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Hardware Installation 

PixelStor 5000 User Manual   
Rev. 1, May 2013

 

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  8.  dainspread -schedule 

      Show the current Inspection Read schedule. 

  9.  dainspread -schedule -add -day 0 -day 1 -hour 23 

      Schedule Inspection Read to start every Sunday and Monday at 11 PM. 

  10. dainspread -schedule -add -day 0 -hour 23 -duration 6 

      Schedule Inspection Read to start every Sunday at 11 PM and run for 6 

      hours. 

  11. dainspread -schedule -add -day 0 -hour 23 -duration 6 -sch_resume 

      Schedule Inspection Read to resume from the last inspected block every 

      Sunday at 11 PM and run for 6 hours. 

  12. dainspread -schedule -add -day 0 -hour 23 -repeat -cpu 2 -duration 6 

      Schedule Inspection Read to start every Sunday at 11 PM at a medium 

      priority and repeat until Inspection Read has run for 6 hours. 

  13. dainspread -schedule -del 

      Delete the current Inspection Read schedule. 

  14. dainspread -progress 

      Show the progress of the current Inspection Read. 

 

 

7.7.17 

daisns 

Use daisns to manage isns registration. 

 

daisns - manage iSNS client service 

 

Usage: 

  daisns [Options] [Option Parameters] 

 

Options: 

  -h/-help:        help page 

  -l/-list:        list iSNS server IP and alias name 

  -start:          start iSNS service 

  -stop:           stop iSNS service 

  -setserver:      save iSNS server ip and alias name 

  -delserver:      delete iSNS server ip and alias name 

  -display:        display the iSNS server online or offline 

  -show:           display whether the iSNS service is started 

 

Parameters: 

Summary of Contents for PixelStor 5000

Page 1: ...PixelStor5000 High Performance and Reliable MegaPixel IP Storage Array User Manual 1st Edition May 2013 ...

Page 2: ... herein Nothing herein may be construed as granting any right or license relating to any intellectual property rights of this manual or product Unless otherwise provided in the Purchase and Sale Agreement for this product manufacturer and distributor of this product will not be liable whatsoever relating to the distribution and or use of this product In addition manufacturer and distributor of thi...

Page 3: ...ii 1 5 2 Module Locations Front viii 1 5 3 Module Locations Back ix 1 5 4 LED Location and Information xi 1 6 System Specifications xiii 2 Before You Begin 2 1 2 1 1 Packing Checklist 2 1 2 1 2 Rules for Adding Storage 2 2 3 Hardware Preparation and Installation 3 1 3 1 Make sure power is off 3 1 3 2 Installing in a Rack 3 2 3 2 1 Rack preparation 3 2 3 3 Installing Hardware Modules 3 4 3 3 1 Cont...

Page 4: ... Client 4 57 4 3 5 System Upgrade Options 4 58 4 3 6 Inspection Read Options 4 59 4 3 7 Language Options 4 63 4 3 8 Drive Write Cache Options 4 64 4 3 9 System Beacon LED Options 4 65 4 3 10 Performance Data 4 66 4 3 11 Disk Power Management Status 4 68 4 3 13 Firmware Upgrade Manager 4 70 4 3 14 SSD Cache Drive Configuration EXPERIMENTAL 4 71 5 Using and Maintaining the System 5 75 5 1 System Sta...

Page 5: ...fined 6 91 7 Appendix B Using the Command Line Interface CLI 7 91 7 1 Preparing to use the CLI 7 91 7 2 Connecting a Terminal to Access the CLI 7 92 7 3 Accessing the CLI Serial Port or Telnet Session 7 92 7 4 dahelp Command 7 92 7 5 Local Remote Option 7 93 7 6 Index of CLI Commands 7 94 7 7 The CLI Commands 7 95 7 7 1 daacl 7 95 7 7 2 daaddrbk 7 95 7 7 3 dacomment 7 96 7 7 4 daconnstat 7 97 7 7 ...

Page 6: ...vd 7 123 7 7 37 daversion 7 124 List of Figures Figure 1 1 PixelStor 5000 ii Figure 1 2 Chassis Layout vii Figure 1 3 Front View Hot plug Modules viii Figure 1 4 Rear Panel ix Figure 1 5 Rear Panel ix Figure 1 6 Front Panel xi Figure 1 7 HDD LED Status xi Figure 1 8 PS 5000 xii Figure 1 9 LED Status xii Figure 1 10 PS 100e 312e 324e xii Figure 1 11 Back View LEDs xii Figure 3 1 Shut Down Power Sup...

Page 7: ...ure 4 7 Navigation Tree 4 25 Figure 4 8 Work Area 4 26 Figure 4 9 System Status Icon 4 27 Figure 4 10 Network Setup Top of Page 4 28 Figure 4 11 Network Setup Bottom of Page 4 28 Figure 4 12 System Initialization Step 1 4 30 Figure 4 13 System Initialization Step 2 4 30 Figure 4 14 Disk Group Setup Properties 4 32 Figure 4 15 Create Disk Group 4 32 Figure 4 16 Disk Name RAID Controller Selections ...

Page 8: ... Figure 4 45 Options Tab 4 61 Figure 4 46 Inspection Read Interface 4 62 Figure 4 47 Inspection Read Progress 4 63 Figure 4 48 Language Options 4 64 Figure 4 49 Drive Write Cache Options 4 65 Figure 4 50 Drive Write Cache Options 4 66 Figure 4 51 Recording data 4 67 Figure 4 52 Start recording data 4 67 Figure 4 53 Start recording data 4 69 Figure 4 54 Advanced Logging Mode 4 70 Figure 4 55 Firmwa...

Page 9: ...Safety Requirements viii Table 1 1 Manual Organization i Table 1 2 Product Features vi Table 1 3 PixelStor 5000 Specifications xiii Table 2 1 Packing Checklist 2 1 Table 2 2 Disk Group Parameters 2 2 Table 4 1 Disk Group Parameters 4 33 Table 4 2 Inspection Read Action Table 4 60 ...

Page 10: ...About This Manual Conventions Safety Symbols Safety Precautions Regulatory and Integration Information ...

Page 11: ...is manual 為確保您能夠正確執行特定工作 請注意本手冊中所使用的下列符號 Warning 警告 Provides Information to prevent injury in the process of completing a task 在完成工作過程中所提供的傷害預防資訊 Caution 注意 Provides Information to prevent damage to the components in the process of completing a task 在完成工作過程中所提供的元件損壞預防資訊 Important 重要事項 Provides Information required for completing a task 提供完成工作的必要資訊 Note 附註 Provides Tips to aid in completing a task ...

Page 12: ...le e g RJ45 marked with this symbol indicates a network interface connection To reduce the risk of electric shock fire or damage to equipment do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle 警告 僅能插入網路介面 任何標示本符號的插座 例如 RJ45 皆代表為網路 介面連線 為降低觸電 火災或設備損壞的風險 請勿將電話或電信接頭插入本 插座 WARNING This symbol on power supplies or systems indicates that the equipment is supplied by multiple sou...

Page 13: ...nted wiring board Improper repairs can create a safety hazard 所有修理程序皆僅能進行模組更換 由於個別電路板及子組件極為複雜 任何人皆不 應執行元件層級的修理 或對任何印刷電路板進行修改 不當的修理可能會造成安全 性危險 To reduce the risk of personal injury from electric shock and hazardous energy levels do not exceed the level of repairs specified in these procedures 為降低因觸電及危險能量等級所導致人身傷害或設備損壞的風險 請勿超出維修程序 所規定的維修等級 The system is designed to be electrically grounded To ensure...

Page 14: ...itry 請避免碰觸任何接腳 導線或電路 Always place drives with printed circuit board PCB assembly side down 請以印刷電路板 PCB 組件側朝下放置磁碟機 Grasp cards and boards by the edges Hold drives by the frame Avoid touching the solder joints or pins 請由邊緣握住卡片及電路板 手持磁碟機的邊架 並避免碰觸焊接點或接腳 If you need to lay the device down while it is out of the antistatic bag lay it on the antistatic bag Before picking it up again touch the antistatic ...

Page 15: ... on any components in the rack If installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient Therefore consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature Tma specified by the manufacturer Do not overload the AC power supply branch circuit that p...

Page 16: ...upply UPS This device protects the hardware from damage caused by power surges and voltage spikes and keeps the system operational during a power failure The storage system must always be operated with all hot plug modules installed or slot covers in place to ensure proper cooling Route power cords so that they will not be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them Pay particular at...

Page 17: ...uipment Including Electrical Business Equipment European Committee for Electro technical Standardization CENELEC UL 60950 1 Safety of Information Technology Equipment UL 94 Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices Appliances GB4943 Safety of Information Technology Equipment Worldwide Safety approvals can be supplied upon request Please contact your sales representative for ...

Page 18: ... in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at personal expense Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC Logo United States Only This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru...

Page 19: ...tage and current marked on the product s electrical ratings label The voltage and current rating of the cord should be greater than the voltage and current rating marked on the product In addition the cross sectional area of the wires must be a minimum of 1 00mm or 18AWG and the length of the cords must be between 1 8m 6 feet and 3 6m 12 feet If you have questions about the type of power cord to u...

Page 20: ...Audience Assumptions About This Guide Description Features Specifications System Overview Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 21: ...rage and connecting hosts Operation Ongoing usage and maintenance information provided in a reference format and organized by major system component 1 3 System Description PixelStor 5000 is a low cost high bandwidth and high availability RAID array Unlike most arrays designed to support a single controller with proprietary architectures the PixelStor 5000 can be configured as a single or dual cont...

Page 22: ... for low cost high performance scalability 1 4 System Features Figure 1 1 PixelStor 5000 Unparalleled Flexibility The PixelStor 5000 offers iSCSI SAN host connectivity within the same box This functionality makes the PixelStor 5000 one of the most flexible storage building blocks on the market today The flexibility inherent in the PixelStor 5000 allows customers to address diverse needs in the sto...

Page 23: ...tting This is the best compromise between performance and protection Multi Path IO and Cache Coherency The PixelStor 5000 makes no assumption regarding the behavior of the hosts since they can switch from one path to the other This is normally referred as multi path IO a technology to ensure the end to end high availability for path failure RASILIENT Systems patent pending technology supports path...

Page 24: ...ray with dedicated controllers and memory hardware RAID only adds cost Global Spares In PixelStor 5000 any drives not assigned to a Disk Group are automatically available as global hot spares If a drive fails the RAID controller can automatically rebuild its data on the spare drive without requiring intervention by the administrator The rebuild operation occurs in the background while the controll...

Page 25: ...ng Capability RASILIENT Systems is committed to developing storage arrays that reduce administrative complexity and management costs PixelStor 5000 comes with powerful remote management software that dramatically simplifies setup and monitoring of storage volumes The robust self monitoring technology and automatic notification service maximizes storage availability while minimizing the pressure on...

Page 26: ...id Plane Controller backplane Hard drive backplane Controller Module One or two controller modules Product Features for each Controller Module Processor Intel Ivy Bridge processor CPU Socket Type LGA 1155 Chipset Panther Point C216 Memory Two 240 pin UDIMM sockets Supports 2GBx2 4GBx2 or 8GBx2 of unbuffered DDR3 1600MHz DIMMs Supports ECC External I O Ports Two mini serial port Five Gigabit Ethern...

Page 27: ...r Supplies Mid Plane 3 5 Drives 0 11 Controller Modules Assembled Chassis Depending on your purchased configuration the PixelStor 5000 may have one or multiple controller power supply or hard drive modules installed When one of these module slots does not contain a module a corresponding slot cover must be installed to maintain proper airflow ...

Page 28: ...status multi color LED located to the right of the release handle see figure 1 4 Figure 1 3 Front View Hot plug Modules Type of LED Color Status HDD Tray LEDs Blue upper On HDD present Off HDD not present Blinking HDD data access Red lower On or Blinking individually Drive Faulty On or Blinking all 12 together System Component failure Hard disk drives are numbered 0 through 11 as the shown in figu...

Page 29: ... plug RAID controller modules fan modules and power supply modules All of the device and power connections are externally accessible and are located in the back of the system Figure 1 4 Rear Panel 1 Power Supply 0 5 Power Supply 1 2 Controller 0 6 COM 0 rightmost 3 SAS Connectors Out In 7 USB Port 4 Controller 1 8 5 NIC Ports RJ45 Figure 1 5 Rear Panel ...

Page 30: ...nistrator in the PixelStor Storage Manager The alerts can be viewed through the System Log or System Health Alert sub menus For proactive notification the administrator can set up to 8 email addresses to receive system log notifications Status Indicators LEDs PixelStor 5000 has multi color LEDs located on all the removable modules These provide system administrators visual cues to the status of al...

Page 31: ... components of the system These LEDs provide visual cues to the status of each of these components Figure 1 6 Front Panel Type of LED Color Status HDD Tray LEDs Blue upper On HDD present Off HDD not present Blinking HDD data access Red lower On or Blinking individually Drive Faulty On or Blinking all 12 together System Component failure Figure 1 7 HDD LED Status ...

Page 32: ...About This Manual PixelStor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 xii Figure 1 8 PS 5000 Figure 1 9 LED Status Figure 1 10 PS 100e 312e 324e Figure 1 11 Back View LEDs ...

Page 33: ... 75cm Width 43 00cm Length 68 70cm Weight Max weight 30 96kg 5 12xHDDs Temperature Operating System 10ºC 35ºC Non operating System 40ºC 70ºC Humidity Operating System 20 80 Non operating System 10 95 Power 100 240Vac input 50 60Hz 600 watts Current Typical 5 2 5A max 8 6A Table 1 3 PixelStor 5000 Specifications ...

Page 34: ...Packing Checklist Rules for Adding Storage Chapter 2 Before You Begin ...

Page 35: ...ollowing information so that you can properly configure your system on your network IP Address s Gateway address Net mask address DNS server information 2 1 1 Packing Checklist Make sure you have all the components that shipped with your system If any item is damaged or missing please contact your sales representative for a replacement The PixelStor 5000 is shipped with the following Chassis 2U 12...

Page 36: ...assified as Global Spares Global spare s can reside on any of the interconnected chassis to protect any DG A Global Spare cannot be added to RAID 0 DG Failed disks or disks disassociated from their disk group will be classified as Orphans by the system Table 2 2 Disk Group Parameters Disk Group DG Parameters RAID 0 RAID5 RAID50 RAID6 RAID60 RAID1 RAID 1 0 Minimum of Drives per DG 2 3 6 4 8 2 4 Max...

Page 37: ...Power Off Installing in a Rack Installing Hardware Modules Adding Expansion Enclosures Powering On Chapter 3 Hardware Installation ...

Page 38: ...s modules are listed below Controller Modules Controller Fan Board Power Supply Modules Fan Modules Mid plane SATAII Hard Drive Modules 3 1 Make sure power is off Before any installation or replacement you must power off the storage completely Follow the steps below to power off the storage completely Moving the Power On Off switch to the Off position does not completely remove power from the syst...

Page 39: ...ackets that are supplied with the PixelStor 5000 Have them ready for use in the rack installation If you are installing more than one PixelStor 5000 into the rack start at the lowest available position and work upward You may need to remove the rack s power distribution unit PDU before you install the PixelStor 5000 Refer to rack manufacturer s instructions for further instructions A stabilizer mu...

Page 40: ...0 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 3 3 Install the brackets as shown in the example below Figure 3 2 Installing the Mounting Brackets in the Rack The Chassis slides along the support edges of the Bracket Figure 3 3 Secure the Mounting Brackets ...

Page 41: ...oller Modules This PixelStor 5000 is designed to operate with one or two controller modules When the PixelStor 5000 is equipped with dual controller modules the hot swappable redundant function is enabled If one controller module fails the surviving controller takes over all storage volumes and host connections With redundant controllers you can replace the failed controller module without powerin...

Page 42: ...r module Carefully insert the controller module into the bay until it completely enters the bay and the latches engage Figure 3 5 Inserting the Controller Module To remove the controller module Pull latches to release controller Make sure that the controller modules are fully inserted and the connectors firmly seated to the backplane ...

Page 43: ...ng Each power supply module contains two non removable external fans to cool the power supply module The power supply module shuts itself down if the specified limit is exceeded for temperature or output current Features On Off DC power switch Two Non removable variable speed fans AC plug receptacle Power supply status LEDs AC present power on and AC fault Reminder Before you remove a power supply...

Page 44: ... assembly Press the latch and pull the handle to remove the Power Supply Fan assembly Figure 3 8 Pressing the Locking Button 3 3 3 Hard Drive Modules This PixelStor 5000 system supports installation of 3 5 SATAII drives drives The drives are housed in SATA hot plug drive canister and can be installed in the following slots on the PixelStor 5000 ...

Page 45: ...dules is shown below Figure 3 10 Hard Drive Module Assembly Tray Holder Drive Carrier Installed Drive To install the hard drive module Place Tray holder as shown in Figure 3 11 Position the hard drive into the carrier Secure the hard drive with four screws The drive must be inserted into the drive slot with the drive label facing up ...

Page 46: ... consists of the drive backplane controller backplane and mid plane bracket The drive backplane can support twelve 3 5 SATA drives The system uses a controller backplane to connect the drive backplane with the controller modules and power supply modules The shape of drive backplane is shown below The location of mid plane is shown below There must be a minimum of 2 to 3 drives depending on RAID ty...

Page 47: ...ust remove all modules connected to the mid plane Please follow the steps below Step 1 Make sure the PixelStor 5000 is turned off and not connected to AC power Step 2 Remove the controller module Step 3 Remove the power supply module Step 4 Remove the drives To install the Mid plane Insert the Mid plane into the chassis Figure 3 13 Installing the Mid plane ...

Page 48: ...ashion using the supplied SAS IO cables to enable a maximum capacity of 108 drives PixelStor 100e 312e 324e enclosures can be added while the system is running hot added PixelStor 100e 312e are 2U 12 bay single or dual controller expansion enclosures while the PixelStor 324e 4U 24 bay single controller only expansion enclosure The PixelStor 100e 312e 324e is designed with external SAS connectors t...

Page 49: ... single controller configuration only the bottom controller should be installed and SAS cable connections should never be made between bottom and top controller The PixelStor 324e is a single controller only product should and should be connect as such ____________________________________________________________________ 1 Each RAID controller on the PixelStor 5000 has a SAS connector marked with t...

Page 50: ...them to the 1st 100e 312e 324e 5 Connect one end of another of the included SAS cables to the SAS connector marked with an icon on the SAS IO module 0 of the 1st 100e 312e 324e expansion chassis Connect the other end of the SAS cable to the SAS connector marked with an icon on SAS IO module 0 of the 2nd 100e 312e 324e expansion enclosure 6 Follow the same exact instructions above for connecting SA...

Page 51: ...nto separate power sources on the rack to increase availability It is recommended that you always use a regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect your system Now that all the hardware has been installed power on your system by toggling the power switches on each power supply to the on position Figure 3 17 Turn on Power Supply PixelStor 5000 is equipped with a 3 wire power cable and pl...

Page 52: ...Hardware Installation PixelStor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 3 15 Initialize the System Configure the System Additional Configuration Options Chapter 4 System Configuration ...

Page 53: ...es down hosts can continue to access the PixelStor 5000 via the surviving GE links With the physical hardware components installed you are now ready to initialize the system and start configuring your storage The first step in setting up the PixelStor 5000 is to get it ready to connect to your network There are two options for setting up the PixelStor 5000 on your network 4 1 1 Option 1 Use Pre co...

Page 54: ...hrough the setup process 4 1 2 Option 2 Configure Private IP Address to Connect to System Before connecting the PixelStor 5000 to your network you will first need to access the built in Command Line Interface CLI that is included with your system The PixelStor 5000 is designed with one mini serial port on the back of each controller module This can be used to There will be only one base System IP ...

Page 55: ... on the power supply should turn on and stay on The green activity light on each installed disk drive should be on The PixelStor 5000 comes with its own pre installed CLI and system software When the system is powered on the software boots automatically 6 Once connected and running the PixelStor 5000 will prompt you for the following login information on the workstation laptop terminal screen Logi...

Page 56: ... your network administrator to If you have not done so already consult with your network administrator for IP addresses that you can use to set up PixelStor 5000 on your network This wizard will only run automatically when you log in from the serial terminal as root It will NOT run when you login using telnet or log in as a non root user Once the network is configured the wizard will not run autom...

Page 57: ...tem 4 2 1 Storage Manager Overview PixelStor 5000 ships with a comprehensive web based management console PixelStor Storage Manager The web based management console enables users to install configure and maintain the PixelStor 5000 from an intuitive easy to use web interface To access the PixelStor Storage Manager 1 Login to the PixelStor 5000 from any laptop or workstation on the same subnet as t...

Page 58: ...al Rev 1 May 2013 4 21 Figure 4 2 Storage Manager Login 2 Enter the following login information when prompted User Name root Password root This will take you to Systems Properties page of the management console Figure 4 3 Management Console Layout ...

Page 59: ... The Console Banner provides links to the support page an exit link and a link to the Shutdown page For easy reference the System IP address and the Storage System name are displayed as shown in Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Console Banner The Navigation Tabs provide quick access to utilities that allow you to manage the PixelStor 5000 as shown in Figure 4 5 Each is discussed in greater detail in subseque...

Page 60: ...zard shown in serves as a setup guide and progress bar that takes you through the six basic steps needed to configure and use your PixelStor 5000 These steps include 1 Network Setup 2 System Initialization 3 Disk Group Setup 4 Virtual Disk Setup 5 Host Setup 6 Present Virtual Disks ...

Page 61: ...gation tree shown in Figure 4 7 provides a second level of navigation associated with the tab that is currently selected For example when System tab is selected you can go to 5 additional sub categories These include 1 Hardware Status 2 System Log 3 iSCSI Statistics 4 Notification 5 System Health Alert ...

Page 62: ...Hardware Installation PixelStor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 4 25 Figure 4 7 Navigation Tree ...

Page 63: ...he Work Area shown in Figure 4 8 changes depending on the Navigation tab you have selected For each Navigation tab you will find information input fields and action buttons associated with the specific Navigation tab Navigation tree you have selected Figure 4 8 Work Area ...

Page 64: ...ch is located on the right hand side of the Storage Manager serves as a setup guide and a progress bar for the six basic steps for setting up a PixelStor 5000 See When you click on any of the steps in the Setup Wizard that step is highlighted and the work area opens the associated pages for that step Upon completion of a step that step in the setup wizard is shaded to show that you completed that ...

Page 65: ...Hardware Installation PixelStor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 4 28 Figure 4 10 Network Setup Top of Page Figure 4 11 Network Setup Bottom of Page ...

Page 66: ...t Gateway GW address 5 Enter Domain Name Server DNS IP address 6 Check the box to activate Jumbo Frames 7 Or Check the box to de select Jumbo Frames 8 Click on Save Changes for your settings take effect 4 2 4 Step 2 System Initialization Step 2 System Initialization shown in Figure 4 12 and Figure 4 13 is used to define a system name and to set the date and time on the system Once you have entered...

Page 67: ...Hardware Installation PixelStor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 4 30 Figure 4 12 System Initialization Step 1 Figure 4 13 System Initialization Step 2 ...

Page 68: ...Group Total Not Owner Disks Shows the number of disks that belong to a Disk Group owned by the remote controller This state is possible for dual configurations only Disks are shown as Not Owner disks when the remote controller is not available This condition may occur when the remote controller is in the process of booting You may wait for the remote controller to boot or use the Takeover DG to re...

Page 69: ...nual Rev 1 May 2013 4 32 Figure 4 14 Disk Group Setup Properties To create a Disk Group click on the Create DG button of the Disk Group Properties page This will open the Create a Disk Group page shown in Figure 4 15 Figure 4 15 Create Disk Group ...

Page 70: ...s Group 8 Pairs Pairs Global Spare Capability N A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Access to DG by both Controllers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Drives that are not assigned to a Disk Group are available as Global Spares unless they are in an Orphan state or Failed Disk state A Disk Group built as RAID 0 cannot use a global spare It is recommended that for a RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 6 RAID 50 RAID 60 or RAID 10 D...

Page 71: ...Hardware Installation PixelStor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 4 34 Figure 4 16 Disk Name RAID Controller Selections ...

Page 72: ...as been created a properties page for the newly created Disk Group is opened You can get to any specific Disk Group Properties page by selecting the Disk Group you are interested in from the Disk Group List on the left hand side of the Management Console The currently selected Disk Group is highlighted in the Disk Group List as shown in Figure 4 19 You can continue to create additional Disk Groups...

Page 73: ...d on the Disk Group when it is created according to the RAID level specified The RAID is Building button is highlighted while the RAID is building You can use the Disk Group while the RAID is building You may also click on the RAID is Building button to open the RAID Build Progress page shown in Figure 4 20 Figure 4 20 RAID Build Progress ...

Page 74: ...he current Primary controller selection or allows you to change the primary controller selection through the pull down menu Selecting an alternative primary controller will not take effect until you click on the Save Changes Button Protection Level Shows the RAID protection level of the Disk Group Disk Group Members Shows the disk drives that are members of the Disk Group Comments Shows any commen...

Page 75: ...ry Disk Groups may be moved between chassis When disks belonging to a Disk Group are installed in a new chassis they may appear as Orphaned Disks The Discovery process shown in Figure 4 21 will examine disks to determine if they belong to a Disk Group if all the Disk Group members are present the Disk Group will be reactivated You may select to Force Disk Group s online to bring a Disk Group onlin...

Page 76: ...s rebuilt using the Spare Disk the Orphan cannot be used in the Disk Group This condition may also occur when some of the disks from a Disk Group are moved to a new chassis Without enough Disk Group members present to reassemble the Disk Group the system labels the disks as orphans In this case you can either locate and add the missing Disk Group members or convert the Orphan Disks to Spare Disks ...

Page 77: ...ype of RAID used in the Disk Group and having enough spare drives to complete the expansion Expanding Disk Groups follows the same rules for each RAID type as when you created the Disk Group See Table 4 1 Disk Group Parameters When expanding a RAID 5 DG the expansion set will be appended to the original set and the total size adjusted accordingly The striping of the original RAID 5 set will not be...

Page 78: ...you wish to expand from the Disk Group List on the left hand side of the Management Console and click on the Expand button at the bottom of the properties page for that Disk Group shown in Figure 4 23 This will open the Expand a Disk Group window shown in Figure 4 24 where you select the additional drives for the Disk Group Figure 4 24 Expand a Disk Group ...

Page 79: ... shown in Figure 4 25 Figure 4 25 Virtual Disk Setup The Virtual Disk Properties page in Figure 4 25 shows the Total number of Virtual Disk and Total active Disk Groups in the work area Buttons on the page include Cancel Returns the user to the System Properties Page Create VD Opens the page to create a Virtual Disk Help Displays help information Clicking on Create VD will open the page shown in F...

Page 80: ...5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 4 43 Figure 4 26 Initial Create VD Page To create a Virtual Disk do the following as shown in Figure 4 27 1 Enter a name for the Virtual Disk 2 Select the source Disk Group for the Virtual Disk as shown ...

Page 81: ...moved the cache policy is switched to write through Default setting Write Through passes data to the disk and cache simultaneously Write Back does not provide mirrored cache Write Back stores data in battery protected cache and writes to disks as cycles are available 5 Select the read ahead policy Enable allows read ahead operations The read ahead logic adjusts for traffic patterns to improve band...

Page 82: ...Policy Auto Write Through or Write Back Capacity The size of the Virtual Disk in GB Read Ahead Policy Enabled or Disabled Extend to new capacity For expanding the capacity of the VD You need to press the Save Changes button to take effect Buttons Cancel Returns you to the Storage System Properties Page Save Changes Works with Name Cache Policy Read Ahead policy and Extend Capacity field to make ch...

Page 83: ... the Save Changes Button Figure 4 29 shows how to expand the capacity for the Virtual disk The additional space must be available in the Disk Group to allow the Virtual Disk to expand 4 2 7 Step 5 Host Setup Clicking on Step 5 in the Setup Wizards opens the Host Properties page that is used to describe a Host to the Storage array as shown in Figure 4 29 On PixelStor 5000 there is no need to create...

Page 84: ...ed in the system Clicking on the Add Host button will launch the Add Host wizard to guide you through the 4 simple steps to describe a Host to the system Figure 4 31 shows the first 2 steps to add a host Enter a Name for the new host in Step 1 Then in Step 2 select the interface to the host and enter the iqn name of the iSCSI initiator Figure 4 31 Adding a Host Step 1 2 ...

Page 85: ...HAP security Enter the Target Secret and the Initiator Secret in the associated fields Use Step 4 to add any comments about the Host that will be displayed when you select the host from the Host List Click on Finish to complete the process of describing a Host to the system Figure 4 32 Adding a Host Step 3 4 Figure 4 33 Host Properties ...

Page 86: ...AP secret or works with Save Changes button to add an initiator CHAP secret Presentations Shows a list of LUNS that have been presented to the host Active Connections Shows the number of active connections to the Host Comments Displays any comments that were added when the Host was defined or works with the Save Changes button to add comments to a Host Buttons Save Changes Works with Name Target C...

Page 87: ...tails about the presentations of the VD selected in the Disk Group List Any host that the VD is currently presented to will show in the list box Since the current VD is new the default setting is to present the VD to all hosts If you wish to present to a specific host select the present VD to a specific host option and hit save changes Figure 4 35 VD Presentation ...

Page 88: ...Disk to a specific host select the Host from the pull down list as shown in Figure 4 36 and click on the Finish button Figure 4 36 Present Virtual Disk Page After you hit the finish button the current presentations for the selected VD are shown see Figure 4 37 Figure 4 37 Current Presentations ...

Page 89: ...s Upgrade system software from the Web Management Console Set and schedule Inspection Read Feature Language settings Enable or disable the hard drive cache Performance Data Disk power management Advanced Logging Mode Firmware Upgrade SSD Cache Drive Configuration You can access the options by clicking on the Options tab of the system toolbar in the Management Console From the Options window you ca...

Page 90: ...Hardware Installation PixelStor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 4 53 Figure 4 38 Options top of page ...

Page 91: ...Hardware Installation PixelStor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 4 54 Figure 4 39 Options tab top of page ...

Page 92: ...est through this menu Figure 4 40 Change Storage System Password To change the password 1 Enter the user name 2 Enter the old password 3 Enter the new password 4 Re enter the new password 5 Click on the update button 4 3 2 Change the Display Refresh Options By default the Management Console is refreshed every 5 seconds You can change the refresh interval by clicking on the Display refresh options ...

Page 93: ...ve Changes button 4 3 3 Change System Health Alert Options System Health Alert Options may be enabled or disabled through the System Health Alert Options page You can reset the alerts status by temporarily disabling them and enabling the System Health Alerts Click on the System Health Alert Option icon on the Options page to bring up the System Health Alert page shown in Figure 4 42 ...

Page 94: ...ation with an iSNS server To fully utilize the iSNS service you must configure an iSNS server and configure your iSCSI initiator to use the iSNS server Once you have defined the IP address and alias for the iSNS Server you must start the iSNS client on the target Starting the iSNS client and saving changes will enable automatic iSNS client start up on any subsequent reboot To configure and use the...

Page 95: ... open a pop up window that will indicate whether the iSNS server you have defined is online or offline 4 3 5 System Upgrade Options The PixelStor 5000 supports a system upgrade from the Storage Manager this is supported after Kernel Downloadable Image KDI version 2 6 4 This feature allows you to select the new KDI from your local machine or another system on the same subnet as the system The upgra...

Page 96: ...pically takes 3 4 minutes Messages are presented in the Upgrade Manger page Upgrade Status area showing the progress throughout the upgrade process Command response and Storage Manager Refresh will slow during the final step that synchronizes the copies of the KDI Figure 4 44 Upgrade Manager To upgrade the system software 1 Click on the System Upgrade icon in the Options page 2 Enter the software ...

Page 97: ...Disk Group and spare disk drives Device Type Action RAID 0 Device Do Not Read Healthy RAID Device not RAID 0 Not during initial build Read Healthy RAID Device not RAID 0 During initial build Do Not Read Degraded RAID Device not rebuilding on spare disk Do Not Read Degraded RAID Device During rebuild on spare disk Do Not Read Unhealthy RAID Device Do Not Read Orphan disk Do Not Read Spare disk Read...

Page 98: ...either click on the Start button or the Schedule button to start Inspection Read at a later time Once Inspection Read has started you can use the Stop and Resume buttons to pause or restart Inspection Read from the point it was stopped You can use the Progress button to see information about the progress of Inspection Read on the system as shown in Checking the Repeat box will cause Inspection Rea...

Page 99: ...g Shows yes if Inspection Read is currently running Execution Time Shows the amount of time that Inspection Read has been running Maximum Duration Shows the total time allocated to run Inspection Read when Maximum duration has been set Device list Shows the devices and slots for each device under inspection The Number of blocks inspected total blocks to be inspected and percentage completed are li...

Page 100: ...Hardware Installation PixelStor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 4 63 Figure 4 47 Inspection Read Progress 4 3 7 Language Options You can select English or Chinese languages as shown in Figure 4 49 ...

Page 101: ...ble the cache on the installed disk drives as shown in Figure 4 499 Enabling the cache increases performance It is recommended that you have a UPS installed to protect the data that may be in the drive cache in the event of a power failure If you do not have a UPS installed it is recommended that you disable the drive cache to maintain data protection ...

Page 102: ...1 May 2013 4 65 Figure 4 49 Drive Write Cache Options To enable disable drive cache 1 Click on the Drive Write Cache Options icon in the Options page 2 Select the Enabled or Disabled button 3 Select the Save Changes button 4 3 9 System Beacon LED Options ...

Page 103: ... 10 Performance Data The PixelStor 5000 supports diagnostic data This data is used to diagnose and monitor the performance of the Storage system and its interaction with the host computers 1 Select the Performance Data page from the Options menu In order to view diagnostic information recording must be started ...

Page 104: ...n PixelStor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 4 67 Figure 4 51 Recording data 2 Select on Start and select sample time as shown in Figure 4 52 The default of 0 5 seconds will normally be used Figure 4 52 Start recording data ...

Page 105: ...ystem will manage the power status of the drives in this group The drives will go into standby mode after the specified inactivity period Inactivity Timer This field specifies how long the drive should wait before it transits from active mode to standby mode if there is no activity Valid values 0 10 20 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 and 330 minutes A value of 0 disables spin down Scheduling ...

Page 106: ... Figure 4 53 Start recording data 4 3 12 Advanced Logging Mode Disabled default This is the default logging mode We recommend to use it when the system is normally running Enabled More detailed log information will be recorded Please use it only when debugging problems ...

Page 107: ...solute path to the firmware file or use the Browse button to locate the file You may obtain the file from another server by entering the IP address of the server and the path to the file in the following format 192 168 0 250 home firmware fuf Start Upgrade Click on the Go button to begin the upgrade Upgrade Status Display status messages and relative progress ...

Page 108: ...mware Upgrade Manager 4 3 14 SSD Cache Drive Configuration EXPERIMENTAL Select a Primary Controller Select the owner of this disk group Block size KB Change block size in KB 64 8192 Total Capacity Total Capacity of the SSD Cache Drive Hit Rate Last measured Hit Rate of SSD Cache Drive ...

Page 109: ...0 supports email notification for alerts and major critical events You specify email subscribers to be notified through the notification page of the Management Console 3 Select the Email Notification page from the System Status menu In order to receive email you need to make sure you have correctly set up the default Gateway and DNS server in the network setup ...

Page 110: ...tor 5000 User Manual Rev 1 May 2013 4 73 Figure 4 57 Email Notification 4 Click on Add to bring up the add user page as shown in Figure 4 52 Figure 4 58 Adding Email Addresses Enter Recipient s Email Address Sender s Email Address ...

Page 111: ... 74 IP address of the mail server Port number for the email service on the email server Click on the Add button as shown in Figure 4 52 System Status Failure Conditions Controller Modules Storage System Memory System Battery Chapter 5 Using and Maintaining the System ...

Page 112: ...PixelStor 5000 It is organized from a reference perspective and gives details on each major configuration screen and hardware module and its associated configuration features This section also reviews placement of LEDs and what they indicate 5 1 1 Properties Page The System Properties Page is displayed when you log onto the system This page provides an overview of the system as shown in Figure 5 1...

Page 113: ...roller o Active Single controller active Total Storage Space Displays the total capacity of the system in Gigabytes System Software Version Describes the software version of the local L and remote R controllers if two controllers installed Expansion Firmware Version Describes the F W version of each enclosure installed in the system 5 1 2 Hardware Status Page The hardware status page provides a vi...

Page 114: ...em Log The System Log is accessible through the Storage Manager To get to the System Log display select System Log in the System list on the left hand side of the Storage Manager This will bring up the Log viewing screen as shown in Figure 5 3 You can select the level of detail through the pull down menu Your choices include info warning or critical messages ...

Page 115: ...ffered for the PixelStor 5000 The support menu can be viewed by selecting the support link at the top right had corner of the web management console The support window includes information on how to contact technical support In addition there are two buttons at the bottom of the menu for saving and sending logs to support contacts ...

Page 116: ...ws the Performance Data page A wide variety of data can be monitored for the storage system There are 4 selections that can be made Virtual Disk Performance Cache Count iSCSI Busy Percentage and CPU Idle Within the Virtual Disk Performance selection each individual VD can be select to see how it is performing This performance is measure with Write Data Rate Read Data Rate Command Completion Time a...

Page 117: ... Rev 1 May 2013 5 80 Figure 5 5 iSCSI Statistics Page Figure 5 6 iSCSI Bandwidth Display 5 1 6 System Health Alert RASILIENT Systems also equips PixelStor 5000 with a System Health Alert which is a flashing alert visible from the front of the system ...

Page 118: ...PixelStor Storage Manager to ascertain the cause of the problem and use the system s Status Indicators LEDs to pinpoint the failed component and take corrective action Policy The System Health Alert is triggered whenever system availability degrades For example the Health Alert lights flash when component failure or removal causes system availability to drop below its original startup condition It...

Page 119: ...dundancy by replacing the failed controller power supply or failed drive Once system availability is restored the System Health Alert will stop flashing If the system has a global spare the System Health Alert will stop flashing once the RAID group is automatically rebuilt by the system 5 2 2 Turning the System Health Alert Off Once a system administrator identifies the problem and schedules corre...

Page 120: ...sion enclosures and corresponding drives connected to the failed IO expander will become unavailable Under this scenario the system will treat all drives associated with that SAS expander as failed Since disk groups can span across the PixelStor 5000 and interconnected expansion enclosures a loss of one or more expansion enclosures can affect multiple disk groups If one drive for RAID 1 5 10 or tw...

Page 121: ...y the failure 5 2 6 Drive Failure If a one drive fails in a RAID 1 5 10 DG or two drives in a RAID 6 DG the DG will go into degraded mode If a global spare is present in the system the spare will be automatically be added to the DG and a rebuild of the DG will be initiated Note RAID 0 by definition has no protection and therefore cannot be rebuilt Corrective action No Spare Replace the failed driv...

Page 122: ... for the source of the problem Replace the controller if necessary 5 2 10 Network Connection Lost If a network link is lost the System Health Alert is triggered Corrective action Check the Web based console for the source of the problem If there are no system problems check your network devices or initiators for the source of the problem 5 2 11 Temperature Threshold Exceeded The system has multipl...

Page 123: ...t down the system until you are able to correct the problem 5 2 12 Voltage Threshold Exceeded The system is also equipped with voltage sensors If any voltage sensor reading indicates an abnormal value beyond the factory threshold the System Health Alert is triggered Corrective action Check the Web based console for the source of the problem Check Status Indicator on each power supply Replace if fa...

Page 124: ...rnet link on eth1 is down Ethernet link on eth2 is down Ethernet link on eth3 is down Incompatible KDI The other controller is upgrading me Incompatible KDI The other controller is syncing itself Disk Group name raid 1 10 has x degraded raid devices cannot be discovered if rebooted 5 3 Controller Modules The controller modules are designed to hot plug into the chassis and they fit into one of the ...

Page 125: ...ration In this way all the information regarding a disk group can be recognized by any PixelStor 5000 controller during the automatic boot up discovery or during a manual discovery using the PixelStor Storage Manager or CLI The drives can be reinserted in different slots and they can be rediscovered while the system is on line You can take advantage of this flexibility to arrange your storage for ...

Page 126: ...igure the Drives If you cannot complete the disk group or rebuild it then you will not be able to recreate the disk group RASILIENT recommends you always back up your data to recover from such a scenario Alternatively you may just want to reuse drives from an old disk group where the data on the drives is no longer needed In either case you can create a new disk group or turn the drives into globa...

Page 127: ...tical or applications that require few write operations RAID 6 Block level striping with dual distributed parity Like RAID 5 RAID 6 stripes data and parity across an array of drives with the additional capability to calculate two sets of data parity for each volume of data Requires at least 4 disks for the array Pros Extremely high data fault tolerance Provides protection against double disk failu...

Page 128: ... access which relies on less cache If a subsequent read operations need that same data read performance is improved because the data is already in the cache Cons Write performance is not improved with this method Auto Cache Setting This RASILIENT setting automatically turns on write back cache and enables the mirrored cache feature with two controllers installed If the second controller is removed...

Page 129: ...ate 115 200 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control Off 7 3 Accessing the CLI Serial Port or Telnet Session Once connected to the Serial port with the PixelStor 5000 is running you will be prompted for the following information Login root Password root When connecting through a telnet session connect to the PixelStor 5000 with telnet IP Address You will be prompted for the following infor...

Page 130: ... function of the local or the remote operation is specified in the command description Command option local means you are invoking an action on the local controller and command option remote means you are invoking an action on the remote controller Some commands don t have local or remote options Setting the configuration on the local controller with these commands will set the same configuration ...

Page 131: ...lows user to set the name of the storage array dahwstat used to display hardware status dainspread used to manage Inspection Read daisns used to manage isns registration dakem used to display the event log dalun used to manage the lun masking table dantpdate used to configure an NTP server dapasswd used to change the user password daphyinfo get expander phy status information dapm configure the dr...

Page 132: ...nds and their descriptions are listed below 7 7 1 daacl Use daacl to manage the access control list on at a system level daacl manage access control list Usage daacl Options Options h help help L list list all allowed addresses a address prefixlen add an address into the allowed list d address prefixlen delete an address from the allowed list Command Examples daacl a 0 0 0 0 0 allow access from al...

Page 133: ... user name w password set the password h help help L list all the current email address Command Examples daaddrbk a steve foo com o test test com s 1 1 1 1 p 25 add a notification email address daaddrbk d steve foo com delete a notification email address Note To receive email notification you need to make sure the default gateway router and name server are setup properly The system needs to be abl...

Page 134: ... show show statistics reset sid reset rx tx counters of session sid to zero Command Examples daconnstat help daconnstat daconnstat show daconnstat reset 0xffff81004e409000 Notes The daconnstat without any option has the same effect as daconnstat show 7 7 5 dadate Use dadate to display or set the system date and time on one or two controllers Without any option specified the current date is printed...

Page 135: ...tes For offset value for your location please check out the following sites http www greenwichmeantime com http www worldtimezone com 7 7 6 dadg Use dadg to manage the Disk Groups dadg manage disk groups Usage dadg Options Parameter Options Device List Options h help help help Ldisk list disk information Ldg disk group name list disk group information Lall list generic information for all disk gro...

Page 136: ... and device list m is optional option d requires f is optional option A requires o f is optional option s requires f option r requires o f is optional option e requires device list option c requires at least one of v n or m f is required with n option y requires one device only Device List Mapping dev xda slot 0 the leftmost slot of head chassis dev xdb dev xdk slot 1 slot 10 of head chassis dev x...

Page 137: ... dg1 f dadg D dg1 dadg A dg1 o 1 dadg A dg1 o 1 f dadg s dg1 f dadg r o 0 dadg r o 0 f dadg e dg1 dev xd f i dadg c dg1 m comment new v 90 dadg c dg1 n dg1new f dadg y dev xdo dadg EC dg1 7 7 7 dadiskcache Use dadiskcache to enable or disable the use of the write cache on the drives dadiskcache turns on off all the disk write caches Usage dadiskcache h e d s Options h Help e Enable all the disk wr...

Page 138: ...s i display drive information s only display Seagate drive information i required h display this help information u skip firmware version check for download in downgrade q hide download progress information on console Required options d n Command Examples dadiskload d dev xda dev xdi dev xdd a h n joe passwd 192 168 1 1 images ST3400633AS_3 AAD dadiskload d dev xda dev xdi dev xdd a h n joe passwd...

Page 139: ... dadsktst d all f results dat t w Disk List Mapping dev xda slot 0 the top left slot of RAID System main chassis dev xdb dev xdk slot 1 slot 10 of RAID System main chassis dev xdl slot 11 the bottom right slot of RAID System main chassis dev xdaa dev xdal slot 0 slot 11 of expansion enclosure 0 dev xdba dev xdbl slot 0 slot 11 of expansion enclosure 1 dev xdca dev xdcl slot 0 slot 11 of expansion ...

Page 140: ...ified with ip_address must be a FTP site If the FTP server accepts anonymous user the usrname passwd can be omitted Command Examples dafwdwnld n joe passwd 192 168 1 1 images vsc7513 fuf dafwdwnld n joe passwd 192 168 1 1 images vsc7513 fuf u dafwdwnld n 192 168 1 1 pub vsc7514 fuf dafwdwnld I 7 7 11 dapm Use dapm to display the drive power management state and to set the inactivity period for dri...

Page 141: ...nagement state for all drives dapm l 30 n Set inactivity period for spare orphan drives to 30 minutes Drive has no activities for 30 minutes will spin down to enter standby state dapm l 30 g dg1 Set inactivity period for disk group dg1 to 30 minutes Drives in this disk group has no activities for 30 minutes will spin down and enter standby states dapm i Display current inactivity timeout value for...

Page 142: ...help display help information about commands dahost define or manage host dahostname display or set hostname for the storage array dahwstat display hardware status dainspread manage Inspection Read daisns manage iSNS client dakem display event log dalun manage the lun masking table dantpdate configure NTP server dapasswd set the password for the user daphyinfo get expander phy status information d...

Page 143: ...modify an entry d delete an entry l print out all the entries Parameter Options b type 0 is iSCSI 1 is FC 2 is SAS w host s WWN World Wide Name u user name empty by default o host OS type 0 is Windows by default 1 is Linux 2 is Others n host name host name i host ip address empty by default p initiator secret empty by default s target secret empty by default t comments empty by default Option Requ...

Page 144: ...e for the PixelStor 5000 For those systems that build an iSCSI target name with this name you must use the f force flag to change the name because target names may be affected dahostname display or set hostname for the storage array Usage dahostname h f hostname Options h help display syntax f force hostname change This flag must be specified to change host name for system supporting multiple iSCS...

Page 145: ... dahwstat chassis 7 7 16 dainspread Use dainspread to manage the Inspection Read operation dainspread manage Inspection Read Usage dainspread Options Option Parameters Options h help Show help information start Immediately start Inspection Read stop Immediately stop Inspection Read resume Immediately start Inspection Read from last inspected block schedule Add delete or show Inspection Read schedu...

Page 146: ...s should be specified with stop resume repeat cpu and duration are optional schedule add or del required If add then day and hour are required sch_resume repeat cpu and duration are optional If del then no other parameters should be specified progress no parameters should be specified with progress Examples 1 dainspread start Start Inspection Read 2 dainspread start repeat Start Inspection Read an...

Page 147: ...ainspread schedule add day 0 hour 23 repeat cpu 2 duration 6 Schedule Inspection Read to start every Sunday at 11 PM at a medium priority and repeat until Inspection Read has run for 6 hours 13 dainspread schedule del Delete the current Inspection Read schedule 14 dainspread progress Show the progress of the current Inspection Read 7 7 17 daisns Use daisns to manage isns registration daisns manage...

Page 148: ...se dakem to display the event log dakem display event log Usage dakem Options Option parameters Options hvEi s severity C n h help v version E display KEM messages i suppress the special char display T set the alert level for snmptrap email notification valid option parameters are info warning critical G get the alert level for snmptrap email notification Option Parameters s severity info warning ...

Page 149: ...table Usage dalun options fields Options h help a add a new lunmask entry d delete a lunmask entry You should log off at the host initiator before performing a delete This ensures the host has sent all data to the storage array p print out all the existing lunmask entries Required fields n host g disk_group_name k virtual_disk_name P parent_virtual_disk_name Notes The P parent_virtual_disk_name is...

Page 150: ... list list current NTP servers add hostName IPAddress add a NTP server to list del hostName IPAddress delete a NTP server from list sync synchronize the system clock on both controllers with the NTP server Command Examples dantpdate help display this help page dantpdate list list current list of NTP servers dantpdate sync synchorinize the system clock on both controllers with the NTP server dantpd...

Page 151: ...nfo to get Expander PixelStor 100e phy status information for the local controller daphyinfo get expander phy information Usage daphyinfo Options Options s get expander phy status information l get error log information for phy c clear error log information for phy e specify the expander to get the information rs RAID System main chassis eeN expander enclosure N is the enclosure number starting fr...

Page 152: ... controller dareboot reboot local or remote controller Usage dareboot dareboot Options Options help help local reboot local controller remote reboot remote controller Command Examples dareboot help dareboot dareboot local dareboot remote Notes The dareboot without any option has the same effect as dareboot local 7 7 24 dashutdown Use dashutdown to shutdown the local or remote controller If local o...

Page 153: ...utdown now Notes dashutdown requires a time be specified either now or t seconds 7 7 25 dasmartinfo Use dasmartinfo to save the smart data from all of the non faulty disks to the file tmp smartinfo log This command requires no options Usage dasmartinfo used to view disk smart information 7 7 26 daroute Use daroute to display or set the gateway IP address daroute display or set the gateway address ...

Page 154: ...om a client machine to retrieve this file Please log in as an anonymous user and get this file directly h help help page 7 7 28 daselblk Use daselblk to select a chassis or hard drive to blink its LED s The selected item will flash its Red LED s If a single drive is selected only one LED will flash If a chassis is selected all 12 Red LEDs will flash Select the i option to list the names of the sel...

Page 155: ...changed The output of the dasetup command is shown below Refer to the PixelStor 5000 Quick Start Guide for additional setup information dasetup V2 7 is running for a dual controller system This wizard will walk you through the network configuration You can configure the rest of the system using the web GUI The default values are in the bracket you can press Enter to select the default value If you...

Page 156: ...tdown shutdown local or remote controller usage dashutdown Options time Options help help local shutdown local controller This is by default remote shutdown remote controller The time argument is mandatory It specifies the number of minutes to wait before shutdown happens now indicates immediate shutdown Command Examples dashutdown help display usage page dashutdown now shutdown the local controll...

Page 157: ...ption c requires a Command Examples dasnmp a 192 168 1 1 add a SNMP manager without community dasnmp a 10 0 0 1 c pub add a SNMP manager with community pub dasnmp d 10 0 0 1 delete a SNMP manager dasnmp i 1 set to informed SNMP trap 7 7 32 dastat Use dastat to display status information for the local controller dastat display the system information Usage dastat dastat help 7 7 33 dastonith Use das...

Page 158: ...you issue dastonith 0 7 7 34 dasysalert Use dasysalert to display system Health Alert setting or to change setting enable or disable There are two components in the system Health Alert mechanism Red LEDs on the hard drives blink 3 times when there is a system Health Alert in the specific chassis Disabling system Health Alerts only turns off the blinking red LEDs and the red Alert Indication in the...

Page 159: ... information about the system images s switch switch the image pointer for next boot operation y sync synchronize current and backup images n URL new URL upgrade with a new system image v show version information of daum Option Requirements URL is in the following format usrname passwd ip_address path_name file_name The host specified with ip_address must be an FTP site If the FTP server accepts a...

Page 160: ...ining the virtual disk s size size in MB Append G or g T or t for GB TB m cache policy 0 1 2 for auto write through write back r read ahead policy 0 1 for enable disable n virtual disk name new virtual disk name f force deletion of virtual disk force name change of virtual disk io_stat extra information on IO stat io_stat_perf extra information on IO performance default interval is 5 seconds inter...

Page 161: ...v1 g dg1 s 8G davd c lv1 g dg1 m 1 davd c lv1 g dg1 r 1 davd c lv1 g dg1 n lv1new f 7 7 37 daversion Use daversion to display version information of the kernel images KDI and other components of the PixelStor 5000 system daversion displays the boot image and kdi versions Usage daversion Options Options h help help information local print out version information of local controller remote print out...

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