Infortrend EonStor GS Series User Manual

This guide provides the procedure of how to maintain EonStor
GS/GSe/GSe Pro/GSa and GSc family storage. The file sharing/storage
provisioning, networking, management, system expansion and
troubleshooting will be step-by-step introduced.
Version: 1.00
Updated: May 2020
EonStor GS Maintenance Guide

Infortrend EonStor GS Series Specifications

General

Model	EonStor GS Series
RAID Levels	0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60
Drive Size	2.5-inch, 3.5-inch
Supported Protocols	iSCSI, Fibre Channel
Maximum Capacity	Up to several petabytes (depending on configuration)
Form Factor	Rackmount
Drive Support	SAS, SATA
Host Interface	iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SAS, Ethernet
Controller Configuration	Dual active-active controllers
Operating System Support	Windows, Linux, VMware, macOS
Interface	SAS, SATA, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, Ethernet
Drive Bays (Number)	12, 24, 60, 80 (depending on model)
Power Supply	Redundant Power Supplies
Cooling	Redundant Fans
Management Interface	Web-based GUI, CLI, SNMP

Summary

Prologue

System Maintenance

1-1. Firmware Update

Procedure for updating the storage system firmware for new features and bug fixes.

1-2. Hardware Components LED Status

How to monitor and interpret hardware component LED statuses for troubleshooting.

1-3. General GS Status Checking

Process for monitoring GS status using EonOne and troubleshooting with Service Guide.

1-4. Individual Drive Status Checking

Steps to monitor drive status and maintain drives based on their status.

1-5. Individual Pool Status Checking

Steps to monitor pool status and maintain pools based on their status.

1-6. Individual Volume Status Checking

Steps to monitor volume status and maintain volumes based on their status.

1-7. Network Status Checking

Checking status for file-level, block-level, and management network interfaces.

1-8. Faulty Hardware Component Replacement

Procedure for replacing faulty hardware components like drives, controllers, PSUs, etc.

Operation

2-1. Network

Details network architecture, feature setup, trunk group, SMB Multi-Channel, and Jumbo Frame.

2-2. Management

Management processes for drive, pool, volume, shared folder, and user/user group.

2-3. System Expansion

Outline of the policy and process for expanding the GS storage capacity.

2-4. Data Services

Covers data services like Rsync, Remote Replication, SSD Cache, Snapshot, etc.