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    Recipe ID: 27AMIX46INTC000000-01 A MI StorTrends® iTX Installation and Login Intel® Storage System SSR212MC2[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 4 WWW.intel.com/go/esaa The information contai ned in this doc ument is provided for inf orm ational purposes o nly and represen ts the current vi ew of Int el Corporation (“Intel”) and its contrib utors ("Contributors") on, as of the date o f publication. Intel [...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 5 Contents CONTEN TS ............................................................................................................ 5 HARDWARE COMP ONENTS ................................................................................ 7 SOFTWARE USED IN TH E INSTALLA TION .....[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 6 Step One: Adva nced Wizard ...................................................................................................... .... 27 Step Two: Create a New Storag e Pool .......................................................................................... 28 Step T[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 7 Hardware Components Quantity Item Manufacturer Model 1 Intel® Storage System SSR212MC2– (Server) Intel SSR212MC2 Intel® HDD Backplane – SR1500 1U SAS active Intel ASR1500SASBP 1 (Select one) Intel® HDD Backplane – SR1500 1U SATA/SAS passive Intel ASR1500PASBP 4 GB m[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 8 customers to enjoy the advantages of the st orage centralization and scalability of IP-based Storage Area Networks, and the ease of use and file-sharing of Network Attached Storage, on a single platform at an attractive price. For more information on StorTrends® iTX, please[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 9 StorTrends ® iTX Installation Overview Use the StorTrends iTX Installation CD from AMI to install the StorTrends iTX software on to your Intel® Storage Server SSR212MC2. An ex ternal USB CD-ROM drive (not included) must be attached to one of the USB ports on the Intel® St[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 10 IF THERE IS ONLY ONE NOTEBOOK HARD DISK DRIVE INSTALLED, A MESSAGE STATING, “ WARNING!!! DETECTED A SINGLE OS DISK FOR THE STORTRENDS ITX INSTALLATION. ANY OS DISK FAILURE WILL RESULT IN THE SYSTE M BECOMING UNUSABLE. CHOOSE “YES” TO CONTINUE, “NO” TO EXIT FROM TH[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 11 Remove Any PCI NIC Add-on Cards STOP! IF ADDITIONAL NIC CARDS ARE PRESENT IN THE SYSTEM, THE Y MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE INSTALLATION. Attach a Keyboard, Monitor and External USB CD-ROM Drive Attach a keyboard, monitor and external USB CD-ROM drive to the I[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 12 Step Description Once the keyboard, monitor and external USB CD-ROM Drive have b een attached, power on the Intel® Server System SSR212MC2. 2 Enter the Aptio® Setup Utility (AMIBIOS) to configure the system to boot from the StorTrends iTX Installation CD . The Intel® Ser[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 13 Step Description 4 Using the <RIGHT ARROW> key, select Boot Manager . Using the <UP ARROW> and <DOWN ARROW> keys, select the USB CD -ROM Drive. Press the <ENTER> key to boot from the StorTrends iTX Installation CD . Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 14 Step Description 6 The StorTrends iT X installation begins, but bef or e it proceeds, it will prompt with a message depending on ho w many notebook hard disk drives are i nstalled. The Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 has a dedicated b ay for up to two notebook hard disk dri[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 15 Step Description system for installation of StorTrends iTX. Note: In StorTrends iTX 2.7.10.1 9 and older versions, if StorTrends iTX discovers two notebook hard disk drives, it will not prompt at all. Step Description 7 The StorTrends iT X installation takes a pproximatel y[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 16 STOP! Once again, WRITE DOWN the IP Address listed in the “Ip Address” field. Go to ANOTHER COMPUTER on the same network to continue with the installation. NOTE: The Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 should now be up and running with StorTrends iTX software. Note that thi[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 17 Connecting to the StorTrends® iTX Storage Appliance from another system Type the IP Address of the StorTrends® iTX Storage Applian ce that was recorded in a previous step into an Internet Browser. Logging on to the StorTrends® iTX Storage Appliance A prompt to provide a [...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 18 Note: StorTrends® iTX has a built in feature that logs the user out in the ev ent that it detects no activity for 20 minutes and will display a message that st ates, “Your session has expired.”[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 19 Using the Quick Start Setup Wizard After login, the system will prompt to run the Storage Wizard . The Quick Start Setu p Wizard will get the Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 storage appliance up and running in less than five minutes. STOP! If more detailed control of these [...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 20 Step One: Quick Start Setup Wizard To configure the storage on the Storage Applianc e, the system will prompt to run the Wizard. Click the Quick Start Setup op tion, and then click Next. Step Two: RAID Level Once the Quick Start Setup Wizard begins, th e following options f[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 21 The system will prompt the user to wait while it configures the box. Do not close the window or click anywhere else during this configuration step. Step Three: SAN or NAS or Both Once an array has been created in the box, select how the Storage Appliance will be utilized, a[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 22 Step Four: Allocating Space Enter the size of the desired Volume. The default volumes cannot exceed the available physical space, due to the fact that they are both using Exact Provisio ning by default. Click Next . Note: Use the slider bar to adjust the size of each Volume[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 23 Step Five: Summary View A summary will appear; click the Finish button after reviewing that this information is correct. The Storage Appliance will be automatically configured based on the values that have been entered. Note: The default names for volumes and contai ners ca[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 24 Do not close the window or click anywhe re else until the operation completes.[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 25[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 26 Step Six: All Done No Errors STOP! THE STORAGE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOW BE UP AND RUNNING. ALL THE REMAINING SECTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE SKIPPED.[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 27 Using the Advanced Setup Wizard The Advanced Setup Wizard allows users increased con trol and options during the storage configuration process. Step One: Advanced Wizard To configure the Storage Appliance, the system will prompt to run the Wizard . Click the Advanced option[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 28 Step Two: Create a New Storage Pool Select Create new storage pool and then click Next. Step Three: Select Pool Select the Disks Select the Disks that designated for use in the Storage Pool .[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 29 Set the RAID Levels Select the RAID Level , Capacity, Cache Option type, Stripe Size and Spare type (if applicable). NOTE: Not all RAID levels mentioned in this docume nt are supported by the Intel® Server System SSR212MC2. See the Intel® RAID Software User’s Guide that[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 30 Type in the Storage Pool’s Name Insert a Storage Pool Name in the field provid ed, according to the guidelines listed in the notes below. Note: The Storage Pool Name must be alph anumer ic, not have any spaces and be between one and 63 char acters in leng th. Note: If the[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 31 Enter Volume Name In the Enter Volume Name field, enter a name for the SAN Volume . The SAN Volume Name must be alphanumeric, not have any spaces and be between one and 63 characters in length. Enter Volume Size In the Enter Volume Size field, enter the size desired for the[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 32 Select Thin or Exact Provisioning Select the desired type of provisioning. If Thin Provisioning is selected, the volume can be assigned a size greater than the actual physical size of the storage device. For example, if the storage device has an actual physical size of 500 [...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 33 Enter Volume Name In the Enter Volume Name field, enter a name for the NAS Volume . The NAS Volume Name must be alphanumeric, not have any spaces and be between one and 63 characters in length. Enter Volume Size In the Enter Volume Size field, enter the size desired for the[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 34 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 a NAS Share is needed at this time, otherwise click the Add button and continue on to the next step. To create a NAS Share , in the Share Nam[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 35 Step Seven: All Done No Errors STOP! THE STORAGE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOW BE UP AND RUNNING.[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 36 Appendix A : Storage Appliance Configuration For instructions on the configuration and stor age provisioning of the Intel® Storage Server SSR212MC2, please see the user manual titl ed “StorTrends/ManageTrends® (Version 2. 7) Web Interface User’s Guide”. This documen[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 37 Appendix B: Updating an Evaluation License Note: All screen captures are for repre sentative purposes only. The actual scr een may look different. A newer version and build o f the StorTrends® iTX Soft ware may be in use In the event that the 45-day evaluation expire s bef[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 38 The license can be updated via the Update License button. The Update Li cense screen provides a StorTrends® iTX Se rvice Key that will be required any time any changes or upgrades to the licensing of product is attempted. Note: The Service Key is re quired in order for the[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 39 3) The Update License page will open containing the Service Key and a License Key File Path field in order to enter path of the License key. If the License key was obtained previously, type the path or browse to the License key file. If the License key has not yet been obta[...]

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    StorTrends® iTX Instal lation and Login Intel® Server System SSR212MC2 40 Additional Documentation  StorTrends/ManageTren ds® (Version 2.7) Web Interface User’s Guide (Downloadable from the AMI StorTrends web site at: http://www.ami.com/suppo rt/doc/MAN-MT-27.pdf)  StorTrends iTX Installation Kit Guideb ook (included in the StorTrends iT[...]