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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VMware ESX Server 3.0.2, 3.5.0
New OS Installation
1. Download the VMware driver ISO image from the Promise Support Website.
2. Burn the VMware driver ISO image to a CD.
3. Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive.
4. Reboot the computer.
5. When prompted for an upgrade or installation method, press Enter for
graphical mode.
6. Specify your language.
7. Select a keyboard type.
8. If your Driver CD successfully loaded, you will be prompted to insert the ESX
Server CD and restart.
9. Continue with the ESX Server installation.
Existing System
1. Download the VMware driver ISO image from the Promise Support Website.
2. Burn the VMware driver ISO image to a CD.
3. Log into the system as the Superuser.
4. Insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM.
If CD does not mount automatically, type the following command and press
Enter:
mount /mnt/cdrom
5. Type the following command and press Enter to install the driver RPM:
rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/VMupdates/RPMS/VMware-esx-
drivers-scsi-stex-<driver version>-i386.rpm
If the installation fails due to conflicts, try installing with the --force option.
6. Type the following commands and press Enter to update the boot file and
regenerate GRUB:
esxcfg-boot -rg
esxcfg-boot -b
If the ESX Server did not install on the SuperTrak EX controller, copy stex.o
From /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod/
To /lib/modules/2.4.xxxxx/kernel/drivers/scsi/
7. Reboot ESX Server.