Accusys ExaSAN SW16 Bedienungsanleitung

ExaSAN SW16 User Guide Includes hardware setup information for: • PCIe 2.0 switch (Model: SW16) • PCIe 2.0 RAID S

1. Introduction User Guide 1. Introducing ExaSAN PCIe2.0 switch

Appendices User Guide Page 6-1 6. Appendices

Appendices User Guide Page 6-2 Appendix A: FAQs 1. Q: What is the different of SW16 and SWF16? A: SW16 is the pure PCIe 2.0 switch of ExaSAN

Appendices User Guide Page 6-3 A: If the performance is unsteady or not achieving the expected level, in many cases, the HDD is the cause. Sinc

Appendices User Guide Page 6-4 X server cannot detect the controller and thus displays the message “Find no RAID card.” To resolve this, disabl

Appendices User Guide Page 6-5 Appendix C: Customer Service and Support B.1 System Log When you contact us for technical support, our suppo

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-1 1. Introducing ExaSAN PCIe2.0 switch 1.1 System Overview Your new ExaSAN (pronounced “X-sa-SAN”) PCIe

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-2 Figure 1: B08S2-PS DAS environment Whether it’s collaborative video editing in a post-production wor

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-3 1.1.2 What is the ExaSAN Switch SW16 The ExaSAN SW16 is PCIe 2.0 SAN switch in a 1U rackmount enclosur

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-4 Figure 4: ExaSAN PCIe 2.0 Storages (A12S2-PS & B08S2-PS) 1.1.3.3 ExaSAN QSFP Host Bus Adapter (A

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-5 Figure 6: QSFP optical cable 1.1.3.5 Power Cord & Power convertors

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-6 • Supports RAID management by EFI and BIOS • Supports firmware upgrade via GUI • Supports SNMP • Supp

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-7 Figure 8: SW16 packing list 1.2.1 What Is In Your Order Your ExaSAN System Integrator/Value Added

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-8 1.3 What’s in the Box Carefully check your carton contents against the included packing list, or the i

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-9 1.4 Your SW16 at a Glance This section helps you get familiar with the physical appearance of your ExaS

Revision Sheet User Guide Page i Revision Sheet Release No. Date Revision Description V1.0 01/10/2013 Initial release on CD.

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-10 No Light indicates the LED failed or power off 4 Link LED Blue Indicates the controller status • F

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-11 1.4.1.3 SW16 Rear Panel Figure 10: SW16 back view No. Name Description 1 Cooling fan Maintai

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-12 normal, the left LED would stay on orange light and the right LED would be flashing on green light. 5 Q

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-13 • Flashing Green indicates the controller downgrade to less lanes of PCIe • No light indicates “no powe

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-14 9 Reserve port This QSFP port is reserved. 10 Power supply module Connects to power sources with two

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-15 3 Link LED Indicator • Solid green indicates connected PCIe 2.0 link; • Flashing green indicates c

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-16 1.5 What Else You Need ExaSAN software requires suitable hardware and accessories to fully take advan

1. Introduction User Guide Page 1-17 Figure 12: ExaSAN SAN environment Hardware Accusys recommends getting the advice from your reseller

2. Preparation User Guide 2. Preparing to Install ExaSAN SW16

2. Preparation User Guide Page 2-1 2. Preparing to Install ExaSAN SW16 To ensure safe and smooth operation of your ExaSAN SW16, it is essent

PREFACE User Guide Page ii PREFACE Notice The product features and specifications described in this guide are subject to change without notic

2. Preparation User Guide Page 2-2 components. To plan for safe and adequate power to the system, follow these guidelines: 1. Check the docu

3. Installation User Guide 3. Installing the ExaSAN SW16

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-1 3. Installing the ExaSAN SW16 Follow the steps in this chapter to prepare your ExaSAN SW16 for installat

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-2 Figure 13: HBA card’s jumper switch 4. Locate the available PCIe slot; remove the blank plate if on

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-3 Figure 15: Install HBA card on a PCIe slot 6. Use the screw that you saved in step 2 to secure the

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-4 Figure 17: Connecting the PCIe QSFP cable to the storage port (black color) 3. Plug a power cord in

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-5 Figure 20: Connecting the PCIe QSFP cable to the client port 3.1.4 Connecting the switch LAN and

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-6 SW16 will beep unless both power cords are plugged in. 3.2 Powering the System On and Off 3.2.1 Power

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-7 3.2.2 Powering Off If you need to power off the entire system, such as when switch or RAID system requir

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-8 • Power on the ExaSAN storages, SW16 and the host server in the correct sequence. Please refer to Sectio

PREFACE User Guide Page iii Note This indicates useful tips on getting the most from your Accusys ExaSAN RAID system. Trademarks Accusys and

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-9 Figure 26: GUI welcome page 4. Agree the License Agreement and click NEXT. Figure 27: GUI license

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-10 Figure 28: GUI destination select page 6. Click NEXT to continue with the Standard installation, w

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-11 Figure 30: GUI installation successful page Note Storport and miniport are new storage drivers cre

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-12 The Linux compiler should now begin compiling the driver. # ls Example: Verify that acs_nt.ko has

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-13 3.3.3 Confirm the ExaSAN RAID system driver on OS 3.3.3.1 Confirming the ExaSAN RAID system driver on

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-14 Figure 33: more info About this MAC Under the Hardware category, click on PCI Cards to bring up inf

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-15 3.3.3.2 Confirming the ExaSAN RAID system driver in Windows After installing the ExaSAN RAID system HB

3. Installation User Guide Page 3-16 3.3.4 Confirm LEDs on HBA Verify the Jumper Switch LED, Link LED, and Access LED on the backplane of th

4. How to Use User Guide 4. Using ExaSAN switch web GUI

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-1 4. Using Switch Web GUI After you have connected all your ExaSAN components, powered the system on, and

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4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-2 your changed password, you could push the reset button in back of the SW16 for 13 seconds to go back the d

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-3 Figure 38: Overview menu of ExaSAN switch web GUI 4.2 Creating arrays by SW16 – “Quick Setup” If you

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-4 Step 1: Choosing RAID level. You can choose R5 or R6 in the menu. Figure 40: Choosing RAID Level – R5

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-5 Figure 42: RAIDSet (find ExaSAN storages) Figure 43: RAIDSet (find ExaSAN storages) Step4: If t

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-6 Figure 44: Arrays creating Note If you connected the ExaSAN storages, which had been created arrays

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-7 Figure 45: To find “Download” button Step 2: Clicking “Download” button to process, then you’ll see a

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-8 Figure 47: the LOG hyper-link Step 4: Clicking “LOG” to download log file in your computer. For examp

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-9 4.4.1 Configuring the network – “Network” Users can use “NIC” option to choose “eth0” or “eth1” and then

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-10 Figure 50: “eth1” setting 4.4.2 Changing SW16 time – “Time” ExaSAN switch web GUI support 2 types o

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-11 4.4.2.2 NTP When you select NTP, you need to setup a NTP server for the function. If the NTP server that

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4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-12 Figure 54: “Time” – processing the configuration of NTP 4.4.3 Change Password – “Security Control”

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-13 Figure 56: old password not match If users enter different new password, they’ll see Figure 57:

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-14 Figure 59: Selecting F/W file location in Windows platform iii. Click “Apply” to continue the proce

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-15 Figure 62: Update F/W status window Note Depends on the changing parts of SW16, the time would tak

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-16 Figure 64: Restart Use this function to shutdown the SW16. • Selecting “Shutdown” Note Please ens

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-17 4.5 Environment status monitoring After users finish the setting of the SW16, they can click “①” to go t

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-18 Figure 67: View Mode Function Description 1 Voltage Clicking the icon to check the voltage sta

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-19 Figure 69: FAN speed and status When users click “Temperature” icon, the web GUI would pop up a windo

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-20 Step 2: SAN Volume Create (Quick Wizard). See section 4.6.2 Step 3: Add SAN Client IP in SANit (SW16 si

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-21 Step 2: Enter import file name, and then click “Browse” to obtain the trial version license from your SAN

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4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-22 4.6.1.2 Get Official License for more clients When you received the SW16 from your vendor, it should i

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-23 Step 3: Send the Signature file to your SANit provider/retailer to obtain the official license.

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-24 Step 7: See License File and click “Evaluate.” See example below: Step 8: Click “Import” to import th

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-25 4.6.2 SAN Volume Creation (Quick Wizard) Select Quick Wizard from the menu. Select Metadata and Data vo

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-26 Step 2: Click “OK” to delete SAN volume including both data and metadata. Warning: Some data maybe lost

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-27 4.6.4 Add SAN Client IP on SANit (SW16 Side) Add each client IP to join a SAN group. Before you add a c

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-28 Step 2: Click “Download Client Software and Document.” Step 3: Select the client software that you req

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-29 4.6.5.1 Supported Operating Systems and Platforms in Client Supported Operating Systems and Platforms i

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-30 4.6.5.2 Windows Clients 4.6.5.2.1 Install SANit Client on Windows Platform Step 1: Select the “Comput

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-31 Step 3: Enter the Destination Folder and click “Next”. Step 4: Enter the folder name (“FS Client”

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4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-32 Step 5: Select “Reboot now” and then click “Finish.” Computer system will then reboot.

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-33 4.6.5.2.2 Configure SANit Client on Windows Platform The steps below will help you configure SANit clien

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-34 Step 3: Enter your computer’s SW16 IP Address. Use the same IP address (example: 192.168.0.25) of yo

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-35 b. Check “Remember Password” c. Check “Automount” d. Click “Connect.” Step 6: Click the SAN volume

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-36 Step 7: Finally, click the “Computer” icon on your desk top. See client local hard disks and SAN hard di

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-37 Step 3: Click “Install.” Step 4: Click “Continue Install.”

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-38 Step 5: You will see the installation progress bar as shown below: Step 6: After the installation is

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-39 4.6.5.3.2 Configure SANit Client on a MAC Platform The following will show you how to configure SANit cl

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-40 Step 5: See blue status bar with “Unmounted” and “Manual Mount” as shown below: Step 6: See status

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-41 Step 7: In the “Value” column, click the arrows in the “Disabled” row. See below: Step 8: See the be

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4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-42 Step 9: See the below information: Step 10: Select “Mount” by clicking the arrow to the vertical pos

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-43 Step 11: See the below information: Step 12: You will see the ExaSAN Hard Drive icon on your desk t

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-44 Step 14: Click the arrow as shown below: Step 15: When the mounting is finished, you will see the “V

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-45 4.6.5.4 Linux Clients Add clients IP to join the SAN group. Before you add a client I

4. How to Use User Guide Page 4-46 4.6.5.4.1 Install and Configure SANit Linux Client Software Step 1: Install the SANit Linux client. Typ

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5. RAID Overview User Guide 5. RAID Overview

RAID Overview User Guide 5-1 5. RAID Overview This chapter gives an overview of RAID storage system within the context of recommended settin

RAID Overview User Guide 5-2 synchronized; that is, anything written to one disk is also written to the other. Mirrored data is very secure b

RAID Overview User Guide 5-3 RAID 6 is no more space inefficient than RAID 5 with a hot spare drive when used with a small number of drives,