Promise Technology VTrak J610S manuals

Promise technology VTrak J610S Manual (440 pages)

Brand: Promise-technology | Category: RAID controllers | Size: 5.55 MB |

English

Table of contents

E610f, E610s, E310f, E310s

1

Copyright

2

Trademarks

2

Recommendations

2

VTrak E-Class Product Manual

10

Contents

11

About This Manual

19

VTrak Overview

20

Architectural Description

22

Features and Benefits

23

Operational Features

24

Management

25

Specifications

26

Warranty and Support

27

BSMI Statement

27

CE Statement

27

FCC Statement

27

GOST-R Statement

28

IRAM Statement

28

KCC Statement

28

Chapter 2: VTrak Installation

29

Mounting VTrak in a Rack

30

Installing Disk Drives

33

AAMUX Adapter

34

WARNING:

35

Counter-sink screws only

35

Fibre Channel SAN

37

Fibre Channel DAS

39

Expansion

42

SAS DAS

45

SAS Cascaded Storage

47

SAS with JBOD Expansion

50

Data Path

51

Management Path

51

Connecting the Power

55

Chapter 3: VTrak Setup

57

VTrak Default IP Addresses

58

Setting up VTrak with the CLI

59

Setting up VTrak with the CLU

61

Manual IP settings

62

Automatic IP settings

62

Setting Up WebPAM PROe

64

Choosing a Language

65

Creating a Disk Array

66

Automatic

67

Advanced

68

Logging out of WebPAM PROe

70

Logging into WebPAM PROe

72

Perusing the Interface

75

Using the Header

76

Using Tree View

76

Using Management View

77

Viewing the Event Frame

78

Viewing Other Subsytems

80

Logging into a Subsystem

80

Hiding the Other Subsystems

80

Working with Subsystems

81

Viewing Subsystem Information

82

Viewing the Runtime Event Log

84

Saving the Runtime Event Log

85

Viewing NVRAM Events

86

Saving NVRAM Events

87

Running Background Activities

89

Viewing Scheduled Activities

90

Scheduling an Activity

90

Deleting a Scheduled Activity

91

Viewing Lock Status

91

Setting the Lock

92

Renewing the Lock

92

Releasing the Lock

92

Setting-up Event Notification

95

Viewing User Sessions

98

Logging out Other Users

99

Port Setting Information

103

Property Definitions

104

Viewing SFP Information

105

Adding an Initiator

107

Managing SAS Connections

108

Viewing SAS Port Statistics

109

Viewing SAS Initiators

109

Managing Storage Services

111

Deleting an Initiator

112

Viewing the LUN Map

112

Enabling LUN Masking

112

Adding a LUN Map

112

Editing a LUN Map

113

Monitoring Performance

114

Managing Software Services

116

Making SLP Settings

117

Making Web Server Settings

118

Making Telnet Settings

119

Making SSH Settings

120

Making SNMP Settings

120

Managing SNMP Trap Sinks

121

Making CIM Settings

122

Making Netsend Settings

123

Managing Netsend Recipients

124

Deleting Netsend Recipients

125

Exporting the User Database

126

Importing a User Database

128

Updating the Firmware

130

Restoring Factory Defaults

132

Clearing Statistics

133

Shutting Down the Subsystem

135

Starting Up After Shutdown

136

Restarting the Subsystem

137

Managing Controllers

138

Adjustable items

139

Viewing Controller Statistics

140

Making Controller Settings

140

Clearing an Orphan Watermark

142

Managing Enclosures

143

Viewing Enclosure Topology

144

Viewing Enclosure Information

144

Making Enclosure Settings

145

Viewing FRU VPD Information

145

Checking the Batteries

146

Reconditioning a Battery

146

Silencing the Buzzer

147

Making Buzzer Settings

147

Testing the Buzzer

148

Managing Physical Drives

149

Adjustable Items

151

Managing UPS Units

155

Making UPS Settings

156

Viewing UPS Information

157

Managing Disk Arrays

158

Deleting a Disk Array

163

Making Disk Array Settings

164

Creating a Logical Drive

165

Deleting a Logical Drive

166

Migrating a Disk Array

166

Rebuilding a Disk Array

167

Rebuilding Manually

168

Running PDM on a Disk Array

169

Transitioning a Disk Array

169

Managing Logical Drives

171

Making Logical Drive Settings

173

Initializing a Logical Drive

174

Running Redundancy Check

174

Table Definitions

176

LUN Mapping Parameters

177

Managing Spare Drives

178

Creating a Spare Drive

179

Deleting Spare Drive

180

Making Spare Drive Settings

180

Running Spare Check

181

Initial Connection

184

Making a Telnet Connection

185

Making a SSH Connection

185

Logging In

186

Accessing Online Help

187

Exiting the CLU

187

Logging Out of the CLI

188

Running Quick Setup

189

Managing the Subsystem

190

Running Media Patrol

191

Making NTP Settings

192

Managing the Controllers

194

Locating the Controller

196

Managing the Enclosure

197

Viewing Power Supply Status

198

Locating a Power Supply

199

Viewing Cooling Unit Status

199

Viewing Voltage Sensor Status

200

Locating an Enclosure

201

Setting an Alias

205

Locating a Physical Drive

206

Disk Array Operational Status

212

Accepting an Incomplete Array

213

Running PDM

215

Locating a Disk Array

216

Deleting a Spare Drive

221

Locating a Logical Drive

225

Making Automatic Settings

226

Making Manual Settings

226

Viewing Node Information

228

Adding a SAS Initiator

233

Managing Background Activity

234

Working with the Event Viewer

236

Clearing NVRAM Events

237

Working with LUN Mapping

238

Mapping a LUN to an Initiator

239

Managing Users

243

Changing Your Own Password

245

Deleting a User

246

Making Email Settings

247

Making Webserver Settings

248

Flashing through TFTP

255

Chapter 6: Maintenance

267

Replacing a Power Supply

277

Replacing a Cache Battery

283

Removing the old controller

287

Installing the new controller

287

Introduction to RAID

291

RAID 0 – Stripe

292

RAID 1 – Mirror

293

RAID 1E – Enhanced Mirror

294

RAID 10 – Mirror + Stripe

297

RAID 50 Axles

299

RAID 60 Axles

301

Choosing a RAID Level

302

Choosing Stripe Size

305

Choosing Sector Size

305

Cache Policy

306

Read Cache Policy

307

Write Cache Policy

307

Adaptive Writeback Cache

307

Cache Mirroring

308

LUN Affinity

309

Logical Drive Settings

310

Failover and Failback

310

Capacity Coercion

311

Initialization

311

Hot Spare Drive(s)

312

RAID Level Migration

312

Media Patrol

319

PDM Triggers

320

Transition

321

Automatic Transition

323

Manual Transition

323

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting

325

LEDs Display Amber or Red

327

Drive Status Indicators

328

Back of Enclosure

328

CLU Reports a Problem

333

Checking a Reported Component

334

WebPAM PROe Reports a Problem

336

Figure 13.The Event Log

337

Event Notification Response

339

When a Physical Drive Fails

357

With a Hot Spare Drive

357

Without a Hot Spare Drive

358

Rebuild Operation

358

Incomplete Array

360

Physical Drive Problems

361

Enclosure Problems

363

Serial Connection

367

Telnet Connection

368

Connection Problems

369

Fibre Channel Connections

370

SAS Connections

371

Chapter 9: Support

375

Contacting Technical Support

377

The Netherlands

378

Attn: Technical Support

379

Limited Warranty

380

Your Responsibilities

381

SNMP MIB Files

385

Adding a Second Controller

385

Before You Begin

389

Installing PerfectPath

390

Verifying Installation

391

Running Perfect Path View

393

Viewing LUN Properties

394

Viewing Path Properties

396

Viewing Events

399

Clearing Path Statistics

399

Features and Settings

400

Load Balance Policy

401

Path Verification

402

PDO Removal

403

Performance Tab Refresh Rate

404

Round Robin Count

404

Refreshing the Objects

405

Viewing System Information

405

Saving System Information

406

Troubleshooting

407

Updating PerfectPath

408

Repairing PerfectPath

409

Removing PerfectPath

410

Installing Packages

413

Verifying Packages – RedHat

413

Verifying Packages – SuSE

414

RedHat Systems

416

SuSE Systems

416

Editing a Configuration File

416

Task 5: Setting-up ALUA

421

SuSE Linux SLES 11

422

Linux MPIO: Known Issues

424

Sample multipath.conf File

425

Promise technology VTrak J610S User Manual (4 pages)

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