Promise Technology M500p, M500i, M500f, M300p, M300i, M300f, M200i, M200p, M200f manual Contents

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Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Architectural Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

M500f/i/p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

M300f/i/p, M200f/i/p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Chapter 2: Installation	11
Unpack the VTrak	11
Mount VTrak M500f/i/p in a Rack	12
Mount VTrak M300f/i/p or M200f/i/p in a Rack	14
Install Disk Drives	16
Drive Numbering	18
Set Up Network Cable Connections	20
Fibre Channel Storage Area Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Fibre Channel Direct Attached Storage	21
iSCSI Storage Area Network	22
iSCSI Direct Attached Storage	23
SCSI Direct Attached Storage	24
Set Up Serial Cable Connections	25
Connect the Power	26

Chapter 3: Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 VTrak Setup with CLI or CLU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 CLI: Fibre Channel and SCSI Models (M500f/p, M300f/p, M200f/p)

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CLI: iSCSI Models (M500i, M300i, M200i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

CLU: Fibre Channel and SCSI Models (M500f/p, M300f/p, M200f/p) 32

CLU: iSCSI Models (M500i, M300i, M200i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Install iSCSI Initiator on the Host PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Software-based iSCSI Initiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 VTrak Setup with WebPAM PROe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Log-in to WebPAM PROe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Language Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Create a Disk Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Additional Logical Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

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