Proware EP-4423S1/D1-S6S6 RAID 4U 6G SAS - SAS/SATA Owner Manual

SAS to SAS/SATA

RAID Subsystem

User Manual

Revision 1.1

42 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem

Table of Contents

Preface ................................................................................................................................ 5

Before You Begin ............................................................................................................. 6

Safety Guidelines............................................................................................................................................................... 6

Controller Configurations .............................................................................................................................................. 6

Packaging, Shipment and Delivery ............................................................................................................................ 6

Unpacking the Shipping Carton ............................................................................................................................ 7

Chapter 1 Product Introduction ................................................................................. 8

1.1 Technical Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 10

1.2 RAID Concepts ...................................................................................................................................................... 12

1.3 Array Definition ..................................................................................................................................................... 17

1.3.1 RAID Set .......................................................................................................................................................... 17

1.3.2 Volume Set .................................................................................................................................................... 17

1.4 High Availability .................................................................................................................................................... 18

Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem .......................................... 19

2.1 Main Components ............................................................................................................................................... 19

2.1.1

Front View ....................................................................................................................................................... 19

2.1.2 Rear View ........................................................................................................................................................ 20

2.2 Controller Module................................................................................................................................................ 21

2.2.1 Controller Module Panel .......................................................................................................................... 22

2.3 Power Supply / Fan Module (PSFM) ............................................................................................................ 24

2.3.1 PSFM Panel .................................................................................................................................................... 26

2.4 Turbo Fan (Fan 06-1) .......................................................................................................................................... 27

2.5 Expander Module ................................................................................................................................................. 28

2.5.1 Expander Module Panel ........................................................................................................................... 28

2.6 Disk Tray .................................................................................................................................................................. 29

2.6.1 Disk Drive Status LEDs .............................................................................................................................. 30

2.6.2 Disk Drive Installation ................................................................................................................................ 31

2.7 LCD Display Panel ................................................................................................................................................ 38

2.7.1 LCD Display Panel LEDs ............................................................................................................................ 38

2.7.2 LCD IP Address in Dual Controller Mode ......................................................................................... 40

Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem ................................................... 41

3.1 Installing the Rails and Mounting into Rack ............................................................................................ 41

3.2 Preparing the RAID Subsystem ...................................................................................................................... 55

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3.3 Powering On .......................................................................................................................................................... 55

3.4 Powering Off .......................................................................................................................................................... 57

Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options .................................................... 58

4.1 Configuration through Telnet ......................................................................................................................... 58

4.2 Configuration through the LCD Panel......................................................................................................... 63

4.2.1 Menu Diagram ............................................................................................................................................. 64

4.3 Configuration via web browser-based proRAID Manager .................................................................. 70

Chapter 5 RAID Management .................................................................................. 72

5.1 Quick Function ...................................................................................................................................................... 72

5.1.1 Quick Create .................................................................................................................................................. 72

5.2 RAID Set Functions .............................................................................................................................................. 74

5.2.1 Create RAID Set ........................................................................................................................................... 74

5.2.2 Delete RAID Set ........................................................................................................................................... 75

5.2.3 Expand RAID Set .......................................................................................................................................... 76

5.2.4 Offline RAID Set ........................................................................................................................................... 79

5.2.5 Rename RAID Set ........................................................................................................................................ 80

5.2.6 Activate Incomplete RAID Set ................................................................................................................ 81

5.2.7 Create Hot Spare ......................................................................................................................................... 83

5.2.8 Delete Hot Spare ......................................................................................................................................... 84

5.2.9 Rescue RAID Set .......................................................................................................................................... 85

5.3 Volume Set Function .......................................................................................................................................... 86

5.3.1 Create Volume Set ...................................................................................................................................... 86

5.3.2 Create RAID 30/50/60 ............................................................................................................................... 89

5.3.3 Delete Volume Set ...................................................................................................................................... 90

5.3.4 Modify Volume Set ..................................................................................................................................... 91

5.3.5 Check Volume Set ....................................................................................................................................... 94

5.3.6 Schedule Volume Check ........................................................................................................................... 96

5.3.7 Stop Volume Check .................................................................................................................................... 96

5.4 Physical Drive ......................................................................................................................................................... 97

5.4.1 Create Pass-Through Disk ....................................................................................................................... 97

5.4.2 Modify a Pass-Through Disk .................................................................................................................. 98

5.4.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk ....................................................................................................................... 98

5.4.4 Set Disk To Be Failed ................................................................................................................................. 99

5.4.5 Activate Failed Disk ................................................................................................................................. 100

5.4.6 Identify Enclosure ..................................................................................................................................... 101

5.4.7 Identify Selected Drive ........................................................................................................................... 102

5.5 System Controls ................................................................................................................................................. 103

5.5.1 System Configuration ............................................................................................................................. 103

5.5.2 Advanced Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 105

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5.5.3 HDD Power Management ..................................................................................................................... 108

5.5.4 EtherNet Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 110

5.5.5 Alert By Mail Configuration ................................................................................................................. 111

5.5.6 SNMP Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 112

5.5.7 NTP Configuration ................................................................................................................................... 113

5.5.8 View Events / Mute Beeper ................................................................................................................. 114

5.5.9 Generate Test Event ................................................................................................................................ 115

5.5.10 Clear Event Buffer .................................................................................................................................. 115

5.5.11 Modify Password .................................................................................................................................... 116

5.5.12 Upgrade Firmware ................................................................................................................................. 116

5.5.13 Shutdown Controller ............................................................................................................................ 117

5.5.14 Restart Controller ................................................................................................................................... 118

5.6 Information Menu ............................................................................................................................................. 119

5.6.1 RAID Set Hierarchy .................................................................................................................................. 119

5.6.2 SAS Chip Information ............................................................................................................................. 121

5.6.3 System Information ................................................................................................................................. 122

5.6.4 Hardware Monitor .................................................................................................................................... 123

Chapter 6 Maintenance ........................................................................................... 125

6.1 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Cache Memory ............................................................................... 125

6.1.1 Replacing the Memory Module ......................................................................................................... 125

6.2 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Firmware ........................................................................................... 126

6.3 Replacing Subsystem Components ........................................................................................................... 133

6.3.1 Replacing a Disk Drive ........................................................................................................................... 134

6.3.2 Replacing the RAID Controller Module .......................................................................................... 142

6.3.3 Replacing the Power Supply Fan Module...................................................................................... 143

6.3.4 Replacing the Turbo Fan (Fan 06-1) ................................................................................................ 145

6.3.5 Replacing the Expander Module ....................................................................................................... 147

6.3.6 Replacing the Front Panel .................................................................................................................... 153

6.3.7 Replacing the Bottom Board ............................................................................................................... 158

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Preface

About this manual

This manual provides information regarding the hardware features, installation and configuration of the 42 Bays RAID Subsystem document also describes how to use the storage management software. Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy, but not for product warranty because of the various environment/OS/settings. Information and specifications will be changed without further notice.

This manual uses section numbering for every topic being discussed for easy and convenient way of finding information in accordance with the user’s needs. The following icons are being used for some details and information to be considered in going through with this manual:

NOTES:

These are notes that contain useful information and tips that the user must give attention to in going through with the subsystem operation.

IMPORTANT!

These are the important information that the user must remember.

WARNING!

These are the warnings that the user must follow to avoid unnecessary errors and bodily injury during hardware and software operation of the subsystem.

CAUTION:

These are the cautions that user must be aware of to prevent damage to the subsystem and/or its components.

Copyright

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent.

Trademarks

All products and trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Changes

The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice.

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Before You Begin

Before going through with this manual, you should read and focus on the following safety guidelines. Notes about the subsystem’s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included here.

Safety Guidelines

To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance, user is advised to be aware of the following safety guidelines particularly in handling hardware components:

Upon receiving of the product:

 Place the product in its proper location.

 Do not try to lift it by yourself alone. Two or more persons are needed to remove or lift the product to its packaging. To avoid unnecessary dropping out, make sure that somebody is around for immediate assistance.

 It should be handled with care to avoid dropping that may cause damage to the product. Always use the correct lifting procedures.

Upon installing of the product:

 Ambient temperature is very important for the installation site. It must not exceed 30

◦

C. Due to seasonal climate changes; regulate the installation site temperature making it not to exceed the allowed ambient temperature.

 Before plugging-in any power cords, cables and connectors, make sure that the power switches are turned off. Disconnect first any power connection if the power supply module is being removed from the enclosure.

 Outlets must be accessible to the equipment.

 All external connections should be made using shielded cables and as much as possible should not be performed by bare hand. Using anti-static hand gloves is recommended.

 In installing each component, secure all the mounting screws and locks. Make sure that all screws are fully tightened. Follow correctly all the listed procedures in this manual for reliable performance.

Controller Configurations

This RAID subsystem supports both single controller and dual controller configurations. The single controller can be configured depending on the user’s requirements. On the other side, these controllers can be both configured and be active to increase system efficiency and to improve performance.

This manual will discusses both single and dual controller configuration.

Packaging, Shipment and Delivery

 Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton, you should visually inspect the physical condition of the shipping carton.

 Unpack and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are complete and in good condition.

 Exterior damage to the shipping carton may indicate that the contents of the carton are damaged.

 If any damage is found, do not remove the components; contact the dealer where you purchased the subsystem for further instructions.

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Unpacking the Shipping Carton

The shipping carton contains the following:


RAID Subsystem Unit

42 Disk Trays

Two (2) power cords

One (1) external SAS cable for single

RAID controller

Note: Two SAS cables for dual RAID controllers

One (1) RJ45 Ethernet cable for single

RAID controller

Note: Two Ethernet cables for dual RAID controllers

Three (3) external serial cable RJ11-to-

DB9 for single RAID controller

Note: Four serial cables for dual RAID controllers

Key of Top Cover

Key of Disk Tray

User Manual / CD

NOTE: If any damage is found, contact the dealer or vendor for assistance.

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Chapter 1 Product Introduction

The 42 bays RAID Subsystem

The RAID subsystem features 6Gb SAS host performance to increase system efficiency and performance. It features high capacity expansion, with 42 hot-swappable

SAS2/SATA3 hard disk drive bays in a 19-inch 4U rackmount unit, scaling to a maximum storage capacity in the terabyte range.

Exceptional Manageability

 The firmware-embedded web browser-based RAID Manager allows local or remote management and configuration

 The firmware-embedded SMTP manager monitors all system events automatically, and allows automatic user notification

 The firmware-embedded SNMP agent allows remote monitoring of events via

LAN with no SNMP agent required

 Menu-driven front panel display

 Innovative Modular architecture

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Features

 Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD

 Supports online Array roaming

 Online RAID level/stripe size migration

 Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously

 Support global and dedicated hot spare

 Online Volume Set Expansion

 Support multiple array enclosures per host connection

 Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support)

 Greater than 2TB per disk drive

 Supports 4K bytes/sector for Windows up to 16TB per volume set

 Disk scrubbing/ array verify scheduling for automatic repair of all configured RAID sets

 Login record in the event log with IP address and service (http, telnet and serial)

 Support intelligent power management to save energy and extend service life

 Support NTP protocol to synchronize RAID controller clock over the on-board LAN port

 Max 128 LUNs (volume set) per controller

 Transparent data protection for all popular operating systems

 Instant availability and background initialization

 Multi-path & load-balancing support (Microsoft MPIO)

 Automatic synchronization of firmware version in the dual-active mode

 Supports S.M.A.R.T, NCQ and OOB Staggered Spin-up capable drives

 Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild

 Local audible event notification alarm

 Redundant flash image for high availability

 Real time clock support

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1.1 Technical Specifications

RAID Controller

Controller

Host Interface

Disk Interface

SAS expander

- Direct Attached

- Expansion

Processor Type

Cache Memory

6Gb SAS - 6Gb SAS

Single or Redundant

Two / Four 6Gb/s SAS (SFF-8088)

6Gb/s SAS, 6Gb SATA

One / Two 6Gb/s SAS (SFF-8088)

42 Disks

Up to 252 Disks

800MHz Dual Core RAID-On-Chip storage processor

1GB~4GB / 2GB~8GB DDR3-1333 ECC

Registered SDRAM

Optional

Yes

0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD

Battery Backup

Management Port support

RAID level

Array Group

LUNs

Hot Spare

Drive Roaming

Online Rebuild

Variable Stripe Size

Yes

Yes

E-mail Notification

Online capacity expansion, RAID level

/stripe size migration

Online Array roaming

Yes

Yes

Online consistency check

SMTP manager and SNMP agent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Redundant Flash image Yes

Instant availability and background initialization

Yes

S.M.A.R.T. support Yes

Up to 128

Up to 128

Yes

Yes

MAID (spin down idle drives)

Bad block auto-remapping

Yes

Yes

Platform Rackmount

Form Factor 4U

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# of Hot Swap Trays

Tray Lock

Disk Status Indicator

Backplane

# of PS/Fan Modules

# of Fans

Power requirements

Relative Humidity

Operating Temperature

42

Yes

Access / Fail LED

SAS / SATA Single BP

1100W x 2 w/PFC

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AC 100V ~ 240V (+/-10%) Full Range

50Hz~60Hz

10% ~ 85% Non-condensing

10°C ~ 40°C (50°F ~ 104°F)

Physical Dimension 810(L) x 482.6(W) x 176(H) mm

Weight (Without Disk) 48.5 / 50 Kg

Specification is subject to change without notice.

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1.2 RAID Concepts

RAID Fundamentals

The basic idea of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance, capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive. The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive.

Five types of array architectures, RAID 1 through RAID 5, were originally defined; each provides disk fault-tolerance with different compromises in features and performance. In addition to these five redundant array architectures, it has become popular to refer to a non-redundant array of disk drives as a RAID 0 arrays.

Disk Striping

Fundamental to RAID technology is striping. This is a method of combining multiple drives into one logical storage unit. Striping partitions the storage space of each drive into stripes, which can be as small as one sector (512 bytes) or as large as several megabytes. These stripes are then interleaved in a rotating sequence, so that the combined space is composed alternately of stripes from each drive. The specific type of operating environment determines whether large or small stripes should be used.

Most operating systems today support concurrent disk I/O operations across multiple drives. However, in order to maximize throughput for the RAID Subsystem, the I/O load must be balanced across all the drives so that each drive can be kept busy as much as possible. In a multiple drive system without striping, the disk I/O load is never perfectly balanced. Some drives will contain data files that are frequently accessed and some drives will rarely be accessed.

By striping the drives in the array with stripes large enough so that each record falls entirely within one stripe, most records can be evenly distributed across all drives. This keeps all drives in the array busy during heavy load situations. This situation allows all drives to work concurrently on different I/O operations, and thus maximize the number of simultaneous I/O operations that can be performed by the array.

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Definition of RAID Levels

RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data

redundancy. RAID 0 arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi-user environments or small stripes for single-user systems that access long sequential records. RAID 0 arrays deliver the best data storage efficiency and performance of any array type. The disadvantage is that if one drive in a RAID 0 array fails, the entire array fails.

RAID 1, also known as disk mirroring, is simply a pair of disk drives that store duplicate

data but appear to the computer as a single drive. Although striping is not used within a single mirrored drive pair, multiple RAID 1 arrays can be striped together to create a single large array consisting of pairs of mirrored drives. All writes must go to both drives of a mirrored pair so that the information on the drives is kept identical. However, each individual drive can perform simultaneous, independent read operations. Mirroring thus doubles the read performance of a single non-mirrored drive and while the write performance is unchanged. RAID 1 delivers the best performance of any redundant array type. In addition, there is less performance degradation during drive failure than in RAID

5 arrays.

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RAID 3 sector-stripes data across groups of drives, but one drive in the group is

dedicated for storing parity information. RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection. In the case of drive failure, data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR (XOR) of the information recorded on the remaining drives.

Records typically span all drives, which optimizes the disk transfer rate. Because each

I/O request accesses every drive in the array, RAID 3 arrays can satisfy only one I/O request at a time. RAID 3 delivers the best performance for single-user, single-tasking environments with long records. Synchronized-spindle drives are required for RAID 3 arrays in order to avoid performance degradation with short records. RAID 5 arrays with small stripes can yield similar performance to RAID 3 arrays.

Under RAID 5 parity information is distributed across all the drives. Since there is no dedicated parity drive, all drives contain data and read operations can be overlapped on every drive in the array. Write operations will typically access one data drive and one parity drive. However, because different records store their parity on different drives, write operations can usually be overlapped.

Dual-level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in

RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 5, or RAID 6 and the increased read performance inherent in disk striping (RAID 0). These arrays are sometimes referred to as RAID 10(1E), RAID 30,

RAID 50 or RAID 60.

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RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity

information to the physical drives in the array. With RAID 6, however, two sets of parity data are used. These two sets are different, and each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives. The main advantage of RAID 6 is High data availability – any two drives can fail without loss of critical data.

In summary:



RAID 0 is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault-tolerance. RAID

0 requires a minimum of one drive.





RAID 1 is the best choice for performance-critical, fault-tolerant environments. RAID

1 is the only choice for fault-tolerance if no more than two drives are used.

RAID 3 can be used to speed up data transfer and provide fault-tolerance in singleuser environments that access long sequential records. However, RAID 3 does not allow overlapping of multiple I/O operations and requires synchronized-spindle drives to avoid performance degradation with short records. RAID 5 with a small stripe size offers similar performance.





RAID 5 combines efficient, fault-tolerant data storage with good performance characteristics. However, write performance and performance during drive failure is slower than with RAID 1. Rebuild operations also require more time than with RAID 1 because parity information is also reconstructed. At least three drives are required for RAID 5 arrays.

RAID 6 is essentially an extension of RAID level 5 which allows for additional fault tolerance by using a second independent distributed parity scheme (two-dimensional parity). Data is striped on a block level across a set of drives, just like in RAID 5, and a second set of parity is calculated and written across all the drives; RAID 6 provides for an extremely high data fault tolerance and can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures. It is a perfect solution for mission critical applications.

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RAID Management

The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology. RAID levels supported by the subsystem are shown below.

RAID Level Description

Min. Drives

0

1

3

5

6

10(1E)

10

30

50

60

Block striping is provide, which yields higher performance than with individual drives. There is no redundancy.

Drives are paired and mirrored. All data is 100% duplicated on an equivalent drive. Fully redundant.

Data is striped across several physical drives.

Parity protection is used for data redundancy.





Requires N+2 drives to implement because of two-dimensional parity scheme.

Combination of RAID levels 1 and 0 (1E or

Enhanced Mirroring). This level provides striping and redundancy through mirroring. RAID 1E uses an odd number of disk drives to achieve data protection.

Combination of RAID levels 1 and 0. This level provides striping and redundancy through mirroring. RAID 0+1 requires the use of an even number of disk drives to achieve data protection.

Combination of RAID levels 0 and 3. This level is best implemented on two RAID 3 RAID

Subsystems with data striped across both disk arrays.

RAID 50 provides the features of both RAID 0 and RAID 5. RAID 50 includes both parity and disk striping across multiple drives. RAID 50 is best implemented on two RAID 5 RAID

Subsystems with data striped across both disk arrays.

RAID 60 combines both RAID 6 and RAID 0 features. Data is striped across disks as in RAID

0, and it uses double distributed parity as in

RAID 6. RAID 60 provides data reliability, good overall performance and supports larger volume sizes.

RAID 60 also provides very high reliability because data is still available even if multiple disk drives fail (two in each disk arrays).

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1.3 Array Definition

1.3.1 RAID Set

A RAID Set is a group of disk drives containing one or more logical volumes called

Volume Sets. It is not possible to have multiple RAID Sets on the same disk drives.

A Volume Set must be created either on an existing RAID Set or on a group of available individual disk drives (disk drives that are not yet a part of a RAID Set). If there are existing RAID Sets with available raw capacity, new Volume Set can be created. New Volume Set can also be created on an existing RAID Set without free raw capacity by expanding the RAID Set using available disk drive(s) which is/are not yet

RAID Set member. If disk drives of different capacity are grouped together in a RAID

Set, then the capacity of the smallest disk will become the effective capacity of all the disks in the RAID Set.

1.3.2 Volume Set

A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device. It is organized in a

RAID level with one or more physical disks. RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set. A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a RAID Set. Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a RAID Set. Additional Volume Sets created in a specified

RAID Set will reside on all the physical disks in the RAID Set. Thus each Volume Set on the RAID Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the RAID Set.

Volume Sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same RAID Set.

In the illustration below, Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level while Volume 0 might be assigned a RAID 10 level.

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1.4 High Availability

1.4.1 Creating Hot Spares

A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive, which is ready to replace a failed disk drive. In a RAID level 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, or 60 RAID Set, any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a RAID Set can be defined as a hot spare drive. Hot spares permit you to replace failed drives without powering down the system.

When the RAID Subsystem detects a drive failure, the system will do automatic and transparent rebuild using the hot spare drives. The RAID Set will be reconfigured and rebuilt in the background while the RAID Subsystem continues to handle system request.

During the automatic rebuild process, system activity will continue as normal, however, the system performance and fault tolerance will be affected.

IMPORTANT: The hot spare must have at least the same or more capacity as the drive it replaces.

1.4.2 Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support

The RAID Subsystem has built-in protection circuit to support the replacement of

SATA hard disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the system. The removable hard drive tray can deliver “hot swappable” fault-tolerant RAID solution at a price much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID arrays. This feature is provided in the RAID Subsystem for advance fault tolerant RAID protection and “online” drive replacement.

1.4.3 Hot-Swap Disk Rebuild

The Hot-Swap feature can be used to rebuild RAID Sets with data redundancy such as

RAID level 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50 and 60. If a hot spare is not available, the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be rebuilt. If a hot spare is available, the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails. The RAID Subsystem automatically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user-definable rebuild rates. The RAID Subsystem will automatically continue the rebuild process if the subsystem is shut down or powered off abnormally during a reconstruction process.

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Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem

2.1 Main Components

2.1.1 Front View

IMPORTANT: When powering off the RAID subsystem, turn off first the Main Switch and allow at least 3 minutes (during which each disk slot starting from slot #1 until slot #42 will be powered down) for the subsystem to shutdown properly. Then turn off the switches of the 2 Power Supply Fan Modules.

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2.1.2 Rear View

Single Controller

Dual Controller

NOTE: Each Power Supply Module has 1 Power Supply and 5 Fans.

For purpose of hardware monitoring, the RAID enclosure is logically divided into two enclosures.

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The functions of the Expander Modules are as follows:

Module: Function/Description:

Expander Module 1-1

(for Controller 1)

Monitors Enclosure 1 (Disk slots

1 to 21, Power Supply 01-1, Fans

01-1, 02-1, 03-1, 04-1, and 05-1, and Turbo Fan 06-1).

Note: “-1” means enclosure 1.



Same function as Expander 1-1



Monitors Enclosure 2 (Disk slots

22 to 42, Power Supply 01-2,

Fans 01-2, 02-2, 03-2, 04-2, and

05-2.

Note: “-2” means enclosure 2.



Same function as Expander 1-2

2.2 Controller Module

The RAID Subsystem includes 6Gb SAS-to-SAS/SATA RAID Controller Module.

RAID Controller Module

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2.2.1 Controller Module Panel

Part

Note: Only one host cable is included in the package. Additional host cables are optional and can be purchased separately for upgrade.

Description

Host Channel A, B

Two host channels (A and B) are available and can be use to connect to SAS HBA on the Host system, or to connect to SAS switch.

SAS Expansion Port

COM2

COM1

R-Link Port

Use for expansion; connect to the SAS In Port of a JBOD subsystem.

RJ-11 port; Use to connect to CLI (command line interface) for example to upgrade expander firmware.

RJ-11 port; Use to check controller debug messages

10/100/1000 Ethernet RJ-45 port;Use to manage the RAID subsystem via network and web browser.

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Indicator LED Color

Green

Link LED

Blue

Description

Indicates Host Channel has connected or linked.

Indicates the Host Channel is busy and being accessed.

Activity LED

Blue

Fault LED

CTRL

Heartbeat LED

Blink

RED

Blink

Green

Solid

Green

Indicates the expander is busy and being accessed.

Indicates that controller has failed.

Indicates that controller is working fine.

Indicates that controller is hung.

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2.3 Power Supply / Fan Module (PSFM)

The 42bay RAID Subsystem contains two 1100W Power Supply/Fan Modules.

All PSFM are inserted at the rear of the chassis.

Front Panel

Rear Side

NOTE: Each PSFM delivers Full-Range 100V ~ 240V (+/-10%) voltage AC electricity. Each PSFM consists of 1 power supply and 5 fans. Two Fans are located at the panel side, and three fans are located in rear side of the PSFM.

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Power Supply 01-1 Power Supply 01-2

Fan 01-1 Fan02-1 Fan 01-2 Fan 02-2

Rear Side

Front Panel

NOTE: The first PSFM (01-1, on the left side of enclosure) has five fans: Fan 01-1 and Fan 02-1 on the front panel; and Fan 03-1, Fan

04-1 and Fan 05-1 on the rear side.

The second PSFM (01-2, on the right side) has five fans also: Fan

01-2 and Fan 02-2 on the front panel; and Fan 03-2, Fan 04-2 and

Fan 05-2 on the rear side.

NOTE: “-1” means enclosure 1 and “-2” means enclosure 2.

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2.3.1 PSFM Panel

Part

AC Power Input Socket

Description

Use to connect the power cord from power source.

Power On/Off Switch Use to power on or power off the PSFM.

Indicator Color

Green

Power Status

LED

Red

Fan Fail LED Red

Description

Indicates the power supply module is good.

Indicates the power supply module is faulty.

Indicates one or more fans in the PSFM has failed.

When the power cord connected from main power source is inserted to the AC

Power Input Socket the Power Status LED becomes

RED

. When the switch of the

PSFM is turned on, the LED still shows

RED

. After the main switch in front panel is turned on, the LED turns

GREEN

, which means it is functioning normally.

The PSFM has a 5V standby DC voltage. When the power cord(s) is/are connected to the AC Power Input Socket, after 1 second, all 42 Activity LEDs will flash once.

When the power cord(s) is/are disconnected from AC Power Input Socket, after 3 seconds, all 42 Activity LEDs will flash twice.

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2.4 Turbo Fan (Fan 06-1)

The turbo fan provides additional airflow inside the enclosure.

Turbo Fan LED

Indicator

Status LED

Color

Red

Description

Indicates the turbo fail is faulty.

NOTE: The status of Turbo Fan (Fan 06-1) is monitored by

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2.5 Expander Module

The Expander Module contains the SAS expander. It can be used to upgrade the

SAS expander firmware. It also contains the SES module (SCSI Enclosure Services).

SES is the protocol used for enclosure environmental control.

The SES module monitors the following enclosure conditions: temperature, power supply voltage, and fan speed.

2.5.1 Expander Module Panel

Part

RS-232 Port

Description

Use to upgrade the firmware of the expander module. Connect the serial cable

RJ11-to-DB9 to your system’s serial port.

Indicator

Activity LED

Color

Blinking

Green

Description

Indicates the expander module is busy or active.

Binking

Red

Indicates the expander module is faulty or has failed.

Fault LED

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2.6 Disk Tray

The Disk Tray houses a 3.5 inch hard disk drive. It is designed for maximum airflow and incorporates a carrier locking mechanism to prevent unauthorized access to the HDD.

Key for Disk Tray Lock

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2.6.1 Disk Drive Status LEDs

The Front Panel shows the disk drives status.

Activity LED

Power On/Fail LED

Indicator Color Description

Activity LED

Blue

Blinking

Indicates the disk drive is busy or being accessed.

Green Indicates the disk drive in this slot is good.

Power

On/Fail LED

RED

LED is off

Indicates the disk drive in this slot is defective or failed.

Indicates there is no disk drive in this slot.

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2.6.2 Disk Drive Installation

This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive. The subsystem supports hot-swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running.

NOTE: When the RAID subsystem is shipped, the disk trays are not placed in the disk slots. If all disk trays will be used to install all 42 disk drives, for quicker and easier installation of disk drives in the RAID subsystem, it is recommended to install first each disk drive in a disk tray. After installing the disk drives, insert 14 disk trays into one row of 14 slots at a time and lock

them one by one. Do the same for the next row until the last row.

Disk Slots

NOTE: When the subsystem is already in operational mode, it is not recommended to open the top cover for a long period of time; proper air flow within the enclosure might fail causing high disk drive temperature.

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IMPORTANT: In dual controller mode, the installation of SATA disk drive in a disk tray is done differently. In single controller mode, the installation of SATA disk in a disk tray is the same with SAS disk.

HDD Single Controller Dual Controller

SATA

No need dongle board

Need dongle board

SAS

No need dongle board No need dongle board

NOTE: In this model, it is recommended to use 6Gb hard drive disks.

To install a SATA disk drive (Dual Controller Mode) in a disk tray:

1. Use the Key for Disk Tray Lock to unlock a disk tray.

2. Prepare the dongle board with metal bracket.

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3. Connect the dongle board into the SATA disk drive.


4. Place the SATA disk drive into the disk tray, then turn the disk tray upside down.

To secure the disk drive into the disk tray, tighten 4 screws on the holes of the disk tray. Note in the picture below where the screws should be placed in the disk tray holes.

4 screws #6-32 UNC L=5.0mm

5. Tighten 2 screws of the dongle board metal bracket.

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To install a SAS disk drive (Single or Dual Controller Mode) or SATA disk drive (Single Controller Mode) in a disk tray:

1. Use the Key for Disk Tray Lock to unlock a disk tray.

2. Place the disk drive into the disk tray.

3. Turn the disk tray upside down. To secure the disk drive into the disk tray, tighten 4 screws on the holes of the disk tray. Note in the picture below where the screws should be placed in the disk tray holes.

4 screws #6-32 UNC L=5.0mm

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To install the disk trays into the disk slots:

a. Loosen two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side. b. Use the Top Cover Key to unlock the key lock on the front panel side. c. Hold the front part of the top cover and slide the top cover about half an inch towards the front side then pull upwards to remove it.

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42 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem d. Insert each disk tray with disk drive one by one, 14 disk trays or one row first, and then lock each disk tray. Then do the same for the next 14 disk trays or row.

To install the disk tray into the disk slot, insert it first in the slot.

Then push down the latch part of disk tray as indicated in the picture below until it reached a full stop.

Close the lever handle then use the Key for Disk Tray Lock and turn the disk tray lock into “locked” position.

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42 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem e. When all disk trays have been installed and locked, put the top cover back and place it about half an inch away. Then push the top cover towards the rear. f. Use the Top Cover Key to lock the key lock on the front panel side. g. To secure the top cover, tighten two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side.

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2.7 LCD Display Panel

2.7.1 LCD Display Panel LEDs

Environmental Status

Parts

Power LED

Power Fail LED

Fan Fail LED

Over Temperature

LED

Voltage Warning

LED

Activity LED

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Function

Green indicates power is ON.

If one of the redundant power supply unit fails, this LED will turn to RED and alarm will sound.

When a fan’s rotation speed is lower than

700rpm, this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound.

If temperature irregularities in the system occur

(HDD slot temperature over 65°C, Controller temperature over 80°C, CPU Temperature over

90°C), this LED will turn RED and alarm will sound.

If the output DC voltage is above or below the allowed range, an alarm will sound warning of a voltage abnormality and this LED will turn red.

12V: over 12.8V / under 11.12V

5V: over 5.35V / under 4.63V

3.3V: over 3.53V / under 3.05V

1.2V: over 1.28V / under 1.12V

This LED will blink blue when the RAID

Subsystem is busy or active.


Front Panel Function Buttons

If you want to configure or view settings of the RAID Subsystem using the LCD panel, please press the Select button.

Parts Function

Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen. This is also used to move between each menu when you configure or view information in the subsystem.

Up and Down

Arrow buttons

NOTE: When the Down Arrow button is pressed 3 times, the LCD control will shift to the other RAID controller (in redundant controller mode) and the other RAID controller’s IP address will be shown in LCD.

Select button

This is used to enter the option you have selected.

Exit button EXIT

Press this button to return to the previous menu.

NOTE: This button can also be used to reset the alarm beeper. For example, if one disk drive fails, pressing this button will mute the beeper.

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2.7.2 LCD IP Address in Dual Controller Mode

In dual controller mode, the RAID subsystem has 2 IP addresses which can be accessed separately.

By default, the IP address of Controller 1 is shown.

To view the IP address of Controller 2, press the “Down Arrow” button in the front panel three (3) times.

When the IP address of Controller 1 is shown, there is no blinking rectangular character at the end of the IP address.

When the IP address of Controller 2 is shown, there is a blinking rectangular character at the end of the IP address.

When the IP address has a link (connected to network), there is an “*” at the end of the IP address. When there is no link, there is no “*”.

Controller 1 IP Address (No rectangular character)

Controller 1 has Link Controller 1 has no Link

Controller 2 IP Address (With rectangular character blinking)

Controller 2 has Link

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Controller 2 has no Link


Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem

This chapter contains information about the steps needed to start using the subsystem.

If the subsystem will be installed in a rackmount cabinet, follow the steps in Section 3.1, otherwise, proceed with Section 3.2.

3.1 Installing the Rails and Mounting into Rack

NOTE: At least two persons are needed to lift the subsystem. To reduce the weight of the subsystem, remove the 2 power supply modules from the rear of subsystem. If disk drives are already installed in the disk trays, remove also the disk trays. Refer to appropriate sections on how to remove the power supply modules and how to remove the disk trays/disk drives.

NOTE: The subsystem must be installed near the host system where it will be connected. A Phillips screwdriver is needed in installation.

WARNING! It is prohibited to put other enclosures/subsystems on top of the 42-bay subsystem because the total weight will not be supported by the rails.

Steps:

1. Open the rail box.

2. Remove the 2 rail assemblies and the screws/accessories from the box. Check its contents.

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3. Get one rail assembly.

Front Side of Rail Assembly Rear Side of Rail Assembly

4. Release and detach the inner rail member from the rail assembly. a. Slide the middle rail out towards the front side. b. Press the white lock then pull the inner rail out.

White Lock of Inner Rail

5. Repeat step 4 for the other rail assembly.

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6. Install the inner rail member on the side of the enclosure. Align the holes on the inner rail then slide a little towards the front side until locked.

Inner Rail Member

Inner Rail Member Placed on the Side of Enclosure

Inner Rail Member Pushed Towards the Front Side and Locked

7. Repeat step 6. Insert the other inner rail member on the other side of enclosure.

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8. Insert two (2) M5 nuts on the 2 holes of the front left side of the rack post.

4U

Rack Post – Front Left Side

Position of M5 nuts on the 2 holes of left rack post

9. Insert two (2) M5 nuts on the 2 holes of the front right side of the rack post.

4U

Rack Post – Front Right Side

Position of M5 nuts on the 2 holes of right rack post

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10. Prepare the 2 rail assemblies.


Front Side of Rail Assembly Rear Side of Rail Assembly

11. Hold one rail assembly and install in the front left side of rack. To install, align and insert the 2 latches of the rail into the 2 holes on the rack post. Use the

Lock Lever to lock the rail assembly in the left rack post.

Lower

M5 nut

Lock

Lever

View from Front Side of Front Left Rack Post

Lock Lever is Not Locked

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Lock

Lever

View from Front Side of Front Left Rack Post

Lock Lever is Locked

Lock

6 th

5 th

4 th

3 rd

2 nd

1 st

2 Latches

Lower

M5 Nut

View from Rear Side of Front Left Rack Post

2 Latches are inserted in the 4 th

and 6 th

holes from bottom (M5 nut)

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12. Install the other end of rail assembly to the left rear side. Align and insert the 2 latches on the 2 holes on the rear rack post, and then push the rail a little towards the rear side and lock the lock lever on the rack post.

Lock

Lever

Latches

View from Rear Side of Rear Left Rack Post

Lock

Lever

Latches


Lock

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13. Repeat step 11 to install the other rail assembly into the right front side.

Lock

Lever

Lower

M5 nut

View from Front Side of Front Right Rack Post

Lock Lever is Not Locked

Lock

Lever

Lower

M5 nut

View from Front Side of Front Right Rack Post

Lock Lever is Locked

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2 Latches

Lower

M5 nut

6 th

5 th

4 th

3 rd

2 nd

1 st

Lock

View from Rear Side of Front Right Rack Post

2 Latches are inserted in the 4 th

and 6 th

holes from bottom (M5 nut)

14. Repeat step 12 to install the other end of rail assembly to the rack post of rear right side.

Lock

Lever

Latches

View from Rear Side of Rear Right Rack Post

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Latches

Lock

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15. Pull the 2 middle rail members out from the rail assembly.

Front Left Side

Rear Left Side

Middle Rail Member of Rail Assembly on Left Side of Rack

Right Front Side

Front Side

View from Rear Side

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16. With at least 2 persons carrying the enclosure, insert the 2 inner rails (attached to the sides of the enclosure) into the middle rails. Slide the enclosure until it stops or about half way through.

NOTE: Be careful when inserting the 2 inner rails into the middle rails. The 2 inner rails must be parallel with the 2 middle rails so that 2 inner rails will insert and slide easily.

Inner

Rail

Middle Rail

Inner Rail Aligned with Middle Rail

View from Rear Side

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17. Press outwards the blue locks on both sides of the inner rail members at the same time. Then push the enclosure inwards until it goes inside the rack.

Blue Lock of

Inner Rail

View from Right Side of Enclosure

Blue Lock of Inner Rail is Pushed a Little Outwards and

Enclosure is Pushed Inwards

View from Rear Side of Rack Cabinet

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18. Insert the 2 power supply modules.

19. Open the top cover and re-insert the disk drives / disk trays, if disk drives/disk trays were previously removed. Then close the top cover.

20. Use four (4) M5 screws to lock the enclosure into the rack post.

Front Left Side Front Right Side

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3.2 Preparing the RAID Subsystem

1. Install the disk drives, if not yet installed. Refer to Section 2.6.2 Disk Drive

Installation for detailed information.

2. Attach network cable to the R-Link port. Connect the other end to your network hub or switch.

3. Connect one end of SAS cable to the Host Channel port of the subsystem and the other end to the SAS HBA on the Host system or to the SAS switch.

NOTE: If a JBOD subsystem will be connected to the RAID

Subsystem, connect the SAS cable from the SAS Expansion Port of

RAID Subsystem to the SAS In Port of JBOD subsystem.

3.3 Powering On

1. Plug in all the power cords into the AC Power Input Socket located at the PSFM.

NOTE: The subsystem is equipped with redundant, full range power supplies with PFC (power factor correction). The system will automatically select voltage.

NOTE: The PSFM has a 5V standby DC voltage. When the power cord(s) is/are connected to the AC Power Input Socket, after 1 second, all 42 Activity LEDs will flash once. When the power cord(s) is/are disconnected from AC Power Input Socket, after 3 seconds, all 42 Activity LEDs will flash twice.

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2. Turn on each Power On/Off Switch of the PSFM.

NOTE: When the power cord connected from main power source is inserted to the AC Power Input Socket, the Power Status LED becomes RED . When the switch of the PSFM is turned on, the LED still shows RED . After the main switch in front panel is turned on, the LED turns GREEN , which means it is functioning normally.

Power Supply 01-1 Power Supply 01-2

Fan 01-1 Fan02-1 Fan 01-2 Fan 02-2

3. To power on the subsystem, turn on the main switch (open first the switch cover) in the right corner side of front panel.

Main

Switch

4. Allow the machine a few moments to initialize before using it.

NOTE: The system will initialize after turning on the Main Switch.

Each disk slot will be checked during subsystem initialization.

5. Configure RAID using the utility options described in the next chapter.

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3.4 Powering Off

IMPORTANT: When powering off the RAID Subsystem, turn off first the Main Switch and allow at least 3 minutes for the subsystem to shutdown properly. During this time, each disk slot starting from slot #1 until slot #42 will be powered down.

When subsystem has totally powered down, turn off the switches of the 2 Power Supply Fan Modules at the rear.

Sequence of disk slot power down (from slot 1 to slot 42)

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Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options

Configuration Methods

There are t h r e e methods of configuring the RAID controller: a. Front panel touch-control buttons b. Web browser-based remote RAID management via the R-Link Ethernet port c. Telnet connection via the R-Link Ethernet port

NOTE: The RAID subsystem allows you to access using only one method at a time. You cannot use more than one method at the same time.

4.1 Configuration through Telnet

NOTE: This example uses CRT terminal emulation program. You can also use Windows Hyper terminal as another option.

1. To connect to RAID subsystem using Telnet, open Terminal Emulation program

(example, CRT 6.1) and start new session, and select Telnet protocol. Click “Next”.

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2. Enter the RAID subsystem’s IP address. Make sure the PC running the terminal emulation program can connect to the RAID subsystem’s IP address. Click “Next”.

3. Rename the Session name if necessary. Click “Finish”.

4. Select the Session name and click “Connect”.

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5. After successful connection, the Main Menu will be displayed. Select a menu and the

Password box will be shown. Enter password (default is 00000000) to login.

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Keyboard Function Key Definitions

“A” key - to move to the line above

“Z” key - to move to the next line

“Enter” key - Submit selection function

“ESC” key - Return to previous screen

“L” key - Line draw

“X” key – Redraw


Main Menu

The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link.

NOTE: The password option allows user to set or clear the

RAID subsystem’s password protection feature. Once the password has been set, the user can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password. The password is used to protect the RAID subsystem from unauthorized access. The controller will check the password only when entering the Main menu from the initial screen. The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in twenty seconds. The RAID subsystem’s factory default password is set to 00000000.

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VT100 terminal configuration Utility Main Menu Options

Select an option and the related information or submenu items display beneath it. The submenus for each item are shown in Section 4.2.1. The configuration utility main menu options are:

Option Description

Quick Volume And RAID

Set Setup

Create a RAID configuration which consists of all physical disks installed

RAID Set Functions

Create a customized RAID Set

Volume Set Functions

Create a customized Volume Set

Physical Drive Functions

View individual disk information

RAID System Functions

Setting the RAID system configurations

Ethernet Configuration

Setting the Ethernet configurations

Views System Events

Record all system events in the buffer

Clear Event Buffer

Clear all event buffer information

Hardware Monitor

Show all system environment status

System Information

View the controller information

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4.2 Configuration through the LCD Panel

All configurations can be performed through the LCD Display front panel function keys, except for the “Firmware update”. The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information, status indication, or menus. The LCD screen displays menu items or other information up to two lines at a time. The RAID controller’s factory default password is set to 00000000.

Function Key Definitions

If you are going to configure the subsystem using the LCD panel, please press first the select button.

Parts Function

Up and Down

Arrow buttons

Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the information on the LCD screen. This is also used to move between each menu when you configure the

RAID.

NOTE: When the Down Arrow button is pressed 3 times, the LCD control will shift to the other RAID controller (in redundant controller mode) and the other RAID controller’s IP address will be shown in LCD.

Select button This is used to enter the option you have selected.

Exit button EXIT

Press this button to return to the previous menu.

NOTE: This button can also be used to reset the alarm beeper. For example, if one disk drive fails, pressing this button will mute the beeper.

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4.2.1 Menu Diagram

The following menu diagram is a summary of the various configurations and setting functions that can be accessed through telnet. The LCD panel menus also have similar functions except Update Firmware.

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4.3 Configuration via web browser-based proRAID Manager

The RAID Subsystem can be remotely configured via R-Link port with proRAID Manager, a web browser-based application. The proRAID Manager can be used to manage all available functions of the RAID controller.

To configure the RAID Subsystem from a remote machine, you need to know its IP Address.

Launch your web browser from remote machine and enter in the address bar:

http://[IP-Address].

IMPORTANT! The default IP address of R-Link Port is 192.168.1.100, and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. DHCP client function is also enabled by default. You can reconfigure the IP Address or disable the DHCP client function through the LCD front panel or terminal

“Ethernet Configuration” menu.

NOTE: If DHCP client function is enabled but a DHCP server is unavailable and the IP address is changed, a Controller Restart is necessary. If the DHCP client function is disabled and the IP address is changed, Controller Restart is not needed.

Note that you may need to be logged in as administrator with local admin rights on the remote machine to remotely configure the RAID Subsystem. The RAID Subsystem’s controller default User Name is “admin” and the Password is “00000000”.

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Main Menu

The main menu shows all available function that user can execute by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink.

Description

Individual Category

Quick Function

Create a RAID configuration, which consists of all physical disks installed. The Volume

Set Capacity, RAID Level, and Stripe Size can be modified during setup.

RAID Set Functions

Create customized RAID Sets.

Volume Set

Functions

Physical Drive

Create customized Volume Sets and allow modification of parameters of existing Volume

Sets parameter.

Create pass through disks and allow modification of parameters of existing pass through drives. This also provides a function to identify a disk drive.

System Control

Information

For setting the RAID system configurations.

To view the controller and hardware monitor information. The RAID Set hierarchy can also be viewed through the RAID Set

Hierarchy item.

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Chapter 5 RAID Management

5.1 Quick Function

5.1.1 Quick Create

The number of physical drives in the RAID Subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the RAID Set. This feature allows user to create a

RAID Set associated with exactly one Volume Set. User can change the RAID Level,

Capacity, Volume Initialization Mode and Stripe Size. A hot spare can also be created depending upon the existing configuration.

If the Volume Set size is over 2TB, an option “Greater Two TB Volume Support” will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example below. There are three options to select: “No”, “64bit LBA”, and “4K Block”).

Greater Two TB Volume Support:

No: Volume Set capacity is set to maximum 2TB.

64bit LBA: Use this option for UNIX, Linux Kernel 2.6 or later, Windows Server 2003 +

SP1 or later versions, Windows x64, and other supported operating systems. The maximum Volume Set size is up to 512TB.

4K Block: Use this option for Windows OS such as Windows 2000, 2003, or XP.

The maximum Volume Set size is 16TB. Just use the Volume as “Basic Disk”. Volume can’t be used as “Dynamic Disk”; also can’t be used in 512Bytes block service program.

Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the

Quick Create screen. The RAID Set and Volume Set will start to initialize.

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You can use RAIDSet Hierarchy feature to view the Volume Set information (Refer to Section 5.6.1).

NOTE: In Quick Create, your RAID Set is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system (maximum 21 disks per RAID Set). Use the RAID Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized RAID Set and Volume Set.

NOTE: In Quick Create, the RAID Level options 30, 50, and 60 are not available. If you need to create Volume Set with RAID Level 30,

50, or 60, use the Create RAID Set function and Create Volume Set function.

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5.2 RAID Set Functions

Use the RAID Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized

RAID Sets and Volume Sets. User can manually configure and take full control of the

RAID Set settings, but it will take a little longer to setup than the Quick Create configuration. Select the RAID Set Function to manually configure the RAID Set for the first time or to delete existing RAID Set and reconfigure a RAID Set.

5.2.1 Create RAID Set

To create a RAID S et, click on the Create RAID Set link. A “Select The Drives

For RAID Set” screen is displayed showing the disk drives in the system. Tick the box of each disk drive that will be included in RAID Set to be created. Enter the preferred RAID Set Name (1 to 16 alphanumeric characters) to define a unique identifier for the RAID Set. Default RAID Set name always appear as RAID Set # xxx.

128 volumes is the default mode for SAS RAID controller, the 16 volumes mode is used for support roaming this raidset to SATA RAID controllers. The SATA RAID controller is designed to support up to 16 volumes only. You have to use “Max 16 volumes” on the raidset mode if you plan to roam this raidset between SAS RAID controller and SATA

RAID controller.

Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the screen.

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NOTE: Maximum number of disk drives supported per RAID Set is

21. For example, if you have 42 disk drives in the subsystem, only

21 disks will be used when a single RAID Set is created. To use all

42 disks, you can create two RAID Sets, each with 21 disks, to create a RAID 30, 50, or 60 Volume Set.

5.2.2 Delete RAID Set

To delete a RAID Set, click on the Delete RAID Set link. A “Select The RAID Set

To Delete” screen is displayed showing all RAID Sets existing in the system. Select the

RAID Set you want to delete in the Select column.

Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to process with deletion.

NOTE: You cannot delete a RAID Set containing a RAID 30/50/60

Volume Set. You must delete the RAID 30/50/60 Volume Set first.

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5.2.3 Expand RAID Set

Use this option to expand a RAID Set, when one or more disk drives is/are added to the system. This function is active when at least one drive is available.

To expand a RAID Set, click on the Expand RAID Set link. Select the RAID Set which you want to expand.

Tick on the available disk(s) and check Confirm The Operation. Click on the Submit button to add the selected disk(s) to the RAID Set.

NOTE: Once the Expand RAID Set process has started, user cannot stop it. The process must be completed.

NOTE: If a disk drive fails during RAID Set expansion and a hot spare is available, an auto rebuild operation will occur after the RAID Set expansion is completed.

NOTE: A RAID Set cannot be expanded if it contains a RAID

30/50/60 Volume Set.

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Migration occurs when a disk is added to a RAID Set. Migrating status is displayed in the RAID Set status area of the RAID Set information. Migrating status is also displayed in the Volume Set status area of the Volume Set Information for all Volume

Sets under the RAID Set which is migrating.

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5.2.4 Offline RAID Set

If user wants to offline (and move) a RAID Set while the system is powered on, use the

Offline RAID Set function. After completing the function, the HDD state will change to

“Offlined” Mode and the HDD Status LEDs will be blinking RED.

To offline a RAID Set, click on the Offline RAID Set link. A “Select The RAID SET To

Offline” screen is displayed showing all existing RAID Sets in the subsystem. Select the

RAID Set which you want to offline in the Select column.

Tick on the Confirm The Operation, and then click on the Submit button to offline the selected RAID Set.

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5.2.5 Rename RAID Set

Use this function to rename a RAID Set. Select the “Rename RAID Set” under the RAID

Set Functions, and then select the Select the RAID Set to rename and click “Submit”.

Enter the new name for the RAID Set. Tick the “Confirm The Operation” and click

“Submit”.

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5.2.6 Activate Incomplete RAID Set

When RAID Set State is “Normal”, this means there is no failed disk drive.

When does a RAID Set State becomes “Incomplete”?

If the RAID Subsystem is powered off and one disk drive is removed or has failed in power off state, and when the subsystem is powered on, the RAID Set State will change to “Incomplete”.

The Volume Set(s) associated with the RAID Set will not be visible and the failed or removed disk will be shown as “Missing”. At the same time, the subsystem will not detect the Volume Set(s); hence the volume(s) is/are not accessible.

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When can the “Activate Incomplete RAID Set” function be used?

In order to access the Volume Set(s) and corresponding data, use the Activate

Incomplete RAID Set function to active the RAID Set. After selecting this

function, the RAID State will change to “Degraded” state.

To activate the incomplete the RAID Set, click on the Activate Incomplete RAID

Set link. A “Select The RAID Set To Activate” screen is displayed showing all existing

RAID Sets in the subsystem. Select the RAID Set with “Incomplete” state which you want to activate in the Select column.

Click on the Submit button to activate the RAID Set. The Volume Set(s) associated with the RAID Set will become accessible in “Degraded” mode.

NOTE: The “Activate Incomplete RAID Set” function is only used when RAID Set State is “Incomplete”. It cannot be used when

RAID Set configuration is lost. If in case the RAID Set configuration is lost, please contact your vendor’s support engineer.

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5.2.7 Create Hot Spare

The Create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare.

When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the RAID Set Function, all unused (non RAID Set member) disk drives in the subsystem appear. Select the target disk drive by clicking on the appropriate check box. Tick on the Confirm The

Operation and click on the Submit button to create hot spare drive(s).

Hot Spare Type Description

Global Hot Spare

The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare on all enclosures connected in daisy chain. It can replace any failed disk in any enclosure.

Dedicated to RAIDSet

The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare dedicated only to the RAIDSet where it is assigned. It can replace any failed disk in the RAIDSet where it is assigned.

Dedicated to Enclosure

The Hot Spare disk is a hot spare dedicated only to the enclosure where it is located. It can replace any failed disk on the enclosure where it is located.

NOTE: When the RAID Set status is in

Degraded state, this option will not work.

NOTE: The Hot Spare Type can also be viewed by clicking on RAID

Set Hierarchy in the Information menu.

NOTE: The capacity of the hot spare disk(s) must be equal to or greater than the smallest hard disk size in the subsystem so that it/they can replace any failed disk drive.

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5.2.8 Delete Hot Spare

Select the target Hot Spare disk(s) to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box.

Tick on the Confirm The Operation, and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spare(s).

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5.2.9 Rescue RAID Set

If you need to recover a missing RAID Set using the “Rescue RAID Set” function, please contact your vendor’s support engineer for assistance.

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5.3 Volume Set Function

Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device. It is organized in a

RAID level with one or more physical disks. RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set. A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the raw capacity available in a RAID Set.

Multiple Volume Sets can exist on a group of disks in a RAID Set. Additional Volume

Sets created in a specified RAID Set will reside on all the physical disks in the RAID Set.

Thus each Volume Set on the RAID Set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the RAID Set.

5.3.1 Create Volume Set

The following are the Volume Set features:

1. Volume sets of different RAID levels may coexist on the same RAID Set.

2. Up to 128 Volume Sets in a RAID Set can be created in the RAID Subsystem.

To create Volume Set from a RAID Set, expand the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Create Volume Set link. The Select The RAID Set To Create

On It screen will show all existing RAID Sets. Tick on the RAID Set where you want

to create the Volume Set and then click on the Submit button.

The Volume Set setup screen allows user to configure the Volume Name, Capacity,

RAID level, Initialization Mode, Stripe Size, Cache Mode, Tagged Command Queuing,

Controller #1 SAS Port Mapping, Controller #2 SAS Port Mapping, LUN Base:LUN, and

Volume To Be Created.

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Volume Name:

The default Volume Set name will appear as “Volume---VOL#XXX”. You can rename the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit.

Volume RAID Level:

Set the RAID level for the Volume Set. Click the down-arrow in the drop-down list. The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed. Select the preferred

RAID level.

Select Volume Capacity:

The maximum Volume Set size is displayed by default. If necessary, change the

Volume Set size appropriate for your application.

Greater Two TB Volume Support:

If the Volume Set size is over 2TB, an option “Greater Two TB Volume Support” will be automatically provided in the screen as shown in the example above. There are three options to select: “No”, “64bit LBA”, and “4K Block”).

No: Volume Set size is set to maximum 2TB limitation.

64bit LBA: Use this option for UNIX, Linux Kernel 2.6 or later, Windows Server 2003

+ SP1 or later versions, Windows x64, and other supported operating systems. The maximum Volume Set size is up to 512TB.

4K Block: Use this option for Windows OS such as Windows 2000, 2003, or XP.

The maximum Volume Set size is 16TB. Just use the Volume as “Basic Disk”.

Volume can’t be used as “Dynamic Disk”; also can’t be used in 512Bytes block service program.

Initialization Mode:

Set the Initialization Mode for the Volume Set. Initialization in Foreground mode is completed faster but must be completed before Volume Set becomes accessible.

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Background mode makes the Volume Set instantly available but the initialization process takes longer. No Init (To Rescue Volume) is used to create a Volume Set without initialization; normally used to recreate Volume Set configuration to recover data.

Stripe Size:

This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 or 6 Volume Set. You can set the stripe size to 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or

128 KB.

A larger stripe size produces better-read performance, especially if your computer does mostly sequential reads. However, if you are sure that your computer does random reads more often, select a small stripe size.

NOTE: Stripe Size in RAID level 3 can’t be modified.

Cache Mode:

The RAID Subsystem supports two types of write caching: Write-Through and Write-Back.

Write-Through: data are both written to the cache and the disk(s) before the write

I/O is acknowledged as complete.

Write-Back: when data is written to cache, the I/O is acknowledged as complete, and some time later, the cached data is written or flushed to the disk(s). This provides better performance but requires a battery module support for the cache memory, or a UPS for the subsystem.

White Protection:

The RAID Subsystem supports write protection: Disabled and Enabled.

Tagged Command Queuing:

When this option is enabled, it enhances the overall system performance under multitasking operating systems by reordering tasks or requests in the command queue of the RAID system. This function should normally remain enabled.

Controller #1 SAS Port Mapping: Controller #1 has two 6Gbps SAS Host Channels A

and B (Ports 0 and 1). Select the SAS Port where to map the LUN (volume Set).

Controller #2 SAS Port Mapping: Controller #2 has two 6Gbps SAS Host Channels A

and B (Ports 2 and 3). Select the SAS Port where to map the LUN (volume Set).

NOTE: The default Port mapping is Port 0 and 2 and provides dual path to LUN on both controllers. MPIO must be setup in host/server.

NOTE: If LUN is mapped to a SAS Port on one controller only

(example: Port 0), the cache mirror will be disabled.

NOTE: If LUN is not mapped to any SAS Port, then LUN is disabled.

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LUN Base/LUN:

LUN Base: T h e b ase LUN number. Each LUN Base supports 8 LUNs.

LUN: Each Volume Set must be assigned a unique LUN ID number. A SAS Port can

connect up to 128 devices (LUN ID: 0 to 127). Select the LUN ID for the

Volume Set.

Volumes To Be Created:

Use this option to create several Volume Sets with the same Volume Set attributes. Up to 128 Volume Sets can be created.

5.3.2 Create RAID 30/50/60

To create a RAID30/50/60 Volume Set, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create RAID30/50/60 link. The Select Multiple RAIDSet For

RAID30/50/60 screen will show all RAID Sets. Tick on the RAID Sets that you

want to include in the creation and then click on the Submit button.

NOTE: When creating RAID 30/50/60 Volume set, you need to create first the RAID Sets. Up to 8 RAID Sets maximum is supported in RAID 30/50/60. All RAID Sets must contain the

same number of disk drives.

Configure the Volume Set attributes (refer to previous section for the Volume Set attributes). When done, tick Confirm The Operation and click on Submit button.

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NOTE: Refer to Section 5.3.1 Create Volume Set for detailed information about the Volume Set settings.

5.3.3 Delete Volume Set

To delete a Volume Set, select the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link. The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all available RAID Sets. Tick on a RAID Set and check the Confirm

The Operation option and then click on the Submit button to show all Volume Sets

in the selected RAID Set. Tick on a Volume Set and check the Confirm The

Operation option. Click on the Submit button to delete the Volume Set.

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5.3.4 Modify Volume Set

Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration.

To modify the attributes of a Volume Set:

1. Click on the Modify Volume Set link.

2. Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to modify. Click on the Submit button.

The following screen appears.

To modify Volume Set attribute values, select an attribute item and click on the attribute value. After completing the modification, tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button to save the changes.

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5.3.4.1 Volume Set Expansion

Volume Capacity (Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re-stripe)

Use the Expand RAID Set function to expand a RAID Set when a disk is added to your subsystem. (Refer to Section 5.2.3)

The expanded capacity can be used to enlarge the Volume Set size or create another

Volume Set. Use the Modify Volume Set function to expand the Volume Set capacity.

Select the Volume Set and move the cursor to the Volume Set Capacity item and enter the capacity size.

Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action. The Volume Set starts to expand.

NOTE: The Volume Set capacity of RAID30/50/60 cannot be expanded.

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5.3.4.2 Volume Set Migration

Migration occurs when a Volume Set migrates from one RAID level to another, a Volume Set stripe size changes, or when a disk is added to a RAID Set.

Migrating status is displayed in the Volume S e t status area of the RAIDSet

Hierarchy screen during migration.

NOTE: The Stripe Size of a RAID30/50/60 Volume Set cannot be modified.

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5.3.5 Check Volume Set

Use this function to perform Volume Set consistency check, which verifies the correctness of redundant data (data blocks and parity blocks) in a Volume Set. This basically means computing the parity from the data blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the parity blocks, or computing the data from the parity blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the data blocks.

NOTE: The Volume Set state must be Normal in order to perform

Check Volume Set. Only RAID levels with parity (redundant data) such as RAID Levels 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, and 60 support this function.

To perform Check Volume Set function:

1. Click on the Check Volume Set link.

2. Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to check. Select the Check Volume

Set options.

Check Volume Set Options:

 Scrub Bad Block If Bad Block Found, Assume Parity Data is Good

 Re-compute Parity if Parity Error, Assume Data is Good

NOTE: When the 2 options are not selected, it will only check for errors. It is recommended to perform Check Volume Set with the 2 options unselected at first. If the result shows errors, the data must be backed up to a safe storage. Then the two options can be selected and redo Check Volume Set to correct the errors.

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3. Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button. The Checking process will be started.

The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RAIDSet Hierarchy in the

Information menu.

NOTE: The result of Check Volume Set function is shown in System

Events Information and Volume Set Information. In System Events

Information, it is shown in the Errors column. In Volume Set

Information, it is shown in Errors Found field.

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5.3.6 Schedule Volume Check

To perform Check Volume Set by schedule, follow these steps:

1. Click on the Schedule Volume Check link.

2. Select the desired schedule that you wish the Check Volume Set function to run.

Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button.

Scheduler: Disabled, 1Day (For Testing), 1Week, 2Weeks, 3Weeks, 4Weeks, 8Weeks,

12Weeks, 16Weeks, 20Weeks and 24Weeks.

Check After System Idle: No, 1 Minute, 3 Minutes, 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, 15 Minutes,

20 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 45 Minutes and 60 Minutes.

NOTE: To verify the Volume Check schedule, go to Information ->

RAID Set Hierarchy -> select the Volume Set -> the Volume Set

Information will be displayed.

5.3.7 Stop Volume Check

Use this option to stop all Volume Set consistency checking process/processes.

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5.4 Physical Drive

Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perform the functions listed below.

5.4.1 Create Pass-Through Disk

A Pass-Through Disk is a disk drive not controlled by the internal RAID Subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set. A Pass-Through disk is a separate and individual RAID Set. The disk is available to the host as an individual disk. It is typically used on a system where the operating system is on a disk not controlled by the RAID controller firmware.

To create pass-through disk, click on the Create Pass-Through link under the

Physical Drives main menu. The setting function screen appears.

Select the disk drive to be made as Pass-Through Disk and configure the Pass-

Through Disk attributes, such as the Cache Mode, write protection, Tagged

Command Queuing, SAS port mapping and LUN Base/LUN for this volume.

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5.4.2 Modify a Pass-Through Disk

Use this option to modify the attribute of a Pass-Through Disk. User can modify the

Cache Mode, Tagged Command Queuing, and SAS Port/LUN Base/LUN on an existing

Pass-Through Disk.

To modify the Pass-Through drive attribute from the Pass-Through drive pool, click on the Modify a Pass-Through Disk link. The “Select The Pass-Through Disk For

Modification” screen appears. Tick on the Pass-Through Disk from the Pass-Through drive pool and click on the Submit button to select the drive.

5.4.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk

To delete Pass-Through Disk from the Pass-Through drive pool, click on Delete

Pass-Through link. Select a Pass-Through Disk, tick on the Confirm The Operation

and click the Submit button to complete the delete action.

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5.4.4 Set Disk To Be Failed

It sets a normal working disk as failed so that users can test some of the features and functions.

NOTE: When you want to set a disk as failed, please contact your vendor’s support engineer for assistance.

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5.4.5 Activate Failed Disk

It forces the current failed disk in the system to be back online. Activate Failed Disk function has no effect on the removed disks, because a removed disk does not give the controller a chance to mark it as failure.

Followings are considered as Removed-Disk:

(1). Manually removed by user

(2). Losing PHY connection due to bad connector, cable, backplane

(3). Losing PHY connection due to disk fail

Basically, in the eyes of the controller, the disk suddenly disappears due to whatever reason.

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5.4.6 Identify Enclosure

To identify an Enclosure, move the mouse cursor and click on Identify Enclosure link.

The Select The Enclosure For Identification screen appears. Tick on the enclosure from the list of enclosures, then click on the Submit button to identify the selected enclosure. All disk drives’ LEDs in an enclosure will flash when a particular enclosure is selected.

NOTE: When you select Enclosure #1, all disk LED’s of disk slots 1 to 21 will be flashing. If you select Enclosure #2, all disk LED’s of slots 22 to 42 will be flashing.

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5.4.7 Identify Selected Drive

Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to prevent removing the wrong drive.

When a disk drive is selected using the Identify Drive function, the Status LED of the selected disk drive will be blinking.

To identify a selected drive from the drives pool, click on the Identify Drive link. The

“Select The IDE Device For identification” screen appears. Tick on the IDE device from the drives list. After completing the selection, click on the Submit button to identify selected drive.

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5.5 System Controls

5.5.1 System Configuration

To set the RAID Subsystem configuration options, click the System

Configuration link under the System Controls menu. The System

Configurations screen will be shown. Set the desired system option as needed.

System Beeper Setting:

This option is used to Disable or Enable the system’s RAID controller alarm beeper.

Background Task Priority:

The Background Task Priority indicates how much time and system resource the RAID controller devotes to a background task, such as a rebuild operation. The RAID

Subsystem allows user to choose the background task priority (High 80%, Medium

50%, Low 25%, and Ultra Low 5%) to balance between background task process and Volume Set access. For high RAID Subsystem performance, specify a low value.

JBOD/RAID Configuration:

The RAID Subsystem supports JBOD and RAID configuration.

SATA NCQ Support:

NCQ is a command protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on native Serial

ATA hard drives. It allows multiple commands to be outstanding within a drive at the same time. Drives that support NCQ have an internal queue where outstanding commands can be dynamically rescheduled or re-ordered, along with the necessary tracking mechanisms for outstanding and completed portions of the workload.

Disabled or Enable the SATA NCQ function.

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HDD Read Ahead Cache:

This option allows the users to disable the cache of the HDDs on the RAID Subsystem.

In some HDD models, disabling the cache in the HDD is necessary to prove the RAID

Subsystem functions correctly. When Enabled, the drive’s read ahead cache algorithm is used, providing maximum performance under most circumstances.

Volume Data Read Ahead:

This option allows the users to set the Volume Data Read Ahead function. Options are: Normal, Aggressive, Conservative, and Disabled.

HDD Queue Depth:

The queue depth is the number of I/O operations that can be run in parallel on a disk drive. This parameter is adjusted the queue depth capacity of NCQ (SATA HDD) or

Tagged Command Queuing (SAS HDD) which transmits multiple commands to a single target without waiting for the initial command to complete. HDD Queue Depth options are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32.

Disk Write Cache Mode:

The RAID Subsystem supports Disk Write Cache Mode options: Auto, Enabled, and

Disabled. If the RAID Subsystem has BBM (battery backup module), selecting the Auto option will automatically enable Disk Write Cache. On the other hand, if there is no BBM, the Auto option will disable Disk Write Cache.

Hot Plugged Disk For Rebuilding

It defines if the RAID array volume should start rebuilding or not when detects a disk is inserted/re-inserted during online.

The options are: Blank Disk Only, Always, and Disable. The default is Blank Disk Only.

Blank Disk Only: it will trigger the rebuilding if and only if the inserted disk has not

been in the RAID array before, which has no RAID signature on it. So when a previously removed disk is self re-inserted, it won’t trigger the degraded RAID array to rebuild, and so that the administrator has a chance to identify this misbehaving disk and replaces it.

Always: it is what it was before. Whenever a disk is inserted/ re-inserted whether

new or previously existed, it always trigger a rebuilding for the Degraded RAID set/Volume.

Disable: it will not trigger rebuilding regardless what sort of disk plugging in. When

Disable and/or Blank Disk Only is selected, the re-inserted/previously removed disk

will be identified as a disk in a separate RAID set with duplicated RAIDset# and with all the rest of RAID members missing.

Disk Capacity Truncation Mode:

The RAID Subsystem uses drive truncation so that drives from different vendors are more likely to be able to be used as spares for each other. Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in the subsystem. Options are:

Multiples Of 10G: If you have several 120GB drives from different vendors,

chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For example, one drive might be

121.1 GB, and the other 120.4 GB. This drive truncation mode makes the 121.1

GB and 120.4 GB drives same capacity as 120 GB so that one could replace the other.

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Multiples Of 1G: If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors, chances are

that the capacity varies slightly. For example, one drive might be 121.1 GB, and the other 121.4 GB. This drive truncation mode makes the 121.1 GB and 121.4

GB drives same capacity 121 GB so that one could replace the other.

No Truncation: The capacity of the disk drive is not truncated.

5.5.2 Advanced Configuration

To set the RAID system function, move the cursor to the main menu and click the

Advanced Configuration link. The Advanced Configuration menu will show all items, then select the desired function .

NOTE: When you want to change the value on advance configuration screen, please contact your vendor’s support engineer for assistance.

TLER Setting

TLER (time-limited error recovery) functions provide support for WD Caviar RE (RAID) series disks. This is a new option from WD to support RAID features that were traditionally missing from standard desktop drives. TLER is a method of signaling the system RAID controller in the event that an error recovery process is taking longer than time-out specifications allow. This prevents the RAID controller from dropping the drive from the array during this period. Default value is manufacture setting. You can select between 5, 6 and 7 second. This feature is to setup the HDD internal timeout value.

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Timeout Setting

Disk time-out is a registry setting that defines the time that RAID controller will wait for a hard disk to respond to a command. You can modify the retry value by entering a new value in the edit box beside this button and then selecting the button.

Normally you should not need to modify this value. Default value is 12 seconds: You can select between 8~32 second.

Number of Retries

This setting determines the number of access that will be attempted before the current command from the RAID controller to the disk drive is aborted. You can modify the retry value by entering a new value in the edit box beside this button and then selecting the button. Normally you should not need to modify this value. There are two selections, either 2 retry or 3 retry.

Buffer Threshold

This new feature there are 4 options; 5%, 25%, 50%, 75%. The percentage represents how much data should be kept in resident cache memory (how full cache should get) before controller starts to flush data onto the hard drives. If the buffer is set for 25%, then all 25% will be cached and is used for writing data. The remaining cache memory will be used for reading and other system overhead. Write buffer threshold for 5% is added for video recording. This option will push data to disk early.

This feature gives controller extra buffer time in case of slow response from the hard drives within a given time. Consequently, this can prevent a pause in data flow and there will be continues data access and stream. This feature is very useful for the video streaming applications where there is high demand for constant non-stop data flow with no interruption due to lower performance of specific hardware.

Amount of Read Ahead

Read-Ahead data is buffered in the RAID controller cache, however, thereby cutting down on the amount of I/O traffic to the disk. The Amount of Read Ahead defines how many data of reading at a time, making more efficient use of the RAID subsystem. This makes it possible to locate and re-issue the data without repetitive hard parsing activities.

The Amount of Read Ahead parameter is used to allocate an amount of memory in the cache memory the frequently executed queries and return the result set back to the host without real disk read execution. Default value is Auto: Controller will base on the HDD number to set the amount of Read Ahead value. You can select between

512KB ~ 16MB.

Number of AV Stream

RAID controllers are required to have not only the function of processing ordinary data but also the function of dealing with AV (audio/video) stream data needing realtime processing. Since the bus cycle used in RAID controller was designed to transfer the computer data exactly, it was unsuitable for the transfer of AV stream needing great band widths. They are required to do some setting for the handshaking during the processing of stream data. This setting is an object of transferring stream data efficiently on an existing RAID controller. Normally you should not need to modify this value. Default value is 6. You can select between 6~256.

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To decide how to set AV stream playout parameter, you need to check the Number of

Stream, Amount of Read Ahead, and Total Cache Memory during runtime. You can try to adjust the three numbers to get the best performance as your requirement.

Number of Stream shows the number of stream added to the system, Amount of

Read Ahead shows the amount of Read Ahead data taken from the cache without real disk execution, and total cache memory shows the total available memory being installed in the RAID controller.

Optimize AV Recording

AV recording option is for video recording (no time limit), but if used in normal operation, performance may be degraded. This new feature there are 4 options;

Disabled, Mode1, Mode2 and Mode 3. Default value is Disabled. Our controller cache uses LRU method, there have no special memory capacity reserved for read or write.

The Mode 1, 2 and 3 are used for define the command sorting method. The default sorting method is helpful for normal applications, but not useful for AV applications, so we have defined three different sorting methods for these special applications. To decide how to optimize AV stream recording parameter, you need to adjust the

Optimize AV Recording, and Write Buffer Threshold during runtime.

Read And Discard Parity Data

This function is used to determine if parity data is to be read and discarded.

Hitachi SATA HDD Speed

This function is used to set the Hitachi SATA HDD Speed.

WDC SATA HDD Speed

This function is used to set the WD SATA HDD Speed.

Seagate SATA HDD Speed

This function is used to set the Seagate SATA HDD Speed.

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5.5.3 HDD Power Management

MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) is a storage technology that employs a large group of disk drives in which only those drives in active use are spinning at any given time.

This reduces power consumption and prolongs the lives of the drives.

MAID is designed for Write Once, Read Occasionally (WORO) applications such as Data

Backup, Document, Mail server, and so on.

MAID technology focuses on "Green Storage Concept" to save power consumption and enhance disk drives effective usage, i.e., "disk drives are spun down when there is no activity or I/O on the drives".

In the RAID subsystem, MAID is implemented in the HDD Power Management menu.

Using the Advanced Power Management (APM) function of disk drives, HDD Power

Management has three options (MAID Levels): (Level 1) Place idle drives in Lower Power

Mode, where the drives’ heads are unloaded; (Level 2) Place idle drives in Low RPM

Mode, where drives’ heads are unloaded and slows down to around 4000 RPM; and

(Level 3) Spin down idle drives, where drives stops spinning and goes into sleep mode.

Stagger Power On Control:

This option allows the RAID subsystem’s power supply to power up in succession each HDD in the RAID subsystem. In the past, all the HDDs on the RAID subsystem are powered up altogether at the same time. This function allows the power transfer time (lag time) from the last HDD to the next one be set within the range of

0.4 to 6.0 seconds. Default is 0.7 seconds.

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Time to HDD Low Power Idle: (MAID Level 1)

This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a RAID Set in Low

Power Mode, where drives’ heads are unloaded. The power consumption of the Idle

HDD saving is around 15% to 20%. Recovery time is under a second.

Options are: Disabled, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (Minutes).

Time to HDD Low RPM Mode: (MAID Level 2)

This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a RAID Set in Low RPM

Mode, where drives’ heads are unloaded and drive platters speed is reduced to around 4000 RPM. The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is from 35% to

45%. Recovery time is 15 seconds.

Options are: Disabled, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 (Minutes).

Time to Spin Down Idle HDD: (MAID Level 3)

This option enables the RAID subsystem to spin down HDDs of a RAID Set after they become idle after a preset period of time. In this level, the drives stop spinning and go into sleep mode. The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is from 60% to

70%. Recovery time is 30 to 45 seconds.

Options are: Disabled, 1 (For Test), 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, and 60 (Minutes).

Time To Wait HDD Spin Up

This option allows user to set the host system waiting time for HDD spin up. The values can be selected from 7 to 120 seconds.

NOTE: To verify if the disk drive you use supports APM, select

RAIDSet Hierarchy and click the disk drive (E# Slot#) link. In the

Device Information screen, check the Disk APM Support if “Yes”.

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5.5.4 EtherNet Configuration

To set the Ethernet configuration, click the EtherNet Configuration link under the

System Controls menu. The EtherNet Configuration screen will be shown. Set the desired configuration. Once done, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the

Submit button to save the settings.

NOTE: If HTTP, Telnet and SMTP Port Number is set to “0”, the service is disabled.

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5.5.5 Alert By Mail Configuration

To set the Event Notification function, click on the Alert By Mail Configuration link under the System Controls menu. The Event Notification configuration screen will be shown. Set up the desired function and option. When an abnormal condition occurs, an error message will be emailed to the email recipient(s) that a problem has occurred.

Events are classified into 4 levels (Urgent, Serious, Warning, and Information).

NOTE: If Event Notification by email is enabled, every 30 of event log will be sent to the email recipient(s) as one package log.

NOTE: If different email recipients are setup, the event notification levels for each email recipient can be configured differently. For example, first email recipient can be configured with “Urgent Error

Notification” while second email recipient can be configured with

“Serious Error Notification”.

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5.5.6 SNMP Configuration

The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN/ WAN management integration.

To set the SNMP function, move the cursor to the main menu and click on the

SNMP Configuration link. The SNMP Configurations screen will be shown.

Select the desired function and set the preferred option.

SNMP Trap Configurations: Type in the SNMP Trap IP Address box the IP address of

the host system where SNMP traps will be sent. The SNMP Port is set to 162 by default.

SNMP System Configuration:

Community: Type the SNMP community. The default is public.

(1) sysContact.0, (2) sysLocation.0, and (3) sysName.0: SNMP parameter (31 bytes max). If these 3 categories are configured and when an event occurs, SNMP will send out a message that includes the 3 categories within the message. This allows user to easily define which RAID unit is having problem.

SNMP Trap Notification Configurations: Select the desired option.

After completing the settings, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the

Submit button to save the configuration.

SNMP also works in the same as Alert By Mail when sending event notifications.

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5.5.7 NTP Configuration

NTP stands for Network Time Protocol. It is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference. Type the NTP Server IP Address to enable the RAID Subsystem to synchronize with it.

To set the NTP function, move the cursor to the main menu and click on the NTP

Configuration link. The NTP Configuration screen will be displayed. Select the

desired function and configure the necessary option.

After completing the settings, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the

Submit button to save the configuration.

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5.5.8 View Events / Mute Beeper

To view the RAID Subsystem’s event log information, move the mouse cursor to the

System Controls menu and click on the View Events/Mute Beeper link. The System

Events Information screen appears.

The System Events Information screen will show: Time, Device, Event type, Elapse

Time and Errors.

This function is also used to silence the beeper alarm.

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5.5.9 Generate Test Event

If you want to generate test events, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Generate Test Event Link. Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button. Then click on the View Events/Mute Beeper to view the test event.

5.5.10 Clear Event Buffer

Use this feature to clear the RAID Subsystem’s System Events Information buffer.

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5.5.11 Modify Password

To change or disable the RAID Subsystem’s admin password, click on the Modify

Password link under the System Controls menu. The Modify System Password

screen appears.

The factory-default admin password is set to 00000000. Once the password has been set, the user or administrator can only monitor and configure the RAID Subsystem by providing the correct password.

The password is used to protect the RAID Subsystem’s configuration from unauthorized access. The RAID controller will check the password only when entering the Main Menu from the initial screen. The RAID Subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command after sometime.

To disable the password, enter only the original password in the Enter Original

Password box, and leave both the Enter New Password and Re-Enter New

Password boxes blank. After selecting the Confirm The Operation option and

clicking the Submit button, the system password checking will be disabled. No password checking will occur when entering the main menu from the starting screen.

NOTE: The admin Password characters allowed are ‘A’ – ‘Z’, ‘a’ – ‘z’, and ‘0’ – ‘9’. The minimum number of Password characters is null/empty (Password is disabled) and maximum number of

Password characters is 15.

5.5.12 Upgrade Firmware

Please refer to Section 6.2 for more information.

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5.5.13 Shutdown Controller

Use this function to shutdown the RAID Controller. This is used to flush the data from the cache memory, and is normally done before powering off the system power switch.

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5.5.14 Restart Controller

Use this function to restart the RAID Controller.

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5.6 Information Menu

5.6.1 RAID Set Hierarchy

Use this feature to view the RAID Subsystem’s existing RAID Set(s), Volume Set(s) and disk drive(s) configuration and information. Select the RAID Set Hierarchy link from the

Information menu to display the RAID Set Hierarchy screen.

To view the RAID Set information, click the RAID Set # link from the RAID Set Hierarchy screen. The RAID Set Information screen appears.

To view the disk drive information, click the Slot# link from the RAID Set Hierarchy screen. The Disk Information screen appears. This screen shows various information such as timeout count, media error count, and SMART information.

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To view the Volume Set information, click the Volume---VOL# link from the RAID Set

Hierarchy screen. The Volume Set Information screen appears.

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5.6.2 SAS Chip Information

To view the SAS Chip Information of the RAID Controller, click the link SAS Chip

Information.

The SAS Address, Component Vendor, Component ID, Enclosure number, Number of

Phys, and Attached Expander information will be shown.

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5.6.3 System Information

To view the RAID subsystem’s controller information, click the System Information link from the Information menu. The RAID Subsystem Information screen appears.

The Controller Name, Firmware Version, BOOT ROM Version, PL Firmware Version, Serial

Number, Unit Serial #, Main Processor, CPU ICache size, CPU DCache size, CPU SCache Size,

System Memory, Current IP Address, SAS Address, SAS Port0 Link Status, SAS Port1 Link

Status, and Dual Controller State appear in this screen.

The following are the states under Dual Controller State:

Dual Controller State Description

Single Controller is running at Single Mode.

Other Controller Added

Other Controller Booting

Other Controller Ready

Other Controller Failed

Sync Controller State

Sync Controller Cache

Dual Operational

Initialize

The other Controller is added and waiting to start.

The other Controller is starting up.

The other Controller has booted up and ready.

The other Controller is Failed.

The two Controllers are synchronizing their configuration or state.

The two Controllers are synchronizing the data in their cache memory.

The Controller is running.

The boot up state when Dual Controller starts up.

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5.6.4 Hardware Monitor

To view the RAID Subsystem’s hardware information, click the Hardware Monitor link from the Information menu. The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears.

NOTE: To disable auto refresh of GUI, tick the “Stop Auto Refresh” option.

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The Hardware Monitor Information provides information about controller, enclosure 1 and enclosure 2, such as the temperature, fan speed, power supply status and voltage levels.

All items are also unchangeable. When the threshold values are surpassed, warning messages will be indicated through the LCD, LED and alarm buzzer.

Item Warning Condition

CPU Temperature

Controller Board Temperature

HDD Temperature

Fan Speed

Power Supply +12V

Power Supply +5V

Power Supply +3.3V

DDR-II +1.8V

CPU +1.8V

CPU +1.2V

CPU +1.0V

DDR-II +0.9V

RTC 3.0V

> 90 Celsius

> 80 Celsius

> 65 Celsius

< 700 RPM

< 10.5V or > 13.5V

< 4.7V or > 5.4V

< 3.0V or > 3.6V

< 1.62V or > 1.98V

< 1.62V or > 1.98V

< 1.08V or > 1.32V

< 0.9V or > 1.1V

< 0.81V or > 0.99V

< 2.7V

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Chapter 6 Maintenance

6.1 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Cache Memory

The RAID controller is equipped with one DDR3 SDRAM socket. By default, the RAID controller comes with at least 1GB of memory that is expandable to a maximum of 4GB. The expansion memory module can be purchased from your dealer.

Memory Type: DDR3-1333 Registered ECC SDRAM 240pin

Memory Size: Supports 240pin DDR3 of 1GB, 2GB or 4GB

6.1.1 Replacing the Memory Module

1. Shutdown the RAID controller using the “Shutdown Controller” function in proRAID Manager GUI.

2. After RAID controller is shutdown, power off the switches of the 2 Power Supply

Fan Modules. Then disconnect the power cables.

3. Disconnect any SAS cable from the controller module, and then remove the

Controller Module from the slot.

4. Remove the memory module from the RAM socket of the RAID controller by pressing the ejector clips until the memory module pops out of the socket.

5. Align the new memory module into the socket. Make sure the notch is aligned with the key on the socket itself. With the ejector clips in open position, press down the memory module into the socket until it sinks into place. The ejector clips will automatically close to lock the memory module.

6. Reinsert the Controller Module.

7. If the RAID Subsystem has dual (redundant) RAID controllers, repeat Steps 3 to

6 to replace/upgrade the memory of the other Controller Module.

8. Reconnect the SAS cable(s) to the Controller Module(s). Reconnect the power cables and power on the 2 switches of the Power Supply Fan Modules.

9. Turn on the Main Switch of the RAID Subsystem.

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6.2 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Firmware

Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Utility

Since the RAID Subsystem’s controller features flash firmware, it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the controller firmware. User can simply re-program the old firmware through the RS-232 port. New releases of the firmware are available in the form of binary file at vendor’s FTP. The file available at the

FTP site is usually a self-extracting file that contains the following:

XXXXVVV.BIN Firmware Binary (where “XXXX” refers to the model name and

“VVV” refers to the firmware version)

README.TXT It contains the history information of the firmware change. Read this file

first before upgrading the firmware.

These files must be extracted from the compressed file and copied to one directory in the host computer.

Establishing the Connection

The firmware can be downloaded to the RAID subsystem’s controller using Telnet program with ZMODEM upload protocol, or via web browser-based RAID Manager remote management page.

With Telnet, you must complete the appropriate installation and configuration procedure before proceeding with the firmware upgrade. The Telnet program must support the ZMODEM file transfer protocol.

Web browser-based RAID Manager can be used to update the firmware. A web browser must have been setup before proceeding with the firmware upgrade.

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Upgrading Firmware Through Telnet

NOTE: This example uses CRT terminal emulation program.

For easier upgrade procedure, it is recommended to use web browser-based firmware upgrade.

1. To connect to RAID subsystem using Telnet, open Terminal Emulation program

(example, CRT 6.1) Refer to Section 4.1 for sample step to enable Telnet connection via CRT program.

2. After successful connection, select RAID System Function menu. The Password box will be shown. Enter the password (default is 00000000) to login.

3. After login to RAID System Function menu, select Update Firmware. Then choose

“Transfer” menu and select “Zmodem Upload List…”.

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4. Select the firmware BINARY file (xxxx-vvv-yyyyyyyy.bin) and click “Add”. Then click

“OK”.

NOTE: The BOOT firmware file (xxxxBOOT-vvv-yyyyyyyy.bin) must be upgraded first. Then repeat the steps to upgrade the firmware file (xxxx-vvv-yyyyyyyy.bin).

5. Select Update Firmware, and click “Transfer” and then “Start Zmodem Upload”.

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6. A message “Update The Firmware” will be displayed. Select “Yes”.

7. Select “Yes” again.

8. Message will show “Start Updating Firmware, Please Wait”.

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9. Message will show “Firmware has been updated successfully”.

10. The RAID Controller must be restarted in order for the new firmware to take effect.

11. Select Restart Controller and then select “Yes”.

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12. Select “Yes” again to confirm. The RAID controller will restart.

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Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser

Get the new version of firmware for your RAID Subsystem.

NOTE: When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded, upgrade first the boot ROM firmware. Then repeat the process (steps 1 to 3) to upgrade the firmware code after which a

RAID controller restart will be necessary.

1. To upgrade the RAID Subsystem’s firmware, click the Upgrade Firmware link under

System Controls menu. The Upgrade The RAID System Firmware Or Boot Rom screen

appears.

2. Click Browse. Look in the location where the firmware file was saved. Select the firmware file name “XXXXXXXX.BIN” and click Open.

3. Select the Confirm The Operation option. Click the Submit button.

4. The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the flash ROM.

5. After the firmware upgrade is complete, a message will show “Firmware Has Been

Updated Successfully”. Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect.

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6.3 Replacing Subsystem Components

CAUTION: When replacing the components of the subsystem, make sure to handle the parts carefully. When handling ESD sensitive parts such as boards or PCBA, it is recommended to use anti-static hand gloves or wrist strap.

Make sure somebody is around to give help when servicing the subsystem.

Take note of the following when replacing the components of the subsystem.

Hot Swappable

(Subsystem is online)

Disk Drive Trays

Need to Power Off

(Subsystem should be offline)

Front Panel

Power Supply

RAID Controller

(dual controller mode)

Bottom Board

RAID Controller (single controller mode)

SAS Expander (dual controller mode) SAS Expander (single controller mode)

Turbo Fan (Fan 06-1)

IMPORTANT:

(1.) When the subsystem is online and a Power Supply fails, and the replacement Power Supply module is not yet available, don’t remove or disconnect the failed Power Supply module. This is to maintain proper airflow within the enclosure, since the fans will still be working.

(2.) When the subsystem is online and a Controller module or SAS

Expander module fails and the replacement is not yet available, in order to maintain proper airflow within the enclosure, the failed module can be disconnected just about an inch but not entirely removed from the slot. This is to maintain proper airflow within the enclosure.

(3.) When replacing a failed component online, it is not recommended to remove the failed component for a long period of time; proper air flow within the enclosure might fail causing high controller / disk drive temperature.

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6.3.1 Replacing a Disk Drive

NOTE: When the subsystem is already in operational mode, it is not recommended to open the top cover for a long period of time; proper air flow within the enclosure might fail causing high disk drive temperature.

To replace a disk drive:

1. Loosen two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side.

2. Use the Top Cover Key to unlock the key lock on the front panel side.

3. Hold the front part of the top cover and slide the top cover about half an inch towards the front side then pull upwards to remove it.

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4. To remove the disk tray containing the disk drive to be replaced, unlock the disk tray lock using the key for disk tray lock. The lever handle will automatically open.

If the lever handle does not automatically open, pull upwards the tip of the lever handle (part where the tray lock is located). Then pull upwards the lever handle of the disk tray.

5. Remove the 4 screws on the bottom part of the disk tray.

IMPORTANT: In dual controller mode, the replacement process of

SATA disk drive in a disk tray is done differently. In single controller mode, the replacement process of SATA disk in a disk tray is the same with SAS disk.

HDD Single Controller Dual Controller

SATA

No need dongle board

Need dongle board

SAS

No need dongle board No need dongle board

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For SATA Disk Drive (Dual Controller Mode):

a. Remove the 4 screws as indicated in the picture. b. Remove the 2 screws on the dongle board metal bracket. c. Disconnect the dongle board metal bracket. d. Connect the dongle board metal bracket into the new SATA disk drive.

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42 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem e. Place the disk drive with dongle board into the disk tray. To secure the disk drive in the disk tray, tighten the 4 screws that were removed before. f. Tighten the 2 screws of the dongle board metal bracket.

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For SAS Disk Drive (Single or Dual Controller Mode) or SATA Disk

Drive (Single Controller Mode):

a. Remove the 4 screws as indicated in the picture. b. Remove the disk drive from the disk tray and place the new disk drive. c. To secure the disk drive in the disk tray, tighten the 4 screws that were removed before.

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6. Insert the disk tray into the disk slot.

7. Then push down the latch part of disk tray as indicated in the picture below until it reached a full stop.

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8. Close the lever handle then use the Key for Disk Tray Lock and turn the disk tray lock into “locked” position.

9. When all disks that need to be replaced have been replaced, put the top cover back and place it about half an inch away. Then push the top cover towards the rear.

10. Use the Top Cover Key to lock the key lock on the front panel side.

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11. To secure the top cover, tighten two screws on both sides of the top cover on the front panel side.

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6.3.2 Replacing the RAID Controller Module

To replace a RAID Controller Module:

1. Loosen the 2 thumbscrews of the RAID controller module.

2. Pull the handle outwards. The lock will disengage and the controller module will move out from the slot.

3. Pull out the controller module.

4. Remove the screws from the bottom part of the controller module.

5. Remove the controller PCBA from the case.

6. Remove the screws from the daughter board. Then remove the daughter board.

7. Remove the cache memory from the DIMM socket.

8. Connect the cache memory to the new controller PCBA.

9. Place the daughter board to the new controller PCBA and tighten the screws.

10. Place the new controller PCBA in the case. Then tighten the screws (at the bottom part) that were removed before.

11. Insert the controller module into the slot.

12. With the handle in open position, push the controller module handle until the lock is engaged.

13. Tighten the 2 thumbscrews on the controller module handle.

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6.3.3 Replacing the Power Supply Fan Module

Before replacing a PSFM, turn off the PSFM switch and disconnect the power cable from the AC Power Input Socket.

To replace a Power Supply Fan Module:

1. Loosen the thumbscrews of the Power Supply Fan Module.

2. Pull the handle of the Power Supply Fan Module. The Power Supply Fan Module will move out from the slot.

3. Prepare the new Power Supply Fan Module.

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4. Insert the replacement Power Supply Fan Module and push inwards. With the handle in open position, close the handle until the lock is engaged.

5. Tighten the 2 thumbscrews of the PSFM.

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6.3.4 Replacing the Turbo Fan (Fan 06-1)

To replace the Turbo Fan Module:

1. Loosen the 2 screws of the Turbo Fan Module.

2. Pull the handle to remove the Turbo Fan Module from the slot.

3. Insert the replacement Turbo Fan Module.

NOTE: If only the fan board will be replaced, disconnect first the fan cables, loosen the screws on the fan board, and replace the fan board.

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4. Push the Turbo Fan Module until it is fully inserted.

5. Tighten the 2 screws of the Turbo Fan Module.

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6.3.5 Replacing the Expander Module

CAUTION: Be careful when inserting the Expander Module.

Carefully insert the module and make sure that the connector pins are not bent when the module is inserted.

To replace Expander Module:

1. Loosen the thumbscrew of the Expander Module.

2. Pull the thumbscrew just a little.

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3. Hold the rear part of the thumbscrew handle with your thumb and your forefinger

(index finger) on the other screw. Carefully move your thumb outwards to disengage the lock.

4. The lock will totally disengage and the expander module will move out from the slot.

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5. Carefully pull out the handle to remove the expander module.

6. Remove the 2 screws from the heat sink. Remove the 6 screws from the

Expander PCBA.

7. Place the new Expander PCBA and tighten the screws that were removed before.

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8. Insert the Expander module in its slot.

9. Make sure the lever lock is in open position. Carefully close the handle.

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10. Carefully push the thumbscrew handle until the lock is engaged.

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11. Make sure the thumbscrew handle is totally connected to the expander module panel. Tighten the thumbscrew.

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6.3.6 Replacing the Front Panel

To replace the Front Panel:




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4. Loosen the 2 screws on both sides of the front panel.

5. Hold the front panel on both sides and carefully detach the front panel from the enclosure. Note that the main switch cable is connected to the front panel.

Disconnect the cable.

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6. Replace the front panel.


7. Reconnect the cable to the front panel.

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8. Hold the front panel and carefully attach to the enclosure. Note that there are 4 contact points which the front panel must connect to.

9. Tighten the 2 screws on the front panel side.

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6.3.7 Replacing the Bottom Board

The subsystem has 2 bottom boards. One or both bottom boards can be replaced, if necessary.

To replace a Bottom Board:




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4. Loosen the 2 screws on both sides of the front panel.

5. Hold the front panel on both sides and carefully detach the front panel from the enclosure. Note that the main switch cable is connected to the front panel.

Disconnect the cable.

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6. Place the front panel in a safe place.

7. If the right bottom board will be replaced, unlock and remove disk trays 1 to 21 and hung the trays in the slots. If the left bottom board will be replaced, unlock and remove disk trays 22 to 42 and hung the trays in the slots.

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8. Loosen 2 screws on the bottom part of the subsystem, on the subsystem side of the bottom board to be removed. (To have access to the 2 screws, the subsystem need to be moved a few inches forward.)

9. Loosen the 2 thumbscrews of the bottom board then pull the 2 thumbscrews. The bottom board will detach from the enclosure. Pull the bottom board outwards.

10. Replace the bottom board. If necessary, remove the screws from the bottom board and place the new bottom board then tighten back the screws.

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11. Before reinserting the bottom board, the expander module(s) need to be removed.

This is a precautionary step to prevent the connector pins of the expander module(s) from possibly being bent when the bottom board is inserted. Refer to

Section on Replacing the Expander Module for steps on how to remove or reinsert the expander module.

Controller Mode:




Dual Controller

Dual Controller

Dual Controller

Bottom Board that was/were Replaced:

Left

Right

Left and Right

Left

Right

Left and Right

Expander Module(s) to be

Removed:

1-2

1-1

1-1 and 1-2

1-2 and 2-2

1-1 and 2-1

1-1, 2-1, 1-2 and 2-2

Left Bottom Board Right Bottom Board

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12. Insert the bottom board into the bottom board slot. Slide the bottom board inwards. Make sure the 2 thumbscrews are in open position. Push the 2 thumbscrews until the bottom board is engaged in the enclosure.

13. Tighten the 2 thumbscrews of the bottom board.

14. Tighten the 2 screws on the bottom part of the subsystem, on the subsystem side of the bottom board that was replaced.

15. Reinsert the Expander Module(s) that was/were removed in Step 11.

16. Insert all the disk trays that were hung and lock them.

17. Reconnect the cable to the front panel.

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18. Hold the front panel and carefully attach to the enclosure. Note that there are 4 contact points which the front panel must connect to.

19. Tighten the 2 screws on the front panel side.

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Proware EP-4423S1/D1-S6S6 RAID 4U 6G SAS - SAS/SATA Owner Manual

SAS to SAS/SATA

RAID Subsystem

User Manual

Revision 1.1

Table of Contents

Preface

NOTES:

IMPORTANT!

WARNING!

CAUTION:

Before You Begin

Safety Guidelines

Controller Configurations

Packaging, Shipment and Delivery

Chapter 1 Product Introduction

The 42 bays RAID Subsystem

Features

1.1 Technical Specifications

1.2 RAID Concepts

RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data

RAID 1, also known as disk mirroring, is simply a pair of disk drives that store duplicate

RAID 3 sector-stripes data across groups of drives, but one drive in the group is

Dual-level RAID achieves a balance between the increased data availability inherent in

RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity

RAID Level Description

0

1

3

5

6

10(1E)

10

30

50

60

1.3 Array Definition

1.4 High Availability

1.4.1 Creating Hot Spares

1.4.2 Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support

1.4.3 Hot-Swap Disk Rebuild

Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem

2.1 Main Components

2.2 Controller Module

Part

Description

Host Channel A, B

SAS Expansion Port

COM2

COM1

R-Link Port

Indicator LED Color

Link LED

Description

Activity LED

Fault LED

CTRL

Heartbeat LED

2.3 Power Supply / Fan Module (PSFM)

Part

AC Power Input Socket

Description

Use to connect the power cord from power source.

Power On/Off Switch Use to power on or power off the PSFM.

Indicator Color

Green

Power Status

LED

Red

Fan Fail LED Red

Description

Indicates the power supply module is good.

Indicates the power supply module is faulty.

Indicates one or more fans in the PSFM has failed.

2.4 Turbo Fan (Fan 06-1)

Turbo Fan LED

Indicator

Status LED

Color

Red