Advantech DNS-3000, User Manual

Page 1: ...DNS 3000 3U Intel Pentium 4 Storage Server with 15 SATA Channels User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co Ltd Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reli able However Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements of the rights of third parties which may result from its use Acknowledgements Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft Windows and MS DOS are...

Page 3: ...eplacement materials service time and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem encountered For example CPU speed Advantech products used other hardware and software used etc Note anything abnormal and list any onscreen messages you get when the problem occurs 2 Call your dealer a...

Page 4: ...rge and EMI leakage we strongly recom mend the use of CE compliant industrial enclosure products FCC Class A Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environ ment This ...

Page 5: ...correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Technical Support and Assistance 1 Visit the Advantech web si...

Page 6: ...ive damage is found do not remove the components Contact the place of purchase for further instructions If the shipping container appears to be in good condition unpack it and verify that the ADVANTECH DNS 3000 and accessories are all there and in good condition Packing List Your ADVANTECH DNS 3000 package should contain the following items 3 x AC Power Cords 1 x Set HDD Screws 1 x Wrench 2 x Sets...

Page 7: ...er cord so that people cannot step on it Do not place anything over the power cord 10 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 11 If the equipment is not used for a long time disconnect it from the power source to avoid damage by transient overvoltage 12 Never pour any liquid into an opening This may cause fire or elec trical shock 13 Never open the equipment For safety reasons t...

Page 8: ...ch 2 Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den späteren Gebrauch auf 3 Vor jedem Reinigen ist das Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen Ver wenden Sie Keine Flüssig oder Aerosolreiniger Am besten dient ein angefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung 4 Die NetzanschluBsteckdose soll nahe dem Gerät angebracht und leicht zugänglich sein 5 Das Gerät ist vor Feuchtigkeit zu schützen 6 Bei der Aufstellung des Gerätes ist auf si...

Page 9: ...ng entsprechend funktioniert oder Sie mit Hilfe dieser Anleitung keine Verbesse rung erzielen e Das Gerät ist gefallen und oder das Gehäuse ist beschädigt f Wenn das Gerät deutliche Anzeichen eines Defektes aufweist 15 VOSICHT Explisionsgefahr bei unsachgemaben Austausch der Batterie Ersatz nur durch densellben order einem vom Hersteller empfohlene mahnlichen Typ Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien n...

Page 10: ...trical Safety Guidelines Checking the Power Cords Use the exact type of power cords as required Be sure to use power cord s that came with safety certifications The power cord s must be compliant with the AC voltage requirements in your region The power cord plug cap must have an electrical current rating that is at least 125 of the electrical current rating of this product The power cord plug cap...

Page 11: ...bber mats specifically designed as electrical insulators when working with computer systems The power supply or power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded outlets Motherboard Battery CAUTION Make sure not to install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion Make sure that the positive side should be facing up on the motherboard This battery must be...

Page 12: ...ct with electrical circuits or being pulled into a cooling fan After removing the components or chassis covers from the system place them on a table for safeguard Be sure to remove any jewelry or metal objects before working on the chassis to avoid short circuits should these objects come into contact with power circuits After accessing the interior of the chassis be sure to close the chassis with...

Page 13: ...e antistatic bag Handle a board by its edges only do not touch its components periph eral chips memory modules or contacts When handling chips or modules avoid touching their pins Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use For grounding purposes make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply the case the mount ing f...

Page 14: ...heral devices into the chassis as described in Chapter 2 1 Unlock and remove the screws and fasteners to remove the cover or components 2 Save all the screws and fasteners for later use If necessary label these screws or fasteners for easy identification 3 Follow the instructions given in Chapter 3 to remove the chassis covers Warning For proper cooling make sure to install all chas sis covers bef...

Page 15: ...s before operat ing the system Before installing the chassis into a rack 1 Make sure that the rack is securely anchored onto an unmovable surface or structure before installing the chassis into the rack 2 Unplug the power cord s of the rack before installing the chassis into the rack 3 Make sure that the system is adequately supported Make sure that all the components are securely fastened to the ...

Page 16: ...0 950 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Emissions European Union EN55022 1994 International CISPR 22 USA Title 47 CFR Part 15 Power Line Harmonics Voltage Flicker European Union EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 International IEC61000 3 2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Immunity European Union EN55024 1998 International CISPR 24 ...

Page 17: ... Settings 24 3 1 1 Turning the system on for the first time 24 3 1 2 WSS2003 Activation 29 3 1 3 Network configuration setting 34 Chapter 4 Managing Arrays and Disks 40 4 1 RAID Minimum Disk Requirements 40 Table 4 1 Min and Max Disks for RAID levels 40 4 2 Understanding Array and Disk States 40 4 3 Starting and Stopping Tasks 44 4 4 Working with Spares 45 4 4 1 About Sparing Options 45 4 4 2 Usin...

Page 18: ... BIOS 63 Figure 5 3 Change controller options 64 5 12 Continue Booting from the BIOS 65 Chapter 6 RAID Console Operations 68 6 1 RAID Console Management 68 6 1 1 Mirror Split 72 6 1 2 Online RAID Level Migration 74 Chapter 7 System Maintenance 78 7 1 System Protection Repairs 78 7 1 1 Operating System Split 79 7 1 2 Operating System Swap 81 7 1 3 Operating System Repair 85 Appendix A Hardware Spec...

Page 19: ...2 CHAPTER 1 Introduction This section introduces DNS 3000 This section includes Hardware Features Software Features Front and rear panel views ...

Page 20: ...wser based GUI interface The DNS 3000 is available in two models Model with 2 built in U320 SCSI external ports Model without U320 SCSI external ports 1 1 1 Hardware Features The DNS 3000 has the following standard hardware specifications Intel 3 0 GHz Pentium 4 processor 1 GB DDR 400 MHz SDRAM memory 1 to 4 SATA hot plug 7200 rpm hard disks The DNS 3000 has the following optional hardware configu...

Page 21: ...ting system Users may also use Mirror Split to divide the operating system that has been installed enabling a dual oper ating system mode If the primary operating system is damaged or not available the backup system will boot up the unit for service while the damaged operating system remains separate for repairs For protection of the data split area the DNS 3000 is available with a log ical region...

Page 22: ...number of hard disks Logical Disk RAID mode Size 1 1N 10 GB in disk 0 1 2 and 3 2 5 Remaining space in disk 0 1 2 and 3 Split Area of Operating System logical Disk 1 RAID 1N Data Split Area logical Disk 2 RAID 5 Physical Disk 1 Physical Disk 2 Physical Disk 3 Physical Disk 4 ...

Page 23: ...el is as shown below Figure 1 1 DNS 3000 Front panel No Description 1 Power On Off 2 Reset 3 Beeper silencer 4 Power indicator 5 Online active indicator 6 Temperature warning light 7 Voltage indicator 8 Independent hard disk indicators 5 6 7 8 1 4 2 3 ...

Page 24: ... panel No Description 1 Ultra320 SCSI external ports 2 Hot swap system fans 3 PS 2 mouse connector 4 RJ 45 Gigabit Ethernet port 1 5 RJ 45 Gigabit Ethernet port 2 6 Monitor output port 7 UPS port 8 PS 2 keyboard connector 9 Parallel port 10 Hot swap power module 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 ...

Page 25: ...e indicator turns green and flashes Network State This is the indicator that shows the state of the network connection When the port is communicat ing or transmitting the indicator turns green and flashes Temperature Alarm When the system develops abnor mal temperatures the LED indicator turns red Power Fail Alarm When the system develops abnormal power supply the LED indicator turns red and the s...

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Page 27: ...2 CHAPTER 2 Chassis Description and Installation This section explains how to install the DNS 3000 chassis This section includes Chassis Description Chassis Installation ...

Page 28: ...DNS 3000 User s Manual 10 Chapter 2 Chassis Description and Installation 2 1 Chassis Description Contents of the Accessory Kit The following items are included in the Accessory Kit ...

Page 29: ...ents and devices into the chassis as described in this chapter 1 Unlock and remove the screws and fasteners to remove the cover or components 2 Save all the screws and fasteners for later use If necessary label these screws or fasteners for easy identification 3 Follow the instructions given in this chapter to remove the chassis covers Warning This product shall only be accessed assembled and serv...

Page 30: ...the chassis you need to first remove the SCA drive tray from the chassis Procedures 1 Press the release tab located on the drive tray door to release the drive tray from its locked position as shown below 2 Pull the drive tray door upward and then pull the SCA drive tray out from the chassis 3 Mount a hard drive in the drive tray and make sure that all the screws are securely fastened ...

Page 31: ...ant Power Supply 3 x PWS 0050M Procedure 1 Locate the release tab on the left side of the power supply 2 Push the release tab to the right to release the power supply from its locked position as shown below Caution Unplug the Power Cord before removing the Power Supply ...

Page 32: ...DNS 3000 User s Manual 14 3 Once the power supply module is released from its locked position remove it from the chassis ...

Page 33: ...e chassis before you install the chassis into the rack Before installing the Chassis rails 1 Enclose the chassis with chassis covers 2 Unplug the AC power cord s 3 Remove all external devices and connectors Warning To avoid personal injury and property damage please carefully follow all the safety steps listed below ...

Page 34: ...shipping package For each rail assembly locate the inner rail and the outer rail 2 Press the locking tab to release the inner rail from its locked posi tion and pull out the inner rail from the rail assembly Note The inner rails are to be attached to the chassis and the outer rails are to be installed in the rack ...

Page 35: ...st the corresponding hooks Once all holes are aligned push the holes toward their cor responding hooks until the rail is placed on the chassis 5 Once the rail is placed on the chassis pull the rail forward until the rail hooks lock in the end with the smaller holes Note The inner rails are to be attached to the chassis and the outer rails are to be installed in the rack ...

Page 36: ...ackage locate the pair of front brackets short and rear brackets long Please note that the brackets are marked with Up Front Arrows front and Up Rear arrows rear 2 Secure the front short bracket marked with the Up Front arrows to the outer rail with two type G screws 3 Locate the two hooks on the outer rail and attach the rear long bracket to it by sliding the opening of the rear rail through the ...

Page 37: ...19 Chapter2 5 Repeat the same steps to install the other outer rail on the chassis ...

Page 38: ...DNS 3000 User s Manual 20 6 Secure both outer rail assemblies to the rack with type H screws and type I washers ...

Page 39: ...re securely installed on the rack slide the DNS series into the assemblies as shown below Note The DNS series may not slide into the rack smoothly or easily when installed the first time Some adjustment to the slide assemblies might be needed ...

Page 40: ...DNS 3000 User s Manual 22 8 Secure the DNS Series in the rack by tightening the screws on the front sides as shown below ...

Page 41: ...2 CHAPTER 3 Configuration This section explains how to install the DNS 3000 chassis This section includes Configuration Settings ...

Page 42: ...s activation of the system After this the user may proceed to use DNS 3000 This section contains information on Initial Setup 3 1 1 Turning the system on for the first time 1 When turning the system on for the first time it will enter into the Initialization Setup screen as shown below and by pressing Next Initialization Setup starts Note Before turning the computer on for the first time be sure t...

Page 43: ...25 Chapter3 2 The END User Authorization Agreement screen appears as shown below Please read the agreement carefully before accepting the agreement Click Next to proceed ...

Page 44: ...appears as shown below Here the user may select Customize and Details to set loca tion language language on display and key in methods Click Next to proceed 4 The Personalize Your Software screen then appears Key in your and your organization s name Click Next to proceed ...

Page 45: ...uter s name and password for the Administrator Type the Administrator s password again in Confirm Password Click Next to proceed 6 The Date and Time settings screen appears Select the correct date and time zone Click Next to proceed ...

Page 46: ... in After the login is completed the system will automatically have the two Gigabit cards of the DNS 3000 set to load balancing mode as shown below where DNS 3000 has only one IP for access and the DNS 3000 will automatically assign the network flow onto the 2 network ports Besides it is available with failover function which means that when one network port fails the other one will be switched on...

Page 47: ... WSS2003 via the Internet is described Before starting the procedure make sure the system is available for connection to the internet Note The load balancing mode requires the two net work ports to be connected to one hub for normal operation If the user chooses not to operate under load balancing mode or an alternative mode is required please see Network Configu ration Setting Note Microsoft make...

Page 48: ...DNS 3000 User s Manual 30 1 In Start All Programs select Activate Windows for Initialization Setup See figure below ...

Page 49: ...31 Chapter3 2 Then select Yes let s activate Windows over the Internet now as shown below and click Next to proceed ...

Page 50: ...ne status of the internet connection If the user can log on via internet successfully the screen request ing the user to key in the Product Key as shown below will appear When the DNS series is released from the factory the soft ware authorization sticker for the WSS2003 operating system is pasted on the unit After keying in the Product Key given on the sticker press Retry ...

Page 51: ... user may proceed with other set tings for the unit 6 For remote management of the DNS 3000 via the internet please refer to the WSS_2003 user Guide available on the enclosed CD Note If the system is unable to log onto the Internet for Initialization Setup browse to the following web site for local telephone numbers http www microsoft com licensing resources vol numbers nspx ...

Page 52: ...est network interface cards while setting standard and advanced functions For the DNS 3000 there are several ways for the user to start the Intel PROSet program Task bar Double click to start the program Console PROSet s main window is shown below To set advanced parameters select the required interface cards from the window on the left and press the Advanced tab for associated settings To change ...

Page 53: ...twork interface card to test 3 Press the Diagnostics tab once for the list of items to test 4 Press Run Tests and select the items you want to test Error infor mation appears if any of the tests are failed 5 Repeat Steps 2 4 to test each network interface card installed in the computer Note When changing Team Mode online communica tions may experience temporary interruption ...

Page 54: ...e two network ports connected to the switch or hub at the same time one is the primary network for normal team and the other is the backup and is usually not in the On state If the primary online adapter card develops a problem the backup network will start and take over the team Network configuration 1 The network port must be connected to the same network switch 2 The switch must have the Spanni...

Page 55: ...he switch must have the Spanning Tree Protocol STP in On state Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Function ALB provides load balancing and fault tolerance to the net work flow and uses the software to analyze the transmission load on each interface card For the two network ports sharing the load balancing of the transmission load and received flow load balancing of the IP protocol if one team develops pr...

Page 56: ... Cisco FEC or GEC network switches with the PAgP proto col Intel network switches All network switches supporting static 802 3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation Function Dynamic Link Aggregation provides network links for increased bandwidth as well as negative balancing and fault tolerance Two network ports share all network flows when one team develops a problem the other one takes over all tasks Netwo...

Page 57: ...2 CHAPTER 4 Managing Arrays and Disks This section gives information about Arrays and Disks This sections includes RAID Minimum Disk Requirements Arrays and Disk States Tasks and Spares ...

Page 58: ...ent applications an array is a logical device that can exist in one of three states NORMAL CRITICAL or OFFLINE In RAIDConsole these states are shown in the Array List area in a column named State Within the bcadm program these states also shown in the column named State The states are defined as follows Whether an array is marked as CRITICAL or OFFLINE depends on the type of array and how many dis...

Page 59: ... displayed if all disks in a set fail For RAID50 an array type with multiple redundancies the OFFLINE state is displayed if two or more disks fail within the same set For example RAID50 is a stripe of RAID5 sets If a RAID50 set contains three RAID5 sets each RAID5 set can have up to one disk failure and the RAID50 array state shows as CRITICAL If a fourth disk fails the state of the RAID50 array c...

Page 60: ... The NORMAL state is displayed when the disk is con nected functioning correctly and the controller can communicate with it FAILED The FAILED state is displayed when the controller can recog nize the disk but cannot read or write to it UNKNOWN The UNKNOWN state is displayed when the disk is new and has not been initialized or is in a format unrecognizable by the controller If a disk fails its stat...

Page 61: ...talled or removed Although it is highly recommend that you shut down the system before you add or remove disks you may also be able to add or remove disks while online if your system supports that feature Because of this feature RAIDConsole does not automatically perform a rescan when it detects that a disk has been added or removed For example if you want to hot swap a RAID5 set with six disks in...

Page 62: ...is displayed while an array is being transformed CREATE The CREATE task is displayed while an array is being cre ated CHECK The CHECK task is for redundant type arrays only This task is displayed while verifying that the parity RAID5 or mirror drive consistency is correct RESTORE The RESTORE task is displayed while an array is being restored CHECK_BITMAP The CHECK_BITMAP task is displayed while ve...

Page 63: ...red in the following order Dedicated Distributed Global Note When a task is in progress and the system is shut down the RAID driver may hang under cer tain circumstances This may occur if arrays exist and a task is in progress but a drive letter has not been assigned AND an OS partition has not been created on the array Because neither a drive letter nor partition has been assigned the OS doesn t ...

Page 64: ...t has been assigned as a spare A distributed spare is assigned at the time an array is created or trans formed Distributed spares are valid only for RAID5 four or more drives RAID50 four or more drives per RAID5 set and RAID10 and RAID10n six or more drives This spare type is the most protective because space is allocated when the array is created Like a dedicated spare this spare type is assigned...

Page 65: ...nal disk and transforming to an array with distributed sparing enabled The distributed spare option uses the equivalent storage of one of the disks in the array For example the total capacity of six drives is being used in a RAID5 array and you have enabled distributed sparing the capacity of the array is the same as a four drive RAID0 The capacity of one disk is lost to the RAID5 parity data and ...

Page 66: ... menu click Transform 2 Configure the new array 3 In the Distributed Spare field click Disabled 4 4 3 Using Dedicated Sparing A dedicated spare is a disk that you assign as an alternate disk for a spe cific array Should a disk fail in that array the alternate disk is used to replace the failed disk and the array is rebuilt A dedicated spare can be assigned to any redundant array type and up to fou...

Page 67: ...a drive fails the restore process starts automatically if there is enough space available on the dedicated spare 2 You cannot assign a dedicated spare while a task is running on the array 3 When you assign a dedicated spare either while creating or transforming an array the first drive you select to create the array is assigned by default as the dedicated spare 4 When you add a dedicated spare aft...

Page 68: ...be assigned at anytime even while tasks are running on arrays Notes 1 Assigning a disk for use as a global spare does not reserve space on that disk Therefore an automatic restore is not guaranteed if a drive fails If there is not enough disk space on the glo bal spare you must either make room for the fail over to complete or assign a different disk with enough room as the spare However if there ...

Page 69: ... Utility Color Codes Initializing Disks from the BIOS Creating Arrays from the BIOS Deleting Arrays from the BIOS Swapping Arrays from the BIOS Hiding or Unhiding Arrays from the BIOS Viewing Disk Details from the BIOS Viewing Array Details from the BIOS Rescanning All Channels from the BIOS Changing Controller Options from the BIOS Continue Booting from the BIOS ...

Page 70: ...ur boot array by mirroring and then splitting the array By default it is hidden from the operating system If you were to lose the boot array you can use the BIOS Configuration utility to unhide the copy and swap it into the first position in the Arrays list Initialize a new disk When you are adding a new disk you can initial ize it from the BIOS To enter the BIOS Configuration Utility When booting...

Page 71: ...vailable 5 3 Initializing Disks from the BIOS Before using new disks they must be initialized and at least the boot array must be created using the RAIDCore BIOS Array Configuration Utility Initialization writes the configuration information to disk The BIOS util ity can be used to create and manage arrays so that an operating system can be installed on an array The system is then booted from this...

Page 72: ... to select Initialize Disk s from the Main menu 4 Press Enter 5 Use the arrow keys to highlight a disk and then press the Insert key to select the disk or choose all selectable disks by pressing A 5 4 Creating Arrays from the BIOS After your disks are initialized you can create arrays You can create a maximum of eight arrays from the BIOS See Understanding Arrays if you have not yet decided what t...

Page 73: ...more than eight arrays are possible and may appear to function properly but are not supported by Broadcom 2 For redundant arrays the creation process does not complete until after the operating sys tem and controller drivers have been installed and you have booted into the operating system context However the arrays are immediately available to use for either a boot or data array 3 Array numbers a...

Page 74: ...hat is greater than 2 199 TB the maximum allowed by some operating systems 1 Press PAGE UP or the up arrow to increase the array size You are asked if you want to limit the size of the array to the 2 TB maxi mum 2 Press ESC to create a larger array 3 Press PAGE UP or the up arrow until you have reached either the desired size or the maximum available 4 Press Enter 5 Select a caching mode using the...

Page 75: ...ocess a From the Main menu highlight Continue to Boot b Press Enter No reboot is required Figure 5 1 Create an array In the example above a 4 drive RAID5 array has been configured Note For installations of SuSE Linux a popup appears that says A new device was found do you want to configure it If you do not want to see this popup when you create arrays you can check the Do not notify me checkbox ...

Page 76: ...ermanently destroys all data that was on the array You will not be able to undo this action and all data will be lost Notes 1 If you create more than one array you can install the operating system to any of them How ever a small amount of boot information is always written to a disk in the first array on your array list regardless of which array you install the operating system on If anything happ...

Page 77: ...then press Insert to select it 3 Use the arrow keys to highlight another array and then press Insert to select it 4 Press Enter to swap the arrays Figure 5 2 Swap arrays In this example the RAID10 array was the first array created However to boot from the RAID5 array the arrays were swapped so that the RAID5 array is the first device listed ...

Page 78: ...To hide or Unhide an array 1 Select the Hide Unhide option 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the array to be hidden or unhidden 3 Press the Insert to select an array 4 Press Enter to commit the selection The hidden array turns blue in the BIOS Configuration Utility and the status of the array displays as Hidden Note You cannot hide a legacy array from the BIOS You can hide a legacy array from the ...

Page 79: ... to identify that disk To view disk details 1 From the Main menu select View Disk Details 2 Use the arrow keys to choose a disk The details of the disk are displayed in the Information field across the top and include the following data Disk Number Controller Number Channel Number Disk Size New Legacy Empty InArray Free Space Disk Model Number Note Nothing can be changed from this menu option It i...

Page 80: ...etails of the array are displayed in both the Information field across the top and include the following data Array Number Type Size State Name Cache setting DOS size 5 10 Rescanning All Channels from the BIOS This option allows you to rescan all channels to detect new or removed disks and arrays To perform a rescan select Rescan All Channels from the Main menu The activity indicator in the Inform...

Page 81: ... When the Pause feature is enabled and an array goes critical or offline or there is a controller configuration error the boot process stops and you must press Enter to continue booting This gives you time to view the error message on the screen If the Pause feature is disabled the error message is displayed briefly but the system continues to boot To select a boot option 1 From the Main menu sele...

Page 82: ...end disabling INT13 only if you want to boot from another device and leave the rest of the options enabled Or b To turn off warnings due to critical arrays when booting high light Toggle Pause if Critical and then press Enter to change the setting to Disabled Or c To turn off warnings due to offline arrays when booting high light Toggle Pause if Offline and then press Enter to change the setting t...

Page 83: ... Error and then press Enter to change the setting to Disabled 5 12 Continue Booting from the BIOS After you have created arrays you can continue booting the system from the point where the RAID BIOS was entered To resume the boot high light Continue to Boot in the Main menu and then press Enter No reboot is required ...

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Page 85: ...2 CHAPTER 6 RAID Console Opera tions This section explains the RAID Con sole This section includes RAID Console Management Online RAID Level Migration ...

Page 86: ...ription on the main functions is given in this chapter For detailed functions and use of the RAID console please refer to the RAID Management User Guide in the CD available with this unit RAID Console RAID console can be started from the icon on the screen When you start for the first time you will be asked whether to set or not to set the manager password for RAID console ...

Page 87: ...s 1 The password must consist of at least 6 char acters 2 Passwords are case sensitive 3 Do remember the password and store in a safe place If you forget it you will not be allowed to access the RAID Console 4 You are given four opportunities to key in the correct password After the 4th attempt the pro gram will close and you have to restart System I O State Disk State Area RAID State Area RAID li...

Page 88: ...vailable on the disk GS Indicating whether the disk has been designated as a Global Spare Model Number Model number of the disk Array State Area Available with information on each and every RAID corresponding to each logical disk including Device No of disk RAID O S Name Title designated by the operating system to the array If the array is in a hidden state it shows Hidden if it is off line it sho...

Page 89: ... Priority If any task is being executed the priority of the task is shown Cache Cache mode of the array in NC No Cache R Read Cache W Write Back Cache and RW Read Write Cache Dst Spare Showing whether the array is available with distributed spare Ded Spare Showing whether the array is available with dedicated spare Array List Area Details of each array are shown including array disk and online RAI...

Page 90: ...ption 1 Select the array to split using the right button of the mouse 2 On the array menu select Mirror Split Default Mirror split as an advanced option For RAID1N or RAID10N mirrors advanced options can be used for dif ferent splits When using advanced options you may first select the disks to be reserved as part of the original array while the other disks become the second array For instance you...

Page 91: ...d the mir ror split screen appears as shown below 3 Select the disc to stay that belongs to the original array 4 The split arrays are hidden to avoid access by the operating system If you do not want to hide the array uncheck Hide the newly split off array from the OS 5 Click Commit to begin the split The unchecked disks will become Newlysplit off arrays Check Hide the newly split off array ...

Page 92: ...line RAID level migration window appears as shown below Notes 1 You can not migrate major RAID levels to minor ones A new RAID level needs to be of the same level or higher than the original array 2 If the system fails during migration once the system is restarted the migration will continue 3 If the hard disk were damaged during migra tion as long as both arrays before and after the migration are...

Page 93: ...ay the same as the original array To expand capacity just key in the capacity of the new array 6 Click Commit to begin the split 7 Unless the migration is completed immediately the array list area will show the RAID in migration Note If you have set the wrong migration configura tion you will not be allowed to press the Commit key You may have too few disks for the selected RAID level or not enoug...

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Page 95: ...2 CHAPTER 7 System Maintenance This section explains how to maintain the DNS 3000 This section includes Operating System Split Operating System Swap Operating System Repair ...

Page 96: ... split of the operating system When the user completes system setup the mirror split is RAID 1N consisting of 4 hard disks in two RAID 1 arrays mirrors one as a disk split area for the primary oper ating system and the other as a split area for the hidden backup operating system not accessible When the primary operating system is unable to turn the system on because of an unstable program virus in...

Page 97: ...0 including user accounts permissions and programs the operating system is saved using mirror split as the backup method 1 Use the advanced option to split RAID1N into 2 RAID1 arrays At this time Array 3 as shown below appears in the split array list Shown as Hidden The system is not accessible ...

Page 98: ...nual 80 2 The split backup system array Array 3 is renamed with a date for identification Right click Array 3 and select Name on the array list The name window appears Key in the name you want and then press Change Name ...

Page 99: ...wap to the hidden backup OS 1 Restart the unit and press Ctrl R to enter the RAID BIOS 2 In the upper left corner you can see the complete list of arrays as shown below Array 3 has just undergone a mirror split The blue indicates that it is a hidden array As only one array Number 1 can be used to turn on the system we have to swap the backup system array to the first so it can be used to turn on t...

Page 100: ...DNS 3000 User s Manual 82 3 Use the Insert key to decide on the 2 arrays to swap The selected arrays will be shown in green as shown below ...

Page 101: ...83 Chapter7 4 After the selection press Enter to execute the swap After the swap Array 3 Backup OS turns into Array 1 as shown below ...

Page 102: ...nhidden and Primary OS to hidden Select Hide Unhide Array s Use the Insert key to select Standby Backup OS and press Enter to execute After can celing the hide the Backup OS array is shown in white and Primary OS in blue as shown below Select Continue to boot the system ...

Page 103: ... can be the backup operating system 1 Open the RAID Console and right click on the Primary OS Array 3 Then click Delete and select OK to delete the damaged Primary OS array 2 Change the current Backup OS array name to Primary OS for easy identification 3 Use the RAID transform function on Primary OS now Array1 to migrate the two disk RAID 1 to a four disk RAID 1N ...

Page 104: ... a date for easy identification The array is then the new backup operating system array The aforementioned steps of system split system swap and system repair assure that no matter what damage is caused to the system it can be repaired for immediate service after being set up without further configu ration This further increases availability of the system and minimizes system down time caused by a...

Page 105: ...up operating sys tem array migrating the primary operating sys tem array as RAID1N and splitting the primary array This assures that the backup operating system is always up to date 2 If there is more space available you may build more backup operating systems at different times each identified by a date Whenever nec essary select the required operating system you want to use to turn on the system...

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Page 107: ...2 APPENDIX A Hardware Specifica tions This section lists the hardware specifi cations This section includes Hardware Specifications ...

Page 108: ...r load balance Controller Intel 82547GI CSA x 1 Intel 82541 x 1 Connector RJ 45 x 2 SCSI Optional Interface Ultra 320 Controller Adaptec 7902W Max Data Trans fer Rate 320 MB sec Channels 2 External Hardware RAID Controller Hardware RAID support RAID 0 1 5 10 50 1N 10N Online Capacity Expansion Online RAID Level Migration and Distributed Hot Spare Driver Bay 3 5 HDD 15 internal SATA HDD I O Interfa...

Page 109: ...ID power active System Monitor ing Power fan temperature voltage alarm Power Supply Watt 300 W Redundant Triple redundant hot swap Input AC 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz full range Environment Temperature 0 35 degrees Celsius Humidity 5 90 Physical Dimensions W x H x D 17 2 x 1 7 x 19 85 Weight w o HDDs 14 Kg 31lbs ...

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