Chaparral G5312/G7313 Manual de usuario
G- and K-Series
External RAID Board Controller
G5312/G7313
K5312/K7313
User’s Guide
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Copyright
©1999, 2000 Chaparral Network Storage, Inc.
Document Number: 07-0033-003
This document covers G5312, G7313, K5312, and K7313.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior written consent of:
Chaparral Network Storage, Inc.
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Technical Support
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Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement
WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. However, if this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
!Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
!Increase the separation between equipment and receiver.
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!Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
!Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
!Use a shielded and properly grounded I/O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this unit to
the specified limits of the rules.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Canadian Compliance Statement
This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment
Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matérial brouilleur
du Canada
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Contents
1 Introduction
About This Guide 1-1
Conventions 1-2
Product Features 1-2
Motherboard CPU Subsystem (G-Series) 1-2
Motherboard Ultra2 SCSI Channels (G-Series) 1-2
Motherboard Disk Cache (G-Series) 1-3
Battery Interface (G-Series) 1-3
Hardware Configuration and Management Support
(G-Series) 1-3
Onboard Connectors (G-Series) 1-4
Daughterboard (G-Series) 1-4
Motherboard CPU Subsystem (K-Series) 1-4
Motherboard Ultra2 SCSI Channels (K-Series) 1-4
Motherboard Disk Cache (K-Series) 1-5
Integrated Battery Backup and Interface (K-Series) 1-5
Hardware Configuration and Management Support
(K-Series) 1-6
Onboard Connectors (K-Series) 1-6
Fibre Channel Connection (K-Series) 1-6
Fibre Channel Features 1-6
Specifications 1-7
Physical (G-Series) 1-7
Electrical (G-Series) 1-7
Environmental (G-Series) 1-8
Battery (G-Series) 1-9
Physical (K-Series) 1-10
Electrical (K-Series) 1-10
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Environmental (K-Series) 1-11
Battery (K-Series) 1-12
Reference Documents 1-13
External Documents 1-13
Chaparral Documents 1-13
2 Hardware Installation
Connecting the Controller 2-1
Connecting to the SCSI Port 2-1
Connecting to the Fibre Channel Port 2-1
Connecting to the RS-232 Port 2-2
3 Accessing the Disk Array Administrator
Software
Accessing the Disk Array Administrator Using the RS-232 Serial Port 3-1
Navigating the Disk Array Administrator Software 3-3
Changing the Screen Display 3-4
Disk Array Administrator Menu Tree 3-4
4 Creating and Managing Arrays
Creating Arrays 4-1
Managing Arrays 4-8
Viewing Array Status 4-8
Stopping the Array Initialization Process 4-14
Verifying an Array 4-15
Reconstructing an Array 4-17
Expanding Array Capacity 4-18
Changing the Array LUN 4-21
Changing the Array Name 4-22
Trusting an Array 4-22
Deleting an Array 4-24
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5 Monitoring System Status
Displaying the Event Log 5-1
Viewing the Most Recent Event 5-2
Viewing One Event at a Time 5-2
Viewing a Whole Screen of Events 5-4
Capturing the Event Log File 5-4
Displaying Hardware and Configuration Information 5-5
Displaying Overall Statistics 5-11
Resetting Overall Statistics 5-14
6 Managing Spares
Managing Dedicated Spares 6-1
Adding a Dedicated Spare 6-2
Deleting a Dedicated Spare 6-3
Enabling Dynamic Spares 6-3
Managing the Spare Pool 6-5
Adding a Spare to the Spare Pool 6-5
Deleting a Spare from the Spare Pool 6-6
Displaying the Spare Pool 6-7
7 Configuring the Controller
Rebooting the Controller 7-1
Changing the Date and Time 7-2
Changing the Controller’s LUN and SCSI Target ID or Fibre Channel Loop
ID 7-4
Understanding LUNs 7-4
Changing the Controller’s Target ID and LUN 7-6
Configuring the SCSI Channels 7-9
Working with LUN Zoning 7-11
Viewing Known WWNs 7-12
Creating Names (Aliases) for Server WWNs 7-14
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Configuring LUN Zoning 7-15
Changing the Sample Rate 7-17
Changing the Alarm Mute Setting 7-18
Locking the Cache Setting 7-20
Enabling and Disabling the Battery 7-21
Changing the Utility Priority 7-22
Rescanning All Channels 7-23
Pausing I/O 7-24
Restoring Default Settings 7-25
Upgrading Firmware 7-26
Upgrading the Controller’s Firmware 7-26
8 Managing Disk Drives and Enclosures
Managing Disk Drives 8-1
Displaying Drive Information 8-2
Clearing Metadata from a Drive 8-4
Enabling and Disabling Write-back Cache 8-5
Displaying Disk Cache Status 8-7
Enabling and Disabling SMART Changes 8-8
Blinking a Drive LED 8-9
Taking Down a Drive 8-10
Testing a Drive 8-11
Managing SAF-TE Enclosures 8-11
Changing the SEP LUN 8-12
Changing the Additional SEP Settings 8-14
9 Troubleshooting
Chaparral Technical Support 9-1
Terminal Emulator and COM Port Problems 9-1
Array Problems 9-2
Host SCSI Channel Problems 9-3
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Device SCSI Channel Problems 9-4
Problems During Bootup 9-4
Controller Problems 9-5
Warning And Error Events 9-6
Warnings 9-7
Errors 9-8
Using the Loader Diagnostics Menu 9-9
Using the Loader Utility Menu 9-9
Understanding SCSI Errors 9-9
Disk Errors 9-9
Disk Channel Errors 9-11
Voltage and Temperature Errors and Warnings 9-13
A Array Basics
Array Types A-1
RAID 0 (Striped Disks) A-1
RAID 1, RAID 1/O (Mirrored Disks) A-2
RAID 3 A-2
RAID 4 A-3
RAID 5 A-3
RAID 50 A-3
Volume Sets A-4
Comparing RAID Levels A-4
Mixing Disks from Different Manufacturers or with Different
Capacities A-6
Mixing Disks on Different RAID Controller Channels A-6
B Glossary
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