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1. K Note The bandwidth limit will become instantly effective Result The Remote Node s you have added will be displayed in the List of Remote Nodes list Related Topics e 6 1 Remote Node Management ISCSI Node Page 23 4 3 Installed Configuration Now you have completed the local configuration the Nodes can now be relocated to their remote locations and the continuation of the configuration can be done remotely The Installed Configuration will take you through the following steps Step 5 Remotely Connecting to a Node Optional Step 6 Configuring the iSCSI Initiator Step 7 Configuring the iSCSI Target Optional Step 8 Refreshing the Devices Step 9 iSCSI Sessions Optional Step 10 Instigating the Learn Process SANSlide SSiS100 Page 24 Step 5 Remotely Connecting to a Node Optional You will only need to complete this step if e You want to configure the settings on a Node and do not have direct access to the web interface for that Node During the set up of your Nodes it may not be possible to directly access the web interface on a Node remote control can be used to take control of any other Node added to your local Node Navigation From within the root window select the Remote Node Management icon The following screen will be displayed Remote Node Management Bridge Control Node Alias Enable Remote Admin
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3. SANSlide SSiS100 Page 6 Enter an IP address for the iSCSI Target In this example we shall use the IP address of 10 10 10 50 Leave the port 3260 unless you have configured your iSCSI Node only to respond on port 860 in which case change It to 860 Click on the advanced button to see the advanced options fe Advanced Settings L3 General IPsec Connect by using Local adapter Microsoft iSCSI Initiator X Source IP Default z Target portal CRC Checksum Data digest Header digest CHAP logon information Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials se The Connect by using box allows the user to specify which iSCSI Adaptor to use and the Source IP The Local adaptor will only differ from Microsoft iSCSI Initiator setting if an iSCSI Offload card has been installed For the purpose of this guide we shall only use the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Leaving this setting as Default will also use the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator The Source IP is used to specify upon which network adaptor the discovery will be done In most cases the user will want to leave this as default If multiple network interfaces are installed in the Server and the user wishes to select a particular interface select the IP address of that network interface from the pull down list CRC Checksum settings allow the user to specify whether the discovery is
4. Node Maintenance System View Log file Information SANSlide Node main menu Note Your screen may have different icons to the one shown above depending on the configuration you have purchased You will notice the screen is split into two sections Within the left hand panel you will observe two further panels The upper panel Node Control typically remains constant wherever you are within the GUI it allows you to reboot or logout of the GUI whilst the console home link will take you back to this screen Note Whenever a Reboot command is issued it can take up to a minute for the Node to become accessible again Within the Support section there is a link that will open up your mail service with Bridgeworks Email address loaded and an Online Help button The Online help is contextually aware of which GUI page you are currently viewing and will provide you with help relevant to the display and configuration data SANSlide SSiS100 Page 12 4 0 Installation Set Up To avoid travelling between sites where the Nodes are installed Bridgeworks has included a feature within the GUI making it is possible to connect to and manage a remote Node from another Node However to achieve this the IP address of the remote Nodes WAN port must be known therefore the steps are divided into two sections e Local Configuration these steps are preformed with you having direct access to both Nodes e Installed Configuration thes
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6. 4bridgeworks 030482 Support tice kernel klogd ing Online Help an 114 info syslogd started BusyBox vi 11 1 i ko an 1 16 14 20 notice kernel klogd started BusyBox v1 11 1 2010 04 22 14 11 51 BST Click Here to Download Clear System Log The System Log Page with the Log cleared Below the log display pane are two options e Clear system logs this will delete the current and saved logs within the Node e Download this will download the log files to your local disk You may be asked by our support team to email this log file to them to aid them in any problem resolution 8 3 Firmware Updates From time to time it may be necessary to upgrade the firmware within the Node New versions contain resolutions to Known issues as well as new features and improvements to the functionality of the Node lt is advisable to check on the latest release on a regular basis Where possible firmware on two communicating SANSlide Nodes should be kept consistent New versions of the firmware can be downloaded from the Bridgeworks web site at www 4bridgeworks com support software shtml Warning Ensure you have the correct firmware for your product IF IN DOUBT ASK The Firmware Updates page will allow the administrator to load new firmware into the Node From within the main menu select the Firmware Updates icon from the Node Maintenance section The GUI will now display the following window iSCSI Node Page 65 Update
7. Tape a VTL Tape SS S gt Across Site back up SANSlide SSiS100 Page 14 4 2 Local Configuration This section will take you through the steps required to configure the SANSlide Nodes so they can communicate with each other before connecting them to the storage networks and the link network The local configuration will take you through the following steps Step 1 Configuring Network Connections Step 2 Testing the Connection Step 3 Security Options Optional Step 4 Linking together SANSlide Nodes Once these steps have been repeated for all your Nodes the Nodes can be moved to their permanent respective positions ISCSI Node Page 15 Step 1 Configuring Network Connections The following steps will configure the networking options for your Nodes and should be completed for Example 1 Nodes A and B or Example 2 Nodes C and D Basic Information The Node has two GbE Gigabit Ethernet Network ports located on the front of the unit The left hand port is used to access the Node Management Console the right hand port is used for the SANSlide link There are two possibilities when configuring the IP addresses of the Node Management A can be configured in one of two ways e DHCP The Node will seek out the DHCP server on your network and obtain an IP address from the server each time it powers up With this option when accessing the web interface the host name will be entered into the web browser e Static IP
8. When setting up multiple connections you ideally want to connect to different ports and different network interfaces Set up CHAP then click OK The user will now be brought back to the window below Click OK and now the user should see the Session Connections page with two connections Multiple Connected Session MICS MICS policy Round Fobin Description The round robin policy attempts to evenly distribute incoming requests to all processing paths This session has the Following connections Source Portal Target Portal Status Type Weight 0 0 0 0 60102 10 10 10 107 3 Connected Active nja 0 0 0 0 63942 10 10 10 10713 Connected Active nja D oc To add a connection click Add De To remove a connection select the connection above and then eee click Remove To edit the path settings for the MCS policy select a Ed connection above and then click Edit OK Cancel Apply The user can add up to 10 different connections Once the user has completed setting up the connections click OK to return to the iSCSI session page You should now see the number of connections increased In this example we have 2 connections iSCSI Node Page 95 Sessions Portal Groups Refresh O Fffffas001770018 4000013700000007 To add a session click Add session Add session To disconnect one or more sessions select each Disconnect session and then click Disconnect To view devices associate
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10. IQN highlight the IQN by clicking on its entry in the Targets window and then click the Log On button At this point a new window will appear Login to iSCSI Target iqn 2006 03 com kernsafe kirk2k3 SCSIO Persistent Connection Automatically restore this connection on boot Connect by using _ _ _ ote aye Network 1 y Target Portal 10 0 0 169 3260 1 Y E Data Digest E Header digest Checksum E CHAP Login __ Pop up window for iSCSI Target Logon 7 2 6 Persistent Connection If you wish for the unit to connect to this IQN after a reset or reboot then this box needs to be checked It is recommended that this feature be enabled 7 2 7 CHAP Login If the iSCSI Target Device has CHAP enabled check the tick box and enter the username and password to communicate with this device Once you have completed this window click the OK button The Node should now display the IQN with the word Connected next to it Repeat this process for all the required iSCSI Target Devices SANSlide SSiS100 Page 60 naa 00000000004eadde naa 00000000003eadde naa 00000000003eadde 10 0 0 154 3260 1 networki am iSCSI with connected targets Note If you enabled Persistent Connection these devices will be also displayed in the Persistent Targets window below the Targets window 7 2 8 Log Off From the Targets list select the target you wish to remove when selected the bac
11. Node from the list and click on the Configure Node button an additional menu will appear as illustrated below ISCSI Node Page 47 Advanced Node Configuration WM Set Node Transfer Limit um value po o MiB s Configuring a Node To set a limit click on the Set Node Transfer Limit checkbox which should now allow the text box below to become editable Type in a value you desire with a minimum possible value of one megabyte and click the OK button To remove a limit click on your chosen Node and click the configure Node button uncheck the Set Node Transfer Limit checkbox and click OK The limit will now be lifted K Note Any changes to the bandwidth limit will become instantly effective 4 1 6 1 3 Learning This procedure will kick start the Artificial Intelligence module to start learning the characteristics of the link network Once it has completed it will store these values in the memory flash ready for use when data transfers start From the root menu select the remote Node management icon the GUI will display the following screen SANSlide SSiS100 Page 48 LD Bridgeworks Remote Node Management Home Node E Alias bridgeworks Bridge Control Enable Remote Administration Iv List of Remote Nodes Add Node Configure Node Leam Start Remote Control Stop Remote Control Remote Node Management Select the remote Node that you are going to use for the learn pr
12. Remote Node Management icon The following screen will be displayed Remote Node Management Bridge Control Reboot System Node Alias Console Home Home Node Enable Remote Administration Logout Support List of Remote Nodes ae aa gt rt Add Node Configure Node No of Start Remote Control f Stop Remote Control Remote Node Management Procedure Adding a SANSlide Node 4 1 Click he Add N Steps Click on the Add Node button 4 2 In the window that appears enter the IP address then click the Add button The unit will then search for the Node on the Link Network as indicated by a blue progressing bar 4 3 Click on Ok to confirm the Node 4 4 If you have more than one Node repeat this operation for all Remote Nodes Note These Nodes will be automatically saved and will restore on reboot SANSlide SSiS100 Page 22 Advanced Node Configuration WM Set Node Transfer Limit Limit value D vines Configuring a Node These steps are only necessary if you want to limit the amount of bandwidth SANSIide uses Procedure Limiting bandwidth 4 1 Select a Node from the Node list when selected the background colour will become blue Steps 4 2 In the window that appears check the Set Transfer Limit checkbox 4 3 Enter in the limiting value in Megabytes a second 4 4 Click on Ok to start the limit
13. Target Configuration e Appendix E LED Indicators SANSlide SSiS100 Page 32 Step 8 Refreshing the Devices Once you have configured the devices and ports it may be necessary to refresh the devices on each of your Nodes to reflect any changes made in the previous steps This step may not be necessary but is advised to make sure your Nodes are up to date The following steps should be implemented for Example 1 Node A and Example 2 Node C and D Navigation From the main menu select the Remote Device Management icon the GUI will display the following screen Remote Device Management Remote Nodes Select a Remote Node from the list below Devices Connected to IP Enable all Devices Disable all Devices Refresh Devices The Remote Device Management Page Procedure Refreshing the device list 8 1 Select the Node you want to refresh the devices on from the Host Name list When selected the Node will become blue 8 2 Click on the Refresh Devices button at the bottom of the screen The screen will go grey and a frame will appear with a blue loading bar 8 3 Click on Ok to acknowledge the refreshed devices 8 4 Repeat step 8 1 to 8 3 for each Node iSCSI Node Page 33 Result Once completed a report will be returned informing you of the progress of the update Every target device connected to the remote board that you have chosen to enable will be presented in the bottom list as shown belo
14. boot checkbox It is recommended that this feature be enabled 6 13 Select the source interface this is the physical network port that your device is connected on 6 14 Select the target portal from the drop down menu the target portal reflects the network interface and the port that the target device is connected on 6 15 If you wish for data correction and checksums to be used select either or both of the checkboxes Data Digest or Header Digest Note CRC Checksum settings allow you to specify whether data transfer is done using E Data and or Header Digests Unless the iSCSI device is on a poor quality network where data corruption is likely it is recommended that Header and Data Digests are left disabled as performance will be affected The following steps are optional if you have set up any chap credentials If not progress to step 6 19 Procedure CHAP Login 16 Click the CHAP login check Steps 6 16 Click the C ogin checkbox 6 17 Enter in the username for the CHAP login 6 18 Enter in the password for the CHAP login 6 19 Click OK ISCSI Node Page 29 6 20 The status will now change from inactive to active within the targets table 6 21 Repeat from step 6 11 for each additional target you want to logon to if there are no more progress to the next step 6 22 Repeat from step 6 1 for Example 2 Node D or if you have completed the procedure for all required Node sets precede to the n
15. click Discover Portal Discover Portal To remove a target portal select the address above and Remove then click Remove iSNS servers The system is registered on the Following iSNS servers Refresh To add an iSNS server click Add Server Add Server To remove an iSNS server select the server above and Remove then click Remove More about Discovery and iSNS OK Cancel Aoply iSCSI Node Page 89 If the user has an iSNS server then the address can be added in the iSNS servers list by clicking Add server A window should appear Add iShS Server Enter the IP address or DNS name of server Enter the address of the iSNS Server then click OK The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator will now query the ISNS Server and discover any iSCSI Targets that are registered Step 3 Targets Click on the Targets tab The devices discovered should now be listed and shown as below iSCSI Initiator Properties Targets Discovery Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration gick Connect To discover and log on to a target using a basic connection type the IP address or DAS name of the target and then click Quick Connect Target Quick Gonmect Discovered targets Refresh iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 6d7a85844c2f1Fa8 Reconnecking iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks O01cOS naa S0060b0go057 Reconnecting E To connect using advanced options selec
16. connected to an iSCSI Target to check that the device is connected click on the Details button A window should appear Sessions Properties This target has the following sessions Session Properties Target portal group Status Connected Connection count 1 Session Connections To configure how the connections within this session are load balanced click Connections Connections In this window the user can view the iSCSI Sessions associated to the iSCSI Target how many connections are attached to each iSCSI Session and the Target Portal Group If the user clicks on the Device tab he should see details of the target device Here we can see that the device is an IBM LTO Tape drive iSCSI Node Page 81 Sessions Devices Properties These are the devices exposed by iSCSI sessions to the target Click Advanced to view information about the device and configure the multipath policy Devices Device Name MPIO Capable IBM ULTRIUM HHS SCSI Sequential Device LTO Tape drive Step 5 Creating multiple connections Optional lf the user wishes to create multiple connections to an iSCSI Session return to the Session tab in the Target Properties window Click on the Connections button and a window should appear This is shown below Connections Load balance policy Description The round robin policy attempts to evenly distribute incoming requests to all processing paths
17. necessary to understand some of the terms used by the menus iSCSI Target Device An iSCSI target device is device such as a disk drive tape drive or RAID controller that is attached to the network Each device is identified by an IQN iSCSI Qualified Name IQN Anything connected to a network be it a computer printer or iSCSI device must have a unique identifier such as an IP address to enable other devices to communicate with it With iSCSI devices both targets and initiators an extra level of identification in addition to the IP address is employed This is called the IQN The IQN includes the iSCSI Target s name and an identifier for the shared iSCSI device Example 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks sdt600a014d10 5 7 2 2 Configuring Devices To add a device to the iSCSI Node requires 3 basic steps e Identify the iSCSI device s you wish to use e Identify and logon to the iSCSI device s e Identify and enable the iSCSI device s on the SCSI bus The following sequence is repeated for each device you wish to connect to the iSCSI Node ISCSI Node Page 57 7 2 3 Adding an iSCSI discovery From the main menu click on the iSCSI Initiator logo iSCSI Initiator Discovery Target Portals iSCSI initiator page Click on the Add in the Discovery Target Portals window Adding the IP address of the iSCSI target In the Add Discovery Portal window insert the IP address of the iSCSI target device you wish to co
18. on which addressing mode you selected You will need to have to hand at least two Cat5e or better network cables Navigation Select the Connections page from the root page and at the top of the left hand column in Node Control you will find a link to the ping window called Network Ping Select this link The GUI will display the following screen Network Ping Procedure Testing the connection between Nodes Steps 2 1 Connect the Nodes together using network port two the Node will automatically detect the cable type so either a crossover or straight through cable can be used 2 2 Enter in the IP address of network port two from the other Node the Node you are not currently accessing the Web interface from for example if you are connected to Node A enter in the address of network port two on Node B and click ping SANSlide SSiS100 Page 18 Result On a successful ping the text box below the buttons should fill with text similar to that below PING Address Address 56 data bytes 64 bytes from Address seq 0 ttl 64 time 0 600 ms 64 bytes from Address seq l ttl 64 time 0 129 ms 64 bytes from Address seq 2 ttl 64 time 0 096 ms 64 bytes from Address seq 3 ttl 64 time 0 143 ms 64 bytes from Address seq 4 ttl 64 time 0 094 ms Address ping statistics 5 packets transmitted 5 packets received 0 packet lo
19. or more sessions select each Disconnect session and then click Disconnect To view devices associated with a session select Devices a session and then click Devices Session Information Target portal group tag 1 Status Connected Connection count 1 Maximum Allowed Connections 10 Authentication None Specified Header Digest None Specified Data Digest None Specified Configure Multiple Connected Session MCS To add additional connections to a session or configure the MCS policy for a selected session MGS click MCS More Information on iSCSI Sessions OK Cancel In this window the user can view the iSCSI Sessions associated to the iSCSI Target how many connections are attached to each iSCSI Session and the Target Portal Group If the user clicks on the Devices tab he should see details of the target device Fort 2 Bus 0 Target 0 LUN O volume path names Legacy device name Device interface name 4 Configure Multipath 10 MPIO To configure the MPIO policy For a selected device click MPIC MEI Information On i551 Device Details iSCSI Node Page 93 Step 5 Creating multiple connections Optional If the user wishes to create multiple connections to an iSCSI Session return to the Session tab in the Target Properties window Click on the MCS button and a window should appear This is shown below Multiple Connected Session
20. that you use a name that is relevant to its location and or its purpose 1 2 Enter in the IP address you have chosen or select DHCP for network port 1 Network port 2 is used for the SANSIide connection and must have a static IP address 1 3 If the Node is configured to use DHCP the net mask will be issued from the DHCP server If you are using a static IP address enter the net mask in to this box This must be done for any network port not using DHCP 1 4 Click the save button to save these parameters and then click the reboot option under Node Control in the left hand pane 1 5 To reconnect to the Node you will need to use the new Hostname or IP address for network port1 depending on which addressing mode you have selected 1 6 Repeat step 1 1 to 1 5 for any additional Nodes and network ports you wish to configure Note None of these changes will take effect until a reboot is completed When you next login to the web GUI you should now have to use your new network address Related Topics 5 1 Connections 9 2 Lost IP Address ISCSI Node Page 17 Step 2 Testing the Connection The following steps will verify your chosen network connections and should be completed for Example 1 Nodes A and B or Example 2 Nodes C and D Before You Begin If you made changes to your computer return them to their previous setting and reconnect to the Node using the IP address or hostname depending
21. the list below Reboot System Logout Support Online Help Contact Support Devices Connected to 10 10 10 95 beviceName ss e fn 2002 12 com Abfdgowors 000000 eecetaoadTasea W Al fan 2002 12 com idgeworks 000000fsecbo2s080f6787 F fan 2002 12 com 4erdgeworcs no0000 tsecbt2ane0ras0a F fen 2002 12 com 4oridgeworks 000000 fsecoz2aeofaabd F The Remote Device Management Page which has a Node with multiple Target Devices 6 2 1 Enabling Disabling a Target Device Disabling a target device will prevent it from being presented to your initiating device All target devices are enabled by default To disable a single device uncheck the tick box next to the targets name To enable a device click the checkbox and make sure it has a visible tick within it 6 2 2 Restoring of Devices When a Node has been restarted and it is in the process of re establishing its link to another Node the word Connecting may appear next to the Nodes name the target devices name in brackets and the text will be in italics as shown below Remote Device Management Remote Nodes Select a Remote Node from the list below Support Online Help tact Devices Connected to 10 10 10 95 ign 2002 12 com 4briageworks 000000 fSecaf24080fa3534 Vv E Connecting ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 Secb024080ta7 57 Connecting iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 Fecbi24080fa902 Connecting ign 2002 12 com 4bridgewor
22. this it is recommended to leave it at the default values The following steps are optional if you have set up any CHAP credentials If not progress to step 6 10 Procedure Setting CHAP credentials Steps 6 4 Click the CHAP login checkbox 6 5 Enter in the username for the chap login 6 6 Enter in the password for the chap login 6 7 Click OK 6 8 When successful the discovery will then be added to the Discovery Target Portals 6 9 Repeat from step 6 1 for each additional IP address you have targets connected to if there are discovery portals to add progress to the next step inactive inactive gt iSCSI Discovery with two target devices discovered SANSlide SSiS100 Page 28 Login to iSCSI Target naa 00000000003eadde Persistent Connection E Automatically restore this connection on boot Connect by using Target Portal 10 0 0 154 3260 1 X CRC Checksum Data Digest iSCSI target logging on Procedure Logging on to Targets 6 10 Select a target from the Targets list each target is displayed by its IQN when selected the background colour will become blue Steps 6 11 Click the Log On button underneath the list a pop up menu will appear 6 12 If you wish for the unit to connect to this IQN after a reset or reboot then check the Automatically restore this connection on
23. 100Mb TX Etherne D e e Then the Properties Button i Remove Properties Primary Network Logon Client for Microsoft Networks v File and Print Sharing Description TCP IP is the protocol you use to connect to the Internet and wide area networks 2ixi Click on the IP Address tab Bindings Advanced NetbloS DNS Configuration Gateway WINS Configuration IP Address Make a note of your current set up then An IP address can be automatically assigned to this computer If your network does not automatically assign IP addresses ask your network administrator for an address and then type it in Click on the Specify an IP address button the space below Obtain an IP address automatically Specify an IP address IP Address Enter 10 10 10 11into the IP Address field Subnet Mask Enter 255 255 255 0 into the Subnet Mask field ok Cancel Finally click the OK button and reboot your computer E Note Once you have completed the initial set up of the Node return your computer to the original settings and reconnect to the Node SANSlide SSiS100 Page 70 A2 Windows 2000 2003 or XP If your computer is running Windows 2000 2003 or XP follow the instructions below For users with Windows 95 98 or NT instructions are detailed in Appendix A1 and Windows Server 2008 7 or Vista instructions are detailed in Appendix A3 From the Desk Top or Start menu select My Computer M
24. AT BRIDGEWORKS simply making data flow SANSlide SiS100 iSCSI Node User Manual V1 2 Bridgeworks 135 Somerford Road Christchurch Dorset BH23 3PY Tel 44 0 1202 588 588 Fax 44 0 1202 588 589 Email support 4bridgeworks com Manual Revision History Revision Date Firmware 1 0 April 2012 V3 02 AP 1 1 August 2012 V3 02 AP 1 2 October 2013 V3 04 AP SANSlide SSiS100 Page 2 Warning The Bridgeworks SANSlide Node contains no user serviceable components Only an authorised service centre should carry out servicing or repairs Unauthorised repairs or modifications will immediately void your warranty Before you start There are a number of additional pieces of equipment you will require for the successful installation of your Node Ethernet Cable You will require a good quality cable of suitable length to go between your network access point and the iSCSI Node This should be marked as certified to Cat 5e and have a RJ45 style connector at the Node end If you are in any doubt contact your reseller for extra assistance ISCSI Node Page 3 Table of Contents LO NATPOG UC WOM scsi cect eactnnt shat nate E EN 6 gee VO NIE Wea ee ee eee ee ee 6 t2 Manual Layli enen E a aptinnddxep ae Aa nian epee A apnanen aden 7 EERE ENE semen eee eee aE eee eer EAEI EIEI a ene tor NRE a ee tor Pa E er PN TE TAE E AT A 7 2 0 Hardware INSTANAUOM ese ncGsvcnseaviassasetaesand ae a a aa aa eaea a 8
25. Firmware Node Control Console Home Firmware Upload Reboot System ae Firmware Revision Logout Firmware image Support Online Help After clicking update please wait for this page to change before Contact Support proceeding The Firmware Update Page Once you have downloaded the new firmware to a local disk drive e Click on the browse button to locate the file you have downloaded from the website e Then click on the update button Updating the firmware will take a few minutes after which it will be necessary to reboot the system to bring the new code into memory 8 4 Saving the Configuration to Disk Once you have finished configuring your Node we recommend that you save your configuration data to a local disk By doing so you could save valuable time if the unit requires replacement or if a configuration is lost during upgrades It is also possible to create a Boiler Plate configuration and load this into each new Node as it is initialised This can ease the rollout of multiple Nodes within an enterprise From within the main menu select the Load Save Configuration icon from the Node Maintenance section The GUI will now display the following window SANSlide SSiS100 Page 66 Node Control Load Save Configuration Console Home Import Configuration _ HWHHWYWY _____ Reboot System Logout The Load Save Configuration Page To save the configuration data click on the Click here to Dow
26. K button Advanced OK Cancel Note Once you have completed the initial set up of the Node return your computer to the original settings and reconnect to the Node SANSlide SSiS100 Page 72 A3 Windows Vista Server 2008 or 7 If your computer is running Windows Vista or 7 follow the instructions below For users with Windows 95 98 or NT instructions are detailed in Appendix A1 and Windows 2000 2003 or XP instructions are detailed in Appendix A2 From the Start menu select Control panel Control and tome Voew your basie network ir maton asd set up connechons From the control panel select the Network ene singren 7 J amp ee and Internet link followed by the Network mae fee nano ome and Sharing Centre link Jo RERAN HANT riro Change yout ragby seth x Ry brn Lee Tet oe tet Sat up 2 wales Oroedbend Gah up ad foc o VPN commecton Ot eet up 8 route qe Les poet Now you can see Local Area connection E a a dialogue box Double click Local Area ESA ORES ON PATE Connections Secrets fim asd prre leceted of other network computer of henga thang r ika aa y Fatabirheet cotbier j Cheeta ant Hogue et aint problem lt n get D intita elites Local Area Connection Status In termet No Internet access Enabled 11 days 09 37 18 1 0 Gops Sent A Received Bytes 8 714 467 387 8 676 581 643 Properties ifosabie Dagose 4 Local Area Conn
27. MCS Ea MCS policy The round robin policy attempts to evenly distribute incoming requests to all processing paths This session has the Following connections Source Portal Target Portal 0 0 0 0 61894 10 10 10 107 3 Connected Active nja mmr To add a connection click Add Add To remove a connection select the connection above and then Remove click Remove To edit the path settings For the MES policy select a Edit connection aboye and then click Edit EE The Multiple Connected Session window shows how many iSCSI Connections are active and the type of load balance used For all iSCSI Sessions there will be at least one leading connection iSCSI connections can be added and removed at any time all apart from the leading connection which can only be removed when the iSCSI Session is logged off The MCS policy specifies how the data is distributed over multiple connections The main policies that should be used are Round Robin and Fail Over Only Round Robin will utilize all connections for data and evenly distribute the data Fail Over Only will use the Leading connection for data transfer If a connection should go down then the data transfer shall switch on one of the other connections For most purposes Round Robin will provide the greatest performance increase If you have been experiencing a performance decrease when transferring data to more than one device using multi
28. This session has the following connections Source Portal Target Portal Status Type Weight lg 10 0 0 237 5 10 10 10 50 Conne Active n a 0 TT p Remove The Session Connections window shows how many iSCSI Connections are active and the type of load balance used For all iSCSI Sessions there will be at least one leading connection iSCSI connections can be added and removed at any time all apart from the leading connection which can only be removed when the iSCSI Session is logged off The Load balance policy specifies how the data is distributed over multiple connections The main SANSlide SSiS100 Page 82 policies that should be used are Round Robin and Fail Over Only Round Robin will utilize all connections for data and evenly distribute the data Fail Over Only will use the Leading connection for data transfer If a connection should go down then the data transfer shall switch on one of the other connections For most purposes Round Robin will provide the greatest performance increase If you have been experiencing a performance decrease when transferring data to more than one device using multiple connections please refer to the trouble shooting guide To add a new connection to a session click on the Add button and a new window should appear Add Connection Target name n 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 0 Advanced Cancel Now click o
29. UI will now display the following window Node Control Console Home E amp Firmware Details System Information shepherdm v3 02 Apr 22 2010 16 16 57 n 1 2 0 1 v3_01_03 Nov 16 2009 15 34 56 Serial Number 197762 Reboot System Logout System Performance Support Online Help Data throughput Contact S rt ein fs CPU Utilisation System Information Page Within the top window the following information is displayed e Current Firmware Level e Bootloader revision e Serial Number of the PCB within the Node Within the lower window are 3 bar graphs which provide an approximation of the following performance parameters e Network Speed This indicates the current performance in MB s across the network e CPU This indicates the percentage of the time the CPU is occupied undertaking the management and scheduling the transfer of data between the two interfaces e Memory usage This indicates the percentage of memory used by all processes SANSlide SSiS100 Page 64 8 2 System Log This system information page will allow the administrator to view the log status that the Node encounters whilst running From within the main menu select the View Log file icon from the Node Maintenance section The GUI will now display the following window System Log Node Control Console Home System Log Reboot System Serial number 197762 irmware Version shepherdm v3 02 Apr 22 2010 16 16 57 iSCSI ION iqn 2002 12 com
30. and click OK This will now take you back to the Connect to Target window Click OK once more The user should now see the iSCSI Target connected iSCSI Initiator Properties Ea Targets Discovery Favorite Targets volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration Quick Connect To discover and log on to a target using a basic connection type the IP address or DNS name of the target and then click Quick Connect Target Quick Connect Discovered targets Refresh ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 977d098e36978 Connected ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 977d0a8e36978 Inactive To connect using advanced options select a target and then click Connect To completely disconnect a target select the target and Disconnect then click Disconnect For target properties including configuration of sessions Properties select the target and click Properties For configuration of devices associated with a target select Devices the target and then click Devices More about basic iSCSI connections and targets OK Cancel Apply SANSlide SSiS100 Page 92 Step 4 Viewing iSCSI Session Details Now that the user has connected to an iSCSI Target to check that the device is connected click on the Properties button A window should appear Properties xi Sessions Portal Groups CO fffffasoo1770018 4000013700000008 To add a session click Add session Add session To disconnect one
31. as completed setting up the connections click OK to return to the iSCSI session page You should now see the number of connections increased In this example we have 2 connections This target has the following sessions Identifier Fj A87 4id3ic 40000 13700000008 Session Properties Target portal group 1 Status Connected Connection count 2 Session Connections To configure how the connections within this session are load balanced click Connections Now click on OK to return to the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator main window Step 6 Logging off an iSCSI Session To log off an iSCSI Session follow the following procedure e Open the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator and click on the Targets tab SANSlide SSiS100 Page 84 e Click on the iSCSI session that the user wishes to log off and then click Details e Inthe Target Properties window select the Sessions Tab and select the identifier that is to be logged off e Click the Log off button This will log off all connections associated with the iSCSI Session The session identifier should now be removed from the identifier list Click ok to return to the main iSCSI Initiator window The iSCSI device should now show as inactive ISCSI Node Page 85 B2 Connecting to an iSCSI Device using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator in Windows Server 2008 R2 There are many iSCSI initiators available For the purpose of this user guide we shall concentrate only on the Microsoft iSCSI Initi
32. at connecting to a Node can take up to a minute and if the Node fails it will continually retry Any newly discovered Target Devices would be added automatically SANSlide SSiS100 Page 50 6 2 Remote Device Management This configuration page will allow the Adding and Removing of Nodes the instigation of a learning cycle and the ability to take remote control of other Nodes From within the main menu select the Remote Node Management icon under the Network section The GUI will now display the following window Remo te Device Management Node Control Console Home Remote Nodes a Select a Remote Node from the list below eboot System f t ost Name Support Online Help Contact Support Devices Connected to 10 10 10 95 Enable all Devices Disable all Devices Refresh Devices Remote Device Management To refresh the devices on this list select the Node you want to refresh the devices on from the Host Name list and click on it When successfully selected the Node will become blue Click on the Refresh Devices button at the bottom of the screen The screen will go grey and a frame will appear with a blue loading bar as shown below The Remote Device Management page in the process of an update ISCSI Node Page 51 When the loading bar is complete a report will be returned informing you of the progress of the update Remote Device Management Node Control Console Home Remote Nodes Select a Remote Node from
33. ator In this example we have used the Microsoft iSCSI that is available with Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Step 1 General Set up Open the iSCSI initiator and then click on the Configuration Tab You should see a window as shown below iSCSI Initiator Properties Targets Discovery Favorite Targets Yolumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration Configuration settings here are global and will affect any Future connections made with the initiator Any existing connections may continue to work but can fail if the system restarts or the initiator otherwise tries to reconnect to a target When connecting to a target advanced connection features allow specific control of a particular connection Initiator Name ign 1991 05 com microsoft win d3081sidkbe To modify the initiator name click Change Change To set the initiator CHAP secret for use with mutual CHAP CHAP click CHAP To set up the IPsec tunnel mode addresses For the initiator IPsec click IPsec To generate a report of all connected targets and devices on Report the system click Report More about Configuration In this window the user is able to configure the initiator name specify the initiator secret and set up the IPsec connections For the purpose of this document we shall leave the initiator name as the default SANSlide SSiS100 Page 86 If you intend to use Mutual CHAP authentication you must enter the initiator secret on this pag
34. authenticate target credentials This advanced settings page is the same as that of the discovery with one addition On the Connect by using section the user can select the Target Port that he wishes to connect too This is particularly useful if the user is going to create multiple connections In this example we have chosen to connect to the IP address 10 10 10 50 on port 3260 To see how this relates to the iSCSI Node configuration note the P addresses in the window shown below Brid ky iSCSI Target Bridge Control Authorisatioina H i O HHHH _ Chap enabled Username Initiator secret Support Target secret Online Help Contact Support Network 2 Compatibility Mode W SANSlide SSiS100 Page 80 Set up the Digest and CHAP settings as described in stage 2 during the discovery phase and click OK This will now take you back to the window that was shown previously Click OK once more The user should now see the iSCSI Target connected Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RADIUS General Discovery Targets To access storage devices for a target select the target and then click Log on To see information about sessions connections and devices for a target click Details Targets Name Status ign 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 0 Connected ign 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 1 Inactive Step 4 Viewing iSCSI Session Details Now that the user has
35. ch time it powers up e Static IP the IP address set in this page will be the IP address the unit will use each time it powers up Depending on the configuration either click the DHCP button or set the Static IP address E Note If you select the DHCP mode ensure your DHCP server is set to automatically update the DNS server Setting the Subnet Mask If the Node is configured to use DHCP the net mask will be issued from the DHCP server If you are using static IP address enter the IP mask in this box Committing the Changes Click the save button to save these parameters and then click the reboot option in the left hand pane ISCSI Node Page 41 5 2 Passwords and Security This configuration page will allow the administrator to change the access password for the GUI From within the main menu select the Password and Security icon under the Network section The GUI will now display the following window Bridgeworks Passwords amp Security Bridge Control System Password coe Password Support Online Help Contact Support Secure Web Connection HTTPS m Passwords and Security To change your password type the existing password and the new password into the appropriate boxes and press save Secure Connection by clicking this box it will force all further transactions with the GUI to be done via a secure encrypted HTTPS connection Once you have clicked this option save the configuration and log
36. ctionality is that all the Nodes within a SANSlide installation do not have to have the same storage interface Therefore it is quite feasible to have the data centre Node connected to a Fibre Channel network whilst a remote Tape Library is connected via a parallel SCSI Node SANSlide SSiS100 Page 6 1 2 Manual Layout This Manual has been divided into two primary sections an installation guide and a more detailed section containing all of the functionality available to you which is divided into sections that correspond to the web interface Throughout the manual symbols will be used to quickly identify different pieces of information K This icon represents a note of interest about a step or section of information ce This icon represents an important piece of information This icon represents a warning care must be taken and the warning should be read thoroughly 1 3 Definitions Throughout this manual selected terms will be used to describe pieces of equipment and concepts Below is an explanation of those terms Node A Node refers to the physical SANSlide unit you have purchased Target Device A disk or tape drive connected to a SANSlide Node each device is identified by an IQN iSCSI Qualified Name Initiating Device A computer or other piece of equipment which can perform backups connected to a SANSlide Node via iSCSI Initiator Node A Node which has both of its ports configured to be Initia
37. d with a session select Devices a session and then click Devices M Session Information Target portal group tag 1 Status Connected Connection count 2 Maximum Allowed Connections 10 Authentication None Specified Header Digest None Specified Data Digest None Specified M Configure Multiple Connected Session MCS To add additional connections to a session or configure the MCS policy for a selected session MCS click MCS More Information on iSCSI Sessions OK Cancel Now click on OK to return to the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator main window Step 6 Logging off an iSCSI Session To log off an iSCSI Session follow the following procedure e Open the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator and click on the Targets tab e Click on the iSCSI session that the user wishes to log off e Click the Disconnect button This will log off all connections associated with the iSCSI Session The iSCSI device should now show as inactive SANSlide SSiS100 Page 96 Appendix C Removable Storage Service The following only applies to Windows Server 2008 You can use the Removable Storage service to temporarily disable an overflow of TUR requests To do this enable the service Then start and stop the service This method stops the TUR requests until the computer is restarted or until the driver is changed K Note By default the Removable Storage service is disabled To temporarily stop TUR requests follow t
38. ddress automaticaly Use the folowing DNS server addresses Finally click the OK button E Note Once you have completed the initial set up of the Node return your computer to the original settings and reconnect to the Node SANSlide SSiS100 Page 74 Appendix B Connecting to an iSCSI Device using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator B1 Connecting to an iSCSI Device using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator in Windows Vista Server 2008 R1 or Server 2003 There are many iSCSI Initiators available However for the purpose of this user guide we shall concentrate only on the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator In this example we have used the Microsoft iSCSI that is available with Microsoft Vista However the following procedure should be identical for all versions of Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Step 1 General Set up Open the iSCSI initiator and then click on the General Tab You should see a window as shown below i iSCSI Initiator Properties Favorite Targets volumes and Devices__ __ RADIUS General Discovery Targets iSCSI devices are disk tapes CDs and other storage devices on another computer on your network that you can connect to Your computer is called an initiator because it initiates the connection to the iSCSI device which is called a target Initiator Name ign 1991 05 com microsoft tar quin vista To rename the initiator dick Change Change To use mutual CHAP authentication for verifying targets set u
39. done using Data and or Header Digests Unless the iSCSI device is on a poor quality network where data corruption is likely it is recommended then Header and Data Digests are left disabled as performance will be affected If the iSCSI Node has had CHAP enabled or the user wishes to authenticate the iSCSI Node click on the checkbox CHAP login information to enable CHAP Now enter the username and target secret that was configured on the iSCSI Node If the user wishes to authenticate the iSCSI Node select Perform mutual authentication Note For mutual CHAP to be performed the Initiator Secret must be set on the general tab and be the same as the one configured on the iSCSI Node The use of RADUS is beyond the scope of this guide Once the user is satisfied that all advanced options are correct click OK The user should now see a window as below iSCSI Node Page 77 Type the IP address or DNS name and port number of the portal you want to add To select settings for the discovery session to the portal click Advanced IP address or DNS name 10 10 10 50 Now click OK and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator shall perform the discovery This usually performs quickly but can take up to a minute with multiple network ports Once the discovery is complete the user should see the target listed in the Target Portals list j SLi Initiator Fropernies AO bce caa E Favorite Targets Discovery Target portals Addre
40. e Click on the secret button and a window should be displayed iSCSI Initiator Mutual CHAP Secret Ea The iSCSI initiator mutual CHAP secret is used to authenticate the target The secret entered here will have bo be configured on each target that you wish bo use mutual CHAP Mutual CHAF requires the use of initiator authentication when connecting to the target this can be done by using the advanced options when making connections to the target To clear the secret From the initiator click Clear and then Cancel Initiator CHAF secret ei Enter in the initiator secret and click OK The secret should be between 12 and 16 characters Make a note of this secret as you will need to enter this as part of configuring CHAP on the iSCSI Node Step 2 Discovery of Devices Before the user can connect to an iSCSI Target the targets must be discovered Click on the Discovery tab and you should see the window below iSCSI Initiator Properties Fa Targets Discovery Favorite Targets volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration M Target portals The system will look for Targets on Following portals ___ Refresh Address Port Adapter IP address To add a target portal click Discover Portal Discover Portal To remove a target portal select the address above and then click Remove Remove iSNS servers The system is registered on the Following iSNS servers Refresh To add an iSNS se
41. e iqn 1991 05 com microsoft win d308 1 sidkbe Target secret F Perform mutual authentication To Use mutual GH amp P either specify an initiator secret on the Configuration page or use RADIUS Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials The Connect using box allows the user to specify which iSCSI Adaptor to use and the Source IP The Local adaptor will only differ from Microsoft iSCSI Initiator setting if an iSCSI Offload card has been installed For the purpose of this guide we shall only use the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Leaving this setting as default will also use the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator The Initiator IP is used to specify upon which network adaptor the discovery will be done In most cases the user will want to leave this as default If multiple network interfaces are installed in the server and the user wishes to select a particular interface select the IP address of that network interface from the pull down list CRC Checksum settings allow the user to specify whether the discovery is done using Data and or Header Digests Unless the iSCSI device is on a poor quality network where data corruption is likely it SANSlide SSiS100 Page 88 is recommended that Header and Data Digests are left disabled as performance will be affected If the iSCSI Node has had CHAP enabled or the user wishes to authenticate the iSCSI Node click on th
42. e checkbox Enable CHAP log on to enable CHAP Now enter the username and target secret that was configured on the iSCSI Node If the user wishes to authenticate the iSCSI Node select Perform mutual authentication Note For mutual CHAP to be performed the Initiator Secret must be set on the general K tab and be the same as the one configured on the iSCSI Node The use of RADUS is beyond the scope of this guide Once the user is satisfied that all advanced options are correct click OK The user should now see a window as below Discover Target Portal Enter the IF address or DNS name and port number of the portal you want to add To change the default settings of the discovery of the target portal click the Advanced button IP address or DNS mame Port Default is 3260 4 10 10 10 99 2260 Advanced Cancel Now click OK and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator shall perform the discovery This usually performs quickly but can take up to a minute with multiple network ports Once the discovery is complete the user should see the target listed in the Target Portals list iSCSI Initiator Properties xi Targets Discovery Favorite Targets volumes and Devices RADIUS Configuration M Target portals The system will look for Targets on Following portals Refresh Address Port Adapter IP address 10 10 10 99 3260 Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 10 10 10 99 To add a target portal
43. e main menu select the iSCSI Target icon from the SCSI System group The GUI will now display the following window SANSlide SSIS1100 iSC Y7 Bridgeworks Bridge Control Console Home Reboot System iSCSI Target Page 7 3 1 CHAP To enable CHAP click the tick box and enter the following details e Username this is the same name as specified in the iSCSI host e Initiator Secret this is the password defined in the iSCSI host e Target Secret this is the password that the Node will send to the iSCSI Host 7 3 2 Multi path Settings Multi path is a method of sending data to an iSCSI target over multiple network connections These network connections can be on the same physical network cable or separate network cables By using multi path it is possible to increase the network bandwidth to send data over A user may have a single iSCSI Session for an iSCSI target but within that session may have multiple connections iSCSI uses two main network ports 3260 and 860 Within the multi path configuration the user can specify which ports will be made available to the initiator 860 3260 or both l K Note See Appendix B for how to set up multi path on the a Microsoft based Server SANSlide SSiS100 Page 62 7 4 iSCSI Sessions Each initiator will open a session with each target device to review these connections select the iSCSI session s page from the SCSI group From within the main menu sel
44. e steps are preformed with one of the Nodes being configured in a remote location If at any point during the installation guide a mistake is made or you become worried about the configuration you have entered the Node can be restored back to factory defaults and the process can be started again see the section 8 5 Restore to Factory Defaults ISCSI Node Page 13 4 1 Example Configurations The following examples will be used throughout the rest of the Installation guide If an example Node is not specifically referred to then that step is to be applied to both sets of example boards It Is recommended you choose the example that matches your requirements and follow the instructions provided Example 1 Remote tape libraries Here we have a Server based in the data centre and an iSCSI enabled Tape Library in a remote location The SANSlide Node A in the data centre is configured to be a Target Node whilst the SANSlide Node B in the remote location is configured to be an Initiator Node Array VTL Tape Switch SANSlide SANSlide Node A Node B Mn Remote Tape Libraries Example 2 Across site back up Here we have servers in both data centres backing up to a tape library located in the other data centre In this case one interface on each Node C and D is configured to be a target port whilst the other Site A st interface is configured as an Initiator port p E sien Switch SANSlide ViA ode hodene Switch I VTL
45. e steps should be completed for Example 1 Nodes A or Example 2 Nodes C and D Information An iSCSI target device is device such as a disk drive tape drive or RAID controller that is attached to the network Each device is identified by an iSCSI Qualified Name IQN Anything connected to a network be it a computer printer or iSCSI device must have a unique identifier such as an IP address to enable other devices to communicate with it With iSCSI devices both targets and initiators an extra level of identification in addition to the IP address is employed called the IQN The IQN includes the iSCSI Target s name and an identifier for the shared iSCSI device Navigation Select the iSCSI Initiator icon from the root menu GUI will display the following screen iSCSI Initiator Bridge Control Console Home Discovery Target Portals iSCSI Initiator Configuration User name Target secret CHAP Login iSCSI Addition of a discovery portal ISCSI Node Page 27 Procedure Discovering iSCSI targets Steps 6 1 Click on the Add button a pop up menu will appear 6 2 Under discovery portal enter in the IP address the iSCSI device is connected to 6 3 Optional Enter in the TCP port number it is recommended to leave it at the default value unless necessary Note The default port number for iSCSI is 3260 unless you have specifically changed
46. e that is relevant to its location and or its purpose E Note If you select the DHCP mode ensure your DHCP server is set to automatically update the DNS server Setting the MTU Enabling larger frames on a jumbo frame capable network can improve the performance of your backup operations Jumbo frames are Ethernet frames that contain more than 1500 bytes of payload MTU Before enabling jumbo frames ensure that all the devices hosts located on the network support the SANSlide SSiS100 Page 40 jumbo frame size that you intend to use to connect to the Node If you experience network related problems while using jumbo frames use a smaller jumbo frame size Consult your networking equipment documentation for additional instructions some networking switches require you to specify the size of the jumbo frame MTU when enabling as opposed to a simple enable command On these switches it might be required to add the necessary bytes needed for the frame header i e header information MTU Typical header size is 28 bytes so a 9000 byte MTU would translate to 9028 byte setting Refer to your switch documentation to understand what the maximum frame size settings are for your switch Setting the IP Address There are two possibilities when configuring the IP address of the iSCSI Node e DHCP this means the Node will seek out the DHCP sever on your network and obtain an IP address from the server ea
47. e we have chosen the first target A window should appear Log On to Target Target name n 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 0 Automatically restore this connection when the computer starts Enable multi path A Only select this option if iSCSI multi path software is already installed on your computer Advanced Cancel If the user wishes to connect to the target automatically when the computer is booted click the checkbox Automatically restore this connection when the computer starts Even if the user wishes to connect to the iSCSI Target using multi path they should not check Enable multi path Checkbox This will be covered in a following section Now click on the advanced button to see the advanced settings A window should appear as below iSCSI Node Page 79 Connect by using Local adapter Source IP Target portal CRC Checksum E Data digest E Header digest CHAP logon information CHAP helps ensure data security by providing authentication between a target and an initiator To use it specify the same target CHAP secret that was configured on the target For this initiator User name ign 1991 05 com microsoft tarquin vista Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials Perform mutual authentication To use mutual CHAP either specify an initiator secret on the Initiator Settings page or use RADIUS The same secret must be configured on the target Use RADIUS to
48. ect the iSCSI Sessions icon from the SCSI System group The GUI will now display the following window Bridge Control tor iqn 1991 05 com microsoft bridgewo j d4fdf34a0f5be458 0000000000000000 itj a Nea fb792469c5e8deba 0000000000000000 Support Online Help iSCSI Sessions Page This page lists the current connections i e logged on from iSCSI hosts It displays which initiator is connected to which target device Note Itis possible that more than one host to be connected to any target device or one host to multiple target devices Should it be required it is possible to send a logout request to a host by highlighting the host connection and pressing the logout button Note Many initiators are configured to automatically reconnect after completing the logout request If this is the case then the connections window may not show any change iSCSI Node Page 63 8 0 Node Maintenance The following section describes the various pages that are available to the administrator to monitor the performance and maintain the Node The following operations will be detailed 8 1 System Information 8 2 System Log 8 3 Firmware Updates 8 4 Saving the Configuration to disk 8 5 Restore Factory Defaults 8 1 System Information This system information page will allow the administrator to view the performance of the Node From within the main menu select the System Information icon from the Node maintenance section The G
49. ection Properties al Networking Connect using This connection uses the following items EF Realtek RTL8168D 8111D Family PCI E Gigabit Ethemet JR Client for Microsoft Networks Z QoS Packet Scheduler B File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 gt intermet Protocol MV Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver V Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Install Uninstall Properties Description wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default OK Cancel A general status page will be displayed From with in this page select Properties Select the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IP entry and then Properties iSCSI Node Page 73 Internet Protocol Version 4 m CP IPy4 Properties 2 e General Make a Note of your current set up then You can get settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capabdity Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Click Use the following IP Address Obtain an IP address automaticaly Use the following address Cea o gi Enter 10 10 10 11 into the IP Address field Subnet mask 295 299S 299 Default gateway 0 0 i Enter 255 255 255 0 into the Subnet Mask field Obtain ONS server a
50. elp configuring your initiating machine see Appendix B for how to set up the Microsoft iSCSI initiator The next section covers each of the web interfaces functionality in more detail if this still does not provide you with enough information please contact your reseller iSCSI Node Page 39 5 0 Network Configuration This section will detail the operations of the following Network Configurations e 5 1 Connections e 5 2 Passwords and Security e 5 3 Network Services 5 1 Connections This configuration page will allow the administrator to configure network interface settings and to view network statistics From within the main menu select the Network Control icon under the Network section The GUI will now display the following window Global Network Configuration Hostname brdgeworks away 1010101 Network Port i Jse DHCP MTU Size 1500 zf IP Address Natmask 255 255 2550 Peep 10 10 10 255 Link Stotus Link State up Link Speed 1000 Mb s TX Bytes 265373 TX Errors 0 Link Speed N A TX Bytes 0 TX Errors 0 Network Connections The SANSlide Node has two GbE network ports One is used for the management port and one is used for the link between the SANSlide Nodes The left hand physical port is designated as port 1 in the above window and the right hand port as port 2 Setting the Hostname In this box enter the name you wish to use to address this Node in the future We suggest that you use a nam
51. ext step Note Any targets that you selected to be persistent will now be present in the persistent targets list naa 00000000004eadde naa O0000000003eadde Persistent Targets t oo _ Portal Interface Name Portal terface naa 00000000003eadde 10 0 0 154 3260 1 networki Successful addition of persistent targets Result Every target has been successfully logged into the local Node Related Topics e 7 2 Configuring and Connecting iSCSI Devices e Appendix E LED Indicators SANSlide SSiS100 Page 30 Step 7 Configure the iSCSI Target Optional You will only need to complete this step if e You want to add CHAP authentication credentials e You want to change the TCP port number iSCSI connects on If you don t require changing these settings skip to the next step The following Nodes Example 1 Node B and Example 2 Node C Node D are the only Nodes that may require the following steps Information CHAP is an authentication scheme used by servers to validate the identity of clients and vice versa When CHAP is enabled the initiator must send the correct username and Target password to gain access to the iSCSI Node The Initiator secret is provided to allow iSCSI mutual CHAP If mutual CHAP is selected on the Initiator the iSCSI Node will authenticate itself with the initiator using the initiator secret If you wish to perform mutual authentication after the iSCSI Target has authenticated the iSCSI i
52. for the SANSIide connection Front Panel of the Node Showing Ethernet Cable Connections SANSlide SSiS100 Page 8 2 2 Connecting the Power Supply Before connecting the Power Supply to the unit ensure the wall plug is removed or switched off Connect the Power Supply to the rear of the Node as shown below Note Before powering up the Node ensure all the peripherals are powered up K and you have a connection to the network To turn on the Node use the switch next to the power connector and push in the button The image above shows the button in the off position Whenever the Node is powered on the blue LED on the front panel will be illuminated Now that the Node is installed the next stage is to configure it This is described in the next chapter iSCSI Node Page 9 3 0 Using the Web Interface Now the SANSlide Node is fully connected the primary method for configuring any option is through its web interface The following section highlights the requirements needed to access these pages and the consistent layout used throughout K Note The default IP address of the web interface for the Node is http 10 10 10 10 3 1 Browsers This Node supports the following browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Mozilla Firefox 2 Mozilla Firefox 3 E Note JavaScript must be enabled within the web browse
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54. hese steps 1 a Click Start type services msc and then click OK In the right pane double click Removable Storage In the Startup type list click Manual and then click Apply Click Start and then click Stop In the Startup type list click Disabled and then click OK Further Information on this topic can be obtained from the Microsoft Website http support microsoft com kb 84241 1 ISCSI Node Page 97 Appendix D LED Indicators Ethernet On Link Off No Link On 1000Mb s Flashing Data Se KA Off 10 100mb s K Note During heavy data transfers the LED s may appear off for an extended period SANSlide SSiS100 Page 98 Appendix E Technical Specifications Physical Form Factor Depth Height Width Weight Recommended minimum clearance for cooling Input voltage Frequency Input current Maximum Power Consumption Environmental Operating Non Operating Operating Humidity Storage Humidity Operating Altitude Non Operating Altitude iSCSI Interface Physical Speed Protocol iSCSI Protocol Visual Indicators 19 1U Rack mount 170mm 10 6 in 44mm 1 7 in 437mm 17 2 in 5 1Kg 100mm 4 in on front and rear faces et D 0 to 40C 32F to 104F 20C to 60C 4F to 140F 5 to 90 Non condensing 5 to 90 Non condensing 3 000m 9 842ft 8 000m 26 250ft E iarainn O oo Link and Link activity ISCSI Node Page 99
55. ield Challenge 249Q35CYD5A Key The Password Recovery Window The unit will respond with a challenge key Copy this key into an email along with your name company and contact details you must include your company s personal email address for security purposes Send this email to support 4bridgeworks com and a key will be returned for you to enter into the key field Press the reset button once you have entered the key this will reset the admin user password back to admin SANSlide SSiS100 Page 68 9 2 Lost IP Address Introduction The utility will find any Bridgeworks device irrespective of its IP address this can be helpful in determining the IP address of a Bridgeworks device with an unknown IP address and for checking the number of Bridgeworks devices on a network Downloading LAN Scan The utility can be downloaded from http www 4bridgeworks com support software shtml How to use LAN Scan The utility is available under both Windows and Linux and is a CLI based tool The downloaded file is in zip format and contains the files lanscan lanscan exe and lanscan bat For the GNU Linux operating system the lanscan executable is needed For the Windows operating system the lanscan exe and lanscan bat are required Linux Execute lanscan within a console and the output is displayed on screen Windows Double click on lanscan bat This will create a file named lanscan txt Open lanscan txt within a tex
56. isbanenannnadnnqishanenaeniaanamehaaeneenamennabuanninnys 98 Appendix E Technical SpeCiliCatiOns ice civececcdeereledinoceecdadeveleinatesndadenelednateiaiaterelsieneteieiadesein 99 ISCSI Node Page 5 1 0 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Bridgeworks SANSlide Node Bridgeworks have designed the SANSlide product to be intuitive and easy to install and configure However we would recommend that you work in conjunction with this manual when you first configure the SANSlide Node 1 1 Overview The SANSlide product range has been designed to connect storage devices over long distance high latency TCP IP networks with very little loss in performance It supports all the major storage protocols such as Parallel SCSI Fibre Channel iSCSI and SAS More interfaces will be added as they become part of the mainstream storage protocols A SANSlide installation consists of a number of Nodes connected via a TCP IP network as shown below Array VTL Tape VTL Tape Librarv Library SANSlide SANSlide i mM i Ta MM Arrav VTL Tape Librarv Example SANSlide Installation Each Node s storage interface can be configured to act either as a target interface working in a similar mode to a storage device or as an initiator working in a similar mode to a server Or if the SANSlide Node has multiple storage interfaces one can be configured to be an initiator and one as a target device A unique part of SANSlide fun
57. istration Reboot System Logout Console Home Node Support List of Remote Nodes Online Help Contact Support Remote Node Management Procedure Starting remote Node control 5 1 Highlight the Node you wish to connect to by clicking the Node in the remote Node list 5 2 Click the Start Remote Node Control button at the bottom of the list 5 3 The Web Interface will now display the login screen of the remote Node as normal login to that Node using the credentials of the remote Node 5 4 Repeat this process with any other Nodes you may have to configure iSCSI Node Page 25 Result Whenever a remote control session is underway there will be a yellow bar at the top of the web interface which will contain the name of the Node you are connected to as illustrated below Remote Control Link bridgeworks a Management Console Node Control Choose an option Network S t di H Connections Passwords amp Service Security Control SANSlide Remote Node Remote Device Transfer Management Management Statistics Interfaces and Devices L Local Device Management Node Maintenance i gt ak S System View Log file Load Save Firmware Information Configuration Updates A remote Node under remote control Related Topics e 6 1 Remote Node Management SANSlide SSiS100 Page 26 Step 6 Configuring the iSCSI Initiator The following steps will discover and log into your chosen target devices th
58. k to the Passwords amp Security page 3 4 Enter your existing password the default is admin in the old password field 3 5 Enter the new password of your choosing into the new password field 3 6 Re enter the new password of your choosing into the Retype New Password field SANSlide SSiS100 Page 20 Result You are now using HTTPS within your browser this can be verified by confirming the web address starts with https Depending on your browser or if you have completed these steps before it may become necessary to accept a security certificate or specify to ignore an invalid certificate Once the password has been changed successfully the message Password successfully changed will appear Related Topics e 5 2 Passwords amp Security ISCSI Node Page 21 Step 4 Linking together the SANSlide Nodes The following steps will link together your Nodes and should be completed for Example 1 Nodes A and B or Example 2 Nodes C and D Basic Information The IP address used to discover the Node is the address you have assigned to the WAN port on the Node you want to add SANSlide will always attempt to get the best performance possible for the data it is transferring however there may be other traffic on your network that will also need to accesses a share of your links bandwidth this is where the configuring of a SANSlide Node comes in Navigation From within the root window select the
59. kground colour will change to blue Click the log off button below a message will appear saying Are you sure you want to Log Off Click the OK button if you wish the target to become inactive 7 2 9 Refresh Targets lf at a point after the initial discovery your discovery device has had additional targets added to it the refresh button will update the targets list to present those devices 7 2 10 Remove lf a target has been made to be persistent it will appear in the persistent target list To stop the target from restoring on reboot select the target from the persistent list the background colour will become blue Click on the remove button a message will appear saying Are you sure you want to remove the selected persistent Target Click the OK button if you to remove the selected persistent target cancel if not ISCSI Node Page 61 7 3 iSCSI Target Configuration This configuration page will allow the administrator to configure the password and username for the CHAP authorisation on the Node CHAP is an authentication scheme used by servers to validate the identity of clients and vice versa When CHAP is enabled the initiator must send the correct username and target password to gain access to the iSCSI Node The initiator secret is provided to allow iSCSI mutual CHAP If mutual CHAP is selected on the initiator the iSCSI Node will authenticate itself with the initiator using the initiator secret From within th
60. ks 000000 fecb224080faaba 7 Connecting The Remote Device Management page in the process Linking Together Nodes All the functionality that can be used when a Node Is active can be used whilst a Node is connecting but the effects will not occur until the link is up SANSlide SSiS100 Page 52 6 3 Transfer Statistics This configuration page will allow you to monitor in real time the performance of a link over the span of a minute From within the main menu select the Remote Node Management icon under the Network section The GUI will now display the following window N Node Control Transfer Statistics Console Home Remote Nodes Reboot System E bridgeworks EJ Select a Remote Node from the list below Support Online Help Transmit Rate 64KB Receive Rate 64KB The Transfer Statistics Page without a Node being selected This page will show you both the transmit and the receive rate for any selected Nodes the transmit rate for a Node is in blue and the receive rate is in red To view a Nodes transfer rate click on the name of the Node from the list and graphing will start automatically Note Because these parameters are always in a state of continual monitoring by the Al clicking to view these figures will not affect the performance of the data transfer iSCSI Node Page 53 aki Node Control Transfer Statistics Remote Nodes Select a Remote Node from the list bel
61. lds need to be completed Recipient Email Address This is the email address to which the emails will be sent Senders Email Address This is the email address that emails will be sent from This can be any address and does not have to be genuine which is useful for email filtering For example entering in logs 4bridgeworks com would allow emails from this address to be filtered to a specified folder in the users email client Trigger Event Log Level This allows the user to specify what severity of event will trigger the log to be emailed with Critical Events being the most severe and Warning Events being the least For each level picked the higher level logs will also be emailed for example selecting Error Events will also send all Critical Events ISCSI Node Page 43 Below are examples of events that will be sent for each log level e Critical The Node is running at non recommended temperatures e Error The Node was Unable to connect to another Node e Warning A Remote Controlled GUI Session has been stopped K Note For the following details consult your Network Administrator SMTP server The IP address of the Mail Server that will handle the transport of the event emails SMTP Username The username required to allow the use of the SMTP Server SMTP Password The password required to allow the use of the SMTP Server 5 3 3 ISNS Internet Storage Name Service allows automated discovery management and configura
62. n Now click on the advanced button to see the advanced settings A window should appear as below Advanced Settings 21x General IPsec M Connect using Local adapter Initiator IP bea Target portal IP loft o CRC Checksum I Data digest Il Header digest J Enable CHAP log on CHAP Log on information GHAP helps ensure connection security by providing authentication between a target and an initiator To use specify the same name and CHAP secret that was configured on the target for this initiator The name will default to the Initiator Name of the system unless another name is specified Names ign 1991 05 com microsoft win d3081sidkbe Target secret D Perform mutual authentication To use mutual GH amp P either specify an initiator secret on the Configuration page or use RADIUS F Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials J Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials This advanced settings page is the same as that of the discovery with one addition On the Connect using section the user can select the Target Port that he wishes to connect to This is particularly useful if the user is going to create multiple connections In this example we have chosen to connect to the IP address 10 10 10 99 on port 3260 iSCSI Node Page 91 Set up the Digest and CHAP settings as described in stage 2 during the discovery phase
63. n the Advanced button to see the Advanced Settings Z Advanced Settings General Ipsec Connect by using Local adapter Source IP 10 10 11 56 Target portal 10 10 11 50 3260 z CRC Checksum Data digest Header digest CHAP logon information Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials ED Select the Source IP address and the Target Portal that you wish to connect too via the pull down menus in the Connect by using section When setting up multiple connections you ideally want to connect to different ports and different network interfaces In this example we have connected to 10 10 10 50 3260 as the leading connection and the second connection will be 10 10 11 50 3260 Set up CHAP and Digest then click OK The user will now be brought back to the window below Click OK and now the user should see the Session Connections page with two connections ISCSI Node Page 83 Connections Load balance policy Round Robin Description The round robin policy attempts to evenly distribute incoming requests to all processing paths This session has the following connections Source Portal Target Portal Status Type Weight 10 0 0 237 6 10 10 10 50 Conne Active n a 10 10 11 56 10 10 11 50 Conne Active n a Ay The user can add up to 8 different connections Once the user h
64. nitiator the iSCSI initiator will authenticate the iSCSI Target the iSCSI initiator secret field will have to be filled Navigation From the root menu select the iSCSI target icon the GUI will display the following screen Support Online Help Multipath Physical Port Configured TCP Port s Network 1 3260 iSCSI Target Procedure Enabling CHAP Steps 7 1 Enable the CHAP enabled checkbox 7 2 Enter in your chosen username 7 3 Enter in the initiator secret if you are choosing to use mutual chap this is the ISCSI Node Page 31 password defined in the iSCSI host 7 4 Enter in the Target secret this is the password that the Node will send to the iSCSI host 7 9 Click on the save button the changes will take effect immediately E Note The initiator and target passwords must be between 12 and 16 characters in length and must be unique to each other Procedure Changing the listening port Steps 7 6 From the table Select the TCP port number from the drop down list next to the ps network port number you wish to change 7 7 Repeat step 7 6 for each additional port you wish to configure 7 8 Click on the save button the changes will take effect immediately Result Password authentication will now be required when ever an iSCSI initiator connects to the system and the TCP port number will have to be changed to the value you have specified Related Topics e 7 3 iSCSI
65. nload link from within the Export Configuration window located in the centre of the page Depending upon the browser you are using select the option to save file to disk The Node will now download an encoded file that contains all the configuration settings for the Node To reload the configuration click on the Browse button and locate the required configuration to upload into the Node Once located click the upload button and the new configuration data will be uploaded Once completed use the various configuration pages to make any further adjustments required and then reboot the system 8 5 Restore to Factory Defaults By clicking on this button all the parameters will be set back to the factory defaults This includes IP address hostname and passwords We recommend that if you return the Node for maintenance that you reset to defaults to protect passwords and other sensitive information If you are accessing your Node remotely over a SANSlide link do not use this option as you wont be able to re establish connection with your Node iSCSI Node Page 67 9 0 Trouble Shooting The following section describes various procedures to instigate in the event of e 9 1 Lost Password e 9 2 Lost IP Address 9 1 Lost Password If you have lost the admin password it is possible to reset it with help from Bridgeworks First ensure that there is nothing entered into the user field and then type PASSWORDRESET into the password f
66. nnect to and source interface If the iSCSI device has CHAP enabled for discoveries then you will need to check the CHAP Login box and fill in the username and password When complete click on the ok button The unit will now go through a process called iSCSI Discovery This will access the iSCSI Target Device and request the unit to report on the devices within it Any devices found will appear in the Targets window below along with its IQN If the iSCSI Target Device had more than one device attached then all of these devices would be shown SANSlide SSiS100 Page 58 iSCSI Initiator Bridge Control Console Home Discovery Target Portals Reboot System Support naa 00000000004eadde naa 00000000003eadde ISCSI targets display list In the example above we can see that IP Address 10 0 0 154 has a two devices attached to it The status of them is inactive this is because at this point we have only made a Discovery request to the iSCSI Target Device To enable the device an iSCSI logon function has to be performed 7 2 4 Removing an iSCSI discovery From the Discovery portals list select the IP address you wish to remove when selected the background colour will change to blue Click the remove button below a message will appear saying Are you sure you want remove the selected Discovery Portal Click the OK button if you wish the discovery to be removed iSCSI Node Page 59 7 2 5 Log On To logon to an
67. ocess from the List of Remote Nodes window and then click on the learn button just above the window You can start Multiple Nodes learning in this way simultaneously by clicking on each one and clicking learn Note The learn process can take up to 5 minutes to complete The GUI will in another window display the learn transfer graph as shown below Training for Network Conditions a Remote Node in the Process of Learning bridgeworks is Change in Speed measured in MB over time 81MB 0 0MB Time Seconds Pre Learn A Node in the process of a learn Each Node in the process of a learn can be viewed by clicking on the drop down list of Nodes and selecting the one you wish to monitor Once this has completed as indicated by the bottom text displaying Learn Complete the Pop up window can be closed ISCSI Node Page 49 6 1 4 Restoring of a Node When a Node has been restarted and it is in the process of re establishing its link to another Node the words Connecting may appear next to the Nodes name in brackets and the text will be in italics as shown below Node Control Remote Node Management Home Node Node Alias Enable Remote Administration List of Remote Nodes 10 10 10 95 bridgeworks Connecting 4 E A Node in the process of restoring its Links During this time it is not possible to use the features of a Node apart from remove until the connection has been established A repeat attempt
68. on From the main menu click the Remote Device Management link the GUI will display the following screen Bridge Control d4fdf34a0fSbe458 0000000000000000 Idgewo h792469cSeSdeba 0000000000000000 Support Online Help ISCSI Sessions Procedure Logging out of an iSCSI session 9 1 Select session from the list you want to logout from when selected the background colour will become blue Steps 9 2 Click on the logout button the initiator will be instantly logged out ISCSI Node Page 35 Note Many initiators are configured to automatically reconnect after completing the logout request If this is the case then the connections window may not show any change Result Any iSCSI sessions that have been logged out from will no longer be present in the table Related Topics e 6 2 Remote Device Management SANSlide SSiS100 Page 36 Step 10 Instigating the Learn Process This procedure will kick start the Artificial Intelligence module to start learning the characteristics of the link network Once it has completed it will store these values in memory ready for use when data transfer starts The following Nodes Example 1 Node A and Example 2 Node C Node D are the only Nodes that may require the following steps Navigation From the root menu select the remote Node Management icon the GUI will display the following screen ai Bridgeworks Node Con
69. out then log in again If you have lost your password please follow the steps in the Lost Password section of the Trouble Shooting chapter SANSlide SSiS100 Page 42 5 3 Network Services This configuration page will allow the administrator to configure the IP addresses for the Network Time Domain From within the main menu select the Service Control icon under the Network section The GUI will now display the following window Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP Use NTP m C 1 90 50 0 10 Support Event Notification Email Online Help Enable Email Alerts Sontact Support Recipient Email Address Sender Email Address Hala mosaic be Error Events 7 SMTP Server SMTP Usernam CE SMTP Password Use ISNS y ISNS Server Storage Name Service iSNS Service Control 5 3 1 NTP The Network Time Protocol NTP is a protocol for synchronising the clocks of computer systems over the IP network This feature is particularly useful when viewing the logs to determine the time an event occurs To enable NTP on the Node click the tick box and enter the IP address for the NTP Server and then click the save button 5 3 2 Email Alerts The SANSlide Node can notify a systems administrator when certain level log events are observed in the Nodes logs To enable email alerts on the Node click the tick box next to Enable Alerts this will allow you to alter the contents of the currently greyed out fields The following fie
70. ow Support Online Help Contact Support Transmit Rate AM 115MB Time Seconds Receive Rate 64KB The Transfer Statistics Page with a Selected Node To find out the IP address of a Remote Node leave the mouse over it and it will be displayed in a pop up box Offline A Node will be offline if the link between two SANSIide Nodes has not been re established after a system restart You cannot start the monitoring of the Node until the link has been re established Transfer Statistics Remote Nodes Select a Remote Node from the list below Fordgeworks O OOS OA Support Online Help Contact Support Transmit Rat e 64KB Time Seconds Receive Rat e MMM 64KB The Transfer Statistics Page with the Node Offline SANSlide SSiS100 Page 54 7 0 Interfaces and Devices Configuration 7 1 Local Device Management This configuration page will allow you to view the different target devices that are connected to your Node From within the main menu select the Local Device Management icon under the Network section The GUI will now display the following window Device Management Device Info T o naa 500041b00040cc00 o O FOTPORT2 Support 7 nas 500041b00010cc00 Online Help naa 5005084000170010 0 En Contact Support naa 500041b00020cc00 5 naa 500e09ec0016c90e 0 C d 2 Local Device Management Page Next to each ta
71. p a CHAP secret To set up IPsec tunnel mode addresses dick Set up What is iSCSI a ee In this window the user is able to configure the initiator name specify the initiator secret and set up the IPsec connections For the purpose of this document we shall leave the initiator name as the default If you intend to use Mutual CHAP authentication you must enter the Initiator secret on this page Click on the secret button and a window should be displayed ISCSI Node Page 75 Type a CHAP secret to be used to authenticate verify targets The most secure CHAP secrets are not words and phrases but a random sequence of characters Enter this same CHAP secret on the target so that the initiator can connect Enter in the Initiator Secret and click OK The secret should be between 12 and 16 characters Make a note of this secret as you will need to enter this as part of configuring CHAP on the iSCSI Node Step 2 Discovery of Devices Before the user can connect to an iSCSI Target the iSCSI targets must be discovered Click on the Discovery tab and you should see the window below StS Init gt roOnermie Nara atten Ie Cate Ne a nl alae Favorite Targets Discovery Target portals IP address Remove Remove Type the IP address or DNS name and port number of the portal you want to add To select settings for the discovery session to the portal click Advanced IP address or DNS name
72. play the login screen of the remote Node as normal and you login in the normal way using the credentials of the remote Node Whenever a remote control session is underway there will be a yellow bar at the top of the web interface which will contain the name of the Node you are connected to as illustrated below Remote Control Link bridgeworks Management Console Node Control Console Home Choose an option Network Reboot System sii Logout z Connections Passwords amp Support SANSlide Interfaces and Devices L Devi Management Node Maintenance System View Log file Load Save Firmware Information Configuration Updates A remote Node under Remote Control If you close down the window or tab containing the remote control session you can navigate back at any point to the Remote Node Management page on your Local Node select the Node you had previous remote control over and click the Reload Remote Window button When you have finished configuring the remote Node clicking Stop Remote Control from the Remote Node Management page will end the remote control session 6 1 2 Configuring a Node SANSlide will always attempt to get the best performance possible for the data it is transferring however there may be other traffic on your network that will also need to accesses a share of your links bandwidth The limit is induced on a per Node bases to limit the amount of bandwidth on a Node link click on the
73. ple connections please refer to the trouble shooting guide To add a new connection to a session click on the Add button and a new window should appear Add Connection Target name gn 2002 12 com bridgeworks OOO000 97 7doate 36978526 0000000001 Advanced Cancel SANSlide SSiS100 Page 94 Now click on the Advanced button to see the Advanced Seitings Advanced Settings 24x General IPsec M Connect using Local adapter Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Initiator IP efault Target portal IP Default v CRC Checksum Data digest Header digest Enable CHAP log on CHAP Log on information GHAF helps ensure connection security by providing authentication between a target and an initiator To use specify the same name and CHAP secret that was configured on the target for this initiator The name will default to the Initiator Name of the system unless another name is specified Mame ign 1991 05 com microsoft win d3081sidkbe Target secret F Perform mutual authentication To use mutual GH amp P either specify an initiator secret on the Configuration page or use RADIUS F Use RADIUS to generate user authentication credentials F Use RADIUS to authenticate target credentials Select the Initiator IP address and the Target Portal that you wish to connect too via the pull down menus in the Connect by using section
74. r to use the web interface s functionality Important If you choose to use a browser that is not on the list of Ce supported browsers Bridgeworks cannot guarantee the behaviour of the Node s functionality SANSlide SSiS100 Page 10 3 2 Connecting to the Web Interface From within your web browser connect to the Node using the address http 10 10 10 10 or if you have changed this previously the address of the left hand network port from the bottom two Note By default all Nodes have the same IP address and Hostname Bridgeworks strongly recommend that you complete the network configuration of your Nodes one Node at a time to avoid any confusion Depending on your current network parameters it may be necessary to change your network setting on your computer for the initial set up See Appendix A for further help Once you have connected to the GUI on the Node you will see the entry page shown below SANSlide Node Login To access the web interface a user name and password must be used the default of which are e Username admin e Password admin iSCSI Node Page 11 3 3 Management Console The GUI will now display the root selection screen as shown below Bridgeworks Management Console Node Control Console Home Choose an option Reboot System Network Support Online Help Contact Support SANSlide Remote Node Remote Device Transfer Management Management Statistics Interfaces and Devices
75. rget device is a blue triangle Clicking this triangle will expand out this device and give you full details such as the device s name and type as shown in the image below Device Management Node Control Console Home Device Info oo naa 500041b00030cco0 Logout Support i Quantum DLT S4 Rev 2929 Contact Support Di a E Removable Media j nas 00500040001000dF Da lt 7 7 naa 500041b00010ccO0 naa 5005084000170010 0 F i naa 500041b00020cc00 D naa 500e09ec0016c90e 0 Local Device Management Page with the target device details expanded iSCSI Node Page 55 7 1 1 Enabling Disabling a Target Device For each target device there are two possible actions whether the device is enabled or not and if the device requires a Persistent LUN Each device is enabled by default Disabling a device will prevent it from being available to another SANSlide Node or presented to an initiating device 7 1 2 Saving After any changes have been made click the Update Configuration button to make the changes permanent If at any point you want to remove those changes click the Clear Configuration button SANSlide SSiS100 Page 56 7 2 Configuring and Connecting iSCSI Devices 7 2 1 Definitions In order to understand the process of identifying and configuring devices on the SCSI bus for the server to communicate with it is
76. rver click Add Server Add Server To remove an iSNS server select the server above and then click Remove Remove More about Discovery and iSNS OK Cancel Apply iSCSI Node Page 87 To add an iSCSI Target portal click on Discover Portal The user should now be presented with a window Discover Target Portal Enter the IF address or DNS name and port number of the portal you want to add To change the default settings of the discovery of the target portal click the Advanced button IP address or ONS name Port Default is 3260 4 fi 2260 Advanced Cancel Enter an IP address for the iSCSI Target In this example we shall use the IP address of 10 10 10 99 Leave the port 3260 unless you have configured your iSCSI Node only to respond on port 860 in which case change it to 860 Click on the advanced button to see the advanced options Advanced Settings Gi Fa General IPsec m Connect using Local adapter Initiator IP loft f Target portal IP CRC Checksum Data digest Header digest Enable CHAP log on CHAP Log on information CHAF helps ensure connection security by providing authentication between a target and an initiator To use specify the same name and CHAP secret that was configured on the target For this initiator The name will default to the Initiator Name of the system unless another name is specified Nam
77. s attached to that Node Any remote Node that has been added to the local Node in this way will be automatically saved and will restore on reboot until the Node is removed The remote Node should then be displayed on the remote Node list as shown below Remote Node Management Node Control Home Node Node Alias Enable Remote Administration Support List of Remote Nodes Contact Support Add Node No of 10 10 10 95 bridgeworks 4 EJ Start Remote Control Stop Remote Control Remote Node Management with a Node added To remove a Node that has been added simply select the Node from the list you want to remove and click the Remove Node button A confirmation box will appear click OK to continue SANSlide SSiS100 Page 46 6 1 1 Remote Control During the set up of your Nodes it may not be possible to directly access the web interface on a Node you want remote control can be used to take control of any other Node added to your local Node To stop or allow other Nodes to take remote control of the Node you are currently using there is a checkbox within the home Node section at the top of the page Select the checkbox if you want to allow other users to take control deselect it if not Once you have chosen click the save button Highlight the Node you wish to connect to by clicking the Node in the remote Node list and then the Start Remote Node Control button at the bottom of the list The web interface will now dis
78. ss round trip min avg max 0 094 0 212 0 600 ms K Note Where Address is the IP address you entered If the results of the ping match the output above this completes the initial set up if not please retry step 1 Related Topics e 5 1 Connections ISCSI Node Page 19 Step 3 Security Options Optional You will only need to complete this step if e You want to change the password from the default e You want to enable HTTPS This stage is not necessary for configuring the Nodes but for your security it is recommended to complete the following configuration changes If you do not require these features or are going to configure them at a later stage proceed to step 4 The following can be completed for Example 1 Nodes A and B or Example 2 Nodes C and D Navigation Click on the Passwords amp Security button under the Network section of the main window This will now bring up a new configuration page Bridge Control Passwords amp Security Console Home System Password old Password Retype New Password Support Online Help Secure Web Connection o im mo HH T ES HTTPS m Passwords and Security Procedure Changing the Admin password and enabling HTTPS 3 1 Click the checkbox next to Enable HTTPS and click on save A pop up message will inform you that you are going to be logged out click OK Steps 3 2 Login to the Node again under HTTPS 3 3 Navigate bac
79. ss Port Adapter IP address 10 10 10 50 3260 Default Default If the user has an iSNS server then the address can be added in the iSNS servers list by clicking Add A window should appear Enter the address of the iSNS Server then click OK The Microsoft iSCSl Initiator will now query the ISNS Server and discover any iSCSl Targets that are registered SANSlide SSiS100 Page 78 Step 3 Targets Click on the Targets tab The devices discovered should now be listed and shown as below di Sn ST i iSCSI Initiator Properties Favorite Targets Volumes and Devices RaDius General Discovey Targets To access storage devices for a target select the target and then dick Log on To see information about sessions connections and devices for a target dick Details Targets Name Status ign 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 0 Inactive ign 1988 11 com dell b9ad34 spi 6 0 1 Inactive a TI In this example two iSCSI targets have been discovered The first device is the tape drive and the second is the media changer If no devices are displayed check the settings used to do the discovery especially the CHAP settings then return to Targets tab and click Refresh If still no devices are displayed check network cables and that the iSCSI Node is operational To connect to one of the iSCSI Targets click on one of the target names and then click the Log on button In this exampl
80. t editor to view the discovered Bridgeworks devices Typical output eC WINDOWS system3z cmd exe z SFC4200 SCSI FC Bridge IP Address 16 18 11 18 Mac HH 64 1b 060 86 8c Netmask 255 255 455 0 Broadcast 16 186 1868 255 Gateway 4 6 6 8 MTU 1568 gt IP Address 16 18 18 31 gt Mac HH 64 1b 06 60 8d gt Netmask 255 255 255 6 gt Broadcast 16 16 186 255 gt Gateway gt MTU i Response hbridgeworks F 1200 FC SCSI Bridge IP Address eS ee Mac AA cH 9f 2a bf 5e Hetmask 255 255 255 0 Broadcast 16 6 6 255 Gateway U documents gt Command Prompt with the Contents of LAN Scan ISCSI Node Page 69 Appendix A Setting up your computer for initial set up A1 Windows 95 98 or NT If your computer is running Windows 95 98 or NT follow the instructions below For users with Windows 2000 2003 or XP instructions are detailed in Appendix A2 and Windows Server 2008 7 or Vista instructions are detailed in Appendix A3 From the Start menu choose Settings then Control Panel Then click the Network icon Network 21x Configuration Identification Access Control The following network components are installed n th e Netwo rk wi nd ow s Co nfi g u rati on tab Client for Microsoft Networks aif 3Com Fast EtherLink XL 10 100Mb TX Ethernet NIC 3C9 ie is keke Select the TCP IP entry Y TCP IP gt 3Com Fast EtherLink XL 10
81. t a target and then Famire click Connect To completely disconnect a target select the target and Liseanne then click Disconnect For target properties including configuration of sessions Properties select the target and click Properties For configuration of devices associated with a target select Liedces the target and then click Devices More about basic C51 connections and targets caei y In this example two iSCSI targets have been discovered The first device is the tape drive and the second is the media changer If no devices are displayed check the settings used to do the discovery especially the CHAP settings then return to Targets tab and click Refresh If still no devices are displayed check network cables and that the iSCSI Node is operational SANSlide SSiS100 Page 90 To connect to one of the iSCSI Targets click on one of the target names and then click the Log on button A window should appear Connect To Target Ea Target name gn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 977d098e36978373 00000 I Add this connection to the list of Favorite Targets This will make the system automatically attempt to restore the connection every time this computer restarts Enable multi path Advanced Cancel Even if the user wishes to connect to the iSCSI Target using multi path they should not check Enable multi path Checkbox This will be covered in a following sectio
82. ted Wieder OE A general status page will be displayed From within this page Speed 1 0 Gbps select Properties Sent cH Received L th 58720 86 280 Disable Close iSCSI Node Page 71 Gigabit Ethernet Properties 2 x General Sharing Connect using BY NETGEAR GA311 Gigabit Adapter Configure Components checked are used by this connection M amp Client for Microsoft Networks O E Network Load Balancing A File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks MIY Internet Protocol TCP IP Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP entry and then Properties Install Uninstall Properties Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network V Show icon in taskbar when connected General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Make a note of your current set up then Obtain an IF address automatically Use the following IP address IP address l 10 10 10 2 11 Click Use the following IP Address Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 seat ia Enter 10 10 10 11 into the IP Address field Obtain DNS server address automatically Ne ee Enter 255 255 255 0 into the Subnet Mask field Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server i 7 Finally click the O
83. the IP address set in this page will be the IP address the unit will use each time it powers up Network port two is the SANSlide connection and it must have a static IP address It is recommended that static address be used for the iSCSI links and the SANSlide links K Note If you select the DHCP mode Bridgeworks recommends you ensure your DHCP server is set to automatically update the DNS server Before You Begin Depending on your current network parameters it may be necessary to change your network setting on your computer for the initial set up See Appendix A for further help K Note By default all Nodes have the same IP addresses and Hostnames Ensure that these settings are unique to each Node Navigation Click on the Connections button under the Network section of the main window This will now bring up a new configuration page as shown below SANSlide SSiS100 Page 16 Global Network Configuration Hostriame bridgeworks ateway 1010101 rNetwork Port 1 MTU Sze 1500 f IP Address Netmask 255 255 2550 Link Status Link State up Jse DHCP m RX Bytes 202084 RX Errors 0 Network Port 2 r Link Status Link State down RX Bytes 0 RX Errors 0 Network Connections Procedure Configuring network ports Steps Result 1 1 Enter in the Hostname field the name you wish to use to address this Node in the future It is recommended
84. tion of each iSCSI resource from a central point If this option is enabled the Node will register its resources with a central iSNS server To enable iSNS on the Node click the tick box and enter the IP address for the ISNS Server and click the save button SANSlide SSiS100 Page 44 6 0 SANSlide Configuration This section will detail the operations of the following SANSlide Configurations e 6 1 Remote Node Management e 6 2 Remote Device Management e 6 3 Transfer Statistics 6 1 Remote Node Management This configuration page will allow the adding and removing of Nodes the instigation of a learning cycle and the ability to take remote control of other Nodes From within the main menu select the Remote Node Management icon under the Network section The GUI will now display the following window N Remote Node Management Node Control Node Alias Enable Remote Administration Reboot System Console Home Node Remote Node Management To add a Node click on the Add Node button and then add the IP address of the Node to be connected to in the window as shown below finally click the Add button iSCSI Node Page 45 Add Remote Node Cee vi Ci a es 10 10 10 95 Port Number KPA Remote Node Management adding a Node The unit will then search for the Node on the Link Network which will be displayed with a progress bar Once completed a window will appear with the Nodes name and the number of target device
85. tors Target Node A Node which has both of its ports configured to be Targets Remote Node A Node which has at least one initiating Port which has or is intended to have a target device connected to it Local Node A Node which has at least one Target Port which has or is intended to have an initiating device connected to it ISCSI Node Page 7 2 0 Hardware Installation The first step to configuring your Nodes is to set up the hardware It is recommended that if you are going to follow the installation guide that you first plug your hardware in at an easily accessible test area before adding it to cabinets or shipping the remote board to your offsite location 2 1 Ethernet Connection The Node can be used on the following network configurations e 10BaseT e 100BaseT e 1000BaseT Gigabit It is not necessary to specify which network type you are connected to as when powered up the Node will automatically select the correct network speed The connection to the Ethernet network is via an industry standard twisted pair RJ45 copper interface on the front of the unit To connect the Node to the Ethernet network insert two Cat 5E cables into the connector on the unit as shown below When the plug is in the correct position a click should be heard Note SANSlide requires both Ethernet ports to be connected to the network K The left hand port is used to access the Node manager the right hand port is used
86. trol Remote Node Management Node Alias Reboot System Logout Enable Remote Administration Console Home Node Support List of Remote Nodes aene E Contact Support Add Node Remove Node Learn No of 10 10 10 95 briageworks Connecting 4 E Start Remote Control Stop Remote Control Remote Node Management Procedure Initiate a learn Steps 10 1 Select the remote Node that you are going to use for the learn process from the List ps of Remote Nodes 10 2 Click on the learn button just above the table K Note The learn process can take up to 5 minutes to complete Steps 10 3 Once this has completed as indicated by the bottom text displaying Learn ps Complete the pop up window can be closed 10 4 Repeat step 10 for each of the Nodes you have added Result A pop up window will display the learn transfer graph and once complete will display the words learn complete at the bottom of the screen ISCSI Node Page 37 Training for Network Conditions bridgeworks E a Remote Node in the Process of Learning Change in Speed measured in MB over time 81MB 0 0MB Time Seconds Pre Learn E A Node in the process of a learn Related Topics e 6 1 Remote Device Management SANSlide SSiS100 Page 38 4 4 Installation Complete Congratulations You have now completed the installation guide If you need h
87. w Remote Device Management Node Control Console Home Remote Nodes Select a Remote Node from the list below Reboot System Jridgeworks aa Support Online Help Contact Support A Devices Connected to 10 10 10 95 ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 f5ecaf24080fa5a4 iqn 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks O00000 f5ecb024080fa757 ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 fSecb124080fa90a ign 2002 12 com 4bridgeworks 000000 fSecb224080faabd The Remote Device Management Page with target devices attached to a remote Node Related Topics e 6 2 Remote Device Management SANSlide SSiS100 Page 34 Step 9 iSCSI Sessions Optional You will only need to complete this step if e You want to view any iSCSI sessions connected to this Node e You want to log out any iSCSI initiators connected to this Node If you don t require changing these settings skip to the next step The following Nodes Example 1 Node B and Example 2 Node C Node D are the only Nodes that may require the following steps Information Each initiator will open a session with each target device these session are displayed in the iSCSI sessions table It is possible for more than one host to be connected to any target device or one host to multiple target devices E Note If you need help configuring your initiating machine see Appendix B for how to set up the Microsoft iSCSI initiator Navigati
88. y Computer ae loj x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help emna al Quan Grane Quy EE x wl Ee In the My Computer window select Network and ladres Jmycomuter eg Dial up Connections positioned in the bottom left z M L Hr Floppy 4 ETF Floppy Disk hand OAE JLocal Disk C Local Disk My Computer amp compact Disc D Compact Disc EP Data on nserver Network Drive Select an item to view its Control Panel System Folder description Displays the files and folders on your computer See also My Documents My Network Places Network and Dial up Connections 5 objects ee ie aie Toe Nne I as HBack gt GQsearch Gyrolders CBristory AS G2 X A Ed Address E network and Dialup Connections zlee From within the displayed Network and Dial up H A KTTT Connections select the interface connection that will 4 10 100 Ethernet LAN be used to connect to the iSCSI Node in this ito n id example we have selected the Gigabit Ethernet interface This folder contains network connections for this computer and a wizard to help you create a new connection To create a new connection click Make New Connection To open a connection click its icon To access settings and components af a canmnmectinn vinhkeclicl ike ican PRED 2 3 object s VW Gigabit Ethernet Status RE General r Connection Status Connec

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