Page 2 - VTrak Installation Task List; VTrak; Step 1: Unpacking the VTrak; The VTrak box contains the following items:; Warning
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 2 VTrak Installation Task List Step 1: Unpacking the VTrak (below)Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack (page 5) Step 3: Installing Disk Drives (page 10)Step 4: Making Management and Data ConnectionsStep 5: Making Serial Cable Connections (page 15)Step 6: Conne...
Page 3 - Figure 1. VTrak M610i front view
Step 1: Unpacking the VTrak 3 Figure 1. VTrak M610i front view Figure 2. VTrak M310i front view (M210i is similar) Drive Carrier LEDs Drive Carriers Power and Status LEDs Drive Carrier LEDs Drive Carriers Power and Status LEDs
Page 4 - Figure 3. VTrak M610i rear view
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 4 Figure 3. VTrak M610i rear view Figure 4. VTrak M310i and M210i rear view Mgmt IOIOI iSCSI 2 iSCSI 1 RAID Controller Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2 Cooling Unit 1 with Battery Cooling Unit 2 O I O I Mgmt IOIOI iSCSI 2 iSCSI 1 RAID Controller Power Supply ...
Page 5 - Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack; Mounting the VTrak M610i in a Rack; Figure 5. VTrak M610i mounted in a rack with the supplied rails; Cautions
Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack 5 Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack The M610i is shown on this page. The M310i and M210i are shown on page 7. Mounting the VTrak M610i in a Rack The M610i subsystem installs to the rack using the supplied mounting rails. You can also use your existing rails. Figure 5....
Page 6 - Figure 6. Rack mount assembly diagram
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 6 3. Attach the mounting rail assemblies to the outside of the rack posts, using the attaching screws from your rack system.Be sure the support is on the bottom facing inward. 4. Square the rail assemblies in the rack. 5. Tighten the adjustment screws and ...
Page 9 - Figure 9. Mounting rail installation
Step 2: Mounting VTrak in a Rack 9 Figure 9. Mounting rail installation Inside of post Rack front post Rail attaching screw (not included) Rail adjustment screw Mounting Rail Rail attaching screw (not included) Inside of post Rack back post Sliding plate
Page 10 - Step 3: Installing Disk Drives; Drive Slot Numbering; Figure 10.VTrak M610i drive slot numbering; Level; or more; Note
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 10 Step 3: Installing Disk Drives You can populate the VTrak with 3.5-inch, 1.5 Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s SATA drives. For optimal performance, install physical drives of the same model and capacity. The drives’ matched performance allows the logical drive to funct...
Page 11 - Installing Disk Drives; Remove a disk drive carrier.
Step 3: Installing Disk Drives 11 Figure 11.VTrak M310i drive slot numbering. The M210i is similar, with 8 drive carriers Install all of the drive carriers into the VTrak subsystem to ensure proper airflow, even if you do not populate all the carriers with disk drives. Installing Disk Drives 1. Remo...
Page 12 - SATA Drive Mounting Holes
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 12 Figure 12.VTrak drive carrier mounting holes Figure 13.SATA Disk Drives mount at the front of the carrier W ARNING: C ount er-sink scr ews only . SATA Drive Mounting Holes SATA Drive Mounting Holes Serial ATA Disk Drive
Page 13 - Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections; Configuring an IP Storage Area Network; Data Path; Figure 14.VTrak IP SAN connections
Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections 13 Step 4: Making Management and Data Connections Configuring an IP Storage Area Network • A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) with iSCSI support (in hardware or software) • A GbE Switch with iSCSI support • A network switch • A network ...
Page 14 - Configuring Direct Attached Storage; Figure 15.VTrak DAS connections
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 14 Configuring Direct Attached Storage This arrangement requires:• A Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (GbE NIC) with iSCSI support (in hardware or software) • A network switch • A network interface card (NIC) in the PC Data Path To establish the dat...
Page 15 - Step 5: Making Serial Cable Connections; Attach a null-modem cable to the DB-9 connector on the VTrak.; Connector
Step 5: Making Serial Cable Connections 15 Step 5: Making Serial Cable Connections The RS-232 Serial connection enables the Command Line Interface (CLI) and Command Line Utility (CLU) on your PC to monitor and control VTrak. Figure 16.Serial connector for VTrak M310i. The M610i and M210i are similar...
Page 16 - Step 6: Connecting the Power; Figure 17.VTrak front panel LED display. The M610i is shown
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 16 Step 6: Connecting the Power Plug the power cords and switch on both power supplies on. When the power is switched on, the LEDs on the front of the VTrak will light up. When boot-up is finished and the VTrak is functioning normally:• Controller Heartbea...
Page 17 - The Power/Activity LED flashes during drive activity.
Step 6: Connecting the Power 17 If there is no disk drive in the carrier, the Disk Status LED and the Power/Activity LED will remain dark. The Power/Activity LED flashes during drive activity. The Disk Status LED displays Green when a drive is present and configured.
Page 18 - Step 7: Setting the IP Address; Start your PC’s terminal VT100 or ANSI emulation program.; administrator; At the Password prompt, type; password
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 18 Step 7: Setting the IP Address VTrak has a Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage all of its functions, including customization. A subset of the CLI is the Command Line Utility (CLU), a user-level interface that manages your VTrak via your PC’s terminal...
Page 19 - Choosing DHCP or a Static IP Address; Viewing MAC and IP Addresses in the CLI; Viewing MAC and IP Addresses in the CLU; Network Management
Step 7: Setting the IP Address 19 Choosing DHCP or a Static IP Address When you setup your VTrak, you have the option of:• Enabling DHCP and letting your DHCP server assign the IP address to the VTrak’s management port. • Specifying a static IP address for the VTrak’s management port. If you choose ...
Page 20 - Setting up VTrak with the CLI; To verify the settings, type; net; net; net
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 20 Setting up VTrak with the CLI 1. Type the following string to set the system date and time, then press Enter. administrator@cli> date -a mod -d 2007/05/29 -t 14:50:05 In the above example, the date and time are included as examples only. Your values ...
Page 21 - IP; help; and
Step 7: Setting the IP Address 21 ===========================================CId Port Type IP Mask Gateway Link ===========================================1 1 Mgmt 192.168.10.87 255.255.255.0 192.168.10.1 Up 1 1 iSCSI 192.168.10.88 255.255.255.0 192.168.10.1 Up 1 2 iSCSI 10.0.10.2 255.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 ...
Page 22 - Setting up VTrak with the CLU; menu; Figure 19.CLU main menu; Setting system date and time; System Date; Making Management Port settings; Manual IP settings; IP Address
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 22 Setting up VTrak with the CLU 1. At the administrator@cli> prompt, type menu and press Enter. The CLU main menu appears. Figure 19.CLU main menu 2. With Quick Setup highlighted, press Enter. The first Quick Setup screen enables you to make Date and T...
Page 23 - Automatic IP settings; Viewing IP address and settings
Step 7: Setting the IP Address 23 4. Follow the same procedure to specify the Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address and DNS Server IP Address.If you do not have a DNS server, skip the DNS Server IP address. 5. Press Ctrl-A to save your settings. Automatic IP settings To make Management Port settings autom...
Page 24 - Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe; Using WebPAM PROe over the Internet (page 30); Logging into WebPAM PROe; Regular Connection; Product Manual
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 24 Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe Setting up disk arrays with WebPAM PROe consists of the following actions: • Logging into WebPAM PROe (below) • Selecting a Language (page 26) • Creating a Disk Array (page 26) • Logging out of WebPAM PROe (...
Page 26 - Selecting a Language; Language; Figure 21.Clicking “Language” on the WebPAM PROe Header; Creating a Disk Array; Automatic; Figure 22.The Array Configuration menu
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 26 Selecting a Language WebPAM PROe displays in English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simple, and Korean. 1. Click Language on the WebPAM PROe Header. The language list appears in the Header. 2. Click on the language you ...
Page 27 - Disk Arrays; – The number of physical drives in the disk array, their ID; Logical Drives; capacity, and stripe size; Spare Drives; – The physical drive slot number of the dedicated hot spare; Submit
Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe 27 Automatic When you choose the Automatic option, the following parameters appear on the screen:• Disk Arrays – The number of physical drives in the disk array, their ID numbers, configurable capacity, and the number of logical drives to be created • Lo...
Page 28 - Express
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 28 Express When you choose the Express option, a set of characteristics and options appears on the screen.1. Check the boxes to select any one or a combination of: • Redundancy – The array will remain available if a physical drive fails • Capacity – The gr...
Page 29 - Advanced; Step 1 – Disk Array Creation
Step 8: Creating Disk Arrays with WebPAM PROe 29 Advanced When you choose the Advanced option, the Step 1 – Disk Array Creation screen displays. Step 1 – Disk Array Creation 1. Enter a name for the disk array in the field provided. 2. Check the box if you want to enable Media Patrol. 3. Check the bo...
Page 30 - Logging out of WebPAM PROe; Figure 23.Clicking “Logout” on the WebPAM PROe banner; Using WebPAM PROe over the Internet
VTrak M610i, M310i, M210i Quick Start Guide 30 Read Cache, Read Ahead Cache, and No Cache are available. Read Ahead is the default. 13. Specify a Write (cache) Policy from the dropdown menu. Write Back and Write Through (Thru) are available. Write Back is the default. 14. Click the Update button. A ...
Page 31 - Contacting Technical Support; Technical Support Services
Contacting Technical Support 31 Contacting Technical Support Promise Technical Support provides several support options for Promise users to access information and updates. We encourage you to use one of our electronic services, which provide product information updates for the most efficient servic...
Page 33 - China; Caution
Contacting Technical Support 33 China Obtaining a Security Certificate Promise Technology provides a default security certificate for the web server as well as for internal data communication. However, in most cases it is better to install and verify your own certificate. And, if possible, verify yo...
