Fujitsu IRF-1S series User Manual

Imageraid series

Hide thumbs

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

140

141

142

143

144

145

146

147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

155

156

157

158

159

160

161

162

163

164

165

166

167

168

169

170

171

172

173

174

175

176

177

178

179

180

181

182

Table Of Contents

183

Table of Contents

Quick Links

Download this manual

U S E R ' S

G U I D E

imageRAID

Series

S T O R A G E S Y S T E M S

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents for Fujitsu IRF-1S series

Page 1 U S E R ' S G U I D E ® imageRAID Series S T O R A G E S Y S T E M S...
Page 3 U S E R ' S G U I D E ® imageRAID Series S T O R A G E S Y S T E M S...
Page 4 Fujitsu Europe Limited. Fujitsu Europe Limited shall not be liable for any damages or for the loss of any information resulting from the performance or use of the information contained herein. Your rights to the software are governed by the license agreement included with any accompanying software.
Page 5 Contents About this Manual ........v Welcome .
Page 6 Table of Contents Setup and Installation ........41 Overview .
Page 7 Table of Contents Replacing the Enclosure ....... 150 Technical Information ........153 Specifications .
Page 8 Table of Contents...
Page 9: About This Manual
Welcome Congratulations on the purchase of your new imageRAID® Storage System from Fujitsu Europe Limited. This imageRAID series is a very high-performance, fully fault-tolerant 2 Gb Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel RAID storage system. It’s unique 2U design is optimized to ﬁt in the compact space of today’s data centers rack environments and as a deskside tower system.
Page 10: Typographical Conventions
About this Manual The imageRAID IRF-1Sxx-xx/2Sxx-xx is a 12-Bay 3.5" (2U) rackmount storage solution with one or two 2 Gbit imageRAID FC-to-FC RAID Controllers. Each controller has 512 MB of cache memory and a battery-backup unit. The storage enclosure includes dual Host I/O cards, dual Disk I/O cards, eight optical transceivers, dual power supplies, dual AC power cords, SES card, and a removable cooling fan module.
Page 11 About this Manual Features The imageRAID Series Storage Systems are designed for mission critical applications requiring the highest performance with uncompromised data reliability, such as mid-range and enterprise server storage, while maintaining exceptionally high throughput. The storage system is ideally suited for high bandwidth data intensive applications, such as electronic commerce, digital video, CAD, seismic research, digital pre-press, 3-D imaging, and SAN environments.
Page 12 About this Manual Support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50. Online capacity expansion allowing reconﬁguration without interruptions. Dynamic Drive Addressing where the drives do not require hard addressing, allowing for increased ﬂexibility in conﬁgurations. Built-in support for drive ﬁrmware updates, allowing one or several disk drives to be updated in parallel.
Page 13: Getting Started
Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter provides a description of the enclosure components and its onboard monitoring systems. The Components section identiﬁes and gives a complete description of each major component. The Monitoring section describes the enclosure’s LEDs, and the manner in which the normal and abnormal conditions are presented. Rack-Mount Model Tower Model imageRAID...
Page 14 Chapter 1 - Getting Started At a Glance The following illustrations show the featured components of the imageRAID Series Storage System. Familiarize yourself with its components prior to installing and using the storage system. Drive Status LEDs (left column of LEDs) Drive Activity LEDs (right column of LEDs) Power On LED...
Page 15: Components
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Components This section provides a description of each of the major components that comprise the imageRAID Series Storage System. Front Bezel The front bezel houses the Status LEDs, Drive LEDs, and alarm reset button. When removed, the user has access to the disk drives.
Page 16: Ac Power
Chapter 1 - Getting Started AC Power The power system consists of two 350-watt hot-pluggable power supplies, each with independent AC power cords and cooling fans. This power system provides the enclosure with “N+1” redundant power. Each power supply has auto-switching circuitry for use with either 100V or 240V AC systems.
Page 17: Cooling Fan Module
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Cooling Fan Module The cooling system consists of two high-performance (80-CFM) cooling fans mounted in a single fan module which slides into a bay at the rear of the enclosure. The design of the fan module provides for an easy-to-install user- replaceable component in a live environment without interruption of service.
Page 18 Chapter 1 - Getting Started If the drive bay area reaches a temperature of 50°C (122°F) an audible alarm will sound, the front panel Fan Status LED will toggle amber green, and the monitoring software will post a warning message. These notiﬁcations give the user a warning that some condition is causing the enclosure temperature to exceed the preset value, and an action is required by the user to determine the cause and take corrective measures.
Page 19: Ses Controller Card
Chapter 1 - Getting Started SES Controller Card WARNING: The SES Controller card is NOT HOT SWAPPABLE. You must POWER DOWN the enclosure prior to removing or inserting this card. The SES Controller card provides the built-in environmental and system status monitoring.
Page 20 Chapter 1 - Getting Started Below is an illustration depicting the drive slot identiﬁcation. Drive slot numbers are not the drive device IDs. Drive slots appearing in gray are the SES communication slots. Viewed from the front of the enclosure Slot 1 Slot 4 Slot 7...
Page 21 Chapter 1 - Getting Started For example, if the setting for switches 1 through 3 are “Down.” the device ID addresses for the drive slots 1 - 12 would be 0 - 11 respectively. NOTE: If a hard address ID conﬂict occurs during Fibre Channel loop initialization, the Fibre Channel protocol will dynamically set the drive IDs.
Page 22: Disk I/O Card
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Disk I/O Card The Disk I/O card is provided for drive channel expansion. By connecting daisy chained IRF-JBOD enclosures to the Disk I/O cards additional enclosures and drives can be added to your system. This card’s design incorporates an active hub, and provides automatic loop regeneration (LRC) and port bypass.
Page 23: Host I/O Card
Chapter 1 - Getting Started The jumper, (JP3), must be set to one pin only or offset. This conﬁgures the bus to single bus mode. The jumpers JP1 and JP2 must be installed on both pins. They provide hardware failure detect signals. NOTE: The Disk I/O cards are universal and can be interchanged.
Page 24 Chapter 1 - Getting Started The following table deﬁnes the function of each switch: Switch Name Function HOST SPEED Sets the FC Loop speed to 1 Gb or 2 Gb. An LED on the card will illuminate to indicate 2 Gb mode. The “up” position sets 2 Gb mode and the “down”...
Page 25 Chapter 1 - Getting Started Ejector Release Lever Ejector Release Tab Ejector Release Lever SFP Optical Transceiver Models NOTE: Refer to the Installation chapter for transceiver installation procedures. Dust covers are provided to protect the transceivers’ optics. It is highly recommend that the dust covers be installed when a connector is not in place.
Page 26: Raid Controllers
Chapter 1 - Getting Started RAID Controllers The imageRAID Series Storage System is designed to house one or two hot pluggable imageRAID Controllers. They are next generation dual port high-performance 2 Gb/second Fibre Channel-to-Fibre Channel RAID controllers supporting RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50. There are two models of the imageRAID Controller.
Page 27 Chapter 1 - Getting Started The core processor of the controller is based on an Intel XScale™ RISC processor running at 600 MHz. The processor has integrated instructions and data caches that allow for the most frequent instructions to be executed without having to access external memory.
Page 28: Battery Backup Unit
Chapter 1 - Getting Started RTNR DRT = Cache Dirty H1A = Host Loop 1 Activity H0A = Host Loop 0 Activity D1A = Drive Loop 1 Activity D0A = Drive Loop 0 Activity On = Activity Sensed Off = No Activity Amber LEDs Green LEDs D0L = Drive Loop 0 Link Status...
Page 29 Chapter 1 - Getting Started The battery control circuitry has constant current, constant voltage (CCCV) charger. The battery charger provides a maximum 250mA charge current. When the charge current falls below 16mA, the charger determines that the end of charge has been reached, generates an end of charge indication and shuts itself off.
Page 30: Control And Monitoring
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Control and Monitoring An integral part of the imageRAID Series Storage System is its control and monitor capabilities. The SES processors provide monitoring data for the enclosure environmental conditions such as enclosure temperature, cooling fans, power supplies, and FC Loop status.
Page 31: Status Indicator Leds
Chapter 1 - Getting Started The imageRAID Series incorporates a “One-Touch Annunciation Conﬁguration Display” which provides LED readout of the fan control, Host I/O and Disk I/O speed modes, Disk I/O and Host I/O card presence and controller presence. Refer to “One-Touch Annunciation Conﬁguration Display”...
Page 32: Drive Leds
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Drive LEDs The Drive LEDs are located on the left side of the front bezel in between the ventilation ribs, and comprise the Drive Status LEDs and Drive Activity LEDs. The Drive LEDs are grouped in pairs and are in the general location of the disk drive slot.
Page 33: Topologies And Operating Modes
Chapter 2 Topologies and Operating Modes This chapter provides an overview of the supported operating modes and topologies. This information should provide you with an understanding to make the best choices for the optimum conﬁguration that compliments your storage system solution. Essentially there are two operating modes available: Simplex and Duplex.
Page 34: Simplex Mode
Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Simplex Mode The simplex operating mode uses a single RAID controller solution that provides a limited level of redundancy. With its dual port topology, the controller also provides dual active ports that increases the bandwidth capabilities. Essentially, there are four supported topologies for this operating mode: “Dual Port Single Host Connection”...
Page 35 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes In this topology the Host I/O card switches 1, 2, and 4 are set to the “Up” position. Switch 1 sets the bus speed mode on the Host I/O card to 2 GB/sec. Switch 2 conﬁgures the enclosure for the imageRAID Controller.
Page 36 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Switch 2 conﬁgures the enclosure for the imageRAID Controller. Switch 4 provides the link between the Host I/O card “H0” and “H1” ports to the same Fibre loop. Dual Port Multi-Host Single Connection This topology provides a base shared RAID storage solution for up to four host systems.
Page 37 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Dual Port Multi-Host Dual Connection This topology provides a base shared RAID storage solution for up to four host systems. It offers the following advantages: clustered storage between multiple host system (no requirement for external hubs or switches). It has a few disadvantages: the controller and the single ﬁbre loop are single points of failure, for clustering operations third-party clustering software is required and it also has limited bandwidth performance due to a singe Fibre loop (200 MB/sec).
Page 38: Duplex Mode
Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Duplex Mode The duplex operating mode is a dual RAID controller solution providing a redundant controller or an active-active RAID storage solution. Beginning with a minimum level redundancy solution it can be conﬁgured to provide the most robust redundant RAID storage solution.
Page 39 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Multi-Port Mirrored Single Host-Single Connection This topology provides an redundant RAID storage solution for single host systems with one ﬁbre port where a fault-tolerant disk subsystem storage is required. It has the following advantages: initial lower costs, redundant RAID controllers, and transparent failover and failback operations.
Page 40 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Multi-Port Mirrored Single Host-Dual Connection This Multi-Port Mirrored topology provides an active-active RAID storage solution for single host systems with dual Fibre ports where fault-tolerant RAID disk subsystem storage is required. It has several advantages: redundant active-active controllers, and transparent failover and failback operations, LUN isolation (LUNs appear only once to the host OS), and dual connections for higher performance independent access to assigned LUNs.
Page 41 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Example of Multi-Port Mirrored in Fail-Over Mode The following illustration demonstrates how the ports failover in the Multi-Port Mirrored topology. Switch 6 which enables automatic internal hub failover when a controller failure is detected and also controls the logical function of switch 4. When a controller failure is detected, the logic circuit will close connecting the “H0”...
Page 42 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Multi-Port Mirrored Dual Host System-Single Connection This topology provides one of the more robust active-active RAID storage solution for dual host systems with single Fibre ports. It has the following advantages: high availability and high-performance where each host requires access to all LUNs, redundant active-active RAID controllers, transparent failover and failback, and shared storage between two host systems.
Page 43 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Multi-Port Mirrored Dual Host System-Quad Connection This topology provides one of the more robust active-active RAID storage solution for dual host systems with dual ﬁbre ports. It has the following advantages: high availability and high-performance where each host requires access to all LUNs, redundant active-active RAID controllers, transparent failover and failback, and shared storage between two host systems.
Page 44 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Multi-Port Mirrored SAN Attach Single Switch Connection This SAN topology provides another robust high-performance active-active RAID storage solution for multiple host systems with dual ﬁbre ports. It has the following advantages: system level fault-tolerance, high access, high-performance, shared storage, and a lower cost to deploy then the multiple switch conﬁguration.
Page 45 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Multi-Port Mirrored SAN Attach Dual Switch Connection This SAN topology provides the most robust high-performance active-active RAID storage solution for multiple host systems with dual Fibre ports. It has the following advantages: full solution level fault-tolerance, high access, high-performance, redundant switches, supports upstream path failover, no single point of failure when using clustering and path failover software, and it provides shared storage.
Page 46: Daisy-Chain Jbod Enclosures
Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Daisy-Chain JBOD Enclosures Single Bus Dual-Loop Mode The IRF-BOD enclosure is used as the daisy-chain enclosures to expand the number of drives available to the imageRAID systems up to the limit of 96 disk drives.
Page 47: Lun Mapping
Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes LUN Mapping The RAID Controller has extensive support for LUN Mapping or SAN LUN Mapping (SLAM). A LUN can be mapped to particular host HBA or to a particular host HBA port. Up to 512 LUN mappings can be created, with a 2 TB per LUN limitation.
Page 48: Alternate Path Software
Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Alternate Path Software This is a software tool that manages multiple paths between the host operating system and LUNs. The software manages the multiple paths by detecting duplicate disk objects that represent a single LUN. It then designates one disk object as the primary disk object with a primary path, while the other is designated the secondary disk object with an alternate path.
Page 49: A Word About Clustering
Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes A Word about Clustering Minimizing Downtime for Maximum Data Availability So-called open systems, such as Windows servers, just don’t provide the level of availability that IS managers are familiar with on mainframes. A partial solution to this problem is server clustering.
Page 50 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes High availability is not the only beneﬁt of clustering. In some cases, users may see advantages in the areas of performance, scalability, and manageability. In reality, you can expect a 1.6x (80% efﬁciency) to 1.8x (90% efﬁciency) performance increase as you go from one node to two nodes.
Page 51: How Available Are Clusters
Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes How Available are Clusters? This table outlines the maximum availability per downtime in the different architectures: Architecture Maximum Availability Downtime per Failure Downtime per Year (in minutes) Continuous Processing 100.00% None Fault-Tolerant 99.9999% Cycles 0.5 - 5 Clusters...
Page 52 Chapter 2 - Topologies and Operating Modes Application of Availability...
Page 53: Setup And Installation
Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Overview This chapter describes the procedures to install and setup the imageRAID Series Storage System. Each section will step you through the hardware installation, cabling and topology conﬁgurations. It is important to thoroughly review this information and perform the steps of procedures in each applicable section in the order in which they are presented.
Page 54: Storage System Detailed Installation
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Storage System Detailed Installation This section describes preparing and installing the enclosure(s) into the rack cabinet or the enclosure into its tower stand “Installing the Storage System into the Tower Stand” on page 45. After installing the hardware components, go to the “Operating Mode Conﬁguration and Cabling”...
Page 55 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Position the enclosure in the cabinet at the desired location. Secure the left and right front chassis ears to the rack cabinet’s front vertical members using the supplied screws and nuts. Ensure that they are aligned horizontally.
Page 56 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation NOTE: Be sure that the enclosure is level. Verify that the same height mounting location slots are being used on both the front and rear rack cabinet vertical members. Secure the left side rail to the vertical member using the screws and nuts. Repeat substeps 6(c) and 6(d) for the right side rail.
Page 57: Installing The Storage System Into The Tower Stand
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Installing the Storage System into the Tower Stand Remove the enclosure from its shipping carton and inspect for obvious damage. Place it on a ﬂat surface to work from. Remove the front bezel from the accessory box and store it in a location where it will not be damaged.
Page 58 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation 12 Using the remaining two sets of 10-32 pan head screws, secure the top and bottom slide rails as indicated in the illustration (C) below. Mounting Screw Mounting Screws Mounting Screws Inserting and Securing the Chassis Installing the Storage System into the Tower Stand...
Page 59 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation 13 Re-install the cooling fan module. Slide it into its open bay and ensuring it seats completely and the release latch resets. 14 Re-install the power supplies. Slide each power supply into its open bay and ensuring each one seats completely and its release latch resets.
Page 60: Completing The Installation
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Completing the Installation Install the disk drives. Remove each drive from its shipping container and remove the anti-static protective packaging. Inspect each drive for obvious damage. From the front of the storage enclosure, install each disk drive into its drive slot.
Page 61 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Attaching the Front Bezel (Rack and Tower Models) Remove the dust plugs installed in the SFP cages on both the Disk I/O cards and the Host I/O cards. Store them for later use. Install the SFP Transceivers. Insert the transceiver(s) into each of the SFP cages on the Disk I/O cards and Host I/O cards.
Page 62 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Installing Transceivers Install the power cords and secure them using the power cord bales. CAUTION: Ensure that the power supply On/Off switches are in their OFF position. Ensure that the orientation is such that when the power cord is inserted, the bale will be on top of the cord and will ﬁt over and onto the cord.
Page 63: Special Note For Microsoft Windows 2000 Installations
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect the other end of the power cord into a three-hole grounded outlet or UPS power system. A UPS is highly recommended. Repeat steps 4(a) and 4(b) for the other power cord. Repeat the above steps for each additional storage system enclosure you will be installing.
Page 64: Operating Mode Configuration And Cabling
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Operating Mode Conﬁguration and Cabling In this section you will ﬁnd the instructions for setting the SES Controller card switches and Host I/O card switches, followed by illustrated instructions to setup and cabling the speciﬁc operating mode topology. SES Controller Card Switch Setting Overview A word about Fibre Channel device IDs.
Page 65 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Refer to the sample illustration to see how an ID range is assigned. Switch Ranges Down Down Down IDs 0-11 IDs 16-27 Down Down IDs 32-43 Down Down Down IDs 48-59 Down Down IDs 64-75 Down IDs 80-91 Down...
Page 66 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation (If necessary) Set the spin-up options for the disk drives. Normally the default settings are sufﬁcient and conﬁgure the spin-up options to spin the drives up upon a power on condition. However, you may require a speciﬁc or different conﬁgurations for the drive spin-up option.
Page 67 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Simplex Mode (imageRAID IRF-1Sxx-xx/IRF-1Dxx-xx) The basic simplex (Stand-Alone) operating mode provides a single enclosure with a single RAID Controller solution. This mode provides solutions for single or multiple host environments to achieve a fault-tolerant disk storage solution. It has provisions for drive channel expansion through daisy-chaining of IRF-JBOD enclosures, and/or upgrading to a imageRAID IRF-2Dxx-xx model by adding an additional controller for duplex operations.
Page 68 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Disk I/O Card Jumper Settings for the imageRAID IRF-1Sxx-xx/IRF-1Dxx-xx Enclosures JUMPER INSTALLED BOTH PINS INSTALLED ONE PIN (OFFSET) imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers Split Bus Mode * Single Bus Mode JBOD Enclosures Only RAID Enclosures and Daisy Chain JBOD Enclosures...
Page 69 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation UP (1) Switch Settings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DOWN (0) Function Switch Name UP (ON) DOWN (OFF) HOST SPEED 1G/2G 2 Gb 1 Gb CTRL MODE DIS/ENA imageRAID Not Used FC Host Ports HUB FAILOVER DIS/ENA...
Page 70 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation If you wish to add additional enclosure(s), follow the instructions below. Otherwise skip to step 13. The example depicts one extra enclosure being added, however, you may wish to add more enclosures up to the allowable limit of 96 drives.
Page 71 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation 11 Cable the daisy-chain enclosure to the primary RAID enclosure. Connect a data cable from the “P2” connector on the upper Disk I/O card installed in the primary RAID enclosure to the “P1” connector on the upper Disk I/O card installed in the daisy-chain enclosure.
Page 72 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Stand-Alone Dual Port Single Host Dual Connection Conﬁguration Set the jumper (JP4) on the Disk I/O card to conﬁgure the bus speed mode. Loosen the two captive fastener screws on the Disk I/O card and pull it from the enclosure using the fastener screws.
Page 73 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Locate the switches on the SES Controller card and set them as indicated in the illustration below. Refer to “SES Controller Card Switch Setting Overview” on page 52 for the other available settings. Switch Settings IDs Assigned to Disk Slots Slot 1 Slot 4...
Page 74 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect the Fibre Channel data cable(s). Connect a data cable from the Hub/Switch FC port to the “H0” connector on the right Host I/O card. Connect another data cable from the Hub/Switch FC port to the “H0” connector on the left Host I/O card.
Page 75 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Disk I/O Card Jumper Settings for the IRF-JBOD Enclosures JUMPER INSTALLED BOTH PINS INSTALLED ONE PIN (OFFSET) imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers Split Bus Mode * Single Bus Mode JBOD Enclosures Only RAID Enclosures and Daisy Chain JBOD Enclosures...
Page 76 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation FC HBA 2 FC HBA 1 Host Computer Connect to H0 Connect to H0 DISK I/O Power Power Cooling DISK I/O Supply Supply Fans RS-232 RAID Controller imageRAID IRF-1Sxx-xx/IRF-1Dxx-xx Connect to P1 Connect to P1 Accesses Loop 0, Drive Slots 1-12 Accesses Loop 1, Drive Slots 1-12 DISK I/O...
Page 77 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Stand-Alone Dual Port Dual Host Single Connection Conﬁguration Set the jumper (JP4) on the Disk I/O card to conﬁgure the bus speed mode. Loosen the two captive fastener screws on the Disk I/O card and pull it from the enclosure using the fastener screws.
Page 78 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Locate the switches on the SES Controller card and set them as indicated in the illustration below. Refer to “SES Controller Card Switch Setting Overview” on page 52 for the other available settings. Switch Settings IDs Assigned to Disk Slots Slot 1 Slot 4...
Page 79 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect the Fibre Channel data cable(s). Connect a cable from the ﬁrst host (Node A) HBA FC port to the “H0” connector on the left Host I/O card. Connect a cable from the second host (Node B) HBA FC port to the “H1” connector on the right Host I/O card.
Page 80 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Disk I/O Card Jumper Settings for the IRF-JBOD Enclosures JUMPER INSTALLED BOTH PINS INSTALLED ONE PIN (OFFSET) imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers Split Bus Mode * Single Bus Mode JBOD Enclosures Only RAID Enclosures and Daisy Chain JBOD Enclosures...
Page 81 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation FC HBA 1 FC HBA 1 Host Computer Node B Host Computer Node A Connect to H1 Connect to H0 DISK I/O Power Power Cooling DISK I/O Supply Supply Fans RS-232 RAID Controller imageRAID IRF-1Sxx-xx/IRF-1Dxx-xx Connect to P1 Connect to P1 Accesses Loop 0, Drive Slots 1-12...
Page 82 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Stand-Alone Dual Port Dual Host Dual Connection Conﬁguration Set the jumper (JP4) on the Disk I/O card to conﬁgure the bus speed mode. Loosen the two captive fastener screws on the Disk I/O card and pull it from the enclosure using the fastener screws.
Page 83 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Locate the switches on the SES Controller card and set them as indicated in the illustration below. Refer to “SES Controller Card Switch Setting Overview” on page 52 for the other available settings. Switch Settings IDs Assigned to Disk Slots Slot 1 Slot 4...
Page 84 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect the Fibre Channel data cable(s). Connect a cable from the ﬁrst host (Node A) ﬁrst HBA FC port to the “H1” connector on the right Host I/O card. Connect another cable from a ﬁrst host (Node A) second HBA FC port to the “H1”...
Page 85 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Disk I/O Card Jumper Settings for the IRF-JBOD Enclosures JUMPER INSTALLED BOTH PINS INSTALLED ONE PIN (OFFSET) imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers Split Bus Mode * Single Bus Mode JBOD Enclosures Only RAID Enclosures and Daisy Chain JBOD Enclosures...
Page 86 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation FC HBA 2 FC HBA 1 FC HBA 2 FC HBA 1 Host Computer Node B Host Computer Node A Connect to H1 Connect to H1 DISK I/O Power Power Cooling DISK I/O Supply Supply Fans RS-232...
Page 87 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Duplex Mode (imageRAID IRF-2Sxx-xx/IRF-2Dxx-xx) The basic duplex operating mode provides a single enclosure with dual RAID Controllers. The two controllers operate in an active-active conﬁguration, where both controllers are actively processing data. This greatly improves the overall system performance and provides the most robust system redundancy.
Page 88 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Jumper JP3 must be offset or installed on one pin only. This enables Single Bus mode. Jumper JP4 must be set to one pin only for 2Gb mode. Position it on both pins for 1Gb mode.
Page 89 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Switch Settings IDs Assigned to Disk Slots Slot 1 Slot 4 Slot 7 Slot 10 ID 0 ID 2 ID 4 ID 6 Slot 2 Slot 5 Slot 8 Slot 11 ID 3 ID 7 ID 1 ID 5 UP (1)
Page 90 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation FC HBA 1 Host Computer Connect to H0 DISK I/O Power Power Cooling DISK I/O Supply Supply Fans RAID Controller RS-232 RAID Controller imageRAID IRF-2Sxx-xx/IRF-2Dxx-xx Multi-Port Mirrored Single Host-Single Connection Cabling Diagram If you wish to add additional enclosure(s), follow the instructions below. Otherwise skip to step 13.
Page 91 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Re-install the Disk I/O card. Repeat step 8 for the second Disk I/O card. 10 Set the SES Controller Card switches in the daisy-chain enclosure. Refer to the illustration below. See “SES Controller Card Switch Setting Overview” on page 52 for additional enclosure settings.
Page 92 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation FC HBA 1 Host Computer Connect to H0 DISK I/O Power Power Cooling DISK I/O Supply Supply Fans RAID Controller RS-232 RAID Controller imageRAID IRF-2Sxx-xx/IRF-2Dxx-xx Connect to P1 Connect to P1 Accesses Loop 0, Drive Slots 1-12 Accesses Loop 1, Drive Slots 1-12 DISK I/O Power...
Page 93 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Multi-Port Mirrored Single Host-Dual Connection Conﬁguration Set the jumper (JP4) on the Disk I/O card to conﬁgure the bus speed mode. Loosen the two captive fastener screws for the Disk I/O card and pull it from the enclosure using the fastener screws.
Page 94 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Switch Settings IDs Assigned to Disk Slots Slot 1 Slot 4 Slot 7 Slot 10 ID 0 ID 2 ID 4 ID 6 Slot 2 Slot 5 Slot 8 Slot 11 ID 3 ID 7 ID 1 ID 5 UP (1)
Page 95 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect the Fibre Channel data cable(s). Connect a cable from the host ﬁrst HBA FC port to the “H0” connector on the right Host I/O card. Connect another cable from the host second HBA FC port to the “H1” connector on the left Host I/O card.
Page 96 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Disk I/O Card Jumper Settings for the IRF-JBOD Enclosures JUMPER INSTALLED BOTH PINS INSTALLED ONE PIN (OFFSET) imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers Split Bus Mode * Single Bus Mode JBOD Enclosures Only RAID Enclosures and Daisy Chain JBOD Enclosures...
Page 97 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation FC HBA 2 FC HBA 1 Host Computer Connect to H1 Connect to H0 DISK I/O Power Power Cooling DISK I/O Supply Supply Fans RAID Controller RS-232 RAID Controller imageRAID IRF-2Sxx-xx/IRF-2Dxx-xx Connect to P1 Connect to P1 Accesses Loop 0, Drive Slots 1-12 Accesses Loop 1, Drive Slots 1-12...
Page 98 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Multi-Port Mirrored Dual Host-Single Connection Conﬁguration Set the jumper (JP4) on the Disk I/O card to conﬁgure the bus speed mode. Loosen the two captive fastener screws for the Disk I/O card and pull it from the enclosure using the fastener screws.
Page 99 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Locate the switches on the SES Controller card and set them as indicated in the illustration below. Refer to “SES Controller Card Switch Setting Overview” on page 52 for the other available settings. Switch Settings IDs Assigned to Disk Slots Slot 1 Slot 4...
Page 100 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect the Fibre Channel data cable(s). Connect a cable from the ﬁrst host (Node A) HBA FC port to the “H0” connector on the left Host I/O card. Connect another cable from the second host (Node B) HBA FC port to the “H1”...
Page 101 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Disk I/O Card Jumper Settings for the IRF-JBOD Enclosures JUMPER INSTALLED BOTH PINS INSTALLED ONE PIN (OFFSET) imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers Split Bus Mode * Single Bus Mode JBOD Enclosures Only RAID Enclosures and Daisy Chain JBOD Enclosures...
Page 102 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation CAUTION: When using dual loop topologies, you will be required to install and use volume management software. FC HBA FC HBA Host Computer Node B Host Computer Node A Connect to H1 Connect to H0 DISK I/O Power Power...
Page 103 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Multi-Port Mirrored Dual Host-Quad Connection Conﬁguration Set the jumper (JP4) on the Disk I/O card to conﬁgure the bus speed mode. Loosen the two captive fastener screws for the Disk I/O card and pull it from the enclosure using the fastener screws.
Page 104 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Locate the switches on the SES Controller card and set them as indicated in the illustration below. Refer to “SES Controller Card Switch Setting Overview” on page 52 for the other available settings. Switch Settings IDs Assigned to Disk Slots Slot 1 Slot 4...
Page 105 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect the Fibre Channel data cable(s). Connect a cable from the ﬁrst host (Node A) ﬁrst HBA FC port to the “H0” connector on the right Host I/O card. Connect another cable from the ﬁrst host (Node A) second HBA FC port to the “H0”...
Page 106 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Disk I/O Card Jumper Settings for the IRF-JBOD Enclosures JUMPER INSTALLED BOTH PINS INSTALLED ONE PIN (OFFSET) imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers imageRAID Controllers Only * Non-imageRAID Controllers Split Bus Mode * Single Bus Mode JBOD Enclosures Only RAID Enclosures and Daisy Chain JBOD Enclosures...
Page 107 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation CAUTION: When using dual loop topologies, you will be required to install and use volume management software. FC HBA FC HBA FC HBA FC HBA Host Computer Node A Host Computer Node B Connect to H1 Connect to H1 DISK I/O Power...
Page 108 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Multi-Port Mirrored SAN Attach-Single Switch Conﬁguration Set the jumper (JP4) on the Disk I/O card to conﬁgure the bus speed mode. Loosen the two captive fastener screws for the Disk I/O card and pull it from the enclosure using the fastener screws.
Page 109 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Locate the switches on the SES Controller card and set them as indicated in the illustration below. Refer to “SES Controller Card Switch Setting Overview” on page 52 for the other available settings. Switch Settings IDs Assigned to Disk Slots Slot 1 Slot 4...
Page 110 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect the Fibre Channel data cable(s). Connect your host(s) to the switch. Connect a data cable from a switch port to the “H0” connector on the right Host I/O card. Connect a data cable from another switch port to the “H1” connector on the right Host I/O card.
Page 111 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Loosen the two captive fastener screws on the Disk I/O card and pull it from the daisy-chain enclosure using the fastener screws. Locate the jumper JP4 and position it for the desired speed setting, (installed on one pin only for 2 Gb mode and on both pins for 1 Gb mode).
Page 112 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect another data cable from the “P2” connector on the lower Disk I/O card installed in the primary RAID enclosure to the “P1” connector on the upper Disk I/O card in the daisy-chain enclosure. FC HBA FC HBA Host Computer Node B...
Page 113 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Multi-Port Mirrored SAN Attach-Dual Switch Conﬁguration Set the jumper (JP4) on the Disk I/O card to conﬁgure the bus speed mode. Loosen the two captive fastener screws for the Disk I/O card and pull it from the enclosure using the fastener screws.
Page 114 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Locate the switches on the SES Controller card and set them as indicated in the illustration below. Refer to “SES Controller Card Switch Setting Overview” on page 52 for the other available settings. Switch Settings IDs Assigned to Disk Slots Slot 1 Slot 4...
Page 115 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect the Fibre Channel data cable(s). Connect your host(s) to the switch. Connect a data cable from a switch port to the “H0” connector on the right Host I/O card. Connect a data cable from another switch port to the “H1” connector on the right Host I/O card.
Page 116 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Set the jumper (JP4) on the Disk I/O card installed in the expansion enclosure. Loosen the two captive fastener screws on the Disk I/O card and pull it from the daisy-chain enclosure using the fastener screws. Locate the jumper JP4 and position it for the desired speed setting, (installed on one pin only for 2 Gb mode and on both pins for 1 Gb mode).
Page 117 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Connect another data cable from the “P2” connector on the lower Disk I/O card installed in the primary RAID enclosure to the “P1” connector on the upper Disk I/O card in the daisy-chain enclosure. CAUTION: When using dual loop topologies, you will be required to install and use volume management software.
Page 118: Upgrades
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Upgrades At some point you may have a need to upgrade your storage system to increase the storage capacities and/or the RAID capabilities. The imageRAID Series Storage System provides you with this ability to meet your expanding data storage requirements.
Page 119: Powering On The Storage System
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Powering On the Storage System After you have the system setup and installed, you are ready to power on the storage system enclosure(s). NOTE: Ensure that the data cables, power cables, or other objects are not obstructing the air ﬂow exiting the cooling fan module.
Page 120 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Powering Off the Storage System...
Page 121: Managing And Monitoring
Chapter 4 Managing and Monitoring In this chapter you will ﬁnd information about using the enclosure’s onboard monitoring systems. It also contains the procedures to update the enclosure’s SES Controller card ﬁrmware. Using a VT-100 terminal (or emulation) connected to the SES RS-232 Service port provides an interface to the enclosure’s monitoring system and ﬁrmware.
Page 122: Status Indicator Leds
Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring Status Indicator LEDs The Status Indicator LEDs located above the Alarm Reset button, comprise the Power-On LED, Channel Status LED, Power Supply Status LED, and Fan Status LED. The following are descriptions of each of the LEDs. Power-On LED The Power-On LED signiﬁes that the enclosure is powered on and will be illuminated green when power has been applied.
Page 123 Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring These Drive LEDs assist with identifying array status, the presence of a drive in a drive slot, and which drives are experiencing I/O activity. The Drive Status LEDs are also used for the “One-Touch Annunciation” Conﬁguration Display system.
Page 124: Audible Alarm
Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring Drive Carrier LitePipes On each disk drive carrier are “LitePipes.” They are located on the lower right side of each drive carrier. The LitePipes present some of the information provided by the front bezel Drive LEDs, that is, drive activity information and drive fault (failure) or data rebuilding notiﬁcations when the front bezel is removed.
Page 125: Led Matrix
Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring LED Matrix The RAID Controllers have control of the Drive Status and Drive Activity LEDs. Cooling Fan Status LED Power Supply Status LED Channel Status LED Power On LED RESET ALARM Alarm Reset Button (One-Touch Annunciation) Drive LEDs Drive Slot 1...
Page 126 Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring Front Bezel LED & Audible Alarm Matrix Condition Drive Status LED Channel Status LED Audible Alarm Blinking Green. Drive Ready - Not Assigned to an Array Steady Green. Drive Ready - Assigned to an Array Blinking Amber.
Page 127: One-Touch Annunciation Configuration Display
Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring One-Touch Annunciation Conﬁguration Display The “One-Touch Annunciation” Conﬁguration Display feature is an easily accessible press-to-touch display of the SES Controller card switches 1 through 3 settings, the fan speed control setting, Host I/O card and Disk I/O card bus speed modes, presence of Disk I/O cards, Host I/O cards, and RAID Controllers.
Page 128: Vt-100 Interface Enclosure Monitoring
Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring VT-100 Interface Enclosure Monitoring Another feature of the imageRAID Series Storage System is the ability to monitor the system through a VT-100 terminal interface. The ﬁrmware based monitoring program allows users to view storage system component status and information about the ﬁrmware.
Page 129 Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring Enclosure Terminal Utility Screen To monitor the enclosure components, select option “1” Show Enclosure Environment Status by pressing the <1> key. The screen provides a status list of the internal components such as disk drives in a speciﬁc slot, temperature of the thermal sensors, cooling fan status, power supply status, and statistics on enclosure “up time.”...
Page 130: Ses Commands Debug
Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring SES Commands Debug This feature (Option 2) provides manufacturers and developers the ability to monitor “read and write” command buffers for both SES processors. The interface allows the user to scroll back through the buffer data, or select the “Transfer> Capture Text”...
Page 131: Uploading Ses Controller Card Firmware
Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring Uploading SES Controller Card Firmware The following information describes the procedures to upload new ﬁrmware to the SES Controller card. The preferred method is to take the enclosure off-line ﬁrst, then perform the upgrade. This prevents bus reset errors. Connect one end of the null-modem RS-232 cable to the RS-232 Service port located on the SES Controller card.
Page 132 Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring The Enclosure Terminal Utility menu will appear. Enclosure Terminal Utility Screen Select option “5” Firmware Upload by pressing the <5> key. Upload Firmware Screen Press the <u> key (lower case) to start the upload. Using the mouse, click on the pull-down menu Transfers and select “Send.”...
Page 133 Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring Click the browse button and locate the new Firmware ﬁle and click “Send.” The ﬁrmware ﬁle will have a “.S3R” extension. NOTE: Ensure that the protocol “Xmodem” is selected. From the Xmodem send screen you can monitor the progress of the upload. You can safely stop the transfer without affecting your existing ﬁrmware any time during the transfer until it has been completed.
Page 134: Enclosure Fan Speed Control
Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring Enclosure Fan Speed Control The SES Controller card has a ﬁrmware-based VT-100 interface which provides an option for fan speed control. This allows the user with the choice to enable or disable the automatic control feature. It provides for more efﬁcient management of the cooling fans and a whisper mode fan operation for noise sensitive environments where it signiﬁcantly reduces the noise created by the cooling fans running constantly at full speed.
Page 135 Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring This hardware setting provides full voltage to the fans for maximum operational speed, which is greater than the maximum speed set by the automatic software control. This conﬁguration is normally used when fan speed noises are not an issue, and the ambient operating temperature is at or above 30°C (86°F), thus ensuring that maximum available cooling is being provided.
Page 136: Updating The Controller Firmware
Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring Updating the Controller Firmware To download new, updated, or simply reloading controller ﬁrmware, obtain the ﬁrmware by downloading it from the support web site or CD-ROM. Connect an RS-232 cable from the terminal to the RAID Controller RS-232 Service Port. Access the MUI Main menu, select the Diagnostics Menu and press <Enter>.
Page 137 Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring At the bottom of the screen a series of “C” characters will be displayed. When the “C’s” appear, click the Transfer pull-down menu selection and choose Send File. Then select the “1K Xmodem” protocol. Click the browse button and locate the new Firmware ﬁle and click “Send.”...
Page 138 Chapter 4 - Managing and Monitoring Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to select Reset Controller and press <Enter>. Diagnostics - Reset Controller Screen Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to select a controller on which the ﬁrmware was changed to reset it and press <Enter>. Reset Controller Screen Select Yes to reset the controller and press <Enter>.
Page 139: Troubleshooting
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides typical solutions for problems you may encounter while operating the imageRAID Series Storage System. General Enclosure Problems Symptom Reason Solution Fails to power on. Power cord(s) not Verify that the power cord is properly connected properly.
Page 140: Common Fibre Loop/Bus Problems
Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting Common Fibre Loop/Bus Problems Fibre loop or bus problems can usually be attributed to cabling issues, transceivers, speed mode setting or possibly a faulty Disk I/O or Host I/O card. Refer to the chart below to review troubleshooting and fault isolation procedures to assist you in identifying the suspect component or problem, and the possible solutions.
Page 141 Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting Symptom Reason Solution Host I/O Card “H0” or Faulty Host I/O Card. Replace the Host I/O Card with a “H1” Link LED is not “known good” card. If a “known illuminated. good” card is not available, try (continued) swapping the two Host I/O cards (left and right cards).
Page 142: Common Problems And Interpreting The Leds
Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting Common Problems and Interpreting the LEDs Symptom Reason Solution Channel Status LED is Fault on the Fibre Channel Verify that the Fibre Channel data illuminated amber. Loop. cables are properly connected and there is a valid Link LED illuminated. Verify that the Fibre Channel data cable is a known good cable.
Page 143: Terminal And Com Port Problems
Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting Symptom Reason Solution Fan Status LED is Enclosure cabinet over- Check for obstructed air ﬂow. Ensure ﬂashing (amber). temperature condition. that the air ﬂow intake at the front bezel is not obstructed and the exhaust air ﬂow is not obstructed at the rear of the enclosure.
Page 144: Problems During Bootup
Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting Symptom Reason Solution Nothing is displayed The probable cause of this If the cable is properly connected, on the terminal problem could be an ensure that the cable is a null modem emulator screen. incorrect baud rate setting, a type.
Page 145: Maintenance
Chapter 6 Maintenance In this chapter you will ﬁnd the maintenance procedures to replace individual components, as well as the entire storage system enclosure. Removing the Front Bezel Using a Phillips screwdriver, unlock the two front bezel fasteners. Unlocking the Front Bezel Rotate the fasteners counterclockwise one-quarter turn to unlock.
Page 146 Chapter 6 - Maintenance Grasp and pull the front bezel from the enclosure. Refer to the illustration below. Removing the Front Bezel Removing the Front Bezel...
Page 147: Replacing The Cooling Fans
Chapter 6 - Maintenance Replacing the Cooling Fans NOTE: The cooling fan module is hot-swappable. WARNING: Do not operate the enclosure for extended periods of time, greater than ﬁve (5) minutes, with the cooling fan module removed. No cooling is available while the fan module is removed. The cooling fan module is located at the rear of the enclosure.
Page 148 Chapter 6 - Maintenance Remove the replacement cooling fan module from the shipping container and inspect for obvious damage. Save the packaging material. Align the cooling fan module with the opening fan bay and push the module into the enclosure until it completely seats. The latch will reset when the module is completely seated.
Page 149: Replacing A Power Supply
Chapter 6 - Maintenance Replacing a Power Supply NOTE: The power supply is hot-swappable. Turn the On/Off switch to the “Off” position on the affected power supply. Using your thumb and fore ﬁnger, squeeze the power supply release latch while pulling the power supply from the enclosure. Release latch and pull power supply from the enclosure.
Page 150 Chapter 6 - Maintenance Remove the replacement power supply from the shipping container and inspect for obvious damage. Save the packaging material. Install the new power supply by sliding it into its open bay and ensuring it seats completely and the release latch resets. Turn the On/Off switch to the “On”...
Page 151: Replacing A Disk Drive
Chapter 6 - Maintenance Replacing a Disk Drive WARNING: Drives and printed circuit board components are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. To prevent operating failure or damage, observe the following: Establish a ground for yourself by using the wrist grounding strap, or by touching the metal chassis prior to handling or installing the drives or printed circuit board components.
Page 152 Chapter 6 - Maintenance The drive carrier has tension clips which ensures that the drive ﬁts very tight. It requires some force to remove or install the drive. Remove the replacement disk drive from its shipping container and remove the anti-static protection packaging. Inspect the drive for obvious damage.
Page 153: Replacing The Disk I/O Card
Chapter 6 - Maintenance Replacing the Disk I/O Card NOTE: The Disk I/O Card is hot-swappable. Locate and verify which is the faulty Disk I/O card. Remove the Fibre Channel data cables from the transceiver(s) that are to be removed. Insert the dust covers on the data cable connector(s). This will protect the optics.
Page 154 Chapter 6 - Maintenance Insert the dust covers on the transceiver when they have been removed. This will protect the optics. Using a ﬂat-blade screwdriver, loosen the two captive fastener screws that secure the card. Removing the Disk I/O Card Using the captive fastener screws, gently pull the card from the enclosure.
Page 155 Chapter 6 - Maintenance The transceiver can only be installed one way. Note the orientation and ensure you are inserting it correctly. Push the transceiver fully into the SFP cage so that it completely seats. The transceiver protrudes approximately 1/2-inch from the Disk I/O card face plate when it’s completely seated. 13 Remove the dust covers just prior to inserting the FC data cables.
Page 156: Replacing The Host I/O Card
Chapter 6 - Maintenance Replacing the Host I/O Card NOTE: The Host I/O Card is hot-swappable. Identify the faulty Host I/O card. Refer to “Troubleshooting” on page 127 for information on identifying the card. Remove the Fibre Channel data cables from the transceiver(s) that are to be removed.
Page 157 Chapter 6 - Maintenance Loosen the captive fastener screw that secures the card. Removing Host I/O Card Using the captive fastener screws, gently pull the card from the enclosure. Note the position of the jumpers on the faulty card. Remove the new replacement Host I/O card from the shipping container and inspect for obvious damage.
Page 158 Chapter 6 - Maintenance 12 Remove the dust covers just prior to inserting the FC data cables. Store them in a safe place. 13 Re-connect the Fibre Channel data cables to the replacement card. 14 Using the packaging materials from the replacement card, repackage the failed card and return it per your RMA instructions.
Page 159: Replacing The Ses Controller Card
Chapter 6 - Maintenance Replacing the SES Controller Card WARNING: The SES Controller Card is NOT HOT-SWAPPABLE. You must POWER DOWN the storage enclosure to remove or install this card. Power down the storage enclosure, refer to “Powering Off the Storage System”...
Page 160: Replacing A Raid Controller
Chapter 6 - Maintenance Replacing a RAID Controller NOTE: The RAID Controller is hot-swappable. Identify and locate the failed controller. Refer to the software user’s guide for details on troubleshooting the RAID Controllers. You may also refer to the controller’s back plate LEDs to determine the faulty controller. Controller 0 is the lower controller and Controller 1 is the upper controller.
Page 161 Chapter 6 - Maintenance Secure the controller by tightening the captive fastener screw. Do not overtighten the screw. Power-on the enclosure. Refer to “Powering On the Storage System” on page 107. NOTE: (Dual Active Mode) The replacement controller will communicate with the disk drives and operating controller, and automatically conﬁgure its parameters to match its partner controller.
Page 162: Replacing The Enclosure
Chapter 6 - Maintenance Replacing the Enclosure WARNING: Printed circuit board components are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. To prevent operating failure or damage, observe the following: Establish a ground for yourself by using a wrist grounding strap, or by touching the metal chassis prior to handling or installing a printed circuit board component.
Page 163 Chapter 6 - Maintenance Remove the defective storage enclosure. For Rack Installations. Reverse the installation procedures in Chapter 3, “Installing the Storage System Enclosure into the Rack Cabinet” on page 42. For Deskside Tower Installations. Reverse the installation procedures in Chapter 3, “Installing the Storage System into the Tower Stand”...
Page 164 Chapter 6 - Maintenance Replacing the Enclosure...
Page 165: A Technical Information
Appendix A Technical Information Speciﬁcations Technical Specifications for the imageRAID Series Storage System Operating Environment Operating +40°F to +95°F (+5°C to +35°C) Non-Operating -4°F to +158°F (-20°C to +70°C) Relative Humidity Operating/Non-Operating 5% - 98% (non-condensing) Power Requirements 85 - 240 VAC (auto-sensing) (Power Factor Corrected) 3.0 Amperes (maximum) 50-60 Hz...
Page 166 Appendix A - Technical Information Technical Specifications for the imageRAID Series Storage System Altitude -200 to 10,000 feet 12 per enclosure Number of Drives Supported Host Interface FC-AL (Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Drive Interface SCA-40 1 Gb/2 Gb FC-AL I/O Interface SES RS-232 Electromagnetic Emissions Requirements (EMI) FCC, Part 15, Class A...
Page 167 Appendix A - Technical Information Technical Specifications for the imageRAID Controller Simplex (Stand-Alone) and Duplex (Active-Active) Advanced Features conﬁgurations Transparent hardware failover/failback Remote mirrored data cache Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 Supports 16 drives per array, and 64 arrays Supports up to 124 disk drives Up to 512 Host LUNs UPS implementation for write cache protection, with save to...
Page 168 Appendix A - Technical Information Specifications...
Page 169: B Port Information
Appendix B Port Information Connectors This appendix contains information about the connectors on the SES Controller Card, and SFP Transceivers for the Host I/O cards and Disk I/O cards. Optical SFP Transceiver The Host I/O cards and Disk I/O cards use a hot-swappable Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver.
Page 170: Ses Controller Card Rs-232 Service Port
Appendix B - Port Information The SFP transceiver is a Class 1 Laser safety compliant device and conforms to Class 1 eye safety standards. CAUTION: Do not look into the laser light beam for any extended period of time. Dust covers are provided to protect the transceivers’ optics. We highly recommend using the dust covers provided.
Page 171: Null-Modem Cable Specifications
Appendix B - Port Information Null-Modem Cable Speciﬁcations This cable is used to connect a terminal to the SES Controller card RS-232 Service port. It is a DB-9 (female) to DB-9 (female) null-modem type. Below is a pin-out of the cable. DB-9 to DB-9 Type Null-Modem Cable Pin Signals Null-Modem Cable Specifications...
Page 172 Appendix B - Port Information Null-Modem Cable Specifications...
Page 173: C Regulatory Information
Appendix C Regulatory Information Compliance Information Statement Fujitsu Europe Limited Hayes Park Central Hayes End Road Hayes, Middlesex, England UB4 8FE 44-208-573-4444 declare under our sole responsibility that the product, Type of Equipment: 12 Bay, 2 Gbit Storage System Enclosure...
Page 174: Fcc Class A Radio Frequency Interference Statement
Fujitsu Europe Limited is not responsible for any interference caused by unauthorized modiﬁcations to this equipment. It is the user’s responsibility to correct such interference.
Page 175: Class A Taiwanese Statement
Marking by the “CE” symbol indicates compliance of the device to directives of the European Community. A “Declaration of Conformity” in accordance with the above standards has been made and is available from Fujitsu Europe Limited upon request. Class A Taiwanese Statement...
Page 176: Power Cord Selection
Appendix C - Regulatory Information Power Cord Selection This enclosure is intended for indoor use only. This enclosure is intended to be plugged into a 6A branch circuit in Europe. To select the proper power cord: For 110 Volt Operation – Use a UL Listed/CSA Labeled cord set consisting of a minimum 18 AWG, type SVT or SJT three conductor cord, terminating in a molded connector body having an IEC CEE-22 female conﬁguration on one end and a molded-on parallel blade grounding type attachment plug rated...
Page 177: Index
Index Configuration Multi-Port Mirrored Dual Host-Quad Connect AC Power Multi-Port Mirrored Dual Host-Single Connect Advanced Features Multi-Port Mirrored SAN Attach-Dual Switch 20, 112 Alarm Speaker Multi-Port Mirrored SAN Attach-Single Switch Alternate Path Software Multi-Port Mirrored Single Host-Dual HBA Attaching the Chassis Ears Multi-Port Mirrored Single Host-Single HBA Rack mount Stand-Alone Dual Port Single Host 55...
Page 178 Duplex Mode Overview Setup Channel Status Dust Covers 19, 110 Fan Status Transceiver 19, 110 Power Supply Status LED Identification LED Matrix LitePipes LUN Mapping Enclosure General Problems Enclosure Component Monitoring Maintenance Enclosure Monitoring Memory VT-100 Model Numbers MTBF RAID Controller Fails to power on Multi-Port Mirrored Enclosure...
Page 179 Powering Off Temperature Storage System RAID Controller Powering On Terminal screen problems Storage System Topologies 19, 110 Power-On LED Tower Stand Transceiver Dust Covers Rack Cabinet Installation Storage enclosure Unlocking the Front Bezel RAID Controller Interface Updating the Controller Firmware RAID Controllers Upgrades Relative Humidity...
Page 180 Index...
Page 182 Fujitsu Europe Limited Hayes Park Central Hayes End Road Hayes, Middlesex, England UB4 8FE 44.208.573.4444 91-9-94625001 (A) www.fel.fujitsu.com August 2003...

This manual is also suitable for:

Irf-2d series Irf-2s series Irf-1d series

Fujitsu IRF-1S series User Manual

Quick Links

Related Manuals for Fujitsu IRF-1S series

Summary of Contents for Fujitsu IRF-1S series

This manual is also suitable for:

Table of Contents