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SteelVine Studio RAID eSATA
User's Guide
Version 2.6
Document Number: MAN-002000-000

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  • Page 1 SteelVine Studio RAID eSATA User's Guide Version 2.6 Document Number: MAN-002000-000...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Prerequisites ... 6 Hardware ... 6 Software... 6 Install the SteelVine hardware ... 7 Install the SV-HBA3124 card and driver Connect the host to the SteelVine Storage Appliance MS Windows ...8 Mac OS X...9 Getting Started...11 Start the SteelVine Manager...11...
  • Page 4 ...41 Administering the SteelVine Change Password...43 Manage Client Connection to the Daemon Prerequisites...44 Set up a remote connection Configure SAFE Volume Rebuild Storage When is a rebuild necessary?...45 What happens during a rebuild? Configure a rebuild ...46 Email Notification ...48 Setting-up Email Notification ...49...
  • Page 5 Mac OS X...55 Install new software...55 Editing the UserConfig.xml...56 Creating a Splash Screen ...58 Monitor and Troubleshooting...59 Monitor the SteelVine Storage Appliance Monitor drive status...59 Monitor temperature ...60 Monitor fan status ...60 Review Event Logs ...61 Front Panel LED Indicators ...62...
  • Page 6 Table 6 Toolbar on the Basic Configuration Wizard...17 Table 7 Command Buttons on the Basic Configuration Wizard ...17 Table 8 Basic Storage Policy Options ...19 Table 9 Sections of the Advanced Configuration Wizard ...23 Table 10 Toolbar Buttons on the Advanced Configuration Wizard...23...

  • Page 7: About This Guide

    About this guide This guide describes how to configure the SteelVine Storage Appliance for the optimum allocation of available disk storage space for your applications. Note: The SteelVine Manager User’s Guide presents screens captured in MS Windows. If a dialog appears differently on the Macintosh vs.

  • Page 8: Introducing The Steelvine Storage Appliance

    The SteelVine Storage Appliance is available from leading storage partners in preconfigured user set-ups or it can be set up on site. The end-user does not need to be an experienced storage network administrator to understand and configure the SteelVine Storage Appliance, nor does he need prior knowledge of physical disk drives or storage concepts.

  • Page 9: How The Steelvine Storage Appliance Operates

    Physical Drives Virtual Drives In its basic form, the SteelVine Storage Appliance supports individual mapping of a hard disk drive to a corresponding volume or virtual drive. Using complex mapping options, the physical drives can be concatenated and mapped to virtual drives in several ways to implement FAST, SAFE, or BIG storage policies, as described in the next section.

  • Page 10: Steelvine Storage Policies

    Hot Spare. SAFE and FAST A storage policy in which an array of stripes is created. Each stripe consists of two mirrored drives. SAFE and FAST provides the I/O load balancing features of striping and the added reliability of mirrored data, equivalent to RAID 1+0.
  • Page 11 Volume A virtual drive comprised of one or more physical hard disk drives. Once the end-user creates a volume, the operating system uses and maintains the volume as if it were a single hard disk drive. This allows software to overcome size restrictions imposed by physical disk drives. Daemon Component of the SteelVine Manager responsible for status tracking and SAFE volume rebuilds.

  • Page 12: Installing The Steelvine Storage Appliance

    This chapter describes how to install the SteelVine Storage Appliance and SteelVine Manager software. Prerequisites The SteelVine installation has the following hardware and software prerequisites for the host computer(s) that will be connected to the SteelVine Storage Appliances. Hardware For x86 platforms: An Intel PIII 500MHz equivalent or faster •...

  • Page 13: Install The Steelvine Hardware

    The SteelVine Storage Appliance houses five configurable hard disk drives. After installing the SV-HBA3124 card and drivers, connect the host computer to the SteelVine Storage Appliance. Take a moment to verify that the host computer sees the SteelVine hard disk drives.

  • Page 14: Ms Windows

    MS Windows Plug the SteelVine Storage Appliance into an AC power outlet and turn the SteelVine power switch to Attach the SteelVine Storage Appliance to the SV-HBA3124 on the host computer with an external SATA cable. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage from the pop-up menu.

  • Page 15: Mac Os X

    Mac OS X Plug the SteelVine Storage Appliance into an AC power outlet and turn the SteelVine power switch to Attach the SteelVine Storage Appliance to the SV-HBA3124 with an external SATA cable. A warning appears. Because the SteelVine ships with empty drives, Mac OS X does not identify a recognizable file system.
  • Page 16 Disk Media Note: Do not initialize or partition the “320.0 KB Config Disk Media” drive. Mac OS X recognizes five 152.7 GB hard disk drives for an SteelVine Storage Appliance in JBOD (bypass mode) populated with five 160GB hard disk drives.

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    This chapter explains how to start the SteelVine Manager and describes the Status window. Start the SteelVine Manager The SteelVine Manager starts with the Status window visible so the end-user can monitor the SteelVine Storage Appliances connected to the host computer. Access the Basic Configuration Wizard from the Status window.

  • Page 18: Mac Os X

    Select menu options or click toolbar buttons and follow the instructions in the remainder of this guide to configure SteelVine Storage Appliances. When prompted, enter the administrative password. The default password is admin. The end-user can customize the password. See “Change password” for details.
  • Page 19 Select menu options or click toolbar buttons and follow the instructions in the remainder of this guide to configure SteelVine Storage Appliances. When prompted, enter the administrative password. The default password is admin. You end-user can customize your password. See details.

  • Page 20: A Look At The Steelvine Status Window

    A Look at the SteelVine Status Window The Status window displays a separate tab for each SteelVine Storage Appliance attached to the host computer. Table 1 Sections of the Status Window Status Cells Description System Status section Temp Indicates the current...

  • Page 21: Table 2 File Menu On The Status Window

    Table 2 File Menu on the Status Window File Menu Item Description Change Password Opens a dialog to establish a new password. Scan Devices Refreshes the status details presented on the Status window. Change Connections Opens a dialog to make Table 3 Edit Menu on the Status Window Edit Menu Item Configure Box...

  • Page 22: Basic Configuration

    The SteelVine Basic Configuration Wizard is accessible from the Status window and allows volume management. The Basic Configuration Wizard defines volumes based on a selected storage policy. An end-user cannot modify volume counts or capacities. To protect against unintended changes, the SteelVine Manager prompts for a password for first time access of the Wizard.

  • Page 23: Table 5 Sections Of The Basic Configuration Wizard

    Description Section Storage Policy Identifies available Shows Volume, Mode (storage policy), and Size details for created volumes. The Volume List ‘Total GB’s Left’ field (beneath the volume list) shows the remaining capacity in gigabytes for all the hard disk drives.

  • Page 24: Configure Volumes

    Configure Volumes Note: Use the Disk Management utility provided by the OS to delete all SteelVine partitions - except the un-allocated, un-initialized disk that represents the SteelVine processor. See “Partitioning volumes” for details. Select Configure Box from the Edit menu or click the Configure Box toolbar button to open the Configuration Wizard.

  • Page 25: Table 8 Basic Storage Policy Options

    Select a storage policy in the Storage Policy frame. Table 8 Basic Storage Policy Options Storage Policy Description JBOD (bypass) Creates a logical volume for each physical hard disk drive. Creates two volumes. For each volume, one hard disk drive is mirrored SAFE (RAID 1) onto a second drive.
  • Page 26 4. When prompted to acknowledge that the configuration change may result in data loss, click Yes to accept the configuration. Select Save to Config File from the File menu or click the Write configuration for system to a file toolbar button to save the configuration. Click Apply to create the selected configuration.

  • Page 27: Advanced Configuration

    Configuration Wizard to create multiple volumes that make use of every gigabyte of available space. These are just a few of the possible combinations of storage policy and capacity allocations that you can create with the Advanced Configuration Wizard. Experiment with other combinations to allocate the total system capacity to meet your needs.

  • Page 28: A Look At The Advanced Configuration Wizard

    Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 A Look at the Advanced Configuration Wizard The Advanced Configuration Wizard is an extension of Basic mode that allows you to create two volumes (virtual drives) on each physical hard disk drive. Storage Policy Drive Graph Volume...

  • Page 29: Table 9 Sections Of The Advanced Configuration Wizard

    Section Description Storage Shows the available storage policies that you can assign to volumes. The options are Policy enabled after you create a new volume or select an existing volume to edit. Shows Volume, Mode (storage policy), and Size details for currently configured volumes.

  • Page 30: Table 11 Command Buttons On The Advanced Configuration Wizard

    To Basic Mode Opens the When configuring a volume (create a new volume or edit a selected volume) Applies the selected storage policy to a specific portion of a hard disk drive as a Update Volume proposed configuration. Aborts the pending changes and returns the Wizard to the point where you can Cancel perform different advanced configuration functions.

  • Page 31: Configure Multiple Volumes

    One BIG volume that uses all of the capacity on drives 2, 3, and 4. • The same sequence of steps applies to any configuration you choose to implement; only the storage policy and capacity allocation vary for different configuration options.
  • Page 32 Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Click To Advanced Mode to open the Advanced Configuration Wizard. SteelVine Manager User’s Guide Page 26...
  • Page 33 Select the “Delete all volumes” from the toolbar. When prompted to confirm the deletion of the volumes, click Yes. SteelVine Manager User’s Guide Page 27 Click Delete All Volumes...
  • Page 34 Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Select “Create a new volume” from the toolbar. Click Create a volume. SteelVine Manager User’s Guide Page 28...
  • Page 35 Select SAFE (RAID 1) as the Storage Policy. Click on the “Use” check boxes underneath Drives 0 and 1. Move the slide to 50. Tip: Click to the right or left of the slider within the slider’s channel to make half-GB changes.
  • Page 36 Click the Create a New Volume toolbar button. SteelVine Manager User’s Guide Page 30 Cross- hatches identify allocated space for updated volumes (not yet saved) Light solid colors identify unallocated disk space...
  • Page 37 10. Select the FAST radio button in the Storage Policy section. 11. Select the ‘Use’ check box beneath both Drive 0 and Drive 1. This example illustrates two-drive striping. 12. Move the slider beneath Drive 0 all the way to the right to allocate the remaining capacity on the two drives to the Fast volume.
  • Page 38 14. Click the Create a New Volume toolbar button. 15. Select the BIG radio button in the Storage Policy section. 16. Select the ‘Use’ check box beneath Drive 2, Drive 3, and Drive 4 to allocate all of the remaining system capacity to the BIG volume.
  • Page 39 18. Click the Write Configuration for System to a File toolbar button to save the configuration. 19. Click Update Volume to create the multi-volume configuration, close the Wizard, and display the volumes in the Status window (within a minute or so). 20.

  • Page 40: Manage Configuration Files

    The Read Config File command from the File menu in the Basic Configuration Wizard imports a • configuration file so that the end-user can restore a previously saved configuration (storage policy). The Save to Config File command from the File menu in the Basic Configuration Wizard exports •...

  • Page 41: Save A Configuration File

    Save a configuration file Select Configure Box from the Edit menu or click the Configure Box toolbar button in the Status window to open the Basic Configuration Wizard. Select Save to Config File from the File menu in the Basic Configuration Wizard. Navigate to the appropriate directory, specify a file name in the File Name text box, and click the Save button.

  • Page 42: Partitioning Configured Volumes

    Partitioning Configured Volumes This chapter explains how to partition volumes after configuring them with the SteelVine Manager. The end- user must partition volumes for the host computer’s operating system before one can store data on the volumes. Refer to the operating system documentation for further guidance. Partition a Volume MS Windows Important: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up the data and delete previously defined SteelVine...
  • Page 43 From the Computer Management window select Disk Management under Storage to open Windows Disk Manager. Note: The Disk numbers in the Windows Disk Manager may be different from the Volume numbers shown in the SteelVine Manager Status window, the Basic Configuration Wizard, and the Advanced Configuration Wizard.
  • Page 44 Click Next to start the Partition Wizard. Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next. SteelVine Manager User’s Guide Page 38...
  • Page 45 Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume. Click Next. Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next. SteelVine Manager User’s Guide Page 39...
  • Page 46 Select file system and name the partition and click Next. Review the file system settings and click Finish to create the logical partition. 10. Repeat steps 1 through 9 to partition any remaining disks you configured in the SteelVine Manager. Remember, do not partition the disk that represents the SteelVine processor.

  • Page 47: Mac Os X

    Mac OS X Launch Disk Utility from Application > Utilities folder. Select a configured disk and click the Partition tab. Select 1 Partition from the Volume Scheme drop-down list. Enter a name for the volume in the Name field. Select Mac OS Extended (journaled) from the Format drop-down list. Specify the size of the partition in the Size field.
  • Page 48 Click Partition to acknowledge the warning. Disk Utility mounts the created partition and represents it with an icon on the desktop. The icon is labeled with the partition name. Repeat steps 1 through 8 to partition any remaining disks you configured in the SteelVine Manager. Remember, do not partition the 320.0 KB Config Disk that represents the SteelVine processor.

  • Page 49: Administering The Steelvine

    Administering the SteelVine This chapter explains how to perform administrative functions in the SteelVine Manager. Change Password The SteelVine Manager limits configuration access with a password prompt. The password information is stored locally on the server running the daemon. The default password is admin. Select Change Password from the File menu.

  • Page 50: Manage Client Connection To The Daemon

    User interface • The daemon monitors the status of SteelVine Storage Appliances and performs SAFE volume rebuilds. By default, the user interface attaches to a daemon running on the same host to display the information gathered by the daemon. The end-user can configure the user interface to display information tracked by a daemon running on a remote host.

  • Page 51: Configure Safe Volume Rebuild Storage Policy

    Spare space does not exist or has already been rebuilt, the SteelVine processor rebuilds to empty space on a hard disk drive other than the one containing vulnerable data. Following a rebuild, it is not necessary to designate space to a Hot Spare for a subsequent rebuild to occur. Storage Policy SteelVine Manager User’s Guide Page 45...

  • Page 52: Configure A Rebuild

    In this example, the daemon started a rebuild of Volume #1 after a failure of Disk #3. Once the end-user replaces Disk #3 with a new hard disk drive, the SteelVine processor will initiate a rebuild to Drive #3. Note: Once the daemon rebuilds to a designated Hot Spare, a designated Hot Spare will not exist and the SteelVine processor will rebuild to empty space.
  • Page 53 Select one of the following policy options: The Manual Rebuild radio button requires a user to manually initiate a rebuild of the volume. • The Automatic Rebuild option forces the daemon to initiate the rebuild process automatically • and minimize the possibility of data loss. If the Automatic Rebuild option is selected, the end-user will have the following additional choices: Immediate Rebuild causes the daemon to rebuild immediately following detection of an •...

  • Page 54: Email Notification

    The Email Notification feature allows the end-user to have the SteelVine Manager send an email if any of the following conditions/situations occur: Partition Rebuild Start Partition Verify Start Partition Rebuild Resume System Fan Too Slow No Boxes Found Drive Unplugged Each of the above conditions can be customized for sending options as well as the message that is sent.

  • Page 55: Setting-Up Email Notification

    Setting-up Email Notification The box available for the SMTP Server Name can be left blank. The SteelVine Manager will perform a DNS lookup and automatically find the correct address. The box available for the SMTP Server Port# uses Port 25 as a default. The From, To, and CC boxes are for specifying the intended receivers of the condition notifications.
  • Page 56 The message information can be customized to suit the end-user’s needs. The Daemon can extract the following data from the SteelVine hardware: $B  Box serial number $DS  Drive serial number $DN  Drive id [slot #] $V  Current volume If there is information that the end-user would like included in the error message, s/he can enter it themselves by typing in a selected message code listed above.

  • Page 57: Receiving An Email Notification

    Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Receiving an Email Notification When one of the conditions/situations occurs, a pop-up appears on the host computer stating that a email has been sent. Note: The end-user must click ‘OK’ to remove the pop-up from the screen. The email received from the SteelVine will look like the following: SteelVine Manager User’s Guide Page 51...

  • Page 58: Install New Firmware & Software

    Click the Specify Firmware toolbar button or select Specify Firmware from the Edit menu of the Status window. The Firmware Selection dialog shows all of the SteelVine Storage Appliances attached to the host, the integrated circuit (IC) revision, and the current firmware installed on each Storage Appliance.
  • Page 59 Select the SteelVine Storage Appliance that requires a firmware upgrade. Click the Browse button next to the Update firmware from file text box, navigate to the new firmware file you wish to load from a CD or hard disk drive, and select the .bin file.

  • Page 60: Install New Steelvine Manager Software

    Install New SteelVine Manager Software Before the end-user installs new software, the current version will need to be un-installed. The un-installation process stops the daemon so it can be removed along with the user interface. The new version of the daemon starts automatically when the new software has been installed.

  • Page 61: Mac Os X

    Click OK to confirm the complete removal of the SteelVine Manager. Click Finish to complete the un-installation process. Optionally, move or delete the .xml configuration files that the InstallShield Wizard left in the installation directory (by default, C:\Program Files\SteelVine\SteelVine Manager). Mac OS X Optionally, move saved.xml configuration files from the Applications >...

  • Page 62: Editing The Userconfig.xml

    Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Editing the UserConfig.xml The UserConfig.xml file is used to define the Status Screen Title Bar and allow configuration of the Policy Change as well as the Advanced Configuration features. The UserConfig.xml file can be found in the following location: C:\Program Files\SiI4726\SteelVine Manager\SteelVine Config To edit this file, Right Click on the file name, move the mouse to Open With, and select Notepad.
  • Page 63 Document Number: MAN-002000-000 The ‘StatusScreenTitleBar’ is where the end-user can change the Name seen at the top of the GUI. To edit this feature, change the XML tag text string that says ‘SteelVine Manager’. <StatusScreenTitleBar> SteelVine Manager</StatusScreenTitleBar> The ‘AllowPolicyChages’ – True – turns on the Policy feature. If the end-user changes the XML tag value to False, the Policy Icon will not appear in the GUI and the feature will not be available.

  • Page 64: Creating A Splash Screen

    Creating a Splash Screen The end-user can further customize the SteelVine Manager by creating a personalized splash screen. Create the logo for your splash screen – there are no image size limitations Save the logo as ‘UserLogo.xpm’ The .xpm file type is UNIX based Put the UserLogo.xpm file in the following location: C:\Program Files\SiI4726\SteelVine Manager\SteelVine Config The splash screen will come up each time the end-user starts the SteelVine Manager.

  • Page 65: Monitor And Troubleshooting

    Monitor and Troubleshooting This chapter describes Status window color codes, LED indicator states, and event log messages that are used to troubleshoot the SteelVine Storage Appliance. Monitor the SteelVine Storage Appliance Monitor drive status The color of the drives in the Status window indicates the status of the hard disk drives.

  • Page 66: Monitor Temperature

    Monitor temperature The SteelVine Storage Appliance uses the following colors to indicate temperature status. Table 13 Temperature Status Color Definition Green Temperature is normal. Temperature is greater than 50º Yellow Celsius (122º Fahrenheit). Temperature is greater than 53º Celsius (127º Fahrenheit).

  • Page 67: Review Event Logs

    Review Event Logs Event logs are helpful for troubleshooting and locating a system malfunction. Select Event Log from the Edit menu in the Status window. The Event Log screen displays a list of events in a tabular format. The Date column displays the date and time of the event.

  • Page 68: Front Panel Led Indicators

    LEDs, labeled ‘!’ and the SteelVine power on indicator ‘OK’. When the SteelVine Storage Appliance is powered on, the host scans the disks in sequence, as indicated by a brief flash of lights on LED 1. Once the host scan is complete, LED 1 is lit for each drive present. During disk operations, LED 0 flashes as data is transferred to and from the drive and the host.

  • Page 69: Troubleshooting

    Confirm power at the outlet, verify power connection, and try an alternate power cable. Power cycle the SteelVine Storage Appliance to reload the firmware. See HBA connection below. LED1 flashes during a Safe volume rebuild. If the LED flashes while the SteelVine Storage Appliance is not rebuilding, verify the eSATA connection and try an alternate eSATA cable.

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