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1. In the RAID subsystem MAID is implemented in the HDD Power Management menu Using the Advanced Power Management APM function of disk drives HDD Power Management has three options MAID Levels Level 1 Place idle drives in Lower Power Mode where the drives heads are unloaded Level 2 Place idle drives in Low RPM Mode where drives heads are unloaded and slows down to around 4000 RPM and Level 3 Spin down idle drives where drives stops spinning and goes into sleep mode lopen all close all ad E nell anager XXXXXXXXXXKX W Raid System Console s Hdd Power Management HI Quick Function Stagger Power On Control 0 7 D YO RAID Set Functions E RAID E le er Time To Hdd Low Power Idle Disabled HH volume Set Functions H Physical Drives Time To Hdd Low RPM Mode Disabled D a3 System Controls z Ka S i st ae Time To Spin Down Idle HDD Disabled D O System Configuration O Hdd Power Management n L EtherNet Configuration ege L Alert By Mail Configuration LRR O SNMP Configuration LJ NTP Configuration WA O view Events Mute Beeper C Generate Test Event O Clear Event Buffer 3 Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware LU Shutdown Controller _ Restart Controller CH Information Stagger Power On Control This option allows the RAID subsystem s power supply to power up in succession each HDD in the RAID subsystem In the past all the HDDs on the RAID subsystem are powered up altogether at
2. Sa User s Manual rahi Manager 2020 open all close all a Enter The Volume Attribute Volume Name Volume VOL 000 Member Disks 8 4 Raid System Console H Quick Function El RAID Set Functions ES Volume Set Functions L Create Volume Set Volume Raid Level Raid 6 v L Create Raid30 50 60 Max Capacity Allowed 6001 2 GB L Delete Volume Set C Modify Volume Set Select Volume Capacity 6001 2 GB L Check Volume Set Greater Two TB Volume Support No v L Schedule Volume Check Q Stop Volume Check Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization BG Physical Drives Volume Stripe Size 64 e KBytes Hi System Controls IS Information Volume Cache Mode Write Back v L RAID Set Hierarchy Tagged Command Queuing Enabled e 3 System Information K EE Monitor SAS Port LUN Base LUN 0 Yee FEN Volumes To Be Created fi Confirm The Operation Submit Reset j Volume Name The default Volume Set name will appear as Volume VOL XXX You can rename the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit Raid Level Set the RAID level for the Volume Set Click the down arrow in the drop down list The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select the preferred RAID level Capacity The maximum Volume Set size is displayed by default If necessary change the Volume Set size appropriate for your application Greater Two TB Volume
3. 6G SAS NAS System Hardware Manual Table of Contents Met 5 FCC Compliance Statement esnnnvvvvernnnvvvvernnnvnvnennnnvnvnrnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsnennnnnnsee 6 Before TN UI 7 Chapter 1 TN Leid TEE 8 ES E 8 1 2 Technical Specifications EE 9 1 3 FU 11 14A Anay DN 16 IE SNN NN 16 2 VU E 16 L AAN vr 17 1 5 1 Creating Hot Ear 17 1 5 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support sse 17 153 Hot Swap Disk Rebuild E 17 Chapter 2 Installation Overview cccccccssssssssssssssscscsscssccccssccccccccceeeeeees 18 2 1 Packaging Shipment and Delve 18 2 2 Unpacking the NAS Swvstem sse 18 2 3 Identifying Parts of the NAS Gwstem eee 19 E N TV 19 LL DN 20 2 3 1 2 PP 21 2 3 2 Nr 23 Chapter 3 Getting Started with the NAS System ooerennnnvvvvvvrernnnnnvvveeeesee 25 3 1 Connecting the NAS to your Network eee 25 LP 25 EEE 26 3 3 1 Installing 3 5 Disk in a Disk Tra 26 3 3 2 Installing 2 5 Disk in a Disk Tra 2i Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options evvvvrrrrrrrrrrrsssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnneeee 29 4l Configuration MOUNT 29 ALL MPV 34 4 2 Configuration through web browser based proRAID Manager 40 Chapter 5 RAID Manageme nt s cesses sese 42 a User s Manual EE ST EE 42 LL NNN 42 br PAD MMM aces esac acts scenes cnc sac sacs E acts snes nc neces ENNE EE EEE EE eee eee ease 44 c am END 44 SE TS PRAID EE 45 c NNN 46 TT NNDS 48 be TEN DSL 49 5 2 6 Activate Incomplete RAID Ger
4. Raid System Console a System Configurations d Ka Lei P L L E Ge Quick Function System Beeper Setting Enabled SS AEE SEL ME Background Task Priority High 20 M H volume Set Functions HQ Physical Drives JBODYRAID Configuration RAD ka Te System Controls SATA NCQ Support Disabled v i System Configuration F Hdd Power Management HDD Read Ahead Cache Enabled O EtherNet Configuration volume Data Read Ahead Normal ka zi H Alert By Mail Configuration O SNMP Configuration HDD Queue Depth 7 LJ NTP Configuration Disk Write Cache Mode Enabled w i View Events Mute Beeper F ME eet euent Disk Capacity Truncation Mode Multiples IG w H Clear Event Buffer H Modify Password O Upgrade Firmware O Shutdown Controller ef Restart Controller Hi Information L Confirm The Operation submit Reset System Beeper Setting This option is used to Disable or Enable the system s RAID controller alarm beeper Background Task Priority The Background Task Priority indicates how much time and system resource the RAID controller devotes to a background task such as a rebuild operation The RAID subsystem allows user to choose the background task priority High 80 Medium 50 Low 25 and Ultra Low 5 to balance between background task process and Volume Set access For high RAID subsystem performance specify a low value JBOD RAID Configuration The RAID subsystem supports JBOD and RAID configuration SATA N
5. I System Controls I Information Volume Cache Mode Write Back v SAS Port LUN Base LUN Submit Reset ad User s Manual 65 5 4 2 Modify a Pass Through Disk Use this option to modify the attribute of a Pass Through Disk User can modify the Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing and SAS Port LUN Base LUN on an existing Pass Through Disk To modify the Pass Through drive attribute from the Pass Through drive pool click on the Modify a Pass Through Disk link The Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification screen appears Tick on the Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool and click on the Submit button to select the drive The Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute screen appears Modify the drive attribute values as you want proRAID 2 anager XXXXXXXXXXXX open all close all ER a Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification 9 Raid System Console 43 Quick Function a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 RAID Set Functions Slot 8 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 3 Volume Set Functions 3 Physical Drives EES L Create Pass Through Disk Submit Reset L Modify a Pass Through Disk LU Delete Pass Through Disk LU Identify Enclosure LU Identify Drive 3 System Controls J Information 66 User s Manual 5 4 3 Delete Pass Through Disk To delete Pass Through Disk from the Pass Through drive pool click on Delete Pass Through link
6. L Create Vol Raid Set gt Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground No Init Raid 0 1 Spare L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground No Init Raid 3 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Selected Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Quick Volume Raid Setup Raid 5 L Greater Two TB Volume Support K No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Raid 3 Spare L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Selected Capacity L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Raid 5 Spare L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Raid 6 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support K No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L_ Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initializati
7. L Delete RAID Set D C Offline RAID Set 3 Rescue Raid Set CH Volume Set Functions Y Physical Drives CH System Controls Y 1 Information open all close all 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function Ej RAID Set Functions Create RAID Set L Delete RAID Set Q Offline RAID Set 0 Rename RAID Set 13 Activate Incomplete RAID Si L Create Hot Spare 0 Delete Hot Spare 3 Rescue Raid Set H 0 Volume Set Functions CH Physical Drives YO System Controls CH Information a RAID Expansion on Raid Set 000 Member Disks 6 a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem 1 0 Slot 8 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 I Confirm The Operation a Raid Set 000 Total Disks 7 Disks Before Expansion 6 Change The Yolume Attribute During Raid Expansion YES NO Reset Migration occurs when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Raid Set status area of the Raid Set information Migrating status is also displayed in the Volume Set status area of the Volume Set Information for all Volume Sets under the Raid Set which is migrating lopen all close all Raid System Console I Stop Auto Refresh CH Quick Function YO RAID Set Functions CH Volume Set Functions CH Physical Drives CH System Controls Sj Information 10 0GB a RaidSet Hierarchy RAID Set Volume Set Ch Lun Volume State E 1Slot 2 E 1Slot 3 E 1Slot 4 E 1Slot S E 1Slot 6 Raid Set 000 E 1
8. Select a Pass Through Disk tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to complete the delete action grell C anager XX XXXXXXXKKK open all close alll 4 Raid System Console a Select The Pass Through Disk To Delete 8 03 Quick Function s Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 kd RAID Set Functions G slotes 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 8 0 Volume Set Functions ag Physical Drives LD Create Pass Through Disk l Confirm The Operation 2 Modify a Pass Through Disk Submit Reset Identify Enclosure FE 1 1 Identify Drive DCH System Controls H Information User s Manual e 5 4 4 Identify Enclosure To identify an Enclosure move the mouse cursor and click on Identify Enclosure link The Select The Enclosure For Identification screen appears Tick on the enclosure from the list of enclosures then click on the Submit button to identify the selected enclosure All disk drives Status LEDs in an enclosure will be blinking when a particular enclosure is selected prof open all close all 3 Raid System Console i O Quick Function V san set ee see EE 8 47 Volume Set Functions EH Physical Drives Create Pass Through Disk 13 Modify a Pass Through Disk Delete Pass Through Disk 0 Identify Drive DCH System Controls ES Information 68 User s Manual 5 4 5 Identify Selected Drive Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to prevent removing the wrong
9. 1 Volume VOL 000 0 0 Normal 2199 0GB CH Volume Set Functions E 1Slot 2 CH Physical Drives 9 System Controls E 1Slot 3 E 1Slot 4 2 53 Information E 1Slot 5 D E 1Slot 6 Gr System Information 0 Hardware Monitor Raid Set 001 E 1Slot 7 volume YOL 001 1 0 D Normal 2199 0GB E 1SIot 8 E 1Slot 9 E 1Slot 10 E 1Slot 11 E 1Slot 12 a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem 1 0 Device Slot 1 12 Raid Set 000 600 1GB Usage Capacity Model WDC WDB6B000HLHX 013IPVO Slot 2 13 Raid Set 000 D LCGB WDC WD6000HLHX O13IPVO Slot 3 1D Raid Set 000 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 013IPV0 Slot 4 1E Raid Set 000 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 013IPV0 Slot 5 14 Raid Set 000 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 013JPYO Slot 6 15 Raid Set 000 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 013IPV0 Slot 7 1B Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 013IPV0 Slot 8 1C Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX O13IPVO0 Slot 9 16 Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 013IPV0 Slot 10 17 Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 01JIPV0 Slot 11 18 Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 013IPV0 Slot 12 19 Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 013IPV0 To view the Raid Set information click the Raid Set link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The
10. 1 1 Disk Trays HDD Status Indicator Activity LED Fault LED HDD Activity LED This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed Green LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good HDD Fault LED for this slot If hard drive is defective or failed the LED is Red LED is off when there is no hard drive Lock Indicator Every Disk Tray is lockable and is fitted with a lock indicator to indicate whether or not the tray is locked into the chassis or not Each tray is also fitted with an ergonomic handle for easy tray removal When the Lock Groove is horizontal this indicates that the Disk Tray is locked When the Lock Groove is vertical then the Disk Tray is unlocked Disk Tray is unlocked Disk Tray is locked 20 User s Manual 2 3 1 2 LCD Front Panel Front Panel The LCD front panel is an option to setup some system settings To start using the LCD panel press the Select button to login and configure the system See the LCD menu diagram in the next section H P hi n n h i S Exit button EXIT Geen this button to return to the previou This is used to enter the option you have Select button ny selected Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through Up and Down y N the information on the LCD screen This is also Arrow buttons W used to move between each menu when you configure the system Use the function keys to navigate through the menus in the front panel The menus
11. 9 EH 1SIot 10 EH 1SI ot 11 EH 1SIot 12 a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem 1 0 Device Usage Capacity Model Slot 1 12 Raid Set 000 600 1GB WDC WD OHLHX O1IIP O Slot 2f13 Raid Set 000 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 01I3IPVO Slot 3 1D Raid Set 000 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 01I1PVO Slot 4 1E Raid Set 000 600 1GB WDC WD OHLHX O1IIP O Slot 5 14 Raid Set 000 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 01I3IPVO Slot 6 15 Raid Set 000 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 01I3P O Slot 7 1B Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD OHLHX O1IIP O Slot 8 1C Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 01I3IPVO Slot 9 16 Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD OHLHX O1IIP O Slot 10 17 Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 0101PVO Slot 11 18 Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WD6000HLHX 01JJPVO Slot 12 19 Raid Set 001 600 1GB WDC WDGUOOHL H 01 UDMU ap User s Manual Main Menu The main menu shows all available function that user can execute by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink Create a RAID configuration which consists of all physical disks installed The Volume Set Capacity Raid Level and Stripe Size can be modified during setup Raid Set Functions Create customized Raid Sets Volume Set Create customized Volume Sets and allow Functions modification of parameters of existing Volume Sets parameter Physical Drive Create pass through disks and allow modification of parame
12. Installing 2 5 Disk in a Disk Tray a Make sure the lock indicator is in unlocked position To pull out a disk tray press the tray open button Tray Open Button b Pull out an empty disk tray Pull the lever handle outwards to remove the carrier from the enclosure User s Manual 27 c Place the 2 5 hard drive in the disk tray ei bes ks s s s s e d Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray Tray Hole W e Slide the tray into a slot f Close the lever handle until you hear the latch click into place EH User s Manual Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options Configuration Methods There are three methods of configuring the RAID controller a Front panel touch control buttons b Web browser based remote RAID management via the R Link Ethernet port c Telnet connection via the R Link Ethernet port X NOTE The RAID subsystem allows you to access using only one method at a time You cannot use more than one method at the same time 4 1 Configuration through Telnet a NOTE This example uses CRT terminal emulation program You can also use Windows Hyper terminal as another option 1 To connect to RAID subsystem using Telnet open Terminal Emulation program example CRT 6 1 and start new session and select Telnet protocol Click Next not connected x i gt File Edit wiew Options Transfer Script Tools Help
13. Manual 5 5 8 Generate Test Event If you want to generate test events move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Generate Test Event Link Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Then click on the View Events Mute Beeper to view the test event proRAID CManager xxx XXXXXXXXX I Jopen all close all 66556 Sem onsi Do You Want To Generate Test Event GO Quick Function H RAID Set Functions HEES SCH Volume Set Functions LE ER been an Reset a System Controls D System Configuration RE 0 Hdd Power Management O EtherNet Configuration DQ Alert By Mail Configuration 3 SNMP Configuration LU NTP Configuration LU View Events Mute Beeper 0 Clear Event Buffer eL Modify Password 3 Upgrade Firmware L D Shutdown Controller gt Restart Controller SCH Information User s Manual 79 5 5 9 Clear Event Buffer Use this feature to clear the RAID subsystem s System Events Information buffer thf proRAID CM anager X200OXXXXXXX Jopen all close all Raid System Console De You Want To Clear The Event Buffer CH Quick Function W RAID Set Functions DCH Volume Set Functions DCH Physical Drives SC System Controls LD System Configuration 1 7 Hdd Power Management O EtherNet Configuration 1 7 Alert By Mail Configuration O SNMP Configuration 13 NTP Configuration D View Events Mute Beeper C Generate T
14. Port Number is set to 0 the service is disabled 74 User s Manual 5 5 4 Alert By Mail Configuration To set the Event Notification function click on the Alert By Mail Configuration link under the System Controls menu The RAID subsystem Event Notification configuration screen will be shown Set up the desired function and option When an abnormal condition occurs an error message will be emailed to the email recipient s that a problem has occurred Events are classified into 4 levels Urgent Serious Warning and Message nroRAID 2 anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all a SMTP Server Configuration 9 Raid System Console H Quick Function RAID Set Functions AJ Yolume Set Functions HC Physical Drives 343 System Controls OQ System Configuration O Hdd Power Management C EtherNet Configuration MailTo Name O SNMP Configuration O NTP Configuration SMTP Server IP Address a Mail Address Configurations Sender Name Ur Account Ir s Event Notification Configurations urgent Error Notification Q View Events Mute Beeper O Generate Test Event Q Clear Event Buffer O Modify Password Upgrade Firmware 3 Shutdown Controller Q Restart Controller H Information O Serious Error Notification O warning Error Notification O Information Notification O notification For No Event MailTo Name2 Disable Event Notification urgent Error Notification Serious Error Notifi
15. Raid Set Information screen appears 3 Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function H 0 Volume Set Functions DCH Physical Drives 3 System Controls rmation ystem Information 11 Hardware Monitor Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Member Disks 8 Total Raw Capacity 8001 6GB Free Raw Capacity 0 0GB Min Member Disk Size 1000 2GB Raid Set Power State Operating Rad Set State Normal 86 User s Manual To view the disk drive information click the Slot link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Disk Information screen appears This screen shows various information such as timeout count media error count and SMART information proRAID Manager xx XXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all 3 Raid Systergonsole a Device Information 9 Quick Function Device Type SATA 5001B4D000990001 BC RAID Set Functions Device Location Enclosure 1 SLOT O1 EI Volume Set Functions Model Name ST3250620NS ST Physical Drives Serial Number 9QE6T6P6 i ord a Ee BER 3 AEG b D RAID Set Hierarch Disk Capacity EE O System Information Current SATA Mode SATA300 NCQ Depth16 13 Hardware Monitor Supported SATA Mode SAT A300 NCQ Depth16 Disk APM Support Yes Device State Normal Timeout Count Media Error Count Device Temperature 144 OG SMART Read Error Rate 108 6 SMART Spinup Time 196 0 SMART Reallocation Count 1100 36 SMART Seek Error Rate 86 30 SMART Sp
16. Set 001 Normal 1000 0GB i oi O Expand RAID Set ro Offline RAID Set Submit Reset i 0 Rename RAID Set gt D Activate Incomplete RAID S LD Create Hot Spare LI Delete Hot Spare LD Rescue Raid Set CH Volume Set Functions Physical Drives CH System Controls CH Information To expand a Raid Set click on the Expand RAID Set link Select the Raid Set which you want to expand Tick on the available disk s and check Confirm The Operation Click on the Submit button to add the selected disk s to the Raid Set NOTE Once the Expand Raid Set process has started user cannot stop it The process must be completed NOTE If a disk drive fails during Raid Set expansion and a hot spare is available an auto rebuild operation will occur after the Raid Set expansion is completed NOTE A Raid Set cannot be expanded if it contains a Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console Controller Response Y 40 Quick Function l S RAID Set Functions Cannot Expand RaidSet Contains Raid30 50 60 Volume i Create RAID Set 2 Delete RAID Set i L Offline RAID Set re Rename RAID Set 3 Activate Incomplete RAID Si 3 Create Hot Spare 0 Delete Hot Spare i Rescue Raid Set e 13 Volume Set Functions gj 13 Physical Drives H System Controls H Information 46 User s Manual lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console Y Quick Function EMS RAID Set Functions i Create RAID Set
17. Support If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example above There are three options to select No 64bit LBA and 4K Block No Volume Set size is set to maximum 2TB limitation 64bit LBA Use this option for UNIX Linux kernel 2 6 or later and Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later versions The maximum Volume Set size is up to 512TB 4K Block Use this option for Windows OS such as Windows 2000 2003 or XP The maximum Volume Set size is 16TB Just use the Volume as Basic Disk Volume can t be used as Dynamic Disk also can t be used in 512Bytes block service program Initialization Mode Set the Initialization Mode forthe Volume Set Initialization in Foreground mode is completed faster but must be completed before Volume Set becomes accessible Background mode makes the Volume Set instantly available but the initialization process User s Manual EN takes longer No Init To Rescue Volume is used to create a Volume Set without initialization normally used to recreate Volume Set configuration to recover data Stripe Size This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID O 1 10 5 or 6 Volume Set You can set the stripe size to 4 KB 8 KB 16 KB 32 KB 64 KB or 128 KB A larger stripe size produces better read performance especially if your computer does mostly sequenti
18. and reconfigure a Raid Set 5 2 1 Create RAID Set open all close all EE eee En a Select The Drives For RAID Set Y Raid System Console Quick Function a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem 1 0 JF RAID Set Functions Slot 1 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set Expand RAID Set Offline RAID Set Rename RAID Set Activate Incomplete RAID Si Create Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare Rescue Raid Set I volume Set Functions Slot 8 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SL4330 I Physical Drives GJ System Controls Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Information I Confirm The Operation Submit Reset Slot 2 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Slot 3 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 Slot 4 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 Slot 5 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 Slot 6 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SL4330 L L D D D D D L D Slot 7 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 Woo 1 1 U 1 1 1 U To create a Raid Set click on the Create RAID Set link A Select The Drives For RAID Set screen is displayed showing the disk drives in the system Tick the box of each disk drive that will be included in Raid Set to be created Enter the preferred Raid Set Name 1 to 16 alphanumeric characters to define a unique identifier for the Raid Set The default Raid Set name will always appear as Raid Set XXX Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit but
19. capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive Five types of array architectures RAID 1 through RAID 5 were originally defined each provides disk fault tolerance with different compromises in features and performance In addition to these five redundant array architectures it has become popular to refer to a non redundant array of disk drives as a RAID 0 arrays Disk Striping Fundamental to RAID technology is striping This is a method of combining multiple drives into one logical storage unit Striping partitions the storage space of each drive into stripes which can be as small as one sector 512 bytes or as large as several megabytes These stripes are then interleaved in a rotating sequence so that the combined space is composed alternately of stripes from each drive The specific type of operating environment determines whether large or small stripes should be used Most operating systems today support concurrent disk I O operations across multiple drives However in order to maximize throughput for the disk subsystem the I O load must be balanced across all the drives so that each drive can be kept busy as much as possible In a multiple drive system without striping the disk I O load is never perfectly balanced Some drives will contain data files that are frequently accessed and some drives will rarely be accessed STRIPING DISK DRI
20. carton Unpack and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are complete and in good condition Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged If any damage is found do not remove the components contact the dealer where you purchased the subsystem for further instructions User s Manual ER Chapter 1 Introduction The NAS System 1 1 Key Features Configurable to 19 rack mountable 2U chassis Supports up to Twelve 12 2 5 and 3 5 hot swappable 6G SAS SATA hard drives Supports RAID levels 0 1 10 1E 3 5 6 50 60 and JBOD Support two Gigabit Ethernet port for NAS file sharing application Support one SAS port for direct access of RAID host connection Maximal support up to 192 6G SAS SATA disks totally based on Support one SAS Expansion port to connect up to 7 SAS JBOD enclosures for RAID expansion up to 96 disks Support one SAS HBA port to connect second DAS enclosure to expand the RAID of NAS max 96 disks with 1RAID 7 JBOD enclosures Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild Allows online capacity expansion within the enclosure User s Manual 1 2 Technical Specifications Hardware Platform Intel Quad Core Xeon 1 8G or above single dual Processor Cache memory 8GB DDR3 SDRAM up to 144GB Two Gigabit Ethernet ports 10 Gigabit Ethernet for options Up to Twelve 2 5 3 5 hot swappable 6Gb s SAS SATA hard
21. drives Real time drive activity and status indicators Environmental monitoring unit Two 2 460W 80plus hot swappable power supplies with PFC Optional Two 2 550W 80plus hot swappable power supplies with PFC for dual processor Spare PCI E slot for H W upgrade One 1 4x SAS host port for RAID host connection One 1 4x SAS port for JBOD up to 7 SAS JBOD enclosures max 96 disks One 1 4x SAS HBA port for DAS connection max 96 disks with 1 RAID 7 JBOD enclosures RAID Controller Specifications 800MHz RAID On Chip storage processor Support RAID level RAID 0 1 10 1E 3 5 6 50 60 and JBOD Onboard 2GB ECC Registered cache memory Support drive hot spare and automatic hot rebuild Support MAID spin down drives when not in use Allow online capacity expansion within the enclosure Locally audible event notification alarm 800MHz RAID On Chip storage processor Physical Dimension 88 H x 482 W x 620 D mm User s Manual AC 100V 240V Full range 10A SA 47 63Hz Environmental Relative humidity 10 85 Non condensing Operating temp 10 C 40 C 50 F 104 F Specification is subject to change without notice All company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners 10 User s Manual 1 3 RAID Concepts RAID Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance
22. independent distributed parity scheme two dimensional parity Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives just like in RAID 5 and a second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives RAID 6 provides for an extremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures It is a perfect solution for mission critical applications 14 User s Manual RAID Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology RAID levels Supported by the subsystem are shown below Block striping is provide which yields higher performance than with individual drives There is no redundancy Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive Fully redundant Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy Requires N 2 drives to implement because of two dimensional parity scheme Combination of RAID levels 1 and O This level provides redundancy through mirroring and striping RAID 1 0 requires the use of an even number of disk drives to achieve data protection while RAID 1E Enhanced Mirroring uses an odd number of drives The RAID level shown will still be 1 0 where there is odd number of driv
23. process will be started The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the Information menu open all close all d Raid System Console GC Quick Function RAID Set Functions Volume Set Functions H Physical Drives H System Controls El Information L RAID Set Hierarchy C System Information LU Hardware Monitor grell C anager X0000000000XX Stop Auto Refresh s RaidSet Hierarchy RAID Set Devices Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Capacity Checking 0 0 Raid Set 000 E 1Slot 1 Volume VOL 000 0 0 7001 4GB E 1Slot 2 E 1Slot 3 E 1Slot 4 E 1Slot 5 E iSlot 6 E 1Slot 7 E 1Slot 8 a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 Device Usage Capacity Model eg 7 Raid Set 000 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 Slot 2 SEH Raid Set 000 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 CH Raid Set 000 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 Raid Set 000 1000 26B Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 Raid Set 000 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 5 3 6 Schedule Volume Check To perform Check Volume Set by schedule follow these steps 1 Click on the Schedule Volume Check link 2 Select the desired schedule that you wish the Check Volume Set function to run Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button Scheduler Disabled 1Day For Testing 1Week 2Weeks 3Weeks 4Weeks 8Weeks 12Weeks 16Weeks 20Weeks and 24Weeks
24. receiving of the product Place the product in its proper location To avoid unnecessary dropping out make sure that somebody is around for immediate assistance It should be handled with care to avoid dropping that may cause damage to the product Always use the correct lifting procedures Upon installing of the product Ambient temperature is very important for the installation site It must not exceed 30 C Due to seasonal climate changes regulate the installation site temperature making it not to exceed the allowed ambient temperature Before plugging in any power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off Disconnect first any power connection if the power supply module is being removed from the enclosure Outlets must be accessible to the equipment All external connections should be made using shielded cables and as much as possible should not be performed by bare hand Using anti static hand gloves is recommended In installing each component secure all the mounting screws and locks Make sure that all screws are fully tightened Follow correctly all the listed procedures in this manual for reliable performance Zei Zei Controller Configuration This NAS system supports single RAID controller configuration Packaging Shipment and Delivery Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping
25. the same time This function allows the power transfer time lag time from the last HDD to the next one be set within the range of 0 4 to 6 0 seconds Default is 0 7 seconds Time to HDD Low Power Idle MAID Level 1 This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a Raid Set in Low Power Mode where drives heads are unloaded The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is around 15 to 20 Recovery time is under a second Options are Disabled 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 Minutes User s Manual Time to HDD Low RPM Mode MAID Level 2 This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a Raid Set in Low RPM Mode where drives heads are unloaded and drive platters speed is reduced to around 4000 RPM The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is from 35 to 45 Recovery time is 15 seconds Options are Disabled 10 20 30 40 50 and 60 Minutes Time to Spin Down Idle HDD MAID Level 3 This option enables the Raid subsystem to spin down HDDs of a Raid Set after they become idle after a preset period of time In this level the drives stop spinning and go into sleep mode The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is from 60 to 70 Recovery time is 30 to 45 seconds Options are Disabled 1 For Test 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 and 60 Minutes XY NOTE To verify if the disk drive you use supports MAID or APM select RaidSet Hierarchy and click the disk drive ES Slott link Check in t
26. to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Move the equipment away from the receiver 3 Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is powered 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help All external connections should be made using shielded cables 6 User s Manual Before You Begin efore going through with this manual you should read and focus on the following safety guidelines Information about the NAS system s packaging and delivery are also included To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance user is advised to be aware of the following safety guidelines particularly in handling hardware components Upon
27. 9 10 Incomplete 3200 0GB Create RAID Set C Delete RAID Set eee ee ee eee L Expand RAID Set Submit Reset CO Offline RAID Set C Rename RAID Set O Create Hot Spare L Delete Hot Spare L Rescue Raid Set H volume Set Functions HO Physical Drives DCH System Controls CH Information Click on the Submit button to activate the Raid Set The Volume Set s associated with the Raid Set will become accessible in Degraded mode NOTE The Activate Incomplete RAID Set function is only used WW when Raid Set State is Incomplete It cannot be used when Raid Set configuration is lost In case Raid Set configuration is lost contact your vendor for support User s Manual ei 5 2 Create Hot Spare When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function all unused non Raid Set member disk drives in the subsystem appear Select the target disk drive by clicking on the appropriate check box Select the Hot Spare Type Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to create hot spare drive s lopen all close alll d Raid System Console H Quick Function El RAID Set Functions O Create RAID Set C Delete RAID Set C Expand RAID Set O Offline RAID Set 3 Rename RAID Set O Activate Incomplete RAID Si _ Create Hot Spare O Delete Hot Spare C Rescue Raid Set HI Volume Set Functions HO Physical Drives H System Controls H Information a Select The
28. Base LUN SE I Confirm The Operation SE System Information 13 Hardware Monitor To modify Volume Set attribute values select an attribute item and click on the attribute value After completing the modification tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button to save the changes User s Manual 59 5 3 4 1 Volume Set Expansion Volume Capacity Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re stripe Use the Expand Raid Set function to expand a Raid Set when a disk is added to your subsystem Refer to Section 5 2 3 The expanded capacity can be used to enlarge the Volume Set size or create another Volume Set Use the Modify Volume Set function to expand the Volume Set capacity Select the Volume Set and move the cursor to the Volume Set Capacity item and enter the capacity size Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action The Volume Set starts to expand proRAlD Manager lopen all close alll 3 Raid System Console DCH Quick Function Volume VOL 000 H RAID Set Functions E Volume Set Functions ba EE 7001 4 GB 3 Create Volume Set Volume Capacity 6000 0 de Create Raid30 50 60 i L Delete Volume Set Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization Volume Raid Level Raid5 0 Check Volume Set Schedule Volume Check Volume SPE SER 64 v KBytes 3 Stop Volume C
29. CQ Support NCQ is a command protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on native Serial ATA hard drives It allows multiple commands to be outstanding within a drive at the same time Drives that support NCQ have an internal queue where outstanding commands can be dynamically rescheduled or re ordered along with the necessary tracking mechanisms for outstanding and completed portions of the workload Disabled or Enable the SATA NCQ function 70 User s Manual HDD Read Ahead Cache This option allows the users to disable the cache of the HDDs on the RAID subsystem In some HDD models disabling the cache in the HDD is necessary to prove the RAID subsystem functions correctly Volume Data Read Ahead This option allows the users to set the Volume Data Read Ahead function Options are Normal Aggressive Conservative and Disabled HDD Queue Depth The queue depth is the number of I O operations that can be run in parallel on a disk drive HDD Queue Depth options are 1 2 4 8 16 and 32 Disk Write Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports Disk Write Cache Mode options Auto Enabled and Disabled If the RAID subsystem has BBM battery backup module selecting the Auto option will automatically enable Disk Write Cache On the other hand if there is no BBM the Auto option will disable Disk Write Cache Disk Capacity Truncation Mode The RAID subsystem use drive truncation so that drives from different vendors are mo
30. Check After System Idle No 1 Minute 3 Minutes 5 Minutes 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 20 Minutes 30 Minutes 45Minutes and 60 Minutes 62 User s Manual lopen all close alll 3 Raid System Console 83 Quick Function Scheduler Disabled 4 43 RAID Set Functions S Checking After System Idle No J Volume Set Functions 3 Create Volume Set M Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good id Create Raid30 50 60 IV Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good f i 2 7 Check Volume Set I Confirm The Operation Rf ap Reset OOOO O 3 Stop Volume Check H Physical Drives Lee System Controls nS Information L RAID Set Hierarchy 1 1 Hardware Monitor NOTE To verify the Volume Check schedule go to Information gt RAID Set Hierarchy gt select the Volume Set gt the Volume Set Information will be displayed Volume Set Name Volume VOL 000 Volume Capacity 7001 40 eg Bonn Rig Raid teg bai Stripe Size leaxytes bestet cache Mode kescht Tagged Queuing Enabled volume gtt Nowmal rer To Volume Check Dess User s Manual en 5 3 7 Stop Volume Check Use this option to stop current running Check Volume Set process 3 Raid System Console 8 07 Quick Function LS RAID Set Functions EE S 3 Volume Set Functions Bo vaner ME l ef Delete Volume Set L Modify Volume Set 3 Check Volume Set gt O Schedule Volume Chec
31. Creation x Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume x Yes No L Initialization Mode x Foreground Background No Init Create Raid 30 50 60 L Create Raid 30 50 60 Free capacity L Create Multiple Raid Set to Create L Volume Creation Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Create Volume gt Yes No L Initialization Mode x Foreground Background No Init Volume Set Function Delete Volume Set L Delete Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Delete L Delete Volume Set Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Modify Volume Set L Modify Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume To Modify L Volume Modification gt Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Stripe Size SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing L Modify Volume Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Check Volume Set L Check Volume From Raid Set L Select Volume Set to Check L Check The Volume gt Yes No Stop Volume Check L Stop All Volume Check rs Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Display Volume Set Info l Display Volume Info in Raid L Select Volume To Display 36 User s Manual View Drive Information L Select The Drives Create Pass Through Disk L_ Select Drive SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Ca
32. Drives For Hot Spare a Enclosure 1 SAS E x28 05 89 1 39 000 M SLOT 08 500 1GB WDC WDSOOOBEYT OO403TO M SLOT 09 500 1GB ST950032545 Select The Hot Spare Type Global Hot Spare D T Confirm The Operation Dedicated To Enclosure Reset The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare on all enclosures connected in daisy chain It can replace any failed disk in any enclosure Global Hot Spare Dedicated to RaidSet Dedicated to Enclosure x sa User s Manual The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare dedicated only to the RaidSet where it is assigned It can replace any failed disk in the RaidSet where it is assigned The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare dedicated only to the enclosure where it is located It can replace any failed disk on the enclosure where it is located NOTE The Hot Spare Type can also be viewed by clicking on Raid Set Hierarchy in the Information menu 5 2 8 Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk s to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spare s open all close all SE a Select The Hot Spare Drive To Delete a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem vi 0 E Slot e 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Global VW Confirm The Operation 3 Raid System Console MI Quick Function EMS RAID Set Functions U Create RAID Set gt D Activate Incomplete RAID S re Cr
33. E If different email recipients are setup the event notification levels for each email recipient can be configured differently For example first email recipient can be configured with Urgent Error Notification while second email recipient can be configured with Serious Error Notification User s Manual 75 5 5 5 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN WAN management integration To set the SNMP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the SNMP Configuration link The RAID subsystem s SNMP Configurations screen will be shown Select the desired function and set the preferred option proRAID anager XXX XXXXXXKXX lopen all close all EE Raid System Console dnne ook deo SNMP Trap Configurations 9 Quick Function D i D D be D 3 RAID Set Functions SNMP Trap IP Address 1 K Port 162 EC volume Set Functions Physical Drives D D i 0 3 System Controls SNMP Trap IP Address 2 oT Port 152 O System Configuration LJ Hdd Power Management E 8 0 D 1 D an He C Ethernet Configuration SNMP Trap IP Address 3 b Port O Alert By Mail Configuration D SHH Configuration s SNMP System Configurations LI NTP Configuration Community LU view Events Mute Beeper _ Generate Test Event sysContact O O Clear Event Buffer ENE SS C Modify Passwo
34. EEN 50 bl EN e ee en ee ees 52 JPG 05 0 1 53 32 9 Rescue Raid ce ca coscc eres seceacceceectscascentacesscatasescsstauscsectscevcearscoveeneaseunesscesss ceesesasstaceeesatasesesetouseassmneneeeeiccasiass 53 cR VE SF NMG die 54 ENE Ne 54 Ee ENEE O lve rnin toe eer rere Lenore leave Loe ers 57 dr ENE NNN 58 TT MN VE T ae 59 S VOUTE PN 60 S NU Nr 61 SD ETNE Ne 61 Ee Ee tu En EE 62 5 3 7 Stop Volume aia sasa iossnd doka sndaisionidiosrini rinis 64 SE PO en 65 54 1 Create Pass Through Disk 65 5 4 2 Modify a Pass Through Disk 66 5 4 3 Delete Pass Through Disk EE 67 544 Identify Din e et 68 5 4 5 Identify Selected Drive 69 59 NU TN 70 cR NNN 70 sl PT Ln 1 E EE 72 c NNN 74 S554 Alert By Mail GOP QUA le WE 75 TM NNN 76 VPN K 5 5 7 View Events Mute BP HP 78 c NET 79 GENE Ge EE 80 DD Mody Ae e 81 DL VENN 82 User s Manual 3 55 12 Shutdown Controller tard to setores eneren eneses eneses kanakana naanenans 84 peo el Re NON 85 C MANN 86 SL NNN tee 86 I E EI ee nc cen cece ccc sets E EE 88 363 NNN NN 89 4 User s Manual Preface About this manual his manual provides information regarding the hardware features installation and configuration of the SAS NAS System Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy but not for product warranty because of the various environment OS settings Information and specifications will be changed without further notice Some pictures and screenshots
35. Slot 1 Yolume VOL 000 0 0 N0 0 Migrating 32 5 E 1Slot 7 E 1Slot 8 a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem 1 0 Device Usage capacity mode Slot 1 12 Raid Set 000 Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Slot 2 13 Raid Set 000 Hitachi HDE 21010SLA330 Slot 3 17 Raid Set 000 Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Slot 4 18 Raid Set 000 Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Slot 5 14 Raid Set 000 Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Slot r 15 Raid Set 000 Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Slot 7 16 Raid Set 000 Hitachi HDE 21010SL4330 Slot 8 1A Raid Set 000 Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 User s Manual 47 5 2 4 Offline RAID Set If user wants to offline and move a Raid Set while the system is powered on use the Offline Raid Set function After completing the function the HDD state of RAID Set member drives will change to Offlined Mode and the HDD Status LEDs will be blinking RED To offline a Raid Set click on the Offline RAID Set link A Select The RAID SET To Offline screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set which you want to offline in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation and then click on the Submit button lopen all close all a Select The Raid Set To Offline Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity OOOO V Confirm The Operation YolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Offlined 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function Eg RAID S
36. U KA D G ene Temperature 2 Temperature 3 WwW W W CH OH CS Temperature 4 20 Temperature 5 30 OC Temperature 6 29 OC Temperature S HE Temperature 8 32 OC Temperature 9 30 26 Temperature 10 29 HL Temperature 11 29 HL Temperature 12 31 C The Hardware Monitor Information provides the temperature fan speed chassis fan and voltage levels of the RAID subsystem All items are also unchangeable When the threshold values are surpassed warning messages will be indicated through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer User s Manual so nen 1 ne Controller Temperature Controller Fan Speed DDR Supply Voltage 2 5V DDR Termination Power 1 25V 90 User s Manual
37. VES Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 Data stripes from each drive are interleaved to create one logical drive By striping the drives in the array with stripes large enough so that each record falls entirely within one stripe most records can be evenly distributed across all drives This keeps all drives in the array busy during heavy load situations This situation allows all drives to work concurrently on different I O operations and thus maximize the number of simultaneous I O operations that can be performed by the array User s Manual IS Definition of RAID Levels RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redundancy RAID O arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi user environments or small stripes for single user systems that access long sequential records RAID 0 arrays deliver the best data storage efficiency and performance of any array type The disadvantage is that if one drive in a RAID 0 array fails the entire array fails Writes can occur simultaneously on every drive vyvv yy DATA para DATA DATA DATA DATA LILL LI Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive RAID 1 also known as disk mirroring is simply a pair of disk drives that store duplicate data but appear to the computer as a single drive Although striping is not used within a single mirrored drive pair multiple RAID 1 arrays can be striped together to create a single large array consistin
38. Volume Set E Ze Modify Volume Set Select Volume Capacity 000 0 GB L Check Volume Set Greater Two TB Volume Support L Schedule Volume Check Stop Volume Check Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization 3 Physical Drives Volume Stripe Size KBytes W System Controls T J Information Volume Cache Mode Wie Back e Tagged Command Queuing Enabled v SAS Port LUN Base LUN Volumes To Be Created I Confirm The Operation User s Manual 57 5 3 3 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume Set select the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all available Raid Sets Tick on a Raid Set and check the Confirm The Operation option and then click on the Submit button to show all Volume Sets in the selected Raid Set Tick on a Volume Set and check the Confirm The Operation option Click on the Submit button to delete the Volume Set PST Nanager gt XXXXXXXXXXXX open all close alll a Select The Volume Set To Delete 3 Raid System Console CH Quick Function Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set YTL RAID Set Functions P Volume VOL 000 Raid Set 000 2000 0GB Ei 3 Volume Set Functions C Create Volume Set D Create EN I Confirm The Operation Delete Volume Set Submit Reset D Modify Volume Set C Check Volume Set C Schedule Volume Check 3 Stop Volume Check Physical Drives H Syste
39. al reads However if you are sure that your computer does random reads more often select a small stripe size X NOTE Stripe Size in RAID level 3 can t be modified Cache Mode The RAID subsystem supports two types of write caching Write Through and Write Back Write Through data are both written to the cache and the disk s before the write I O is acknowledged as complete Write Back when data is written to cache the I O is acknowledged as complete and some time later the cached data is written or flushed to the disk s This provides better performance but requires a battery module support for the cache memory or a UPS for the subsystem Tagged Command Queuing When this option is enabled it enhances the overall system performance under multi tasking operating systems by reordering tasks or requests in the command queue of the RAID system This function should normally remain enabled SAS Port LUN Base LUN SAS Port Each RAID controller has two 6Gbps SAS Host Channels ports Select the SAS port where to map the LUN Volume Set Options are 0 1 and O amp 1 Cluster 0 amp 1 Cluster will make the LUN visible on both SAS ports LUN Base The base LUN number Each LUN Base supports 8 LUNs LUN Each Volume Set must be assigned a unique LUN ID number A SAS Port can connect up to 128 devices LUN ID 0 to 127 Select the LUN ID for the Volume Set Volumes To Be Created Use this option to create several Volume Sets wit
40. are grouped together in a Raid Set then the capacity of the smallest disk will become the effective capacity of all the disks in the Raid Set 1 4 2 Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thus each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set Volume Sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set In the illustration below Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level while Volume 0 might be assigned a RAID 0 1 level RAID Set 1 4 Individual Disks Free Space Volume 1 RAID 5 Volume 0 RAID 0 1 Disk 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 16 User s Manual 1 5 High Availability 1 5 1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive which is ready to replace a failed disk drive In a RAID level 1 0 1 3 5 or 6 Raid Set any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a Raid Set can be defined as a hot spare drive Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives without powering down the
41. cation Warning Error Notification Information Notification O Notification For No Event MailTo Name3 Disable Event Notification urgent Error Notification Serious Error Notification O Warning Error Notification Information Notification O notification For No Event MailTo Named Disable Event Notification urgent Error Notification Serious Error Notification Warning Error Notification Infarmatinn Natifiratinn Mail Address fC Password Mail Address FERGE No Event Notification Will Be Sent Send Only Urgent Event Send Urgent And Serious Event Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Send All Event Notify User If No Event Occurs Within 24 Hours Mail Address HASS No Event Notification Will Be Sent m Send Only Urgent Event Send Urgent And Serious Event Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Send All Event Notify User If No Event Occurs Within 24 Hours Mail Address Ir O OE No Event Notification Will Be Sent Send Only Urgent Event Send Urgent And Serious Event Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Send All Event Notify User If No Event Occurs Within 24 Hours Mail Address No Event Notification Will Be Sent Send Only Urgent Event Send Urgent And Serious Event Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Send All Event NOTE If Event Notification by email is enabled every 30 of event log will be sent to the email recipient s as one package log NOT
42. che Mode Tag Queuing Modify Pass Through Disk Physical Drives L Select The Drives SAS Port LUN Base SAS LUN Cache Mode Tag Queuing Delete Pass Through Disk L Select The Drives L_ Delete Pass Through gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure Yes No Identify Selected Drive L Select The Drives Identify Enclosure L Select The Enclosure User s Manual 37 Mute The Alert Beeper Yes No Alert Beeper Setting gt Disabled Enabled L_ Save The Settings Yes No Change Password L Enter New Password L_ Re Enter Password L_ Save The Password gt Yes No JBOD RAID Function L_ RAID JBOD Configured AS JBOD rs Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Background Task Priority gt UltraLow 5 Low 20 Medium 50 High 80 Raid System Function L Save The Settings Yes No SATA NCQ Support gt Enable Disable L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No HDD Read Ahead Cache gt Enable Disable Maxtor Disable L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Volume Data Read Ahead gt Normal Aggressive Conservative Disabled L Save the Settings gt Yes No HDD Queue Depth Setting gt 1 2 4 8 16 32 L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Controller Fan Detection Disabled Enabled L Save the Settings gt Yes No Disk Write Cache Mode Auto Enabled Disabled L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Capacity Truncation gt To Multiples of 10G To Mulitples of 1G Disabled L_ Save the Settings gt Yes No Upda
43. close all a Raid System Console 1 SCH Quick Function M Confirm To Restart Controller TES SI EI Physical Drives Ej System Controls D System Configuration 0 Hdd Power Management L EtherNet Configuration O Alert By Mail Configuration SNMP Configuration NTP Configuration View Events Mute Beeper Q Generate Test Event Q Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware O Shutdown Controller ag Information proRAID C anager lopen all close all 3 Raid System Console DCH Quick Function H 0 RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions 8 0 Physical Drives EMS System Controls DH Q System Configuration 3 Hdd Power Management EtherNet Configuration OQ Alert By Mail Configuration 0 SNMP Configuration L NTP Configuration 0 view Events Mute Beeper 0 Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer D Modify Password Q Upgrade Firmware Q Shutdown Controller User s Manual 5 6 Information Menu 5 6 1 RAID Set Hierarchy Use this feature to view the RAID subsystem s existing Raid Set s Volume Set s and disk drive s configuration and information Select the RAID Set Hierarchy link from the Information menu to display the Raid Set Hierarchy screen lopen all close all H Quick Function Devices Volume Set Port Lun Raid System Console Sb HE Volume State Capacity Y RAID Set Functions E 1Slot
44. drive When a disk drive is selected using the Identify Drive function the Status LED of the selected disk drive will be blinking Red To identify a selected drive from the drives pool click on the Identify Drive link The Select The IDE Device For identification screen appears Tick on the IDE device from the drives list After completing the selection click on the Submit button to identify selected drive proRAID C anager open all close all TE a Select The Device For Identification d Raid System Console DCH Quick Function a Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 el i YJ RAID Set Functions Slot 1 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 H Volume Set Functions EG Physical Drives Slot 2 1000 WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 L Create Pass Through Disk Slot 3 1000 2 WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 L Modify a Pass Through Disk L D Delete Pass Through Disk C Identify Enclosure Slot 5 1000 2 WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 Slot 4 1000 WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 1 Identify Drive Slot 6 1000 2 WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 H System Controls DCH Information Slot 7 1000 WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 Slot 8 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS 00Y5B1 Submit Reset User s Manual e 5 5 System Controls 5 5 1 System Configuration To set the RAID subsystem system configuration options click the System Configuration link under the System Controls menu The System Configurations screen will be shown Set the desired system option as needed open a close all E
45. e CPU DCache Size System Memory Current IP Address SAS Address SAS PortO Link Status SAS Porti Link Status EE DR KLA pp 121 FADE SO52ERHCOPREOOU0S DOUM PPC440 E Bytes s2kBytes Write Back 2048MB S00MHZECC 192 168 15 201 5001840018987800 4x 600MB Sec 4s600MB Sec The Controller Name Firmware Version Boot ROM version PL Firmware Version Serial Number Unit Serial Main Processor CPU ICache Size CPU DCache Size System Memory Current IP Address SAS Address SAS PortO Link Status and SAS Porti Link Status appear in this screen EES User s Manual 5 6 3 Hardware Monitor To view the RAID subsystem s hardware information click the Hardware Monitor link from the Information menu The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears lopen all close all 9 Raid System Console stop Auto Refresh Quick Function s Controller H W Monitor HM RAID Set Functions CPU Temperature 43 OC SCH Volume Set Functions Controller Temp 38 OC SCH Physical Drives ER 12 038 V H System Controls R E Sy 5 053 V 0 RAID Set Hierarchy 3 3V 3 344 1 System Information DDR II 1 8 1 824 V 0 Hardware Monitor CPU 1 8V 1 840 V HL i eh SE SE CPU 1 0V 1 040 V DDR II 0 9v 0 912 V RTC 3 0 drake Y Battery Status Not Installed s Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem 1 0 voltage 1 3 376 Voltage 2 5 040 V Voltage 3 11 996 V Fan 1 3245 RPM Fan 2 2596 RPM Power 1 OK Power 2 OK UPS Status OK Temperature 1 L
46. e Check Volume Set link 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to check Select the Check Volume Set options proRAID CManager XOOOOOOOOOOOX open all close all Raid System Console a Select The Volume Set To Be Checked H Quick Function Select Volume Set Name On Raid Set Capacity E sl RAID Set Functions Volume VOL 000 Raid Set 000 7001 4GB El 3 Volume Set Functions Create Volume Set Create Raid30 50 60 MV Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Is Found Assume Parity Data Is Good Delete Volume Set V Re compute Parity If Parity Error Is Found Assume Data Is Good Modify Volume Set Check Volume Set Z 2 T Schedule Volume Check Confirm The Operation Stop Volume Check Submit Reset H Physical Drives H System Controls El Information LU RAID Set Hierarchy LU System Information i Hardware Monitor LULDULD User s Manual ei Check Volume Set Options e Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Found Assume Parity Data is Good e Re compute Parity if Parity Error Assume Data is Good NOTE When the 2 options are not selected it will only check X for errors It is recommended to perform Check Volume Set with the 2 options unselected at first If the result shows error the two options can be selected and redo Check Volume Set to correct the errors 3 Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button The Checking
47. eate Hot Spare Delete Hot Spare 3 Rescue Raid Set DCH Volume Set Functions CH Physical Drives System Controls H 0 Information 5 2 9 Rescue Raid Set If you need to recover missing Raid Set configuration using the Rescue Raid Set function please contact your vendor s support engineer for assistance a Try To Rescue Missing RAIDSET Enter RESCUE To Try To Recover Missing RaidSet Enter SIGNAT To Regenerate RaidSet Signature If RaidSet Is Recovered Enter The Keyword open all close all 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function EI RAID Set Functions LD Create RAID Set 3 Delete RAID Set 3 Expand RAID Set 13 Offline RAID Set re Rename RAID Set P Activate Incomplete RAID Si 3 Create Hot Spare 3 Delete Hot Spare OD Rescue Raid See Volume Set Functions eo SCH Physical Drives DCH System Controls H 0 Information User s Manual ena I Confirm The Operation Submit Reset 5 3 Volume Set Function Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a Raid Set Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a Raid Set Additional Volume Sets created in a specified Raid Set will reside on all the physical disks in the Raid Set Thu
48. elect Stripe Size KBytes Confirm The Operation submit Reset Greater Two TB Volume Support No Volume Set capacity is set to maximum 2TB 64bit LBA Use this option for UNIX Linux 2 6 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later versions The maximum Volume Set size is up to 512TB 4K Block Use this option for Windows OS such as Windows 2000 2003 or XP The maximum Volume Set size is 16TB Just use the Volume as Basic Disk Volume can t be used as Dynamic Disk also can t be used in 512Bytes block service program Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen The Raid Set and Volume Set will start to initialize ED User s Manual You can use RaidSet Hierarchy feature to view the Volume Set information Refer to Section 5 6 1 based on the number of disks in your system Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize the Raid Set and Volume Set Ki NOTE In Quick Create your Raid Set is automatically configured User s Manual 45 5 2 RAID Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized Raid Sets and Volume Sets User can manually configure and take full control of the Raid Set settings but it will take alittle longer to setup than the Quick Create configuration Select the Raid Set Function to manually configure the Raid Set for the first time or to delete existing Raid Set
49. es 1 0 1E 4 3 Combination of RAID levels O and 3 This level is best implemented on two RAID 3 disk arrays with data striped across both disk arrays RAID 50 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 5 RAID 50 includes both parity and disk striping across multiple drives RAID 50 is best implemented on two RAID 5 disk arrays with data striped across both disk arrays RAID 60 combines both RAID 6 and RAID 0 features Data is striped across disks as in RAID 0 and it uses double distributed parity as in RAID 6 RAID 60 provides data reliability good overall performance and supports larger volume Sizes RAID 60 also provides very high reliability because data is still available even if multiple disk drives fail two in each disk array User s Manual 1 4 Array Definition 1 4 1 Raid Set A Raid Set is a group of disk drives containing one or more logical volumes called Volume Sets It is not possible to have multiple Raid Sets on the same disk drives A Volume Set must be created either on an existing Raid Set or on a group of available individual disk drives disk drives that are not yet a part of a Raid Set If there are existing Raid Sets with available raw capacity new Volume Set can be created New Volume Set can also be created on an existing Raid Set without free raw capacity by expanding the Raid Set using available disk drive s which is are not yet Raid Set member If disk drives of different capacity
50. est Event D Modify Password 0 Upgrade Firmware 1 7 Shutdown Controller Restart Controller 0 Information 80 User s Manual 5 5 10 Modify Password To change or disable the RAID subsystem s admin password click on the Modify Password link under the System Controls menu The Modify System Password screen appears The factory default admin password is set to 00000000 Once the password has been set the user or administrator can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem s configuration from unauthorized access The RAID controller will check the password only when entering the Main Menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command after sometime To disable the password enter only the original password in the Enter Original Password box leave both the Enter New Password and Re Enter New Password boxes blank After selecting the Confirm The Operation option and clicking the Submit button the system password checking will be disabled No password checking will occur when entering the main menu from the starting screen proRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXKK lopen all close all s Modify System Password d Raid System Console SCT Quick Function Enter Original Password een H 3 RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions E
51. et Functions LD Create RAID Set 3 Rescue Raid Set CH Volume Set Functions CH Physical Drives CH System Controls CH Information lopen all close all E a RaidSet Hierarchy RAID Set Devices Volume Set Ch Lun Volume State s Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem 1 0 Fi Eyr Slot 1 12 Offlined 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 3 Raid System Console H Quick Function RAID Set Functions DCH Volume Set Functions Physical Drives CH System Controls O Hardware Monitor Slot 2 14 Offlined 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Slot 3 19 Offlined 11000 2GB Hitachi HDE 721010SL4330 Slot amp 4 14 Offlined 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Slot 5 15 Offlined 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE721010SLA4330 Slot 6 16 Offlined 1000 2GB Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 Slot 7 17 Free 11000 2GB Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 T Slot 8 18 Free Hitachi HDE7210105L4330 OT ZO H A 1000 2GB N A ot 10 N A ot 11 N A ot 12 ot 13 N NLA ot 14 N A UT l UT l U l nin IO ot 15 in ot 16 48 User s Manual 5 2 5 Rename RAID Set Use this function to rename a RAID Set Select the Rename RAID Set under the RAID Set Functions and then select the Select the RAID Set to rename and click Submit lopen all close alll l a Select The Raid Set To Rename 3 Raid System Co
52. et State Happens If the RAID subsystem is powered off and one disk drive is removed or has failed in power off state and when the subsystem is powered on the Raid Set State will change to Incomplete s Raid Set Information Raid set Information 4 Raid Set Name Member Disks Total Raw Capacity Free Raw Capacity Min Member Disk Size Raid Set Power State Raid Set State Raid Set 000 10 3200 06B S200 Gee 320 0GB Operating Incomplete en The Volume Set will not be visible and the failed or removed disk will be shown as Missing At the same time the Host system will not detect the Volume Set hence the volumes are not accessible 50 User s Manual When can the Activate Incomplete RAID Set function be used In order to access the Volume Set and corresponding data use the Activate Incomplete RAID Set function to active the Raid Set After selecting this function the Raid State will change to Degraded state To activate the incomplete the Raid Set click on the Activate Incomplete RAID Set link A Select The Raid Set To Activate screen is displayed showing all existing Raid Sets in the subsystem Select the Raid Set with Incomplete state which you want to activate in the Select column open all close alll EE a Select The Raid Set To Activate Y Raid System Console H Quick Function Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacit p y T HA gege de Raid Set 000
53. g of pairs of mirrored drives All writes must go to both drives of a mirrored pair so that the information on the drives is kept identical However each individual drive can perform simultaneous independent read operations Mirroring thus doubles the read performance of a single non mirrored drive and while the write performance is unchanged RAID 1 delivers the best performance of any redundant array type In addition there is less performance degradation during drive failure than in RAID 5 arrays Duplicate data is written to pairs of drives Dara DATA DATA ata DATA DATA VITTIG Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive E User s Manual RAID 3 sector stripes data across groups of drives but one drive in the group is dedicated for storing parity information RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection In the case of drive failure data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR XOR of the information recorded on the remaining drives Records typically span all drives which optimizes the disk transfer rate Because each I O request accesses every drive in the array RAID 3 arrays can satisfy only one I O request at a time RAID 3 delivers the best performance for single user single tasking environments with long records Synchronized spindle drives are required for RAID 3 arrays in order to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 arrays with small stripes can yield s
54. h the same Volume Set attributes Up to 128 Volume Sets can be created 56 User s Manual 5 3 2 Create Raid 30 50 60 To create a Raid30 50 60 Volume Set move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create Raid30 50 60 link The Select Multiple RaidSet For Raid30 50 60 screen will show all Raid Sets Tick on the Raid Sets that you want to include in the creation and then click on the Submit button NOTE Maximum of 8 Raid Sets is supported All Raid Sets must contain the same number of disk drives open all close all 3 Raid System Console SCH Quick Function Raid Set 000 3 3000 0GB 3000 0GB teed Ses Settee Raid Set 001 3 3000 0GB 3000 0GB 43 Volume Set Functions 0 Create Volume Set HEKS EEE EEE Create Raid30 50 60 Submit Reset L Delete Volume Set L Modify Volume Set L Check Volume Set 1 1 Schedule Volume Check gt Stop Volume Check 1 _ Physical Drives DC System Controls SCH Information Configure the Volume Set attributes refer to previous section for the Volume Set attributes When done tick Confirm The Operation and click on Submit button grell C anager gt D00O000000XX open all close all E Raid System Console a Enter The Volume Attribute DCH Quick Function Volume Name Volume VOL 000 J RAID Set Functions ES Volume Set Functions i Create Volume Set Member Disks 2x3 Volume Raid Level Ci Max Capacity Allowed 4000 0 GB D Delete
55. he Device Information screen if the Disk APM Support shows Yes User s Manual EC 5 5 3 EtherNet Configuration To set the Ethernet configuration click the EtherNet Configuration link under the System Controls menu The RAID subsystem EtherNet Configuration screen will be shown Set the desired configuration Once done tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to save the settings proRAID C anager XXXXXXXXXXXX EEE te EE DEES ZE EE 5557 PEE J DER d d open all close all MEE ES LL DNI TJ HE DIN LEE SE 2 4 Raid System Console a Ether Net a Quick Function DHCP Function Enabled H RAID Set Functions 8 ao Daae ee Local IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled 192 fies h fioo YL Physical Drives Gateway IP Address Used If DHCP Disabled 192 fies h hi E 3 System Controls Subnet Mask Used If DHCP Disabled 255 255 255 fo HTTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved 80 Telnet Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved 23 D NTP Configuration SMTP Port Number 7168 8191 Is Reserved 25 View Events Mute Beeper Current IP Address 192 168 1 100 0 Generate Test Event Current Gateway IP Address 192 168 1 1 Q Clear Event Buffer Current Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Modify Password i Eder Ether Net MAC Address 00 1B 4D 01 50 3F 1 7 Shutdown Controller L O 0 Restart Controller F Confirm The Operation Td Information Submit Reset O O NOTE If HTTP Telnet and SMTP
56. heck Volume Cache Mode Write Back v Bo Physical Drives SS H System Controls Tagged Command Queuing Enabled lt ES Information SAS Port LUN Base LUN RAID Set Hierarchy D System Information bes 1 7 Hardware Monitor Submit Reset 0 x 0 07 Fe IT Confirm The Operation expanded NOTE The Volume Set capacity of Raid30 50 60 cannot be 60 User s Manual 5 3 4 2 Volume Set Migration Migration occurs when a Volume Set migrates from one RAID level to another a Volume Set stripe size changes or when a disk is added to a Raid Set Migrating status is displayed in the Volume Set status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen during migration X 5 3 5 Check Volume Set NOTE The Stripe Size of a Raid30 50 60 Volume Set cannot be modified Use this function to perform Volume Set consistency check which verifies the correctness of redundant data data blocks and parity blocks in a Volume Set This basically means computing the parity from the data blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the parity blocks or computing the data from the parity blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the data blocks Check Volume Set Only RAID levels with parity redundant data WW NOTE The Volume Set state must be Normal in order to perform such as RAID Levels 3 5 6 30 50 and 60 support this function To perform Check Volume Set function 1 Click on th
57. ill check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in twenty seconds The RAID subsystem s factory default password is set to 00000000 ee User s Manual VT100 terminal configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items display beneath it The submenus for each item are shown in Section 4 1 1 The configuration utility main menu options are ee eee Quick Volume And Raid Create a RAID configuration which Set Setup consists of all physical disks installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized Raid Set Volume Set Functions Create a customized Volume Set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk information Raid System Functions Setting the Raid system configurations Ethernet Configuration Setting the Ethernet configurations User s Manual 4 1 1 Menu Diagram The following menu diagram is a summary of the various configurations and setting functions that can be accessed through terminal Raid 0 L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Raid 1 or0 1 L Greater Two TB Volume Support No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K
58. ime Device Event type Elapse Time and Errors oroRAID C anager open all close alll d Raid System Console DCH Quick Function SCH RAID Set Functions A Volume Set Functions DC Physical Drives Sj System Controls 0 System Configuration L Hdd Power Management L EtherNet Configuration 0 Alert By Mail Configuration 11 SNMP Configuration O NTP Configuration O Mew Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Q Clear Event Buffer Modify Password 1 7 Upgrade Firmware O Shutdown Controller i Restart Controller CH Information XXXXXXXXXXXX E S SE is E c a System Events Information Time Device Event Type Elapse Time Errors 2010 05 25 13 22 05 2010 05 25 13 14 28 2010 05 25 13 14 26 2010 05 25 12 00 30 2010 05 25 12 00 24 2010 05 25 12 00 16 2010 05 25 11 58 04 2010 05 25 11 57 50 2010 05 25 11 56 49 2010 05 25 11 56 42 2010 05 25 11 43 11 2010 05 25 11 42 40 2010 05 25 11 42 33 Enc 1 Slot 8 PassThrough Disk Created Volume VOL 000 Start Initialize Volume VOL 000 Create Volume Raid Set 001 Create RaidSet Raid Set 000 Create RaidSet Raid Set 000 Delete RaidSet Raid Set 000 Create RaidSet Raid Set 000 Delete RaidSet Raid Set 000 Create RaidSet Raid Set 000 Delete RaidSet Raid Set 000 Expand RaidSet Raid Set 000 Create RaidSet Raid Set 000 Delete RaidSet This function is also used to silence the beeper alarm 78 User s
59. imilar performance to RAID 3 arrays Read and write operations span all drives Vv DATA DATA DATA DATA DATA PARITY Paralled access decreases data transfer time for long sequential records Under RAID 5 parity information is distributed across all the drives Since there is no dedicated parity drive all drives contain data and read operations can be overlapped on every drive in the array Write operations will typically access one data drive and one parity drive However because different records store their parity on different drives write operations can usually be overlapped Writes require parity to be updated DATA oan Lt DATA DATA A DATA f DATA PARITY PARITY PARTY PARITY PARITY PARITY RIII Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive Dual level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in RAID 1 and RAID 5 and the increased read performance inherent in disk striping RAID 0 These arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 0 1 or RAID 1 0 and RAID O 5 or RAID 50 User s Manual 13 RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity information to the physical drives in the array With RAID 6 however two sets of parity data are used These two sets are different and each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives The main advantage of RAID 6 is High data availability a
60. ind 34 La New Session Wizard This wizard will help you create a new session for connecting to PESCH Ed remote server re Wat type of connection do you want to establish Protocol Telnet a _ Do not use this wizard when creating sessions e Ready te 1 24 Rows 80 Cols T100 CAP NUM User s Manual 39 2 Enter the RAID subsystem s IP address Make sure the PC running the terminal emulation program can connect to the RAID subsystem s IP address Click Next What is the name or IP address of the remote host Hostname 192 168 10 173 Port 23 Firewall 3 Rename the SEN name H ee Click Finish The wizard is now ready to create the new session For you What name do you want to use to uniquely identify the new session Session name 1921681017 OOOO 168 10 173 Description 4 Select the Session name and click Connect SHE Sessions a ag 199 158 SA dg Serial COM1 eke el Serial comz Show dialog on startup Open in a tab 30 User s Manual 5 After successful connection the Main Menu will be displayed Select a menu and the Password box will be shown Enter password default is 00000000 to login 192 168 10 173 CRT Bax File Edit View Options Transfer Script Tools Help tod Bd Lap JA gt EE EA 192 168 10 173 ee RAID Controller Main Menu ck Volume Rald bag Set Function volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid Syste
61. inup Retries 110097 SMART Calibration Retries NAINA The SMART Attribute Threshold Is A Normalized Value The Value Is The Larger The Better The Attribute Value Is Smaller Than The Threshold Value The Disk Is In Unstable State To view the Volume Set information click the Volume VOL link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen The Volume Set Information screen appears proRAlD Manager XXXXXXXXXXXX open all close all 3 Raid System Console H 0 Quick Function Volume Set Name Volume VOL 000 SCH RAID Set Functions Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 H 0 Volume Set Functions Volume Capacity 17001 4GB BIG Physical Drives SAS Port Lun lo o i medie Raid Level Raid 5 i gt AIL SE Stripe Size 64KBytes 0 System Information Block Size 512Bytes 13 Hardware Monitor Member Disks 18 Cache Mode Write Back Tagged Queuing Enabled Volume State User s Manual 87 5 6 2 System Information To view the RAID subsystem s controller information click the System Information link from the Information menu The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears lopen all close alll Raid System Console DCH Quick Function HC RAID Set Functions HC Volume Set Functions HC Physical Drives H System Controls EC Information s Raid Subsystem Information Controller Name Firmware version BOOT ROM Version PL Firmware version Serial Number Unit Serial Main Processor CPU ICache Siz
62. ith user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically continue the rebuild process if the subsystem is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction process User s Manual us Chapter 2 Installation Overview 2 1 Packaging Shipment and Delivery Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton Unpack the subsystem and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are all there and in good condition Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged If any damage is found do not remove the components contact the dealer where you purchased the subsystem for further instructions 2 2 Unpacking the NAS System The package contains the following items NAS System Unit Two 2 power cords Two 2 Ethernet LAN cables One 1 USB to PS 2 converter cable Installation Reference Guide Spare screws etc If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance User s Manual 2 3 Identifying Parts of the NAS System The illustrations below identify the various parts of the system 2 3 1 Front View Drive Carrier Smart Panel c Slot4 2 Slot3 lt Slotz eh Slot 9 lo 8 ET anr Slots Slot 12 Slot lt Slot10 User s Manual 19 2 3
63. k 2 0 RAID Set Hierarchy 1 7 System Information 1 1 Hardware Monitor 64 User s Manual 5 4 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perform the functions listed below 5 4 1 Create Pass Through Disk A Pass Through Disk is a disk drive not controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set A Pass Through disk is a separate and individual Raid Set The disk is available to the host as an individual disk It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk not controlled by the RAID firmware To create pass through disk click on the Create Pass Through link under the Physical Drives main menu The setting function screen appears Select the disk drive to be made as Pass Through Disk and configure the Pass Through Disk attributes such as the Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing and SAS Port LUN Base LUN for this volume proRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXXX open all close all Raid System Console a Select the IDE drive For Pass Through 43 Quick Function s Enclosure 1 SAS RAID Subsystem V1 0 eee oo Ge Slot 8 1000 2GB WDC WD10EARS O0Y5B1 Volume Set Functions I Physical Drives a Enter Pass Through Disk Attribute L Create Pass Through Disk L Modify a Pass Through Disk L J Delete Pass Through Disk Tagged Command Queuing Enabled e LU Identify Enclosure LU Identify Drive
64. m max 96 disks with 1 RAID 7 JBOD enclosures 24 User s Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started with the NAS System 3 1 Connecting the NAS to your Network 1 Attach network cable to the Ethernet port LANO Connect the other end to your network hub or switch You may also connect the other Ethernet port if needed 2 If the RAID controller will be configured using proRAID Manager Web GUI or RAID console via Telnet attach network cable to the R Link port Connect the other end to your network hub or switch The RAID controller can also be configured using NAS Device Manager without needing to connect the R Link port 3 2 Powering On NOTE If other JBOD subsystem s or RAID subsystem with or WW without JBOD subsystem s connected in daisy chain are to be connected to the SAS Expansion Port or to the SAS HBA Port respectively the JBOD subsystems or RAID subsystem and its JBOD subsystem s must be powered on first before the NAS This is to detect the disk drives from the JBOD subsystem or the volumes from the RAID subsystem 1 Plug in the 2 power cords into the AC Power Input Socket located at the rear of the NAS system Power On Off Switch s re Ge Eeer BRIRRE SARL T T no wee ee oR oe BO BOs to R E rrr TTT tt ttt LT 881885 498 B E wee H e cif THTHRRTEH RR H j HEPER E i H H D K a SAS 1 RS m mm E 1 TF T HLL 8 I i H eee an GET nr U U D 4 U D D x i E I P
65. m Controls H Information 58 User s Manual 5 3 4 Modify Volume Set Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration 1 Click on the Modify Volume Set link r wll Gang x XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all Select The Volume Set For Modification O OOOO O Sect vo et name Jee Te REENEN ass re OOOO Raid System Console SCH Quick Function J RAID Set Functions ES Volume Set Functions Create Volume Set Create Raid30 50 60 wf Delete Kee Set DA L Check Voltame Set L Schedule Volume Check Stop Volume Check Y J Physical Drives Si J System Controls S 3 Information L RAID Set Hierarchy LD System Information 13 Hardware Monitor 2 Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to modify Click on the Submit button The following screen appears open EH 3 Raid System Console S 3 Volume Set Functions 3 Create Volume Set 13 Create Raid30 50 60 D Delete Volume Set r L check Volume Set D Schedule Volume Check 13 Stop Volume Check SCH Physical Drives J System Controls E 3 Information L RAID Set Hierarchy Volume Name Volume VOL 000 Max Capacity Allowed 7001 4 GB Volume Capacity 6000 0 GB Volume Initialization Mode Volume Raid Level Foreground initialization Raid5 Volume Stripe Size 64 KBytes Volume Cache Mode Write Back v Tagged Command Queuing Us e SAS Port LUN
66. m Function view System Events Bebe we ee ee Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor system Information Hdd Power Management verify Password view system Everts L L1ne Draw SC Ren aw Telnet 14 57 24 Rows 80Cols YT100 Keyboard Function Key Definitions A key to move to the line above Z key to move to the next line Enter key Submit selection function ESC key Return to previous screen L key Line draw XT key Redraw User s Manual a Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link HA 192 168 10 173 CRT BAS File Edit wiew Options Transfer Script Tools Help 9 9 al Meter Ne ON 152168 10 173 KAM RAID COATE ol er Main Menu mick Volume Ratc Raid Set Function volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid System Function Hdd Power Management verify Password Ethernet Configuration view System Events rer Clear Event Buffer Hardware Monitor System Information P Select ESC Escape Liline Draw si Ready Telnet 14 57 24 Rows 60 Cols T100 MUM NOTE The password option allows user to set or clear the RAID subsystem s password protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem from unauthorized access The controller w
67. might be different with the actual machine This manual uses section numbering for every topic being discussed for easy and convenient way of finding information in accordance with the user s needs The following icons are being used for some details and information to be considered in going through with this manual NOTES These are notes that contain useful information and tips that the user must give attention to in going through with the subsystem operation IMPORTANT These are the important information that the user must remember WARNING These are the warnings that the user must follow to avoid unnecessary errors and bodily injury during hardware and software operation of the subsystem Ei CAUTION These are the cautions that user must be aware of to prevent damage to the equipment and its components Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent Trademarks All products and trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice User s Manual 5 FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant
68. nager XXXXXXXXXXXX open all close alll z 9 Raid System Console s Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom ere m J Volume Set Functions Physical Drives eege memeeeges dd 10 E O System Configuration 13 EtherNet Configuration L Alert By Mail Configuration L SNMP Configuration 3 NTP Configuration _ L View Events Mute Beeper L Generate Test Event 11 Clear Event Buffer Hi bind Be oe GE Gage Controller Restart Controller JE Information fe RAID Set Hierarchy L System Information be C Hardware Monitor 4 The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the flash ROM ESCH User s Manual 5 After the firmware upgrade is complete a message will show Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect 3 Raid System Console J Quick Function J RAID Set Functions H 0 Volume Set Functions H 0 Physical Drives Ej System Controls 3 System Configuration LU EtherNet Configuration re Alert By Mail Configuration 13 SNMP Configuration NTP Configuration LU View Events Mute Beeper LD Generate Test Event LD Clear Event Buffer O Restart Controller CH Information User s Manual 5 5 12 Shutdown Controller Use this function to shutdown the RAID Controller This is normally used to make sure the data in the cache memo
69. nsole H Quick Function Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State EI RAID Set Functions e Raid Set 000 6 6 Normal 6000 0GB i Create RAID Set _ Delete RAID Set Expand RAID Set Submit Reset 0 Offline RAID Set VO Activate Incomplete RAID Si 3 Create Hot Spare LD Delete Hot Spare LD Rescue Raid Set H Volume Set Functions CH Physical Drives YO System Controls CH Information Enter the new name for the RAID Set Tick the Confirm The Operation and click Submit lopen all close alll 3 Raid System Console a Enter The RaidSet Name SCH Quick Function Raid Set Name Raid Set 000 Pa RAID Set Functions Member Disks S i D Create RAID Set i Min Member Disk Size 1000 0GB 0 Delete RAID Set 3 Expand RAID Set Hama SSS SSE sz L Offline RAID Set I Confirm The Operation d EDER Submit Reset ie Activate Incomplete RAID Si gt O Create Hot Spare 3 Delete Hot Spare 3 Rescue Raid Set H 0 Volume Set Functions DCH Physical Drives DCH System Controls H 0 Information User s Manual 49 5 2 6 Activate Incomplete RAID Set When Raid Set State is Normal this means there is no failed disk drive s Raid Set Information Raid Set Name Member Disks Total Raw Capacity Free Raw Capacity Min Member Disk Size Raid Set Power State Raid Set State EE Raid Set 000 U a200 0GB Zap 7GB 320 0GB Operating Normal When does Incomplete Raid S
70. nter New Password S Physical Drives Re Enter New Password mm Ey System Controls LU System Configuration C Hdd Power Management C EtherNet Configuration _ Alert By Mail Configuration LU SNMP Configuration Confirm The Operation Submit Reset ee dl C NTP Configuration O view Events Mute Beeper LU Generate Test Event 1 Upgrade Firmware 3 Shutdown Controller LU Restart Controller Information all NOTE The admin Password characters allowed are A Z a z and 0 9 The minimum number of Password characters is null empty Password is disabled and maximum number of Password characters is 15 User s Manual ai 5 5 11 Upgrade Firmware Get the new version of firmware for your RAID subsystem controller NOTE When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded upgrade first the boot ROM firmware Then repeat the process steps 1 to 3 to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAID controller restart will be necessary 1 To upgrade the RAID subsystem firmware click the Upgrade Firmware link under System Controls menu The Upgrade The Raid System Firmware Or Boot Rom screen appears 2 Click Browse Look in the location where the firmware file was saved Select the firmware file name XXXXXXXX BIN and click Open 3 Select the Confirm The Operation option Click the Submit button SER o o gt proRAID Ma
71. ny two drives can fail without loss of critical data Writes require parity to be updated A i e hj gt Lo p A P S D F 3 gt lt a EN DATA DATA pata para DATA V DATA PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY PARITY Sy Wo Ve we wa a L k LLL Reads can occur simultaneously on every drive In summary e RAID O is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault tolerance RAID 0 requires a minimum of one drive RAID 1 is the best choice for performance critical fault tolerant environments RAID 1 is the only choice for fault tolerance if no more than two drives are used e RAID 3 can be used to speed up data transfer and provide fault tolerance in single user environments that access long sequential records However RAID 3 does not allow overlapping of multiple I O operations and requires synchronized spindle drives to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 with a small stripe size offers similar performance e RAID 5 combines efficient fault tolerant data storage with good performance characteristics However write performance and performance during drive failure is Slower than with RAID 1 Rebuild operations also require more time than with RAID 1 because parity information is also reconstructed At least three drives are required for RAID 5 arrays e RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second
72. on Mode gt Foreground Background No Init Raid 6 Spare L_ Greater Two TB Volume Support gt No Use 64bit LBA Use 4K Block L Selected Capacity L Select Stripe Size gt 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K L Create Vol Raid Set Yes No L Initialization Mode K Foreground Background No Init 34 User s Manual Create Raid Set L Select IDE Drives for Raid Set gt Ch01 Ch12 L Create Raid Set gt Yes No L Edit The Raid Set Name Delete Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Delete L Delete Raid Set Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Expand Raid Set L Select Raid Set to Expand L Select IDE Drives for Raid Set Expansion Select Drives IDE Channel gt Ch01 Ch12 L Expand Raid Set gt Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Raid Set Function Offline Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Offline L Offline Raid Set gt Yes No L Are You Sure gt Yes No Activate Raid Set L_ Select Raid Set to Active L_ Activate Raid Set gt Yes No L_ Are You Sure gt Yes No Create Hot Spare Disk L_ Select Drives for Hot Spare gt Ch01 Ch12 L_ Create Hot Spare Yes No L_ Hot Spare Type Global Dedicated to Raid Set Dedicated to Enclosure Delete Hot Spare L_ Select The Hot Spare Device To Be Deleted Delete Hot Spare gt Yes No Rescue Raid Set L Enter the Operation Key Raid Set Information L Select Raid Set To Display User s Manual 35 Create Volume Set L Create Volume From Raid Set L Volume
73. ower Input Socket NOTE The NAS system is equipped with redundant full range WW power supplies with PFC power factor correction The system will automatically select voltage 2 Turn on the Power On Off Switch to power on the NAS 3 The Power LED on the front Panel will turn green User s Manual 25 3 3 Installing Hard Drives This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the Subsystem and gives instructions on installing a hard drive The subsystem supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running Each Drive Carrier has a locking mechanism When the Lock Groove which is located in carrier open button is horizontal the Drive Carrier is locked When the Lock Groove is vertical the Drive Carrier is unlocked Lock and unlock the Drive Carriers by using a flat head screw driver 3 3 1 Installing 3 5 Disk in a Disk Tray a Make sure the lock indicator is in unlocked position To pull out a disk tray press the tray open button Tray Open Button b Pull out an empty disk tray Pull the lever handle outwards to remove the carrier from the enclosure c Place the hard drive in the disk tray 26 User s Manual d Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray Tray Hole A e Slide the tray into a slot f Close the lever handle until you hear the latch click into place 3 3 2
74. rd gece O Upgrade Firmware sysLocation O O Shutdown Controller O Restart Controller a SNMP Trap Notification Configurations CH Information Disable SNMP Trap No SNMP Trap Will Be Sent C Urgent Error Notification Send Only Urgent Event C Serious Error Notification Send Urgent And Serious Event Warning Error Notification Send Urgent Serious And Warning Event Information Notification Send All Event a w IT Confirm The Operation Ea SNMP Trap Configurations Type in the SNMP Trap IP Address box the IP address of the host system where SNMP traps will be sent The SNMP Port is set to 162 by default SNMP System Configuration Community Type the SNMP community The default is public 1 sysContact O 2 sysLocation O and 3 sysName 0 SNMP parameter 31 bytes max If these 3 categories are configured and when an event occurs SNMP will send out a message that includes the 3 categories within the message This allows user to easily define which RAID unit is having problem SNMP Trap Notification Configurations Select the desired option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration SNMP also works in the same as Alert By Mail when sending event notifications 76 User s Manual 5 5 6 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol It is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference Type
75. re likely to be able to be used as spares for each other Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in redundant units Options are Multiples Of 10G If you have several 120GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 120 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 120 4 GB drives same capacity as 120 GB so that one could replace the other Multiples Of 1G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For example one drive might be 121 1 GB and the other 121 4 GB This drive truncation mode makes the 121 1 GB and 121 4 GB drives same capacity 121 GB so that one could replace the other No Truncation The capacity of the disk drive is not truncated User s Manual o 5 5 2 HDD Power Management MAID Massive Array of Idle Disks is a storage technology that employs a large group of disk drives in which only those drives in active use are spinning at any given time This reduces power consumption and prolongs the lives of the drives MAID is designed for Write Once Read Occasionally WORO applications such as Data Backup Document Mail server and so on MAID technology focuses on Green Storage Concept to save power consumption and enhance disk drives effective usage i e disk drives are spun down when there is no activity or I O on the drives
76. ry are flushed to the disk drives before turning off the RAID subsystem 3 Raid System Console DCH Quick Function H RAID Set Functions DCH Volume Set Functions DCH Physical Drives H System Controls System Configuration Hdd Power Management LD EtherNet Configuration LD Alert By Mail Configuration i SNMP Configuration NTP Configuration view Events Mute Beeper Generate Test Event Clear Event Buffer Modify Password Upgrade Firmware O Restart Controller CH Information proRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXXK Jopen all close all 2 Raid System Console DCH Quick Function J RAID Set Functions DCH Volume Set Functions DCH Physical Drives EMS System Controls D System Configuration Hdd Power Management EtherNet Configuration Alert By Mail Configuration e SNMP Configuration 3 NTP Configuration 3 View Events Mute Beeper 0 Generate Test Event gt Q Clear Event Buffer 3 Modify Password 1 O Restart Controller H 0 Information T Make Sure To Shutdown Controller Submit Reset After shutting down the controller and still want to use the RAID subsystem you must restart the controller either by Restart Controller function or by Power On Off switch User s Manual 5 5 13 Restart Controller Use this function to restart the RAID Controller This is normally used after upgrading the RAID controller s firmware woRAID anager XXXXXXXXXXXX open all
77. s each Volume Set on the Raid Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the Raid Set 5 3 1 Create Volume Set The following are the Volume Set features 1 Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same Raid Set 2 Up to 128 Volume Sets in a Raid Set can be created by the RAID controller To create Volume Set from a Raid Set expand the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Create Volume Set link The Select The Raid Set To Create On It screen will show all existing Raid Sets Tick on the Raid Set where you want to create the Volume Set and then click on the Submit button proRAID anager XOOOOOOOOOOOX open all close all T s Select The Raid Set To Create Volume On It Raid System Console Quick Function Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity BLI RAID Set Functions H Raid Set 000 8 8 Normal 8001 6GB E 43 Volume Set Functions L Create Volume Set L Create Raid30 50 60 Submit Reset C Delete Volume Set L Modify Volume Set L Check Volume Set L Schedule Volume Check L Stop Volume Check Physical Drives HH System Controls E 3 Information LU RAID Set Hierarchy _ System Information 1 Hardware Monitor The Volume Set setup screen allows user to configure the Volume Name Capacity RAID level Initialization Mode Stripe Size Cache Mode Tagged Command Queuing SAS Port LUN Base LUN and Volume To Be Created
78. system When the RAID subsystem detects a drive failure the system will do automatic and transparent rebuild using the hot spare drives The Raid Set will be reconfigured and rebuilt in the background while the RAID subsystem continues to handle system request During the automatic rebuild process system activity will continue as normal however the system performance and fault tolerance will be affected 7 IMPORTANT The hot spare must have at least the same or more capacity as the drive it replaces 1 5 2 Hot Swap Disk Drive Support The RAID subsystem has built in protection circuit to support the replacement of SATA II hard disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the system The removable hard drive tray can deliver hot swappable fault tolerant RAID solution at a price much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID subsystems This feature is provided in the RAID subsystem for advance fault tolerant RAID protection and online drive replacement 1 5 3 Hot Swap Disk Rebuild The Hot Swap feature can be used to rebuild Raid Sets with data redundancy such as RAID level 1 0 1 3 5 and 6 If a hot spare is not available the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt If a hot spare is available the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails The RAID subsystem automatically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background w
79. te Firmware Shutdown Controller L_ Shutdown Controller gt Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No Restart Controller L Confirm Reset Yes No L Are You Sure Yes No 38 User s Manual Stagger Power On 0 4 0 7 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 0 5 5 6 0 L Save the Settings gt Yes No Hdd Power Management Time to Low Power Idle x Disabled 2 3 4 5 6 7 L Save the Settings gt Yes No Time to Low RPM Mode gt Disabled 10 20 30 40 50 60 L Save the Settings gt Yes No Time to Spin Down Hdd gt Disabled 1 3 5 10 15 20 30 40 60 L Save the Settings gt Yes No In Band SAS Config 5 Inband SAS Function x Enabled Disabled Inband SAS Port 0 1 DHCP Function x Disabled Enabled Local IP Address Ethernet Configuration HTTP Port Number 80 Telnet Port Number 23 SMTP Port Number 25 Ethernet Address View System Events Show System Events Clear Event Buffers Clear Event Buffer Yes No Hardware Monitor The Hardware Monitor Information System Information __ The System Information User s Manual ag 4 2 Configuration through web browser based proRAID Manager The RAID subsystem can be remotely configured via R Link port with proRAID Manager a web browser based application The proRAID Manager can be used to manage all available functions of the RAID controller To configure the RAID subsystem from a remote machine you need to kno
80. ters of existing pass through drives This also provides a function to identify a disk drive System Control For setting the RAID system configurations To view the controller and hardware monitor information The Raid Set hierarchy can also be viewed through the Raid Set Hierarchy item User s Manual ai Chapter 5 RAID Management 5 1 Quick Function 5 1 1 Quick Create The number of physical drives in the RAID subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the Raid Set This feature allows user to create a Raid Set associated with exactly one Volume Set User can change the Raid Level Capacity Volume Initialization Mode and Stripe Size A hot spare can also be created depending upon the existing configuration If the Volume Set size is over 2TB an option Greater Two TB Volume Support will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example below There are three options to select No 64bit LBA and 4K Block oroRAID C anager XXXXXXXXXXXX lopen all close all 9 Raid System Console s Quick Create Raid Volume Set eee Quick Function Total Number Of Disks a 1 Quick Create Select Raid Level Raid 5 Spare e AO RAID Set Functions EE eme ES GC Widhene Sel Fincit Maximum Capacity Allowe GB EH Physical Drives Select Capacity 6000 GB SCH System Controls DCH Information Greater Two TB Volume Mo Support Volume Initialization Mode Foreground Initialization ka S
81. the NTP Server IP Address to enable the RAID subsystem to synchronize with it To set the NTP function move the cursor to the main menu and click on the NTP Configuration link The RAID subsystem s NTP Configuration screen will be displayed Select the desired function and configure the necessary option After completing the settings tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration WEE TI E TTT XXXXXXXXXXXX Topen all close all E a NTP Server Configurations NTP Server IP Address 1 Kb Raid System Console CH Quick Function J RAID Set Functions 9 Volume Set Functions NTP Server IP Address 2 pp 9 Physical Drives S 3 System Controls LD System Configuration Time Zone GMT 08 00 Taipei 3 O0 Taipei a Time Zone a LS ds Power dei i Automatic Daylight Saving Enabled S L E mm Current Time 2009 4 20 19 33 29 L rD SNMP SE NTP Server Not Set KS LB view ee Beeper E 5 0 Generate Test Event D Clear Event Buffer L Modify Password 2 Upgrade Firmware re Shutdown Controller 3 Restart Controller 3 Information User s Manual 77 5 5 7 View Events Mute Beeper To view the RAID subsystem s event log information move the mouse cursor to the System Controls menu and click on the View Events Mute Beeper link The Raid Subsystem s System Events Information screen appears The System Events Information screen will show T
82. ton in the screen 44 User s Manual 5 2 2 Delete RAID Set To delete a Raid Set click on the Delete RAID Set link A Select The RAID SET To Delete screen is displayed showing all Raid Sets existing in the system Select the Raid Set you want to delete in the Select column Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to process with deletion open all close all s Select The Raid Set To Delete E Raid System Console 8 03 Quick Function Select Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State Capacity D Create Delete RAID Se me C Expand M i Confirm The Operation YolumeSet In This RaidSet Will Also Be Deleted Offline RAID Set L Rename RAID Set Q Activate Incomplete RAID Si L Create Hot Spare 3 Delete Hot Spare 3 Rescue Raid Set DCH Volume Set Functions DCH Physical Drives DCH System Controls 9 Information NOTE You cannot delete a Raid Set containing a Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set You must delete the Raid 30 50 60 Volume Set first User s Manual 45 5 2 3 Expand RAID Set Use this option to expand a Raid Set when one or more disk drives is are added to the system This function is active when at least one drive is available lopen all close all 9 Raid System Console a Select The Raid Set For Raid Expansion a Quick Function Zeg Raid Set Name Member Disks Raid State ilies RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 Normal 6000 0GB 3 Create RAID Set Li Delete RAID Set Raid
83. ugh proRAID Manager GUI 3 Power Input Socket Use this to connect the power cords connected from power source 4 Power Supply Unit 1 and 2 Two power supplies PSU 1 and PSU 2 are located at the rear of the NAS system If the power supply fails to function the Power Fail LED will turn red and an alarm will sound An error message will also appear on the LCD screen warning of power failure 5 USB Ports The NAS system has four USB 2 0 ports X 6 LANO and LAN1 Gigabit ports The NAS system has two Gigabit data ports NOTE When connecting PS 2 keyboard and mouse use the USB to PS 2 converter cable and then insert the USB connector of converter cable to the one of the USB ports of the NAS 7 VGA Port Use this to connect a VGA monitor 8 COM1 Serial Port The NAS system has one serial port User s Manual 35 9 SAS Expansion Port Use this to connect SAS JBOD expansion enclosures to expand the storage capacity of the NAS Up to 7 JBOD enclosures can be connected in daisy chain 10 SAS RAID Host Port Use this to connect the RAID subsystem to a Host system s SAS HBA The host system will detect the RAID volume created from the NAS RAID controller 11 SAS HBA Port Use this to connect another SAS RAID subsystem to expand the storage capacity of the NAS The SAS RAID subsystem can include 6 JBOD enclosures connected in daisy chain The NAS will detect all volumes created from the SAS RAID subsyste
84. w its IP Address Launch your web browser from remote machine and enter in the address bar http IP Address IMPORTANT The default IP address of Controller R Link Port is 172 16 0 2 and subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 DHCP client function is also enabled by default You can reconfigure the IP Address or disable the DHCP client function through the LCD front panel or terminal Ethernet Configuration menu NOTE If DHCP client function is enabled but a DHCP server is unavailable and the IP address is changed a Controller Restart is necessary If the DHCP client function is disabled and the IP address is changed Controller Restart is not needed Note that you may need to be logged in as administrator with local admin rights on the remote machine to remotely configure the RAID subsystem The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is admin and the Password is 00000000 lopen all close all a RaidSet Hierarchy ald System Console ER See RAID Set Devices Volume Set Port Lun Volume State Capacity H RAID Set Functions Raid Set 000 EH 1SIot 1 Volume VOL 000 0 0 Normal 2199 0GB H 43 volume Set Functions E 1Slot 2 H 0 Physical Drives EH 1SIot 43 4 System Controls E 1Slot 4 AS Information E 1Slot s 0 RAID Set Hierarchy O System Information Fl C Hardware Monitor Raid Set 001 E 1Slot 7 Yolume VOL 001 1 0 Normal 2199 0GB E 1iSlot 8 E 1Slot
85. will show the system status and allows you to configure network settings password and mute the alarm buzzer User s Manual a Menu Diagram MODEL XXX XXX XXX XXX VERSION 3 X XX geg NEW PASSWORD SUBMIT PASSWORD PASSWORD 00000000 SETTING YES NO BEEPER SETTING SUBMIT BEEPER SETTING ck MUTE ALARM SETTING YES NO CPU NORMAL FAN NORMAL DISK NORMAL POWER NORMAL TEMP NORMAL RAID NORMAL DISK INFORMATION gt DISK_1 O TEMP 35C DISK_12 O TEMP 35C RAID e ARRAY NAME SIZE xxxxGB INFORMATION RAID LEVEL NORMAL REBUILD INIT NETWORK ETHO IP p ETHO NETMASK SUBMIT IP INFORMATION XXX XXX XXX XXX 255 255 255 0 SETTING YES NO ETH1 IP ETH1 NETMASK SUBMIT IP XXX XXX XXX XXX 255 255 255 0 SETTING YES NO se User s Manual 2 3 2 Rear View SAS Expansion Port SAS RAID Host Port R Link Port Power Supply Unit 1 Power On Off Switch BC ZS Ea er rz ns oi bs HN m Aa m a m i open oe et eee es ee mr VGA Port E i Mute LAN t Gigabit Port LE toot ester oot ft USB Ports COM1 Port Power Supply Unit 2 USB Ports Power Input Socket LANO Gigabit Port SAS HBA Port 1 Power On Off Switch Use this switch to power on the NAS system Note that there is a protective cover 2 R Link Port The system is equipped with one 10 100 Ethernet RJ45 LAN port for remote RAID configuration and monitoring Use a web browser to manage the RAID controller thro

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