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ATTO Technology iPBridge 2600, Installation And Operation Manual

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Contents 

 1 ATTO iPBridge provides storage options  .......................................1

Embedded software features
Connectivity, infrastructure solutions

 1.1 Physical components  ..........................................................3

Dimensions
Environment
Power
SCSI ports
Ethernet data ports
Management ports
Reset/restore factory default switch
LEDs

 2 Installation  ..........................................................................................5

Unpack the packing box; verify contents
Place the iPBridge into your system
Install Windows drivers
Discover the IP address
Install MS iSCSI Initiator for Windows
Install iSCSI Initiator for OS X
Set up Internet Explorer
Begin configuration

 3 Configure the iPBridge ......................................................................7

Preliminary steps
ExpressWizard

 3.1 Target management  .............................................................9

Target names

Default target node

Automatically configure a single target
Map devices manually

Multiple target nodes

Automatically configure multiple targets
Manually configure multiple target nodes

 3.2 iSCSI configuration ..............................................................12

Ethernet
iSCSI
CHAP commands

 3.3 Optional changes  .................................................................13

Preliminary steps

Modify passwords
Set up a VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network
Enhance performance

iSCSI performance configuration tool (Windows only)

Summary of Contents for iPBridge 2600

Page 1: ...ATTO iPBridge 2600 Installation and Operation Manual...

Page 2: ...ech com Technical support Monday Friday 8am 8pm EST techsupp attotech com 2007 ATTO Technology Inc All rights reserved All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders No part of...

Page 3: ...iSCSI Initiator for Windows Install iSCSI Initiator for OS X Set up Internet Explorer Begin configuration 3 Configure the iPBridge 7 Preliminary steps ExpressWizard 3 1 Target management 9 Target name...

Page 4: ...Bridge Ethernet port Check the LAN WAN Check the iSCSI Host Adapter or NIC Check the iSCSI OS driver Check the Operating System Check the applications Performance issues Check SCSI devices Check iPBri...

Page 5: ...es to SCSI ports Ethernet connections Appendix B CLI provides an ASCII based interface iii CLI error messages CLI summary Alphabetical CLI command explanations Appendix C Safety standards and complian...

Page 6: ...e accessed from virtually anywhere that can be reached through the Internet eliminating physical boundaries iSCSI also lowers the investment cost of adding new servers to a SAN for both primary storag...

Page 7: ...2 Exhibit 1 0 1 Possible storage configurations...

Page 8: ...tified Management ports A 100 Mb sec Ethernet standard RJ 45 management port and an RS 232 serial port provide support for remote monitoring and management The serial port is set at the factory at 115...

Page 9: ...4 Exhibit 1 1 1 Details of the LED indicators on the front and connector sides of the iPBridge...

Page 10: ...other equipment in the rack must not overload the supply circuit and or wiring of the rack 6 Turn on the power switch on the iPBridge 7 Wait up to two minutes for the iPBridge Ready LED to light indic...

Page 11: ...dows Disk Management Continue to Begin configuration Install iSCSI Initiator for OS X Contact your ATTO sales representative or go to www attotech com to purchase the ATTO Technology Xtend SAN iSCSI I...

Page 12: ...menu then continue in one of three ways Review the settings keeping the automatic settings created when you powered up your iPBridge and do nothing now Use the ExpressWizard accessed from the side me...

Page 13: ...Jumbo Frames 10 Click Next 11 Set your administrator password 12 Click Next 13 The configuration for the iPBridge based on your input in the previous screens appears If the information is correct cli...

Page 14: ...thernet port on an iPBridge is identified by a unique world wide iSCSI qualified name This format references the iPBridge serial number and target node name iqn 1995 12 com attotech ipbridge serialnum...

Page 15: ...in a standard browser as found in Using ExpressNAV on page 25 click Enter Here type in your user name and password and click OK 2 The Status page appears From the ExpressNAV main menu select Auto Targ...

Page 16: ...11 ATTO Technology Inc iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 3 1 1 Target node configurations...

Page 17: ...PBridge will delegate its access control authorization to an iSNS server Default is disabled Note iSNS Login Control cannot be used with Access Control found on the iSCSI Target Management page iSNSSe...

Page 18: ...ndicated 4 Enter appropriate information into the New Admin Password Confirm New Admin Password or New Read Only Password and Confirm New Read Only Password text boxes 5 Click Submit 6 Go to the Resta...

Page 19: ...he target during the execution of a single SCSI command including the immediate data and the sequence of unsolicited Data Out PDUs which follow the command FirstBurstLength cannot exceed MaxBurstLengt...

Page 20: ...nly warnings and critical event notifications are sent All means warnings critical events and informational messages are sent SNMP An agent resides in the iPBridge which takes information from the iPB...

Page 21: ...ient with a critical severity level only receives critical messages and not warning or informational messages When an event occurs that warrants Email notification the iPBridge sends the message it ca...

Page 22: ...turns the Ready prompt Interrupting the flash process will make your iPBridge inoperable and you must return it to ATTO Technology for repair Using ATTO ExpressNAV 1 If you have not already open an Ex...

Page 23: ...ication Check basic diagnostic tools Check the host event log Check the event log on the host Look for the most recent entries and determine what could be causing a problem then go to that event and c...

Page 24: ...m power lights that should be on before startup and turn off when system boots 4 Verify the external terminator is the correct type and does not have damaged pins 5 Check cable integrity Check the cab...

Page 25: ...r solid connections Cat5 cable can cause connection issues with Gigabit Ethernet Cat6 cable is the best cabling for the iPBridge 2 Verify the IP address subnet mask and gateway are properly set on eac...

Page 26: ...he switch properly You may have to force the host or switch to the desired speed For a NIC using an OS iSCSI driver continue to the iSCSI OS driver section Check the iSCSI OS driver This section is fo...

Page 27: ...and router vendors do not support the larger frame size of 9k or 16k 2 Verify that each associated port in the IP SAN is configured for 1000Mbs IP SAN traffic should be segmented so that it does not...

Page 28: ...our hard drive 2 Execute the program 3 Click on Use ATTO Performance Settings Settings take effect on the next system reboot The following settings are affected FirstBurstLength The maximum amount in...

Page 29: ...Microsoft VM Java permissions and make sure Disable Java is not selected 6 Go to the Miscellaneous topic and select METAREFRESH Reset restore factory defaults To reset the iPBridge briefly insert a to...

Page 30: ...ugh the menu at the side of each page An image on each page s header shows each port in the product faceplate Each port is clickable and takes you to the appropriate page If you have completed configu...

Page 31: ...two meters in length Using Telnet Up to three Telnet sessions can be conducted simultaneously A serial port session can use the CLI while Telnet sessions are open Whichever session issues the first se...

Page 32: ...tower requires 1 meter of cabling to connect all of its drives the distance from the tower to the host must be 5 meters Note UltraSCSI is very sensitive to SCSI bus noise cable distances and the numbe...

Page 33: ...after the last device The iPBridge is terminated internally Ethernet connections Use at least Cat 5e cable to connect the Ethernet ports to your network Note For best performance all cabling network i...

Page 34: ...the value of a parameter or setting and is an informational command Responses to get commands are followed by Ready The set form is an action that changes the value of a parameter or configuration se...

Page 35: ...ian Changing parameters may cause loss of data and or disruption to performance and reliability of the iPBridge The ExpressNAV interface is the preferred method to operate and manage the iPBridge Refe...

Page 36: ...IPDHCP enabled set ipdhcp mp1 disabled IPGateway 0 0 0 0 get ipgateway mp1 IPSubnetMask 255 255 0 0 get ipsubnetmask mp1 ISCSIAlias set iscsialias diamond iSCSIChap disabled set iscsichap default ena...

Page 37: ...00 SerialPortEcho enabled set serialportecho disabled SNMP enabled set snmp disabled SNMPDumpMIB snmpdumpmib SNMPExtendedTraps disabled set snmpextendedtraps enabled SNMPTrapAddress IP address 0 0 0 0...

Page 38: ...egulates automatic device detection and mapping AutoMap at startup Default disabled set AutoMapOnBoot enabled disabled get AutoMapOnBoot BridgeModel Reports specific model and firmware information get...

Page 39: ...the event log to the ExpressNlAV Advanced page text box an available RS 232 or telnet session Results may be truncated in the ExpressNAV readout DumpEventLog DumpTraceLog Dumps the entire contents of...

Page 40: ...ogFilter subsystem all level all Exit Terminates the current CLI session over Telnet This command has no effect if used during a serial CLI session Exit ExpressFairness Enables an iSCSI fairness algor...

Page 41: ...tion using the CHAP secrets An initiator may reject this negotiation If discovery is specified the setting applies to CHAP during discovery sessions Default disabled set iSCSICHAP default Target Name...

Page 42: ...0 0 0 to disable iSNS server lookup Default 0 0 0 0 set iSNSServer xxx xxx xxx xxx get iSNSServer IsReserved Displays the reservation status of the current iPBridge IsReserved MaxOpTemp Regulates the...

Page 43: ...able In verbose mode overwriting a map requires secondary confirmation Route iSCSI default Target Name lun SCSI sb st sl Bridge Delete RouteDisplay Displays s a combined list of iSCSI to SCSI bus targ...

Page 44: ...tLUNs sb SCSITargets Lists the physical devices that are connected and running on the specified SCSI port SCSITargets sb SerialNumber Displays the serial number of the iPBridge The serial number is a...

Page 45: ...ices attached to the iPBridge Specify all to set the Speed Write state for each currently mapped device on the iPBridge or to get a list of the Speed Write states of all currently mapped devices on th...

Page 46: ...s disabled for that data port set VLAN dp1 all VLAN ID VLAN Name delete all delete get VLAN dp1 all Voltage Displays the current voltage levels monitored by the unit get Voltage VDDA VDDB VDDC VDDD al...

Page 47: ...nt in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference If this equipm...

Page 48: ...4 CE60950 This Declaration will only be valid when this product is used in conjunction with other CE approved devices and when the entire system is tested to the applicable CE standards and found to b...

Page 49: ...or an inappropriate application of this product shall not be the responsibility of Manufacturer Manufacturer s liability is limited to Manufacturer s product s damage to other equipment connected to...

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