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Acer AcerAltos 3102RS User Manual (303 pages)
Ultra-SCSI to Ultra-SCSI RAID Controller
Brand:
Acer
| Category:
Controller
| Size: 2.72 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
4
Chapter 1 Introduction
19
Chapter 2 Features
21
Chapter 3 Functional Description
25
RAID Management
25
What Are the RAID Levels
25
NRAID Disk Spanning
26
JBOD Single Drive Control
27
RAID 0 Disk Stripping
27
RAID 1 Disk Mirroring
28
RAID (0+1) Disk Striping with Mirroring
29
RAID 3 Disk Striping with Dedicated Parity Disk
30
RAID 5 Striping with Interspersed Parity
31
Drive Failure Management
32
Global and Local Spare Drive
32
Identifying Drives
34
Automatic Rebuild and Manual Rebuild
36
Automatic Rebuild
36
Manual Rebuild
37
Concurrent Rebuild in RAID (0+1)
38
Disk Array Parameters
39
Rebuild Priority
39
Verify-After-Write
39
Cache Parameters
41
Optimization for Sequential or Random I/O
41
Drive-Side SCSI Parameters
42
SCSI Motor Spin-Up
42
SCSI Reset at Power up
42
Disk Access Delay Time
43
SAF-TE Enclosure Management
44
What Is SAF-TE
44
How Does SAF-TE Work
44
Dynamic Logical Drive Expansion
45
What Is It and How Does It Work
45
Two Modes of Dynamic Logical Drive Expansion
45
Example: RAID Expansion in Windows NT Server
48
Chapter 4 Hardware Installation
57
Locations of the Parts
57
Front View
57
Rear View of the Main Board
58
Top View of the Main Board
59
Top View of the Daughter Board (AA-9073UWS)
60
Top View of the Daughter Board (AA-9072UWD)
60
Top View of the Daughter Board (AA-9073U2)
61
Installing DRAM SIMM
62
Installing the SCSI Channel Upgrade Daughter Board
63
Battery Backup
65
Power Connection
68
Serial Port Connection and Set-Up
69
Basic Operational Setup
71
In-Band SCSI
73
What Is It and Why Do You Need It
73
How Do You Configure the Acer RAID Manager
74
To Use In-Band SCSI
74
RAID Controller Adjustments
74
Example: Settings for Windows NT 4.0
76
Using In-Band SCSI in Acer RAID Manager
78
Local Connection - SNMP Not Required
78
Remote Connection - SNMP Required
78
Chapter 5 Quick Setup
85
Front Panel
85
RS-232 Terminal Interface
87
Chapter 6 Configuring RAID
89
Starting to Build a RAID System Drive
89
How the RAID Controller Works
91
SCSI Channel, SCSI ID and LUN
91
Understanding Step by Step
92
Chapter 7 General Front Panel Operation
95
Understanding the Information on the LCD
95
The Initial Screen
95
Logical Drive Status
96
SCSI Drive Status
97
SCSI Channel Status
98
Viewing and Editing Logical Drives
100
Creating a Logical Drive
100
Viewing Logical Drives and Drive Members
102
Deleting a Logical Drive
102
Partitioning a Logical Drive
103
Deleting a Partition of a Logical Drive
104
Assigning a Logical Drive Name
105
Rebuilding a Logical Drive
106
Viewing and Editing Host Luns
108
Mapping a Logical Drive to a Host LUN
108
Viewing and Deleting LUN Mappings
109
Pass-Through SCSI Commands
109
Viewing and Editing SCSI Drives
111
Scanning New SCSI Drive
111
Viewing Drive Information
112
Adding a Local Spare Drive
113
Adding Global Spare Drive
114
Identifying a Drive
114
Deleting Spare Drive (Global / Local Spare Drive)
115
SCSI Drives Utilities
116
SCSI Drive Low-Level Format
116
SCSI Drive Read/Write Test
117
Viewing and Editing SCSI Channels
118
Viewing and Redefining a Channel Mode
118
Setting a SCSI Channel's ID / Host Channel
119
Viewing a SCSI Channel's ID
119
Setting a SCSI Channel's Primary ID / Drive Channel
121
Setting a SCSI Channel's Secondary ID / Drive
122
Channel
122
Setting a SCSI Channel's Terminator
123
Setting the Transfer Speed
124
Setting the Transfer Width
125
Viewing and Editing a SCSI Target / Drive Channel
126
Slot Number
126
Maximum Synchronous Transfer Clock
126
Maximum Transfer Width
127
Parity Check
127
Disconnecting Support
128
Maximum Tag Count
128
Restoring the Default Setting
129
Viewing and Editing Configuration Parameters
130
Communication Parameters
130
Caching Parameters
130
Write-Back Cache Enable/Disable
130
Optimization for Sequential / Optimization for Random
131
Host-Side SCSI Parameters
131
Maximum Queued I/O Count
132
Luns Per Host SCSI ID
132
Drive-Side SCSI Parameters
132
SCSI Motor Spin-Up
133
SCSI Reset at Power-Up
133
Disk Access Delay Time
134
Tag Command Queuing
134
SAF-TE Enclosure Monitoring
135
Detection of Drive Hot Swap Followed by Auto Rebuild
135
Idle Drive Failure Detection
136
Disk Array Parameters
137
Rebuilding Priority
137
Verification on Writes
137
Controller Parameters
139
Controller Name
139
Viewing and Editing Peripheral Devices
140
System Functions
141
Mute Beeper
141
Changing the Password
141
Resetting the Controller
142
Viewing System Information
143
Viewing and Editing Event Logs
144
Chapter 8 RS-232C Terminal Interface
145
Understanding the Information on the Screen
145
The Initial Screen
145
Main Menu
146
Logical Drive's Status
147
SCSI Drive's Status
148
SCSI Channel's Status
150
Viewing the Current Setting of each Function
152
Viewing and Editing Logical Drives
154
Creating a Logical Drive
154
Viewing Logical Drives and Drive Members
157
Deleting a Logical Drive
158
Partitioning a Logical Drive
158
Deleting a Partition of a Logical Drive
159
Assigning a Logical Drive Name
160
Rebuilding Logical Drive
161
Viewing and Editing Host Luns
163
Mapping a Logical Drive to a Host LUN
163
Viewing and Deleting the LUN Mappings
166
Viewing and Editing SCSI Drives
168
Scanning a New SCSI Drive
168
Viewing Drive Information
169
Adding a Local Spare Drive
170
Adding a Global Spare Drive
171
Identifying a Drive
171
Deleting a Spare Drive
172
Drive)
172
Viewing and Editing SCSI Channels
173
Redefining a Channel Mode
173
Viewing and Editing a SCSI ID / Host Channel
174
Adding a SCSI ID
175
Deleting a SCSI ID
175
Channel
176
Setting a Primary Controller's SCSI ID / Drive Channel
176
Setting a Secondary Controller's SCSI ID / Drive
178
Channel
178
Setting a SCSI Channel's Terminator
179
Setting a Transfer Speed
180
Setting a Transfer Width
181
Viewing and Editing SCSI Target / Drive Channel
182
Slot Number
183
Maximum Synchronize Transfer Clock
183
Maximum Transfer Width
184
Parity Check
184
Disconnecting Support
185
Maximum Tag Count
185
Restoring the Default Setting
186
Viewing and Editing Configuration Parameters
187
Communication Parameters
187
Caching Parameters
188
Write-Back Cache Enable/Disable
188
Optimization for Random or Sequential I/O
189
Host-Side SCSI Parameters
190
Maximum Queued I/O Count
190
Luns Per Host SCSI ID
190
Drive-Side SCSI Parameters
191
SCSI Motor Spin-Up
191
SCSI Reset at Power-Up
192
Disk Access Delay Time
192
Maximum Tag Count
193
Disk Array Parameters
194
Rebuild Priority
194
Verification on Writes
195
Controller Parameters
196
Controller Name
196
System Functions
197
Mute Beeper
197
Change Password
198
Changing the Password
199
Setting a New Password
199
Disabling the Password
200
Reset Controller
200
Viewing System Information
201
Chapter 9 Redundant Controller
203
Before You Begin
203
What Is Redundant Controller? Why the Need for Redundant Controller
203
Write-Back Cache: Enabled or Disabled
203
What Are Primary Controller and Secondary Controller
204
When Should I Choose Primary, Secondary or Autocfg Mode
204
Quick Start
205
Setting up Redundant Controllers
206
Example of Redundant Controllers
206
Cables and Connections
207
Connecting the Redundant Controller Cable
207
Connecting the Controllers to the Terminal Interface
208
Connecting the SCSI Cable to the Host Computer
208
Connecting the SCSI Cables to the Hard Drives
209
Setting the Controllers Using the Front Panel
210
Redundant Configuration Using Automatic Setting
210
Redundant Configuration Using Manual Setting
211
Starting-Up the Redundant Controllers
213
Assigning Logical Drives to the Secondary Controller
214
When One of the Controller Fails
216
What will Happen When the One of the Controllers Fails
216
When and How Is the Failed Controller Replaced
216
Chapter 10 Redundant Host, Multiple Host
219
Redundant Host
219
Multiple Host
220
Chapter 11 Remote Administration
221
Acer RAID Manager Using SNMP Service
222
How to Establish Connection through SNMP
222
Remote Terminal Emulation Using Ppp+Telnet
224
Hardware Connection
224
Baud Rate Settings
225
Enable Terminal Emulation
226
Setting PPP ID, PPP Password
226
Data Routing through PPP, Data Routing Direct to Port
228
Establish Connection between the Host Computer and AA-3102RS
229
Connect Telnet to the Controller's IP from the Client Computer
230
Remote Terminal Emulation Using Modem
231
Hardware Connection for AA-3102RS
232
Setting AA-3102RS Using the RS-232C Terminal Interface
232
Configuring the Modem Port
233
Modem Initialization Command
234
Modem Operating Modes
234
Sending Default Init Command and Custom Init Command - "Append to Default
235
Initializing Modem
235
Baud Rate, Data Routing and Enable Terminal Emulation
236
Establish the Connection from the Remote Terminal219
237
How Do You Know the Modem Is Connected
237
Setting AA-3102RS Using the Front Panel
237
Configure Modem Port
237
Modem Initialization Command
238
Modem Operating Modes
239
Initializing Modem
240
Baud Rate, Data Routing and Enable Terminal Emulation
240
Establish the Connection from the Remote Terminal
240
How Do You Know the Modem Is Connected
241
Dial-Out for Event Notifications
242
Dial-Out to a Terminal or a Pager
242
Setting Dial-Out Function through the Terminal Emulation
243
Dial-Out Command
243
Auto Dial-Out on Initialization
244
Dial-Out Time out
244
Dial-Out Retry Count
245
Dial-Out Retry Interval
245
Dial-Out on Event Condition
246
Setting Dial-Out Function through the Front Panel
247
Dial-Out Command
247
Auto Dial-Out on Initialization
248
Dial-Out Timeout
248
Dial-Out Retry Count
249
Dial-Out Retry Interval
249
Dial-Out on Event Condition
249
Chapter 12 Fault-Bus
251
What Is Fault-Bus? Why the Need for Fault-Bus
251
How Does the Fault-Bus Work
253
Error Signals Input
253
Drive Failure Signals Output
254
Fault-Bus Error Alert
255
How to Setup the Fault-Bus
256
Configuring the Controller through the Front Panel
256
Hardware
256
Panel
256
Assign each SCSI Drive or Canister a Slot Number
256
Assign a Slot Number to an Existing SCSI Drive
256
Assign a Slot Number to an Empty Canister
257
Delete the Slot Number
258
Remove Empty Drive Entry
258
Set each Fault-Bus Error Signal Input as Active-High or Active-Low
259
Enable each Fault-Bus Error Signal Input
259
Test Drive Failure LED for each Drive Canister
260
Viewing the Status of each Fault-Bus Error Signal Input
261
Configuring on the Controller through the RS-232C Terminal Interface
262
Assign each SCSI Drive or Canister a Slot Number
262
Assign a Slot Number to an Existing SCSI Drive
262
Assign a Slot Number to an Empty Canister
263
Add Drive Entry
263
Delete the Slot Number of a SCSI Drive or Empty Drive Entry
264
Remove Empty Drive Entry
265
Set each Fault-Bus Error Signal Input as Active-High or Active-Low
266
Enable each Fault-Bus Error Signal Input
267
Test Drive Failure LED for each Drive Canister
267
Viewing the Status of each Fault-Bus Error Signal Input
268
Appendix A Front Panel Navigation Map
269
Specifications
277
View and Edit Scsi Channels
299
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