ATTO 1500D/E - Manuals

1 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 1 Setting up the iPBridge The ATTO bridge family of products provides GbE-to-SCSI or Fibre Channel-to-SCSI bridges available as embeddable boards, stand alone enclosures that can be fitted for rackmount integration, or desktop units, ...

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3 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 1.1 ATTO iPBridge 1500E The ATTO iPBridge 1500E is a 1-Gigabit Ethernet to SCSI embeddable bridge for midrange performance, cost effective solutions in SMB/SME environments. The iPBridge 1500E includes a single Ethernet port which may...

4 Installation: ATTO iPBridge 1500E Exhibit 1.1-1 iPBridge 1500E board layout Exhibit 1.1-2 iPBridge 1500E board profile and dimensions Installation instructions 1 Install the iPBridge 1500E in the target device using the mounting holes in the board. (See the board layout diagram in Exhibit ) 2 Conn...

5 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 1.2 ATTO iPBridge 1500D The ATTO iPBridge 1500D is a 1-Gigabit Ethernet to SCSI embeddable bridge for midrange performance, cost effective solutions in SMB/SME environments. The iPBridge 1500E includes a single Ethernet port which may...

6 Installation: ATTO iPBridge 1500D Exhibit 1.2-1 iPBridge 1500D back panel Installation instructions 1 Place the iPBridge 1500D where you want it. 2 Connect SCSI devices to the iPBridge. (See Connecting SCSI devices to the SCSI port on page 11) 3 Connect the iPBridge to your SAN: attach CAT 6 or CA...

10 Installation: ATTO iPBridge 1550D Exhibit 1.4-1 iPBridge 1550D back panel Installation instructions 1 Place the iPBridge 1550D where you want it. 2 Connect SCSI devices to the iPBridge. (See Connecting SCSI devices to the SCSI port on page 11) 3 Connect the iPBridge to your SAN: attach CAT 6 or C...

11 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 1.5 Connecting SCSI devices to the SCSI port The ATTO iPBridge SCSI port connects SCSI storage devices to the network. The SCSI port is a bus capable of supporting up to15 devices in LVD mode and each bus is capable of 40, 80 or 160 ...

12 Installation: SCSI connections Cabling Cables and devices must be chosen to maximize performance and minimize the electrical noise from the high-speed data transfers available with the SCSI protocol. Cabling and termination methods become important considerations for proper performance. SCSI cabl...

13 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 1.6 Configuring the iPBridge Communicate with the ATTO iPBridge through the GbE port using ATTO ExpressNAV or Telnet or through the serial port. The preferred method to communicate with and manage the iPBridge is through the GbE port...

14 Installation: Configuration Using ATTO ExpressNAV ATTO ExpressNAV is the recommended management tool for the iPBridge. It is a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) that allows you to manage the iPBridge by clicking choices and commands in traditional GUI fashion or by entering Command Line In...

15 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual set ipgateway dp0 e.f.g.h where e.f.g.h is a valid gateway. 9 To save the settings, type saveconfiguration restart The iPBridge will save the changes and perform a restart. 10 Once rebooted, verify that the iPBridge can be accessed b...

17 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2 Managing the iPBridge Default values are appropriate for most configurations, but may be modified for your needs using CLI commands or ATTO ExpressNAV. ATTO iPBridge Services configures and tunes the iPBridge for many different env...

18 Managing the iPBridge Ethernet port configuration Default values are appropriate for most configurations, but may be modified for your needs using CLI commands. Refer to Ethernet commands on page 35 for more information. Commands control the MTU or Maximum Transmission Unit, Ethernet speed, the I...

19 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.1 ExpressNAV provides web-based interface Each page in the ATTO ExpressNAV interface provides information and/or configuration parameters based on a specific topic. ATTO ExpressNAV is the recommended management tool for the iPBridg...

20 Configuration & Management: ExpressNAV iSCSI Configuration Configurable options are • iSCSI Alias • iSCSI Port Number• iSNSLoginControl• iSNSServer• CHAP settings: account name and secret• CHAP direction (in, out) See iSCSI commands on page 37 for details on each parameter. Bridge Configurati...

21 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.2 CLI provides ASCII-based interface The command line interface (CLI) provides access to the ATTO iPBridge Services through a set of ASCII commands. CLI commands may be entered while in CLI mode. iPBridge Services provide configura...

23 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.2.1 CLI commands summary A summary of the Command Line Interface commands, their defaults, an example of how they might be used, and where you can find the specifics of the command. Commands which have no default values associated ...

24 Configuration: CLI SCSIInitID 7 set scsiinitid 0 1 31 SCSIPortBusSpeed Ultra3 set scsiportbusspeed 0 fast 31 SCSIPortList scsiportlist 28, 31 SCSIPortReset scsiportreset 0 29, 31 SCSIPortResetOnStartup enabled set scsiportresetonstartup 0 disabled 31 SCSIPortSelTimeout 256ms get scsiportseltimeou...

25 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.2.2 General use commands These CLI commands are used in a variety of situations Help Displays a list of available commands. If command name is specified, displays detailed command-specific information. Immediate command: Help [comm...

26 Configuration: CLI VerboseMode Specifies the detail of feedback for the command line interface. Disabling this option removes parameter names from action commands and removes descriptions from information commands. Choices are enabled or disabled Default: enabled (returns have parameter informati...

27 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.2.3 Diagnostic commands ATTO iPBridge diagnostic commands help validate iPBridge operation and diagnose/isolate iPBridge faults. BridgeModel Reports model information about a specific iPBridge Get syntax: get BridgeModel BridgeName...

28 Configuration: CLI RMON RMON collects and stores Ethernet data on data ports at specified intervals. You can display the entire table requested, or a single entry based on the index (and sample index for the Ethernet History table). Entries in the Ethernet History table are not valid when their S...

29 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.2.4 Maintenance commands The CLI commands outlined in this chapter may be used to get information or perform functions which are used in a variety of situations with the ATTO iPBridge. FirmwareRestart Causes the iPBridge to reboot,...

31 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.2.5 SCSI configuration commands The SCSI ports are configured with default settings but may be customized to your specifications using the CLI commands in this section. SCSIInitID Specifies the SCSI initiator ID to be used on the s...

33 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.2.6 Serial port configuration commands The ATTO iPBridge serial ports or serial headers are configured with default settings but may be customized to your specifications using the CLI commands in this section. SerialPortBaudRate Co...

36 Configuration: CLI Ping Ping will send an ICMP echo request to the specified host. Immediate command: ping dp0 [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] <count <size>> ReadOnlyPassword Specifies a read only password for all sessions: Telnet, FTP and ExpressNAV web-based interface. You will be prompted for th...

39 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.2.9 Mapping commands You may map devices via the web-based server or through the management or serial ports. AutoMap Automatically assigns a subset of iSCSI LUNs to a subset of SCSI target destination devices visible to the iPBridg...

41 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.2.10 Privileged OEM configuration services Privileged OEM configuration services perform OEM-specific product branding and labeling functions only available to OEM customers such as vendor, product, and model number identification ...

42 Configuration: CLI ModelNumber Controls the iPBridge model number string to an OEM-specific value. Displays during POST and by using the Info CLI command. ID is padded with 0s to a maximum of 8 characters Default:1500 or 1550Set syntax: set ModelNumber [string]Requires a SaveConfiguration command...

43 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.3 Mapping devices SCSI devices are mapped using the designations for the SCSI bus, target and LUN. The iPBridge automatically maps all devices during startup. If you wish to change mapping you may use the CLI or the browser-based i...

44 Configuration & Management: mapping Exhibit 2.3-1 Physical and virtual connection possibilities with the iPBridge Host/Server 1 Bridge SN 000123 iqn . 1995 - 12 . com . attotech : ipbridge : sn - ipb 1500000123 Ethernet Network SCSI device Host/Server 2 Physical connections Initiator/Host to ...

45 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual To remove mapping Type Route iSCSI [lun] Delete Use the ExpressNAV interface The ATTO Technology ExpressNAV, a browser-based configuration tool, allows you to map devices to the SCSI ports using a web-based GUI. See ExpressNAV provid...

46 Configuration & Management: mapping To manually configure MultiTargetMode 1 At the CLI prompt type set MultiTargetMode enabled Because current mapping will be deleted, you are asked for confirmation to change mapping. 2 Type SCSITargets to list the SCSI devices connected to the SCSI port. The...

47 ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.4 Updating firmware Several processors control the flow of data in the ATTO iPBridge. The firmware to control these processors can easily be upgraded in the field using the PUT command from an FTP connection. The iPBridge firmware ...

i ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Appendix A Safety standards and compliances The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency energy. If this equipment is not used in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instruction, it can and may cause...

ii Appendix European Standards Declaration of Conformity This following statement applies to the ATTO iPBridge. This device has been tested in the basic operating configuration and found to be compliant with the following European Union standards Application of Council Directive: 89/336/EEC Standard...

iii ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Appendix B ATTO accessories The following accessories are available through ATTO Technology. Contact an ATTO Technology authorized sales representative to order. iSCSI Bridge board-level models ATTO iPBridge 2500C IPBR-2500-C00 3 Gi...

iv Appendix SCSI cables & accessories Cables/SCSI CBL-VHDC-003 Cable, SCSI External, VHDCI to VHDCI, 3m.125 CBL-V68E- 03X Cable, SCSI, External, VHDCI to HD68, U320-rated, 1m 95 CBL-FP68-C3 68-pin “P” / 50-pin Centronics – 1m CBL-FP68-C6 68-pin “P” / 50-pin Centronics – 2m CBL-FP68-C25 68-pin “P...

v ATTO Technology Inc. iPBridge Installation and Operation Manual Appendix C Contact ATTO Technology, Inc. Customer service, sales Get syntax and technical support are available by phone Monday through Friday, Eastern Standard Time 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., or by fax and web site 24-hours a day. ATTO ...