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Logicube SCSI-

NG User’s Manual 

 

2:   Getting Started 

2.0   Overview of the SCSI-NG 

Special Icons 

– Throughout this manual, there are two icons that can be seen. 

Please pay close attention when any of these two icons are found. These icons 
highlight additional information or important warnings on specific topics. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for SCSI-NG

Page 1: ...Logicube SCSI NG User s Manual I SCSI NG User s Manual Logicube Inc Chatsworth CA 91311 USA Phone 818 700 8488 Fax 818 700 8466 Version 1 0 Date 06 10 19 MAN SCSI NG...

Page 2: ...TY OR ON A TIME AND MATERIALS BASIS Warranty DISCLAIMER IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BY INSTALLING OR USING LOGICUBE PRODUCTS YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT IN...

Page 3: ...N EQUIVALENT OR SUCCESSOR PRODUCT AT LOGICUBE S DISCRETION THIS WARRANTY EXTENDS ONLY TO THE END PURCHASER OF LOGICUBE PRODUCTS THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO AND IS NOT FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESELLERS...

Page 4: ...DIRECTIVE PROHIBITS THE SALE OF CERTAIN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONTAINING SOME HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES SUCH AS MERCURY LEAD CADMIUM HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM AND CERTAIN FLAME RETARDANTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION T...

Page 5: ...THE SCSI NG ON AND OFF 6 2 2 CONNECTING VARIOUS DRIVE TYPES 6 2 2 1 Connecting Master Drives 6 2 2 2 Connecting Target Drives 7 2 3 THE USER INTERFACE 7 2 4 FRONT AND REAR PORTS 8 2 4 1 Front ports 8...

Page 6: ...GS 22 4 3 1 Job Info 23 4 3 2 HPA DCO ACS3 23 4 3 3 Error Handling 24 4 3 4 Hash Verification Method 24 4 3 5 File Image Method Settings 25 4 3 6 Clone Method Settings 25 4 4 TARGET 26 4 4 1 Selecting...

Page 7: ...GS 52 5 8 1 Interfaces 52 5 8 1 1 Configuring a Static IP address 52 5 8 1 2 Enabling Disabling Network Services 53 5 8 2 HTTP Proxy 54 5 8 2 1 Server 54 5 8 2 2 Username Password 54 5 9 SOFTWARE UPDA...

Page 8: ...Logicube SCSI NG User s Manual IV 8 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 63 8 0 FAQS 63 9 INDEX 65 TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION 66 SOFTWARE ATTRIBUTION 66...

Page 9: ...CSI NG created images on a SCSI master drive connected to the SCSI NG or on a network repository and then clone to selected targets Write protected master port The master port is automatically write b...

Page 10: ...options for the SCSI NG listed below To purchase any of the following options please contact Logicube Sales sales logicube com Wipe software option Provides the ability to securely erase SCSI target...

Page 11: ...dry If the Logicube device needs to be cleaned use a lightly damp lint free cloth Avoid using soap or other cleaning agents particularly those containing bleach ammonia alcohol or other harsh chemica...

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Page 13: ...0 Overview of the SCSI NG Special Icons Throughout this manual there are two icons that can be seen Please pay close attention when any of these two icons are found These icons highlight additional i...

Page 14: ...er a few seconds the display and fans will turn off 2 Using the Graphical User Interface GUI either on the touch screen or via a browser through a remote connection navigate to the Power Off screen an...

Page 15: ...e Please check with the drive manufacturer to find out if the drive being used does not support hot swapping When disconnecting drives it is very important to make sure the drives are not being used o...

Page 16: ...eripherals wired keyboard or mouse 2 4 2 Rear ports There is one DC IN power port and one Gigabit Ethernet port located in the back of the unit 2 4 2 1 DC IN power port The unit has one DC IN port Con...

Page 17: ...on from the navigation menu and select the Options tab To purchase any of these options contact the Logicube Sales Department at sales logicube com The SCSI NG clone hash and wipe speeds are determine...

Page 18: ...the Imaging operation can be found in Chapter 4 Cloning For details on cloning drives to a smaller capacity Target see Section 4 0 1 Drive to Drive Performs a bit for bit copy of the Master producing...

Page 19: ...arget or Image File icon and select the Target or Image File then tap the OK icon For Drive to Image the SCSI NG must be used to format drives If the Target drive is not formatted by the SCSI NG the F...

Page 20: ...OMPLETED At this point it is recommended to tap Reset Task to reset the task so the drive bays properly reset and not show as being used or assigned for other tasks 3 3 Wipe Format The drive connected...

Page 21: ...s If Wipe Patterns is selected choose the type of Wipe Pattern to perform DoD or Custom 4 If the drive has an HPA DCO or ACS3 area that needs to be wiped tap the HPA DCO ACS3 icon and select Yes to wi...

Page 22: ...be formatted in Windows using the NTFS FAT32 or FAT file system 4 Tap the Export icon to export the log file via USB The log will be exported copied to the attached USB drive and will be in HTML PDF...

Page 23: ...rmation screen will appear confirming to delete the single log file or all log files If a log file deletion password was created a screen will appear prompting to enter the log file deletion password...

Page 24: ...o connect to the unit Login with the following credentials User name it Password it 3 Once connected an auditlog folder will appear Open the auditlog folder 4 The auditlog folder contains the HTML PDF...

Page 25: ...ound in Section 5 5 Statistics About This screen will show information about the unit including the current software installed Adv Drive Statistics Displays S M A R T information taken directly from w...

Page 26: ...an be found in Section 5 7 System Settings Profiles Passwords Language Time Zone 3 8 Network Settings There following tabs are seen in the Network settings Details on the different Network Settings sc...

Page 27: ...pdate software re load or firmware update can be found in Chapter 6 Updating Loading Re loading Software 3 10 Power Off There are two tabs in the Power Off screen Details on the different Network Sett...

Page 28: ...number of sectors or Logical Block Addresses LBAs or a larger number of sectors or LBAs than the Master If the Master drive is larger in capacity than the Target drive it is still possible to clone t...

Page 29: ...py Limitations Mirror Copy method performs a bit for bit copy of the Master drive producing an exact duplicate of the Master drive There are very few possible limitations when using Mirror Copy e g se...

Page 30: ...e Clones one Master drive to one Target drive Image to Drive Restores SCSI NG image files to one drive Drive to Image Creates an image file from the Master drive The image file can be written to a con...

Page 31: ...number For example TestJob 1 TestJob 2 etc The unit will convert any non POSIX portable characters used in Job Name field to underscores _ when creating the log or file names POSIX portable character...

Page 32: ...represents the smallest amount of disk space that can be used to hold a file The most common cluster size for an NTFS volume for example is 4KB 4096 Bytes This means that the smallest amount of space...

Page 33: ...es a bit for bit image of the Master Clever Copies only sectors containing data and compresses the image file 4 3 6 Clone Method Settings When Drive to Drive or Drive to Image mode is selected Clone M...

Page 34: ...determine what percentage of the Target drive will be used For example setting the percentage value to 100 would instruct the unit to use the entire remainder of the Target drive for that partition 4...

Page 35: ...matted drive on SCSI_T that can be formatted to be used as a repository to store images the SCSI NG can format a drive using EXT4 NTFS exFAT or FAT32 for repository purposes A network repository added...

Page 36: ...ill appear Tap the Yes icon to continue A progress bar will appear at the bottom of the screen showing the bytes processed the rate speed elapsed time time remaining and bad sectors on the Master driv...

Page 37: ...can be resized The Verify feature is an option To find out if this option is installed go to the Statistics icon from the navigation menu on the left and select the Options tab To purchase the Verify...

Page 38: ...option contact our sales team at sales logicube com 4 LOGS Display logs of each task that has been performed on the unit 5 STATISTICS This will display tabs that include About This screen will show i...

Page 39: ...cal User Interface GUI and set a drive timeout powering down drives when not in use The following tabs are available Power Off The unit can be restarted or turned off on this screen This can be useful...

Page 40: ...ashed The unit will show all connected Master and Target drives Tap the drive to be hashed then tap OK 5 2 2 Settings Tap this icon to choose a drive to adjust the hash settings 5 2 2 1 Hash Settings...

Page 41: ...of the hash will be used as the expected value If a value is entered the unit will hash the selected drive and verify hash with the value entered edited To set the expected value tap the edit icon The...

Page 42: ...om Secure Erase Sends a command to the drive instructing it to perform a secure erase based on the drive manufacturer s specifications for the secure erase command Wipe Patterns Allows the user to set...

Page 43: ...command to the drive Most drives support this function Secure erase instructs the SCSI NG to send a SCSI FORMAT command to the drive If the drive supports this command it will perform the task based...

Page 44: ...wiping If the drive to be wiped has HPA DCO and or ACS3 that needs to be wiped select Yes for the corresponding option 5 3 2 2 3 LBA By default this is set to 100 which will wipe all Logical Block Ad...

Page 45: ...ed with random values each byte in the 8MB block will contain a random value The 8MB block will be written repeatedly to fill the entire drive VALUE Instructs the unit to use the specified hexadecimal...

Page 46: ...cted to a network In addition to viewing the logs can be exported to an external USB location such as a USB flash drive Logs are exported in PDF HTML and XML format From the on screen display log file...

Page 47: ...by the drive and is not translated Not all drives support S M A R T Please check with the drive manufacturer to find out if the drive used supports S M A R T 5 5 3 Options The Options tab displays av...

Page 48: ...arrow below the SCSI NG logo located on the top right of the screen To export the debug logs 1 Connect a formatted USB flash drive to the right USB port located on the front panel of the unit The USB...

Page 49: ...ated by the SCSI NG using the Drive to Image mode of cloning Images created by the SCSI NG to networked repositories can also be cloned to a drive using the Image to Drive mode of cloning Networks are...

Page 50: ...PES OF OPERATIONS Logicube SCSI NG User s Manual 42 Tap Add Repository to add a repository The Add Repository window will appear Tap Name to set the name of the repository Tap the OK icon when finishe...

Page 51: ...inished Tap Network Settings to enter the network settings See the example below Tap the OK icon when finished For the Path make sure the forward slash is used and not the backslash symbol OPTIONAL Ta...

Page 52: ...Section 5 7 1 5 6 2 iSCSI This screen allows a user to add repositories using the iSCSI protocol To add a repository using the iSCSI protocol an iSCSI Target must be setup on the remote system Since...

Page 53: ...n highlight the portal to disconnect then tap Disconnect To edit or delete an iSCSI connection tap the Edit or Delete icon 5 7 System Settings The System Settings screen allows users to configure seve...

Page 54: ...creen and set the Mode to Image to Drive 3 In the System Settings go to Profiles and tap the New icon 4 Type a name for this profile For example ImageToDrive and tap the OK icon The profile name shoul...

Page 55: ...set a key prompt will appear and the correct key must be entered before allowing access through a web browser Key Config Lock A key can be set to lock out any configuration changes If this key is set...

Page 56: ...aded each time the unit is turned on See Section 5 7 1 for more information on saving and loading a user profile Remember the various keys If the SCSI NG is configured to load a user profile with any...

Page 57: ...the Config Lock unlock key Software Updates This entire section cannot be accessed without the Config Lock unlock key Power Off This entire section cannot be accessed without the Config Lock unlock ke...

Page 58: ...an asterisk on initial db 7 Turn the unit off using the power button then close the Telnet SSH application 8 Turn the unit on When the unit boots up it will load the default configuration INITIAL DB 5...

Page 59: ...languages are available English Chinese and Korean To change the language displayed As soon as the selection is made the screen or the computer s Internet browser will automatically refresh and displa...

Page 60: ...on can be entered 5 8 1 Interfaces The Interfaces tab displays the network interface information MAC Address Configuration type DHCP or Static MTU and the status This tab also allows enabling or disab...

Page 61: ...more information on saving and loading a user profile 5 8 1 2 Enabling Disabling Network Services Network Services are enabled by default To enable or disable specific network services go to the Netw...

Page 62: ...hrough a web browser over the network Please contact your Network or Systems Administrator before changing any of these services 5 8 2 HTTP Proxy If the network the unit is connected to uses an HTTP p...

Page 63: ...on the SCSI NG Support page on the Logicube website at https www logicube com knowledge scsi ng In depth information on updating the SCSI NG software can be found in Chapter 6 Updating Loading Re loa...

Page 64: ...The SCSI NG software release may contain both a software and firmware update This chapter details how to update reinstall the software and firmware 6 1 Requirements To perform the software update rei...

Page 65: ...Tap the OK icon to continue Up to date This message will appear if the software version found is the same as the version currently installed Tap the OK icon to continue No new version found This messa...

Page 66: ...rom USB Drive The SCSI NG will check for the version of the software on the USB drive After a few seconds one of the following messages should appear Software found A software version is found on the...

Page 67: ...GRADE AVAILABLE Tap the Update icon A message will appear FIRMWARE UPDATE COULD TAKE UP TO A FEW MINUTES TO COMPLETE PLEASE DO NOT INTERRUPT POWER DURING THIS TIME ON COMPLETION THE UNIT WILL AUTO RES...

Page 68: ...the Graphical User Interface GUI properly 7 1 Web Interface Using a web browser go to the IP address or the hostname of the unit Both IP address and hostname can be found by going to the Statistics s...

Page 69: ...ss Enter A login should appear 5 Login with the username it without the quotes and the password it without the quotes A command prompt should appear on the Telnet window The unit can now be configured...

Page 70: ...ate a usable computer network based on the Internet Protocol Suite TCP IP For example when the unit is connected connected via a network cable directly to a Windows based computer that is DHCP enabled...

Page 71: ...can clone Linux partitions using Mirror or Clever clone Q Can the SCSI NG clone the Apple File System APFS Hierarchical File System HFS or Hierarchical File System Plus HFS A Yes SCSI NG can clone AP...

Page 72: ...internal drive within SCSI NG and are accessible by pressing the log file icon from the left side navigation bar on the SCSI NG screen Q Why are the VERIFY buttons on the Clone task Settings greyed ou...

Page 73: ...Network 41 Master 6 22 Mirror Settings 25 network connection 60 Network Settings 52 Options 2 39 Overview 5 Passwords 47 Profiles 45 Proxy Settings 54 Quick Start 9 Remote Operation 60 Remote operati...

Page 74: ...debian org Linux Kernel 3 10 87 rt80 mips64 GPL v2 http www kernel org modified libcli 1 9 5 LGPL v2 1 https github com dparrish libcli modified ntfs 3g 1 2013 1 13AR 1 2ubuntu4 GPL v2 https packages...

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