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Page 3: ...crosoft Windows Windows NT MS DOS are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Other product and company nam...

Page 4: ...interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following mea...

Page 5: ...w to access and start using the firmware based Monitor Utility on the host terminal Chapter 5 Configuration details and explains the rich configuration options available for ACS 8960 arrays using eith...

Page 6: ...miliarize yourself with the features and capabilities of ACS 8960 Chapter 1 Make sure you have everything Chapter 1 Install Install SODIMM cache memory and attach the necessary cables Chapter 2 Turn o...

Page 7: ...n is not observed This icon indicates useful tips on getting the most from your RAID controller Important terms commands and programs are put in Boldface font Screen text is given in screen font Relat...

Page 8: ...11 KEY FEATURES 12 Serial ATA Compatible 12 Three Operating Modes 12 Self Diagnostic Mode 12 Configuration Mode 13 Operation Mode 13 Two Configuration Utilities 13 Control Panel 13 Monitor Utility 13...

Page 9: ...Serial ATA 22 Fibre to Serial ATA copper version 22 Fibre to Serial ATA optical version 22 CHANGING HARDWARE CONFIGURATIONS 23 Removing replacing control panel 24 Removing replacing the daughterboard...

Page 10: ...ation 40 RAID configuration 41 How to configure ACS 8960 42 FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE MENUS 43 ACCESSING THE MAIN MENU 44 Using Monitor Utility 44 Control Panel 45 SETTING ARRAY PARAMETERS 46 RAID p...

Page 11: ...3 71 RAID 5 72 APPENDIX C INTRODUCTION TO SERIAL ATA 73 Cabling 73 Simplicity of configuration 73 Hot Swap capability 73 Performance 74 Cost effectiveness 74 APPENDIX D CONTROL PANEL MESSAGES 75 APPE...

Page 12: ...ser s Manual 10 PASSWORD SETTINGS 90 PAGER SETTINGS 90 FAX SETTINGS 90 Modem Settings 90 APPENDIX H CONTACT US 91 ACCUSYS INC 91 ACCUSYS U S A INC 91 ACCUSYS GERMANY 91 ACCUSYS KOREA INC 91 ACCUSYS CH...

Page 13: ...d for higher storage solutions Ideally suited for integration with databases e mail web servers and imaging systems ACS 8960 provides maximum data protection and exceptional performance ACS 8960 is de...

Page 14: ...ATA standards Serial ATA cables can reach up to 1 meter 2 5 times the maximum length of IDE ribbon cables and are far narrower than ribbon cables This leads to improved ventilation inside system case...

Page 15: ...tes if no buttons are pressed on the controller box control panel and no action is taken on the Monitor Utility Full details on changing configurations are given in Chapter 5 Operation Mode Operation...

Page 16: ...gical drive When a member drive from any of the logical drives fails the Global Spare Drive will join that logical drive and automatically start to rebuild Automatic Drive Rebuild If a member drive in...

Page 17: ...ables 16 3 in 1 Combo Cable 1 Mounting screws bag 1 ACS 8960 FC to SATA copper version package ACS 8960 Controller Box 1 with ACS 7140 daughter board ACS 8960 Controller User s Manual 1 Serial ATA cab...

Page 18: ...d for viewing Monitor Utility For non proprietary accessories such as memory modules cables etc your vendor may be able to recommend compatible and reliable brands The hard drives in a RAID should mat...

Page 19: ...nter button is used to select an option The Escape button is used to cancel a selection or return to the previous menu The Power LED lights solid when power is on The Activity LED indicates that the R...

Page 20: ...e automatic dispatch of alert faxes A monitor connector enabling various monitoring facilities The default pin assignments are Pins 1 3 Fan failure Pins 2 4 Temperature failure Pins 5 7 Power source f...

Page 21: ...evices are fax and pager UPS Connection The ACS 8960 controller can be connected to a UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply device for additional power supply security In the event of any power failure on th...

Page 22: ...Installation flowchart Installation of ACS 8960 is simple This chapter will lead you though the following steps Install minimum 32 MB DRAM SODIMM in the socket on the controller board Connect a SCSI...

Page 23: ...well ventilated area and in such a way that sufficient airflow is maintained across the controller chips Static electricity can damage electronic components To guard against such damage Work in a stat...

Page 24: ...Fibre to Serial ATA copper version package contains the ACS 7140 copper cable daughterboard The serial number is printed on the daughterboard Fibre to Serial ATA optical version The Fibre to Serial A...

Page 25: ...SODIMM module Instructions on installing and removing SODIMM are given separately in the next section This section provides instructions for the removal and installation of the following components Co...

Page 26: ...ll the control panel Connect the two control panel cables to the control panel Slot the control panel into position ensuring that the two latches lock the control panel into position on the controller...

Page 27: ...e backplane from the controller board and daughterboard To install the backplane Align the controller board connector with the backplane connector pins and push together firmly so that the pins are fu...

Page 28: ...ection Remove any installed SODIMM see instructions on following page To install the controller board Connect the backplane to the controller board and install in controller box casing see previous se...

Page 29: ...arge cache File servers with multiple random access of varying file size generally have little or no performance improvement with additional cache SODIMM specifications Minimum Recommended 144 pin SDR...

Page 30: ...board Insert a memory card at a 45 degree angle into the memory card socket on the controller board so that the gold teeth of the card are no longer visible Press the card down firmly until the latche...

Page 31: ...cables between controller daughter board and host cannot exceed 13 meters in length The two connectors for each fibre channel port on the daughter board are marked as transmission Tx or Out or recept...

Page 32: ...The notch on the combo cable connector should be aligned with the corresponding slot on the backplane connector to ensure correct insertion The combo cable provides a variety of monitoring options The...

Page 33: ...k setup of a single array using the control panel 2 Turn to Chapter 4 to access the Monitor Utility Once the Monitor Utility is accessed you can perform a Quick Setup Chapter 3 or complete configurati...

Page 34: ...anel Using the embedded Monitor Utility Both methods are explained in this chapter Both methods are explained in this chapter The control panel can be accessed immediately so Quick Setup can be comple...

Page 35: ...mpted to enter the Password The default password is 00000000 eight zeros To enter this simply press Enter eight times Press Enter again to submit Enter Passwd 0 3 You enter the main menu The first ite...

Page 36: ...tup via the monitor utility must first establish a connection between the host terminal and ACS 8960 Follow the instructions in Chapter 5 Accessing the Monitor Utility Then 1 Press Ctrl and D together...

Page 37: ...enu lists the RAID levels available 0 1 3 5 and 0 1 Scroll through the list until the appropriate level for the RAID you want to set up is highlighted Press Enter 7 You will be prompted for confirmati...

Page 38: ...re that supports ANSI terminal emulation To use a dedicated terminal simply connect the terminal to the RS232 head of the RAID controller s combo cable To access the Monitor Utility from a host PC ens...

Page 39: ...our location Enter a name to identify the RAID controller connection e g Accusys or 8960 and select an icon to represent the connection Press OK 3 The Connect to dialog box appears Select COM1 or COM2...

Page 40: ...tility has four sections The Top Bar lists the RAID controller model number and the firmware Monitor Utility model number The Control Panel LCD Output panel mirrors the appearance of the controller bo...

Page 41: ...bottom of the Monitor Utility screen Menu area controls A Move cursor up Z Move cursor down Esc Cancel a selection return to previous menu Enter Select an option Tab Switch to Output area Output area...

Page 42: ...ation Configuration of the RAID system and communication parameters Setting up and configuration of arrays within the RAID system Users are advised to attend first to the system then to the arrays Sys...

Page 43: ...ith RAID configuration RAID configuration Set the following individual parameters for each array RAID level Number of disks Number and size of slices Set the following parameters for the RAID system S...

Page 44: ...sired configuration option For instructions on navigating through menus using the control panel turn to the section Control Panel in Chapter 1 A full list of Control Panel LCD messages is given in App...

Page 45: ...sh a single RAID see Chapter 3 RAID params Set parameters for a single or multiple arrays SCSI params Set SCSI parameters such as SCSI ID speed and LUN mapping Fibre params Set Fibre parameters such a...

Page 46: ...h ACS 8960 and open the connection established with ACS 8960 in Chapter 4 2 Press Ctrl D to launch the Monitor Utility The menu area will be blank 3 The Output area is active press Tab once to switch...

Page 47: ...ter Control Panel ACS 8960 111 1 Turn on ACS 8960 The controller will enter self diagnostic mode and automatically enter Operation Mode A typical operation mode screen is shown Enter Passwd 0 2 Press...

Page 48: ...params 1 1 Array 1 1 1 1 Reconfigure RAID No Yes 1 1 2 RAID level 0 1 3 5 0 1 None 1 2 Array 2 1 1 3 Disk number Choices dependent on RAID level 1 3 Array 3 1 1 4 Slice Create slices set slice size 1...

Page 49: ...nfigure the array with RAID level set to None 1 1 3 Disk number Select the number of disks in the RAID Ensure the required number of disks for all arrays is connected before configuring an array RAID...

Page 50: ...size Set the striping block size either 8 16 32 64 or 128 sectors Default 128 sectors Stripe size is constant for any RAID system whether it consists or a single or multiple arrays Smaller stripe size...

Page 51: ...ary SCSI 2 1 4 Speed Ultra 3 Ultra 2 Ultra Fast 2 1 5 Wide Enable Disable 2 1 5 Lun map Match slices in existing arrays to up to 8 LUNs SCSI params menu 2 1 Primary SCSI Submenu for configuring Primar...

Page 52: ...may be divided into several logical units that portion of a disk array seen by the host system as a single logical device ACS 8960 can support up to eight logical units in total 2 2 Secondary SCSI Su...

Page 53: ...2 Fibre paramn 2 1 Primary FC 2 2 Secondary FC Enable Disable Arbitration Loop Point To Point 1 Giga Bits 2 Giga Bits Auto Negotiated Match slices in existing arrays to up to 8 LUNs 2 1 1 Enable Hard...

Page 54: ...host topology submenu items 2 2 1 to 2 2 5 as above Configuration changes made in the Fibre Params menu must be saved to the ACS 8960 non volatile memory and ACS 8960 restarted for the changes to tak...

Page 55: ...el 2 3 5 View SAN Mapping Use this submenu to view a table indicating mapping of LUNs to hosts in the output window this information cannot be viewed from the control panel In the table Y signifies ma...

Page 56: ...minal Port menu 3 2 Terminal Port Set the baud rate Stop bit data bit and parity parameters for the terminal port to match those of the host 3 2 1 Baud Rate 2400 4800 9600 14400 19200 28800 38400 5760...

Page 57: ...ures The default password is 00000000 eight zeros Configuration changes made in the Password Info menu must be saved to the ACS 8960 non volatile memory to take effect This is done in the NVRAM menu a...

Page 58: ...e the Pager alert function Default Disable 4 2 2 Pager1 No Enter the first pager s terminal telephone number also called the port number or TAP port number and the pager pin number if required for pag...

Page 59: ...m params 4 3 Fax Info 4 3 1 Fax Enable Disable 4 3 2 Fax Class 1 2 4 3 3 Fax 1 No 4 3 4 Fax 2 No 4 3 5 Retry 5 10 15 20 times 4 3 6 Fax Now The fax content is the system data displayed from the Statis...

Page 60: ...are saved Modem settings Before the fax and pager alerts are used the default Modem Initialization string should be confirmed or a new string entered Do this in the Modem Init St submenu located at M...

Page 61: ...NVRAM Yes No 5 2 Erase NVRAM Yes No 5 3 Restart Yes No NVRAM menu 5 1 Update NVRAM Yes or No default No Select Yes to store latest configuration settings in NVRAM 5 2 Erase NVRAM Yes or No default No...

Page 62: ...6 1 Init R5 R3 Select Array 1 2 3 or 4 and then Stop or Start Default Stop Initialize an existing RAID 5 or RAID 3 array Initialization of an existing array will erase all data on the array 6 2 R5 R3...

Page 63: ...hat new disk capacity is equal to or larger than current on line capacity To expand an array To expand disk capacity Connect new disk Use Expand Array menu to select the number of disks in the array G...

Page 64: ...sys com tw A terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal is required to download firmware Shutdown the host computer system s before downloading the new firmware Array data and configurations are...

Page 65: ...menu and select Send Text File Send firmware file as a text file The file will start to download When prompted enter Go case sensitive to update the firmware When prompted enter Go case sensitive to...

Page 66: ...sure all drive jumpers are set to master I try to set up an array using Quick Setup but fail Why Possible Cause If the error message Array1 Exists appears an array has already been configured Quick Se...

Page 67: ...minal communication settings do not match the settings of the ACS 8960 RS 232 interface Fix The default settings for the RS 232 port are 19 200 Baud rate 8 Data bits 1 Stop bit No Parity and XON XOFF...

Page 68: ...I ID option from the SCSI Params menu and specify a different SCSI ID Most SCSI host adapters provide an onboard ROM BIOS or software utility that displays the devices attached and their SCSI IDs Disc...

Page 69: ...e ideal choice when used with on line transaction processing applications such as those used in banks insurance companies hospitals and all manner of office environments These applications typically p...

Page 70: ...I ATA drives are always available to the system SCSI requires more management of the SCSI bus RAID 0 Striped disk array without fault tolerance Characteristics Recommended use RAID 0 implements a stri...

Page 71: ...ce for read intensive operations RAID 1 Mirroring Characteristics Recommended use Better Read transaction rate then single disks same Write transaction rate as single disks 100 redundancy of data mean...

Page 72: ...dancy and protects data in case of multiple drive failure providing that data on one of each mirrored pair of drives is intact RAID 0 1 Combination of striping and mirroring Characteristics This confi...

Page 73: ...h efficiency the parity disk is accessed more than the others and so is also more likely to fail RAID 3 Parallel transfer with parity Characteristics Recommended use The data block is subdivided i e s...

Page 74: ...ent data disks with distributed parity blocks Characteristics Recommended use Each entire data block is written on a data disk Parity for blocks in the same rank is generated on Writes recorded in a d...

Page 75: ...e 0 7volts Parallel ATA IDE on the other hand transmits through 40 wires With far fewer wires Serial ATA connectors and cables are narrower just 8mm wide easier to manipulate and connect and do not bl...

Page 76: ...d by the use of differential signaling which also reduces the need for grounding Cost effectiveness The scalability of Serial ATA solutions means that RAIDs can be built expanded and reconfigured acco...

Page 77: ...ins the meaning of status messages Field Symbol Description ACS 8960 The ACS 8960 model number OOOOOOOS The 8 or 16 disks channel status The first left O is channel 1 You can press button to view the...

Page 78: ...y RAID members failed The minimum number of disks required for the RAID configuration failed to initialize RAID not configured RAID cannot be configured due to too few good disks available or no RAID...

Page 79: ...DRQ signal to go off in command phase Do_IDE_Cmd ERROR An error occurred in IDE interface Use Disk Check to identify faulty disk channel IDE_ISR wait Master Int IDE interface is waiting for an interru...

Page 80: ...DE disk ERROR IORDY not support Disk does not support IORDY Possible older IDE disk that does not support ATA 2 Specification Must replace disk DISK Remap area overflow The area used to re map bad sec...

Page 81: ...used No Configuration The ProRAID is currently not configured for any RAID level Config ERROR The current configuration failed to be verified Possible fault disk or disk off line Not enough Disk Numbe...

Page 82: ...ers combined with a body of Array Management Software Array Management Software controls the disks and presents them to the array operating environment as one or more virtual disks Disk Striping The p...

Page 83: ...ther to compute the lost data Parity information can either be stored on a separate dedicated drive or be mixed with the data across all the drives in the array RAID Redundant Array of Independent Ine...

Page 84: ...ax Ultra 160 SCSI LVD Fibre Channel to Host 2 Max Optional for 2Gb FC upgrade Serial ATA1 Channel to Device 16 Max SATA1 with Ultra DMA 150 Data Transfer Rate Up to 160MB Tagged Command Queuing Yes up...

Page 85: ...B 11 GB 12 GB 13 GB 14 GB 15 GB 16 GB RAID Parameters Array Parameters Array 1 RAID Level 0 1 0 1 3 5 Disk Numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Spare Disk No Yes Channel ___ Slice 0 ________...

Page 86: ..._____________ GB Slice 5 ____________________ GB Slice 6 ____________________ GB Slice 7 ____________________ GB Array 3 RAID Level 0 1 0 1 3 5 Disk Numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Spar...

Page 87: ...________ GB Slice 1 ____________________ GB Slice 2 ____________________ GB Slice 3 ____________________ GB Slice 4 ____________________ GB Slice 5 ____________________ GB Slice 6 ____________________...

Page 88: ...4 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 5 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 6 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 7 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Secondary SCSI SCSI lD 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Termination Enable Dis...

Page 89: ...2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 2 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 3 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 4 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 5 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 6 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 7 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H...

Page 90: ...7 LUN 2 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 3 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 4 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 5 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 6 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LUN 7 to Slice 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Host 1 to LU...

Page 91: ...N Value Host 4 WWN Value Host 5 WWN Value Host 6 WWN Value Host 7 WWN Value Host 8 WWN Value Port Parameters Modem Port Modem Port Baud Rate 2400 4800 9600 14400 19200 28800 38400 57600 115200 Stop Bi...

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