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Installation Reference Guide
iSCSI-SATA II SUBSYSTEM
P/N PW0020000000233
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Preface
About this manual
Trademarks
Chapter 2 Getting started
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 RAID introduction
Chapter 3 Web GUI guideline
Chapter 4 Advanced operation
Appendix
1.1 Features
Chapter 1 RAID introduction
1.2 Terminology
RAID PD VG UDV CV LUN GUI
WB RO DS
GS DC GC DG S.M.A.R.T
WWN HBA MPIO MC/S S.E.S NIC iSCSI LACP MTU CHAP iSNS
1.3 RAID levels
RAID RAID N-way mirror RAID RAID RAID
RAID 0+1 RAID RAID RAID RAID JBOD
2.1 Before starting
Chapter 2 Getting started
2.2 Unpacking the Subsystem
1. HDD status Indicator
2.3 Identifying Parts of the subsystem
2.3.1 Front View
Parts
3. Smart Function Panel - Function Keys PartsFunction
5. Smart Function Panel - Function Keys for RAID configuration
2. HDD trays 1 ~ 16 From right to left
4. LCD display panel
2. Uninterrupted Power Supply UPS Port APC Smart UPS only
2.3.2 Rear View
1. Power Supply Alarm Reset button
5. Fan Fail indicator
9. Power Supply Unit 1 ~
6. Cooling Fan module
2.4 Connecting iSCSI subsystem to Your Network
2.5 Powering-on the Subsystem
2.6 Install Hard Drives
Host initiator iSCSI HBA
2.7 iSCSI introduction
Host initiator NIC
IP SAN
2.8 Management methods
2.8.1 Web GUI
2.8.2 Console serial port
2.8.3 Remote control - secure shell
Host name 192.168.10.50 Please check your DHCP address for this field
Alarm Mute
2.9 Enclosure
2.9.1 LCM
Reset/Shutdown
2.9.2 System buzzer
Reset to Default
Page
System Config
Chapter 3 Web GUI guideline
3.1 IS16GL GUI hierarchy
iSCSI config
Logout
3.2 Login
http//192.168.10.50 Please check the DHCP address first on LCM
3.3 Quick install
Done. You can start to use the system now
3.4 System configuration
3.4.2 IP address
3.4.1 System name
3.4.3 Language
3.4.4 Login config
3.4.5 Password
3.4.6 Date
3.4.7 Mail
3.4.8 SNMP
3.4.9 System log server
3. Facility select the facility for event log
3.5 iSCSI config
3.4.10 Event log
3.5.1 Entity property
3.5.2 NIC
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit size can be changed by clicking the blue
3.5.3 Node
3.5.5 CHAP account
3.5.4 Session
Tips
3.6 Volume configuration
3.6.1 Volume relationship diagram
3.6.2 Physical disk
+ + +
∙ PD column description
Slot WWN Size GB VG Name Status
∙ PD operations description
Status Status Speed
FREE DISC GLOBAL SPARES
3.6.3 Volume group
∙ VG column description
CREATE
Name TotalGB FreeGB #PD #UDV Status Status Status Status RAID
∙ VG operations description
DELETE
∙ UDV column description
3.6.4 User data volume
No Name SizeGB Status
RAID
Status Status Status
Status
#LUN
SNAPSHTOT
3.6.5 Cache volume
ATTACH LUN
CREATE
CREATE
3.6.6 Logical unit number
∙ CV operations description
DELETE
ATTACH
3.6.7 Examples
∙ LUN operations description
DETACH
1. Select “/ Volume config / Volume group”
1. Select “/ Volume config / User data volume”
1. In “/ Volume config / User data volume”, press
1. Select a UDV
1. Select “/ Volume config / Physical disk”
Tips
Delete UDVs, VG, please follow the steps Step 6 Detach LUN from UDV
In “/ Volume config / Logical unit”
Step 5 Done. They can be used as iSCSI disks
Figure 3.6.7.7 Slot 5 is set as global spare disk
1. Select LUNs by clicking the checkbox of the row, then click
1. Select “/ Volume config / User data volume”
1. Select “/ Volume config / Volume group”
Tips
1. Select “/ Volume config / Cache volume”
1. Select “/ Volume config / Physical disk”
click ““ to free disk Step 10 Done, all volumes have been deleted
∙ Example
1. Select “/ Volume config / User data volume”
Tips
1. Select “/ Volume config / Physical disk”
Step 4 Attach LUN to UDV
1. Select “/ Volume config / Physical disk”
Step 6 Done. The PDs can be used as iSCSI disks
3.7 Enclosure management
1. Select “/ Volume config / Cache volume”
3.7.1 SES configuration
3.7.2 Hardware monitor
3.7.3 Hard drive S.M.A.R.T. function support
3.7.4 UPS
Battery Level
3.8 System maintenance
UPS Type Shutdown Battery Level
Shutdown Delay s
3.8.1 Upgrade
3.8.4 Config import & export
3.8.3 Reset to default
3.8.2 Info
Event log SES config voltemp UPS Physical disk
System name IP address iSCSI Login config Password Date Mail SNMP
Not available in import function
Volume group
3.8.5 Shutdown
Hard disk auto spindown setting
VG setting with 1 VG name, 2 size, 3 number of
3.9 Logout
Chapter 4 Advanced operation
4.1 Rebuild
Tips
When rebuilding, the status of PD/VG/UDV is “R” and “R%” in UDV will display the ratio in percentage. After complete rebuilding, “R” and “DG” will disappear. VG will become complete one
RAID RAID N-way mirror RAID RAID RAID RAID 0+1 RAID RAID
1. Select “/ Volume config / Volume group”
4.2 VG migration and expansion
RAID RAID JBOD
Figure 4.2.3 A RAID 0 migrates to RAID 5, complete percentage is 12%
Tips
4.3 UDV Extension
1. Select “/ Volume config / User data volume”
Degrade VG not allowed Source VG is degraded
4.4 Snapshot /Rollback
Tips
4.4.1 Create snapshot volume
1. Select “/ Volume config / User data volume”
These numbers mean “Free snapshot space” and “Total snapshot space”
1. Select “/ Volume config / User data volume”
4.4.2 Auto snapshot
Tips
1. Select “/ Volume config / User data volume”
4.5 QCopy remote replication
4.4.3 Rollback
Roll back snapshot UDV now?
To do a QCopy task, please follow the below steps
2. Click QCopy icon “” on the selected snapshot UDV
Figure 4.5.2 input the target system data port IP address
Figure 4.5.1 setup QCopy on selected snapshot UDV
Tips
Figure 4.5.5 QCopy is copying, and the completed percentage it 24%
Tips
Sure to QCopy?
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4.6 Disk roaming
4.7 Support Microsoft MPIO and MC/S
∙ RAM
Appendix
A. Certification list
∙ iSCSI Initiator Software
∙ iSCSI HBA card
∙ GbE Switch
Tips
Tips
∙ SATA hard drive
B. Event notifications
Error
∙ PD/S.M.A.R.T. events
Error
Error
Error
Error
Error
∙ System config events
∙ System maintenance events
Error
Info
Error
Error
Info
Error
C. Known issues
Error
Error
D. Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
2. Click “Discovery”
Figure D.3
4. Click “OK”. Please see Figure D.3
5. Click “Targets”. Please see Figure D.4
Figure D.4
Figure D.5
8. Click “OK”. The status would be “Connected”. Please see Figure D.7
9. Done, it can connect to an iSCSI disk
Figure D.6
B. Check the Identifier, which will be deleted. C. Click “Log off”
The following procedure is to log off iSCSI device
A. Click “Details”. Please see Figure D.8
D. Done, the iSCSI device log off successfully
ž Create a VG with RAID 5, using 3 HDDs
E. Trunking/LACP setup instructions
The setup instructions are in the following figures
Figure E.1 Network diagram of Trunking/LACP
Figure E.3
ž Create a UDV by using the RAID 5 VG
Figure E.4
Figure E.5
ž Done, please check the settings
ž Select “Trunking”. If LACP is needed, please see Figure E.12
Figure E.6
Figure E.9
ž Now, the setting is in Trunking mode
ž Select “LACP”. If Trunking is needed, please see Figure E.8
Figure E.10
Figure E.12
ž Now, the setting is LACP mode
ž Add Target Portals in Microsoft iSCSI initiator
Figure E.13
Figure E.14
ž Click “Targets” to log on
Figure E.15
Figure E.16
ž Log on
ž Click “Advanced”
Figure E.17
Figure E.18
ž The setting is completed
Figure E.19
Figure E.20
Figure E.21
Figure F.1
F. MPIO and MC/S setup instructions
Figure F.2
Figure F.4
ž The volume config setting is done
Figure F.3
Figure F.5
Figure F.7
Figure F.6
Figure F.8
Figure F.9
ž Add second Target Portals on Microsoft iSCSI initiator
Figure F.10
Figure F.11
ž The initiator setting is done
ž Log on
Figure F.12
Figure F.13
ž Enable “Enable multi-path” checkbox. Then click “Advanced”
Figure F.14
Figure F.15
ž Enable “Enable multi-path” checkbox. Then click “Advanced”
ž Log on again
Figure F.16
Figure F.17
ž iSCSI device is connected. Click “Details”
Figure F.18
Figure F.19
ž Click “Device” tab, then click “Advanced”
ž Click “MPIO” tab, select “Load Balance Policy” to “Round Robin”
Figure F.20
Figure F.21
ž Click “Apply”
Figure F.22
Figure F.23
Figure F.24
ž Log on
ž Then click “Advanced”
Figure F.25
Figure F.26
Figure F.27
Figure F.28
ž Choose “Round Robin” for Load Balance Policy
ž “Add” Source Portal for the iSCSI data port
Figure F.29
Figure F.30 Figure F.31
The following is the step by step setup of Qlogic QLA4010C
G. QLogic QLA4010C setup instructions
ž The MC/S setting is done
Figure F.32
Figure G.1
Figure G.2
ž Click “OK”
ž Disable “Immediate Data” and enable “Initial R2T”
n Click “Save settings” and click “Yes” on next page
Figure G.3
Figure G.5
ž Check the parameters which “Initial R2T” are enabled
ž Click “Refresh” and find a new target with iSCSI name
Figure G.6
Figure G.7
Figure G.8
Introduction
H. Installation Steps for Large Volume TB
Before starting, prepare the following items
Step A configure your target
2. Go to \Volume config\User data volume, create a UDV
Figure H.8 a 2793G UDV is created
Figure H.9 block size = 512B, for 64bit OS setting
Figure H.10 block size = 4K, for 32bit OS setting
Figure H.11 attach LUN for iSCSI controller
Figure H.12 attach LUN
Step B configure your host/server
1. User needs to setup software iSCSI initiator or iSCSI HBA first
port
Step C Initialize/Format/Mount the disk
Figure H.15 Status is “Connected”, the initiator setting is done
1. Go to Control Panel \Computer Management\Device Manger\Disk drives
Figure H.16 Disk drive status of IS16GL
2. Go to Control Panel \Computer Management\Disk Management
Figure H.17 New Disk Figure H.18 Initialize disk
For more detail about GPT, please visit
Figure H.19 Convert to GPT Disk for over 2TB capacity
Figure H.20 format disk Figure H.21 format is done
Figure H.22 the new disk is ready to go, available size = 2.72TB
SW version
System information
IS16GL
2.2.1 Build
/ 
” in the RAID column next the RAID level.
”. There will be a 
” to increase
“ to go back to setup page. When doing migration to lower RAID level, such as the original RAID level is RAID 6 and user wants to migrate to RAID 0, the controller will evaluate this operation is safe or not, and display "Sure to migrate to a lower protection array?” to give user warning.
“.
“ to start migration. Controller also pops up a message of “Warning: power lost during migration may cause damage of data!” to give user warning. When the power is abnormally off during migration, the data is in high risk.