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Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array User's Guide
Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array User's Guide
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... without the prior written consent of Microsoft Corporation in this document to assure its users. All other countries, used under license. Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in this document, or from the use of this document is for information only and is a ...FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF THE MATERIALS TO AVOID VIOLATING THE LAW WHICH COULD RESULT IN DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES. Trademarks Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, and Storage Manager are the property of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in the preparation of the information contained herein. All rights reserved.
... without the prior written consent of Microsoft Corporation in this document to assure its users. All other countries, used under license. Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in this document, or from the use of this document is for information only and is a ...FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF THE MATERIALS TO AVOID VIOLATING THE LAW WHICH COULD RESULT IN DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES. Trademarks Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, and Storage Manager are the property of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in the preparation of the information contained herein. All rights reserved.
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... GS Certified Germany ■ TUV CB Certified CE Mark The Adaptec iSA1500 storage enclosure will be CE marked to indicate compliance with the following Regulatory Agency requirements. Product Safety: EN60950 ITE 2. The Adaptec storage enclosure is certified to Class A emission limits. 1. Emission Testing...% per hour. ■ Relative Humidity Storage: 5% to 95%, non-condensing Altitude ■ Altitude Operating: -200 to 10,000 feet ■ Altitude Storage: -200 to 40,000 feet Regulatory Agency Compliance The Adaptec iSA1500 storage enclosure complies with the European Low Voltage ...
... GS Certified Germany ■ TUV CB Certified CE Mark The Adaptec iSA1500 storage enclosure will be CE marked to indicate compliance with the following Regulatory Agency requirements. Product Safety: EN60950 ITE 2. The Adaptec storage enclosure is certified to Class A emission limits. 1. Emission Testing...% per hour. ■ Relative Humidity Storage: 5% to 95%, non-condensing Altitude ■ Altitude Operating: -200 to 10,000 feet ■ Altitude Storage: -200 to 40,000 feet Regulatory Agency Compliance The Adaptec iSA1500 storage enclosure complies with the European Low Voltage ...
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...; Transient (Surge) CENELEC EN61000-4-5 ■ Conducted Immunity CENELEC EN61000-4-6 ■ Power Frequency Magnetic FieldsCENELEC EN61000-4-8 ■ Power Line Interruption CENELEC EN61000-4-11 Electromagnetic Radiation The Adaptec Storage Enclosure is labeled with the following compliance marks: ■ United States FCC standard, 47 CFR Part 15 ■ Canadian standard, Industry Canada ICES-003 ■...
...; Transient (Surge) CENELEC EN61000-4-5 ■ Conducted Immunity CENELEC EN61000-4-6 ■ Power Frequency Magnetic FieldsCENELEC EN61000-4-8 ■ Power Line Interruption CENELEC EN61000-4-11 Electromagnetic Radiation The Adaptec Storage Enclosure is labeled with the following compliance marks: ■ United States FCC standard, 47 CFR Part 15 ■ Canadian standard, Industry Canada ICES-003 ■...
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... Started Quickly Installation Overview 3-2 Safety Tips 3-2 Installing the Hardware 3-3 Completing the Network Configurations 3-7 Installing the Initiator 3-9 Installing the Software 3-9 Adding Agents 3-14 Configuring the Adaptec iSA1500 Subsystem 3-16 4 Building Your IPSAN Navigating Adaptec Storage Manager 4-2 Building Your IPSAN (With WMI) 4-4 Building Your IPSAN (Without WMI) 4-11 Next Steps 4-15 5 Controlling Access and Adding Security x
... Started Quickly Installation Overview 3-2 Safety Tips 3-2 Installing the Hardware 3-3 Completing the Network Configurations 3-7 Installing the Initiator 3-9 Installing the Software 3-9 Adding Agents 3-14 Configuring the Adaptec iSA1500 Subsystem 3-16 4 Building Your IPSAN Navigating Adaptec Storage Manager 4-2 Building Your IPSAN (With WMI) 4-4 Building Your IPSAN (Without WMI) 4-11 Next Steps 4-15 5 Controlling Access and Adding Security x
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... 5-4 Generating SAN Passwords 5-4 Setting iSCSI Target Authentication 5-5 Using Access Control Lists 5-7 6 Managing Your IPSAN Viewing and Activating Software Features 6-2 Managing Volumes 6-3 Managing Initiators 6-12 Managing Storage Pools 6-15 Deleting Spares 6-22 Managing iSCSI Targets 6-23 Managing SLP Scopes 6-38 Managing Devices (Disk Drives) 6-43 Managing Network Settings 6-45 Managing Portals 6-50...
... 5-4 Generating SAN Passwords 5-4 Setting iSCSI Target Authentication 5-5 Using Access Control Lists 5-7 6 Managing Your IPSAN Viewing and Activating Software Features 6-2 Managing Volumes 6-3 Managing Initiators 6-12 Managing Storage Pools 6-15 Deleting Spares 6-22 Managing iSCSI Targets 6-23 Managing SLP Scopes 6-38 Managing Devices (Disk Drives) 6-43 Managing Network Settings 6-45 Managing Portals 6-50...
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About This Guide 1-2 Kit Contents 1-2 Features of the Adaptec iSA1500 1-3 Managing the Adaptec iSA1500 1-3 System Requirements and Operating System Support 1-4 About Your Adaptec Storage Manager License 1-4 This chapter introduces the features of the Adaptec® iSA1500 Storage Array iSCSI-to-SATA RAID subsystem, lists the system requirements, and provides software license information. 1-1 1 Introduction In this Chapter...
About This Guide 1-2 Kit Contents 1-2 Features of the Adaptec iSA1500 1-3 Managing the Adaptec iSA1500 1-3 System Requirements and Operating System Support 1-4 About Your Adaptec Storage Manager License 1-4 This chapter introduces the features of the Adaptec® iSA1500 Storage Array iSCSI-to-SATA RAID subsystem, lists the system requirements, and provides software license information. 1-1 1 Introduction In this Chapter...
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... on the Management Station. Introduction About This Guide This User's Guide describes how to install, use, and monitor the Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array subsystem. Kit Contents Your Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array subsystem kit includes these components: Quick Install Guide Adaptec iSA1500 CD Chassis Rack Mount Hardware Front Bezel Four Disk Drives and Drive Carriers Power Cable 1-2 This Guide assumes that...
... on the Management Station. Introduction About This Guide This User's Guide describes how to install, use, and monitor the Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array subsystem. Kit Contents Your Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array subsystem kit includes these components: Quick Install Guide Adaptec iSA1500 CD Chassis Rack Mount Hardware Front Bezel Four Disk Drives and Drive Carriers Power Cable 1-2 This Guide assumes that...
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Front of Enclosure (Behind Bezel) Subsystem LEDs RESET Four Disk Drive Bays and Disk Drives Power Button Rear of the Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array subsystem. Introduction Features of the Adaptec iSA1500 These Figures illustrate the main features of Enclosure Fans 2 USB Ports Management Port (Eth 0) Video Port Power Port Keyboard Port Mouse Port RS-232 Port ...
Front of Enclosure (Behind Bezel) Subsystem LEDs RESET Four Disk Drive Bays and Disk Drives Power Button Rear of the Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array subsystem. Introduction Features of the Adaptec iSA1500 These Figures illustrate the main features of Enclosure Fans 2 USB Ports Management Port (Eth 0) Video Port Power Port Keyboard Port Mouse Port RS-232 Port ...
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...Adaptec Storage Manager License Your Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array offers several upgrade features which provide automated functionality and improve the manageability of the storage on page 4-11. Follow Microsoft's instructions to the Adaptec Web site at www.microsoft.com. For example, you can be purchased through your Adaptec...DiskPart from the Microsoft Web site at www.adaptec.com. Three management licenses (one each for three servers) are required to unlock these features in Building Your IPSAN (Without WMI) on Windows servers, also require the purchase of snapshots. (...
...Adaptec Storage Manager License Your Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array offers several upgrade features which provide automated functionality and improve the manageability of the storage on page 4-11. Follow Microsoft's instructions to the Adaptec Web site at www.microsoft.com. For example, you can be purchased through your Adaptec...DiskPart from the Microsoft Web site at www.adaptec.com. Three management licenses (one each for three servers) are required to unlock these features in Building Your IPSAN (Without WMI) on Windows servers, also require the purchase of snapshots. (...
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2 Introduction to help you plan your Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array components work together, and provides sample topologies to iSCSI and IPSANs In this Chapter... What is iSCSI and How Does It Work? 2-2 What is an IPSAN? 2-5 What is WMI? 2-6 What is Adaptec Storage Manager's Role? 2-7 Planning Your IPSAN 2-9 This chapter provides a brief introduction to iSCSI and IPSAN technology, gives an overview of how your IPSAN. 2-1
2 Introduction to help you plan your Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array components work together, and provides sample topologies to iSCSI and IPSANs In this Chapter... What is iSCSI and How Does It Work? 2-2 What is an IPSAN? 2-5 What is WMI? 2-6 What is Adaptec Storage Manager's Role? 2-7 Planning Your IPSAN 2-9 This chapter provides a brief introduction to iSCSI and IPSAN technology, gives an overview of how your IPSAN. 2-1
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.... iSCSI technology lets SCSI commands be a Network Interface Card (NIC) with IP and transferred over existing IP networks, connecting IP-based storage devices, hosts, and clients on page 2-3. What's an iSCSI Target? When SCSI command blocks are devices that receive iSCSI requests from each...iSCSI Qualified Name, or IQN, is a unique identifier user to iSCSI and IPSANs What is known as shown in the Figure on IP Storage Area Networks (IPSANs-see page 2-5), Local Area Networks (LANs), and Wide Area Networks (WANs). Introduction to differentiate iSCSI targets and initiators from...
.... iSCSI technology lets SCSI commands be a Network Interface Card (NIC) with IP and transferred over existing IP networks, connecting IP-based storage devices, hosts, and clients on page 2-3. What's an iSCSI Target? When SCSI command blocks are devices that receive iSCSI requests from each...iSCSI Qualified Name, or IQN, is a unique identifier user to iSCSI and IPSANs What is known as shown in the Figure on IP Storage Area Networks (IPSANs-see page 2-5), Local Area Networks (LANs), and Wide Area Networks (WANs). Introduction to differentiate iSCSI targets and initiators from...
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.... iSCSI Initiator iSCSI Request iSCSI Target Storage Enclosure Server iSCSI Response Because iSCSI is IP-based, data can be transferred across Ethernet networks without server downtime. 2-3 That is a disk drive or collection of iSCSI initiators and targets. A storage pool is , an iSCSI initiator may...information. The initiator always initiates a command or data sequence. You can be in a server in Europe, with the corresponding iSCSI target in North America. Targets created from the storage pool. iSCSI is bi-directional, so the same protocol is assigned to requests. Both...
.... iSCSI Initiator iSCSI Request iSCSI Target Storage Enclosure Server iSCSI Response Because iSCSI is IP-based, data can be transferred across Ethernet networks without server downtime. 2-3 That is a disk drive or collection of iSCSI initiators and targets. A storage pool is , an iSCSI initiator may...information. The initiator always initiates a command or data sequence. You can be in a server in Europe, with the corresponding iSCSI target in North America. Targets created from the storage pool. iSCSI is bi-directional, so the same protocol is assigned to requests. Both...
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...Server) Target Target Target Target Assigned to discover targets more information, see by the amount of Service Location Protocols (SLP) to assign iSCSI targets to iSCSI and IPSANs Storage pooling becomes a very powerful tool when used with SANs. By default, all initiators can see Managing SLP Scopes on an Adaptec storage enclosure. Storage... which targets a server can see and access all initiators (servers) are part of storage space available. What's an SLP Scope? For more quickly. Most often, servers are setting up your IPSAN, divide the servers into groups and ...
...Server) Target Target Target Target Assigned to discover targets more information, see by the amount of Service Location Protocols (SLP) to assign iSCSI targets to iSCSI and IPSANs Storage pooling becomes a very powerful tool when used with SANs. By default, all initiators can see Managing SLP Scopes on an Adaptec storage enclosure. Storage... which targets a server can see and access all initiators (servers) are part of storage space available. What's an SLP Scope? For more quickly. Most often, servers are setting up your IPSAN, divide the servers into groups and ...
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However, the real benefits of iSCSI technology and IPSANs are realized when there are greater numbers of iSCSI initiators and targets grouped together into a network. Introduction to iSCSI and IPSANs What is a collection of initiators and targets. An IPSAN is an IPSAN? iSCSI Initiator Server LAN iSCSI Stations IPSAN Storage Enclosure iSCSI Target 2-5 A basic IPSAN may consist of one iSCSI initiator and one iSCSI target, as shown in the Figure below.
However, the real benefits of iSCSI technology and IPSANs are realized when there are greater numbers of iSCSI initiators and targets grouped together into a network. Introduction to iSCSI and IPSANs What is a collection of initiators and targets. An IPSAN is an IPSAN? iSCSI Initiator Server LAN iSCSI Stations IPSAN Storage Enclosure iSCSI Target 2-5 A basic IPSAN may consist of one iSCSI initiator and one iSCSI target, as shown in the Figure below.
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... Instrumentation (WMI) is the Microsoft implementation of creating new code. Without WMI support, automated features of the Adaptec Storage Manager software will not work on your computer and will have several servers/iSCSI initiators and several storage enclosures/iSCSI targets, as a kind of "shortcut" when creating software functions, referring to the WMI code instead...
... Instrumentation (WMI) is the Microsoft implementation of creating new code. Without WMI support, automated features of the Adaptec Storage Manager software will not work on your computer and will have several servers/iSCSI initiators and several storage enclosures/iSCSI targets, as a kind of "shortcut" when creating software functions, referring to the WMI code instead...
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...: ■ iSCSI Station-Consists of a set of agents that are installed onto a server with an iSCSI initiator, allowing the Management Station to manage the IPSAN. ■ iSCSI and Management Station-Consists of your Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array subsystem and Windows servers. Introduction to manage storage pools, iSCSI targets, mirrors, snapshots, and events. The Adaptec Storage Manager is Adaptec Storage Manager's Role?
...: ■ iSCSI Station-Consists of a set of agents that are installed onto a server with an iSCSI initiator, allowing the Management Station to manage the IPSAN. ■ iSCSI and Management Station-Consists of your Adaptec iSA1500 Storage Array subsystem and Windows servers. Introduction to manage storage pools, iSCSI targets, mirrors, snapshots, and events. The Adaptec Storage Manager is Adaptec Storage Manager's Role?
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... Station is allowed on your IPSAN. (Your Management Station can also be an iSCSI Station.) For more information on your IPSAN. LAN iSCSI Station Installations Server Server Server Management Station Installation (a dedicated server or an iSCSI Station) IPSAN Storage Enclosure Storage Enclosure Storage Enclosure Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed.
... Station is allowed on your IPSAN. (Your Management Station can also be an iSCSI Station.) For more information on your IPSAN. LAN iSCSI Station Installations Server Server Server Management Station Installation (a dedicated server or an iSCSI Station) IPSAN Storage Enclosure Storage Enclosure Storage Enclosure Adaptec Storage Manager must be installed.
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iSCSI Stations Management Station Subnet_2 Subnet_2 Switch Subnet_2 Subnet_2 Network File Server iSCSI Connection Adaptec iSA1500 0 1 Subnet_1 Subnet_2 2-10 The file server has a single iSCSI port. Introduction to iSCSI and IPSANs Basic IPSAN with Single Server and Single iSCSI Port In this basic configuration, the storage enclosure is connected to the server over Subnet_1 and the iSCSI Stations and Management Station are connected to the server over Subnet_2. This configuration must be managed through the Management port (Eth0).
iSCSI Stations Management Station Subnet_2 Subnet_2 Switch Subnet_2 Subnet_2 Network File Server iSCSI Connection Adaptec iSA1500 0 1 Subnet_1 Subnet_2 2-10 The file server has a single iSCSI port. Introduction to iSCSI and IPSANs Basic IPSAN with Single Server and Single iSCSI Port In this basic configuration, the storage enclosure is connected to the server over Subnet_1 and the iSCSI Stations and Management Station are connected to the server over Subnet_2. This configuration must be managed through the Management port (Eth0).
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iSCSI Stations Management Station Adaptec Storage Manager, CLI, Event Notification Traffic Subnet_2 Subnet_2 Switch Subnet_2 Subnet_2 Network File Server (Can be Management Station) iSCSI Connections Subnet_1 Subnet_3 Adaptec iSA1500 0 12 Subnet_2 2-11 The Management port (Eth0) is similar to the Basic IPSAN solution shown on page 2-10, but shows a server with dual iSCSI ports instead of one...
iSCSI Stations Management Station Adaptec Storage Manager, CLI, Event Notification Traffic Subnet_2 Subnet_2 Switch Subnet_2 Subnet_2 Network File Server (Can be Management Station) iSCSI Connections Subnet_1 Subnet_3 Adaptec iSA1500 0 12 Subnet_2 2-11 The Management port (Eth0) is similar to the Basic IPSAN solution shown on page 2-10, but shows a server with dual iSCSI ports instead of one...