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Getting Started6 This chapter explains how to start the SiI 4726 Manager and describes the Status window. Start the SiI 4726 Manager 3 The SiI 47

7 3. Select menu options or click toolbar buttons and follow the instructions in the remainder of this guide to configure SiI 4726 Storage Appliances.

8 4. A notice appears as the launch sequence attempts to start the daemon. Click OK. If the daemon fails to start, an error appears. Follow the

A Look at the SiI 4726 Status Window 9The Status window displays a separate tab for each SiI 4726 Storage Appliance attached to the host computer.

10 Table 2 File Menu on the Status Window File Menu Item Description Change Password Opens a dialog to establish a new password. Scan Devices Refres

Basic Configuration11 This chapter describes the Basic Configuration Wizard and explains how to configure volumes (virtual drives). A Look at the

12 Table 5 Sections of the Basic Configuration Wizard Wizard Section Description Storage Policy Identifies available storage policies to assign to th

13 Configure Volumes Before running the BT-3045 Data Marshalling System, it is required that you install a host controller (card and driver). The

14 3. Select a storage policy in the Storage Policy Frame. Table 8 Basic Storage Policy Options Storage Policy Description JBOD (bypass)

15 4. When prompted to acknowledge that the configuration change may result in data loss, click Yes to accept the configuration. 5. Select Sav

Contents 1 INTRODUCTION... 1 Product overview...

Advanced Configuration16 This section describes how to use the Advanced Configuration Wizard to apply more than one storage policy to volumes on th

Why Advanced Configuration? 171. The Advanced Configuration Wizard is an extension of Basic mode that allows you to create two volumes (virtual d

18 Table 9 Sections of the Advanced Configuration Wizard Section Description Storage Policy Shows the available storage policies that you can assign

19 Table 11 Command Buttons on the Advanced Configuration Wizard Button Description To Basic Mode Opens the Basic Configuration Wizard When configu

20 Configure Multiple Volumes The Advanced Configuration Wizard allows many combinations of storage policies and capacities. This procedure shows h

21 2. Click To Advanced Mode to open the Advanced Configuration Wizard.

22 3. Select the “Delete all volumes” from the toolbar. 4. When prompted to confirm the deletion of the volumes, click Yes.

23 5. Select “Create a new volume” from the toolbar.

24 6. Select SAFE (RAID 1) as the Storage Policy. Click on the “Use” check boxes underneath Drives 0 and 1. Move the slide to 50. Tip: Click

25 9. Click the Create a New Volume toolbar button.

6 Partitioning Configured Volumes ... 31 Partition a Volume ...

26 10. Select the FAST radio button in the Storage Policy section. 11. Select the ‘Use’ check box beneath both Drive 0 and Drive 1. This example il

27 14. Click the Create a New Volume toolbar button. 15. Select the BIG radio button in the Storage Policy section. 16. Select the ‘Use’ check box be

28 18. Click the Write Configuration for System to a File toolbar button to save the configuration. 19. Click Update Volume to create the multi-v

29 Manage Configuration Files The Basic Configuration Wizard provides menus and icons to manage configuration files. ● The Read Config File command

30 Save a configuration file 1. Select Configure Box from the Edit menu or click the Configure Box toolbar button in the Status window to open the Ba

Partitioning Configured Volumes31 This chapter explains how to partition volumes after configuring them with the SiI 4726 Manager. The end-user mus

32 2. From the Computer Management window select Disk Management under Storage to open Windows Disk Manager. Note: The Disk numbers in the Wind

33 4. Click Next to start the Partition Wizard. 5. Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next.

34 6. Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume. Click Next. 7. Assign a drive letter or mount p

35 8. Select file system and name the partition and click Next. 9. Review the file system settings and click Finish to create the logic

11 Editing the UserConfig.xml ... 51 Creating a Splash Screen ...

36 Mac OS X 1. Launch Disk Utility from Application > Utilities folder. 2. Select a configured disk and click the Partition tab. 3. S

37 8. Click Partition to acknowledge the warning. Disk Utility mounts the created partition and represents it with an icon on the desktop.

Administering the SiI 472638 This chapter explains how to perform administrative functions in the SiI 4726 Manager. Change Password The SiI 4726

Manage Client Connection to the Daemon The SiI 4726 Manager consists of two modules: 39● Daemon

This SiI 4726 feature is provided to manage rebuilds of SAFE volumes. When is a rebuild necessary? A rebuild is initiated to restore data redu

41 In this example, the daemon started a rebuild of Volume #1 after a failure of Disk #3. Once the end-user replaces Disk #3 with a new hard disk dri

42 2. Select one of the following policy options: ● The Manual Rebuild radio button requires a user to manually initiate a rebuild of the volume.

Email Notification43 9 The Email Notification feature allows the end-user to have the SiI 4726 Manager send an email if any of the following condit

44 Setting-up Email Notification 1. The box available for the SMTP Server Name can be left blank. The SiI 4726 Manager will perform a DNS lookup and

45 c. The message information can be customized to suit the end-user’s needs. The Daemon can extract the following data from the SiI 4726 hardware:

INTRODUCTIONStorage Appliance 1 Product Overview 1 The storage function of RAID is used to introduce on industrial field which means With expensi

46 Why Advanced Configuration? When one of the conditions/situations occurs, a pop-up appears on the host computer stating that a email hasbeen sen

Install New Firmware & Software 47 Firmware Update 10 Note: Do not power off or access the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance while upgrading fir

48 2. Select the SiI 4726 Storage Appliance that requires a firmware upgrade. 3. Click the Browse button next to the Update firmware from file tex

Install New SiI 4726 Manager Software Before the end-user installs new software, the current version will need to be un-installed. The un-installat

50 5. Click OK to confirm the complete removal of the SiI 4726 Manager. 6. Click Finish to complete the un-installation process. 7. Optiona

Editing the UserConfig.xml 51 11 The UserConfig.xml file is used to define the Status Screen Title Bar and allow configuration of the Policy Chan

52 The Email Notification feature allows the end-user to have the SiI 4726 Manager send an email if any of the following conditions/situations occur:

Creating a Splash Screen 53The end-user can further customize the SiI 4726 Manager by creating a personalized splash screen. 1. Create the logo f

Monitor and Troubleshooting 54 This chapter describes Status window color codes, LED indicator states, and event log messages that are used to tro

55 Monitor temperature The SiI 4726 Storage Appliance uses the following colors to indicate temperature status. Table 13 Temperature Status Color D

2 BT-3045 storage policies The BT-3045 Data Marshalling System provides the following storage policies, for mapping physical to virtual drives. You c

Review Event Logs Event logs are helpful for troubleshooting and locating a system malfunction. 561. Select Event Log from the Edit menu in the Sta

Front Panel LED Indicators Each disk drive and the host connection have two LEDs to indicate drive status and/or host communication status. LED 0 is

Troubleshooting Problem Resolution LEDs Green“OK”LED does not light. Confirm power at the outlet, verify power connection, and try an alternate powe

3. One or more hard disk drives are unused during normal operation and are configured to be a spare. If an active drive in a SAFE volume fail

INSTALLING 4 Prerequisites 2 The BT-3045 installation has the following hardware and software prerequisites for the host computer(s) that will b

Hardware installation 5Before running the BT-3045 Data Marshalling System, it is required that you install a host controller (card and driver).