SW08-Q4 PCIe Switch User Guide Includes setup information for : Hardware set up: SW08-Q4 PCIe Switch connection with A12S2-PS RAID system and clients using QFSP cables and HBAs. Also includes software installation and setup information for ExaSAN SANit software. 2012, V.1.0 June, 2012 V.1.
ExaSAN SW08-Q4 PCIe Switch User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Page# 1. Hardware Installation...................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Checking the Equipment You’ll Need .....................................................................................3 1.2 Understanding the Installation Steps..........................................................................................6 1.3 Setting up the Hardware......
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1.Hardware Installation Congratulations on your purchase of the “Accusys ExaSAN SW08-Q4 Solution” SAN (Storage Area Network) system solution. This User Guide gives you step-by-step setup instructions of a basic system configuration. Our sample configuration consists of one RAID 12-bay disk system, one SW08-Q4 switch. Figure 1 below depicts our sample ExaSAN Solution setup. FIGURE 1.
1.1 Checking the Equipment You’ll Need The list below consists of all the equipment you’ll need to set up the ExaSAN Compact Solution. Verify that you have all the required system components before beginning hardware installation. (For details, see the A12S2-PS RAID User Manual) 1. ExaSAN PCIe A12S2-PS RAID disk system, one unit (purchased separately). 2. ExaSAN PCIe Switch SW08-Q4, one unit. 3. ExaSAN PCIe Switch Host Bus Adapters, one for each supported workgroup client system (purchased separately). 4.
Package Item Image Item description PCIe 8-port switch, supports up to 8 host systems and PCIe 2.
3 QSFP HBA (Option)20Gb QSFP Host Bus Adapter, supports PCIe 2.0 slot A12S2-PS 20Gb PCIe 2.0 12-bay RAID system, supports SATA and SAS drives 4 A12S2-PS package Power cord for A12S2-PS RAID system 2M 20Gb QSFP cable, connect A12S2-PS RAID system to the SW08-Q4 Switch Note: User Guide, and CD (containing the A12S2-PS User Manual) are also included in the SW08-Q4 package.
(...continued from page 3) 7. Ethernet switch and CAT-5 patch cables for the private Ethernet network of your SAN, one switch and one cable for each host system 8. SAN management software (SANit). 9. 12 SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) or SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) HDD’s for the A12S2-PS RAID disk system (note that Enterprise HDD is recommended) 1.2 Understanding the Installation Steps Below is an outline of the installation steps for you to follow.
Follow these steps to install the card in each host system: 1. Hold the HBA with mounting plate facing your left. Locate the “mode” jumper switch on the north edge at center-right, as shown and labeled below. 2. This HBA card can be used both in DAS and SAN applications, whether or not the HBA card was just purchased or originally used in storage. In this case, the HBA card is used for connecting the Compact Switch. Please make sure the switch button is toward the “1” position, as shown below. 3.
6. Install the HBA device driver a. Insert the Installation CD b. Launch the Installation Package c. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation 1.3.2 Connecting the Switch to the RAID System Use the procedures below to connect the SW08-Q4 Switch to the A12S2-PS RAID system. Note: The top two rows of ports in the rear panel of the SW08-Q4 Switch has eight (8) QSFP ports available for connectivity of up to eight clients.
1.3.3 Connecting Switch to the Client System 1. Insert one end of the QSFP cable into one of the client module ports on the rear panel of the switch. Your cable connector is securely plugged when you hear a click. If you need to unplug the cable, pull the ring on the connector firmly until it is detached from the port. 2. Insert the other end of the cable into the QSFP port on the HBA, which you installed on the client system earlier in Section 1.3.1. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for client systems #2. 4.
2. Turn power on for the A12S2-PS RAID storage unit first by pressing the Power button. Access LCD will be blue to indicate A12S2-PS RAID storage unit is powered-on. 3. Power on the ExaSAN switch by pressing the Power button. Wait for the Heartbeat LED to turn into a steady flashing blue light. Note that you might hear a few short beeps generated from the switch during this process. You may ignore them as they are designed for Accusys internal diagnostic purposes only. 4.
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2. Software Installation and Configuration Now that we have connected all hardware components and turned on the power, follow the steps in this section to set up ExaSAN and Sanit. 2.1 ExaSAN Setup & RAID GuardX RAID Configuration (Please refer to the A12S2-PS RAID User Manual) 2.1.1 Switch GUI Setup The ExaSAN switch has a browser-based built-in GUI (Graphical User Interface) for administration and configuration tasks. 2.1.
2.1.3 Switch GUI Overview We are now at the switch GUI main menu page. You may toggle between “Config Mode” and “Monitor Mode” by clicking the “Switch Mode” icon at the top. You may also go into “System Management” to change the switch IP and password, or to set system date and time.
Note that before you perform any system administration function, you should set your system date and time first. 2.1.4 Quick Setup We will create two LUNs in the RAID disk system. One is for the Xsan metadata and the other for the user data. 1.
2. In the “RAID LEVEL” field, select “R5” from the drop-down list 3. In the “SAN Software” filed, select “SAN With MetaData” from the drop-down list 4. Click “Next” *Quick Setup only supports one-to-four A12S-PS unit(s). If your RAID system requirement is anther form factor like 2U/3U/4U, you may have to reset the setting through RAID Guide X. Please refer to the User Guide for RAID configuration information.
As a result, two logical disks will be created as shown in the screenshot below. 5. Click “Apply” After you click the “Apply” button, the system will start the process of initializing the disks in your RAID storage system. During this process, you may experience deterioration in overall system performance, this is normal. Please allow sufficient time and patience for this process. Upon completion, the LED indicators on the front panel of your RAID system will reflect that status.
2.2 Verify Accessible LUNs To view the two LUNs which we just created, open the Mac “System Profiler” and then expand the “Parallel SCSI” tab. You should see that two ExaSAN LUNs are visible as described below. Find one LUN in “SCSI target Device @0,” another LUN in “SCSI Target Device @1.” Both are identified with Manufacturer “ACCUSYS” and Model “A12S2PS.” Note that you will need to perform this check on all computers in the SAN.
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3.1 SAN Management software Installation SANit is a powerful SAN management software and file system specifically designed for extremely reliable highperformance, cross platform and file-level shared access workflows. Be sure your MDC eviormnment is all set up already. Begin utilizing your SANit SAN management software by following the steps shown below. Requirement stuff: 1. MDC server installed Cent OS 5.3 (2.6.18-128.el5) 2. SANit software 3. Licence 4. Ethernet 3.
Client and metadata controller computers need static (fixed) IP addresses for Ethernet network connections. Don’t use DHCP to assign dynamic IP addresses to SANit devices. We suggest that you use the following ranges of IP addresses for SANit private metadata network: • Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Software Installation file on MDC The following is installation command 1. The file name is SANIT-5.3.3-450.x86_64.rpm (Example version) #rpm –ivh SANIT-5.3.3-450.x86_64.rpm #sanit-setup 2.
Active SANit 1. License import 2. SAN Volune 3. SAN client 4. SANit client install & set up 3.3.1 Import License 1. Click License and then Import.
2. Enter import file name and then click Evaluate. 3. Click Import.
4. See the information shown below.
3.3.2 SAN Volume Creat 1. Select Quick Wizard from the menu. Select Metadata and Data volume devices using the boxes (□) as shown below. Enter Yes in the configure box below and click Continue. User can re-name the SAN volume If you can't see the same amount of your volume on the screen, then do "Rescan" button.
8. After configuration is 100% completed, see the information below.
3.3.3 Add SAN Client 1. Click Client Management and click Add. 2. Enter your computer’s IP address in Client IP box.
3. See Client Management screen below.(For checking the states of the added clients) Make sure that you have seen the RAID Volume then you can do the installation. 3.3.4 Client Install & Set up 1. Click Client Software and Document Downloadation. Chose what client software that you need then install it.
2. Select the Computer Management file in your computer. Select Device Management and then select Disk drives. Confirm that the device, with installed driver, appears in Disk drive as shown below: If you can't see the client you created, then you can't mount SAN volume.
3. Continue installation using the FS Client 5.3.3 Setup Wizard by clicking Next.
4. Enter the Destination Folder and click Next.
5. Enter the folder name (FS Client is the default name or you may choose) and then click Install.
6. Select Reboot now and click Finish. Computer system will then reboot.
7. Select the Start menu in the lower left side of your computer screen and select All Programs. Select the FS Client (Or other folder name, see “Enter the folder name and click Install.”) and then select FS Client.
8. See the screen below. Click Server and then right click Add Server. 9. Enter your computer’s server IP Address. Use the same IP address of your computer MDC (Metadata Controller). Then click OK.
10. Select the server IP Address and then right click Connect Server.
11. Click the SAN volume path and then right click Mount. 12. Finally, click the Computer icon on your desk top.
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4. Technical Support 4.1 The System Log When you contact us for technical support, our support staff might ask for your system log file for troubleshooting purpose. Go to the ExaSAN switch GUI, select the “Event Management” icon. Follow instructions there to download the log file. 4.2 Contact Us For customer services and technical support, locate an Accusys office near you from the link below: http://www.accusys.com.tw/about/contact.htm or, you may e-mail us at: support@accusys.com.tw 4.
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