Table Of Contents - Adaptec RAIDStation RS/7F User Manual

Chapter 1:
Introduction ...................................................................... 1-1
Scope............................................................................. 1-1
Configurations............................................................... 1-1
RAIDStation7 Fibre Channel Tower............................. 1-1
RAIDStation7 Fibre Channel Rackmount .................... 1-2
Hard Disk Drive Carrier................................................ 1-3
Cooling.......................................................................... 1-4
Environmental Monitoring............................................ 1-4
Power Supplies.............................................................. 1-4
Chapter 2:
Unpacking and Initial Setup.............................................. 2-1
Rackmounting Recommendations......................................... 2-2
Ambient Temperature ................................................... 2-2
Air Flow ........................................................................ 2-2
Mechanical Stability ..................................................... 2-2
Electrical Considerations....................................................... 2-3
Circuit Overloading....................................................... 2-3
Grounding ..................................................................... 2-3
Device Insertion .................................................................... 2-4
Power Supply Insertion................................................. 2-5
Disk Drive Carrier Insertion ......................................... 2-5
Advanced Cooling Module Insertion............................ 2-6
Port Bypass Card Insertion ........................................... 2-7
Rackmounting a Storage Array..................................... 2-7
Chapter 3:
Cabling and Configuration.............................................. 3-1
Cabling the RAIDStation7 Fibre Channel Storage Array ..... 3-2
Cabling A Single RAIDStation7 Fibre Channel Storage
Array with a Single Port Bypass Circuit....................... 3-3
Cabling Multiple RAIDStation7 Fibre Channel Storage
Arrays with a Single Port Bypass Circuit ..................... 3-4
Dual Port Bypass Circuits ............................................. 3-6

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