Texas Memory Systems RamSan-325/325c - Manual (Page 3)

RamSan-325/325c User’s Manual - iii -
Table of Contents
Preface ................................................................................................................1
Document Overview .................................................................................................1
Conventions............................................................................................................1
Safety Precautions ...................................................................................................1
Revision History ......................................................................................................2
Chapter 1 – Introduction ............................................................................................3
1.1 Overview .....................................................................................................3
1.2 System
Components .....................................................................................4
1.3 Power .........................................................................................................4
1.4 Non-Volatility ...............................................................................................4
1.5 Configurable
Backup .....................................................................................5
1.6 Performance ................................................................................................5
Chapter 2 – Installation..............................................................................................6
2.1 Electro-Static Discharge Warning ....................................................................6
2.2 Battery Warning ...........................................................................................6
2.3 System Inspection ........................................................................................6
2.4 Rack Mounting..............................................................................................8
2.5 Connecting the Fibre Channel Ports .................................................................8
2.6 Connecting the Power Supplies .......................................................................8
2.7 Turning on the System ................................................................................ 10
2.8 System Initialization.................................................................................... 10
Chapter 3 – Management Tool Overview ..................................................................... 12
3.1 Front Panel Display ..................................................................................... 12
3.2 Text Management Interface.......................................................................... 14
3.3 Web Management Interface.......................................................................... 17
3.4 SNMP ........................................................................................................ 18
Chapter 4 – Administration Functions ......................................................................... 19
4.1 Security .................................................................................................... 19
4.2 Configuring System Date and Time................................................................ 25
4.3 Configuring Ethernet Settings ....................................................................... 26
4.4 Power Down Settings................................................................................... 32
4.5 Installing New Feature Licenses .................................................................... 34
4.6 Saving and Uploading Configuration Options ................................................... 35
Chapter 5 – Monitoring Functions............................................................................... 38
5.1 Viewing System health and status ................................................................. 38
5.2 Statistics ................................................................................................... 54
5.3 Logs ......................................................................................................... 62
Chapter 6 – LUN Configuration .................................................................................. 65
6.1 A Example LUN Configuration ....................................................................... 66
6.2 Adding LUNs .............................................................................................. 67
6.3 Viewing LUN Status / LUN Map ..................................................................... 69
6.4 Linking LUNs to/from Fibre Channel Controllers ............................................... 71
6.5 Changing LUN Numbers ............................................................................... 74
6.6 Resizing LUNs ............................................................................................ 75
6.7 Managing Access Lists ................................................................................. 76
6.8 Deleting LUNs ............................................................................................ 79
6.9 Setting Backup Mode................................................................................... 80
6.10 Initializing LUNs.......................................................................................... 82
Chapter 7 Fibre Channel Controller Configuration ......................................................... 83
7.1 Changing Fibre Channel Topology and Link Speed............................................ 83
7.2 Configuring High Availability ......................................................................... 85
7.3 Resetting a Fibre Channel Controller .............................................................. 89
7.4 Clearing Fibre Channel Controller Statistics..................................................... 90
7.5 Advanced Fibre Channel Controller Options..................................................... 90