Adaptec OnTarget™ Installation guide

Brand: Adaptec

Model: OnTarget™

Type: Installation guide

Adaptec OnTarget™ is a powerful storage solution that enables you to connect disk drives and JBOD enclosures to your server, providing vast storage capacity and enhanced data protection. With support for various RAID levels, including RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6, you can optimize storage performance and redundancy based on your specific needs. Additionally, Adaptec OnTarget™ facilitates the creation and management of iSCSI storage appliances, allowing you to easily configure and access network storage.

n Type the IP address to be used for broadcasts, then press Enter.

o When the configuration is complete, the host name given to the iSCSI

Storage Appliance

displays (for example, myhostname#).

Type

quit

, then press

Enter

to log out of the Command Line Interface.

Note: If you are using an non-American English keyboard, you can use a

command to have your iSCSI Storage Appliance recognize your keyboard’s

language. Refer to the iSCSI Storage Appliance User’s Guide on the

Installation CD for more information.

q Disconnect from the iSCSI Storage Appliance.

For more information, refer to the iSCSI Storage Appliance User’s Guide on the

Installation CD.

Caution: Do not enter the RAID controller’s BIOS. Modifying the default BIOS

settings or creating storage using the BIOS may cause permanent data loss.

To safely configure the iSCSI Storage Appliance and create and manage

storage, use the Command Line Interface or the Adaptec Storage Manager

software included on the Installation CD.

Troubleshooting

●

If the Command Line Interface Installation Wizard does not open the first

time you boot up the

iSCSI Storage Appliance

, use the system BIOS to set

the flash device as the primary boot device.

●

If the

iSCSI Storage Appliance

does not boot:

●

Ensure that the flash drive is installed in the primary IDE connector.

● Ensure that the IDE controller is enabled and the flash drive is selected

as the primary boot device.

● Ensure that the flash drive is discovered on the primary IDE channel

within the motherboard BIOS.

If the BIOS does not discover the flash drive, power down the

iSCSI

Storage Appliance

, then ensure that the flash drive is properly installed

and that the power cable is properly connected to it.

If you still need help, contact your Adaptec

Field Application Engineer.

Adaptec OnTarget™

Installation Guide

Your Adaptec OnTarget kit includes either a USB or IDE flash drive that contains

the Adaptec OnTarget software. This

Guide

explains how to install the flash

drive and

software onto a server and configure an iSCSI Storage Appliance.

System Requirements

●

Single, dual, or dual core Intel

Pentium

4 2.4 GHz processor or better; or

equivalent AMD Opteron

™

processor

●

At least 1 GB RAM (2 GB maximum)

●

Available internal USB connector,

enabled IDE controller with available

primary IDE connector

●

IDE flash drive only

—Available standard internal floppy disk drive power

connector and power cable (sold separately)

●

An Adaptec

or ICP

SCSI, SATA-II, or Unified Serial™ RAID controller

Note: For a list of currently supported RAID controllers, refer to the

Adaptec

Web site at www.adaptec.com/compatibility.

●

Disk drives (and optional JBOD enclosures) connected to the RAID

controller:

● Up to 100 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) disk drives

● Up to 48 SATA II disk drives

● Up to 30 SCSI disk drives

● Optional—Up to 8 Adaptec S50 JBOD enclosures

● Optional—Up to 4 Promise

VTrak

™

J300s JBOD enclosures

Note:

Re-initialize any previously used disk drive that was originally initialized

by an older RAID controller. Adaptec provides two tools for this task: the

Adaptec Flash Utility and Adaptec

Storage Manager

™

. Refer to the Adaptec

RAID Controller Installation and User’s Guide for more information.

●

At least two 1-Gigabit Ethernet Network Interface ports (Intel or

Broadcom),

8 ports maximum

Management port can be a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet

Network Interface port

Note:

If the Adaptec RAID controller has been previously used, ensure that its

Copyback setting is set to Disabled. For instructions, refer to the Command Line

Interface User’s Guide for Internal RAID Storage on the Installation CD.

Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions.

Part Number: MAN-00174-02-A Rev. A

LB 01/07

Step 1: Install the RAID Controller and Flash Drive

Caution: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage the flash drive. Follow

standard anti-ESD precautions to avoid exposing the flash drive to static

charge.

When the iSCSI Storage Appliance is powered down, disconnect the power

cable, then open the cabinet, following the manufacturer’s instructions.

Discharge any static electricity from your body by touching a grounded metal

object (such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer).

c Install the RAID controller. (Refer to the controller’s documentation for

instructions.)

d Insert the flash drive into either an internal USB connector or the primary

IDE connector on the

motherboard, as appropriate for your specific flash

drive. (The primary IDE connector is normally labeled “IDE 0” and is

slotted so that the flash drive fits the correct way only.)

e IDE flash drives only—Connect the flash drive to a standard floppy disk

drive power connector, or use an adapter cable to connect the flash drive to

a standard 5.25 floppy disk drive connector. (USB flash drives are bus-

powered.)

f Close the server cabinet and reattach the power cable.

The iSCSI Storage Appliance is ready to be configured.

Step 2: Configure the iSCSI Storage Appliance

Note: This step may be completed by the iSCSI Storage Appliance user instead.

Connect to the iSCSI Storage Appliance using either of these methods:

●

Connect a monitor and keyboard to the

iSCSI Storage Appliance,

● Use a serial cable to connect the COM 1 port of a system running a

terminal emulation program to the

iSCSI Storage Appliance’s serial

port.

Use these settings for the terminal emulation program:

● Null Modem Cable

● Baud Rate: 115,200

● Data Bits: 8

● Parity: None

● Stop Bits: 1

● Flow Control: Off

b Power on the iSCSI Storage Appliance.

The Command Line Interface Installation Wizard opens and prompts you

to enter parameters for the

iSCSI Storage Appliance

. (If the Wizard doesn’t

open, see

Troubleshooting

on the back page.)

c At the Hostname prompt, type a name for the iSCSI Storage Appliance,

then press Enter.

d Type the network domain to which the iSCSI Storage Appliance belongs,

then press Enter.

e Press Enter to accept the current system date, or type a new date, then press

Enter. Use this format:

[hh:mm:ss@mm/dd/yy]

f Press Enter to accept the current time zone, or type a new time zone, then

press Enter. Use this format:

GMT+12 – GMT-12

Type

yes

to create a new administrative password, then press

Enter

. Type the

new password, then press

Enter.

Confirm the new password, then press

Enter

Note: If you don’t create a new administrative password, use the default,

which is

passw0rd

. Note the zero instead of the letter O.

Type a new operator password, then press Enter. Confirm the new

password, then press Enter.

Note:

In the next steps (i through n), you configure the management port. Use

this format when entering IP addresses and the netmask:

xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa

Press Enter to accept the DHCP default setting (No).

j Press Enter, or type a default gateway address, then press Enter.

k Press Enter, or type the IP address of a DNS server, then press Enter.

l Type the IP address for the iSCSI Storage Appliance, then press Enter.

m Type the netmask of the iSCSI Storage Appliance, then press Enter.

Adaptec OnTarget™ Installation guide

Adaptec OnTarget™ Installation guide

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