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SW08-Q4
PCIe Switch
User Guide
Includes setup information for :
Hardware set up: SW08-Q4 PCIe Switch connection with A12S2-PS RAID system and clients using QFSP
cables and HBAs. Also includes software installation and setup information for ExaSAN SANit software.
2012, V.1.0
June, 2012 V.1.0

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  • Page 1 PCIe Switch User Guide Includes setup information for : Hardware set up: SW08-Q4 PCIe Switch connection with A12S2-PS RAID system and clients using QFSP cables and HBAs. Also includes software installation and setup information for ExaSAN SANit software. 2012, V.1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1.3 Setting up the Hardware ........................1.4 Connecting to a Power Source and Powering On ............2. Software Installation and Configuration ..................2.1 ExaSAN Setup & RAID GuardX RAID Configuration ............2.2 Verify Accessible LUNs ........................3. SANit Setup ..............................
  • Page 3 Hardware Installation User Guide...

  • Page 4: Hardware Installation

    Congratulations on your purchase of the “Accusys ExaSAN SW08-Q4 Solution” SAN (Storage Area Network) system solution. This User Guide gives you step-by-step setup instructions of a basic system configuration. Our sample configuration consists of one RAID 12-bay disk system, one SW08-Q4 switch. Figure 1 below depicts our sample ExaSAN Solution setup.

  • Page 5: Checking The Equipment You'll Need

    1.1 Checking the Equipment You’ll Need The list below consists of all the equipment you’ll need to set up the ExaSAN Compact Solution. Verify that you have all the required system components before beginning hardware installation. (For details, see the A12S2-PS RAID User Manual) 1.
  • Page 6 PCIe 2.0 RAID systems Power cord for the SW08-Q4 switch SW08-Q4 package CAT-5 cable for the LAN port of SW08-Q4 switch(RAID Guard X configration) (Option)20Gb QSFP copper (2M, 5M) or optical cable QSFP copper or (10M, 30M, 50M, 100M),...
  • Page 7 SATA and SAS drives Power cord for A12S2-PS RAID system A12S2-PS package 2M 20Gb QSFP cable, connect A12S2-PS RAID system to the SW08-Q4 Switch Note: User Guide, and CD (containing the A12S2-PS User Manual) are also included in the SW08-Q4 package.

  • Page 8: Understanding The Installation Steps

    1.3.1 Installing the HBA Before the ExaSAN Compact Solution components are ready to be connected and powered on, you must install one HBA in each workgroup client system. The HBA is compatible with PCIe x4, x8, and x16 slots. If a choice is given, use the fastest PCIe slot available.
  • Page 9 Follow these steps to install the card in each host system: 1. Hold the HBA with mounting plate facing your left. Locate the “mode” jumper switch on the north edge at center-right, as shown and labeled below. 2. This HBA card can be used both in DAS and SAN applications, whether or not the HBA card was just purchased or originally used in storage.
  • Page 10 Use the procedures below to connect the SW08-Q4 Switch to the A12S2-PS RAID system. Note: The top two rows of ports in the rear panel of the SW08-Q4 Switch has eight (8) QSFP ports available for connectivity of up to eight clients. The bottom row of four (4) QSFP ports are for connectivity of up to four A12S2-PS RAID units.

  • Page 11: Connecting To A Power Source And Powering On

    Caution: Follow the power-on sequence shown bellow to prevent damage to system. 1. If not yet plugged into the wall electrical outlet, plug the power cord for the storage unit and the ExaSAN switch to a power source. User Guide...
  • Page 12 Access LCD will be blue to indicate A12S2-PS RAID storage unit is powered-on. 3. Power on the ExaSAN switch by pressing the Power button. Wait for the Heartbeat LED to turn into a steady flashing blue light. Note that you might hear a few short beeps generated from the switch during this process.

  • Page 13: Software Installation And Configuration

    Software Installation and Configuration User Guide...

  • Page 14: Exasan Setup & Raid Guardx Raid Configuration

    2.1 ExaSAN Setup & RAID GuardX RAID Configuration (Please refer to the A12S2-PS RAID User Manual) 2.1.1 Switch GUI Setup The ExaSAN switch has a browser-based built-in GUI (Graphical User Interface) for administration and configuration tasks. 2.1.2 Launch the Switch GUI You may use either the FireFox or Safari browser to access the switch GUI.
  • Page 15 2.1.3 Switch GUI Overview We are now at the switch GUI main menu page. You may toggle between “Config Mode” and “Monitor Mode” by clicking the “Switch Mode” icon at the top. You may also go into “System Management” to change the switch IP and password, or to set system date and time.
  • Page 16 Note that before you perform any system administration function, you should set your system date and time first. 2.1.4 Quick Setup We will create two LUNs in the RAID disk system. One is for the Xsan metadata and the other for the user data. 1.
  • Page 17 2. In the “RAID LEVEL” field, select “R5” from the drop-down list 3. In the “SAN Software” filed, select “SAN With MetaData” from the drop-down list 4. Click “Next” *Quick Setup only supports one-to-four A12S-PS unit(s). If your RAID system requirement is anther form factor like 2U/3U/4U, you may have to reset the setting through RAID Guide X.
  • Page 18 As a result, two logical disks will be created as shown in the screenshot below. 5. Click “Apply” After you click the “Apply” button, the system will start the process of initializing the disks in your RAID storage system. During this process, you may experience deterioration in overall system performance, this is normal. Please allow sufficient time and patience for this process.

  • Page 19: Verify Accessible Luns

    To view the two LUNs which we just created, open the Mac “System Profiler” and then expand the “Parallel SCSI” tab. You should see that two ExaSAN LUNs are visible as described below. Find one LUN in “SCSI target Device @0,” another LUN in “SCSI Target Device @1.”...
  • Page 20 User Guide...

  • Page 21: Sanit Setup

    SANit Setup User Guide...

  • Page 22: San Management Software Installation

    3.2 Connecting the Private LAN In addition to the ExaSAN PCIe network, all computers for the SAN must be connected to a private Ethernet network (the Private LAN). SANit MDC servers and clients use this network to exchange file system metadata.

  • Page 23: Sanit Configuration

    Client and metadata controller computers need static (fixed) IP addresses for Ethernet network connections. Don’t use DHCP to assign dynamic IP addresses to SANit devices. We suggest that you use the following ranges of IP addresses for SANit private metadata network: •...
  • Page 24 Active SANit 1. License import 2. SAN Volune 3. SAN client 4. SANit client install & set up 3.3.1 Import License 1. Click License and then Import. User Guide...
  • Page 25 2. Enter import file name and then click Evaluate. 3. Click Import. User Guide...
  • Page 26 4. See the information shown below. User Guide...
  • Page 27 3.3.2 SAN Volume Creat □ 1. Select Quick Wizard from the menu. Select Metadata and Data volume devices using the boxes ( ) as shown below. Enter Yes in the configure box below and click Continue. User can re-name the SAN volume If you can't see the same amount of your volume on the screen, then do "Rescan"...
  • Page 28 8. After configuration is 100% completed, see the information below. User Guide...
  • Page 29 3.3.3 Add SAN Client 1. Click Client Management and click Add. 2. Enter your computer’s IP address in Client IP box. User Guide...
  • Page 30 3. See Client Management screen below.(For checking the states of the added clients) Make sure that you have seen the RAID Volume then you can do the installation. 3.3.4 Client Install & Set up 1. Click Client Software and Document Downloadation. Chose what client software that you need then install it.
  • Page 31 2. Select the Computer Management file in your computer. Select Device Management and then select Disk drives. Confirm that the device, with installed driver, appears in Disk drive as shown below: If you can't see the client you created, then you can't mount SAN volume. User Guide...
  • Page 32 3. Continue installation using the FS Client 5.3.3 Setup Wizard by clicking Next. User Guide...
  • Page 33 4. Enter the Destination Folder and click Next. User Guide...
  • Page 34 5. Enter the folder name (FS Client is the default name or you may choose) and then click Install. User Guide...
  • Page 35 6. Select Reboot now and click Finish. Computer system will then reboot. User Guide...
  • Page 36 7. Select the Start menu in the lower left side of your computer screen and select All Programs. Select the FS Client (Or other folder name, see “Enter the folder name and click Install.”) and then select FS Client. User Guide...
  • Page 37 8. See the screen below. Click Server and then right click Add Server. 9. Enter your computer’s server IP Address. Use the same IP address of your computer MDC (Metadata Controller). Then click OK. User Guide...
  • Page 38 10. Select the server IP Address and then right click Connect Server. User Guide...
  • Page 39 11. Click the SAN volume path and then right click Mount. 12. Finally, click the Computer icon on your desk top. See client local hard disks and SAN hard disk storage location and capacity status as shown below: User Guide...
  • Page 40 User Guide...

  • Page 41: Technical Support

    Technical Support User Guide...

  • Page 42: The System Log

    When you contact us for technical support, our support staff might ask for your system log file for troubleshooting purpose. Go to the ExaSAN switch GUI, select the “Event Management” icon. Follow instructions there to download the log file. 4.2 Contact Us For customer services and technical support, locate an Accusys office near you from the link below: http://www.accusys.com.tw/about/contact.htm...
  • Page 44 42-33000-5041 Quick Start Guide...

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