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Silicon Graphics CHALLENGE Vault L CMN A01 Owner's Manual

Additional disk storage for the onyx and challenge l and xl systems
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CHALLENGE™ Vault L
Owner's Guide
Document Number 007-2443-001

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  • Page 1 CHALLENGE™ Vault L Owner’s Guide Document Number 007-2443-001...
  • Page 2 States. Contractor/manufacturer is Silicon Graphics, Inc., 2011 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94039-1389. Silicon Graphics, the Silicon Graphics logo, and IRIS are registered trademarks and IRIX, Onyx, and CHALLENGE are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. CHALLENGE™ Vault L Owner’s Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide ix Structure of this Guide ix Conventions x Compliance Statements x Touring the Chassis 1 Configurations 1 Front View Components 2 Rear View Components 4 Operating the Vault L Storage Box 9 Installing a Drive 9 Removing a Drive Shelf 13 Removing a Drive From the Chassis 15 Updating the Software to Recognize the New Drives 15...
  • Page 5 Figures CHALLENGE Vault L (Front View) 2 Figure 1-1 CHALLENGE Vault L (Drive Door Open) 3 Figure 1-2 CHALLENGE Vault L (Rear View) 5 Figure 1-3 Mixed-Channel Vault L Storage Box 6 Figure 1-4 SCSI Drive Sled Jumper Setup for Differential Figure 2-1 Vault L 10 SCSI Drive Sled Jumper Setup for Mixed-Channel...
  • Page 7 Tables Vault L Storage Box Specifications 17 Table A-1...

  • Page 9: About This Guide

    About This Guide This guide provides information for operating the CHALLENGE™ Vault L storage box (model no. CMN A014). This product provides additional disk storage for the Onyx™ and CHALLENGE L (deskside) and XL (rackmount) systems. The Vault L houses SCSI (small computer system interface) drives. Each Vault L holds up to eight half-height drives or four full-height drives.

  • Page 10: Compliance Statements

    About This Guide Messages and prompts that appear on-screen are shown in typewriter font. Entries that are to be typed exactly as shown are in boldface typewriter font. Compliance Statements This sections lists various domestic and international compliance statements that pertain to the system. FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found compliant with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
  • Page 11 Compliance Statements International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR) This equipment has been tested to and is in compliance with the Class A limits per CISPR publication 22. Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

  • Page 13: Touring The Chassis

    Chapter 1 Touring the Chassis This chapter discusses the product configurations, and the controls and connectors visible from the front and rear of the Vault L storage box. Configurations The Vault L is available in two configurations: • differential (which supports differential SCSI drives) •...

  • Page 14: Front View Components

    Chapter 1: Touring the Chassis Front View Components Figure 1-1 shows major components visible at the front of the Vault L storage box. Door Door release knobs (quarter−turn) CHALLENGE Vault L (Front View) Figure 1-1 To open the door, push the knob in and turn it counter-clockwise. To close the door, push the knob in and turn it clockwise.

  • Page 15: Figure 1-2 Challenge Vault L (Drive Door Open)

    Front View Components Power switch Drive tray Figure 1-2 CHALLENGE Vault L (Drive Door Open) The following components are located on the front of the Vault L storage box: Drive door opens and closes using two quarter turns. Open the drive door by pushing the knob in and turning it counter- clockwise to open.

  • Page 16: Rear View Components

    Chapter 1: Touring the Chassis Caution: The door must be in place during operation to comply with FCC regulations and for proper air flow. On/Off switch controls power to all the drives (see Figure 1-2). Drive shelves house the SCSI drives and drive sleds. The shelves are removable to accommodate full-height drives.

  • Page 17: Figure 1-3 Challenge Vault L (Rear View)

    Rear View Components AC receptacle Voltage selector SCSI B SCSI A (out) (out) SCSI B (in) SCSI A (in) Figure 1-3 CHALLENGE Vault L (Rear View)

  • Page 18: Figure 1-4 Mixed-Channel Vault L Storage Box

    Chapter 1: Touring the Chassis AC receptacle Voltage selector DIFF OUT: B SE TERM: A SCSI B (in) SCSI A (in) Figure 1-4 Mixed-Channel Vault L Storage Box This version supports both single-ended and differential drives. The Note: mixed-channel Vault L also has a connector called SE TERM A. This connector is not pressent on the differential Vault L.
  • Page 19 Warning: Do not attempt to connect the Vault L to the host system. Installation should be performed only by Silicon Graphics-certified personnel. Installation of these upgrades requires specific training and technical knowledge. This equipment utilizes electrical power internally that is hazardous if the equipment is improperly disassembled.

  • Page 21: Operating The Vault L Storage Box

    Chapter 2 Operating the Vault L Storage Box ® After a Silicon Graphics -certified system support engineer (SSE) has installed the Vault L storage box to the host system, you can add compatible drives to the drive boxes as explained in this chapter: •...
  • Page 22 Chapter 2: Operating the Vault L Storage Box Both channels on the SCSI backplane set for differential in the differential−only Vault L No jumpers set; Adapter assembly reserved for future use. Power connector Both channels= differential Data cable connector Figure 2-1 SCSI Drive Sled Jumper Setup for Differential Vault L Mixed channel setup on the SCSI backplane for single−ended or differential operation on SE/DIFF Vault L...
  • Page 23 Installing a Drive Caution: Channel A on the mixed-channel Vault A is reserved for single-ended SCSI drives only. The drive sled board jumpers should be set for either differential or single-ended operation as shown in Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2. 3.

  • Page 24: Figure 2-3 Installing (Or Removing) A Drive In The Vault L

    Chapter 2: Operating the Vault L Storage Box Drive tray Front loading drive Figure 2-3 Installing (or Removing) a Drive in the Vault L Storage Box...

  • Page 25: Removing A Drive Shelf

    Removing a Drive Shelf 4. Carefully insert the device into the drive bay until it seats firmly into the lever catch and move the locking lever all the way to the right. 5. After you have installed all of the drives, you can power on the drive box and rack.

  • Page 26: Figure 2-4 Removing A Drive Shelf From The Vault L

    Chapter 2: Operating the Vault L Storage Box Drive shelf Figure 2-4 Removing a Drive Shelf From the Vault L Pull the drive shelf out of the chassis and store it for later possible use. 3. Follow the instructions in the previous section, “Installing a Drive,” to insert a full-height drive in the Vault L.

  • Page 27: Removing A Drive From The Chassis

    Removing a Drive From the Chassis Removing a Drive From the Chassis To remove a SCSI drive: 1. Push the drive lever to the left to disengage the drive assembly from the shelf. 2. Carefully slide the drive and sled assembly out of the slot. Updating the Software to Recognize the New Drives To notify the operating system of the new drives, run the MAKEDEV command, which creates the required device files for the software.

  • Page 28: Figure 2-5 Voltage Selection Switch

    Voltage switch Voltage Selection Switch Figure 2-5...

  • Page 29: Specifications

    Appendix A Specifications Table A-1 summarizes physical, electrical, safety, and environmental specifications for the Vault L storage box. The Vault L storage box supports 8-bit and 16-bit differential SCSI Note: drives and 8-bit single-ended SCSI drives. Table A-1 Vault L Storage Box Specifications Specification Type Parameter Characteristics...
  • Page 30 Appendix A: Specifications Table A-1 Vault L Storage Box Specifications Specification Type Parameter Characteristics FCC, Part 15, Class A VDE 0871/6.78, Level A V.C.C.I., Class 1 Limits Environmental Temperature operating 5 to 35 degrees C at sea level nonoperating –15 to +65 degrees C at sea level Relative humidity operating 20 to 80%, noncondensing...
  • Page 32 We'd Like to Hear From You As a user of Silicon Graphics documentation, your comments are important to us. They help us to better understand your needs and to improve the quality of our documentation. Any information that you provide will be useful. Here is a list of suggested topics to comment on: •...

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