VTrak A-Class Series Product Manual Version 1.0 © 2013 PROMISE Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Warning This is A-Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. Warning The electronic components within the Vess enclosure are sensitive to damage from Electro-Static Discharge (ESD). Observe appropriate precautions at all times when handling the Vess or its subassemblies.
Product Manual Also included are four levels of notices: Warning A Warning notifies you of probable equipment damage or loss of data, or the possibility of physical injury, and how to avoid them. Caution A Caution informs you of possible equipment damage or loss of data and how to avoid them. Important An Important message calls attention to an essential step or point required to complete a task, including things often missed.
Vess A-Class Product Manual Contents Introduction Key Advantages Other Features SAN and File System Setup SAN Client Software 1 3 4 VTrak A-Class Product License 5 Product Registration Hardware 5 6 Front of VTrak A3800 Front Panel LEDs 8 8 Drive Carrier LEDs 9 Rear of VTrak A3800 Specifications Windows Installation 36 Linux Installation 37 Accessing the User Interface 38 Change Network Settings 40 Change Date and Time Settings 41 Activate License Manually 43 Activate License
Product Manual Contents File System - Folder 74 Performance Monitoring Creating a Data Folder 74 Set Access Permission SAN - Detail Events 74 75 Create VTrak Node Alias 76 Shutdown VTrak Node 76 LUN 77 97 Clear Event Log 97 Filter Event Log 97 Access the License Update Wizard 98 Registering the VTrak A-Class 99 Create a Promise ID 77 98 100 Managing with the CLI LUN Detail information 78 Locate a Physical Drive 78 78 Locate a VTrak Node Save Event Log Online License Update an
Introduction Introduction The VTrak Class A Series is a SAN file system, centralized high availability SAN management platform, and scalable network storage system, all in a single enclosure. It is used to provide shared high speed data access for Mac, Linux and Windows clients with minimal setup and administration. And it can be easily expanded to large scale operation with VTrak x30 Expansion systems and/or additional VTraks without sacrificing I/O performance, availability or data security.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies VTrak A-Class Network File System direct connection to workstations VTrak A-Class Network File System High Availability Cluster 2
Introduction Key Advantages Key advantages of the VTrak A-Class Series include: • Fully integrated shared storage appliance requiring no extra server hardware • High-performance workflows enable faster project completion, thus providing time for more projects and higher revenues • Lower storage infrastructure costs lower CAPEX expenditures • Easy deployment means your workflow is up and going in a fraction of the time of traditional storage solutions • Single unified management equals less time sp
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Other Features • 64-bit SAN File system - scalable & high performance • 8G Fibre Channel • Data path over Fibre Channel • Suitable for M&E and HPC market - High performance & bandwidth • Single name space with File system spanning across multiple storage unit • High Availability • Active-Standby SAN FS Metadata server • Active-Active RAID Controller • Metadata Journaling • POSIX compliance • Client support for Windows, Linux and
Introduction VTrak A-Class Product License Each VTrak A-Class model is shipped with a trial license installed. The license purchased specifies the number of clients and other features of the SAN. Contact your PROMISE sales representative for details on what license types are available. When the VTrak A-Class unit is received, follow the instructions in this manual or in the Quick Start Guide to set it up.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Hardware The following section provides a summary of the front and back panel hardware features of the VTrak Class A Series enclosures. Front of VTrak A3800 The VTrak A3800 enclosure features handles on each side used to secure the enclosure to an equipment rack. A lockable ventilated bezel cover provides physical security for the installed drives.
Introduction VTrak A3800 front view with cover removed Power and Status LEDs Drive carriers 7
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Front Panel LEDs Front Panel LEDs - Right side Power FRU Status Logical Drive Status Controller 1 Activity Controller 2 Activity System Heartbeat Front LED behavior LED Description Power Lights steady GREEN to indicate the system is powered on. Remains dark when not powered on. FRU Status Lights steady GREEN when healthy, lights AMBER when there is a problem, lights RED if the enclosure has failed.
Introduction Disk Carrier LEDs - front of every carrier Drive Status Power / Activity Drive Carrier LEDs LED Description Drive Status Lights steady GREEN when a drive is installed and configured (belongs to an array or designated as a spare), A steady AMBER light means the drive is rebuilding. Steady RED indicates drive failure or critical error meaning the drive should be replaced. This light is dark when no drive is present or if the installed drive is not yet configured.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Rear of VTrak A3800 The rear of the VTrak A-Class Series enclosure provides access to the power supply units, which include the cooling fans, and the system controller(s).
Introduction Controller and Power Supply LEDs Controller Status Dirty Cache Battery Backup Fibre Channel Link and Speed SAS Link Power Supply Status PSU/Controller Description LED Dirty Cache This flashes (long blinks, on and off) AMBER when normal, lights steady Fibre Channel Link (top LED) Fibre Channel Speed Controller Status SAS Link/Act Battery Backup (BBU) Power Supply Status AMBER when the cache is dirty (unsaved data in the RAID cache).
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Ports and connections All connections for the data path and the management and Metadata communication network are located on the controller or controllers on the rear of the VTrak.
Introduction Specifications VTrak A3000 Series System Architecture Integrated VTrak FS clustered file system Up to 8 simultaneous file systems per system RAID Support Serve up to 1 Billion files VTrak x30 Expansion Chassis or VTrak x30 Fibre Channel RAID Storage Systems Four 8Gb Fibre Channel ports per controller (8 total ports for high availability systems) RAID 0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 Directory Services LDAP, Active Directory, Open Directory Green RAID Four levels of advanced power management d
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Environmental Voltage 100-240 VAC Auto-Ranging Maximum Current 10 A @ 100 VAC; 5 A @ 200 VAC Power Conversion Efficiency >80% @ 110V (>20% load), >80% @ 240V (>20% load) Temperature Range Operational: 5° to 35°C Non-Operational: -40° to 60°C Humidity Operational: 10% to 90% (Non-Condensing) Non-Operational: 5% to 95% (Non-Condensing) Acoustic Noise Levels 55 dB (Typical) 65 dB (Maximum) Shock Operational: 5G, 11 ms duration Non-Operation
Hardware Installation Hardware Installation This chapter presents the basics on unpacking the VTrak A3800 and mounting it in an equipment rack, connecting it to the SAN Metadata network and the Fibre Channel data network, and connecting the power. It also describes how to power on the system and what to look for while it is powering up.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Unpacking the VTrak After opening the VTrak A-Class box you will have to remove the mounting rails, protective cover and accessory boxes before you can remove the upper shipping foam spacers. The accessory box contains the following items: • One printed Quick Start Guide • One DVD containing the Product Manual • Two 1.5m (4.
Hardware Installation Rack-mounting the VTrak enclosure This section provides instructions for installing the VTrak A-Class enclosure in to a rack. Caution To lighten the enclosure, remove the power supplies, and remove all hard drive carriers. Replace the power supplies and drive carriers after the unit is mounted in your rack. Cautions • Do not populate any unit with hard drives until it has been securely installed in the rack.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Mounting the enclosure in a rack To install the VTrak into a rack with the supplied mounting rails: 1. Check the fit of the mounting rails in your rack system. 2. Adjust the length of the mounting rails as needed. • The rear rail slides inside the front rail. The rails are composed of two sliding sections and do not require adjusting screws. • The front-left and front-right mounting rail ends are labeled.
Hardware Installation Rail ends attach to the outside of each post Rail ends attach on the outside of the front and rear rack posts 3. Place the VTrak onto the rails. • At least two persons are required to safely lift the system. • Lift the VTrak itself. Do not lift the system by its brackets.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies 4. Secure the enclosure to the rack. • Use the included screws and flange nuts to lock the unit in to place in the rack.
Hardware Installation Metadata and Management network connections This section describes how to establish the network connection used for SAN management and for sharing the Metadata used for the network file system. The network fabric used for this purpose is Gigabit Ethernet. All client computers and all VTraks used on the SAN must be connected to this network using Gigabit Ethernet connections. All cabling should be Category 6 (Category 5E at a minimum).
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Fibre Channel data connections Each VTrak A3800 controller is equipped with four 8Gb Fibre Channel ports. The controllers function as an Active/Active redundant pair in regards to the Fibre Channel data paths, therefore I/O performance to the SAN increases as more ports are used.
Hardware Installation Direct attached SAN As noted earlier, SAN clients can be connected directly to the VTrak A-Class controllers without using a Fibre Channel switch. To do so, connect at least one Fibre Channel cable from each client to one of the VTrak A-Class controller Fibre Channel data ports. If the client can support two cables it would be a good idea to connect the second one to a Fibre Channel data port on the other A-Class controller as this provides improved bandwidth and data path redundancy.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies No Single Point of Failure To create a high-availability Fibre Channel SAN that has redundant data paths from the SAN to the clients, you can configure the Fibre Channel data paths with no single point of failure (NSPF).
Hardware Installation NSPF Fibre Channel data path To establish the data path: Referring to the diagram “Fibre Channel NSPF configuration” on page 24, follow these steps to create a Fibre Channel SAN configuration that will not have a single point of failure for the data paths. 1. Starting with the VTrak controller on the left, connect one or two Fibre Channel cables to one Fibre Channel switch. 2.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Serial cable management connection Serial communication enables the terminal emulation application on your host PC or server to access the VTrak’s Command Line Interface (CLI) to set up a network connection. The VTrak package includes one RJ11-toDB9 serial data cable for each controller. Controller serial interface Serial port (RJ-11) Use the DB9 to RJ-11 adapter to connect Note Management via the Serial port is optional.
Hardware Installation Connecting a VTrak JBOD To expand the storage capacity of your VTrak SAN you can attach additional VTrak JBOD enclosures to the VTrak A-Class unit. Follow these guidelines and procedure to perform the connections. If you have a VTrak A-Class with one controller you will only need one SFF-8088 SAS cable to connect the JBOD to the A-Class, and if it has two controllers you will need two SAS cables. These cables are provided with the VTrak JBOD and should be located in the accessory box.
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Hardware Installation Connecting the enclosure power Insert the female end of one of the supplied power cables in to a power cable receptacle on each of the power supply units, and plug the other end in to a suitable power outlet.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Turning on the VTrak With the power supplies connected, turn on both power switches on the back of the enclosure. When the power is switched on, the LEDs on the right handle light up. Once the VTrak A-Class startup tasks are completed and the unit is operational, observe the LED indicators on the front right enclosure ear: • Power, FRU, and Logical Drive LEDs display steady green.
Hardware Installation Front Panel LEDs - Right side Power FRU Status Logical Drive Status Controller 1 Activity Controller 2 Activity System Heartbeat Front LED Behavior After Boot Up State Power FRU Logical Drive Controller Activity Controller Heartbeat Dark No power No power — No Activity — Steady Green Normal Normal Normal — — Blinking Green — — — — Normal** Flashing Green — — — Activity — Amber — Problem* Critical — — Red — Failure* Offline — — * Check the
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Disk Carrier LEDs - front of every carrier Drive Status Power / Activity The VTrak spins up the disk drives sequentially to equalize power draw during start-up. After a few moments: • The Power/Activity LED displays blue when a physical drive is present. • The Drive Status LED displays green when the physical drive is configured as a member of a disk array or as a spare. When the physical drive is unconfigured, the LED is dark.
Setup SAN and File System Setup Now that the VTrak A-Class subsystem is installed and connected, it is time to setup the SAN clients and file system used by the clients on the SAN. In order to automatically detect the SAN client workstations it is necessary to install the file system client application on any Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows workstations. Then you can use the browser-based management GUI and the Setup Wizards to set up the SAN and File System.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies SAN Client Software The recommended first step in creating the A-Class SAN is installing the client application on all of the clients that will be using the SAN, as this will make it easier to discover and add to the SAN.
Setup Mac Installation The following MAC OS versions are supported: • 10.8 Mountain Lion • 10.7 Lion Open a browser and enter the virtual management IP Address of the VTrak A-Class system: 10.0.0.1 Additional information on the IP Addresses can be found in “Specifications” on page 13.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Windows Installation The following Windows versions are supported: • Windows 2012 Server Standard R2 SP1 x86 64-bit • Windows 7 SP1 x86 64-bit • Windows 2008 Server Standard R2 x86 64-bit • Windows 7 x86 64-bit • Windows 2008 Server x86 64-bit • Windows 8 x86 64-bit Open a browser and enter the virtual management IP Address of the VTrak A-Class system: 10.0.0.
Setup Linux Installation The following Linux versions are supported: • RHEL 6.2 64bit • RHEL 6.3 32bit/64bit • SUSE 11 SP1 64bit • SUSE 11 SP2 32bit/64bit Open a browser and enter the virtual management IP Address of the VTrak A-Class system: 10.0.0.1 Additional information on the IP Addresses can be found in “Specifications” on page 13. Download the VTrakFS Client application for your client using one of the methods on page 34. Follow this procedure to install the Linux SAN client: 1.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Accessing the User Interface To access the VTrak A-Class browser-based management GUI just open a browser and enter the IP Address of the VTrak A-Class to access it. For a new VTrak A-Class the default IP Address is 10.0.0.1, and the User Name and Password are administrator and password; click the Login button to continue. As mentioned earlier, you will be guided through a series of Setup Wizards to configure the VTrak A-Class for use.
Setup Network Setup Next is the Network Setup dialog, where you can change the IP Address and other network parameters of the A-Class, or skip this step leaving the default values. Note that if you change the IP Address you will be prompted to confirm this action as you will have to point your browser at that address to log back in again. To ensure that the VTrak A-Class has internet access you may have to check with your network administrator for some of the necessary configuration information.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Change Network Settings In order to use the Activate Automatically option in the License Wizard, the VTrak requires Internet access. The Network Setup menu allows you to change the IP settings of the Virtual Management Port to suit the preferred IP arrangement used on you network. Note If the VTrak IP settings are changed to a subnet that is inaccessible by the computer being for access, WebPAM PRO will log you out automatically.
Setup Change Date and Time Settings After the Network Setup menu, the Date and Time Setup menu appears. It is not necessary to change these in order to continue with the setup procedure. But you can use this opportunity to enter the time, date and time zone. Click Skip or the Done button to continue to the License Wizard menu.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies License Activation There are various options to activate the product license. You can activate the license when you login for the first time or skip it and perform the task later in the regular user interface as the administrator. In order to create a shared network files system, the license, including the trial license, must first be activated. This section describes the options for license activation.
Setup Activate License Manually To activate the license manually, follow these steps: 1. Access the Update the License menu. If you are setting up the VTrak for the first time, this menu appears automatically. If you have skipped this part, use the VTrak A-Class user interface: click on the Administration tab at the top of the menu, click on the Product menu link, then click on the Gear icon and scroll down to select the Activate License option. 2. Click on the Activate Manually option.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies To generate a Service Report, close the Setup Wizard menu, go to Administration > Report > Generate VTrak A-Class Report and save the file to your local computer. To obtain the license: • Go to PROMISE Support online at http://support.promise.com • Follow the steps to register the VTrak A-Class and create a support case. Then get the license file from PROMISE and save it to your computer. 4.
Setup Activate License Automatically Note that this procedure is also described in the Quick Start Guide. To activate the license automatically, make sure the VTrak is able to connect to the Internet, and follow the steps listed below. If the VTrak cannot connect to the Internet, it might be necessary to change the network settings. See “Change Network Settings” on page 40 for details. 1. Access the Update the License menu.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Trial Version License If you are setting up the VTrak for the first time, you have the option of using a trial version of the product license that is valid for 90 days. To obtain a trial version product license: 1. Login to the VTrak A-Class as the administrator. 2. Go to Administrator >> Product menu, make sure the License tab displays. 3. Move the cursor to the Gear icon and choose the Activate License option. 4.
Setup Using the SAN Setup Wizard Click on the SAN tab to begin adding devices to the SAN. Click on the Add SAN icon + in the SAN menu. 1. Choose client computers and other VTraks from the list that you want to add to the SAN. To choose all clients in the list, click in the box next to Name. Click the Next button to continue. 2. Review your SAN clients, click Submit to continue and create the SAN.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies 3. A confirmation screen appears, click Done to close the menu and continue to the File System Wizard.
Setup Using the File System Setup Wizard For first time setup, you will automatically be directed to the File System Setup Wizard after completing the San Setup Wizard procedure. To launch the File System Setup Wizard without going through the entire Setup Wizard sequence, go to the File System menu tab and click on the Add File System icon + in the left menu panel. The first menu you see asks to choose the Automatic or Advanced File System Configuration option.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Automatic File System Configuration Follow the instructions below to use the Automatic File System Configuration option. The Automatic option will create one file system using all available hard drives. This file system is created using configuration settings optimized for video and audio applications. 1. Choose the Automatic File System Configuration option in the initial File System Wizard menu to view the menu below. 2.
Setup 3. Review the details of the new file system. Click on Submit to create the file system. A new menu appears asking you to confirm your decision. If the summary is satisfactory, type confirm in the space provided and click on the Confirm button to create the new files system. 4. The formatting of the file system will proceed. Click Done to go to the Detail tab of the File System menu where you can view the progress of the file system formatting.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Advanced File System Configuration Follow the instructions here to use the Advanced File System Configuration option. The Advanced option allows you to create multiple file systems and create multiple LUNs for data. 1. Choose the Advanced File System Configuration option in the initial File System Wizard menu to view the menu below. Provide a name for the File System being created.
Setup 2. Now create Volume Groups made up of LUNs. These are used for the Meta Group which contains Metadata for the SAN file system, and at least one Data Group which contains at least one LUN used by client systems for data storage. 3. Click on the Create New LUN button to choose hard disk drives to build a new LUN for the Meta Data Group in a new menu.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies 4. In the Create New LUN menu displays the front of the VTrak showing installed drives. Choose the drives to use for each LUN by clicking on them. In this example , HDD1 and HDD2 are used to create a RAID1 LUN which will be used for the Meta Group. Click on the Submit button to create the LUN, you will return to the File System Setup Wizard. 5. From the File System Setup Wizard, click on Create New LUN again and continue to create LUNs as needed.
Setup 6. Back in the File System Setup Wizard, click and highlight the Meta Group on the left, then use the checkbox to select which LUN will be assigned to that group from the LUN list on the right. Click the Assign button and that LUN should appear under the Meta Volume Group. Repeat this task for the Data Group so that at least one LUN is assigned. If you want to create another Data LUN Group, click the Create LUN Group button to add and name a new LUN group.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies 7. If you are satisfied with the File System configuration as shown in the summary, click on the Submit button to begin file system creation and formatting. Upon completing the formatting, a message informs you that the new file system has been created. Click on Done to go to the File System Detail menu tab. You will see that the file system you have created is formatting. The Detail menu tab displays the progress of the formatting process.
Setup Using FS Client Software Now that the clients have been added to the SAN, it is time to use the client software to mount the SAN volumes on the client systems. The FSClient software user interface is nearly identical on the different operating system environments. (Windows FSClient requires a username and password, please see “Windows FSClient Users” on page 58). To mount a File System volume on a client computer: 1. Launch the VTrak FSClient software on the participating client system. 2.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Windows FSClient Users For the Windows FSClient, a Username and Password are required before mounting the file system. Once these are entered, the file system can be mounted automatically in the future. Note that if a Windows Active Directory LDAP server is used to manage quota users, the Username and Password will be the same as that set up for user quotas on the Windows server.
Web-based Management Web-based Management This chapter describes using the web-based GUI to set up, monitor and manage the network file system and storage area network. For information on how to use the web GUI for the first time configuration setup including how to log in and use the different Setup Wizards, please read “System Setup” on page 33. This chapter includes descriptions or the various configuration and information display menus, with the exception of the Setup Wizards.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Navigating the interface The VTrak A-Class web-based management interface is designed to help make management and setup of the SAN and File System an easy, intuitive and streamlined process. Wherever possible, graphical representations of devices, file systems and topology are used to facilitate quick visual assessment of administrative requirements. The first window that appears after logging in, is the Dashboard.
Web-based Management The top-level directory links for all management functions are located at the top of the WebPAM PROe menu interface. These include the Dashboard, File System, SAN and Administration directories. The default administrator user name and password provides Super user level privilege, therefore at first login, you will have access to all management functions. Dashboard - File System quick view Click on a virtual file system graphic to view to the File System menu, Detail tab.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Dashboard menu - VTrak storage node quick view Click on a virtual VTrak graphic to go to the SAN menu, Detail tab. The web interface uses color to indicate general status of files systems and devices.
Web-based Management View SAN Topology Use the Topology display to view a summary status and virtual representation of all client computers, represented by the type of operating system, and VTrak nodes in a single graphical display. To view the Topology menu: 1. Go to the SAN menus (any tab). 2. Click on the Topology link in lower part of the left panel.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies File System Management A primary function of the VTrak A-Class Storage Appliance is to create and maintain a distributed file system (or systems) for users and applications on client computers connected to the SAN. For convenience the file system or systems collectively will be referred to variously as the SAN File System, or simply File System throughout this document.
Web-based Management Planning and Creation of the File System This section discusses the choices you must make when creating a shared network file system with the VTrak A-Class using the Advanced Configuration option in the File System Setup Wizard. When planning the file system, the administrator needs to take into account the types of applications that will be used and the expected workload as this can impact some of the configuration choices.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies What is Metadata? Metadata is a data structure that is internal to the file system. It assures that data on the disk is accessible and organized. Basically, it is data about the data. The Journal and Inode entries are important components of metadata. All file systems, whether shared or not, use metadata in some form.
Web-based Management Advanced Configuration Options for the File System In order to better understand how changing the Block Size, Journal Size and Inode Ratio can change the performance of the File System, please read the description of these settings below. Block Size: This is the smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated by the file system. It cannot be changed once the file system has been created.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Journal Size: The Journal is a type of circular log maintained on the disk used by the file system to store what is going to change in the metadata before being written to the Meta Data LUN. Journaling is used on a file system for faster recovery in the event of a system crash or power failure. Recovery is faster because a journal eliminates the need to check the entire file system when it is restarted.
Web-based Management File System - Detail Click on a File System in the left panel to view the Detail menu for that File System. Below the File System information panel you can scroll down and expand the menus for Client Computer List and VTrak List. Click on the Gear icon near the upper right corner to roll open a menu to Stop or Expand the Existing File System. This is also where you can Delete, Format and run a Check File System. To expand an existing file system, click on the option.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Stopping a File System In order to remove or format an File System or to run a check and repair, it is necessary to first stop running the File System. To stop an File System, perform these steps: 1. Go to File System > Detail menu tab 2. Click on the Gear icon and select the Stop option. 3. A pop-up menu warns that there might be client systems using the File System. Click on the OK button to stop running the File System.
Web-based Management Checking a File System To run a check of a File System, follow these steps: 1. Stop running the File System (see above). 2. Click on the Gear icon and select the Check File System option. 3. A pop-up menu that asks for confirmation that you want to continue to format the File System. Type confirm and click on the Confirm button to begin running a check of the File System. This menu includes the option to repair the File System after the checking is finished.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies File System - Storage The Storage menu tab is used to view information about LUNs and LUN Groups that have been created on the File System. File System Storage information display menu Click on the Meta Data LUN Group information icon (blue icon with lower case i) to see details about the group. Click on the Gear icon and select View to see information about any of the Data LUN Groups.
Web-based Management File System - Quota Management The VTrak A-Class supports use of an external LDAP server for limiting the total amount of storage consumed, administered on an individual user basis (quota users), or by quota user groups. Quota limits are applied across an entire file system, placing a hard limit on the total storage capacity allowed and the total number of files allowed.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies File System - Folder Create folders for access control and control LUN migration affinity. This is also the menu used for defragmentation of an File System. File System Folder menu Creating a Data Folder To create a user data folder” 1. Go to File System > Folder menu tab 2. Click on the Gear icon and select the Add Folder option. 3. Give the folder a name and click on the Save button. Use the folder to control user access.
Web-based Management SAN - Detail Manage the SAN including port management, device upgrades and background activities, as well as basic SAN management, adding or removing clients and nodes, and viewing the SAN topology in the SAN menus. This is also the menu used to shutdown a VTrak node, refresh LUN Mapping and Masking or to restore the VTrak to its factory default settings. SAN - Detail information display menu Choose a VTrak Node in the left panel to view details for that unit.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Create VTrak Node Alias To create an alias for any VTrak node: 1. Go to SAN > Detail menu tab 2. Click on the Note icon, type in the name for the Alias. 3. Click on the Save button. Shutdown VTrak Node To shutdown any VTrak node: 1. Go to SAN > Detail menu tab 2. Click on the Gear icon. 3. Select the Shutdown option. A confirmation is required. 4. Allow at least 5 minutes for the system to completely shutdown before switching off the power supplies.
Web-based Management LUN Create LUNs and view information about individual LUNs and physical drives on any VTrak node in the LUN menu. Choose a VTrak node in the left panel to see the LUN menu for that unit. This menu is also used for the physical drive location features. SAN - LUN menu Create a New LUN To a new LUN on any VTrak node: 1. Go to SAN > LUN menu tab 2. Click on the Gear icon, select Create New LUN option. 3. Click on the drives to add to the new LUN in the Create New LUN menu. 4.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies LUN Detail information To view LUN information for a LUN on the list, click on the information icon, the details appear in a pop-up menu. LUN information includes, VTrak WWN, LUN ID, Capacity, Free Capacity, Status, Used Type, file system, LUN Group ID, Total Inodes, Free Inodes, Total Blocks, Available Blocks and Used Blocks. Locate a Physical Drive To locate an individual physical drive: 1. Go to SAN > LUN menu tab 2.
Web-based Management Locate a VTrak Node To locate a VTrak node: 1. Go to SAN > Device menu tab 2. Choose the VTrak node you want to locate in the left panel. 3. Click on Click to Locate this Enclosure, the LEDs on the front of the device will blink for one minute.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies FC Management Use the FC Management menu to configure speed and topology settings for FC ports on any VTrak node. Select a VTrak node from the left panel to see the FC Management menu for that unit. FC Management Configure FC Settings To change Link Speed or Topology settings of an FC port on any VTrak node: 1. Go to SAN > FC Management menu tab 2. Move your cursor over the listed port you want to configure. 3.
Web-based Management VTrak Network Management The Network Management menu is used to configure settings for the Management Port and Maintenance Mode IP settings. Select a VTrak node from the left panel to see the Network Management menu for that unit. VTrak Network Management menu Configure Management Port IP Settings. To configure settings for Maintenance Mode or Virtual Management Port, scroll over port you want to configure and click on the Note icon that appears on the left end of the row.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Firmware Upgrade Firmware upgrades for VTrak nodes are done using the Firmware Upgrade menu tab of the SAN menu group. To get the latest controller firmware, download it from the PROMISE Support Download Center To upgrade a VTrak node: 1. Go to SAN > Firmware Upgrade menu tab 2. Choose the VTrak node you want to upgrade in the left panel. 3. Click the VTrak Firmware Upgrade button, the Controller Firmware Upgrade menu pops up. 4.
Web-based Management Background Activities Background activities perform a variety of preventive and remedial functions on your physical drives, disk arrays, logical drives, and other components. You can run a background activity immediately or schedule it to run at a later time. Setting options for each activity are listed after the scheduling options. These settings determine how the background activity affects I/O performance.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Manage Background Activities Settings The parameters listed in the Background Activities menu are configured in the Background Activities Settings menu. To change Background Activities settings: 1. Go to SAN > Background Activities menu tab 2. Choose the VTrak node you want to upgrade in the left panel. 3. Click on the Gear icon and select the Settings option.
Web-based Management Media Patrol Media Patrol is a routine maintenance procedure that checks the magnetic media on each disk drive. Media Patrol checks are enabled by default on all disk arrays and spare drives. Media Patrol is concerned with the media itself, not the data recorded on the media. If Media Patrol encounters a critical error, it triggers PDM if PDM is enabled on the disk array. Running Media Patrol To run Media Patrol on a VTrak node: 1. Go to SAN > Background Activities menu tab 2.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Initialization Technically speaking, Initialization is a foreground activity, as you cannot access a logical drive while it is initiating. Initialization is normally done to logical drives after they are created from a disk array. Initialization sets all data bits in the logical drive to zero. The action is useful because there may be residual data on the logical drives left behind from earlier configurations.
Web-based Management Rebuild Physical Drive To Rebuild a physical drive: 1. Go to SAN > Background Activities menu tab 2. Click on the Play icon (blue triangle inside blue circle) to bring up the Rebuild menu. 3. Choose a Source and a Target physical drive. 4. Click on the Save button to begin the rebuild. Rebuild Rate When you rebuild a disk array, you are actually rebuilding the data on one physical drive.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies PDM Predictive Data Migration (PDM) is the migration of data from the suspect physical drive to a spare drive, similar to rebuilding a logical drive. But unlike Rebuilding, PDM constantly monitors your physical drives and automatically copies your data to a spare drive before the physical drive fails and your logical drive goes Critical. The PDM Rate is configured in the Background Activities Settings menu (see page 84). To run PDM: 1.
Web-based Management Administration The Administration menus include menus to manage users for system management, how system events and alert notification are handled, as well as various performance monitoring displays. This is also where to find the PROMISE License management menus for updating or upgrading the VTrak A-Class product license.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies User Management Management users are those that can access the management interface and view information and make configuration changes to the File System, SAN, etc., depending on the level of privilege assigned to the user. The default user name and password grant Super User level privilege to the user “administrator”. This user cannot be removed, but the password can be changed.
Web-based Management Adding Management Users To create a management user: 1. Log into WebPAM PROe as the Administrator or a Super User. 2. Go to Administrator > User Management > User Management menu tab 3. Click on the Gear icon for the menu and select the Add New User option. 4. Enter a user name in the Name field. 5. Enter a password for this user in the New Password and Retype Password fields. 6. Check the Enabled box to enable this user on this subsystem. 7.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Modify Management User Settings To change the privilege settings or other settings except the user name and password for a user: 1. Log into WebPAM PROe as the Administrator or a Super User. 2. Go to Administrator > User Management > User Management menu tab 3. Click on the Gear icon for the user in the list Modify option. 4. Change the privilege or other settings as preferred. 5. Click the Save button.
Web-based Management LDAP Settings The VTrak Class A Series supports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), a protocol used to access a directory listings. LDAP can be enabled or disabled, and set up to use an external LDAP server. To enable or disable LDAP service, click on the Click to change LDAP status link near the top of the menu and choose to Enable or Disable External LDAP Server.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Configure these privilege settings for external LDAP. Privilege Settings Description Privilege for LDAP Users Specifies the privilege to grant for external roles. Default Privilege Set default privilege if undefined for external roles. Base DN of Group Defines the base distinguished name to use for common LDAP lookup for group information. Object Class of Group Defines object class to store group entry in LDAP server.
Web-based Management Saving a Service Report A Service Report is a detailed report covering the configuration and status of all components of the VTrak A-Class Node. A support technician or field engineer might request a service report for the purpose of diagnosis and troubleshooting. To save a service report file: 1. Log into WebPAM PROe as the Administrator or a Super User. 2. Go to Administrator > Report link (in left panel) Information for the report is gathered and compiled.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Performance Monitoring Use the performance monitoring displays to view performance of the File System or the LUNs, Controllers and physical drives of any VTrak node. To view performance displays: 1. Go to Administrator > Performance Monitor link (in left panel). 2.
Web-based Management Events Event logs are useful for troubleshooting, tracking functions and monitoring subsystems. Use the Events menu to view, save or clear subsystem event logs, for any VTrak node. To view the Events displays: 1. Go to Administrator > Events link (in left panel). 2. Choose to view either the Runtime Events tab or the NVRAM Events tab. 3. Choose the VTrak node to display events for that VTrak (one VTrak is displayed at a time) from pull-down menu.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Product Registration and License management It is necessary to activate the product license and keep it up to date in order to create and use the shared network file system or file systems with the VTrak A-Class. Product Registration is not required, but is strongly encouraged. Registering the new VTrak helps the PROMISE support staff to improve service quality.
Web-based Management Registering the VTrak A-Class To register the VTrak online Update Wizard: 1. Go to Administrator > Product link (in left panel). 2. In the Product Registration menu tab, click on the Sign In link. 3. If you already have a Promise ID, enter the Email ID and Password in the entry fields of the Sign in to Promise menu, and click the Sign In button. The Product Registration menu appears. 4. Check the Product Registration information for accuracy.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Create a Promise ID If you do not yet have a Promise ID used to register the VTrak and for technical support, follow these steps: 1. Go to Administrator > Product link (in left panel). 2. In the Product Registration menu tab, click on the Join Now link. 3. Create a new Promise ID in two separate menus. The first menu asks for personal and company information. Fill in all required fields and click the Submit button to continue to the next entry menu.
Web-based Management 4. In the next menu, create the new Promise ID and click on Next. 5. Your new Promise ID has been created. Now you can complete the product registration. Follow the steps in “Registering the VTrak A-Class” on page 99 to register the VTrak.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Managing with the CLI Making a Serial Connection Before you begin, be sure the RJ11-to-DB9 serial data cable is connected between the Host PC and VTrak and that both machines are booted and running. Serial ports on the controllers Then do the following actions: 1.
Management with CLI Logging Into the CLI 1. At the Login prompt, type the user name and press Enter. The default user name is administrator. 2. At the Password prompt, type the password and press Enter. The default password is password. The CLI screen appears.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Table of Supported Commands The table below and on the following pages provides a brief description of the CLI commands available on the VTrak A-Series. Command Action help ? When used alone will display this menu. When used in conjunction with a command (example: help array) it will display help information for that particular command.
Management with CLI Table of Supported Commands (Continued) Command Action date defrag directory enclosure event export exportfs factorydefaults View or edit system time. View or edit file system defragmentation and defragmentation settings, and to start or stop defragmentation. View file system directory information. View or edit enclosure and SEP information and settings. Locate an enclosure via LEDs. View or clear events logs. Subsystems only. Export files to remote TFTP host.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Table of Supported Commands (Continued) Command Action ldap license lun lungroup View or edit LDAP information and settings. View or clear imported license. View the LUN list in a file system. Transfer a LUN to another LUN group in a file system. Create, view or edit LUN group information and configuration settings. logdrv View the LUN mapping and masking table. Enable or disable LUN mapping and masking on Fibre Channel host interface product.
Management with CLI Table of Supported Commands (Continued) Command Action san sasdiag sas sc scsi session shutdown These are the primary SAN management function commands. Use to information and status of the SAN and individual nodes and clients, modify the SAN, and to add or delete nodes and clients. SAS diagnostic command. View or edit SAS host interface port information and settings. SAS host interface product only. View spare check status. Start spare check.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Notes and Conventions Commands and options are NOT case sensitive. Not all extended keys are supported. However, you can use the backspace and the left and right arrow keys for command line editing. In addition, the up and down arrow keys allow scrolling through the command history buffer.
Management with CLI about Usage about Summary Displays utility information.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Options -a list Specifies the action to perform. (Default) Displays a summary of all arrays, a specified number of arrays, or a specific array. add Adds/creates an array. This action might also be used to create logical drives at the same time. addld Adds/creates a logical drive to an existing array. delld Deletes a logical drive from an array. mod Modifies array settings.
Management with CLI enable The default is enable. disable pdm= Enables or disables PDM for this array. enable The default is enable. disable -l “
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Stripe= Promise Technologies Specifies logical drive stripe size. Options include 64KB,128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and 1024 KB. If not specified, the default 64KB is used. WritePolicy= Specifies logical drive write policy. writethru Writes are not cached writeback Writes are cached ReadPolicy= Specifies logical drive read policy. readahead Reads extra data to help reduce read times of sequential data.
Management with CLI missingdrive -v The condition of missing drive in the array. Verbose mode. Displays all array properties, requires -a list option.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies assn Usage assn [-a ][-t ][-l ][-d ][-r][-c][-v] assn -a add -t -l -d [-r] assn -a del -l -d assn -a list [-t ] [-l ] [-c count] [-v] Summary Assn is used to manage association between two logical drives, including list and delete existing associations, and create new associations.
Management with CLI Options -a list Which action to perform. Display a list of existing associations for all or specified logical drives. add Create association between specified source logical drive and destination logical drive. del Delete existing association between specified source logical drive and destination logical drive. -t clone What kind of association to be created. Clone association. -l Source logical drive Id.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies battery Usage battery [-a ] [-b ] battery -a recondition -b Summary Battery is used to display the current status of a battery indicating the percentage of charge left. This command is also used to recondition a battery. Reconditioning of a battery attempts to fully discharge, and then recharge it. In addition the battery will be reconditioned automatically once per month.
Management with CLI bbm Usage bbm [-a ] [-p ] bbm -a clear -p Summary The bbm command displays and clears the Bad Block Map (BBM) for all configured SATA drives. Options -a Specifies the action to perform. list (Default) List the BBM information. clear Clears the BBM list. For configured SATA drives only. -p Specifies the physical drive id. For the -a list option, the default is all physical drives. For the -a clear option, you must specify a physical drive id.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies bga Usage bga [-a ] bga -a mod -s “” Summary The bga command displays all current background activities and makes settings for each background activity. Options -a Specifies the action to perform. list (Default) Lists current background activities. mod Makes changes to one of the settings. -s “
Management with CLI mediapatrol= Verifies the media of the array and/or spares to find bad blocks on physical disks before you use that block. This feature is enabled and disabled for individual arrays on a per array basis. enable disable ReassignedBlock= (1-512) Threshold value to trigger PDM, when re-assign map exceeds the threshold value. ErrorBlock= (1-2048) Threshold value to trigger PDM, when number of medium error on the PD exceeds the threshold value.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual transitionrate= Promise Technologies Transition rate determines the rate at which transition will run. (low=25, medium=50, high=75) low medium high syncrate= Synchronization rate determines the rate at which synchronization will run. (low=25, medium=50, high=75) low medium high initrate= Initialization rate determines the rate at which initialization will run.
Management with CLI bgasched Usage bgasched -a -t -s bgasched -a add -t -s bgasched -a mod -t rc -i -s bgasched -a mod -t -s bgasched -a del -t bgasched -a del -t rc -i Summary bgasched is used to display all scheduled background activities as well as to allow the user to add, modify or delete date and time of the scheduled activities.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual -i Promise Technologies Specifies the RC scheduler ID. It’s used for list/modify/delete RC scheduler. If the option is not specified, assumed to all. -s “
Management with CLI dow Specific day of week. dom= Day of Month, for ‘dom’ daypattern type. The range is 1~31. The default is 1. wom= Week ordinal, for ‘dow’ daypattern type. The range is (1st| 2nd |3rd |4th |Last). The default is 1st. month= Months. The range are 1~12 divided by space or ‘~’. The default is 1~12.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples bgasched bgasched -a mod -t rc -i 1 -s “status=disable,ldid=1 3~5 7” bgasched -a add -t mp -s “recurtype=monthly,daypattern=dow,wom=2nd,dow=Sun ,month= 1 3~6, endon=10” bgasched -a add -t sc -s “recurtype=weekly,dow= Mon Wed Fri,starttime=12:0 0,endon=1/1/2010” 124
Management with CLI buzz Usage buzz [-a ] buzz -a list buzz -a enable buzz -a disable buzz -a on buzz -a off Summary The buzz command displays the status of the buzzer, and enables, disables, turns on or turns off the buzzer. Options -a Specifies the action to perform. list (Default) List the status of the buzzer. enable Enable the buzzer. disable Disable the buzzer. on Turn on the buzzer. off Turn off the buzzer.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies checktable Usage checktable [-t ] -l Summary The checktable command displays the error check tables of a logical drive. Options -t Specifies which error table to display. The default displays all tables. rct Displays the read check table. wct Displays the write check table. ibt Displays the inconsistent block table. -l Specifies the logical drive ID.
Management with CLI clone Usage clone [-a ] [-l ] [-d ] [-r] clone -a start -l [-d ] [-r] clone -a stop -l [-d ] clone -a list [-l ] Summary This command allows the user to start or stop a Clone as well as to check on the progress of a running Clone. There are two methods to start a Clone. One is specify the destination logical drive to perform clone, another is specify an existing array.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies For clone, by default the association is not retained. The following are used to specify a existing array to perform clone -s “
Management with CLI config Usage config -a auto config -a expr [-r y|n] [-c y|n] [-p y|n] [-m y|n] [-s y|n] [-t ] [-l ] Summary The config command has two options, Automatic (auto) and Express (expr). Automatic configuration takes all available unconfigured physical drives to create an optimized disk array following a default set of parameters. There are no options.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual -c Selects the capacity option. -s Includes a spare drive in the array. Promise Technologies Note: Requires 5 or more unconfigured physical drives. -t Specifies the intended application for this array. video Sequential large block reads. data Random read/write mix, small to medium sized IO. log Sequential small block write. other Random read/write mix, small to medium sized IO.
Management with CLI ctrl Usage ctrl [-a ] [-i ] [-c ] [-v] ctrl -a mod [-i ] -s “” ctrl -a clear [-i ] [-t ] Summary The ctrl command displays controller information and changes controller settings. Options -a Specifies the action to perform. list (Default) Lists controller information. mod Changes controller settings. clear Clears controller conditions. -i Specifies the controller ID.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies enable disable coercionmethod= The method of coercion. GBTruncate Truncates the drive to the nearest 1-billion byte boundary. 10GBTruncate GrpRounding Truncates the drive to the nearest 10-billion byte boundary. Truncates the drive using an intelligent algorithm. Allows the maximum amount of usable space. TableRounding Truncates the drive using a pre-defined coercion table. smart= Enables or disables polling drive SMART status.
Management with CLI the availability of protection. If BBU or UPS is available, the write policy is retained as Writeback, otherwise the policy is switched to Writethru. disable The write policy of the writeback logical drives are not changed irrespective of the availability of BBU or UPS. hostcacheflushing= Subsystems only. To enable or disable host cache flushing. Note that this is for high availability products only. enable disable forcedreadahead= Enables or disables forced read ahead caching.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples ctrl ctrl -v ctrl -l ctrl -a mod -i 1 -s “alias=ctrl1, coercion=enable” date Usage date date -a mod [-d ] [-t
Management with CLI defrag Usage defrag [-a ] -n -d [-t ] [-s ] [-f ] [-p ] Summary It can be used to start or stop file or directory defragmentation or fragmentation level calculation as well as to view the progress of defragmentation or fragmentation level calculation. For frag level calculation is background activities, after it finished, the calculation result file will be exported to a TFTP server.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Supports string up to 31 character long, containing alphanumeric characters and underscores. -d “
” The directory or file path in the file system which you want to operate on. Must lead at slash ‘/’ -f Specifies the name of fragmentation level calculation result file. Only valid for start fragmentation type operation. -s Specifies tftp server’s IP or host name the calculation result file exported to.Management with CLI directory Usage directory -a -n Summary Show the directories in the file system with less than 3 depth. It can be used to list directory info in running status file system. Options -a list -n Specify which action to perform. (Defaults)List the directories info in file system. Name of the file system. Supports string up to 31 character long, containing alphanumeric characters and underscores.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies enclosure Usage enclosure [-a ] -v enclosure -a mod [-e ] -s enclosure -a locate [-e ] [-t -f ] Summary The enclosure command provides status and information about the various components of the enclosure unit. It is also sets temperature threshold values for JBOD enclosures and displays Vendor Provided Data (VPD). Options -f Specifies id of FRU to locate.
Management with CLI event Usage event [-a ] [-l ] [-i ] [-c ] [-v] event -a clear [-l ] Summary The event command displays and clears the RAM and NVRAM event logs. Options -a list Specified the action to perform. Displays the events for the specified location. RAM events are displayed if no location is specified. clear -l ram Clear events for a specified location. Specifies the location from which to display or clear events.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples event event -v event -l nvram event -a clear -lnvram event -c 200 event -a list -i852 -c200 Options -a Specifies the action to perform. list (Default) Displays information and status of the enclosure. mod Modifies settings. Requires the -s option. locate Locates an enclosure by flashing its LEDs. -e Enclosure ID. The default value is 1 if unspecified.
Management with CLI export Usage export -t [-s ] [-p ] -f Summary The export command exports certain types of configuration files to a remote or local host. This command only affects subsystems. Options -a Which action to perform. list (Default) Displays the current system time. mod Modifies the current system time.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies dststarttime= Used to specify the DST start time. The format is Month-WeekOfMonth-DayOfWeek. Month range is [Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec]. WeekOfMonth range is [1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Last]. DayOfWeek range is [Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat]. dstendtime= Used to specify the DST end time.
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VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies exportfs Usage exportfs -a [-n ] [-i ] [-p “”] [-d ] [-s “”] [-f] Summary The exportfs command is used to manage file system export entries. It is used to list, create, delete, and modify export entries in the file system. The create action can only operate on running status file system.
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VTrak A-Class Product Manual factorydefaults Usage factorydefaults -a -t Summary The factorydefaults command restores factory default settings. Options -a Specifies the action to perform. restore Restore the factory default settings. -t Specifies the type of settings to restore. all All settings. allfw All firmware settings. allsw Subsystems only. All software settings.
Management with CLI The following are individual Firmware settings: bga Background activity settings. ctrl Controller settings. encl Enclosure settings, including temperature thresholds. netmgmt Subsystems only. Network settings of management ports. phydrv Physical drive settings. subsys Subsystem settings. The following are individual Software settings, which only apply to Subsystems: bgascheduler Background activity scheduler settings. service Service startup type settings.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies fc Usage fc [-a ] [-t ] [-i ] [-p ] [-v] fc -a mod -t -i -p -s “” fc -a reset -i -p Summary The fc command is used to view and modify Fibre Channel information and settings. Options -a Which action to perform. list (Default) Gives summary information about Fibre Channel status.
Management with CLI allinitiators Display initiator list from fibre switch. -i Controller Id. Default to be all available controllers for listing if -i is not specified. Default to be controller 1 for modifying if -i is not specified. -p Port Id. Default to be all ports for listing if -p is not specified. Default to be port 1 for modifying if -p is not specified. -s “
VTrak A-Class Product Manual fs Usage fs [-a ] [-n ] [-c ] [-v] fs -a add -n [-s “”] [-l “”] [-g “”] fs -a addlun -n -l “” fs -a addlg -n -g “” fs -a mod -n -s “” fs -a start -n fs -a stop -n fs -a format -n fs -a del -n [-f] [-y] fs -a dellun -n -l
Management with CLI Summary Used to create and manage the file system or multiple file systems. Use this command to list, create, remove, start, stop, check, and format a file system. Every file system must have a LUN dedicated for Metadata, and at least one more LUN for data. LUNs and LUN groups can also be added or deleted to a previously created file system with this command.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual dellun Delete a LUN from a file system. -n The file system Name. Promise Technologies Can be up to 31 characters long, containing alphanumeric characters and underscores. -c Specifies the number of file systems to display a summary, used with the -a list option. For example ‘fs -a list -c3’ displays a summary for the first 3 file systems on the Media Data Controller.
Management with CLI inoderatio= Specify the ratio of inode and other metadata in the meta LUN. The ratio can be: 1:3, 1:7, 1:15, 1:31, 1:63. The default ratio is 1:7. Optional for adding file system. It cannot be modified after creation of the file system. winacl = This is applicable only for Windows clients. Set the Windows access control list flag for a file system. Modifiable. enable disable posixacl = This is applicable only if POSIX is supported.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies The allocation size must be equal to, or multiples of 2 or 4 times the size of the data block size the file system. For example, allocsize can equal 4MB if the file system data block size is 4MB, 2MB or 1MB. The default size is 4 times the data block size of the file system. layout = Set the layout of the LUN group. The default is stripe. stripe fill flfi stripesize = Specify the stripe size.
Management with CLI The following options are separated by comma. node= Node id which free LUN belongs to lun= Free LUN id list type= LUN type, optional data (Default) data LUN meta meta data LUN group= Specify LUN group name, valid only for data LUN. -f Force delete. Only valid for -a del and dellun action.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples fs -a list -n fs1 fs -a add -n fs1 -s “blocksize=512KB, journalsize=16MB, inoderatio=1:15, winacl=enable, posixacl=enable, quotas=enable, rgsize=18” -g “name=datagroup, allocsize=512KB” -l “node=1,lun=0,type=meta” -l “node=1, lun=1~3, group=datagroup” fs -a addlg -n fs1 -g “name=datagroup2,allocsize=1MB,layout=stripe, stripesize=16MB” fs -a addlun -n fs1 -l “node=2,lun=0 2, group=datagroup2” fs -a start -n fs1 fs -a stop -n fs1 fs -a format
Management with CLI fscheck Usage fscheck [-a ] -n [-c] [-s ] [-p ] [-f ] Summary Used to start or stop file system checking and repair, and to view the progress of a currently running file system check or repair. Also used to export the log file that contains corrupted or missing files to a TFTP server. If -c is specified, it will only perform a check and not repair the file system.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples fscheck -n fs1 fscheck -a start -n fs1 -c fscheck -a start -n fs1 -f check.log -s 192.168.1.1 -p 69 fscheck -a stop -n fs1 fsqc Usage fsqc [-a ] [-n ] [-t ] [-r] [-y] fsqc -a start -n [-t ] [-r] [-y] Summary This command is used to start a Quota Check or to check the progress of a running Quota Check. The Quota Check cannot be stopped or paused once it is started.
Management with CLI -t The type of quota: user or group. Only used for action start. Not specify means check all types. -r Reset quota setting to clear all previous quota limit and grace time. Only used for action start. -y Execute command in non-interactive mode. Often be used in script. Use with -a start.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies fsquota Usage fsquota [-a ] [-n ] [-u ] [-g ] [-y] [-v] fsquota -a list [-n ] [-u ] [-g ] fsquota -a add -n [-u ] [-g ] -s “” fsquota -a mod -n [-u ] [-g ] -s “” fsquota -a del -n [-u ] [-g ] Summary Use this to display quota information a
Management with CLI -g Specifies the group name to which the disk quota will apply. The Group name must be configured on an internal or external LDAP. The server group name cannot be set together with user name. -s “
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples fsquota -n fs1 fsquota -u user1 fsquota -a add -n fs1 -u user1 -s “diskhard=30gb” fsquota -a mod -n fs1 -g group1 -s “filehard=10000” fsquota -a del -n fs1 -u user1 import Usage import -t -s -f -p -i Summary The import command is used to import files from a remoter TFTP host. Options -t userdb User database file. configscript Configuration script.
Management with CLI init Usage init [-a ] [-l ] init -a start -l [-q ] [-p ] init -a stop -l init -a pause -l init -a resume -l Summary The init command starts, stops, pauses, and resumes a logical drive initialization. A full initialization writes to the entire logical drive space and can takes several minutes, depending on the size of the logical drive. A quick initialization writes to the first and last few megabytes of the logical drive.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual -p Promise Technologies Specifies the pattern for a full initialization. The pattern can range from 1 to 128 bytes (HEX string), and is padded to even number of bytes, such as, fff padded to 0fff. Pattern is not supported for quick initialization. -f Force starting initialization even if logical drive wasused by file system. Only valid for -a start action.
Management with CLI list (Default) Displays the current initiator list. add Add an initiator to the list. del Delete an initiator from the list. -i Used to specify the index of the initiator. For -a list 0..2047 option, it is the starting index and may be used with -c option. For other options, it is the specific index.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies ldap Usage ldap [-a ] [-t ] [-v] ldap -a add -t rolemap [-s “”] ldap -a mod [-s “”] ldap -a del -t rolemap [-s “”] Summary The ldap command is used to view and modify LDAP configurations. It is used to list, add, modify, and delete role mapping rules as well as to enable or disable the external LDAP. The default is disabled external LDAP.
Management with CLI rolemap Role mapping rules. Maps external roles, such as an LDAP group, to internal privileges. -l Specify the location of LDAP server is internal or external. Only valid for -a enable/disable action. external -s “
VTrak A-Class Product Manual basedn= Promise Technologies Base distinguished name (DN) to use for common LDAP search base. anonymousbind= Allows the system to bind to an LDAP server without providing the Bind DN and password. enable The default value is enable. disable objectclass= Object class used to filter information from LDAP search result for a specific user. Can be configured only when event subscription is enabled. See subcription command.
Management with CLI maintenance Maintenance user can only perform background tasks. view View user can only view. basednofgroup= Similar to base DN above. It defines the base distinguished name to use for common LDAP lookup for group information. Only needed when rolepolicy is set to explicit. objectclassofgroup= Defines object class to store group entry in LDAP server. Only needed when rolepolicy is set to explicit.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples ldap ldap -v ldap -a mod -s”server= xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx” ldap -a mod -t auth -s “server=xxx.xxx.xxx.
Management with CLI license Usage license [-a ] [-y] Summary It can be used to view or clear the imported license. Use command “import” to import or update license file. Options -a Specify which action to perform. list (Default) Displays imported license info. del Delete the imported license. -y Execute delete command in non-interactive mode. Only valid for del action.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies lun Usage lun -a [-n ] [-t ] [-l “, ”] [-g ] [-v] lun -a mov -n -l “,” -g Summary Manage LUNs. Including transfer a data type LUN to another LUN group in a running status file system. List the properties of all LUNs in a file system. Options -a Specifies which action to perform.
Management with CLI -g Specify the LUN group id the LUN move to. -c Count of LUNs. Only valid with -a list -v Verbose mode. Used with -a list.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies lungroup Usage lungroup -a -n [-i ] [-s “”] Summary Used to manage LUN groups, as well as to list the properties of all LUN groups in a file system, modify a LUN group in a file system. Options -a list Specifies which action to perform. (Default)List the properties of all LUN groups in a file system.
Management with CLI 256KB, 512KB, 1MB, 2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB or 512GB. • It is valid when the layout is specified to stripe. • If the layout is changed to stripe, stripe size setting must be specified. • The stripe size must be greater than or equal to the allocation size you specified for the LUN group.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Summary The lunmap command displays information about the current LUN mapping and masking (LMM) table information and enables you to add, modify, and delete LMM entries. LMM can be enabled or disabled. Options -a Which action to perform. list (Default) Displays the current LMM table. enable Enables LMM. disable Disables LMM.
Management with CLI For Fibre Channel host interface, the name is the initiator’s WWPN in hex format, such as aabb-cc-dd-ee-ff-11-22 For SAS host interface, the name is the SAS address, such as aa-bb-cc-ddee-ff-11-22 For slot-based LUN mapping, the first byte is the slot ID. Example for slot 2, the name is 02-0000-00-00-00-00-00 -l Specifies the logical drive IDs. 0..1023 -m Specifies the LUN mapping values. 0..
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies logdrv Usage logdrv [-a ] [-l ] [-c ] [-v] logdrv -a locate -l logdrv -a mod -l -s “” Summary The logdrv command displays information about the logical drives and changes logical drive settings. Options -a list Specifies the action to perform. (Default) Displays a summary of one or more logical drives. mod Changes logical drive settings.
Management with CLI writethru Writes are not cached. writeback Writes are cached. Note: Cannot be set if ReadPolicy is set to “nocache.” ReadPolicy= Specifies logical drive read policy. readahead Reads extra data to help reduce read times of sequential data. readcache Caches reads in the case the same request is made again. nocache No caching algorithm. PreferredCtrlId= Specifies which controller the LD is prefers for LUN affinity. Valid value is 1 or 2. -v Verbose mode. Used with -a list.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies logout Usage logout Summary The logout command is used to logout the current user from the session. Examples logout migrate Usage migrate [-a ] [-d ] migrate -a start -d -p -l Summary The migrate command allows the user to migrate logical drives inside a particular disk array. The supported migrations are online capacity expansion, RAID level migration and stripe size migration.
Management with CLI Options -a list Which action to perform. (Default) Displays the migration status of specified disk array. If no array ID specified, all migration status will be displayed. start start a specific migration progress. -d Used to specify the array ID for migration. -p Used to specify which physical drives are to be added in an array.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples migrate -d 1 migrate -a start -d 1 -p 10 -l “id=0,capacity=10gb” mp Usage mp -a Summary The mp command activates Media Patrol. Media Patrol searches the physical drives for media errors. When an error is found, Media Patrol attempts to repair the error. If it fails to correct the error, Media Patrol attempts to remap the sector. Note: Sector remapping is not currently supported.
Management with CLI net Usage net [-a ] [-p ] [-v] Summary Net is used to display the TCP/IP specific information for the Ethernet ports. Information such as IP addresses and subnetmask can be displayed. Options -a list Which action to perform. (Default) Displays a list of IP configurations for all or the specified ports. -p To specify which Ethernet port to view or change settings.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies ntp Usage ntp [-a ] ntp -a list ntp -a mod -s “” ntp -a test -t
Management with CLI The timezone’s range is (-12) - (+13). server1= Specific to the time servers. ...... (max of 3 servers) dst= Enable and disable Daylight Saving Time. enable disable dststarttime= Used to specify the DST start time. The format is Month-WeekOfMonth-DayOfWeek. Month range is [Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec]. WeekOfMonth range is [1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Last].
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples ntp -a list ntp -a mod -s “server1=ABC.123.XYZ” (adds a NTP server) ntp -a mod -s “ntp=enable, timezone=-8, server1=ABC.123.XYZ, dst=enable, dststarttime=Mar-2nd-Sun, dstendtime=Nov-1st-Sun” ntp -a test -t ABC.123.
Management with CLI password Usage password [-u ] [-t ] Summary Allows a user to change their password. A normal (non super user) user will never use the -u option, as they are allowed only to change their password. For any user who wants to change its own password, it will be first prompted for their old password before inputting their new password. For a super user, the -u option can be used to change the password of other users.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies pdm Usage pdm [-a ] [-d ] [-s ] pdm -a start -d -s -p pdm -a stop -d -s pdm -a pause -d -s pdm -a resume -d -s Summary The pdm command activates Predictive Data Migration (PDM). PDM replaces a suspect physical drive, such as a drive with a PFA condition, with a different drive.
Management with CLI -d Specifies which disk array on which to perform the PDM. -s Specifies the sequence number of the suspect drive. -p Specifies physical drive ID of the replacement drive.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Options -a list Specifies the action to perform. (Default) Displays all physical drives, their make, model number, and array they belong to. Their status is also shown. mod Modifiies physical drive settings. locate Flashes the physical drive’s LED so you can location it. online Forces a drive from an Offline to an Online state. offline Forces a drive from an Onine to an Offline state. clear Clears a drive’s condition.
Management with CLI writecache= Enables or disables write cache on the physical drive(s). enable disable rlacache= Enables or disables read look ahead cache on the physical drive(s). enable disable cmdqueuing= Enables or disables command queuing on the physical drive(s). enable disable temppollint= (15-255 ) Drive temperature polling interval in seconds. If value is 0, polling is disabled. For high availability products only. mediumerrorthreshold= (0-4294967294 ) Medium error threshold.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies ping Usage ping Summary This is the standard Ping command to check connectivity to an IP address or IP domain. ptiflash Usage ptiflash [-a ] [-t] [-s ] -f [-p ] [-e ] [-i ] [-d ] [-l] [-y] [-v] Summary This is the flash utility for the controller and physical drives.
Management with CLI -s Specifies the hostname or IP address of the TFTP server which contains the image file. -f Specifies the filename of the flash image. Include the folder name if the flash image is placed under a folder on the TFTP server. see e.g. for details. A flash image could be either a controller flash image or a physical drive firmware update image. -p Specifies the port number of the TFTP server.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual -d Specifies the physical drive IDs. Only for physical drive firmware update. Promise Technologies If not specified, all the pds, which are supported by the specified pd fw, are selected. -l Display the status of currently running flash process. -y Enable non-interactive mode. Examples ptiflash -t -s 192.168.1.1 -f fw_multi.ptif -p 69 # for embedded ptiflash -f fw_multi_20031010.
Management with CLI rc Usage rc [-a ] [-l ] rc -a start -l [-n] [-p] rc -a stop -l rc -a pause -l rc -a resume -l Summary The rc command starts, stops, pauses and resumes a Redundancy Check and monitors the progress of a running Redundancy Check. Options -a list Specifies action to perform. (Default) Displays active and paused Redundancy Checks and their status. start Starts a Redundancy Check. stop Stops a Redundancy Check.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples rc rc -a start -l3 -n -p rc -a start -l3 rc -a stop -l2 rb Usage rb [-a ] [-d ] [-s ] rb -a start -d -s -p rb -a stop -d -s rb -a pause -d -s rb -a resume -d -s Summary The rb command starts, stops, pauses, and resumes a Rebuild and monitors the progress of a running Rebuild.
Management with CLI stop Stops a Rebuild. pause Pauses a Rebuild. resume Resumes a paused Rebuild. -d Specifies which disk array on which to perform the Rebuild. -s Specifies the sequence number of the failed physical drive. The source drive of the Rebuild. -p Specifies the ID of the replacement physical drive. The target drive of the Rebuild.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Options -a Which action to perform. list (Default) List SAN information. mod Modify an existing SAN, VTrak A-Class only. add Add devices into the SAN. Used with options -t and -d, VTrak A-Class only. del Remove devices from the SAN. Used with options -t and -i. -t Device type.
Management with CLI Examples san -a mod -s “name=new_san” san -a add -t node -d “ip=192.168.1.100” -d “ip=192.168.1.102” san -a list -t node san -a list -v san -a del -t node -i 1,4~7 san -a del -t node -i 1 -f sas Usage sas [-a ] [-t ] [-i ] [-p ] [-v] sas -a mod -t -i -p -s “” Summary The sas command is used to view and modify SAS host port info and settings on SAS host interface product only.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies initiator Display initiator list connected to subystem. phystats Display PHY level statistics information. -i Controller Id. Default to be all available controllers for listing if -i is not specified. Default to be controller 1 for modifying if -i is not specified. -p Port number. Default to be all ports if -p is not specified when listing.
Management with CLI sasdiag Usage sasdiag -a -e -i [-p ] Summary Diagnostic command for getting SMP discovery info, getting PHY error log, or clear the error log. For products that support multiple enclosures only. Options -a Which action to perform. discover Display SMP general discovery information. errorlog Display error log on a certain expander. clearerrlog Clear error log on a certain PHY.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies sc Usage sc [-a ] [-i ] sc -a start [-i ] Summary The sc command starts a Spare Check and monitors the status of a running Spare Check. Options -a Specifies the action to perform. list (Default) Displays Spare Check status. start Starts the Spare Check. -i Specifies the spare ID on which to run Spare Check. Valid value range is 0~255.
Management with CLI scsi Usage scsi [-a ] [-c ] [-i ] [-v] scsi -a list -c scsi -a list -c -i scsi -a list -t target scsi -a list -c -t target scsi -a mod -c -s “” scsi -a enable -c -i scsi -a disable -c -i Summary The parallel SCSI command is used to view and modify parallel SCSI info and settings.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual -i 0..15 Promise Technologies Used to specify which targets are to be used in the list. Used in conjunction with -a enable or -a disable. Target IDs can be used singly or separated by comma. Additionally a sequential group of targets can be specified by placing a ~ between numbers such as 1~6. This will include targets 1,2,3,4,5,6. -s “
Management with CLI session Usage session session -h (this command) Summary This command lists the current active sessions.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies shutdown Usage shutdown -a [-i shutdown -a shutdown shutdown -a restart shutdown -a restart -i 2 shutdown -a shutdown -i 1 Summary Shutdown is the command used to shutdown or restart a controller or subsystem. Options -a Which action to perform. shutdown To shutdown the controller or subsystem. restart To restart the controller or subsystem. -i Controller ID or subsystem.
Management with CLI smart Usage smart [-a ] [-p ] Options -a Which action to perform. list (Default) Displays the status of S.M.A.R.T. diagnostic for phydrv drive(s). enable Enable S.M.A.R.T. disable Disable S.M.A.R.T. -p Specifies physical drive ID of the destination drive. If not specified, the destination drive will be all physical drives. -v Verbose mode. Used with -a list. Summary S.M.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies spare Usage spare [-a ] spare -a list [-i ] [-d ] [-v] spare -a add [-i ] -p [-t g|d] [-r y|n] [-d ] [-s “”] spare -a mod -i [-t g|d] [-r y|n] [-d ] [-s “”] spare -a del -i Summary The spare command displays a list of hot spare drives and creates, modifies, and deletes hot spare drives.
Management with CLI -d Specifies the disk array ID. Requires the -a list option. Displays a list of global spares and spares dedicated to this disk array. When used with other actions, it specifies the disk array IDs to which this spare is dedicated. -t Specifies the type of hot spare drive. g A global hot spare drive. d A dedicated hot spare drive. -r Specifies whether the spare drive is revertible. y Yes. n No.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies stats Usage stats [-t ] [-i ] [-c ] stats -a clear Summary The stats command displays statistics of subsytem, controller, enclosure, physical drives, and logical drives; and resets the statistics count to zero. Options -a Specifies the action to perform. list (Default) Displays the statistics. clear Resets the statistics count to zero. -t Specifies the device type. ctrl Controller. logdrv Logical drive.
Management with CLI subscription Usage subscription -a [-u ] -t -s “” subscription -a list subscription -a list -v -t subscription -a enable subscription -a disable subscription -a mod [-u ] -s “” subscription -a test [-u ] Summary Subscription is used to enable or disable event notification for a specific user, specify events of interest, as well as to modify the levels of severity.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Only used for verbose list action. shortcut event subscription by shortcut. Promise Technologies If the parameter has no value, it means that the severity level of underling items are different. enclosure event subscription by enclosure. raid event subscription by RAID core. host event subscription by host interface. drive event subscription by drive interface.
Management with CLI temp = temperature event subscription of enclosure. The range is (info | warning | minor | major | critical | fatal | none). Default value is major. The following are for raid type event subscription: ctrl = Controller event subscription of enclosure. da = Disk Array event subscription of enclosure. init = Initialization blower event subscription of enclosure.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies The range is (info | warning | minor | major | critical | fatal | none). Default value is major. The following are for other type event subscription: ups = UPS event subscription of other. app = Application event subscription of other. The range is (info | warning | minor | major | critical | fatal | none). Default value is major. -v Verbose mode. Used with -a list.
Management with CLI subsys Usage subsys [-a ] [-v] subsys -a mod -s “” subsys -a lock [-r] [-t ] subsys -a unlock [-f] subsys -a chklock Summary The subsys command displays and changes subsystem settings and locks the subsystem so that only you can make modifications. Options -a Specifies the action to perform. list (Default) Displays information for the specified subsystem. mod Modifies subsystem settings.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual -t Promise Technologies Specifies the number minutes to lock the subsystem Requires the -a lock option. Default is 30 minutes. -r Renews the lock timer. Requires the -a lock and -t options. -f -v Specifies a forced unlock. Requires super user privilege. Specifies verbose mode.
Management with CLI swmgt Usage swmgt [-a ] swmgt -a mod -n [-t ] [-s “] swmgt -a start -n swmgt -a stop -n swmgt -a restart -n Summary The swmgt command allows a user to view and modify setting of software components. Options -a Which action to perform. list (Default) Displays all software components. start Start a software component.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies ssh SSH. snmp SNMP. cim CIM. netsend Netsend. Netsend service is supported for IPv4 protocol only. -t Specifies the startup type. automatic Component is automatically started when system boots. manual Component has to be manually started by issuing command. -s “
Management with CLI ssh settings port= Port number for ssh daemon. sessiontimeout= Session time out in minutes. Maximum 1440. maxconnection= Max number of ssh client connection . snmp settings port= Port number. sysname= System name string. syslocation= System location string. syscontact= System contact information string. readcommunity= Read community name. cim settings http= Enable or disable HTTP connection for CIM server.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Examples swmgt swmgt -n webserver swmgt -a start -n snmp swmgt -a stop -n snmp swmgt -a mod -n snmp -t automatic swmgt -a mod -n netsend -i 1 -p “recipientserver=192.168.1.1,messagefilter= info” swmgt -a add -n netsend -p “recipientserver=192.168.1.1,messagefilter=info” swmgt -a del -n netsend -i 1 swmgt -a add -n ssh -p “filename=key.pub, server=192.168.1.
Management with CLI sink or recipient, delete public key. -p “
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies sync Usage sync [-a ] [-l ] Summary The sync command monitors the progress of background synchronization. Background synchronization is used to make logical drives consistent. It starts automatically when a redundant logical drive is created. But unlike initialization, background synchronization allows read and write operations on the logical drive.
Management with CLI syslog Usage syslog -a [-i ] [-s ] Summary To configure the settings for syslog remote servers. Options -a listserver Which action to perform. (Default) Displays the current settings of the remote syslog servers. addserver Add a new remote syslog server. delserver Delete an existing remote syslog server. modserver Modify the settings of an existing remote syslog server.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies udp udp6 tcp tcp6 severity= Syslog severity level according to the standard syslog specification in RFC5424 debug Send the logs with debug and more severe severity. info Send the logs with info and more severe severity. notice Send the logs with notice and more severe severity. warning Send the logs with warning and more severe severity.
Management with CLI topology Usage topology [-a ] [-v] Summary Used to view the enclosure SAN topology, the physical connections and all client and storage systems included in the SAN. For products that support multiple enclosures only. Options -a list -v Which action to perform. (Default) Displays topology information. View complete information about topology.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies transit Usage transit [-a ] [-d ] [-s ] transit -a start -d -s -p transit -a stop -d -s transit -a pause -d -s transit -a resume -d -s Summary The transit command starts, stops, pauses, and resumes a transition and monitors the progress of a running transition.
Management with CLI Options -a list Specifies the action to perform. (Default) Displays the running and paused transitions and their status. start Starts a manual transition. stop Stops a transition. pause Pauses a transition. resume Resumes a paused transition. -d Specifies the id of disk array which contains the revertible spare drive. -s Specifies the sequence number of the revertible spare drive in the array.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies ups Usage ups [-a ] ups -a list [-v] ups -a mod -s “” Summary The ups command allows a user to view and modify ups status and settings. Network UPS is supported for IPv4 protocol only. Options -a Which action to perform. list (Default) Displays all current UPS status. mod Change the settings for UPS.
Management with CLI rtr= Running time remaining threshold in minute. The valid value range is 3~20. lr= Critical loading ratio threshold in percentage The valid value range is 1~100. wt= Warning temperature threshold in Celsius. The valid value range is 32~42. -v Verbose mode. Used with -a list. Examples ups -v ups -a mod -s “ups1=192.168.1.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies user Usage user [-a ] [-u ][-t ] user -a add -u -p [-s “”] user -a mod -u [-p ] [-s “”] user -a del -u Summary The user command allows a user to view and modify an existing user account. Only a Superuser can create, modify, or delete a user account. User access levels are: Superuser, Poweruser, Maintenance, and View.
Management with CLI maintenance Maintenance user can only perform background tasks. view View user can only view. -f Force delete a user. -s “
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies zoning Usage zoning [-a ] [-g ] [-i ] zoning -a mod -g -i ] [-s “”] Summary The zoning command allows a user to view and modify zoning membership table and permission table. Options -a Which action to perform. list (Default) Displays memembership table and permission table. mod Modify permission table.
Management with CLI help Usage -a -u -p -s “
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Appendix A Installing Physical Drives In the event of a hard disk drive failure or other problems that periodically occur, it will be necessary to remove a problem hard drive and replace it with a new one. Follow the instructions here to remove a failed disk drive and install a new one. The VTrak A-Class Series shared storage server supports 3.5-inch SAS hard disk drives.
Installing Physical Drives Drive slot numbering on VTrak A830f Caution The VTrak A-Class supports disk drive hot-swapping. To avoid hand contact with an electrical hazard, do not remove more than one drive carrier a time. Important A failed drive is indicated by a Red Disk Status LED on the front of the VTrak as well as in the virtual device that appears in the Device menu. A warning also appears in the Alerts listed in the Dashboard.
VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Replacing Hard Drives The drive carrier accommodates 3.5-inch drives. Cautions Swing open the drive carrier handle before you insert the drive carrier into the enclosure. To avoid hand contact with an electrical hazard, remove only one drive carrier a time. 1. Press the drive carrier release button. The handle springs open. 2. Grasp the handle and gently pull the empty drive carrier out of the enclosure.
Installing Physical Drives 5. Position the drive in the carrier so the mounting holes line up. The 3.5-inch drive mounting screws go through the sides of the carrier. Drive carrier bottom view Drive carrier side view 6. Insert the screws through the proper holes in the carrier and into the drive. • Install four screws per drive. • Snug each screw. Be careful not to over tighten. 7. With the drive carrier handle in open position, gently slide the drive carrier into the enclosure.
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