ATTO Technology FastStream SC 5700 Installation And Operation Manual
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- Page 1 ATTO FastStream Storage Controller Installation and Operation Manual FastStream SC 5300 Fibre Channel to SCSI SAN Storage Appliance FastStream SC 5500 Fibre Channel to SAS/SATA SAN Storage Appliance FastStream SC 5700 Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel SAN Storage Appliance...
- Page 2 Technical support: Monday -- Friday, 8am-8pm EST techsupp@attotech.com © 2008 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Cooling and airflow Power Fibre Channel ports SAS/SATA ports Management ports Reset/restore factory default switch LED indicators 1.3 FastStream SC 5700 Physical Attributes ...7 Dimensions Cooling and airflow Power Fibre Channel ports Management ports Reset/restore factory default switch LED indicators 2.0 Install the FastStream Storage Controller ...9... - Page 4 4.0 Configure Storage into RAID Groups ...13 Features you may choose Auto-Rebuild Fault Tolerance Initialization Selecting an application Preliminary steps Quick Digital Video Audio General Digital Video, General IT or Database Creating a custom setup 5.0 Modify System Values ...19 Changing current user name, password Creating a read-only user name, password Changing system variables...
- Page 5 8.0 Manage ATTO Devices, Configurations ...37 Creating a unique name for your FastStream Discovering, managing other ATTO devices Saving or restoring a configuration 9.0 Interface Options ...39 Using the ExpressNAV Storage Manager Using the serial port Using Telnet 10.0 Update Firmware ...41 Appendix A CLI Provides an ASCII-based Interface ...i CLI error messages CLI summary...
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Page 6: Atto Faststream Offers Data Protection
• 256 MB ECC cache memory • Up to 480 MB/sec performance • RoHS compliant ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual RAID protection features • All models: hardware DVRAID™, RAID Level 0, 1, 4, 5, 1+0 and JBOD, all user configurable •... -
Page 7: Additional Faststream 5500 Features
Additional FastStream 5500 features • 2 independent 4-Gb Fibre Channel Host Interfaces backward compatible with 2-Gb and 1-Gb FC operation • 2 3-Gb miniSAS device interfaces provide 8 lanes of SAS/SATA connectivity supporting initiator mode for any combination of up to 64 SAS and SATA devices •... -
Page 8: Faststream Sc 5300 Physical Attributes
Input voltage: 10/230V AC, with operating input range of 90-132V AC or 175-264V AC, 47-63Hz, single phase. The AC input range selection is ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual automatic with no manual or jumper switchover required. -
Page 9: Fibre Channel Ports
SCSI ports: A green LED on each port indicates activity if is lit. LEDs on the faceplate are: A bicolor Ready/Fault LED is lighted green to indicate ready, lighted yellow to show a faulted condition, and off indicates not ready. Exhibit 1.1-1 The connector side of the FastStream SC530 a ir v e n ts R e a d y / F a u lt L E D... -
Page 10: Faststream Sc 5500 Physical Attributes
Dispose of used batteries in accordance with your local environmental regulations. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Explosionsgefahr, wenn die Batterie falsch entfernt und/oder ersetzt wird. Entsorgen Sie benutzte Batterien in Übereinstimmung mit Ihren lokalen Umweltschutzbestimmungen. -
Page 11: Power
Ethernet port connector: a lighted green LED shows a valid link; off indicates that no link is present, and blinking indicates activity. A separate bicolor LED indicates 10/100/1000 MbE speed: green on indicates 100 MbE; yellow on indicates 1000 MbE, and off indicates 10 MbE Fibre Channel port: a lighted green LED indicates link;... -
Page 12: Faststream Sc 5700 Physical Attributes
1.3 FastStream SC 5700 Physical Attributes The ATTO FastStream SC 5700 is a Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel storage appliance which can be seamlessly integrated into a new or an existing storage environment. The ATTO FastStream SC 5700 is available in an industry-standard 1U form factor for easy integration into industry-standard racks. -
Page 13: Power
LEDs on the front are: A green power LED A bicolor Ready/Fault LED: lighted green to indicate ready, lighted yellow to show a faulted condition, and off indicates not ready. Exhibit 1.3-1 The connector side of the FastStream 5700 Exhibit 1.3-2 Detail of the connector side of the FastStream.5700 Exhibit 1.3-3 Detail of the FastStream.faceplate. -
Page 14: Install The Faststream Storage Controller
If you are installing into a rack: ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual • Properly ground the FastStream to the rack equipment. The earth ground connection must be maintained. -
Page 15: Beginning Initial Configuration
Select Internet Options . In the Internet Options screen, select the Security tab. Click on the Trusted Sites icon. Click on the Sites button. In the text box Add this Web site to the zone , add the IP address of the appliance. You may use wild cards. -
Page 16: Ensure Drive Integrity
Select Initialize and Verify Drives . Click Next. Select Initialize and Verify Drives. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual If you do not want to initialize or verify drives now, continue on to Configure Storage into RAID Groups on page 13. - Page 17 After creating RAID groups If you are not already in the ExpressNAV Storage Manager, type the IP address of your appliance in a standard browser. On the splash screen, click Enter Here. In the box provided , type in your user name and password, and click OK .
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Page 18: Configure Storage Into Raid Groups
Hot Spares will be used first, regardless of the Auto-Rebuild setting. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual using the procedures listed in Modify Storage page 31. -
Page 19: Fault Tolerance
• If no unallocated drive is available, you must replace the faulted drive and a rebuild begins. If you are using a FastStream 5300, you must initiate a system scan using the CLI command BlockDevScan to discover the drive before the rebuild can take place;... -
Page 20: Quick Digital Video
• Several definitions are listed in a grey box at the bottom of the Audio Setup Wizard screen which may help you determine answers to the setup questions. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Click on Next. Note Depending on your choice and your current system, the appliance may need to restart. -
Page 21: Creating A Custom Setup
Creating a custom setup If the application setups do not suit your needs, you may use Custom Setup to configure the FastStream. After choosing Custom Setup button, the RAID Setup Wizard page appears. Click on Next . Decide if all drives are to be available to both ports. - Page 22 RAID configuration (refer to Rebuild on page 13). ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual 18 Select a Rebuild Priority . Rebuild Priority allows you to determine whether rebuild or I/O transactions take precedence during rebuild operations.
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Page 24: Modify System Values
OK . Click on the Manage menu item on the left had side of the page. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual however, use extreme caution when changing default values. Press Enter. - Page 25 Make any changes. • Appliance name : The appliance name is a unique 8-character identifier which is displayed at the top of each screen. You may find this useful if you are managing multiple ATTO devices from a single workstation. Refer to Manage ATTO Devices, Configurations...
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Page 26: Monitor Storage, Configurations
Enter Here. In the box provided , type in your user name and password, and click OK . ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual various issues with storage devices using the SES (SCSI Enclosure Status) protocol... -
Page 27: Configuration Display Page
Configuration Display page Clicking on Details from the Health and Status Monitor page gives you added information about various aspects of the FastStream and attached storage. Click on the arrow next to the group you wish to view. • RAID groups : RAID group names, RAID status, available Hot Spares, number of drives, RAID Level, number of partitions, Interleave and total capacity of each RAID group... -
Page 28: Phone Home: Email Alerts
If you are not already in the ExpressNAV Storage Manager, type the IP address of your ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual appliance in a standard browser. On the splash screen, click Enter Here. In the box provided , type in your user name and password, and click OK . - Page 29 Exhibit 6.1-1 The Error Notification page.
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Page 30: Drive Diagnostics
Preliminary steps above. Click the Read-Only Drive Test button. Click Next. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual The Health and Status Monitor page appears. Click the Diagnostics button on the left hand menu. Select the operation you wish to perform from the next menu presented. -
Page 31: Drive Performance And Health
Drive performance and health Another way to determine your drives’ status is to follow the Preliminary instructions, above, and click on the Drive Performance and Health menu item. Follow the instructions in Preliminary steps above. Click on the Drive Performance and Health menu item . -
Page 32: Scsi Enclosure Services (Ses)
Select the type of SES monitor and control you wish to use. Exhibit 6.3-1 The Enclosure Services page. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual individual drives, all the drives in the same enclosure, all the drives in a single RAID group, or faulted drives. -
Page 33: Identifying Ses Elements
Identifying SES elements The SES Monitor page found by clicking on Details in the Enclosure Status section of the Health and Status Monitor page shows SES information about specific enclosures (see Exhibit 6.3-4). If you would like information about specific drives of the RAID groups or enclosures of which they are members, use the Identify SES Elements page. -
Page 34: Monitoring Ses Elements
Exhibit 6.3-3 The ExpressNAV Storage Controller Health and Status Monitor page. Exhibit 6.3-4 The SES Monitor page. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual screen, click Enter Here. In the box provided , type in your user name and password, and click OK . -
Page 35: Use The Manage Menu
Use the Manage menu If you are not already in the ExpressNAV Storage Manager, type the IP address of your appliance in a standard browser. On the splash screen, click Enter Here. In the box provided , type in your user name and password, and click OK . -
Page 36: Modify Storage
You may create or delete RAID groups, change RAID group levels, rebuild RAID groups or modify RAID group mapping or partitions. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual 7.0 Modify Storage Preliminary steps Begin with these steps, then choose the process you wish to use. -
Page 37: Adding Drives To A Raid Group
If you want to continue click Yes. The configuration completes and the Health and Status Monitor page appears. If you wish to start over, click No . Adding drives to a RAID group If you have unallocated drives, you can increase the number of drives used by an existing RAID group by adding an unallocated drive to the group. -
Page 38: Modifying Raid Group Mapping
31 and click on the RAID Groups arrow from the Select User Process box. Click on the Modify RAID Group Partitioning button. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Click Next . Select the RAID Group Name from the drop down menu. -
Page 39: Modifying Raid Options
Modifying RAID options You may change Auto-Rebuild and SpeedRead configurations. Refer to Step 14 Creating a custom setup on page 16 for details on these features. Follow the instructions in Preliminary steps page 31 and click on the RAID Groups arrow from the Select User Process box. -
Page 40: Removing Raid Configuration Data
On the splash screen, click Enter Here. In the box provided , ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Click in the Clean RAID Configuration data radio button from the Select User Process box. -
Page 42: Manage Atto Devices, Configurations
Select a device from the list. An arrow points to the appliance you are currently using. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual You may also save the configuration of the FastStream you are currently using, or restore it from a previously-saved configuration, or import a configuration from another ATTO FastStream. - Page 43 Saving or restoring a configuration You may save the configuration of the FastStream you are currently using, restore the configuration from a previously-saved configuration for that FastStream, or clone a configuration from another ATTO FastStream using the Save/Restore feature. Note It is best practice to save a copy of your configuration settings to a file to easily replace a unit or to set up additional controllers.
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Page 44: Interface Options
Note the assigned address: _____________________________________ ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC RAID Controller Installation and Operation Manual 9.0 Interface Options If you do not have a DHCP server, get an IP address and subnet mask from your network administrator, type it into the area provided, and click on Next . -
Page 45: Using The Serial Port
Using the serial port To connect to a terminal emulation program to manage the FastStream, use the serial port. Connect a cable from FastStream RS-232 serial port or header to the serial (COM) port on a personal computer. Start a terminal emulation program on the personal computer, and use it to connect to the FastStream. -
Page 46: Update Firmware
Click on the Diagnostics button on the left hand side of the ExpressNAV Storage Manager. ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual The Diagnostics Menu page appears. From the Select User Process box, select Update the Firmware . -
Page 48: Appendix A Cli Provides An Ascii-Based Interface
< > BlockDevID EnclosureIndex ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual • Commands generally have three types of operation: get, set and immediate. • The get form returns the value of a parameter or setting and is an informational command. - Page 49 Symbol/Abbreviation GroupName MemberIndex PartitionIndex CLI error messages The following error messages may be returned by the Command line Interface: ERROR. Invalid Command. Type 'Help' for command list. ERROR. Wrong/Missing Parameters Usage: <usage string> ERROR Invalid RAID Group state ERROR Invalid Block Device index ERROR Invalid RAID MemberIdx ERROR Maximum number of RAID Groups exceeded ERROR Insufficient number of RAID Group members...
- Page 50 FCPortErrors FCPortList FCSCSIBusyStatus (SC 5300) FCTargets (SC 5700, 7700) FCWWName FirmwareRestart Help HSAdd HSDisplay ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Default Example get bridgemodel “ “ set bridgename Omega6 cleareventlog set date 03/03/2003 set defaultinterleave 64 deleteallmaps...
- Page 51 Command HSRemove IdentifyBridge Info IPAddress IPDHCP IPDNSServer IPGateway IPSubnetMask IsReserved MaxOpTemp Metrics MinOpTemp OpTempWarn Partition PartitionDisplay PartitionMerge PartitionSplit PartitionWriteCache PassThroughMode (SC 5500, 5700)) PassThroughPersistent (SC 5500, 5700) PassThroughRediscover (SC 5500, 5700) Password Performance Ping RAIDRebuildPriority RAIDSpeedWriteLimit ReadOnlyPassword ReadOnlyUsername Reserve ResetFCPortErrors RestoreConfiguration RGAddStorage RGAutoRebuild...
- Page 52 SCSIPortWideTransfer (SC 5300) SCSITargetLUNs (SC 5300) SCSITargets (SC 5300) SerialNumber SerialPortBaudRate SerialPortEcho SES (SC 5500, 5700) SESAlarmTest (SC 5500, 5700) ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Default Example rgerase g1 rghaltconversion g1 rghalterase g1 rghaltinitialization g1 rghaltrebuild g1...
- Page 53 Command SESDiskFailureAlarm (SC 5500, 5700) SESEnclosures (SC 5500, 5700) SESIdentify (SC 5500, 5700) SESIdentifyStop (SC 5500, 5700) SESMute (SC 5500, 5700) SESPoll (SC 5500, 5700) SESStartingSlot (SC 5500, 5700) SESStatus (SC 5500, 5700) SNTP SNTPServer TailEventLog Temperature Time TimeZone Username VerboseMode VirtualDriveInfo Voltage (SC 5300, 5700)
- Page 54 The name may be contain up to 8 characters. set BridgeName [name] SaveConfiguration Restart command required get BridgeName ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual ClearEventLog Clears the contents of the EventLog. No new entries are recorded until the operation is completed. ClearEventLog Date Regulates the current date for this unit.
- Page 55 DriveTest Starts or stops a drive test with the previously-specified configuration and drive list. Drives which are in-use by the test are not available for RAID configuration or RAID operations. Only one test can be run at a time. DriveTest [Begin | Cancel] DriveTestConfig Configures the next drive test to perform: initialize (destructive write-only), read (non-destructive read-only), verify (destructive...
- Page 56 Choices are 1Gb/sec., 2Gb/sec., 4Gb/sec. or Auto-negotiate. Note The FC data rate displayed in the toggles between 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb on a 4Gb- ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual capable unit if no connection has been established. Default: auto...
- Page 57 FCPortList Displays a list of available FC ports and their current status. Valid reported status values are Up, Down, Failed, Reserved and Disabled. FCPortList FCSCSIBusyStatus SC 5300 Choose to report busy or queue full when the unit is unable to accept a SCSI command. Default: busy set FCSCSIBusyStatus [busy | qfull] get FCSCSIBusyStatus...
- Page 58 ID. Partition [GroupName] [partition index] [capacity] [GB | MB | blocks] ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual PartitionDisplay Lists all the partitions available in the specified RAID group. The partitions are listed in order of contiguousness (as opposed to index order).
- Page 59 PassThroughRediscover SC 5500, 5700 Makes any previously-deleted pass through target devices visible to the host. PassThroughRediscover Password Specifies the password used for all sessions. Password is case sensitive, 0 to 32 characters, and cannot contain spaces. An empty password can be configured by pressing the enter key when prompted for the new password and new password confirmation.
- Page 60 Deletes all RAID groups or the specified RAID group. RGDelete [GroupName | all] xiii ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual RGDiskWriteCache If enabled, produces higher write performance with a small risk of data loss after a system failure. If disabled, drives are updated at the expense of some write performance.
- Page 61 RGPreFetch Specifies the prefetch value for all RAID groups or for the specified RAID Group. Default: 0 set RGPreFetch [GroupName | all] [1-6] get RGPreFetch [GroupName | all] RGRebuild SC 5300, 5700 Rebuilds the specified RAID group. If no member is specified, all degraded members are rebuilt.
- Page 62 [GroupName] [PartIndex]] |FC [fp] [Index]] | Delete] FCMultiNode is enabled: Route FC [fp] [fl] [[RAID [GroupName] [PartIndex]] |FC [fp] [Index]] | Delete] ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual RouteDisplay Displays a combined list of host protocol address to target destination device mappings.
- Page 63 SCSIPortList SC 5300 Lists the status of all available SCSI ports. SCSIPortList SCSIPortReset SC 5300 Resets the specified SCSI bus. SCSIPortReset [sb] SCSIPortResetOnStartup SC 5300 Controls whether the specified SCSI bus is reset each time the unit is powered up. Default: enabled set SCSIPortResetOnStartup [sb] [enabled | disabled] get SCSIPortResetOnStartup [sb]...
- Page 64 The remind state causes an occasional audible reminder, if supported by the hardware, of the alarm condition. xvii ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Note The command SESEnclosures must be executed before executing SESMute.
- Page 65 TailEventLog Displays new events to the terminal. Type quit then press ENTER to exit tail mode. TailEventLog Temperature Displays the current internal operating temperature of this unit in degrees Celsius. get Temperature Time Controls or displays the current time as clocked by the unit in 24 hour format.
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Page 66: Dvraid: Digital Video Raid
DVRAID is ATTO Technology proprietary technology which supports the editing of uncompressed 10-bit ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Design RAID Groups Note If a drive has corrupt or outdated configuration data, that drive cannot be assigned to any RAID group. -
Page 67: Raid Level 0: Striping, No Redundancy
RAID Level 0: striping, no redundancy RAID Level 0 (striping) is based on the fact that increased performance can be achieved by simultaneously accessing data across multiple drives, increasing data transfer rates while reducing average access time by overlapping drive seeks. Drives are accessed alternately, as if stacked one on top of the Disk 1 Stripe 1... -
Page 68: Raid Level 4: Striping, One Parity Drive
Stripe 3 Data 9 Stripe 4 Parity 10-12 ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual RAID Level 1+0 is used in applications requiring high performance and redundancy, combining the attributes of RAID Levels 1 and 0. The ATTO FastStream supports an even number of 4 to 16 drives per RAID Level 1+0 group. - Page 69 RAID Level 6: striping, two parity blocks distributed among drives RAID Level 6 increases reliability for mission critical applications by striping both data and dual parity across multiple drives, writing data and parity blocks across all the drives in a RAID group. RAID 6 provides Disk 1 Stripe 1 Data 1...
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Page 70: Appendix C Scsi Cabling
Each SCSI port is a bus capable of supporting 16 devices and each bus is capable of 40, 80 or 160 xxiii ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual SCSI Cabling MB/sec. (Ultra, Ultra2, Ultra160 or Ultra 320) transfer rates. - Page 71 Exhibit A-2 Various types of SCSI operate at different speeds and require different bus lengths to support a certain number of devices. Bus speed MB/sec. STA terms max. Fast SCSI Fast/WIDE SCSI UltraSCSI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Ultra2 SCSI Ultra2/WIDE SCSI Ultra160/WIDE SCSI Ultra320 SCSI...
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Page 72: Appendix D Standards And Compliances
The ATTO FastStream SC 7500 complies with Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS). ATTO Technology Inc. FastStream SC Installation and Operation Manual Standards and Compliances FCC Standards: Radio and Television Interference 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. -
Page 73: Appendix E Warranty
Manufacturer warrants to the original purchaser of this product that it is 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 is no charge for parts or labor should Manufacturer determine that this product is defective.