Dot Hill Systems SANnet II 200, Installation, Operation And Service Manual

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6-2 SANnet II 200 SCSI Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • June 2005
Note –
Neither the Periodic Auto-Detect Failure Drive Swap Check Time firmware
application menu option nor the Periodic Drive Check Time menu option force the
scanning of a SCSI drive.
6.2 Using Software to Monitor and Manage Your
Array
This section describes the software management tools available for monitoring and
managing the SANnet II 200 SCSI array with inband connections.
Note –
The SANscape CLI and the SANscape software can also be accessed through
the Ethernet port for out-of-band management of the array. See “Setting Up Out-of-
Band Management Over Ethernet” on page 4-28.
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SANscape . Provides centralized storage configuration, maintenance, and monitoring
functions. Refer to the SANscape User’s Guide for inband setup procedures.
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SANscape Alert . Provides event monitoring and notification. Refer to the
SANscape Alert User’s Guide for information.
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SANscape Command-Line Interface (CLI) . A command-line interface utility that
provides script-based management. Refer to the SANscape CLI User’s Guide for
more information.
For details on how to install SANscape, SANscape Alert, or the SANscape CLI
software, refer to the
SANscape Software Installation Guide.
The documentation CD provides the related user guides, with detailed installation and
configuration procedures for SANscape, SANscape Alert, and SANscape CLI.
6.2.1 Out-of-Band Connection
With the out-of-band serial port connection, you can use a Solaris
tip
session or a
Microsoft Windows terminal emulation program to access the firmware application.
For details about Microsoft Windows, see “Setting Up the Serial Port Connection” on
page F-1.
With the out-of-band Ethernet port connection, you can use the
telnet
command to
access the firmware application. For details, see “Setting Up Out-of-Band
Management Over Ethernet” on page 4-28.
You can also configure an array over the Ethernet connection with CLI and SANscape
software.