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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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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.
Installation Guide Contents About This Installation Guide ............iv Symbols in Text ................iv Contents ..................v Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION ............. 1 Model Variations ................1 Features ..................1 Understanding the AccuSTOR RAID subsystem ......3 Front Panel Overview ............... 3 Rear Panel Overview ..............
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Installation Guide Hot Swapping to replace the Fan Module ........23 Hot Swapping to replace the Power Module ........ 25 Appendix A. Connectors ..............26 Appendix B. Firmware Updating ............ 28 Appendix C..................30 Command Line Interface (CLI) ............30 Create a CLI connection...............
Chapter 1. Introduction There are Four available models in AccuSTOR 12Gb JBOD subsystem series; which utilize Single 12Gbps miniSAS HD connector as Host interface and dual 12Gbps miniSAS HD connectors for expansion, each with 12, 16, or 24 device bays. Model Name Host Interface Device bays...
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Installation Guide The firmware of 12Gb JBOD system has been included the failover to utilize the most up-to-date technology available, providing your system with reliable, high- quality performance. User can configure redundant mode with two expander module using either RAID controllers or HBAs to achieve failover protection. Each expander board features three 12Gb/s Mini SAS HD (SFF-8644) connectors;...
Chapter 1. Introduction 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 (ENT ) Enter To confirm a selected item (ESC) ESC To exit a sub-menu and return to previous...
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Installation Guide There are three LED indicators on the front panel. Following table provides a summary of the meanings of these LED indicators: LED Indicator Normal Status Problem Indication Power On Bright Blue This LED does not light up after indicator power switched on Fail Indicator LED never light up...
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Installation Guide Drive Bay for 3.5” Series Lock LED Indicator Blue : HDD Power on Key Lock Flash : Accessing Unlock LED Indicator Handle Red : HDD Error Release Button Drive Bay for 2.5” Series Lock Unlock...
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Chapter 1. Introduction LED Indicator Blue: HDD Power on Flash: Accessing LED Indicator Red: HDD Error Handle Key Lock Latch...
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Chapter 1. Introduction Green Link Blue + Blink Access 4. SAS Expand Port 1 & LED Indicator Colors Indicate Green Link Blue + Blink Access SAS Expand Port 0 & LED Indicator Colors Indicate Green Link Blue + Blink Access 6.
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Installation Guide AS212X12(R) AS224X12(R) 8 11 1. Expander Box 1. 2. Expander Box 2 3. SAS CH 0 & LED Indicator Colors Indicate Green Link Blue + Blink Access 4. SAS Expand Port 1 & LED Indicator Colors Indicate Green Link Blue + Blink Access...
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Chapter 1. Introduction 9. FAN failure indicator 1.(Rear / Front) 10. FAN Module 1 11. FAN failure indicator 2 (Rear / Front) 12. FAN Module 2 13. AC inlet 1 & Latch 14. Power Module 1 15. AC inlet 2 & Latch 16.
Installation Guide This chapter presents: & g & & c Before unpacking the AccuSTOR JBOD subsystem, prepare a clean, stable surface to put on the contents of AccuSTOR JBOD shipping container. Altogether, you should find following items in the package: AccuSTOR Series 12Gb SAS to SAS/SATA JBOD Subsystem: ...
Chapter 2. Installation Power Cord x 2 (AS224X12(R)) miniSAS HD cable ( SFF-8644 ) x 1 Drive Bay x 24 Key for Drive Bay x 4 Slide Kit ( Rails ) for Rack Mounting screws : for 2.5” disks (bag) × 1...
Installation Guide Hard disk drives (different RAID levels requires different numbers of HDDs. Refer to Software Operation manual for more detail information. Host computer with SAS interface or AccuSTOR RAID subsystem. Dedicated terminal or PC with third party communication software that supports ANSI terminal emulation (required for viewing Monitor Utility) Use a suitable anti-static wrist or ankle strap and observe all conventional ESD precaution when handle AccuSTOR JBOD’s modules and components.
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Chapter 2. Installation Loading 2.5” Hard Disk to the drive bay. (for AccuSTOR 2.5” Series) 1. Put 2.5 HDD into the bay. 2. Fasten all 4 screws to mount HDD in the bay and make sure the HDD is properly tightened.
Installation Guide You are shipped one rackmounting kit for each AccuSTOR subsystem that you intend to rackmount. AccuSTOR subsystem is designed for installation into a industry-standard 19-inch rackmount cabinet. Following the use of this section for installing the AccuSTOR subsystem into a Rack Install the Slide Rails 1.
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Chapter 2. Installation Place the AccuSTOR Subsystem into the rack 1. Lift the subsystem enclosure and slide it slowly and gently along the slide rail into the rack as Figure 2. Figure 2. 2. Fasten two M5 screws through the chassis ears in the front side of the chassis to secure the AccuSTOR subsystem in the rack as Figure 3.
Installation Guide Caution The AccuSTOR subsystem is heavy, two person are required to move the system in the procedure. Connect all cables and power cord as shown below: Cable Device Purpose AccuSTOR JBOD Serial Cable Console ANSI Terminal or PC with Configuration Utility Terminal emulator.
Chapter 2. Installation 16Gb Fibre RAID 12Gb SAS JBOD 12Gb SAS JBOD 12Gb SAS JBOD 12Gb SAS JBOD 12Gb SAS JBOD It supports up to four tiers and 256 drives. One RAID Set supports up to 32 HDDs One SAS RAID subsystem supports up to 128 Volumes ...
Installation Guide There are four tiers within JBOD topology as above: First tier is a RAID System. Second tier is a SAS JBOD with a SAS CH0 on it. Connecting SAS CH0 to SAS exp. Port on RAID System via a MiniSAS HD Cable. ...
Chapter 2. Installation When turning off RAID system + 12Gb/s JBOD system, users are advised to first shut down the server, then power off RAID SYSTEM ,finally power off 12Gb/s JBOD SYSTEM.
Installation Guide This chapter contains trouble shooting procedures and suggestions to minimize their impact on the AccuSTOR JBOD operation : If the fault LED on the front panel of AccuSTOR JBOD lights, or if AccuSTOR RAID’s Internet manager indicates a fault of JBOD, determine the reason for this alert immediately.
Chapter 3. Trouble Shooting Removing the JBOD Expender box from AS212X12(R) & AS224X12(R) JBOD : In order to access controller box, 1. Turn anti-clock wise to release the thumb Screws. 2. Push down the use eject bar to remove Controller box. Installing the Expander box into JBOD subsystem: Reverse the procedure of “removing the...
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Installation Guide Removing the Fan Module from AS316X12(R) and AS424X12(R) : Remove the Fan modules by slide the release button left and pull the module out of system. push Pull out Replace the Fan in Fan module 1. There are two failure LEDs on the rear of Fan module.
Chapter 3. Trouble Shooting This section provides instructions for the removal and installation of the Power Module indicated in the figure below. Removing the Power Module Unscrew the thumb fastener, then push right the release button, slide it back and lifting off. Installing Power module...
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Installation Guide RJ-11 Pin# Signal Pin# Signal miniSAS HD (SFF-8644)
Installation Guide The procedure to update firmware of JBOD shall thru the UART, please refer to “Appendix C. Command Line Interface” to create a CLI connection, then follow the steps as bellowing to update the firmware of JBOD. 1. First type "fdl code" under "CLI>" prompt, 2.
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Appendix C. Command Line Interface The firmware date are presented in the following filename format, a. FW file(code):sas2xfwXXXX.fw b. Data file(mfgb): mfgdat6gYYYY.rom 3. Firmware update procedure can be stopped by pressing Q or q. 6. Perform a cold-start after the firmware updating is completed. 7.
Installation Guide This Command Line Interface (CLI) is provided for you to manage the 12Gb JBOD system series 12/16/24 system functions. The CLI is useful in environments where a graphical user interface (GUI) is not available. Locations of RS-232C Port The 12Gb JBOD system uses the RJ11 port as the serial port interface.
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Appendix C. Command Line Interface To ensure proper communications between them JBOD subsystem and the VT- 100 Terminal Emulation, please configure the VT100 terminal emulation settings to the values shown below: Terminal requirement Connection Null-modem cable Baud Rate 115,200 Data bits Stop Flow Control None...
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Installation Guide Step 2. Open HYPERTRM.EXE.
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Appendix C. Command Line Interface Step 3. Enter a name for your Terminal. Click OK. Step 4. Select an appropriate connecting port in your Terminal. Click OK...
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Installation Guide Configure the port parameter settings. Bits per second: “115200”, Data Step 5. bits: “8”, Parity: “None”, Stop bits: “1”, Flow control: “None”. Click OK Step 6. Open the File menu, and then open Properties.
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Appendix C. Command Line Interface Step 7. Open the Settings Tab.
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Installation Guide Step 8. Open the Settings Tab. Function, arrow and ctrl keys act as: Terminal Keys, Backspace key sends: Crtl+H, Emulation: VT100, Telnet terminal: VT100, Back scroll buffer lines: 500. Click OK. Now, the VT100 is ready to use.
Appendix C. Command Line Interface This section provides detail information about the 12Gb JBOD Subsystem’s CLI function. All the commands please type in lower case. The CLI has the following commands: HELP Command This command provides an on-line table of contents, providing brief descriptions of the help sub-commands.
Installation Guide sasaddr - Display expander SAS address PASS Command The pass command allows user to set or clear the SAS JBOD password protection feature. Once the password has been set, the user can only monitor and access the SAS JBOD setting by providing the correct password. The password can accept max 8 chars and min.
Appendix C. Command Line Interface LINK Command The link command allows you to set the operate device link rate that has been connected on expander controllers. Typical parameters include: Max and Min disk speed connected the SAS JBOD and High and Low external cable link speed connected the SAS JBOD.
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Installation Guide CLI>st Example: CLI>link 255 10 9 ;; set all slots with same link speed rate, max=10(6G), min=9(3G) CLI>st CLI> Reboot to take effect. 3. Set internal slot link speed rate Syntax CLI>link [Index Max Min] [Enter] Index: Slot Index High-Rate, Low-Rate: [11 (12G) (6G)
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Appendix C. Command Line Interface SLOT 05 SATA 5011B469- 189AE009 SLOT 06 SATA 5011B469- 189AE008 SLOT 07 SATA 5011B469- 189AE00A SLOT 08 SATA 5011B469- 189AE00B SLOT 09 SATA 5011B469- 189AE005 SLOT 10 SATA 5011B469- 189AE004 SLOT 11 500000E0-168F8E92 SLOT 12 500000E0-168F8E99 //Set the slot 0x6 max.
Appendix C. Command Line Interface SLOT 09 SATA 5011B469- 189AE005 SLOT 10 SATA 5011B469- 189AE004 SLOT 11 500000E0-168F8E92 SLOT 12 500000E0-168F8E99 CLI>dhpm on ;;;;; set all drives on CLI>st Reset or PowerCycle TH Command The th command allows you to set the operate device temperature warning limit. Typical parameters include: High-Warn and Low-Warn are warning temperature in Celsius.
Installation Guide Slot07 Temp Slot08 Temp Slot09 Temp Slot10 Temp Slot11 Temp Slot12 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.
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Appendix C. Command Line Interface //Set the cable0 and slot 1 to slot 6 as group 1 CLI>gr dev 1 c0 1 6 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 Slot: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Value: 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF //Set the cable1 and cable2 and slot 7 to slot 16 as group 2...
Installation Guide Syntax CLI>BU [Warning Critical] [MUTE] [Enter] Example: CLI>BU Buzzer Attribute: Warning Beep: Sound 2 Critical Beep: Sound 3 CLI>BU 0x1 0x3 CLI>BUBuzzer Attribute: Warning Beep: Sound 1 Critical Beep: Sound 3 CLI> When expander alarm with buzzer, you can temporarily mute it with the following command.
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Appendix C. Command Line Interface Example: CLI>fan Cooling Element (0x03): ======================================== SPEED NAME CODE RPM STATUS Fan 01 2 3690 Fan 02 2 4090 Fan 03 2 3650 Fan 04 2 4050 Current FAN Speed Attribute: Lowest SpeedCode: 2 Warning SpeedCode: 5 CLI>fan 3 7 New FAN Speed Attribute: Lowest SpeedCode: 3...
Installation Guide Fan 01 3 4140 Fan 02 3 4630 Fan 03 3 4140 Fan 04 3 4490 Current FAN Speed Attribute: Lowest SpeedCode: 3 Warning SpeedCode: 7 Fan internal command for different fan speed type: fan -t [high | normal | low | vlow] high : 6000 - 10000 rpm normal : 1800 - 7000 rpm low : 1000 - 2000 rpm...
Appendix C. Command Line Interface Current SpinUp Attribute: Drive Number: 1 Delay: 1024 ms CLI>spin 512 3 New SpinUp Attribute: Drive Number: 3 Delay: 512 ms Current SpinUp Attribute: Drive Number: 1 Delay: 1024 ms ST Command The st command stores system 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.
Installation Guide CLI>st default ;; restore the setting to default CLI> LSD Command The lsd command is use for show the element devices status in the expander controller. With parameter, this command only show the select device status. Syntax CLI> lsd [ hdd | temp | volt | pwr | con | ..] Show SES elements information: ArrayDevice Element (0x17): ========================================...
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Appendix C. Command Line Interface NAME TYPE STATUS Connector00 Connector00 Connector00 Connector00 Connector01 6.0G Connected Connector01 6.0G Connected Connector01 6.0G Connected Connector01 6.0G Connected Connector02 Connector02 Connector02 Connector02 Cooling Element (0x03): ======================================== SPEED NAME CODE RPM STATUS Fan 01 5 2100 Fan 02 5 2200...
Installation Guide Voltage Element (0x12): ======================================== NAME VOLT(V) OVLMT UVLMT STATUS 0.99 1.07 0.94 None 4.96 5.32 4.63 None PowerSupply Element (0x02): ======================================== NAME STATUS PowerSupply01 PowerSupply02 AudibleAlarm Element (0x06): ======================================== NAME STATUS ALMSTATE Audible-Alarm Normal 0 CLI> SHOWLOGS Command The showlogs command allows you to display system event notifications that have been generated event by the SAS expander box.
Appendix C. Command Line Interface FDL Command The SAS JBOD 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 JBOD. 1.
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Installation Guide 7. You can also cancel the program step by type ‘q’. 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” command for detail operation.
The AccuSTOR LCD configuration utility is a character-based utility that you can run after powering the unit. Use LCD configuration utility to see and configure: • Alerts Menu, • Voltage, • Set Link, • Set Alarm, • Set Password, • Save Config, and •...
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Power Supply Alerts Menu Temp. Sensor Voltage Sensor _1.2V- Voltage Enter _Set Max. Rate 12G Set Link Password: HDD01 _Set Max. Rate 3G [……] <HDD02, HDD03……> WrapsAround Enter _Set Alarm Beep Set Alarm Password: Functions Mute Beep [……] _Set Alarm Beep Sound 2 _Set Alarm Beep Sound 3...
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• Alerts Menu Show which device that fail to work, its sub-items could be "Power Supply", "Fan", "Temp. Sensor" and "Voltage Sensor". • Voltage Show enclosure chip voltage in status data, represent in V. The sub-items are shown as below: 1.2V- , the expander box voltage is 1.2V 5V- , the expander box voltage is 5V For the setup item, the LCM key represent:...
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• Save Config Save all the updated option value into non-volatile memory area. • System Reset Reboot the system.
Model AS424X12(R) AS316X12(R) AS212X12(R) System Type 4U Rackmount 3U Rackmount 2U Rackmount Expander 1 or 2 1 or 2 1 or 2 numbers Host Interface Single minSAS HD (SFF-8644) connectors ( 4 x 12Gb Links) / Expander Host Transfer 12Gb/ Sec Rate SAS 3.0, 12Gbps/ Port Disk Interface...
500+500 watts Redundancy 80 Plus energy-Efficient power system, two 500 Power Supply watts module with PFC function. Load sharing type and cable-less design with Redundancy Dual Power inlet AC Voltage 100-240 VAC Electrical Ac Frequency 47-63Hz Operating Temperature : 5 to 35 degree C. Temperature Non Operating Temperature : -40 to 60 degree C.