User manual

Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem
2
User Manual
Table of Contents
Preface................................................................................................................................5
Before You Begin .............................................................................................................6
Safety Guidelines............................................................................................................................................................... 6
Controller Configurations..............................................................................................................................................6
Packaging, Shipment and Delivery............................................................................................................................6
Unpacking the Shipping Carton............................................................................................................................ 7
Chapter 1 Product Introduction.................................................................................8
1.1 Technical Specifications.......................................................................................................................................9
1.2 RAID Concepts ......................................................................................................................................................11
1.3 Fibre Functions......................................................................................................................................................16
1.3.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................................................16
1.3.2 Three ways to connect (FC Topologies)...............................................................................................16
1.3.3 Basic Elements..............................................................................................................................................17
1.3.4 LUN Masking.................................................................................................................................................18
1.4 Array Definition.....................................................................................................................................................18
1.4.1 Raid Set ...........................................................................................................................................................18
1.4.2 Volume Set ....................................................................................................................................................19
1.5 High Availability....................................................................................................................................................19
1.5.1 Creating Hot Spares .............................................................................................................................19
1.5.2 Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support ..........................................................................................................20
1.5.3 Hot-Swap Disk Rebuild........................................................................................................................20
Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem.......................................... 21
2.1 Main Components ...............................................................................................................................................21
2.1.1 Front View ......................................................................................................................................................21
2.1.1.1 Disk Tray.................................................................................................................................................21
2.1.1.2 LCD Front Panel..................................................................................................................................23
2.1.1.3 LCD IP Address in Dual Controller Mode ................................................................................25
2.1.2 Rear View........................................................................................................................................................26
2.2 Controller Module................................................................................................................................................27
2.2.1 Controller Module Panel..........................................................................................................................27
2.3 Power Supply / Fan Module (PSFM)............................................................................................................29
2.3.1 PSFM Panel ....................................................................................................................................................29
Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem................................................... 31