APC 15000 RAID User Manual

Contents

007-5510-002

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Controller Features ...................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 The Controller Hardware ............................................................................................................. 2

1.2.1

Power Supply and Fan Modules ........................................................................................ 4

1.2.2

I/O Connectors and Status LED Indicators ........................................................................ 5

1.2.3

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) .................................................................................. 9

Controller Installation ................................................................................................................... 11

2.1 Setting Up the Controller ........................................................................................................... 11
2.2 Unpacking the System .............................................................................................................. 12

2.2.1

Rack-Mounting the Controller Chassis ............................................................................. 12

2.2.2

Connecting the Controller in Dual Mode .......................................................................... 12

2.2.3

Connecting the Controller ................................................................................................. 13

2.2.4

Selecting SAS- ID for Your Drives .................................................................................... 13

2.2.5

Laying Out your Storage Drives ....................................................................................... 13

2.2.6

Connecting the RS-232 Terminal ..................................................................................... 14

2.2.7

Powering On the Controller .............................................................................................. 15

2.3 Configuring the Controller ......................................................................................................... 16

2.3.1

Planning Your Setup and Configuration ........................................................................... 16

2.3.2

Configuration Interface ..................................................................................................... 17

2.3.3

Login as Administrator ...................................................................................................... 17

2.3.4

Setting System Time & Date ............................................................................................ 17

2.3.5

Setting Tier Mapping Mode .............................................................................................. 18

2.3.6

Checking Tier Status and Configuration ........................................................................... 19

2.3.7

Cache Coherency and Labeling in Dual Mode ................................................................. 20

2.3.8

Configuring the Storage Arrays ........................................................................................ 21

2.3.9

Setting Security Levels ..................................................................................................... 24

Controller Management ................................................................................................................ 29

3.1 Managing the Controller ............................................................................................................ 29

3.1.1

Management Interface ..................................................................................................... 29

3.1.2

Available Commands ....................................................................................................... 30

3.1.3

Administrator and User Logins ......................................................................................... 30

3.2 Configuration Management ....................................................................................................... 32

3.2.1

Configure and Monitor Status of Host Ports ..................................................................... 32

3.2.2

Configure and Monitor Status of Storage Assets ............................................................. 34

3.2.3

Tier Mapping for Enclosures ............................................................................................ 42

3.2.4

System Network Configuration ......................................................................................... 43

3.2.5

Restarting the Controller .................................................................................................. 45

3.2.6

Setting the System’s Date and Time ................................................................................ 46

3.2.7

Saving the Controller’s Configuration ............................................................................... 47

3.2.8

Restoring the System’s Default Configuration .................................................................. 47

3.2.9

LUN Management ............................................................................................................ 48

3.2.10

Automatic Drive Rebuild ................................................................................................... 50

3.2.11

SMART Command ........................................................................................................... 51

3.2.12

Couplet Controller Configuration (Cache/Non-Cache Coherent) ..................................... 53

3.3 Performance Management ........................................................................................................ 55

3.3.1

Optimizing I/O Request Patterns ...................................................................................... 55

3.3.2

Audio/Visual Settings of the System ................................................................................ 58

3.3.3

Locking LUN in Cache ...................................................................................................... 59

3.3.4

Resources Allocation ........................................................................................................ 66