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Dolphin StorExpressDSE4XM1DSE4XM2
User Guide for Windows
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Страница 1: ...Dolphin Interconnect Solutions www dolphinics com Dolphin StorExpress DSE4XM1 DSE4XM2 User Guide for Windows Revision Information Revision 0 3...
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Страница 3: ...1 2 Existing ioDrive Installation 19 3 1 3 Outdated Firmware Check on Windows XP Pro or Windows 2003 Server 20 3 1 4 Outdated Firmware Check on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 21 3 1 5 ioDrive N...
Страница 4: ...36 3 4 1 Manual Install on Windows XP Pro or Windows Server 2003 36 3 4 2 Manual Install on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 38 3 5 Command Line Utilities Reference 41 3 6 Enabling SNMP 47 3 6 1 W...
Страница 5: ...tributed storage solutions Capable of being connected to multiple servers StorExpress provides a flexi ble and scalable storage solution which can be distributed within the enterprise to improve acces...
Страница 6: ...d dual x8 server connection s respectively 800 MB s 1500 MB s and 2700 MB s read 600 MB s 1250 MB s and 2500 MB s write 80 000 150 000 and 270 000 I O operations per second IOPS 1 50 microseconds read...
Страница 7: ...onmental Operating Temperature 00 C to 500 C ambient Storage Temperature 200 C to 700 C Relative Humidity 15 85 non condensing 1 4 3 Electrical Operating Voltage 100 240 VAC at 50 60Hz Power Supply 30...
Страница 8: ...storage allocated to each server Each additional server requires a DXH510 adapter card and cable to connect to the DSE4XM chassis Allocation of memory to each server is specified at the time the produ...
Страница 9: ...ssis Rear Figure 2 2 shows the front of the DSE4XM chassis with the front cover open Table 2 1 DSE4XM Chassis Rear Features Label Name A AC Power Inlet B AC Power Switch C Uplink Slot 0 D Uplink Slot...
Страница 10: ...u do power should be disconnected from the chassis prior to servicing the chassis or removing the cover for any reason In order to disconnect power remove the power cord from its receptacle in the bac...
Страница 11: ...of your DXH510 and record it for future refer ence 2 Power off the server and disconnect the power cable 3 Remove the server s access panel Locate an available PCIe slot Consult your server s document...
Страница 12: ...t you are properly grounded prior to any hardware installation procedure using an ESD protection device such as a wrist strap 1 Locate the half height bracket in the DSE4XM package 2 Remove the four s...
Страница 13: ...e from Dolphin for connecting the DXH510 to the DSE4XM chassis as listed in Table 2 2 See http www dolphinics com support for the most up to date compatible cable offerings The DSE4XM chassis has two...
Страница 14: ...required if a x8 connection is desired May be left unconnected if a x4 connection only is needed The single server dual x8 configuration is similar to the two server configuration however in this case...
Страница 15: ...March 10 2009 Dolphin Interconnect Solutions 15 www dolphinics com Figure 2 5 DSE4XM with One x8 Connection Figure 2 6 DSE4XM with Four x4 Connections Figure 2 7 DSE4XM with Two x8 Connections...
Страница 16: ...power supply unit is located on the back of the chas sis near the power connector as shown in Figure 2 1 These switches must be placed in the on position to provide full AC power to the chassis 3 A D...
Страница 17: ...e Dolphin website at www dolphinics com support 2 5 Troubleshooting Table 2 4 Troubleshooting Tips Symptom Tip No Power to board 1 Check AC power cord for power 2 Ensure rear power switch is turned on...
Страница 18: ...as Administrator or have Administrator rights 4 Download the ioDrive Windows Setup Program from http www dolphinics com support to your desktop or a convenient directory 5 Run the Setup program 6 Foll...
Страница 19: ...Review the Release Notes and the Errata file available for this version of the soft ware for additional steps that may be needed to complete the install 2 If you want to use SNMP with your ioDrive re...
Страница 20: ...s System Event Log 1 Choose Start Control Panel 2 Click on Administrative Tools 3 Click on Event Viewer 4 Click on System in the console tree The System Event Log appears in the dialog 5 Click on the...
Страница 21: ...ioDrive is ready to receive a Windows file system If you choose to enable SNMP support continue to Section 3 6 3 1 4 Outdated Firmware Check on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 After installing th...
Страница 22: ...in the dialog 6 Click the Source column to re sort the list by source 7 Scroll through the list to identify any fiodrive error entries 8 Highlight an entry in the list to view its details Check to se...
Страница 23: ...to enable SNMP support refer to Section 3 6 3 1 5 ioDrive Naming The ioDrive receives a name and number as part of the install process for identification The syntax is fctx where x is the number of t...
Страница 24: ...a File System to the ioDrive With the ioDrive and driver installed you can now use the Windows Disk Management utility to make your device available to applications Typically Windows will detect the...
Страница 25: ...configurations spanned striped mirrored or RAID 5 Note Windows XP Professional does not support software RAID or mirroring It does support spanning and striping For specific steps to perform a RAID co...
Страница 26: ...in the ioManager User Guide available in the All Programs Fusion io ioManager menu 3 2 3 ioDrive Command Line Utilities The Windows Setup package also includes five command line utilities for managing...
Страница 27: ...ion of the driver for details on any additional steps to perform the upgrade 2 Follow the steps above to uninstall the existing driver 3 Download the latest driver from http www dolphinics com support...
Страница 28: ...information to evaluate upgrading to a newer firmware release To view the firmware version in the System Event Log 1 Choose Start Administrative Tools 2 Click Event Viewer 3 Click System in the consol...
Страница 29: ...d displays a progress bar to indicate the pace of the upgrade Typically you use the ioManager console to perform firmware upgrades You can also perform the upgrade using the fio update iodrive command...
Страница 30: ...econds after the Fusion io Consistency Check message appears at the prompt If you choose to cancel the check however the ioDrive s will remain unavailable to users until the check is done You can perf...
Страница 31: ...hooting the driver issue use ioManager to attach the ioDrive s and make them available to Windows 3 2 6 1 Enabling Auto Attach To re enable auto attach after disabling it with the autoattachenable reg...
Страница 32: ...and Warnings Note Each ioDrive is numbered from 0 upwards These numbers reflect the PCIe bus number where you installed the device Use ioManager to view this number for your device The following are...
Страница 33: ...re errorcode is a number which may vary Suggested Solutions Reinstall the Windows driver Remove and reseat the ioDrive device Remove and insert the ioDrive in a different PCIe slot If these do not cor...
Страница 34: ...appear if the system shut down abruptly or hung You can use either the fio attach command line utility or ioManager to re attach the ioDrive This attach process may take up to ten minutes as the utili...
Страница 35: ...Drive driver checks to see if there is an AutoAttach parameter in the Windows registry If you create this Registry parameter to disable auto attach the attach operation does not complete The driver wi...
Страница 36: ...er Windows XP Pro Server 2003 or Windows Vista Server 2008 3 4 1 Manual Install on Windows XP Pro or Windows Server 2003 Windows Driver Wizard will automatically detect the new ioDrive and start to lo...
Страница 37: ...the path field Windows will display a file dialog 6 Select the folder with the ioDrive driver the default is Program Files Fusion io driver 7 Click OK Windows will find the correct driver and install...
Страница 38: ...his guide to perform an outdated firmware check 3 4 2 Manual Install on Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 The Windows Driver Wizard will automatically detect the new ioDrive and start to locate its...
Страница 39: ...March 10 2009 Dolphin Interconnect Solutions 39 www dolphinics com 2 Click Browse my computer for driver software The Setup program will ask you for a path to search...
Страница 40: ...ath field Windows will display a file dialog 4 Select the folder with the ioDrive driver the default is Program Files Fusion io driver 5 Click OK 6 Click Next Windows will find the correct driver and...
Страница 41: ...ion io utils folder These provide a number of useful ways to access test and manipulate the ioDrive via the command line Command Prompt They include Note Each utility has h for Help and v for Version...
Страница 42: ...ce node is the name given by the ioDrive driver to your device This name is dev fctx where x indicates the PCIe bus number where you installed the ioDrive For example the name dev fct4 refers to the i...
Страница 43: ...he fio format utility displays a progress bar and percentage as it completes the format Note The ioDrive ships pre formatted and does not require the use of fio format except to change the logical siz...
Страница 44: ...fio status displays information on all installed ioDrives Options q Quit on erase error s device size Sets the storage size by a number and one of the following units as a suffix Percentage of drive...
Страница 45: ...for each device The fio status command displays the following information Serial number Part number Manufacturer s name Manufacturing date Firmware version at manufacturing time Size of the device ou...
Страница 46: ...mperature 34 degC Internal temperature avg 37 9 degC max 42 8 degC Media status healthy 99 87 blocks good data 99 82 good md 100 fio update iodrive Description Updates the ioDrive s firmware This util...
Страница 47: ...tension agent 1 Copy fio snmp win dll into Windows System32 2 Open Regedit and create the following registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Fusion io fio snmp win CurrentVersion Pathname systemroot s...
Страница 48: ...Windows Components button 4 Select Management Monitoring Tools 5 Click on the Details button 6 Check the box labeled WMI Windows Installer Provider 7 Click OK 8 Click Next Follow the on screen instru...
Страница 49: ...cs com C WINDOWS system32 wbem snmp smi2smir g RFC1213 MIB txt cpqHost mib cpqIODrv mib cpqIODrv mof 4 To register this MOF file with WMI type in the command C WINDOWS system32 wbem mofcomp cpqIODrv m...
