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SilverSATA™ V-UR SCSI Ultra320 to SATA Disk Subsystem User’s Manual Revised March 29, 2007 S i l v e r S A T A V - U R U s e r ’ s M a n u a l - 1 -...
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WiebeTech LLC Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 System Architecture 1.1.1 Ultra320 Host Interface(SilverSATA) 1.1.2 Serial ATA II Drive Interface 1.2 SilverSATA V-UR Controller Board 1.2.1 Cache Memory Subsystem 1.2.2 User Interface 1.2.3 Controller Firmware 1.3 RAID Concept 1.3.1 RAID Set 1.3.2 Volume Set...
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WiebeTech LLC 3.3 Bootable CD VT100 utility (Using the controller’s serial port) 3.3.1 Bootable CD VT100 terminal emulation setting value requirement 3.3.2 Start-up ROM-DOS VT100 Screen 3.4 Web browser-based RAID manager 3.4.1 Web browser-based RAID manager via HTTP Proxy (Using the controller’s serial port)
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WiebeTech LLC 4.7.3.3.1 Volume Set Migration 4.7.3.4 Check Volume Set Consistency 4.7.3.5 Stop Volume Set Consistency Check 4.7.3.6 Display Volume Set Information 4.7.4 Physical Drive 4.7.4.1 Display Drive Information 4.7.4.2 Create Pass-Through Disk 4.7.4.3 Modify Pass-Through Disk 4.7.4.4 Delete Pass-Through Disk 4.7.4.5 Identify Selected Drive...
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WiebeTech LLC 5.5.3.1 Create Volume Set 5.5.3.1.1 Volume Name 5.5.3.1.2 Capacity 5.5.3.1.3 Raid Level 5.5.3.1.4 Stripe Size 5.5.3.1.5 SCSI Channel 5.5.3.1.6 SCSI ID 5.5.3.1.7 SCSI LUN 5.5.3.1.8 Cache Mode 5.5.3.1.9 Tag Queuing 5.5.3.1.10 Max Sync Rate 5.5.3.2 Delete Volume Set 5.5.3.3 Modify Volume Set...
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WiebeTech LLC 6.1 Firmware-embedded TCP/IP & web browser-based RAID manager (using the controller’s 10/100 Ethernet LAN port) 6.2 Configuring Raid Sets and Volume Sets 6.3 Designating Drives as Hot Spares 6.4 Using Quick Volume /Raid Setup Configuration 6.5 Using Raid Set/Volume Set Function Method 6.6 Configuring Raid Sets and Volume Sets...
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WiebeTech LLC 6.11.11 Restart Controller 6.12 Information Menu 6.12.1 Raid Set Hierarchy 6.12.2 System Information 6.12.3 Hardware Monitor APPENDIX A Specifications System Architecture SilverSATA RAID Features Disk Bus Interface SCSI-to-SATA Host Bus Interface Monitors / Indicators RAID Management Software Drivers...
WiebeTech LLC 1. Introduction The SilverSATA V-UR controller is designed to fit in a three 5.25” half-height drive bay for easy integration in any disk array enclosure or server. The controller host base module depends on varying models with different configurations. (SilverSATA) controller host supports Ultra320 SCSI channel and five SATA II channels for disk drives.
WiebeTech LLC port to implement Bootable CD VT-100, VT-100 Terminal and HTTP proxy browser-based management utility. 1.2.3 Controller Firmware The system provides RAID levels 0, 1 (0+1), 3, and 5 RAID configurations. It can be managed either through the LCD control panel or by the system-embedded configuration utilities.
WiebeTech LLC 1.3.3.2 Array Roaming The RAID controller stores configuration information both in NVRAM and on the disk drives. It can protect the configuration settings in the case of a disk drive or controller failure. Array roaming allows the administrators the ability to move a complete raid set to another system without losing RAID configuration and data on that raid set.
WiebeTech LLC as RAID level 1, 0+1, 3, and 5. If a hot spare is not available, the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt. If a hot spare is available, the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails.
WiebeTech LLC 1.5.3 RAID 0+1 RAID 0+1 is a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1, combining striping with disk mirroring. RAID Level 0+1 combines the fast performance of Level 0 with the data redundancy of Level 1. In this configuration, data is distributed across several disk drives, similar to Level 0, which are then duplicated to another set of drives for data protection.
WiebeTech LLC 1.5.5 RAID 5 RAID 5 is sometimes called striping with parity at byte level. In RAID 5, the parity information is written to all of the drives in the subsystems rather than concentrated on a dedicated parity disk. If one drive in the system fails, the parity information can be used to reconstruct the data from that drive.
WiebeTech LLC 1.5.6 Summary of RAID Levels The SilverSATA V-UR RAID controller supports RAID Levels 0, 1, (0+1), 3, 5, and 6. 5 is most commonly used by customers seeking an optimal balance of speed and data safety. The following table provides a summary of RAID levels.
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Remove it and inspect it for damage. If the SilverSATA V-UR appears damaged, or if any items of the contents listed below are missing or damaged, please contact WiebeTech immediately. Checklist The SilverSATA V-UR kit includes the following items in the shipping package: •...
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WiebeTech LLC connecting the array to SCSI host adapter. Installation of the SilverSATA V-UR is very similar to the installation of a standard SCSI drive. Refer to your system and/or SCSI host adapter manual for additional installation procedures that may apply to your system or host adapter.
WiebeTech LLC Power LED Bright Green BUSY LED Blink yellow during host computer accessing the SilverSATA V-UR. FAULT LED LED never light up Disk Activity This LED blinks during hard drive read and write activity Voltage LED This LED will remain on green when the...
WiebeTech LLC After the hardware installation, the SATA disk drives connected to the internal SilverSATA V-UR must be configured and the volume set units initialized before they are ready to use. This can be accomplished by one of the following methods: •...
WiebeTech LLC Busy LED Blink yellow during host computer accessing the Fault LED This LED never light up 3.2 VT100 terminal (Using the controller’s serial port) The serial port on the controller’s back panel can be used in VT100 mode. The provided interface cable converts the RS232 signal of the 10-pin header connector on the SilverSATA V-UR into a 9-pin D-Sub male connector.
WiebeTech LLC Step 2. Open HYPERTRM.EXE and Enter a name for your Terminal. Click OK. Step 3. Select an appropriate connecting port in your Terminal. Click OK. Configure the port parameter settings. Bits per second: “115200”, Data bits: “8”, Parity: “None”, Stop bits: “1”, Flow control: “None”.
3.4.1 Web browser-based RAID manager via HTTP Proxy (Using the controller’s serial port) User needs to install WiebeTech Http Proxy Server software to the RAID controller server system. WiebeTech Http Proxy Server software is an S/W utility, which allows users through web browser to create and modify RAID set, volume set, and monitor SilverSATA V-UR status.
3. Click on the Setup file then the Welcome screen appears. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete WiebeTech Http Proxy Server software installation. A program bar appears that measures the progress of the WiebeTech Arc http setup. When this screen completes, you have completed the WiebeTech Http Proxy Server software setup.
To configure internal SilverSATA V-UR on a remote machine, you need to know its IP Address. You must first start up your local WiebeTech Http Proxy Server. (Please reference this chapter section 6.1.2.1). Launch your WiebeTech Http Proxy Server by entering http://[IP Address] in the remote web browser.
WiebeTech LLC Down Arrow Use to scroll the cursor Downward/Leftward ENT Key Submit Select ion Function (Confirm a selected Item) ESC Key Return to Previous Screen (Exit a selection configuration) 4.1 Starting LCD Configuration Utility The main menu appears on the LCD screen, as shown below: Use the up and down arrow buttons to move left and right and highlight a menu item.
WiebeTech LLC In Quick Volume and Raid Setup Configuration, The raid set you create is associated with exactly one volume set, and you can modify the RAID level, stripe size, and capacity. Designating Drives as Hot Spares will also combine with raid level in this setup.
WiebeTech LLC Step Action To setup the Hot Spare (option), choose Raid Set Function from the main menu. Select the Create Hot Spare and press Enter key to set the Hot Spare. Choose Raid Set Function from the main menu. Select the Create Raid Set and press Enter key.
WiebeTech LLC The password option allows users to set or clear the SilverSATA V-UR’s password protection feature. Once the password has been set, the users can only monitor and configure the SilverSATA V-UR by providing the correct password. The password is used to protect the internal SilverSATA V-UR from unauthorized entry.
WiebeTech LLC status is also displayed in the associated volume status area of the volume set Information when a disk is added to a raid set 4.7.2.4 Activate Incomplete RAID Set When one of the disk drives is removed in power off state, the raid set state will change to Incomplete State.
WiebeTech LLC Enter to accept the default value. The following is the attributes descriptions. Please reference this chapter section 4.6 Using Raid Set and Volume Set Functions to complete the create volume set function. 4.7.3.1.1 Capacity The maximum volume size is default in the first setting. Enter the appropriate volume size to fit your application.
WiebeTech LLC delete volume set function. 4.7.3.3 Modify Volume Set Use this option to modify volume set configuration. To modify volume set attributes from raid set system function, press UP/DOWN to choose the Modify Volume Set Attribute option. Using UP/DOWN to select the raid set number that users want to modify and press Enter.
WiebeTech LLC Using UP/DOWN to choose the View Drive Information option and press Enter. Use UP/DOWN to select the drive IDE number that users want to display. The drive information will be displayed. The drive information screen shows the Model Name, Serial Number, Firmware Rev., Device Capacity, Device PIO Mode, Current UDMA, Supported...
WiebeTech LLC will show all 4.7.5 Raid System Function To enter a Raid System Function, press Enter to enter the Main menu. Press UP/DOWN to select the Raid System Function option and then press Enter to enter further submenus. All raid system submenus will be displayed. Using UP/DOWN to select the submenus option and then press Enter to enter the selection function.
Multiples Of 1G: If you have 123 GB drives from different vendors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For example, one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 123.4 GB. WiebeTech drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 1G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other.
WiebeTech LLC 4.7.9 Clear all Event Buffers Use this feature to clear the entire events buffer information. To clear all event buffers, press Enter to enter the main menu. Press UP/DOWN to select the Clear all Event Buffers option, and then press Enter. The confirmation message will be displayed and press the Enter to clear all event buffers or ESC to abort the action.
WiebeTech LLC ESC Key Return to previous screen L Key Line Draw X Key Redraw 5.1 Configuring Raid Sets and Volume Sets You can configure raid sets and volume sets with VT-100 terminal function using Quick Volume/Raid Setup, or Raid Set/Volume Set Function configuration method. Each configuration method requires a different level of users input.
WiebeTech LLC Recommend use drives have same capacity in a specific array. If you use drives with different capacities in an array, all drives in the raid set will select the lowest capacity of the drive in the raid set. The numbers of physical drives in a specific array determine the RAID levels that can be implemented with the array.
WiebeTech LLC Press UP and DOWN arrow keys to select specific physical drives. Press the Enter key to associate the selected physical drive with the current raid set. Recommend use drives has same capacity in a specific raid set. If you use drives with different capacities in an array, all drives in the raid set will select the lowest capacity of the drive in the raid set.
WiebeTech LLC Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function > Change Password View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System information Option Quick Volume/Raid Setup Create a default configuration which based on numbers of physical disk installed Raid Set Function...
WiebeTech LLC View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System information 5.5.2 Raid Set Function User manual configuration can complete control of the raid set setting, but it will take longer to complete than the Quick Volume/Raid Setup configuration. Select the Raid Set Function to manually configure the raid set for the first time or deletes existing raid set and reconfigures the raid set.
WiebeTech LLC Hardware Monitor System information 5.5.2.2 Delete Raid Set To change a raid set, you should first delete it and re-create the raid set. To delete a raid set, select the raid set number that users want to delete in the Select Raid Set to Delete screen.
WiebeTech LLC Migrating occurs when a disk is added to a Raid Set. Migration status is displayed in the Raid Set raid status area of the Raid Set information when a disk is added to a raid set. Migrating status is also displayed in the associated volume status area of the Volume Set Information when a disk is added to a raid set.
WiebeTech LLC delete the hot spare. Main Menu > Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function > Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System information 5.5.2.7 Raid Set Information To display Raid Set information, move the cursor bar to the desired Raid Set number, then press Enter key.
WiebeTech LLC To create a volume set, follow the following steps: 1. Select the Volume Set Function from the Main menu. 2. Choose the Create Volume Set from Volume Set Functions dialog box screen. 3. The Create Volume from Raid Set dialog box appears. This screen displays the existing arranged raid sets.
WiebeTech LLC 5.5.3.1.2 Capacity Main Menu > Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function > Physical Drives Raid System Function View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System information The maximum volume size is default in the first setting. Enter the appropriate volume size to fit your application.
WiebeTech LLC Volume Set Function > Physical Drives Raid System Function View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System information One SCSI channel can be applied to the internal SilverSATA V-UR. Choose the SCSI channel. A Select SCSI Channel dialog box appears, select the channel number and press Enter key to confirm it.
WiebeTech LLC SCSI disk. 5.5.3.1.8 Cache Mode Main Menu > Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function > Physical Drives Raid System Function View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System information User can set the cache mode to: Write-Through Cache or Write-Back Cache.
WiebeTech LLC 5.5.3.2 Delete Volume Set To delete Volume set from raid set system function, move the cursor bar to the Volume Set Functions menu and select the Delete Volume Set item, then press Enter key. The Volume Set Functions menu will show all Raid Set # item. Move the cursor bar to an RAID Set number, then press Enter key to show all Volume Set # in the raid set.
WiebeTech LLC Hardware Monitor System information As shown in the above can be modified at this screen. Choose this option to display the properties of the selected Volume set. 5.5.3.3.2 Volume Set Migration Main Menu > Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function >...
WiebeTech LLC number, then press Enter key. The Volume Set Information will show as following. You can only view the information of this Volume Set. Main Menu > Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function > Physical Drives...
WiebeTech LLC PIO Mode : Mode 4 Current UDMA : ATA133 Support UDMA : ATA133 Device State : RaisSet Member When you choose this option, the physical disks in the SATA RAID controller are listed. Move the cursor to the desired drive and press Enter. The following appears: 5.5.4.2 Create Pass-Through Disk...
WiebeTech LLC To delete Pass-through drive from the Pass-through drive pool, move the cursor bar to the Physical Drive Function menu and select the Delete pass-through drive item, then press Enter key. The Delete Pass-Through confirmation screen will appear and press Yes key to delete it.
WiebeTech LLC Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System information 5.5.5.2 Alert Beeper Setting Main Menu > Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Physical Drive Raid System Function > View System Events Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System information The Mute the Alert Beeper function item is used to control the SATA RAID controller Beeper.
5.5.5.5 Disk Capacity Truncation Mode WiebeTech RAID controllers use drive truncation so that drives from differing 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 redundant units.
Multiples Of 1G: If you have 123 GB drives from different vendors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For example, one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 123.4 GB. WiebeTech drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 1G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other.
WiebeTech LLC Parity Value is fixed at None. Handshaking value is fixed at None. Speed sending values are 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200. Stop Bits values are 1 bit and 2 bits. 5.5.5.7 Update Firmware Please, reference the appendix B firmware utility for updating firmware.
WiebeTech LLC SCSI Target option, and then press Enter. 5.5.7 Ethernet Configuration (SilverSATA) Use this feature to set the controller Ethernet port configuration. Customer doesn’t need to create a reserved space on the arrays before the Ethernet port and HTTP service working.
WiebeTech LLC menu appears on the screen. Move the cursor bar to Local IP Address item, then press Enter key to show the default address setting in the RAID controller. You can reassign the IP address of the controller. Main Menu >...
WiebeTech LLC 2004-1-1 12:00:00 2004-1-1 12:00:00 Choose this option to view the system events information: Timer, Device, Event type, Elapse Time and Errors. The RAID system does not built the real time clock. The Time information is the relative time from the SATA RAID controller power on.
WiebeTech LLC firmware version, serial number, controller model name, and the cache memory size. To check the system information, move the cursor bar to System Information item, then press Enter key. All major controller system information will be displayed. Main Menu >...
WiebeTech LLC You can configure raid sets and volume sets with web browser-based RAID manager using Quick Create automatically, or Raid Set/Volume Set Function manually configuration method. Each configuration method requires a different level of users input. The general flow of operations for raid set and volume set configuration is: 6.3 Designating Drives as Hot Spares...
WiebeTech LLC Set the capacity size for the current volume set. After Highlight RAID level and press Enter key. The selected capacity for the current volume set is displayed. Using the UP and DOWN arrow key to create the current volume set capacity size and press Enter key to confirm.
WiebeTech LLC Press UP and DOWN arrow keys to select specific physical drives. Press the Enter key to associate the selected physical drive with the current raid set. Recommend use drives has same capacity in a specific raid set. If you use drives with different capacities in an array, all drives in the raid set will select the lowest capacity of the drive in the raid set.
WiebeTech LLC number, then click it. The volume set Information will show in the screen. To display drive information, move the mouse cursor to the desired physical drive number, then click it. The drive Information will show in the screen.
WiebeTech LLC 6.8.2 Delete Raid Set To delete a raid set, click on the Create Raid Set link. A Select the RAID SET To Delete screen is displayed showing all raid set existing in the current controller. Click the raid set number you which to delete in the select column to delete screen.
WiebeTech LLC 6.9.1 Create Volume Set The following is the volume set features for the SilverSATA 1. Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same raid set. 2. Up to 16 volume sets in a raid set can be created by the SATA RAID controller.
WiebeTech LLC LUN like a SCSI disk. 6.9.2 Delete Volume Set To delete Volume from raid set system function, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link. The Select the Raid Set to delete screen will show all raid set number.
WiebeTech LLC 6.10.1 Create Pass-Through Disk To create pass-through disk, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create Pass-Through link. The relative setting function screen appears. Disk is no controlled by the internal SilverSATA V-UR firmware and thus cannot be a part of a volume set.
Multiples Of 10G: If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For example, one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 120 GB. WiebeTech drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 10G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other.
WiebeTech LLC or WAN with no software or patches required. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of IP (Internet Protocol) configurations on a computer network. When using the Internet’s set of protocols (TCP/IP), in order for a computer system to communicate to another computer system it needs a unique IP address.
WiebeTech LLC configure the SilverSATA V-UR by providing the correct password. The password is used to protect the internal SilverSATA V-UR from unauthorized entry. The controller will check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen.
WiebeTech LLC • Host OS Independent Mechanical • Form Factor • 3 consecutive 5.25” driver bays • Dimension (W x H x D) • 148 x 128 x 244 mm, 148 x 128 x 220 mm (SilverSATA) • Weight • 5.95 lbs/2.7 kg (w/o disk drive) •...
WiebeTech LLC README.TXT It contains the history information of the firmware change. Read this file first before upgrading the firmware. These files must be extracted from the compressed file and copied to one directory in drive A or C. Establishing the Connection for the RS-232 The firmware can be downloaded to the SilverSATA V-UR controller by using an ANSI/VT- 100 compatible terminal emulation program or HTTP web browser management.
SNMP Operation & Definition Overview The WiebeTech external RAID controller firmware-embedded Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent for the connect array. An SNMP-based management application (also known as an SNMP manager) can monitor the disk array. An example of An SNMP management application is Hewlett-Packard’s Open View.
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