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Advanced Information

How To Setup Multiple RAID

Select “Save & Restart” and choose “Yes” to save and activate the
settings.

Warning! All Data will be lost if you changed the RAID
level.

RAID Group 2 Setup

Stop

WARNING

Saving configuration changes causes the disk array controller’s
working parameters to change. This can produce unpredictable
results if it occurs during Host and Array activity. All activity to the
controller should be stopped before saving configuration changes.

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Summary of Contents for Arena Indy 2230

Page 1: ...Ultra 160 SCSI to IDE Disk Array system User s Guide Version 1 0 Feb 2003 P N G414236 Arena Indy 2230...

Page 2: ...Ultra 160 SCSI to IDE Disk Array system User s Guide Version 1 0 Feb 2003 P N G414236 ID 2230...

Page 3: ...No part of this written material may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system used in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the written permis...

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Page 5: ...ar water 6 Keep the Disk Array away from dust sand or dirt 7 Gaps and openings in the cabinet and the back are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable operation and to protect it from overheating...

Page 6: ...14 Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet before cleaning Keep the Disk Array dry Do not use liquid cleaners aerosol cleaners or a wet cloth Use a damp cloth for cleaning 15 Except as specificall...

Page 7: ...or cold Your Disk Array should be used in a clean environment that is free from airborne contaminants such as dust dirt and smoke Excessive moisture or oil particles in the air can also hinder your s...

Page 8: ...your new Disk Array s features and general RAID concepts Chapter 2 Getting Started Describes general information about this Disk Array Chapter 3 Configuration Provides a Quick and Easy way to setup t...

Page 9: ...d General Overview 2 1 Unpacking Checklist 2 2 Choosing a place for Disk Array 2 3 Identifying Parts of Disk Array Front View 2 4 Rear View 2 5 Power Source 2 6 Installing the Hard Disk Drive 2 7 How...

Page 10: ...pter 4 Advanced Information Memory Expansion 4 2 Disk Array Controller Block Diagram 4 5 Updating Firmware 4 6 Setting Up VT100 Terminal Emulation in Windows 95 4 7 Start to Update Firmware 4 14 Multi...

Page 11: ...1 1 Introduction This chapter will introduce you to your new Disk Array s features and provide information on general RAID concept Chapter 1 Introduction...

Page 12: ...es an extremely high speed microprocessor with the latest chip set IDE hardware technology perfect firmware and an artistic design The result is one of the fastest most reliable Disk Array systems on...

Page 13: ...the individual HDD status When disk failure occurs on a member disk of the disk array the built in buzzer sounds simultaneously and LCD status panel also points out the location of the failed hard di...

Page 14: ...the user to be equivalent to a single large capacity disk drive The remarkable benefit of disk array is that if any single disk in the RAID fails the system and array still continues to function with...

Page 15: ...image libraries or runtime libraries for rapid loading these libraries are normally read only Storing large tables or other structures of read only data for rapid application access Like program image...

Page 16: ...nt of a failure of an array member When a RAID level 1 member disk fails array management software simply directs all application requests to the surviving member RAID level 1 is suitable for data for...

Page 17: ...block of sequential data must be transferred quickly these applications are usually of one of these types They operate on large data objects such as graphical image processing CAD CAM files and others...

Page 18: ...ce should approximate that of a RAID Level 0 array In fact for a given user capacity RAID Level 5 read performance should normally be slightly better because requests are spread across one more member...

Page 19: ...ntained a hot spare drive or by user intervention during a scheduled maintenance period the system will be restored its full data redundancy configuration by rebuilding all of the data that had been s...

Page 20: ...y High 1 Mirroring All data Dulicated 1 disk Very High High 3 Parallel Transfer Disks with Parity Data sector is subdivided and distributed across all data disk Redundant information stored on a dicat...

Page 21: ...e than with the individual disk drives There is no redundant function 2 6 1 DIsk Mirroring Disk drives are mirrored all data is 100 duplicated on each equivalent disk drives High Data Reliability 2 6...

Page 22: ...ble length limitations as below Cable length External Host cables length Internal Host cable length Standard Disk Array External cable length 90cm 3 ft Standard Disk Array Internal cable length 20cm S...

Page 23: ...f Disk Array Power Source Installing the Hard Disk Drives Setup active terminator Host Linkage Power On and Self test LED Display and Function Keys LCD Status Display Clear beeper The following illust...

Page 24: ...lowing items in the package The Disk Array One AC power cord One External SCSI cable Keys For HDD Trays User s Guide RS 232 Cable Active Terminator Global Eyes CD Remove all the items from the carton...

Page 25: ...close enough to the computer for the Disk Array s External cable to reach it Use a grounded wall outlet Avoid an electrical outlet controlled by wall switches or automatic timers Accidental disruption...

Page 26: ...ont View 1 LCD Status Display Panel 2 HDD Trays 1 3 From Up to Dawn 3 HDD Trays 4 6 4 Function Keys Enter ESC 5 Power On Indicator PWR Unit 1 PWR Unit 2 6 Host Computer Access Indicator 7 HDD Tray Loc...

Page 27: ...Port 2 Reserved 3 Power Supply Unit Switch 0 I 4 Power Supply Unit 1 5 Power Supply Unit 2 6 AC Power Input Socket 7 SCSI channel Port 8 Cooling Fans 9 Power Supply Alarm Reset Buttom 10 AC Voltage S...

Page 28: ...which corresponds with the wall outlet supply voltage Wrong AC Voltage input will harm the power supply and cause serious damage to the Disk Array Figure Power Source This Disk Array is supplied with...

Page 29: ...2 7 Getting Started Installing the Hard Disk Drives Step 1 Unlock the HDD tray by turning the Key lock to the correct position Step 2 Gently Pull out the HDD tray Figure Installing HDD step 1 2...

Page 30: ...2 8 Getting Started Step 3 Insert HDD into the tray Step 4 Screw in the hard drive Use the correct size type and thread Step 5 Cabling Connect the Data cable and Power cable...

Page 31: ...2 9 Getting Started Step 6 Gently slide in the HDD tray Step 7 Lock the HDD tray When powered on the Green LED will light up Figure Installing HDD step 6 7...

Page 32: ...dd an active terminator on the Disk Array when it is at the end of the SCSI bus Plug in the Terminator before Power On You can find two ports for the host channel adapter on the back of Disk Array You...

Page 33: ...ay to your Host computer Use a External SCSI cable to connect your Host computer to the Disk Array s built in SCSI adapter port Connect the Host computer as shown below Figure Host linkage For safety...

Page 34: ...the Disk Array to the Host computer You should press the ON OFF Power Supply Switch on both of the power supply Hot Swap units and the Main Switch It will turn the Disk Array system on and the Self T...

Page 35: ...ription 1 Power On Indicator light up Green it lights when the power sourse is plugged and system is on 2 P S Fail Indicator Power Supply Fail light up Red it lights when any one of the power Unit fai...

Page 36: ...s at the top of the front panel perform the following functions Up Arrow Right Arrow Use to scroll the cursor Upward Rightward Down Arrow Left Arrow Use to scroll the cursor Downward Leftward Enter Us...

Page 37: ...been used and their representation A description of each of the symbols in LCD display window Example of the LCD status display window This informs you a HDD 1 HDD 3 On line RAID Group1 b HDD 4 It is...

Page 38: ...Clear Beeper The disk drive initialization and fail beeping can be stopped by pushing the simultaneously twice But you should emember to replace the drive Next time when error happen the beeping will...

Page 39: ...h enables you to make changes to the configuration and tailor your Disk Array to your individual needs The setup program is a ROM based configuration utility which displays the Disk Array s status and...

Page 40: ...update all configuration can be performed through this interface Function Key Definitions The four function keys at the top of the front panel perform the following functions Up Arrow Right Arrow Use...

Page 41: ...ation 3 3 Configuration procedures via Front Panel Main screen RAID Level 0 1 3 5 0 1 None Re Config RAID Hot Spare Disk Yes No Set Password 4 Digital Save Configuration Restart Yes No Yes No Set SCSI...

Page 42: ...unch of Disks 2 Press the front panel Enter key to access the built in configuration program 3 When the screen displays the password prompt and asks you to Enter Password press Enter 4 times to input...

Page 43: ...et SCSI ID Each device on a specific SCSI bus must be configured with a target address which is a SCSI ID which is different from any other devices on the SCSI Bus The default SCSI ID for the Disk Arr...

Page 44: ...r the system restart it will appear in the Host machine with 2 LUNs default LUN 0 2TB rest capacity assign to LUN1 STOP WARNING Press ESC function key for password No Change Notice Warning All data wi...

Page 45: ...gure the VT100 terminal settings to the values shown below VT100 Terminal or compatible Set up Connection Serial Port COM 1 or COM 2 Protocol RS232 Asynchronous Cabling Null Modem cable Baud Rate 115...

Page 46: ...dures VT100 Terminal Main screen RAID Level 0 1 3 5 0 1 None Re Config RAID Hot Spare Disk Yes No Set Password 4 Digital Save Configuration Restart Yes No Yes No Update Firmware Update No Yes Set SCSI...

Page 47: ...Configuration 3 9 Main Screen Please refer to Chapter4 Advanced Information for setting VT100 Terminal in Windows...

Page 48: ...Configuration 3 10 Re Config RAID Select No for setting SCSI ID Password Select Yes for setting all the configurations...

Page 49: ...Configuration 3 11 Set RAID Level Move the cursor to the desired RAID Level 0 1 3 5 0 1 None and Press Enter to confirm it Warning All Data will be lost by changing the RAID level...

Page 50: ...3 12 Hot Spare Disk Select Yes to set One Disk Drive as a Hot Spare Disk This Function is valid in RAID level 5 and RAID level 3 the total Disk Drives installed must be more than 3 Disk Drives Disk Dr...

Page 51: ...is different from any other device on the SCSI Bus The default ID for this Disk Array is ID 0 If you needed to assign a different ID for your Disk Array The available SCSI ID for this Disk Array is I...

Page 52: ...Configuration 3 14 Set Password Press Enter to activate the password setting then to key in the desired Number or Character Press ESC to skip the charge of the password...

Page 53: ...level setting and wish to change to different RAID level you must setup RAID level to None first then run the setup procedure again to setup expected RAID level Saving configuration changes causes the...

Page 54: ...sk Drive into the existing RAID group and properly setup procedures 1 Add new HDD into the RAID system 2 Configuration through the RS 232 Terminal mode move the cursor to On Line Expand and Enable and...

Page 55: ...is chapter describes more advanced information about your Disk Array The following items are describes in detail Memory Expansion RAID Controller Updating Firmware Multiple RAID configuration Slice Pa...

Page 56: ...es with 64MB of memory that is expandable to a maximum of 512MB These expansion memory module can be purchased from your dealer Memory Type 3 3V PC100 133 SDRAM 144pin DIMM Memory Size Supports 144pin...

Page 57: ...4 3 Advanced Information Installing Memory Modules 1 Unscrew Remove cover Figure Remove Cover...

Page 58: ...ory modules will only fit in one orientation b Press the memory module firmly into socket from a 45 degree angle make sure that all the contacts are aligned with the socket c Push the memory module fo...

Page 59: ...4 5 Advanced Information Disk Array Controller Block Diagram...

Page 60: ...00 Terminal Please configure the VT100 terminal setting to the values shown below VT100 terminal or compatible set up Connection Serial Port COM1 or COM2 Protocol RS232 Asynchronous Cabling Null Modem...

Page 61: ...4 7 Advanced Information Setup VT100 Terminal Example Setup VT100 Terminal in Windows Step 1...

Page 62: ...4 8 Advanced Information Step 2...

Page 63: ...4 9 Advanced Information Step 3 Enter a name for your Terminal...

Page 64: ...4 10 Advanced Information Step 4 Select a connecting port in your Terminal...

Page 65: ...4 11 Advanced Information Step 5 Port parameter setting...

Page 66: ...4 12 Advanced Information Step 6...

Page 67: ...0 Mode After you finishing the VT100 Terminal setup you may restart your Disk Array and press Ctrl D keys in your Terminal to link the Disk Array and Terminal together Press Ctrl D to display the disk...

Page 68: ...mware 1 Move the cursor to Update ROM and press Enter Unpredictable results will occur if firmware update is attempted during Host computer and Disk Array activity All activity to the controller shoul...

Page 69: ...4 15 Advanced Information 2 Press Y to download the new firmware and press Y again to confirm the Update...

Page 70: ...4 16 Advanced Information 3 Select transfer Send Text File and press Enter...

Page 71: ...4 17 Advanced Information 4 Locate the new Firmware file on your PC...

Page 72: ...4 18 Advanced Information 5 Press Go to confirm to download the new firmware...

Page 73: ...4 19 Advanced Information 6 Type Go to reconfirm and the firmware will begin to be reprogrammed 7 After verifying the Disk Array will reset automatically to activate the new firmware...

Page 74: ...reen RAID Group RAID 1 RAID 2 Advance Setep Reconfig RAID Yes No Select Disk Number Hot Spare Disk Yes No No RAID Level 0 1 3 5 0 1 None Save Configuration Restart Yes Multiple RAID Configuration proc...

Page 75: ...he system can Setup as two different RAID Group Step 1 Key in password to enter the main menu Default 0000 RAID Group 1 Setup Warning Be sure to backup your data first before attempting to change RAID...

Page 76: ...4 22 Advanced Information How To Setup Multiple RAID Step 2 Select Advance Setep RAID Group 1 Setup...

Page 77: ...4 23 Advanced Information How To Setup Multiple RAID Step 3 Select RAID 1 in RAID Group Step 4 Choose Reconfig RAID RAID Group 1 Setup...

Page 78: ...4 24 Advanced Information How To Setup Multiple RAID Step 5 Select Yes for setting all the configurations RAID Group 1 Setup...

Page 79: ...Information How To Setup Multiple RAID Step 6 Move the cursor to the expected RAID Level 0 1 3 5 0 1 None and press Enter to confirm it All data will be lost by changing the RAID level RAID Group 1 S...

Page 80: ...in RAID Group 1 Only the HDD numbers installed in the system will be displayed Step 8 In Hot Spare Disk select Yes to set one Disk Drive as a Hot spare Disk This functions Valid in RAID Level 5 and 3...

Page 81: ...4 27 Advanced Information How To Setup Multiple RAID Follow the step for setting RAID Group 1 to setup the 2nd RAID Group RAID Group 2 Setup...

Page 82: ...a will be lost if you changed the RAID level RAID Group 2 Setup Stop WARNING Saving configuration changes causes the disk array controller s working parameters to change This can produce unpredictable...

Page 83: ...Advanced Information Slice and LUN Mapping Main Screen Advanced Setup Set LUN Mapping LUN 0 LUN 7 RAID 1 RAID 2 Slice Number Disable Save Configuration Restart Slice SCSI Params Primary SCSI RAID 1 RA...

Page 84: ...se Advance Setup Step 2 Select Slice to partition the RAID capacity Step3 Choose RAID1 or RAID2 After completing the RAID Group setup single or multiple you could partition the capacity to Slice and m...

Page 85: ...anced Information Slice and LUN Mapping Step 4 Select Slice 0 key in the size in MB for Slice 0 Step 5 Select Slice 1 key in the size in MB for Slice 1 the system will display the rest capacity automa...

Page 86: ...ice and LUN Mapping Step 6 Select SCSI Params to choose the Primary SCSI Step 7 Choose LUN mapping Map the expected LUN No to expected RAID Group s Slice No Example LUN 0 mapping to RAID 1 Slice 0 LUN...

Page 87: ...4 33 Advanced Information Slice and LUN Mapping Step 8 Select Save Restart item and choose Yes to save and activate the settings...

Page 88: ...Information On Line Expand for Multiple RAID Groups VT100 Terminal On Line Expand Disk Number Enable Disk Number On Line Expand Disk Number Enable Advance Setup RAID GROUP RAID1 RAID2 Main Screen Disk...

Page 89: ...s The RAID capacity can be expanded by adding one or more Disk Drives into the existing RAID group with properly setup procedures Please add new HDD into the RAID system before you start on line expan...

Page 90: ...4 36 Advanced Information On Line Expand for Multiple RAID Groups Step 2 Select RAID Group Step 3 Choose RAID 1 or RAID 2 to expand the capacity to expected RAID Groups Step 4 Select On Line Expand...

Page 91: ...nd for Multiple RAID Groups Step 5 Select Disk Number then choose how many disks to add to the RAID Group only the number of disks installed will be displayed The rest of disks not adding to the RAID...

Page 92: ...4 38 Advanced Information On Line Expand for Multiple RAID Groups Step 6 Select On Line Expand then Enable to save and activate the settings...

Page 93: ...nd install the Hot Swap parts without interrupting the data access while the disk array is on The Hot Swap parts include Hard Disk Drives Redundant Power Supply Units Cooling Fans Follow the steps bel...

Page 94: ...5 2 Hot Swap Removing Installing Hard Disk drives a Unlock the HDD tray When a HDD error occurs the HDD LED indicator lights up RED Figure Swap HDD Unlock...

Page 95: ...5 3 Hot Swap b Gently pull out the HDD tray...

Page 96: ...5 4 Hot Swap c Unscrew and unplug the cables Figure Swap HDD Unplug cables...

Page 97: ...uto Rebuild function will not be started For best performance we recommend you swap with an identical Hard Disk Drive e Gently Slide in the HDD tray and lock up to start the AutoRebuild While you have...

Page 98: ...if any one of them fail the LED indicator will go off and the redundant power supply buzzer alarm will sound When you need to replace the redundant power supply unit refer to the redundant power supp...

Page 99: ...5 7 Hot Swap b Replace with a new power supply unit Figure Swap P S unit Swap with a new unit...

Page 100: ...r supply reset switch on the power supply frame to stop the buzzer alarm and link the two power supply units together The new power supply unit will link with the other unit immediately and will start...

Page 101: ...5 9 Hot Swap Removing Installing Cooling Fans Unscrew the Fan module and gently slide out Caution Be careful the high speed rotating fans may harm you Figure Swap cooling Fan Unscrew the Fan Door...

Page 102: ...nnector Replace with a good one Plug in the fan connector slide in the fan module and screw it in Caution The cooling fan will rotate immediately when you plug in the fan power connector Figure Swap C...

Page 103: ...d Cache Read Ahead Write Cache Write Back Firmware Flash EEPROM 256K x 8 SCSI I O Processor SYMBIOS 53C1010R Serial Port 1x RS232 Asynchronous Port Baud Rate 115 200 Bits Per Second Data Bits 8 Stop B...

Page 104: ...sparent Data Rebuild Automatic Data Regeneration LCD Display Panel 2 x 16 Characters Cooling Fans 7 5cm x 2 Turbin Fans 8cm x 2 DC Fans Power Supply Capacity Dual 250W Independent Power Supplies AC In...

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