Acer HDS AMS200- User Manual

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide vii Preface This document describes the physical, functional, and operational characteristics of the AMS200 subsystem. This document also provides operation instructions, installation details, and configuration planning information for the AMS200 subsystem....

viii Preface If trouble occurs in a different configuration, the user may be requested to take appropriate preventive measures. The EMI test was done in the following configuration: „ AMS200-RKS+H1J „ AMS200-RKS+RKAJ+H2J Convention for Storage Capacity Values This document uses the following convent...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide xi Contents Chapter 1 Overview of the AMS200 Subsystem ....................................................................................1 1.1 Overview Features ............................................................................... 2 1.1.1 High D...

xii Contents 4.1.1 AMS200 Rack-Mount Model ........................................................... 46 4.1.2 AMS200 Floor Model ................................................................... 52 4.2 Redundant Power Supplies .................................................................... ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide xiii 5.10 iSCSI Features and Functions ................................................................ 107 5.10.1 CHAP Authentication................................................................. 107 5.10.2 iSNS Client .....................................

xiv Contents 7.7.3 Deleting the CHAP User ............................................................. 167 7.7.4 Changing the Two-Way Authentication Information ............................ 168 7.8 Transferring Configurations from One Array to Another ................................ 170 7.9 Storin...

xvi Contents List of Figures Figure 2.1 Positions and Contents of Labels on Floor Model RKS+H1HJ....................... 21 Figure 2.2 Positions and Contents of Labels on Rack-Mount Model RKS+RKAJ+H2J ......... 22 Figure 2.3 Positions and Contents of Labels on Rack-Mount Model RKS ......................

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide xix List of Tables Table 2.1 Caution Statements ...................................................................... 20 Table 2.2 Symbols Contained in Warning Labels................................................. 20 Table 2.3 AMS200 Dimensions and Weigh...

xx Contents Table 7.5 Capacity Restriction of System LU.................................................... 193 Table 8.1 Web Operational Environment ........................................................ 214 Table 8.2 AMS200 WEB Function Supported Browser/Version ................................ ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 1 Chapter 1 Overview of the AMS200 Subsystem This chapter includes the following: „ Overview Features (see section 1.1) „ Rack-Mount Model (see section 1.2) „ Floor Model (see section 1.3) This chapter provides information on the Fibre, NAS, and iSCSI model...

2 Chapter 1 Overview of the AMS200 Subsystem 1.1 Overview Features The Acer | HDS Adaptable Modular Storage AMS200 subsystem (hereafter referred to as the AMS200) is available in two models: the floor model and the rack-mount model. There are two types of the AMS200 floor model. The first type is a ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 3 Ethernet: With the 1 G bps Ethernet connection, the subsystem can transfer data between host computer and the subsystem at a maximum speed of 100 M bytes/s per port via a network. Enough throughput can be obtained even when having multiple access to the m...

4 Chapter 1 Overview of the AMS200 Subsystem 1.1.5 Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability The AMS200 subsystem is not expected to fail in any way that would interrupt user access to data. The AMS200 can sustain single component failures and still continue to provide full access to all stored ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 5 1.1.6 Hitachi Freedom Storage™ and Hitachi Freedom Data Networks™ Hitachi Data Systems’ end-to-end Storage Solutions give you the freedom to locate storage wherever it makes the greatest business sense to do so and protect your investment in currently ins...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 7 1.3 Floor Model There are two floor model styles: „ Floor (RKS+H1J) Model. „ Floor (RKS+RKAJ+H2J) Model. The Floor (RKS+H1J) Model is capable of mounting up to 15 disk drives and include a controller to perform RAID control on the drives. The Floor (RKS+R...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 9 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation This chapter provides information for planning and preparing a site before and during installation of the Acer | HDS AMS200 subsystem. Please read this chapter carefully before beginning your installation ...

10 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation This chapter provides information on the Fibre, NAS, and iSCSI models. The following table illustrates sections that provide explanations for each model. „ Fibre model: Connects disk array subsystem to a host computer with Fibre Channel interface....

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 11 2.1 User Responsibilities Before the AMS200 subsystem arrives for installation, you must provide the following items to ensure proper installation and configuration: „ Physical space necessary for proper subsystem function and maintenance activity „ Elec...

12 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation 2.2 Safety Precautions When using the AMS200 disk array subsystem, follow these cautionary procedures: „ Perform operations in accordance with the instructions or procedures described in this manual. „ Follow the cautionary notes written on labels...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 13 2.2.1 Symbol Marks The warning labels which appear on the subsystem and/or in this guide indicate potential safety hazards. When you see these symbols, observe the safety instructions that follow: This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you ...

14 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation 2.2.3 Precautions for Using Equipment Use special precautions for the following: „ Equipment „ Cables „ Air vents „ Battery unit „ Nickel-Hydride rechargeable battery instructions „ Miscellaneous and other 2.2.3.1 Equipment „ If you notice unusual...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 15 2.2.3.4 Battery Unit Observe the following when handling the battery: „ Do not disassemble or tamper with the battery. „ Do not allow the battery to be physically damaged. If the battery is physically damaged, have it replaced as soon as possible. „ Do n...

16 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation 2.2.3.5 Nickel-Hydride Rechargeable Battery Instructions These instructions explain what you must observe when you use a nickel-hydride rechargeable battery (hereafter it is referred to as the battery). If you use the battery incorrectly, it can o...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 17 11. Do not nail or hammer the battery. The battery may be broken or dented and a short circuit may occur inside. As a result, the battery may become overheated, burst or ignite. 12. Do not solder directly to the battery. If you do so, heat will melt the ...

18 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation 2.2.4 Inspection and Cleaning Precautions „ If a maintenance activity requires that the unit be powered off, make sure that the power-off sequence described in the manual is performed before proceeding with maintenance. „ Do not work on the unit i...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 19 2.2.5 Emergency Precautions Follow these emergency precautions for the following: „ Electric Shock „ Fire 2.2.5.1 Electric Shock „ Do NOT immediately touch the person struck by electricity. You could be the second victim. „ To shut off the electric flow ...

20 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation 2.2.6 Warning Notices 2.2.6.1 Caution Statements Caution statements described in this manual and the pages where they appear are listed below. Caution statements are indicated by the caution symbol: Table 2.1 Caution Statements Warning Statement C...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 21 Figure 2.1 Positions and Contents of Labels on Floor Model RKS+H1HJ

22 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation Figure 2.2 Positions and Contents of Labels on Rack-Mount Model RKS+RKAJ+H2J

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 23 Figure 2.3 Positions and Contents of Labels on Rack-Mount Model RKS

24 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation Figure 2.4 Positions and Contents of Labels on Rack-Mount Model RKNAS

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 25 Figure 2.5 Positions and Contents of Labels on Rack-Mount Model RKAJ/RKAJAT

26 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation 2.3 General Specifications and Requirements This section describes the general specifications and requirements for the AMS200 subsystem. The following are included: „ Dimensions and weight „ Service clearance requirements „ Floor load rating „ Int...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 27 Table 2.5 AMS200 Dimensions and Weight of the NAS Unit Item Model RKNAS Physical Specifications Chassis size (W × D × H) (mm) 483 × 650 × 43 Mass (kg) 15 approx Acoustic noise (dB) 60 approx

28 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation 2.3.2 Service Clearance Requirements The following figure shows the floor area required for installing the equipment. Install the equipment in a place with the area shown in the figure to avoid problems such as inadequate service clearance or insu...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 29 2.3.3 Floor Load Rating This section includes: „ Floor load rating for the AMS200 rack-mount model „ Floor load rating for the AMS200 floor model 2.3.3.1 Floor Load Rating for AMS200 Rack-Mount Model In the maximum configuration, the rack-mount model can...

30 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation 2.3.4 Internal Logic Specifications The following table lists the internal logic specifications of the AMS200. Table 2.6 Internal Logic Specification of AMS200 Rack-Mount Model Item Specification RKS RKNAS Internal logic Control CPU Power PC7447A ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 31 2.4 Environmental Specifications and Requirements To maintain optimal AMS200 performance, the AMS200 subsystem must be installed in a proper environment. This section discusses the following necessary environmental specifications and requirements: „ Envi...

32 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation 2.4.2 Temperature and Humidity Requirements Table 2.8 lists the temperature and humidity requirements for the AMS200 subsystem. Table 2.8 Environmental Specifications Item Specification In operation ( ° C) 10 to 40 In non-operation ( ° C) -10 to 5...

34 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation 2.4.4 Air Flow Requirements The AMS200 subsystem is air-cooled. Air must enter the subsystem through the airflow intakes at the front of each subsystem and must be exhausted out of the back. 2.4.5 Vibration and Shock Tolerances Table 2.12 lists th...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 35 2.4.6 Reliability The reliability of the AMS200 is described in the following tables. The following reliability does not change even when the RKNAS is connected to the system. Table 2.13 Reliability of AMS200 Rack-Mount Model (RKS/RKAJ) Rack-Mount Model ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 37 Table 2.15 Reliability of AMS200 Floor Model Floor Model Item Model Floor (RKS+H1J) Model Floor (RKS+RKAJ+H2J) Model MTBDL (Mean Time Between Data Lost) ( Note ) About 5 million hour or longer (in RAID 5 configuration) RAID 6 configuration: n(n − 1)(n − ...

38 Chapter 2 Planning for Installation and Operation Table 2.16 Reliability of AMS200 Floor Model Floor Model Item Model Floor (RKS+H1J) Model Floor (RKS+RKAJ+H2J) Model MTBDL (Mean Time Between Data Lost) ( Note ) About 5 million hour or longer (in RAID 5 configuration) RAID 6 configuration: n(n − ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 39 Chapter 3 Powering On/Off Procedure The disk drive may emit audible mechanical sounds when the disk drive is started (spun up), immediately after the subsystem is powered on and powered off (spun down). However, this does not indicate a problem if the WA...

40 Chapter 3 Powering On/Off Procedure 3.1 AMS200 Rack-Mount Model The following steps describe power on/off procedures for the AMS200 rack-mount model. Note: For information about the global rack-mount model, refer to the Acer | HDS AMS200 and WMS100 Global Global 19-Inch Rack Reference Guide. 3.1....

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 41 3.1.2 Subsystem Power Off To power off the subsystem: 1. Turn off the main switch. 2. Verify that the POWER LED (green) on the panel of the RKS is off. 3. Turn off the AC power unit switch of the power unit. 4. When the RKNAS is mounted on the rack, turn...

44 Chapter 3 Powering On/Off Procedure 3.2.2 Subsystem Power Off To power off the subsystem: 1. Turn off the main switch. 2. Verify that the POWER LED (green) on the panel is off. 3. Turn off the AC power unit switch of the power unit. Note: When storing the subsystem without turning on the power fo...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 45 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components This chapter includes the following: „ Configuration Block Diagrams „ Redundant Power Supplies „ Fibre Channel Interface „ NAS Interface „ iSCSI Interface „ Array Frames „ Component Names, Locations, and Fu...

46 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.1 Configuration Block Diagrams This section includes block diagrams for the following: „ AMS200 rack-mount model „ AMS200 floor model 4.1.1 AMS200 Rack-Mount Model The configuration block diagrams of the Rack-Mount models are shown below. The RKS/...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 47 Note: Disk drive: DF-F700-AGF72, DF-F700-AGH72, DF-F700-AGF146, DF-F700-AGH146, DF-F700-AGF300. Fan Assembly AC100/200 V (Single phase) AC100/200 V (Single phase) LAN LAN Cache Unit FC Interface Control Unit #0 Host computer : Basic component and indispe...

48 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components Fan Assembly AC100/200 V (Single phase) AC100/200 V (Single phase) LAN LAN Cache Unit NAS Interface Control Unit #0 Network : Basic component and indispensable optional part : Option (additional) part 1 0 3 2 Backup Battery Unit Power Unit (RKS) #1 ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 49 Fan Assembly AC100/200 V (Single phase) AC100/200 V (Single phase) LAN LAN Cache Unit NAS Interface Control Unit #0 Network : Basic component and indispensable optional part : Option (additional) part 1 0 3 2 Backup Battery Unit Power Unit (RKS) #1 Power...

50 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components Power Unit (RKAJ) #1 Power Unit (RKAJ) #0 ENC Unit (RKAJ) #0 ENC Unit #1 from RKS, RKAJ, or RKAJAT 1 0 14 2 : Basic component and indispensable optional part : Option (additional) part AC100/200 V (Single phase) to RKAJ or RKAJAT Disk Drive( Note ) ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 51 Path CTL Path CTL Path CTL Path CTL Path CTL Path CTL Path CTL AC100/200 V (Single Phase) Power Unit (RKAJAT) #0 Power Unit (RKAJAT) #1 From RKS, RKAJ or RKAJAT to RKAJ or RKAJAT : Basic component and indispensable optional part : Option (additional) par...

58 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.2 Redundant Power Supplies Each AMS200 unit is powered by its own set of redundant power supplies, and each power supply is able to provide power for the entire RKS unit, should it become necessary. Because of this redundancy, the AMS200 subsystem...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 59 4.3 Fibre Channel Interface The AMS200 subsystem supports open system operations. The AMS200 subsystem supports up to 2 fibre-channel ports. Each AMS200 Fibre Channel interface is capable of operating at data transfer speeds of up to 200 MB/sec. The AMS2...

60 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.3.2 Connection Specifications 4.3.2.1 When the FC Interface Board is Not Added The host connector that can be used varies, depending on the topology setting of the AMS200 and the destination of the Fibre Channel cable connection. The following tab...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 61 4.3.2.2 When the FC Interface Board is Added The available Fibre Channel connection configuration varies, depending on the topology setting of the AMS200 and the destination of the Fibre Channel cable connection. The following table shows available Fibre...

62 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.3.3 Fibre Channel Configuration 4.3.3.1 When the FC Interface Board is Not Added The following Fibre Channel information is not set for each host connector that connects to the AMS200 Fibre Channel. „ Port Address „ Topology „ Transfer Rate „ Addi...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 63 4.3.4.2 When the FC Interface Board is Added One host connector configures one port. „ Exclusive access to Logical Unit LU mapping can be processed for each port. Therefore, set the accessible logical unit for each port using the LU mapping function. „ T...

64 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.4 NAS Interface The AMS200 provides up to 8 LAN ports and supports 1000 BASE-T for Gigabit LAN and 100 Mbps-BASE-TX. The AMS200 supports transfer rates of 100 Mbytes/s and 10 Mbytes/s, and controls data transmission using the CSMA/CD method. Note ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 65 4.5 ISCSI Interface The AMS200 provides 4 iSCSI ports by adding an optional iSCSI interface board. The iSCSI interface is capable of operating at data transfer speed of up to 100 M bytes/s. The AMS200 supports Ethernet (1000Base-TX). With the HBA for iSC...

66 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.6.1 AMS200 Rack-Mount Model Each RKS unit contains the physical disk drives, including the disk array groups and the dynamic spare disk drives. Each rack frame has dual power plugs, which should be attached to two different power sources or power ...

68 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.6.2 Floor Model Each floor model contains physical disk drives, including the disk array groups and the dynamic spare disk drives. Additionally, each floor model has dual power plugs, which should be attached to two different power sources or powe...

70 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.7 Component Names, Locations, and Functions This section includes the following: „ Front bezel component locations and functions „ RKS, RKAJ, and RKAJAT component locations „ Switch locations and functions „ Connector locations and functions „ LED...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 71 4.7.1 Front Bezel Component Locations and Functions This section illustrates and describes the locations and functions for the front bezel. ALARM LED (red) W ARNING LED (orange) READY LED (green) POW ER LED (green) RKA/RKAJAT W ARNING LED (orange) POW ER...

72 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components Note1: Low-speed blinking: (1 s) Blinking (One time/1 s) Note2: High-speed blinking: (1 s) (1 s) Off (500 ms) Blinking (Four times/500 ms) Blinking (Eight times/1 s) RKNAS ALARM LED (red) W ARNING LED (orange) READY LED (green) POW ER LED(green) Fig...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 73 4.7.2 Component Locations The locations of the RKS, RKAJ, and RKAJAT components are shown in the following diagrams: RKS (front) Disk Drive Panel Assembly Power Unit Fan Assembly Control Unit RKS (rear) Backup Battery Unit Figure 4.16 RKS Component Locat...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 75 4.7.3 Switch Locations and Functions This section illustrates and describes the locations and functions for switches in the following hardware components: „ Panel assembly „ Backup battery unit „ Power unit „ RKNAS 4.7.3.1 Panel Assembly BUZZER OFF SW Ma...

76 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.7.3.2 Backup Battery Unit Battery Switch Figure 4.20 Backup Battery Unit Switch Location Table 4.8 Backup Battery Unit Switch Functions Switch Function Battery Switch Turns on/off the battery power: When this switch is set to the off, the WARN LED...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 77 4.7.3.4 RKNAS AC Power Unit Switch RESET Figure 4.22 RKNAS Switch Locations Table 4.10 RKNAS Switch Functions Switch Function AC Power Unit Switch Controls the power applied to the RKNAS RESET Used to reset the RKNAS.

78 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.7.4 Connector Locations and Functions This section illustrates and describes the locations and functions for connectors in the following hardware components: „ ENC unit „ Power unit „ Control unit „ RKNAS 4.7.4.1 ENC Unit LASER KLASSE 1 CLASS 1 LA...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 79 4.7.4.2 Power Unit Receptor (J1) Power Unit (RKS) Receptor (J1) Power Unit (RKAJ/RKAJAT) ( Note ) Figure 4.24 Power Unit Connector Locations Note: The additional battery unit is only available in Japan. Table 4.12 Power Unit Connector Functions Connector...

80 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.7.4.3 Control Unit LASER KLASSE 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LAN FC connector (Port 0A-1/Port 1A-1) FC connector (Port 0A-0/Port 1A-0) Control Unit FC Interface Board FC connector (Port 0B-0/Port 1B-0) FC connector (Port 0A-0/Port 1A-0) CTRL PCI-E NAS ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 81 4.7.4.4 RKNAS gbe 4 gbe 3 gbe 1 gbe 2 PCI-E CTRL mng 1 Other NNC mtp 1 Disk Array FC Port Receptor Figure 4.26 RKNAS Connector Locations Table 4.14 RKNAS Connector Functions Connector Function Receptor (J1) Power cable receptacle on the RKNAS side. gbe 1...

82 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.7.5 LED Locations and Functions This section illustrates and describes the locations and functions of LEDs in the following hardware components: „ Disk drive display „ Battery backup unit „ ENC unit „ SENC unit „ Power unit „ Fan assembly „ Contro...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 83 Table 4.15 Disk Drive Display LED Functions LED Function HDD ACTIVE LED (green) When on or flashing, it indicates that the disk drive is operational. HDD ALARM LED (red) When on, it indicates that a failure occurred in the disk drive; the disk drive is i...

84 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.7.5.2 Disk Drive Display (RKAJ, RKAJAT) WARN LED (orange) HDD ALARM LED (red) HDD ACTIVE LED (green) PW R LED (green) Figure 4.28 Disk Drive Display (RKAJ., RKAJAT) LED Locations Table 4.16 Disk Drive Display (RKAJ, RKAJAT) LED Functions LED Funct...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 85 4.7.5.4 ENC Unit ENC Unit （ RKAJ ） CHK LED (red) ALM LED (red) P1 LED (green) P0 LED (green) Figure 4.30 ENC Unit LED Locations Table 4.18 ENC Unit LED Functions LED Function P1 LED (green) When on, it indicates that the link status of FC-AL (loop 1 side...

86 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.7.5.5 SENC Unit SENC Unit CHK LED (red) ALM LED (red) P0 LED / P1 LED (green) Figure 4.31 SENC Unit LED Locations Table 4.19 SENC Unit LED Functions LED Function P0 LED/P1 LED (green) When on, it indicates that the link status of FC-AL (loop 0 or ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 87 4.7.5.6 Power Unit READY LED (green) Power Unit (RKS) Power Unit (RKAJ/RKAJAT) ALARM LED (red) READY LED (green) ALARM LED (red) Figure 4.32 Power Unit LED Locations Table 4.20 Power Unit LED Functions LED Function READY LED (green) When on, it indicates...

88 Chapter 4 Subsystem Architecture and Components 4.7.5.8 Control Unit LASER KLASSE 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT CACHE POW ER LED(Green) CHKSTP LED(Red) RST LED (Orange) CALM LED (Red) GP1 LED(Green) GP0 LED(Green) CHK LED(Red) EALM LED(Red) P1 LED(Green) P0 LED(Green) GP1 LED (Green) GP0 LED (Green) Co...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 89 Table 4.22 Control Unit LED Functions LED Function CHKSTP LED (red) When on, it indicates that a failure occurs in the controller (CTL side), so the controller is inoperable. Active (yellow) When on, it indicates that the link status is normal. Link (gre...

94 Chapter 5 Functional and Operational Characteristics This chapter provides information on the Fibre, NAS, and iSCSI models. The following table illustrates sections that provide an explanation for each model. „ Fibre model: Connects disk array subsystem to a host computer with Fibre Channel inter...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 95 5.1 New AMS200 Features and Capabilities The Hitachi AMS200 subsystem offers the following new or improved features and capabilities, which distinguish the AMS200 subsystem from the 9200 subsystem: „ Up to 15 spare disks installable (floor RKS+H1JModel: ...

96 Chapter 5 Functional and Operational Characteristics 5.2 Raid Implementations The AMS200 subsystem supports RAID0, RAID1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID1+0. RKAJAT does not support RAID0. „ RAID0 group stripes data across all disk drives in the group to attain higher throughput. There is no sparing dis...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 97 The RAID specification is shown in the following table: Table 5.1 Rack-Mount and Floor Model RAID Specifications Rack-Mount Model Item Model RKS RKAJ RKAJAT RAID level 0/1/5/6/1+0 1/5/6/1+0 RAID0 2D ～ 16D RAID1 1D+1D RAID 5 2D+1P ～ 15D+1P RAID 6 2D+2P ～ ...

98 Chapter 5 Functional and Operational Characteristics 5.3 Cache Management Cache management features include the following: „ Data is stored in cache when reading and writing; it is dynamically managed, depending on the workload read and write I/O characteristics. A high percent cache hit rate is ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 101 5.5 Open Systems Features and Functions The AMS200 subsystem offers many features and functions specifically for the open-systems environment. The AMS200 subsystem also supports important open-system functions, such as fibre-channel arbitrated-loop (FC-...

102 Chapter 5 Functional and Operational Characteristics 5.6 Data Management Features and Functions These features include: „ Cache Residency Manager Function „ LUN Manager Function „ Data Retention Utility Function „ LUN Expansion Function „ Password Protection Function 5.6.1 Cache Residency Manage...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 103 5.6.4 LUN Expansion Function The LUN Expansion function expands the size of a logical unit (volume) accessed by a host computer by combining multiple logical units (volumes) internally. 5.6.5 Password Protection Function The Password Protection function...

104 Chapter 5 Functional and Operational Characteristics 5.7.3 NAS Backup Restore Modular Function The NAS Backup Restore Modular function protects data that is shared in the NAS Modular system. The NAS Backup Restore Modular function provides the following functions to protect data: „ Snapshot Func...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 105 5.8 Performance Management Features and Functions This feature includes: „ Performance Monitor functions „ Cache Partition Manager functions 5.8.1 Performance Monitor Function The Performance Monitor acquires information about the performance of RAID gr...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 107 5.10 iSCSI Features and Functions 1 Gbps iSCSI is supported by adding iSCSI interface to the AMS200. The AMS200 supports the following functions: „ CHAP Authentication „ iSNS Client 5.10.1 CHAP Authentication User authtnetication is performed for each t...

110 Chapter 6 Configuring the AMS200 Subsystem 6.1 Overview of Configuration This section includes the following information on configuration: „ Open Systems Configuration „ Defining LUNs „ Fibre Channel Interface Addressing „ iSCSI Interface Addressing „ Alternate Pathing „ NAS Configuration 6.1.1 ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 111 6.1.3 Fibre Channel Interface Addressing One Fibre Channel port is assigned a target ID by addressing port ID. The AMS200 can address up to 256 logical unit numbers for one port. Host computer accesses to the logical unit with the required logical unit ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 113 6.1.4 iSCSI Interface Addressing The AMS200 supports 4 iSCSI ports by adding iSCSI interface board. The iSCSI port is assigned a target ID by addressing port ID. The AMS200 can address up to 256 logical unit numbers for one port. Host computer accesses ...

114 Chapter 6 Configuring the AMS200 Subsystem 6.1.5 Alternate Pathing The user should plan for alternate pathing to ensure the highest data availability. The AMS200 provides up to 2 fibre channel ports or to accommodate alternate pathing for host attachment. The following figure shows a sample of a...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 115 6.1.5.2 When the FC Interface Board is Added to the Control Unit LU0 LU1 1A 1B 0A 0B Failure Occurrence Automatic Path Switching Host switching is not required LAN Host A (active) Host B (standby) AMS200 Fibre Cable Host capable of switching the path Fi...

116 Chapter 6 Configuring the AMS200 Subsystem 6.1.6 NAS Configuration NAS Modular system operation management software includes management software on the PC (Storage Navigator Modular, NAS Setup, and WEB browser) and NAS Manager Modular. Operation management (NAS OS, disk array subsystem) on the d...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 117 6.2 Configuring LAN Interfaces of the AMS200 Subsystem The negotiation mode (10M/100M/half-duplex/full-duplex) of LAN port for user management (used for Hi-Command, Storage Navigator Modular, etc.)and for maintenance of the control Unit supports auto ne...

118 Chapter 6 Configuring the AMS200 Subsystem 6.3 Configuring the AMS200 Subsystem The following steps must be performed to configure the disk array: 1. Verify that the subsystem is connected to the LAN. 2. Install Storage Navigator-Modular on the system that will be used as the management PC/Serve...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 119 6.4 Registering the AMS200 Subsystem for Control by Storage Navigator-Modular To operate the array unit from Storage Navigator-Modular, register the array unit. You cannot temporarily register a non-existing array unit: 1. From the Edit menu, click Add ...

120 Chapter 6 Configuring the AMS200 Subsystem 6.5 Configuring the AMS200 Subsystem for the Desired Application Before configuring the AMS200 make sure that you know the following: „ The required RAID level, based on performance and pricing criteria. „ The number and size of LUNs you wish to create....

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 121 6.6 AMS200 Subsystem General Configuration Activating Management mode in Storage Navigator-Modular will enable you to do a general configuration of the AMS200 subsystem. Before it is possible to configure the AMS200, management mode must be enabled in S...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 123 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the AMS200 Subsystem The process of configuring storage on the AMS200 subsystem involves the following sub-processes: „ Software Composition „ Setting Fibre Channel Information „ Setting iSCSI Information „ Determining S...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 125 7.1 Software Composition This section includes the following: „ Microprogram „ System parameters „ Configuration information „ SNMP information „ Storage for parameters 7.1.1 Microprogram A microprogram controls basic hardware operations which accompany...

126 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.1.5 Storage for Parameters The storage areas where the parameters on the controller are stored are described in the following table: Table 7.1 Storage for Parameters No. Parameter Storage Description 1 Fixed Part Program Fla...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 127 7.2 Setting Fibre Channel Information Follow the steps below to set and display fibre channel information: The Fibre Channel information setting is performed in Management mode of the Storage Navigator Modular. Therefore, the operation mode of Storage N...

128 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem Figure 7.1 Fibre Channel Setting

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 129 7.3 Setting iSCSI Information 7.3.1 Setting iSCSI Port Information To set iSCSI port information, follow these steps: Back up all data before performing this procedure. (If a mistake in operation is made, user data in the subsystem can be lost.) 1. Turn...

130 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 8. Click the Apply button. 9. A confirmation message appears. After verifying that the I/O operation initiated by the host has stopped, click the OK button. 10. A message appears, stating that the setting is completed. Click t...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 131 4. A confirmation message is displayed. Click the OK button. Ð 7.3.3 Sending a Ping To send the ping to the initiator (host) and display the result of the sending, follow these steps: 1. On the Tools menu, click the Configuration Settings or click the C...

132 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 4. The The following message appears. Click the OK button. Ð The result is displayed. 5. As necessary, select the Refresh button to display the latest information.

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 133 7.4 Determining Space and RAID Level Requirements This process will depend on the customer requirements, however Acer | HDS recommends certain configuration guidelines that will provide good performance and adequate protection of data integrity in most ...

134 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.4.1 Setting a Spare Disk To set a spare disk, follow these steps: 1. Turn on the power supply. Note: If the power supply has been turned on, proceed to the next step. 2. Start the Storage Navigator-Modular program, and set t...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 135 7. Click Set. The Spare Drives dialog box displays: 8. Select the HDU that you want to set as a spare drive from the Available Drives list and click the button. The selected HDU is moved to the Drives to Set list: 9. Click OK. 10. A message indicating t...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 137 7.4.2 Canceling a Spare Disk Setting To cancel a spare disk setting: 1. Select the Logical Unit tab on the Unit window. 2. Select the Spare Drives. 3. Select the spare drive to be canceled, and then click Release. 4. The confirmation message for spare d...

138 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.4.3 Setting a RAID Group Note: It is recommended that you set at least four RAID Groups for the RAID group used when the NAS unit is connected. This sets the NAS system LU for the usual operation, the NAS system LU for backu...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 139 Figure 7.3 Logical Status Tab (NAS) Figure 7.4 RAID Group Dialog Box Figure 7.5 RAID Group is Updated

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 141 7.4.4 Deleting a RAID Group All user data on all LUNs will be lost if all RAID groups are deleted. Back up the user data before performing this operation. The unified LU cannot be unified or split unless the LU unifying function (a priced option) is val...

142 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem When a logical unit exists in the RAID Group: Ð Ð Ð

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 143 7.4.5 Setting a Logical Unit Note: You can create settings for the only system LU when the AMS200 is connected to the NAS in accordance with the following restrictions: Capacity Restriction No. Internal LU Number (Note1) System LU Bytes Designation Bloc...

144 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 2. A created logical unit number displays for the Logical Unit No. and the RAID group number in which logical units are defined for the RAID Group. Additionally, a logical unit capacity that can be created displays. Note: To s...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 145 When no formatted logical unit exists: Ð When formatted logical unit exists: Ð Ð Ð

146 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.4.7 Formatting a Logical Unit Note 1: For the logical unit that is being formatted in the background, it is best to perform operations to the host installation. If a volatile failure for data in cache memory occurs due to su...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 149 (NAS) To confirm the latest progress rate, refresh the display by clicking Refresh. 3. Normal displays in the Status box. (When the formatting is in execution, the progress status displays.) If formatting is terminated abnormally, review the results. Th...

150 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.4.8 Changing the Format Mode This mode enables the subsystem to set the priority of host access and the format for the format in the background. To set the Format Priority Mode, follow these steps: 1. On the Tools menu, sele...

152 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.4.9 Changing the Default Controller in Charge of an LU Note: The controller in charge of a default LU can be changed only for the dual active mode configuration of a dual system. To change the controller in charge of a defau...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 153 7.5 Setting Host Group Information In the AMS200, the Host Connection Mode, the mapping information of Logical Unit, and LUN security information are set to the group of hosts, not to the host. This enables you to select the host computer to which the s...

154 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 5. A confirmation message displays. Click OK. Ð Ð 6. On the Unit window, double click Host Groups, and then double-click the Port which you want to set for the connection mode with the host. Display 000:G000 by double-clicking...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 155 8. Click Modify Mapping. The Mapping dialog box displays: 9. Select one H-LUN from the H-LUN list, select an LUN that you want to map for the H-LUN from the Available Logical Units list, and then click the button. The selected H-LUN and LUN will be move...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 157 7.6 Setting Target Information In the AMS200, the Host Connection Mode, the mapping information of Logical Unit, and LUN security and iSCSI User information for authentication are set to the targets, not to the ports at the time of iSCSI interface addit...

158 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem The Target dialog is displayed. 5. In the Target dialog, enter the alias and iSCSI Name. 6. Select the authentication method from the drop-down list. – Alias: Enter the alias of the Target with 32 or less alphanumeric characte...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 159 7.6.2 Initializing the Target 0 1. Click the Logical Status tab on the Unit screen. 2. Click the Port. 3. Select the Target to be initialized from the Target list. 4. Select the Initialize button. 5. The confirmation message is displayed. Select the OK ...

160 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem Ð 7.6.3 Setting Mapping Information 1. Click the Logical Status tab on the Unit screen. 2. Double-click the Access Mode, and select the Mapping Mode. 3. On the Mode list, select the Disable. Click the Modify button. Mapping Mo...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 161 4. On the Mapping Mode dialog, click the Enable radio button, and click the OK button. 5. A confirmation message appears, click the OK button. Ð Ð 6. On the Unit window, double click the Target, and double-click the Port which you want to set for the co...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 163 11. A confirmation message appears, click the OK button. Ð The mapping information is updated and the following window is displayed. 12. Set the settings for the other ports using the same procedure.

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 165 The CHAP User dialog is displayed. 4. In the CHAP User dialog, enter the User Name, Secret, and Secret Confirmation. – User Name: Enter the name of the User with 256 or less alphanumeric character. The following symbols can be used: (. - + @ _ = : / [ ]...

166 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 4. Select the Modify button. The CHAP User dialog is displayed. 5. As necessary, enter the User Name, Secret, and Secret Confirmation. 6. As necessary, change the assigned Target, and then select the OK button.

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 167 7. The confirmation message is displayed. Select the OK button. 7.7.3 Deleting the CHAP User 1. Click the Logical Status tab on the Unit screen. 2. Double-click the Port of which you want to delete the CHAP User and select CHAP User. 3. Select the CHAP ...

168 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.7.4 Changing the Two-Way Authentication Information 1. Click the Logical Status tab on the Unit screen. 2. Click the Port. 3. Select the Target to be changed about Two-Way Authentication from the Target list. 4. Select the M...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 169 The Target dialog is displayed. 5. In the Target dialog, select the Two-Way Authentication radio button. – User Name: Enter the name of the User with 256 or less alphanumeric character. The following symbols can be used: (. - + @ _ = : / [ ] , ~ (space)...

170 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.8 Transferring Configurations from One Array to Another Output the configuration information of the array unit in a text file or set configuration using a text file. The configuration information output in a text file includ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 171 7.9 Storing Configuration Data This section includes the following: „ System parameter information „ RAID group/LU information „ Port/host group information 7.9.1 System Parameter Information To output the setting of the system parameters for an array u...

172 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.9.2 RAID Group/LU information To output the RAID group/logical unit definition information already set in an array unit to a specified file in a text format: 1. From the Tools menu, select Configuration Settings or click Con...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 173 7.9.3 Port/Host Group Information This setting is not required for the NAS system. To output Port/Host group definition information previously set in an array unit to a specified file in a text format: 1. From the Tools menu, select Configuration Settin...

174 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.9.4 NAS System LU/User LU Information This setting is required only for the NAS system. To output NAS System LU/User LU information already set in an array unit to a specified file in a text format: 1. From the Tools menu, s...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 175 7.10 Applying Configuration Data to another AMS200 Subsystem This section includes the following: „ System parameters „ RAID group/logical unit „ Port/host group 7.10.1 System Parameters Use the modes discussed in this section only when recommended by a...

176 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem Note: To validate the set system parameters, restart the array unit. The previous settings stay valid until restarting. The array unit cannot access the host until the reboot is completed and the system restarts. Therefore, be...

178 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.11 Setting Host Connection Parameters There are two methods for setting options: „ Simple Setting for Connecting to the Host Computer When using the simple setting, select the environmental elements of the host computer to b...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 181 11. A message box displays stating the setting is complete. Click OK: 12. The setting displays. Verify that the selected host environment (platform, alternative path, and fail-over) and the Additional Parameter are reflected in the display. When you hav...

182 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem Table 7.3 Simple Setting Item List Description No. Menu Item Parameters Selection Method Factory Setting Not specified HP-UX ® Solaris™ AIX ® Windows NT ® Windows ® 2000 Windows ® 2003 Linux ® 1 Platforms Tru64 ® Select one of...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 183 Table 7.4 Additional Parameter Setting Items Description No. Menu Item Parameters Selection Method Factory Setting Logical Unit Numbers more than or equal to 8 can be recognized by HP-UX ® Selection Not selected TrueCopy is used by HP-UX ® (see Note ) S...

184 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.11.2 Detailed Setting for Each Host Connection This operation is performed using the Storage Navigator-Modular. The following describes the procedure for setting a subsystem when the host group option setting is required for...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 185 7.12 Setting the Subsystem when using Special Mode This operation (using the subsystem in drive blockade mode) is performed using Storage Navigator-Modular. Note: If the special mode setting operation is performed for the array unit connected to the NAS...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 187 7.13 Changing the Network Parameter Set a network parameter from the Storage Navigator-Modular. Note: If the network parameter is changed for the array unit connected to the NAS unit, the cluster between the NAS Units stops. When the network parameter f...

188 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 4. From the Tools menu, select Configuration Settings or click Configuration Settings on the tool bar: 5. On the Configuration settings screen, click the LAN tab: 6. Set the Network parameter for the Network. Note: For the hea...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 189 7.14 Changing the IP Address for the Maintenance Port This operation is performed using the Storage Navigator Modular. Note: The IP address for the maintenance port is used for the maintenance work performed by the maintenance personnel when a failure o...

190 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 4. From the Tools menu, select Configuration Settings or click Configuration Settings on the tool bar: 5. Click the Maintenance LAN tab on the Configuration Settings screen. 6. Set the Maintenance LAN Information. Note: The IP...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 191 8. A confirmation message box displays. Click OK. 9. When all the Current values are the same as the set value on the Configuration Settings screen, and the Normal is displayed on the Result, the setting is completed. If the Setting is displayed in the ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 193 7.15 Setting the System LU and User LU in the NAS System This operation is performed using the Storage Navigator Modular. Refer to the Acer | HDS Adaptable Modular Storage and Workgroup Modular Storage Navigator Modular Graphical User Interface (GUI) Us...

194 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.15.1 Setting the System LU To set the System LU: 1. On the Unit screen, click the Logical Status tab. 2. Display the NNC0/2 by double-clicking the NAS. Display the System and User by double-clicking the NNC0/2, and select th...

196 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.15.2 Setting the User LU To set the User LU: 1. On the Unit screen, click the Logical Status tab. 2. Display the NNC0/2 by double-clicking the NAS. Display the System and User by double-clicking the NNC0/2, and select the Us...

198 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 7.16 Setting the NNC Management LAN Port Information in the NAS System This operation is performed using the Storage Navigator Modular. To set the NNC management port in the network, follow these steps: 1. Turn on the power su...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 199 5. Click the NNC LAN tab on the Configuration Settings screen. 6. Set the LAN Information. LAN information: Refer to and set the network setting of NNC management port. – IP Address: Displays the current value of IP address and specifies the setting val...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 201 7.17 Setting the Time Zone This operation is performed using the Storage Navigator Modular. When connecting the NAS unit, this operation is necessary. This operation is not necessary after the NAS unit is connected. If an NTP server is onsite and you wi...

202 Chapter 7 Configuring Storage on the Thunder 9530™ V Series Subsystem 4. On the Tools menu, select Configuration Settings or click Configuration Settings in the tool bar. 5. Click the Time Zone tab on the Configuration Settings screen. 6. Set the IP addresses of Time Zone and NTP Server. – Time ...

206 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information on the Fibre, NAS, and iSCSI models. The following table illustrates sections that provide an explanation for each model. „ Fibre model: Connects disk array subsystem to a host computer with Fibre Channel interface. „ NAS model: Connect...

208 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.1 Troubleshooting Based on LED Indications This section includes the following: „ The POWER LED does not turn on „ The POWER LED is turned off „ The READY LED does not turn on or the READY LED has turned on once, and then turned off „ The ALARM LED has turned on „ The...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 209 9. Is the READY LED on the RKS (and RKNAS) on? Yes: Continue to use the equipment in its current operational state . When the READY LED (green) blinks continuously, it blinks for up to 15 minutes because the download of the ENC/SENC firmware is executed...

210 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.1.3 If the READY LED Does Not Turn On or has Turned On Once then Off If the READY LED does not turn on, or the READY LED has turned on once and then turned off, follow these steps: 1. Is the POWER LED on the RKS on? Yes: Go to step 2. No: Go to step 4 in The POWER LED...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 211 11. Call your Customer Engineer. 12. End of the procedure 8.1.4 The Alarm LED Turned On When the ALARM LED has turned on, follow these steps: 1. Identify in which components the failure resides. Note: Refer to section 4.7.5 to identify failed components...

212 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8. Is the RKNAS connected? Yes: Identify in which components a failure resides in the RKNAS. No: Go to step 10. 9. Continue to use the equipment, and contact the Customer Engineer. 10. End of the procedure.

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 213 8.1.6 The WARNING LED Has Turned On or Blinks When the WARNING LED has turned on or blinks, follow these steps: 1. Does the WARNING LED blink? Yes: Call your Customer Engineer. Go to step 5. No: Go to step 2. 2. Is the READY LED on? Yes: Go to step 3. N...

214 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.2 Web Overview This section includes the following: „ Operational environment „ Characteristics of network functions 8.2.1 Operational Environment The Web operational environment and the necessary requirements are shown in the following tables. Table 8.1 Web Operation...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 215 Table 8.2 AMS200 WEB Function Supported Browser/Version System Version : 0730/A-S No. Platform OS Version Browser Version (see Note ) Supported or Not Supported Java™ Applet Supported/Not supported (see Note2 and Note3) 1 WS IRIX 6.5 Netscape Navigator ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 217 „ When collecting memory dump (Full Dump) using Netscape Navigator ® 4.7x, pay attention to free space on the PC because information to be downloaded will not be compressed. 8.2.2 Characteristics of Network Functions When Connecting with the Web This se...

218 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.3 Web Operational Procedures This section contains the following information: „ Connecting to the network using a LAN interface. „ Screen outlines. „ Main screen in normal mode. „ Status display of replaceable components. „ Information message. „ Setting the buzzer so...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 219 8.3.2 Screen Outlines If the Normal Mode function is displayed and clicked in the menu screen, the chosen function can be executed. The following figure displays the main screen outline of Normal Mode. Figure 8.2 Main Screen Outline Main frame Menu fram...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 221 This section includes the following: „ Menu frame „ Main frame „ Version frame 8.3.2.1 Menu Frame If the Normal Mode is displayed with the menu frame, then clicked, the proper function is executed. The main frame displays the following information: „ Ma...

222 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.3.2.2 Main frame The main frame displays the following information: „ Subsystem Status: The device status and the exchange parts status are displayed. „ Progress Condition: The Progress Condition as the device is booting is displayed. 8.3.2.3 Version Frame The version...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 223 8.3.3 Main Screen in Normal Mode The main screen of normal mode consists of the following: „ Patrol lamp. „ Summary of exchange parts status. „ Progress condition display. „ Page refresh button. Figure 8.5 Subsystem Condition Display Patrol lamp Summary...

224 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.3.3.1 Patrol Lamp While monitoring the device, the status is displayed. Table 8.6 Patrol Lamp Display Image Status During the start blue Normal yellow Warning status red Alarm status

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 225 8.3.3.2 Summary of Exchange Parts Status The summary of exchange parts status displays the condition of the exchange parts by changing the color. Detailed information of the specific part is displayed by clicking the part icon. Table 8.7 Exchange Parts ...

226 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.3.3.3 Progress Condition Display The progress condition, as the device is booting, is displayed in the progress condition display box. 8.3.3.4 Page Refresh Button This button sets the on/off function of the automatic redisplay function. If clicked, the on/off mode cha...

228 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Figure 8.11 NNC Information Screen

230 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Cache Unit: Image Status Normal. Fault (status when the unit is not implemented and the extracted fault cache unit is included). Battery Backup Unit: Image Status Normal. There is a fault or the unit is not implemented. Fan Assembly: Image Status Normal. red There is a ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 231 SENC Unit: Image Status Normal. A fault occurred or the unit is not implemented. Fibre Channel Loop: Image Status Normal. Fault. Host Connector: Image Status gray Normal. red Fault. Patrol Lamp: Monitoring the device, the status is displayed. Image Stat...

232 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting NAS OS Condition: The NAS OS condition is displayed. Display Status NEW NAS OS has not been installed. INST NAS OS is being installed. ACTIVE NAS OS is in operation, and node is in operation. STOP NAS OS stops normally. DOWN NAS OS stops abnormally. BOOT NAS OS is in bo...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 233 NNC FAN: Image Status black Normal red Fault NNC Host Connector: Image Status white Normal red Fault To check the parts status by message, select “Warning Information” from the menu frame in the main screen. Figure 8.12 Warning Information Screen

234 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.3.5 Information Message Fault information and status information of the device that detected it during the device operation are displayed. Fault information and status information after the device completes a boot are displayed in the Controller 0/1 Common box. Fault ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 235 8.3.6 Setting the Buzzer Sound Volume Note: Set the buzzer volume for the environment in which I/Os from a host are not issued while the system is maintained or before the host is started up. The buzzer volume can be adjusted for 5 stages. Click the Buz...

236 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.3.7 Clear Specified Factors of NNC Partial Alarm The Warning status of the control unit may not be released when the WARNING LEDs on the array subsystem and the NAS unit are lighting up even though the recovery works for some specific NNC partial alarms. Release the W...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 239 8.4 Troubleshooting Using a Web Connection This section includes the following: „ Checking subsystem status „ Checking the progress condition display „ Checking component status „ Checking log messages „ Troubleshooting by using messages „ Reading failu...

240 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.4.2 Checking the Progress Condition Display If Booting... is indicated in the window (the controller is being started up), the progress of the start-up operation can be confirmed according to the following procedure: 1. Turn on the page refresh mode (click the ON butt...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 241 8.4.3 Checking Component Status Click each part of Replace Part Summary in the main window; the following window displays and the state of the part is displayed. In this example, the selected (clicked) part is at the head of the window. You can also sel...

242 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting The following screen is displayed only when used in the NAS unit. Figure 8.18 NNC Information Screen

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 243 8.4.4 Checking Log Messages To check log messages: 1. Click the Information Message menu in the main window. The Information Message window displays: 2. In the Information Message window, identify the cause of the failure and confirm the recovery measur...

244 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting The contents of each message are shown in the following examples: „ CUDG (Self-test at power-on) Detection Message. The CUDG detection message is displayed in the Controller 0 or Controller 1 box as shown in the following example: Example: Controller x MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 245 In this example, the latest message is also indicated at the top. Example: MM/DD/YYY Y HH:MM:SS Cx zzzzzz {{{{{{{{{{{ : „„„„„„ / ‹‹‹‹ MM/DD/YYY Y HH:MM:SS Cx zzzzzz {{{{{{{{{{{ : „„„„„„ / ‹‹‹‹ : MM/DD/YYYY: Confirmed data HH:MM:SS: Confirmed times Cx: E...

246 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.4.5.2 Flash Detected Messages When the following Flash detected messages are displayed, follow the instructions to resolve the problem. Table 8.5 Flash Detected Messages Message Code Message Text Recovery Measures RA00xx Microprogram error [FLS] RA7000 Microprogram re...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 247 8.4.5.3 Progress Messages When the following Progress messages are displayed, follow the instructions to resolve the problem. Table 8.6 Progress Messages (continues on next page) Message Code Message Text Recovery Measures I031xy Path recovered automati...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 249 Table 8.6 Progress Messages (continued) Message Code Message Text Recovery Measures IA2V00 ( Note1 ) NNC Some integrated link of Data LAN failed [xy] (NNC-z) Identify failed part by checking the LED beside the data LAN port. Confirm if the LAN cable is ...

250 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.4.5.4 Warning Messages When the following Warning messages are displayed, follow the instructions to resolve the problem. Table 8.7 Warning Messages Message Code Message Text Recovery Measures W03200 Battery SW off Turn on the battery unit switch. When a Warning messa...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 251 8.4.6 Reading Failure Information „ The history of the unit, after it is turned on, is displayed in the Information Message. „ The Subsystem is Ready message displays the time when the unit is ready. Messages sent after the power is turned on until the ...

252 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Table 8.9 How to Read Failure Information (Continues to the next page) No. Description Failure detected messages Failure recovery messages Disk Drive error/recovery W060AT SATA HDU alarm (Unit-x, HDU-y) I007xy HDU recovered (Unit-x, HDU-y) W060xy HDU alarm (Unit-x, HDU-...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 253 Table 8.9 How to Read Failure Information (Continued) No. Description Failure detected messages Failure recovery messages Excess/rectification of the threshold value of the number of pinned sub- segments W49100 PIN is over directory threshold [write thr...

254 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.5 Determining the Failure of the Network Side in the NAS System When a failure occurs in the LAN environment between the host computer and the NAS Modular subsystem, or the NAS Modular subsystem, determine whether there is a failure in the NAS Modular subsystem accord...

256 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.6 Connecting Failure in Connection with the Web 8.6.1 Collecting Simple Trace This function is used to download current trace information. To perform the download, a free capacity of approximately 20 Mbytes is required in the PC. Simple Trace of both the Control Units...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 257 3. When the OK button is clicked, the following window is displayed. 4. The following window is displayed. Click the Download button. 5. Click Save, if it is continued. Click Cancel, if it is stopped. 6. If the following window is displayed. Click Save ...

258 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Click Cancel, if it is stopped. 7. The following window is displayed during execution download. 8. The progress message window is closed when the download is completed. 9. Click the Close button. 8.6.2 NAS Log Collection This function downloads the log information on th...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 259 The NAS Log can collect only the information on the NNC (NAS unit) connected to the Control Unit. When no special instruction is given, collect the NAS log in Detail Mode when a failure occurs. Table 8.10 Collection Mode Collection Mode Normal Mode Deta...

260 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 3. The confirmation message is displayed. Click the OK button. The following dialog is displayed. 4. The following dialog is displayed when ending. Click the Download button. Note : Do not close this dialog while you download the NAS Log into the service PC. The NAS Log...

262 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.6.3 NAS Dump Generation This function generates the full memory information on the present NNC (NAS unit) and collects it in the Disk Drive. The full memory information on the NNC (NAS unit) is not downloaded in the PC at the NAS Dump generation opportunity. The gener...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 263 4. Input the registered password, and click the OK button. (The default password is “user=NAS”) 5. The following window is displayed. Click the OK button.

264 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.6.3.2 Suspension of the NAS Dump Generation 1. Select the Canceling collection of the NAS Dump. 2. Specify the NNC(NAS Unit), which suspends the NAS Dump flushing, as “NNC Number”, and click the Set button.

266 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.6.3.3 Registration and Change of the Password 1. Select the Change password. 2. Input the Old Password, New Password and Re-enter New Password (one to eight digits in half size alphanumeric character) and then click the OK button.

268 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.7 Determining Failure on the Network Side of an iSCSI System One of the following or two or more items are considered to be the causes that the host computer cannot communicate with the disk array subsystem. Check the validity of each item, and take necessary actions ...

270 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 8.8 Calling the Acer | HDS Support Center If you need to call the Acer | HDS Support Center, provide as much information about the problem as possible, including: The circumstances surrounding the error or failure, The exact content of any error messages displayed on th...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 271 Chapter 9 Periodic Maintenance If the subsystem is not energized for more than three months, the battery may over-discharge and unrecoverable damage may result. In this situation, the battery must be energized more than 6 hours at least once every three...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 273 The following Appendices provide information on the Fibre, NAS, and iSCSI models. The following table illustrates sections that provide an explanation for each model. „ Fibre model: Connects disk array subsystem to a host computer with Fibre Channel int...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 275 Appendix A Glossary Cache backup Because a cache memory uses DRAM, information stored in it is lost when the subsystem power is shut off. To provide against unexpected power failure, the subsystem has an setup to maintain data in the cache memory by bat...

276 Appendix A Glossary FC-AL Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC-SW Fibre Channel-Switch Topology Fibre channel (FC) A set of standards of interfaces that are connected through optical fibre, etc. to achieve high-speed data transfer between devices. Fibre Channel HBA Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Fib...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 279 Appendix B System Parameter Settings List The following table lists the parameter settings using the Storage Navigator-Modular. System Parameter 1 System Startup Attribute Depends on System Configuration 2 Drive Detach mode enable Disable (Standard sett...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 281 Table B.1 Host Connection Parameters Host Group Option- Simple Setting Platforms HP-UX ® Alternate Path None PV Link VxVM (see Note1 ) Fail Over None MC/ Service Guard None MC/ Service Guard None Detail Setting: The following parameters will be selected...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 283 Table B.2 Host Connection Parameters (continues on the next page) Host Group Option- Simple Setting Platforms Solaris ™ Alternate Path None HDLM ( Note1 ) VxVM ( Note2 ) MpxIO ( Note5 ) Fail Over None Sun Cluster ( Note4 ) VCS Note3 None Sun Cluster ( N...

284 Appendix B System Parameter Settings List Table B.2 Host Connection Parameters (continued) Host Group Option- Simple Setting VERITAS ™ Database Edition/Advanced Cluster for Oracle ® RAC (Solaris™) is used Not Selected Unique Reserve Mode 1 ( Note6 ) Not Selected Unique Reserve Mode 1 ( Note6 ) N...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 285 Table B.3 Host Connection Parameters Host Group Option- Simple Setting Platforms AIX ® Alternate Path None HDLM ( Note1 ) VxVM ( Note2 ) Fail Over None HACMP None HACMP None VCS ( Note3 ) Detail Setting: The following parameters will be selected automat...

286 Appendix B System Parameter Settings List Note: When making the simple setting of the host group options, select items shown on gray backgrounds. Only when using the combination not described in the simple setting, select the required parameter from detail settings. Note 1: When using Hitachi Dy...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 287 Table B.4 Host Connection Parameters Host Group Option- Simple Setting Platforms Windows ® 2000/2003 Alternate Path None HDLM ( Note1 ) VxVM ( Note2 ) Fail Over None MSCS None MSCS None Detail Setting: The following parameters will be selected automatic...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 289 Table B.5 Host Connection Parameters Host Group Option- Simple Setting Platforms Linux ® Tru64 ® Others Not specified Alternate Path None VxVM (Note1) None None Fail Over None VCS (Note2) None VCS (Note2) None Tru Cluster None Detail Setting: The follow...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 291 Appendix C Basic Specifications of the Subsystem Basic specifications of AMS200 are shown in this chapter. The basic specifications of AMS200 is listed and described in Table C.1, and the basic specifications of RKNAS is listed and described in Table C....

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 293 Table C.1 Basic Specifications of AMS200 (continued) Floor Model Rack-Mount Model Model Item Floor (RKS+H1J) Model Floor (RKS+RKAJ+ H2J) Model RKS RKAJ RKAJAT RAID level ( Note 2 ) 0/1/5/6/1+0 1/5/6/1+0 RAID 0 2D to 15D 2D to 16D - RAID 1 1D+1M RAID 5 2...

296 Appendix C Basic Specifications of the Subsystem The following table lists and describes the basic specifications of RKNAS. Table C.2 Basic Specifications of RKNAS Items RKNAS Specifications Configuration Configuration 1 RKNAS Subsystem appearance Physical specifications Start-up time (min) Stan...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 297 Appendix D Interfaces Fibre Channel (Non-OFC) and Ethernet connections are used for Interface with the host computer. The AMS200 provides a Fibre Channel interface with the control unit as standard. The NAS unit and iSCSI interface provides an Ethernet ...

298 Appendix D Interfaces D.1.2 Cable Table D.1 shows specifications of the Fibre Channel interface cable. Figure D.1 shows the type of connector for the optical interface on the cable side. Table D.1 Cable Specification Nominal Connector Cable Type Interface Type Cable Node Name Cable One Side Othe...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 299 D.1.3 Connector on Subsystem Side Figure D.1 displays the type of connector for the optical interface on the subsystem side. „ LC Connector Type: Connector type: LC duplex receptacle connector. Interval: 6.25 mm flat type two rows. Tx: Transmitter Rx: R...

300 Appendix D Interfaces D.1.4 Ordered Set Table D.2 displays the Ordered Sets defined by the Fibre Channel interface. Table D.2 Ordered Set No. Classification Name 1 SOF (Start of Frame) 2 Frame Delimiters EOF (End of Frame) 3 IDLE 4 R_RDY (Receiver_Ready) 5 ARBx (Arbitrate) 6 OPNyx (Open full-dup...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 301 „ Frame Delimiters The Frame Delimiter is an Ordered Sets that immediately precedes or follows a frame context, and consists of the SOF (Start of Frame) and the EOF (End of Frame). „ SOF (Start of Frame) The SOF delimiter is an Ordered Set that immediat...

302 Appendix D Interfaces Table D.4 EOF Delimiters No. Name Meaning Remarks 1 EOFt This shows that the sequence of the SEQ_ID which is owned by a frame. 2 EOFdt This is used to cancel the exclusive connection. This identifies the final ACK of the sequence and shows that the sequence of the SEQ_ID ow...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 303 CLS (Close) --- FC-AL: A CLS is sent by the L_Port. When the L_Port sends the CLS, it does not transfer the frame and the R_RDY to the current circuit. The CLS shows that the control of the loop is ready to be abandoned or has already been abandoned. MR...

304 Appendix D Interfaces D.1.5 Frames „ Frame Format Table D.5 displays the frame format used with Fibre Channel. Table D.5 Frame Format Start of Frame (SOF) Frame Header Data File CRC End of Frame (EOF) 4 bytes 24 bytes 0 to 2112 bytes 4 bytes 4 bytes Start of Frame: The Start of Frame (SOF) delim...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 305 „ Header The format of the Frame Header is shown in Table D.6. Table D.6 Frame Format Bits/Word 31 to 24 23 to 16 15 to 08 07 to 00 0 R_CTL D_ID 1 Reserved S_ID 2 TYPE F_CTL 3 SEQ_ID DF_CTL SEQ_CNT 4 OX_ID RX_ID 5 Parameter R_CTL (Routing Control): The ...

306 Appendix D Interfaces Parameter: In the link control frame, the parameter is used to transmit original information of the individual link control frame and in the data frame, it is used for the relative offset. „ Header The presence of the Optional Headers is indicated by the DF_CTL field. The t...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 307 „ Link Control Frames Table D.8 displays the defined Link Control frames (FT-0) and supports Link Control frames. The AMS200 supports link service frames shown in Table D.9. Table D.8 Link Control Frames No. Name Meaning Support 1 ACK_1 (Acknowledge_1) ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 309 D.1.6 Link Service Table D.9 Link Service frames supported by the AMS200 (continues on the next page) Support No. Classification Name Issue Receive 1 ABTS (Abort Sequence) × { 2 BA_ACC (Basic_Accept) { { 3 BA_RJT (Basic_Reject) { { 4 NOP (No Operation) ...

310 Appendix D Interfaces Table D.9 Link Service frames supported by the AMS200 (continued) Support No. Classification Name Issue Receive 26 PRLI (Process Login) × { 27 PRLO (Process Logout) { { 28 SCN (State Change Notification) × × 29 Extended Link Service- Proc. TPLS (Test Process Login State) × ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 311 D.1.7 FCP „ Frame Format AMS200 supports the six Information Units (IU) shown in the following table. Table D.10 Information Unit No. Name Meaning Support 1 FCP_CMND Transfers SCSI Command or Task Management { 2 FCP_XFER_READY Notifies FCP_DATA will be ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 313 „ FCP_CMND The FCP_CMND is sent from a host and is used for the task management instruction such as SCSI command issue and target reset. The payload of FCP_CMND is shown in Table D.1.12. Table D.12 FCP_CMND Payload Field Name Definition Size FCP_LUN Log...

314 Appendix D Interfaces FCP_LUN: The FCP_LUN field specifies the Logical Unit Number in which the issued SCSI Command is executed. The Table D.1.13 shows the format of the FCP_LUN field. Table D.13 FCP_LUN Format Byte 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Logical unit number 0x00 LUN (Max.256) 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 ...

316 Appendix D Interfaces D.1.9 Initialization Process „ Link Initialization When the array unit is turned on and becomes ready, the AMS200 performs the Link Initialization process. The LR, LRR, NOS, OLS, and IDLE are exchanged between subsystem and the connected N_Port, and frames cannot be transmi...

318 Appendix D Interfaces D.1.10 Fibre Channel Sequence Example „ FCP Information Unit Sending all data with one FCP_DATA: Initiator IU Direction Target IU ----------------------------------> <---------------------------------- FCP_XFER_READY <---------------------------------- FCP_DATA FCP...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 321 „ Link service FLOGI, PLOGI, LOGO, PRLI, and PRLO. When the command is accepted normally: LS_Command Direction LS_Command ----------------------------------> Host Login (PLOGI) <---------------------------------- Accept (ACC) When the command is r...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 323 „ Fabric Connection Table D.16 displays the basic sequence of the frame at the time of start-up when the subsystem is in the fabric connection. Table D.16 Link Initialization Process No Opponent Party Frame Direction Frame <AMS200> FAN → Is monito...

324 Appendix D Interfaces „ Response when receiving the ELS without the PLOGI. Table D.17 displays the response made when receiving the ELS without the PLOGI. Table D.17 Response When Receiving ELS without PLOGI Response Frame Received In FC_AL In Point-to-Point (fabric) Connection FCP_CMND No respo...

326 Appendix D Interfaces „ Cable The following table lists and describes the cable specification for LAN interface and the connector type. Table D.18 Response When Receiving ELS without PLOGI Specification Cable Type Corresponding Transmission Band Cable Connector Category 6 1000BASE-TX UTP RJ-45 F...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 327 Appendix E Remote Adapter Specifications E.1 Remote Adapter Specifications Table E.1 Remote Adapter Specifications Model Item Remote Adapter (Main Unit) (DF-F700-VR4A) Remote Adapter (Hub) (DF-F700-VR4H) Chassis size (W × D × H) (mm) 109×190×42 219×190×...

328 Appendix E Remote Adaptor Specifications E.2 Remote Adapter Dimensions Remote adapter cable Remote adapter (Main unit) (DF-F700-VR4A) POW ER J1 OUT J104 J105 J102 J103 J100 J101 IN J202 J200 J201 J205 J203 J204 J1 POW ER J100 J101 OUT 42 mm 190 mm 109 mm 190 mm 219 mm Remote adapter (Hub) (DF-F7...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 329 Appendix F List of Storage Capacities Corresponding to RAID Levels and Configurations The upper and lower values in each cell show the number of mounted disk drives and disk capacity respectively. No spare disk is included. Note: All values of storage c...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 331 Table F.4 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID6 (72 Gbytes) Disk capacity 71.3 G bytes Component unit RKS RKAJ Range 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 105 2D+2P 4 12 28 44 60 72 88 104 142.62 427.86 998.35 1568.84...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 333 Table F.6 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID0 (146 Gbytes) Disk capacity 143.3 G bytes Component unit RKS RKAJ Range 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 105 2D 2 14 30 44 60 74 90 104 286.61 2006.29 4299.19 6305.4...

334 Appendix F List of Storage Capacities Corresponding to RAID Levels and Configurations Table F.8 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID5 (146 Gbytes) Disk capacity 143.3 G bytes Component unit RKS RKAJ Range 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 105 2D+1P 3 15 30...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 335 Table F.9 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID6 (146 Gbytes) Disk capacity 143.3 G bytes Component unit RKS RKAJ Range 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 105 2D+2P 4 12 28 44 60 72 88 104 286.61 859.83 2006.29 3152...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 337 Table F.11 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID0 (300 Gbytes) Disk capacity 287.6 G bytes Component unit RKS RKAJ Range 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 105 2D 2 14 30 44 60 74 90 104 575.25 4026.80 8628.85 12655...

338 Appendix F List of Storage Capacities Corresponding to RAID Levels and Configurations Table F.13 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID5 (300 Gbytes) Disk capacity 287.6 G bytes Component unit RKS RKAJ Range 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 105 2D+1P 3 15 3...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 339 Table F.14 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID6 (300 Gbytes) Disk capacity 287.6 G bytes Component unit RKS RKAJ Range 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 105 2D+2P 4 12 28 44 60 72 88 104 575.25 1725.77 4026.80 63...

340 Appendix F List of Storage Capacities Corresponding to RAID Levels and Configurations Table F.14 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID6 (300 Gbytes) (continued) Disk capacity 287.6 G bytes Component unit RKS RKAJ Range 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 105 ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 341 Table F.17 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID5 (250 Gbytes) Disk capacity 245.7 G bytes Component unit RKAJAT Range 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 2D+1P 3 15 30 45 60 75 90 491.49 2457.45 4914.91 7372.37 9829.8...

342 Appendix F List of Storage Capacities Corresponding to RAID Levels and Configurations Table F.18 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID6 (250 Gbytes) Disk capacity 245.7 G bytes Component unit RKAJAT Range 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 2D+2P 4 12 28 44 60 ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 343 Table F.18 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID6 (250 Gbytes) (continued) Disk capacity 245.7 G bytes Component unit RKAJAT Range 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 27D+2P 0 0 29 29 58 58 87 0.00 0.00 6635.14 6635.14...

344 Appendix F List of Storage Capacities Corresponding to RAID Levels and Configurations Table F.21 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID5 (400 Gbytes) Disk capacity 393.4 G bytes Component unit RKAJAT Range 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 2D+1P 3 15 30 45 60 ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 345 Table F.22 List of Capacities Corresponding to RAID6 (400 Gbytes) Disk capacity 393.4 G bytes Component unit RKAJAT Range 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total range of Disk drives Min. 15 (Max) 30 45 60 75 90 2D+2P 4 12 28 44 60 72 88 786.91 2360.75 5508.42 8656.10 11803....

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 347 Appendix G Port Address Mapping Table Fibre channel physical addresses are converted to target IDs (TIDs) using a conversion table. The following table shows the current limits for TIDs on various operating systems. Table G.1 Limits for TIDs on Operatin...

348 Appendix G Port Address Mapping Table Table G.3 Port Addresses for Solaris™ C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 ALPA TID ALPA TID ALPA TID ALPA TID ALPA TID ALPA TID ALPA TID ALPA TID EF 0 CD 16 B2 32 98 48 72 64 55 80 3A 96 25 112 E8 1 CC 17 B1 33 97 49 71 65 54 81 39 97 23 113 E4 2 CB 18 AE 34 90 50 6E 66...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 349 Table G.4 Port Addresses for Windows NT ® (Fibre Board: Emulex ® ) C5(PhId5) C4(PhId4) C3(PhId3) C2(PhId2) C1(PhId1) TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID -- -- -- -- -- CC 15 -- -- 98 15 -- -- 56 ...

350 Appendix G Port Address Mapping Table Table G.5 Port Addresses for Windows NT ® (Fibre Board: Qlogic ® ) C0(PhId0) C1(PhId1) C2(PhId2) C3(PhId3) AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID AL PA TID EF 0 CD 16 B2 0 98 16 72 0 55 16 3A 0 25 16 E8 1 CC 17 B1 1 67 17 71 1 ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 351 Appendix H Power Cables This section includes descriptions of the following power cables: „ J1H „ J2H „ J2H5 and J2H10 Table H.1 J1H Power Cable Cable Name Part # Name Quantity Model Applicable Safety Standard/ Rating 1 Cable - PVC code UL and CSA 2 Con...

352 Appendix H Power Cables Table H.2 J2H Power Cable Cable Name Part # Name Quantity Model Applicable Safety Standard/ Rating 1 Cable - PVC code UL and CSA 2 Connector A 1 EN60324-C14 For AC 250 V (13 A or 15 A) DF-F700-J2H Power cable 3 Connector B 1 EN60324-C13 For rack frame L=2.5 m Connector A ...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 353 Appendix I Number of Logical Blocks Set the number of logical blocks for each logical unit using the following multiples in accordance with RAID levels. Note: All values of storage capacities in following tables are calculated as 1 Gbyte = 1,000,000,000...

354 Appendix I Number of Logical Blocks Table I.1 Number of Logical Blocks and RAID Levels (continued) RAID Level Logical Block Number (2D+1P) 4096 (3D+1P) 6144 (4D+1P) 8192 (5D+1P) 10240 (6D+1P) 12288 (7D+1P) 14336 (8D+1P) 16384 (9D+1P) 18432 (10D+1P) 20480 (11D+1P) 22528 (12D+1P) 24576 (13D+1P) 26...

356 Appendix I Number of Logical Blocks Table I.1 Number of Logical Blocks and RAID Levels (continued) RAID Level Logical Block Number (2D+2D) 4096 (3D+3D) 6144 (4D+4D) 8192 (5D+5D) 10240 (6D+6D) 12288 (7D+7D) 14336 RAID1+0 (8D+8D) 16384 The number of logical blocks for one parity group is shown bel...

358 Appendix I Number of Logical Blocks Table I.2 Number of Logical Blocks of One Parity Group (continued) 71.3 G bytes 143.3 G bytes 245.7 G bytes 292 G bytes 393.4 G bytes Disk Drive Capacity RAID Configuration Number of Logical Blocks 1 Number of Logical Blocks 1 Number of Logical Blocks 1 Number...

Acer | HDS AMS200 User and Reference Guide 359 Appendix J Using LUN Security or LUN Management on a Fabric Switch Connection When using LUN Manager on a Fabric Switch connection: „ When connecting to the servers (HBA) or exchanging the HBA, connect to the servers (HBA) that access the Disk Array aft...

360 Appendix J Using LUN Security or LUN Management on a Fabric Switch Connection Function J.1 When an FC Interface Board is Added to the Control Unit Host-A HBA ＃ 1 HBA ＃ 2 Host-B HBA ＃ 3 HBA ＃ 4 CTL 0 CTL 1 Port 0A Port 0B Port 1A Port 1B Fabric Switch ： Zoning LU0 （ HBA ＃ 1 ， HBA ＃ 2 ） LU1 （ HBA ...