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iPBridge 1550D
Installation and Operation Manual
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ATTO Technology, Inc. 155 CrossPoint Parkway Amherst, New York 14068 USA www.attotech.com Tel (716) 691-1999 Fax (716) 691-9353 Sales support: sls@attotech.com Technical support: Monday -- Friday, 8am-8pm EST techsupp@attotech.com © 2007 ATTO Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of ATTO Technology, Inc. 9/2007 .....
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Contents 1 ATTO iPBridge provides storage options ........................................1 Features 1.1 Physical components ..........................................................3 Dimensions Environment Power SCSI port Ethernet port Serial port Reset switch LED indicators 2 Installation ..........................................................................................5 Unpacking the packing box; verifying contents Installing the iPBridge Installing Windows drivers Discovering th
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5 Updating firmware ..............................................................................16 Using ATTO ExpressNAV Using FTP 6 Troubleshooting .................................................................................17 Inside out method Check basic diagnostic tools Check the host event log Check the iPBridge event and trace logs Visually inspect LEDs Check for problems on attached devices Check host versions Check iPBridge product versions Check components Check SCSI devices Che
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1 ATTO iPBridge provides storage options The ATTO bridge family of products provides GbE-to-SCSI GbE-to-Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel- to-SCSI bridges available as embeddable boards, stand alone enclosures that can be fitted for rackmount integration, or desktop units, depending on the model and your needs. The ATTO iPBridge and ATTO FibreBridge Features family of products share common configuration • One independent Gigabit Ethernet port and one options and functions to provide the most i
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Exhibit 1.0-1 Possible storage solutions using the iPBridge. 2
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1.1 Physical components The ATTO iPBridge 1550D is a 1-Gigabit Ethernet to Ultra 320 SCSI desktop bridge which produces a cost-effective iSCSI solution for SMB/SME environments. Dimensions Ethernet port Width: 7.5 inches wide The 10/100/1000 GbE RJ-45 Ethernet port uses Depth: 5.0 inches long the Intel 8254x family gigabit Ethernet chipset to Height: 1.76 inches support iSCSI data transfer and inbound management. GbE cables must be at least CAT- Environment 5E certified. Operating Temp
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Exhibit 1.1-1 iPBridge 1550D back panel 4
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2 Installation If you have not already completed the instructions on the Quick Start packed with your iPBridge, use the following instructions to install the iPBridge. Unpacking the packing box; verifying Installing Windows drivers 1 Windows automatically detects the iPBridge contents and asks for the driver in the Add Hardware • The iPBridge wizard. Select Install from a list or specific Note the serial number of your iPBridge, location located on the bottom of the unit, for later use: 2
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Windows users continue to Installing MS iSCSI Installing iSCSI Initiator for Mac OS X Initiator for Windows; Mac users continue to Contact your ATTO sales representative or go to Installing iSCSI Initiator for Mac OS X. www.attotech.com to purchase the ATTO If you use Internet Explorer, use Setting up Technology Xtend SAN, iSCSI Initiator for Mac Internet Explorer if needed. OS X. Installing MS iSCSI Initiator for Windows Setting up Internet Explorer ® 1 Download the latest version of
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3 Configure the iPBridge To configure the ATTO iPBridge, use ATTO ExpressNAV. Default values are appropriate for most configurations, but may be modified. The ExpressWizard simplifies initial configuration of the iPBridge. Default values are appropriate for most applications. If If you do not use the ExpressWizard, continue to you wish to change these values, use ATTO • Mapping and addressing, also known as Target ExpressNAV, a browser-based graphical interface. management on page 9 • iSCSI
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9 Select the answer to the question Does your 13 The configuration for the iPBridge based on network support Jumbo Frames? your input in the previous screens appears. If the information is correct, click Commit. 10 Click Next. 14 The ExpressWizard configures your iPBridge 11 Data port IP address, subnet mask and and storage. You may select items on the left gateway information is listed. Change any side menu to view the current configuration or elements as needed. to change the configurat
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3.1 Target management Storage devices are mapped using the designations for the iSCSI LUN. The easiest way to map devices is to use the Automatic Target Management feature in the ATTO ExpressNAV interface. • You may map each device to its own target, CA CAUT UTIO ION N breaking the single iSCSI target node into Changing the device map can affect the multiple nodes. Multiple target nodes allow host’s view of devices and your application flexibility to grant or deny access between configu
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Multiple target nodes A target name suffix is attached to the iqn of Multiple targets allow you to create a more each SCSI device such as configurable mapping scheme which can vendorid-devicename-xxx segregate storage into different iSCSI nodes • vendorid is the SCSI device vendor ID within the iPBridge, with each iSCSI target • devicename is the SCSI device’s inquiry having its own set of access criteria. device name. For example, if you have two servers and a library • xxx is a device
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Exhibit 3.1-1 Target node configurations. 11 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual
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3.2 iSCSI configuration You may fine-tune the iPBridge using the ATTO ExpressNAV interface. Several special iPBridge features may be Note accessed using the ExpressNAV graphical user iSNS Login Control cannot be used with interface. For details on each command, refer to Access Control found on the iSCSI Target CLI provides an ASCII-based interface on page Management page. iii of the Appendix iSNSServer 1 If you are not already in the ExpressNAV Specifies whether the IP address of a vali
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3.3 Optional changes Default values, even if you have not used the ExpressWizard, are appropriate for most configurations, but may be modified. type in your user name and password, and click Preliminary steps OK. 1 If you are not already in the ExpressNAV interface, type the IP address of your iPBridge 2The Status page appears. in a standard browser as found in Using View the default settings by clicking on each ExpressNAV on page 23, click Enter Here, element in the left hand menu, then
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Enhance performance MaxBurstLength Note The maximum SCSI data payload, in bytes, in a Data-In If you used ExpressWizard to set up your or a solicited Data-Out iSCSI sequence. A sequence iPBridge, changing these parameters may consists of one or more consecutive Data-In or Data-Out interfere with ExpressWizard settings. PDUs that end with a Data-In or Data-Out PDU with the Default values, even if you have not used the F bit set to one. ExpressWizard, are appropriate for most ATTO value:
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4 Remote system monitoring You may set up the iPBridge to send notifications when certain events occur. You may set up the iPBridge to send notifications For both methods, the severity level which is when certain events occur using the Remote report can be critical, warning or all. Management page of the ExpressNAV • Critical means only critical event notifications are sent. interface. • Warning means only warnings and critical event You designate the person receiving notification of not
