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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 1 StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) MAN-3200-SG 06/21/07 Thank You Thank you fo r purchasing the StorTre nds® 3200 stora ge appliance. Please take a fe w minutes to re view this set up guide bef ore beginnin g the install ation process. If you require a further e[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 2 Preparing for Setup The box the StorTrends ® 32 0 0 St ora ge Applia nce was s hipped in includes the following: • a 3200 Chassis • Two Power C ords • Rails • Rail Screws Note: Your StorT rends® 3200 may or m ay not ship with everyt hing list ed in the Retail Packing List . Con[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 3 General Safety Precautions Warning General Safety Precautions • Keep the area around the StorTrends® 3200 Storage Applian ce clean and free of clutter. • The StorTrends® 32 0 0 St or age Appliance w e ighs a pproximately 38 lbs . ( 17. 3 kg) when fully loaded. When lifting the syst[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 4 Rack Mounting Considerations Feature Descri ption Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi-unit r ack assembly, th e ambient operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the ambient tem perature of the r oom. Therefore, cons ideration should be[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 5 Installing the Inner Rack Rails 3 2 1 Locking T abs To install the rack rails Steps Description 1 Place the inner rack extensions on the side of the chassis aligning the hooks of the chassis with the rail extension holes . 2 Slide the extension toward the front of the chassis. 3 Secure t[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 6 Installing the Chassis in to the Server Rack Outer Rack Rails Outer rails attach to the server rack a nd hold the server in place. T he outer rails for the StorTrends 3200 chassis e xtend be tween 30 inches and 33 inches. To install the Outer Rack Rails Steps Description 1 Begin by measu[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 7 Installing the Chassis in to the Server Rack Installing the chassis into a rack Steps Description 1 Confirm that the inner and outer rails are installed on the rack . 2 Line chassis rails with the fron t of the rack rails. 3 Slide the chass is rails into th e rack rails, k eeping the pre[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 8 Completing the Hardware Installation Next, you s hould check t o make sure that the ha rd disk dri ves have bee n properly i nserted and have not come loose in tran sit. Step Description 1. Checking the drive bays All hard disk drives can be accessed from the front of the server. Verify [...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 9 Step Description “Ip Address” field. If you have both NICs connected to your network, there will b e two IP Addresses.[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 10 Connect to the StorTrends® Appliance Step One: Power your system on P ow er on by pressing this button. Step Two: Get the IP address Once the StorTrends® Storage Applianc e is fu lly operational, you will see th e following screen. Write down the IP Address listed in the “ Ip Addres[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 11 Step Three: Connecting to the Stor Trends® Storage Appliance from another system Type the IP A ddress of the St orTrends® St orage Ap pliance that y ou just wrot e down int o your Internet Browser. Step Four: Logging on to the StorTrends® Storage Appliance You will be prompted to pro[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 12 Using the Quick and Easy Setup Wizard If the storage has not been configured on your StorTrends® iTX Storage Applian ce, you will be prompted to run the Wizard . The Quick and E asy Setup Wizar d will get your StorTrends ® iTX Stora ge Appliance up and ru nning in le ss than five m in[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 13 Step One: Quick and Easy Wizard If the storage has not been configured on your Storage Appliance, you will be prompted to run the Wizard . Click the Quick and Easy option, and t hen click Next .[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 14 Step Two: RAID Level Once you initiate the Quick and Easy Setup Wizard, you are provided the following options: • RAID 0 • RAID 1 • RAID 5 This step will create a Logical disk and a storag e poo l from all the physical hard disk drives available in the system/co n troller with the[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 15 Step Three: SAN or NAS or Both Once an array has been create d in the box, you can select how you want to use your Storage Applian ce. You are prov ided with the following options: • Only SAN • Only NAS • Both SAN and NAS If you want your Storage Appliance to be used for block-le [...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 16 Step Four: Allocating Space Enter the size of your desired Volum e. The default volumes cannot exceed the availab le physical space due to the fact that they are both using Exact Provisioning by defa ult. Click Next . Note: You can use the slider bar to adjust the size of each Volume ty[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 17 Step Five: Summary View A summary will appear. Click the Finish button. Your Storage Appliance will be automatically co nfigured based o n the values th at you have entered . Note: You can cha nge the defaul t names for volumes and c ontainers at t his point . Also note that uppercase c[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 18 Do not close the window or click anywhere else until the operation completes.[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 19 Step Six: All Done No Errors STOP! YOU SHOULD NOW BE UP AND RUNNING. ALL THE OTHER SECTIONS CAN BE SKIPPED.[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 20 Using the Advanced Setup Wizard The Advanced Set u p Wiz ar d a llows you t o have m ore control of the storage being configured. Step One: Advanced Wizard If the storage has not been configured on your Storage Appliance, you will be prompted to run the Wizard . Click the Adv anced opti[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 21 Step Two: Create a New Storage Pool Select Create new storage poo l and then click Next .[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 22 Step Three: Select Pool Select the Disks Select the Disks that you want to use in your Storage P ool .[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 23 Set the RAID Levels Select the RAID Level , Capacity, Cache Option type, Stripe Size and Spare type (if applicable).[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 24 Type in your Storage Po ol’s name Type in a Storage Pool Name . Note: The Storage Pool Na me must be alpha numeric, not have a ny spaces and be between one and 63 characters in length. Note: If you are planning to use the sn ap-assisted replication featur e, upper case characters shou[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 25 You will be prompted to wait while it configures th e box. Do not close the window or click anywhere else.[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 26 Step Four: Configure SAN Volume STOP! This section allows you to configure a SAN Volume and a SAN Target on to the Storage Appliance. If you hav e configured this storage appliance as a NAS Only unit, SKIP THIS STEP and go to Step Five: Configure NAS Volume . The next pa ge allows you t[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 27 Enter Volume Name In the Enter Volume Name field, enter a nam e for your SAN Volume . The SAN Volume Name must be alphanumeric, not ha ve any spaces and be between one an d 63 characters in length. Enter Volume Size In the Enter Volume Size field, enter the size that you want to use for[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 28 Select SAN as the Dialect Type Select SAN as the Dialect Type . Create Target and Target Name Place a check next to the Create New Target field. Enter a name for y our Target . T he Target Name m ust be alphanumeric, not ha ve any spaces and be bet ween one and 63 characters in length. [...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 29 Step Five: Confi gure NAS Volume STOP! This section allows you to configure a NAS Volume and a NAS Share on to the Storage Appliance. If you only want to configure this storage appliance as a SAN Only unit, SKIP THIS STEP by clicking the Finish button and go to Step Six: Summary View an[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 30 Enter Volume Name In the Enter Volume Name field, enter a nam e for your NAS Volume . The NAS Vo lume Name must be alphanumeric, not ha ve any spaces and be between one an d 63 characters in length. Enter Volume Size In the Enter Volume Size field, enter the size that you want to use fo[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 31 Select NAS as the Dialect Type Select NAS as the Dialect Type. Create Share and Share Name Place a check next to Create New Share if you wish to create a NAS Share at this time, otherwise click the Add button and conti nue on to the next step. If you want to create a NAS Share now, i n [...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 32 Step Six: Summary View and Status When you are fin ished adding your Volumes , click the Finish button. A summary will appear. Your Storage Applian ce will be auto matically configured based on the values t hat you have entered. Do not close the window or click anywhere else until the o[...]

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide (StorTrends iTX version 2.7) 33 Step Seven: All Done No Errors STOP! YOU SHOULD NOW BE U P AND RUNNING.[...]