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1. Connected 0 03 21 vrioo ris20054 1 SCROLL caes NUM Capture Print echo 6 Click Send Send the Firmware Binary to the controller zax Hep os 3 ola e Model Name RAID Controller E Zmodem file send for Raid Main Menu Sending _ C 6160FIRM0627 BIN Qu Ra Raid S Lastevent Sending Files 1 of 7 Morro Ph Mute T Status Sending Retries 0 Alert m Change Fe mm EELA CL RAID R gs ooo Remaining 00017 Thoughput T1346 ops Ha Maximu Sy Termin SE estar Connected 0 04 26 ivrioo uszoos w i SCR Array Maintenance 4 5 7 When the Firmware completes downloading the confirmation screen appears Press Yes to start program the flash ROM Raid HyperTerminal joj xi Fie Edt View Cal Transfer Help ols e 3 la es Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Qu Ra Raid System Function o Ph Mute The Alert Beeper WE Alert Beeper Setting Et Change Password Update The Firmware Vi JBOD RRID Function Cl RAID Rebuild Priority Ha Maximum RTR Mode No Sy Terminal Port Confi Restart Controller L Line Draw X Redraw akl Connected 0 04 57 vrioo frs osi SRo caes NOM Capture 8 When the Flash programming starts a bar indicator will show Start Updating Firmware Please Wait PFIID0T
2. iBixi Fie Edt View Cal Transfer Help os amp 8 ols es Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Ra Raid System Function Ph Mute The Alert Beeper fllert Beeper Setting Et Change Password Vi JBOD RRID Function Cl RAID Rebuild Priorit Ha Maximum Sy TerninalJFAC aA SM ST CMM MEER BETS Restart Controller Or AZ Move Cursor Enter Select ESC Escape L Line Draw X Redraw Connected 0 05 55 vrioo 115200 8 1 4 6 Array Maintenance 9 The Firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete 10 After the Firmware upgrade is complete a bar indicator will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully srminal Fie Edt View Call Transfer Help Dls alg olio ol Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Ra Raid System Function Ph Mute The Alert Beeper fllert Beeper Setting Et Change Password Vi JBOD RRID Function RRID Rebuild Priorit ola eis xli er Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Raid System Function Mute The Alert Beeper fllert Beeper Setting Change Password JBOD RRID Function RRID Rebuild Priorit Connected 0 06 52 ivrioo is2008 N SCROLL NOTE The user has to reconfigure all of the settings after the firmware up
3. Configuring 3 27 3 6 7 Rescue Raid Set If you try to Rescue Missing RAID Set please contact our engineer for assistance tt te forme e oe b Que 02 BBG Peer he 03 Irpa Doe D We Mer connait 9 Vcn tac iy woke B1 Facta 3 28 Configuring 3 7 Volume Set Function A volume set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is orga nized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a volume set A volume set capac ity can consume all or a portion of the disk capacity available in a raid set Multiple volume sets can exist on a group of disks in a raid set Additional volume sets created in a specified raid set will reside on all the physical disks in the raid set Thus each volume set on the raid set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the raid set 3 7 1 Create Volume Set The following is the volume set features 1 Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same raid set 2 Up to 128 volume sets in a raid set can be created by the RAID subsystem controller To create volume set from raid set system move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Create Volume Set link The Select The Raid Set To Create On It screen will show all raid set number Tick on a raid set number that you want to create and then click on the Submit button The new create volume set allows user to sele
4. Cl RAID Re Transfer File From Terminal Ha Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol Sy _Termina lt lt Five Ctrl X To Abort gt gt Update Restart Controller File Edit View Call Dae e 8 Capture Text L 2 E r Model Name RAID Controller Capture to Printer Main Menu Qu pa Raid System Function o Ph Mute The Rlert Beeper fllert B Et Change Update The Raid FirmWare Vij JBOD RR Cl RAID Re Transfer File From Terminal Ha Maximum Emulator By Zmodem Protocol Sy _Termina lt lt Five Ctr1 X To Abort gt gt Restart Controller Sends a file to the remote system 4 4 Array Maintenance 4 Select ZMODEM modem under Protocol ZMODEM as the file transfer proto col of your terminal emulation software 5 Click Browse Look in the location where the Firmware upgrade software is located Select the File name 8660FIRM BIN and click open inixi Edt View Cal Transfe Fle Edt Vie Help ols e 8 ola es Model Name RAID Controller Main Menu Qu ___ Ex x js Raid Syste folder c OT La Filename Ph Mute he Oy C 6160FIAM0627 BIN Browse Et Change Pues Vi JBOD RR 2nodem Cl RAID Re Ha Maximum Sed Dee CE Sy Termina Update i Restart Controller
5. Volumes To Be Created use this option to create the same attribution volume Up to 128 volume sets can be created 3 7 2 Create Raid30 50 60 To create RAID 30 50 60 from raid set system move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Create Raid30 50 60 link The Select Multiple RaidSet For Raid30 50 60 screen will show all raid set number Tick on a raid set number that you want to create and then click on the Submit button Max 8 RaidSet Supported e Fahrt Mult iple Baktat Par Bede in OUO Mew O Rogat Magret 3 32 Configuring 3 7 3 Delete Volume Set To delete Volume from raid set system function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link The Select The Vol ume Set To Delete screen will show all raid set number Tick on a raid set number and the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button to show all volume set item in the selected raid set Tick on a volume set num ber and the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button to delete the volume set proBAlD Ot anager 200000000000 i Emm IDERHHERED have Get Verve On Pabd Set Confirm The Operetion Configuring 3 33 3 7 4 Modify Volume Set To modify a volume set from a raid set 1 Click on the Modify Volume Set link 2 Tick on the volume set from the list that you wish to modify Click on the Submit button The following screen appears Use this option to
6. m 3 9 11 Upgrade Firmware Please reference the section 4 2 for more information 3 9 12 Restart Controller 3 62 Configuring 3 10 Information Menu 3 10 1 RaidSet Hierarchy Use this feature to view the internal raid subsystem current raid set current vol ume set and physical disk configuration Click the volume set number you which to View in the select column Then you can view the Volume Set Information and Fibre Channel Volume Set Host Filters 9 et Fa PAD Set Descer Vohume S Oh ee vohrve Gate Capacity Configuring 3 63 3 10 2 System Information To view the RAID subsystem controller s information move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the System Information link The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears om 4345 bed item d proRAlD OW anager 200000000000 cernuntur BRERERT 4 e Pott betyget deren Use this feature to view the raid subsystem controller s information The control ler name firmware version serial number main processor CPU data Instruction cache size and system memory size speed appear in this screen 3 64 Configuring 3 10 3 Hardware Monitor To view the RAID subsystem controller s hardware monitor information move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click the Hardware Monitor link The Hard ware Information screen appears adl aene AOCX XOOCOCOOOCXCX The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature fan speed c
7. A Select The RAID SET To Activate screen is displayed showing all raid set exist ing in the current controller Click the raid set number you which to activate in the select column om d amp B E proRAID Of anager 200000000000 Eram Configuring 3 25 Click on the Submit button in the screen to activate the raid set that has removed one of disk drive in the power off state The RAID subsystem will continue to work in degraded mode Q MET p sro MAD OV anager XXXXXXXXXXXX 4 oO Set Irene Gack re M vehsve wan paty u Deyet mowa ne SKAKAO i BARRAID Baboyctees VID Drim Unege Sepenty rent E Mio LLL 3 26 Configuring 3 6 5 Create Hot Spare When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function all unused physical devices connected to the current controller appear Select the target disk by clicking on the appropriate check box Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to create the hot spares The create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare Om 4u E ed fant d iiv ne proRAlD OW anager 200000000000 SREARARANARAeAR ER TEREENEES SOARES RESEARS HD 4 3 6 6 Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spares
8. 2 2 2 3 24 2 5 Chapter 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 Introduction Key Features cn in he eared E n tes RAID Concepts Fibre Functions 1 3 1 Overview 1 3 2 Three ways to connect FC Topologies eee 1 10 1 3 3 Basic elements etre nnne nennen nennen nennen 1 12 1 3 A LUN MASKING x sist arent Diete eiie ertet 1 13 Array Definition 0 eraat epa ove Lek RE oe ds Fico Rte dL Enea 1 13 1 44 RAID Sete ie eee eee eee ee eet roce ciet eret ebrei cea re teet a 1 13 1 4 2 Volume Sel cee ececccssecssesessseeescecececsaeceseecseseeecenaecsaesesaeseeeseneecuaecaeeneeans 1 14 1 4 3 Easy of Use features ccc cceccecceccececeeeceeseeeeeceeeeeeaeeeeeceeeseaeeaeeeeeeeaeeeneeaes 1 14 14 4 HighiAvailability 5 7 ater ea tr tercer ice ien 1 17 Getting Started Unpacking the subsystem sse entente tenent tn 24 Identifying Parts of the subsystem 2 3 2 2 4 EroritVIeW i amend eed dea ERU aye 2 3 2 22 RearView e s teh epe Eie eite ete teen Erbe C Bra ee Uode 2 6 Connecting to FlosL 5 EEE trei Te Ree DOR S RE eet 2 9 Powering on the subsystem sse 2 10 Install Hard DEIVeS ect eerte eee tee hee etae aea edesitees ice ie oe ineo R 2 11 Configuring Configuring through a Terminal cessere 3 1 Configuring the Subsystem Using the LCD Panel ssssssse 3 9 Meri Ida it exi ttu ite re IRL REP ee ei
9. 2000 2003 or XP Noted that can t be used by with dynamic disk manager Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen the raid set and volume set will start to initialize After you complete the Quick create function you should refer to section 3 9 2 Fibre channel configuration to complete RAID configuration Then you can use RaidSet Hierarchy feature to view the fibre channel volume set host fil ters information refer to section 3 10 1 Note In Quick Create your volume set is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Func tion if you prefer to customize your system 3 18 Configuring 3 6 Raid Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your system User manual configuration can full control of the raid set setting but it will take longer to complete than the Quick Volume Raid Setup configuration Select the Raid Set Function to manually configure the raid set for the first time or deletes existing raid set and reconfigures the raid set A raid set is a group of disks containing one or more volume sets 3 6 1 Create Raid Set 2 RAM RAID To create a raid set click on the Create Raid Set link A Select The Drive For RAID Set screen is displayed showing the drive connected to the current controller Click on the selected physical drives wi
10. Enclosure seseeeeeeeenennn eene 3 8 5 Identify Selected Drive eese sitit mentis 3 9 System Config ration reete ere eminet nette er tenere 3 9 1 System Configuration sesseeeeeeenneen nnns 3 9 2 Fibre Channel Configuration 3 9 2 1View Edit Host Name List 3 9 2 2View Edit Volume Set Host Filters sssssss 3 50 3 9 3 EthernetConig cecceccecsseseseeseseesessnssneseessesssenssnsaneeseeseeseesnsenseneeseeseesneeneey 3 54 3 9 4 Alert By Mail Config 3 55 3 9 5 SNMP Configuration sse nter 3 56 3 9 6 NTP Configuration sss nter 3 58 3 9 7 View Events edidere pel en e ee ote ere eR rd 3 59 3 9 8 Generate Test EVON ranen a pii 360 3 9 9 Clear Events BUHE ossessi a a A 3 61 3 9 10 Modify Password sse nnne nennen 3 61 3 9 11 Upgrade FIMWaA ensesine 3 62 3 9 12 Restart Controller sssssssssssssseeeeneennnnn nennen 3 62 3 10 Information Menu nnenten entente tenente nennen nnns 3 63 3 10 1 RaidSet Hierarchy sss 3 63 3 10 2 System Information sss 3 64 3 10 3 Hardware Monitor isses 3 65 3 11 Creating a new RAID or Reconfiguring an Existing RAID 3 66 Chapter 4 Array Maintenance 4 1 Memory pgrades eerte tte en energie 4 1 4 1 1
11. Front panel touch control keypad Web browser based Remote RAID management via the R Link ethernet port Important The subsystem allows you to access the utility using only one method at a time You cannot use both methods at the same time 3 1 Configuring through a Terminal Configuring through a terminal will allow you to use the same configuration options and functions that are available from the LCD panel To start up 1 Connect a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode to the monitor port located at the rear of the subsystem Configuring 3 1 Note You may connect a terminal while the subsystem s power is on 2 Power on the terminal 3 Run the VT100 program or an equivalent terminal program Windows 2000 Server Connection Description i2 x Ab New Connection Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Name 3 2 Configuring Connect To 2 x Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial County code United States of America 1 Area cade 02 Phone number Connect using E TN 4 The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate 8 data bit non parity 1 stop bit and no flow control COM1 Properties i2 x Port Settings Bits per second Data bits e Parity oe o rl Stop bits fi Flow control oe rl Advanced Restore Defaults Canc
12. Installing Memory Module sese 4 2 4 2 Upgrading the Firmware esssssssssssssseseeeeneneee nennen 4 3 4 3 Hot Swap componerits 1 1 rnit rhe treten deett eoi rrt hene 4 10 4 3 1 Replacing a disk seeseeeeeeeeennenen enne 4 10 4 3 2 Replacing a Power Supply sssssseeeneeen nns 4 41 473 3 Replacing a Fan aee tite teni etre dee Ret ederet 4 12 Appendix A Technical Specification sssssssssss Chapter 1 Introduction The RAID subsystem is a Fibre channel to SAS SATA II RAID Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks disk array subsystem It consists of a RAID disk array controller and sixteen 16 disk trays The subsystem is a Host Independent RAID subsystem supporting RAID lev els 0 1 0 1 3 5 6 30 50 60 and JBOD Regardless of the RAID level the subsystem is configured for each RAID array consists of a set of disks which to the user appears to be a single large disk capacity One unique feature of these RAID levels is that data is spread across separate disks as a result of the redundant manner in which data is stored in a RAID array If a disk in the RAID array fails the subsystem continues to function without any risk of data loss This is because redundant information is stored separately from the data This redundant information will then be used to re construct any data that was stored on
13. be applied for the change to take effect The current connection speed is shown at end of the row You have to click the Fibre Channel Config link again from the Menu Frame to refresh display of current speed Channel Topology Each FC Channel can be configured as Fabric Point to Point Loop or Auto Topology The controller default is Auto topology which takes precedence of Loop topology Firmware restart is needed for any topology change to take effect The current connection topology is shown at end of the row You have to click the Fibre Channel Config link again from the Menu Frame to refresh display of current topology Note that current topology is shown as None when no suc cessful connection is made for the channel Hard Loop ID This setting is effective only under Loop topology When enabled you can manu ally set the Loop ID in the range from 0 to 125 Make sure this hard assigned ID is not conflicted with any other devices on the same loop otherwise the channel will be disabled It is a good practical to disable the hard loop ID and let the loop itself auto arrange the Loop ID 3 9 2 1 View Edit Host Name List To set up LUN masking for each volume a host list should be established at first This is done by clicking View Edit Host Name List link at bottom of Fibre Chan nel Config page refer to section 3 9 2 Only hosts that will be used as include exclude filters are necessary to be added
14. de foi De ot Om O BA tmo 3 5 AT Mott ay anager XXXXXXXXXXXX logen siildose alll IM cct Series Cmm je a Qut Pactum 2 UALD Se Pure tore 2 c me fet im Imes Deos 2 Town Cortes O Deter Confer 3 Pis Tess tte J Met by Pd Corus Uwe Con rm D ATO Cefyrater D aps ntate fasce a I Gresta Tet bami Mri JT F dire The operation joper alijdcme all d rat tpm camas a oak Facts ey uD wee Varg iore 3 4 vohase Rel recta J ceate Vane met J cave tc URL LJ meote volu we wur J Mos oho vat J cree woke gat J rete ew Ceo D map wasse rbeck 3 H Pre lae Du ee SO 9 et ms Core IO reece 3 50 Configuring To add a host filter entry first select the host to be include exclude from Host WWN list Adjust Range Mask Filter Type Access Mode fields Choose Add operation then Confirm Submit to complete the add operation The added host filter entry will be shown in the upper half of the Config Frame Up to 8 host filter entries can be added To delete a host filter entry from the list select the radio button in front of the host entry Choose Delete operation then Confirm Submit to complete the delete operation prolAlD Ot amager 200000000000 E enr m e Fons Chvrwwd obere Set Hand Pers CORE UOS E s Add or Doce Dobis Panel FOL Fro Bacwes GAN Frees Hasi owen Lint Ed tust hara Lia Range Mark Some times it is convenient to combin
15. gem Configuring 3 55 3 9 5 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN WAN management integration To set the SNMP function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on he SNMP Configuration The Raid System SNMP Function menu will show all items Select the desired function Om 44 G te ff T r 0 gt proRAID Of amager 200000000000 pnm 1 4 a VM Ey toni Conf ausulkaw SNMP Trap Configurations Type the SNMP Trap IP Address The Port de fault is 162 SNMP System Configuration Community The default is Public 1 sysContact 0 2 sysLocation 0 3 sysName 0 SNMP parameter 31 bytes max If this 3 categories are selected during initial setting then when an error occurs SNMP will send out a message that includes the 3 categories within 3 56 Configuring the message This allows user to easily define which RAID unit is having problem Once this setting is done alert by mail configuration will also work in the same way SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Select the desired function After you complete the addition tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action Configuring 3 57 3 9 6 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol and it is an Internet protocol used
16. is not available the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt If a hot spare is available the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails The RAID subsystem auto Introduction 1 17 matically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically restart the system and the rebuild if the system is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction procedure condition When a disk is Hot Swap al though the system is functionally operational the system may no longer be fault tolerant Fault tolerance will be lost until the removed drive is replaced and the rebuild operation is completed 1 18 Introduction Chapter 2 Getting Started Getting started with the subsystem consists of the following steps 9 hd Unpack the storage subsystem hd Identifying Parts of the subsystem Connect the Fibre Cables Power on the subsystem 9 hd 9 hd Install Hard Drives 2 1 Unpacking the Subsystem Before continuing first unpack the subsystem and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are all there and in good condition Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged If any
17. kS e Supports RAID levels 0 1 0 1 3 5 6 30 50 60 and JBOD Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild Allows online capacity expansion within the enclosure Support spin down drives when not in use to extend service MAID Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems Bad block auto remapping Supports multiple array enclosures per host connection Multiple RAID selection Array roaming Online RAID level migration 1 2 Introduction 1 2 RAID Concepts RAID Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive Six types of array architectures RAID 1 through RAID 6 were originally defined each provides disk fault tolerance with different compromises in features and performance In addition to these five redundant array architectures it has become popular to refer to a non redundant array of disk drives as a RAID 0 array Disk Striping Fundamental to RAID technology is striping This is a method of combining multiple drives into one logical storage unit Striping partitions the storage space of each drive into stripes which can be as small as one sector 512 bytes or as large as several megabytes These stripes are then interleave
18. modify volume set configuration To modify volume set attribute values from raid set system function move the cursor bar to the volume set at tribute menu and click on it The modify value screen appears Move the cursor bar to an attribute item and then click on the attribute to modify the value After you complete the modification tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action User can modify all values except the capacity 3 7 4 1 Volume Expansion Volume Capacity Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re stripe Use this raid set expands to expand a raid set when a disk is added to your system refer to section 3 6 3 The expand capacity can use to enlarge the volume set size or create another volume set The modify volume set function can support the volume set expan sion function To expand volume set capacity value from raid set system function move the cursor bar to the volume set Volume capacity item and entry the capacity size Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to com plete the action The volume set start to expand 3 34 Configuring MA UA pe reete nh E Om O J ja Seek ED Hanun wer vare iore 5 4 Khas Ret ectara J create vare met J oes tact Uo i neista Vclwwe mee 3 J ee waa Bet J wets vow Ceo U p Wakes Ceci J woke Bet MOST FEE C etel De oec dC et Ma Conil DO Yon ance Note Cannot expand v
19. ready for re placing the failure disk drive In a RAID level 1 0 1 3 5 6 30 50 or 60 raid set any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a raid set can define as a hot spare drive Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives without powering down the system When RAID subsystem detects a hard drive failure the system will automatic and transparent rebuilds using hot spare drives The raid set will be reconfigured and rebuilt in the background while the RAID subsystem continues to handle system request During the au tomatic rebuild process system activity will continue as normal however the system performance and fault tolerance will be affected Important The hot spare must have at least the same or more capacity as the drive it replaces 1 4 4 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support The RAID subsystem has built the protection circuit to support the replace ment of UDMA hard disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the system The removable hard drive tray can deliver hot swappable fault tolerant RAID solutions at prices much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID subsystems We provide this feature for subsystems to provide the advanced fault tolerant RAID protection and online drive replacement 1 4 4 3 Hot Swap Disk Rebuild A Hot Swap function can be used to rebuild disk drives in arrays with data redundancy such as RAID level 1 0 1 3 5 30 50 and 60 If a hot spare
20. the mouse cursor bar to click on Identify Enclo sure link The Select The Enclosure For identification screen appears tick on the enclosure from the enclosure pool and Flash method After completing the selection click on the Submit button to identify selected enclosure All of the disk LED will Flash when the enclosure is selected 3 42 Configuring 3 8 5 Identify Drive To prevent removing the wrong drive the selected disk LED will light for physi cally locating the selected disk when the dentify Drive is selected To identify the selected drive from the drives pool move the mouse cursor bar to click on Identify Drive link The Select The Device For identification screen appears tick on the device from the drives pool and Flash method After complet ing the selection click on the Submit button to identify selected drive om 43445 we fami d proRAlD OW anager 200000000000 vemm ET o rkorarwd FAN RAID BaboycTess Vi E E Configuring 3 43 3 9 System Configuration 3 9 1 System Configuration To set the raid system function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Raid System Function link The Raid System Function menu will show all items Select the desired function proRAID OW amager 200000000000 lt zx IIIPIPIPIPIPIPITIT 4 Sytem Oonfigunat System Beeper Setting The Alert Beeper function item is used to Disabled or Enable the RAID sub system controlle
21. to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference NTP is an Internet standard protocol You can directly type your NTP Server IP Address to have the RAID subsystem can work with it To set the NTP function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on he NTP Configuration The Raid System NTP Function menu will show all items Select the desired function Key in NTP server IP select Time Zone get NTP time Setting Automatic Daylight Saving by the region NTP Time Got At is NTP got last time After you complete the addition tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action SNIP Sorser Cord ip wotions C 3 58 Configuring 3 9 7 View Events To view the RAID subsystem controller s information move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the System Information link The Raid Sub system events Information screen appears Choose this option to view the system events information Timer Device Event type Elapse Time and Errors om aac bes Wie ou a gt proRAlD Of emager OOOCOOXXXXX ILIUM 4 eye Ennis Erben 2 i F a a rr Configuring 3 59 3 9 8 Generate Test Events If you want to generate test events move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on he Generate Test Events Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to create the hot spares Then cli
22. without interrupting the data access while the disk array is on 4 3 1 Replacing a disk To replace a disk perform the following steps Refer to 2 5 Installing hard disks 1 Open the tray lever by sliding the latch and wait for the drive to spin down The disk LED on the front panel will turn from green to red indicate the disk is powered down 5 gt mn E Lift the lever to disengage the disk tray from the slot Gently pull the disk tray out of the slot Replace the HDD a ewo N Slide the tray into a slot until it clicks into place The HDD status LED will turn green on front panel 6 Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place 4 10 Array Maintenance 4 3 2 Replacing a Power Supply 1 Remove the screws located at the corners of the power supply Place the screws in a safe place as you will need them later when you install a new power supply Screw Screw Use the handle to pull out the defective power supply Replace it with a 460W power supply Slide the new power supply in until it clicks into place Bo od Cue NE Replace the screws you removed in step 1 Array Maintenance 4 11 4 3 3 Replacing a Fan 1 Unscrew the fan holder 2 Disconnect the fan cable connects between the backplane and the fan 3 The fans are attached to the fan holder Remove the screws on the cor ners of the defective fan Place the screws on a safe place as you will need t
23. 0 L_ save The Settings p Yes No SATA NCQ Support Enable Disable HDD Read Ahead Cache Enable Disable Maxtor Disable 0 4 0 7 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 HDD SMART Status Polling Disabled Enabled Stagger Power on Controller Fan Detection gt Enabled Disabled L save The Settings Disk Write Cache Mode Capacity Truncation gt Yes No Auto Enabled Disabled To Multiples of 10G To Multiples of 1G Terminal Port Config Disabled L_ Baud Rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 L_ stop Bits 1 bit 2 bits Update Firmware Restart Controller p Yes No L_ Are you sure Yes No Configuring 3 13 Channel 0 Speed p gt Auto 1Gb 2Gb 4Gb Channel 0 Topology gt Auto Loop Point Point Fabric Channel 0 Hard Loop ID Fibre Channel Config diiit ies Channel 1 Speed P Auto 1Gb 2Gb Channel 1 Topology Auto Loop Point Point Fabric Channel 1 Hard Loop ID gt Auto 0 125 DHCP Function gt Disabled Enabled Local IP Address Ethernet Configuration HTTP Port Number 80 Telnet Port Number 23 SMTP Port Number 25 View System Events Show System Events Clear Event Buffer Clear Event Buffer Yes No Hardware Monitor The Hard Monitor Information System Information The System Information 3 14 Configuring 3 4 Web browser
24. 0 a T Play sound when connecting or disconnecting Input Translation ASCII Setup Co em Auto detect Auto detect scRou caes NUM capture Print echo Configuring 3 5 9 Now the VT100 is ready to use After you have finished the VT100 Termi nal setup you may press X key in your Terminal to link the RAID subsystem and Terminal together Press X key to display the disk array Monitor Utility screen on your VT100 Terminal 10 The Main Menu will appear RAID HyperTerminal 7 l lol xi Ele Edit View Call Transfer Help n e ala e Model Name RAID Controller a 1 I i i Raid Set Function i i Volume Set Function i i Physical Drives l i Raid System Function i Fibre Channel Config i Ethernet Configuration i View System Events i i Clear Event Buffer i Hardware Monitor i i System Information i s Ll Connected 0 00 15 Ivr100 1152008 N 1 SCROLL Caps NUM Keyboard Function Key Definitions A key to move to the line above Z key to move to the next line Enter key Submit selection function ESC key Return to previous screen L key Line draw X key Redraw 3 6 Configuring Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute ac tions by clicking on the appropriate link RAID HyperTerminal E sinl xi Ele
25. Array A120GB Introduction 1 15 The RAID subsystem controller redistributes the original volume set over the original and newly added disks using the same fault tolerance configuration The unused capacity on the expand raid set can then be used to create an additional volume sets with a different fault tolerance setting if user need to change After Array Expansion Adding One Disk nd tue w Free Space 80GB aus eS bens Vol 1 40GB D xy px w DE Volome fa4icB C DiskO Disk1 Disk2 Disk3 40GB 40GB 40GB 40GB Array A160GB 1 4 3 4 Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration User can migrate both the RAID level and stripe size of an existing volume set while the server is online and the volume set is in use Online RAID level stripe size migration can prove helpful during performance tuning activities as well as in the event that additional physical disks are added to the RAID subsystem For example in a system using two drives in RAID level 1 you could add capacity and retain fault tolerance by adding one drive With the addition of third disk you have the option of adding this disk to your existing RAID logical drive and migrating from RAID level 1 to 5 The result would be parity fault tolerance and double the available capacity without taking the sys tem off 1 16 Introduction 1 4 4 High availability 1 4 4 1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive which is
26. Checking To check a volume set by schedule 1 Click on the Scheduled Volume Checking link 2 Select desired schedule that you wish to check volume set Tick on Con firm The Operation and click on the Submit button Scheduler Disabled 1 Day 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 3 38 Configuring ree 6 4a d xem que m L 3 7 8 Stop VolumeSet Check Use this option to stop the Check Volume Set function 3 7 9 Volume Set Host Filters Use this option to View Edit Host Filters Refer to section 3 9 2 2 View Edit Volume Set Host Filters for more information You should complete the Fibre Channel Configuration first before you use this option Configuring 3 39 3 8 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a physical disk and to per form the operations listed below 3 8 1 Create Pass Through Disk To create pass through disk move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create Pass Through link The relative setting function screen appears Disk is no controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a volume set The disk is available to the operating system as an individual disk It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk n
27. Edit View Call Transfer Help n amp e ola l Model Name RAID Controller eee ee H Quick Volume Raid Setup H i aid Set Function i i Volume Set Function i hysical Drives i i Raid System Function i i Fibre Channel Config i i Ethernet Configuration i View System Events i i Clear Event Buffer i i Hardware Monitor H i System Information i s Hl Connected 0 00 43 vr100 115200 6 N 1 T APS NUM Captur Note The password option allows user to set or clear the raid subsystem s password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the raid subsystem by providing the cor rect password The password is used to protect the internal RAID sub system from unauthorized entry The controller will check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in twenty seconds The RAID subsystem password is default setting at 00000000 by the manufacture Configuring 3 7 VT100 terminal configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items display beneath it The submenus for each item are explained on the section 3 3 The configu ration utility main menu options are Option Description Quick Volume And Raid Set Setup Create a RAID configurations which i
28. RAID FIBRE TO S ATA SAS Installation Reference Guide Revision 1 0 P N PW0020000000263 Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent Trademarks All products and trade names used in this document are trademarks or regis tered trademarks of their respective holders Changes The material in this documents is for information only and is subject to change without notice FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations This equipment generates uses and can radiate ra dio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is not guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Move the equipment away from the r
29. The subsystem provides two way to add a host to the list 3 48 Configuring 1 Select WWN From Detected Host 2 Key in first enter the WWPN exact 16 hex digits of the host in the Host WWN text field Optional host nick name up to 23 ASCII characters can be given for descriptive purpose Choose Add operation then Confirm Submit to complete the add operation The added host will be shown in the upper half of the Config Frame Up to 20 hosts can be added To delete a host from the list select the radio button in front of the host list Choose Delete operation then Confirm Submit to complete the delete operation Once volumes are created and the host name list is established Volume Set Host Filters can be specified by clicking View Edit Volume Set Host Filters link at bottom of Fibre Channel Config page Volume Set Host Filters can also be speci fied by clicking Volume Set Functions gt Volume Set Host Filters from the Menu Frame Select the volume for LUN masking and then click the submit button proRAlD Of anager ooo xx xxx eULeL ELLE Configuring 3 49 3 9 2 2 Volume Set Host Filters Volume Set Host Filters can be specified by clicking View Edit Volume Set Host Filters link at bottom of Fibre Channel Config page Volume Set Host Filters can also be specified by clicking Volume Set Functions gt Volume Set Host Filters from the Menu Frame th GF
30. a failed disk In other words the sub system can tolerate the failure of a drive without losing data while operating independently of each other The subsystem is also equipped with an environment controller which is ca pable of accurately monitoring the internal environment of the subsystem such as its power supplies fans temperatures and voltages The disk trays allow you to install any type of 3 5 inch hard drive Its modular design allows hot swapping of hard drives without interrupting the subsystem s operation Introduction 1 1 1 1 Key Features Subsystem Features e e Ww e e KS e e e Ww NS Me e e e e st Me e kS kS e Features an Intel OP341 800Mhz 64 BIT RISC I O processor Build in 256MB cache memory expandable up to 2GB 4Gb Fibre channel dual loop optical SFP LC short wave host port Smart function LCD panel Supports up to sixteen 16 1 hot swappable SAS SATA II hard drives Redundant load sharing hot swappable power supplies High quality advanced cooling fans Local audible event notification alarm Supports password protection and UPS connection Built in R Link LAN port interface for remote management amp event notifica tion Dual host channels support clustering technology Real time drive activity and status indicators RAID Function Features e e t e e e e Ww e e KS S e
31. ata access as Read Only such that the data on the volume won t be accidentally modified This can be done by setting the Access Mode of the Included ID range as Read Only However some Operating Systems e g Linux may ignore this Write Protect attribute and still issue write commands to the protected volumes Data Protected error will be response to these write commands then It is sug gested to mount the volumes as Read Only for a consistent behavior if possible 3 52 Configuring Corte PEL Br Core TEREN l I M LII Configuring 3 53 3 9 3 EtherNet Config To set the EtherNet function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on he EtherNet Config The Raid System EtherNet Function menu will show all items Select the desired function Qm 426 See Som n proRAlD Of amager SOOOCOOOL ES m oC wor vet Ca unen 5 Ww Orire The Operetion SETS LIES 3 54 Configuring 3 9 4 Alert By Mail Config To set the Event Notification function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Alert By Mail Config The Raid System Event Notification Function menu will show all items Select the desired function When an abnormal condi tion occurs an error message will be email to administrator that a problem has occurred Events are classified to 4 levels urgent serious warning message proRAID Of amager 200000000000 etl astran Com quarters a E a
32. ates expander is connected When there is activity on the expander the LED is Blue 2 Host Channel B The subsystem is equipped with 2 host channels Host channel A and Host channel B Each host channel with one optical LC Fibre connectors at the rear of the subsystem for connect to Fibre Hub Switch or Server s fibre interface 3 Host Channel A Connect to Host s Fibre adapter 4 Expansion Port 5 Hot bit LED Green 6 Debug Port 7 Monitor Port 2 6 Getting Started The subsystem is equipped with a serial monitor port allowing you to connect a PC or terminal 8 R Link Port Remote Link through RJ 45 ethernet for remote manage ment The subsystem is equipped with one 10 100 Ethernet RJ45 LAN port You use web based browser to management RAID subsystem through Ethernet for re mote configuration and monitoring Link LED Green LED indicates ethernet is linking Access LED The LED will blink orange when the 100Mbps ethernet is being accessed 9 Uninterrupted Power Supply UPS Port The subsystem may come with an optional UPS port allowing you to connect a UPS device Connect the cable from the UPS device to the UPS port located at the rear of the subsystem This will automatically allow the subsystem to use the functions and features of the UPS 10 Power Supply Unit on off switch 11 System Power On Indicator Green LED indicates power is on 12 Controller Fail indicator If a controller fails this LED w
33. based Remote RAID management via R Link ethernet port Configuration of the internal RAID subsystem with remote RAID management is a web browser based application which utilizes the browser installed on your oper ating system Web browser based remote RAID management can be used to man age all the raid function To configure internal RAID subsystem on a remote machine you need to know its IP Address Launch your web browser by entering http IP Address in the remote web browser Important The Ethernet default IP is 192 168 001 100 and DHCP function is enable You can configure correct IP Address through the LCD panel or the terminal Ethernet Configuration menu Note that you must be logged in as administrator with local admin rights on the remote machine to remotely configure it The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is admin and the Password is 00000000 proRAlD OW anager 200000000000 ePokd her Huren Configuring 3 15 Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute ac tions by clicking on the appropriate link Individual Category Description Quick Function Create a RAID configuration which is consist of the number of physical disk installed it can modify the volume set Capacity Raid Level and Stripe Size Raid Set Functions Create a customized raid set Volume Set Functions Create customized volume sets and modify the exis
34. ces and transfer data up to 30 meters per link Fiber cables come in two distinct types Multi Mode fiber MMF for short distances up to 2km and Single Mode Fiber SMF for longer distances up to 10 kilometers The controller default supports two short wave multi mode fibre optical SFP connector Fibre Channel Adapter Fibre Channel Adapter is devices that connect to a workstation or server and control the electrical protocol for communications Hubs Fibre Channel hubs are used to connect up to 126 nodes into a logical loop All connected nodes share the bandwidth of this one logical loop Each port on a hub contains a Port Bypass Circuit PBC to automatically open and close the loop to support hot pluggability Switched Fabric Switched fabric is the highest performing device available for interconnecting large numbers of devices increasing bandwidth reducing congestion and providing aggregate throughput Each device connected to a port on the switch enabling an on demand con 1 12 Introduction nection to every connected device Each node on a Switched fabric uses an aggregate throughput data path to send or receive data 1 3 4 LUN Masking LUN masking is a RAID system centric enforced method of masking multiple LUNs behind a single port By using World Wide Port Names WWPNs of server HBAs LUN masking is configured at the RAID array level LUN mask ing also allows disk storage resource sharing across multiple i
35. cess has started user cannot stop it The process must be completed 2 Ifa disk drive fails during raid set expansion and a hot spare is available an auto rebuild operation will occur after the raid set ex pansion completes 3 22 Configuring BBE es PB EB E ree r p od pd ee oe 2 s Migrating occurs when a disk is added to a raid set Migration status is dis played in the raid status area of the Raid Set information when a disk is added to a raid set Migrating status is also displayed in the associated volume status area of the volume set Information when a disk is added to a raid set Configuring 3 23 Note Cannot expand RaidSet when contains Raid30 50 60 volume a Om O JJa Peet Kreme D DD apre aD warm ic mw n apen alijdicme aii M raa rectus Cores D Quech Franc tun PD ee Par bore J cowate mn w ij neto ram mel i taan reewen no e Prec Doe I Wy Men Cortal 2 om Sal ratur risusa 3 24 Configuring 3 6 4 Activate Incomplete Raid Set When one of the disk drive is removed in power off state the raid set state will change to Incomplete State If user wants to continue to work when the RAID subsystem is power on User can use the Activate Raid Set option to active the raid set After user complete the function the Raid State will change to Degraded Mode To activate the incomplete the raid set click on the Activate Raid Set link
36. ck on the View Events Mute Beeper to view the test event 3 60 Configuring om 4345 wed en dh g proRAlD Of amager ooo xxxxxx 4 oyster Lenta ntamrtion nesse verd Type busco Thee ree 3 9 9 Clear Events Buffer Use this feature to clear the entire events buffer information 3 9 10 Modify Password To set or change the RAID subsystem password move the mouse cursor to Raid System Function screen and click on the Change Password link The Modify System Password screen appears Configuring The password option allows user to set or clear the raid subsystem s pass word protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the raid subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the internal RAID subsystem from unautho rized entry The controller will check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in ten seconds To disable the password press Enter key only in both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password column Once the user confirms the operation and clicks the Submit button The existing password will be cleared No pass word checking will occur when entering the main menu from the starting screen proh AID Of amager 200000000000 mnn TERERR IRRERERRRRRRRESERRRTEI e
37. ct the Volume name capacity RAID level strip size Fibre channel LUN Cache mode and tag queuing Configuring 3 29 proRAlD OW anager 200000000000 Cisd ere The Operations Volume Name The default volume name will always appear as Volume VOL You can rename the volume set name providing it does not exceed the 15 characters limit Raid Level Set the RAID level for the Volume Set Highlight Raid Level and press Enter The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select a RAID level and press Enter to confirm Capacity The maximum volume size is default in the first setting Enter the appropriate volume size to fit your application Greater Two TB Volume Support If volume size over 2TB it will be pro vided one option Creater TwoTB Volume Support Automatically No still keep the volume size with max 2TB limitation 3 30 Configuring 64bit LBA the max size 512TB for Unix or Linux 4K Block the max size 16TB just use with basic disk manager under OS Window 2000 2003 or XP Noted that can t be used by with dynamic disk manager Initialization Mode Set the Initialization Mode for the Volume Set Foreground mode is faster completion and background is instant available No init mode is for rescuing volume If you try to Rescue Missing volume set please contact our engineer for assistance Strip Size This parameter sets the size of the stripe wr
38. d in a rotating sequence so that the combined space is composed alternately of stripes from each drive The specific type of operating environment deter mines whether large or small stripes should be used Most operating systems today support concurrent disk I O operations across multiple drives However in order to maximize throughput for the disk subsystem the I O load must be balanced across all the drives so that each drive can be kept busy as much as possible In a multiple drive system without striping the disk I O load is never perfectly balanced Some drives will contain data files that are frequently accessed and some drives will rarely be accessed Introduction 1 3 STRIPING DISK DRIVES Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Data stripes from each drive are interleaved to create one logical drive By striping the drives in the array with stripes large enough so that each record falls entirely within one stripe most records can be evenly distributed across all drives This keeps all drives in the array busy during heavy load situations This situation allows all drives to work concurrently on different I O operations and thus maximize the number of simultaneous I O operations that can be performed by the array Definition of RAID Levels RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redundancy RAID 0 arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi user envi
39. damage is found do not re move the components contact the dealer where the subsystem was pur chased for further instructions Getting Started 2 1 The package contains the following items e RAID subsystem unit Two power cords Two external Fibre optical cables One external null modem cable One external UPS cable One RJ 45 ethernet cable Installation Reference Guide Spare screws etc If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance 2 2 Getting Started 2 2 Identifying Parts of the subsystem The illustrations below identify the various features of the subsystem Get yourself familiar with these terms as it will help you when you read further in the following sections 2 2 1 Front View Slot 16 Slot 1 Getting Started 2 3 1 HDD status Indicator x e 2 x Access LED D Q Status LED Parts Function HDD Status LEDs 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 orange HDD access LEDs p These LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed 2 HDD trays 1 16 From right to left 3 Smart Function Panel Function Keys Parts Function Activity LED Blue blinking LED indicates controller is acti
40. e loop is reduced The ports in an arbitrated loop are referred as L Ports Switched Fabric A switched fabric a term is used in a Fibre channel to describe the generic switching or routing structure that delivers a frame to a destination based on the destination address in the frame header It can be used to connect up to 16 million nodes each of which is identified by a unique world wide name In a switched fabric each data frame is transferred over a virtual point to point connection There can be any number of full bandwidth transfers occur ring through the switch Devices do not have to arbitrate for control of the Introduction 1 11 network each device can use the full available bandwidth A fabric topology contains one or more switches connecting the ports in the FC network The benefit of this topology is that many devices approximately 2 24 can be connected A port on a Fabric switch is called an F Port Fabric Port Fabric switches can function as an alias server Multicast server broadcast server quality of service facilitator and directory server as well 1 3 3 Basic elements The following elements are the connectivity of storages and Server compo nents using the Fibre channel technology Cables and connectors There are different types of cables of varies lengths for use in a Fibre Chan nel configuration Two types of cables are supported Copper and optical fiber Copper cables are used for short distan
41. e some corelated WWNs into one ID range as a single filter entry This ID range is obtained by AND ing the host WWN and the Range Mask which are both 64 bit entities For example if hosts 0x210000e0 8b03dc84 and 0x210000e0 8b03dc85 have the same access control Configuring 3 51 they can be combined as a single filter entry using either WWN as host WWN with Range Mask setting as OxFFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFE Note that under most circumstances the Range Mask is left as OXFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFF which means that only a single WWN is specified for that filter entry Filter Type Each filter entry can be set to include or exclude certain host s from data access If a node s WWN falls in an ID range specified as Exclude the related volume set will be invisible to this node and no data access is possible If a node s WWN falls in an ID range specified as Include and does not fall in any ID range specified as Exclude this node will be allowed to access the data of the related volume set The access mode can be specified as normal Read Write or restricted Read Only If a node s WWN falls in none of the ranges and there is at least one Include type entry specified this node is considered as Excluded otherwise it is considered as Included Note that when no Filter Entries are specified for a volume set any node can access the volume set as there is no LUN masking Access mode For certain applications it is desired to limit the d
42. e the network interface for data transmission In today s fast moving com puter environments Fibre Channel is the serial data transfer protocol choice for high speed transportation of large volumes of information between workstation server mass storage subsystems and peripherals Physically the Fibre Channel can be an interconnection of multiple communi cation points called N Ports The port itself only manages the connection between itself and another such end port which which could either be part of a switched network referred to as a Fabric in FC terminology or a point to point link The fundamental elements of a Fibre Channel Network are Port and node So a node can be a computer system storage device or Hub Switch This chapter describes the Fibre specific functions available in the Fibre channel RAID controller Optional functions have been implemented for Fibre channel operation only available in the Web browser based RAID manager The LCD and VT 100 can t configure the options available for Fibre channel RAID controller 1 3 2 Three ways to connect FC Topologies A topology defines the interconnection scheme It defines the number of de vices that can be connected Fibre Channel supports three different logical or physical arrangements topologies for connecting the devices into a network Point to Point e Arbitrated Loop AL e Switched Fabric 1 10 Introduction The physical connection between devices var
43. each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives The main advantages of RAID 6 is High data availability any two drives can fail without loss of critical data Writes require parity to be updated DATA onta A oara CERN o PARITY un o PARITY od E EM 1 Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Introduction 1 7 Dual level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in RAID 1 and RAID 5 and the increased read performance inherent in disk striping RAID 0 These arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 0 1 or RAID 10 and RAID 0 5 or RAID 50 In summary RAID 0 is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault tolerance RAID 0 requires a minimum of two drives RAID 1 is the best choice for performance critical fault tolerant environments RAID 1 is the only choice for fault tolerance if no more than two drives are used RAID 3 can be used to speed up data transfer and provide fault tolerance in single user environments that access long sequential records However RAID 3 does not allow overlapping of multiple I O operations and requires synchronized spindle drives to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 with a small stripe size offers similar performance RAID 5 combines efficient fault tolerant data storage with good performance characteristics However write performance and performance during drive failure is sl
44. eceiver 3 Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is powered 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help All external connections should be made using shielded cables FE ce About This Manual Welcome to your Redundant Array of Independent Disks System User s Guide This manual covers everything you need to know in learning how to install or configure your RAID system This manual also assumes that you know the basic concepts of RAID technology It includes the following information Chapter 1 Introduction Introduces you to Disk Array s features and general technology concepts Chapter 2 Getting Started Helps user to identify parts of the Disk Array and prepare the hardware for configuration Chapter 3 Configuring Quick Setup Provides a simple way to setup your Disk Array Customizing Setup Provides step by step instructions to help you to do setup or re configure your Disk Array Chapter 4 Array Maintenance Adding Cache Memory Provides a detailed procedure to increase cache memory from the default amount of 256MB to higher Updating Firmware Provides step by step instructions to help you to update the firmware to the latest version Hot Swap Components Describes all hot swap modules on Disk Array and provides the detailed procedure to replace them Table of Contents Chapter 1 1 why gt 1 1 1 4 Chapter 2 2 1
45. el Apply Configuring 3 3 5 Click amp l disconnect button RAID HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help nm e amp 8 ala e Auto detect Autodetect SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo 6 Open the File menu and then open Properties RAID HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Displays the properties of the current session 3 4 Configuring 7 Open the Settings Tab RAID HyperTerminal CN File Edt View Cal Transfer Help Dis e cla el CILTUNEEEEE9A M sj Connect To Settings Bw Countyegion Unread States ofAmencal gt Enter the ares code without the long distance prefix Areacode 2 Phoen Connect using Configue egion code and area code Disconnected Auto detect Auto detect SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo Ale 8 Open the Settings Tab Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal Keys Backspace key sends CrtltH Emulation VT100 Telnet terminal VT100 Back scroll buffer lines 500 Click OK RAID HyperTerminal E File Edit View Call Transfer Help Dies e soles l RAID Properties ConnectTo Settings Function artow and ctl keys act as Terminalkeys C Windows keys Backspace key sends G Cus C De C ChiKH Space CulsH Emulation vri00 Trina Setur Telnet terminal iD VT100 Backscroll buffer ines 50
46. ement because of two dimensional parity scheme 0 1 Combination of RAID levels 0 and 1 This level provides striping 4 and redundancy through mirroring 30 Combination of RAID levels 0 and 3 This level is best implemented on 6 two RAID 3 disk arrays with data striped across both disk arrays 50 RAID 50 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 5 RAID 50 includes both parity and disk striping across multiple drives 6 RAID 50 is best implemented on two RAID 5 disk arrays with data striped across both disk arrays RAID 60 combines both RAID 6 and RAID 0 features Data is striped 60 across disks as in RAID 0 and it uses double distributed parity as in 8 RAID 6 RAID 60 provides data reliability good overall performance and supports larger volume sizes RAID 60 also provides very high reliability because data is still available even if multiple disk drives fail two in each disk array Introduction 1 9 1 3 Fibre Functions 1 3 1 Overview Fibre Channel is a set of standards under the auspices of ANSI American National Standards Institute Fibre Channel combines the best features from SCSI bus and IP protocols into a single standard interface including high performance data transfer up to 400 MB per second low error rates multiple connection topologies scalability and more It retains the SCSI command set functionality but use a Fibre Channel controller instead of a SCSI controller to provid
47. grade is complete because all of the settings will default to the original default values Array Maintenance 4 7 Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Management Get the new version firmware for your RAID subsystem controller 1 To upgrade the RAID subsystem firmware move the cursor to Upgrade Firm ware link The Upgrade The Raid System Firmware screen appears 2 Click Browse Look in the location where the Firmware upgrade software is located Select the File name 8660FIRM BIN and click open 3 Click the Confirm The Operation and press the Submit button om 48 nat oh dn g 4 4 The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the flash ROM 4 8 Array Maintenance 5 After the firmware upgrade is complete a bar indicator will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully a Mu Om O J j Xm Peet ree m 0 japan alijdcme ali raa npiras Caracas aD Ouch Facti ya wet Pure ore lp womb Es rection l C Prec Deve es Vet Mn Cont io i Werten Cor gawce iJ riso ches cani O street cori 1J tem I mU Rom G awe Ted tan i chus Baird mft iJ PAGES P eteced O meta cos vole PO rones Array Maintenance 4 9 4 3 Hot Swap Components The disk array supports hot swappable disk trays power supply modules and cooling fan unit The following sections describe how to remove and install the Hot Swap parts
48. hassis fan and voltage of the internal RAID subsystem All items are also unchangeable The warning messages will indicate through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer Item Warning Condition Controller Board Temperature gt 70 Celsius HDD Temperature gt 65 Celsius Controller Fan Speed lt 1500 RPM Power Supply 12V lt 10 5V or gt 13 5V Power Supply 5V lt 4 7V or 5 4V Power Supply 3 3V lt 3 0V or gt 3 6V DDR Supply Voltage 2 5V lt 2 25V or gt 2 75V CPU Core Voltage 1 3V lt 1 17V or 1 43V DDR Termination Power 1 25V lt 1 125V or gt 1 375V Configuring 3 65 3 11 Creating a New RAID or Reconfiguring an Existing RAID You can configure raid sets and volume sets using Quick Create or Raid Set Functions Volume Set Functions configuration method Each configuration method requires a different level of user input The general flow of operations for raid set and volume set configuration is Step Action 1 Designate hot spares pass through optional 2 Choose a configuration method 3 Create raid set using the available physical drives 4 Define volume set using the space in the raid set 5 Initialize the volume set and use volume set in the HOST OS 3 66 Configuring Chapter 4 Array Maintenance This chapter describes more information about your Disk Array The following items are describes in detail Memory Upgrades Updating F
49. he HDDs on the RAID subsystem are pow ered up altogether at the same time The power transfer time lag time from the last HDD to the next one can be set within the range of 0 4 to 6 0 HDD SMART status polling The SATA SAS HDD has built the S M A R T information in the disk The con troller can read it through the SMART function Click on RaidSet Hierarchy in the main menu to view the information Disk Write Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports auto enabled and disabled When the RAID sub system with BBM battery backup module the auto option will Enable disk write cache Contrariwise the auto option will Disable disk write cache Configuring 3 45 Disk Capacity Truncation Mode This RAID subsystem use drive truncation so that drives from differing vendors are more likely to be able to be used as spares for each other Drive trunca tion slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in redundant units Multiples Of 10G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 123 5 GB and the other 120 GB This drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 10G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other Multiples Of 1G If you have 123 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 123 5 GB and the other 123 4 GB This drive Truncati
50. hem later when you install a new fan Note S We recommend that you remove the fan holder from the subsystem This allows easy installation and unlimited workspace when replac ing the fan 4 Install a new fan using the screws you removed in step 3 5 Replace the fan holder 6 Reconnect the fan cable connects 4 12 Array Maintenance Appendix A Technical Specification RAID processor Intel IOP341 RISC RAID level 0 1 0 1 3 5 6 30 50 60 and JBOD Cache memory 256MB 2GB DDR2 ECC SDRAM No of channels host disk 2 16 Host bus interface FC AL 4Gb s 2 Data transfer Up to 400MB sec Drive bus interface SAS or 3Gb s S ATA II Hot swap disk bays 16 Hot swap power supply 460W 2 w PFC Cooling fan 4 On line expansion Yes Multiple RAID selection Yes Failed disk auto rebuild Yes Array Roaming Yes Bad block auto remapping Yes Online RAID level migration Yes Audible alarm Yes Host Independent Yes Failed drive indicators Yes Technical Specification A 1
51. id Set Yes No L Are you sure Yes No Expand Raid Set Select IDE Drives for Raid Set Expansion L Select Drives IDE Channel Chxx Ch16 L_ Expand Raid Set Yes No L Are you sure Yes No Activate Raid Set L Select Raid Set To Active L Activate Raid Set Yes No Are You Sure Yes No Create Hot Spare Disk L Select Drives for Hot spare p Chxx Ch16 L Create Hot Spare Yes No Delete Hot Spare Disk E Select The Hot Spare Device To Be Deleted L Delete Hot Spare Yes No Raid Set Information L_ select Raid Set To Display Configuring 3 11 Create Volume Set L Create Volume From Raid Set L Volume Creation Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume p Yes No L_ initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Create Raid 30 50 60 Create Raid30 50 60 Free capacity L Select multiple Raid Set to Create L volume Creation Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L_ create Volume gt Yes No Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Delete Volume Set Delete Volume From Raid Set Vol ae L Select Volume To Delete LLL di L_ Delete Volume Set Yes No LE Are you sure Yes No Modify Volume Set Modify Volume Fro
52. ies from one topology to another In all of these topologies a transmitter node in one device sends information to a receiver node in another device Fibre Channel networks can use any combi nation of point to point arbitrated loop FC_AL and switched fabric topologies to provide a variety of device sharing options Point to point A point to point topology consists of two and only two devices connected by N ports of which are connected directly In this topology the transmit Fibre of one device connects to the receiver Fibre of the other device and vice versa The connection is not shared with any other devices Simplicity and use of the full data transfer rate make this Point to point topology an ideal extension to the standard SCSI bus interface The point to point topology extends SCSI connectivity from a server to a peripheral device over longer distances Arbitrated Loop The arbitrated loop FC AL topology provides a relatively simple method of connecting and sharing resources This topology allows up to 126 devices or nodes in a single continuous loop or ring The loop is constructed by daisy chaining the transmit and receive cables from one device to the next or by using a hub or switch to create a virtual loop The loop can be self contained or incorporated as an element in a larger network Increasing the number of devices on the loop can reduce the overall performance of the loop because the amount of time each device can use th
53. ill blink red 13 Fan Fail indicator If a fan fails this LED will turn red 14 Cooling Fan module 1 2 Two blower fans are located at the rear of the subsystem They provide suffi cient airflow and heat dispersion inside the chassis In case a fan fails to function the s Fan fail LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Getting Started 2 7 15 AC power input socket 1 2 From left to right 16 Power Supply Power On Indicator Green LED indicates power is on 17 Power Supply Unit 1 2 From left to right Two power supplies power supply 1 and power supply 2 are located at the rear of the subsystem Turn on the power of these power supplies to power on the subsystem The power LED at the front panel will turn green If a power supply fails to function or a power supply was not turned on the Q Power fail LED will turn red and an alarm will sound 18 Cooling Fan module 3 4 2 8 Getting Started 2 3 Connecting to Fibre HBA The subsystem supports fibre interface which provides fast 400MB data trans fer rate using fibre This section describes the location of the host channels and instructions on connecting external fibre devices 1 2 Configure the Loop ID of subsystem or use dynamic LIP The package comes with two fibre optical cables For every pair of host channel fibre connector at the rear of the subsystem attach one end of the fibre optical cable to one of the fibre connecto
54. irmware Hot Swap Components 4 1 Memory Upgrades The subsystem is equipped with one DDRII SDRAM socket By default your Disk Array comes with 256MB of memory that is expandable to a maximum of 2GB These expansion memory module can be purchased from your dealer Memory Type 1 8V PC5300 4200 DDR2 SDRAM 240pin ECC Memory Size Supports 240pin DDRII of 256MB 512MB 1GB or 2GB Array Maintenance 4 1 4 1 1 Installing Memory Module 1 Unscrew and pull out the controller Module Screw of Controller Module 2 Unscrew and take off the cover of controller Module 3 Remove the DIMM Memory from the RAM socket Then Press the memory module firmly into socke make sure that all the contacts are aligned with the socket Push the memory module forward to a horizontal position 4 2 Array Maintenance 4 2 Upgrading the Firmware Upgrading Flash Firmware Programming Utility Since the RAID subsystem controller features flash firmware it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the RAID firmware The user can simply re program the old firmware through the RS 232 port New re leases of the firmware are available in the form of a DOS file at OEM s FTP The file available at the FTP site is usually a self extracting file that contains the following XXXXVW BIN Firmware Binary where XXXX refers to the model name and VVV refers to the firmware version README TXT It con
55. itten to each disk in a RAID O 1 0 1 or 5 logical drive You can set the stripe size to 4 KB 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB or 128 KB A larger stripe size produces better read performance especially if your com puter does mostly sequential reads However if you are sure that your com puter does random reads more often select a small stripe size Note RAID level 3 can t modify strip size Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports Write Through Cache and Write Back Cache Tag Queuing The Enabled option is useful for enhancing overall system performance under multi tasking operating systems The Command Tag Drive Channel function con trols the Fibre command tag queuing support for each drive channel This function should normally remain enabled Disable this function only when using older Fibre drives that do not support command tag queuing Fibre Channel LUN Base LUN Fibre Channel Two 4Gbps Fibre channel can be applied to the internal RAID subsystem Choose the Fibre Host option 0 1 and 0 amp 1 cluster Configuring 3 31 LUN Base Each fibre device attached to the Fibre card as well as the card itself must be assigned a unique fibre ID number A Fibre channel can connect up to 126 0 to 125 devices The RAID subsystem is as a large Fibre device We should assign an LUN base from a list of Fibre LUNs LUN Each Fibre LUN base can support up to 8 LUNs Most Fibre Channel host adapter treats each LUN like a Fibre disk
56. lume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is orga nized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set ca pacity can consume all or a portion of the disk capacity available in a RAID Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a RAID Set Addi tional Volume Sets created in a specified RAID Set will reside on all the physi cal disks in the RAID Set Thus each Volume Set on the RAID Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the RAID Set Volume Sets of differ ent RAID levels may coexist on the same RAID Set In the illustration below Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level of opera tion while Volume 0 might be assigned a RAID 0 1 level of operation 1 4 3 Easy of Use features 1 4 3 1 Instant Availability Background Initialization RAID 0 and RAID 1 volume set can be used immediately after the creation But the RAID 3 5 6 30 50 and 60 volume sets must be initialized to generate the parity In the Normal Initialization the initialization proceeds as a background task the volume set is fully accessible for system reads and writes The oper ating system can instantly access to the newly created arrays without requiring a reboot and waiting the initialization complete Furthermore the RAID volume set is also protected against a single disk failure while initialing In Fast Initialization
57. m Raid Set L_ select Volume To Modify L_ volume Modification gt Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L_ Modify Volume Yes No L_ Are you sure Yes No Check Volume Set L_ Check Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Check L Check The Volume Yes No Stop Volume Check L Stop All Volume Check p Yes No Ls Are you sure Yes No Display Volume Info L Display Volume Info in Raid L_ Select Volume To Display 3 12 Configuring Physical Drives Raid System Function View Drive Information Select The Drives Create Pass Through Disk LL Select The Drives Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Modify Pass Through Disk Lo Select The Drives Fibre Host LUN Base Fibre LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Delete Pass Through Disk Select The Drives L Delete Pass Through Yes No LL Are you sure Yes No Identify Selected Drive L Select The Drives Identify Enclosure L Select The Enclosure Mute The Alert Beeper gt Yes No Alert Beeper Setting Disabled Enabled Change Password Enter New Password L Re Enter Password L Save The Password Yes No JBOD RAID Function RAID JBOD LL Configured AS JBOD Yes No L Are you sure Yes No Background Task Priority 9 UltraLow 5 Low 20 Medium 50 High 8
58. n 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 Y Paralled access decreases data transfer time for long sequential records Under RAID 5 parity information is distributed across all the drives Since there is no dedicated parity drive all drives contain data and read operations can be overlapped on every drive in the array Write operations will typically access one data drive and one parity drive However because different records store their parity on different drives write operations can usually be overlapped 1 6 Introduction Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity information to the physical drives in the array With RAID 6 however two sets of parity data are used These two sets are different and
59. ndependent servers A single large RAID device can be sub divided to serve a number of different hosts that are attached to the RAID through the SAN fabric with LUN masking So that only one or a limited number of servers can see that LUN each LUN inside the RAID device can be limited LUN masking can be done either at the RAID device behind the RAID port or at the server HBA It is more secure to mask LUNs at the RAID device but not all RAID devices have LUN masking capability Therefore in order to mask LUNs some HBA vendors allow persistent binding at the driver level 1 4 Array Definition 1 4 1 RAID Set A RAID Set is a group of disks containing one or more volume sets It has the following features in the RAID subsystem controller 1 Up to 128 RAID Sets are supported per RAID subsystem controller 2 Itis impossible to have multiple RAID Sets on the same disks A Volume Set must be created either on an existing RAID set or on a group of available individual disks disks that are not yet a part of an raid set If there are pre existing raid sets with available capacity and enough disks for specified RAID level desired then the volume set will be created in the exist ing raid set of the user s choice If physical disks of different capacity are grouped together in a raid set then the capacity of the smallest disk will become the effective capacity of all the disks in the raid set Introduction 1 13 1 4 2 Volume Set A Vo
60. olume capacity in Raid30 50 60 volume Configuring 3 35 3 7 5 Volume Set Migration Migrating occurs when a volume set is migrating from one RAID level to another a volume set strip size changes or when a disk is added to a raid set Migration status is displayed in the volume status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen when one RAID level to another a Volume set strip size changes or when a disk is added to a raid set om aac eat fami T prol 2anager 200000000000 4 3 Note Cannot modify RAID level and stripe size in Raid30 50 60 volume 3 36 Configuring 3 7 6 Check Volume Set To check a volume set from a raid set 1 Click on the Check Volume Set link 2 Tick on the volume set from the list that you wish to check Tick on Con firm The Operation and click on the Submit button om e A d proRAlD OW anager 200000000000 wehawe Get eres On Fond Set Use this option to verify the correctness pf the redundant data in a volume set For example in a system with dedicated parity volume set check means com puting the parity of the data disk drives and comparing the results to the con tents of the dedicated parity disk drive The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the main menu Configuring 3 37 om aac a 7 Fm d T m TE proRAID Of amager 200000000000 Wrescenes eem isd RRR eren 3 7 7 Scheduled Volume
61. on mode Multiples Of 1G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other No Truncation It does not truncate the capacity 3 46 Configuring 3 9 2 Fibre Channel Config To set the Fibre Channel function move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Fibre Channel Config The Raid System Fibre Channel Function menu will show all items Select the desired function Qr 4 Pma Oren Grew tre woes u prelllD Of emager ooo xx xx xxx E T 4 oF tare Chane Oornf igunstiaas CS 9 00 CUECC Moto d resa Noon LS Vian z41 xara Gat imot Esas Cond bre The Operations Distinct WWNN for Each Channel Use this option to enable dual channel support on Mac machines WWNN World Wide Node Name The WWNN of the FC RAID is shown at top of the Config Frame This is an eight byte unique address factory assigned to the FC RAID common to both FC channels WWPN World Wide Port Name Each FC channel has its unique WWPN which is also factory assigned Usually the WWNN WWPN tuple is used to uniquely identify a port in the Fabric Configuring 3 47 Channel Speed Each FC Channel can be configured as 1 Gbps sec 2 Gbps sec 4 Gbps sec or use Auto option for auto speed negotiation between 1G 4G The controller de fault is Auto which should be adequate under most conditions The Channel Speed setting takes effect for the next connection That means a link down or bus reset should
62. ot controlled by the RAID firmware User can also select the cache mode Tagged Command Queuing and Fibre channel LUN Base LUN for this volume prolAlD OW anager 200000000000 n gn REOSIERRESTUEERER an deri Ore IDE dare Por Pn Threent obicknavee BAN RAID T Ceeders To lp mater 3 40 Configuring 3 8 2 Modify Pass Through Disk Use this option to modify the Pass Through Disk Attribute User can modify the cache mode Tagged Command Queuing and Fibre channel LUN Base LUN on an existed pass through disk To modify the pass through drive attribute from the pass through drive pool move the mouse cursor bar to click on Modify Pass Through link The Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification screen appears tick on the Pass Through Disk from the pass through drive pool and click on the Submit button to select drive The Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute screen appears modify the drive at tribute values as you want proRAlD OW anager 200000000000 RENERERURERERERERHEERHGEEEREREREEEREREREREREEEREUE Configuring 3 41 3 8 3 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete pass through drive from the pass through drive pool move the mouse cursor bar to the main menus and click on Delete Pass Through link After you complete the selection tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the delete action 3 8 4 Identify Enclosure To identify the Enclosure move
63. ower than with RAID 1 Rebuild operations also require more time than with RAID 1 because parity information is also reconstructed At least three drives are required for RAID 5 arrays RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed par ity scheme two dimensional parity Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 and a second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives RAID 6 provides for an ex tremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures Perfect solution for mission critical applications 1 8 Introduction RAID Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology RAID levels supported by the subsystem are shown below RAID Description Min Level P Drives 0 Block striping is provide which yields higher performance than with 1 individual drives There is no redundancy 1 Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an 2 equivalent drive Fully redundant 3 Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is 3 used for data redundancy 5 Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is 3 used for data redundancy 6 Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is 4 used for data redundancy Requires N 2 drives to impl
64. p or Down a Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on arrow buttons the LCD screen This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the subsystem Select button Pod This is used to enter the option you have selected Exit button EXIT Press this button to return to the previous menu Configuring 3 9 3 3 Menu Diagram The following tree diagram is a summary of the various configuration and set ting functions that can be accessed through the LCD panel menus or the termi nal monitor Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid 0 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA use 4k Block Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size p 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid 1 or 0 1 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA use 4k Block L_ selected Capacity paas Select Stripe Size p 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L initialization Mode p Foreground Background No Init Raid 0 1 Spare LL Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA use 4k Block L_ Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size p 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Raid 3 Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA use 4k Block L_ selected Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Backg
65. r alarm tone generator Background Task Priority The Raid Rebuild Priority is a relative indication of how much time the control ler devotes to a rebuild operation The RAID subsystem allows user to choose the rebuild priority ultraLow Low Medium High to balance volume set ac cess and rebuild tasks appropriately For high array performance specify a Low value 3 44 Configuring JBOD 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 HDD Read Ahead Cache This option allows the users to disable the cache of the HDDs on the RAID subsystem To some HDD models disabling the cache in the HDD is neces sary to prove the RAID subsystem functions correctly HDD Queue Depth The queue depth is the number of I O operations that can be run in parallel on a device This HDD Queue Depthe are 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 Stagger Power On Control This option allows the power supplier to power up in order each HDD on the RAID subsystem In the past all t
66. r recu ec tts at eta in ondas 3 10 Web browser based Remote RAID management via R Link ethernet 3 15 Quick Creale 2 ere treten neret tenencia epe ie EA ree eee e edge Raid Set Functions sss nent 3 6 1Greate Raid Set nene ee I fete p eti ends 3 6 2 Delete Raid Set 3 6 3 Expand Raid Set 3 6 4 Activate Incomplete Raid Set sssssssssssssseeee 3 25 3 6 5 Create Hot Spale iien aeea aeni rane oeda tentent enne 3 27 3 6 0 Delete Hot S pate sia a E a ed oscar 3 27 3 6 7 Rescue Raid SeL cnra erre eere N E araia a ao vd 3 28 Volume Set Function eessessseeseeen eere nnn nrnnnrnnn nnns 3 29 37 4 Create Volume S6 ooa RD a e nite ease tees 3 29 3 7 2 Create Raid30 50 60 teg dca neh ean 3 7 3 Delete Volume Set 5 tremere ern Pee 3 7 4 Modify Volume Set ee re de de bie ser the dede 3 7 4 1 Volume EXpanSiON isan a na a 3 7 5 Volume Set Migration esee 347 6 CheckVolume Set ETE EA eet tes 3 7 7 Scheduled Volume Checking eene 3 7 8 Stop Volume Set Check nnne 3 7 9 Volume Set Host Filters eese eese nete 3 8 Physical Drive ree chess ed ee bei em 3 8 1 Create Pass Through Disk seen 3 8 2 Modify Pass Through Disk eseeeeeenns 3 8 3 Delete Pass Through Disk eene 3 8 4 Identify
67. ronments or small stripes for single user systems that access long sequential records RAID 0 arrays deliver the best data storage efficiency and performance of any array type The disadvantage is that if one drive in a RAID 0 array fails the entire array fails 1 4 Introduction 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 Sane NN Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Introduction 1 5 RAID 3 sector stripes data across groups of drives but one drive in the group is dedicated to storing parity information RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detectio
68. round No Init Raid 5 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA use 4k Block L_ selected Capacity Lo Select Stripe Size 4p 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K LL Create Vol Raid Set be Yes No I Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Raid 3 Spare Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA use 4k Block L_ selected Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L_ initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Raid 5 Spare LL Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA use 4k Block L_ selected Capacity L_ Select Stripe Size 4p 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K LL Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Raid 6 L Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA use 4k Block L_ Selected Capacity Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Raid 6 Spare Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64Bit LBA use 4k Block L_ selected Capacity Select Stripe Size 4p 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K LL Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init 3 10 Configuring Raid Set Function Create Raid Set Select IDE Drives for Raid Set b Ch01 Ch16 E Create Raid Set Yes No L Edit The Raid Set Name Delete Raid Set Select Raid Set To Delete E Delete Ra
69. rs and the other end to the host adapter s external fibre connector or to the fibre Hub Switch The host adapter is installed in your Host subsystem Connect the other host system using the other fibre optical cable if you want to configure subsystem into multi host attachment Host B Host A Note For safety reasons make sure the Disk Array and Host Computer are turned off when you plug in the Fibre cable Getting Started 2 9 2 4 Powering on the Subsystem When you connect the Disk Array to the Host computer you should press the ON OFF Power Supply Switch on both of the power supply units It will turn the Disk Array on and the Self Test will be started automatically 1 Plugin all the power cords or power connectors located at the rear of the subsystem Power 1 Switch Power 2 Switch Ir n CYTTTTTTTTITTITTETTITN y mm Note D The subsystem is equipped with redundant PFC power factor correction Full Range power supplies The subsystem will auto matically selector voltage 2 Turn on the power 3 The Power LED on the front panel will turn green After a few moments the LCD should display the following message x detecting the Ethernet cable connect well Model Name XXX XXX XXX XXX x 2 10 Getting Started 2 5 Install Hard Drives This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and gi
70. s consist of the number of physical disk installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized raid set Volume Set Functions Create a customized volume set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk information Raid System Functions Setting the raid system configurations Fibre Channel Config Setting the Fibre Channel configurations Ethernet Configuration Setting the Ethernet configurations Views System Events Record all system events in the buffer Clear Event Buffer Clear all event buffer information Hardware Monitor Show all system environment status System Information View the controller information Configuring 3 2 Configuring the Subsystem Using the LCD Panel The LCD Display front panel function keys are the primary user interface for the Disk Array Except for the Firmware update all configuration can be per formed through this interface The LCD provides a system of screens with ar eas for information status indication or menus The LCD screen displays up to two lines at a time of menu items or other information The RAID subsystem password is default setting at 00000000 by the manufacture Function Key Definitions The four function keys at the top of the front panel perform the following func tions Up button a Down button WF Select button w Exit button EXIT Parts Function U
71. tains the history information of the firmware change Read this file first before upgrading the firmware These files must be extracted from the compressed file and copied to one direc tory in drive A or C Establishing the Connection for the RS 232 The firmware can be downloaded to the RAID subsystem controller by using an ANSI VT 100 compatible terminal emulation program or Remote web browser management You must complete the appropriate installation procedure before proceeding with this firmware upgrade Whichever terminal emulation program is used must support the ZMODEM file transfer protocol Configuration of the internal RAID subsystem web browser based remote RAID management Web browser based RAID management can be used to update the firmware You must complete the appropriate installation procedure before pro ceeding with this firmware upgrade Array Maintenance 4 3 Upgrading Firmware Through ANSI VT 100 Terminal Emulation Get the new version firmware for your RAID subsystem controller For Example download the bin file from your OEM s web site onto the c 1 From the Main Menu scroll down to Raid System Function 2 Choose the Update Firmware The Update The Raid Firmware dialog box appears Ele Edit View Call Transfer Help os amp 8 ola amp Main Menu Qu a Raid System Function o Ph Mute The Alert Beeper Alert Et Change Update The Raid Firmllare Vij JBOD RR
72. ted volume sets parameter Physical Drives Create pass through disks and modify the existed pass through drives parameter It also provides the function to identify the respect disk drive System Controls Setting the raid system configurations Information View the controller and hardware monitor information The Raid Set Hierarchy can also view through the RaidSet Hierarchy item 3 16 Configuring Configuration Procedures Below are a few practical examples of concrete configuration procedures 3 5 Quick Create proRAlD OW anager 200000000000 M 4 e ich Crete Ap a Crte The Operetiony The number of physical drives in the raid subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the raid set You can create a raid set associated with exactly one volume set The user can change the raid level capacity Volume Initialization Mode and stripe size A hot spare option is also created depending upon the existing configuration If volume size over 2TB it will be provided one option Creater TwoTB Volume Support Automatically as above menu There are three model for option No 64bit LBA 4K Block Configuring Greater Two TB Volume Support No still keep the volume size with max 2TB limitation 64bit LBA the max size 512TB for Unix or Linux 4K Block the max size 16TB just use with basic disk manager under OS Window
73. th the current raid set Enter 1 to 15 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for a raid set The default raid set name will always appear as Raid Set Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen the raid set will start to initialize Configuring 3 19 3 6 2 Delete Raid Set To delete a raid set click on the Delete Raid Set link A Select The RAID SET To Delete screen is displayed showing all raid set existing in the current controller Click the raid set number you which to delete in the select column to delete screen Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete it ou 48 e or proRAlD OW anager 200000000000 tstmemmmenmennmnet 2 4 Gordie The Operetion Vasevadet in Thh Fabian Ml Alen de Osfwtew Note Cannot delete RaidSet when contains Raid30 50 60 volume You must delete Raid30 50 60 volume first 3 20 Configuring Configuring 3 21 3 6 3 Expand Raid Set Use this option to expand a raid set when a disk is added to your system This function is active when at least one drive is available To expand a raid set click on the Expand Raid Set link Select the target raid set which you want to expand it Tick on the available disk and Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button in the screen to add disks to the raid set Note 1 Once the Expand Raid Set pro
74. the initialization proceeds must be completed before the volume set ready for system accesses 1 4 3 2 Array Roaming The RAID subsystem stores configuration information both in NVRAM and on the disk drives It can protect the configuration settings in the case of a disk drive or controller failure Array roaming allows the administrators the ability to move a completely raid set to another system without losing RAID configura 1 14 Introduction RAID Set 1 3 Individual Disks Free Space Volume 1 RAID 5 Volume 0 RAID 0 1 DiskO Disk1 Disk2 tion and data on that raid set If a server fails to work the raid set disk drives can be moved to another server and inserted in any order 1 4 3 3 Online Capacity Expansion Online Capacity Expansion makes it possible to add one or more physical drive to a volume set while the server is in operation eliminating the need to store and restore after reconfiguring the raid set When disks are added to a raid set unused capacity is added to the end of the raid set Data on the existing volume sets residing on that raid set is redistributed evenly across all the disks A contiguous block of unused capacity is made available on the raid set The unused capacity can create additional volume set The expan sion process is illustrated as following figure Before Array Expansion Free Space 40GB Volume 1 40GB D Volume 0 40GB C DiskO Disk1 Disk2 40GB 40GB 40GB
75. ves instructions on installing a hard drive The sub system supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running 1 Pull out an empty disk tray You can install in any available slot 2 Take off the bracket before installing hard drive a Bracket EY Oy 3 Place the hard drive in the disk tray 4 Install the mounting screws on each side to secure the drive in the mo bile rack Note Insert screws through the front sides of the mounting holes ae nard 9 cot Getting Started 2 11 Slide the tray into a slot until it clicks into place The HDD status LED will turn green on front panel Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place If the HDD power LED did not turn green check the hard drive is in good condition If the hard drive is not being accessed the HDD access LED will not illuminate The LED blinks only when being accessed 2 12 Getting Started Chapter 3 Configuring The subsystem has a setup configuration utility built in containing important information about the configuration as well as settings for various optional functions in the subsystem This chapter explains how to use and make changes to the setup utility Configuration Methods There are three methods of configuring the subsystem You may configure through the following methods VT100 terminal connected through the controller s serial port
76. vity 4 LCD display panel 5 Smart Function Panel Function Keys for RAID configuration The smart LCD panel is where you will configure the RAID subsystem If you are configuring the subsystem using the LCD panel please press the control ler button to configure your RAID subsystem Parts Function Up and Down a Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information arrow buttons on the LCD screen This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the subsystem Select button I This is used to enter the option you have selected Exit button EXIT Press this button to return to the previous menu 2 4 Getting Started 6 Environment status Parts Function Voltage warning LED An alarm will sound warning of a voltage abnormality and this LED will turn red Over temp LED If temperature irregularity in these systems occurs HDD slot tem perature over 65 C this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Fan fail LED When a fan s rotation speed is lower than 1500rpm this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Power fail LED If a redundant power supply fails this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Power LED Green LED indicates power is on 7 Tray Lever 8 Tray Latch Getting Started 2 5 2 2 2 Rear View 12345678 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Expander Activity LED Green LED indic

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