Vtrak
 Copyright
Trademarks
Important data protection information
Recommendations
 Contents
 Management with WebPAM PROe
 Management with the CLU
 Maintenance
Technology Background
 Troubleshooting
Support
Appendix a Useful Information
Index
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 Introduction
About This Manual
 Overview
VTrak M310p front view M210p is similar
 Feature Benefit
Features and Benefits
Architectural Description
 Maximum performance in Multi-Threaded
 Specifications
RAID
 FCC Statement
 Installation
Unpack the VTrak
 Mount VTrak in a Rack
Rackmounted VTrak M310p M210p is similar
 Installation
 Install Disk Drives
 VTrak M310p/M210p drive carrier mounting holes
 Drive Numbering
 Connect Network and Data Cables
NIC
 Set Up Serial Cable Connections
Serial connector for VTrak M310p/M210p
 Connect the Power
VTrak M310p/M210p front panel LED display
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 Setup
VTrak Setup with CLI or CLU
 Administrator@cli net -a mod -t mgmt -s dhcp=enable
CLI
 CLU
System Date and Time
 Management Port
 Exit the CLU
 VTrak Setup with WebPAM PROe
Log-in to WebPAM PROe
Regular Connection
Secure Connection
 Setup
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 Language Selection
 Create a Disk Array
Automatic
 Express
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 Setup
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 Setup
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 Additional Logical Drives
Internet Connection using WebPAM PROe
Log-out of WebPAM PROe
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 VTrak Status Indicators
Management with WebPAM PROe
 State LEDs Dark Steady Flashing Amber Red Green
 Drive Status Indicators
Audible Alarm
LEDs State
Steady Flashing Amber Red Green
 Http//192.168.10.148
Log-in/Log-out
Https//192.168.10.148
 Management with WebPAM PROe
 WebPAM PROe Opening Screen
 Graphic User Interface
 Header
Function
Language Selection
View
 Storage Network
Contact Us
 Tree View
 Management Window
Subsystems
Event Frame
 Subsystem
Subsystem Settings
Subsystem Information
 Subsystem Events
View Events
Clear Events
Save Events
 Background Activities
Change Background Settings
Start Background Function
 View Scheduled Activities
Scheduler
Schedule an Activity
 Delete an Activity
 Lock
View Lock Status
Set Lock
Renew Lock
 Administrative Tools
Release Lock
 User Management
User Settings Administrator
User Information
 User Settings User
User Event Subscription
 List of User Notification Events
Smart
 User Password Users
User Password Administrator
Create a User
 Delete a User
List of User Privileges
 User Sessions
 Network Management
 Scsi Management
Scsi Channel Settings
Scsi Channel Information
 Scsi Target Information
Storage Services
View LUN Map
 Edit a LUN Map
Software Management
LUN Mapping Parameters
 Send a Test Message
Change Email Setting
Manual Start, Restart, Stop
 Click on the Web Server Setting link
Web Server
 Change Start Setting
Telnet
 Change Start Setting
 Snmp
 CIM
 CIM Service Settings
Netsend
 Add Recipients
 Import
Export
Delete Recipients
 Firmware Update
 Restore Factory Defaults
Clear Statistics
 Shutdown and Restart
Shutdown
Monitor the Shutdown
Restart the Subsystem
 Controllers
Monitor the Restart
 Controller
Controller Information
 Controller Statistics
 Controller Settings
Clear Statistics
 Enclosures
Identify Enclosure
 Enclosure
Enclosure Information
 Enclosure Settings
FRU VPD
 Battery
Battery Recondition
 Buzzer
Change Buzzer Settings
Silence Buzzer
 Physical Drives
Physical Drives Settings
Identify a Physical Drive
 Physical Drive Information
Physical Drive
Advanced Physical Drive Information
 Physical Drive Statistics
Identify a Physical Drive
 Physical Drive Settings
Clear Physical Drive Conditions
 Force a Physical Drive Offline/Online
 Disk Arrays
Physical Drive Media Patrol
 Create a Disk Array Automatic
Create a Disk Array Express
 Management with WebPAM PROe
 Disk Array Creation
Create a Disk Array Advanced
Logical Drive Creation
 Delete a Disk Array
Summary
 Disk Array
Disk Array Information
 Logical Drives in the Disk Array
Physical Drives in the Disk Array
Disk Array Status
 Disk Array Settings
Create a Logical Drive
 Management with WebPAM PROe
 Delete a Logical Drive
Disk Array Migration
 Disk Array Rebuild
 Disk Array Background Activity
Manual Rebuild
 Transition
View Progress of Background Function
 Logical Drives
Transport
 Logical Drive Status
 Logical Drive
Logical Drive Information
 Logical Drive Settings
Logical Drive Statistics in alphabetical order
 Logical Drive Background Activity
Logical Drive Initialization
 Logical Drive Redundancy Check
Logical Drive Synchronization
 Logical Drive PDM
Logical Drive Check Table
 Logical Drive LUN Settings
LUN Mapping Parameters
 Spare Drives
 Create Spare Drive
Delete Spare Drive
 Spare Drive
Spare Check All Spare Drives
Spare Drive Information
 Spare Drive Settings
Locate a Spare Drive
 Spare Check Individual Spare Drive
 Logical Drive Summary
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 Management with the CLU
 State LEDs Dark Steady Flashing Amber Red Green
 Audible Alarm
 CLU Connection
Serial Connection
Telnet Connection
Telnet 192.168.1.56
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 Exit the CLU
 CLU Function Map
 126
 127
 128
 129
 130
 131
 Quick Setup
Subsystem Management
Alias
Media Patrol
 System Date and Time
Controller Management
 Alias
Controller Settings
Physical Drive Coercion
 Power Supply Units
Enclosure Management
Enclosure Status
Enclosure Management
 Enclosure Settings
Temperature Sensors
Blowers
Voltage Sensors
 Batteries
Temperature Thresholds
Polling Interval
 Global Physical Drive Settings
Physical Drive Management
Locate Enclosure
Write Cache
 Individual Physical Drive Settings
 Force Physical Drive Offline/Online
Locate Physical Drive
 Disk Array Management
 Highlight Save Settings and Continue and press Enter
 Delete a Disk Array
 Disk Array Settings and Functions
Disk Array Information
Media Patrol
Rebuild
 Migration
Predictive Data Migration
 Create a Logical Drive
Locate Disk Array
Accept Incomplete Array
 Delete a Logical Drive
 Logical Drive Settings and Functions
Logical Drive Management
Logical Drive Information
Write Cache Policy
 Initialization
Redundancy Check
 Management Port Settings
Network Management
Locate Logical Drive
Manual
 Scsi Management
Channel Settings
Channel Information
 Background Activity
Target Information
 Background Activity Settings
Background Activities List
 Runtime Events
Event Viewer
Nvram Events
 Spare Drive Management
Additional Info and Management
Create New Spare Drive
 LUN Mapping
Delete Spare Drive
 Create New User
 User Settings Display Name and Email Address
Password
User Settings Privilege and Status
 Delete User
 Webserver
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 Snmp Trap Sinks
 Netsend Recipients
Highlight Create New Message Recipient and press Enter
 Flash through Tftp
 Shutdown over Serial
Shutdown over Telnet
Restart over Telnet
 Buzzer
Restart over Serial
 Maintenance
 Tftp Server
Firmware Update WebPAM PROe
Your PC
 Restart VTrak
 Firmware Update CLU
 Replace Power Supply
VTrak M310p/M210p power supply
 Replace Cooling Unit Blower
 Electrical connector
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 Replace Cache Battery
 Remove this screw
 Maintenance
 Replace RAID Controller
 Technology Background
Introduction to RAID
 RAID 0 Stripe
RAID 0 Striping interleaves data across multiple drives
 RAID 1 Mirror
Data Mirror Disk Drives
 RAID 1E Enhanced Mirror
 RAID 5 Block and Parity Stripe
RAID 5 Stripes all drives with data and parity information
 RAID 6 Block and Double Parity Stripe
 RAID 10 Mirror + Stripe
 RAID 50 Striping of Distributed Parity
RAID 50 Axles
 Array
No. of Drives No. of Axles RAID
Per Axle
 Choosing a RAID Level
Advantages Disadvantages
 RAID 1E
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 Stripe Size
Sector Size
 Cache Policy
Read Cache Policy
 Write Cache Policy
Capacity Coercion
Cache Line Size
 Initialization
Hot Spare Drives
 Partition and Format the Logical Drive
RAID Level Migration
 Add Lose
From Increase Redundancy Capacity
Performance
 Ranges of Disk Array Expansion
 Current LD Size Maximum LD Sector Size Expansion Size
Media Patrol
Create a New Logical Drive
 Predictive Data Migration PDM
PDM Triggers
 Transition
Example
 201
 Automatic Transition
Manual Transition
 Troubleshooting
VTrak is Beeping
 LEDs Display Amber or Red
Front Panel
 Drive Status Indicators
VTrak M310p/M200p disk carrier LEDs
 Back of Enclosure
 Fan LED on a VTrak M310p/M210p cooling unit
Dark Green Amber Red
 CLU Reports a Problem
Green Amber Flashing
 PDM
 WebPAM PROe Reports a Problem
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 Event Notification Response
Battery
Event Action
 Battery reconditioning has
 Cache
Blowers
Controller
 Disk Array
Drive Interface Controller
 Event Log
Enclosure
Host Interface Controller
 Logical Drive
 Media Patrol
 PDM
 Physical Disk
 Physical disk negotiation
 PSU Fans
RAID Level Migration
 Rebuild
 Resource
Redundancy Check
Spare Check
 Spare Drives
Stripe Level Migration
 Subsystem
Synchronization
System VTrak
Transition
 Watermark
 Critical & Offline Disk Arrays
When a Disk Drive Fails
With a Hot Spare Drive
 Without a Hot Spare Drive
Rebuild Operation
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 Enclosure Problems
 Overheating
 Power Supplies
 Scsi Connections
Connection Problems
Termination
 Serial Connections
Network Connections
 Unsaved Data in the Controller Cache
Amber Green Flashing Green
 Frequently Asked Questions
How can I tell when the VTrak has fully booted?
Why does VTrak come with a Command Line Utility?
What kind of disk drives can I use with VTrak?
 Are logical drives on VTrak limited to 2.199 terabytes?
 Technical Support Services
Can VTrak run using just one power supply?
Contact Technical Support
How can I be sure everything is working OK on the VTrak?
 United States
Europe, Africa, Middle East
Germany
Italy
 Taiwan
China
 Limited Warranty
Disclaimer of other warranties
 Returning Product For Repair
Your Responsibilities
 Or retailer
 Serial Connector Pinout
Pin Signal
 Snmp MIB Files
Load MIB Files
 Index
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 PROe 25
 PDM 30, 110, 144
 RAID 5 183
 Create 113, 155 delete 113
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