Promise E610f User manual

VTRAK
E-Class
E610f, E610s, E310f, and E310s
QUICK START GUIDE
Kurzanleitung
Guide de démarrage rapide
Guida Introduttiva
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Руководство по быстрому началу
работы
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快速安裝手冊
快速安装手册
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Version 2.1
© 2007 Promise Technology, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Contents
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Step 1: Unpacking the VTrak
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VTrak E-Class Task List
Step 1: Unpacking the VTrak (below)
Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack
• E610f/s (page 7)
• E310f/s (page 9)
Step 3: Installing Disk Drives (page 12)
Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections
• Fibre Channel (page 16)
• Serial Attached SCSI (page 21)
Step 5: Setting Up Serial Cable Connections (page 27)
Step 6: Connecting the Power (page 28)
Step 7: Setting the IP Address (page 29)
Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe (page 35)
For complete information about your VTrak E610f/s or E310f/s subsystem, see
the
VTrak E-Class Product Manual on the CD.
Step 1: Unpacking the VTrak
The VTrak box contains the following items:
•VTrakUnit
• Quick Start Guide
• Front bezel and key
(E310f and E310s only)
• Left and right center-mount
brackets
• Left and right mounting rails
• RJ11-to-DB9 serial data cable
• Screws for disk drives
(E610f/s: 70, including 6 spares)
(E310f/s: 50, including 2 spares)
• 1.5m (4.9 ft) Power cords (2)
• CD with SNMP files,
Product
Manual
and Quick Start Guide
Warning
The electronic components within the VTrak disk array are
sensitive to damage from Electro-Static Discharge (ESD).
Observe appropriate precautions at all times when handling the
VTrak or its subassemblies.

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Figure 1. VTrak E610f/s front view
Figure 2. VTrak E310f/s front view with bezel removed
A defective drive may be replaced without interruption of data availability to the
host computer. If so configured, a hot spare drive will automatically replace a
failed drive, securing the fault-tolerant integrity of the logical drive. The self-
contained hardware-based RAID logical drive provides maximum performance in
a compact external chassis.
Important
Use the following categories of network cables with VTrak:
• Cat 6, preferred
• Cat 5E, minimum
Drive Carrier LEDs
Drive Carriers Power and Status LEDs
Drive Carrier LEDs
Drive Carriers Power and Status LEDs

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Figure 3. VTrak E610f rear view
Figure 4. VTrak E610s rear view
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Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2Cooling Unit 1
with Battery Cooling Unit 2 with Battery
RAID Controller 2
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RAID Controller 1
Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2Cooling Unit 1
with Battery Cooling Unit 2 with Battery
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Figure 5. VTrak E310f rear view
Figure 6. VTrak E310s rear view
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Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack
E610f/s
The E610f/s subsystem installs to the rack using the supplied mounting rails. You
can also use your existing rails.
Figure 1. VTrak E610f/s mounted in a rack with the supplied rails
To install the E610f/s subsystem into a rack with the supplied mounting rails:
1. Check the fit of the mounting rails in your rack system. See Figure 2.
2. Adjust the length of the mounting rails as needed.
Cautions
• At least two persons are required to safely lift, place, and
attach the VTrak subsystem into a rack system.
• Do not lift or move the VTrak subsystem by the handles,
power supplies or the controller units. Hold the subsystem
itself.
• Do not install the VTrak subsystem into a rack without rails to
support the subsystem.
• Only a qualified electrician who is familiar with the installation
procedure should mount and install the VTrak subsystem.
• Be sure all switches are OFF before installing the VTrak
subsystem or exchanging components.
Vertical Rack Post VTrak E610f/s
Mounting rails (included)
mount outside the rack post
Handles mount
outside the rack post

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3. Attach the mounting rail assemblies to the outside of the rack posts, using
the attaching screws from your rack system.
Be sure the support is on the bottom facing inward.
4. Square the rail assemblies in the rack.
5. Tighten the adjustment screws and the attaching screws.
6. Place the VTrak subsystem onto the rails.
7. Secure the VTrak subsystem to the rack through each handle, using the
attaching screws from your rack system.
Figure 2. Rack mount assembly diagram
Inside of post
Rack front post
Rail attaching screw
(not included)
Rail adjustment screw
Flange
Rail attaching screw
(not included)
Inside of post
Rack back post
Front rail
Rail adjustment screw
Rear rail
Support

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E310f/s
The E-Class subsytems installs to the rack using the supplied mounting rails. You
can also use your existing rails.
Figure 3. VTrak E310f/s mounted in a rack with the supplied rails
To install the VTrak subsystem into a rack with the supplied mounting rails:
1. Check the fit of the mounting rails in your rack system. See Figure 5.
2. Slide the plates out of the mounting rails.
3. Attach one plate to each side of the VTrak subsystem.
Line-up the six holes in the plate with the corresponding holes in the
subsystem. Attach each plate with six screws (included). See Figure 4.
4. Slide one of the rails over the plate on one side of the enclosure.
Cautions
• At least two persons are required to safely lift, place, and
attach the VTrak subsystem into a rack system.
• Do not lift or move the VTrak subsystem by the handles,
power supplies or the controller units. Hold the subsystem
itself.
• Do not install the VTrak subsystem into a rack without rails to
support the subsystem.
• Only a qualified electrician who is familiar with the installation
procedure should mount and install the VTrak subsystem.
• Be sure all switches are OFF before installing the VTrak
subsystem or exchanging components.
Vertical Rack Post VTrak E310f/s
Mounting rails (included)
mount outside the rack post
Handles mount
outside the rack post

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The rail is designed to slide freely over the plate.
5. Attach a flange to each end of the rail, with the rail on the opposite side of the
flange from the two-hole bracket.
6. Install the rail adjustment screws (included) through the flange into the rail.
There are four screws for each flange. See Figure 5.
7. Place the subsystem with mounting rails into your rack system.
8. Attach the mounting rail assemblies to the outside of the rack posts, using
the attaching screws from your rack system.
9. Square the rail assemblies in the rack.
10. Tighten the adjustment screws and the attaching screws.
11. Place the VTrak subsystem onto the rails.
12. Secure the VTrak subsystem to the rack through each handle, using the
attaching screws from your rack system.
Figure 4. Sliding flange installation
Sliding plate
VTrak E310f/s
Screws (6 each side)
Rear (connector end)
of the subsystem

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Figure 5. Mounting rail installation
Inside of post
Rack front post
Rail attaching screw
(not included)
Rail adjustment screw
Mounting Rail
Rail attaching screw
(not included)
Inside of post
Rack back post
Sliding plate

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Step 3: Installing Disk Drives
You can populate the VTrak with SAS or SATA hard disk drives. For optimal
performance, install physical drives of the same model and capacity. The drives’
matched performance allows the logical drive to function better as a single drive.
The table below shows the number of drives required for each RAID level.
Drive Slot Numbering
You can install any suitable disk drive into any slot in the enclosure. The diagram
below shows how VTrak’s drive slots are numbered. Slot numbering is reflected
in the WebPAM PROe and CLU user interfaces.
Figure 6. VTrak E610f/s drive slot numbering
Level Number of Drives Level Number of Drives
RAID 0 1 or more RAID 6 4 to 16*
RAID 1 2 only RAID 10 4 or more**
RAID 1E 2 or more RAID 50 6 or more
RAID 5 3 to 16* RAID 60 8 or more
* E310f/s: Drive counts above 12 require an expansion unit.
** Must be an even number of drives.
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Figure 7. VTrak E310f/s drive slot numbering
Install all of the drive carriers into the VTrak enclosure to ensure proper airflow,
even if you do not populate all the carriers with disk drives.
AAMUX Adapter
If your VTrak has dual controllers—Fibre Channel or SAS—and you plan to install
SATA drives, you must install an AAMUX adapter with each SATA drive. AAMUX
adapters are available from Promise Technology.
Installing Disk Drives
1. Remove a disk drive carrier.
2. SATA drives only. Place the AAMUX adapter into the disk drive carrier and
attach it with the four screws. See Figure 9.
• Install only the screws supplied with the adapter.
• The adapter fits into the carrier with the SAS connector at the back.
• Snug each screw. Be careful not to over tighten.
3. Carefully lay the disk drive into the drive carrier at the front, so that the screw
holes on the bottom line up.
If you installed an AAMUX adapter, lay the SATA disk drive into the carrier
and slide it so the power and data connectors insert in to the adapter.
4. Insert the screws through the holes in the drive carrier and into the bottom of
the disk drive. See Figure 8.
• Install only the counter-sink screws supplied with the VTrak.
• Install four screws per drive.
• Snug each screw. Be careful not to over-tighten.
5. Reinstall the drive carrier into the VTrak chassis.
Repeat steps 2 through 5 until all of your disk drives are installed.
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Figure 8. Disk drive mounting holes in the drive carrier
Figure 9. SATA drive mounted in a drive carrier with the required AAMUX
adapter
WARNING: Counter-sink screws only.
AAMUX adapter
mounting holes
Drive mounting holes
without AAMUX
Disk drive mounting holes
with AAMUX
SATA disk drive
AAMUX adapter SAS connector

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Figure 10.SAS drive mounted in a drive carrier
SAS disk drive

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Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections
For Serial Attached SCSI setup, go to page 21.
Fibre Channel
VTrak models can have one or two RAID controllers. Each controller has an
Ethernet (RJ45) Management Port connector that enables you to monitor the
VTrak over your network using the WebPAM PROe Software. VTrak supports
HTTP, HTTPS, and Telnet protocols.
The VTrak E610f and E310f RAID controllers have two 4-Gb Fibre Channel (FC)
connections for the data ports. See Figure 11.
You can configure your VTrak for:
• Storage Area Network (SAN)
• Direct Attached Storage (DAS)
• JBOD Expansion using a SAS data connection
Figure 11. VTrak E610f and E310f controller data and management
connectors
Configuring a Storage Area Network
A storage area network (SAN) requires:
• A Fibre Channel switch
• A Fibre Channel HBA card in each Host PC/Server
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in each Host PC/Server
To establish the data path:
Connect one of the Fibre Channel data ports on the VTrak controller to your Fibre
Channel switch.
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SAS expansion
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Fibre Channel data port 2

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To establish the management path:
1. Connect the Management port on the VTrak controller to your network
switch. Figure 12.
2. Connect each Host PC’s or Server’s standard NIC to your network switch.
Figure 12.SAN data and management connections. The E310f is shown.
The E610f is similar
Configuring Direct Attached Storage
Direct attached storage (DAS) requires:
• Two Fibre Channel HBA cards in the Host PC or Server
• A network switch
• A network interface card (NIC) in the Host PC or Server
To establish the data path:
Connect one of the Fibre Channel data ports on the VTrak controller to your Fibre
Channel switch. See Figure 13.
To establish the management path:
1. Connect the Management port on the VTrak controller to your network
switch. See Figure 13.
2. Connect the Host PC’s or Server’s standard NIC to your network switch.
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Host PC or Server

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Figure 13. DAS data and management connections. The E310f is shown.
The E610f is similar
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Configuring JBOD Expansion
To expand the number of disk drives:
1. Connect the SAS expansion port on the E610f or E310f controller to the CN2
port (with a diamond icon) on the I/O module of the first J610s or J310s unit.
See Figure 14.
2. Connect CN1 port (with a circle icon) on the first J310s unit to the CN2 port
(with a diamond icon) on the I/O module of the next J610s or J310s unit.
3. Connect the remaining J610s or J310s units in the same manner.
Be sure to connect circle icon to diamond icon or vice versa.
You can combine J610s and J310s units in the JBOD expansion.
Figure 14. JBOD data connections. The E310f and J310s are shown. The
E610f and J610s are similar
You can expand a SAN system with no single point of failure. See Figure 15.
Such an arrangement requires:
• Two Fibre Channel switches
• Two Fibre Channel HBA cards in each Host PC or Server
• A network switch (not shown)
• A network interface card (NIC) in each Host PC or Server
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SAS Connector
J310s
FC Switch
FC Connector
E310f
CN1 CN2
J310s
CN2

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Figure 15.JBOD expansion with no single point of failure
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Host PCs or Servers
J310s
J310s
Fibre Channel Switches
J310s
J310s