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Installation and Operation Manual
© 2005 ATTO Technology Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their
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  • Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual © 2005 ATTO Technology Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology Inc.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Autoconfiguration Manual configuration 3.2.2 Connecting a SCSI Array ...13 To connect the SCSI Diamond Storage Array 3.3 Determining Drive and Sled Designations ...15 Numbering conventions Physical numbering Logical Numbering Examples Unique serial number for each LUN ATTO Technology Inc. Contents...
  • Page 3 4.0 Accessing the Array ...17 Command Line Interface ATTO ExpressNAV In-band SCSI over Fibre Channel RS-232 port Ethernet port SNMP 4.1 In-band CLI Over Fibre Channel ...19 I/O details 4.2 Serial Port Access ...21 4.3 Ethernet Access: Telnet and SNMP Protocols ...23 To connect to the Ethernet port To use Telnet To use SNMP...
  • Page 4 SerialPortBaudRate SerialPortEcho SerialPortHandshake SerialPortStopBits 4.5.5 Ethernet Commands ...39 EthernetSpeed FTPPassword IPAddress IPDHCP IPGateway IPSubnetMask SNMPTrapAddress SNMPTraps SNMPUpdates TelnetPassword TelnetTimeout TelnetUsername 4.5.6 Diagnostic Commands ...41 AudibleAlarm DiamondModel DiamondName DriveCopyStatus DriveInfo FcNodeName FcPortList FcPortName Help IdentifyDiamond Info LUNInfo PartitionInfo ATTO Technology Inc.
  • Page 5 RAID5ClearDataStatus RAIDRebuildStatus SerialNumber SledFaultLED SMARTData Temperature VirtualDriveInfo ZoneInfo 4.5.7 Drive Configuration Commands ...43 ATADiskState AutoRebuild ClearDiskReservedAreaData DriveCopy DriveCopyHalt DriveCopyResume DriveCopyStatus DriveInfo DriveSledPower DriveWipe IdeTransferRate LUNInfo LUNState PartitionCommit PartitionInfo PartitionMerge PartitionSplit QuickRAID0 QuickRAID1 QuickRAID5 QuickRAID10 RAID5ClearData RAID5ClearDataStatus RAIDInterleave RAIDHaltRebuild RAIDManualRebuild RAIDRebuildState RAIDRebuildStatus RAIDResumeRebuild RebuildPriority...

  • Page 6: Configuring Drives

    To set up RAID Level 10 groups To remove RAID groups To set up RAID Level 10 with Hot Spare sleds: 5.6 Rebuilding RAID Level Configurations ...63 To reset LUN status To synchronize mirrored drives automatically Rebuild priority To synchronize mirrored drives manually ATTO Technology Inc.

  • Page 7: Resetting Defaults

    5.7 RAID Interleave ...65 To change the RAID Interleave parameter 5.8 Creating Partitions ...67 To create a partition To merge partitions 5.9 Creating Zones ...69 Principles of Zoning Factors to consider Status and Sense Data Configuring Zones To create a zone To remove zones To change current zones Other operations...
  • Page 8 Safety compliances EMC specifications Radio and television interference Appendix E Specifications ...xiv Environmental and physical Rack mount dimensions Floor mount dimensions Appendix F Part numbers ...xv Appendix G Warranty ...xvi Manufacturer limited warranty Contact ATTO Technology, Inc. ATTO Technology Inc.
  • Page 9 Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 10: Preface

    155 CrossPoint Parkway Amherst, New York 14068 (716) 691-1999 • voice (716) 691-9353 • fax http://www.attotech.com/diamond ATTO Technology can also be reached via e-mail at the following addresses: Sales Support: sls@attotech.com Technical Support: techsupp@attotech.com Disclaimer Although reasonable efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained herein, this publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.
  • Page 11 Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 12: Product Overview

    Three interface options are available: a 1-gigabit Fibre Channel interface, a 2-gigabit Fibre Channel interface, and an Ultra160 SCSI interface. ATTO Technology Inc. The array is a fully populated, turnkey solution with drives pre-installed. It is fully supported by a highly trained customer service and engineering staff.

  • Page 13: Fibre Channel Model

    • Tagged command queuing to process up to 255 simultaneous data requests • RS-232 management for local management control; Ethernet option available for setup connection only • ExpressNAV browser-based user interface • Two power supplies capable of 85-264 V (rated 100-240V AC) operation (340 watts each) •...

  • Page 14: Technical Overview

    IDE interface was low performance, single threaded (no simultaneous I/O requesting), contained minimal error detection and was unsuitable for ATTO Technology Inc. data transfer rates as well as impressive I/Os per second. The array is made up of dual SCSI or Fibre Channel...
  • Page 15 • UltraDMA transfer protocol similar to high performance SCSI disk protocol operating at 66 MB/sec. • Double-clocking of data transfers, doubling disk data transfer rates • CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) code allowing full error detection and data reliability • Multi-threaded I/O support •...

  • Page 16: Installation Instructions

    Connect a DB-9 null modem serial cable between the port marked RS-232 on the front of ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual the Diamond Storage Array and the computer’s serial port. The cable must be no longer than three meters.

  • Page 17: Step 3: Configure Drives

    default settings. The Diamond Storage Array may be set up in a JBOD, RAID Level 0, 5 or 10 configuration with or without Hot Spare sleds If the Diamond Storage Array is not attached to a DHCP server and you wish to change the defaults At the Ready prompt after POST (see above), type set IPAddress [desired IP address].

  • Page 18: Components

    RS-232 interface. The optional 10/100 BaseT Ethernet management services card enables Telnet-based monitoring and ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 3.1 Components Below the management system card are individual disk drive sleds which also have LEDs for each drive’s status.
  • Page 19 which allows a connection for setup, monitoring and System Management Card upgrade of the unit from any computer system with an RS-232 interface. The optional 10/100 BaseT Ethernet management services card enables Telnet-based monitoring and management. It also provides the ability to update the firmware in the array via FTP.

  • Page 20: Physical Setup

    30°C ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 3.2 Physical Setup for best operation. Each side of the rack mount array chassis has three pairs of mounting holes. One is located near the front of the rack, one near the unit’s center of...

  • Page 21: General Instructions

    centermost mounting holes and secured using 10/32 screws. CAUTION CAUTION Do not mount multiple arrays on a two-rail rack or mount the array above the midpoint of a two-rail rack system. Do not mount the array on any kind of rail-type system. The array is too heavy and does not have the proper hole pattern for rails.

  • Page 22: Connecting A Fibre Channel Array

    One of the advantages of using loop topology for Fibre Channel connections is that it allows arrays to be daisy-chained together. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual Autoconfiguration The array automatically determines which HICs are installed and if they are in loop or point-to- point topologies.
  • Page 23 Exhibit 3.2-2 Possible 2 gigabit Fibre Channel physical connections depending on which Fibre Channel connection mode has been selected. point-to- point mode loop mode Diamond Storage Array A loop loop connection mode mode possible loop loop loop daisy-chain mode mode mode Diamond Storage Array B Fibre Channel connections...

  • Page 24: Connecting A Scsi Array

    SCSI Exhibit 3.2-2 SCSI interface cards: left without terminators attached; right with a terminator attached. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual The SCSI Host Interface Card has a rotary binary-coded hex switch which allows you to set the SCSI ID of the HIC.
  • Page 25 SCSI connections...

  • Page 26: Determining Drive And Sled Designations

    LUN 2 LUN 3 Management Card ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual (LUN). Each RAID group is broken into logical blocks of 512 bytes each, numbered 0 through n (the Logical Block Number or LBN). A 100 GB LUN has approximately 200,000,000 logical blocks.

  • Page 27: Logical Numbering

    Logical Numbering Logical numbering depends on the RAID configuration of the storage array. Current firmware includes RAID Level 0, RAID Level 5, RAID Level 1, RAID Level 10, Zoning and Partitioning capability and hot spare sleds. The default configuration is QuickRAID0 0 or JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks), in a single zone.

  • Page 28: Accessing The Array

    Refer to ATTO ExpressNAV: Browser-based Interface on page 25 for more information on the program. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual In-band SCSI over Fibre Channel In-band SCSI commands ( Write Buffer ) may be issued to the array to manage...

  • Page 29: Snmp

    Base), the array provides status and error Exhibit 4.0-1 The POST information displays after boot of the Diamond Storage Array. Diamond Storage Array (c) 2004 ATTO Technology, Incorporated. Firmware version 5.40 release date Mar 30 2004, 10:43:06 Build 021G Power-On Self-Test Completion Status: GOOD 128 Megabytes of RAM Installed.

  • Page 30: In-Band Cli Over Fibre Channel

    Read Buffer the results by issuing a Write Buffer before issuing another ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual A subsequent the new command line and overwrite the previous results in the buffer with new results. LUN 0 can be released by issuing a SCSI...
  • Page 31 CHECK_CONDITION, INVALID_PARAMETER_IN_CDB initiator that specifies an incorrect Exhibit 4.1-1 The SCSI command process: reserve the Diamond Storage Array, send the command, release the Diamond Storage Array. Initiator/Host Goal: reserve the Diamond Storage Array for an in-band CLI command SCSI cdb: Reserve LUN 0 Goal: retrieve the Diamond Storage Array temperature via in-band CLI 1.

  • Page 32: Serial Port Access

    COM port with cable attached, then the following settings: • 115200 baud • 8 bit ASCII ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual • no parity • ASCII terminal type • 1 stop bit • flow control none •...
  • Page 33 Serial port access...

  • Page 34: Ethernet Access: Telnet And Snmp Protocols

    DHCP, you may enable automatic IP addressing (set IPDHCP enabled) using the CLI. Open a Telnet session on the host computer. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual • Default IP address: 10.0.0.1 • Port type: telnet • Terminal type: vt100...
  • Page 35 Type SaveConfiguration restart to reboot the array. Install SNMP management software on each client you wish to receive traps (messages). Call technical support to get the appropriate MIB file for your array. For each client, copy the MIB file to the directory containing the SNMP management software.

  • Page 36: Atto Expressnav: Browser-Based Interface

    Click on the Miscellaneous tab. Click on Metarefresh Exhibit 4.4-1 Introductory splash screen for ATTO ExpressNAV browser-based configuration tool ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual To open an ExpressNAV session Obtain the IP address of the array.
  • Page 37 Exhibit 4.4-2 Navigating ATTO ExpressNAV screens Configure choices: red type links to Information another page to change configuration Sidebar: select the item you wish to view options unavailable because of previous choice Submit button Reset button Parameter name same as typing all return to previous Red print links to CLI commands and...

  • Page 38: Expressnav

    Contains parameters and information to manage the Fibre Channel port: Data rate, Full duplex mode and Connection mode. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual Refer to Connecting a Fibre Channel Array on page 11 and Fibre Channel Configuration Commands on page 35 for more information.

  • Page 39: Logical Units

    • Enable/disable AutoRebuild Refer to Drive Configuration Commands on page 43 for more information. Logical Units Displays information on the logical units which have been configured on the array and allows you to change the status from online or offline or degraded. Partitions Allows to you to view the current configuration of the array and to change that configuration, including...

  • Page 40: Cli: Interface Via Ascii-Based Commands

    Default is verbose. If you want the terse mode, type set VerboseMode disabled. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual system restart before changes are implemented. The restart can be accomplished as part of the...
  • Page 41 Exhibit 4.5-2 Symbols, typefaces and abbreviations used to indicate functions and elements of the Command Line Interface Symbol Indicates Required entry < > Optional entry pick one of … Ellipses, repetition of preceding item end of line a range (6 – 9 = 6, 7, 8, 9) Boldface words must be typed as they appear Italicized words...

  • Page 42: Summary Of Cli Commands

    FcPortName FcSCSIBusyStatus FcWWName FirmwareRestart FTPPassword Help IdentifyDiamond IdeTransferRate Info IPAddress ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual Defaults Online set AtaDiskState 6 1 offline Disabled set AudibleAlarm disabled Disabled set AutoRebuild enabled ClearDiskReservedArea 8 2 Diamond get DiamondModel “...
  • Page 43 Command IPDHCP IPGateway IPSubnetMask LUNInfo LUNState Online MaxEnclTempAlrm MinEnclTempAlrm PartitionCommit PartitionInfo PartitionMerge PartitionSplit PowerAudibleAlarm QuickRAID0 QuickRAID1 QuickRAID10 QuickRAID5 RAID5ClearData RAID5ClearDataStatus RAIDHaltRebuild RAIDInterleave RAIDManualRebuild RAIDRebuildState RAIDRebuildStatus RAIDResumeRebuild RestoreConfiguration RestoreModePages SaveConfiguration SerialNumber SerialPortBaudRate SerialPortEcho SerialPortHandshake SerialPortStopBits SledFaultLED SMARTData SNMPTrapAddress SNMPTraps SNMPUpdates SystemSN Defaults Disabled set IPDHCP enabled...
  • Page 44 Command TelnetPassword TelnetTimeout TelnetUsername Temperature VerboseMode VirtualDriveInfo Zmodem ZoneAddDevice ZoneAddHost ZoneAddPort ZoneClearAll ZoneCommit ZoneCreate ZoneDelete ZoneInfo ZoneRemoveDevice ZoneRemoveHost ZoneRemovePort ZoneRetrieve ZoneState Diamond Storage Array Defaults diamond set TelnetPassword 123ABC Disabled set TelnetTimeout 360 telnet set TelnetUsername diamond1 get Temperature Enabled get VerboseMode virtualdriveinfo active zmodem receive...

  • Page 45: General Use Commands

    4.5.2 General Use Commands The following commands, listed alphabetically, describe or perform general functions. FirmwareRestart Causes a warm restart of the Diamond Storage Array. Immediate command: FirmwareRestart Help Displays a list of available commands. Type ‘help’ followed by a command name to display detailed command-specific information.

  • Page 46: Fibre Channel Configuration Commands

    FcFullDuplex Enable to allow full duplex Fibre Channel communication between the Diamond Storage Array and ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual host devices. Disable FcFullDuplex causes half duplex mode. Applies to both Fibre Channel ports Default: enabled...

  • Page 47: Fcwwname

    FcSCSIBusyStatus Specifies the SCSI status value returned when the Diamond is unable to accept a SCSI command because of a temporary lack of resources. Default: busy Actions: set FcSCSIBusyStatus [busy | qfull] Requires a SaveConfiguration Restart command Get syntax: get FcSCSIBusyStatus FcWWName Sets or view the Word Wide Name (WWPN) of the referenced Fibre Channel port.

  • Page 48: Serial Port Configuration Commands

    Set syntax: set SerialPortEcho [enabled | disabled] Requires a SaveConfiguration Restart command Get syntax: get SerialPortEcho ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual SerialPortHandshake Describes which handshaking method the Diamond Storage Array uses for its terminal interface (hardware, Xon/Xoff or none).

  • Page 50: Ethernet Commands

    IP address from the network. It requires that the Diamond be attached to a network with at least one ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual DHCP server. The network must have at least one DHCP...

  • Page 51: Snmpupdates

    SNMPUpdates Enables or disables the SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) database. Default: disabled Set syntax: set SNMPTraps [enabled|disabled] Requires a SaveConfiguration Restart command Get syntax: get SNMPUpdates TelnetPassword Specifies password for telnet session. Only one username/password combination is available per Diamond Storage Array.

  • Page 52: Diagnostic Commands

    Fibre Channel port: the same as the World Wide Name for port 0. Get syntax: get FcNodeName ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual FcPortList Lists the status of all available Fibre Channel ports. Immediate command: FcPortList...

  • Page 53: Partitioninfo

    PartitionInfo Displays Partition information for the selected partitions or all partitions. Get syntax: PartitionInfo [active|planned] [Virtual Drive ID] [Partition ID] RAID5ClearDataStatus Displays the status of RAID5 Clear Data processing. S represents the sled number, D represents the drive number. Choices: applies to RAID5 only Set syntax: RAID5ClearDataStatus RAIDRebuildStatus Displays the RAID1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 Rebuild Status...
  • Page 54 Choices: enter sled number (1-12), drive number (1-2) Immediate command: ClearDiskReservedAreaData [sled number] [drive number] ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual DriveCopy Copies a drive from the source disk to the destination disk. Parameters are the sled and drive numbers of the source and destination drives.
  • Page 55 DriveWipe Initializes a drive: wipes it of all data. Drive must be offline Set syntax: DriveWipe [Destination Sled] [Dest Drive] Requires a SaveConfiguration Restart command Get syntax: DriveCopyStatus IdeTransferRate Sets the DMA mode transfer rate for all devices. Choices: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 Default: 4 Set syntax: set IdeTransferRate [0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4] Requires a SaveConfiguration Restart command...
  • Page 56 The operation takes 3-6 hours, depending on drive capacity. Do not interrupt this ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual process. This is a destructive operation: all information on these drives is lost. Applies to RAID5 only...
  • Page 57 RAIDRebuildStatus Displays the RAID1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 Rebuild Status Summary. If no RAID groups are defined, the header information is displayed with no data. The status summary contains the RAID1, RAID 5 or RAID 10. The RAIDRebuildStatus command has no effect on the state of any rebuild in progress.
  • Page 58 Planned Zone Configuration the Active configuration). Set syntax: ZoneRemoveDevice [zone_name] [device_LUN...] ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual ZoneRemoveHost Removes one or more hosts from an existing zone. To complete this procedure, the ZoneState command must be...
  • Page 59 4.5.8 Maintenance Services Commands Maintenance commands allow updating and maintenance of the Diamond Storage Array. FcScsiBusyStatus You may set the Diamond to report busy or queue full when it is unable to accept a command. Default: Busy Set syntax: set FcScsiBusyStatus [busy|qfull] FirmwareRestart Causes a warm restart of the Diamond Storage Array Immediate command: FirmwareRestart...
  • Page 60 RAID Level 0 is used by applications requiring high performance for non-critical data. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual The QuickRAID0 command, accessed through the Command Line Interface, allows a simple, fast, out-of- the-box setup of the array into evenly-sized RAID Level 0 stripe groups.
  • Page 61 transmitted data at one end of the transaction, then the parity data is checked at the other end to make sure the transmission has not had any errors. In the array, transmitted data with the added parity data is striped across disk drives. A hardware XOR engine computes parity, thus alleviating software processing during reads and writes.
  • Page 62 Array on page 17). You should now be in the Command Line Interface mode. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.1 JBOD Continue with the CLI or access the RAID page of the ExpressNAV interface (refer to...

  • Page 63: To Set Up Raid Level 10 Groups

    The Diamond Storage Array can be set up into RAID Level 0 (striping) groups to allow it to read and store data at a higher transfer rate. QuickRAID0, a CLI command, allows you to set up the system as if it were a single drive instead of separate drives.
  • Page 64 Type set QuickRAID0 0. This configures the array in JBOD mode. Exhibit 5.2-1 A graphical representation of RAID Level 0 configuration. An example of RAID 0 configuration (QuickRAID0 4): 2 or more physical drives into 1 or more Virtual Drives RAID 0 subsystem example: 4 Virtual Drives Exhibit 5.2-2 Sled-based QuickRAID0 stripe groups with LUN designations in a fully populated Diamond Storage...
  • Page 65 Exhibit 5.2-4 A fully populated array may be configured in several different ways in RAID Level 0. RAID Level 0...

  • Page 66: To Remove Raid Groups

    Array on page 17). You should now be in Command Line Interface. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.3 RAID Level 1 Continue with the CLI or access the RAID page of the ExpressNAV interface (refer to...
  • Page 67 Continue with the CLI or access the RAID page of the ExpressNAV interface (refer to ExpressNAV: Browser-based Interface Type set QuickRAID0 0 to configure the array in JBOD mode. Information displays on the screen while the array updates NVRAM ending with a Ready Exhibit 5.3-1 Mirrored stripe groups with LUN designations in a fully populated Diamond Storage Array.
  • Page 68 Array on page 17). You should now be in the CLI. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.4 RAID Level 5 Continue with the CLI or access the RAID page of the ExpressNAV interface (refer to...
  • Page 69 Type set QuickRAID5 1 1 Type SaveConfiguration Restart The array is configured into one RAID Level 5 group with one Hot Spare sled. To set up two RAID Level 5 groups with two Hot Spare sleds Connect to Diamond Storage Array services Accessing the Array (refer to on page 17) and use...
  • Page 70 Exhibit 1.28-4 above. Type set QuickRAID5 [2 | 3 | 4 | ALL] ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual sleds, encompassing all the available sleds by using the CLI command...
  • Page 71 11 The array is now configured. To verify the configuration, type DriveInfo. If any sleds are missing, the sled slots are reported as offline. To set up one RAID Level 5 group with one Hot Spare sled Connect to Diamond Storage Array services Accessing the Array (refer to on page 17) and use...
  • Page 72 6 sleds, each partnered w ith another sled, w ith each partner a m irror im age of the other, configured into tw o stripe groups or Virtual Drives 2 Virtual Drives ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.5 RAID Level 10 Continue with the CLI or access the RAID page...
  • Page 73 The array is now configured. To verify the configuration, type DriveInfo. If any sleds are missing, the sled slots are reported as offline. To set up RAID Level 10 with Hot Spare sleds: Connect to Diamond Storage Array services (refer to Accessing the Array on page 17) and use the CLI or enter ATTO ExpressNAV browser...

  • Page 74: To Reset Lun Status

    RAIDRebuildStatus. If you enable AutoRebuild, the array rebuilds the degraded drives automatically when a new drive is inserted. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual Note Drive rebuilding reduces performance. You may want to leave...

  • Page 75: To Synchronize Mirrored Drives Manually

    You must use a SaveConfiguration Restart command to implement the rebuild priority command. To synchronize mirrored drives manually Connect to Diamond Storage Array services via the RS-232 port or the optional Ethernet management services card (refer to the Array on page 17). You should now be in CLI.

  • Page 76: Raid Interleave

    Array on page 17). You should now be in Command Line Interface. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.7 RAID Interleave Continue with the CLI or access the RAID page of the ExpressNAV interface (refer to...
  • Page 77 RAID interleave...

  • Page 78: Creating Partitions

    LUN. Instead of creating four physical RAID Level 5 LUNs, ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual requiring eight drives of capacity for parity, you can create a single physical RAID 5 group with only two drives’...
  • Page 79 may only be applied after Partition configuration. Each RAID group is a Virtual Drive. The array assigns an ID to each Virtual Drive. (refer to RAID Level 1 RAID Level 10 on page 55, RAID Level 5 61 and on page 57 about how to create Virtual Drives).

  • Page 80: Creating Zones

    The host portion from a host through a port to a device (LUN), ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.9 Creating Zones representing the Initiator ID in a SCSI environment or the World Wide Port Name in a Fibre Channel environment.

  • Page 81: Factors To Consider

    and edit the Active configuration, use the command. The information from the ZoneRetrieve Active configuration is copied into the Planned configuration. To determine what is in the Planned configuration, type ZoneInfo Planned is persistent and establishes Active configuration the Diamond zoning configuration after power- The Planned configuration becomes the Active configuration after successful execution of the command.

  • Page 82: Configuring Zones

    Configuring Zones Be careful when changing Diamond Storage Array zoning configurations. Internal validation logic cannot detect misconfigurations An unrestricted zone configuration, exactly mimicking the LUN configuration, is created internally after the first power-up or restart after installation of the array. No special operating modes are required and Zoning can be easily installed with no impact on previous configurations.

  • Page 83: Other Operations

    Other operations • To disable a zone, type ZoneState zone_name disabled • To clear the Planned Zone Configuration of all entries, type ZoneClear All RestoreConfiguration default • Using RestoreConfiguration factory default affect the zoning configuration. To restore the array to factory default, type ZoneClearAll ZoneCommit Errors...

  • Page 84: Copying Drives

    DriveWipe DriveCopyHalt DriveCopy stops a progress. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 6.0 Copying Drives CLI command may be necessary on drives in the JBOD DriveCopyResume operation that had been stopped. DriveCopyStatus DriveCopy JBOD configurations: drives for backup.
  • Page 85 Copy drives...

  • Page 86: Updating Firmware

    • a crossover network cable for a direct connect or standard network cable if attached to a network device ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual Transfer Send File . In the Send File box, enter the current Diamond flash, “...”.ima, filename or click the...

  • Page 87: First Time Use: Upon Successful Power Up And

    Copy the latest array image file, “...”.ima, onto the host computer and note its directory such c:\diamond\flash\“...”.ima First time use: Upon successful power up and diagnostics, set the host computer with the appropriate settings such as IP Address. The host computer must have appropriate network settings to allow it to communicate with the array.

  • Page 88: System Monitoring And Reporting

    At power up, a green Ready (RDY) LED is disabled until successful completion of the POST. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual Use a host If a host computer is connected to either a Fibre Channel or a SCSI port, the Ready LED blinks, then stays lit if the connection is good.
  • Page 89 disabled. When the ambient temperature decreases to within standard operating range, the drives are powered back on and the host is allowed to access data.Typical Diamond Storage Exhibit 8.0-1 Typical Diamond Storage Array operation over a range of external ambient temperatures. Alarms are audible, visual, CLI and SES cues as described above.
  • Page 90 These error messages should be reported to technical personnel to assist in debugging the problem. The blink codes are also saved internally by the array to NVRAM (Non Volatile Random Access Memory) and are displayed at power up if the power to the array is recycled.
  • Page 91 Monitors, reports...

  • Page 92: Troubleshooting

    CLI or the ExpressNAV interface over the RS- 232 interface port or the optional Ethernet port. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 8.1 Troubleshooting The blink codes are also saved internally by the...

  • Page 93: If A Drive Fails To Respond

    Management or use the appropriate CLI commands If a drive fails to respond • Determine which drive has failed by observing the amber fault LED on the drive sled or connect driveinfo to the CLI and type for a list of all drives and their status.
  • Page 94 (See Exhibit 8.2-1 for a list of configurations which change). Type FirmwareRestart or cycle power of the array. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual Reboot the host PC after the array completes its power on cycle. Factory Default...
  • Page 95 Exhibit 8.2-1 Configurations which change during a RestoreConfiguration command Command Default AudibleAlarm Disabled AutoRebuild Disabled DiamondName “...” EthernetSpeed Auto FcConnMode Loop FcDataRate Auto FcFairArb Enabled FcFrameLength 2048 FcFullDuplex Enabled FcHard Disabled FcHardAddress 0x03 IdentifyDiamond Disabled IdeTransferRate IPAddress 10.0.0.1 IPDHCP Disabled IPGateway 0.0.0.0 IPSubnetMask...
  • Page 96 Securely tighten all screws after replacing the component. ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 9-1: The management card may be accessed via a serial port DB-9 connector or an optional Ethernet connection.
  • Page 97 Exhibit 9-2: Above, disk drive sled partially pulled out of the Diamond Storage Array. Bottom left, top of disk drive sled. Bottom right, underside of disk drive sled showing individual drives Exhibit 9-4: A power supply pulled out from a rackmount Diamond Storage Array: do not leave an empty opening while the Diamond Storage Array is operating.

  • Page 98: Disk Drives

    CLI. The fault LED should blink on the disk drive sled which requires replacement. If it is not, ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual Drive Sleds Management Card type set SledFaultLED [n] on . The LED of the drive you want [n] lights.

  • Page 99: Power Supplies

    AutoRebuild enabled 12 If you do not have the disk drive sled number identified in step 2, on the control computer Ready prompt type: ClearDiskReservedArea (SledNum, 1) ClearDiskReservedArea (SledNum, 2) Set AtaDiskState (SledNum, 1, ONLINE) Set AtaDiskState (SledNum, 2, ONLINE) ResolveLUNConflicts 13 The new disk drive sled is available for system use 10 to 15 seconds after the disk drives spin...

  • Page 100: Optional Hot Spare Sled

    • the DriveInfo command lists the number of Hot Spare sleds currently in the system ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual • you can replace the faulted drive or sled later. However, faulted is a non-persistent state. After...
  • Page 101 To set up two RAID Level 5 groups with Hot Spare sleds Connect to Diamond Storage Array services (refer to Accessing the Array on page 17) and use the CLI or enter ATTO ExpressNAV Advanced CLI Configuration page. Type set QuickRAID5 2 2 Type SaveConfiguration Restart Exhibit 9.2-1 Configuration of sleds in RAID Level 1: five LUNs with two Hot Spare sleds Exhibit 9.2-2 Configuration of sleds in RAID Level 10: five mirrored pairs of sleds in one Virtual Drive and two Hot...

  • Page 102: Glossary

    A Fibre Channel switch or two or more Fibre Channel switches interconnected to physically transmit data between any two N_Ports on a switch or switches ATTO Technology Inc. Glossary gigabit/sec. Multiple FC-AL loops can be connected via a fabric switch topology to extend the range.
  • Page 103 Term F_port A port in the Fibre Channel fabric where a N_port may attach FC-AL Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop: a Fibre Channel network in which up to 126 systems and devices are connected in a loop topology, with each transmitter connecting to the receiver of the device to its logical right;...

  • Page 104: Appendix A Ata Disk Technology

    Max Initiators Topology Bussed Error Detection None Protocol “weight” very light Cost • Interface • Drives Manageability none ATTO Technology Inc. SCSI 46 cm 25 m 100 MB/sec. 160 MB/sec. 33 MB/sec. 10 MB/sec. <16 Bussed Bussed light medium to heavy...

  • Page 105: Driveinfo

    Appendix B Information command returns Driveinfo Sled Capacity Errors TYPE VDID Capacity Errors TYPE VDID === ====== ===== ===== ===== ====== ===== ===== 1 76292MB 0 JBOD 1 76292MB 2 76292MB 0 JBOD 2 76292MB 3 76292MB 0 JBOD 3 76292MB 4 76292MB 0 JBOD 4...
  • Page 106 0 RAID10 56 76292MB 2 76292MB 0 RAID10 56 76292MB 3 76292MB 0 RAID10 56 76292MB ATTO Technology Inc. 0 RAID1 50 0 RAID1 50 0 RAID1 51 0 RAID1 51 0 RAID1 52 0 RAID1 52 0 RAID1 53...
  • Page 107 4 76292MB 0 RAID10 56 76292MB 5 76292MB 0 RAID10 57 76292MB 6 76292MB 0 RAID10 57 76292MB 7 76292MB 0 RAID10 57 76292MB 8 76292MB 0 RAID10 57 76292MB 9 76292MB 0 RAID10 58 76292MB 10 76292MB 0 RAID10 58 76292MB 11 76292MB 0 RAID10 58...
  • Page 108 LunInfo for a RAID10 3 TYPE State Capacity ==== ===== ======== ===== ============ Processor ONLINE RAID10 ONLINE 305171MB RAID10 ONLINE 305171MB RAID10 ONLINE 293231MB ATTO Technology Inc. Errors SerialNumber V80EE4YC0AJ0000 V80DTESC0AJ0000 V80EE4TC0AJ0000 V80D44LC0AJ0000 V80DTELC0AJ0000 V80CFVHC0AJ0000 V80EE4YC1AK0000 V80DTESC1AK0000 V80EE4TC1AK0000 V80D44LC1AK0000 V80DTELC1AK0000 V80CFVHC1AK0000...

  • Page 109: Partitioninfo

    LunInfo 2 RAID10 SerialNumber V80EE4TCAAL0000 Virtual Drive ID 57, Capacity: 305171 MB (0x00025409e00 blocks) Operations Blocks Read 00000000 00000000 Write 00000000 00000000 Errors 00000000 LunInfo for a RAID5 1 configuration TYPE State Capacity ==== ===== ====== Processor ONLINE RAID5 ONLINE 1612749MB LunInfo 1 RAID5...

  • Page 110: Zoneinfo

    Device: 123 ZoneInfo 1234 Zone 1234 disabled Host: 20:00:00:10:86:00:21:12 IID: none Port: 0 1 Device: 3 4 5 6 ZoneInfo 1 Zone: zone1 enabled Host: 20:00:00:10:00:00:00 IID: none Port: 1 Device: 12345 ATTO Technology Inc. Serial Number ========= Serial Number ==========...

  • Page 111: First Time Configuration (After Download)

    Appendix C Sample Zoning Command Sequences First time configuration (after download) QuickRAID or JBOD under Zoning “first time” configuration, an all/all/all configuration in the selected QuickRAID configuration. All zone commands except ZoneCommit affect only the planned configuration. ZoneCommit sets the Planned Configuration into the Active Configuration. ZoneClearAll Clears any previously-defined zones ZoneCommit...

  • Page 112: Asymmetric Model

    ZoneAddPort zone_3 1 ZoneState zone_1 enabled ZoneState zone_2 enabled ZoneState zone_3 enabled ZoneCommit ATTO Technology Inc. Clears any previously defined zones Creates a zone named zone_1 Adds host 1 WWPN to zone_1 Adds metadata controller host WWPN to zone_1 Adds LUN 1 and LUN 2 to zone_1...

  • Page 113: Combined Symmetric/Asymmetric Model

    Combined Symmetric/Asymmetric Model Many hosts, RAID Level 1 with 6 LUNs. All zone commands except ZoneCommit affect only the planned configuration. ZoneCommit sets the Planned Configuration into the Active Configuration. ZoneClearAll ZoneCreate zone_1 ZoneAddHost zone_1 20:00:00:10:86:00:01:34 ZoneAddHost zone_1 20:00:00:10:10:10:86:01 ZoneAddDevice zone_1 1 2 ZoneAddPort zone_1 0 ZoneCreate zone_2 ZoneAddHost remaining...

  • Page 114: Appendix D Product Safety

    ATTO Technology Inc. • This unit is designed to only have inside communication lines connected to it (no lines outside the building proper).

  • Page 115: Appendix E Specifications

    Appendix E Specifications Environmental and physical • Humidity: 10-85% non-condensing • Normal operating temperature at sea level: 5- • Storage temperature: -25-60 • AC input voltage 100-240V rated • 50/60 Hz Rack mount dimensions • Height: 131mm (5.16”) 3U • Width: 447mm (17.60”) •...
  • Page 116 *GBIC-DB9 (copper) AMP 788615-1 (1Gb FC) *GBIC-SW SC cnctr Class 1 laser rated (1Gb FC) *Connector, SFP optical Class 1 laser rated (2 Gb FC) *Terminator, 68-pin VHDCI *All parts UL recognized ATTO Technology Inc. All models MGMT-ETHR-001 MGMT-R232-001 CBL-FCCU-003...

  • Page 117: Appendix G Warranty

    Manufacturer warrants to the original purchaser of this product that it will be free from defects in material and workmanship as described in the ATTO Technology website, www.attotech.com. Manufacturer liability shall be limited to replacing or repairing, at its option, any defective product. There will be no charge for parts or labor should Manufacturer determine that this product is defective.

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