| Sun StorEdge 3000 Family RAID Firmware 3.25 and 3.27 User's Guide |     |
| Sun StorEdge 3000 Family RAID Firmware 3.25 and 3.27 User's Guide | |
Sun StorEdge
3000 Family RAID Firmware 3.25 and 3.27 User's Guide
Sun StorEdge 3510 FC Array
Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array
817-3711-10
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Contents |
Determining Which Version of the RAID Firmware Applies to Your Array
Fibre Channel and SCSI Firmware Illustrations in This Guide
Using Both Local and Global Spare Drives
Controller Defaults and Limitations
Planning for Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability
Dual-Controller Considerations
Single-Controller Considerations
Write-Back Versus Write-Through Cache Options
To Create a Basic Array Configuration
2. Accessing the Controller Firmware
Setting Up the Serial Port Connection
To Set Up the Serial Port Connection
Accessing the Firmware Application From a Solaris Host
Viewing the Initial Firmware Windows
3. Viewing and Editing Logical Drives
Introducing the Logical Drive Commands
Default Logical Drives and RAID Levels
Viewing the Logical Drive Status Table
Changing a Logical Drive Controller Assignment
To Change a Logical Drive Controller Assignment
Using the Auto Configure Menu Option from the format Menu (Solaris Operating Environment Only)
Deleting a Logical Drive Partition
To Delete a Logical Drive Partition
Assigning a Logical Drive Name
To Assign a Logical Drive Name
Performing a Logical Drive Parity Check
To Regenerate the Parity of a Logical Drive
Overwriting Inconsistent Parity
To Enable or Disable the "Overwrite Inconsistent Parity" Menu Option
Adding a SCSI Drive to a Logical Drive
To Add a SCSI Drive to a Logical Drive
Copying and Replacing Drives With Drives of Larger Capacity
4. Viewing and Editing Logical Volumes
Avoiding the Use of Logical Volumes
Understanding Logical Volumes (Multilevel RAID)
Viewing the Logical Volume Status Table
5. Viewing and Editing Host LUNs
Mapping Logical Drive Partitions to Host LUNs
Planning for 128 LUNs on SCSI Arrays
Planning for 1024 LUNs on FC Arrays
To Plan for 1024 LUNs on FC Arrays
Planning for 64 LUNs in Redundant FC Point-to-Point Configurations
To Map a Logical Drive Partition to a LUN
To Use the Map Host LUN Option
Creating Host Filter Entries (FC Only)
Determining the Host World Wide Name
To Determine the WWN in the Solaris Operating Environment
To Determine the WWN for Linux, Windows NT, or Windows 2000
To Determine the WWN for Other Supported Operating Systems
Viewing and Modifying Host Filter Information
To View or Modify Host Filter Information
6. Viewing and Editing SCSI Drives
Viewing the Physical Drive Status Table
FC Drive IDs (Fibre Channel Only)
To View SCSI Drive Information
To View the List of Available SCSI Drives
Assigning a Slot Number to an Empty Slot
To Delete the Slot Number of a SCSI Drive
Adding or Deleting Drive Entries
To Remove an Empty Drive Entry
Viewing the Status of a Cloning Operation
To View the Status of a Cloning Operation
Understanding SMART Technology
How Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Arrays Use SMART
Enabling SMART From Firmware Menus
Identifying a Failed Drive for Replacement
Flashing All But Selected Drive
SCSI Drive Utilities (Reserved)
To Use the SCSI Drive Utilities (Reserved) Menu
SCSI Drive Low-Level Format (Reserved)
To Low-Level Format a SCSI Drive (Reserved)
SCSI Drive Read/Write Test (Reserved)
To Perform the SCSI Drive Read/Write Test (Reserved)
Changing Disk Drive Reserved Space
To Change the Allocated Reserved Space on a Drive
7. Viewing and Editing SCSI Channels
To Check and Configure SCSI Channels
Configuring SCSI Channels as Host or Drive
Fibre Channel Default Channel Settings (FC Only)
SCSI Default Channel Settings (SCSI Only)
To Change the SCSI Channel Assignments (FC and SCSI)
Default Fibre Channel Host IDs (FC Only)
Default SCSI Host IDs (SCSI Only)
To Select a Unique ID Number for a Host Channel
Deleting a Host Channel SCSI ID
To Delete a Host Channel SCSI ID
Drive Channel SCSI IDs (Reserved)
Setting SCSI Channel Termination (SCSI Only) (Reserved)
To Enable or Disable SCSI Channel Termination (SCSI Only)
Setting Transfer Clock Speed (SCSI Only)
To View the Options for Host or Drive Transfer Clock Speed (SCSI Only)
Setting the SCSI Transfer Width (SCSI Only)
To View the Transfer Speed Options (SCSI Only)
Viewing and Editing Drive Channel SCSI Targets (SCSI Only)
To View or Edit the SCSI Targets for a Selected Drive Channel (SCSI Only)
Providing a Slot Number (SCSI Only)
To Provide a Slot Number (SCSI Only)
Maximum Synchronous Transfer Clock (SCSI Only)
To Set Maximum Synchronous Transfer Clock (SCSI Only)
Maximum Transfer Width (SCSI Only)
To Set Maximum Transfer Width (SCSI Only)
Enabling Parity Checking (SCSI Only)
To Enable or Disable Parity Checking
Allowing Disconnect Support (SCSI Only)
To Allow or Disallow Disconnect Support (SCSI Only)
Maximum Tag Count (Reserved) (SCSI Only)
Restoring a SCSI Target to Default Settings
To Restore Default SCSI Target Settings
Viewing Channel Host-ID WWN Information (FC Only)
To View a Channel's Host-ID/WWN (FC Only)
Viewing Device Port Names (WWPN) (FC Only)
To View a Channel's Device Port Name List
Setting a Channel's Data Rate (FC Only)
8. Viewing and Editing Configuration Parameters
Enabling and Disabling Write-Back Cache
To Change the Caching Parameter Option
Database and Transaction-Based Applications
Video Recording, Playback, and Imaging Applications
Optimization for Random I/O (32 Kbyte block size)
Optimization for Sequential I/O (128 Kbyte block size)
Maximum Number of Disks and Maximum Usable Capacity for Random and Sequential Optimization
To Choose the Optimization Mode for All Drives
Host-side SCSI Parameters Menu Options
To Set the Maximum Queued I/O Count
To Change the Number of LUNs Per Host SCSI ID
Maximum Number of Concurrent Host-LUN Connections
To Change the Maximum Number of Concurrent Host-LUN Connections
Number of Tags Reserved for Each Host LUN Connection
To Modify the Tag Command Queuing on the Host-LUN Connection
Host Cylinder/Head/Sector Mapping Configuration
To Configure Sector Ranges, Head Ranges, and Cylinder Ranges
Preparing for Logical Drives Larger Than 253 Gbytes on Solaris Systems
To Prepare Logical Drives Larger than 253 Gbytes
Peripheral Device Type Parameters (Reserved)
Fibre Connection Options (FC Only)
To Confirm or Change the Fibre Connection for the Array
Drive-side SCSI Parameters Menu
To Access the Drive-side Parameter Menu
To Spin-Up SCSI Hard Drives (Reserved)
SCSI Reset at Power-Up (Reserved)
To Reset SCSI at Power-Up (Reserved)
Maximum Tag Count (Tag Command Queuing)
To Change the Default Maximum Tag Count Setting
To Set the Periodic Drive Check Time
Periodic SAF-TE and SES Device Check Time
To Set the Periodic SAF-TE and SES Device Check Time
Periodic Auto-Detect Failure Drive Swap Check Time
To Set the Auto-Detect Failure Drive Swap Check Time
Drive Predictable Failure Mode (SMART)
Auto-Assign Global Spare Drive
To Automatically Assign Replacements to Faulty Drives
To Display the Disk Array Parameters Menu
To Enable and Disable Verification Methods
Redundant Controller Parameters Menu (Reserved)
To Display the Redundant Controller Parameters Menu (Reserved)
To View and Display the Controller Name
LCD Title Display - Controller Logo (Reserved)
To Set a Password Validation Timeout
Controller Unique Identifier (Reserved)
To Set the Controller Unique Identifier
Automatic Logical Drive Rebuild
Concurrent Rebuild in RAID 1+0
Recovering From Fatal Drive Failure
To Recover From Fatal Drive Failure
9. Viewing and Editing Peripheral Devices
Viewing Peripheral Device Controller Status
To Check the Status of SES Components (FC Only)
To View the Status of Each Fan
SES Temperature Sensor Locations (FC Only)
Viewing Peripheral Device SAF-TE Status (SCSI Only)
To Check the Status of SAF-TE Components (SCSI Only)
SAF-TE Temperature Sensor Locations (SCSI Only)
Setting Peripheral Device Entry
Setting the UPS Power Fail Signal
To Set the UPS Power Fail Signal (Reserved)
Setting the Temperature Exceeds Threshold Trigger
To Configure Over-Temperature Controller Shutdown
Viewing Controller Voltage and Temperature Status
To Check the Controller Voltage and Temperature Status
Fibre Channel Error Statistics
10. System Functions and Event Logs
Setting and Changing the Controller Password
To Reset the Controller Without Saving Cache Contents
Saving Your Configuration (NVRAM) to a File
To Save Your Configuration (NVRAM) to a File
Restoring Your Configuration (NVRAM) From a File
To Restore Configuration Settings from a Saved NVRAM File
Introducing Default Parameters
Default Configuration Parameters
Default Peripheral Device Parameters
Keeping Specific Parameter Defaults
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