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Promise Technology VTM210, VTM310i, VTM610i Step 3: Installing Disk Drives

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VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide

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Step 3: Installing Disk Drives

You can populate the VTrak with 3.5-inch, 1.5 Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s SATA drives. For

optimal performance, install physical drives of the same model and capacity. The

drives’ matched performance allows the logical drive to function better as a single

drive. The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level.

Drive Slot Numbering

You can install any suitable disk drive into any slot in the subsystem. The diagram

below shows how VTrak’s drive slots are numbered. Slot numbering is reflected

in the WebPAM PROe and CLU user interfaces.

Figure 10.VTrak M610i drive slot numbering

Level Number of Drives Level Number of Drives

RAID 0 1 or more RAID 6 4 to 16

RAID 1 2 only RAID 10 4 or more*

RAID 1E 2 or more RAID 50 6 or more

RAID 5 3 to 16

* Must be an even number of drives.

Note

Unlike other VTrak models, the M610i, M310i, and M210i do not

support Parallel ATA disk drives. There is no PATA-to-SATA

adapter available for these models.

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Contents

Main VTrak Installation Task List Step 1: Unpacking the VTrak Page Page Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack Mounting the VTrak M610i in a Rack Page Mounting VTrak M310i or M210i in a Rack Page Page Step 3: Installing Disk Drives Drive Slot Numbering Installing Disk Drives Page Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections Configuring an IP Storage Area Network Data Path Management Path Configuring Direct Attached Storage Data Path Management Path Step 5: Making Serial Cable Connections Step 6: Connecting the Power Page Step 7: Setting the IP Address Choosing DHCP or a Static IP Address Viewing MAC and IP Addresses in the CLI Viewing MAC and IP Addresses in the CLU Setting up VTrak with the CLI Page Setting up VTrak with the CLU Setting system date and time Making Management Port settings Viewing IP address and settings Exiting the CLU Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Logging into WebPAM PROe Regular Connection Secure Connection Page Selecting a Language Creating a Disk Array Automatic Express Advanced Logging out of WebPAM PROe Using WebPAM PROe over the Internet Contacting Technical Support Technical Support Services United States The Netherlands Germany Italy Taiwan China Obtaining a Security Certificate