Promise Technology UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual

ULTRATRAK100 TX4 AND ULTRATRAK100 TX8 USER MANUAL

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 4 Before installing a new hard drive, be sure the jumpers on the new hard drives are set for single

5 CONNECTING THE SCSI CABLES Installation of the UltraTrak100 disk array is very similar to the installation of a standard SCSI drive. The SCSI connec

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 6 (the one which is attached to the SCSI adapter) to the top connector, and place an LVD SCSI activ

7 device has a unique SCSI ID and that only the first and last devices are terminated. (See SCSI Cable Connection and Termination on page 5). Computer

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 8 CONFIGURE THE ULTRATRAK100 The configuration procedures for both the UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTr

9 Note If you wish to make a RAID 0+1 array using 4, 6, or 8 drives you need to choose RAID 1 (mirroring) and then follow the steps below to create

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 10 For the Gigabyte Boundary feature to work, the Gigabyte Boundary feature must be set to ON when

11 Recommended Applications for RAID 1 • Accounting • Payroll • Financial • Any application requiring very high availability RAID 3 Advantages

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 12 JBOD Characteristics/Advantages Disadvantages Uses 100% capacity of all hard drives The fai

13 MAINTENANCE DRIVE STATUS INDICATORS As shown in the figure below, each drive has three status LEDs. Figure 5. Location of Drive Status Indicator

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UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 14 A non-fault tolerant array goes "offline" when a drive is removed or fails. Since the

15 Reconstruction begins automatically as soon as a replacement drive becomes available to the array. However, if the replacement drive was formerly p

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 16 9. Insert screws through the holes in the Drive Carrier and into the bottom of the new hard dri

17 Caution Risk of electrical shock. When either power supply module is removed from the chassis, AC power is accessible at the circuitry in the po

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 18 ULTRATRAK100 FRONT PANEL INTERFACE The front panel interface for the UltraTrak100 consist of fol

19 THE LCD MESSAGES The UltraTrak100 LCD message display panel has the following modes of operation: • Idle mode • Error mode • Configuration mode

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 20 The first line of the Idle mode menu will display one of the following status messages: • Array

21 View StatusCache Memory SizeCache Block SizeCache Read HitCache Write HitView Cache StatsArray x SizeRAID x StatusView Array InformationTemperature

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 22 VIEW CONTROLLER INFORMATION The View Controller Information mode displays UltraTrak100 firmware

23 VIEW ARRAY INFORMATION The View Array Information mode displays the array ID, array size, RAID level and array status (Functional, Critical, Offlin

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 24 Provides a list ofinstalled disk drives.Configure ArrayCreate/CancelAuto Array SetupProvides a l

25 CONFIGURE ARRAY The Configure Array menu will allow the creation and deletion of arrays. The configure array menu contains the following sub menus:

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 26 You will see the following message if all of the drives are already configured: No Free Disk

27 DEFINE ARRAY The Define Array menu defines array parameters for the selected array. An array number is selected by using the up/down key to select

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 28 STRIPE BLOCK SIZE The Stripe Block Size menu allows you to select a Stripe Block Size between 4K

29 ADD/REMOVE DRIVES The Add/Remove Drives menu assigns and removes drives from arrays. All free drives are displayed as one drive per line format. Th

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 30 ADVANCED FEATURE Wipe out disk Synchronize Array Disable Buzzer Rebuild/Sync Pri. Press

31 SYNCHRONIZE ARRAY The Synchronize Array menu allows the user to synchronize the data on each drive. Synchronization is a maintenance procedure for

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 32 Configure CacheWrite BackWrite ThruWrite Cache CONFIGURE CACHE The Configure Cache menu will all

33 Configure SCSIIDLUNModeList SCSI IDs 0 thru15 to be selectedfrom.SCSI ID CONFIGURE SCSI The Configure SCSI menu will allow the setting of SCSI para

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ...1 Arc

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 34 When using ID mode, if you have multiple arrays within an UltraTrak100 unit, each array will use

35 CONTACTING PROMISE SUPPORT Promise Technical Support provides several support options for Promise users to access information and updates. We encou

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 36 Pacific Rim Sales Office E-mail Support [email protected] Fax Technical Support +886 3 57

37 LIMITED WARRANTY Promise Technology, Inc. (Promise Technology) warrants that for two (2) years from the time of the delivery of the product to the

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 38 reprogramming, or reproducing of programs or data stored in or used with the products, or for an

39 RETURNING PRODUCT FOR REPAIR (USA & CANADA) If you suspect a product is not working properly, or if you have any questions about your product,

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 40 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES You are responsible for determining whether the product is appropriate for

41 APPENDIX A - TECHNOLOGY BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION TO RAID RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) allows multiple hard drives to be combined toge

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 42 RAID 1 – MIRRORING When a disk array is mirrored, identical data is written to a pair of drives,

43 RAID 0+1 – STRIPING/MIRROR Striping/mirroring combines both of the previous array types. It can increase performance by reading and writing data in

Appendix A - Technology Background...41 Introduction to RAID ...

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 44 RAID 3 – BLOCK STRIPING WITH PARITY DRIVE RAID level 3 organizes data across the physical drives

45 RAID 5 – BLOCK AND PARITY STRIPING RAID 5 is similar to RAID 3 as described above except that the parity data is rotated across the physical drives

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 46 JBOD (SPANNING) In a Spanning array, the disk array capacity is equal to the sum of all drives,

47 Appendix B - Frequently Asked Questions This section lists frequently asked questions involving pre-installation, drive issues, installation, and p

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 48 Q. Why can’t I see the drives on the UltraTrak100 under FDISK? A. If you have not created an a

1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing Promise Technology’s UltraTrak100 TX4 or UltraTrak100 TX8 external disk array system. UltraTrak100 provides da

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual 2 FEATURES AND BENEFITS Feature Benefit Maximum fault tolerance Ensures uninterrupted data availab

3 GETTING STARTED Caution To prevent serious damage to the UltraTrak100 be sure that the voltage-select switch on the back of the power supply is set