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7. Limited Warranty. PMC-Sierra and its Licensor warrant only that the media upon which the Softwareis furnished will be free from defects in material

Changing an Operating System's Event Log SettingIn addition to the maxView Storage Manager event log, all Warning- and Error-level events on a sy

11 Managing Your Storage SpaceThis section describes the advanced features in maxView Storage Manager that help you manage yourstorage space. You can:

• The server template le (default, ControllerConf.xml) is editable. For example, you may needto change the disk drive capacity or logical drive size

7. Repeat these steps for each controller on the server. Choose a different server template le in Step3, as needed.Managing Remote SystemsmaxView Sto

2. When the Add System window opens, click System Not Present.The Add System Manually window opens.3. Enter the system name and login credentials in t

3. Click Delete.maxView Storage Manager removes the remote system(s) from the Enterprise View.Changing the Auto-Discovery SettingsAuto-discovery, in m

3. To enable/disable auto-discovery, select Enable Auto Discovery. (This option toggles betweenenabled and disabled.)4. Update the auto-discovery set

3. Click OK to clear the conguration; click Cancel to close the window without clearing the conguration.Changing the Agent Base Port SettingYou can

12 Solving ProblemsThis section describes how to troubleshoot the components in your storage space.General Troubleshooting TipsIf you experience probl

Recovering from a Disk Drive FailureThis section describes how to recover when a disk drive or SSD fails:• If the logical drive is protected by a hot

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Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Logical DriveBecause RAID 0 volumes do not include redundancy, if a disk drive fails in a RAID 0 logical drive, thedata

Rebuilding Logical DrivesA hot-swap rebuild occurs when a controller detects that a failed disk drive in a logical drive has beenremoved and then rein

A Selecting the Best RAID LevelWhen you create logical drives in maxView Storage Manager, you can assign a RAID level to protectyour data.Each RAID le

Comparing RAID LevelsUse this table to select the RAID levels that are most appropriate for the logical drives on your storagespace, based on the numb

Non-redundant Logical Drives (RAID 0)A logical drive with RAID 0 includes two or more disk drives and provides data striping, where data isdistributed

Disk Drive 2Disk Drive 1400 GBDrive Segment Size(Smallest Disk Drive)Disk Drive 1Disk Drive 2Disk Drives in Logical DriveRAID 1 Logical Drive = 250 GB

RAID 10 Logical DrivesA RAID 10 logical drive is built from two or more equal-sized RAID 1 logical drives. Data in a RAID 10logical drive is both stri

RAID 5 Logical DrivesA RAID 5 logical drive is built from a minimum of three disk drives, and uses data striping and paritydata to provide redundancy.

RAID 50 Logical DriveA RAID 50 logical drive is built from six to forty-eight disk drives congured as two or more RAID 5 arrays,and stripes stored da

RAID 6 Logical DrivesA RAID 6 logical drive—also known as dual drive failure protection—is similar to a RAID 5 logical drivebecause it uses data strip

1 About this GuideAdaptec maxView Storage Manager™ is a browser-based software application that helps you build astorage space using Adaptec RAID cont

B Icons At-a-GlanceThe following is a complete list of icons used in maxView Storage Manager. It contains the icons on theribbon, in the Enterprise Vi

DescriptionIconLogical disk deleteLogical disk eraseRibbon Physical Disk IconsDescriptionIconPhysical disk setAssign physical disk as spareUnassign ph

DescriptionIconLogical disksPhysical diskHard disk driveSolid State drivePhysical disksEnclosureConnector or other physical deviceEnterprise View Stat

DescriptionIconConnector warningEnterprise View Controller IconsDescriptionIconController OKController failedController missingController warningEnter

DescriptionIconmaxCache container warningTab IconsDescriptionIconSummaryPropertiesResourcesEventsTaskDialog Box IconsDescriptionIconE-mail notication

IndexAactivity in storage space 31event log 31task log 31activity on storage space, See monitoringadapters, See controllersAdd System wizard 103advanc

Eemail notications 86, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97"from" address 92changing "from" address 91, 95, 96changing SMTP server 91, 95, 96fa

logical drives (continued)hybrid RAID 41, 52, 53increasing capacity 53, 56, 59, 61initialize methods 56manual verication 57maximum size 59non-redunda

physical drives 78verifying and xing 78pool hot spares 44, 45power management 66, 67, 68disabling 68stay awake period 67timers 66Properties tab 73RRA

Vverifying and xing logical drives 57, 58verifying and xing physical drives 78verifying logical drives 57automatic verication 57background vericat

Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this guide are known to computer users by multiplenames. In this guide, this terminology is used:• Contr

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2 Introduction to maxView Storage ManagerThis section introduces the maxView Storage Manager software, explains the concept of a “storagespace,” and p

About the maxView Storage Manager AgentWhen maxView Storage Manager is installed on a system, the maxView Storage Manager Agent is alsoinstalled autom

System RequirementsTo install maxView Storage Manager, each system in your storage space must meet these requirements:• PC-compatible computer with In

Typical Storage Space CongurationsThe following examples show typical storage spaces that you can build with maxView Storage Manager.You can grow you

Continuing to Grow Your Storage SpaceFor more advanced applications, such as high-volume transaction processing in "cloud" or data centerenv

3 Installing maxView Storage ManagerThis section describes how to install and uninstall maxView Storage Manager on different operatingsystems. It also

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5. Click OK on the password verication window and on the CIM Server and Web Server port numberverication window.6. Ensure that GUI and Agent is sele

Red Hat/Cent OS/Fedora: cd /media/cdrom/maxview/linux/managerSuSE: cd /media/cdrom/maxview/linux manager3. Install the .bin le:./StorMan-9.00.i386.bi

At the prompt to continue, select y, then press Enter.Enter your username: [default: root]Enter your password.Enter the CIM Server HTTP Port: [default

14. Continue with Installing on a VMware Guest OS on page 24.Installing on VMware ESXi 5.0Use the following procedure to install the .vib les for a V

Installing on a VMware Guest OSThis section describes how to install maxView Storage Manager on a VMware guest operating system.1. Insert the Adaptec

6. Continue with Creating Logical Drives on page 38.Uninstalling maxView Storage ManagerTo uninstall maxView Storage Manager, follow the instructions

2. At the prompt to remove the package select y, then press Enter.3. At the conrmation prompt select y, then press Enter.When the uninstall process i

4 Exploring maxView Storage ManagerThis section describes how to start and log into maxView Storage Manager, and familiarizes you withthe main feature

In example below, a controller is selected in the Enterprise View, and the right panel displays the StorageDashboard for the controller, with a chart

By selecting a controllerin the Enterprise View...the disk drives or enclosuresand disk drives connected to itand the logical drives created withth

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DescriptionIconConnector or other physical deviceThe RibbonMost tasks in maxView Storage Manager are available from the ribbon, at the top of the main

For more information about the types of information provided on the Storage Dashboard for eachcomponent in your storage space, see Viewing Component S

Revealing More Device InformationYou can reveal more information about disk drive usage in your storage space with the Resources viewon the Storage Da

Getting HelpmaxView Storage Manager provides online help that includes conceptual information, glossary denitions,and descriptions of on-screen items

5 Building Your Storage SpaceFollow the instructions in this section to choose a management system, log in to each system in yourstorage space, and cr

maxView StorageManagermaxView StorageManagermaxView Storage Manageror AgentmaxView Storage Manageror AgentLocal loggedLocal loggedin to remotein to re

WindowsOn Windows systems, the Agent and other maxView Storage Manager services start automatically whenthe system is powered on.To verify that the Ag

DescriptionOptionssvcadm enable ADPTstor_agentStart servicesvcadm disable ADPTstor_agentStop service3. Start the Web server:DescriptionOptionssvcadm e

Note: You can add a system manually if you don't see the system in the list. Formore information, see Manually Adding a Remote System on page 103

4. Review the logical drive conguration summary.5. Click Finish.maxView Storage Manager builds the logical drive(s). Use the Event Log and Task Log t

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Custom CongurationCustom conguration helps you build your storage space manually by stepping you through the processof creating logical drives, sett

See Selecting the Best RAID Level on page 112 for more information about RAID levels.5. Select the disk drives and SSDs (Solid State Drives) that you

• Set a smaller logical drive size (by default, a new logical drive uses all available disk space).• Change the stripe size—the amount of data written

Partitioning and Formatting Your Logical DrivesThe logical drives you create appear as physical disk drives on your operating system. You must partiti

6 Protecting Your DataIn addition to the standard (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50) and enhanced (RAID 1E, RAID 6,RAID 60) RAID levels, contr

4. Review the summary of protected logical drives, then click Finish.Any other logical drives created on the controller will automatically be protecte

4. Select the logical drive that you want protected by the dedicated spare, then click Next.5. Review the summary of protected logical drives, then cl

designation even though it can no longer protect the logical drives it's assigned to. See Recoveringfrom a Disk Drive Failure on page 109.To dele

If the spare protects only one logical drive, it is deleted and the drive becomes available for otheruses in your storage space. If the spare protects

Enabling Automatic FailoverThis function controls the rebuilding of a logical drive when a failed drive is replaced. When failover isenabled, the cont

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7 Modifying Your Storage SpaceThis section provides additional scenarios for creating and modifying logical drives. It explains how tocreate hybrid RA

• To create a hybrid RAID logical drive using a combination of hard disk drives and SSDs, see Creatinga Hybrid RAID Logical Drive on page 53.Including

You can include a disk drive's available space in a new logical drive (see Creating a Logical Drive UsingAvailable Segments on page 53), or add i

For a RAID 10, be sure to select an even number of SSDs and HDDs!6. Click Next, then customize the RAID Attributes, as needed. See Fine-tuning Logical

Changing the Read Cache SettingWhen read caching is enabled, the controller monitors read access to a logical drive and, if it sees apattern, pre-load

The Set Properties window opens.3. In the Write Cache drop-down list, select Enabled, Enabled when protected by battery/ZMM,or Disabled, as needed.4.

Best PerformancePerformance CriteriaPerformance ModeR0 Sequential writes (all request sizes)R0 File/print serverR5 Sequential writes (256Kb request si

Verifying and Fixing a Logical DriveWhile maxView Storage Manager veries and xes a logical drive, you can't complete any other taskson the cont

The Set Properties window opens.3. Click the Data Protect tab.4. In Consistency Check drop-down list, select Enabled or Disabled.5. Enter the Consiste

Deleting a Task ...

Changing the RAID Level of a Logical DriveIf your storage needs or application requirements change, you can change, or migrate, the RAID levelof your

Erasing a Logical DriveYou can use maxView Storage Manager to erase the data on any logical drives that are in the Optimalstate. The logical drive rem

You can add maxCache to your storage space only if you have one or more compatible Solid State Drivesinstalled on the RAID controllers in your system.

• Set the build priority to: High, Medium, or Low.See Fine-tuning Logical Drives on page 54 for details about customizing the settings in the RAIDAttr

DescriptionOptions...click Verify.To verify the maxCache Container withoutxing bad data...click Coherency Check, then select Once or Alwaysfrom the d

4. In the drop-down lists:• For maxCache Read Cache, select Enabled or Disabled, as needed.• For maxCache Write Cache, select Enabled or Disabled, as

This section describes how to congure power management for the logical drives and RAID controllersin your storage space. You can congure power manag

• Slow Down Drives After—Period of inactivity, from 3 minutes to 3 hours, after which the drives’spin rate is lowered. The default is Never.Note: For

3. Click the Power Management tab.4. In the Stay Awake Period drop-down list, select Enabled.Note: This eld is set to Enabled and grayed out if you e

8 Working with Scheduled TasksmaxView Storage Manager allows you to schedule some tasks to start at convenient times. Additionally,you can schedule so

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3. Set the time and date for the task to start. You can pick the date from the calendar or use the controlsin the Start Date eld to enter it directly

• Error—The task did not complete successfully. (For more information about an error, double-clickthe task in the Task Log to open the Task Log Detail

3. When the Modify Task window opens, make the required changes, then click OK.The task changes are saved and its entry in the Task Log is updated.Del

9 Maintaining Physical DevicesThis section describes how to manage the controllers, disk drives, solid state drives, and enclosures inyour storage spa

Select...To Locate...Locating a Disk DriveTo locate a (single) disk drive:1. In the Enterprise View, select a controller then, in the Physical Devices

The LEDs on the disk drives begin to ash.4. Click Stop to stop blinking the drives.5. Click Cancel to close the Locate LD window.Locating SSDs in the

The LEDs on the SSDs begin to ash.4. Click Stop to stop blinking the SSDs.5. Click Cancel to close the Locate maxCache window.Working with Failed or

You cannot set a disk drive to a failed state if doing so will take a logical drive ofine.Caution: You may lose data or damage your disk drive if you

Verifying and Fixing a Disk DriveWhen you verify a physical drive (HDD or SSD), maxView Storage Manager checks it for inconsistent orbad data and then

The Set Properties window opens.3. In the Write-back Cache drop-down list, select Enabled or Disabled.4. Click OK.Working with ControllersThis section

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The Set Properties window opens.3. In the Alarm drop-down list, select Disabled.Note: To enable a disabled alarm, select Enabled from the drop-down li

The Set Properties window opens.3. On the General Settings tab, in the NCQ drop-down list, select Enabled or Disabled.4. Click Apply.Working with Syst

4. Click OK.The changes take effect immediately.Updating Controller and Disk Drive FirmwareNote: This task is recommended for advanced users only.maxV

4. Click Choose, browse the le system for the rmware update le (typically, a .ufi le), click Opento select the le (the button label may be differ

7. Review the update summary, then click Finish.Caution: Do not power down the controller(s) while the update is in progress!8. When the update is com

Updating the Disk Drive FirmwareUse the Firmware Update wizard to update the rmware for one or more disk drives of the same typeon the local or a rem

10 Monitoring Status and ActivityThis section describes how maxView Storage Manager helps you monitor status and activity in yourstorage space.Monitor

Viewing Activity Status in the Event LogThe Event Log lists activity occurring in your storage space, with the most recent event listed at the top.Sta

ExamplesStatusIconAn enclosure is overheating.Multiple fans or power supplies within an enclosure have failed.An enclosure is not responding.Note: All

This table lists the categories and types of information provided on the Storage Dashboard for eachcomponent in your storage space.ExamplesCategoriesC

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Monitoring Enclosure StatusIf your storage space includes an enclosure with an enclosure management device, such as a SCSIAccessed Fault-Tolerant Encl

Viewing Storage Space Usage in Chart ViewChart View provides a visual representation of the free and used space for a system, controller, or yourentir

• The email address of each person who will receive email noticationsTo set up email notications:1. In the Enterprise View, select a system.2. On th

7. Click Add Email. When the Add Email window opens, enter the recipient's email address, select thelevel of events that will trigger an email no

8. When you're done adding email recipients, click OK.The email recipients and your SMTP server settings are saved.9. Repeat the steps in this se

5. Click Send Test Email.If the test is successful, the email recipient(s) receive the test message. If the test fails:• Ensure that the recipient&apo

Modifying Email Server SettingsYou can modify these email server settings, if required:• Address and port of your SMTP server• ‘From’ address that wil

Broadcasting Alerts About Status and ActivityYou can set maxView Storage Manager to send status alerts about a specied system to all users whoare log

4. Click Apply.Viewing Advanced StatisticsUse the Statistics Viewer to view the advanced statistics for the controllers, hard drives, SSDs, andlogical

Controller StatisticsmaxCache Statisticsfor a Logical DriveResetting the Statistics CountersIn maxView Storage Manager, advanced statistics are cumula