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Page 2: ...nhanceRAID R4 User Manual RAC141 ULTRA 320 SCSI to SATA Disk Subsystem User Manual Version 1 0 Oct 2006 www RackmountMart com email sales RackmountMart com SYNERGY GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY INC 1 888 865 6888...
Page 3: ...ct features and specifications described in this manual are subject to change without notice The manufacturer shall not be liable for any damage or for the loss of information resulting from the perfo...
Page 4: ...I operation 13 4 1 RAC141 Menu 13 4 2 Login 14 4 3 Quick install 15 4 4 System config 16 4 4 1 IP address 17 4 4 2 Password 17 4 4 3 Date 17 4 4 4 Mail 18 4 4 5 SNMP 18 4 4 6 Event log 19 4 5 Volume c...
Page 5: ...etach Bus ID SCSI ID and LUN from UDV 34 5 4 Create dedicated cache 35 5 5 Set global spare and dedicated spare disks 36 5 6 Migration Expansion 37 5 7 Snapshot 38 5 8 Auto snapshot 39 Chapter 6 Forma...
Page 6: ...able data protection and fastest data transfer rates as required by user applications RAC 141 is designed with a new level of polynomial technology to implement the RAID 6 function RAID 6 arrays allow...
Page 7: ...tt Temperature built in thermal fan sensor Dimensions H x W x D 31 x 24 x 7 5 Weight without disk 30 Lbs Power Supply 150W Input Range 100 to 240 VAC 10 Voltage 5V 25A 12V 10A 47 63Hz Agency Approval...
Page 8: ...1 pcs 4x3 5 SATA II HDDs Rackmount RAID Storage Enclosure 4 pcs Hot Swap Removable HDD Tray Installed 4 pcs Cooling Fan Module Installed One 150 Watt Power Supply Installed One SCSI Cable and One SCSI...
Page 9: ...njury and damage to the hardware To avoid overheating RAC 141 should be operated in a well ventilated area and in such a way that sufficient airflow is maintained across the controller chips Static el...
Page 10: ...tallation below Press the release button and pull the handle to remove the disk tray The trays may have to be unlocked first using the key provided Figure 2 3 1 Figure 2 3 2 Insert the disk into the d...
Page 11: ...ecurity Figure 2 3 3 Figure 2 3 4 2 4 Connect cables Please see Figure 2 2 2 as reference for cable connections Connect power cords Both power cords need to be installed for redundant power supplies C...
Page 12: ...IP address Login name admin Default password 1234 3 2 RS 232 serial port Use RS 232 serial cable to connect console port Default baud rate 115200 8 bits 1 stop bit and no parity Terminal type vt100 Lo...
Page 13: ...he controller without powering down Select Shutdown to prepare controller for shutdown prior to powering off Before powering off system it is recommended to do Shutdown from the controller to clear th...
Page 14: ...ls Rename Migrate User data volume Create Delete Attach LUN Snapshot Details rename On Off Line Set read write mode Set priority Resize Snapshot space Auto Snapshot Cache Volume Create Delete Details...
Page 15: ...8 0 200 Open the browser and type http 192 168 0 200 Clicking on any function for the first time a dialog window will pop up to authenticate login name and password Login name admin Default password 1...
Page 16: ...Bus ID SCSI ID and LUN are set at 0 These numbers can be changed by the pull down menu Click after desired volume size and IDs are set Note Other UDVs can be created by Quick Install The remaining cap...
Page 17: ...m config System config selection is for the setting of IP address Password Date Mail SNMP and for viewing Event log Figure 4 4 1 EnhanceRAID R4 User Manual www RackmountMart com email sales RackmountM...
Page 18: ...ally enter the IP address if setting is on Static Figure 4 4 1 1 4 4 2 Password Enter Password to change administrator password Figure 4 4 2 1 4 4 3 Date Enter Date to set up the current date time bef...
Page 19: ...ess and need authentication for anti spam Please fill the necessary fields Check Send test mail to send test emails to the specified email addresses Figure 4 4 4 1 4 4 5 SNMP Enter SNMP to enter up to...
Page 20: ...5 Volume config Volume config is for the management and display of volume configurations Functions include Physical disk Volume group User data volume Cache volume and Logical unit Figure 4 5 1 Enhan...
Page 21: ...sks in relation to the controller Click next to the slot number to display the details of the hard disk WWN World Wide Name It is created automatically when new hard disk is installed WWN is a unique...
Page 22: ...s this disk can only be used to rebuild the VG It can not be used as a member disk of a new VG To make this disk usable perform a Free Disc by manually selecting the disk and click Status 2 R Recover...
Page 23: ...oup name Click next to the Name to change the name of this VG Total MB Total capacity of this volume group Free MB Remaining free capacity of this volume group PD The number of physical disks which th...
Page 24: ...ID level of the Volume group VG operations description CREATE Create a volume group DELETE Delete this volume group 4 5 3 User data group Enter User data volume function to view the status of each use...
Page 25: ...is offline user data volume has failed Status 1 Write Through Write Back Read Only Click below the status to change the cache write policy Status 2 High priority Mid priority Low priority Click below...
Page 26: ...Attach to a Bus ID SCSI ID and LUN SNAPSHOT Choose a UDV to execute snapshot CREATE Create a user data volume function DELETE Delete this user data volume function 4 5 4 Cache volume Enter Cache volum...
Page 27: ...che volume function DELETE Delete this cache volume function 4 5 5 Logical unit Enter Logical unit function to view the status of attached logical unit of each UDV Figure 4 5 5 1 LUN operations descri...
Page 28: ...and Smart functions Figure 4 6 1 4 6 1 SAF TE config Enter SAF TE config function to enable or disable the management of SAF TE from buses Figure 4 6 1 1 4 6 2 Voltage Temperature Enter Voltage Tempe...
Page 29: ...alth information Figure 4 6 3 1 4 7 Maintenance Maintenance function allows operation of the system functions including Upgrade of the latest firmware Info to show the system version and Shutdown to e...
Page 30: ...and saved to a designated location press to select the file from the saved location Click to start upgrade automatically After upgrading finishes reboot the system Figure 4 7 1 1 Note Please contact u...
Page 31: ...system SHUTDOWN to allow the data from cache to be written to hard disks Figure 4 7 3 1 4 8 Logout For security reason Logout function will allow users to logout of GUI Login name and password must b...
Page 32: ...enu press to choose the PD slot that will be members of this VG then press 5 Check the setting Press if all settings are correct 6 Done A summary page will be created to show the new VG Figure 5 1 2 F...
Page 33: ...eated Global CV will be used as default Set the capacity to be used for the UDV Set the desired stripe height block size on off line status read write mode and priority Click after making sure all con...
Page 34: ...ck 5 3 Attach and detach Bus ID SCSI ID and LUN This section will describe how to attach and detach Bus ID SCSI ID and LUN 5 3 1 Attach LUN to UDV There are 2 methods to attach Bus ID SCSI ID and LUN...
Page 35: ...To detach IDs and LUN from the UDV please follow the procedures below Figure 5 3 2 1 1 Enter Volume config 2 Enter Logical unit 3 Select the UDV by checking the square for the appropriate UDV Click 4...
Page 36: ...CV size must first be determined then subtracted from the global cache Resize the global cache by subtracting the amount needed for the CV Finally create a new CV by setting the remainder cache to the...
Page 37: ...med VG R5 1 Enter Volume config 2 Enter Physical disk 3 Select the free disk s by checking the square for the disk then click to set as global spares Or Select a VG from the upper left pull down menu...
Page 38: ...lecting from the pull down menu A warning window will pop up if the current available disks are not enough to support the new RAID level Click to increase or change hard disks to be included in the ne...
Page 39: ...ays as in traditional backup solutions The Snapshot image will automatically become new UDV you can attach a LUN to this UDV and access it on the host server Snapshot uses the same disk space of the a...
Page 40: ...shots have been taken and named as snap1 first snap2 sanp3 last When deleting snap2 both of snap1 and snap2 will be deleted because snap1 are related to snap2 2 The max number of snapshots is 8 3 If s...
Page 41: ...napshots allow users to designate which hours to take snapshots for the hourly snapshots Click when settings are correct 6 The system will take snapshots automatically Figure 5 8 1 Figure 5 8 1 This f...
Page 42: ...ollowed the steps to set the RAID level create an array and connect the interface cable to the host computer the R4 must now be formatted and partitioned before it can be used 1 Right click My Compute...
Page 43: ...appear click Next to continue Figure 6 1 4 7 After selecting partition type specifying partition size and assigning drive letter the Format Partition dialog box Figure 6 1 5 will appear you have the o...
Page 44: ...rive sector for errors Click Next to start the format process 8 Your drive should now appear in your My Computer and ready for use Figure 6 1 4 Figure 6 1 5 EnhanceRAID R4 User Manual www RackmountMar...
Page 45: ...he hard drives that are installed on the system Locate the R4 drive that is represented by the icon Right click the icon and select Initialize Disk 4 The Initialize Disk dialog box will appear select...
Page 46: ...at Partition dialog box will appear you have the option of selecting the Quick Format option This allow mach fast formatting however this disallow Disk Management to check the drive sector for errors...
Page 47: ...tors the storage system LUN Logical Unit Number LUN is the number identifier assigned to an UDV that allows the host system to distinguish between different UDVs PD Physical Disk The PD refers to the...
Page 48: ...re accessible by all VGs to do rebuilding recovery UDV User Data Volume Each VG could be divided into different UDVs The UDVs from one VG share the same RAID level but may have different volume capaci...
Page 49: ...needs to consist of even number of disks RAID 10 Striping over RAID 1 volumes Minimum of 4 disks and array needs to consist of even number of disks RAID 30 Striping over RAID 3 volumes Minimum of 6 d...
