ATTO Technology FastStream SC 5500E, FastStream SC 7500E, FastStream SC 8500E Installation And Operation Manual
ATTO FastStream
Embedded Storage Controller
Installation and Operation Manual
Fibre Channel to SAS/SATA Models
SC 5500E
SC 7500E
SC 8500E
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Contents
1.0 ATTO FastStream Offers Data Protection ...................................................1
Technical features
System memory
Expansion slot
RAID protection features
Audio/video features
1.1 ATTO FastStream Embedded Components .....................................2
Board dimensions
Temperature
Humidity
Altitude
ESD
Real Time Clock
Power supply requirements
SAS/SATA ports
Fibre Channel ports
Management ports
Manual reset switch
LED
1.2 ATTO Celerity FC42-ES Host Adapter ...............................................4
Hardware specifications
Advanced FC capabilities
Host bus specifications
External connectivity
1.3 ATTO Celerity FC44-ES Host Adapter ...............................................6
Hardware specifications
Advanced FC capabilities
Host bus specifications
External connectivity
1.4 ATTO Celerity FC84-EN Host Adapter ...............................................8
Technical specifications
Advanced FC capabilities
Host bus specifications
Environmental & physical specifications
External connectivity
Software specifications
2.0 Install the FastStream ....................................................................................10
Unpacking the packing box; verifying contents
Installing the FastStream
Discovering the IP address
Setting up Internet Explorer
Beginning initial configuration
3.0 Ensure Drive Integrity ....................................................................................14
Before creating RAID groups
After creating RAID groups
4.0 Configure Storage into RAID Groups ..........................................................16
Features you may choose
Auto-Rebuild
Fault Tolerance
Initialization
Selecting an application
Preliminary steps
Quick Digital Video
Audio
General Digital Video, General IT or Database
Creating a custom setup
5.0 Modify System Values ...................................................................................21
Changing current user name, password
Creating a read-only user name, password
Changing system variables
6.0 Monitor Storage, Configurations ..................................................................23
Health and Status Monitor page
Configuration Display page
SCSI Enclosure Services (SES)
6.1 Remote System Monitoring ................................................................25
Types of errors
Warning messages
Message severity levels
Email notification
6.2 Drive Diagnostics ................................................................................27
Preliminary steps
Read-only Drive Test
Drive performance and health
Identifying a drive attached to the FastStream
6.3 SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) .........................................................29
Setting up SES
Identifying SES elements
Monitoring SES elements
Use the Health and Status Monitor
Use the Manage menu
7.0 Modify Storage ...............................................................................................34
Preliminary steps
RAID group processes
Creating RAID groups
Deleting RAID groups
Adding drives to a RAID group
Adding mirrors to a RAID configuration
Changing RAID configuration: RAID migration
Modifying RAID group mapping
Modifying RAID group partitions
Rebuilding RAID groups
Modifying RAID options
FastStream process: adding or removing Hot Spares
Removing RAID configuration data
Advanced CLI page
8.0 Manage ATTO Devices, Configurations .......................................................39
Creating a unique name for your FastStream
Discovering, managing other ATTO devices
Saving or restoring a configuration
9.0 Interface Options ...........................................................................................41
Using the ExpressNAV Storage Manager
Using the serial port
Using Telnet
10.0 Update Firmware ..........................................................................................43
Appendix A CLI Provides an ASCII-based Interface ..........................................i
CLI error messages
CLI summary
CLI command explanations
Appendix B Design RAID Groups .......................................................................xvii
JBOD: Just a Bunch of Disks
DVRAID: Digital Video RAID
RAID Level 0: striping, no redundancy
RAID Level 1: mirroring (duplicate drives)
RAID Level 1 plus additional mirroring
RAID Level 1+0: striping, mirror spans two drives
RAID Level 4: striping, one parity drive
RAID Level 5: striping, parity distributed among drives
RAID Level 6: striping, two parity blocks distributed among drives
Appendix C Multipathing ......................................................................................xxi
Setup of the FastStream with Multipathing
Improved Availability of Storage with improved performance
Load Balancing algorithms for OS X and Windows DSM MPIO
Appendix D Standards and Compliances ...........................................................xxii
FCC Standards: Radio and Television Interference
Canadian Standards
European Standards
Declaration of Conformity
Appendix E Warranty ............................................................................................xxiii
Appendix F Reference Charts ..............................................................................xxiv
Generated frequencies
Data rate in cables
Connector pinouts
ATX 24-pin power connector pinouts (J1)
RJ-11 connection pinouts (J3)
Internal SAS 4i connector pinouts (J9)
RJ-45 connector pinouts (J2)
Internal SAS 4i connector pinouts (J11)
Jumpers pinouts
ATX power switch header pinouts (P3)
1.0 ATTO FastStream Offers Data Protection
The A TTO FastS tream SC 5500E, 7500E and 8500E provide blazing-fast performance and RAID protection in an
embeddable ATX form factor.
With 4 Gigabit per second (Gb/sec.) Fibre Channel
host connections and 3 Gb/sec. SAS drive
connections, the ATTO FastStream provides
unprecedented flexibility while adding RAID protection
without compromising performance.
ATTO FastStream Embeddable Storage Controllers
are high performance RAID storage devices which can
be seamlessly integrated into an ATX enclosure.
ATTO FastStream FC to SAS RAID controllers are
ideally suited for bandwidth intensive applications
such as digital film, video and audio as well as medical
imaging, digital prepress and disk to disk backup.
While RAID improves data accessibility and reliability
during normal operations, you still need a good
backup strategy for long-term protection of your data.
Technical features
• MicroATX form factor: conforms to industrystandard MicroATX form factor specification for
board size, board mounting locations and
expansion slot placement.
• Intel 81348 processor
• 8 independent SAS/SATA ports
• SC 7500 supports up to 128 disk drives
• SC 5500 supports up to 64 disk drives
• Internal wide-SAS Small Form Factor (SFF)
8484 connectors
• Optional external (x4) miniSAS SFF8080
connector for JBOD expansion
• SES (SCSI Enclosure Services)
• RS-232 management port with a back panel
accessible RJ11 interface
• 10/100/1000 Megabits per second (Mb/sec.)
Ethernet management port with an RJ45
connector and integrated LEDs
• 8 MB Flash
• LED status for link and speed
• Manual reset switch to reboot the Storage
Controller
• Battery-backed event log asynchronous SRAM
• System monitoring hardware
• Real time clock
• SCSI Enclosure Services (SES)
System memory
• One 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM DIMM connector
• Supports 512 MB of unbuffered, ECC DDR2-533
SDRAM DIMM
• Qualified DIMM: Kingston Technology
KVR533D2E4/512; RoHS compliant
Expansion slot
• One PCIe expansion slot, x8 electrical and
mechanical widths aligned with expansion slot 7
of the standard ATX form factor
• Conforms to the PCIe Base 1.0a and CEM
specifications
• Accepts either a 2- or 4-port 4 or 8-Gb Celerity
PCIe Host Adapter as the host port interface
• Host adapter is oriented perpendicular to the
FastStream SC board and can be mounted
parallel with a 90
º
angle adapter
RAID protection features
• Hardware DVRAID, RAID Level 0, 1, 4, 5, 6,1+0
and JBOD, all user configurable
• N-way mirroring
• Global Hot Spares to ensure continuous
operation if a drive fails. The Hot Spare
automatically comes on-line and rebuild starts if
a disk failure is detected
• Automatic rebuild of RAID groups and
changeable Rebuild Priority keep the system
operational if a drive fails
• Support for large LBAs (64-bit operating
systems), partitions, partial data transfer to
improve performance and minimizes memory
use, and spanning
Audio/video features
• DVRAID provides performance for up to 22
streams of SD video or 6 streams of 10-bit
uncompressed HD video.
• Support for video on demand
• Support for multiple streams of audio
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1.1 ATTO FastStream Embedded Components
The A TTO FastStream Fibre Channel to SAS/SATA RAID controller line can be seamlessly integrated into an A TX
or custom storage enclosure.
ATTO FastStream SC RAID controllers support nextgeneration media and are equipped to handle the
throughputs needed by advanced disk technologies.
For installation instructions, refer to
FastStream
on page 10.
Install the
Board dimensions
The FastStream SC embedded storage controllers
feature MicroATX-size printed circuit boards (PCB).
The boards can be used in enclosures that have
adequate clearance for the DIMM socket and
allowance for connecting to internal connectors.
Width:
Length:
Height:
7.0 in. ± 0.005 in. (17.78 cm ±0.01 cm)
9.6 in. ± 0.005 in. (24.38 cm ±0.01 cm)
1.3 in. ± 0.005 in. (3.3 cm ±0.01 cm)
Temperature
Non-operating:
Operating:
-40 ºC to +70 ºC
+5 ºC to +40 ºC
Humidity
Non-operating:
Operating:
5% to 95% non-condensing
10% to 90% non-condensing
Altitude
Non-operating:
Operating:
50,000 feet (15,240 meters)
10,000 feet (3048 meters)
ESD
Contact discharge:
Air discharge:
Up to ±8kV no errors
Up to ±15kV no errors
Real Time Clock
The Real Time Clock uses an M41T0 from ST
Microelectronics. The contents are maintained
regardless of power cycles. A rechargeable 3V Lithium
ion battery provides up to 90 days of backup power.
The charger is integrated on the circuit board. The
Lithium ion battery may explode if mistreated.
WARNING
WARNING
To prevent shorting, premature failure or
damage to the battery, do not place the
board on a conductive surface such as
metal, black conductive foam or the
outside surface of a metallized ESD
protective pouch with your local
environmental regulations.
Explosionsgefahr , wenn die Batterie falsch
entfernt und/oder ersetzt wird. Entsorgen
Sie benutzte Batterien in Übereinstimmung
mit Ihren lokalen
Umweltschutzbestimmungen.
Power supply requirements
A stable power source is necessary for proper and
reliable operation. The FastStream is compatible with
A TX power supplies with a 24-pin ATX connector and
requires +12V, (±10%) 6A for proper operation.
SAS/SATA ports
The eight independent
SAS/SATA ports use
internal wide-SAS Small
Form Factor (SFF) 8484
connectors to connect to
either SAS or SATA
devices.
Fibre Channel ports
SC 7500 and 8500:
ports connect to Fibre Channel hosts.
SC 5500:
ports to connect to Fibre Channel hosts.
All models use optical SFP connectors and multimode
fiber optic cable.
Make sure all cables are anchored securely at both
ends with the proper connectors.
two independent 4-Gigabit Fibre Channel
four independent Fibre Channel
2
Management ports
Management is provided using either the 10/100/1000
Megabits per second (Mb/sec.) base T Ethernet port
accessible from the RJ-45 connector or the RS-232
management port with a back panel accessible RJ-11
interface.
Exhibit 1.1-1 FastStream SC main board layout.
Manual reset switch
A manual reset switch reboots the storage controller.
To reset the FastStream, depress the reset button for
no more than three seconds.
To restore factory defaults, press the reset button for
more than four seconds until the green Ready LED
blinks.
LED
A bicolor LED on the back panel shows unit status:
when green, the unit is in the Ready condition and is
fully operational; if it is lit yellow, a fault has been
detected and you should begin troubleshooting
procedures.
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1.2 ATTO Celerity FC42-ES Host Adapter
The ATTO FastStream SC 5500E uses the Celerity FC-42ES PCI Express Interconnect and 4-Gigabit Fibre
Channel to provide performance of up to 650 MB/sec.
The Celerity FC-42ES is a dual-channel host adapter
supports high-definition video, rich content databases
and other high bandwidth environments.
The FC-42ES uses PCI Express, a serial, high-speed
connection that supports aggregate throughput up to 4
GB/sec. (x8 PCIe) full-duplex.
Hardware specifications
• 2 independent Fibre Channel ports
• 4-Gigabit data transfer rates per channel
• Supports all FC topologies: direct fabric,
arbitrated loop and point-to-point
• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-PH, FC-AL, FC-AL2,
FC-FCP, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA
• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades
• FC Class 3 support
• Local management and diagnostics
• Buffer credits: 8 @ 512 Bytes; 8 @ 2 Kilobytes
Advanced FC capabilities
• Supports SNIA HBA API
• On-demand automatic negotiation among 4-Gb,
2-Gb and 1-Gb Fibre Channel
• Supports Windows
• Supports exclusive ATTO Advanced Data
Streaming (ADS) Technology
FDMI and WMI
Host bus specifications
• x4 mechanical and x4 electrical PCI Express
interconnect (RoHS compliant)
• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 1.0a
• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 1.0a
• PCI Express to PCI/PCI-X Bridge spec 1.0
External connectivity
• Easy-to-install full height connection plate
• External LEDs for on-line and speed status for
each channel
• 2 pluggable optical LC SFP transceivers
included
Exhibit 1.2-1 Celerity FC-42ES Adapter bracket detail.
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Exhibit 1.2-2 Celerity FC-42ES board layout.
Exhibit 1.2-3 Celerity FC-42ES.
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1.3 ATTO Celerity FC44-ES Host Adapter
The ATTO FastStream SC 7500E uses the Celerity FC-44ES PCI Express Interconnect and 4-Gigabit Fibre
Channel to provide performance of up to 1200 MB/sec.
The ATTO Celerity FC-44ES supports high-definition
video, rich content databases and other high
bandwidth environments.
The FC-44ES uses PCI Express, a serial, high-speed
connection that supports aggregate throughput up to 4
GB/sec. (x8 PCIe) full-duplex.
Hardware specifications
• 4 independent Fibre Channel ports
• 4-Gigabit data transfer rates per channel
• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades
• FC Class 3 support
• Local management and diagnostics
• Buffer credits: 8 @ 512 Bytes; 8 @ 2 Kilobytes
Advanced FC capabilities
• Supports SNIA HBA API
• On-demand automatic negotiation among 4-Gb,
2-Gb and 1-Gb Fibre Channel
• Supports Windows
• Supports exclusive ATTO Advanced Data
Streaming (ADS™) Technology
Host bus specifications
• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express
Interconnect
• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 1.0a
• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 1.0a
• PCI Express to PCI/PCI-X Bridge spec 1.0
External connectivity
• Easy-to-install full height connection plate
• External LEDs for on-line and speed status for
each channel
• 4 pluggable optical LC SFP transceivers
included
FDMI and WMI
Exhibit 1.3-1 Celerity FC-44ES Adapter bracket detail.
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Exhibit 1.3-2 Celerity FC-44ES board layout.
Exhibit 1.3-3 Celerity FC-44ES.
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1.4 ATTO Celerity FC84-EN Host Adapter
The ATTO FastStream SC 8500E uses the Celerity FC-84EN PCI Express Interconnect and 8-Gigabit Fibre
Channel to provide performance of up to 1400 MB/sec.
The ATTO Celerity FC-84EN leverages two nextgeneration storage technologies: PCIe 2.0
interconnect and 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel.
The Celerity FC-84EN supports the most demanding
application requirements, including high-definition
video, rich content databases and other highbandwidth environments.
ATTO Celerity host adapters are an integrated family
of advanced storage connectivity solutions that are
designed to provide reliable connectivity, intelligence
and scalability.
Technical specifications
• 4 independent Fibre Channel ports
• 8-Gigabit data transfer rates
• 1600 MB/sec. maximum full-duplex throughput
per channel
• Supports all FC topologies: fabric, arbitrated
loop and point-to-point
• ANSI Fibre Channel: FC-FS, FC-AL, FCP, FCAL2, FC-PLDA, FC-FLA
• Flash ROM for easy field upgrades
• FC Class 3 support
• Local management and diagnostics
• Buffer credits: 41
• ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS™)
Technology
• Conforms to PCI Express Base Spec 2.0
• Conforms to PCI Express CEM Spec 2.0
• PCI Hot Plug spec 1.0
Environmental & physical specifications
• Length: 6.6 inches
• Height: 3.987 inches
• Operating temperature: 0-40 ºC (32-113 ºF)
• Storage temperature: -40 to 70 ºC (-40 to 158 ºF)
• Relative humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing
• 7.8 W (typical)
• 100 lf/m (minimum) airflow recommended
• RoHS compliant
External connectivity
• Easy to install full height connection bracket
• External LEDs for on-line and speed status for
each channel
• Four pluggable 8-Gb optical LC SFP+ modules
included
Exhibit 1.4-1 Celerity FC-84EN.
Advanced FC capabilities
• Supports SNIA HBA API
• Backward compatible with 4-Gb and 2-Gb Fibre
Channel
• Supports Windows®
FDMI and WMI
Host bus specifications
• x8 mechanical and x8 electrical PCI Express
interconnect
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Exhibit 1.4-2 Celerity FC-84En Adapter bracket detail.
Exhibit 1.4-3 Celerity FC-84En board layout.
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2.0 Install the FastStream
If you have not already completed the instructions on the Quick Start page packed with your
FastStream, use the following instructions to install the FastStream.
Unpacking the packing box; verifying contents
• The FastStream. Note the serial number of your
FastStream unit: ________________________
• 512-megabyte (MB) DDR2-533 ECC DIMM
• Celerity FC-42ES Host Adapter (5500E),
Celerity FC-44ES Host Adapter (7500E) or
Celerity FC-84EN (8500E)
• Cat 5 Ethernet cable, RJ-45, 6 feet
• RS-232 cable, RJ-11 to DB9, 6 feet
Installing the FastStream
See
Exhibit 2.0-1
FastStream mounting holes and components.
1 Ensure you have the following customer-
supplied items available:
• A back panel I/O plate compliant with ATX
specification version 2.1 or greater
• Internal SAS cable
• ATX-compatible storage enclosure
• SAS or SATA drives
2 Ensure the power to the enclosure is off.
3 Install the back panel I/O plate into your
enclosure. (See Exhibit 2.0-2
representation of a typical backplate.)
Note
ATTO Technology does not supply the
backplate because of the variety of enclosures
available. Contact your enclosure
representative for assistance.
4 Install your FastStream into the enclosure.
Note
The FastStream must be supported at all six
mounting points to prevent excessive flexing.
Flex damage caused by excessive force on an
improperly mounted circuit board is not
covered by the product warranty.
1
on page 11 displays the FastStream
mounting holes.
5 Connect the 24-pin ATX power connector from
on page 11 for details on the
on page 12 for a
Exhibit 2.0-
• CD including an Installation and Operation
Manual, firmware, drivers
CAUTIONCAUTION
FastStream SC RAID controllers and
Celerity host adapters contain components
that are sensitive to electrostatic discharge
(ESD). ESD can cause damage to these
components. Please follow standard
methods to avoid ESD.
the enclosure to the FastStream.
6 Install the DIMM module (see Exhibit 2.0-3
page 12).
CAUTIONCAUTION
Use extreme care when installing or
removing the DIMM module to prevent
possible damage.
a. Insert the DIMM module vertically into its
slot on the board, observing the position of
the notch along the bottom of the module to
prevent inserting the DIMM module
incorrectly.
b. Gently press down on the DIMM module
until it snaps into place in the slot.
7 Install the Celerity Host Adapter. See
Exhibit 1.2-1
page 6 for details.
a. Remove the Celerity Host Adapter from its
anti-static bag.
b. Remove the blank plate from slot 7 of your
enclosure.
c. Position the Celerity card directly above the
PCIe slot and push the card straight down.
For easier installation, place one end of the
host adapter into the slot first, then gently
push on each end until the unit is seated.
d. To ensure the card is seated completely,
give it an extra uniform push on each end
simultaneously.
e. Install the panel screw to secure the card.
8 Attach FastStream internal SAS I/O cables.
on page 4 and Exhibit 1.3-1 on
on
10
The internal SAS physical interface consists of
the 32-pin SFF-8484 connectors. The internal
cable can be unshielded and should terminate
from the SFF-8484 connector in the enclosure.
a. Plug in the corresponding end of the
internal SAS cable to the FastStream SC
internal SAS connector (port A and/or port
B).
b. Plug in the opposite end of the internal SAS
connector to the corresponding connector
of the enclosure backplane or SAS/SATA
peripheral.
9 Attach a management interface cable.
You may manage the FastStream using either
an RJ-45 Ethernet cable or an RJ-11 serial
cable.The preferred manageme n t too l is the
ExpressNAV graphical user interface accessed
through the Ethernet cable.
RJ-45 Ethernet cable: A board-mounted RJ-45
connector at the back I/O panel connects with a
10/100/1000 baseT category 5 or 6 Ethernet
a. Align the tab on the Ethernet cable with the
tab on the Ethernet port of the FastStream.
b. Insert the cable until it positively mates and
locks into place.
RJ-11 serial cable: A board-mounted RJ-11
cable at the back I/O panel makes connection
with an RS-232 serial port for appliance
management.
a. Align the tab on the provided serial cable
with the tab on the RJ-11 serial port of the
FastStream
b. Insert the cable until it positively mates and
locks into place.
c. Insert the other end of the serial cable into
the DB9 port of the PC being used for
appliance control.
10 Install drives into your enclosure according to
the enclosure and drive manufacturers’
instructions.
11 Put the cover back on the enclosure.
12 Power up the unit.
cable. If using an Ethernet network at 1000
baseT, use a category 6 cable to make the
connection. The FastStream ships with Cat 5
cable.
Exhibit 2.0-1 FastStream SC RAID controller co mponents, dimensions and mounting holes. For pinout
information, refer to
Reference Charts on page xxiv of the Appendix.
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1 PCI-e connector (J10)
2 RJ11 serial port connector (J3)
3 RJ-45 Ethernet connector (J2)
4 ATX 24-pin power connector (J1)
5 Vertical SDRAM DIMM connector
6 ATX power switch header (P3)
7 Intel 81348 storage processor
8 Internal SAS P ort A con n e c to r (J 9 )
9 Internal SAS P ort B con n e c to r
(J11)
10 Momentary reset pushbutton
11 Back panel ready/fault LED
Mounting holes are labeled C, F, H,
J, L and M.
Exhibit 2.0-2 Back panel I/O plate.
Exhibit 2.0-3 Insert the DIMM module vertically into its slot on the board.
Discovering the IP address
Note
The FastStream is initially configured with
DHCP enabled. It is best if you have access to
a DHCP server.
1 Work from the computer attached to the
FastStream Ethernet port. From the CD
supplied with your FastStream, run the
QuickNav Utility QuickNAV-windows.exe for
Windows or QuickNAV-Mac for Mac OS X.
2 Locate the FastStream with the serial number
recorded earlier.
3 Highlight the serial number.
4 Click Next.
If a DHCP server is available on your network,
an address is assigned automatically by the
server. Note the assigned address:
_____________________________________
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If you do not have a DHCP server, get an IP
address and subnet mask from your network
administrator, type it into the area provided, and
click on Next.
5 Click on Launch Browser.
Setting up Internet Explorer
Your browser points to the ATTO ExpressNAV
splash screen. If you use Internet Explorer as a
browser, continue on to the optional Setting up
Internet Explorer below. If not, continue on to
Beginning initial configuration
.
1 Open your browser.
2Select Internet Options.
3 In the Internet Options screen, select the
Security tab.
4 Click on the Trusted Sites icon.
5 Click on the Sites button.
6 In the text box Add this Web site to the zone,
add the IP address of the controller. You may
Beginning initial configuration
1 The ExpressNAV interface welcome screen
appears. Click on Enter Here.
2 Type in the user name and password.
Note
The default values are user name
password
insensitive and the password is case sensitive.
Password
. The user name is case
root
and
use wild cards.
7 Click on Add.
8 Uncheck the Require server verification
check box.
9 Click OK.
10 At the bottom of the Internet Options box, click
on OK and close the box.
It is best practice to change the default user
name and password. Refer to
current user name, password
3The Initial Setup page appears. Continue to
Ensure Drive Integrity
on page 14.
Changing
on page 21.
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3.0 Ensure Drive Integrity
The A TTO FastS tream “Initialize and V erify drive” feature discovers and remaps bad sectors on drives, providing
reliable media for your RAID groups.
Before creating any RAID group you should Initialize
and Verify the drives you want in the RAID group to
ensure drive integrity. When selected, the FastS tream
writes a pattern to the entire drive, verifying the drive’s
readiness and reliability.
CAUTIONCAUTION
Selecting Drive Initialization causes all
previous storage data on the drive to be
erased. Make sure all of your information is
backed up before initializing drives.
During initialization and verification, the FastStream
collects performance measurements. Performance
data is available once initialization begins. You may
view it from the
page accessible from the
performance data is lost when the controller is
powered off.
Drive Performance and Health
Diagnostics
menu. This
If you do not want to initialize or verify drives now,
continue on to
on page 15.
Check drive integrity after you have created RAID
groups on drives which you wish to add to your
FastStream configuration. This can be accomplished
by using the
only scan of drives.
The
Read-Only Drive Test
destructive scan over the entire surface of each drive
to identify bad areas of disk drives and determine read
performance. It may be run while data is passing
through the FastStream.
Running this test may negatively impact performance.
Once the
system operation returns to normal.
Configure Storage into RAID Groups
Initialize and Ve rify
Read-Only Drive Test
procedure or a read-
performs a non-
has completed,
Before creating RAID groups
1 If you are not already in the ExpressNAV
Storage Manager, type the IP address of your
controller in a standard browser. On the splash
screen, click Enter Here. In the box provided,
type in your user name and password, and click
OK.
2Select Initialize and Verify Drives.
3 Click Next.
4Select Initialize and Verify Drives.
All eligible drives are highlighted in green; the
system only initializes highlighted drives.
5 Click Commit.
CAUTIONCAUTION
Do not restart the FastStream or
disconnect or power cycle drives during
Drive Initialization and Verification or you
must start the verification process from the
beginning.
6 A warning box appears. In the warning box,
verify that you want to complete the
configuration by clicking on Yes. Clicking on No
ends the procedure without making a change.
7 When the process is complete, the Drive
Performance and Health page appears.
The drive(s) selected are now initialized and verified.
All data on the highlighted drives has been erased and
you may continue with
Groups
on page 15.
Configure Storage into RAID
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After creating RAID groups
1If you are not already in the
ExpressNAV Storage Manager,
type the IP address of your
controller in a standard browser.
On the splash screen, click
Enter Here. In the box provided,
type in your user name and
password, and click OK.
2 Click on the Diagnostics button on the left
hand side of the ExpressNAV Storage
Manager.
3 Choose Initialize and Verify Drives to test
newly added drives that are not part of a RAID
group. Choose Read-Only Drive Test to nondestructively test any drives.
4 Click Next.
5 If no drives appear in the information box, click
on the System Scan button.
If drives are available, click on the drives you
wish to verify, initialize or test; the drives are
highlighted.
6 Click Commit.
CAUTIONCAUTION
Do not restart the FastStream or
disconnect or power cycle drives during
Drive Initialization and Verification or you
must start the verification process from the
beginning.
7 A warning box appears. In the warning box,
verify that you want to complete the
configuration by clicking on Yes. Clicking on No
ends the procedure without making a change.
8The Drive Performance and Health page
appears showing what tests are running and
their results. You may select other tests to run
or continue on to other tasks.
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4.0 Configure Storage into RAID Groups
The ATTO FastStream allows configuration of storage into DVRAID, JBOD, RAID Level 0, 1, 1+0, 4, 5 or 6 with
the ability to create multiple partitions.
RAID is a storage configuration which uses multiple
drives to increase capacity, performance, and/or
reliability . The FastStream can automatically set up an
application-ready RAID configuration. Also, you may
custom design a RAID configuration, or combine a
custom and an automatic configuration.
The FastStream uses all available drives when you
select
Quick Digital Video, General Digital Video,
Audio, General IT,
include those which are on-line and not currently
configured for RAID or Hot Sp ares.
If you wish to have more than one type of RAID group
in your system, you have several options:
• Set up a customized RAID group (refer to
Creating a custom setup
return to the main menu and select a particular
application to use the remainder of your
attached storage.
• Attach only the storage you want using an
automated setup (refer to Selecting an
application ), then attach more storage and use
either the custom or specific user processes
outlined in this chapter.
• Set up storage now using any of the processes
in this chapter, then modify or add to storage
or
Database
. Available drives
on page 19), then
using the procedures listed in Modify Storage
page 34.
CAUTIONCAUTION
Before creating any RAID group you
should initialize and verify the drives you
want in the RAID group. Refer to
Drive Integrity
RAID improves data accessibility and
reliability during normal operations,
however, you still need a good backup
strategy for long-term protection of data.
When you have created RAID groups, you may use,
monitor and modify the storage as needed. Refer to
Monitor Storage, Configurations
System Values
Configurations
page 34.
on page 21
on page 39, and
on page 14.
on page 23,
Manage ATTO Devices,
Modify Storage
on
Ensure
Modify
on
Features you may choose
Depending on the application you choose, the number
of drives you choose and several other factors, you
may have other choices to customize your FastStream
to your particular needs.
Some features are customized by you only if you use
the custom setup. Refer to
on page 19.
Auto-Rebuild
When
Auto-Rebuild
group member becomes faulted, the controller initiates
a rebuild using an available unallocated drive. If no
drives are available, the rebuild is initiated only after
you replace the faulted drive and initiate a system
Creating a custom setup
is enabled and an existing RAID
scan to discover the drive. Hot Sp ares will be used
first, regardless of the Auto-Rebuild setting.
V arious outcomes are available when Auto-Rebuild is
enabled.
• If an existing RAID group member becomes
faulted or unavailable, such as when a drive is
pulled out from an array, the controller initiates a
rebuild using an available unallocated drive.
• If the controller boots up with drives missing or
faulted, the FastStream tries to switch them out
automatically.
• If no unallocated drive is available, you must
replace the faulted drive and a rebuild will begin.
Hot Spares are not required, allowing the
maximum number of drives for data storage.
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However, if you require maximum fault
tolerance, it is best practice to have a Hot Spare
available to supply the unallocated drive for
immediate use. Refer to FastStream process:
adding or removing Hot Spares on page 37.
Fault Tolerance
Choose either
Spare drives) or
adds Hot Spa res to the system) when creating parity
RAID Groups. Refer to
or removing Hot Spares
Standard Fault Tolerance
Maximum Fault Tolerance
FastStream process: adding
on page 37 for details.
(no Hot
(which
Selecting an application
Initialization
If you have not already initialized your drives as
outlined in
may choose to use the
new drives to erase and verify drive media and correct
some soft drive errors. The RAID Group is unavailable
until the operation completes.
Choose Express Initialization
background initialization if you have already
completed a full initialize and verify operation. The
RAID Group being initialized is available for use during
express initialization.
Ensure Drive Integrity
Advanced Initialization
on page 14, you
for
to perform a quick
After initializing drives or setting up new storage,
select an application from the
Manage
drives and creates the appropriate setup using those
drives.
The most flexible choice is to use
you must understand your needs and your system well
to use this option.
Refer to
Appendix for more information about RAID.
page. The FastStream finds all available
Design RAID Groups
Initial Setup
Custom Setup
on page xvii of the
or via the
, but
Preliminary steps
1 If you are not already in the ExpressNAV
Storage Manager, type the IP address of your
controller in a standard browser. On the splash
screen, click Enter Here. In the box provided,
type in your user name and password, and click
OK.
2 If you have not performed the steps detailed in
Ensure Drive Integrity
other RAID groups, the Initial Setup Menu
appears.
If you have initialized your storage or created
other RAID configurations,
a. From the selections at the left, select
Manage.
b. Click on the RAID Groups arrow.
c. Click on Create RAID Group.
d. Click on Next.
3 Select one of the following and continue using
the directions in each specific section:
• Quick Digital Video: provides parity RAID
protection (DVRAID) and optimized
performance for digital video (sequential
access) configurations.
on page 14 or created
Note
DVRAID is only available using the
Digital Video
• General Digital Video: provides parity RAID
protection for digital applications for
configurations using three or more drives.
• Audio: Audio track streaming technology
provides parity RAID protection while managing
latency to allow high-speed availability to
support up to 192 tracks of 16-bit audio or 96
tracks of 24-bit audio in a single editing session.
You must have only 4, 6, 8 or 12 drives available
in the system.
• General IT: provides parity RAID protection
optimized for random access applications using
three or more drives.
• Database: provides parity RAID protection for
database applications (small transfer, random
access) for configurations using more than three
drives.
setup wizard.
Quick
Quick Digital Video
1 After choosing Quick Digital Video, the Setup
Wizard page appears.
Select your operating system.
2 If you chose Windows, click Yes and the
system restarts. After the restart completes,
continue to Step 3
If you chose Mac, continue on to Step 3
3 If all your drives do not appear in the Find
Drives box, click on System Scan.
For the FastStream 5500E, 7500E and 8500E,
this setup requires exactly 6, 12 or 24 drives
appear as available on the screen after the
scan.
.
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Physically add or disconnect drives as needed
and rescan.
4 Click Next.
5 Choose an Initialization method (refer to
Initialization
6 Choose an Auto-Rebuild option (refer to Auto-
Rebuild on page 16).
7 Select a Fault Tolerance (refer to Fault
Tolerance on page 17).
8 Click Commit.
9 A warning box appears.
If you want to continue click Yes. The
configuration completes and the Health and
Status Monitor page appears.
If you wish to start over, click No.The Setup
Wizard page appears.
on page 17).
Audio
1 After choosing Audio, the Audio Setup
Wizard page appears.
Choose to use the same or a different node
name for each host Fibre Channel port.
• If you know you want all drives to be available
or unavailable to all Fibre Channel ports,
select Yes or No. If you do not know, select
Not Sure.
• If you select Not Sure, you are asked a
series of questions to determine the correct
configuration for your needs and setup.
• Several definitions are listed in a grey box at
the bottom of the Audio Setup Wizard
screen which may help you determine
answers to the setup questions.
2 Click on Next.
Note
Depending on your choice and your current
system, the controller may need to restart.
3 If all your drives do not appear in the Find
Drives box, click on System Scan.
This setup requires 4, 6, 8 or 12 drives.
Add or disconnect drives as needed to ensure
you have 4, 6, 8 or 12 drives appearing on the
screen after the scan.
4 Click Next.
5 Choose an Initialization method (refer to
Initialization
6 Choose an Auto-Rebuild option (refer to Auto-
Rebuild on page 16).
7 Select the number of users for this controller.
8 Depending on the number of users and the
number of drives you have in your system, you
may be asked choose a Fault Tolerance (refer
to Fault Tolerance
9 Click Commit.
10 A warning box appears.
If you want to continue click Yes. The
configuration completes and the Health and
Status Monitor page appears.
If you wish to start over, click No. The Setup
Wizard page appears.
on page 17).
on page 17).
General Digital Video, General IT or
Database
1 After choosing General Digital Video, General
IT or Database, the Setup Wizard page
appears.Choose an Initialization method
(refer to Initialization
2 Choose an Auto-Rebuild option (refer to Auto-
Rebuild on page 16).
3 If all your drives do not appear in the Find
Drives box, click on System Scan.
4 Click on Commit.
5 A warning box appears.
If you want to continue click Yes. The
configuration completes and the Health and
Status Monitor page appears.
If you wish to start over, click No. The Setup
Wizard page appears.
on page 17).
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