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  • Page 1 Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Document Name: Guide Part Number MAN-00005-UG Revision...

  • Page 2: Contents

    Revision History Approved Date Change Description Reviewed By ECO-3679 Sep., 2003 Released with SPHSSD 2.1 Table 1 Revision History Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Updating Your Spheras Storage Director Server and Client - - - - - - - - - - - 41 2.7.1 Updating Your Spheras Storage Director Server with Windows - - - - - - - - 42 © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...
  • Page 4 2.7.2 Updating Your Spheras Storage Director Server with Linux and Solaris- - - 42 Starting the Spheras Storage Director Client- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 43 Chapter 3 Setting up the Spheras Storage Director Client - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45 Security access levels - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45...
  • Page 5 Windows - HTTP Web Server Configuration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 201 A.1.1 Windows - Manually Configuring an Apache HTTP Web Server - - - - - - 201 © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. Page 5...
  • Page 6 A.1.2 Windows - Manually Configuring a Microsoft IIS HTTP Web Server - - - 202 A.1.3 Linux - Manually Configuring an Apache HTTP Web Server - - - - - - - - 208 A.1.4 Solaris - Manually Configuring an Apache HTTP Web Server - - - - - - - - 210 Appendix B Detailed Information About Configurations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 213 What is the purpose of your array? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 213...

  • Page 7: List Of Figures

    Add Parameter Dialog Box - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 71 © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...
  • Page 8 Figure 48 Controller Properties Dialog Box: General: Summary Tab - - - - - - - - - 74 Figure 49 Controller Properties Dialog Box: General: Status Tab - - - - - - - - - - - 75 Figure 50 Figure 50 Controller Properties Dialog Box: Basic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 76 Figure 51...
  • Page 9 Apache Installation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 212 © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 10: Preface

    This document contains proprietary information of Adaptec, Inc. The information contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third parties without the prior express written permission of an officer of the Adaptec, Inc. Any product or products described herein is/are a licensed product of Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 11 Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Spheras Storage Director Components and Functions Spheras Storage Director has two components. Each component handles specific tasks that are based on a selected function: Spheras Storage Director Server Spheras Storage Director Client © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...

  • Page 13: Configuration Functions

    Figure 1 Spheras Storage Director Client and Server Relationship This diagram shows how the client talks with the server. Spheras Storage Director uses Java RMI (Remote Method Invocation) as Internet connectivity paths that are used when the client talks with the server that launched it (Server B). It also shows how Server B will talk to the other servers in response to the user interacting with the other servers via the client machine.

  • Page 14: Spheras Storage Director Requirements

    100Base-T or better network data transfer rate. A minimum display resolution of 800 x 600 pixels is recommended. A display color setting of at least 65535 colors. One of the operating systems listed in the server section above. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 15: Using Host Bus Adapters And Drivers

    SCSI or Fibre Channel protocol and normally operates in the initiator role. One or more HBAs may be integrated into a host/server computer, cluster of host computers, or SAN. For current information on the latest HBAs and compatible drivers, see the following web site: http://www.adaptec.com Setting Up TCP/IP 1.4.7 The Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) must be functioning properly to achieve optimal Spheras Storage Director performance.

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Installation And Startup

    For optimum performance, the server component and the client component should be installed on physically separate systems. While it is possible to install the server and client components on the same system; it is not recommended and may cause performance-related problems. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...

  • Page 17: Installing The Spheras Storage Director Server And Client

    The Spheras Storage Director software is not designed to support the connection of multiple servers to a single storage subsystem. While it is possible to connect multiple servers to a single storage subsystem, this configuration can cause communication problems that affect the Spheras Storage Director software. In contrast, a single server can be connected to multiple storage subsystems.

  • Page 18: Solaris Sparc

    Error messages are posted if the system fails any of these checks. The dialogs for these messages are not shown in this section. In this section, the screens that are shown are from a Windows system. The screens from all other operating systems are similar with the exception of the paths and path delimiters. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 19: Server Installation Steps

    Server Installation Steps 2.3.1 This section describes the installation of the server component of the Spheras Storage Director. For information on installing the client component, see 2.3.2 Client Installation Steps on page 28. After starting the installation using the setup program specified 2.2.1 Starting the Install Process on page 18, the InstallShield Wizard starts and the welcome screen is displayed.

  • Page 20: Figure 3 Spheras Storage Director License Agreement

    Click Next. In the Directory Name field, type your desired path; keep the default path or click Browse to navigate to the desired directory. Note: Use the path name and delimiter that is appropriate for your operating system. For example, in Solaris the Directory Name would appear as /opt/Adaptec/SpherasStorageDirectorServer. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 21: Figure 4 Choose The Location For The Server Installation

    Figure 4 Choose the location for the server installation Choose the type of installation Figure 5 Choose Installation Type Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 22: Figure 6 Set The Server Rmi Port Number

    Microsoft IIS) are properly installed and detected by the InstallShield Wizard, they both will be configured. However, each HTTP server must be configured to communicate on different ports. If you select No, you will need © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 23: Figure 7 Selecting Automatic Configuration Of An Http Server

    to manually configure your HTTP server after installing the Spheras Storage Director code. Figure 7 Selecting automatic configuration of an HTTP server Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 24: Figure 8 Installation Summary

    Click Next. A summary of what will be installed is displayed. Note that the total size of your installation may not match what is shown here. Figure 8 Installation summary © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 25: Figure 9 Installation Progress

    Click Install. The installation process begins. During installation, files are decompressed and copied to the destination folder that you previously chose. You will also see flashing blank windows during the installation. This is part of the automatic HTTP configuration. Figure 9 Installation progress Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 26: Figure 10 Server Installation Complete

    When the installation of the server code is complete, the following dialog is displayed. Select whether or not you want to view the readme file and click Next. Figure 10 Server installation complete © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 27: Client Installation Steps

    10 When the installation is complete, the Finish dialog box opens. Click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 11 Installation Complete 11 Proceed to one of the following sections: To install the client code, see 2.3.2 Client Installation Steps on page 28. If you do not need to set up any additional clients, see: •...

  • Page 28: Figure 12 Installation Welcome

    Figure 12 Installation Welcome © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 29: Figure 13 Spheras Storage Director License Agreement

    Click Next. In the Directory Name field, type your desired path; keep the default path or click Browse to navigate to the desired directory. Note: Use the path name and delimiter that is appropriate for your operating system. For example, in Solaris the Directory Name would appear as /opt/Adaptec/SpherasStorageDirectorServer. Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 30: Figure 14 Choose The Location For The Client Installation

    Figure 14 Choose the location for the client installation Figure 15 Choose the type of installation © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 31: Figure 16 Specifying The Server Address

    Select the radio button for the component that you want to have installed. Click Next. Enter the IP address or host name for one of the servers that you want to connect to. (You can add additional servers later. See: 3.4 Adding a New Server on page 48. Figure 16 Specifying the server address Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 32: Figure 17 Installation Summary

    Click Next. A summary of what will be installed is displayed. Note that the total size of your installation may not match what is shown here. Figure 17 Installation summary © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 33: Figure 18 Installation Progress

    Click Install. The installation process begins. During installation, files are decompressed and copied to the destination folder that you previously chose. Figure 18 Installation progress Client Readme Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 34: Figure 19 Client Installation Complete

    Figure 19 Client installation complete © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 35: Windows: Post-Installation Configuration And Verification

    When the installation is complete, the Finish dialog box opens. Click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 20 Installation complete 10 Proceed to one of the following sections: • 2.4 Windows: Post-Installation Configuration and Verification on page 36. • 2.5 Linux: Post-Installation Configuration and Verification on page 37. •...

  • Page 36: Client Component

    Verify your HTTP server installation by stopping and restarting your HTTP server: Open a Terminal Window and type the following (these examples assume that you accepted the default path during installation): cd /usr/local/apache2/bin then type, ./apachectl stop followed by: ./apachectl start © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 37: Client Component

    Security access levels on page 45. Stop and restart the Spheras Storage Director Server service: Open a Terminal Window and type the following (these examples assume that you accepted the default path during installation): cd /opt/Adaptec/SpherasStorageDirectorServer/ then type, ./serverctl stop followed by: ./serverctl start...

  • Page 38: Solaris Post-Installation Configuration And Verification

    Therefore, a specific example cannot be given. One possible example follows. name="sgen" class="scsi" target=0 lun=0; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=0 lun=1; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=0 lun=2; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=0 lun=3; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=0 lun=4; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=0 lun=5; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=0 lun=6; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=0 lun=7; © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 39: Server Component

    name="sgen" class="scsi" target=1 lun=0; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=1 lun=1; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=1 lun=2; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=1 lun=3; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=1 lun=4; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=1 lun=5; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=1 lun=6; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=1 lun=7; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=2 lun=0; name="sgen" class="scsi" target=2 lun=1; name="sgen"...

  • Page 40: Client Component

    This section assumes that you have been using the Spheras Storage Director Server and Client components and that you want to update your software with the latest version. It is recommended that you upgrade all of your Spheras Storage © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 41: Updating Your Spheras Storage Director Server With Windows

    2.7.2 To update your Spheras Storage Director Server software, follow these steps: Go to the directory where the Spheras Storage Director Server is installed /opt/Adaptec/Spheras Storage Director Server/opt/discreet/dsm On the command line, type: ./serverctl stop On the command line, type: ./uninstall...

  • Page 42: Starting The Spheras Storage Director Client

    The Spheras Storage Director console loads in its own application window. A splash screen is displayed immediately in your browser while the Spheras Storage Director console applet is loading. When the Spheras Storage Director Client is loaded, it will authenticate with the Spheras Storage Director Server. This authentication © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 43 is based on a userid/password defined to the server through the operating system specific user management services. Once a userid has been authenticated, the appropriate authorization for the userid will be determined from its group memberships on the server. See 3.1 Security access levels on page 45. To learn more about the navigation features and options that the Spheras Storage Director Client provides, see , Chapter 4 Navigating the Spheras Storage Director Client on page 55.

  • Page 44: Chapter 3 Setting Up The Spheras Storage Director Client

    If you choose to continue the logon, it is treated as a logoff, followed by a log on. The Spheras Storage Director client imposes no limit to the number of failed login attempts. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...

  • Page 45: Setting Up Server Groups

    Figure 21 Logon Dialog Use the following steps to logon to Spheras Storage Director: Type your User name. Select a user name with access privileges on the server that correspond to the desired access level in Spheras Storage Director. User names are encrypted when transmitted across the network. There is no limit on the User name length.

  • Page 46: Changing Server Group Properties

    Click OK or press the Enter key. The new server group appears in the navigation area. Changing Server Group Properties 3.3.2 To view or change your Server Group Properties: Select a server group from the navigation area or content area. Click one of the following: From the menu bar, click Group->Properties © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 47: Deleting Server Groups

    From the tool bar, click Properties Right-click the server group and select Properties Deleting Server Groups 3.3.3 Deleting a Server Group allows you to delete any previously defined Server Group. However, you cannot delete the system-defined All Servers group, as this is part of the root directory of the navigation area. To delete a Server Group, follow these steps: Select the Group that you want to delete in the navigation area Figure 23...

  • Page 48: To Define A New Server

    IP addresses of the controllers you want to communicate with, you can disable dynamic discovery of controllers and enable the iHosts file. See 3.7 Editing the iHosts File on page 52 for information on how to add controller IP © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 49: Changing Properties Of Existing Servers

    addresses. If you do not know the IP addresses of the controllers or the controller does not have an IP address, see 8 Select IP settings on page 85 for information on how to set up IP addresses. • Dynamic discovery of controllers - allows the server to automatically discover all controllers that share its subnet.

  • Page 50: Logging Off Of Spheras Storage Director

    Replication provides an easy way to keep a consistent set of servers and server groups that are defined across all Spheras Storage Director Servers without having to configure each server independently. To replicate an entire set of servers and server groups, follow these steps: © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 51: Editing The Ihosts File

    From the menu bar click Group->Replicate or right-click Group->Replicate in the navigation area. The Replicate Information dialog box opens confirming the replication. Figure 26 Replicate Information Dialog Box Click OK. Replication can also be done when creating a new server group. See 3.4 Adding a New Server on page 48. Editing the iHosts File The iHosts file contains the IP addresses for controllers that are not a part of the subnet of your Spheras Storage Director Server.

  • Page 52: Figure 27 Edit An Ihost File

    Remember to uncomment your IP addresses by removing the “#” symbol. Select File->Save. Select File->Exit to close the iHosts File. If you have not saved any changes, you are prompted to save your changes. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 53 Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 54: Chapter 4 Navigating The Spheras Storage Director Client

    BBUs, and enclosures associated with the controller is displayed in a table format. The content area is described further in various sections of this manual. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...

  • Page 55: Figure 28 Spheras Storage Director Opening Screen

    Figure 28 Spheras Storage Director Opening Screen 6 Object status: Shows the number of objects or selected objects in the content area. 7 Logon status: Shows the user name and the current access level. Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 56: Status Icons

    The physical drive is in an The physical drive is a hot failed state (Physical View unconfigured state (Physical spare (Physical View Only). Only). View Only). Status Icons Physical Drive Normal State Physical Drive Not Selected Physical Drive Suspected State Failed © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 57: Menu Bar And Menus

    The physical drive is in a The physical drive is in a not The physical drive may have normal running state selected state (Physical View failed due to transient errors. (Physical View Only). Only). This means that a physical drive is in the slot, but not part of the resource or set of resources being viewed.

  • Page 58: Server Menu

    Deletes the selected server from the navigation node tree. Edit iHosts File: Opens a text editor so you can edit the iHosts file. For more information on the iHosts file, see 3.7 Editing the iHosts File on page 52. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 59: Controller Menu

    Controller Menu 4.3.3 Figure 32 Controller menu The Controller Menu contains the following options: Properties: Allows you to change or modify various parameters for the selected controller. Configure Unused Storage: Configures unused storage with assistance or manually. Change Host/LUN mapping: Opens the Host/LUN mapping dialog box for you to modify the mapping.

  • Page 60: Event Menu

    The Task Menu has the following option: Cancel: Cancels the selected task, such as a rebuild or a consistency check. Controller-initiated tasks, such as a Background Initialization, cannot be cancelled. Logical Menu 4.3.6 Figure 35 Logical menu © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 61: Array Menu

    The Logical Menu has the following options: Properties: Allows you to view or change logical drive properties. New: Opens the Manual Configuration Wizard and allows you to create a new logical drive. Expand: Opens the Manual Configuration Wizard and allows you to expand an existing logical drive. Delete: Deletes the selected logical drive.

  • Page 62: Physical Menu

    Allows you to recondition the battery by automatically discharging and then recharging the battery. Enclosure Menu 4.3.10 Figure 39 Enclosure menu The Enclosure menu has the following option: Properties: Allows you to view or change enclosure properties. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 63: View Menu

    Locate: Blinks the LED(s) of the physical drive(s) contained by the selected enclosure. View Menu 4.3.11 Figure 40 View menu The View Menu contains the following options: Text: Enabled when there is a text based view for the node selected in the navigation area. Physical: Enabled when there is a physical based view for the node selected in the navigation area.

  • Page 64: Toolbar And Toolbar Icons

    Spheras Storage Director Client. To exit the Spheras Storage Director, click the File->Close menu option of your browser or close the Spheras Storage Director Client screen. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 65 Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 66: Chapter 5 Configuration Activities

    If the log file is growing too quickly, you may want to remove all optimal events from it. Note: The Client must be running in order to receive alarms from notification applications. Use the following steps to configure Event Settings: © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...

  • Page 67: Figure 43 Event Log Properties Dialog Box: General Tab

    Figure 43 Event Log Properties Dialog Box: General Tab Open the Event Log Properties dialog box by selecting Event-> Properties on the menu bar. In the Event Properties Dialog box, under the General tab, set the new event log size. Select Alert Map.

  • Page 68: Figure 44 Event Log Properties Dialog Box: Alert Map Tab

    Enable or disable check boxes to launch the appropriate notification application corresponding to the event severity level. Click Create New Notification Application to add an application to launch. The Add Notification Application dialog box opens. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 69: Figure 45 Event Properties Dialog Box: Notification Application Tab

    Figure 45 Event Properties Dialog Box: Notification Application Tab Click New to add a new notification application. Click Edit to edit an existing notification application. Click Delete to delete a notification application. Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 70: Figure 46 Add Notification Application Dialog Box

    Click Delete to delete an existing application parameter. Click Edit to edit an existing application parameter. Click New to add an Application Parameter. Figure 47 Add Parameter Dialog Box Select one of the following system defined parameters to be passed to the application: © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 71: Launching Application Alerts With Spheras Storage Director Server

    User Defined: You can type your own parameter string (for example: pager or email) by typing over the User Defined parameters. Event Message ID: The number that is displayed in the ID column of the events table (for example, 389). Event Message Severity: The severity level of the event.

  • Page 72: Setting And Modifying Controller Properties

    However, no two environments are the same, and you may want to modify certain controller properties before preparing your array. Follow the steps below to view or change your controller properties. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 73: Figure 48 Controller Properties Dialog Box: General: Summary Tab

    Open the Controller Properties; click Controller->Properties on the menu bar. Figure 48 Controller Properties Dialog Box: General: Summary Tab The Summary tab displays a summary of installed controller features and the status of the controller. Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 74: Figure 49 Controller Properties Dialog Box: General: Status Tab

    Conservative cache mode is an operating mode in which logical devices, or system drives, configured with the write-back write caching policy are treated as though they were configured for write-through operation and the cache is flushed. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 75: Figure 50 Figure 50 Controller Properties Dialog Box: Basic

    Select Basic. Figure 50 Figure 50 Controller Properties Dialog Box: Basic In the Basic tab, you have the following options: Enable read ahead: When enabled, reads data to the next stripe boundary (based on stripe size), and retains in cache any data beyond the size of the actual read request. The Read Ahead function improves data retrieval performance by allowing the controller to read into cache a full stripe of data at a time.
  • Page 76 When changing from master/slave to inactive port, port mappings associated with controller 0 port 1 are reassigned to controller 1 port 1. • When changing from master/slave or inactive port to Multi-TID or MultiPort, the inactive ports are enabled and all port mapping remains unchanged. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 77 • When changing from Multi-TID or MultiPort to master/slave or inactive, all mappings on the inactive ports are lost. Physical drive rebuild rate: A rate of 50 assigns the maximum allowable resources to a drive rebuild, allowing the rebuild to proceed at its fastest. Lowering the number devotes more resources to I/Os and consequently slows the Rebuild process.

  • Page 78: Figure 51 Controller Properties Dialog Box: Advanced

    When the condition causing conservative cache is resolved, the system drives are converted back to their original settings. Conditions that cause conservative cache to turn on are: © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 79 • The Conservative Cache Mode Parameter is enabled for a dual-active controller configuration, and a controller failure has occurred. ™ ® • A MORE (Mylex Online RAID Expansion) operation is initiated. During a MORE operation, the system automatically enters into conservative cache mode.

  • Page 80: Figure 52 Controller Properties Dialog Box: Expert: All Modes Tab

    Controller Properties Dialog Box: Expert: All Modes Tab In the All Modes Tab, you have the following options: Multi-port reset: When enabled, allows execution of an internal reset on a port only if a logical drive has been reserved through that port. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 81 Reset propagation: When enabled, a reset detected by one port may be propagated out of the other ports including ports on the partner controller. Report check condition for invalid LUN:When enabled, reports the check condition affecting the handling of the Inquiry command when the referenced LUN is invalid.

  • Page 82: Figure 53 Controller Properties Dialog Box: Expert: Duplex Mode Dialog Tab

    The default is disabled. When enabled in a dual-active controller system, Automatic Restore allows automatic recovery of a partner controller when a replacement is inserted. Note: A controller reset is required to make a change to this option take affect. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 83: Figure 54 Figure 54 Controller Properties Dialog Box: Fibre: Host Ports Tab

    Select Fibre. Figure 54 Figure 54 Controller Properties Dialog Box: Fibre: Host Ports Tab In the Host Ports Tab, you have the following options: Controller worldwide name: Displays the host identity of a Host Bus Adapter of a server on the fibre channel loop by slot number.

  • Page 84: Figure 55 Figure 55 Controller Properties Dialog Box: Ip Settings

    You must enter valid information in at least one of the slot fields and click OK before the other dialogs are enabled. If communication fails, you must again try and enter valid information in one of the slot fields. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 85: Creating Storage Configurations

    For dual-active controllers, when one controller has been discovered, and the other only partially discovered, the state of the discovered controller is displayed in the Spheras Storage Director. You set the IP address of the partially discovered controller here. If you do not set an address and a failover occurs, the status of the dual-active pair reverts to partially discovered.

  • Page 86: Multiple Configuration Tool Locking

    Open the Configure Unused Storage With Assistance Wizard by clicking Controller-> Configure Storage-> With Assistance... on the menu bar or the icon as shown in Figure 57 Configure Storage With Assistance on page 87. Figure 57 Configure Storage With Assistance The Fault Tolerance dialog box opens. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 87 Figure 58 Configure Unused Storage with Assistance: Fault Tolerance Dialog Box Configure the following options for fault tolerance: Select Fault Tolerance. This option is disabled if there is only one available unused drive in the system. Select the number of hot spares from the drop-down list. This option is only available with Fault Tolerance. The hot spare option is disabled if there are only two available unused drives in the system.

  • Page 88: Figure 59 Configure Unused Storage With Assistance: Raid Level Dialog Box

    Parity RAID (RAID level 5). This option is the default if there are three or more unused drives available in the system. Mirrored drives (RAID level 1). If you selected the No Fault Tolerance check box, the following RAID level dialog box opens. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 89: Figure 60 Configure Storage With Assistance: No Fault Tolerance Raid Level Dialog Box

    Figure 60 Configure Storage with Assistance: No Fault Tolerance RAID Level Dialog Box Choose one of the following RAID Level options: Data Striping (RAID level 0). This option is selected by default if there is more than one unused drive available in the system.

  • Page 90: Figure 61 Configure Unused Storage With Assistance: Logical Drives Dialog Box

    The system drive is not accessible during a foreground initialization. Foreground initialization limits the number of simultaneous initializations to eight. Canceling a Foreground initialization cancels all foreground initializations (see 6.8 Monitoring Long Operation Tasks on page 128 to cancel a Foreground initialization). © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 91: Manual Storage Configuration

    Click Next or press the Enter key. The Summary dialog box opens. Figure 62 Configure Unused Storage with Assistance: Summary Dialog Box Examine the configuration summary for details about the configuration you have set up. If you want to start over, click Cancel.

  • Page 92: Figure 63 Configure Storage Manually

    Figure 63 Configure Storage Manually The Manual Storage Configuration dialog box opens. Note: Only those previously-configured arrays that have unused capacity are shown in this dialog. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 93: Figure 64 Manual Storage Configuration

    Figure 64 Manual Storage Configuration To create a disk array, perform the following: Spheras Storage Director automatically creates an array for you. The new array (New Array 1) is displayed in the tree node. From the Physical Drives pane, select a physical drives to add to the array. Click Add to Array (or drag and drop). The physical drives are displayed in the tree node under the selected array.

  • Page 94: Figure 65 Manual Storage Configuration: Create Logical Drive Tab

    From the RAID drop-down list, select a RAID level. Supported RAID levels are JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 5, RAID 0+1, RAID10, RAID 30, RAID 50. Only RAID levels compatible with the current array are available in the list. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 95 Type the amount of available capacity for this logical drive. If your total configuration has only one logical drive that uses all available capacity, the default sizes should not be changed. If you intend to create additional logical drives, enter a smaller number to reserve the desired capacity.

  • Page 96: Figure 66 Manual Storage Configuration: Host/Lun Mapping Tab

    Custom when a logical drive is selected, allows you to customize the host access settings by opening the Custom LUN Mapping Dialog box. Host access is determined independently for each controller port Enabled. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 97: Figure 67 Host/Lun Mapping Tab: Custom Lun Mapping Dialog Box

    Figure 67 Host/LUN Mapping Tab: Custom LUN Mapping Dialog Box The custom LUN Mapping dialog box allows you to manage host access to a logical drive/LUN number. Use the assigned LUN drop-down box to select the LUN number for a particular logical drive column. Then use the check boxes at the intersection of each logical drive column Figure 67 Host/LUN Mapping Tab: Custom LUN Mapping Dialog Box on page 98 and host row to allow or deny host access.

  • Page 98: Spanning In Spheras Storage Director

    Spanning provides the ability to configure multiple disk arrays or parts of multiple disk arrays as one logical drive. Spanning is performed automatically in Spheras Storage Director whenever an array contains more than 16 physical drives. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 99: Expanding A Logical Drive

    Expanding a Logical Drive Online capacity expansion is the ability to increase the size of a logical system drive while normal reads and writes occur. The expansion can be obtained when you change the RAID level, or increase the amount of space on the physical drives allocated to the logical drive, or both.

  • Page 100: Deleting A Logical Drive

    It is recommended that you back up all of your user data on your arrays. In the navigation area, right-click on the logical drive that you want to delete or select Logical->Delete from the menu. Select Delete. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 101: Expanding An Array

    The Delete a Logical Drive Warning dialog box opens. Figure 70 Figure 70 Deleting a Logical Drive Type your Administrative password in the password field. Click OK. The logical drive is deleted. Expanding an Array You can expand an existing array by adding physical drives to the array. The existing array can be expanded to a maximum of 16 drives.
  • Page 102 It may take a few minutes to stop the partner controller. In the navigation area, select the array that you need to expand. Click Array->Expand from the menu bar. The Manual Storage Configuration: Expand Logical Drive window opens. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 103: Deleting An Array

    Figure 71 Manual Storage Configuration: Expand Logical Drive Select which physical drives you want to add to the Array. Click Next to move to the Create Logical Drive tab. If a logical drives exists on the array, you have two options: Leave the existing logical drives unchanged.

  • Page 104: 5.10 Restoring A Controller Configuration From A Previously Saved File

    Do the following to restore a controller configuration: Click Controller->Restore Controller Configuration as shown in Figure 73 Restore Controller Configuration on page 106. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 105: Spheras Storage Director Installation And User Guide

    Figure 73 Restore Controller Configuration The Restore Controller Configuration dialog box opens. Figure 74 Restore Controller Configuration Dialog Box Select the configuration file that you want to restore. CAUTION: Restoring a controller configuration to an already-configured controller can cause loss of data. Click Open.

  • Page 106: 5.11 Backing Up A Controller Configuration

    Backing Up a configuration saves a controller configuration to the server. Do the following to back up a controller configuration: Click Controller->Backup Controller Configuration as shown in Figure 76 Figure 76 Backup Controller Configuration on page 108. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 107: Figure 76 Figure 76 Backup Controller Configuration

    Figure 76 Figure 76 Backup Controller Configuration In the Backup Configuration dialog box Figure 77 Backup Controller Configuration Dialog Box on page 108 type a name for the configuration file you want to save to the controller. Figure 77 Backup Controller Configuration Dialog Box Click Save to save the configuration file.

  • Page 108: Chapter 6 Monitoring Activities

    If you want to view events on a specific controller, select the events node in the navigation area beneath the desired controller. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...

  • Page 109: Figure 78 Selecting Events To View

    Figure 78 Selecting Events to View 4.2 Status Icons Events display in the content area of Spheras Storage Director and can be any of the following. See on page 57 for a description of the icons representing the event status: •...

  • Page 110: Viewing Event Details

    Select an event in the content area that you want to see details about. Click Event->Event Details from the menu bar. Figure 79 Select Event Details The Event Details dialog box opens as shown in Figure 80 Event Details Dialog Box on page 112. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 111: Figure 80 Event Details Dialog Box

    Figure 80 Event Details Dialog Box The Event Details dialog box displays information about the selected event. The information includes if applicable (not shown in Figure 80 Event Details Dialog Box on page 112), the serial number of the physical drive and the World Wide Name of an enclosure.

  • Page 112: Clearing The Event Log

    • When you have replaced a component of the Enclosure • When the event log becomes too large to manage. Monitoring a Controller To monitor activities on a controller, select a controller from the navigation area. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 113: Figure 83 Monitoring A Controller (Text View)

    Figure 83 Monitoring a Controller (text view) Figure 84 Monitoring a controller (physical view) The content area displays all of the components of the controller including events related to the controller. The content area displays the information either in the Text View or the Physical View. Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 114: Monitoring An Array

    To monitor activities on an individual array, select an array from the navigation area. There are two ways to view array information. • Select an array and view the information in the content area • Click Array-> Properties from the menu bar. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 115: Figure 85 Displaying Array Information (Physical View)

    Figure 85 Displaying Array Information (physical view) The content area displays array information either in the Text View or the Physical View. Both views contain the following information: • The array number. • The number and total capacity of the logical drives defined on the array. •...

  • Page 116: Physical Disk And Logical Drive Monitoring

    Select Physical Drives, Configured, Unused or Global Hot Spares from the navigation area and view the information in the content area • Click on a physical drive in the content area and then click Physical-> Properties from the menu bar. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 117: Figure 87 Displaying Physical Drive Information (Text View)

    Figure 87 Displaying Physical Drive Information (text view) Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 118: Figure 88 Displaying Physical Drive Information (Physical View)

    Hover Help is also available for each physical drive pictured. Hover help is activated by moving your mouse over a particular physical drive. A text pop-up displays the drive name, size and channel. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 119: Figure 89 Physical Drive Properties Dialog Box

    Figure 89 Physical Drive Properties Dialog Box The Physical Drive Properties dialog box displays the following information: • The current status of the disk (online, rebuilding, failed, or suspected failed) • The drive channel negotiated transfer speed (MB/second) • The negotiated drive channel bus width (in bits) •...

  • Page 120: Displaying Logical Drive Information

    The capacity of this logical drive • The status of the logical drive • The RAID level of the logical drive • The array number where the logical drive resides • The drive status of physical drives within the logical drive.. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 121: Figure 91 Logical Drive Properties

    There are two ways to view information about a specific logical drive: • Select a logical drive in the navigation area and view the information in the content area • Click Logical->Properties from the menu bar. Figure 91 Logical Drive Properties The Logical Drive Properties dialog box opens and displays information about the logical drive, see the previous information for a description of the contents.

  • Page 122: Monitoring An Enclosure

    (enclosure ID number), status, type of enclosure, number of slots, and enclosure vendor. The enclosure status that is reported is the most severe status of the enclosure itself or of the enclosure elements. To view information about an individual enclosure, select an individual enclosure in the navigation area. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 123: Figure 93 Figure 93 Individual Enclosure Information

    Figure 93 Figure 93 Individual Enclosure Information When a specific enclosure is selected, the following is displayed: • Alarms: • Name and icon • Status: Element Not Present, Optimal, Warning or Failed • Current details: blank or Alarm On • Description •...

  • Page 124: Figure 94 Viewing Enclosure Properties

    • Shutdown at critical temperature: Enable as needed. When a warning threshold is reached, the controller sends an event. When the critical threshold is reached, the controller spins down the drives and powers off the enclosure. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 125: Monitoring The Battery Backup Unit

    Monitoring the Battery Backup Unit The optional Battery Backup Unit (BBU) maintains memory content in the presence of an ac power failure. The principal purpose of the BBU is to provide stable memory power during ac power glitches and short power outages, however, the BBU is capable of sustaining memory content for an extended period.

  • Page 126: Figure 96 Bbu Properties Dialog Box

    The type of battery, which is dependent on controller hardware. • Version number for the BBU type. • The ability to edit the low power alarm threshold. • The ability to schedule or run a quick test. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 127: Monitoring Long Operation Tasks

    Monitoring Long Operation Tasks To monitor long operation tasks, select the Task Monitor from the navigation area. Figure 97 Task Monitoring The in progress tasks are displayed in the content area. The following task types are displayed. • Logical drive initialization •...

  • Page 128: Server View

    A controller is a piece of hardware that directs the storage of information in a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configuration. If something were to go wrong with the controller, access to data could be compromised. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 129: Event Severity

    The following controller events could occur: Event Type of Description What to Do About It Event Critical Controller is dead. System is disconnecting Replace the controller and apply a from this controller. configuration. Warning Controller has been reset. Check the controller’s configuration and restore as necessary.

  • Page 130: Warning Icon

    Description A physical disk was added as a hot spare. Cause Device was configured. Manual hot spare was done. Automatic hot spare was done. Action None Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 4 (Information) Source InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 131 Name MLXEV_PHYSDEV_HARD_ERROR Description Physical disk error found. Cause A bad sector was found on the physical disk. Mechanical failure on the physical disk. Host SCSI device detected illegal instruction. Target device generated unknown phase sequence. Action If problem occurs frequently: –...
  • Page 132 An unconfigured physical disk failed. A controller was removed. A controller powered off. Action Replace the device if needed. Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 133 Name MLXEV_PHYSDEV_UNCONFIGURED Description A previously configured disk is now available. Cause User set the physical device to unconfigured. Action None Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 4 (Information) Source InPro Name MLXEV_PHYSDEV_EXPANDCAPACITY_START Description Expand Capacity started. Cause User started the RAID expansion operation. A suspended RAID expansion operation was started.
  • Page 134 Description SCSI device reset. Cause Firmware has reset to recover from error. User has reset. Action None Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExP_old InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 135 Name MLXEV_PHYSDEV_ACTIVESPARE Description Active spare found. Cause Physical disk was configured. Manual active spare was done. Automatic active spare was done Action None Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 4 (Information) Source InP_old Name MLXEV_PHYSDEV_WARMSPARE Description Warm spare found. Cause Physical disk was configured.
  • Page 136 Description A physical disk failed because of invalid tag. Cause The device responded with an invalid tag. Action Replace physical disk and rebuild it. Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 1 (Serious) Source InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 137 Name MLXEV_PHYSDEV_SCSITMO_DEAD Description A physical disk failed because a command to the disk timed out. Cause SCSI command timed out on the device. Action Replace physical disk and rebuild it. Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 1 (Serious) Source InPro Name...
  • Page 138 2 (Error) Source ExPro Name MLXEV_PHYSDEV_STANDBY Description Physical disk status changed to Hot Spare. Cause – Action None Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 139 Name MLXEV_PHYSDEV_REBUILD Description Physical disk status changed to rebuild. Cause – Action None Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 2 (Error) Source ExPro Name MLXEV_PHYSDEV_ID_MISMATCH Description Physical device ID did not match. Cause – Action None Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 3 (Warning) Source...
  • Page 140 Storage previously available is now unavailable. Action Investigate possible causes (such as cabling, controller failure, HBA failure). Address PATHpilot: Last HBTL: 12, 13, 14, 15 Severity 1 (Serious) Source PATHpilot Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 141 Name MLXEV_PPILOT_LOGICAL_DISK_PATH_FAILOVER Description A storage access path has shifted to the alternate path. Cause PATHpilot is unable to access storage on the original path, but is able to use the alternate path. A PATHpilot failover has occurred. Action Investigate possible causes (such as cabling, controller failure, HBA failure).
  • Page 142 Online controller firmware upgrade has failed. The original firmware will be reloaded. Action Use the offline method to load the new firmware. Address ctl: 0 Severity 2 (Error) Source ExPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 143 Name MLXEV_CFG_COD_DROPPED Description A COD with unsupported features has been detected. Cause Firmware does not support certain features in that COD. COD import is to wrong system. Action COD data is sequestered. Obtain compatible firmware then reimport the COD or import the COD to a different system.
  • Page 144 Unable to map a physical device in this group. Action Move to another controller. Remove one or more existing configuration groups and reboot with this group. Address None. Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 145 Name MLXEV_CFG_COD_GROUP_NOT_INSTALLED_LDD_ USED Description Configuration group not installed due to logical drive conflict. Cause Logical drive already configured in another group. Unable to install all the logical drives in the group. Action Move to another controller. Remove one or more existing configuration groups and reboot with this group.
  • Page 146 Device loop ID conflict detected on a disk channel resulted in soft addressing; potential data corruption. Action Change index selector to enable hard addressing per enclosure manufacturer’s specification. Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 Severity 1 (Serious) Source ExPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 147 Name MLXEV_PHYSDEV_TRANSPORT_ERROR Description One or more transport errors occurred during data transfer to or from a physical device in the last hour. Cause Fibre Channel CRC errors were detected by the controller or a physical device during the last hour. Physical devices were installed or removed causing momentary Fibre Channel loop disruption.
  • Page 148 Bad sectors were found. A physical disk reliability problem. Action See bad block and request sense table for more information. Address ctl: 0 logdrv: 15 Severity 2 (Error) Source ExPro InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 149 Name MLXEV_SYSDEV_CHECK_SYSDEV_FAILED Description Consistency check on logical drive failed. Cause A logical device became critical. A logical device failed. Action See request sense data for more information. Address ctl: 0 logdrv: 15 Severity 2 (Error) Source ExPro InPro Name MLXEV_SYSDEV_CHECK_PHYSDEV_FAILED Description Consistency check failed due to physical disk failure.
  • Page 150 4 (Information) Source ExPro InPro Name MLXEV_SYSDEV_INIT_DONE Description Logical drive initialization finished. Cause Initialize operation completed successfully. Action None Address ctl: 0 logdrv: 15 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 151 Name MLXEV_SYSDEV_INIT_CANCELED Description Logical drive initialization cancelled. Cause User cancelled the initialization. Action Restart initialization if required. Address ctl: 0 logdrv: 15 Severity 2 (Error) Source ExPro InPro Name MLXEV_SYSDEV_INIT_FAILED Description Logical drive initialization failed. Cause One/multiple physical device(s) failed. Controller has been removed.
  • Page 152 Attempt to read from block that is already marked bad in Bad Data table. Potential data loss. Action Restore data from a back up. Address ctl: 0 logdrv: 15 Severity 1 (Serious) Source InP_old Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 153 Name MLXEV_SYSDEV_DATA_FOR_BLOCK_LOST Description Data for disk block has been lost due to logical drive problem. Cause Data retained in RAID cache for a Write-Back Logical Drive cannot be stored to the physical medium because of logical drive problem. The logical drive problem might be caused by multiple physical medium errors, multiple physical devices offline, or other reasons.
  • Page 154 Description Fan has been restored. Cause Cable is connected properly. Faulty fan has been replaced. Action None Address ctl: 0 enclosure: 13 unit: 14 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExP_old InP_old Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 155 Name MLXEV_AEMI_FAN_FAILED Description Fan failure. Cause Cable connection is broken. Fan failure. Action Replace fan. Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Fan: 15 Severity 1 (Serious) Source InP_old Name MLXEV_FMTFAN_NOTPRESENT Description Storage cabinet fan is not present. Cause Enclosure management connection is broken. Management hardware failure.
  • Page 156 Description Storage Works enclosure reported failure state. Cause Power supply failed. Fan failure. Cabinet is too hot. Action Refer to enclosure manufacturer’s service manual. Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 Severity 1 (Serious) Source InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 157 Name MLXEV_FMTSTWK_CRITICAL Description Storage Works enclosure reported critical state. Cause Not available. Action Not available. Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 Severity 2 (Error) Source InPro Name MLXEV_FMTSTWK_OK Description Storage Works enclosure reported normal state. Cause Problem has been rectified. Action None Address ctl: 0 chn: 13...
  • Page 158 Enclosure management connection is broken. Management hardware failure. Power supply is not present. Action Refer to enclosure manufacturer’s service manual. Address ctl: 0 enclosure: 13 unit: 14 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 159 Name MLXEV_ENCLHEAT_BAD Description Temperature is over safe limit. Failure imminent. Cause Room temperature is too high. Fan failure. Sensor failure. Action Turn off the system and let it to cool down. Adjust the room temperature. Address ctl: 0 enclosure: 13 unit: 14 Severity 1 (Serious) Source...
  • Page 160 Description Access to fan status information has been lost. Cause Module establishing connectivity has been removed. Action None Address ctl: 0 enclosure: 13 unit: 14 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 161 Name MLXEV_ENCLOSURE_SHUTDOWN Description Physical disks in enclosure are being spundown. Cause Enclosure temperature is too high. Fan failure. Sensor failure. Action Turn off the enclosure and repair the problem causing the critical over- temperature condition. After the problem is repaired, recover by power cycling the entire system including the controllers.
  • Page 162 ExPro InPro Name MLXEV_CTLDEV_BBU_POWER_OK Description Battery power OK. Cause Battery has enough power to enable the write data cache. Action None Address ctl: 0 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 163 Name MLXEV_CTLDEV_POWER_OFF Description Controller is gone. System is disconnecting from this controller. Cause The connection to the controller has been lost. Action None Address ctl: 0 Severity 0 (Critical) Source Server Name MLXEV_CTLDEV_POWER_ON Description Controller powered on. Cause Controller was removed from the system. Controller has been powered off.
  • Page 164 Address ctl: 0 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro Name MLXEV_CTLDEV_BBU_CALIBRATE_DONE Description Battery calibration cycle finished. Cause Battery calibration completed successfully. Action None Address ctl: 0 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 165 Name MLXEV_CTLDEV_BBU_CALIBRATE_ABORT Description Battery calibration cycle was canceled. Cause User canceled the battery calibration cycle. Action None Address ctl: 0 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro Name MLXEV_CTLDEV_BBU_NO_BATTERY Description Battery is not present. Cause The battery electronics are present, but a battery was not detected. Action Install or connect the battery.
  • Page 166 BBU will not be able to power the cache if ac power fails. Firmware will switch WriteBack logical drives to WriteThrough. Action Replace BBU battery. Address ctl: 0 Severity 2 (Error) Source InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 167 Name MLXEV_CTLDEV_UPDATE_PTNR_STATUS Description Updated partner's status. Cause – Action None Address ctl: 0 param: 0x2120 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro Paramtype enum Params 0x0000 : name_UNKNOWN : “Unknown” 0x0100 : name_BOOTING : “Booting” 0x0200 : name_ACTIVE : “Active” 0x0300 : name_FAILED : “Failed” 0x0400 : name_REMOVED : “Removed”...
  • Page 168 0x030c : name_COMMAND : “Received kill partner command” 0x030d : name_DURING_FAILBACK : “Failure handing over TID” 0x030e : name_ENTERING_NEXUS : “Negotiation finished, but nexus not entered in time” 0x030f : name_UNKNOWN : “Failed for unknown reason” Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 169 Params 0x0310 : name_WBSYNCH_CHAN0 : “Write-back sync to partner - (Cont) chan 0” 0x0311 : name_WBSYNCH_CHAN1 : “Write-back sync to partner - chan 1” 0x0312 : name_WBSYNCH_CHAN2 : “Write-back sync to partner - chan 2” 0x0313 : name_WBSYNCH_CHAN3 : “Write-back sync to partner - chan 3”...
  • Page 170 Description Dual-active negotiation failed jumpers. Cause Jumper settings do not match. Action Replace, adjust, or add components so that the controllers have the same jumper settings. Address ctl: 0 Severity 2 (Error) Source ExPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 171 Name MLXEV_CTLDEV_NEGOTIATION_SAME_ID Description Dual-active negotiation failed IDs. Cause Controller IDs are not unique. Both controllers have the same ID. Action Replace, adjust, or add components so that the controllers have the correct IDs. Address ctl: 0 Severity 2 (Error) Source ExPro Name MLXEV_CTLDEV_NEGOTIATION_BOARD_TYPE...
  • Page 172 Action Not available. Address None Severity 4 (Information) Source InPro Name MLXEV_SYSTEM_ALIVE Description Server alive. Cause Reconnected to server. Server rebooted. Action None Address None Severity 4 (Information) Source InPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 173 Name MLXEV_SYSTEM_DEAD Description Lost connection to the server or server is down. Cause Lost network connection to the server. Server shutdown. Action None Address None Severity 1 (Serious) Source Client Name MLXEV_AUTOBOOT_CHANGED Description Automatic reboot count has changed. Cause Controller has rebooted. Automatic reboot has rearmed itself or was reconfigured.
  • Page 174 MLXEV_LOG_OUT_SYNC Description Event log entries lost. Cause Tried to read an entry that does not exist in the event log. Action None Address ctl: 0 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 175 Name MLXEV_LOG_REQUEST_SENSE Description Request sense. Cause A physical disk has generated an error. Action Interpret the Key/ASC/ASCQ and take appropriate action. Address ctl: 0 chn: 13 tgt: 14 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro Name MLXEV_LOG_SET_RTC Description Set real time clock. Cause Real time clock was set.
  • Page 176 Physical disks from a system that did not use SANMapping may have been installed. Action If you expected a valid SANMap, investigate. Address ctl: 0 Severity 4 (Information) Source ExPro Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 177 Name MLXEV_FATAL_HANG Description Internal controller is hung. Cause Internal controller is hung. Action Power controller off and on. Address ctl: 0 version: 13.14 – 15 param 0x23222120 Severity 1 (Serious) Source InPro Paramtype enum Params 0x80000001 name_FATAL_HANG_80000001 : “Fatal Hang CfgMonitor_No NIOP” 0x80000002 name_FATAL_HANG_80000002 : “Fatal Hang CfgMonitor_Context size is Greater than Scratch Space”...
  • Page 178 “Fatal Hang FW_ Write Handler setup Failed” 0x80000093 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000093 : Fatal Hang FW_ IOP queue table is not aligned properly” 0x80000094 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000094 : “Fatal Hang FW_ R5 Check Consistency No Memory (no track avail)” Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 179 Params 0x80000095 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000095 : “Fatal Hang FW_ R5 Check Consistency - Bad Memory Status” 0x80000096 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000096 : “Fatal Hang FW_BOOT_ No NIOP” 0x80000097 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000097 : “Fatal Hang FW_ Unimplemented opcode” 0x800000A1 : name_FATAL_HANG_800000A1 : “Fatal Hang EBHW_ SDRAM status Bad” 0x800000A2 : name_FATAL_HANG_800000A2 : “Fatal Hang EBHW_ SDRAM no Memory”...
  • Page 180 “Fatal Hang SAFTE_ No DP” 0x80000113 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000113 : “Fatal Hang SAFTE_ Too Many SAFTE Boxes” 0x80000121 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000121 : “Fatal Hang SMQS_ DAMD ID not free - Resume IO” Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 181 Params 0x80000122 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000122 : “Fatal Hang SMQS_ Active Q length 0 - Resume IO” 0x80000131 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000131 : “Fatal Hang TBBU_ Bad LC link End” 0x80000132 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000132 : “Fatal Hang TBBU_ Bad Memory Size” 0x80000133 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000133 : “Fatal Hang TBBU_ No Memory to allocate”...
  • Page 182 0x8000023E : name_FATAL_HANG_8000023E : “Fatal Hang BkgPtrl_ Bad Logic State” 0x8000023F : name_FATAL_HANG_8000023F : “Fatal Hang BkgPtrl_ Device not found” 0x80000240 : name_FATAL_HANG_80000240 : “Fatal Hang BkgPtrl_ Bad Raid Level” Table 2 RAID Controller Event Codes © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 183 Name MLXEV_FATAL_BRKP Description Internal controller firmware breakpoint. Cause Internal controller has encountered a firmware breakpoint. Action Power controller off and on. Address ctl: 0 version: 13.14 – 15 param: 0x23222120 Severity 1 (Serious) Source InPro Paramtype value Name MLXEV_I960_HW_ERROR Description Internal controller i960 processor error. Cause Internal controller has encountered i960 processor specific error.

  • Page 184: Chapter 7 Maintenance Activities

    Logical drive initialization offers the ability to run a full foreground initialization of logical drives at the time of your choice, not just immediately following a new configuration. During the initialization process all data is cleared and zeros are written to the disks. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...

  • Page 185: Running A Logical Drive Consistency Check

    Select a logical drive from the navigation area or the content area. Click Logical->Initialize from the menu bar. Figure 98 Logical Drive Initialization Warning A Warning dialog box displays telling you that this process is data-destructive. Type your password. Click OK to confirm the initialization. See 6.8 Monitoring Long Operation Tasks on page 128 to monitor the progress of your initialization or cancel it.

  • Page 186: Running A Manual Rebuild

    The Operational fault management controller parameter is enabled. • The replacement drive must have a capacity that is at least as large as the consumed capacity of the failed drive. Use the following steps to perform a rebuild: © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 187: Disk Scrubbing

    Remove and replace the failed disk drive. Allow sufficient time for the new disk drive to spin up. The drive should appear in an Un-configured state. To rebuild an array, click Array->Rebuild. A message dialog box opens to confirm that the drive rebuild is in progress. Click OK to complete the drive rebuild.

  • Page 188: Forcing A Physical Drive Online Or Offline

    Forcing a Physical Drive Online or Offline Forcing a physical drive online or offline also affects the state of any logical drive currently utilizing the physical drive. To force a physical drive offline or online do the following. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 189: Locating A Logical Drive, Physical Drive, Or Enclosure

    Select the physical drive that you want to force online/offline. Click Physical->Force Online or Physical->Force Offline on the menu bar or right-click Physical drive->Force Online/Offline. An information dialog box opens telling you that the physical drive you have selected is now online/offline.

  • Page 190: Updating A Controller's Firmware

    Use the following steps to perform a firmware update. Click Controller->Update Firmware from the menu bar. Figure 103 Update Firmware Password A Warning dialog box displays telling you that a password is required to initiate a firmware update. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 191: Figure 104 Firmware Update

    Type your password. Click OK. The Update Firmware dialog box opens. Figure 104 Firmware Update Type the name of the appropriate image file (.ima) in the “New firmware image file on field,” or click Browse to locate the file. Note: Spheras Storage Director does not impose any length limitation on the file path.

  • Page 192: Figure 105 Open Image File Dialog Box

    Figure 105 Open Image File Dialog Box © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 193: Reconditioning A Battery Backup Unit

    Navigate to and select the image file name. Click Open. The .ima file name is displayed in the “New firmware image file on” field. The details of the firmware file are displayed in the “New firmware image information” field. Figure 106 Upgrade Firmware Details Click OK.

  • Page 194: 7.10 Shutting Down A Controller

    The purpose of this activity is to cleanly prepare to shut down the controller system, leaving the BBU charged. In a duplex controller environment, both controllers are prepared for shutdown. Shutdown disables the controller cache and saves all data to physical drives prior to disconnecting the BBU. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 195: 7.11 Repair Actions

    Click Controller->Shutdown on the menu bar. The Controller Shutdown Warning dialog box opens. Figure 108 Controller Shutdown Warning Dialog Box Type your Administrative password in the password field. Click OK. The controller can be physically powered off when its status changes to Shutdown. See the Task Monitor to view the progress.

  • Page 196: Repair An Array

    Check that the controller is installed and has power. • If a consistency check had an error or failed, try again. If this problem persists, replace the disk drive. Check the errors other generated errors to identify the drive. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 197: Repair A Controller

    • If expanding a logical drive, make sure that the logical drive and physical drives can support the expansion. See 5.6 Expanding a Logical Drive on page 100 for more information. Repair a Controller 7.11.4 To repair a controller, first see 6.2.2 Viewing Event Details on page 111. The event details tell you the event ID and give you a description of the event that caused the controller to need repair.

  • Page 198: Repair A Server

    Check if any controllers are in a critical state. If so, then one or more controllers are having problems. Expand the problem controller’s tree to view its components. Click on the component that is in a critical state and view the repair action for it. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 199 Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 200: Appendix A Manually Configuring Http Servers

    <Type your Alias here, see Step 3 for instructions> <Directory “C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache/icons”> Options Indexes MultiViews AllowOverride None Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> Note: Forward slashes (/) are used as the delimiter for all operating systems. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...

  • Page 201: Windows - Manually Configuring A Microsoft Iis Http Web Server

    Alias /SSD/ "{your path}" Windows example: Alias /SSD/ "C:/Program Files/Adaptec/Spheras Storage Director Server/discreet/dsm/" The alias allows your machine to access the Spheras Storage Director Server and launch the Spheras Storage Director Client. In the example above, replace the text {your path} with the full path where Spheras Storage Director Server has been installed on your system.

  • Page 202: Figure 109 Internet Information Services

    Locate your web sever in the left pane, in this example it’s called Default Web Site, Figure 110 IIS – Selecting a new virtual directory on page 203. Right-click Your Web Server->New->Virtual Directory. Figure 110 IIS – Selecting a new virtual directory Select a New Virtual Directory The Virtual Directory Creation Wizard Welcome Window opens. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 203: Figure 111 Virtual Directory Creation Welcome Screen

    Figure 111 Virtual directory creation welcome screen Virtual Directory Creation Wizard Welcome Dialog Box Click Next. The Virtual Directory Alias dialog box opens. Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 204: Figure 112 Spheras Storage Director Alias

    Type an Alias for the Spheras Storage Director. The path will be the destination folder of your Spheras Storage Director Server, see Figure 113 Web site content directory on page 206. Click Next. The Web Site Content Directory dialog box opens. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 205: Figure 113 Web Site Content Directory

    Figure 113 Web site content directory Web Site Content Directory In the Directory field, type the path; or click Browse to navigate to the directory. The path will be the destination folder of your Spheras Storage Director Server. See Figure 113 Web site content directory on page 206, for an example of a path.

  • Page 206: Figure 114 Virtual Directory Access Permissions

    Figure 114 Virtual directory access permissions Select Access Permissions Select the Read option. This is the only option required by Spheras Storage Director. Select other options if desired. Click Next. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 207: Linux - Manually Configuring An Apache Http Web Server

    Figure 115 Virtual directory creation complete screen Complete Your Virtual Directory Creation Click Finish. The Microsoft IIS HTTP Web Server manual configuration is complete. Refresh the Microsoft IIS HTTP Web Server. Go to the Control Panel and launch the Services dialog box. Locate “IIS Admin Service”...
  • Page 208 Alias /SSD/ "{your path}" Example: Alias /SSD/ “/opt/Adaptec/SpherasStorageDirectorServer/”Alias /dsm/ "/usr/discreet/dsm/" This alias allows your machine to access the Spheras Storage Director Server and launch the Spheras Storage Director Client. In the example above, replace the text {your path} with the full path where the Spheras Storage Director Server is installed on your system.

  • Page 209: Solaris - Manually Configuring An Apache Http Web Server

    <IfModule mod_alias.c> # Important: keep this line here Alias /SSD/ “/opt/Adaptec/SpherasStorageDirectorServer/” # # Note that if you include a trailing / on fakename then the server will # require it to be present in the URL. So “/icons” isn’t aliased in this # example, only “/icons/”..
  • Page 210 Note: You may need to use chmod if the commands do not work. Open your Netscape or Explorer browser and go to http://localhost. The following page should open if the Apache server is up and running. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 211: Figure 116 Apache Installation

    Figure 116 Apache Installation The Apache HTTP Web Server manual configuration is complete. Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 212: Appendix B Detailed Information About Configurations

    When System Drives are defined or created, an appropriate RAID level must be selected. This decision is based on the following priorities: • Disk capacity utilized (number of drives) • Data redundancy (fault tolerance) © 2003, Adaptec, Inc. © 2003, 2002 LSI-Logic Corporation...

  • Page 213: Raid Levels

    • Disk performance The controller makes the RAID implementation and the disks’ physical configuration transparent to the host operating system. This means the host operating system drivers and software utilities are unchanged, regardless of the RAID level selected. RAID Levels Selecting the proper RAID level for a specific data storage application requires consideration is given to the benefits of each technique.

  • Page 214: Raid 5: Striping With Parity

    Cache reduces the amount of time the computer waits for a disk to get to the right place to read or write data. Drawbacks: Does not provide data redundancy and does not use striping for performance enhancements. Drives: Minimum, 1. Maximum, 1. Fault Tolerance: No © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 215: Raid Rules

    RAID Rules When connecting devices and configuring them to work with a RAID controller, follow this set of guidelines: • To lessen their impact on the SCSI bus, connect SCSI-based tape, CD-ROM and other non-disk devices on a single channel, which preferably does not service any disk drives •...

  • Page 216: Configuring For Maximum Capacity

    Additionally, a reconstruction or rebuild operation is taking place, reducing the performance of the array. The rebuild operation takes the array from a critical condition to a normal condition. Table 4 Maximum availability conditions © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.

  • Page 217: Raid Levels And Availability

    Not Fault No fault-tolerant RAID levels are configured for any of the drives in the Tolerant array. Table 4 Maximum availability conditions An additional measure of fault-tolerance (or improved availability) is achieved using a Hot Spare (Standby) disk. This disk is powered-on but idle during normal array operation. If a failure occurs on a disk in a fault-tolerant set, the Hot Spare disk takes over for the failed drive.

  • Page 218: Array Configuration Table: Overview

    RAID 0+1, with a 2.5 drive effective capacity and fault tolerance; or as a RAID 0, with a 5 drive effective capacity. Array Configuration: One Drive Drives and Drive Groups Possible RAID Levels Effective Capacity Table 6 Array configuration – One drive © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 219 A:JBOD Table 6 Array configuration – One drive Array Configuration: Two Drives Drives and Drive Groups Possible RAID Levels Effective Capacity A:JBOD B:JBOD A:oo A:1* Table 7 Array configuration – Two drives Array Configuration: Three Drives Drives and Drive Groups Possible RAID Levels Effective Capacity A:JBOD...
  • Page 220 Array Configuration: Six Drives Drives and Drive Groups Possible RAID Levels Effective Capacity A:JBOD B:JBOD C:JBOD D:JBOD E:JBOD F:JBOD A:oooooo A:5* A:0+1 A:3* A:ooooo A:5/SBY A:4** A:0+1/SBY A:2.5** A:oooo A:4* Table 11 Array Configuration - Siz drives © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 221 B:oo A:0+1 B:1* A:ooo A:5/SBY A:2** B:oo A:0+1/SBY A:1.5** B:1* A:ooo A:2* B:ooo B:2* A:& B: 5+0 A: & B: 4** A:0+1 A:1.5* B:0+1 B:1.5* A:& B: 0+1+0 A: & B: 3** Table 11 Array Configuration - Siz drives Array Configuration: Seven Drives Drives and Drive Groups Possible RAID Levels Effective Capacity...
  • Page 222 A:ooo A:5/SBY A:2*** B:ooo A:0+1/SBY A:1.5*** A: & B: 5+0/SBY A: & B: 4**** A: 0+1+0/SBY A: & B: 3**** B:5/SBY 2*** B: 0+1/SBY B: 1.5*** A:oooo A: 3* Table 13 Array Configuration - Eight drives © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 223 B:oooo B:3* A: & B: 5+0 A: & B: 6** A:0+1 A:2* B:0+1 B:2* A: & B: 0+1+0 A: & B: 4* A:oooo A:5/SBY A:3* B:ooo A:0+1/SBY A:2* B:5/SBY B:2* B:0+1/SBY B:1.5* Table 13 Array Configuration - Eight drives Spheras Storage Director Installation and User Guide...

  • Page 224: Glossary

    A centralized computer that holds and distributes Battery Backup Unit, provides a battery backup for data application programs to users. currently stored in the on-board cache memory during intermittent power loss to the controller. In the event of a ASIC © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 225 power failure, the BBU can hold data in the cache for a RAID subsystems, see Internal RAID Controller). A bridge certain amount of time. Once power is restored the data can RAID controller is often referred to as an External RAID be saved to a disk.
  • Page 226 0+1), or computes the data from the other blocks (RAID 3, RAID 5), and writes the data back to the disk that encountered the error. When a disk reports a media error during a write, the controller issues a “reassign” command Data Transfer Rate © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 227 to the disk, and writes the data out to a new location on the Failover disk. Since the problem has been resolved, no error is reported to the system. A mode of operation for failure tolerant systems in which a component has failed and a redundant component has Disk System assumed its functions.
  • Page 228 It can also be used to build small application for which it is standing by is functioning properly. See also modules or applets for use as part of a Web page. Hot Replacement of Disks and Hot Spare. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 229 JBOD Refers to the complete duplication of data on one disk drive to another disk drive, this duplication occurs Just A Bunch of Disks (Drives), a number of disk drives, simultaneously with each write operation: each disk will be usually in an enclosure. JBOD implies that the disks do not the mirror image of the other (also known as RAID Level use RAID technology and function independently.
  • Page 230 - Disk Capacity - Data Availability (redundancy or fault tolerance) -Disk The process of reconstructing data from a failed disk using Performance data from other drives. RAID Controller Redundancy Low cost RAID controllers that use SCSI channels on the motherboard. © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 231 The inclusion of extra components of a given type in a A type of read and write operation where entire blocks of system (beyond those the system requires to carry out its data are accessed one after another in sequence, as opposed functions).
  • Page 232 SCSI drives in a group. For example, if there are 3 SCSI drives in a group, the data will be separated into blocks and block 1 of the data will be stored on SCSI drive © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 233 Warm Swap The exchange of a defective disk with a working disk while power is maintained to the system, but I/O operations have ceased. A number of computers, servers, or networks linked together in a matrix. Write-Back Cache A caching strategy whereby write operations result in a completion signal being sent to the host operating system as soon as the cache (not the disk drive) receives the data to be written.

  • Page 234: Index

    82 overview 216 read ahead 76 CD-ROM 226 shutting down 195 Client simplex 82 exiting 65 topologies 77 installation steps 28 world wide name 84 logging on 45 Controller Properties Menu 60, 73 login status 56 © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 235 advanced 79 HTTP Web Server basic 76 Apache expert 81 with Linux 208 Fibre 84 configuring general 74 Apache with Windows 201 IP settings 85 Microsoft IIS 202 Conventions 13 iHosts File Data Transfer Rate 227 editing 52 Debug Port 82 Initialization speed 82 logical drive 185...
  • Page 236 52 automatic restore 83 installation steps 20 Passwords 45 logging on 45 Performance recommendations 17 monitoring 109 Physical Drives replicating 51 disk scrubbing 188 Server Group forcing online/offline 189 changing properties 47 locating 190 © 2003, Adaptec, Inc.
  • Page 237 deleting 48 Server Groups creating new 46 setting up 46 Server Menu 59 sgen.conf, Solaris configuration 40 Shut Down a controller 195 Smart Large Host Transfers 80 Solaris configuration sd.conf 39 sgen.conf 40 Solaris post-installation configuration 39 Spanning 99 Starting the Client 43 Status Icons 57 Stripe Size 233 Task Menu 61...

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