Nexsan US316 Quick Start Manual

NEXSAN US316 Storage Expansion
Quick Start Guide
This document provides installation steps to rack, cable, and power on a US316 Storage Expansion.
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Taking delivery

Check to ensure that no damage has been sustained
to the packaging in transit. If any of the US316
Storage Expansion components appear damaged,
please contact your reseller immediately.
Item Name
1 LAN port
2 Status LED
3 Unit ID status LED
4 BMC Reset button
5 SAS IN ports
6 SAS OUT ports
7 SAS link status LEDs (2 IN, 2x OUT)

Prepare for installation

Carefully read the safety notices on
A
Ensure ahead of time that you have a suitable
B
rack; see Rack And Enclosure Specifications
page 4.
Ensure that you have a Phillips screwdriver.
C
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Front view (bezel removed)
Rear view controller I/O components.
page 4.
on
Storage
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Hardware overview

Here are some of the key components of the US316
Expansion:
Description
Not used with Unity Storage Expansions
Green: Initialization successful
Red: Initialization failure
On/Off
Resets the base management controller
Serial Attached SCSI IN ports from the Unity
Storage System
SAS OUT ports to another storage unit
Green: All four physical layers (PHY) of each
port connected with consistent link speed (12 G
or 6 G)
Red: Single PHY degraded link speed or
disconnected
Arrange for someone to assist you during
D
installation.
CAUTION: Acclimate new disk drives to
room temperature for two hours before you
install them.
Firmware Version 6.0