Promise Technology VTrak A3800FSL Manual

VTrak A-Class Series Product Manual Version 1.0© 2013 PROMISE Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Vtrak a-ClaSS PrOduCt liCenSeEach VTrak A-Class model is shipped with a trial license installed. The license purchased species the number of clients

95Web-based Management saving a sErviCE rEPortA Service Report is a detailed report covering the conguration and status of all compone

96VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesPerFOrmanCe mOnitOringUse the performance monitoring displays to view perform

97Web-based Management eVentSEvent logs are useful for troubleshooting, tracking functions and monitoring subsystems. Use the Events menu to vi

98VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesaCCEss thE LiCEnsE uPDatE wizarDIf you chose to skip the license activation i

99Web-based Management rEgistEring thE vtrak a-CLassTo register the VTrak online Update Wizard:1. Go to Administrator > Product link (in le

100VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesCrEatE a ProMisE iDIf you do not yet have a Promise ID used to register the

101Web-based Management 4. In the next menu, create the new Promise ID and click on Next. 5. Your new Promise ID has been created.

102VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesmAnAgIng wItH tHe ClImaking a Serial COnneCtiOnBefore you begin, be sure the

103Management with CLI lOgging intO the Cli1. At the Login prompt, type the user name and press Enter. Thedefaultusernameisadministrator.

104VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiestAble of supported CommAndsThe table below and on the following pages provid

HArdwAreThe following section provides a summary of the front and back panel hardware features of the VTrak Class A Series enclosures.FrOnt OF Vtrak a

105Management with CLI tabLE oF suPPortED CoMManDs (ContinuED)Command Actiondate Vieworeditsystemtime.defragVieworeditlesystemdefragm

106VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiestabLE oF suPPortED CoMManDs (ContinuED)Command Actionldap VieworeditLDAP

107Management with CLI tabLE oF suPPortED CoMManDs (ContinuED)Command ActionsanThesearetheprimarySANmanagementfunctioncommands.Usetoi

108VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologiesnotes And ConventIonsCommands and options are NOT case sensitive.Not all ext

109Management with CLI aboutUsage aboutSummaryDisplaysutilityinformation.arrayUsagearray[-a<action>][-d<DaId>][-c<array

110VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesOptions-a<action> Speciestheactiontoperform.list (Default)Dis

111Management with CLI  enable  Thedefaultisenable. disablepdm= EnablesordisablesPDMforthisarray. enable Thedefaultisenable

112VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesStripe= Specieslogicaldrivestripesize.Optionsinclude64KB,128KB,

113Management with CLI missingdrive Theconditionofmissingdriveinthearray.-v Verbosemode.Displaysallarrayproperties,requires-a

114VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesassnUsageassn[-a<action>][-t<type>][-l<LdId>][-d&l

VTrak A3800 front view with protecve coverVTrak A3800 front view with cover removedDrive carriersPower and Status LEDs7Introduction

115Management with CLI Options-a<action> Whichactiontoperform.list Displayalistofexistingassociationsforallorspeciedlogi

116VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesbatteryUsagebattery[-a<action>][-b<batId>]battery-ar

117Management with CLI bbmUsagebbm[-a<action>][-p<PdId>]bbm-aclear-p<PdId>SummaryThe bbm command displays and clears

118VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesbgaUsagebga[-a<action>]bga-amod-s“<listofsettings>”Summa

119Management with CLI mediapatrol= Veriesthemediaofthearrayand/orsparestondbadblockson physicaldisksbeforeyouusethatb

120VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologiestransitionrate= Transitionratedeterminestherateatwhichtransitionwil

121Management with CLI bgaschedUsagebgasched-a<action>-t<type>-s<listofsettings>bgasched-aadd-t<type>-

122VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies-i<RCschedulerid> SpeciestheRCschedulerID.It’susedforlis

123Management with CLI dow Specicdayofweek.dom= DayofMonth,for‘dom’daypatterntype.Therangeis1~31.The

124VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesExamples bgasched bgasched -a mod -t rc -i 1 -s “status=disable,ldid=1 3~5 7

FrOnt Panel ledSFront LED bEhaviorLED DescriptionPower LightssteadyGREENtoindicatethesystemispoweredon.Remainsdarkwhennotpoweredon.FRU

125Management with CLI buzzUsagebuzz[-a<action>]buzz-alistbuzz-aenablebuzz-adisablebuzz-aonbuzz-aoffSummaryThe buzz comman

126VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologieschecktableUsagechecktable[-t<tableType>]-l<LdId>SummaryThe c

127Management with CLI cloneUsageclone[-a<action>][-l<SourceLdId>][-d<TargetLdId>][-r]clone-astart-l<SourceLdId

128VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesForclone,bydefaulttheassociationisnotretained.Thefollowingareuse

129Management with CLI congUsagecong-aautocong-aexpr[-ry|n][-cy|n][-py|n][-my|n][-sy|n][-t<AppType>][-l<NumLd>

130VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies-c<y|n> Selectsthecapacityoption.-s<y|n> Includesaspar

131Management with CLI ctrlUsagectrl[-a<action>][-i<ctrlId>][-c<ctrlcount>][-v]ctrl-amod[-i<ctrlId>]-s“&l

132VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologiesenabledisablecoercionmethod=  Themethodofcoercion.GBTruncate  Trunca

133Management with CLI theavailabilityofprotection.IfBBUorUPSisavailable,thewritepolicyisretainedasWriteback,otherwisethepol

134VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesdateUsage datedate-amod[-d<date>][-t<time>]Summary The

DrivE CarriEr LEDsLED DescriptionDrive StatusLightssteadyGREENwhenadriveisinstalledandcongured(belongstoanarrayordesignatedasaspare

135Management with CLI defragUsagedefrag[-a<action>]-n<FSNAME>-d<dir/le>[-t<type>][-s<tftpServer>]

136VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesSupportsstringupto31characterlong,containingalphanumericcharacters

137Management with CLI directoryUsagedirectory-a<action>-n<FSNAME>Summary Show the directories in the le system with less t

138VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesenclosureUsageenclosure[-a<action>]-venclosure-amod[-e<encl

139Management with CLI eventUsageevent[-a<action>][-l<location>][-i<SeqNo>][-c<eventcount>][-v]event-aclear

140VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesOptions-a<action> Speciestheactiontoperform.list (Default)Dis

141Management with CLI exportUsageexport-t<leType>[-s<tftpServer>][-p<port>]-f<leName>SummaryThe export comma

142VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologiesdststarttime= UsedtospecifytheDSTstarttime.

143Management with CLI

144VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesexportfsUsageexportfs-a<ACTION>[-n<FSNAME>][-i<entry

rear OF Vtrak a3800The rear of the VTrak A-Class Series enclosure provides access to the power supply units, which include the cooling fans, and the s

145Management with CLI -s“<option>=<value>”readonly= Useraccesstyperead-only.Defaultisdisabled.enabledisablesquash

146VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesfactorydefaultsUsagefactorydefaults-a<action>-t<type>Summar

147Management with CLI ThefollowingareindividualFirmwaresettings:bga Backgroundactivitysettings.ctrl Controllersettings.encl Enclos

148VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesfcUsagefc[-a<action>][-t<Type>][-i<CtrlId>][-p&

149Management with CLI allinitiators Displayinitiatorlistfrombreswitch.-i<ctrlId> ControllerId.Defaulttobeal

150VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesfsUsagefs[-a<action>][-n<FSName>][-c<count>][-v]fs

151Management with CLI SummaryUsed to create and manage the le system or multiple le systems.Use this command to list, create, remove, start,

152VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologiesdellun DeleteaLUNfromalesystem.-n<FSName>

153Management 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,

154VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesTheallocationsizemustbeequalto,ormultiplesof2or4timesthesize

PSU/Controller LEDDescriptionDirty CacheThisashes(longblinks,onandoff)AMBERwhennormal,lightssteadyAMBERwhenthecacheisdirty(unsaved

155Management with CLI Thefollowingoptionsareseparatedbycomma.node= NodeidwhichfreeLUNbelongstolun= Fr

156VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesExamplesfs -a list -n fs1fs -a add -n fs1 -s “blocksize=512KB, journalsize=1

157Management with CLI fscheckUsage fscheck[-a<action>]-n<FSNAME>[-c][-s<tftpServer>][-p<port>][-f<leNam

158VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesfsqcUsagefsqc[-a<action>][-n<FSName>][-t<user/group>

159Management with CLI -t<user/group> Thetypeofquota:userorgroup. Onlyusedforactionstart.

160VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesfsquotaUsagefsquota[-a<action>][-n<FSName>][-u<usernam

161Management with CLI -g<groupname> Speciesthegroupnametowhichthediskquotawillapply.The Groupnamemustbecon

162VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesimportUsageimport-t<letype>-s<TFTPserver>-f<lename

163Management with CLI initUsageinit[-a<action>][-l<LdId>]init-astart-l<LdId>[-q<size>][-p<pattern>]i

164VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies-p<pattern> Speciesthepatternforafullinitialization.Thepatt

Connection/Port DescriptionUPS control Themini-D9connectorisusedwithanoptionalcableformonitoringaconnectedUninterruptiblePowerSupply.Me

165Management with CLI list (Default)Displaysthecurrentinitiatorlist.add Addaninitiatortothelist.

166VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesldapUsageldap[-a<action>][-t<rolemap>][-v]ldap-aadd-tro

167Management with CLI rolemap Rolemappingrules.Mapsexternalroles,suchasanLDAPgroup, tointernalprivileges.-l<lda

168VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologiesbasedn= Basedistinguishedname(DN)touseforcommonLDAPsear

169Management with CLI maintenance Maintenanceusercanonlyperformbackgroundtasks.view Viewusercanonlyview.basednofgro

170VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesExamplesldapldap -vldap-amod-s”server=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx”ldap-amod-taut

171Management with CLI license Usagelicense[-a<action>][-y]Summary It can be used to view or clear the imported license. Use co

172VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologieslunUsagelun-a<action>[-n<FSName>][-t<type>][-l“

173Management with CLI -g<LUNGroupid> SpecifytheLUNgroupidtheLUNmoveto.-c<count> CountofLUNs.Only

174VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologieslungroupUsagelungroup-a<action>-n<FSName>[-i<LUNgroup

speCIfICAtIonsVTrak A3000 SeriesSystem Architecture IntegratedVTrakFSclusteredlesystemUpto8simultaneouslesystemspersystemServeupto1B

175Management with CLI 256KB,512KB,1MB,2MB,4MB,8MB,16MB,32MB,64MB,128MB,256MB,512MB,1GB,2GB,4GB,8GB,16GB,32GB,64GB,128GB,25

176VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesSummary The lunmap command displays information about the current LUN mapp

177Management with CLI ForFibreChannelhostinterface,thenameistheinitiator’sWWPNinhexformat,suchasaa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff-11-22ForSA

178VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologieslogdrvUsagelogdrv[-a<action>][-l<LdId>][-c<Ldcount>

179Management with CLI writethru Writesarenotcached.writeback Writesarecached.Note:CannotbesetifReadPolicyissetto “nocache.”

180VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologieslogoutUsagelogoutSummaryThe logout command is used to logout the current use

181Management with CLI Options-a<action> Whichactiontoperform.list (Default)Displaysthemigrationstatusofs

182VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesmpUsagemp-a<action>SummaryThempcommandactivatesMediaPatrol.Med

183Management with CLI netUsagenet[-a<action>][-p<PortId>][-v]SummaryNet is used to display the TCP/IP specic information f

184VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesntpUsagentp[-a<action>]ntp-alistntp-amod-s“<listofsett

EnvironmentalVoltage 100-240VACAuto-RangingMaximum Current10A@100VAC;5A@200VACPower Conversion Efciency>80%@110V(>20%load),>

185Management with CLI  Thetimezone’srangeis(-12)-(+13).server1= Specictothetimeservers. ...(maxof

186VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesExamplesntp -a listntp -a mod -s “server1=ABC.123.XYZ” (adds a NTP server) n

187Management with CLI passwordUsagepassword[-u<username>][-t<type>]Summary Allows a user to change their password. A nor

188VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiespdmUsagepdm[-a<action>][-d<DaId>][-s<SeqNo>]pdm-a

189Management with CLI -d<DAID> SpecieswhichdiskarrayonwhichtoperformthePDM.-s<sequenceNum> Speciesthesequencen

190VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesOptions-a<action> Speciestheactiontoperform.list (Default)Dis

191Management with CLI writecache= Enablesordisableswritecacheonthephysicaldrive(s).enabledisablerlacache= Enablesordisablesread

192VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiespingUsageping<ipaddress>Summary This is the standard Ping comman

193Management with CLI -s<servername|ipaddress> SpeciesthehostnameorIPaddressoftheTFTPserverwhich co

194VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies-d<deviceid> SpeciesthephysicaldriveIDs.

iiVTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesWarningThis is A-Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may ca

HArdwAre InstAllAtIonThis chapter presents the basics on unpacking the VTrak A3800 and mounting it in an equipment rack, connecting it to the SAN Meta

195Management with CLI rcUsagerc[-a<action>][-l<LdId>]rc-astart-l<LdId>[-n][-p]rc-astop-l<LdId>rc-apa

196VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesrbUsagerb[-a<action>][-d<DaId>][-s<SeqNo>]rb-astar

197Management with CLI stop StopsaRebuild.pause PausesaRebuild.resume ResumesapausedRebuild.-d<DAID> Specieswhichdiskarr

198VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesOptions-a<action> Whichactiontoperform.list

199Management with CLI sasUsagesas[-a<action>][-t<Type>][-i<CtrlId>][-p<PortId>][-v]sas-amod-t<Type>

200VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologiesinitiator Displayinitiatorlistconnectedtosubystem.phystats

201Management with CLI sasdiagUsagesasdiag-a<action>-e<EnclosureId>-i<expanderId>[-p<PHYId>]Summary Diagnosti

202VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesscUsagesc[-a<action>][-i<SpareId>]sc-astart[-i<SpareI

203Management with CLI scsiUsagescsi[-a<action>][-c<ChannelId>][-i<TargetId>][-v]scsi-alist-c<ChannelId>scs

204VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies-i<TargetIDlist>0..15 Usedtospecifywhichtargetsaretobe

unpACKIng tHe vtrAKAfter opening the VTrak A-Class box you will have to remove the mounting rails, protective cover and accessory boxes before you can

205Management with CLI sessionUsagesessionsession-h(thiscommand)Summary This command lists the current active sessions.Examples session

206VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesshutdownUsageshutdown-a<action>[-i<ctrlId>shutdown-ashutdo

207Management with CLI smartUsage smart[-a<action>][-p<PdId>]Options-a<action> Whichactiontoperform.list

208VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesspareUsagespare[-a<action>]spare-alist[-i<SpareId>][-d&l

209Management with CLI -d<DAIDorDAIDList>SpeciesthediskarrayID.Requiresthe-alistoption.Displaysalistofglobalspares

210VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesstatsUsagestats[-t<type>][-i<devId>][-c<Count>]stats

211Management with CLI subscriptionUsagesubscription-a<action>[-u<username>]-t<type>-s“<listofsettings>”subsc

212VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies Onlyusedforverboselistaction.shortcut

213Management with CLI temp= temperatureeventsubscriptionofenclosure.Therangeis(info|warning|minor|major|critical

214VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesTherangeis(info|warning|minor|major|critical|fatal|none).Def

Cautions• Donotpopulateanyunitwithharddrivesuntilithasbeensecurelyinstalledintherack.• Atleasttwopersonsarerequiredtosafelyl

215Management with CLI subsysUsagesubsys[-a<action>][-v]subsys-amod-s“<listofsettings>”subsys-alock[-r][-t<number

216VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies-t<numberofmins> Speciesthenumberminutestolockthesubsystem

217Management with CLI swmgtUsageswmgt[-a<action>]swmgt-amod-n<componentname>[-t<startuptype>][-s“<listofset

218VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologiesssh SSH.snmp SNMP.cim CIM.net

219Management with CLI sshsettingsport= Portnumberforsshdaemon.sessiontimeout= Sessiontimeoutinminutes.Maximum1440.max

220VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesExamplesswmgtswmgt -n webserverswmgt -a start -n snmpswmgt -a stop -n snmpsw

221Management with CLI  sinkorrecipient,deletepublickey.-p“<option>=<value>” Usedtospecifytrapsinksforsnmp,publicke

222VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiessyncUsagesync[-a<action>][-l<LdId>]SummaryThe sync command m

223Management with CLI syslogUsagesyslog-a<action>[-i<index>][-s<settings>]SummaryTo congure the settings for syslog r

224VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologiesudpudp6tcptcp6severity= Syslogseveritylevelaccordingtothestan

Support ange on the front end of each railFront right labelFront left labelGuide pins on rails align with holes in the rack postmOunting the enClOSur

225Management with CLI topologyUsage topology[-a<action>][-v]SummaryUsed to view the enclosure SAN topology, the physical connections

226VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiestransitUsagetransit[-a<action>][-d<DaId>][-s<SeqNo>]

227Management with CLI Options-a<action> Speciestheactiontoperform.list (Default)Displaystherunningandpausedtransitionsand

228VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesupsUsageups[-a<action>]ups-alist[-v]ups-amod-s“<listofse

229Management with CLI rtr= Runningtimeremainingthresholdinminute.Thevalidvaluerange is3~20.lr=

230VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesuserUsageuser[-a<action>][-u<username>][-t<type>]

231Management with CLI maintenance Maintenanceusercanonlyperformbackgroundtasks.view Viewusercanonlyview.-f

232VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologieszoningUsagezoning[-a<action>][-g<groupid>][-i<ctrlid&

233Management with CLI helpUsage-a<action>-u<username>-p<privilege>-s“<option>=<value>”SummaryThe user co

InstAllIng pHysICAl drIvesIn the event of a hard disk drive failure or other problems that periodically occur, it will be necessary to remove a proble

Rail ends attach on the outside of the front and rear rack postsRails installed and tightenedHandlesVTrak systemRail ends aach to the outside of each

Device menu in Web GUI (SAN>Device)Drive slot numbering on VTrak A830fCautionThe VTrak A-Class supports disk drive hot-swapping. To avoid hand con-

Disk carrier release buttonDrive carrier front viewrePlaCing hard driVeSThe drive carrier accommodates 3.5-inch drives.CautionsSwing open the drive ca

Drive carrier boom viewDrive carrier side view5. Position the drive in the carrier so the mounting holes line up. The 3.5-inch drive mounting screws

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Screws and ange nuts attach the VTrak to the rack posts Handles mount outside the rack postMounting rails mount outside the rack postSystem installed

Controller Metadata and Management interfaceGigabit Ethernet port, connect on both controllers to Metadata and Management network.metAdAtA And mAnAgem

VTrak controller Fibre Channel SFP sockets12 3 4NoteA Fibre Channel switch is required only if there will be more devices (client computer or VTraks)

ConnECt to FibrE ChannEL nEtworkTo create a SAN with more SAN clients or expansion VTraks you will need to use one or more Fibre Channel switches. 1.

Fibre Channel NSPF conguraonnO Single POint OF FailureTo create a high-availability Fibre Channel SAN that has redundant data paths from the SAN to

iii Product Manual Also included are four levels of notices:WarningA Warning noties you of probable equipment damage or loss of data, or the possib

nsPF FibrE ChannEL Data PathTo establish the data path:Referring to the diagram “Fibre Channel NSPF conguration” on page 24, follow these steps to cr

Controller serial interfaceSerial port (RJ-11)Use the DB9 to RJ-11 adapter to connectSerial Cable management COnneCtiOnSerial communication enables th

COnneCting a Vtrak JbOdTo expand the storage capacity of your VTrak SAN you can attach additional VTrak JBOD enclosures to the VTrak A-Class unit. Fol

JBOD Expansion Connecons28VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies

Power cable receptaclesUPS connector UPS connectorPower switchestoggle power ON/OffVTrak A-Class power connecons and switchesConneCtIng tHe enClosure

turnIng on tHe vtrAKWith the power supplies connected, turn on both power switches on the back of the enclosure. When the power is switched on, the LE

Front Panel LEDs - Right sideLogical Drive StatusPowerFRU StatusSystem HeartbeatController 1 ActivityController 2 ActivityFront LED Behavior After Boo

Disk Carrier LEDs - front of every carrierDrive StatusPower / Activity Drive Status LED Behavior After Boot UpState Power/Activity Drive StatusDark N

sAn And fIle system setupNow that the VTrak A-Class subsystem is installed and connected, it is time to setup the SAN clients and le system used by t

sAn ClIent softwAreThe recommended rst step in creating the A-Class SAN is installing the client application on all of the clients that will be us

Vess A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologies ContentsIntroduction 1Key AdvAntAges 3File SyStem FeatureS 3Other FeatureS 4Vtrak a-ClaSS P

MaC instaLLationThe following MAC OS versions are supported:• 10.8 Mountain Lion • 10.7 LionOpen a browser and enter the virtual management IP Addre

winDows instaLLationThe following Windows versions are supported:• Windows 2012 Server Standard R2 SP1 x86 64-bit• Windows 2008 Server Standard R2 x

Linux instaLLationThe following Linux versions are supported:• RHEL 6.2 64bit• SUSE 11 SP1 64bit• RHEL 6.3 32bit/64bit• SUSE 11 SP2 32bit/64bitOpe

ACCessIng tHe user InterfACeTo access the VTrak A-Class browser-based management GUI just open a browser and enter the IP Address of the VTrak A-Class

Network SetupNext is the Network Setup dialog, where you can change the IP Address and other network parameters of the A-Class, or skip this step leav

ChangE nEtwork sEttingsIn order to use the Activate Automatically option in the License Wizard, the VTrak requires Internet access. The N

ChangE DatE anD tiME sEttingsAfter the Network Setup menu, the Date and Time Setup menu appears. It is not necessary to change these in order to conti

lICense ACtIvAtIonThere are various options to activate the product license. You can activate the license when you login for the rst t

aCtivatE LiCEnsE ManuaLLyTo activate the license manually, follow these steps:1. Access the Update the License menu. If you are setting up the VTrak

To generate a Service Report, close the Setup Wizard menu, go to Administration > Report > Generate VTrak A-Class Report and save the le to you

Product Manual Contents File SyStem - FOlder 74CrEating a Data FoLDEr 74 sEt aCCEss PErMission 74San - detail 75CrEatE vtrak noDE aLias 76Shutd

aCtivatE LiCEnsE autoMatiCaLLyNote that this procedure is also described in the Quick Start Guide.To activate the license automatically, make sure the

trial VerSiOn liCenSeIf you are setting up the VTrak for the rst time, you have the option of using a trial version of the product license that is va

usIng tHe sAn setup wIzArdClick on the SAN tab to begin adding devices to the SAN. Click on the Add SAN icon + in the SAN menu.1. Choose client compu

3. A conrmation screen appears, click Done to close the menu and continue to the File System Wizard. 48VTrak A-Class Product Manual

usIng tHe fIle system setup wIzArdFor rst time setup, you will automatically be directed to the File System Setup Wizard after completing the San Set

autOmatiC File SyStem COnFiguratiOnFollow the instructions below to use the Automatic File System Conguration option. The Automatic option will creat

3. Review the details of the new le system. Click on Submit to create the le system. A new menu appears asking you to conrm your decision. If the

adVanCed File SyStem COnFiguratiOn Follow the instructions here to use the Advanced File System Conguration option. The Advanced option allows you to

2. Now create Volume Groups made up of LUNs. These are used for the Meta Group which contains Metadata for the SAN le system, and at least one Data

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

IntroduCtIonThe VTrak Class A Series is a SAN le system, centralized high availability SAN management platform, and scalable network storage system

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 t

7. If you are satised with the File System conguration as shown in the summary, click on the Submit button to begin le system creation and formatt

uSing FS Client SOFtwareNow that the clients have been added to the SAN, it is time to use the client software to mount the SAN volumes on

winDows FsCLiEnt usErsFor the Windows FSClient, a Username and Password are required before mounting the le system. Once these are entered, the le s

59Web-based Management web-bAsed mAnAgementThis chapter describes using the web-based GUI to set up, monitor and manage the network le system

60VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesnAvIgAtIng tHe InterfACeThe VTrak A-Class web-based management interface is d

61Web-based Management The top-level directory links for all management functions are located at the top of the WebPAM PROe menu interface. Th

62VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesThe web interface uses color to indicate general status of les systems and d

63Web-based Management View San tOPOlOgyUse the Topology display to view a summary status and virtual representation of all client computers, r

64VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesfIle system mAnAgementA primary function of the VTrak A-Class Storage Applian

VTrak A-Class Network File System direct connecon to workstaons VTrak A-Class Network File System High Availability Cluster2VTrak A-Class Product Ma

65Web-based Management Planning and CreatiOn OF the File SyStemThis section discusses the choices you must make when creating a shared network

66VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologieswhat is MEtaData?Metadata is a data structure that is internal to the le sys

67Web-based Management aDvanCED ConFiguration oPtions For thE FiLE systEMIn order to better understand how changing the Block Size, J

68VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesJournal Size: The Journal is a type of circular log maintained on

69Web-based Management File SyStem - detailClick on a File System in the left panel to view the Detail menu for that File System. Below the Fil

70VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesstoPPing a FiLE systEMIn order to remove or format an File System or to run a

71Web-based Management ChECking a FiLE systEMTo run a check of a File System, follow these steps:1. Stop running the File System (see above).2

72VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesFile SyStem - StOrageThe Storage menu tab is used to view information about L

73Web-based Management File SyStem - QuOta managementThe VTrak A-Class supports use of an external LDAP server for limiting the total amount of

74VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesFile SyStem - FOlderCreate folders for access control and control LUN migrati

File SyStem FeatureS• Capacity–64ZB• Numberofles–morethan1,000million• Filesinasingledirectory–62million• Maximumsinglelesiz

75Web-based Management San - detailManage the SAN including port management, device upgrades and background activities, as well as basic SAN ma

76VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesCrEatE vtrak noDE aLiasTo create an alias for any VTrak node:1. Go to SAN &g

77Web-based Management lunCreate LUNs and view information about individual LUNs and physical drives on any VTrak node in the LUN menu. Choose

78VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesLun DEtaiL inForMationTo view LUN information for a LUN on the list, click on

79Web-based Management lOCate a Vtrak nOdeTo locate a VTrak node:1. Go to SAN > Device menu tab2. Choose the VTrak node you want to locate

80VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesFC managementUse the FC Management menu to congure speed and topology settin

81Web-based Management Vtrak netwOrk managementThe Network Management menu is used to congure settings for the Management Port and Maintenance

82VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesfIrmwAre upgrAdeFirmware upgrades for VTrak nodes are done using the Firmware

83Web-based Management bACKground ACtIvItIesBackground activities perform a variety of preventive and remedial functions on your ph

84VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise Technologiesmanage baCkgrOund aCtiVitieS SettingSThe parameters listed in the Background

Other FeatureS• 64-bitSANFilesystem-scalable&highperformance• 8GFibreChannel• DatapathoverFibreChannel• SuitableforM&Ean

85Web-based Management media PatrOlMedia Patrol is a routine maintenance procedure that checks the magnetic media on each disk drive. Media Pat

86VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesinitiaLizationTechnically speaking, Initialization is a foreground activity,

87Web-based Management rEbuiLD PhysiCaL DrivETo Rebuild a physical drive:1. Go to SAN > Background Activities menu tab2. Click on the Play

88VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesPDMPredictive Data Migration (PDM) is the migration of data from the

89Web-based Management AdmInIstrAtIonThe Administration menus include menus to manage users for system management, how system events and alert

90VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesuSer managementManagement users are those that can access the managem

91Web-based Management aDDing ManagEMEnt usErsTo create a management user:1. Log into WebPAM PROe as the Administrator or a Super User.2. Go

92VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesMoDiFy ManagEMEnt usEr sEttingsTo change the privilege settings or other sett

93Web-based Management ldaP SettingSThe VTrak Class A Series supports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), a protocol used to access a

94VTrak A-Class Product Manual Promise TechnologiesnOtiFiCatiOn SetuPEvent alerts can be sent via email for up to date monitorin