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StorTrends® 2401 Setup Guide 

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StorTrends® 2401 Setup Guide 
(StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 

 

MAN-2401-SG 
04/15/2011 

 

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Revision History 

 

08/30/2010 Initial 

Release 

10/23/2010 

Update product name and screens 

11/01/2010 

Updated raw drive support per enclosure to 24 TB from 16 TB 

12/14/2010 

Edit Create Share Name section regarding spaces and quotes (cannot use quotes) 

04/15/2011 

Added Licensing Information and Updating and Removed Maximum Physical and 
Theoretical Capacity Information 
 

 

NOTE: 

 
All screen captures are for representative purposes only. Your actual screen may look 
different. You may have a newer version and build of the StorTrends software and/or a 
different hardware configuration; such as a different StorTrends storage appliance. Most 
of the screen captures found in this document where taken from the StorTrends 3200 
storage appliance. However, the basic usage remains the same. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for StorTrends 2401

Page 1: ...or their products American Megatrends Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own Revision History 08 30 2010 Initial Release 10 23 2010 Update product name and screens 11 01 2010 Updated raw drive support per enclosure to 24 TB from 16 TB 12 14 2010 Edit Create Share Name section regarding spaces and quotes cannot use quotes 04 15 2011 Added Licensing I...

Page 2: ...nds has been advised of the possibility of such damages Any questions or comments regarding this document or its contents should be addressed to American Megatrends at the address shown on the inside of the front cover American Megatrends provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability o...

Page 3: ...llation procedure outlined in this section Unpack the StorTrends 2401 Storage Appliance You should inspect the box the StorTrends 2401 Storage Appliance was shipped in and make sure that it is undamaged If the server itself shows damage you should file a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that will hold the StorTrends 2401 Storage Applian...

Page 4: ...ack to allow for sufficient airflow and ease in servicing This product is for installation only in a Restricted Access Location dedicated equipment rooms service closets and the like WARNING RACK PRECAUTIONS ENSURE THAT THE LEVELING JACKS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RACK ARE FULLY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE RACK RESTING ON THEM IN A SINGLE RACK INSTALLATION STABILIZERS SHOULD BE AT...

Page 5: ...R SUPPLY UPS TO PROTECT THE SERVER FROM POWER SURGES VOLTAGE SPIKES AND TO KEEP YOUR SYSTEM OPERATING IN CASE OF A POWER FAILURE ALLOW THE POWER SUPPLY UNITS AND HARD DISK DRIVE TO COOL BEFORE TOUCHING THEM ALWAYS KEEP THE RACK S FRONT DOOR AND ALL PANELS AND COMPONENTS ON THE SERVERS CLOSED WHEN NOT SERVICING TO MAINTAIN PROPER COOLING WHEN REMOVING THE HARD DISK DRIVE UNLOCK THE LATCH AND WAIT A...

Page 6: ...f the equipment to the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring Appropriate consideration of equipment 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 attentio...

Page 7: ...es referred to as rapid rack holes must have a side clearance of 0 75 inches in between the posts from square mounting hole to square mounting hole Meaning if you take a 0 75 inch wide by 5 75 inch tall by the amount of space between the posts length of wood and place it between the posts it should not be exposed in a way that would restrict you from sliding your system into your rack enclosure NO...

Page 8: ...ails have two sections to them inner rail outer rail Rack Rail Sections Separating the Rail Sections The inner rack rail needs to be slid out from the outer rack rail prior to installation To slide the inner rack rail from the outer rack rail fully extend the rack rail until the inner rack rail slides to its locking position not drawn to scale Cannot fit between the posts Outer Rail Inner Rail ...

Page 9: ...ck Rails to the Chassis The inner rack rail has openings that line up with the side of the chassis Match the inner rack rail to the appropriate side of the chassis Slide the inner rack rail into its locking position You will hear a snap when this happens and the inner rack rail will become securely affixed to the side of the chassis Screw the inner rack rail to the side of the chassis Press Down t...

Page 10: ...r Rack Rails into the Rack Locate the front of the outer rack rail and attach it to the rack To do this simply push the outer rack rail into the back of the rack post The plastic securing pins will retract so that you can latch the outer rack rail into place Once the outer rack rail is latched into place the securing plastic pins will pop back out Locking Tab Screw Inner Rack Rail Release Tab ...

Page 11: ... rack rail to the rack posts with four screws Two for the front post and two for the rear post Repeat this process with the remaining outer rack rail Line up the inner rack rails of the chassis with the outer rack rails on the rack Slide the chassis into place until it comes to a stop Verify that both sides of the chassis come to a stop at the same location Lift the locking tab on the inner rack r...

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Page 20: ... based File based and NAS Dual r Storage Appli t your Storage t Both SAN and file level storag d in the box yo ovided with the l dialect iance to be use Appliance to b d NAS if you w ge ou can select ho e following opt ed for block lev be used for file want your Stora StorTrends 240 ow you want to tions vel storage only e level storage age Appliance 01 Setup Guide o use your y select Only only sel...

Page 21: ...ed V ue to the fact th N e slider bar to a nly SAN then y Volume The de hat they are bo NOTE adjust the size you will only b efault volumes oth using Exact of each Volum be able to adjus StorTrends 240 s cannot exceed t Provisioning me type If you st the slider for 01 Setup Guide 2 d the available by default have selected r that type of 21 ...

Page 22: ...cters are n f you are plann uld be avoided i ge the default n the Finish butt d on the values NOTE ames for volum not allowed in ing to use the s in both the con names ton Your Stora that you have mes and contain target names snap assisted r ntainer and vol StorTrends 240 age Appliance entered ners at this poi replication feat lume names B 01 Setup Guide will be int Also note ture uppercase ecause...

Page 23: ...Do o not close the window or clic ck anywhere else until the op StorTrends 240 peration compl 01 Setup Guide 2 letes 23 ...

Page 24: ...24 Step p Six All D YOU SHOU one No Er ULD NOW BE rors S E UP AND RU STOP UNNING ALL SKIPPED L THE OTHER StorTrends 240 R SECTIONS 01 Setup Guide S CAN BE ...

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Page 27: ...Step Select p Three Se t the Disks Se elect Pool elect the Disks t that you want t to use in your S Storage Pool StorTrends 240 01 Setup Guide 2 27 ...

Page 28: ... me e Pool Name N ool Name must be between on ning to use the ded in containe utton to continu mpted to wait w else Option type and NOTE not have any s ne and 63 chara snap assisted r er and volume n ue while it configu d Spare type i spaces or speci acters in length replication feat names as well ures the box D StorTrends 240 if applicable ial characters h ture uppercase Do not close the 01 Setup...

Page 29: ... all AN Volume S ows you to con ou have configu o Step Five Co lows you to Cr STOP nfigure a SAN ured this storag onfigure NAS V reate SAN Volu Volume and a ge appliance as Volume ume and Targe StorTrends 240 a SAN Target o s a NAS Only u et 01 Setup Guide 2 on to the storag unit SKIP TH 29 ge HIS ...

Page 30: ...e field is meas ume Name field have any spaces d 63 characters ume Size field sured in Gigaby d enter a name s or special cha in length enter the size t ytes GB e for your SAN aracters The S that you want t StorTrends 240 N Volume The S SAN Volume Na to use for your 01 Setup Guide SAN Volume Name can be r SAN Volume ...

Page 31: ...ze of the storage device using Exact Provisioning or greater size than the actual physical size of the storage device using Thin Provisioning If you select Exact the volume size cannot exceed the actual physical space available in the storage device NOTE It is recommended to leave 20 of the physical space free for snapshots Auto Provisioning is not supported for SAN Volumes For this reason it is g...

Page 32: ...st no t Name can be t Name must be n iSCSI Target hange it to low utton to continu te New Target f NOTE ot have any spa between one a e in lowercase with uppercas wercase charact ue field Enter a n aces or special and 63 characte characters e characters th ters StorTrends 240 name for your T l characters ers in length he StorTrends 01 Setup Guide Target software will ...

Page 33: ...ou to con ou only want to clicking the F lows you to Cr STOP nfigure a NAS o configure this Finish button an reate NAS Volu Volume and a s storage applia nd go to Step S ume and Share StorTrends 240 a NAS Share on ance as a SAN Six Summary V e 01 Setup Guide 3 n to the storage N Only unit SK View and Statu 33 e KIP s ...

Page 34: ... meas Dialect Type elect NAS as the ume Name field have any spaces d 63 characters ume Size field sured in Gigaby e Dialect Type d enter a name s or special cha in length enter the size t ytes GB e for your NAS aracters The N that you want t StorTrends 240 S Volume The N NAS Volume Na to use for your 01 Setup Guide NAS Volume Name can be r NAS Volume ...

Page 35: ...e of provisioning that you want to use A NAS volume is a file level volume This NAS volume can be assigned an actual size of the physical size of the storage device using Exact provisioning or greater size than the actual physical size of the storage device using Thin Provisioning ...

Page 36: ... the storage device If you select Auto the volume size will automatically expand if used disk space begins to reach the maximum allocated size NOTE It is recommended to leave 20 of the physical space free for snapshots Only 1022 snapshots are supported on the following StorTrends 2401 storage appliances StorTrends 2401i ...

Page 37: ...on in the Share N e can be betwe xt to each of th utton to continu New Share if yo and continue o Name field ente en one and 63 he File Protoco ue u wish to creat on to the next s er a unique nam characters in l ols you wish to StorTrends 240 te a NAS Share step If you wa me for your NA length o use to access t 01 Setup Guide 3 e at this time ant to create a AS Share The the NAS Share 37 e ...

Page 38: ...ha o not close the w and Statu nished adding y appear Your s at you have ent window or clic us your Volumes storage applian ered ck anywhere e click the Finis nce will be auto lse until the op StorTrends 240 sh button omatically con peration compl 01 Setup Guide nfigured based letes ...

Page 39: ...Step p Seven All Done No YOU o Errors S U SHOULD NO STOP OW BE UP A AND RUNNIN StorTrends 240 NG 01 Setup Guide 3 39 ...

Page 40: ...are come most of the feat nlimited or cust your AMI Sup Page he various licen re s with a Licens tures enabled F tomized license pport Represent nsing options a se Key that is v Following your e by entering th ntative StorTrends 240 and current set valid for a trial ur 45 day trial p he appropriate 01 Setup Guide ttings for your l period of 45 period you can license key th n hat ...

Page 41: ...age appliance unit and thus it cannot be used to license or upgrade any other storage appliances Also note that you can email yourself a copy of the Service Key by clicking on the Email Service Key button that you can later forward on to AMI Support Representatives when you re ready to make changes After your changes have been processed by an AMI Support Representative you ll receive a new license...

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Page 43: ...nse page he License key f storage applianc see is the License ble expired for b f the features in cense button e will open cont file path ce e Information sc both the SAN and order to continu aining the Servic creen stating the d NAS features ue managing this ce Key and a pla StorTrends 240 following You need to up s server ace where you c 01 Setup Guide 4 pgrade to a valid an enter the 43 ...

Page 44: ...nd if ou do not have t n one een processed by document After te to the location censed will be m you have the Li the License key f y an AMI Suppo r you save the ne n of that file and arked Enabled icense key alread file yet contact ort Representativ ew key to a loca d then simply se StorTrends 240 dy type the path an AMI Suppor ve you will recei ation on your har elect the Update 01 Setup Guide h ...

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