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Adaptec Spheras Storage Director 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

200
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 Spheras Storage Director 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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