User ManualTable of ContentsUser’s Guide1Contents51 Introduction52 Hardware Installation63 Accessing the Disk Array Administrator Software64 Creating and Managing Arrays65 Monitoring System Status76 Managing Spares77 Configuring the Controller78 Managing Disk Drives and Enclosures89 Troubleshooting8A Array Basics9B Glossary9Introduction11About This Guide11Conventions12Product Features12Motherboard CPU Subsystem (G-Series)12Motherboard Ultra2 SCSI Channels (G-Series)12Motherboard Disk Cache (G-Series)13Battery Interface (G-Series)13Hardware Configuration and Management Support (G-Series)13Onboard Connectors (G-Series)14Daughterboard (G-Series)14Motherboard CPU Subsystem (K-Series)14Motherboard Ultra2 SCSI Channels (K-Series)14Motherboard Disk Cache (K-Series)15Integrated Battery Backup and Interface (K-Series)15Hardware Configuration and Management Support (K-Series)16Onboard Connectors (K-Series)16Fibre Channel Connection (K-Series)16Fibre Channel Features16Specifications17Physical (G-Series)17Electrical (G-Series)17Environmental (G-Series)18Battery (G-Series)19Physical (K-Series)20Electrical (K-Series)20Environmental (K-Series)21Battery (K-Series)22Reference Documents23External Documents23Chaparral Documents23Hardware Installation25Connecting the Controller25Connecting to the SCSI Port25Connecting to the Fibre Channel Port25Connecting to the RS-232 Port26Accessing the Disk Array Administrator Software29Accessing the Disk Array Administrator Using the RS-232 Serial Port29Navigating the Disk Array Administrator Software31Changing the Screen Display32Disk Array Administrator Menu Tree32Creating and Managing Arrays35Creating Arrays35Managing Arrays42Viewing Array Status42Viewing Array Statistics44Resetting Array Statistics46Viewing Drive Status47Stopping the Array Initialization Process48Verifying an Array49Viewing Verification Status50Stopping the Verification51Reconstructing an Array51Expanding Array Capacity52Viewing Expand Status54Changing the Array LUN55Changing the Array Name56Trusting an Array56Deleting an Array58Monitoring System Status59Displaying the Event Log59Viewing the Most Recent Event60Viewing One Event at a Time60Viewing a Whole Screen of Events62Capturing the Event Log File62Displaying Hardware and Configuration Information63Displaying Overall Statistics69Resetting Overall Statistics72Managing Spares73Managing Dedicated Spares73Adding a Dedicated Spare74Deleting a Dedicated Spare75Enabling Dynamic Spares75Managing the Spare Pool77Adding a Spare to the Spare Pool77Deleting a Spare from the Spare Pool78Displaying the Spare Pool79Configuring the Controller81Rebooting the Controller81Changing the Date and Time82Changing the Controller’s LUN and SCSI Target ID or Fibre Channel Loop ID84Understanding LUNs84Changing the Controller’s Target ID and LUN86Configuring the SCSI Channels89Working with LUN Zoning91Viewing Known WWNs92Creating Names (Aliases) for Server WWNs94Configuring LUN Zoning95Changing the Sample Rate97Changing the Alarm Mute Setting98Locking the Cache Setting100Enabling and Disabling the Battery101Changing the Utility Priority102Rescanning All Channels103Pausing I/O104Restoring Default Settings105Upgrading Firmware106Upgrading the Controller’s Firmware106Managing Disk Drives and Enclosures109Managing Disk Drives109Displaying Drive Information110Displaying All Drives110Viewing Drive Status111Clearing Metadata from a Drive112Enabling and Disabling Write-back Cache113Displaying Disk Cache Status115Enabling and Disabling SMART Changes116Blinking a Drive LED117Taking Down a Drive118Testing a Drive119Managing SAF-TE Enclosures119Changing the SEP LUN120Changing the Additional SEP Settings122Troubleshooting125Chaparral Technical Support125Terminal Emulator and COM Port Problems125Array Problems126Host SCSI Channel Problems127Device SCSI Channel Problems128Problems During Bootup128Controller Problems129Warning And Error Events130Warnings131Errors132Using the Loader Diagnostics Menu133Using the Loader Utility Menu133Understanding SCSI Errors133Disk Errors133Disk Channel Errors135Voltage and Temperature Errors and Warnings137Array Basics139Array Types139RAID 0 (Striped Disks)139RAID1, RAID1/O (Mirrored Disks)140RAID 3140RAID 4141RAID5141RAID50141Volume Sets142Comparing RAID Levels142Mixing Disks from Different Manufacturers or with Different Capacities144Mixing Disks on Different RAID Controller Channels144Glossary145Index151A151B151C152D152E153F154G154H154I154L155M155N155O155P155R155S156T157U157V157W158Size: 2.52 MBPages: 160Language: EnglishOpen manual
