ATTO Technology 2500C User Manual

Atto, Ipbridge, 2500c/r/d

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1 iPBridge 2500 provide storage options
- iPBridge2500 features
- Connectivity, infrastructure solutions
1.1 ATTO iPBridge 2500R/D
- Dimensions
- Environment
- Power
- SCSI interface
- Ethernet interface
- Serial interface
- LED indicators
  - Exhibit 1.1-1 ATTO iPBridge 2500R/D connector side
- Installation instructions
  - Exhibit 1.1-2 Overview of iPBridge 2500R/D standard 19-inch rack using a centered 1.25-inch (31.7 mm) hole pattern
1.2 ATTO iPBridge 2500C
- Dimensions
- Environment
- Power
- SCSI interface
- Ethernet interface
- Serial interface
- Installation instructions
  - Exhibit 1.2-1 ATTO iPBridge 2500C faceplate
  - Exhibit 1.2-2 ATTO iPBridge 2500C board layout
2 Configuring the iPBridge
- Microsoft iSCSI Initiator changes
2.1 Getting an IP address
2.2 NDMP configuration provides backup
- How NDMP works
- Setting up NDMP
- Procedure
- Assign NDMP names to devices
2.3 Mapping devices: NDMP
- Map devices automatically
- Map devices manually
- Assign NDMP names to devices
  - Exhibit 2.3-1 Moving NDMP Names to SCSI ports under NDMP using the ATTO ExpressNAV interface.
2.4 Mapping devices: iSCSI
- Node names
- Single Target mode
- Map devices automatically
- Map devices manually
- Multiple Target mode
- Automatically configure Multiple Target mode
- Manually configure Multiple Target mode
  - Exhibit 2.4-1 Examples of single and multiple target modes
  - Exhibit 2.4-2 Mapping with ATTO ExpressNAV
2.5 Additional configurations
- Change the current user name, password
- Set the Real Time Clock
- Create a read only password or user name
- Configuring SCSI devices
- SNMP protocol
3 ATTO ExpressNAV interface
- Browser compatibility
- Accessing ExpressNAV
- Opening an ExpressNAV session
  - Exhibit 3.0-1 An ExpressNAV page
3.1 ExpressNAV pages
- Status
- Serial Port Configuration
- Time & Date Configuration
- Ethernet Port Configuration
- SCSI Configuration
- iSCSI Configuration
- Bridge Configuration
- Mapping
- Advanced CLI Configuration
- Firmware
- Restart
- Help
  - Exhibit 3.1-1 CLI command entered incorrectly on the Advanced CLI page, error message with suggested solution, then correct entry with response.
4 Updating firmware
- Preliminary steps
- Using ATTO ExpressNAV
- Using FTP over GbE
5 Copying iPBridge configurations
- Using FTP over GbE
- Using ZModem over the serial port
6 Troubleshooting
- Inside out method
- Check the host event log
- Check the iPBridge event and trace logs
- Visually inspect LEDs
- Check for problems on attached devices
- Check host versions
- Check iPBridge product versions
- Component check
- Checking SCSI devices
- Checking the iPBridge SCSI ports
- Checking the serial port
- Checking the iPBridge internal configuration
- Checking iPBridge Ethernet ports
- Checking the LAN/WAN
- Checking the iSCSI Host Adapter or NIC
- Checking the iSCSI OS driver
- Checking the Operating System
- Checking the applications
- Performance issues
- Checking SCSI devices
- Checking iPBridge SCSI ports
- Checking iPBridge Ethernet ports
- Checking the LAN/WAN
- Checking Ethernet Host Adapter or NIC
- Checking the applications
- Checking the host system
- Checking the Operating System
7 Alternative interface options
- Use the serial port or header
- Use Telnet
  - Exhibit 7.0-1 Start up messages.
7.1 CLI provides ASCII-based interface
- Exhibit 7.1-1 Symbols, typefaces and abbreviations used to indicate functions and elements of the command line interface used in this manual.
7.1.1 CLI commands summary
- Exhibit 7.1-2 The following error messages may be returned by the Command line Interface:
- Exhibit 7.1-3 If you enter a parameter for a CLI command incorrectly, the CLI help file displays the error message:
7.1.2 General use commands
- Help
- Password
- ReadOnlyPassword
- ReadOnlyUsername
- RestoreConfiguration
- SaveConfiguration
- Username
- VerboseMode
7.1.3 Maintenance commands
- Date
- FirmwareRestart
- MaxOpTemp
- MinOpTemp
- OpTempWarn
- Password
- Reserve
- RestoreConfiguration
- SCSIPortReset
- SNTP
- SNTPServer
- SpeedWrite
- SpeedWriteDefault
- Time
- TimeZone
- Username
- Zmodem
7.1.4 Diagnostic commands
- BridgeModel
- BridgeName
- ClearEventLog
- ClearTraceLog
- DisplayEventLog
- DisplayEventLogFilter
- DisplayTraceLog
- DisplayTraceLogFilter
- DumpEventLog
- DumpTraceLog
- EventLog
- EventLogFilter
- Help
- IdentifyBridge
- Info
- iSCSITargetNameDisplay
- IsReserved
- NDMPStatus
- Ping
- RMON
- RouteDisplay
- SCSIPortList
- SCSITargets
- SerialNumber
- SNMPDumpMIB
- SNMPExtendedTraps
- SNMPTrapAddress
- SNMPTraps
- TailEventLog
- Temperature
- TraceLog
- TraceLogFilter
- Voltage
- WrapEventLog
- WrapTraceLog
7.1.5 SCSI configuration commands
- SCSIInitID
- SCSIPortBusSpeed
- SCSIPortList
- SCSIPortReset
- SCSIPortResetOnStartup
- SCSIPortSelTimeout
- SCSIPortSyncTransfer
- SCSIPortTermination
- SCSIPortWideTransfer
- SCSITargets
- SpeedWrite
- SpeedWriteDefault
- VirtualDriveResponse
7.1.6 Serial port configuration commands
- SerialPortBaudRate
- SerialPortEcho
7.1.7 Ethernet commands
- DPMTU
- EthernetSpeed
- Exit
- IPAddress
- IPDHCP
- IPGateway
- IPSubnetMask
- Password
- Ping
- ReadOnlyPassword
- RMON
- Username
- ReadOnlyUsername
  - Exhibit 7.1-8 Default history Control table (buckets and interval in hexadecimal) for the RMON CLI command.
7.1.8 NDMP commands
- NDMPAuthType
- NDMPMaxVersion
- NDMPPortNumber
- NDMPStatus
7.1.9 iSCSI commands
- iSCSIAlias
- iSCSIChap
- iSCSIChapSecret
- iSCSIPortNumber
- iSCSITarget
- iSCSITargetNameDisplay
- iSNSLoginControl
- iSNSServer
- MultiTargetMode
7.1.10 Mapping commands
- AutoMap
- iSCSITarget
- iSCSITargetNameDisplay
- MultiTargetMode
- Route
- RouteDisplay
- SCSIInitID
- SCSITargets
Appendix A ATTO iPBridge, FibreBridge family
- iPBridge products
- Fibre Bridge products
Appendix B Cabling
- SCSI cabling
- Cable types
- Examples
  - Exhibit 0.0-1 Various types of SCSI operate at different speeds and require different bus lengths to support a certain number of devices.
- Connecting SCSI devices to SCSI ports
- Ethernet connections
Appendix C Glossary
Appendix D Safety standards and compliances
Appendix E ATTO accessories
Appendix F Warranty, contact information
- Manufacturer limited warranty
- Contact ATTO Technology, Inc.