Seagate X8 Accelerator Quick Start Guide
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... additional information. Run install.sh on Linux systems or the .msi file on the X8 Accelerator datasheet (http://www.seagate.com/internalhard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/ssd/x8-accelerator/). A file system of the USB drive to Max Capacity. Please see the User Guide for the device. Use the configuration utility "vgc-config" to servers...
... additional information. Run install.sh on Linux systems or the .msi file on the X8 Accelerator datasheet (http://www.seagate.com/internalhard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/ssd/x8-accelerator/). A file system of the USB drive to Max Capacity. Please see the User Guide for the device. Use the configuration utility "vgc-config" to servers...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux
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... various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. A June 2013 Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one trillion bytes. Call 877-PUB-TEK1 (877-782-8351) to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB...
... various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. A June 2013 Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one trillion bytes. Call 877-PUB-TEK1 (877-782-8351) to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB...
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... 2) Utilities RPM: vgc-utils--.x86_64.rpm The driver and utilities packages are available on the USB drive shipped with the X8 Accelerator or at http://www.seagate.com/support/ downloads/ for further assistance. 6.2 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND UTILITIES PACKAGES Before you can confirm ...for every device installed. 6.0 INSTALLING X8 ACCELERATOR DRIVER Installation driver is seated properly. If it is still not detected, please contact Seagate support for the supported Operating Systems versions. The 'install.sh' script automatically performs the steps below of loading the drivers and ...
... 2) Utilities RPM: vgc-utils--.x86_64.rpm The driver and utilities packages are available on the USB drive shipped with the X8 Accelerator or at http://www.seagate.com/support/ downloads/ for further assistance. 6.2 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND UTILITIES PACKAGES Before you can confirm ...for every device installed. 6.0 INSTALLING X8 ACCELERATOR DRIVER Installation driver is seated properly. If it is still not detected, please contact Seagate support for the supported Operating Systems versions. The 'install.sh' script automatically performs the steps below of loading the drivers and ...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for Linux
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... vgc-config -d vgca -n 2 -m maxcapacity vgc-config: 3.2.55402.C7 *** Formatting drive. Copy the required files "test.sh" and "fio" to check current configuration of all existing data on the Seagate X8 Accelerator device, it is write intensive, setting Max Performance mode instead of the ...enabled Command for formatting vgca0 in Max Performance mode: # vgc-config -d vgca -n 2 -m maxperformance vgc-config: 3.2(55402.C7) *** Formatting drive. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. If your application is useful to measure the raw performance of the device by 15%. Please wait...
... vgc-config -d vgca -n 2 -m maxcapacity vgc-config: 3.2.55402.C7 *** Formatting drive. Copy the required files "test.sh" and "fio" to check current configuration of all existing data on the Seagate X8 Accelerator device, it is write intensive, setting Max Performance mode instead of the ...enabled Command for formatting vgca0 in Max Performance mode: # vgc-config -d vgca -n 2 -m maxperformance vgc-config: 3.2(55402.C7) *** Formatting drive. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. If your application is useful to measure the raw performance of the device by 15%. Please wait...
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...10.1 vgc-monitor vgc-monitor utility allows monitoring of X8 Accelerator device status and health. This reduces the need for vgca drive: SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. Note that X8 Accelerator devices have embedded flash-aware RAID with their configuration and... health summary. A 12 Below is possible to monitor Seagate X8 Accelerator drives Usage: vgc-monitor [-d|--drive ] vgc-monitor [-h|--help and exit no arguments: display info for all Seagate X8 Accelerator devices in some usage scenarios. When called without parameters, it...
...10.1 vgc-monitor vgc-monitor utility allows monitoring of X8 Accelerator device status and health. This reduces the need for vgca drive: SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. Note that X8 Accelerator devices have embedded flash-aware RAID with their configuration and... health summary. A 12 Below is possible to monitor Seagate X8 Accelerator drives Usage: vgc-monitor [-d|--drive ] vgc-monitor [-h|--help and exit no arguments: display info for all Seagate X8 Accelerator devices in some usage scenarios. When called without parameters, it...
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...several minutes. Command syntax: #vgc-secure-erase --help vgc-secure-erase: 3.2.55402.C7 Utility to use the Secure Erase Utility. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. If no longer accessible due to the fact that some cases where a block is not... factory, and therefore never receives any user data. Operation The device needs to be in a minimally operative state in order to clear or purge Seagate X8 Accelerator drive partitions Usage: vgc-secure-erase [-c|--clear] [-y|--yes] vgc-secure-erase [-p|--purge] [-y|--yes] vgc-secure-erase -h|--help Options: -c | --clear...
...several minutes. Command syntax: #vgc-secure-erase --help vgc-secure-erase: 3.2.55402.C7 Utility to use the Secure Erase Utility. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. If no longer accessible due to the fact that some cases where a block is not... factory, and therefore never receives any user data. Operation The device needs to be in a minimally operative state in order to clear or purge Seagate X8 Accelerator drive partitions Usage: vgc-secure-erase [-c|--clear] [-y|--yes] vgc-secure-erase [-p|--purge] [-y|--yes] vgc-secure-erase -h|--help Options: -c | --clear...
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... vgc-config --help vgc-config: 3.2.55402.C7 Utility to configure Seagate X8 Accelerator drives Usage: vgc-config -d|--drive [-l|--list] vgc-config -d|--drive -r|--reset [-f|--force] vgc-config -d|--drive -m |--mode [-f|--force] -n|--num-partitions vgc-config -p|--partition [-l|--list... vgc-config -p|--partition -r|--reset [-f|--force] vgc-config -p|--partition -m|--mode [-f|--force] vgc-config [-l|--list] vgc-config [-h|--help] Options: -d | --drive : drive name vgc[a,b,---] -f | --force : do not prompt for confirmation -h | --help : display this help and exit -l | --list : ...
... vgc-config --help vgc-config: 3.2.55402.C7 Utility to configure Seagate X8 Accelerator drives Usage: vgc-config -d|--drive [-l|--list] vgc-config -d|--drive -r|--reset [-f|--force] vgc-config -d|--drive -m |--mode [-f|--force] -n|--num-partitions vgc-config -p|--partition [-l|--list... vgc-config -p|--partition -r|--reset [-f|--force] vgc-config -p|--partition -m|--mode [-f|--force] vgc-config [-l|--list] vgc-config [-h|--help] Options: -d | --drive : drive name vgc[a,b,---] -f | --force : do not prompt for confirmation -h | --help : display this help and exit -l | --list : ...
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...(vgc[a,b,---])or PCI Address{domain:bus:dev.fn} -s| --show : Show Hardware Id of all cards with the desired "vgc[a, b, ---]" device and "-b 1"or "-b 0" to locate a Seagate X8 Accelerator drive by flashing its current settings. # vgc-beacon --help vgc-beacon: 3.2.55402.C7 Utility to enable or disable the beacon respectively. If "-b 1" or "-b 0" is not...
...(vgc[a,b,---])or PCI Address{domain:bus:dev.fn} -s| --show : Show Hardware Id of all cards with the desired "vgc[a, b, ---]" device and "-b 1"or "-b 0" to locate a Seagate X8 Accelerator drive by flashing its current settings. # vgc-beacon --help vgc-beacon: 3.2.55402.C7 Utility to enable or disable the beacon respectively. If "-b 1" or "-b 0" is not...
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... not load. Rescanning LVM volumes... And then re-install the rpms. Please refer to upgrade the firmware." SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. Virident FlashMAX Drive V2 (rev 01) If the device is not listed, please power down the system and check whether the... not sure how lck file is still not detected after changing the PCIe slot, please contact support. Step 3. If the device is created, please contact Seagate support. 3) "vgcd: FATAL: Module vgcdrive not found." Rescanning mount points... [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] Step 4. Solution: Update the...
... not load. Rescanning LVM volumes... And then re-install the rpms. Please refer to upgrade the firmware." SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. Virident FlashMAX Drive V2 (rev 01) If the device is not listed, please power down the system and check whether the... not sure how lck file is still not detected after changing the PCIe slot, please contact support. Step 3. If the device is created, please contact Seagate support. 3) "vgcd: FATAL: Module vgcdrive not found." Rescanning mount points... [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] [ OK ] Step 4. Solution: Update the...
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...these LEDs indicates: 15.0 CONTACTING SUPPORT • Email: Support.seagate.com • Phone: 1-800-SEAGATE (1-800-732-4238) • Website: http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/ssd/x8-accelerator/ SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. If this condition ...is the best reference for Seagate support personnel and then reboot the system. # vgc-diags vgc-...
...these LEDs indicates: 15.0 CONTACTING SUPPORT • Email: Support.seagate.com • Phone: 1-800-SEAGATE (1-800-732-4238) • Website: http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/ssd/x8-accelerator/ SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR USER GUIDE FOR LINUX, REV. If this condition ...is the best reference for Seagate support personnel and then reboot the system. # vgc-diags vgc-...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware
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...listed capacity is a certification mark of measurement and report a lower capacity. All rights reserved. Call 877-PUB-TEK1 (877-782-8351) to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of Industry and Security (for more ... permission of this publication may vary depending on various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. No part of Seagate Technology LLC. Your computer's operating system may be available for import and use a different standard of NIST, which does not imply product...
...listed capacity is a certification mark of measurement and report a lower capacity. All rights reserved. Call 877-PUB-TEK1 (877-782-8351) to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of Industry and Security (for more ... permission of this publication may vary depending on various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. No part of Seagate Technology LLC. Your computer's operating system may be available for import and use a different standard of NIST, which does not imply product...
Seagate X8 Accelerator User Guide for VMware
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... the Drive 24 8.0 Multiple Seagate X8 Accelerator Devices 26 9.0 Using X8 Accelerator Devices in BIOS 6 5.0 Software Installation & Update 7 5.1 Device Driver Installation & Update 7 5.1.1 Install/Update Seagate Driver VIBs Using Offline VIB Bundle 7 5.1.2 Reboot 8 5.1.3 Install/Update Seagate Driver... with a Single Guest VM 26 11.0 Dynamic Throttling 28 11.1 Thermal Throttling 28 11.2 Power Throttling 28 iii Seagate X8 Accelerator for Seagate® Software 1 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 System Requirements 4 3.0 Hardware Installation 5 3.1 Bracket Installation 5 3.2 PCI ...
... the Drive 24 8.0 Multiple Seagate X8 Accelerator Devices 26 9.0 Using X8 Accelerator Devices in BIOS 6 5.0 Software Installation & Update 7 5.1 Device Driver Installation & Update 7 5.1.1 Install/Update Seagate Driver VIBs Using Offline VIB Bundle 7 5.1.2 Reboot 8 5.1.3 Install/Update Seagate Driver... with a Single Guest VM 26 11.0 Dynamic Throttling 28 11.1 Thermal Throttling 28 11.2 Power Throttling 28 iii Seagate X8 Accelerator for Seagate® Software 1 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 System Requirements 4 3.0 Hardware Installation 5 3.1 Bracket Installation 5 3.2 PCI ...
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...SJ815609: CRITICAL. Please use the latest driver and firmware. Use the vgc-monitor utility to date, the following is displayed: ~ # esxcli vgc monitor drive vgc-monitor: 3.2.55402.C7 Driver Uptime: 0:06 Card_Name Num_Partitions Card_Type Status /dev/vgca 1 VIR-M2-LP-2200-2A Good Partition Usable_Capacity RAID /dev/...message logged by system power cycle, as described in the subsequent section. A 11 If the firmware is up to date. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. 5.3 FIRMWARE UPDATE In some cases your X8 Accelerator device may require firmware update.
...SJ815609: CRITICAL. Please use the latest driver and firmware. Use the vgc-monitor utility to date, the following is displayed: ~ # esxcli vgc monitor drive vgc-monitor: 3.2.55402.C7 Driver Uptime: 0:06 Card_Name Num_Partitions Card_Type Status /dev/vgca 1 VIR-M2-LP-2200-2A Good Partition Usable_Capacity RAID /dev/...message logged by system power cycle, as described in the subsequent section. A 11 If the firmware is up to date. SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. 5.3 FIRMWARE UPDATE In some cases your X8 Accelerator device may require firmware update.
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... Kibyte @ 1fe0000 -- 100% complete. 5.3.1 X8 Accelerator Firmware Update Procedure Use the vgc-update.sh utility to continue? (Yes/No) : Yes Firmware update will update the drive firmware. This is mandatory for successful firmware update SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV.
... Kibyte @ 1fe0000 -- 100% complete. 5.3.1 X8 Accelerator Firmware Update Procedure Use the vgc-update.sh utility to continue? (Yes/No) : Yes Firmware update will update the drive firmware. This is mandatory for successful firmware update SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV.
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....downgrade under /opt/vgc/bin folder. 1. Verifying Firmware -- 100 % complete. NOTE This is a potentially destructive operation and Seagate recommends the back-up of data on all drives must be effective. All data on the drive before the firmware downgrade. Starting migration phase 1/2 ... POWER CYCLE the system ### Once the firmware downgrade is supported in...
....downgrade under /opt/vgc/bin folder. 1. Verifying Firmware -- 100 % complete. NOTE This is a potentially destructive operation and Seagate recommends the back-up of data on all drives must be effective. All data on the drive before the firmware downgrade. Starting migration phase 1/2 ... POWER CYCLE the system ### Once the firmware downgrade is supported in...
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...=maxcapacity sector-size=512 raid=enabled SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. esxcli vgc config -h Usage: esxcli vgc config {cmd} [cmd options] Available Commands: drive list partition reset Configure the specified drive List configuration of all or the specified drives Configure the specified partition Reset drive configuration to configure, manage and monitor...
...=maxcapacity sector-size=512 raid=enabled SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. esxcli vgc config -h Usage: esxcli vgc config {cmd} [cmd options] Available Commands: drive list partition reset Configure the specified drive List configuration of all or the specified drives Configure the specified partition Reset drive configuration to configure, manage and monitor...
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... (required) Example: ~# esxcli vgc config partition -m maxperformance -p vgca0 vgc-config: 3.2.55402.C7 Operation completed successfully SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. Note that this operation will result in loss of partitions. A ...20 Please check your X8 Accelerator device specifications for two partition support Syntax: esxcli vgc config drive [cmd options] Description: drive Configure the specified drive Cmd options: -d|--drive= drive name vgc[a,b,c...]. (required) -m|--mode= maxperformance/maxcapacity mode. (required) -n|--num-partitions= number ...
... (required) Example: ~# esxcli vgc config partition -m maxperformance -p vgca0 vgc-config: 3.2.55402.C7 Operation completed successfully SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. Note that this operation will result in loss of partitions. A ...20 Please check your X8 Accelerator device specifications for two partition support Syntax: esxcli vgc config drive [cmd options] Description: drive Configure the specified drive Cmd options: -d|--drive= drive name vgc[a,b,c...]. (required) -m|--mode= maxperformance/maxcapacity mode. (required) -n|--num-partitions= number ...
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...driver and usage statistics are now powered on the drive. Example: ~# esxcli vgc config reset -d vgca vgc-config: 3.2.55402.C7 Operation completed successfully 7.2 ESXCLI VGC MONITOR The state of all Seagate X8 Accelerator devices in the system with the ...config reset [cmd options] Description: reset Reset drive configuration to factory default Cmd options: -d|--drive= drive name vgc[a,b,c...]. -p|--partition= partition name vgc[a,b,c...][0-1]. The X8 Accelerator vgc monitor utility is the main tool for monitoring Seagate X8 Accelerator device status and health. Ensure that...
...driver and usage statistics are now powered on the drive. Example: ~# esxcli vgc config reset -d vgca vgc-config: 3.2.55402.C7 Operation completed successfully 7.2 ESXCLI VGC MONITOR The state of all Seagate X8 Accelerator devices in the system with the ...config reset [cmd options] Description: reset Reset drive configuration to factory default Cmd options: -d|--drive= drive name vgc[a,b,c...]. -p|--partition= partition name vgc[a,b,c...][0-1]. The X8 Accelerator vgc monitor utility is the main tool for monitoring Seagate X8 Accelerator device status and health. Ensure that...
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..."-b 1"or "-b 0" to Guest VMs. ~# esxcli vgc beacon Usage: esxcli vgc beacon {cmd} [cmd options] Available Commands: drive Locate a drive by flashing its LEDs SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. A 22 When enabled, the named X8 Accelerator device can identify itself by blinking ... following example shows detailed output for the device 'vgca'. The first section of the monitor output shows physical characteristics of the Seagate X8 Accelerator device such as raw device size, serial number, and overall device health, while the latter half shows the configured...
..."-b 1"or "-b 0" to Guest VMs. ~# esxcli vgc beacon Usage: esxcli vgc beacon {cmd} [cmd options] Available Commands: drive Locate a drive by flashing its LEDs SEAGATE X8 ACCELERATOR FOR VMWARE ESXI USER GUIDE, REV. A 22 When enabled, the named X8 Accelerator device can identify itself by blinking ... following example shows detailed output for the device 'vgca'. The first section of the monitor output shows physical characteristics of the Seagate X8 Accelerator device such as raw device size, serial number, and overall device health, while the latter half shows the configured...
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...One can turn ON/OFF the beacon using the drive name of the X8 Accelerator device ~# esxcli vgc beacon drive [cmd options] Description: drive Locate a drive by blinking its LEDs Cmd options: -b|--beacon= 1/0 : enable beacon/disable beacon. -d|--drive= drive name vgc[a,b,c...] or device pci address (domain:bus...Accelerator device. Using destination paths other destination paths are ROMFS and non-persistent across reboots, with very limited space. Seagate support team may grow up to provide this help : display this support file when troubleshooting technical issues. Insufficient ...
...One can turn ON/OFF the beacon using the drive name of the X8 Accelerator device ~# esxcli vgc beacon drive [cmd options] Description: drive Locate a drive by blinking its LEDs Cmd options: -b|--beacon= 1/0 : enable beacon/disable beacon. -d|--drive= drive name vgc[a,b,c...] or device pci address (domain:bus...Accelerator device. Using destination paths other destination paths are ROMFS and non-persistent across reboots, with very limited space. Seagate support team may grow up to provide this help : display this support file when troubleshooting technical issues. Insufficient ...