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    FastS tream VT 5300 Inst allation and Operation Manual Fibre Channel to SCSI V irtual T ape Appliance © 2006 A TTO T echnology , Inc. All rights reserved. All bra nd 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 A TTO T ech[...]

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    Content s 1.0 ATTO FastStream VT 5300 increases reliability ... .........................1 Hardware features Virtual Tape features Backup and r estore features Management and control fea tures 1.1 Physical attributes ... ................................................. ...........3 Dimensions Cooling and airflow Power Fibre Channel port SCSI ports[...]

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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 firm[...]

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    1 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual 1.0 A TT O FastStream VT 5300 increases reliability The A TTO Fa stS tre am™ V irtual T ape 5300 Appliance is a mid -range storage solution that emulates a tape library for fast backups on demand and err or-fr ee r estor es of critical data. The A TT O FastStream V i r[...]

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    2 Introduction SCSI Tape Library ATTO iPBridge 2700 4-Gb FC Switch Possibl e storage configurations Ethernet Fibre Channel SCSI embedded ATTO iPBridge 1500/1550 /2500 ATTO FibreBridge 2400 SCSI Tape Library ATTO FastStream VT 5300 ATTO C elerity FC storage adapter GbE network GbE Swit ch SCSI model ATTO Diamond Storage Array JBOD[...]

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    3 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual 1.1 Physical attributes The A TTO FastS tream VT 5300 is a Fibr e Channel to SCSI virtual tape appliance which can be seam lessly integrated into an existing storage envir onment. The A TTO FastS tream VT 5300 is available in an industry-standard 1U form factor for easy [...]

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    4 Installation A bicolor Ready/Fault LED is lighted green to indicate ready , lighted yel low to show a faulted condition, and off indicates not ready . SCSI ports: A green LED on each port indicates activity if is li t. Fibre Channel port: bicolor LED indicates FC speed. If it is of f, speed is 1-Gb; if it is green, 2-Gb, and yellow indicates 4-Gb[...]

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    5 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual 2.0 Inst allation If you have not alr eady completed the instructions on the Quick S tart page packed with your FastS tr eam VT 5300, use the following instructions to install the FastS tream VT 5300. Unp ack the packing box; verify contents • The FastStream. No te the[...]

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    6 • The switch(es) allows UDP broadcast messages to be passed through. • A router is not placed between the host running QuickNav and the FastStre am VT 5300. • You have connected the FastStream VT 5300 and the network using at least Cat5e cabling. • You have noted the FastStream VT 5300 serial number from the bottom of the unit. Note The F[...]

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    7 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual 2.1 Configure V irtual T ape The A TTO FastS tr e am VT 5300 allows configuration of storage into a JBOD, RAID Level 0, RAID Level 1, RAID Level 10 or RAID Level 5 V irtual T ape Libr ary (VTL). RAID is a storage confi guration which uses multiple drives to incr ease cap[...]

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    8 Use quick initia l configuration Quick Configuration quickly generates a V irtual T ape Library after you answer a few key questions. The procedure uses all attached SCSI disks to build a single VTL. If you want to initially create more than one VTL, use custom setup. Y ou may modify this configuration after initial setup. 1 If you are not alr ea[...]

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    9 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual are filled in automatica lly by the FastStream but you may change thes e parameters if you wish. 9 Click Next . 10 The Virtual Tape Library Setup page appear s. If the new configuration is the way you want it, click on Commit. If you wish to change anything, click on Can[...]

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    10 Secure dat a through Wr ite Protection For added security , write protection can be enabled for any tape cartridge with a VTL. When write protection is enabled, existing data on the tape cartridge cannot be overwritten or erased. The displayed data can be sorted by any field by clicking on the heading for the field; clicking twice reverses the s[...]

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    11 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual 2.2 Optional changes to system p arameters Default values ar e appr opriate for most conf igurations, but may be modified for your needs using A TTO FastS tr eam VT 5300 br owser-based user in terface. Customize the username, p assword It is best practice to ch ange the[...]

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    12 Exhibit 2.2-1 System Conf iguration page Advanced CLI p age Changes to other parameters may be made us ing the Advanced page. CA UT ION CA UT ION Do not use this page unless you a re directed to by an A TTO technician. Changing p arameters may cause loss of dat a and/or disruption to performance and reliability of the FastStream. The FastStream [...]

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    13 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual 3.0 Monitor storage and diagnose configurations Y ou may determine the performance of drives attached to the FastS tr eam VT 5300 using various displays and tests in the FastS tr eam GUI. The following instructions assume you have already set up at least o ne V irtual T[...]

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    14 Health and S tatus Monitor p age 1 If you are not alr eady in the FastStream GUI, type the IP address of yo ur appliance, as found in Use the FastStream VT 5300 GUI on page 23, in a standard browser, click Enter Here and type in your username and password. 2T h e Monitor VTL page ap pears. On the menu at the left hand side of the page, cli ck on[...]

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    15 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual message; it cannot respond to a rejection by a server for an invalid address. Ensure all E-mail addresses typed in are valid. Each E-mail is time stamped when it leaves as part of the SMTP header information as shown in Exhibit 3.0-1. 1 If you are not alr eady in the Fa[...]

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    16 Scan drive surfaces The read only test performs a non-destructive scan over the entire surface of e ach drive to identify bad areas of the disk drives and d etermine read performance. It may be run while data is passing through the FastSt ream. Running this test may negatively impact performance. Once the Read-only test has completed, system ope[...]

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    17 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual 4.0 Modify storage Use the FastS tr eam GUI to r eplace a failed drive, add new drives or r edesign VTL configurations. The FastSt ream GUI takes you step by step through many procedures which allow you to modify your storage and VTL. Read all notes and cautions careful[...]

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    18 Rebuild RAID Group s If you receive an E-mail notification from the FastS tream VT 5300 as set up previously using the Phone Home error not ification (refer to Configuration Display page on page 14) or otherwise realize a VTL ’ s RAID Group has been compromised because of a failed drive, you need to rebuild the VTL ’ s associated RAID Group.[...]

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    19 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual Add a VTL from another FastS tream VTL If you want one FastS tream VT 5300 to recognize a library from another FastStream device, the FastS tream VT 5300 must discover it through mapping. When you created your first library , the media changer and tape drive LUNs are ma[...]

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    20 Move V irtual T ape Cartridges The Move Medium page is an interface which simulates a generic library front panel operation. 1 If you are not alr eady in the FastStream GUI, type the IP address of yo ur appliance, as found in Use the FastStream VT 5300 GUI on page 23, in a standard browser, click Enter Here and type in your username and password[...]

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    21 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual 5.0 Up date storage and firmware Y ou can update the A TTO FastS tr eam VT 5300 at any time. Refer to www .attotech.co m for complete information. Several methods are available to update the A TTO FastS tream firmware and to re-initialize attached storage. Be sure all d[...]

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    22 Use FTP over Ethernet 1 Establish an FTP link to the ATTO FastStream VT 5300 that is to be flas hed. 2U s e t h e PUT command to download the firmware. For exam ple PUT c:firmwareFS5300100.IM A 3 Once the download is comp lete, cycle power on the ATTO FastStream VT 5300 to implem ent the new firmware . Use the RS -232 serial link 1 Load a Term[...]

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    23 A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual 6.0 Interface options The best way to manage, monitor and configur e the FastS tr eam VT 5300 is to use its GUI, but you may use a terminal emulation pr ogram or T elnet. The FastSt ream VT 5300 GUI is the preferred method to operate and manage the FastStream VT 5300. H[...]

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    24 Note In serial port sessions, there is no prompt on the line below the word Ready . Begin typing commands in the blank line where the cursor is resting. No username or p as sword is required for serial port access. 5 To verify that you have connected successfully, type help a fter the Ready prompt and press Enter. If a list of all available comm[...]

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    i A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 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.[...]

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    ii Appendix 1 Connect the cable from the SCSI de vice to a VHDCI SCSI port on the FastStre am VT 5300. 2 Check the type of cable, ca ble length limit and number of devices re commended for the port. See Exhibit A-1 . Keep cable lengths as short as possible to ensure the highest signal quality and performan ce. These cable leng ths include the wirin[...]

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    iii A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix B Designing RAID group s The A TTO FastS tr eam VT 5300 pr ovides instant har dwar e data pr otection and intelligence to existing SCSI storage independent of the storage type. CA UT ION CA UT ION Selecting RAID configuration causes all previous storage dat a [...]

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    iv Appendix users with critical data which cannot be lost or corrupted due to the failure of a single drive. Wi t h R A I D L e v e l 1 , t h e h o s t s e e s w h a t i t b e l i e v e s to be a single physical dr ive of a specific size: it does not know about the mirrored pair . The A TTO FastStream VT 5300 manages where data is written and read,[...]

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    v A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix C 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 directed to by an A TTO technician. Changing p arameters may cause loss of dat a and/or disrup[...]

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    vi Appendix CLI error mes sages 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> ERROR Invalid RAID Group sta te ERROR Invalid Block Device i ndex ERROR Invalid RAID Member in dex ERROR Maximum numbe[...]

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    vii A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual CLI summary The following chart summarizes the Command Line Interface commands, their defaults, and an example of how to enter the commands. Commands which have no default values have a blank entry in that column of the table. CA UT ION CA UT ION Do not use CLI unless [...]

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    viii Appendix Exit exit FCConnMode loop set fcconnmode ptp FCDataRate auto get fcdat arate FCHard disabled set fchard disabled FCHardAddr ess fp1=3 ; fp2=4 set fchardaddress 1 122 FCPortErrors get fcporterrors FCPortList fcportlist FCSCSIBusyS tatus busy set fcscsibusystatus busy FCWWName get fcwwname 1 FirmwareRestart firmwarerestart Help help dri[...]

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    ix A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual RGHaltConversion rghaltconversion g1 RGHaltRebuild rghaltrebuild g1 RGMemberAdd rgmemberadd g1 22 RGMemberRemove rgmemberremove g1 22 RGRebuild rgrebuild g1 RGResumeConversion rgresumeconversion g1 RGResumeRebuild rg resumerebuild g1 RGS panDepth 1 set rgspandepth g1 22[...]

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    x Appendix CLI command explanations Command Line Interfa ce commands are listed alphabetically with explana tions of what the y are used for , their defaults and syntax. CA UT ION CA UT ION Do not use CLI unless you are directed to by an A TTO technician. Changing p arameters may cause loss of dat a and/or disruption to performance and reliability [...]

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    xi A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual DefaultInterle ave DefaultInterl eave assigns or retrieves the system-default interleave size for new RAID Gr oups. If an interl eave size is not explicitly specified when a RA ID Gr oup is crea ted, then the Defa ultInterlea ve value is used instead. Default: 128 set D[...]

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    xii Appendix Ema ilNotifyAddre ss Configur es n otification a ddr esses using an in dex (a number between 1 and 5 , inclusive), the f ull E-mail addr ess of the r ecipient, a fully qualified Internet E-m ail addr ess not mor e than 128 ch aracters long, and a level. Levels are ..... None: no E-ma ils sent. ..... Critical: critical event notificatio[...]

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    xiii A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual FCDataRate Specifies the rate the Fa stStr eam uses, 1 Gigabit/sec., 2 Gigabit/sec. 4 Gigabit/sec. or auto negotiate . Default: auto set FCDataRate [f p ] [1Gb | 2Gb | 4Gb | auto] Requires a SaveConfiguration co mmand get FCDataRate FCHard Used to enable or disabl e F[...]

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    xiv Appendix IPDHCP Selecting DHCP all ows the FastS tream to r equest an IP addr ess fr om the netw ork. The network must ha ve at least one DHCP server . Default: enabled set IPDHCP [mp1] [enabled | disabled] Requires a SaveConfiguration co mmand get IPDHCP [mp1] IPGatewa y Contr ols t he curr ent defaul t gateways used by any Ethernet port( s) o[...]

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    xv A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual RAIDCommandTimeout Specifies in milliseconds the range of time the drives have to r espond. Y ou must use RGCommit befor e using this command. CA UT ION CA UT ION If you set this value too low , failures may occur during normal operation. Default: 30000 set RAIDCommandT[...]

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    xvi Appendix RGDispla y Displays status i nformation for a si ngle RAID Gr oup, or if All is used, all av ailable RAID groups. RGDisplay [GroupName | All ] RGHaltConversion S tops the conversion on the specified existing RAID Gr oup. RGHaltCo nversion [GroupNa me] RGHaltRebuild S tops the r ebuild(s) on the specified existin g RAID Gr oup. MemberIn[...]

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    xvii A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual RMSt atus Displays the statu s of all RAID Memb ers within th e specified RAID Gr oup or a specific RAID member (if specified) within the specified RAID Gr oup. This command fails if t he specified RAID Gr oup do es not exist or a specified m ember index within th e R[...]

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    xviii Appendix SerialPortBaudRate Configures the baud rate for the unit’ s RS-232 serial port . The number of data b its is fixed a t 8 with no parity . set SerialPortBaudRate [ 2400 | 9600 | 19200 | 38400 | 57600 | 1 15200] get SerialPortBaudRate SerialPortEcho Contr ols if t he unit echoes characters on its RS-232 port. When enabled, all non-co[...]

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    xix A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix D S t andards and compliances The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio fr equency energ y . 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 [...]

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    xx Appendix European S tandards Declaration of Conformity This following statement applies to the A TT O FastStream VT 5300. This device has been tested in the basic operatin g configuration and found to be compliant with the following European Union standards: Application of Council Directive: 89/336/EEC Standard(s) to which conformity is declared[...]

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    xxi A TTO T echnology Inc. FastS tream VT 5300 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix E W arranty , cont act information Manufactu rer limited warranty Manufacturer warrants to the original purchaser of this product that it is free from defects in material and workmanship as described in the A TTO T e chnology website, www .attotech.com. Manufa[...]

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    xxii Appendix[...]