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RTX-IR
(RTX400-IR, RTX400H-IR, RTX600-IR, RTX600H-IR & RTX800-IR)
iSCSI Gigabit Ethernet to SATA II
External RAID System
User’s Manual
Revised July 29, 2008
Page 1: ...RT X I R U s e r s M an ua l 1 RTX IR RTX400 IR RTX400H IR RTX600 IR RTX600H IR RTX800 IR iSCSI Gigabit Ethernet to SATA II External RAID System User s Manual Revised July 29 2008...
Page 2: ...ideally be familiar and have some experience with RAID planning and data storage operations However this manual will provide instructions and education for those who have little experience in RAID to...
Page 3: ...t 10 5 2 1 Navigating the LCD menu 10 5 2 2 LCD functions 11 5 2 3 RTX IR LCD Menu Diagram 11 5 2 4 If you are connected to a DHCP enabled network 12 5 2 5 If you are connected to a static network 12...
Page 4: ...A R T 28 6 8 Maintenance 28 6 8 1 Upgrade 29 6 8 2 Info 29 6 8 3 Reset to default 29 6 8 4 Config Import Export 29 6 8 5 Shutdown 29 6 9 Quick Set up of RAID 29 Chapter 7 Access the RTX using iSCSI In...
Page 5: ...AID 3 5 Reads are higher than a single disk Writes are similar to a single disk 0 1 Also known as Block Interleaved Parity Data and parity information is subdivided and distributed across all disks Pa...
Page 6: ...n iSCSI storage device can be placed anywhere throughout a network so the device can reside at a great distance from the computer which accesses it It is also a very fast connection when used on a gig...
Page 7: ...Mac OS X Studio Network Solutions makes a freeware iSCSI Initiator for Mac OS 10 4 available here http www studionetworksolutions com products product_detail php pi 11 ATTO Technologies also makes a...
Page 8: ...er LED Access LED ESC Escape Exit Down ENT Enter iSCSI Port Power Switch eSATA Expansion Ports 400 models only RS 232 Configuration Port 8cm Fan Ethernet Configuration Port Power Outlet Power Supply F...
Page 9: ...yFree technology this process couldn t be easier Simply pull the ejection handle to open the bay door slide in your SATA drive and shut the door behind it The drive is inserted with the label up and t...
Page 10: ...er c Connect the power cable to the rear of the RTX and to a grounded electrical outlet d Turn on the RTX unit s power using the switch on the rear panel 5 2 Use the LCD to configure the LAN GUI port...
Page 11: ...255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 0 254 5 2 3 RTX IR LCD Menu Diagram Use the following chart for reference when following the instructions in 5 2 4 through 5 2 7 for setting up the RTX according...
Page 12: ...ectly to a computer The instructions are similar to those for a static network see 5 2 2 except that your computer will not have IP address assigned if it s not a part of a network Since the RTX and y...
Page 13: ...router to allow multiple computers to share an internet connection In this case you will need to set up your router to forward port 3260 to the RTX IR This process varies depending on the router you...
Page 14: ...as overheating Voltage light Green indicates normal Red indicates abnormal voltage status such as a power surge or a bad power supply 6 2 Overview of GUI architecture Quick Install System Config o Sys...
Page 15: ...Log Server and Event Log 6 4 1 System name Clicking on the System name option allows you to view and change the system name The default system name is RTX IR individual serial number Note This serial...
Page 16: ...prevents multiple users from using the GUI simultaneously Both features are disabled by default To enable a feature click on the dropdown menu associated select the new option and then click the confi...
Page 17: ...type the new information and click confirm To change the time zone click the drop down box and then scroll up or down until you reach the correct time zone then choose that time zone and click confirm...
Page 18: ...r Contact your IT administrator to set up an email address for RTX IR and to input the proper SMTP settings 6 4 8 Simple Network Management Protocol SMNP SNMP can be configured to send trap messages t...
Page 19: ...heckboxes to configure how the information is displayed Click the Download button to download the entire event log as a text file Click the Clear button to clear the entire event log Click the Mute bu...
Page 20: ...thernet cable is connecting the RTX IR to a network or computer the Link will display up 6 5 3 Node The Node option displays the RTX IR s entity name which will be seen by the iSCSI initiator and allo...
Page 21: ...ith fields for User Secret and Confirm Enter a user name in the first field and a 12 16 character password to use as the secret in the second and third fields Click the Confirm button The new CHAP acc...
Page 22: ...cache memory size as defined or configured by user LUN is a SCSI protocol that the computer uses to distinguish and access SCSI devices 6 6 1 Physical Disk Click the Physical Disk option to view and m...
Page 23: ...ndown If auto spindown is enabled after a set amount of time 30 seconds 1 minute 5 minutes or 30 minutes of inactivity RTX IR will spin down the hard drives to save power The drives will be spun up ag...
Page 24: ...mber and capacity of the drives that are part of the VG and the RAID type of the VG Free GB The free capacity of the VG not yet assigned to a UDV PD The number of drives in the VG UDV The number of UD...
Page 25: ...e of the full capacity of the UDV For more information see the Appendix Working with Volumes Greater than 2 TB Read Write Allows selection of cache type Normally the default option is preferred Priori...
Page 26: ...w more information Size The size of the cache By default the global cache uses all available cache space If you wish to create additional caches you must click on the button below the size of the glob...
Page 27: ...nd sense the state of the power supplies cooling devices displays indicators and individual drives of a SCSI device The RTX IR is an SES compliant enclosure however in order to use manage RTX IR using...
Page 28: ...of the RTX IR 6 7 3 S M A R T S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a diagnostic tool for hard drives that gives advanced warning in some cases of hard drive failure S M A R T...
Page 29: ...C INSTRUCTION FROM WIEBETECH TECHNICAL SUPPORT 6 8 5 Shutdown The Shutdown feature allows you to shutdown or reboot the RTX IR s RAID controller and LCD controller Note Choosing Shutdown will not shut...
Page 30: ...eck box next to the UDV you just created and then click Attach If you created more than one volume you ll need to repeat this step for each one h Use the default settings on the next screen You ll nee...
Page 31: ...t iSCSI Initiator for Windows After you launch the initiator you ll see a window with several tabs with the General tab opened by default Select the Discovery tab Under Target Portals click the Add bu...
Page 32: ...stem as the format type If you only plan to use the unit on Macs then select Mac OS Extended After the volume is formatted an icon representing the drive volume will appear mount on the desktop You ca...
Page 33: ...d Intel PWLA8494MT Gigabit 4 port TCP IP offload SATA Hard Drive Vendor Model Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 HDS722580VLSA80 80GB 7200RPM SATA 8M Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 HDS728080PLA380 80GB 7200RPM SATA II 8M...
Page 34: ...block error Warning HDD failure Error Disk slot is failed Warning Channel error Error Disk slot IO incomplete SES Events Level Type Description Info SES load conf OK Info SES configuration has been l...
Page 35: ...nit OK Info System has been initialized OK Error System Init Failed Error System could be initialized in the last boot up LVM Events Level Type Description Info VG Created OK Info VG name has been cre...
Page 36: ...Rename Info UDV name has been renamed as name Info VG Rename Info VG name has been renamed as name Info Set VG Dedicated Spare Disks Info Assigned Disk slot to be VG name dedicated spare disk Info Set...
Page 37: ...need to do one of the following two things while creating the UDV User Data Volume Change the LBA to 64 bit Increase the block size to 4096 Windows Neither of the options above will work for Windows v...
Page 38: ...e fails in a RAID 0 the data on all of the drives is irretrievably lost Before creating a RAID investigate the various RAID types and choose the one that is best for your needs Always back up data bef...
Page 39: ...le different users manipulating the same volume but they are not supported by Mac OS or Windows However if the users connected to the volume have read only access then corruption will not be an issue...
Page 40: ...drives 30lbs with drives RTX800 IR 23lbs sans drives 33lbs with drives Dimensions 177mm W x 270mm D x 274mm H RTX400 IR RTX400H IR and RTX600 IR 177mm W x 270mm D x 361mm H RTX600H IR and RTX800 IR Wa...
