Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product iS550 Paralan
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Page 1 iS520, iS521 and iS550 User’s Manual Version: 1.3.
Page 2 LIMI TED WARRANTY Paralan Corporation (Pa ralan) warrants this product (Pr oduct) to be free of defects in mat erial and workmans hip for an initial period of two (2) years from date of deliver y to t he origin al purchaser (Purchas er) from Paral an.
Page 3 NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to com pl y w ithin the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip ment is operated in a commercial environment.
Page 4 PARALAN CORPORATION 4655 Ruffner Street San Diego, CA 92111 Toll Free: (866) 447-6293 Corporate: (858) 560-7266 Fa x: (858) 560-8929 E-Mail: scsi@paralan.com Copyright 2005 Paralan Corporation All Rights Reserved PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NOTICE: The information in this documentation i s subject to change without notice.
Page 5 Preface This book is the primary reference and user’s manual for the iS5xx family of SCSI to iSCSI Bridges. It contains a complete functional description of the iSCSI Bridge as well as the complete physical and electrical specifications. It also contains instructions for installing and configuring the iSCSI Bridge.
Page 6 Revision History VERSION DATE PAGE NO. COMM ENT 1.1 2/6/06 7 Change Appendi ces F to E i n Table of Contents 1.2 2/16/06 35, 36,4 2 Add descri ption of power requ irements for iS520 & iS521. Change EMI/RFI Certifi cation to Class A. Add how to order replacement power supply f or iS520.
Page 7 TABLE OF CONT ENTS 1. QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE………………………………… …... 8-18 2. DESCRIPTION………………………………………………… ………….. 19 3. FEATURES……………………………………………… ………………….
Page 8 1. QUICK INSTALLA TION GUIDE These instructions will get the user up and running quickl y using the most basic settings and topology. This setup assumes that both y our management and iSCSI host computer are running Windows 2000/XP. It also assumes that you r iSCSI Host computer will be running the Microsoft iSCSI initiator.
Page 9 1.8 Type in https://192.168.1.200:4443/enter.php as the UR L (see Glossar y) and press enter. The following Login page should appear: 1.9 Enter the default Username and Password and click on the Login tab.
Page 10 1.10 You should now be at the Home page. Click on the “iS CSI Target” tab. 1.11 Now you can start configuring y our unit for y our final iSCSI topolo gy (Se e section 1.16 Figure B). Modify the iSCSI Target Port settin gs acc ordin gly. Ensure that the iSCSI Host computer and the iS5xx iSCSI Bridge are on the same subnet.
Page 11 1.12 Confirm changes. 1.13 Once you’ve confirmed changes, the iSCSI Target page will renew with your updated settings..
Page 12 1.14 In order for your settin gs to take affect, you will need to reboot the unit. Cli ck on the Diagnostics tab. On the Diagnostics page, click on “Reboot Device”. The unit will begin reboot after 5 seconds. Wait until the “Status” LED on the Bridge turns solid green.
Page 13 1.17 Connect the SCSI devices to the iS5xx iSCSI Brid ge. 1.17.1 Connect the cable from the SCSI devices to the 68-pin SCSI port on the iS5xx iSCSI Bridge. 1.17.2 Make sure the IDs of the SCSI devices connected to the iS5xx iSCSI Bridge are set to a values other than 7.
Page 14 1.22 Power on your iSCSI Host computer. Open the Microsoft Initiator. Click on th e “Initiator Settings” tab. Modify your “initiator node name” accordingl y .
Page 15 1.23 Click on the “Target Portals” tab. Add an available portal..
Page 16 1.24 Enter an Address that matches the “IP Address” you entered in step 1.11. Enter the Socket port that matches the “iSCSI Protocol Port” you entered in step 1.
Page 17 1.25 Your Target Portal is now configured..
Page 18 1.26 Click on the “Available Targets” tab. Click on Refresh. After the screen h as refreshed, all available targets through the iS5xx iSCSI Bridge will be displayed. You will need to “Log On” to each one before y our iSCSI Host computer is able to fully communicate with the SCSI targets.
Page 19 2. DESCRIPTION 2.1 General. Congratulations on yo ur purchase of Paralan’s i S5xx series iSCSI Bridge! Paralan’s family of iSCSI Bridges make it possibl e to merge parallel SCSI storage into IP (iSCSI) Storage Area Netw orks (SANs).
Page 20 3.1.16 256MB SDRAM. 3.1.17 833MHz Freescale processor. 3.1.18 Capable of assigning a unique iSCSI name to each device on the SCSI side of the bus. 3.1.19 Can automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server or the user can manually assign an IP address, Subnet mask a nd Gateway to the i SCSI Protocol Port and Web Port.
Page 21 4.3 SCSI Topology. Paralan’s family of iSCSI Brid ges may be connected an ywhere on the SCSI bus. All models are supplied with on-board terminators enabled. In most cases the iSCSI Bridge will be placed at the end of the SCSI bus and terminators should NOT be disabled (see F igure C).
Page 22 4.4 SCSI Cables. The most important ingredient in the successful instal lation of any SCSI system is proper cabli ng. Many r ound SCS I cable s are, at best, marginal on single-ended systems and will not work at all on differential SCSI s ystems.
Page 23 4.5 Connecting SCSI Devices. SCSI cable installation i s easy. This installation assumes the topology in Figure C of section 4.3. 4.5.1 Simply connect a SCSI cable into Paralan’s iSCS I Bridge’s 68-pin Hi gh Density “P” SCSI bus Connector (see Image 1 of section 4.
Page 24 4.7 Ethernet Cables. You must choose your Ethernet cable carefull y dependin g upon your configuration. If you are connecting your i SCSI Bridge directly to a management computer, a crossover cable is necessar y. If you are connect ing through an Ethernet switch or router, a straight-throu gh cable will suffi ce.
Page 25 4.10 LEDs. There are 5 LEDs on the iSCSI Bridge that can be used for status/diagnostics (see Image 2 of section 4.6) 4.10.1 SCSI Activity (Yellow). The SCSI Activity LED is labeled “SCS I” on the iS520 and iS550. During normal operation, th is LED turns on when there is SCSI activit y on the SCSI bus.
Page 26 4.10.5 Ethernet Link (Yellow/Green). The Ethernet Link LED is labeled “LINK” on the iS520 and iS550. This LED illuminates solid green if the iSCSI Bridge is connected to another active Ethernet component and has negotiated a data transmission rate of 10 or 100Mb/sec.
Page 27 4.11.5 The Login page below should appear. Enter your Username and Password and click on the Login tab. The default Username is “admin” and the default Password is “password”. 4.11.6 You should now be at the Home page. You are now read y to confi gure your iSCSI Bridge (see section 5).
Page 28 5. CONFIGURING THROUGH WEB-BAS ED UTILITY 5.1 General. Paralan’s iSCSI Bridge Web-based Util ity conf i gures the unit for many different environments and applications; monitors boot status and updates firmware. Please note that your unit’s serial number is depicted at the upper ri ght hand corner of each web page of the utilit y.
Page 29 5.3 Diagnostic Page. The Diagnostics Page’s three purposes: 5.3.1 To ensure a clean boot of t he iSCSI Brid ge. If an y part of the iS C SI Bridge unit fails to initialize, it will be indicated on this pa g e. In such an event, refer to the Troubleshooting Appendix E of this book.
Page 30 5.4 Web Port Page. By using the Web Port page, the user can modif y the “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask”, “Gatewa y ” and “ W eb Port” settings for the W e b-based Utility. By default, there are two network ports on the iSCSI Bridge connected to the same physical RJ45 connector; the Web Port and the iSCS I Target Port.
Page 31 5.5 SCSI Bus Page. This page is used to configure certain parameters specific to the SCSI bus interface. Namely: 5.5.1 SCSI ID: You must choose a unique value for thi s ID. No other device on the SCSI bus can have a duplicate ID. 5.5.2 Termination: The iSCSI Brid ge has on-board terminators.
Page 32 5.6 iSCSI Target Page. By using the iSCSI Target page, the user can modify the “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask”, “Gatewa y ”, “iSCSI Na me Prefix”, “iSCSI Protocol Port”, “Max Connections” and “Authentication Method” settings for the iSCS I Target on the Bridge.
Page 33 5.6.1.1 One-Way CHAP. One-Way CHAP sets a “Username” and “Secret” in the Target (iS5xx iSCSI Brid ge ) that an initiatin g device must use in order for the Target to authenticate the Initiator for communications.
Page 34 5.6.1.2 Mutual CHAP. Mutual CHAP sets a Secret for both the Target (iS5xx iSCSI Bridge) and Initiator. You must choose “ CHAP” on the “Authentication Method” pull-down menu before you can enable “Mutual” CHAP in the “CHAP Direction” pull-d own menu .
Page 35 5.7 Updating Firmware. The iS5xx allows y ou to update its firmware via the Web- based Utility. Follow the steps below: 5.7.1 Click on the Admin page tab and click the “Proceed” button. 5.7.2 You will need to choose the file y ou wish to upload usin g t he Browse button and then click the Up gra de button.
Page 36 5.7.3 Wait until the “Upgrade Complete” message appe ars and the Status LED returns to a solid green state before continuing to the next file y ou wish to update. If you wish to update an additional file, repeat steps 5.7.1 through 5.7.3. 5.
Page 37 6. APPENDIC ES A. Specifications I. Environmental: a. Relative Humidity: 10-90% non-condensing b. Operating Temperature: 5 - 40 ° C c. Storage Temperature: 0 - 85 ° C d. Airflow (for iS521 only): 10 cubic feet per minute II. Power Requirements: a.
Page 38 IV. EMI/RFI: • Meets FCC Class A, CE Note: The iS520 uses an external universal power supply (included) that has all required agency approvals. The iS520, iS550 and iS521 use UL listed PC boards and UL compliant parts. V. Physical Dimensions: a.
Page 39 d. iS521 (Board version). Dimensions are in inches..
Page 40 B. Glossar y CHAP – Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol. A form of authentication between iSCSI Initiators and Targets. See One-Way CHAP and Mutual CHAP. Crossover Cable – A network cable that crosses the transmit and receive lines.
Page 41 Target are protected from unauthorized iSCSI access. Mutual CHAP pro vides an added protection over One- W ay CHAP for iSCSI communications on the St orage Network.
Page 42 URL – Uniform Resource Locator. The address that defines the rout e to a file on an Internet server. URLs are typed into a W eb browser to access Web page s and files.
Page 43 C. Troubleshootin g a. Reset Button. A manual reset switch is located on the LED end of the iSCSI Bridge. On the iS520 (pictured below) and the iS550 (Rac k Mountable version) this switch is accessible through a pinhole on the panel.
Page 44 incommunicable. If you have changed the IP Address of the Bridge, make sure that your Management/iSCSI Host computer is on the same subnet as the modified IP Address.
Page 45 E. Technical Assistance. For technical assistance contact: Direktronik AB Box 234 149 23 Nynäshamn Sweden Phone: +46 (0)8 524 00 700 Fa x: + 46 (0)8 520 12 181 www.direktronik.se E-Mail: info@direktronik.se A replacement power suppl y for the iS520 can be ordered as Paralan part nu mber 10641-1.
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