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Promise Technology VTRAK 15110 Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 15110/12110/8110 UICK TART UIDE Version 1.1 / SR5 © 2005 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 2: Installation Task List

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Installation Task List Step 1: Unpack the VTrak (below) Step 2: Mount VTrak in a Rack (page 5) Step 3: Install Disk Drives (page 5) Step 4: Verify the SCSI HBA Card (page 8) Step 5: Connect the SCSI Cables (page 9)
  • Page 3 V T ra k 1 5 1 0 0 Power Disk Array SCSI-1 SCSI-2 Controller Status Status Activity Activity Heartbeat Figure 1. VTrak 15110 front view Power FRU Status Disk Array Status SCSI-1 Activity SCSI-2 Activity Controller Heartbeat Figure 2. VTrak 12110/8110 front view...
  • Page 4 VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Storage Enclosure RAID Controller Processor (SEP) Power Supply 1 Cooling Unit 1 Cooling Unit 2 Power Supply 2 with Battery Figure 3. VTrak 15110 rear view Cooling Unit with Battery Power Supply 1 RAID Storage Power Supply 2 Controller...

  • Page 5: Step 3: Install Disk Drives

    Be sure to install the counter-sink screws supplied with the VTrak. Use of other types of screws can damage the adjacent drives. PATA Drive PATA-to-SATA Mounting Holes Adapter SATA Drive Mounting Holes Figure 5. VTrak 15110 Drive Carrier mounting holes...

  • Page 6: Serial Ata Disk Drives

    Figure 6. VTrak 12110/8110 Drive Carrier mounting holes Serial ATA Disk Drives Serial ATA Disk Drive Figure 7. SATA Disk Drives mount at the front of the carrier A VTrak 15110 carrier is shown above. The VTrak 12110/8110 carrier is similar.

  • Page 7: Parallel Ata Disk Drives

    PATA-to-SATA Adapter Figure 8. PATA Disk Drives require a PATA-to-SATA adapter. A VTrak 15110 carrier is shown above. The VTrak 12110/8110 carrier is similar. Set the jumpers on the PATA drives to master. Obtain PATA-to-SATA adapters from your Promise distributor.

  • Page 8: Step 4: Verify The Scsi Hba Card

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Step 4: Verify the SCSI HBA Card Data travels between the Host PC and the VTrak storage system through a SCSI connection. Therefore, the SCSI HBA card is an essential part of the Host PC and VTrak system.

  • Page 9: Step 5: Connect The Scsi Cables

    Step 5: Connect the SCSI Cables Step 5: Connect the SCSI Cables When you attach the SCSI cables, you can use either the upper or lower connector for each channel. The connectors are non-directional, there is no SCSI in / SCSI out. Caution To prevent possible damage to the VTrak or your Host PC, ensure that the power to both units is OFF before connecting the SCSI...

  • Page 10: Configuration 1: One Vtrak, One Host Pc, One Scsi Hba Card

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Configuration 1: One VTrak, one Host PC, one SCSI HBA card SCSI Terminator VTrak SCSI HBA Card SCSI Cable Connect to either channel 1 or 2 Host PC Figure 9. VTrak 15110 SCSI Terminator VTrak...

  • Page 11: Configuration 2: One Vtrak, One Host Pc, Two Scsi Hba Cards

    Configuration 2: One VTrak, one Host PC, two SCSI HBA cards SCSI Terminators VTrak SCSI HBA cards SCSI Cables Host PC Figure 11. VTrak 15110 SCSI Terminators VTrak SCSI HBA cards SCSI Cable Host PC Figure 12.VTrak 12110/8110 You can use a dual-channel SCSI HBA card for this application.
  • Page 12 VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Configuration 3: One VTrak, two Host PCs, one SCSI HBA card in each SCSI Terminators VTrak SCSI Cables SCSI HBA Cards Host PC 1 Host PC 2 Figure 13.VTrak 15110...
  • Page 13 Step 5: Connect the SCSI Cables SCSI Terminators VTrak SCSI Cables SCSI HBA Card SCSI HBA Card Host PC 1 Host PC 2 Figure 14.VTrak 12110/8110...

  • Page 14: Configuration 4: Two Vtraks, One Host Pc, One Scsi Hba Card (Daisy Chain)

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Configuration 4: Two VTraks, one Host PC, one SCSI HBA card (daisy chain) SCSI Cable SCSI Terminator VTrak 1 VTrak 2 SCSI HBA Card Host PC Figure 15.VTrak 15110 SCSI Cable SCSI Terminator VTrak 1...

  • Page 15: Configuration 5: Two Vtraks, One Host Pc, Two Scsi Hba Cards

    Configuration 5: Two VTraks, one Host PC, two SCSI HBA cards SCSI Terminators VTrak 1 SCSI HBA cards VTrak 2 SCSI Cable Host PC Figure 17.VTrak 15110 SCSI Terminator VTrak 1 SCSI Cable SCSI HBA cards VTrak 2 Host PC Figure 18.VTrak 12110/8110 You can use a dual-channel SCSI HBA card for this application.

  • Page 16: Step 6: Connect The Management Cables

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Step 6: Connect the Management Cables VTrak has two types of Management connections: • Management Port connection – Enables you to monitor the VTrak over your network using the WebPAM PRO Software. VTrak supports Ethernet and Telnet protocols.

  • Page 17: Macintosh Users

    LEDs on the front of the VTrak will light up. Disk Array SCSI-1 SCSI-2 Controller Power Status Status Activity Activity Heartbeat VTrak 15110 Displays Power FRU Status Logical Drive Status SCSI-1 Activity SCSI-2 Activity Controller Heartbeat Figure 21.VTrak 12110/8110 Displays...

  • Page 18: Step 8: Set Up Management Connections

    If there is no disk drive in the carrier, the Disk Status LED will display green while the Power/Activity LED will remain dark. Step 8: Set Up Management Connections As explained earlier, VTrak 15110 has two types of Management connections: • Management Port connection – Supports the CLU (via Telnet) and WebPAM •...

  • Page 19: Terminal Emulation

    Start your PC’s terminal emulation program. Press Enter once to launch the CLU. The CLU Main Menu appears (below) and is ready to use. For a full list of CLU capabilities and functions, see Chapter 5 the VTrak 15110 User Manual.

  • Page 20: Set Ip Addresses And Subnet Mask

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Set IP Addresses and Subnet Mask This procedure is required for a network connection to the VTrak. In order for the network connection to work, you must set the IP addresses of the Management Port and Gateway, and set the Subnet Mask. You can enable DHCP or make the settings manually.
  • Page 21 Step 8: Set Up Management Connections 5. Ping R. Return to previous menu Please enter your menu choice>1 Press 1 and Enter to select Management Port. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Management Port IP Address: 10.0.0.2 Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0 Gateway IP Address: 0.0.0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Management Port 1.

  • Page 22: Step 9: Install Webpam Pro Software

    Install the Utility Server only on a PC or Server that is permanently connected to your network. • Install only one instance of the Utility Server on your network. Operating System Support On the PC or server where you install WebPAM PRO, Promise Technology recommends: • Windows 2000 •...

  • Page 23: Cimom Agent

    Step 9: Install WebPAM PRO Software CIMOM Agent VTrak ships from the factory with a CIMOM agent installed. Internet Laptop PC Desktop PC with Internet with Internet browser browser Router & Firewall Networked PC Networked PC with Utility Server with Internet browser Rackmounted VTrak Host PC Subsystems...

  • Page 24: Internet Browser

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Internet Browser Typically an Internet browser comes with your operating system. WebPAM PRO does not include a browser. For computers that will remotely monitor and manage the RAID, the Internet Browser is the only software required.
  • Page 25 Step 9: Install WebPAM PRO Software Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM drive. In the CD window, double-click on the webpam...bin icon to begin installation (right). When the Run or Display? dialog box appears, click Run in Terminal. After several moments, the Terminal window closes and the first WebPAM PRO installation dialog box appears, as shown on the next page.
  • Page 26 VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Installation Under All Supported Operating Systems, continued In the following examples, the Windows install screens are shown. Linux install screens have a slightly different appearance but the information, choices and actions required are exactly the same.
  • Page 27 Internet or outside your company firewall. Security options are invisible to authorized users. Promise Technology provides a default certificate for the server as well as for internal data communication. However, in some cases it is always better to install and verify your own certificate for the webserver. And, and if possible, verify certificate by certificate authority like Verisign or Thwate.
  • Page 28 VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide When the Utility Server Information screen appears (below), enter the requested network addresses. You must enter correct information for Email Server and Email Sender or the installation will not proceed. Email Server – Type in the name of your company's email server.
  • Page 29 Step 9: Install WebPAM PRO Software When the Choose Install Folder screen appears (below), make your selection of a folder for the WebPAM PRO applications you are installing. The default folder is C:\WebPAM. If you want a different folder, type its location and click the Choose...
  • Page 30 VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide • If you need to make changes, click the Previous button to return to the Install Folder screen. • If you are satisfied with the proposed installation, click the Install button. When the Install Complete screen appears (above), the installation process is finished.

  • Page 31: Step 10: Vtrak Setup With Webpam Pro

    Step 10: VTrak Setup with WebPAM PRO Step 10: VTrak Setup with WebPAM PRO Set up with WebPAM PRO consists of the following steps: Log-in to WebPAM PRO (below) Add a Subsystem (VTrak) (page 34) Access a Subsystem (VTrak) (page 34) Create a Disk Array (page 36) Create a Logical Drive (page 42) Assign a SCSI Target ID (page 42)
  • Page 32 VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide https://192.168.10.46:8443/promise Note that the IP address shown above is only an example. The IP address you type into your browser will be different. When the opening screen appears, log in as administrator and type in the default password, which is password.
  • Page 33 Step 10: VTrak Setup with WebPAM PRO After sign-in, the WebPAM PRO opening screen appears. The first time you log in to WebPAM PRO, there will be no Subsystems (VTraks) or Users in the system. Promise recommends that you create the Subsystem(s) first, then add the User(s).

  • Page 34: Add A Subsystem (Vtrak)

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Add a Subsystem (VTrak) Click on Administrator Tools icon to display the menu. Click on the Subsystem Management icon. Click the Add Subsystem tab (above). In the IP Address field, type in the VTrak’s Management Port IP address.
  • Page 35 Step 10: VTrak Setup with WebPAM PRO Service Management – SNMP, Telnet and CIM services Controllers – RAID Management on VTrak Enclosures – Power supplies, cooling, cache battery, circuit cards Disk Arrays – Creation and management of disk arrays and logical drives Spare Drives –...

  • Page 36: Create A Disk Array

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Create a Disk Array A disk array is a collection of physical drives in a RAID. Logical drives are made from disk arrays. To access the Disk Array tab: Click on the Subsystem icon in Tree View.

  • Page 37: Automatic Option

    Step 10: VTrak Setup with WebPAM PRO Automatic Option The Disk Array Automatic Creation option enables you to create a new disk array following a default set of parameters. One logical drive will be made automatically when you create the disk array. When you choose the Automatic option, the following parameters display: •...
  • Page 38 VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide To create a new disk array: Check the boxes to select any one or combination of the following: • Redundancy – The array will remain available if a physical drive fails • Capacity – The greatest possible amount of data capacity •...

  • Page 39: Advanced Option

    Step 10: VTrak Setup with WebPAM PRO • Other Click the Update button. Or check the Automatic Update box and updates will occur automatically. The following parameters display: • Disk Arrays – The number of physical drives in the disk array, their ID numbers, configurable capacity and the number of logical drives to be created •...
  • Page 40 VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Enter a name for the disk array in the field provided. Check the box to enable initialization, if desired. If you checked the initialization box, select the type of initialization from the dropdown menu. •...
  • Page 41 Step 10: VTrak Setup with WebPAM PRO If you accept these parameters, proceed to the next step. If you do NOT accept these parameters, review and modify your selections in the previous steps. 10. When you are done, click the Submit button. The new disk array appears in the Disk Array List on the Information tab.

  • Page 42: Create A Logical Drive

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Create a Logical Drive When you create a disk array (see page 36), you automatically create one logical drive also. If the initial logical drive used less than the full capacity of the disk array, you can create additional logical drives from the same disk array.
  • Page 43 Step 10: VTrak Setup with WebPAM PRO Target IDs can be divided into Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) to extend the number of available addresses. The default TID settings for both SCSI channels is 0. This setting is adequate for most WebPAM and RAID subsystem configurations.

  • Page 44: Log-Out Of Webpam Pro

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Log-out of WebPAM PRO There are two ways to log out of WebPAM PRO: • Close your browser window • Click Logout on the WebPAM PRO banner (below) After logging out, you must enter your username and password to log in again.

  • Page 45: Frequently Asked Questions

    68-pin VHDCI external connection, you can use it with VTrak. If your SCSI card has a 68-pin HD external connector, you can purchase an optional 68-pin HDCI to 68-pin VHDCI SCSI cable from Promise Technology. Will I get maximum performance using my current 80 MB/s SCSI card? Do I...
  • Page 46 VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Can I connect my VTrak on the same SCSI chain as my Promise UltraTrak? No. Do not connect other Promise products to the SCSI chain with a VTrak. If you want to monitor your VTrak and UltraTrak from the same PC, add another SCSI card to the PC.
  • Page 47 Frequently Asked Questions With other Promise products, such as UltraTrak, I used the Host PC’s IP address in WebPAM PRO to connect with the RAID subsystem. Why is VTrak different? UltraTrak uses In-Band SCSI technology to connect with the Host PC. VTrak connects to the Host PC through a network connection.

  • Page 48: Contact Technical Support

    VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Why do the Rebuild, Synchronize, Expand and Convert operations take so long compared to moving data? When data is moved, the operation consists of reading, writing and checking one or more files. Rebuild, Synchronize, Expand and Convert involve reading, writing and checking all the logical block addresses or individual data blocks on each disk drive.

  • Page 49: Technical Support Services

    +31 (0) 40 256 9463 Attention: Technical Support Phone Technical Support +31 (0) 40 235 2600 8:30-5:00pm The Netherlands Time If you wish to write us for Promise Technology Europe B.V. support: Attn: Technical Support Luchthavenweg 81-125 5657 EA Eindhoven, The Netherlands E-mail Support support-de@promise-emea.com...
  • Page 50 VTrak 15110/12100/8110 Quick Start Guide Pacific Rim E-mail Support support@promise.com.tw Fax Technical Support +886 3 564 53 13 Attention: Technical Support Phone Technical Support +886 3 578 23 95 (ext. 8873) 9:00-5:30pm Taiwan Time If you wish to write us for Promise Technology, Inc.

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