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
SuperTrak EX Series User Manual
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In WebPAM PRO, the Host PC appears as Enclosure 1. The drives on SAS Port
Phys 1-4 are numbered 1 to 4. The drives on SAS Port Phy 5-8 are numbered
129 to 132.
This scenario also applies if you use Promise SuperSwap enclosures.
Scenario 3: External Enclosures – Daisy Chain
You install the SuperTrak card into a Host PC. You attach a SAS data cable
between SAS Port Phys 1-4 and a Promise VTrak J310s 12-drive JBOD
enclosure. You connect a second J310s enclosure to the first in a daisy chain.
In WebPAM PRO, the first JBOD enclosure appears as Enclosure 2. The drives
are numbered 1 to 12. The second JBOD enclosure appears as Enclosure 3. The
drives are numbered 13 to 24.
Scenario 4: External Enclosures – Parallel
You install the SuperTrak card into a Host PC. You attach a SAS data cable
between SAS Port Phys 1-4 and a VTrak J310s enclosure. You attach a SAS
data cable between SAS Port Phys 5-8 and a second J310s enclosure.
In WebPAM PRO, the first JBOD enclosure appears as Enclosure 2. The drives
are numbered 1 to 12. The second JBOD enclosure appears as Enclosure 10.
The drives are numbered 129 to 140.
Scenario 5: SAS Expanders
You install the SuperTrak card into a Host PC. You attach a SAS data cables
between SAS Port Phys 1-4 and Phys 5-8 and two SAS Expanders.
In WebPAM PRO, the first Expander appears as Enclosure 2. The drives are
numbered 1 to 128. The second Expander appears as Enclosure 10. The drives
are numbered 129 to 256.
See “Viewing Enclosure Information” on page 148 and “Locating a Physical
Drive” on page 149 for more information.