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Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals

Figure 6-5. Create Portal Tab

In the IP Address field, enter the IP address for the network portal. The IP address must
be a unique address that is different than the management port and reside on the same
subnet as the iSCSI initiator.

In the Subnet Mask field, enter a subnet mask for the network portal.

In the Gateway field, enter the default gateway, if appropriate.

If the selected Ethernet port is part of a VLAN, use the VLAN id field to specify the ID of
the VLAN to which this portal will belong.

Click the OK button.

The network portal appears below the selected Ethernet port in the Main Display.

6.4.2 Deleting a Network Portal

If you no longer need a network portal, use the following procedure to delete it.

In the Network Settings View, click an IP address in the Main Display for the network
portal you want to delete.

Perform one of the following steps:

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On the Network menu, click Delete Portal.

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In the System Actions panel, click Delete Portal.

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Press the right mouse button and click Delete Portal from the shortcut menu.

Any of these steps displays the message in Figure 6-6.

Figure 6-6. Precautionary Message when Deleting a Portal

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Страница 1: ...D Link xStack Storage iSCSI SAN Arrays Managed SAN Solutions DSN 1100 DSN 2100 DSN 3200 DSN 3400 Storage Management Center Software User s Guide Version 1 0 ...

Страница 2: ...ct to change without notice The only warranties for D Link products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty D Link shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Copyright 2008 D Link Systems Inc Trademarks Adobe and Acrobat ar...

Страница 3: ...nd it is very possible that you will never need to replace it However should you need to replace it consult your service documentation Do not dispose of the battery along with household waste Contact your local waste disposal agency for the address of the nearest battery deposit site Following are the safety agency certifications that the xStack Storage enclosure has met CSA 60950 1 UL 60950 1 IEC...

Страница 4: ...iv Preface Document Revision Level Revision Date Notes Version 1 0 November 17 2008 ...

Страница 5: ...Systems Inc This document assumes that the user is computer literate familiar with storage array products and has a basic understanding of storage products and concepts Typographic Conventions Notes Notes provide information that deserves special attention They are preceded by Cautions Cautions contain information which if not followed can cause damage to the xStack Storage array and possible loss...

Страница 6: ...or by phone Tech Support for customers within the United States D Link Technical Support over the Telephone Please see our support site for current number http support dlink com Monday to Friday 8 00am 5 00pm PST PDT D Link Technical Support over the Internet http support dlink com Tech Support for customers within Canada D Link Technical Support over the Telephone Please see our support site for ...

Страница 7: ...dding Admin Accounts 22 2 3 3 Adding User Accounts 22 2 3 4 Modifying Accounts 24 2 3 5 Deleting User Accounts 24 2 4 Logging Out 25 2 5 Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center 25 2 6 Powering Off the xStack Storage Array 26 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 27 3 1 Understanding the Volume View 28 3 2 Creating Volumes 29 3 2 1 Letting the Wizard Choose the Best Volume Organization 31 3 2 2 Making Yo...

Страница 8: ...ttings Tab 76 5 2 5 Restoring Factory Default Settings 77 5 2 6 Upgrading Software Settings Tab 78 5 2 7 Restarting the xStack Storage System Settings Tab 79 5 2 8 Shutting Down the xStack Storage System Settings Tab 79 5 2 9 Selecting a Battery Policy Settings Tab 80 5 2 10 Setting User Accounts Settings Tab 81 5 2 11 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings Settings Tab 81 Chapter 6 Managing Manage...

Страница 9: ... 5 Storage Menu 108 A 6 Network Menu Management Port Selected 109 A 7 Network Menu Ethernet Port Selected 109 A 8 Network Menu Group Ethernet Port Selected 109 A 9 Network Menu Group Selected 109 A 10 Help Menu 109 Appendix B Factory Default Settings 111 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings 115 C 1 Recording Volumes 115 C 2 Recording iSCSI Initiator Access 117 C 3 Recording Groups 118 ...

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Страница 11: ... lower total cost of ownership This User s Guide describes how to use the xStack Storage Management Center to configure provision and manage the storage on xStack Storage arrays It includes an overview of the xStack Storage Management Center a description of its user interface and step by step instructions for performing configuration and management activities 1 1 Key Features The following list s...

Страница 12: ...he xStack Storage Management Center is a graphical Web based interface used to perform centralized storage configuration management administrative and network activities for one or more xStack Storage systems see Figure 1 1 These activities are performed in their own screens or views The xStack Storage Management Center supports the following four views Volume View lets you view configure and mana...

Страница 13: ...itch from Volume View to Physical Storage View for example the Volume menu changes to Storage and all the volume related commands in the Volume menu change to commands relevant to managing the physical storage on the xStack Storage The toolbar appears below the menu bar and provides buttons for frequently performed activities in the current view If you place the pointer over a button in the toolba...

Страница 14: ...ome tasks can also be performed by pressing the right mouse button and clicking an option from a shortcut menu that appears In Volume View for example selecting a volume in the Main Display and pressing the right mouse button displays the shortcut menu in Figure 1 4 You can then select an option from the shortcut menu to perform the desired task Figure 1 4 Example of Shortcut Menu for Volume View ...

Страница 15: ... In the View panel in Figure 1 5 the xStack Storage system corresponding to IP address 192 168 0 34 is being managed The checkmark and OK next to this IP address and the green color coding of the IP address itself indicate that this xStack Storage system is operating normally When the IP address of the currently managed xStack Storage system is highlighted the Volume View is displayed Below the IP...

Страница 16: ... The top panel acquires its name from the current view In Volume View for example the top panel becomes the Volume Actions panel and contains actions associated with volumes If you switch to Physical Storage View the tops panel changes to the Drive Actions panel and displays actions related to drives If there are no actions available for the current view such as in System Administrator View the to...

Страница 17: ...activities Figure 1 8 Example of Detail Tabs in Volume View 1 3 7 Status Bar The status bar appears at the bottom of the main window If an action such as an alert or event requires your attention it appears as a clickable link on the left side of the status bar On the right side of the status bar is an activity indicator that moves from side to side to indicate when activity is being performed oth...

Страница 18: ...t D Link recommends that you perform Optional tasks that are suggested but not required to use the xStack Storage system Table 1 1 xStack Storage Management Center User Tasks Task See Section Required Tasks 1 Log in to the xStack Storage Management Center for the first time 2 1 2 Complete the Start up Wizard first time login only 2 1 1 3 Change the default admin login password 2 3 1 4 Set up users...

Страница 19: ... in this chapter are Section 2 1 Logging In page 10 Section 2 2 Customizing the Date and Time page 18 Section 2 3 Setting Up Accounts page 19 Section 2 4 Logging Out page 25 Section 2 5 Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center page 25 Section 2 6 Powering Off the xStack Storage Array page 26 Before proceeding be sure all the minimum system requirements in section 1 2 have been met ...

Страница 20: ...ogin the start up wizard appears and you should proceed to section 2 1 1 For all subsequent logins the home page appears and you should proceed to section 2 1 2 2 1 1 Using the Start up Wizard The xStack Storage Management Center provides administrators with a straightforward easy to use start up wizard for the initial configuration and setup of their storage environment The start up wizard incorp...

Страница 21: ...ur computer click Click here to download the End User License Agreement on the Welcome screen Figure 2 2 Admin Account Page 2 The Admin Account page lets you set up an administrator account Additional administrative accounts can be set up after completing the initial start up wizard If you want to change the default password type a case sensitive password in the Password field and then retype the ...

Страница 22: ...port The settings you specify must be compatible with your local network and accessible to client computers that may be used to access the xStack Storage Management Center By default the host name is the model number of the array If desired you can change this name to one that is more meaningful 5 Click Next to continue The Data Port page appears once for each data port on your system see Figure 2...

Страница 23: ...at this time is optional To skip this screen click Skip to Email Notification However if you skip this screen you will need to specify these addresses through the xStack Storage Management Center before you can use the data ports If you specify these settings now record them in Table C 9 and click Next when finished After skipping or completing the fields on the Data Ports page the Email Notificat...

Страница 24: ...ature If you check Enable Email Support to enable this feature specify the SMTP server IP address and port number an email address to be shown as originating the email and an email address where email messages are to be sent Enter the required settings and record them in Table C 10 8 Click Next A summary screen similar to the one in Figure 2 6 appears ...

Страница 25: ... settings in the future refer to the appropriate section in this document for instructions This completes the start up wizard After the storage system restarts the home page appears see section 2 1 2 2 1 2 Logging in from the Home Page The xStack Storage Management Center home page has the following three links see Figure 2 7 Click here to run the xStack Storage Management Center now displays a lo...

Страница 26: ...tack Storage Management Center requires the latest version of Java Runtime Environment JRE If the latest version of JRE is not installed on the management PC xStack will let you download it if the PC has Internet access The minimum version of JRE is v1 6 0 0 3 In the View panel click the xStack Storage system you want to log in to if it is not already selected ...

Страница 27: ...tomatically A browser cookie will be placed on the management PC that will let the xStack Storage Management Center know who you are the next time you log in and log you in automatically If you use a different PC you will need to log in again If other people use the management PC you may not want to check Remember me and log in automatically If you do the other people will automatically be logged ...

Страница 28: ...re from any view 1 On the Tools menu click Customize Time Display The Customize Time Display dialog box appears see Figure 2 9 Figure 2 9 Customize Time Display Dialog Box 2 Select the appropriate time option If you select Other use the drop down list to select the appropriate time zone 3 By default time settings will be applied to all xStack Storage arrays being managed To apply the settings to j...

Страница 29: ...ks are reserved for admins only 2 3 1 Changing the Default Admin Login Password The xStack Storage Management Center comes with a single user account called admin whose default login password is admin To prevent unauthorized users from accessing the console as admin it is strongly recommended that you change the default login password Write the new login password on a piece of paper and keep the p...

Страница 30: ...apter 2 Getting Started Figure 2 10 Settings Tab 3 Click the User Accounts button on the left side of the Settings tab The Settings tab displays your user account settings an example is shown in Figure 2 11 ...

Страница 31: ...ount The Confirm New Password field becomes available 6 In the Confirm New Password field retype the same case sensitive password that you typed in the previous step For security each typed password character appears as a bullet 7 Click the Modify button The login password for admin is changed After changing the default admin login password you must specify the new password when logging in to this...

Страница 32: ...s admin must specify to log in to the xStack Storage Management Center The Confirm New Password field becomes available 7 In the Confirm New Password field re enter the same case sensitive login password that you typed in the previous step For security each typed password character appears as a bullet For future reference write the user names and corresponding passwords on a piece of paper and kee...

Страница 33: ...agement Center The Confirm New Password field becomes available 7 In the Confirm New Password field re enter the same case sensitive login password that you typed in the previous step Figure 2 12 shows an example of how the Settings tab looks when adding a user account named User For security each typed password character appears as a bullet For future reference write the user names and correspond...

Страница 34: ...sword for this user account enter a new case sensitive password in the New Password field retype the same password in the Confirm New Password field and type the user s current password in the Old Password field 7 Click the Modify button The user account is modified 8 To modify more users repeat steps 4 through 7 2 3 5 Deleting User Accounts If you no longer need a user account use the following p...

Страница 35: ...age in the View panel and click Log Out from the shortcut menu Performing any of these steps displays the login screen and keeps the xStack Storage Management Center running You can then log in to the same or another array in the View panel by starting with step 3 in section 2 1 on page 10 or perform any of the actions in the System Actions panel 2 5 Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center To...

Страница 36: ...power degradation if a UPS is not used If the battery charge exhausts you will lose data 1 Log off from all initiators 2 In the View panel click System Administration 4 Click the Settings tab The Settings tab appears in the Detail Tabs area see Figure 2 13 Figure 2 13 Settings Tab 3 On the right side of the tab click Shutdown 4 Wait for the Ready LED on the array front panel to go off Then manuall...

Страница 37: ...rom extents A volume typically consists of extents from several drives Volumes are managed in the Volume View Volume View is the initial view that appears when you log in to the xStack Storage Management Center If you are in a different console view you can display the Volume View by performing any of the following steps Clicking Volume on the View menu Clicking an xStack Storage IP address in the...

Страница 38: ...initiators displayed above the volumes associated with them see Figure 3 2 If you click a volume in the Main Display An icon to the left of the Detail Tabs shows the composition of the volume you selected for example parity JBOD etc The Volume Actions panel lets you grant or revoke iSCSI access to the volume scan destroy grow or reconfigure the volume and view advanced extent information See secti...

Страница 39: ... fine tune the volume for you As you create volumes record the information in Table C 1 Drives that have volumes cannot be reserved for use as spares If you intend to use a drive as a spare perform the procedure in section 4 2 2 before creating volumes on the drive 1 In the Volume View perform one of the following steps In the System Actions panel click Volume Creation Wizard On the Tools menu cli...

Страница 40: ...log when staring this wizard 3 Click Next The Volume Name screen appears see Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Volume Name Screen 4 In the Volume Name field enter a name for the volume Volume names can contain from 1 to 30 alphanumeric upper and lower case characters Spaces and special characters such as parentheses dashes and question marks are permitted ...

Страница 41: ... 36 This method is for advanced users who want to customize or fine tune the volume 3 2 1 Letting the Wizard Choose the Best Volume Organization If you selected Help me choose the best volume organization and clicked Next the Volume Use screen appears see Figure 3 5 This screen lets you choose from one of several predefined volume plans or walks you through options that let you customize the volum...

Страница 42: ...nd you should proceed to the next step If you selected Less Important the Number of Drives screen appears see Figure 3 8 and you should skip to step 4 Figure 3 7 Storage Efficiency Screen 3 Select the option that best describes the protection you desire against data loss if a drive should fail Click Next If you select Complete Copy the Number of Drives screen appears see Figure 3 8 and you should ...

Страница 43: ...mprove performance or to use the fewest drives possible Click Next The Volume Size screen appears see Figure 3 9 Figure 3 9 Volume Size Screen 5 In the Volume Size screen use the Capacity field and drop down list to specify the size to be allocated for this volume Do not exceed the maximum volume size shown in this screen Click Next The Grant Access screen appears see Figure 3 10 ...

Страница 44: ...ime If you decide to select multiple iSCSI initiators from the list you can use the following shortcuts For adjacent iSCSI initiators click the first one then hold down the Shift key and click the last one The first and last initiators and all the initiators between them get selected For non adjacent initiators click the first one then hold down the Ctrl key and click each subsequent initiator To ...

Страница 45: ...olume Otherwise click the Back button to return to the screen where you need to change a selection Then click Next until you return to this screen and click Finish to create the volume If the volume is created a message similar to the one in Figure 3 12 appears Figure 3 12 Successfully Created Volume Message 9 Click Close to close the Wizard and return to the Volume View ...

Страница 46: ...pect to individual drive failure Parity volumes support 3 to 17 drives although the effective storage capacity of the volume will be reduced by one drive which is reserved for parity data Mirror creates an exact copy of a set of data on two or more drives for data redundancy Mirror volumes support 2 to 16 drives Stripe splits data evenly across two or more drives for improved performance however t...

Страница 47: ...ripe box to specify the number of the members that will be in the stripe Click Next The Number of Drives screen appears see Figure 3 15 Figure 3 15 Number of Drives Screen 5 By default the Wizard will select the disks for your volume If you prefer click Let Me Select the Disks and select one or more disks you want to be part of the volume If you decide to select multiple disks from the list you ca...

Страница 48: ...ed 6 Click Next If you selected Stripe Mirror Parity or Stripe a Stripe Depth screen similar to the one in Figure 3 16 appears and you should proceed to the next step Otherwise the Volume Size screen appears see Figure 3 17 and you should skip to step 8 Figure 3 16 Stripe Depth Screen 7 By default the Wizard will select the stripe depth chunk size for volumes configured as stripe mirror parity or ...

Страница 49: ... down list to select the size to be allocated for this volume Do not exceed the maximum volume size shown in the screen Click Next The Grant Access screen appears see Figure 3 18 Figure 3 18 Grant Access Screen The resulting volume capacity may be slightly smaller than the size specified depending on the type of volume and the number of drives used ...

Страница 50: ...et selected For non adjacent initiators click the first one then hold down the Ctrl key and click each subsequent initiator To deselect an initiator hold down the Ctrl key and click an initiator that is selected 9 Click Next The Ready to Create Volume screen appears see Figure 3 19 If you decide not to grant access to an initiator now you can do so at a later time see section 3 3 Figure 3 19 Ready...

Страница 51: ... 3 2 Destroy a volume See section 3 3 3 Grow a volume See section 3 3 4 Reconfigure a volume See section 3 3 5 Show advanced extents in the Extents tab See section 3 4 2 3 3 1 Granting or Revoking iSCSI Access to Volumes During the volume creation process you can grant or revoke volume access to iSCSI initiators To change this setting use the following procedure and record your settings in Table C...

Страница 52: ... selection uncheck this option and select one of the following Grant access to Initiator Enter the name of an initiator that will have access to this volume To enable CHAP check Require CHAP Logon Authentication enter a CHAP secret 12 to 16 characters in the CHAP Secret field and re enter the same CHAP secret in the Confirm CHAP Secret field or you can enable CHAP later see section 3 4 4 Click App...

Страница 53: ...o remove unused iSCSI initiators if desired 3 3 2 Scanning a Volume After you create a volume you can scan it for errors This task reads every block in the volume to ensure that parity and media are correct If parity errors are found this task corrects the errors To scan a volume 1 In the Volume View click a volume in the Main Display 2 Perform one of the following steps On the Volumes menu click ...

Страница 54: ...ter Then Under Scan Frequency specify how often the scan is to be performed Click the icon next to the right of the Date and time drop down list and select a date and time from the pop up calendar see Figure 3 23 5 Click OK 6 Record the scheduled task in Table C 5 If you schedule the scan you can use the Schedule tab in the System Administration View to view suspend or delete this scheduled action...

Страница 55: ...g a volume does not sanitize data on the drive s To destroy a volume 1 In the Volume View click a volume in the Main Display 2 Perform one of the following steps On the Volumes menu click Destroy Volume Click Destroy Volume in the Volume Actions panel Press the right mouse button and click Destroy Volume from the shortcut menu Any of these steps display the message in Figure 3 24 ...

Страница 56: ...2 Perform one of the following steps On the Volumes menu click Grow Volume Click Grow Volume in the Volume Actions panel Press the right mouse button and click Grow Volume from the shortcut menu Any of these steps displays the Grow Volume dialog box seeFigure 3 25 This dialog box shows the current size of the volume and the maximum size that you can grow it Figure 3 25 Grow Volume Dialog Box 3 Usi...

Страница 57: ...s in the Detail Tabs lets you view information about the volume being reconfigured see section 3 4 3 The volume keeps its original composition until it is reconfigured After it is reconfigured the Reconfigure tab is removed from the Detail Tabs and the volume icon in the Volume View changes if necessary to indicate the volume s new composition To reconfigure a volume 1 In the Volume View click a v...

Страница 58: ...ed see Figure 3 27 Click Close to remove this screen During the volume reconfiguration the Main Display in the Volume View can be used to view the progress of the reconfiguration In Figure 3 28 for example the Main Display shows that the reconfiguration of the HR Documents volume is 3 complete In addition the activity indicator in the status bar moves from side to side At the end of the reconfigur...

Страница 59: ...Figure 3 27 Started Reconfiguring Volume Screen Figure 3 28 Example of the HR Documents Volume Being Reconfigured If you reconfigure a volume you can use the Schedule tab in the System Administration View to view suspend or delete this action see section 5 2 2 ...

Страница 60: ...e advanced settings for a volume See section 3 4 5 3 4 1 Changing Volume Names and Viewing Volume Information Volume Properties Tab When a volume is selected in the Main Display the volume name is inherited by the first tab in the Detail Tabs In Figure 3 29 for example the volume named Example0 is selected in the Main Display and appears on the first tab This tab provides a Name field for changing...

Страница 61: ...of extents from several drives When a volume is selected in the Main Display you can use the Extents tab to view information about the extents on the selected volume Initially the Extents tab shows basic extent information as shown in Figure 3 30 This read only screen provides drive links below the first Description column that when clicked display the selected drive in the Extents tab of the Phys...

Страница 62: ...formation in the Extents tab for the selected volume On the Volumes menu check Show Advanced Extents Check Show Advanced Extents in the Volume Actions panel Press the right mouse button and click Extent Table View Advanced from the shortcut menu Press the F9 key Figure 3 31 shows an example of the advanced extent information displayed in the Extent tab ...

Страница 63: ...ted in the Main Display is being reconfigured see section 3 3 5 a Reconfigure tab appears between the Extents and Security tabs This read only screen shows the description and status of the drive being reconfigured Clicking a drive link in the first Description column displays the Physical Storage View of the drive you selected When the reconfiguration process completes this tab disappears automat...

Страница 64: ... volume you can enable CHAP If you want to change this setting you can use the Security tab to enable or disable CHAP or change the CHAP secret Record your settings in Table C 1 3 4 4 1 Enabling CHAP Security To enable CHAP security 1 In the Volume View click a volume in the Main Display 2 Click the Security tab The options in Figure 3 33 appear ...

Страница 65: ...ppears as a bullet 5 Click Apply 3 4 4 2 Changing the CHAP Secret To change the CHAP secret 1 In the Volume View click the volume in the Main Display whose CHAP secret you want to change 2 Click the Security tab The options in Figure 3 33 appear 3 Delete the entry in the CHAP Secret field and enter a new case sensitive password that will be used by the target to authenticate an initiator Then repe...

Страница 66: ...ced Settings tab lets you view or change advanced settings for that volume Figure 3 34 shows the advanced settings tab and Table 3 1 describes the settings To change a setting 1 In the Volume View click a volume in the Main Display 2 Click the Advanced Settings tab The advanced settings are displayed see Figure 3 34 3 In the Value column perform one of the following steps If the value is selected ...

Страница 67: ...ow the command Default is 8192 bytes Default Time To Wait Maximum time to wait in seconds for a login PDU to be received from the target in response to a login request sent by the initiator before failing the connection attempt Default is 2 seconds Default Time To Retain Length of wait time in seconds negotiated between the initiator and the target before trying an explicit implicit logout or an a...

Страница 68: ...der Indicates whether the data PDUs within a sequence of data PDUs must be located at continuously increasing addresses Choices are Enabled the data PDUs within a sequence of data PDUs must be located at continuously increasing addresses with no gaps or overlay between PDUs default Disabled the data PDUs within each sequence can be in any order Data Sequence In Order Indicates whether sequences of...

Страница 69: ... not set as Read Only default Set as Read Only 3 5 Removing iSCSI Initiators To remove an iSCSI initiator 1 In the Volume View click an iSCSI initiator 2 Perform one of the following steps to remove the selected iSCSI initiator On the Initiators menu click Remove Initiator In the Initiator Actions panel click Remove Initiator Press the right mouse button then from the shortcut menu click Remove In...

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Страница 71: ... you are in a different console view you can display the Physical Storage View by performing any of the following steps Clicking Physical Storage on the View menu Clicking Physical Storage in the View panel Clicking the Storage View button on the toolbar The topics covered in this chapter are Section 4 1 Understanding the Physical Storage View page 62 Section 4 2 Performing Drive Actions page 63 S...

Страница 72: ...pacity used The status If you click a drive in the Main Display The Drive Actions panel lists the actions you can perform on the selected drive See section 4 2 The Detail Tabs let you view the properties and extents associated with the drive as well as SMART data and SMART attributes for SATA drives See section 4 3 Figure 4 1 Example of the Physical Storage View Drives Appear Here Shaded Drive is ...

Страница 73: ...elected drive to be relocated onto different drives The Down Drive feature handles this requirement by performing a reconfigure task on every volume that uses space on the drive This operation is conducted for any type of volume including redundant and non redundant organizations To down a drive 1 In the Physical Storage View select a drive in the Main Display 2 Perform one of the following steps ...

Страница 74: ...drive can be reserved as a spare so long as no volumes have been created on the drive If you select a drive that has volumes the Reserve Drive as Spare option in step 2 will not be available 2 Perform one of the following steps On the Storage menu click Reserve Drive as Spare Click Reserve Drive as Spare in the Drive Actions panel Press the right mouse button and click Reserve Drive as Spare on th...

Страница 75: ...ve is selected in the Main Display The SMART Attributes tab shows SMART attributes for a SATA drive this information is defined differently by each drive vendor See section 4 3 2 This tab does not appear when a SAS drive is selected in the Main Display The Extents tab displays basic or advanced information about the extents associated with the a drive See section 4 3 3 4 3 1 Viewing Drive Properti...

Страница 76: ...to monitor various aspects of the drive s performance determines from this information if the drive is behaving normally or not and makes available status information to software that probes the drive and look at it The xStack Storage collects the SMART information and displays it on the following read only tabs Smart Data Shows SMART overview self test and offline data collection information for ...

Страница 77: ...t When a drive is selected in the Main Display you can use the Extents tab to view information about the extents on the selected drive Initially the Extents tab shows basic extent information as shown in Figure 4 6 This read only screen provides volume name links below the first Description column that when clicked display the selected volume in the Extents tab of the Volume View see section 3 4 2...

Страница 78: ... the Storage menu check Show Advanced Extents Check Show Advanced Extents in the Drive Actions panel Press the right mouse button and click Extent Table View Advanced from the shortcut menu Press the F9 key Figure 4 7 shows an example of the advanced extent information displayed in the Extent tab Figure 4 7 Example of Advanced Extent Information in the Extents Tab ...

Страница 79: ...ration View If you are in a different console view you can display the System Administration View by performing any of the following steps Clicking System Administration on the View menu Clicking System Administration in the View panel Clicking the System View button on the toolbar The topics covered in this chapter are Section 5 1 Understanding the System Administration View page 70 Section 5 2 U...

Страница 80: ...unt of storage and the amount of storage available Number of volumes that have been configured Number of initiators defined and the number of initiators currently connected Below the Main Display are three Detail Tabs that show the history scheduled tasks and system administration settings In addition the System Administration View only has a System Actions panel Figure 5 1 Example of the System A...

Страница 81: ...2 8 Specify a battery policy for the xStack Storage See section 5 2 9 Set up user accounts See sections 5 2 10 and 2 3 View and change advanced settings See section 5 2 10 5 2 1 Viewing Historical Information History Tab The History tab in the System Administration View provides an historical list of informational warning and error items see Figure 5 2 Each row in the tab corresponds to an item Th...

Страница 82: ... steps On the Tools menu click Save Event History In the System Actions panel click Save Event History Any of these steps displays the Save Event History dialog box see Figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 Save Event History Dialog Box 2 Select the path where you want the event log to reside 3 Click the Save button When You Select an Item Here Information About the Item Appears Here ...

Страница 83: ...configuration and downing of a drive The tab provides Suspend Cancel and Delete buttons for suspending canceling or deleting scheduled activities To suspend a scheduled activity click the activity and click the Suspend button The Suspend button toggles to Resume for this activity To resume a suspended activity click the activity again and click the Resume button To delete a scheduled activity clic...

Страница 84: ...allows you to propagate the configuration to other xStack Storage systems that will use the same settings When you save the current configuration the following settings are saved in a configuration file Management port IP address All targets All the initiators that have access to the targets including their access rights and CHAP secrets All volumes and access parameters User account information B...

Страница 85: ...ration click the Save button The Open dialog box appears see Figure 5 7 Figure 5 7 Open Dialog Box 3 Using the Open dialog box go to the location where you want to store the configuration file 4 In the File Name field enter a name for the configuration file The extension gcf is appended to the end of the file name automatically ...

Страница 86: ...o restore the configuration 1 In the System Administration View click the Settings tab to display the general settings in Figure 5 6 on page 75 Or if you are already in the Settings tab but another screen is displayed click the General button on the left side of the Settings tab 2 Under xStack Configuration click the Restore button The Open dialog box appears see Figure 5 7 on page 75 3 Using the ...

Страница 87: ...ration View click the Settings tab to display the general settings in Figure 5 6 on page 75 Or if you are already in the Settings tab but another screen is displayed click the General button on the left side of the Settings tab 2 Under xStack Configuration click the Restore Factory Defaults button The Restore Factory Defaults message in Figure 5 9 appears Figure 5 9 Restore Factory Defaults Messag...

Страница 88: ...cation where the file has been downloaded 2 In the System Administration View click the Settings tab to display the general settings in Figure 5 6 on page 75 Or if you are already in the Settings tab but another screen is displayed click the General button on the left side of the Settings tab 3 Click the Upgrade button The Open dialog box appears see Figure 5 7 on page75 4 Using the Open dialog bo...

Страница 89: ... Figure 5 11 Precautionary Message 3 Click OK to reboot the xStack Storage system or click Cancel to not reboot the xStack Storage system 5 2 8 Shutting Down the xStack Storage System Settings Tab The Settings tab provides a Shutdown button for shutting down the xStack Storage system To shut down the xStack Storage system 1 In the System Administration View click the Settings tab to display the ge...

Страница 90: ...he battery policy 1 In the System Administration View click the Settings tab 2 Click the System Policy button on the left side of the Settings tab The battery options in Figure 5 12 appear Figure 5 12 Settings Tab System Policy Battery Options Shown 3 Select the battery option that the xStack Storage should use if its onboard battery fails see Table 5 1 4 Click OK to enable the option or click Can...

Страница 91: ...ent Center to manage the xStack Storage Thereafter you can use the User Accounts button in the Settings tab to edit user accounts in case you need to change a user s login password or delete user accounts for users who will no longer be managing the xStack Storage system For more information about adding modifying and deleting user accounts see section 2 3 5 2 11 Viewing or Changing Advanced Setti...

Страница 92: ...e column perform one of the following steps If the value is selected from a drop down list click in the field and select the desired value If the value is entered in the field double click in the field and enter the desired value 4 Click Apply Figure 5 13 Settings Tab Advanced Settings Shown ...

Страница 93: ...ter to send a time stamp reply back to the originating computer Systems can use time stamp requests and replies to measure the transmission speed of datagrams on a network Choices are Enabled TCP IP timestamp is enabled Disabled TCP IP timestamp is disabled default TCP IP PMTU Determines whether the xStack Storage automatically adapts its packet size Choices are Enabled xStack Storage automaticall...

Страница 94: ... server will be listening for email alerts from the xStack Storage Default is 25 iSNS Enabled Indicates whether iSNS is enabled Choices are Enabled iSNS is enabled and will register clients automatically Disabled iSNS is not enabled default iSNS Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the iSNS server Default is 0 0 0 0 iSNS Server Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of the iSNS server Default is 2...

Страница 95: ...Network Settings in the View panel Clicking the Network View button on the toolbar When you switch to the Network Settings View the Network Settings icon at the top of the Main Display may show a progress percentage as the management and Ethernet ports are displayed in the Main Display The topics covered in this chapter are Section 6 1 Understanding the Network Settings View page 86 Section 6 2 Wo...

Страница 96: ... an Ethernet iSCSI port in the Main Display the Port tab shows the settings for the selected port and lets you change the MTU size The Network Actions panel allows you to create a portal on the selected port replace the port with a VLAN enabled port and group ports If you click a LAG the Link Aggregation Group LAG tab shows information about the LAG and lets you change the LAG s MTU setting If you...

Страница 97: ...l Startup Wizard Thereafter you can use the following procedure to view or change the xStack Storage s management port settings If you change these settings you must Restart the xStack Storage system for the new settings to take effect In addition Configure the NIC in the management PC to use the first 3 octets of the new IP address in the example in Figure 6 2 the first three octets are 192 168 0...

Страница 98: ...Port If you encounter or suspect a problem with the management port you can originate an outgoing ping from the management port to the management host To ping from the management port 1 In the Network Settings View click the management port in the Main Display 2 Perform one of the following steps On the Network menu click Ping from Management Port In the Network Actions panel click Ping from Manag...

Страница 99: ...er s IP address is not active elsewhere on the network 6 3 Viewing Ethernet Port Settings or Changing the MTU Setting You can view the settings of the xStack Storage s Ethernet iSCSI ports and change the port s maximum transmission unit MTU setting If you change the MTU setting you must restart the xStack Storage for the new setting to take effect To view Ethernet port settings and or change the M...

Страница 100: ...d MTU size and default value is 1500 However you can select a larger value if your iSCSI network can handle a larger frame size to see whether it improves performance Selecting a higher MTU value known in the industry as jumbo frames requires all network equipment involved such as switches to be capable of and configured to handle an MTU of at least 4088 or 9000 depending on your selection Note th...

Страница 101: ...IP address es will be assigned to which the xStack Storage data port s before performing this procedure As you create network portals record your settings in Table C 4 Your iSCSI initiator must be aware of the IP address es you specify in this procedure so it can communicate with the target xStack Storage system When you create a network portal you have the option of VLAN enabling the ports If you...

Страница 102: ...ld to specify the ID of the VLAN to which this portal will belong 8 Click the OK button The network portal appears below the selected Ethernet port in the Main Display 6 4 2 Deleting a Network Portal If you no longer need a network portal use the following procedure to delete it 1 In the Network Settings View click an IP address in the Main Display for the network portal you want to delete 2 Perfo...

Страница 103: ... of the following steps On the Network menu click Ping from Portal In the Network Actions panel click Ping from Portal Press the right mouse button and click Ping from Portal from the shortcut menu Any of these steps displays the Ping from Portal dialog box see Figure 6 7 Figure 6 7 Ping from Portal Dialog Box 3 In the Ping to field type the IP address of the destination device you want to ping 4 ...

Страница 104: ...bit Ethernet switch In this example multiple workgroups join to form one high speed aggregated link In this figure the xStack Storage system is connected to a Gigabit Ethernet switch using eight 1000 Mbps links two are not seen in this view If one link fails between the xStack Storage and switch the other links in the LAG take over the traffic and the connection is maintained This configuration re...

Страница 105: ...e option of creating a VLAN enabled group To group ports 1 In the Network Settings View click an Ethernet port in the Main Display 2 Perform one of the following steps On the Network menu click Group Ports Click Group Ports in the Network Actions panel Press the right mouse button and click Group Ports from the shortcut menu Any of these steps Displays the Group Ports dialog box see Figure 6 9 ...

Страница 106: ... then hold down the Ctrl key and click each additional port you want to select If you decide not to include a port you selected hold down the Ctrl key and click the port to deselect it 6 Click OK 7 Record your settings in Table C 3 If you click an IP address that is part of the VLAN enabled group the icon to the left of the Detail Tabs uses a V to indicate that the selected IP address belongs to a...

Страница 107: ...ngs View of the Main Display click a LAG 2 Perform one of the following steps On the Network menu click Ungroup Ports In the Network Actions panel click Ungroup Ports Press the right mouse button and click Ungroup Ports from the shortcut menu Any of these steps ungroups the ports in the selected group 3 Record your settings in Table C 3 This V Indicates That the IP Address Selected in the Main Dis...

Страница 108: ...ance can be improved through careful logical and physical separation For example iSCSI SAN traffic should never be mixed with ordinary Ethernet user traffic This not only impairs SAN performance but also creates a potential security risk since storage data is accessible on the user LAN Instead iSCSI SAN traffic should be isolated from the everyday user traffic The most common method of separation ...

Страница 109: ...work menu click Replace Port with VLAN enabled Port Click Replace Port with VLAN enabled Port in the Network Actions panel Press the right mouse button and click Replace Port with VLAN enabled Port from the shortcut menu 6 6 2 Removing a Port from a VLAN If you no longer want a port to participate in a VLAN 1 In the Network Settings View click a VLAN enabled Ethernet port in the Main Display 2 Per...

Страница 110: ... steps On the Network menu click Replace Group with VLAN enabled Group Click Replace Group with VLAN enabled Group in the Network Actions panel Press the right mouse button and click Replace Group with VLAN enabled Group from the shortcut menu 6 6 4 Removing a Group from a VLAN If you no longer want a group to participate in a VLAN 1 In the Network Settings View click a VLAN enabled group in the M...

Страница 111: ... by the xStack Storage Management Center See section 7 2 Log Out lets you log out of the current xStack Storage Management Center session See section 2 4 7 1 Adding an xStack Storage The Add xStack Storage action in the System Actions panel lets you add an xStack Storage system to be managed by the xStack Storage Management Center To perform this task you must know the IP address or host name of t...

Страница 112: ...w panel start with step 4 in section 2 1 to log in to the xStack Storage system 7 2 Removing an xStack Storage If you no longer need to manage an xStack Storage system use Remove xStack Storage in the System Actions panel to remove the xStack Storage system from the View panel To remove an xStack Storage system 1 In the View panel click the xStack Storage system you want to remove 2 In the System ...

Страница 113: ...vides suggestions and guidelines for optimizing your management experience with the xStack Storage Management Center The topics covered in this chapter are Section 8 1 Saving Configuration Settings page 104 Section 8 2 Resetting Display Preferences page 104 Section 8 3 Working with Firewalls page 104 ...

Страница 114: ... and resized to suit user preferences If the window s default preferences have been changed you can reset them to their default settings by clicking Reset Display Preferences on the View menu 8 3 Working with Firewalls A firewall s main purpose is to block incoming unsolicited connection attempts to your network If the xStack Storage is used within an environment that uses a firewall there will be...

Страница 115: ... Storage system via these ports Table 8 1 xStack Storage Ports Port Description 23 Telnet 80 http Web Server 443 https Web Server 5988 CIM 5989 CIM HTTPS For outgoing traffic from the xStack Storage system management port there are no fixed port numbers ports are ephemeral so all ports should be open for traffic from the xStack Storage management port The xStack Storage system s iSCSI data ports o...

Страница 116: ...106 Chapter 8 Best Practices THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK ...

Страница 117: ...tack Storage Management Center session see section 2 4 Exit closes the xStack Storage Management Center and exits the session see section 2 5 A 2 View Menu Volumes displays the Volume View see section 3 1 Physical Storage displays the Physical Storage View see section 1 1 System Administration displays the System Administration View see section 5 1 Network Settings displays the Network Settings Vi...

Страница 118: ...lume see section 3 3 1 Scan Volume scans a volume now or at a scheduled date time see section 3 3 2 Destroy Volume destroys a volume see section 3 3 3 Grow Volume grows a volume see section 3 3 4 Reconfigure Volume reconfigures a volume configuration see section 3 3 5 Show Advanced Extents displays advanced extent information in the Extents tab see section 3 4 2 A 5 Storage Menu Down Drive takes a...

Страница 119: ... individual ports see section 6 5 1 A 8 Network Menu Group Ethernet Port Selected Create Portal creates portals see section 6 4 1 Remove Port from Group removes a port from a LAG see section 6 5 3 A 9 Network Menu Group Selected Replace Group with VLAN enabled Group replaces a group with a VLAN enabled group see section 6 6 3 If the group is VLAN enabled this option changes to Replace VLAN enabled...

Страница 120: ...110 Appendix A Menu Summary THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK ...

Страница 121: ...ting Parameter Default Value Timezone UTC Table B 3 Modify System TCPIP Default Settings Parameter Default Value Max Segment Size 8960 Window Scale 0 Time To Live TTL 64 PMTU Enabled True Table B 4 Set Cache Mode Default Setting Parameter Default Value Write Back Enabled Table B 5 Set Default Task Priority Setting Parameter Default Value Default Priority 5 Table B 6 Set Spare Count Default Setting...

Страница 122: ...it 2 seconds Default Time To Retain 20 seconds Maximum R2T Outstanding 8 Maximum Connections 8 Error Recovery Level 0 session recovery class Initial R2T Enabled Immediate Data Enabled Data PDU In Order Enabled Data Sequence In Order Enabled Primary Header Digest Method No Digest Secondary Header Digest Method CRC32C Primary Data Digest Method No Digest Secondary Data Digest Method CRC32C Maximum D...

Страница 123: ...ocal time zone iSCSI Port Number 3260 TCP IP Time to Live 64 seconds TCP IP Maximum IP Segmentation 8960 bytes TCP IP Window Scale 0 TCP IP Timestamp Disabled TCP IP PMTU Enabled TCP IP Reset Upper Layer Counter Disabled Email Notification Enabled Disabled Email Server IP Address 0 0 0 0 Email Server Port 25 iSNS Enabled Disabled iSNS Server IP Address 0 0 0 0 iSNS Server Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0...

Страница 124: ...114 Appendix B Factory Default Settings THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK ...

Страница 125: ...ume Size Volume Composition Parity Mirror etc Stripe Width Number of Stripes in Set Number of Drives Stripe Depth CHAP Security No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________...

Страница 126: ...___ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes Secret ________________________ No Yes...

Страница 127: ...______________________________ CHAP Secret_______________________________________________ Revoked for Initiator ________________________________ Granted to All Initiators Granted to Initiator ________________________________ CHAP Secret_______________________________________________ Revoked for Initiator ________________________________ Granted to All Initiators Granted to Initiator ______________...

Страница 128: ...____________________________________ Revoked for Initiator ________________________________ Granted to All Initiators Granted to Initiator ________________________________ CHAP Secret_______________________________________________ Revoked for Initiator ________________________________ Granted to All Initiators Granted to Initiator ________________________________ CHAP Secret_______________________...

Страница 129: ...xStack Storage Management Center Software User s Guide 119 Table C 3 Groups Created Using the xStack Storage Storage Array Physical Ethernet Ports Grouped VLAN Enabled Yes No MTU Size ...

Страница 130: ...ation Settings C 4 Recording Network Portals Use Table C 4 to record information about the network portals you create Table C 4 Network Portals Created Using the xStack Storage Storage Array IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway VLAN ID for VLANs ...

Страница 131: ...ecording Scheduled Tasks Use Table C 5 to record information about the scheduled tasks you create Table C 5 Scheduled Tasks Created Using the xStack Storage Storage Array Operation Name Object Operation Task Frequency Daily Weekly Monthly Once Start Date Start Time ...

Страница 132: ...pendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings C 6 Admin Login Password If you change the default admin login password record it in Table C 6 Table C 6 Admin Login Password xStack Storage Admin Login Password ...

Страница 133: ...agement Center Software User s Guide 123 C 7 Configuration Files If you save a configuration to a configuration file record it in Table C 7 Table C 7 Configuration Files Configuration File Name File Location Description ...

Страница 134: ...Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings C 8 Management Port Settings Record your management port settings in Table C 8 Table C 8 Management Port Settings IP Address Subnet Default Gateway Host Name ...

Страница 135: ...xStack Storage Management Center Software User s Guide 125 C 9 Data Port Settings Record your data port settings in Table C 9 Table C 9 Data Port Settings IP Address Subnet Default Gateway Host Name ...

Страница 136: ...126 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings C 10 Email Settings Record your email settings in Table C 10 Table C 10 Email Setting Enable Email Support SMTP Server IP Address Port Number From To ...

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