ATTO Technology 1550D manual

iPBridge 1550D Installation and Operation Manual[...]

A TT O T echnology , Inc. 155 CrossPoint Parkway Amherst, New Y ork 14068 USA www .atto tech.com T el (716) 691-1999 Fax (716) 691-9353 Sales support: sls@attotech.com T echnical support: Monday -- Friday , 8am-8pm EST techsupp@attotech.com © 2007 A TTO T echnology , Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademarks of their resp[...]

Content s 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 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 lo[...]

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1 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 1 A TT O iPBridge provides storage options The A TT O bridge family of pr oducts pr ovides GbE-to-SCSI GbE-to-Fibr e Channel or Fibr e Channel - to-SCSI bridges available as embeddable boar ds, stand alone enclosur es that can be fitted for rackmount integration, or desktop units, [...]

2 Exhibit 1.0-1 Possible storage solutions using the iPBridge.[...]

3 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 1.1 Physical component s The A TT O iPBridge 1550D is a 1-Gi gabit Ethernet to Ultra 320 SCS I desktop bridge which pr oduces a cost-effective iSCSI sol ution for SMB/SME envir onments. Dimensions Width: 7.5 inches wide Depth: 5.0 inches long Height: 1.76 inches Environment Operati[...]

4 Exhibit 1.1-1 iPBridge 1550D ba ck panel[...]

5 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2 Inst allation If you have not alr eady completed the instructions on the Quick Start packed with your iPBridge, use the following instr uctions to install the iPBridge. Unp acking the p acking box; verifying content s • The iPBridge Note the serial number of your iPBridge, loca[...]

6 Windows users continue to Installing MS iSCSI Initiator for Windows ; Mac users continue to Installing iSCSI Initiator for Mac OS X . If you use Internet Explorer , use Setting up Internet Explorer if needed. Inst allin g MS iSCSI In itiator for W indows 1 Download the latest version of Microsoft ® iSCSI Software Initiator from www .microsoft.co[...]

7 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 3 Configure the iPBridge T o configur e the A TTO iPBridge, use A TT O Expr essNA V . Default values ar e appr opriate for most configurations, but may be modified. The Expr essW izar d simplifies initial configuration of the iPBridge. Default values are appropriate for most appl i[...]

8 9 Select the answer to th e question Does your network support Jumbo Frame s? 10 Click Next. 11 Data port IP address, subnet mask and gateway informat ion is listed. Change any elements as needed. 12 Click Next. 13 The configura tion for the iPBridge based on your input in the previous screens a ppears. If the information is correct, click Commit[...]

9 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 3.1 T arget management S torage devices ar e mapped using the designations for the iSCSI LUN. The easiest way to map devices is to use the Automatic T ar get Management feat ur e in the A TTO Expr essNA V interface. CA UT ION CA UT ION Changing the device map can affect the host’[...]

10 Multiple t arget nodes Multiple tar gets allow you t o create a more configurable mapping scheme which can segregate storage into different iSCSI nodes within the iPBridge, with each iSCSI target having its own set of access criteria. For example, if you have two servers and a library with four tapes and a media changer , the default node would [...]

11 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 3.1-1 T a r get node configurations.[...]

12 3.2 iSCSI configuration Y ou may fine-tune the iPBridge usin g the A TTO Expr essNA V interface. Several special iPBridge features may be accessed using the ExpressNA V graphical user interface. For details on each command, refer to CLI provides an ASCII-based interface on page iii of the Appendix 1 If you are not already in the ExpressNAV inter[...]

13 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 3.3 Optional changes Default values, even if you have not used the Expr essW izar d, ar e appr opriate for most configurations, but may be modified. Preli minary st eps 1 If you are not already in the ExpressNAV interface, type the IP ad dr ess of your iPBridge in a standard brows[...]

14 Enhance performance Note If you used ExpressWizard to set up your iPBridge, changing these param eters may interfere with ExpressWizard settings. Default values, even if you have not used the ExpressW izard, are appropriate for most configurations, but may be modified. 1 Follow the Preliminary steps . 2 On the iSCSI page, enable SpeedWrite. 3 On[...]

15 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 4 Remote system monitoring Y ou may set up the iPBri dge to send notifications when certain event s occur . Y ou may set up the iPBridge to send notifications when certain events occur using the Remote Management page of the ExpressNA V interface. Y ou designate the person receivi[...]

16 5 Up dating firmware Several pr ocessors contr ol the flow of data in the A TTO iPBridge. The firmwar e to contr ol these pr ocessors can easily be upgraded in the field. The iPBridge firmware is distributed as a n .im a file can be obtained from the A TTO T ec hnology , Inc. web site at www .attotech.com or from the CD included with your iPBrid[...]

17 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 6 T roubleshooting If it is clear that a part icular component system is at fault in a problem situation, go dir ectly to that component. If it is not clear , the best appr oach is to troubleshoot using the inside-out method. Y ou may check on the status of your iPBridge using the[...]

18 platforms and host adapters, v i sit www .attotech.com. Check iPBridge product versions For a current list of required updates, visit www .attotech.com . 1 If you have not already, open an Ex pressNAV session. 2 Go to the Status page and check the version number. 3 If you need to update, download the upda te from www .attotech.com. Refer to Upda[...]

19 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Check the iPBridge Ether net port 1 Check Ethernet cable inte grity. Check the cables for solid connections. Cat5 cable can cause connection issues with Gigabit Ethernet. Cat6 cable is the best cabling for the iPBridge. 2 Verify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway ar e proper[...]

20 7 Some older switches cannot auto negotiate between the host and the switch properly. You may have to force the host or switch to the desired speed. For a NIC using an OS iSCSI driver , continue to the iSCSI OS driver section. Check the iSCSI OS dri ver This section is for hosts using a driver that allows the OS to talk to iSCSI tar gets via a N[...]

21 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2 Verify t hat each associated po rt in the IP SAN is configured for 1000M bs. IP SAN traffic should be segmented so that it does not interfere with the main LAN network traffic.For better performance, the IP SAN should be on its own set of hardware. 3 Verify that packe ts are not[...]

22 MaxBurstLength The maximum SCSI data payload, in bytes, in a Data-In or a solicite d Data-Out iSCSI sequence. A sequence consists of one or more consecutive Data-In or Data-Out PDUs that en d with a Data-In or D ata-Out PD U with the F bit set to on e. A TTO value: 1048576 decimal 00100000 hex MaxRecvDataSegmentLe ngth The maximum data segment l[...]

23 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 7 Interface options Alternative methods to the A T TO Exp ressNA V inte rface may be used to manage the iPB ridge. A TTO Expr essNA V is the r ecommended interface. Using ExpressNA V Each page in the A TTO ExpressNA V interface provides information and/or configuration parameters [...]

24 only displaye d at start-u p. The last line in the start-up message sequence is Ready . 5 In serial port sessions, there is no pr ompt on the line below the word Ready . Begin typing commands in the blank line whe re the cursor is resting. No user na me or password is requ ired for serial port access. 6 To verify that you ha ve connected success[...]

i A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Appendix A Cabling Additional information to physically connect ports to devices and to your SAN. SCSI cabling Cables and devices must be chosen to maximize performance and minimize the electrical noise from the high-speed data transfers available with the SCSI protocol. Cabling an[...]

ii Connecting SCSI devices to the SCSI port A TTO iPBridge SCSI ports conne ct SCSI storage devices to the network. The SCSI port is a bus capable of supporting 15 devices and each bus is capable of 40, 80, 16 0 or 320 MB/sec. (Ultra, Ultra2 or Ultra320) transfer rates. The iPBridge supports a wide variety of SCSI storage devices including stan d-a[...]

iii A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Appendix B CLI provides an ASCII-based interface The command line interface (CLI) uses ASCII commands typed while in CLI mode. CA UT ION CA UT ION Do not use CLI unless you are direct ed to by an A TTO technician. Changing p arameters may cause loss of dat a and/or disruption to [...]

iv CLI error messages The following error messages may be returned by the Command line Interface ERROR. Invalid Command. Type 'Help' for command list. ERROR. Wrong/Missing Paramet ers Usage: <usage string> CLI summary The following chart summarizes the Command Line Interface commands, their defaults, and an example of how to enter t[...]

v A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual iSCSIChapSecret set iscsichapsecret default in iqn.1991- 05.com.microsof t:barbpc barb123 ISCSIInitiators iscsiinitiators iSCSIPortNumb er 3260 get iscsipor tnumber dp1 iSCSIT arget iscsitarget alp h a1 iSCSIT argetNameDisplay is csitargetnamedisplay iSCSIW ANIP Address 0.0.0.0 set[...]

vi Alphabetical CLI co mmand explanations AccessContro l Contr ols access on a target node. Access to the tar get node is keyed to the iSCSI qua lified name of listed initiators. Note AccessControl cannot be used with iSNS. Default: disabled on the default node ; enabled on all other nodes set AccessCont rol [default | T arget Name] [enable d | dis[...]

vii A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Date Regulates the cu rr ent date for this iPBridge. The da te range is 1/1/ 2000 to 12/31/ 2099. set Date [MM] / [DD] / [YYYY] get Date DeleteA llMap s Removes all mapped devi ces fr om t he map table. Upon the subsequent POST , the def ault maps are loaded if no maps ar e prese[...]

viii IPGatewa y Contr ol s the curr ent default gat eways used by any Ethernet port on the iPBridge. If IPDHCP is enabled, the get command r eports the curr ent IP gateway assigned by the network DHCP server . Default: 0.0.0.0 set IPGateway [dp1 | all] [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] SaveConfiguration Restart command required get IPGateway [dp1 | all] IPSubnet M[...]

ix A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual iSCS IW ANIP Address Sets or displays t he IP addr ess reported to an iSCSI initiator loca ted outside the iPBri d ge LAN. If th is iPBridge is behind a NAT r out er , the addr ess must be set to the external IP addr ess of the router . Setting the addr ess t o 0.0.0.0 causes the [...]

x Route Assigns an iSCSI pr otocol addr ess to a t ar get dest ination device. If you try to map a new SCSI BTL to the same iSCSI LU N, the new BTL overwrites the pr evious map. Using the Delete identifier instead of SCSI r emoves the map fr om i ts map table. In verbose mode, overwriting a map r equi r es second ary confirmation. Route [iSCSI] [de[...]

xi A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual SCSIT argetLUNs Contr ol s the maximum number of SCSI LUNs p er tar get the iPBridge queries during a S CSI bus scan. Default: 8 set SCSIT argetLUNs [sb] [ 8 | 64] get SCSIT argetLUNs [sb] SCSIT arget s Lists the physical devi ces that ar e connected and running on the specified S[...]

xii SNTPServer Contr ols or d isplays the main IP add r ess the cli ent uses to r etrieve the SNTP tim e. Default: 192.43.244.18 set SNTPServer [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] SaveConfiguration Restart command required get SNTPServer Spe e dWr i t e Impr oves the performance o f SCSI WRIT E commands to tar get devices attached to the iPBridge. Specify all to set[...]

xiii A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit A-3 Default history Contr ol table (buckets and interval in hexadecimal) for the RMON CLI command. Idx DataSrc BktReq BktGrant Interval Owner Status ==================================================================== 001 43.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.1 00000032 00000032 0000001e m[...]

xiv Appendix C Safety st andards and compliances The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio fr equency ener gy . If this equipment is not used in strict accor dance with the manufactur er's instruction, it can and may cause interfer ence with radio and television r eception. See the T echnical Specification sheet f or a fu[...]

xv A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Standard(s) to which conformity is declared: EN55022, EN50082-1 This Declaration will only be valid when this produ ct is used in conjunction with other CE approved devices and when the entire system is tested to th e applicable CE standards and found to be compliant. The A TTO iP[...]

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