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Step 6 Type in your account/password to log in your terminal after connection. Please refer to 

           Chapter 3 for operation in similar web GUI mode. 

           (The default account/password is: admin / 1234.)

2.3.3 Secure Shell

Your RAIDON SAS series product may be connected by way of Secure Shell (SSH) for better data 

transmission security.

The SSH client software can be downloaded at the following web sites:

SSH Win Client WWW: http://www.ssh.com/

Putty WWW: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/

The default IP address: 192.168.0.1 (Type in your new IP address if you have made changes to it.)

User name: admin

Default password: 1234

Type in account/password to log in your terminal after connection. Please refer to Chapter 3 for 

operation in similar web GUI mode.

Installation

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Summary of Contents for iR2880-8S-U5

Page 1: ...GR iR2880 8S U5 User Manual v 1 1 November 2010 ...

Page 2: ... local sales representatives for latest information If you have any question with products of the RAIDON Technology Inc or you need the latest product information user s manual and firmware please contact us at supporting raidon com tw We ll reply you as soon and fast as possible NOTE the RAIDON Technology Inc only provides technical support and services to direct customers For consumers and or cu...

Page 3: ... 9 2 2 3 Hardware installation 10 2 3 Log into the administration interface 11 2 3 1 Web GUI 12 2 3 2 RS232 Super Terminal 13 2 3 3 Secure Shell 15 2 4 Embedded controlse 16 2 4 1 LCM 16 2 4 2 System buzzer 18 2 4 3 LED 18 Chapter 3 Introduction to the GUI 19 3 1 Structure of the GUI 19 3 2 Login 20 3 3 Quick installation 21 3 4 System configuration 22 3 4 1 System setting 23 3 4 2 IP address 23 3...

Page 4: ...closure management 37 3 6 1 SES configuration 37 3 6 2 Hardware monitor 38 3 6 3 S M A R T 38 3 6 4 UPS 38 3 7 System maintenance 39 3 7 1 System information 39 3 7 2 Upgrade 40 3 7 3 SAS 40 3 7 4 Reset to factory default 40 3 7 5 Import and export 41 3 7 6 Event log 41 3 7 7 Reboot and shutdown 41 3 8 Logout 41 ...

Page 5: ...array combines two or more than two physical disk drives into a virtual logical disk system with on line fast access large capacity and fault tolerant features by Striping Mirroring and Parity Checking mechanism A disk array then may continue its normal operation without causing any system failure or data loss when any one drive in the array is out of work In short the RAID technique improves effi...

Page 6: ...re disks GS Global Spare disks DC Dedicated Cache GC Global Cache DG DeGrade mode S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology WWN World Wide Name HBA Host Bus Adapter MPIO Multi Path Input Output 6 Introduction to disk array RAID ...

Page 7: ...n the normal running hard disks The RAIDON SAS series products are the best and most economical data storage backup solution for small and medium enterprise users 2 1 2 Confirmation of related items Before installing your product please ensure the following items When removing objects out of the shipping carton please ensure that all the items are in there and not damaged Please read the latest re...

Page 8: ...re listed below Item iR2880 8S U5 GR2880 8S U5 Main body External RS232 cable Internal RS232 cable MiniSAS cable MiniSAS to MiniSAS AC Power cable Quick installation guide CD the User s Manual included Accessory kit 2 2 Installation 2 2 1 Hardware 8 Installation ...

Page 9: ...ghts On Blue Lights On Blue Blinks Fan Failure Blue Lights On Red Lights On Buzzer Alarm Red Lights On Accessing Blue Purple Blink Alternatively Blue Lights On Blue Blinks HDD Idling Blue Lights On Blue Lights On HDD failure Blue Lights On Red Lights On Rebuilding Blue Lights On Red Lights On Source Blue Blinks Target Blue Purple Blink Alternatively Installation 9 ...

Page 10: ...Please make sure that no item is missed or damaged If there is any doubt please contact with your dealer or sales representative Step 2 Unlock the HDD removable tray by pressing the removable tray lock leftwards press left to unlock and right to lock Press and push the removable tray release button to remove the tray Step 3 Insert the SATA disk drive in the HDD removable tray and ensure the disk f...

Page 11: ...nnecting cables to corresponding connectors respectively Make sure that the two SAS ports and the four power ports are connected to proper cables and devices Note the GR2880 model needs connecting to external power line only Both the LAN and RS232 ports are for GUI connection You can select either one for installation Check the adequacy of your power supply wattage to ensure successful operation o...

Page 12: ...an be connected by specifying an IP address manually See descriptions below for required settings The default IP address of your RAIDON SAS series product is 192 168 0 1 Step 1 Check for IP address conflict in advance Please contact your system administrator for confirmation Step 2 Local area network LAN setup Select the Local Area Connection Status dialog box by click the Control Panel Network co...

Page 13: ... displays after successful connection Please enter your account name and password as required The default account password is admin 1234 Click the Login button to login the system Refer to Chapter 3 for subsequent setup steps 2 3 2 RS232 Super Terminal You may manage and set up the system with the Super Terminal function by connecting directly to the RS232 COM port The same function can be used fo...

Page 14: ...cted Step 4 Type in required settings Bits per second 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None Step 5 Select terminal type by clicking at File Properties Setup Select type VT100 Select OK to finish setup operation 14 Installation ...

Page 15: ...hell SSH for better data transmission security The SSH client software can be downloaded at the following web sites SSH Win Client WWW http www ssh com Putty WWW http www chiark greenend org uk The default IP address 192 168 0 1 Type in your new IP address if you have made changes to it User name admin Default password 1234 Type in account password to log in your terminal after connection Please r...

Page 16: ...wn Reset or shutdown the controller Quick Install Fast set up a volume in three steps See Paragraph 4 3 for operation in web GUI mode View IP Setting Display existing IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway Change IP Config Set up the IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway You may choose to use DHCP get IP address from your DHCP server or specify fixed IP address Reset to Default Reset to f...

Page 17: ...AID 6 RAID 0 1 new x disk xxx BG Adjust Volume Size Apply The Config Yes No View IP Setting IP Config Static IP IP Address 192 168 010 050 IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 IP Gateway 192 168 010 254 Change IP Config DHCP Yes No Static IP IP Address Adjust IP address IP Subnet Mask Adjust Submask IP IP Gateway Adjust Gateway IP Apply IP Setting Yes No Reset to Default Yes No Enc Management Phy Disk Tem...

Page 18: ...ystem power on 2 Beep continuously when there is any system failure or error encountered You may turn off the alarm sound by selecting the Alarm Mute option 3 The alarm sound turns off automatically when the system failure or error is solved 2 4 3 LED Your RAIDON SAS series product is featured with LED indicators for system status You may check system status by viewing indicator lights 18 Installa...

Page 19: ...k Delete Set disk property More information Virtual disk Create Extend Parity check Delete Set property Attach LUN Detach LUN List LUN Set Clone Set snapshot space Cleanup snapshot Take snapshot Auto snapshot List snapshot More information Snapshot Cleanup Auto snapshot Take snapshot Logical unit Attach Detach Enclosure management SES configuration Enable Disable Hardware monitor Auto shutdown S M...

Page 20: ...880 8S U5 one except the model number shown at the upper left corner Open up your browser and type the following address in the URL field http 192 168 0 1 A login dialog box prompts for input of account ID and password The default ones are admin and 1234 Select menu items in left panel of the screen for system setup after successful login Figure 3 2 1 There are 8 instruction icons at the upper rig...

Page 21: ...ly The detected volume depends upon the number of drives and capacity of each drive installed earlier The Quick installation function is an intelligent software program that lists out all the available RAID levels 0 1 3 5 6 and 0 1 and capacities The Quick installation function uses all the available disk space based on your RAID selections automatically You may learn that some hard disks are not ...

Page 22: ...provided by the system rather than adjusting volumes manually when configure the system with the Quick installation wizard 2 For the RAID5 RAID6 setup the advanced system configuration and use can be started only after successful system initialization 3 You may set up the RAID10 30 50 and 60 in the Volume Configuration rather than selecting from the Quick installation function 3 4 System configura...

Page 23: ...ind the desired equipment location by the LED indicator of itself when there are multiple RAIDON SAS series products installed in your system The LED indicator lights LED of Controller Status can be found at the far right of the front of your product Figure 3 4 1 3 3 4 2 IP address You may get the system MAC address and change related network setting in the IP address option The default address is...

Page 24: ...tion has been taken by the user in given time span such that other users may log in the system 2 Login lock available options are Disable and Enable Only one user can log in the system for changing system settings when the Disable option is selected Figure 3 4 3 1 You may set up another login password with an account ID user Users log in with the user account may be unable to change certain system...

Page 25: ... send to external email boxes via SMTP You need the account ID and password of your SMTP server to do proper setups Figure 3 4 4 1 3 4 5 Notification setting You may set up the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP of your system in the SNMP field You may specify up to 3 SNMP address with default community of public You may select pattern of event log The default SNMP keeps message log only Sele...

Page 26: ...the Buzzer function Figure 3 4 5 5 3 5 Disk drive configuration Options available in the Volume configuration menu are Volume creation wizard Physical Disk RAID group Virtual disk Snapshot and Logical unit Figure 3 5 1 3 5 1 Volume creation wizard The Volume creation wizard assists you to set up the system easily Its function is similar to that of the Quick installation one However you can select ...

Page 27: ...olume The default size is the whole available space Figure 3 5 1 3 Step 4 Confirm settings given by you Figure 3 5 1 4 Select Confirm and the Virtual disk menu appear with the newly set up disk drive Figure 3 5 1 5 3 5 2 Physical disk The Physical disk function helps you to view status of hard disks now installed in your system Figure 3 5 2 1 Introduction to the GUI 27 ...

Page 28: ...e disk drives in the RAID fails the RAID system will be rebuilt with the Global spare disk 3 Set Dedicated Spare You may set up hard disks at status of Free disk to be a Dedicated spare one for specific RAID level If one of the disk drives in the RAID fails the RAID system will be rebuilt with the Dedicated spare disk at top priority 4 Upgrade This function upgrades the firmware of hard disks dire...

Page 29: ... of a RG Global spare This hard drive has been set as global spare of all RGs Vendor Name of hard disk supplier Serial Serial number of hard disk Type Interface specification of hard disk Write cache With or without write cache Default is Enabled Standby Set a hard disk into sleep mode and stops revolving the drive for energy saving after it is idle without any read and write activity for predefin...

Page 30: ...3 Select the Migrate function to expand the existing RAID group or change the RAID level settings Figure 3 5 3 4 Select the Move function to move the existing RAID group or change the RAID level to other disks Disk volume after movement must be no less than its current one or the movement fails Figure 3 5 3 5 For RAID group at Offline state you may select Active to activate it or Deactivate and De...

Page 31: ...tual disk function At the host system end what the device administrator can see are virtual disks set up previously If no virtual disk has been set up then there will be no available you can find at the host end Click Create to set up a new RAID group then click Select PD to select hard disk for it Figure 3 5 4 1 Field description No Virtual disk ID Click the button below individual ID for detaile...

Page 32: ...kup Type States being set up RAID the virtual disk is normal BACKUP the virtual disk is for clone usage Health Health status of virtual disk Optimal the virtual disk is working well and there is no failed disk in the RG Degraded At least one disk from the RG of the Virtual disk is failed or plugged out Failed the RAID group disk of the VD has single or multiple failed disks than its RAID level can...

Page 33: ... 3 5 6 30 50 and 60 only Figure 3 5 4 3 3 Delete Delete selected virtual disk Data stored in the disk is erased at the same time 4 Set property Set up properties for virtual disks like accessing limits Figure 3 5 4 4 AV media mode this is a special function for AV editing and monitoring systems to avoid instantaneous video frame losses by regulating the I O bandwidth effectively 5 Attach Detach LU...

Page 34: ...the Snapshots in given virtual disk 10 Take snapshot Create new Snapshot immediately 11 Auto snapshot Set up automatic and regular execution of the Snapshot function Please refer to paragraph 3 5 5 Snapshot for description 12 List snapshot Display all the Snapshot data 13 More information Display complete information of the entire virtual disk Figure 3 5 4 5 Under the options of Virtual disk click...

Page 35: ...shots after one hour Note These functions only for the Snapshot which be created from Clone it will not be functional by manual setting Snapshot 3 5 5 Snapshot The Snapshot function stores current data and settings with a recover point such that system can be restored to selected recovery status for the prevention of virus attack system failure and human errors It is recommended to reserve as larg...

Page 36: ...or detailed setups Name Name of Snapshot Used Capacity of the Snapshot Can be expressed in unit of GB or MB Status Status of Snapshot N A The snapshot is normal Replicated The snapshot is for clone usage Abort The snapshot is over space and abort Health Health status of Snapshot Good The snapshot is good Failed The snapshot fails Exposure To display Snapshot VD exposures Snapshot or not Right Defa...

Page 37: ...lume is unusable 3 6 Enclosure management The Enclosure management option lets you set up and manage the SES configuration Hardware monitor S M A R T and UPS related functions Figure 3 6 1 3 6 1 SES configuration Switch on and off the SES connection between selected Host and LUN The SCSI Enclosure Services SES enable you to access data of power temperature and other hardware monitoring inside the ...

Page 38: ...ed The S M A R T function keeps on monitoring various properties of your hard disk and alerts you when specific disk is reaching its capacity The pre set disk failure notice helps you replace or backup it in advance This is better than left with a failed disk or having to rebuild a new one Select the S M A R T option to display the S M A R T data of your hard disk Number in front of the parenthesi...

Page 39: ...ut down in case of power failure After the power supply resumes the system will be turn on after the UPS is initiated Select OFF to stop all the above actions Status Status of UPS Detecting Running Unable to detect UPS Communication lost UPS reboot in progress UPS shutdown in progress Batteries failed Please change them NOW Battery Level Remaining battery power in percentage 3 7 System maintenance...

Page 40: ...bnormality after upgrade Upgrading firmware carelessly may void settings of the whole system or even lead to data loss Under no circumstances will RAIDON Technology Inc be liable in any way for this kind of damage Should you have any firmware upgrade requirements please contact supporting raidon com tw for latest firmware version Select the Export configuration option to enter the Import and expor...

Page 41: ...te to turn off alarm sounds caused by events and Clear to erase existing entries Figure 3 7 6 1 3 7 7 Reboot and shutdown Select the Reboot and shutdown option and both Reboot and Shutdown buttons appears Please click the Shutdown button to erase the cache memory in the physical hard disk for better data protection Figure 3 7 7 1 3 8 Logout Select the Logout option to log out your system directly ...

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