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A TT O FastS tream S torage Controller Inst allation and Operation Manual Fibre Channel to SAS/SA T A Models SC 5500 SC 7500 SC 8500 Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel Models SC 7700.
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Content s 1.0 ATTO FastStream Offers Data Protection ...... ................................. ............ 1 Audio/video features Genera l at tri b utes RAID protection features SES FastStream SC 5500 features FastStream SC 7500 features FastStream SC 7700 features FastStream SC 8500 features 1.
Beginning initial configura ti on 3.0 Ensure Drive Integrity ...... ................................................. ............................. 13 Before creating RAID groups After creating RAID groups 4.0 Configure Storage into RA ID Groups .....
Modifying RAID group mapping Modifying RAID group partitions Rebuilding RAID groups Modifying RAID optio ns FastStream process: addi ng or removing Ho t Spares Removing RAID confi guration data Advanced C LI page 8.0 Manage ATTO Devices, Co nfigurations .
1 1.0 A TTO FastS tream Offers Dat a Protection The A TTO FastS tream™ S torage Controller is an ideal solution for the cost sensitive demands of today’s networked storage environments, offering great performance, OS independ ence, simplified management, and RAID protection for all of your critical data.
2 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual FastS tream 5500 f eatures • 2 independent 4-Gb Fibre Channel Host Interfaces ba ckw ard compa tib le with 2-Gb and 1-Gb FC .
3 1.1 FastS tream SC 5500 Physical Attributes The A TTO FastS tream SC 5500 is a Fibre Channel to SAS/SA T A SAN storage controller which can be seamlessly integrated into a new or an existing storage environment.
4 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual 100 MbE, yellow on indicates 1000 MbE, and off indicates 10 MbE Fibre Channel port: a lighted green LED indicates link and off indicates no link. A sep arate green LED indicates FC speed, lit indicates 4-Gb/sec, and off indicates 1- or 2-Gb/sec.
5 1.2 FastS tream SC 7500 Physical Attributes The A TTO FastS tream SC 7500 is a Fibre Channel to SAS/SA T A storage controller which can be seamlessly integrated into an existing storage environment.
6 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual Ethernet port connector: a lighted green LED shows a valid link, of f indicates that no link is present, and blinking indicates activity . A separate bicolor LED indicates 10/100/1000 MbE speed: green indicates 100 MbE, yellow indicates 1000 MbE, and off indicates 10 MbE.
7 1.3 FastS tream SC 7700 Physical Attributes The A TTO FastS tream SC 7700 is a Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel storage controller which can be seamlessly integrated into an existing storage environment. The A TTO FastS tream SC 7700 is available in a desktop model and in an industry-stand ard 1U form factor for easy integration into racks.
8 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual Power: a lighted green LED indicates power has been turned on to the appliance. Fibre Channel port: bicolor LED indicates FC speed. If it is off, speed is 1-Gb, green indicates 2-Gb, and yellow indicates 4-Gb FC.
9 1.4 FastS tream SC 8500 Physical Attributes The A TTO FastS tream SC 8500 is a Fibre Channel to SAS/SA T A storage controller which can be seamlessly integrated into an existing storage environment.
10 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual Ethernet port connector: a lighted green LED shows a valid link, of f indicates that no link is present, and blinking indicates activity . A separate bicolor LED indicates 10/100/1000 MbE speed: green indicates 100 MbE, yellow indicates 1000 MbE, and off indicates 10 MbE.
11 2.0 Inst all the FastS tream If you have not already completed the instructions on the Quick S tart p age packed with your FastS tream, use the following instructions to install the FastS tream. Unp acking the p acking box; verifying content s • The FastStream.
12 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual Setting up Internet Explorer 1 Open your browser . 2S e l e c t Internet Options . 3 In the Internet Options screen, select the Security tab. 4 Click on the Trusted Sites icon.
14 3.0 Ensure Drive Integrity The A TTO FastS tream “Initialize and V erify drive” feature discovers and remaps bad sectors on drives, providing reliable media for your RAID groups. Before creating any RAID group you should Initialize and V erify the drives you want in the RAID group to ensure drive integrity .
15 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual Af ter creating RAID group s 1If you are not already in the ExpressNAV Storage Manag er , type the IP address of your controller in a standard browser . On the splash screen, click Enter Here.
15 4.0 Configure S torage into RAID Group s The A TTO FastS tream allows configuration of storage into DVRAID, JBOD, RAID Level 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5 or 6 with the ability to create multiple partitions. RAID is a storage configuration which uses multiple drives to increase capacity , performance, and/or reliability .
16 However, if you re quire maximum fau lt tolerance, it is best practice to have a Hot Spare available to supply the un allocated drive for immediate use.
17 For the FastStream 7700, this setup requires exactly 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16 or 24 drives ap pea r as available on the screen after the scan. Physically add or discon nect d rives as need ed and rescan. 4 Click Next. 5 Choose an Initialization method ( refer to Initialization on page 16).
18 Creating a custom setup If the application setups do not suit your needs, you may use Custom Setup to configure the FastS tream. 1 After choo sing Custom Setup button, the RAID Setup Wizard page appears. Click on Next . 2 Decide if all drives are to be available to both ports.
19 15 Select a Sector Size .The RAID group sector size must be evenly divisible by the sector size of any member disk. • 512 bytes is the default size for most operating systems. • For Windows XP (32-bit support) select 4 KB sectors to enable large volume support (greater th an 2 TB).
21 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual 5.0 Modify System V alues Default values are appropriate for most configurations, but may be modified for your needs using A TTO ExpressNA V Storage Manager . It is best practice to change the default user name and password to a user name an d password important to you.
22 • Controller name : the controller name is a unique 8-characte r ide ntifier which is displayed at the to p of each screen. You may find this useful if you are managing multiple ATTO devices from a single workstation. • Time and da te : use a remote time server to set the time and time zo ne, or manually set the time and date.
23 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual 6.0 Monitor S torage, Configurations Y ou may determine the performance of drives attached to the FastS tream using various displays and tests in ExpressNA V Storage Manager . The following instructions assume you have already set up at least one RAID group.
24 Configuration Display p age Clicking on Details from the Health and Status Monitor page gives you added information about various aspects of the FastS tream and attached storage.
25 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual 6.1 Remote System Monitoring Y ou may set up the FastStream to send notifications using Email when certain events occur . Y ou may set up the FastS tream to send notifications when certain event s occur using Error Notifcation page of the ExpressNA V S torage Manager .
26 by clicking on Yes . Clicking on No ends the procedure without ma king a change. 13 Your settings are displayed . You may change or disable Email notification at any time from the Error Notification pa ge. Exhibit 6.1-1 The Error Notificat ion page.
27 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual 6.2 Drive Diagnostics Y ou may determine the performance of drives attached to the FastS tream using various displays and tests in ExpressNA V Storage Manager . The following instructions assume you have already set up at least one RAID group.
28 Drive performance and health Another way to determine your drives’ status is to follow the instructions in Preliminary steps on page 27, and click on the Drive Performance and Health menu i tem. 1 Follow the instructions in Preliminary steps above.
29 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual 6.3 SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) Drive enclosures may provide a SCSI Enclosure Processor which indicates enclosure health status, drive identification and drive fault.
30 Exhibit 6.3-1 The Enclos ure Services pag e..
31 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual Identifying SES element s The SES Monitor page found by clicking on Details in the Enclosure S tatus section of the Health and Status Monitor page shows SES information abo ut specific enclosures (see Exhibit 6.
32 Monitoring SES element s Enclosures which provide SES information are listed in the Enclosure S tatus section of the Health and Status Monitor (see Exhibit 6.
33 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual Use the Manage menu 1 If you are not already in the Exp ressN AV Storage Manager, type the IP ad dress of your controller in a standard br owser. On th e splash screen, click Enter Here.
34 7.0 Modify S torage Use the ExpressNA V S torage Manager to replace a failed dr ive, add new drives or redesign RAID configurations. Y ou may modify various aspects of storage using the Manage Menu found by clicking on the tab on the left hand side of the ExpressNA V S torage Manager .
35 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual If you want to continue click Yes. The configuration completes and the He alth and Status Monitor page appe ars.
36 Modifying RAID group mapping Y ou may change the LUNs of drives manually or let the ExpressNA V Storage Manager map drives for you. 1 Follow the instructions in Preliminary steps on page 34 and click on the RAID Groups arrow from the Select User Process box.
37 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual Modifying RAID options Y ou may change Auto-Rebuild, S peedRead and Prefetch configurations.
38 Removing RAID configuration dat a If you move single drives between FastS treams without erasing the drives, you should clean stale RAID configuration data from the drives, permanently removing the drive from the RAID group.
39 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual 8.0 Manage A TT O Devices, Configurations Y ou may save the current configuration of your FastS tream SC, use a configuration from another FastS tream, or change the configurations of other A TTO devices from your current browser using the ExpressNA V Storage Manager .
40 Saving or restoring a configuration Y ou may save the configuration of the FastS tream you are currently using, restore the configuration from a previously-saved configuration for that FastS tream, or clone a configuration from another A TTO FastS tream using the Save/Restore feature.
41 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC RAID Controller Installation and Operation Manual 9.0 Interface Options The best way to manage, monitor and configure the FastS tream is to use the ExpressNA V S torage Manager , a browser-based application included with your FastS tream, but you may use a terminal emulation program or T elnet.
42 Using the serial port T o connect to a terminal emulation program to manage the FastS tream, use the serial port. 1 Connect a cable from FastStream RS-232 serial port or header to the serial (COM) port on a personal comp uter. 2 Start a terminal emulation pr ogram on the personal computer, and use it to connect to the FastStream.
43 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual 10.0 Up date Firmware Firmware updates are available on the A TTO website. Cont act your A TTO sales representative for complete information. The A TTO FastS tream has several processors which control the flow of data.
i Appendix A CLI Provides an ASCII-based Interface The command line interface (CLI) uses ASCII commands typed while in CLI mode. CA UT ION CA UT ION Do not use CLI unless you are directed to by an A TTO technician. Changing p arameters may cause loss of dat a and/or disruption to performance and reliability of the FastStream.
ii CLI error messages The following error messages may be returned by the Command line Interface: ERROR. Invalid Command. Type 'Help' for command list.
iii Date set date 03/03/2003 DeleteAllMap s deleteallmaps DisplayEventLog displayeventlog DisplayEventLogFilter all all all set di splayeventlogfilter gen info all DriveT est drivetest begin DriveT es.
iv IPDNSServer set ipdnsserver mp1 172.15.12.123 IPGateway 0.0.0.0 get ipgateway mp1 IPSubnetMask 255.255.255. 255 get ipsu bnetmask mp1 IsReserved isreserved MaxOpT emp 70 C get maxoptemp Metrics met.
v RGMemberAdd rgmemberad d g1 22 RGMemberRemove rgmemberremove g 1 22 RGPrefetch 0 rgprefetch g1 2 RGRebuild rgrebuild g1 RGResumeConversion rgresumeconversio n g1 RGResumeEra se rgresume er as e g1 R.
vi CLI command explanations AutoMap Automatically maps each RAID partition to a Fibre Channel LUN up to maximum of 256 maps. All previous maps are deleted. AutoMap AutoResume Regulates or lists the status of interrupted rebuild, erase and initialization operations at startup.
vii DisplayEve ntLogFil ter Filters the display of data for specified subsystems and levels during DisplayEventLog mode. Default: all all all sett DisplayEventLogFilter [subsys | all] [level | all] [a.
viii EmailUse rname Regulates the user name which authenticates the login t o the SMTP email server . The user name must not be more than 128 characters. A username is not r equired if the email server does not require authentication. set EmailUsername [username] get EmailUsername EthernetSpeed Determines the speed of any Ethernet port.
ix FCWWName Reports the World Wide Port Name of the Fibre Channel interface. Each Fibre Channel port has an individual and unique 8-byte Port Name. get FCWWName [fp | al l] FirmwareRes tart Resets and reinitializes the firmware. Use the forced option to override any CLI reservations held by other sessions.
x Metri cs Controls the collection of standard data metrics within a product. Metrics [S tart|S top|Display|Clear] [[drive [BlockDevID]] |all|running] MinOpT emp Regulates or lists the minimu m operating temperature. Valid entries are from 0 through 15 ° Celsius.
xi RAID R ebuildPr io rity Specifie s the priority a RAID re b uild has to other transactions. Set to high to give higher priority t o RAID rebuilds and lower priority to the processing of simult aneous I/O transactions. Set to low to give lower priority to RAID rebuilds and highe r priority to the processing of simultaneous I/O transactions.
xii RGDelete Deletes all RAID group configurat ions or the specified RAID group configuration. RGDelete [Group Name | all] RGDiskW riteCache Enable Write Cache for higher wr ite performance with a small risk of data loss af ter a system failure.
xiii RGSecto rSize Regulates or lists the sector size of a sp ecified RAID group. The desired RAID group sector size must be able to be divided by the sector size of any member disk. Use 4 KB sectors to enable large volume support (greater than 2 TB) in Windows XP (32- bit).
xiv SESAlarmT est T urns on an enclosure's audible alar m if certain conditions exist. Reset turns off the alarm. Use SESEnclosures before setting the alarm.
xv T imeZ one Changes or lists the time zone or an offset from GMT . GMT offset must be in the format +/-HH:MM Default: EST set T imeZone [[EST | CST | MS T | PST] | [[+|-][HH]:[MM]]] get T imeZone Username Specifies the user name for all sessions: T elnet, FTP and Expres sNA V .
xvii Appendix B Design RAID Group s The A TTO FastS tream provides instant hardware data protection and intelligence to existing storage independent of the storage type.
xviii A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual RAID Level 0: stripi ng, no redundancy RAID Level 0 (striping) is based on the fact that increased performance can be achi.
xix RAID Level 1+0: striping, mirror sp ans two drives RAID Level 1+0 increases data transfer rates while ensuring security by writing the exact same data simultaneously to two or more dif ferent drives. RAID Level 1+0 is used in applications requiring high performance and redundancy , combining the attributes of RAID Levels 1 and 0.
xx A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual RAID Level 6: striping, two p arity blocks distribu ted among drives RAID Level 6 increases reliability for mission critical applications by striping both data and dual p arity across multiple drives, writing data and p arity blocks across all the drives in a RAID group.
xxi Appendix C Multip athing For environments where storage a vailability and perfo rmance are import ant, it is recommended that you take advantage of the A TTO FastS tream’ s Failover and Load Balancing Functionality .
xxii A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream SC Installation and Operation Manual Appendix D S t andards and Compliances The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency energy .
xxiii Appendix E Wa r r a n t y Manufacturer l imited warrant y Manufacturer warrants to the original purchaser of this product that it is free from defect s in material and workmanship as described in the A TTO T echnology website, www .attotech.com .
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