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  • Page 1 Quickstart Guide...
  • Page 2: Installation Process

    Installation Process A generic view of cable connections (Optional) Connecting ground cables Connecting mRAID16 expansions Installing guide rails Connecting to a terminal Installing storage system into the cabinet Checking installation tools Installing a cable tray Connecting power cables Installing a disk module...
  • Page 3   he adjustable guide rails are preconfigured with positioning pins applicable to square holes only. For round holes, replace the positioning pins. lT   wo paired adjustable guide rails must be positioned exactly parallel to one another. Attaching adjustable guide rails for mRAID16 Rear Front Attaching adjustable guide rails for mRAID16 Expansion Rear Front...
  • Page 4 Installing bearing guide rails for mVault75 (1) Pull out the inner rail of the ball bearing guide rails. (2) Remove a rail support. Left guide rail Right guide rail (3) Loosen the screws and adjust the length of the ball bearing guide rail to be the same as the cabinet depth.
  • Page 5 (5) Fasten screws. (6) Install a ball bearing guide rail bracket. (7) Check the installation of the ball bearing guide rails. Check the distance between the left and right guide rails, and ensure that the two templates can snatch into the ball bearing guide rails.
  • Page 6 If the controller is inserted into a different location, a system power-on failure may occur. Installing mRAID16 and mRAID16 Expansion Install mRAID16 Expansion on the guide rails using the same method as installing the mRAID16.
  • Page 7 Installing a cable tray (1) Insert the cable tray into the ball bearing guide rails and the mVault75. (2) Use a Phillips screwdriver to fasten M6 screws and secure the cable tray. (3) Install the spring pins to cable trays to secure the cable tray.
  • Page 8: Installing A Disk Module

    Installing a disk module Figure (1) Figure (2) When installing the disk drive module, refer to step 3 and step 4 in figure (1).
  • Page 9: Connecting Cables

    3 Connecting Cables A generic view of cable connections on the mRAID16 Application Terminal server External External power power mRAID16 mRAID16 expansion (Optional) Connecting ground cables Connecting ground cables for mVault75.
  • Page 10 Connecting expansions l All the EXP ports on the mRAID16 can connect only to the PRI ports. An incorrect connection will cause a service interruption. l For mEAID16 with two or more mRAID16 Expansions, set up multiple loops based on the number of expansion ports on the mRAID16, and evenly allocate those mRAID Expansions to the loops.
  • Page 11 Each expansion loop of mVault75 must be connected to two adjacent ports (excluding ports P1 and P2) of the 12 Gbit/s SAS interface module on a mRAID16, for example, ports P0 and P1 or ports P2 and P3. Controller A...
  • Page 12: Connecting To A Terminal

    Connecting power cables NOTICE To ensure a high availability of the mRAID16 and to avoid unexpected power failure, connect the mRAID16 to two routes of power supplies. Scenario 1 Connecting an AC power cable Complete view of the AC power cables...
  • Page 13: Checking Hardware Installation

    5 Powering On the mRAID16 and mRAID16 Expansion NOTICE l To avoid electric shocks, do not wear an ESD wrist strap when the mRAID16 is powering on. l Do not adjust mini SAS HD electrical cable/optical cable connections between mRAID16 and mRAID16 Expansion after power-on.
  • Page 14 Pressing the power button on mRAID16 mRAID16 Checking status indicators on the mRAID16 and expansions NOTICE After you have powered on a mRAID16 expansion or the mRAID16, check that all disks are working correctly (no alarm/location indicator is steady red). mRAID16 Alarm indicator of the...
  • Page 15 The default user name and password of the mRAID16 are admin and Active@active respectively. l The command to change password is change user password. 7 Configuring the mRAID16 For system configuration, please download the mRAID16 Quick Configuration Guide for SAN or NAS from the “Documents” section of our web site http://active-storage.com.
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