VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide
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1. Host PC or Server Host PC or Server Configuring Direct Attached Storage Direct attached storage DAS requires e Two Fibre Channel HBA cards in the Host PC or Server e A network switch e A network interface card NIC in the Host PC or Server To establish the data path On the VTrak controller connect one of the Fibre Channel data ports to your Fibre Channel switch See Figure 13 To establish the management path 1 On the VTrak controller connect the Management Port to your network switch See Figure 13 2 Connect the Host PC s or Server s standard NIC to your network switch 16 Step 4 Making Management and Data Connections Figure 13 DAS data and management connections The E310f is shown The E610f is similar Network Switch O Ol gi Host PC or Server 17 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Configuring JBOD Expansion To expand the number of disk drives 1 On the E310f cont2. f HI s H s 2 J 9 nctetetets 2 08 RZA 4B J300s gt i VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide This completes management and data connections for VTrak E610f and E310f Go to Step 5 Making Serial Cable Connections on page 26 Serial Attached SCSI VTrak models can have one or two RAID controllers Each controller has an Ethernet RJ45 Management Port connector that enables you to monitor the VTrak over your network using the WebPAM PROe Software VTrak supports HTTP HTTPS and Telnet protocols The standard VTrak E610s and E310s controllers have five SAS ports e Data ports 2 Connects to the Host PC or Server e Data Cascade ports 2 Connects to the data port of a second E310s controller or to the Host PC or Server e SAS Expansion port 1 Connects to a VTrak J300s JBOD expansion subsystem If your VTrak E310s has the optional daughter card installed in the controller you have two data ports and two dat
3. 21 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Configuring Cascaded Storage Cascaded storage requires One SAS HBA card in the Host PC or Server e A network switch e A network interface card NIC in the Host PC or Server To establish the data path 1 On the VTrak controller connect a SAS data port or a SAS data cascade port to your SAS HBA card See Figure 18 2 Connect the data cascade port a subtractive routed port of the first E310s to the data port a table routed port on the second E310s 3 Connect the remaining E310s controllers in the same manner You can cascade up to eight VTrak subsystems To establish the management path 1 Onthe VTrak controller connect the Management Port on each Controller to your network switch See Figure 19 2 Connect the Host PC s or Server s standard NIC to your network switch Figure 18 Cascaded data connections The E310s is shown The E610s is similar Host PC or Server E310s SAS data port _ ls aE SAS data cascade port E310s o per SAS data port leh pp lt lt SAS data cascade port E310s Ffa ee SAS data port S 22 Step 4 Making Management and Data Connections Figure 19 Cascaded managem
4. Step 1 Unpacking the VTrak Important Use the following categories of network cables with VTrak e Cat 6 preferred e Cat 5E minimum Figure 1 VTrak E610f s front view Drive Carrier LEDs Drive Carriers Power and Status LEDs Figure 2 VTrak E310f s front view Drive Carrier LEDs Drive Carriers Power and Status LEDs A defective drive may be replaced without interruption of data availability to the host computer If so configured a hot spare drive will automatically replace a failed drive securing the fault tolerant integrity of the logical drive The self contained hardware based RAID logical drive provides maximum performance in a compact external chassis VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Figure 3 VTrak E610f rear view RAID Controller 1 RAID Controller 2 Power Supply 1 Cooling Unit 1 Cooling Unit 2 Power Supply 2 with Battery with Battery Figure 4 VTrak E610s rear view RAID Controller 1 RAID Controller 2 Power Supply 1 Cooling Unit 1 Cooling Unit 2 Power Supply 2 with Battery with Battery Step 1 Unpacking the VTrak Figure 5 VTrak E
5. ark WON gt Press Ctrl A to save your settings Making Manual Settings 1 From the CLU Main Menu highlight Network Management and press Enter 2 Highlight Maintenance Mode Network Configuration and press Enter 33 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide 6 Highlight the controller you want and press Enter Highlight DHCP and press the spacebar to toggle to Disabled Highlight each of the following and press the backspace key to erase the current value then type the new value e IP Address e Subnet Mask e Default Gateway IP Address DNS Server IP Address Press Ctrl A to save your settings Exiting the CLU 1 2 Highlight Skip the Step and Finish and press Enter Highlight Return to CLI and press Enter This completes the Management Port setup Go to Step 8 Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe on page 35 34 Step 8 Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Step 8 Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Note You can also use the CLU to create disk arrays and logical drives See Chapter 5 of the VTrak E Class Product Manual for more information Setting up disk arrays with WebPAM PROe consists of the following actions e Logging into WebPAM PROe below e Selecting a Language page 37 e Creating a Disk Array page 37 Logging out of WebPAM PROe page 41 Logging into WebPAM PROe 1 Launch your Browser 2 In the Browser address field type in the IP address of the VTrak
6. Close your browser window Click Logout on the WebPAM PROe banner Figure 29 Clicking Logout on the WebPAM PROe banner Language View Storage Network ContactUs oes Help About Clicking Logout brings you back to the Login Screen See page 36 After logging out you must enter your user name and password in order to log in again 41 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Contacting Technical Support Promise Technical Support provides several support options for Promise users to access information and updates We encourage you to use one of our electronic services which provide product information updates for the most efficient service and support If you decide to contact us please have the following information available e Product model and serial number BIOS firmware and driver version numbers A description of the problem or situation e System configuration information including motherboard and CPU type hard drive models SAS SATA ATA ATAPI drives amp devices and other controllers Technical Support Services Promise Online Web Site http www promise com support technical documents drivers utilities etc United States Email Support e Support On Line Fax Support 408 228 1097 Attn Technical Support Phone Support 408 228 1400 option 4 If you wish to write us for Promise Technology Inc support 580 Cottonwood Drive Milpitas CA 95035 USA
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9. Server IP Address If you do not have a DNS server skip the DNS Server IP address 5 Press Ctrl A to save your settings Automatic IP settings To make Management Port settings automatically 1 Press the arrow keys to highlight DHCP 2 Press the spacebar to toggle to Enable 3 Press Ctrl A to save these settings Viewing IP address and settings To view the current IP address and network settings when using DHCP 1 Press the arrow keys to highlight DHCP 2 Press the spacebar to toggle to Disable The current Management Port settings are displayed 3 Press the spacebar to toggle DHCP back to Enable Press Ctrl A to save these settings and move to the RAID configuration screen Making Controller Maintenance Mode Settings Each RAID controller has an IP addresses for access when the controller goes into maintenance mode Maintenance mode is only for remedial action in the event of a problem with the controller See Chapter 8 of the VTrak E Class Product Manual on the CD for more information Note that the IP address described here belongs to the RAID controller not to the VTrak subsystem Use this IP address to log into the controller over your network Making Automatic Settings From the CLU Main Menu highlight Network Management and press Enter Highlight Maintenance Mode Network Configuration and press Enter Highlight the controller you want and press Enter Highlight DHCP and press the spacebar to toggle to Enabled
10. Snug each screw Be careful not to over tighten Carefully lay the disk drive into the drive carrier at the front so that the screw holes on the bottom line up If you installed an AAMUX adapter lay the SATA disk drive into the carrier and slide it so the power and data connectors insert in to the adapter Insert the screws through the holes in the drive carrier and into the bottom of the disk drive See Figure 8 e Install only the counter sink screws supplied with the VTrak e Install four screws per drive Snug each screw Be careful not to over tighten Reinstall the drive carrier into the VTrak chassis Repeat steps 2 through 5 until all of your disk drives are installed 12 Step 3 Installing Disk Drives Figure 8 Disk drive mounting holes in the drive carrier AAMUX adapter Disk drive mounting holes mounting holes with AAMUX d pss 94 ge 38 F Drive mounting holes without AAMUX Figure 9 SATA drive mounted in a drive carrier with the required AAMUX adapter SATA disk drive AAMUX adapter SAS connector 13 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Figure 10 SAS drive mounted in a drive carrier SAS disk drive 14 Step 4 Making Management and Data Connections Step 4 Making Management and Data Connections For Serial Attached SCSI setup go to page 20 Fibre Channel VTrak models can have one or two RAID controllers Each control
11. You must set each controller separately administrator cli gt net a mod t mgmt m c 1 s primaryip 192 168 10 101 primaryipmask 255 255 255 0 gateway 192 168 10 1 30 Step 7 Setting the IP Address administrator cli gt net a mod t mgmt m c 2 s primaryip 192 168 10 102 primaryipmask 255 255 255 0 gateway 192 168 10 1 In the above example the IP addresses and subnet mask are included as examples only Your values will be different If you prefer to let your DHCP server assign the IP addresses type the following strings then press Enter administrator cli gt net a mod t mgmt m c 1 s dhcp enable administrator cli gt net a mod t mgmt m c 2 s dhcp enable Note that the IP address described above belongs to the RAID controller not to the VTrak subsystem Use this IP address to log into the controller over your network 5 To verify the maintenance mode settings type net m and press Enter administrator cli gt net m CtrlId 1 Port 1 Type Management Ethernet IPType IPv4 IP 192 168 10 101 IPMask 255 255 255 0 MAC 00 01 55 AE 02 AE DNS 0 0 0 0 Gateway 192 168 10 1 DHCP Disabled This completes the Management port setup Go to Step 8 Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe on page 35 To see the full set of CLI commands at the admin cli gt prompt type help and press Enter 31 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Setting up with the CLU 1 Atthe administrator
12. 310f rear view Power Supply 1 Cooling Unit 1 Cooling Unit 2 Power Supply 2 with Battery with Battery RE a ZNA S OE Te BRY Ae 2 of REE NEE Mom me iilo inc oo mm 659258 a Gia ae RAID Controller 1 RAID Controller 2 Figure 6 VTrak E310s rear view Power Supply 1 Cooling Unit 1 Cooling Unit 2 Power Supply 2 with Battery with Battery ea _ o o Eaa oe cE O mo o o mam o me meme EEE if ie he SA jz BAT i 5 RSS NIAo 22o SEAR 000 mm o 0 Q o Kg o Qiran nE Controller 1 Controller 2 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Step 2 Mounting VTrak in a Rack E610f s The E610f s subsystem installs to the rack using the supplied mounting rails You can also use your existing rails Figure 1 VTrak E610f s mounted in a rack with the supplied rails Vertical Rack Post VTrak E610f s acl e Handles mount Mounting rails included BA outside the rack post mount outside the rack post Cautions At least two persons are required to safely lift place and attach the VTrak subsystem into a rack system Do not lift or move the VTrak subsystem by the handles power suppli
13. PROMISE TECHNOLOGY INC VIRAK E Class 6104 6105 E3104 and E310S Quien START GUIDE ersion 2 0 2007 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide VTrak Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 E Class Task List Unpacking the VTrak below Mounting VTrak in a Rack E610f s page 6 E310f s page 8 Installing Disk Drives page 11 Making Management and Data Connections Fibre Channel page 15 Serial Attached SCSI page 20 Making Serial Cable Connections page 26 Connecting the Power page 27 Setting the IP Address page 29 Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe page 35 For complete information about your VTrak E610f s or E310f s subsystem see the VTrak E Class Product Manual on the CD Step 1 Unpacking the VTrak The VTrak box contains the following items VTrak Unit RJ11 to DB9 serial data cable Quick Start Guide Screws for disk drives Front bezel and key E610f s 70 including 6 spares Left and right center mount E310f s 50 including 2 spares brackets 1 5m 4 9 ft Power cords 2 Left and right mounting rails CD with SNMP files Product Manual and Quick Start Guide Warning The electronic components within the VTrak disk array are Observe appropriate precautions at all times when handling the j sensitive to damage from Electro Static Discharge ESD VTrak or its subassemblies
14. VTrak is functioning normally e Controller LED blinks green once per second for five seconds goes dark for ten seconds then blinks green once per second for five seconds again e Power FRU and Logical Drive LEDs display green continuously e Controller LEDs flash green if there is activity on that controller There are two LEDs on each Drive Carrier They report the presence of power and a disk drive and the current condition of the drive Figure 24 VTrak disk drive carrier LEDs Disk Status Power Activity After a few moments the Power Activity should display Green If there is no disk drive in the carrier the Power Activity LED will remain dark 27 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide The Power Activity LED flashes during drive activity The Disk Status LED displays Green when a drive is present and configured 28 Step 7 Setting the IP Address Step 7 Setting the IP Address Setting up the Serial Connection VTrak has a Command Line Interface CLI to manage all of its functions including customization A subset of the CLI is the Command Line Utility CLU a user level interface that manages your VTrak via your PC s terminal emulation program such as Microsoft HyperTerminal This procedure uses the serial cable connection you made in Step 5 see page 26 You must use the CLU to assign an IP address to the VTrak to enable a network connection for WebPAM PROe 1 Change your terminal emulation
15. a cascade ports plus the SAS expansion port You can configure your VTrak for e Direct Attached Storage DAS e Cascaded Storage Multiple E610s or E310s subsystems e JBOD Expansion using a SAS data connection Figure 16 VTrak E610s and E310s controller data and management connectors SAS data port optional SAS data cascade port optional SAS expansion M O port to JBOD anagement por SAS data cascade port SAS data port 20 Step 4 Making Management and Data Connections Configuring Direct Attached Storage Direct attached storage DAS requires e Two SAS HBA cards in the Host PC or Server e A network switch e A network interface card NIC in the Host PC or Server To establish the data path On the VTrak controller connect a SAS data port or a SAS data cascade port to one of your SAS HBA cards See Figure 17 To establish the management path 1 On the VTrak controller connect the Management Port on each Controller to your network switch See Figure 17 2 Connect the Host PC s or Server s standard NIC to your network switch Figure 17 DAS data and management connections The E310s is shown The E610s is similar Network Switch o AA _ Gezgeey S8EEEE Sas KZ un i LAT a 0 Host PC or Server
16. ail on the opposite side of the flange from the two hole bracket Install the rail adjustment screws included through the flange into the rail There are four screws for each flange See Figure 5 Place the subsystem with mounting rails into your rack system Attach the mounting rail assemblies to the outside of the rack posts using the attaching screws from your rack system Square the rail assemblies in the rack Tighten the adjustment screws and the attaching screws Place the VTrak subsystem onto the rails Secure the VTrak subsystem to the rack through each handle using the attaching screws from your rack system Figure 4 Sliding flange installation Rear connector end of the subsystem VTrak E310f s Sliding plate Screws 6 each side VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Figure 5 Mounting rail installation Rack front post Rack back post Rail adjustment screw y Mounting Rail Sliding plate Ko Le i Cm Rail attaching screw not included Rail attaching screw not included Inside of post Inside of post 10 Step 3 Installing Disk Drives Step 3 Installing Disk Drives You can populate the VTrak with SAS or SATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install physical drives of the same model and capacity The drives matched performance allows the logical drive to function better as a single drive The table below shows the number of drives require
17. also use your existing rails Figure 3 VTrak E310f s mounted in a rack with the supplied rails Vertical Rack Post VTrak E310f s Handles mount Mounting rails included outside the rack post mount outside the rack post Cautions e Atleast two persons are required to safely lift place and attach the VTrak subsystem into a rack system Do not lift or move the VTrak subsystem by the handles power supplies or the controller units Hold the subsystem itself Do not install the VTrak subsystem into a rack without rails to support the subsystem e Only a qualified electrician who is familiar with the installation procedure should mount and install the VTrak subsystem e Be sure all switches are OFF before installing the VTrak subsystem or exchanging components To install the VTrak subsystem into a rack with the supplied mounting rails 1 Check the fit of the mounting rails in your rack system See Figure 5 2 Slide the plates out of the mounting rails 3 Attach one plate to each side of the VTrak subsystem Line up the six holes in the plate with the corresponding holes in the subsystem Attach each plate with six screws included See Figure 4 4 Slide one of the rails over the plate on one side of the enclosure 8 Step 2 Mounting VTrak in a Rack 9 10 11 12 The rail is designed to slide freely over the plate Attach a flange to each end of the rail with the r
18. ape Navigator or set a Favorite Internet Explorer of the Login Screen so you can access it easily next time Step 8 Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Selecting a Language WebPAM PROe displays in English German French Italian Japanese Chinese Traditional Chinese Simple and Korean 1 Click Language on the WebPAM PROe banner The language list appears in the Header 2 Click on the language you prefer The WebPAM PROe user interface displays in the selected language Figure 27 Clicking Language on the WebPAM PROe banner View Storage Network ContactUs Logout Help About Creating a Disk Array On a newly activated VTrak subsystem there are no disk arrays or logical drives To create a disk array 1 Click on the Disk Arrays icon then click on the Create tab The Array Configuration menu appears See Figure 27 2 Choose one of the options e Automatic Creates a new disk array based on a default set of parameters including one logical drive The number of unconfigured physical drives available determines the RAID level of the disk array and whether a spare drive is created See page 38 e Express Creates a new disk array based on the characteristics you specify You can create multiple logical drives However all of the logical drives will be the same size and RAID level See page 39 e Advanced Enables you to directly specify all parameters for a new disk array and its lo
19. cli gt prompt type menu and press Enter The CLU main menu appears Figure 25 CLU main menu CLU Main Menu Subsystem Management Physical Drive Management Disk Array Management Logical Drive Management Network Management SAS Management Background Activity Event Viewer Additional Info and Management Buzzer Return to CLI ARROWS TAB Navigate ENTER Select CTRL K Return CTRL E Help 2 With Quick Setup highlighted press Enter The first Quick Setup screen enables you to make Date and Time settings Setting system date and time 1 Press the arrow keys to highlight System Date Press the backspace key to erase the current date Type the new date Follow the same procedure to set the System Time af oN Press Ctrl A to save these settings and move to the Management Port configuration screen Making Management Port settings By default DHCP is disabled on VTrak and the default Management Port address is set to 10 0 0 1 Note that the IP address described here belongs to the VTrak subsystem not to the RAID controller Use this IP address to log into the VTrak over your network Manual IP settings To make Management Port settings manually 1 Press the arrow keys to highlight P Address 2 Press the backspace key to erase the current IP Address 32 Step 7 Setting the IP Address 3 Type the new IP Address 4 Follow the same procedure to specify the Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address and DNS
20. d for each RAID level Level Number of Drives Level Number of Drives RAID 0 1 or more RAID 6 4 to 16 RAID 1 2 only RAID 10 4 or more RAID 1E 2 or more RAID 50 6 or more RAID 5 3 to 16 RAID 60 8 or more E310f s Drive counts above 12 require an expansion unit Must be an even number of drives Drive Slot Numbering You can install any suitable disk drive into any slot in the enclosure The diagram below shows how VTrak s drive slots are numbered Slot numbering is reflected in the WebPAM PROe and CLU user interfaces Figure 6 VTrak E610f s drive slot numbering 11 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Figure 7 VTrak E310f s drive slot numbering Install all of the drive carriers into the VTrak enclosure to ensure proper airflow even if you do not populate all the carriers with disk drives AAMUX Adapter If your VTrak has dual controllers Fibre Channel or SAS and you plan to install SATA drives you must install an AAMUX adapter with each SATA drive AAMUX adapters are available from Promise Technology Installing Disk Drives 1 2 5 Remove a disk drive carrier SATA drives only Place the AAMUX adapter into the disk drive carrier and attach it with the four screws See Figure 9 e Install only the screws supplied with the adapter e The adapter fits into the carrier with the SAS connector at the back
21. ent and data connections The E310s is shown The E610s is similar Network Switch 6 N ee eT a 3 TE pepeep aspas ww NZ 690090000 oo AT Be ele Fe Swe T Host PC or Server 23 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Configuring JBOD Expansion To expand the number of disk drives 1 On the E310s controller connect the SAS expansion port a subtractive routed port to the CN1 a table routed port on one of the I O modules of the first J300s unit See Figure 20 2 Connect CN3 a subtractive routed port on the first J300s unit to CN1 on one of the I O modules of the next J300s unit 3 Connect the remaining J300s units in the same manner Figure 20 JBOD data connections The E310s is shown The E610s is similar Host PC or Server E310s SAS expansion mi iam SAS data port port 7 U J300s 25250 CN1 gt E eame c CN3 J300s CN1 You can expand a SAN system with no single point of
22. es or the controller units Hold the subsystem itself Do not install the VTrak subsystem into a rack without rails to support the subsystem Only a qualified electrician who is familiar with the installation procedure should mount and install the VTrak subsystem Be sure all switches are OFF before installing the VTrak subsystem or exchanging components To install the E610f s subsystem into a rack with the supplied mounting rails 1 Check the fit of the mounting rails in your rack system See Figure 2 2 Adjust the length of the mounting rails as needed Step 2 Mounting VTrak in a Rack 3 Attach the mounting rail assemblies to the outside of the rack posts using the attaching screws from your rack system Be sure the support is on the bottom facing inward Square the rail assemblies in the rack Tighten the adjustment screws and the attaching screws Place the VTrak subsystem onto the rails SO Or e Secure the VTrak subsystem to the rack through each handle using the attaching screws from your rack system Figure 2 Rack mount assembly diagram Rack front post Rack back post Rail attaching screw Rail attaching screw not included not included Front rail Rear rail Flange i N C Rail adjustment screw Rail adjustment screw Inside of post Inside of post VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide E310f s The E Class subsytems installs to the rack using the supplied mounting rails You can
23. failure See Figure 21 Such an arrangement requires e Two SAS HBA cards in each Host PC or Server e A network switch not shown e A network interface card NIC in each Host PC or Server e One to four VTrak J300s JBOD subsystems 24 Step 4 Making Management and Data Connections Figure 21 JBOD expansion with no single point of failure Host PCs or Servers o MN O 45 00 ERR Soposesteesess eG Testeseces J300s This completes Network and Data connections for VTrak E610s and E310s Go to Step 5 Making Serial Cable Connections on page 26 25 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Step 5 Making Serial Cable Connections RS232 serial communication enables the Command Line Interface CLI and Command Line Utility CLU on your PC to monitor and control the VTrak On VTrak RS232 co
24. gical drives See page 40 3 Click the Next button Figure 28 The Array Configuration menu Information Create Delete Configuration Method Automatic Configuration User has no choice Only one logical drive is created O Express Configuration User has some choices All logical drives are the same O Advanced Configuration User has full selection Each logical drive can be different resa orca es 37 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Automatic When you choose the Automatic option the following parameters appear on the screen e Disk Arrays The number of physical drives in the disk array their ID numbers configurable capacity and the number of logical drives to be created Logical Drives The ID number of the logical drives their RAID level capacity and stripe size e Spare Drives The physical drive ID number of the dedicated hot spare assigned to this disk array If you accept these parameters click the Submit button The new disk array appears in the Disk Array List on the Information tab If you do NOT accept these parameters use the Express page 39 or Advanced page 40 option to create your disk array 38 Step 8 Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Express When you choose the Express option a set of characteristics and options appears on the screen 1 Check the boxes to select any one or a combination of e Redundancy The array wi
25. ler has an Ethernet RJ45 Management Port connector that enables you to monitor the VTrak over your network using the WebPAM PROe Software VTrak supports HTTP HTTPS and Telnet protocols The VTrak E610f and E310f RAID controllers have two 4 Gb Fibre Channel FC connections for the data ports See Figure 11 You can configure your VTrak for e Storage Area Network SAN e Direct Attached Storage DAS e JBOD Expansion using a SAS data connection Figure 11 VTrak E610f and E310f controller data and management connectors Fibre Channel data port 1 Fibre Channel data port 2 SAS expansion Management port port to JBOD Configuring a Storage Area Network A storage area network SAN requires A Fibre Channel switch A Fibre Channel HBA card in each Host PC Server e A network switch e A network interface card NIC in each Host PC Server To establish the data path On the VTrak controller connect one of the Fibre Channel data ports to your Fibre Channel switch 15 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide To establish the management path 1 On the VTrak controller connect the Management Port to your network switch Figure 12 2 Connect each Host PC s or Server s standard NIC to your network switch Figure 12 SAN data and management connections The E310f is shown The E610f is similar Network Switch
26. ll remain available if a physical drive fails e Capacity The greatest possible amount of data capacity e Performance The highest possible read write speed e Spare Drive A hot spare drive In the Number of Logical Drives field enter the number of logical drives you want to make from this disk array The maximum possible number of logical drives appears to the right of this field From the Application Type menu select an application that best describes your intended use for this disk array e File Server e Video Stream e Transaction Data e Transaction Log e Other Click the Update button Or check the Automatic Update box and updates will occur automatically The following parameters display e Disk Arrays The number of physical drives in the disk array their ID numbers configurable capacity and the number of logical drives to be created Logical Drives The ID number of the logical drives their RAID level capacity and stripe size e Spare Drives The physical drive ID number of the dedicated hot spare assigned to this disk array If you accept these parameters proceed to the next step If you do NOT accept these parameters review and modify your selections in the previous steps When you are done click the Submit button The new disk array appears in the Disk Array List on the Information tab 39 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide Advanced Note For an explanation of the para
27. meters under the Advanced option see Chapter 7 of the V7rak E Class Product Manual When you choose the Advanced option the Step 1 Disk Array Creation screen displays 1 2 10 Enter a name for the disk array in the field provided Check the box to enable the following features Media Patrol A routine maintenance procedure that checks the magnetic media on each disk drive Media Patrol is concerned with the condition of the media itself not the data recorded on the media e PDM Predictive Data Migration PDM scans the bad sector remapping table of the disk drives assigned to a logical drive When the table fills to a specified percentage of its capacity PDM triggers a migration of data from the suspect drive the disk drive with the bad sectors to a spare disk drive Highlight the physical drives you want in the disk array from the Available list and press the gt gt button to move them to the Selected list You can also double click them to move them When you are done click the Next button The Step 2 Logical Drive Creation screen displays Enter an Alias name for the first logical drive Choose a RAID level from the dropdown menu The choice of RAID levels depends on the number of physical drives you selected RAID 50 and 60 only Choose the number of axles from the dropdown menu Specify a Capacity and the unit of measure MB GB or TB This value will be the data capacity of the logical d
28. mmunication goes through the RJ11 serial connector on each controller Figure 22 Serial communication goes through the RJ11 connector The E310f is shown The E610f E610s and E310s are similar RJ11 Serial Connector To set up a serial cable connection 1 Attach the RJ11 end of the RJ11 to DB9 serial data cable supplied with the VTrak to the RJ11 serial connector on one of the controllers 2 Attach a null modem cable to the DB9 end of the RJ11 to DB9 serial data cable 3 Attach the other end of the null modem cable to a serial port on the Host PC or Server You will establish a serial connection on the Host PC or Server in Step 7 see page 29 At this time continue with Step 6 Note The DB9 connector on the VTrak controller is for a UPS support which is planned for a future release 26 Step 6 Connecting the Power Step 6 Connecting the Power Plug the power cords and switch on both power supplies on When the power is switched on the LEDs on the front of the VTrak will light up Figure 23 VTrak front panel LED display The E310f s display is shown The E610f s display is similar Power _ Ej FRU Status Logical Drive Status doe Controller 1 Activity mj lt _ Controller 2 Activity Controller Heartbeat When boot up is finished and the
29. o set the system date and time then press Enter administrator cli gt date a mod d 2006 08 25 t 14 50 05 In the above example the date and time are included as examples only Your values will be different Use yyyyy mm dd for the date and a 24 hour clock for the time 2 Type the following string to set the Management Port IP address and other settings then press Enter administrator cli gt net a mod t mgmt s primaryip 192 168 10 85 primaryipmask 255 255 255 0 gateway 192 168 10 1 In the above example the IP addresses and subnet mask are included as examples only Your values will be different If you prefer to let your DHCP server assign the IP address type the following string then press Enter administrator cli gt net a mod t mgmt s dhcp enable Note that the IP address described above belongs to the VTrak subsystem not to the RAID controller Use this IP address to log into the VTrak over your network 3 To verify the settings type net and press Enter administrator cli gt net 1 1 Mgmt 192 168 10 85 255 255 255 0 192 168 10 1 Up Each RAID controller has an IP addresses for access when the controller goes into maintenance mode Maintenance mode is only for remedial action in the event of a problem with the controller See Chapter 8 of the VTrak E Class Product Manual on the CD for more information 4 Type the following string to set the Maintenance Mode IP address and other settings then press Enter
30. program settings to match the following specifications e Bits per second 115200 e Data bits 8 e Parity None e Stop bits 1 e Flow control none Start your PC s terminal VT100 or ANSI emulation program Press Enter once to launch the CLI At the Login prompt type administrator and press Enter OB IN At the Password prompt type password and press Enter At this point you are in the CLI You can continue using the CLI to make network settings or you can switch to the CLU Go to Setting up with the CLI page 30 Setting up with the CLU page 32 Choosing DHCP or a Static IP Address When you setup your VTrak you have the option of Enabling DHCP and letting your DHCP server assign the IP address to the VTrak s virtual management port e Specifying a static IP address for the VTrak s virtual management port If you choose to enable DHCP have your Network Administrator dedicate an IP address for the VTrak linked to the VTrak s MAC address This action will prevent the DHCP server from assigning a new IP address when the VTrak restarts with the result that users can no longer log in 29 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide To access the MAC address for VTrak s virtual management port e Inthe CLI type net v and press Enter e In the CLU Main Menu highlight Network Management and press Enter Then highlight Virtual and press Enter Setting up with the CLI 1 Type the following string t
31. rive If you specify less than disk array s maximum capacity the remainder is available for additional logical drives Specify a Stripe size from the dropdown menu 64 128 256 512 KB and 1 MB are available 64 KB is the default Specify a Sector size from the dropdown menu 512 Bytes 1 2 and 4 KB are available 512 Bytes is the default Step 8 Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Choose a Read Cache policy ReadCache e ReadAhead No Cache Choose a Write Cache policy e WriteThru WriteBack Choose the Preferred Controller ID You can make a selection when LUN Affinity is enabled Choose 7 2 or Automatic RAID 6 and 60 only Choose the number of parity drives from the dropdown menu Click the Update button When you click the Update button WebPAM PROe sets up one logical drive and adds it to the New Logical Drive lists at the bottom of the Step 2 Logical Drive Creation screen Repeat the above steps to specify additional logical drives as desired When you have finished specifying logical drives click the Next button The Step 3 Summary screen displays with the proposed disk array and logical drives you specified If you agree with the proposed disk array and logical drives click the Submit button If you disagree click the Back button and make changes as needed Logging out of WebPAM PROe There are two ways to log out of WebPAM PROe
32. roller connect the SAS connector a subtractive routed port to CN1 a table routed port on the I O module of the first J300s unit See Figure 14 2 Connect CN3 a subtractive routed port on the first J300s unit to CN1 on one of the I O modules of the next J300s unit 3 Connect the remaining J300s units in the same manner Figure 14 JBOD data connections The E310f is shown The E610f is similar FC Switch _ ccccccc0x00200000000000000000 CO E310f SAS Connector 5p kakae FC Connector J300s You can expand a SAN system with no single point of failure See Figure 15 Such an arrangement requires e Two Fibre Channel switches e Two Fibre Channel HBA cards in each Host PC or Server e A network switch not shown e A network interface card NIC in each Host PC or Server 18 Step 4 Making Management and Data Connections Figure 15 JBOD expansion with no single point of failure O AN Host PCs or Servers O lam WF NJ oO o0 a Ee oa o deo Cl e zw Fibre Channel Switches Ke ae
33. subsystem Use the IP address you obtained in Step 7 see page 32 Note that the IP address shown below is only an example The IP address you type into your browser will be different Regular Connection e WebPAM PROe uses an HTTP connection http Enter the VTrak s Management Port IP address 192 168 10 85 Together your entry looks like this http 192 168 10 85 Secure Connection e WebPAM PROe uses a secure HTTP connection https e Enter the VTrak s Management Port IP address 192 168 10 85 Together your entry looks like this https 192 168 10 85 Note Whether you select a regular or a secure connection your login to WebPAM PROe and your user password are always secure 35 VTrak E Class Quick Start Guide 3 When the log in screen Figure 21 appears e Type administrator in the User Name field e Type password in the Password field e Click the Login button The User Name and Password are case sensitive Figure 26 WebPAM PROe log in screen Z Promise WebPAM PROe Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q sx X gt x a O JO Search J Favortes O 2 A mm E Address http 192 168 10 85 ypo is Ge After sign in the WebPAM PROe opening screen appears If there are any unconfigured physical drives in the enclosure an Array Configuration menu will also appear see page 37 Note Make a Bookmark Netsc
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