VTRAK M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide Version 1.1 © 2006 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide VTrak M310p, M210p Task List Step 1: Unpack the VTrak (below).
Step 1: Unpack the VTrak Power FRU Status Disk Array Status RAID Controller Activity Reserved Controller Heartbeat Figure 1. VTrak M310p Front View (M210p is similar) Power Supply 1 Cooling Unit 1 Cooling Unit 2 Power Supply 2 O O I I CONSOLE Mgmt RAID Controller Figure 2.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide Step 2: Mount VTrak in a Rack The VTrak M310p/M210p subsystem installs directly to the rack with or without using the optional mounting rails. Refer to Chapter 2 of the VTrak Product Manual on the software CD for instructions on installing the rails and mounting your VTrak. Step 3: Install Disk Drives You can populate the VTrak with 1.5 GB or 3.0 GB SATA drives.
Step 3: Install Disk Drives Serial ATA Disk Drive Figure 4. SATA Disk Drives mount at the front of the carrier Note Unlike other VTrak models, the M310p and M210p do not support Parallel ATA disk drives. There is no PATA-to-SATA adapter available for these models.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide Step 4: Network and Data Cable Connections Network Switch Management Port O O I I CONSOLE In Mgmt In Out Out VTrak In connector SCSI Channel (1 of 2) NIC SCSI HBA Card PC/Server Figure 5.
Step 5: Set Up Serial Cable Connections Step 5: Set Up Serial Cable Connections The RS-232 Serial connection enables the Command Line Utility (CLU) on your PC to monitor and control VTrak. DB-9 Serial Connector CONSOLE O Mgmt O I I CONSOLE Mgmt Figure 6. Serial connector for VTrak M310p/M210p Step 6: Connect the Power Plug the power cords and switch on both power supplies on. When the power is switched on, the LEDs on the front of the VTrak will light up.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide • Controller Heartbeat LED blinks green seven times in three seconds, goes dark for six seconds, then repeats the blink pattern. • Power, FRU and Logical Drive LEDs display green continuously. • Fibre Channel/iSCSI/SCSI LEDs flash green if there is activity on that channel. There are two LEDs on each Drive Carrier. They report the presence of power and a disk drive, and the current condition of the drive. Disk Status Power/Activity Figure 8.
Step 7: Set IP Address with CLI or CLU At this point, you are in the CLI. You can continue using the CLI to make network settings or you can switch to the CLU. • CLI (below) • CLU (page 10) CLI 1. Type the following string to set the Management Port IP address and other settings, then press Enter. administrator@cli> net -a mod -t mgmt -s "primaryip=192.168.10.87, primaryipmask=255.255.255.0, gateway=192.168.10.3" In the above example, the IP addresses and subnet mask are included as examples only.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide CLU 1. At the admin@cli prompt, type menu and press Enter. The CLU main menu appears. 2. With Quick Setup highlighted, press Enter. The first Quick Setup screen enables you to make Date and Time settings. System Date and Time 1. Press the arrow keys to highlight System Date. 2. Press the backspace key to erase the current date. 3. Type the new date. 4. Follow the same procedure to set the System Time.
Step 7: Set IP Address with CLI or CLU 5. Press Ctrl-A to save these settings and move to the Management Port configuration screen. Management Port By default, DHCP is enabled on VTrak (above). To set Management Port settings manually, or to view the current settings, you must disable DHCP. To view the current Management Port settings: 1. Press the arrow keys to highlight DHCP. 2. Press the spacebar to toggle to Disabled. The current Management Port IP are displayed (above). 3.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 5. Press Ctrl-A to save these settings and move to the RAID configuration screen. To make Management Port settings manually: 1. Press the arrow keys to highlight DHCP. 2. Press the spacebar to toggle to Disabled. 3. Press the arrow keys to highlight IP Address. 4. Press the backspace key to erase the current IP Address. 5. Type the new IP Address. 6. Follow the same procedure to specify the Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address and DNS Server IP Address.
Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM Log-in to WebPAM 1. Launch your Browser. 2. In the Browser address field, type in the IP address of the VTrak Management port. Use the IP address you obtained in Step 7 (see page 11). Note that the IP address shown below is only an example. The IP address you type into your browser will be different. Regular Connection • WebPAM uses an HTTP connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .http:// • Enter the VTrak’s Management Port IP address . . . 192.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide . 3. When the opening screen appears, type administrator in the User Name field and type password in the Password field. The User Name and Password are case sensitive. 4. Click the Login button. After sign-in, the WebPAM opening screen appears (next page). If there are any unconfigured physical drives in the enclosure, the Array Configuration menu will also appear (see page 16). Important As soon as possible, assign the Administrator's password.
Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM The first time you log in to WebPAM, there will be no Users except for “administrator”. There will be no disk arrays or logical drives. Logged-in User Subsystem (IP address) Administration Tools User Management Network Management SCSI Management Storage Services Software Management Controller Group Enclosure Group Disk Array Group Spare Drive Group Logical Drive Summary Use the Tree to navigate to the various functions of WebPAM.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide Language Selection WebPAM displays in English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simple and Korean. 1. Click on Language in the WebPAM Header. The language list appears in the Header. 2. Click on the language you prefer. The WebPAM user interface will display in the selected language. Create a Disk Array Click on the Disk Arrays icon. The Array Configuration menu appears.
Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM The number of unconfigured physical drives available will determine the RAID level of the disk array and whether a spare drive is created.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide If you are uncertain about choosing parameters for your disk array, use the Automatic option. Follow these steps to create a new disk array. 1. 2.
Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM 3. 4. From the Application Type menu, select an application that best describes your intended use for this disk array: • File Server • Video Stream • Transaction Data • Transaction Log • Other Click the Update button. Or check the Automatic Update box and updates will occur automatically.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide To create a new disk array: 1. Enter a name for the disk array in the field provided. 2. Check the box to enable the following features. 3. • Media Patrol – A routine maintenance procedure that checks the magnetic media on each disk drive. Media Patrol is concerned with the condition of the media itself, not the data recorded on the media. • PDM – Predictive Data Migration (PDM) scans the bad sector remapping table of the disk drives assigned to a logical drive.
Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM On this screen you will specify your logical drives. Specify one logical drive at a time until the full capacity of the disk array is allocated. 5. Enter an Alias (name) for the first logical drive. 6. Choose a RAID level from the dropdown menu. The choice of RAID levels depends on the number of physical drives you selected. 7. Specify a Capacity and the unit of measure (MB, GB, TB). This value will be the data capacity of the logical drive.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 10. Choose a Read Cache policy: • ReadCache • ReadAhead • No Cache 11. Choose a Write Cache policy: • WriteThru • WriteBack 12. Click the Update button. When you click the Update button, WebPAM sets up one logical drive and adds it to the New Logical Drive lists at the bottom of the window. To create another logical drive, repeat steps 5 through 12, above.
Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM If you want to change a logical drive setting, click on the logical drive at the bottom of the window. The entry and the capacity usage are highlighted. Make your changes to the parameters and click the Update button.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 13. When you have finished specifying logical drives, click the Next button.
Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM The proposed disk array appears with the logical drive(s) you specified. 14. If you agree with the proposed disk array and logical drive(s), click the Submit button. If you disagree, click the Back button and make changes as needed. Additional Logical Drives If you want to create additional logical drives and there is unused space on the current disk array, click on the Disk Array icon and click on the Create LD tab.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide Internet Connection using WebPAM The above instructions cover connections between VTrak and your company network. It is also possible to connect to a VTrak from the Internet. Your MIS Administrator can tell you how to access your network from outside the firewall. Once you are logged onto the network, you can access the VTrak using its IP address.
Frequently Asked Questions My WebPAM connection was working OK. But later on, it timed out. What do I do now? The network condition can time-out for several reasons. When an open connection has no action for a specific amount of time (the Administrator can change it), the connection times-out automatically for security reasons. When you attempt to use WebPAM, it returns to the login screen. Enter your user name and password and click Login, and WebPAM will establish a new connection.
VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide How can I be sure everything is working OK on the VTrak? Locally: The VTrak enclosure has LEDs on the front to monitor the status of power, field replaceable units (FRUs) and logical drives. When these are green, VTrak is functioning normally. Remotely: Check the Tree Icons in WebPAM. If there are no yellow or red warning icons displayed, VTrak is functioning normally.
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