Accusys ExaSAN SW16-G3, User Manual

Page 1: ...ExaSAN SW16 G3 User Guide Accusys Storage Ltd 2017 Version V1 0 ...

Page 2: ...Revision Sheet User Guide Page i Revision Sheet Release No Date Revision Description V1 0 05 04 2017 Initial release ...

Page 3: ...anagement software Guide to Conventions Inside the double boxes is the important information that users should be aware of Caution This indicates the existence of a potential hazard that could result in personal injury damage to your equipment or loss of data if the safety instruction is not observed Note This indicates useful tips on getting the most from your RAID system Trademarks Accusys and t...

Page 4: ...ace dimensions are L410mm x W447 480 2mm x H43 8mm 2 Measure the distance between any two components that need to be connected via cable s This measurement will help you determine the length of the required cable s Or if you ve already purchased the cables determine the proximity of the components in question 3 Leave sufficient room at least two inches around the unit to allow air ventilation 4 Do...

Page 5: ... that the temperature range of the chosen location is within the limits established for the system and all other components 2 Make certain that the chosen location has adequate ventilation to maintain the necessary temperature range 3 If there are multiple hardware components installed at the chosen location consider additional cooling measures to assure efficient operation of the system and other...

Page 6: ...ACE ii 1 What is in the box 1 1 2 Introduce SW16 G3 2 2 3 Build a SAN environment 3 5 4 Install Accusys host driver 4 10 5 Use SW16 G3 WebGUI 5 13 6 Manage Storage on RAIDGuardX 6 22 7 SW16 G3 Specification 7 24 8 FAQ 8 26 9 Customer Service 9 28 ...

Page 7: ...1 Introduction User Guide 1 What is in the box ...

Page 8: ...ion 1 Packing list Packing list 2 Screw pack For installing to rack 3 Driver USB ExaSAN installation files 4 Power converter UK EU AU to US 5 Power cord AC power cord x2 6 Ethernet cable 10 100 1000 Ethernet cable x2 7 Rail set Hold up SW16 G3 in rack ...

Page 9: ...Appendices User Guide Page 2 2 2 Introduce SW16 G3 ...

Page 10: ... Indicates the system is booting or ready 2 IO Access Flashing while any data transferring in switch 3 FAN Power Status Blue Fan and power are working Red Fan or power is abnormal 4 Controller Status Blue Switch is in Master mode Purple Switch is in Slave Mode Red Switch controller is abnormal ...

Page 11: ...t to ExaSAN RAID system LED1 Blue Data access status LED2 Green Link status Solid PCIe3 0 link up Flash PCIe2 0 link up LED3 Red Wrong connection 6 Power supply Redundant Power supply module 7 Power button Click it to power on off Press for 5 seconds to force shut down 8 Reset hole Press the button and hold for 13 seconds reset to default IP address after hearing two short beeps 9 Expansion port C...

Page 12: ...Appendices User Guide Page 3 5 3 Build a SAN environment ...

Page 13: ...Guide Page 3 6 Connect to Slave SW16 G3 If you have a slave SW16 G3 switch use a QSFP cable to connect both expansion ports of Master and Slave SW16 G3 Note QSFP Copper or Optical cable could be used for expansion port ...

Page 14: ...e Page 3 7 Connect to RAID storage Use QSFP cable to connect ExaSAN storage into Storage Port A B of SW16 G3 Note 1 All PCIe port does not support online hot plug 2 Recommend to use copper cable for connecting RAID storage ...

Page 15: ...w accusys com tw products accessories hba cable document html b PCIe HBA Z2M G3 PCIe3 0 x8 click link for detail http www accusys com tw products accessories hba cable document html c Thunderbolt Convertor C1M C2M click link for detail http www accusys com tw products accessories c1m new document html Use QSFP cable to connect host computer to Client Port 1 12 of SW16 G3 Note All PCIe port does no...

Page 16: ... ready until sound 3 short beeps and all front indicators turn blue Note Master takes around 3 minutes to boot Slave takes 30 seconds Step3 Power on host computer Powering Off Follow the proper order to power off the SAN equipments Step1 Power off host computer Step2 Power off ExaSAN switch Click power button of master SW16 G3 will sound 5 short beeps switches will shutdown automatically in few se...

Page 17: ...Appendices User Guide Page 4 10 4 Install Accusys host driver ...

Page 18: ... Install driver by using command for Linux client Note All files could be found from installation USB the latest files always upload to Accusys support site http www accusys com tw Support Download Installing on MAC and Windows 1 Double click the installer file mpkg for Mac exe for Windows Follow the onscreen instructions to install and click Restart to complete installation ...

Page 19: ...er file ACS6x ko sudo make sudo insmod ACS6x ko sudo lsmod to see if ACS6x driver is running 3 Set driver be started automatically at boot up A Copy driver file ACS6x ko to driver folder sudo cp ACS6x ko lib modules linux kernel kernel drivers scsi Note uname a can find linux kernel B Upgrade all default modules sudo depmod a For RHEL CentOS Ubuntu etc Set the line allow_unsupported_modules from 0...

Page 20: ...Appendices User Guide Page 5 13 5 Use SW16 G3 WebGUI ...

Page 21: ...a web browser by entering IP address of switch default IP is eth0 192 168 0 25 eth1 192 168 1 25 then you can see the monitor page as below Type the user name admin and password 00000000 8 zeros to enter the configuration menu of the webGUI as the following figure Note Switch to View Mode Logout Help Info About ...

Page 22: ...up function could help to create arrays in few clicks Step 1 Make sure all capacity number of drive set in all ExaSAN storages Step 2 Choose RAID level RAID5 or RAID6 only Step 3 Choose SAN software type and click Next Step 4 The preview of Array information will show up click Apply to start array initialization ...

Page 23: ...ad the log for trouble shooting Follow the steps below to download log Step 1 Click Event Management then clicking Download button to process Step 2 After the processing finished you can see the log hyper link in the middle as the following figure right click LOG to save log file in your computer ...

Page 24: ...It includes Network Time Security Control Firmware Update Restart Halt Mute Network Choose a NIC eth0 or eth1 would be modified and then setup the parameters click Apply the setup will be available immediately Time Setup a Static or NTP date time and then click Apply to make it available immediately ...

Page 25: ...e firmware of SW16 G3 preparing the correct firmware file and click the Apply to start the firmware update Firmware update may take 30 minutes to finish Note 1 Stop any IO access with SW16 G3 while firmware updating 2 You can get latest firmware from website http www accusys com tw Support Download the directory is ForSAN SW16 G3 System Code xxx zip unzip to get firmware file ...

Page 26: ...Appendices User Guide Page 5 19 Restart Shutdown Select Restart or Shutdown SW16 G3 and click Apply to do immediately Mute Click Apply to mute any beeper alert of SW16 G3 ...

Page 27: ... 20 System Information You can monitor the status of SW16 G3 by clicking item of Port Client and Storage Network Time Volt Voltage FAN and Temperature Note The prefix 1 means the information from Master SW16 G3 2 means from Slave ...

Page 28: ...ific LUN from storage For example set LUN masking to deny Client Port 1 to recognize LUNs of Storage Port A Storage Port B Step1 Check LUN Masking and select Client Port1 from drop menu Step2 Check the LUN0 box under Storage Port A Storage Port B Step3 Click Apply to make it available Note Click Next button to view Salve SW16 G3 Storage ports ...

Page 29: ...Appendices User Guide Page 6 22 6 Manage Storage on RAIDGuardX ...

Page 30: ...plications RAIDGuardX Linux Use command sudo java jar RAIDGuardX jar in RAIDGuardX Client folder 1 Drop in controller tab click Manually Add Controller 2 Key in switch IP address default is 192 168 0 1 and press Search all storage s serial number will be listed 3 Select a controller s serial number and key in password default is 00000000 then press Add to add controller onto RAIDGuardX 4 Once cont...

Page 31: ...Appendices User Guide Page 7 24 7 SW16 G3 Specification ...

Page 32: ...Z2M PCIe3 0 Support Convertor C1M Thunderbolt 2 C2M Thunderbolt 3 Storage Interface 4 QSFP PCIe3 0 x4 ports Support ExaSAN storage A12S2 A12S3 B08S3 A08S3 A08S4 A16S3 Supports SAN software Support main stream SAN software SANit TigerStore Xsan Fibrejet etc Management Friendly web based GUI management Support RAID management via RAIDGuardX Client Support SNMP trap Hardware Monitor FAN Power Tempera...

Page 33: ...Appendices User Guide Page 8 26 8 FAQ ...

Page 34: ...nce reach the expected levels while testing the SAN volume A The performance is very depending on which model of drive you used in ExaSAN storage the enterprise level drive always provide best and steady throughput or just refer to our compatibility list for choosing the certified drive model 5 Q How to understand the meaning of system beeper A Below is the beeper table Switch Status Beeper issues...

Page 35: ...Appendices User Guide Page 9 28 9 Customer Service ...

Page 36: ...m tw Technical support Send your email to support accusys com tw we will reply at office time Before you ask for our technical support prepare all relative event log file will help for troubleshooting 1 Event log of webGUI 2 Error log of client computer Our Website Visit our website for the most up to date product and support information All countries www accusys com tw Korea accusys co kr ...