Managing The Subsystem - Promise Technology VTrak E610f Product Manual

VTrak E-Class Product Manual

Managing the Subsystem

Subsystem Management includes the following functions:
• Setting an Alias for the Subsystem (page 172)
• Setting Redundancy for the Subsystem (page 172)
• Setting Cache Mirroring for the Subsystem (page 172)
• Running Media Patrol (page 173)
• Locking or Unlocking the Subsystem (page 173)
• Setting Subsystem Date and Time (page 174)
• Making NTP Settings (page 174)
• Synchronizing with a NTP Server (page 175)
Setting an Alias for the Subsystem
An alias is optional. To set an Alias for this subsystem:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight Subsystem Settings and press Enter.
3. Type and alias into the Alias field.
Maximum of 48 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words
and underscore.
4. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
Setting Redundancy for the Subsystem
This feature applies to models with dual controllers.
To set redundancy:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight Subsystem Settings and press Enter.
3. Highlight Redundancy Type and press the spacebar to toggle between
Active-Active and Active-Standby.
• Active-Active – Both RAID controllers are active and can share the
load
• Active-Standby – One RAID controller is in standby mode and goes
active if the other fails
4. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
Setting Cache Mirroring for the Subsystem
This option applies only to subsystems with two controllers. To use Cache
Mirroring, the Redundancy Type must be set to Active-Active.
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