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- Page 1 Alnico 8 Series RAID Subsystem Hardware Installation Guide Version 1.3 10/02/2009...
- Page 2 Hardware Installation Guide Copyright ©2008-2009 This guide and any accompanying software and firmware are copyrighted. No parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored on a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without prior written consent except for copies retained by the purchaser for backup purposes.
- Page 3 Hardware Installation Guide For Europe This drive is in conformity with the EMC directive. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Those limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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Page 4: Text
Hardware Installation Guide Welcome to Hardware Installation Guide. This guide is designed to be used as step-by-step instructions for installation of your subsystem, and covers everything you need to know in learning how to operation, troubleshooting and future upgrades. For the detail about how to configure your subsystem, please refer to the Software Operation manual. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Hardware Installation Guide Contents ........BOUT ARDWARE NSTALLATION UIDE ................YMBOLS IN ..................... ONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............. 1 ................1 ODEL ARIATIONS ..................... 2 EATURES Front Panel Overview..............3 Rear Panel Overview ..............5 CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION............. 10 & ......... - Page 6 Hardware Installation Guide Battery Backup Capacity ...............27 Operation..................28 Removing the Battery Backup Module ..........28 APPENDIX C. SPECIFICATIONS..........29 ...................29 PECIFICATIONS...
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Page 7: Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction There are ten available models in Alnico 8 RAID storage subsystem series; which utilize dual 4Gb Fibre / dual miniSAS/ dual 1Gb Ethernet as Host interface per controller, each with 12, 16, or 24 device bays. Model Name... -
Page 8: Features
Alnico redundant controller subsystem. The Alnico Series RAID Subsystem is designed to meet today’s high volume, performance storage requirements from rapidly changing business environment. It provides a maximum data protection and exceptional performance in a storage subsystem. -
Page 9: Front Panel Overview
Chapter 1. Introduction Understanding the Alnico RAID subsystem Front Panel Overview LCD Module Function keys. ( ENT, ESC, Scroll up, Scroll Down ) Keys Descriptions Up Arrow To scroll upward through the menu items Down Arrow To scroll downward through the menu items... - Page 10 Hardware Installation Guide AL-8241F / AL-8241S AL-8161F / AL-8161S AL-8121F / AL-8121S Drive Bay...
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Page 11: Rear Panel Overview
Chapter 1. Introduction Rear Panel Overview Fibre-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM AL-8241F SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM AL-8241S Fibre-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM: 1. FC CH 1... - Page 12 Hardware Installation Guide 2. FC CH 0 SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM: 1. SAS CH 1 2. SAS CH 0 3. SAS Expand Port 4. Console 5. Terminal 6. LAN port 7. Controller Box 1 (The default first controller location) 8. Controller Box 2 9.
- Page 13 Chapter 1. Introduction Fibre-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM AL-8161F SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM AL-8161S Fibre-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM: 1. FC CH 1 2. FC CH 0 SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM: 1. SAS CH 1 SAS CH 0...
- Page 14 Hardware Installation Guide 3. SAS Expand Port 4. Console 5. Terminal 6. LAN port 7. Controller Box 1 (The default first controller location) 8. Controller Box 2 9. FAN failure indicator (Rear / Front) 10. FAN Module /FAN Module 1 11.
- Page 15 Chapter 1. Introduction SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM AL-8121S 1. LAN port 2. Terminal 3. Console 4. SAS Expand Port Fibre-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM: 5. FC CH 1 6. FC CH 0 SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM: 5. SAS CH 1 6. SAS CH 0 7.
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Page 16: Chapter 2. Installation
& Before unpacking the Alnico RAID subsystem, prepare a clean, stable surface to put on the contents of Alnico 8 RAID shipping container. Altogether, you should find following items in the package: Alnico 8 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem : ... - Page 17 M ounting screws (bag) ×1 To avoid the unmatched connector type between the Fibre HBA in the Host computer and Alnico RAID, Alnico RAID doesn’t include the Fibre cable with the standard shipping. Hard disk drives (different RAID levels requires different numbers of HDDs.
- Page 18 Hardware Installation Guide The Alnico RAID series includes 16 hot swappable drive bays. The following sections describe how to install disks into Alnico RAID subsystems. Loading Hard Disk to the drive bay. 1. Put HDD into the bay. 2. Fasten all 4 screws to mount HDD in the bay and make sure the HDD is properly tightened.
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Page 19: Install The Alnico Raid Subsystem In A Rack
Chapter 2. Installation You are shipped one rackmounting kit for each Alnico subsystem that you intend to rackmount. Alnico subsystem is designed for installation into a industry-standard 19-inch rackmount cabinet. Following the use of this section for installing the Alnico subsystem into a Rack Install the Slide Rails 1. - Page 20 2. Fasten two M5 screws through the chassis ears in the front side of the chassis to secure the Alnico subsystem in the rack as Figure 3. Figure 3. The Alnico subsystem is heavy, two person are required to move the system in the procedure.
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Page 21: System Connection
For more detail information, please check Chapter 6 of “Software Operation Manual”. There are many topologies of SAS JBOD with Alnico 8 RAID subsystems. Ways to implement are as below: One SAS Raid subsystem with one SAS JBOD... - Page 22 Hardware Installation Guide One SAS Raid subsystem with more SAS JBODs It supports up to four tiers and 122 drives. One RAID Set supports up to 32 HDDs One SAS Raid subsystem supports up to 122 Volumes One SAS Raid subsystem supports up to 122 SAS devices There are four tiers within JBOD topology as above:...
- Page 23 Fourth tier is a SAS JBOD with a SAS CH0 on it. Connecting SAS CH0 to SAS exp. Port on third tier SAS JBOD via a Mini SAS to Mini SAS Cable. Alnico RAID subsystem do not require the installation of different drivers for use with different operating systems. Alnico RAID is independent and transparent to the host operating system.
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Page 24: Turning Off
Hardware Installation Guide When RAID SYSTEM is running, you are ready to configure one or more RAID arrays. You have the following options: 1. Turn to Chapter 3 of “Software Operation Manual” to perform a quick setup of a single RAID array using the control panel. 2. -
Page 25: Chapter 3. Trouble Shooting
Alnico RAID operation : If the fault LED on the front panel and LCD of Alnico RAID lights red and LCD displays a error message , or if Alnico RAID’s Internet manager indicates a fault, determine the reason for this alert immediately. -
Page 26: Replacing / Upgrading Dimm
Configuration table” on “Soft Operation Manual” to reconfigure your RAID Alnico RAID are normally supplied with 512MB cache memory installed. There's no set formula to determine how much cache memory to use, but as a general rule, a workstation, with mostly very large files, such as for audio or video editing and playback, graphics or CAD files, can benefit from a large cache. -
Page 27: Installing Dimm
Use screws provided with Alnico system only. Longer or shorter screws may cause electric shorting or un-proper installed. Static electricity can damage electronic components. To guard against such... -
Page 28: Fan Module
This section provides instructions for the removal and installation of the Fan Module indicated in the figure below. Removing the Fan Module from Alnico : Remove the Fan modules by slide the release button left and pull the module out of system. -
Page 29: Hot Swapping To Replace The Power Module
AL-8121 Unscrew the fastener, then slide it back and lifting off. Installing the Power module into Alnico: Insert a Power module then fasten the screw. The Power indicator will turn bright “Green” to indicate it has powered on... -
Page 30: Connectors
Hardware Installation Guide Ethernet RJ-45 Connector Pin# Signal Name Fibre SFP Pin# Signal Name RJ-11 FAULT MOD_DEF(2) MOD_DEF(1) MOD_DEF(0) Rate Select miniSAS (SFF-8088) Pin# Signal Pin# Signal... - Page 31 Appendix A. Connectors Pin# Signal Pin# Signal RX0+ TX0- RX0- TX0+ RX1+ TX1- RX1- TX1+ RX2+ TX2- RX2- TX2+ RX3+ TX3- RX3- TX3+...
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Page 32: Battery Backup Module (Bbm)
Hardware Installation Guide The external RAID controller operates using cache memory .The battery Backup Module is an add-on module that provides power to the external RAID controller cache memory in the event of a power failure. The Battery Backup Module monitors the write back cache on the external RAID controller, and provides power to the cache memory if it contains data not yet written to the hard drives when power failure occurs. -
Page 33: Battery Backup Capacity
Appendix B. Battery Back up Module R emove the controller box. R emove the memory. E xchange 4 screws to 4 holding pole, as bellow : Install the BBM and fasten 4 screws. Plug in the BBM’s connector into J6 of Controller. Battery Backup Capacity Battery backup capacity is defined as the maximum duration of a power failure for which data in the cache memory can be maintained by the battery. -
Page 34: Operation
Hardware Installation Guide Capacity Memory Type Battery Backup duration (Hours) 512MB Memory Normal 1GB Memory Normal Operation Battery conditioning is automatic. There are no manual procedures for battery conditioning or preconditioning to be performed by the user. Battery bad a tendency to “remember” its capacity. In order to make sure of all the capacity of your battery cells, allow the battery cell to be fully charged when installed for the first time. -
Page 35: Appendix C. Specifications
Appendix C. Specification Specifications Model AL-8241F AL-8161F AL-8121F Intel Xscale i81341 @800Mhz RAID Engine 0, 1,1+0, 3, 5 , 6, 30, 50 ,60 & JBOD RAID Levels Up to 2GBytes with ECC240pins DDR2 SDRAM Memory Cache Support (Write back) Rack mountable System Type Dual loops 4Gb Fibre Channels, Standard SFP connectors Host Interface... - Page 36 Hardware Installation Guide Model AL-8241S-S AL-8161S-S AL-8121S Intel Xscal i81341 @800Mhz RAID Engine 0, 1,1+0, 3, 5 , 6, 30, 50 ,60 & JBOD RAID Levels Up to 2GBytes with ECC240pins DDR2 SDRAM Memory Cache Support (Write back) Rack mountable System Type Dual 4 x 3 SAS Ports, Standard Mini SAS connectors Host Interface...
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