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D-Link xStack Storage iSCSI SAN Arrays Managed SAN Solutions DSN-1100, DSN-2100, DSN-3200 & DSN-3400 Storage Management Center Software User's Guide Version 1.0 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 2
warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. D-Link shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Copyright © 2008 D-Link Systems, Inc.™ Trademarks Adobe® and Acrobat - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 3
to replace it. However, should you need to replace it, consult your service documentation. Do not dispose of the battery along with household waste. Contact your . Please contact D-Link Systems, Inc. for any export compliance questions. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide iii - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 4
Document Revision Level Revision Date Notes Version 1.0 November 17, 2008 iv Preface - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 5
using the xStack Storage Management Center to configure and manage the xStack Storage array from D-Link Systems Inc. This document assumes that the user is computer literate, familiar with storage array installing it. They are preceded by: xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide v - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 6
Monday to Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm PST/PDT D-Link Technical Support over the Internet: http://support.dlink.com Tech Support for customers within Canada: D-Link Technical Support over the Telephone Please see our support site for current number: http://support.dlink.ca Monday to Friday 7:30am to - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 7
Detail Tabs 7 1.3.7 Status Bar 7 1.4 Getting Help 8 1.5 READ THIS SECTION - If You Read Nothing Else In This Guide 8 Chapter 2 Getting Started ...9 2.1 Logging In 10 2.1.1 Using the Start-up Wizard 10 2.1.2 Logging in from the Home Page 15 2.2 Customizing the Date and Time 18 2.3 Setting Up - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 8
Storage System (Settings Tab 79 5.2.8 Shutting Down the xStack Storage System (Settings Tab 79 5.2.9 Selecting a Battery Policy (Settings Tab 80 5.2.10 Setting User Accounts (Settings Tab 81 5.2.11 Viewing or Changing Advanced Settings (Settings Tab 81 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 9
(Group Ethernet Port Selected 109 A.9 Network Menu (Group Selected 109 A.10 Help Menu 109 Appendix B Factory Default Settings ...111 Appendix C Recording Your 123 C.8 Management Port Settings 124 C.9 Data Port Settings 125 C.10 Email Settings 126 xStack Storage Management Center Software User - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 10
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cost of ownership. This User's Guide describes how to use the xStack interface, and step-by-step instructions for performing configuration and management supported by your D-Link DSN iSCSI SAN Array, please consult the Interoperability Matrix found on the D-Link Systems Inc Web site: http://support - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 12
or more xStack Storage systems (see Figure 1-1). These activities are performed in their own screens (or "views"). The xStack Storage Management Center supports the following four views: Volume View - lets you view, configure, and manage volumes. Physical Storage View - lets you view and manage - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 13
the View menu. Figure 1-2 shows an example of how the menu bar and toolbar appear in the Volume View. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 3 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 14
Menu bar Figure 1-2. Example of Menu Bar and Toolbar Toolbar Volume View Button Figure 1-3. Example of a Tooltip 1.3.2.1 Shortcut Menu The previous section explained how the menus, commands, and toolbar can be used to perform activities. As an added convenience, some tasks can also be performed - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 15
the Volume View is displayed. Below the IP address of the currently managed xStack Storage system are links you can click to display the other console views for that array. In Figure 1-5, for example that IP address. Figure 1-5. View panel xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 5 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 16
1.3.4 Main Display The Main Display appears to the right of the View panel. The Main Display shows information relevant for the current view. For example, when the Volume View is displayed (as shown in Figure 1-6), the Main Display provides radio buttons for sorting the information shown by volume - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 17
action (such as an alert or event) requires your attention, it appears as a clickable link on the left side of the status bar. On the right side of the status bar Bar on the View menu. Clickable Event Link Figure 1-9. Status Bar Activity Indicator xStack Storage Management Center Software User - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 18
Center. When you click the help button, a question mark gets appended to the pointer. You can then Figure 1-10. Help Button 1.5 READ THIS SECTION - If You Read Nothing Else In This Guide Table the hostname to simplify for identification and troubleshooting. Optional Tasks 1. Make sure the Battery - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 19
using the xStack Storage Management Center. The topics covered in this chapter are: Section 2.1, Logging In (page 10) Section 2.2, Customizing the Date and Time (page 18) Section 2.3, Setting Up Accounts (page 19 1.2 have been met. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 9 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 20
their storage environment. The start-up wizard incorporates a series of intuitive point-and-click pages that start automatically at initial login, guiding administrators through the first-time setup. The start-up wizard greets administrators with the Welcome page in Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1. Welcome - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 21
as a bullet (). Record the admin password in Table C-6. 3. Click Next to continue. The Management Port page appears (see Figure 2-3). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 11 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 22
Figure 2-3. Management Port Page 4. The Management Port page provides fields for entering an IP address, subnet, default gateway, and host name of the xStack Storage management port. The settings you specify must be compatible with your local network and accessible to client computers that may be - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 23
finished. After skipping or completing the fields on the Data Ports page, the Email Notification page appears (see Figure 2-5). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 13 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 24
enable the storage system's email notification feature. If you check Enable Email Support to enable this feature, specify the SMTP server IP address and port number required settings and record them in Table C-10. 8. Click Next. A summary screen similar to the one in Figure 2-6 appears. - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 25
review in this document for instructions. This completes the start home page has the following three links (see Figure 2-7): Click Figure 2-8. If you are having problems starting the xStack Storage Management Center Click Services (VDS). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 15 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 26
Figure 2-7. xStack Storage Management Center Home Page Figure 2-8. Example of the xStack Storage Management Center Login Screen The xStack Storage Management Center requires the latest version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE). If the latest version of JRE is not installed on the management PC, - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 27
a piece of paper. Otherwise, if you lose this information, you will need to contact D-Link Systems Inc technical support. 5. To log in to the selected xStack Storage array without having to enter your user name the Volume View is displayed. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 17 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 28
2.2 Customizing the Date and Time The xStack Storage system maintains the current timezone, date and time. You may need to change these settings the first time you configure the xStack Storage system, if time changes occur in your area, or if you transport the xStack Storage system to another - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 29
password on a piece of paper and keep the paper in a safe place. If you lose the login password, you may have to contact D-Link Technical Support. To change the default admin login password: 1. In the View panel, click System Administration. 2. Click the Settings tab. The Settings tab appears in - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 30
Figure 2-10. Settings Tab 3. Click the User Accounts button on the left side of the Settings tab: The Settings tab displays your user account settings (an example is shown in Figure 2-11). 20 Chapter 2 Getting Started - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 31
new password when logging in to this xStack Storage system as admin. 8. Record the new admin password in Table C-6. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 21 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 32
: 1. Click System Administration in the View panel. 2. Click the Settings tab. The Settings tab appears in the Detail Tabs area (see Figure 2-10 on page 20). 3. Click the User Accounts button on the left side of the Settings tab: The Settings tab displays your user account settings (an example is - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 33
added to the list at the left side of the tab. 9. To add more user accounts, repeat steps 4 through 8. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 23 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 34
. The Settings tab appears in the Detail Tabs area ((see Figure 2-10 on page 20). 3. Click the User Accounts button on the left side of the the password for the new account, you may have to contact D-Link Systems Inc technical support. 1. In the View panel, click System Administration. 2. Click - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 35
the same or another array in the View panel by starting with step 3 in section 2.1 on page 10, or perform any of the actions in the System Actions panel. 2.5 Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center Storage Management Center closes. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 25 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 36
. Settings Tab 3. On the right side of the tab, click Shutdown. 4. Wait for the Ready LED on the array front panel to go off. Then manually power off your xStack Storage system and any expansion arrays according to the instructions in the hardware reference guide. 26 Chapter 2 Getting Started - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 37
) Section 3.3, Performing Volume Actions (page 41) Section 3.4, Using the Detail Tabs (page 50) Section 3.5, Removing iSCSI Initiators (page 59) xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 27 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 38
3.1 Understanding the Volume View In the Volume View, the Main Display shows information about the volumes on the xStack Storage array. The information shown can be sorted by volume name or by iSCSI initiator using the two radio buttons in the Main Display. By default, the Sort by Volume button is - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 39
Management Center provides a Create Volume Wizard that makes volume creation as easy as answering a few questions. Options are provided that allow you to customize and fine-tune the volume or have the Wizard Volume Wizard (see Figure 3-3). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 29 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 40
for the volume. Volume names can contain from 1 to 30 alphanumeric upper- and lower-case characters. Spaces and special characters, such as parentheses, dashes, and question marks, are permitted. 30 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 41
Screen 1. If you selected Walk me through the choices and clicked Next, the Data Protection screen appears (see Figure 3-6). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 31 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 42
Figure 3-6. Data Protection Screen 2. With the Data Protection screen displayed, select whether you want to protect the volume against data loss or maximize volume capacity on the drive. Click Next. If you selected Very Important, the Storage Efficiency screen appears (see Figure 3-7) and you should - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 43
be allocated for this volume. Do not exceed the maximum volume size shown in this screen. Click Next. The Grant Access screen appears (see Figure 3-10). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 33 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 44
Figure 3-10. Grant Access Screen The resulting volume capacity may be slightly smaller than the size specified, depending on the type of volume and the number of - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 45
appears. Figure 3-12. Successfully Created Volume Message 9. Click Close to close the Wizard and return to the Volume View. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 35 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 46
16 drives. - Stripe - splits data evenly across two or more drives for improved performance; however, there is no parity information for redundancy. Striped volumes support 2 to 16 drives, plus one extra drive for parity. - JBOD - uses two or more physical drives to create one logical drive, with no - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 47
of the volume. If you decide to select multiple disks from the list, you can use the following shortcuts: xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 37 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 48
- For adjacent disks, click the first one, then hold down the Shift key and click the last one. The first and last disks, and all the disks between them, get selected. - For non-adjacent disks, click the first one, then hold down the Ctrl key and click each subsequent disk. - To deselect a disk, - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 49
be slightly smaller than the size specified, depending on the type of volume and the number of drives used. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 39 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 50
you can do so at a later time (see section 3.3). Figure 3-19. Ready to Create Volume Screen 10. If you are satisfied with your selections click Finish to create the volume. Otherwise, click the Back button created, a message similar to the one in Figure 3-20 appears. 40 Chapter 3 Managing Volumes - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 51
Figure 3-20. Successfully Created Volume Message 11. Click Close to close the Wizard and return to the Volume View. 3.3 Performing Volume Volumes menu, click Grant/Revoke Access. - Click Grant/Revoke Access in the Volume Actions panel. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 41 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 52
- Press the right mouse button and click Grant/Revoke Access from the shortcut menu. - Click the Initiator Access tab. Any of these steps displays the Initiator Access tab (see Figure 3-21). Figure 3-21. Initiator Access Tab 3. If the top option is checked, all iSCSI initiators can access the - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 53
Scan Volume from the shortcut menu. Any of these steps displays the Scan Volume dialog box (see Figure 3-22). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 43 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 54
Figure 3-22. Scan Volume Dialog Box 3. To scan the selected volume now, be sure Scan Volume now is selected. Skip to step 5. 4. To scan the selected volume at a later time, click Scan Volume later. Then: - Under Scan Frequency, specify how often the scan is to be performed. - Click the icon next to - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 55
button and click Destroy Volume from the shortcut menu. Any of these steps display the message in Figure 3-24. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 45 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 56
Figure 3-24. Warning Message when Destroying a Volume 3. Click OK to destroy the selected volume or Cancel to keep the volume. 3.3.4 Growing a Volume There may be times when you want to increase the capacity of a volume. In this case, you can "grow" the volume. To grow a volume: 1. In the Volume - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 57
shortcut menu. Any of these steps displays the Volume Composition screen of the Create Volume Wizard (see Figure 3-26). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 47 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 58
Figure 3-26. Volume Composition Page 3. See section 3.2.2 on page 36 to complete this procedure and record your settings in Table C-1. Note that when you click Next on the Ready to Reconfigure screen, the reconfiguration process starts and the Started Reconfiguring Volume screen appears, with the - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 59
can use the Schedule tab in the System Administration View to view, suspend, or delete this action (see section 5.2.2). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 49 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 60
3.4 Using the Detail Tabs Volume View provides the following Detail Tabs: The first tab inherits its name from the volume selected in the Main Display. You can use this tab to change the name of the selected volume or view information about it. See section 3.4.1. The Extents tab displays basic - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 61
on the selected volume. Initially, the Extents tab shows basic extent information, as shown in Figure 3-30. This read-only screen provides drive links below the first Description column that, when clicked, display the selected drive in the Extents tab of the Physical Storage View (see section - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 62
Figure 3-30. Example of Extents Tab (Basic Information) You can use one of the following methods to display advanced extent information in the Extents tab for the selected volume: On the Volumes menu, check Show Advanced Extents. Check Show Advanced Extents in the Volume Actions panel. Press - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 63
between the Extents and Security tabs. This read-only screen shows the description and status of the drive being reconfigured. Clicking a drive link in the first Description column displays the Physical Storage View of the drive you selected. When the reconfiguration process completes, this tab - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 64
Figure 3-32. Example of the Reconfigure Tab 3.4.4 Enabling or Disabling CHAP Security (Security Tab) When you create a volume, you can enable CHAP. If you want to change this setting, you can use the Security tab to enable or disable CHAP, or change the CHAP secret. Record your settings in Table - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 65
to 16 characters long. For security, each typed character appears as a bullet (●). 4. Click Apply. 5. Record your settings in Table C-1. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 55 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 66
3.4.4.3 Disabling CHAP Security To disable CHAP security: 1. In the Volume View, click the volume in the Main Display whose CHAP security you want to disable. 2. Click the Security tab. The options in Figure 3-33 appear. 3. Uncheck Require CHAP Logon Authentication. 4. Click Apply. 5. Record your - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 67
/implicit logout or an active task reassignment after an unexpected connection termination or a connection reset. Range is 0 - 3600 seconds. Default is 20 seconds. Maximum number of outstanding ready-to-send (R2T) requests that are allowed for each task within this session. Default is 8. Maximum - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 68
Advanced Setting Error Recovery Level Initial R2T Immediate Data Data PDU In Order Data Sequence In Order Primary Header Digest Method Secondary Header Digest Method Primary Data Digest Method Secondary Data Digest Method Description The level of error recovery that the initiator and the target - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 69
not remove an iSCSI initiator when there is disk input/output (I/O) activity occurring between the initiator and the array. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 59 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 70
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the Physical Storage View (page 62) Section 4.2, Performing Drive Actions (page 63) Section 4.3, Using the Detail Tabs (page 65) xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 61 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 72
4.1 Understanding the Physical Storage View In the Physical Storage View, the Main Display shows the following information about each of the xStack Storage drives: The drive number The total capacity The percentage of capacity used The status If you click a drive in the Main Display: The - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 73
can use the Schedule tab in the System Administration View to view, suspend, or delete this action (see section 5.2.2). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 63 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 74
4.2.2 Reserving Spare Drives A spare is a drive that is present in the system but normally unused until you need additional capacity or another drive fails. At that time, the drive is substituted for the failed drive. Prior to initially using your system, you must reserve spare drives. After a drive - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 75
Main Display, you can use the Properties tab to view characteristics about the drive. Figure 4-3. Example of Properties Tab xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 65 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 76
system for SATA drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability, with the hope of anticipating failures. SMART is not supported on SAS drives. With SMART, a SATA disk's integrated controller works with various sensors to monitor various aspects of the drive's performance, determines - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 77
the extents on the selected drive. Initially, the Extents tab shows basic extent information, as shown in Figure 4-6. This read-only screen provides volume name links below the first Description column that, when clicked, display the selected volume in the Extents tab of the Volume View (see section - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 78
You can use one of the following methods to display advanced extent information in the Extents tab for the selected volume: On the Storage menu, check Show Advanced Extents. Check Show Advanced Extents in the Drive Actions panel. Press the right mouse button and click Extent Table View ( - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 79
in this chapter are: Section 5.1, Understanding the System Administration View (page 70) Section 5.2, Using the Detail Tabs (page 71) xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 69 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 80
5.1 Understanding the System Administration View In System Administration View , the Main Display provides icons that show the following information (going from left to right): Total amount of storage and the amount of storage available Number of volumes that have been configured Number of - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 81
Storage. See section 5.2.9. - Set up user accounts. See sections 5.2.10 and 2.3. - View and change advanced settings. See section 5.2.10. 5.2.1 Viewing Historical Information (History Tab) The History tab in the the right side of the tab. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 71 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 82
When You Select an Item Here... Information About the Item Appears Here Figure 5-2. Example of the History Tab You can save the event history as a text file on a local computer. 1. Perform one of the following steps: - On the Tools menu, click Save Event History. - In the System Actions panel, - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 83
current operation. To cancel all future occurrences of the activity, use the Delete button to delete the scheduled task. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 73 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 84
Figure 5-5. Example of the Schedule Tab 5.2.3 Saving the Current Configuration (Settings Tab) Best practices dictate that you save the xStack Storage system configuration after you configure the array for the first time and, thereafter, each time you change the configuration. You can then use the - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 85
, enter a name for the configuration file. The extension .gcf is appended to the end of the file name automatically. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 75 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 86
When naming the configuration file, assign a name that will make it easy to differentiate this file from other configuration files. For example, you can use the current date and time or a particular configuration as part of the file name. 5. Click the Open button. The configuration file is saved. We - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 87
not restore the management port to the factory default setting. Or you can click Cancel to cancel the operation. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 77 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 88
to the location where you downloaded the software file. Then click the file and click the Open button. The precautionary message in Figure 5-10 appears. Figure 5-10. Precautionary Message 5. Click OK to upgrade the software and reboot the xStack Storage system, or click Cancel to keep the current - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 89
screen is displayed, click the General button on the left side of the Settings tab: 2. Click the Shutdown button. The precautionary message In Figure 5-10 appears 3. Click OK to shut down the xStack Storage system or click Cancel to not shut down the xStack Storage system. xStack Storage Management - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 90
5.2.9 Selecting a Battery Policy (Settings Tab) The xStack Storage Management Center lets you select the battery policy that the xStack Storage system will follow if its onboard battery fails. To select the battery policy: 1. In the System Administration View, click the Settings tab. 2. Click the - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 91
mode that prevents loss of data if a power failure occurs All I/O stops if the battery fails 5.2.10 Setting User Accounts (Settings Tab) Using the User Accounts button in the Settings tab, you can change left side of the Settings tab: xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 81 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 92
The advanced settings in Figure 5-13appear. 3. In the Value column, perform one of the following steps: - If the value is selected from a drop-down list, click in the field and select the desired value. - If the value is entered in the field, double-click in the field and enter the desired value. 4. - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 93
some remote systems unreachable, because if intermediate systems on the path to the remote system cannot support the default packet size, the xStack Storage ignores their requests to make the packets smaller. TCP the source of the email. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 83 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 94
Advanced Setting Email Server IP Address Email Server Port iSNS Enabled iSNS Server IP Address iSNS Server Subnet Mask iSNS Server Port Description Enter the IP address of the mail server through which email notifications from the xStack Storage will be routed. Default is 0.0.0.0. Enter the SMTP - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 95
6.4, Working with Network Portals (page 91) Section 6.5, Grouping and Ungrouping Ports (page 94) Section 6.6, Working with VLANs (page 98) xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 85 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 96
connection status of the xStack Storage management port, Ethernet ports, and Link Aggregate Groups (LAGs). If you click a management port in a VLAN-enabled port, and group ports. If you click a LAG, the Link Aggregation Group (LAG) tab shows information about the LAG and lets you change the LAG - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 97
not required, changing the hostname to one that is intuitive is recommended for identification and troubleshooting purposes. To view or change management port settings: 1. In the Network Settings View, management port (see Figure 6-2). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 87 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 98
any settings, restart the xStack Storage system to have the new settings take effect. 6.2.2 Pinging from a Management Port If you encounter or suspect a problem with the management port, you can originate an outgoing ping from the management port to the management host. To ping from the management - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 99
Ethernet port in the Main Display. The Port tab shows the settings for the selected Ethernet port (see Figure 6-4). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 89 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 100
Figure 6-4. Example of Port Tab 2. To change the MTU size, select a value from the MTU Size drop-down list. The standard MTU size (and default value) is 1500. However, you can select a larger value if your iSCSI network can handle a larger frame size to see whether it improves performance. Selecting - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 101
port is not part of a VLAN, the VLAN ID field is not present in the Create Portal dialog box. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 91 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 102
Figure 6-5. Create Portal Tab 4. In the IP Address field, enter the IP address for the network portal. The IP address must be a unique address that is different than the management port and reside on the same subnet as the iSCSI initiator. 5. In the Subnet Mask field, enter a subnet mask for the - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 103
portal or click Cancel to keep it. 6.4.3 Pinging from a Network Portal If you encounter or suspect a problem with a network portal, you can originate an outgoing ping from the network portal to a destination device. elsewhere on the network. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 93 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 104
increased bandwidth, and the xStack Storage system can do this, too, using static link aggregation. The xStack Storage system does not support the LACP protocol. Rather, the xStack Storage system supports static link aggregation groups (LAGs) that must be configured at the xStack Storage system and - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 105
click Group Ports from the shortcut menu. Any of these steps Displays the Group Ports dialog box (see Figure 6-9). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 95 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 106
group, the icon to the left of the Detail Tabs uses a V to indicate that the selected IP address belongs to a VLAN-enabled group (see Figure 6-10). 96 Chapter 6 Managing Management and Ethernet Ports and Portals - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 107
This "V" Indicates That the IP Address Selected in the Main Display is VLAN Enabled Figure 6-10. Example of an IP Address that Belongs to a VLAN-Enabled Group 6.5.2 Ungrouping Ports If you group. 3. Record your settings in Table C-3. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 97 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 108
6.5.3 Removing Ports from a LAG If you no longer need ports in a LAG, you can remove the ports from the LAG. 1. In the Network Settings View of the Main Display, click an Ethernet port that belongs to a LAG. 2. Perform one of the following steps to remove the port from the group: - On the Network - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 109
panel. - Press the right mouse button and click Replace VLAN enabled Port with standard Port from the shortcut menu. xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 99 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 110
6.6.3 VLAN-Enabling a Group There are two ways to VLAN enable a group: When you create the group - check Create VLAN enabled Group in the Group Ports dialog box (see section 6.5.1). After you create a group - using the Replace Group with VLAN enabled Group option (described below). To VLAN- - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 111
Storage. - On the File menu, click Add xStack Storage. - Press Ctrl + A. The Add xStack Storage screen appears (see Figure 7-1). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 101 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 112
Figure 7-1. Add xStack Storage Screen 2. In the IP Address or Hostname field, enter either the IP address or the host name of the xStack Storage you want to manage. 3. Click Add. The IP address or host name is selected in the View panel and a Log In screen for that xStack Storage appears, with the - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 113
are: Section 8.1, Saving Configuration Settings (page 104) Section 8.2, Resetting Display Preferences (page 104) Section 8.3, Working with Firewalls (page 104) xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 103 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 114
8.1 Saving Configuration Settings After you define the settings for your xStack Storage, it is strongly recommended that you use the xStack Storage Management Center to save the settings in a configuration file and store the file in a safe location. Thereafter, you should save your configuration - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 115
the xStack Storage management port. The xStack Storage system's iSCSI data ports only use port 3260 (standard iSCSI port). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 105 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 116
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window to its display preferences (see section 8.2). Refresh All - updates the information displayed in the main window (see section 1.3). xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 107 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 118
Show Advanced Extents - displays advanced extent information in the Extents tab (see section 3.4.2). Down Drive - takes a drive out of service (see section 4.2.1). Reserve Spare Drives - reserves a number of drives as spares (see section 4.2.2). Show Advanced Extents - displays advanced extent - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 119
ports in a group and returns them to being individual ports (see section 6.5.2). Add Ports to Group - adds ports to a group (see section 6.5.1). A.10 Help Menu Help Contents - shows the online help table of content. About - shows the version of the xStack Storage Management Center. xStack Storage - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 120
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Spare Count Default Setting Default Value 0 Parameter New SCSI Port Table B-7. Modify iSCSI Port Default Setting Default Value 3260 xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 111 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 122
Default Setting Parameter Enable Email Notification Support SMTP Server SMTP Port Default Value Disabled 0.0.0.0 25 Authentication Method Is Read Only? Default Value 262,144 bytes 8192 bytes 2 seconds 20 seconds 8 8 0 = session recovery class Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled No Digest CRC32C - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 123
Table B-10. Advanced Settings (System Administration View) Advanced Setting Remote System Time iSCSI Port Number TCP/IP - Time to Live TCP/ seconds 8960 bytes 0 Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled 0.0.0.0 25 Disabled 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 0 xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 113 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 124
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Secret No Yes Secret No Yes Secret No Yes Secret No Yes Secret No Yes Secret No Yes Secret xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 115 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 126
Volume Name Volume Volume Composition Stripe Width (Number Number of Size (Parity, Mirror, etc.) of Stripes in Set) Drives Stripe Depth CHAP Security No Yes Secret No Yes Secret No Yes Secret No Yes Secret No Yes Secret No Yes Secret No Yes Secret No - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 127
Revoked for Initiator Granted to All Initiators Granted to Initiator CHAP Secret Revoked for Initiator Granted to All Initiators xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 117 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 128
Initiator Name Volume Name Initiator Access Granted to Initiator CHAP Secret Revoked for Initiator Granted to All Initiators Granted to Initiator CHAP Secret Revoked for Initiator Granted to All Initiators Granted to Initiator CHAP Secret Revoked for Initiator Granted - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 129
Table C-3. Groups Created Using the xStack Storage Storage Array Physical Ethernet Ports Grouped VLAN Enabled (Yes/No) MTU Size xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 119 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 130
C.4 Recording Network Portals Use Table C-4 to record information about the network portals you create. Table C-4. Network Portals Created Using the xStack Storage Storage Array IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway VLAN ID (for VLANs) 120 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 131
the xStack Storage Storage Array Operation Name Object Operation Task Frequency Start Date (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Once) Start Time xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 121 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 132
C.6 Admin Login Password If you change the default admin login password, record it in Table C-6. Table C-6. Admin Login Password xStack Storage Admin Login Password 122 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 133
C.7 Configuration Files If you save a configuration to a configuration file, record it in Table C-7. Table C-7. Configuration Files Configuration File Name File Location Description xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 123 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 134
C.8 Management Port Settings Record your management port settings in Table C-8. Table C-8. Management Port Settings IP Address Subnet Default Gateway Host Name 124 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 135
C.9 Data Port Settings Record your data port settings in Table C-9. Table C-9. Data Port Settings IP Address Subnet Default Gateway Host Name xStack Storage Management Center Software User's Guide 125 - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 136
C.10 Email Settings Record your email settings in Table C-10. Table C-10. Email Setting Enable Email SMTP Server IP Address Port Number From To Support 126 Appendix C Recording Your Configuration Settings - D-Link DSN-3400-20 | User Guide - Page 137
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D-Link xStack Storage iSCSI SAN Arrays
Managed SAN Solutions
DSN-1100, DSN-2100, DSN-3200 & DSN-3400
Storage Management Center
Software User’s Guide
Version 1.0