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Page 1: User Manual
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual Revision 1.1 P/N: PW0020000000343... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Table of Contents Preface ......................4 Before You Begin ..................5 Safety Guidelines ....................5 Controller Configurations..................5 Packaging, Shipment and Delivery ...............5 Chapter 1 Introduction ................6 Key Features.....................7 Terminology....................8 RAID Levels .................... 10 Volume Relationship Diagram .............. - Page 3 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.5.2 NIC ....................39 3.5.3 Node ....................41 3.5.4 Session..................... 43 3.5.5 CHAP Account ..................44 Volume Configuration ................45 3.6.1 Volume Create Wizard................. 46 3.6.2 Physical Disk ..................48 3.6.3 RAID Group ..................51 3.6.4 Virtual Disk ..................
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Page 4: Preface
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the quick installation and hardware features of the RAID subsystem. This document also describes how to use the storage management software. Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy, but not for product warranty because of the various environment/OS/settings. -
Page 5: Before You Begin
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Before You Begin Before going through with this manual, you should read and focus to the following safety guidelines. Notes about the subsystem’s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included. Safety Guidelines To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance, user is advised to be aware of the following safety... -
Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 1 Introduction The iSCSI RAID Subsystem Host systems can connect to the iSCSI RAID subsystem using iSCSI protocol. The iSCSI RAID subsystem can be configured to any RAID level. The iSCSI RAID subsystem provides reliable data protection for servers and the RAID 6 function is available. -
Page 7: Key Features
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.1 Key Features 4 x 1Gigabit Ethernet ports support independent access, fail-over or load- balancing (802.3ad port trunking, LACP) Supports iSCSI jumbo frame Supports Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD Local N-way mirror: Extension to RAID 1 level, N copies of the disk. -
Page 8: Terminology
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.2 Terminology The document uses the following terms: RAID RAID is the abbreviation of “Redundant Array of Independent Disks”. There are different RAID levels with different degree of the data protection, data availability, performance to host environment. - Page 9 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Read-Only. The volume can be set as Read-Only. Dedicated Spare disks. The spare disks are only used by one specific VG. Others could not use these dedicated spare disks for any rebuilding purpose. Global Spare disks.
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Page 10: Raid Levels
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.3 RAID Levels The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology. RAID levels supported by the subsystem are shown below. RAID Description Min. Drives Level Block striping is provide, which yields higher performance than with individual drives. -
Page 11: Volume Relationship Diagram
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.4 Volume Relationship Diagram This is the design of volume structure of the iSCSI RAID subsystem. It describes the relationship of RAID components. One RG (RAID Group) is composed of several PDs (Physical Disks). One RG owns one RAID level attribute. Each RG can be divided into several VDs (Virtual Disks). -
Page 12: Chapter 2 Getting Started
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Packaging, Shipment, and Delivery Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton, you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton. Unpack the subsystem and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are all there and in good condition. -
Page 13: Identifying Parts Of The Subsystem
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 2.3 Identifying Parts of the Subsystem The illustrations below identify the various parts of the subsystem. 2.3.1 Front View Reserve for other model 1. HDD Status Indicator Parts Function HDD Status LEDs Green LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good for this slot. -
Page 14: Exit Menu
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3. Access LED The LED will be blinking blue when subsystem is busy or data is being accessed. 4. LCD Display Panel 5. LCM (LCD Control Module) - Smart Front Panel Function Buttons The LCM provides menu options to configure the iSCSI RAID subsystem. -
Page 15: Rear View
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 2.3.2 Rear View 1. Power Supply Alarm Reset button You can push the power supply reset button to stop the power supply buzzer alarm. 2. Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) Port (APC Smart UPS only) The subsystem may come with an optional UPS port allowing you to connect an APC Smart UPS device. -
Page 16: Checklist Before Starting
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 6. Fan Fail indicator If a fan fails, this LED will turn red. 7. Cooling Fan module Two blower fans are located at the rear of the subsystem. They provide sufficient airflow and heat dispersion inside the chassis. In case a fan fails to function, the “ ”... -
Page 17: Connecting The Iscsi Raid Subsystem To The Network
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 2.5 Connecting the iSCSI RAID Subsystem to the Network To connect the iSCSI unit to the network, insert the network cable that came with the unit into the network port (LAN1) at the back of iSCSI unit. Insert the other end into a Gigabit BASE-T Ethernet connection on your network hub or switch. -
Page 18: Installing Hard Drives
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 2.7 Installing Hard Drives This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive. The subsystem supports hot-swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running. -
Page 19: Iscsi Introduction
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 2.8 iSCSI Introduction iSCSI (Internet SCSI) is a protocol which encapsulates SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) commands and data in TCP/IP packets for linking storage devices with servers over common IP infrastructures. iSCSI provides high performance SANs over standard IP networks like LAN, WAN or the Internet. - Page 20 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem The host side needs an iSCSI initiator. The initiator is a driver which handles the SCSI traffic over iSCSI. The initiator can be software or hardware (HBA). Please refer to the certification list of iSCSI HBA(s) in Appendix A. OS native initiators or other software initiators use the standard TCP/IP stack and Ethernet hardware, while iSCSI HBA(s) use their own iSCSI and TCP/IP stacks on board.
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Page 21: Management Methods
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 2.9 Management Methods There are three management methods to manage the iSCSI RAID subsystem described as follows: 2.9.1 Web GUI The iSCSI RAID subsystem supports graphical user interface to manage the system. Be sure to connect LAN cable to your R-Link port. -
Page 22: Console Serial Port
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 2.9.2 Console Serial Port Use NULL modem cable to connect console port. The console setting is baud rate: 115200, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. Terminal type: vt100 Login name: admin Default password: 00000000 2.9.3 Remote Control –... -
Page 23: Enclosure
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 2.10 Enclosure 2.10.1 LCD Control Module (LCM) There are four buttons to control the LCM. These are: (Up) (Down) (Escape) (Enter) After booting up the system, the following screen shows management port IP and model name: 192.168.10.50 iSCSI-Model... - Page 24 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem The following table is the function description of LCM menus. System Info Displays System information. Alarm Mute Mute alarm when error occurs. Reset/Shutdown Reset or shutdown controller. Quick Install Quick three steps to create a volume. Please refer to next chapter for operation in web UI.
- Page 25 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem The following is LCM menu hierarchy. [Firmware Version x.x.x] [System Info.] [RAM Size xxx MB] [Alarm Mute] [ Yes No ] [ Yes [Reset] No ] [Reset/Shutdown] [ Yes [Shutdown] No ] RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 3 [Apply...
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Page 26: System Buzzer
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem CAUTION! Before power off, it is better to execute “Shutdown” to flush the data from cache to physical disks. 2.10.2 System Buzzer The system buzzer features are described in the following: The system buzzer alarms 1 second when system boots up successfully. The system buzzer alarms continuously when an error level event happens. -
Page 27: Chapter 3 Web Gui Guideline
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 3 Web GUI Guideline 3.1 The GUI Hierarchy The below table is the hierarchy of the management GUI. Quick installation Step 1 / Step 2 / Confirm System configuration System setting System name / Date and time IP address MAC address / Address / DNS / port Login setting... -
Page 28: Login
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Reset to Sure to reset to factory default? default Import and Import/Export / Import file export Event log Download / Mute / Clear Reboot and Reboot / Shutdown shutdown Logout Sure to logout? 3.2 Login The iSCSI RAID subsystem supports graphical user interface (GUI) to operate the system. -
Page 29: Language
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.2.1 Language Before clicking the Login button, you can change the GUI language if needed. There are 4 options to select: English, Simplified Chinese, German, and French. 3.2.2 Status Indicators There are six indicators at the top-right corner. RAID light: Green means RAID is working well. -
Page 30: Quick Install
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.3 Quick Install It is easy to use “Quick install” to create a volume. It uses all available physical disks to create a RG; the system will calculate maximum spaces on RAID levels 0/1/3/5/6/0+1. -
Page 31: System Configuration
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.4 System Configuration “System configuration” is designed for setting up the “System setting”, “IP address”, “Login setting”, “Mail setting”, and “Notification setting”. 3.4.1 System Setting “System setting” can be used to set system name and date. Default “System name”... -
Page 32: Ip Address
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Check “Change date and time” to set up the current date, time, and time zone before using or synchronize time from NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. 3.4.2 IP Address “IP address” can be used to change IP address remote administration usage. There are 2 options, DHCP (Get IP address from DHCP server) or static IP. -
Page 33: Login Setting
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.4.3 Login Setting “Login setting” can set single admin, auto logout time and Admin/User password. The single admin can prevent multiple users access the same controller at the same time. Auto logout: The options are (1) Disable; (2) 5 minutes; (3) 30 minutes; (4) 1 hour. -
Page 34: Mail Setting
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.4.4 Mail Setting “Mail setting” can accept at most 3 mail-to address entries for receiving the event notification. Some mail servers would check “Mail-from address” and need authentication for anti-spam. Please fill the necessary fields and click “Send test mail”... -
Page 35: Notification Setting
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.4.5 Notification Setting “Notification setting” can be used to set up SNMP trap for alerting via SNMP, pop-up message via Windows messenger (not MSN), alert via syslog protocol, and event log filter. “SNMP” allows up to 3 SNMP trap addresses. Default community name is set as “public”. - Page 36 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Using “Messenger”, user must enable the service “Messenger” in Windows (Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Services Messenger), and then event logs can be received. It allows up to 3 messenger addresses. User can choose the event log levels and default setting enables the WARNING and ERROR event logs.
- Page 37 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem There are some syslog server tools. The following web sites are for your reference: WinSyslog: http://www.winsyslog.com/ Kiwi Syslog Daemon: http://www.kiwisyslog.com/ Most UNIX systems have built-in syslog daemon. “Event log filter” setting can enable event level on “Pop up events” and “LCM”. User Manual...
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Page 38: Iscsi Configuration
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.5 iSCSI Configuration “iSCSI configuration” is designed for setting up the “Entity Property”, “NIC”, “Node”, “Session”, and “CHAP account”. 3.5.1 Entity Property “Entity property” is used to view the entity name of the iSCSI RAID subsystem, and setup “iSNS IP”... -
Page 39: Nic
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.5.2 NIC “NIC” function is used to change the IP addresses of iSCSI data ports. The iSCSI RAID subsystem has four gigabit LAN ports to transmit data. Each of them must be assigned to one IP address in multi-homed mode unless the link aggregation or trunking mode has been selected. - Page 40 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Multi-homed / Trunking / LACP: The following is the description of multi-homed/trunking/LACP. 1. Multi-homed: Default mode. Each of iSCSI data port is connected by itself and is not set to link aggregation and trunking. Selecting this mode can also remove the setting of Trunking/LACP at the same time.
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Page 41: Node
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.5.3 Node “Node” can be used to view the target name for iSCSI initiator. This iSCSI RAID model supports multi-node. There is no default node name, i.e. it is empty. It must be created first, and then the iSCSI RAID system can be used. When using “Quick install”, a node name like “iqn.1997-05.com.vendor:iSCSI-Model- xxxxxxxxx:target0”... - Page 42 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3. Click “ ”. 4. Go to “/ iSCSI configuration / CHAP account” page to create CHAP account. Please refer to next section for more detail. 5. Move the mouse pointer to the gray button of “Auth” column, click “User”. 6.
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Page 43: Session
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.5.4 Session “Session” can display iSCSI session and connection information, including the following items: 1. Host (Initiator Name) 2. Error Recovery Level 3. Error Recovery Count 4. Detail of Authentication status and Source IP: port number. Move the mouse pointer to the gray button of session number, click “List connection”. -
Page 44: Chap Account
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.5.5 CHAP Account “CHAP account” is used to manage CHAP accounts for authentication. This iSCSI RAID subsystem allows creation of many CHAP accounts. To setup CHAP account, please follow these steps: 1. Click “ ”. -
Page 45: Volume Configuration
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.6 Volume Configuration “Volume configuration” is designed for setting up the volume configuration which includes “Volume create wizard”, “Physical disk”, “RAID group”, “Virtual disk”, “Snapshot”, and “Logical unit”. User Manual... -
Page 46: Volume Create Wizard
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.6.1 Volume Create Wizard “Volume create wizard” has smart policy. When the system is inserted with several HDDs, “Volume create wizard” will list all possibilities and sizes in different RAID levels. It will use all available HDDs for RAID level depending on which user chooses. When system has different sizes of HDDs, e.g., 8*200G and 8*80G, it lists all possibilities and combination in different RAID level and different sizes. - Page 47 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Step 2: Please select the combination of the RG capacity, or “Use default algorithm” for maximum RG capacity. After RG size is chosen, click “ ”. Step 3: Decide VD size. User can enter a number less or equal to the default number. Then click “...
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Page 48: Physical Disk
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.6.2 Physical Disk “Physical disk” can be used to view the status of hard drives in the system. The following are operational tips: 1. Move the mouse pointer to the gray button next to the PD slot number; it will show the functions which can be executed. - Page 49 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Physical disks of slot 1, 2, and 3 are RAID members (RAID disk) of RG named “RG-R5”. Slot 4 is set as global hot spare. The others are Free disks. PD column description: The position of hard drives.
- Page 50 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem RG set, or hot-plug of this disk in the running time. In order to protect the data in the disk, the status changes to reserve. It can be reused after setting it to “FR” manually.
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Page 51: Raid Group
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.6.3 RAID Group “RAID group” is used to create RAID group or view the status of each RAID group. The following is an example to create a RG. Step 1: Click “ ”, enter “Name”, choose “RAID level”, click “... - Page 52 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem RG column description: Number of RAID group. The button next to the No. shows the functions which can be executed. Name RAID group name. Total(GB) Total capacity of this RAID group. Free(GB) Free capacity of this RAID group. The number of physical disks in RAID group.
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Page 53: Virtual Disk
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Delete a RAID group. Delete Set disk Change the disk status of write cache and standby. property Write Cache options: “Enabled” Enable disk write cache. “Disabled” Disable disk write cache. Standby options: “Disabled” Disable spindown. - Page 54 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Step 2: Confirm page. Click “ ” if all setups are correct. A VD named “VD-01” has been created from RG “RG-R0” and with VD size of 30GB. The other VD is named “VD-02” and is initializing (12%). Done.
- Page 55 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Enable or disable Readahead function in RAID controller for Readahead this Virtual Disk. Status The status of Virtual disk. “Online” the Virtual disk is online. “Offline” the Virtual disk is offline. “Initiating” the Virtual disk is being initialized. “Rebuild”...
- Page 56 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem VD operations description: Extend Extend a Virtual disk capacity. Scrub Scrub a Virtual disk. It’s a parity regeneration. It supports RAID 3 / 5 / 6 / 30 / 50 / 60 only. Delete Delete a Virtual disk.
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Page 57: Snapshot
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.6.5 Snapshot “Snapshot” can view the status of snapshot. Please refer to next chapter for more detail about snapshot concept. The following is an example to take a snapshot. Step 1: Create snapshot space. In “/ Volume configuration / Virtual disk”, move the mouse pointer to the gray button next to the VD number;... - Page 58 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem This is the list of snapshots in “VD-01”. There are two snapshots in “VD-01”. Snapshot VD “SnapVD-01” is exported as read only, “SnapVD-02” is exported as read/write. Step 5: Attach a LUN for snapshot VD. Please refer to the next section for attaching a LUN.
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Page 59: Logical Unit
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Snapshot operations description: Export / Export / unexport the snapshot VD. Unexport Rollback Rollback the snapshot VD to the original. Delete Delete the snapshot VD. Attach Attach to a LUN. Detach Detach to a LUN. List LUN List attached LUN(s). - Page 60 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem VD-01 is attached to LUN 0 and every host can access. VD-02 is attached to LUN 1 and only initiator node which is named “iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:demo” can access. LUN operations description: Attach Attach a logical unit number to a Virtual disk. Detach Detach a logical unit number from a Virtual disk.
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Page 61: Example
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.6.7 Example The following is an example for creating volumes. Example 1 is to create two VDs and set a global spare disk. Example 1 Example 1 is to create two VDs in one RG, each VD uses global cache volume. Global cache volume is created after system boots up automatically. - Page 62 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Input a VD name, choose the RG when VD will be created, enter the VD capacity, select the stripe height, block size, read/write mode, set priority, modify Bg rate if necessary, and finally click “ ”.
- Page 63 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Select a VD. Input “Host” name, which is a FC node name for access control, or fill-in wildcard “*”, which means every host can access to this volume. Choose LUN and permission, then click “ ”.
- Page 64 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem To delete VDs, RG, please follow the steps listed below. Step 6: Detach LUN from VD. In “/ Volume configuration / Logical unit”, Move the mouse pointer to the gray button next to the LUN; click “Detach”. There will pop up a confirmation page.
- Page 65 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Step 9: Free global spare disk. To free global spare disks, please follow the procedures. Select “/ Volume configuration / Physical disk”. Move the mouse pointer to the gray button next to the PD slot; click “Set Free disk”.
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Page 66: Enclosure Management
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.7 Enclosure Management “Enclosure management” allows managing enclosure information including “SES configuration”, “Hardware monitor”, “S.M.A.R.T.” and “UPS”. For the enclosure management, there are many sensors for different purposes, such as temperature sensors, voltage sensors, hard disks, fan sensors, power sensors, and LED status. Due to the different hardware characteristics among these sensors, they have different polling intervals. -
Page 67: Hardware Monitor
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.7.2 Hardware Monitor “Hardware monitor” can be used to view the information of current voltage, temperature levels, and fan speed. If “Auto shutdown” has been checked, the system will shutdown automatically when voltage or temperature is out of the normal range. For better data protection, please check “Auto Shutdown”. -
Page 68: Hard Drive S.m.a.r.t. Support
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem There are 3 sensors placed on controller for temperature checking, they are on core processor, PCI-X bridge, and daughter board. Controller will check each sensor for every 30 seconds. When one of these sensors is over high temperature value continuously for 3 minutes, auto shutdown will be triggered immediately. -
Page 69: Ups
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.7.4 UPS “UPS” is used to set up UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply). Currently, the system only supports and communicates with APC (American Power Conversion Corp.) smart UPS. Please review the details from the website: http://www.apc.com/. -
Page 70: System Maintenance
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.8 System Maintenance “Maintenance” allows the operation of system functions which include “System information” to show the system version, “Upgrade” to the latest firmware, “Reset to factory default” to reset all controller configuration values to factory settings, “Import and export”... -
Page 71: Upgrade
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.8.2 Upgrade “Upgrade” is used to upgrade firmware. Please prepare new firmware file named “xxxx.bin” in local hard drive, then click “ ” to select the file. Click “ ”, it will pop up a message “Upgrade system now? If you want to downgrade to the previous FW later (not recommend), please export your system configuration in advance”, click “Cancel”... -
Page 72: Import And Export
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.8.4 Import and Export “Import and export” allows user to save system configuration values: export, and apply all configuration: import. For the volume configuration setting, the values are available in export and not available in import which can avoid confliction/date-deleting between two controllers. -
Page 73: Event Log
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.8.5 Event Log “Event log” can be used to view the event messages. Check the checkbox of INFO, WARNING, ERROR choose level display event log. Clicking “ ” button will save the whole event log as a text file with file name “log-ModelName-SerialNumber-Date-Time.txt”... -
Page 74: Logout
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.9 Logout For security reason, “Logout” allows users to logout when user does not need to operate the system. To re-login, enter username and password again. Click “Confirm” to proceed with logout. User Manual... -
Page 75: Chapter 4 Advanced Operation
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 4 Advanced Operation 4.1 Rebuild If one physical disk from a RG, which is set to a protected RAID level (e.g. RAID 3, RAID 5, or RAID 6), failed or has been unplugged/removed, the status of RG is changed to degraded mode. - Page 76 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem NOTE: “Set dedicated spare” is not available if there is no RG, or if RG is set to RAID 0 or JBOD, because user can not set dedicated spare disk to RAID 0 & JBOD. Sometimes, rebuild is called recover;...
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Page 77: Rg Migration
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.2 RG Migration To migrate the RAID level, please follow the steps below. Select “/ Volume configuration / RAID group”. Move the mouse pointer to the gray button next to the RG number; click “Migrate”. - Page 78 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem To do migration, the total size of RG must be larger or equal to the original RG. It does not allow expanding the same RAID level with the same hard disks of original RG. The operation is not allowed when RG is being migrated.
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Page 79: Vd Extension
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.3 VD Extension To extend VD size, please follow the procedures. Select “/ Volume configuration / Virtual disk”. Move the mouse pointer to the gray button next to the VD number; click “Extend”. Change the size. -
Page 80: Snapshot / Rollback
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.4 Snapshot / Rollback Snapshot-on-the-box captures the instant state of data in the target volume in a logical sense. The underlying logic is Copy-on-Write -- moving out the data which would be written to certain location where a write action occurs since the time of data capture. -
Page 81: Create Snapshot Volume
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.4.1 Create Snapshot Volume To take a snapshot of the data, please follow the procedures. Select “/ Volume configuration / Virtual disk”. Move the mouse pointer to the gray button next to the VD number; click “Set snapshot space”. - Page 82 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 10. There are two methods to clean all snapshots. In “/ Volume configuration / Virtual disk”, move the mouse pointer to the gray button next to the VD number; click “Cleanup snapshot”. Or in “/ Volume configuration / Snapshot”, click “...
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Page 83: Auto Snapshot
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.4.2 Auto Snapshot The snapshot copies can be taken manually or by schedule such as hourly or daily. Please follow the procedures. There are two methods to set auto snapshot. In “/ Volume configuration / Virtual disk”, move the mouse pointer to the gray button next to the VD number;... -
Page 84: Rollback
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.4.3 Rollback The data in snapshot VD can rollback to original VD. Please follow the steps. Select “/ Volume configuration / Snapshot”. Mouse moves to the gray button next to the Snap VD number which user wants to rollback the data;... -
Page 85: Disk Roaming
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.5 Disk Roaming Physical disks can be re-sequenced in the same system or move all physical disks from system-1 to system-2. This is called disk roaming. System can execute disk roaming online. Please follow these steps: Select “/ Volume configuration / RAID group”. -
Page 86: Sas Jbod Expansion
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.6 SAS JBOD Expansion This iSCSI RAID subsystem has SAS expansion port to connect to SAS JBOD Expansion chassis. When a SAS JBOD Expansion chassis is connected and detected, it displays tabs on the top in “/ Volume configuration / Physical disk”. For example: Local, JBOD 1 (vendor model), JBOD 2 (vendor model), …etc. - Page 87 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem “/ Enclosure management / S.M.A.R.T.” can displays S.M.A.R.T. information of all PDs, including Local and all SAS JBODs. Figure shows Disk S.M.A.R.T. information of Local and JBOD 1; S.M.A.R.T. is supported in SATA disks only. SAS JBOD expansion has some constraints as described in the following: Up to 4 SAS JBODs can be cascaded.
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Page 88: Support Microsoft Mpio And Mc/S
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.7 Support Microsoft MPIO and MC/S MPIO (Multi-Path Input/Output) and MC/S (Multiple Connections per Session) multiple physical paths to create logical "paths" between the server and the storage device. In case one or more of these components fail, causing the path to fail, multi- path logic uses an alternate path for I/O. -
Page 89: Appendix
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Appendix A. Certification list RAM Spec: 240-pin, DDR2-533(PC4300), Reg.(register) or UB(Unbufferred), ECC, up to 2GB, 64-bit data bus width (and also 32-bit memory support), x8 or x16 devices, 36-bit addressable, up to 14-bit row address and 10-bit column address. Vendor Model AJ28K64E8BHE6S, 1GB DDR2-667 (Unbuffered, non-ECC) - Page 90 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem build-in iSCSI initiator iscsi-initiator-utils-4.0.3.0-4 in kernel 2.6.9 For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Kernel 2.6), use the build-in iSCSI initiator iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.742- 0.5.el5 in kernel 2.6.18 ATTO Xtend SAN iSCSI initiator v3.10 System Requirements: Mac OS X v10.5 or later For ATTO Xtend SAN iSCSI initiator, it is not free.
- Page 91 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Hitachi Deskstar 7K80, HDS728040PLA320, 40GB, 7200RPM, SATA II, Hitachi Deskstar T7K500, HDT725032VLA360, 320GB, 7200RPM, SATA II, 16M Hitachi Deskstar P7K500, HDP725050GLA360, 500GB, 7200RPM, SATA II, 16M Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9, 6Y080M0, 80GB, 7200RPM, SATA, 8M Maxtor DiamondMax 11, 6H500F0, 500GB, 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, Samsung...
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Page 92: Event Notifications
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem B. Event Notifications PD events Level Type Description INFO Disk inserted Disk <slot> is inserted into system. WARNING Disk removed Disk <slot> is removed from system. ERROR HDD failure Disk <slot> is disabled. HW events Level Type... - Page 93 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem WARNING SMART failure Disk <slot>: Failure to get S.M.A.R.T information. RMS events Level Type Description INFO Console Login <username> login from <IP or serial console> via Console UI. INFO Console Logout <username> logout from <IP or serial console>...
- Page 94 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem INFO RG migration RG <name> starts migration. started INFO RG migration RG <name> completes migration. finished INFO RG activated RG <name> has been manually activated. INFO RG deactivated RG <name> has been manually deactivated.
- Page 95 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem deleted deleted to obtain extra snapshot space. INFO Snapshot taken A snapshot on VD <name> has been taken. INFO Snapshot space Set the snapshot space of VD <name> to configured <number> MB. INFO Snapshot Snapshot rollback of VD <name>...
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Page 96: Known Issues
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem INFO Global spare JBOD <number> PD <slot>d has been configured configured as a global spare disk. WARNING PD read error Read error occurred at LBA <address>- occurred <address> of JBOD <number> PD <slot>. WARNING PD write error Write error occurred at LBA <address>-... -
Page 97: Microsoft Iscsi Initiator
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem D. Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Here is the step by step to setup Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. Please visit Microsoft website for latest iSCSI initiator. The following setup may not use the latest Microsoft iSCSI initiator. Run Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. - Page 98 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Click “Log On”. Check “Enable multi-path” if running MPIO. Click “Advance…” if CHAP information is needed. Click “OK”. The status would be “Connected”. Done, it can connect to an iSCSI disk. The following procedure is to log off iSCSI device. Click “Details”...
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Page 99: Installation Steps For Large Volume (Over 2Tb)
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem E. Installation steps for large volume (over 2TB) Introduction: This iSCSI RAID subsystem is capable of supporting large volumes (>2TB). When connecting the iSCSI RAID system to host/server with 64bit OS installed, the host/server is inherently capable for large volumes from the 64bit address. - Page 100 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Step 2: Configure host/server Follow the installation guide provided by HBA vendor, install HBA driver properly. For iSCSI models, please install the latest Microsoft iSCSI initiator from the link below. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=12cb3c1a-15d6- 4585-b385-befd1319f825&DisplayLang=en Step 3: Initialize/Format/Mount the disk Go to Start Control Panel Computer Management...
- Page 101 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Convert to GPT disk for over 2TB capacity. For more detail information about GPT, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/GPT_FAQ.mspx Format the disk. Done. User Manual...
- Page 102 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem The new disk is ready to be used, with available size = 2.72TB. WARNING! If VD is setup using 512B block size and the host/server OS is 32bit, in the last step of formatting disk, the OS cannot format the disk sector after 2048GB (2TB).
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Page 103: Mpio And Mc/S Setup Instructions
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem F. MPIO and MC/S setup instructions Here is the instruction to setup MPIO or MC/S. The following network diagrams are the examples. Please follow them to setup the environment. Be reminded that the host must have multiple NICs which are set up with different IPs. - Page 104 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 13. Click “Apply”. 14. Run “Device Manage” in Windows. Make sure MPIO device is available. 15. Done. The MC/S setup instructions are in the following: Create RG/VD, and then attach LUN. Add the first “Target Portal” on Microsoft iSCSI initiator, For MC/S, there is only ONE “Target Portals”...
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Page 105: Trunking / Lacp Setup Instructions
iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem G. Trunking / LACP setup instructions Here is the instruction to setup Trunking and LACP. The following network diagrams are the examples. Please follow them to setup the environment. Remind that gigabit switch must support trunking or LACP; otherwise these functions can not work. The running path in trunking or LACP mode is decided by an operation of MAC addresses of host and target. - Page 106 iSCSI GbE to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem Enable Trunking or LACP of ports which are connected to target iSCSI ports in gigabit switch. Create RG/VD, and then attach LUN. Logon by Microsoft iSCSI initiator. Done. User Manual...
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