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NEXSAN E-SERIES™ FRU Removal and Replacement Guide For the Nexsan E60X™/E60XV™ and Nexsan E48X/™E48XV™ RAID Storage Expansion Units Document Number NXS-EX4U-MG Revision 01 NEXSAN 1445 Lawrence Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 | p. 866.4.NEXSAN | www.nexsan.com...
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Unauthorized use, duplication, or modification of this document in whole or in part without the written consent of Imation is strictly prohibited. Imation reserves the right to make changes to this manual, as well as the equipment and software described in this manual, at any time without notice.
Contents About this manual Audience Conventions Text Notes, tips, cautions, and warnings Contacting Nexsan Contacting service and support Related documents Safety notices viii Revision history NXS-EX4U-MG Rev. 01, February 2014: Old format: Version 3.2, October 2013 Version 3.1, March 2013 Version 3.0, October 2012 Version 2.9, September 2012 Version 2.8, July 2012...
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Dimensions, Nexsan E60X™/E60XV™ Dimensions, Nexsan E48X/™E48XV™ Power Cooling Materials Environment Chapter 2: Adding Modules Adding disk drives Chapter 2: Replacing Modules Power Supply Units (PSUs) Expansion Controllers Disk drives Front drive drawer fans Rear drive drawer fan assembly Glossary Nexsan Corporation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™FRU Removal and www.nexsan.com Replacement Guide...
WARNING: Warnings alert the user to items or situations which may result in severe injury or death to the user. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
Contacting service and support Imation's Nexsan Technical Services Group provides worldwide assistance with installation, configuration, software support, warranty and repair for all Nexsan products. A variety of service and support programs are available to provide you with the level of coverage and availability your operation requires.
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Nexsan E-Series™ FRU Removal and Replacement Guide for the Nexsan E60™/E60V™/E60VT™/Nexsan E48™/E48V™/E48VT™ RAID Storage Units Nexsan E-Series™ Installation Guide for the Nexsan E60X™/E60XV™/Nexsan E48X/™E48XV™ RAID Storage Expansion Units Nexsan RAID Storage User Guide Nexsan E-Series™ Snapshots and Replication User Manual Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
Nexsan E-Series™ storage units do not have power switches. Do NOT attach the power cords until the unit is fully installed, with all disk drives in place. viii Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...
Guide for the Nexsan E60X™/E60XV™ and Nexsan E48X/™E48XV™ RAID Storage Expansion Units. NXS-EX4U-MG Rev. 01, February 2014: Changed formatting throughout to reflect Nexsan as an Imation brand; separated installation content from FRU replacement content into two documents; changed name of document to Nexsan E-Series™ FRU Removal and Replacement Guide for the Nexsan E60X™/E60XV™...
Delivery, page 7; added warning about allowing unit to come to room temperature under Before you begin, page 7; changed recommended rack size from 1,000 mm to 1,200 mm and added note about rear cable- Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™...
19; added and expanded warnings and cautions under Disk Drives, page 22; added photograph to page 23; expanded and clarified instructions under Disk Insertion, pages 23–24; added section Fan Replacement, pages 24–25. Version 1.0a, December 2009 First published version of this Hardware Manual. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
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Revision history Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...
(base model and V) of the Nexsan E60X™ and Nexsan E48X™ expansion systems. Where information applies to only one variant, that variant is specified. This chapter contains the following sections: Front panel Rear panel Drawer interior Physical characteristics Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
Red indicates that one or more disk faults have been detected. The Disk Drives page (under RAID Information) in the graphical user interface (GUI) displays details (see the Nexsan RAID Storage User Guide). Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com...
(see the Nexsan RAID Storage User Manual). Other items 7. Drawer Lock: Secures the drive drawer in place. When this lock is disengaged, the STAT LED turns amber. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
5. Four expansion ports (EXP IN 0 and 1, EXP OUT 0 and 1) per Expansion Controller: Mini-SAS 26 pin I- Pass (8088) expansion connectors, each with four 6Gb/s SAS links. Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com...
Solid red indicates that there is an issue with the Expansion Controller. The Environmental Information page (under System Information) in the graphical user interface (GUI) displays details (see the Nexsan RAID Storage User Guide). Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
Power Two 1,600W load-sharing, hot-pluggable, redundant PSUs. Nexsan E60X™/E60XV™ nominal input voltage is 200–240VAC, 47–63Hz. Cordset specification in North America is IEC C13 to IEC C14 rated 250V/10A. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
WARNING: Risk of ELECTRIC SHOCK if components are removed or tampered with when unit power is on. ONLY a TRAINED OPERATOR may remove and replace the field-replaceable modules while power is on. This chapter contains the following section: Adding disk drives Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
Figure 2-2: Sliding the drive drawer out CAUTION: Do not lean on or place any heavy object on an open drive drawer. Doing so may damage the drawer slide mechanism or overbalance the rack. Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com...
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See Home Page in Chapter 3 of the Nexsan RAID Storage User Guide for more information. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
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Chapter 2: Adding Modules Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...
ONLY a TRAINED OPERATOR may remove and replace the field-replaceable modules while power is on. This chapter contains the following sections: Power Supply Units (PSUs) Expansion Controllers Disk drives Front drive drawer fans Rear drive drawer fan assembly Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
7. In the graphical user interface (GUI), go to the Home page and verify that the status bar for the new Power Supply Unit is green. See the Nexsan RAID Storage User Guide for more information. Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™...
Support the weight of the controller with your free hand while removing it. Figure 2-3: Removing the Expansion Controller 4. Make sure that the replacement Expansion Controller is right side up. The spring lock tab should be on the right. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
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Click the Re-enable controller X button. d. Check the confirmation check box. e. Click Execute NOW. The RAID Controller is brought back online and connects to the replaced Expansion Controller. Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...
Figure 2-6: Sliding the drive drawer out CAUTION: Do not lean on or place any heavy object on an open drive drawer. Doing so may damage the drawer slide mechanism or overbalance the rack. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
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The STAT LED on the front of the drawer turns from amber to green to let you know that the drive drawer is properly latched. The DSK LED lights up green to let you know that all drives are functioning properly. Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™...
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See Home Page in Chapter 3 of the Nexsan RAID Storage User Guide for more information. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
4. Open the drive drawer lid. 5. Unscrew the retaining screws on either side of the drive drawer. Figure 2-9: Unscrewing the drawer front assembly retaining screws Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...
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12. In the graphical user interface (GUI), go to the Home page and verify that the status bar for the new fan assembly is green. See Home Page in Chapter 3 of the Nexsan RAID Storage User Manual for more information. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
4. On the fan assembly at the back of the drawer, press the release tabs inward. Then carefully pull the fan assembly out of the drawer. Figure 2-12: Disengaging and removing the rear fan assembly Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com...
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8. In the graphical user interface (GUI), go to the Home page and verify that the status bar for the new fan assembly is green. See Home Page in Chapter 3 of the Nexsan RAID Storage User Manual for more information. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
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Chapter 2: Replacing Modules Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...
Only the last component in the wherein drives are loaded into the chassis in chain directly connects to the computing opposite-facing pairs. Disks in each pair rotate Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
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10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000 megabits per second (Mb/s). 10, 100, and 1,000Mb/s networks are often referred to as Gigabit. Approximately one billion 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, and 1000BASE-T, (1,000,000,000) bits. Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...
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See “interconnect service module”. hot-plug To insert a new piece of hardware into a computerized system while the system is running. See also “hot-swap”. See “local area network”. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
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Each full- duplex channel, known as a SAS port, transfers rack mount data at 1.5Gb/s, 3Gb/s, or 6Gb/s in each Hardware for attaching devices to a rack. Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...
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2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes (often called a “binary terabyte” and abbreviated “TiB”). TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The set of communications protocols used for the Internet and other similar networks. Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ Nexsan by Imation FRU Removal and Replacement Guide www.nexsan.com...
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Glossary Nexsan by Imation Nexsan E60X™/Nexsan E48X™ www.nexsan.com FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...
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