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FC, iSCSI, SAS

Product Manual

Version 4.0

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series FC, iSCSI, SAS Product Manual Version 4.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Copyright © 2011 PROMISE Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PROMISE, the PROMISE logo, VTrak, SmartStor, SuperTrak, FastTrak, VessRAID, Vess, PerfectPATH, PerfectRAID, SATA150, ULTRA133 VTrak S3000, BackTrak, HyperCache, HyperCache-R, HyperCache-W, DeltaScan and GreenRAID are registered or pending trademarks of PROMISE Technology, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 VessRAID Model Line-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Disk Drive Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Controller Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 External Ports . . . . . . . . .
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation, cont. Making Data and Management Connections, cont. SAS Direct Attached Storage (DAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 SAS JBOD Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Setting Up Serial Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Connecting the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Front Panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe, cont. Working with the Storage Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Viewing Other Subsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Updating the List of Subsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Logging into a Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Hiding the Other Subsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Working with Subsystems . . . . . . . . .
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe, cont. Managing Users, cont. Deleting a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Viewing User Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Logging out Other Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Managing the Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Making Management Port Settings . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe, cont. Managing Network Attached Storage (NAS), cont. Viewing Protocol Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Making Windows Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Making FTP Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Making UNIX and Linux Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Viewing the Share Folders List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe, cont. Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Viewing Flash Image Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Restoring Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Clearing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Shutting Down the Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe, cont. Managing Disk Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 Viewing Disk Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 Creating a Disk Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 Creating a Disk Array – Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Creating a Disk Array – Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Chapter 5: SmartNAVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 Managing your NAS with SmartNAVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 Starting SmartNAVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 Choosing a SmartNAVI Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 Closing SmartNAVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 Working with the Device List . . .
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Contents Chapter 5: SmartNAVI, cont. Managing Users and Groups, cont. Viewing a List of Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201 Adding Members to a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201 Deleting Members from a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 Deleting a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 NAS Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Chapter 6: Management with the CLU, cont. Managing the Enclosure, cont. Viewing Cooling Unit Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 Viewing Voltage Sensor Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 Viewing Temperature Sensor Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 Setting Temperature Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223 Checking the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Chapter 6: Management with the CLU, cont. Managing Spare Drives, cont. Running Spare Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242 Deleting a Spare Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243 Managing Logical Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244 Viewing Logical Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244 Making Logical Drive Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Chapter 6: Management with the CLU, cont. Managing SAS Connections, cont. Viewing SAS Initiators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Adding a SAS Initiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Managing Background Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264 Viewing Current Background Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264 Making Background Activity Settings . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Chapter 6: Management with the CLU, cont. Clearing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282 Restoring Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283 Shutting Down the Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Shutting Down the VessRAID – Telnet Connection . . . . . . . .284 Powering Off the VessRAID – Telnet Connection . . . . . . . . .285 Shutting Down the VessRAID – Serial Connection . . . .
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Chapter 7: Management with the LCD Panel, cont. Managing Disk Arrays, cont. Deleting a Logical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307 Viewing Logical Drive Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308 Locating a a Logical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 Managing Spare Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310 Viewing Spare Drive Information . . . . . . . .
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Contents Chapter 9: Technology Background, cont. Introduction to RAID, cont. RAID 6 – Block and Double Parity Stripe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335 RAID 10 – Mirror / Stripe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336 RAID 30 – Striping of Dedicated Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337 RAID 50 – Striping of Distributed Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338 RAID 60 – Striping of Double Parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340 Choosing a RAID Level . . . . . . . .
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Chapter 9: Technology Background, cont. RAID Level Migration, cont. RAID 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .358 Ranges of Disk Array Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359 Media Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360 Predictive Data Migration (PDM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361 PDM Triggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Chapter 10: Troubleshooting, cont. Unsaved Data in the Controller Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407 VessRAID Does Not Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407 Chapter 11: Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409 Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409 Contacting Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411 Limited Warranty . . . .
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Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID This chapter covers the following topics: • About This Manual (below) • VessRAID Model Line-up (page 2) • Controller Features (page 5) • Controller Features (page 5) • External Ports (page 5) • RAID Support (page 6) • Management Tools (page 6) • Specifications (page 7) About This Manual This Product Manual describes how to setup, use, and maintain the VessRAID 1000 Series external disk array subsystems.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Warning A Warning notifies you of probable equipment damage or loss of data, or the possibility of physical injury, and how to avoid them.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID Figure 1. 12-bay VessRAID with the “original” drive carrier design Drive Carrier LEDs Power and Status LEDs Drive Carriers Figure 2. 12-bay VessRAID with the “plus” drive carrier design Drive Carrier LEDs Drive Carriers Power and Status LEDs A defective drive may be replaced without interruption of data availability to the host computer.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Figure 4. VessRAID 1830s+ rear view Dual Power Supplies SAS RAID Controller External Fans Figure 5. VessRAID 1830i rear view Dual Power Supplies iSCSI RAID Controller Internal Fans Figure 6. VessRAID 1730s rear view Single Power Supply SAS RAID Controller Internal Fans For a description of the LEDs, see pages 35 through 38.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID Disk Drive Support • 3.5" x 1" SAS 3 Gb/s drives • 3.5" x 1" SATA 3 Gb/s drives • Any combination of SAS and SATA drives in the same system. • Hot-swappable drive bays. • Staggered physical drive spin-up. • Disk Data Format (DDF) enables drive roaming between subsystems. • Multiple global or dedicated hot-spare drives with reversion option. Controller Features • Intel 81348 I/O Processor with: • 4 MB NOR flash memory.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual RAID Support • Automatic, Express, and Advanced RAID configuration options. • Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, and 60. • Supports any combination of RAID levels at the same time. • Configurable stripe sizes: 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and 1 MB. • Multiple global or dedicated hot-spare drives with reversion option. • Up to 256 LUNs per subsystem. • Up to 32 logical drives (LUNs) per disk array.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID • Background Activities, cont. • Predictive Data Migration (PDM) replaces un-healthy disk member in array and maintains I/O activity during the transition. • RAID Level Migration (RLM) • Redundancy Check • Synchronizing • SMART condition pooling • Watermarking per BGA in disk and NVRAM. • Task priority and rate control to balance I/O activity and background tasks.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Current (maximum), cont. 1730i/s and 1720i/s: 6A @ 100 VAC or 3 A @ 240 VAC current rating with one power cord 1840f/i/s+: 8 A @ 100 VAC or 4 A @ 240 VAC current rating with two power cords 1830i/s+: 6A @ 100 VAC or 3 A @ 240 VAC current rating with two power cords 1720i+: 6A @ 100 VAC or 3 A @ 240 VAC current rating with one power cord Power Consumption 1840f, 1840f+: without disk drives, 51.3 W; with 16 disk drives, 241.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID Net Weight 1840f: 15.0 kg (33.1 lb) without drives, 23.0 kg (50.8 lb) with 16 drives* 1840i: 15.0 kg (33.1 lb) without drives, 23.0 kg (50.8 lb) with 16 drives* 1840s: 16.0 kg (35.3 lb) without drives, 24.0 kg (52.9 lb) with 16 drives* 1830i: 12.8 kg (28.2 lb) without drives, 18.8 kg (41.4 lb) with 12 drives* 1830s: 13.0 kg (28.7 lb) without drives, 19.0 kg (41.9 lb) with 12 drives* 1820i: 12.6 kg (27.8 lb) without drives, 16.6 kg (36.6 lb) with 8 drives* 1740i: 13.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Safety BSMI, CB, CCC, CE, FCC Class A, MIC, VCCI, UL, cUL, TUV. Environmental RoHS, China RoHS. Warranty and Support Warranty: Three year limited warranty on all components except the optional battery backup unit, which has a one-year warranty. Support: 24x7 email and phone support (English only). 24x7 access to PROMISE support site for drivers, firmware, and compatibility. CE Statement Warning: This is a class A product.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation This chapter covers the following topics: • Unpacking the VessRAID (below) • Installing the LCD Panel (Optional) (page 12) • Mounting VessRAID in a Rack (page 14) • Installing Disk Drives (page 17) • Making Data and Management Connections (page 20) • Setting Up Serial Cable Connections (page 34) • Connecting the Power (page 35) Unpacking the VessRAID The VessRAID box contains the following items: • VessRAID Unit • Quick Start Guide printed • RJ11-to-DB9 se
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Caution • There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by the incorrect type. • Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions that accompany the battery. For a description of the LEDs, see pages 35 and 37. Installing the LCD Panel (Optional) Cautions • The LCD panel is NOT a hot-swap device. Be sure the VessRAID is powered down before you connect or disconnect the LCD panel.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Tighten the screws to secure the LCD panel to the bracket. Figure 2. Attach the LCD panel to the VessRAID enclosure The LCD screen activates when the VessRAID boots. See “Connecting the Power” on page 35.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Mounting VessRAID in a Rack Cautions • At least two persons are required to safely lift, place, and attach the VessRAID unit into a rack system. • Do not lift or move the VessRAID unit by the handles, power supplies or the controller units. Hold the subsystem itself. • Do not install the VessRAID unit into a rack without rails to support the subsystem.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Figure 3. VessRAID mounted in a rack with the available rails Vertical Rack Post VessRAID subsystem Handles mount outside the rack post Mounting rails mount outside the rack post To install the VessRAID subsystem into a rack with the supplied mounting rails: 1. Check the fit of the mounting rails in your rack system. See page 16, Figure 4. 2. Adjust the length of the mounting rails as needed. The rear rail slides inside the front rail.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Figure 4. Rack mount assembly diagram Rack front post Alignment pins two on each flange Rack rear post Rear rail Front rail Support for subsystem Inside of post Rail attaching screws (not included) Inside of post Note that only the front rail has a support for the subsystem. This completes rack mounting.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Installing Disk Drives The VessRAID subsystems and VessJBOD expansion units support: • SAS and SATA hard disk drives • 3.5-inch hard disk drives For a list of supported physical drives, download the latest compatibility list from the PROMISE support web site.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Figure 6. 12-bay VessRAID drive slot numbering 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Figure 7. 8-bay VessRAID drive slot numbering 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Install all of the drive carriers into the VessRAID enclosure to ensure proper airflow, even if you do not populate all the carriers with disk drives. Installing Your Disk Drives To install your disk drives: 1. Remove a disk drive carrier. 2.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Figure 8. Disk drive mounted in a drive carrier Disk drive mounting screw mounting screw This completes disk drive installation. Caution VessRAID supports disk drive hot-swapping. To avoid hand contact with an electrical hazard, do not remove more than one drive carrier a time.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Making Data and Management Connections You can configure your VessRAID for: • Fibre Channel Direct Attached Storage (DAS), see below • Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) (page 23) • iSCSI Direct Attached Storage (DAS) (page 25) • iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN) (page 27) • SAS Direct Attached Storage (DAS) (page 30) • SAS JBOD Expansion (page 32) Important For a list of supported FC HBAs, Switches and SFPs, download the latest compatibili
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Management Path The VessRAID controller has one (1) Ethernet RJ-45 Management Port connector. See page 21, Figure 9. To establish the management path: 1. Attach one end of an Ethernet cable to the network connector or standard NIC in the Host PC. Attach the other end of the Ethernet cable to one of the ports on the standard network switch. See page 22, Figure 10. 2. Attach one end of an Ethernet cable to one of the ports on the standard network switch.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Figure 10.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) This arrangement requires: • A Fibre Channel (FC) interface card in each Host PC • At least one FC transceiver for each VessRAID subsystem • A network interface card (NIC) in each Host PC • A standard network switch Note VessRAID Fibre Channel subsystems also have two (2) Ethernet RJ45 iSCSI Port connectors. See “iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN)” on page 27 for connection instructions.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual If you have multiple VessRAID subsystems, Host PCs or Servers, repeat steps 1 and 2 as required. Figure 11.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation iSCSI Direct Attached Storage (DAS) This arrangement requires: • A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) in the Host PC or Server with iSCSI support in hardware or in software • A standard network switch • A network interface connector on the motherboard or network interface card (NIC) in the Host PC Note These instructions also apply to the iSCSI Ports on VessRAID Fibre Channel subsystems.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Figure 12.VessRAID 1830i+ data and management ports. 1830i is similar iSCSI Data Port 3 iSCSI Data Port 4 iSCSI Data Port 2 iSCSI Data Port 1 SAS Expansion Port (to JBOD) Management Port Figure 13.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN) This arrangement requires: • A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) in the Host PC or Server with iSCSI support in hardware or in software • A GbE network switch • A standard network switch • A network interface connector on the motherboard or network interface card (NIC) in the Host PC Note These instructions also apply to the iSCSI Ports on VessRAID Fibre Channel subsystems.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Configuring a Management Path VessRAID controller has one (1) Ethernet RJ-45 Management Port connector. See page 26, Figure 12. To establish the management path: 1. Attach one end of an Ethernet cable to the standard NIC in the Host PC. Attach the other end of the Ethernet cable to one of the ports on the standard network switch. See page 29, Figure 14. 2. Attach one end of an Ethernet cable to one of the ports on the standard network switch.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Figure 14.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual SAS Direct Attached Storage (DAS) This arrangement requires: • A standard network switch • A network interface connector on the motherboard or network interface card (NIC) in the Host PC Configuring a Data Path The VessRAID controller has two (2) SFF-8088 SAS IN Port connectors and one (1) SFF-8088 SAS Expansion Port connector. See page 31, Figure 15. To establish the data path: 1. Attach one end of a SAS data cable to the SAS HBA card in the Host PC.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Figure 15.VessRAID 1830s+ data and management ports. 1830s is similar SAS IN Port 2 SAS IN Port 1 Management port SAS Expansion Port (to JBOD) Figure 16.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual SAS JBOD Expansion This arrangement requires: • One (1) or more VessJBOD expansion units • One (1) SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 SAS cable for each VessJBOD expansion unit Configuring the Data Path All 16-bay and 12-bay VessRAID subsystems have one (1) SFF-8088 SAS Expansion Port connector. To expand the data path: 1. Attach one end of a SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 SAS cable to the SAS Expansion Port on the VessRAID subsystem. See page 33, Figure 17. 2.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Figure 17.SAS JBOD expansion data connections SAS Expansion Port VessRAID 1830i SAS data cable VessJBOD 1730 SAS OUT Port SAS IN Port VessJBOD 1830+ After you complete your data and management connection, go to “Setting Up Serial Cable Connections” on page 34.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Setting Up Serial Cable Connections Serial communication enables the Command Line Interface (CLI) and Command Line Utility (CLU) on your PC to monitor and control the VessRAID. The VessRAID package includes a RJ11-to-DB9 serial data cable. Figure 18. Serial connector on an FC controller RJ11 Serial Connector Figure 19. Serial connector on an iSCSI controller RJ11 Serial Connector Figure 20.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Connecting the Power Plug-in the power cords and turn on the switches on both power supplies. Important If you have a SAN, DAS, or Cascade with JBOD expansion, always power on the JBOD expansion units first. When the power is switched on, the LEDs and LCD screen light up. Front Panel LEDs When boot-up is finished and the VessRAID subsystem is functioning normally: • Power, Global Enclosure Status, and Global RAID Status LEDs display green continuously.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual • The FC, iSCSI, SAS, and Expansion LEDs display green or flash during port activity. Figure 22.VessRAID 1840f+ controller LEDs.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation Figure 23.VessRAID iSCSI Controller LEDs Controller Status JBOD Expansion 16- and 12-bay subsystems Dirty Cache Fan 2 Fan 1 Battery USB 2 USB 1 iSCSI Ports 1 2 3 Fan 1 4 Fan 2 Figure 24.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Figure 25.VessRAID SAS Controller LEDs Controller Status JBOD Expansion 16- and 12-bay Fan 2 Dirty Cache subsystems Fan 1 SAS IN Port 2 USB 2 Battery USB 1 SAS IN Port 1 Fan 1 Fan 2 There are two LEDs on each Drive Carrier. They report the presence of a disk drive, activity of the drive, and the drive’s current condition. Figure 26.
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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation LCD Panel The LCD panel activates approximately 35 seconds after you switch on the VessRAID’s power supply. At first, the LCD screen displays System is Initializing. When the VessRAID is fully booted and running under normal conditions, the LCD screen shows the VessRAID model number and IP address, as shown in Figure 27. Figure 27.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual 6. 7. In the Ready to Install screen, click the Install button. In the first Installation Complete screen, click the Finish button. To register your software online, your PC must have an Internet connection. Thank you for registering. 8. In the second Installation Complete screen, choose whether you want to restart your PC now. When you restart your PC, SmartNAVI runs automatically. Then click the Finish button.
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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup This chapter covers the following topics: • Setting up the Serial Connection (below) • Choosing DHCP or a Static IP Address (page 42) • Setting up with the CLI (page 43) • Setting up with the CLU (page 45) • Setting up with the LCD (page 47) • Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe (page 49) Setting up the Serial Connection VessRAID has a Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage all of its functions, including customizing.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Choosing DHCP or a Static IP Address When you setup your VessRAID, you have the option of: • Enabling DHCP and letting your DHCP server assign the IP address to the VessRAID’s management port. • Specifying a static IP address for the VessRAID’s management port. If you choose to enable DHCP, have your Network Administrator dedicate an IP address for the VessRAID, linked to the VessRAID’s MAC address.
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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup Setting up with the CLI 1. Type the following string to set the system date and time, then press Enter. administrator@cli> date -a mod -d 2009/01/25 -t 14:50:05 In the above example, the date and time are included as examples only. Your values will be different. Use yyyyy/mm/dd for the date and a 24-hour clock for the time. 2. Type the following string to set the Management Port IP address and other settings, then press Enter.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 5. To verify the settings, type net, and press Enter. administrator@cli> net =========================================== CId Port Type IP Mask Gateway Link =========================================== 1 1 Mgmt 192.168.10.85 255.255.255.0 192.168.10.1 Up 1 1 iSCSI 192.168.10.88 255.255.255.0 192.168.10.1 Up 1 2 iSCSI 10.0.0.3 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Down 1 3 iSCSI 10.0.0.4 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Down 1 4 iSCSI 10.0.0.5 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Down 6.
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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup Setting up with the CLU 1. At the administrator@cli> prompt, type menu and press Enter. The CLU main menu appears. Figure 2. CLU main menu 2. With Quick Setup highlighted, press Enter. The first Quick Setup screen enables you to make Date and Time settings. Setting system date and time To make date and time settings: 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.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 3. Type the new IP Address. 4. Follow the same procedure to specify the Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address and DNS Server IP Address. If you do not have a DNS server, skip the DNS Server IP address. 5. Highlight TCP Port Number to change the entry. 3260 is the default and recommended for most applications. 6. Press Ctrl-A to save these settings and move to the RAID configuration screen.
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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup Setting up with the LCD The LCD Panel displays the current IP address during normal operation. If you did not install the LCD Panel, see “Installing the LCD Panel (Optional)” on page 12. The LCD does not have a date and time function. Figure 3. LCD Panel default view Making Manual IP Settings To make Management Port settings manually: 1. Press the 2. Press the or button until the display says Management Port. button and the display says Link Status Up.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 7. Make the needed changes the same as in step 5. After you have set the last (extreme right) digit, press the button. The display says Save Network Setting? 8. Press the button to confirm. The display shows the new IP address you set. Making Automatic IP Settings To make Management Port settings automatically: 1. Press the 2. Press the or button until the display says Management Port. button and the display says Link Status Up.
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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Setting up WebPAM PROe consists of the following actions: • Logging into WebPAM PROe (below) • Choosing a Language (page 50) • Creating Your Logical Drives (page 51) • Logging out of WebPAM PROe (page 56) • Using WebPAM PROe over the Internet (page 56) Logging into WebPAM PROe 1. Launch your Browser. 2. In the Browser address field, type the IP address of the VessRAID subsystem.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Figure 4. WebPAM PROe log-in screen After sign-in, the WebPAM PROe opening screen appears. If there are any unconfigured physical drives in the enclosure, an Array Configuration menu will also appear. See page 51, Figure 6. Note Make a Bookmark (Firefox) or set a Favorite (Internet Explorer) of the Login Screen so you can access it easily next time.
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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup Figure 5. Clicking “Language” on the WebPAM PROe banner Creating Your Logical Drives On a newly activated VessRAID subsystem, there are no disk arrays or logical drives. To create a logical drive: 1. Click the Disk Arrays icon, then click the Create tab. The Array Configuration menu appears. Figure 6. The Array Configuration menu 2. 3. Choose one of the options: • Automatic – Creates a new disk array following a default set of parameters.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Automatic When you choose the Automatic option, the following parameters appear on the screen: • Disk Arrays – The number of physical drives in the disk array, their ID numbers, configurable capacity, and the number of logical drives to be created • Logical Drives – The ID number of the logical drive(s), their RAID level, capacity, and stripe size • Spare Drives – The physical drive slot number of the dedicated hot spare assigned to this disk array.
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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup 4. Click the Update button. Or check the Automatic Update box and updates will occur automatically.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 3. • For DAS and SAN, enter an Alias (name) for the logical drive. An Alias is optional. Use letters, numbers, space between words, and underscore. An Alias is optional. • iSCSI only. For NAS, enter a Mount Point (name) for the logical drive. Maximum of 20 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words, and underscore. A Mount Point is required. From the RAID Level dropdown list, choose a RAID level for this logical drive.
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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup Step 3 – Summary The Summary lists the disk array and logical drive information you specified. To proceed with disk array and logical drive creation, click the Submit button. Note This function does not automatically create a hot spare drive. After you create the disk array, you should create a hot spare drive. See “Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe” on page 57.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Logging out of WebPAM PROe There are two ways to log out of WebPAM PROe: • Close your browser window • Click Logout on the WebPAM PROe banner Figure 7. Clicking “Logout” on the WebPAM PROe banner Clicking Logout brings you back to the Login Screen. See page 30. After logging out, you must enter your user name and password in order to log in again.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe This chapter covers the following topics: • Logging into WebPAM PROe (page 58) • Perusing the Interface (page 60) • Working with the Storage Network (page 65) • Working with Subsystems (page 66) • Managing Users (page 78) • Managing the Network Connection (page 83) • Managing Fibre Channel Connections (page 86) • Managing iSCSI Connections (page 92) • Managing Network Attached Storage (NAS) (page 99) • Managing SAS Connections (page 114) • Managing
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Logging into WebPAM PROe 1. Launch your Browser. 2. In the Browser address field, type the IP address of the VessRAID subsystem. See “Setting up the Serial Connection” on page 41. 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 PROe uses an HTTP connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .http:// • Enter the VessRAID’s IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Figure 1. WebPAM PROe log-in screen After sign-in, the WebPAM PROe opening screen appears. If there are any unconfigured physical drives in the enclosure, an Array Configuration menu will also appear (see page 31). Note Make a Bookmark (Firefox) or set a Favorite (Internet Explorer) of the Login Screen so you can access it easily next time.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Figure 2. Clicking “Language” on the WebPAM PROe banner Perusing the Interface WebPAM PROe is browser-based RAID management software with a graphic user interface. Figure 3.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe There are four major parts to the graphic user interface: • Header (see below) • Tree (see page 61) • Management View (see page 63) • Event Frame (see page 63) Using the Header The Header contains the following items: • Language – To change languages, see “Choosing a Language” on page 59. • View – To view the Event Frame, see “Viewing the Event Frame” on page 63.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Using Management View Management View provides the actual user interface with the VessRAID, including creation, maintenance, deletion, and monitoring of disk arrays and logical drives. Function Tabs control specific actions and processes. This window changes depending on which item you choose in Tree View and which tab you choose in Management View itself. Click the Help button in Management View to access online help for the function that is currently displayed.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Logging out of WebPAM PROe There are two ways to log out of WebPAM PROe: • Close your browser window • Click Logout on the WebPAM PROe banner Figure 5. Clicking “Logout” on the WebPAM PROe banner Clicking Logout brings you back to the Login Screen. See page 59. After logging out, you must enter your user name and password in order to log in again.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Working with the Storage Network When you log into WebPAM PROe, you access a specific VessRAID subsystem. See “Logging into WebPAM PROe” on page 58. The Storage Network feature enables you to access all of the VessRAID subsytems with a Management Port connection to your network. Each VessRAID subsystem is identified by its Management Port IP address.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Working with Subsystems A VessRAID subsystem is identified by its Management Port IP address.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Saving a System Service Report To save a System Service Report as a text file on your Host PC: 1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon. 2. On the Information tab, click the upper Save button. 3. Direct your browser where to save the configuration and status file. Saving a System Debug Information Report To save a System Debug Information Report as a text file on your Host PC: 1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon. 2.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual To set the time zone for this subsystem: 1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem 2. In Management View, from the Settings tab dropdown menu, choose Time Zone Management. 3. From the dropdown menu, choose the time zone that matches your geographic location. 4. icon. Click the Submit button. The change takes effect immediately. Setting Subsystem NTP Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronizes the VessRAID subsystem to as NTP server.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 2. In Management View, from the Settings tab dropdown menu, choose NTP Management. 3. Click the Start Time Sync button. 4. Click the OK button in the notification dialog box. Viewing the Runtime Event Log Runtime Events lists information about the 1023 most recent runtime events recorded since the system was started. To view runtime events: 1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon. 2.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 4. In the File Download dialog box, click the Save button. 5. In the Save dialog box, name the file, navigate to the folder where you want to save the log file, and click the Save button. Clearing the Runtime Event Log To clear the runtime event log: 1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon. 2. In Management View, click the Events tab dropdown menu and choose Runtime Events. 3. Click the Clear Event Log button. 4.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Saving NVRAM Events To save the NVRAM event log as a text file: 1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon. 2. In Management View, click the Events tab dropdown menu and choose System Events in NVRAM. 3. Click the Save Event Log button. 4. In the File Download dialog box, click the Save button. 5. In the Save dialog box, name the file, navigate to the folder where you want to save the log file, and click the Save button.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 2. In Management View, click the Background Activities tab and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. 3.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe • Transition – See “Transitioning a Disk Array” on page 165 • Initialization – See “Initializing a Logical Drive” on page 170 • Redundancy Check – See “Running Redundancy Check” on page 170 3. In the next screen, make the choices as requested. 4. Click the Start button. Running Media Patrol Media Patrol checks the magnetic media on physical drives. When it finds the specified number of bad blocks, it will trigger PDM.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Viewing Scheduled Activities To view scheduled activities for this subsystem: 1. Click the Subsystem icon Tree View. 2. Click the Scheduler tab in Management View. Scheduling an Activity To set a scheduled activity for this subsystem: 1. Click the Subsystem 2. From the dropdown menu on the Scheduler tab, choose an item: 3. icon Tree View. • Media Patrol. See “Running Media Patrol” on page 73 • Redundancy Check.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe • Choose the Auto Fix option. This feature attempts to repair the problem when it finds an error. • Choose the Pause on Error option. This feature stops the process when it finds an error • Check the boxes beside the logical drives (all except RAID 0) to which this activity will apply. Each logical drive can have only one scheduled Redundancy Check. Note You can schedule only ONE Redundancy Check for each logical drive. 8. Click the Submit button.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Setting the Lock The lock prevents other sessions (including by the same user) from making a configuration change to the controller until the lock expires or a forced unlock is done. You can set the lock to last from one minute to one day. To set the lock for this subsystem: 1. Click the Subsystem icon Tree View. 2. Click the Lock tab in Management View. 3. Click the Lock option. 4.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe If you are the User who set the lock, click the Unlock option. If another User set the lock and you are a Super User, click the Unlock option and check the Force Unlock box. 3. Click the Submit button.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing Users User Management includes all functions dealing with user accounts.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe • Enter or change up to six email addresses. • From the Privilege dropdown menu, choose a new level. See “List of User Privileges” on page 81 7. Click the Submit button. The Administrator or Super User can change another user’s password. See “Changing Another User’s Password” on page 80 for more information. Making Your Own User Settings To change your own user settings: 1. Log into WebPAM PROe under your own user name. 2. Click the Subsystem 3.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 7. • Fatal – Non-Recoverable error or failure has occurred. • None – Deactivates this event for notification purposes. Click the Submit button. The user’s account must have an email address. See “Making User Settings” on page 78. For information about the email service, see “Making Email Settings” on page 119. To send a test message to the email address in the listed under General Info, click the Test Email button.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 7. Enter a new password of 1 to 31 characters, no spaces, in the New Password field. 8. Enter the new password in the Retype Password field. 9. Click the Submit button. Creating a User To create a user: 1. Log into WebPAM PROe as the Administrator or a Super User. 2. Click the Subsystem 3. Click the Administrative Tools 4. Click the User Management 5. Click the Create tab in Management View. 6.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Deleting a User There will always be at least one Super User account. You cannot delete the user account you used to log in. To delete a user: 1. Log into WebPAM PROe as the Administrator or a Super User. 2. Click the Subsystem 3. Click the Administrative Tools icon in Tree View. icon. 4. Click the User Management 5. Click the Delete tab in Management View. icon. 6. Check the box to the left of the user you want to delete. 7.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Managing the Network Connection The network connection deals with the VessRAID’s Management Port.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual To make changes to the iSCSI Port settings: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the Network Management icon. icon. 4. Click the iSCSI Ports tab. 5. Click one of the Port Configuration links. 6. To enable DHCP, check the DHCP box. When DHCP is NOT enabled, enter: 7. • Primary IP address • Primary subnet mask • Default gateway IP address Enter a TCP port number.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Viewing Link Aggregation Entries To view the current Link Aggregation entries: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools icon. 3. Click the Network Management 4. Click the Link Aggregation tab in Management View. icon. Changing a Link Aggregation Entry To change a link aggregation entry: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools icon. 3. Click the Network Management 4.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing Fibre Channel Connections This feature pertains to VessRAID Fibre Channel models.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe • Fabric WWNN – World Wide Node Name (appears when connected to a switch) • Fabric WWPN – World Wide Port Name (appears when connected to a switch) • Current Speed – 8 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, or 2 Gb/s • Link Type – Long-wave laser, short-wave laser or electrical • Link Speed* – 8 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, 2 Gb/s, or Auto • Topology* – NL-Port, N-Port, or Auto • Hard ALPA* – Address can be 0 to 254.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Fibre Channel Attached Topology Configured Topology Connection Type N-Port NL-Port Switch Fabric Direct Fabric Direct Direct Point to Point Private Loop Example 1: If you connect the VessRAID to a Fibre Channel switch and choose NL-Port topology, you will create a Fabric Direct attached topology. Example 2: If you have a Point to Point attached topology, you made a direct connection (no switch) and selected N-port topology.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe • NOS Count – Not Operational Primitive Sequence. This primitive sequence is used during link initialization between two N_Ports in the point-to-point topology or an N_Port and an F_Port in the fabric topology. NOS is sent to indicate that the transmitting port has detected a link failure or is offline. The expected response to a port sending NOS is the OLS primitive sequence.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual The SFP information includes: • Connector – Type of connector • Transceiver – SFP • Transceiver Code – Defines the method to interpret the transceiver type and compatibility options • Serial Encoding – Serial encoding algorithm • Bit Rate – In gigabits per second • Link Length – The maximum link length depending the type of fiber • Vendor Name – Vendor name of the SFP transceiver • Vendor OUI – Organizational Unique Identifier, SFP vendor’s IEEE co
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Adding an Initiator To add an initiator to the VessRAID’s initiator list: 1. Check the box to the left of the initiator. 2. Click the Add to Initiator List button. The initiator appears under Storage Services. See page 116. You can then use the initiator to create a LUN. See “Adding a LUN Map” on page 117.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing iSCSI Connections iSCSI connections deal with the VessRAID’s four host data ports.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 5. 6. 7. Enter a value in the field for each of the following items: • Node Name – An iSCSI node is identified by its name. • Node Alias – Optional. Maximum of 31 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words and underscore. • Max Burst Length – Maximum length of a solicited data sequence (512 b to 16 Mb). • Default Time to Wait – After a dropped connection, the number of seconds to wait before attempting to reconnect.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual The Target Ports tab displays the following information: • Controller ID – 1 • Port ID – 1, 2, 3, or 4 • Max Receive Data Segment Length – 8 KB is the default • Number of Active Sessions – Number of sessions logged into this port • Primary Header Digest Method – CRC-32 • Primary Data Digest Method – CRC-32 • iSCSI Receive Marker – None Viewing the iSCSI Portal An iSCSI Portal is an iSCSI data port. To view the iSCSI portals: 1.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe iSCSI session information includes: • Index – VessRAID iSCSI session index number. • Device Name – iSCSI initiator on the Host PC. • Port ID – ID number of the port on the iSCSI HBA card in the Host PC. • Device IP Address – IP Address of the port on iSCSI HBA card in the Host PC. • Status – Active. Inactive sessions are not listed. Working with iSCSI iSNS The iSNS tab enables you to view and change the current iSNS settings on the iSCSI data ports.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 6. 7. Make the following changes as needed: • Check the box to enable iSNS. • Enter the iSNS server IP address. • Enter a iSNS TCP Port number (3205 for most applications). Click the Submit button. Note Edge Side Includes (ESI) is a markup language that enables dynamic assembly of web page elements in servers across a network. This feature enables automatically if iSNS is enabled and an iSNS server is present.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 3. Click the iSCSI Management 4. Click the CHAP tab in Management View. icon. The CHAP tab displays the list of current CHAPs. Adding CHAPs To add a CHAP: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools icon. 3. Click the iSCSI Management icon. 4. Click the CHAP tab dropdown menu and chose Add CHAP. 5. Enter a name in the Name field. 6. Enter a secret of 12 to 16 characters in the Secret field. 7.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Deleting CHAPs To delete a CHAP: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools icon. 3. Click the iSCSI Management icon. 4. Click the CHAP tab dropdown menu and choose Delete CHAP. 5. Check the box to the left of the CHAP you want to delete. 6. Click the Submit button. Using iSCSI Ping You can send a ping through VessRAID’s iSCSI data ports to verify a network connection. To send a ping: 1. Click the Subsystem 2.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Managing Network Attached Storage (NAS) The Network Attached Storage (NAS) feature supports up to 32 logical drives of any RAID level and uses the iSCSI ports as the network connection.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Viewing a List of NAS Users To view a list of NAS users: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the NAS 4. Click the NAS User Management icon. icon. icon. A list of users appears under the Information tab in the Management Window. Adding NAS Users To add a new NAS user: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the NAS 4. Click the NAS User Management 5.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 3. Click the NAS icon. 4. Click the NAS User Management 5. Click the Change Password tab in Management View. 6. From the dropdown menu, choose the user whose password you want to change. 7. Enter a new password of 1 to 16 characters, no spaces, in the New Password field. 8. Enter the password in the Retype Password field. 9. Click the Submit button. icon. 10. Click the OK button to acknowledge. Deleting NAS Users To delete a NAS user: 1.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Creating NAS Groups To create a NAS Group: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the NAS 4. Click the NAS User Group Management icon. icon. icon. 5. Click the Create tab in Management View. 6. Enter a group name of 1 to 16 characters, no spaces, in the Group Name field. 7. Click the Submit button. 8. Click the OK button to acknowledge. A new group appears under the Information tab.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 5. Click the Group Members tab in Management View. 6. From the dropdown menu, choose the Group to which you want to add a User. 7. From the Users list, highlight a User to add to the Group and click the >> button. The User moves to the Members list. 8. Click the OK button to acknowledge. Deleting Group Members To delete a user from a NAS Group: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the NAS 4.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual • Free space – Amount of quota assigned but not used, in MB. Applies when a quota has been assigned. • Usage – Amount of quota used, by percentage. Applies when a quota has been assigned. Managing Quotas By default, all NAS users and groups have unlimited access to all NAS volumes. Use this function to limit access by establishing a quota. To make quota settings: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe To make Windows Protocol settings: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the NAS 4. Click the Protocol Control 5. Click the Windows CIFS tab. 6. Choose the Enable option button to enable the Windows protocol. 7. Make the following changes as needed: icon. icon. icon. • Accept the current Computer (VessRAID subsystem) Name or type a new name into the field provided.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Making FTP Protocol Settings Protocols are disabled by default. Enable the protocols appropriate for your Hosts or PCs. To make FTP Protocol settings: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the NAS 4. Click the Protocol Control icon. icon. icon. 5. Click the FTP Sharing tab. 6. Click the Enable option button. 7. Make the following changes as needed: • Port 21 is typically used for the Command Port.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 9. Click the OK button to acknowledge. Note If you join an NIS Domain, you automatically disable your AD Domain settings. See “Making Windows Protocol Settings” on page 104. Viewing the Share Folders List To view the Share Folders list: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the NAS 4. Click the File Sharing icon. icon. icon. Creating a Share Folder Share folders are created on Volumes.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Important By default, all users have full Read-Write access to all NAS share folders. To change permissions, click the Sharing Setup icon. Modifying a Share Folder To modify a Share Folder: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the NAS 4. Click the File Sharing icon. icon. icon. 5. Click the Modify tab. 6. Do the following actions as required: • Choose the Volume you want from the dropdown menu.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Making Windows and FTP Sharing Settings Sharing settings enable you to designate NAS user and group access to share folders on your VessRAID NAS system. To make Windows or FTP sharing settings: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the NAS 4. Click the Sharing Setup icon. icon. icon. 5. Click the Windows/FTP Sharing tab. 6.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 4. Click the Sharing Setup 5. Click the UNIX/Linux Sharing tab. icon. 6. From the Volume dropdown menu, choose the volume containing the folder you want to modify. 7. From the Folder Name dropdown menu, choose the folder you want to modify. 8. In the New IP Address field, type the IP address of the UNIX or Linux PC from which you will access this folder. 9. Click the Add button.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Creating a NAS File System To create a NAS file system: 1. Create a new logical drive. Choose a capacity of 10 GB or greater, click the NAS option beside LD Type, and specify a mount point. See “Creating a Disk Array – Advanced” on page 156 and “Creating a Logical Drive” on page 160. After you create the logical drive, the Create tab appears automatically. 2. Click the Create File System button. 3. In the confirmation box, type the word YES in the field provided.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the NAS 4. Click the NAS Replication icon. icon. icon.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 9. Make the following choices as needed: • Disable – Disables NAS replication • Do it once – Performs one NAS replication immediately • Time interval by hour – Choose the number of hours from the dropdown menu • Daily – Choose hours and minutes from the dropdown menus. Uses a 24 hour clock • Weekly – Choose day of the week, hours, and minutes from the dropdown menus. Uses a 24 hour clock 10. Click the Submit button.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing SAS Connections SAS connections deal with the VessRAID’s two host data ports. • Viewing iSCSI Node Information (page 92) • Making iSCSI Node Settings (page 92) • Viewing SAS Port Statistics (page 115) • Viewing SAS Initiators (page 115) Viewing SAS Port Information The SAS Controller has one SAS channel. The SAS channel has two ports.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe The range is 1 to 8. 1 is the default. Signal strength correlates to cable length in meters. Example: If you have a 2 m SAS cable, set signal strength to 2. If performance is unsatisfactory (see “Viewing SAS Port Statistics” on page 115), try settings of 1 and 3, then use the best setting for your system. 6. Click the Submit button.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing Storage Services Storage services deal with initiators and LUN mapping. LUN masking is the process of applying a LUN Map so that each initiator can only access the LUNs specified for it.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 6. Check the box to the left of the initiator you want to delete. 7. Click the Submit button. Viewing the LUN Map To view the current LUN Map: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the Storage Services 4. Click the LUN Map tab in Management View. icon. icon. Enabling LUN Masking To enable the LUN Masking: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Editing a LUN Map To edit the LUN Map: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the Storage Services 4. Click the LUN Map tab in Management View. 5. From the LUN Mapping & Masking Information list, choose an initiator and click its link. icon. icon. Or enter the initiator's name in the Initiator Name field. Note that the initiator name you input must match exactly in order for the connection to work. 6.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Managing Software Services Software Services include the following functions: • Making Email Settings (page 119) • Making SLP Settings (page 120) • Making Web Server Settings (page 121) • Making Telnet Settings (page 122) • Making SNMP Settings (page 123) • Making Netsend Settings (page 124) Making Email Settings The Email sends notification messages to users. See Setting-up User Event Subscriptions (page 79). To make Email service settings: 1.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Changing the Startup Setting 1. 2. Under Startup Type: • Click the Automatic option to start the service automatically during system startup. Recommended. • Click the Manual option to start the service manually (the service does not start during system startup). Click the Submit button. Stopping Email service To stop the Email service: 1. Click the Stop button. 2. Click OK in the confirmation box.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Starting or Restarting SLP service To start or restart the SLP service, click the Start or Restart button. Making Web Server Settings The Web Server service connects your browser to the WebPAM PROe GUI on the VessRAID subsystem. To make Web Server settings: 1. Click the Subsystem 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the Web Server Setting link in Management View. 4. icon in Tree View. icon. Enter the HTTP Port number. 80 is the default. 5.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 2. Click OK in the confirmation box. Starting or Restarting Web Server service To start or restart the Web Server service, click the Start or Restart button. Making Telnet Settings VessRAID’s Telnet service enables you to access VessRAID’s Command Line Interface (CLI) through a network connection. To make Telnet settings: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the Telnet Setting link in Management View. 4.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Starting or Restarting Telnet service To start or restart the Telnet service, click the Start or Restart button. Making SNMP Settings VessRAID’s SNMP service enables the SNMP browser to obtain information from the VessRAID. The Trap Sink is where SNMP events are sent and can be viewed. To change the SNMP settings: 1. Click the Subsystem 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the SNMP Management link in Management View. 4. icon in Tree View. icon.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 4. Click the Submit button. 5. Click OK in the confirmation box. Deleting Trap Sinks To delete a trap sink: 1. Highlight the trap sink you want to delete from the list. 2. Click the Delete button to remove the trap sink from the list. 3. Click the Submit button. 4. Click OK in the confirmation box. Changing the Startup Setting 1. 2. Under Startup Type: • Click the Automatic option to start the service automatically during system startup.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Adding Netsend recipients See “Netsend Requirements” on page 125. To add a Netsent recipient: 1. In the Recipient Address field, type the IP address of the recipient PC. 2. Under Recipient filter, choose the lowest level of Severity to be reported for each event. See “Setting-up User Event Subscriptions” on page 79 for an explanation of the Severity levels. 3. Click the Update button to add the new recipient to the list 4. Click the Submit button. 5.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual If your Netsend and Messenger service settings are correct but the recipient PC does not receive event messages, check the recipient PC’s Firewall settings. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Exporting the User Database You can export the User Database file to share user information and settings among multiple VessRAID subsystems. The Export action saves a text file a designated folder the Host PC. From there, you can import the User Database file to other VessRAID subsystems. To export the User Database file: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the Export link in Management View. 4.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 5. 6. Under the Type dropdown list, choose User Database. Enter the name of the file to be imported. Or, click the Browse... button to search for the file. Look for a file called export. 7. 8. Click the Submit button. Click the Next button. If the imported file is a valid user database, a warning will appear to inform you that it will overwrite the previous settings. 9. In the Warning box, click the OK button.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe The new configuration is applied to this VessRAID subsystem. Note The Decryption box is grayed out. Decryption is disabled for configuration scripts. Updating the Firmware See “Chapter 8: Maintenance” on page 313 for instructions.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Restoring Factory Defaults VessRAID includes a function to restore the default settings to its Firmware and Software settings. Caution The action of restoring default settings can disrupt your VessRAID functions. Use this feature only when necessary and only the settings that must reset to default in order to set them correctly. To access the Restore Defaults feature: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools icon.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Shutting Down the Subsystem You can only do part of this function in WebPAM PROe. Additional action is required, as described below. Important If you have a JBOD expansion, always power off the RAID subsystem first. Then power off the JBOD expansion units. To shutdown the subsystem: 1. Click the Subsystem 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. icon in Tree View. icon. Click the Shutdown link in Management View. A Shutdown or Restart tab appears. 4.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Important If you have a JBOD expansion, always power off the RAID subsystem first. Then power off the JBOD expansion units. To power off the subsystem: 1. Click the Subsystem 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. icon in Tree View. icon. Click the Shutdown link in Management View. A Shutdown or Restart tab appears. 4. Choose Poweroff from the dropdown menu and click the Submit button. 5.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Starting Up After Shutdown Important If you have a JBOD expansion, always power on the JBOD expansion units first. Then power on the RAID subsystem. To start the RAID subsystem: 1. Manually turn on the power supply switches on the back of the subsystem. If the switches are ON but the subsystem is OFF, turn the switches off and on again. On subsystems with redundant power supplies, if the power switches do not respond, unplug the power cords and plug them back in.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Restarting the Subsystem Note If you have a JBOD expansion, you are not required to restart the JBOD expansion units when you restart the RAID subsystem. You can only do part of this function in WebPAM PROe. Additional action is required, as described below. To restart the subsystem 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the Shutdown link in Management View. icon. A Shutdown or Restart tab will appear. 4.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Managing the Controller The RAID controller is the heart of the VessRAID subsystem. Controller management includes the following functions: • Viewing Controller Information (page 135) • Viewing Controller Information (page 135) • Viewing Controller Statistics (page 136) • Making Controller Settings (page 136) • Clearing an Orphan Watermark (page 138) Viewing the Controller To view information about the controller: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual • Write Back Cache Flush Interval • Enclosure Polling Interval See “Making Controller Settings” on page 136. Upgradable items You can upgrade the following items: • Boot loader Version • Firmware Version number • Software Version number • Memory Size See “Chapter 8: Maintenance” on page 313. Viewing Controller Statistics To view controller statistics: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Controllers icon. 3.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe • Check the Enable Coercion box to enable disk drive capacity coercion. • Choose a coercion method from the Coercion Method dropdown menu. The choices are: For more information, see “Capacity Coercion” on page 349. GB Truncate – (Default) Reduces the useful capacity to the nearest 1,000,000,000 byte boundary. 10GB Truncate – Reduces the useful capacity to the nearest 10,000,000,000 byte boundary.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual When enabled, NCQ allows the physical drive to determine the optimal order in which to retrieve outstanding requests. To use this feature, the physical drive must support NCQ. • From the Appliance Mode box dropdown menu, choose the mode suited to your application. Generic – Sets writeback flush count to 128. Surveillance – Sets writeback flush count to 64. • Check the Forced Read Ahead box to enable this feature.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Managing Enclosures On VessRAID, enclosures include the main VessRAID subsystem or Head Unit as well as VessJBOD units that are connected through expansion.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Figure 6. Disk Status LED Disk Status Plus carrier Disk Status Original carrier Figure 7. VessRAID enclosure LEDs USB 1 Dirty Cache USB 2 Controller Status Fan 2 Fan 1 Battery Viewing Enclosure Topology To view Enclosure Topology: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Enclosures icon. 3. Click the Topology tab in Management View.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe The logical connections for these arrangements are shown the Enclosure Topology tab. The physical connections for these arrangements are discussed in “Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation” on page 11. Viewing Enclosure Information To view enclosure information: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Enclosures icon. 3. Click the Enclosure icon. Enclosure information appears the Information tab in Management View.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Viewing FRU VPD Information FRU VPD refers to Vital Product Data (VPD) information about Field Replaceable Units (FRU) in the enclosure. The screen lists the battery backup unit (optional) and backplane. To view FRU VPD information: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Enclosures 3. Click the Enclosure 4. Click the FRU VPD tab in Management View. icon. icon.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe If the battery does not maintain normal values after a Recondition, replace the battery. See “Replacing the Cache Battery” on page 324. VessRAID automatically reconditions the battery every two months. To set the schedule, see “Scheduling an Activity” on page 74. When you install a new battery, the cycle count shows 0. VessRAID automatically runs a recondition on the battery to verify it.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing Physical Drives Managing Physical Drives deals with the physical disk drives installed in the VessRAID subsystem enclosure, including the following functions: • Viewing a List of Physical Drives (page 144) • Identifying a Physical Drive (page 144) • Making Global Physical Drive Settings (page 145) • Viewing Physical Drive Information (page 145) • Viewing Physical Drive Statistics (page 146) • Making Physical Drive Settings (page 146) • Clear
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Making Global Physical Drive Settings Global settings apply to all of the physical disk drives installed in the VessRAID subsystem enclosure. To make global physical drive settings: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Enclosures 3. Click the Enclosure 4. Click the Physical Drives icon. icon. icon. 5. Click the Global Settings tab in Management View. 6. Make the settings as needed.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual • Operational Status – OK is normal. Can also show Rebuilding, Forced Online, Forced Offline, Transition Running, PDM Running, Media Patrol Running, Stale, PFA, Offline, or Dead. • Configuration Status – The array to which the drive is assigned or its spare designation, including Unconfigured, Stale, PFA, Global Spare, Dedicated Spare, Revertible Global Spare, Revertible Dedicated Spare.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 6. 7. Click the Settings tab in Management View. Type an alias into the Physical Drive Alias field. Maximum of 31 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words, and underscore. An alias is optional. 8. Click the Submit button. Clearing Stale and PFA Conditions The Clear tab only appears when those conditions are present. • Stale – The physical drive contains obsolete disk array information.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Caution Forcing a physical drive offline or online is likely to cause data loss. Back up your data before you proceed. Use these functions only when required. Important Forcing a physical drive offline will cause your logical drives to become degraded. If Auto Rebuild is enabled and a spare drive is available, the disk array will begin rebuilding itself automatically. To force a physical drive offline or online: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing UPS Units Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Management includes the following functions: • Viewing a List of UPS Units (below) • Making UPS Settings (page 151) Viewing a List of UPS Units To view a list of UPS units supporting the VessRAID: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the UPS 3. Click the Information tab in Management View. icon. Information in the UPS List includes: • UPS ID – Click the ID number to view the UPS Tab.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Making UPS Settings These settings control how the VessRAID subsystem detects the UPS unit and responds to data reported by the UPS unit. To make UPS settings: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the UPS 3. Click the Settings tab in Management View. 4. Perform the following actions as required: • • • • • 5. icon. Verify the Current UPS Communication method. See Note 1 below. • SNMP – USB connection. • Serial – USB connection.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 2. Detection Setting must be set to Auto. If a UPS is detected, the setting changes to Enable. 3. To specify UPS units by DNS name, ask your IT administrator to add the DNS names to the DNS server, before you make UPS settings.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Managing Disk Arrays Disk Array Management includes the following functions: • Viewing Disk Arrays (page 153) • Creating a Disk Array (page 153) • Deleting a Disk Array (page 158) • Viewing Disk Array Information (page 159) • Making Disk Array Settings (page 160) • Creating a Logical Drive (page 160) • Deleting a Logical Drive (page 162) • Migrating a Disk Array (page 162) • Rebuilding a Disk Array (page 163) • Running PDM on a Disk Array (page 165)
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual • Advanced – You directly specify all parameters for a new disk array. Makes one logical drive automatically. You can create additional logical drives at a later time, if additional configurable capacity is available. Does not make a hot spare drive. See “Creating a Disk Array – Advanced” on page 156. Creating a Disk Array – Automatic The Disk Array Automatic Creation option enables you to create a new disk array following a default set of parameters.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe If you prefer to specific the parameters directly, use the Advanced option to create your disk array. If you are uncertain about choosing parameters for your disk array, use the Automatic option. If you have both Hard Disk Drives (HDD) and Solid State Drives (SSD), separate disk arrays will be created for your HDDs and for your SSDs. Each array will have the number of logical drives that you specified. To create a new disk array: 1.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual If you have both Hard Disk Drives (HDD) and Solid State Drives (SSD), separate disk arrays will be created for your HDDs and for your SSDs. Each array will have the number of logical drives that you specified. If you accept these parameters, proceed to the next step. If NOT, review and modify your selections in the previous steps. 9. When you are done, click the Submit button. The new disk array appears in the Disk Array List the Information tab.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe The drive type you selected appears in the list of Physical Drives. You cannot mix HDDs and SSDs in the same disk array. 4. Highlight the physical drives you want in the disk array from the Available list and press the >> button to move them to the Selected list. You can also double-click them to move them. 5. When you are done, click the Next button. Step 2 – Logical Drive Creation 1. 2. 3. iSCSI only.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual The choices are Read Cache, Read Ahead, and No (read) Cache. Read Ahead is the default. See “Cache Policy” on page 347. • From the Write Policy dropdown menu, choose a Write Cache policy for this logical drive. The choices are Write Through (thru) and Write Back. Write Back is the default. If you selected No Cache under Read Cache, this setting will be Write Through. See “Cache Policy” on page 347. 7. Click the Update button.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 5. Click the Submit button. 6. In the confirmation box, type the word confirm in the field provided. 7. Click the OK button. The selected disk array disappears from the Disk Array List the Information tab. Viewing Disk Array Information To view Disk Array information: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Disk Arrays icon. 3. Click the Disk Array icon. The disk array information is shown in Management View.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Making Disk Array Settings To make Disk Array settings: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Disk Arrays icon. 3. Click the Disk Array icon. 4. Click the Settings tab in Management View. 5. Optional. Enter an alias in the Disk Array Alias field. Maximum of 31 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words, and underscore. An alias is optional. 6. To enable Media Patrol support, check the Media Patrol box. 7.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 8. RAID 50 and 60 only – Specify the number of axles for your array. For more information on axles, see “RAID 30 and 50 Axles” on page 339 or “RAID 60 Axles” on page 341. 9. Enter a capacity and choose unit of measure (MB, GB, TB). The default value is the available capacity of the disk array. You can use this value or any lesser amount. For NAS, the logical drive must be 10 GB or larger. 10.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Deleting a Logical Drive Caution All data the logical drive will be lost. Back up any valuable data before deleting the logical drive. To delete a logical drive: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Disk Arrays icon. 3. Click the Disk Array 4. Click the Delete LD tab in Management View. icon. 5. Check the box to the left of the logical drive you want to delete. 6. Click the Submit button.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 4. From the dropdown menu the Background Activities tab, choose Start Migration. 5. Highlight physical drives you want in the disk array from the Available list and press the >> button to move them to the Selected list. You can also double-click them to move them. The available drives are either HDD or SSD, depending on the type of drives in the array. 6. When you are done, click the Next button. 7. Select a new RAID Level, if desired. 8.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 2. Click the Disk Arrays 3. Click the Disk Array icon. icon. If there are multiple disk arrays, choose the icon with the yellow !. 4. From the dropdown menu the Background Activity tab, choose Start Rebuild. 5. Select the Source physical drive. This is a remaining functional physical drive in the disk array. 6. Select the Target physical drive. This is the replacement physical drive.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Running PDM on a Disk Array Predictive Data Migration (PDM) migrates data from the suspect physical drive to a spare physical drive, similar to Rebuilding. But unlike Rebuilding, PDM acts before the disk drive fails and your Logical Drive goes Critical. See “Predictive Data Migration (PDM)” on page 361. To start PDM: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Disk Arrays icon. 3. Click the Disk Array 4.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 5. Click the Submit button. After Transition is completed, refresh the screen. The revertible spare drive is listed under the Spare Drives icon and the disk array’s status shows OK. To set Transition priority, see “Making Background Activity Settings” on page 71.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Managing Logical Drives Logical drive management includes: • Viewing Information for All Logical Drives (below) • Viewing Logical Drive Information (page 168) • Viewing Logical Drive Statistics (page 169) • Making Logical Drive Settings (page 169) • Initializing a Logical Drive (page 170) • Running Redundancy Check (page 170) • Viewing the Logical Drive Check Table (page 171) • Making Logical Drive LUN Settings (page 172) • Creating a LUN Clone (page
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual may remain intact. You must determine the cause of the problem and correct it. “Critical & Offline Disk Arrays” on page 394 • Transport Ready – The result of a successful Prepare for Transport operation. You remove the physical drives of this logical drive and move them to another enclosure or to different drive slots in the same enclosure. After you relocate the physical drives, the logical drive status will show OK.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Viewing Logical Drive Statistics To view information for a single logical drive: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Disk Arrays icon. 3. Click the Disk Array 4. Click the Logical Drives 5. Click the Logical Drive 6. In Management View, from the dropdown menu on the Information tab, choose Statistics. icon. icon icon. Clearing Statistics To clear statistics, see “Clearing Statistics” on page 130.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Initializing a Logical Drive Initialization is done to logical drives after they are created from a disk array. Initialization sets all data bits in the logical drive to zero. The action is useful because there may be residual data the logical drives left behind from earlier configurations. For this reason, Initialization is recommended for all new logical drives. Caution When you initialize a logical drive, all the data the logical drive will be lost.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Redundancy Check a Logical Drive: 1. Click the Subsystem 2. Click the Logical Drive Summary icon in Tree View. 3. Click the icon. icon of the logical drive you want to Initialize. You can also start Redundancy check from the Subsystem Background Activities tab 4. 5. icon From the dropdown menu on the Background Activities tab, choose Redundancy Check. To choose Auto Fix, check the box. This feature attempts to repair the problem when it finds an error. 6.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual If there are entries, they are listed as follows: • Entry Number – A number assigned to each block of entry. • Table Type – Read Check, Write Check or Inconsistent Block (see below). • Start Logical Block Address – LBA of the first block for this entry. • Count – Number of continuous blocks starting from this LBA. Table Definitions • Read Check Table – Contains a list of read errors for this logical drive.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 10. Click the Submit button. Notes • Obtain the initiator name from the initiator utility on your host system. • The initiator name you input must match exactly in order for the connection to work. Creating a LUN Clone A LUN clone is an exact copy of the original LUN or logical drive, including all the data it contains, at one point in time. Use a LUN clone as a backup or to migrate a LUN from one system to another.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 10. In the confirmation box, type the word confirm in the field provided and click the OK button. Note the Target Logical Drive ID. Use this number to identify the LUN clone in the Logical Drive list. See “Viewing Information for All Logical Drives” on page 167.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Managing Spare Drives When a physical drive in a disk array fails and a spare drive of adequate capacity is available, the disk array will begin to rebuild automatically using the spare drive. See “Critical & Offline Disk Arrays” on page 394.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 3. Click the Spare Drive icon. In Management View, the Enclosure Front View diagram appears with the location of the spare drive highlighted. Creating a Spare Drive Important • There must be an unconfigured physical drive available for selection as a spare drive. See “Viewing a List of Physical Drives” on page 144. • Be sure the unconfigured physical drive has adequate capacity to replace the largest drive in the disk array. To create a spare drive: 1.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe 10. If you selected a Dedicated spare drive, in the Dedicated to Disk Arrays field, highlight disk arrays to which you want assign the spare drive from the Available list and press the >> button to move the array to the Selected list. You can also double-click arrays to move them. 11. Click the Update button. Your choices are displayed under New Hot Spare Drives. 12. If you agree with the proposed choices, click the Submit button.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 7. If you selected a Dedicated spare drive, in the Dedicated to Disk Arrays field, highlight the disk arrays to which you want assign the spare drive from the Available list and press the >> button to move them to the Selected list. You can also double-click array to move it. 8. Click the Submit button. Running Spare Check Spare Check verifies the operational status of your spare drives. You can also schedule a Spare Check.
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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe Working with the Logical Drive Summary The Logical Drive Summary displays a list of all logical drives in the VessRAID enclosure plus the expanded or cascaded enclosures. This list does not arrange the logical drives under the disk array to which they belong nor under the enclosure in which they are located.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual To create a LUN clone of a logical drive: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree view. 2. Click the Logical Drives Summary icon. 3. Click the Logical Drive icon. 4. Click the LUN Clone tab in Management View. 5. From the RAID Level dropdown menu, choose the RAID level for the LUN clone. 6. From the Copy Numbers dropdown menu to the right of the Storage Pool (disk array) you want to use, choose the number of LUN clones you want to create.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI • Starting SmartNAVI (below) • Working with the Device List (page 183) • Managing Backups (page 190) • Managing Share Folders (page 196) • Managing Users and Groups (page 199) • NAS Management (page 203) • Managing RAID Volumes (page 206) Managing your NAS with SmartNAVI SmartNAVI software enables you to manage your VessRAID subsystem when it is configured as Network Attached Storage (NAS). The NAS option requires: • An iSCSI SAN data connection, see page 25.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Choosing a SmartNAVI Language To choose the display language for SmartNAVI: 1. Right-click the SmartNAVI icon in the Windows tray and choose Language from the popup menu. 2. Highlight and click the language you want. SmartNAVI displays in the chosen language. Closing SmartNAVI SmartNAVI is designed to be available at all times on your PC. However you can close SmartNAVI.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI SmartNAVI starts automatically the next time you reboot your PC. If you want to start SmartNAVI without rebooting your PC, go to the Start menu. See “Starting SmartNAVI” on page 181. Working with the Device List • Adding NAS Devices (page 184) • Logging Into a NAS Device (page 185) • Changing NAS Device Settings (page 188) • Deleting a NAS Device (page 188) The SmartNAVI Device List shows the NAS devices on your network.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Adding NAS Devices To be recognized as a NAS device, a VessRAID subsystem must have a logical drive with the NAS feature enabled. See page 51 or page 157 for more information. Also see “Appendix A: Setting-up NAS Network Drives” on page 419. When SmartNAVI starts, it checks the network for NAS devices. SmartNAVI automatically detects NAS when they are added to the network. To add a NAS devices to the SmartNAVI Device list: 1.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI The VessRAID NAS subsystem appears in the Device List. NAS Device added Logging Into a NAS Device You can log into any NAS device in the Device List that has a blue icon and shows an IP address. To log into a NAS device: 1. Right-click the VessRAID NAS subsystem and choose Login as... from the popup menu. Or double-click the VessRAID NAS subsystem. The Device Login dialog box appears. 2. In the Device Login dialog box, enter your user name and password in the fields provided.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual 3. Then click the Login button. Note If you enabled an AD Domain (see page 104), enter your domain name and a backslash before your user name. Example: directory.com\user. A Warning dialog box appears. 4. In the Warning dialog box, click the Yes button. The VessRAID NAS system appears: • At the top left of the SmartNAVI window. • In the device drop-down menu.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI Name and IP of the selected NAS device You only need to log into a NAS device one time. After the initial login, SmartNAVI remembers your user name and password. Powering On a NAS Device This action requires that: • Wake on LAN is enabled. See “Making Management Port Settings” on page 83 or page 248. • The NAS device is in a Power Off state. See “Powering Off the Subsystem” on page 131, page 203, page 285, or page 286.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Changing NAS Device Settings You make initial network settings when you set up the VessRAID subsystem. This feature makes network settings on a VessRAID NAS system currently running on the network. Important See your network administrator for help in making these settings. To make network settings: 1. Click the Setup Wizard icon at the top of the screen. 2. Click the Network Setting icon at the bottom of the screen. 3. Choose a setting method 4.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI To delete a NAS device, right-click the NAS device and choose Delete from the popup menu.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Managing Backups This category includes the following topics: • Doing a Backup Now (page 190) • Scheduling a Backup (page 191) • Monitoring Backup Progress (page 192) • Viewing Backup Schedules (page 193) • Changing a Scheduled Backup (page 193) • Deleting a Scheduled Backup (page 193) • Restoring Backed-up Files (page 194) • Viewing the Backup Event Log (page 194) • Saving the Backup Event Log (page 195) • Clearing the Backup Event Log
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI 7. Click the Backup button. The backup begins immediately. The amount of time required depends on the size and number of files being backed up. Scheduling a Backup A scheduled backup runs automatically. The files on you PC are backed up to the VessRAID. You can create multiple schedules. To set a backup schedule: 1. Click the SmartSYNC icon at the top of the window. 2. Click the Backup icon at the bottom of the window. 3. 4.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual 6. Click the Schedule button. 7. Under Schedule Settings, click the option button you want, 8. 9. • Hourly • Daily • Weekly From the dropdown menus, choose, • Number of hours • Time of day • Day of the week Click the Add button to set the scheduled backup. The new schedule appears in the Schedule List. Monitoring Backup Progress To view the list of current backup operations: 1. 2. Click the SmartSYNC icon at the top of the window.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI Viewing Backup Schedules To view the list of current schedules: 1. 2. Click the SmartSYNC icon at the top of the window. Click the Schedule List icon at the bottom of the window. The list of all backup schedules appears. Changing a Scheduled Backup To change the scheduled backup: 1. Click the SmartSYNC icon at the top of the window. 2. Click the Schedule List icon at the bottom of the window. 3. Click the schedule you want to change. 4. Click the Modify button. 5.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI 2. 3. 4. Click the Event Log icon at the bottom of the window. Optional. Set the Event Filter dropdown menu to display: • All events • Information events only • Error events only Optional. Click the arrow on the Date/Time header to reverse the chronological order. Saving the Backup Event Log This function saves a copy of the Backup Event Log as a text file onto your PC. The text file records the events displayed in the Event Log window.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Managing Share Folders This category includes the following topics: • Creating a Share Folder (page 196) • Opening a Share Folder (page 196) • Viewing a List of Share Folders (page 196) • Changing Share Folder Permissions (page 197) • Deleting a Share Folder (page 197) • Mounting a Share Folder / Creating a Network Drive (page 198) • Un-mounting a Share Folder / Disconnecting a Network Drive (page 198) Creating a Share Folder To create a new
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI The list of share folders displays. Changing Share Folder Permissions The Admin user always has read and write permission. All other users have readonly permission by default. To change permissions: 1. Click the Share Folder icon at the top of the window. 2. Click the Share Folder Permission icon at the bottom of the window. 3. Click the share folder whose permissions you want to change. 4. For each user and group in the list, click one of the following options: 5.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual 3. Click the share folder you want to delete. 4. Click the OK button. 5. Click the Yes button in the first confirmation box. 6. Type Yes then click the OK button in the second confirmation box. Mounting a Share Folder / Creating a Network Drive To mount a share folder (Linux) or create a network drive (Windows): 1. Click the Share Folder icon at the top of the window. 2. Click the Mount Share Folder icon at the bottom of the window. 3.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI Managing Users and Groups This category includes the following topics: • Creating a User (page 199) • Changing User Passwords (page 199) • Changing User Permissions (page 200) • Viewing a List of Users (page 200) • Deleting a User (page 200) • Creating a Group (page 201) • Viewing a List of Groups (page 201) • Adding Members to a Group (page 201) • Deleting Members from a Group (page 202) • Deleting a Group (page 202) Creating a User To create a user: 1.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual 4. Administrator user only, type the old password in the field provided. 5. Type the new password in the field provided. 6. Retype the password in the Confirm field. 7. Click the OK button. Changing User Permissions The Administrator user always has read and write permission. All other users have read-only permission by default. To change permissions: 1. Click the Share Folder icon at the top of the screen. 2.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI Creating a Group To create a Group: 1. Click the User Management icon at the top of the screen. 2. Click the Create New Group icon at the bottom of the screen. 3. Type a Group Name in the field provided. Up to 16 characters, A-Z, 0-9, and _, first character must be a letter. No spaces. 4. You can add and delete members at a later time. See “Adding Members to a Group” below. 5. Click the OK button. Viewing a List of Groups To view a list of Groups: 1.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Deleting Members from a Group Note Deleting a User from a Group does not delete the User from the System. To delete Users from a Group: 1. Click the User Management icon at the top of the screen. 2. Click the Modify Group Member icon at the bottom of the screen. 3. Click the Group whose membership you want to change. 4. Click a user in the Selected User list then click the arrow icon to move them to the Available User list. 5. Click the OK button.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI NAS Management This category includes the following topics: • Restarting the Subsystem (page 203) • Powering Off the Subsystem (page 203) • IShutting Down the Subsystem (page 204) Restarting the Subsystem To restart the subsystem: 1. Click the NAS Management icon at the top of the screen. The Shutdown icon at the bottom of the screen is automatically selected. 2. 3. Click the Restart option button. Click the OK button.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual See “Powering On a NAS Device” on page 187. Important If you have a JBOD expansion, always power off the RAID subsystem first. Then power off the JBOD expansion units. To power off the subsystem: 1. Click the NAS Management icon at the top of the screen. The Shutdown icon at the bottom of the screen is automatically selected. 2. Click the Power Off option button. 3. Click the OK button.
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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI When the controller shuts down, your SmartNAVI connection is lost. 4. Wait for no less than two minutes. 5. Manually turn off the power supply switch (both switches with redundant power supplies) on the back of the subsystem. Caution After you power off the subsystem, wait at least 10 seconds before you power on the subsystem again. Monitoring the Shutdown To monitor a shutdown, you must use the Command Line Interface (CLI) though a serial connection to the VessRAID.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Managing RAID Volumes This category includes the following topics: • Creating a RAID Volume (page 206) • Viewing a List of RAID Volumes (page 206) • Managing Backups (page 190) Creating a RAID Volume RAID Volumes are logical drives with the NAS feature enabled on the VessRAID subsystem. To create a RAID volume, see “Creating a Disk Array – Advanced” on page 156 and “Creating a Logical Drive” on page 160.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU This chapter covers the following topics: • Initial Connection (page 208) • Running Quick Setup (page 212) • Managing the Subsystem (page 213) • Managing the Controller (page 217) • Managing the Enclosure (page 221) • Managing Physical Drives (page 226) • Managing Disk Arrays (page 230) • Managing Spare Drives (page 241) • Managing Logical Drives (page 244) • Managing the Network Connection (page 248) • Managing Fibre Channel Connections (page 251) •
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Initial Connection Making an initial connection includes the following functions: • Making a Serial Connection (below) • Making a Telnet Connection (page 209) • Logging In (page 209) • Accessing Online Help (page 211) • Exiting the CLU (page 211) • Logging Out of the CLI (page 211) • Logging Back Into the CLI and CLU (page 211) Making a Serial Connection Before you begin, be sure the RJ11-to-DB9 serial data cable is connected between the Host PC and
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Making a Telnet Connection A Telnet connection requires a network connection between the Host PC and VessRAID controller’s Management (Ethernet) port. Figure 2. Management port on the controller Management port To start the telnet program: 1. Go to the command line prompt (Windows) or click the terminal icon (Linux). 2. Type telnet 192.168.1.56 2300 and press Enter. The IP address above is only an example. Use your VessRAID's Management port IP address.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Figure 3. CLU main menu Quick Setup – A sequence of four steps to setup System Date & Time, Management Port, and RAID Configuration. Subsystem Management – View controller information, lock/unlock the controller, set date and time, and monitor the enclosure. Physical Drive Management – View disk drive assignments and parameters, change disk drive cache settings and command queuing, and locate a physical drive.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU iSCSI Management – iSCSI Node settings and statistics, Port and Portal information, Session management, iSNS Options, CHAPs, and Ping function. SAS Management – SAS Port information, settings, status, and statistics; SAS Initiators. Background Activity – Settings for Media Patrol, Auto Rebuild, Rebuild, Migration, PDM, Transition, Synchronization, Initialization, Redundancy Check rate, and thresholds. Event Viewer – View the event logs.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Running Quick Setup Quick Setup is discussed under “Setting up with the CLU” on page 45.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Managing the Subsystem Subsystem Management includes the following functions: • Setting an Alias for the Subsystem (page 213) • Running Media Patrol (page 213) • Locking or Unlocking the Subsystem (page 213) • Setting Subsystem Date and Time (page 214) • Setting the Subsystem Time Zone (page 215) • Setting Subsystem NTP (page 215) • Synchronizing the Subsystem NTP Manually (page 216) Setting an Alias for the Subsystem An alias is optional.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 2. 3. Highlight Lock Management and press Enter. In the Lock Time field, type a lock time in minutes. 1440 minutes = 24 hours 4. Highlight Lock and press Enter. Resetting the Lock To reset the lock with a new time: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Lock Management and press Enter. 3. In the Lock Time field, type a lock time in minutes. 1 to 1440 minutes (24 hours) 4. Highlight Renew and press Enter.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Setting the Subsystem Time Zone This feature enables you to specify the time zone for the geographic location of the VessRAID subsystem. To set the time zone for this subsystem: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Modify System Time Zone and press Enter. 3. Highlight Time Zone and press the backspace key to erase the current value. 4. Type in a new value. Enter a plus or minus sign and the number. 5.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 9. • Highlight Week and press the spacebar to toggle through First, Second, Third, Forth, and Last. • Highlight Day and press the spacebar to toggle though the days of the week. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings. 10. Press Y to confirm. Synchronizing the Subsystem NTP Manually The NTP service must be enabled before you can manually synchronize the subsystem. See “Setting Subsystem NTP” on page 215.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Managing the Controller Controller Management includes the following functions: • Viewing Controller Information (page 217) • Clearing an Orphan Watermark (page 217) • Making Controller Settings (page 217) • Locating the Controller (page 219) Viewing Controller Information Controller Management includes information, settings and statistics. To access Controller Management: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter. 2.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 3. Highlight the controller you want and press Enter. 4. Highlight Controller Settings and press Enter. 5. Make the following settings as required: • Type and alias into the Alias field. Maximum of 48 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words and underscore. An alias is optional. • Highlight Host Cache Flushing and press the spacebar to toggle between Enabled and Disabled.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU 2 parks the read/write heads and lowers rotation speed after the specified period of HDD Standby Time. 3 parks the read/write heads, lowers rotation speed, and spins down after the specified period of HDD Stopped Time. • Highlight Appliance Mode and press the spacebar to toggle between Generic and Surveillance. Generic sets writeback flush count to 128. Surveillance sets writeback flush count to 64.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Managing the Enclosure Enclosure Management includes the following functions: • Viewing Enclosure Information (page 221) • Viewing Power Supply Status (page 221) • Locating a Power Supply (page 222) • Viewing Cooling Unit Status (page 222) • Viewing Voltage Sensor Status (page 222) • Viewing Temperature Sensor Status (page 222) • Setting Temperature Thresholds (page 223) • Checking the Batteries (page 223) • Reconditioning a Battery (page 224) • Locatin
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Locating a Power Supply To locate a power supply: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Enclosure Management and press Enter. 3. Highlight Power Supplies and press Enter. 4. Highlight Locate Power Supply and press Enter. The LED on the selected power supply blinks for one minute. Viewing Cooling Unit Status To view the status of the blowers: 1.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Setting Temperature Thresholds To change temperature thresholds: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Enclosure Management and press Enter. 3. Highlight Enclosure Settings and press Enter. 4. Highlight the Temperature Warning threshold you want to change. 5. Press the backspace key to erase the current value. 6. Type a new interval value in degrees C. 7. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual controller before reconditioning is finished, the battery is charged to 100%, then reconditioning starts again. Reconditioning a Battery To recondition the subsystem battery: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Enclosure Management and press Enter. 3. Highlight Batteries and press Enter. 4. Highlight the battery you want to recondition and press Enter. 5. Highlight Start Reconditioning and press Enter. 6.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Figure 5. Disk Status LED Disk Status Plus carrier Disk Status Original carrier Figure 6.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing Physical Drives Physical Drive Management includes the following functions: • Making Global Physical Drive Settings (page 226) • Setting an Alias (page 227) • Viewing Advanced Information (page 227) • Viewing Physical Drive Statistics (page 227) • Clearing Stale and PFA Conditions (page 227) • Forcing a Physical Drive Offline or Online (page 228) • Locating a Physical Drive (page 228) Making Global Physical Drive Settings All physical drive
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Setting an Alias An alias is optional. To set an Alias for a physical drive: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Physical Drive Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight the physical drive of your choice and press Enter. 3. Type an alias into the Alias field. Maximum of 31 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words and underscore. 4. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual After you clear a PFA error, watch for another PFA error to appear. If it does, replace the physical drive. Forcing a Physical Drive Offline or Online This function enables you to force an: • Online physical drive to go Offline • Offline physical drive to go Online The Force Offline/Online function appears only for physical drives that are assigned to disk arrays. Caution Forcing a physical drive offline or online is likely to cause data loss.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing Disk Arrays Disk Array Management includes the following functions: • Creating a Disk Array (page 230) • Deleting a Disk Array (page 234) • Viewing Disk Array Information (page 234) • Setting an Alias for a Disk Array (page 235) • Enabling Media Patrol on a Disk Array (page 236) • Enabling PDM on a Disk Array (page 236) • Preparing the Disk Array for Transport (page 236) • Rebuilding a Disk Array (page 236) • Migrating a Disk Array (page
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Creating a Disk Array – Automatic To create a disk array using the Automatic feature: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Create New Array and press Enter. 3. Highlight Configuration Method and press the spacebar to toggle to Automatic. 4. Review the proposed configuration of disk array and logical drive(s).
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Creating a Disk Array – Express To create a disk array using the Express feature: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Create New Array and press Enter. 3. Highlight Configuration Method and press the spacebar to toggle to Express. 4.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Creating a Disk Array – Advanced For more information on the choices below, see “Chapter 9: Technology Background” on page 329. To create a disk array: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Create New Array and press Enter. 3. Highlight Configuration Method and press the spacebar to toggle to Advanced. 4. Choose whether to enable Media Patrol and PDM. 5.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual • Highlight Read Policy and press the spacebar to toggle read cache policy though ReadCache, ReadAhead, and NoCache. 14. Highlight Save Logical Drive and press Enter. 15. Review logical drive(s) you are about to create for your new array. Then do one of the following actions: • If you agree with the logical drive(s) as specified, highlight Complete Disk Array Creation and press Enter.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU • OK – The normal state of a disk array. For RAID Levels other than RAID 0 (Striping), the disk array has full redundancy. • Synchronizing – When you first create a disk array, the disk array synchronizes. During that time, your data is available. However, access will be slower until synchronizing is done. • Critical/Degraded – This condition results from a physical drive failure. Your data is still available.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Enabling Media Patrol on a Disk Array Media Patrol checks the magnetic media on physical drives. To enable or disable Media Patrol: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight the disk array you want and press Enter. 3. Highlight Media Patrol and press the spacebar to toggle between Enable and Disable. 4. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU The available drives are either HDD or SSD, depending on the type of drives in the array. 6. Highlight Start and press Enter. Migrating a Disk Array In order to migrate RAID level, you may have to add physical drives. For more information, see “RAID Level Migration” on page 351. To migrate a disk array: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight the disk array you want and press Enter. 3.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual The screen jumps to Disk Arrays Summary. Running PDM Be sure PDM must be enabled. See “Enabling PDM on a Disk Array” on page 236. To run Predictive Data Migration on a disk array: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight the disk array you want and press Enter. 3. Highlight Background Activities and press Enter. 4. Highlight Predictive Data Migration and press Enter. 5.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU To locate a disk array: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight the disk array you want and press Enter. 3. Highlight Locate Disk Array and press Enter. The disk status LEDs for the physical drives in the disk array blink for one minute. Figure 8.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual • 5. Capacity – Maximum capacity shown. Enter a smaller capacity if desired.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Managing Spare Drives Spare Drive Management includes the following functions: • Viewing a list of Spare Drives (page 241) • Creating a Spare Drive (page 241) • Making Spare Drive Settings (page 242) • Running Spare Check (page 242) • Deleting a Spare Drive (page 243) Viewing a list of Spare Drives To view a list of spare drives: From the Main Menu, highlight Spare Drive Management and press Enter.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 5. Highlight Spare Type and press the spacebar to toggle between Dedicated and Global. Dedicated means this spare drive can only be used with the specified disk arrays. Global means this spare drive can be used by any disk array. 6. If you chose Dedicated, highlight Dedicated to Arrays and press the backspace key to erase the current value, then type the new value. Specify the number(s) of the disk array(s) you want to assign your spare.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Deleting a Spare Drive Caution If the spare drive you delete is the only spare, the controller will not rebuild a critical array until you provide a new spare drive. To delete a spare drive: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Spare Drive Management and press Enter. A list of the current spare drives appears. 2. Highlight the spare drive you want to delete and press the spacebar to mark it. The mark is an asterisk (*) to the left of the listing. 3.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing Logical Drives Logical drive management includes: • Viewing Logical Drive Information (page 244) • Making Logical Drive Settings (page 244) • Initializing a Logical Drive (page 245) • Running Redundancy Check (page 245) • Locating a Logical Drive (page 246) • Creating a LUN Clone (page 247) To create or delete a logical drive, see “Managing Disk Arrays” on page 230. Viewing Logical Drive Information To view logical drive information: 1. 2.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Initializing a Logical Drive This function sets all data bits in the logical drive to zero. Caution When you initialize a logical drive, you delete all the data it contains. Back up all important data before initializing a logical drive. To initialize a logical drive: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Logical Drive Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight the logical drive you want and press Enter. 3. Highlight Background Activity and press Enter. 4.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual To change a parameter, highlight it and press the backspace toggle between Yes and No. 5. Highlight Start and press Enter. If necessary, you can pause and resume or stop and restart the Redundancy Check. You can use the logical drive while Redundancy Check is running. Locating a Logical Drive This feature helps you identify the physical drives assigned to the logical drive you are working with in the CLU. To locate a logical drive: 1.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Creating a LUN Clone A LUN clone is an exact copy of the original LUN or logical drive, including all the data it contains, at one point in time. Use a LUN clone as a backup or to migrate a LUN from one system to another. Important The action of creating a LUN momentarily takes the original LUN or logical drive offline, meaning nobody can read or write to it. A LUN clone has the same capacity, stripe size, read and write policies as the original LUN.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing the Network Connection The network connection deals with the VessRAID’s Management Port.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Wake on LAN must be enabled to power off and power on the VessRAID NAS from SmartNAVI. See “Powering On a NAS Device” on page 187. 7. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings. Making iSCSI Port Settings VessRAID iSCSI models have four iSCSI ports. VessRAID FC models have two iSCSI ports. You must make network settings to each iSCSI port individually. Before you change settings, please see “Choosing DHCP or a Static IP Address” on page 42.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual To create a link aggregation entry: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Network Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Link Aggregation and press Enter. 3. Highlight Create New Link Aggregation Entry and press Enter. 4. Highlight Trunk ID and type a value. Use the numbers 1 through 32. 5. Highlight Master Port and press the spacebar to toggle to one of the iSCSI port numbers. 6.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Managing Fibre Channel Connections The Fibre Channel Management option appears only with VessRAID Fibre Channel models.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual • 6. Configured Topology – NL-Port (Arbitrated Loop), N-Port (Point to Point) or Automatic selection Highlight Hard ALPA and press the backspace key to erase the current value, then type the new value. The range is 0 to 255. 255 disables this feature. 7. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU 2. Highlight Fibre Channel Ports and press Enter. 3. Highlight the port you want and press Enter. 4. Highlight Fibre Channel Port Statistics and press Enter. This screen displays statistics for this port. There are no user settings on this screen. Clearing Statistics To clear Fibre Channel statistics, see “Clearing Statistics” on page 282. Property Definitions Definitions of the properties for which statistical information is reported appears in the list below.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual LIP, LPB, and LPE are primitive sequences used in the Arbitrated Loop topology for initializing the loop and enabling or disabling an L_Port. • InvalidWordSentCount – Number of invalid words sent since last reset. • InvalidCRCCount – Invalid Cyclical Redundancy Count. Number of frames received with an invalid CRC since last reset. • InitiatorIOCount – I/O Count on the initiator on the host side.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Managing iSCSI Connections iSCSI connections deal with the VessRAID’s four host data ports.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 4. 5. 6. Highlight, press the backspace key to erase the current value, and type a new value for each of the following items: • Node Name – An iSCSI node is identified by its name. • Node Alias – Optional. Maximum of 31 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words and underscore. • Max Burst Length – Maximum length of a solicited data sequence (512 b to 16 Mb).
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU The screen displays the following information: • Controller ID – 1 • Port ID – 1, 2, 3, or 4 • Max Receive Data Segment Length – 8 KB is the default • Number of Active Sessions – Number of sessions logged into this port • Primary Header Digest Method – CRC-32 • Primary Data Digest Method – CRC-32 • iSCSI Receive Marker – None Viewing iSCSI Target Port Statistics You can see the target port settings, but none of these values are user-adjustable in the current
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Viewing iSCSI Sessions To view a list of the current iSCSI sessions: 1. 2. From the Main Menu, highlight iSCSI Management and press Enter. Highlight iSCSI Sessions and press Enter. The screen displays the following information: • Index – VessRAID iSCSI session index number. • Device Name – iSCSI initiator on the Host PC. • Port ID – number of the port on the iSCSI HBA card in the Host PC.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU 5. 6. Highlight, press the backspace key to erase the current value, and type a value for each of the following items: • iSNS Server IP address • iSNS Server Port number (3205 for most applications) Press Ctrl-A to save your settings. Note Edge Side Includes (ESI) is a markup language that enables dynamic assembly of web page elements in servers across a network. This feature enables automatically if iSNS is enabled and an iSNS server is present.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Viewing CHAPs To view a list of current CHAPs: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight iSCSI Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight iSCSI CHAPs and press Enter. The screen displays a CHAP list with the following information: • ID – Starting at 0 • Type – Peer or Local • Name – A user-assigned name Adding CHAPs To add a CHAP: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight iSCSI Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight iSCSI CHAPs and press Enter. 3.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Deleting CHAPs To delete a CHAP: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight iSCSI Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight iSCSI CHAPs and press Enter. 3. Highlight the CHAP you want to delete and press the spacebar to mark it. 4. Highlight Delete Marked Entries and press Enter. 5. Press Y to confirm. Using iSCSI Ping You can send a ping through VessRAID’s iSCSI data ports to verify a network connection. To send a ping: 1.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing SAS Connections SAS connections deal with the VessRAID’s two host data ports. • Viewing SAS Port Information (page 262) • Making SAS Port Settings (page 262) • Viewing SAS Port Statistics (page 263) • Viewing SAS Initiators (page 263) • Working with iSCSI iSNS (page 258) Viewing SAS Port Information There are two SAS data ports on the controller. To view information about the SAS ports: 1.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Viewing SAS Port Statistics There are two SAS data ports on the controller. To view information about the SAS ports: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight SAS Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight SAS Ports and press Enter. 3. Highlight the port you want to see and press Enter. 4. Highlight SAS Port Statistics and press Enter. The statistics for the selected port appear on the screen. Viewing SAS Initiators There are two SAS data ports on the controller.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing Background Activity Background activity refers to any of several functions that take place in the background while normal operation of the VessRAID continues. Background activities work in conjunction with disk arrays and logical drives. See “Managing Disk Arrays” on page 230 and “Managing Logical Drives” on page 244 for more information about how and when to use background activities.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Working with the Event Viewer Working with the Event Viewer includes the following functions: • Event Severity (page 266) • Viewing Runtime Events (page 266) • Clearing Runtime Events (page 267) • Viewing NVRAM Events (page 267) • Clearing NVRAM Events (page 267) Event Severity Each event has a severity level defined as: • Information – Information only, no action is required. • Warning – User can decide whether or not action is required.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Clearing Runtime Events To clear the Runtime Event log: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Event Viewer and press Enter. 2. Highlight Clear Runtime Event Log and press Enter. 3. Press Y to confirm. Viewing NVRAM Events NVRAM events refer to the 63 most important events over multiple subsystem startups. NVRAM events are stored in non-volatile memory. To display NVRAM events: 1. 2. From the Main Menu, highlight Event Viewer and press Enter.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Working with LUN Mapping LUN Mapping includes the following functions: • Viewing a List of Initiators (page 268) • Enabling LUN Mapping (page 268) • Creating an Initiator (page 268) • Mapping a LUN to an Initiator (page 269) • Deleting an Initiator (page 269) Viewing a List of Initiators LUN Mapping must be enabled in order for VessRAID to recognize an iSCSI initiator. To view a list of initiators: 1. 2.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU 4. Type the name of the initiator. An iSCSI initiator name is the iSCSI name of the initiator device and is composed of a single text string. Obtain the initiator name from the initiator utility on your host system. Note that the initiator name you input must match exactly in order for the connection to work. 5. Press Ctrl-A to save the initiator. Note LUN Mapping must be enabled in order for VessRAID to recognize the initiator.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing UPS Units Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Management includes the following functions: • Viewing a List of UPS Units (below) • Making UPS Settings (page 271) • Viewing UPS Information (page 272) Viewing a List of UPS Units To view a list of UPS units supporting the VessRAID: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight UPS Management and press Enter.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Making UPS Settings These settings control how the VessRAID subsystem detects the UPS unit and responds to data reported by the UPS unit. To make UPS settings: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight UPS Management and press Enter. 3. Highlight UPS Settings and press Enter. 4. Perform the following actions as required: • • • • • 5. Verify the Current UPS Communication method. See Note 1 below.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 2. Detection Setting must be set to Auto. If a UPS is detected, the setting changes to Enable. 3. To specify UPS units by DNS name, ask your IT administrator to add the DNS names to the DNS server, before you make UPS settings. Viewing UPS Information To view information about a specific UPS unit: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight UPS Management and press Enter. 3.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Managing Users User Management includes the following functions: • Viewing User Information (page 273) • Creating a User (page 273) • Changing a User’s Password (page 274) • Changing a User’s Display Name and Email Address (page 274) • Changing a User’s Privilege and Status (page 275) • Deleting a User (page 275) Viewing User Information Each user types their user name and password to log into the CLI. To view a list of current user accounts: 1. 2.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual List of User Privileges • View – Allows the user to see all status and settings but not to make any changes • Maintenance – Allows the user to perform maintenance tasks including Rebuilding, PDM, Media Patrol, and Redundancy Check • Power – Allows the user to create (but not delete) disk arrays and logical drives, change RAID levels, change stripe size; change settings of components such as disk arrays, logical drives, physical drives, and the controller.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU 6. Press Ctrl-A to save the settings. Changing a User’s Privilege and Status No user can change their own privilege or status. To change another user’s privilege or status. 1. Log in as the Administrator or a Super user. 2. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 3. Highlight User Management and press Enter. 4. Highlight a User in the list and press Enter. 5. Highlight Display Name and press Enter. 6.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Working with Software Management Software Management includes the following functions: • Making Email Settings (page 276) • Making SLP Settings (page 277) • Making Web Server Settings (page 277) • Making Telnet Settings (page 278) • Making SNMP Settings (page 278) • Managing SNMP Trap Sinks (page 279) • Making Netsend Settings (page 280) • Managing Netsend Recipients (page 280) Making Email Settings By default, Email service is set to Automatic an
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Making SLP Settings By default, SLP service is set to Automatic and its normal status is Started. To make SLP service settings: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Software Management and press Enter. 3. Highlight SLP and press Enter. 4. Highlight Startup Type and press the spacebar to toggle between Automatic and Manual. 5. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Making Telnet Settings By default, Telnet service is set to Automatic and its normal status is Started. To make Telnet service settings: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Software Management and press Enter. 3. Highlight Telnet and press Enter. 4. Highlight Startup Type and press the spacebar to toggle between Automatic and Manual. 5.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU 6. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings. To start, stop or restart the SNMP service, highlight Start, Stop, or Restart and press Enter. Managing SNMP Trap Sinks Creating a SNMP trap sink To create a trap sink: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Software Management and press Enter. 3. Highlight SNMP and press Enter. 4. Highlight Trap Sinks and press Enter. A list of the current trap sinks appears.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Making Netsend Settings By default, Netsend service is set to Manual and its normal status is Stopped. To make Netsend service settings: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Software Management and press Enter. 3. Highlight Netsend and press Enter. 4. Highlight Startup Type and press the spacebar to toggle between Automatic and Manual. 5. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU 2. Highlight Software Management and press Enter. 1. Highlight the recipient whose settings you want to change and press Enter. 2. Type the recipient’s IP address into the field provided. 3. Highlight Message Event Severity Filter and press the spacebar to change severity levels. 4. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings. Deleting a Recipient To delete a recipient: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 2.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Flashing through TFTP See “Chapter 8: Maintenance” on page 313 for instructions. Viewing Flash Image Information Flash image information refers to the package of firmware components running on your VessRAID controller, including: • Component name • Version number • Build date • Flash (installation) date To view flash image information: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management, and press Enter. 2.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Restoring Factory Defaults This function restores the factory default settings to the firmware and software items you select. Caution Use this function with care. Do not restore to default settings for any item unless you are sure this action is needed. To restore factory default settings: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 2. Highlight Restore Factory Defaults and press Enter. 3.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Shutting Down the Subsystem There are two methods for shutting down the subsystem, depending on your connection.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Turn off both power supply switches when the following this message appears: Shutdown complete. It is now safe to power off the subsystem. Powering Off the VessRAID – Telnet Connection This option enables you to start the VessRAID NAS from SmartNAVI. The Wake on LAN option must be enabled. See “Making Management Port Settings” on page 248. To power off the VessRAID: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management and press Enter. 2.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 3. 4. Highlight Option and press the spacebar to display Shutdown. Highlight Submit and press Enter. A warning message appears. 5. Press Y to continue. 6. When you see the following message: Shutdown complete. It is now safe to power off the subsystem. Manually turn off the power supply switch (both switches with redundant power supplies) on the back of the subsystem.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU Starting Up After Shutdown There are two methods for shutting down the subsystem. Choose one: • Starting up the VessRAID – Telnet Connection (page 287) • Starting up the VessRAID – Serial Connection (page 287) Important If you have a JBOD expansion, always power on the JBOD expansion units first. Then power on the RAID subsystem. Starting up the VessRAID – Telnet Connection To start the RAID subsystem: 1.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Restarting the Subsystem There are two methods for shutting down the subsystem, depending on your connection. Choose the applicable procedure: • Restarting the Subsystem (page 288) • Restarting VessRAID – Serial Connection (page 288) Note If you have a JBOD expansion, you are not required to restart the JBOD expansion units when you restart the RAID subsystem.
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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU 4. Highlight Submit and press Enter. A warning message appears. 5. Press Y to continue. The screen will display shutdown and startup functions. 6. When the Login: prompt appears, log into the CLU again.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Making Buzzer Settings This function enables the buzzer on the controller. When you first power-up the VessRAID, it beeps twice to show normal operation. To change buzzer settings: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Buzzer and press Enter. A list of Controllers appears with the current buzzer setting and status. 2. Highlight the Controller whose buzzer you want to set and press Enter. 3. Highlight Enabled and press the spacebar to toggle between Yes and No.
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Chapter 7: Management with the LCD Panel This chapter covers the following topics: • Using the LCD Panel (below) • Perusing the Interface (page 292) • Managing the Network Connection (page 295) • Managing the Controller (page 297) • Managing Enclosures (page 298) • Managing Physical Drives (page 299) • Managing Disk Arrays (page 300) • Managing Spare Drives (page 310) Using the LCD Panel The LCD panel is optional and typically installed during VessRAID installation. See page 12.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Perusing the Interface • Making Mode Settings (page 292) • Simple Mode (page 292) • Advanced Mode (page 293) • Limitations (page 293) • Viewing Events (page 293) Making Mode Settings The LCD panel has two modes, Simple and Advanced. Simple is the default setting. The setting function toggles between Simple and Advanced mode. To make LCD mode settings: 1. Press the 2. Press the 3. Press the 4.
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Perusing the Interface Advanced Mode Advanced Mode enables you to perform the Simple Mode functions, plus: • View Enclosure – View overall enclosure status.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual To view events: 1. Press the 2. Press the • Press the • Press the or button until the display says View Events. button and the display the first critical event. button to display more information about the event. or button to scroll through any additional events.
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Managing the Network Connection Managing the Network Connection The network connection deals with the VessRAID’s Management Port. • Making Management Port Settings (below) Making Management Port Settings Manual IP Settings To make Management Port settings manually: 1. Press the 2. Press the or button until the display says Management Port. button and the display says Link Status Up. If it says Link Status Down, reconnect to the network before preceding. 3. 4.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Automatic IP Settings To make Management Port settings automatically: 1. Press the 2. Press the or button until the display says Management Port. button and the display says Link Status Up. If it says Link Status Down, reconnect to the network before preceding. 3. Press the or button and the display says DHCP Disable. 4. Press the button to make a change. 5. Press the button to Enable. 6. Press the button to confirm.
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Managing the Controller Managing the Controller The RAID controller is the heart of the VessRAID subsystem. To view Controller statistics or to make Controller settings, see “Managing the Controller” on page 135 (WebPAM PROe) or page 217 (CLU). Viewing Controller Information To view information about the controller: 1. Press the 2. Press the 3. Press the or button until the display says View Controller. button and the display says Vendor.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing Enclosures The LCD panel provides information on the main VessRAID subsystem or Head Unit only. For a JBOD expansion unit and other Enclosure functions, see “Managing Enclosures” on page 139 (WebPAM PROe) or page 221 (CLU). Viewing the Enclosure This function requires the LCD to be in Advanced mode. See page 292. To view enclosure information: 1. Press the or button until the display says View Enclosure. 2.
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Managing Physical Drives Managing Physical Drives These functions require the LCD panel to be in Advanced mode. See page 292. Managing physical drives with the LCD includes: • Viewing Physical Drive Information (page 299) • Locating a Physical Drive (page 299) For other physical drive functions, see “Managing Physical Drives” on page 144 (WebPAM PROe) or page 226 (CLU). Viewing Physical Drive Information This function requires the LCD to be in Advanced mode. See page 292.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 6. Press the button. The disk status LED for the physical drive blinks for one minute. See Figure 2. Figure 2.
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Managing Disk Arrays Creating a Disk Array – Automatic The Disk Array Automatic Creation option enables you to create a new disk array following a default set of parameters. One logical drive will be made automatically when you create the disk array. If you have multiple enclosures, a separate disk array and logical drive set will be created for each enclosure.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 3. Press the or button until the display says Advanced Configure. 4. Press the button and the display says Disk Array Create. 5. Press the button again and the display says Physical Drive Select. 6. Press the number. button again to display the available physical drives by 7. Press the button to move through the list. Press the choose a physical drive for your array. button to Note that you cannot mix HDDs and SSDs in the same disk array. 8.
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Managing Disk Arrays 10. Press the or button until the display shows the sector size you want. The display shows the default read policy. The choices are ReadCache, ReadAhead and None. 11. Press the 12. Press the or button until the display shows the read policy you want. button to choose the read policy shown on the screen. The display shows the default write policy. The choices are WriteBack and WriteThru (write though). 13. Press the or button until the display shows the write policy you want.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Deleting a Disk Array Caution When you delete a disk array, you delete all the logical drives and the data they contain. Back up all important data before deleting a disk array. To delete a disk array: 1. Press the 2. Press the 3. Press the or button until the display says Advanced Configure. 4. Press the or button until the display says Disk Array Delete. 5. Press the 6. Press the 7.
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Managing Disk Arrays * Press the button to view physical drive or logical drive information from this point. Disk Array Status • OK – The normal state of a disk array. For RAID Levels other than RAID 0 (Striping), the disk array has full redundancy. • Synchronizing – When you first create a disk array, the disk array synchronizes. During that time, your data is available. However, access will be slower until synchronizing is done.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Figure 3. Disk Status LED Disk Status Plus carrier Disk Status Original carrier Creating a Logical Drive You can create logical drives on existing disk arrays if there is available space in the array. For more information on the choices below, see “Chapter 9: Technology Background” on page 329. To create a logical drive from an existing disk array: 1. To Press the 2. Press the 3. Press the or button until the display says Advanced Configure. 4.
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Managing Disk Arrays 11. Press the 12. Press the or button until the display shows the stripe size you want. button to choose the stripe size shown on the screen. The display shows the default sector size. The choices are 512 B; 1 KB, 2 KB, and 4 KB 13. Press the or button until the display shows the sector size you want. The display shows the default read policy. The choices are ReadCache, ReadAhead and None. 14. Press the 15. Press the or button until the display shows the read policy you want.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 10. Press the button again to confirm. The chosen logical drive is deleted. Viewing Logical Drive Information This function requires the LCD to be in Advanced mode. See page 292. To view logical drive information: 1. Press the 2. Press the 3. Press the 4. Press the 5. Press the or button until the display says Logical Disk Management. button and the display a list of logical drives by ID number.
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Managing Disk Arrays • Transport Ready – This function is not supported in the LCD panel. See “Preparing a Disk Array for Transport” on page 166 (WebPAM PROe) or page 236 (CLU). Locating a a Logical Drive This function requires the LCD to be in Advanced mode. See page 292. This feature helps you identify the physical drives assigned to the logical drive. To locate a logical drive: 1. Press the or button until the display says Logical Disk Management. 2. Press the 3. Press the 4. Press the 5.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Managing Spare Drives Spare Drive Management on the LCD includes: • Viewing Spare Drive Information (page 310) • Creating a Spare Drive (page 310) • Deleting a Spare Drive (page 311) • Locating a Spare Drive (page 311) For other spare drive functions, see “Managing Spare Drives” on page 175 or “Managing Spare Drives” on page 241. Viewing Spare Drive Information To view spare drive information: 1. Press the 2. Press the 3. Press the 4.
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Managing Spare Drives 2. Press the button and the display says Auto Configure. 3. Press the or button until the display says Advanced Configure. 4. Press the or button until the display says Spare Drive Create. 5. Press the 6. Press the or button to move through the list. Press the choose a physical drive for your spare drive. button again to display a list of unconfigured physical drives.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 4. Press the button choose a spare drive. 5. Press the 6. Press the button. The disk status LED for the physical drive blinks for one minute. See Figure 5. or button until the display says Locate Spare Drive. Figure 5.
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Chapter 8: Maintenance This chapter covers the following topics: • Updating the Firmware in WebPAM PROe (below) • Updating the Firmware in the CLU (page 317) • Replacing a Power Supply (page 319) • Replacing a RAID Controller (page 320) • Replacing a Cooling Fan (page 321) • Replacing the Cache Battery (page 324) • Replacing the Memory Module (page 326) Updating the Firmware in WebPAM PROe A firmware update consists of the following actions: • Downloading the Firmware Image File (page 313) •
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Updating Firmware from TFTP Server To update the firmware from a TFTP server: 1. Click the Subsystem 2. Click the Administrative Tools 3. Click the Software Management 4. Click the Firmware Update tab. 5. icon in Tree View. icon. icon. Do one of the following actions: • Click the Download from TFTP Server option, then click the Next button. • From the Firmware Update tab dropdown menu, choose Download from TFTP Server. 6.
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Chapter 8: Maintenance 3. Click the Software Management 4. Click the Firmware Update tab. 5. Do one of the following actions: 6. icon. • Click the Download Flash File from Local File through HTTP option, then click the Next button. • From the Firmware Update tab dropdown menu, choose Download from Local File. Enter the filename of the Firmware Update file in the field provided. Or, click the Browse... button and choose the Firmware Update file in the Open dialog box. 7. 8.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual A Shutdown or Restart tab appears. 4. On the Shutdown or Restart tab, choose Restart from the dropdown menu. 5. Click the Submit button. 6. In the warning box, click the OK button. 7. In the confirmation box, type the word confirm in the field provided. 8. Click the OK button. When the controller shuts down, your WebPAM PROe connection will be lost. 9. Wait for two to three minutes. 10. In your browser, log into WebPAM PROe once again.
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Chapter 8: Maintenance Updating the Firmware in the CLU A firmware update consists of the following actions: • Downloading the Firmware Image File (page 317) • Updating the Firmware (page 317) • Restarting Subsystem over a Telnet Connection (page 317) • Restarting Subsystem over a Serial Connection (page 318) Downloading the Firmware Image File Go to the Promise web site at http://www.promise.com/support/support_eng.asp and download the latest firmware image file to your TFTP server.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual To restart the VessRAID subsystem on a Telnet connection: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Info and Management, and press Enter. 2. Highlight Shutdown or Restart and press Enter. 3. Press the spacebar to display Restart then press Enter. A warning message appears. 4. Press Y to continue. The screen will go blank. 5. Wait for two to three minutes. 6. Re-establish your Telnet connection to the VessRAID CLU.
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Chapter 8: Maintenance Replacing a Power Supply VessRAID 1700 Series The power supply on the VessRAID 1700i/s models is not replaceable onsite. If you need to replace the power supply, contact Technical Support and make arrangements to return the subsystem to Promise for service. See page 411. VessRAID 1800 Series The redundant power supplies on the VessRAID 1800f/i/s models are designed as field-replaceable units. You can replace a power supply without removing the VessRAID from the rack. Figure 1.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Replacing a RAID Controller The RAID controller monitors and manages the logical drives. When the controller is replaced, all of your logical drive data and configurations remain intact because this logical drive information is stored on the disk drives. RAID controller failure is rare. But you might have to remove and reinstall the same RAID controller in order to replace a cooling fan, cache battery, or memory module as described in this chapter.
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Chapter 8: Maintenance If it does not have these items, transfer them from the old RAID controller. See page 324 and page 326 for more information. 2. Carefully slide the new RAID controller into the enclosure. 3. Swing the latch to the left and secure it with the thumbscrew. 4. Reconnect the FC, iSCSI, SAS, Ethernet, serial, and power cables. 5. Switch on the power. The VessRAID restarts. For more information about VessRAID’s start-up behavior, see “Connecting the Power” on page 35.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Figure 4. RAID controller cover and attaching screw Cover Attaching screw (one each side) 4. Remove the four attaching screws. See Figure 5. 5. Detach the fan’s power connector and lift the old fan out of the controller. Figure 5. RAID Controller cooling fan Power connectors 6. 7. Attaching screws (4) Place a new fan in the controller, attach the power connector, and install the four attaching screws.
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Chapter 8: Maintenance 8. Reinstall the RAID Controller. See “Replacing a RAID Controller” on page 320. This completes the fan replacement procedure. Plus Models Plus models include 1720i+, 1830i/s+, and 1840f/i/s+. Cautions • Only a qualified technician should perform this procedure. The VessRAID Plus models have externally mounted fans that you can replace without shutting down the subsystem. To replace a fan: 1. Verify that the Fan LED on the RAID controller is amber or red. See Figure 6.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Replacing the Cache Battery A cache battery or Battery Backup Unit (BBU) is optional on VessRAID. If your system has a cache battery, it is located inside the RAID controller. The battery assembly is replaced as a unit. Cautions • Try reconditioning the battery before you replace it. See page 143 or page 224 for more information. • If power service has failed, do not remove the RAID controller if the Dirty Cache LED is lighted. See Figure 7.
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Chapter 8: Maintenance 5. Remove the battery assembly attaching screw on the outside of the RAID controller housing. 6. Detach the battery connector and remove the battery assembly. Figure 8. RAID Controller cache battery Attaching screw (on controller housing) Battery Battery assembly Connector Slot 7. Attach the connector of the new battery assembly. Be careful to line-up the connector pins correctly. See Figure 9. Figure 9. Battery connector pins Row A Row B Row B Row A 8.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual See page 322, Figure 4. 10. Reinstall the RAID controller. See “Replacing a RAID Controller” on page 320. This completes the cache battery replacement procedure. Replacing the Memory Module The memory module is a single inline memory module (SIMM) installed on the main board of the RAID controller. You might replace the memory module as a capacity upgrade as well as a repair. Cautions • Only a qualified technician should perform this procedure.
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Chapter 8: Maintenance Figure 11. RAID controller memory module Retainer Memory module Alignment groove Memory slot Retainer 4. Align the new memory module with the memory slot so the groove lines up. 5. Gently press the memory module into the slot until the retainers click into locked position. 6. Attach the RAID controller cover and install the two attaching screws. See page 322, Figure 4. 7. Reinstall the RAID Controller. See “Replacing a RAID Controller” on page 320.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background This chapter covers the following topics: • Introduction to RAID (below) • Choosing a RAID Level (page 342) • Choosing Stripe Size (page 346) • Choosing Sector Size (page 346) • Cache Policy (page 347) • Capacity Coercion (page 349) • Initialization (page 350) • Hot Spare Drive(s) (page 350) • Partition and Format the Logical Drive (page 351) • RAID Level Migration (page 351) • Media Patrol (page 360) • Predictive Data Migration (PDM) (page 361) • Tr
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 0 – Stripe When a logical drive is striped, the read and write blocks of data are interleaved between the sectors of multiple physical drives. Performance is increased, since the workload is balanced between drives or “members” that form the logical drive. Identical drives are recommended for performance as well as data storage efficiency. Figure 1.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 1 – Mirror When a logical drive is mirrored, identical data is written to a pair of physical drives, while reads are performed in parallel. The reads are performed using elevator seek and load balancing techniques where the workload is distributed in the most efficient manner. Whichever drive is not busy and is positioned closer to the data will be accessed first.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 1E – Enhanced Mirror RAID 1E offers the security of mirrored data provided by RAID 1 plus the added capacity of more than two physical drives. It also offers overall increased read/ write performance plus the flexibility of using an odd number of physical drives. With RAID 1E, each data stripe is mirrored onto two physical drives. If one drive fails or has errors, the other drives continue to function, providing fault tolerance. Figure 3.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 3 – Block Stripe and Dedicated Parity RAID 3 organizes block data across multiple physical drives and parity data on a dedicated drive. Generally, RAID Level 3 tends to exhibit lower random write performance due to the heavy workload of parity recalculation for each I/O. Heavy I/O loads with a large number of writes tends to work the parity drive harder in proportion to the other drives in the logical drive.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 5 – Block and Parity Stripe RAID 5 organizes block data and parity data across the physical drives. Generally, RAID Level 5 tends to exhibit lower random write performance due to the heavy workload of parity recalculation for each I/O. RAID 5 is generally considered to be the most versatile RAID level. It works well for file, database, application and web servers. Figure 4.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 6 – Block and Double Parity Stripe RAID level 6 stores dual parity data is rotated across the physical drives along with the block data. A RAID 6 logical drive can continue to accept I/O requests when any two physical drives fail. Figure 5. RAID 6 stripes all drives with data and dual parity Double Distributed (Wide-space Q+Q) Parity Data Blocks Physical Drives Hence, a RAID 6 logical drive with (7) 100 GB physical drives will have a capacity of 500 GB.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 10 – Mirror / Stripe Mirror + Stripe combines both of the RAID 1 and RAID 0 logical drive types. RAID 10 can increase performance by reading and writing data in parallel or striping, while protecting data by duplicating it or mirroring. Promise implements RAID 10 by creating a data stripe over one pair of disk drives, then mirroring the stripe over a second pair of disk drives. Some applications refer to this method as RAID 0+1. Figure 6.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 30 – Striping of Dedicated Parity RAID 30 combines both RAID 3 and RAID 0 features. Data is striped across physical drives as in RAID 0, and it uses dedicated parity as in RAID 3. RAID 30 provides data reliability, good large file read, and high transfer rate performance. Figure 7.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 50 – Striping of Distributed Parity RAID 50 combines both RAID 5 and RAID 0 features. Data is striped across physical drives as in RAID 0, and it uses distributed parity as in RAID 5. RAID 50 provides data reliability, good overall performance, and supports larger volume sizes. Figure 8.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 30 and 50 Axles When you create a RAID 30 or RAID 50, you must specify the number of axles. An axle refers to two or more RAID 3 logical drives striped together to make a RAID 30. Or an axle could be two or more RAID 5 logical drives striped together to make a RAID 50. An axle can have from 3 to 32 physical drives, depending on the number of physical drives in the logical drive.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 60 – Striping of Double Parity RAID 60 combines both RAID 6 and RAID 0 features. Data is striped across disks as in RAID 0, and it uses double distributed parity as in RAID 6. RAID 60 provides data reliability, good overall performance and supports larger volume sizes. Figure 9. RAID 60 is a combination of RAID 6 and RAID 0 Double Distributed Parity Axle 1 Data Stripes Axle 2 Disk Drives Figure 10.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 60 Axles When you create a RAID 60, you must specify the number of axles. An axle refers to a single RAID 6 logical drive that is striped with other RAID 6 logical drives to make RAID 60. An axle can have from 4 to 16 physical drives, depending on the number of physical drives in the logical drive. The chart below shows RAID 60 logical drives with 8 to 20 physical drives, the available number of axles, and the resulting distribution of physical drives on each axle.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Choosing a RAID Level There are several issues to consider when choosing the RAID Level for your VessRAID disk array. The following discussion summarizes some advantages, disadvantages, and applications for each choice.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 1E Advantages Disadvantages Implemented as a mirrored disk array whose segments are RAID 0 disk arrays High I/O rates are achieved thanks to multiple stripe segments Can use an odd number of disks Very high disk overhead - uses only 50% of total capacity Recommended Applications for RAID 1E • Imaging applications • Database servers • General file server RAID 3 Advantages Disadvantages Good for large files with high transfer rates where fault tolerance is al
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 6 Advantages Disadvantages High Read data transaction rate Medium Write data transaction rate Good aggregate transfer rate Safest RAID level, except for RAID 60 High disk overhead – equivalent of two drives used for parity Slightly lower performance than RAID 5 Recommended Applications for RAID 6 • Accounting and Financial • Database servers • Any application requiring very high availability RAID 10 Advantages Disadvantages Implemented as a mirro
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 50 Advantages Disadvantages High Read data transaction rate Medium Write data transaction rate Good aggregate transfer rate High reliability Supports large volume sizes Higher disk overhead than RAID 5 Recommended Applications for RAID 50 • File and Application servers • Transaction processing • Office application with many users accessing small files RAID 60 Advantages Disadvantages High Read data transaction rate Medium Write data transaction rate Good ag
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Choosing Stripe Size Stripe Size, also called “Stripe Block Size”, refers to the size of the data blocks written to, and read from, the physical drives. Stripe Size is specified when you create a disk array. In order to change the Stripe Size of an existing disk array, you must delete the disk array and create a new one. You can choose Stripe Size directly when you use the Advanced function to create a disk array.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background • Linux operating systems with the 2.6 kernel support 64-bit LBA. For these OSes, always choose the default 512 B sector size. 2 TB Limitation If your Host PC runs Windows 2000 or Windows XP (32-bit), and you want to create logical drives larger than 2TB, you must choose a sector size larger than 512 B when you create the logical drive. The table below correlates sector size with logical drive capacity.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Read Cache Policy • Read Cache – The read cache is enabled. • Read Ahead – The read cache and the read-ahead feature are enabled. Read-ahead anticipates the next read and performs it before the request is made. Can increase read performance. • Forced Read Ahead – The read cache and aggressive pre-fetch feature are enabled. See “Forced Read-Ahead Cache” below. • No Cache – The read cache is disabled.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background battery will power the cache, see “Checking the Battery” on page 142 or page 223. The Adaptive Writeback Cache feature protects your data by changing the write cache settings while the cache backup battery is offline. When all of the following conditions occur: • The logical drive write policy is set to Write Back • The Adaptive Writeback Cache feature is enabled • The cache backup battery goes offline The write policy automatically changes to Write Thru.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Without Capacity Coercion, the controller will not permit the use of a replacement physical drive that is slightly smaller than the remaining working drive(s). Initialization Initialization is done to logical drives after they are created from a disk array. Initialization sets all data bits in the logical drive to zero. The action is useful because there may be residual data on the logical drives left behind from earlier configurations.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background See also “Critical & Offline Disk Arrays” on page 394. Partition and Format the Logical Drive Like any other type of fixed disk media in your system, a RAID logical drive must also be partitioned and formatted before use. Use the same method of partitioning and formatting on an logical drive as you would any other fixed disk. Depending on the operating system you use, there may or may not be various capacity limitations applicable for the different types of partitions.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 0 A RAID 0 source logical drive can migrate to the following target logical drives: Target Requirements RAID 0 Add physical drives. RAID 1 2 physical drives only. Only a single-drive RAID 0 can migrate to RAID 1 by adding 1 physical drive. RAID 1E 3 or more physical drives. If existing physical drives have no unused space, add 1 or more physical drives. RAID 3 3 physical drives minimum, 32 maximum. RAID 0 must have less than 16 physical drives.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 1 A RAID 1 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives: Target Requirements RAID 0 None. RAID 1E 3 or more physical drives. Add 1 or more physical drives. RAID 3 3 physical drives minimum, 32 maximum. RAID 1 must have less than 32 physical drives. Add 1 or more physical drives. RAID 5 RAID 10 4 physical drives minimum. Even number of physical drives. Add 2 or more physical drives.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 3 A RAID 3 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives: Target Requirements RAID 0 None. RAID 1E None. RAID 3 Add physical drives. 32 maximum. RAID 5 3 physical drives minimum, 32 maximum. If existing physical drives have no unused space, add 1 or more physical drives. RAID 6 4 physical drives minimum, 32 maximum. If existing physical drives have no unused space, add 1 or more physical drives.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 5 A RAID 5 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives: Target Requirements RAID 0 None. RAID 1E None. RAID 3 3 physical drives minimum, 32 maximum. If existing physical drives have no unused space, add 1 or more physical drives. RAID 5 Add physical drives. 32 maximum. RAID 6 4 physical drives minimum, 32 maximum. If existing physical drives have no unused space, add 1 or more physical drives. RAID 10 4 physical drives minimum.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 6 A RAID 6 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives: Target Requirements RAID 6 Add physical drives. 32 maximum. RAID 60 8 physical drives minimum, 32 per axle maximum. If existing physical drives have no unused space, add 1 or more physical drives. RAID 10 A RAID 10 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives: Target Requirements RAID 0 None. RAID 1E None.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background RAID 30 A RAID 30 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives: Target Requirements RAID 0 None. RAID 1E None. RAID 3 32 physical drives maximum. RAID 30 must have less than 32 physical drives. RAID 5 RAID 6 32 physical drives maximum. RAID 50 must have less than 32 physical drives. If existing physical drives have no unused space, add 1 or more physical drives. RAID 10 Even number of physical drives. RAID 30 Add physical drives.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual RAID 50 A RAID 50 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives: Target Requirements RAID 0 None. RAID 1E None. RAID 3 32 physical drives maximum. RAID 50 must have less than 32 physical drives. RAID 5 RAID 6 32 physical drives maximum. RAID 50 must have less than 32 physical drives. If existing physical drives have no unused space, add 1 or more physical drives. RAID 10 Even number of physical drives.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background Important • The Target disk array may require more physical drives than the Source disk array • If the Target disk array requires an EVEN number of physical drives but the Source disk array has an ODD number, ADD a physical drive as part of the migration process • You cannot reduce the number of physical drives in your disk array, even if the Target disk array requires fewer physical drives than the Source disk array • RAID 1 (mirroring) works with two drives only.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Current LD Size Maximum LD Expansion Size 8 to 16 TB 16 TB 4096 bytes 4 to 8 TB 8 TB 2048 bytes 2 to 4 TB 4 TB 1024 bytes up to 2 TB 2 TB 512 bytes Sector Size At this point, you have the choice of: • Format the unpartitioned/unformatted capacity as a second logical drive • Delete the existing disk array and create a new one in the desired size Delete and Recreate If you require a logical drive larger than the maximum expansion size: 1.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background Predictive Data Migration (PDM) Predictive Data Migration (PDM) is the migration of data from the suspect disk drive to a spare disk drive, similar to Rebuilding a Logical Drive. But unlike Rebuilding, PDM constantly monitors your disk drives and automatically copies your data to a spare disk drive before the disk drive fails and your Logical Drive goes Critical. See “Running PDM” on page 73 (WebPAM PROe) or page 238 (CLU).
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Transition The Transition feature enables you to specify “permanent” spare drives for your VessRAID subsystem. Transition is the process of replacing a revertible spare drive that is currently part of a disk array with an unconfigured physical drive or a non-revertible spare. The revertible spare drive returns to its original status. Transition happens automatically when the following sequence of events takes place: • You create a revertible spare drive.
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Chapter 9: Technology Background Example Following is an example to explain the Transition function. In the example above, there is a four-drive RAID 5 disk array and a global spare drive. Physical drives 1, 2, 3, and 4 belong to the disk array. Physical drive 5 remains unconfigured. Physical drive 6 is a revertible spare drive. If a physical drive fails in a disk array and there is a spare drive of adequate capacity available, the controller automatically rebuilds the array using the spare drive.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual There is no spare drive at this moment. Even if physical drive 5 is of adequate capacity, it has not been designated as a spare, therefore the controller cannot use it as a spare. Automatic Transition At this juncture, you would replace the failed drive in slot 3 with a new one of the same or greater capacity.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting This chapter covers the following topics: • VessRAID is Beeping (below) • LEDs Display Amber or Red (page 367) • CLU Reports a Problem (page 373) • WebPAM PROe Reports a Problem (page 375) • LCD Panel Reports a Problem (page 378) • Viewing a Report from OPAS (page 379) • Event Notification Response (page 381) • Critical & Offline Disk Arrays (page 394) • Incomplete Array (page 397) • Physical Drive Problems (page 398) • Enclosure Problems (page 400) • Conne
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual VessRAID is Beeping VessRAID’s alarm has five different patterns, as shown below. Figure 1. Audible alarm sound patters 1 .25s .75s .25s 1x 2 .25s .75s .25s .75s 3 .25s 4 .25s .25s .25s .5s .25s 2.5s .25s .5s 6s .25s .75s .25s 1s .25s 5 1.25s .25s 3s 2x 8 s When you first power-up the VessRAID, it beeps twice to show normal operation. See pattern 1, in Figure 1.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting LEDs Display Amber or Red Front Panel LEDs When boot-up is finished and the VessRAID subsystem is functioning normally: • Power, Global Enclosure Status, and Global RAID Status LEDs display green continuously. • Controller Activity LED flashes green when there is controller activity. • System Heartbeat LED blinks green seven times in three seconds, goes dark for six seconds, then repeats the pattern. Figure 2.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual State LEDs Dark Steady Green Flashing Green Amber Red System Off Normal — — — Global RAID System Off Status Normal — Logical Logical Drive Critical Drive Offline Normal Locating the Enclosure Fan, battery, power supply, temperature, or voltage problem* Power Global Enclosure Status System Off Controller Activity System Off One or more or no iSCSI iSCSI ports ports connected connected Activity — — Controller Heartbeat System Off N
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Figure 3. VessRAID disk drive carrier LEDs Disk Status Power/Activity Plus carrier Disk Status Power/Activity Original carrier If there is a disk drive in the carrier, the Power/Activity LED displays Green. If not, the Power/Activity LED remains dark. The Power/Activity LED flashes during drive activity. The Disk Status LED displays Green when a drive is present and configured.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Figure 4. VessRAID optional LCD display Press the or button to see the View Events menu. Then press the button to read the Events. Controller LEDs Under normal conditions, the Controller Status LED is green and the Dirty Cache LED icon is dark. The battery and fan LEDs should display green. See the figure and table below. Figure 5.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Figure 6. VessRAID iSCSI controller LEDs Controller Status Fan 2 JBOD expansion 16- and 12-bay subsystems Dirty Cache Fan 1 Battery USB 2 USB 1 iSCSI Ports 1 2 3 4 Fan 1 Fan 2 Figure 7.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual State LEDs Dark Green Amber Red Blinking Controller Status no power OK Error Malfunction at start-up Green: Activity Dirty Cache No data in cache — Unsaved data in cache — Amber: Unsaved data in cache OK Backup capacity below 72 hours No power to controller cache — One fan Multiple turning too fans turning slowly too slowly — Battery Fan Not detected or Not installed Not detected OK USB Ports No device detected Device detecte
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting CLU Reports a Problem The CLU reports information passively, that is you must determine which functions to check based on the sound of the VessRAID’s buzzer and any amber or red LEDs. See page 366 through 371. Check the event logs first. Then check the reported component. Viewing Runtime Events To display Runtime Events: 1. From the Main Menu, highlight Event Viewer and press Enter. The log of Runtime Events appears. Events are added to the top of the list.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Checking a Reported Component In this example, let us check disk array status. 1. Open the CLU. 2. Highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter. 3. Observe the status of your disk arrays. DaId Alias OpStatus CfgCapacity FreeCapacity MaxContiguousCap ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0 DA0 OK 75.44GB 66.06GB 66.06GB 1 DA1 Degraded 189.06GB 179.68GB 179.68GB 2 DA2 OK 73.57GB 64.20GB 64.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting WebPAM PROe Reports a Problem WebPAM PROe aids in troubleshooting your logical drives and enclosure by continuous monitoring and reporting to the User in the following ways: • Displays yellow !s red Xs in Tree View. Figure 8. Yellow !s and red Xs in Tree View To set up email and popup message notification, see “Setting-up User Event Subscriptions” on page 79.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Figure 9. An example of a popup message • Keeps a record in the Event Log. Figure 10.The Event Log • Keeps a record in the Event Log. • Displays full information in Management View.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual LCD Panel Reports a Problem The LCD panel can report a certain problems, including a Critical logical drives. Figure 12.The optional LCD panel reports a Critical logical drive Press the or button until you see the View Events menu. Then press the button to read the corresponding event. The event gives specific information, such as which physical drive failed or was removed.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Viewing a Report from OPAS The VessRAID subsystem comes with One Plug Auto Service (OPAS). OPAS automatically saves a comprehensive system profile and diagnostic report as a text file when you plug a USB stick in one of the USB ports on the VessRAID controller. To view an OPAS report on the VessRAID: 1. Plug a USB stick into one of the USB ports on the VessRAID controller. Figure 13. USB ports on the VessRAID controller USB ports 2.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual 5. Open the subinfo_xxxxxxxxxx.log file in a text editor to read the system profile and diagnostic report. Note Choose a text editor with some word processor capability, such as WordPad on a Windows PC, for easier viewing.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Event Notification Response When you choose Event Notification, WebPAM PROe sends popup and/or email messages regarding its status. The messages you see depend on your notification selection and what is currently happening in the VessRAID. See “Setting-up User Event Subscriptions” on page 79.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Reported Event Corrective Action Battery is discharging Battery is undergoing reconditioning. Battery is charging Battery is being recharged. Battery reconditioning is complete Battery reconditioning is finished. Battery is malfunctioning Run battery reconditioning. Run battery reconditioning. See page 143 (WebPAM PROe) or page 224 (CLU). If this message reappears, replace the battery.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Reported Event Blowers are functioning normally Corrective Action Normal. Blowers are NOT installed Reinstall the fan. If the fan does not turn, replace it. See page 321. Blower status is unknown Check for airflow out of the cooling unit. If there is none, check for proper installation. Cache BBU flushing has started VessRAID’s cache is being flushed. BBU flushing has ended VessRAID’s cache has been flushed. BBU flushing has failed VessRAID’s cache could not be flushed.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Reported Event Corrective Action Drive Interface Controller Drive-interface controller found Normal. Drive-interface controller is NOT found Restart the VessRAID. See page 134 (WebPAM PROe) or page 288 (CLU). If this message appears repeatedly, contact Technical Support. See page 411. Drive-interface diagnostics has passed Normal. Drive-interface diagnostics has failed Restart the VessRAID. See page 134 (WebPAM PROe) or page 288 (CLU).
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Reported Event Corrective Action Host-interface controller has encountered an unrecoverable error Restart the VessRAID. See page 134 (WebPAM PROe) or page 288 (CLU). Host-interface controller has received an aborttask/ abort task set/clear task set command. Result of user action. Normal. Host-interface controller has received an clear ACA command. Result of clearing an auto contingent alliance condition. If this message appears repeatedly, contact Technical Support.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Reported Event Corrective Action Logical drive initialization Initialization stopped because of user intervention, has stopped schedule or the logical drive was deleted or went critical or offline. Logical drive initialization Initialization failure due to a failed disk drive. Replace marks the logical drive the disk drive, delete and recreate the logical drive. offline See page 153 (WebPAM PROe) or page 230 (CLU).
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Reported Event Corrective Action Media patrol is queued Media patrol has been set manually or by schedule. Media patrol is stopped internally Media patrol stopped because the disk array was deleted or removed. Online Capacity Expansion Online capacity expansion has started Result of settings or user action. Normal. Online capacity Normal.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Reported Event Corrective Action PDM is stopped internally The destination drive was removed or used for a rebuild. Physical Disk Physical disk is marked online Disk drive restored to normal operation. Physical disk is marked online Disk drive removed from service due to errors. If necessary, try to force the disk online. See page 147 (WebPAM PROe) or page 228 (CLU). Physical disk is marked as dead. Disk drive failure. Replace the disk drive.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Reported Event Physical disk negotiation speed is decreased. Corrective Action Disk drive had to reduce its data rate. If this message appears repeatedly, replace the disk drive. Previously configured disk Disk drive may have failed or was removed from the is no longer found enclosure. Replace or reinstall the disk drive as needed. A physical disk has Disk drive experienced an unknown error. If this encountered an unknown message appears repeatedly, replace the disk drive.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Reported Event PSU 12V/5V/3.3V power is within the range Corrective Action Normal. RAID Level Migration RAID Level migration is started Result of settings or user action. Normal. RAID Level migration is completed Normal. RAID Level migration is paused Migration paused because of user intervention, schedule or a higher priority background activity. RAID Level migration is resumed Migration has resumed again after a pause.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Reported Event Corrective Action Rebuild is resumed Rebuild has resumed again after a pause. Rebuild is stopped Rebuild stopped because of user intervention, schedule or the logical drive was deleted or the target disk drive encountered an error. If rebuild stopped by the user, restart the rebuild. See page 163 (WebPAM PROe) or page 236 (CLU). Rebuild stopped internally The logical drive is offline. See page 394. Rebuild is aborted due to System resources are low.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Reported Event Corrective Action Resource Resource is NOT available System resources are low. Reduce system load or restart the VessRAID. See page 134 (WebPAM PROe) or page 288 (CLU). Spare Check Spare check started on the given spare drive Result of settings or user action. Normal. Spare check completed Normal. successfully on the given spare drive Spare Drives Physical disk assigned as Result of settings or user action. Normal.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Reported Event Synchronization is stopped Corrective Action Synchronization stopped because of user intervention, schedule or the logical drive was deleted or went critical or offline. Synchronization is System resources are low. Reduce system load or aborted due to an internal restart the VessRAID. See page 134 (WebPAM error. PROe) or page 288 (CLU). Synchronization is queued Synchronization is already running on another logical drive in the same array.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Critical & Offline Disk Arrays A fault-tolerant disk array—RAID 1, 1E, 5, 10, and 50—goes critical when a disk drive is removed or fails. A RAID 6 or 60 disk array—goes degraded when a disk drive is removed or fails and critical when two disk drives are removed of fail. Due to the fault tolerance of the disk array, the data is still available and online.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting • The Disk Status LED changes from green to red. Figure 16.VessRAID disk drive carrier LEDs Disk Status Power/Activity • The audible alarm repeatedly sounds two short beeps. See page 366. • WebPAM PROe reports the condition. See page 375. Also see “Physical Drive Problems” on page 398.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual To enable Automatic Rebuild, see “Making Background Activity Settings” on page 71 (WebPAM PROe) or page 264 (CLU). To set Hot Spare Policy, see “Making Spare Drive Settings” on page 177 (WebPAM PROe) or page 242 (CLU). Important If your replacement disk drive was formerly part of a different disk array or logical drive, you must clear the configuration data on the replacement drive before you use it. See page 147 (WebPAM PROe) or page 227 (CLU).
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Incomplete Array An incomplete array can result from any of the following conditions: • The NVRAM watermark for the RAID level migration currently in progress is missing or cannot be found • A physical drive goes missing during transport See “Physical Drive Failed” on page 398 for more information.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Physical Drive Problems Physical Drive Offline Check the drive for: • PFA Condition – Caused by a bad block or sector. See “Clearing Stale and PFA Conditions” on page 147 (WebPAM PROe) or page 227 (CLU). • Stale Configuration – Caused by obsolete array information on the physical drive. Identify the disk array to which the physical drive belongs. Then delete the disk array. See “Deleting a Disk Array” on page 158 (WebPAM PROe) or page 234 (CLU).
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting You can set the VessRAID to migrate disk arrays under Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM), a much faster process because it writes data to the memory in the controller. However, if a physical drive or the controller fails during migration, the logical drives will go offline and you will lose data. See “Incomplete Array” on page 397. Because the setting for migration under NVRAM requires special access, most users will not encounter this condition.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Enclosure Problems WebPAM PROe displays yellow !s components that need attention. red Xs in Tree View to identify When a yellow ! appears over a Subsystem in Tree View, click the Enclosure icon. The Enclosure screen will display (below). Figure 18.Enclosure information in Management View In this example, one of the RAID Controller fans has failed. The Enclosure Diagram displays color and motion changes to identify the failed fan.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Enclosure Overheat Overheating is a potentially serious condition because the excessively high temperatures can lead to disk drive failure and controller malfunction. Overheating usually results from: • Fan failure • Poor air circulation around the enclosure Fan Failure On VessRAID, there are two kinds of fans: • Power supply fan • RAID controller fan If a power supply fan fails, you must replace the power supply.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Power Supply VessRAID 1800 Series VessRAID 1800 Series has two power supplies. The advantage of two power supplies is that, should one fail, the other will continue powering the subsystem. The power supplies are hotswappable. VessRAID 1700 Series VessRAID 1700 Series has only one power supply and it is not replaceable onsite.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Connection Problems When you install your PROMISE product following the instructions in the Quick Start Guide and this Product Manual, you should have little trouble getting your equipment to work the first time. But connection problems can arise that are not the User's or Installer's fault. Every conceivable problem cannot be covered in the documentation but some guidelines could be helpful. Connection problems cause a majority of failures in almost any electrical system.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Network Connections Each controller has one Ethernet RJ45 connector on the back of the enclosure for the Management port and four RJ45 connectors for the iSCSI ports. The VessRAID becomes a node on your network like any other PC or server. VessRAID supports DHCP. If there is a DHCP server on your network, do not assign an IP address manually without consulting your network administrator.
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Figure 20.iSCSI port connection Link – Activity LED Speed LED State LEDs Dark Orange Green Blinking Green Link – Activity Link NOT established — Link established Activity Speed — 1000 Mb/s 100 Mb/s — Fibre Channel Ports The Fibre Channel ports on VessRAID have activity LEDs but no speed LEDs. Refer to “Managing Fibre Channel Connections” on page 86 or page 251 to verify link speed. Figure 21.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Browser Does Not Connect to WebPAM PROe If you successfully setup and connected to WebPAM PROe, then suddenly you can no longer connect, it might be the result of the following three conditions: • DHCP is enabled on your VessRAID’s management port • The DHCP server does not have a dedicated IP address for the VessRAID • The VessRAID restarted and your DHCP server assigned a new IP address You must obtain the new IP Address for the management port in
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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting The new management port IP address and other network settings are displayed on the screen. Enter the new IP address into your browser to log into WebPAM PROe. Unsaved Data in the Controller Cache The Dirty Cache LED informs you that there is data in the cache that has not been saved to non-volatile memory. Such data is sometimes called “dirty,” not to suggest it is corrupted in some way but because it has not been saved to a disk drive. Figure 23.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Figure 24.USB ports USB ports You enable Rescue Mode under the CLU controller settings. See page 217. Also see “Making a Serial Connection” on page 208 and “Contacting Technical Support” on page 411.
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Chapter 11: Support • Frequently Asked Questions (below) • Contacting Technical Support (page 411) • Limited Warranty (page 415) • Returning the Product For Repair (page 417) Frequently Asked Questions What kind of disk drives can I use with VessRAID? VessRAID supports 3.0 GB/s Serial ATA disk drives and 3.0 Gb/s SAS drives. VessRAID does not support Parallel ATA (PATA) disk drives.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual WebPAM PROe 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.
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Chapter 11: Support How can I be sure everything is working OK on the VessRAID? Locally: The VessRAID enclosure has LEDs on the front to monitor the status of power, field replaceable units (FRUs) and logical drives. When these are green, VessRAID is functioning normally. Remotely: Check the Tree Icons in WebPAM. If there are no yellow or red warning icons displayed, VessRAID is functioning normally.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual Technical Support Services PROMISE Online™ Web Site http://www.PROMISE.com/support/ support_eng.asp. (technical documents, drivers, utilities, etc.) United States E-mail Support e-Support On-Line Fax Support +1 408 228 1100 Attn: Technical Support Phone Support +1 408 228 1400 option 4 If you wish to write us for support: PROMISE Technology, Inc.
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Chapter 11: Support Italy E-mail Support e-Support On-Line Fax Support +39 0 6 367 124 00 Attn: Technical Support Phone Support +39 0 6 367 126 26 If you wish to write us for support: PROMISE Technology Italy Piazza del Popolo 18 00187 Roma, Italia Taiwan E-mail Support e-Support On-Line Fax Support +886 3 578 2390 Attn: Technical Support Phone Support +886 3 578 2395 ext. 8822 or 8823 If you wish to write us for support: PROMISE Technology, Inc. 2F, No. 30, Industry E. Rd.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual China E-mail Support e-Support On-Line Fax Support +86 10 8857 8015 Attn: Technical Support Phone Support +86 10 8857 8085 or 8095 If you wish to write us for support: PROMISE Technology China – Beijing Room 1108, West Wing Shi Chuang Plaza, Shangdi IT Park 22 Information Road Haidian District, Beijing 100085, China E-mail Support e-Support On-Line Fax Support +86 21 6249 4627 Attn: Technical Support Phone Support +86 21 6249 4192, 4193, or 41
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Chapter 11: Support Limited Warranty PROMISE Technology, Inc. (“PROMISE”) warrants that this product, from the time of the delivery of the product to the original end user: a) all components, except the cache backup battery, for a period of three (3) years; b) the cache backup battery, for a period of one (1) year; c) will conform to PROMISE’s specifications; d) will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual PROMISE DOES NOT WARRANT that any product is free from errors or that it will interface without problems with your computer system. It is your responsibility to back up or otherwise save important data before installing any product and continue to back up your important data regularly. No other document, statement or representation may be relied on to vary the terms of this limited warranty.
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Chapter 11: Support Returning the Product For Repair If you suspect a product is not working properly, or if you have any questions about your product, contact our Technical Support Staff through one of our Technical Services, making sure to provide the following information: • Product model and serial number (required) • Return shipping address • Daytime phone number • Description of the problem • Copy of the original purchase invoice The technician will assist you in determining whether the pro
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual You are responsible for the cost of insurance and shipment of the product to PROMISE. Note that damage incurred due to improper transport or packaging is not covered under the Limited Warranty. When repairing returned products, PROMISE may replace defective parts with new or reconditioned parts, or replace the entire unit with a new or reconditioned unit.
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Appendix A: Setting-up NAS Network Drives This appendix covers the following topics: • Setting-up a Network Drive – Windows (page 419) • Setting-up a Network Drive – UNIX and Linux (page 424) Network Attached Storage (NAS) is supported by VessRAID iSCSI subsystems only. See “iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN)” on page 27 and “Chapter 5: SmartNAVI” on page 181. Setting-up a Network Drive – Windows Before you can set-up a network drive, you must have: • NAS file system.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 4. Right-click the iSCSI port icon and choose Open from the dropdown menu. The Connect to dialog box appears.
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Appendix A: Setting-up NAS Network Drives 5. In the Connect to dialog box, type your user name and password in the fields provided and click the OK button. Type the user name and password of a NAS user. See“Adding NAS Users” on page 100.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual 6. Right-click the public folder and choose Map Network Drive from the dropdown menu. The Map Network Drive dialog box appears. 7. In the Map Network Drive dialog box, choose a drive letter from the Drive: dropdown menu and click the Finish button.
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Appendix A: Setting-up NAS Network Drives The public folder opens on your desktop. When you double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop, the public folder on the VessRAID appears as a network drive. Public folder on the VessRAID You can now copy files to and from the folder on the VessRAID.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual Setting-up a Network Drive – UNIX and Linux Before you can set-up a network drive, you must have: • NAS file system. See “Creating a NAS File System” on page 111. • Unix/Linux sharing enabled. See “Making UNIX and Linux Protocol Settings” on page 106. • IP address of the Unix/Linux host designated. See “Making UNIX/Linux Sharing Settings” on page 109. On the UNIX or Linux PC with Command Line Interface To setup a network drive: 1. Open a terminal window.
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Appendix A: Setting-up NAS Network Drives The VessRAID is identified by its computer name 4. Type the user name and password in the respective fields, then click the Connect button. The user name and password are case sensitive. Leave the Domain field blank. Type the user name and password of a NAS user. See “Adding NAS Users” on page 100. The folder opens. You can now copy files to and from the folder on the VessRAID.
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Index Numerics 10GB Truncate 137, 218, 2 TB Limitation 347, 410 B 349 background activities delete schedule 75 list of scheduled 74 running 72 scheduling 74 settings 71, 264 view 71 backup change schedule 193 clear event log 195 delete schedule 193 now 190, 193 progress 192 restore files 194 save event log 195 schedule 191 view event log 194 view schedule 193 battery checking 142, 223 failure 402 LED 372 reconditioning 143, 224 reported events 381 BBU, reported events 383 blower, reported events 382 boot
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Index disk array advanced creation disk drive LEDs 38 disk status LED 396 DMA mode, SATA drives 145, 226 download firmware image file 313, 53, 156, 233, 301 alias 156, 160, 233, 239 automatic creation 52, 154, 317 231, 301 create 153, 230 critical 394 delete 158, 234, 304 expand 162, 237 expansion 359 express creation 52, 154, 232 incomplete array 235 information 159, 234, 304 locate 238, 305 manual rebuild 163 Media Patrol, run 164 migrate 162, 237 offline 394 operational status 159, 234, 305 PDM 165
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual F forced read ahead cache enable 138, 218 explained 348 forced unlock 76 FRU VPD information 142, FTP sharing 109 sharing settings 109 failed battery 402 power supply 402 power supply fan 401 RAID controller fan 400, 401 failure recovery, physical drive 394 fan LED 372 replace, original models 321 replace, x30+, x40+ models 221 G GB Truncate 137, 218, 349 global RAID status LED 394 global spare drive 175, 176, 323 status 141 FCC statement 10 Features highlig
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Index information, cont. logical drive 167, iSCSI, cont.
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Index link aggregation change 85, 250 create 84, 249 delete 85, 250 view 85, 250 Linux network drive 424 locate controller 219 disk array 238, 305 enclosure 139, 224 logical drive 246, 309 physical drive 144, 145, logical drive, cont.
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Index online help CLU 211 WebPAM PROe 61 OPAS 379 OPAS report 67 operational status, disk array physical drive, cont.
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual problem reporting CLU 373 LCD panel 378 WebPAM PROe 375, RAID levels, cont.
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Index regulatory statements 10 releasing lock 76, 214 renewing lock 76, 214 replace BBU 324 blower 321 cache battery 324 controller 320 fan 321 fan, original models 321 fan, x30+, x40+ models 323 memory module 326 power supply 319 reported events array incomplete 393 battery 381 BBU 383 blower 382 controller 383, 384, 385 disk array 383 enclosure 384 event log 384 logical drive 385, 386 Media Patrol 386 online capacity expansion 387 PDM 387 physical drive 388 power supply 389 RAID level migration 390 rebui
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual shutdown the subsystem 131, SLP service 120, 277 settings 120, 277 SMART enable 136, 218 error 392 SmartNAVI backup change schedule 193 clear log 195 delete schedule 193 now 190 progress 192 run scheduled 193 save log 195 schedule 191 view log 194 view schedule 193 change password 199 close 182 delete group 202 delete user 200 device add 184 delete 188 list 183 login 185 settings 188 find NAS 184 group create 201 list 201 group members add 201 delete 202 install
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Index username and password CLI/CLU 41, 209 SmartNAVI 185 WebPAM PROe 49, 58 voltage, enclosure 141, 222 W Wake on SAS 138, 219 warranty on VessRAID 415 watermark orphan 138, 217 reported events 393 Web Server service 122, 277 settings 121, 277 WebPAM PROe access over an intranet 410 access over the Internet 56 Event Frame 63 Header 61 interface 60 language 59 login 49, 58 logout 56, 64 Management View 63 NAS 99–113 no browser connection 406 problem reporting 375, 395 regular connection 49, 58 secure co
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