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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide

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C.2 Recording iSCSI Initiator Access

Use Table C-2 to record information about the iSCSI initiators that will be accessing volumes.

Table C-2. iSCSI Initiators Created Using the xStack Storage Array

Initiator Name

Volume Name

Initiator Access

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

Granted to All Initiators

Granted to Initiator: ________________________________

CHAP Secret ______________________________________________

Revoked for Initiator: ________________________________

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Summary of Contents for xStack Storage DSN-4000 Series

Page 1: ...nk xStack Storage iSCSI SAN Arrays Managed SAN Solutions DSN 1100 10 2100 10 3200 10 3400 10 DSN 4100 DSN 4200 DSN 4000 5110 10 5210 10 5410 10 5000 10 Management Center Software User s Guide Version...

Page 2: ...without notice The only warranties for D Link products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as cons...

Page 3: ...sion Level Revision Date Description 1 0 July 2008 Version 1 0 Initial release based on Software version 2 0 0 1 1 September 2008 Version 1 1 Updated for software version 2 5 0 and redundant controlle...

Page 4: ...nt assumes that the user is computer literate familiar with storage array products and has a basic understanding of storage products and concepts Typographic Conventions Notes Notes provide informatio...

Page 5: ...t through our website or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone Please see our support site for current number http support dlink com...

Page 6: ...10 2 3 1 Understanding the User Interface 11 2 3 2 Menu Bar and Toolbar 11 2 3 3 View Panel 13 2 3 4 Main Display 14 2 3 5 Action Panels 14 2 3 6 Detail Tabs 15 2 3 7 Status Bar 15 2 4 Getting Help 15...

Page 7: ...ve 73 5 2 2 Downing a Drive 74 5 2 3 Reserving Spare Drives 75 5 3 Using the Detail Tabs 76 5 3 1 Viewing Drive Properties Properties Tab 76 5 3 2 Viewing Extents on a Drive Extents Tab 77 5 3 3 Viewi...

Page 8: ...ing System Actions 117 8 1 Adding an xStack Storage 117 8 2 Removing an xStack Storage 118 8 3 Force System Failover 119 Chapter 9 Best Practices 121 9 1 Saving Configuration Settings 122 9 2 Resettin...

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Page 11: ...epts associated with it Topics in this chapter include Section 1 1 Product Overview Section 1 2 Terminology and Concepts Section 1 3 Storage Pools and Drives Section 1 4 Volumes Section 1 5 Tasks Sect...

Page 12: ...eatures such as battery policy settings and SNMP settings can also be set 1 2 Terminology and Concepts The purpose of the xStack Storage system is to virtualize disk storage for use by a customer s ho...

Page 13: ...will act as the target Traditionally a local SCSI bus connects a single initiator to up to seven targets but a SAN allows an unlimited number of each The initiator s iSCSI stack packs SCSI commands a...

Page 14: ...istrator to make the drive available for use which automatically moves the drive to the Available Pool When a new system is installed all new drives are placed in the Available Pool The drives remain...

Page 15: ...organization and reserves one chunk from each stripe to hold the parity information The parity information provides redundancy without having to keep a complete copy of the data If any single drive fa...

Page 16: ...ers 1 5 Tasks The xStack Storage system can automatically or at your demand perform activities that take time and consume the controller s resources You can control to some degree when tasks are perfo...

Page 17: ...ask can be suspended and resumed but it cannot be cancelled An initiator can access the new space in a volume while the Grow task is being performed 1 5 5 Reconfigure a Volume The xStack Storage syste...

Page 18: ...ace the standard one to one relationship of Ethernet port to Network Portal with a LAG LACP protocols are not supported Static LAG configurations are the only supported option 1 9 iSCSI Target Nodes A...

Page 19: ...hile enjoying lower total cost of ownership This User s Guide describes how to use the xStack Storage Management Center to configure provision and manage the storage on xStack Storage arrays It includ...

Page 20: ...all environment 2 3 Understanding the Basics The xStack Storage Management Center is a graphical Web based interface used to perform centralized storage configuration management administrative and net...

Page 21: ...when you switch views If you switch from Volume View to Physical Storage View the Volume menu changes to Storage and all the volume related commands in the Volume menu change to commands relevant to...

Page 22: ...nience some tasks can also be performed by pressing the right mouse button and clicking an option from a shortcut menu that appears In Volume View for example selecting a volume in the Main Display an...

Page 23: ...ating status In the View panel in Figure 2 5 the xStack Storage corresponding to IP address 192 168 59 25 is being managed The checkmark and OK next to this IP address and the green color coding of th...

Page 24: ...from the current view In Volume View for example the top panel becomes the Volume Actions panel and contains actions associated with volumes If you switch to Physical Storage View the tops panel chan...

Page 25: ...the status bar On the right side of the status bar is an activity indicator that moves from side to side to indicate when activity is being performed otherwise the activity indicator sits dormant For...

Page 26: ...for the first time 3 1 2 Complete the Start up Wizard first time login only 3 1 1 3 Change the default admin login password 3 4 1 4 Set up users if users other than the administrator will be accessin...

Page 27: ...hapter are Section 3 1 Connecting and Logging In Section 3 2 Setting the System Date and Time Section 3 3 Customizing the Date and Time Section 3 4 Configuring User Accounts Section 3 5 Logging Out Se...

Page 28: ...ontinue to this website option to proceed Figure 3 1 Certificate Warning 3 One of the following actions occurs For your initial login the Start up Wizard appears and you should proceed to section 3 1...

Page 29: ...for initial use 1 Click the I Accept the End User License Agreement button on the Welcome screen The Admin Account page in Figure 3 3 appears You must accept the End User License Agreement to proceed...

Page 30: ...set up after completing the initial Start up Wizard If you want to change the default password type a case sensitive password in the Password field and then retype the same password in the Re type Pas...

Page 31: ...gs you specify must be compatible with your local network and accessible to client computers that may be used to access the xStack Storage Management Center By default the host name is blank and you s...

Page 32: ...optional To skip this screen click Skip to Email Notification However if you skip this screen you will need to specify these addresses through the xStack Storage Management Center before you can use t...

Page 33: ...s where email messages are to be sent Enter the required settings and record them in Table C 10 Entering this information at this time is optional you can enable Email Notification at a later time usi...

Page 34: ...tes the Start up Wizard After the storage system restarts the home page appears see section 3 1 2 3 1 2 Logging in from the Home Page The xStack Storage Management Center home page has the following t...

Page 35: ...st version of JRE is not installed on the management PC xStack Storage will let you download it if the PC has Internet access The minimum version of JRE is v1 6 0 0 1 In the View panel click the xStac...

Page 36: ...IP address of the xStack Storage you want to log in to and click Log In from the shortcut menu A connection message appears as you log in to the xStack Storage then the Volume View is displayed 3 2 S...

Page 37: ...lick on the calendar button at the far right of the date and time field to display a calendar pop up to simplify the date selection an example is shown in Figure 3 11 Figure 3 11 Calendar Pop Up Dialo...

Page 38: ...llowing procedure from any view 1 On the Tools menu click Customize Time Display The Customize Time Display dialog box appears see Figure 3 12 Figure 3 12 Customize Time Display Dialog Box 2 Select th...

Page 39: ...4 1 Changing the Default Admin Login Password The xStack Storage Management Center comes with one administrative account called admin whose default login password is admin To prevent unauthorized user...

Page 40: ...nt permission for managing accounts To add admin accounts 1 Click System Administration in the View panel 2 Click the User Accounts tab The User Accounts tab displays your user account settings an exa...

Page 41: ...the user whose account you are creating 5 Uncheck Admin Privileges to deny permission for administrative activities 6 In the New Password field enter the case sensitive password that this user must sp...

Page 42: ...e login password for this user account enter a new case sensitive password in the New Password field retype the same password in the Confirm New Password field and type the user s current password in...

Page 43: ...of the following methods Click Log Out on the File menu Click Log Out in the System Actions panel Right click the IP address of the xStack Storage in the View panel and click Log Out from the shortcut...

Page 44: ...tion if a UPS is not used If the battery charge exhausts you will lose data 1 Log off from all initiators 2 In the View panel click System Administration 3 Click the Control tab The Control tab appear...

Page 45: ...s a volume from extents A volume typically consists of extents from several drives Volumes are managed in the Volume View Volume View is the initial view that appears when you log in to the xStack Sto...

Page 46: ...Main Display An icon to the left of the Detail Tabs shows the composition of the volume you selected for example parity JBOD etc The Volume Actions panel lets you grant or revoke iSCSI access to the...

Page 47: ...he volume for you As you create volumes record the information in Table C 1 Drives that have volumes cannot be reserved for use as spares If you intend to use a drive as a spare perform the procedure...

Page 48: ...e Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Volume Name Screen 4 In the Volume Name field enter a name for the volume Volume names can contain from 1 to 63 alphanumeric characters A Z a z and 0 9 Spaces and special chara...

Page 49: ...hoices Advanced click Next and go to section 4 2 2 This method is for advanced users who want to customize or fine tune the volume 4 2 1 Letting the Wizard Choose the Best Volume Organization If you s...

Page 50: ...Storage Parity 1024 KB 3 Streaming Media Server Stripe 2048 KB 2 Disk to Disk Backup Parity 2048 KB 3 IP Surveillance Parity 2048 KB 3 Figure 4 6 Data Protection Screen 2 With the Data Protection scre...

Page 51: ...Complete Copy the Number of Drives screen appears see Figure 4 8 and you should proceed to the next step Otherwise the Volume Size screen appears see Figure 4 9 and you should skip to step 5 Figure 4...

Page 52: ...o access a volume that is larger than 2TB from a host operating system that only supports 32 bit addressing such as Windows XP you must change the block size setting for that volume from 512 bytes to...

Page 53: ...rs from the list you can use the following shortcuts For adjacent iSCSI initiators click the first one then hold down the Shift key and click the last one The first and last initiators and all the ini...

Page 54: ...click the Back button to return to the screen where you need to change a selection Then click Next until you return to this screen and click Finish to create the volume If the volume is created a mes...

Page 55: ...failure A Parity volume supports from 3 to 17 members although the effective storage capacity of the volume will be reduced by one drive which is reserved for parity data Mirror creates an exact copy...

Page 56: ...5 Number of Drives Screen 4 By default the Wizard will select the disks for your volume If you prefer click Let Me Select the Disks and select one or more disks you want to be part of the volume If yo...

Page 57: ...o the one in Figure 4 16 appears and you should proceed to the next step Otherwise the Volume Size screen appears see Figure 4 17 and you should skip to step 8 Figure 4 16 Stripe Depth Screen 6 By def...

Page 58: ...access a volume that is larger than 2TB from a host operating system that only supports 32 bit addressing such as Windows XP you must change the block size setting for that volume from 512 bytes to 4...

Page 59: ...om the list you can use the following shortcuts For adjacent iSCSI initiators click the first one then hold down the Shift key and click the last one The first and last initiators and all the initiato...

Page 60: ...click the Back button to return to the screen where you need to change a selection Then click Next until you return to this screen and click Finish to create the volume If the volume is created a mes...

Page 61: ...4 3 1 Modifying iSCSI Initiator Access to Volumes During the volume creation process you can grant or revoke volume access to iSCSI initiators To change this setting use the following procedure and re...

Page 62: ...AP secret in the Confirm CHAP Secret field or you can enable CHAP later see section 4 4 4 Click Apply Grant access to an iSCSI Initiator in this list Select the iSCSI initiators to which you want to g...

Page 63: ...Scan Volume from the shortcut menu Any of these steps displays the Scan Volume dialog box see Figure 4 22 Figure 4 22 Scan Volume Dialog Box 3 To scan the selected volume now be sure Scan Volume now i...

Page 64: ...not sanitize data on the drive s To destroy a volume 1 In the Volume View click a volume in the Main Display 2 Perform one of the following steps On the Volumes menu click Destroy Volume Click Destro...

Page 65: ...Volumes menu click Grow Volume Click Grow Volume in the Volume Actions panel Press the right mouse button and click Grow Volume from the shortcut menu Any of these steps displays the Grow Volume dial...

Page 66: ...h the nominal size of the volume may not change the physical storage capacity that is needed to accommodate a new volume composition may differ from the original volume Therefore you must ensure that...

Page 67: ...city stripe width drive and chunk size and record your settings in Table C 1 The Ready to Create Volume screen shown in Figure 4 27 allows you to confirm your selections for the reconfiguration Figure...

Page 68: ...nfiguration of the volume is 3 complete In addition the activity indicator in the status bar moves from side to side At the end of the reconfiguration the Starting Reconfiguring screen appears the rec...

Page 69: ...The Security tab lets you enable or disable CHAP security or change the CHAP secret for an initiator See section 4 4 6 4 4 1 Changing Volume Names and Viewing Volume Information Properties Tab When a...

Page 70: ...several drives When a volume is selected in the Main Display you can use the Extents tab to view information about the extents on the selected volume Initially the Extents tab shows basic extent info...

Page 71: ...xtent information in the Extents tab for the selected volume On the Volumes menu check Show Advanced Extents Check Show Advanced Extents in the Volume Actions panel Press the right mouse button and cl...

Page 72: ...lay is being reconfigured see section 4 3 5 a Reconfigure tab appears between the Extents and Security tabs This read only screen shows the description and status of the drive being reconfigured Click...

Page 73: ...ou create a volume you can enable CHAP If you want to change this setting you can use the Security tab to enable or disable CHAP or change the CHAP secret Record your settings in Table C 1 4 4 4 1 Ena...

Page 74: ...a bullet 5 Click Apply 4 4 4 2 Changing the CHAP Secret To change the CHAP secret 1 In the Volume View click the volume in the Main Display whose CHAP secret you want to change 2 Click the Security t...

Page 75: ...r change advanced settings for that volume Figure 4 35 shows the Advanced Settings tab and Table 4 2 describes the settings that can be modified Table 4 3 describes the values that are fixed and canno...

Page 76: ...et in response to a login request sent by the initiator before failing the connection attempt The allowable range is 0 to 3600 seconds The default is 2 seconds Maximum R2T Outstanding Maximum number o...

Page 77: ...ize bytes The block size measured in bytes that is used by the host operating system to access the data on the selected volume Choices are 512 default 4096 The 4096 setting can be used by 32 bit opera...

Page 78: ...uously increasing offsets except during error recovery This item is always enabled This value indicates the ordering of the sequences themselves not the ordering of the data PDUs within each sequence...

Page 79: ...in the CHAP Secret field and enter a new case sensitive password that will be used by the target to authenticate an initiator Then repeat this step in the Confirm CHAP Secret field The CHAP secret mus...

Page 80: ...nu click Remove Initiator In the Initiator Actions panel click Remove Initiator Press the right mouse button then click Remove Initiator from the shortcut menu To avoid possible data loss or corruptio...

Page 81: ...rming any of the following steps Clicking Physical Storage on the View menu Clicking Physical Storage in the View panel Clicking the Storage View button on the toolbar The topics covered in this chapt...

Page 82: ...the actions you can perform on the selected drive See section 5 2 If you are using a DSN 5000 Series primary array with dual controllers and those controllers are unable to bind the Drive Actions pan...

Page 83: ...ialize a drive that has been previously downed see next section Initialization is typically required when the drive s Connection State is Normal but its status appears as Needs Attention To initialize...

Page 84: ...a drive 4 In the Physical Storage View select a drive in the Main Display 5 Perform one of the following steps On the Storage menu click Down Drive Click Down Drive in the Drive Actions panel Press th...

Page 85: ...s been allocated to a volume it can no longer be reserved as spare To reserve spare drives 1 In the Physical Storage View select a drive in the Main Display A drive can be reserved as a spare so long...

Page 86: ...in the Main Display The SMART Attributes tab shows SMART attributes for a SATA drive this information is defined differently by each drive vendor See section 5 3 3 This tab does not appear when a SAS...

Page 87: ...his read only screen provides volume name links below the first Description column that when clicked display the selected volume in the Extents tab of the Volume View see section 4 4 2 Figure 5 6 Exte...

Page 88: ...ts of the drive s performance determines from this information if the drive is behaving normally or not and makes available status information to software that probes the drive and look at it The xSta...

Page 89: ...ser s Guide 79 Figure 5 8 SMART Data Tab Figure 5 9 SMART Attributes Tab When a SATA drive exceeds a SMART Threshold value the system will automatically down that drive For more information about the...

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Page 91: ...ration View If you are in a different console view you can display the System Administration View by performing any of the following steps Clicking System Administration on the View menu Clicking Syst...

Page 92: ...ain Display for xStack Storage systems with a single controller displays icons that show the following information Total amount of storage and the amount of storage available Number of volumes that ha...

Page 93: ...e that controllers cannot be mixed within a system A DSN 540 controller cannot be used as a second controller in a DSN 5210 system A DSN 520 controller cannot be used as a second controller in a DSN 5...

Page 94: ...and REBIND If the failed controller is unable to REBIND due to a hardware failure it is held in a non functional state After repairing or replacing the failed controller the system will automatically...

Page 95: ...ettings See section 6 2 13 6 2 1 Viewing System Summary Information Summary Tab The Summary tab in the System Administration View shows the following general statistics about the system Total amount o...

Page 96: ...ck Save Event History Any of these steps displays the Save Event History dialog box see Figure 6 5 Figure 6 5 Save Event History Dialog Box 2 Select the path where you want the event log to reside 3 C...

Page 97: ...show Slot 0 or 1 depending on which controller was selected in the Main View Date Time The current system date and time Persistence Data State Only used for diagnostic purposes this item should norma...

Page 98: ...and Delete buttons for suspending canceling or deleting scheduled activities To suspend a scheduled activity click the activity and click the Suspend button The Suspend button toggles to Resume for t...

Page 99: ...ing the current configuration also allows you to propagate the configuration to other xStack Storage systems that will use the same settings When you save the current configuration the following setti...

Page 100: ...you want to store the configuration file 4 In the File Name field enter a name for the configuration file The extension gcf is appended to the end of the file name automatically When naming the confi...

Page 101: ...istration View click the Control tab 2 Under XStack Storage Configuration click the Restore button The Open dialog box appears see Figure 6 11 Figure 6 11 Open Dialog Box 3 Using the Open dialog box g...

Page 102: ...s default port of 192 168 1 1 Otherwise click No to not restore the management port to the factory default setting Or you can click Cancel to cancel the operation 6 2 8 Upgrading Software Control Tab...

Page 103: ...bar shows the progress of the upload IMPORTANT Do not close the xStack Storage Management Center until after the upload has successfully completed You can click the Use Alternate Version button to rev...

Page 104: ...Center lets you select the Battery and System Failure policies that the xStack Storage will follow if its on board battery fails or another system failure occurs To select the Battery and System Failu...

Page 105: ...al controller system has failed Selecting this item will reduce performance but ensure the integrity of any data that is written to any volumes 6 2 12 Configuring User Accounts Settings Tab Using the...

Page 106: ...that came with your storage array or it can be downloaded from D Link s website To change an advanced setting 1 In the System Administration View click the Advanced Settings tab The Advanced Settings...

Page 107: ...xStack Storage Management Center Software User s Guide 97 Figure 6 18 Advanced Settings Tab...

Page 108: ...sents the number of bits to left shift the 16 bit window size field The window scale value can be set from 0 no shift to 14 Default is 0 TCP IP Timestamp Causes the receiving computer to send a time s...

Page 109: ...ring Enter the community string for the SNMP Trap destination The following system failure conditions will generate an E mail notification message and or an SNMP Trap if those notification items are e...

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Page 111: ...gs on the View menu Clicking Network Settings in the View panel Clicking the Network View button on the toolbar When you switch to the Network Settings View the Network Settings icon at the top of the...

Page 112: ...t iSCSI port in the Main Display the Port tab shows the settings for the selected port and lets you change the MTU size and disable or enable the network port The Network Actions panel allows you to c...

Page 113: ...e management port to check its connection 7 2 1 Viewing or Changing Management Port Settings You configure the xStack Storage s management port settings using the initial Startup Wizard Thereafter you...

Page 114: ...ou encounter or suspect a problem with the management port you can originate an outgoing ping from the management port to the management host To ping from the management port 1 In the Network Settings...

Page 115: ...s is not active elsewhere on the network 7 3 Viewing or Changing the Ethernet Port Settings You can view the settings of the storage system s Ethernet iSCSI ports and change the port s maximum transmi...

Page 116: ...MTU size and default value is 1500 However you can select a larger value if your iSCSI network can handle a larger frame size to see whether it improves performance Selecting a higher MTU value known...

Page 117: ...ating with your iSCSI initiator Therefore you must know which IP address es will be assigned to which the xStack Storage data port s before performing this procedure As you create network portals reco...

Page 118: ...hrough 4094 A value of cannot be set to 1 since it is reserved 7 Click the OK button The network portal appears below the selected Ethernet port in the Main Display 7 4 2 Deleting a Network Portal If...

Page 119: ...Main Display 2 Perform one of the following steps On the Network menu click Ping from Portal In the Network Actions panel click Ping from Portal Press the right mouse button and click Ping from Porta...

Page 120: ...nd a Gigabit Ethernet switch In this example multiple workgroups join to form one high speed aggregated link In this figure the xStack Storage is connected to a Gigabit Ethernet switch using four 1000...

Page 121: ...the option of creating a VLAN enabled group To group ports 1 In the Network Settings View click an Ethernet port in the Main Display 2 Perform one of the following steps On the Network menu click Grou...

Page 122: ...lect If you decide not to include a port you selected hold down the Ctrl key and click the port to deselect it 6 Click OK 7 Record your settings in Table C 3 If you click an IP address that is part of...

Page 123: ...Ports In the Network Actions panel click Ungroup Ports Press the right mouse button and click Ungroup Ports from the shortcut menu Any of these steps will ungroup the ports in the selected group 3 Re...

Page 124: ...d be isolated from the everyday user traffic The most common method of separation is creating a virtual LAN VLAN A VLAN limits iSCSI traffic to the virtual LAN and keeps out regular traffic Using the...

Page 125: ...N enabled Port with standard Port in the Network Actions panel Press the right mouse button and click Replace VLAN enabled Port with standard Port from the shortcut menu 7 6 3 VLAN Enabling a Group Th...

Page 126: ...lay 2 Perform one of the following steps On the Network menu click Replace VLAN enabled Group with standard Group Click Replace VLAN enabled Group with standard Group in the Network Actions panel Pres...

Page 127: ...section 6 2 2 Force System Failover lets you cause a controller failover to test and verify your redundant network connections this selection only appears if your xStack Storage system contains redun...

Page 128: ...Removing an xStack Storage If you no longer need to manage an xStack Storage use Remove xStack Storage in the System Actions panel to remove the xStack Storage from the View panel To remove an xStack...

Page 129: ...em Failover The pop up confirmation dialog shown below appears Figure 8 2 Confirm Force System Failover 3 Confirm the forced system failover by clicking Yes in response to the pop up dialog that appea...

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Page 131: ...s chapter provides suggestions and guidelines for optimizing your management experience with the xStack Storage Management Center The topics covered in this chapter are Section 9 1 Saving Configuratio...

Page 132: ...them to their default settings by clicking Reset Display Preferences on the View menu 9 3 Working with Firewalls A firewall s main purpose is to block incoming unsolicited connection attempts to your...

Page 133: ...eb Server 443 https Web Server 5988 CIM 5989 CIM HTTPS For outgoing traffic from the xStack Storage management port there are no fixed port numbers ports are ephemeral so all ports should be open for...

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Page 135: ...udes additional features to quickly diagnose issues and minimize downtime This chapter provides information about dealing with unexpected system problems when they occur The topics covered in this cha...

Page 136: ...d this system capture to D Link for subsequent analysis of the problem After a system failure occurs the system will automatically reboot and you can click on a link on the Default Web Page that displ...

Page 137: ...Problem Symptom Description and Probable Cause Recommended Corrective Actions Unable to Bind For DSN 5000 series dual controller systems the controllers were unable to Bind because of a mismatch of c...

Page 138: ...C power receptacle or the power supply unit may have failed Check all power cable connections Contact D Link Technical Support to request an RMA for a replacement power supply Slower data transfer per...

Page 139: ...d to be specified and preserved so that all xStack Storage systems are logged on automatically when the xStack Storage Management Center is launched Exit closes the xStack Storage Management Center an...

Page 140: ...d with dual controllers see section 8 3 A 4 Volumes Menu Modify Initiator Access grants or denies iSCSI access to a volume see section 4 3 1 Scan Volume scans a volume now or at a scheduled date time...

Page 141: ...ee section 7 5 3 A 9 Network Settings Menu Group Selected Create Portal creates portals see section 7 4 1 Replace Group with VLAN enabled Group replaces a group with a VLAN enabled group see section 7...

Page 142: ...132 Appendix A Menu Summary THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK...

Page 143: ...ng Parameter Default Value Time Zone UTC Table B 3 Modify System TCPIP Default Settings Parameter Default Value Max Segment Size 8960 Window Scale 0 Time To Live TTL 64 PMTU Enabled True Table B 4 Set...

Page 144: ...t Time To Retain 20 seconds Maximum R2T Outstanding 8 Maximum Connections 8 Error Recovery Level 0 session recovery class Initial R2T Enabled Immediate Data Enabled Data PDU In Order Enabled Data Sequ...

Page 145: ...cal time zone iSCSI Port Number 3260 TCP IP Time to Live 64 seconds TCP IP Maximum IP Segmentation 8960 bytes TCP IP Window Scale 0 TCP IP Timestamp Disabled TCP IP PMTU Enabled TCP IP Reset Upper Lay...

Page 146: ...136 Appendix B Factory Default Settings THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK...

Page 147: ...ize Volume Composition Parity Mirror etc Stripe Width Number of Stripes in Set Number of Drives Stripe Depth CHAP Security No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________...

Page 148: ...__ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No...

Page 149: ...iator ________________________________ CHAP Secret ______________________________________________ Revoked for Initiator ________________________________ Granted to All Initiators Granted to Initiator...

Page 150: ...r ________________________________ CHAP Secret ______________________________________________ Revoked for Initiator ________________________________ Granted to All Initiators Granted to Initiator ____...

Page 151: ...Software User s Guide 141 C 3 Recording Groups Use Table C 3 to record information about the port groups you create Table C 3 Groups Created Using the xStack Storage Array Physical Ethernet Ports Grou...

Page 152: ...guration Settings C 4 Recording Network Portals Use Table C 4 to record information about the network portals you create Table C 4 Network Portals Created Using the xStack Storage Array IP Address Sub...

Page 153: ...5 Recording Scheduled Tasks Use Table C 5 to record information about the scheduled tasks you create Table C 5 Scheduled Tasks Created Using the xStack Storage Array Operation Name Object Operation Ta...

Page 154: ...endix C Recording Your Configuration Settings C 6 Admin Login Password If you change the default admin login password record it in Table C 6 Table C 6 Admin Login Password xStack Storage Admin Login P...

Page 155: ...gement Center Software User s Guide 145 C 7 Configuration Files If you save a configuration to a configuration file record it in Table C 7 Table C 7 Configuration Files Configuration File Name File Lo...

Page 156: ...ppendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings C 8 Management Port Settings Record your management port settings in Table C 8 Table C 8 Management Port Settings IP Address Subnet Default Gateway Host...

Page 157: ...xStack Storage Management Center Software User s Guide 147 C 9 Data Port Settings Record your data port settings in Table C 9 Table C 9 Data Port Settings IP Address Subnet Default Gateway Host Name...

Page 158: ...umber From To iSNS Settings Record your iSNS settings in Table C 11 Table C 11 iSNS Settings Enable iSNS Support iSNS Server IP Address iSNS Server Subnet Mask Port Number C 12 SNMP Settings Record yo...

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