D-Link DSN-5110-10 Guide de l'utilisateur

D-Link xStack Storage iSCSI SAN Arrays Managed SAN Solutions (DSN-1100-10, 2100-10, 3100-10, 3200-10, 3300-10, 3400-10, 3500-

90 Chapter 6 System Administration Figure 6-9. Control Tab 2. Under XStack Storage Configuration, click the Save button. The Save dialog box app

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 91 We recommend you write the name and location of the configuration file in case you nee

92 Chapter 6 System Administration 6.2.7 Restoring Factory Default Settings (Control Tab) There may be times when you want to return the xStack St

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 93 4. Using the Open dialog box, navigate to the location where you downloaded the softwa

94 Chapter 6 System Administration 6.2.10 Shutting Down the xStack Storage (Control Tab) The Control tab provides a Shutdown button for shutting d

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 95 5. Click OK to enable the selected options or click Cancel to keep the current Battery

96 Chapter 6 System Administration 6.2.13 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab) The System Administration View provides an

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 97 Figure 6-18. Advanced Settings Tab

98 Chapter 6 System Administration Table 6-4. Advanced System Settings Advanced Setting Description Remote System Time Date and time of the stor

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 99 Table 6-5. Alert Notification Settings Alert Notification Setting Description Email

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 1 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides an introduction to the D-Link xStack Storage

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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 101 Chapter 7 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals This chapter describes ho

102 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 7.1 Understanding the Network Settings View In the Network Settings View, the Main Display shows the IP address and

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 103 7.2 Working with Management Ports The xStack Storage contains a management port that p

104 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 7-2. Management Port Tab 2. To change a setting, click in the appropriate field and change the value shown

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 105 Figure 7-3. Ping from Management Port Dialog Box 3. In the Ping to field, type the I

106 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 7-4. Port Tab 2. To change the MTU size, select a value from the MTU Size drop-down list. 3. To en

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 107 7.4 Working with Network Portals The iSCSI standard uses the concept of a network enti

108 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 7-5. Create Portal dialogs 3. In the IP Address field, enter the IP address for the network portal. Th

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 109 Figure 7-6. Precautionary Message when Deleting a Portal 3. Click OK to delete the p

2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview The D-Link xStack Storage system is an intelligent, high-performance Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) or 10GbE

110 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 7.5 Grouping and Ungrouping Ports The xStack Storage Management Center allows you to group individual physical Ethe

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 111 Figure 7-8. Link Aggregate Group (LAG) 7.5.1 Grouping Ports The following procedure d

112 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 7-9. Group Ports Dialog Box 3. To create a VLAN-enabled group from the grouped ports, check Create VLAN en

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 113 Figure 7-10. IP Address that Belongs to a VLAN-Enabled Group 7.5.2 Ungrouping Ports I

114 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 2. Perform one of the following steps to remove the port from the group: – On the Network menu, click Remove Port

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 115 7.6.1 VLAN-Enabling a Port To VLAN-enable a port: 1. In the Network Settings View, c

116 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 1. In the Network Settings View, click a VLAN-enabled group in the Main Display. 2. Perform one of the following

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 117 Chapter 8 Performing System Actions The System Actions panel is displayed in all views

118 Chapter 8 Performing System Actions Figure 8-1. Add xStack Storage Screen 2. In the IP Address or Hostname field, enter either the IP address

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 119 8.3 Force System Failover You can use this item to verify your redundant network conne

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 3 The xStack Storage system performs its virtualization task by presenting volumes that the

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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 121 Chapter 9 Best Practices This chapter provides suggestions and guidelines for optimizi

122 Chapter 9 Best Practices 9.1 Saving Configuration Settings After you define the settings for your xStack Storage, it is strongly recommended tha

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 123 Table 9-1. TCP Port Numbers Port Description 23 Telnet 80 http (Web Server) 443 ht

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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 125 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting The xStack Storage Management Center includes additional fe

126 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting 10.1 Downloading a System Diagnostic Capture In the unlikely event of an unexpected system failure, the system will a

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 127 Figure 10-3. Diagnostic Capture Download Page Click on each link to download the diag

128 Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Problem Symptom Description and Probable Cause Recommended Corrective Actions Software upgrade appears to complete

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 129 Appendix A Menu Summary This appendix summarizes the menus in the xStack Storage Manag

4 Chapter 1 Introduction Table 1-1. Types of Storage Pools Storage Pool Usage Available Pool Disk drives available for use, but with no data stor

130 Appendix A Menu Summary A.3 Tools Menu Volume Creation Wizard – runs the wizard for creating volumes (see section 4.2.1). Customize Time Displ

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 131 A.7 Network Settings Menu (Ethernet Port Selected) Create Portal – creates a portal

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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 133 Appendix B Factory Default Settings This appendix lists the xStack Storage factory-def

134 Appendix B Factory Default Settings Table B-8. Email Notification Support Default Setting Parameter Default Value Enable Email Notification Su

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 135 Table B-10. Advanced Settings (System Administration View) Advanced Setting Descripti

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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 137 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings This appendix contains tables you ca

138 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings Volume Name Volume Size Volume Composition (Parity, Mirror, etc.) Stripe Width (Number of Stri

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 139 C.2 Recording iSCSI Initiator Access Use Table C-2 to record information about the iS

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 5 Table 1-2. Ways to Organize Volumes Organization Definition Redundant Striped Storage

140 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings Initiator Name Volume Name Initiator Access  Granted to All Initiators  Granted to I

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 141 C.3 Recording Groups Use Table C-3 to record information about the port groups you cr

142 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings C.4 Recording Network Portals Use Table C-4 to record information about the network portals y

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 143 C.5 Recording Scheduled Tasks Use Table C-5 to record information about the scheduled

144 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings C.6 Admin Login Password If you change the default admin login password, record it in Table C

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 145 C.7 Configuration Files If you save a configuration to a configuration file, record i

146 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings C.8 Management Port Settings Record your management port settings in Table C-8. Table C-8. Ma

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 147 C.9 Data Port Settings Record your data port settings in Table C-9. Table C-9. Data P

148 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings C.10 Email Settings Record your email settings in Table C-10. Table C-10. Email Settings Enab

6 Chapter 1 Introduction For each volume, the xStack Storage system must determine the organization and the size of the volume. For striped organiz

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 7 If a replacement drive is found, then the storage system performs one Rebuild task for ea

8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.7 VLANs The xStack Storage system can use a Virtual LAN (VLAN) as a filter to identify the incoming packets it is to use

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 9 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software The right management software can h

ii Contents © 2010 D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved D-Link Systems, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, includ

10 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software 2.2 Compatibility and Minimum System Requirements Running the xStack Storage Management Ce

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 11 2.3.1 Understanding the User Interface Figure 2-1 shows the different areas of the xSta

12 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software Figure 2-2. Menu Bar and Toolbar Figure 2-3. Tooltip 2.3.2.1 Shortcut Menu The previous

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 13 2.3.3 View Panel The View panel appears below the toolbar. The View panel shows the IP

14 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software 2.3.4 Main Display The Main Display appears to the right of the View panel. The Main Displ

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 15 2.3.6 Detail Tabs Detail Tabs appear below the Main Display. When you display a view, a

16 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software Figure 2-10. Help Button 2.5 READ THIS SECTION - If You Read Nothing Else In This Guide T

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 17 Chapter 3 Getting Started This chapter describes how to get started using the xStack

18 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3.1 Connecting and Logging In After confirming that the minimum system requirements in section 2.2 have been met, use t

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 19 Figure 3-2. Welcome Page From the Welcome page, perform the following steps to set up

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide iii Notice of Export Controls Export of technical data contained in this document may requ

20 Chapter 3 Getting Started Figure 3-3. Admin Account Page 2. The Admin Account page allows you to set the password for the administrator account

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 21 Figure 3-4. Management Port Page 4. The Management Port page provides fields f

22 Chapter 3 Getting Started Figure 3-5. Data Ports Page 6. The Data Ports page lets you specify the IP addresses, network masks, and

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 23 Figure 3-6. Email Notification Page 7. The Email Notification page lets you enable t

24 Chapter 3 Getting Started Figure 3-7. Summary Screen 9. With the Summary page displayed, review the settings you selected. If you need to chang

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 25 Figure 3-8. xStack Storage Management Center Home Page Figure 3-9. xStack Storage Man

26 Chapter 3 Getting Started If you create another account with admin and add/edit user privileges and then delete the default admin account, write

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 27 Figure 3-10. Advanced Settings Tab 3. Double-click on the current date and time value

28 Chapter 3 Getting Started 5. Click on the Apply button. 3.3 Customizing the Date and Time Display The xStack Storage also maintains the current

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 29 3.4 Configuring User Accounts The xStack Storage Management Center comes with one admin

iv Contents Preface This document is intended to assist users with configuring and managing storage on xStack Storage® systems from D-Link Systems.

30 Chapter 3 Getting Started 4. In the New Password field, enter a case-sensitive password for the admin account. The Confirm New Password field

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 31 3.4.3 Adding User Accounts A user account consists of a unique user name and password.

32 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3.4.4 Modifying Accounts There may be times when the administrator needs to edit an account. For example, you may want

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 33 The admin account cannot be deleted unless at least one additional account is created

34 Chapter 3 Getting Started 3.7 Shutting Down the xStack Storage Array If you no longer want to use the xStack Storage array, use the following pro

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 35 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes This chapter describes how to manage volumes on an xStack St

36 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes 4.1 Understanding the Volume View In the Volume View, the Main Display shows information about the volumes on the xSta

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 37 Figure 4-2. Volume View Sorted by Initiator 4.2 Creating Volumes Adding volumes define

38 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-3. Create Volume Wizard Welcome Screen 2. To skip the Welcome page in the future, check Don’t show this dia

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 39 It is not possible to specify a Volume Name that is already used by another existing v

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide v Contact Information You can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link w

40 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Table 4-1. Pre-defined Volume Organization and Characteristics Usage Volume Organization Chunk Size Minimum Drives

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 41 Figure 4-7. Storage Efficiency Screen 3. Select the option that best describes the pr

42 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-9. Volume Size Screen 5. In the Volume Size screen, use the Capacity field and drop-down list to specify th

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 43 Figure 4-10. Grant Access Screen 6. By default, all iSCSI initiators will have acces

44 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-11. Ready to Create Volume Screen 8. If you are satisfied with your selections, click Finish to create the

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 45 4.2.2 Making Your Own Volume Selection Choices If you selected Let me make my own choic

46 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-14. Stripe Width Screen 3. The Stripe Width screen shows the volume composition selection you made in the V

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 47 – To deselect a disk, hold down the Ctrl key and click a disk that is selected. Each

48 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-17. Volume Size Screen 7. In the Volume Size screen, use the Capacity field and drop-down list to select th

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 49 Figure 4-18. Grant Access Screen 8. By default, all iSCSI initiators will have acces

vi Contents Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...

50 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-19. Ready to Create Volume Screen 10. If you are satisfied with your selections click Finish to create the v

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 51 4.3 Performing Volume Actions After you create volumes, you can use the Volume Actions

52 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes 3. If the top option is checked, all iSCSI initiators can access the selected volume. To change this selection, unche

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 53 4.3.2 Scanning a Volume After you create a volume, you can scan it for errors. This tas

54 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-23, Pop-up Calendar 4.3.3 Destroying a Volume If you no longer need a volume, you can remove or “destroy” it

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 55 Figure 4-24. Warning Message when Destroying a Volume 3. Click OK to destroy the sele

56 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes After the volume is grown, the size of the file system that resides on the volume may also need to be increased. For

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 57 Figure 4-26. Volume Composition Page 3. See section 4.2.2 to complete this procedure

58 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-28. Finish Reconfigure Screen 5. Select Close to exit from the Volume Reconfigure Wizard. During the volum

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 59 4.4 Using the Detail Tabs When sorted by Volume name, the Volume View provides the foll

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60 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-30. Information about a Selected Volume Shown in the First Tab 4.4.2 Viewing Extents on a Volume (Extents Ta

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 61 Figure 4-31. Extents Tab (Basic Information) You can use one of the following methods

62 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-32. Advanced Extent Information in the Extents Tab 4.4.3 Viewing Reconfiguration Information (Reconfigure Ta

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 63 Figure 4-33. Reconfigure Tab 4.4.4 Enabling or Disabling CHAP Security for Volumes (Se

64 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-34. Security Tab for a Volume 3. Check Require CHAP Logon Authentication. 4. In the CHAP Secret field, ent

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 65 4.4.4.3 Disabling CHAP Security To disable CHAP security: 1. In the Volume View, click

66 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Figure 4-35. Advanced Volume Settings Table 4-2. Advanced Volume Settings Settings (can be modified) Description Fir

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 67 Settings (can be modified) Description Secondary Data Digest Method Secondary data di

68 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes Values (cannot be modified) Description Immediate Data Indicates whether the initiator and target have agreed to all

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 69 2. Check Require CHAP Logon Authentication. 3. In the CHAP Secret field, enter the ca

viii Contents 7.2 Working with Management Ports ... 103 7.2.1 Viewing or Changing Manag

70 Chapter 4 Managing Volumes 2. Perform one of the following steps to remove the selected iSCSI initiator: – On the Initiators menu, click Remove

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 71 Chapter 5 Managing Physical Storage This chapter describes how to manage the physical s

72 Chapter 5 Managing Physical Storage 5.1 Understanding the Physical Storage View In the Physical Storage View, the Main Display shows the followi

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 73 5.2 Performing Drive Actions When you select a drive in the Main Display, you can use t

74 Chapter 5 Managing Physical Storage 5.2.2 Downing a Drive The xStack Storage Management Center provides a Down Drive feature that lets you remove

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 75 If you down a drive, you can use the Schedule tab in the System Administration View to

76 Chapter 5 Managing Physical Storage 5.3 Using the Detail Tabs Physical Storage View provides the following Detail Tabs:  The Properties tab sho

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 77 5.3.2 Viewing Extents on a Drive (Extents Tab) An extent is a contiguous set of logica

78 Chapter 5 Managing Physical Storage Figure 5-7. Extents Tab (Advanced View) 5.3.3 Viewing SMART Data and Attributes (SMART Data and SMART Attrib

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 79 Figure 5-8. SMART Data Tab Figure 5-9. SMART Attributes Tab When a SATA drive excee

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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 81 Chapter 6 System Administration This chapter describes how to perform system administra

82 Chapter 6 System Administration 6.1 Understanding the System Administration View The System Administration View varies depending on whether you

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 83 6.1.2 Dual-Controller Systems The Main Display shows a tree-view of the top-level syste

84 Chapter 6 System Administration Dual controller systems provide redundancy for High Availability. Under normal conditions, both controllers in

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 85 6.2 Using the Detail Tabs System Administration View provides the following Detail Tabs

86 Chapter 6 System Administration Figure 6-4. History Tab You can save the event history as a text file in comma-separated format on your local

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 87 6.2.3 Controller Details (Controller Tab) The Controller tab in the System Administrat

88 Chapter 6 System Administration Figure 6-7. Controller Tab (Controller 0 shown) 6.2.4 Viewing Scheduled Activities (Tasks Tab) The Tasks tab

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 89 Figure 6-8. Schedule Tab 6.2.5 Saving the Current Configuration (Control Tab) Best pr