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Promise Technology M500f, M500i, M300p, M500p, M300i, M300f, M200i, M200p VTrak M-Class Product Manual

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Promise Technology M500f, M500i, M300p, M500p, M300i, M300f, M200i, M200p, M200f manual VTrak M-Class Product Manual

Contents

Vtrak Copyright TrademarksImportant data protection information Recommendations Contents Setup Management with WebPAM PRO Management with the CLU Technology Background Troubleshooting SupportAppendix a Useful Information Index Introduction About This Manual Overview VTrak M500f/i/p front view Architectural Description VTrak M500f Rear View M500i/p have different controllers Features and Benefits Feature Benefit Allows you to manage the RAID subsystem Specifications M500f/i/p Novell Netware M300f/i/p, M200f/i/p FCC Statement VTrak M-Class Product Manual Installation Unpack the VTrak Mount VTrak M500f/i/p in a Rack Rackmounted VTrak M500f/i/p Installation Mount VTrak M300f/i/p or M200f/i/p in a Rack Rackmounted VTrak M300f/i/p M200f/i/p is similar Installation Install Disk Drives Drives M500f/i/p drive carrier mounting holes Drive Numbering Sata Disk Drives mount at the front of the carrier VTrak disk drives are numbered left to right Set Up Network Cable Connections Fibre Channel Storage Area Network Fibre Channel Direct Attached Storage VTrak M500f DAS connections M300f and M200f are similar ISCSI Storage Area Network VTrak M300i and M200i SAN connections M500i is similar ISCSI Direct Attached Storage VTrak M300i and M200i DAS connections M500i is similar Scsi Direct Attached Storage Scsi HBA Set Up Serial Cable Connections Serial connectors for VTrak M500f left and M300i right Connect the Power SCSI-1 SCSI-2 VTrak M500f/i/p drive carrier LEDs VTrak M-Class Product Manual Setup VTrak Setup with CLI or CLU CLI Fibre Channel and Scsi Models M500f/p, M300f/p, M200f/p Administrator@cli net -a mod -t mgmt -s dhcp=enableCLI iSCSI Models M500i, M300i, M200i Administrator@cli net -a mod -t iSCSI -p 1 -s dhcp=enable ISCSI 0.0 CLU Fibre Channel and Scsi Models M500f/p, M300f/p, M200f/p System Date and Time Management Port CLU iSCSI Models M500i, M300i, M200i Exit the CLU System Date and Time VTrak M-Class Product Manual ISCSI Ports Exit the CLU Install iSCSI Initiator on the Host PC Software-based iSCSI Initiator VTrak M-Class Product Manual VTrak Setup with WebPAM PROe Log-in to WebPAM PROeRegular Connection Secure Connection VTrak M-Class Product Manual Setup Language Selection Create a Disk Array Automatic Express Setup Advanced Setup VTrak M-Class Product Manual Setup VTrak M-Class Product Manual Setup Additional Logical Drives Log-out of WebPAM PROe Internet Connection using WebPAM PROe VTrak M-Class Product Manual VTrak Status Indicators Management with WebPAM PROe VTrak M300f/i/p and M200f/i/p front panel LED display Drive Status Indicators State LEDs Dark Steady Flashing Amber Red Green LEDs State Audible AlarmSteady Flashing Amber Red Green Http//192.168.10.148 Log-in/Log-outHttps//192.168.10.148 VTrak M-Class Product Manual WebPAM PROe Opening Screen Graphic User Interface Header FunctionLanguage Selection View Storage Network Contact Us Tree View Management Window SubsystemsEvent Frame Subsystem Subsystem SettingsSubsystem Information Subsystem Events View EventsClear Events Save Events Background Activities Change Background SettingsStart Background Function View Scheduled Activities SchedulerSchedule an Activity Delete an Activity Lock View Lock StatusSet Lock Renew Lock User Management Administrative ToolsRelease Lock User Settings User User Settings AdministratorUser Information User Event Subscription List of User Notification Events Smart User Password Users User Password AdministratorCreate a User Delete a User List of User Privileges Network Management User Sessions ISCSI Data Ports Fibre Channel Management Fibre Channel Node Fibre Channel Port Settings Fibre Channel Port Fibre Channel Statistics Fibre Channel SFP Fibre Channel Logged-in Devices Fibre Channel Initiators ISCSI Management ISCSI Node ISCSI Ports ISCSI Port Statistics ISCSI Sessions ISCSI iSNS Click the iSNS Port 1 or iSNS Port 2 link ISCSI Chap ISCSI SLPView CHAPs Edit a Chap Add a ChapDelete a Chap Scsi Channel Settings Scsi ManagementISCSI Ping Scsi Channel Information Scsi Target Information Storage Services InitiatorsAdd an Initiator Delete an Initiator Enable LUN Masking LUN Map Fibre Channel and iSCSIView LUN Map Edit a LUN Map LUN Map Scsi LUN Mapping Parameters Software Management Send a Test Message Change Email SettingManual Start, Restart, Stop Click on the Web Server Setting link Web Server Change Start Setting Telnet Snmp 105 CIM Service Settings CIM Netsend Add Recipients Delete Recipients Export Import Firmware Update Restore Factory Defaults Shutdown and Restart Clear StatisticsShutdown Restart the Subsystem Monitor the ShutdownMonitor the Restart Controllers Controller Controller Information 115 Controller Statistics Controller SettingsClear Statistics Enclosures Identify Enclosure VTrak M500f is show above, The M500i/p are similar Enclosure Enclosure SettingsEnclosure Information Battery FRU VPD Buzzer Battery ReconditionSilence Buzzer Physical Drives Change Buzzer SettingsIdentify a Physical Drive Physical Drives Settings Physical Drive Information Physical DriveAdvanced 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 130 Disk Array Creation Create a Disk Array AdvancedLogical Drive Creation Delete a Disk Array Summary Disk Array Disk Array Information Logical Drives in the Disk Array Physical Drives in the Disk ArrayDisk Array Status Disk Array Settings Create a Logical Drive 136 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 iSCSI and Fibre Channel Logical Drive LUN Settings Scsi Spare Drives Create Spare Drive Delete Spare Drive Spare Check All Spare Drives Spare Drive Information Spare DriveLocate a Spare Drive Spare Drive Settings Logical Drive Summary Spare Check Individual Spare Drive VTrak M-Class Product Manual 156 Management with the CLU 158 Management with the CLU 160 CLU Connection Serial ConnectionTelnet Connection Telnet 192.168.1.56 162 Exit the CLU CLU Function Map 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 Quick Setup Subsystem ManagementAlias Media Patrol System Date and Time Controller SettingsController Management Alias Physical Drive Coercion Power Supply Units Enclosure ManagementEnclosure Status Enclosure Management Enclosure Settings Temperature SensorsVoltage Sensors Polling Interval Temperature Thresholds Batteries Physical Drive Management Global Physical Drive SettingsLocate Enclosure Individual Physical Drive Settings Command QueuingAdvanced Information Physical Drive Statistics 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 InformationMedia Patrol Rebuild Migration Predictive Data Migration Create a Logical Drive Locate Disk ArrayAccept Incomplete Array Logical Drive Management Delete a Logical Drive Logical Drive Settings and Functions Logical Drive InformationWrite Cache Policy Read Cache Policy Locate Logical Drive Redundancy Check Management Port Settings ISCSI Port SettingsNetwork Management Manual Fibre Channel Management NodePorts Logged-in Devices Port Settings Port SFP Fibre Channel Initiators Port Statistics ISCSI Management Sessions ISNS Add a Chap PingDelete a Chap Scsi Management Channel SettingsChannel Information Background Activity Target Information Background Activity Settings Background Activities List Runtime Events Event ViewerNvram Events Spare Drive Management Additional Info and ManagementCreate New Spare Drive LUN Mapping Fibre Channel and iSCSI Delete Spare Drive LUN Mapping Scsi Create New InitiatorDelete Initiator Map a LUN to an Initiator Create New User User Settings Display Name and Email Address PasswordUser Settings Privilege and Status Delete User Webserver 209 Snmp Trap Sinks Netsend Recipients Highlight Create New Message Recipient and press Enter Flash through Tftp Shutdown over Serial Shutdown over TelnetRestart over Telnet Buzzer Restart over Serial Maintenance Mgmt Tftp Server Firmware Update WebPAM PROeYour PC Restart VTrak Firmware Update CLU Replace Power Supply All Models Replace Cooling Unit Fan M500f/i/p Disconnect 223 224 225 Replace Cooling Unit Fan M300f/i/p and M200f/i/p Thumbscrew 228 229 Replace Cache Battery M500f/i/p Detach 232 Replace Cache Battery M300f/i/p and M200f/i/p 234 Replace SEP M500f/i/p Replace SEP M300f/i/p and M200f/i/p Replace RAID Controller All Models VTrak M-Class Product Manual 238 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 10 Mirror + Stripe RAID 50 Striping of Distributed Parity RAID 50 Axles Array No. of Drives No. of Axles RAIDPer Axle Choosing a RAID Level Advantages Disadvantages RAID 1E 249 Stripe Size Sector Size Cache Policy Read Cache Policy Write Cache Policy Capacity CoercionCache Line Size Initialization Hot Spare Drives Partition and Format the Logical Drive RAID Level MigrationFrom Increase Redundancy Capacity Add Lose RAID RAID 1/1E Current LD Size Maximum LD Sector Size Expansion Size Ranges of Disk Array ExpansionCreate a New Logical Drive Predictive Data Migration PDM Media PatrolPDM Triggers Transition Example Automatic Transition Manual Transition Troubleshooting VTrak is Beeping LEDs Display Amber or Red Front Panel FC/iSCSI Activity Scsi 1 or Drive Status Indicators Battery and fan LEDs VTrak M500f/i/p Back of Enclosure Battery and fan LEDs VTrak M300f/i/p and M200f/i/p Dark Green Amber Red VTrak iSCSI controller Green Amber Flashing CLU Reports a Problem DA2 WebPAM PROe Reports a Problem 270 Event Notification Response BatteryEvent Action Blowers Cache ControllerDisk Array Drive Interface Controller Event Log EnclosureHost Interface Controller Host-interface controller is ISCSI Fibre ChannelLogical Drive Media Patrol PDM Physical Disk Physical disk negotiation PSU Fans RAID Level Migration Rebuild Redundancy Check Resource SEP Storage Enclosure ProcessorSpare Check Spare Drives Stripe Level Migration Synchronization Transition System VTrakWatermark Critical & Offline Disk Arrays When a Disk Drive FailsWith a Hot Spare Drive Without a Hot Spare Drive Rebuild Operation Status Activity Enclosure Problems Overheating Power Supplies Scsi Connections Connection ProblemsTermination ISCSI Connections Serial Connections Network Connections Amber Green Flashing Green Unsaved Data in the Controller Cache VTrak M-Class Product Manual 296 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 EastGermany Italy Taiwan China Limited Warranty Disclaimer of other warranties Returning Product For Repair Your Responsibilities Or retailer Serial Connector Pinout Pin Signal Load MIB Files Snmp MIB FilesCompliance Statement Index CLU 32 Dead 135 Activity LED 26, 58, 158 Activity LED 26, 58, 158, 263 Chap 93 CLU 33 RAID 0 240 RAID 1 241, 247 Stale 135 193 Transition 140, 187