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Promise technology VTRAK M610p Manual (284 pages)

Brand: Promise-technology | Category: RAID controllers | Size: 3.38 MB |

English

Table of contents

Product Manual

1

Copyright

2

Trademarks

2

Recommendations

2

VTrak M610p Product Manual

10

Contents

11

About This Manual

13

VTrak Overview

14

Architectural Description

15

Features and Benefits

15

Operational Features

16

Specifications

17

Warranty and Support

18

FCC Statement

18

CE Statement

18

MIC Statement

18

Chapter 2: VTrak Installation

19

Mounting VTrak in a Rack

20

Installing Disk Drives

22

Serial ATA Disk Drive

24

Data Path

25

Management Path

25

Connecting the Power

28

LED will remain dark

29

Chapter 3: VTrak Setup

31

Setting up VTrak with the CLI

33

Setting up VTrak with the CLU

34

Exiting the CLU

35

Logging into WebPAM PROe

36

Chapter 3: Setup

37

Selecting a Language

38

Creating a Disk Array

38

Automatic

39

Advanced

41

Logging out of WebPAM PROe

42

Perusing the Interface

49

Using the Header

50

Using Tree View

51

Using Management View

52

Viewing the Event Frame

52

Viewing Other Subsytems

54

Logging into a Subsystem

54

Hiding the Other Subsystems

54

Working with Subsystems

55

Viewing the Runtime Event Log

56

Saving the Runtime Event Log

57

Viewing NVRAM Events

57

Saving NVRAM Events

58

Running Background Activities

60

Running Media Patrol

60

Viewing Scheduled Activities

61

Scheduling an Activity

61

Deleting a Scheduled Activity

62

Viewing Lock Status

62

Setting the Lock

63

Renewing the Lock

63

Making Your Own User Settings

66

Changing Your Own Password

67

Creating a User

68

Viewing User Sessions

69

Logging out Other Users

69

Managing Storage Services

73

LUN Mapping Parameters

74

Managing Software Services

75

Making Web Server Settings

76

Changing the Startup Setting

77

Stopping Web Server service

77

Adding Trap Sinks

79

Deleting Trap Sinks

79

Deleting Netsend Recipients

82

Stopping Netsend service

82

Exporting the User Database

83

Importing a User Database

84

Managing Controllers

90

Adjustable items

91

Upgradable items

91

Viewing Controller Statistics

92

Making Controller Settings

92

Clearing an Orphan Watermark

93

Managing Enclosures

94

Viewing Enclosure Information

95

Making Enclosure Settings

96

Viewing FRU VPD Information

96

Testing the Buzzer

98

Adjustable Items

100

Clearing Statistics

101

Managing Disk Arrays

104

Deleting a Disk Array

108

Disk Array Operational Status

109

Creating a Logical Drive

110

Making Disk Array Settings

110

Deleting a Logical Drive

111

Migrating a Disk Array

112

Rebuilding a Disk Array

113

Running PDM on a Disk Array

114

Transitioning a Disk Array

115

Managing Logical Drives

117

Logical Drive Status

118

Logical Drive Synchronization

118

Making Logical Drive Settings

119

Initializing a Logical Drive

119

Running Redundancy Check

120

Table Definitions

122

Managing Spare Drives

123

Creating a Spare Drive

124

Deleting Spare Drive

125

Making Spare Drive Settings

125

Running Spare Check

126

Logging into the CLU

130

Accessing Online Help

132

Logging out of the CLU

132

Running Quick Setup

133

Managing the Subsystem

134

Resetting the Lock

135

Releasing the Lock

135

Managing the Controllers

136

Locating the Controller

137

Managing the Enclosure

138

Viewing Blower Status

139

Viewing Voltage Sensor Status

139

Checking the Batteries

140

Reconditioning a Battery

140

Locating an Enclosure

141

Managing Physical Drives

142

Viewing Advanced Information

143

Locating a Physical Drive

144

Accepting an Incomplete Array

151

Enabling PDM on a Disk Array

151

Running PDM

153

Locating a Disk Array

154

Setting Read Cache Policy

157

Locating a Logical Drive

158

Making Automatic Settings

159

Making Manual Settings

159

Managing SCSI Connections

160

Setting SCSI Termination

161

Managing Background Activity

162

Working with the Event Viewer

164

Clearing NVRAM Events

165

Deleting a Spare Drive

168

Working with LUN Mapping

169

Managing Users

170

Changing a User’s Password

171

Deleting a User

172

Making Email Settings

173

Making SLP Settings

174

Making Webserver Settings

174

Making Telnet Settings

175

Making SNMP Settings

175

Managing SNMP Trap Sinks

176

Making CIM Settings

177

Making Netsend Settings

177

Managing Netsend Recipients

178

Deleting a Recipient

179

Netsend Requirements

179

Flashing through TFTP

180

Restoring Factory Defaults

182

Shutting Down the Subsystem

183

Restarting the Subsystem

185

Making Buzzer Settings

186

Chapter 6: Maintenance

187

Updating the Firmware

190

Replacing a Power Supply

192

Replacing a Cooling Unit Fan

193

Replacing a Cache Battery

196

Replacing a RAID Controller

199

Introduction to RAID

201

RAID 0 – Stripe

202

RAID 1 – Mirror

203

RAID 1E – Enhanced Mirror

204

RAID 10 – Mirror + Stripe

207

RAID 50 Axles

208

Choosing a RAID Level

210

Choosing Stripe Size

213

Choosing Sector Size

213

Cache Policy

214

Write Cache Policy

215

Adaptive Writeback Cache

215

Capacity Coercion

216

Initialization

216

Hot Spare Drive(s)

217

RAID Level Migration

217

Media Patrol

220

PDM Triggers

221

Transition

222

Automatic Transition

224

Manual Transition

224

Chapter 8: Troubleshooting

225

VTrak is Beeping

226

LEDs Display Amber or Red

227

Drive Status Indicators

228

Back of Enclosure

229

CLU Reports a Problem

232

Checking a Reported Component

233

WebPAM PROe Reports a Problem

234

Event Notification Response

237

When a Physical Drive Fails

251

With a Hot Spare Drive

251

Without a Hot Spare Drive

252

Rebuild Operation

252

Incomplete Array

254

Physical Drive Problems

255

Enclosure Problems

257

Connection Problems

260

SCSI Connections

261

Termination

262

Chapter 9: Support

265

Contacting Technical Support

267

United States

268

The Netherlands

268

Attn: Technical Support

269

Limited Warranty

270

Returning Product For Repair

271

SNMP MIB Files

273

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