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Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 10 User Manual 1.1 Technical Specifications RAID Controller FC-SAS Controller Single or Redundant Host Int
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 100 User Manual 5.6 Information Menu 5.6.1 RAID Set Hierarchy Use this feature to view the RAID subsystem
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 101 To view the disk drive information, click the E# Slot# link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen.
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 102 User Manual 5.6.2 System Information To view the RAID subsystem’s controller information, click the Syst
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 103 The Controller Name, Firmware Version, Serial Number, Main Processor, CPU Data/Instruction Cach
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 104 User Manual 5.6.3 Hardware Monitor To view the RAID subsystem’s hardware information, click the Hardware
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 105 Chapter 6 Maintenance 6.1 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Cache Memory The RAID control
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 106 User Manual 6.2 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Firmware Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Util
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 107 Upgrading Firmware Through ANSI/VT-100 Terminal Emulation Get the new version firmware for you
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 108 User Manual 5. Click Browse. Look in the location where the firmware file was saved. Select the firmware fi
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 109 7. When the firmware downloading is completed, the confirmation screen appears. Select Yes to
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 11 Tray Lock Yes Disk Status Indicator Access / Fail LED Backplane SAS / SATA II Single BP Powe
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 110 User Manual 10. After the firmware upgrade is complete, a message will show “Firmware Has Been Updated Succ
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 111 Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Get the new version of firmware for your RAID subsystem
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 112 User Manual 5. After the firmware upgrade is complete, a message will show “Firmware Has Been Updated Succ
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 113 6.3 Replacing Subsystem Components 6.3.1 Replacing Controller Module When replacing a fai
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 114 User Manual 6.3.1.1 Replacing Controller Module with Plate Cover When replacing a failed Controller Modu
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 115 6.3.2 Replacing Power Supply Fan Module When replacing a failed power supply fan module (PS
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 116 User Manual 6.3.2.1 Replacing Power Supply Fan Module with Plate Cover When replacing a failed power sup
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 117 Appendix 1 Volume Mapping in Dual Controller Mode In dual controller mode, the RAID subsy
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 118 User Manual Case 1: One Volume Set Mapped to Channel 0 LUN 0 When one Volume Set is created and mapped to
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 119 Case 2: One Volume Set Mapped to Channel 0&1 LUN 0 When one Volume Set is created and mapp
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 12 User Manual 1.2 RAID Concepts RAID Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Di
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 120 User Manual Case 4: Two Volume Sets each Mapped to Channel 0&1 When a Volume Set is created and mapped
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 121 Case 5: Four Volume Sets: 2 are Mapped to Channel 0, and 2 are mapped to Channel 1 When a Volu
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 122 User Manual Case 6: Four Volume Sets, each mapped to Channel 0&1 When a Volume Set is created and mapp
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 123 Appendix 2 Redundant Controllers Switch Function NOTE: There are 2 options to test/simula
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 124 User Manual 4. In the text box provided, enter the command “HaltCtrl0”. Tick “Confirm The Operation” and c
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 125 3. How to Remove a Controller to Simulate Controller Failure NOTE: In Redundant Controller m
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 126 User Manual 3. Remove all cables from the “failed” controller. 4. Unplug the controller from the slot.
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 127 5. Reinsert the controller. The FLT LED will still be blinking red. NOTE: The time interval n
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 128 User Manual 7. Tighten the two thumbscrews of the controller. NOTE: When the thumbscrews are tightened, t
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 129 Appendix 3 Disk Power Off/On Function in Web GUI NOTE: This document is intended to help S
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 13 Definition of RAID Levels RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 130 User Manual 2. To power off the Disk in Slot#1 of Enclosure#1, select “Rescue Raid Set” under RAID Set Fun
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 131 3. The Disk Power will be turned off. In Device List of Enclosure#1, Disk in Slot#1 will no lo
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 132 User Manual 4. To verify if Disk is really failed or still usable, you can try to power on the Disk. To po
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 133 5. If the Disk in Eclosure#1 Slot#1 is still good, the Disk in Slot#1 of Enclosure#1 will be t
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 134 User Manual 2. When Disk Fails, How to Use Disk Power Function Command in Web GUI; With Hot Spare Configur
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 135 3. In Raid Set Hierarchy, the Volume Set state will be shown as “Rebuilding”. Note that Disk i
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 136 User Manual NOTE: Sometimes the “PowerOffDisk” command will need to wait for several seconds before command
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 137 6. The System Event Information will show “Device Removed” for Device Enc#1 Slot#1. 7.
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 138 User Manual 8. To verify if Disk is really failed or still usable, you can try to power on the Disk. To po
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 139 9. If the Disk in Eclosure#1 Slot#1 is still good, the Disk will be turned on. IMPORTANT:
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 14 User Manual RAID 3 sector-stripes data across groups of drives, but one drive in the group is dedicated for
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 140 User Manual 10. If the Disk in Enclosure#1 Slot#1 is still good, the Disk will automatically become Hot Spa
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 141 3. Additional Information a. When a disk has failed in Enclosure#1 Slot#1 and you try to pow
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 15 RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity information to
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 16 User Manual RAID Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology. RAID l
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 17 1.3 Fibre Functions 1.3.1 Overview Fibre Channel is a set of standards under the auspices o
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 18 User Manual Arbitrated Loop The arbitrated loop (FC-AL) topology provides a relatively simple method of con
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 19 contains a Port Bypass Circuit(PBC) to automatically open and close the loop to support
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 2 User Manual Table of Contents Preface...
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 20 User Manual 1.4.2 Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device. It is o
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 21 1.5.2 Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support The RAID subsystem has built-in protection circuit to suppo
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 22 User Manual Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem The illustrations below identify the vario
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 23 2.1.1.1 Disk Trays HDD Status Indicator Part Function HDD Activity LED This LED will b
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 24 User Manual 2.1.1.2 LCD Front Panel Smart Function Front Panel The smart LCD panel is an option to c
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 25 Environment Status LEDs Parts Function Power LED Green LED indicates po
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 26 User Manual 2.1.1.3 LCD IP Address in Dual Controller Mode In dual controller mode, the RAID subsystem h
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 27 2.1.2 Rear View Single Controller Dual Controller Controller Module – The subsyste
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 28 User Manual 2.2 Controller Module The EPICa RAID system includes a dual 4Gb FC-to-SAS/SATA II RAID Contro
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 29 Part Description Host Channel A, B There are two Fibre host channels (A and B) which can be u
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 3 3.1 Powering On ...
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 30 User Manual 2.3 Power Supply / Fan Module (PSFM) The RAID subsystem contains two 400W Power Supply / Fan M
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 31 NOTE: Each PSFM has one Power Supply and one Fan. PSFM 1 has Power#1 and Fan#1, and PSFM 2 has P
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 32 User Manual Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem 3.1 Powering On 1. Plug in the power cords in
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 33 3.2 Disk Drive Installation This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 34 User Manual 4. Place the hard drive in the disk tray. Turn the disk tray upside down. Align the four screw
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 35 5. Slide the tray into a slot. 6. Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into pla
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 36 User Manual 3.2.2 Installing a SATA Disk Drive (Dual Controller Mode) in a Disk Tray 1. Remove an empty
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 37 NOTE: All the disk tray holes are labelled accordingly. 4. Place the SATA
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 38 User Manual 5. Turn the disk tray upside down. Align the four screw holes of the SATA disk drive in the fou
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 39 Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options Configuration Methods There are f o u r met
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Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 40 User Manual 4. The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate, 8 data bit, non-parity, 1 s
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 41 6. Open the File menu, and then open Properties. 7. Open the Settings Tab. 8. Configure
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 42 User Manual 9. Now, the VT100 is ready to use. After you have finished the VT100 Terminal setup, you may pr
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 43 Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clic
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 44 User Manual VT100 Terminal Configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related informa
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 45 4.2 Configuration through the LCD Panel All configurations can be performed through the LCD D
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 46 User Manual 4.2.1 Menu Diagram The following menu diagram is a summary of the various configurations and
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Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 5 Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the hardware features, ins
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Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 52 User Manual 4.3 Configuration through web browser-based proRAID Manager The RAID subsystem can be remotel
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 53 Main Menu The main menu shows all available function that user can execute by clicking on the a
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 54 User Manual Chapter 5 RAID Management 5.1 Quick Function 5.1.1 Quick Create The number of physical
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 55 Tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create scre
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 56 User Manual 5.2 RAID Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to cre
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 57 5.2.2 Delete RAID Set To delete a Raid Set, click on the Delete RAID Set link. A “Select The
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 58 User Manual 5.2.3 Expand RAID Set Use this option to expand a Raid Set, when one or more disk drives is/a
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Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 6 User Manual Before You Begin Before going through with this manual, you should read and focus on the followin
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 60 User Manual Migration occurs when a disk is added to a Raid Set. Migrating status is displayed in the Raid S
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 61 5.2.4 Offline RAID Set If user wants to offline (and move) a Raid Set while the system is pow
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 62 User Manual 5.2.5 Activate Incomplete RAID Set When Raid Set State is “Normal”, this means there is no f
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 63 When can the “Activate Incomplete Raid Set” function be used? In order to access the Volume Set
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 64 User Manual 5.2.6 Create Hot Spare The Create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global h
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 65 5.2.7 Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk(s) to delete by clicking on the appro
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 66 User Manual 5.2.8 Rescue Raid Set If you need to recover a missing Raid Set using the “Rescue Raid Set” f
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 67 5.3 Volume Set Function Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device. It
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 68 User Manual Volume Name: The default Volume Set name will appear as “Volume---VOL#XXX”. You can rename
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 69 takes longer. No Init (To Rescue Volume) is used to create a Volume Set without initialization;
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 7 Unpacking the Shipping Carton The shipping package contains the following: NOTE: If any damag
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 70 User Manual 5.3.2 Create Raid 30/50/60 To create a Raid30/50/60 Volume Set, move the mouse cursor to the
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 71 5.3.3 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume Set, select the Volume Set Functions in the main m
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 72 User Manual 5.3.4 Modify Volume Set Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration. To modify the
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 73 5.3.4.1 Volume Set Expansion Volume Capacity (Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re-stripe) U
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 74 User Manual 5.3.4.2 Volume Set Migration M i g r a t i o n o c c u r s w h e n a V o l u m e S
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 75 5.3.5 Check Volume Set Use this function to perform Volume Set consistency check, which verif
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 76 User Manual 3. Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button. The Checking process will be st
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 77 5.3.6 Schedule Volume Check To perform Check Volume Set by schedule, follow these steps: 1.
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 78 User Manual 5.3.7 Stop Volume Check Use this option to stop all Volume Set consistency checking process/p
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 79 5.4 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perfor
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 8 User Manual Chapter 1 Product Introduction The EPICa RAID Subsystem The RAID subsystem featu
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 80 User Manual 5.4.2 Modify a Pass-Through Disk Use this option to modify the attribute of a Pass-Through Di
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 81 5.4.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk To delete Pass-Through Disk from the Pass-Through drive pool,
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 82 User Manual 5.4.4 Identify Enclosure To identify an Enclosure, move the mouse cursor and click on Identif
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 83 5.4.5 Identify Selected Drive Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to preven
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 84 User Manual 5.5 System Controls 5.5.1 System Configuration To set the RAID subsystem system configurat
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 85 SATA NCQ Support: NCQ is a command protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on nativ
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 86 User Manual 5.5.2 HDD Power Management MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) is a storage technology that em
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 87 Time to HDD Low RPM Mode: (MAID Level 2) This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HD
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 88 User Manual 5.5.3 Fibre Channel Config To set the Fibre Channel Configuration function, move the mouse cu
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 89 Channel Topology Each Fibre Channel can be configured to the following Topology options: Fabr
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 9 Feature Supports dual controller for features redundant RAID Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 90 User Manual 5.5.4 EtherNet Configuration To set the Ethernet configuration, click the EtherNet Configurat
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 91 5.5.5 Alert By Mail Configuration To set the Event Notification function, click on the Alert
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 92 User Manual 5.5.6 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network manag
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 93 5.5.7 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol. It is an Internet protocol used
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 94 User Manual 5.5.8 View Events / Mute Beeper To view the RAID subsystem’s event log information, move the
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 95 5.5.9 Generate Test Event If you want to generate test events, move the cursor bar to the mai
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 96 User Manual 5.5.10 Clear Event Buffer Use this feature to clear the RAID subsystem’s System Events Inform
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 97 5.5.11 Modify Password To change or disable the RAID subsystem’s admin password, click on the
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem 98 User Manual 5.5.13 Shutdown Controller Use this function to shutdown the RAID Controller. This is used to
Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 99 5.5.14 Restart Controller Use this function to restart the RAID Controller. This is normally
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