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  • Page 1 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array User Guide V. 1.02a...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array The information in this guide may be changed without notice. We assume no responsibility for any errors which may appear in this guide. The FASTORA DAS-315SA is a trademark of FASTORA. Microsoft, Windows and Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 General Information

    The unique and excellent heat dissipation design makes the subsystem more reliable and available. An easy and user friendly GUI guides users to manage the subsystem through standard Ethernet quickly. Throughout this manual, the FASTORA DAS-315SA may be referred to as DAS-315SA, or simply as DAS.

  • Page 4: Key Features And Benefits

    Before removing your FASTORA DAS-315SA from the shipping carton, you should thoroughly inspect the physical condition of the container. The package of FASTORA DAS-315SA should appear in good condition when you receive it. If any damaged found, do not remove the components. Contact the place of purchase for further instructions.
  • Page 5 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Your FASTORA DAS-315SA package should contain the following items: Items Quantity FASTORA DAS-315SA unit Drive Canister Accessory Box Ultra 320 SCSI Cable Power Cord RS-232 Cable Spare screws Ultra 320 Terminator User Menu CD Rack-mount Kit (option) If an item is missing or damaged, please contact the place of purchase for assistance.

  • Page 6: The Front Panel

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 1.4 Components of the FASTORA DAS-315SA This section describes the major components of the FASTORA DAS-315SA, including its front panel, LED display panel and rear panel. Read this section before you start to use your RAID DAS Subsystem.
  • Page 7 System rebuilding Both LED 1 LED 2 continuous flash Please note that DAS-315SA does not have a power button. When power cords are unplugged, you need to wait at least 5 seconds so that you can power on DAS-315SA again. This is designed for safe and better operation...

  • Page 8: The Rear Panel

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 1.4.2 The Rear Panel The rear panel of FASTORA DAS-315SA is shown below. Refer to Table 1-3 for detailed description of each part on the rear panel of DAS-315SA. Figure 1-3 Table 1-3 Part Description Con 1 port This is a RS-232 serial port, allowing you to connect to a terminal or a PC.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Rack-Mount Installation 2.1 Preparing for the Installation If you want to connect your FASTORA DAS-315SA DAS to the computer using a SCSI adapter, install the adapter(s) in an available slot in the computer prior to beginning FASTORA DAS-315SA installation. See your operating system manuals for the configuration procedures for the host bus adapter.
  • Page 10 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 2.1.2 Connecting FASTORA DAS-315SA FASTORA DAS-315SA can be connected to the host computer via 2 Ultra 3 SCSI ports. 2.1.3 Host Bus SCSI ID Assignment You may assign any SCSI ID to the host channel. The range of SCSI IDs on a Wide SCSI bus starts from 0 to 15.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Power Cord

    DAS. 2.1.6 Connecting the Power Cord Before you connect the power cords to the power supplies, make sure the power supplies have been firmly seated inside the FASTORA DAS-315SA DAS. 2.1.7 Uninterruptible Power Supplies To insure the integrity of the data stored on a RAID array, we strongly recommend connecting FASTORA DAS-315SA to an external UPS.

  • Page 12: Disk Drive Installation

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 2.2 Disk Drive Installation Any 3.5“ Serial-ATA hard disk can be installed into the canister of FASTORA DAS-315SA. Figure 2-2 shows the disk drive and canister of DAS-315SA. Figure 2-2 Disk Drive and Canister Please put your hard drive into the canister, and then use four screws to fasten the drive on both sides of the canisters.
  • Page 13 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array DAS-315SA DAS provides 15 slots that enable you to store your data. Insert each drive to the drive canister of DAS; push the canisters to the end, and then push down the drive handle until it is completely locked with the blue drive lock.
  • Page 14 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Table and Shelf Installation Follow these steps to install DAS-315SA on a table or shelf when you finish installing drives into the canisters. Step 1 Install the drive canisters into the drive slots of DAS-315SA. Step 2 Place DAS-315SA on a table or shelf close to a power source.

  • Page 15: Rack-Mount Installation

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Rack-Mount Installation Follow the instructions in this section to properly mount your DAS-315SA in a rack. Before getting started, you need to prepare proper screwdrivers to perform the procedure. Use the following procedures to install your DAS-315SA into a rack: 1.
  • Page 16 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 2. Fasten the side rails on two sides of DAS-315SA with the supplied screws. (See Figure 2-6) Figure 2-6 3. Attach four supplied brackets with the screws to two medium guide rails. Secure the medium guide rails with the supplied screws to both sides of the racks.
  • Page 17 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 4. Slightly press the black rail release latches (See Figure 2-8) on both sides of DAS-315SA while sliding into a rack. (Figure 2-9) Figure 2-8 Figure 2-9...
  • Page 18 Note: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, make sure at least two people load DAS-315SA into the rack. 5. Secure the DAS with the supplied screws on the faceplate. The rack-mount installation has completed.

  • Page 19: Chapter 3 Configuration

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Chapter 3 Configuration FASTORA DAS-315SA can be configured via i a terminal or a web-browser. This chapter will discuss the configuration methods and the detailed information about the operation modes. This chapter covers the following topics:...

  • Page 20: Operation Modes

    Follow the same steps discussed in section 3.2.1 Connect a Terminal to connect your PC to the DAS. 3.3 Operation Modes FASTORA DAS-315SA DAS has three operation modes: Self-Diagnostic Mode, Operation Mode, and Configuration Mode. We will discuss each of the RAID DAS operation modes in the following sections.

  • Page 21: Self-Diagnostic Mode

    3.3.3 Configuration Mode Configuration mode is used to modify the settings of DAS. Users can configure the FASTORA DAS-315SA either through the LAN port or via a terminal. Note that you are entering the configuration mode whenever you are pressing the X button during the Operation Mode.
  • Page 22 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array options allow you to fine-tune DAS to your specific configuration.
  • Page 23 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 3.4 Main Menu and Password The main menu consists of the following menus: Quick Volume/RAID Setup, Raid Set Function, Volume Set Function, Physical Drives, Raid System Function, Ethernet Configuration, View System Events, Clear Even Buffer, Hardware Monitor and System Information. Please refer to Table 3-1 for the description of each menu.
  • Page 24 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Table 3-1 Option Description Create a default configurations Quick Volume And Raid Setup which are based on the number of physical disk installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized raid set Volume Set Functions Create a customized volume set...
  • Page 25 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 3.4.1 Hierarchical Structure of Main Menu. This part provides a detailed structure of Main Menu. You may refer this structure to find the specific functions and configure the settings you need.

  • Page 26: Terminal Configuration

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 3.4.2 Terminal Configuration The RAID subsystem configuration utility is firmware-based and uses to configure raid sets and volume sets. Because the utility resides in the RAID controller firmware, its operation is independent of the operating systems on your computer.

  • Page 27: Designating Drives As Hot Spares

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Designating Drives as Hot Spares All unused disk drive that is not part of a raid set can be created as a Hot Spare. The Quick Volume/Raid Setup configuration will automatically add the spare disk drive with the raid level for user to select. For the Raid Set Function configuration, user can use the Create Hot Spare option to define the hot spare disk drive.
  • Page 28 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Configuration: Step Action Choose Quick Volume /Raid Setup from the main menu. The available RAID levels with hot spare for the current volume set drive are displayed. Try to use drives of the same capacity in a specific array.

  • Page 29: Using Raid Set/Volume Set Function Method

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array computer does random read requests more often, choose a small stripe size. When you are finished defining the volume set, press Enter key to confirm the Quick Volume And Raid Set Setup function. Fast Initialization Press Enter key to define fast initialization and Esc key to normal initialization.
  • Page 30 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to select specific physical drives. Press the Enter key to associate the selected physical drive with the current raid set. Try to use drives of the same capacity in a specific raid set.
  • Page 31 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array The Raid Level, The Stripe Size, The SCSI HOST/SCSI ID/SCSI LUN/, The Cache Mode, The Tagged Queuing, The SCSI Max Rate, and The Volume Name (number). The user can change all values After the current volume set attributes are defined, press Esc key to enter Initialization selection screen..

  • Page 32: Quick Volume/Raid Setup

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Quick Volume/Raid Setup Quick Volume/Raid Setup is the fastest way to prepare a raid set and volume set. It only needs a few keystrokes to complete it. Although disk drives of different capacity may be used in the raid set, it will use the smallest capacity of the disk drive as the capacity of all disk drives in the raid set.
  • Page 33 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array A single volume set is created and consumed all or a portion of the disk capacity available in this raid set. Define the capacity of volume set in the Available Capacity popup. The default value for the volume set is displayed in the selected capacity.

  • Page 34: Raid Set Function

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Press the Yes key in the Create Vol/Raid Set dialog box, the raid set and volume set will start to initialize it. Raid Set Function User manual configuration can complete control of the raid set setting, but it will take longer to complete than the Quick Volume/Raid Setup configuration.

  • Page 35: Create Raid Set

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Create Raid Set To define raid set, follow the procedure below: 1. Select Raid Set Function from the main menu. 2. Select Create Raid Set option from the Raid Set Function dialog box. 3. A Select SATA Drive For Raid Set window is displayed showing the SATA drive connected to the current controller.

  • Page 36: Delete Raid Set

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 4. An Edit The Raid Set Name dialog box appears. Enter 1 to 15 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for a raid set. The default raid set name will always appear as Raid Set. #.

  • Page 37: Expand Raid Set

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Expand Raid Set Instead of deleting a raid set and recreating it with additional disk drives, the Expand Raid Set function allows the users to add disk drive to the raid set that was created. To expand a raid set, follow the procedure below: 1.
  • Page 38 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array process must be completed. 2. If a disk drive fails during raid set expansion and a hot spare is available, an auto rebuild operation will occur after the raid set expansion completes. Migrating Migrating occurs when a disk is added to a Raid Set. Migration status is displayed in the raid status area of the Raid Set information when a disk is added to a raid set.

  • Page 39: Activate Incomplete Raid Set

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Activate Incomplete Raid Set The following screen is the Raid Set Information after one of its disk drive has removed in the power off state. When one of the disk drive is removed in power off state, the raid set state will change to Incomplete State.

  • Page 40: Create Hot Spare

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Create Hot Spare When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function, all unused physical devices connected to the current controller appear: Select the target disk by clicking on the appropriate check box.

  • Page 41: Delete Hot Spare

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box. Press the Enter keys to select a disk drive, and press Yes in the Delete Hot Spare to delete the hot spare.
  • Page 42 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array...

  • Page 43: Volume Set Function

    Raid Set. Create Volume Set The following is the volume set features for the DAS-315SA: 1. Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same raid set. 2. Up to 16 volume sets can be created in a raid set.
  • Page 44 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 2. Choose the Create Volume Set from Volume Set Functions dialog box screen. 3. The Create Volume From Raid Set dialog box appears. This screen displays the existing arranged raid sets. Select the raid set number and press Enter key.
  • Page 45 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 5. After completing the modification of the volume set, press Esc key to confirm it. A Fast Initialization screen is presented. . Select Yes key to start the Fast Initialization of the selected volume set. . Select No key to start the Normal Initialization of the selected volume set.

  • Page 46: Volume Name

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Volume Name The default volume name will always appear as Volume Set. #. You can rename the volume set name providing it does not exceed the 15 characters limit. Capacity The maximum volume size is default in the first setting. The capacity can increase or decrease by the UP and DOWN arrow key.

  • Page 47: Raid Level

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Raid Level Set the RAID level for the Volume Set. Highlight Raid Level and press Enter. The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed. Select a RAID level and press Enter key to confirm.

  • Page 48: Scsi Channel

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array SCSI Channel Two Ultra 160 SCSI channel can be applied to the internal RAID subsystem. Choose the SCSI Channel. A Select SCSI Channel dialog box appears, select the channel number and press Enter key to confirm it.

  • Page 49: Cache Mode

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array SCSI LUN Each SCSI ID can support up to 8 LUNs. Most SCSI host adapter treats each LUN like a SCSI disk. Cache Mode User can set the cache mode to: Write-Through Cache or Write-Back Cache.

  • Page 50: Tag Queuing

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Tag Queuing The Enabled option is useful for enhancing overall system performance under multi-tasking operating systems. The Command Tag (Drive Channel) function controls the SCSI command tag queuing support for each drive channel. This function should normally remain enabled. Disable this function only when using...

  • Page 51: Delete Volume Set

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Delete Volume Set To delete Volume set from raid set system function, move the cursor bar to the Volume Set Functions menu and select the Delete Volume Set item, then press Enter key. The Volume Set Functions menu will show all Raid Set # item.

  • Page 52: Modify Volume Set

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Modify Volume Set Use this option to modify volume set configuration. To modify Volume Set values from Raid Set system function, move the cursor bar to the Volume Set Functions menu and select the Modify Volume Set item, then press Enter key.

  • Page 53: Volume Set Migration

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array To modify, choose this option to display the properties of the selected Volume Set; you can modify all values except the capacity. Volume Set Migration Migrating occurs when a volume set is migrating from one RAID level to another, a Volume set strip size changes, or when a disk is added to a Raid Set.

  • Page 54: Stop Volume Set Check

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array select it. After completing the selection, the confirmation screen appears, presses Yes to start check. Stop Volume Set Check Use this option to stop all the Check Volume Set function. Display Volume Set Info. To display Volume Set information, move the cursor bar to the desired Volume...

  • Page 55: Physical Drive

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Set number, then press Enter key. The Volume Set Information will show as following. You can only view the information of this Volume Set. Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a physical disk and to perform...

  • Page 56: View Drive Information

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array View Drive Information When you choose this option, the physical disks in the RAID subsystem are listed. Move the cursor to the desired drive and press Enter. The following appears: Create Pass-Through Disk Disk is no controlled by the RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a...

  • Page 57: Modify Pass-Through Disk

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array individual disk. It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk not controlled by the RAID subsystem firmware. The SCSI Channel, SCSI ID, SCSI LUN, Cache Mode, Tag Queuing, and Max Sync Rate items detail description can reference the Create Volume Set section.

  • Page 58: Identify Selected Drive

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Identify Selected Drive To prevent removing the wrong drive, the selected disk HDD LED Indicator will light for physically locating the selected disk when the Identify Selected Device is selected. Raid System Function To set the raid system function, move the cursor bar to the main menu and select the Raid System Function item and then press Enter key.

  • Page 59: Mute The Alert Beeper

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Mute The Alert Beeper The Mute The Alert Beeper function item is used to control the RAID subsystem Beeper. Select the Yes and press Enter key in the dialog box to turn the beeper off temporarily. The beeper will still activate on the next event.

  • Page 60: Alert Beeper Setting

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Alert Beeper Setting The Alert Beeper function item is used to Disabled or Enable the RAID subsystem controller alarm tone generator. Select the Disabled and press Enter key in the dialog box to turn the beeper off.
  • Page 61 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array starting screen. RAID/JBOD Function The “Raid Rebuild Priority’ is a relative indication of how much time the controller devotes to a rebuild operation. The RAID subsystem allows user to choose the rebuild priority (low, normal, high) to balance volume set access...

  • Page 62: Raid Rebuild Priority

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array RAID Rebuild Priority The “Raid Rebuild Priority’ is a relative indication of how much time the controller devotes to a rebuild operation. The RAID subsystem allows user to choose the rebuild priority (low, normal, high) to balance volume set access and rebuild tasks appropriately.

  • Page 63: Update Firmware

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Parity value is fixed at None. Handshaking value is fixed at None. Speed setting values are 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200,38400, 57600, and 115200. Stop Bits values are 1 bit and 2 bits. Update Firmware Please reference the appendix B firmware utility for updating firmware.

  • Page 64: Restart Controller

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Restart Controller Use the Restart Controller Function to reset the entire configuration from the RAID subsystem controller non-volatile memory. To reset the controller, move the cursor bar to the Main menu Raid System Function item and then press the Enter key.
  • Page 65 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of IP (Internet Protocol) configurations on a computer network. When using the Internet's set of protocols (TCP/IP), in order for a computer system to communicate to another computer system it needs a unique IP address. Without DHCP, the IP address must be entered manually at each computer system.

  • Page 66: Local Ip Address

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Local IP address If you intend to set up your client computers manually, make sure that the assigned IP address is in the same range of your default router address and that it is unique to your private network. However we would highly recommend that if you have a network of computers and the option to assign your TCP/IP client configurations automatically, please do.

  • Page 67: Ethernet Address

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Ethernet Address A MAC address stands for Media Access Control address and is your computer's unique hardware number. On an Ethernet LAN, it's the same as your Ethernet address. When you're connected to the Internet from the RAID controller Ethernet port, a correspondence table relates your IP address to the RAID controller’s physical (MAC) address on the LAN.

  • Page 68: View System Events

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array View System Events To view the RAID subsystem controller’s system event information, move the cursor bar to the main menu and select the View System Events link, then press the Enter key The RAID subsystem events screen appear.

  • Page 69: Hardware Monitor

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Hardware Monitor The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature, fan speed (chassis fan) and voltage of the internal RAID subsystem. The temperature items list the current states of the controller board and backplane. All items are also unchangeable.

  • Page 70: System Information

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Item Warning Condition > 60 Celsius Controller Board Temperature Backplane Temperature > 60 Celsius Controller Fan Speed < 1900 RPM Power Supply +12V < 10.5V or > 13.5V Power Supply +5V < 4.7V or > 5.3V Power Supply +3.3V...

  • Page 71: Chapter 4: Web Browser-Based Configuration

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Chapter 4: Web Browser-based Configuration The RAID subsystem web browser-based configuration utility is firmware- based and used to configure raid sets and volume sets. You may use this utility · Create raid set, . Expand raid set, ·...

  • Page 72: Configuring Raid Sets And Volume Sets

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array adding any user specific software (platform independent) via standard web browsers directly connected to the 10/100 Ethernet RJ45 LAN port. To configure External RAID subsystem on a local or remote machine, you need to know its IP Address. The IP address will default show in the screen.
  • Page 73 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Step Action Designate hot spares/pass-through (optional). Choose a configuration method. Create raid sets using the available physical drives. Define volume sets using the space in the raid set. Initialize the volume sets (logical drives) and use volume sets in the host OS.
  • Page 74 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Parameters Settings Volume Name Volume Set #00 SCSI Channel/SCSI ID/SCSI LUN 0/0/0 Write Back Cache Mode Tag Queuing Max Sync Rate Depend on your host adapter setting The default setting values can be changed after configuration is complete.
  • Page 75 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Select the current volume set stripe size. This parameter specifies the size of the stripes written to each disk in a RAID 0, 1,0+1, 5 or 6 Volume Set. You can set the stripe size to 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or 128 KB.
  • Page 76 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Step Action To setup the Hot Spare (option), choose Raid Set Function from the main menu. Select the Create Hot Spare and press Enter key to set the Hot Spare. Choose Raid Set Function from the main menu. Select the Create Raid et and press Enter key Set and press Enter Key.
  • Page 77 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array After adding physical drives to the current raid set as desired, press Yes to confirm the Create Raid Set function. An Edit The Raid Set Name dialog box appears. Enter 1 to 15 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for a raid set.
  • Page 78 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array initialization proceeds as a background task, the volume set is fully accessible for system reads and writes. The operating system can instantly access to the newly created arrays without requiring a reboot and waiting the initialization complete. In Fast Initialization, the initialization proceeds must be completed before the volume set ready for system accesses.
  • Page 79 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array To display raid set information, move the mouse cursor to the desired raid set number, then click it. The raid set Information will show in the screen. To display volume set information, move the mouse cursor to the desired Volume Set number, then click it.
  • Page 80 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Main Menu The Main Menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link. Individual Category Description Quick Function Create a default configuration, which is based on the number of physical disk installed; it can modify the volume set Capacity, Raid Level, and Stripe Size.

  • Page 81: Quick Create

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Quick Create The number of physical drives in the raid subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the raid set. You can create a raid set associated with exactly one volume set. The user can change the raid level, stripe size, and capacity.

  • Page 82: Raid Set Functions

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Raid Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your system. User manual configuration can full control of the raid set setting, but it will take longer to complete than the Quick Volume/Raid Setup configuration.
  • Page 83 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Delete Raid Set To delete a raid set, click on the Create Raid Set link. A Select The RAID SET To Delete screen is displayed showing all raid set existing in the current controller. Click the raid set number you which to delete in the select column to delete screen.
  • Page 84 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Activate Incomplete Raid Set When one of the disk drive is removed in power off state, the raid set state will change to Incomplete State. If users want to continue to work when the RAID subsystem is power on, users can use the Activate Raid Set option to active the raid set.
  • Page 85 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Create Hot Spare When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function, all unused physical devices connected to the current controller appear: Select the target disk by clicking on the appropriate check box. Select the Confirm The Operation, and click on the Submit button in the screen to create the hot spares.
  • Page 86 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk to delete by clicking the appropriate check box. Check the Confirm The Operation, and click the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spares. Volume Set Function A volume set is seen by the host system as a single logical device.
  • Page 87 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Create Volume Set The following is the volume set features for the DAS-315SA 1. Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same raid set. 2. Up to 16 volume sets can be created in a raid set.
  • Page 88 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Volume Name: The default volume name will always appear as Volume Set. #. You can rename the volume set name providing it does not exceed the 15 characters limit. Capacity: The maximum volume size is default in the first setting. Enter the appropriate volume size to fit your application.
  • Page 89 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array SCSI drives that do not support command tag queuing. Max SCSI Speed: The RAID subsystem supports 320 MB/sec as the highest data transfer rate. SCSI Channel/SCSI ID/SCSI Lun: SCSI Channel: The RAID subsystem only supports one SCSI Channel.
  • Page 90 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Delete Volume Set To delete Volume from raid set system function, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link. The Select The Raid Set To Delete screen will show all raid set number. Select a raid set number and check the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button to show all volume set item in the selected raid set.
  • Page 91 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Use this option to modify volume set configuration. To modify volume set attribute values from raid set system function, move the cursor bar to the volume set attribute menu and click on it. The modify value screen appears.
  • Page 92 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Check Volume Set To check a volume set from a raid set: (1). Click the Check Volume Set link. (2). Select the volume set from the list that you wish to check. Check Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button.
  • Page 93 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a physical disk and to perform the operations listed below. Create Pass-Through Disk To create pass-through disk, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click the Create Pass-Through link.
  • Page 94 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Modify Pass-Through Disk Use this option to modify the Pass-Through Disk Attribute. User can modify the cache mode, Tagged Command Queuing, Max SCSI speed and SCSI channel/ID/LUN on an existed pass through disk. To modify the pass-through drive attribute from the pass-through drive pool, move the mouse cursor bar to click Modify Pass-Through link.
  • Page 95 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Delete Pass-Through Disk To delete pass-through drive from the pass-through drive pool, move the mouse cursor bar to the main menus and click on Delete Pass Through link. After you complete the selection, check Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to complete the delete action.

  • Page 96: System Configuration

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array System Configuration To set the raid system function, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click the System Configuration link. The System Configuration menu will show all items. Move the cursor bar to an item, then press Enter key to select the desired function.

  • Page 97: Ethernet Config

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array EtherNet Config: Use this feature to set the controller Ethernet port configuration. Customer does not need to create a reserved space on the arrays before the Ethernet port and HTTP service working. The firmware-embedded Web Browser-based...

  • Page 98: Alert By Mail Configuration

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array automatic (dynamic) allocation of IP client configurations for a specific time period (called a lease period) and to eliminate the work necessary to administer a large IP network. To configure the raid controller EtherNet port, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click the System Controls link.

  • Page 99: View Events/ Mute Beeper

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array can select either single or multiple user notifications to be sent via ‘ Plain English’ e-mails with no software required. View Events/ Mute Beeper To view the RAID subsystem controller’s information, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the View Events/Mute Beeper link. The Raid Subsystem events Information screen appears.

  • Page 100: Modify Password

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Clear Events Buffer Use this feature to clear the entire events buffer information. Modify Password To set or change the RAID subsystem password, move the mouse cursor to Raid System Function screen, and click on the Change Password link. The Modify System Password screen appears.
  • Page 101 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array seconds. To disable the password, press Enter key only in both the Enter New Password and Re-Enter New Password column. Once the user confirms the operation and clicks the Submit button, the existing password will be cleared.
  • Page 102 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array System Information To view the RAID subsystem controller’s information, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click System Information link. The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears. Use this feature to view the raid subsystem controller’s information. The...
  • Page 103 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Hardware Monitor To view the RAID subsystem controller’s hardware monitor information, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click the Hardware Monitor link. The Hardware Information screen appears. The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature, fan speed (chassis fan) and voltage of the internal RAID subsystem.
  • Page 104 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array SCSI LUN Each SCSI ID can support up to 8 LUNs. Most SCSI host adapter treats each LUN like a SCSI disk. Cache Mode User can set the cache mode as Write-Through Cache or Write-Back Cache.

  • Page 105: Hardware Information

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Hardware Information To view the RAID subsystem controller’s hardware monitor information, press ENT to enter the main menu. Press UP/DOWN to select the Hardware Information option, and then press ENT. All hardware information will be displayed. Press UP/DOWN to browse all the hardware information.

  • Page 106: Chapter 6 Snmp Operation & Definition

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Chapter 6 SNMP operation & Definition Overview DAS-315SA Disk Array external RAID controller firmware-embedded Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent for the connect array. An SNMP-based management application (also known as an SNMP manager) can monitor the disk array. An example of An SNMP management application is Hewlett-Packard’s Open View.
  • Page 107 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Event Configuration Performance SNMP Agent Network resources SNMP Installation The installation of the SNMP manager is accomplished in several phases: Installing the Manager software on the client Placing a copy of the management information base (MIB) in a directory...
  • Page 108 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array successfully integrates the contents of the ARECARAID.MIB file into the traps database. Location for MIB Depending upon the SNMP management application used, the MIB must be placed in a specific directory on the network management station running the management application.
  • Page 109 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array DAS-315SA RAID MIB Object Definitions All traps are defined under this object according to the following table : Trap Trap Number [Reserved] 1-127 Traps 128-255 are RaidSet Traps rsCreate rsDelete rsExpand rsRebuild rsDegraded rsNoEvent [Reserved] 134-255...
  • Page 110 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array pdAtaEccError pdAtaChangeMode pdTimeOut pdMarkFailed pdPciError pdSmartFailed pdCreatePass pdModifyPass pdDeletePass pdTotals [Reserved] 398-511 Traps 512-639 are SCSI Bus Traps scsiReset scsiParity scsiModeChange scsiTotals [Reserved] 516-639 Traps 640—676 Hardware Monitor Traps hwSdram1BitEcc hwSdramMultiBitEcc hwTempController hwTempBackplane hwVoltage15 hwVoltage3 hwVoltage5...
  • Page 111 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array hwTempController_R hwTempBackplane_R hwVoltage15_R hwVoltage3_R hwVoltage5_R hwVoltage12_R hwVoltage1_3_R hwVoltage2_5_R hwVoltage1_25_R hwPower1Failed_R hwFan1Failed_R hwPower2Failed_R hwFan2Failed_R hwPower3Failed_R hwFan3Failed_R hwPower4Failed_R hwFan4Failed_R...

  • Page 112: Appendix A : Raid Levels Tutorial

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Appendix A : RAID Levels Tutorial FASTORA DAS-315SA DAS Subsystem supports RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5 and 0+1. This tutorial will give you a brief look of the RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) technology.
  • Page 113 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array be data lost or made unavailable. The RAID redundancy schemes are capable of regenerating the data from a failed disk drive. After a disk has failed, it can be replaced by a spare (called a “hot spare” if it is always resident and powered up in the subsystem) and the data can then be rebuilt on the replacement disk.
  • Page 114 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array the files are also lost. Logically, RAID 3 is RAID 0 with added fault tolerance. A.3 RAID 1 This version of RAID has been around for years, known as “mirroring” or “duplexing”. The exact same data exists on pairs of disk drives, and can be read from either.
  • Page 115 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array environments. A.5 RAID 3 RAID 3 (and RAIDs 4 and 5 also) is based on the odd parity principle, which is best explained through an example. If we assume that there are four synchronized data streams of bits (“binary digits”, which can only be zero or one), a fifth “parity”...
  • Page 116 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array all array disks. If a disk fails, the data from the good disks can recreate the failed data via generating parity. Which disk failed is known from the fact that a disk is not responding or has reported an ECC error.
  • Page 117 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array A.7 RAID 5 To improve the poor write and read error performance of RAID 4, RAID 5 makes one simple (in concept) change which has major performance ramifications: distributed parity files. Instead of having all parity files located on a single disk, the parity files are allocated evenly to all disks, always with the corresponding data files on other disks.

  • Page 118: Summary Table

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array A. 8 Summary Table Given: Net storage capacity = 8GB: RAID 1 = 2 ea. 8GB disks; RAID 2 = 11 ea. 1GB disks; RAID 3, 4 and 5 = 5 ea. 2GB disks. Disk seek and latency equal.

  • Page 119: Appendix B: Technical Specifications

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Appendix B: Technical Specifications Model DAS-315SA Processor Intel 80321 256MB ECC (up to 1GB) Disk Interface Serial ATA Disk Channels 15 operating parallel channels Disk Type Serial ATA/150MBps Host Interface Ultra320 LVD SCSI Host Channels 2 channels...

  • Page 120: Upgrading Flash Firmware Programming Utility

    FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Appendix C: Upgrading Flash Firmware Programming Utility Since the RAID controller features flash firmware, it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the RAID firmware. The user can simply re-program the old firmware through the RS-232 port or 10/100 Ethernet port.
  • Page 121 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Upgrading Firmware Through ANSI/VT-100 Terminal Emulation Get the new version firmware for your RAID controller. For Example, download the bin file from your OEM’s web site onto the c: 1. From the Main Menu, scroll down to "Raid System Function"...
  • Page 122 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 4. Select “ZMODEM modem” under Protocol. ZMODEM as the file transfer protocol of your terminal emulation software. 5. Click Browse. Look in the location where the Firmware upgrade software is located. Select the File name and click “open”.
  • Page 123 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 6. Click “Send”. Send the Firmware Binary to the controller 7. When the Firmware completes downloading, the confirmation screen appears. Press “Yes” to start program the flash ROM.
  • Page 124 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array 8. When the Flash programming starts, a bar indicator will show Start Updating Firmware. Please Wait. 9. The Firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete. 10. After the Firmware upgrade is complete, a bar indicator will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully.
  • Page 125 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array restart the controller for the new firmware to take effect. NOTE: The user has to reconfigure all of the settings after the firmware upgrade is complete, because all of the settings will default to the original...
  • Page 126 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array Upgrading Firmware Through HTTP Proxy Web Browser Management Get the new version firmware for your RAID subsystem controller. For Example, download the bin file from your OEM’s web site onto the c: 1. To upgrade the RAID subsystem firmware, move the mouse cursor to “Upgrade Firmware”...
  • Page 127 FASTORA DAS-315SA Disk Array After the firmware upgrade is complete, a bar indicator will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully. 5. After the new firmware completes download, user should find a chance to restart the controller for the new firmware to take effect.

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