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Diamond Storage Array V-ClassInstallation and Operation Manual© 2005 ATTO Technology Inc. All rights reserved. All brand or product names are trademar

ATTO Technology Inc.PrefaceThis guide will take the technology-savvy user through the installation and maintenance of the Diamond Storage Array. The

89 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 9.2 Optional Hot Spare SledTo maintain array up time with minimal ris

90Hot swap spare sledTo set up two RAID Level 5 groups with Hot Spare sleds1 Connect to Diamond Storage Array services (refer to Accessing the Array o

i ATTO Technology Inc.GlossaryThe following terms are only a few examples of the language used for Fibre Channel, SCSI and storage systems. For more i

iiDiamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualF_port A port in the Fibre Channel fabric where a N_port may attachFC-AL Fibre Channel Arbitr

iii ATTO Technology Inc.Appendix A ATA Disk TechnologyATA is the dominant disk drive technology. It offers all the cost advantages of a mass produced

ivDiamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualAppendix B Information command returnsDriveinfo Sled Capacity Errors TYPE ...VDID Capaci

v ATTO Technology Inc.Read 00000000 00000000Write 00000000 00000000Errors 00000000DriveInfo RAID1====== Drive 1 ============== ========= Drive

viDiamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4 76292MB 0 RAID10 56 76292MB 0 RAID10 56 5 76292MB 0 RAID10

vii ATTO Technology Inc.Drive Model: Maxtor 98196H8 S/N: V80EE4GCXAI0000 F/W Rev: ZAH814Y0 ATA Rev: 007eCapacity

viiiDiamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualLunInfo 2RAID10 SerialNumber V80EE4TCAAL0000Virtual Drive ID 57, Capacity: 305171 MB (0x0

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ix ATTO Technology Inc.TYPE VDID #Parts State Capacity ...Serial Number====== ==== ====== ======= ======= ..========= RAID5 5

xDiamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualAppendix C Sample Zoning Command SequencesFirst time configuration (after download) QuickRAID

xi ATTO Technology Inc.Asymmetric Model3 hosts, 1 metadata controller (also a host), RAID 5 with 3 LUNs. All zone commands except ZoneCommit affect on

xiiDiamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualCombined Symmetric/Asymmetric ModelMany hosts, RAID Level 1 with 6 LUNs. All zone commands e

xiii ATTO Technology Inc.Appendix D Product SafetySafe handling of the Diamond Storage Array helps protect its components as well as the people worki

xivDiamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualAppendix E SpecificationsEnvironmental and physical• Humidity: 10-85% non-condensing• Norm

xv ATTO Technology Inc.Appendix F Part numbersEach Diamond Storage Array has a master part number to identify it. The floor model base number is on t

xviDiamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualAppendix G Warranty Manufacturer limited warrantyManufacturer warrants to the original purc

1 ATTO Technology Inc. 1.0 Product OverviewThe Diamond Storage Array offers up to 24 ATA disk drives in a rack mount or floor model configuration.The

2Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual• Tagged command queuing to process up to 255 simultaneous data requests• RS-232 management

3 ATTO Technology Inc. 2.0 Technical OverviewThe Diamond Storage Array uses Aggregated Data Transfer Technology (ADXT) to achieve the high data trans

4Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual• UltraDMA transfer protocol similar to high performance SCSI disk protocol operating at 66 M

5 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 3.0 Installation InstructionsIf you are familiar with the Diamond Stor

6Quick startdefault settings. The Diamond Storage Array may be set up in a JBOD, RAID Level 0, 5 or 10 configuration with or without Hot Spare sledsIf

7 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 3.1 ComponentsThe Diamond Storage Array has been designed to be easy t

8Componentswhich allows a connection for setup, monitoring and upgrade of the unit from any computer system with an RS-232 interface. The optional 10/

ATTO Technology Inc.Contents Preface 1.0 Product Overview ...1FeaturesFibre

9 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 3.2 Physical SetupThe Diamond Storage Array is shipped completely asse

10Physical setupcentermost mounting holes and secured using 10/32 screws. CAUTIONCAUTIONDo not mount multiple arrays on a two-rail rack or mount the a

11 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 3.2.1 Connecting a Fibre Channel ArrayThe Diamond Storage Array suppo

12Fibre Channel connectionsExhibit 3.2-2 Possible 2 gigabit Fibre Channel physical connections depending on which Fibre Channel connection mode has b

13 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 3.2.2 Connecting a SCSI ArrayThe SCSI Diamond Storage Array uses a VH

14SCSI connections

15 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 3.3 Determining Drive and Sled DesignationsThe Diamond Storage Array

16Drive, sled numberingLogical NumberingLogical numbering depends on the RAID configuration of the storage array. Current firmware includes RAID Level

17 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.0 Accessing the ArrayCommunicate with the Diamond Storage Array thr

18SNMPSNMP, or Simple Network Management Protocol, is an application layer protocol that allows network devices to exchange management information. Th

Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.0 Accessing the Array ...

19 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.1 In-band CLI Over Fibre ChannelIn-band Command Line Interface (CLI

20In-band CLIA CHECK_CONDITION, INVALID_PARAMETER_IN_CDB is returned to an initiator that specifies an incorrect Buffer ID, Mode, Length or Buffer Off

21 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.2 Serial Port AccessThe Diamond Storage Array provides remote servi

22Serial port access

23 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.3 Ethernet Access: Telnet and SNMP ProtocolsThe optional 10/100 Bas

24Ethernet protocols6Type SaveConfiguration restart to reboot the array.7 Install SNMP management software on each client you wish to receive traps (m

25 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.4 ATTO ExpressNAV: Browser-based InterfaceThe easiest way to commun

26ExpressNAVExhibit 4.4-2 Navigating ATTO ExpressNAV screensSidebar:select theitem youwish toviewSubmit buttonsame as typing allCLI commands andsavec

27 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.4.1 ExpressNAV PagesEach page in the ATTO ExpressNAV interface prov

28ExpressNAV• Enable/disable AutoRebuildRefer to Drive Configuration Commands on page 43 for more information.Logical Units Displays information on t

ATTO Technology Inc. 4.5.2 General Use Commands ...34FirmwareRestartHelpPartitionCommitSaveConfigurationSy

29 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.5 CLI: Interface via ASCII-based CommandsThe Command Line Interface

30Command Line InterfaceExhibit 4.5-<<n+> CLI commands returns may be terse (short) or verbose (with parameter names and details of results)

31 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.5.1 Summary of CLI CommandsA summary of the Command Line Interface

32IPDHCP Disabled set IPDHCP enabled 39IPGateway 0.0.0.0 set IPGateway 200.10.22.3 39IPSubnetMask 255.255.255.0 set IPSubnetMask 255.255.255.0 39LUNIn

33 Diamond Storage ArrayTelnetPassword diamond set TelnetPassword 123ABC 40TelnetTimeout Disabled set TelnetTimeout 360 40TelnetUsername telnet set Te

34General use CLI commands 4.5.2 General Use CommandsThe following commands, listed alphabetically, describe or perform general functions. FirmwareRe

35 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.5.3 Fibre Channel Configuration CommandsThe Fibre Channel ports are

36Fibre Channel CLI commandsFcSCSIBusyStatusSpecifies the SCSI status value returned when the Diamond is unable to accept a SCSI command because of a

37 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.5.4 Serial Port Configuration CommandsThe serial port configuration

38

Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualRAID5ClearDataStatusRAIDRebuildStatusSerialNumberSledFaultLEDSMARTDataTemperatureVirtualDriveIn

39 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.5.5 Ethernet CommandsEthernet configuration commands configure the

40Ethernet CLI commandsSNMPUpdatesEnables or disables the SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) database.Default: disabledSet syntax: set SNMPTraps [

41 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.5.6 Diagnostic CommandsDiagnostic commands provide information or d

42Diagnostic CLI commandsPartitionInfoDisplays Partition information for the selected partitions or all partitions. Get syntax: PartitionInfo [active|

43 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 4.5.7 Drive Configuration CommandsThe Diamond Storage Array ATA drive

44Configure drives with CLI commandsDriveWipeInitializes a drive: wipes it of all data. Drive must be offlineSet syntax: DriveWipe [Destination Sled]

45 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualQuickRAID5Specifies the RAID Level 5 configuration for the system. Sets

46Configure drives with CLI commandsRAIDRebuildStatusDisplays the RAID1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 Rebuild Status Summary. If no RAID groups are defined, the

47 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualZoneCreate Creates a new named zone. Names may be up to 16 characters.T

48Maintenance CLI commands 4.5.8 Maintenance Services CommandsMaintenance commands allow updating and maintenance of the Diamond Storage Array.FcScsi

ATTO Technology Inc. 4.5.8 Maintenance Services Commands ...48FcScsiBusyStatusFirmwareRestartMaxEnclTempAlrmMinEnclTempAlrm

49 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.0 Configuring DrivesThe Diamond Storage Array can be configured as

50Configure drivestransmitted data at one end of the transaction, then the parity data is checked at the other end to make sure the transmission has

51 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.1 JBODThe Diamond Storage Array is set up in a JBOD (Just a Bunch o

52RAID Level 0 5.2 RAID Level 0 The Diamond Storage Array can be set up into RAID Level 0 (striping) groups to allow it to read and store data at a h

53 Diamond Storage Array3Type set QuickRAID0 0. This configures the array in JBOD mode.4 Continue with steps 4 through 8 from the previous section. Ex

54RAID Level 0Exhibit 5.2-4 A fully populated array may be configured in several different ways in RAID Level 0.

55 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.3 RAID Level 1The Diamond Storage Array can be set up into RAID Lev

56RAID Level 12 Continue with the CLI or access the RAID page of the ExpressNAV interface (refer to ATTO ExpressNAV: Browser-based Interface on page 2

57 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.4 RAID Level 5RAID Level 5 increases reliability while using fewer

58RAID Level 52Type set QuickRAID5 1 1 3Type SaveConfiguration RestartThe array is configured into one RAID Level 5 group with one Hot Spare sled.To

Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.7 RAID Interleave ...65To

59 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation ManualConfiguring a partially-populated arrayThe simplest way to attain RAID

60RAID Level 511 The array is now configured. To verify the configuration, type DriveInfo. If any sleds are missing, the sled slots are reported as o

61 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.5 RAID Level 10The Diamond Storage Array can be set up into RAID Le

62RAID Level 108 The array is now configured. To verify the configuration, type DriveInfo. If any sleds are missing, the sled slots are reported as of

63 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.6 Rebuilding RAID Level ConfigurationsIf a sled must be removed and

64You must use a SaveConfiguration Restart command to implement the rebuild priority command.To synchronize mirrored drives manually1 Connect to Diamo

65 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.7 RAID InterleaveThe interleave size sets the amount of data to be

66RAID interleave

67 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.8 Creating PartitionsWith the introduction of larger and larger GB-

68Partitions24 physical drivesAn example of RAID 0 configuration (QuickRAID0 4): 2 or more physical drivesinto 1 or more Virtual Drives.Virtual Drive

ATTO Technology Inc. 9.1 Hot Swap Operating Instructions ...87Disk DrivesThe following method is the safest way

69 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 5.9 Creating ZonesZoning is a collection of related Diamond Storage A

70Zonesand edit the Active configuration, use the ZoneRetrieve command. The information from the Active configuration is copied into the Planned confi

71 Diamond Storage Array Configuring ZonesBe careful when changing Diamond Storage Array zoning configurations. Internal validation logic cannot detec

72ZonesOther operations• To disable a zone, type ZoneState zone_name disabled• To clear the Planned Zone Configuration of all entries, typeZoneClear

73 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 6.0 Copying DrivesCopying drives using the DriveCopy CLI command may

74Copy drives

75 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 7.0 Updating FirmwareEngineers, technicians and/or system administrat

76Update firmware4 Copy the latest array image file, “...”.ima, onto the host computer and note its directory such as c:\diamond\flash\“...”.ima5 Firs

77 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 8.0 System Monitoring and ReportingThe Diamond Storage Array provides

78Monitors, reportsdisabled. When the ambient temperature decreases to within standard operating range, the drives are powered back on and the host is

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79 Diamond Storage ArrayThese error messages should be reported to technical personnel to assist in debugging the problem. The blink codes are also sa

80Monitors, reports

81 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 8.1 TroubleshootingThe Diamond Storage Array provides a number of vis

82TroubleshootingManagement or use the appropriate CLI commandsIf a drive fails to respond• Determine which drive has failed by observing the amber f

83 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 8.2 Resetting DefaultsResetting the Diamond Storage Array to defaults

84Reset defaultsExhibit 8.2-1 Configurations which change during a RestoreConfiguration commandCommand Default Reset during default Reset during fact

85 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 9.0 Hardware MaintenanceThe disk drive sleds, blower assemblies, powe

86Hardware maintenanceCAUTIONCAUTIONDo not leave empty openings on the front or rear of the array under any circumstances. Empty openings affect airfl

87 ATTO Technology Inc. Diamond Storage Array Installation and Operation Manual 9.1 Hot Swap Operating InstructionsTo maintain array up time, individ

88Hot swap hardware12 If you do not have AutoRebuild enabled, using the disk drive sled number identified in step 2, on the control computer Ready pro