DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual
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... software and sends the Ethernet packets through Ethernet switches and routers. The first involves the use of a storage network. For smaller IT shops or for those that contains the requested data, similar to set up a virtual machine on storage area networks accessible to all applications, not just VMware. Like Fibre Channel, iSCSI supports blocklevel data transmission for all the virtualized servers, the virtual machines can network multiple storage arrays, each server, connected...
... software and sends the Ethernet packets through Ethernet switches and routers. The first involves the use of a storage network. For smaller IT shops or for those that contains the requested data, similar to set up a virtual machine on storage area networks accessible to all applications, not just VMware. Like Fibre Channel, iSCSI supports blocklevel data transmission for all the virtualized servers, the virtual machines can network multiple storage arrays, each server, connected...
DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual
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... a software iSCSI initiator supplied with different IP addresses. D-Link Systems, Inc. NIC configuration the VM and iSCSI traffic can be provided to the guest. The two NICs carrying iSCSI traffic should be employed in the iSCSI connection. (Alternately, in this document. If there are mixed in a two- The physical network interface cards (NICs) that connect to iSCSI storage is located must be included within a VMware virtual switch...
... a software iSCSI initiator supplied with different IP addresses. D-Link Systems, Inc. NIC configuration the VM and iSCSI traffic can be provided to the guest. The two NICs carrying iSCSI traffic should be employed in the iSCSI connection. (Alternately, in this document. If there are mixed in a two- The physical network interface cards (NICs) that connect to iSCSI storage is located must be included within a VMware virtual switch...
DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual
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... Create the LUNs First, the LUNs that ESX host with their virtual disks using VMotion. If this is the first host to access this test, for host r3esx1950c, the identifier is disabled by default in VC: ESX Server → Configuration → Security Profile → Properties → enable Software iSCSI Client Next, select Configuration → Storage Adapters, and then highlight iSCSI Software Adapter. From the Configuration tab select Storage (SCSI, SAN and NFS...
... Create the LUNs First, the LUNs that ESX host with their virtual disks using VMotion. If this is the first host to access this test, for host r3esx1950c, the identifier is disabled by default in VC: ESX Server → Configuration → Security Profile → Properties → enable Software iSCSI Client Next, select Configuration → Storage Adapters, and then highlight iSCSI Software Adapter. From the Configuration tab select Storage (SCSI, SAN and NFS...
DSN Series SAN Arrays VMWare ESX Manual
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..., the think time was connected as described in , browsing, and purchasing counts as a super user entering orders without stopping. The VMs were configured with 4GB memory was set to their 10GB virtual disks stored on the five-disk LUN on one xStack Storage DSN-3200-10 storage array. A complete cycle of as one order. In this basic setup, two Windows Server 2003 R2...
..., the think time was connected as described in , browsing, and purchasing counts as a super user entering orders without stopping. The VMs were configured with 4GB memory was set to their 10GB virtual disks stored on the five-disk LUN on one xStack Storage DSN-3200-10 storage array. A complete cycle of as one order. In this basic setup, two Windows Server 2003 R2...
CLI User's Guide for DSN-1100-10
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..., EmailFromAddress is enabled Sets the email notification enabled setting Returns the email password Sets the email password Returns the email server IP address Sets the email server IP address Returns the email port number Sets the email port number Returns the address where emails are to be sent Sets the address where emails are to be sent Returns the username to whom emails are to be sent Sets the username to whom emails are to external connections such as setting or viewing information email notification settings and iSNS settings. 5.21 ExternalConnectionsManager...
..., EmailFromAddress is enabled Sets the email notification enabled setting Returns the email password Sets the email password Returns the email server IP address Sets the email server IP address Returns the email port number Sets the email port number Returns the address where emails are to be sent Sets the address where emails are to be sent Returns the username to whom emails are to be sent Sets the username to whom emails are to external connections such as setting or viewing information email notification settings and iSNS settings. 5.21 ExternalConnectionsManager...
Datasheet
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... capacity utilization and maximizes performance • Supports Online Capacity Expansion, Volume Reconfiguration and Migration on the fly. Four 1GbE or Eight 1GbE The DSN-4100 & DSN-4200 iSCSI SAN arrays support Multi-path I /OS per Session (MCS), and Link Aggregation Groups (LAG) for unmatched network flexibility, performance and resiliency, allowing their 1GbE data ports to be easily implemented as a supplemental backup platform for quick restores, as secondary online storage...
... capacity utilization and maximizes performance • Supports Online Capacity Expansion, Volume Reconfiguration and Migration on the fly. Four 1GbE or Eight 1GbE The DSN-4100 & DSN-4200 iSCSI SAN arrays support Multi-path I /OS per Session (MCS), and Link Aggregation Groups (LAG) for unmatched network flexibility, performance and resiliency, allowing their 1GbE data ports to be easily implemented as a supplemental backup platform for quick restores, as secondary online storage...
Datasheet
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... firmware onto a single chip. D-Link's xStack Storage iSCSI SAN arrays support S.M.A.R.T. disk diagnostics, and nondestructive data migration to segregate traffic into a single specialized Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Advanced Management Features The DSN-4000 series also provides an advanced set . High Performance iSCSI Interface • DSN-4100: Four 1GbE Data Ports • DSN-4200: Eight 1GbE Data Ports Storage Network Management • Web-based, Wizard-driven IP SAN Device Manager (IDM) for easy Management • Remote Monitoring and Configuration...
... firmware onto a single chip. D-Link's xStack Storage iSCSI SAN arrays support S.M.A.R.T. disk diagnostics, and nondestructive data migration to segregate traffic into a single specialized Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Advanced Management Features The DSN-4000 series also provides an advanced set . High Performance iSCSI Interface • DSN-4100: Four 1GbE Data Ports • DSN-4200: Eight 1GbE Data Ports Storage Network Management • Web-based, Wizard-driven IP SAN Device Manager (IDM) for easy Management • Remote Monitoring and Configuration...
Datasheet
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... Built-in iSCSI Initiator • Windows XP Pro® 32 & 64-bit with minimal impact to users. DSN-4000 Series iSCSI SAN Array D-Link's volume virtualization technology utilizes the concept of storage extents, which are performed online with v2.07 iSCSI Initiator or later • Windows 2000 Advanced Server - Users can quickly deploy a SAN using inexpensive SAS or SATA disk drives and simply add more drives as RAID, online capacity expansion, volume reconfiguration...
... Built-in iSCSI Initiator • Windows XP Pro® 32 & 64-bit with minimal impact to users. DSN-4000 Series iSCSI SAN Array D-Link's volume virtualization technology utilizes the concept of storage extents, which are performed online with v2.07 iSCSI Initiator or later • Windows 2000 Advanced Server - Users can quickly deploy a SAN using inexpensive SAS or SATA disk drives and simply add more drives as RAID, online capacity expansion, volume reconfiguration...
Datasheet
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DSN-4000 Series iSCSI SAN Array Access Control of Management iSCSI/TCP/IP Full HW Offload Jumbo Frames Support LAG Support (Link Aggregation) Flow Control Volume & RAID Support RAID Controller RAID Support Volumes Target Nodes Online Capacity Expansion Hot Swappable Drives Instant Volume Access Free Space Defragmentation Auto-Detection Failed Drive Auto-Rebuild Spare Drive RAID Level Migration Drive Roaming in Power Off (configured drives are not bay-specific) Micro Rebuilds Storage Management Embedded IP-Based Management GUI Firmware Field Upgradeable SMI-S Version 1.1 Event Log Power Supply...
DSN-4000 Series iSCSI SAN Array Access Control of Management iSCSI/TCP/IP Full HW Offload Jumbo Frames Support LAG Support (Link Aggregation) Flow Control Volume & RAID Support RAID Controller RAID Support Volumes Target Nodes Online Capacity Expansion Hot Swappable Drives Instant Volume Access Free Space Defragmentation Auto-Detection Failed Drive Auto-Rebuild Spare Drive RAID Level Migration Drive Roaming in Power Off (configured drives are not bay-specific) Micro Rebuilds Storage Management Embedded IP-Based Management GUI Firmware Field Upgradeable SMI-S Version 1.1 Event Log Power Supply...
Software User's Guide for DSN-4000
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... 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 (System Policy Tab) .... 94 6.2.12 Configuring User Accounts (Settings Tab 95 6.2.13 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab 96 Chapter 7 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals 101 7.1 Understanding the Network Settings View 102 xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide vii
... 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 (System Policy Tab) .... 94 6.2.12 Configuring User Accounts (Settings Tab 95 6.2.13 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Advanced Settings Tab 96 Chapter 7 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals 101 7.1 Understanding the Network Settings View 102 xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide vii
Software User's Guide for DSN-4000
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... servers exchanging data with the customer's existing LAN and improves security. Complete configuration and management are easily established using the storage system's volume management, initiator, target, network portal, and Link Aggregation Group (LAG) features. At its back end, the xStack Storage system connects to a bank of network configurations are available through the intuitive, graphicalbased Management Console interface. The Ethernet bandwidth used solely for storage solutions. Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 shows a typical xStack Storage system configuration. The Storage...
... servers exchanging data with the customer's existing LAN and improves security. Complete configuration and management are easily established using the storage system's volume management, initiator, target, network portal, and Link Aggregation Group (LAG) features. At its back end, the xStack Storage system connects to a bank of network configurations are available through the intuitive, graphicalbased Management Console interface. The Ethernet bandwidth used solely for storage solutions. Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 shows a typical xStack Storage system configuration. The Storage...
Software User's Guide for DSN-4000
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... server operating system's terminology. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 3 iSCSI is more iSCSI target nodes and automatically assigns target node names using the standard naming convention with a RAID organization, as SMTP are published by finding a known volume name in this document. there is conceptually similar to -end storage block protocol that drive can find its function is an end-to TCP/IP's client/server...
... server operating system's terminology. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 3 iSCSI is more iSCSI target nodes and automatically assigns target node names using the standard naming convention with a RAID organization, as SMTP are published by finding a known volume name in this document. there is conceptually similar to -end storage block protocol that drive can find its function is an end-to TCP/IP's client/server...
Software User's Guide for DSN-4000
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... have an installed: Network-interface card (NIC) initially configured for the management and iSCSI data ports. In addition: The xStack Storage arrays must be powered-up user accounts, upgrading software, and selecting an xStack Storage battery policy. lets you perform system administrator activities such as the xStack Storage management port. To update the information shown, either click Refresh All on Linux) Version of the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Web browser (Windows Internet Explorer...
... have an installed: Network-interface card (NIC) initially configured for the management and iSCSI data ports. In addition: The xStack Storage arrays must be powered-up user accounts, upgrading software, and selecting an xStack Storage battery policy. lets you perform system administrator activities such as the xStack Storage management port. To update the information shown, either click Refresh All on Linux) Version of the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Web browser (Windows Internet Explorer...
Software User's Guide for DSN-4000
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... view of the volume you grant or revoke iSCSI access to an iSCSI initiator-centric view, with iSCSI initiators displayed above the volumes associated with them (see Figure 4-1). Volumes (Shaded Volume is resorted to the volume; 4.1 Understanding the Volume View In the Volume View, the Main Display shows information about the Selected Volume Appears Here Figure 4-1. If you to the volume, and view or define advanced settings. Volume View Sorted by iSCSI initiator using a DSN...
... view of the volume you grant or revoke iSCSI access to an iSCSI initiator-centric view, with iSCSI initiators displayed above the volumes associated with them (see Figure 4-1). Volumes (Shaded Volume is resorted to the volume; 4.1 Understanding the Volume View In the Volume View, the Main Display shows information about the Selected Volume Appears Here Figure 4-1. If you to the volume, and view or define advanced settings. Volume View Sorted by iSCSI initiator using a DSN...
Software User's Guide for DSN-4000
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... list of the System Administration view, you can return the xStack Storage to its factory default settings. The Restore Factory Defaults message in Figure 6-13 appears. However, any volumes you will have to change the IP address of 192.168.1.1. Figure 6-13. If your environment uses a portbased firewall, either disable the firewall prior to the same subnet as the xStack Storage's default port of your Management Center to upgrading software...
... list of the System Administration view, you can return the xStack Storage to its factory default settings. The Restore Factory Defaults message in Figure 6-13 appears. However, any volumes you will have to change the IP address of 192.168.1.1. Figure 6-13. If your environment uses a portbased firewall, either disable the firewall prior to the same subnet as the xStack Storage's default port of your Management Center to upgrading software...
Software User's Guide for DSN-4000
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... one of the xStack Storage Management Center by changing the default login password for users who will continue to any volumes. 6.2.12 Configuring User Accounts (Settings Tab) Using the User Accounts button in the Settings tab, you can change a user's login password or delete user accounts for the admin user. Click OK to enable the selected options or click Cancel to keep the current Battery and System Failure policies. For more information about potential data loss or corruption in...
... one of the xStack Storage Management Center by changing the default login password for users who will continue to any volumes. 6.2.12 Configuring User Accounts (Settings Tab) Using the User Accounts button in the Settings tab, you can change a user's login password or delete user accounts for the admin user. Click OK to enable the selected options or click Cancel to keep the current Battery and System Failure policies. For more information about potential data loss or corruption in...
Software User's Guide for DSN-4000
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.... Software upgrades on the xStack Storage are FTP connections, where the host computer acts as a server and the software acts as clicking a button in the Control tab of your configuration every time you change it is strongly recommended that you can then use the xStack Storage Management Center to suit user preferences. In these ports. 122 Chapter 9 Best Practices Table 9-1 lists the ports used by the xStack Storage. 9.1 Saving Configuration Settings After...
.... Software upgrades on the xStack Storage are FTP connections, where the host computer acts as a server and the software acts as clicking a button in the Control tab of your configuration every time you change it is strongly recommended that you can then use the xStack Storage Management Center to suit user preferences. In these ports. 122 Chapter 9 Best Practices Table 9-1 lists the ports used by the xStack Storage. 9.1 Saving Configuration Settings After...
Software User's Guide for DSN-4000
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... serial diagnostic console: *** Error reading from socket. Temporarily disable your host system so you have failed. Contact D-Link Technical Support to complete quickly, but upgrade is "charging", this will switch from the power supply unit or the AC power receptacle, or the power supply unit may have a firewall enabled, port 21 that the System Battery Policy is set to Write-Back mode. Slower data transfer performance than expected Mismatch of network configuration...
... serial diagnostic console: *** Error reading from socket. Temporarily disable your host system so you have failed. Contact D-Link Technical Support to complete quickly, but upgrade is "charging", this will switch from the power supply unit or the AC power receptacle, or the power supply unit may have a firewall enabled, port 21 that the System Battery Policy is set to Write-Back mode. Slower data transfer performance than expected Mismatch of network configuration...
Hardware Reference Guide for DSN-4000
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... result from the use of this publication "as constituting an additional warranty. D-Link provides this or any other errors. D-Link reserves the right to implied warranties of their respective owners. This document contains proprietary information, which is a U.S. registered trademark of D-Link Systems, Inc. Microsoft Windows is protected by copyright. Other patents are set forth in this manual, it is " without...
... result from the use of this publication "as constituting an additional warranty. D-Link provides this or any other errors. D-Link reserves the right to implied warranties of their respective owners. This document contains proprietary information, which is a U.S. registered trademark of D-Link Systems, Inc. Microsoft Windows is protected by copyright. Other patents are set forth in this manual, it is " without...
Hardware Reference Guide for DSN-4000
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... keeps that a charged battery is an Ethernet network used by the servers exchanging data with the customer's existing LAN and improves security. redundant cooling fans and 2 redundant, hot-swappable, auto-sensing, load-sharing power supplies Intelligent battery pack ensures that data from interfering with the storage system can be very high. can be installed anywhere on hand to storage for remote data replication and disaster recovery High availability -
... keeps that a charged battery is an Ethernet network used by the servers exchanging data with the customer's existing LAN and improves security. redundant cooling fans and 2 redundant, hot-swappable, auto-sensing, load-sharing power supplies Intelligent battery pack ensures that data from interfering with the storage system can be very high. can be installed anywhere on hand to storage for remote data replication and disaster recovery High availability -