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VTRAK
M310p, M210p
Quick Start Guide
Version 1.1
© 2006 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide VTrak M310p, M210p Task List Step 1: Unpack the VTrak (below). Step 2: Mount VTrak in a Rack (page 4) Step 3: Install Disk Drives (page 4) Step 4: Network and Data Cable Connections (page 6) Step 5: Set Up Serial Cable Connections (page 7) Step 6: Connect the Power (page 7) Step 7: Set IP Address with CLI or CLU (page 8) Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM (page 12) Step 1: Unpack the VTrak The VTrak box contains the following items: •VTrak Unit •
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Step 1: Unpack the VTrak Power FRU Status Disk Array Status RAID Controller Activity Reserved Controller Heartbeat Figure 1. VTrak M310p Front View (M210p is similar) Power Supply 1 Cooling Unit 1 Cooling Unit 2 Power Supply 2 O O I I CONSOLE Mgmt RAID Controller Figure 2. VTrak M310p/M210p Rear View 3
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VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide Step 2: Mount VTrak in a Rack The VTrak M310p/M210p subsystem installs directly to the rack with or without using the optional mounting rails. Refer to Chapter 2 of the VTrak Product Manual on the software CD for instructions on installing the rails and mounting your VTrak. Step 3: Install Disk Drives You can populate the VTrak with 1.5 GB or 3.0 GB SATA drives. Refer to Chapter 7 of the VTrak Product Manual on the software CD for the number of drives n
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Step 3: Install Disk Drives Serial ATA Disk Drive Figure 4. SATA Disk Drives mount at the front of the carrier Note Unlike other VTrak models, the M310p and M210p do not support Parallel ATA disk drives. There is no PATA-to-SATA adapter available for these models. 5
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VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide Step 4: Network and Data Cable Connections Network Switch Management Port O O I I CONSOLE Mgmt In In Out Out VTrak In connector SCSI Channel (1 of 2) NIC SCSI HBA Card PC/Server Figure 5. VTrak M310p/M210p DAS connections This arrangement requires: • A network switch • A network interface card (NIC) in the PC • A SCSI HBA card in the PC • A SCSI cable that fits your HBA card and has a VHDCI connector to fit the VTrak SCSI channel VTrak’s SCSI connectors are
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Step 5: Set Up Serial Cable Connections Step 5: Set Up Serial Cable Connections The RS-232 Serial connection enables the Command Line Utility (CLU) on your PC to monitor and control VTrak. DB-9 Serial Connector CONSOLE Mgmt O O I I CONSOLE Mgmt Figure 6. Serial connector for VTrak M310p/M210p Step 6: Connect the Power Plug the power cords and switch on both power supplies on. When the power is switched on, the LEDs on the front of the VTrak will light up. Power FRU Status Logical Drive Stat
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VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide • Controller Heartbeat LED blinks green seven times in three seconds, goes dark for six seconds, then repeats the blink pattern. • Power, FRU and Logical Drive LEDs display green continuously. • Fibre Channel/iSCSI/SCSI LEDs flash green if there is activity on that channel. There are two LEDs on each Drive Carrier. They report the presence of power and a disk drive, and the current condition of the drive. Disk Status Power/Activity Figure 8. VTrak M310p
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Step 7: Set IP Address with CLI or CLU At this point, you are in the CLI. You can continue using the CLI to make network settings or you can switch to the CLU. • CLI (below) • CLU (page 10) CLI 1. Type the following string to set the Management Port IP address and other settings, then press Enter. administrator@cli> net -a mod -t mgmt -s "primaryip=192.168.10.87, primaryipmask=255.255.255.0, gateway=192.168.10.3" In the above example, the IP addresses and subnet mask are included as example
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VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide CLU 1. At the admin@cli prompt, type menu and press Enter. The CLU main menu appears. 2. With Quick Setup highlighted, press Enter. The first Quick Setup screen enables you to make Date and Time settings. System Date and Time 1. Press the arrow keys to highlight System Date. 2. Press the backspace key to erase the current date. 3. Type the new date. 4. Follow the same procedure to set the System Time. 10
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Step 7: Set IP Address with CLI or CLU 5. Press Ctrl-A to save these settings and move to the Management Port configuration screen. Management Port By default, DHCP is enabled on VTrak (above). To set Management Port settings manually, or to view the current settings, you must disable DHCP. To view the current Management Port settings: 1. Press the arrow keys to highlight DHCP. 2. Press the spacebar to toggle to Disabled. The current Management Port IP are displayed (above). 3. Record the inf
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VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 5. Press Ctrl-A to save these settings and move to the RAID configuration screen. To make Management Port settings manually: 1. Press the arrow keys to highlight DHCP. 2. Press the spacebar to toggle to Disabled. 3. Press the arrow keys to highlight IP Address. 4. Press the backspace key to erase the current IP Address. 5. Type the new IP Address. 6. Follow the same procedure to specify the Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address and DNS Server IP Address. If you d
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Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM Log-in to WebPAM 1. Launch your Browser. 2. In the Browser address field, type in the IP address of the VTrak Management port. Use the IP address you obtained in Step 7 (see page 11). Note that the IP address shown below is only an example. The IP address you type into your browser will be different. Regular Connection • WebPAM uses an HTTP connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .http:// • Enter the VTrak’s Management Port IP address . . .
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VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide . 3. When the opening screen appears, type administrator in the User Name field and type password in the Password field. The User Name and Password are case sensitive. 4. Click the Login button. After sign-in, the WebPAM opening screen appears (next page). If there are any unconfigured physical drives in the enclosure, the Array Configuration menu will also appear (see page 16). Important As soon as possible, assign the Administrator's password. Make the
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Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM The first time you log in to WebPAM, there will be no Users except for “administrator”. There will be no disk arrays or logical drives. Logged-in User Subsystem (IP address) Administration Tools User Management Network Management SCSI Management Storage Services Software Management Controller Group Enclosure Group Disk Array Group Spare Drive Group Logical Drive Summary Use the Tree to navigate to the various functions of WebPAM. Click on an item in t
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VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide Language Selection WebPAM displays in English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simple and Korean. 1. Click on Language in the WebPAM Header. The language list appears in the Header. 2. Click on the language you prefer. The WebPAM user interface will display in the selected language. Create a Disk Array Click on the Disk Arrays icon. The Array Configuration menu appears. Since this VTrak is newly activated, there are no dis
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Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM The number of unconfigured physical drives available will determine the RAID level of the disk array and whether a spare drive is created. When you choose the Automatic option, the following parameters display: • Disk Arrays – The number of physical drives in the disk array, their ID numbers, configurable capacity and the number of logical drives to be created • Logical Drives – The ID number of the logical drive(s), their RAID level, capacity and st
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VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide If you are uncertain about choosing parameters for your disk array, use the Automatic option. Follow these steps to create a new disk array. 1. Check the boxes to select any one or a combination of: • Redundancy – The array will remain available if a physical drive fails • Capacity – The greatest possible amount of data capacity • Performance – The highest possible read/write speed • Spare Drive – A hot spare drive 2. In the Number of Logical Drives fi
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Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM 3. From the Application Type menu, select an application that best describes your intended use for this disk array: •File Server • Video Stream • Transaction Data • Transaction Log •Other 4. Click the Update button. Or check the Automatic Update box and updates will occur automatically. The following parameters display: • Disk Arrays – The number of physical drives in the disk array, their ID numbers, configurable capacity and the number of logica
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VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide To create a new disk array: 1. Enter a name for the disk array in the field provided. 2. Check the box to enable the following features. • Media Patrol – A routine maintenance procedure that checks the magnetic media on each disk drive. Media Patrol is concerned with the condition of the media itself, not the data recorded on the media. • PDM – Predictive Data Migration (PDM) scans the bad sector remapping table of the disk drives assigned to a logical dr
