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1. This function is also used to silence the beeper alarm Time Device Event Type Elapse Time Errors l foo s7 13 192 168 015 109 HTTP Log In b aod 192 168 015 109 HTTP Log In iei Enc 1 SLOT 11 Device Failed Pr a 192 168 015 109 HTTP Login Bi Maei 192 168 015 109 HTTP Log In r Eaa __ Enc 1 stor 16 Device Failed f pa j nae Enc 1 SLOT 09 PassThrough Disk Created i on epi a Create Volume 4 enous sean Set 000 eraasi RaidSet pe Raid Set 000 Delete RaidSet pena 000 000000904400 eect Rebuilding Migration LBA 15 12 41 Ma hw thes ictal i a Veivi bie Morais _ pean i eae Volume VOL 000 Start Migrating User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 5 9 Generate Test Event If you want to generate test events move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Generate Test Event Link Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Then click on the View Events Mute Beeper to view the test event Jopen all close all _ Do You Want To Generate Test Event Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function RAID Set Functions Confirm The Operation H 0 Volume Set Functions A 43 Physical Drives E5 System Controls eee System Configuration Advanced Configuration _ Hdd Power Management _ D EtherNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration 0 SNMP Configuration _ NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beepe
2. Raid System Console aD Ouick Function SAS Address S5O001B4D0209E2000 gt RAID Set Functions ke O H 0 Volume Set Functions Number Of Phys 8 Fe Physical Drives Attached Expander Expander 1 500 1B4D512D7D03F 8x6G Hi System Controls Expander 1 SAS2 E SAS2CE B0 01 b001 E a Information sas Address 50018405 12D7D03F Ben EJ RAID Set hiararchy O SAS Chip Info fk 0 System Informa a component Vendor Component Vendor LST 2 sess Component ID beza S O ie Hardware Monitor Enclosure ENC 1 Number Of Phys wee eS Attached Expeiwer Controller 5001B4D0209E2000 8x66 The SAS Address Component Vendor Component ID Enclosure number Number of Phys and Attached Expander information will be shown 100 User Manual 5 6 3 System Information SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem To view the RAID subsystem s controller information click the System Information link from the Information menu The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears lopen all close all Raid System Console EM Quick Function Controller Name H RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions A Physical Drives Hi System Controls Firmware Version BOOT ROM Version a Controller 1 System Information PL Firmware Version 13 0 59 0 Serial Number A314EHEEPRS00006 v1 51 2012 09 14 V1 51 2012 09 14 Information O RAID Set Hierarc
3. Tray Hole B NOTE All the disk tray holes are labelled accordingly 8 Insert the disk tray into the subsystem 36 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options Configuration Methods There are three methods of configuring the RAID controller a Front panel touch control buttons b Web browser based remote RAID management via the R Link Ethernet port c Telnet connection via the R Link Ethernet port _ NOTE The RAID subsystem allows you to access using only one A method at a time You cannot use more than one method at the same time 4 1 Configuration through Telnet 9 NOTE This example uses CRT terminal emulation program You can also use Windows Hyper terminal as another option 1 To connect to RAID subsystem using Telnet open Terminal Emulation program example CRT 6 1 and start new session and select Telnet protocol Click Next ii noi connected CRT Jag Fie Edit view Gptions Transfer Script Tools Help ind Sd Ly New Session Wizard a PES L This wizard will help you create a new session For connecting to a remote server i what type of connection do you want to establish Protocol Telnet a Do not use this wizard when creating sessions ine Ready Ly aE 4 Rows 80 Cols T100 uE WOM User Manual 37 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 2 Enter the RAID subsystem s IP address Ma
4. Delete Hot Spare F Siot 10 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212C55600 LD Rescue Raid Set fa J Volume Set Functions Slot 11 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 3 Physical Drives 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 3 System Controls H 0 Information m pen all close all ke Raid System Console oHah Set 6 Dad vipat was Misses 4 Quick Function H 5 RAID Set Functions Create RAID Set 0 Delete RAID Set D Activate Incomplete RAID i Create Hot Spare _ Delete Hot Spare i Rescue Raid Set el 3 Volume Set Functions 4 Physical Drives H O System Controls 9 Information NOTE A Raid Set cannot be expanded if it contains a Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set lopen all close all Raid System Console Controller Response Eg Quick Function l a S RAID Set Functions Cannot Expand RaidSet Contains Raid30 50 60 Volume D Create RAID Set D Delete RAID Set D Offline RAID Set 0 Rename RAID Set 0 Activate Incomplete RAID Si B Create Hot Spare 0 Delete Hot Spare C Rescue Raid Set 3 Volume Set Functions HQ Physical Drives HJ System Controls 3 Information 56 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Migration occurs when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Raid Set status area of the Raid Set information Migrating status is also displayed in the Volume Set status area of the Volume Set Information for all Volume Sets under the Raid Se
5. 5 5 13 Shutdown Controller Use this function to shutdown the RAID Controller This is used to flush the data from the cache memory and is normally done before powering off the system power switch lopen all close all Raid System Console H Quick Function aS RAID Set Functions 9 Volume Set Functions J Physical Drives System Controls 0 System Configuration 0 Advanced Configuration 0 Hdd Power Management C EtherNet Configuration 0 Alert By Mail Configuration 0 SNMP Configuration C NTP Configuration 0 View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event _ Clear Event Buffer b Modify Password HO Upgrade Firmware i F Confirm To Shutdown Controller Sitini Reset Raid System Console H Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions Smi Bea Make Sure To Shutdown Controller H 0 Volume Set Functions O System Configuration _ 0 Advanced Configuration 0 Hdd Power Management 0 EtherNet Configuration _ Alert By Mail Configuration HO SNMP Configuration O NTP Configuration j0 View Events Mute Beeper 0 Generate Test Event 0 Clear Event Buffer _ Modify Password _ Upgrade Firmware LD SaaS _ Restart Controller H 0 Information 96 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 5 14 Restart Controller Use this function to restart the RAID Controller lopen all close all Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function H 0 RAID
6. Browse gt Open and select the rom file for example 8016 mfgdat6 20110131 rom firmware folder location Select Xmodem Protocol to send firmware file Only need about 60 seconds to finish sending firmware file If not please repeat steps B and D again Note If won t to transfer CFG data rom file Press Q or q to quit Download before starting data transfer d CLI gt fdl code Please Use XModem Protocol for File Transmission Use Q or g to quit Download before starting XModem Offset 0x0 112 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem e Select Function menu to transfer firmware file Function gt Transfer gt Send File gt Browse gt Open and select the fw file for example 8016 07 01 09 96 20110211 fw from firmware folder location Select Xmodem Protocol to send firmware file Only need about 60 seconds to finish sending firmware file If not please repeat steps D and E again Note If won t to transfer firmware data fw file Press Q or q to quit Download before starting data transfer f Use GUI or Telnet to Restart controller or power cycle g Re login to Expander CLI h Use sys command to verify Expander firmware version CLI gt sys Important Please do not use the reset command on this step User Manual ETENE SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 6 4 Replacing Subsystem Components 6 4 1 Replacing Controller Module 1 Make sure the
7. Member Disks Total Raw Capacity Free Raw Capacity Min Member Disk Size Supported Volumes Raid Set Power State Raid Set 000 4 2400 0G8 2133 3GB 600 068 _ Raid Set State i l128 Operating Normal To view the disk drive information click the Slot link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Disk Information screen appears This screen shows various information such as timeout count media error count and SMART information 98 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem open all close all o Z Device Information Raid System Console EOE ao Quick Function Device Type SAS 500605BA0012EF91 ibe Etan ee Device weston eneleweva SLOT ox i Volume Set Functions ATA WDC WD6000HLHX 0 1 Physical Drives WD WXG1EBODXN79 H System Controls 5 5 Information Napa Firmware Rev Disk Capacity N ed Physical Block Size Logical Block Size Current SAS Mode OC Supported SAS Mode SAS Chip Information 0 System Information ia O Hardware Monitor Device State Normal Timeout Count 0 Media Error Count 0 Device Temperature Read Errors Recovered W O Delay 0x0000000000000000 Read Errors Recovered W Delay 0x0000000000000000 Read Errors Recovered W Retry 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 oxoooooooo00000000 SSS
8. Raid System Console H Quick Function Stagger Power On Control H RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions BS Physical Drives El System Controls Time To Spin Down Idle HDD i System Configuration 0 Advanced Configuration _ Hdd Power Management EtherNet Configuration confirm The Operation C Alert By Mail Configuration _ Submit Reset 1 SNMP Configuration C NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Time To Hdd Low Power Idle Time To Hdd Low RPM Mode Time To Wait HDD Spin Up if Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password fy Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller if Restart Controller 1 Information Stagger Power On Control This option allows the RAID subsystem s power supply to power up in succession each HDD in the RAID subsystem In the past all the HDDs on the RAID subsystem are powered up altogether at the same time This function allows the power transfer time lag time from the last HDD to the next one be set within the range of 0 4 to 6 0 seconds Default is 0 7 seconds User Manual 87 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Time to HDD Low Power Idle MAID Level 1 This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a RAID Set in Low Power Mode where drives heads are unloaded The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is around 15 to 20 Recovery time is under a second Options are Disabled 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 Minutes Time
9. es User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 1 1 Key Features Supports RAID levels 0 1 10 1E 3 5 6 30 50 60 and JBOD Supports online Array roaming Online RAID level stripe size migration Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously Support global and dedicated hot spare Online Volume Set Expansion Support multiple array enclosures per host connection Greater than 2TB per volume set 64 bit LBA support Greater than 2TB per disk drive Supports 4K bytes sector for Windows up to 16TB per volume set Disk scrubbing array verify scheduling for automatic repair of all configured RAID sets Login record in the event log with IP address and service http telnet and serial Support intelligent power management to save energy and extend service life Support NTP protocol to synchronize RAID controller clock over the on board LAN port Max 128 LUNs volume set per controller Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems Instant availability and background initialization Multi path amp load balancing support Microsoft MPIO Automatic synchronization of firmware version in the dual active mode Supports S M A R T NCQ and OOB Staggered Spin up capable drives Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild Local audible event notification alarm Redundant flash image for high availability Real time clock support User Manual og
10. AC Power Input Socket NOTE The subsystem is equipped with redundant full range power supplies with PFC power factor correction The system will automatically select voltage 2 Turn on each Power On Off Switch to power on the subsystem 3 The Power LED on the front Panel will turn green User Manual 29 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 3 3 Disk Drive Installation This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive The subsystem supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running NOTE In this model it is recommended to use 6Gb hard drive disks 3 3 1 Installing Disk Drive in a Disk Tray 1 Unlock the Disk Trays using a flat head screw driver by rotating the Lock Groove Disk Tray is unlocked Tray Open Button 3 Pull out an empty disk tray 30 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 4 Place the hard drive in the disk tray Turn the disk tray upside down Align the four screw holes of the SAS disk drive in the four Hole A of the disk tray To secure the disk drive into the disk tray tighten four screws on these holes of the disk tray Note in the picture below where the screws should be placed in the disk tray holes Tray Hole A NOTE All the disk tray holes are labelled accordingly User Manual en SAS to SAS SAT
11. Quick Function Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity H RAID Set Functions Sj Volume Set Functions Create Volume Set Create Raid30 50 60 _ Delete Volume Set iJ Modify Volume Set L Volume VOL 000 Raid Set 000 300 0GB MV Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good WV Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good Schedule Volume Check Confirm The Operation L LJ Stop Volume Check Submit Reset _ Physical Drives H System Controls H Information Check Volume Set Options e Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Found Assume Parity Data is Good e Re compute Parity if Parity Error Assume Data is Good NOTE When the 2 options are not selected it will only check for errors It is recommended to perform Check Volume Set X with the 2 options unselected at first If the result shows error the two options can be selected and redo Check Volume Set to correct the errors 3 Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button The Checking process will be started User Manual 73 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the Information menu lopen all close all Raid System Console cs Quick Function m RaidSet Hierarchy p l w H RAID Set Functions RAID Set Devices Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Erie Voume Set Functions Raid Set 000 E 1Slot 1 Volume
12. When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function all unused non Raid Set member disk drives in the subsystem appear Select the target disk drive by clicking on the appropriate check box Select the Hot Spare Type Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to create hot spare drive s lopen all close alll s Select The Drives For Hot Spare W Raid System Console H Quick Function a Enclosure 1 SAS E x28 05 89 1 39 000 Ej RAID Set Functions IY SLOT 08 EMO TEE WDC WDSOOOBEYT 00403TO O Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set M SLOT 09 500 1GB ST9S0032S5AS C Expand RAID Set O Offline RAID Set Rename RAID Set _ Create Hot Spare C Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Select The Hot Spare Type O Activate Incomplete RAID Si Global Hot Spare aT eras 1 Confirm The Operation Reset Dedicated To Enclosure H volume Set Functions H Physical Drives H System Controls H Information Hot Spare Type Description The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare on all enclosures connected in daisy chain It can replace any failed disk in any enclosure Global Hot Spare The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare dedicated only to the RaidSet where it is assigned It can replace any failed disk in the RaidSet where it is assigned Dedicated to RaidSet The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare dedicated only to the enclosure where it is located It can replace an
13. Default v J RAID Set Functions Timeout Setting 12 x Seconds H Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives a System Controls Buffer Threshold Setting Number Of Retries View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Seagate SATA HDD Speed Modify Password _ Upgrade Firmware Q Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Information WDC SATA HDD Speed t fi j Se Se cabot Amount Of Read Ahead Advanced Configuration _ Hdd Power Management Number Of AV Streams a aiodiels Spar ig ae s Optimize AV Recording _ Alert By Mail Configuration SNMP Configuration Read And Discard Parity Data L NTP Configuration Hitachi SATA HDD Speed LJ pE aP Confirm The Operation Subrait Reset 84 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem TLER Setting TLER time limited error recovery functions provide support for WD Caviar RE RAID series disks This is a new option from WD to support RAID features that were traditionally missing from standard desktop drives TLER is a method of signaling the system RAID controller in the event that an error recovery process is taking longer than time out specifications allow This prevents the RAID controller from dropping the drive from the array during this period Default value is manufacture setting You can select between 5 6 and 7 second This feature is to setup the HDD internal timeout value Timeout Setting Disk time out is a registry se
14. Enter The Keyword lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function a RAID Set Functions Create RAID Set _ Delete RAID Set 0 Expand RAID Set _ vO Offline RAID Set J Rename RAID Set B Activate Incomplete RAID S Create Hot Spare 0 Delete Hot Spare CO an Volume Set Functions eo a Physical Drives H 0 System Controls H 0 Information User Manual 63 l Confirm The Operation Submit Reset SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 3 Volume Set Function Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set 5 3 1 Create Volume Set The following are the Volume Set features 1 Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set 2 Up to 128 Volume Sets in a Raid Set can be created by the RAID controller To create Volume Set from a Raid Set expand the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Create Volume Set link Th
15. SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 1 1 1 Technical Specifications RAID controller 6Gb SAS 6Gb SAS Controller Single or Redundant Host Interface Two Four 6Gb s SAS SFF 8088 Disk Interface 6Gb s SAS 6Gb SATA SAS expansion Capacity One Two 6Gb s SAS SFF 8088 Direct attached 16 Disks Expansion Up to 192 Disks Processor type 800MHz Dual Core RAI D On Chip storage processor Cache memory 1GB 4GB 2GB 8GB DDR3 1333 ECC Registered SDRAM Battery backup Optional Management port support Yes RAID Features RAID level 0 1 10 1E 3 5 6 30 50 60 and JBOD Array group Up to 128 LUNs Up to 128 Hot Spare Yes Drive Roaming Yes Online rebuild Yes Variable Stripe Size Yes E mail Notification Yes Online capacity expansion RAID level stripe size Yes migration Online array roaming Yes Online consistency check Yes SMTP manager and SNMP Yes agent Redundant flash image Yes Instant availability and Yes background initialization S M A R T Support Yes MAID 2 0 Yes 10 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Bad block auto remapping Yes Enclosure Platform Rackmount Form Factor 3U of hot swap trays 16 Disk status indicator Access Fail LED Backplane SAS2 SATA3 Single BP of PS Fan modules 500W x 2 w PFC of fans 4 P
16. Stripe 5 Size 54KBytes E Block Size 512Bytes Member Disks Be Cache Mode 7 Write Back Tagged Queuing Enabled Volume State Time To Volume Check User Manual 75 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 3 7 Stop Volume Check Use this option to stop current running Check Volume Set process lopen all close all A H Quick Function H RAID Set Functions T See ae EMS Volume Set Functions T Confirm The Operation Hia Create Volume Set l Submit Reset H Create Raid30 50 60 bs O Delete Volume Set LJ Check Volume Set HL Schedule Volume Check D Stop Volume Check A Physical Drives HI System Controls H Information 76 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 4 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perform the functions listed below 5 4 1 Create Pass Through Disk A Pass Through Disk is a disk drive not controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set A Pass Through disk is a separate and individual Raid Set The disk is available to the host as an individual disk It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk not controlled by the RAID firmware To create pass through disk click on the Create Pass Through link under the Physical Drives main menu The setting function screen appears Select the disk drive to be made as Pass Through Disk
17. VOL 000 0 amp 2 0 Checking 1 8 H Physical Drives lE 1Slot 2 H 0 System Controls ey 5 5 Information i EEA l o I gt C RAID Set Hierarchy PassThroughDisk E 1Slot 4 HUC101212CSS600 08 amp 2 1 SAS Chip Information System Information _ Hardware Monitor Device Usage Capacity Model slot 1 A Raid Set 000 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 2 B Raid Set 000 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSs600 Slot 3 C Raid Set 000 _ 1200 2G8 HGST HUC101212CSs600 Slot 4 D Pass Through 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSs600 Slot 5 E Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 6 F Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 7 10 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSs600 Slot 8 11 Free HGST HUC101212CSs600 Slot 9 12 Free HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 10 13 Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 11 14 Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 12 15 Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSSs600 NOTE The result of Check Volume Set function is shown in System Events Information and Volume Set Information In System Events Information it is shown in the Errors column In Volume Set Information it is shown in Errors Found field User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 3 6 Schedule Volume Check To perform Check Volume Set by schedule follow these steps 1 Click on the Schedule Volume Check link 2 Select the desired schedule that you wish the Check Volume S
18. deletion lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console a Select The Raid Set To Delete E Quick Function Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity sid 0 Create RAID Set O Delete RAID Set D Expand RAID Set M Confirm The Operation YolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Deleted _ L Offline RAID Set _ Rename RAID Set VQ Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare L Rescue Raid Set e Volume Set Functions G Physical Drives e System Controls Information NOTE You cannot delete a Raid Set containing a Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set You must delete the Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set first 54 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 2 3 Expand RAID Set Use this option to expand a Raid Set when one or more disk drives is are added to the system This function is active when at least one drive is available lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console a Select The Raid Set For Raid Expansion H Quick Function Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity 5 a RAID Set Functions Cc Raid Set 000 6 6 Normal 6000 0GB L Create RAID Set V Delete RAID Set C Raid Set 001 1 1 Normal 1000 0GB rt Offline RAID Set Submit Resat L Rename RAID Set B Activate Incomplete RAID S gt Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare C Rescue Raid Set i 3 Volume Set Functions gj 3 Physical Drives H System Controls H Info
19. external SAS cable for single RAID controller Note Two SAS cables for dual RAID controllers One 1 RJ 45 Ethernet cable for single RAID controller Note Two Ethernet cables for dual RAID controllers One 1 external serial cable RJ 11 to DB9 for single RAID controller Note Two serial cables for dual RAID controllers One 1 Controller Blanking Plate Note For dual RAID controller One 1 PSFM Plate Cover User Manual NOTE If any damage is found contact the dealer or vendor for assistance User Manual oa SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 1 Product Introduction The 16 bays RAID Subsystem The RAID subsystem features 6Gb SAS host performance to increase system efficiency and performance It features high capacity expansion with 16 hot swappable SAS2 SATA3 hard disk drive bays in a 19 inch 3U rackmount unit scaling to a maximum storage capacity in the terabyte range The subsystem also supports dual controllers which provide better fault tolerance and higher reliability of system operation Exceptional Manageability The firmware embedded Web Browser based RAID manager allows local or remote management and configuration The firmware embedded SMTP manager monitors all system events and user notification automatically The firmware embedded SNMP agent allows remote to monitor events via LAN with no SNMP agent required Menu driven front panel display nnovative modular architecture
20. 0x0000000000000000 SSS oxoooooo0000000000 gt SSS O oxoooo000000000000 SSS Write Errors Recovered W Retry Write Errors Recovered 0x0000000000000000 Write Total Bytes oxooo0000000000000 SSS Write Errors unrecovered i p Verify Errors Recovered W O Delay oxoooooooooooooo00 i rl Rotation Speed 10000 RPM l Read Errors Recovered Read Total Bytes Read Errors Unrecovered Write Errors Recovered W O Delay Write Errors Recovered W Delay e _ e ee ee ee ee ee ee ee To view the Volume Set information click the Volume VOL link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Volume Set Information screen appears lopen all close all Raid System Console EEA a BA RAID Set Functions Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Bo Vohme Set Functions Volume Capacity 200 0GB H 0 Physical Drives ISAS Port tun o0 amp 2 0 H 0 System Controls Raid Level Raid 5 sim iio Stripe Size 64KBytes AID 5 eC hierarcny 7 D SAS Chip _ ut Block Size 512Bytes Member Disks 4 Cache Mode Write Back Write Protection Disabled Tagged Queuing Enabled Information a System Information in O Hardware Monitor Volume State Normal User Manual 99 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 6 2 SAS Chip Information To view the SAS Chip Information of the RAID Controller click the link SAS Chip Information lopen all close all a Controller xxxxxxxx 1 51
21. 110 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Get the new version of firmware for your RAID subsystem controller x 1 To upgrade the RAID subsystem firmware click the Upgrade Firmware link under System Controls menu The Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom screen appears NOTE When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded upgrade first the boot ROM firmware Then repeat the process steps 1 to 3 to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAI D controller restart will be necessary 2 Click Browse Look in the location where the firmware file was saved Select the firmware file name XXXXXXXX BI N and click Open 3 Select the Confirm The Operation option Click the Submit button lopen all close alll B Raid System Console s Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom J Quick Function Enter The BootRom Or Firmware File Name ee _ Browse H RAID Set Functions H volume Set Functions y nm A Physical Drives I Confirm The Operation O O OOO O a System Controls Reset O System Configuration O Advanced Configuration C Hdd Power Management L EtherNet Configuration C Alert By Mail Configuration O SNMP Configuration C NTP Configuration O View Events Mute Beeper L Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer _ Modify Password _ Upgrade Firmware O Shutdown Controller D Restart Controller H Information 4 The
22. 60 also provides very high reliability because data is still available even if multiple disk drives fail two in each disk array IN N m w gt User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 1 3 Array Definition 1 3 1 Raid Set A Raid Set is a group of disk drives containing one or more logical volumes called Volume Sets It is not possible to have multiple Raid Sets on the same disk drives A Volume Set must be created either on an existing Raid Set or on a group of available individual disk drives disk drives that are not yet a part of a Raid Set If there are existing Raid Sets with available raw capacity new Volume Set can be created New Volume Set can also be created on an existing Raid Set without free raw capacity by expanding the Raid Set using available disk drive s which is are not yet Raid Set member If disk drives of different capacity are grouped together in a Raid Set then the capacity of the smallest disk will become the effective capacity of all the disks in the Raid Set 1 3 2 Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specifie
23. AE EENES SEESE 68 Io Dele Volume Set essees e oniani eSEE Een EERE EE E ENEAN EEEN 69 ooh Modify WOMENS Sei ace sce cates cto tt erne een EE EARE E E OEE EE 70 BOA WOW Mie Ser EXD ANSI OM ei scccscceacsesesedcdecescseacasateesssdernavacerestscondisductusesaissdueaniscucsenies tues staosoudeeniessaneecesaees 71 5 34 2 Vol me SET WIG CATON cstescscecczcoccsessdecossaccecssdvestateaabet saved cteichendassshsasedtoneresataatdbeaedsdteaasibchantsonde 72 i APEK VOUE SEE rr EE E E E A EA ES 73 33 0 ScChed le VOUS GINS CM ae sccsecte ssid cccencssscetesasecsesentuavtecusasddhensiassdbccsnacca S eE eenei TIAE Eie 75 IL OPV oume C NEKE E RE 76 SA TA Si DEVE a E E E E E A EE EE E OS 77 5 4 1 Create Pass Through DiSK n o001000100r1e0r1o0r1osr1osurosurosurosressresnressresnressresarosarosurosnrosssrssnosuresuresnrrserrseers 77 5 4 2 Modify a Pass Through DiSk ssnessssessssesssesssesnssrsssersssesssresssrsnsssnssnrenssenssresnsresssenssrosstsnssrnsnrenssresssresss 78 5 4 3 Delete Pass Through DiSkK s sssesseesssesssesssesssesseesssesssesssesseesseesseesstesseessreserosernsernsernstennsrossrossrossrnsressens 78 544 Set Disk TO Be ANS cst acc secede ces eee ENEE A E eee teak Ei 79 545 AGivate Falea il B Coumeneene tne vette ene enn E EE 80 SA Eny EO E e ee ene E mC OO eee 81 547 Identify Selected DriVesercureerstene a a E T rE 81 o E OTO a E ET 82 Sad oyslenmn Conngurati oieee E I E EE Ae E E EE 82 5532 Advanced ContiguratiOi ssepe e et
24. Ahead cache Volume Data Read Ahead Hdd QueU control Raa en le aaae ee ETS Disk wri Capacity Truncation ULEI CNET Restart controller ArPPOWKeY Or AZiMowe Cursor ca Ready Telnet 16 59 24Rows 80 Cols T100 PUM User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 9 Message will show Firmware has been updated successfully 192 168 10 173 CRT Jag Eile Edit View Options Transfer Script Tools Help AD AAS Se 192 168 10 173 XXXXXXXXX RAID Controller Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function Background Task Priority SATA NCQ Support HDD Read Ahead Cache Volume Data Read Ahead controlen e a Has Been Updated Successfully Disk wr Capacity Truncation Ee ST aan Restart Controller APPOWKeYy Or AZIMove Cursor eoe lect ESCs Ready Telnet 16 60 scape 24 Rows 80 Cols Li Line Draw T100 10 The RAID Controller must be restarted in order for the new firmware to take effect A 192 168 10 173 CRT m File Edit View Options Transfer Script Tools Help ind 3 Lod 28 A Se SS S ws T 192 168 10 173 x XKXXXXXXXXXXX RAID Controller Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function Background Task Priority SATA NCQ Support HDD Read Ahead Cache Volume Data Read Ahead Capacity Truncation ee Oe a
25. Create Raid 30 50 60 L Create Raid 30 50 60 Free capacity L Select Multiple Raid Set _ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4k Block L Volume Creation gt Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume gt Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background Delete Volume Set No Init To Rescue Volume L Delete Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Delete L Delete Volume Set gt Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Modify Volume Set L_ Modify Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Modify L Volume Modification gt Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Modify Volume gt Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Check Volume Set L Check Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume Set to Check L Check The Volume gt Yes No Stop Volume Check L Stop All Volume Check gt Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Display Volume Set Info L Display Volume Info in Raid L Select Volume To Display SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem View Drive Information L_ Select The Drives Create Pass Through Disk L_ Select Drive gt SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Modify Pass Through Disk Physical Drives l_ Select The Drives _ SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Delete Pa
26. Enabled e 7 Controliar 1 SAS Port MARA w Port Pros Controller 2 SAS Port PERE Wl ports a LUN Base LUN fo ole User Manual Feo SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 4 2 Modify a Pass Through Disk Use this option to modify the attribute of a Pass Through Disk User can modify the Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing and SAS Port LUN Base LUN on an existing Pass Through Disk To modify the Pass Through drive attribute from the Pass Through drive pool click on the Modify a Pass Through Disk link The Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification screen appears Tick on the Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool and click on the Submit button to select the drive The Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute screen appears Modify the drive attribute values as you want open all close all Raid System Console s Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 H 0 Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions slot 4 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CS5600 H 0 Volume Set Functions lt j Physical Drives i D Create Pass pain Me ut Submit Reset i D Delete pass Through Disk Set Disk To Be Failed Activate Failed Disk Identify Enclosure Identify Drive H 0 System Controls 1 9 Information 5 4 3 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool click on Delete Pass Through link Select a Pass Through Disk
27. SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Before You Begin Before going through with this manual you should read and focus on the following safety guidelines Notes about the subsystem s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included here Safety Guidelines To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance user is advised to be aware of the following safety guidelines particularly in handling hardware components Upon receiving of the product Place the product in its proper location Do not try to lift it by yourself alone Two or more persons are needed to remove or lift the product to its packaging To avoid unnecessary dropping out make sure that somebody is around for immediate assistance It should be handled with care to avoid dropping that may cause damage to the product Always use the correct lifting procedures Upon installing of the product Ambient temperature is very important for the installation site It must not exceed 30 C Due to seasonal climate changes regulate the installation site temperature making it not to exceed the allowed ambient temperature Before plugging in any power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off Disconnect first any power connection if the power Supply module is being removed from the enclosure Outlets must be accessible to the equipment All
28. Volume Sets can be created User Manual 67 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 3 2 Create Raid 30 50 60 To create a Raid30 50 60 Volume Set move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create Raid30O 50 60 link The Select Multiple RaidSet For Raid30 50 60 screen will show all Raid Sets Tick on the Raid Sets that you want to include in the creation and then click on the Submit button contain the same number of disk drives open all close all E NOTE Maximum of 8 Raid Sets is supported All Raid Sets must Raid System Console a Select Multiple RaidSet For Raid30 50 60 Max 8 RaidSet Supported BS Quick Function Ww Raid Set 000 3 1800 0GB 1800 0GB 7 q ji Raid Set 001 3 1800 0GB 1800 0GB ngm RAID Set Functions H Volume Set Functions 7 eQ Create Volume Set _ 0 Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set L Check Volume Set Schedule Volume Check gt Stop Volume Check H Physical Drives T System Controls 5 Information Configure the Volume Set attributes refer to previous section for the Volume Set attributes When done tick Confirm The Operation and click on Submit button Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions TA 3 Volume Set Functions Loo Delete okie Set j 0 Modify Volume Set ies Check Volume Set SR Schedule Volume Check Stop Volume Check oy Ph
29. Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the flash ROM 5 After the firmware upgrade is complete a message will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect User Manual ETTEN SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 6 3 Upgrading the Expander Firmware Upgrading Firmware through Terminal NOTE It is important to stop I O access to RAID subsystem during a firmware upgrade 1 Please use the null modem cable RJ 11 to DB9 and to connect COM2 CLI and PC serial port COM1 Port or change to other COM Port as necessary 2 Open Windows HyperTerminal Program Connect using COM1 COM Port used in Step1 Baud Rate 115200 n 8 1 Flow Control None 3 Press the Enter key and the password prompt will be displayed 4 Key in the password Default password 00000000 to login to CLI 5 At CLI prompt input the command to update firmware a CLI gt fdl code NOTE fdl code is the command to update flash firmware code fw file fdl mfgb is the command to update CFG data code rom file Make sure you have both files before updating b CLI gt fdl mfgb Please Use XModem Protocol for File Transmission Use Q or q to quit Download before starting XModem Offset 0x0 cC Select Function menu to transfer CFG data rom file Function gt Transfer gt Send File gt
30. a battery module support for the cache memory or a UPS for the subsystem White Protection The RAID Subsystem supports write protection Disabled and Enabled Tagged Command Queuing When this option is enabled it enhances the overall system performance under multi tasking operating systems by reordering tasks or requests in the command queue of the RAID system This function should normally remain enabled Controller 1 SAS Port Mapping Controller 1 has two 6Gbps SAS Host Channels A and B Ports 0 and 1 Select the SAS Port where to map the LUN volume Set Controller 2 SAS Port Mapping Controller 2 has two 6Gbps SAS Host Channels A and B Ports 2 and 3 Select the SAS Port where to map the LUN volume Set NOTE The default Port mapping is Port 0 and 2 and provides dual path to LUN on both controllers MPIO must be setup in host server NOTE If LUN is mapped to a SAS Port on one controller only example Port 0 the cache mirror will be disabled NOTE If LUN is not mapped to any SAS Port then LUN is disabled 66 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem LUN Base LUN LUN Base The base LUN number Each LUN Base supports 8 LUNs LUN Each Volume Set must be assigned a unique LUN ID number A SAS Port can connect up to 128 devices LUN ID 0 to 127 Select the LUN ID for the Volume Set Volumes To Be Created Use this option to create several Volume Sets with the same Volume Set attributes Up to 128
31. can t be used as Dynamic Disk also can t be used in 512Bytes block service program Initialization Mode Set the Initialization Mode forthe Volume Set Initialization in Foreground mode is completed faster but must be completed before Volume Set becomes accessible User Manual 65 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Background mode makes the Volume Set instantly available but the initialization process takes longer No Init To Rescue Volume is used to create a Volume Set without initialization normally used to recreate Volume Set configuration to recover data Stripe Size This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID O 1 10 5 or 6 Volume Set You can set the stripe size to 4 KB 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB or 128 KB A larger stripe size produces better read performance especially if your computer does mostly sequential reads However if you are sure that your computer does random reads more often select a small stripe size NOTE Stripe Size in RAID level 3 can t be modified Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports two types of write caching Write Through and Write Back Write Through data are both written to the cache and the disk s before the write I O is acknowledged as complete Write Back when data is written to cache the 1 0 is acknowledged as complete and some time later the cached data is written or flushed to the disk s This provides better performance but requires
32. control will shift to the other RAID controller in redundant controller mode and the other RAID controller s IP address will be shown in LCD Select button W This is used to enter the option you have selected Press this button to return to the previous menu Exit button EXIT NOTE This button can also be used to reset the alarm beeper a2 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 4 2 1 Menu Diagram The following menu diagram is a Summary of the various configurations and setting functions that can be accessed through telnet Raid 0 L Greater Two TB Volume Support _ No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid 1 or 1 0 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background Raid 1 0 Spare No Init To Rescue Volume L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K BK 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background Raid 3 No Init To Rescue Volume L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Edit the Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode g
33. drives but one drive in the group is dedicated for storing parity information RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection In the case of drive failure data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR XOR of the information recorded on the remaining drives Records typically span all drives which optimizes the disk transfer rate Because each I O request accesses every drive in the array RAID 3 arrays can satisfy only one I O request at a time RAID 3 delivers the best performance for single user single tasking environments with long records Synchronized spindle drives are required for RAID 3 arrays in order to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 arrays with Small stripes can yield similar performance to RAID 3 arrays Read and write operations span all drives Vv vvvyYyY DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY mae PT Paralled access decreases data transfer time for long sequential records Under RAID 5 parity information is distributed across all the drives Since there is no dedicated parity drive all drives contain data and read operations can be overlapped on every drive in the array Write operations will typically access one data drive and one parity drive However because different records store their parity on different drives write operations can usually be overlapped Writes require parity to be updated DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA
34. external connections should be made using shielded cables and as much as possible should not be performed by bare hand Using anti static hand gloves is recommended In installing each component secure all the mounting screws and locks Make sure that all screws are fully tightened Follow correctly all the listed procedures in this manual for reliable performance Controller Configurations This RAID subsystem supports both single controller and dual controller configurations The single controller can be configured depending on the user s requirements On the other side these controllers can be both configured and be active to increase system efficiency and to improve performance This Manual will discusses both single and dual controller configuration Packaging Shipment and Delivery Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Unpack and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are complete and in good condition Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged If any damage is found do not remove the components contact the dealer where you purchased the subsystem for further instructions 6 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Unpacking the Shipping Carton The shipping package contains the following RAID Subsystem Unit Two 2 power cord for Single One 1
35. shown below Block striping is provide which yields higher performance than with individual drives There is no redundancy Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive Fully redundant Data is striped across several physical drives 3 Parity protection is used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives 3 Parity protection is used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Requires N 2 drives to implement because of two dimensional parity scheme Combination of RAID levels 1 and 0 This level provides striping and redundancy through mirroring RAID 10 requires the use of an even number of disk drives to achieve data protection while RAID 1E Enhanced Mirroring uses an odd number of drives Combination of RAID levels 0 and 3 This level is best implemented on two RAID 3 disk arrays with data striped across both disk arrays RAID 50 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 5 RAID 50 includes both parity and disk striping across multiple drives RAID 50 is best implemented on two RAID 5 disk arrays with data striped across both disk arrays RAID 60 combines both RAID 6 and RAID O features Data is striped across disks as in RAID 0 and it uses double distributed parity as in RAID 6 RAID 60 provides data reliability good overall performance and supports larger volume sizes RAID
36. subsystem is in power off state Loosen the thumbscrews on the sides of the Controller Module case 2 Use the Controller handle to pull out the defective Controller 3 Insert and slide the new Controller in Note that it may be necessary to remove the old defective Controller Module from the case and install the new one 4 Tighten the thumbscrews on the sides of the Controller Module case 6 4 1 1 Replacing Controller Module with Controller Blanking Plate When replacing a failed Controller Module with Blanking Plate please follow these steps 1 Loosen thumbscrews of the failed Controller Module 2 Use the Controller Module handle to remove the failed Controller Module from the Subsystem 3 Insert the Controller Blanking Plate 4 Tighten the screws of the Controller Blanking Plate When replacing a failed component online it is not recommended to remove the failed component for a long period of time proper air flow within the enclosure might fail causing high controller disk drive temperature tre User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 6 4 2 Replacing Power Supply Fan Module When replacing a failed power supply fan module PSFM please follow these steps Turn off the Power On Off Switch of the failed PSFM Disconnect the power cord from the AC Inlet Plug of PSFM Loosen thumbscrews of the PSFM Use the handle to pull out the defective PSFM Before inserting the new PSFM make sure the Power On Off
37. tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to complete the delete action lopen all close all p Raid System Console a Enclosure 1 aS RAID Subsystem v1 0 H 0 Quick Function BO RAID Set Functions Slot 4 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 H 0 Volume Set Functions B S Physical Drives El Confirm The Operation J Create Pass Through Disk sine 1 pew OF os was Pass salt Disk Sa sie i Set Disk To Be Failed b Activate Failed Disk Ei Identify Enclosure _ if Identify Drive i Te System Controls 4 9 Information 78 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 4 4 Set Disk To Be Failed It sets a normal working disk as failed so that users can test some of the features and functions NOTE When you want to set a disk as failed please contact your vendor s support engineer for assistance lopen all close all E ELE a Select The Device To Set To Fail Raid System Console __ _____ _ H E Quick Function n Enclosure 1 S SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 H 0 RAID Set Functions Slot 1 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSs600 H 0 Volume Set Functions Slot 2 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSS600 EG Physical Drives slot 3 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSs600 _ Create Pass Through Disk p a gt e LG Modify Pass Through Disk Slot 4 1200 268 HGST HUC101212Css600 Delete Pass Through Disk Slot 5 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSs600 C Se
38. to HDD Low RPM Mode MAID Level 2 This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a RAID Set in Low RPM Mode where drives heads are unloaded and drive platters speed is reduced to around 4000 RPM The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is from 35 to 45 Recovery time is 15 seconds Options are Disabled 10 20 30 40 50 and 60 Minutes Time to Spin Down Idle HDD MAID Level 3 This option enables the RAID subsystem to spin down HDDs of a RAID Set after they become idle after a preset period of time In this level the drives stop spinning and go into sleep mode The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is from 60 to 70 Recovery time is 30 to 45 seconds Options are Disabled 1 For Test 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 and 60 Minutes Time To Wait HDD Spin Up This option allows user to set the host system waiting time for HDD spin up The values can be selected from 7 to 120 seconds x NOTE To verify if the disk drive you use supports APM select RAI DSet Hierarchy and click the disk drive E Slot link In the Device I nformation screen check the Disk APM Support if Yes 88 User Manual 5 5 4 EtherNet Configuration SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem To set the Ethernet configuration click the EtherNet Configuration link under the System Controls menu The EtherNet Configuration screen will be shown Set the desired configuration Once done tick on the Confirm The Operation and c
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40. 01212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 Raidset Mode Max 128 Volumes x To create a Raid Set click on the Create RAID Set link A Select The Drives For RAID Set screen is displayed showing the disk drives in the system Tick the box of each disk drive that will be included in Raid Set to be created Enter the preferred Raid Set Name 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for the Raid Set The default Raid Set name will always appear as Raid Set XXX Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Raidset Mode Mar 128 Volumes Confirm The Operation Subrat Reset 128 volumes is the default mode for SAS RAID controller the 16 volumes mode is used for support roaming this raidset to SATA RAID controllers The SATA RAID controller is designed to support up to 16 volumes only You have to use Max 16 volumes on the raidset mode if you plan to roam this raidset between SAS RAID controller and SATA RAID controller Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the screen User Manual 53 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 2 2 Delete RAID Set To delete a Raid Set click on the Delete RAID Set link A Select The RAID SET To Delete screen is displayed showing all Raid Sets existing in the system Select the Raid Set you want to delete in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to process with
41. 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 Disk Write Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports Disk Write Cache Mode options Auto Enabled and Disabled If the RAID subsystem has BBM battery backup module selecting the Auto option will automatically enable Disk Write Cache On the other hand if there is no BBM the Auto option will disable Disk Write Cache Hot Plugged Disk For Rebuilding It defines if the RAID array volume should start rebuilding or not when detects a disk is inserted re inserted during online The options are Blank Disk Only Always and Disable The default is Blank Disk Only Blank Disk Only it will trigger the rebuilding if and only if the inserted disk has not been in the RAID array before which has no RAID signature on it So when a previously removed disk is self re inserted it won t trigger the degraded RAID array to rebuild and so that the administrator has a chance to identify this misbehaving disk and replaces it Always it is what it was before Whenever a disk is inserted re inserted whether new or previously existed it always trigger a rebuilding for the Degraded RAID set Volume Disable it will not trigger rebuilding regardless what sort of disk plugging in When Disable and or Blank Disk Only is selected the re inserted previously removed disk will be identified as a disk in a separate RAID set with duplicated RAI Dset and with all the rest of RAID members missing Disk Capacity Truncation Mode The RA
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43. 5 Slot 14 Slot 43 5 User Manual 19 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 2 1 1 1 Disk Trays HDD Status I ndicator Activity LED Fault LED HDD Activity LED This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed Green LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good 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 blinking red HDD Fault LED Lock I ndicator Every Disk Tray is lockable and is fitted with a lock indicator to indicate whether or not the tray is locked into the chassis or not Each tray is also fitted with an ergonomic handle for easy tray removal When the Lock Groove is horizontal this indicates that the Disk Tray is locked When the Lock Groove is vertical then the Disk Tray is unlocked Disk Tray is unlocked Disk Tray is locked 20 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 2 1 1 2 Smart Panel Power LED Power Fail LED Fan Fail LED Over Temperature LED Voltage Warning LED Activity LED Smart Function Keys Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the Up and Down amp V information on the LCD screen This is also used to Arrow buttons move between each menu when you configure the subsystem NOTE When the Down Arrow button W is pressed 3 times the LCD control will shift to the other RAID controller in redundant controller mode and the othe
44. 536 V CPU VCore 1 0V 1 040 V Analog 1 0V _ 1 040 V DDR3 0 75V 0 752 V NOTE To disable auto refresh of GUI tick the Stop Auto Refresh option SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature fan speed chassis fan and voltage levels of the RAID subsystem All items are also unchangeable When the threshold values are surpassed warning messages will be indicated through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer em Waring Conon CPU Temperature Controller Board Temperature HDD Temperature Power Supply 3 3V User Manual ETENE SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 6 System Maintenance 6 1 Upgrading the RAID Controller s Cache Memory The RAID controller is equipped with one DDR3 SDRAM socket By default the RAID controller comes with at least 1GB of memory that is expandable to a maximum of 4GB The expansion memory module can be purchased from your dealer Memory Type DDR3 1333 Registered ECC SDRAM 240pin Memory Size Supports 240pin DDR2 of 1GB 2GB or 4GB 6 1 1 Installing Memory Module L Shutdown the RAID controller using the Shutdown Controller function in proRAID Manager GUI Turn off the switch of the power supplies and unplug all power cords Loosen the thumbscrews of the controller module then pull out the controller module Remove the memory module from the RAM socket of the RAID controller by pressing the ejector clips until the memo
45. A RAID Subsystem 5 Slide the tray into a slot 6 Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place The HDD Fault LED will turn green when the subsystem is powered on and HDD is good 7 If necessary lock the Disk Tray by turning the Lock Groove 32 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 3 3 2 Installing a SATA Disk Drive Dual Controller Mode in a Disk Tray 1 Remove an empty disk tray from the subsystem Fixed Bracket Dongle Board 3 Attach the dongle board in the Fixed Bracket with a screw User Manual 33 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 4 Place the Fixed Bracket with the dongle board in the disk tray as shown 34 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 Turn the tray upside down Align the holes of the Fixed Bracket in the two Hole d of the disk tray Tighten two screws to secure the Fixed Bracket into the disk tray Tray Hole d BEB BBB RBBB BRR RRP Q NOTE All the disk tray holes are labelled accordingly 6 Place the SATA disk drive into the disk tray Slide the disk drive towards the dongle board User Manual 35 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 7 Turn the disk tray upside down Align the four screw holes of the SATA disk drive in the four Hole B of the disk tray To secure the disk drive into the disk tray tighten four screws on these holes of the disk tray Note in the picture below where the screws should be placed in the disk tray holes
46. Create Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set gt Ch01 Ch16 L_ Create Raid Set gt Yes No L Edit The Raid Set Name Delete Raid Set L Select Raid Set to Delete L Delete Raid Set gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Expand Raid Set L_ Select IDE Drives for Raid Set Expansion L_ Select Drives IDE Channel gt Ch01 Ch16 L_ Expand Raid Set gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Offline Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Offline L Offline Raid Set gt Yes No Raid Set Function Activate Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Active Activate Raid Set Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Create Hot Spare Disk L_ Select Drives for Hot Spare gt Ch01 Ch16 L Create Hot Spare Yes No L_ Select Hot Spare Type Global Dedicated to RaidSet Dedicated to Enclosure Delete Hot Spare L_ Select The Hot Spare Device To Be Deleted L_ Delete Hot Spare Yes No Rescue Raid Set L_ Enter the Operation Key Raid Set Information L Select Raid Set To Display ary User Manual Volume Set Function User Manual 45 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Create Volume Set L Create Volume From Raid Set L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4k Block L Volume Creation Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init To Rescue Volume
47. DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY poorer Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Dual level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in RAID 1 RAID 3 RAID 5 or RAID 6 and the increased read performance inherent in disk striping RAID 0 These arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 10 1E RAID 30 RAID 50 or RAID 60 ry User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity information to the physical drives in the array With RAID 6 however two sets of parity data are used These two sets are different and each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives The main advantage of RAID 6 is High data availability any two drives can fail without loss of critical data Writes require parity to be updated i gt E Fk Pa Y Pais fie N Fgm N DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY 3 A Ji s A XK A x 5 Z E aes pe s yyyyy Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive A fi f A ZA Data DATA PARITY PARITY Z SS f X P gt Pi In summary RAID O is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault tolerance RAID O requires a minimum of one drive RAID 1 is the best choice for performance critical fault tolerant environments RAID 1 is the only choi
48. Disconnect the power cord from the AC Inlet Plug of PSFM Loosen thumbscrews of the failed PSFM Pull out the defective PSFM Insert the PSFM Plate Cover carefully Se A a 116 User Manual
49. FM need not be removed from the slot if replacement is not yet available The fan will still work and provide necessary airflow inside the enclosure In replacing the failed PSFM refer to Appendix section of this manual NOTE After replacing the Power Supply Fan Module and turning on the Power On Off Switch of the PSFM the Power Supply will not power on immediately The Fan in the PSFM will spin up until the RPM becomes stable When Fan RPM is already stable the RAID controller will then power on the Power Supply This process takes more or less 30 seconds This safety measure helps prevent possible Power Supply overheating when the Fan cannot work o 28 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem 3 1 Preparing the RAID Subsystem and Powering On 1 Place the RAID subsystem in its proper place 2 Connect the SAS cable s to the SAS Host Channel s 3 Attach network cable to the R Link port Connect the other end to your network hub or switch Alternatively you may use the Monitor port and connect the serial cable from the Monitor port to any available COM port of a PC 3 2 Powering On 1 Plug in the power cords into the AC Power Input Socket located at the rear of the Subsystem Power On Off Switch x x x i ee mm r Ses 2 o ann etete of of ARNING Ta O POON Ee pO baT TI ee TP O 2 ob S T i ee 2s I i S oe C S ae
50. ID subsystem use drive truncation so that drives from different vendors are more likely to be able to be used as spares for each other Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in redundant units Options are Multiples Of 10G If you have several 120GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 120 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 120 4 GB drives same capacity as 120 GB so that one could replace the other User Manual 83 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Multiples Of 1G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 121 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 121 4 GB drives same capacity 121 GB so that one could replace the other No Truncation The capacity of the disk drive is not truncated 5 5 2 Advanced Configuration To set the RAID system function move the cursor to the main menu and click the Advanced Configuration link The Advanced Configuration menu will show all items then select the desired function NOTE When you want to change the value on advance configuration screen please contact your vendor s support engineer for assistance lopen all close all Raid a Advanced Configurations aid System Console 1 9 Quick Function TLER Setting
51. Identify Drive H 0 System Controls f Information 80 User Manual 5 4 6 Identify Enclosure SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem To identify an Enclosure move the mouse cursor and click on Identify Enclosure link The Select The Enclosure For Identification screen appears Tick on the enclosure from the list of enclosures then click on the Submit button to identify the selected enclosure All disk drives Status LEDs in an enclosure will be blinking when a particular enclosure is selected open all close all Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function H E RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions a Physical Drives Create Pass Through Disk SE Modify Pass Through Disk E E 0 Delete Pass Through Disk Set Disk To Be Failed A D Activate Sta Disk tifi Enclosure i0 ae Dave System Controls H 0 Information 5 4 7 peck The Enclosure For Identification Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Identify Selected Drive Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to prevent removing the wrong drive When a disk drive is selected using the Identify Drive function the Status LED of the selected disk drive will be blinking Red To identify a selected drive from the drives pool click on the Identify Drive link The Select The IDE Device For identification screen appears Tick on the IDE device from the drives list After completing the selection click on the Submit button to
52. OT 05 3F Offlined 250 1GB ATA ST3250620NS SLOT 06 3C Offlined 250 1GB ATA ST3250620NS SLOT 9712D Offlined 80 0GB ATA ST380815AS ee eee ick babes eet be eee ad 5B User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 2 5 Rename RAID Set Use this function to rename a RAID Set Select the Rename RAID Set under the RAID Set Functions and then select the Select the RAID Set to rename and click Submit lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console E Quick Function a e Normal 6000 068 S O Create RAID Set Raid Set 000 6 6 Normal 6000 0GB gt Delete RAID Set _ Expand RAID Set Submit Reset gt O Offline RAID Set gt Q Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare L Rescue Raid Set H Volume Set Functions H Q Physical Drives System Controls H 0 Information Enter the new name for the RAID Set Tick the Confirm The Operation and click Submit lopen all close alll 3 Raid System Console a Enter The RaidSet Name H Quick Function Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Ao RAID Set Functions member Dec 5 D Create RAID Set s ERE Min Member Disk Size 1000 0GB 0 Delete RAID Set 0 Expand RAID Set E a Offline RAID Set I Confirm The Operation S Rename RAID Set Submit Reset E a gt O Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare L Rescue Raid Set H 0 Volume Set Functions H 0
53. Physical Drives J System Controls H 0 Information User Manual 59 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 2 6 Activate Incomplete RAID Set When Raid Set State is Normal this means there is no failed disk drive u Raid Set Information sRaid Set Information S SOS Raid Set Name Member Disks Total Raw Capacity Free Raw Capacity Min Member Disk Size Raid Set Power State Raid Set State ee Raid Set 000 10 3200 08 756 7GB 320 068 Operating Normal When does Incomplete Raid Set State Happens If the RAID subsystem is powered off and one disk drive is removed or has failed in power off state and when the subsystem is powered on the Raid Set State will change to Incomplete u Raid Set Information sRaidSetinformation S S O Raid Set Name Member Disks Total Raw Capacity Free Raw Capacity Min Member Disk Size Faid Set Power State Raid Set State Raid Set 000 10 3200 0GB 3200 0GB 320 06E Operating Incomplete E SSS SSS The Volume Set will not be visible and the failed or removed disk will be shown as Missing At the same time the Host system will not detect the Volume Set hence the volumes are not accessible 60 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem When can the Activate Incomplete RAID Set function be used In order to access the Volume Set and corresponding data use the Activate Incomplete RAID Set function to active the Raid S
54. Restart Controller ArPPOWKeYy Or AZiMove Cursor 5 CC 3e LiLI0ne Draw IReady Telnet 16 72 24Rows BOCols Y T100 11 Select Restart Controller and then select Yes MA 192 169 10 173 CRT Fie Edie view Options Transfer Script Tools Help BGA ASS S S e 192 768 170 173 CEKALA LAID Controller Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password IBODYRALG Function Background Task Priority HOG Read Ahead Cache volume Data Read Ahead YES Hdd Queue Depth setting Controller Fan Detection Disk write cache Mode Capacity Truncation Update Firmware shutdown Controller Restart contra Arrowkey Of AS iMove Cursor SC IEscape LiLine Draw Ready Telnet 13 64 24 Rows 80 tols T100 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 12 Select Yes again to confirm The RAID controller will restart HA 192 168 10 173 CRT File Edit view Options Transfer Script Tools Help dd BJ Lod 20 alem al 7TA a 192 768 710 173 E Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper setting Change Password IBODYRAID Function Background Task Priority HED Read Ahead cache volume Data Read Ahead Hdd Queue Depth Setting Controller Fan Detection Disk write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation Update Firmware SAutdown Controller Restart contro APPOWKeY OF A Moye CUPSOP Enteritis EL SCTEScape LiLine Oraw 13 Gt 24 Rows 80 Cols YTIO0 Telnet
55. SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 4 3 Configuration through web browser based proRAI D Manager The RAID subsystem can be remotely configured via R Link port with proRAID Manager a web browser based application The proRAID Manager can be used to manage all available functions of the RAID controller To configure the RAID subsystem from a remote machine you need to know its IP Address Launch your web browser from remote machine and enter in the address bar http IP Address IMPORTANT The default I P address of Controller R Link Portis 192 168 1 100 and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 DHCP client function is also enabled by default You can reconfigure the IP Address or disable the DHCP client function through the LCD front panel or terminal Ethernet Configuration menu NOTE If DHCP client function is enabled but a DHCP server is unavailable and the IP address is changed a Controller Restart is necessary If the DHCP client function is disabled and the IP address is changed Controller Restart is not needed Note that you may need to be logged in as administrator with local admin rights on the remote machine to remotely configure the RAID subsystem The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is admin and the Password is 00000000 open all close all a RaidSet Hierarchy Raid System Console Quick Function H RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives System Controls El I
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57. Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions Physical Drives 4j System Controls System Configuration 0 Advanced Configuration 0 Hdd Power Management 0 EtherNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration SNMP Configuration i0 View Events Mute Beeper 0 Generate Test Event 0 Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller weenie Sietretred eet iets Raid System Console H Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions 9 Volume Set Functions 4 Physical Drives System Controls System Configuration 3 Advanced Configuration Hdd Power Management 0 EtherNet Configuration 0 Alert By Mail Configuration 0 SNMP Configuration O NTP Configuration 0 View Events Mute Beeper 0 Generate Test Event Make Sure To Restart Controller C Modify Password 0 Upgrade Firmware 0 Shutdown Controller 9 Information User Manual 97 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 6 Information Menu 5 6 1 RAID Set Hierarchy Use this feature to view the RAID subsystem s existing Raid Set s Volume Set s and disk drive s configuration and information Select the RAID Set Hierarchy link from the Information menu to display the Raid Set Hierarchy screen lopen all close all Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function RAID Set Functions w Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives System Cont
58. Set link Y Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function HO RAID Set Functions aS Volume Set Functions a a Create Volume Set En a D schedule 1 Volume Check _ S Stop Volume Check 0 Physical Drives H System Controls H Information Volume VOL2 000 Raid Set 000 300 068 pa Submit Reset PHS HRHRHRHRHRE ERO PRE eRe ee hh ew oe i hen ee in a ee ice rere Ree A ee et Bed a Select The TEETE Fa Nanas 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to modify Click on the Submit button The following screen appears lopen all close all a E AAAA a Enter Tike raS Attribute Volume Name Raid System Console 9 Quick Function Votume VOL 000 Max Capacity Allowed H 0 RAID Set Functions 1200 0 GB Ai Volume Capacity si ra Volume Set Functions 1200 0 GB Create Volume Set Create Raid30 50 60 Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization Y HC Delete V lim Set Volume Raid Level Fat mo Check diia SFR Volume Stripe Size jaf KBytes Os Schedule Volume Check Volume Cache Mode Write Back Stop Volume Check Sl ya Physical Drives Volume Write Protection Disabled J System Controls Tagged Command Queuing aust Fe 0 Information Controller 1 SAS Port Mapping MI porto porta Controller 2 SAS Port Mapping Port2 ports LUN Base LUN Confirm The Operation
59. Set the desired system option as needed open all close all Raid System Console E D D DD Ea D OE O Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions 0 Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives ES System Controls System Configuration Advanced Configuration Hdd Power Management EtherNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration SNMP Configuration NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller H 0 Information a System Configurations System Beeper Setting Background Task Priority 3BOD RAID Configuration SATA NCQ Support HDD Read Ahead Cache Volume Data Read Ahead HDD Queue Depth Disk Write Cache Mode Blank Disk Only Hot Plugged Disk For Rebuilding Multiples Of1G Disk Capacity Truncation Mode Confirm The Operation Submit Reset System Beeper Setting This option is used to Disable or Enable the system s RAID controller alarm beeper Background Task Priority The Background Task Priority indicates how much time and system resource the RAID controller devotes to a background task such as a rebuild operation The RAID Subsystem allows user to choose the background task priority High 80 Medium 50 Low 25 and Ultra Low 5 to balance between background task process and Volume Set access For high RAID subsystem performance specify a lo
60. Submit Reset To modify Volume Set attribute values select an attribute item and click on the attribute value After completing the modification tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button to save the changes 70 User Manual 5 3 4 1 Volume Set Expansion SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Volume Capacity Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re stripe Use the Expand Raid Set function to expand a Raid Set when a disk is added to your Subsystem Refer to Section 5 2 3 The expanded capacity can be used to enlarge the Volume Set size or create another Volume Set Use the Modify Volume Set function to expand the Volume Set capacity Select the Volume Set and move the cursor to the Volume Set Capacity item and enter the capacity size Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action The Volume Set starts to expand NOTE The Volume Set capacity of RAI D30 50 60 cannot be expanded open all close all i Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function H RAID Set Functions El Volume Set Functions i Create Volume Set Create Raid30 50 60 Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set C Check Volume Set Schedule Volume Check if Stop Volume Check Physical Drives System Controls 1 Information a Enter The Volume Attribute Volume Name Max Capacity Allowed Volume Capacity Volima Initialization Mode Volume Raid Level Volume Stri
61. Switch is on Off state S 2s YS Insert and slide the new PSFM in until it clicks into place IMPORTANT When the subsystem ts online and a Power Supply fails and the replacement Power Supply module is not yet available the failed Power Supply Module can be replaced with the Plate Cover This is to maintain proper airflow within the enclosure Refer to next section When replacing a failed component online it is not recommended to remove the failed component for a long period of time proper air flow within the enclosure might fail causing high controller disk drive temperature 7 Connect the power cord to the AC Inlet Plug of PSFM 8 Tighten the thumbscrews of the PSFM 9 Turn on the Power On Off Switch of the PSFM NOTE After replacing the Power Supply Fan Module and turning on the Power On Off Switch of the PSFM the Power Supply will not power on immediately The Fan in the PSFM will spin up until the RPM becomes stable When Fan RPM is already stable the RAID controller will then power on the Power Supply This process takes more or less 30 seconds This safety measure helps prevent possible Power Supply overheating when the Fan cannot work User Manual 115 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 6 4 2 2 Replacing Power Supply Fan Module with Plate Cover When replacing a failed power supply fan module PSFM with Plate Cover please follow these steps Turn off the Power On Off Switch of the failed PSFM
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63. and configure the Pass Through Disk attributes such as the Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing and SAS Port LUN Base LUN for this volume lopen all close alll a Select the IDE drive For Pass Through Raid System Console EM Quick Function sa Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Quick Create Slot 1 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSs600 RAID Set Functions Slot 2 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212Css600 Baal Vorume Set Functor Slot 3 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CcSs600 El Physical Drives gt lt ee DEE Slot 4 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212C55600 0 Modify Pass Through Disk I Slot 5 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212C55600 C Delete Pass Through Disk E Slot 6 11200 26B HGST HUC101212CS5600 Pia per PERTO Pe E died Slot 7 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212C55600 J Activate Failed Disk AE a P E i is Torrey oD Identify Enclosure Ej Slot s 1200 2686 HGST HUC101212CSs600 on Identify Drive Slot 9 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212C55600 H System Controls Slot 10 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CcSs600 S Information Slot 11 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSs600 E Slot i12 1200 26B HGST HUC101212C55600 a Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute Write Back Ea Write Protection Disabled J G Tagged Tiina Queumg o
64. ce for fault tolerance if no more than two drives are used RAID 3 can be used to speed up data transfer and provide fault tolerance in single user environments that access long sequential records However RAID 3 does not allow overlapping of multiple I O operations and requires synchronized spindle drives to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 with a small stripe size offers similar performance RAID 5 combines efficient fault tolerant data storage with good performance characteristics However write performance and performance during drive failure is Slower than with RAID 1 Rebuild operations also require more time than with RAID 1 because parity information is also reconstructed At least three drives are required for RAID 5 arrays RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed parity scheme two dimensional parity Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 and a second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives RAID 6 provides for an extremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures It is a perfect solution for mission critical applications User Manual a5 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem RAI D Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology RAID levels Supported by the subsystem are
65. creen when it does not receive any command after sometime To disable the password enter only the original password in the Enter Original Password box and leave both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password boxes blank After selecting the Confirm The Operation option and clicking the Submit button the system password checking will be disabled No password checking will occur when entering the main menu from the starting screen lopen all close all a Modify System Password Y Raid System Console H Quick Function H RAID Set Functions Enter New Password H Volume Set Functions Enter Original Password H E Physical Drives Re Enter New Password Ej System Controls _ System Configuration Confirm The Operation Advanced Configuration Submit Reset __ Hdd Power Management _ EtherNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration SNMP Configuration NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller D V D E UI L L F Restart Controller H Information NOTE The admin Password characters allowed are A Z a 2 and 0 9 The minimum number of Password characters is null empty Password is disabled and maximum number of Password characters is 15 5 5 12 Upgrade Firmware Please refer to Section 6 2 for more information User Manual 95 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem
66. d Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set Volume Sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set In the illustration below Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level while Volume O might be assigned a RAID 10 level RAID Set 1 4 Individual Disks Free Space Volume 1 RAID 5 Volume 0 RAID 10 Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 User Manual Pea SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 1 4 High Availability 1 4 1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive which is ready to replace a failed disk drive In a RAID level 1 10 3 5 6 30 50 or 60 Raid Set any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a Raid Set can be defined as a hot spare drive Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives without powering down the system When the RAID subsystem detects a drive failure the system will do automatic and transparent rebuild using the hot spare drives The Raid Set will be reconfigured and rebuilt in the background while the RAID subsystem continues to handle system request During the automatic rebuild process system activity will continue as normal however the system performance and fault tolerance will be affected IMPORTANT The hot spare must have at least the same or more y capacity as the drive it replaces 1 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Dr
67. d using 7modem AZ Look int 20101210 iv Ot gt m i Sez0101210 bn 7 IE 20101210 BIN File name Files of type ll Files i F A Files to send lA Share E Firmware 1 494 A C Upload files as ASCII OK Cancel 5 Select Update Firmware and click Transfer and then Start Zmodem Upload ais 68 10 173 CRT MEAZ File Edit View Options Transfer Script Tools Help aod J ol cod lol Oo aa Send ASCII Be 7 192 168 110 173 i T m Send madem Receive Mmoderi pasg 5 Send modem Receive modem Site Thin e Alert E zmodem Upload List Change IBOD SRE Start Zmodem Upload Backar dumo Task Pr ror Tey SATA NCO Support HCO Read Ahead Cache volume Data Read Ahead Hdd Queue Depth setting Controller Fan Detection Disk write Cache mode Capacity Truncation Ser CS a Restart Controller APrOWKeyY Of 42 Move CuUPSOrP ENTeriSe lect ESC IESCcape LILiIne Draw Send 2modem receive command Telnet 6 39 24 Rows 80 Cols T100 Oo NUM User Manual 107 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 6 A message Update The Firmware will be displayed Select Yes DA a OP T File Edit wiew Options Transfer Script Tools Help ae es ree as hh e u r o ee en i E p idiatin illo iaeniada ae 192 168 10 173 P lt x RAID Controller Raid system Function Mute The Alert Beep
68. e Select The Raid Set To Create On It screen will show all existing Raid Sets Tick on the Raid Set where you want to create the Volume Set and then click on the Submit button open all close all a Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity W Raid System Console 1 Quick Function RAID Set Functions 9 Raid Set 000 3 3 Normal 3600 0GB Volume Set Functions L Create Volume Set Submit Reset Create Raid30 50 60 _ Delete Volume Set Modify Volume Set _ Check Volume Set _ Schedule Volume Check _ Stop Volume Check H Physical Drives H System Controls 9 Information The Volume Set setup screen allows user to configure the Volume Name Capacity RAID level Initialization Mode Stripe Size Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing Controller 1 SAS Port Mapping Controller 2 SAS Port Mapping LUN Base LUN and Volume To Be Created 64 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem open all close all a Enter The Volume Attribute Raid System Console 49 Quick Function H RAID Set Functions Member Disks H Volume Set Functions Create Volume Set Create Raid30 50 60 Delete Volume Set Select Volume Capacity Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Schedule Volume Check Volume Initialization Mode Stop Volume Check Volume Name Volume Raid Level Max Capacity Allowed Greater Two TB Volume Support OoouvveeS Volume Stripe Size _ Physical Drive
69. een reviewed for accuracy but not for product warranty because of the various environment OS settings Information and specifications will be changed without further notice This manual uses section numbering for every topic being discussed for easy and convenient way of finding information in accordance with the user s needs The following icons are being used for some details and information to be considered in going through with this manual NOTES These are notes that contain useful information and tips that the user must give attention to in going through with the subsystem operation IMPORTANT These are the important information that the user must remember WARNING These are the warnings that the user must follow to avoid unnecessary errors and bodily injury during hardware and software operation of the subsystem CAUTION These are the cautions that user must be aware of to prevent damage to the subsystem and or its components Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent Trademarks All products and trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice User Manual 5S
70. er Alert Beeper setting Change Password JBOD RAIG Function Background Task Priority SATA NCO Support Update The Firmware HDD Read Ahead Cache volume Data Read Ahead Hdd Gueue Depth setting Controller Fah Detection Disk write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation eo EAA Restart Controller APPOWReEY OF AZiMowe Cursor Enterse Ct ee ee ee i DPEaw Ready Telnet 13 64 24 Rows S0 Cols T100 0o NUM 7 Select Yes again fr i aa K 192 168 10 173 CRT Sloe File Edit View ptions Transfer Script Tools Help nd Sd Lod J 76 a Os Talaz eg 192 768 170 173 X RAID Control Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper setting Change Password JEOD RAID Function Background Task Priority HED Read Ahead cache Yolume Data Read Ahead Hdd Queue Depth setting Controller Fan Detection Disk write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation saree See a Restart Controller E APPOWReY OF AziMowe Cursor Enter 5elect SC TES Pe ee ee a a Ready Telnet 13 64 24Rows 60 Cols T100 Oo NUM 8 Message will show Start Updating Firmware Please Wait lr pay 7 192 168 10 173 CRT Joe File Edit view Options Transfer Script Tools Help Wet ne ae FERE Ieee Vetere P 192 168 10 173 p7 XXXXXXXXXXXX RAID Controller faa Raid system Function Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RAID Function Background Task Priority SATA NCQ Support HDD Read
71. er Controller is added and waiting to start The other Controller is starting up The other Controller has booted up and ready The two Controllers are synchronizing their configuration or state The two Controllers are synchronizing the data in their cache memory The Controller is running The boot up state when Dual Controller starts up The other Controller is Failed User Manual 101 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 6 4 Hardware Monitor To view the RAID subsystem s hardware information click the Hardware Monitor link from the Information menu The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears open all close all Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives H 0 System Controls Information RAID Set Hierarchy 102 User Manual Stop Auto Refresh a Controller 1 H W Monitor Controller 2 H W Monitor cpu Temperature 60 oc Controller Temp 35 C 12V 12 099 V 5V 5 134 V 3 3v _ l 3 344 V TO Voltage 1 8V 1 840 V DDR3 1 5V 1 536 V CPU VCore 1 0V 1 040 V Analog 1 0V 1 040 V DDR3 0 75V 0 768 V RTC 3 0V i 3 280 V Battery Status Not Installed CPU Temperature 58 oc gt Controller Temp 34 C 12v 12 099 V j 5V 5 107 V 3 3V 3 312 V 10 Voltage 1 8V 1 840 V DDR3 1 5V 11
72. erminal configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items display beneath it The submenus for each item are shown in Section 4 2 1 The configuration utility main menu options are N Quick Volume And Raid Create a RAID configuration which Set Setup consists of all physical disks installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized Raid Set Volume Set Functions Create a customized Volume Set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk information Raid System Functions Setting the Raid system configurations Ethernet Configuration Setting the Ethernet configurations ser rc aa SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 4 2 Configuration through the LCD Panel All configurations can be performed through the LCD Display front panel function keys except for the Firmware update The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information status indication or menus The LCD screen displays menu items or other information up to two lines at a time The RAID controller s factory default password is set to 00000000 Function Key Definitions The four function keys at side of the front panel perform the following functions Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen This is alSo used to move between each menu when you configure the subsystem Up and Down 4 Arrow buttons W NOTE When the Down Arrow button W is pressed 3 times the LCD
73. et 000 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 slot 3 c Raid Set 000 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 4 D Free 1200 2GB6_ HGST HUC101212Css600 Slot 5 E Free 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 6 F Eree 1200 2GB6 HGST HUC101212CS5600 al Slot 7 10 Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 8 11 Free 1200 2GB6 HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 9 12 Free 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 10 13 Free 1200 2GB6 HGST HUC101212Css600 Slot 11 14 Free 1200 2GB_ HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 12 15 Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 3 5 Check Volume Set Use this function to perform Volume Set consistency check which verifies the correctness of redundant data data blocks and parity blocks in a Volume Set This basically means computing the parity from the data blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the parity blocks or computing the data from the parity blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the data blocks x To perform Check Volume Set function NOTE The Volume Set state must be Normal in order to perform Check Volume Set Only RAID levels with parity redundant data such as RAID Levels 3 5 6 30 50 and 60 support this function 1 Click on the Check Volume Set link 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to check Select the Check Volume Set options open all close all Raid System Console s Select The Volume Set To Be Checked
74. et After selecting this function the Raid State will change to Degraded state To activate the incomplete the Raid Set click on the Activate Incomplete RAID Set link A Select The Raid Set To Activate screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set with Incomplete state which you want to activate in the Select column lopen all close all B Raid System Console a Select The Raid Set To Activate Quick Function Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity T TE Set Functions Raid Set 000 9 10 Incomplete 3200 0GB LJ Create RAID Set C Delete RAID Set ee ee ee ee ee L Expand RAID Set Submit Reset CO Offline RAID Set C Rename RAID Set L Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare L_ Rescue Raid Set H volume Set Functions Physical Drives J System Controls 9 Information fe fe Click on the Submit button to activate the Raid Set The Volume Set s associated with the Raid Set will become accessible in Degraded mode NOTE The Activate Incomplete RAID Set function is only used when Raid Set State is Incomplete It cannot be used when Raid Set configuration is lost In case Raid Set configuration is lost contact your vendor for support User Manual 61 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 2 7 Create Hot Spare The Create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare
75. et function to run Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Scheduler Disabled 1Day For Testing 1Week 2Weeks 3Weeks 4Weeks 8Weeks 12Weeks 16Weeks 20Weeks and 24Weeks Check After System Idle No 1 Minute 3 Minutes 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 20 Minutes 30 Minutes 45Minutes and 60 Minutes lopen all close all a Scheduled Volume ss T 3 Raid System Console J Quick Function J RAID Set Functions J Volume Set Functions L Create Volume Set i Create Raid30 50 60 Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good O Delete Volume Set O Modify Volume Set Se ee eee Ee M a L Check Volume Set Confirm The Operation eee 1 Schedule Volume Check Submit Reset O OE C Stop Volume Check Physical Drives Esse SS es Jj System Controls 3 Information Scheduler Disabled m Checking After System Idle No 5 Iv Scrub Bad Block If Bad Bloc ck Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good NOTE To verify the Volume Check schedule go to Information gt RAID Set Hierarchy gt select the Volume Set gt the Volume Set Information will be displayed a Volume Set Information Volume Set Name Wolume VOL 000 Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Volume Capacity 7001 468 SAS Port Lun loo Raid Level Raid 5
76. function NOTE In Quick Create the RAID Level options 30 50 and 60 are O 52 User Manual 5 2 RAID Set Functions SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized Raid Sets and Volume Sets User can manually configure and take full control of the Raid Set settings but it will take alittle longer to setup than the Quick Create configuration Select the Raid Set Function to manually configure the Raid Set for the first time or to delete existing Raid Set and reconfigure a Raid Set 5 2 1 Create RAID Set open all close all W Raid System Console 1 9 Quick Function RAID Set Functions Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set Expand RAID Set Offline RAID Set Rename RAID Set Activate Incomplete RAID Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives H System Controls H Information HOOWOUO s Select The Drives For RAID Set a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Slot 4 E slot s5 E slot 6 E Stot 7 Slot 8 slot 9 Slot 10 Slot 11 slot 12 Rai Set Name Raid Set 001 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB Confirm The Operation Submit Reset HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC1
77. hese files must be extracted from the compressed file and copied to one directory in the host computer Establishing the Connection The firmware can be downloaded to the RAID subsystem s controller using Telnet program with ZMODEM upload protocol or via web browser based RAID Manager remote management page With Telnet you must complete the appropriate installation and configuration procedure before proceeding with the firmware upgrade The Telnet program must Support the ZMODEM file transfer protocol Web browser based RAID Manager can be used to update the firmware A web browser must have been setup before proceeding with the firmware upgrade User Manual ETENE SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through Telnet NOTE This example uses CRT terminal emulation program For easier upgrade procedure it is recommended to use web browser based firmware upgrade 1 To connect to RAID subsystem using Telnet open Terminal Emulation program example CRT 6 1 Refer to Section 4 1 for sample step to enable Telnet connection via CRT program 2 After successful connection select Raid System Function menu The Password box will be shown Enter the password default is 00000000 to login le pa eT eee File Edit view Options Transfer Script Tools Help tod 9 Lod a 28 SPA Ses ep ETS a 192 168 10 173 OOOO RAID Controller Main Menu E Raig Set Function v
78. hy Ben O SAS Chip Information Unit Serial Main Processor CPU ICache Size CPU DCache Size CPU SCache Size System Memory Current IP Address SAS Address C System Information D Hardware Monitor SAS PortO Link Status SAS Porti Link Status Dual Controller State a Controller 2 System Information Controller Name Firmware Version BOOT ROM Version PL Firmware Version Serial Number E Unit Serial Dual Operational BO0MHz PPC440 RevD1 32KBytes 32KBytes Write Back 1024kBytes Write Through 4096MB 1333MHz ECC 192 168 15 119 500184D0209E2800 Not Linked Not Linked V1 51 2012 09 14 v1 51 2012 09 14 13 0 59 0 A314EHEEPRS00001 The Controller Name Firmware Version BOOT ROM Version PL Firmware Version Serial Number Unit Serial Main Processor CPU ICache size CPU DCache size CPU SCache Size System Memory Current IP Address SAS Address SAS Port0O Link Status SAS Port1 Link Status and Dual Controller State appear in this screen The following are the states under Dual Controller State Single Other Controller Added Other Controller Booting Other Controller Ready Other Controller Failed Sync Controller State Sync Controller Cache Dual Operational Initialize Controller is running at Single Mode The oth
79. identify selected drive lopen all close all Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions i Volume Set Functions 3 Physical Drives i E Create Pass Through Disk f SE Modify Pass Through Disk jui 0 Delete Pass Through Disk D Set Disk To Be Failed Bn ae Activate Failed Disk i D Identify Enclosure H4 System Controls 4 9 Information User Manual 81 O O O O f Slot 1 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 itwttt lt lt i lt i i lt Ow 1212CSS600 Slot 2 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 3 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 4 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 5 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 6 1200 2GB Slot 7 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 8 PN F N 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 ICD Ie ER Slot 9 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 10 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 EN DIDI Slot 11 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 12 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 tan bit Reset SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 5 System Controls 5 5 1 System Configuration To set the RAID subsystem system configuration options click the System Configuration link under the System Controls menu The System Configurations screen will be shown
80. ing sequence so that the combined space is composed alternately of stripes from each drive The specific type of operating environment determines whether large or small stripes should be used Most operating systems today support concurrent disk I O operations across multiple drives However in order to maximize throughput for the disk subsystem the I O load must be balanced across all the drives so that each drive can be kept busy as much as possible In a multiple drive system without striping the disk I O load is never perfectly balanced Some drives will contain data files that are frequently accessed and some drives will rarely be accessed STRIPING DISK DRIVES Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Data stripes from each drive are interleaved to create one logical drive By striping the 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 012 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Definition of RAI D Levels RAID 0O 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 o
81. ive Support The RAID subsystem has built in protection circuit to support the replacement of SATA II hard disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the system The removable hard drive tray can deliver hot swappable fault tolerant RAID solution at a price much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID subsystems This feature is provided in the RAID subsystem for advance fault tolerant RAID protection and online drive replacement 1 4 3 Hot Swap Disk Rebuild The Hot Swap feature can be used to rebuild Raid Sets with data redundancy such as RAID level 1 10 3 5 6 30 50 and 60 If a hot spare is not available the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt If a hot spare is available the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails The RAID subsystem automatically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically continue the rebuild process if the subsystem is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction process 1s User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAI D Subsystem 2 1 Main Components 2 1 1 Front View Smart LCD Panel Drive Carriers Slot 4 Slot 3 Slot 2 Slotdm i Slot 8 Slot 7 Slot6 Slot5 4 Slot 12 Slot 14 Slot 107 Slot 9 Slot 16 Slot 1
82. ives will change to Offlined Mode and the HDD Status LEDs will be blinking RED To offline a Raid Set click on the Offline RAID Set link A Select The RAID SET To Offline screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set which you want to offline in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button lopen all close all a Select The Raid Set To Offline 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity a Raid Set 000 6 6 Normal 6000 0GB E Eoen se o oaar uaua aaa Delete RAID Set a D Sutueli RAID Set M i Confirm The Operation YolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Offlined Bx D Rename RAID Set D Activate Incomplete RAID S L Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare gt Rescue Raid Set H Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives H System Controls H 0 Information open all close all Se 9 Raid System Console a RaidSet Hierarchy aga a es A A amp RAID Set Functions Volume Set Functions 3 Physical Drives 3 System Controls a manon s Enclosure 1 SAS2 E BO ee ee HDR 4 et Hi era rare sa w D SAS che ioan Device Usage Capacity _ D System Information SLOT 01 37 Offlined l eae 1GB ATA ST3250310NS SLOT 03 3E ain 80 0GB ATA ST380815AS SLOT 04 36 Offlined 320 1GB ATA ST3320620NS SL
83. ke sure the PC running the terminal emulation program can connect to the RAID subsystem s IP address Click Next What is the name or IP address of the remote host Hostname 192 168 10 173 Pork 23 Firewall None The wizard is now ready to create the new session Far you What name do you want to use to uniquely identify the new session Session name 192 11 Description 4 Select the Session name and click i Connect JH Ss the El A Serial COM1 2 al Serial COr2 Show dialog on startup Open ina tab 38 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 After successful connection the Main Menu will be displayed Select a menu and the Password box will be shown Enter password default is 00000000 to login le gt Ti 192 168 10 173 CRT oes File Edit wiew Options Transfer Script Tools Help sod id bod AA Ss nnn eee 192 166 10 173 zi SELE RAID Contra Main Menu z volumer Raig Raig Set Function Yolume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function Hdd Power Management Ethernet Configuration eee View System Events E eee e e e er l i er Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor system Information ArrowkKey Or A242 ihMove Cursor Enters s CL SCi EsSscape L LTAE Draw si Telnet I4 57 24 Rows 80 ols YT100 Keyboard Function Key Definitions A key to move to the line above Z key to move to the next
84. lear Event Buffer ao D Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Information NTP Server Configurations INTP Server IP Address 1 NTP Server IP Address 2 a Time Zone Configuration Time Zone GMT 08 00 Tairei gt Automatic Daylight Saving Enabled Current Time 2013 3 27 12 10 43 NTP Server Not Set Confirm The Operation Submit Reset 92 User Manual 5 5 8 View Events Mute Beeper SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem To view the RAID Subsystem s event log information move the mouse cursor to the System Controls menu and click on the View Events Mute Beeper link The System Events Information screen appears The System Events Information screen will show Time Device Event type Elapse Time and Errors open all close all Raid System Console 9 Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions 9 Volume Set Functions Physical Drives System Controls i System Configuration Advanced Configuration w O Hdd Power Management L EtherNet Configuration Q Alert By Mail Configuration ae O SNMP Configuration C NTP Configuration 0 View Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event 0 Clear Event Buffer C Modify Password Upgrade Firmware D D Shutdown Controller Restart Controller H 0 Information 4 w I System Events Information
85. lick the Submit button to save the settings lopen all close all Raid System Console 0 Quick Function RAID Set Functions Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives System Controls gt System Configuration Advanced Configuration _ Hdd Power Management _ EtherNet Configuration _ Alert By Mail Configuration SNMP Configuration _ NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper _ Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer of Modify Password _ Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller f Restart Controller H 0 Information DHCP Function 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 Current Gateway IP Address Current Subnet Mask Ether Net MAC Address confirm The Operation Submit Reset e 192 168 15 209 AJEJ fa if gt 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 00 1B 4D 01 F5 49 NOTE If HTTP Telnet and SMTP Port Number is set to 0 the service is disabled User Manual 89 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 5 5 Alert By Mail Configuration To set the Event Notification function click on the Alert By Mail Configuration link under the System Controls menu The Event Notification configuration screen
86. line Enter key Submit selection function ESC key Return to previous screen L key Line draw X key Redraw User Manual 39 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link C C File Edit wiew Options Transfer Script Tools Help RE SM 8 gy 192 168 10 173 x MXKK KOO RAID Contr ol Te r Main Menu z volumer Raig Raig Set Function volume Set Function F ysical Drives Raid System Function Hdd Power Management Ethernet Configuration Yiew System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor system Information ArrowkKey Or Az ibhlove Cursor Enter CT SC rEscane LiLine Draw Telnet I4 57 24 Rows 80 Cos YT1O0 NOTE The password option allows user to set or clear the RAID subsystem s password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem from unauthorized access The controller will check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does notreceive any command in twenty seconds The RAID subsystem s factory default password is set to 00000000 40 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem VT100 t
87. module is powered independently When a power supply fails the fan will still be working and provides airflow inside the enclosure 2 1 3 Controller Module a sd S a e 0 00 009000000000 E 2e pee F js 2 7 OSM com T w xie f a RAID Controller Module User Manual 25 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 2 1 3 1 Controller Module Panel Host Channel B Link LED Host ChannelA SAS Expansion Port COM1 CTRL Heartbeat LED R Link Port Fault LED Activity LED Reserved Note Only one host cable is included in the package Additional host cables are optional and can be purchased separately for upgrade Two host channels A and B are available and Host Channel A B can be use to connect to SAS HBA on the Host system or to connect to SAS switch Use for expansion connect to the SAS In Port i a of a JBOD subsystem RJ 11 port Use to connect to CLI command line interface for example to upgrade expander firmware See section 6 3 Upgrading the Expander Firmware RJ 11 port Use to check controller debug messages 10 100 1000 Ethernet RJ 45 port Use to R Link Port manage the RAID subsystem via network and web browser ar User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Green Indicates Host Channel has connected or linked Host Channel has connected or linked Link LED Blue Indicates the Host Channel is busy and being accessed Indicates expander has connected o
88. nformation RAID Set Hierarchy __ SAS Chip Information System Information Hardware Monitor Volume State Capacity 2199 0GB Devices E 1Slot 1 RAID Set Raid Set 000 Volume Set Port Lun Volume VOL 000 0 amp 2 0 Normal E 1Slot 2 3 E 1Slot a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Device Usage Slot 1 A Raid Set 000 Slot 2 B Raid Set 000 Slot 3 C Raid Set 000 Slot 4 D Free Slot 5 E Free Slot 6 F Free Slot 7 10 Free Slot 8 11 __ Free Slot 9 12 Free Slot 10 13 Free Slot 11 14 Free Slot 12 15 Free Capacity 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB 1200 2GB Model HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HGST HUC101212CSS600 User Manual 49 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all available function that user can execute by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink Create a RAID configuration which consists of all physical disks installed The Volume Set Capacity Raid Level and Stripe Size can be modified during setup Raid Set Functions Create customized Raid Sets Volume Set Create customized Volume Sets and allow Functions modificati
89. o More System Function Hot Plugged Disk For Rebuilding L Blank Disk only Always Disabled User Manual 47 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Stagger Power On gt 0 4 0 7 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 L Save the settings gt Yes No Hdd Power Management Time to Low Power Idle Disabled 2 3 4 5 6 7 l_ Save the settings gt Yes No Time to Low RPM Mode Disabled 10 20 30 40 50 60 L Save the settings gt Yes No Time to Spin Down Hdd gt Disabled 1 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 60 L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Hdd Spin up wait Time 7 14 21 30 40 50 60 75 90 105 120 DHCP Function Disabled Enabled Local IP Address Ethernet Configuration HTTP Port Number 80 Telnet Port Number 23 SMTP Port Number 25 Ethernet Address SMTP Server IP Address Mail Sender Name Alert By Mail Configuration Mail Sender Address Mail Account Mail Account Password Event Notification 1 2 3 4 Mail To Name Mail To Address Notify Type Disabled Event Notification Urgent Error Notification Serious Error Notification Warning Error Notification Information Notification Notify No Event Yes No View System Events _ Show System Events Clear Event Buffers Clear Event Buffer gt Yes No Hardware Monitor The Hardware Monitor Information System Information The System Information 48 User Manual SAS to
90. olume Set Funetion Physical Drives Raid system Function Head Power Management Ethernet Configuration Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information ArProwKey Or AziMove Cursor Enteriselect ESC escape LiLline Draw Telnet 14 57 24 Rows 80 ols T100 3 After login to Raid System Function menu select Update Firmware Then choose Transfer menu and select Zmodem Upload List T 192 169 10 173 CRT Saxi File Edit view Gptions Transfer Script Tools Help MG ag Sendasct 2 3 792 168 100 173 HAPE ASCI i Send modem Receive modem paid Sy Send modem Receive Yrmodem Mute TH Change i TBOD RA 9 Start erodes Uploari Back gro SATA MZ HOD Rea Yolume Transfer File From Terminal Hdd ue Emulator By Zmodem Protocol Control lt lt Five ctrl To Abort gt gt Disk wr Capacity Truncation Serer a mi Restart Controller APPOWKeY OF AF IMove Cursor iT SCTEscane LiLine Draw si Redraw 1a 54 24 Rows 80 Cols T100 C MUM 106 User Manual Telnet Display zmodem file upload list SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 4 Select the firmware BINARY file xxxx vvv yyyyyyyy bin and click Add Then click OK NOTE The BOOT firmware file xxxxBOOT vvv yyyyyyyy bin must be upgraded first Then repeat the steps to upgrade the firmware file xxxx vvv yyyyyyyy bin Select Files to Sen
91. on of parameters of existing Volume Sets parameter Physical Drive Create pass through disks and allow modification of parameters of existing pass through drives This also provides a function to identify a disk drive System Control For setting the RAID system configurations To view the controller and hardware monitor information The Raid Set hierarchy can also be viewed through the Raid Set Hierarchy item 50 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 5 RAID Management 5 1 Quick Function 5 1 1 Quick Create The number of physical drives in the RAID subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the Raid Set This feature allows user to create a Raid Set associated with exactly one Volume Set User can change the Raid Level Capacity Volume Initialization Mode and Stripe Size A hot spare can also be created depending upon the existing configuration If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example below There are three options to select No 64bit LBA and 4K Block lopen all close all s Quick Create Raid Volume Set 3 Raid System Console ET b E Disk z 7 OF SKS lt H Quick Function ie ee Ss Pee _ Quick Create Select Raid Level Raid 5 Spare Ea H E RAID Set Functions Maximum Capacity Allowed 8400 GB H Volume Set Functions b 5 Se ect ACi 8400 GB H Ph
92. onfiguration through TONG Use ccicscfcctcecasetonszccdeecibatadeastvascauetescatedeandoasedastestectatiad cednedesaiacdsdsanededeteccctanlecacge 37 4 2 Configuration through the LCD Panel ccc cccccsesscssssesessssesessssessssssessssesessssesscsessesesesseseeseeesseseeeseeeess 42 ALL Mew Da aN eea E nese ca E T E E 43 4 3 Configuration through web browser based proRAID Manag el cccessssescssesesessesessesessesessssceceeeees 49 Chapter 5 RAID Manageme ntt cccssscccssssssssccssssssccssssssccsesssscsssssscessesssesees 51 S JUCE F OAC UO Wrasse escta ve cece ecacase acsecevsccacedncacuiiestassevecanstaxiesssvasuecatstar onc cedessiceruntne sats snane 51 aL OIG A EEE E EEE EER EEES 51 52 RAID Set FUNCIONS seseo aE O ESE E EEEE EESE 53 32 Credle RAID SGi E A ES EE 53 Ia Pere RAID eeri E E E 54 ao BPa RAI S A E EN 55 Bie One RAID e vate cased conascuncendsueetee cena no tetintaaneteseeeeacedeaiecceihes 58 229 Rename RAID Salrer EE SAE ER EESE ERr ERE ENEE 59 5 2 6 Activate Incomplete RAID Set ssnnssoessesseessesssesssesssessseessensseosernsernseenseesseensennseossrossseossenseenssenssensees 60 sal Crete HOT oDi access cect E EENES 62 320 Delete HOLOE scat cers chee A E 63 329 ROSE RAO DO eeaeee AE ENE cadence pc ENE 63 593 Volume Set FUNCOM sssrin nE ERER EEEa ERa NEEESE en 64 Sal Credte Volume SOU nri REE aE e EEEa EEANN ANEN EERE 64 5a2 Credite Raid 30 30 00 eeisesecsiekerns eener Aa nE EESE EERE EEEa E EEEE EAEN EROE
93. ower Requirements AC 90V 264V Full Range 1LOA 5A 47HZ 63Hz Environmental Relative Humidity Operating Temperature Physical Dimension Weight Without Disk 10 85 Non condensing 10 C 40 C 50 F 104 F 590 L x 482 W x 131 H mm 24 25 kg Note Specifications are subject to change without notice All company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners User Manual al SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 1 2 RAID Concepts RAI D Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive Five types of array architectures RAID 1 through RAID 5 were originally defined each provides disk fault tolerance with different compromises in features and performance In addition to these five redundant array architectures it has become popular to refer to a non redundant array of disk drives as a RAID O arrays Disk Striping Fundamental to RAID technology is striping This is a method of combining multiple drives into one logical storage unit Striping partitions the storage space of each drive into stripes which can be as small as one sector 512 bytes or as large as several megabytes These stripes are then interleaved in a rotat
94. pe Size Volume Cache Mode Volume Write Protection Tagged Command Queuing Controller 1 SAS Port Mapping Controller 2 SAS Port Mapping LUN Base LUN Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Volume VOL 000 F around Initialization 4 ge e KBytes Disable x v PortO Portl 1 port2 Elport3 mogga User Manual ea i SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 3 4 2 Volume Set Migration Migration occurs when a Volume Set migrates from one RAID level to another a Volume Set stripe size changes or when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Volume Set status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen during migration lopen all close all W Raid System Console i Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives 9 System Controls Information RAID Set Hierarchy L SAS Chip Information System Information D Hardware Monitor User Manual NOTE The Stripe Size of a Raid30 50 60 Volume Set cannot be modified RAID Set Raid Set 000 E Stop Auto Refresh a RaidSet Hierarchy Devices E 1Slot 1 Volume Set Port Lun gt E 1Slot 2 E 1Slot 3 Volume VOL 000 0 amp 2 0 Volume State Migrating 2 3 2199 0GB Device Usage Capacity Model Slot 1 a Raid Set 000 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 2 B Raid S
95. r Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware __ 2 Shutdown Controller Restart Controller H 0 Information 5 5 10 Clear Event Buffer Use this feature to clear the RAID Subsystem s System Events Information buffer Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions 9 Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives I System Controls _ System Configuration 0 Advanced Configuration 0 Hdd Power Management 1 0 EtherNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration i0 SNMP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper _ Generate Test Event Modify Password D Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller 2 Information 94 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 5 11 Modify Password To change or disable the RAID Subsystem s admin password click on the Modify Password link under the System Controls menu The Modify System Password screen appears The factory default admin password is set to 00000000 Once the password has been set the user or administrator can only monitor and configure the RAID Subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID Subsystem s configuration from unauthorized access The RAID controller will check the password only when entering the Main Menu from the initial screen The RAID Subsystem will automatically go back to the initial s
96. r RAID controller s IP address will be shown in LCD Select button Y This is used to enter the option you have selected Press this button to return to the previous menu Exit button EXIT NOTE This button can also be used to reset the alarm beeper User Manual eu SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Environment Status LEDs Power LED Green LED indicates power is ON i If a redundant power supply unit fails this POWErEANEED LED will turn to RED and alarm will sound When a fan fails or the fan s rotational speed Fan Fail LED is below 7OORPM this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound If temperature irregularities in the system occurs HDD slot temperature over 65 C Over Temperature LED Controller temperature over 80 C CPU Temperature over 90 C this LED will turn RED and alarm will sound An alarm will sound warning of a voltage Voltage Warning LED abnormality and this LED will turn red This LED will blink blue when the RAID Activity LED Subsystem is busy or active pal User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 2 1 1 3 LCD IP Address in Dual Controller Mode In dual controller mode the RAID subsystem has 2 IP addresses which can be accessed separately By default the IP address of Controller 1 is shown To view the IP address of Controller 2 press the Down Arrow W button in the front panel three 3 times When the IP address of Controller 1 is shown there is no blinking
97. r linked Activity LED Blue Indicates the expander is busy and being accessed Blink Fault LED RED Indicates that controller has failed Blink Indicates that controller is working fine CTRL Green Heartbeat LED solid Indicates that controller is hung Green 2 1 4 Power Supply Fan Module PSFM The RAID subsystem contains two 500W Power Supply Fan Modules All the Power Supply Fan Modules PSFMs are inserted into the rear of the chassis wm User Manual 27 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 2 1 4 1 PSFM Panel Power On Fail Indicator Power On Off Switch Fan 1 AC Power Inlet Plug Male The panel of the Power Supply Fan Module contains the Power On Off Switch the AC Inlet Plug and a Power On Fail Indicator showing the Power Status LED indicating ready or fail Each fan within a PSFM is powered independently of the power supply within the Same PSFM So if the power supply of a PSFM fails the fan associated with that PSFM will continue to operate and cool the enclosure When the power cord connected from main power source is inserted to the AC Power Inlet the power status LED becomes RED When the switch of the PSFM is turned on the LED will turn GREEN When the Power On Fail LED is GREEN the PSFM is functioning normally l NOTE Each PSFM has one Power Supply and two Fan PSFM 1 has Power 1 and Fan 1 2 and PSFM 2 has Power 2 and Fan 3 4 When the Power Supply of a PSFM fails the PS
98. r small stripes for single user systems that access long sequential records RAID O arrays deliver the best data storage efficiency and performance of any array type The disadvantage is that if one drive in a RAID O array fails the entire array fails Writes can occur simultaneously on every drive yyyu yy DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA sehat Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring is simply a pair of disk drives that store duplicate data but appear to the computer as a single drive Although striping is not used within a single mirrored drive pair multiple RAID 1 arrays can be striped together to create a single large array consisting of pairs of mirrored drives All writes must go to both drives of a mirrored pair so that the information on the drives is kept identical However each individual drive can perform simultaneous independent read operations Mirroring thus doubles the read performance of a single non mirrored drive and while the write performance is unchanged RAID 1 delivers the best performance of any redundant array type In addition there is less performance degradation during drive failure than in RAID 5 arrays Duplicate data is written to pairs of drives DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA Aiii Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive User Manual Se SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem RAID 3 sector stripes data across groups of
99. rap IP Address 1 Port i162 H RAID Set Functions SNMP Trap IP Address 2 s Port 162 9 Volume Set Functions s 5 SNMP Tr 3 H Physical Drives SNMP Trap IP Address 3 Port 162 E System Controls a SNMP System Configurations C System Configuration Community _ Advanced Configuration C Hdd Power Management sysContact 0 _ EtherNet Configuration sysName 0 _ Alert By Mail Configuration karn ae A C SNMP Configuration a bina tated L NTP Configuration s SNMP Trap Notification Configurations L View Events Mute Beeper Disable SNMP Trap No SNMP Trap Will Be Sent _ Generate Test Event D Clear Event Buffer Urgent Error Notification Send Only Urgent Event _ Modify Password Serious Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event _ Upgrade Firmware z PF ads haa ae N end Urgent Serious And Warning Even O Shutdown Controller z Warning Error Notification g v ing C Restart Controller W Information Notification Send All Event 5 Information Confirm The Operation Submit Reset SNMP Trap Configurations Type in the SNMP Trap IP Address box the IP address of the host system where SNMP traps will be sent The SNMP Port is set to 162 by default SNMP System Configuration Community Type the SNMP community The default is public 1 sysContact 0 2 sysLocation 0O and 3 sysName O SNMP parameter 31 bytes max If these 3 categories are configured and when an event occurs SNMP will send o
100. rectangular character at the end of the IP address When the IP address of Controller 2 is shown there is a blinking rectangular character at the end of the IP address When the IP address has a link connected to network there is an at the end of the IP address When there is no link there is no Controller 1 I P Address No rectangular character RAID Model Name 197 168 1 100 1927 168 1 100 RAID Model Name Controller 1 has Link Controller 1 has no Link Controller 2 IP Address With rectangular character blinking RAID Model Name l RAID Model Name 192 168 1101 192 168 1 101 M Controller 2 has Link Controller 2 has no Link User Manual 23 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 2 1 2 Rear View Single Controller Controller Module Power Supply Power Supply Fan Module 1 Fan Module 2 Dual Controller Controller Module 1 Controller Module 2 oe ee X Power Supply Power Supply Fan Module 1 Fan Module 2 24 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Controller Module The subsystem has single or redundant controller module Power Supply Fan Module 1 2 Two power supply fan modules are located at the rear of the subsystem If the power supply fails to function the Power Fail LED will turn red and an alarm will sound An error message will also appear on the LCD screen warning of power failure The fan in a power supply fan
101. rity data is to be read and discarded Hitachi SATA HDD Speed This function is used to set the Hitachi SATA HDD Speed WDC SATA HDD Speed This function is used to set the WD SATA HDD Speed Seagate SATA HDD Speed This function is used to set the Seagate SATA HDD Speed 86 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 5 3 HDD Power Management MAID Massive Array of Idle Disks is a storage technology that employs a large group of disk drives in which only those drives in active use are spinning at any given time This reduces power consumption and prolongs the lives of the drives MAID is designed for Write Once Read Occasionally WORO applications such as Data Backup Document Mail server and so on MAID technology focuses on Green Storage Concept to save power consumption and enhance disk drives effective usage i e disk drives are spun down when there is no activity or O on the drives In the RAID subsystem MAID is implemented in the HDD Power Management menu Using the Advanced Power Management APM function of disk drives HDD Power Management has three options MAID Levels Level 1 Place idle drives in Lower Power Mode where the drives heads are unloaded Level 2 Place idle drives in Low RPM Mode where drives heads are unloaded and slows down to around 4000 RPM and Level 3 Spin down idle drives where drives stops spinning and goes into sleep mode open all close all s Hdd Power Management
102. rmation To expand a Raid Set click on the Expand RAID Set link Select the Raid Set which you want to expand Tick on the available disk s and check Confirm The Operation Click on the Submit button to add the selected disk s to the Raid Set NOTE Once the Expand Raid Set process has started user cannot stop it The process must be completed NOTE If a disk drive fails during Raid Set expansion and a hot spare is available an auto rebuild operation will occur after the Raid Set expansion is completed Jopen all close all Raid System Console ia Quick Function Select Raid SetName Member Disks Raid State Capacity H 5 RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 3 3 Normal 3600 0GB _ Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set FB Expand RAID Set gt Offline RAID Set D Rename RAID Set Activate Incomplete RAID Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare _ 0 Rescue Raid Set 0 Volume Set Functions 4 Physical Drives H E System Controls H 0 Information User Manual 55 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem lopen all close all ae Raid System Console RAID Expansion on Raid Set 000 Member Disks 3 2 Quick Function Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 S 55 RAID Set Functions o Create RAID Set D Delete RAID Set D offline RAID Set C Rename RAID Set F ofl b Activate Incomplete RAID D Create Hot Spare a 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 _
103. rols B Information RAID Set Hierarchy SAS Chip Information System Information Hardware Monitor a RaidSet Hierarchy RAID Set Devices Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Raid Set 000 E 1Slot 1i Volume VOL 000 0 amp 2 0 Normal 2199 0GB E 1Slot 2 E 1Slot 3 a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Device Usage Capacity Model Slot 1 A Raid Set 000 _ 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 2 B Raid Set 000 _ 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 3 C Raid Set 000 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSS600 slot 4 D Free 1200 268 HGST HUC101212C5S600 Slot 5 E Free 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 6 F Free 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 7 10 Free 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 8 11 Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212Css600 Slot 9 12 Free 1200 2cB8 HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 10 13 Free 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 11 14 Free 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSs600 Slot 12 15 Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212C55600 i To view the Raid Set information click the Raid Set link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Raid Set Information screen appears open all close all Raid System Console H Quick Function Hj RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions BH Physical Drives BI System Controls A 5 Information 0 RAID Set Hierarchy SAS Chip Information s Raid Set Information Raid Set Name
104. ror Notification Information Notification I Notification For No Event Se Notify User If No Event Occurs Within 24 Hours MailTo Name2 Send All Event Mail Address No Event Notification Will Be Sent Send Only Urgent Event Send Urgent And Serious Event Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Send All Event Notify User If No Event Occurs Within 24 Hours Mail Adedrace NOTE If Event Notification by email is enabled every 30 of event log will be sent to the email recipient s as one package log NOTE If different email recipients are setup the event notification levels for each email recipient can be configured differently For example first email recipient can be configured with Urgent Error Notification while second email recipient can be configured with Serious Error Notification 90 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 5 6 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN WAN management integration To set the SNMP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the SNMP Configuration link The SNMP Configurations screen will be shown Select the desired function and set the preferred option open all close all 3 4 i a SNMP Trap Configurations Raid System Console 9 Quick Function SNMP T
105. ry module pops out of the socket Align the new memory module into the socket Make sure the notch is aligned with the key on the socket itself With the ejector clips in open position press down the memory module into the socket until it sinks into place The ejector clips will automatically close to lock the memory module Reinsert the Controller Module If the RAID Subsystem has dual redundant RAID controllers repeat Steps 3 to 6 to replace upgrade the memory of the other Controller Module Reconnect the SAS cable s to the Controller Module s Reconnect the power cables and power on the 2 switches of the Power Supply Fan Modules 104 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 6 2 Upgrading the RAID Controller s Firmware Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Utility Since the RAID subsystem s controller features flash firmware it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the controller firmware User can simply re program the old firmware through the RS 232 port New releases of the firmware are available in the form of binary file at vendor s FTP The file available at the FTP site is usually a self extracting file that contains the following XXXXVVV BIN Firmware Binary where XXXX refers to the model name and VVV refers to the firmware version README TXT It contains the history information of the firmware change Read this file first before upgrading the firmware T
106. s E System Controls Volume Cache Mode H 0 Information Volume Write Protection Tagged Command Queuing Controller 1 SAS Port Mapping Porto l porti V Controller 2 SAS Port Mapping Port2 port3 LUN Base LUN Oo sly o Y Volumes To Be Created _ Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Volume Name The default Volume Set name will appear as Volume VOL XXX You can rename the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit Raid Level Set the RAID level for the Volume Set Click the down arrow in the drop down list The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select the preferred RAID level Capacity The maximum Volume Set size is displayed by default If necessary change the Volume Set size appropriate for your application Greater Two TB Volume Support If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example above There are three options to select No 64bit LBA and 4K Block No Volume Set size is set to maximum 2TB limitation 64bit LBA Use this option for UNIX Linux kernel 2 6 or later and Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later versions The maximum Volume Set size is up to 512TB 4K Block Use this option for Windows OS such as Windows 2000 2003 or XP The maximum Volume Set size is 16TB Just use the Volume as Basic Disk Volume
107. ss Through Disk L Select The Drives L_ Delete Pass Through Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Set Disk To Be Failed L Select The Drive gt ChO1 Chi6 L Set Disk To Failed gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure Yes No Activate Failed Disk L Select The Drive gt ChO1 Ch16 L Activate Failed HDD gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure Yes No Identify Selected Drive L Select The Drives Identify Enclosure L_ Select The Enclosure arr User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Mute The Alert Beeper Yes No Alert Beeper Setting gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save The Settings gt Yes No Change Password _ Enter New Password L_ Re Enter Password L_ Save The Password gt Yes No JBOD RAID Function L_ RAID JBOD Configured AS JBOD Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Background Task Priority gt UltraLow 5 Low 20 Medium 50 High 80 Raid System Function L_ Save The Settings Yes No SATA NCQ Support gt Enable Disable HDD Read Ahead Cache gt Enable Disable Maxtor Disable HDD Queue Depth Setting gt 1 2 4 8 16 32 Volume Data Read Ahead gt Normal Aggressive Conservative Disabled Disk Write Cache Mode gt Auto Enabled Disabled Capacity Truncation gt To Multiples of 10G To Mulitples of 1G Disabled Update Firmware Shutdown Controller Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Restart Controller L Confirm Reset Yes No L Are You Sure Yes N
108. t Foreground Background Quick Volume Raid Set Raid 5 No Init To Rescue Volume L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K BK 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init To Rescue Volume Raid 6 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K BK 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vo Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background Raid 3 Spare No Init To Rescue Volume L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L initialization Mode gt Foreground Background Raid 5 Spare No Init To Rescue Volume L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set _ Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init To Rescue Volume Raid 6 Spare L Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Edit the Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K BK 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init To Rescue Volume User Manual 43 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem
109. t Disk To Be Failed Slot 6 1200 2GB_ HGST HUC101212CSS600 L Activate Failed Disk slot 7 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212Css600 Slot 8 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSS600 HE System Controls slot 9 1200 2GB__ HGST HUC101212CS5600 1 2 Information slot 10 1200 26B HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 11 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 12 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSS600 E Confirm The Operation User Manual 793 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 4 5 Activate Failed Disk It forces the current failed disk in the system to be back online Activate Failed Disk function has no effect on the removed disks because a removed disk does not give the controller a chance to mark it as failure Followings are considered as Removed Disk 1 Manually removed by user 2 Losing PHY connection due to bad connector cable backplane 3 Losing PHY connection due to disk fail Basically in the eyes of the controller the disk suddenly disappears due to whatever reason open all close all Select The Failed Device For Activation a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function H RAID Set Functions slot 1 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSS600 i Volume Set Functions Physical Drives Confirm The Operation Create Pass Through Disk Submit Riess Modify Pass Through Disk Set Disk To Be Failed
110. t which is migrating lopen all close all E Raid System Console oO Stop Auto Refresh i Quick Function a RaidSet Hierarchy i P l H 0 RAID Set Functions RAID Set Devices Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Capacity Ere VoRuie Set Fuhe oani Raid Set 000 E 1Slot 1 Volume VOL 000 0 amp 2 0 _ Migrating 0 2 2199 0GB H 0 Physical Drives H 0 System Controls E 1Slot 2 E 1Slot 3 B Information _ betas E 1Slot 4 RAID Set Hierarchy be SAS Chip Information System Information Hardware Monitor Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Device Usage Capacity Model Slot 1 A RaidSet 000 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CS5600 Slot 2 B Raid Set 000 1200 268 HGST HUC101212CSS600 Slot 3 C RaidSet 000 1200 2G8 HGST HUC101212CSs600 Slot 4 D Raid Set 000 1200 2GB_ HGST HUC101212Css600 Slot 5 E Free 1200 26GB HGST HUC101212CSs600 Slot 6 F Free 1200 268 HGST HUC101212Css600 Slot 7 10 Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSs600 slot 8 11 Free 1200 2GB HGST HUC101212CSs600 Sloft 9 1 7 Free 1200 2GR HEST HIIC1N17 17 CSSANN User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 2 4 Offline RAID Set If user wants to offline and move a Raid Set while the system is powered on use the Offline Raid Set function After completing the function the HDD state of RAID Set member dr
111. ta efficiently on an existing RAID controller Normally you should not need to modify this value Default value is 6 You can select between 6 256 To decide how to set AV stream playout parameter you need to check the Number of Stream Amount of Read Ahead and Total Cache Memory during runtime You can try to adjust the three numbers to get the best performance as your requirement Number of Stream shows the number of stream added to the system Amount of Read Ahead shows the amount of Read Ahead data taken from the cache without real disk execution and total cache memory shows the total available memory being installed in the RAID controller Optimize AV Recording AV recording option is for video recording no time limit but if used in normal operation performance may be degraded This new feature there are 4 options Disabled Model Mode2 and Mode 3 Default value is Disabled Our controller cache uses LRU method there have no special memory capacity reserved for read or write The Mode 1 2 and 3 are used for define the command sorting method The default sorting method is helpful for normal applications but not useful for AV applications so we have defined three different sorting methods for these special applications To decide how to optimize AV stream recording parameter you need to adjust the Optimize AV Recording and Write Buffer Threshold during runtime Read And Discard Parity Data This function is used to determine if pa
112. tting that defines the time that RAID controller will wait for a hard disk to respond to a command You can modify the retry value by entering a new value in the edit box beside this button and then selecting the button Normally you should not need to modify this value Default value is 12 seconds You can select between 8 32 second Number of Retries This setting determines the number of access that will be attempted before the current command from the RAID controller to the disk drive is aborted You can modify the retry value by entering a new value in the edit box beside this button and then selecting the button Normally you should not need to modify this value There are two selections either 2 retry or 3 retry Buffer Threshold This new feature there are 4 options 5 25 50 75 The percentage represents how much data should be kept in resident cache memory how full cache Should get before controller starts to flush data onto the hard drives If the buffer is set for 25 then all 25 will be cached and is used for writing data The remaining cache memory will be used for reading and other system overhead Write buffer threshold for 5 is added for video recording This option will push data to disk early This feature gives controller extra buffer time in case of slow response from the hard drives within a given time Consequently this can prevent a pause in data flow and there will be continues data access and stream This feat
113. ure is very useful for the video streaming applications where there is high demand for constant non stop data flow with no interruption due to lower performance of specific hardware Amount of Read Ahead Read Ahead data is buffered in the RAID controller cache however thereby cutting down on the amount of I O traffic to the disk The Amount of Read Ahead defines how many data of reading at a time making more efficient use of the RAID Subsystem This makes it possible to locate and re issue the data without repetitive hard parsing activities The Amount of Read Ahead parameter is used to allocate an amount of memory in the cache memory the frequently executed queries and return the result set back to the host without real disk read execution Default value is Auto Controller will base on the HDD number to set the amount of Read Ahead value You can select between 512KB 16MB User Manual 85 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem Number of AV Stream RAID controllers are required to have not only the function of processing ordinary data but also the function of dealing with AV audio video stream data needing real time processing Since the bus cycle used in RAID controller was designed to transfer the computer data exactly it was unsuitable for the transfer of AV stream needing great band widths They are required to do some setting for the handshaking during the processing of stream data This setting is an object of transferring stream da
114. ut a message that includes the 3 categories within the message This allows user to easily define which RAID unit is having problem SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Select the desired option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration SNMP also works in the same as Alert By Mail when sending event notifications User Manual 91 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 5 7 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol It is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference Type the NTP Server IP Address to enable the RAID Subsystem to synchronize with it To set the NTP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the NTP Configuration link The NTP Configuration screen will be displayed Select the desired function and configure the necessary option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration lopen all close all Ra Bo aS eo cam ag id System Console Quick Function RAID Set Functions Volume Set Functions Physical Drives System Controls System Configuration _ Advanced Configuration _ 3 Hdd Power Management _ EtherNet Configuration _ Alert By Mail Configuration 0 SNMP Configuration A e oF O HD View Events Mute Beeper _ 0 Generate Test Event C
115. w value J BOD RAID Configuration The RAID subsystem supports JBOD and RAID configuration SATA NCQ Support NCQ is a command protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on native Serial ATA hard drives It allows multiple commands to be outstanding within a drive at the Same time Drives that support NCQ have an internal queue where outstanding commands can be dynamically rescheduled or re ordered along with the necessary tracking mechanisms for outstanding and completed portions of the workload Disabled or Enable the SATA NCQ function 82 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem HDD Read Ahead Cache This option allows the users to disable the cache of the HDDs on the RAID Subsystem In some HDD models disabling the cache in the HDD is necessary to prove the RAID Subsystem functions correctly When Enabled the drive s read ahead cache algorithm is used providing maximum performance under most circumstances Volume Data Read Ahead This option allows the users to set the Volume Data Read Ahead function Options are Normal Aggressive Conservative and Disabled HDD Queue Depth The queue depth is the number of I O operations that can be run in parallel on a disk drive This parameter is adjusted the queue depth capacity of NCQ SATA HDD or Tagged Command Queuing SAS HDD which transmits multiple commands to a single target without waiting for the initial command to complete HDD Queue Depth options are
116. will be Shown Set up the desired function and option When an abnormal condition occurs an error message will be emailed to the email recipient s that a problem has occurred Events are classified into 4 levels Urgent Serious Warning and Information lopen all close all a ee a SMTP Server Configuration E Raid System Console 9 Quick Function H RAID Set Functions s Mail Address Configurations AS VORE vat Functions Sender Name H 0 Physical Drives SMTP Server IP Address b fb fh Mail Address Password z Mail Address Account s Event Notification Configurations MailTo Namei System Controls System Configuration Advanced Configuration Hdd Power Management EtherNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration SNMP Configuration Disable Event Notification Urgent Error Notification No Event Notification Will Be Sent Send Only Urgent Event NTP Configuration Serious Error Notification View Events Mute Beeper Warning Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware Shutdown Controller Restart Controller Disable Event Notification Information Information Notification E Notification For No Event OUOUDCKDOOBCOUUCUD Na Urgent Error Notification Serious Error Notification A i Warning Er
117. y failed disk on the enclosure where it is located Dedicated to Enclosure NOTE When the Raid Set status is in Degraded state this option will not work NOTE The Hot Spare Type can also be viewed by clicking on Raid Set Hierarchy in the Information menu NOTE The capacity of the hot spare disk s must be equal to or greater than the smallest hard disk size in the subsystem so that it they can replace any failed disk drive 62 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 2 8 Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk s to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spare s lopen all close all a Select The Hot Spare Drive To Delete a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem 1 0 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA4330 Global V Confirm The Operation 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function a RAID Set Functions Q Activate Incomplete RAID S LJ Create Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set Volume Set Functions Physical Drives H 0 System Controls 9 Information 5 2 9 Rescue Raid Set If you need to recover missing Raid Set configuration using the Rescue Raid Set function please contact your vendor s support engineer for assistance a Try To Rescue Missing RAIDSET Enter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet Enter SIGNAT To Regenerate RaidSet Signature If RaidSet Is Recovered
118. ysical Drives 0 System Controls 9 Information Volumes To Be Created Confirm The Operation Submit Reset information about the Volume Set settings NOTE Refer to Section 5 3 1 Create Volume Set for detailed 68 User Manual SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 3 3 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume Set select the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all available Raid Sets Tick on a Raid Set and check the Confirm The Operation option and then click on the Submit button to show all Volume Sets in the selected Raid Set Tick on a Volume Set and check the Confirm The Operation option Click on the Submit button to delete the Volume Set open all close all a a Select The Volume Set To Delete Select v n Ri apacity Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity M Volume voL 000 Raid Set 000 300 0GB r Raid System Console H Quick Function E H RAID Set Functions Et he Volume Set Functions Confirm The Operation Submit Reset i D ET Vakie Set ji O Check Volume Set D Schedule Volume Check i wO Stop Volume Check Physical Drives Hi System Controls Fl Information User Manual 69 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem 5 3 4 Modify Volume Set Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration 1 Click on the Modify Volume
119. ysical Drives SECS CII H System Controls Greater Two TB Volume Support No v H Information gins AUE a Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization Volume Write Protection Disabled E Select Stripe Size E w KBytes RaidSet Mode Max 128 Volumes Ad Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Greater Two TB Volume Support No Volume Set capacity is set to maximum 2TB 64bit LBA Use this option for UNIX Linux 2 6 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later versions The maximum Volume Set size is up to 512TB 4K Block Use this option for Windows OS such as Windows 2000 2003 or XP The maximum Volume Set size is 16TB Just use the Volume as Basic Disk Volume can t be used as Dynamic Disk also can t be used in 512Bytes block service program Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen The Raid Set and Volume Set will start to initialize User Manual 51 SAS to SAS SATA RAID Subsystem You can use RaidSet Hierarchy feature to view the Volume Set information Refer to Section 5 6 1 based on the number of disks in your system Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize the Raid Set and Volume Set X NOTE In Quick Create your Raid Set is automatically configured not available If you need to create Volume Set with RAID Level 30 50 or 60 use the Create RAID Set function and Create Volume Set

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