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Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 9 Here is the summary of program modules that comprise GAM for Galaxy HDX4 series. Module Descriptio

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 99 volume. Viewing the Logical Volume Configuration Corner Select the Configuration tab in the Log/Co

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 100 2. Right-click on the host mapping and select Remove LUN Map. 3. Select Device > Configura

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 101 5. A warning message will appear. Click the OK button to confirm deletion. 4.5.4 Configuring P

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 102 Configuring Notification Thresholds 1. Right-click on the target logical volume in the Logical V

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 103 Post Critical Event and Make Association Snapshot Image Invalid: Creates a critical event and mak

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 104 1. Select Device > Configuration > Existing Logical Volumes from the sidebar or the Config

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 105 Creating a New Partition Click the Create button. The Partition Creation window will appear. Ente

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 106 Click the Delete button and click the OK button to confirm deletion. 4. Click the Close button t

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 107 4.6.1 From Physical Drives to Logical Volumes to Host LUNs The diagram shows the hierarchy from

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 108 2. Select the logical volume from the Logcal Volume(s) corner. 3. In the Host LUN Mapping cor

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 10 Remote Computer The remote computer refers to a computer on the network to which the host computer

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 109 To delete a host LUN mapping, right-click on the host LUN and select Remove LUN Map. 4.6.3 View

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 110 4.7 Resetting/Upgrading the Subsystem NOTE You need to login the Storage Manager with the Con

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 111 Controller button. 3. Click the Apply button at the bottom. 4.7.2 Restoring Factory Default Se

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 112 3. Click the Apply button at the bottom. 4.7.3 Replacing System Configurations You may reset s

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 113 feature, to fix a bug, etc.) contact technical support. 3. Select the In-Band or Out-of-Band gro

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 114 Update Device Firmware: Updates the storage system’s firmware with the latest version. Update De

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 115 5 Event Notification 5.1 Overview Events are signals from the storage subsystem that the users (

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 116 There are two warning levels (Critical and Warning) and one non-warning level (Notification). Sev

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 117 Event Sorting: Specifies the sorting order according to the columns in the Event List. If you ha

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 118 5.1.3 Exporting the Event Log To save the history of events into a text file, select the RAID su

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 11 long as all storage subsystems are connected to the GAM GUI computer through LAN. Having a Redunda

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 119 3. To deactivate the Notification Manager, simply select a different program that occupies the

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 120 1. Click the SNMP icon. The settings will appear. 2. Right-click in the SNMP Receiver Setting

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 121 Severity > Notification: Notifies users whenever a system event occurs. Severity > Warning:

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 122 Setting > Current Setting corner and select or enter a value. Severity > Notification: Noti

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 123 3. Enter the parameters and click the Add button to confirm. Receiver Host Name: Specifies the

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 124 One modem port compatible with FAX Command Class 2.0 (hardware module) 1. Click the Fax icon. Th

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 125 To edit or delete the setting, right-click on the recipient and select Edit or Delete. 5. To co

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 126 3. Enter the parameters and click the Add button to confirm. MSN Account: Specifies the MSN ch

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 127 Sender MSN Password: Specifies the password for the sender MSN account. 6. Click the ON/OFF icon

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 128 Severity > Warning: Notifies users of all warnings and critical events. Severity > Critical

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 12 2 GAM Installation 2.1 Galaxy Array Manager Installation Flow Follow the steps in this section to

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 129 Current Setting corner and select a value. Startup Status: Enables or disables the log notificat

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 130 Plugin Description: User-defined description of the plugin program Plugin Label: User-defined ti

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 131 6 Data Path/Load Optimization 6.1 Optimizing Data Paths Using RitePath NOTE For Windows, make

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 132 2. You can view the list of current multipath devices. 3. Hold down the Ctrl button and selec

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 133 Failover: There will be no balancing among multiple paths. One dedicated path will be used for al

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 134 Changing the Load Balancing Policy Right-click on the settings list or the server figure, select

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 135 will appear. 2. Check the Enable box on the multipath device you want to monitor. The graph wil

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 136 You may select a different language from the Language menu. Viewing the Help Content To open the

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 137 Viewing the Help File To view the help file, select the Help > Help Topic menu. The Help file

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 138  Logical Drive: The hard disk is part of a logical drive.  Spare Drive: The hard disk is par

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 13  Redhat Linux 5.2 or later  SuSE Linux V9.1 SP3 or later  Solaris V10 SPARC Remote Managemen

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 139 Zooming In/Out To zoom in or zoom out, right-click on the monitor and select Zoom In(Out) > Bo

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 140  Draw anti-aliased: Draws the texts in anti-aliased manner.  Background paint: Specifies the

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 141  Outline stroke: Specifies the thickness of the graph frame.  Outline paint: Specifies the c

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 142 6.2.5 Configuring the Monitor Axis Configuring the X-Axis (Domain Axis) To set the averaging t

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 143  Domain Axis: Specifies the domain axis label (default off), its font, and color (paint).  T

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 144 To configure the range axis label, right-click on the monitor screen and select Properties. Go

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 145  Ticks: Check the Show tick labels off to disable the range stamp that appears in the monitor.

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 146 Saving Log Data You may save the monitor data into a *.csv file. Click the Start Recording butto

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 147  Start at: Specifies the starting time. You may immediately start recording right after you pr

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 148 7 Data Replication GAM offers three tools for data backup, all of which can be accessed in the St

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 14 Location Modules to be installed Host Computer  Full GAM installation  RitePath (for Windows)

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 149 features. 7.1.3 Step 3: Entering the Data Replication Menu 1. In GAM SAN Module, select the st

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 150 7.2 Working with Snapshots 7.2.1 Viewing the Snapshot Configurations To work with snapshot ima

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 151 NOTE Before taking snapshots, make sure all logical volumes are mapped and partitionedDeleting

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 152 7.2.2 Creating a Snapshot Image Manually To create a snapshot on the spot, follow these steps. 1

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 153 3. In the Schedule corner, right-click and select Create Snapshot Schedule. 4. Select the logi

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 154 Name: Specifies the name of this snapshot schedule. Start Date: Specifies the starting date. Stop

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 155 storage subsystem will keep the snapshot image record. After the specified number/time, old snaps

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 156 You may select different months or years using the drop-down menu. Viewing the History of Schedu

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 157 2. Then select “Images Created by Scheduler” in the Configuration screen. 7.2.4 Rolling Back

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 158 2. The LUN Mapping configuration window will appear. Select the three parameters—Channel ID, SC

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 15 installation directory or select Start > All Programs > Galaxy > GAM.) 2. Enter the log

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 159 2. The snapshot image will be unmapped from a LUN. Check the Snapshot Image(s) parameter to con

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 160 3. The DB Flush Agent setting screen appears. Enabling Database Clustering NOTE Changing the

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 161 address. Make sure you click the Save button before you close DB Flush Agent. Configuring Datab

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 162 DB Password: Specifies the database password. Enable DB Flush: Allows flushing database inside ca

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 163  Volume Copy/Mirror Pairs: Lists the pairs of volume copy/mirror source and target pairs.  S

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 164 Setting Name and Priority on a Volume Copy/Mirror Pair You may add or modify the name and priorit

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 165 2. Choose the source logical volume from the list, and specify which partition you need to copy

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 166 Name: Specifies the name for this volume copy pair. Priority: Sets a priority for copying the sou

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 167 6. The volume copy/mirror will appear in the Volume Copy/Mirror Pairs screen. 7.3.3 Creating V

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 168 Editing/Deleting a Volume Mirror Schedule To edit or delete the schedule setting, right-click the

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 16 5. Click the Add IP Address icon in the toolbar or select the File > Add IP Address menu. 6.

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 169 8 Appendix 8.1 List of Default User Names and Passwords Here are the list of default user names

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 170 Software 58680 SSL port for connecting RAID subsystem 58682 Non-SSL port for connecting RAID su

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Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 17 2.2 Installation Procedures This section lists the installation procedures for GAM and other sof

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 18 Execute the script “unix.sh” in the CDROM, “fscommand” folder. Mac OS X 1. Enter the CD-ROM direc

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Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 19 3. In the component list corner, select the module(s) you need based on the computer on which yo

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 20 5. When the installation has completed, restart the computer. 2.2.3 Installing RitePath Multip

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 21 2. Select the suitable installation file and execute it. File OS Version Bit RitePath-v1.23.2.

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 22 5. Open the Server Manager from Start > Administrative Tools > Server Manager. 6. In Ser

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 23 SQL, MS Exchange). 1. Activate GAM.exe and click VSS in the GAM installation corner or enter the

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 24 In order to upgrade GAM into a new version, you need to uninstall the current version and then ins

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 25 3 GAM Interface Managing GAM is done through GAM SAN Module, a program module that allows you to a

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 26 4. The GAM SAN Module will appear, which shows an empty screen in its initial state. 3.1.2 Conn

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 27 Specifying a Single IP Address for the RAID Subsystem 1. Click the Add IP Address icon in the too

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 28 Existing GAM SAN Module To close GAM SAN Module, select the File > Exit menu or close the appli

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Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 29 Auto Discovery Searches and connects with storage subsystems in a range of IP addresses. Add IP A

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 30 Help Opens the Help file. License Information Shows the list of license and manages license acti

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 31 Notification Manager Activates the Notification Manager for letting users know of system events.

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 32 The Connection View shows Icon Name Description Out-of-Band Host Lists storage subsystems that

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 33  Out of Band: Lists all subsystems that are connected with GAM through Ethernet.  In Band: Li

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 34 To get them back into the view, add them by searching through a range of IP address or manually a

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 35 2. Select the group name and click the OK button. 3. The subsystem(s) will appear under the ne

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 36 The storage subsystems inside the deleted group will be relocated to the Default group. 3.3.3 Vi

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 37 right-clicking on it, and selecting Show Detail. The current setting will appear. To configure th

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 38 To view full details, select the Help > License Information menu. The licensing window will ap

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 3 Table of Contents Copyright Notice ...

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 39 NOTE Some license (such as RitePath) are provided for free from the beginning, without requirin

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 40  Critical: Shows the number of unchecked critical events (events that require immediate action f

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 41 3.4.3 Attending System Errors Some errors require you to do specific actions. When you see a cri

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 42 3.4.4 Confirming System Events To confirm that you have checked all events, click the flashing S

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 43 3.5.1 Changing the Host Login Password In the Password Manager window that appears, select the Ma

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 44 3.6 Using Help Tools 3.6.1 Changing the Language You may select a different language from the La

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 45 Select the Help > Service ID menu. The service ID list will appear.

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 46 4 Subsystem Configuration The Storage Manager program allows you to perform most of the storage su

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 47 4.1 Getting Started with the Storage Manager 4.1.1 Three User Names (=Access Levels) As an admin

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 48 Password tab. 2. Enter the old and new password and click the OK button. Both Configuration and

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 4 3.4.5 Exporting the Event Log ...

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 49 4. Click the Connect button. The Storage Manager will appear. (By default, the Quick Setup menu

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 50  Menu Bar lists menu commands.  Side Bar contains the list of configurable/viewable items. 

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 51 click a screen element (for example an item in the side bar), the Help section describing that ele

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 52 hardware configurations, will appear. You may rotate the diagram by clicking the Rotate icon at t

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 53 Select Device > Information > Enclosure View from the sidebar or the Information > Enclos

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 54 Viewing the Component Status List Select Device > Information > System Information from the

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 55 consume. Select Device > Information > Statistics from the sidebar or the Information > S

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 56 The remaining percentage of each task appears at the rightmost. A short description will pop up if

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 57 You can also export system configurations, in text or XML format, in the Configuration Manager. 1.

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 58 NOTE When choosing the XML file format, make sure you add the extension “.xml” to the file name

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 5 5.1 Overview ...

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 59 Configuring the system settings is available only for users who logged in with the Configuration u

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 60 Here you can configure the network and serial communication settings. Item Options Configuration

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 61 System tab Here you can perform system maintenance (reset, memory export/import, etc.). Item Opti

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 62 Cache Synchronization on Write-Through Enabled / Disabled N/A Adaptive Write Policy Enabled / Di

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 63 SMART Disabled / Detect Only / Clone Only / Copy & Replace / Fail Drive Drive-Side Parameters

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 64 Data Rate: Specifies the data rate between the host computer and the storage subsystem. The data r

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 65 Most actions require you to log in to the Storage Manager with Maintenance or Configuration user n

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 66 The drive is a spare drive. The drive tray does not exist or the hard drive is not ready for ope

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 67 3. Select the Maintain Spare tab. 4. Select the non-assigned drive in the front view. The ID n

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 68 2. Select the Maintain Spare tab and click the Del button. 3. The spare drive will go back int

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 6 About This Manual This manual describes GAM for the Galaxy HDX4 series only. For the following su

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 69 2. Right-click in the Task Schedules corner and select Add a new scheduled task. 3. The schedu

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 70 higher the priority, the faster the scanning but the system performance will decrease. Period: Spe

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 71 4. Select a global spare drive in the front view. The ID number of the drive slot will appear.

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 72 1. Select Device > Maintenance > Physical Drives from the sidebar or the Maintenance > P

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 73 drive will be labeled as a “clone drive” and will not be used until the source drive fails. When t

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 74 3. Click the Next button and select the source drive (member of a logical volume). 4. Click the

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 75 2. Select a drive in the front panel figure. 3. Go to the Identify Drive tab. The ID of the se

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 76 read/write test on a drive; otherwise, it is not recommended. 1. Go to Maintenance > Physical

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 77 4.3.9 Testing Read/Write NOTE The Read/Write test is for debugging purposes and can be run onl

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 78 Test type: Specifies Read-Only or Read/Write. Error Occurrence: Specifies what action to take whe

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 7 Galaxy Array Manager Introduction 1.1 What Galaxy Array Manager is About Galaxy Array Manager [GAM

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 79 4.4 Working with Logical Drives You may create, delete, or configure logical drives in the Storag

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 80 4.4.1 From Physical Drive to Logical Drive to Logical Volume The diagram shows the hierarchy fro

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 81 2. Click the Start Quick Setup button at the bottom right. 3. You will enter the Logical Volum

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 82 number of available drives. RAID Level Description Drive(s) No RAID (0) No redundancy 1 1 Mir

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 83 Partition Amount: Specifies the number of partitions in the new logical volume. Reserve Capacity f

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 84 6. Creating the logical volume might a few minutes or more. The progress will appear on the scre

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 85 You may further configure the logical volume from this menu. 4.4.3 Creating a Logical Drive throu

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 86 3. Click to select the hard drives that will comprise the logical drive from the front panel diag

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 87 RAID Level: Specifies the RAID type. Write Policy: Specifies the write policy: Default (write poli

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 88 2. Right-click on the host mapping and select Remove LUN Map. Step 2: Delete the logical volume

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 8 breakdown of all storage subsystem management tools and their characteristics. Tool UI Management

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 89 Step 3: Delete the logical drive. 1. Go to Configuration > Existing Logical Drives. 2. Right

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 90 Select Device > Information > Logical Drive Information from the sidebar or the Information

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 91 Viewing the Logical Drive Configuration Corner Select the Configuration tab in the Log/Configurati

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 92 Power Saving Level: Turns the drive off after a specified time. Level Power Saving Recovery ATA

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 93 Issue Event: Specifies if parity regeneration should be reported as a system event. 4. Configure

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 94 Start Time: Specify the date and time the scanning settings take effect. First, click on an elemen

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 95 2. Enable write verification and click the Apply button. Write Verify on LD Initialization: Perf

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 96 4.5.1 Creating a Logical Volume NOTE Logical drive(s) should be available before you create a l

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 97 4. Configure other parameters and click the OK button. The logical volume will be created. Logica

Galaxy Array Manager Users Reference Manual 98 Select Device > Information > Logical Volume Information from the sidebar or the Information