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Unifosa Proware EP-4646JD-SCSC User Manual

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64 Bays
SAS to SAS/SATA
JBOD Subsystem
User Manual
Revision 1.0

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  • Page 1 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem User Manual Revision 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Table of Contents Preface ..........................3 Before You Begin ......................4 Safety Guidelines..................................4 Controller Configurations..............................4 Packaging, Shipment and Delivery ..........................4 Unpacking the Shipping Carton ..........................5 Chapter 1 Product Introduction ................. 6 Technical Specifications ............................

  • Page 3: Preface

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the hardware features and installation of the 64Bay JBOD subsystem. Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy, but not for product warranty because of the various environment/OS/settings.

  • Page 4: Before You Begin

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Before You Begin Before going through with this manual, you should read and focus on the following safety guidelines. Notes about the subsystem’s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included here. Safety Guidelines To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance, user is advised to be aware of the following safety...

  • Page 5: Unpacking The Shipping Carton

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Unpacking the Shipping Carton The shipping carton contains the following: JBOD Subsystem Unit 64 pairs of HDD side brackets Two (2) Power cords Two (2) mini SAS HD cables Two (2) serial cables DB9-to-DB9 Slide rail Key of Top Cover Screws...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Product Introduction

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Chapter 1 Product Introduction The 64 bays JBOD Subsystem The JBOD subsystem is a 19-inch 4U rackmount JBOD unit. It is a versatile SAS3 / SATA3 disk expansion system, ideal for high capacity and scalability storage in IT demands.

  • Page 7: Technical Specifications

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 1.1 Technical Specifications JBOD Redundant Host Interface Two 4x mini SAS HD (12Gb/s) Disk Interface 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA SAS expansion Two 4x mini SAS HD (12Gb/s) Enclosure Platform Rackmount Form Factor # of Hot Swap Trays Tray Lock Disk Status Indicator Access / Fail LED...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Identifying Parts Of The Jbod Subsystem

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the JBOD Subsystem 2.1 Main Components 2.1.1 Front View IMPORTANT: When powering off the JBOD subsystem, turn off first the Main Switch and allow at least 4 minutes for the subsystem to shutdown properly.

  • Page 9: Lcd Display Panel Led

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 2.1.1.1 LCD Display Panel LED Part Function Power LED Green indicates power is ON. Main Switch Button Indicates that the power cords are inserted and/or Flashing Blue indicates the 2 power supply switches are turn on. Light Blue Indicates that the sytem is on.

  • Page 10: Hdd Status Leds

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 2.1.1.2 HDD Status LEDs The Front Panel shows the disk drives status. Activity LED Power On/Fail LED Indicator Color Description Blue Indicates the disk drive is busy or being Activity LED Blinking accessed. Green Indicates the disk drive in this slot is good.

  • Page 11: Menu Diagram

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 2.1.1.3 Menu Diagram Model-Name F/W V x.x.xx Temperature Chip1 30’C Chip2 35’C Chip3 31’C Chip4 30’C HDD01 33’C HDD64 30’C Power Status Power01 : Good Good Power02 : Good FAN Status Fan 1: 3970 rpm Good Fan 2: 3970 rpm Fan15: 3970 rpm...

  • Page 12: Rear View

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 2.1.2 Rear View NOTE: Each Power Supply Module has 1 Power Supply and 5 Fans. The JBOD subsystem is logically divided into two enclosures for hardware monitoring. The functions of the Expander are as follows: Module: Function/Description: Use to upgrade the firmware of the...

  • Page 13: Power Supply Fan Module (Psfm)

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 2.3 Power Supply Fan Module (PSFM) The 64bay RAID subsystem contains two 1100W Power Supply/Fan Modules. All PSFM are inserted at the rear of the chassis. Front Panel Rear Side NOTE: Each PSFM delivers Full-Range 100V ~ 240V (+/-10%) voltage AC electricity.
  • Page 14 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2 Fan 1 Fan 2 Fan 7 Fan 8 Rear Side Rear Side Front Panel Front Panel NOTE: The first PSFM (Power Supply 1, on the left side of enclosure) has five fans: Fan 1 and Fan 2 on the front panel;...

  • Page 15: Psfm Panel

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 2.3.1 PSFM Panel Part Description Use to connect the power cord from power AC Power Input Socket source. Power On/Off Switch Use to power on or power off the PSFM. Indicator Color Description Green Indicates the power supply module is good.

  • Page 16: Fan Module

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 2.4 Fan Module The 64bay JBOD subsystem contains 15 fans. Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2 Fan 1 Fan 2 Fan 7 Fan 8 Rear Side Rear Side Front Panel Front Panel User Manual...
  • Page 17 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Indicator Color Description No light Indicates the fan is normal. Fan Fault LED Indicates the turbo fail is faulty. User Manual...

  • Page 18: Turbo Fan

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 2.4.1 Turbo Fan The turbo fan (Fan 6) provides additional airflow inside the enclosure. Turbo Fan LED Status LED Indicator Color Description Status LED Indicates the turbo fail is faulty. NOTE: The status of Turbo Fan (Fan 6) is monitored by Expander Module 1.

  • Page 19: Disk Drive Installation Into The Disk Slot

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 2.5 Disk Drive Installation into the Disk Slot This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive. NOTE: When the JBOD is shipped, the disk trays are not placed in the disk slots.

  • Page 20: To Install A Disk Drive In A Disk Tray

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem NOTE: In dual SAS Expander mode, it is strongly recommended to use SAS hard drive disks. 2.5.1 To install a disk drive in a disk tray: 1. Prepare the HDD side brackets. Remove them from the dummy disk by pushing the upper sides of the dummy disk as shown below: User Manual...
  • Page 21 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 2. Place the brackets on both sides of the disk drive and secure them with screws. 2 screws #6-32 UNC L=5.0mm 2 screws #6-32 UNC L=5.0mm 3. Place the drive carefully in the disk slot. User Manual...
  • Page 22 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 4. Tighten the thumbscrews on the sides of the disk drive. User Manual...

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Getting Started With The Subsystem

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem 3.1 Installing the Rails and Mounting into Rack NOTE: At least two persons are needed to lift the Disk Array. To reduce the weight of the Disk Array, remove the power supply modules from the rear of Disk Array.
  • Page 24 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 3. Insert three (3) M5 nuts on the 2 holes of the front left side of the rack post. Position of M5 nuts on the 3 holes of left rack post Rack Post – Front Left Side 4.
  • Page 25 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 5. Prepare the 2 rail assemblies. Front Side of Rail Assembly Rear Side of Rail Assembly 6. Hold one rail assembly and install in the front left side of rack. To install, align and insert the 2 latches of the rail into the 2 holes on the rack post.
  • Page 26 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Lock Lever View from Front Side of Front Left Rack Post Lock Lever is Locked Lock 2 Latches Lower M5 Nut View from Rear Side of Front Left Rack Post 2 Latches are inserted in the 4 and 6 holes from bottom (M5 nut) User Manual...
  • Page 27 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 7. Install the other end of rail assembly to the left rear side. Align and insert the 2 latches on the 2 holes on the rear rack post, and then push the rail a little towards the rear side and lock the lock lever on the rack post.
  • Page 28 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 8. Repeat step 6 to install the other rail assembly into the right front side. Lock Lever Lower M5 nut View from Front Side of Front Right Rack Post Lock Lever is Not Locked Lock Lever Lower...
  • Page 29 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Lock 2 Latches Lower M5 nut View from Rear Side of Front Right Rack Post 2 Latches are inserted in the 4 and 6 holes from bottom (M5 nut) 9. Repeat step 7 to install the other end of rail assembly to the rack post of rear right side.
  • Page 30 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Latches Lock Lever View from Rear Side of Rear Right Rack Post Latches Lock View from Rear Side of Rear Right Rack Post User Manual...
  • Page 31 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 10. Pull the 2 middle rail members out from the rail assembly. Front Left Side Rear Left Side Middle Rail Member of Rail Assembly on Left Side of Rack Front Side Right Front Side Left Front Side View from Rear Side User Manual...
  • Page 32 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 11. With at least 4 persons carrying the enclosure, insert the 2 inner rails (attached to the sides of the enclosure) into the middle rails. Slide the enclosure until it stops or about half way through. NOTE: Be careful when inserting the 2 inner rails into the middle rails.
  • Page 33 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem View from Rear Side 12. Press outwards the blue locks on both sides of the inner rail members at the same time. Then push the enclosure inwards (or backwards) until it goes inside the rack.
  • Page 34 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem View from Rear Side of Rack Cabinet Enclosure is Pushed Inwards 13. Insert the power supply modules. User Manual...
  • Page 35 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 14. Use six (6) M5 screws to lock the enclosure into the rack post, one screw in each corner. Note that the screw driver will need to pass through the corner hole of front panel for the two upper corner holes on both sides. Corner Hole Screw...

  • Page 36: Removing The Disk Array From The Rack

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 3.2 Removing the Disk Array from the Rack 1. Remove the six screws in the front corner. Front Left Side Front Right Side 2. Remove the power supplies in the rear and the disk drives from the disk slots. User Manual...
  • Page 37 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 3. Carefully pull the subsystem. 4. Push the white lock to release the subsystem from the rail. User Manual...

  • Page 38: Preparing The Jbod And Connecting To Raid Subsystem

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 3.3 Preparing the JBOD and Connecting to RAID Subsystem 1. Install the disk drives, if not yet installed. Refer to Section 2.5 Disk Drive Installation for detailed information. 2. Connect one end of SAS cable to the SAS In Port of the JBOD subsystem enclosure and the other end to the SAS Expansion Port of the RAID subsystem enclosure.

  • Page 39: Powering On

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 3.5 Powering On 1. Plug in all the power cords into the AC Power Input Socket located at the PSFM. NOTE: The subsystem is equipped with redundant, full range power supplies with PFC (power factor correction). The system will automatically select voltage.

  • Page 40: Powering Off

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 3. Push the main switch button in the front panel to power on. Main Switch 4. Allow the machine a few moments to initialize before using it. The main switch button will continue flashing blue until the system is finished checking each disk slot.

  • Page 41: Chapter 4 Maintenance

    64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Chapter 4 Maintenance 4.1 Upgrading the JBOD Controller Firmware NOTE: The JBOD firmware upgrade procedure must be done four times. First is the Expander A1, next is the Expander B1 and A2, then last the Expander B2. NOTE: There must be no I/O in the disk drives in the JBOD subsystem (RAID...
  • Page 42 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem Steps: 1. Please use the RS232 cable (RJ11 to DB9) to connect Expander A1 RS232 Port and PC COM1 Port (or change to other COM Port as necessary). 2. Open Windows HyperTerminal Program. Connect using COM1 (COM Port used in Step1), Baud Rate: 115200, n, 8, 1, Flow Control: None.
  • Page 43 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 5. Select your firmware file path, and select Xmodem in the communication protocol, and click transfer button. 6. Wait for the transfer of file to complete. User Manual...
  • Page 44 64 Bays SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem 7. When the transfer and firmware update is complete, please power cycle the JBOD. 8. In command line, type “system info”, you can see the Expander firmware version. User Manual...

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