ATTO Technology H608 Installation Manual

ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualATTO ConfigTool for Windows®, Linux® and Mac OS® XATTO BIOS UtilitiesATTO Utilities for Windows

5 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Navigating the ConfigToolCAUTIONCAUTIONSave system data prior to installing or

95 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual• Stripe Group: If the test drive is a stripe group, select its name from the

96 3.3 FC LUN Masking UtilityATTO storage controller drivers allow you to select which devices and Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) on a SAN are visible

97 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualSaving and applying your changes1 Click the Save Changes button on the bottom

98 3.4 SNIA FC Storage Controller APIAPI, or Application Programming Interface, is a set of commands used by an application directing the operating

99 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 3.5 Domain Validation TestingDomain Validation tests the physical connectio

100Exhibit 3.5-1 The Domain Validation Utility page.

101 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 3.6 ExpressPCI SCSI Setup UtilityThe ExpressPCI Setup Utility changes the

102 3.7 Troubleshoot ATTO Utilities for WindowsThe following suggestions may help if you are having problems.• Using the Device Manager, ensure all

i ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Appendix A CLI provides an ASCII-based interfaceThe RAID CLI tab in the ATTO C

iiExhibit A-1 Symbols, typefaces and abbreviations used to indicate functions and elements of the command line interface used in this manual.CLI err

6Select a Storage ControllerThe following tabs display in the Configuration Options window when you select a specific storage controller in the Devic

iii ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual ERROR Invalid number of Partitions specifiedERROR Invalid Span Depth specifi

ivClearEventLog cleareventlogDateDeleteScheduledTasksDisplayScheduledTasksDriveAssureReport driveassurereport groupname1DriveHealth disabled set driv

v ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual RGCancelAddStorage rgcanceladdstorage groupname1RGCancelMediaScanRGCommit rgco

viCLI command explanationsCommand Line Interface commands are listed alphabetically with explanations of what they are used for, their defaults and s

vii ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual BlockDevScan (Immediate, Disabled on Error) BlockDevScan lists all currently

viiiDriveHealthDisplay (Immediate, Disabled on Error) Retrieves and displays S.M.A.R.T. data from SATA disk drives, and MEDIUM DEFECT and INFORMATION

ix ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual HSAdd (Immediate) Assigns a Block Device to the Hot Spare pool.Usage: HSAdd [

xPartitionWriteCache Enable RAID internal Write Cache for higher write performance with a small risk of data loss after a system failure. Disable RAI

xi ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual RGAutoRebuild RGAutoRebuild enables and disables Auto-Rebuild functionality f

xiiRGMediaScanErrorReport (Immediate, Disabled on Error) Displays error statistics for either a single RAID Group or all RAID Groups in the system.Us

7 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Driver updateA storage controller driver can be installed or upgraded on a hos

xiii ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual RGSectorSize Set or get the sector size of the specified RAID Group. The de

xivSES (OEM Configurable, Disabled on Error) SES enables support for SES enclosures that have been discovered by the system.Usage: set SESget SES [en

xv ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Time (Disabled on Error) Time sets/displays the current time in 24 hour forma

xviAppendix B GlossarySome terms used in the Fibre Channel industry are defined below. More information is available through the ATTO Technology web

xvii ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual L_port A port in an arbitrated loop, either a NL_port or a FL_port.LED Ligh

8Exhibit 1.0-2 The Basic Info tab when you choose a Host from the Device Listing.Exhibit 1.0-3 The Basic Info tab when a storage controller is chos

9 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 1.0-4 The Flash tab.Exhibit 1.0-5 The NVRAM information page.

10 1.1 Celerity and ThunderLink FC NVRAM SettingsThe settings in the NVRAM tab vary depending upon the selected Celerity or ThunderLink Fibre Channel

11 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Connection Mode OptionsChoices: AL, PTP, AL Preferred, PTP PreferredDefault:

12 1.2 FastFrame NVRAM SettingsThe settings in the NVRAM tab vary depending upon the selected adapter and the operating system. Settings unsupported

13 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 1.3 ExpressPCI NVRAM SettingsThe settings in the NVRAM tab vary depending up

14Specified TargetChoices: 0 to 15 or 0 to 7 if Wide ID is disabledDefault: 0Specifies the target ID to which settings are applied.LUNs Choices: Dis

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15 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 1.4 ExpressSAS, ThunderLink SH and ThunderStream SC NVRAM SettingsThe setti

16Spinup Delay Choices: 0-20 secondsDefault: 0Specifies the number of seconds each SAS PHY waits for disk drives to spin up.Multiplexing (6Gb RAID st

17 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 1.4.1 RAID ConfigurationExpressSAS RAID and ThunderStream SC storage contro

18Preliminary Steps1 Locate the ConfigTool icon in the folder you created during installation (Refer to ATTO ConfigTool on page 1).2 Double-click on

19 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 1.4.1--2 The DVRAID wizard automatically sets up the number of RAID

20• SpeedRead, Auto-Rebuild and Rebuild Priority: refer to Change RAID group properties on page 23 for specific information on these parameters.• S

21 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 1.4.1--3 Selecting the options to configure the new RAID group.Exhib

22Creating a Hot Spare PoolIf a member of a RAID group becomes degraded or fails, you lose some redundancy in your RAID group until a new member is r

23 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Change RAID group propertiesA RAID group has properties that are specific to

24Enable Auto-RebuildA faulted drive is automatically replaced if Auto-Rebuild is enabled and a suitable unallocated disk is available. Suitable unal

Contents 1.0 ATTO ConfigTool ...1Pre-InstallationInstallation

25 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual LoggingThe ATTO ConfigTool Service outputs RAID events and other useful infor

26Exhibit 1.4.1--7 The Notifications tab in the ATTO ConfigTool.Exhibit 1.4.1--8 Mute Audible Alert (Windows) Exhibit 1.4.1--9 Mute Audible Alert

27 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Using SCSI Enclosure Services (SES)SAS/SATA drive enclosures may provide a SC

28Monitoring HealthThe ATTO SAS/SATA RAID storage controller performs Enclosure Health Monitoring automatically when an SES device is present. The RA

29 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Monitoring S.M.A.R.T. DataSelf-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology,

30• Use the Refresh button to query the drive for the latest values. If any values are different from the most recent record, a new record is created

31 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 1.4.1--12 S.M.A.R.T. Status box with classification types.S.M.A.R.T.

32Test Drive PerformanceThe performance testing feature in the ATTO ConfigTool records the performance level of a drive in a RAID group under an I/O

33 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 1.4.1--13 Detail of the Attached Drives window and the Performance d

34RAID Media Scan FeatureThe Media Scan feature scans disk drives for media errors and parity errors. All media errors are counted and fixed. All par

1.4.2 SNMP Configuration ...56DefinitionsDetailsConfiguration OptionsControl Bu

35 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Starting a Media Scan1 Select the ExpressSAS RAID or ThunderStream SC storage

36Media Scan StatusThe Media Scan starts as soon as the menu item is selected. The Attached Drives panel displays a rotating icon next to each drive

37 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Viewing the Scan Report1 Select the ExpressSAS RAID or ThunderStream SC stora

38Pausing or Resuming Media ScanMedia Scan for a parity RAID group can be paused, resumed and cancelled. The Configuration Tool provides menu items t

39 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Scheduling Media ScanMedia Scan for a parity RAID group can be scheduled to o

40Viewing Scheduled TasksThe Configuration Tool contains a Task tab for each RAID storage controller present in the system. The tab contains a table

41 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Data Recovery for OFFLINE RAID GroupsATTO SAS/SATA RAID storage controllers u

42Exhibit 1.4.1--16 RAID Member Status ValuesRebuild Status ValuesOk Data is up to dateFaulted The operation was stopped due to an errorHalted The o

43 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Failure Scenario TableRAID Groups cannot be accessed normally when their memb

44Identifying Failed DrivesIf a failed drive is in an enclosure that supports SES (SCSI Enclosure Services), the drive's Fault LED should be bli

Appendix A CLI provides an ASCII-based interface... iCLI error messagesCLI summaryCLI command explanationsAppe

45 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual By double-clicking the RAID Group line, each RAID Member and its status is di

46The member drive can be physically identified, in its enclosure, by right-clicking in the Attached Drives list and selecting Locate (See Exhibit 1.

47 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Recovery ModeSometimes, despite careful operation and maintenance, drives wil

48Exhibit 1.4.1--28 Enable Rebuild RecoveryThe RAID Group status will change from Offline to Degraded. The Rebuild status will change from Rebuildin

49 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Serious Disk Failure During Rebuild - Using “Extreme” Mode Exhibit 1.4.1--30

50Exhibit 1.4.1--38 Enable Basic Recovery ModeThe RAID Group status will change from Offline to Recovery (Basic). Once you enter Recovery Mode, use

51 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual File System Repair ToolsWhen a RAID array has been made accessible by setting

52RGdisplayThis is the RAID Group display command. Use this command to display all RAID Groups and their statuses.NoteIf rgdisplay shows a RAID Group

53 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual BlockDevIdentifyUse this command to blink the activity LED for the drive (if

54Display the RAID Group to see the results:Display the RAID Group members to see the results:Once as much data as possible is retrieved from the dri

1 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 1.0 ATTO ConfigToolThe ATTO ConfigTool is a utility program that displays in

55 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual CacheAssure™CacheAssure is available on ATTO’s ExpressSAS 6Gb/s RAID storage

56 1.4.2 SNMP ConfigurationSNMP is a standard network protocol that provides the ability to monitor SNMP enabled systems from anywhere on the netwo

57 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualSubAgent ModeThis mode of operation relies on the operating system's SNMP

58Disabled ModeThis mode disables the operation of the ATTO SNMP agent. Any network ports it has open to support SNMP are closed, making it inaccess

59 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualSend Authentication TRAPWhen checked, the agent will send a TRAP to the config

60TestThis button will validate the settings displayed on screen, and then send a warm Start trap to each of the displayed trap destinations as if t

61 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualExhibit 1.4.2--1 Panel ImageExhibit 1.4.2--2 Community Image

62Exhibit 1.4.2--3 Edit Trap Image

63 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 1.5 Virtual Port ManagementThe ConfigTool provides the ability to manage virt

64StatusThe NPIV status of the selected channel. This will be one of:• OK: Virtual ports can be created on this channel.• Disabled: NPIV is current

2InstallationThe ATTO ConfigTool includes two components: a GUI Application and a system service. Either, or both, of these components can be install

65 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual Exhibit 1.5-2 The “Create Virtual Ports” windowThe ConfigTool will attempt t

66Exhibit 1.5-4 The “Delete Confirmation” window• Click Yes in the Delete Confirmation window to delete the port. If the virtual port is deleted suc

67 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual a. Changes to NVRAM settings require a system restart to take effect.b. Refer

68Error MessageOccurs On...Explanation Recommended Action“Unsupported function”Create/DeleteThe driver received a NPIV request that it does not suppo

69 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual a.Changes to NVRAM settings require a system restart to take effect.b. Refer

70 1.6 Troubleshoot the ATTO ConfigToolYou may see an error message informing you about an unexpected event or incorrect information discovered by t

71 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 2.0 BIOS Configuration UtilityThe BIOS driver for all ATTO storage controlle

72Common BIOS Configuration Utility functionsSelectable Boot DeviceAllows you to select a disk drive or stripe group from which the system BIOS load

73 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 2.1 FC BIOS Configuration UtilityDefault NVRAM settings work for most applic

74Boot DriverChoices: enabled, scan only, disabledDefault: disabledIf enabled and disk drives or a bootable CD are detected during the bus scan, the

3 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual To install the Full Application or Application Only:3 Run the ConfigTool_xxx.b

75 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 2.2 SCSI BIOS Configuration UtilityThe default NVRAM settings work for most

76Quick Arbitrate & Select (Ultra320 only)Choices: disabled, enabledDefault: enabledReduces the time required to gain control of the SCSI bus if

77 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualSync OffsetChoices: 1-127Default: 127CAUTIONCAUTIONThe default values offer th

78 2.3 ExpressSAS BIOS UtilityThe BIOS driver for the ATTO ExpressSAS storage controllers has a built-in BIOS Utility which manages the adapter and

79 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualHeartbeatChoices: enabled, disabled Default: enabled When enabled, requires th

80View Selected RAID GroupType Enter to display more information about the highlighted RAID group. If a RAID group is rebuilding, the command displa

81 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 2.4 EFI Configuration UtilityThe EFI drivers for ATTO Celerity 8Gb and Expre

82ExpressSAS EFI UtilityThe EFI driver for ATTO ExpressSAS storage controllers has a built-in EFI Utility which manages the adapter and the devices c

83 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualConfiguring Adapter SettingsThe Configure Adapter Settings menu displays infor

84Exhibit 2.4-3 The Display Drive List MenuDisplaying the Drive List (ExpressSAS RAID adapter only)Selecting the Display Drive List menu item displa

4Using the ATTO ConfigToolTo use the ATTO ConfigTool, locate and double-click the application icon. The main page has three windows: Device Listing,

85 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualExhibit 2.4-4 The Display Drive List MenuThe Display Drive List menu highligh

86Exhibit 2.4-5 The Drive Details WindowConfiguring RAID groups (ExpressSAS RAID adapter only)Selecting the Configure RAID Groups menu displays a li

87 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualExhibit 2.4-6 The Configure RAID Groups MenuThe Configure RAID Groups menu hi

88Exhibit 2.4-7 The Group Details WindowCreate a RAID GroupSelecting Create RAID Group starts a wizard. See Exhibit 2.4-8.Exhibit 2.4-8 The Create

89 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual1 Type a RAID group name. The name must be unique and no more than 14 characte

90Exhibit 2.4-10 After adding drives to a new RAID Group10 Type Enter to create the RAID group. See Exhibit 2.4-11 on page 91.

91 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation ManualExhibit 2.4-11 Group creation finishedCAUTIONCAUTIONA rebuild occurs after cr

92 3.0 ATTO Utilities for WindowsThe ATTO Utilities for Windows is a collection of programs which provide adapter management, device management and

93 ATTO Technology Inc. ATTO Utilities Installation and Operation Manual 3.1 Configure Mode Pages: Alamode UtilityAlamode is a Windows utility to opt

94 3.2 ATTO Disk BenchmarkThe ATTO Utilities for Windows suite includes a utility to measure peak and sustained throughput for disk reads and disk w