Silicon Image SV-HBA3124-2 Guide de l'utilisateur

ezRAID3 RAID Manager User Guide

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Introducing the SteelVine Manager The SteelVine Manager starts with the Status window visible so you can monitor the S

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Status Cells DescriptionDrive S/N Shows the unique serial number assigned by the disk manufacturer.Exp. S/N Shows the

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Table 5- Action Menu on the Status WindowThese selections are only available if one or more SAFE volumes have been con

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3 Basic Configuration This section describes the Basic Configuration Wizard and explains how to configure volumes (vir

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Figure 11 - Basic Configuration WizardTable 7 - Sections of the Basic Configuration WizardWizard Section DescriptionSt

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Table 9- Command Buttons on the Basic Configuration WizardButton Label DescriptionTo Advanced ModeOpens the Advanced C

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Configure Volumes Note: Before reconfiguring the SteelVine Storage Reference Design, you must delete anypreviously def

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. Select a storage policy in the Storage Policy frame.3Table 10- Basic Mode PoliciesPolicy DescriptionJBOD (bypass)Cr

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 4. When prompted to acknowledge that the configuration change may result in data loss,clickYes to accept the configura

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 6. Click Apply to create the selected configuration, close the Wizard, and display the volumes in the Status Window (m

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Overview ezRAID3Thank you for purchasing ezRAID from DATOptic Inc., ezRAID3 is compact easy to use RAID solution base

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 4 Advanced Configuration This section describes how to use the Advanced Configuration Wizard to apply more than one st

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Note: You cannot combine the JBOD and SAFE storage policies. A JBOD volume consumes one entire drive and a SAFE volum

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Table 11- Sections of the Advanced Configuration WizardSection DescriptionStoragePolicyShows the available SteelVine S

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Table 13- Command Buttons on the Advanced Configuration WizardButton DescriptionTo Basic Mode Opens the Basic Configur

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Configure Multiple Volumes The Advanced Configuration Wizard allows many combinations of storage policies and capaciti

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. From the Basic Configuration Wizard, click “To Advanced Mode” to open the Advanced Configuration Wizard.ezRAID3 RAI

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. Select the BIG Volume 0 in the volume list and click the Edit Selected Volumetoolbar button. ClickEdit afterselecti

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 4. Move the slider below Drive 0 to the left to change the BIG volume’s capacity allocation from the entire hard drive

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 5. Click Update Volume.Bright,solid colorsidentify savedvolumesezRAID3 RAID Manager User's Guide Page 41

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 6. Click the Create a New Volume toolbar button. Cross-hatchesidentify allocatedspace for updatedvolumes (not yetsaved

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Note: For the latest list of supported third-party hard disk drives and host bus adapters, refer to http://www.steelvi

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 7. Select the FAST radio button in the Storage Policy section. Note: Only the Storage Policies that are supported by y

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 11. Click the Write Configuration for System to a File toolbar button to Save a Configuration File.ezRAID3 RAID Manage

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 12. Click Apply to create the multi-volume configuration, close the Wizard, and display the volumes in the Status Wind

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 5 Partitioning VolumesThis section explains how to partition volumes after configuring them in the SteelVineManager GU

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. Select Disk Management under Storage to open the Windows Disk Manager. This example illustrates the BIG storage po

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. Right-click the configured disk’s unallocated space and select New Partition. If the New Partition option is not a

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 5. Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next.6. Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occu

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 7. Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next.8. Name and format the partition and click Next.ezRAID3 RAID Man

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 9. Review the file system settings and click Finish to create the logical partition. 10. Repeat steps 1 through 9 to p

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Mac OS X Important: Before reconfiguring a volume, back up your data and drag the old drive to the trash to un-mount p

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 storage device from your host computer system. Once the physical USB device is disconnected, any volumes that are as

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 6. Specify the size of the partition in the Size field.7. Click the Partition button.8. Click Partition to acknowledge

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 6 View Policy Settings OverviewThe Policy Settings dialog allows you to view the current settings for Rebuild and Veri

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. When prompted, enter the administrator password. The default password is admin.3. The Policy Settings dialog shown

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 7 Rebuild & Schedule Drive VerifyThis chapter describes the procedures for the following procedures:x Manually sta

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Verify Rebuild To confirm that the two hard disks that comprise a SAFE volume are exact copies, you can also execute a

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Abort Verify To abort a verify process, select Action Æ Abort Verify. The verify process will be terminated. This se

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Modify/Delete Verification ScheduleYou can modify or delete an existing schedule by selecting the desired radio button

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 8 Email Notification OverviewThe Email Notification feature allows you to have the SteelVine Manager automatically sen

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. The Email Notification setup screen show below will appear.Setting-up Email Notification 1. Enter the hostname or I

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 4. Click on the “Test Email” button at the bottom of the screen to verify that you have correctly set-up the email por

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 ATAPI Device Limitations The following limitations apply when connecting an ATAPI device to a SATA port of the SteelVi

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 x Click on the “Accept” button to complete the change.Receiving an Email Notification When one of the conditions/situa

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Note: The actual appearance of this message will vary depending on the type of e-mail client software that you are usi

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 9 Pop-Up Error Notification OverviewYou can enable or disable the Error Popup Notification. The default setting is th

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 10 Drive LockingOverview (not implemented yet)The Drive Locking feature allows you to protect the contents of all of t

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 DriveLockingIcon2. Enter the Administrative password for your system (the default password is admin).3. One of the fol

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Choose and enter any password (up to 32 characters) in the first edit box, and re-enter that same password in the seco

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 A confirmation dialog will appear indicating that your hard drives have been successfullyunlocked.Secure Erase and Unl

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 To disable security, click on the “Disable Security” button. Another confirmation is required to verify that you real

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 11 Backup ButtonOverviewThe Backup Button feature allows you to launch a pre-selected third-party software application

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 EMC Retrospect Express If you have already installed the EMC Retrospect Express application on your computer, that bac

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2 Getting StartedStarting the SteelVine Manager Before you begin, be sure that the SteelVine Manager software has been

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Click on the application program or command file that you want to associate with the Backup Button, and then click on

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 12 Administering the SteelVineManagerThis section explains how to perform administrative functions in the SteelVine Ma

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Manage Configuration Files The Configuration Wizard provides menus and toolbar buttons to manage configuration files.

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Save a Configuration File 1. Select Configure Box from the Edit menu or click the Configure Box toolbar button to open

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Manage the Client Connection to the Daemon The SteelVine Manager software consists of two modules:x Daemon: a backgrou

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Set Up a Remote Connection1. In the Status Window, select Change Connection from the File menu.2. Enter the host name

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. Enter the current password (or use admin if you have not changed the defaultpassword) and click OK.The Firmware Sel

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Install New SteelVine Manager Software Before you install new software, uninstall the current version. The un-install

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Mac OS X 1. Optionally move saved .xml configuration files from the Applications > Utilities > SteelVine > St

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 13 Customizing the SteelVineManagerEditing the UserConfig.xml File The UserConfig.xml file is used to define the Statu

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Select menu options and follow the instructions in the remainder of this guide to configureSteelVine Storage Reference

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 The “StatusScreenTitleBar” item is used to change the Product Name that appears at the top of the GUI. To change this

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 The “SysFanSpeedLo”, “SysFanSpeedHi”, “PwSupFanSpeedLo” and “PwSupFanSpeedHi” keywords allow you define the high and l

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 14 Monitor and TroubleshootingThis section describes options you can use to monitor and troubleshoot the SteelVine Sto

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Table 14- Color Codes and Labels for Drive StatusColor Label Definition ResolutionGreenNormal Drive is active. No acti

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Monitor Fan StatusThe SteelVine Storage Reference Design uses the following colors and values to indicate fan status.T

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 The Event Log screen displays a list of events in a table format of columns and rows. x Date displays the date and tim

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 TroubleshootingTable 18 - Troubleshooting SuggestionsProblem ResolutionLEDsConfirm power at the outlet, verify power c

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Verify HBA BIOS recognizes the empty SteelVine Storage ReferenceDesign enclosure.Before editing SteelVine virtual volu

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Appendix A File System Expansion for WindowsOverviewThis appendix describes the procedures needed with Microsoft Windo

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. At a command prompt, type diskpart.3. Type list volume to display the existing volumes on the computer.4. Type sele

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. Enter the system administrator (root) password and click OK.4. A notice appears as the launch sequence attempts to

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Note: Before the hard drive partition/volume has been extended the “152.67GB Unallocated” was notaccessible for data u

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Appendix B File System Expansion for Macintosh OverviewThis appendix describes the procedures needed with Apple Mac OS

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2. Click on the volume that you want to extend, then click on Repartition button on the bottom.ezRAID3 RAID Manager Us

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 3. Now click on the Resize button on the bottom 4. Now move the slider all the way to the right within the Resize dial

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 Appendix C File System Expansion for Linux OverviewThis appendix describes the procedures needed with Linux for expand

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 2.Type print within the parted console to bring up the volume and disk information.(parted) print Disk geometry for /d

ezRAID3 Manager GUI Version 1.0 LinuxUse the following procedure to launch the SteelVine Manager on a Linux system.1. Change to the directory in which