transfer Rate Hot Swap Drive Trays Power Supply Cooling Fans Battery Backup MAID Support R Link Support SMTP SNMP Support Array Roaming Power Requirements Environment Detection Relative Humidity Operating Temperature Physical Dimension 2 AC 90V 240 VAC Full Range 6A 3A at 115 VAC 230 VAC 47Hz 63Hz 10 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 2 RAID Concepts RAI D Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logic
35. Identify Drive link The Select The IDE Device For identification screen appears Tick on the IDE device from the drives list After completing the selection click on the Submit button to identify selected drive lopen all close all Y Raid System Console Ai Quick Function a Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 HI RAID Set Functions Slot 1 251 06B Maxtor 7Y250MO H Volume Set Functions i EER E29 Physical Drives Slot 2 250 1GB ST3250620NS 2 i N EE _ LJ Create Pass Through Disk Slot 3 250 1GB ST3250620NS iN Body a Bass Through Die IG Tegra 150 0GB woe WD1SOOADFD OONLRS Delete Pass Through Disk Ee N N RR G se 0 Identify Enclosure C Slot s5 1150 0GB WDC WD1S00ADFD OONLRS LY Identify Drive I Slot 6 250 1GB ST3250310NS H System Controls I E gt jaformatien C Slot 7 320 16B ST3320620AS I Islotss 250 1GB ST3250620NS 68 User Manual 5 5 System Controls 5 5 1 System Configuration SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem To set the RAID subsystem system configuration options click the System Configuration link under the System Controls menu The System Configurations screen will be shown Set the desired system option as needed open all close alll Y Raid Syst
36. Information menu The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears lopen all close all Y Raid System Console B Stop Auto Refresh H Quick Function H RAID Set Functions CPU Temperature HH Volume Set Functions P DDR IT 0 9V Battery Status option n Controller H W Monitor a Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem Vi H 0 Physical Drives Controller Temp d HI System Controls 12V 12 220 V ES Information 5V 5 026 V ZE RAID Set Hierarchy 3 3V 3 328 V O System Information DDR D 1 8V 1 856 V at L Hardware Monitor PCI E 21 BV 1 856 V CPU 1 8V 1 656 V CPU 1 2V 1 232 V 0 928 v Not Installed E Fan i 2311 RPM Fan 2 2360 RPM Fan 3 2343 RPM Fan 4 2311 RPM Power 1 JOK Power 2 OK NOTE To disable auto refresh of GUI tick the Stop Auto Refresh The Hardware Monitor Information provides information about controller and enclosures 1 such as the temperature fan speed power supply status and voltage levels All items are also unchangeable When the threshold values are surpassed warning messages will be indicated through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer Stem Warning Contin O Controller Board Temperature HDD Temperature Fan Speed Power Supply 12V Power Supply 5V Power Supply 3 3V DDR Supply Voltage 2 5V CPU Core Voltage 1 3V DDR Termination Power 1 25V User Manual Fr SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 6 Maintenance 6 1 Upgrading the RAI D Controller
37. Of 1G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 121 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 121 4 GB drives same capacity 121 GB so that one could replace the other No Truncation The capacity of the disk drive is not truncated MAC over Two TB Use this option to enable volume size over 2TB in MAC machine User Manual 71 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 2 HDD Power Management MAID Massive Array of Idle Disks is a storage technology that employs a large group of disk drives in which only those drives in active use are spinning at any given time This reduces power consumption and prolongs the lives of the drives MAID is designed for Write Once Read Occasionally WORO applications such as Data Backup Document Mail server and so on MAID technology focuses on Green Storage Concept to save power consumption and enhance disk drives effective usage i e disk drives are soun down when there is no activity or O on the drives In the RAID subsystem MAID is implemented in the HDD Power Management menu Using the Advanced Power Management APM function of disk drives HDD Power Management has three options MAID Levels Level 1 Place idle drives in Lower Power Mode where the drives heads are unloaded Level 2 Place idle drives in Low RPM Mode where drives heads are unloaded and slows down
38. SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Table of Contents die ER N 5 Before You Begin RE EE EE EE EE EE N oe 6 Sale Giideliies S EE Ee ER Ee AE EE Ee en GE Ge Ee EG 6 FE ler Conig ra HORSE Ee GR ee ee ee ee es RE 6 Packaging Shipment and DeliVeR ee ER Seed aeara e EE se ske es Ek ke ENGER see Ee 6 Unpacking the SHiDPING Cartolerie ee Ee ke RE Ee GN ER eg 7 Chapter 1 Product Introduction sesse esse Ge Ge Ge Ge 8 d d WEE MENG SpeeliERUSRE es ed ee nas ven Re Ee cee 10 Le RAD COMC ODIS rerseour e ed ee Ee RE ee ee eee eee eee 11 Eo Any US TUN ONO see antes tet nce ES Ee N ee EG Es 16 PL RIG E EE EE EE OE EE EE N Oe 16 1 Volle el EE E E EE GR ek Ee EO EE 16 1 4 SeriabAttached SCSI SAS OVErVIEW se EES EE RR ds ee SEG EER KEER EE ee ee 17 tS P E le EE etna aetessneceaautesazeetescersasesatsonetcsscuseeecceseacasiee 18 t54 4 reding HOr DA ES EE EG EE OE GE ARE RR ee 18 1 5 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive SUPPpOTt ass esses seven desecuesdescscntencstteecapbeseeseceieeteanatastacnesenseneaiaccsconatiess 18 1 5 3 WOR mas Dik SMU tte DE EG ee ee N Ee EE Ge 18 Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem 00000000000s0000000000s00000 19 21 Mel ColpOnemS RS Ee Ee EE ce ee ee Rd eN ee ok ee ee GE EA 19 21 TOM VER ee ES ee AA EE ER GE EE Ee Ee 19 ARE dii EO E EE EE OE EN 20 2112 CERON PARE eN De RR DS GE Ee Ge A 21 2 REF VIER oe Ge N TE EA ere E 22 Chapter 3 Getting Started with th
39. Select the IDE drive For Pass Through H 0 Quick Function s Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 H E RAID Set Functions vol Get F ti f Slot 5 150 0GB WDC WD1SOOADFD OONLRS i olume Set Functions i F lt Physical Drives C Slotz6 250 1GB ST3 250310NS Create Pass Through Disk C Slot 7 320 1GB ST3320620AS LY Modify a Pass Through Disk ir i C Slotz 250 1G ST3250620NS C Delete Pass Through Disk US did LE sa s Ed Enclosure Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute J Identify Drive ae RO System Controls Volume Cache Mode Write Back v H Information Tagged Command Queuing Enabled SAS Port LUN Base LUN 0 s o sl 1 sl l Confirm The Operation Submit Reset 64 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 4 2 Modify a Pass Through Disk Use this option to modify the attribute of a Pass Through Disk User can modify the Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing and SAS Port LUN Base LUN on an existing Pass Through Disk To modify the Pass Through drive attribute from the Pass Through drive pool click on the Modify a Pass Through Disk link The Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification screen appears Tick on the Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool and click on the Submit button to select the drive lopen all close all Raid System Console Its Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification A Quick Function m Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem v1 0
40. Y Clear Event Buffer O Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware LY Shutdown Controller ao Information Z Vas TERE PRE proRAID Manager OOOOOOOOOOO Topen alliciose al Al A EE EE HE N See Reset _ EK ETER N 3 Raid System Console J Quick Function j RAID Set Functions 4 Volume Set Functions HQ Physical Drives HE System Controls LU System Configuration LY Hdd Power Management LY EtherNet Configuration D Alert By Mail Configuration LY SNMP Configuration ae NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper O Generate Test Event 0 Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password LY Upgrade Firmware LY Shutdown Controller mo information di User Manual 83 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 6 Information Menu 5 6 1 RAID Set Hierarchy Use this feature to view the RAID subsystem s existing Raid Set s Volume Set s and disk drive s configuration and information Select the RAID Set Hierarchy link from the Information menu to display the Raid Set Hierarchy screen a RaidSet Hierarchy T RAID Set Devices Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Capacity lopen all close all 3 se System EE i a RAID Set Functions HO Volume Set Functions 0 Physical Drives J System Controls Ej Information LY RAID Set Hierarchy System Information LY Hardware Monitor Raid Set 000 EFisktei
41. acity 4 Raid System Console H Quick Function Hj RAID Set Functions zj a volume Set Functions LI Create Volume Set i D Create ey roe Sibma Reset gan des Drives HJ System Controls H 0 Information The following screen appears Jopen all close all 3 Raid System Console a Enter The Volume Attribute HO Quick Function Volume Name Volume VOL 000 HI RAID Set Functions 2 Volume Set Functions Max Capacity Allowed 2240 0 GB LY Create Volume Set Volume Capacity 2199 0 GB p HD Create Raid30 50 60 ba D Delete Volume Set Greater Two TB Volume Support y gt Set Volume Initialization Mode Fore ground Initialization e D Check Volaj Set if ER E A H Schedule Volume Check Volume Raid Level i Raid5 ca na 0 Stop Volume Check Volume Stripe Size KBytes H Physical Drives H System Controls H Information E Volume Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing SAS Port LUN Base LUN l Confirm The Operation Submit Reset To modify Volume Set attribute values select an attribute item and click on the attribute value After completing the modification tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button to save the changes User Manual 57 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 4 1 Volume Set Expansion Volume Capacity Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re stripe Use the Expand Raid Set
42. al drive Five types of array architectures RAID 1 through RAID 5 were originally defined each provides disk fault tolerance with different compromises in features and performance In addition to these five redundant array architectures it has become popular to refer to a non redundant array of disk drives as a RAID 0 arrays Disk Striping Fundamental to RAID technology is striping This is a method of combining multiple drives into one logical storage unit Striping partitions the storage space of each drive into stripes which can be as small as one sector 512 bytes or as large as several megabytes These stripes are then interleaved in a rotating sequence so that the combined space is composed alternately of stripes from each drive The specific type of operating environment determines whether large or small stripes should be used Most operating systems today support concurrent disk I O operations across multiple drives However in order to maximize throughput for the disk subsystem the I O load must be balanced across all the drives so that each drive can be kept busy as much as possible In a multiple drive system without striping the disk I O load is never perfectly balanced Some drives will contain data files that are frequently accessed and some drives will rarely be accessed STRIPING DISK DRIVES Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Data stripes from each drive are interleaved to create one logical drive By striping the dr
43. any failed disk in the RaidSet where it is assigned The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare dedicated only to the enclosure where it is located It can replace any failed disk on the enclosure where it is located NOTE The capacity of the hot spare disk s must be equal to or greater than the smallest hard disk size in the subsystem so that it they can replace any failed disk drive NOTE The Hot Spare Type can also be viewed by clicking on Raid Set Hierarchy in the Information menu 50 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 8 Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk s to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spare s 4 Raid System Console Hf Quick Function 1 Delete RAID Set 0 Offline RAID Set Hot Sp 3 ete i Resc BJ Physical Drives 0 System Controls HI Information EE RAID Set Functions PLI Create RAID Set L Expand RAID Set 11 Rename RAID Set aE Activate Incomplete RAID S D Create Hot Spare EE ik She E ue Raid Set H4 Volume Set Functions a Select The Hot Spare Drive To Delete a Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 we 500 1GB ST9500325AS Global Confirm The Operation 5 2 9 Rescue Raid Set If you need to recover a missing Raid Set using the Rescue Raid Set function please contact your vend
44. ater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground No Init Raid 1 0 Spare L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground No Init Raid 3 L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Edit the Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Quick Volume Raid Set Raid 5 L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Raid 3 Spare L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Edit the Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Raid 5 Spare L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Raid 6 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No U
45. ation 64bit LBA Use this option for UNIX Linux kernel 2 6 or later and Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later versions The maximum Volume Set size is up to 512TB 4K Block Use this option for Windows OS such as Windows 2000 2003 or XP The maximum Volume Set size is 16TB J ust use the Volume as Basic Disk Volume can t be used as Dynamic Disk also can t be used in 512Bytes block service program I nitialization Mode Set the Initialization Mode forthe Volume Set Initialization in Foreground mode is completed faster but must be completed before Volume Set becomes accessible User Manual 53 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Background mode makes the Volume Set instantly available but the initialization process takes longer No Init To Rescue Volume is used to create a Volume Set without initialization normally used to recreate Volume Set configuration to recover data Stripe Size This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID O 1 10 5 or 6 Volume Set You can set the stripe size to 4KB 8KB 16KB 32KB 64KB or 128KB A larger stripe size produces better read performance especially if your computer does mostly sequential reads However if you are sure that your computer does random reads more often select a small stripe size N NOTE Stripe Size in RAID level 3 can t be modified Volume Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports two types of write caching Write Through and Wr
46. ation f a RE PIE Ee Slot 7 0 5 Free 500 1GB WDC WD5000BEVT 00A03T0 D EEEn DATOME Slot 8 0 6 Free 500 1GB ST9500325AS ae User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 2 5 Rename RAID Set Use this function to rename a RAID Set Select the Rename RAID Set under the RAID Set Functions and then select the Select the RAID Set to rename and click Submit Jopen all close all Raid System Console Snes EE eee ELE Raid Set Name _ State Capacity sd Ej RAID Set Functions G Rad Sat dop se TEER EED LY Create RAID Set EET Normal 9000 068 ss D Delete RAID Set aain ser HO Offline RAID Set pi Name RAI Sel 2 Activate Incomplete RAID S LY Create Hot Spare LI Delete Hot Spare LY Rescue Raid Set J Volume Set Functions Physical Drives J System Controls J Information Enter the new name for the RAID Set Tick the Confirm The Operation and click Submit lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 HEY RAID Set Functions Wer Member Disk 3 i Create RAID Set riskiness EE OD Delete RAID Set Min Member Disk Size 3000 0GB HO Expand RAID Set iL Offline RAID Set 0 ENEA Submit Reset LY Activate Incomplete RAID S HO Create Hot Spare LY Delete Hot Spare LY Rescue Raid Set H 0 Volume Set Functions BI Physical Drives H 0 System Controls J Information ccc 47 SAS
47. ation of the RAID subsystem This document also describes how to use the storage management software Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy but not for product warranty because of the various environment OS settings Information and specifications will be changed without further notice This manual uses section numbering for every topic being discussed for easy and convenient way of finding information in accordance with the user s needs The following icons are being used for some details and information to be considered in going through with this manual NOTES These are notes that contain useful information and tips that the user must give attention to in going through with the subsystem operation IMPORTANT These are the important information that the user must remember WARNING These are the warnings that the user must follow to avoid unnecessary errors and bodily injury during hardware and software operation of the subsystem CAUTION These are the cautions that user must be aware of to prevent damage to the subsystem and or its components Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent Trademarks All products and trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectiv
48. ation program is used must support the ZMODEM file transfer protocol Web browser based RAID Manager can be used to update the firmware A web browser must have been setup before proceeding with the firmware upgrade User Manual 89 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through ANSI VT 100 Terminal Emulation Get the new version firmware for your RAID subsystem controller For Example download the bin file from your vendor s web site into the local directory RAID controller restart will be necessary 1 From the Main Menu scroll down to Raid System Function 2 Choose the Update Firmware The Update The Raid Firmware dialog box appears NOTE When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded upgrade first the boot ROM firmware Then repeat the process steps 1 to 9 to upgrade the firmware code after which a Raid HyperTerminal a S slOf x File Edit View Call Transfer Help DIe sal Ol El Model Name RAID Controller Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper ert Update The Raid FirmWare JBOD RA RAID Re Transfer File From Terminal Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol Termina lt lt Five Ctrl K To Abort gt gt Update Restart Controller Connected 0 01 39 vT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL Cars NUM Capture Print echo Receive File Capture Text Send Text File Capture to Printer Mute The Alert Beep
49. ations span all drives Vv EA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY Se Paralled access decreases data transfer time for long sequential records Under RAID 5 parity information is distributed across all the drives Since there is no dedicated parity drive all drives contain data and read operations can be overlapped on every drive in the array Write operations will typically access one data drive and one parity drive However because different records store their parity on different drives write operations can usually be overlapped Writes reguire parity to be updated DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY poorer Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Dual level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in RAID 1 RAID 3 RAID 5 or RAID 6 and the increased read performance inherent in disk striping RAID 0 These arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 10 1E RAID 30 RAID 50 or RAID 60 User Manual a3 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity information to the physical drives in the array With RAID 6 however two sets of parity data are used These two sets are different and each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives The main advantage of RAID 6 is High data availability any two dr
50. be used In order to access the Volume Set s and corresponding data use the Activate Incomplete RAID Set function to active the Raid Set After selecting this function the Raid State will change to Degraded state To activate the incomplete the Raid Set click on the Activate Incomplete RAID Set link A Select The Raid Set To Activate screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set with Incomplete state which you want to activate in the Select column lopen all close all se ARATE Le ae a Select The Raid Set To Activate 4 Raid System Console J Quick Function Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity HE RAID Set Functions G Raid Set 000 3 3 Normal 9000 0GB _ Create RAID Set _ Delete RAID Set L Expand RAID Set C Offline RAID Set _ Rename RAID Set L Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare C Delete Hot Spare C Rescue Raid Set 4 Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives H System Controls H Information Submit Reset Click on the Submit button to activate the Raid Set The Volume Set s associated with the Raid Set will become accessible in Degraded mode NOTE The Activate Incomplete Raid Set function is only used when Raid Set State is Incomplete It cannot be used when Raid Set configuration is lost If in case the RAID Set configuration is lost please contact your vendor s support engineer
51. ctivity LED This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed Green LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good HDD Fault LED for this slot If there is no hard drive the LED is off If the hard drive is failure the LED is red Lock I ndicator Every Disk Tray is lockable and is fitted with a lock indicator to indicate whether or not the tray is locked into the chassis or not Each tray is also fitted with an ergonomic handle for easy tray removal When the Lock Groove is horizontal this indicates that the Disk Tray is locked When the Lock Groove is vertical then the Disk Tray is unlocked Disk Tray is unlocked Disk Tray is locked 20 User Manual 2 1 1 2 LCD Front Panel LCD Smart Pane Smart Function Keys Environment Status Smart Function Front Panel Up and Down Arrow buttons Select button Disk Fault and Warning LED SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the subsystem This is used to enter the option you have selected If temperature irregularity in these systems occurs HDD slot temperature over 60 C or disk fault this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Access LED Blue blinking LED indicates system is busy or data is being accessed Power LED Green LED indicates power is on
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53. e owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice User Manual Fa SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Before You Begin Before going through with this manual you should read and focus on the following safety guidelines Notes about the subsystem s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included here Safety Guidelines To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance user is advised to be aware of the following safety guidelines particularly in handling hardware components Upon receiving of the product Place the product in its proper location Do not try to lift it by yourself alone Two or more persons are needed to remove or lift the product to its packaging To avoid unnecessary dropping out make sure that somebody is around for immediate assistance It should be handled with care to avoid dropping that may cause damage to the product Always use the correct lifting procedures Upon installing of the product Ambient temperature is very important for the installation site It must not exceed 30 C Due to seasonal climate changes regulate the installation site temperature making it not to exceed the allowed ambient temperature Before plugging in any power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off Disconnect fir
54. e parallel SCSI technology and is Supported by the ANSI T10 Standards Committee One of the major differences between parallel SCSI and SAS is that SAS uses a serial bus as opposed to a parallel bus Ultra 320 parallel SCSI has reached the limit of parallel SCSI performance and anything beyond Ultra 320 is not feasible due to the fact that parallel SCSI clock rates are limited by bit skewing This is where SAS comes in SAS transmission is done serially and results in a myriad of advantages over parallel SCSI Performance The serial nature of SAS results in a huge increase in performance over parallel SCSI No bit skewing and is self clocking Transfer rates up to 3 0Gbps per link Full duplex which results in a total of 6 0Gbps per link Link aggregation into 4x wide ports for a total of 24 0Gbps Extensive command queue sod MOS ed sod MOS sod Mos ed Connectivity Scalability A new concept introduced by SAS is the expander Expanders act like miniature switches for routing data from the SAS controller chip to the hard disks The connectivity scalability benefits of SAS are Dedicated point to point connection between initiator and target SAS expanders make scalability up to 16K devices in a single SAS domain possible Each device is uniquely identified with a World Wide Name WWN so there is no longer a need for SCSI IDs Using SCSI Tunnelling Protocol STP SAS is compatible with SATA II HDDs Availabilit
55. eck Use this option to stop all Volume Set consistency checking process processes open all close all A Raid System Console Bi Quick Function H RAID Set Functions nnee N SEER Dk VER l Confirm The o Ha Volume Set Functions infirm Th dh ee HO Create Volume Set Submit Reset 1 Delete Volume Set LY Modify Volume Set LY Check Volume Set my c hedule volume Ch eck DEE LE n k ap ve H Physical Drives ser arc E SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 4 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perform the functions listed below 5 4 1 Create Pass Through Disk A Pass Through Disk is a disk drive not controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set A Pass Through disk is a separate and individual Raid Set The disk is available to the host as an individual disk It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk not controlled by the RAID firmware To create pass through disk click on the Create Pass Through link under the Physical Drives main menu The setting function screen appears Select the disk drive to be made as Pass Through Disk and configure the Pass Through Disk attributes such as the Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing and SAS Port LUN Base LUN for this volume Ds sy EE Vr Ee DE ee EE eas Disa open all close all ER TEE VE TEE W Raid System Console a
56. eek SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 5 I RAID Set Functions hed i rafta BA AF Wes 320 166 517932042345 500 1GB ST9500325A58 e i WDC WOSO00BEVT O0A03TO es ae eie RAID Set cs O Activate Incomplete RAID S h pz Create Hot Spare A C Delete Hot Spare HO Rescue Raid Set 0 Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives HI System Controls HI Information 500 166 WDC WDS000BEVT O00A03TO S5T9500325A45 IT Confirm The Operation EE Reset lopen all close all a Raid Set 000 Eed ale 4 Disks Before Expansion 3 i ees Jet Hil kayees on 8 Raid System Console BI Quick Function Er RAID Set Functions Volume VOL 000 Raas Change The Volume Attribute Duri J Raid Exp an YES NO Reset i D Rename RAID Set i 0 Activate Incomplete RAID S jia 0 Create Hot Spare a Delete Hot Spare HY Rescue Raid Set J Volume Set Functions 4 Physical Drives J System Controls H 0 Information Migration occurs when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Raid Set status area of the Raid Set information Migrating status is also displayed in the Volume Set status area of the Volume Set Information for all Volume Sets under the Raid Set which is migrating open all close all E 8 Raid System Console 9 Quick Function HEY RAID Set Functions LY Create RAID Set Stop Auto Refresh a RaidSet Hierarchy Devices __ Volume Set Port
57. em Console BL Quick Function HI RAID Set Functions Eli Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives n System Configurations System Beeper Setting Background Task Priority Terminal Port Configuration High 80 si Enabled Baud Rate 115200 Stop Bits 1 HE System Controls See p s E TET JBOD RAID Configuration RAID C Hdd Power Management ISATA NCQ Support Enabled v EtherNet Configuration EE MES HDD Read Ahead Cache Enabled al _ Alert By Mail Configuration 3 ion EE H O SNMP Configuration Volume Data Read Ahead Normal C NTP Configuration ww SE ar DO View Events Mute Beeper koe EDE Pep N Generate Test Event ISATA150 Support Disabled w a Ee eed Auto Activate Incomplete Raid Disabled i Fil Od a5SWwor N CO Upgrade Firmware Disk Write Cache Mode Enabled x EA AE ob Disk Capacity Truncation Mode Multiples OF1G i estart Controller Eai aae __ H Information MAC Over Two TB Disabled l Confirm The Operation Submit Reset System Beeper Setting This option is used to Disable or Enable the system s RAID controller alarm beeper Background Task Priority The Background Task Priority indicates how much time and system resource the RAID controller devotes to a background task such as a rebuild operation The RAID Subsystem allows user to choose the background task priority High 80 Medium 50
58. er Alert B Change Update The Raid FirmWare JBOD RA RAID Re Transfer File From Terminal Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol Termina lt lt Five Ctrl K To Abort gt gt Update Restart Controller Sends a file to the remote system 4 Select ZMODEM modem under Protocol to set ZMODEM as the file transfer protocol of your terminal emulation software 90 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 Click Browse Look in the location where the firmware file was saved Select the firmware file name XXXXXXXX BIN and click Open Raid HyperTerminal 5 x File Edit view Call Transfer Help Raid Syste Folder C Filename Mute The A EWIEEFWOEEN O O OOO Change Protocol JBOD RA Zmodem 7 RAID Re Max i mum Send Close Cancel Termina EELE Restart Controller Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw HEL GET Connected 0 03 21 vT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo Raid HyperTerminal File Edit view Call Transfer Help Sending C 6160FIRMO627 BIN Last event Sending Files fi of 1 Mute T Status Sending Retries jo Alert Change File EELE 35k of 240K JBOD R Pe ET RAID R Elapsed 00 00 03 Remaining 00 00 17 Throughput 11946 cps Maximu Termin cps bps Restar Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw C
59. et 000 Raid Set 000 Expand RaidSet Create RaidSet Peiete RaidSet This function is also used to silence the beeper alarm 78 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 9 Generate Test Event If you want to generate test events move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Generate Test Event Link Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Then click on the View Events Mute Beeper to view the test event gt 7 proRAID anager lopen allldose all AE 4 Raid System Console iQ Quick Function MH RAID Set Functions HQ Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives HE System Controls LY System Configuration LY Hdd Power Management LY EtherNet Configuration LY Alert By Mail Configuration HO SNMP Configuration LY NTP Configuration LY View Events Mute Beeper HY Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password LY Upgrade Firmware LY Shutdown Controller gt O Restart Controller H Information User Manual 79 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 10 Clear Event Buffer Use this feature to clear the RAID subsystem s System Events Information buffer Jopen all close all 9 Raid System Console HQ Quick Function HI RAID Set Functions H0 Volume Set Functions HI Physical Drives HEY System Controls LY System Configuration LY Hdd Power Management LY EtherNet Configuration LY Alert By Mail Configuration
60. ge will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect Raid HyperTerminal N e o x File Edit view Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priori Maximum Terminal tm VET ER TT RIT ELS RIT SS gO A EY Connected 0 06 22 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL CAPS Capture Print echo Raid HyperTerminal E 15 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Connected 0 06 52 vT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caPS NUM Capture Print echo User Manual 93 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Get the new version of firmware for your RAID subsystem controller 1 To upgrade the RAID subsystem firmware click the Upgrade Firmware link under System Controls menu The Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom screen appears NOTE When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded upgrade first the boot ROM firmware Then repeat the process steps 1 to 3 to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAID controller restart will be necessary 2 Click Browse Look in the location where the firmware file
61. he Lock Groove is vertical the Drive Carrier is unlocked Lock and unlock the Drive Carriers by using a flat head screw driver a Make sure the Lock Groove is in unlocked position Press the button and the Drive Carrier handle will flip open Carrier Open Button b Pull out an empty disk tray Pull the handle outwards to remove the carrier from the enclosure User Manual 23 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem c Place the hard drive in the disk tray Make sure the holes of the disk tray align with the holes of the hard drive d Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray eT a TETTI TETTIE id ay e Slide the tray into a slot until it reaches a full stop f Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place 24 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 2 Connecting to SAS HBA The subsystem supports SAS interface which provides fast 300MB data transfer rate using SAS phy This section describes the location of the host channel and instructions on connecting external SAS devices 1 Configure the SAS port Mapping 2 The package comes with two SAS cables Attach one end of the SAS cable to one of the SAS connectors and the other end to the host adapter s external SAS connector or to the SAS Hub Switch The host adapter is installed in your Host subsystem 3 Connect the other host system using the other SAS cable if you want to configu
62. ime To Volume Check J0 23 59 56 User Manual 85 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 6 2 System Information To view the RAID subsystem s controller information click the System Information link from the Information menu The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives H System Controls EMS Information tise D i LY RAID Set Hierarchy EE EE ERFREG ES EG GE IG EE i L Hardware Monitor Host Forti Link Status s Raid Subsystem Information Controller Name ea Firmware Version BOOT ROM Version MPT Firmware Version SAS Firmware Version Serial Number Unit Serial IMam Processor v1 49 2011 01 26 V1 49 2011 01 26 J0 17 96 18 4 7 30 A10STFBCPR600003 EE CPU DCache Size My AE AT EMMA NM DE ET ICache Size CPU SCache Size Current IP Address SAS Address Host Port0 Link Status oo IOP348 C1 Not Linked 32KBytes l 32KBytes Write Back 512KBytes Write Back System Memory E 12MB 532MHZ ECC 192 168 15 140 S001B4D018F 06800 86 User Manual 5 6 3 Hardware Monitor SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem To view the RAID subsystem s hardware information click the Hardware Monitor link from the
63. ite Back Write Through data are both written to the cache and the disk s before the write I O is acknowledged as complete Write Back when data is written to cache the I O is acknowledged as complete and some time later the cached data is written or flushed to the disk s This provides better performance but requires a battery module support for the cache memory or a UPS for the subsystem Tagged Command Queuing When this option is enabled it enhances the overall system performance under multi tasking operating systems by reordering tasks or requests in the command queue of the RAID system This function should normally remain enabled SAS Port LUN Base LUN SAS Port Each RAID controller has two 3Gbps SAS Host Channels ports Select the SAS port where to map the LUN Volume Set Options are 0 1 and 0 amp 1 Cluster 0 amp 1 Cluster will make the LUN visible on both SAS ports LUN Base The base LUN number Each LUN Base supports 8 LUNs LUN Each Volume Set must be assigned a unique LUN ID number A SAS Port can connect up to 128 devices LUN ID 0 to 127 Select the LUN ID for the Volume Set Volumes To Be Created Use this option to create several Volume Sets with the same Volume Set attributes Up to 128 Volume Sets can be created sa User Manual 5 3 2 Create Raid30 50 60 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem To create a Raid30 50 60 Volume Set move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create
64. ives heads are unloaded The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is around 15 to 20 Recovery time is under a second Options are Disabled 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 Minutes Time to HDD Low RPM Mode MAID Level 2 This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a Raid Set in Low RPM Mode where drives heads are unloaded and drive platters speed is reduced to around 4000 RPM The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is from 35 to 45 Recovery time is 15 seconds Options are Disabled 10 20 30 40 50 and 60 Minutes Time to Spin Down Idle HDD MAID Level 3 This option enables the Raid subsystem to spin down HDDs of a Raid Set after they become idle after a preset period of time In this level the drives stop spinning and go into sleep mode The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is from 60 to 70 Recovery time is 30 to 45 seconds Options are Disabled 1 For Test 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 and 60 Minutes NOTE To verify if the disk drive you use supports MAID or APM select RaidSet Hierarchy and click the disk drive E Slot link Check in the Device Information screen if the Disk APM Support shows Yes User Manual Er SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 3 EtherNet Configuration To set the Ethernet configuration click the EtherNet Configuration link under the System Controls menu The RAID subsystem EtherNet Configuration screen will be shown Set the
65. ives can fail without loss of critical data Writes require parity to be updated gt wx N Par Paas s Fa N DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY 3 N Ji s A XK A x 5 Z E aes MG pe s yyyyy Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive fi f A N DATA DATA PARITY PARITY Z SS f X P gt Pi In summary RAID O is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault tolerance RAID O requires a minimum of one drive RAID 1 is the best choice for performance critical fault tolerant environments RAID 1 is the only choice for fault tolerance if no more than two drives are used RAID 3 can be used to speed up data transfer and provide fault tolerance in single user environments that access long sequential records However RAID 3 does not allow overlapping of multiple I O operations and requires synchronized spindle drives to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 with a small stripe size offers similar performance RAID 5 combines efficient fault tolerant data storage with good performance characteristics However write performance and performance during drive failure is Slower than with RAID 1 Rebuild operations also require more time than with RAID 1 because parity information is also reconstructed At least three drives are required for RAID 5 arrays RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which all
66. ives in the array with stripes large enough so that each record falls entirely within one stripe most records can be evenly distributed across all drives This keeps all drives in the array busy during heavy load situations This situation allows all drives to work concurrently on different I O operations and thus maximize the number of simultaneous I O operations that can be performed by the array User Manual al SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Definition of RAI D Levels RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redundancy RAID O arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi user environments or small stripes for single user systems that access long sequential records RAID O arrays deliver the best data storage efficiency and performance of any array type The disadvantage is that if one drive in a RAID O array fails the entire array fails Writes can occur simultaneously on every drive MAREE DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA sehat Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring is simply a pair of disk drives that store duplicate data but appear to the computer as a single drive Although striping is not used within a single mirrored drive pair multiple RAID 1 arrays can be striped together to create a single large array consisting of pairs of mirrored drives All writes must go to both drives of a mirrored pair so that the
67. ll allow you to use the same configuration options and functions that are available from the LCD panel and via Telnet To start up 1 Connect the Monitor port located at the rear of the system to a PC or a VT100 compatible terminal operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode using serial cable N NOTE You may connect a terminal while the system s power is on 2 Power on the terminal 3 Run the VT100 program or an equivalent terminal program a Windows Update E AFDEEEDINES EE uo N Windows 2000 Server 26 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Connection Description RYL hew Connecion Entera name and choose an icon for the connector 4 The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate 8 data bit non parity 1 stop bit and no flow control User Manual az SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 6 Open the File menu and then open Properties 7 Open the Settings Tab WHITE EE eee slol sl TM des me Parel ke ande Dial els vel es Correct Ta Bets Buc Coun gear ss es T ee Ti aj Eria tee arpa oade mahod Bye Jong dik see poke Ataca f m Pr bts OO maread N N EE EE NE N N P 8 Configure the settings as follows Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal Keys Backspace key sends Crtl H Emulation VT100 Telnet terminal ID VT100 Back scroll buffer lines 500 Click OK
68. lume Set lE 1Slot 4 L Check Volume Set LY Schedule Volume Check TEE EE EE DE RE EER LO Stop Volume Check BEE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EP L Physical Drives Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 ad he Sa ED Device Usage Capacity Model D RAIS Set Hierarchy Slot 1 0 3 Raid Set 000 500 1GB ST9500325AS LY System Information Slot 2 0 1 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS LY Hardware Monitor Slot 3 0 0 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS Slot 4 0 2 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS Slot 5 0 7 Free 500 1GB ST9500325AS Slot 6 0 4 Free 500 1GB WDC WDSOOOBEVT OOAO3T0 Slot 7 0 5 Free 500 1GB WDC WDSOOOBEVT OOAO3TO Slot 8 0 6 Free 500 1GB ST95003254S NOTE The result of Check Volume Set function is shown in System Events I nformation and Volume Set I nformation In System Events Information it is shown in the Errors column In Volume Set Information it is shown in Errors Found field User Manual 61 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 6 Schedule Volume Check To perform Check Volume Set by schedule follow these steps 1 Click on the Schedule Volume Check link 2 Select the desired schedule that you wish the Check Volume Set function to run Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Scheduler Disabled 1Day For Testing 1Week 2Weeks 3Weeks 4Weeks 8Weeks 12Weeks 16Weeks 20Weeks and 24Weeks
69. lumn Tick on the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button to offline the selected Raid Set lopen all close alll Em EE ase ead set To ot Raid System Console E Quick Function Member Disks Raid State Capacity RE RAID Set Functions mE Raid Set 000 Normal 960 068 mL Create RAID Set A bo SA Delete RAID Set IT Confirm The Operation VolumeSet In i This RaidSet will Also Offlined Submit Reset be Or Renan RAID Set i 0 Activate Incomplete RAID S Es Create Hot Spare ae a Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set HI Volume Set Functions H E Physical Drives d Ta Ek Esti open all close all Raid system Console Ce PERE N WEE ee ee Quick Function RAIDSet_ 5 RAID set Functions a a a at LO Create RAID Set HO Delete RAID Set LY Expand RAID Set EE LY Offline RAID Set pEnclosureed SATA RAID Subsystem vi 0 O Rename RAID Set Device Usage capacity Model o HO Activate Incomplete RAID S ED create Hot Spare Slot 1 0 3 Offlined 500 1GB 5T9500325AS DD Delete Hot spare Slot 2 0 1 Offlined 220 168 5T9320423AS HO Rescue Raid Set Slot23 0 0 Offlined 320 1GB ST9320423AS BI Volume Set Functions Slot 4 0 2 Free _ J320 1GB ST9320423AS i Hi Physical Drives Slot 5 0 7 Free 500 168 5T9500325AS ET Gi System Controls Slot 6 0 4 Free 500 1GB WDC WDSOOOBEVT OOAO3TO El a Inrorm
70. member If disk drives of different capacity are grouped together in a Raid Set then the capacity of the smallest disk will become the effective capacity of all the disks in the Raid Set 1 3 2 Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set Volume Sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set In the illustration below Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level while Volume O might be assigned a RAID 10 level RAID Set 1 4 Individual Disks Free Space sd sd Volume 1 RAID 8 _ A 4 Volume 0 RAID10 ir j n EE an p Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 16 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 4 Serial Attached SCSI SAS Overview What is SAS Serial Attached SCSI SAS is the newest storage interface for Direct Attached Storage DAS SAS is the successor to the highly successful parallel Ultra 320 SCSI interface SAS improves and expands upon th
71. n LY SNMP Configuration CL NTP Configuration LY View Events Mute Beeper LY Generate Test Event HO Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password LY Upgrade Firmware LY Restart Controller a Information Ss i roRAID anager OOOOOOOOOOEK Jopen all close all B y Raid System Console 81 Quick Function HI RAID Set Functions Re aiai EE EE N MI Physical Drives HE System Controls LY System Configuration LY Hdd Power Management J EtherNet Configuration LY Alert By Mail Configuration LY SNMP Configuration U NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper LY Generate Test Event Q Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password O Restart Controller H Information subsystem you must restart the controller either by Restart Controller function or by Power On Off switch 82 EIE SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 14 Restart Controller Use this function to restart the RAID Controller This is normally done after upgrading the controller s firmware proRAID C anager XXXXXXXXXXXX open allidose al af a Raid System Console 9 Quick Function FI 7 RAID Set Functions HQ Volume Set Functions Physical Drives HE System Controls P System Configuration LY Hdd Power Management 0 EtherNet Configuration LY Alert By Mail Configuration LY SNMP Configuration LY NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper O Generate Test Event L
72. nect the Fibre cable s to the Controller Module s Reconnect the power cables and power on the 2 switches of the Power Supply Fan Modules ss User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 6 2 Upgrading the RAID Controller s Firmware Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Utility Since the RAID subsystem s controller features flash firmware it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the controller firmware User can simply re program the old firmware through the RS 232 port New releases of the firmware are available in the form of binary file at vendor s FTP The file available at the FTP site is usually a self extracting file that contains the following XXXXVVV BIN Firmware Binary where XXXX refers to the model name and VVV refers to the firmware version README TXT It contains the history information of the firmware change Read this file first before upgrading the firmware These files must be extracted from the compressed file and copied to one directory in the host computer Establishing the Connection for the RS 232 The firmware can be downloaded to the RAID subsystem s controller using an ANSI VT 100 compatible terminal emulation program or web browser based RAID Manager remote management page With terminal emulation program you must complete the appropriate installation and configuration procedure before proceeding with the firmware upgrade Whichever terminal emul
73. nfiguratio EA EE EE N EE NE 75 3936 SNMP CONJO EE N EE 76 ME AN Om des AA E E EE E 77 5 5 8 View Events Mute Beeper ou sesessssssssssesssssscssssssssssessscsesssessssssesesssssssesessssesssssessessacscssseseseseases 78 5 3 9 ES MISS da AR OR EE N RE N E Eaa a E a ee eee ee TNA 79 S910 Clear Event BUET esse EE N EE EE GE Ee 80 Sall Mloeil PassWord is EE IE EE EE AE AE EE EE EE EE ee ter ete et 81 User Manual a SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem gol MACS FU WVU ANS ae Ee Ee tse seca eects eee N N ed EE N ee Ee see 81 a fo tal Ds SNUOWN CONTONE EE EE NE 82 39314 Restar CONTONE EE EE N e DE N EN N Ee EE Ne see ee 83 30 ed ele ad ER ER EE EE E E ad Ed RAD EERS a CN RE ee es ee eo AE RE GER e Be RO se ede ad EO Ee es io de EE ance ccrescectmtccecateces EAA E E nice ER 86 30o HardWare NVC NEON EE N EE EE 87 Chapter 6 Maintenance cssssscccssssssscccssssscccessssccccssssscssessssceccessssccccessnsceess 88 6 1 Upgrading the RAID Controller s Cache Memory iese ses se see ek se Ge ee SR Ge ee ee ee ER Se Ge ee Se Ge ee ee 88 6 1 1 Replacing the Memory Module se sesse se eek SR Se Ge RR ee ee Ge eke Ge Ge ee Ge ee ee Ge ee Gee AR Ge ee ee ee 88 6 2 Upgrading the RAID Controller s Firmware iis ss see se se se ee ee ee Ge ee Se Ge ee ee ee ee Se Ge ee ee ee ee ee 89 oa User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the hardware features installation and configur
74. o L Are You Sure gt Yes No Display Volume Set Info L Display Volume Info in Raid L Select Volume To Display SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem View Drive Information l_ Select The Drives Create Pass Through Disk L_ Select Drive gt SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Modify Pass Through Disk Physical Drives L_ Select The Drives gt SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Delete Pass Through Disk L Select The Drives L_ Delete Pass Through gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure Yes No Identify Selected Drive L_ Select The Drives Identify Enclosure L_ Select The Enclosure 36 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Mute The Alert Beeper Yes No Alert Beeper Setting gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save The Settings Yes No Change Password L Enter New Password L_ Re Enter Password L Save The Password gt Yes No JBOD RAID Function L RAID JBOD Configured AS JBOD vm Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Background Task Priority gt UltraLow 5 Low 20 Medium 50 High 80 Raid System Function L Save The Settings gt Yes No SATA NCQ Support gt Enable Disable L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No HDD Read Ahead Cache gt Enable Disable Maxtor Disable L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Volume Data Read Ahead gt Normal Aggressive Conservative Disabled L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No HDD Queue Depth Setting gt 1 2 4
75. o Event Occurs Within 24 Hours l Confirm The Operation Submit Reset N NOTE If Event Notification by email is enabled every 30 of event log will be sent to the email recipient s as one package log SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 6 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN WAN management integration To set the SNMP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the SNMP Configuration link The RAID subsystem s SNMP Configurations screen will be shown Select the desired function and set the preferred option proRAID anager XXXXXXXXXKXX lopen all close all E E Raid System Console s SNMP Trap Configurations Hi Quick Function fo fo fo E i RAID Set Functions SNMP Trap IP Address 1 EED Port 162 H Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives m fo D f EE System Controls SNMP Trap IP Address 2 E Port 162 O System Configuration LJ Hdd Power Management ETA ee BA p lo fo sie EE O EtherNet Configuration SNMP Trap IP Address 3 ort Alert By Mail Configuration D SNMP Configuration a SNMP System Configurations u NTP Configuration pomini U View Events Mute Beeper L Generate Test Event sysContact O LY Clear Event Buffer hea 5 i G O Modify Password pi sind ha L Upgrade Firmware sysLocation o O Shutdown Contr
76. oller C Restart Controller s SNMP Trap Notification Configurations EI Information f Disable SNMP Trap No SNMP Trap Will Be Sent Urgent Error Notification Send Only Urgent Event C Serious Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event C Warning Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Information Notification Send All Event i P l Confirm The Operation SNMP Trap Configurations Type in the SNMP Trap IP Address box the IP address of the host system where SNMP traps will be sent The SNMP Port is set to 162 by default SNMP System Configuration Community Type the SNMP community The default is public 1 sysContact 0 2 sysLocation 0 and 3 sysName 0 SNMP parameter 31 bytes max If these 3 categories are configured and when an event occurs SNMP will send out a message that includes the 3 categories within the message This allows user to easily define which RAID unit is having problem SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Select the desired option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration SNMP also works in the same way as Alert By Mail when sending event notifications 76 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 5 7 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol It is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference Type the NTP Server IP Address to enable the R
77. olume Set Functions EE EE ENS ae EP ER ee EE ae Ee Se HE Physical Drives EE mL Create Pass Through Disk l Confirm The Operation U Modify a Pass Through Disk Submit Reset gr Identify Enclosure LY Identify Drive Em System Controls H 0 Information 66 User Manual 5 4 4 Identify Enclosure SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem To identify an Enclosure move the mouse cursor and click on Identify Enclosure link The Select The Enclosure For Identification screen appears Tick on the enclosure from the list of enclosures then click on the Submit button to identify the selected enclosure All disk drives LEDs in an enclosure will flash when a particular enclosure is selected lopen alllclose all Y Raid System Console HH Quick Function H RAID Set Functions ao Volume Set Functions HE Physical Drives 2 LY Create Pass Through Disk LY Modify a Pass Through Disk C Delete Pass Through Disk LY Identify Drive HAI System Controls H 0 Information a Select The Enclosure For Identification Enclasurez1 SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 Submit Reset User Manual 67 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 4 5 Identify Selected Drive Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to prevent removing the wrong drive When a disk drive is selected using the Identify Drive function the Status LED of the selected disk drive will be blinking To identify a selected drive from the drives pool click on the
78. onnected 0 04 26 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo User Manual 91 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 7 When the firmware downloading is completed the confirmation screen appears Select Yesto start programming the flash ROM Raid HyperTerminal E a iol x File Edit view Call Transfer Help Hute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password Update The Firmware JBODZRAID Function RAID Rebuild Priority Maximum ATA Mode No Terminal Port Confi Restart Controller ArrowKey Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 04 57 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo 8 When the Flash programming starts a message will show Start Updating Firmware Please Wait Raid HyperTerminal E E 10 x Fie Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Raid System Function Hute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBODZRAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Maximum TerminallkifTa aI ER AT DES AA Teo ED Update F Restart Controller Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw K Redraw Connected 0 05 55 VT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo N 9 The firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete 92 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 10 After the firmware upgrade is complete a messa
79. or s support engineer for assistance lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function HEY RAID Set Functions LY Create RAID Set OO Delete RAID Set Q Activate Incomplete RAID Si LY Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare i Rescue Raid Set EO volume Set Functions H Physical Drives System Controls H Information a Try To Rescue Missing RAIDSET nter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet Enter SIGNAT To Regenerate RaidSet Signature If RaidSet Is Recovered Enter The Keyword l Confirm The Operation Submit Reset User Manual 51 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 5 3 Volume Set Function Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set 5 3 1 Create Volume Set The following are the Volume Set features 1 Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set 2 Up to 128 Volume Sets in a Raid Set can be created in the RAID subsys
80. ows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed parity scheme two dimensional parity Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 and a second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives RAID 6 provides for an extremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures It is a perfect solution for mission critical applications re User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem RAI D Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology RAID levels Supported by the subsystem are shown below Block striping is provide which yields higher performance than with individual drives There is no redundancy Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive Fully redundant Data is striped across several physical drives 3 Parity protection is used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives 3 Parity protection is used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Requires N 2 drives to implement because of two dimensional parity scheme Combination of RAID levels 1 and 0 This level provides striping and redundancy through mirroring RAID 10 requires the use of an even number of disk drives to achieve data protection while RAID 1E Enhanced Mirroring uses an odd numbe
81. r of drives Combination of RAID levels 0 and 3 This level is best implemented on two RAID 3 disk arrays with data striped across both disk arrays RAID 50 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 5 RAID 50 includes both parity and disk striping across multiple drives RAID 50 is best implemented on two RAID 5 disk arrays with data striped across both disk arrays RAID 60 combines both RAID 6 and RAID 0 features Data is striped across disks as in RAID 0 and it uses double distributed parity as in RAID 6 RAID 60 provides data reliability good overall performance and supports larger volume sizes RAID 60 also provides very high reliability because data is still available even if multiple disk drives fail two in each disk array IN N m G gt User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 3 Array Definition 1 3 1 Raid Set A Raid Set is a group of disk drives containing one or more logical volumes called Volume Sets It is not possible to have multiple Raid Sets on the same disk drives A Volume Set must be created either on an existing Raid Set or on a group of available individual disk drives disk drives that are not yet a part of a Raid Set If there are existing Raid Sets with available raw capacity new Volume Set can be created New Volume Set can also be created on an existing Raid Set without free raw capacity by expanding the Raid Set using available disk drive s which is are not yet Raid Set
82. re Subsystem into multi host attachment 3 3 Powering On Here are the steps to prepare the RAID subsystem for use SAS Host B Status LEDs SAS Host B SAS Host A SAS Host A Status LEDs R Link Port Power Supply Monitor Port Debug Port x 3 Power Input Socket EA ea Power Switch 1 Attach network cable to the R Link port and connect the other end of network cable to your network hub switch Or as alternative for configuration you may connect the serial cable to the Monitor port and to the serial port of your host server 2 Connect the SAS cable s to the SAS Host Channel s of the RAID subsystem and to the SAS switch or SAS HBA on host server 3 Connect the power cord to the AC input socket Plug the other end of power cord to the power source 4 Press on the Power Switch User Manual 25 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options Configuration Methods There are three methods of configuring the RAID controller a VT100 terminal connected through the serial Monitor port D Front panel touch control buttons C Web browser based remote RAID management via the R Link Ethernet port d Telnet connection via the R Link Ethernet port _ NOTE The RAID subsystem allows you to access using only one N method at a time You cannot use more than one method at the same time 4 1 Configuration through Terminal Configuring through a terminal wi
83. s Cache Memory The RAID controller is equipped with one DDRII SDRAM socket By default the RAID controller comes with at least 512MB of memory that is expandable to a maximum of 4GB The expansion memory module can be purchased from your dealer Memory Type 1 8V PC5300 4200 DDR2 SDRAM 240pin ECC Memory Size Supports 240pin DDR2 of 512MB 1GB 2GB or AGB T AL er re sg Ee mI Gl Tr f a i le eds dd A Ad EA AA AA EA AE AH HIE 3 Ed LT 6 1 1 Replacing the Memory Module 1 Shutdown the RAID controller using the Shutdown Controller function in proRAID Manager GUI After RAID controller is shutdown power off the switches of the 2 Power Supply Fan Modules Then disconnect the power cables Disconnect any Fibre cable from the controller module and then remove the Controller Module from the slot Remove the memory module from the RAM socket of the RAID controller by pressing the ejector clips until the memory module pops out of the socket Align the new memory module into the socket Make sure the notch is aligned with the key on the socket itself With the ejector clips in open position press down the memory module into the socket until it sinks into place The ejector clips will automatically close to lock the memory module Reinsert the Controller Module If the RAID subsystem has dual redundant RAID controllers repeat Steps 3 to 6 to replace upgrade the memory of the other Controller Module Recon
84. s modification of parameters of existing Volume Sets parameter Physical Drives Create pass through disks and allow modification of parameters of existing pass through drives This also provides a function to identify a disk drive System Controls For setting the RAID system configurations To view the controller and hardware monitor information The Raid Set hierarchy can also be viewed through the Raid Set Hierarchy item ao User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 5 RAID Management 5 1 Quick Function 5 1 1 Quick Create The number of physical drives in the RAID subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the Raid Set This feature allows user to create a Raid Set associated with exactly one Volume Set User can change the Raid Level Capacity Volume Initialization Mode and Stripe Size A hot spare can also be created depending upon the existing configuration If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example below There are three options to select No 64bit LBA and 4K Block lopen all close all 4 BEd Suctem Fdnasle a Quick Create Raid Volume Set gene a I E LHE HE Quick Function Total Number Of Disks 8 LO Quick Create Select Raid Level Raid5 Spare El RAID Set Functions AL eee HC Volume Set Functions Maximum Capacity Allowed 900 GE
85. se Time and Errors oro RAID Manager gt lopen all close all Raid System Console 9 Quick Function 9 RAID Set Functions 7 Volume Set Functions ET HI Physical Drives E o System Controls HO System Configuration 0 Hdd Power Management LY EtherNet Configuration LY Alert By Mail Configuration SNMP Configuration ay NTP Configuration D Canasta Test Event 0 Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password LY Upgrade Firmware 0 Shutdown Controller LY Restart Controller EO Ta Information seen EER ER oe spats stst sit ststtttts si Ee tthe ait a anaa Events Information Device Event Type Elapse Time Errors PassThrough Disk Created 2010 05 25 13 22 05 2010 05 25 13 14 28 2010 05 25 13 14 26 XAXAXXXXAXXXX Ia Slotz8 rohan VOL 000 Volume VOL 000 2010 05 25 12 00 30 Raid Set 001 Start Initialize Create Volume Create RaidSet 2010 05 25 12 00 24 2010 05 257 12 00 16 2010 05 25 11 58 04 Raid Set 000 Raid Set 000 Raid Set 000 Create RaidSet Delete RaidSet Create RaidSet 11 57 50 2010 05 25 Raid Set 000 2010 05 25 11 56 49 2010 08 25 _ 11 56 42 Raid Set 000 Raid Set 000 eer RaidSet Create RaidSet Delete RaidSet 2010 05 25 11 43 11 Raid Set 000 2010 05 25 11 42 40 2010 05 25 11 42 33 Raid S
86. se 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Raid 6 Spare L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L_ Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init User Manual 33 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Create Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set gt Ch01 Ch08 L_ Create Raid Set gt Yes No L_ Edit The Raid Set Name Delete Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Delete L_ Delete Raid Set gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Expand Raid Set L Select Raid Set to Expand L Select IDE Drives for Raid Set Expansion L Select Drives IDE Channel gt Ch01 Ch08 L_ Expand Raid Set gt Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Raid Set Function Offline Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Offline L Offline Raid Set Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Activate Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Active Activate Raid Set Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Create Hot Spare Disk L_ Select Drives for Hot Spare gt Ch01 Ch08 L_ Create Hot Spare gt Yes No L Hot Spare Type gt Global Dedicated to Raid Set Dedicated to Enclosure Delete Hot Spare L_ Select The Hot Spare Device To Be Deleted L_ Delete Hot Spare
87. st any power connection if the power Supply module is being removed from the enclosure Outlets must be accessible to the equipment All external connections should be made using shielded cables and as much as possible should not be performed by bare hand Using anti static hand gloves is recommended In installing each component secure all the mounting screws and locks Make sure that all screws are fully tightened Follow correctly all the listed procedures in this manual for reliable performance Controller Configurations This RAID subsystem supports both single controller configurations The single controller can be configured depending on the user s requirements This manual will discuss single controller configuration Packaging Shipment and Delivery Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Unpack and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are complete and in good condition Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged If any damage is found do not remove the components contact the dealer where you purchased the subsystem for further instructions 6 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Unpacking the Shipping Carton The shipping package contains the following RAID Subsystem Unit One 1 power cord Two 2 external SAS cables One 1 RJ 4
88. stem 5 3 4 2 Volume Set Migration Migration occurs when a Volume Set migrates from one RAID level to another a Volume Set stripe size changes or when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Volume Set status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen during migration open all close all Raid System Console Stop Auto Refresh cy J Quick Function 5 oa RAID Set Functions LY Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set LY Expand RAID Set LY Offline RAID Set LY Rename RAID Set Activate Incomplete RAID S LY Create Hot Spare Q Delete Hot Spare _ __ __ EE EE EE EE EE LY Rescue Raid Set Enclosure 1 SATA RAID Subsystem V1 0 S va Volume Set Functions TE Usage Capacity Model MI Physical Drives a RaidSet Hierarchy RAID Set Devices Raid Set 000 E 1Slot 1 Capacity Migrating 0 0 640 0GB E 1slot 2 Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Volume VOL 000 0 0 E 1Slote3 E 1Slots4 BO System Controls Slot 1 0 3 Raid Set 000 500 168 ST9500325AS 5 5 Information Slot 2 0 1 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS O RAID Set Hierarchy Slot 3 0 0 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS D System Information Slot 4 0 2 Raid Set 000 320 1GB ST9320423AS DY Hardware Monitor Slot 5 0 7 Free 500 1GB IST9500325AS Slot 6 0 4 Free 500 16
89. t LY Activate Incomplete RAID S Ss LY Create Hot Spare Submit Reset 0 Delete Hot Spare eo Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives 0 System Controls ee EER EER EER EE RE RE ER ER EE ER ER EE To expand a Raid Set click on the Expand RAID Set link Select the Raid Set which you want to expand Tick on the available disk s and check Confirm The Operation Click on the Submit button to add the selected disk s to the Raid Set NOTE Once the Expand Raid Set process has started user cannot stop it The process must be completed NOTE If a disk drive fails during Raid Set expansion and a hot Spare is available an auto rebuild operation will occur after the Raid Set expansion is completed NOTE A Raid Set cannot be expanded if it contains a Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set lopen all close all 9 Raid System Console Sela er ele te SLT H Quick Function ae RAID Set Functions Cannot Expand RaidSet Contains Raid30 50 60 Volume HO Create RAID Set HO Delete RAID Set poi Exnai z d Sykes E o D spand KAID Set LY Offline RAID Set LY Rename RAID Set LY Activate Incomplete RAID Si mL Create Hot Spare LY Delete Hot Spare LY Rescue Raid Set Q Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives H System Controls J Information aa User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem lopen all close all Raid system Console s RAID Expansion on Raid Set 000 Member Disks 3 Hl Quick Function Foto
90. tem To create Volume Set from a Raid Set expand the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Create Volume Set link The Select The Raid Set To Create On It screen will show all existing Raid Sets Tick on the Raid Set where you want to create the Volume Set and then click on the Submit button EE OE GE GE GE OE negate en OE EE EE Ee OR GR Oe EE IE OR N tata elena teeta ER n ate OE EE RE EE anata nh lopen all close alll EE EE EAEE EEREN EEEREN EEEn EENES EEREN EENEN EE AEREE AENA EEEE ENERSEN RERE AEA AEE 4 Raid System Console s Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It n fig Quick Function Select Raid Set Name Member Disks f Raid State Capacity Capacity ol RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 a 8 Normal 2560 0GB va Volume Set Functions Create Volume Set Create Raid30 50 60 Submit Delete Volume Set EF E Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Schedule Volume Check Stop Volume Check a Ta r Drives H System Controls H Information Ferrers The Volume Set setup screen allows user to configure the Volume Name Capacity RAID level Initialization Mode Stripe Size Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing SAS Port LUN Base LUN and Volume To Be Created 52 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem lopen all close all s Enter The Volume Attribute Y Raid System Console FI Quick Function Volume Name Volume VOL 000 Ff S i s a Re set ee Member Disks 8 HI Volume Set Functions
91. tem The removable hard drive tray can deliver hot swappable fault tolerant RAID solution at a price much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID subsystems This feature is provided in the RAID subsystem for advance fault tolerant RAID protection and online drive replacement 1 5 3 Hot Swap Disk Rebuild The Hot Swap feature can be used to rebuild Raid Sets with data redundancy such as RAID level 1 10 3 5 6 30 50 or 60 If a hot spare is not available the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt If a hot spare is available the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails The RAID subsystem automatically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically continue the rebuild process if the subsystem is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction process 18 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAI D Subsystem The illustrations below identify the various parts of the system Familiarize yourself with the parts and terms as you may encounter them later in the later chapters and sections 2 1 Main Components 2 1 1 Front View Smart Panel Drive Carriers User Manual 19 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 1 1 1 Disk Trays HDD Status I ndicator Activity LED Fault LED HDD A
92. troller information ser rc EE SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 4 2 Configuration through the LCD Panel All configurations can be performed through the LCD Display front panel function keys except for the Firmware update The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information status indication or menus The LCD screen displays menu items or other information up to two lines at a time The RAID controller s factory default password is set to 00000000 Function Key Definitions The four function keys at side of the front panel perform the following functions LCD Smart Pane Smart Function Keys Enwironment Status Smart Function Keys FUNCTION Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the Subsystem Up and Down A amp A VW Arrow buttons Select button W This is used to enter the option you have selected Exit button EXIT Press this button to return to the previous menu 32 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 4 2 1 Menu Diagram The following menu diagram is a Summary of the various configurations and setting functions that can be accessed through terminal Raid 0 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No Raid 1 or 1 0 L Gre
93. was saved Select the firmware file name XXXXXXXX BIN and click Open 3 Select the Confirm The Operation option Click the Submit button lopen all close all Raid System Console s Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom H Quick Function Enter The BootRom Or Firmware File Name Browse RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions 9 Physical Drives Confirm The Operation HE System Controls Submit Reset _ System Configuration L Hdd Power Management _ EtherNet Configuration i Alert By Mail Configuration _ SNMP Configuration _ NTP Configuration _ View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event O Clear Event Buffer LY Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware L Shutdown Controller C Restart Controller EI Information 4 The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the flash ROM 5 After the firmware upgrade is complete a message will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect 94 User Manual
94. y In this fast paced society data needs to be available to clients whenever they need it SAS was designed with availability in mind SAS include the following benefits Dual ports for redundant controller functionality Support for multiple initiators Hot swappable for easy removal replacement of the SAS drive User Manual 17 SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 1 5 High Availability 1 5 1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive which is ready to replace a failed disk drive In a RAID level 1 10 3 5 6 30 50 and 60 Raid Set any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a Raid Set can be defined as a hot spare drive Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives without powering down the system When the RAID subsystem detects a drive failure the system will do automatic and transparent rebuild using the hot spare drives The Raid Set will be reconfigured and rebuilt in the background while the RAID subsystem continues to handle system request During the automatic rebuild process system activity will continue as normal however the system performance and fault tolerance will be affected IMPORTANT The hot spare must have at least the same or more capacity as the drive it replaces 1 5 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support The RAID subsystem has built in protection circuit to support the replacement of SATA II hard disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the sys
95. y If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good O Modify Volume Set D Check Volume Set _ aE Schedule Volume Check Confirm The Operation AO Stop Volume Check Submit Reset O HO Physical Drives H System Controls J Information Check Volume Set Options e Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Found Assume Parity Data is Good e Re compute Parity if Parity Error Assume Data is Good NOTE When the 2 options are not selected it will only check for errors It is recommended to perform Check Volume Set with the 2 options unselected at first If the result shows errors the data must be backed up to a safe storage Then the two options can be selected and redo Check Volume Set to correct the errors 60 User Manual SAS to SATA II RAID Subsystem 3 Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button The Checking process will be started The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the Information menu lopen all close all l Stop Auto Refresh 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function a RaidSet Hierarchy ju 0 ete RAID Set Devi Volume Set Port Lun volume Stat Capacity siS Volume Set Functions RamD set evices l olume o un l olume State apacity HO Create Volume Set Raid Set 000 E 1Slot 1_ Volume VOL 000 0 0 Checking 0 0 960 0GB 0 Create Raid30 50 60 E 1Slot 2 0 Delete Volume Set E 1Slot 3 LY Modify Vo

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