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1. 3 56 Configuring Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer la x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help S Back gt Q A Qsearch Gyravorites CSristory Gh SS Address http 192 168 10 42 7 Go Links oe GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Rescue Raid Set Delete Volume Set VelumeSet Functions Ynesa Functions f System Events Information Create Volume Set a Modify Volume Set Time Device Event Type Elapse Time Errors Check Volume Set 2004 4 1 11 53 41 HW Monitor Test Event Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirol System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config Miew Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller f Next Page RaidSet Hierarchy v El fal Astarte A e c ERaid Console Microso Jethernet config Paint 3 9 9 Clear Events Buffer Use this feature to clear the entire events buffer information 3 9 10 Modify Password a Internet aR 2 16AM To set or change the RAID subsystem password move the mouse cursor to Raid System Function screen and click on th
2. Internet E Astart is E zi E Raid Console Microso MJcreate volume set Paint a 1 59AM 3 30 Configuring 3 7 3 Modify Volume Set To modify a volume set from a raid set 1 Click on the Modify Volume Set link 2 Tick on the volume set from the list that you wish to modify Click on the Submit button The following screen appears Use this option to modify volume set configuration To modify volume set attribute values from raid set system function move the cursor bar to the volume set at tribute menu and click on it The modify value screen appears Move the cursor bar to an attribute item and then click on the attribute to modify the value After you complete the modification tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action User can modify all values except the Capacity 3 7 3 1 Volume Expansion Volume Capacity Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re stripe Use this raid set expands to expand a raid set when a disk is added to your system refer to section 3 6 3 The expand capacity can use to enlarge the volume set size or create another volume set The modify volume set function can support the volume set expan sion function To expand volume set capacity value from raid set system function move the cursor bar to the volume set Volume capacity item and entry the capacity size Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to
3. Sends a file to the remote system 4 4 Array Maintenance 4 Select ZMODEM modem under Protocol ZMODEM as the file transfer proto col of your terminal emulation software 5 Click Browse Look in the location where the Firmware upgrade software is located Select the File name 6160FIRM BIN and click open e Raid HyperTerminal a 05 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu 2 x Raid Systel folder CA Mut The Al Filename ute Ihe M CA6160FIRM0627 BIN Browse B Browse Alert Protocol Zmodem Send Close Cancel Connected 0 03 21 WTi00 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL caps NUM Capture Print echo Z 6 Click Send Send the Firmware Binary to the controller Raid HyperTerminal Zmodem file send for Raid q Main Menu Sending E61 BOFIRMO627 BIN Raid Lastevent Sending Files fi of 1 Mute T Status Sending Retties jo A er Change z JBOD R File inna 25k of 240K of 240K ie R Elapsed 000003 Remaining 000077 Throughput 11945 eps aximu Termin cps bps Restar Connected 0 04 26 yT100 fiiszooe N 1 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo z Array Maintenance 4 5 7 When the Firmware completes downloading the confirmation screen appears Press Yes to start program the flash ROM Raid HyperTerminal 5 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Mod
4. N A Ch05 Raid Set 00 20 4GB ST320420 Ch06 N A N A N A Cho N A N A N A Chos N A N A N A Chog N A N A N A Ch10 N A N A N A E a E Pstart d es Raid Console Microso _ f check volume set Paint Configuring P Internet oH 1 49AM 3 6 5 Create Hot Spare When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function all unused physical devices connected to the current controller appear Select the target disk by clicking on the appropriate check box Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to create the hot spares The create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer le x Fie Edit E Ea S Help E Back gt Q A Search yFavorites C4Auistory Gh Sp Address http 192 168 10 42 v Go Links GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Select The IDE Drives For Hot Spare aaao Select Channel Capacity Model m IDE Ch13 154GB IBM DTLA 307015 E IDE Ch16 154GB IBM DTLA 307015 M Confirm The Operation Reset Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set odify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters ical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through
5. Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer E l x Fie Edit view Favorites Tools Help e Back gt Q A Qsearch GyFavorites CSristory Gh Address http 192 168 10 42 Go Links eae Me XXXXXXXX uick Create RAID anager Raid Se Functions Create Raid Set Ficlets Raid aet Select The Volume Set For View Edit Host Filters Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity Create Hot Spare a Volume Set 01 Raid Set 00 20 0GB Delete Hot 3 Delete Hot Spare c Volume Set 02 Raid Set 00 26 1GB Rescue Raid Set VobumeSet Functions 7 lC Confirm The Operation Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Submit Reset Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration i T T EEDE EEE F E eee Ti namn Timm n Done Internet Astarte aea jraia Console Microso fJuntitled Paint aM 3 36 Configuring 3 8 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a physical disk and to per form the operations listed below 3 8 1 Create Pass Through Disk To create pass through disk move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create Pass Through link
6. 1 18 Introduction Chapter 2 Getting Started Getting started with the subsystem consists of the following steps Unpack the storage subsystem Identifying Parts of the subsystem Connect the Fibre Cables Power on the subsystem Install Hard Drives 2 1 Unpacking the Subsystem Before continuing first unpack the subsystem and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are all there and in good condition Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged If any damage is found do not re move the components contact the dealer where the subsystem was pur chased for further instructions Getting Started 2 1 The package contains the following items e RAID subsystem unit e Two power cords e Two external Fibre optical cables e One external null modem cable e One external UPS cable e One RJ 45 ethernet cable e Installation Reference Guide e Spare screws etc If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance 2 2 Getting Started 2 2 Identifying Parts of the subsystem The illustrations below identify the various features of the subsystem Get yourself familiar with these terms as it will help you when you read further in the following sections 2 2 1 Front Vi
7. 1 4 3 3 Online Capacity Expansion Online Capacity Expansion makes it possible to add one or more physical drive to a volume set while the server is in operation eliminating the need to store and restore after reconfiguring the raid set When disks are added to a raid set unused capacity is added to the end of the raid set Data on the existing volume sets residing on that raid set is redistributed evenly across all the disks A contiguous block of unused capacity is made available on the raid set The unused capacity can create additional volume set The expan sion process is illustrated as following figure Before Array Expansion Free Space 40GB Volume 1 40GB D Volume 0 40GB C DiskO Disk1 Disk2 40GB 40GB 40GB Array A 120GB Introduction 1 15 The RAID subsystem controller redistributes the original volume set over the Original and newly added disks using the same fault tolerance configuration The unused capacity on the expand raid set can then be used to create an additional volume sets with a different fault tolerance setting if user need to change After Array Expansion Adding One Disk aa ae ao Free Space 80GB To a a a Volume 1 40GB D ee Ga Ge Ge donee E DiskO Disk1 Disk2 Disk3 40GB 40GB 40GB 40GB Array A 160GB 1 4 3 4 Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration User can migrate both the RAID level and stripe size of an existing volume set while the server is online and
8. 7 G0 Links x Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set R RAD Manager XXXXXXXX Raid Subsystem Information s Stop Volume Set Check Controller Name PRO 8560 Volume Set Host Filters Firmware Version v1 39 2006 2 15 Fhysical Drive BOOT ROM Version 71 39 2006 1 4 Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Agilent TSDK Serial Number V4 0 1100 2116 6633 Unit Serial Main Processor Identify Drive System Conirel 533MHz PPC4405P System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config CPU ICache Size CPU DCache Size 32K Bytes 32K Bytes Write Back Alert By Mail Config CPU SCache Size 256kBytes Write Through SNMP Configuration System Memory 1024MB 533MHz View Events Mute Beeper Current IP Address 192 168 15 95 Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Passwor d Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller Infomation RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor E Astarte d e c I ERaia Console Microso Internet SB 4 24AM Use this feature to view the raid subsystem controller s information The control ler name firmware version serial number main processor CPU data Instruction cache size and system memory
9. If a node s WWN falls in an ID range specified as Include and does not fall in any ID range specified as Exclude this node will be allowed to access the data of the related volume set The access mode can be specified as normal Read Write or restricted Read Only If a node s WWN falls in none of the ranges and there is at least one Include type entry specified this node is considered as Excluded otherwise it is considered as Included Note that when no Filter Entries are specified for a volume set any node can access the volume set as there is no LUN masking Access mode For certain applications it is desired to limit the data access as Read Only such that the data on the volume won t be accidentally modified This can be done by setting the Access Mode of the Included ID range as Read Only However some Operating Systems e g Linux may ignore this Write Protect attribute and still issue write commands to the protected volumes Data Protected error will be response to these write commands then It is sug gested to mount the volumes as Read Only for a consistent behavior if possible 3 48 Configuring 3 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help al x Bak gt A Bsearch Favorites CBristory E4 Sp Address http 192 168 10 42 v G0 Links tad Quick Create RaidSet Functions Create Raid Set
10. Quick Create Raid Set Functions Create Raid Set Raid Set 00 Total Disks 4 Disks Before Expansion 3 Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Change The Volume Attribute During Raid Expansion Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Volume Name Raid Level Delete Hot Spare RIE Volume Set 00 Raid 0 x l 64 E KBytes VohmeSe Functions 7 Create Volume Set YES NOJ Reset Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration a er ee ee Minana Thames E Done a Internet Astart 7 E E E Raid Console Microso Jexpand raid set Paint a 1 50AM Stripe Size Migrating occurs when a disk is added to a raid set Migration status is dis played in the raid status area of the Raid Set information when a disk is added to a raid set Migrating status is also displayed in the associated volume status area of the volume set Information when a disk is added to a raid set 3 22 Configuring 3 6 4 Activate Incomplete Raid Set When one of the disk drive is removed in power off state the raid set state will change to Incomplete State If user wants to continue to work when the RAID subsystem is power on User can use the Acti
11. dentify Driv Control System Config ibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration al TT nye Basra iT Mahe THe se noe E Internet PAstart lt 6 E 3 Raid Console Microso create hot spare Paint a 1 54AM ri 3 6 6 Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk 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 spares Configuring 3 25 3 6 7 Rescue Raid Set If you try to Rescue Missing RAID Set please contact our engineer for assistance 3 26 2 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer lejk File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Ea Back gt A Bsearch Gyravorites GBristory Gh SH Address 4 http 192 168 10 42 Go Links Function Men tesa I GR RAD Manager XXXXXXXX Quick Create Raid Se Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set VolhumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP
12. 3 7 4 Volume Set Migration Migrating occurs when a volume set is migrating from one RAID level to another a volume set strip size changes or when a disk is added to a raid set Migration status is displayed in the volume status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen when one RAID level to another a Volume set strip size changes or when a disk is added to a raid set Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer 18 x File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Bak gt amp fa Qsearch Favorites C4History B amp Address http 192 168 10 42 bei 60 Links Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Raid Set Hierarchy Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Id Lun Volume State Capacity Raid Set 00 Ch01 Volume Set 00 0 0 0 Migrating 4 1 46 1GB Cho3 Ch05 Cho Raid Set 02 Ch16 IBM DTLA 307015 0 0 2 Normal 15 4GB IDE Channels Channel Usage
13. File Edit View Favorkes 7 Tools Help eBack gt Q A Qsearch ByFavorites C4Auistory GA Sp Links Address http 192 168 10 42 7 Go mesam d RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Quick Create Raid Se Functions Create Raid Set Select The Raid Set For Raid Expansion Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Capacity Activate Raid Set e Raid Set 00 5 76 8GB Create Hot Spare C Raid Set 02 1 15 4GB Submit Reset osoft Internet Explorer Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters ical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through dentify Drive Conirel System Config ibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration a i tr a ae Internet E start d e c jRaid Console Microso f delete raid set Paint a asam To expand a raid set click on the Expand Raid Set link Select the target raid set which you want to expand it Tick on the available disk and Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button in the screen to add disks to the raid set Note 1 Once the Expand Raid Set process has started user cannot stop it The process must be completed 2 Ifa disk drive fails during raid set expansion and a hot spare is available an auto rebuild operati
14. w E Ca Raid Console Microso Mejethernet config Paint aM 2 16AM Hardware Monitor Configuring 3 55 3 9 8 Generate Test Events If you want to generate test events move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on he Generate Test Events Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to create the hot spares Then click on the View Events Mute Beeper to view the test event Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer e x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt Q A Qsearch Gyravorites CSristory GA SS Address http 192 168 10 42 v Go Links GP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Do You Want To Generate Test Event I Confirm The Operation Submit Reset RaidSe Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper fa f Miasas Devaat Disi Fas Internet E Astart GAE Raid Console Microso X Jethernet config Paint a 216M
15. EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration a Tinm Tine odn ihian Tle oat E a internet PAstart d e c E Raid Console Microso main menu Paint a 143am i The number of physical drives in the raid subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the raid set You can create a raid set associated with exactly one volume set The user can change the raid level capacity Volume Initialization Mode and stripe size A hot spare option is also created depending upon the existing configuration If volume size over 2TB it will be provided one option Creater TwoTB Volume Support Automatically as above menu There are three model for option No 64bit LBA For Windows Configuring 3 17 Greater Two TB Volume Support No still keep the volume size with max 2TB limitation 64bit LBA the max size 512TB for Unix or Linux For Windows the max size 16TB just use with basic disk manager under OS Window 2000 2003 or XP Noted that can t be used by with dynamic disk manager Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen the raid set and volume set will start to initialize After you complete the Quick create function you should refer to section 3 9 2 Fibre channel configuration to complete RAID configuration Then you can use RaidSet Hierarchy feature to view the fibre channel volume set host
16. gt E Astar d c E Raid Console Microso f system config_ Paint Quick Create Raid Se Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirel System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration k cin kt PT T Sees eee GP RAD Manager XXXXXXXX Ether Net Configurations DHCP Function Disabled Local IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled Gateway IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled Subnet Mask Used If DHCP Disabled HTTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved Telnet Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved SMTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved Current IP Address 192 168 110 96 Current Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 1 Current Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Ether Net MAC Address 00 04 D9 60 6E DE I Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Configuring ik Aerie ae 2 14AM 3 9 4 Alert By Mail Config To set the Event Notification function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Alert By Mail Config The Rai
17. 4 Web browser based Remote RAID management via R Link ethernet port Configuration of the internal RAID subsystem with remote RAID management is a web browser based application which utilizes the browser installed on your oper ating system Web browser based remote RAID management can be used to man age all the raid function To configure internal RAID subsystem on a remote machine you need to know its IP Address Launch your web browser by entering http IP Address in the remote web browser Important The Ethernet default IP is 192 168 001 100 and DHCP function is enable You can configure correct IP Address through the LCD panel or the terminal Ethernet Configuration menu Note that you must be logged in as administrator with local admin rights on the remote machine to remotely configure it The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is admin and the Password is 00000000 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer lj x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt amp A QsSearch Favorites C4Sristory G5 SH Address http 192 168 10 42 v Go Quick Create Raid Se Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set T RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Expand Raid Set Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Id Lun Volume State Capacity Activate Reid Set Raid Set 00 Ch01 Volume Set 01 0 0 1 Tnitializ
18. Configuration E BES ns Tented Ook The Eo S ee Start a es jRaid Console Microso f Jexpand raid set_ Paint a siam Try To Rescue Missing RAIDSET Enter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet Enter SIGNAT To Regenerate RaidSet Signature If RaidSet Is Recovered Enter The Keyword C Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Configuring 3 7 Volume Set Function A volume set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is orga nized 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 capac ity can consume all or a portion of the disk 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 3 7 1 Create Volume Set The following is the volume set features 1 Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same raid set 2 Up to 16 volume sets in a raid set can be created by the RAID subsystem controller To create volume set from raid set system move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Create Volume Set link The Select The Raid Set To Create On It screen will show all raid set number Tick o
19. Conirol Time Zone GMT 08 00 Taipei System Config Automatic Daylight Saving Enabled Fibre Channel Confi a enna Current Time 2005 9 17 9 52 33 Alert By Mail Config NTP Server Not Set SNMP Configuration NTP Configuration HTE wig l Confirm The Operation View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Submit Reset Modify Passwor d Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor zl al Internet PAstart a ta jraid Console Microso X ethernet config Paint we 2 16AM 3 54 Configuring 3 9 7 View Events To view the RAID subsystem controller s information move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the System Information link The Raid Sub system events Information screen appears Choose this option to view the system events information Timer Device Event type Elapse Time and Errors The RAID system does not built the real time clock The Time information is the relative time from the RAID subsystem power on Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer lj x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ea Back gt O A Qsearch Gyravorites CSristory GA SH Address http 192 168 10 42 60 Links GRP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Modify Volume Set System Events Information Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Time Device Volume Set Host Filters 000
20. Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration k s HPR E EN Y A EE R Done Astart dec Eraia Console Microso f untitled Paint Z Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help QP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Fibre Channel Volume Set Host Filters ChO LUN 0 Type Mode Range Mask Host WWN Nick Name Select Include RW FEFEFE 210000e08b07eda7 ala2342 Add or Delete Selected Host Filter Entry View Edit Host Name List Host WWN WWN 210000e08b07eda7 qla2342 RaMa f f 7 fF e Filter Type include gt Access Mode Read Write gt Operation Add I Confirm The Operation Reset B E internet cB 1 47AM 218 x Back gt A Bsearch Favorites CBristory Gh SH Address http 192 168 10 42 v Go Links Quick Create Raid Se Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue R
21. Fibre Channel function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Fibre Channel Config The Raid System Fibre Channel Function menu will show all items Select the desired function A Cannot find server Microsoft Internet Explorer Ss l x File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Back gt amp A A Search Favorites Media C4 Ey eh Links Address http 192 168 10 42 Go QP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Fibre Channel Configurations WWNN 20 00 00 04 d9 80 00 00 Channel 0 WWPN 21 00 00 04 d9 80 00 00 Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set ieaie HotSpare Channel 0 Speed Auto Current Speed 4 Gb Delete Hot Spare Channel 0 Topology Auto Current Topology Point Point Rescue Reid Set Channel 0 Hard Loop ID fo Disabled VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Channel 1 WWPN 10 00 00 04 d9 60 06 f4 Channel 1 Speed Auto Current Speed 4 Gb Channel 1 Topology Auto 7 Current Topology Point Point Stop Volume Set Check Channel 1 Hard Loop ID bo Disabled gt Volume Set Host Filters View Edit Host Name List reate Pass Throw View Edit Volume Set Host Filters odify Pass Throw elete Pass Throw Identify Drive il I Confirm The Operation Submit Reset EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration TY name Tima sn dm IT
22. File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt ay Qsearch Favorites C4History Eh eh Address http 192 168 10 42 v ao Links Function Menu reson l RAID Manager XXXXXXXX ick Create Raid Se Functions Create Raid Set System Configurations Delete Raid set System Beeper Setting Enabled Background Task Priority High 80 z Terminal Port Configuration Baud Rate 115200 Stop Bits 1 JBOD RAID Configuration RAID Max SATA Mode Supported SATA300 NCQ HDD Read Ahead Cache Enabled Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Stagger Power On Control 0 4 x Volume Set Host Filters Disk Write Cache Mode Enabled Eie Daime l Disk Capacity Truncation Mode No Truncation x Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through I Confirm The Operation Identify Drive System Control Submit Reset System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration a TT name Tren cod om Th Mand a TIa nsn ns E Internet Astart d e c E Raid Console Microso j Jidentify selected drive P aM 2 13am System Beeper Setting The Alert Beeper function item is used to Disabled or Enable the RAID sub system controller alarm tone generator RAID Rebuild Priority The Raid Rebuild Priority is a relative indication of how much time the control ler devotes to a rebuild operation The RAID subsystem allows user to
23. Hex Check Volume Set incude 3 Stop Volume Set Check Filter Type Include x Volume Set Host Filters Access Mode Read Write gt Physical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Operation Add 7 Delete Pass Through Identify Drive I Confirm The Operation System Control System Config Submit Reset Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration i Mn wd oT no re nie z TTi nnmn Them a and m Th lE Done Internet PAstart d ea E Raid Console Microso untitled Paint B aam Range Mark Some times it is convenient to combine some corelated WWNs into one ID range as a single filter entry This ID range is obtained by AND ing the host WWN and the Range Mask which are both 64 bit entities For example if hosts 0x210000e0 _8b03dc84 and 0x210000e0_8b03dc85 have the same access control Configuring 3 47 they can be combined as a single filter entry using either WWN as host WWN with Range Mask setting as OxFFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFE Note that under most circumstances the Range Mask is left as OXFFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF which means that only a single WWN is specified for that filter entry Filter Type Each filter entry can be set to include or exclude certain host s from data access If a node s WWN falls in an ID range specified as Exclude the related volume set will be invisible to this node and no data access is possible
24. Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set alaska ERE M Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good M Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Reset Volume Set Host Filters ical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirel System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration Pk SN one 7 Internet PAstart d E Raid Console Microso fJuntitled Paint Boaz am Use this option to verify the correctness pf the redundant data in a volume set For example in a system with dedicated parity volume set check means com puting the parity of the data disk drives and comparing the results to the con tents of the dedicated parity disk drive The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the main menu 3 34 Configuring Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ea Back gt A Bsearch Favorites CBristory Gh SS Address http 192 168 10 42 Go Links Quick Create RaidSe Functions Create Raid Set Raid Set Hierarchy Delete Raid set Emand Badset Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Id Lun Volume State Capacity Activate Raid Set Caii
25. LUN like a Fibre disk 3 7 2 Delete Volume Set To delete Volume from raid set system function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link The Select The Vol ume Set To Delete screen will show all raid set number Tick on a raid set number and the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button to show all volume set item in the selected raid set Tick on a volume set num ber and the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button to delete the volume set Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 E l x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help lt Back gt O A A seach GyFavorites CHristory B5 Sp tinks Address http 192 168 10 42 v Go Function Meru a RAID Manager XXXXXXXX coal Select The Volume Set To Delete l u Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity Activate Reid Set ie Volume Set 01 Raid Set 00 20 0GB enemas e Volume Set 02 Raid Set 00 26 1GB Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set l Confirm The Operation reate Volume Se z Delete Volume Set _Submit Reset Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters ical Drive reate Pass Throu odify Pass Throu Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirel System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration a ee TERR E F PE PERA
26. Physical Drive Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Create Pass Through i Create Pass Throu Volume Capacity 80 0GB Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Fibre Ch Lun 0 0 identify Drive Raid Level Raid 0 System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config Member Disks 1 EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config Cache Mode Write Back SNMP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Tagged Queuing Generate Test Event Volume State Woma Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Fibre Channel Volume Set Host Filters Restart Controller Infomation Type Mode Range Mask Host WWN Nick Name RaidSet Hierarchy Select Include Raw feemmmmmEF 210000e08b07eda7 qla2342 System Information Hades ieii C Select Exclude Rw ferm 2100000449600078 emulex Stripe Size 64K Bytes Enabled E Done Internet Astarte d e c jraid Console Microso untitled Paint B gam Configuring 3 59 3 10 2 System Information To view the RAID subsystem controller s information move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the System Information link The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer 18 x File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Back gt amp A Qsearch GyFavorites CSristory Gh SH Address 4 http 192 168 10 42
27. The relative setting function screen appears Disk is no controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a volume set The disk is available to the operating system 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 User can also select the cache mode Tagged Command Queuing and Fibre channel LUN Base LUN for this volume y Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer a x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help S Back gt A GQisearch Favorites History B Address http 192 168 10 42 Go Links ae RAID Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSe Functions Select the IDE drive For Pass Throush Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Select Channel LO pee Ch16 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 Capacity Model Rescue Raid Set VobumeSet Functions ite Toimii Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Volume Cache Mode Write Back x Check Volume Set i Enabled 7 Stop Volume Set Check Tagged Command Queuing l Enabled i Volume Set Host Filters Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN o fo z foz ical Drive Create Pass Through i Create Pass Throu I Confirm The Operation Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through EEEE Ide
28. Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level of opera tion while Volume 0 might be assigned a RAID 0 1 level of operation 1 4 3 Easy of Use features 1 4 3 1 Instant Availability Background Initialization RAID 0 and RAID 1 volume set can be used immediately after the creation But the RAID 3 5 and 6 volume sets must be initialized to generate the parity In the Normal Initialization the initialization proceeds as a background task the volume set is fully accessible for system reads and writes The operating sys tem can instantly access to the newly created arrays without requiring a reboot and waiting the initialization complete Furthermore the RAID volume set is also protected against a single disk failure while initialing In Fast Initialization the initialization proceeds must be completed before the volume set ready for system accesses 1 4 3 2 Array Roaming The RAID subsystem stores configuration information both in NVRAM and on the disk drives It can protect the configuration settings in the case of a disk drive or controller failure Array roaming allows the administrators the ability to move a completely raid set to another system without losing RAID configura 1 14 Introduction RAID Set 1 3 Individual Disks Free Space Volume 1 RAID 5 Volume 0 RAID 0 1 DiskO Disk1 Disk 2 tion and data on that raid set If a server fails to work the raid set disk drives can be moved to another server and inserted in any order
29. all the HDDs on the RAID subsystem are pow ered up altogether at the same time The power transfer time lag time from the last HDD to the next one can be set within the range of 0 4 to 6 0 Disk Write Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports auto enabled and disabled When the RAID sub system with BBM battery backup module the auto option will Enable disk write cache Contrariwise the auto option will Disable disk write cache Configuring 3 41 Disk Capacity Truncation Mode This RAID subsystem use drive truncation so that drives from differing vendors are more likely to be able to be used as spares for each other Drive trunca tion slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in redundant units Multiples Of 10G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 123 5 GB and the other 120 GB This drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 10G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other Multiples Of 1G If you have 123 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 123 5 GB and the other 123 4 GB This drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 1G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other No Truncation It does not truncate the capacity 3 42 Configuring 3 9 2 Fibre Channel Config To set the
30. an environment controller which is ca pable of accurately monitoring the internal environment of the subsystem such as its power supplies fans temperatures and voltages The disk trays allow you to install any type of 3 5 inch hard drive Its modular design allows hot swapping of hard drives without interrupting the subsystem s operation Introduction 1 1 1 1 Key Features Subsystem Features 2S SCS SS SCS SCS SS SS hS SS oe Features a PowerPC 440SP RISC I O processor Build in 256MB cache memory expandable up to 4GB 4Gb Fibre channel dual loop optical SFP LC short wave host port Smart function LCD panel Supports up to sixteen 16 1 hot swappable Serial ATA II hard drives Redundant load sharing hot swappable power supplies High quality advanced cooling fans Local audible event notification alarm Supports password protection and UPS connection Built in R Link LAN port interface for remote management amp event notifica tion Dual host channels support clustering technology Real time drive activity and status indicators RAID Function Features SS e e CS SCS e e 2S SCS 2S Supports RAID levels 0 1 0 1 3 5 6 and JBOD Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild Allows online capacity expansion within the enclosure Tagged command que
31. 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 Introduction 1 3 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 drives in the array with stripes large enough so that each record falls entirely within one stripe most records can be evenly distributed across all drives This keeps all drives in the array busy during heavy load situations This situation allows all drives to work concurrently on different I O operations and thus maximize the number of simultaneous I O operations that can be performed by the array Definition of RAID 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 0 arrays deliver the best data storage efficiency and performance of any array type The
32. choose the rebuild priority ultraLow Low Medium High to balance volume set ac cess and rebuild tasks appropriately For high array performance specify a Low value 3 40 Configuring 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 JBOD RAID Configuration The RAID subsystem supports JBOD and RAID configuration Maximum SATA Mode Supported The 16 SATA drive channel can support up to SATA II which runs up to 300MB s 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 RAID subsystem allows user to choose the SATA Mode SATA150 SATA150 NCQ SATA300 SATA300 NCQ HDD Read Ahead Cache This option allows the users to disable the cache of the HDDs on the RAID subsystem To some HDD models disabling the cache in the HDD is neces sary to prove the RAID subsystem functions correctly Stagger Power On Control This option allows the power supplier to power up in order each HDD on the RAID subsystem In the past
33. disadvantage is that if one drive in a RAID 0 array fails the entire array fails 1 4 Introduction Writes can occur simultaneously on every drive yyvyy Gr Ger on on Ge ns yyvyy Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring is simply a pair of disk drives that store duplicate data but appear to the computer as a single drive Although striping is not used within a single mirrored drive pair multiple RAID 1 arrays can be striped together to create a single large array consisting of pairs of mirrored drives All writes must go to both drives of a mirrored pair so that the information on the drives is kept identical However each individual drive can perform simultaneous independent read operations Mirroring thus doubles the read performance of a single non mirrored drive and while the write performance is unchanged RAID 1 delivers the best performance of any redundant array type In addition there is less performance degradation during drive failure than in RAID 5 arrays Duplicate data is written to pairs of drives ry rr O 866 DOLLE E Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Introduction 1 5 RAID 3 sector stripes data across groups of drives but one drive in the group is dedicated to 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
34. drives parameter It also provides the function to identify the respect disk drive System Control Setting the raid system configurations Information View the controller and hardware monitor information The Raid Set Hierarchy can also view through the RaidSet Hierarchy item 3 16 Configuring Configuration Procedures Below are a few practical examples of concrete configuration procedures 3 5 Quick Create 4 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer i l x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt amp A Gisearch Favorites History B amp Address http 192 168 10 42 Go Links Ms XXXXXXXX ae GAP RAID Manager Raid Set Functions Create Raid Set Quick Create Raid Volume Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Total Number Of Disks 6 Activate Raid Set Select Raid Level Raid 5 Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Maximum Capacity Allowed 2500 GB Rescue Raid Set Select Capacity 2500 GB VolumeSet Functions Greater Two TB Volume Support No x Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Init Faster Completion Modify Volume Set 7 Check Volume Set Select Stripe Size 64 KBytes Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters i C Confirm The Operation ical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Throw Submit Reset Delete Pass Through dentify Drive Control System Config ibre Channel Config
35. exclusive OR XOR of the information recorded on the remaining drives Records typically span all drives which optimizes the disk transfer rate Because each I O request accesses every drive in the array RAID 3 arrays can satisfy only one I O request at a time RAID 3 delivers the best performance for single user single tasking environments with long records Synchronized spindle drives are required for RAID 3 arrays in order to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 arrays with small stripes can yield similar performance to RAID 3 arrays Read and write operations span all drives Vv 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 1 6 Introduction Writes require parity to be updated Lita DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive 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
36. id ies Raid Set 00 Ch01 Volume Set 00 0 0 0 Checking 2 1 46 1GB msns d GERAD Wanager XXXXXXXX Delete Hot Spare Cho3 Rescue Raid Set Ch05 VolumeSet Functions Cho8 Create Volume Set Raid Set 02 Chi6 IBM DTLA 307015 0 0 2 Normal 15 4GB Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set IDE Channels O CS Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Channel Usage Capacity TE Poysicl Mive ed Ch01 Raid Set 00 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 Create Pass Through Cho NA NA N A Modify Pass Through Modify Pass Thron ChO3 Raid Set 00 20 4GB T320420A Delete Pass Through a Cho4 NA NA NA Identify Drive en Ch05 Raid Set 00 20 4GB ST320420A System Config Ch06 NA NA NA Fibre Channel Config Cho NA NA NA Tinin lle Chog Raid Set 00 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 Alert By Mail Config Choo NA A NA SNMP Configuration allan salad oda be eee eee en T ee ee eee x Fan i E a ET ET T xl Done Internet Astar w el yraia Console Microso Me Juntitled Paint cB 1 47AM 3 7 6 Stop VolumeSet Check Use this option to stop the Check Volume Set function Configuring 3 35 3 7 7 Volume Set Host Filters Use this option to View Edit Host Filters Refer to section 3 9 2 2 View Edit Volume Set Host Filters for more information You should complete the Fibre Channel Configuration first before you use this option
37. more capacity as the drive it replaces 1 4 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support The RAID subsystem has built the protection circuit to Support the replace ment of UDMA hard disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the system The removable hard drive tray can deliver hot swappable fault tolerant RAID solutions at prices much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID subsystems We provide this feature for subsystems to provide the advanced fault tolerant RAID protection and online drive replacement 1 4 4 3 Hot Swap Disk Rebuild A Hot Swap function can be used to rebuild disk drives in arrays with data redundancy such as RAID level 1 0 1 3 5 and 6 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 auto Introduction 1 17 matically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically restart the system and the rebuild if the system is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction procedure condition When a disk is Hot Swap al though the system is functionally operational the system may no longer be fault tolerant Fault tolerance will be lost until the removed drive is replaced and the rebuild operation is completed
38. section 3 3 The configu ration utility main menu options are Option Description Quick Volume And Raid Set Create a RAID configurations which is Setup consist of the number of physical disk installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized raid set Volume Set Functions Create a customized volume set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk information 3 8 Configuring 3 2 Configuring the Subsystem Using the LCD Panel The LCD Display front panel function keys are the primary user interface for the Disk Array Except for the Firmware update all configuration can be per formed through this interface The LCD provides a system of screens with ar eas for information status indication or menus The LCD screen displays up to two lines at a time of menu items or other information The RAID subsystem password is default setting at 00000000 by the manufacture Function Key Definitions The four function keys at the top of the front panel perform the following func tions Up button a Down button Ww Select button Y Exit button EXIT sid VV LJ 0000 i ee ee Function Up or Down a Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on arrow buttons the LCD screen This is also used to move between each menu v when you configure the subsystem Select button I This is used to enter the option you have selected Exit button EXIT Press this button to return to the previous menu Conf
39. size speed appear in this screen 3 60 Configuring 3 10 3 Hardware Monitor To view the RAID subsystem controller s hardware monitor information move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click the Hardware Monitor link The Hard ware Information screen appears I Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt lt Bi Q Search Ga Favorites History B amp ress Hardware Monitor Information Controller Board Temperature Power Supply 12V 12 099 V Power Supply 5V 4 945 V Power Supply 3 3V 3 296 V DDR Supply Voltage 2 5V 2 560 V CPU Core Voltage 1 3V 1 328 V DDR Termination Power 1 25V System Power Supply 1 System Power Supply 2 OK System Power Supply 3 OK System Fan 1 Speed 2860 RPM System Fan 2 Speed 3276 RPM System Fan 3 Speed ORPM System Fan 4 Speed 0 RPM UPS Status OK Hdd 1 Temperature 28 C Hdd 2 Temperature 25 C Hdd 3 Temperature PA tes Hdd 4 Temperature 26 C J E a aia Internet Astart ics E tal Raid Console Microso Se modify password Paint oy 4 23 AM The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature fan speed chassis fan and voltage of the internal RAID subsystem All items are also unchangeable The warning messages will indicate through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer Controller Board Temperature gt 60 Celsius HDD Temperature gt 55 Celsius Controller Fan Speed lt 1900 RPM Power Supply
40. the volume set is in use Online RAID level stripe size migration can prove helpful during performance tuning activities as well as in the event that additional physical disks are added to the RAID subsystem For example in a system using two drives in RAID level 1 you could add capacity and retain fault tolerance by adding one drive With the addition of third disk you have the option of adding this disk to your existing RAID logical drive and migrating from RAID level 1 to 5 The result would be parity fault tolerance and double the available capacity without taking the sys tem off 1 16 Introduction 1 4 4 High availability 1 4 4 1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive which is ready for re placing the failure disk drive In a RAID level 1 0 1 3 5 or 6 raid set any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a raid set can define as a hot spare drive Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives without powering down the system When RAID subsystem detects a UDMA drive failure the system will automatic and transparent rebuilds using 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
41. to the controller and start to update the flash ROM 4 8 Array Maintenance 5 After the firmware upgrade is complete a bar indicator will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully SITIES File Edit View Favorites Tools Help El Bak gt A Qsearch Favorites CBristory Fhe Address http 192 168 10 42 60 Links Z Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer Create Hot Spare eT CN Ran Manager XXXXXXXX Rescue Raid Set VotumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Restart Controller Is Required For New Firmware To Take Effect Volume Set Host Filters Physic al Drive j Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirel j System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller RaidSet Hierarchy E internet PAstart 4 E Ea E Raid console Microso a 6 07 am Array Maintenance 4 9 4 3 Hot Swap Components The disk array supports hot swappable disk trays power supply modules and cooling fan unit The following sections describe how to remove and install the Hot Swap parts without interrupting the data access while the disk array is on 4 3 1 Replacing a disk To
42. 03 28 Volume Set 01 Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Event Type Elapse Time Errors Complete Migrate 000 05 37 Physical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirol System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller RaidSet Hierarch System Information 000 09 05 Volume Set 01 Start Migrating 000 09 05 Volume Set 01 Modify Volume 000 10 04 Volume Set 01 Modify Volume 000 12 54 Volume Set 01 Complete Init 000 01 19 000 14 13 Volume Set 01 Start Initialize 000 14 13 Volume Set 01 Create Volume 000 14 27 Volume Set 02 Complete Init 1000 00 09 000 14 31 Volume Set 02 Delete Volume 000 14 36 Volume Set 02 Start Initialize 000 14 36 Volume Set 01 Complete Init 000 01 21 000 14 40 Volume Set 01 Delete Volume 000 15 45 Volume Set 02 Create Volume 000 15 57 Volume Set 01 Start Initialize 000 15 57 Volume Set 01 Create Volume 000 16 10 Volume Set 01 Complete Init 000 01 08 Next Page H zi a a Internet Astarte
43. 12V lt 10 8V or gt 13 2V Power Supply 5V CPU Core Voltage 1 3V DDR Termination Power 1 25V lt 1 125V or gt 1 375V Configuring 3 61 3 11 Creating a New RAID or Reconfiguring an Existing RAID You can configure raid sets and volume sets using Quick Create or Raid Set Functions Volume Set Functions configuration method Each configuration method requires a different level of user input The general flow of operations for raid set and volume set configuration is Step action a Designate hot spares pass through optional ES Choose a configuration method Create raid set using the available physical drives Define volume set using the space in the raid set 5 Initialize the volume set and use volume set in the HOST OS 3 62 Configuring Chapter 4 Array Maintenance This chapter describes more information about your Disk Array The following items are describes in detail Memory Upgrades Updating Firmware Hot Swap Components 4 1 Memory Upgrades The subsystem is equipped with one DDRII SDRAM socket By default your Disk Array comes with 256MB of memory that is expandable to a maximum of 4GB These expansion memory module can be purchased from your dealer Memory Type 1 8V PC5300 4200 3200 DDR2 SDRAM 240pin ECC Memory Size Supports 240pin DDRII of 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB or 4GB wm n wu S WV WL VT S N 2 DORZ SIME ECG Po5300 GLS Array Maintenance 4 1 4 1 1 Installing Memo
44. 15 Delete Volume Set C IDE Chl 154GB IBM DTLA 307015 Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Raid Set Name Raid Set 00 Stop Volume Set Check Vol Set Host Filt jcc a M Confirm The Operation ical Drive reate Pass Through Submit Besa Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirel System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration a ee eee Q TTi nnmn Trem and m TM E Done Internet Astart d e c E Raid Console Microso f quick create Paint aM 1 44am To create a raid set click on the Create Raid Set link A Select The IDE Drive For RAID Set screen is displayed showing the IDE drive connected to the current controller Click on the selected physical drives with the current raid set Enter 1 to 15 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for a raid set The default raid set name will always appear as Raid Set Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen the raid set will start to initialize Configuring 3 19 3 6 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 set existing in the current controller Click the raid set number you which to delete in the select column to delete screen Tick on the Confirm The Operation an
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46. Capacity Model ChO1 Raid Set 00 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 Ch02 N A N A N A Ch03 Raid Set 00 20 4GB ST320420 Ch04 N A N A N A Uosraie Fitar Ch05 Raid Set 00 20 4GB T3204204 Restart Controller Cho6 N A N A N A Information Cho N A N A N A RaidSet Hierarchy Cho8 Raid Set 00 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 System Information Hardware Monitor Ch09 N A N A N A Ch100 N A N A NA xl E Done Internet Astar 4 E E E Raid Console Microso untitled Paint 8A Imigration Paint a 3 24AM Configuring 3 33 3 7 5 Check Volume Set To check a volume set from a raid set 1 Click on the Check Volume Set link 2 Tick on the volume set from the list that you wish to check Tick on Con firm The Operation and click on the Submit button Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer a gt J 8 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt A Qsearch SjFavorites C4Auistory GA SH Address http 192 168 10 42 Go Links Saco try GQ Rai Manager XXXXXXXX Quick Create RaidSe Functions Create Raid Set Select The Volume Set To Be Checked Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity Activate Raid Set I Volume Set 00 Raid Set 00 3500 0GB Deleie HotSpare iW Volume Set 01 Raid Set 00 3501 5GB Create
47. Fe gg rete etree sr cr A Pe eee ee 3 10 Web browser based Remote RAID management via R Link ethernet 3 15 DIE aE se nae eT Rae Be eee ee 3 17 Rad SCUPUNCTONS sses Sueded a ecu NG 3 19 30 TOee Rald Sel a Ae Hie ee Nd Mae Ne a aa 3 19 10 2 DClICTO RIC SC E AAEE EEE E ae eo A at ed aetna cine 3 90 30 3 EXDANG RANG CL aena a a O E N 3 21 3 6 4 Activate Incomplete Raid Set ssssssssseseseeeeseeeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeees 3 93 JOS Greate HotSpare bial teasducess naraavindsentoaamende ue e acebes 3 95 300 Delete HotSpare N tian 3 25 3 6 7 Rescue Raid Selera ean a eE RA aS TUNA e UNE A ANELEE 3 26 Sf Volume SCLEUNCIOM siasa AD 3 97 Dal Greate VOMS SE losa oe a e A 3 97 Sal 2 DRICIS VOICE SOU sass tia lace sack aca hat caeaeiassatewtaad tara eaeascvaeeteaeaecans 3 30 SF 8 MOA VOIP G SC Lats tater E anata econ eabeteio 3 34 S97 Volume EXPANSION sacsinehcasiiuccsasc ona iaaa E 3 34 SA Volume Set IMIGQIAU ON sreess tes scece tate na aee E 3 33 Sil CROCK VOIUME SOU iii chet secs tk ck tices tes ceia abana nian tet S tins 3 34 Sf O SUOP VOUM SEL NCC acta cas N 3 35 Sia VOIUME SCUROST INC IS siria aee Ee EET 3 36 DO PAYSICADTV Caco itd roth cesta r ee aE T E mie eeceuttd 3 37 29 V Create Pass T NTOUON DISK isneus eine aaa ean 3 37 3 022 Modify Fass NOUJA DISK aai a haute tte a 3 38 3 03 Delete PassS MOUGM DISK riii a a 3 39 930 4 ldentify Selected DVE serseri cerien aa pean eet nee eeheatt 3 39 39
48. L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA For windows L Selected Capacity L_ Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L_ Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid 6 Spare L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA For windows Selected Capacity L_ Select Stripe Size p 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L_ Create Vol Raid Set Yes No 3 10 Configuring Raid Set Function Create Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set 4 Ch01 Ch16 L_ Create Raid Set Yes No Edit The Raid Set Name Delete Raid Set Select Raid Set To Delete L_ Delete Raid Set Yes No Are you sure Yes No Expand Raid Set Select IDE Drives for Raid Set Expansion L_ Select Drives IDE Channel Chxx Ch16 L Expand Raid Set Yes No Are you sure Yes No Activate Raid Set L Select Raid Set To Active L_ Activate Raid Set Yes No Are You Sure Yes No Create Hot Spare Disk L__ Select Drives for Hot spare z Chxx Ch16 Max 3 Hot spare supported L_ Create Hot Spare Yes No Delete Hot Spare Disk L_ Select The Hot Spare Device To Be Deleted L_ Delete Hot Spare Yes No Raid Set Information L_ Select Raid Set To Display Configuring 3 11 Create Volume Set Create Volume From Raid Set L_ Volume Creation Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume p gt Yes No Initialization M
49. MP Configuration a nd hm m osm mee en Y TT nnmn Tam E Done Internet PAstart BEKA Raid Console Microso fJuntitled Paint B azam Configuring 3 45 3 9 2 2 Volume Set Host Filters Volume Set Host Filters can be specified by clicking View Edit Volume Set Host Filters link at bottom of Fibre Channel Config page Volume Set Host Filters can also be specified by clicking Volume Set Functions gt Volume Set Host Filters from the Menu Frame A Cannot find server Microsoft Internet Explorer i lej xi Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help a Back gt amp A Search Favorites Media lt 4 B Address http 192 168 10 42 z so Links Q RAD Manager XXXXXXXX Quick Create Raid Se Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Fibre Channel Configurations WWNN 20 00 00 04 d9 80 00 00 Channel 0 WWPN 21 00 00 04 d9 80 00 00 Create Hot Spare Channel 0 Speed Auto zl Current Speed 4 Gb Delete Hot Spare Channel 0 Topology Auto gt Current Topology Point Point Rescue Raid Set VobumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Channel 0 Hard Loop ID p Disabled Channel 1 WWPN 10 00 00 04 d9 60 06 f4 Delete Volume Set Channel 1 Speed Auto z Current Speed 4 Gb Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Channe
50. Modo Tn 0 ce nee zi E Done Bim r Internet WWNN World Wide Node Name The WWNN of the FC RAID is shown at top of the Config Frame This is an eight byte unique address factory assigned to the FC RAID common to both FC channels WWPN World Wide Port Name Each FC channel has its unique WWPN which is also factory assigned Usually the WWNN WWPN tuple is used to uniquely identify a port in the Fabric Channel Speed Each FC Channel can be configured as 1 Gbps sec 2 Gbps sec 4 Gbps sec or use Auto option for auto speed negotiation between 1G 4G The controller de fault is Auto which should be adequate under most conditions The Channel Configuring 3 43 Speed setting takes effect for the next connection That means a link down or bus reset should be applied for the change to take effect The current connection speed is shown at end of the row You have to click the Fibre Channel Config link again from the Menu Frame to refresh display of current speed Channel Topology Each FC Channel can be configured as Fabric Point to Point Loop or Auto Topology The controller default is Auto topology which takes precedence of Loop topology Firmware restart is needed for any topology change to take effect The current connection topology is shown at end of the row You have to click the Fibre Channel Config link again from the Menu Frame to refresh display of current topology Note that current topolog
51. RAID FIBRE TO S ATA Installation Reference Guide Revision 1 2 P N PW0020000000207 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 regis tered trademarks of their respective holders Changes The material in this documents is for information only and is subject to change without notice FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations This equipment generates uses and can radiate ra dio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is not guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Move the equipment away from the recei
52. SC key Return to previous screen L key Line draw X key Redraw 3 6 Configuring Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute ac tions by clicking on the appropriate link RAID HyperTerminal d E 10 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Ole sl 3 cls Model Name RAID Controller Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function Fibre Channel Config Ethernet Configuration View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information Connected 0 00 43 vT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL 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 cor rect password The password is used to protect the internal RAID sub system from unauthorized entry 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 password is default setting at 00000000 by the manufacture Configuring 3 7 V7T100 terminal configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items display beneath it The submenus for each item are explained on the
53. SNMP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modi Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor QP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute Ch11 20 4GB T3204204 Volume Cache Mode Write Back Tagged Command Queuing Enabled gt Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN o z o Ap I Confirm The Operation Reset fi Done Internet PAstart d e c E Raid Console Microso f create pass through Paint aA 2 11am 3 38 Configuring 3 8 3 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete pass through drive from the pass through drive pool move the mouse cursor bar to the main menus and click on Delete Pass Through link After you complete the selection tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the delete action 3 8 4 Identify Selected Drive To prevent removing the wrong drive the selected disk LED will light for physi cally locating the selected disk when the dentify Selected Drive is selected To identify the selected drive from the drives pool move the mouse cursor bar to click on Identify Selected Drive link The Select The IDE Device For identifica tion screen appears tick on the IDE device from the drives pool and Flash method After completing the selection click on the Submit button to identify selected drive Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer j
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55. ace The point to point topology extends SCSI connectivity from a server to a peripheral device over longer distances Arbitrated Loop The arbitrated loop FC AL topology provides a relatively simple method of connecting and sharing resources This topology allows up to 126 devices or nodes in a single continuous loop or ring The loop is constructed by daisy chaining the transmit and receive cables from one device to the next or by using a hub or switch to create a virtual loop The loop can be self contained or incorporated as an element in a larger network Increasing the number of devices on the loop can reduce the overall performance of the loop because the amount of time each device can use the loop is reduced The ports in an arbitrated loop are referred as L Ports Switched Fabric A switched fabric a term is used in a Fibre channel to describe the generic switching or routing structure that delivers a frame to a destination based on the destination address in the frame header It can be used to connect up to 16 million nodes each of which is identified by a unique world wide name In a switched fabric each data frame is transferred over a virtual point to point connection There can be any number of full bandwidth transfers occur ring through the switch Devices do not have to arbitrate for control of the Introduction 1 11 network each device can use the full available bandwidth A fabric topology contains one or more switc
56. aid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration TE Teh eke Tesi Done start d ec Eraia Console Microso f untitled Paint Q RAD Manager XXXXXXXX Type Mode Range Mask Host WWN Nick Name Select Include R W fiinn 210000e08b07eda7 qla2342 Select Exclude R W erem 2100000449600078 emulex Add or Delete Selected Host Filter Entry View Edit Host Name List Host WWW WWN 210000e08b07eda7 qla2342 v Range Mask f Wo k A F Wo Eo F He Filter Type Include gt Access Mode Read Write Operation Add l Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Hi i E nternet cB 1 47AM Configuring 3 49 3 9 3 EtherNet Config To set the EtherNet function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on he EtherNet Config The Raid System EtherNet Function menu will show all items Select the desired function 3 50 4 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer 218 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help eBak gt A Asearch Favorites Bristory Fhe SH Address http 192 168 10 42 7 so Links
57. aid Set 00 26 1GB l PRES ER YET Y AEE n OE E Done gp Internet Astar Gs al Ejraia Console Microso fJuntitled Paint cB 17AM 3 46 Configuring To add a host filter entry first select the host to be include exclude from Host WWN list Adjust Range Mask Filter Type Access Mode fields Choose Add operation then Confirm Submit to complete the add operation The added host filter entry will be shown in the upper half of the Config Frame Up to 8 host filter entries can be added To delete a host filter entry from the list select the radio button in front of the host entry Choose Delete operation then Confirm Submit to complete the delete operation lt 4 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer E l x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt amp fa Qsearch GyFavorites C4History Eh Links gt Address http 192 168 10 42 Go react d RAID Wanager XXXXXXXX Quick Create Raid Se Funcions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Fibre Channel Volume Set Host Filters ChO LUN 0 Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set None Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Add or Delete Selected Host Filter Entry Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions View Edit Host Name List Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Host WWN WWN 210000e08b07 eda qla2342 gt Modify Volume Set Range Mask ff lf ff lf ff f ff ff
58. browser management You must complete the appropriate installation procedure before proceeding with this firmware upgrade Whichever terminal emulation program is used must support the ZMODEM file transfer protocol Configuration of the internal RAID subsystem web browser based remote RAID management Web browser based RAID management can be used to update the firmware You must complete the appropriate installation procedure before pro ceeding with this firmware upgrade Array Maintenance 4 3 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 OEM s web site onto the c 1 From the Main Menu scroll down to Raid System Function 2 Choose the Update Firmware The Update The Raid Firmware dialog box appears Raid HyperTerminal Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Pute The Alert Beeper ert Update The Raid FirmWare Change 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 WTi00 Raid System Function Hute The Alert Beeper Alert B Renae Update The Raid FirmWare RAID Re Transfer File From Terminal Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol i lt lt Five Ctrl To Abort gt gt
59. com plete the action The volume set start to expand Configuring 3 31 3 32 E Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer lej x File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Back gt A Asearch Favorites CBistory Gh Address http 192 168 10 42 v Go Links Rescue Raid Set os C RAD Manager XXXXXXXX Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Enter Volume Attribute On Raid Set 00 Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Name Volume Set 00 Volume Set Host Filters Max Capacity Allowed 1250 0 GB Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Volume Capacity Modir Fass Through Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Init Faster Completion Delete Pass Through Identify Drive Volume Raid Level Raid 0 System tomir al Volume Stripe Size 64 x KBytes System Config Fibre nnie Volume Cache Mode Write Back x EtherNet Config Tagged Command Queuing Enabled x Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN fe ab apa View Events Mute Beeper G te Test Event r Generate Test Event lC Confirm The Operation Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Reset Restart Controller RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor B Done Internet PAstart d e c Eraia Console Microso f delete volume set Paint aA 2 02 aM Configuring
60. ctor voltage 2 Turn on the power 3 The Power LED on the front panel will turn green After a few moments the LCD should display the following message x detecting the Ethernet cable connect well Model Name XXXK XXKX XKXKX XXK j 2 10 Getting Started 2 5 Install Hard Drives This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and gives instructions on installing a hard drive The sub system supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running 1 Pull out an empty disk tray You can install in any available slot 2 Take off the bracket before installing hard drive Bracket oF 3 Place the hard drive in the disk tray 4 Install the mounting screws on each side to secure the drive in the mo bile rack Note Insert screws through the front sides of the mounting holes ee Aetna nole dri ard otal or ro Getting Started 2 11 2 12 Slide the tray into a slot until it clicks into place The HDD status LED will turn green on front panel Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place If the HDD power LED did not turn green check the hard drive is in good condition lf the hard drive is not being accessed the HDD access LED will not illuminate The LED blinks only when being accessed Getting Started Chapter 3 Configuring The subsys
61. d System Event Notification Function menu will show all items Select the desired function When an abnormal condi tion occurs an error message will be email to administrator that a problem has occurred Events are classified to 4 levels urgent serious warning message Z Cannot find server Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 d 8 xj File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Ea Bak gt Q A Qsearch Favorites EmMedia C4 B amp Address http 192 168 10 42 6o Links R RAD Manager XXXXXXXX Quick Create SMTP Server Configuration Raid Set Functions Create Raid Set SPE SMTP Server IP Address fes os 4 foo Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Mail Address Configurations Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare f Sender Name proware Mail Address Jaaa aaa com Rescue Raid Set Se ae Account Password Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set MailTo Name1 proware1 Mail Address proware proware com tw Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set MailTo Name2 Mail Address Stop Volume Set Check MailTo Name3 D Mail Address PO Volume Set Host Filters ical Drive MalTo Named Mail Address Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Event Notification Configurations Delete Pass Through e f Identify Drive Disable Event Notification No Event Notification Will Be Sent Spaan oim l C Urgent Error Notification Send Only Urgent Event System Config Fib
62. d and the host name list is established Volume Set Host Filters can be specified by clicking View Edit Volume Set Host Filters link at bottom of Fibre Channel Config page Volume Set Host Filters can also be speci fied by clicking Volume Set Functions gt Volume Set Host Filters from the Menu Frame Select the volume for LUN masking and then click the submit button Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt A A Qsearch Favortes Bristory Fr SH ll Links gt Address http 192 168 10 42 v ao Function hieu a GP Rav Manager XXXXXXXX Quick Create Raid Set Functions Create Raid Set Fibre Channel Host Name List Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set FERT E Select NATWIN 210000e08b07eda qla2342 Create Hot Spare C Select WWIN 2100000449600078 emulex Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Add or Delete Selected Host Name Entry M Select WWN From Detected Host Delete Volume Set Type C WWNN AWPN Modify Volume Set From Vv v Check Volume Set ea Channel 0 aan Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Host WWN Physical Drive al Drive Nick Name oT Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through elete Pass Throu Operation Add ka Identify Drive System Confi Con e Operation Fibre Channel Confi EthetNet Config Submit Reset Alert By Mail Confi SN
63. d click on the Submit button in the screen to delete it Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back aah A Search Ga Favorites lt 4History Ey E Address http 192 168 10 42 Go Links Quick Create RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Raid Se Functions Creste Raid Set Select The Raid Set To Delete o O Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Capacity Activate Raid Set e Raid Set 00 5 76 8GB Create Hot Spare c Raid Set 02 1 154GB Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config TT nnmn Tam Done Internet PAstart wA Ea jraid Console Microso MP create raid set Paint AA 1 47AM l Confirm The Operation VolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Deleted Submit Reset 3 20 Configuring 3 6 3 Expand Raid Set Use this option to expand a raid set when a disk is added to your system This function is active when at least one drive is available Raid Console Micr 218 x
64. dancy Requires N 2 drives to implement because of two dimensional parity scheme Combination of RAID levels 0 and 1 This level provides striping and redundancy through mirroring Introduction 1 9 1 3 Fibre Functions 1 3 1 Overview Fibre Channel is a set of standards under the auspices of ANSI American National Standards Institute Fibre Channel combines the best features from SCSI bus and IP protocols into a single standard interface including high performance data transfer up to 400 MB per second low error rates multiple connection topologies scalability and more It retains the SCSI command set functionality but use a Fibre Channel controller instead of a SCSI controller to provide the network interface for data transmission In today s fast moving com puter environments Fibre Channel is the serial data transfer protocol choice for high speed transportation of large volumes of information between workstation server mass storage subsystems and peripherals Physically the Fibre Channel can be an interconnection of multiple communi cation points called N Ports The port itself only manages the connection between itself and another such end port which which could either be part of a switched network referred to as a Fabric in FC terminology or a point to point link The fundamental elements of a Fibre Channel Network are Port and node So a node can be a computer system storage device or Hub Switch This chapter d
65. e Change Password link The Modify System Password screen appears Configuring 3 57 The password option allows user to set or clear the raid subsystem s pass word 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 internal RAID subsystem from unautho rized entry 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 ten seconds To disable the password press Enter key only in both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password column Once the user confirms the operation and clicks the Submit button The existing password will be cleared No pass word checking will occur when entering the main menu from the starting screen Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 la x Fle Edit View Favorites Tools Help i o E o 7 p Back gt amp A GQisearch Favorites History B amp Address http 192 168 10 42 v Go Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirel Syste
66. e subsystem supports fibre interface which provides fast 400MB data trans fer rate using fibre This section describes the location of the host channels and instructions on connecting external fibre devices 1 Configure the Loop ID of subsystem or use dynamic LIP 2 The package comes with two fibre optical cables For every pair of host channel fibre connector at the rear of the subsystem attach one end of the fibre optical cable to one of the fibre connectors and the other end to the host adapter s external fibre connector or to the fibre Hub Switch The host adapter is installed in your Host subsystem 3 Connect the other host system using the other fibre optical cable if you want to configure subsystem into multi host attachment Host A Host B Note lt gt For safety reasons make sure the Disk Array and Host Computer are turned off when you plug in the Fibre cable Getting Started 2 9 2 4 Powering on the Subsystem When you connect the Disk Array to the Host computer you should press the ON OFF Power Supply Switch on both of the power supply units It will turn the Disk Array on and the Self Test will be started automatically 1 Plug in all the power cords or power connectors located at the rear of the subsystem Power 1 Switch Power 2 Switch Note lt gt The subsystem is equipped with redundant PFC power factor correction Full Range power supplies The subsystem will auto matically sele
67. eeeeeeeeeeeeeaeseececeeeeeeeseeaaaaeeeeeeeeees 4 10 APO REDIACIING er CIS Kee n let tk E ee sacs 8 oS eat email al cnc 4 10 4 3 2 Replacing a Power Supply cccccccccccccesessseeceeeeeeeeseeeessseeeeeeeeeeesaaas 4 11 4a 9 FRGDIACIING a F aansen a E 4 12 Appendix A Technical Specification cccccceccessceceeeeeeeeeeeeeenes A Chapter 1 Introduction The RAID subsystem is a Fibre channel to Serial ATA II RAID Redundant Ar rays of Independent Disks disk array subsystem It consists of a RAID disk array controller and sixteen 16 disk trays The subsystem is a Host Independent RAID subsystem supporting RAID lev els 0 1 3 5 6 and 0 1 Regardless of the RAID level the subsystem is configured for each RAID array consists of a set of disks which to the user appears to be a single large disk capacity One unique feature of these RAID levels is that data is spread across sepa rate disks as a result of the redundant manner in which data is stored in a RAID array If a disk in the RAID array fails the subsystem continues to func tion without any risk of data loss This is because redundant information is stored separately from the data This redundant information will then be used to reconstruct any data that was stored on a failed disk In other words the subsystem can tolerate the failure of a drive without losing data while operat ing independently of each other The subsystem is also equipped with
68. el Name RAID Controller Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password Update The Firmware JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priority Maximum ATA Mode No Terminal Port Confi Restart Controller Connected 0 04 57 WTi00 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL CAPS num Capture 8 When the Flash programming starts a bar indicator will show Start Updating Firmware Please Wait Raid HyperTerminal E 0 x Fie Edit View Call Transfer Help oel 3 3 ala Model Name RAID Controller Hain Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Connected 0 05 55 vT100 fits2008 N 1 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo y 4 6 Array Maintenance 9 The Firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete 10 After the Firmware upgrade is complete a bar indicator will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Raid HyperTerminal lol x Fie Edit View Call Transfer Help D a 3 als Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Raid System Function Hute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Connected 0 06 22 vT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo File Edit View Call Transfer Help os l3 ols Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Raid Syst
69. em Function Hute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBODZRAID Function RAID Rebuild Priorit Connected 0 06 52 yT100 The user has to reconfigure all of the settings after the firmware upgrade is complete because all of the settings will default to the original default values Array Maintenance 4 7 Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Management Get the new version firmware for your RAID subsystem controller 1 To upgrade the RAID subsystem firmware move the cursor to Upgrade Firm ware link The Upgrade The Raid System Firmware screen appears 2 Click Browse Look in the location where the Firmware upgrade software is located Select the File name 6160FIRM BIN and click open 3 Click the Confirm The Operation and press the Submit button Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer Eo laj x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ei Sack gt amp A A Asearch SyFavorites lt Bristory Gy S Address http 192 168 10 42 co Links GAP RAD Manager XXXXXXXX Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom Enter The BootRom Or Firmware File Name C 6160FIRM0627 BIN Browse M Confirm The Operation Rese Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through ap nternet a eniam 4 The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary
70. escribes the Fibre specific functions available in the Fibre channel RAID controller Optional functions have been implemented for Fibre channel operation only available in the Web browser based RAID manager The LCD and VT 100 can t configure the options available for Fibre channel RAID controller 1 3 2 Three ways to connect FC Topologies A topology defines the interconnection scheme It defines the number of de vices that can be connected Fibre Channel supports three different logical or physical arrangements topologies for connecting the devices into a network Point to Point e Arbitrated Loop AL e Switched Fabric 1 10 Introduction The physical connection between devices varies from one topology to another In all of these topologies a transmitter node in one device sends information to a receiver node in another device Fibre Channel networks can use any combi nation of point to point arbitrated loop FC_AL and switched fabric topologies to provide a variety of device sharing options Point to point A point to point topology consists of two and only two devices connected by N ports of which are connected directly In this topology the transmit Fibre of one device connects to the receiver Fibre of the other device and vice versa The connection is not shared with any other devices Simplicity and use of the full data transfer rate make this Point to point topology an ideal extension to the standard SCSI bus interf
71. ew Slot 16 Slot 1 Getting Started 2 3 1 HDD status Indicator 9 O Ox Access LED Status LED Function HDD Status LEDs Green LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good x for this slot If there is no hard drive the LED is red If hard drive defected in this slot or the hard drive is failure the LED is orange HDD access LEDs a These LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed 2 HDD trays 1 16 From right to left 3 Smart Function Panel Function Keys Function Activity LED Blue blinking LED indicates controller is activity 4 LCD display panel 5 Smart Function Panel Function Keys for RAID configuration The smart LCD panel is where you will configure the RAID subsystem If you are configuring the subsystem using the LCD panel please press the control ler button to configure your RAID subsystem Function Up and Down 4 Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information arrow buttons on the LCD screen This is also used to move between each v menu when you configure the subsystem Select button I This is used to enter the option you have selected Exit button EXIT Press this button to return to the previous menu 2 4 Getting Started 6 Environment status Function Voltage warning An alarm will sound warning of a voltage abnormality and this LED LED will turn red If temperature irregularity in these syste
72. fil ters information refer to section 3 10 1 Note In Quick Create your volume set is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Func tion if you prefer to customize your system 3 18 Configuring 3 6 Raid Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your system User manual configuration can full control of the raid set setting but it will take longer to complete than the Quick Volume Raid Setup configuration Select the Raid Set Function to manually configure the raid set for the first time or deletes existing raid set and reconfigures the raid set A raid set is a group of disks containing one or more volume sets 3 6 1 Create Raid Set Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer la x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt gt amp A GQisearch Favorites lt 4nistory Ehy tinks Address http 192 168 10 42 7 Go mesan J GRAID Manager XXXXXXXX ick Create Raid Set Functions Crote Raid S t Select The IDE Drives For RAID Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Select Channel Capacity Model Activate Reid Set DE Ch01 154GB BM DTLA 307015 Create Hot 5 reate Hot Spare Vv IDE Ch03 20 4GB ST3204204 Delete Hot Spare f G Rescue Raid Set M DE Ch05 20 4GB ee ee j C IDE Ch08 154GB IBM DTLA 307015 Create Volume Set C DE Chi3 154GB IBM DTLA 3070
73. hes connecting the ports in the FC network The benefit of this topology is that many devices approximately 2 24 can be connected A port on a Fabric switch is called an F Port Fabric Port Fabric switches can function as an alias server Multicast server broadcast server quality of service facilitator and directory server as well 1 3 3 Basic elements The following elements are the connectivity of storages and Server compo nents using the Fibre channel technology Cables and connectors There are different types of cables of varies lengths for use in a Fibre Chan nel configuration Two types of cables are supported Copper and optical fiber Copper cables are used for short distances and transfer data up to 30 meters per link Fiber cables come in two distinct types Multi Mode fiber MMF for short distances up to 2km and Single Mode Fiber SMF for longer distances up to 10 kilometers The controller default supports two short wave multi mode fibre optical SFP connector Fibre Channel Adapter Fibre Channel Adapter is devices that connect to a workstation or server and control the electrical protocol for communications Hubs Fibre Channel hubs are used to connect up to 126 nodes into a logical loop All connected nodes share the bandwidth of this one logical loop Each port on a hub contains a Port Bypass Circuit PBC to automatically open and close the loop to support hot pluggability Switched Fabric Switched fab
74. iguring 3 9 3 3 Menu Diagram The following tree diagram is a summary of the various configuration and set ting functions that can be accessed through the LCD panel menus or the termi nal monitor Raid 0 L Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA For windows Selected Capacity Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L_ Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid 1 or O 1 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64Bit LBA For windows L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set p Yes No Raid 0 1 Spare L Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA For windows L Selected Capacity L_ Select Stripe Size p 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set p Yes No Raid 3 Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA For windows L Selected Capacity L_ Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid 5 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA For windows Selected Capacity L_ Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Raidsr apars Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA For windows L Selected Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid 5 Spare Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA For windows s Selected Capacity L_ Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L_ Create Vol Raid Set p Yes No Raid 6
75. ing z Cancel The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate 8 data bit non parity 1 stop bit and no flow control COM1 Properties Ea Ea Port Settings Bits per second v Data bits E Parity None Stop bits fi Flow control None o iY Advanced Restore Defaults Cancel Apply Configuring 3 3 5 Click 2 disconnect button RAID HyperTerminal 7 F j E iol x Fie Edit View Call Transfer Help Disconnected Auto detect Auto detect SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo 6 Open the File menu and then open Properties File Edit View Call Transfer Help New Connection Save Save As Page Setup Alt F4 Displays the properties of the current session 7 3 4 Configuring 7 Open the Settings Tab RAID HyperTerminal e Fie Edit view Call Transfer Help lo x RAID Properties 2x Connect To Settings D RAID Change Icon Country region United States of America 1 z Enter the area code without the long distance prefix Area code 02 Phone number D Connect using Configure M Use county region code and area code F Redial on busy Disconnected Auto detect Auto detect SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo Al 8 Open the Settings Tab Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal Keys Backspace key sends Crtl H Emulation VT100 Telnet terminal V1T100 Back scr
76. ing 20 8 2 0GB Create Hot Spare ee Ch03 Ch05 Chg fen Batis aia Raid Set 01 Ch11 T320420A 0 0 0 Normal 20 4GB Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set IDE Channels Ta top Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Channel Usage Capacity Model Cho1 Raid Set 00 154GB IBM DTLA 307015 Create Pass Through Cho2 N A N A N A Modify Pass Through Cho3 RaidSet 00 20 4GB T320420A Delete Pass Through Cho4 NA NA NA Ldentify Drive Chos RaidSet 00 20 4GB ST320420A series O Cho NA NA NA E stem Lo aE E choy INA NA NA EtherNet Config Chog Raid Set 00 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 Alert By Mail Config Ch093 NA NA NA Chio NA NA NA i E Done a Internet Astart d e c jRaid Console Microso main menu Paint aM 138 am Configuring 3 15 Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute ac tions by clicking on the appropriate link Individual Category Quick Create Create a RAID configuration which is consist of the number of physical disk installed it can modify the volume set Capacity Raid Level and Stripe Size Raid Set Functions Create a customized raid set Volume Set Functions Create customized volume sets and modify the existed volume sets parameter Physical Drive Create pass through disks and modify the existed pass through
77. l 1 Topology Auto gt Current Topology Point Point Stop Volume Set Check Channel 1 Hard Loop ID lo Disabled Volume Set Host Filters Prysical Drive aaae Wiew Baie Prost Blame lat Create Pass Through View Edit Volume Set Host Filters Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through l Confirm The Operation Identify Drive System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config Done agp Internet Submit Reset aid Console Micra ernet Explore la x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ea SBak gt Q A Qsearch GaFavorites CSristory G5 SH Address http 192 168 10 42 z 60 Links asan 1 CRAD Manager XXXXXXXX Quick Create RaidSe Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Select The Volume Set For View Edit Host Filters Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set VotumeSet Functions I Confirm The Operation Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Submit Reset Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration m amp Volume Set 01 Raid Set 00 20 0GB Volume Set 02 R
78. llation and unlimited workspace when replac ing the fan 4 Install a new fan using the screws you removed in step 3 5 Replace the fan holder 6 Reconnect the fan cable connects 4 12 Array Maintenance Appendix A Technical Specification RAID processor PowerPC 440SP RISC RAID level 0 1 3 5 6 0 1 and JBOD Cache memory 256MB 4GB DDR2 SDRAM No of channels host disk 2 16 Host bus interface FC AL 4Gb s 2 Data transfer Up to 400MB sec Back Plane Board S ATA II Hot swap disk bays 16 Hot swap power supply 460W 2 w PFC Cooling fan 4 On line expansion Yes Multiple RAID selection Yes Failed disk auto rebuild Yes Array Roaming Yes Bad block auto remapping Yes Online RAID level migration Yes Audible alarm Yes Host Independent Yes Failed drive indicators Yes Technical Specification A 1
79. m Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Passwor d Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller RaidSet Hierarchy System Information Hardware Monitor QP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Modify System Password Enter Original Password frost Enter New Password roe Re Enter New Password roses M Confirm The Operation Reset E Internet PAstart d c jRaid Console Microso fJuntitled Paint a 4 22am 3 9 11 Upgrade Firmware Please reference the section 4 2 for more information 3 58 Configuring 3 10 Information Menu 3 10 1 RaidSet Hierarchy Use this feature to view the internal raid subsystem current raid set current vol ume set and physical disk configuration Click the volume set number you which to View in the select column Then you can view the Volume Set Information and Fibre Channel Volume Set Host Filters Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 x Fie Edit view Favorites Tools Help e lt Back amp A Search Ga Favorites lt 4History Eh Address http 192 168 10 42 c Links a ran Manager XXXXXXXX Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Volume Set Information Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check ot PES Ta PET Volume Set Host Filters olume Set Name olume Set
80. ms occurs HDD slot tem Over temp LED P perature over 55 C this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Fan fail LED When a fan s rotation speed is lower than 1900rpm this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Power fail LED If a redundant power supply fails this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Power LED Green LED indicates power is on 7 Tray Lever 8 Tray Latch Getting Started 2 5 2 2 2 Rear View 1234567 89 10 i LEE ams ams SER EERE 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 Host Channel A The subsystem is equipped with 2 host channels Host channel A and Host channel B Each host channel with one optical LC Fibre connectors at the rear of the subsystem for connect to Fibre Hub Switch or Server s fibre interface 2 Host Channel B Connect to Host s Fibre adapter 3 Controller Fail indicator If a controller fails this LED will blink red 4 Controller Power On Indicator Green LED indicates power is on 2 6 Getting Started 5 Debug Port 6 Monitor Port The subsystem is equipped with a serial monitor port allowing you to connect a PC or terminal 7 R Link Port Remote Link through RJ 45 ethernet for remote manage ment The subsystem is equipped with one 10 100 Ethernet RJ45 LAN port You use web based browser to management RAID subsystem through Ethernet for re mote configuration and monitoring Link LED Green LED indicates ethernet is linking Acces
81. n RAID Sets are supported per RAID subsystem controller 2 From one to sixteen drives can be included in an individual RAID Set 3 It is impossible to have multiple RAID Sets on the same disks A Volume Set must be created either on an existing RAID set or on a group of available individual disks disks that are not yet a part of an raid set If there are pre existing raid sets with available capacity and enough disks for specified RAID level desired then the volume set will be created in the exist ing raid set of the user s choice If physical disks 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 Introduction 1 13 1 4 2 Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is orga nized 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 ca pacity can consume all or a portion of the disk capacity available in a RAID Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a RAID Set Addi tional Volume Sets created in a specified RAID Set will reside on all the physi cal 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 differ ent RAID levels may coexist on the same RAID Set In the illustration below
82. n a raid set number that you want to create and then click on the Submit button The new create volume set allows user to select the Volume name capacity RAID level strip size Fibre channel LUN Cache mode and tag queuing Configuring 3 27 4 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer a 7 la xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help qBack gt amp A GQisearch Favorites History B amp Address 4 http 192 168 10 42 v Go Links GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Volume Name Volume Set 00 Activate Raid Set 5 Member Disks 6 Create Hot Spare n Delete Hot Spare Volume Raid Level Raid 5 Rescue Raid Set Max Capacity Allowed 2500 GB VolumeSet Functions Select Volume Capaci Create Volume Set pacity B GB Delete Volume Set Greater Two TB Volume Support Ro Modify Volume Set s Check Volume Set Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Init Faster Completion Stop Volume Set Check Volume Strine Size 64 Volume Set Host Filters p A Bytes Physical Drive Volume Cache Mode Write Back Create Pass Through Tagged Command Queuing Enabled Modify Pass Through i i Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN fo o fox Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirel System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Config
83. nce characteristics However write performance and performance during drive failure is slower than with RAID 1 Rebuild operations also require more time than with RAID 1 because parity information is also reconstructed At least three drives are required for RAID 5 arrays RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed par ity 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 ex tremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures Perfect solution for mission critical applications Introduction RAID Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology RAID levels supported by the subsystem are shown below Min D iption oe Drives 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 Parity protection is 3 used for data redundancy 4 Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redun
84. ntify Drive System Conirel System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration a TARE er a eee E Internet PAstart dec E Raid Console Microso migration Paint a 2 10am Configuring 3 37 3 8 2 Modify Pass Through Disk Use this option to modify the Pass Through Disk Attribute User can modify the cache mode Tagged Command Queuing and Fibre channel LUN Base LUN on an existed pass through disk To modify the pass through drive attribute from the pass through drive pool move the mouse cursor bar to click on Modify Pass Through 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 drive The Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute screen appears modify the drive at tribute values as you want Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit view me Tools Help Back A Qsearch GaFavorites C4Auistory GA SH Address http 192 168 10 42 Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Prysical Dive l Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirel System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config
85. o JBOD RAID Function L_ RAID JBOD L Configured AS JBOD Yes No L Are you sure Yes No Background Task Priority gt UltraLow 5 Low 20 Medium 50 High 80 L Save The Settings Maximum SATA Mode gt HDD Read Ahead Cache gt Stagger Power on gt Yes No SATA150 SATA150 NCQ SATA300 SATA300 NCQ Enable Disable Maxtor Disable 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 Disk Write Cache Mode p Auto Enabled Disabled Capacity Truncation To Multiples of 10G To Multiples of 1G Terminal Port Config Disabled L_ Baud Rate p 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 L Stop Bits p 1 bit 2 bits Update Firmware Restart Controller Yes No L_ Are you sure Yes No Configuring 3 13 Ethernet Configuration 3 14 Fibre Channel Config View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information Channel 0 Speed Auto 1Gb 2Gb 4Gb Channel 0 Topology gt Auto Loop Point Point Fabric Channel 0 Hard Loop ID gt 0 125 Channel 1 Speed P Auto 1Gb 2Gb 4Gb Channel 1 Topology Auto Loop Point Point Fabric Channel 1 Hard Loop ID 0 125 DHCP Function Disabled Enabled Local IP Address HTTP Port Number 80 Telnet Port Number 23 SMTP Port Number 25 Show System Events Clear Event Buffer Yes No The Hard Monitor Information The System Information Configuring 3
86. ode Foreground Background Delete Volume Set Delete Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Delete L_ Delete Volume Set Yes No L_ Are you sure Yes No Modify Volume Set Modify Volume From Raid Set Volume Set Function L_ Select Volume To Modify L Volume Modification Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L_ Modify Volume Yes No L Are you sure Yes No Check Volume Set L_ Check Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Check L_ Check The Volume gt Yes No Stop Volume Check Stop All Volume Check Yes No L Are you sure Yes No Display Volume Info L_ Display Volume Info in Raid Select Volume To Display 3 12 Configuring Physical Drives Raid System Function View Drive Information Select The Drives Create Pass Through Disk Select The Drives Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Modify Pass Through Disk L_ Select The Drives gt Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Delete Pass Through Disk Select The Drives LS Delete Pass Through Yes No L_ Are you sure Yes No Identify Selected Drive L_ Select The Drives Mute The Alert Beeper Yes No Alert Beeper Setting gt Disabled Enabled Save The Settings Yes No Change Password Enter New Password L_ Re Enter Password L Save The Password Yes N
87. 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 advantages of RAID 6 is High data availability any two drives can fail without loss of critical data Writes require parity to be updated fi DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Introduction 1 7 Dual level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in RAID 1 and RAID 5 and the increased read performance inherent in disk striping RAID 0 These arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 0 1 or RAID 10 and RAID 0 5 or RAID 50 In summary RAID 0 is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault tolerance RAID 0 requires a minimum of two drives 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 performa
88. oll buffer lines 500 Click OK RAID HyperTerminal E E File Edit View Call Transfer Help ConnectTo Settings m Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal keys C Windows keys m Backspace key sends CthH Del Cti H Space Ctrl H Emulation Terminal Setup Telnet terminal ID Ti oo Backscroll buffer lines 500 I Play sound when connecting or disconnecting Input Translation ASCII Setup Cancel RAID Properties i x Disconnected Auto detect Auto detect SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo Configuring 9 Now the VT100 is ready to use After you have finished the VT100 Termi nal setup you may press X key in your Terminal to link the RAID subsystem and Terminal together Press X key to display the disk array Monitor Utility screen on your VT100 Terminal 10 The Main Menu will appear RAID HyperTerminal E 5 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Model Name RAID Controller Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function Fibre Channel Config Ethernet Configuration View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information Connected 0 00 15 vT100 115200 8 N 1 SCROLL 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 E
89. on will occur after the raid set ex pansion completes Configuring 3 21 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer E z lej xi File Edt View Favorites Tools Help a Back gt O A A Qsearch Gyravorites CBristory E4 Sp Address http 192 168 10 42 Go Links a tesa 1 CRAD Manager XXXXXXXX Quick Create Raid Set Functions Create Raid Set RAID Expansion on Raid Set 00 Member Disks 4 Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Select Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare O me Ch13 15408 IBM DTLA 307015 Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions C Confirm The Operation Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Submit Reset Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive Syste Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration m a E eee E Done Internet PAstart mesa raia Console Microso fJexpand raid set Paint aH 1 50AM Channel Capacity Model 7 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer E laj x File Edt View Favorites Tools Help a Back O A A Asearch Gyravorites lt Bristory Bv SH Address http 192 168 10 42 60 Links 2 sean I CRAD Manager XXXXXXXX
90. re Channel Config EtherNet Conf C Waring Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Alert By Mal sontig Information Notification Send All Event SNMP Configuration a Serious Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event TT name Tanesi Tank mam E Done m Internet Configuring 3 51 3 9 5 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 bar to the main menu and click on he SNMP Configuration The Raid System SNMP Function menu will show all items Select the desired function 4 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer a l xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt amp fat Qsearch GyjFavorites C4History B amp Links gt Address http 192 168 10 42 v G ran Manager XXXXXXXX Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set z Modify Volume Set SNMP Trap Configurations Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check SNMP Trap IP Address 1 fiz fico io ip Pone fa Volume Set Host Filters e fy Pe Ades pbb 1b A a SNMP Trap IP Address 3 ep p p Poe f Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through SNMP System Configurations Identify Drive System Coni
91. rel z Community public System Config ibre Channel Config sysContact 0 EtherNet Confi Alert By Mail Config sysName 0 sysLocation 0 Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modity Password SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Upgrade Firmware Restart Controller Disable SNMP Trap No SNMP Trap Will Be Sent Information mmml Serious Error Notification Send Only Serious Event RaidSet Hierarchy i Error Notification Send Serious And Error Event System Information Hardware Monitor C Warming Notification Send Serious Error And Warning Event x rre c at oee v Oo A AN Tk gt al Internet Astart Gs E Raid Console Microso Mejethernet config Paint aM 2 16AM SNMP Trap Configurations Type the SNMP Trap IP Address The Port de fault is 162 SNMP System Configuration Community The default is Public 1 sysContact 0 2 sysLocation 0 3 sysName 0 SNMP parameter 31 bytes max If this 3 categories are selected during initial setting then when an error occurs SNMP will send out a message that includes the 3 categories within 3 52 Configuring the message This allows user to easily define which RAID unit is having problem Once this setting is done alert by mail configuration will also work in the same way SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Select the desired function After you complete the addition tick on the Confi
92. replace a disk perform the following steps Refer to 2 5 Installing hard disks 1 Open the tray lever by sliding the latch and wait for the drive to spin down The disk LED on the front panel will turn from green to red indicate the disk is powered down Lift the lever to disengage the disk tray from the slot Gently pull the disk tray out of the slot Replace the HDD ae w P Slide the tray into a slot until it clicks into place The HDD status LED will turn green on front panel 6 Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place 4 10 Array Maintenance 4 3 2 Replacing a Power Supply 1 Remove the screws located at the corners of the power supply Place the screws in a safe place as you will need them later when you install a new power supply Use the handle to pull out the defective power supply Replace it with a 460W power supply Slide the new power supply in until it clicks into place Ye Y N Replace the screws you removed in step 1 Array Maintenance 4 11 4 3 3 Replacing a Fan 1 Unscrew the fan holder 2 Disconnect the fan cable connects between the backplane and the fan 3 The fans are attached to the fan holder Remove the screws on the cor ners of the defective fan Place the screws on a safe place as you will need them later when you install a new fan Note We recommend that you remove the fan holder from the subsystem This allows easy insta
93. ric is the highest performing device available for interconnecting large numbers of devices increasing bandwidth reducing congestion and providing aggregate throughput Each device connected to a port on the switch enabling an on demand con 1 12 Introduction nection to every connected device Each node on a Switched fabric uses an aggregate throughput data path to send or receive data 1 3 4 LUN Masking LUN masking is a RAID system centric enforced method of masking multiple LUNs behind a single port By using World Wide Port Names WWPNs of server HBAs LUN masking is configured at the RAID array level LUN mask ing also allows disk storage resource sharing across multiple independent servers A single large RAID device can be sub divided to serve a number of different hosts that are attached to the RAID through the SAN fabric with LUN masking So that only one or a limited number of servers can see that LUN each LUN inside the RAID device can be limited LUN masking can be done either at the RAID device behind the RAID port or at the server HBA It is more secure to mask LUNs at the RAID device but not all RAID devices have LUN masking capability Therefore in order to mask LUNs some HBA vendors allow persistent binding at the driver level 1 4 Array Definition 1 4 1 RAID Set A RAID Set is a group of disks containing one or more volume sets It has the following features in the RAID subsystem controller 1 Up to sixtee
94. rm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action Configuring 3 53 3 9 6 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol and it is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference NTP is an Internet standard protocol You can directly type your NTP Server IP Address to have the RAID subsystem can work with it To set the NTP function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on he NTP Configuration The Raid System NTP Function menu will show all items Select the desired function Key in NTP server IP select Time Zone get NTP time Setting Automatic Daylight Saving by the region NTP Time Got At is NTP got last time After you complete the addition tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action 44 Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer a lj xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back x fat A Search GaFavorites 4History Eh E inks Address http 192 168 10 42 v Go aE onmes Foncions RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set as ok ie i NTP Server Configurations Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters INTP Server IP Address 1 Eka neve INTP Server IP Address 2 Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Througt Time Zone Configuration ii li ik T Identify Drive System
95. ry Module 1 Unscrew and pull out the controller Module Screw of Controller Module J ALCCCCCCO SEEEEEES SE ESBee8 SERB ESE 2 Unscrew and take off the cover of controller Module 3 Remove the DIMM Memory from the RAM socket Then Press the memory module firmly into socke make sure that all the contacts are aligned with the socket Push the memory module forward to a horizontal position 4 2 Array Maintenance 4 2 Upgrading the Firmware Upgrading Flash Firmware Programming Utility Since the RAID subsystem controller features flash firmware it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the RAID firmware The user can simply re program the old firmware through the RS 232 port New re leases of the firmware are available in the form of a DOS file at OEM 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 direc tory in drive Aor C Establishing the Connection for the RS 232 The firmware can be downloaded to the RAID subsystem controller by using an ANSI VT 100 compatible terminal emulation program or Remote web
96. s LED The LED will blink orange when the 100Mbps ethernet is being accessed 8 Uninterrupted Power Supply UPS Port The subsystem may come with an optional UPS port allowing you to connect a UPS device Connect the cable from the UPS device to the UPS port located at the rear of the subsystem This will automatically allow the subsystem to use the functions and features of the UPS 9 Power Supply Unit on off switch 10 System Power On Indicator Green LED indicates power is on 11 Fan Fail indicator If a fan fails this LED will turn red 12 Cooling Fan module 1 2 Two blower fans are located at the rear of the subsystem They provide suffi cient airflow and heat dispersion inside the chassis In case a fan fails to function the Fan fail LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Getting Started 2 13 AC power input socket 1 2 From left to right 14 Power Supply Power On Indicator Green LED indicates power is on 15 Power Supply Unit 1 2 From left to right Two power supplies power supply 1 and power supply 2 are located at the rear of the subsystem Turn on the power of these power supplies to power on the subsystem The power LED at the front panel will turn green lf a power supply fails to function or a power supply was not turned on the G Power fail LED will turn red and an alarm will sound 16 Cooling Fan module 3 4 2 8 Getting Started 2 3 Connecting to Fibre HBA Th
97. tem has a setup configuration utility built in containing important information about the configuration as well as settings for various optional functions in the subsystem This chapter explains how to use and make changes to the setup utility Configuration Methods There are three methods of configuring the subsystem You may configure through the following methods e VT100 terminal connected through the controller s serial port e Front panel touch control keypad e Web browser based Remote RAID management via the R Link ethernet port Important The subsystem allows you to access the utility using only one method at a time You cannot use both methods at the same time 3 1 Configuring through a Terminal Configuring through a terminal will allow you to use the same configuration options and functions that are available from the LCD panel To start up 1 Connect a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode to the monitor port located at the rear of the subsystem Configuring 3 1 Note You may connect a terminal while the subsystem s power is on 2 Power on the terminal 3 Run the VI100 program or an equivalent terminal program D gt N O O Of Nj vl z E pi S 3 2 Configuring 4 Connect To ki Es Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial County code United States of America 1 Area cade 02 Phone number Connect us
98. ts the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID O 1 0 1 or 5 logical drive You can set the stripe size to 4 KB 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB or 128 KB A larger stripe size produces better read performance especially if your com puter does mostly sequential reads However if you are sure that your com puter does random reads more often select a small stripe size Note RAID level 3 can t modify strip size Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports Write Through Cache and Write Back Cache Tag Queuing The Enabled option is useful for enhancing overall system performance under multi tasking operating systems The Command Tag Drive Channel function con trols the Fibre command tag queuing support for each drive channel This function should normally remain enabled Disable this function only when using older Fibre drives that do not support command tag queuing Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN Fibre Channel Two 4Gbps Fibre channel can be applied to the internal RAID subsystem Choose the Fibre Host option 0 1 and 0 amp 1 cluster Configuring 3 29 LUN Base Each fibre device attached to the Fibre card as well as the card itself must be assigned a unique fibre ID number A Fibre channel can connect up to 128 0 to 127 devices The RAID subsystem is as a large Fibre device We should assign an LUN base from a list of Fibre LUNs LUN Each Fibre LUN base can support up to 8 LUNs Most Fibre Channel host adapter treats each
99. uing for 256 commands allows for overlapping data streams Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems Bad block auto remapping Supports multiple array enclosures per host connection Multiple RAID selection Array roaming Online RAID level migration Introduction 1 2 RAID Concepts RAID Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive Six types of array architectures RAID 1 through RAID 6 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 array 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 deter mines whether large or small stripes should
100. uration a TY nme Trem ce hm IT Mo wd TIa nsn oe E Done Internet PAstart w E Ea E Raid Console Microso Me delete hot spare Paint aH 1 56AM I Confirm The Operation Reset Volume Name The default volume name will always appear as Volume Set You can re name the volume set name providing it does not exceed the 15 characters limit Raid Level Set the RAID level for the Volume Set Highlight Raid Level and press Enter The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select a RAID level and press Enter to confirm Capacity The maximum volume size is default in the first setting Enter the appropriate volume size to fit your application Greater Two TB Volume Support If volume size over 2TB it will be pro vided one option Creater TwoTB Volume Support Automatically No still keep the volume size with max 2TB limitation 64bit LBA the max size 512TB for Unix or Linux 3 28 Configuring For Windows the max size 16TB just use with basic disk manager under OS Window 2000 2003 or XP Noted that can t be used by with dynamic disk manager Initialization Mode Set the Initialization Mode for the Volume Set Foreground mode is faster completion and background is instant available No init mode is for rescuing volume If you try to Rescue Missing volume set please contact our engineer for assistance Strip Size This parameter se
101. vate Raid Set option to active the raid set After user complete the function the Raid State will change to Degraded Mode To activate the incomplete the raid set click on the Activate Raid Set link A Select The RAID SET To Activate screen is displayed showing all raid set ex isting in the current controller Click the raid set number you which to activate in the select column Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help E Back gt amp A QsSearch Favorites C4Sristory G5 SH Links Address http 192 168 10 42 7 Go Quik Create GA Ran Manager XXXXXXXX RaidSe Functions Create Raid Set Select The Raid Set To Activate Delete Raid set Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Capacity e Raid Set 00 4 61 4GB Raid Set 02 1 15 4GB Submit Reset Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Physic al Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Conirel System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherN et Config Alert By Mail Config View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Mane Bernat Dar Pow zl E a Internet Astarte d e c E Raid Console Microso f Jexpand raid set_ Paint asi am Configuring 3 23 Click on the Submit button in the screen to activate the raid set that has remo
102. ved one of disk drive in the power off state The RAID subsystem will continue to work in degraded mode 3 24 Z Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back iat Q Search G Favorites ESdistory EY Address http 192 168 10 42 Go Links Quick Create Raid Se Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set VolumeSet Functions Create Volume Set Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters Physical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through Identify Drive System Control System Config Fibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration k oes Tested i eek Thc zi GAP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Raid Set Hierarchy o Raid Set IDE Channels Volume Set Ch Id Lun Volume State Capacity Raid Set 00 Ch01 Volume Set 00 0 0 0 Degraded 46 1GB Ch03 Ch05 Failed Raid Set 02 Ch16 IBM DTLA 307015 0 0 2 Normal 15 4GB IDE Channels Channel Usage Capacity Model ChO1 Raid Set 00 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 Ch02 N A N A N A Ch033 Raid Set 00 20 4GB ST320420 Ch04 N A N A
103. ver 3 Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is powered 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help All external connections should be made using shielded cables FE CE About This Manual Welcome to your Redundant Array of Independent Disks System User s Guide This manual covers everything you need to know in learning how to install or configure your RAID system This manual also assumes that you know the basic concepts of RAID technology It includes the following information Chapter 1 Introduction Introduces you to Disk Array s features and general technology concepts Chapter 2 Getting Started Helps user to identify parts of the Disk Array and prepare the hardware for configuration Chapter 3 Configuring Quick Setup Provides a simple way to setup your Disk Array Customizing Setup Provides step by step instructions to help you to do setup or re configure your Disk Array Chapter 4 Array Maintenance Adding Cache Memory Provides a detailed procedure to increase cache memory from the default amount of 256MB to higher Updating Firmware Provides step by step instructions to help you to update the firmware to the latest version Hot Swap Components Describes all hot swap modules on Disk Array and provides the detailed procedure to replace them Table of Contents Chapter 1 1 w N 1 1 1 4 Chapter 2 2 1 2 2
104. x File Edit Sven Favorkes Tools ae p p Back gt G A A Gsearch GaFavorites C4xistory B amp Address http 192 168 10 42 v Go Menu Quick Create Raid Se Functions Create Raid Set Delete Raid set Expand Raid Set Activate Raid Set QP RAID Manager XXXXXXXX Select Channel Capacity Model e IDE Ch01 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 IDE Ch03 20 4GB ST320420A4 IDE Ch05 20 4GB ST320420A IDE Ch08 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 IDE Ch11 20 4GB ST320420A IDE Ch13 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 IDE Ch16 15 4GB IBM DTLA 307015 Submit Reset 9 9 9 9 9 9 Check Volume Set Stop Volume Set Check Volume Set Host Filters ical Drive Create Pass Through Modify Pass Through Delete Pass Through dentify Driv Control System Config ibre Channel Config EtherNet Config Alert By Mail Config SNMP Configuration sf Coe eee Oe ae a ee E Internet Start d e c E Raid Console Microso modify pass through Paint aA 2 12am ri Configuring 3 39 3 9 System Configuration 3 9 1 System Configuration To set the raid system function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Raid System Function link The Raid System Function menu will show all items Select the desired function a Raid Console Microsoft Internet Explorer j i l2 x
105. y is shown as None when no suc cessful connection is made for the channel Hard Loop ID This setting is effective only under Loop topology When enabled you can manu ally set the Loop ID in the range from 0 to 125 Make sure this hard assigned ID is not conflicted with any other devices on the same loop otherwise the channel will be disabled It is a good practical to disable the hard loop ID and let the loop itself auto arrange the Loop ID 3 9 2 1 View Edit Host Name List To set up LUN masking for each volume a host list should be established at first This is done by clicking View Edit Host Name List link at bottom of Fibre Chan nel Config page refer to section 3 9 2 Only hosts that will be used as include exclude filters are necessary to be added The subsystem provides two way to add a host to the list 1 Select WWN From Detected Host 2 Key in first enter the WWPN exact 16 hex digits of the host in the Host WWN text field Optional host nick name up to 23 ASCII characters can be given for descriptive purpose 3 44 Configuring Choose Add operation then Confirm Submit to complete the add operation The added host will be shown in the upper half of the Config Frame Up to 20 hosts can be added To delete a host from the list select the radio button in front of the host list Choose Delete operation then Confirm Submit to complete the delete operation Once volumes are create

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