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8/12-bays 12gb/s sas tower jbod enclosure
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ARC-4038 series
(8/12-Bays 12Gb/s SAS Tower JBOD Enclosure)
USER'S Manual
Version: 2.0
Issue Date: September, 2017
SAS JBOD Enclosure

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  • Page 1 SAS JBOD Enclosure ARC-4038 series (8/12-Bays 12Gb/s SAS Tower JBOD Enclosure) USER’S Manual Version: 2.0 Issue Date: September, 2017...
  • Page 2 Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification We confirm ARC-4038 series has been tested and found comply with the requirements set up in the council directive on the approximation of the low of member state relating to the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction ..............4 1.1 Overview ................4 1.2. Features ................6 2. Hardware Installation ..........8 2.1 Before You First Installing............8 2.2 ARC-4038 JBOD Enclosure View ...........9 2.3 Locations of the Subsystem Component ......11 2.3.1 Drive Tray LED Indicators ..........11 2.3.2 SAS Host/Expander LED Indicators ........

  • Page 4: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction This section presents a brief overview of the ARC-4038 compact tower 12Gb/s SAS JBOD enclosure. 1.1 Overview The ARC-4038 SAS-to-SAS JBOD box provides a compact external storage chassis capable of accommodating up to 8/12 12Gb/s Se- rial-Attached SCSI (SAS) drives or 6Gb/s Serial ATA (SATA) drives. The box can support both 3.5-inch disk drives and 2.5-inch disk drives, each one contained in its individual hole on the disk carrier.
  • Page 5 The warning message will be shown in alarm buzzer and respect LED. Maximum Interoperability Areca presents its ultra-high performance and high reliability 12Gb/s SAS expander module for a cost-effective and enterprise- class JBOD storage enclosure. A 12Gb/s SAS expander module literally expands the number of end devices that you can connect together.

  • Page 6: Features

    INTRODUCTION 1.2. Features Drives SAS hard drives • Up to 8/12 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SAS hot-plug hard drives (12.0 Gb/s) at speeds of 7.2K, 10K or 15K rpm SATA hard drives • Up to 8/12 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA hot-plug hard drives (12.0 Gb/s) at speeds of 7.2K or 10K rpm JBOD Controller Module Expander board...
  • Page 7 INTRODUCTION Expander board • 2 x One-color LED status indicators for each SAS host port, one for SAS host port link and one for the activity status • 2 x One-color LED status indicators for each SAS expansion port, one for SAS expansion port link and one for the activity state Power Supplies •...

  • Page 8: Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2. Hardware Installation This section describes how to install the ARC-4038 compact tower 12Gb/s SAS JBOD enclosure with host computer and disks. 2.1 Before You First Installing Thanks for purchasing the ARC-4038 as your compact tower JBOD data storage enclosure. The following manual gives simple step-by- step instructions for installing and configuring the ARC-4038 JBOD enclosure.

  • Page 9: Arc-4038 Jbod Enclosure View

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.2 ARC-4038 JBOD Enclosure View The following diagram is the ARC-4038-8 compact tower JBOD en- closure front view and rear view. Rear View Front View 1. Disk Activity LED 3. System Fan 2. Disk Fault/Power LED 4. SAS Host Port0 (CH0) 5.
  • Page 10 HARDWARE INSTALLATION The following diagram is the ARC-4038-12 compact tower JBOD enclosure front view and rear view. Front View Rear View 1. Disk Activity LED 3. SAS Host Port0 (CH0) 2. Disk Fault/Link LED 4. SAS Host Port1 (CH1) 5. SAS Expansion Port0 (CH2) 6.

  • Page 11: Locations Of The Subsystem Component

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3 Locations of the Subsystem Component The following describes the activity and fault LED location and function. 2.3.1 Drive Tray LED Indicators Figure 2-1, Activity/Fault LED for ARC-4038 compact tower JBOD enclosure Normal Status Problem Indication 1. Activity When the activity LED is illumi- LED (Blue) nated, there is I/O activity...

  • Page 12: Sas Host/Expander Led Indicators

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.3.2 SAS Host/Expander LED Indicators The following table describes the ARC-4038 SAS compact tower JBOD enclosure host port link/activity LED. Host Function LED Status Link LED When host port link LED is illuminated for 1 second (Green light) and light off for 3 seconds that indicates one link has connected.

  • Page 13: Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4 Installation Your enclosure supports up to 8 3.5-inch disk drives or 2.5-inch SAS or SATA 12.0Gb/s drives, each one contained in its individual drive carrier. Each drive is hot-pluggable, allowing you to remove and insert drives without shutting down your enclosure. Following the instruction below to install ARC-4038 compact tower JBOD enclosure.
  • Page 14 HARDWARE INSTALLATION c. After all drives are in the drive tray, slide all of them back into the ARC-4038 JBOD enclosure and make sure you latch the drive trays. Figure 2-6, Slide drive tray back into the ARC-4038 Note: Please secure four of the mounting screws to the tray, other- wise the ARC-4038 may produce an annoying BUZZ sound in a few environments.
  • Page 15 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2-7, Connect ARC-4038 SAS JBOD enclosure and host adapter Note: Turn on the ARC-4038 SAS JBOD enclosure first to make sure the host adapter or RAID controllers on the server recognizes the drives in the subsystem. (b). Performance Connection Connect the ARC-4038 to dual connectors on the host controller board using two SFF-8644 cables.
  • Page 16 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2-9, Connect ARC-4038 SAS JBOD enclosure and two host adapters • Expander Port Connection ARC-4038 SAS JBOD enclosure is a device that contains two expander ports. Expander ports may support being attached to SAS initiator ports, SAS and/or SATA target ports, and to other expander ports.
  • Page 17 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 3. Connecting RS232C Monitor Port You can connect RS-232 port to the manager clinet system. It is easy to configure and manage the JBOD enclosure from the client system. The ARC-4038 JBOD enclosure can be configured via a VT-100 compatible terminal or a PC running a VT-100 terminal emulation program.
  • Page 18 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 5. Configure JBOD Enclosure Your ARC-4038 JBOD enclosure can be configured by using a serial device (terminal emulation). The ARC-4038 JBOD enclo- sure can be configured via a VT-100 compatible terminal or a PC running a VT-100 terminal emulation program. You can attach a serial (Character-Based) terminal or server com port to the JBOD enclosure for access to the text-based setup menu.

  • Page 19: Cli Features

    CLI FEATURES 3. CLI Features This Command Line Interface (CLI) is provided for you to configure the 8 bays compact tower JBOD enclosure functions. The CLI is useful in environments where a graphical user interface (GUI) is not available. • Locations of RS-232C Port The ARC-4038 JBOD enclosure uses the RJ11 port as the serial port interface.

  • Page 20: Start-Up Vt100 Screen

    CLI FEATURES Terminal requirement Connection Null-modem cable Baud Rate 115,200 Data bits Stop Flow Control None The controller RJ11 connector pin assignments are defined as be- low. Pin Assignment Definition Definition RTS (RS232) RXD (RS232) TXD (RS232) 3.2 Start-up VT100 Screen By connecting a VT100 compatible terminal, or a PC operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode, all CLI administration func- tions can be exercised from the VT100 terminal.
  • Page 21 CLI FEATURES Step 3. Enter a name you prefer and then click “OK”. (Figure 3.2- Step 4. Select an appropriate connecting port and then click "OK". (Figure 3.2-4 ) Figure 3.2-4 Figure 3.2-3 Step 5. Configure the port parameter settings and then click “OK”. Bits per second: 115200 Data bits: 8 Parity: None...
  • Page 22 CLI FEATURES Figure 3.2-7 Figure 3.2-8 Now, The VT100 is ready to be used. After you finished the VT100 Terminal setup, you may press " X " key (in your Terminal) to link the expander CLI setup screen and Terminal together. Press “X”...

  • Page 23: Cli Command

    CLI Manager 3.3 CLI Command This section provides detail information about the SAS expander- box’s CLI function. All the commands please type in lower case. • HELP Command This command provides an on-line table of contents, providing brief descriptions of the help sub-commands. You can use the <CLI>...

  • Page 24: Pass Command

    CLI Manager • PASS Command The pass command allows user to set or clear the expander box password protection feature. Once the password has been set, the user can only monitor and access the expander box setting by providing the correct password. The password can accept max. 8 chars and min.
  • Page 25 CLI Manager 1. Set external cable link speed rate Syntax CLI>link c[0|1|2|3] High Low] Index: c[0|1|2|3] External Cable Index The cable c0, c1, or c2 is view from right to left or start from top to bottom. High-Rate, Low-Rate: [11|10|9] or [12g|6g|3g] PS.
  • Page 26 CLI Manager Example: CLI>link ArrayDevice Element (0x17): ======================================= NAME PHY NGO EDFB TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 SATA 5001B469-189AE00D SLOT 02 SAS 5011B469-189AE00C SLOT 03 SATA 5011B469-189AE00E SLOT 04 SATA 5011B469-189AE00F SLOT 05 SATA 5011B469-189AE009 SLOT 06 6G 12G SATA 5011B469-189AE008 SLOT 07 SATA 5011B469-189AE00A SLOT 08...

  • Page 27: Edfb Command (Same As "Dhpm")

    CLI Manager • EDFB Command (Same as “DHPM”) Use for 3G/6G SAS/SATA drive speed up as 12G drive perfor- mance. DataBolt™ Bandwidth Optimizer is designed to help fa- cilitate the industry transition to 12Gb/s SAS-enabled systems by allowing users to take advantage of 12Gb/s speeds while utilizing existing 6Gb/s drives or backplanes.

  • Page 28: Th Command

    CLI Manager CLI>link ArrayDevice Element (0x17): ======================================== NAME PHY NGO EDFB TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 SATA 5001B469-189AE00D SLOT 02 SAS 5011B469-189AE00C SLOT 03 SATA 5011B469-189AE00E SLOT 04 SATA 5011B469-189AE00F SLOT 05 SATA 5011B469-189AE009 SLOT 06 SATA 5011B469-189AE008 SLOT 07 SATA 5011B469-189AE00A SLOT 08 SATA 5011B469-189AE00B CLI>edfb on...
  • Page 29 CLI Manager Slot01 Temp Slot02 Temp Slot03 Temp Slot04 Temp Slot05 Temp Slot06 Temp Slot07 Temp Slot08 Temp CLI>th 2 79 0 Temperature Element (0x04): ======================================== NAME CT(‘C) OTWarn ENC. Temp Chip Temp Slot01 Temp Slot02 Temp Slot03 Temp Slot04 Temp Slot05 Temp Slot06 Temp Slot07 Temp...

  • Page 30: Group Command

    CLI Manager Slot01 Temp Slot02 Temp Slot03 Temp Slot04 Temp Slot05 Temp Slot06 Temp Slot07 Temp Slot08 Temp • GROUP Command The group command is used to associate the external port with the devices/phys as one zone group. The three external cable ports and all devices/phys slots will default associate with one zone group.

  • Page 31: Sys Command

    CLI Manager New PHY Group Mode: T10 Group-1: C0, Slot: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Value: 0x00000000000FFC00 Current PHY Group Mode: T10 Group-1: C0, C1, C2, C3, C4 Slot: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Value: 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF //Set the cable1 and cable2 and slot 7 to slot 8 as group 2 CLI>gr dev 2 c1, c2 7 8 New PHY Group Mode: T10...
  • Page 32 CLI Manager Example: CLI>sys ======================================== Hardware Revision Information:- ======================================== Vendor ID : Areca Technology Co Ltd. Taiwan, R.O.C Model ID : ARC-4038 Serial No. : 0000000000000000 Unit Serial No. Expander SAS Address : 0x5001B469189AE03F Product Revision Expander Chip ID : 0x0233 (Ports : 28)

  • Page 33: Bu Command

    CLI Manager Firmware Copy 2: [Active] Revision: 100.BD.01.0A 06/18/15 Firmware Family: 0 OemFamily: 0 Fast Boot: Yes Image Address: 0x10200000 HAL Revision: 0.1.0.0 SES Revision: 0.1.0.0 SCE Revision: 0.1.0.0 ● BU Command The BU command allows you to control the buzzer attributes that have been controlled by SAS expander H/W.

  • Page 34: Fan Command

    CLI Manager • FAN Command The fan command allows you to set the operate fan speed. Typi- cal parameters include: LowestSpeed and WarningSpeed are fan speed in speed code from level 1 to 7. The LowestSpeed is the speed code that fan operate in normal state, and the WarningSpeed is the speed code that fan operate in warning state;...

  • Page 35: Spin Command

    CLI Manager ======================================== SPEED NAME CODE STATUS Fan 01 1980 Fan 02 1930 Saved FAN Speed Attribute: Lowest SpeedCode: 3 Warning SpeedCode: 7 • SPIN Command The spin command defines the mode of staggering SATA drive spin-up function connected on the expander box. This command gives expander box the ability to spin up the disk drives sequen- tially or in groups, allowing the drives to come ready at the opti- mum time without straining the system power supply.

  • Page 36: St Command

    CLI Manager • ST Command The st command stores system configurations or factory default configurations in flash. Since all the revised parameter setting is temporarily stored in the working RAM, the ST command saves those parameters permanently in flash ROM. 1.
  • Page 37 CLI Manager ArrayDevice Element (0x17): ======================================== NAME PHY NGO EDFB TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 SATA 5001B469-189AE00D SLOT 02 SAS 5011B469-189AE00C SLOT 03 SATA 5011B469-189AE00E SLOT 04 SATA 5011B469-189AE00F SLOT 05 SATA 5011B469-189AE009 SLOT 06 SATA 5011B469-189AE008 SLOT 07 SATA 5011B469-189AE00A SLOT 08 SATA 5011B469-189AE00B Connector Element (0x19):...

  • Page 38: Showlogs Command

    CLI Manager Cooling Element (0x03): ======================================== SPEED NAME CODE STATUS Fan 01 1980 Fan 02 1930 Temperature Element (0x04): ======================================== NAME CT(‘C) OTWarn ENC. Temp Chip Temp Voltage Element (0x12): ======================================== NAME VOLT(V) OVLMT UVLMT STATUS 0.95V 0.96 1.01 0.89 1.8V 1.84 1.90...

  • Page 39: Fdl Command

    CLI Manager • FDL Command The box has added the expander firmware update through the CLI on the external RS-232 port. Before you process the firmware update, there are two block regions that you can update expander microcode on SAS expander box. 1.

  • Page 40: Counters Reset Command

    CLI Manager 8. If transfer OK, the transfered data is updated. Cold-start expander (Power cycle again) to take effect. Example: Update procedure, use Xmodem to transfer, refer to “fdl” com- mand for detail operation. CLI>fdl { code | mfgb } Use HyperTerminal or TeraTerm utility with Xmodem mode to transfer and update files.
  • Page 41 CLI Manager Phy Layer Error Counters================= == InvWrdCnt ==DispErrCnt ==LossSyncCnt ==RstSeqFailCnt= Phy 00 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 Phy 01 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 Phy 02 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 Phy 03 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 Phy 04 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000 Phy 05 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000000...

  • Page 42: Sasaddr Command

    CLI Manager • Sasaddr Command CLI>sasaddr Expander New SAS Address: 0x5001B4690400083F Expander Current SAS Address: SXP Port SAS Address: 0x5001B4690400083F SXP Port SAS Address: 0x5001B4690400083D SXP Port SAS Address: Disabled • Sub Command The subtractive command allows you to set the subtractive ports on expander.

  • Page 43: Con Command

    CLI Manager • CON Command The con command is used to set expander external ports as SES internal slots. Syntax: CLI>con [drive | cable | def] {c0,c1,c2, …} drive : set ext-port as drive slot. cable: set ext-port as cable-connected attribute. def : set as default.
  • Page 44 CLI Manager CLI>st CLI>reset reboot ……………. CLI>link ArrayDevice Element (0x17): ======================================== NAME PHY NGO EDFB MAX TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 SATA 5001B469-189AE00D SLOT 02 SAS 5011B469-189AE00C SLOT 03 SATA 5011B469-189AE00E SLOT 04 SATA 5011B469-189AE00F SLOT 05 SATA 5011B469-189AE009 SLOT 06 SATA 5011B469-189AE008 SLOT 07 SATA 5011B469-189AE00A...

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