ATTO Technology SC 5700 operation manual Creating a custom setup

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Creating a custom setup

If the application setups do not suit your needs, you may use Custom Setup to configure the FastStream.

1After choosing Custom Setup button, the RAID Setup Wizard page appears. Click on Next.

2Decide if all drives are to be available to both ports.

•If you select Yes, the same node name is assigned to both ports.

•If you select No, different node names are assigned to each FC port.

•The choice you make establishes the access for all RAID groups attached to this FastStream.

3Select a RAID level. Refer to Design RAID Groups on page xix of the Appendix.

If you are using a FastStream SC 5300, the menu does not includes a button for RAID 6. If you selected RAID 1 with Multiple Mirrors, type in the number of mirrors (copies) of the original data you want to maintain in the box provided.

4Type a unique name for your RAID group in the box provided on the page under the Step 3 heading.

5Click Next.

6Click on the System Scan button to discover the drives available for RAID configuration.

7When the scanned drives box is populated, click on the boxes representing the drives for the RAID group named in Step 4.

8Click Next.

9The Partition wizard appears.

•A RAID group may have several Terabytes of total data capacity because of the size of the included drives. Partitions allow you to break up large RAID groups into smaller, more manageable groups.

•Most host systems can address only 2 TB per LUN. Partitioning increases storage efficiency by providing more LUNs without using lower capacity RAID groups.

•Partitioning allows the creation of multiple logical volumes.

Note

If you don't want to use partitions, click on the All Unallocated button.

a.Enter the desired partition size from the available RAID group capability.

b.Click Create.

c.Repeat entering the partition size and clicking on Create as often as you need to partition the remaining capacity, or, whenever you have completed designating partitions, click on the All Unallocated button to put all the remaining capacity into one partition.

10Click Next. The storage capacity is allocated.

11RAID partitions are mapped onto the Fibre Channel network as FC LUNs. Select the method you wish to use to map the partitions.

•If you select Auto, all mapping for all RAID groups attached to this FastStream is changed, destroying any previous mapping.

•If you do not wish to change the mapping of your other RAID groups, select Manual.

Manual mapping allows you to make LUN assignments for each RAID partition in the selected RAID group.

a.From the RAID Configuration page presented, under Select the mapping method, click the Manual radio button.

b.Click on any partition to map that partition to a Port and LUN.

12Choose an Initialization method (refer to Initialization on page 14).

13Select an Interleave level by clicking on the drop down box.

CAUTION

The default value is usually best. Changing the default interleave size may degrade performance.

14Select the Sector Size.The RAID group sector size must be evenly divisible by the sector size of any member disk.

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Contents FastStream SC Atto Technology, Inc Contents Monitor Storage, Configurations Configure Storage into RAID GroupsPhone Home Email Alerts Drive Diagnostics Scsi Enclosure Services SESAppendix E Warranty Xxvi Manage Atto Devices, ConfigurationsInterface Options Appendix B Design RAID Groups XixRAID protection features FastStream 5000 Series featuresAudio/video features Additional FastStream 5300 featuresAdditional FastStream 5700 features Additional FastStream 5500 featuresFastStream SC 5300 Physical Attributes Exhibit 1.1-1 The connector side of the FastStream SC5300 Operating Temperature 5 C-40 C Reset/restore factory default switchFastStream SC 5500 Physical Attributes SAS/SATA portsLEDs on the faceplate are FastStream SC 5700 Physical Attributes Cooling and airflow Fibre Channel portsDo not block the enclosure’s vents. Page Unpacking the packing box verifying contents Install the FastStream Storage ControllerInstalling the FastStream Setting up Internet ExplorerBeginning initial configuration Select Internet OptionsUncheck the Require server verification check box Ensure Drive Integrity Before creating RAID groupsSelect Initialize and Verify Drives After creating RAID groups Configure Storage into RAID Groups Features you may chooseAuto-Rebuild Selecting an application Fault ToleranceInitialization Preliminary stepsAudio Quick Digital VideoGeneral Digital Video, General IT or Database Click CommitCreating a custom setup Page Page Creating a read-only user name, password Changing current user name, passwordModify System Values Changing system variablesWhen you have completed your changes, click on Commit Monitor Storage, Configurations Health and Status MonitorHealth and Status Monitor page appears Scsi Enclosure Services SES Configuration DisplayClick the Set up Error Notification button ConfigurationPhone Home Email Alerts Exhibit 6.1-1 The Error Notification Drive Diagnostics Read only drive testClick the Read-Only Drive Test button Drive performance and health Identifying a drive attached to the FastStreamClick on Identify Drive Setting up SES Scsi Enclosure Services SESIdentifying SES elements Use the Health and Status Monitor Monitoring SES elementsUse the Manage menu Select the Monitor Enclosure Services buttonRAID group processes Modify StorageCreating RAID groups Deleting RAID groupsAdding mirrors to a RAID configuration Changing RAID configuration RAID migrationAdding drives to a RAID group Modifying RAID group partitions Modifying RAID group mappingRebuilding RAID groups Click on the Modify RAID Group Mapping buttonFastStream process adding or removing Hot Spares Modifying RAID optionsSelect the Add/Remove Hot Spares button Advanced CLI Removing RAID configuration dataPage Creating a unique name for your FastStream Manage Atto Devices, ConfigurationsDiscovering, managing other Atto devices Appliance NameClick on the System Configuration Save/Restore button Saving or restoring a configurationInterface Options Using the ExpressNAV Storage ManagerUsing Telnet Using the serial portType FastStream in the New Connection dialog box EnterClick Upload Update FirmwarePage Appendix a CLI Provides an ASCII-based Interface Symbol/Abbreviation IndicatesCLI summary CLI error messagesIii Command Default ExampleIpdhcp Command Default Example CLI command explanations AutoMapAutoResume Boot Delay BlockDevCleanDefaultInterleave BlockDevIdentifyDumpConfiguration DriveTestConfigEmailPassword DriveTestEthernetSpeed FCPortErrorsEventLog EventLogFilterFCSCSIBusyStatus FCPortListFCTargets FCWWNameIsReserved IPSubnetMaskMaxOpTemp MetricsReadOnlyPassword PasswordResetFCPortErrors RestoreConfigurationRGAutoRebuild RGCancelAddStorageRGCommit RGCreateRGPreFetch RGWaitTimeoutRGRebuild RGResumeConversionRMStatus SaveConfigurationRoute RouteDisplaySCSIPortResetOnStartup SCSIPortResetSerialPortBaudRate SerialPortEchoDefault disabled SESDiskFailureAlarmSESEnclosures SESIdentifyTailEventLog TemperatureTime TimeZoneAppendix B Design RAID Groups Jbod Just a Bunch of DisksDvraid Digital Video RAID RAID Level 0 striping, no redundancy RAID Level 1 mirroring duplicate drivesRAID Level 1 plus additional mirroring RAID Level 1+0 striping, mirror spans two drives RAID Level 4 striping, one parity driveRAID Level 5 striping, parity distributed among drives Disk Stripe Data Connecting Scsi devices to Scsi ports Appendix C Scsi CablingCable types Max Bits Ended SupportDeclaration of Conformity Appendix D Standards and CompliancesManufacturer limited warranty Appendix E Warranty
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