ExaSAN SWF16 User Guide Includes hardware setup information for: • PCIe 2.0 switch (Model: SWF16) • PCIe 2.0 RAID System (Models:A12S2-PS; B08S2-PS)) • QSFP HBA (Model: ACS-63200NT(Z1M)) • QSFP PCIe Cables Also includes software setup information for: • Switch management software: Switch Web GUI • SAN management software: SANit Accusys, Inc., January 10, 2013 Version: V1.
Revision Sheet Revision Sheet Release No. V1.0 Date Revision Description 01/10/2013 Initial release on CD.
PREFACE PREFACE Notice The product features and specifications described in this guide are subject to change without notice. The manufacturer shall not be liable for any damage, or the loss of information resulting from the performance or use of the information contained herein. About This Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the ExaSAN (pronounced X-sa-SAN) switch “SWF16”, a revolutionary high bandwidth PCIexpress based SAN switch, specifically developed for post production environments.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ExaSAN SWF16 User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Page # Notice .....................................................................................................................................................ii About This Guide ...................................................................................................................................ii Guide to Conventions .................................................................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS 3. Installing the ExaSAN SWF16......................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Hardware installation ............................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Powering the System On and Off ......................................................................... 3-6 3.3 Installing the Installer Package ............................................................................ 3-7 3.1.1 3.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.6.5.2.2 Configure SANit Client on Windows Platform ....................................................4-33 MAC Client ....................................................................................................................4-36 4.6.5.3 4.6.5.3.1 Install SANit Client on Mac Platform ....................................................................4-36 4.6.5.3.2 Configure SANit Client on a MAC Platform ........................................................
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1. Introduction 1. User Guide Introducing ExaSAN PCIe2.
1. Introduction 1. 1.1 Introducing ExaSAN PCIe2.0 switch System Overview Your new ExaSAN (pronounced “X-sa-SAN”) PCIe 2.0 switch “SWF16” is one of a family of PCIexpress based storage and switch solutions from Accusys capable of transferring data at up to 20 Gb/sec per port. The rack-mount form factor SWF16 can be used in SAN (Storage Area Network) storage solutions for the post production and broadcasting industries that require high bandwidth shared storage. 1.1.
1. Introduction Figure 1: B08S2-PS DAS environment Whether it’s collaborative video editing in a post-production workgroup, or a shared research project in a university, the ExaSAN solution offers a range of performance levels and storage capacities that scale to meet the needs of small-to-medium-sized organizations.
1. Introduction 1.1.2 What is the ExaSAN Switch SWF16 The ExaSAN SWF16 is PCIe 2.0 SAN switch in a 1U rackmount enclosure employing the latest PCIe2.0 technology with support for 12 PCIe clients and 4 PCIe RAID storages. The total bandwidth of SWF16 is up to 80 Gb/s. Your ExaSAN SWF16 switch package consists of the components listed below. 1. ExaSAN SWF16 PCIe 2.0 switch, see Section 1.1.3.1. 2. Ethernet cable, ExaSAN DVD, screws for rack mount, rack mounting brackets and Power cord. 3. QSFP-PCIe 2.
1. Introduction Integrator/Value Added Reseller if you need assistance in purchasing these components. Figure 4: ExaSAN PCIe 2.0 Storages (A12S2-PS & B08S2-PS) 1.1.3.3 ExaSAN QSFP Host Bus Adapter (ACS-63200NT) The ExaSAN QSFP HBA (Figure 5) requires an available PCIe x4, x8, or x16 slot in your client system. Note that the PCIe slots on some motherboards are for graphics cards only. (Check your motherboard documentation or verify with the motherboard vendor for compatibility.
1. Introduction 3. 4. 5. 6. 10m QSFP Optical Cable, (orange in color) 30m QSFP Optical Cable, (orange in color) 50m QSFP Optical Cable, (orange in color) 100m QSFP Optical Cable (orange in color) Figure 6: 1.1.3.5 QSFP optical cable Power Cord & Power convertors Two AC Power Cords (Figure 7) are included in the SWF16 package. We also provide three types of power convertors – EK, AU, EU, in addition to the US standard power cord. Figure 7: Power cord & Power converters 1.1.
1. Introduction 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. • • • • LED indicators for enclosure status Event log download from Web GUI Supports both in-band and out-band management Supports RAID management by EFI and BIOS • • Supports firmware upgrade via GUI Supports SNMP • Supports remote management Enclosure • FAN, Power, Temperature status LED indication in the front faceplate. • Dimensions: 43.8mm(H) x 447mm(W) x 410mm(L) • Weight : 6.9 Kg(15.
1. Introduction Figure 8: 1.2.1 SWF16 packing list What Is In Your Order Your ExaSAN System Integrator/Value Added Reseller should have helped you assess, identify, and order all necessary system components and accessories not included in the SWF16 packaging. If you ordered the complete SWF16 system solution, your order includes everything described in Section 1.3. There are generic system components and accessories required by the ExaSAN solution but not included. Please refer to Section 1.
1. Introduction 1.3 What’s in the Box Carefully check your carton contents against the included packing list, or the inside flap of the box, and your original purchase order. You should have the items as described in the sections below. Contact your Accusys System Integrator/Value Added Reseller or Accusys Customer Service (see Appendix C “Customer Service and Technical Support” for more information) to report any missing item. 1.3.
1. Introduction 1.4 Your SWF16 at a Glance This section helps you get familiar with the physical appearance of your ExaSAN SWF16 1.4.1 ExaSAN SWF16 1.4.1.1 SWF16 Front Panel & LED Indicators Figure 10: Item Name Color SWF16 front view Description Flashing Blue indicates the host is booting. 1 System Power Blue Solid Blue indicates the subsystem power supplies are working normally. No Light indicates the power is off Flashing Blue indicates the host is accessing.
1. Introduction No Light indicates the LED failed or power off Indicates the controller status 4 Link LED Blue • Flashing Blue indicates the controller is booting for link • Solid Blue indicates the controller is ready for link to a client. • No light indicates the controller is inactive. 1.4.1.
1. Introduction 1.4.1.3 Mirror device Indicators Figure 11: front view of mirror device Table of LED Status Status indicator Green Green Red Flash (Red/Green) Access indicator Off On/flash (Yellow) Off On/flash (Yellow) Disk status Disk is properly installed Disk is being accessed No disk installed or disk failure Disk is rebuilding Note: A beeper will sound to indicate status. A slow beep indicates data rebuilding. A fast beeping sound will indicate an error or disk failure.
1. Introduction 1.4.1.4 SWF16 Rear Panel Figure 12: No. 1 2 Name SWF16 back view Description Cooling fan Maintains “SWF16”, the switch away from overheating. Debug port Connects to maintenance equipment. This port is only for testing or debugging in Accusys internally. Controls web GUI of the SWF16 through this port. 3 • The default IP is “192.168.0.25” • The port support DNS function but we don’t recommend using DNS function here.
1. Introduction normal, the left LED would stay on orange light and the right LED would be flashing on green light. Connects the ExaSAN series PCIe 2.0 storage (A12S2-PS or B08S2-PS). Access LED (top): • Flashing Blue indicates storage accessing is in progress. • No light indicates no storage accessing. Link LED (middle): 5 QSFP storage port • Solid Green indicates the controller is connected normally.
1. Introduction • Flashing Green indicates the controller downgrade to less lanes of PCIe • No light indicates “no power” or “no connection” to the ExaSAN storage. Fail LED (bottom): • Solid Red indicates the port is connected to a client (wrong connection type). No light indicates “no power” or “no error”. Control the power of SWF16 7 • Push the button to turn on the power of SWF16. • Push the button to turn off the power of SWF16 and it would be shut down automatically.
1. Introduction 9 10 Reserve port This QSFP port is reserved. Power supply module Connects to power sources with two power cord to the redundant modules. If one power failed, the SWF16 can still work normally. 1.4.2 ExaSAN QSFP Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and LED Indicators Figure 13: No. 1 2 HBA LED indicators Name Description QSFP Connector Port For connection with one of the Host Module Ports on the switch rear panel or B08S2-PS directly.
1. Introduction 3 4 Link LED Indicator Access LED Indicator • Solid green indicates connected PCIe 2.0 link; • Flashing green indicates connected PCIe 1.0 link or downgraded speed. • Off (no light) when there is no link or indicates a link with trouble. Flashing blue while there are data access activities with the connected device. No light indicates the host is not accessing Note The eight LED indicate the connection status of the HBA (The LED closest to the bracket does not light up.
1. Introduction 1.5 What Else You Need ExaSAN software requires suitable hardware and accessories to fully take advantage of this software. The following section covers all of the software and hardware which you may need to purchase separately. Please inquire with your ExaSAN reseller for more details. Note Accusys shall not be liable for products mistakenly purchased and/or unsuitable use of ExaSAN items.
1. Introduction Figure 14: Hardware ExaSAN SAN environment Accusys recommends getting the advice from your reseller of distributor regarding setting up the SAN to achieve the objectives you are looking for 1. System computer for clients, running the editing, finishing, etc., applications you will use. We recommend HP Z series, Dell workstations or Apple MacPro workstations. WARNING: The MDC is very important in a SAN configuration.
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2. Preparation 2. Preparing to Install ExaSAN SWF16 To ensure safe and smooth operation of your ExaSAN SWF16, it is essential that you choose an appropriate location for the system, and provide an appropriate operating environment and adequate power for all components of the system. As you plan for installation, follow the guidelines below to ensure that the system and its environment are safely and appropriately positioned for efficient operation and service. 2.
2. Preparation components. To plan for safe and adequate power to the system, follow these guidelines: 1. Check the documentation for all hardware components at the chosen location to determine their power requirements. Then make sure that the available power supply for that location is sufficient for the planned components. 2. If you need assistance determining the power needs of the components at the chosen location, consult an electrical expert who is familiar with your facility. 3.
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3. Installation 3. Installing the ExaSAN SWF16 Follow the steps in this chapter to prepare your ExaSAN SWF16 for installation. Below is an outline of the installation steps for you to follow. Step 1 Unpacking the switch, inspecting the packing list Step 2 Installing disk drives, please refer to the A12S2-PS or B08S2-PS User Manual for instructions Step 3 Installing HBA (refer to the section 3.1.1) Step 4 Connecting SWF16 to the ExaSAN storages (refer to the section 3.1.
3. Installation Figure 15: HBA card’s jumper switch 4. Locate the available PCIe slot; remove the blank plate if one is present, save the screw for later use. Figure 16: Install HBA card 5. Position the connector of the card over the slot, insert the connector into the slot, press gently but firmly until it is securely seated.
3. Installation Figure 17: Install HBA card on a PCIe slot 6. Use the screw that you saved in step 2 to secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case. David, the image looks like a PCIe x16 card 7. Replace the outer casing cover. 3.1.2 Connecting SWF16 to the ExaSAN storages 1. Connect to the ExaSAN storage (B08S2-PS or A12S2-PS) with a QSFP PCIe cable. Insert one end of the QSFP cable into the host port on the rear panel of the ExaSAN storage.
3. Installation Figure 19: Connecting the PCIe QSFP cable to the storage port (black color) 3. Plug a power cord into the AC power-in port in the storage system; do not turn power on yet. Figure 20: Connecting the power cord to the storage (B08S2-PS or A12S2-PS) Caution Once powered on, Do NOT remove the QSFP PCIe cable when in use to avoid data loss and corruption. 3.1.3 Connecting SWF16 to the Host systems 1.
3. Installation Figure 22: Connecting the PCIe QSFP cable to the client port 3.1.4 Connecting the switch LAN and power cord 1. Insert the Ethernet cable into eth0 (management port) and eth1 (private port for MDC) on the SWF16. The default IP addresses are 192.168.0.25 and 192.168.1.25., respectively. Figure 23: Connecting the Ethernet cable to eth0 and eth1 2. After connecting the Ethernet cables, please connect the power cords to the both power supply modules.
3. Installation SWF16 will beep unless both power cords are plugged in. 3.2 Powering the System On and Off 3.2.1 Powering On Before powering on, make sure that all cables and cords are properly installed and connected. 1. Press the power button on the rear panel of storage first. Wait until all the LEDs on the left handle turn blue, then, Turn power on for the ExaSAN SWF16 by switching on the Power button. Wait for the “Link LED indicator” (refer to Section 1.4.1.
3. Installation 3.2.2 Powering Off If you need to power off the entire system, such as when switch or RAID system requires firmware updates, adding a RAID system or client computer, power off in the reverse order of Powering On. Before turning off SWF16, turn off the all the client computers first. Wait for complete client computers to shut down and then the SWF16, then the ExaSAN storage systems.
3. Installation 3.3.2 Installing the installer package The installer package can be downloaded from the Accusys website. Go to the Accusys support page (http://www.accusys.com.tw/support/download.html) for available downloads. Or you can find it from the ExaSAN installation DVD. If you need more info or tech support, please contact your system integrator of ExaSAN product or Accusys FAE Dept. (see Appendix C “Customer Service and Technical Support” for more information) 3.3.2.
3. Installation Figure 28: GUI welcome page 4. Agree the License Agreement and click NEXT. Figure 29: GUI license page 5. Select the path to install ExaSAN installer package and then click NEXT.
3. Installation Figure 30: GUI destination select page 6. Click NEXT to continue with the Standard installation, which will automatically install the Driver and the RAIDGuard X Client. Figure 31: GUI installation type page 7. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
3. Installation Figure 32: GUI installation successful page Note Storport and miniport are new storage drivers created by Microsoft for Windows Server 2003 and future Windows operating systems. 3.3.2.2 Installing on Linux Driver Installation 1. Copy the ExaSAN driver files onto your GUI desktop. Open a terminal window. 2.
3. Installation The Linux compiler should now begin compiling the driver. # ls Example: Verify that acs_nt.ko has been compiled. If so, please type the following command # insmod acs_nt.ko # lsmod Example: The driver should be now loaded in Linux.
3. Installation 3.3.3 Confirm the ExaSAN RAID system driver on OS 3.3.3.1 Confirming the ExaSAN RAID system driver on Mac After installing the ExaSAN RAID system HBA driver on the Mac host server, confirm the driver has been properly installed with the following steps. 1. Click on About This Mac. Figure 33: to click about This MAC 2. Click on the More Info… button. Figure 34: About This MAC 3. Click on the System Report… button.
3. Installation Figure 35: more info About this MAC Under the Hardware category, click on PCI Cards to bring up information on PCI cards that are installed in the system. If the driver has been correctly installed, the HBA is listed with the Accusysntdevice.kext identifier (actual name may vary) as a RAID Controller. If you do not see the HBA listed here, power off the host server, reseat the card, and reinstall the driver. Refer to Appendix A FAQ Q7if the problem persists.
3. Installation 3.3.3.2 Confirming the ExaSAN RAID system driver in Windows After installing the ExaSAN RAID system HBA driver on a Windows based host server, confirm the driver has been properly installed. Go to Control Panel -> System Properties -> Hardware -> Device Manager (depending on the version of Windows, the path may vary). If the driver has been correctly installed, the HBA is listed with the ACS-6xxxx identifier (actual name may vary) as Storage Controllers.
3. Installation 3.3.4 Confirm LEDs on HBA Verify the Jumper Switch LED, Link LED, and Access LED on the backplane of the HBA are appropriately lit according to your installation (Refer to Section 1.5.2 ExaSAN QSFP Host Bus Adapter). If the LEDs are not on, please refer to the Appendix A FAQ Q3. Note For more detailed using info about RAIDGuard X, please refer to the storage’s user manual.
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4. How to Use 4. Using Switch Web GUI & SANit After you have connected all your ExaSAN components, powered the system on, and used a web browser in a computer, which is in the same network, we will first need to perform some basic configuration and setup before the ExaSAN SAN environment is fully operational. Note The default IP of eth0 is 192.168.0.25 and eth1 is 192.168.1.25.
4. How to Use Figure 39: Click switch web GUI After you click “ExaSAN Switch Configuration” icon, you’ll enter the main page of the web GUI as following screen shot. If you want to go back “main screen” of web GUI, please type the previous IP to go back the main screen. Figure 40: Main page of web GUI 4.1.2 User name and Password The default user name and password is “admin” and “00000000” (8 zeros).
4. How to Use User cannot change the default user name but password. If you forget your changed password, you could push the reset button in back of the SWF16 for 13 seconds to go back the default setting. Please refer to the section 1.4.1.4 for more detailed info. Caution: If you push reset hold but not disconnected the all clients, you might damage your important data in the SAN environment. Figure 41: Enter user name and password 4.1.
4. How to Use Figure 42: Overview menu of ExaSAN switch web GUI 4.2 Creating arrays by SWF16 – “Quick Setup” If you haven’t created arrays in your ExaSAN storages that have been connected with SWF16, you could create arrays in the ExaSAN storages by “Quick Setup” function as following screen. Figure 43: Quick setup menu of ExaSAN switch web GUI Note The “Quick Setup” function just creates arrays for ExaSAN RAID systems but not JBOD systems.
4. How to Use Step 1: Choosing RAID level. You can choose R5 or R6 in the menu. Figure 44: Choosing RAID Level – R5 Step 2: Choosing SAN Software. This option means what SAN software you want to use. Currently, SWF16 only supports “SANit” so you needn’t click the option. Figure 45: Choosing SAN software – SANit Step 3: Click “Next” button in the bottom right to process. Then you might see the two kinds of screens as following.
4. How to Use Figure 46: RAIDSet (find ExaSAN storages) Figure 47: RAIDSet (find ExaSAN storages) Step4: If the table content about the “Storage Information” is correct, please click “Apply” button to start arrays creating.
4. How to Use Figure 48: Arrays creating Note If you connected the ExaSAN storages, which had been created arrays in them, the “Apply” button would NOT been shown on the bottom right. Note We strongly recommend you creating 2, 4 or 8 arrays to build up your SAN volume because of the performance issue. 4.3 Log download – “Event Management” Log is the very important clue to analyze root caused when user meet some problem around the SAN environment.
4. How to Use Figure 49: To find “Download” button Step 2: Clicking “Download” button to process, then you’ll see a processing bar as following figure Figure 50: processing bar Step 3: After the processing finished, you can see the log hyper-link in the middle as the following figure.
4. How to Use Figure 51: the LOG hyper-link Step 4: Clicking “LOG” to download log file in your computer. For example: Google Chrome web browser. The default file name of the log is “ diag.bin”. Figure 52: download log file “diag.bin” in Google Chrome 4.4 System Management There are several functions in “System Management”.
4. How to Use 4.4.1 Configuring the network – “Network” Users can use “NIC” option to choose “eth0” or “eth1” and then setup the parameters. We strongly recommend using eth0 as public network for communicating with other computer, which is not in the ExaSAN SAN environment and eth1 as private network for ExaSAN SAN environment. 4.4.1.
4. How to Use Figure 54: “eth1” setting 4.4.2 Changing SWF16 time – “Time” ExaSAN switch web GUI support 2 types of time setting. • Static • NTP Time setting would affect the time that record in event log of the SWF16. 4.4.2.1 Static Selecting the correct time and date.
4. How to Use 4.4.2.2 NTP When you select NTP, you need to setup a NTP server for the function. If the NTP server that you type in doesn’t exist or not been detected, SWF16 would use static time setting. Figure 56: “Time” - NTP You can enter any intranet or internet NTP server. And then click “Apply” to process. For example: NTP server – clock.stdtime.gov.
4. How to Use Figure 58: “Time” – processing the configuration of NTP 4.4.3 Change Password – “Security Control” The only function in “Security Control” is to change login password for entering SWF16 web GUI.
4. How to Use Figure 60: old password not match If users enter different new password, they’ll see Figure 61: new password not the same Press “OK” and go over step1 to step4 to change password. 4.4.4 Firmware Update For some reason, users might need to update the firmware of their SWF16. “Firmware Update” is the function to reach the purpose. Note Before you start to update the firmware of SWF16, please power of all of the clients or host that connected to the SWF16.
4. How to Use Figure 63: Selecting F/W file location in Windows platform iii. Click “Apply” to continue the processing Figure 64: Clicking “Apply” iv. Then the GUI would pop up a window to ask your confirmation. If you ensure to update the firmware of the SWF16, please click “Confirm” Figure 65: Clicking “Confirm” to update the firmware v. After users click “Confirm”, it would pop up a window to show the updating percentage of the SWF16.
4. How to Use Figure 66: Update F/W status window Note Depends on the changing parts of SWF16, the time would take about 5 (portion updated) to 30 (completed updated) minutes for updating the firmware of SWF16. Please check the processing bar to ensure the SWF16 works fine in the period. vi. Update firmware successfully Figure 67: Update F/W successfully 4.4.5 Restart / Shutdown Use this function to restart the SWF16.
4. How to Use Figure 68: Restart Use this function to shutdown the SWF16. • Selecting “Shutdown” Note Please ensure “All Clients, which connected to the SWF16” are power off before you halt the SWF16.
4. How to Use 4.5 Environment status monitoring After users finish the setting of the SWF16, they can click “①” to go to “View Mode” to check more environment information of the SWF16. The following figure is shown other helpful functions but not explained in chapter 4.1 to 4.4.
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4. How to Use When users click “Temperature” icon, the web GUI would pop up a window as following Figure 74: Temperature 4.6 SANit FS configuration Figure 75: Click SANit FS When you click the right side of the main screen, you can enter SANit FS configuration menu as following Select Language, enter User Name (Default user name is admin) and Password (Default password is 00000000,”eight zeros”), and then click Log In. See below. Note User cannot change the default user name but password.
4. How to Use Figure 76: login SANit FS Active SANit Step 1: Import license. See section 4.6.1 Step 2: SAN Volume Create (Quick Wizard). See section 4.6.2 Step 3: Add SAN Client IP in SANit (SWF16 side). See section 4.6.4 Step 4: Add Clients (Client side Install & Set up). See section 4.6.5 4.6.1 Import License After installing SANit software, you will then need to activate the software.
4. How to Use If the trial version was a success, you can obtain an official licensed version of SANit. The first step is to obtain a Signature File. Steps 1 through 5 will show you how to obtain a Signature File. See the steps below: Step 1: Select “License.” Step 2: Click “Get signature” and then save Signature File in your desktop. Step 3: Send the Signature file to your SANit provider/retailer to obtain the official license.
4. How to Use Step 4: After you obtain the official license, please unzip the zip file and then save the license file on your desktop. Step 5: Open the web browser, such as Firefox, to enter the “License” of the configuration menu. Click “Import.” Step 6: Click” Browse” to find the license on your desktop. Step 7: See License File and click “Evaluate.” See example below: Step 8: Click “Import” to import the official licensed File.
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4. How to Use 4.6.2 SAN Volume Creation (Quick Wizard) Select Quick Wizard from the menu. Select Metadata and Data volume devices using the boxes (□) as shown below. Enter Yes in the configure box below and click “Configure.” Step 1: Give the file system name you require. (example ExaSAN) Step 2: Select metadata volume (InneRAID slim SA). Step 3: Select the data volume (A12S2-PS). Step 4: Enter “Yes” then press . 4.6.3 Delete SAN Volume (Quick Wizard) Step 1: Click “Yes” and click “Force Delete.
4. How to Use Step 2: Click “OK” to delete SAN volume including both data and metadata. Warning: Some data maybe lost.
4. How to Use 4.6.4 Add SAN Client IP on SANit (SWF16 Side) Add each client IP to join a SAN group. Before you add a client IP, ensure that your IP can “Ping” to MDC IP. See the steps below: Step 1: Click “Client Management” and then click “Add.” Step 2: Enter your computer’s IP address in the Client IP box. Step 3: See Client Management screen below. (For checking the status of the added clients) Important: Ensure that you have seen the RAID Volume then you can do the installation.
4. How to Use Step 2: Click “Download Client Software and Document.” Step 3: Select the client software that you require for installation.
4. How to Use 4.6.5.1 Supported Operating Systems and Platforms in Client Supported Operating Systems and Platforms in Client O.S. type Operating System Kernel or Release Windows 2003 Server SP2 Windows 2008 Server SP1 Windows XP SP2, SP3 Windows Vista SP1 Windows 7 --- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update1~7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update1~3 CentOS 4 CentOS 5 Update1~7 Update1~3 Windows Linux 2.6.16-60-0.
4. How to Use 4.6.5.2 Windows Clients 4.6.5.2.1 Install SANit Client on Windows Platform Step 1: Select the “Computer Management” file in your computer. Select “Device Management” and then select: Disk drives.” Confirm that the device, with installed driver, appears in the Disk Drive as shown below: Note If you cannot see the storages you created in Disk drivers list, it means you don’t install the SANit client software properly.
4. How to Use Step 3: Enter the Destination Folder and click “Next”. Step 4: Enter the folder name (“FS Client” is the default name or you may choose) and then click “Install.
4. How to Use Step 5: Select “Reboot now” and then click “Finish.” Computer system will then reboot.
4. How to Use 4.6.5.2.2 Configure SANit Client on Windows Platform The steps below will help you configure SANit clients on the Windows platform: Step 1: Select the Start menu in the lower left side of your computer screen and select “All Programs.” Select the FS Client (or other folder name, see “Enter the folder name and click Install.”). Then select “FS Client.” Step 2: See the screen below. Click “Servers” and then right click “Add Server.
4. How to Use Step 3: Enter your computer’s SWF16 IP Address. Use the same IP address (example: 192.168.0.25) of your computer MDC (Metadata Controller). Then click “OK.” Step 4: Select the server IP Address and then right click “Connect Server.” Step 5: Log into the SANit web GUI of SWF16 a. Type the user name (admin) and password (00000000) of SANit FS.
4. How to Use b. Check “Remember Password” c. Check “Automount” d. Click “Connect.” Step 6: Click the SAN volume path and then right click “Mount.” When you see “Mount Status” is “Mounted”, it means the client has mounted to the SWF16 successfully.
4. How to Use Step 7: Finally, click the “Computer” icon on your desk top. See client local hard disks and SAN hard disk storage location and capacity status as shown below: 4.6.5.3 MAC Client 4.6.5.3.1 Install SANit Client on Mac Platform Add each client IP to join the SAN group. Before you add a client IP, ensure that your IP (example: 192.168.0.233) can “Ping” to the SWF16 IP(example: 192.168.0.25).
4. How to Use Step 3: Click “Install.” Step 4: Click “Continue Install.
4. How to Use Step 5: You will see the installation progress bar as shown below: Step 6: After the installation is completed, please click “Restart” to restart (Reboot) your MAC system.
4. How to Use 4.6.5.3.2 Configure SANit Client on a MAC Platform The following will show you how to configure SANit clients on a MAC platform. See below: Step 1: Click “Go” and then click “Utilities” Step 2: Click “SANit.app” icon . Step 3: Then click “Add Server.” Step 4: Add the SWF16 IP address (example: 192.168.0.25).
4. How to Use Step 5: See blue status bar with “Unmounted” and “Manual Mount” as shown below: Step 6: See status information as shown below:.
4. How to Use Step 7: In the “Value” column, click the arrows in the “Disabled” row. See below: Step 8: See the below options. Click “Enabled.
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4. How to Use Step 11: See the below information: Step 12: You will see the ExaSAN Hard Drive icon on your desk top computer to confirm that you have full read/write and auto volume mounting to fully utilize your San system for Mac clients in normal operations.
4. How to Use Step 14: Click the arrow as shown below: Step 15: When the mounting is finished, you will see the “Volume” icon (ExaSAN hard drive icon) on your Desktop.
4. How to Use 4.6.5.4 Linux Clients Add clients IP to join the SAN group. Before you add a client IP, ensure that your IP can “Ping” to the SWF16 IP. See below: Step 1: Click “Download Client Software and Document.
4. How to Use 4.6.5.4.1 Install and Configure SANit Linux Client Software Step 1: Install the SANit Linux client. Type “./client_installer.sh install” on command. Step 2: Mount the SANit volume,type “mount –t enfs –o _netdev :/fsmnt/ /mnt/” Note: Please enter the SANit configuration menu and go to “System Status”. You can find “Mount point” (See below).
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5. RAID Overview 5.
RAID Overview 5. RAID Overview This chapter gives an overview of RAID storage system within the context of recommended setting of ExaSAN based SAN environment to provide fast, shared storage to client computers. 5.1 How RAID Works RAID, or Redundant Array of Independent Disks, is a data-storage technology that spreads data across multiple drives.
RAID Overview synchronized; that is, anything written to one disk is also written to the other. Mirrored data is very secure because if one disk fails, the data is available from the other disk. 5.2.3 Data Parity The controller can generate “parity” for the ability to protect and rebuild data. Parity protects stored information without requiring data mirroring. When data is protected by parity, it is still available if a drive fails. Parity-protected data is reconstructed using the parity formula.
RAID Overview RAID 6 is no more space inefficient than RAID 5 with a hot spare drive when used with a small number of drives, but as arrays become bigger and have more drives the loss in storage capacity becomes less important and the probability of data loss is greater.
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Appendices Appendix A: FAQs 1. Q: Why is my disk LED status RED? A: This is likely caused by a faulty hard drive. Replace the faulty drive as soon as possible to protect your data. 2. Q: After an array has been created in RAIDGuard X, but the host does not find the array volume. A: Please check the LUN Mapping to ensure the array volume has been corrected mapped to a LUN. If this is not the case, try restarting the system and it will be automatically recognized.
Appendices A: Please check the LED indicators on the B08S2-PS front panel against the appropriate user documentation for your particular storage system. Follow the instructions to launch RAIDGuard X to obtain Event Log information for further analysis. 6. Q: If “Find no RAID card” appears in a Windows host server, how can this be resolved? A: Please make sure the PCIe cable is properly connected to the back of the host server and the RAID system.
Appendices Windows 7: a. Type “MsConfig” in Start Search to start System Configuration. Then go to Tools tab, select Change UAC settings, then click on Launch button. b. Slide the slider bar to the lowest value (towards Never Notify) with the description showing “Never notify me”. c. Restart the computer to turn off UAC. 10.
Appendices Appendix B: Import Trial version license file in SWF16 Step 1: Click “License” and then “Import.” Step 2: Enter import file name, and then click “Browse” to obtain the trial version license from your SANit provider. Note: You should receive the license file as a zip file. Before you browse to obtain the license, please unzip the file that you receive from your SANit provider first.
Appendices Step 3: Click “Evaluate.” See example below: Step 4: Click “Import”.
Appendices Appendix C: Customer Service and Support C.1 System Log When you contact us for technical support, our support staff might ask for your system log file for troubleshooting purpose. Go to the ExaSAN switch GUI, select the “Event Management” icon. Follow instructions there to download the log file. C.2 Contact Us For customer services and technical support, locate an Accusys office near you from the link below: http://www.accusys.com.tw/about/contact.
