NEC Express5800/R110f-1E User Manual

Universal RAID Utility User's Guide Ver: 3.0 856-127900-130-A 1st Edition Jul 2013 Copyright NEC Cor

Structure of Universal RAID Utility The Universal RAID Utility consists of the following modules. The module that can be used is different depending o

raidcmd 100 Step 1 Execute "rebuild" command with -op option and the defined parameters. -c : Number of the RAID Controller containing the

Checking Result of Executing Rebuild You can find the result of executing Rebuild by checking the Tree View, the property of the Physical Device and

Reducing the power consumption of the Physical Device The HDD Power Saving is the function to spin down the Physical Device that is not in use. The H

raidcmd 103 Step 1 Execute "optctrl" command with -psd option and the defined parameters. -c : Number of RAID Controller for which Power S

raidcmd 104 Step 1 Execute the "optctrl" command with -dst option and the defined parameters. -c : Number of RAID Controller for which De

Checking Location of Physical Device The locate function can be used when you want to know the slot to which a specific Physical Device appearing in

Changing Status of Physical Device Forcibly The function of changing status of a Physical Device forcibly can be used when you want to change the Sta

raidcmd 107 Step 1 Execute "stspd" command with -st option and the following parameters. -c : Number of the RAID Controller containing the

raidcmd 108 Step 1 Execute "stspd" command with -st option and the following parameters. -c : Number of the RAID Controller containing the

Refreshing the battery of the RAID Controller The Refresh Battery is a function to refresh the battery connected to the RAID Controller. The function

11 Functional differences from previous version of Universal RAID Utility Ver2.61 and Ver3.0 The following features have been enhanced and changed f

raidcmd Step 1 Execute "refresh" command using the following parameter. -c : Number of RAID Controller for which Refresh Battery is set.

Troubleshooting RAID System This chapter describes the troubleshooting of a RAID System done by using the Universal RAID Utility. The Universal RAID

Failure Detection Measures The Universal RAID Utility provides several fault detection measures as shown in Figure 23 Troubleshooting image of RAID S

Windows [Example 1] When Logical Drive 2 on RAID Controller 1 is degraded. Item Description <RU0402> Indicates event ID. The four numeric

Linux and VMware ESX [Example 1] When Logical Drive 1 on RAID Controller 2 is degraded. - Jun 27 18:49:04 localhost raidsrv[27370]: <RU0402>

raidcmd Step 1 Execute raidcmd without command to check the component where a failure occurs. Step 2 Execute "sbuzzer" command with the f

ESMPRO User Group is the name group for the management of NEC ESMPRO Manager (specified it when installed NEC ESMPRO Manager). If you forget the nam

Operation in no failures of Physical Devices If all Physical Devices used by a Logical Drive operates normally (with their [Status] being [Online]), t

Operation when redundancy of Logical Drive degraded or lost due to failure of Physical Device If one or more Physical Devices used by a Logical Drive

Operation when failed Physical Device is replaced to recover RAID System Using the RAID System continuously with the redundancy of a Logical Drive r

System requirements This chapter describes system requirements of the Universal RAID Utility. Hardware Computers The computers can contain RAID Syst

If you continue to use the RAID System with lost redundancy of a Logical Drive and another Physical Device is failed further, the redundancy of the Lo

Monitoring Battery Status The Universal RAID Utility can monitor Battery status which the RAID Controller detects by the following means. RAID Viewe

Monitoring Flash Backup Unit Status The Universal RAID Utility can monitor Flash Backup Unit status which the RAID Controller detects by the followin

123 Monitoring Enclosure Status The Universal RAID Utility can monitor enclosure status which the RAID Controller detects by the following means. RA

Tree View of RAID Viewer 124 Figure 30 Display of RAID Viewer / raidcmd (Detection of S.M.A.R.T. error) The status of the node of Physical Device be

125 Management of RAID System using NEC ESMPRO Manager You can browse, monitor, or operate the RAID System that is managed by Universal RAID Utilit

126 Function that can be used in NEC ESMPRO Manager You can use the following functions ("Usable" is "") with the RAID System M

Using ExpressUpdate Universal RAID Utility supports ExpressUpdate. This feature enables you to install, update, and uninstall Universal RAID Utility

Changing of Settings of Universal RAID Utility This chapter describes how to change the settings of the Universal RAID Utility. Changing TCP port nu

Using Linux or VMware ESX as Operating System Step 1 Log in to the computer as a user having the administrator authority. Step 2 Abort the raidcmd

13 Microsoft .NET Framework To use the RAID Viewer and Log Viewer, Microsoft .NET Framework Versions 2.0 to 3.5 is required. Windows Server 2008 and

Changing RAID System Management Mode at Start of RAID Viewer The RAID Viewer is started in the Standard Mode by default. The setting can be changed s

131 Notes on Use of Universal RAID Utility This chapter describes the notes on use of the Universal RAID Utility. Operation Environment Use of IPv6

132 OS Fatal Error Event The event “OS Fatal Error” is registered if the contiguous memory that is required for Universal RAID Utility operation can

133 RAID Viewer, Log Viewer Verification of Authenticode signature at the startup of the RAID Viewer and Log Viewer RAID Viewer and Log Viewer have

134 The different behavior between RAID Viewer and raidcmd for N8103-171(G171) N8103-171(G171) has differences in the time operated from RAID Viewer

135 NEC ESMPRO Manager Simultaneous operation from two or more NEC ESMPRO Manager The following error might occur from NEC ESMPRO Manager to RAID Sys

Others Resources Resource Windows Linux/VMware ESX Available Hard Disk Space 250MB or more (not include Microsoft .NET Framework Ver2.0) ← (not i

15 Taking over TCP port numbers Settings for Firewall, etc. When other applications are using 5016 to 5018 Updating Universal RAID Utility by fo

Setup of Universal RAID Utility This chapter describes installation and uninstallation of the Universal RAID Utility. Installation image Use the set

Installation and Uninstallation This section describes the procedure of installation and uninstallation of Universal RAID Utility. kind Description

Preparing installation (Windows) RAID Viewer and Log Viewer use Microsoft .NET Framework Versions 2.0 to 3.5. Install these components if it does not

Installation (Windows) The Setup Program installs Universal RAID Utility when there is no Universal RAID Utility in the server. Step 1 Check if the o

2 Trademarks NEC EXPRESSBUILDER is trademarks of NEC Corporation. Microsoft and its logo, Windows, Windows Server, and

Step 6 The “Ready to Install the Program” screen appears. Confirm the modules to be installed displayed on the screen and click [Install] to start ins

 Do not uninstall “LSI SAS Storage SNMP Agent X” (X is version) in the list of [Add or Remove Program]. If you uninstall it, Universal RAID Utilit

Uninstallation (Windows) The Setup Program uninstalls Universal RAID Utility when there is the same version of Universal RAID Utility in the server.

23 izard appears as shown in the figure to the right. Click the uninstallation completes, "Universal RAID Utility" is lso, one or several

Preparing installation (Linux) You must prepare the following packages for using the Universal RAID Utility. If the following packages do not exist i

 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 or later packages x86 x64 standard C++ library libstdc++ libstdc++ standard C library glibc glibc GCC

Installation (Linux, VMware ESX) Use setup.sh in the installation image to install latest Universal RAID Utility. You must install the Universal RA

Uninstallation (Linux, VMware ESX) Use setup.sh in the installation image to uninstall Universal RAID Utility. Use the same version of the Setup Pr

28 Change of Universal RAID Utility Configuration The configuration of Universal RAID Utility must be changed when a RAID Controller is connected or

Starting or Stopping Universal RAID Utility This chapter describes the procedure of starting or stopping each module in the Universal RAID Utility.

3 External Libraries which this product uses This product contains libraries ("External Libraries") provided by the third party suppliers

RAID Viewer Use [Start] menu to open the RAID Viewer. Click [Start], and point menu in order to [Programs], [Universal RAID Utility] and [RAID Viewe

Log Viewer Use [Start] menu to open the Log Viewer. Click [Start], and point menu in order to [Programs], [Universal RAID Utility], [Log Viewer].

raidcmd raidcmd is command on console as "Command Prompt" in Windows and console (terminal) in Linux and VMware ESX. The raidcmd is execute

33 Standard and Advanced Modes The RAID Viewer and raidcmd can operate in two RAID System Management Modes, which are Standard Mode and Advanced Mod

The following message will be displayed when you operate in the Standard Mode with raidcmd. Change the RAID System Management Mode to Advanced Mode.

Functions of RAID Viewer This chapter describes the functions of the RAID Viewer. Structure of RAID Viewer As shown in the figure below, the RAID Vi

Server The first level node shows the server in which the Universal RAID Utility operates.  [Icon] <Server name> Item Description <Serv

Battery If the RAID Controller has the Battery, the RAID Controller node has a Battery node. A Battery node and icon shows the status of Battery.

SSD Cache Disk Array When you create SSD Cache Drive in the RAID Controller, you can see that SSD Cache Disk Array node for that SSD Cache Drive is in

SSD Cache Drive The SSD Cache Drive node exists in the SSD Cache Disk Array node. An SSD Cache Drive node equals an SSD Cache Drive, and shows the num

Introduction This User’s Guide describes RAID System management utility "Universal RAID Utility" the version 3.0. This User's Guide c

Icon 40 Meaning Description Physical De er Savingvice - Pow The Physical Device which Pow ved to Power Saving by the HDD Power Savier Status has be

Operation View The Operation View indicates the status and results of operations executed in the server after the RAID Viewer is started. Figure 4

When progress is frequently updated such as initializing a Logical Drive with extremely small capacity, the progress of [Status] might not be able t

43 Functions executable by RAID Controller Menu item Description [Create Logical Drive] Creates a Logical Drive in the selected RAID Controller. [

[Tool] menu [Tool] menu includes tools used to manage RAID Systems and items for changing the operation of the RAID Viewer. Menu item Description [

Functions of Log Viewer This chapter describes the functions of the Log Viewer. Structure of Log Viewer As shown in the figure below, the Log Viewer

Log View The Log View indicates RAID System operation logs logged by the raidsrv service. You can view the following information on the Log View. It

Menu Bar The Log Viewer has two menu items, or [File] and [Help] on the Menu Bar. Figure 8 Menu of Log Viewer The following describes each menu item

Functions of raidcmd This chapter describes the functions of the raidcmd. Command Line > raidcmd command <parameters of command> To use t

RAID System Configuration raidcmd displays the RAID System configuration in a tree view, the same as RAID Viewer. Execute raidcmd without a comma

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Referring to Information on RAID System This chapter describes how to see the configurations and status of RAID Systems and the RAID System operatio

51 Item RAID Viewer Item raidcmd Description Premium Feature Premium Feature Indicates the Premium Feature of RAID Controller. Displayed only when

Referring to Property of Battery For the information on a Battery on RAID Controller, see the property of the Battery by RAID Viewer, and see the pro

Referring to Property of Logical Drive For the information on a Logical Drive, see the property of the Logical Drive. To display the property of Log

54 Item RAID Viewer Item raidcmd Description Number RAID Controller #X Logical Drive #Y Indicates the management number (logical address) of the Lo

 Each RAID Controller supports specific RAID Levels and Stripe Sizes. Unsupported items indicate space or do not appear in the list.  Each RAID C

56 Item RAID Viewer Item raidcmd Description Enclosure Enclosure Indicates the number of Enclosure inserted Physical Device. This value is the orig

57 Item RAID Viewer Item Description raidcmd Power Status Power Status Indicates the Power Status of Physical Device. Three possible conditions ar

Referring to Property of Disk Array For the information on a Disk Array, see the property of the Disk Array. To display the property of Disk Array

Checking Execution Status of Operation RAID Viewer and raidcmd allows the checking execution status of operation in the RAID System. To check the ex

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Referring to RAID System Operation Log Operations done for RAID Systems and events occurred in the RAID Systems are registered to the RAID Log of the

Configuration of RAID System This chapter describes the configuration of a RAID System by using the Universal RAID Utility. The Universal RAID Util

Making Hot Spare The Universal RAID Utility can make a Hot Spare to be replaced with a Physical Device in which a failure occurs. Hot spares can have

About Dedicated Hot Spare Dedicated Hot Spare is a Hot Spare for the specified Disk Arrays under a single RAID Controller. The Dedicated Hot Spare ha

Figure 14 Dedicated Hot Spare 3 Ex 4 : In case of the RAID System in Ex2, you can add more Dedicated Hot Spare likely Ex2. If you add the Dedicated Ho

raidcmd 65 Step 1 Execute "hotspare" command with –mr option and the following parameters. -c : Number of the RAID Controller containing t

Step 4 If the Dedicated Hot Spare is created successfully, you can find that the value of [Status] is set to [Hot Spare] and item [Hot Spare Informa

raidcmd 67 Step 1 Execute "hotspare" command with -mr option and the following parameters. -c : Number of the RAID Controller containing t

Configuring RAID System Easily The Universal RAID Utility supports the Easy Configuration function allowing configurations such as creating Logical D

Step 4 In step 2/3, specify the number of Physical Devices used by Logical Drives (or the number of Physical Devices used for data storage) and the

7 Operation Procedure of "Create Logical Drive - Simple Mode"... 76 Physic

raidcmd Step 1 Connect Physical Devices used for Easy Configuration to the RAID Controller before executing raidcmd if required. 4d the result of

RAID Controller Enabling Easy Configuration to Be Executed Any RAID Controller enabling Easy Configuration to be executed must meet the following con

Physical Devices used for Logical Drives Physical Devices of lower Physical Device Numbers are used preferentially for Logical Drives to be created e

Capacity of Logical Drive The capacity of a Logical Drive to be created is defined by the RAID Level and the capacities of Physical Devices used for

Making Hot Spares by Easy Configuration This section describes the information on Hot Spares to be made by the Easy Configuration. Number of Hot Spar

Modes of Hot Spares The Easy Configuration can only make Dedicated Hot Spares but cannot make Global Hot Spares. If more than one Logical Drive is cr

Creating Logical Drive Easily The Universal RAID Utility supports "Create Logical Drive - Simple Mode" in which a Logical Drive can be crea

77 f tialize of the Logical Drive on the Operation iew. raidcmd Step 4 In step 2/3, select Physical Devices to be used to create the Logical Drive

Step 3 Type "yes" to reply to the confirmation message. Then a Logical Drive is created. Step 4 After the Logical Drive is created succes

Creating Logical Drive Freely The Universal RAID Utility supports "Create Logical Drive - Custom Mode" in which a Logical Drive can be crea

8 Operation when failed Physical Device is replaced to recover RAID System...119 Operation when the Logi

Step 4 If you click [Add] in the [Create Logical Drive (Custom)] dialog box, the [Register Logical Drive] wizard is started. In step 1/3, select the

Step 6 In step 3/3, select the setting items of the Logical Drive to be registered. [Capacity] should be a value within the Capacity of the Logical

raidcmd A count of Logical Drive created by raidcmd is 1 at same time. Step 1 Connect Physical Devices used for a Logical Drive to the RAID Controll

Creating Logical Drives by "Create Logical Drive - Custom Mode" This section describes the information on Logical Drives to be created by &

Deleting Logical Drive The Universal RAID Utility can delete a Logical Drive becoming unnecessary.  The function of deleting a Logical Drive is av

Using CacheCade The CacheCade is the function to create the SSD Cache Drive using Solid State Drive(S) (SSD). The SSD Cache Drive operates as the Cac

86 pears. rive. raidcmd Step 4 Click [Next]. The [Check the contents, and completing the "Create SSD Cache Drive" Wizard] window apThe w

Capacity of SSD Cache Drive The capacity of SSD Cache Drive to be created depends on the capacity of Solid State Drive(s). The maximum size of SSD Ca

Deleting SSD Cache Drive The procedure of deleting an SSD Cache a Drive is described below. The function of Delete SSD Cache Drive is available onl

Maintenance of RAID System This chapter describes the maintenance of a RAID System using the Universal RAID Utility. Providing Patrol Read for Physi

9 Overview This chapter describes the overview of the Universal RAID Utility. What is Universal RAID Utility? The Universal RAID Utility enables RA

Checking Result of Executing Patrol Read You can find the result of executing Patrol Read by checking the RAID Log of the Universal RAID Utility. Whe

Checking Logical Drive Consistency The Consistency Check function checks the consistency between the data in the data area of a Logical Drive and the

Step 2 After the Consistency Check is started, the raidcmd terminates normally. Check the execution status of the Consistency Check by using "opl

Executing Consistency Check for all Logical Drives for a RAID Controller which not support Patrol Read or of which the Patrol Read is disabled. Use &

Setting Consistency Check Priority You can set the priority at which Consistency Check is executed in the server. The procedure of setting the Consis

Initializing Logical Drive The Initialize writes 0s into the entire area of a Logical Drive to erase the data saved in the Logical Drive. Use the fun

Step 3 After Initialize is started, the progress of the Initialize appears on the Operation View. At the completion of the Initialize, [Status] on t

Setting Initialize Priority You can set the priority at which Initialize is executed in the server. The procedure of setting the Initialize Priority

Changing Cache Mode of Logical Drive You can change the cache mode of Logical Drive. The range of change differs depending on the type of the RAID Co

Rebuilding Physical Device Rebuild means incorporation of a new Physical Device to a Logical Drive after a Physical Device is replaced with the new o