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VT RAK M310p, M210p Quick Star t Guide Ve r s i o n 1 . 1 © 2006 Pro mise T echnol ogy , Inc. Al l Right s Reserv ed.[...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 2 VT rak M310p , M210p T ask List S tep 1: Unpa ck the VT rak (below). S tep 2: Mount VT rak in a Rack (page 4) S tep 3: Inst all Di sk Driv es (page 4) S tep 4: Network a nd Dat a Cable Connec tions (p age 6) S tep 5: Set Up Seri al Cabl e Connecti ons (p age 7) S tep 6: Connec t the Power (p age 7) S tep 7: Se[...]

Step 1: Unpack the VTrak 3 Figure 1. VTr ak M3 10p Front V i ew (M210 p is similar) Figure 2. VT rak M3 10p /M210p Rear V iew Power Reserved FRU S t atus Disk Arra y S tatus RAID Controller Ac tivity Contro ller Hear tbeat O I O I Mgmt CONSOLE RAID Controller Power Su pply 1 Power Su pply 2 Cooling Unit 1 Cooli ng Unit 2[...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 4 S tep 2: Mount VT rak in a Rack The VT rak M310p/M2 10p s ubsystem i nst alls dire ctly to th e rack with or without using the optiona l mounting rai ls. Refer to Chapter 2 of the VT ra k Product Manual on the s oft ware CD f or inst ructio ns on i nstal ling t he rail s and mo unting your VT rak. S tep 3: Ins[...]

Step 3: Install Disk Drives 5 Figure 4. SA T A Disk Drives mount at the front of the carrie r Note Unlike ot her VT rak models, the M31 0p an d M2 10p do not s upp ort Parallel A T A disk drives . There is no P A T A-to-SA T A ad apter availabl e for the se mode ls. Serial A T A Disk Drive[...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 6 S tep 4: Network and Data Cable Connections Figure 5. VTrak M3 10p/M2 10p DA S connect ions This arra ngeme nt requires : • A ne twork swit ch • A network i nterface card (NIC) in the PC • A SCSI HBA card in t he PC • A SCSI cable that fit s your HBA card and h as a VHDCI connector to fit th e VT rak S[...]

Step 5: Set Up Serial Cable Connections 7 S tep 5: Set Up Serial Cable Connections The RS-2 32 Seria l connec tion enab les the C omman d Line Utility (C LU) on y our PC to moni tor and control VT rak. Figure 6. Serial connecto r for VTr ak M310p/M 21 0p S tep 6: Connect the Power Plug the power cords an d switc h on both power supplie s on. W hen [...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 8 • Control ler Heart beat LED blinks g reen s even tim es in t hree seco nds, g oes dark for s ix sec onds, then repeat s t he blink patt ern. • Power , FRU and Logic al Driv e LEDs d ispla y gree n continu ously . • Fibre Chan nel/iSCSI/SCSI L EDs flas h green if there is activi ty on that channe l. Ther[...]

Step 7: Set IP Address with CLI or CLU 9 At this p oint, you are in the CLI. Y ou can co ntinue us ing the CLI to mak e network s ettings o r you c an switch to the CLU. • CLI (be low) • CLU (pag e 10) CLI 1 . T y pe the fo llowing string to se t the Mana gement Por t IP addre ss and o ther setting s, then press Ent er . administra tor@cli> [...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 10 CLU 1. A t the a dmi n@c li pro mpt , ty pe me nu and press Ente r . The CL U main menu a ppears. 2. With Qu ick Se tup highl ighted , press Ent er . The firs t Quick Setup scre en ena bles you to make Date and T ime sett ings. System Da te and Time 1. P ress t he a rrow keys t o hig hli g ht System Date . 2.[...]

Step 7: Set IP Address with CLI or CLU 11 5. Press Ctrl- A to sav e thes e setting s and move to the Ma nagement Port configu ration sc reen . Management Po rt By default, DHCP is enabled on VT rak (above). T o set Management Port settings manually , or to view the current settings, you must disable DHCP . T o view the curren t Managem ent Port set[...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 12 5. Press Ctrl- A to sav e thes e setting s and move to the RA ID confi guration screen. T o make Man ageme nt Port sett ings man ually: 1. P ress t he a rrow keys t o hig hli g ht DHCP . 2. Press the s paceb ar to tog gle to D isabled . 3. P ress t he a rrow keys t o hig hli g ht IP Address . 4. Press the bac[...]

Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM 13 Log-in to WebP AM 1. Laun ch yo ur Brow ser . 2. In the Brows er addres s field, ty pe in the IP address of the VT rak Manage ment p ort. Use the IP addres s you ob tained in S tep 7 (see p age 1 1). Note that the IP address s ho wn b elow i s on ly an e xample. The IP a ddre ss you t ype i nto y our brow[...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 14 . 3. When the openi ng sc reen appea rs, typ e admi nis trat or in the User Name field an d type pa ssword in the Pass word field . The Us er Name and Pass word are c ase sen sitive. 4. C li ck t he Login button. Aft er sign-in , the W ebP AM op ening sc reen ap pears (nex t p age). If the re are an y unconfi[...]

Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM 15 The firs t time you log i n to W ebP AM, there wi ll be no U sers ex cept for “admini strator” . There wi ll be no disk a rrays or l ogical dri ves. Use the T ree to nav igate to th e variou s functions of We bP AM. Cli ck on an item in the T ree to display it in the wind ow . Logged-i n User Subsyste[...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 16 Language Selection Web P AM disp lays in English, G erman, Fre nch, It alian , Japa nese, C hinese T radit ional, Chines e Simple a nd Kore an. 1. C lick on Language in t he W ebP AM He ader . The lang uage l ist appea rs in the Head er . 2. Click on the l anguag e you pref er . The W ebP AM us er int erface [...]

Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM 17 The num ber of u nconfigu red phy sica l driv es avail able wi ll dete rmine the RAID level o f the d isk array and whe ther a sp are d rive is c reated. When yo u choo se the Aut omatic option, the foll owing p ara meters di splay: • Disk Array s – The n umber of p hysical dri ves in th e disk a rray[...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 18 If you a re unce rtai n about c hoosi ng para meters for your d isk array , use the Automati c option. Follow these s teps to create a new d isk array . 1. Check the b oxes to s elect any o ne or a combina tion of : • Redun dancy – T he array will re main availabl e if a physica l driv e fails • Cap aci[...]

Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM 19 3. From the Applic ation T y pe men u, sel ect an ap plication that b est de scribes your int ended use for thi s disk a rray: •F i l e S e r v e r • Video S tream • T rans action D ata • T rans action Lo g •O t h e r 4. C li ck t he Update but ton. Or chec k the Auto matic Upd ate box and upda [...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 20 T o create a new dis k array: 1. Enter a na me for the disk array in th e field pro vided. 2. Check the box to enab le the following features . • Media Pa trol – A rou tine m aintenanc e proc edure that checks the magne tic medi a o n ea ch di sk dri ve. M e dia P a tr ol is co ncer n ed wi th t he condit[...]

Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM 21 On this screen you wil l specif y you r logical drives . S pecify one log ical drive at a time un til the full cap aci ty of the disk array is a llocated. 5. Enter an Al ias (nam e) for the fi rst logic al drive. 6. Choos e a RAID level fr om the dropdo wn menu . The cho ice of RAID le vels dep ends on th[...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 22 10. C hoose a Read C ache pol icy: • ReadCac he • ReadAh ead •N o C a c h e 1 1. Ch oose a W rite Cach e policy : • Write Thru •W r i t e B a c k 12. Cl ick th e Up date button. When yo u cli ck the U pdate butt on, W ebP AM sets up o ne log ical d rive and adds it to the New Lo gical Dr ive lis ts [...]

Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM 23 If yo u want to change a logic al drive settin g, click on the lo gical dri ve at t he bottom o f the wi ndow . The entry and th e capa city usage are highl ighted. Make y our chang es to the para meters and cli ck the Up date butto n.[...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 24 13. W hen yo u have finishe d spec ifying l ogica l driv es, cl ick the Ne xt button.[...]

Step 8: VTrak Setup with Embedded WebPAM 25 The pr oposed d isk array appea rs with t he logic al driv e(s) you s pecified . 14. I f y ou ag ree w ith t he pr opo s e d dis k arr ay an d logi cal drive (s), clic k the Submit butt on. If yo u disagre e, click the Back butto n and m ake cha nges as needed . Additional Logical Driv es If yo u want to [...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 26 Internet Connection using W ebP AM The abov e ins tructions cove r connec tions betw een VT rak and your com pany network. I t is also poss ible to c onnect to a VT ra k from the Interne t. Y our MIS Adminis tra tor c an tel l you ho w to ac ce ss yo ur netw o rk from ou t side the firewal l. Once you a re lo[...]

Frequently Asked Questions 27 My W ebP AM connec tion was worki ng OK. But later on, i t timed out. Wh at do I do now ? The netw ork con dition can time -out for severa l reasons . When an open connec tion has n o action for a specifi c amount o f time (the Admin istrator ca n change it), the connecti on tim es-out au tomati cally fo r secu rity re[...]

VTrak M310p, M210p Quick Start Guide 28 How can I be sure eve rything is working OK on the VT rak? Locall y: The VT rak en closur e has LEDs on the front to mo nitor th e stat us of power , field replaceab le uni ts (FRU s) and lo gical dri ves. When these are green, VT rak is func tioning n ormally . Remotely : Check th e T re e Icons i n Web P AM[...]

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