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- Page 1 I6 Infortrend 5251F6 15-bay Rackmount & Tower Enclosures Installation Guide October 22, 2003 • Revision A Patent Pending...
- Page 2 Copyright Copyright 2003 by JMR Electronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express written permission of JMR Electronics, Inc.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2/4/6/8/10/12/15-bay Product Family Features .....1-1 Rackmount Specifications ........1-2 Tower Specifications . - Page 4 Host CH-0 and CH-1 (Top) ....... . .4-4 CH 2 (Bottom) ......... . .4-4 CH 3 (Top) .
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Page 5: 2/4/6/8/10/12/15-Bay Product Family Features
The 15-bay FORTRA I6 Infortrend 5251F6 enclosures are designed to be used with a host system to provide a high-end RAID subsystem. The following is a summary of the 15-bay Rackmount and Tower enclosure features: • The 15-bay FORTRA I6 Infortrend 5251F6 Tower enclosure supports up to fifteen LP SCA 40-pin SCA drives. -
Page 6: Rackmount Specifications
FORTRA products use advanced mid-plane technology developed by JMR, which allows power supplies, drives, and all other enclosure components to interface into a single board. This provides superior performance and easy connectivity. The host interface supports SFP Fibre Channel connections at 2Gb/s. ... -
Page 7: Fibre Channel Features
Blower Quantity: 4 (2 per cannister) Size: 97mm (3.82") each Air Flow: 25.42CFM (0.72m3/min) each Noise: 52dB(A) Fibre Channel Features Loop Expansion FORTRA 15-bay 2Gb/s Fibre Channel JBOD enclosures include a loop expansion I/O connector on each fibre channel drive port. This allows the connection to other Fibre Channel JBOD enclosures. - Page 8 This chapter covers specification information for all FORTRA following matrix describes the available configurations for FORTRA enclosures. FR XX X L 2 1 X 2 X XX X X SINGLE/DUAL CONTROLLER S = Single Controller D = Dual Controller BACKPLANE TYPE - = 1 Gigabit Backplane 2 = 2 Gigabit Backplane CONTROLLER MANUFACTURER/MODEL#/INTERFACE...
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Page 9: Environmental Specifications
Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage Temperature: 0°C to 65°C (32°F to 149°F) The maximum recommended ambient temperature depends on the recommendation of the manufacturer for the devices being installed. Electrical Specifications AC Inlet Type: IEC320/EN60320 Power Cord: NEMA5-15P Power Supply: Auto-switching for 110/220V operation Agency Compliance... -
Page 10: Thermal Specifications
Thermal Specifications FORTRA enclosures have been designed to meet the air-flow/cooling requirements for popular 7,200, 10,000 and 15,000 RPM disk drives. Using high performance blowers, air is pulled in from all open vents and exhausted out the back of the unit. Rotation Vibration Specifications ... -
Page 11: Sca Connection And Hot-Swapping
This chapter covers Fibre Channel device installation for 15-bay rackmount and15-bay tower enclosures. SCA Connection and Hot-Swapping The unit uses SCA-2, 40-pin connectors which provide a safe means of connection/disconnection when hot-swapping devices. In order to hot-swap devices, the host adapter or RAID controller and host operating software must support the feature. -
Page 12: Drive Installation
Drive Installation Status Indicators Handle Device mounting screws are included with the unit for device mounting. The JMR part number for the #6-32" mounting screws is HDS-01906. WARNING: Before device installation, alleviate any electro-static discharge by touching a grounded metal assembly. Static can be potentially damaging to enclosure components. - Page 13 4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all devices are installed, then move onto step 5 to complete unit setup and installation. 5. Configure ID and other options as required. See setup. 6. For 15-bay rackmount units, refer to into a cabinet. 7.
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Page 14: Slot Settings
This chapter covers Fibre Channel device configuration and option settings. All Fibre Channel 15-bay units have built-in SES on the personality card. Refer to Chapter 8 for SES operation. Please take note of the installation warnings below before beginning setup. WARNING: Take care when connecting the unit to an AC power source to ensure that it is plugged-in to a circuit of the appropriate rating (110v or 220v). - Page 15 Setting ID Rotary switch settings only affect Slot 0 and all other slots are sequentially increased by a value of one after that slot. The ID is set sequentially starting from a base address. The base address, or starting address, is set via a 0-7 position rotary switch located on the personality module.
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Page 16: Id Conflict
ID Conflict When two devices share the same ID, a conflict occurs. This should not happen unless two or more enclosures are daisy chained together. If devices in one enclosure conflict with devices in another enclosure, the devices will re-arbitrate ID and resolve the conflict. -
Page 17: External I/O Connection
External I/O Connection The external I/O connections are located on both the personality card and the contoller card. There are five SFP I/O connectors accessible from the rear of the unit as shown in the figure below. Host/Drive RS232 for Ethernet for Controller 0 Controller 0... -
Page 18: Ch 3 (Top)
CH 3 (Top) This is a standard (2Gb/s) SFP transceiver connector used to connect to a drive expansion enclosure for Loop B side of drives. The 15 internal drives loop side B are connected to this loop as well. CH 4 This is a standard (2Gb/s) SFP transceiver connector used to connect to a host system or drive expansion bay. -
Page 19: Blower Removal/Insertion
This chapter covers all operations of the blowers for 15-bay units. Refer to Chapter 1 for blower specifications. removed or installed while the enclosure continues to function, however, failure to replace a non-working blower within a reasonable period of time may expose drives to extreme heat, which could cause loss of data. -
Page 20: Blower Replacement
WARNING: Avoid direct contact with the blower intake access hole while the blower is running. The blower operates at high speeds and can cause injury. User’s removing or installing a blower must be awarre of the blower access hole. Contact with the access hole must be avoided while the blower is running to prevent injury. -
Page 21: Power Supply Removal/Insertion
This chapter covers all operations of the power supplies. For operation, the AC cord (included) must be connected to the AC Inlet on each supply, and the power supply must be switched ON. The 'OK LED' will light to indicate the power supply is functioning properly. -
Page 22: Low Power Mode (Standby Power)
Low Power Mode (Standby Power) When both power supplies are turned off, the unit will switch to low power or standby mode and the power supply fans will continue to run. The unit blowers will remain operational if a single power supply is turned off, not installed, or fails, in order to maintain the proper low temperature within the unit. - Page 23 This chapter covers the installation of the Rackmount enclosure into a standard 19" (483mm) wide and 30" (762mm) to 36" (914mm) deep cabinet that meets the EMA/RETMA standards. Before beginning rail installation, please take note of the following precautions: NOTE: When installing the unit into a cabinet or closed environment, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the maximum recommended ambient temperature.
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Page 24: Rail Mounting Kit Hardware
Rail Mounting Kit Hardware • Ten #10-32 Screws • Four each #8-32 Screws/Washers/Nuts Spare Hardware Parts Check with a JMR Sales Representative for pricing and availability of spare hardware parts. Description JMR Part Number #10-32 Screw HDS-01580 #8-32 Screw HDS-00350 #8-32 Nut HDN-00040 #8-32 Washer... - Page 25 2. Affix the extension bracket to the rear of the unit using two #10-32 screws. There are 3 holes in the extension bracket for mounting. Depending on the hole pattern that is being used in the cabinet, two holes should always be available for securing the extension bracket.
- Page 26 4. Slide the unit into the cabinet and secure it to the cabinet with a single #10-32 screw on each side. 5. Snap the end cap over the screw on each side of the unit to finish the installation. FORTRA 15-bay I6 Infortrend 5251F6 Installation Guide Rev A...
- Page 27 For bus management, the FORTRA Fibre channel enclosures have a built-in SES processor designed to meet the SFF-8067 specification. By using the SES (S- Link) connector on the back of the unit the SES bus management can be expanded ...
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Page 28: Installation Steps
This model is designed to be used with up to two 5251F6 RAID bridge controllers from Infortrend. A total of six loops are provided. The table below indicates the possible host and disk combinations. communication when two controllers are installed. RCC occurs on either a dedicated loop or shared with a disk loop and is firmware selectable. -
Page 29: Us Corporate Headquarters
For current information on this product, including updates to the manual and technical support related issues, please contact the sales support section of our web page at www.jmr.com, or you can contact our Technical Support division directly at the address below. US Corporate Headquarters JMR Electronics, Inc. -
Page 30: Drive Manufacturers
Drive Manufacturers Fujitsu Internet Address: www.fcpa.com Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Internet Address: www.hgst.com Maxtor Internet Address: www.maxtor.com Seagate Technology Internet Address: www.seagate.com RAID Controller Manufacturers Adaptec, Inc. Internet Address: www.adaptec.com Chaparral Network Storage Internet Address: www.chaparralnet.com Infortrend Corporation Internet Address: www.infortrend.com Intel ICP VORTEX (Intelligent Computer Peripherals) Internet Address:...