VTRAK E-Class E310f and E310s QUICK START GUIDE Version 1.0 © 2007 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide VTrak E-Class Task List Step 1: Unpacking the VTrak (below) Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack (page 5) Step 3: Installing Disk Drives (page 7) Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections • Fibre Channel (page 11) • Serial Attached SCSI (page 16) Step 5: Making Serial Cable Connections (page 22) Step 6: Connecting the Power (page 23) Step 7: Setting the IP Address (page 25) Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe (page 29) For complete information about your VTrak
Step 1: Unpacking the VTrak Important Use the following categories of network cables with VTrak: • Cat 6, preferred • Cat 5E, minimum Figure 1. VTrak E310f/s front view Drive Carrier LEDs Drive Carriers Power and Status LEDs Figure 2.
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Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack The E-Class subsytems installs to the rack using the supplied mounting rails. You can also use your existing rails. Figure 4. VTrak E310f/s mounted in a rack with the supplied rails VTrak E310f/s Vertical Rack Post Handles mount outside the rack post Mounting rails (included) mount inside the rack post Cautions • At least two persons are required to safely lift, place, and attach the VTrak enclosure into a rack system.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide 6. Attach a two-hole flange to the rail, with the flange toward the back (connector end) of the enclosure. Install four rail adjustment screws (included) through the flange into the rail. 7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to attach the other rail and flanges to the enclosure. 8. Place the enclosure with mounting rails into your rack system. 9. Attach the four-hole flanges to the inside of the rack’s front post, using the attaching screws from your rack system. 10.
Step 3: Installing Disk Drives Step 3: Installing Disk Drives You can populate the VTrak with SAS or SATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install physical drives of the same model and capacity. The drives’ matched performance allows the logical drive to function better as a single drive. The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide AAMUX Adapter If your VTrak has dual controllers—Fibre Channel or SAS—and you plan to install SATA drives, you must install an AAMUX adapter with each SATA drive. AAMUX adapters are available from Promise Technology. Installing Disk Drives 1. Remove a disk drive carrier. 2. SATA drives only. Place the AAMUX adapter into the disk drive carrier and attach it with the four screws. See Figure 8. 3. • Install only the screws supplied with the adapter.
Step 3: Installing Disk Drives Figure 7. Disk drive mounting holes in the drive carrier Counter-sink screws only. Disk drive mounting holes with AAMUX WARNING: AAMUX adapter mounting holes Drive mounting holes without AAMUX Figure 8.
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Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections For Serial Attached SCSI setup, go to page 16. Fibre Channel VTrak models can have one or two RAID controllers. Each controller has an Ethernet (RJ45) Management Port connector that enables you to monitor the VTrak over your network using the WebPAM PROe Software. VTrak supports HTTP, HTTPS, and Telnet protocols. The VTrak E310f RAID controller has two 4-Gb Fibre Channel (FC) connections for the data ports.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide 2. Connect each Host PC’s or Server’s standard NIC to your network switch. Figure 11.
Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections Figure 12.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide Configuring JBOD Expansion To expand the number of disk drives: 1. On the E310f controller, connect the SAS connector (a subtractive-routed port) to CN1 (a table-routed port) on the I/O module of the first J300s unit. See Figure 13. 2. Connect CN3 (a subtractive-routed port) on the first J300s unit to CN1 on one of the I/O modules of the next J300s unit. 3. Connect the remaining J300s units in the same manner. Figure 13.
Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections Figure 14.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide This completes management and data connections for VTrak E310f. Go to “Step 5: Making Serial Cable Connections” on page 22. Serial Attached SCSI VTrak models can have one or two RAID controllers. Each controller has an Ethernet (RJ45) Management Port connector that enables you to monitor the VTrak over your network using the WebPAM PROe Software. VTrak supports HTTP, HTTPS, and Telnet protocols.
Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections Configuring Direct Attached Storage Direct attached storage (DAS) requires: • Two SAS HBA cards in the Host PC or Server • A network switch • A network interface card (NIC) in the Host PC or Server To establish the data path: On the VTrak controller, connect a SAS data port or a SAS data/cascade port to one of your SAS HBA cards. See Figure 16. To establish the management path: 1.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide Configuring Cascaded Storage Cascaded storage requires: • One SAS HBA card in the Host PC or Server • A network switch • A network interface card (NIC) in the Host PC or Server To establish the data path: 1. On the VTrak controller, connect a SAS data port or a SAS data/cascade port to your SAS HBA card. See Figure 17. 2. Connect the data/cascade port (a subtractive-routed port) of the first E310s to the data port (a table-routed port) on the second E310s. 3.
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VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide Configuring JBOD Expansion To expand the number of disk drives: 1. On the E310s controller, connect the SAS expansion port (a subtractiverouted port) to the CN1 (a table-routed port) on one of the I/O modules of the first J300s unit. See Figure 19. 2. Connect CN3 (a subtractive-routed port) on the first J300s unit to CN1 on one of the I/O modules of the next J300s unit. 3. Connect the remaining J300s units in the same manner. Figure 19.
Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections Figure 20. JBOD expansion with no single point of failure Host PCs or Servers I I O O E310s Mgmt Mgmt UPS 115200 8N1 J300s J300s J300s J300s UPS 115200 8N1 O O I I O O I I O O I I O O I I This completes Network and Data connections for VTrak E310s. Go to “Step 5: Making Serial Cable Connections” on page 22.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide Step 5: Making Serial Cable Connections RS232 serial communication enables the Command Line Interface (CLI) and Command Line Utility (CLU) on your PC to monitor and control the VTrak. On VTrak, RS232 communication goes through the RJ11 serial connector on each controller. Figure 21.
Step 6: Connecting the Power Step 6: Connecting the Power Plug the power cords and switch on both power supplies on. When the power is switched on, the LEDs on the front of the VTrak will light up. Figure 22.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide The Power/Activity LED flashes during drive activity. The Disk Status LED displays Green when a drive is present and configured.
Step 7: Setting the IP Address Step 7: Setting the IP Address VTrak has a Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage all of its functions, including customization. A subset of the CLI is the Command Line Utility (CLU), a user-level interface that manages your VTrak via your PC’s terminal emulation program, such as Microsoft HyperTerminal. This procedure uses the serial cable connection you made in Step 5 (see page 22).
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide Setting up with the CLI 1. Type the following string to set the system date and time, then press Enter. administrator@cli> date -a mod -d 2006/08/25 -t 14:50:05 In the above example, the date and time are included as examples only. Your values will be different. Use yyyyy/mm/dd for the date and a 24-hour clock for the time. 2. Type the following string to set the Management Port IP address and other settings, then press Enter.
Step 7: Setting the IP Address Setting up with the CLU 1. At the administrator@cli> prompt, type menu and press Enter. The CLU main menu appears. Figure 24.CLU main menu 2. With Quick Setup highlighted, press Enter. The first Quick Setup screen enables you to make Date and Time settings. Setting system date and time 1. Press the arrow keys to highlight System Date. 2. Press the backspace key to erase the current date. 3. Type the new date. 4. Follow the same procedure to set the System Time.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide 3. Type the new IP Address. 4. Follow the same procedure to specify the Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address and DNS Server IP Address. If you do not have a DNS server, skip the DNS Server IP address. 5. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings. Automatic IP settings To make Management Port settings automatically: 1. Press the arrow keys to highlight DHCP. 2. Press the spacebar to toggle to Enable. 3. Press Ctrl-A to save these settings.
Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Note You can also use the CLU to create disk arrays and logical drives. See Chapter 5 of the VTrak E-Class Product Manual for more information. Setting up disk arrays with WebPAM PROe consists of the following actions: • Logging into WebPAM PROe (below) • Selecting a Language (page 31) • Creating a Disk Array (page 31) • Logging out of WebPAM PROe (page 35) Logging into WebPAM PROe 1. Launch your Browser.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide 3. When the log-in screen (Figure 21) appears: • Type administrator in the User Name field. • Type password in the Password field. • Click the Login button. The User Name and Password are case sensitive. Figure 25.WebPAM PROe log-in screen After sign-in, the WebPAM PROe opening screen appears. If there are any unconfigured physical drives in the enclosure, an Array Configuration menu will also appear (see page 31).
Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Selecting a Language WebPAM PROe displays in English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simple, and Korean. 1. Click Language on the WebPAM PROe banner. The language list appears in the Header. 2. Click on the language you prefer. The WebPAM PROe user interface displays in the selected language. Figure 26.
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Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Express When you choose the Express option, a set of characteristics and options appears on the screen. 1. 2.
VTrak E-Class Quick Start Guide Advanced Note For an explanation of the parameters under the Advanced option, see Chapter 7 of the VTrak E-Class Product Manual. When you choose the Advanced option, the Step 1 – Disk Array Creation screen displays. 1. Enter a name for the disk array in the field provided. 2. Check the box to enable the following features. 3. • Media Patrol – A routine maintenance procedure that checks the magnetic media on each disk drive.
Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe 11. Choose a Read Cache policy: • ReadCache • ReadAhead • No Cache 12. Choose a Write Cache policy: • WriteThru • WriteBack 13. Choose the Preferred Controller ID. You can make a selection when LUN Affinity is enabled. Choose 1, 2, or Automatic. 14. RAID 6 and 60 only. Choose the number of parity drives from the dropdown menu. 15. Click the Update button.
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