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1. 3443 dda 2 Set LUN map EUs LUN 16 31 LUN 32 47 LUN 48 63 LUNO S0 2933GB LUN1 1 2933GB LUN2 Available LUN3 Available LUN 4 Available LUNS Available LUN6 Available gt LUN7 Available al LUN 8 Available LUN9 Available LUN 10 Available LUN11 Available ad LUN 12 Available LUN 13 Available LUN 14 Available gt LUN15 Available a 3 understand that modifying the LUN map setting will cause the host volume linkage to be altered v Confirm Summary Selected Array No 1 OK Cancel Figure 70 GUI Lun mapping 2 3 4 Ifyou attempt to assign a LUN to a slice that has already been assigned a LUN a warning prompt appears aop WARNING LUN Map This slice has been assigned to some other LUN Figure 71 GUI Lun mapping 3 3 m I Peeestoragesswirchs User Guide Page 4 30 4 How to Use 4 1 2 8 3 Expansion Expansion adds spare disks or new hard drives to an existing array This is no need to create a new array or stop an array you may add new disks online while the array is in use Expansion can enlarge the capacity and frequency of an array Although you may still access the array while doing Expansion its performance is affected considerably You may check the progress of Expansion in the main view Example
2. Connetto RAID Flashing stand for PCIe 1 1 No light at all system successful Steady light stand for PCIe 2 0 Jumper switch SEGEEE N ON For RAID 1 ForSwitch I 0000 0000 0000 oooolr 0000 us aon 4 Q Why doesn t the performance reach the expected levels while testing the B08S2 PS Why isn t the performance steady enough A If the performance is unsteady or not achieving the expected level in many cases the HDD is the cause Since the BO8S2 PS is a highly efficient product there is extreme demand placed on each HDD As a result it is strongly recommended to use the newest enterprise level HDD 5 Q Why is the B08S2 PS generating warning beeps A Please check the LED indicators on the BO8S2 PS front panel against the appropriate user documentation for your particular storage system Follow the instructions to launch RAIDGuard X to obtain Event Log information for further analysis S PrieStorages switches User Guide Page 6 2 6 10 Appendices Q If Find no RAID card appears in a Windows host server how can this be resolved A Please make sure the PCIe cable is properly connected to the back of the host server and the RAID system Check the Device Manager in Windows to confirm that the correct driver has been installed for the HBA If both conditions have been verified and the problem persists please use the Manually Add Controller option Q Ona MAC host after entering t
3. Figure 67 GUI Slicing 2 3 4 Check the Confirm box and click OK M PL ie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 27 1 Select an existing array to slice or merge o O a o 2 Set slice size and alias Slice 0 Slice 4 2933 GB 0 GB dddd Slice 1 Slice 5 Show e Array Information Array No Status RAID Type Stripe Size Sector Size RAID Level Capacity Slice 0 Slice8 15 Slice 2 0GB Slice 6 0GB 4 How to Use _ Drives Value 1 On line Evaluation 256 KB 512 Bytes RAID 5 5866 GB 5866 GB LUN 0 Slice 3 0GB Slice 7 0GB 3 I understand that slicing an array or merging slices will cause data on the array to be lost v Confirm D Summary Selected Array No 1 Note Slices must be adjusted in order for example Slice 0 Slice 1 Slice 2 etc Figure 68 GUI Slicing 3 3 Each array supports a maximum of 16 slices Ma PCle Storage amp Switches User Guide Cancel Page 4 28 4 How to Use 4 1 2 8 2 LUN Map LUN which stands for Logical Unit Number is used to identify a logical unit in computer storage When creating an array you may select Assign LUN automatically to automatically assign a LUN to the new array If Assign LUN automatically is not selected you need to assign the LUN manually using LUN map If the slice has been partitioned you need to set its LUN Map Note One slice can only be assigned
4. RAIDGuard X 3 0 6 n a L B BE 2 uU amp Add Controller Remove Controller Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Option Net Host IP Serial Number Controller Name Status z Pc 10 10 88 235 B007702546850000 BOsS2 PS Controller Array Drives Snapshot Event Show e Array _ Drives Information Value Array No 1 Status On line RAID Type Evaluation Stripe Size 256 KB Sector Size 512 Bytes RAID Level RAID 5 Expanding 0 Capacity 5588 GB Slice 0 5588 GB LUN 0 dad dda Figure 74 GUI expansion 2 2 Yet Ptle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 32 4 How to Use 4 1 2 8 4 Migrations Different from Expansion which enlarges an array by adding hard drives to a fixed RAID level Migration changes the RAID level of an array It allows live changes to the RAID without the need to delete the array and rebuild This can be useful when new drives have been added and a new array type needs to be created The number of drives required for migrations to different RAID levels varies Example 1 RAID 5 12 drives Migrating gt RAID 0 gt 11 drives RAID 5 12 drives Migrating gt RAID 6 gt 13 drives RAID 5 12 drives Migrating gt RAID 0 1 gt 22 drives Example 2 an ala alu db i c gt es pa po EON Spare RAID 0 ANE RAID 5 4 drives 4 drives capacity capacity Figure 75 Migration example 2 Example 3 W
5. root localhost Accusys LinuxRaid ls acs ame c acs ame mod o AME module h Makefile kernel 4 x86 64 acs ame h acs ame o built in o Module markers acs ame ko ame h Makefile Module symvers acs_ame mod c AME module c Makefile kernel2 4 Verify that acs_ame ko has been compiled If so please type the following command insmod acs_ame ko Ismod Example Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 12 root localhost Accusys LinuxRaid lsmod Module acs ame 1915 drm autofsd hidp rfcomm l2cap bluetooth Lockd sunrpc cpufreg_ondemand acpi cpufreg mperf be2iscsi ib iser rdma_cm ib cm Size 21376 24757 65365 29753 23105 42585 29633 53797 63337 146685 12493 13641 6337 59893 35609 35705 39713 Used by g 1 2 1915 3 2 g 18 hidp rfcomm 9 hidp rfcomm l2cap g 2 lockd 4 g l acpi_cpufreg g g 1 ib_iser 1 rdma_cm The driver should be now loaded in Linux RAIDGuardX Installation 3 Installation Before installing RAIDGuard X make sure the RAID HBA drivers is already installed in your Linux OS l Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the server or PC 2 Open CD ROM GUVServer Linux AP 1386 or x86_64 AP_Accusys Open a terminal window on the folder and enter the following commands M PL ie Storage amp Switches cat proc devices Example root localhost SourceCode insmod acs_ame ko root localhost SourceCode cd root localhost c
6. Figure 28 to click about This MAC 2 Click on the More Info button ann About This Mac a r S ew Mac OS X Version 10 7 1 Software Update Processor 2x 2 8 GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon Memory 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FE DIMM Startup Disk Mac OS X 10 7 More Info TM and 1983 2011 Apple Inc All Rights Reserved License Agreement Figure 29 About This MAC 3 Click on the System Report button _ Ptle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 16 3 Installation eocC About This Mac Overview Displays Storage Memory Support Service Mac Pro toc yz Processor 2 x 2 8 GHz Quad Core Intel Xeon Memory 4 GB 667 MHz ECC DDR2 FB DIMM Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512 MB Serial Number G88163YYXYK Software Mac OS X Lion 10 7 1 11B26 N System Report 3 Software Updates Figure 30 more info About this MAC Under the Hardware category click on PCI Cards to bring up information on PCI cards that are installed in the system If the driver has been correctly installed the HBA is listed with the Accusys6xxxx identifier actual name may vary as a RAID Controller If you do not see the HBA listed here power off the host server reseat the card and reinstall the driver Refer to Appendix A FAQ Q7if the problem persists GOO Mac Pro fae 9 28 11 1 26AM Contents ceri Type Driver Installed Slot 7 Hardware Accusys6xxxx RAID Controller Yes Slot 370
7. Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 20 4 How to Use Note Although slow responds of some hard disks can be tolerated in DLP mode you may use S M A R T function to check the conditions of hard disks in an array and replace the faulty ones Note This function does not support JBOD and NRAID NCQ Native Command Queuing This mode is designed for increasing disk drive access on SCSI and SATA disk drives It can do this under certain situations by allowing the individual hard disk to internally optimize the order in which it executes the read and write requests it receives This can reduce the amount of unnecessary drive head movement and resulting in better performance for work loads where multiple read write requests and outstanding at the same time This situation most often occurs in server type applications However the current technology actually slows down disk drive access in certain applications such as video editing and sequential reads and writes because of the added latency induced by NCQ no NCQ NCQ Figure 60 NCQ concept The figure above illustrates the access sequence in NCQ and non NCQ mode The content sequences of the two hard disks are the same 1 2 3 4 However the access sequence in NCQ mode may vary to improve the performance Note If Equalization mode is enabled NCQ is automatically turned off SMART Mode S M A R T is a monitoring system of disk drives to detect and report
8. Equalization mode to smooth the performance of sequential data transfers Management Java based GUI cross platform executable Enclosure components monitoring and control via GUI LED indicator for RAID amp enclosure status Event logging to text file with event viewer Event notification by email SMTP Centralized multiple RAID system management Supports both in band and out of band management Supports RAID management by EFI and BIOS Support firmware upgrade via GUI Support CLI Command Line Interface Support SNMP Support remote management Enclosure FAN Power Temperature status LED indication in the front faceplate Dimensions 88mm H x 483mm W x 597mm L Weight 3 2 Kg w o HDDs or SSDs 7 pound w o HDDs or SSDs Supported OS Windows XP 2003 Vista 2008 and Windows 7 32 64 bit Miniport and Storport driver WHQL certified Linux Red Hat SUSE Fedora CentOS Debian etc MAC OS X 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 and later Operating Conditions Humidity 5 85 Operating Temperature 0C 40C Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 5 1 Introduction e Certification RoHS UL CE FCC C Tick BSMI 9 QSFP HBA e 20Gb s PClIe2 0 x4 HBA e Short low profile form factor card e Dimension 110 x 68 9 mm e Standard bracket Standard amp low profile bracket included 10 QSFP Cable e Connector PCI Express 2 0 x4 e Copper cable lengths 2M standard 5M optional e Optical cable length
9. For more information on how SWF16 can help you contact your reseller or please visit http www accusys com tw SWF16 SWF16 Overview html Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 18 2 Preparation 2 Preparing to Install ExaSAN B08S52 PS M PL ie Storage amp Switches User Guide 2 Preparation 2 Preparing to Install ExaSAN BO8S2 PS To ensure safe and smooth operation of your ExaSAN BO8S2 PS it is essential that you choose an appropriate location for the system provide an appropriate operating environment and adequate power for all components of the system As you plan for installation follow the guidelines below to ensure that the system and its environment are safely and appropriately positioned for efficient operation and service 2 1 Precaution for Handling the System Take the following precautions to avoid damage to the system or potential injury to you 1 Prepare a flat sturdy surface before removing the system from its packaging The table or cart that will hold the system should be as close as possible to the system carton 2 Ensure that all power switches have been turned off and all power cords disconnected to prevent personal injury and damage to the hardware 3 Static electricity can damage electronic components of your system Follow the guidelines below to avoid such damage a Work in a static free environment b Wear a grounded anti static wrist strap c Store uninstalled components in anti s
10. 2 When replacing a damaged drive with a new one the newly added drive might be locked Click Unlock to allow the array to rebuild the drive You can check the rebuild progress in the Main view Note The time required for on the fly initialization drive building online expansion and migration may vary according to the capacity of the drive and the array k x u Ko X J Add Controller Remove Controller Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Option Net Host IP Serial Number Controller Name Status O RAIDGuard X Server Notification Card SN s000762220502016 Date Time 10 17 11 16 15 23 Disk 5 is Offline or Plugout Card SN s000762220502016 yy Date Time 10 17 11 16 15 23 Disk 1 is Offline or Plugout Control Ex o 0 o o D Q i Figure 84 GUI HDD off line Follow the steps below to select a drive to unlock or change the ID Locked drives prevent the accidental loss of user data when drives are installed one at a time or a RAID member is accidentally removed while the controller is powered on The meta data and user data on the M POle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 40 4 How to Use locked drives are preserved for online offline recovery If users don t need the data or the locked drive anymore the locked drive can be changed into a spare drive by the command of Unlock Drive 1 Select the drive with the oa icon
11. CO Ras NY PCle Storage amp Switches ExaSAN B08S2 PS User Guide Includes hardware setup information for PCIe RAID System Models BOSS2 PS QSFP HBA Model ACS 63200NT ZIM QSFP PCle Cables Also includes software setup information for RAID Management Software RAIDGuard X Accusys Inc Dec 19 2012 Version V1 1 Accus The RAID Architects US Revision Sheet Revision Sheet ReleaseNo Date _ Revision Description 11 10 2012 Initial release on CD 12 19 2012 Modify page 4 3 erase clear log explanation and add DAS and SAN log file path nt Pele Storage amp Switches User Guide Page i PREFACE Notice The product features and specifications described n this guide are subject to change without notice The manufacturer shall not be liable for any damage or the loss of data resulting from the performance or use of the information contained herein About This Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the ExaSAN pronounced X sa SAN BO8S2 PS a revolutionary high bandwidth storage system specifically designed for all post production storage It delivers stability exceptional performance and scalable capacity at a very affordable ownership cost This guide also contains instructions for installing and using the ExaSAN B08S2 PS system and RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks technologies and RAIDGuard X ExaSAN s RAID management software If you are new to RAID and R
12. 1 3 3 BO8S2 PS Disk Tray package The Disk Tray package is divided into two layers Each layer holds 4 disk trays with a total of 8 disk trays SN PlleStorage amp Switchs User Guide Page 1 8 1 Introduction 1 4 Your B0852 PS at a Glance This section helps you get familiar with the physical appearance of your ExaSAN B08S2 PS 1 4 1 ExaSAN B08S2 PS 1 4 1 1 BO8S2 PS Front Panel amp LED Indicators Figure 7 B08S2 PS front view ED Name coor Desenpin Flashing Blue indicates the host is booting Steady Blue indicates the subsystem 1 system Power Blue power supplies are working normally No Light indicates the power is off Flashing Blue indicates the host is accessing 2 Access Status Blue No Light indicates standby or no power Steady Blue indicates the fan module is working normally 3 System Fan Blue Red Steady Red indicates the fan module has BaSAN Cle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 9 1 Introduction failed No Light indicates the LED failed or power off Indicates the controller status e Flashing Blue indicates the 4 Heartbeat LED Blue controller is active No light indicates the controller is inactive 1 4 1 2 Beeper Codes Controller Status Turn on the Controller Two short beeps System Panic Long beep Controller Work Status ex Regularly repeating one short beep Disk init disk rebuild disk expansion disk migratrion disk snapshot etc syst
13. It will change to the 1CON AiDGuard X 3 0 6 F x v v ar Add Controller Remove Controller Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Option Net Host IP Serial Number Controller Name Status ATT rae Controller Array Drives Snapshot Event Show Array _ Drives Information Value Drive No AS Status On line Figure 85 GUI HDD locked 2 Check the Confirm box and click Unlock Drive et PCle Storage amp Switches RAIDGuard X 3 0 6 Unlock Drives 10 10 4 Select locked drive s to unlock Show Array Information Drive No Status _ Drives Value AS On line 2 understand that updating locked drive s status will cause all data on locked drive s to be lost V Confirm MD Summary Selected JBOD A1 A5 Unlock Drive Cancel Figure 86 GUI Unlock HDDs User Guide Page 4 41 4 How to Use 4 1 3 Updating the ExaSAN RAID system Firmware Follow the steps in this section to update the firmware of your ExaSAN RAID system Use caution to prevent a loss of power to the ExaSAN RAID system during this process 4 1 3 1 Preparing the Firmware Update Files l Note the current System Version Boot Version BIOS Version and EFI version on your ExaSAN RAID system These can be viewed in the Main menu firmware tab 2 Visit the website below http www accusys com tw support download_new htm 3 Under the Do
14. Model Name System information Controller Name 680852 P5 Boot Version 1 02 Expander Version Serial No s000762220502016 BIOS Version NONE Memory 4096 ME Remove Controller 127 0 0 1 RAIDGuard 3 0 6 Create Array Preference Option Delete Array Email Serial Number Snapshot Event Hardware Power PCle Fi RAIL System Version 3 0 6 EFI Version NONE Figure 33 GUI Main screen Advanced information for each Monitoring tab Function Description i Add Controller Add RAID controller system to RAIDGuard X Remove Controller Remove RAID controller system from RAIDGuard X 5 Create Array Create an array from disk drives in the storage system Delete Array Delete an array in the storage system 3 Email Set email notification Drive Lag Proof Enable Disable Drive Lag Proof NCQ Mode Enable Disable NCQ mode 4 Preference SMART Mode Enable Disable SMART Mode Beeper Enable Disable Beeper Equalization Enable Disable Equalization Peiestoragesswincnes User Guide Page 4 1 4 How to Use Mode Slicing Divide an existing array into multiple slices LUN Map Map volumes of slices to the LUN of the host Expansion Increase total capacity of an array by adding spare drives 5 Option Migration Migrate current RAID level to a selected RAID level Snapshot Create mirror s of existing volum
15. Select the Resynchronize shot function from the drop down menu 2 Select the required shot by clicking on the Shot No radio button You can only select split shot for resynchronization 3 Check the Confirm box and click OK to split the snapshot The destination volume must be equal or larger in size than the source volume The source volume and the destination volume can be on different arrays The destination volume must NOT be mapped to a LUN A shot will not be deleted if the details of the array change The only way to delete a shot is using the Delete Shot function under Snapshot _ Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 38 4 How to Use 4 1 2 8 6 Health Center To ensure the accuracy of the RAID parity data ExaSAN RAID controller offers Background checking and Rebuild parity data During checking or rebuilding parity the performance of the array will be affected You may check the progress of in the Main view or in the Health Center Follow the steps below to select an array to verify rebuild or condition 1 Select the Array to verify rebuild or condition 2 Click the radio button to Rebuild the parity data Rebuilding parity on an array uses the data on the array to create new parity data no repair problems with the data Verify the parity data Verify that the data is free of errors Refresh array data and parity Select the priority between Low Med or High This process scans rewri
16. gt Application gt RAIDGuard X gt RAIDGuard X Server For Windows Start gt Program gt Accusys gt RAIDGuard X gt RAIDGuard X Server 4 1 2 RAlDGuard X Menu Bar amp RAIDGuardX File HESS Help The menu bar across the top contains the following functions File Exit Close the program Load Controller List Refresh the controller list Language English and Japanese are supported Controller Note These events are automatically saved as a txt file 1 If your Al2S2 PS is attached to a host directly DAS the path of the log is in RAIDGuard X Log 2 If your Al2S2 PS is connected to ExaSAN switch SAN the path of the log is in Library Startupltems RGX_Accussy Please send the log file to your vendor or Accusys tech support team to analyze support accusys com tw Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 3 4 How to Use Manual Add Controller Manually search and add the controller Refer to Section 4 1 2 1 Adding and Removing Controllers Update Update System Code Click to update the firmware of the controller Update Boot Code Click to update the boot code of the controller Update BIOS amp EFI Click to update the BIOS or EFI of the controller Dump controller log Download the events log stored in the flash memory of the RAID controller Useful for sending to Accusys FAE support during troubleshooting Shutdown controller When user clicks the option
17. hard drive or 2 5 SSD Tflash dive BO8S2 PS supports both SAS and SATA interface Enterprise level HDD SSD drives The BO8S2 PS HDD compatibility list is here http www accusys com tw B08S2 B08S2 download html 2 MDC Meta Data Controller computer system is designated as an administrator for the SAN It keeps track of all the metadata for file read and write requests for the SAN from the clients It is highly recommended that the MDC run on a standalone workstation so that block level transfers on the SAN are not impacted by the MDC performance CRITICAL CAUTION The MDC is very important in the SAN If the MDC fails then Metadata stored in the MDC 1s lost or damaged the data stored in the SAN will no longer be accessible We strongly recommend a reliable standalone computer system to run as MDC 3 Client workstation computers The HP Z series workstations and Apple MacPro workstations are popular client systems 4 ExaSAN switch SW08 Q4 for up to 8 clients and SW16 SWF16 for up tol2 clients 5 Ethernet switch and cables Required for the MDC to keep track of all file metadata for the SAN As it is critical to the performance of the SAN select reliable Ethernet switch and cables well protected by manufacturers warranty to assure the safety and stability of the SAN network And absolutely no wireless switching should be associated with the MDC managing ExaSAN 1 5 2 2 Software In most cases the only third party softwa
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20. 18 M PL ie Storage amp Switches User Guide Mailing List To Email Address accusys accusys com tw Po Remove Send Test Email SMTP Setting Mail Server Name ms accusys com tw From Email Address example accusys com tw M SMTP Server requires authentication for user name and password User Name example Password eeee M SMTP POST event OK Cancel Figure 57 GUI e mail setting 4 How to Use Page 4 19 4 How to Use 4 1 2 7 Preference Setting This menu allows administrators to set the conditions of the controller such as performance modes caching and miscellaneous functions 4 1 2 7 1 Mode E He Cache Misc Drive Lag Proof mare NCO Mode SMART Mode 8 GOrmimbee FHT J Beper 2 Equalization Mode CK Cantel Figure 58 GUI Mode setting Disk Lag Proof Mode This feature ensures the stability and continuity of the RAID performance In RAID 5 and RAID 6 DLP prevents the aging or slow responds of a single hard disk from influencing the overall performance The advantage of this feature will not be felt until some hard disks fail to perform well Legacy Figure 59 DLP concept In the event of performance degradation or delay of a single drive due to aging the ExaSAN RAID system reads both data and parity stripes concurrently It bypasses the slow reads and returns data to the host with the regenerated data and to provide stabled performance based on the RAID parity
21. J m Te Le eS Orn eS een eee RAID 6 with 4 x2 spare RAID 6 with 6 drives drives disks Figure 72 Expainsion concept Note The storage capacity of a new hard drive must be no smaller than the other disks in the array Note The ExaSAN RAID Controller allows you to create a maximum of 4 arrays with 24 maximum drives in each array This may limit the flexibility of the Expansion feature Follow the steps below to select an array to expand 1 Select the array to add additional drives to and select the number of drives to be added A sign appears above the drives to be added 2 Check the Confirm box and click Expand Array Note It is only the number of drives that can be chosen not the specific drive nt POle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 31 4 How to Use RAIDGuard X 3 0 6 Expansion 10 10 88 235 B0O07702546850000 4 Select an existing array to expand and the additional drives used for the expansion Show Array _ Drives Information Value Drive No AS Status On line mo gt Number of additional drives to be added to this array 1 drives 2 understand that expanding an array will cause data on the drive s being added to be lost v Confirm M Summary Selected Array No 1 Expand Array Cancel Figure 73 GUI expansion 1 2 3 The Main array information screen will indicate that the array is currently under expansion
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23. PS They are the reasons why ExaSAN is the best RAID solution for a power user working on high end on location on set or machine room work 1 Host Interface e PCle2 0 5Gb s x4 lanes for transfers up to 20Gb s 2 Disk Interface e Supports 8 x 2 5 6Gb SAS SATA HDD hard disks or SSD flash disks 3 RAID Controller Specifications e Hardware XOR Multi Parity engine e 2GB DDRII 800 memory ECC protected support up to 4GB 4 Software Specifications e Multiple RAID levels 0 1 5 6 0 1 and JBOD e Up to 4 independent disk arrays e RAID capacity partitioning up to 16 slices e Support up to 64 LUNs e Variable stripe sizes 8 16 32 64 128 256 KB Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 4 1 Introduction Selective initialization method with background initialization Online RAID set expansion and level migration Controller and Disk Cache Control to optimize read write performance Supports write back and write through caching Automatic drive insertion removal detection and fast disk rebuilding Online bad block data recovery and reallocation Online disk scrubbing and data refresh and parity regeneration Disk health monitoring by S M A R T NVRAM based transaction log and auto parity resynchronization Array roaming and disk traveling with redundant on disk metadata Array recovery to restore RAID configurations Dual firmware images for firmware recovery Disk Lag Proof technology to guarantee disk timely response
24. a high capacity cost because it retains a full copy of your data on each drive in mirror set In a RAID 1 configuration the capacity of the smallest drive is the maximum storage area 5 3 3 RAID 5 Independent data disks with distributed parity By distributing the parity information across all drives in a set RAID level 5 achieves high reliability and data availability It also offers the highest read data transaction rate of all levels along with a medium write rate The low ratio of ECC Error Correction Code parity disks to data disks offers hardware efficiency Disk failure has a moderate impact on the total transfer rate 5 3 4 RAID 6 Independent data disks with two Independent parity schemes RAID level 6 extends RAID level 5 by adding an additional parity block thus it uses block level striping with two parity blocks distributed across all member disks RAID 6 does not have a performance penalty for read operations but it does have a performance penalty on write operations because of the overhead associated with parity calculations RAID 6 is no more space inefficient than RAID 5 with a hot spare drive when used with a small number of drives but as arrays become bigger and have more drives the loss in storage capacity becomes less important and the probability of data loss is greater RAID 6 provides protection against data loss during an array rebuild when a second drive is lost a bad block read is encountered or when a human oper
25. also written to the other Mirrored data is very secure because if one disk fails the data is available from the other disk 5 2 3 Data Parity The controller can generate parity for the ability to protect and rebuild data Parity protects stored information without requiring data mirroring When data is protected by parity it is still available if a drive fails Parity protected data is reconstructed using the parity formula You can remove and replace a failed disk known as hot swapping and the controller then rebuilds the data using the information on the remaining drives S PleStorages switches User Guide 5 1 RAID 5 3 RAID Levels The ExaSAN RAID system supports several RAID levels and configurations Each level has a different architecture and provides varying degrees of performance and fault tolerance Each level has characteristics to achieve maximum performance or redundancy depending on the data environment 5 3 1 RAID 0 Striping RAID level 0 striping only is the fastest and most efficient array type but offer no fault tolerance Any drive failure destroys the data in the array 5 3 2 RAID 1 Mirroring RAID level 1 mirroring has been used for Metadata LUN because of its simplicity and high levels of reliability and availability Mirroring uses two drives each drive stores identical data RAID 1 provides very high data reliability and improved performance for read intensive applications but this level has
26. and offers the mix of RAID level 5 M excellent performance and good fault tolerance Requires a minimum of 3 drives 2 RAID level description Default Support 512 bytes per sector For Windows 2003 Vista Linux and Sector size Y 512 Bytes Mac OSX 4096 Bytes 3 Select drives p m NVA EVU Select all spare drives Show Array Drives Information Value Drive No Al Status On line en A E a en mn Initialization type On the fly initialization a Select this option for normal use The data and parity will be initialized automatically The performance will degrade to some f j degree during the initialization process iv Assign LUN automatically M Summary Array 1 will be created Cancel Figure 47 GUI Select sector size 4 Click on the drives to be added to the array You can also click on Select all spare drivers Note Hot Global spare drive When building an array the hard drives which are not defined will be used as spare drives for all arrays defined within the controller If a drive s in use fails a spare drive s will replace the faulty drive in the array and rebuild automatically One of the advantages of adopting hot spare drive is to reduce the downtime M POle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 11 1 Select a RAID level z 772 RAID 5 provides data error correction information and offers the mix of RAID level 5 v excellent performance and good faul
27. for DAS direct connection with the ExaSAN BO8S2 PS Solid amber indicates the jumper pin in question is set to 1 position In this state the HBA card is ready for a SAN Jumper Switch LED connection See Section 3 1 2 Installing the HBA Card for additional information ON For RAID NF Geos Indicator Solid green indicates connected PCle 2 0 link Flashing green indicates connected PCle 1 0 link or downgraded speed Link LED Indicator Sn Pile Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 14 1 Introduction e Off no light when there is no link or indicates a link with trouble Flashing blue while there are data access Access LED Indicator activities with the connected device No light indicates the host is not accessing 1 5 What Else You Need When you purchased your ExaSAN system additional hardware software and accessories may be required to fully take advantage of th s system The following describes the software and hardware which you may need to purchase separately If you still have questions please consult w th your ExaSAN reseller for more details 1 5 1 DAS environment DAS is the acronym for Direct Attached Storage to the client workstation or server The BO8S2 PS is directly attached to the HBA installed into the client workstation or server shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 B08S2 PS DAS environment 1 5 1 1 Hardware 1 2 5 SAS SATA HDD hard drive or 2 5 SSD flash div
28. management A There are three possibilities a Please ensure the QSFP cable s connected securely You should be able to hear a click sound when you connect the cable to the connector b Please check the jumper switch on the HBA When the switch is n the On position the HBA card is enabled for storage mode for the BO8S2 PS In the 1 position the HBA is enabled for switch mode for the SW04 08 c Please check if the installer and the driver have been installed correctly If the installation has completed and the error still persists it may be a compatibility issue Send an email to support accusys com tw and briefly describe the problem Be sure to include the driver error code the motherboard or host model name and the OS We will contact you to assist you in resolving the issue S PlleStorage amp Switchs User Guide Page 6 4 Appendices Appendix B Icons ICON Main Menu Icons RAIDGuard X Server icon The icon that is on the desktop and notification area Add Delete a controller Select the controller to administer yo Create Delete an array Change the arrays within the RAID na ua system ra Preferences Activate alarms mode settings cache settings password and controller card time w Email Set the addresses to send e mail alerts to Option Set the Slice expansion migration health disk locking Hin gi Option Menu Icons LUNs and take a snapshot of t
29. o VA 10 10 88 235 8007702546850000 BO8S2 PS Controller Drives Snapshot Event Show e Array Drives Information Value Array No 1 Status On line RAID Type On The Fly a le Stripe Size 256 KB Sector Size 512 Bytes RAID Level RAID 5 1 1 Initializing 0 mo Capacity 6519 GB Slice 0 6519 GB LUN 0 0 o Figure 50 GUI Array initializing percentage After the array has been created the Main screen displays the newly created array with an array number The array initialization progress 1s also displayed Arrays are assigned numbers in the order they are created For example the first array created is labeled with the 1 icon the second array created is labeled with the 2 icon and so forth Note The ExaSAN RAID controller can support a maximum of 4 arrays Once 4 _ Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 13 4 How to Use arrays have been created the Summary section indicates all arrays numbers are in use and you will not be allowed to create more arrays Delete an Array Deleting an array removes the selected array and allows the drives to be used in another array or reconfigured for a new array Follow the steps to delete an array l Click on the drives containing the array to be deleted 2 Check the Confirm box Click Delete Array to complete the process 1 Select an existing array to delete Show e Array Information Array No Status RAID Ty
30. on various indicators of reliability in the hope of anticipating failure ExaSAN RAID system supports S M A R T Once this function is selected you can select the check interval from the drop down list Choose from 1 minute to 8 hours for SMART Mode to be active The RAID controller will command each hard disk to perform S M A R T according to the check interval selected The check results will be shown as an Event message in the main menu Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 21 4 How to Use When running S M A R T the performance of the system will be slightly affected The higher the check frequency the more the sequential access is influenced It is recommended to turn off S M A R T if high frequency is needed On the other hand running S M A R T constantly allows you to monitor the conditions of hard disks at any time Different hard disk models and brands will have different attributes in the reporting of S M A R T Event message will show all messages generated by the hard disk Beeper If the Beeper option is enabled the system will sound an audible alarm in the event of an error Users can respond to the error promptly and carry out troubleshooting If the error indicated by the Beeper alarm has been resolved you may perform one of the following to turn off the alarm 1 Uncheck the Beeper option 2 Press the Mute button on the front panel Equalization Mode Regardless the transmission method the d
31. required shot by clicking on the Shot No radio button From the respective drop down menus select the source volume and destination volume Unavailable shots are grayed out 5 Check the Confirm box and click OK to split the snapshot oe ie Cancel Scheduling Cancel the split shot scheduling nt POle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 37 4 How to Use p Select the Split Shot function from the drop down menu Select the Cancel Scheduling radio button 3 Select the required shot by clicking on the Shot No radio button From the respective drop down menus select the source volume and destination volume Unavailable shots are grayed out 4 Check the Confirm box and click OK to split the snapshot A QO RAIDGuard X 3 0 6 Snapshot 10 10 88 235 B007702546850000 1 Select a mirror snapshot function Split shot Split an existing shot or change scheduling Split now Split scheduling 10 17 11 16 10 PM Cancel scheduling 2 Shot list Shot No Source volume Backup volume Status Shot 1 Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 1 Sync Available Available Available Available Available Available Available 3 understand that having snapshot could affect the overall performance Confirm Summary Cancel Figure 82 GUI Snapshot setting 2 2 Resynchronize Shot Resynchronize the selected shot This function can speed up mirroring for previous snapshots 1
32. 3 Before You Start Before RAIDGuard X can be installed on Windows Mac and Linux platforms make sure you have completed the following e Install hard disk drives into the chassis Please refer to Section 3 1 1 Installing Disk Drives e Install the RAID host bus adapter card to your host server Please refer to Section 3 1 2 Installing HBA Card e Connect the QSFP cable between the BO8S2 PS and the host server Please refer to Section 3 1 3 Connecting the HBA to the BO8S2 PS System e Power on the BO8S2 PS and the host server in the correct sequence Please refer to Section 3 2 1 Powering On SN PlleStorage amp Switchs User Guide Page 3 8 3 Installation 3 3 4 Installing the driver and RAlDGuard X The RAIDGuard X GUI can be downloaded from the Accusys website Go to the website support page http www accusys com tw support download_new htm for available downloads If you need more info or tech support please contact your system integrator of ExaSAN product or Accusys FAE Dept see Appendix C Customer Service and Technical Support for more information 3 3 4 1 Installing RAlDGuard X on MAC and Windows RAIDGuard X Installation 1 Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the MAC or PC 2 For Macs execute CD ROM MAC Installation Vx x 6xxxx_IP_MAC_x_x_x mpkg For PCs execute CD ROM Windows installation GUI x x 6xxx_IP_Win_x x exe Note If you cannot find the installation DVD o
33. 8 0 0 ATA NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT Display Controller Yes Slot 1 Audio Built In Bluetooth Card Reader Diagnostics Disc Burning Ethernet Cards Fibre Channel FireWire Graphics Displays Hardaare RAID ACCUSYSEHXNKE Memory PCI Cards Name ecil4d6 6220 Parallel SCSI Type RAID Controller Power Driver Installed Yes Print MSI No MMENS Bus PCI SAS Slot Slot 3 8 0 0 Serial ATA Vendor ID Oxl4d6 Thunderbolt Device ID Oxo220 USB Subsystem Vendor ID Oxl4d6 Subsystem ID Ox6220 Network Revision ID 0x0000 AirPort Link Width ne Firewall Link Speed 5 0 GT s Locations Modems Volumes WWAN Figure 31 MAC Pro info 3 3 5 2 Confirming the ExaSAN RAID system driver in Windows After installing the ExaSAN RAID system HBA driver on a Windows based host server confirm the driver has been properly installed Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 17 3 Installation Go to Control Panel gt System Properties gt Hardware gt Device Manager depending on the version of Windows the path may vary If the driver has been correctly installed the HBA is listed with the ACS 6xxxx identifier actual name may vary as Storage Controllers Action View Help ee m Bm amp JE Computer g Disk drives gt MM Display adapters amp DVD CD ROM drives a Human Interface Devices y 4g IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers gt ED Keyboards 7 Pl Mice and other pointing devic
34. AIDGuard X this guide will help you become familiar with these technologies and assist you in setting up and using RAID on the BO8S2 PS If you are already familiar with these technologies use this guide as a reference for implementing your ExaSAN BO8S2 PS RAID solution to achieve maximum performance and reliability For details of hardware installation setup configuration and considerations see e Chapter 1 Introducing ExaSAN PClIe2 0 Storage System e Chapter 2 Preparing to Install ExaSAN B08S2 PS e Chapter 3 Installing ExaSAN BO8S2 PS e Chapter 4 Using RAIDGuard X Chapter 5 RAID Overview Guide to Conventions Inside the double boxes are important information that users should be aware of Caution This indicates the existence of a potential hazard that could result in personal injury damage to your equipment or loss of data if the safety instruction is not observed Note This indicates useful tips on getting the most from your Accusys RAID system SN PieStorages switches User Guide Page ii Trademarks Accusys and the names of Accusys products and logos referenced herein are trademarks and or service marks or registered trademarks and or service marks of Accusys Inc Xsan Mac Mac OS and Macintosh are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and or service marks of their respective owners All contents of th
35. BA card has three models 1 Z2D Dual port HBA card Two ports are capable to connect two units of BOSS2 PS This model is shipped now 2 Z2M Dual port HBA card One of the two PCIe2 0 port allows host workstation connecting BO8S2 PS another PCIe2 0 port is for connecting ExaSAN SAN switch Z2M is in developing status the estimated shipping time is Q1 2013 3 Z2S Dual port HBA card Two ports for connecting ExaSAN SAN switch Z2M is in developing status the estimated shipping time is Q2 2013 1 5 1 2 Software In most cases you do not need to install any third party software to manage your working All BO8S2 PS required Firmware Driver BIOS GUI are included in the DVD ROM inside BO8S2 PS package Also you can download from Accusys official website s support page http www accusys com tw support download_new htm 1 5 2 SAN environment The main aspect of SAN Storage Area Network is to connect Raid storage thought SAN switch And through the switch access the entire host connected inside the network The main difference between DAS and SAN is the existence of a switch Please kindly see the below diagram for more detail Rack mounted Key PCle 2 0 20Gb s Ethernet 10 100 1000Mb s MDC instal ed SAN manageme it software Ethernet Switch Figure 12 B08S2 PS SAN environment Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 16 1 Introduction 1 5 2 1 Hardware 1 2 5 SAS SATA HDD
36. Guide Page 4 17 4 How to Use 1 Restart the host system In some instances restarting the host system may not be necessary but if you are creating or adding arrays you generally must restart before the arrays are visible in Disk Utility Open Disk Utility on the host system Select the array in the list at the left side of the window Click on the Erase tab Choose a format for the array from the Volume Format pop up menu Type a name for the array Click Erase and confirm by clicking Erase again Once formatting is complete the array mounts on the host system 8 Repeat for each new array a2 ee 4 1 2 6 Email Notification Setting It may be necessary for network administrators to receive e mails in the event of errors alerts and changes to the RAID array These alerts can be e mailed to a maximum of 20 e mail addresses Mailing List Enter the e mail address es of people to receive controller error reports Click Remove to delete e mail addresses from the list Click Send Test Email to check that the e mail is working SMTP Setting Mail Server Name Enter the address of the mail server From Email Address Enter the e mail address of the mail server SMTP Server requires authentication for user name and password Check this box if your mail server requires a user name and password SMTP POST event Check this box if wish to create a log for error events Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4
37. How to Use Shot No Source volume Backup volume x a Shot 1 Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 0 Shot 3 Shot 4 Shot 5 Shot 6 gt gt In oa ie l Ze Je lt lt lt z Shot 7 Shot amp 3 understand that having snapshot could affect the overall performance Confirm Cancel Figure 81 GUI Snapshot setting 1 2 Delete Shot Deletes the selected shot Select the Delete Shot function from the drop down menu Select the required shot by clicking on the Shot No radio button From the respective drop down menus select the source volume and destination volume Unavailable shots are grayed out 3 Check the Confirm box and click OK to delete a snapshot N Split Shot Split Now Splits the selected shot or changes scheduling The shot is split and read as two separate shots therefore it becomes two separate slices after being split 1 Select the Split Shot function from the drop down menu Select the Split Now radio button 3 Select the required shot by clicking on the Shot No radio button From the respective drop down menus select the source volume and destination volume Unavailable shots are grayed out 4 Check the Confirm box and click OK to split the snapshot Split Scheduling Set any time to split shot Select the Split Shot function from the drop down menu Select the Split Scheduling radio button Click on the time and date button to set split time Select the
38. RAID controller would write the data from memory to HDDs forcibly Help About RAIDGuard X Displays information about the RAIDGuard X version Help Center Displays the help for RAIDGuard X M Pile Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 4 4 How to Use 4 1 2 1 Adding and Removing Controllers In order to administer a controller it first needs to be added to the network Once added the administrator is given full control over the controller RAIDGuard X is a powerful GUI management system It can be used for remotely monitoring the RAID controller If using the server to administer RAID configurations you must make sure that the RAID host and server are on the same network The direct attached storage client can also add or remove controllers in RAIDGuard X Adding 1 Click Add Controller to display a list of available controllers on the network If the ExaSAN RAID system is used as a DAS the controller is displayed as Local under the IP field 2 Click on the controller to administer enter the password The default password for the Accusys PCIe controllers is 00000000 8 zeros 3 Assign a name to the controller and click Add c c Add Controller Remove Controller Create Array Delete Array Emai Host IP Serial No Controller Name Model Bay No zC 10 10 88 235 B007702546850000 BO8S2 PS Boss2 ps 8 Password eeeeeeee Controller Name BO8S2 PS Add Cancel Figure 36 GUI Add RAID cont
39. S 5 drives capacity 1 drives capacity data Volume metadata Volume Figure 43 Create array with 8 HDDs in one RAID 5 and one RAID 1 SAN Example 2 12 drives capacity 1 drives capacity data Volume metadata Volume Figure 44 Create array with 16 HDDs in two of two RAIDS5 and one RAID 1 14 drives capacity 1 drives capacity data Volume metadata Volume SAN Example 3 Figure 45 Create array with 18 HDDs in two RAIDS and one RAID1 I Peeestoragesswirches User Guide Page 4 9 4 How to Use 4 1 2 3 Creating and Deleting an Array Administrators can choose how best to distribute the available hard disk drives Once an array has been created it can be further administered in the Options section Creating an Array When the RAID controller is first configured an array needs to be set up This array tells the controller how many disks to use and what their function should be Follow the steps below to create an array 1 Select the RAID level from the drop down menu Available levels are 0 1 5 6 0 1 and JBOD Note Each RAID level has a minimum disk requirement This is shown in the information to the right of the drop down list For example RAID 5 requires at least 3 drives eoo RAIDGuard X 3 0 6 Create Array 10 10 88 235 B007702546850000 RAID level O RAID level 1 Tag RAIDS provides data error correction information and offers the mix of V RAID level 5 i excellent performance and good fault to
40. Total of all drives array type but offers no fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring All disks have the same data Total of one drive Block level striping with distributed parity one disk fault tolerant distributed parity two disks fault tolerant RAID 0 1 Combines the advantage of RO and R1 One half the total capacity of drives provides optimal speed and reliability Sum of RAID 1 member sets When configuring RAID you may take the follow items into consideration Are you using a DAS or SAN environment Do you currently have more than one RAID or JBOD Which is more important transfer speed or data security One or two disk fault tolerance Do you need multiple volume or single volume on your RAID systems Do you have to consider the metadata volume for SAN software Do you consider using Global spare drives The number of disk drives used determines the speed of the RAID created Take into account the desired speed when configuring RAID ae a oa al ha DAS Example 1 _ Er Eh n TAN BER aes A TTTT pnu f cier EFA 1 et ee 3 ee e TEE Ens i nt nenn 7 drives capacity Figure 40 Create array with 8 HDDs in RAID 5 o 6 drives capacity Figure 41 Create array with 8 HDDs in RAID 6 gt 14 drives capacity Figure 42 Create array with 16 HDDs in two RAIDS Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 8 4 How to Use SAN Example 1 i i ee EET AB ee SEE
41. a in random access in Slice 1 Note You can create up to 16 slices per array and 64 LUNs on the controller The total number of unique arrays slices can not exceed 16 Follow the steps below to select an array to slice or merge 1 Select the array to slice or merge by clicking on a drive with an array number The capacity is displayed By default Slice O contains the entire capacity of the disk array 2 Click on Slice 0 and use the slide bar or buttons to free space for creating other slices Click OK to confirm M POle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 26 1 Select an existing array to Alice or merge Sha al Anay info maien Aray Ho Siiri RAD Type Seripd Ure Sector fine RAID Level Capac Sog Q EA EES EZS EZ EE au Oo m0 f f Ti Set dice iire and airi Hine O Dine ET wees 15 SH GB His och Uisa 5 ee ice E 0 ce 0 08 Slice G CE 4 Dies Vaba l Un ing Balun 256 KB Gud bars RAD 5 Ba GE SESTE ILUN 0 Mite I O ce Slew 7 D CE 31 wader tend that siting an array of merging vices will taute data on the birip to be l st OF Summary Confirm celected Array Na Figure 66 GUI Slicing 1 3 How to Use 3 Click on the slice to create and use the slider bar or buttons to adjust the size Click OK to confirm Input Slice Size Array 1 Slice Setting Size 45866 GB Available 5866 GB 50 100 Cancel
42. adi adk gt E 8 F Spare drive er RAID 0 RAID 0 RAID 6 RAID 1 4 drives 4 drives capacity capacity Figure 76 Migration example 3 Note The capacity of an array after migration can not be smaller than the capacity of the array before migration Follow the steps below to select an array to migrate This changes the RAID level such as from RAID 1 to RAID 5 Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 33 4 How to Use 1 Select the array to migrate From the drop down menu select the RAID level to migrate to and then select the total number of drives to include in the array A appears above the drive s to be added and a sign above the drive s to be removed 2 Check the Confirm box and click Migrate 4 Select an array and choose the RAID level to migrate to Show e Array _ Drives Information Value Array No 1 Status On line RAID Type Evaluation Stripe Size 256 KB Sector Size 512 Bytes RAID Level RAID 5 Capacity 5588 GB Slice 0 5588 GB Migrate to RAID level RO Total drives 6 drives 2 understand that migrating an array will cause data on the migrated drive s to be lost v Confirm Summary Selected Array No 1 Migrate Cancel Figure 77 GUI Migration 3 The main array information screen will indicate that the array is currently migrating RAIDGuard X 3 0 6 F r o v ar Add Controller Remove Con
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44. at proc devices Character devices mem dev vc 0 tty ttys fdev tty dev console dev ptmx ip ves 10 misc 13 input 21 sg 29 fb 128 ptm 136 pts 162 raw 180 usb 189 usb device 216 rfcomm 252 ACS CDEV 253 ACS CDEV 254 pcmcia YOUNA Pe Block devices ramdisk ra ideo sd md 65 sd 66 sd 67 sd 68 sd DOUN Check the ACS_CDEV device number Example User Guide mknod dev ACS_CDEV0 c 0 For example if the ACS_CDEV device number is Page 3 13 3 Installation root localhost cd root localhost cd root root localhost cd Desktop root localhost Desktop cd 6xxxx DR Linux 1 9 5 root localhost 6xxxx_DR Linux _1 9 5 cd SourceCode root localnost SourceCode ls acs ame c acs ame mod c built in o Module markers acs ame h acs ame mod o Makefile Module symvers acs ame h bak acs ame o Makefile kernel2 4 rescan scsi bus sh acs ame ko ame h Makefile kernel2 4 x86 64 root localhost SourceCode insmod acs ame ko root localhost SourceCode mknod dev ACS CDEVO c 252 86 root localhost SourceCode mknod dev ACS CDEV1 c 253 8 root localhost SourceCode I cd root unzip RAIDGuard X Server x x zip cd Linux AP chmod 777 DTR GuiSrv DTRGuiSrv Example root localhost Server 1s 1 9 3 root localhost Server cd 1 9 3 root localhost 1 9 3 ls Linux root localhost 1 9 3 cd Linux root localho
45. ata transmission speed can not be guaranteed at all times This feature allows the continuous I Os to operate more smoothly and substantially reduce large fluctuations in efficiency during data transfer For video editing enable equalization to prevent video frame drops Frame drops Fran ar 2 27 IB A Ba 55 Kit LO Trier Stes etek hand i Aiia wl EQ Mode Active Lest i 500 Parma A Sa IEJ ab 1 77 a JLE 33 TE IB 3 Figure 61 EQ mode concept This mode is designed to provide smooth sequential access such as during video editing and capture to the RAID system To achieve best system performance NCQ mode is automatically turned off Yet Ptle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 22 4 How to Use 4 1 2 7 2 Cache ery MISC v Controller Cache more sf Syrechromiee Ca Read Pro fetch 32 stripes more Drive Cache mare v Drivel Drive Drive Drive d v Dives Drives Drive W Drive d All Drivss Cache On KR Cancel Figure 62 GUI Cache Cache memory in the controller enhances read and write performance improving overall storage throughput streaming data can be queued into the cache to dramatically accelerate read performance Under different applications cache has different influence on the RAID system Controller Cache Check this box to enable the controller cache This speeds up the data transfer to and from the disks Caution If controller cache
46. ation CD have been completely installed why does it still show Find no RAID card A Windows Vista and Windows 7 has a built in ability to automatically reduce the potential of security breaches in the system It does that by automatically enabling a feature called User Account Control UAC When UAC is enabled the RAIDGuard X server cannot detect the controller and thus displays the message Find no RAID card To resolve this disable UAC and run RAIDGuard X server as administrator Vista a Control Panel gt User accounts gt Change security settings gt Deselect Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer b Restart the computer to turn off UAC Windows 7 a Type MsConfig in Start Search to start System Configuration Then go to Tools tab select Change UAC settings then click on Launch button b Slide the slider bar to the lowest value towards Never Notify with the description showing Never notify me c Restart the computer to turn off UAC Q When inserting the HDD into my B08S2 PS why does RAIDGuard X show the HDD mode as Lock A The lock indicates that the HDD has been previous used in Accusys products and that it contains a portion of aRAlD data If the data can be deleted you can unlock the HDD S PrieStorages switches User Guide Page 6 3 Appendices 11 Q I have connected the cable to the Host server but I can t see new disk drive on the host device
47. ator accidentally removes and replaces the wrong disk drive when attempting to replace a failed drive 5 3 5 RAID 0 1 Striped set with Mirroring RAID 0 1 combines the advantages of RAID 0 and RAID 1 with none of the disadvantages RAID 0 1 creates a mirror of the primary striped set RAID 0 1 provides optimal speed and reliability SN PrieStorages switches User Guide 5 2 Appendices 6 Appendices S Plie Storage amp Switchs User Guide Page 6 1 Appendices Appendix A FAQs 1 Q Why is my disk LED status RED A This is likely caused by a faulty hard drive Replace the faulty drive as soon as possible to protect your data 2 Q After an array has been created in RAIDGuard X but the host does not find the array volume A Please check the LUN Mapping to ensure the array volume has been corrected mapped to aLUN If this is not the case try restarting the system and it will be automatically recognized Once LUN is assigned you can perform formatting and mounting 3 Q What does the eight LEDs on the Host Bus Adapter mean A The eight LED indicate the connection status of the HBA The LED closest to the bracket does not light up If you have properly connected the HBA to the BO8S2 PS RAID controller one set of 4 consecutive LEDs will be constantly lit The second set of 4 consecutive LEDs indicates the type of PCIe connection flashing LEDs indicate a PCIe Gen connection while steady LEDs indicate a PCIe Gen2 connection
48. ature system temperature and fan speeds Hardware System Version Boot Version Expander Version BIOS Version DowenedesGles Firmware Power PCIe RAID 3 0 6 CPU Temperature 80 C 1 02 System Temperature 41 C Fan 1 6801 rpm NONE NONE EFI Version The Power tab details the battery backup module The PCle tab details the PCIe status status and power supply status Ne PCle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 15 4 How to Use Hardware Power Firmware Hardware E22 PCle Firmware PCle Link Speed 5Gbits sec Battery Backup Module Disconnected i PCle Link Lanes x8 Power Supply 1 Normal Power Supply 2 Normal Figure 53 GUI Controller info for four sections Array The Array amp Drives tab provides details on the status of the drives such as which array they are assigned to It also has 2 radio buttons Array and Drives The icons next to each drive will change depending on whether the Accusys PCle controller is installed The number above the drive indicates the array number Figure 54 GUI Array member Clicking the Array radio button displays information about the array the array number Status RAID type stripe size sector size RAID Level capacity and slice The status of array actions such as initialization migration and expansion can be viewed under the Array tab Pie Storage amp Switches User Gu
49. cisco a S 1 11 PV TV E a aa ee een 1 13 Fistre 10 HBA LED aii Can Or ee ansehe 1 14 Picure 11 B0552 PS DAS environmen ersehen 1 15 Figure 12 BO8S2 PS SAN WI OHREN ee ee 1 16 Piere 1 3 IONS SCLC WE ON Ay ee ee EE E EEA EEE EEN EEEa T 3 1 Beute 14 Insert tray DORIS TI see EEEE A DE A 3 1 Fig re 15 HBA card s jumper S WOU ee een 3 2 Be E e CAN EE E E E E E A A A E A T A TTA 3 3 Figure 17 Install HBA Card on a PER I ee ea 3 3 F sure 18 Conmectne PCIe cable 16 BUSSI PS ak a EEE E Eie 3 4 Foure 19 Connectine PCIe Cable DA DOSE ae ee ee 3 4 Figure 20 Connecting the power cord to BOSS PS ua nneaaananaurenneht 3 5 Pierre 21 Power on SAU Tee ee eisen 3 6 BIST 22 iM SEI TE ee re ee ee ee ern 3 7 Pene gt gt Ci sera stash Toth Sea a Be a So aged A E bcd cca ew E A cheba od GIS 3 9 Figure 24 OUT Io u Par ee ee re 3 10 Fiure 25 GUFJeSENal on SClCCE Parse een EEE 3 10 Figure 26 GUT installation type pite acesi en Tue ee re area 3 11 Figure 27 GUI installation successful par energie eier 3 12 Figure 28 10 Chick about This MAC nenne ae een en 3 16 Pemi APOTE Ds NINE ee ee ee R 3 16 Figure 30 more info About this MAC esseeride eraen iera keera keo ane keera Ee e aeei a e aeeoea ea eventi nereis 3 17 PAS 51 MSc o e o AE E E A E E E E T A E AE A E A T E N 3 17 Fisure 32 device manager In Windows plallo ana a a 3 18 Fisure GU Man SCREEN ersehen nee een en 4 1 Figure 34 0 UF MAC OS X platformi een n ea aaae aa E raa iniae 4 2 Pree GOUL SAN Cay
50. d retrieves data on the RAID system is determined by the RAID level and storage method you choose For ExaSAN applications the recommended setting is mainly RAID 1 and RAID 5 which will be discussed in details later in this chapter Once you have defined a group of drive modules as a RAID set the controller groups those drives into logical disks On the ExaSAN RAID system each logical disk appears to the client system as one Logical Unit LUN regardless of the number of actual drives in that logical unit 5 2 Data Storage Methods The controller stores and retrieves data on a RAID system using techniques such as data striping data mirroring and data parity 5 2 1 Data Striping Multiple hard disk drives in a RAID group referred to as a set or array are divided partitioned into stripes The controller spreads stripes across the disks in alternating sections on each drive In data intensive environments such as digital video editing performance is optimized by writing data across small stripes so that each record spans all drives This method ensures that access to large records is very fast because data is transferred in parallel across multiple drives 5 2 2 Data Mirroring To mirror data the RAID controller duplicates all data on two different disks One disk is the primary the other is the mirrored disk The primary and mirrored disks are synchronized that is anything written to one disk is
51. diting in a post production workgroup or a shared research project in a university the ExaSAN solution offers a range of performance levels and storage capacities that scale to meet the needs of small to medium sized organizations Equally important and useful is its integrated design centralized administration and monitoring and a suite of built in management tools which eliminate the need for a staff of experts to install and maintain a SAN for the workgroups Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 1 1 Introduction Figure 2 below depicts a typical ExaSAN system solution architecture in a SAN environment ALZSZ P5 A1252 PCle 2 0 20Gb s Ethernet 10 100 1000Mb s MDClinstal ed SAN manageme it software Ethernet Switch Figure 2 B08S2 PS SAN environment 1 1 2 What is the ExaSAN B08S2 PS Solution The ExaSAN B08S2 PS is a 8Bay disk array system in a small form factor employing the latest PCIe2 0 technology with support for RAID level 0 1 5 6 0 1 high speed 2 5 6Gb SAS and SATA II drives The Single port RAID controller of BO8S2 PS combined with 8 drives can provide up to 20 Gb s transfers Your ExaSAN B08S2 PS system package consists of the components listed below 1 ExaSAN B08S2 PS PCIe RAID system see Section 1 1 3 1 and 1 1 3 2 2 QSFP PCle 2 0 Host Bus Adapter compatible with PCIe 2 0 and 1 1 slots on the host server see Section 1 1 3 3 3 QSFP 2M copper cable for connectin
52. e BO8S2 PS supports both SAS and SATA interface HDD SSD drives Recommend using Enterprise level of the same model size and firmware The BO8S2 PS HDD compatibility list is here http www accusys com tw B08S2 B08S2 download html 2 Host system computer When connecting BO8S2 PS you will need a host workstation or server with an available PCle2 0 x4 or larger slot to install the ExaSAN HBA Please confirm manufacturers specifications for PCIe2 0 support to get 20Gb s transfers from the BO8S2 PS Note Accusys cannot guarantee ExaSAN product compatibility with all workstations and motherboards on the market so please check with your supplier to get maximum performance from ExaSAN storage Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 15 1 Introduction 3 Other Interface Converters ExaSAN HBAs generally work with all PCIexpress buss slots with 4 lanes or more but are not guaranteed to work as there are too many manufacturers to test Please work with the ExaSAN channel partner for assistance and recommendations for example with Thunderbolt expans on boxes or similar 4 Dual port HBA If your project requires higher storage performance to work on you may need to stripe two units of BO8S2 PS through operation system s software to create a bigger and faster storage device Accusys provide dual port HBA card to meet your needs you can contact local ExaSAN resellers to purchase dual port HBA card Note Accusys Dual port H
53. e PCIe slots on some motherboards are for graphics cards only Check your motherboard documentation or verify with the motherboard vendor for compatibility Also note that some PCIe x4 or x8 slots only share or run at PCIe1 1 speed so please be advised to consult your motherboard documentation to take advantage of ExaSAN speeds ON If ON For RAID D 1 Forswitch I QOL Figure 3 ACS 63200NT Z1M HBA card 1 1 3 4 QSFP Quad Small Form factor Pluggable PCle Copper or Optical Cables A 2m QSFP Copper Cable is included in your BO8S2 PS system package It is used to connect the host system to the storage system Optional QSFP cables Figure 4 are available at varying lengths in copper or optical 2m QSFP Copper Cable black in color Sm QSFP Copper Cable black in color 10m QSFP Optical Cable orange in color 30m QSFP Optical Cable orange in color 50m QSFP Optical Cable orange in color A Pe Se Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 3 1 Introduction 6 100m QSFP Optical Cable orange in color i IF NS ar nn _ j PF en ee atl 14 IE ra E m l Figure 4 QSFP optical cable 1 1 3 5 Power Cord An AC Power Cord Figure 5 is included in the BO8S2 PS package The power cord supports three models AU EU or the US standard power cord The option corresponds to the region the product is shipped to Figure 5 Power cord 1 1 4 Key Features Below are the key features of the BO8S2
54. e The lower LED power failure status always lights after power on If users don t see the light it means no power or the LED has failed Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 12 1 Introduction 1 4 1 5 BO8S2 PS Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 Figure 9 B08S2 PS back view mof name Dosen Maintains the disk array away from 1 Cooling fan overheating Connects the controller to the HBA on the host server Host access LED top e Flashing Blue indicates host accessing is in progress 2 PCle port e No light indicates no host accessing Host connected LED bottom e Flashing Green indicates the controller is connected normally No light indicates the controller connected abnormal t F 3 Terminal port Connects to diagnostic equipment For engineering only Control the power to the RAID system e Push the button to power on the RAID 4 Power button ren Push the button for 5 seconds to shut down the power of the RAID system manually Power Supply AC In Connects to a power source with a power O pas No Pele Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 13 1 Introduction I Toon 1 4 2 ExaSAN QSFP Host Bus Adapter HBA and LED Indicators For connection with one of the Host Module QSFP Connector Port Ports on the switch rear panel or BO8S2 PS directly Off no light at all indicates the jumper pin in question is set to On position In this state the card is ready
55. em Problem ex Regularly repeating one long beep and Fan issue Power issue RAID error two short beeps etc Create array successfully One short beep Memory test error Regularly repeating three rapid short beeps 1 4 1 3 Disk Mapping BaSAN Cle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 10 1 Introduction 1 4 1 4 Disk Tray and LED Indicators Lx O DJO O O t tio wee ge yA f lan D oe a3 r AAN oo en 4s LED 1 EEE EIGEN w ee a u oS aS ee DE a S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LED 2 LA Q QO on O O A O WW AJ O W ie So Figure 8 B08S2 PS tray front view Disk Status LED 1 Access LED LED 2 Power Falure Status LED Terme EEE 1 Ta Disk lea Flashing Blue Steady Green Rebuild Drives Steady Red Disk Rebuild Flashing Blue nu Original Drives Steady Green Extend Drives Steady Red Disk Expansion Flashing Blue Eu Original Drives Steady Green Migrating Drives gt Original Drives e Migrating Drives Steady Green e Original Drives Steady Green Migrating Drives lt Original Drives Disk Migration Flashing Blue e Migrating Drives Steady Red e Original Drives Steady Green Migrating Drives Original Drives e Migrating Drives Steady Green e Original Drives Steady Green Disk ef Health Flashing Blue Steady Green ae BaSAN User Guide Page 1 11 1 Introduction ic Note e If access LED has no light it means no access or the LED has a problem
56. eneral use Restrictions j All information source codes documents products and services trademarks logos graphics and images Materials provided Acc I on this software are copyrighted or trademarked and are the Tui m E property of Accusys Inc Accusys Inc and it s listed subsidiaries Any unauthorized use of any material contained on the software oo tack Continue a Figure 24 GUI license page 5 Select the Destination volume to install RAIDGuard X Select the disk where you want to install the Accusys RAIDGuard X software SnowLeopard 10 6 10 4 11 10 5 Server 22 87 GB free 21 13 GB free 37 93 GB free 144 79 GB total 52 89 GB total 51 63 GB total Installing this software requires 11 6 MB of space You have chosen to install this software on the disk SnowLeopard 10 6 Acc pb eon SO A Figure 25 GUI destination select page S Pie Storage amp Switchs User Guide Page 3 10 3 Installation 6 Click Install to continue with the Standard installation which will automatically install the Driver the RAIDGuard X Server and the RAIDGuard X Client Click Customize to manually select the content to install This will take 11 6 MB of space on your computer Click Install to perform a standard installation of this software on the disk SnowLeopard 10 6 Change Install Location instal i Figure 26 GUI installation type page 7 Click to Restart the computer The instal
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58. es gt ME Monitors gt a Network adapters fa Other devices jon li Unknown device y Portable Devices gt 5 Processors gt Sound video and game controllers gt Storage controllers ni ACS Gro00r gt Ma System devices w Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 32 device manager in Windows platform If you see the HBA listed as an unknown device under Windows follow the driver installation steps to reinstall the driver If you do not see the HBA under Device Manager Windows does not detect the card Power off the host server to reseat the HBA 3 3 6 Confirm LEDs on HBA Verify the Jumper Switch LED Link LED and Access LED on the backplane of the HBA are appropriately lit according to your installation Refer to Section 1 5 2 ExaSAN QSFP Host Bus Adapter If the LEDs are not on please refer to the Appendix A FAQ Q3 nt PL ie Storage amp Switches Page 3 18 4 How to Use 4 Using RAIDGuard X Cle Storage amp Switches User Guide 4 How to Use 4 Using RAlDGuardX GUI After you have connected all your ExaSAN components powered the system on and installed the RAIDGuardX drivers we will first need to perform some basic configuration and setup before the ExaSAN RAID system is fully operational Monitoring buttons ta connect to systems Management buttons Add Controller T Net H st IP localhost Monitoring tabs ea Array Drives ACCUSYS Vendor
59. es of array for backup Health Center Repair and maintain arrays Unlock Drives Change the locked drive s status 4 1 Accessing the RAIDGuardX GUI 4 1 1 RAlDGuard X Client and Server This chapter details the usage of the RAIDGuard X Client Server Before you can access the RAID controller you must load the RAIDGuard X Server on the host server RAIDGuard X Client When installing RAIDGuard X the software and drivers are automatically installed in your Host The RAIDGuard X interface will display RAID systems connected to the Host via PCle cable Figure 34 GUI MAC OS X platform To access RAIDGuard X Client For Macs Go gt Application gt RAIDGuard X gt RAIDGuard X Client For Windows Start gt Program gt Accusys gt RAIDGuard X gt RAIDGuard X Client RAIDGuard X Server RAIDGuard X can provide remote configuring and monitoring features A host with RAIDGuard X Server installed can use RAIDGuard X to identify Accusys RAID systems on the same network regardless if itis DAS or SAN RAIDGuard X enables one server to configure multiple RAID systems but you can only configure one RAID system at a time To configure another RAID system you must log out and then select another system Cle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 2 4 How to Use Figure 35 GUI SAN environment RAIDGuard X Server runs constantly in the background on the host system To access RAIDGuard X Server For Macs Go
60. fore installing into the host e DAS mode When the switch is in the On up position the HBA card is enabled for RAID Direct Attached Storage BO8S2 PS mode e SAN mode In the 1 down position the HBA is enabled for switch SAN mode Jumper Switch DH Ga For RAIG fil 1 Bor witch Sooo sooor o4o56 ooool ooool oooo S600 o600 anna oooolLloooolLlsooos Figure 15 HBA card s jumper switch 4 Locate the available PCIe slot remove the blank plate if one is present save the screw for later use Ma Ptle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 2 3 Installation Figure 16 Install HBA card 5 Position the connector of the card over the slot insert the connector into the slot press gently but firmly until it is securely seated Ya Figure 17 Install HBA card on a PCIe slot 6 Use the screw that you saved in step 2 to secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case 7 Replace the outer casing cover 3 1 3 Connecting the HBA to the B0852 PS System for DAS 1 Connect the HBA to the ExaSAN BO8S2 PS with a QSFP PCIe cable Insert one end of the QSFP cable into the host port on the rear panel of BO8S2 PS Your cable connector is securely plugged when you hear a click If you need to unplug the cable pull the ring on the connector firmly until it is detached from the port Note that the QSFP used in the photo illustration below is a QSFP optical cable If the distance betwee
61. g the HBA installed in the host to the RAID Additional cables are optional see Section 1 1 3 4 4 AC power adapter and Power cord see Section 1 1 3 5 Note that items 1 through 4 are Accusys supplied equipment as part of the BO8S2 PS package The host server and HDD for the RAID are not Accusys supplied equipment Contact your System Integrator Value Added Reseller if you need assistance in purchasing these components 1 1 3 ExaSAN B08S2 PS Components and Accessories This section provides detailed description of each system component and accessories included in the B08S2 PS package 1 1 3 1 ExaSAN PCle RAID System The B08S2 PS RAID system is a small transportable RAID system supporting up to 8 hot swappable hard drives or flash drives sold separately See 1 1 3 2 for HDD SSD The RAID system includes a chassis RAID controller and disk trays only Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 2 1 Introduction 1 1 3 2 Hard Disk Drive HDD or Solid State Disk SSD for the RAID System Hard disk drives or solid state disks come in different storage capac ties and performance levels All 2 5 hard drives or SSDs for the BO8S2 PSshould be the same size speed model and firmware Accusys recommends 2 5 SAS and SATA Enterprise HDDs for the BO8S2 PS systems 1 1 3 3 ExaSAN QSFP Host Bus Adapter ACS 63200NT The ExaSAN QSFP HBA Figure 3 requires an available PCIe x4 x8 or x16 slot in your client system Note that th
62. gure 87 GUI Update system code firmware 2 Update System Code Boot Code BIOS EFI individually from the download path During the update process the RAID system will stop all data access Caution Do NOT interrupt or stop updates that are in progress 3 Once the updates are complete make sure to power off the ExaSAN RAID system and host using the proper power down sequence and then power on again following the proper power on sequence N Pe Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 43 5 RAID 5 RAID Overview SN PlleStorage amp Switchs User Guide RAID 5 RAID Overview This chapter gives an overview of RAID storage system within the context of recommended setting of ExaSAN based SAN environment to provide fast shared storage to client computers 5 1 How RAID Works RAID or Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a data storage technology that spreads data across multiple drives This technology provides several benefits over a single large hard disk including e Data redundancy for protection and availability e Higher performance as a result of reading or writing on several drives simultaneously e Scalability for expansion of storage The ExaSAN family RAID systems use a hardware controller which manages up to 48 HDDs By segmenting and writing or reading data on multiple drives simultaneously the RAID controller achieves fast and highly efficient storage and access The way the controller stores an
63. he GUI and adding a controller there is no device listed How can this be resolved A Please first confirm whether the hardware environment of the RAID system is functional Also ensure that the system drivers have been correctly installed Next go to Utilities gt System Information gt Software gt Extensions and check whether Accusys6xxxx is listed In order to confirm whether GUI Server Service is running on the system Go to Utilities gt Activity Monitor and check whether the program name DT RGuiSrv01 is under the program column If the situation persists please verify again that the hardware environment is not the source of the problem and reinstall using the MAC installer Q My RAID system has an actual capacity of more than 2 TB but in Windows XP and Windows 2000 it will only do a full format of less than 2 TB in capacity How can this be resolved A Since Windows XP 32 bit and Windows 2000 does not support GPT both can only continue to use MBR Master Boot Record which only supports up to 2TB in one volume To see more than 2TB in a single volume in Windows XP or 2000 go to RAIDGuard X select Create Array and set the sector size to 4096 bytes By doing this Windows XP and 2000 will be able to format an MBR volume greater than 2TB However if the sector size is set to 4096 bytes it can lower the performance of the RAID Q In Windows Vista and Windows 7 after having confirmed that the files on the install
64. he array Slicing an array into several parts __ TE DE LUN Map Assign a LUN to a slice Expand an array to larger capacity by adding disks Migrate from one RAID level to another target RAID level Snapshot Create a backup of a slice Health Center Repair Maintain arrays Unlock Fix locked drives Application Icons Drive icon Drive belongs to Array 1 2 3 4 A drive being deleted in Array 1 2 3 4 A JBOD drive being selected JBOD being deleted A drive being selected An offline drive A locked drive O ExaSAN S PrieStorages switches User Guide Page 6 5 Appendices A drive being selected for expans on migration rebuilding A transition drive state during the array 1 2 3 4 migration A transition drive state during the array 1 2 3 4 expansion A transition drive state during the array 1 2 3 4 auto rebuild RAID Levels Appendix C Customer Service and Support C 1 System Log When you contact us for technical support our support staff might ask for your system log file for troubleshooting purpose Go to the ExaSAN switch GUI select the Event Management icon Follow instructions there to download the log file C 2 Contact Us For customer services and technical support locate an Accusys office near you from the link below http www accusys com tw about contact htm Or you may email us at support accusys com tw C 3 Our Website Please visit o
65. he chosen location consider additional cooling measures to assure efficient operation of the system and other components Environment parameters a Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F b Non operating temperature 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F c Operating humidity 5 85 non condensing d Storage humidity 0 95 non condensing 2 5 Security To ensure the security of the ExaSAN B08S2 PS make certain that the chosen location meets your security requirements Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 2 2 3 Installation 3 Installing the ExaSAN B08S2 PS User Guide 3 Installation 3 Installing the ExaSAN B08S2 PS Follow the steps n th s chapter to prepare your ExaSAN B08S2 PS system for installation 3 1 Installing the System Follow the instructions in this section to hook up all your hardware components of the ExaSAN BO8S2 PS system Do not turn the power of any individual component on until instructed When all components are properly connected follow the instructions in section 3 3 1 Powering On to turn the components on in the prescribed order 3 1 1 Installing Disk Drives Follow the steps below to install your HDDs 1 With the connectors facing outward insert the HDD into the disk tray PCBA on the bottom 2 Slide the HDD outward until the connectors align with the edge of the disk tray 3 Secure the HDD to the disk tray with four screws from the bottom Figure 13 M
66. he desktop and enter the following commands vi etc profile Insert the following context description into etc profile Replace the correct Java version that you installed in the following export JAVA_HOME usr java jre1 6 0_14 export JRE_HOME JAVA_HOME jre export PATH JAVA_HOME bin PATH export CLASSPATH JAVA_HOME lib JRE_HOME lib Example HOSTMWAME bin hostname HISTSIZE 1000 if z SINPUTRC a f SHOME nputrc J then IMPLUTRC fetc inputrc fi export PATH USER LOGNAME MAIL HOSTNAME HISTSIZE INPUTRE for in etc profile d sh do if F i Ji then i fi ao me unset 1 unset pathmunge export JAVA _HOME usr jave jrel amp 8 14 export HRE HOME I4VA HOME re export PATH JAVA HOME bin PATH export CLASSPATH JAVA_HOME lib JRE_ HOMES lib reboot Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 15 3 Installation 3 3 5 Confirm the ExaSAN RAID system driver on OS 3 3 5 1 Confirming the ExaSAN RAID system driver on Mac After installing the ExaSAN RAID system HBA driver on the Mac host server confirm the driver has been properly installed with the following steps 1 Click on About This Mac K System Profiler File Edit About This Mac Software Update App Store View Window Help System Preferences Dock gt Recent Items gt Force Quit System Profiler TURBO Sleep ra Restart Shut Down Log Out
67. ide Page 4 16 4 How to Use Show e Array _ Drives Information Value Array No 1 Status On line RAID Type On The Fly Stripe Size 256 KB Sector Size 512 Bytes RAID Level RAID 5 Capacity 5666 GB Slice 0 5666 GB LUN 0 Figure 55 GUI Array tab Clicking the Drives radio button displays information about individual drives Click on each drive image to view the drive number status On line or Failed drive type RAID or Spare model revision status and capacity Show J Array Drives Information Value Drive No 1 Status OK Type RAID Model WD9001BKHG u Revision 02D022 Capacity 838GB Figure 56 GUI Drive tab Drives Displays the overview of all drives for the selected controller Snapshot The progress of the snapshot is displayed in the snapshot tab To enable the snapshot function see Options gt Snapshot Event Displays a list of the most recent events These events are automatically saved in RAIDGuard X Application Log as txt files 4 1 2 5 Formatting and Mounting Arrays After creating a RAID array on the ExaSAN RAID system the array appears as an unformatted disk to the host system Use the host s disk management utility to format and mount the array for use Note The following steps are for MAC users only For PC users consult with your operating systems knowledge base on using the disk management utility to format and mount arrays Pie Storage amp Switches User
68. ion process varies depending on the disk volume Performance evaluation Select to evaluate the performance of the target array Data and parity are not initialized No data protection when this mode is on Initialization completed Access without overhead Biman to record the initialized sectors Initialization not completed Access with parity resync and record in the bitmap Figure 49 parity initialize Note Once you click Create Array and you have selected On the fly initialization you will see the initializing on the Main screen w Ptle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 12 4 How to Use You will be able to use and configure the array immediately if it is created using On the fly initialization However the RAID performance of the array will be slightly lower than usual before the initialization 1s complete Assign LUN automatically Check this box to automatically assign a LUN You may choose to assign LUN manually under Options However you will not be able to use the RAID volume until it has been assigned a LUN Click Create Array to complete the process Note If you attempt to create a RAID set without meeting the minimum required number of hard disk drives and error message will pop up after clicking Create Array T t BE B _ 2 Add Controller Remove Controller Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Option Net Host IP Serial Number Controller Name Status
69. is enabled it is suggested that you use a UPS uninterruptible power supply system to prevent a data loss scenario Synchronize Cache Check this box to enable cache synchronization When Synchronize Cache mode is disabled the RAID controller works correctly but does not actually perform any cache flushing For video capture disable synchronization because the video capture needs to be able to constantly write data to the RAID storage without long SY NCHRONIZE_CACHE latency Synchronize cache commands the controller to regularly synchronize the information on the drive and is usually used in conjunction with the UPS Read Pre fetch Identifies sequential access patterns and aggressively pre fetches patters into cache From the drop down list choose the number of stripes to pre fetch The default is 32 this is the recommended number Drive Cache Choose which drives to cache When more than one application accesses the database the first applications cache needs to synchronize with the second Each drive contains a built in write cache checking these boxes chooses which drives to enable the caching on Caching improves the efficiency and speed of data transfer Cle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 23 4 How to Use All Drives Cache On All Drives Cache Off Click this button to enable disable the caching on for all available drives 4 1 2 7 3 MISC Password Confirmation SNMP Notification SNMP Target Fig
70. is manual are copyrighted by Accusys Inc The information contained herein is the exclusive property of Accusys Inc and shall not be copied transferred photocopied translated on paper film electronic media or computer readable form or otherwise reproduced in any way without the express written permission of Accusys Inc Document version 1 0 Date Published November 2012 Copyright 2012 Accusys Inc All Rights Reserved This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 th s device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation WW pc le Storage amp Switches User Guide Page iii ExaSAN B08S2 PS User Guide Table of content Page NO ee ee ee ee ii ADOUL This GUE oia ee ern ii CUETO CONVENON S inaia on ee AE E S ii Trademarks ee er iii TaDIE Or COMEN 2 nee ae iv Tape O8 Co eae ee ene nee nae en ee ee vii I Introducing ExaSAN PCle2 0 Storage Systems 22220000000000000000000000000nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 1 1 1 1 DV SECT CVV a1 5 WR E E E E E E E 1 1 L11 Whatisthe EXaSAN SOWIE 1 1 1 1 2 What is the ExaSAN BO8S2 PS Solution uuss2222s0sssssssseesnnnssnesnnnnnsnnnnnnnnsnnssnnnnnnnssnnnnnnnssnenen 1 2 1 1 3 ExaSAN B08S2 PS Components and Accessories uueeeesssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
71. lation was successful The software was installed Click Restart to finish installing the software ee BaSAN User Guide Page 3 11 3 Installation Figure 27 GUI installation successful page Note Storport and miniport are new storage drivers created by Microsoft for Windows Server 2003 and future Windows operating systems 3 3 4 2 Installing ExaSAN RAID system driver on Linux Driver Installation l Copy the ExaSAN RAID system driver files onto your GUI desktop Open a terminal w ndow 2 Type the following commands cd root Desktop Accusys_LinuxRaid make Example root localhost Accusys LinuxRaid make make C lib modules 2 6 18 238 e15 build M root Desktop Accusys LinuxRaid make 1 Entering directory usr src kernels 2 6 18 238 e15 1686 LD f root Desktop Accusys LinuxRaid built in o CC M root Desktop Accusys LinuxRaid acs ame o In file included from root Desktop Accusys LinuxRaid AME module c 11 from root Desktop Accusys_LinuxRaid acs_ame c 38 root Desktop Accusys_LinuxRaid AME module h 188 28 warning within commen t In file included from root Desktop Accusys LinuxRaid AME module c 11 from root Desktop Accusys_LinuxRaid acs_ame c 38 f root Desktop Accusys LinuxRaid AME module h 223 warning packed attribute ig nored f root Desktop Accusys LinuxRaid AME module h 231 warning packed attribute ig The Linux compiler should now begin compiling the driver Is Example
72. lerance Requires a minimum of 3 RAID level 6 drives RAID level 0 1 Enhanced JBOD ey hey TEVETUEIETPUUN 3 E Default Support 512 bytes per sector For Windows 2003 Vista Linux and Sector size 512 Bytes Mac OSX 3 Select drives Select all spare drives Show Array Drives Information Value Drive No Al Status On line III zn D D D Initialization type Select this option for normal use The data and parity will be initialized automatically The performance will degrade to some degree during the initialization process On the fly initialization M Assign LUN automatically M Summary Array 1 will be created Cancel Figure 46 GUI Select RAID level Note Details on the RAID levels are in Chapter 5 RAID Overview nt POle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 10 4 How to Use 2 Select the stripe size from the drop down menu Available stripe sizes are 8 256KB The greater the stripe size the faster the I O output for each drive This speeds up disk access 3 Select the sector size from the drop down menu Available sector sizes are 512 bytes default and 4096 bytes The sector size 4096 bytes is only supported by Windows 2000 XP and over 2 Terabyte function is used For other OSes please select 512 bytes default eoo RAIDGuard X 3 0 6 Create Array 10 10 88 235 B007702546850000 1 Select a RAID level gt Gay RAID 5 provides data error correction information
73. lices or merge multiple slices together _ LUN Map Maps volumes of slices to the logical unit number of the host _ Expansion Increases total capacity of an array by adding spare drives _ Migration Migrates current RAID level to a selected RAID level _ Snapshot Allows you to create mirror s of existing volumes of array for backup _ Health Center Allows you to repair and maintain arrays C Unlock Drives Changes the locked drive s status Next I Cancel Figure 64 GUI Slicing 4 How to Use Page 4 25 4 How to Use 4 1 2 8 1 Slicing You can subdivide a RAID array into segments or slices These slices are effective hardware partitions of all drives in the array Each slice is a separate LUN and appears as a separate volume on the host computer After slicing the LUN map must be set for each slice Slice 1 F L ee ee ma ees Pee eee eee Pee ee ee ee eee eee A Pris oe TUE EEE EEE EEE EEE HEHE rr Te AF POUR ESC LER CRP Ty et z Z PRAA Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 RAID 5 i Video data Footage Audio Figure 65 slicing concept Usage Scenario slice 0 outer circle The access speed of the data stored in the outer circle is faster than that of the inner circle Suppose that there are two slices in a hard drive Slice 0 locates in the outer circles while Slice 1 Slice 1 the inner circle In A V making you may store video inner circle data in Slice 0 and Audio dat
74. lution Developed by Accusys Inc a worldwide leader in RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks storage systems ExaSAN is a family of storage and switch products that take advantage of well known PCIe PCI Express technology speeds standards and roadmap The current ExaSAN products employ PCIe2 0 protocol that provides a 5 Gb sec per lane transfers With 4 lane QSFP Quad SFP connectors and cables ExaSAN can transfer up to 20 Gb sec using single port QSFP HBA s With a dual port QSFP HBA data transfers up to 40 Gb sec are available to the connected workstation The ExaSAN total solution including its complete line of rack mount systems tower systems PCIe switch systems and accessories puts the benefits of shared scalable and high performance storage within easy reach of organizations with limited IT resources and budgets Post production work including non linear editing NLE requires high bandwidth storage to quickly move the volume of data being processed and ExaSAN storage solution meets those demands The high bandwidth provided by ExaSAN technology allows the client to complete editing tasks in a much shorter time to save time and money ExaSAN is available as a complete solution that includes the PCIe RAID system cable and HBA card in a DAS configuration Figure 1 below depicts the ExaSAN B08S2 PS system solution architecture in a DAS environment Figure 1 B08S2 PS DAS environment Whether it s collaborative video e
75. minister the RAID controller s It contains all the functionality needed to configure and administer RAID arrays Use the software to e Add and delete arrays Fix problems with disks Manage the arrays and disks Set audio and e mail alerts Monitor the status of multiple controllers 3 3 1 RAIDGuard X Key Features RAIDGuard X is designed to be used in conjunction with Accusys ExaSAN systems e Supports multiple Accusys RAID system per host Java Based Graphical User Interface GUI Multi platform and operating system support Remote monitoring Event notification Snapshot function Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 7 3 Installation RAIDGuard X Client GUI The RAIDGuard X GUI enables easy monitoring of the status of a RAID Event Notification Email event notification keeps the administrator informed of the status of the RAID controller Remote Monitoring The RAIDGuard X Client must be installed on a Java based computer in order to remotely view the details of the RAID controller 3 3 2 Installation prerequisites RAIDGuard X is designed to be used in conjunction with Accusys ExaSAN systems Users require the following Hardware requirements e Host server with CD ROM drive and host bus adapter installed Software requirements e Supported operating system O S Windows XP Win7 2000 2003 2008 MAC 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 or later Linux Kernel version 2 4 or later e Java based application environment 3 3
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77. n the switch and the host system is less than 2 meters in your case the included QSFP copper cable will suffice Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 3 3 Installation Figure 18 Connecting PCIe cable to B08S2 PS 2 Insert the other end of the cable into the QSFP port on the HBA card in the host system The cable connector is securely plugged when you hear a click Figure 19 Connecting PCIe cable to a host 3 Plug a power cord into the AC power in port in the storage system do not turn power on yet Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 4 3 Installation O Figure 20 Connecting the power cord to B08S2 PS Caution Once powered on Do NOT remove the OSFP PCle cable when in use to avoid data loss and corruption 3 2 Powering the System On and Off 3 2 1 Powering On Before powering on make sure that all cables and cords are properly installed and connected l 2 If you have not yet done so plug the power cords for ExaSAN B08S2 PS Storage System to a power Turn power on for the ExaSAN B08S2 PS by switching on the Power button Wait for the Heartbeat LED indicator refer to Section 1 4 1 1 BO8S2 PS Front Panel to turn into a steady blue state Note that you might hear a few short beeps generated from the RAID disk system during this process If interested go to Sec 1 4 1 2 for beeper codes Turn on the host workstation server Cle Storage amp Switches Use
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79. one LUN Note The ExaSAN RAID controller supports up to 64 LUNs 1 Select the array to map by clicking on a drive with an array number 2 Choose a LUN and from the drop down list select a slice to map to Repeat for multiple LUNs 1 Select an existing array or JBOD to map LUN RAID j Show Array Drives Array No 1 Eas EEE Status On line EEE EEE snipe size 256 K Sector Size 512 Bytes RAID Level RAID 5 N 1 Capacity 5266 CB lt Slice 0 5866 GB LUN 0 2 Set LUN map ar 15 LUN 16 41 LUN 32 47 LUN 48 63 LUN 0 Available LUN 1 Available LUN Available LUN 3 Available LUN 4 Available LUN 5 Available LUN 6 Available LUN 7 Available LUN 8 Available LUN 9 Available LUN 10 Available LUN 11 Available LUN 12 Available LUN 13 Available LUN 14 Available LUN 15 Available 3 understand that modifying the LUN map setting will cause the host volume linkage to be altered Conlirm QD Summary Selected Array No 1 Cancel Figure 69 GUI Lun mapping 1 3 3 Check the Confirm box and click OK Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 29 4 How to Use RAIDGuard X 3 0 6 LUN Map 10 10 88 235 B007702546850000 4 Select an existing array or JBOD to map LUN Show Array Drives Information Value Array No 1 Status On line RAID Type Evaluation Stripe Size 256 KB Sector Size 512 Bytes RAID Level RAID 5 L Capacity 5866 GB Slice 0 2933 GB LUN 0 Slice 1 2933 GB LUN 0
80. ounting screws on tray _ 4 Slide the disk tray into the disk bays on the front of the chassis Figure 14 Insert tray into B08S2 PS 5 Push the tray inward until the tray firmly connects and you hear the tray click into place Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 1 3 Installation 6 Repeat for all drives to be installed into the BO8S2 PS Note The hard drives in a RAID system should match in size and speed All drives in an array should be identical models with the same firmware version 3 1 2 Installing the HBA Card Before the ExaSAN B08S2 PS is ready to be connected and powered on you must install the HBA card in the workgroup client system The HBA card is compatible with PCle x4 x8 and x16 slots If a choice is given use the fastest PCIe slot available Although the HBA card is compatible with both PCIe 1 1 and 2 0 standards only the latter is recommended for best performance Caution PCIe slots on some motherboards are for graphics cards only Check with the motherboard vendor for compatibility Follow these steps to install the card in each host system 1 Make sure that the client system is turned off 2 Open the client system s outer casing cover check with your vendor documentation for instructions if necessary 3 Re position the HBA card so that you are facing jumper switch as shown below You can use the jumper switch to configure the HBA for DAS or SAN usage Set the jumper switch be
81. pe Stripe Size Sector Size RAID Level Capacity Slice 0 O FO FO FO FO FO KO O 2 understand that deleting this array will cause all data on the array to be lost VY Confirm M Summary Selected Array No 1 Initializing 0 Drives Value 1 On line On The Fly 256 KB 512 Bytes RAID 5 6519 GB 6519 GB LUN 0 Delete Array Cancel Figure 51 GUI Delete array Caution When you delete an array all data on the hard disk drives will be lost M Pille Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 14 4 How to Use 4 1 2 4 Controller Info RAlDGuard X 3 k 5 gt v ar Add Controller Remove Controller Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Option Net Host IP Serial Number Controller Name Status Wr 0 110 10 88 235 8007702546850000 B08s2 Ps TEN Array Drives Snapshot Event Firmware Hardware Power PCle Vendor ACCUSYS Model Name B08S2 PS System Version 3 0 6 Boot Version 1 02 Controller Name BO8S2 PS Expander Version BIOS Version NONE Serial No B007702546850000 EFI Version NONE Memory 2048 MB Figure 52 GUI Controller info The system information section provides details on the vendor model name controller name serial number and memory size It also has 4 tabs Firmware Hardware Power and PCIe The Firmware tab details the system version boot version BIOS version and EFI version The Hardware tab details the CPU temper
82. r Guide Page 3 5 3 Installation SAN Power on sequence Step1 DAS Power on sequence Step2 Step3 All Clients Step4 Figure 21 power on sequence Caution It is important to follow the correct Power On sequence Failure to do so may result in some features not functioning properly 3 2 2 Powering Off If you need to power off the entire system such as in the cases of switch or RAID system firmware updates adding a RAID system or client computer power off in the reverse order of Powering On Before turning off the BO8S2 PS Storage System turn off the host server first During RAID initiation or disk drive rebuilding you can turn off the host server and leave the BO8S2 PS powered on Pile Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 6 3 Installation SAN Power off sequence AllClients Stepl DAS Power off sequence Client Step2 Step3 B08S2 PS Step2 E E Step4 Figure 22 power off sequence 3 3 ExaSAN GUI RAIDGuard X Overview RAIDGuard X is a powerful tool which supports remote monitoring of multiple controllers that are connected to the same network The software comes with 2 components Server and Client Server Enables the server to recognize the RAID controller s Client The Client software can be installed on any computer that needs to administer the controller s The Client software works on any computer running JAVA 1 6 or above and is used to ad
83. r you want to install the latest version of software please go to Accusys official web site http www accusys com tw support download_new htm 3 Follow the onscreen instructions Sample screens shown below are from a MAC installation ASO w Install Accusys RAIDGuard X Accusys is a worldwide leader in design manufacturing and marketing of RAID products Accusys empowers partners to build Destination Select RAID solutions with the best performance cost ratio and enables end users to easily store and retrieve their data anytime Looking ahead to the future data storage systems are the core of IT infrastructures Accusys will continue to contributes to advancing storage technologies License Installation Type This package includes RAlDGuard X Server 2 1 1 RAIDGuard X Client 2 2 2 ACS6xxxx kext 2 1 1 a rid b Go Back Continue a Figure 23 GUI welcome page 4 Accept the License Agreement and click Continue Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 9 3 Installation Legal Notice goes here Terms of Use The terms and conditions set forth below the terms govern you while using Accusys software and are legally binding on you If you do not agree with any of the listed conditions do not use this software or any information related on this software Your use of the Accusys software shall be deemed to be your agreement to each of the terms set forth below G
84. re you may need to install when using BO8S2 PS RAID system is SAN management software All BO8S2 PS required Firmware Driver BIOS GUI are included in the DVD ROM inside BO8S2 PS package Also you can download it from the website http www accusys com tw support download_new htm The folder path is Download amp Upload Download ExaSAN For SAN Open For SAN folder you will need the model number of the switch to find the correct Installer package Driver rather that BO8S2 PS If you need Firmware BIOS for DAS BO8S2 PS the download path is Download amp Upload Download ExaSAN For DAS B08S2 PS 1 SAN management software e The key function of SAN management software is controlling read write accessbetween the multiple clients to one shared storage pool We support SAN management software such as Stornext MetaSAN XSAN BWES or SANit e The system requirement and installation method for SAN software are addressed on manufacturers user manual In general SAN software is installed on one fixed host which is tagged as MDC e Certain SAN management software allows users to install two MDCs to support MDC redundancy And there are other SAN management software that do not require a dedicated MDC Note Accusys offers anew SAN switch that combine both MDC and SAN software and Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 17 1 Introduction switch ports in one switch called SWF16 Accusys SAN software is called SANit
85. reated by splitting the source and target after the background sync is completed The I O mirroring is stopped and the difference is under tracking in a bitmap table to support fast re sync nt POle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 35 4 How to Use Usage Scenario E Optimizing tape backup fay id One repository volume for storing the he 4 44 00PM ae snapshot tapes ie A volumes volume to do full or incremental backup working volumes shot data from multiple working volume Snapshots are created for each working volume one at atime Backup software to read the snapshot E Regular disk based backup One working volume with multiple snapshot volumes snapshots are created at different point of time for the working volume Users can restore from any of snapshot volume at different point of time Figure 80 Two types of snapshot function Create Shot Creates a snapshot of the selected slice A maximum of 8 shots can be created Once all shots have been used older shots must be deleted before new ones can be taken 1 Select the Create Shot function from the drop down menu 2 Select the required shot by clicking on the Shot No radio button From the respective drop down menus select the source volume and destination volume Unavailable shots are grayed out 3 Check the Confirm box and click OK to take a snapshot Cle Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 36 4
86. roller 4 The Main screen lists the controller after it has been successfully added Note To change the controller password refer to Section 4 1 2 7 3 MISC Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 5 4 How to Use RAIDGuard X 3 0 6 ial yo k Ss T Bs U S Add Controller Remove Controller Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Option Net Host Serial Number Controller Name Status S eee 10 88 235 B007702546850000 BO8S2 PS Array Drives Snapshot Event Firmware Hardware Power PCle Vendor ACCUSYS RAID Model Name BO0O8S2 PS System Version 3 0 6 Boot Version 1 02 Controller Name BO8S2 PS Expander Version BIOS Version NONE Serial No BO007702546850000 EFI Version NONE Memory 2048 MB Figure 37 GUI RAID controller info Manual Add Controller In the event that a firewall is used or special network settings are in place RAIDGuard X client may not be able to detect the Server in the Main Menu In this case you can manually add another controller in the network 1 Click on Controller on the menu bar and select Manual Add controller Manual Add Controller Update gt u BE o J amp e Array Email Preference Option c c Add Controller Remove Co Dump Controller Log Net Host Serial Number Controller Name Status Controller Array Drives Snapshot Event Sho
87. s 10M 30M 50M 100M all optical cables are optional 1 2 Unpacking the System Your ExaSAN BO8S2 PS is shipped in special packaging Figure 6 to provide protection during transportation as well as to facilitate simple and safe removal from the carton s Note that different components may be shipped in separate cartons PCle Storage amp Switches Packing list installation DVD A LP low profile bracket Ac Power Cord ee 4 ExaSAN B08S2 PS Storage A ote A User Guide Page 1 6 1 Introduction Figure 6 B08S2 PS packing list 1 2 1 What is In Your Order Your ExaSAN System Integrator Value Added Reseller should have helped you assess identify and order all necessary system components and accessories not included in the BO8S2 PS packaging If you ordered the complete BO8S2 PS system solution your order includes everything described in Section 1 3 There are generic system components and accessories required by the ExaSAN solution but not included Please refer to Section 1 5 What Else You Need for additional information 1 2 2 Checking the Equipment you ll need Section 1 1 3 has a complete list of all the equipment you ll need to set up the ExaSAN BO8S2 PS Check carefully against that list verify that you have all of the system components and accessories before commencing hardware installation 1 2 3 Unpacking Follow the steps below to open the carton and remove the sy
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89. st Linux 1s i386 x86 64 root localhost Linux cd i386 root localhost i386 15 AP Accusys root localhost i386 cd AP Accusys root localhost AP Accusys ls activation jar event bin 5555555555555556 MulticastReceiver class DTRGuiSrv event bin 5003962100500088 SendMail l class DTRGuiTnp event 5003962100500088 SendMail class DTRGuiTmp sh inband cmd 5555555555555556 sock2srv class EchoAliveThread class inband_cmd_S0039621005000888 sockThread class EchoBack 1 class jMsgFrame class srvGui_ req frame class EchoBack 2 class mailBootMsg UDPBombermanServer class EchoBack class mailBootMsgl UDPServer class event 5555555555555556 mail jar root localhost AP_Accusys chmod 777 DTRGuiSrv root localhost AP Accusys DTRGuiSrv B 3 Open CD ROM GUVClient x x Open a terminal window on the folder and enter the following commands java version Check your Java version If your JAVA version 1s earlier than 1 6 please go to www java com to upgrade Example root localhost java version java version 1 6 8 14 Java TM SE Runtime Environment build 1 6 8 14 b08 Java HotSpot TM Client WM build 14 6 b16 mixed mode sharing root localhost J et Pille Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 3 14 PS 3 Installation cd root unzip RAIDGuard X Client x x zip cd Client x x chmod 777 RAIDGuardX jar java jar RAIDGuardX jar To change the OS default JAVA path open a terminal window on t
90. stem from its packaging 1 Read Chapter 2 Preparing to Install ExaSAN BO8S2 PS 2 Remove any packing material on the outside of the carton 3 Cut the tape at the top of the carton If you use a long cutting instrument exercise care to avoid damaging the content inside 4 Open up the top flaps of the carton to reveal the content inside Remove the protective foam on top of the system Carefully remove each item from inside the carton 1 3 What s in the Box Carefully check your carton contents against the included packing list or the inside flap of the box and your original purchase order You should have the items as described in the sections below Contact your Accusys System Integrator Value Added Reseller or Accusys Customer Service see Appendix C Customer Service and Technical Support for more information to report any missing item 1 3 1 BO8S2 PS System Your ExaSAN RAID disk system carton contains the following items 1 PCIe 2 0 RAID disk system BO8S2 PS x1 2 Accessories package x1 3 Disk tray package x1 1 3 2 BO8S2 PS Accessories The Accessories package includes the following items These items can also be ordered and shipped separately from Accusys QSFP Host Bus Adapter x1 2M QSFP copper cable x1 AC power cord x1 Installation DVD x1 Packing list x1 LP Low profile bracket x1 Screw pack x1 ee Fe Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 1 7 1 Introduction
91. t tolerance Requires a minimum of 3 drives 2 RAID level description Sector size 512 Bytes 3 Select drives Unselect all spare drives Show Array Drives Information Value Drive No Al Status On line o 0 70 O o 0 9 Initialization type On the fly initialization degree during the initialization process v Assign LUN automatically Summary Array 1 will be created Create Array Figure 48 GUI Select hard drives Default Support 512 bytes per sector For Windows 2003 Vista Linux and Mac OSX Select this option for normal use The data and parity will be initialized automatically The performance will degrade to some 4 How to Use Optional From the drop down menu select either On the fly initialization or Performance evaluation On the fly initialization ExaSAN RAID systems record the initialized sectors in the bitmap All sectors are initialized only once The entire initialization process will be completed faster and the performance will be better during the initialization During on the fly initialization 65 75 of the full speed of a created RAID is still available You can still use the RAID system during the RAID initialization Select this option default to ensure the completeness of the array If this option is selected it will recalculate the disk parity and data organization how it is arranged The amount of time required for the initializat
92. tatic bags d Handle circuit boards by their edges and avoid touching chips and connectors 2 2 Choosing the Location for the System The ExaSAN B08S2 PS is designed as a small form factor or desktop solution Depending on where your desk or other install location is you should keep the following points in mind when determining where to place your system Measure the amount of available space on your desk The amount of space required for the BO8S2 PS is 265mm length x 175mm width x 87mm high 2 Measure the distance between any two components that need to be connected via cable s This measurement will help you determine the length of the required cable s Or if you ve already purchased the cables determine the proximity of the components in question 3 Leave sufficient room at least two inches around the unit to allow air ventilation 4 Do not block or cover any of the ventilation holes in the front and back panels of the unit Consistent airflow is essential to keeping the system operating efficiently 5 Allow additional room at the front and back of the unit for service 6 The ExaSAN B08S2 PS uses several cables and cords It s a good idea to determine how they will be arranged at the rear of the system and where the cables will be routed to connect to the host systems and RAID disk systems 2 3 Electrical Power At your chosen location for the ExaSAN B08S2 PS make sure that the electrical circuitry and power outlets are s
93. tes and scrubs bad data conditions caused by excessive vibration during drive I Os or data degradation caused by Adjacent Track Interference ATI 3 Click OK to start the operation 1 Select an existing array to verify rebuild or condition Show Array _ Drives Information Value Array No 1 1 Status On line RAID Type Evaluation Stripe Size 256 KB m Sector Size 512 Bytes RAID Level RAID 5 1 1 Migrating 0 o zu 1 Capacity 5588 GB Slice 0 5588 GB m9 eo 2 Select a task Operation Priority Low Middle Summary Cancel Figure 83 GUI health center 4 The main array information screen will indicate that the array s undergoing rebuilding verification or refreshing Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 39 4 How to Use 4 1 2 8 7 Unlock Drives The RAID controller may lock abnormal drives in an array You may unlock these drives and rejoin them in an array Drives may be locked under one of two conditions 1 Ifa drive returns data too slowly the controller determines the drive is experiencing a fault and executes Drive Drop When you unlock the drive it will be added directly to the array if there has not been drive access during the locked period Otherwise the controller will rebuild parity data on the drive when the drive is online Note If Drive Drop occurs it is recommended to use S M A R T to check the drive condition and replace it if necessary
94. troller Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Option Net Host IP Serial Number Controller Name Status SO ATT RU cae es Controller EWE Drives _ Snapshot Event Show e Array _ Drives Information Value Array No 1 Status On line RAID Type Evaluation Stripe Size 256 KB Sector Size 512 Bytes RAID Level RAID 5 Migrating 0 Capacity 5588 GB Slice 0 5588 GB Figure 78 GUI Migration percentage N Pe Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 34 4 How to Use 4 1 2 8 5 Snapshot A snapshot s initialized with a data sync task running in the background to duplicate the data from a source to a target The host I O data is also replicated in the target The mirror snapshot is offered by the ExaSAN RAID controller Note The source and target volume of the snapshot must be identical Before setting a snapshot you need to set the slice in the array The capacity of each slice and the number of shots should be in accordance with the space you need Suppose that an array has the capacity of 30 TB you may divide it into three slices of IOTB You must set the LUN map for the first slice Setting the LUN map for the other two slices is not required Initialize Shot Split Shot Independent host W2 Mirroring host IND j Background data sync v Delta data tracking Source RAIDS lice Target RAIDS lice Source RAIDS lice Target RAIDS lice Figure 79 Snapshot concept In the figure above a snapshot can be c
95. ufficient for the combined power needs of all hardware components To plan for safe and adequate power to the system follow these guidelines 1 Check the documentation for all hardware components at the chosen location to determine their power requirements Then make sure that the available power supply for that location is sufficient for the planned components 2 When possible use surge protectors or power conditions as part of the installation 3 When planning for electrical power make sure you have more power than the total power requirements specified for all components Also make certain that the power load is distributed evenly among circuits to that location Consult an electrician or other expert if you need assistance with planning for the power needs for your components Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 2 1 2 Preparation 4 Make sure that the power outlets for all hardware components are grounded according to local and national standards Consult an electrician if you need assistance with grounding 2 4 Operating Environment The operating environment for the ExaSAN B08S2 PS must meet certain requirements l 2 3 Verify that the temperature range of the chosen location is within the limits established for the system and all other components Make certain that the chosen location has adequate ventilation to maintain the necessary temperature range If there are multiple hardware components installed at t
96. ur websites frequently for the most up to date product and support information All countries www accusys com tw Korea http accusys co kr Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 6 6
97. ure 63 GUI MISC MSIC Minimal Instruction Set Computer has standard RAID controller CPU time settings The time of each event is displayed in the event logs in Event message Controller Time Click this button to see a calendar and to change the time and date of the controller Password Enter the new controller password The default password is 00000000 8 zeros Type another 8 characters Password Confirmation Confirm the new controller password Note Do not lose your password If it is lost you will have to contact your agent or the Accusys Support Team SNMP Notification Select SNMPv1 or SNMP v2 to send notifications for error conditions and possible problems to the SNMP servers SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Target Enter the IP address for sending the SNMP notifications Note The ExaSAN RAID system supports SNMP It can set System on IP networks and allows servers to manage the system remotely 4 1 2 8 Options Function Setting The Options menu provides the methods for changing the details of and fixing problems with the array Click on the radio button for the required option and then click Next to proceed Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 24 Ma PL ie Storage amp Switches un vans Ks Ee E x to eg User Guide RAIDGuard X 3 0 6 Option 110 10 88 235 B007702546850000 Slicing Divides an existing array into multiple s
98. w Array _ Drives Information Value Drive No AS Status On line a O o u iu E Figure 38 GUI Manual add RAID controller 1 2 2 Enter the Server or Switch IP Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 6 4 How to Use c c Add Controller Remove Controller Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Option ial Add tro ame Status IP 10 10 88 235 Z Sear Serial No B007702546850000 Password Close ot Event Hardware Power PCle vemor System Version Model Name Boot Version Controller Name BIOS Version Serial No EFI Version Memory Figure 39 GUI Manual add RAID controller 2 2 3 Click Search and wait for the Serial Number to populate 4 Type the password default is 00000000 for the controller 5 Click Add to finish adding the controller Removing To remove a controller select a controller and then click the Remove Controller button to remove the controller from the table When the popup window appears select Yes Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 7 4 How to Use 4 1 2 2 Planning your RAID Before using RAIDGuard X to set up your RAID storage it is a good idea to become familiar with the variety of configurations or schemes that are available for the ExaSAN RAID storage This section describes these schemes and illustrates how each RAID level is applied RAID Level Capacity RAID 0 Striping the fastest and most efficient
99. wnload link locate ExaSAN and locate your RAID system and expand the folder 4 Locate the System Code firmware Boot Code and either BIOS or EFI zip files Download these files to an identifiable location on your local workstation Note The ExaSAN RAID system is shipped using EFI settings by default You can update to BIOS mode but only either EFI or BIOS may be used at any particular time If you want to use Mac to boot please use EFI 5 Proceed to the next section to install the firmware update files 4 1 3 2 Installing the Firmware Update Files Caution Before updating the firmware Boot code or BIOS Right click on the RAIDGuard X Server icon in the Windows notification area and check Remove from Windows Startup 1 Select Controller in the Menu bar and select Update Pie Storage amp Switches User Guide Page 4 42 4 How to Use amp RAIDGuardX File Mey Help eoo Manual Add Controller X 3 0 6 Update gt Update System Code En T D Coiler L Update Boot Code ae Add Controller Remove Co a tau Update BIOS EFI t Option Net Host IP Serial Number Controller Name Status Controller Array Drives Snapshot Event Firmware Hardware Power PCle Vendor ACCUSYS System Version 3 0 6 Model Name B08S2 PS Boot Version 1 02 Controller Name B08S2 PS Expander Version BIOS Version NONE SerialNo S000145584557000 EFI Version NONE Memory 2048 MB Fi

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