SiI 4726 Manager User’s Guide Version 2.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Copyright © 2006, Silicon Image, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, or translated into any language or computer format, in any form or by any means without prior written permission of: Silicon Image, Inc. 1060 East Arques Ave. Sunnyvale CA 94085 Silicon Image and the Silicon Image logo are the trademarks or registered trademarks of Silicon Image, Inc.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Contents About this guide.......................................................................................................................................... 1 Audience................................................................................................................................................ 1 1 Introducing the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance................................................................................
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Why Advanced Configuration? ............................................................................................................... 21 A Look at the Advanced Configuration Wizard...................................................................................... 22 Configure Multiple Volumes..................................................................................................................... 25 Manage Configuration Files ................
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 MS Windows.................................................................................................................................................54 Mac OS X......................................................................................................................................................55 Install new software ...........................................................................................................................
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Figures Figure 1: Basic SiI 4726 operation ........................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2: LEDs........................................................................................................................................... 62 Tables Table 1 Sections of the Status Window ..................................................................................................
About this guide This guide describes how to configure the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance for the optimum allocation of available disk storage space for your applications. Note: The SiI 4726 Manager User’s Guide presents screens captured in MS Windows. If a dialog appears differently on the Macintosh vs. MS Windows operating systems, the Mac OS X images are presented in addition to the MS Windows images.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 1 Version 2.6 Introducing the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance This chapter introduces the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance through a product overview, a description of systemlevel function, and definition of the SiI 4726 storage policies. Product overview The SiI 4726 Storage Appliance is powered by Silicon Image’s industry-leading Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA). SATA is an interface between desktop computers/servers and attached hard disk drives.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 How the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance operates The SiI 4726 architecture (Figure 1) supports configuration and management of multiple storage devices connected to a single host. Its built-in features include RAID configuration, disk rebuild, and virtualization capabilities. Disk virtualization uses the SiI 4726’s innovative SteelVine processor technology to map the physical drives to virtual drives for optimal storage.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 SiI 4726 storage policies The following terms represent SiI 4726 configuration options, or storage policies, for mapping physical to virtual drives. The end-user can choose from these policies when s/he configures the volumes (virtual drives) using the Basic Configuration Wizard or the Advanced Configuration Wizard. JBOD A storage policy that grants the host computer direct access to a physical disk drive.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Volume A virtual drive comprised of one or more physical hard disk drives. Once the end-user creates a volume, the operating system uses and maintains the volume as if it were a single hard disk drive. This allows software to overcome size restrictions imposed by physical disk drives. Daemon Component of the SiI 4726 Manager responsible for status tracking and SAFE volume rebuilds.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 2 Installing the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance This chapter describes how to install the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance and SiI 4726 Manager software. Prerequisites The SiI 4726 installation has the following hardware and software prerequisites for the host computer(s) that will be connected to the SiI 4726 Storage Appliances.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Install the SiI 4726 hardware In order to run the SiI 4726 Manager, first install the Silicon Image SV-HBA3124 host controller (card and driver) or another SATA host controller with port multiplier (PM) support. The host controller provides a software and hardware link between the host computer and the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance. The SV-HBA3124 board uses the SiI3124-2 SATA II controller with port multiplier support.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 MS Windows 1. Plug the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance into an AC power outlet and turn the SiI 4726 power switch to ON. 2. Attach the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance to the SV-HBA3124 on the host computer with an external SATA cable. 3. Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage from the pop-up menu. 4. Click Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. 5.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Mac OS X 1. Plug the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance into an AC power outlet and turn the SiI 4726 power switch to ON. 2. Attach the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance to the SV-HBA3124 with an external SATA cable. 3. A warning appears. Because the SiI 4726 ships with empty drives, Mac OS X does not identify a recognizable file system. Click Ignore as many times as needed to dismiss the message boxes. Note: This warning will show up every time you reboot the Mac system.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 5. Version 2.6 Verify that all five drives are visible in their pre-configured and unallocated state. If the host does not recognize the SiI 4726 hard disk drives, refer to the Troubleshooting section for corrective actions. A “320.0 KB Config Disk Media” disk appears in the list of hard disk drives to represent the SteelVine processor. Do not initialize or partition the “320.0 KB Config Disk Media” disk. Do not initialize or partition the 320.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 3 Getting Started This chapter explains how to start the SiI 4726 Manager and describes the Status window. Start the SiI 4726 Manager The SiI 4726 Manager starts with the Status window visible so the end-user can monitor the SiI 4726 Storage Appliances connected to the host computer. Access the Basic Configuration Wizard from the Status window.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 3. Version 2.6 Select menu options or click toolbar buttons and follow the instructions in the remainder of this guide to configure SiI 4726 Storage Appliances. When prompted, enter the administrative password. The default password is admin. The end-user can customize the password. See “Change password” for details. Mac OS X 1. Launch the Finder and locate the SiI 4726 program within the Applications > Utilities > SteelVine folder.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 4. Version 2.6 A notice appears as the launch sequence attempts to start the daemon. Click OK. If the daemon fails to start, an error appears. Follow the recommendations in the error message to correct the problem. 5. Monitor the status of SiI 4726 Storage Appliances on the Status window. 6. Select menu options or click toolbar buttons and follow the instructions in the remainder of this guide to configure SiI 4726 Storage Appliances.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 A Look at the SiI 4726 Status Window The Status window displays a separate tab for each SiI 4726 Storage Appliance attached to the host computer. Serial Number System Status Drive Status Capacity Information Table 1 Sections of the Status Window Status Cells Description System Status section Temp Indicates the current temperature of the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance. Fan Speed Indicates the system fan status. Use this data to monitor possible malfunctions.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Table 2 File Menu on the Status Window File Menu Item Description Change Password Opens a dialog to establish a new password. Scan Devices Refreshes the status details presented on the Status window. Change Connections Opens a dialog to make remote connections. Table 3 Edit Menu on the Status Window Edit Menu Item Description Configure Box Opens the Basic Configuration Wizard. From there, the end-user can access the Advanced Configuration Wizard.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 4 Basic Configuration This chapter describes the Basic Configuration Wizard and explains how to configure volumes (virtual drives). A Look at the Basic Configuration Wizard The SiI 4726 Basic Configuration Wizard is accessible from the Status window and allows volume management. The Basic Configuration Wizard defines volumes based on a selected storage policy. An end-user cannot modify volume counts or capacities.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Table 5 Sections of the Basic Configuration Wizard Wizard Section Description Storage Policy Identifies available storage policies to assign to the SiI 4726 configuration. Volume List Shows Volume, Mode (storage policy), and Size details for created volumes. The ‘Total GB’s Left’ field (beneath the volume list) shows the remaining capacity in gigabytes for all the hard disk drives. Drive Graph Displays disk space for each hard disk drive.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Configure Volumes Note: Use the Disk Management utility provided by the OS to delete all SiI 4726 partitions except the un-allocated, un-initialized disk that represents the SteelVine processor. See “Partitioning volumes” for details. 1. Select Configure Box from the Edit menu or click the Configure Box toolbar button to open the Configuration Wizard. 2. When prompted, enter the administrator password. The default password is admin.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 3. Version 2.6 Select a storage policy in the Storage Policy frame. Table 8 Basic Storage Policy Options Storage Policy Description JBOD (bypass) Creates a logical volume for each physical hard disk drive. SAFE (RAID 1) Creates two volumes. For each volume, one hard disk drive is mirrored onto a second drive. Makes the remaining drive the Hot Spare for both volumes. BIG (span) Concatenates all hard disk drives into a single volume.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 4. When prompted to acknowledge that the configuration change may result in data loss, click Yes to accept the configuration. 5. Select Save to Config File from the File menu or click the Write configuration for system to a file toolbar button to save the configuration. 6. Click Apply to create the selected configuration. The Volume display will close automatically and the Status window will refresh (within a minute or so). 7.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 5 Version 2.6 Advanced Configuration This section describes how to use the Advanced Configuration Wizard to apply more than one storage policy to volumes on the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance. Why Advanced Configuration? The Basic Configuration Wizard provides six predefined storage policies to quickly configure the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance. Each predefined storage policy allocates the maximum system capacity to the selected storage policy.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 A Look at the Advanced Configuration Wizard The Advanced Configuration Wizard is an extension of Basic mode that allows you to create two volumes (virtual drives) on each physical hard disk drive.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Table 9 Sections of the Advanced Configuration Wizard Section Description Storage Policy Shows the available storage policies that you can assign to volumes. The options are enabled after you create a new volume or select an existing volume to edit. Volume List Shows Volume, Mode (storage policy), and Size details for currently configured volumes. Select a volume to edit or delete it.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Table 11 Command Buttons on the Advanced Configuration Wizard Button Description To Basic Mode Opens the Basic Configuration Wizard. When configuring a volume (create a new volume or edit a selected volume) Update Volume Applies the selected storage policy to a specific portion of a hard disk drive as a proposed configuration.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Configure Multiple Volumes The Advanced Configuration Wizard allows many combinations of storage policies and capacities. This procedure shows how to modify a basic SAFE configuration so that it contains several volumes, each with different storage policies. This example illustrates one possible combination that allocates all of the system’s available capacity to: • One 50-gigabyte (GB) SAFE volume on drives 0 and 1, with no reserved space for a Hot Spare.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 2. Version 2.6 Click To Advanced Mode to open the Advanced Configuration Wizard.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 3. Version 2.6 Select the “Delete all volumes” from the toolbar. Click Delete All Volumes 4. When prompted to confirm the deletion of the volumes, click Yes.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 5. Version 2.6 Select “Create a new volume” from the toolbar. Click Create a new volume.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 6. Version 2.6 Select SAFE (RAID 1) as the Storage Policy. Click on the “Use” check boxes underneath Drives 0 and 1. Move the slide to 50. Tip: Click to the right or left of the slider within the slider’s channel to make half-GB changes. SAFE Mode Uncheck Hot Spare Move Slider 7. Click Update Volume. 8. When prompted whether to create a Hot Spare for the SAFE volume, click No. In some configurations, the end-user may want the added redundancy of a Hot Spare.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 9. Version 2.6 Click the Create a New Volume toolbar button.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 10. Select the FAST radio button in the Storage Policy section. 11. Select the ‘Use’ check box beneath both Drive 0 and Drive 1. This example illustrates two-drive striping. 12. Move the slider beneath Drive 0 all the way to the right to allocate the remaining capacity on the two drives to the Fast volume. If you wish, you can allocate less than the total remaining capacity to the new volume.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 14. Click the Create a New Volume toolbar button. 15. Select the BIG radio button in the Storage Policy section. 16. Select the ‘Use’ check box beneath Drive 2, Drive 3, and Drive 4 to allocate all of the remaining system capacity to the BIG volume. 17. Click Update Volume. 14 15 16 17 Note: Only the last Volume listed (in the above example, Volume 2) can be edited. In order to edit Volume 1, Volume 2 must be deleted.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 18. Click the Write Configuration for System to a File toolbar button to save the configuration. 18 19 19. Click Update Volume to create the multi-volume configuration, close the Wizard, and display the volumes in the Status window (within a minute or so). 20. Partition the configured volumes to complete the implementation. See “Partitioning Volumes” for details.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Manage Configuration Files The Basic Configuration Wizard provides menus and icons to manage configuration files. • The Read Config File command from the File menu in the Basic Configuration Wizard imports a configuration file so that the end-user can restore a previously saved configuration (storage policy). • The Save to Config File command from the File menu in the Basic Configuration Wizard exports an SiI 4726 configuration to a file.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Save a configuration file 1. Select Configure Box from the Edit menu or click the Configure Box toolbar button in the Status window to open the Basic Configuration Wizard. 2. Select Save to Config File from the File menu in the Basic Configuration Wizard. 3. Navigate to the appropriate directory, specify a file name in the File Name text box, and click the Save button.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 6 Version 2.6 Partitioning Configured Volumes This chapter explains how to partition volumes after configuring them with the SiI 4726 Manager. The end-user must partition volumes for the host computer’s operating system before one can store data on the volumes. Refer to the operating system documentation for further guidance. Partition a Volume MS Windows Important: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up the data and delete previously defined SiI 4726 partitions.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 2. Version 2.6 From the Computer Management window select Disk Management under Storage to open Windows Disk Manager. Note: The Disk numbers in the Windows Disk Manager may be different from the Volume numbers shown in the SiI 4726 Manager Status window, the Basic Configuration Wizard, and the Advanced Configuration Wizard. Be sure to select the correct disk based on the expected disk capacity to create a partition. 3.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 4. Click Next to start the Partition Wizard. 5. Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 6. Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume. Click Next. 7. Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 8. Select file system and name the partition and click Next. 9. Review the file system settings and click Finish to create the logical partition. 10. Repeat steps 1 through 9 to partition any remaining disks you configured in the SiI 4726 Manager. Remember, do not partition the disk that represents the SteelVine processor.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Mac OS X 1. Launch Disk Utility from Application > Utilities folder. 2. Select a configured disk and click the Partition tab. 2 4 5 3 6 7 3. Select 1 Partition from the Volume Scheme drop-down list. 4. Enter a name for the volume in the Name field. 5. Select Mac OS Extended (journaled) from the Format drop-down list. 6. Specify the size of the partition in the Size field. 7. Click the Partition button.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 8. Version 2.6 Click Partition to acknowledge the warning. Disk Utility mounts the created partition and represents it with an icon on the desktop. The icon is labeled with the partition name. 9. Repeat steps 1 through 8 to partition any remaining disks you configured in the SiI 4726 Manager. Remember, do not partition the 320.0 KB Config Disk that represents the SteelVine processor.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 7 Version 2.6 Administering the SiI 4726 This chapter explains how to perform administrative functions in the SiI 4726 Manager. Change Password The SiI 4726 Manager limits configuration access with a password prompt. The password information is stored locally on the server running the daemon. The default password is admin. 1. Select Change Password from the File menu. 2. Enter the current password (or use ‘admin’ if the default password has not been changed). 3.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Manage Client Connection to the Daemon The SiI 4726 Manager consists of two modules: • Daemon • User interface The daemon monitors the status of SiI 4726 Storage Appliances and performs SAFE volume rebuilds. By default, the user interface attaches to a daemon running on the same host to display the information gathered by the daemon. The end-user can configure the user interface to display information tracked by a daemon running on a remote host.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 8 Version 2.6 Configure SAFE Volume Rebuild Storage Policy This SiI 4726 feature is provided to manage rebuilds of SAFE volumes. When is a rebuild necessary? A rebuild is initiated to restore data redundancy for a SAFE volume that has entered a vulnerable state. In a vulnerable state, one of the two mirrored disks goes offline or is inaccessible.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 In this example, the daemon started a rebuild of Volume #1 after a failure of Disk #3. Once the end-user replaces Disk #3 with a new hard disk drive, the SteelVine processor will initiate a rebuild to Drive #3. Note: Once the daemon rebuilds to a designated Hot Spare, a designated Hot Spare will not exist and the SteelVine processor will rebuild to empty space.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 2. 3. 4. Version 2.6 Select one of the following policy options: • The Manual Rebuild radio button requires a user to manually initiate a rebuild of the volume. • The Automatic Rebuild option forces the daemon to initiate the rebuild process automatically and minimize the possibility of data loss.
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Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Setting-up Email Notification 1. The box available for the SMTP Server Name can be left blank. The SiI 4726 Manager will perform a DNS lookup and automatically find the correct address. 2. The box available for the SMTP Server Port# uses Port 25 as a default. 3. The From, To, and CC boxes are for specifying the intended receivers of the condition notifications. Note: In the From: box, the end-user should type in his/her own email address. 4.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 c. Version 2.6 The message information can be customized to suit the end-user’s needs. The Daemon can extract the following data from the SiI 4726 hardware: $B Æ Box serial number $T Æ Current Temperature $DS Æ Drive serial number $SF Æ System Fan OK Flag $DN Æ Drive id [slot #] $PSF Æ Power Supply fan OK Flag $V Æ Current volume d.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Receiving an Email Notification When one of the conditions/situations occurs, a pop-up appears on the host computer stating that a email has been sent. Note: The end-user must click ‘OK’ to remove the pop-up from the screen.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 10 Version 2.6 Install New Firmware & Software Firmware Update Note: Do not power off or access the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance while upgrading firmware. 1. Click the Specify Firmware toolbar button or select Specify Firmware from the Edit menu of the Status window. The Firmware Selection dialog shows all of the SiI 4726 Storage Appliances attached to the host, the integrated circuit (IC) revision, and the current firmware installed on each Storage Appliance.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 2 3 4 2. Select the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance that requires a firmware upgrade. 3. Click the Browse button next to the Update firmware from file text box, navigate to the new firmware file you wish to load from a CD or hard disk drive, and select the .bin file. 4. Click Install Firmware to begin the upgrade. 5. Click OK to dismiss a message box that states the firmware was successfully downloaded.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Install New SiI 4726 Manager Software Before the end-user installs new software, the current version will need to be un-installed. The un-installation process stops the daemon so it can be removed along with the user interface. The new version of the daemon starts automatically when the new software has been installed. Uninstall Current Software MS Windows 1. Exit the SiI 4726 Manager. 2.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 5. Click OK to confirm the complete removal of the SiI 4726 Manager. 6. Click Finish to complete the un-installation process. 7. Optionally, move or delete the .xml configuration files that the InstallShield Wizard left in the installation directory (by default, C:\Program Files\SteelVine\SiI 4726 Manager). Mac OS X 1. Optionally, move saved.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 11 Version 2.6 Editing the UserConfig.xml The UserConfig.xml file is used to define the Status Screen Title Bar and allow configuration of the Policy Change as well as the Advanced Configuration features. The UserConfig.xml file can be found in the following location: C:\Program Files\SiI4726\SiI 4726 Manager\SiI 4726 Config To edit this file, Right Click on the file name, move the mouse to Open With, and select Notepad.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 The ‘StatusScreenTitleBar’ is where the end-user can change the Name seen at the top of the GUI. To edit this feature, change the XML tag text string that says ‘SiI 4726 Manager’. SiI 4726 Manager Your Company Name The ‘AllowPolicyChages’ – True – turns on the Policy feature.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Creating a Splash Screen The end-user can further customize the SiI 4726 Manager by creating a personalized splash screen. 1. Create the logo for your splash screen – there are no image size limitations 2. Save the logo as ‘UserLogo.xpm’ The .xpm file type is UNIX based 3. Put the UserLogo.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 12 Version 2.6 Monitor and Troubleshooting This chapter describes Status window color codes, LED indicator states, and event log messages that are used to troubleshoot the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance. Monitor the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance Monitor drive status The color of the drives in the Status window indicates the status of the hard disk drives. Table 12 Drive Status Color State Green Normal Red Needs Rebuild Definition Resolution Drive is active.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Monitor temperature The SiI 4726 Storage Appliance uses the following colors to indicate temperature status. Table 13 Temperature Status Color Definition Green Temperature is normal. Yellow Temperature is greater than 50º Celsius (122º Fahrenheit). Remove object(s) that interfere with airflow around the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance. Temperature is greater than 53º Celsius (127º Fahrenheit). Ensure constant airflow around the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Review Event Logs Event logs are helpful for troubleshooting and locating a system malfunction. 1. Select Event Log from the Edit menu in the Status window. 2. The Event Log screen displays a list of events in a tabular format. The Date column displays the date and time of the event. The Box SN and Drive SN columns display the respective serial numbers for the event. The Drive Manufacturer column displays vendor information.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Front Panel LED Indicators Each disk drive and the host connection have two LEDs to indicate drive status and/or host communication status. LED 0 is on the left and is typically blue; LED 1 is on the right and is typically green. In addition, there is one error-condition LEDs, labeled ‘!’ and the SiI 4726 power on indicator ‘OK’.
Document Number: MAN-002000-000 Version 2.6 Troubleshooting Problem Resolution LEDs Green “OK” LED does not light. Confirm power at the outlet, verify power connection, and try an alternate power cable. Red “!” LED is lit. Power cycle the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance and to reload the firmware. SiI 4726 HOST LED 1 is not lit. See HBA connection below. LED 1 continuously flashes for one or more drives. LED1 flashes during a Safe volume rebuild.
