EvoStor-1641CT User Manual (Version: 1.0)
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1. JOAN SONCHENG YF HBA 10 1 SCSI ID 4 Lancel 30 v When the system is being configured and begins to initialize logic volumes the number of percentage for initialization will be displayed on the tool bar Creating LUNO on JOHNSOMCHENGW E HBA ID 1 SCSI 1004 13 2 si Logic Volume Select logic volume LUN 0 31 Member Disks Spare Disks Configure spare disks Data Disks Configure data disks Y Delete Logic Volume To remove logic volume v Change password To change password Change Password x Change password of EvoStor on JOHNSONCHENG w 2k HBS 10 1 SCSI ID 4 Cancel Old Password Hew Password Confirm Password 31 3 View Select the items to view in Manager Menu Available options include v Agents RAIDS Logic Volumes Physical Disks Pork Number Operating System HEA Counts EvoStor Counts EU JOHNSONCHENGW 2K 172 17 12 168 2058 Microsoft Windows 2000 2 1 Description a The server name running EvoStor Agent Port Number The TCP port number for Manager Agent connection Operating System The OS of the server running EvoStor Agent HBA Counts The number of ASPI interface cards supported by the server RAID Counts The number of EvoStor connected to this agent Y RAIDS RAIDS Logic volumes Physical Disks Model Mame Agent HEA ID SCSI ID Firmware Version Power Fan Temperature e vostor 400CA JOH 1 4 We2. Minimum Wale Maximum Value e 5 0 Volt 48 AZ e 3 3 Volt da 3 5 e CPU Temperature 20 50 50 e System Temperature jw Fan 2500 7 5000 Cancel Alert type warning or error messages Interval Time interval for sending an alert mail Range Monitoring items and the safety range including voltage CPU temperature C system temperature C and fan speed Alert emails will be sent to particular recipients when the values of the items being monitored are out of the safety range Upgrade Firmware To upgrade the firmware version Rescan Enable this option to detect the status of connection to Agent Save Log As To back up event logs Clear All Logs To clear all event logs Exit To exit the monitoring page and EvoStor Manager SS SR 27 2 Configuration A password must be entered when modifying any setting in Configuration The default password is 8 empty characters Hence you can press Enter directly Enter EvoStor Password Po x Please enter the password of EvoStor on JOHAN SONCHEN GWE HBA D 1 SCSI D 4 Cancel Password The options include Y SCSI ID Setting Set SCSI ID x ne JOHNSONCHENGW2k HBA ID Lancel Original SCSI ID a New SCSI E v Create Logic Volume Follow the steps below to create logic volume for EvoStor i Select logic volume ID Note Please select LUNO as the ID for EvoStor as some O S are not able to recognize
3. Console port UPS monitor port AS Chapter 2 Installation Follow the steps below to install EvoStor system di 2 Unpack EvoStor package Install hard disk Skip this step if a hard disk is included in the package Connect the power cable Turn on EvoStor When the system is on the following message will be displayed on the LCD panel System Name Disk Channel Status Displays the channel status of the disks Note Please refer to Appendix C for further information on symbols of disk channel status Set the SCSI ID for EvoStor via the LCD panel if the ID duplicates with other SCSI devices Create disk volume via the LCD panel If you configure EvoStor as RAID 1 3 or 5 the percentage of initialization will be shown Complete initialization before proceeding to step 7 Note Please select LUNO as the ID for this logic volume as some O S are not able to recognize logic volume ID other than LUNO For information about creating more than one logic volume please contact the O S distributor For more details on Steps 5 and 6 please refer to Chapter 3 1 2 7 Connect a SCSI terminator to EvoStor Then connect EvoStor to the host computer via a SCSI cable 8 Turn on the host computer In the startup screen of BIOS it will be shown that EvoStor is detected Note that if you create the logic volume on LUNO EvoStor RAID Controller resided on LUNO will not be shown LSI Logic Corp Symbio
4. Enter to proceed 2 In the resetting process the screen below will be shown 3 When finished the LCD panel will return to the main menu 51 AppendixA SCSI SCSI stands for Small Computer System Interface SCSI interface provides fast data transfer to individual attached devices All devices connected to a SCSI interface should be assigned with a SCSI ID which cannot duplicate with one another A SCSI controller is used to ensure the maximum performance of all connected SCSI devices Maximum number of connected devices interface cards inclusive 5 50 pin 8 Speed SCSI Interface Width Speed MB s SCSI 1 ee A 8 10 8 SCSI 2 Ultra 8 20 20 50 pin 8 Wide Ultra 16 20 40 68 pin 16 o O do sophia Fast 40 Wide Ultra2 16 40 80 68 pin 16 SPES Ultra160 16 160 68 pin 16 Fast 80 6 SPI 4 Ultraz20 16 160 320 68 pin 1 Fast 160 Advanced SCSI Programming Interface ASPI SCSI interface can support various devices which may have their own drivers that are incompatible with one another To solve this problem SCSI programming interfaces are developed e g LADDR by Microsoft CAM by ANSI and ASPI by Adaptec ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface is an interface specification for sending commands to SCSI host adapters Software drivers can be classified as two components with ASPI ASPI Manager and ASPI Module gt ASPI Manager for manageme
5. System Partition Basic Computer Management Local IL System Tools Partition Basic EEF a Event reer E Dn Partition Basic FAT3Z c System Information ES Partition Basic FAT3Z C Performance Logs and Alerts ES wInzooo c Partition Basic FAT32 6 43 Shared Folders ae a Device Manager Local Users and Groups a El Storage 2 AD Disk Management 4 BE Disk Defragmenter E Logical Drives Disk 0 H Removable Storage Basic WINZC a Services and Applications 29 34 GB 6 85 Gt 22 706 Online Health Healthy lt Disk 1 Dynamic CT O O 160 15 GB 60 15 GB ALALLA LIL Hire e Properties Help Unallocated Bl Primary Partition RI Estereo caro rive Welcome to the Create Volume Wizard This wizard helps you create volumes on dynamic disks A volume le a portion of one or more hard disk drives that is treated ag a separate disk You can format a volume with a file system You gain access to a volume through a drive letter or mount point To continue click Next Cancel 41 viii Select simple volume as the volume type Click Next to proceed Create Yolume Wizard Select Yolume Type what type of volume do vou want to create Vira i spammed voume i Striped volume 42 ix Select the disk and set the disk size for the volume Click Next to proceed Create Yolume Wizard Select Disks You can select the d
6. Version Firmware version of EvoStor 12 3 1 2 Configuring EvoStor To configure the EvoStor press Function button on the LCD panel when the system is successfully turned on Then press the Up and Down buttons to select the function you want to configure Each function requires an 8 character password for authentication The default password is eight empty characters After configuring the settings press ESC to return to the previous menu The following functions are available currently Field Description SCSI ID Set Change the Target SCSI ID on dual channels Create Volume Construct a new logical volume from unused physical drives Delete Volume Remove existing logical volume from system Create Spare Add hot spare drives to the logical volume Delete Spare Remove hot spare drives from the logical volume Activate Volume Activate the incomplete logical volume Set Clock Timer Set up the current system clock Change Password Modify the password Restore Config Restore the default setting of SCSI ID and password Configure UPS Enable UPS function Restart System Reboot system Shutdown System Turn off system e Configure SCSI ID Set 1 Press the Function button and the LCD panel will display the following information Press Enter to proceed 2 Use the Up and Down buttons to enter the password The following message will be shown Press Enter to confirm or ESC to return to the previous menu 3 Use the Up and Down buttons
7. a RAID is the same as that for other disks The following sections provide a brief overview on how to access EvoStor in Windows 2000 and Red Hat Linux operating system For other operating system please contact your operating system supplier for further information 4 1 Using Microsoft Windows 2000 i Detecting new drive Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage Select Disk Management when the following screen pops up the computer will detect the new logical disk If there is an existing hard disk the newly detected one will be numbered as disk 1 C Computer Management 335 10 x Action view Tree Computer Management Local la System Tools Ea Event Viewer eE System Information dif Performance Logs and Alerts 2 Hg Shared Folders i di S Device Manager H Local Users and Groups Ej Storage e aa EDisk Management EF Disk Defragmente E aS Logical Drives y Removable Storage a Services and Applications Connecting to Logical Disk Manager Service 37 ii Writing Signature Before using new disk the host computer will prompt for writing signature for the newly detected disk Click Next to proceed Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard Welcome to the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard This wizard writes signatures on new disks and upgrades empty basic disks to dynamic disks Tou can use dynamic disks to
8. create software based RAID volumes Which can be mirrored and striped or spanned across disks You can also expand single disk and spanned volumes without having to restarting the computer After you upgrade a disk you cannot use earlier versions of Windows on any volume on that disk To continue click Next ili The following example is based on Disk 1 Select Disk 1 and click Next Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard Select Disk to Write Signature Choose the disks on which you want to write a signature Select the disks on which you want to write a signature lt Back Next gt Lancel ZAS 38 iv Click Finish to complete writing signature for Disk 1 Do not select to upgrade the disk Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard Select Disks to Upgrade Choose the disks to be upgraded Select the disks pon want to upgrade lt Back A Net gt D Cancel 39 v Click Finish to complete Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard CZ x Completing the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard ou have successfully completed the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard ou have selected these settings Disk 1 Upgrade the following disks None To close this wizard click Finish lt Back d_ Finish D Cancel 40 vi Creating disk volume Right click the newly detected disk and select Create Volume Ci Computer Management Action view Tree File
9. disk as the second drive is used to automatically back up the first Mirroring Disk is suitable for personal or corporate use to store important data RAID 0 1 RAID 0 1 disk stripping with mirroring is a combination of RAID O and RAID 1 to provide disk striping with mirroring performance It provides full redundancy of the hard drives that and allows multiple disk failure which enhances file access speed and data recovery capacity At least four drives are needed for RAID 0 1 Half of them will be used for mirroring RAID 3 Three or more drives are required for RAID 3 One of the drives will be used specifically for storing parity data When a drive fails replace it with a new one The controller will recover the lost data from the parity drive RAID 3 is featured with its fast reading and slow writing due to checking parity data in the same volume 54 RAID 5 Three or more hard disks can be teamed up to form a large capacity RAID 5 disk volume It is similar to RAID 3 except that parity information is interspersed across the drive array When one of the disks fails data can be recovered from other disks Stripe Size RAID distributes data is distributed across each drive The data should be striped evenly e g 4KB 8KB 16KB 32KB 64KB or 128KB and written to RAID subsystem according to the RAID level RAID Initialization RAID initialization will clear all data on RAID subsystem for accurate parity data checking It is app
10. following advanced options Advanced Setting Description Sub menu Spare Disks Spare disks of EvoStor Select spare disks Use the Up and Down buttons to select the configuration item and press Enter to proceed to the sub menu iv Use the Up and Down buttons to select the value and press Enter to confirm 17 Activate Volume i Press the Function button and the LCD panel will display the following information Press Enter to proceed li Use the Up and Down buttons to enter the password The following message will be shown Press Enter to confirm or ESC to return to the previous menu iii You can further activate the volume with the following advanced options Advanced Setting Description Sub menu Volume ID The ID number of logic The available identifier of volume LUN Use the Up and Down buttons to select the configuration item and press Enter to proceed to the sub menu iv Use the Up and Down buttons to select the value and press Enter to confirm Set Clock Timer i Press the Function button and Up and Down buttons to select Set Clock Timer Then press Enter to proceed ii Use the Up and Down and the Enter buttons to enter the password When finished the following message will be displayed Press Enter to confirm or ESC to exit iii Set the time and press Enter to confirm iv Press Enter to save the time or ESC to exit 18 Change Password i Press Enter and the Up a
11. logic volume ID other than LUNO For information about creating more than one logic volume please contact the O S distributor 28 Create Yolume Wizard Step 1 of 3 a Welcome to the Create Logic Volume Wizard Configure Logic Volume ID to identify current RAID configuration This wizard helps you create a volume on JOAN SONCHENG YF HBA 10 1 SCSI 101 4 Which ID of volume would you like to create Logic Volume ID z Back Cancel li Select the RAID level and stripe size to create for EvoStor Create Yolume Wizard Step 2 of 3 Select the appropriate RAID Level and Stripe Size for different What type of RAID level would you like to create applicatione RAID Level IE 7 How many stripe sizes of volume would you like to create Stripe Size Bak Back Cancel 29 iii Select the data and spare disk s to create for a volume Then click Finish Create Yolume Wizard Step 3 of 3 x Which data disks would you like to create for a volume Select Spare Disk s for automatic data rebuild in case of disk access error Back Cancel iv When finished the following screen will be shown to display new volume information New Yolume Information E E x The Wizard will create a logical volume with the following specifications RAID Level RAID 5 Stripe Size 64 K Data Disks 1 2 3 Spare Disks 4 Capacity 78400 MBytes Volume Destinator
12. Create Volume Wizard ou have selected new settings for the following items Disks Selected Disk 1 Volume Size 471196 MB Drive letter or path H File System FATIS Allocation Unit Size Default Volume Label New Volume To close this wizard click Finish lt Back Finish A Cancel 44 xiii The disk will be formatted It will be ready for use when its status is Healthy m Computer Management Action view Tree File System Partition Basic Computer Management Local ll System Tools Partition Basic EA Event Viewer E D Partition Basic FAT3Z Sg system Information IE Partition Basic FAT32 E e Performance Logs and Alerts AA Simple Dynamic Hg Shared Folders EIWINZOOO C Partition Basic FAT32 Device Manager Local Users and Groups a a Storage lal Disk Management 4 gt ac i Disk Defragmenter E Logical Drives Disk 0 ey Removable Storage Basic fa Services and Applications 39 34 GB Online Healthy Disk 1 Dynamic Online Formatting E A IE MI Primary Partition J Extended Partition BY Logical Drive P Simple Volume Eee 45 4 2 Using Red Hat Linux 1 Confirm SCSI support Enter Linux operation system run make menuconfig in Linux kernel source directory to enter Linux Kernel Menu Configuration page Press the down arrow button select SCSI support and press Enter pan Linux Kernel v2 4 18 Configuration Arrow keys n
13. HNSONCHEN 2004 02 03 19 00 55 Information Create a new LUN 3 with RAID 1 A 232 JOHNSONCHEN 2004 02 03 19 00 41 Information Create a new LUN O with RAID NRAID 4231 JOHNSONCHEN 2004 02 03 16 56 28 Information Delete LUN O A 230 JOHNSONCHEN 2004 02 03 18 56 17 Information Delete LUN 3 A i Pe Creating LUNS on JOHNSONCHENGWZK HBA ID 1 SCSI 10 4 22 0 im a 25 Four options in the main menu 1 System Manager Menu Options Connect To establish connection with EvoStor Disconnect To disconnect from EvoStor Y Alert Setting To specify the alert level for sending notification email and the recipients Alert Setting x Alert level f High Send e mail on errors or warming events Medium Send e mail only on critical errors Low No alet email wi Caption B Low No alert e mail will be sent o Advanced Options E Mail SMTP Sewer 203 70 69 93 AA From test riddickch homeip net For example EvwoStor amp domain com To List parc al com b Cancel Click Option and the window below will be shown 26 SMTP Server Authentication Setting For SMTP server that use base 64 authentication press server setting button to enter the user name and HW Status Alert Setting x An alert mail will be sent to users if the value ig out of range Type amp Waning message Error message Interval hour minute Send an alert mail every 01 00 pez T Range
14. ONAP SYSTEMS INC EvoStor 1641CT SCSI to SATA RAID Subsystem User Manual EvoStor 1641CT User Manual Version 1 0 Copyright 2005 QNAP Systems Inc All Rights Reserved August 4 2005 CUSTOMER SERVICE To obtain service or technical support for your system please refer to the registration card for information LIMITED WARRANTY In no event shall the liability of QNAP Systems Inc exceed the price paid for the product from direct indirect special incidental or consequential software or its documentation QNAP offers no refunds for its products QNAP makes no warranty or representation expressed implied or statutory with respect to its products or the contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose QNAP reserves the right to revise or update its products software or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity CAUTION 1 There is a danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced 2 Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instruction 3 Should you return any components of EvoStor 1641CT package for refund or maintenance make sure they are carefully packed for shipping Any form of damages due to improper packaging will not be compensated Table of Cont
15. Stor supports self diagnosis and firmware upgrade the options are described below Options on LCD Panel Description Enter Diagnosis mode no need to Firmware upgrade select any functions Auto Test Test the system automatically Reset Password Reset password to default 5 1 Entering Diagnosis Mode To enter diagnosis mode follow the steps below 1 Turn off EvoStor It is recommended to turn off EvoStor via LCD panel 2 Connect the RS 232C null modem cable between the maintenance port of EvoStor and the PC serial COM port Make sure you use the included null modem cable to convert the serial port signals 3 Configure the VT 100 terminal emulation software in your PC Microsoft Windows includes a terminal emulation program as presented with the Hyper Terminal icon in the accessories window the communication parameters should be set to the following values Communication Parameters Baud Rate 115 200 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits Flow Contra 49 4 Turn on EvoStor you will see the following snapshot in your terminal emulation program HyperTerminall 15200 HyperTerminal 3 0 x File Edit View Call Transfer Help Diagnosis sss Use the and v keys to select which entry is highlighted Press enter to boot the selected OS Connected 0 01 02 aristw 115200 5 M 1 scro CAPS Capture Print echo 5 Press the down arrow key to select Diagnosis then press enter to make
16. avigate the menu lt Enter gt selects submenus gt Highlighted letters are hotkeys Pressing lt Y gt includes lt N gt excludes lt M gt modularizes features Press lt Esc gt lt Esc gt to exit lt gt for Help Legend built in 1 excluded lt M gt module lt gt module capable N tworking options gt N twork device support gt mateur Radio support gt ELA ARA SUPET nino EE rewire sunpart EXPERIMENTAL gt 20 device support gt SDN subsystem gt nput core support gt haracter devices gt lt Exit gt lt Help gt Make sure the following highlighted items are selected SCSI support SCSI disk support SCSI generic support and Probe all LUNs on each SCSI device Linux Kernel v2 4 18 Configuration Arrow keys navigate the menu Enter selects submenus 3 Highlighted letters are hotkeys Pressing lt Y gt includes lt N gt excludes lt M gt modularizes features Press lt Esc gt Esc gt to exit lt 7 gt for Help Legend built in J excluded lt A gt module lt gt module capable lt gt SCSI support dl pe disk tape CD ROM Z3 CSI disk support 49 M ximum number of SCSI disks that can be loaded as modules CSI tape support Cal Sm 3C xH tape support devices e g CD jukebox support multiple LUNs ew uue tag code robe all LUNs on each SCSI devi lt Exit gt lt Help gt 46 EvoStor subsystem supports multiple l
17. e RAID can be classified as five types of array architectures to make disk arrays fault tolerant and provide a better storing performance When there is a disk failure RAID read the mirror copy in another disk which enhances data recovery To distribute data evenly to each disk data will be partitioned as a block usually 32K or 64K Data will be written to the disk according to RAID type RAID can be classified as below NRAID Non RAID The capacity of all drives is combined to a single logical drive When a drive is full data will be written to another drive until it is full Access speed will not be increased and data redundancy is not provided The capacity of the logical drive is the total capacity of all physical drives When one of the drives fails NRAID will not function properly RAID 0 RAID O striping disk combines two or more disks into one larger disk It offers the fastest disk access but it does not have any protection of your data if the striped array fails The disk capacity equals the number of disks in the array times the size of the smallest disk Striping disk is usually used to maximize your disk capacity or for fast disk access but not for storing important data RAID 1 RAID 1 mirroring disk protects your data by automatically backing up the contents of one disk onto the second disk of a mirrored pair This protects your data if one of the disks fails Unfortunately the storing capacity is equal to a single
18. ed Use the Up and Down and the Enter buttons to enter the password When finished the following message will be displayed on the LCD panel Use the Up and Down buttons to select the appropriate option Then press Enter to confirm Press Enter to confirm and return to the main menu or press ESC to cancel 15 Create Spare i Press the Function button and the LCD panel will display the following information Press Enter to proceed ii Use the Up and Down buttons to enter the password The following message will then be shown Press Enter to confirm or ESC to return to the previous menu ili You can further create the spare disks with the following advanced options Advanced Setting Description Volume ID The ID number of logic fue menti available identifier of volume LUN Spare Disks Spare disks of EvoStor Select spare disk Attach LUN Now Create local spare instantly Use the Up and Down buttons to select the configuration item and press Enter to proceed to the sub menu iv Use the Up and Down buttons to select the value and press Enter to confirm 16 Delete Spare i Press the Function button and the LCD panel will display the following information Press Enter to proceed ii Use the Up and Down buttons to enter the password The following message will then be shown Press Enter to confirm or ESC to return to the previous menu ili You can further delete the spare disks with the
19. ents Chapter 1 EvoStor 1641CT OvervieW ssssssss s 22202 2222220u2220 202 20 20 5 Uil ROQUE OVENIS Wisin ios 5 ES Package CONtentSia nica 5 LS Sy Stemi Requirements a ias 5 li SUSE ONE W irrita ici cities 6 Chapter 2 Installation ia 7 Chapter 3 System Configuration xxxxxxxx0000siiiiieieeeieiieeioiioioneni 12 3 1 Configuring EvoStor via the LCD panel cra rr 12 ill SysteMessogesini ie ais 12 Lh CONJUNT EVOSTO cilea 13 3 2 Using EvoStor Management UtilitieS ii 23 3 2 1 EvoStor Management Software EvoStor Manager 23 Ba EVOO AJENO pla a deci 35 Chapter 4 Accessing EVOSTOF ococccccccnncccccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnas 37 4 1 Using Microsoft Windows 2000 i 37 AZ USIMA Red Hat Lts 46 Chapter 5 EvoStor Maintenance 00sssriiiiiiiiii iii 49 SL ENTERING Diagnosis Mods aro 49 5 2 iFikinware UPON n 50 53 REStOring FIFmMWerea lla aio eleva lai 50 O E ln 51 5 5 RESEEngiPasSWOoFdk rsianan SN idas 51 ADDGNGIC A SCSI mm 52 Append B RAID iii ana 54 Appendix C Abbreviations for RAID Status ssssss2 56 Chapter 1 EvoStor 1641CT Overview 1 1 Product Overview EvoStor 1641CT hereafter referred as EvoStor external RAID system is designed to offer high performance high reliability and low cost alternatives to SCSI to SATA RAID subsystems It utilizes cost effective SATA driv
20. es with simple storage setup and management process making it ideal for small to medium sized companies and departments System Features Intel Xeon Processor Built in 128 MB cache memory expandable up to 1 GB Compatible with all SCSI 3 and SCSI 2 LVD host adapters up to 320 MB s LCD panel for easy RAID configuration and status monitoring EvoStor Management Technology Windows based utility monitors status of RAIDs through in band SCSI command enable remote management Supports up to 16 hot swappable SATA II hard drives Local audible event notification buzzer Real time drive activity and status indicators Supports RAID levels 0 1 3 5 and NRAID Supports multiple logic volume creation each logic volume could be configured as one RAID level independently Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild e Transparent data transfer for all popular operating systems 1 2 Package Contents i EvoStor 1641CT RAID system x 1 ii SCSI U320 cable x 1 ili Power cord x 3 iv HDD tray screws x 64 v RS 232x 1 vi CD ROM user manual included x 1 1 3 System Requirements e An Ultra 320 SCSI host bus adaptor e A personal computer installed with an O S that supports SCSI device access 1 4 System Overview Front View Drive power LEDs Power button En d Y LCD panel Rear View Ap HRS ti O APA CASE Power supply E e panne ua Er Aa XL a bc ali a SCSI channel 1 A SCSI channel 2
21. i Select Disable UPS iv Press Enter to disable UPS function 21 Restart System i Press the Function switch and select Restart System Press Enter to confirm li Enter the password and press Enter to confirm To quit press ESC iii Wait for the system to restart Shut down System i Press the Function button and select Shutdown System Then press ESC to proceed ii Enter the password and press Enter to confirm iii The system will shut down and the following message will be shown 22 3 2 Using EvoStor Management Utilities Besides configuration via the LCD panel you can also configure EvoStor via the management utilities included in the CD ROM The utilities are e EvoStor Manager EvoStor Manager is a GUI software which provides system monitoring and configuration functions via the Internet Run EvoStor Agent before running EvoStor Manager e EvoStor Agent EvoStor Agent works as a communication means between EvoStor and EvoStor Manager It receives management request from EvoStor Manager in the Internet and transfers the request to SCSI command of EvoStor to provide remote management and monitoring functions 3 2 1 EvoStor Management Software EvoStor Manager 1 Run Install EvoStor Manager in the enclosed CD ROM QNAP www qnap com tw Install EvoStor Manager Install EvoStor Agent Users Manual Browse CO 2 Follow the instructions to complete the installa
22. isks and set the disk size for this volume Select only one disk All available dynamic disks Selected dynamic disks Add gt _ lt lt Bemove _ lt lt Bemove lt lt Remove All lt lt Remove All All Total volume size 471196 MB 196 ME Size For selected disk 471196 me Maximum 471196 MB lt Back d_ Net gt D Cancel x Assign a drive letter or drive path to the volume Click Next to proceed Create Yolume Wizard Assign Drive Letter or Path You can assign a drive letter or drive path to this volume You can access pour volume though the drive letter or path you assign to it Mount this volume at an empty folder that supports drive paths Browse Do not assign a drive letter or drive path lt Back Next gt Cancel T_ _ 43 Xi Customize the formatting of the partition Click Next to proceed Create Yolume Wizard Format Yolume ou can customize the formatting of the partition Speci whether you want to format this volume Do not format this volume Ca Format this volume as follows Formatting File system to use Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume Perform a Quick Format Enable file and folder compression lt Back A Net gt D Cancel xii Click Finish to complete the Create Volume Wizard Create Yolume Wizard E o x Completing the Create Yolume Wizard ou have successtully completed the
23. licable for RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 3 and RAID 5 When RAID Subsystem is configured as the one of these configurations initialization will start and the information will be displayed on the LCD panel Initialization time will depend on the size of RAID subsystem Spare Drives Spare drives are attached to RAID subsystem directly but are not a member of the subsystem For RAID configuration that supports fault tolerance i e data recovery when any of the subsystem members fails a spare disk will be added to replace that failed disk RAID subsystem will recover the data from hot swap disk When the failed disk is repaired or replaced it will become a spare disk automatically 55 Appendix C Abbreviations for RAID Status C o makoto Data initialization Normal Status of disks n pmr Spare disks Unable to restore RAID No disk in disk tray 56
24. nd Down buttons to select Change Password Then press Enter to proceed ii Enter the password The following message will be displayed on the LCD panel Press Enter to confirm or ESC to exit iii Enter the new password and press Enter iv Press Enter to save the new password or ESC to exit Restore Configuration i Press the Function button and select Restore Config li Enter the password and press Enter to confirm iii Wait for the system to restart Note The password will not be restored when selecting restoring configuration To restore the password to default refer to Chapter 5 5 19 Configure UPS gt Enable UPS Press the Function button and the LCD panel will display the following information Press Enter to proceed Use the Up and Down buttons to enter the password The following message will then be shown Press Enter to confirm or ESC to return to the previous menu Select Enable UPS to enable UPS function Input Alive Setting value to set the automatic shutdown timer after power loss Press Enter to enable UPS function 20 Disable UPS i Press the Function button and the LCD panel will display the following information Press the Enter button to proceed Select Configure ii Use the Up and Down buttons to enter the password The following message will then be shown Press Enter to confirm or ESC button to return to the previous menu ii
25. ns offset 62 SCSI device sda 720364800 512 byte hdwr sectors 368827 MB sda sdal Journalled Block Device driver loaded kjournald starting Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3 fs mounted filesystem with ordered data mode Freeing unused kernel memory 132k freed E As shown in the example above Linux has detected two SCSI devices The first one LUN 0 as a SCSI processor used by EvoStor for SCSI management The second one LUN 1 is a SCSI logic volume created by the user The system has named it as dev sda After turning on EvoStor if the Linux host computer cannot detect EvoStor check the connection of SCSI cable and terminator Then enter echo scsi add single device W X Y Z gt proc scsi Add EvoStor in the host computer W X Y and Z represents SCSI adaptor SCSI ID EvoStor SCSI ID and newly created LUN respectively You can then enter cat proc scsi to check if the new EvoStor has been added to the system 47 3 Create disk partition When a name has been assigned e g dev sda use fdisk or other disk partitioning tool to create disk partition e g dev sda1 dev sda2 4 Format disk partition Format the new partitions as appropriate file system to format the partition dev sdal as ext2 file system run mke2fs dev sdal 5 Mount newly added disk partition to system directory Mount newly added disk partition to system directory EvoStor subsystem is ready for use 48 Chapter 5 EvoStor Maintenance Evo
26. nt of SCSI card ASPI Manager is OS and hardware dependent It accepts commands and sends SCSI command to the target gt ASPI Module driver for SCSI device ASPI Module is a driver for the communication between ASPI Manager and SCSI card Select SCSI ID Each SCSI device should be assigned with a unique SCSI ID for identification The SCSI ID of the SCSI adaptor of host will be 7 usually which indicates a higher priority EvoStor can select SCSI ID from 0 15 the default value is 4 52 Logic volume and LUN Logic unit number Each SCSI device can be attached with several logic units to which each SCSI command can be sent LUN 0 is reserved for the first logic volume and processing Management commands for EvoStor Other logic volumes created by users are mapped to LUN 1 31 for the main server to read and write the disk SCSI Terminator A SCSI terminator must be installed at the end of a SCSI connection If EvoStor is the last SCSI device in a SCSI connection a SCSI terminator must be installed SCSI terminator will provide a suitable SCSI cable to reject arrival of command 53 AppendixB RAID RAID stands for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks which is an idea initiated by Gibson Patterson and Katz at the University of California Berkeley in 1988 The basic idea of RAID is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives that acquires a performance which is better that a single large expensive driv
27. ogic volumes hence Probe all LUNs on each SCSI device must be selected If the operation system has been installed with SCSI support the above highlighted items will be selected If not save the above settings and compile a new kernel Restart the system with the new kernel 2 Confirm disk name detected by the system after restart SCSI devices are named with dev sda dev sdb by Linux operation system in the order that the devices are detected When disk volume has been created on EvoStor turn on Linux system and run dmesg to view the names of all detected SCSI devices ff EODEE SO CROSS Erich ARAN AAA em A File Edit View Terminal Go Help BymS53c1010 66 1 restart scsi reset Kad amp ymS3c1010 66 1 handling phase mismatch from SCRIPTS sym53c1010 66 1 as SCSI SCRIPTS ecslo ee 1 7 3 20010512 ta queue a eee IO limit 104857 5Mb mask Oxffffffffrrf Vendor TEI Model RAID Controller Rev Type Processor ANSI SCSI revision blk queve clab0014 1 0 limit 104857 5Mb mask Oxffffffffff Vendor IEI Model Logic Drive Rev Type Direct Access ANSI SCSI revision blk queue clab0414 1 0 limit 1048575Mb mask OxFEfFfErrrfr sym53c1010 66 0 lt 4 1 gt tagged command queue depth set to 8 Vendor PLEXTOR Model CD R PX W40125 Rev 1 03 Type CD ROM ANSI SCSI revision 02 blk queue ciabodl4 I O limit 104857 5MHb mask OxfFEFFEFEFFF i TEISE 66 0 a EE FAST g0 WIDE SCSI 160 T EJE 12 5
28. op the functions of EvoStor Agent The communication and processing between EvoStor Agent and EvoStor will stop Right click the mouse and a list will be displayed Start Configuration Exit i Start To restart EvoStor Agent EvoStor Agent will accept and process the commands between EvoStor Manager and EvoStor ii Configuration To configure the parameters of EvoStor Agent The available parameters are shown in the following screen Configuration 3 x TCP Port Polling Interval E Seconds Cancel TCP Port The TCP port number for EvoStor service The default value is 2058 Make sure the port number is the same as the one entered for EvoStor Manager connection Polling Interval The time interval for EvoStor Agent to inquire RAID status The default value is 5 seconds Setting the time interval too small will affect system performance iii Exit Shut down EvoStor Agent The agent icon will be removed from the toolbar You need to run the agent again from the desktop Exit Same as the above exit function 36 Chapter 4 Accessing EvoStor EvoStor emulates a standard SCSI 3 direct access device hard disk to host it is compatible with all SCSI 3 or SCSI 2 LVD host adapters so no special access software for specific operating system is required Like any other type of fixed disk media in your system a RAID must also be partitioned and formatted before use The method of partitioning and formatting on
29. ound New Hardware Wizard O EvoStor SCSI Enclosure Processor Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish Cancel For information on EvoStor management software installation please refer to Chapter 3 2 11 Chapter 3 System Configuration 3 1 Configuring EvoStor via the LCD panel The buttons and LED indicators of the LCD panel are described as below Power LED Indicator Escape Button PE Up Button Function Button Down Button Enter Button e Up and Down buttons To navigate up and down to select the appropriate function Enter To confirm the selection or enter a value ESC To return to the previous menu Function button To enter system configuration menu Power LED Indicator The light will be on when power is connected Note The terms Enter and ESC mentioned in this chapter refers to the Enter button and the ESC button on the LCD panel respectively 3 1 1 System Messages To view system messages of EvoStor press Enter on the LCD panel when the system is successfully turned on Then press the Up and Down buttons to select the information you want to view After that press ESC to return to the previous menu The following information is available currently O rea Description Hardware Status System temperature power and fan status UPS Status Display the UPS operation status Show Log Display operational events Firmware
30. play a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver Back Cancel 12 In Optional search locations select CD ROM drives and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver Files Pha tae Where do you want Windows to search for diver tiles Sy Search for driver files for the following hardware device OD EvoStor RAID Controller SCSI Processor Device The wizard searches for suitable drivers in ite driver database on pour computer and in any of the following optional search locations that you specify To start the search click Nest IF you are searching on a floppy disk or CO ROM drive Insert the floppy disk or CD before clicking Nest Optional search locations O Fioppy disk drives I CD ROM drives as Specify a location Microsoft Windows Update 13 The Found New Hardware Wizard will find the driver to install in the CD ROM Click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Driver Files Search Results ha The wizard has finished searching for diver files for your hardware device The wizard found a driver for the following device oy EvoStor RAID Controller SCSI Processor Device Windows found a driver for this device To install the driver Windows found click Nest d sottware raidinhyevostorzk int Cancel 10 14 Click Finish to complete the installation Format EvoStor before using the system Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the F
31. r 1 12 0130 3 343 394 544 99 Fan 3590rpm CPU 290C SYSTEM 3400 O oma pesenton Model Name EvoStor model The server running EvoStor Agent HBA ID The ID of SCSI adaptor connected by EvoStor SCSI ID The SCSI ID of EvoStor EvoStor firmware version The voltage value of EvoStor 5V and 3 3V a Fan speed The CPU temperature and system temperature of EvoStor 32 v Logic Volumes Agents RAIDs Logic Yolumes Physical Disks Logic volume ID Agent HBA ID SCSIID Status RAID Level Data Disks Spare Disks Capacity volume T JOH 1 4 Ready RAID Disk 1 4 None 78400 MBytes E volume 3 JOH 1 4 Initializing RAID 1 Disk 2 3 Mone 117200 MBytes Description Logic Volume ID The ID number of logic volume The server running EvoStor Agent The ID of SCSI adaptor connected by EvoStor SCSI ID The SCSI ID of EvoStor Status Status of EvoStor Degrading Initializing Rebuilding Error RAID Level RAID level configured for EvoStor e Ready Data Disks The data disk ID number of EvoStor Spare Disks The spare disk ID number of EvoStor Capacity The capacity of logic volume 33 v Physical Disks HEA ID SCSI ID Logic Yolume ID Status Model Mame Capacity Physical Disks DiskID_ Age RD Disk1 JOH 1 4 0 On line Maxtor 6E040L0 39200 MBytes EelDisk2 JOH 1 4 3 Initializing IC3SL120AWWA07 0 117800 MBytes DISK 3 JOH 1 4 3 Initializing Maxtor 6Y120P0 117200 MBy
32. s SDMS TM 4 0 PCI SCSI BIOS PCI Rev 2 0 2 1 Copyright 1995 2005 LSI Logic Corp PCI 4 17 00 HBA ID LUN VENDOR PRODUCT REY SYHC WIDE CYL HD SEC Evostor RAID Controller Evostor Logic Yolume 320 0 16 10247255763 LAGO IL UUUL JZU Y L5 ILogic 33 C1030 0001 320 0 16 9 Skip the following steps if the above logic volume is resided on LUNO After Windows starts the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear Found New Hardware e EvoStor RAID Controller SCS Processor Device santa Please wall 10 In the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps pon install a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Nest 11 Insert the enclosed CD ROM and select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Then click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers A device diver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system This wizard will complete the installation for this device oy EvoStor RAID Controller SCSI Processor Device A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs diver files for your new device To locate driver files and complete the installation click Nest what do pon want the wizard to do Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Dis
33. tes ES Disk 4 JOH 1 4 0 On line Maxtor 6E040L0 39200 MBytes Field Description Disk ID The slot ID of hard disk The server running EvoStor Agent HBA ID The ID of SCSI adaptor connected by EvoStor SCSI ID The SCSI ID of EvoStor Logic Volume ID The logic volume ID of EvoStor Status Status of hard disk Degrading Error Initializing On line Off line Rebuilding Vacant Model Name The model name of hard disk Capacity The disk capacity of hard disk 4 Help The version number of EvoStor Manager will be shown About EvoStor Manager x EvoStor Manager Version 3 0 0 0513 Copyright C 2004 2005 ONAF Systems Inc All rights reserved 34 3 2 2 EvoStor Agent Run Install EvoStor Agent in the enclosed CD ROM QNAP www qnap com tw Install EvoStor Manager Install EvoStor Agent Users Manual Browse CO Follow the instructions to complete the installation A shortcut will be created on Boa Lia wm the desktop EvoStor agent Note You will be prompted to install ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface if it has not been installed to the PC Restart the PC after installation For further details please refer to Appendix A 35 Using EvoStor Agent When EvoStor Agent is installed it will be run every time when Windows starts up An icon will be created in the toolbar ES met PM Stop Right click the icon and choose to stop or exit EvoStor Agent a Stop St
34. the EvoStor enter diagnosis mode 6 After EvoStor enters diagnosis mode the LCD will display the following information 5 2 Firmware Upgrade When EvoStor is operated in diagnosis mode you could use EvoStor Manager to upgrade the most new firmware 5 3 Restoring Firmware If EvoStor cannot be turned on due to firmware upgrade failure caused by power outage or unexpected interruption restore the firmware again in diagnosis mode Then following the instructions above to exit diagnosis mode and restart the system 50 5 4 Auto Test EvoStor Auto Test function supports self checking of hardware including system voltage temperature fan RS 232 connector and basic hard disk writing Follow the steps below to run Auto Test 1 Enter diagnosis mode press the Function button and Up amp Down buttons to select Auto Test Press Enter to proceed 2 All testing items will be shown on LCD panel in the process If no errors are found the following message will appear Otherwise those items that do not pass the test will be displayed Press any button to return to the main menu Note An extra loop back test tool is required for RS 232 connector test Please contact our company for purchase or further information 5 5 Resetting Password To restore the password of EvoStor via LCD panel follow the steps below 1 Enter diagnosis mode press the Function button and Up amp Down buttons to select Reset Password Then press
35. tion When finished a shortcut Ed EwoStor Manager will be created on the desktop 23 Using EvoStor Manager Run EvoStor Manager the following screen will pop up Click the Connect icon Da or select Connect in System TE System Configuration View Help Agents RAIDS Logic Volumes Physical Disks Port Number Operating System HBA Counts Evostor Counts No SOUFce Time Type Content Enter the agent address e g 172 17 12 168 and port number default value 2058 Then click OK Note The port number must be the same as that preset by EvoStor Agent for successful connection For further details on port number configuration of EvoStor Agent please refer to Chapter 3 2 2 Connect Note The port number of EvoStor Manager must be the same as that of EvoStor Agent for successful connection 24 Monitoring Page Overview Upon successful connection the following screen will be displayed EvoStor Manager 3 3 System Configuration View Help ee es En Es lol x a S E Jornboncrenawak E Rams togevokmes Physalbsls Evo5tor 00C0 414 Port Number Operating System HEA Counts EvoStor Counts iy Logic Volumes JOHNSONCHENGW2K 2058 Microsoft Windows 2000 2 1 EE Volume 0 i i ff Diski i i Disk 4 E Volume 3 3 EE Disk 2 i ff Disk 3 Ay available Disks Mo SOUFce Time Type Content a Alb 234 JOHNSONCHEN 2004 02 03 19 00 55 Information Initializing begun on LUN 3 233 JO
36. to adjust the SCSI value and press Enter Make sure the SCSI ID does not duplicate with that of other SCSI devices 4 Press the Enter button to confirm the SCSI value or press ESC to cancel 5 When completing the setting restart the computer Press any key to return to the menu on the LCD panel 13 Create Volume i Press the Function button and use the Up and Down buttons to select Create Volume Then press Enter ii Use the Up and Down and Enter buttons to enter password When finished the following message will be displayed Press Enter to confirm the setting or ESC to cancel iii You can further configure the volume with the following advanced options Advanced Setting Volume ID The ID number of logic LUN O LUN 31 Logic Unit volume Number RAID Level RAID level NRAID RAID 0 1 3 and 5 Spare Disks Spare disks of EvoStor Select spare disk Data Disks Data disks of EvoStor Select data disks Stripe Size The size of striped block 4 8 16 32 64 and 128K Create LUN Now Create logic volume Yes or No instantly Use the Up and Down buttons to select the configuration item and press Enter to proceed to the sub menu iv Use the Up and Down buttons to select the value and press Enter to confirm v When finished restart the computer Press any button to return to the menu 14 Delete Volume Press the Function button and use the Up and Down buttons to select Delete Volume Press Enter to proce
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