Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f user manual

User manual for the device Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f

Device: Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f
Category: Network Card
Manufacturer: Promise Technology
Size: 5.44 MB
Added : 9/9/2014
Number of pages: 322
Print the manual

Download

How to use this site?

Our goal is to provide you with a quick access to the content of the user manual for Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f. Using the online preview, you can quickly view the contents and go to the page where you will find the solution to your problem with Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f.

For your convenience

If looking through the Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f user manual directly on this website is not convenient for you, there are two possible solutions:

  • Full Screen Viewing - to easily view the user manual (without downloading it to your computer), you can use full-screen viewing mode. To start viewing the user manual Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f on full screen, use the button Fullscreen.
  • Downloading to your computer - You can also download the user manual Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f to your computer and keep it in your files. However, if you do not want to take up too much of your disk space, you can always download it in the future from ManualsBase.
Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f User manual - Online PDF
Advertisement
« Page 1 of 322 »
Advertisement
Print version

Many people prefer to read the documents not on the screen, but in the printed version. The option to print the manual has also been provided, and you can use it by clicking the link above - Print the manual. You do not have to print the entire manual Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f but the selected pages only. paper.

Summaries

Below you will find previews of the content of the user manuals presented on the following pages to Promise Technology VTrack M-Class M300f. If you want to quickly view the content of pages found on the following pages of the manual, you can use them.

Abstracts of contents
Summary of the content on the page No. 1

VTRAK
M-CLASS
M500f, M500i, M500p, M300f, M300i, M300p,
M200f, M200i, M200p
PRODUCT MANUAL
Version 1.5 / SR-3

Summary of the content on the page No. 2

VTrak M-Class Product Manual Copyright © 2006 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copyright by Promise Technology, Inc. (Promise Technology). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed, written permission of Promise Technology. Trademarks Promise, and the Promise logo are registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Imp

Summary of the content on the page No. 3

Contents Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Architectural Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 S

Summary of the content on the page No. 4

VTrak M-Class Product Manual Chapter 3: Setup, continued Log-out of WebPAM PROe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Internet Connection using WebPAM PROe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PROe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 VTrak Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Drive Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Audible Alarm . . . . .

Summary of the content on the page No. 5

Contents Chapter 4: Management with WebPAM PRO, continued Logical Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 Logical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143 Spare Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Create Spare Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 Delete Spare Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Summary of the content on the page No. 6

VTrak M-Class Product Manual Chapter 5: Management with the CLU, continued Disk Array Settings and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 Locate Disk Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 Create a Logical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 Delete a Logical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 Logical Drive Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Summary of the content on the page No. 7

Contents Chapter 5: Management with the CLU, continued Clear Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Restore Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Shutdown and Restart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Chapter 6: Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Summary of the content on the page No. 8

VTrak M-Class Product Manual Chapter 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 VTrak is Beeping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 LEDs Display Amber or Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 Drive Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264 Back of Enclo

Summary of the content on the page No. 9

Chapter 1: Introduction • About This Manual (below) • Overview (page 2) • Architectural Description (page 3) • Specifications (page 6) Thank you for purchasing Promise Technology’s VTrak M-Class external disk array subsystem. About This Manual This Product Manual describes how to setup, use, and maintain the VTrak M- Class external disk array subsystem. It also describes how to use the built-in command-line interface (CLI), command-line utility (CLU), and embedded Web- based Promise Array Mana

Summary of the content on the page No. 10

VTrak M-Class Product Manual Overview VTrak provides data storage solutions for applications where high performance and data protection are required. The failure of any single drive will not affect data integrity or accessibility of the data in a RAID protected logical drive. Drive Carrier LEDs VTrak M500 PROMISE Power and Status LEDs Drive Carriers Figure 1. VTrak M500f/i/p front view Drive Carrier LEDs Drive Carriers Power and Status LEDs Figure 2. VTrak M300f/i/p front view (M200f/i/p is s

Summary of the content on the page No. 11

Chapter 1: Introduction Storage Enclosure Fibre Channel Processor (SEP) RAID Controller Controller Mgmt FC 1 FC 2 IOIOI 12 Power Supply Cooling Unit Cooling Unit Power Supply with Battery Figure 3. VTrak M500f Rear View (M500i/p have different controllers) Cooling Unit with Battery Controller iSCSI 1 iSCSI 2 Mgmt IOIOI Power Supply 1 iSCSI Storage Power Supply 2 RAID Enclosure Controller Processor (SEP) Figure 4. VTrak M300i/M200i Rear View (M300f/M200f and M300p/M200p have different controll

Summary of the content on the page No. 12

VTrak M-Class Product Manual All M-Class enclosures include a mid-plane, RAID controller, power and cooling units; and enclosure processor all in one cable-less chassis design. Multiple fans and power supplies provide redundancy to ensure continued usage during component failure. The RAID controller is hardware based and controls all logical drive functions transparently to the host system. VTrak appears to the computer’s operating system as a standard SCSI drive or drives. Features and Be

Summary of the content on the page No. 13

Chapter 1: Introduction Feature Benefit Hardware-assisted XOR engine High-speed parity calculation for parity type logical drives. Supports out-of-band management Allows you to manage the RAID subsystem through RS232 and 10/100/1000 while maximizing bandwidth on the iSCSI BaseT Ethernet connections network. Supports SNMP (v2) CIM and API-ready for enterprise management WBEM standards integration. Tagged Command Queuing (TCQ) Maximum performance in Multi-Threaded up to 128 commands Operatin

Summary of the content on the page No. 14

VTrak M-Class Product Manual Feature Benefit Redundant iSCSI ports (i models) Load sharing and full operation even with a failed iSCSI port. Redundant SCSI ports (p models) Load sharing and full operation even with a failed SCSI port. Cluster support Supports two- and four-node server clusters for performance and availability. Complete cable-less design All components easily plug directly into boards. No cables to complicate setup or maintenance. Cache battery backup Up to 72-hour backup fo

Summary of the content on the page No. 15

Chapter 1: Introduction Any combination of these RAID levels can exist at once on separate logical drives. See page 239 for more information on RAID. RAID Flexibility: Configurable RAID stripe size – 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 KB, and 1 MB sectors per disk. Rebuild priority tuning: Adjustment of minimum I/O reserved for server use during rebuild. Hot-spares: Multiple global and designated hot spares. Maximum LUNs: 32 per array in any combination of RAID levels and drive types. 256 LUNs tot

Summary of the content on the page No. 16

VTrak M-Class Product Manual Safety Certifications: CE, FCC Class A, BSMI, VCCi, cUL, TUV, MIC Limited Warranty: 3 Years (See page 302 for details) M300f/i/p, M200f/i/p Drive Capacity (M300f/i/p): 12 SATA disk drives (3.5" x 1" form factor only). Drive Capacity (M200f/i/p): 8 SATA disk drives (3.5" x 1" form factor only). External I/O Ports (M300f/M200f): Dual 1-Gb/2-Gb Fibre Channel ports. External I/O Ports (M300i/M200i): Dual 1-Gb iSCSI ports External I/O Ports (M300p/M200p): Dual 320-MB SCSI

Summary of the content on the page No. 17

Chapter 1: Introduction Supported Operating Systems: • Windows 2000 • SuSE Linux • Windows XP Professional • Novell Netware • Windows 2003 • Sun Solaris • RedHat Linux Current: 8 A @ 100 VAC; 4 A @ 200 VAC (max. rating with two power cords) Power Consumption: 340 watts Power Supply: Dual 400W, 100–240 VAC auto-ranging, 50–60 Hz, dual hot swap and redundant with PFC, N+1 design Thermal Output: 1160 BTU/hour (max current) Operating Temperature: 41° to 104°F (5° to 40°C) Non-operational Temperatu

Summary of the content on the page No. 18

VTrak M-Class Product Manual 10

Summary of the content on the page No. 19

Chapter 2: Installation • Unpack the VTrak storage subsystem (below) • Mount VTrak M500f/i/p in a Rack (page 12) • Mount VTrak M300f/i/p or M200f/i/p in a Rack (page 14) • Install Disk Drives (page 16) • Set Up Network Cable Connections (page 20) • Set Up Serial Cable Connections (page 25) • Connect the Power (page 26) Unpack the VTrak The VTrak box contains the following items: •VTrak Unit • Screws for disk drives (36 for M200f/i/p; 52 for M300f/i/p; • Quick Start Guide 64 for M500f/i/p; in

Summary of the content on the page No. 20

VTrak M-Class Product Manual Mount VTrak M500f/i/p in a Rack VTrak M500f/i/p Vertical Rack Post PROMISE VTrak M500f Mounting Rail Direct attach to post (included) Figure 1. Rackmounted VTrak M500f/i/p The VTrak M500f/i/p installs directly to the rack with or without using the supplied mounting rails. Rack front post VTrak subsystem VTrak attaching screw Rack rear post Rail adjustment screw Mounting Rail Back side of post Rail attaching screw (not included) Rail attaching screw Back side of pos


Alternative user manuals
# User manual Category Download
1 Promise Technology FastTrak SX Series Version 4.4 User manual Network Card 4
2 Promise Technology 66 Pro User manual Network Card 0
3 Promise Technology FastTrak TX2200 User manual Network Card 10
4 Promise Technology FastTrak S150 User manual Network Card 1
5 Promise Technology FastTrak SX4000 Lite User manual Network Card 7
6 Promise Technology FASTTRAK SX4300 User manual Network Card 6
7 Promise Technology FAST TRAK100TM User manual Network Card 0
8 Promise Technology C6101SSWP000000-2 User manual Network Card 0
9 Promise Technology FastTrak TX2300 User manual Network Card 114
10 Promise Technology Network Device EX16650 User manual Network Card 0
11 Promise Technology FastTrak TX4000 User manual Network Card 3
12 Promise Technology Network Device EX8650 User manual Network Card 3
13 Promise Technology Network Device EX4650 User manual Network Card 1
14 Promise Technology Network Device EX8654 User manual Network Card 0
15 Promise Technology SX4300 User manual Network Card 0
16 Sony BTA-NW1A User manual Network Card 2
17 Sony BKMW-E3000 User manual Network Card 2
18 Sony AC-SQ950D User manual Network Card 0
19 Sony BBV RX100 User manual Network Card 3
20 Sony CLIE A-AVZ-100-11 User manual Network Card 1