User manual
Table Of Contents
- SuperTrak User Manual
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Unpacking the SuperTrak Card
- Installing the SuperTrak Card
- Choosing the Physical Drives
- Creating a Logical Drive
- Installing the CLI
- Installing WebPAM PRO
- Logging into WebPAM PRO
- Setting up WebPAM PRO
- Chapter 3: Installing Drivers
- Chapter 4: SuperBuild™ Utility
- Chapter 5: Management with WebPAM PRO
- Logging into WebPAM PRO
- Accessing the Interface
- Managing Users
- Working with Subsystem/Host Management
- Managing Software Services
- Managing the Host
- Managing the Subsystem
- Viewing Subsystem Information
- Clearing Statistical Data
- Setting an Alias for the Subsystem
- Updating the Firmware
- Checking Subsystem Health
- Viewing the Runtime Event Log
- Saving the Runtime Event Log
- Clearing the Runtime Event Log
- Viewing the NVRAM Event Log
- Saving the NVRAM Event Log
- Clearing the NVRAM Event Log
- Viewing Current Background Activities
- Making Background Activity Settings
- Running Background Activities
- Running Media Patrol
- Running PDM
- Viewing Scheduled Activities
- Scheduling an Activity
- Deleting a Scheduled Activity
- Viewing System Configuration
- Managing the Controller
- Managing Enclosures
- Managing Physical Drives
- Viewing a List of Physical Drives
- Locating a Physical Drive
- Making Global Physical Drive Settings
- Viewing Physical Drive Information
- Viewing Physical Drive Statistics
- Making Physical Drive Settings
- Clearing Stale and PFA Conditions
- Viewing the SMART Log
- Viewing Advanced SMART Log Information
- Saving Advanced SMART Log Information
- Making SMART Log Settings
- Managing Disk Arrays
- Viewing Disk Arrays
- Locating a Disk Array
- Creating a Disk Array
- Creating a Disk Array - Automatic Configuration
- Creating a Disk Array - Express Configuration
- Creating a Disk Array - Advanced Configuration
- Deleting a Disk Array
- Viewing Disk Array Information
- Making Disk Array Settings
- Creating a Logical Drive
- Deleting a Logical Drive
- Migrating a Disk Array
- Rebuilding a Disk Array
- Running Media Patrol on a Disk Array
- Running PDM on a Disk Array
- Transitioning a Disk Array
- Preparing a Disk Array for Transport
- Managing Logical Drives
- Managing Spare Drives
- Working with the Logical Drive Summary
- Chapter 6: Management with the CLI
- Opening the CLI on Windows
- Opening the CLI on Linux, FreeBSD, and VMware
- Table of Supported Commands
- Notes and Conventions
- List of Supported Commands
- Chapter 7: Technology Background
- Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
- Chapter 9: Support
- Appendix A: Partition and Format
- Appendix B: Upgrades
- Appendix C: Battery Backup Unit
- Appendix D: LED Backplane Connections
- Index
Chapter 2: Installation
15
SAS Connections and ID Numbers
The table below correlates the ranges of Enclosure IDs and Physical Drive IDs,
that appear in the WebPAM PRO interface as a result of the data connections
you make.
The SuperTrak EX8650, EX8654, and EX8658 cards are designed to manage up
to 16 enclosures and up to 256 SAS or SATA disk drives (using SAS expanders).
The SuperTrak EX16650 card is designed to manage up to 32 enclosures and up
to 512 SAS or SATA disk drives (using SAS expanders).
If your system has fewer components, you might be surprised at the way
WebPAM PRO numbers your enclosures and drives. The following scenarios
illustrate some numbering examples.
Scenario 1: Virtual Enclosure – SGPIO
You install the SuperTrak card into an SGPIO enclosure. You attach a SAS data
cable between SAS Port Phys 1-4 and the enclosure’s backplane.
In WebPAM PRO, the SGPIO enclosure appears as Enclosure 1. The drives are
numbered 1 to 128.
If you attached a second SGPIO enclosure to SAS Port Phys 5-8, it would appear
in WebPAM PRO as Enclosure 10. The drives would be numbered 129 to 256.
Scenario 2: Virtual Enclosure – Host PC
You install the SuperTrak card into a Host PC. You attach SAS breakout cables
to SAS Ports Phys 1-4 and Phys 5-8 and a SAS or SATA drive at the drive ends
of each cable.
SuperTrak SAS Port Enclosure ID Range Drive ID Range
Phys 1-4 Virtual* 1 1 to 128
Phys 1-4 2 to 9 1 to 128
Phys 5-8 10 to 17 129 to 256
Phys 9-12 18 to 25 257 to 384
Phys 13-16 26 to 33 385 to 512
* A virtual enclosure involves physical drives attached directly to the
SuperTrak controller or a connection to an SGPIO backplane.
You can attach up to 128 SAS or SATA drives on each SAS port
using SAS expanders.