VTrak E-Class Product Manual - Promise Technology, Inc.

VTrak E-Class Product Manual
Saving Subsystem Configuration
To save the subsystem's configuration and status information to text file on your
Host PC:
1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon.
2. On the Information tab, click the Save button.
3. Direct your browser where to save the configuration and status file.
Setting an Alias for the Subsystem
An alias is optional. To set an alias for this subsystem:
1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon.
2. In Management View, click the Settings tab.
3. Enter a name into the Alias field.
Maximum of 48 characters. Use letters, numbers, space between words,
and underscore.
4. Click the Submit button.
Setting Redundancy for the Subsystem
To set redundancy for this subsystem:
1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon.
2. In Management View, click the Settings tab.
3. In the Redundancy Type dropdown menu, select:
• Active-Active – Both RAID controllers are active and can share the load
• Active-Standby – One RAID controller is in standby mode and goes
active if the other fails
4. Click the Submit button.
If you change Redundancy Type, be sure both controllers are properly installed in
the subsystem before you restart.
If your subsystem has dual controllers and they are set to Active-Active, you can
use the LUN Affinity feature. See “Making Controller Settings” on page 107.
Setting Cache Mirroring for the Subsystem
This option applies only to subsystems with two controllers. To use Cache
Mirroring, the Redundancy Type must be set to Active-Active.
To change Cache Mirroring for this subsystem:
1. In Tree View, click the Subsystem icon.
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