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Celeros EzSAN XL Series
Manual (Ver. 1.15) February 05, 2007

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  • Page 1 Celeros EzSAN XL Series Manual (Ver. 1.15) February 05, 2007...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.5 XL Series feature summary ............6 2.6 RAID types................6 3 Configuration ....................7 3.1 The basic configuration of the EzSAN XL Series ......... 7 3.2 First-time operation of Celeros XL Series ........7 3.3 Logging into Celeros XL Series ............. 8 3.4 Create Disk Array ..............
  • Page 3 Copyright (c) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Celeros Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, electronic, mechanical, copying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Celeros Corporation.

  • Page 4: Before You Get Started

    Before you get started Congratulations on purchasing Celeros XL Series, the ideal solution for network-based storage management. This manual will assist you as you install and configure your storage appliance. In order to quickly reach the desired configuration, please read the following pages thoroughly.

  • Page 5: Features

    (SAN) and/or an iSCSI technology in your network. Assign an IP address to your Celeros EzSAN XL Series to begin working, all you need to do is to either automatically through an existing DHCP server or by assigning it manually. All other settings are handled via a web GUI which can be easily accessed through the IP address of Celeros EzSAN XL Series using the encrypted https protocol.

  • Page 6: Xl Series Benefits

    ♦ Synchronous mirroring ♦ Replication ♦ Support for a wide variety of hardware and s/w initiators ♦ Celeros XL series can improve existing setup performance by centralizing storage for a shared use of resources and processing power “effectively”. 2.6 RAID types This manual is not intended to replace your RAID controller manual.

  • Page 7: Configuration

    3.2 First-time operation of Celeros XL Series Now start your system. After booting is complete, Celeros XL Series will provide you with information on the current software version and the network settings and it should appear as follows: Welcome to Celeros XL Series...

  • Page 8: Logging Into Celeros Xl Series

    If the network has a DHCP server, Celeros XL Series should gain access to the IP settings automatically. If that is the case, you can proceed to 4.3. If your network does not have a DHCP server, Celeros XL Series will start with the default settings: IP address 192.168.0.220 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 9: Create Disk Array

    & cookies in settings menu of your web browser. 3.4 Create Disk Array All Celeros XL Series come with Hardware RAID controllers; please create RAID sets in RAID controller setup. Please refer to the RAID controller manual. To use software RAID with single drives or in conjunction with hardware RAID, please go to menu “SETUP”...

  • Page 10: Adding Disk Array

    After clicking “create” button, the status will change to “in use” with additional information describing the kind of a disk array (e.g. MD0 is RAID 0) 3.5 Adding Disk Array In the menu, please select the “CONFIGURATION” ”volume manager” and “Unit manager”...
  • Page 11 You find a list of available drives/arrays (units) that can be used While creating the “new volume group”, the system adds selected units only. You can use default volume group name or change it. After creating, the page is reloaded and the “Status” field should show your drives/arrays as "in use"...

  • Page 12: Creating Xl Series, Iscsi Target Volumes

    Next, with the function “Volume Manager” you can add disk volume to a new LV, or increase size of existing LV’s (you can’t decrease LV size). To set needed LV size just use scrollbar, next to which, on the right side is the shown size available for use. This function can also be used to reserve disk space for swap, snapshots, system, and replications.

  • Page 13: Configuring End User Workstation

    Windows 2000/XP/2003 systems, you can simply download them from the web or you can follow this link to our website for download. http://www.celeros.com/support/downloads.html A correct software configuration depends on the installation of individual “target volumes”, by adding another disk letter in the system (in Windows XP and 2003) or as a subfolder, the same applies with folders in UNIX system.
  • Page 14 In branch: “Discovery” click button “Add”, then enter your Celeros XL Series IP address, Next click “Advanced…” button, and mark “CHAP logon information”, next give User name and Target secret and then two times click “O.K.” button, In the branch “Targets” you will see name of available iSCSI targets e.g.

  • Page 15: Shutting Down And Restarting

    Manage XL Series using console functions While Celeros XL Series can be fully administered remotely through a secure Web interface, some of the functions you can access on the console. Celeros XL Series constantly displays following basic parameters: IP address •...

  • Page 16: Manage Xl Series Using Browser Functions

    With Ctrl + ALT + DEL the Celeros XL Series host computer will be shut down and restart, while CTRL + ALT + S shut it down. Please be careful with this option when users are connected. ESC menu ♦ Boot menu is available by pressing ESC after POST (Power-on self-test) during the initial start of Celeros XL Series system.
  • Page 17 Function: DNS settings This function enables you to enter DNS addresses. Please use semicolons to separate addresses. Function: Create new bond interface Bonding allows for load balancing or fail-over for the incoming and outgoing connections. Here you can create or edit bonding network interface.
  • Page 18 In order to create bonding interface: Select network interfaces from which you want to create a new bonding interface. Select desired bonding mode from Create drop down menu. Select dynamic (DHCP) or static configuration of network interface. If you want to dynamically get DNS address, select "get DNS". when using static configuration of network interface enter address IP, net mask, broadcast and gateway apply Create button, new bonding interface will be created.
  • Page 19 Function: HTTP proxy With this function you can enable or disable HTTP proxy. To enable HTTP proxy: select "Use HTTP proxy" enter server name, port, user and password click "apply" button Function: IPSEC IPSEC provides strong authentication and encryption for the connections. It makes it nearly impossible to eavesdrop or forge the transmitted data.
  • Page 20 Function: IP address Here you can set TCP/IP parameters for selected NIC. Activate You can activate or deactivate network interface by setting this checkbox. DHCP / Static. You can use static or dynamic (DHCP) network interface configuration. Get DNS If you want to dynamically get DNS address, select "get DNS". When using static configuration of network interface, enter: address IP, net mask,...

  • Page 21: Administrator

    Function: Bond interface settings Here you can edit a bonding network interface. To remove network interface form bonding select it in field remove and click "apply" button. Bonding can be deactivated by setting of "Active" option. You can change bonding interface network configuration, you can use static or dynamic (DHCP) network configuration.
  • Page 22 Please pay attention using Lock console feature - you will not be able to reset default administrator access from the console in case of any mistake while setting IP address. To restore default settings you have to re-update software in the Celeros XL Series module or contact Celeros technical support.
  • Page 23 Confirm password Please retype your new password. Password cannot contain: characters: ' " `spaces. The default password for each account is “admin”. Password checking is case-sensitive. For security reasons, the password you enter will not be displayed. Please check the status of the Shift and Shift Lock keys. Function: E-mail notification The server can send an e-mail notification to the administrator in case of significant events, critical errors, warnings, etc.
  • Page 24 Port Port number for SMTP server. If you want to send a test message, please check option Send test message. If you want to have e-mail notifications encrypted, check option Encrypted. Function: SLL certificate authority To ensure the identity of the web administration tool by letting your web browser automatically check it whenever you connect for administration tasks, click the SSLCert.crt link to download and install the certificate into the certificate management system of your browser.
  • Page 25 http://www.mg-soft.com http://www.adventnet.com Function: Remote access Using this function, you can administrate console tools remotely by ssh protocol (secure shell). Default user is 'cli' and you cannot change it, but password can be changed. Allow IP You can assign IP addresses (separated by a semicolon) that are granted to server remote access.

  • Page 26: S/W Raid

    This function enables entering 3ware RAID administration. Press "3DM" button to enter. Please make sure that the time difference between the remote computer and server is not greater than 30 minutes. In this case such error would appear: "You have been logged out due to inactivity or Cookies are disabled when 5 sec before log in."...
  • Page 27 To create a RAID select units, then from List Box select what type of RAID it will be, then select desired Chunk size. After setting all demanded parameters press Create button. Allow to create degraded mode It allows creating RAID1 with one unit, RAID5 with two units or RAID6 with three units, even if minimal number of units is not meet.
  • Page 28 Software RAID 5 is not a good choice for writing a lot of very small files! RAID6: stripe + parity algorithm array (required, minimum 4 units - with the same capacity). You can choose from the List Boxes: (layout)parity-algorithm [left/right] [symmetric/asymmetric].
  • Page 29 When you click on "start" button then the appropriate disk, it will start reading and you can determine which disk is it by watching "disk-activity LEDs". For proper operation of this function there should be no other activity on hard drives. Identification will stop automatically after one minute if you do not stop it before (by unsetting appropriate checkbox and applying form).

  • Page 30: Fiber Channel

    RAID 6: To set unit as a Faulty one mark proper checkbox (in the column F) and click on Apply button. To delete any unit from an array mark proper checkbox (in the column R) and click on Remove button. RAIDs notation: PR - priority in array - describes priority of unit that will be added to array if another is set to Faulty.

  • Page 31: Iscsi Initiator

    5.1.5 iSCSI Initiator Here you can view list of all connected iSCSI server portals. Click on portal IP to manage portal targets or remove the portal. Function: Create new portal server With this function you can connect to remote iSCSI server and add it as New Portal Server.

  • Page 32: Hardware

    Function: Portal manager This function displays available targets from selected iSCSI Portal Server. In order to connect to the iSCSI target, select its name and click button "connect". If authentication for target is enabled, then also enter the target name and its secret. Connected targets will be available in server ->...
  • Page 33 Function: UPS settings In the UPS menu you can select an UPS device (Uninterrupted Power Supply). In the settings you can select the UPS model, cable type, connection port (serial port or USB) and the length of the time-out. The time-out defines the time between a power failure and the moment the system will shut down.
  • Page 34 Internet access and proper network setup, especially gateway and DNS. You can check proper Internet access using ping from the Celeros console (press F1 on console to find out keyboard shortcuts). To use this option you must set correct NTP server in function Clock settings.

  • Page 35: Gui

    Function: Power button settings In this section you specify which action will be performed in case if the power button is pressed… Options: Reboot Restart computer. Halt Powers off computer. None No action. Function: S.M.A.R.T. e-mail notification This function allows you to check S.M.A.R.T. status of hard disks and send it to e-mail address.

  • Page 36: Volume Manager

    5.2 Volume manager 5.2.1 Volume Groups Here you can view created Volume Groups. After clicking on selected Volume Group you can view units assigned to that Volume, manage volume in Volume manager function, assign snapshot to Volume. Function: Unit rescan This function rescans your system for new units.
  • Page 37 Disk notations: S0,S1, ..., S[x] - every disk with S notation is one of SATA / JBOD / RAID units, H0,H1, ..., H[x] - units with H letter are IDE units, MD0,MD1, ..., MD[x] - this way soft Raids are denoted. available Units that are already used in a volume group can be made again...
  • Page 38 reserving disk space for swap, creating, expanding and deleting snapshots. In order to add storage space to existing iSCSI volume, select "LV" from the dropdown menu. Use scroll bar to choose the size. While adding each new Unit there will be 4 GB space reserved for swap (if there is no swap already created).
  • Page 39 The Snapshot function enables the system administrator to freeze the data content of the volume at a certain time. From this moment on, the users work on a virtual data volume. All changes to the volume are stored in a different partition. The storage of all the changes is independent of the file-system - it takes place on block-level.

  • Page 40: Volume Replication

    After snapshot for iSCSI target has been created and activated, you can access it by following: Go to menu CONFIGURATION iSCSI target manager Targets [target_name], Use function Target volume manger, click on button "add" on the right side of snapshot you want to have access to. New LUN will be added to the target, Now you can connect with your iSCSI initiator and use your snapshot target, Example (Microsoft Windows environment).
  • Page 41 Function: Mirror server IP Here you can set the IP address of a mirror server. It needs to be entered in order to define volume replication task. Setting the IP address on destination server is for security reasons. This will allow only the granted IP address to send data to the destination targets.

  • Page 42: Iscsi Target Manager

    Function: Schedules for volume replication task Here you can manage all schedules created for selected volume replication task. 5.2.3 ISCSI target manager Here you can view list of all iSCSI targets and Chap users. 5.2.3.1 Targets Function: Create new target To create a target assign a name or leave the "Target Default Name"...
  • Page 43 Function: CHAP user target access Add CHAP users that are granted to access to this target. You can use following keyboard keys in the lists (first set focus to desired list): “Home”: jump to the first, “End”: jump to the last, “Shift”...
  • Page 44 Function: Target volume manager This function allows unmanaged and already assigned volumes in a target. To assign a volume to the target click a volume with a button "Add". Similarly to remove already assigned volume from the target click "Remove". In certain circumstances you may need to adjust the LUN of the volume you are about to add.
  • Page 45 When no entries are present in Denied access or Allowed access fields everyone is permitted to access the target. Specifying at least one entry in Allowed access field excludes all the clients that do not match it from accessing the target. When you specify at least one entry in Denied access field, every CHAP user or CHAP users from network class address are denied form accessing the target.

  • Page 46: Chap Users

    Please note that the data stored on the volumes are not automatically removed. You can assign the volumes to different targets and still see the data. Please remove the data prior to removing target in order to prevent leakage of sensitive or classified information. 5.2.3.2 Chap users Function: Create new CHAP user To create CHAP user enter name, password, retype password and press create...

  • Page 47: Maintenance

    5.3.1 Shutdown Function “System shutdown“ When using this function, you can shut down the Celeros XL Series. If any of your users are currently connected, you will be asked to confirm the shutdown. If no users are connected, the process will be executed immediately without any delay.

  • Page 48: Connections

    Function: System restart This function allows you to restart your system. Function: Schedule for restart This control allows you to specify a time for a scheduled system. 5.3.2 Connections...

  • Page 49: Snapshot

    Function: iSCSI session manager This function presents current connections to iSCSI targets. You can find here information like: target name, IP address, CID (ID of connection) and SID (ID of the session). You can cancel connection to iSCSI targets, but the initiator may automatically reestablish connection if it's enabled on the initiator’s side.

  • Page 50: Miscellaneous

    Function: Create schedule for snapshot task Here you can create schedule for selected snapshot task. Comment You can enter comment for snapshot schedule. Time select You can start creating the snapshot immediately by selecting "Now" from Time select drop down list or, add to schedule. Interval Select time period in which snapshot will be created.
  • Page 51 time you save settings locally; a new entry will be created and during restoration you can select which settings to restore. Also you can restore the settings using function Restore settings. Function: Restore settings With this function you can restore the configuration settings (previously saved). You can restore the settings from files that were saved locally or upload the configuration settings file (previously downloaded).

  • Page 52: Software Update

    With this function you can check if there is a new update available and download it. In order to download a new update you need to be registered at Celeros. You also must to remember to setup correct DNS and Gateway address in SETUP network menu.

  • Page 53: Status

    5.4 STATUS This function provides a quick overview of the most important system parameters of your Celeros XL Series. The corresponding sub-functions are network, logical volume, connections, hardware, tasks and S.M.A.R.T. 5.4.1 Network Function: Interfaces Here you can view network interfaces info. In the table you can see network interface name and IP address, DHCP information, cable status.

  • Page 54: Connections

    Function: Interfaces info This function shows information about selected network interface. You can view: MAC address, State, DHCP status, IP address, Mask, Broadcast address, Gateway address. 5.4.2 Connections This function displays what user connections are currently active.

  • Page 55: Hardware

    The “Hardware” option provides you with information on storage and network controllers and the drivers (e.g. network driver and RAID driver). In addition, you may also download the latest Celeros XL Series log files or view specified or all log files without downloading them in a compressed form. You can also check usage of memory (RAM) and (SWAP) and hardware monitoring.
  • Page 56 Function: Logs This function lets downloading or removing the logs gathered during operation of the Server. In the logs all of the system information, which are needed for troubleshooting, can be found in there. Recovery Information of the logical volume manager are also stored in the logs.
  • Page 57 Function: Logs viewer This function allows you to view a specified log file without downloading all log files into compressed file form. To view a log file just run WinZip or an other decompression utility and open the file as an excel document. Function: Memory (RAM) info This module presents the current memory usage.
  • Page 58 Function: Memory (RAM) info This module presents the current memory usage. Memory allocated by system cache will be released when some application require additional memory. If there is no free memory you can enable swap or just install more memory modules. Function: Memory (SWAP) info The memory (SWAP) info presents the current status of swap usage.

  • Page 59: Help

    (daily) usage of selected hard drive. It can happen that on some motherboards and controllers S.M.A.R.T. tests will not work. 5.5 HELP 5.5.1 Software License When accessing Help - “software License” you can read the license for software included in Celeros XL Series.

  • Page 60: About Celeros Xl Series

    5.5.2 About Celeros XL Series Function: Register In this function you can find link to our registration form. Note that registration is required to receive updates and new versions. Registration gives you also opportunity to receive e-mail notification about software news.
  • Page 61 Function: Manual You can download the manual here and print for fast reference. In order to read the manual, you need a PDF viewer such as the Acrobat Reader (http://www.adobe.com). Function: Service Please have the following information available before contacting Technical Support team: Logs, which you can download in menu: status hardware...

  • Page 62: Troubleshooting Guide

    Control, and Alt-keys. Error: Update file not found You instructed Celeros XL Series to perform a systems update, but did not supply a valid Celeros XL Series update file. Download the latest Celeros XL Series update file from the www.Celeros.com Web site. Next, copy the upgrade file into your "update"...

  • Page 63: Appendix A

    This license will be automatically terminated without notice from Celeros if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this agreement. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you may not use the Celeros or any of its software components.
  • Page 64 Limitation of Liability In no event will Celeros liability under this agreement exceed the price that you paid for your Celeros software. Furthermore, in no event will Celeros be liable for any lost profits, lost data, cost of procurement of substitute goods or services, or any special consequential, incidental, indirect or punitive damages arising out of or under this agreement.

  • Page 65: Appendix B

    Appendix B GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it.
  • Page 66 patent licenses, in effect making the program proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all. The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION...
  • Page 67 or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: The modified work must itself be a software library. You must cause the files modified to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change.
  • Page 68 Once this change is made in a given copy, it is irreversible for that copy, so the ordinary GNU General Public License applies to all subsequent copies and derivative works made from that copy. This option is useful when you wish to copy part of the code of the Library into a program that is not a library.
  • Page 69 You must give prominent notice with each copy of the work that the Library is used in it and that the Library and its use are covered by this License. You must supply a copy of this License. If the work during execution displays copyright notices, you must include the copyright notice for the Library among them, as well as a reference directing the user to the copy of this License.
  • Page 70 distribution of the work based on the Library and of the other library facilities is otherwise permitted, and provided that you do these two things: Accompany the combined library with a copy of the same work based on the Library, uncombined with any other library facilities. This must be distributed under the terms of the Sections above.
  • Page 71 generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system; it is up to the author/donor to decide if he or she is willing to distribute software through any other system and a licensee cannot impose that choice. This section is intended to make thoroughly clear what is believed to be a consequence of the rest of this License.
  • Page 72 BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE LIBRARY TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries If you develop a new library, and you want it to be of the greatest possible use to...

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