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FastStream VT 5300
Installation and Operation Manual
Fibre Channel to SCSI Virtual Tape Appliance
© 2006 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.
8/2006 PRMA-0376-000
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Contents 1.0 ATTO FastStream VT 5300 increases reliability ............................1 Hardware features Virtual Tape features Backup and restore features Management and control features 1.1 Physical attributes ...............................................................3 Dimensions Cooling and airflow Power Fibre Channel port SCSI ports Ethernet port Serial port LED indicators 2.0 Installation .......................................................................................5 Unpa
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4.0 Modify storage ................................................................................17 Initialize and verify drives Add drives to a RAID Group Rebuild RAID Groups Add or remove Hot Spares Add a VTL from another FastStream VTL Delete a VTL Secure data through Write Protection Move Virtual Tape Cartridges 5.0 Update storage and firmware ........................................................21 Remove stale VTL configuration data Update firmware Preliminary steps Use FTP over Ethe
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1.0 ATTO FastStream VT 5300 increases reliability The ATTO FastStream™ Virtual Tape 5300 Appliance is a mid-range storage solution that emulates a tape library for fast backups on demand and error-free restores of critical data. • Hardware RAID Level 0, RAID Level 1, RAID The ATTO FastStream Virtual Tape 5300 is seen Level 5, RAID Level 10 and JBOD, all user by system applications as a conventional tape configurable library, allowing you to use existing disk-based storage as if it were ta
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Ethernet Possible storage Fibre Channel configurations SCSI GbE network ATTO iPBridge 2700 ATTO Celerity FC storage adapter GbE Switch 4-Gb FC Switch ATTO FastStream VT 5300 embedded ATTO iPBridge 1500/1550/2500 ATTO FibreBridge 2400 JBOD SCSI Tape Library SCSI Tape Library SCSI model ATTO Diamond Storage Array 2 Introduction
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1.1 Physical attributes The ATTO FastStream VT 5300 is a Fibre Channel to SCSI virtual tape appliance which can be seamlessly integrated into an existing storage environment. • Full support for full duplex FC data transfers, FC- The ATTO FastStream VT 5300 is available in an AL, PLDA and public loop login. industry-standard 1U form factor for easy integration into racks. It supports next-generation media and, as a • Small Formfactor Pluggable (SFP) interface result, is equipped to handle th
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A bicolor Ready/Fault LED is lighted green to Fibre Channel port: bicolor LED indicates FC indicate ready, lighted yellow to show a faulted speed. If it is off, speed is 1-Gb; if it is green, 2-Gb, condition, and off indicates not ready. and yellow indicates 4-Gb FC. A separate green LED SCSI ports: A green LED on each port indicates indicates activity if it is lit, no activity if it is off. activity if is lit. Exhibit 1.1-1 FastStream VT 5300 front panel LEDs. Exhibit 1.1-2 Connectors, L
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2.0 Installation If you have not already completed the instructions on the Quick Start page packed with your FastStream VT 5300, use the following instructions to install the FastStream VT 5300. 8 Wait up to two minutes for the FastStream Unpack the packing box; verify contents Ready LED to light indicating the FastStream • The FastStream. Note the serial number of your has completed its power-on self test sequence. FastStream unit: ________________________ 9 Windows® users continue to Inst
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• The switch(es) allows UDP broadcast messages Note to be passed through. The default username is root; it is case • A router is not placed between the host running insensitive. The default password is QuickNav and the FastStream VT 5300. Password; it is case sensitive. It is best • You have connected the FastStream VT 5300 practice to change the passwords. Refer to and the network using at least Cat5e cabling. Optional changes to system parameters on • You have noted the FastStream VT 5
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2.1 Configure Virtual Tape The ATTO FastStream VT 5300 allows configuration of storage into a JBOD, RAID Level 0, RAID Level 1, RAID Level 10 or RAID Level 5 Virtual Tape Library (VTL). RAID is a storage configuration which uses multiple drives to increase capacity, performance and/or reliability. The FastStream VT 5300 appears to hosts as a and plan carefully if you choose to use the custom tape library, allowing ISV packages to issue a set setup procedure. of tape library commands to perf
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Use quick initial configuration 4 Answer the questions in Step 2 based on the Quick Configuration quickly generates a needs of your software vendor. Virtual Tape Library after you answer a few key • If your devices are RAID protected, the questions. The procedure uses all attached SCSI FastStream does not reconfigure them and disks to build a single VTL. If you want to you do not need to answer the next question. initially create more than one VTL, use custom If they are not, the FastSt
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are filled in automatically by the FastStream 11 In the warning box, verify that you want to add but you may change these parameters if you the VTL by clicking on Yes. Clicking on No wish. ends the procedure without making a change. 9 Click Next. 12 The VTL Setup page appears. 10 The Virtual Tape Library Setup page appears. • Click on Done if you do not want to create If the new configuration is the way you want it, another VTL. The Monitor VTL page click on Commit. appears. If you wish to
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Secure data through Write Protection 4 Click in the Enable/Disable Write Protection For added security, write protection can be button. enabled for any tape cartridge with a VTL. When 5 Click on Next. write protection is enabled, existing data on the 6 Click on the tab with the name of the VTL for tape cartridge cannot be overwritten or erased. which you wish to change write protection. The displayed data can be sorted by any field by 7 Click in the radio box to change the write clicking
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2.2 Optional changes to system parameters Default values are appropriate for most configurations, but may be modified for your needs using ATTO FastStream VT 5300 browser-based user interface. Customize the username, password 1 Open a CLI session either using Telnet or the It is best practice to change the default username serial port as shown in Interface options on and password to a username and password page 23. significant to you. 2Type set Username [user name] While opening a Comma
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Exhibit 2.2-1 System Configuration page Advanced CLI page 2The Monitor VTL page appears. In the left- Changes to other parameters may be made using hand menu, click on the Advanced menu item the Advanced page. on the left side of the screen. 3The Advanced CLI Configuration page CA CAUT UTIO ION N appears. Wait for the Ready prompt, then type Do not use this page unless you are in the CLI command in the text box provided. directed to by an ATTO technician. Refer to CLI provides an ASCII-ba
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3.0 Monitor storage and diagnose configurations You may determine the performance of drives attached to the FastStream VT 5300 using various displays and tests in the FastStream GUI. The following instructions assume you have CA CAUT UTIO ION N already set up at least one Virtual Tape Library. New performance data is updated every 60 Refer to Configure Virtual Tape on page 7. seconds which impacts performance The ATTO FastStream VT 5300 collects various slightly, even if you minimize the
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Health and Status Monitor page 1 If you are not already in the FastStream GUI, • RAID Groups type the IP address of your appliance, as found RAID Group names, RAID status, available in Use the FastStream VT 5300 GUI on page Hot Spares and number of faulted drives 23, in a standard browser, click Enter Here and • Environmental Status type in your username and password. Temperature and voltage 2The Monitor VTL page appears. On the menu at the left hand side of the page, click on • Interface S
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4 Click the Set up Error Notification button message; it cannot respond to a rejection by a 5 Click Next. server for an invalid address. Ensure all E-mail 6 Click on the Enabled button for Notification addresses typed in are valid. Configuration Each E-mail is time stamped when it leaves as 7 Type in the sender address (E-mails show this part of the SMTP header information as shown in name in the From field) Exhibit 3.0-1. 8 Type in the SMTP Server IP Address 9 Type in the Username and Pa
