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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s SeriesFC, iSCSI, SASProduct ManualVersion 4.0

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product ManualxChapter 5: SmartNAVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181Managing y

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual80• Fatal – Non-Recoverable error or failure has occurred.• None – Deactivates this event for notification

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe817. Enter a new password of 1 to 31 characters, no spaces, in the New Password field. 8. Enter the new password

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual82Deleting a UserThere will always be at least one Super User account. You cannot delete the user account y

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe83Managing the Network ConnectionThe network connection deals with the VessRAID’s Management Port.• Making Manag

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual84To make changes to the iSCSI Port settings:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Admin

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe85Viewing Link Aggregation EntriesTo view the current Link Aggregation entries:1. Click the Subsystem icon in

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual86Managing Fibre Channel ConnectionsThis feature pertains to VessRAID Fibre Channel models. Functions inclu

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe87• Fabric WWNN – World Wide Node Name (appears when connected to a switch)• Fabric WWPN – World Wide Port Name

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual88Example 1: If you connect the VessRAID to a Fibre Channel switch and choose NL-Port topology, you will cr

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe89• NOS Count – Not Operational Primitive Sequence. This primitive sequence is used during link initialization b

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ContentsxiChapter 5: SmartNAVI, cont.Managing Users and Groups, cont.Viewing a List of Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual90The SFP information includes:• Connector – Type of connector• Transceiver – SFP• Transceiver Code – Defin

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe91Adding an InitiatorTo add an initiator to the VessRAID’s initiator list:1. Check the box to the left of the in

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual92Managing iSCSI ConnectionsiSCSI connections deal with the VessRAID’s four host data ports.• Viewing iSCSI

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe935. Enter a value in the field for each of the following items:• Node Name – An iSCSI node is identified by its

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual94The Target Ports tab displays the following information:• Controller ID – 1• Port ID – 1, 2, 3, or 4• Max

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe95iSCSI session information includes:• Index – VessRAID iSCSI session index number.• Device Name – iSCSI initiat

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual966. Make the following changes as needed:• Check the box to enable iSNS.• Enter the iSNS server IP address

Strany 21 - About This Manual

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe973. Click the iSCSI Management icon. 4. Click the CHAP tab in Management View.The CHAP tab displays the list

Strany 22 - VessRAID Model Line-up

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual98Deleting CHAPsTo delete a CHAP:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative To

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe99Managing Network Attached Storage (NAS)The Network Attached Storage (NAS) feature supports up to 32 logical dr

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product ManualxiiChapter 6: Management with the CLU, cont.Managing the Enclosure, cont.Viewing Cooling Unit Status . . .

Strany 25 - External Ports

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual100Viewing a List of NAS UsersTo view a list of NAS users:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Cl

Strany 26 - Management Tools

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe1013. Click the NAS icon. 4. Click the NAS User Management icon.5. Click the Change Password tab in Manageme

Strany 27 - Specifications

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual102Creating NAS GroupsTo create a NAS Group:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Admini

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe1035. Click the Group Members tab in Management View.6. From the dropdown menu, choose the Group to which you wa

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual104• Free space – Amount of quota assigned but not used, in MB. Applies when a quota has been assigned.• Us

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe105To make Windows Protocol settings:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Too

Strany 31 - Unpacking the VessRAID

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual106Making FTP Protocol SettingsProtocols are disabled by default. Enable the protocols appropriate for your

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe1079. Click the OK button to acknowledge.Viewing the Share Folders ListTo view the Share Folders list:1. Click t

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual108Modifying a Share FolderTo modify a Share Folder:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click th

Strany 34 - Mounting VessRAID in a Rack

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe109Making Windows and FTP Sharing SettingsSharing settings enable you to designate NAS user and group access to

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ContentsxiiiChapter 6: Management with the CLU, cont.Managing Spare Drives, cont.Running Spare Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual1104. Click the Sharing Setup icon.5. Click the UNIX/Linux Sharing tab.6. From the Volume dropdown menu,

Strany 37 - Installing Disk Drives

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe111Creating a NAS File SystemTo create a NAS file system:1. Create a new logical drive.Choose a capacity of 10 G

Strany 38 - Installing Your Disk Drives

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual1122. Click the Administrative Tools icon. 3. Click the NAS icon. 4. Click the NAS Replication icon.

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe1139. Make the following choices as needed:• Disable – Disables NAS replication• Do it once – Performs one NAS r

Strany 40 - Data Path

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual114Managing SAS ConnectionsSAS connections deal with the VessRAID’s two host data ports.• Viewing iSCSI Nod

Strany 41 - Management Path

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe115The range is 1 to 8. 1 is the default. Signal strength correlates to cable length in meters. Example: If you

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual116Managing Storage ServicesStorage services deal with initiators and LUN mapping. LUN masking is the proce

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe1176. Check the box to the left of the initiator you want to delete. 7. Click the Submit button.Viewing the LUN

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual118Editing a LUN MapTo edit the LUN Map:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administra

Strany 45 - Configuring a Management Path

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe119Managing Software ServicesSoftware Services include the following functions:• Making Email Settings (page 119

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product ManualxivChapter 6: Management with the CLU, cont.Managing SAS Connections, cont.Viewing SAS Initiators . . . . .

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual120Changing the Startup Setting1. Under Startup Type: • Click the Automatic option to start the service aut

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe121Starting or Restarting SLP serviceTo start or restart the SLP service, click the Start or Restart button.Maki

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual1222. Click OK in the confirmation box.Starting or Restarting Web Server serviceTo start or restart the Web

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe123Starting or Restarting Telnet serviceTo start or restart the Telnet service, click the Start or Restart butto

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual1244. Click the Submit button. 5. Click OK in the confirmation box.Deleting Trap SinksTo delete a trap sink

Strany 52 - SAS JBOD Expansion

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe125Adding Netsend recipientsSee “Netsend Requirements” on page 125. To add a Netsent recipient:1. In the Recipie

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual126If your Netsend and Messenger service settings are correct but the recipient PC does not receive event m

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe127Exporting the User DatabaseYou can export the User Database file to share user information and settings among

Strany 55 - Connecting the Power

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual1285. Under the Type dropdown list, choose User Database. 6. Enter the name of the file to be imported.Or,

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe129The new configuration is applied to this VessRAID subsystem. Updating the FirmwareSee “Chapter 8: Maintenance

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ContentsxvChapter 6: Management with the CLU, cont.Clearing Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282Re

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual130Restoring Factory DefaultsVessRAID includes a function to restore the default settings to its Firmware a

Strany 59 - Installing SmartNAVI

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe131Shutting Down the SubsystemYou can only do part of this function in WebPAM PROe. Additional action is require

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual132To power off the subsystem:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools

Strany 61 - Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe133Starting Up After ShutdownTo start the RAID subsystem:1. Manually turn on the power supply switches on the ba

Strany 62 - Default IP Addresses

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual134Restarting the SubsystemYou can only do part of this function in WebPAM PROe. Additional action is requi

Strany 63 - Setting up with the CLI

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe135Managing the ControllerThe RAID controller is the heart of the VessRAID subsystem. Controller management incl

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual136• Write Back Cache Flush Interval• Enclosure Polling IntervalSee “Making Controller Settings” on page 13

Strany 65 - Setting up with the CLU

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe137• Check the Enable Coercion box to enable disk drive capacity coercion.For more information, see “Capacity Co

Strany 66 - Configuring the RAID

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual138When enabled, NCQ allows the physical drive to determine the optimal order in which to retrieve outstand

Strany 67 - Setting up with the LCD

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe139Managing EnclosuresOn VessRAID, enclosures include the main VessRAID subsystem or Head Unit as well as VessJB

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product ManualxviChapter 7: Management with the LCD Panel, cont.Managing Disk Arrays, cont.Deleting a Logical Drive . .

Strany 69 - Logging into WebPAM PROe

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual140Figure 6. Disk Status LEDFigure 7. VessRAID enclosure LEDsViewing Enclosure TopologyTo view Enclosure To

Strany 70 - Choosing a Language

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe141The logical connections for these arrangements are shown the Enclosure Topology tab. The physical connections

Strany 71 - Creating Your Logical Drives

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual142Viewing FRU VPD InformationFRU VPD refers to Vital Product Data (VPD) information about Field Replaceabl

Strany 72 - Automatic

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe143If the battery does not maintain normal values after a Recondition, replace the battery. See “Replacing the C

Strany 73 - Advanced

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual144Managing Physical DrivesManaging Physical Drives deals with the physical disk drives installed in the Ve

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe145Making Global Physical Drive SettingsGlobal settings apply to all of the physical disk drives installed in th

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual146• Operational Status – OK is normal. Can also show Rebuilding, Forced Online, Forced Offline, Transition

Strany 76 - Logging out of WebPAM PROe

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe1476. Click the Settings tab in Management View. 7. Type an alias into the Physical Drive Alias field. Maximum o

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual148 To force a physical drive offline or online:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the En

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe149Figure 8. Disk Status LEDDisk StatusDisk StatusPlus carrierOriginal carrier

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ContentsxviiChapter 9: Technology Background, cont.Introduction to RAID, cont.RAID 6 – Block and Double Parity Stripe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual150Managing UPS UnitsUninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Management includes the following functions:• Viewi

Strany 81 - Using Tree View

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe151Making UPS SettingsThese settings control how the VessRAID subsystem detects the UPS unit and responds to dat

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual1522. Detection Setting must be set to Auto. If a UPS is detected, the setting changes to Enable.3. To spec

Strany 83 - Viewing the Event Frame

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe153Managing Disk ArraysDisk Array Management includes the following functions:• Viewing Disk Arrays (page 153)•

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual154• Advanced – You directly specify all parameters for a new disk array. Makes one logical drive automatic

Strany 85 - Hiding the Other Subsystems

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe155If you prefer to specific the parameters directly, use the Advanced option to create your disk array.If you a

Strany 86 - Working with Subsystems

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual156If you have both Hard Disk Drives (HDD) and Solid State Drives (SSD), separate disk arrays will be creat

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe157The drive type you selected appears in the list of Physical Drives. You cannot mix HDDs and SSDs in the same

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual158The choices are Read Cache, Read Ahead, and No (read) Cache. Read Ahead is the default. See “Cache Polic

Strany 89 - Saving the Runtime Event Log

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe1595. Click the Submit button. 6. In the confirmation box, type the word confirm in the field provided. 7. Click

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product ManualxviiiChapter 9: Technology Background, cont.RAID Level Migration, cont.RAID 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Strany 91 - Saving NVRAM Events

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual160Making Disk Array SettingsTo make Disk Array settings:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Cli

Strany 92 - Running Background Activities

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe1618. RAID 50 and 60 only – Specify the number of axles for your array. For more information on axles, see “RAID

Strany 93 - Running Media Patrol

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual162Deleting a Logical DriveTo delete a logical drive:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click t

Strany 94 - Scheduling an Activity

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe1634. From the dropdown menu the Background Activities tab, choose Start Migration. 5. Highlight physical drives

Strany 95 - Viewing Lock Status

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual1642. Click the Disk Arrays icon. 3. Click the Disk Array icon. If there are multiple disk arrays, choo

Strany 96 - Renewing the Lock

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe165Running PDM on a Disk ArrayPredictive Data Migration (PDM) migrates data from the suspect physical drive to a

Strany 97 - 3. Click the Submit button

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual1665. Click the Submit button. After Transition is completed, refresh the screen. The revertible spare driv

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe167Managing Logical DrivesLogical drive management includes:• Viewing Information for All Logical Drives (below)

Strany 99 - Making Your Own User Settings

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual168may remain intact. You must determine the cause of the problem and correct it. “Critical & Offline D

Strany 100 - Changing Your Own Password

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe169Viewing Logical Drive StatisticsTo view information for a single logical drive:1. Click the Subsystem icon

Strany 101 - Creating a User

ContentsxixChapter 10: Troubleshooting, cont.Unsaved Data in the Controller Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407VessRAID Does Not Boot

Strany 102 - Logging out Other Users

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual170Initializing a Logical DriveInitialization is done to logical drives after they are created from a disk

Strany 103 - Making iSCSI Port Settings

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe171Redundancy Check a Logical Drive:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Logical Drive Summa

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual172If there are entries, they are listed as follows:• Entry Number – A number assigned to each block of ent

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe17310. Click the Submit button. Creating a LUN CloneA LUN clone is an exact copy of the original LUN or logical

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual17410. In the confirmation box, type the word confirm in the field provided and click the OK button.Note th

Strany 107 - Port Setting Information

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe175Managing Spare DrivesWhen a physical drive in a disk array fails and a spare drive of adequate capacity is av

Strany 108 - Property Definitions

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual1763. Click the Spare Drive icon. In Management View, the Enclosure Front View diagram appears with the l

Strany 109 - Viewing SFP Information

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe17710. If you selected a Dedicated spare drive, in the Dedicated to Disk Arrays field, highlight disk arrays to

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual1787. If you selected a Dedicated spare drive, in the Dedicated to Disk Arrays field, highlight the disk ar

Strany 111 - Adding an Initiator

Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe179Working with the Logical Drive SummaryThe Logical Drive Summary displays a list of all logical drives in the

Strany 112 - Managing iSCSI Connections

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product ManualiiCopyright© 2011 PROMISE Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PROMISE, the PROMISE logo, VTrak, Sm

Strany 113 - Viewing iSCSI Target Ports

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manualxx

Strany 114 - Viewing iSCSI Sessions

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual180To create a LUN clone of a logical drive:1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree view.2. Click the Logical D

Strany 115 - Working with iSCSI iSNS

181Chapter 5: SmartNAVI• Starting SmartNAVI (below)• Working with the Device List (page 183)• Managing Backups (page 190)• Managing Share Folders (pag

Strany 116 - Working with iSCSI CHAPs

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual182Choosing a SmartNAVI LanguageTo choose the display language for SmartNAVI:1. Right-click the Smar

Strany 117 - Editing CHAPs

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI183SmartNAVI starts automatically the next time you reboot your PC. If you want to start SmartNAVI without rebooting your PC, go t

Strany 118 - Using iSCSI Ping

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual184Adding NAS DevicesTo be recognized as a NAS device, a VessRAID subsystem must have a logical driv

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Chapter 5: SmartNAVI185The VessRAID NAS subsystem appears in the Device List.Logging Into a NAS DeviceYou can log into any NAS device in the Device Li

Strany 120 - Adding NAS Users

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual1863. Then click the Login button. A Warning dialog box appears.4. In the Warning dialog box, click

Strany 121 - Deleting NAS Users

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI187You only need to log into a NAS device one time. After the initial login, SmartNAVI remembers your user name and password.Power

Strany 122 - Adding Group Members

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual188Changing NAS Device SettingsYou make initial network settings when you set up the VessRAID subsys

Strany 123 - Viewing Quota Information

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI189To delete a NAS device, right-click the NAS device and choose Delete from the popup menu.

Strany 124 - Viewing Protocol Status

1Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAIDThis chapter covers the following topics:• About This Manual (below)• VessRAID Model Line-up (page 2)• Controller

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual190Managing BackupsThis category includes the following topics:• Doing a Backup Now (page 190)• Sche

Strany 126 - Making FTP Protocol Settings

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI1917. Click the Backup button.The backup begins immediately. The amount of time required depends on the size and number of files b

Strany 127 - Creating a Share Folder

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual1926. Click the Schedule button.7. Under Schedule Settings, click the option button you want,•Hourly

Strany 128 - Deleting a Share Folder

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI193Viewing Backup SchedulesTo view the list of current schedules:1. Click the SmartSYNC icon at the top of the window.2. Click the

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual1944. Click the Delete button.5. Click the Yes button in the confirmation box.Restoring Backed-up Fi

Strany 130 - Rebuilding a NAS File System

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI1952. Click the Event Log icon at the bottom of the window.3. Optional. Set the Event Filter dropdown menu to display:• All events

Strany 131 - Deleting a NAS File System

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual196Managing Share FoldersThis category includes the following topics:• Creating a Share Folder (page

Strany 132 - Setting-up NAS Replication

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI197The list of share folders displays.Changing Share Folder PermissionsThe Admin user always has read and write permission. All ot

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual1983. Click the share folder you want to delete.4. Click the OK button.5. Click the Yes button in th

Strany 134 - Managing SAS Connections

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI199Managing Users and GroupsThis category includes the following topics:• Creating a User (page 199)• Changing User Passwords (pag

Strany 135 - Viewing SAS Initiators

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual2VessRAID Model Line-upWarningA Warning notifies you of probable equipment damage or loss of data, o

Strany 136 - Managing Storage Services

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual2004. Administrator user only, type the old password in the field provided.5. Type the new password

Strany 137 - Adding a LUN Map

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI201Creating a GroupTo create a Group:1. Click the User Management icon at the top of the screen.2. Click the Create New Group icon

Strany 138 - Editing a LUN Map

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual202Deleting Members from a GroupTo delete Users from a Group:1. Click the User Management icon at th

Strany 139 - Managing Software Services

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI203NAS ManagementThis category includes the following topics:• Restarting the Subsystem (page 203)• Powering Off the Subsystem (pa

Strany 140 - Making SLP Settings

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual204See “Powering On a NAS Device” on page 187.To power off the subsystem:1. Click the NAS Management

Strany 141 - Making Web Server Settings

Chapter 5: SmartNAVI205When the controller shuts down, your SmartNAVI connection is lost. 4. Wait for no less than two minutes. 5. Manually turn off t

Strany 142 - Making Telnet Settings

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual206Managing RAID VolumesThis category includes the following topics:• Creating a RAID Volume (page 2

Strany 143 - Making SNMP Settings

207Chapter 6: Management with the CLUThis chapter covers the following topics:• Initial Connection (page 208)• Running Quick Setup (page 212)• Managin

Strany 144 - Making Netsend Settings

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual208Initial ConnectionMaking an initial connection includes the following functions:• Making a Serial Connec

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU209Making a Telnet ConnectionA Telnet connection requires a network connection between the Host PC and VessRAID cont

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Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID3Figure 1. 12-bay VessRAID with the “original” drive carrier designFigure 2. 12-bay VessRAID with the “plus” drive

Strany 147 - Importing a User Database

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual210Figure 3. CLU main menuQuick Setup – A sequence of four steps to setup System Date & Time, Managemen

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU211iSCSI Management – iSCSI Node settings and statistics, Port and Portal information, Session management, iSNS Opti

Strany 149 - Updating the Firmware

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual212Running Quick SetupQuick Setup is discussed under “Setting up with the CLU” on page 45.

Strany 150 - Clearing Statistics

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU213Managing the SubsystemSubsystem Management includes the following functions:• Setting an Alias for the Subsystem

Strany 151 - Powering Off the Subsystem

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual2142. Highlight Lock Management and press Enter.3. In the Lock Time field, type a lock time in minutes.1440

Strany 152 - Monitoring the Power Off

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU215Setting the Subsystem Time ZoneThis feature enables you to specify the time zone for the geographic location of t

Strany 153 - Starting Up After Shutdown

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual216• Highlight Week and press the spacebar to toggle through First, Second, Third, Forth, and Last.• Highli

Strany 154 - Restarting the Subsystem

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU217Managing the ControllerController Management includes the following functions:• Viewing Controller Information (p

Strany 155 - Managing the Controller

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual2183. Highlight the controller you want and press Enter.4. Highlight Controller Settings and press Enter.5.

Strany 156 - Making Controller Settings

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU2192 parks the read/write heads and lowers rotation speed after the specified period of HDD Standby Time.3 parks the

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual4Figure 4. VessRAID 1830s+ rear viewFigure 5. VessRAID 1830i rear viewFigure 6. VessRAID 1730s rear

Strany 158 - Clearing an Orphan Watermark

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual220Figure 4. Controller Status LEDController Status

Strany 159 - Managing Enclosures

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU221Managing the EnclosureEnclosure Management includes the following functions:• Viewing Enclosure Information (page

Strany 160 - Viewing Enclosure Topology

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual222Locating a Power SupplyTo locate a power supply:1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management an

Strany 161 - Making Enclosure Settings

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU223Setting Temperature ThresholdsTo change temperature thresholds:1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Managem

Strany 162 - Checking the Battery

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual224controller before reconditioning is finished, the battery is charged to 100%, then reconditioning starts

Strany 163 - Making Buzzer Settings

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU225Figure 5. Disk Status LEDFigure 6. VessRAID enclosure LEDsViewing Enclosure TopologyEnclosure topology refers to

Strany 164 - Managing Physical Drives

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual226Managing Physical DrivesPhysical Drive Management includes the following functions:• Making Global Physi

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU227Setting an AliasAn alias is optional. To set an Alias for a physical drive:1. From the Main Menu, highlight Physi

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual228After you clear a PFA error, watch for another PFA error to appear. If it does, replace the physical dri

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU229Figure 7. Disk Status LEDDisk StatusDisk StatusPlus carrierOriginal carrier

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Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID5Disk Drive Support• 3.5" x 1" SAS 3 Gb/s drives• 3.5" x 1" SATA 3 Gb/s drives• Any combination

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual230Managing Disk ArraysDisk Array Management includes the following functions:• Creating a Disk Array (page

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU231Creating a Disk Array – AutomaticTo create a disk array using the Automatic feature:1. From the Main Menu, highli

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual232Creating a Disk Array – ExpressTo create a disk array using the Express feature:1. From the Main Menu, h

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU233Creating a Disk Array – AdvancedFor more information on the choices below, see “Chapter 9: Technology Background”

Strany 173 - Managing Disk Arrays

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual234• Highlight Read Policy and press the spacebar to toggle read cache policy though ReadCache, ReadAhead,

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU235• OK – The normal state of a disk array. For RAID Levels other than RAID 0 (Striping), the disk array has full re

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual236Enabling Media Patrol on a Disk ArrayMedia Patrol checks the magnetic media on physical drives.To enable

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU237The available drives are either HDD or SSD, depending on the type of drives in the array.6. Highlight Start and p

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual238The screen jumps to Disk Arrays Summary.Running PDMBe sure PDM must be enabled. See “Enabling PDM on a D

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU239To locate a disk array:1. From the Main Menu, highlight Disk Array Management and press Enter.2. Highlight the di

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual6RAID Support• Automatic, Express, and Advanced RAID configuration options.• Supports RAID levels 0,

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual240• Capacity – Maximum capacity shown. Enter a smaller capacity if desired.5. Highlight the following par

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU241Managing Spare DrivesSpare Drive Management includes the following functions:• Viewing a list of Spare Drives (pa

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual2425. Highlight Spare Type and press the spacebar to toggle between Dedicated and Global.Dedicated means th

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU243Deleting a Spare Drive To delete a spare drive:1. From the Main Menu, highlight Spare Drive Management and press

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual244Managing Logical DrivesLogical drive management includes:• Viewing Logical Drive Information (page 244)•

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU245Initializing a Logical Drive This function sets all data bits in the logical drive to zero.To initialize a logica

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual246To change a parameter, highlight it and press the backspace toggle between Yes and No.5. Highlight Start

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU247Creating a LUN CloneA LUN clone is an exact copy of the original LUN or logical drive, including all the data it

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual248Managing the Network ConnectionThe network connection deals with the VessRAID’s Management Port.• Making

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU249Wake on LAN must be enabled to power off and power on the VessRAID NAS from SmartNAVI. See “Powering On a NAS Dev

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Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID7• Background Activities, cont.• Predictive Data Migration (PDM) replaces un-healthy disk member in array and maint

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual250To create a link aggregation entry:1. From the Main Menu, highlight Network Management and press Enter.2

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU251Managing Fibre Channel ConnectionsThe Fibre Channel Management option appears only with VessRAID Fibre Channel mo

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual252• Configured Topology – NL-Port (Arbitrated Loop), N-Port (Point to Point) or Automatic selection6. High

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU2532. Highlight Fibre Channel Ports and press Enter.3. Highlight the port you want and press Enter.4. Highlight Fibr

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual254LIP, LPB, and LPE are primitive sequences used in the Arbitrated Loop topology for initializing the loop

Strany 196 - Creating a Spare Drive

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU255Managing iSCSI ConnectionsiSCSI connections deal with the VessRAID’s four host data ports.• Viewing iSCSI Node In

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual2564. Highlight, press the backspace key to erase the current value, and type a new value for each of the f

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU257The screen displays the following information:• Controller ID – 1• Port ID – 1, 2, 3, or 4• Max Receive Data Segm

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual258Viewing iSCSI SessionsTo view a list of the current iSCSI sessions:1. From the Main Menu, highlight iSCS

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU2595. Highlight, press the backspace key to erase the current value, and type a value for each of the following item

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual8Current (maximum), cont.1730i/s and 1720i/s: 6A @ 100 VAC or 3 A @ 240 VAC current rating with one

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual260Viewing CHAPsTo view a list of current CHAPs:1. From the Main Menu, highlight iSCSI Management and press

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU261Deleting CHAPsTo delete a CHAP:1. From the Main Menu, highlight iSCSI Management and press Enter.2. Highlight iSC

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual262Managing SAS ConnectionsSAS connections deal with the VessRAID’s two host data ports.• Viewing SAS Port

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU263Viewing SAS Port StatisticsThere are two SAS data ports on the controller. To view information about the SAS port

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual264Managing Background ActivityBackground activity refers to any of several functions that take place in th

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU2654. Highlight following and press the spacebar to toggle through Low, Medium, and High rates:• Rebuild – Checks th

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual266Working with the Event ViewerWorking with the Event Viewer includes the following functions:• Event Seve

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU267Clearing Runtime EventsTo clear the Runtime Event log:1. From the Main Menu, highlight Event Viewer and press Ent

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual268Working with LUN MappingLUN Mapping includes the following functions:• Viewing a List of Initiators (pag

Strany 211 - Scheduling a Backup

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU2694. Type the name of the initiator.An iSCSI initiator name is the iSCSI name of the initiator device and is compos

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Chapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID9Net Weight1840f: 15.0 kg (33.1 lb) without drives, 23.0 kg (50.8 lb) with 16 drives*1840i: 15.0 kg (33.1 lb) witho

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual270Managing UPS UnitsUninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Management includes the following functions:• Viewi

Strany 214 - Viewing the Backup Event Log

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU271Making UPS SettingsThese settings control how the VessRAID subsystem detects the UPS unit and responds to data re

Strany 215 - Clearing the Backup Event Log

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual2722. Detection Setting must be set to Auto. If a UPS is detected, the setting changes to Enable.3. To spec

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU273Managing UsersUser Management includes the following functions:• Viewing User Information (page 273)• Creating a

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual274List of User Privileges• View – Allows the user to see all status and settings but not to make any chang

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU2756. Press Ctrl-A to save the settings.Changing a User’s Privilege and StatusNo user can change their own privilege

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual276Working with Software ManagementSoftware Management includes the following functions:• Making Email Sett

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU277Making SLP SettingsBy default, SLP service is set to Automatic and its normal status is Started.To make SLP servi

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual278Making Telnet SettingsBy default, Telnet service is set to Automatic and its normal status is Started. T

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU2796. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.To start, stop or restart the SNMP service, highlight Start, Stop, or Resta

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iiiContentsChapter 1: Introduction to VessRAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual10SafetyBSMI, CB, CCC, CE, FCC Class A, MIC, VCCI, UL, cUL, TUV.EnvironmentalRoHS, China RoHS.Warran

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual280Making Netsend SettingsBy default, Netsend service is set to Manual and its normal status is Stopped.To

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU2812. Highlight Software Management and press Enter.1. Highlight the recipient whose settings you want to change and

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual282Flashing through TFTPSee “Chapter 8: Maintenance” on page 313 for instructions.Viewing Flash Image Infor

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU283Restoring Factory DefaultsThis function restores the factory default settings to the firmware and software items

Strany 229 - Logging In

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual284Shutting Down the SubsystemThere are two methods for shutting down the subsystem, depending on your conn

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU285Turn off both power supply switches when the following this message appears: Shutdown complete. It is now safe to

Strany 231 - Logging Out of the CLI

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual2863. Highlight Option and press the spacebar to display Shutdown.4. Highlight Submit and press Enter.A war

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Chapter 6: Management with the CLU287Starting Up After ShutdownThere are two methods for shutting down the subsystem. Choose one:• Starting up the Ves

Strany 233 - Managing the Subsystem

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual288Restarting the SubsystemThere are two methods for shutting down the subsystem, depending on your connect

Strany 234 - Releasing the Lock

Chapter 6: Management with the CLU2894. Highlight Submit and press Enter.A warning message appears.5. Press Y to continue.The screen will display shut

Strany 235 - Setting Subsystem NTP

11Chapter 2: VessRAID InstallationThis chapter covers the following topics:• Unpacking the VessRAID (below)• Installing the LCD Panel (Optional) (page

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual290Making Buzzer SettingsThis function enables the buzzer on the controller. When you first power-up the Ve

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291Chapter 7: Management with the LCD PanelThis chapter covers the following topics:• Using the LCD Panel (below)• Perusing the Interface (page 292)•

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual292Perusing the Interface• Making Mode Settings (page 292)• Simple Mode (page 292)• Advanced Mode (page 293

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Perusing the Interface293Advanced ModeAdvanced Mode enables you to perform the Simple Mode functions, plus:• View Enclosure – View overall enclosure s

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual294To view events:1. Press the or button until the display says View Events.2. Press the button and t

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Managing the Network Connection295Managing the Network ConnectionThe network connection deals with the VessRAID’s Management Port.• Making Management

Strany 242 - Viewing Voltage Sensor Status

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual296Automatic IP SettingsTo make Management Port settings automatically:1. Press the or button until the

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Managing the Controller297Managing the ControllerThe RAID controller is the heart of the VessRAID subsystem. To view Controller statistics or to make

Strany 244 - Locating an Enclosure

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual298Managing EnclosuresThe LCD panel provides information on the main VessRAID subsystem or Head Unit only.

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Managing Physical Drives299Managing Physical DrivesThese functions require the LCD panel to be in Advanced mode. See page 292. Managing physical drive

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual12 For a description of the LEDs, see pages 35 and 37.Installing the LCD Panel (Optional)The LCD pa

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual3006. Press the button. The disk status LED for the physical drive blinks for one minute. See Figure 2.Fi

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Managing Disk Arrays301Creating a Disk Array – AutomaticThe Disk Array Automatic Creation option enables you to create a new disk array following a de

Strany 249 - Figure 7. Disk Status LED

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual3023. Press the or button until the display says Advanced Configure.4. Press the button and the displ

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Managing Disk Arrays30310. Press the or button until the display shows the sector size you want.The display shows the default read policy.The choi

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual304Deleting a Disk ArrayTo delete a disk array:1. Press the or button until the display says Array Conf

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Managing Disk Arrays305* Press the button to view physical drive or logical drive information from this point.Disk Array Status• OK – The normal sta

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual306Figure 3. Disk Status LEDCreating a Logical DriveYou can create logical drives on existing disk arrays i

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Managing Disk Arrays30711. Press the or button until the display shows the stripe size you want.12. Press the button to choose the stripe size s

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual30810. Press the button again to confirm.The chosen logical drive is deleted.Viewing Logical Drive Inform

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Managing Disk Arrays309• Transport Ready – This function is not supported in the LCD panel. See “Preparing a Disk Array for Transport” on page 166 (We

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation13Tighten the screws to secure the LCD panel to the bracket.Figure 2. Attach the LCD panel to the VessRAID enclosureTh

Strany 258 - Locating a Disk Array

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual310Managing Spare DrivesSpare Drive Management on the LCD includes:• Viewing Spare Drive Information (page

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Managing Spare Drives3112. Press the button and the display says Auto Configure.3. Press the or button until the display says Advanced Configure

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual3124. Press the button choose a spare drive.5. Press the or button until the display says Locate Spar

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313Chapter 8: MaintenanceThis chapter covers the following topics:• Updating the Firmware in WebPAM PROe (below)• Updating the Firmware in the CLU (pa

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual314Updating Firmware from TFTP ServerTo update the firmware from a TFTP server:1. Click the Subsystem ico

Strany 263 - Deleting a Spare Drive

Chapter 8: Maintenance3153. Click the Software Management icon. 4. Click the Firmware Update tab. 5. Do one of the following actions: • Click the Do

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual316A Shutdown or Restart tab appears. 4. On the Shutdown or Restart tab, choose Restart from the dropdown m

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Chapter 8: Maintenance317Updating the Firmware in the CLUA firmware update consists of the following actions:• Downloading the Firmware Image File (pa

Strany 266 - Locating a Logical Drive

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual318To restart the VessRAID subsystem on a Telnet connection:1. From the Main Menu, highlight Additional Inf

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Chapter 8: Maintenance319Replacing a Power SupplyVessRAID 1700 SeriesThe power supply on the VessRAID 1700i/s models is not replaceable onsite. If you

Strany 268 - Making Manual Settings

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual14Mounting VessRAID in a Rack The VessRAID subsystem installs into your rack using the supplied moun

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual320Replacing a RAID ControllerThe RAID controller monitors and manages the logical drives. When the control

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Chapter 8: Maintenance321If it does not have these items, transfer them from the old RAID controller.See page 324 and page 326 for more information.2.

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual322Figure 4. RAID controller cover and attaching screw4. Remove the four attaching screws. See Figure 5.5.

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Chapter 8: Maintenance3238. Reinstall the RAID Controller.See “Replacing a RAID Controller” on page 320.This completes the fan replacement procedure.P

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual324Replacing the Cache BatteryA cache battery or Battery Backup Unit (BBU) is optional on VessRAID. If your

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Chapter 8: Maintenance3255. Remove the battery assembly attaching screw on the outside of the RAID controller housing.6. Detach the battery connector

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual326See page 322, Figure 4.10. Reinstall the RAID controller.See “Replacing a RAID Controller” on page 320.T

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Chapter 8: Maintenance327Figure 11. RAID controller memory module4. Align the new memory module with the memory slot so the groove lines up.5. Gently

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual328

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329Chapter 9: Technology BackgroundThis chapter covers the following topics:• Introduction to RAID (below)• Choosing a RAID Level (page 342)• Choosing

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation15Figure 3. VessRAID mounted in a rack with the available rails To install the VessRAID subsystem into a rack with the

Strany 280 - Viewing CHAPs

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual330RAID 0 – StripeWhen a logical drive is striped, the read and write blocks of data are interleaved betwee

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Chapter 9: Technology Background331RAID 1 – MirrorWhen a logical drive is mirrored, identical data is written to a pair of physical drives, while read

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual332RAID 1E – Enhanced MirrorRAID 1E offers the security of mirrored data provided by RAID 1 plus the added

Strany 283 - Adding a SAS Initiator

Chapter 9: Technology Background333RAID 3 – Block Stripe and Dedicated ParityRAID 3 organizes block data across multiple physical drives and parity da

Strany 284 - Managing Background Activity

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual334RAID 5 – Block and Parity StripeRAID 5 organizes block data and parity data across the physical drives.

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Chapter 9: Technology Background335RAID 6 – Block and Double Parity StripeRAID level 6 stores dual parity data is rotated across the physical drives a

Strany 286 - Working with the Event Viewer

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual336RAID 10 – Mirror / StripeMirror + Stripe combines both of the RAID 1 and RAID 0 logical drive types. RAI

Strany 287 - Clearing NVRAM Events

Chapter 9: Technology Background337RAID 30 – Striping of Dedicated ParityRAID 30 combines both RAID 3 and RAID 0 features. Data is striped across phys

Strany 288 - Working with LUN Mapping

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual338RAID 50 – Striping of Distributed ParityRAID 50 combines both RAID 5 and RAID 0 features. Data is stripe

Strany 289 - Deleting an Initiator

Chapter 9: Technology Background339RAID 30 and 50 AxlesWhen you create a RAID 30 or RAID 50, you must specify the number of axles. An axle refers to t

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual16Figure 4. Rack mount assembly diagramThis completes rack mounting.Inside of postRack front postRai

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual340RAID 60 – Striping of Double ParityRAID 60 combines both RAID 6 and RAID 0 features. Data is striped acr

Strany 292 - Viewing UPS Information

Chapter 9: Technology Background341RAID 60 AxlesWhen you create a RAID 60, you must specify the number of axles. An axle refers to a single RAID 6 log

Strany 293 - Managing Users

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual342Choosing a RAID LevelThere are several issues to consider when choosing the RAID Level for your VessRAID

Strany 294 - Changing a User’s Password

Chapter 9: Technology Background343RAID 1ERecommended Applications for RAID 1E• Imaging applications • Database servers • General file serverRAID 3Rec

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual344RAID 6Recommended Applications for RAID 6• Accounting and Financial• Database servers• Any application r

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Chapter 9: Technology Background345RAID 50Recommended Applications for RAID 50• File and Application servers • Transaction processing• Office applicat

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual346Choosing Stripe SizeStripe Size, also called “Stripe Block Size”, refers to the size of the data blocks

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Chapter 9: Technology Background347• Linux operating systems with the 2.6 kernel support 64-bit LBA. For these OSes, always choose the default 512 B s

Strany 299 - Managing SNMP Trap Sinks

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual348Read Cache Policy• Read Cache – The read cache is enabled. • Read Ahead – The read cache and the read-ah

Strany 300 - Managing Netsend Recipients

Chapter 9: Technology Background349battery will power the cache, see “Checking the Battery” on page 142 or page 223.The Adaptive Writeback Cache featu

Strany 301 - Netsend Requirements

Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation17Installing Disk DrivesThe VessRAID subsystems and VessJBOD expansion units support:• SAS and SATA hard disk drives•

Strany 302 - Flashing through TFTP

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual350Without Capacity Coercion, the controller will not permit the use of a replacement physical drive that i

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Chapter 9: Technology Background351See also “Critical & Offline Disk Arrays” on page 394.Partition and Format the Logical DriveLike any other type

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual352RAID 0A RAID 0 source logical drive can migrate to the following target logical drives:Target Requiremen

Strany 305 - Monitoring the Power-Off

Chapter 9: Technology Background353RAID 1A RAID 1 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives:RAID 1EA RAID 1E Source logi

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual354RAID 3A RAID 3 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives:Target Requiremen

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Chapter 9: Technology Background355RAID 5A RAID 5 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives:Target RequirementsRAID 0 No

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual356RAID 6A RAID 6 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives:RAID 10A RAID 10

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Chapter 9: Technology Background357RAID 30A RAID 30 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives:Target RequirementsRAID 0

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual358RAID 50A RAID 50 Source logical drive can migrate to the following Target logical drives:RAID 60A RAID 6

Strany 311 - Using the LCD Panel

Chapter 9: Technology Background359Ranges of Disk Array ExpansionThe Windows 2000 and Windows XP (32-bit) operating systems support a 10-byte LBA form

Strany 312 - Perusing the Interface

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual18Figure 6. 12-bay VessRAID drive slot numberingFigure 7. 8-bay VessRAID drive slot numberingInstall

Strany 313 - Viewing Events

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual360At this point, you have the choice of:• Format the unpartitioned/unformatted capacity as a second logica

Strany 314 - To view events:

Chapter 9: Technology Background361Predictive Data Migration (PDM)Predictive Data Migration (PDM) is the migration of data from the suspect disk drive

Strany 315 - Manual IP Settings

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual362TransitionThe Transition feature enables you to specify “permanent” spare drives for your VessRAID subsy

Strany 316 - Automatic IP Settings

Chapter 9: Technology Background363ExampleFollowing is an example to explain the Transition function.In the example above, there is a four-drive RAID

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual364There is no spare drive at this moment. Even if physical drive 5 is of adequate capacity, it has not bee

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365Chapter 10: TroubleshootingThis chapter covers the following topics:• VessRAID is Beeping (below)• LEDs Display Amber or Red (page 367)• CLU Report

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual366VessRAID is BeepingVessRAID’s alarm has five different patterns, as shown below.Figure 1. Audible

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting367LEDs Display Amber or RedFront Panel LEDsWhen boot-up is finished and the VessRAID subsystem is functioning normally:• P

Strany 321 - Creating a Disk Array

VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual368When the Global Enclosure LED on VessRAID’s front panel shows Amber or Red, check the LEDs on the

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting369Figure 3. VessRAID disk drive carrier LEDsIf there is a disk drive in the carrier, the Power/Activity LED displays Green

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation19Figure 8. Disk drive mounted in a drive carrier This completes disk drive installation.CautionVessRAID supports disk

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual370Figure 4. VessRAID optional LCD displayPress the or button to see the View Events menu. Then

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting371Figure 6. VessRAID iSCSI controller LEDsFigure 7. VessRAID SAS Controller LEDs Dirty CacheFan 2Fan 1BatteryUSB 2USB 1Con

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual372If the Controller Status LED is amber, restart the VessRAID. See “Restarting the Subsystem” on pa

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting373CLU Reports a ProblemThe CLU reports information passively, that is you must determine which functions to check based on

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual374Checking a Reported ComponentIn this example, let us check disk array status. 1. Open the CLU. 2.

Strany 329 - Locating a a Logical Drive

Chapter 10: Troubleshooting375WebPAM PROe Reports a ProblemWebPAM PROe aids in troubleshooting your logical drives and enclosure by continuous monitor

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual376Figure 9. An example of a popup message• Keeps a record in the Event Log.Figure 10.The Event Log•

Strany 331 - Locating a Spare Drive

Chapter 10: Troubleshooting377Figure 11. A failed disk drive shown in Management ViewAlso see these troubleshooting topics:• “Event Notification Respo

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual378LCD Panel Reports a ProblemThe LCD panel can report a certain problems, including a Critical logi

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting379Viewing a Report from OPASThe VessRAID subsystem comes with One Plug Auto Service (OPAS). OPAS automatically saves a com

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product ManualivChapter 2: VessRAID Installation, cont.Making Data and Management Connections, cont.SAS Direct Attached S

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual20Making Data and Management ConnectionsYou can configure your VessRAID for:• Fibre Channel Direct A

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual3805. Open the subinfo_xxxxxxxxxx.log file in a text editor to read the system profile and diagnosti

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting381Event Notification ResponseWhen you choose Event Notification, WebPAM PROe sends popup and/or email messages regarding i

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual382Battery is discharging Battery is undergoing reconditioning.Battery is charging Battery is being

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting383Blowers are functioning normallyNormal.Blowers are NOT installed Reinstall the fan. If the fan does not turn, replace it

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual384Drive Interface ControllerDrive-interface controller foundNormal.Drive-interface controller is NO

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting385Host-interface controller has encountered an unrecoverable errorRestart the VessRAID. See page 134 (WebPAM PROe) or page

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual386Logical drive initialization has stoppedInitialization stopped because of user intervention, sche

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting387Media patrol is queued Media patrol has been set manually or by schedule.Media patrol is stopped internallyMedia patrol

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual388PDM is stopped internally The destination drive was removed or used for a rebuild.Physical DiskPh

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting389Physical disk negotiation speed is decreased.Disk drive had to reduce its data rate. If this message appears repeatedly,

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation21Management PathThe VessRAID controller has one (1) Ethernet RJ-45 Management Port connector. See page 21, Figure 9.T

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual390PSU 12V/5V/3.3V power is within the rangeNormal.RAID Level MigrationRAID Level migration is start

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting391Rebuild is resumed Rebuild has resumed again after a pause.Rebuild is stopped Rebuild stopped because of user interventi

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual392ResourceResource is NOT availableSystem resources are low. Reduce system load or restart the Vess

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting393Synchronization is stoppedSynchronization stopped because of user intervention, schedule or the logical drive was delete

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual394Critical & Offline Disk ArraysA fault-tolerant disk array—RAID 1, 1E, 5, 10, and 50—goes crit

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting395• The Disk Status LED changes from green to red.Figure 16.VessRAID disk drive carrier LEDs• The audible alarm repeatedly

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual396To enable Automatic Rebuild, see “Making Background Activity Settings” on page 71 (WebPAM PROe) o

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting397Incomplete ArrayAn incomplete array can result from any of the following conditions:• The NVRAM watermark for the RAID l

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual398Physical Drive ProblemsPhysical Drive OfflineCheck the drive for: • PFA Condition – Caused by a b

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting399You can set the VessRAID to migrate disk arrays under Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM), a much faster process b

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual22Figure 10.FC DAS data and management connectionsNICHost PC or Server Network SwitchVessRAID 1840f+

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual400Enclosure ProblemsWebPAM PROe displays yellow !s red Xs in Tree View to identify components t

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting401EnclosureOverheatOverheating is a potentially serious condition because the excessively high temperatures can lead to di

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual402 Power SupplyVessRAID 1800 SeriesVessRAID 1800 Series has two power supplies. The advantage of tw

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting403Connection ProblemsWhen you install your PROMISE product following the instructions in the Quick Start Guide and this Pr

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual404Network ConnectionsEach controller has one Ethernet RJ45 connector on the back of the enclosure f

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting405Figure 20.iSCSI port connection Fibre Channel PortsThe Fibre Channel ports on VessRAID have activity LEDs but no speed L

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual406Browser Does Not Connect to WebPAM PROeIf you successfully setup and connected to WebPAM PROe, th

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Chapter 10: Troubleshooting407The new management port IP address and other network settings are displayed on the screen.Enter the new IP address into

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual408Figure 24.USB portsYou enable Rescue Mode under the CLU controller settings. See page 217.Also se

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409Chapter 11: Support• Frequently Asked Questions (below)• Contacting Technical Support (page 411)• Limited Warranty (page 415)• Returning the Produc

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation23Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN)This arrangement requires:• A Fibre Channel (FC) interface card in each Host

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual410WebPAM PROe connection was working OK. But later on, it timed out. What do I do now?The network c

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Chapter 11: Support411How can I be sure everything is working OK on the VessRAID?Locally: The VessRAID enclosure has LEDs on the front to monitor the

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual412Technical Support ServicesUnited StatesThe NetherlandsGermanyPROMISE Online™ Web Site http://www.

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Chapter 11: Support413ItalyTaiwanE-mail Support e-Support On-LineFax Support +39 0 6 367 124 00 Attn: Technical SupportPhone Support +39 0 6 367 126 2

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual414China E-mail Support e-Support On-LineFax Support+86 10 8857 8015 Attn: Technical SupportPhone Su

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Chapter 11: Support415Limited WarrantyPROMISE Technology, Inc. (“PROMISE”) warrants that this product, from the time of the delivery of the product to

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual416PROMISE DOES NOT WARRANT that any product is free from errors or that it will interface without p

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Chapter 11: Support417Returning the Product For RepairIf you suspect a product is not working properly, or if you have any questions about your produc

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual418You are responsible for the cost of insurance and shipment of the product to PROMISE. Note that d

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419Appendix A: Setting-up NAS Network DrivesThis appendix covers the following topics:• Setting-up a Network Drive – Windows (page 419)• Setting-up a

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual24If you have multiple VessRAID subsystems, Host PCs or Servers, repeat steps 1 and 2 as required.Fi

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual4204. Right-click the iSCSI port icon and choose Open from the dropdown menu.The Connect to dialog box appe

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Appendix A: Setting-up NAS Network Drives4215. In the Connect to dialog box, type your user name and password in the fields provided and click the OK

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual4226. Right-click the public folder and choose Map Network Drive from the dropdown menu.The Map Network Dri

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Appendix A: Setting-up NAS Network Drives423The public folder opens on your desktop.When you double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual424Setting-up a Network Drive – UNIX and LinuxBefore you can set-up a network drive, you must have:• NAS fi

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Appendix A: Setting-up NAS Network Drives4254. Type the user name and password in the respective fields, then click the Connect button.The user name a

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual426

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427IndexNumerics10GB Truncate 137, 218, 3492 TB Limitation 347, 410Aabout this manual 1AD Domain 105adaptive writeback cachedefined 348enable 218addgr

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual428capacity coerciondefined 349setting 137, 218capacity, specify for logical drive 54, 157, 161, 233, 240CE

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Index429disk arrayadvanced creation 53, 156, 233, 301alias 156, 160, 233, 239automatic creation 52, 154, 231, 301create 153, 230critical 394delete 158

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation25iSCSI Direct Attached Storage (DAS)This arrangement requires:• A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) i

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual430Ffailedbattery 402power supply 402power supply fan 401RAID controller fan 400, 401failure recovery, phys

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Index431information, cont.logical drive 167, 179, 244, 308physical drive 145, 227, 299SAS port 114, 262subsystem 66UPS unit 272initializationdefined 3

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual432LCD panel, cont.createdisk array, advanced 301disk array, automatic 301logical drive 306spare drive 310d

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Index433link aggregationchange 85, 250create 84, 249delete 85, 250view 85, 250Linux network drive 424locatecontroller 219disk array 238, 305enclosure

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual434mount pointconflict 113entering 54, 157, 160UNIX, Linux command line 424NNAScomputer name 105, 424device

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Index435online helpCLU 211WebPAM PROe 61OPAS 379OPAS report 67operational status, disk array 159, 234, 305orphan watermark 138, 217overheated enclosur

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual436problem reportingCLU 373LCD panel 378WebPAM PROe 375, 395RRAIDblock and double parity stripe 335block an

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Index437regulatory statements 10releasing lock 76, 214renewing lock 76, 214replaceBBU 324blower 321cache battery 324controller 320fan 321fan, original

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual438settings, cont.iSCSI node 92, 255iSCSI port 83, 249iSCSI target port statistics 257iSCSI target ports 93

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Index439SmartNAVI, cont.RAID volumecreate 206list 206restore files 194share foldercreate 196delete 197host IP 197list 196mount 198open 196permissions

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual26Figure 12.VessRAID 1830i+ data and management ports. 1830i is similarFigure 13.iSCSI DAS data and

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual440subsystem, cont.Media Patrol 213NTP 68, 215power off 131restart 134, 203, 288, 315, 317, 318service repo

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Index441username and passwordCLI/CLU 41, 209SmartNAVI 185WebPAM PROe 49, 58VVessRAIDbeeping 366, 395computer name 105, 424features and benefits 5model

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual442

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation27iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN)This arrangement requires:• A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) in t

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual28Configuring a Management PathVessRAID controller has one (1) Ethernet RJ-45 Management Port connec

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation29Figure 14.iSCSI SAN data and management connectionsHost PCs or ServersStandardNetwork SwitchGbE Network SwitchVessRA

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ContentsvChapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe, cont.Working with the Storage Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65Viewing Ot

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual30SAS Direct Attached Storage (DAS)This arrangement requires:• A standard network switch• A network

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation31Figure 15.VessRAID 1830s+ data and management ports. 1830s is similarFigure 16.SAS DAS data and management connectio

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual32SAS JBOD ExpansionThis arrangement requires:• One (1) or more VessJBOD expansion units• One (1) SF

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation33Figure 17.SAS JBOD expansion data connectionsAfter you complete your data and management connection, go to “Setting

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual34 Setting Up Serial Cable ConnectionsSerial communication enables the Command Line Interface (CLI)

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation35Connecting the PowerPlug-in the power cords and turn on the switches on both power supplies.When the power is switch

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual36• The FC, iSCSI, SAS, and Expansion LEDs display green or flash during port activity.Figure 22.Ves

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Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation37Figure 23.VessRAID iSCSI Controller LEDsFigure 24. VessRAID iSCSI Controller LEDsDirty CacheFan 2Fan 1BatteryUSB 2US

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual38Figure 25.VessRAID SAS Controller LEDsThere are two LEDs on each Drive Carrier. They report the pr

Strany 418 - Physical Drive Problems

Chapter 2: VessRAID Installation39LCD PanelThe LCD panel activates approximately 35 seconds after you switch on the VessRAID’s power supply.At first,

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product ManualviChapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe, cont.Managing Users, cont.Deleting a User . . . . . . . . . . .

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Series Product Manual406. In the Ready to Install screen, click the Install button.7. In the first Installation Complete

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41Chapter 3: VessRAID SetupThis chapter covers the following topics:• Setting up the Serial Connection (below)• Choosing DHCP or a Static IP Address (

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual42Choosing DHCP or a Static IP AddressWhen you setup your VessRAID, you have the option of:• Enabling DHCP

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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup43Setting up with the CLI1. Type the following string to set the system date and time, then press Enter. administrator@cli>

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual445. To verify the settings, type net, and press Enter.administrator@cli> net===========================

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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup45Setting up with the CLU1. At the administrator@cli> prompt, type menu and press Enter.The CLU main menu appears.Figure 2

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual463. Type the new IP Address.4. Follow the same procedure to specify the Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address an

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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup47Setting up with the LCDThe LCD Panel displays the current IP address during normal operation. If you did not install the LC

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual487. Make the needed changes the same as in step 5.After you have set the last (extreme right) digit, press

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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup49Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROeSetting up WebPAM PROe consists of the following actions: • Logging into WebPAM PROe (

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ContentsviiChapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe, cont.Managing Network Attached Storage (NAS), cont.Viewing Protocol Status . . . . . . . . . . .

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual50Figure 4. WebPAM PROe log-in screenAfter sign-in, the WebPAM PROe opening screen appears. If there are an

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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup51Figure 5. Clicking “Language” on the WebPAM PROe bannerCreating Your Logical DrivesOn a newly activated VessRAID subsystem,

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual52AutomaticWhen you choose the Automatic option, the following parameters appear on the screen:• Disk Array

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Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup534. Click the Update button.Or check the Automatic Update box and updates will occur automatically.The following parameters

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual54• For DAS and SAN, enter an Alias (name) for the logical drive.An Alias is optional. Use letters, numbers

Strany 436 - Your Responsibilities

Chapter 3: VessRAID Setup55Step 3 – SummaryThe Summary lists the disk array and logical drive information you specified.To proceed with disk array and

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual56Logging out of WebPAM PROeThere are two ways to log out of WebPAM PROe:• Close your browser window• Click

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57Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROeThis chapter covers the following topics:• Logging into WebPAM PROe (page 58)• Perusing the Interface (page 60

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual58Logging into WebPAM PROe1. Launch your Browser.2. In the Browser address field, type the IP address of th

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe59Figure 1. WebPAM PROe log-in screenAfter sign-in, the WebPAM PROe opening screen appears. If there are any unc

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product ManualviiiChapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe, cont.Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual60Figure 2. Clicking “Language” on the WebPAM PROe bannerPerusing the InterfaceWebPAM PROe is browser-based

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe61There are four major parts to the graphic user interface:• Header (see below)• Tree (see page 61)• Management

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual62Figure 4. WebPAM PROe Tree ViewPhysical Drivesin this EnclosureName of logged-in userSubsystem IP address

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe63Using Management ViewManagement View provides the actual user interface with the VessRAID, including creation,

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual64Logging out of WebPAM PROeThere are two ways to log out of WebPAM PROe:• Close your browser window• Click

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe65Working with the Storage NetworkWhen you log into WebPAM PROe, you access a specific VessRAID subsystem. See “

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual66Working with SubsystemsA VessRAID subsystem is identified by its Management Port IP address. Subsystem fu

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe67Saving a System Service ReportTo save a System Service Report as a text file on your Host PC:1. In Tree View,

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual68To set the time zone for this subsystem:1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon.2. In Management View

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe692. In Management View, from the Settings tab dropdown menu, choose NTP Management.3. Click the Start Time Sync

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ContentsixChapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe, cont.Managing Disk Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153Vie

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual704. In the File Download dialog box, click the Save button.5. In the Save dialog box, name the file, navig

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe71Saving NVRAM EventsTo save the NVRAM event log as a text file:1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon.2. I

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual722. In Management View, click the Background Activities tab and choose Settings from the dropdown menu.3.

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe73• Transition – See “Transitioning a Disk Array” on page 165• Initialization – See “Initializing a Logical Driv

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual74Viewing Scheduled ActivitiesTo view scheduled activities for this subsystem:1. Click the Subsystem icon

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe75• Choose the Auto Fix option. This feature attempts to repair the problem when it finds an error.• Choose the

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual76Setting the LockThe lock prevents other sessions (including by the same user) from making a configuration

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe77If you are the User who set the lock, click the Unlock option.If another User set the lock and you are a Super

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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual78Managing UsersUser Management includes all functions dealing with user accounts. Functions include:• View

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Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe79• Enter or change up to six email addresses. • From the Privilege dropdown menu, choose a new level.See “List

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