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3.11 Creating a New RAID or Reconfiguring an Existing

 

RAID

 

 

You can configure raid sets and volume sets using 

Quick Create 

or 

Raid Set 

Functions/Volume Set Functions 

configuration method. Each configuration 

method requires a different level of user input. The general flow of operations 
for raid set and volume set configuration is: 

 

 

 

Step

 

 

Action

 

1

 

Designate hot spares/pass-through (optional).

 

2

 

Choose a configuration method.

 

3

 

Create raid set using the available physical drives.

 

4

 

Define volume set using the space in the raid set.

 

 

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Initialize the volume set and serve volume set to the HOST OS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for SurfRAID TRITON16S3

Page 1: ...SurfRAID TRITON16S3 User s Guide Revision 1 2...

Page 2: ...equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there...

Page 3: ...n Introduces you to Disk Array s features and general technology concepts Chapter 2 Getting Started Helps user to identify parts of the Disk Array and prepare the hardware for configuration Chapter 3...

Page 4: ...9 2 4 Powering on the subsystem 2 10 2 5 Install Hard Drives Chapter 3 Configuring 3 1 ConfiguringthroughaTerminal 3 2 Configuring the Subsystem Using the LCD Panel 3 3 Menu Diagram 3 4 Web browser b...

Page 5: ...ClearEventsBuffer 3 9 9 ModifyPassword 3 9 10 Upgrade Firmware 3 10 InformationMenu 3 10 1 Raid Set Hierarchy 3 10 2 System Information 3 10 3 Hardware Monitor 3 11 Creating a new RAID or Reconfiguri...

Page 6: ...red in a RAID array If a disk in the RAID array fails the subsystem continues to function without any risk of data loss This is because redundant information is stored separately from the data This re...

Page 7: ...onnection Built in R Link LAN port interface for remote management event notification Dual host channels support clustering technology Real time drive activity and status indicators RAID Function Feat...

Page 8: ...s is a method of combining multiple drives into one logical storage unit Striping partitions the storage space of each drive into stripes which can be as small as one sector 512 bytes or as large as s...

Page 9: ...mize the number of simultaneous I O operations that can be performed by the array Definition of RAID Levels RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redunda...

Page 10: ...pairs of mirrored drives All writes must go to both drives of a mirrored pair so that the information on the drives is kept identical However each individual drive can perform simultaneous independen...

Page 11: ...O request at a time RAID 3 delivers the best performance for single user single tasking environments with long records Synchronized spindle drives are required for RAID 3 arrays in order to avoid perf...

Page 12: ...ysical drives in the array With RAID 6 however two sets of parity data are used These two sets are different and each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives The ma...

Page 13: ...ynchronized spindle drives to avoid performance degradation with short records RAID 5 with a small stripe size offers similar performance RAID 5 combines efficient fault tolerant data storage with goo...

Page 14: ...ta is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive Fully redundant 2 3 Data is striped across several physical drives Parity protection is used for data redundancy 3 5 Data is striped across several physical...

Page 15: ...sion is done serially and results in a myriad of advantages over parallel SCSI Performance The serial nature of SAS results in a huge increase in performance over parallel SCSI No bit skewing and is s...

Page 16: ...ystem controller 1 Up to 128 RAID Sets are supported per RAID subsystem controller 2 It is impossible to have multiple RAID Sets on the same disks A Volume Set must be created either on an existing RA...

Page 17: ...Set In the illustration below Volume 1 can be assigned a RAID 5 level of operation while Volume 0 might be assigned a RAID 0 1 level of operation 1 4 3 Easy of Use features 1 4 3 1 Instant Availabili...

Page 18: ...server and inserted in any order 1 4 3 3 Online Capacity Expansion Online Capacity Expansion makes it possible to add one or more physical drive to a volume set while the server is in operation elimin...

Page 19: ...g volume set while the server is online and the volume set is in use Online RAID level stripe size migration can prove helpful during performance tuning activities as well as in the event that additio...

Page 20: ...e the RAID subsystem continues to handle system request During the automatic rebuild process system activity will continue as normal however the system performance and fault tolerance will be affected...

Page 21: ...utomatically when a drive fails The RAID subsystem automatically and transparently rebuilds failed drives in the background with user definable rebuild rates The RAID subsystem will automatically rest...

Page 22: ...ystem and verify that the contents of the shipping carton are all there and in good condition Before removing the subsystem from the shipping carton visually inspect the physical condition of the ship...

Page 23: ...Three power cords Two external SAS cables Optional One external null modem cable One external UPS cable One RJ 45 Ethernet cable Installation Reference Guide 19 Rack mount kit If any of these items a...

Page 24: ...arts of the subsystem The illustrations below identify the various features of the subsystem Get yourself familiar with these terms as it will help you when you read further in the following sections...

Page 25: ...y LED Blue blinking LED indicates controller is activity 4 LCD display panel 5 Smart Function Panel Function Keys for RAID configuration The smart LCD panel is where you will configure the RAID subsys...

Page 26: ...in these systems occurs HDD slot temperature over 55o C this LED will turn red and an alarm will sound Fan fail LED When a fan s rotation speed is lower than 1500rpm this LED will turn red and an ala...

Page 27: ...ost channel with one SAS connector at the rear of the subsystem for connecting to a SAS Hub Switch or Server s SAS interface 3 Host Channel B Connect to Host s SAS adapter 4 R Link Port RJ 45 Ethernet...

Page 28: ...port allowing you to connect a PC or terminal 7 Host A Link LED Green LED indicates Host channel is connected 8 AC power input socket 1 3 From left to right 9 Power Supply Unit 1 3 From left to right...

Page 29: ...From left to right Two blower fans are located at the rear of the subsystem They provide sufficientairflowandheatdispersioninsidethechassis Incaseafanfailsto function the Fan fail LED will turn red a...

Page 30: ...e comes with two SAS cables Attach one end of he SAS cable to one of the SAS connectors and the other end to the host adapter s external SAS connector or to the SAS Hub Switch The host adapter is inst...

Page 31: ...or power connectors located at the rear of the subsystem Note The subsystem is equipped with N 1 redundant PFC power factor correction full range power supplies The subsystem will automatically select...

Page 32: ...m all disks for that system need to be installed Only the cold shelf spare should be left out of the raid system 1 Slide the tray into a RAID system disk drive slot until it clicks into place Press th...

Page 33: ...onfigure through the following methods VT100 terminal connected through the controller s serial port Front panel touch control keypad Web browser based Remote RAID management Important The subsystem a...

Page 34: ...tion mode to the monitor port located at the rear of the subsystem Note You may connect a terminal while the subsystem s power is on 2 Power on the terminal 3 Run the VT100 program or an equivalent te...

Page 35: ...4 The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate 8 data bit non parity 1 stop bit and no flow control...

Page 36: ...5 Click disconnect button 6 Open the File menu and then open Properties...

Page 37: ...7 Open the Settings Tab 8 Open the Settings Tab Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal Keys Backspace key sends Crtl H Emulation VT100 Telnet terminal VT100 Back scroll buffer lines 500 Click OK...

Page 38: ...system and Terminal together Press X key to display the disk array Monitor Utility screen on your VT100 Terminal 10 The Main Menu will appear Keyboard Function Key Definitions A key to move to the lin...

Page 39: ...can only monitor and configure the raid subsystem by providing the correct password The password is used to protect the internal RAID sub system from unauthorized entry The controller will check the p...

Page 40: ...ist of the number of physical disk installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized raid set Volume Set Functions Create a customized volume set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk informati...

Page 41: ...tems or other information The RAID subsystem password is default setting at 00000000 by the manufacture Function Key Definitions The four function keys at the top of the front panel perform the follow...

Page 42: ...Block Raid 5 Create Vol Raid Set Yes No Initialization Mode Foreground Background No Init Greater Two TB Volume Support Selected Capacity No Use 64Bit LBA Use 4k Block Raid 3 Spare Select Stripe Size...

Page 43: ...xx Ch016 Expand Raid Set Yes No Raid Set Function Offline Raid Set Select Raid Set To Offline Offline Raid Set Yes No Are You Sure Yes No Activate Raid Set Select Raid Set To Active Activate Raid Set...

Page 44: ...s No Are you sure Yes No Volume Set Function Modify Volume Set Modify Volume From Raid Set Select Volume To Modify Volume Modification Greater Two TB Volume Support Volume Name Raid Level Capacity Str...

Page 45: ...e Enter Password Save The Password JBOD RAID Function RAID JBOD Configured AS JBOD Yes No Yes No Are you sure Yes No Background Task Priority UltraLow 5 Low 20 Medium 50 High 80 Raid System Function S...

Page 46: ...Local IP Address Disabled Enabled Ethernet Configuration HTTP Port Number 80 Telnet Port Number 23 SMTP Port Number 25 View System Events Show System Events Clear Event Buffer Clear Event Buffer Yes N...

Page 47: ...ote machine you need to know its IP Address Launch your web browser by entering http IPAddress in the remote web browser Important The default static IP is 192 168 001 100 DHCP function is enabled by...

Page 48: ...and Stripe Size Raid Set Functions Create a customized raid set Volume Set Functions Create customized volume sets and modify the existed volume sets parameter Physical Drive Create pass through disk...

Page 49: ...with the raid set You can create a raid set associated with exactly one volume set The user can change the raid level capacity Volume Initialization Mode and stripe size A hot spare option is also cr...

Page 50: ...OS Window 2000 2003 or XP Noted that can t be used by with dynamic disk manager Check off on the Confirm the Operation and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen the raid set and volum...

Page 51: ...id Set To create a raid set click on the Create Raid Set link The Select the IDE Drive for RAID Set screen is displayed showing the IDE drives connected to the current controller Click on and select t...

Page 52: ...e Select the RAID SET to Delete screen is displayed showing all raid set existing in the current controller Select the raid set number you which to delete in the selection column Check the Confirm the...

Page 53: ...d set which you want to expand Check on the available disk s and Check the Confirm the Operation and then click on the Submit button in the screen to add disks to the raid set Note 1 Once the Expand R...

Page 54: ...ation status is displayed in the raid status area of the Raid Set information where the disk has been added to a raid set Migrating status is also displayed in the associated volume status area of the...

Page 55: ...ffline a raid set click on the Offline Raid Set link The Select the RAID SET to Offline screen is displayed showing all raid set existing in the current controller Select the raid set number you wish...

Page 56: ...ts to continue using to RAID set after the RAID subsystem is power on a user can use the Activate Raid Set option to active the raid set After user complete the function the Raid State will change to...

Page 57: ...Click on the Submit button in the screen to activate the incomplete raid set The RAID set will continue to work in degraded mode...

Page 58: ...hen you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function all the unused physical devices connected to the current controller will appear Select the target disk by clicking on the appropriat...

Page 59: ...the current controller will appear Select the target Hot Spare disk to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box Check the Confirm the Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to d...

Page 60: ...et Thus each volume set on the raid set will have its data spread evenly across all the disks in the raid set 3 7 1 Create Volume Set The following is the volume set features 1 Volume sets of differen...

Page 61: ...down menu to view available RAID levels The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed Select a RAID level by clicking on it Capacity The maximum volume size is displayed by defaul...

Page 62: ...B 64KB or 128KB A larger stripe size produces better read performance especially if your computer does mostly sequential reads However if you are sure that your computer does random reads more often s...

Page 63: ...each LUN like a SAS disk 3 7 2 Delete Volume Set To delete Volume Set from raid set system function Go to the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link The Select the Volume Set to Delete fro...

Page 64: ...dification Check the Confirm the Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the action User can modify all values except the capacity 3 7 3 1 Volume Expansion Volume Capacity Logical Volume...

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Page 66: ...level to another a volume set strip size changes or when a disk is added to a raid set Migration status is displayed in the volume status area of the Raid Set Hierarchy Main Menu screen when one RAID...

Page 67: ...d click on the Submit button Use this option to verify the correctness the redundant data Parity in a volume set For example in a RAID Set with dedicated parity volume set check means computing the pa...

Page 68: ...3 7 6 Stop Volume Set Check Use this option to stop the Check Volume Set function...

Page 69: ...ive setting function screen appears Disk is now not controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a volume set The disk is available to the operating system as an ind...

Page 70: ...the pass through drive attribute from the pass through drive pool move the cursor to and click on the Modify Pass Through link The Select The Pass Through Disk For Modification screen appears Select t...

Page 71: ...Drive To preventremoving the wrong drive theselected disk LEDwill lightfor physically locating the selected disk when the Identify Selected Drive is selected To identify the selected drive from the dr...

Page 72: ...Setting The Alert Beeper function item is used to Disabled or Enable the RAID sub system controller alarm tone generator RAID Rebuild Priority The Raid Rebuild Priority is a relative indication of ho...

Page 73: ...internal queue where outstanding commands can be dynamically rescheduled or re ordered along with the necessary tracking mechanisms for outstanding and completed portions of the workload RAID subsyst...

Page 74: ...slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in redundant units Multiples Of 10G If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors chances are that the capacity varies slightly For e...

Page 75: ...he EtherNet function go to the main menu and click on the EtherNet Config link The Raid System EtherNet Function menu will show all items Select the desired setting check the Confirm the Operation and...

Page 76: ...id System Event Notification Function menu will show all items Select the desired setting check the Confirm the Operation and then click the Submit button When an abnormal condition occurs an error me...

Page 77: ...l items Select the desired setting SNMP Trap Configurations Type the SNMP Trap IP Address The Port de fault is 162 SNMP System Configuration Community The default is Public 1 sys Contact 0 2 sys Locat...

Page 78: ...is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference NTPis an Internet standard protocol You can directly type your NTP Server IP Address to have the RAID subsys...

Page 79: ...Information link The Raid Subsystem events Information screen appears Choose this option to viewthe system events information Time Device Event type Elapse Time and Errors are displayed The RAID syst...

Page 80: ...te test events go to the main menu and click on he Generate Test Events link Check the Confirm the Operation and click on the Submit button in the screen to create the hot spares Then click on the Vie...

Page 81: ...e this feature to clear the entire events buffer information 3 9 9 Modify Password To set or change the RAID subsystem password go to the main menu and click on the Modify Password link The Modify Sys...

Page 82: ...een The RAID subsystem will automatically go back to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in ten seconds To disable the password press the Enter key only in both the Enter New Passw...

Page 83: ...ormation To view the RAID subsystem controller s information go to the main menu and click on the System Information link The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears Use this feature to view the rai...

Page 84: ...oltage of the internal RAID subsystem All items are also unchangeable The warning messages will indicate through the LCD LED and alarm buzzer Item Warning Condition Controller Board Temperature 60 Cel...

Page 85: ...figuration method requires a different level of user input The general flow of operations for raid set and volume set configuration is Step Action 1 Designate hot spares pass through optional 2 Choose...

Page 86: ...VV bin Firmware Binary and the XXXXVVV boot bin where XXXX refers to the model name and VVV refers to the firmware version README TXT that contains the history information of the firmware changes and...

Page 87: ...key 2 Choose the Update Firmware and press Enter key The Update the Raid Firmware dialog box appears You then have 20secs to start the firmware upload or the RAID system will time out the operation I...

Page 88: ...ansfer protocol of your terminal emulation software 5 Click the Browse button and browse to the location where the firmware files are located Select the XXXXVVV boot bin file first 6 Click Send button...

Page 89: ...firmware completes downloading the confirmation screen appears Select Yes and press Enter key to start programming of the flash ROM 8 Flash programming starts and will display Start Updating Firmware...

Page 90: ...V bin This file will talk about 30 seconds load Wait for the message Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully to be displayed and then press Enter key The Restart Controller is Required for new Firmware...

Page 91: ...irmware screen appears 2 Click the Browse button and browse to the location where the firmware files are located Select the XXXXVVV boot bin file first 3 Click the Confirm the Operation and press the...

Page 92: ...his file will talk about 30 seconds load Wait for the message Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully Restart Controller is required for new Firmware to Take effect message will appear Next either powe...

Page 93: ...lowing steps Refer to 2 5 Installing hard disks 1 Open the tray lever by sliding the latch and wait for the drive to spin down The disk LED on the front panel will turn from green to red indicating th...

Page 94: ...supply 3 Replace it with a 300W power supply 4 Slide the new power supply in until it clicks into place 5 Replace the screws you removed in step 1 6 When you replace a new power supply unit you should...

Page 95: ...e corners of the defective fan Place the screws on a safe place as you will need them later when you install a new fan Note We recommend that you remove the fan holder from the subsystem This allows e...

Page 96: ...interface Two 4x mini SAS 3Gb s ports Data transfer Up to 300MB sec per channel Back Plane Board SATAII Hot swap disk bays 16 Hot swap power supply 3 Cooling fan 2 blower On line expansion Yes Multipl...

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