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Adaptec MAN-00005-UG Installation And User Manual (237 pages)

Spheras Storage Director

Brand: Adaptec | Category: Software | Size: 2.93 MB

Contents

2
- Revision History
  2
- Table of Contents
  3
List of Figures

7
Preface

10
- Proprietary Rights Notice
  
  10
- Document Description
  
  10
- Disclaimer
  
  10
- License Restrictions
  
  10
- Trademark Acknowledgements
  
  10
- Copyright Notice
  
  10
Chapter 1 Introduction

12
- About this Manual
  
  12
- Conventions
  
  12
- Spheras Storage Director Components and Functions
  
  12
- Configuration Functions
  
  13
Chapter 2 Installation and Startup

16
Chapter 3 Setting up the Spheras Storage Director Client

44
- Security Access Levels
  
  44
- Passwords
  
  44
- Logging on to Spheras Storage Director
  
  44
- Adding a New Server
  
  47
  - Figure 23 Delete a Server Group
    47
    
    To Define a New Server
    48
    
    Figure 24 New Server Dialog Box
    48
    
    Changing Properties of Existing Servers
    49
    
    Deleting a Server
    49
- Logging off of Spheras Storage Director
  
  50
- Replicating a Server
  
  50
  - Figure 25 Deleting a Server Warning
    50
- Editing the Ihosts File
  
  51
  - Figure 26 Replicate Information Dialog Box
    51
  - Figure 27 Edit an Ihost File
    52
Chapter 4 Navigating the Spheras Storage Director Client

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- Components of the Spheras Storage Director Opening Screen
  
  54
  - Figure 28 Spheras Storage Director Opening Screen
    55
- Status Icons
  
  56
- Menu Bar and Menus
  
  57
  - Group Menu
    57
  - Figure 29 Menu Bar
    57
  - Figure 30 Group Menu
    57
  - Server Menu
    58
  - Figure 31 Server Menu
    58
  - Controller Menu
    59
  - Figure 32 Controller Menu
    59
  - Event Menu
    60
  - Tasks Menu
    60
  - Logical Menu
    60
  - Figure 33 Event Menu
    60
  - Figure 34 Task Menu
    60
  - Figure 35 Logical Menu
    60
  - Array Menu
    61
  - Figure 36 Array Menu
    61
  - Physical Menu
    62
  - BBU Menu
    62
  - Enclosure Menu
    62
  - Figure 37 Physical Menu
    62
  - Figure 38 BBU Menu
    62
  - Figure 39 Enclosure Menu
    62
  - View Menu
    63
  - Help Menu
    63
  - Figure 40 View Menu
    63
  - Figure 41 Help Menu
    63
- Toolbar and Toolbar Icons
  
  64
- Exiting Spheras Storage Director
  
  64
  - Figure 42 Toolbar
    64
Chapter 5 Configuration Activities

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Chapter 6 Monitoring Activities

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- Monitoring All Servers
  
  108
- Monitoring Events
  
  108
  - Viewing Events
    108
  - Figure 78 Selecting Events to View
    109
  - Viewing Event Details
    110
  - Figure 79 Select Event Details
    110
  - Figure 80 Event Details Dialog Box
    111
  - Clearing the Event Log
    112
- Monitoring a Controller
  
  112
- Monitoring an Array
  
  114
  - Figure 85 Displaying Array Information (Physical View)
    115
- Physical Disk and Logical Drive Monitoring
  
  116
- Monitoring an Enclosure
  
  122
- Monitoring the Battery Backup Unit
  
  125
  - Figure 95 BBU Information
    125
  - Figure 96 BBU Properties Dialog Box
    126
- Monitoring Long Operation Tasks
  
  127
  - Figure 97 Task Monitoring
    127
- Server View
  
  128
  - Lost Connection to Server
    128
  - Errors
    128
  - Controller Errors
    128
  - Event Severity
    129
    
    Serious Icon
    129
    
    Error Icon
    129
    
    Warning Icon
    130
    
    Informational or Optimal Icon
    130
    
    Events Icon
    130
  - RAID Controller Event Codes
    130
Chapter 7 Maintenance Activities

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- Running a Logical Drive Initialization
  
  184
- Running a Logical Drive Consistency Check
  
  185
  - Figure 98 Logical Drive Initialization Warning
    185
- Running a Manual Rebuild
  
  186
  - Figure 99 Logical Drive Consistency Check
    186
- Disk Scrubbing
  
  187
- Editing a WWN Table
  
  187
- Forcing a Physical Drive Online or Offline
  
  188
  - Figure 100 Edit a WWN Table
    188
- Locating a Logical Drive, Physical Drive, or Enclosure
  
  189
  - Figure 101 Forcing a Physical Drive Online/Offline Information Dialog Box
    189
  - Figure 102 Locating a Logical Drive Message Box
    189
- Updating a Controller's Firmware
  
  190
- Reconditioning a Battery Backup Unit
  
  193
  - Figure 106 Upgrade Firmware Details
    193
- 7.10 Shutting down a Controller
  
  194
  - Figure 107 Reconditioning a Battery Information Dialog Box
    194
- 7.11 Repair Actions
  
  195
  - General Repairs
    195
  - Figure 108 Controller Shutdown Warning Dialog Box
    195
  - Repair an Array
    196
  - Repair a Logical Drive
    196
  - Repair a Controller
    197
  - Repair a BBU
    197
  - Repair an Enclosure
    197
  - Repair a Server
    198
Appendix A Manually Configuring HTTP Servers

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Appendix B Detailed Information about Configurations

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- What Is the Purpose of Your Array
  212
- Adaptec, Inc
  212
- RAID Levels
  213
- RAID 1: Mirroring
  213
  - B.2 RAID Levels
    213
  - B.2.1 RAID 1: Mirroring
    213
- RAID 3: Striping with Parity
  213
- RAID 5: Striping with Parity
  214
- RAID 0+1: Mirroring and Striping
  214
- JBOD (Just a Bunch of Drives): Single Drive Control
  214
- RAID Rules
  215
- B.3 RAID Rules
  215
- CAP Strategies Overview
  215
- CAP Questionnaire
  215
- B.4.1 CAP Questionnaire
  215
- Configuring for Maximum Capacity
  216
- Configuring for Maximum Availability
  216
- RAID Levels and Availability
  217
- Configuring for Maximum Performance
  217
- Array Configuration Table: Overview
  218
- Array Configuration Tables
  218
Glossary

224
Index

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Adaptec MAN-00005-UG Installation And User Manual (237 pages)

Table of Contents

Contents

List of Figures

Preface

Proprietary Rights Notice

Document Description

Disclaimer

License Restrictions

Trademark Acknowledgements

Copyright Notice

Chapter 1 Introduction

About this Manual

Conventions

Spheras Storage Director Components and Functions

Configuration Functions

Chapter 2 Installation and Startup

Pre-Installation Requirements

Installing the Spheras Storage Director Server and Client

Server and Client Installation Procedures

Windows: Post-Installation Configuration and Verification

Linux: Post-Installation Configuration and Verification

Solaris Post-Installation Configuration and Verification

Updating Your Spheras Storage Director Server and Client

Starting the Spheras Storage Director Client

Chapter 3 Setting up the Spheras Storage Director Client

Security Access Levels

Passwords

Logging on to Spheras Storage Director

Adding a New Server

Logging off of Spheras Storage Director

Replicating a Server

Editing the Ihosts File

Chapter 4 Navigating the Spheras Storage Director Client

Components of the Spheras Storage Director Opening Screen

Status Icons

Menu Bar and Menus

Toolbar and Toolbar Icons

Exiting Spheras Storage Director

Chapter 5 Configuration Activities

Setting Event Log Properties

Launching Application Alerts with Spheras Storage Director Server

Setting and Modifying Controller Properties

Creating Storage Configurations

Spanning in Spheras Storage Director

Expanding a Logical Drive

Deleting a Logical Drive

Expanding an Array

Deleting an Array

5.10 Restoring a Controller Configuration from a Previously Saved File

5.11 Backing up a Controller Configuration

Chapter 6 Monitoring Activities

Monitoring All Servers

Monitoring Events

Monitoring a Controller

Monitoring an Array

Physical Disk and Logical Drive Monitoring

Monitoring an Enclosure

Monitoring the Battery Backup Unit

Monitoring Long Operation Tasks

Server View

Chapter 7 Maintenance Activities

Running a Logical Drive Initialization

Running a Logical Drive Consistency Check

Running a Manual Rebuild

Disk Scrubbing

Editing a WWN Table

Forcing a Physical Drive Online or Offline

Locating a Logical Drive, Physical Drive, or Enclosure

Updating a Controller's Firmware

Reconditioning a Battery Backup Unit

7.10 Shutting down a Controller

7.11 Repair Actions

Appendix A Manually Configuring HTTP Servers

Appendix B Detailed Information about Configurations

Glossary

Index

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