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A TT O FibreBridge ™ Installation and Operation Manual A TTO FibreBridge 7500 16-Gigabit Fibre Channel to 12 -Gigabit SAS Storage Controller.
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Content s 1.0 ATTO FibreBridge Overview ................................ ............... .............. ............ 1 ATTO FibreBridge 7500 featu res, benefits 1.1 ATTO FibreBridge 7500 .... ...........................................................
Appendix C Standards and Comp liances ......... ............................... ............ ....... xii Regulatory Notices FCC Notices (US only) Compliance with ICES-003 Compliance with EN Reg ulations Appendix D Warranty Information ................
1 1.0 ATTO FibreBridge Overview The A TTO FibreBridge™ 7500 is a storage controller that connects multiple shelves of SAS a nd SA T A JBOD storage and virtualizes it to a Fibre Channel SAN Connection.
2 A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual 1.1 A TT O FibreBridge 7500 The A TTO FibreBridge 7500 is a high performance storage controller which adds 16-Gigabit Fibre Channel connectivity to 12-Gigabit SAS or SA T A storage devices.
3 LEDs on the faceplate are: Power Suppl ies: One LED for each supply . Green indicates on and ready while amber indicates an unplugged or failed supply . Note If both power supplies are on and both LEDs are yellow at the same time, this indicates a bad status connection.
4 A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual 2.0 Inst all the FibreBridge If you have not already completed the instructions on the Quick S tart page p acked with your FibreBridge, use the following instructions to install the FibreBridge.
5 If you do not ha ve a DHCP server, get an IP address and subnet mask from your networ k administrato r, type it into the area provided, and click on Next .
6 A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual Inst all ation and Removal of Power Supply Modules 1 To remove a power supply module, first remove the power cord. 2 Press the side latch inward and p ull out on the handle Exhibit 2.
7 3.0 Configure the FibreBridge T o configure the A TTO FibreBridge, use the A TTO ExpressNA V System Manager GUI. Default values are appropriate for most configurations, but may be modified.The ExpressWizard provides one-button setup for many applications.
8 A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual 3.1 Map Devices After getting an IP address and logging into the A TTO ExpressNA V System Manager , you have options to map devices so that the FibreBridge can access the devices in your network.
9 1 If you ar e not already in the ExpressN AV interface, type the IP address of your FibreBridge in a standar d br owser as found in Using ExpressNA V System Manager on page 8, click Enter Here, type in your user name and password, and click OK . 2T h e Status page appears.
10 A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual 3.2 Remote monitoring, management The Ethernet port provides monitoring and management using the ExpressNA V System Manager. Remote system monitoring may be set up through Remote M anagement page of the ExpressNA V interface (see Exhibit 3.
11 SNMP-based monitoring The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) facilitates the exchange of management information between network devices. An agent resides in the FibreBridge which takes information from the FibreBridge and translates it into a form compatible with SNMP .
12 A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual Email messages provide error notification Email notification allows the FibreBridge to send an Email message to you, a network administrator or other users when certain event s occur .
13 4.0 Up date Firmware The A TTO FibreBridge has several processors which control the flow of dat a. The firmware to control these processors can be upgraded in the field using the PUT command from an FTP connection, or ZModem utility over an RS-232 serial connection.
14 A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual 5.0 Interface options Alternative methods to the A TTO ExpressNA V Interface may be used to manage the FibreBridge. A TT O ExpressNA V System Manager is the recommended interface.
15 • Stop Bits: 1 • Flow Control: None • Terminal type: ASCII • Echo: on f. Click OK. 4 After you connect to the Fibr eBridge, start-up messages are displayed. These messages are only displayed at start-up. The last line in the start-up message sequence is Ready .
i A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual Appendix A Cabling A TTO FibreBridge SAS connections connect SAS or SA T A storage devices into the Fibre Channel S torage Area Network (SAN). Use an Ethernet connection to use the A TT O ExpressNA V System Manager .
ii Appendix B CLI provides ASCII-based Interface The command line interface (CLI) provides access to the A TTO Fibre Bridge Services through a set of ASCII commands. CLI commands may be entered while in CLI mode. FibreBridge Services provide configuration and monitoring for the FibreBridge.
iii A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Man ual CLI error messages The following error messages may be returned by the Command line Interface ERROR. Invalid Command. Type 'Help' for command list. ERROR. Wrong/Missing Paramet ers Usage: <usage string> ERROR.
iv FCWWName get fcwwnam e 1 FirmwareRestart firmwarerestart FlashImages flashimages Help help automap IdentifyBridg e disabled set id entifybridge e nabled Info info IP Address 10.0.0.1 get ipaddress mp1 IPDHCP enabled set ipdhcp mp1 disabled IPDNSServer get ipdnsserver IPGateway 0.
v A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual Command explanations AutoMap Automap will automatically map a subset of t arget devices visible to the firmware to a set of Fibre Channel LUNs.
vi DumpEventLog DumpEventLog can be used to dump the contents of the event log to an RS-232 or telnet sessi on. With no parameters, the last 2048 entries will be displayed. The optional parameter "all" specifies all entries will be di splayed.
vii A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual FCDataRate FCDataRate specifies the Fibre Channel data rate (4Gb, 8Gb or 16Gb) or auto-negotiation to the highest speed (auto). 16Gb cannot be specified when Fc ConnMode is set to 'loop'.
viii IPDNSServer Controls the current DNS Server address. If IPDHCP is enabled, then this value is aut omat ically detected. If IPDHCP is disabled, then this va lue must be manually set. set IPDNSServer [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] get IPDNSServer IPGatewa y IPGateway controls the current default gateways used by any Ethernet port(s).
ix A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Man ual Performance Returns system performance data. Data consists of the average rate (MB/s) and number of I/Os (IO/s) measured over the previous sampling period (approximately one second).
x command line. Y ou may make several changes through commands before implementing the restart, but once you have restarted the FibreBridge, all the command changes created before the restart and save are implemented. If you select the restart option, the FibreBridge executes its complete start up cycle.
xi A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual SNTPServer Controls/displays the main IP a ddress of the SNTP time server . If the FibreBridge is unable to contact the specified SNTP time server within 30 seconds, the FibreBridge tries to cont act the first auxiliary SNTP time serv er.
xii Appendix D W arranty Information A TTO T echnology , Inc. l imited warranty A TTO T echnology , Inc. (“A TTO”) warrants to the original purchas er of this product (“Product”) that the Product is free from defects i n material and workmanship for the term described for this specific Product on A TTO's website ( www .
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xiv Appendix C S t andards and Compliances The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio frequency energy . If this equipment is not used in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instruction, it can and may cause interference with radio and television reception.
xv A TTO T echnology Inc. FibreBridge Installation and Operation Manual UL60950-1/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 The product has been cert ified and bears the Mark, as applicable, of the EMC an d Product Safe .
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