Manuais de utilizador para IBM Version 8.30

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• Contents

  5
• Figures

  9
• Tables

  11
• About this book

  13
  • Conventions and terminology

    13
  • Related information

    13
  • How to send your comments

    16
• Chapter 1. Getting started

  17
  • Introducing IBM Director

    17
  • Using IBM Director Console

    18
    • The IBM Director Console interface

      18
    • IBM Director Console toolbar

      19
    • Panes in IBM Director Console

      20
    • Working with tables

      21
    • Starting tasks

      22
  • ServeRAID Manager

    22
  • Operating systems supported by ServeRAID Manager

    23
• Chapter 2. Installing ServeRAID Manager

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  • Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a Windows server

    28
  • Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a Linux server

    29
  • Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a Windows console

    30
  • Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a Linux console

    31
  • Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a managed Windows system

    32
  • Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a managed Linux system

    33
  • Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a managed NetWare system

    34
• Chapter 3. Using ServeRAID Manager

  37
  • Introducing the ServeRAID Manager

    37
    • What's new in the ServeRAID TM Manager

      37
    • About ServeRAID Manager

      37
      • ServeRAID software features

        37
      • Using the ServeRAID Manager interface

        40
      • Using ServeRAID in a cluster environment

        43
      • Using Active PCI features

        44
      • Understanding unattended mode

        45
    • Using the ServeRAID Manager interface

      46
    • Finding information on the World Wide Web

      47
    • IBM ServeRAID publications

      47
  • Understanding RAID technology

    48
    • Understanding stripe-unit size

      48
    • Understanding RAID level-0

      49
    • Understanding RAID level-1

      51
    • Understanding RAID level-1 Enhanced

      52
    • Understanding RAID level-5

      54
    • Understanding RAID level-5 Enhanced

      55
    • Understanding RAID level-5EE

      57
    • Understanding RAID level-6

      59
    • Understanding RAID level-x0

      61
    • Understanding RAID volumes

      63
      • Creating a simple volume

        64
    • Selecting a RAID level and tuning performance

      64
    • Selecting the RAID level by array capacity

      66
      • Example: Total disk capacity

        66
      • Example: Usable and unusable capacity

        67
    • Software and hardware support of RAID levels

      68
    • RAID levels that can use a hot-spare or standby hot-spare drive

      69
    • Selecting the RAID level in the migration wizard

      70
  • Starting the ServeRAID Manager task

    70
  • Logging in to the ServeRAID Manager

    71
  • Logging out of the ServeRAID Manager

    72
  • Using the ServeRAID Manager from the command line

    72
  • Using the ServeRAID Manager with screen-reading software

    72
  • Using the ServeRAID Manager in bootable-CD mode

    73
  • Accessing the ServeRAID Manager using the keyboard

    74
  • Verifying that the ServeRAID Manager agent is running

    75
  • ServeRAID Manager and LED flash states

    76
• Chapter 4. Managing ServeRAID devices

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  • Configuring ServeRAID controllers and enclosures in the Configuration wizard

    79
    • Configuring an enclosure: the basic steps

      79
    • Configuring ServeRAID SCSI controllers (ServeRAID series 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7K)

      79
      • Choosing between Express and Custom configuration

        79
      • Creating arrays and hot-spare drives

        80
      • Creating spanned arrays

        81
      • Creating logical drives

        82
      • Confirming your express system configuration

        83
      • Confirming your custom system configuration

        83
    • Configuring ServeRAID SAS, SATA, and HostRAID controllers (ServeRAID-7t, ServeRAID-8i, HostRAID)

      84
      • Choosing between Express and Custom configuration

        84
      • Choosing between Express and Custom configuration

        85
      • Choosing the RAID Level

        86
      • Creating logical drives

        87
      • Creating logical drives > advanced settings

        88
      • Confirming your integrated RAID controller subsystem configuration

        89
      • Confirming your integrated RAID controller subsystem configuration

        90
      • Confirming your system configuration

        90
    • Selecting controllers to update

      91
    • Configuring ServeRAID enclosures

      91
      • Choosing the configuration path

        91
      • Creating arrays and hot-spare drives

        92
      • Creating spanned arrays

        92
      • Creating logical drives

        93
      • Defining the authentication method

        94
      • Defining initiator information

        95
      • Selecting a discovered initiator

        96
      • Assigning logical drives to initiators

        97
      • Confirming your system configuration

        97
    • Configuring NetWare user authentication

      98
      • Novell NetWare considerations

        98
    • Copying the configuration from drives

      99
    • Restore the configuration to the factory-default settings

      99
    • Saving a printable configuration and event logs

      100
      • Saving a printable configuration

        100
      • Example: Printable configuration

        101
    • Working with systems in the ServeRAID Manager

      104
      • Using the ServeRAID Manager interface > Menubar

        104
      • Sending a test trap from the SNMP Trap Manager

        115
      • Working with objects in the Enterprise view and device views

        116
      • Using display groups

        164
      • Monitoring systems over a network

        166
    • Modifying logical drives using the Configuration wizard

      188
      • Understanding logical-drive migration

        188
      • Modifying logical drives on ServeRAID SCSI controllers (ServeRAID series 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7K)

        194
      • Modifying logical drives on ServeRAID SAS and SATA controllers (ServeRAID-7t, ServeRAID-8i)

        198
      • Modifying logical drives on ServeRAID enclosures

        200
    • Tuning your system for optimal performance

      204
      • Fine-tuning your system

        204
      • Selecting a RAID level and tuning performance

        206
      • Application environment groups reference

        208
      • Understanding write-cache mode for physical drives

        208
      • Understanding write-cache mode for logical drives

        209
      • Understanding stripe-unit size

        210
      • Understanding enabled and disabled read-ahead cache mode for logical drives

        210
      • Understanding adaptive read-ahead cache mode

        211
      • Changing the stripe-unit size

        211
      • Changing the write-cache mode on a logical drive

        212
      • Changing the write-cache mode

        213
      • Enabling and disabling read-ahead cache mode

        213
    • Managing storage devices

      213
      • Managing direct attached storage devices

        213
      • Managing networked storage devices (enclosures)

        215
  • Adding a remote system

    220
  • Viewing the ServeRAID Manager event log

    221
  • Using the ServeRAID Manager agent

    222
    • Starting the ServeRAID Manager agent

      222
    • Viewing the ServeRAID Manager event log

      223
      • Receiving events from a removed system

        223
      • Event viewer description of events

        224
    • Configuring the ServeRAID Manager agent

      224
    • Configuring the ServeRAID Manager agent > general settings

      225
    • Using the ServeRAID Manager agent

      226
  • Using Security Manager

    227
    • Security Manager menu bar

      227
    • Security Manager toolbar

      228
    • Adding a user in the Security Manager

      228
    • Deleting a user in the Security Manager

      229
    • Modifying a user in the Security Manager

      229
  • Using SNMP Trap Manager

    229
    • SNMP Trap Manager menu bar

      229
    • SNMP Trap Manager toolbar

      230
    • Adding a system in the SNMP Trap Manager

      230
    • Deleting a system in the SNMP Trap Manager

      230
    • Modifying a system in the SNMP Trap Manager

      231
  • Managing software and firmware

    231
    • Confirming your software update

      231
    • Changing BIOS-compatibility mapping

      231
    • Updating BIOS and firmware code

      232
    • Selecting ROM update images

      232
• Chapter 5. Troubleshooting ServeRAID Manager

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  • Could not copy the configuration from the drives: controller [number]

    233
  • Could not restore the configuration to the factory-default settings: controller [number]

    233
  • Could not unblock logical drive [number]: controller [number]

    234
  • Could not create a hot-spare drive: controller [number], < drive location> Could not create a standby hot-spare drive: controller [number], < drive location>

    234
  • Could not delete array: controller [number], array [letter]

    234
  • Could not delete all of the arrays: controller [number]

    235
  • Could not delete logical drive: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    235
  • Logical drive was not initialized: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    235
  • Could not start the logical drive synchronization: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    235
  • Could not set the drive to online: controller [number], < drive location>

    236
  • Could not remove the defunct drive: controller [number], < drive location>

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  • Could not replace the defunct drive: controller [number], < drive location>

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  • Could not delete the hot-spare drive: controller [number], < drive location> Could not delete the standby hot-spare drive: controller [number], < drive location>

    237
  • Could not set the merge-group number: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    237
  • Could not blink the device lights

    237
  • The battery-backup cache device needs a new battery: controller [number]

    238
  • The battery-backup cache device is defective: controller [number]

    238
  • Background polling commands are not responding: controller [number]

    238
  • Commands are not responding: controller [number]

    238
  • Rebuild failed: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    239
  • Synchronization failed: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    239
  • Migration [logical-drive migration type] failed: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    240
  • Compression failed: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    240
  • Decompression failed: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    240
  • defunct drive: controller [number], < drive location>

    241
  • PFA detected for drive: controller [number], < drive location>

    241
  • Logical drive is offline: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    241
  • Logical drive is critical: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    241
  • Logical drive is blocked: controller [number], controller [number] [number]

    241
  • Could not communicate with controller: controller [number]

    242
  • User name or password is not valid

    242
  • ServeRAID Manager failed to start at port number [number]

    242
  • No controllers were found in this system.

    243
  • Host name [ID] is unknown or the network is down

    243
  • Failed to connect to host name [ID] due to incompatible versions [Local=number Remote=number]

    243
  • Unable to connect to the remote system

    244
  • Array [letter] storage space still available.

    244
  • Physical drives in array [letter] contain unusable space

    244
  • Hot spare is too small for use by at least one array.

    245
  • Could not start logical drive migration: controller [number] logical drive [number]

    245
  • Could not enable the hot-swap rebuild operation: controller [number]

    245
  • Could not create logical drive: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    246
  • Logical drive was not initialized: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    246
  • Logical drive must be synchronized: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    246
  • [Number] ready drives still available.

    247
  • Cannot communicate with the remote system

    247
  • Error getting controller configuration.

    248
  • Agent is running in local only mode.

    248
  • Networking support is not available.

    249
  • Could not send the event to the system.

    249
  • Failed to connect to host name [ID] at port number [number].

    250
  • Failed to connect to host name [ID] due to incompatible versions [Local=id Remote=id].

    251
  • ServeRAID Manager failed to start at port number [number].

    251
  • Refused connection from [remote system ID].

    251
  • FlashCopy with backup failed: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    252
  • Could not import configuration with more than eight drives into a ServeRAID-3L controller.

    252
  • Could not copy the configuration from the drives: controller [number], < drive location>

    252
  • Possible non-warranted physical drive found: controller [number], < device location>

    253
  • Could not set the host name: controller [number]

    253
  • Could not set the partner host name: controller [number]

    253
  • Could not change the rebuild rate: controller [number], < device location>

    254
  • Could not change the stripe-unit size: controller [number], < device location>

    254
  • Could not change the write-cache mode: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    254
  • Could not change the SCSI transfer speed: controller [number], channel [number]

    254
  • Could not enable unattended mode: controller [number]

    255
  • Could not disable unattended mode: controller [number]

    255
  • Could not enable read cache: controller [number]

    255
  • Could not disable read cache: controller [number]

    255
  • Could not set the SCSI initiator ID: controller [number]

    256
  • Could not switch the active and passive controllers.

    256
  • Could not clear the controller event logs for system [number].

    256
  • Could not copy the configuration from the non-shared logical drives (merge group [number]): controller [number]

    257
  • Could not change the BIOS-compatibility mapping to [Extended or Limited]: controller [number]

    257
  • Could not change the write-cache mode: controller [number], channel [number], SCSI ID [number]

    257
  • Enclosure device is not responding: controller [number], channel [number]

    257
  • Enclosure fan [number] is malfunctioning: controller [number], channel [number]

    258
  • Enclosure power supply [number] is malfunctioning: controller [number], channel [number]

    258
  • Enclosure temperature is out of normal range: controller [number], channel [number]

    258
  • Could not save the event logs: controller [number]

    259
  • Version mismatch detected: controller [number]

    259
  • Compaction failed: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    259
  • Expansion failed: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    260
  • Battery has exceeded normal operating temperature: battery controller [number]

    260
  • Network connection was not found and/or host name was not resolved.

    260
  • One or more logical drives contain a bad stripe: controller [number], logical drive [number]

    260
  • Exception removing timer from active queue

    261
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    262
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    262
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    262
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    263
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    264
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    264
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    264
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    265
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    265
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    266
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    266
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    266
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    266
  • Set drive to defunct: controller [number], < device location>

    266
  • This event log entry is informational.

    267
• Appendix A. Accessibility features for IBM Director

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• Appendix B. Glossary

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  • A

    277
    • alien array

      277
    • array

      277
    • auto-synchronization

      277
  • B

    277
    • battery-backup cache

      277
    • BIOS-compatibility mapping - Extended

      277
    • BIOS-compatibility mapping - Limited

      277
    • BIOS-compatibility mapping

      277
    • block

      277
    • blocked

      277
  • C

    278
    • cluster

      278
    • compaction

      278
    • compression

      278
    • controller

      278
    • controller names

      278
    • copy back

      278
    • critical

      279
  • D

    279
    • data mirroring

      279
    • data scrubbing

      279
    • data striping

      279
    • decompression

      279
    • defunct

      279
    • distributed spare drive

      279
  • E

    279
    • enclosure

      279
    • expansion

      279
  • F

    280
    • fault tolerance

      280
    • firmware

      280
    • FlashCopy

      280
    • FlashCopy virtual size

      280
    • foreign array

      280
    • free space

      280
  • G

    280
    • GB

      280
  • H

    280
    • high availability

      280
    • hot add

      280
    • hot-pluggable

      281
    • hot-spare drive

      281
    • hot-swap rebuild

      281
    • hot-swappable

      281
  • I

    281
    • Impacted

      281
    • integrated RAID controller

      281
    • initialize logical drive

      281
    • initiator identifiers

      281
    • IPSSEND command-line program

      281
  • L

    282
    • logical drive

      282
    • logical-drive migration

      282
    • LSI 1030 controller

      282
  • M

    282
    • management station

      282
    • MB

      282
    • merge-group number

      282
    • merge-group state

      282
    • migrating

      282
    • mirror role

      282
  • N

    282
    • network-attached storage

      282
    • Notification Manager

      283
  • O

    283
    • offline

      283
    • okay

      283
    • online

      283
  • P

    283
    • parity

      283
    • parity block

      283
    • partner name

      283
    • physical drive

      283
    • PFA

      283
    • plug-in

      283
    • POST

      283
    • preferred owner

      284
  • Q

    284
    • quorum drive

      284
  • R

    284
    • restore to factory-default settings

      284
    • rack enclosure

      284
    • RAID

      284
    • RAID level-0

      284
    • RAID level-1

      284
    • RAID level-1E

      284
    • RAID level-5

      285
    • RAID level-5E

      285
    • RAID level-5EE

      285
    • RAID level-6

      285
    • RAID level-x0

      285
    • RAID signature

      285
    • read-ahead cache mode

      285
    • read-ahead cache mode - Adaptive

      285
    • read-ahead cache mode - Disabled

      286
    • read-ahead cache mode - Enabled

      286
    • ready

      286
    • rebuild

      286
    • rebuild rate

      286
    • rebuilding

      286
    • recurring task

      286
    • ROM Update wizard

      286
  • S

    286
    • ServeRAID Manager Mini-configuration program

      286
    • SAF-TE

      286
    • scheduled task

      286
    • SCSI

      287
    • SCSI initiator ID

      287
    • SCSI-transfer speed

      287
    • segment

      287
    • ServeRAID Manager

      287
    • shared drives

      287
    • small computer system interface

      287
    • spanned array

      287
    • standby hot spare

      287
    • stripe-unit size

      287
    • stripes

      288
    • sub-logical drive

      288
    • Synchronize

      288
  • T

    288
    • throughput

      288
  • U

    288
    • unattended mode

      288
    • unattended mode -- Disabled

      288
    • unattended mode -- Enabled

      288
  • W

    288
    • write-cache mode

      288
    • write-cache mode -- Write-back

      288
    • write-cache mode -- Write-through

      289
• Appendix C. Notices

  291
  • Trademarks

    292
• Glossary

  295
  • Glossary

    295
• Index

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• Readers’ Comments — We'd Like to Hear from You

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