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iStarUSA iAge820-iSCSI, User Manual

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Figure 3.4.7.1 

 
 
 

3.4.8  SNMP 

 

“SNMP”

 allows users set up SNMP trap for alerting via SNMP. It allows up to 

3  SNMP  trap  addresses.  Default  community  setting  is  “public”.  User  can 
choose the event log level and default setting only enables INFO event log in 
SNMP. 

 

 

Figure 3.4.8.1 

Summary of Contents for iAge820-iSCSI

Page 1: ...1 iAge820 iSCSI mAge208U20 iSCSI mAge316U20 iSCSI iSCSI GbE to SATA II RAID Storage User Manual...

Page 2: ...rranty because of the various environments OS settings Information and specification will be changed without further notice For any update information please visit www istarusa com and your contact wi...

Page 3: ...ontrol button 9 Down Control button 10 HDD Power LED 11 HDD Status LED 12 Power Cord Receptacle CH 0 CH 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports RJ 45 Ethernet port for management RS 232 Consol port Disk Installation...

Page 4: ...4 1 Connect CH0 CH1 to GbE switching ports for data transmission 2 Connect RJ45 to Ethernet port for management...

Page 5: ...4 1 LCM 17 2 4 2 System buzzer 20 2 4 3 LED 20 Chapter 3 Web GUI guideline 22 3 1 Web GUI hierarchy 22 3 2 Login 23 3 3 Quick install 24 3 4 System configuration 26 3 4 1 System name 27 3 4 2 IP addr...

Page 6: ...System maintenance 64 3 8 1 Upgrade 65 3 8 2 Info 65 3 8 3 Reset to default 66 3 8 4 Config import export 66 3 8 5 Shutdown 67 3 9 Logout 67 Chapter 4 Advanced operation 68 4 1 Rebuild 68 4 2 VG migra...

Page 7: ...way mirror for high data protection On line volume migration with no system down time HDD S M A R T enabled for SATA drives Global dedicated cache configurable by volume With proper configuration iSt...

Page 8: ...ysical Disk belongs to the member disk of one specific volume group VG Volume Group A collection of removable media One VG consists of a set of UDVs and owns one RAID level attribute UDV User Data Vol...

Page 9: ...as the data is in cache and actual writing to non volatile media occurs at a later time It speeds up system write performance but needs to bear the risk where data may be inconsistent between data ca...

Page 10: ...sed Fault Tolerant Enclosures NIC Network Interface Card LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol MPIO Multi Path Input Output MC S Multiple Connections per Session MTU Maximum Transmission Unit CHAP Ch...

Page 11: ...er the member disks RAID 6 needs at least four hard drives RAID 0 1 Mirroring of the member RAID 0 volumes RAID 0 1 needs at least four hard drives RAID 10 Striping over the member RAID 1 volumes RAID...

Page 12: ...ivided into several UDVs The UDVs in one VG share the same RAID level but may have different volume capacity Each UDV will be associated with one specific CV Cache Volume to execute the data transacti...

Page 13: ...IP addresses subnet mask and default gateway 7 Gigabit LAN switches recommended Or Gigabit LAN switches with VLAN LCAP Trunking functions optional 8 CHAP security information including CHAP username...

Page 14: ...ll them iSCSI initiator and iSCSI target The iSCSI initiator requests or initiates any iSCSI communication It requests all SCSI operations like read or write An initiator is usually located on the hos...

Page 15: ...x D for Microsoft iSCSI initiator installation procedure 2 Linux iSCSI initiator is also available For different kernels there are different iSCSI drivers Please check Appendix A for iSCSI initiator c...

Page 16: ...ress Take an example on LCM 192 168 1 1 GbE iSCSI Storage http 192 168 1 1 Click any function at the first time it will pop up a dialog to authenticate current user Login name admin Default password 1...

Page 17: ...ions Alarm Mute Reset Shutdown Quick Install View IP Setting Change IP Config and Reset to Default will rotate by pressing up and down When there is WARNING or ERROR occurred LCM default filter the LC...

Page 18: ...mask and gateway Change IP Config Set IP address subnet mask and gateway There are 2 options DHCP Get IP address from DHCP server or static IP Reset to Default Reset to default sets password to defau...

Page 19: ...es No IP Config Static IP IP Address 192 168 1 1 IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 View IP Setting IP Gateway 192 168 010 254 DHCP Yes No IP Address Adjust IP address IP Subnet Mask Adjust Submask IP IP Ga...

Page 20: ...building LEDs are displayed with same LEDs The LEDs indicates different functions in different stages I Marquee LEDs When the system successfully boots up the Marquee LED is on until the system boots...

Page 21: ...21 7 POWER LED Hardware activated LED when system is powered on...

Page 22: ...test mail SNMP SNMP trap address Community Send events Messenger Messenger IP hostname Send events System log server Server IP hostname Port Facility Event level Event log Filter Download Mute Clear i...

Page 23: ...t Config import export Import Export Import file Shutdown Reboot Shutdown Logout Sure to logout 3 2 Login iStarUSA iSCSI storage supports graphic user interface GUI to operate the system Be sure to co...

Page 24: ...en means normal temperature Red represents abnormal temperature 3 Voltage light Green means normal voltage Red represents abnormal voltage 4 UPS light Green means UPS works well Red represents UPS fai...

Page 25: ...policy designed by iStarUSA It gives user 1 Biggest capacity of RAID level for user to choose 2 The fewest disk number for RAID level volume size E g user chooses RAID 5 and the iStarUSA iSCSI Storage...

Page 26: ...e correct Then a UDV will be created Done You can start to use the system now Figure 3 3 2 Figure 3 3 2 A RAID 0 user data volume with the UDV name QUICK68809 named by system itself with the total ava...

Page 27: ...sed of model name and serial number of this system e g P200C A00001 Figure 3 4 1 1 3 4 2 IP address IP address allows users change IP address for remote administration There are 2 options DHCP Get IP...

Page 28: ...e allows users set the language shown in Web UI The option Auto Detect will set language setting by browser s language setting Figure 3 4 3 1 3 4 4 Login config Login config allows users set single ad...

Page 29: ...hen the login lock is enabled the system allows only one user to login or modify system settings Figure 3 4 4 1 3 4 5 Password Password allows users change administrator password The maximum length of...

Page 30: ...il servers would check Mail from address and need authentication for anti spam Please fill the necessary fields and click Send test mail to test whether email functions are available User can also sel...

Page 31: ...allows users set up SNMP trap for alerting via SNMP It allows up to 3 SNMP trap addresses Default community setting is public User can choose the event log level and default setting only enables INFO...

Page 32: ...el Administrative Tools Services Messenger and then event logs can be received It allows up to 3 messenger addresses User can choose the event log levels and default setting enables the WARNING and ER...

Page 33: ...load button will save the whole event log as a text file with file name log ModelName SerialNumber Date Time txt e g log P200C A00001 20070801 120000 txt Click Clear button will clear event log Click...

Page 34: ...copy of event log For one set of Netstor iSCSI Storage there are four copies of event logs to make sure users can check event log any time when there is are failed disk s 3 5 iSCSI config iSCSI confi...

Page 35: ...TCP IP network Using iSNS it needs to install a iSNS server in SAN Add an iSNS server IP address into iSNS server lists in order that iSCSI initiator service can send queries Figure 3 5 1 1 3 5 2 NIC...

Page 36: ...button in the Gateway column There is only one default gateway MTU Jumbo frame MTU Maximum Transmission Unit size can be changed by clicking the button in the MTU column 3 5 3 Node Node allows users v...

Page 37: ...sends the client a key to be used for encrypting the username and password CHAP enables the username and password to transmitting in an encrypted form for protection To use CHAP authentication in iSC...

Page 38: ...tor Name 2 Error Recovery Level 3 Error Recovery Count 4 Detail of Authentication status and Source IP port number Figure 3 5 4 1 Figure 3 5 4 1 iSCSI Session Clicking the button will display connecti...

Page 39: ...CHAP account please follow the procedures 1 Click 2 Enter User Secret and Confirm secret again Figure 3 5 5 3 3 Click Figure 3 5 5 4 Figure 3 5 5 4 iStarUSA iSCSI Storage create a CHAP account named...

Page 40: ...ront of the slot number Or select the checkbox at the top left corner which will select all slots Check again will select none 2 The list will disappear if there is no VG or only VG of RAID 0 and JBOD...

Page 41: ...for a VG named VG R6 Slot 11 is set as dedicated spare disk of VG named VG R6 The others are free disks PD column description Slot The position of hard drives The number of slot begins from left to r...

Page 42: ...all VGs RS ReServe The hard drive contains the VG information but cannot be used It may be caused by an uncompleted VG set or hot plug of this disk in the running time In order to protect the data in...

Page 43: ...al spares Set the selected hard drive s to global spare of all VGs Dedicated spares Set hard drive s to dedicated spare of selected VGs In this page iStarUSA ISCSI Storage also provides HDD auto spind...

Page 44: ...on indication It shows the details of the volume group Name Volume group name The button next to the Name is Rename Total GB Total capacity of this volume group Free GB Free capacity of this volume gr...

Page 45: ...level of the volume group The button next to the RAID level is Migrate Click Migrate can add disk s to do expansion or change the RAID level of the Volume group VG operations description Create Create...

Page 46: ...tton below the UDV Name is Rename Size GB Total capacity of user data volume The button below to the size is Extend Status The status of user data volume Online user data volume is online Fail user da...

Page 47: ...operations description Attach Attach to a LUN Create Create a user data volume Delete Delete a user data volume 3 6 4 Cache volume Cache volume can view the status of cache volume The global cache vol...

Page 48: ...ume Delete Delete a cache volume If there is no free space for creating a new dedicated cache volume cut down the global cache size first After resized then the dedicated cache volume can be created 3...

Page 49: ...mo can access LUN operations description Attach Attach a logical unit number to a user data volume Detach Detach a logical unit number from a user data volume The matching rules of access control are...

Page 50: ...wo UDVs in one VG each UDV uses global cache volume Global cache volume is created after system boots up automatically So no action is needed to set CV Then set a global spare disk Eventually delete a...

Page 51: ...4GB Step 2 Create UDV User Data Volume To create a user data volume please follow the procedures Figure 3 6 6 3 1 Select Volume config User data volume 2 Click 3 Enter a UDV name choose a VG Name and...

Page 52: ...UDV R5 1 is initialing about 4 There is no LUN attached Step 3 Attach LUN to UDV There are 2 methods to attach LUN to UDV 1 In Volume config User data volume press 2 In Volume config Logical unit pres...

Page 53: ...05 com microsoft demo can access Step 4 Set global spare disk To set global spare disks please follow the procedures 1 Select Volume config Physical disk 2 Select the free disk s by clicking the check...

Page 54: ...e They can be used as iSCSI disks Delete UDVs VG please follow the steps listed below Step 6 Detach LUN from UDV In Volume config Logical unit Figure 3 6 6 8 1 Select LUNs by clicking the checkbox in...

Page 55: ...ease follow the procedures 1 Select Volume config Volume group 2 Select a VG by clicking the checkbox in the row make sure there is no UDV on this VG otherwise the UDV s on this VG must be deleted fir...

Page 56: ...Each UDV is associated with one specific CV cache volume to execute the data transaction Each CV could have different cache memory size If there is no special request in UDVs it uses global cache vol...

Page 57: ...in the size and click 5 Done A new dedicated cache volume has been set Step 2 Create VG Volume Group Please refer to Step 1 of Example 1 to create VG Step 3 Create UDV User Data Volume Please refer to...

Page 58: ...g dedicated cache has been created Figure 3 6 6 11 Figure 3 6 6 11 UDV named UDV R5 1 uses global cache volume 40MB and UDV R5 2 uses dedicated cache volume 20MB UDV R5 2 is initialing about 5 Figure...

Page 59: ...s shown in the column of status 1 Figure 3 6 6 13 Figure 3 6 6 13 Slot 5 has been set as dedicated spare disk of VG named VG R5 Step 6 Done The PDs can be used as iSCSI disks Delete UDVs and VG please...

Page 60: ...eckbox in the row 3 Click There will pop up a confirmation page 4 Choose OK 5 Done The CV has been deleted Step 12 Done all volumes have been deleted 3 7 Enclosure management Enclosure management allo...

Page 61: ...re are 3 errors consecutively controller sends ERROR event log 6 LED status 10 seconds Figure 3 7 1 3 7 1 SES configuration SES represents SCSI Enclosure Services one of the enclosure management stand...

Page 62: ...n and avoiding single short period of high temperature or alias triggering auto shutdown controllers use multiple condition judgments for auto shutdown below are the details of condition that Auto shu...

Page 63: ...easures many attributes of the hard drive all the time and inspects the properties of hard drives which are close to be intolerable The advanced notice of possible hard drive failure can allow users t...

Page 64: ...to the latest firmware Info to show the system version Reset to default to reset all controller configuration values to factory settings Config import export to import and export all controller confi...

Page 65: ...configuration in advance click Cancel to export system configuration in advance then click OK to start to upgrade firmware Figure 3 8 1 1 Figure 3 8 1 2 When upgrading there is a progress bar running...

Page 66: ...import For the volume configuration setting the values are available in export and not available in import which can avoid confliction date deleting between two controllers That says if one controlle...

Page 67: ...physical disks The step is necessary for data protection Figure 3 8 5 1 3 9 Logout For security reason Logout allows users logout when no user is operating the system Re login the system please enter...

Page 68: ...oved and replaced with new clean disk then the Auto Rebuild starts The new disk will be a spare disk to the original VG automatically If the new added disk is not clean with other VG information it wo...

Page 69: ...rebuild RAID 0 Disk striping No protection for data VG fails if any hard drive fails or unplugs RAID 1 Disk mirroring over 2 disks RAID 1 allows one hard drive fails or unplugging Need one new hard d...

Page 70: ...allows two hard drive failures or unplugging but in different arrays RAID 60 Striping over the member of RAID 6 volumes RAID 40 allows four hard drive failures or unplugging every two in different arr...

Page 71: ...RAID info If there is no problem click to start migration Controller also pops up a message of Warning power lost during migration may cause damage of data to give user warning When the power is abnor...

Page 72: ...messages 1 Invalid VG ID Source VG is invalid 2 Degrade VG not allowed Source VG is degraded 3 Initializing rebuilding operation s going Source VG is initializing or rebuilding 4 Migration operation...

Page 73: ...umn next the number 3 Change the size The size must be larger than the original and then click to start extension 4 Extension starts If UDV needs initialization it will display an I in Status 3 and co...

Page 74: ...lict with system 2 4 5 Support Microsoft MPIO and MC S MPIO Multi Path Input Output and MC S Multiple Connections per Session use multiple physical paths to create logical paths between the server and...

Page 75: ...Logon to target separately on each port When logon to target check Enable multi path 5 MPIO mode can be selected on Targets Details Devices Advanced in Microsoft iSCSI initiator 6 Rescan disk 7 There...

Page 76: ...DDR 333 ECC Reg with Hynix Unigen UG7128D7488LN GJF 1GB DDR 400 ECC with Hynix Unigen UG7128D7588LZ GJF 1GB DDR 400 ECC Reg with Hynix Unigen UG7128D7588LZ GJF 1GB DDR 400 ECC Reg with Elpida Unigen U...

Page 77: ...P IP offload iSCSI offload QLogic QLA4052C PCI X Gigabit 2 ports TCP IP offload iSCSI offload NIC l e d o M r o d n e V HP NC7170 PCI X Gigabit 2 ports HP NC360T PCI Express Gigabit 2 ports TCP IP off...

Page 78: ...Gb s 16M Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS 750GB 7200RPM SATA 3 0Gb s 16M Seagate Barracuda ES 2 ST31000340NS 1000GB 7200RPM SATA 3 0Gb s 32M Westem Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200RPM SATA 3 0Gb s...

Page 79: ...cation is a little bit higher ERROR Thermal critical System Overheated location ERROR Thermal critical shutdown System Overheated location The system will do the auto shutdown immediately WARNING Ther...

Page 80: ...o name INFO UDV created UDV name has been created WARNING UDV creation failed Failed to create UDV name INFO UDV deleted UDV name has been deleted INFO UDV renamed Name of UDV name has been renamed to...

Page 81: ...UDV rewrite started Rewrite at LBA address of UDV s starts INFO UDV rewrite finished Rewrite at LBA address of UDV s completes WARNING UDV rewrite failed Rewrite at LBA address of UDV s failed WARNIN...

Page 82: ...rred Write error occurred at LBA address address of PD slot INFO PD freed PD slot has been removed from VG name INFO VG imported Configuration of VG name has been imported INFO VG restored Configurati...

Page 83: ...RNING JBOD removed JBOD number is removed from system WARNING SMART T E C JBOD number disk slot S M A R T Threshold Exceed Condition occurred for attribute s WARNING SMART Failure JBOD number disk slo...

Page 84: ...pported on Windows XP or Windows 2000 Professional Workaround solution Using Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 server to run MPIO D Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Here is the step by step to setup Micros...

Page 85: ...85 Figure D 2 4 Click OK 5 Click Targets Figure D 3 6 Click Log On Check Enable multi path if running MPIO Figure D 4...

Page 86: ...Targets 2 Check the Identifier which will be deleted 3 Click Log off 4 Done the iSCSI device log off successfully Figure D 5 E Installation steps for large volume TB Introduction iStarUSA iSCSI Series...

Page 87: ...example in chapter 3 to create a VG UDV Then attach LUN Figure E 1 Figure G 1 choose OK for 64bit OS choose Cancel for 32bit OS this step will change block size to 4K automatically 2 Click the button...

Page 88: ...oft com downloads details aspx FamilyID 12cb3c 1a 15d6 4585 b385 befd1319f825 DisplayLang en Step 3 Initialize Format Mount the disk 1 Go to Start Control Panel Computer Management Disk Management it...

Page 89: ...nformation about GPT please visit http www microsoft com whdc device storage GPT_FAQ mspx Figure E 4 4 Format the disk Figure E 5 5 Done Figure E 6 6 The new disk is ready to use the available size 2...

Page 90: ...7 Wrong setting result OS can not format disk sector after 2048GB 2TB Figure E 8 Caution If user setups 512B block size for VD and the host server OS is 32bit in the last step of formatting disk user...

Page 91: ...rent IPs Figure F 1 The MPIO setup instructions are in the following 1 Create VG UDV and then attach LUN 2 Add the first Target Portal on Microsoft iSCSI initiator 3 Add the second Target Portal on Mi...

Page 92: ...then attach LUN 2 Add the first Target Portal on Microsoft iSCSI initiator For MC S there is only ONE Target Portals in the Discovery tab 3 Logon 4 Then click Advanced 5 Select the first Source IP and...

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