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
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Chapter 3: Installing Drivers, cont.
VMware ESX Server 3.0.2, 3.5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
New OS Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Existing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Chapter 4: SuperBuild™ Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
SuperTrak BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Accessing the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Selecting a Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Viewing Controller Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Managing Physical Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Viewing Physical Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Viewing Physical Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Managing Physical Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Managing Disk Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Viewing Disk Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Viewing Disk Array Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Creating a Disk Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Changing Disk Array Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Rebuilding a Disk Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Deleting a Disk Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Managing Logical Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Viewing Logical Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Viewing Logical Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Creating a Logical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Initializing a Logical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Changing Logical Drive Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Deleting a Logical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Managing Spare Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Viewing Spare Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Viewing Spare Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Creating a Spare Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Changing Spare Drive Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Deleting a Spare Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Viewing Background Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Managing the Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Viewing RAM Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Viewing NVRAM Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Clearing the Event Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104