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Page 2: ...ication from time to time without notice COPYRIGHT STATEMENTS Copyright 2005 by Quantum Corporation All rights reserved Your right to copy this manual is limited by copyright law Making copies or adap...

Page 3: ...tors 2 How the TC2201 Works 3 Processing SCSI Information 3 LAN free Backup and Restore 5 TC2201 Features 6 iSCSI Features 6 SCSI Bus Features 6 Management Features 6 TC2201 Benefits 7 Enterprise Clas...

Page 4: ...15 iSNS Settings 17 User Settings 19 Real Time Clock Configuration 20 Factory Settings Reset 21 Ethernet Page 22 Host Name 23 Ethernet Port 24 SCSI Bus Page 27 Buffered Tape Writes 30 Discovery Page...

Page 5: ...erify Configuration 59 Verify Mapping 59 Verify Devices 60 Verify Host Configuration 60 Verify HBA Device Driver Information 60 Customer Support 60 Appendix A 3 Pin to DB 9 Serial Pin Assignments 61 R...

Page 6: ...ics 114 Event Log 116 View Report 117 SCSI Command Tracking 118 Display Trace and Assertion History 119 Reboot 120 Advanced Software Licensed Features 120 Download a New Revision of the Firmware 121 A...

Page 7: ...Contents Quantum TC2201 User s Guide vii Glossary 138...

Page 8: ...Contents Quantum TC2201 User s Guide viii...

Page 9: ...5 Figure 6 Home Page 11 Figure 7 Password Dialog 12 Figure 8 TC2201 Image 13 Figure 9 System Page 14 Figure 10 Serial Port Settings Page 15 Figure 11 iSCSI Settings Page 16 Figure 12 iSNS Settings Pa...

Page 10: ...tics Page 39 Figure 29 Utilities Page 40 Figure 30 Trace Settings Page 42 Figure 31 Advanced trace settings page 43 Figure 32 Current Traces Page 44 Figure 33 Previous Traces Page 45 Figure 34 Last As...

Page 11: ...Entries from Current Map 97 Figure 48 Registry Editor 130 Figure 49 Veritas Backup Exec 131 Figure 50 Netvault Device Management 133 Figure 51 HP Data Protector Advanced Options 135 Figure 52 CommVau...

Page 12: ...Figures Quantum TC2201 User s Guide xii...

Page 13: ...Data 68 Table 7 Vendor Unique Commands 70 Table 8 Main menu 73 Table 9 Configuration menu 74 Table 10 User Settings Configuration Menu 75 Table 11 Baud Rate Configuration Menu 76 Table 12 Figure 7 5 E...

Page 14: ...SI port Entry 95 Table 29 Device List for iSCSI Port 95 Table 30 Deleting an Entry 96 Table 31 Deleting Multiple LUNs 97 Table 32 Fill Current Map 98 Table 33 Clone Current Map 98 Table 34 iSCSI Host...

Page 15: ...l SCSI Protocol Status Menu 114 Table 50 SCSI Device Display Menu 115 Table 51 SCSI Resource Display 116 Table 52 Event Log Menu 117 Table 53 SCSI Command Tracking Menu 118 Table 54 Trace Dump Menu 11...

Page 16: ...Tables Quantum TC2201 User s Guide xvi...

Page 17: ...er 2 TC2201 Web Interface discusses the remote web management interface Chapter 3 Troubleshooting discusses basic troubleshooting of the TC2201 router Appendix A 3 Pin to DB 9 Serial Pin Assignments d...

Page 18: ...safety and are included to prevent injury This manual uses the following Right side of the library Refers to the right side as you face the component being described Left side of the library Refers t...

Page 19: ...Engineering Documents 15 Inverness Way East Englewood CO 80112 800 854 7179 or 303 397 2740 Contacts Quantum company contacts are listed below Quantum Corporate Headquarters 0 To order documentation...

Page 20: ...pe Middle East Africa International Code 44 0 1256 848748 Send faxes for the Customer Support Department to North South America 949 725 2176 Asia Pacific Rim International Code 61 7 3839 0955 Europe M...

Page 21: ...orks and two Narrow Wide Fast Ultra160 LVD SE SCSI buses Supported devices include Initiator Devices iSCSI hosts Direct Access Devices RAID controllers Disk drives JBODs Sequential Access Devices Tape...

Page 22: ...al ports provide connections for configuration and management of the unit The LEDs operation indicators provide basic status information Operation Indicators 1 The TC2201 is equipped with LED indicato...

Page 23: ...the TC2201 Works 1 The TC2201 is a router that translates the iSCSI protocol to and from the SCSI Protocol transparently transferring commands data and status information so that devices and hosts can...

Page 24: ...SCSI device target 5 The SCSI target interprets the command and executes it Figure 3 Information Processing I3 3 HOST I3 3 HOST I3 3 HOST I3 3 CONTROLLER 6 Data flows between the iSCSI host and SCSI t...

Page 25: ...data and responses L6 6 RVW LAN free Backup and Restore 1 LAN free backup and restore moves the bulk of data backup and recovery traffic from the LAN and onto a dedicated storage network The TC2201 s...

Page 26: ...ra160 Concurrent commands tagged command queuing and disconnect reconnect SCSI 2 and SCSI 3 protocols Connection type is VHDCI 68 pin D shell P type connectors LVD single ended termination Fully suppo...

Page 27: ...and restore tasks within a smaller time frame SAN Management Reduction 1 The Quantum TC2201 is significantly easier to install than other routers due to the store and forward configuration feature an...

Page 28: ...1 Physical Specifications 1 The physical specifications of the TC2201 are Internal power supply with detachable power cord iSCSI link status and activity LEDs SCSI Bus activity LEDs Ethernet link stat...

Page 29: ...n operating Environment 1 The non operating environment of the TC2201 is 40 to 65 C 10 to 90 Relative Humidity non condensing Power 1 The power requirements for the TC2201 are 100 240 VAC Auto Sensing...

Page 30: ...th the appropriate username and password Information is presented in HTML format in accordance with the W3C specification for HTML 3 2 Current W3C Recommendations and other technical documents can be...

Page 31: ...owser software In the Address field type http IPaddress where IP address is the IP address for the TC2201 The TC2201 Home page is displayed showing TC2201 status information see figure 6 The home page...

Page 32: ...6 This page includes information on the TC2201 status as follows Current platform information Current bios initialization information Current bootup initialization information Note The default Userna...

Page 33: ...changes to the configuration for that particular port or bus click the desired Ethernet port or SCSI port To open the Network Configuration page click the Management port Main menu Router status info...

Page 34: ...e command line interface through the serial port settings iSCSI Settings iSNS Settings User Settings Real Time Clock Configuration Factory Settings Reset Serial Port Settings 2 The Serial Port Setting...

Page 35: ...Page 2 Select the desired baud rate for the serial port and click Submit when finished iSCSI Settings 2 The iSCSI Settings page allows you to configure iSCSI settings for the TC2201 To access the iSCS...

Page 36: ...led Setup Authentication button opens the iSCSI Authentication page This page consists of entry fields for CHAP name Initiator Secret and Target Secret as well as a field for Target CHAP Name CHAP Nam...

Page 37: ...e portal groups for each port This option disables failover capability between the two iSCSI ports so that each port can be mapped separately iSCSI Portal Group Map Settings 2 iSCSI Portal Group Map S...

Page 38: ...ect the Submit button and then reboot the TC2201 to activate changes iSNS Client can be toggled between Enabled and Disabled The default setting is Disabled When enabled the TC2201 will function as an...

Page 39: ...TC2201 The administrator user name and password should be unique and kept confidential It is recommended to use a combination of letters and numbers when creating user names and passwords For the pas...

Page 40: ...e event that either or both the user name and password are forgotten it is possible to reset the user name and password to their default values by resetting the TC2201 to factory defaults from the Com...

Page 41: ...allows the TC2201 to be reset to the factory default settings The TC2201 must be rebooted before the reset settings will take effect Note Be sure to correctly set the time and date in the Real Time Cl...

Page 42: ...e confirmation message current TC2201 activities will be disrupted while the unit resets the current configuration to the factory defaults and saves those options to FLASH memory as the current config...

Page 43: ...the Host Name page 1 Click Host Name from the Ethernet menu The Host Name page displays see figure 16 2 To make any changes modify the entries as described below and then select the Submit button Host...

Page 44: ...riate Ethernet network settings IP address is the IP address of the TC2201 The default setting for the Ethernet port is 1 1 1 1 The default setting for iSCSI Port 0 is 169 254 1 1 The default setting...

Page 45: ...s of the TC2201 This forces the DHCP server to always provide the same IP address to the TC2201 This setup is useful for remote management of the TC2201 via Telnet or Visual Manager Because the method...

Page 46: ...ly recommended not to change this address Original Factory MAC address is the MAC address assigned by the hardware manufacturer to the Ethernet adapter in the hardware The TC2201 comes initialized wit...

Page 47: ...tape writes To access the SCSI Bus page 1 Click SCSI Bus from the Main menu on the Home page The SCSI Bus page displays see figure 16 Figure 19 SCSI Bus Page To make any changes modify the entries as...

Page 48: ...seconds to ensure all SCSI devices complete their individual power ups However the user should be aware this delay is added to the time it takes for the TC2201 to reboot and for QVM to be active agai...

Page 49: ...ned an Initiator ID which is the ID for a second SCSI device that can request operations from other SCSI devices or targets This ID should be a unique ID on the bus The default setting is NONE SCSI Bu...

Page 50: ...ronments The default setting is disabled Ultra SCSI 3 Negotiation enables disables Ultra SCSI 3 support for the selected Target ID This feature is useful for solving certain compatibility issues in mi...

Page 51: ...device In the event that data does not transfer correctly for any reason the router will return a check condition on a subsequent command Commands other than Write 6 are not issued until status is re...

Page 52: ...aximum Bytes Outstanding determines the maximum number of write bytes shown in units of kilobytes that can be buffered Any additional writes beyond the maximum level allowed will be sent to the storag...

Page 53: ...it is performed according to the settings configured in the iSCSI and SCSI configuration pages Caution Discovery should not be used when SCSI command or I O operations are in progress iSCSI Mapping Pa...

Page 54: ...tions are also available Add a new host or map by selecting the respective Add button Select an existing host or map from the pull down lists for Select Host and Select Map Delete the currently select...

Page 55: ...fected by the mapping changes For example deleting a LUN or device from a map may disrupt I O transfers with that device It is the user s responsibility to ensure that no operations will be negatively...

Page 56: ...ed into the field boxes for Host Name iSCSI Name and Map Name The Map Name can be selected from the drop down list To make the changes permanent select the Submit button The following shows the select...

Page 57: ...ption from the pull down list and then select the Fill Map button When the map is filled the menu shows the current mappings To remove all gaps or unfilled entries from this map select the Remove Gaps...

Page 58: ...Device Entry is limited to devices already discovered Manual Device Entry allows you to manually set up a device type at a specific Device Target and Device LUN To make the changes permanent select t...

Page 59: ...eft and then select the Go button to clear all current statistics for the selected buses and continue logging any new statistics Utilities Page 2 The Utilities page allows access to the FTP utility ev...

Page 60: ...wing options FTP Utility Trace Settings Current Traces Previous Traces Last Assert Traces Clear Current Traces Clear Assert Traces Event Log Settings Event Log Clear Event Log SCSI Command Tracking FT...

Page 61: ...om cfg configuration files and dlx firmware files formats For Downloads or files retrieved from the TC2201 you can select from cfg configuration files as well as from either curtrace txt system traces...

Page 62: ...Settings page displays see figure 30 Figure 30 Trace Settings Page Select the Submit button to submit changes for the Basic Trace Settings page Select the Advanced Button to open the Advanced Trace S...

Page 63: ...s Guide 43 Figure 31 Advanced trace settings page For both the Basic and Advanced pages the default setting for each trace setting is Min track non error conditions but any or all settings can be chan...

Page 64: ...ted Previous Traces shows data from the last boot cycle Last Assert Traces shows data from the last assertion To access the Current Traces page 1 Click Current Traces from the Utilities menu The Curre...

Page 65: ...Quantum TC2201 User s Guide 45 The Previous Traces page displays see figure 33 Figure 33 Previous Traces Page To access the Last Assert Trace page 1 Click Last Assert Trace from the Utilities menu The...

Page 66: ...ared by selecting either the Clear Current Traces option or the Clear Assert Traces option Clear Current Traces 2 The Clear Current Traces page allows you to clear the current trace buffer To access t...

Page 67: ...en to the confirmation message the unit will clear the current trace buffer Current TC2201 activities will not be disrupted by this operation Select the Submit button to finalize your choice Clear Ass...

Page 68: ...n to the confirmation message the unit will clear the assert trace buffer Current TC2201 activities will not be disrupted by this operation Select the Submit button to finalize your choice Event Log S...

Page 69: ...s disables its respective filtering option Event logging captures over 2000 events and then starts overwriting the log when full The default setting is All Events Logged Event Log 2 The Event Log page...

Page 70: ...C2201 User s Guide 50 Figure 38 Event Log Page Clear Event Log 2 The Clear Event Log page allows you to clear the event log To access the Clear Event Log page 1 Click Clear Event Log from the Utilitie...

Page 71: ...cking 2 The SCSI Command Tracking page provides options for setting up and logging SCSI commands that are received or transmitted by the TC2201 Results are displayed in the Host Device ID Table While...

Page 72: ...SCSI Command Tracking can also be cleared Toggling the clear option to the ON position and selecting the Submit button will clear all previous entries The settings for the Host Device ID Table are use...

Page 73: ...enu The Features page displays see figure 41 Figure 41 Features Page To enable an advanced software licensed feature enter a key number in the field and select the Add button To remove an advanced sof...

Page 74: ...port from the Main menu The Report page displays see figure 42 Figure 42 Report Page From your web browser it is also possible to save a copy of the Report page It is recommended to save the page as a...

Page 75: ...lays see figure 43 Figure 43 Reboot Page When this option is selected a confirmation message will appear to verify the selection If a response of Yes is given to the confirmation message current TC220...

Page 76: ...the unit Most problems are found in the initial installation In general it is wise to check all connections and review the configuration before proceeding with further trouble analysis Simplify the i...

Page 77: ...a good iSCSI link on the port When lit green the lower indicator signifies iSCSI port activity If the Link indicator fails to light at all or if the Activity indicator stays continually lit without co...

Page 78: ...tion of a SCSI bus can be checked by using the configuration menu to view attached SCSI devices Conditions to look for include Termination Problems with termination can cause intermittent or hard fail...

Page 79: ...ed to a functional host disconnecting then reconnecting the Ethernet cable should cause momentary activity of this indicator as the link itself re initializes Also verify that the media type of the TC...

Page 80: ...working properly Check the configuration of these elements It may be useful to check the release notes for the driver provided to see if there are any specific issues or required configuration It may...

Page 81: ...the 3 pin serial connection are in reference to the serial receptacle on the rear panel of the TC2201 Use an RS 232 null modem cable to connect the TC2201 to the host system Table 1 RJ 11 Pin Assignm...

Page 82: ...a terminal or a computer running terminal emulation software The pin assignments given in Figure A 2 for the DB 9 serial connection are in reference to the serial connector at the end of the cable Us...

Page 83: ...Ethernet connection are in reference to the Ethernet receptacle on the back panel of the TC2201 The TC2201 Ethernet connection supports the IEEE specifications for 10BASE T and 100BASE TX Ethernet st...

Page 84: ...pin assignments Appendix A 3 Pin to DB 9 Serial Pin Assignments RJ 45 Ethernet Pin Assignments Quantum TC2201 User s Guide 64 Pin 3 Receive In Pin 4 No Connection Pin 5 No Connection Pin 6 Receive In...

Page 85: ...he TC2201 itself When using SCSI 3 commands to access general management features the commands can be sent to device LUNs that are mapped through the TC2201 The following is a list of the SCSI 3 comma...

Page 86: ...Command 2 The TC2201 supports the Report LUNs command The Report LUNs command will return a list of Logical Unit Numbers LUNs that can receive commands The format of the report LUNs command is shown...

Page 87: ...5 Reserved 6 Reserved 7 Reserved LUN list 0 7 First LUN 0 7 Last LUN All LUNs are reported and will appear in the host s map Inquiry Command 2 The format of the Inquiry Command is shown in Table B 3 T...

Page 88: ...table 5 Table 5 Format of EVPD Page 0x80 The serial number field is a sixteen byte left justified ASCII string Device Identification Page 0x83 2 If the EVPD bit is set and the Page Code is 0x83 the d...

Page 89: ...B 0x00 Device Type Qualifier 0x00 ISO Version 0x00 AENC 0x00 TrmIOP 0x00 Response Data Format 0x02 SCSI 2 Inquiry Data Format Additional Length 0x20 RelAdr 0x00 Wbus32 0x00 Wbus16 0x00 Sync 0x00 Linke...

Page 90: ...n about these vendor unique commands please contact your service representative Table 7 Vendor Unique Commands Command Description Device Type E7 Initialize Element Status Tape Medium Changer B8 Read...

Page 91: ...face CLI The TC2201 allows the user to access many configuration settings through the CLI Among these settings are Baud rate of the serial port Ethernet IP and MAC addresses Device Mapping Trace level...

Page 92: ...self tests are performed while the TC2201 starts which can take up to 2 minutes and messages related to these tests will be visible from the serial port If completed successfully the main menu will ap...

Page 93: ...lities menu If you enter Y for Yes the TC2201 will restart This option is further described later in this chapter Select 5 to access the Advanced Software Licensed Features menu This option is describ...

Page 94: ...e not case sensitive You can enter uppercase and lowercase characters interchangeably whenever menus indicate letters as choices Configuration Menu X XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX 07 26 2005 08 56 22...

Page 95: ...rate is 115200 User Settings X XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX 07 26 2005 08 56 22 Current Username root 1 Change Username 2 Change Password X Return to previous menu Note In the event that either or bo...

Page 96: ...settings for the management port including DHCP configuration IP address subnet mask gateway Ethernet MAC address DNS settings and Ethernet MTU size Baud Rate Configuration Menu X XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX...

Page 97: ...ce DHCP is enabled it is necessary to save the current configuration and reboot the TC2201 before an IP address will be requested from the DHCP server Use the following four steps Ethernet Configurati...

Page 98: ...sual Manager Because the method of setting up a lease reservation varies depending on the DHCP server being used it is recommended you contact your Network Administrator for assistance For more inform...

Page 99: ...com shown above is an example of how a DNS Domain name could appear Select 7 to change the Maximum Transmission Unit MTU for Ethernet This setting can be configured for 1500 or 9000 byte frames The E...

Page 100: ...hen this menu item is selected the names and secrets for CHAP authentication can be configured These settings must match the same settings on hosts that need to log into the target devices Host settin...

Page 101: ...acters and secrets are 12 to 16 characters Select 3 to delete a device from the CHAP authentication list Select 4 to change the settings for a device currently using CHAP authentication Select 5 to de...

Page 102: ...tings iSNS servers maintain information about iSCSI clients and will respond to iSNS protocol queries and requests and initiate iSNS protocol State Change Notifications Selecting this menu option open...

Page 103: ...effectively enables failover capability between the two iSCSI ports Table 17 iSCSI Portal Group Configuration Menu Following are descriptions for each of the settings Select 1 to use one Portal Group...

Page 104: ...u to the next SCSI bus Select 1 to edit the SCSI Initiator menu settings described later in the chapter Select 2 to enable disable SCSI Discovery Parallel SCSI Configuration Menu X XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX...

Page 105: ...Time Quantum recommends you set the value to at least 2 seconds to ensure all SCSI devices complete their individual power ups With Discovery enabled the Discovery Delay will lengthen the time taken...

Page 106: ...Initiator ID Select 3 to select an alternate SCSI Initiator ID This should be a unique ID on the bus The default value is 6 This option is used to enhance the performance of status agent commands iss...

Page 107: ...Negotiation enables disables the option for negotiation on a wide SCSI bus Note Normally override settings should not be changed except when directed to do so by an authorized Quantum technician SCSI...

Page 108: ...at cannot handle automatic negotiation of the bus speed or possibly where there is a device that does negotiate to use Ultra SCSI 3 but somehow cannot actually handle the speed Parallel SCSI Buffered...

Page 109: ...e been successfully completed and data has been successfully written to the medium This is appropriate for such tasks as file backup restore Select 2 to set Maximum Writes Outstanding This setting det...

Page 110: ...is map Table 22 Device Mapping Main Menu Changing Ports When the iSCSI Portal Groups setting is configured to use Both Ports pressing the Enter key will have no effect on this menu When the iSCSI Port...

Page 111: ...initiators Table 23 Select Current Map Enter the number from the column on the left side of the table to select a map and make it Current For example entering 2 from the picture above would select map...

Page 112: ...n address on iSCSI Port 0 Select 3 from the Device Mapping Main Menu to add a map This option allows adding a new map for the current protocol port or bus Once the map is created it becomes the curren...

Page 113: ...ap Editing an Auto Assigned is not allowed Table 26 Map Edit Menu This will delete current map New Map ID 3 Are you sure y n y Map New Map with ID 3 was deleted Map Edit Menu X XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX...

Page 114: ...Entry 3 To add a new entry the user must enter the desired Index If the selected Index is already present in the map the user will be asked to confirm the override or enter different address informati...

Page 115: ...rolling up and down the device list X will bring the user back to the Edit Map Entries display table Creating an Entry 3 The user can create an empty map or use an existing map to pre enter devices th...

Page 116: ...ove Gaps 3 This option removes any incremental gaps in the sequence of LUNs listed in the table Deleting an Entry 3 The user selects a LUN ID Table 30 Deleting an Entry Select D to delete multiple LUN...

Page 117: ...ces at the end of the current map Devices marked as DOWN will not be mapped After this operation completes the Edit Map Entries screen will appear Select Idx to delete X Cancel D DeleteMultiple d Ente...

Page 118: ...existing map Table 33 Clone Current Map Select 7 from the Device Mapping Main Menu to edit the host list for the current port protocol The Current map can be associated with hosts available in the ho...

Page 119: ...e user can edit delete or change name for the host Entering a host number index opens the iSCSI Host Info Display where the selected host can be associated with the current map Host List Edit Display...

Page 120: ...Host 3 Select A to add a host to the list The user will be prompted to enter the desired Host Name and iSCSI Initiator Name Duplicate hosts won t be added to the list iSCSI Host Info Display X XX XXXX...

Page 121: ...domain name used in this format and SHOULD be the first month in which the domain name was owned by this naming authority at 00 01 GMT of the first day of the month This date code uses the Gregorian c...

Page 122: ...alified name string is as follows iqn 1986 03 com hp hpfcs214 2000853943 With the successful addition of the host the host list will then be displayed again and the user can confirm that the host info...

Page 123: ...XXXXXXXXXXXX 07 26 2005 08 56 22 Current Map iSCSI Portal Group Both Ports Indexed iSCSI Portal Group Both Ports Host List Idx Initiator iSCSI Name 1 iqn 1991 05 com microsoft iscsitc3win Page 1 out o...

Page 124: ...nsfers with that device It is the user s responsibility to ensure that no operations will be negatively impacted due to the activation of mapping changes Trace and Event Settings Configuration 3 This...

Page 125: ...tings configuration Trace Configuration 3 This option allows trace levels to be set These settings should not be modified in normal operation as performance degradation may result There are two pages...

Page 126: ...f notifications that will be received The lower the trace level setting fewer notifications will be received Trace Settings X XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX 07 26 2005 08 56 22 0 Flash File Parser FFP...

Page 127: ...set the clock and date in the Real Time Clock Configuration menu so trace logging is accurate Trace Settings X XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX 07 26 2005 08 56 22 0 Management Async ASY 0 Minimum 1 Man...

Page 128: ...ernel RLK 0 Minimum 1 Routing Layer User RLU 0 Minimum 2 Routing Layer Mapping Kern RMK 0 Minimum 3 Routing Layer Mapping User RMU 0 Minimum 4 SCSI Driver PSD 0 Minimum 5 SCSI Transport PST 0 Minimum...

Page 129: ...22 0 iSCSI Driver ISD 0 Minimum 1 iSCSI Transport IST 0 Minimum 2 iSCSI Management ISM 0 Minimum 3 iSCSI PL ISP 0 Minimum 4 iSCSI RMI ISR 0 Minimum 5 iSCSI HAL ISH 0 Minimum 6 iSCSI SCBI translator IX...

Page 130: ...displayed trace settings to become effective immediately without requiring a reboot or power cycle Trace Settings X XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX 07 26 2005 08 56 22 0 LSCSI Driver LSD 0 Minimum 1 LS...

Page 131: ...t configuration changes to the TC2201 now Event logging captures over 2000 events and then starts overwriting the log when full Event Log Filter Settings X XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX 07 26 2005 08...

Page 132: ...red as single digits for instance 6 instead of 06 Save Configuration 3 This option saves the current configuration state in FLASH which updates the saved previous configuration state Saved changes are...

Page 133: ...e user name and password are not retained after the TC2201 resets The handles resets differently as described in the note below System Utilities 3 Table 47 Sysem Utility Menu Note Resetting to factory...

Page 134: ...this chapter System Statistics 3 Table 48 Sysem Status Statistics Menu Select 1 from the System Status Statistics Menu to display Parallel SCSI Protocol Status Table 49 Parallel SCSI Protocol Status...

Page 135: ...3 to issue boot discovery includes resets and delays Select 4 to display all local SCSI devices Select 5 to display local devices on the specified SCSI bus Select 3 from the Parallel SCSI Protocol Sta...

Page 136: ...is displayed SCSI Resource Display X XX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX 07 26 2005 08 56 22 psActiveInitiatorFreeQ 1023 psCmdFreeQ 0 psLocalDeviceFreeQ 249 psLocalHostFreeQ 16 psManFreeQ 15 psNotifyFreeQ 1...

Page 137: ...se after each Report Section Press n for no pause any other key to pause The report includes detailed information about the hardware platform bootup initialization serial port settings iSCSI settings...

Page 138: ...hru 4 are also available from this menu Select 2 to display the SCSI Command Tracking information for all selected hosts and devices Select 3 to set the data to be displayed in terms of Type Device Ho...

Page 139: ...e last assertion failure Select 4 to clear the current trace buffer If cleared then the Display trace from current boot cycle option will not show any data Select 5 to clear the assert trace buffer If...

Page 140: ...en this option is selected from the main menu the Advanced Software Licenses Features menu is displayed Table 55 Advanced Software Licences Menu Select 1 to add a license key Select 2 to disable a lic...

Page 141: ...al or terminal emulator connected to the serial port of the TC2201 1 From the Main menu select the Download a New Revision of The Firmware option to start the download procedure 2 When you confirm you...

Page 142: ...ge and copies that image to the boot sector of the FLASH and then boots with that image At that point the TC2201 is using the new firmware The following figure shows what you might see on your termina...

Page 143: ...ion settings over FTP This allows users to maintain multiple setting configurations externally from the TC2201 and to be able to restore any of the configurations as needed When backing up configurati...

Page 144: ...TC2201 to the ethernet network used by your computer 2 Start your FTP program using the TC2201 s IP address Note If the TC2201 is to use a static IP address the default IP address 1 1 1 1 should be ch...

Page 145: ...to use a static IP address the default IP address 1 1 1 1 should be changed to an address that is appropriate for the IP network it will reside on Note that the default IP address can be used in a di...

Page 146: ...r use get curtrace txt For the previous trace buffer use get prvtrace txt For the assert trace buffer use get assertlog txt For the current event log use get eventlog txt The file will transfer to the...

Page 147: ...4 Specify binary mode bin 5 Specify the firmware s path and filename dlx file with the put command put path filename dlx The file will transfer and the TC2201 will reboot The TC2201 will then be usin...

Page 148: ...ize configured in your backup application Procedure A EMC Legato NetWorker Procedure B Veritas NetBackup Procedure C Veritas Backup Exec Procedure D CA Brightstor ARCserve Procedure E Bakbone NetVault...

Page 149: ...key named Parameters if one does not exist 4 To create a key named Device open the Parameters key by selecting Edit Add Key and enter Device for Key Name 5 To create a DWORD named MaximumSGList open...

Page 150: ...1 1 Create a file called C Program Files Veritas NetBackup db config SIZE_DATA_BUFFERS 2 Enter the block size in decimal bytes on a line by itself such as 131072 which is 1024 128 in decimal bytes 3 R...

Page 151: ...thin Backup Exec application as shown in figure 49 click on the Devices tab 2 Right click on one of the tape drives detected and select Properties 3 When the Drive Properties box appears select the Co...

Page 152: ...word 0 512 1 1 024 1 KB 2 2 048 2 KB 3 4 096 4 KB 4 8 192 8 KB 5 16 384 16 KB 6 32 768 32 KB 7 65 536 64 KB The maximum block size you can set is 64KB 2 Run a test backup restore and analyze the perfo...

Page 153: ...actual formula that a Windows class driver uses to determine the maximum transfer size is maximum size number of supported scatter gather elements 1 4096 For the typical aic78xx case it renders the f...

Page 154: ...te Device0 Device1 or Device2 value If you want to set all adapters at the same time specify MaximumSGList for Device Omitting the numerical reference sets the value for all aic78xx adapters The block...

Page 155: ...ault Resource Pack CD navigate to the folder titled setFlushBlockSize 2 Copy SetFlushBlockSize executable to the Galaxy Commserver install directory Base directory 3 Navigate to this program SetFlushB...

Page 156: ...o SetChunkSize exe using Windows Explorer 4 Select an application type from the first drop down list The list provides selection for All AppTypes and the appTypes installed in the CommCell 5 Select a...

Page 157: ...Procedure G CommVault Galaxy Quantum TC2201 User s Guide 137 4 Modify the chunk size for different application types and click OK to confirm changes Figure 53 CommVault Galaxy Advanced Tab...

Page 158: ...Identifier Authentication A process of identification usually based on a username and password Auto assigned Mapping A menu item The auto addressing option creates a mapping table using devices discov...

Page 159: ...al packet size measured in bytes that a network can transmit Any messages larger than the MTU are divided into smaller packets before being sent Exchange A iSCSI term for the basic mechanism used for...

Page 160: ...ard for linking data storage resources developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force IETF By carrying SCSI commands over IP networks iSCSI is used to facilitate data transfers iSCSI Portal Groups A...

Page 161: ...y the TC2201 to perform Fibre Channel to SCSI operations by default MB megabyte There are 8 bits in a byte MIB See Management Information Base Motherboard The main PCA of the TC2201 that provides a ph...

Page 162: ...outer to Router Configuration involving at least two routers where one router is in Initiator Mode and another in Target Mode S SAN Storage Area Network SCSI Small Computer System Interface An industr...

Page 163: ...ponds to an operation requested by an initiator usually a host system Peripherals are targets but for some commands for example a SCSI COPY command the peripheral may need to act temporarily as an ini...

Page 164: ...Glossary Quantum TC2201 User s Guide 144 View Port Name A status type in the FC Status Menu showing the identification of the port...

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