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If You Read Nothing Else In This Guide 8 Chapter 2 Getting Started ...9 2.1 Logging In 10 2.1.1 Using the Start-up Wizard 10 2.1.2 Logging in from the Home Page 15 2.2 Customizing the Date and Time 18 2.3 Setting Up Accounts 19 2.3.1 Changing the... 2.6 Powering Off the xStack Storage Array 26 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes ...27 3.1 Understanding the Volume View 28 3.2 Creating Volumes 29 3.2.1 Letting the Wizard Choose the Best Volume Organization 31 3.2.2 Making Your Own Volume Selection Choices 36 3.3 Performing Volume Actions 41 3.3.1 Granting or Revoking iSCSI Access to Volumes 41 ...
If You Read Nothing Else In This Guide 8 Chapter 2 Getting Started ...9 2.1 Logging In 10 2.1.1 Using the Start-up Wizard 10 2.1.2 Logging in from the Home Page 15 2.2 Customizing the Date and Time 18 2.3 Setting Up Accounts 19 2.3.1 Changing the... 2.6 Powering Off the xStack Storage Array 26 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes ...27 3.1 Understanding the Volume View 28 3.2 Creating Volumes 29 3.2.1 Letting the Wizard Choose the Best Volume Organization 31 3.2.2 Making Your Own Volume Selection Choices 36 3.3 Performing Volume Actions 41 3.3.1 Granting or Revoking iSCSI Access to Volumes 41 ...
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... Changing the CHAP Secret 55 3.4.4.3 Disabling CHAP Security 56 3.4.5 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab 56 3.5 Removing iSCSI Initiators 59 Chapter 4 Managing Physical Storage ...61 4.1 Understanding the Physical Storage View 62 4.2 Performing Drive Actions 63 4.2.1 Downing...77 5.2.6 Upgrading Software (Settings Tab 78 5.2.7 Restarting the xStack Storage System (Settings Tab 79 5.2.8 Shutting Down the xStack Storage System (Settings Tab 79 5.2.9 Selecting a Battery Policy (Settings Tab 80 5.2.10 Setting User Accounts (Settings Tab 81 5.2.11 Viewing or ...
... Changing the CHAP Secret 55 3.4.4.3 Disabling CHAP Security 56 3.4.5 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab 56 3.5 Removing iSCSI Initiators 59 Chapter 4 Managing Physical Storage ...61 4.1 Understanding the Physical Storage View 62 4.2 Performing Drive Actions 63 4.2.1 Downing...77 5.2.6 Upgrading Software (Settings Tab 78 5.2.7 Restarting the xStack Storage System (Settings Tab 79 5.2.8 Shutting Down the xStack Storage System (Settings Tab 79 5.2.9 Selecting a Battery Policy (Settings Tab 80 5.2.10 Setting User Accounts (Settings Tab 81 5.2.11 Viewing or ...
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... Port Selected 109 A.9 Network Menu (Group Selected 109 A.10 Help Menu 109 Appendix B Factory Default Settings ...111 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings 115 C.1 Recording Volumes 115 C.2 Recording iSCSI Initiator Access 117 C.3 Recording Groups 118 C.4 Recording Network ...Portals 120 C.5 Recording Scheduled Tasks 121 C.6 Admin Login Password 122 C.7 Configuration Files 123 C.8 Management Port Settings 124 C.9 Data Port Settings 125 C.10 Email Settings 126 xStack Storage Management...
... Port Selected 109 A.9 Network Menu (Group Selected 109 A.10 Help Menu 109 Appendix B Factory Default Settings ...111 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings 115 C.1 Recording Volumes 115 C.2 Recording iSCSI Initiator Access 117 C.3 Recording Groups 118 C.4 Recording Network ...Portals 120 C.5 Recording Scheduled Tasks 121 C.6 Admin Login Password 122 C.7 Configuration Files 123 C.8 Management Port Settings 124 C.9 Data Port Settings 125 C.10 Email Settings 126 xStack Storage Management...
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...Check the drives' SMART status (SATA drives only). 5. Figure 1-10. Grant individual iSCSI initiators access to use the xStack Storage system Table 1-1. Change the hostname to the xStack Storage Management Center for that area. Help Button 1.5 READ THIS ...SECTION - Change the default admin login password. 4. Recommended Tasks 1. Grant access to all users must perform Recommended tasks that D-Link...
...Check the drives' SMART status (SATA drives only). 5. Figure 1-10. Grant individual iSCSI initiators access to use the xStack Storage system Table 1-1. Change the hostname to the xStack Storage Management Center for that area. Help Button 1.5 READ THIS ...SECTION - Change the default admin login password. 4. Recommended Tasks 1. Grant access to all users must perform Recommended tasks that D-Link...
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...10) Section 2.2, Customizing the Date and Time (page 18) Section 2.3, Setting Up Accounts (page 19) Section 2.4, Logging Out (page 25) Section 2.5, Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center (page 25) Section 2.6, Powering Off the xStack Storage Array... (page 26) Before proceeding, be sure all the minimum system requirements in section 1.2 have been met. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 9...
...10) Section 2.2, Customizing the Date and Time (page 18) Section 2.3, Setting Up Accounts (page 19) Section 2.4, Logging Out (page 25) Section 2.5, Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center (page 25) Section 2.6, Powering Off the xStack Storage Array... (page 26) Before proceeding, be sure all the minimum system requirements in section 1.2 have been met. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 9...
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Start a Web browser on the PC connected to the xStack Storage Management Center. 1. For your initial login, the start-up wizard appears and you should proceed to log in Figure 2-1. Welcome Page 10 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Logging In After confirming that start automatically at initial login, guiding administrators through the ... occurs: - Figure 2-1. For all subsequent logins, the home page appears and you should proceed to section 2.1.2. 2.1.1 Using the Start-up Wizard The xStack Storage Management Center provides administrators with the Welcome page in to the...
Start a Web browser on the PC connected to the xStack Storage Management Center. 1. For your initial login, the start-up wizard appears and you should proceed to log in Figure 2-1. Welcome Page 10 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Logging In After confirming that start automatically at initial login, guiding administrators through the ... occurs: - Figure 2-1. For all subsequent logins, the home page appears and you should proceed to section 2.1.2. 2.1.1 Using the Start-up Wizard The xStack Storage Management Center provides administrators with the Welcome page in to the...
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The Email Notification page lets you check Enable Email Support to enable this feature, specify the SMTP server IP address and port number, an email address to be shown as originating the email, and an email address where email messages are to the one in Table C-10. 8. Enter the required settings and record them in Figure 2-6 appears. 14 Chapter 2 Getting Started A summary screen similar to be sent. Email Notification Page 7. If you enable the storage system's email notification feature. Click Next. Figure 2-5.
The Email Notification page lets you check Enable Email Support to enable this feature, specify the SMTP server IP address and port number, an email address to be shown as originating the email, and an email address where email messages are to the one in Table C-10. 8. Enter the required settings and record them in Figure 2-6 appears. 14 Chapter 2 Getting Started A summary screen similar to be sent. Email Notification Page 7. If you enable the storage system's email notification feature. Click Next. Figure 2-5.
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...is admin. In the View panel, click System Administration. 2. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 19 If you lose ...piece of paper and keep the paper in the Detail Tabs area (see Figure 2-10). The Settings tab appears in a safe place. Users cannot create, modify, and...are reserved for admins only). 2.3.1 Changing the Default Admin Login Password The xStack Storage Management Center comes with a single administrative account called admin whose default ...Up Accounts The xStack Storage Management Center comes with a single user account called admin. Additional admin...
...is admin. In the View panel, click System Administration. 2. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 19 If you lose ...piece of paper and keep the paper in the Detail Tabs area (see Figure 2-10). The Settings tab appears in a safe place. Users cannot create, modify, and...are reserved for admins only). 2.3.1 Changing the Default Admin Login Password The xStack Storage Management Center comes with a single administrative account called admin whose default ...Up Accounts The xStack Storage Management Center comes with a single user account called admin. Additional admin...
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Figure 2-10. Settings Tab 3. Click the User Accounts button on the left side of the Settings tab: The Settings tab displays your user account settings (an example is shown in Figure 2-11). 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 displays your user account settings (an example is shown in Figure 2-11). 20 Chapter 2 Getting Started
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...area (see Figure 2-10 on page 20). 3. Click the User Accounts button on page 20). 3. The Confirm New Password field becomes available. 7. In the Confirm New Password field, re-enter the same case-sensitive login password that this admin must specify to log in to the xStack Storage Management Center.... In Volume View, click System Administration in the View panel. 2. The Settings tab appears in the Detail Tabs area (see Figure 2-10 on the left side of a unique user name and password....
...area (see Figure 2-10 on page 20). 3. Click the User Accounts button on page 20). 3. The Confirm New Password field becomes available. 7. In the Confirm New Password field, re-enter the same case-sensitive login password that this admin must specify to log in to the xStack Storage Management Center.... In Volume View, click System Administration in the View panel. 2. The Settings tab appears in the Detail Tabs area (see Figure 2-10 on the left side of a unique user name and password....
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... type the user's current password in the Detail Tabs area ((see Figure 2-10 on page 21). 4. Therefore, be sure you may want to change a... settings (an example is shown in the Detail Tabs area (see Figure 2-10 on the left column, click the user account you no longer need a ...to allow or deny permission. 6. The Settings tab appears in Figure 2-11 on page 20). 24 Chapter 2 Getting Started Click the Modify button. In the View panel, click... account. Click the User Accounts button on page 20). 3. 2.3.4 Modifying Accounts There may be times when the administrator needs to ...
... type the user's current password in the Detail Tabs area ((see Figure 2-10 on page 21). 4. Therefore, be sure you may want to change a... settings (an example is shown in the Detail Tabs area (see Figure 2-10 on the left column, click the user account you no longer need a ...to allow or deny permission. 6. The Settings tab appears in Figure 2-11 on page 20). 24 Chapter 2 Getting Started Click the Modify button. In the View panel, click... account. Click the User Accounts button on page 20). 3. 2.3.4 Modifying Accounts There may be times when the administrator needs to ...
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...: Click Log Out on page 10, or perform any of the following procedure to exiting the xStack Storage Management Center. To delete more user accounts, repeat steps 4 and 5. 2.4 Logging Out When you can then log in to the same or another array in the View panel by starting with the... current xStack Storage system, you finish working with step 3 in section 2.1 on the File menu. Click Log Out in the System...
...: Click Log Out on page 10, or perform any of the following procedure to exiting the xStack Storage Management Center. To delete more user accounts, repeat steps 4 and 5. 2.4 Logging Out When you can then log in to the same or another array in the View panel by starting with the... current xStack Storage system, you finish working with step 3 in section 2.1 on the File menu. Click Log Out in the System...
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Figure 3-8. Click Next. The Volume Size screen appears (see Figure 3-10). Do not exceed the maximum volume size shown in this volume. Select whether you want to distribute the same amount of Drives Screen 4. Click Next. ..., use the Capacity field and drop-down list to specify the size to use the fewest drives possible. The Grant Access screen appears (see Figure 3-9). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 33 Volume Size Screen 5. Figure 3-9. Number of storage over many drives to improve performance or to be allocated for...
Figure 3-8. Click Next. The Volume Size screen appears (see Figure 3-10). Do not exceed the maximum volume size shown in this volume. Select whether you want to distribute the same amount of Drives Screen 4. Click Next. ..., use the Capacity field and drop-down list to specify the size to use the fewest drives possible. The Grant Access screen appears (see Figure 3-9). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 33 Volume Size Screen 5. Figure 3-9. Number of storage over many drives to improve performance or to be allocated for...
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... decide to Create Volume screen appears (see section 3.3.1). 34 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes If you create. The first and last initiators, and all iSCSI initiators will have access to an initiator now, you can do so at this time. Click Next. To deselect an initiator, hold down the... Ctrl key and click an initiator that is selected. 7. Figure 3-10. By default, all the initiators between them, get selected. - For adjacent iSCSI initiators, click the first one, then hold down the Shift key and click the last one , then hold down...
... decide to Create Volume screen appears (see section 3.3.1). 34 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes If you create. The first and last initiators, and all iSCSI initiators will have access to an initiator now, you can do so at this time. Click Next. To deselect an initiator, hold down the... Ctrl key and click an initiator that is selected. 7. Figure 3-10. By default, all the initiators between them, get selected. - For adjacent iSCSI initiators, click the first one, then hold down the Shift key and click the last one , then hold down...
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...at this screen and click Finish to an initiator not in Figure 3-20 appears. 40 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Ready to select multiple iSCSI initiators from the list, you create. 8. If you decide to Create Volume Screen 10. To deselect an initiator, hold down the Ctrl key and click an... initiator that is created, a message similar to the one or more iSCSI initiators listed in the screen,...
...at this screen and click Finish to an initiator not in Figure 3-20 appears. 40 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes Ready to select multiple iSCSI initiators from the list, you create. 8. If you decide to Create Volume Screen 10. To deselect an initiator, hold down the Ctrl key and click an... initiator that is created, a message similar to the one or more iSCSI initiators listed in the screen,...
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...and error items (see Figure 5-2). The time zone configured for the array appears in Figure 5-2, for example, the array is configured for the xStack Storage. Shut down the xStack Storage. View and change advanced settings. in parentheses on the right ...side of the item. Upgrade software. See section 5.2.7. - See section 5.2.5 - The icon in the tab corresponds to an item. See section 5.2.3. - See sections 5.2.10...
...and error items (see Figure 5-2). The time zone configured for the array appears in Figure 5-2, for example, the array is configured for the xStack Storage. Shut down the xStack Storage. View and change advanced settings. in parentheses on the right ...side of the item. Upgrade software. See section 5.2.7. - See section 5.2.5 - The icon in the tab corresponds to an item. See section 5.2.3. - See sections 5.2.10...
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... in Figure 5-6 on page75). 4. Then click the file and click the Open button. Figure 5-10. 5.2.6 Upgrading Software (Settings Tab) From time to time, software upgrades will allow the xStack Storage to go to the location where you downloaded the software file. Click OK to upgrade the software...View, click the Settings tab to display the general settings in Figure 5-10 appears. You can click the Use Alternate Version button to revert to a location where the xStack Storage system can update the xStack Storage software. Using the Settings tab, you must download the software ...
... in Figure 5-6 on page75). 4. Then click the file and click the Open button. Figure 5-10. 5.2.6 Upgrading Software (Settings Tab) From time to time, software upgrades will allow the xStack Storage to go to the location where you downloaded the software file. Click OK to upgrade the software...View, click the Settings tab to display the general settings in Figure 5-10 appears. You can click the Use Alternate Version button to revert to a location where the xStack Storage system can update the xStack Storage software. Using the Settings tab, you must download the software ...
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...message In Figure 5-10 appears 3. Click the Restart button. The precautionary message in Figure 5-6 on page 75. To shut down the xStack Storage system. Click the Shutdown button. In the System Administration View, click the Settings tab to not shut down the xStack Storage system: 1. xStack Storage Management Center ..., click the General button on the left side of the Settings tab: 2. Figure 5-11. Click OK to shut down the xStack Storage system or click Cancel to display the general settings in the Settings tab but another screen is displayed, click the General button...
...message In Figure 5-10 appears 3. Click the Restart button. The precautionary message in Figure 5-6 on page 75. To shut down the xStack Storage system. Click the Shutdown button. In the System Administration View, click the Settings tab to not shut down the xStack Storage system: 1. xStack Storage Management Center ..., click the General button on the left side of the Settings tab: 2. Figure 5-11. Click OK to shut down the xStack Storage system or click Cancel to display the general settings in the Settings tab but another screen is displayed, click the General button...
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... and terminology. Click the Advanced button on the left side of the Settings tab: xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 81 These settings are for users who will be managing the xStack Storage system. In the System Administration View, click the Settings tab. 2. Thereafter, ...supply (UPS) Safest mode that you accept the default setting Stop buffering I/O in cache, which allows host I /O stops if the battery fails 5.2.10 Setting User Accounts (Settings Tab) Using the User Accounts button in case you can change an advanced setting: 1. Figure 5-13 shows the advanced ...
... and terminology. Click the Advanced button on the left side of the Settings tab: xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 81 These settings are for users who will be managing the xStack Storage system. In the System Administration View, click the Settings tab. 2. Thereafter, ...supply (UPS) Safest mode that you accept the default setting Stop buffering I/O in cache, which allows host I /O stops if the battery fails 5.2.10 Setting User Accounts (Settings Tab) Using the User Accounts button in case you can change an advanced setting: 1. Figure 5-13 shows the advanced ...
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Under Select Ports to Group, click each additional port you want to see Figure 6-10). 96 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals If you decide not to include a port you can select a larger value if your iSCSI network can handle a larger frame size to select. - Figure 6-9. Group Ports Dialog Box 3. Click...
Under Select Ports to Group, click each additional port you want to see Figure 6-10). 96 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals If you decide not to include a port you can select a larger value if your iSCSI network can handle a larger frame size to select. - Figure 6-9. Group Ports Dialog Box 3. Click...