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ATTO Technology iPBridge 1550D Installation And Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 1550D Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 2 Technical support: Monday -- Friday, 8am-8pm EST techsupp@attotech.com © 2007 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1 ATTO iPBridge provides storage options ...1 1.1 Physical components ...3 2 Installation ...5 3 Configure the iPBridge ...7 Preliminary steps ExpressWizard 3.1 Target management ...9 Default target node Multiple target nodes 3.2 iSCSI configuration ...12 3.3 Optional changes ...13 Modify passwords Set up a VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network Enhance performance...
  • Page 4 5 Updating firmware ...16 6 Troubleshooting ...17 Inside out method Check basic diagnostic tools Check components Performance issues Reset to factory defaults 7 Interface options ...23 Using ExpressNAV Using the serial port Using Telnet Appendix A Cabling ...i SCSI cabling Ethernet connections Appendix B CLI provides an ASCII-based interface ...iii CLI error messages...

  • Page 6: Atto Ipbridge Provides Storage Options

    To make sure you have the most up-to-date version of the firmware, visit the ATTO Technology website, www.attotech.com ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Features • One independent Gigabit Ethernet port and one independent Ultra 320 SCSI port •...
  • Page 7 Exhibit 1.0-1 Possible storage solutions using the iPBridge.

  • Page 8: Physical Components

    1.1 Physical components The ATTO iPBridge 1550D is a 1-Gigabit Ethernet to Ultra 320 SCSI desktop bridge which produces a cost-effective iSCSI solution for SMB/SME environments. Dimensions 7.5 inches wide Width: 5.0 inches long Depth: 1.76 inches Height: Environment Operating Temperature: 0-70 °C external should not exceed 40 °C...
  • Page 9 Exhibit 1.1-1 iPBridge 1550D back panel...

  • Page 10: Installation

    ® Windows drivers; Mac users continue to Discovering the IP address. ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2 Installation Installing Windows drivers Windows automatically detects the iPBridge and asks for the driver in the Add Hardware wizard. Select Install from a list or specific...

  • Page 11: Installing Ms Iscsi Initiator For Windows

    Windows users continue to Installing MS iSCSI Initiator for Windows; Mac users continue to Installing iSCSI Initiator for Mac OS If you use Internet Explorer, use Internet Explorer if needed. Installing MS iSCSI Initiator for Windows Download the latest version of Microsoft Software Initiator from www.microsoft.com/downloads.

  • Page 12: Configure The Ipbridge

    (sequential access) configurations • Digital audio disk storage: optimized for audio applications (sequential access) ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual If you do not use the ExpressWizard, continue to • Mapping and addressing, also known as management...
  • Page 13 Select the answer to the question Does your network support Jumbo Frames? 10 Click Next. 11 Data port IP address, subnet mask and gateway information is listed. Change any elements as needed. 12 Click Next. 13 The configuration for the iPBridge based on your input in the previous screens appears.

  • Page 14: Target Management

    Management page appears. Make any adjustments to the mapping or begin a discovery session. ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual • You may map each device to its own target, breaking the single iSCSI target node into multiple nodes. Multiple target nodes allow flexibility to grant or deny access between initiators and devices.

  • Page 15: Multiple Target Nodes

    Multiple target nodes Multiple targets allow you to create a more configurable mapping scheme which can segregate storage into different iSCSI nodes within the iPBridge, with each iSCSI target having its own set of access criteria. For example, if you have two servers and a library with four tapes and a media changer, the default node would provide both servers access to all tapes and the media changer (default target...
  • Page 16 Exhibit 3.1-1 Target node configurations. ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual...

  • Page 17: Iscsi Configuration

    3.2 iSCSI configuration You may fine-tune the iPBridge using the ATTO ExpressNAV interface. Several special iPBridge features may be accessed using the ExpressNAV graphical user interface. For details on each command, refer to CLI provides an ASCII-based interface iii of the Appendix If you are not already in the ExpressNAV interface, type the IP address of your iPBridge in a standard browser as found in...

  • Page 18: Optional Changes

    You may create up to eight Virtual LAN IDs for each Ethernet data port. Each VLAN ID is ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual type in your user name and password, and click The Status page appears.

  • Page 19: Enhance Performance

    Enhance performance Note If you used ExpressWizard to set up your iPBridge, changing these parameters may interfere with ExpressWizard settings. Default values, even if you have not used the ExpressWizard, are appropriate for most configurations, but may be modified. Follow the Preliminary steps.

  • Page 20: Remote System Monitoring

    None, All, Critical or Warning. 7 Click on Submit. ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual For both methods, the severity level which is report can be critical, warning or all. • Critical means only critical event notifications are sent.

  • Page 21: Updating Firmware

    Several processors control the flow of data in the ATTO iPBridge. The firmware to control these processors can easily be upgraded in the field. The iPBridge firmware is distributed as an .ima file can be obtained from the ATTO Technology, Inc. web site at www.attotech.com or from the CD included with your iPBridge.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    Each SCSI bus has its own LED which lights when the iPBridge is ready and blinks steadily when there is SCSI activity. ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 6 Troubleshooting Advanced page of the ExpressNAV interface or by using the CLI directly.

  • Page 23: Check Ipbridge Product Versions

    platforms and host adapters, visit www.attotech.com. Check iPBridge product versions For a current list of required updates, visit www.attotech.com Check components Check SCSI devices Check SCSI devices to make sure they are all set to different SCSI IDs. By default, the iPBridge SCSI port uses SCSI ID 7 so drives should use IDs 0 through 6 and 8 through 15.

  • Page 24: Check The Ipbridge Ethernet Port

    Enter “iSCSI” into this field for auto iqn discovery. When changing any setting on the iPBridge the configuration must be saved by using either the ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual saveConfiguration CLI command or through the ATTO ExpressNAV interface. Check the LAN/WAN...

  • Page 25: Check The Iscsi Os Driver

    Some older switches cannot autonegotiate between the host and the switch properly. You may have to force the host or switch to the desired speed. For a NIC using an OS iSCSI driver, continue to the iSCSI OS driver section. Check the iSCSI OS driver This section is for hosts using a driver that allows the OS to talk to iSCSI targets via a NIC, not an...

  • Page 26: Check The Ethernet Host Adapter Or Nic

    ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Verify that the iSCSI storage adapter or NIC is connected to the fastest PCI bus connector supported by the adapter or NIC.

  • Page 27: Optimize Atto Expressnav In Internet Explorer

    MaxBurstLength The maximum SCSI data payload, in bytes, in a Data-In or a solicited Data-Out iSCSI sequence. A sequence consists of one or more consecutive Data-In or Data-Out PDUs that end with a Data-In or Data-Out PDU with the F bit set to one. ATTO value: 1048576 decimal 00100000 hex MaxRecvDataSegmentLength The maximum data segment length, in bytes, that a...

  • Page 28: Interface Options

    Click OK. c. In the Connect To dialog box, for the Connect using field select the COM ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 7 Interface options The Status page appears. Each page can be reached through the menu at the side of each page.

  • Page 29: Using Telnet

    only displayed at start-up. The last line in the start-up message sequence is Ready. In serial port sessions, there is no prompt on the line below the word Ready. Begin typing commands in the blank line where the cursor is resting.

  • Page 30: Appendix A Cabling

    WIDE Ultra SCSI Ultra2 SCSI WIDE Ultra2 SCSI Ultra 160 SCSI Ultra 320 SCSI ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Appendix A Cabling Examples The SCSI specification limits total bus cable length for single-ended SCSI in a non-UltraSCSI environment to 3 meters (combined length of both internal and external cable lengths).

  • Page 31: Connecting Scsi Devices To The Scsi Port

    Connecting SCSI devices to the SCSI port ATTO iPBridge SCSI ports connect SCSI storage devices to the network. The SCSI port is a bus capable of supporting 15 devices and each bus is capable of 40, 80, 160 or 320 MB/sec. (Ultra, Ultra2 or Ultra320) transfer rates.

  • Page 32: Appendix B Cli Provides An Ascii-Based Interface

    Symbol < > ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual • The set form is an action that changes the value of a parameter or configuration setting. It may require a SaveConfiguration command and a restart of the system before it is implemented.

  • Page 33: Cli Error Messages

    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> CLI summary The following chart summarizes the Command Line Interface commands, their defaults, and an example of how to enter the commands.
  • Page 34 SNMPTraps disabled SNTP enabled SNTPServer 192.43.244.18 SpeedWrite disabled SpeedWriteDefault disabled ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Example set iscsichapsecret default in iqn.1991- 05.com.microsoft:barbpc barb123 iscsiinitiators get iscsiportnumber dp1 iscsitarget alpha1 iscsitargetnamedisplay set isciwanipaddress dp1 172.21.22.1 set isnslogincontrol enabled...
  • Page 35 Command Default TailEventLog Time 00:00:00 TimeZone Username root VerboseMode enabled VirtualDriveResponse disabled VLAN Alphabetical CLI command explanations AccessControl Controls access on a target node. Access to the target node is keyed to the iSCSI qualified name of listed initiators. Note AccessControl cannot be used with iSNS.
  • Page 36 Terminates the current CLI session over Telnet. This command has no effect if used during a serial CLI session. Exit ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual FirmwareRestart Resets and reinitializes the iPBridge firmware. Use the forced option to override any CLI reservations held by other sessions.
  • Page 37 IPGateway Controls the current default gateways used by any Ethernet port on the iPBridge. If IPDHCP the get command reports the current IP gateway assigned by the network DHCP server. Default: 0.0.0.0 set IPGateway [dp1 | all] [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] SaveConfiguration Restart command required get IPGateway [dp1 | all] IPSubnetMask Controls the current subnet masks used by any Ethernet...
  • Page 38 Default: Password set Password ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Ping Sends an ICMP echo request to the specified host.If VLAN is enabled, the VLAN ID must be provided.
  • Page 39 Route Assigns an iSCSI protocol address to a target destination device. If you try to map a new SCSI BTL to the same iSCSI LUN, the new BTL overwrites the previous map. Using the Delete identifier instead of SCSI removes the map from its map table.
  • Page 40 Controls whether or not SNMP functions on the iPBridge. Default: enabled set SNMP [enabled | disabled] get SNMP ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual SNMPDumpMIB Displays the contents of the ATTO iPBridge private SNMP MIB to the current CLI session. For further assistance with SNMP, consult your network administrator.
  • Page 41 SNTPServer Controls or displays the main IP address the client uses to retrieve the SNTP time. Default: 192.43.244.18 set SNTPServer [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] SaveConfiguration Restart command required get SNTPServer SpeedWrite Improves the performance of SCSI WRITE commands to target devices attached to the iPBridge. Specify all to set the Speed Write state for each currently mapped device on the iPBridge, or to get a list of the Speed Write states of all currently mapped devices on the iPBridge.
  • Page 42 002 43.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.1 00000032 00000032 00000708 monitor 00000004 003 43.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.2 00000032 00000032 0000001e monitor 00000004 004 43.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.2 00000032 00000032 00000708 monitor 00000004 005 43.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.3 00000032 00000032 0000001e monitor 00000004 006 43.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.3 00000032 00000032 00000708 monitor 00000004 xiii ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual...
  • Page 43 No operator serviceable components inside the iPBridge 1550D. Do not remove cover of the iPBridge 1550D. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. FCC Standards: Radio and Television Interference This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications.
  • Page 44 CE standards and found to be compliant. The ATTO iPBridge 1550 complies with Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS). ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual...

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