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American Megatrends StorTrends 1312 User Manual

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MAN-1312N
05/01/01

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide MAN-1312N 05/01/01...
  • Page 2 Limited Warranty Buyer agrees if this product proves to be defective, that American Megatrends, Inc. is obligated only to replace or refund the purchase price of this product at American Megatrends’ discretion according to the terms and conditions on the warranty card. American Megatrends shall not be liable in tort or contract for any loss or damage, direct, incidental or consequential.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Hardware Features ... 1 Overview ... 1 Features... 1 Hardware Installation ... 19 Overview ... 19 Installation Steps... 19 Step 1 Unpack and Inspect the Contents ... 19 Step 2 Install CPU and Memory... 20 Step 3 Install into Rack... 23 Step 4 Connect Power and Network Cables ...
  • Page 4 The American Megatrends StorTrends 1312-N product is designed for lock and key rack enclosure installations only. The StorTrends 1312-N is designed for use in a restricted access area only. This product requires a system engineer with experience with this type of equipment to perform the installation.

  • Page 5: Technical Support

    AMI or you purchased an AMI product from an unauthorized reseller, If an American Megatrends StorTrends product fails to operate as described or you are in doubt about a configuration option, please call technical support at 770-246-8600. Web Site We invite you to access the American Megatrends world wide web site at: http://www.ami.com/.
  • Page 6 AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: Hardware Features

    Hardware Features Overview The StorTrends 1312 is a 3U chassis with 12 hot swappable drive bays that can be used as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) or JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) solution. The 1312 offers hot swappable redundant and hot swappable power supplies, AMI’s Indium embedded motherboard and custom-designed NAS software.
  • Page 8 100 percent available for user data • Complete configuration and management via web browser • Error logging and notification via emails • Industry-standard software utilized throughout the design to allow full network interoperability. TCP/IP, IPsec, DHCP, DNS, NTP, SMTP, SNMP AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide...
  • Page 9 Processor The StorTrends 1312 supports the following FCPGA and PPGA CPUs: Processor Type Processor Speed Pentium® III processor 933 MHz (FCPGA) 866 MHz 800EB MHz 733 MHz 667 MHz 600EB MHz 533EB MHz 850 MHz 800 MHz 750 MHz 700 MHz...
  • Page 10 • ‘B’ designates 133 MHz System Bus support. • ‘EB’ designates Advanced Transfer Cache, Advanced System Buffering and 133 MHz System Bus support. AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide Core Speeds / Versions Intel® Pentium® Intel® Pentium® Intel® Celeron™ III 133 MHz FSB III 100 MHz FSB Intel®...
  • Page 11 Intel® Celeron™ Processor • The Intel® Celeron™ Processor is available at speeds ranging from 300 MHz to 700 MHz. • Dynamic Execution technology • Includes Intel® MMX™ media enhancement technology • Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions (available on the Intel® Celeron™ Processor at 700, 667.
  • Page 12 • Versions available with either a 133 MHz or a 100 MHz system bus that are designed to support the Intel® 810E chipset on the StorTrends 1312 • Incorporate 256 KB Advanced Transfer Cache (on-die, full-speed level 2 (L2) cache with Error Correcting Code (ECC) •...
  • Page 13 Intel® Pentium® III Processor, 256 KB, Level 2 Advanced Transfer Cache The Advanced Transfer Cache (ATC) consists of microarchitectural improvements to provide a higher data bandwidth interface between the level 2 cache and the processor core that is completely scaleable with the processor core frequency. Features of the ATC include: •...
  • Page 14 • error-handling and fault-recovery mechanisms built into the protocol IDE Support The StorTrends 1312 has one bus-mastering IDE interface. This interface supports: • ATAPI devices (such as CD-ROM drives) • DOM (Disk on Module) •...
  • Page 15 ARMD-FDD (ATAPI removable media device – floppy disk drive) • ARMD-HDD (ATAPI removable media device – hard disk drive) The StorTrends 1312 has one IDE interface connector. The primary IDE connector is standard 40-pin IDE interface. Description Specifies the IDE configuration mode for IDE devices.
  • Page 16 SCSI Support The StorTrends 1312 incorporates the LSI Logic (Symbios) 53C896 SCSI chipset. The LSI Logic 53C896 supports the following functions: • Supports single ended and LVD signals • Multi Channel. SCSI Channel A and SCSI Channel B each support the following: •...
  • Page 17 Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM, and Battery The real-time clock is compatible with DS1287 and MCI146818 components. The clock provides a time-of-day clock and a multicentury calendar with alarm features and century rollover. The real-time clock supports 256 bytes of battery-backed CMOS SRAM in two banks that are reserved for BIOS use.
  • Page 18 The 10-pin non-shrouded male VGA Header located at JP5 on the StorTrends 1312 is for Debug purposes only. No permanent connector should be installed. There is no room for a shrouded connector. AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide Available Refresh Frequencies (Hz) 60, 70, 72, 75, 85...
  • Page 19 Hardware Monitoring Components The hardware monitor component provides low-cost instrumentation capabilities. The features of the component include: • internal ambient temperature sensing • remote thermal diode sensing for direct monitoring of processor temperature • power supply monitoring (+12, +5, +3.3, +2.5, V below acceptable values •...

  • Page 20: Power Management Features

    RJ-45 LAN Connector LEDs Two LEDs are built into each of the RJ-45 LAN connectors. The table and diagram below describe the LED status when the StorTrends 1312 is powered up and the LAN subsystem is operating. LED color Amber...
  • Page 21 The operating system uses information from applications and user settings to put the system as a whole into a low-power state. The StorTrends 1312 supports the following power states: Global States Sleeping States G0 –...

  • Page 22: Hardware Support

    (on or off). Fan Connector The StorTrends 1312 has one fan connector for a processor fan or active fan heatsink. There are also four extra tachometer inputs. Connector...
  • Page 23 LAN subsystem, whether onboard or as a PCI bus network adapter, monitors network traffic at the Media Independent Interface. Upon detecting a Magic Packet, the LAN subsystem asserts a wakeup signal that powers up the computer. The StorTrends 1312 supports Wake on network event through the PCI bus PME# signal.
  • Page 24 AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide...

  • Page 25: Hardware Installation

    The American Megatrends StorTrends 1312-N product is designed for lock and key rack enclosure installations only. The StorTrends 1312-N is designed for use in a restricted access area only. This product requires a system engineer with experience with this type of equipment to perform the installation.

  • Page 26: Step 2 Install Cpu And Memory

    The StorTrends 1100 is designed to support the Intel™ Pentium III® and Celeron® processors. It is understood that prior to installing the CPU, that you have confirmed the CPU you are installing is compatible with the StorTrends 1100. AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide Cont’d...
  • Page 27 Step 2 Install CPU and Memory, Continued Locate the CPU socket and lift the retention mechanism. Align the CPU with the socket. Carefully insert the CPU by gently dropping it into place. Do not force the CPU into the socket. Return the retention mechanism in the down position once the CPU is seated properly.
  • Page 28 CPU heat sink to the motherboard power. JP6 is located in-between the CPU and memory slot. Connector JP6 is keyed in such a way that the CPU connector can only be attached one way. AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide...

  • Page 29: Step 3 Install Into Rack

    Extend one component at a time from the rack. • Install heavier components on the bottom of the rack. Mount the rack rails to the side of the StorTrends 1312 chassis. See your rack manual for exact instructions on installing a 3U chassis into it. Continued...

  • Page 30: Step 4 Connect Power And Network Cables

    Bracket Removal To remove the hot swappable SCSI hard drive carrier, press down on the release mechanism located on the upper part of the carrier. You will notice that the faceplate has an indention in it for this purpose. AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide Warning Cont’d...
  • Page 31 Step 5 Install Hard Drives, Hard Drive Installation View your hot swappable SCSI hard drive carrier. You will notice a metal brace is attached to the rear. You must remove this brace before mounting the hard drive. To remove the brace, remove the two screws that hold it in place. Place your hard drive into the hot-swappable SCSI hard drive carrier.

  • Page 32: Step 6 Power On

    Repeat the process for your desired configuration. Step 6 Power On Press the power button on the front of the chassis to power on the StorTrends 1312. Do not use the power button located on the back of the chassis.

  • Page 33: Technical Reference

    Technical Reference This chapter describes the hot swappable devices and LED status lights on the StorTrends 1312. The following are hot swappable: • SCSI Hard Drive • Power Supply • Cooling Fan The following are status LED lights located on the front of the chassis: •...

  • Page 34: Power Supply

    Always allow the SCSI drives and power supplies to cool AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide There are three hot-swappable power supplies in the StorTrends 1312. Two power supplies can supply power to a fully configured system. To remove a failed power supply, press the lever and pull the power supply straight out.

  • Page 35: Cooling Fan

    Cooling Fan There are two hot-swappable cooling fan units in the StorTrends 1312. They cool the drives by drawing air through the SCSI hard drive carriers. To remove a failed cooling fan unit, unscrew the thumbscrew until it hangs loose. Pull it straight out.
  • Page 36 AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide...

  • Page 37: Appendix A Battery Replacement

    It does this by power supplied from a Lithium battery. This battery is located at BT1 designated with a circle in the illustration below: American Megatrends suggests that you replace this battery with a coin-type CR2032 Lithium Manganese Dioxide battery.
  • Page 38 AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide...

  • Page 39: Index

    Index ACPI, 14 AMI web site, iv Anti-static equipment, 19 ARMD, 9 ATX Power Connector, 16 Available Refresh Frequencies, 12 Backplane Features, 1 Backplanes Series 906, 1 Battery, 11 Bracket removal, 24 Carrier, 26 Chassis Features, 1 CMOS SRAM, 11 Contents, v Cooling Fan, 29 Core Speeds / Versions, 4...
  • Page 40 Power On, 26 Power States, 15 Power Supply, 28 PPGA, 3 Preface, iv Processor, 3 Processor, Supported, 3 Quality Assurance, v AMI StorTrends 1312 User’s Guide Rack, 23 Real-Time Clock, 11 Resolution, 12 Revision History, ii RJ-45, 14 RS232, 11 RS422, 11...

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