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- Page 1 Hardware User Guide Galaxy Qubex Storage Enclosure www.rorke.com 641500 3/06...
- Page 2 Revision V1.0 February 16th, 2006 Page ii...
- Page 3 Limitations of Warranty and Liability Rorke Data has tested the product described in this User Guide and reviewed its contents. In no event will Rorke, or its distributors, be liable for direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damage resulting from any defect in the product or User Guide, even if they have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 – Introduction ..........................6 Part numbers ............................. 6 Features and Benefits ..........................6 Understanding RAID..........................6 RAID 0..............................8 RAID 1..............................8 RAID 0+1............................. 9 RAID 3..............................9 RAID 5............................... 10 RAID 6............................... 10 Chapter 2 – Initial Setup and Installation....................11 Safety Statements ............................ - Page 5 Preface This User Guide describes the installation, configuration and operation of the following products: • GQUB6-U4S • GQUB6-FCS4 Audience This User Guide is intended for use by the person installing and/or operating the Qubex storage enclosure. For details about the host system, refer to the documentation supplied with the host system Conventions Used In This User Guide The following conventions are used throughout this User Guide.
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Page 6: Chapter 1 - Introduction
Qubex User Guide Chapter 1 – Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Rorke Qubex System. Designed for speed, reliability, compatibility and performance. The Rorke Qubex System is easy to install, providing an outstanding and versatile solution to meet all your data storage requirements. This user guide covers both the SCSI (GQUB6-U4S) and the Fibre Channel (GQUB6-FCS4) products. - Page 7 Qubex User Guide The RAID controller makes the RAID implementation and the disks physical configuration transparent to the host operating system. This means that the host operating system drivers and software utilities are not affected, regardless of the RAID level selected. Correct installation of the disk array and the controller requires a proper understanding of RAID technology and the concepts.
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Page 8: Raid 0
Qubex User Guide RAID 0 RAID 0, also referred to as striping, writes stripes of data across multiple disk drives. RAID 0 does not provide any data redundancy, but does offer the best high-speed data throughput. RAID 0 breaks up data into smaller blocks and then writes a block to each drive in the array. Disk striping enhances performance because multiple drives are accessed simultaneously;... -
Page 9: Raid 0+1
Qubex User Guide RAID 0+1 RAID 0+1 is a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1, combining striping with disk mirroring. RAID Level 0+1 combines the fast performance of Level 0 with the data redundancy of Level 1. In this configuration, data is distributed across several disk drives, similar to Level 0, which are then duplicated to another set of drives for data protection. -
Page 10: Raid 5
Qubex User Guide RAID 5 In RAID 5, the parity information is written to all of the drives in the array rather than being concentrated on a dedicated parity disk. If one drive in the array fails, the parity information can be used to reconstruct the missing data from that drive. -
Page 11: Chapter 2 - Initial Setup And Installation
Qubex User Guide Chapter 2 – Initial Setup and Installation This Chapter describes the installation and set up of the Qubex Series storage enclosure. Important safety details are described along with the environmental and electrical precautions that must be taken. The location of components within the enclosure is also shown. Please read this chapter carefully before attempting to install or operate the Qubex. -
Page 12: Air Flow
Qubex User Guide Air Flow To ensure that internal heat build up is properly dissipated into the surrounding environment, the Qubex enclosure should be positioned such that no air vents are blocked or obstructed in any way. Failure to ensure this can lead to heat build up in the enclosure and damage to the components. -
Page 13: Raid Controller Led Definitions
Qubex User Guide The above drawing shows the front view of the Qubex with the door opened. Behind the door are the 6 hot swappable drive caddies. RAID Controller LED Definitions The controller LEDs are located to the right of the LCD panel, their definitions are as follows: •... -
Page 14: Raid Controller
Qubex User Guide Fan Retaining Screw RAID Controller To gain access to the RAID controller it is necessary to remove the backplate assembly. The RAID controller is mounted horizontally above the drive bays and is attached to the rear panel. To remove the controller follow the steps outlined below: 1. -
Page 15: Drive Carrier
Qubex User Guide LCD Panel Connector 4. Remove the four securing screws and remove the assembly Securing Screws 5. Detach the controller from the assembly by removing the four mounting screws. Drive Carrier The drives are mounted in purpose designed caddies. The caddies are designed for hot swap operation with a damping handle and EMI shielding. -
Page 16: Power Supplies
Qubex User Guide Drive Mounting Screws The drives are mounted from the underside of the drive caddy by the four screws shown in the diagram above. Power Supplies The Qubex System uses a single external power supply by default. When dual power supplies are used the system is has a jumper plug to allow correct environmental monitoring. -
Page 17: Chapter 3 - Initial Configuration
Qubex User Guide Chapter 3 – Initial Configuration This Chapter describes how to install the hardware and how to connect to and access the RAID Controller. Attaching the SCSI Cables to GQUB6-U4S There are two SCSI ports on the rear of the GQUB6-U4S enclosure. Attach the SCSI cable (or 2 cables if required) to the SCSI ports. -
Page 18: Web Browser-Based Raid Manager
Qubex User Guide Connection Null-modem cable Baud Rate 115,200 Data bits Stop Flow Control None By connecting a VT100 terminal, or a PC operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode, all RAID subsystem monitoring, configuration and administration functions can be carried out. There is a wide variety of Terminal Emulation packages available, such as Hyperterm. -
Page 19: Web Browser-Based Raid Manager Via Http Proxy
Qubex User Guide Web browser-based RAID manager via HTTP Proxy The browser based RAID manager can be accessed via a HTTP Proxy. The Rorke Qubex RAID System comes with proxy software for Windows based host systems. To run the proxy software, double click on the executing file archttp.exe. The Archttp dialog box appears. -
Page 20: Configuration Menu Tree
Qubex User Guide Configuration Menu Tree The following diagram details the menu structure of the RAID manager, which can be accessed via the RS-232 serial port and Ethernet LAN port. NOTE: Alert by Email Configuration can only be set in the web-based configuration Front Panel Operation The system can also be configured from the front panel display. - Page 21 Qubex User Guide The four buttons are designated as follows: Enter – Selects a menu option Esc – Backs up a level ↓ - Moves forward to next field ↑ - Moves backward to next field The button correspondence is as shown in the diagram below: The default password is “0000”...
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Page 22: Troubleshooting
Qubex User Guide Appendix A Troubleshooting Q. I have created a 2.5 TB LUN and my Operating System does not recognize the full capacity. A. Ensure that your Operating System supports volumes sizes greater than 2 TB. This is achieved by using 16 bit SCSI Command Descriptor Blocks. If the Operating System does not support this (versions of Windows prior to WIN2K3 Service Pack 1) then you have the ability to use 4K block sizes rather than 512 bytes to overcome this limitation. -
Page 23: Technical Specifications
Qubex User Guide Appendix B Technical Specifications System Maximum supported number of 6 SATA II HDD’s disk drives: Supported RAID levels: JBOD, 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6 Host Bus Interface: Dual 4GBit Fibre Channel or Ultra-320 SCSI Current Maximum supported 500 Gbyte HDD capacity: System setup and management:...
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