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EvoStor-400CA 

SCSI-to-ATA RAID Subsystem 

 

 
 

 
 

User Manual 

 

Содержание EvoStor-400CA

Страница 1: ...EvoStor 400CA SCSI to ATA RAID Subsystem User Manual ...

Страница 2: ...2 EvoStor 400CA User Manual Version 1 1 Copyright 2004 QNAP Systems Inc All rights reserved This user manual version 1 1 applies to EvoStor 400CA version 1 00 or later versions June 17 2004 ...

Страница 3: ...terference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used according to the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception ...

Страница 4: ...uration 13 3 1 Configuring EvoStor via the LCD panel 13 3 2 Using EvoStor Management Utilities 20 Chapter 4 Accessing EvoStor 37 4 1 Using Microsoft Windows 2000 37 4 2 Using Red Hat Linux 46 Chapter 5 EvoStor Maintenance 49 5 1 Entering Diagnosis Mode 49 5 2 Exiting Diagnosis Mode 50 5 3 Restoring Firmware 50 5 4 Auto Test 51 5 5 Resetting Password 51 5 6 RAID Recovery 52 Appendix A SCSI 53 Appen...

Страница 5: ...r small to mid sized companies and departments System Features Intel 64 bit RISC I O Processor Built in 128 MB cache memory expandable up to 1 GB Compatible with all SCSI 3 and SCSI 2 LVD host adapters up to 160 MB s LCD panel for easy RAID configuration and status monitoring EvoStor Management Technology Windows based utility monitors status of RAIDs through in band SCSI command enable remote man...

Страница 6: ...6 1 4 System Requirements An Ultra 160 SCSI host bus adaptor A personal computer installed with an O S that supports SCSI device access ...

Страница 7: ...nd Installation 2 1 System Overview Front view Rear View Power Switch SCSI Connectors RS 232 Connector ATX Redundant Power Supply Fan Power Supply Connector Function Switch LCD Panel Configuration Switch Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 ...

Страница 8: ... channel status 5 Set the SCSI ID for EvoStor via the LCD panel if the ID duplicates with other SCSI devices 6 Create disk volume via the LCD panel If you configure EvoStor as RAID 1 0 1 3 or 5 the percentage of initialization will be shown Complete initialization before proceeding to step 7 Note Please select LUN0 as the ID for this logic volume as some O S are not able to recognize logic volume ...

Страница 9: ...In the startup screen of BIOS it will be shown that EvoStor is detected Note that if you create the logic volume on LUN0 EvoStor RAID Controller resided on LUN0 will not be shown 9 Skip the following steps if the above logic volume is resided on LUN0 After Windows starts the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear SCSI Terminator ...

Страница 10: ...10 10 In the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box click Next 11 Insert the companion CD and select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Then click Next ...

Страница 11: ...11 12 In Optional search locations select CD ROM drives and click Next 13 The Found New Hardware Wizard will find the driver to install in the CD Click Next ...

Страница 12: ...12 14 Click Finish to complete the installation Format EvoStor before using the system For information on EvoStor management software installation please refer to Chapter 3 2 ...

Страница 13: ...To view system messages of EvoStor press enter when the system is successfully turned on Then press the Up and Down buttons to select the information you want to view After that press ESC to return to the previous menu The following information is available currently Field Description SCSI ID Info Current SCSI ID of EvoStor Volume Info Available logic volume information Disk Info Physical disk mod...

Страница 14: ...uttons to enter the password The following message will then be shown Press the Enter button to confirm or ESC button to return to the previous menu Step 3 Use the Up and Down buttons to adjust the SCSI value and press the Enter button Make sure the SCSI ID does not duplicate with that of other SCSI devices Step 4 Press the Enter button to confirm the SCSI value or press ESC to cancel Step 5 When ...

Страница 15: ...enu Volume ID The ID number of logic volume LUN 0 LUN 7 Logic Unit Number RAID Level RAID level NRAID RAID 0 1 0 1 3 and 5 Spare Disks Spare disks of EvoStor Select spare disk Data Disks Data disks of EvoStor Select data disks Stripe Size The size of striped block 4 8 16 32 64 and 128K Create LUN Now Create logic volume instantly Yes or No Use the Up and Down buttons to select the configuration it...

Страница 16: ...d Down buttons to select the appropriate option Then press Enter to confirm Step 4 Press Enter to confirm and return to the main menu or press ESC to cancel Set Clock Timer Step 1 Press the Function switch and Up and Down buttons to select Set Clock Timer Then press Enter to proceed Step 2 Use the Up and Down and the Enter buttons to enter the password When finished the following message will be d...

Страница 17: ...Up and Down buttons to select Change Password Then press Enter to proceed Step 2 Enter the password The following message will be displayed on the LCD panel Press Enter to confirm or ESC to exit Step 3 Enter the new password and press Enter Step 4 Press Enter to save the new password or ESC to exit ...

Страница 18: ... system to restart Note The password will not be restored when selecting restoring configuration To restore the password to default refer to Chapter 5 5 Restart System Step 1 Press the Function switch and select Restart System Press Enter to confirm Step 2 Enter the password and press Enter to confirm To quit press ESC Step 3 Wait for the system to restart ...

Страница 19: ...stem Step 1 Press the Function switch and select Shutdown System Then press ESC to proceed Step 2 Enter the password and press Enter to confirm Step 3 The system will shut down and the following message will be shown ...

Страница 20: ...ween EvoStor and EvoStor Manager It receives management request from EvoStor Manager in the Internet and transfers the request to SCSI command of EvoStor to provide remote management and monitoring functions EvoStor ActiveX Control EvoStor ActiveX Control is a standard ActiveX control using Microsoft ActiveX and Component Object Model COM technology This ActiveX control provides an interface for w...

Страница 21: ...select Connect in System Enter the agent address e g 172 17 12 168 and port number default value 2058 Then click OK Note The port number must be the same as that preset by EvoStor Agent for successful connection For further details on port number configuration of EvoStor Agent please refer to Chapter 3 2 2 Note The port number for EvoStor Manager must be the same as that for EvoStor Agent for succ...

Страница 22: ...owing screen will be displayed Four options in the main menu 1 System Manager Menu Options Connect To establish connection with EvoStor Disconnect To disconnect from EvoStor Alert Setting To specify the alert level for sending notification email and the recipients ...

Страница 23: ...23 Click Option and the window below will be shown Advanced Options ...

Страница 24: ...eing monitored are out of the safety range Upgrade Firmware To upgrade the firmware version Rescan Enable this option to detect the status of connection to Agent Save Log As To back up event logs Clear All Logs To clear all event logs Exit To exit the monitoring page and EvoStor Manager 2 Configuration A password must be entered when modifying any setting in Configuration The default password is 8...

Страница 25: ...ic volume for EvoStor Step 1 Select logic volume ID Note Please select LUN0 as the ID for EvoStor as some O S are not able to recognize logic volume ID other than LUN0 For information about creating more than one logic volume please contact the O S distributor ...

Страница 26: ...26 Step 2 Select the RAID level and stripe size to create for EvoStor ...

Страница 27: ...27 Step 3 Select the data and spare disk s to create for a volume Then click Finish When finished the following screen will be shown to display new volume information ...

Страница 28: ...e data disks Delete Logic Volume To remove logic volume Change password To change password 3 View Select the items for viewing in Manager Menu Available options include Agents Field Description Name The server name running EvoStor Agent Port Number The TCP port number for Manager Agent connection Operating System The OS of the server running EvoStor Agent HBA Counts The number of ASPI interface ca...

Страница 29: ...PU temperature and system temperature of EvoStor Logic Volumes Field Description Logic Volume ID The ID number of logic volume Agent The server running EvoStor Agent HBA ID The ID of SCSI adaptor connected by EvoStor SCSI ID The SCSI ID of EvoStor Status Status of EvoStor Degrading Initializing Ready Rebuilding Error RAID Level RAID level configured for EvoStor Data Disks The data disk ID number o...

Страница 30: ...r connected by EvoStor SCSI ID The SCSI ID of EvoStor Logic Volume ID The logic volume ID of EvoStor Status Status of ATA hard disk Degrading Error Initializing On line Off line Rebuilding Vacant Model Name The model name of ATA hard disk Capacity The disk capacity of ATA hard disk 4 Help The version number of EvoStor Manager will be shown ...

Страница 31: ...talled to the PC Restart the PC after installation For further details please refer to Appendix A Using EvoStor Agent When EvoStor Agent is installed it will be run every time when Windows starts up An icon will be created in the toolbar Right click the icon and choose to stop or exit EvoStor Agent Stop Stop the functions of EvoStor Agent The communication and processing between EvoStor Agent and ...

Страница 32: ...er for EvoStor service The default value is 2058 Make sure the port number is the same as the one entered for EvoStor Manager connection Polling Interval The time interval for EvoStor Agent to inquire RAID status The default value is 5 seconds Setting the time interval to close affect system performance iii Exit Shut down EvoStor Agent The agent icon will be removed from the toolbar You need to ru...

Страница 33: ...p easily build your own manager application or manager web page System Requirements PC IBM or IBM compatible PC Operation system Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 or Windows XP Installation Instruction Run Install EvoStor ActiveX Control from companion CD to install the software After the setup program complete all files will be installed to Program Files QNAP EvoStorActiveX Note Program Files...

Страница 34: ...orDemo htm in a web browser to see this ActiveX control in an html file Click on the Connect button and input the IP address and IP port of EvoStor Agent of which the EvoStor is on EvoStor View ActiveX Control resides in Control Panel You can manipulate most of EvoStor s functions by using the buttons and Windows controls on it The functions and commands available are listed below Connect Connect ...

Страница 35: ...mming interface is described in the following section Object Interface List Web Support To let users distribute ActiveX control on their own web page to manage EvoStor Here is an HTML page example as following HTML BODY OBJECT ID EvoStorViewCtrl CLASSID CLSID 31AA7BDE 2F5D 4845 A4CD 014BD9FA9B5C HEIGHT 400 WIDTH 491 OBJECT BODY HTML Object Interface List Methods Name Param Note BOOL Connect Pop up...

Страница 36: ...Which EvoStor send out the event log sType 1 Debug 2 Error 3 Warning 4 Information pszTime The time of event log occurs pszContent The content of event log Fired when an event takes place for EvoStor Void SocketClosure Fired when receiving notification of socket closure Examples CRaidView m_RAIDViewCtrl m_RAIDViewCtrl Connect Connect to EvoStor Agent m_RAIDViewCtrl Rescan Rescan EvoStor devices on...

Страница 37: ...nd formatting on a RAID is the same as that for other disks The following sections provide a brief overview on how to access EvoStor in Windows 2000 and Red Hat Linux operating system For other operating system please contact your operating system supplier for further information 4 1 Using Microsoft Windows 2000 i Detecting new drive Right click My Computer on the desktop and select Manage Select ...

Страница 38: ...ing Signature Before using new disk the host computer will prompt for writing signature for the newly detected disk Click Next to proceed iii The following example is based on Disk 1 Select Disk 1 and click Next ...

Страница 39: ...39 iv Click Finish to complete writing signature for Disk 1 Do not select to upgrade the disk Do NOT select ...

Страница 40: ...40 v Click Finish to complete ...

Страница 41: ...41 vi Creating disk volume Right click the newly detected disk and select Create Volume ...

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