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- Page 1 RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A RS16FS | User’s Guide Version 6.1A - 1 -...
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Page 2: About This Manual
For any update information, please visit www.Proavio-tech.com and your contact windows. Copyright@2008, Proavio, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Thank you for using Proavio, U.S.A., products; if you have any question, please e-mail to “support@proavio.com”. We will answer your question as soon as possible. - Page 3 RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A Table of Contents Chapter 1 RAID introduction.......... 5 Features................5 Terminology ..............6 RAID levels ..............9 Volume relationship diagram ......... 10 Chapter 2 Getting started ..........11 Before starting..............11 Storage introduction............11 Management methods ........... 12 2.3.1 Web GUI....................
- Page 4 RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A 3.7.4 Import and export ................. 53 3.7.5 Event log ....................54 3.7.6 Reboot and shutdown................55 Logout ................55 Chapter 4 Advanced operation ........56 Rebuild................56 RG migration..............58 VD Extension ..............59 Snapshot / Rollback ............60 4.4.1 Create snapshot volume...............
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Raid Introduction
The controller features are slightly different between the backplane solution and cable solution. For more details, please contact your direct sales or email to “sales@Proavio-tech.com”. RS16FScontroller connects to the host system in fibre channel interface. It can be configured to any RAID level. - Page 6 RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A usual without any impact to end users. The "on-the-box" implies that it does not require any proprietary agents installed at host side. The snapshot is taken at target side and done by ULTRASTOR controller. It will not consume any host CPU time thus the server is dedicated to the specific or other application.
- Page 7 RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A Logical Unit Number. A logical unit number (LUN) is a unique identifier which enables it to differentiate among separate devices (each one is a logical unit). Graphic User Interface. RAID width, copy and row are used to describe one RG. RAID width, RAID copy, E.g.:...
- Page 8 RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A DeGraded mode. Not all of the array’s member disks are functioning, but the array is able to respond to application read and write requests to its virtual disks. SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface. Serial Attached SCSI. iSCSI Internet Small Computer Systems Interface.
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Page 9: Raid Levels
RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A 1.3 RAID levels Disk striping. RAID 0 needs at least one hard drive. RAID 0 Disk mirroring over two disks. RAID 1 needs at least two hard RAID 1 drives. Extension to RAID 1 level. It has N copies of the disk. N-way mirror Striping with parity on the dedicated disk. -
Page 10: Volume Relationship Diagram
RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A 1.4 Volume relationship diagram LUN 1 LUN 2 LUN 3 Snap VD 1 VD 2 Dedicated Global CV PD 1 PD 2 PD 3 Figure 1.4.1 This is the volume structure of ULTRASTOR designed. It describes the relationship of RAID components. -
Page 11: Chapter 2 Getting Started
RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A Chapter 2 Getting started 2.1 Before starting Before starting, prepare the following items. Check “Certification list” in Appendix A to confirm the hardware setting is fully supported. Read the latest release note before upgrading. Release note accompany with firmware. -
Page 12: Management Methods
RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A The target is the storage device itself or an appliance which controls and serves volumes or virtual volumes. The target is the device which performs SCSI commands or bridges to an attached storage device. 2.3 Management methods There are three management methods to manage ULTRASTOR RS16 FS controller, describe in the following: 2.3.1... - Page 13 There are four buttons to control RS16FSLCM (LCD Control Module), including: (up), (down), ESC (Escape), and ENT (Enter). After booting up the system, the following screen shows management port IP and model name: 192.168.10.50 RS16FS← Press functions “ENT”, “System Info.”, “Alarm...
- Page 14 Reset to default will set password to default: 1234, and Reset to Default set IP address to default as DHCP setting. Default IP address: 192.168.10.50 (DHCP) Default subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default gateway: 192.168.10.254 The following is LCM menu hierarchy. Proavio, [Firmware U.S.A. Version [System Info.] x.x.x] [RAM Size...
- Page 15 RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 3 [Quick Install] RAID 5 [Apply The [ Yes RAID 6 Config] No ] RAID 0+1 xxx GB [Local] RAID 0 [Apply RAID 1 [Volume [Use default RAID 3 Size] Config] algorithm] RAID 5...
- Page 16 RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A The system buzzer alarms 1 second when system boots up successfully. The system buzzer alarms continuously when there is error occurred. The alarm will be stopped after error resolved or be muted. The alarm will be muted automatically when the error is resolved. E.g., when RAID 5 is degraded and alarm rings immediately, user changes/adds one physical disk for rebuilding.
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Page 17: Chapter 3 Web Gui Guideline
RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A Chapter 3 Web GUI guideline 3.1 Web GUI hierarchy The below table is the hierarchy of web GUI. Step 1 / Step 2 / Confirm Quick installation System configuration System name / Date and time System setting MAC address / Address / DNS / port IP address... - Page 18 RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A Reboot / Shutdown Reboot and shutdown Sure to logout? Logout 3.2 Login ULTRASTOR RS16 FS controller supports graphic user interface (GUI) to operate the system. Be sure to connect the LAN cable. The default IP setting is DHCP;...
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Page 19: Quick Install
RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A Voltage light: Green means normal voltage. Red represents abnormal voltage.. UPS light: Green means UPS works well. Red represents UPS failure. Fan light: Green means Fan works well. Red represents fan failure. (Only for backplane solution) Power light: Green means Power works well. -
Page 20: System Configuration
RS16 FS – Manual v.6.1A Step 2: Confirm page. Click “ ” if all setups are correct. Then a VD will be created. Done. You can start to use the system now. Figure 3.3.2 (Figure 3.3.2: A RAID 0 Virtual disk with the VD name “QUICK16150”, named by system itself, with the total available volume size 271GB.) 3.4 System configuration “System configuration”...