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  • Page 1 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem User Manual Revision 1.1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Table of Contents Preface ..........................5 Before You Begin ......................6 Safety Guidelines..................................6 Controller Configurations..............................6 Packaging, Shipment and Delivery ..........................6 Unpacking the Shipping Carton ..........................7 Chapter 1 Product Introduction ................. 9 Technical Specifications ............................
  • Page 3 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Disk Drive Installation into the Disk Slot ...................... 39 2.6.1 To install a SATA disk drive (Dual Controller Mode) in a disk tray: .......... 40 2.6.2 To install a SAS disk drive (Single or Dual Controller Mode) or SATA disk drive (Single Controller Mode) in a disk tray: ..........................
  • Page 4 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Physical Drive ................................107 5.4.1 Create Pass-Through Disk ........................107 5.4.2 Modify a Pass-Through Disk ........................108 5.4.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk ........................109 5.4.4 Clone Disk ................................109 5.4.4.1 Clone And Replace ..........................111 5.4.4.2 Clone Only ..............................111 5.4.5 Abort Cloning ..............................111 5.4.6 Set Disk To Be Failed ..........................112 5.4.7...

  • Page 5: Preface

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the hardware features, installation and configuration of the Disk Array. 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 6: Before You Begin

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Before You Begin Before going through with this manual, you should read and focus on the following safety guidelines. Notes about the subsystem’s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included here. 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 7: Unpacking The Shipping Carton

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Unpacking the Shipping Carton The shipping package contains the following: Disk Array Unit 64 pairs of HDD side brackets Two (2) power cords One (1) external Fibre optic cable for single RAID controller Note: Two Fibre optic cables for dual RAID controllers One (1) RJ45 Ethernet cable for single RAID controller...
  • Page 8 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Key of Top Cover Screws User Manual NOTE: If any damage is found, contact the dealer or vendor for assistance. User Manual...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Product Introduction

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Chapter 1 Product Introduction The 64 bays Disk Array Subsystem The Disk Array features 8Gb FC-AL host performance to increase system efficiency and performance. It features high capacity expansion, with 64 hot-swappable SAS2/SATA3 hard disk drive bays in a 19-inch 4U rackmount unit, scaling to a maximum storage capacity in the terabyte range.
  • Page 10 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Energy Saving Low power consumption & Low heat production • Support intelligent power management to save energy and extend service life • RAID Management Access terminal menu by telnet via a LAN port • API library for customer to write its own monitor utility •...

  • Page 11: Technical Specifications

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 1.1 Technical Specifications RAID Controller 8Gb FC- 6Gb SAS Controller Single or Redundant Host Interface Four / Eight FC-AL (8Gb/s) Disk Interface 6Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA HDD/SSD SAS Expansion One / Two 6Gb/s SAS (SFF-8644) - Direct Attached 64 Disks - Expansion...
  • Page 12 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Multiple pairs SSD/HDD disk clone Multi-Path I/O (MPIO) Support Platform Rackmount Form Factor # of Hot Swap Trays Tray Lock Disk Status Indicator Access / Fail LED Backplane SAS2 / SATA3 # of PS / Fan Modules 1100W 80plus x 2 w/PFC # of Fans AC 100V ~ 240V Full Range...

  • Page 13: Raid Concepts

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 1.2 RAID Concepts RAID Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance, capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive. The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive.
  • Page 14 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Definition of RAID Levels RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redundancy. RAID 0 arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi-user environments or small stripes for single-user systems that access long sequential records.
  • Page 15 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array RAID 3 sector-stripes data across groups of drives, but one drive in the group is dedicated for storing parity information. RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection. In the case of drive failure, data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR (XOR) of the information recorded on the remaining drives.
  • Page 16 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity information to the physical drives in the array. With RAID 6, however, two sets of parity data are used. These two sets are different, and each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives.

  • Page 17: Raid Management

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array RAID Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology. RAID levels supported by the subsystem are shown below. RAID Level Description Min. Drives Block striping is provide, which yields higher performance than with individual drives. There is no redundancy.

  • Page 18: Fibre Functions

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 1.3 Fibre Functions 1.3.1 Overview Fibre Channel is a set of standards under the auspices of ANSI (American National Standards Institute). Fibre Channel combines the best features from SCSI bus and IP protocols into a single standard interface, including high-performance data transfer (up to 800 MB per second), low error rates, multiple connection topologies, scalability, and more.
  • Page 19 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array interface. The point-to-point topology extends SCSI connectivity from a server to a peripheral device over longer distances. Arbitrated Loop The arbitrated loop (FC-AL) topology provides a relatively simple method of connecting and sharing resources. This topology allows up to 126 devices or nodes in a single, continuous loop or ring.

  • Page 20: Basic Elements

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 1.3.3 Basic Elements The following elements are the connectivity of storages and Server components using the Fibre channel technology. Cables and connectors There are different types of cables of varies lengths for use in a Fibre Channel configuration.

  • Page 21: Array Definition

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 1.4 Array Definition 1.4.1 Raid Set A Raid Set is a group of disk drives containing one or more logical volumes called Volume Sets. It is not possible to have multiple Raid Sets on the same disk drives. A Volume Set must be created either on an existing Raid Set or on a group of available individual disk drives (disk drives that are not yet a part of a Raid Set).

  • Page 22: High Availability

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 1.5 High Availability 1.5.1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive, which is ready to replace a failed disk drive. In a RAID level 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, or 60 Raid Set, any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a Raid Set can be defined as a hot spare drive.

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 Identifying Parts Of The Disk Array

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the Disk Array The illustrations below identify the various parts of the system. Familiarize yourself with the parts and terms as you may encounter them later in the later chapters and sections. 2.1 Main Components 2.1.1 Front View IMPORTANT: When powering off the Disk Array, turn off first the...

  • Page 24: Lcd Display Panel Leds

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.1.1.1 LCD Display Panel LEDs Parts Function Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen. This is also used to move between each menu when you configure or view information in the subsystem.
  • Page 25 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Environmental Status Parts Function Power LED Green indicates power is ON. If one of the redundant power supply unit fails, Power Fail LED this LED will turn to RED and alarm will sound. When a fan’s rotation speed is lower than Fan Fail LED 700rpm, this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound.

  • Page 26: Lcd Ip Address In Dual Controller Mode

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.1.1.2 LCD IP Address in Dual Controller Mode In dual controller mode, the RAID subsystem has 2 IP addresses which can be accessed separately. By default, the IP address of Controller 1 is shown. To view the IP address of Controller 2, press the “Down Arrow” button in the front panel three (3) times.

  • Page 27: Hdd Status Leds

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.1.1.3 HDD Status LEDs The Front Panel shows the disk drives status. Activity LED Power On/Fail LED Indicator Color Description Blue Indicates the disk drive is busy or being Activity LED Blinking accessed. Green Indicates the disk drive in this slot is good. Power Indicates the disk drive in this slot is On/Fail LED...

  • Page 28: Rear View

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.1.2 Rear View Single Controller Dual Controller NOTE: Each Power Supply Module has 1 Power Supply and 5 Fans. For purpose of hardware monitoring, the RAID enclosure is logically divided into two enclosures. User Manual...

  • Page 29: Controller Module

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array The functions of the Expander Modules are as follows: Module: Function/Description: Monitors Enclosure 1 (Disk slots 1 to 32, Power Supply 01-1, Fans Expander Module 1-1 01-1, 02-1, 03-1, 04-1, and 05-1, (for Controller 1) 07-1, 08-1 and Turbo Fan 06-1).

  • Page 30: Controller Module Panel

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.2.1 Controller Module Panel Note: Only one host cable and one SFP module are included in the package. Additional host cables and SFP modules are optional and can be purchased separately for upgrade. Part Description There are four Fibre host channels (A, B, C, and D) which can be use to connect to Host Channel A, B, C, D...
  • Page 31 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Indicator LED Color Description Link LED: Indicates Host Channel Orange has linked if the Fibre HBA Card is 8GB. Host Channel A, B, C, D Link LED: Indicates Host Channel Status LEDs: Blink Orange has linked if the Fibre HBA Card is Link LED and 4GB.

  • Page 32: Power Supply / Fan Module (Psfm)

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.3 Power Supply / Fan Module (PSFM) The 64bay Disk Array contains two 1100W Power Supply/Fan Modules. All PSFM are inserted at the rear of the chassis. Front Panel Rear Side NOTE: Each PSFM delivers Full-Range 100V ~ 240V (+/-10%) voltage AC electricity.
  • Page 33 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Power Supply 01-1 Power Supply 01-2 Fan 01-1 Fan02-1 Fan 01-2 Fan 02-2 Rear Side Front Panel NOTE: The first PSFM (01-1, on the left side of enclosure) has five fans: Fan 01-1 and Fan 02-1 on the front panel; and Fan 03-1, Fan 04-1 and Fan 05-1 on the rear side.

  • Page 34: Psfm Panel

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.3.1 PSFM Panel Part Description Use to connect the power cord from power AC Power Input Socket source. Power On/Off Switch Use to power on or power off the PSFM. Indicator Color Description Green Indicates the power supply module is good. Power Status Indicates the power supply module is faulty.

  • Page 35: Fan Module

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.4 Fan Module The 64bay Disk Array contains 15 fans. Power Supply 01-1 Power Supply 01-2 Turbo Fan Fan 01-1 Fan02-1 Fan 01-2 Fan 02-2 NOTE: “-1” means enclosure 1 and “-2” means enclosure 2. User Manual...
  • Page 36 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Indicator Color Description No light Indicates the fan is normal. Fan Fault LED Indicates the turbo fan is faulty. User Manual...

  • Page 37: Turbo Fan

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.4.1 Turbo Fan The turbo fan (Fan 06-1) provides additional airflow inside the enclosure. Turbo Fan LED Status LED Indicator Color Description Status LED Indicates the turbo fail is faulty. NOTE: The status of Turbo Fan (Fan 06-1) is monitored by Expander Module 1.

  • Page 38: Expander Module

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.5 Expander Module The Expander Module contains the SAS expander. It can be used to upgrade the SAS expander firmware. It also contains the SES module (SCSI Enclosure Services). SES is the protocol used for enclosure environmental control. The SES module monitors the following enclosure conditions: temperature, power supply voltage, and fan speed.

  • Page 39: Disk Drive Installation Into The Disk Slot

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.6 Disk Drive Installation into the Disk Slot This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive. NOTE: When the Disk Array is shipped, the disk trays are not placed in the disk slots.

  • Page 40: To Install A Sata Disk Drive (Dual Controller Mode) In A Disk Tray

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array IMPORTANT: In dual controller mode, the installation of SATA disk drive in a disk tray is done differently. In single controller mode, the installation of SATA disk in a disk tray is the same with SAS disk. Single Controller Dual Controller SATA...
  • Page 41 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2. Prepare the dongle board with metal bracket. 3. Connect the dongle board into the SATA disk drive. User Manual...
  • Page 42 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 4. Place the brackets on both sides of the disk drive and secure them with screws. 2 screws #6-32 UNC L=5.0mm #6-32 L=4.0mm for dongle board metal bracket #6-32 L=4.0mm 2 screws #6-32 UNC for dongle board metal bracket L=5.0mm User Manual...
  • Page 43 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array B. HDD side brackets with dongle boards 1. Prepare the HDD side brackets. Remove them from the dummy disk by pushing the upper sides of the dummy disk as shown below: User Manual...
  • Page 44 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2. Place the brackets on both sides of the disk drive and secure them with screws. 2 screws #6-32 UNC L=5.0mm 2 screws #6-32 UNC L=5.0mm User Manual...

  • Page 45: To Install A Sas Disk Drive (Single Or Dual Controller Mode) Or Sata Disk Drive

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2.6.2 To install a SAS disk drive (Single or Dual Controller Mode) or SATA disk drive (Single Controller Mode) in a disk tray: 1. Prepare the HDD side brackets. Remove them from the dummy disk by pushing the upper sides of the dummy disk as shown below: User Manual...
  • Page 46 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2. Place the brackets on both sides of the disk drive and secure them with screws. 2 screws #6-32 UNC L=5.0mm 2 screws #6-32 UNC L=5.0mm User Manual...
  • Page 47 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 3. Place the drive carefully in the disk slot. User Manual...
  • Page 48 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 4. Fix the disk drive using the disk tool that is included in the package. User Manual...

  • Page 49: Chapter 3 Getting Started With The Disk Array

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Disk Array 3.1 Installing the Rails and Mounting into Rack NOTE: At least two persons are needed to lift the Disk Array. To reduce the weight of the Disk Array, remove the power supply modules from the rear of Disk Array.
  • Page 50 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 3. Insert three (3) M5 nuts on the 2 holes of the front left side of the rack post. Position of M5 nuts on the 3 holes of left rack post Rack Post – Front Left Side 4.
  • Page 51 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5. Prepare the 2 rail assemblies. Front Side of Rail Assembly Rear Side of Rail Assembly 6. Hold one rail assembly and install in the front left side of rack. To install, align and insert the 2 latches of the rail into the 2 holes on the rack post. Use the Lock Lever to lock the rail assembly in the left rack post.
  • Page 52 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Lock Lever View from Front Side of Front Left Rack Post Lock Lever is Locked Lock 2 Latches Lower M5 Nut View from Rear Side of Front Left Rack Post 2 Latches are inserted in the 4 and 6 holes from bottom (M5 nut) User Manual...
  • Page 53 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 7. Install the other end of rail assembly to the left rear side. Align and insert the 2 latches on the 2 holes on the rear rack post, and then push the rail a little towards the rear side and lock the lock lever on the rack post.
  • Page 54 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 8. Repeat step 6 to install the other rail assembly into the right front side. Lock Lever Lower M5 nut View from Front Side of Front Right Rack Post Lock Lever is Not Locked Lock Lever Lower M5 nut...
  • Page 55 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Lock 2 Latches Lower M5 nut View from Rear Side of Front Right Rack Post 2 Latches are inserted in the 4 and 6 holes from bottom (M5 nut) 9. Repeat step 7 to install the other end of rail assembly to the rack post of rear right side.
  • Page 56 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Latches Lock Lever View from Rear Side of Rear Right Rack Post Latches Lock View from Rear Side of Rear Right Rack Post User Manual...
  • Page 57 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 10. Pull the 2 middle rail members out from the rail assembly. Front Left Side Rear Left Side Middle Rail Member of Rail Assembly on Left Side of Rack Front Side Right Front Side Left Front Side View from Rear Side User Manual...
  • Page 58 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 11. With at least 4 persons carrying the enclosure, insert the 2 inner rails (attached to the sides of the enclosure) into the middle rails. Slide the enclosure until it stops or about half way through. NOTE: Be careful when inserting the 2 inner rails into the middle rails.
  • Page 59 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array View from Rear Side 12. Press outwards the blue locks on both sides of the inner rail members at the same time. Then push the enclosure inwards (or backwards) until it goes inside the rack. Blue Lock of Inner Rail View from Right Side of Enclosure...
  • Page 60 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array View from Rear Side of Rack Cabinet Enclosure is Pushed Inwards Insert the power supply modules. User Manual...
  • Page 61 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 14. Use six (6) M5 screws to lock the enclosure into the rack post, one screw in each corner. Note that the screw driver will need to pass through the corner hole of front panel for the two upper corner holes on both sides. Corner Hole Screw...

  • Page 62: Removing The Disk Array From The Rack

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 3.2 Removing the Disk Array from the Rack 1. Remove the six screws in the front corner. Front Left Side Front Right Side 2. Remove the power supplies in the rear and the disk drives from the disk slots. User Manual...
  • Page 63 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 3. Carefully pull the subsystem. 4. Push the white lock to release the subsystem from the rail. User Manual...

  • Page 64: Preparing The Disk Array

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 3.3 Preparing the Disk Array 1. Install the disk drives, if not yet installed. Refer to Section 2.6 Disk Drive Installation for detailed information. 2. Attach network cable to the R-Link port. Connect the other end to your network hub or switch.
  • Page 65 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Power Supply 01-1 Power Supply 01-2 3. Push the main switch button in the front panel to power on. Main Switch 4. Allow the machine a few moments to initialize before using it. The main switch button will continue flashing blue until the system is finished checking each disk slot.

  • Page 66: Powering Off

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 3.5 Powering Off IMPORTANT: When powering off the Disk Array, turn off first the Main Switch in the front panel and allow at least 3 minutes for the subsystem to shutdown properly. During this time, each disk slot starting from slot #1 until slot #64 will be powered down.

  • Page 67: Chapter 4 Raid Configuration Utility Options

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options Configuration Methods There are t h r e e methods of configuring the RAID controller: a. Front panel touch-control buttons b. Web browser-based remote RAID management via the R-Link Ethernet port c.
  • Page 68 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 2. Enter the Disk Array’s IP address. Make sure the PC running the terminal emulation program can connect to the Disk Array’s IP address. Click “Next”. 3. Rename the Session name if necessary. Click “Finish”. 4.
  • Page 69 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5. After successful connection, the Main Menu will be displayed. Select a menu and the Password box will be shown. Enter password (default is 00000000) to login. Keyboard Function Key Definitions “A” key - to move to the line above “Z”...
  • Page 70 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by selecting the appropriate menu option. NOTE: The password option allows user to set or clear the D i sk A r r ay ’s password protection feature.
  • Page 71 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items under it will be displayed. The submenus for each item are shown in Section 4.2.1. The configuration utility main menu options are: Option Description Create a RAID configuration which...

  • Page 72: Configuration Through The Lcd Panel

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 4.2 Configuration through the LCD Panel All configurations can be performed through the LCD Display front panel function keys, except for the “Firmware update”. The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information, status indication, or menus. The LCD screen displays menu items or other information up to two lines at a time.

  • Page 73: Menu Diagram

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 4.2.1 Menu Diagram The following menu diagram is a summary of the various configurations and setting functions that can be accessed through telnet. User Manual...
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  • Page 80: Configuration Through Web Browser-Based Proraid Manager

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 4.3 Configuration through web browser-based proRAID Manager The Disk Array can be remotely configured via R-Link port with proRAID Manager, a web browser-based application. The proRAID Manager can be used to manage all available functions of the RAID controller. To configure the Disk Array from a remote machine, you need to know its IP Address.
  • Page 81 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Main Menu The main menu shows all available function that user can execute by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink. Description Individual Category Quick Function Create a RAID configuration, which consists of all physical disks installed. The Volume Set Capacity, Raid Level, and Stripe Size can be modified during setup.

  • Page 82: Chapter 5 Raid Management

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Chapter 5 RAID Management 5.1 Quick Function 5.1.1 Quick Create The number of physical drives in the Disk Array determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the Raid Set. This feature allows user to create a Raid Set associated with exactly one Volume Set.
  • Page 83 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array NOTE: In Quick Create, your Raid Set is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system (maximum 32 disks per Raid Set). Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized Raid Set and Volume Set.

  • Page 84: Raid Set Functions

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.2 RAID Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized Raid Sets and Volume Sets. User can manually configure and take full control of the Raid Set settings, but it will take a little longer to setup than the Quick Create configuration.

  • Page 85: Delete Raid Set

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the screen. NOTE: Maximum number of disk drives supported per RAID Set is 32. For example, if you have 64 disk drives in the subsystem, only 32 disks will be used when a single RAID Set is created.

  • Page 86: Expand Raid Set

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.2.3 Expand RAID Set Use this option to expand a Raid Set, when one or more disk drives is/are added to the system. This function is active when at least one drive is available. To expand a Raid Set, click on the Expand RAID Set link. Select the Raid Set which you want to expand.
  • Page 87 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Migration occurs when a disk is added to a R aid Set. Migrating status is displayed in the Raid Set status area of the Raid Set information. Migrating status is also displayed in the Volume Set status area of the Volume Set Information for all Volume Sets under the Raid Set which is migrating.
  • Page 88 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array NOTE: Cannot expand Raid Set when contains Raid30/50/60 volume. User Manual...

  • Page 89: Offline Raid Set

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.2.4 Offline RAID Set If user wants to offline (and move) a Raid Set while the system is powered on, use the Offline Raid Set function. After completing the function, the HDD state will change to “Offlined”...

  • Page 90: Rename Raid Set

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.2.5 Rename RAID Set Use this function to rename a RAID Set. Select the “Rename RAID Set” under the RAID Set Functions, and then select the Select the RAID Set to rename and click “Submit”. Enter the new name for the RAID Set.

  • Page 91: Activate Incomplete Raid Set

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.2.6 Activate Incomplete RAID Set When Raid Set State is “Normal”, this means there is no failed disk drive. When does a Raid Set State becomes “Incomplete”? If the Disk Array is powered off and one disk drive is removed or has failed in power off state, and when the subsystem is powered on, the Raid Set State will change to “Incomplete”.
  • Page 92 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array When can the “Activate Incomplete Raid Set” function be used? In order to access the Volume Set(s) and corresponding data, use the Activate Incomplete RAID Set function to active the Raid Set. After selecting this function, the Raid State will change to “Degraded”...

  • Page 93: Create Hot Spare

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.2.7 Create Hot Spare The Create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare. When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function, all unused (n on R ai d S e t m e mb e r) disk drives in the subsystem appear. Select the target disk drive by clicking on the appropriate check box.

  • Page 94: Delete Hot Spare

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.2.8 Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk(s) to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box. Tick on the Confirm The Operation, and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spare(s).

  • Page 95: Volume Set Function

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.3 Volume Set Function Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device. It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks. RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set.
  • Page 96 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Volume Name: The default Volume Set name will appear as “Volume---VOL#XXX”. You can rename the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit. Volume Raid Level: Set the RAID level for the Volume Set. Click the down-arrow in the drop-down list. The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed.
  • Page 97 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Initialization Mode: Set the Initialization Mode for the Volume Set. Initialization in Foreground mode is completed faster but must be completed before Volume Set becomes accessible. Background mode makes the Volume Set instantly available but the initialization process takes longer.
  • Page 98 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Fibre Channel: LUN Base/MNID: LUN Controller supports Multiple Node ID (MNID) mode. A possible application is for zoning within the arbitrated loop. The different zones can be represented by the controller's source. Embodiments of the present invention described above can be implemented within a Switch for FC Arbitrated Loop.

  • Page 99: Create Raid 30/50/60

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.3.2 Create Raid 30/50/60 To create a Raid30/50/60 Volume Set, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create Raid30/50/60 link. The Select Multiple RaidSet For Raid30/50/60 screen will show all R aid S ets. Tick on t h e R aid Sets that you want to include in the creation and then click on the Submit button.

  • Page 100: Delete Volume Set

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.3.3 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume S e t , select the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link. The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all available Raid Sets.

  • Page 101: Modify Volume Set

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.3.4 Modify Volume Set Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration. To modify the attributes of a Volume Set: 1. Click on the Modify Volume Set link. 2. Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to modify. Click on the Submit button. The following screen appears.

  • Page 102: Volume Set Expansion

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.3.4.1 Volume Set Expansion Volume Capacity (Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re-stripe) Use the Expand Raid Set function to expand a Raid Set when a disk is added to your subsystem. (Refer to Section 5.2.3) The expanded capacity can be used to enlarge the Volume Set size or create another Volume Set.

  • Page 103: Volume Set Migration

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.3.4.2 Volume Set Migration Migration occurs when a Volume Set migrates from one RAID level to another, a Volume S et stripe size changes, or when a disk is added to a Raid Set. Migrating status is displayed in the Volume S e t status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen during migration.

  • Page 104: Check Volume Set

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.3.5 Check Volume Set Use this function to perform Volume Set consistency check, which verifies the correctness of redundant data (data blocks and parity blocks) in a Volume Set. This basically means computing the parity from the data blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the parity blocks, or computing the data from the parity blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the data blocks.
  • Page 105 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 3. Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button. The Checking process will be started. The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the Information menu. NOTE: The result of Check Volume Set function is shown in System Events Information and Volume Set Information.

  • Page 106: Schedule Volume Check

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.3.6 Schedule Volume Check To perform Check Volume Set by schedule, follow these steps: 1. Click on the Schedule Volume Check link. 2. Select the desired schedule that you wish the Check Volume Set function to run. Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button.

  • Page 107: Physical Drive

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.4 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perform the functions listed below. 5.4.1 Create Pass-Through Disk A Pass-Through Disk is a disk drive not controlled by the internal Disk Array firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set.

  • Page 108: Modify A Pass-Through Disk

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.4.2 Modify a Pass-Through Disk Use this option to modify the attribute of a Pass-Through Disk. User can modify the Cache Mode, Tagged Command Queuing, Fibre Port Mapping, and Fibre Channel/LUN Base/LUN on an existing Pass-Through Disk. To modify the Pass-Through drive attribute from the Pass-Through drive pool, click on the Modify a Pass-Through Disk link.

  • Page 109: Delete Pass-Through Disk

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.4.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk To delete Pass-Through Disk from the Pass-Through drive pool, click on Delete Pass-Through link. Select a Pass-Through Disk, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to complete the delete action. 5.4.4 Clone Disk Instead of deleting a RAID set and recreating it with larger disk drives, the “Clone Disk”...
  • Page 110 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Clone Disk Procedure Select one of the members as the “Clone Source” (status indicated as Raid Set #) by clicking on the appropriate check box. NOTE: An error message will be showed on the screen, when the selected disk is not in a Raid Set.

  • Page 111: Clone And Replace

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.4.4.1 Clone And Replace You can enlarge your logical drives by copying and replacing all member drives with drives of higher capacity. The existing data in the logical drives is copied onto the new drives, and then the original members are marked as “Offlined”. 5.4.4.2 Clone Only The stand-by disk will clone the logical drives without substituting it.

  • Page 112: Set Disk To Be Failed

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.4.6 Set Disk To Be Failed It sets a normal working disk as failed so that users can test some of the features and functions. NOTE: When you want to set a disk as failed, please contact your vendor’s support engineer for assistance.

  • Page 113: Identify Enclosure

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.4.8 Identify Enclosure To identify an Enclosure, move the mouse cursor and click on Identify Enclosure link. The Select The Enclosure For Identification screen appears. Tick on the enclosure from the list of enclosures, then click on the Submit button to identify the selected enclosure.

  • Page 114: Identify Selected Drive

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.4.9 Identify Selected Drive Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to prevent removing the wrong drive. When a disk drive is selected using the Identify Drive function, the Status LED of the selected disk drive will be blinking.

  • Page 115: System Controls

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5 System Controls 5.5.1 System Configuration To set the Disk Array system configuration options, cl i ck th e S y st em Co nf i g ur a ti o n l i n k u n de r th e S y st em C on tr o ls m e n u . The System Configurations screen will be shown.
  • Page 116 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array HDD Read Ahead Cache: This option allows the users to disable the cache of the HDDs on the RAID Subsystem. In some HDD models, disabling the cache in the HDD is necessary to prove the RAID Subsystem functions correctly.
  • Page 117 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Disk Capacity Truncation Mode: The Disk Array use drive truncation so that drives from different vendors are more likely to be able to be used as spares for each other. Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in the subsystem. Options are: Multiples Of 10G: If you have several 120GB drives from different vendors, chances are that the capacity varies slightly.

  • Page 118: Advanced Configuration

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.2 Advanced Configuration To set the RAID system function, move the cursor to the main menu and click the Advanced Configuration link. The Advanced Configuration menu will show all items, then select the desired function. NOTE: When you want to change the value on advance configuration screen, please contact your vendor’s support engineer for assistance.
  • Page 119 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Buffer Threshold This new feature there are 4 options; 5%, 25%, 50%, 75%. The percentage represents how much data should be kept in resident cache memory (how full cache should get) before controller starts to flush data onto the hard drives. If the buffer is set for 25%, then all 25% will be cached and is used for writing data.
  • Page 120 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array sorting method is helpful for normal applications, but not useful for AV applications, so we have defined three different sorting methods for these special applications. To decide how to optimize AV stream recording parameter, you need to adjust the Optimize AV Recording, and Write Buffer Threshold during runtime.

  • Page 121: Hdd Power Management

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.3 HDD Power Management MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) is a storage technology that employs a large group of disk drives in which only those drives in active use are spinning at any given time. This reduces power consumption and prolongs the lives of the drives.
  • Page 122 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Time to HDD Low RPM Mode: (MAID Level 2) This option enables the Disk Array to place idle HDDs of a Raid Set in Low RPM Mode, where drives’ heads are unloaded and drive platters speed is reduced to around 4000 RPM.

  • Page 123: Fibre Channel Config

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.4 Fibre Channel Config To set the Fibre Channel Configuration function, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Fibre Channel Config. The Fibre Channel Configuration screen will be shown. Configure the desired function. WWNN (World Wide Node Name) The WWNN of the FC RAID system is shown at top of the configuration screen.
  • Page 124 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Channel Topology Each Fibre Channel can be configured to the following Topology options: Fabric, Point-to-Point, Loop, Auto, or Loop/MNID. The default Topology is set to “Auto”, which takes precedence of Loop Topology. Restarting the RAID controller is needed for any topology change to take effect.
  • Page 125 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array NOTE: For reliable operation of the Disk Array and depending on how the subsystem is connected, it is recommended to setup Channel Speed and Channel Topology as follows: Disk Array is Channel Speed Channel Topology connected to: setting: setting:...

  • Page 126: Ethernet Configuration

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.5 EtherNet Configuration To set the Ethernet configuration, click the EtherNet Configuration link under the System Controls menu. The Disk Array EtherNet Configuration screen will be shown. Set the desired configuration. Once done, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to save the settings.

  • Page 127: Alert By Mail Configuration

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.6 Alert By Mail Configuration To set the Event Notification function, click on the Alert By Mail Configuration link under the System Controls menu. The Disk Array Event Notification configuration screen will be shown. Set up the desired function and option. When an abnormal condition occurs, an error message will be emailed to the email recipient(s) that a problem has occurred.

  • Page 128: Snmp Configuration

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.7 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN/ WAN management integration. To set the SNMP function, move the cursor to the main menu and click on the SNMP Configuration link.

  • Page 129: Ntp Configuration

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.8 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol. It is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference. Type the NTP Server IP Address to enable the Disk Array to synchronize with it. To set the NTP function, move the cursor to the main menu and click on the NTP Configuration link.

  • Page 130: View Events / Mute Beeper

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.9 View Events / Mute Beeper To view the Disk Array’s event log information, move the mouse cursor to the System Controls menu and click on the View Events/Mute Beeper link. The Disk Array’s System Events Information screen appears. The System Events Information screen will show: Time, Device, Event type, Elapse Time and Errors.

  • Page 131: Generate Test Event

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.10 Generate Test Event If you want to generate test events, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Generate Test Event Link. Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button.

  • Page 132: Clear Event Buffer

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.11 Clear Event Buffer Use this feature to clear the Disk Array’s System Events Information buffer. User Manual...

  • Page 133: Modify Password

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.12 Modify Password To change or disable the Disk Array’s admin password, click on the Modify Password link under the System Controls menu. The Modify System Password screen appears. The factory-default admin password is set to 00000000. Once the password has been set, the user or administrator can only monitor and configure the Disk Array by providing the correct password.

  • Page 134: Shutdown Controller

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.14 Shutdown Controller Use this function to shutdown the RAID Controller. This is used to flush the data from the cache memory, and is normally done before powering off the system power switch. After shutting down the controller and still want to use the Disk Array, you must restart the controller either by Restart Controller function or by Power Supply On/Off switch.

  • Page 135: Restart Controller

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.5.15 Restart Controller Use this function to restart the RAID Controller. This is normally done after upgrading the controller’s firmware. User Manual...

  • Page 136: Information Menu

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.6 Information Menu 5.6.1 RAID Set Hierarchy Use this feature to view the Disk Array’s existing Raid Set(s), Volume Set(s) and disk drive(s) configuration and information. Select the RAID Set Hierarchy link from the Information menu to display the Raid Set Hierarchy screen. To view the Raid Set information, click the Raid Set # link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen.

  • Page 137: Hdd Xfer Speed

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array To view the disk drive information, click the E# Slot# link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen. The Device Information screen appears. This screen shows various information such as disk drive model name, serial number, firmware revision, disk capacity, timeout count, media error count, and SMART information.
  • Page 138 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array If there’s a certain location in the hard drive that is getting poor performance, hard drive read benchmarks can help confirm this. Above is a screenshot of a palimpsest benchmark on a hard drive. The length time of firmware takes to complete the drive test depends on its size.

  • Page 139: Sas Chip Information

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.6.2 SAS Chip Information To view the SAS Chip Information of the RAID Controller, click the link SAS Chip Information. The SAS Address, Component Vendor, Component ID, Enclosure number, Number of Phys, and Attached Expander information will be shown. User can click on controller and SAS expander # item on the “SAS Chip Information”...
  • Page 140 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array User Manual...

  • Page 141: System Information

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.6.3 System Information To view the Disk Array’s controller information, click the System Information link from the Information menu. The Disk Array Information screen appears. The Controller Name, Firmware Version, BOOT ROM Version, Agilent TSDK, PL Firmware Version, Serial Number, Unit Serial #, Main Processor, CPU ICache Size, CPU DCache Size, CPU SCache Size, System Memory, Current IP, and Dual Controller State Address appear in this screen.

  • Page 142: Hardware Monitor

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 5.6.4 Hardware Monitor To view the Disk Array’s hardware information, click the Hardware Monitor link from the Information menu. The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears. NOTE: To disable auto refresh of GUI, tick the “Stop Auto Refresh” option.
  • Page 143 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array The Hardware Monitor Information provides information about controller, enclosure 1 and enclosure 2, such as the temperature, fan speed, power supply status and voltage levels. All items are also unchangeable. When the threshold values are surpassed, warning messages will be indicated through the LCD, LED and alarm buzzer.

  • Page 144: Chapter 6 Maintenance

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Chapter 6 Maintenance 6.1 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Cache Memory The RAID controller is equipped with one DDR3 SDRAM socket. By default, the RAID controller comes with at least 1GB of memory that is expandable to a maximum of 4GB. The expansion memory module can be purchased from your dealer.

  • Page 145: Upgrading The Raid Controller's Firmware

    Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 6.2 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Firmware Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Utility Since the Disk Array’s controller features flash firmware, it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the controller firmware. User can simply re- program the old firmware through the RS-232 port.
  • Page 146 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Upgrading Firmware Through Telnet NOTE: This example uses CRT terminal emulation program. For easier upgrade procedure, it is recommended to use web browser-based firmware upgrade. 1. To connect to Disk Array using Telnet, open Terminal Emulation program (example, CRT 6.1) Refer to Section 4.1 for sample step to enable Telnet connection via CRT program.
  • Page 147 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 4. Select the firmware BINARY file (xxxx-vvv-yyyyyyyy.bin) and click “Add”. Then click “OK”. NOTE: The BOOT firmware file (xxxxBOOT-vvv-yyyyyyyy.bin) must be upgraded first. Then repeat the steps to upgrade the firmware file (xxxx-vvv-yyyyyyyy.bin). 5. Select Update Firmware, and click “Transfer” and then “Start Zmodem Upload”. User Manual...
  • Page 148 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 6. A message “Update The Firmware” will be displayed. Select “Yes”. 7. Select “Yes” again. 8. Message will show “Start Updating Firmware, Please Wait”. User Manual...
  • Page 149 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 9. Message will show “Firmware has been updated successfully”. 10. The RAID Controller must be restarted in order for the new firmware to take effect. 11. Select Restart Controller and then select “Yes”. User Manual...
  • Page 150 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array 12. Select “Yes” again to confirm. The RAID controller will restart. User Manual...
  • Page 151 Fibre to SAS/SATA Disk Array Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Get the new version of firmware for your Disk Array controller. NOTE: When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded, upgrade first the boot ROM firmware. Then repeat the process (steps 1 to 3) to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAID controller restart will be necessary.

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