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Page 2: ...2 ULTRA 320 SCSI to SATA Multi lane to SATA Disk Subsystem User Manual Version 1 0 Oct 2007 EnhanceRAID R4 XP User Manual www RackmountMart com email sales RackmountMart com SYNERGY GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY...
Page 3: ...lightning or other acts of nature unauthorized product modifi cation or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by us Any damage of...
Page 4: ...connect it from the power outlet to prevent being damaged by transient over voltage Keep all liquids away from the equipment to minimize the risk of accidental spillage Liquid spilled on to the power...
Page 5: ...d 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 performance or use...
Page 6: ...operation 15 4 1 RAC 142 Menu 15 4 2 Login 16 4 3 Quick install 17 4 4 System config 18 4 4 1 IP address 19 4 4 2 Password 19 4 4 3 Date 19 4 4 4 Mail 20 4 4 5 SNMP 20 4 4 6 Event log 21 4 5 Volume c...
Page 7: ...36 5 4 Create dedicated cache 37 5 5 Set global spare and dedicated spare disks 38 5 6 Migration Expansion 39 5 7 Snapshot 40 5 8 Auto snapshot 41 Chapter 6 Formatting and Partitioning the R4 XP 43 6...
Page 8: ...required by user applications is designed with a new level of polynomial technology to implement the RAID 6 function RAID 6 arrays allow up to two simultaneous HDD failures without impact on the exis...
Page 9: ...iddle Power Supply Single PS2 150Watt 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 2...
Page 10: ...crew to Thumbscrew Cable to connect XP enclosures Package contents 1 pcs 4x3 5 SATA II HDDs Rackmount RAID Storage Enclosure 4 pcs Hot Swap Removable HDD Tray Installed 4 pcs Cooling Fan Module Instal...
Page 11: ...mber CB ML XP 1M Description External XP to Multi lane Thumbscrew to Thumbscrew 1 Meter Cable Model Number Upgrade MT512 Description Memory upgrade from 256MB to 512MB Model Number Upgrade MT1G Descri...
Page 12: ...w is maintained across the controller chips Static electricity can damage electronic components To guard against such damage 1 Work in a static free environment 2 Wear a grounded anti static wrist str...
Page 13: ...Inputs Multilane Port 2 3 Install SATA disks If the hard drives do not come with the RAID system please follow the instructions for installation below Press the release button and pull the handle to r...
Page 14: ...in the accessory pack Figure 2 3 3 Slide the disk tray back into the empty slot of the chassis and make sure the handle clicks into place Figure 2 3 4 Lock the tray with key provided to ensure disk s...
Page 15: ...rk Connect console cable to the host server RS 232 Connect LAN cable to your existing network setup hub or switch Connect External XP to Multi lane cable to your both R4 machines R4 and R4 ML Rear vie...
Page 16: ...ame 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 Login name admin Def...
Page 17: ...ntroller 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 the dat...
Page 18: ...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 Resize Logical uni...
Page 19: ...rowser 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 1234 Please check s...
Page 20: ...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 capacity from the Vol...
Page 21: ...nfig selection is for the setting of IP address Password Date Mail SNMP and for viewing Event log Figure 4 4 1 EnhanceRAID R4 XP User Manual 18 www RackmountMart com email sales RackmountMart com SYNE...
Page 22: ...c IP Manually 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...
Page 23: ...ntication 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 three SNMP trap f...
Page 24: ...olume 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 EnhanceRAID R4 XP User...
Page 25: ...er 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 identifier for Fibre Channel st...
Page 26: ...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 The disk is doing recovering...
Page 27: ...t 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 the volume group is...
Page 28: ...G 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 user data volume Figure 4 5 3 1 F...
Page 29: ...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 the status to change the priori...
Page 30: ...h 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 volume fun...
Page 31: ...n 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 description ATTACH Attac...
Page 32: ...ions 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 Temperature function...
Page 33: ...ation 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 either reboo...
Page 34: ...signated 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 us for the latest...
Page 35: ...o 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 be entered to get a...
Page 36: ...ot 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 Figure 5 1 2 Setup of RAID 0 w...
Page 37: ...ll 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 configurations are se...
Page 38: ...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 to UDVs 1 Enter Vo...
Page 39: ...etach 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 A di...
Page 40: ...d 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 new CV Figure 5 4 1 1 Enter Vo...
Page 41: ...et as dedicated spare for VG named 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...
Page 42: ...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 new RAID array then click 5 Check...
Page 43: ...lutions 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 associated VG It is recommended...
Page 44: ...ken 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 snapshot space is f...
Page 45: ...te 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 figure shows the setting for tak...
Page 46: ...ID level create an array and connect the interface cable to the host computer the R4 XP must now be formatted and partitioned before it can be used 1 Right click My Computer and click Manage Figure 6...
Page 47: ...igure 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 option of selecting the Quick Fo...
Page 48: ...xt 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 XP User Manual 45 www RackmountMart com email sales Rackmou...
Page 49: ...are installed on the system Locate the R4 XP drive that is represented by the icon Right click the icon and select Initialize Disk 4 The Initialize Disk dialog box will appear select the disk number...
Page 50: ...rtition 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 Click...
Page 51: ...ical 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 actual hard drive that can be s...
Page 52: ...ll 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 capacity VG Volume Group...
Page 53: ...s 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 disks...
