Overland Storage NEO Series Operation manual

Part Number 10400047-103
Released 03/2008
Overland NEO SERIES
Installation & User Guide
FCO3 V.I.A. Card
TM

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Preface
About this Guide
This user guide provides installation, configuration, and operational information required
for use of the Overland Storage Virtual Interface Architecture (V.I.A.) Fibre Channel
Option Generation 3 (FCO3) card in a NEO SERIESTM library. It assumes you are
familiar with basic functions of your computer and Fibre Channel infrastructure.
Obtaining Documentation
FCO3 card product documentation and additional information are available online at
http://support.overlandstorage.com/.
Conventions Used
This user guide exercises several typographical conventions to help explain how to use the
NEO SERIES FCO3 card.
Convention Description & Usage
Boldface Words in boldface indicate items to select such as menu items or
command buttons.
Ctrl-Alt-r This type of format details the keys you press simultaneously. In this
example, hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys and press the rkey.
NOTE A Note indicates neutral or positive information that emphasizes or
supplements important points of the main text. A note supplies
information that may apply only in special cases—for example, memory
limitations or details that apply to specific versions of a program.
IMPORTANT An Important note is a type of note that provides information essential
to the completion of a task or that can impact the product and its
function. Users can disregard information in a regular note and still
complete a task, but they should not disregard an important note.
CAUTION A Caution contains information that the user needs to know to avoid
damaging or permanently deleting data or causing physical damage to
the hardware or system.
WARNING A Warning contains information essential to people’s safety. It
advises users that failure to take or avoid a specific action
could result in physical harm to the user or hardware.

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Overland Technical Support
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Electrostatic Discharge Information
A discharge of static electricity can damage static-sensitive devices. Proper packaging and
grounding techniques are necessary precautions to prevent damage. To prevent electrostatic
damage, observe the following precautions.
•Transport products in static-safe containers such as conductive tubes, bags, or boxes.
•Keep electrostatic-sensitive parts in their containers until they arrive at static-free
stations.
•Cover the library with approved static-dissipating material.
•Use a wrist strap connected to the work surface and properly-grounded tools and
equipment.
•Keep the work area free of non-conductive materials such as foam packing materials.
•Make sure you are always properly grounded when touching a static-sensitive
component or assembly.
•Avoid touching pins, leads, or circuitry.

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Table of Contents
Preface
About this Guide ..................................................................................................................... iii
Obtaining Documentation .................................................................................................... iii
Conventions Used ................................................................................................................... iii
Overland Technical Support ..................................................................................................iv
Electrostatic Discharge Information ......................................................................................iv
Chapter 1 - Introduction
FCO3 Status LEDs and Connectivity ................................................................................... 1-1
Benefits and Features ..........................................................................................................1-2
FCO3 Connectivity ............................................................................................................... 1-2
Fibre Channel Port .......................................................................................................... 1-3
SCSI Ports ........................................................................................................................ 1-3
Ethernet Port .................................................................................................................... 1-3
Device Mapping .................................................................................................................. 1-3
Enhanced Performance using SpeedWrite ...................................................................... 1-4
Specifications ....................................................................................................................... 1-4
FCO3 Alarm Thresholds and Shutdown ............................................................................. 1-4
Chapter 2 - Installation
FCO3 Card Installation ........................................................................................................ 2-1
SCSI Port Connections ......................................................................................................... 2-3
FCO3 Controls Only the Library ..................................................................................... 2-3
FCO3 Controls Tape Drives and Library ....................................................................... 2-4
FCO3 Cabling Examples ................................................................................................ 2-5
NEO 2000 ................................................................................................................... 2-5
NEO 4000 ................................................................................................................... 2-6
NEO 8000 ................................................................................................................... 2-8
Connecting the Library to the FC Network ................................................................. 2-9
Cable Types and Distances ..................................................................................... 2-9
Management Port Setup .................................................................................................... 2-9
Power On the Library ..................................................................................................... 2-9
Configure the PC-to-Ethernet Port Connection ....................................................... 2-10
Verify FCO3 Availability on the LAN ........................................................................... 2-15
Final Installation Check ................................................................................................ 2-16
Fibre Channel Front-End ........................................................................................ 2-16
SCSI Back-End ........................................................................................................ 2-17
Ethernet Management Port .................................................................................. 2-17
Chapter 3 - GUI Configuration Options
Browser Compatibility ..........................................................................................................3-1
Optimizing Your Browser ................................................................................................ 3-1
Internet Explorer ........................................................................................................ 3-1
Netscape/Mozilla/Firefox ......................................................................................... 3-1

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Graphical User Interface ..................................................................................................... 3-2
Launch Screen ................................................................................................................ 3-2
Logon Screen .................................................................................................................. 3-2
Primary Configuration and Data Screens .................................................................... 3-3
Status Screen ............................................................................................................. 3-4
Ethernet Port Configuration Screen ........................................................................ 3-5
SNMP Screen ............................................................................................................. 3-6
Serial Port ................................................................................................................... 3-7
SCSI Configuration Screen ....................................................................................... 3-7
Fibre Channel Configuration Screen ..................................................................... 3-8
Storage Management Screen ................................................................................ 3-9
Time & Date Screen ................................................................................................ 3-10
Mapping Screen ..................................................................................................... 3-11
Bridge Configuration Screen ................................................................................. 3-12
Firmware Update Screen ....................................................................................... 3-13
Advanced CLI Configuration Screen ................................................................... 3-14
Restart Firmware Screen ........................................................................................ 3-15
Help Screen ............................................................................................................. 3-16
Chapter 4 - CLI Command Set
CLI Syntax .............................................................................................................................. 4-1
Immediate Commands ........................................................................................... 4-1
Modified Commands ............................................................................................... 4-1
General CLI Rules ..................................................................................................... 4-1
Command Syntax and Symbology ........................................................................ 4-2
Definitions and Abbreviations ................................................................................. 4-2
CLI Responses ............................................................................................................ 4-2
CLI Examples ...................................................................................................................4-3
Example 1 .................................................................................................................. 4-3
Example 2 .................................................................................................................. 4-3
CLI Command Functional Groups ..................................................................................... 4-3
CLI Help Commands ...................................................................................................... 4-3
Help ............................................................................................................................ 4-3
VerboseMode ........................................................................................................... 4-4
Status & Information Commands ................................................................................. 4-4
BridgeModel .............................................................................................................. 4-4
Info .............................................................................................................................. 4-4
SerialNumber ............................................................................................................. 4-4
Temperature .............................................................................................................. 4-4
Voltage ...................................................................................................................... 4-5
Ethernet Configuration Commands ............................................................................. 4-5
DhcpFixedDelay ....................................................................................................... 4-5
EthernetSpeed .......................................................................................................... 4-5
Exit .............................................................................................................................. 4-6
IPAddress ................................................................................................................... 4-6
IPDHCP ....................................................................................................................... 4-6
IPGateway ................................................................................................................. 4-6
IPSubnetMask ............................................................................................................ 4-6
Ping ............................................................................................................................. 4-7

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SNMP Configuration Commands ..................................................................................4-7
AutoLogSense ........................................................................................................... 4-7
SNMPDumpMIB .......................................................................................................... 4-7
SNMPExtendedTraps ................................................................................................. 4-7
SNMPTrapAddress ..................................................................................................... 4-7
SNMPTraps ..................................................................................................................4-8
SCSI Configuration Commands ....................................................................................4-8
FCSCSIBusyStatus ....................................................................................................... 4-8
SCSITargets .................................................................................................................4-8
SCSIInitID .....................................................................................................................4-9
SCSIPortBusSpeed .....................................................................................................4-9
SCSIPortList .................................................................................................................4-9
SCSIPortReset .............................................................................................................4-9
SCSIPortResetOnStartup ......................................................................................... 4-10
SCSIPortSyncTransfer ...............................................................................................4-10
SCSIPortTermination ................................................................................................ 4-10
SCSIPortWideTransfer ..............................................................................................4-10
SCSITargetLUNs ........................................................................................................4-10
Fibre Channel Configuration Commands .................................................................4-11
FCConnMode ..........................................................................................................4-11
FCDataRate .............................................................................................................4-11
FCHard .....................................................................................................................4-11
FCHardAddress .......................................................................................................4-11
FCPortList .................................................................................................................. 4-12
FCPortErrors ..............................................................................................................4-12
Reset FCPortErrors ....................................................................................................4-12
FCSCSIBusyStatus ..................................................................................................... 4-12
FCWWName ............................................................................................................4-12
Storage Management Commands ............................................................................4-12
BootScan .................................................................................................................. 4-13
BootFibreDelay ........................................................................................................4-13
SpeedWriteDefault .................................................................................................4-13
SpeedWrite ..............................................................................................................4-13
VirtualDriveResponse .............................................................................................4-14
Time & Date Commands ............................................................................................. 4-14
SNTP ..........................................................................................................................4-14
SNTPServer ................................................................................................................ 4-14
Date ..........................................................................................................................4-14
Time ..........................................................................................................................4-15
TimeZone ..................................................................................................................4-15
Mapping Commands ...................................................................................................4-15
AutoMap ..................................................................................................................4-16
LogicalUnitAddressing ............................................................................................4-16
Route ........................................................................................................................ 4-16
RouteDisplay ............................................................................................................4-16
Bridge Commands ........................................................................................................4-17
Username ................................................................................................................. 4-17
Password .................................................................................................................. 4-17
ReadOnlyUsername ............................................................................................... 4-17

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ReadOnlyPassword ................................................................................................ 4-17
MaxOpTemp ........................................................................................................... 4-18
MinOpTemp ............................................................................................................. 4-18
OpTempWarn .......................................................................................................... 4-18
BridgeName ............................................................................................................ 4-18
IdentifyBridge .......................................................................................................... 4-19
RestoreConfiguration ............................................................................................. 4-19
Maintenance Commands .......................................................................................... 4-19
IsReserved ................................................................................................................ 4-19
Reserve .................................................................................................................... 4-19
SaveConfiguration ................................................................................................. 4-19
RestoreConfiguration ............................................................................................. 4-20
FirmwareRestart ...................................................................................................... 4-20
Diagnostic Commands ................................................................................................ 4-20
EventLog .................................................................................................................. 4-20
EventLogFilter .......................................................................................................... 4-21
DisplayEventLog ...................................................................................................... 4-21
DisplayEventLogFilter .............................................................................................. 4-21
DumpEventLog ....................................................................................................... 4-22
TailEventLog ............................................................................................................ 4-22
WrapEventLog ........................................................................................................ 4-22
ClearEventLog ........................................................................................................ 4-23
TraceLog .................................................................................................................. 4-23
TraceLogFilter .......................................................................................................... 4-23
DisplayTraceLog ..................................................................................................... 4-23
DisplayTraceLogFilter .............................................................................................. 4-23
DumpTraceLog ....................................................................................................... 4-24
WrapTraceLog ........................................................................................................ 4-24
ClearTraceLog ........................................................................................................ 4-24
Performance ........................................................................................................... 4-24
Appendix A - Event Codes & Troubleshooting
Glossary
Index

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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Figure 1-1: FCO3 Card Connections and Indicators........................................................ 1-1
Chapter 2 - Installation
Figure 2-1: FCO3 Card Installation Locations .................................................................... 2-2
Figure 2-2: Cabling When FCO3 Controls Only the Library.............................................. 2-3
Figure 2-3: Cabling When FCO3 Controls Library & Drives .............................................. 2-4
Figure 2-4: NEO 2000 Cabling Example ............................................................................. 2-5
Figure 2-5: NEO 4000 LTO-3 Cabling Example................................................................... 2-6
Figure 2-6: NEO 4000 LTO-2/SDLT 600 Cabling Example .................................................. 2-7
Figure 2-7: NEO 8000 Cabling Example ............................................................................. 2-8
Figure 2-8: QuickNAV Startup Screen .............................................................................. 2-10
Figure 2-9: QuickNAV Serial Number Screen .................................................................. 2-11
Figure 2-10: QuickNAV Network Settings Screen............................................................ 2-11
Figure 2-11: QuickNAV Countdown Screen.................................................................... 2-12
Figure 2-12: QuickNAV Finish Screen................................................................................ 2-12
Figure 2-13: GUI Welcome Screen.................................................................................... 2-13
Figure 2-14: Login Screen .................................................................................................. 2-13
Figure 2-15: FCO3 Status Screen....................................................................................... 2-14
Figure 2-16: FCO3 Ethernet Screen .................................................................................. 2-14
Figure 2-17: GUI Welcome Screen.................................................................................... 2-15
Figure 2-18: Login Screen .................................................................................................. 2-16
Figure 2-19: FCO3 Status Screen....................................................................................... 2-16
Chapter 3 - GUI Configuration Options
Figure 3-1: FCO3 Launch Screen ........................................................................................ 3-2
Figure 3-2: FCO3 Login Screen............................................................................................ 3-2
Figure 3-3: Red Text Labels Featuring Pop-up Help.......................................................... 3-4
Figure 3-4: GUI Status Screen (Default).............................................................................. 3-4
Figure 3-5: GUI Ethernet Screen .......................................................................................... 3-5
Figure 3-6: GUI SNMP Screen............................................................................................... 3-6
Figure 3-7: GUI SCSI Screen ................................................................................................. 3-7
Figure 3-8: GUI Fibre Channel Screen ................................................................................ 3-8
Figure 3-9: GUI Storage Management Screen ................................................................. 3-9
Figure 3-10: GUI Time & Date Screen ............................................................................... 3-10
Figure 3-11: GUI (LUN) Mapping Screen .......................................................................... 3-11
Figure 3-12: GUI Bridge Screen ......................................................................................... 3-12
Figure 3-13: GUI Firmware Screen..................................................................................... 3-14
Figure 3-14: GUI Advanced Screen.................................................................................. 3-15
Figure 3-15: GUI Firmware Restart Screen........................................................................ 3-16
Figure 3-16: GUI Help Screen............................................................................................. 3-16
Chapter 4 - CLI Command Set
Appendix A - Event Codes & Troubleshooting

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