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LG	Logical Drive number
	P0: Logical Drive 0 managed by the Primary Controller
	S0: Logical Drive 0 managed by the Secondary Controller
LV	The Logical volume to which this logical drive belongs
ID	Controller-generated unique ID
RAID	RAID level
SIZE (MB)	Capacity of the Logical Drive
RAID	RAID Level
Size(MB)	Capacity of the Logical Drive
Status 1	Logical Drive Status – Column 1

GOOD		The logical drive is in good condition
DRV FAILED		A drive member failed in the logical drive
CREATING		Logical drive is being initiated
DRV ABSENT		One of its member drives cannot be detected
INCOMPLETE		Two or more drives failed in the logical drive
Status 2	Logical Drive Status – Column 2
I	Initializing drives
A	Adding drive(s)
E	Expanding logical drive
Status 3	Logical Drive Status – Column 3
R	Rebuilding the logical drive

PRegenerating array parity

Column O	Logical Drive Status – Stripe size
N/A	Default
2	4KB	6	64KB
3	8KB	7	128KB
4	16KB	8	256KB
5	32KB

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Revision Firmware Version External RAID Controller & SubsystemInfortrend Generic Operation ManualCopyright This Edition First Published Product specifications are also subject to change without noticeDisclaimer TrademarksSupported Models Printed in TaiwanRMA Policy Chapter 3 Accessing the Array through Serial Port and Ethernet Table of ContentsChapter 1 RAID Functions An Introduction Chapter 2 RAID PlanningChapter 5 LCD Keypad Operation Chapter 4 LCD Screen MessagesConfiguring RS-232C Connection via Front Panel 3.1.1Setting a SCSI Channel’s Secondary ID - Drive Channel Setting a SCSI Channel’s Primary ID - Drive Channel5.9 Viewing and Editing Logical Drives and Drive Members 5.13Chapter 7 Terminal Operation Chapter 6 Terminal Screen MessagesSetting a Secondary Controller’s SCSI ID - Drive Channel Chapter 8 Fibre Operationviii 9.2 Host-side and Drive-side SCSI Parameters Chapter 9 Advanced Configuration8.5 Multi-Host Access Control LUN Filtering Monitoring and Safety Mechanisms Chapter 10 Redundant Controller10.3 Configuration Disk Array ParametersChapter 12 Array Expansion Chapter 11 Record of SettingsAppendix B Firmware Functionality Appendix A LCD Keypad Navigation MapAppendix C System Functions Upgrading Firmware Appendix D Event MessagesChapter Functional Table of ContentsFunctional Description Out-of-Band via Serial Port and5.6/7.6 Fibre Operation Advanced ConfigurationsChapter ChapterArray Expansion Redundant Controller ConfigurationChapter ChapterAppendix C Controller Maintenancexvii Upgrading FirmwareList of Figures List of Tablesxviii Table 8Figure 2 - 1 Optimization Setting About This Manual Revision History Firmware Version & Other InformationVersion xxiiWhat is a logical volume? 1.2 Logical VolumeRAID Functions An IntroductionTable 1 - 1 RAID Levels 1.3 RAID LevelsWhat are the RAID levels? JBOD NRAIDFigure 1 - 2 NRAID Figure 1 - 3 JBODRAID 0+1 RAIDFigure 1 - 4 RAID Figure 1 - 5 RAIDFigure 1 - 8 RAID Figure 1 - 7 RAIDRAID RAIDGlobal and Local Spare Drives 1.4 Spare DrivesFigure 1 - 9 Local Dedicated Spare Figure 1 - 10 Global SpareLogical Drive Figure 1 - 12 Mixing Local and Global SparesFlash Selected SCSI Drive 1.5 Identifying DrivesFlash All SCSI Drives Flash All but Selected DrivesFigure 1 - 13 Automatic Rebuild 1.6 RebuildAutomatic Rebuild and Manual Rebuild 1. Automatic Rebuild Figure 1 - 14 Manual Rebuild 2. Manual Rebuild3. Concurrent Rebuild in RAID 0+1 What is a logical volume? 1.7 Logical Volume Multi-Level RAIDFigure 1 - 15 Logical Volume Configuration A - One logical drive with all 24 drives Figure 1 - 17 Logical Volume with 4 Logical DrivesFigure 1 - 16 Logical Drive Composed of 24 Drives Figure 1 - 18 Logical Volume with Drives on Different Channels Spare drives assigned to a logical volume?Limitations RAID expansion with logical volume? Different write policies within a logical volume?Different controller settings using logical volume? Redundant ControllerMulti-level RAID systems A logical volume with logical drives of different levels?2.1 Considerations RAID Planning1. How many physical drives do you have? 2. How many drives on each drive channel?4. What kind of host application? 5. Dual loop, hub, or switch?3. How many drives would you like to appear to the host computer? 7. What RAID level? Figure 2 - 1 Optimization SettingOptimization Mode 9. Limitations? 8. Any spare drives?Table 2 RAID Levels2.2.1 Starting a RAID System 2.2 Configuring the ArrayFigure 2 - 2 Array Configuration Process 5. The next step is to make logical drives or storage partitions available through the host ports. When associated with a host ID or LUN number, each capacity volume appears as one system drive. The host SCSI or Fibre adapter will recognize the system drives after the host bus is re-initialized 2.3 Operation Theory Figure 2 - 4 Connecting Drives2.3.1 I/O Channel, SCSI ID, and LUN 2.3.2 Grouping Drives into an ArrayFigure 2 - 5 Physical locations of drive members Figure 2 - 6 Partitions in Logical ConfigurationsFigure 2 - 8 Mapping Partitions to LUNs under ID 2.3.3 Making Arrays Available to HostsFigure 2 - 7 Mapping Partitions to Host ID/LUNs Table 2 - 2 Controller Parameter Settings Fault Management2.4 Tunable Parameters ControllerSCSI Parameters Optimization ModeSpin-Up Parameters Fibre Channel ParametersOthers Array ConfigurationThe following are guidelines on using the serial port Accessing the Arraythrough Serial Port and Ethernet3.1.1 Configuring RS-232C Connection via Front Panel 3.1.2 Starting RS-232C Terminal Emulation The keys used when operating via the terminal are as followsRAIDWatch and Reserved Space What Is the “Disk Reserved Space?”3.2 Out-of-Band via Ethernet Other Concerns 3.2.1 Connecting Ethernet PortRequirements Availability Concern2. Create a Reserved Space on Drives 3.2.2 Configuring the Controller1. Use a Terminal Emulator to Begin Configuration 4. FTP Manager Programs to the Controller IP Address 3. Assign an IP Address to Ethernet Port5. Starting the Manager 3.2.3 NPC Onboard The EMAIL section The SNMPTRAP sectionThe BROADCAST section 3-10Status/Data Transfer Indicator 4.2 Quick Installation ScreenLCD Screen Messages 4.1 The Initial ScreenLG0 RAID5 DRV=3 LG=0 RAID5 DRV=3 2021MB GD SB=1 2021MB GD SB=1 4.3 Logical Drive StatusLogical Drive RAID levelLV=0 ID=09816DE9 00002021MB DRV=1 4.4 Logical Volume StatusLogical Volume Status C=1 I=0 1010MB 4.5 SCSI Drive StatusLG=0 LN SEAGATE Drive Status4.6 SCSI Channel Status Default SCSI Bus Sync ClockCH0=Host PID =4.7 Controller Voltage and Temperature 4.9 View and Edit Event Logs 4.8 Cache Dirty PercentageLCD Keypad Operation 5.1 Power on RAID Enclosure5.2 Caching Parameters Optimization ModesVideo Recording/Playback and Imaging Applications Optimization Mode and Stripe SizeDatabase and Transaction-based Applications Write-Back Cache Enabled Write-Back/Write-Through Cache Enable/DisableDisable Write Optimization for Random or Sequential I/OEvery time you change the Caching Parameters, you must reset the controller for the changes to take effect View and Edit SCSI Drives 5.3 View Connected DrivesC=2 I=0 1010MB New DRV SEAGATE View Drive InformationChoosing a RAID Level 5.4 Creating a Logical DriveChoosing Member Drives Logical Drive PreferencesSpare Drive Assignments Maximum Drive CapacityDisk Reserved Space Write PolicyThe On-Line Mode Stripe SizeBeginning Initialization LG=0 RAID5 DRV=3 2012MB GD SB=0 The Off-Line ModeInitializing090% Please Wait LG=0 Initializat Ion Completed Write Policy 5.5 Creating a Logical VolumeInitialization Mode Logical Volume Assignment View and Edit Logical Volume LV=0 ID=685AE502 2021MB DRV=1 5.6 Partitioning a Logical Drive/Logical VolumePartition Logical Volume LV=0 Part=0 2021MB ? LV=0 Part=0 2021MB LV=0 Part=0 700MB ? LV=0 Partition=1 1321MB ?5.7 Mapping a Logical Volume/Logical Drive to Host LUN Adding a Local Spare Drive 5.8 Assigning Spare Drive and Rebuild SettingsAdding a Global Spare Drive Rebuild Settings5-15 InfortrendDeleting a Logical Drive 5.9 Viewing and Editing Logical Drives and Drive MembersFigure 5 - 1 Drive Space Allocated to the Last Partition Deleting a Partition of a Logical DriveRebuilding a Logical Drive Assigning a Name to a Logical DriveFront Panel Operation 5-18Regenerating Logical Drive Parity Media Scan Infortrend Write Policy5-21 Viewing and Deleting LUN Mappings Pass-through SCSI Commands5.10 Viewing and Editing Host LUNs Scanning New SCSI Drive 5.11 Viewing and Editing SCSI Drives5-24 Identifying a DriveFront Panel Operation Redefining Channel Mode 5.12 Viewing and Editing SCSI ChannelsDeleting Spare Drive Global / Local Spare Drive Adding a Channel ID Setting a SCSI Channel’s ID - Host ChannelViewing IDs Deleting a Channel ID Setting a SCSI Channel’s Primary ID - Drive ChannelSetting Channel Bus Terminator Setting a SCSI Channel’s Secondary ID - Drive ChannelFront Panel Operation 5-28Setting Transfer Speed Viewing and Editing SCSI Target - Drive Channel Setting Transfer WidthMaximum Synchronous Transfer Clock Slot NumberMaximum Transfer Width 5-31Parity Check Disconnecting SupportMaximum Tag Count Front Panel OperationRestore to Default Setting Restore to Default Setting? Restore to Default SettingSCSI Target CHL=1 ID=0Changing Password Change Password5.13 System Functions Mute BeeperReset Controller Disabling PasswordOld Password Re-Ent PasswordSaving NVRAM to Disks Restore NVRAM from DisksController Maintenance Front Panel Operation5.14 Controller Parameters Password Validation TimeoutController Name LCD Title Display Controller NameTime Zone Controller Date and TimeGMT +0800 Date and TimeDate and Time MMDDhhmmYYYYSCSI Drive Low-level Format 5.15 SCSI Drive UtilitiesSCSI Drive Read/Write Test Terminal Screen Messages Transfer Rate Indicator6.1 The Initial Screen Cursor Bar6.2 Main Menu 6.3 Quick InstallationTerminal Screen Messages RAID 6.4 Logical Drive StatusSIZE MB SizeMBColumn C 6.5 Logical Volume StatusName SizeMBSlot 6.6 SCSI Drive StatusSize MB SpeedThe default setting of the channel is ??.? MHz in 6.7 SCSI Channel’s StatusThe default setting of the channel is Asynchronous mode ModeCurSynClk TermCurWid ??.?MController voltage and temperature monitoring 6.8 Controller Voltage and TemperatureENTER 6.9 Viewing Event Logs on the ScreenTerminal Operation 7.1 Power on RAID Enclosure7.2 Caching Parameters ChapterVideo Recording/Playback and Imaging Applications LimitationsDatabase and Transaction-based Applications Optimization Mode and Stripe Size Write-Back/Write-Through Cache Enable/DisableOptimization for Random or Sequential I/O Terminal Operation7.3 Viewing the Connected Drives 7.4 Creating a Logical Drive Choosing a RAID Level A pull-down list of supported RAID levels will appear. In this chapter, RAID 5 will be used to demonstrate the configuration process. Choose a RAID level for this logical driveChoosing Member Drives Logical Drive PreferencesLogical Drive Assignments Assign Spare DrivesYou can add a spare drive from the list of the unused drives. The spare chosen here is a Local spare and will automatically replace any failed drive in the event of drive failure. The controller will then rebuild data onto the replacement drive Disk Reserved SpaceStripe Size Press ESC to continue when all the preferences have been setInitialization Mode Use the ESC key to view the status of the created logical drive 7.5 Creating a Logical Volume 7.6 Partitioning a Logical Drive/Logical Volume Choose the logical volume you wish to partition, then press ENTER. Choose “Partition logical volume”, then press ENTER. Select from the list of undefined partitions and Press ENTER 7.7 Mapping a Logical Volume to Host LUN 4. When prompted to “Map Host LUN, press ENTER Adding Local Spare Drive 7.8 Assigning Spare Drive, Rebuild SettingsAdding a Global Spare Drive 7.9 Viewing and Editing Logical Drive and Drive MembersDeleting a Logical Drive Figure 7 - 1 Drive Space Allocated to the Last PartitionDeleting a Partition of a Logical Drive Assigning a Name to a Logical DriveInfortrend Rebuilding a Logical Drive7-18 Media Scan When rebuild has already started, choose “Rebuild progress” to see the rebuilding progressRegenerating Logical Drive Parity Write Policy 2. Iteration CountViewing or Deleting LUN Mappings 7.10 Viewing and Editing Host LUNsEdit Host-ID/WWN Name List Pass-through SCSI CommandsScanning New Drive 7.11 Viewing and Editing SCSI DrivesIdentifying Drive Slot Number Drive EntryThese two functions are reserved for Fault Bus configuration Deleting Spare Drive Global / Local Spare DrivePage Redefining Channel Mode 7.12 Viewing and Editing SCSI ChannelsAdding a SCSI ID Primary/Secondary Controller ID Viewing and Editing SCSI IDs - Host ChannelViewing and Editing SCSI IDs Deleting an ID Setting a Primary Controller’s SCSI ID - Drive ChannelSetting Channel Terminator Setting a Secondary Controller’s SCSI ID - Drive ChannelSetting a Transfer Speed Drive ChannelHost Channel Setting the Transfer WidthSlot Number Viewing and Editing SCSI Target / Drive ChannelThis setting is reserved for the Fault-Bus option Maximum Transfer Width Maximum Synchronous Transfer ClockParity Check Choose “Maximum Sync. Xfer Clock,” then press ENTER. A dialog box will appear on the screen. Enter the clock, then press ENTERDisconnecting Support Data RateChoose “Disconnect Support.” Choose Yes in the dialog box that follows to confirm the setting Maximum Tag Countshould work fine with most drives. Changing this setting is not recommended unless some particular bus signal issues occur Mute Beeper 7.13 System FunctionsChange Password Setting a New Password Changing the PasswordReset Controller Disabling the PasswordThe new password will now become the controller’s password. Providing the correct password is necessary when entering the main menu from the initial screen Shutdown ControllerLCD Title Display Controller Name 7.14 Controller ParametersController Name Saving NVRAM to Disks Restore NVRAM from DisksTerminal Operation 7-38Press Yes to confirm Password Validation TimeoutController Unique Identifier 7-40 Terminal OperationTime Zone Set Controller Date and TimeDate and Time 7-41View Drive Information 7.15 Drive InformationSCSI Drive Utilities SCSI Drive Low-level Format Do not switch the controller’s and/or SCSI disk drive’s power off during the SCSI Drive Low-level Format. If any power failure occurs during the formatting process, the formatting must be performed again when power resumes7-44 SCSI Drive Read/Write TestTerminal Operation Chapter Fibre Operation8.1 Overview Redundant Cache Coherency Channels RCC 8.2 Major ConcernsConnection between Controllers Channel Mode AssignmentFibre Operation performanceFibre Chip 8.3 Supported FeaturesMultiple Target IDs 1Gbit Fibre ChannelIn-band Fibre and S.E.S. Support Drive IDsPrimary and Secondary Controller IDs 8.4 Configuration Host and Drive ParametersChannel Mode Limitation Redundant Controller Cache Coherency Channel RCC ChannelView Channel WWN User-Assigned ID Scan SCSI Drive View Device Port Name List WWPNView and Edit Fibre Drive View Drive Information View and Edit Host-Side ParametersA drive enclosure usually has drive slots pre-assigned with specific IDs. There are occasions when an ID needs to be assigned manually to a device other than an ID provided otherwise. The set slot number and the add drive entry functions are reserved for Infortrends Fault-bus operation View and Edit Drive-Side Parameters 2. Drive-Side Dual Loop 1. Fibre Channel Connection TypeController firmware automatically examines the node names and port names of all the connected drives once initiated. If devices on two different drive channels appear with the same loop ID and port name, controller will consider these two drive channels as a dual loop Controller Unique IdentifierController Communications over Fibre Loops 2. Communications Traffic Distributed over All Drive Loops Select all drive loops and configure them as Drive + RCCOM Drive Loops plus Redundant Controller Communications. The communications traffic between the two controllers will be automatically distributed over all drive loops Figure 8 - 1 Storage Pool 8.5 Multi-Host Access Control LUN FilteringFigure 8 - 3 LUN Mask Creating LUN MasksFigure 8 - 2 Host-LUN Mapping WWN Name List Logical Unit to Host LUN Mapping Choose Yes to proceed Filter Type Include or Exclude LUN Mask ID Range ConfigurationFigure 8 - 4 LUN Filtering - Configuration Sample Sample ConfigurationAccess Mode Read Only or Read/Write Configuration Procedure Entry 3 LD1-P0, ID=0x…F111, Mask=0x…FFFE, Filter Type = Include, Access Mode = Read Only. It means P0 of LD1 is Read Only for Host A and B 9.1 Fault Prevention Advanced ConfigurationsS.M.A.R.T ChapterReplace after Clone 9.1.1 Clone Failing DrivePerpetual Clone The cloning process will begin with a notification message 9.1.2 S.M.A.R.T. Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology A. IntroductionB. Infortrends Implementations with S.M.A.R.T Detect Only DisablePerpetual Clone Clone + ReplaceExamining Whether Your Drives Support S.M.A.R.T Configuration ProcedureEnabling the S.M.A.R.T. Feature Using S.M.A.R.T. Functions 3b. Whenever a drive predicts symptoms of predictable drive failure, controller will issue an error message original role - it will become a spare drive again and start rebuilding the failed drive 9-109.2.1 Host-side SCSI Parameters 9.2 Host-side and Drive-side SCSI ParametersForeword SCSI Channel, SCSI ID and LUN Maximum Concurrent Host LUN Connection “Nexus” in SCSI9-12 Number of Tags Reserved for each Host-LUN ConnectionLUNs per Host SCSI ID Maximum Queued I/O CountLUN Applicability 9-13Peripheral Device Type What is In-band?In-band SCSI or Fibre 9-14Table 9 - 1 Peripheral Device Type Parameters Peripheral Device Type Parameters for Various Operating SystemsCylinder/Head/Sector Mapping Table 9 - 2 Peripheral Device Type SettingsTable 9 - 3 Cylinder/Head/Sector Mapping under Sun Solaris CapacityConfiguring Sector Ranges/Head Ranges/Cylinder Ranges Selecting Sector Ranges Selecting Head RangesSelecting Cylinder Ranges 9-18 9.2.2 Drive-side ParametersSCSI Motor Spin-Up SCSI Reset at Power-Up 9-20 Disk Access Delay TimeSCSI I/O Timeout Maximum Tag Count Tag Command Queuing SAF-TE and S.E.S. Enclosure Monitoring Detection of Drive Hot Swap Followed by Auto RebuildPeriodic Drive Check Time 9-22Idle Drive Failure Detection By choosing a time value to enable the Periodic Drive Check Time,” the controller will poll all connected drives through the controller’s drive channels at the assigned interval. Drive removal will be detected even if a host does not attempt to access data on the drive 9-24Dynamic Switch Write-Policy 9.3 Monitoring and Safety MechanismsView Peripheral Device Status 9-259-26 Controller Auto-Shutdown - Event Trigger OptionRebuild Priority 9.4 Disk Array Parameters9-28 Verification on WritesChapter Redundant Controller10.1 Operation Theory Figure 10 - 1 Redundant Controller Configuration Flowchart 10.1.1 Setup FlowchartFigure 10 - 1 Dual-Controller Using SCSI-Based Controllers 10.1.2 Considerations Related to Physical ConnectionFibre-Based Controllers 2. Communications over Drive Loops - “Drive + RCC” 10.1.3 Grouping Hard Drives and LUN Mapping1. Dedicated Communications Loops - “RCC” Logical Drive, Logical Volume, and Logical Partitions Figure 10 - 3 Grouping Hard Drives System Drive MappingFigure 10 - 4 Partitioning of Logical Units Primary and Secondary IDsFigure 10 - 5 Mapping System Drives Mapping LUNs MappingFigure 10 - 6 Mapping System Drives IDs 10.1.4 Fault-ToleranceWhat Is a Redundant Controller Configuration? Figure 10 - 7 Redundant Controller Channel Bus How does Failover and Failback Work? A. Channel BusTable 10 - 2 ID Mapping Status Controller Failed Table 10 - 1 ID Mapping Status Normal OperationFigure 10 - 8 Controller Failover channel 0 - FailedB. Controller Failover and Failback C. Active-to-Active ConfigurationReplacing a Failed Unit Auto-FailbackFigure 10 - 9 Traffic Distribution D. Traffic Distribution and Failover ProcessE. Controller Failure SymptomsFigure 10 - 10 Controller Failover Connection10.2 Preparing Controllers Out-of-Band Configuration10.2.1 Requirements Cabling Requirements1. Enable Redundant Controller Controller Settings2. Controller Unique Identifier 3. Create Primary and Secondary IDs on Drive ChannelsPrimary or Secondary 10.2.3 Configurable Parameters10.2.2 Limitations Active-to-Standby Configuration Active-to-Active ConfigurationBattery Support Cache SynchronizationInfortrend 10-1810.3 Configuration 1. Enable Redundant Controller Redundant Configuration Using Automatic SettingAutoconfig 10.3.1 Via Front Panel Keypad2. Controller Unique ID Redundant Configuration Using Manual Setting1. Enable Redundant Controller Drive Channel Starting the Redundant ControllersCreating Primary and Secondary ID Host Channel Assigning a Logical Drive/Logical Volume to the Secondary ControllerMapping a Logical Drive/Logical Volume to the Host LUNs When and how is the failed controller replaced? What will happen when one of the controllers fails?The replacement controller has to be pre-configured as the Secondary Front Panel View of Controller FailureRedundant Configuration Using Automatic Setting 10.3.2 Via Terminal Emulation10-27 Redundant Configuration Using Manual SettingRedundant Controller Infortrend 10-28Drive Channel Host Channel Assigning Logical Drives to the Secondary ControllerCreating Primary and Secondary ID Select LUN number Select partition Mapping optioin Choose “host channel-ID” Choose mapping to which “logical unit”Confirming mapping scheme Mapping a Logical Drive/Logical Volume to the Host LUNsWhat will happen when one of the controllers fails? 10.3.3 When and How Is the Failed Controller Replaced?Terminal Interface View of Controller Failure When the scanning has completed, the status will change to Enabled 2. Failover by Forcing controller failure Forcing Controller Failover for Testing1. Pulling out one of the controllers to simulate controller failure Secondary Controller RS-232 RCC Status Redundant Controller Communications ChannelRemote Redundant Controller Cache Synchronization on Write-ThroughChapter Record of Settings11.1 View and Edit Logical Drives Infortrend Partition Information11-2 11-3 11.2 View and Edit Logical VolumesRecord of Settings Access Restriction Setting 11.3 View and Edit Host LUN’sLUN Mappings Host-ID/WWN Name ListLV/LD AccessHost Filter Entries Local Spare? 11.4 View and Edit SCSI Drives11-7 11.5 View and Edit SCSI ChannelsRecord of Settings Ethernet Configuration 11.6 View and Edit Configuration ParametersPPP Configuration Communication ParametersCaching Parameters Record of SettingsHost Side SCSI Parameters Drive Side SCSI ParametersRedundant Controller Parameters Disk Array ParametersCache synchronization on write-throughDefine Peripheral Device Active Signal 11.7 View and Edit Peripheral DevicesSet Peripheral Device Entry View System InformationRAID Security 11.8 Save NVRAM to Disk, Restore from Disk11.9 RAID Security Password Array Expansion What is it and how does it work?12.1 Overview 12-11. Added Capacity Note on Expansion2. Size of the New Drive 3. Applicable Arrays12-3 Expand Logical Drive Re-StripingFigure 12 - 1 Logical Drive Expansion Figure 12 - 2 Expansion by Adding Drive Add-Drive Procedure12.2 Mode 1 Expansion Adding Drives to a Logical Drive Press ESC to proceed and the notification will prompt 12-5Upon completion, there will appear a confirming notification. The capacity of the added drive will appear as an unused partition 12.3 Mode 2 Expansion Copy and Replace ProcedureCopy and Replace Drives with Drives of Larger Capacity Figure 12 - 3 Expansion by Copy & ReplaceChoose Yes to confirm and proceed Press ESC to view the progress 12-9 12.4 Making Use of the Added Capacity Expand Logical DriveUpon completion, you will be prompted by the notification message Choose Yes to confirm and proceedPress ESC to return to the previous menu screen The total capacity of logical drive has been expanded to 6 Gigabytes12-11 12.5 Expand Logical VolumeExample 12.6 Configuration Example Volume Extension in Windows 2000 ServerLimitations When Using Windows You can view information about this drive in the Windows 2000 Server’s Computer Management - Storage - Disk Management 12-13Follow the steps described in the previous section to add or copy & replace SCSI disk drives and perform Logical Drive Expansion Return to Windows 2000 Server’s Disk Management. There now exists a Disk 2 with 8.3GB of free space. You may use the “rescan disks” command to bring up the new drive 12-15The Extend Volume Wizard should guide you through the rest of the process Array Expansion 12-17Drive E now has a capacity of about 25GB Select a configured InstallLCD Keypad Navigation CreateLogical Volume Logical VolumeReset Controller View and EditView and Edit SCSI Drives Navigation Map A-3View and Edit A-4 InfortrendSCSI Channels Select a Host or Drive ChannelNavigation Map A-5 View and Edit Configuration ParametersController Password set View and Edit Configuration ParametersRS232 Enabled/Disabled View and Edit Peripheral DeviceView System System FunctionsInformation View and EditAppendix Firmware Functionality SpecificationsBasic RAID Management Advanced Features RAID0 Caching OperationCache buffer sorting prior to cache flush operation RAID ExpansionFibre Channel Support Redundant Controller S.M.A.R.T. SupportData Safety System Security Environment Management Remote Manageability User InterfaceOthers JBOD-SpecificRedundant Controller Rolling Firmware Upgrade New Features Supported with FirmwareSystem Functions Upgrading Firmware Upgrading FirmwareEstablish the In-band SCSI connection in RAIDWatch Manager Upgrading Firmware Using In-band SCSI + RAIDWatch ManagerRedundant Controller Firmware Sync-version Upgrade Both Boot Record and Firmware Binaries Upgrade the Firmware Binary Only Upgrading Firmware Using RS-232C Terminal EmulationEstablishing the connection for the RS-232C Terminal Emulation Upgrading Both Boot Record and Firmware BinariesInfortrend Upgrading the Firmware Binary OnlyEvent Index Event MessagesController Event AlertNotification Drive SCSI Channel/Drive ErrorDrive ChannelGeneral Target Events Logical Drive EventAlert SAF-TE Device Controller on-boardSES Devices I2C DeviceNotification SAF-TE Device Infortrend I2C DeviceEvent Messages Controller EventAlert What to Do? Event TypeEvent Type What to Do?Event Type Happens? What to Do?Happens? What to Do? Event MessagesDrive Drive SCSI Channel/Drive ErrorD-10 InfortrendD-11 Received Sensekey SensecodeEvent Messages Blocknumber Sensekey Sensecode SensecodeSensekey Sensecode D-12D-13 Event MessagesEvent Type Event TypeWhat to Do? Event TypeD-15 ChannelEvent Messages Infortrend NotificationD-16 Alert Logical Drive EventEvent Messages D-17Infortrend D-18Event Type NotificationD-19 Event MessagesInfortrend D-20Happens? Event TypeEvent Messages D-21Alert SAF-TE Device General Target EventsD-22 InfortrendD-23 Controller On-boardEvent Messages Event Type Event TypeEvent Type D-24D-25 I2C DeviceEvent Messages Infortrend D-26D-27 Event MessagesInfortrend SES DeviceD-28 D-29 2-Line LCD . Temp Sensor Device Unknown StatusEvent Messages Infortrend D-30D-31 2-Line LCD . Current Sensor Device Not SupportedEvent Messages Infortrend D-32D-33 General Peripheral DeviceEvent Messages Infortrend Notification SAF-TE DeviceD-34 D-35 Controller Self DiagnosticsEvent Messages Infortrend I2C DeviceD-36 Happens? Happens?Happens? Happens?Infortrend SES Device AlertD-38 D-39 General Peripheral DeviceEvent Messages Index Infortrend Index-2Index-3 Infortrend Index-4Index-5 Infortrend Index-6Index-7 Infortrend Index-8

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Logical Drive Status – Stripe size