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