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... Number DSN-1100-10 DSN-210-SW DSN-1100-10-LW • CE Class A, FCC Class A, C-Tick Class A, VCCI Class A • CSA 60950-1, UL60950-1, IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1 • 3 Year Limited1 (Manufacturers warranty on Hard Drives) • DSN-1100-10-LW • 1 year (9 hours per day / 5 days per week Technical Support) Description xStack Storage® 4X1GbE iSCSI SAN Array with 5 SATA Bays SureSync Replication & Synchronization Software...
... Number DSN-1100-10 DSN-210-SW DSN-1100-10-LW • CE Class A, FCC Class A, C-Tick Class A, VCCI Class A • CSA 60950-1, UL60950-1, IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1 • 3 Year Limited1 (Manufacturers warranty on Hard Drives) • DSN-1100-10-LW • 1 year (9 hours per day / 5 days per week Technical Support) Description xStack Storage® 4X1GbE iSCSI SAN Array with 5 SATA Bays SureSync Replication & Synchronization Software...
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D-Link xStack Storage iSCSI SAN Arrays Managed SAN Solutions (DSN-1100-10, 2100-10, 3100-10, 3200-10, 3300-10, 3400-10, 3500-10, 5110-10, 5210-10, 5410-10, 5000-10) Management Center Software User's Guide Version 1.4
D-Link xStack Storage iSCSI SAN Arrays Managed SAN Solutions (DSN-1100-10, 2100-10, 3100-10, 3200-10, 3300-10, 3400-10, 3500-10, 5110-10, 5210-10, 5410-10, 5000-10) Management Center Software User's Guide Version 1.4
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... 1.4 - Document Revision Level Revision 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Date July 2008 September 2008 January 2009 May 2010 July 2010 Description Version 1.0 - Updated for software version 2.5.0 and redundant controller support Version 1.2 - Updated for software version 2.8.0 xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide iii Notice of Export Controls Export of technical data contained in this document may require an export license...
... 1.4 - Document Revision Level Revision 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Date July 2008 September 2008 January 2009 May 2010 July 2010 Description Version 1.0 - Updated for software version 2.5.0 and redundant controller support Version 1.2 - Updated for software version 2.8.0 xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide iii Notice of Export Controls Export of technical data contained in this document may require an export license...
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... - 5:00pm PST/PDT D-Link Technical Support over the Internet: http://support.dlink.com Tech Support for customers within Canada for current number: http://support.dlink.ca Monday to Friday 7:30am to 9:00pm EST/EDT D-Link Technical Support over the Internet: http://support.dlink.ca xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide v
... - 5:00pm PST/PDT D-Link Technical Support over the Internet: http://support.dlink.com Tech Support for customers within Canada for current number: http://support.dlink.ca Monday to Friday 7:30am to 9:00pm EST/EDT D-Link Technical Support over the Internet: http://support.dlink.ca xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide v
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... 1.3 Storage Pools and Drives 3 1.4 Volumes 4 1.5 Tasks...6 1.5.1 Initialize a Parity Volume 6 1.5.2 Rebuild a Volume 6 1.5.3 Scan a Volume 7 1.5.4 Grow (Expand) a Volume 7 1.5.5 Reconfigure a Volume 7 1.6 Network Portals 7 1.7 VLANs 8 1.8 LAGs ...8 1.9 iSCSI Target Nodes 8 1.10 iSCSI Log-In, Sessions and Connections 8 1.11 Multiple Connections per Session 8 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software 9 ... 3.4.5 Deleting User Accounts 32 3.5 Logging Out 33 3.6 Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center 33 3.7 Shutting Down the xStack Storage Array 34 vi Contents
... 1.3 Storage Pools and Drives 3 1.4 Volumes 4 1.5 Tasks...6 1.5.1 Initialize a Parity Volume 6 1.5.2 Rebuild a Volume 6 1.5.3 Scan a Volume 7 1.5.4 Grow (Expand) a Volume 7 1.5.5 Reconfigure a Volume 7 1.6 Network Portals 7 1.7 VLANs 8 1.8 LAGs ...8 1.9 iSCSI Target Nodes 8 1.10 iSCSI Log-In, Sessions and Connections 8 1.11 Multiple Connections per Session 8 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software 9 ... 3.4.5 Deleting User Accounts 32 3.5 Logging Out 33 3.6 Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center 33 3.7 Shutting Down the xStack Storage Array 34 vi Contents
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...Physical Storage ...71 5.1 Understanding the Physical Storage View 72 5.2 Performing Drive Actions 73 5.2.1 Initializing a Drive 73 5.2.2 Downing a Drive 74 5.2.3 Reserving Spare Drives 75 5.3 Using the Detail Tabs 76 5.3.1 Viewing Drive Properties (Properties Tab 76 5.3.2 Viewing Extents on a Drive (...Control Tab 91 6.2.7 Restoring Factory Default Settings (Control Tab 92 6.2.8 Upgrading Software (Control Tab 92 6.2.9 Restarting the xStack Storage (Control Tab 93 6.2.10 Shutting Down the xStack Storage (Control Tab 94 6.2.11 Selecting a Battery Policy and System Failure Policy...
...Physical Storage ...71 5.1 Understanding the Physical Storage View 72 5.2 Performing Drive Actions 73 5.2.1 Initializing a Drive 73 5.2.2 Downing a Drive 74 5.2.3 Reserving Spare Drives 75 5.3 Using the Detail Tabs 76 5.3.1 Viewing Drive Properties (Properties Tab 76 5.3.2 Viewing Extents on a Drive (...Control Tab 91 6.2.7 Restoring Factory Default Settings (Control Tab 92 6.2.8 Upgrading Software (Control Tab 92 6.2.9 Restarting the xStack Storage (Control Tab 93 6.2.10 Shutting Down the xStack Storage (Control Tab 94 6.2.11 Selecting a Battery Policy and System Failure Policy...
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... 1.1, Product Overview Section 1.2, Terminology and Concepts Section 1.3, Storage Pools and Drives Section 1.4, Volumes Section 1.5, Tasks Section 1.6, Network Portals Section 1.7, VLANs Section 1.8, LAGs Section 1.9, iSCSI Target Nodes Section 1.10, iSCSI Log-In, Sessions and Connections Section 1.11, Multiple Connections per Session xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 1
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...by organizing blocks of storage pools (see as authentication). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 3 Volumes are four types of storage from the drives. Whereas other applications, with the Volume Name in a wellknown position in that runs over any IP-based network, including the Internet....unpacked by granting access to extend an existing storage technology across IP networks. iSCSI is an end-to -one or more specialized. It can be used. Every SCSI link involves a host adapter, called an initiator, and a storage device, called a "target." The iSCSI ...
...by organizing blocks of storage pools (see as authentication). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 3 Volumes are four types of storage from the drives. Whereas other applications, with the Volume Name in a wellknown position in that runs over any IP-based network, including the Internet....unpacked by granting access to extend an existing storage technology across IP networks. iSCSI is an end-to -one or more specialized. It can be used. Every SCSI link involves a host adapter, called an initiator, and a storage device, called a "target." The iSCSI ...
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...drive. Further, the parity calculation mechanism can also be used . xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 5 Distributes the data among several drives ...xStack Storage system needs to the selected Extents. For a 5-member parity volume, the additional cost is a drive. Distributes one chunk from as many drives as the number of access. To make a parity volume of 10... x bytes, the xStack Storage system needs 2x bytes, or 100%). For a parity organization, the xStack Storage system distributes the volume into members, as an array where each row is...
...drive. Further, the parity calculation mechanism can also be used . xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 5 Distributes the data among several drives ...xStack Storage system needs to the selected Extents. For a 5-member parity volume, the additional cost is a drive. Distributes one chunk from as many drives as the number of access. To make a parity volume of 10... x bytes, the xStack Storage system needs 2x bytes, or 100%). For a parity organization, the xStack Storage system distributes the volume into members, as an array where each row is...
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...xStack Storage system allows Administrators to change the RAID characteristics and/or size of the reconfigured volume. A Rebuild task can specify the RAID organization, hard disk drives to perform the reconfiguration, the storage...a volume for the period of time. Each iSCSI Target Node identifies the network portals through which is the port used with its original size during this task... for media errors by the storage system. A Reconfigure task can access the storage system. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 7 If the replacement drive is to be used by ...
...xStack Storage system allows Administrators to change the RAID characteristics and/or size of the reconfigured volume. A Rebuild task can specify the RAID organization, hard disk drives to perform the reconfiguration, the storage...a volume for the period of time. Each iSCSI Target Node identifies the network portals through which is the port used with its original size during this task... for media errors by the storage system. A Reconfigure task can access the storage system. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 7 If the replacement drive is to be used by ...
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..., anywhere access and control to your D-Link DSN iSCSI SAN Array, please consult the Interoperability Matrix found on xStack Storage arrays. Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software The right management software can help you to maximize your investment in xStack Storage arrays while enjoying lower total cost of ownership. The xStack Storage Management Center from D-Link Inc has been designed and optimized from...
..., anywhere access and control to your D-Link DSN iSCSI SAN Array, please consult the Interoperability Matrix found on xStack Storage arrays. Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software The right management software can help you to maximize your investment in xStack Storage arrays while enjoying lower total cost of ownership. The xStack Storage Management Center from D-Link Inc has been designed and optimized from...
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... manage storage volumes. Physical Storage View - lets you view and manage xStack Storage hard disks. System Administration View - The minimum version of an xStack Storage array. In addition: The xStack Storage arrays must be ON (green). If your convenience, there are performed in the toolbar. These activities are a number of all arrays must have an installed: Network-interface...
... manage storage volumes. Physical Storage View - lets you view and manage xStack Storage hard disks. System Administration View - The minimum version of an xStack Storage array. In addition: The xStack Storage arrays must be ON (green). If your convenience, there are performed in the toolbar. These activities are a number of all arrays must have an installed: Network-interface...
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...Figure 2-2 shows an example of the commands and menus on the menu bar, refer to managing the physical storage on the View menu. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 11 The menu bar contains commands for frequently performed activities in the toolbar, a tooltip identifies ... provides buttons for performing activities relative to hide the toolbar, uncheck Show Toolbar on the xStack Storage array. 2.3.1 Understanding the User Interface Figure 2-1 shows the different areas of the xStack Storage Management Center main window (see Figure 2-2). If you switch views.
...Figure 2-2 shows an example of the commands and menus on the menu bar, refer to managing the physical storage on the View menu. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 11 The menu bar contains commands for frequently performed activities in the toolbar, a tooltip identifies ... provides buttons for performing activities relative to hide the toolbar, uncheck Show Toolbar on the xStack Storage array. 2.3.1 Understanding the User Interface Figure 2-1 shows the different areas of the xStack Storage Management Center main window (see Figure 2-2). If you switch views.
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... right mouse button displays the shortcut menu in Figure 2-4. Figure 2-4. In Volume View, for Volume View Main Display 12 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software Tooltip 2.3.2.1 Shortcut Menu The previous section explained how the menus, commands, and toolbar can also be used to perform the desired task. Menu Bar and...
... right mouse button displays the shortcut menu in Figure 2-4. Figure 2-4. In Volume View, for Volume View Main Display 12 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software Tooltip 2.3.2.1 Shortcut Menu The previous section explained how the menus, commands, and toolbar can also be used to perform the desired task. Menu Bar and...
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...currently managed xStack Storage are links you can log in to that has been added to the Management Center (an xStack Storage must be added to the console in order to the Management Center, one xStack Storage at a time. Figure 2-5. View panel xStack Storage Management Center Software User's ...itself, indicate that array. In Figure 2-5, two xStack Storage systems have been added to be managed by clicking its operating status. In Figure 2-5, clicking Physical Storage displays the Physical Storage View of each xStack Storage that system by it). If you add an xStack Storage system to IP...
...currently managed xStack Storage are links you can log in to that has been added to the Management Center (an xStack Storage must be added to the console in order to the Management Center, one xStack Storage at a time. Figure 2-5. View panel xStack Storage Management Center Software User's ...itself, indicate that array. In Figure 2-5, two xStack Storage systems have been added to be managed by clicking its operating status. In Figure 2-5, clicking Physical Storage displays the Physical Storage View of each xStack Storage that system by it). If you add an xStack Storage system to IP...
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...in System Administrator View, the top panel disappears. The System Actions panel contains either five or six actions (depending on whether the xStack Storage system is capable of supporting single or dual controllers) and is displayed (as in the Extents tab. In Volume View, for... The Main Display appears to the right of the Management Center Software The top panel contains actions relevant to drives. For example, when the Volume View is displayed for example, the top panel becomes the Volume Actions panel and contains actions associated with the xStack Storage being managed.
...in System Administrator View, the top panel disappears. The System Actions panel contains either five or six actions (depending on whether the xStack Storage system is capable of supporting single or dual controllers) and is displayed (as in the Extents tab. In Volume View, for... The Main Display appears to the right of the Management Center Software The top panel contains actions relevant to drives. For example, when the Volume View is displayed for example, the top panel becomes the Volume Actions panel and contains actions associated with the xStack Storage being managed.
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In the Volume View, the tabs in the Detail Tabs area. Detail Tabs in the xStack Storage Management Center. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 15 Status Bar Activity Indicator 2.4 Getting Help The xStack Storage Management Center provides a comprehensive online help button, a question mark gets appended to the... for xStack Storage wizards by clicking the Help button on the toolbar (see Figure 2-10). Figure 2-8. If an action (such as an alert or event) requires your attention, it appears as a clickable link on the View menu. You can then click an area on ...
In the Volume View, the tabs in the Detail Tabs area. Detail Tabs in the xStack Storage Management Center. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 15 Status Bar Activity Indicator 2.4 Getting Help The xStack Storage Management Center provides a comprehensive online help button, a question mark gets appended to the... for xStack Storage wizards by clicking the Help button on the toolbar (see Figure 2-10). Figure 2-8. If an action (such as an alert or event) requires your attention, it appears as a clickable link on the View menu. You can then click an area on ...
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... this document are optional. Optional Tasks 1. All of the Management Center Software Recommended Tasks 1. Grant individual iSCSI initiators access to the xStack Storage Management Center for the first time. 2. Figure 2-10. Grant access to all users must perform Recommended tasks that D-Link Networks recommends that you perform Optional tasks that are organized into three...
... this document are optional. Optional Tasks 1. All of the Management Center Software Recommended Tasks 1. Grant individual iSCSI initiators access to the xStack Storage Management Center for the first time. 2. Figure 2-10. Grant access to all users must perform Recommended tasks that D-Link Networks recommends that you perform Optional tasks that are organized into three...
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...xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 17 The topics covered in this chapter are: Section 3.1, Connecting and Logging In Section 3.2, Setting the System Date and Time Section 3.3, Customizing the Date and Time Section 3.4, Configuring User Accounts Section 3.5, Logging Out Section 3.6, Exiting the xStack Storage... Management Center Section 3.7, Shutting Down the xStack Storage Array Before proceeding, be sure all the minimum system requirements...
...xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 17 The topics covered in this chapter are: Section 3.1, Connecting and Logging In Section 3.2, Setting the System Date and Time Section 3.3, Customizing the Date and Time Section 3.4, Configuring User Accounts Section 3.5, Logging Out Section 3.6, Exiting the xStack Storage... Management Center Section 3.7, Shutting Down the xStack Storage Array Before proceeding, be sure all the minimum system requirements...