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User's ManualDisk Array Controller SeriesPCI - FAST-SCSIPCI - Wide SCSIPCI - Wide & Ultra SCSIVersion 1.1/8-96 - RA/RS/WM/RMAll Rights

K.3.6.7 Hot Plug: Remove Pool Hot Fix Drive...234K.3.6.8 Pool Hot Fix Access...

100Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualWe do want to create a disk array, so we confirm the request with <Yes>.It's done !We succeeded in setting

101Chapter C - Quick-SetupWe are now back in the main menu of GDTSETUP. All installation procedures are com-pleted, and therefore we leave GDTSETUP by

102Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualAt the end of this Array Build we press <ENTER>.GDTSETUP now checks if you have made changes to the system confi

103Chapter C - Quick-SetupThe status of the disk array named RAID5 is ready and therefore fully operational. Nowchange to the sub menu Set Up Array Dr

104Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualPress the ESC-key to leave this screen and select Parity Verify.RAIDYNE now checks the correctness of the redundancy i

105Chapter C - Quick-SetupDepending on how large the disk array is, this check may take quite a time, however, it canbe aborted by pressing <ESC>

106Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualThe alarm signal does not switch off because the disk array, although operational, is foundin a status without redunda

107Chapter C - Quick-SetupWhat has happened to the failed disk drive? First of all, we take a look at the list of thecache drives:As expected, disk dr

108Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualAfter loading GDTSETUP select the Configure Host Drives menu. In the Set Up Array Drive menuselect the Replace Drive o

109Chapter C - Quick-SetupAnswer <Yes> and the disk array changes its status into rebuild. After leaving GDTSETUP thecontroller begins the recon

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110Chapter C - GDT User’s Manualbe aware of the fact that this disk array does not have any redundancy until the defectivedisk drive has been substitu

111Chapter C - Quick-SetupAgain we see that GDTSETUP has turned all cache drives into host drives. As in example 3,we highlight the host drive with wh

112Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualAs we want to configure an array drive, we highlight the option Set Up Array Drive and press<ENTER>. Another dia

113Chapter C - Quick-SetupIn this form the first option (disk drive DISK_A4) is already highlighted because this diskhas previously been chosen as the

114Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualGDTSETUP will now ask you what type of disk you want to create.Since we want to have a RAID 5 Disk Array, select the c

115Chapter C - Quick-SetupThe Disk Array receives a name. We simply accept GDTSETUP's suggested name RAID5.Confirm the security request with <

116Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualPartial step 5: Creating a Hot Fix driveMove the cursor to the array drive to which you want to assign a Hot Fix drive

117Chapter C - Quick-Setuplight the item Add Private Hot-Fix Drive, and confirm by pressing <ENTER>. GDTSETUP nowdisplays a new dialog-box conta

118Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualGDTSETUP will therefore ask you whether you are sure of your choice. We are, so we co n-firm with <Yes>. The dia

119Chapter C - Quick-SetupWe now leave GDTSETUP as described in example no. 3, in order to allow GDTSETUP tosend all relevant information to the contr

12Chapter A - GDT User's ManualChapter AGeneralInformation

120Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualAs expected, the disk array is in the rebuild status. Request the drive information regardingthe RAID5 disk array with

121Chapter C - Quick-SetupAs expected, drive no. 1 (DISK_B2) is missing. Leave GDTSETUP and when you are back atthe MS-DOS prompt, switch of the syste

122Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualIn the next step we setup a new Cache Drive:

123Chapter C - Quick-SetupDISK_B4 is our new Cache Drive, which we want to use as a new Hot-Fix drive.Select the Add Private Hot-Fix Drive option.A li

124Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualAs we can see from the Drive Component List, DISK_B4 has become the new Hot-Fix drivefor our RAID5 disk array.C.10 Tr

125Chapter C - Quick-SetupRAID 4 data dtriping with parity drive 3RAID 5 data striping with striped parity 3RAID 10 data striping and mirroring 4The d

126Chapter C - GDT User’s Manualdrives of the RAID 5 disk array we set up with example 1 fails. The disk array is without r e-dundancy. TWR starts to

127Chapter C - Quick-SetupC.11.5 Rebuild statusThe disk array will assume this status after the automatic activation of a hot-fix drive orafter a man

128Chapter C - GDT User's Manual(*) Replacement either manually, or through hot fix method.

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13Chapter A - Introduction & General InformationA. IntroductionGDT Series: Hardware RAID Disk Array Controller for PCI Bus Computersystems withF

130Chapter D - User's ManualChapter DUsingMicrosoft MS-DOS

131Chapter D - Using Microsoft MS-DOSD. Using Microsoft MS-DOSAfter having explained the installation of the GDT controller and the host-drives in ch

132Chapter D - User's Manual(C) Now, in the program GDTSETUP, select the menu Configure Host Drives.Pressing ENTER leads you to the following sub

133Chapter D - Using Microsoft MS-DOSWe now select the sub-menu Partition Host Drives, and the following screen appears. In ourexample, there is no en

134Chapter D - User's ManualIn the upcoming window, select Primary Partition and confirm with <ENTER>.On the next screen you can determine

135Chapter D - Using Microsoft MS-DOS(D) Now leave GDTSETUP by pressing <ESC>. After a few requests and messages fromGDTSETUP, the system reboot

136Chapter D - User's Manual✔ GDTX000.EXE is needed for an optimal use of Windows 3.x.✔ The GDT controller unfolds its full capacity under MS-D

137Chapter D - Using Microsoft MS-DOSBIOS located at 0x00E0000 - 0x00E1FFFIn this example, the GDT BIOS occupies E000:0000 to E000:1FFF (E000 is the

138Chapter D - User's ManualNow, delete those lines from the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files which containSMARTDRV.EXE (one line in each file)

139Chapter D - Using Microsoft MS-DOSslightly, depending on whether you use the corelSCSI software (by Corel) or the ASW soft-ware (by Adaptec). Regar

14Chapter A - GDT User's ManualFAST SCSI RAID ControllersPartNumberPartNameNumber of FASTSCSI channelsRAID Levels6001 GDT6110 1 0, 16017 GDT6510

140Chapter D - User's Manualthat it is a CD-ROM drive). Information on the various CD-ROM drives which can be usedcan be obtained directly from a

141Chapter D - Using Microsoft MS-DOSIn our example, we use a Wangtek 1.3GB drive. We presume that the DAT drive has beenproperly connected to the GDT

142Chapter D - User's ManualStep 3: Change to the directory to which you have transferred the ARCsolo files (defaultC:\ARCSOLO) and load ARCSOLO:

143Chapter D - Using Microsoft MS-DOSH: host adapter numberI: SCSI ID of the SCSI device to be reservedx1, y1: host adapter number, SCSI IDof the firs

144Chapter D - User's ManualThe CONFIG.SYS will be similar to the file below (the relevant entries are printed bold). Theparameters following the

145Chapter E - Using IBM OS/2Chapter EUsing IBMOS/2 v2.x & Warp

146Chapter E - GDT User's ManualE. Using IBM OS/2 Version 2.x and WarpAfter having exposed in chapters B and C the installation of the GDT contr

147Chapter E - Using IBM OS/2the OS/2 Boot-Manager, etc. . After having decided on these options, you can start the i n-stallation beginning with DISK

148Chapter E - GDT User's Manual(Naturally BASEDEV=GDTX000.ADD has to be included in the CONFIG.SYS, too.). Thename of the OS/2 CD-ROM driver (he

149Chapter E - Using IBM OS/2/[!]AM... Switch for supporting an ASPI-Manager(i.e.: OS2ASPI.DMD)/AM Support SCSI-Devices (OS2ASPI.DMD)/AM:d Support Hos

15Chapter A - Introduction & General InformationSCSI bus width Mode Synchronous data transfer rate 8 Bit, narrow Fast 10 MB/sec.16 Bit, narrow Fa

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151Chapter F - Using Novell NetWareChapter FUsingNovell NetWare

152Chapter F - GDT User's ManualF. Using Novell NetWareAfter having explained in chapters B and C the installation of the GDT controller as well

153Chapter F - Using Novell NetWareThe GDT ASPI Manager ASPITRAN.DSK and the CTRLTRAN.DSK module will then be aut o-matically loaded by the GDT driver

154Chapter F - GDT User's Manualis needed. When loading the regular GDT NetWare driver (for example GDT3x311.DSK), theASPI Manager is automatical

155Chapter G - Using SCO UNIX V/386Chapter GUsingSCO UNIX V/386

156Chapter G - GDT User's ManualG. Using SCO UNIX V/386After having explained in chapters B and C the installation of the GDT controller as well

157Chapter G - Using SCO UNIX V/386First, install the GDT driver on the SCO UNIX system. To do so the system does not need tohave a GDT controller ins

158Chapter G - GDT User's Manualchapter B, Hardware Installation). In addition, the GDT BIOS must not be disabled and theboot drive must be conne

159Chapter G - Using SCO UNIX V/386Therefore, this host drive has target-ID 0 and LUN 0.The formula for determining target ID and LUN from the existin

16Chapter A - GDT User's ManualSCSI bus width Mode Synchronous data transfer rate 8 Bit, narrow Fast 10 MB/sec. 8 Bit, narrow Fast-20, Ultra 20

160Chapter G - GDT User's Manualused (LUN 0 for SCSI channel A and LUN 4 for SCSI channel B). Note: After a cold boot theGDT BIOS displays all co

161Chapter G - Using SCO UNIX V/386used as a boot drive when it is the GDT controller to make the boot drive available. As analternative for the follo

162Chapter G - GDT User's ManualG.7 Further Information- Under SCO UNIX V/386 3.2v2.0, media changes in cache-run devices with exchangeablemedia

163Chapter H - Using Interactive UNIXChapter HUsingInteractive UNIX

164Chapter H - GDT User's ManualH. Using Interactive UNIXAfter having explained in chapters B and C the installation of the GDT host drive as we

165Chapter H - Using Interactive UNIXH.3 Installation as Boot ControllerFirst initialize a hard disk connected to the GDT controller (using GDTSETUP

166Chapter H - GDT User's ManualFor this reason, this host-drive has target-ID 0 and LUN 0. The formula for determining ta r-get ID and LUN from

167Chapter H - Using Interactive UNIXvices such as streamers, tapes, CD-ROMS, etc., not configurable with GDTSETUP) must bedetermined on the basis of

168Chapter H - GDT User's Manualby means of "link"; this device file has to be placed on a device of a GDT host drive.For example, on G

169Chapter I - Using UnixWareChapter IUsingUnixWare

17Chapter A - Introduction & General InformationWide SCSI RAID Controller: 2MB (GDT6115, only) to 64MB.Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controller: 2MB

170Chapter I - GDT User's ManualI. Using UnixWareAfter having exposed in chapters B and C the installation of the GDT controller as well asthat

171Chapter I - Using UnixWareBTLD-Disk. After loading the GDT driver, UnixWare asks for the second UnixWare boot disk.Insert the second disk. The foll

172Chapter I - GDT User's ManualHost-Drive Number = 8 * Target-ID + LUNThe host drive number is the number the drive has in the list of availab

173Chapter I - Using UnixWarewith GDTSETUP) are determined on the basis of the SCSI-ID and the SCSI channel used bythe GDT controller. These devices c

174Chapter I - GDT User's ManualI.6 Further Information-During the installation of the GDT driver, additional tools are copied into the /etc dir

175Chapter J - Using Microsoft Windows NTChapter JUsing MicrosoftWindows NT

176Chapter J - GDT User's ManualJ. Using Microsoft Windows NTAfter having explained the installation of the GDT controller and the host-drives

177Chapter J - Using Microsoft Windows NTit is the best to disable the Delayed-Write function of the GDT cache during the completeinstallation. To do

178Chapter J - GDT User's ManualJ.4.1 The GDT controller is the only Controller in the system1. The following instructions 1.) to 9.) assume t

179Chapter J - Using Microsoft Windows NTJ.4.3 Using the Hot-Plug Function with RAID Host DrivesIn order to be able to use the Hot-Plug function unde

18Chapter A - GDT User's ManualA.2 Copyrights, PatentsThe product ICP GDT is protected under international copyright laws and agreements. Nopart

180Chapter J - GDT User's Manual1. Load the Registry Editor regedt32.exe in \winnt35\system322. Select the window HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Lo

181Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONChapter KTheDiagnosis ProgramGDTMON

182Chapter K - GDT User's ManualK. The Diagnosis Program GDTMONGDTMON (GDT monitor) is a helpful and flexible diagnosis tool for the monitoring

183Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONK.1 Loading GDTMONAs mentioned before, the GDTMON program is available for various operating sy stems.It can b

184Chapter K - GDT User's ManualNetWare operating system. For the remote access of a Novell NetWare fileserver theNETBIOS program is not needed.

185Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONGDTMON <ENTER>K.1.5 Loading gdtmon under SCO UNIXIn order to be able to use the gdtmon program under SC

186Chapter K - GDT User's Manual(MS-DOS) in the Select Protocol menu, indicates that the GDTMON program was loaded ona MS-DOS computer. I.e.: I

187Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONK.2.2 Host DrivesThis menu option leads to the list of available host drives (level 3). We would like to recal

188Chapter K - GDT User's Manual(Note: On the screen shown above all host drives are idle.)K.2.3 Cache DrivesThis menu option yields a list of

189Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONformance of the cache drives forming a RAID host drive are shown in the menu Cache Drives.The performance data

19Chapter A - Introduction & General InformationA.3 Software License AgreementPlease read this user agreement before opening the disk packaging a

190Chapter K - GDT User's ManualThe figures under Total represent the total performance of all cache drives. With the ← and→ keys you may change

191Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMON• the GDT SCSI channel the SCSI drive is connected to• which SCSI-ID the drive has• the name of the SCSI dri

192Chapter K - GDT User's ManualK.2.5 Cache StatisticsThis menu option gives information on the utilization of the GDT cache. For RAID 4/5 host

193Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONK.2.6 Sampling RateBy setting the sampling rate you can choose the interval at which the GDT controller deli v

194Chapter K - GDT User's ManualK.3 The Menu: View/Change SettingsThis menu includes a set of very powerful options and functions for the on-li

195Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONBefore going into details some information on the so-called Hot Plug of fault tolerant diskarrays (RAID 1/4/5/1

196Chapter K - GDT User's Manualbuild the new drive. The halting and the halt-lifting of the GDT SCSI channel is controlledby the Hot Plug funct

197Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONK.3.3 GDT CacheThis submenu displays the current GDT cache settings which can be changed here. Thevarious sett

198Chapter K - GDT User's ManualK.3.4 Physical DrivesThis option gives a list of all direct access SCSI devices connected to the GDT controller

199Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONK.3.5 Cache DrivesThis command yields a list of the existing cache drives. In addition to the cache drive nu m

Contents of this User’s Manual:Part IChapter A General InformationenChapter B Hardware InstallationChapter C Quick-SetupPart IIChapter D Using Microso

20Chapter A - GDT User's ManualA.4 General InformationThe GDT controller should be installed by an authorised ICP-vortex distributor. Precond i-

200Chapter K - GDT User's ManualPress ENTER to select a cache drive. The following options become available:K.3.5.1 Set Cache Drive NameChange

201Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONK.3.5.2 Hot Plug: Replace Mirror DriveIf a RAID 1 or RAID 10 host drive has already been set up, a defective d

202Chapter K - GDT User's ManualExample Session for Application 1We assume that there is a RAID 1 disk array which is fault tolerant. Its status

203Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONThe Hot Plug function now displays a list of the positions available for the new drive. Eachposition is univoca

204Chapter K - GDT User's ManualFor this example, we select the first position and receive the following message:The Hot Plug function now infor

205Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONhave to be changed). In our example we presume that these preparations have been made,so we press <ENTER>

206Chapter K - GDT User's ManualGDTMON recognizes that the new disk drive was already initialized before.Confirmation of this message, destroys

207Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONExample Session for Application 2We assume that there is a RAID 1 disk array which is no longer fault tolerant.

208Chapter K - GDT User's ManualBefore the new drive can be added, the missing drive has to be deleted in the RAID 1 co n-figuration.After confi

209Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONK.3.5.3 Hot Plug: Add Mirror DriveThis option allows you to add to one cache-drive another cache-drive as a mi

21Chapter A - Introduction & General InformationA.5 Product DescriptionA.5.1 Transputer as Control CPUTransputer processors have gained wide acc

210Chapter K - GDT User's ManualAfter selecting the new disk drive, the following message appears:The following message indicates that channel C

211Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONNow, the new disk drive is added as a mirror to the selected cache drive. The updated list ofavailable cache dr

212Chapter K - GDT User's ManualThe entry "invalid" for the second drive, means, that the data are not yet (completely) co p-ied from

213Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONK.3.5.5 Hot Plug: Add Pool Hot Fix DriveA Pool Hot Fix Drive is a spare drive within the so-called Hot Fix Poo

214Chapter K - GDT User's Manualfor becoming a Pool Hot Fix drive (i.e. they belong to no cache or host drive), and for freecoordinates (SCSI Ch

215Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONK.3.5.6 Hot Plug: Remove Pool Hot Fix DriveIt may become necessary to remove a certain drive from the Hot Fix

216Chapter K - GDT User's ManualIf the access would have been enabled before, you could disable it now.K.3.6 Array DrivesThis command yields a

217Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONIf you press one more F2, you get detailed information on the physical device.K.3.6.1 Parity VerifyThis option

218Chapter K - GDT User's ManualK.3.6.2 Parity RecalculateIf the parity verify option reports a parity problem, it is advisable to recaculate t

219Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONK.3.6.3 Hot Plug: Replace DriveSimilar as we have seen it a few pages before with the RAID 1 disk arrays, this

22Chapter A - GDT User's ManualWide SCSI RAID Controllers 20MB/sec.Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controllers 40MB/sec.The GDT controller is equipp

220Chapter K - GDT User's ManualA list of the disk array's components is displayed. For our example we choose No.2 for theHot Plug.GDTMOn s

221Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONThe list of Disk Drive Positions shows us the following:No.0 This is the position of the drive which should be

222Chapter K - GDT User's ManualFor our example we take now the new disk drive (which must have a capacity equal ot largerthan 1033MB) set it to

223Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONIf the new drive, which we have plugged in just before, would have contained data from aprevious operation with

224Chapter K - GDT User's ManualExample Session for Application 2We assume that there is a RAID 5 disk array where one drive has failed. Its sta

225Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONAfter pressing the ENTER-key, GDTMON scans the GDT controller for free plugging pos i-tions:The list of Disk Dr

226Chapter K - GDT User's Manualbut defective, the disk drive's status, vendor, type, attributes, size and cachedrive number are displayed.

227Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONAfter this message we can unplug the old drive and plug in again the new one and confirmthis procedure.GDTMON h

228Chapter K - GDT User's ManualThis confirmation deletes all data on the new drive and prepares it for the disk array.

229Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONThe disk array changes its status into rebuild. This means that the GDT controller rebuilds onthe new drive the

23Chapter A - Introduction & General Information• On-line changes of SCSI device parameters (SCSI protocol, Disk Cache, Tagged Queues,synchronous

230Chapter K - GDT User's Manual"Private" means that this Hot Fix Drive is only available for the selected disk array and ca n-not be

231Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONIn the next step we plug in the new drive. GDTMON adds it to the selected disk array.If we view now the disk ar

232Chapter K - GDT User's ManualK.3.6.5 Hot Plug: Add Pool Hot Fix DriveA Pool Hot Fix Drive is a spare drive within the so-called Hot Fix Pool

233Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONWe select SCSI Channel C and ID4 for the new Pool Hot Fix Drive.You may disable or enable the access of a certa

234Chapter K - GDT User's ManualK.3.6.7 Hot Plug: Remove Pool Hot Fix DriveSimilar as with the "Remove private Hot Fix Drive" functio

235Chapter K - Diagnosis Program GDTMONIf the access would have been enabled before, you could disable it now.K.3.7 Save InformationThe Save Informat

236Chapter L - GDT User's ManualChapter LTheHot Plug Program

237Chapter L - The Hot Plug Program

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239Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailChapter MGDTSETUPin Detail

24Chapter A - GDT User's ManualFAST SCSI RAID Controller: GDT6110/GDT6510 Overall View➀➀...SCSI connector➁➁...External SCSI connector➂➂

240Chapter M - GDT User's ManualM. GDTSETUP in DetailAfter having explained in chapter C, Quick-Setup just a few of the GDTSETUP procedures, wes

241Chapter M - GDTSETUP in Detailchaining configuration. Chaining configurations are always a sensible construction if youwant to create one "lar

242Chapter M - GDT User's Manualvariant Drive on Level SCSI-devicesS, R Disk 1:1 assignment: Host Drive to SCSI-device21S, R Chain Concatenation

243Chapter M - GDTSETUP in Detailfrom the System Disk - DOS, and start GDTSETUP afterwards. GDTSETUP can be run inEnglish or German (if MS-DOS is set

244Chapter M - GDT User's Manualplay of the so-called Grown Defect List and Primary Defect List of a given SCSI-device.c. Display drive configura

245Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailM.5 Configure ControllerThe next screen shows the controller's configuration. The following settings can bechan

246Chapter M - GDT User's Manual(To change a setting, move the cursor keys ↑ and ↓ to the field and press the SPACE-bar.).Note: In order to obtai

247Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailThis screen tells you:- which SCSI-ID a drive has (the entry SCSI I/O processor stands for the accordingSCSI channel

248Chapter M - GDT User's Manual- the gross capacity- if component of a cache driveUse the cursor keys ↑ and ↓ to highlight the drive you wish to

249Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailAvailable settings are:1. Formatting and Surface Test: OFF (ON).All manufacturers of SCSI hard disks deliver their pr

25Chapter A - Introduction & General InformationFAST SCSI RAID Controller: GDT6120/GDT6520 Overall View➀➀...SCSI connectors A,B➁➁...Exte

250Chapter M - GDT User's ManualDeinitialize Disk. This menu option allows you to deinitialize a SCSI-device which has pre-viously been initializ

251Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailFor example, if a given SCSI-cable does not allow 10.0 MBytes/s ( = FAST-SCSI), the datatransfer rate can be reduced

252Chapter M - GDT User's ManualThe warning of the destruction of all data implies different evaluations, depending on thedevice's current s

253Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailEnter Drive Name. Here you can enter a name for the selected drive.

254Chapter M - GDT User's ManualMount/Unmount Drives. You can temporarily mount or unmount cache drives. This is im-portant when you are using re

255Chapter M - GDTSETUP in Detailof the type Stripe (pure data striping). If a cache drive is made up of several other cachedrives, it is of the type

256Chapter M - GDT User's ManualYou see a list of SCSI-devices not yet used for other cache drives.

257Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailDepending on which cache drive type (Disk, Chain, Stripe or Mirror; stripe only with the Stan-dard Firmware) you wish

258Chapter M - GDT User's ManualM.7.2 Installing a Cache drive of the Types Chain or Stripe (*)( (*) Only with the Standard-Firmware installed.

259Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailGDT controller is not equipped with the Standard firmware but with the RAIDYNE Fir m-ware, RAID 0 arrays are set up o

26Chapter A - GDT User's ManualFAST SCSI RAID Controller: GDT6530 Overall View➀➀...SCSI connectors A-C➁➁...External SCSI connector chan

260Chapter M - GDT User's ManualYou can picture the functioning mechanism of a type Chain cache drive as follows: all SCSI-devices forming the ca

261Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailOur objective is to add to the first cache drive (master) of the list the second cache drive as amirror drive. As a r

262Chapter M - GDT User's ManualNow, select the command Add Mirror Drive and press <ENTER>.The screen displayed now contains a list of avai

263Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailYou can see that the Available Cache Drives list shows only one entry now. It is our mirroringarray which is nothing

264Chapter M - GDT User's Manualnized yet with the data of the master drive. After the successful synchronization (the timefor it depends on the

265Chapter M - GDTSETUP in Detailwith other requests on the operating system. When the copying procedure is completed,you practically have two identic

266Chapter M - GDT User's ManualAs already mentioned before, all newly installed cache drives are automatically installed ashost drives, too. For

267Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailM.8.1 Setting Up Array DrivesSelecting this command leads you to the following screen:To set up a new disk array, ch

268Chapter M - GDT User's ManualNext, GDTSETUP will ask you to choose what type of disk array you wish to create withthese host drives. There are

269Chapter M - GDTSETUP in Detailtherefore press <ENTER>. (Note: 32KB stripe size is suggested because in various pe r-formance tests it has pr

27Chapter A - Introduction & General InformationFAST SCSI RAID Controller: GDT6550 Overall View➀➀...SCSI connectors A-E➁➁...External SCS

270Chapter M - GDT User's ManualAfter having confirmed the security request with <Yes>, you will see an updated host drivelist.Host drives

271Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailM.8.1.1 Enter Array Drive NameThis command allows you to change the name of a disk array. The name serves to identif

272Chapter M - GDT User's ManualNote: if an array drive has been removed, it can only be rebuilt without data loss if it is r e-constructed in th

273Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailRAIDYNE will substitute a failed disk drive with a hot-fix drive only if the array was in theready status before the

274Chapter M - GDT User's ManualAs expected, the disk array is in the rebuild operation mode. The drive information request(F2) regarding Disk Ar

275Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailAs expected, drive no. 1 (DISK_B0) is missing.Note: In some literature, hot-fix drives are also called Hot-Spare driv

276Chapter M - GDT User's ManualMove the cursor to the Disk Array and confirm with <ENTER>. Then select the commandSet Up Array Drive.Highl

277Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailGDTSETUP now asks whether we want to replace the disk drive with another host drive.Answer <YES>.A screen appea

278Chapter M - GDT User's ManualAfter you have selected the replacement drive, a security request appears:We answer with <YES>. Now we go b

279Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailAs you can notice, the failed DISK_A0 has disappeared and DISK_B0 with status invalid isshown instead. The disk array

28Chapter A - GDT User's ManualWide / Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controller: GDT6115/GDT6515 and GDT6117/GDT6517Overall View➀➀...SCSI connec

280Chapter M - GDT User's ManualThe verification may take quite a long time, but you can terminate it by pres sing <ESC>.M.8.1.6 Notes on

281Chapter M - GDTSETUP in Detailcache drives. If the next drive to be accessed is connected to a different SCSI channel, i n-dependent and overlappin

282Chapter M - GDT User's ManualBuild status. After the disk array has been configured for the first time, it changes from theidle to the build s

283Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailM.8.2 Swap Host DrivesWhen the PCI computer is switched on, the host drives are initialized in the order of thehost

284Chapter M - GDT User's ManualM.8.3 Partition Host DriveBefore you can partition a host drive for MS-DOS (or a similar operating system), you

285Chapter M - GDTSETUP in DetailThe partitioning menu looks similar to the MS-DOS program FDISK. You can create anddelete a partition and also change

286Chapter M - GDT User's ManualM.9.1 Last Status Messages of the SCSI Devices(1) Messages of the GDT Firmware:0x00000002 Check Condition - prob

287Chapter M - GDTSETUP in Detail0x????7003hMEDIUM ERROR. Indicates that the command terminated with a nonrecovered error condition that was probably

288Chapter M - GDT User's Manual0x????700EhMISCOMPARE. Indicates that the source data did not match the dataread from the medium.0x????700FhRESER

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29Chapter A - Introduction & General InformationenWide / Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controller: GDT6125/GDT6525 and GDT6127/GDT6527Overall View➀➀.

290Chapter N - GDT User's ManualChapter NAppendix

291Chapter N - AppendixN. AppendixN.1 Technical Data of the GDT controllerMeasurements: Standard PCI sizes1 Slot, ½ length and1 Slot, full lengthWeig

292Chapter N - GDT User's ManualN.3 Assignment of the LED connectors

293Chapter N - AppendixN.4 IndexAAcoustical Alarm ...

294Chapter N - GDT User's ManualDisk Arrays RAID 1 ...

295Chapter N - AppendixGDT controller Configuration ...

296Chapter N - GDT User's ManualNNomenclature of the GDT controllers ...

297Chapter N - AppendixSCSI-II Options...

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30Chapter A - GDT User's ManualWide / Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controller: GDT6535 and GDT6537 Overall View➀➀...SCSI connectors A,B,C for

31Chapter A - Introduction & General InformationenWide / Wide & Ultra SCSI RAID Controller: GDT6555 and GDT6557 Overall View➀➀...SCSI con

32Chapter B - GDT User's ManualChapter BHardwareInstallation

33Chapter B - Hardware InstallationB. Hardware InstallationB.1 Before the InstallationThe GDT controller is designed for minimum power consumption a

34Chapter B - GDT User's Manualfast page mode SIMM with at least 70ns or less, is needed. You can use single- and double-sided SIMMs. When using

35Chapter B - Hardware InstallationB.4 What you should know about SCSIIt is very important for you to observe the information and notes given in this

36Chapter B - GDT User's ManualSCSI Bus Width SCSI Mode Synchronous Datatransfer RateNumber ofParticipantsMaximumLength 8 Bit, narrow Fast 10 MB

37Chapter B - Hardware InstallationExample for a SCSI flat ribbon cable for 8 Bit SCSI devices (narrow)

38Chapter B - GDT User's ManualExample for a SCSI flat ribbon cable for 16 Bit SCSI devices (wide)

39Chapter B - Hardware InstallationExample for a SCSI round cable for 16 Bit SCSI devices (wide)

Important NoteUsing modern RAID Systems significantly increases data security and availability. Under nocircumstances does it relieve you from a caref

40Chapter B - GDT User's ManualB.4.2 SCSI TerminationIn order to ensure a flawless and interference-free signal transmission on the SCSI bus and

41Chapter B - Hardware Installation• FAST SCSI GDT RAID ControllersGDT6110, GDT6120, GDT6510, GDT6520, GDT6530 and GDT6550Valid connections and requir

42Chapter B - GDT User's Manualconnector is locatedbetween the two ends.Not occupied Not occupied Not occupied On or AutoValid connections and re

43Chapter B - Hardware Installation• All participants of a SCSI bus must have a different SCSI ID.• The factory set SCSI ID of the GDT controller SC

44Chapter B - GDT User's ManualOne internal SCSI device on channel A of a FAST SCSI RAID Controller.GDT6wx0 (e.g. GDT6510).

45Chapter B - Hardware InstallationSeveral internal SCSI devices on channel A of a FAST SCSI RAID Controller.GDT6wx0 (e.g. GDT6530).

46Chapter B - GDT User's ManualOne internal and one external SCSI device on channel A of a FAST SCSI RAID Controller.GDT6wx0 (e.g. GDT6120).

47Chapter B - Hardware Installation One internal 16 Bit SCSI device on channel A of Wide SCSI or Wide & Ultra SCSI RAIDController. GDT6wx5/7 (e.g

48Chapter B - GDT User's ManualSeveral internal 16 Bit SCSI devices on channel A of a Wide SCSI or Wide & Ultra SCSIRAID Controller. GDT6wx5/

49Chapter B - Hardware InstallationTwo internal SCSI devices (16 Bit and 8 Bit) on channel A of a Wide SCSI or Wide & UltraSCSI RAID Controller. G

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50Chapter B - GDT User's ManualOne internal and one external SCSI device (both 16 Bit) on channel A of a Wide SCSI orWide & Ultra SCSI RAID C

51Chapter B - Hardware InstallationB.5 Installing the GDT controllerStep 1Switch off the PCI computer system and remove all cables (first of all the

52Chapter B - GDT User's Manualthe SCSI cable may be used by SCSI devices which do not supply DC power to their ownSCSI termination circuitry (e.

53Chapter B - Hardware InstallationWe have observed more than once that a motherboard declared fully PCI 2.x compatiblewas equipped with a System-BIOS

54Chapter B - GDT User's ManualB.6.2 Switching On the PCI Computer SystemNow, after having installed the GDT controller and the SCSI devices, we

55Chapter B - Hardware Installation[PCI 0/3]PCI device, bus system 0, slot 3. The PCI 2.x specification allows several PCI bus systems tobe present in

56Chapter B - GDT User's ManualIf the PCI System-BIOS is not PCI 2.x compatible (see above), the GDT controller BIOSmay display one or more of th

57Chapter B - Hardware InstallationFunction Possible Settings Factory SettingDelayed Write On, Off OnInterrupt Line A Line ABIOS Enabled, Disabled Ena

58Chapter B - GDT User's ManualNote: In order to get the full performance of your GDT controller, it is essential that theDelayed Write option of

59Chapter B - Hardware Installationbe easily updated without having to remove the controller from its PCI slot. Both modules(Firmware and BIOS) are pa

B.5 Installing the GDT controller ...51B.6 GDT controller Functio

60Chapter B - GDT User's ManualB.6.3 Additional NotesAfter having completed the installation, you can close the computer case again. The fol-low

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62Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualChapter CQuick-Setup

63Chapter C - Quick-SetupC. Quick-SetupC.1 What is the Aim of Quick-Setup ?In the previous chapter we have installed the GDT controller in a PCI com

64Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualBefore we go through these examples step by step, we would like to explain a few termsand relations important for the b

65Chapter C - Quick-Setupcontroller firmware (which are the same for both firmware versions: Standard andRAIDYNE).C.3.1 The Express Setup Function of

66Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualC.4 Levels of Hierarchy within the GDT FirmwareBoth GDT firmware versions (Standard and RAIDYNE) know three fundamenta

67Chapter C - Quick-Setupyou to continue your work without having to wait. The firmware will always ensure that bothdrives contain identical data. If

68Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualNow here are the examples which explain step by step all the necessary basics for settingup host drives with your GDT c

69Chapter C - Quick-SetupStep 2: Initializing the SCSI Hard DiskNow activate the menu Initialize Disks (level 1). A list appears showing all hard disk

D. USING MICROSOFT MS-DOS...131D.1 Transparency of Host Drives...

70Chapter C - GDT User’s Manual1. Formatting and surface test: OFF.All manufacturers of SCSI hard disks deliver their products already formatted and s

71Chapter C - Quick-Setupcommand at a time). Enable all features if this is possible without conflicts. Then leave thisscreen buy pressing < OK >

72Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualWe are now back on the main screen of level 1 and see that the initialisation-status of theSCSI-device has changed.Step

73Chapter C - Quick-SetupThe main screen of level 2 appears: Available Cache Drives of the ControllerThis screen is the starting point for all further

74Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualPress <ENTER> again and we obtain the list of all SCSI-devices available for creating acache drive (in our case i

75Chapter C - Quick-SetupAs we are sure of our choice, we confirm with <Yes>. The dialog box is closed and we areback in the main menu of level

76Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualStep 4: Configuring a Host DriveWe are now back in the main menu of GDTSETUP and select Configure Host Drives.The main

77Chapter C - Quick-Setupstalled on level 2. This step was not really necessary, as we only have one single cache drivewhich at the same time became a

78Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualC.7 Example 2 - Installing a Mirroring ArrayThis example is applicable to all GDT controllers.It is our intention to i

79Chapter C - Quick-SetupThis screen is the starting point for all future installation procedures on level 2. The selec-tion line marks field no. 0. P

G.1 Transparency of Host-Drives...156G.2 General Tips for Installati

80Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualMove the selection line with the cursor keys ↑ and ↓ to the first device and press theSPACE-bar to mark your choice (pr

81Chapter C - Quick-SetupAs you can easily recognize we have already created another cache drive of the type Disk. Itsname is created automatically an

82Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualNext, choose the command Add Mirror Drive and press <ENTER>. The screen displayed nowcontains the list of availab

83Chapter C - Quick-SetupYou can see that the Available Cache Drives list shows only one entry now. It is our mirroringarray which is nothing else but

84Chapter C - GDT User’s Manualfor it depends on the drives' capacity and the controller's load), the status of the mirroringarray turns to

85Chapter C - Quick-SetupAlso three SCSI-cables are needed. The cables for channel A, B and C have three conne c-tors, where one connector of channel

86Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualPartial step 2: Initialize the SCSI Hard DiskNow activate the menu Initialize Disks (level 1). A list appears displayin

87Chapter C - Quick-Setup• to which channel a drive is connected• which SCSI-ID the drive has (the entry SCSI I/O Processor stands for the correspon

88Chapter C - GDT User’s Manualtransfer between them is possible. Therefore, the mere setting does not automatically en-able synchronous data transfer

89Chapter C - Quick-SetupThe warning of the destruction of all data implies different evaluations, according to thedrives current state and the optio

J.5 Installation of a Removable Hard Disk...179K. THE DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM GDTMON...

90Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualInitialise the remaining four drives as described above, that is:• Select the device with the cursor keys ↑ and ↓ and

91Chapter C - Quick-SetupImportant: Moving to the next level (Set Up Cache Drives) only makes sense if all SCSI d e-vices you need there are initialis

92Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualThis screen is the starting point for all further installation procedures on level 2. At themoment, the selection line

93Chapter C - Quick-Setup(pressing the SPACE-bar again undoes your choice.) We start with the first device listed.After having marked the device, conf

94Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualAs you see, we have created a cache drive. Its name has been assigned automatically and itcontains the channel descript

95Chapter C - Quick-SetupThe main screen of level 3 appears:As mentioned before, all newly installed cache drives are automatically transformed intoho

96Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualSince we want to install an array drive, we select the command Set Up Array Drive. Anotherselection menu appears, offer

97Chapter C - Quick-SetupIn this menu the first entry of the list is already selected (host drive DISK_A4), because ithas been chosen as the Master (s

98Chapter C - GDT User’s ManualRAID 0 pure data striping without redundancyRAID 4 data striping with dedicated parity driveRAID 5 data striping with s

99Chapter C - Quick-SetupGDTSETUP asks for the Stripe Size. This is the size of the stripes into which the data is di-vided. The default is 32KB which