Hp NetRAID 1 Controller Bedienungsanleitung

HP NetRAID Series User Guidefor HP NetRAID and HP NetRAID-1

6B. RAID Management FeaturesMajor OptionsThe adapters provide on-the-fly RAID migration, allowing for almost limitless adaptability andexpansion of an

7Valid RAID Level ChangesTo make practicable RAID level changes with HP NetRAID, observe the possible valid RAID levelchanges listed in the following

8E. Online Capacity Expansion Feature under Novell NetWareThis section describes how users can take advantage of the NetRAID On-line Capacity Expansio

9feature. SFT-3 mirrors disk storage on a partition basis rather than a volume basis. Because of thevirtual space created within the partition, SFT-3

104. Load NetWare and Create NetWare Partition.Load NetWare and load the "Install" module. Select "Disk options", then "Mod

11Without RebootYou can only add capacity as a new volume. You will need to add enough physical drives to createa new array and logical drive using N

12expansion into your installation. This will ensure that you can easily expand capacity withoutbackup/restore operations or reconfiguration.It does

13Reconstruction and New VolumesAfter using the array created above, assume you are nearing the 12 gigabyte limit and you want toadd another 4 gigabyt

14Existing Installations Without Virtual Sizing EnabledIf you already are using the adapter without Virtual Sizing enabled, but now wish to add capac

15PFS is enabled/disabled through either the NetRAID Express Tools or NetRAID Config utilities.The default setting is disabled. Since there is only a

iNoticeThe information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to thi

17NOS Compatibility and Driver InstallationOverviewHP NetRAID and HP NetRAID-1 are SCSI RAID adapters that include utilities to manage andconfigure RA

18Network Operating System CompatibilityThere are two network operating system management utilities that are used to configure and managethe HP NetRAI

19Refer to the following table for filenames of drivers and utilities specific to your NOS.Network OperatingSystemDrivers Monitor UtilitiesConfigurati

207. Type "mon" from the HP NetRAID directory to run the monitor utility. Type "megaconf.exe"from the HP NetRAID directory to run

21Windows NT: HP NetRAID AssistantOverviewHP NetRAID Assistant is an object-oriented GUI RAID management utility that runs underMicrosoft Windows NT o

22NOTE Since the HP NetRAID-1 is a single channel adapter, theHP NetRAID Assistant Main Menu Screen for HP NetRAID-1 contains onlyChannel 0 informati

23• Rebuild Rate: This option allows you to set the RAID rebuild drive rate for rebuilding afailed drive. The rebuild rate determines the percentage o

24◊ Make Hot Spare: Click first on the drive icon of the drive you want to be the hot spare• Properties: Choose this option from the Physical Drv Menu

25• Check Consistency: Ensures that parity or mirroring is correct for the selected drives. Clickon the drive to be checked (LD0-LD7). RAID levels 1,

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26• Initialize• Check Consistency• Change Policy• Advanced Menu◊ Change Config (changes RAID level only)◊ Add Drive◊ Virtual Sizing• PropertiesProgres

27C. Managing RAID With HP NetRAID AssistantProcedures for performing some of the most common RAID management functions are described inthis section.

28Changing RAID LevelsRAID levels can be changed using a drive in the Ready state in one of two ways:• From the Logical Drv Menu of the HP NetRAID Ass

29NetWare, OS/2, SCO and Vines: HP NetRAIDConfigOverviewHP NetRAID Config is a character-based, non-GUI utility that configures and monitors RAIDsyste

30B. HP NetRAID Config Management Menu OptionsThe Management Menu options are explained below.NOTE These instructions in using HP NetRAID Config refer

31Logical DriveChoose this option to perform the listed actions. You must first select the logical drive on which youwant to perform these options. •

32• Terminate Wide Channel: Enables Wide termination for the selected channel. This isrequired if the HP NetRAID or HP NetRAID-1 adapter is at one end

33Check ConsistencyChoose the Check Consistency option to verify the redundancy data in logical drives using RAIDlevels 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, or 50. When y

34• View/Add/Delete Configuration: View/Add/Delete Configuration allows you to control thesame logical drive parameters as New Configuration, but with

35F2 Display drive information for the highlighted drive.F3 Display the logical drives that have been configured.F4 Designate the highlighted drive as

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36Using New ConfigurationThe New Configuration option allows you to associate logical drives with partial and/or multiplephysical arrays (the latter i

37The default setting is NoSpan.6. Set the RAID level for the logical drive. Highlight RAID and press Enter. The availableRAID levels for the current

383. Press the arrow keys to highlight the physical drives. Press the spacebar to select physicaldrives to be associated with the current array. The i

3910. When you are finished defining the current logical drive, highlight Accept and press Enter. Ifthere is space remaining in the arrays, the next l

40Individual InitializationTo initialize an individual logical drive, perform the following steps:1. Choose the Objects option from the HP NetRAID Con

41Batch Formatting1. Choose Format from the HP NetRAID Config Management Menu. A device selectionwindow is displayed showing the devices connected to

42Manual Rebuild with Batch Mode1. Choose Rebuild from the HP NetRAID Config Management Menu. A device selectionwindow is displayed showing the device

43HP NetRAID Express ToolsOverviewHP NetRAID Express Tools is a text-based utility contained in the adapter BIOS that configures andmaintains RAID arr

4430, or 50. Check consistency should only be run if the system shuts down irregularly, e.g., ifthe system hangs or suffers a power failure. Check con

45• Cache Flush Timings: Sets the cache flush interval to once every 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 seconds.The default setting is four seconds.• View/Update Reb

1IntroductionThe HP NetRAID and HP NetRAID-1 adapters are high performance, intelligent PCI-to-SCSI hostadapters with RAID control capabilities. The H

46• Make Online: Changes the state of the selected disk drive to Online• Fail Drive: Changes the state of the selected disk drive to Fail• Make Hot

47drive you want to rebuild by highlighting it. Press the spacebar to select the drive, F10 to start theRebuild, F2 to view drive information, and F3

48New ConfigurationIn New Configuration, you can modify the following logical drive parameters:• RAID level• Stripe size• Cache write policy• Read

49A message box opens to warn you if you select a drive that has already been selected in a differentarray.3. Press the arrow keys to highlight specif

50After you respond to the Save prompt, you will return to the Configure menu.9. Initialize the logical drives you have just configured; refer to Init

517. Set the spanning mode for the current logical drive. Highlight Span and press Enter. Theoptions are:• CanSpan: Array spanning is enabled for the

52F2 Displays the manufacturer data and the adapter error count for the highlighted drive.F3 Displays the logical drives that have been configured.F4

53• Stripe Size: This parameter specifies the size of the segment written to each disk in a RAIDlogical drive.• Write Policy: This parameter specifies

542. Select the logical drive to be initialized.3. Choose the Initialize option from the action menu. The progress of the initialization appearsas a b

55• Individual Formatting: Choose the Format option from Objects on the physical drive actionmenu for an disk physical drive.NOTE A 5-drive RAID 5 arr

563. Choose the Rebuild option from the action menu and respond to the confirmation prompt.Rebuilding can take some time, depending on the drive capac

57TroubleshootingProblem SolvingIssue AnswerSome operating systems do not load ina NetServer with a HP NetRAIDadapter.Check the system BIOS configurat

58Monitor Alert ListNOTE For Windows NT, the monitor capability is integrated into the HP NetRAIDAssistant utility.NetWare Monitor MessagesCondition M

59SCO UNIX Monitor MessagesCondition MessagesMonitor starts HP NetRAID Monitor activatedMonitor deactivated HP NetRAID Monitor deactivatedNo adapter f

60BIOS Error MessagesPhysical Drive RoamingMessage Condition SolutionError: FollowingSCSI disk not foundand no empty slotavailable for mappingit.No sl

61Other Error MessagesMessage Condition SolutionFollowing SCSI disknot found and NOempty slot availablefor mapping itThe physical driveroaming feature

63Audible WarningsHP NetRAID has an onboard tone generator that indicates events and errors.Tone PatternMeaning ExamplesThree seconds on andone second

65Connector PinoutsHigh-Density 68-Pin SCSI Connector and P-Cable Single-Ended Cable PinoutHigh-Density ConnectorThe following facts apply to the info

3HP NetRAID and HP NetRAID-1 AdapterFeaturesHP NetRAID and HP NetRAID-1 are high performance, intelligent PCI-to-SCSI host adapters withRAID control c

66Signal Connector Pin Cable Pin Cable Pin Connector Pin SignalTERMPWR 18 35 36 52 TERMPWRRESERVED 19 37 38 53 ReservedGROUND 20 39 40 54 GROUNDGROUND

67Battery Backup ModuleThe Battery Backup Module preserves data handled by the HP NetRAID adapter by providingprotection from power supply interruptio

68WARNING Do not dispose of the HP NetRAID Battery Backup Module by burning it. Donot mutilate the battery pack. Do not damage it in any way. Toxic ch

69CAUTION Do not place the HP NetRAID battery backup module or the HP NetRAIDadapter card on a conductive surface while the battery is being attached.

71Changing DRAM ModulesNOTE The battery backup module must be disconnected before you add or removeDRAM’s to or from the HP NetRAID adapter card. Refe

73HP NetRAID SpecificationsParameter SpecificationProduct Number D4943A (NetRAID); D4992A (NetRAID-1)Card Size 12.3" x 4.2" (full length PCI

75GlossaryArray: An array of disk modules combines the storage space on the disk modules into a singlesegment of contiguous storage space. The HP NetR

4Onboard SpeakerThe adapters have an onboard tone generator for audible warnings when system errors occur.Audible warnings can be generated through th

76Disk Mirroring: Writing duplicate data to more than one (usually two) hard disks, in order toprotect against loss of data in the event of device fai

77Initialization: The process of writing zeros to the data fields of a logical drive and generatingcorresponding parity to put the logical drive in a

78distributed among all the disks in the system. If a single disk fails, it can be rebuilt from the parity ofthe respective data on the remaining disk

79Replacement Disk: A disk available for use as or used to replace a failed member disk in a RAIDarray.Replacement Unit: A component or collection of

80Wide SCSI: A variant on the SCSI-2 interface. It uses a 16-bit bus, double the width of the originalSCSI-1, and therefore cannot be connected to a S

5SCSI FirmwareThe HP NetRAID Series firmware handles all RAID and SCSI command processing and alsosupports the functions described in the following ta