D-Link xStack User's Guide

D-Link xStack Storage iSCSI SAN Arrays Managed SAN Solutions DSN-1100, DSN-2100, DSN-3200 & DSN-3400 Storage Manage

90 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals Figure 6-4. Example of Port Tab 2. To change the MTU size, select a value from

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 91 6.4 Working with Network Portals The iSCSI standard uses the concept of a network entity

92 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals Figure 6-5. Create Portal Tab 4. In the IP Address field, enter the IP address f

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 93 3. Click OK to delete the portal or click Cancel to keep it. 6.4.3 Pinging from a Netwo

94 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals 6.5 Grouping and Ungrouping Ports The xStack Storage Management Center allows you

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 95 Figure 6-8. Example of a Group 6.5.1 Grouping Ports The following procedure describes h

96 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals Figure 6-9. Group Ports Dialog Box 3. To create a VLAN-enabled group from the gr

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 97 Figure 6-10. Example of an IP Address that Belongs to a VLAN-Enabled Group 6.5.2 Ungrou

98 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals 6.5.3 Removing Ports from a LAG If you no longer need ports in a LAG, you can remo

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 99 Figure 6-11. Example of a VLAN-Enabled Port When you VLAN-enable a port or LAG, the por

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The right management software can help you enhance the performance

100 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals 6.6.3 VLAN-Enabling a Group There are two ways to VLAN enable a group:  When yo

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 101 Chapter 7 Performing System Actions The System Actions panel is displayed in all views

102 Chapter 7 Performing System Actions Figure 7-1. Add xStack Storage Screen 2. In the IP Address or Hostname field, enter either the IP addres

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 103 Chapter 8 Best Practices This chapter provides suggestions and guidelines for optimizin

104 Chapter 8 Best Practices 8.1 Saving Configuration Settings After you define the settings for your xStack Storage, it is strongly recommended th

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 105 Table 8-1 lists the ports used by the xStack Storage. We suggest you create or revise y

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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 107 Appendix A Menu Summary This appendix summarizes the menus in the xStack Storage Manag

108 Appendix A Menu Summary A.3 Tools Menu Volume Creation Wizard – runs the wizard for creating volumes (see section 3.2.1). Customize Time Displa

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 109 A.6 Network Menu (Management Port Selected) Ping from Management Port – issues an outb

2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.2 Compatibility and Minimum System Requirements Running the xStack Storage Management Center requires a host compu

110 Appendix A Menu Summary THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 111 Appendix B Factory Default Settings This appendix lists the xStack Storage factory-defa

112 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 113 Table B-10. Advanced Settings (System Administration View) Advanced Setting Descriptio

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xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 115 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings This appendix contains tables you can

116 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 117 C.2 Recording iSCSI Initiator Access Use Table C-2 to record information about the iSC

118 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings Initiator Name Volume Name Initiator Access  Granted to Initiator:________________________

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 119 Table C-3. Groups Created Using the xStack Storage Storage Array Physical Ethernet Port

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 3 1.3.1 Understanding the User Interface Figure 1-1 shows the different areas of the xStack

120 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 121 C.5 Recording Scheduled Tasks Use Table C-5 to record information about the scheduled

122 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 123 C.7 Configuration Files If you save a configuration to a configuration file, record it

124 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 125 C.9 Data Port Settings Record your data port settings in Table C-9. Table C-9. Data Po

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

4 Chapter 1 Introduction Figure 1-2. Example of Menu Bar and Toolbar Figure 1-3. Example of a Tooltip 1.3.2.1 Shortcut Menu The previous se

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 5 1.3.3 View Panel The View panel appears below the toolbar. The View panel shows the IP ad

6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.3.4 Main Display The Main Display appears to the right of the View panel. The Main Display shows information relev

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 7 1.3.6 Detail Tabs Detail Tabs appear below the Main Display. When you display a view, act

8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.4 Getting Help The xStack Storage Management Center provides a comprehensive online help system that is available

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 9 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter describes how to get started using the xStack Stor

ii Preface © 2008 D-Link Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved D-Link Systems, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, includ

10 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Logging In After confirming that the minimum system requirements in section 1.2 have been met, use the following p

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 11 From the Welcome page, perform the following steps to set up the xStack Storage system f

12 Chapter 2 Getting Started Figure 2-3. Management Port Page 4. The Management Port page provides fields for entering an IP address, subnet, defa

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 13 Figure 2-4. Data Ports Page 6. The Data Ports page lets you specify the IP addresses, n

14 Chapter 2 Getting Started Figure 2-5. Email Notification Page 7. The Email Notification page lets you enable the storage system’s email notif

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 15 Figure 2-6. Summary Screen 9. With the Summary page displayed, review the settings you

16 Chapter 2 Getting Started Figure 2-7. xStack Storage Management Center Home Page Figure 2-8. Example of the xStack Storage Management Center

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 17 4. Enter your username and case-sensitive password in the appropriate text boxes. The f

18 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.2 Customizing the Date and Time The xStack Storage system maintains the current timezone, date and time. You may nee

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 19 2.3 Setting Up Accounts The xStack Storage Management Center comes with a single adminis

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide iii Safety Information There is a danger of a new battery exploding if it is incorrectly in

20 Chapter 2 Getting Started Figure 2-10. Settings Tab 3. Click the User Accounts button on the left side of the Settings tab: The Settings tab

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 21 Figure 2-11. Example of User Account Information in the Settings Tab (Admin is Shown) 4

22 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.3.2 Adding Admin Accounts An admin account consists of a unique user name and password, and a selection to grant per

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 23 The Settings tab displays your user account settings (an example is shown in Figure 2-1

24 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.3.4 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 25 3. Click the User Accounts button on the left side of the Settings tab: The Settings t

26 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.6 Powering Off the xStack Storage Array If you no longer want to use the xStack Storage system, use the following pr

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 27 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes This chapter describes how to manage volumes on an xStack Sto

28 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 3.1 Understanding the Volume View In the Volume View, the Main Display shows information about the volumes on the xS

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 29 Figure 3-2. Example of the Volume View Sorted by Initiator 3.2 Creating Volumes Adding

iv Preface Document Revision Level Revision Date Notes Version 1.0 November 17, 2008

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

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 31 The target name and durable name shown in the volume Properties tab in Volume View inc

32 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 3-6. Data Protection Screen 2. With the Data Protection screen displayed, select whether you want to prote

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 33 Figure 3-8. Number of Drives Screen 4. Select whether you want to distribute the same

34 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 3-10. Grant Access Screen The resulting volume capacity may be slightly smaller than the size specified, d

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 35 Figure 3-11. Ready to Create Volume Screen 8. If you are satisfied with your selection

36 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 3.2.2 Making Your Own Volume Selection Choices If you selected Let me make my own choices (Advanced) in the Volume N

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 37 Figure 3-14. Stripe Width Screen 4. The Stripe Width screen shows the volume compositi

38 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes – For adjacent disks, click the first one, then hold down the Shift key and click the last one. The first and last

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 39 Figure 3-17. Volume Size Screen 8. In the Volume Size screen, use the Capacity field a

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide v Preface This document is intended to assist users with configuring and managing storage o

40 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 8. By default, all iSCSI initiators will have access to the volume you create. If you prefer, you can grant access

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 41 Figure 3-20. Successfully Created Volume Message 11. Click Close to close the Wizard an

42 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes – Press the right mouse button and click Grant/Revoke Access from the shortcut menu. – Click the Initiator Access

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 43 – Revoke Access for an iSCSI Initiator in this list. Select the iSCSI initiators to wh

44 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 3-22. Scan Volume Dialog Box 3. To scan the selected volume now, be sure Scan Volume now is selected. Skip

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 45 Figure 3-23, Pop-up Calendar 3.3.3 Destroying a Volume If you no longer need a volume,

46 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 3-24. Warning Message when Destroying a Volume 3. Click OK to destroy the selected volume or Cancel to keep

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 47 After the volume is grown, the size of the file system that resides on the volume may

48 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 3-26. Volume Composition Page 3. See section 3.2.2 on page 36 to complete this procedure and record your se

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 49 Figure 3-27. Started Reconfiguring Volume Screen Figure 3-28. Example of the HR Docume

vi Preface Contact Information You can find software updates and user documentation on the D-Link website. D-Link provides free technical support

50 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 3.4 Using the Detail Tabs Volume View provides the following Detail Tabs:  The first tab inherits its name from th

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 51 Figure 3-29. Information About a Selected Volume Shown in the First Tab 3.4.2 Viewing E

52 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 3-30. Example of Extents Tab (Basic Information) You can use one of the following methods to display advan

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 53 Figure 3-31. Example of Advanced Extent Information in the Extents Tab 3.4.3 Viewing Re

54 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Figure 3-32. Example of the Reconfigure Tab 3.4.4 Enabling or Disabling CHAP Security (Security Tab) When you crea

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 55 Figure 3-33. Security Tab 3. Check Require CHAP Logon Authentication. 4. In the CHAP

56 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes 3.4.4.3 Disabling CHAP Security To disable CHAP security: 1. In the Volume View, click the volume in the Main Displ

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 57 Figure 3-34. Advanced Volume Settings Table 3-1. Advanced Volume Settings Advanced Sett

58 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Advanced Setting Description Error Recovery Level The level of error recovery that the initiator and the target ne

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 59 Advanced Setting Description Maximum Data Segment Length Received The longest data seg

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide vii Contents Chapter 1 Introduction...

60 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 61 Chapter 4 Managing Physical Storage This chapter describes how to manage the physical s

62 Chapter 4 Managing Physical Storage 4.1 Understanding the Physical Storage View In the Physical Storage View, the Main Display shows the follo

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 63 4.2 Performing Drive Actions When you select a drive in the Main Display, you can use th

64 Chapter 4 Managing Physical Storage 4.2.2 Reserving Spare Drives A spare is a drive that is present in the system but normally unused until you

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 65 4.3 Using the Detail Tabs Physical Storage View provides the following Detail Tabs:  T

66 Chapter 4 Managing Physical Storage 4.3.2 Viewing SMART Data and Attributes (SMART Data and SMART Attributes Tabs) Self-Monitoring, Analysis,

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 67 Figure 4-5. Example of SMART Attributes Tab 4.3.3 Viewing Extents on a Drive (Extents T

68 Chapter 4 Managing Physical Storage You can use one of the following methods to display advanced extent information in the Extents tab for the

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 69 Chapter 5 System Administration This chapter describes how to perform system administrat

viii Contents 3.4.4.1 Enabling CHAP Security...54 3.4.4.2 Changing the CHAP Secret ...

70 Chapter 5 System Administration 5.1 Understanding the System Administration View In System Administration View , the Main Display provides icon

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 71 5.2 Using the Detail Tabs System Administration View provides the following Detail Tabs:

72 Chapter 5 System Administration Figure 5-2. Example of the History Tab You can save the event history as a text file on a local computer. 1.

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 73 4. When the message in Figure 5-4 tells you that the event history file has been saved

74 Chapter 5 System Administration Figure 5-5. Example of the Schedule Tab 5.2.3 Saving the Current Configuration (Settings Tab) Best practices

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 75 Figure 5-6. Settings Tab (General Settings Shown) 2. Under xStack Configuration, click

76 Chapter 5 System Administration When naming the configuration file, assign a name that will make it easy to differentiate this file from other

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 77 5.2.5 Restoring Factory Default Settings There may be times when you want to return the

78 Chapter 5 System Administration 5.2.6 Upgrading Software (Settings Tab) From time to time, software upgrades will be made available that conta

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 79 5.2.7 Restarting the xStack Storage System (Settings Tab) The Settings tab provides a Re

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide ix Chapter 7 Performing System Actions...

80 Chapter 5 System Administration 5.2.9 Selecting a Battery Policy (Settings Tab) The xStack Storage Management Center lets you select the batter

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 81 Table 5-1. Summary of Battery Options Option Description Ignore Battery Status Sele

82 Chapter 5 System Administration The advanced settings in Figure 5-13appear. 3. In the Value column, perform one of the following steps: – If

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 83 Table 5-2. Advanced System Settings Advanced Setting Description Remote System Time D

84 Chapter 5 System Administration Advanced Setting Description Email Server IP Address Enter the IP address of the mail server through which em

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 85 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals This chapter describes how

86 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals 6.1 Understanding the Network Settings View In the Network Settings View, the Main

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 87 6.2 Working with Management Ports The xStack Storage system contains a management port t

88 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals Figure 6-2. Management Port Tab 2. To change a setting, click in the appropriate

xStack Storage Management Center Software User’s Guide 89 Figure 6-3. Ping from Management Port Dialog Box 3. In the Ping to field, type the IP