User manual ACER AAS205

[. . . ] Isssue 2. 0 1 May, 2004 Altos RAIDWatch User Guide The information in this document is subject to change without notice. While every effort has been made to ensure that all information in this document is accurate, the Authors accept no liability for any errors that may arise. No part of this document may be transmitted or copied in any form, or by any means, for any purpose, without the written permission of the Authors. Issue 2. 0 1 May, 2004 · Infortrend and the Infortrend logo are registered trademarks of Infortrend Technology, Inc. [. . . ] Each controller in redundant controller configuration MUST be assigned with a unique ID from 1 to FFFFF. ­ Redundant Controller Configuration: Enabled or Disabled depending on whether or not the current RAID has controller redundancy; ­ Redundant Controller Channel: sets the communication channel for redundant controllers. ­ ECC Function: Select either "Disable" or "Enable" as shown in Figure 6­14. Figure 6­14 ECC function 81 Altos RAIDWatch User Guide 6. 8 Communication To be able to configure the Communication settings, select the Communication tab, as shown in Figure 6­15, from the Configuration View Window Tabs. Figure 6­15 Select the Communication Tab · TCP/IP: To set the TCP/IP settings, select the TCP/IP tab. · Network Hardware MAC: A DHCP client identifies itself to the server using its network hardware (MAC) address. See Figure 6­16. Figure 6­16 Setting the Network Hardware MAC · Set IP Address: IP settings are shown in Figure 6­17. Figure 6­17 Set IP Address ­ IP Assignment: Select any of the following options: Static, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, or NONE. ­ IP Address: Input the IP Address assigned to the subsystem. ­ Subnet Mask: Enter a Subnet Mask that will be used by the subsystem e. g. ­ Default Gateway: Enter the default value into this field e. g. · RS232 Port: To set the RS-232 serial port settings, select the RS-232 tab. · COM Port Select: Select the serial port that will be used for serial port connection. please refer to Figure 6­18. 82 Controller Configuration Figure 6­18 COM Port Select · RS232 Configuration: To set the appropriate RS-232 serial port settings below, please refer to Figure 6­19. Figure 6­19 RS-232 Configuration Options · PPP Routing Status: Select "Disable" or "Enable". · Terminal Emulation Status: Select "Disable" or "Enable". · Current Baudrate: Select the Baudrate from the following range: 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, and 38400. 83 Altos RAIDWatch User Guide 84 Channel Configuration Chapter 7 Channel Configuration Using Altos RAIDWatch Manager, you can modify the configuration of any channel on the controller. Channels 4 through 19 are SATA drive channels. Channel 0 is used for inter controller communciation and Channel 3 is used for expansion. Channels 1 and 2 are host ports which are configurable as explained below. Channel configuration settings are available under Physical View in the RAID View window. This chapter describes the following Channel Configuration features: · Accessing Channel Configuration Options, 7. 1 on page 85 · User-Configurable Channel Parameters, 7. 2 on page 86 · Setting the configuration of a channel, 7. 3 on page 86 The following describes user-configurable channel parameters: 7. 1 Accessing Channel Configuration Options Channel configuration options are available in the Physical View window, which is found in the RAID View environment. To be able to access the Physical View either use the RAID View toolbar icon or select the RAID View command from the Open menu to open the RAID View. Once the RAID View has been opened select either the Physical View button from the content window or the Physical View icon in the Navigation Panel. For more information on accessing the controller configuration options, please refer to 4. 6, "Using the RAID View Window", on page 58 85 Altos RAIDWatch User Guide Once the Physical View has been opened and channel icons, have appeared under the Physical View icon in the Navigation Panel, select the channel that needs to be configured. 7. 2 User-Configurable Channel Parameters Once the channel has been selected, the content window will appear. The different options are discussed below. 7. 2. 1 ID pool / PID / SID This parameter sets the ID of the channel. [. . . ] Because stored data does not reside directly on the network's servers, server power is utilized for applications rather than for data passing. The Altos RAIDWatch module which manages and monitors a RAID controller and receives Altos RAIDWatch Manager commands via the primary agent. SCSI Enclosure Services is a protocol that is used to manage and sense the state of the power supplies, cooling devices, temperature sensors, individual drives, and other non-SCSI elements installed in a fibre channel JBOD enclosure. S. M. A. R. T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology). [. . . ]