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Gateway 840 VT-100 User Manual

Gateway 840 VT-100 User Manual (250 pages)

Brand: Gateway | Category: Storage | Size: 5 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
2
1 Introduction

6
- Features
  7
- Troubleshooting Assistance
  8
2 Accessing the Configuration Utility

10
3 Creating Disk Arrays

22
- Overview
  23
- Understanding Arrays
  24
  - Terminology
    24
  - Optimization and Drive Selection for RAID 5 Arrays
    26
- Creating Arrays
  27
- Configuring Array Read-Ahead and Writeback Cache
  41
  - Read-Ahead Cache
    41
  - Writeback Cache
    45
- Assigning Hot Spare Drives
  52
- Deleting an Array
  55
- Expanding an Array
  58
  - Adding Additional Drives
    59
  - Adding Additional Sub-Arrays
    62
- Trusting an Array
  66
4 Logical Drives

68
- Overview
  69
  - Terminology
    69
- Accessing the LUN Configuration Menu
  71
- Viewing Unassigned Free Space
  73
- Creating a Logical Drive
  76
5 SAN LUN Mapping

94
- Overview
  95
  - Terminology
    95
- Accessing the SAN LUN Mapping Configuration Menu
  96
- Viewing SAN LUN Mappings
  98
- Creating a SAN LUN Mapping
  101
- Deleting a SAN LUN Mapping
  105
- Modifying SAN LUN Mapping
  108
- Viewing Connected Hosts
  113
6 Advanced Configuration and Management

116
- Setting Rebuild Parameters
  117
  - Enabling/Disabling Auto Rebuild
    117
  - Configuring Auto Hot Spare
    120
- Configuring Hot Spares
  123
  - Viewing the List of Hot Spare Drives
    123
  - Adding or Removing Hot Spare Drives
    126
- Configuring the Hardware
  129
  - Setting the Controller LUN
    129
  - Setting the Controller Port ID
    132
  - Controller Port Data Rate
    135
  - Setting the RS-232 Configuration
    138
  - Packetized Data Transfers/Qas
    141
- Viewing Controller Information
  143
- Clearing the Configuration
  145
7 Additional Configuration

148
8 Statistics

158
- Overview
  159
- Viewing All Statistics
  160
  - Dumping Data to a Text File
    162
- Viewing Access Statistics
  163
- Viewing Readahead Statistics
  166
- Viewing Command Cluster Statistics
  168
- Viewing Miscellaneous Statistics
  170
- Viewing Access Statistics on each Logical Drive
  171
- Clearing Access Statistics on each Logical Drive (LUN)
  175
- Clearing All Statistics
  175
9 Event Logs

178
- Accessing Event Logs
  179
- Controller Events
  183
- Drive Events
  189
- Controller Drive Port (Host) Events
  195
- Enclosure Events
  197
- Failed Drives
  200
- Clearing Event Logs
  201
10 Diagnostics

204
- Accessing Diagnostics
  205
- Using Offline Diagnostics
  207
- Using Online Diagnostics
  210
- Controller Maintenance - Downloading Firmware
  212
- Drive Maintenance
  216
  - Download the Firmware from the Host
    217
  - Checking RAID 5/50 Parity
    222
  - Tracing Commands
    225
- Shutting down the Controller
  228
- Dumping Diagnostics
  230
11 Optimizing RAID 5 Write Performance

232
- Introduction
  233
  - Sequential Access
    234
  - Number of Outstanding Commands
    234
  - Access Size
    234
  - Access Alignment
    234
- Using RAID 5 Sub-Arrays
  235
  - Experiencing Multiple Drive Failures
    236
  - Promoting Faster Rebuild
    236
- Summary
  237
A Technical Support

238
- Technical Support
  239
  - Telephone Numbers
    239
- Notices
  240
Index

242

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