Sonnet-technologies Fusion RAID Configuration Tool and Utilities Opera Manuel d'utilisateur

Configuration Tool and UtilitiesOperation Manual for Fusion RAID Storage Systems

4Figure 3Figure 41.0 ATTO Configuration Tool OverviewFlash information displayed when the Sonnet RAID controller is chosen in the Device Listing paneRA

5Figure 61.0 ATTO Configuration Tool OverviewScheduled tasks information displayed when the Sonnet RAID controller is chosen in the Device Listing pane

6Figure 7Basic Info displayed when a SAS expander is selected in the Device Listing pane1.0 ATTO Configuration Tool OverviewFigure 8SES information dis

71.1 RAID Controller NVRAM Settings The settings in the NVRAM tab vary depending upon the RAID controller and operating system. Sonnet’s RAID controll

8Figure 91.1 RAID Controller NVRAM SettingsNVRAM settings information shown when a Fusion drive enclosure is selected in the Device Listing pane

91.2 RAID Group Setup and ManagementThe ATTO Configuration Tool enables you to configure disk storage into RAID groups or Hot Spare drives. Note: Even a

101.2 RAID Group Setup and ManagementCustom RAID Group Setup Steps (continued) • Initialize: select Advanced or Express; Sonnet recommends choosin

11Hot Spares Setup and UsageIf a drive in a parity RAID group becomes degraded or faulted, the RAID group will lose some redundancy until a new member

121.2 RAID Group Setup and Management 15. Depending on how you configured the RAID groups, the volumes may already be available to use. If you created

13 2. Select RAID Management > Properties from the application menu, and then view or change the current properties: • Speed Read specifies the

14Figure 10Figure 111.2 RAID Group Setup and ManagementConfiguration Tool main screen with the RAID tab selectedOptions selection screen displayed whe

15Figure 12Figure 131.2 RAID Group Setup and ManagementDrives selected to create a new RAID groupAdditional options selection screen displayed when cr

16Figure 14Figure 151.2 RAID Group Setup and ManagementSelect the number of partitions for the new RAID groupSelect the RAID group’s properties

171.3 Drive and RAID Group MonitoringThe ATTO Configuration Tool provides useful information on individual drives and associated RAID groups. Use the A

18Drive Identification (continued) 5. Double-click a drive in the top pane to display detailed information, and note the index number for the drive.

19S.M.A.R.T. NotificationsWhen S.M.A.R.T. monitoring is enabled, status is collected from each SATA drive at 60 minute intervals. If the data is diffe

20Figure 16Figure 171.3 Drive and RAID Group MonitoringDrive information displayed with the RAID tab selectedDetailed information displayed for a spec

21Figure 181.3 Drive and RAID Group MonitoringS.M.A.R.T. status displayed for a specific drive

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231.4 Enclosure (SES) Health MonitoringMany Fusion drive enclosures contain a SCSI enclosure processor which tracks enclosure health status, drive ide

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24Figure 191.4 Enclosure (SES) Health MonitoringBasic info information displayed when a SAS expander is selected Figure 20Power supply status displaye

251.5 RAID Event NotificationsThe ATTO Configuration Tool may be configured to issue notifications via audible and visual alerts when a RAID event occurs.

26Figure 211.5 RAID Event NotificationsConfiguration Tool Notifications screen when the local host is selected in the Device Listing pane

271.6 RAID Group Media MaintenanceThe Media Scan feature scans disk drives for media errors and parity errors. All media errors are counted and fixed.

281.6 RAID Group Media MaintenanceCancel, Pause, or Resume a Media ScanMedia Scan functions for a parity RAID group may be paused, resumed and cancell

29Figure 22Selecting the Scan Only media scan operation for a RAID groupFigure 23Scheduling a Media Scan operation for a RAID group 1.6 RAID Group Med

301.6 RAID Group Media MaintenanceFigure 24Selecting the Media Scan typeFigure 25Scheduling the time and frequency for a Media Scan operation

31Figure 26Changing a scheduled Media Scan operation1.6 RAID Group Media MaintenanceFigure 27Viewing a RAID group’s Media Scan report

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33 6. Click the RAID CLI tab, and then type “Blockdevidentify x”, where x is the index number. Look at the Fusion enclosure; the drive activity LED f

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341.7 Identify and Replace a Faulted DriveFigure 28Replacing a faulted drive with an unallocated drive to rebuild a degraded RAID group

35This chapter describes procedures to follow that may allow data to be partially recovered when drives fail or become inaccessible and cause a RAID g

36Recovery ModeSometimes, despite careful operation and maintenance, drives will coincidentally fail in such a way that the RAID group integrity is co

371.8 Recover Data from Offline RAID GroupsBarring major problems, the RAID group will be put back online at the end of the rebuild recovery. However,

38Basic Recovery ModeUse the ATTO Configuration Tool or CLI commands to put the compromised RAID group into basic recovery mode. This allows you to rea

391.8 Recover Data from Offline RAID GroupsFile System Repair ToolsWhen a RAID group has been made accessible by setting the drive states appropriately

401.8 Recover Data from Offline RAID GroupsUsing the CLI to Identify a Failed DriveIn addition to the ATTO Configuration Tool’s graphical user interface

41SESIdentify Drive (only valid if enclosure supports SES)The drive’s fault LED should already be blinking. Use this CLI command to also blink the dri

42Using the CLI to Enable/Disable Recovery Mode (continued)2. Put the RAID group into Basic or Extreme recovery mode with read and write access::Set r

431.8 Recover Data from Offline RAID GroupsFigure 29Degraded RAID group and its assosciated drive information displayed when the Sonnet RAID controller

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441.8 Recover Data from Offline RAID GroupsFigure 31Starting a basic recovery operation on a faulted, offline RAID group

451.9 SNMP ConfigurationSNMP is a standard network protocol that provides the ability to monitor SNMP enabled systems from anywhere on the network. Onc

461.9 SNMP ConfigurationDisabled ModeThis mode disables the operation of the ATTO SNMP agent. Any network ports it has open to support SNMP are closed,

471.9 SNMP ConfigurationTrap Destination TableThis table lists the host address and community string used for each destination when a trap is triggered

481.9 SNMP ConfigurationTroubleshooting Requests from an MIB browser time out:• Ensure the agent is not disabled • Ensure the Management Station is us

491.9 SNMP ConfigurationFigure 32SNMP tab with the Enable Traps option selectedFigure 33Editing the Community string

501.9 SNMP ConfigurationFigure 34Editing the trap destination

511.10 Configuration Tool TroubleshootingYou may see an error message informing you about an unexpected event or incorrect information discovered by th

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532.0 Drive Performance TestingThe ATTO Configuration Tool’s drive performance testing feature records the performance level of a drive in a RAID group

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54Figure 35Drive Performance window before starting the test2.0 Drive Performance Testing

552.1 Windows Only - ATTO Disk BenchmarkThe ATTO Utilities for Windows are installed from the CD that was included with your Sonnet RAID controller. O

562.1 Windows Only - ATTO Disk BenchmarkMultiple Benchmark Testing Disk Benchmark supports four command line parameters for uninterrupted testing: •

572.2 ATTO Disk Benchmark TroubleshootingThe following suggestions may help if you encounter problems with Disk Benchmark. • Use Windows Device Manag

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iAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based InterfaceThe RAID CLI tab enables experienced users to send Command Line Interface (CLI) commands to the Sonnet RAID con

iiAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based InterfaceCLI Error Messages The following error messages may be returned by the Command line Interface ERROR Invalid Co

iiiCLI Summary The following chart summarizes the Command Line Interface commands, their defaults, and an example of how to enter the commands. Please

ivAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based InterfaceCommand Default ExampleHSDisplay hsdisplayHSRemove hsremove 3Info infoIsReserved isreservedMetrics metrics dis

vAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based InterfaceCommand Default ExampleRGRecover rgrecover raidgroup1 rebuildRGRecoverWithWrites rgrecoverwithwrites raidgroup1

1About the Configuration ToolThe ATTO Configuration Tool is the utility program that displays information about installed controllers, drivers and dri

viAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based InterfaceCLI Command Explanations Command line interface commands are listed alphabetically with explanations of what t

viiAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based Interface• DriveTestConfig (Disabled on Error)Configures the drive test to perform one of the following operations: in

viiiAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based Interface• Metrics (Immediate)Controls the collection of standard data metrics within a product based on the comman

ixAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based Interface • PartitionWriteCacheEnables higher write performance with a small risk of data loss after a system failure.

xAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based Interface• RGCreate (Immediate)Creates a new empty RAID group. GroupName is an ASCII name for the RAID group (14 charac

xi• RGResumeInitialization (Immediate)Continues the initialization on the specified existing RAID group. RGResumeInitialization [GroupName] • RGRes

xiiAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based Interface• RGUnmap (Immediate)Removes all mapped partitions of the specified RAID group from the routing table. The pa

xiiiAppendix A - CLI ASCII-Based Interface• SESIdentify (Disabled on Error) Commands the appropriate SES enclosure to identify the specified element(s

xivAppendix B - Drive Reformat InstructionsIf your Sonnet Fusion RAID storage system shipped with pre-installed hard disk drives, the following inform

xvAppendix B - Drive Reformat InstructionsWindows 7/Server 2008/Vista Users’ Instructions (continued) 10. Click Start, then right-click Computer and s

2 • The Tasks tab provides information about user-scheduled hard drive health maintenance. In this tab, you can reschedule or delete tasks. See Figu

xviWindows XP/Server 2003 Users’ Instructions (continued) 16. Right-click where the word “unallocated” appears, and then select New Partition. 17. Whe

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3Figure 1Figure 21.0 ATTO Configuration Tool OverviewBasic Info displayed when Local Host chosen in the Device Listing paneBasic Info displayed when th