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Contents
Choosing DHCP or a Static IP Address 36
Accessing the MAC Address in the CLI 36
Accessing the MAC Address in the CLU 37
Setting-up Vess R2600 with the CLI
Chapter 1: Introduction
About This Manual
2
Vess R2600 Overview
3
Performance 3
GreenRAID 3
Service and Support
3
New Features in the Vess R2600
Vess R2000 Series Model Line-up
Vess J2000 Series Model Line-up
Features
41
Accessing the CLU Quick Setup Menu 42
Making Subsystem Date and Time Settings42
Virtual Management Port Settings
42
Maintenance Mode Settings 43
Exiting the CLU 44
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Setting up Vess R2600 with WebPAM PROe
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Creating Disk Arrays and Logical Drives
General Specifications
Wizard - Automatic Configuration
Wizard - Advanced Configuration
Enabling LUN Mapping and Masking
Logging out of WebPAM PROe
Using WebPAM PROe over the Internet
9
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation 12
Unpacking the Vess R2600
Logging into WebPAM PROe50
Choosing the Display Language
Perusing the Interface
51
Logging out of WebPAM PROe
16
Number of Drives Required 16
Drive Slot Numbering
16
Installing Your Drives
17
Fibre Channel SAN
18
Fibre Channel DAS
20
Fibre Channel with JBOD Expansion
21
Fibre Channel SAN – No Single Point of Failure
iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN)
24
iSCSI Direct Attached Storage (DAS)
27
iSCSI with JBOD Expansion 28
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Chapter 3: Setup35
Setting-up the Serial Connection35
About IP Addresses
Vess R2600 Default IP Addresses
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Managing RAID Controllers
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Managing Network Connections 68
Making Virtual Management Port Settings
Making Maintenance Mode Settings
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Managing Users 69
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Viewing a List of UPS Units 67
Making UPS Settings
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Viewing UPS Information 68
Viewing Subsystem Information
54
Making Subsystem Settings 54
Locking or Unlocking the Subsystem
54
Restoring Factory Default Settings
55
Clearing Statistics
55
Saving a Service Report
56
Importing a Configuration Script
57
Exporting a Configuration Script
57
Restarting the Subsystem 57
Shutting Down the Subsystem
58
Restarting the Subsystem after a Shutdown
Viewing Controller Information
Making Controller Settings 59
Viewing Controller Statistics60
Viewing the Flash Image Information
Viewing Enclosure Topology 64
Viewing the Enclosures Summary
Locating an Enclosure
65
Viewing Enclosure Information
Making Enclosure Settings 65
Viewing FRU VPD Information
Viewing Power Supply Status66
Viewing Cooling Unit Status 66
Viewing Temperature Sensor Status
Viewing Voltage Sensor Status
Managing UPS Units
Logging onto a Subsystem 53
Filtering the Subsystem List 53
Refreshing the List
53
Managing Subsystems
Making Serial Cable Connections29
Connecting the Power
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Viewing the Storage Network
Making Management and Data Connections
45
Chapter 4: Manage with WebPAM PROe 50
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Mounting Vess R2600 in a Rack 14
Installing Physical Drives
44
Logging into WebPAM PROe44
Controller Module Features6
Operational Features
6
System Management
7
Front Panel LEDs
Drive Status Indicators
Controller LEDs
Managing Enclosures
Setting-up Vess R2600 with the CLU
6
LED Behavior
37
Making Subsystem Date and Time Settings37
Virtual Management Port Settings
38
Maintenance Mode Settings 39
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Architectural Description
Updating Firmware on a RAID Subsystem 61
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Viewing Battery Information62
Reconditioning a Battery 62
Buzzer Settings 63
Silencing the Buzzer
63
Viewing User Information 69
Creating a User 70
Making User Settings
70
Changing User Passwords 70
Deleting a User 71
Setting User Event Subscriptions
Importing a User Database 71
Exporting a User Database 72
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Managing Background Activities 72
Viewing Current Background Activities 73
Viewing Scheduled Background Activities 73
Adding a Scheduled Background Activity 73
Changing a Background Activity Schedule74
Enabling or Disabling a Scheduled Background Activity
Deleting a Scheduled Background Activity
74
Media Patrol 75
Redundancy Check
75
Initialization 75
Rebuild
76
Migration
76
PDM
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Transition
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Synchronization77
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