Apple Xserve RAID: Using RAID 1.2 Admin and Disk Utility Manuel d'utilisateur

Xserve RAIDUsing RAID Admin 1.2 and Disk Utility Includes instructions for creating RAID arrays and monitoring Xserve RAID systems

10 Chapter 1 Configuring an Xserve RAID System Entering Basic Settings for an Xserve RAID System You can enter or change a number of settings f

Chapter 1 Configuring an Xserve RAID System 11 Note: You can save the management password for a system (until you quit RAID Admin) by checkin

12 Chapter 1 Configuring an Xserve RAID System Network Address You use the Network pane of the Settings window to set the IP address for each R

Chapter 1 Configuring an Xserve RAID System 13 Email Notification The Xserve RAID system sends email messages whenever it detects an error cond

14 Chapter 1 Configuring an Xserve RAID System Configuring Additional Systems If you plan to configure multiple Xserve RAID systems, you must e

2 15 2 Working With RAID Arrays Use RAID Admin and Disk Utility to configure arrays and volumes and use Fibre Channel Utility to refine fibre

16 Chapter 2 Working With RAID Arrays Important: Once you create an array, you cannot change its type or remove drives from it. Be sure to plan th

Chapter 2 Working With RAID Arrays 17 • “Use drive cache” enables the built-in write cache on each drive in the array. This option improves efficie

18 Chapter 2 Working With RAID Arrays Rebuilding a RAID ArrayIf a drive fails and the array RAID level is 1, 3, 5, or 0+1, data availability will b

Chapter 2 Working With RAID Arrays 19 Deleting a RAID ArrayYou delete a RAID array in the Delete Array window. To delete an array:1 In the RAID Adm

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20 Chapter 2 Working With RAID Arrays Formatting and Mounting Arrays on a Host SystemCreating an array creates a virtual device without a file syst

Chapter 2 Working With RAID Arrays 21 5 Choose a format for the array from the Volume Format pop-up menu.Note: You can take advantage of disk jour

22 Chapter 2 Working With RAID Arrays To add software RAID to two or more arrays:1 Open Disk Utility on the host system and click the RAID tab.2 Dr

Chapter 2 Working With RAID Arrays 23 6 Choose a format for the array. Note: You can take advantage of disk journaling by using the journaled volu

3 253 Monitoring Status and Changing SettingsUse RAID Admin to check the status and to change the settings of one or more Xserve RAID systems.You

26 Chapter 3 Monitoring Status and Changing Settings • Info reports system name, lock status, controller details, and whether there is a problem or

Chapter 3 Monitoring Status and Changing Settings 27 • Components shows the operating information about the power supplies, RAID controllers, cooli

28 Chapter 3 Monitoring Status and Changing Settings Note: On Xserve RAID systems, the World Wide Node Name (WWNN) and the World Wide Port Name (W

Chapter 3 Monitoring Status and Changing Settings 29 Removing a System From the Monitoring ListYou can take a system off the monitoring list when y

3 3 Contents Preface 5 About Software for Xserve RAID SystemsChapter 1 7 Configuring an Xserve RAID System8 Installing the RAID Admin Applicat

30 Chapter 3 Monitoring Status and Changing Settings Setting Fibre Channel Speed and TopologyThe default settings for fibre channel speed and topol

Chapter 3 Monitoring Status and Changing Settings 31 To adjust fibre channel settings for a host computer:1 Open Fibre Channel Utility on the host

32 Chapter 3 Monitoring Status and Changing Settings To set up drive cache and controller cache:1 Open RAID Admin and click Settings.2 If necessary

Chapter 3 Monitoring Status and Changing Settings 33 Using System CommandsSystem commands are useful for system installation, maintenance, and trou

34 Chapter 3 Monitoring Status and Changing Settings Turning the System Identifier On or OffYou can use RAID Admin to turn on the system identifier

4 354 Using Advanced Features of RAID AdminThe advanced features of RAID Admin give you several options as you work with RAID arrays.With RAID Ad

36 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Features of RAID Admin On an Xserve RAID system, you can create up to six slices on a controller. There is a limitation

Chapter 4 Using Advanced Features of RAID Admin 37 5 Select the number of slices into which you want to divide the array.All slices are the same si

38 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Features of RAID Admin Expanding an ArrayYou can easily add one or more available drives to an array. The drives must b

Chapter 4 Using Advanced Features of RAID Admin 39 The RAID controller begins restriping data across all the drives. The added drives’ capacity is

4 Contents 37 Merging Slices in an Array 38 Expanding an Array 39 Masking RAID Volumes on Multiple Host Systems (LUN Masking) 39 About the World Wide

40 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Features of RAID Admin Locating the WWPN With Fibre Channel UtilityTo find the WWPN for a port on your host system’s fi

Chapter 4 Using Advanced Features of RAID Admin 41 Setting Up LUN Masking With RAID AdminOnce you have the WWPN, you enter it in the LUN Masking wi

42 Chapter 4 Using Advanced Features of RAID Admin 8 Repeat this procedure for all LUNs and hosts you want to map, using the Add Host button to ent

Chapter 4 Using Advanced Features of RAID Admin 43 To verify or rebuild parity for a RAID array:1 In the RAID Admin window, click Advanced.2 If nec

5 Preface About Software for Xserve RAID Systems You can set up and manage an Xserve RAID system from a host computer or a remote computer. Yo

6 Preface About Software for Xserve RAID Systems This guide provides instructions for using RAID Admin and Fibre Channel Utility to configure an

1 7 1 Configuring an Xserve RAID System Use the RAID Admin application to configure or monitor one or more Xserve RAID systems. You use RAID A

8 Chapter 1 Configuring an Xserve RAID System Be sure to write down the information you enter for the system and keep that record in a safe plac

Chapter 1 Configuring an Xserve RAID System 9 To connect to an Xserve RAID system:1 Turn on the Xserve RAID system. Note: The drives on the X