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