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StorTrends® 1300 Set Up Guide

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Step Two: RAID Level

Once you initiate the

Quick Start Setup Wizard,

you are provided the following options:

•

RAID 0

•

RAID 1

•

RAID 5

This step will create a Logical disk and a storage pool from all the physical hard disk
drives available in the system/controller with the RAID type you specify.

Note:

Once you select

Next

, you cannot come back to this step.

You will be prompted to wait while it configures the box. Do not close the window or
click anywhere else.

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Summary of Contents for StorTrends 1300

Page 1: ...he order given should enable you to have the system operational within a minimal amount of time Note Follow the steps in the order given to complete the installation process in a minimal amount of tim...

Page 2: ...ack resting on them In a single rack installation stabilizers should be attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks should be coupled together Always make sure the rack is stable bef...

Page 3: ...pment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Ground A reliable ground must be maintained at all times To ensure this the rack itself should be grounded Particular atten...

Page 4: ...ear rail of the rack Attach a short bracket to the front side of the right outer rail and a long bracket to the rear side of the right outer rail Adjust both the short and long brackets to the proper...

Page 5: ...ons The first is to lock the server into place when installed and pushed fully into the rack which is its normal position Secondly these tabs also lock the server in place when fully extended from the...

Page 6: ...ining up the rear of the chassis rails with the front of the rack rails Slide the chassis rails into the rack rails keeping the pressure even on both sides you may have to depress the locking tabs whe...

Page 7: ...er will extend out the front of the rack Larger chassis should be positioned to balance the weight between the front and the back If a bezel is included on your server remove it Attach the two front b...

Page 8: ...er from the chassis to gain full access to the inside of the server To remove the system from the rack completely depress the locking tabs in the chassis rails push the right side tab down and the lef...

Page 9: ...StorTrends 1300 Set Up Guide 9 Accessing the Inside of the System...

Page 10: ...drives Depending upon your system s configuration your system may have one or more drives already installed Step 4 Check the airflow Airflow is provided by three sets of 4 cm fans each set of fans con...

Page 11: ...k Cable s to both the NIC ports or to just one of them located on the back of the server 4 Connect your keyboard and monitor Plug your keyboard and monitor to the proper ports located on the back of t...

Page 12: ...owing screen Write down the IP Address listed in the Ip Address field If you have both NICs connected to your network there will be two IP Addresses STOP Once again WRITE DOWN the IP Address listed in...

Page 13: ...ser name itxadmin Default password password Note When you login using the default itxadmin password you have full administrative powers It is advised that once you login you change the password Both t...

Page 14: ...allows you to configure the email alerts settings in order to receive notifications on disk failures volume events system and hardware events Note You MUST have an email server setup on your network t...

Page 15: ...e list Information Check this box to trigger an email notification to be sent whenever an informational event is recorded An Information event can be an event such as a system reboot Warning Check thi...

Page 16: ...enerated A default NAS Share is also automatically created In the Quick and Easy Setup Wizard the SAN and NAS Volumes are configured to use Exact Provisioning Twenty percent of the physically availabl...

Page 17: ...0 RAID 1 RAID 5 This step will create a Logical disk and a storage pool from all the physical hard disk drives available in the system controller with the RAID type you specify Note Once you select N...

Page 18: ...are provided with the following options Only SAN Only NAS Both SAN and NAS If you want your Storage Appliance to be used for block level storage only select Only SAN If you want your Storage Appliance...

Page 19: ...mes cannot exceed the available physical space due to the fact that they are both using Exact Provisioning by default Click Next Note You can use the slider bar to adjust the size of each Volume type...

Page 20: ...that you have entered Note You can change the default names for volumes and containers at this point Also note that uppercase characters are not allowed in target names Additionally if you are planni...

Page 21: ...StorTrends 1300 Set Up Guide 21 Do not close the window or click anywhere else until the operation completes...

Page 22: ...StorTrends 1300 Set Up Guide 22 Step Six All Done No Errors STOP YOU SHOULD NOW BE UP AND RUNNING ALL THE OTHER SECTIONS CAN BE SKIPPED...

Page 23: ...The Advanced Setup Wizard allows you to have more control of the storage being configured Step One Advanced Wizard If the storage has not been configured on your Storage Appliance you will be prompted...

Page 24: ...pture above is from a 3U unit By default the 1U units do not display this screen because the 1U units do not use hardware RAID The 1U units only support RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 1n However if you...

Page 25: ...StorTrends 1300 Set Up Guide 25 Step Three Select Pool Select the Disks Select the Disks that you want to use in your Storage Pool...

Page 26: ...Keep in mind that your hardware RAID controller may not be fully supported Type in your Storage Pool s name Type in a Storage Pool Name Note The Storage Pool Name must be alphanumeric not have any spa...

Page 27: ...is section allows you to configure a SAN Volume and a SAN Target on to the Storage Appliance If you have configured this storage appliance as a NAS Only unit SKIP THIS STEP and go to Step Five Configu...

Page 28: ...nter a name for your SAN Volume The SAN Volume Name must be alphanumeric not have any spaces and be between one and 63 characters in length Enter Volume Size In the Enter Volume Size field enter the s...

Page 29: ...n the actual physical size of the storage device For example if the storage device has an actual physical size of 500 GB the user can assign a size of up to 256 TB per box Based on the consumption of...

Page 30: ...Enter a name for your Target The Target Name must be alphanumeric not have any spaces and be between one and 63 characters in length Uppercase characters are not allowed in target names Note If you ar...

Page 31: ...ou to configure a NAS Volume and a NAS Share on to the Storage Appliance If you only want to configure this storage appliance as a SAN Only unit SKIP THIS STEP by clicking the Finish button and go to...

Page 32: ...he case of the 1U is not typically done because the 1U unit usually ships with all drive bays occupied If you select Thin the volume can be assigned a size greater than the actual physical size of the...

Page 33: ...re at this time otherwise click the Add button and continue on to the next step If you want to create a NAS Share now in the Share Name field enter a unique name for your NAS Share The NAS Share Name...

Page 34: ...When you are finished adding your Volumes click the Finish button A summary will appear Your Storage Appliance will be automatically configured based on the values that you have entered Do not close...

Page 35: ...StorTrends 1300 Set Up Guide 35 Step Seven All Done No Errors STOP YOU SHOULD NOW BE UP AND RUNNING...

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