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Page 1 U S E R ' S G U I D E NexStor 4100FS ® S T O R A G E S Y S T E M S...
Page 3 U S E R ' S G U I D E NexStor 4100FS ® S T O R A G E S Y S T E M S...
Page 4 Corporation, Inc. nStor Corporation, Inc. shall not be liable for any damages or for the loss of any information resulting from the performance or use of the information contained herein. Your rights to the software are governed by the license agreement included with any accompanying software.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents About this Manual ........v Welcome .
Page 6 Table of Contents Setup and Installation ........33 Overview .
Page 7 Table of Contents Device SCSI Channel Problems ......110 Problems During Bootup ......111 Controller Problems .
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Page 9: About This Manual
Welcome Congratulations on the purchase of your new NexStor 4100FS Series RAID Storage System from nStor Corporation. The NexStor 4100FS Series is a very high-performance fully fault-tolerant Fibre Channel-to-Ultra160 SCSI storage system. It’s unique 2U design is optimized to ﬁt in the compact space of today’s data center rack enclosures and as a deskside tower system.
Page 10 CAD, seismic research, digital pre-press, and 3-D imaging. The following are major features of the NexStor 4100FS Series Storage Systems: 2 Gb Fibre Channel-to-Ultra160 RAID storage system enclosure. Hot pluggable Fibre Channel-to-Ultra160 RAID Controllers.
Page 11 About this Manual Online capacity expansion allowing reconﬁguration without interruptions. Drive Roaming for no loss of RAID and LUN conﬁgurations. Advanced disk utilities, array veriﬁcation and recovery, and spare pooling. Firmware can be upgraded either in-band over the SCSI bus or out-of-band via the RS-232 service port.
Page 12 About this Manual viii Features...
Page 13: Getting Started
The Components section identiﬁes and gives a complete description of each major component. The Monitoring section describes the enclosure’s LEDs, and the manner in which the normal and abnormal conditions are presented. Rack-Mount Model Tower Model NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System...
Page 14 Chapter 1 - Getting Started At a Glance The following illustrations show the featured components of the NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System. Familiarize yourself with its components prior to installing and using the storage system. Drive Status LEDs (left column of LEDs)
Page 15: Components
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Components This section provides a descriptive overview of each of the major components that comprise the NexStor 4100FS Storage System enclosure. Front Bezel The front bezel houses the Status LEDs, Drive LEDs, and alarm reset button. When removed, the user has access to the disk drives.
Page 16: Ac Power
Chapter 1 - Getting Started AC Power The power system consists of two 350-watt hot-pluggable power supplies, each with independent AC power cords and cooling fans providing the enclosure with “N+1” redundant power. Each power supply has auto-switching circuitry for use with either 100V or 240V AC systems.
Page 17: Cooling Fan Module
JP2 (Fan 1) Cooling Fan Module The NexStor 4100FS Storage System monitors temperature in three different areas, the drive bay, the RAID Controllers, and the power supplies. There are several steps the storage system performs to prevent component damage due to over temperature conditions.
Page 18 Chapter 1 - Getting Started If the drive bay area reaches a temperature of 50°C (122°F) an audible alarm will sound, the front panel Fan Status LED will toggle amber green, and the monitoring software will post a warning message. These notiﬁcations give the user a warning that some condition is causing the enclosure temperature to exceed the preset value, and an action is required by the user to determine the cause and take corrective measures.
Page 19: Saf-Te Disk I/O Card
Chapter 1 - Getting Started SAF-TE Disk I/O Card WARNING: The SAF-TE Disk I/O card is NOT HOT SWAPPABLE. You must POWER DOWN the enclosure prior to removing or installing this card. The SAF-TE Disk I/O card provides the built-in environmental and system status monitoring, as well as, host connectivity to the disk drives, It also houses the switches for setting SCSI IDs, VT-100 communication protocols, and drive spin up options.
Page 20 Chapter 1 - Getting Started The SAF-TE Disk I/O card has two 68-pin VHD/CI SCSI connectors which provides the daisy-chain drive connectivity to the expansion JBOD enclosures. The connectors are labeled “Channel 1” and “Channel 2.” NOTE: Termination is automatic and provided internally on the drive mid-plane circuit board.
Page 21: Host Scsi I/O Card
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Host SCSI I/O Card WARNING: The Host SCSI I/O card is NOT HOT SWAPPABLE. You must POWER DOWN the enclosure prior to removing or installing this card. The Host SCSI I/O card is installed to provide the Channel 0 and Channel 3 SCSI drive ports.
Page 22: Fibre Channel Host I/O Card
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Fibre Channel Host I/O Card WARNING: The Fibre Channel Host I/O card is NOT HOT SWAPPABLE. You must POWER DOWN the enclosure prior to removing or installing this card. The Fibre Channel Host I/O card provides the four host ports conﬁgured with internal active hubs and Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) module cages for connectivity from the host computer (server) to each RAID controller.
Page 23: Raid Controllers
Chapter 1 - Getting Started RAID Controllers The enclosure houses one or two RAID Controllers. It supports conﬁgurations for single controller Stand-Alone topologies and dual controller Active-Active/ Active-Passive topologies. The RAID Controller is a Fibre Channel-to-Ultra160 SCSI RAID controller. It has four 2 Gb Fibre Channel host ports and four Ultra160 SCSI disk channel ports.
Page 24 Chapter 1 - Getting Started Optical SFP Transceiver The Fibre Channel Host I/O card uses a hot-swappable Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver. The optical transceiver provides operations up to 2.5 Gb per second. The transceiver includes a lost signal detect circuit which provides TTL logic high output when an unusable input signal is detected.
Page 25 Chapter 1 - Getting Started Install the Dust Covers when the optical transceiver port is not in use. Installing and Removing SFP Dust Covers Optical SFP Transceiver...
Page 26: Rs-232 Service Ports
Chapter 1 - Getting Started RS-232 Service Ports Located below the I/O card slots is the SAF-TE service port and two RAID Controller service ports. Refer to the illustration under “At a Glance” for the port locations on the rear panel. Controller 1: Service Port SAF-TE Service Port Controller 2: Service Port...
Page 27: Control And Monitoring
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Control and Monitoring An integral part of the NexStor 4100FS Series enclosures is its control and monitor capabilities. The SAF-TE processors provide monitoring data for the enclosure environmental conditions such as enclosure temperature, cooling fans, power supplies, and SCSI bus status.
Page 28: Status Indicator Leds
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Status Indicator LEDs The Status Indicator LEDs comprise the Power-On LED, Channel Status LED, Power Supply Status LED, and Fan Status LED. These series of LEDs are grouped on the right side of the front bezel directly above the Alarm Reset button. The following is an description of each of these LEDs.
Page 29: Audible Alarm
Chapter 1 - Getting Started Audible Alarm An audible alarm will sound when any of the enclosure’s component condition changes to an abnormal state. To silence the alarm, press the Alarm Reset button located on the front bezel. The corresponding alarms’ LED will remain illuminated until the condition returns to a normal state.
Page 30 Chapter 1 - Getting Started Audible Alarm...
Page 31: Theory Of Controller Operation
With this information, you will be able to make the best choice based on the supported topologies, to set up your storage solution. There are three operating modes available for the NexStor 4100FS Series: Stand- Alone, Active-Active, and Active-Passive. The NexStor 4110FS model with its single...
Page 32 (NexStor 4120FS) Another consideration when selecting one of these topologies is whether you will enable or disable the internal hubs. Each NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System enclosure has built-in internal hubs. These internal hubs, when enabled, essentially replace the need for external hub hardware. They provide for up to four (4) host connections.
Page 33: Stand-Alone Mode
Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation Stand-Alone Mode In Stand-Alone mode, the RAID Controller operates autonomously. The controller has two Fibre Channel (FC) Host ports, which are labeled in the diagrams as “FC1” and “FC2.” This operating mode uses both FC host ports. Advantages: Low cost entry-level RAID storage solution that is ﬁeld upgradeable.
Page 34: Active-Active Mode
Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation Drive I/O Connectors Controller FC Host Ports RAID Controller HOST I/O Drives 7 - 12 Disk Active Active Disk Drives 1 - 6 SAF-TE Disk I/O Disk Disk Controller 1 (A) T= Location of internal termination Host SCSI I/O Controller Disk Ports Host I/O Connectors...
Page 35 Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation Presentation of LUNs in Active-Active:Single Port Mode Controller Status Controller 1 Controller 1 Controller 2 Controller 2 FC 1 Host Port FC 2 Host Port FC 1 Host Port FC 2 Host Port Both controllers online Controller 1 Passive...
Page 36 Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation The following diagrams illustrate the logical function of the controllers when both are active and then again when one controller has failed. First we present the controllers in Single Port mode, then in Dual Port mode. Controller FC Host Ports Drive I/O Connectors RAID Controller...
Page 37 Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation Controller FC Host Ports Drive I/O Connectors RAID Controller HOST I/O Drives 7 - 12 Disk Active Active Disk Drives 1 - 6 SAF-TE Disk I/O Disk Disk Controller 1 (A) ACTIVE RAID Controller Host SCSI I/O Host I/O Disk...
Page 38 Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation In the failed-over condition, the active controller will present its native identity on one FC Host port, and the failed-over controller’s identity on the other port. This is slightly different when using a dual port conﬁguration, where each array is presented on both FC Host ports.
Page 39: Active-Passive Mode
Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation Active-Passive Mode In the Active-Passive mode, there is one active and one passive RAID Controller. The primary (active) controller operates with both of its FC Host ports enabled and presents all LUNs on both ports to maximize bandwidth. The secondary (passive) controller keeps both its FC Host ports passive, and does not service any LUNs.
Page 40 Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation Careful administration is necessary, since all the arrays are reported twice to the host operating system which requires the use of third party ﬁle share/ﬁle lock software to prevent data overwrites. Controller FC Host Ports Drive I/O Connectors RAID Controller HOST I/O...
Page 41: Understanding Mirrored Operations
Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation Understanding Mirrored Operations The mirroring feature causes conﬁguration changes to be mirrored to the opposite controller in an Active-Active conﬁguration. The mirrored conﬁguration is stored in the other controller’s ﬁrmware (Flash). If a controller fails and is replaced, then on boot up, it attempts to retrieve this conﬁguration data from the opposite controller.
Page 42: A Word About Clustering
Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation A Word about Clustering Minimizing Downtime for Maximum Data Availability So-called open systems, such as Windows NT servers, just don’t provide the level of availability that IS managers are familiar with on mainframes. A partial solution to this problem is server clustering.
Page 43 Chapter 2 - Theory of Controller Operation High availability is not the only beneﬁt of clustering. In some cases, users may see advantages in the areas of performance, scalability, and manageability. In reality, you can expect a 1.6x (80% efﬁciency) to 1.8x (90% efﬁciency) performance increase as you go from one node to two nodes.
Page 44: How Available Are Clusters
Stand Alone 99.5% Hours 2,600 - 10, 000 System (without disk mirroring) Application of Availability The NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System implementation of availability within its supported topologies are as follows: Architecture Corresponding Topology Continuous Processing Not Available Fault-Tolerant Active-Passive:Dual Port...
Page 45: Setup And Installation
Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Overview This chapter describes the procedures to install and setup the NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System. Each section will step you through the hardware installation, cabling and topology conﬁgurations, and upgrades. It is important to thoroughly review this information and perform the steps of procedures in each applicable section, in the order in which they are presented.
Page 46: Storage System Detailed Installation
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Storage System Detailed Installation This ﬁrst section describes preparing and installing the NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System enclosure(s) into the rack cabinet or the enclosure into its tower stand (“Installing the Storage System into the Tower Stand” on page 37).
Page 47 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Locate the mounting hardware in the accessory kit (mounting rails, screws, and nuts – on some rack installations you will use cage nuts and on some racks they will be standard nuts). NOTE: It will be helpful to have an assistant available during the installation. Lift and secure the enclosure into the rack cabinet.
Page 48 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Push the rail in the slot until it ﬁts the depth of the rack cabinet drawing the enclosure level and tight. It should mate with the rear rack cabinet vertical member. NOTE: Be sure that the enclosure is level. Do this by verifying that the same height mounting location slots on both the front and rear rack cabinet vertical member being used.
Page 49: Installing The Storage System Into The Tower Stand
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Installing the Storage System into the Tower Stand Remove the enclosure from its shipping carton and inspect for obvious damage. Place it on a ﬂat surface to work from. Remove the front bezel from the accessory box and store it in a location where it will not be damaged.
Page 50 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation 12 Using the remaining two sets (4) of 10-32 pan head screws, secure the top and bottom slide rails as indicated in the illustration (C) below. Mounting Screw Mounting Screws Mounting Screws Inserting and Securing the Chassis Installing the Storage System into the Tower Stand...
Page 51 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation 13 Re-install the cooling fan module. Slide it into its open bay and ensure the release latch resets indicating the fan module has completely seated. 14 Re-install the power supplies. Slide each power supply into its open bay and ensure the release latch resets indicating the power supply has completely seated.
Page 52: Completing The Installation
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Completing the Installation Install the disk drives. Remove each drive from its shipping container and remove the anti-static protective packaging. Inspect each drive for obvious damage. From the front of the storage enclosure, install each disk drive into its drive slot.
Page 53 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Ensure that the orientation is such that when the power cord is inserted, the bale will be the top of the cord and will ﬁt over and onto the cord. Bale fits over and onto the power cord.
Page 54: Enclosure Configuration
Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Enclosure Conﬁguration In this section, conﬁgurations are determined by the number of enclosures and available number of drives. Conﬁgurations with drive numbers greater then the primary RAID enclosure’s 12 drives, will require attaching a NexStor 4000S JBOD enclosure(s).
Page 55 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation SAF-TE ID = 8/8 Dual-Bus Mode RAID Controllers = 6 & 7 Switch Settings Slot 1 Slot 4 Slot 7 Slot 10 ID 1 ID 1 ID 2 ID 2 Slot 2 Slot 5 Slot 8 Slot 11 ID 4...
Page 56 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation RAID - 24 Drive Conﬁguration The NexStor 4110FS/4120FS can be setup to provide up to a 24 disk drive storage solution. In this conﬁguration you will attach a NexStor 4000S JBOD enclosure to the primary RAID enclosure which will extend the drive channels (12 drives per channel).
Page 57 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Re-install the SAF-TE Disk I/O card into the primary RAID enclosure. Slide the card into the slot and ensure that it seats completely. Secure the card by tighten the two thumb screws. Remove the SAF-TE Disk I/O card installed in the daisy-chain enclosure (NexStor 4000S).
Page 58 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation SAFTE Disk I/O Chl 1 Chl 2 Power Power Cooling SCSI Disk I/O Supply Supply Fans Chl 0 Chl 3 Host I/O RAID Controller CTRL 1 SAFTE CTRL 2 NexStor 4110FS SCSI Data Cable SCSI Data Cable SAFTE Disk I/O Chl 1...
Page 59 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation RAID - 36 Drive Conﬁguration The NexStor 4110FS/4120FS can be setup to provide up to a 36 disk drive storage solution. In this conﬁguration you will attach two NexStor 4000S JBOD enclosures to the primary RAID enclosure which will extend the drive channels (12 drives per channel).
Page 60 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Re-install the SAF-TE Disk I/O card in the primary RAID enclosure. Slide the card into the slot and ensure that it seats completely. Secure the card by tighten the two thumb screws. Remove the SAF-TE Disk I/O card installed in the ﬁrst daisy-chain enclosure (NexStor 4000S).
Page 61 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation The second daisy-chain enclosure will be conﬁgured to single-bus mode. It provides the drive channel expansion from the primary enclosures’ I/O card Channel 0. Set the switches as described in the following diagram. SAF-TE ID = 15 RAID Controllers = 6 &...
Page 62 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Single-Bus Module Cover Plate Single-Bus Module Installation Re-install the Controller Cover plate. Tighten the four thumb screws, do not overtighten. 11 Connect the SCSI data cables from the NexStor 4110FS/4120FS to the two NexStor 4000S enclosures as indicated in the following enclosure cabling diagram.
Page 63 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation SCSI Data Cable SCSI Data Cable SAFTE Disk I/O Chl 1 Chl 2 Power Power Cooling Supply Supply Fans Chl 0 Chl 3 Host I/O RAID Controller CTLR 1 SAF-TE CTLR 2 NexStor 4110FS SAFTE Disk I/O Chl 1 Chl 2...
Page 64 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation RAID - 48 Drive Conﬁguration The NexStor 4110FS/4120FS can be setup to provide up to a 48 disk drive storage solution. In this conﬁguration you will attach three NexStor 4000S JBOD enclosures to the primary RAID enclosure which will extend the drive channels (12 drives per channel).
Page 65 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Re-install the SAF-TE Disk I/O card in the primary RAID enclosure. Slide the card into the slot and ensure that it seats completely. Secure the card by tighten the two thumb screws. Remove the SAF-TE Disk I/O card installed in the ﬁrst daisy-chain enclosure (NexStor 4000S).
Page 66 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation The second and third daisy-chain enclosures will be conﬁgured to single-bus mode through their switch settings. Therefore, the switch setting is the same for both of these daisy-chained enclosures. SAF-TE ID = 15 RAID Controllers = 6 & 7 Single-Bus Mode Switch Settings Slot 1...
Page 67 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Single-Bus Module Cover Plate Single-Bus Module Installation Re-install the Controller Cover plate. Tighten the four thumb screws, do not overtighten. 11 Connect the SCSI data cables from the NexStor 4110FS/4120FS to the three NexStor 4000S enclosures as indicated in the following cabling diagram. NOTE: When connecting the Single-Bus NexStor 4000S enclosure to the primary RAID enclosure you will connect it to the Channel 0 and...
Page 68 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation SCSI Data Cable SCSI Data Cable SAFTE Disk I/O Chl 1 Chl 2 Power Power Cooling Supply Supply Fans Chl 0 Chl 3 Host I/O RAID Controller CTLR 1 SAF-TE CTLR 2 NexStor 4110FS SAFTE Disk I/O Chl 1 Chl 2...
Page 69: Topology Host Cabling
Basic Connection Instructions Install your host bus adapter(s) into the host system(s). Refer to your HBA user’s guide and any applicable nStor Attach Kit for speciﬁc details. For multiple LUN support, ensure that your host operating system is properly conﬁgured to support this feature. Refer to your host operating system user’s guide for information on how to perform this procedure.
Page 70 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Stand-Alone Dual Port:Host Cabling This topology is chosen when the desired application requires a low cost entry level, fault-tolerant disk storage solution. This solution provides a single controller conﬁguration that supports dual ported access with the internal hubs either enabled or disabled.
Page 71 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Setup for a Single Host - Two HBAs (Hubs Disabled) Connect the Fibre Channel data cables as described in the following diagrams. Controller FC Host Ports Drive I/O Connectors RAID Controller HOST I/O Drives 7 - 12 Disk Active Active...
Page 72 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Setup for a Single Host - Two HBAs (Hubs Enabled) Connect the Fibre Channel data cables as described in the following diagrams. Controller FC Host Ports Drive I/O Connectors RAID Controller HOST I/O Drives 7 - 12 Disk Active Active...
Page 73 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Setup for a Multiple Hosts - Single HBAs (Hubs Enabled) Connect the Fibre Channel data cables as described in the following diagrams. Drive I/O Connectors Controller FC Host Ports RAID Controller HOST I/O Drives 7 - 12 Host System #3 Disk Active...
Page 74 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Active-Active Single Port:Host Cabling This topology is chosen when the desired application requires a high-performance robust full system level fault-tolerant disk storage solution and transparent controller failover/failback. This dual controller conﬁguration supports a host with a single port HBA and is ideal when the host driver software will not support LUNs that appear twice.
Page 75 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Setup for Single Host - Dual HBAs (Hubs Enabled) Connect the Fibre Channel data cables as described in the following diagrams. RAID Controller HOST I/O Drives 7 - 12 Host System #1 HBA #2 Disk Active Passive...
Page 76 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Setup for Dual Host - Single HBAs (Hubs Enabled) Connect the Fibre Channel data cables as described in the following diagrams. RAID Controller HOST I/O Drives 7 - 12 Host System #1 HBA #1 Disk Active Passive...
Page 77 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Setup for Dual Host - Dual HBAs (Quad Cabling - Hubs Enabled) Connect the Fibre Channel data cables as described in the following diagrams. RAID Controller HOST I/O Drives 7 - 12 Host System #1 HBA #2 Disk Active Passive...
Page 78 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Active-Active Dual Port:Host Cabling This topology is chosen when the desired application requires a high-performance robust full system level fault-tolerant disk storage solution. This dual controller conﬁguration supports multiple hosts, and failover and failback operations. All LUNs are available to all hosts.
Page 79 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Active-Passive Dual Port:Host Cabling This topology is chosen when the desired application requires a high-availability high access fault-tolerant disk storage solution. This dual controller conﬁguration supports multiple hosts and failover and failback operations. All LUNs are available to all hosts.
Page 80 Chapter 3 - Setup and Installation Setup for Dual Host - Single HBAs (Hubs Enabled) Connect the Fibre Channel data cables as described in the following diagrams. RAID Controller HOST I/O Drives 7 - 12 Host System #1 HBA #1 Disk Active Disk...
Page 81: Upgrades
Upgrades At some point you may have a need to upgrade your storage system to increase the storage capacities and/or the RAID capabilities. The NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System provides you with this ability to meet your expanding data storage requirements.
Page 82: Powering On The Storage System
Ensure that none of the data cables or power cables are obstructing the air ﬂow exiting the cooling fan module. Locate the power supply On/Off switches at the rear of the NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System enclosure(s). Press each power supply switch to its “On” position. (Repeat this step for each of the attached storage system enclosure(s).)
Page 83: San Solution Strategies
Chapter 4 SAN Solution Strategies This chapter will describe connecting the NexStor 4120FS Series Storage Systems providing an Active-Active/Active-Passive solution to a Storage Area Network (SAN). Active-Active:Dual Port Mode for SAN At the heart of this strategy is the Active-Active Dual Port operating mode. In this mode, four Fibre Channel (FC) ports are simultaneously active when both controllers are online.
Page 84 Chapter 4 - SAN Solution Strategies Hubs Enabled In the following illustrations, the controllers are conﬁgured in an Active-Active Dual Port mode with the internal hubs enabled. In the example below, two hosts are connected via two independent loops using the enclosure’s built-in hub bypass circuits.
Page 85 Chapter 4 - SAN Solution Strategies This example illustrates the conditions when Controller 2 fails. Note that both hosts can still see Controller 1’s LUNs (LUN 1) and Controller 2’s LUNS (LUN 2). However, each host HBA can only see one LUN, instead of both. CH 1 CH 2 CH 0...
Page 86 Chapter 4 - SAN Solution Strategies Hubs Disabled In the following illustrations, the two controllers are conﬁgured in an Active-Active Dual Port mode with the internal hubs disabled. In the example below, two hosts are connected via two independent switches. Using external switches supports higher bandwidth, since the host ports are not required to share bandwidth on a loop.
Page 87 Chapter 4 - SAN Solution Strategies In this example, two hosts are connected via two independent switches. Note that both hosts can still see Controller 1’s LUNs (LUN 1) and Controller 2’s LUNs (LUN 2). However, each host HBA can only see one LUN, instead of both. CH 1 CH 2 CH 0...
Page 88: Active-Active:single Port Mode For San
Chapter 4 - SAN Solution Strategies Active-Active:Single Port Mode for SAN There are several scenarios where it may be desirable to conﬁgure the controllers in Active-Active Single Port mode. In general, these are situations where the hosts have a single Fibre Channel port, and so the SAN is not truly fault-tolerant. Hubs Disabled (Single Port Hosts and One Switch) The following illustration depicts two single ported hosts connected to the two controllers via a single switch.
Page 89 Chapter 4 - SAN Solution Strategies In this case, there would be an advantage to conﬁguring the controllers in Active-Active Dual Port mode, because of increased connectivity. However, the host driver software would need to handle the fact that each LUN would appear twice in the SAN fabric, and that one image of the LUNs would disappear if one controller failed.
Page 90 Chapter 4 - SAN Solution Strategies Hubs Disabled (Single External Hub) The following illustration depicts the hosts in a single loop conﬁguration using an external hub. When a controller failover occurs, this conﬁguration operates much the same as the previous one which uses a switch. The advantage is that a hub is less expensive.
Page 91 Chapter 4 - SAN Solution Strategies Hubs Enabled The illustration below depicts hosts in a single loop conﬁguration with the internal hubs enabled. The internal hubs eliminate the need for an external hub. It allows one or two hosts to be connected to the Active-Active storage enclosure without the cost of external hardware other than cables.
Page 92: San Configuration Not Supported
Chapter 4 - SAN Solution Strategies SAN Conﬁguration Not Supported In the Active-Active:Dual Port conﬁguration with two independent hubs or the internal hubs, two single-ported hosts is not supported. The issue with this conﬁguration is that if a controller fails, each host loses access to one of the LUNs. For example, if Controller 1 fails, Host 1 can no longer access LUN 2, because Port 2 on Controller 2 has changed from presenting its own LUNs to presenting Controller 1’s LUNs.
Page 93: Accessing The Raid Controllers
Chapter 5 Accessing the RAID Controllers There are two types of software user interfaces provided to access, conﬁgure and manage the RAID Controllers; they are AdminiStor Storage Management software and the controller’s onboard Disk Array Administrator software. AdminiStor is a HTML/Java application that provides a GUI interface through a standard web browser for conﬁguration and management of the disk arrays.
Page 94: Accessing The Disk Array Administrator Software/Vt-100
Chapter 5 - Accessing the RAID Controllers Accessing the Disk Array Administrator Software/VT-100 You gain access to the RAID Controller onboard Disk Array Administrator software through a VT-100 terminal connected to one of the RS-232 controller service ports located at the rear of the enclosure. You must use a null-modem serial cable to connect the terminal to either the Controller 1 (CTRL 1) or Controller 2 (CTRL 2) service ports.
Page 95 Chapter 5 - Accessing the RAID Controllers The initial Boot and POST screens are displayed. Boot and POST Screen Following the Boot and POST screens the System Menu is displayed. System Menu Screen You can now perform all of the functions described in the following chapters.
Page 96: Menu System
Chapter 5 - Accessing the RAID Controllers Menu System Below and on the next page are charts of the menu system for the onboard Disk Array Administrator software. These are provided to assist you with quickly locating a speciﬁc software function within the menu system. Array Menu Verify Function Array Status...
Page 97 Chapter 5 - Accessing the RAID Controllers Menu System (continued) Set Date/Time Set Time Set Date Host Configuration Channel Configuration Menu Enable/Disable Link Speed Set Date/Time Target ID Host Configuration Controller LUN Channel Configuration Topology (Loop or Point-to-Point) SEP Configuration Disk Configuration Option Configuration Channel Configuration...
Page 98: Updating Raid Controller Firmware
Chapter 5 - Accessing the RAID Controllers Updating RAID Controller Firmware The following information describes the procedures to upload new ﬁrmware to the RAID Controllers. The ﬁrmware is uploaded when the controller’s are ofﬂine and during the boot process. Connect one end of the null-modem RS-232 cable to the RAID Controller 1 Service port located on the rear panel of the enclosure.
Page 99 Chapter 5 - Accessing the RAID Controllers FLASH Loader Screen Select option “3” xmodem by pressing the <3> key. FLASH Loader Waiting for Transfer Selection Screen Using the mouse, click on the pull-down menu Transfers and select “Send.” Updating RAID Controller Firmware...
Page 100 Chapter 5 - Accessing the RAID Controllers Send File Screen Click the browse button and locate the new Firmware ﬁle and click “Send.” The ﬁrmware ﬁle will have a “.ﬂa” extension. NOTE: Ensure that the protocol “Xmodem” is selected. From the Xmodem send screen you can monitor the progress of the upload. You can safely stop the transfer without affecting your existing ﬁrmware any time during the transfer until it has been completed.
Page 101: Monitoring Systems
Chapter 6 Monitoring Systems In this chapter you will ﬁnd information about using the enclosure’s onboard monitoring systems. Also you will ﬁnd procedures to update the enclosure’s SAF-TE Disk I/O card ﬁrmware. Using a VT-100 terminal (or emulation), the SAF-TE Service port provides an interface to the enclosure’s monitoring system and ﬁrmware.
Page 102: Status Indicator Leds
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems Status Indicator LEDs The Status Indicator LEDs located above the Alarm Reset button, comprise the Power-On LED, Channel Status LED, Power Supply Status LED, and Fan Status LED. The following are descriptions of each of the LEDs. Power-On LED The Power-On LED signiﬁes that the enclosure is powered on and will be illuminated green when power has been applied.
Page 103: Drive Leds
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems Drive LEDs The Drive LEDs are located on the left side of the front bezel in between the ventilation ribs and comprise the Drive Status LEDs and Drive Activity LEDs. The Drive LEDs are grouped in pairs and are in the general location of the disk drive slot.
Page 104: Drive Carrier Litepipes
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems Drive Activity LEDs There are twelve Drive Activity LEDs. These LEDs will ﬂash indicating a speciﬁc drive is being accessed, either during read or write activity. The Drive Activity LED is the right LED of each pair of Drive LEDs. Drive Carrier LitePipes On each disk drive carrier are “LitePipes.”...
Page 105: Led Matrix
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems LED Matrix When the RAID Controllers are installed, theyl have control of the Drive Status and Drive Activity LEDs. Cooling Fan Status LED Power Supply Status LED Channel Status LED Power On LED RESET ALARM Alarm Reset Button (Press-to-Display Annunciation) Drive LEDs...
Page 106 Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems Front Bezel LED & Audible Alarm Matrix Condition Drive Status LED Channel Status LED Audible Alarm Off. Empty Drive Slot Blinking Green. Drive Ready - Not Assigned to an Array Steady Green. Drive Ready - Assigned to an Array Blinking Green.
Page 107: One-Touch Annunciation
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems One-Touch Annunciation The NexStor 4100FS Series “One-Touch Annunciation” monitoring system is an easily accessible press-to-touch display of the SAF-TE card swtich settings, enclosure bus mode, type of host interface, serial communication BAUD rate, and controller status using the Drive Status LEDs and the Alarm Reset button.
Page 108 Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems Active-Active/Active-Passive Dual-Bus Conﬁguration Annunciation LED Sample NOTE: SAF-TE switches 1 (A0) and 2 (A1) work in combinations to create a speciﬁc range of SCSI IDs. When you press and hold the Alarm Reset button, and you get the following conditions, you will know: Example of LEDs Drive Slot 1...
Page 109 Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems Drive Slot Status LED LED Condition Description Drive Slot 8 Switch 7 is in the UP position which sets the Delay Start mode to be disabled. Drive Slot 9 Controller is present. Drive Slot 10 Switch 3 (RD) is in the UP position which enables RAID addressing and is used when conﬁguring RAID mode (NexStor 4110FS or...
Page 110: Enclosure Saf-Te Monitoring
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems Enclosure SAF-TE Monitoring Another feature of the NexStor 4100FS Series storage system is the enclosure monitoring capabilities. The ﬁrmware based monitoring program allows users to view storage system component status and information about the ﬁrmware. You may access this program by connecting a VT-100 terminal to the SAF-TE Service port.
Page 111 Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems At the screen cursor, type <Control-E>. The Enclosure Terminal Utility menu will appear. Enclosure Terminal Utility Screen To monitor the enclosure components, select option “1” Show Enclosure Environment Status by pressing the <1> key. The screen provides a status list of the internal components such as disk drives in a speciﬁc slot, temperature of the thermal sensors, cooling fan status, power supply status, and statistics on enclosure “up time.”...
Page 112: Enclosure Fan Speed Control
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems Enclosure Fan Speed Control The SAF-TE Disk I/O card has a ﬁrmware-based VT-100 interface which provides an option for fan speed control. This allows the user with the choice to enable or disable the automatic control feature. It provides for more efﬁcient management of the cooling fans and a whisper mode fan operation for noise sensitive environments where it signiﬁcantly reduces the noise created by the cooling fans running constantly at full speed.
Page 113 Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems When installed, these hardware jumpers provide full voltage to the fans for maximum operational speed, which is greater than the maximum speed set by the automatic software control. This conﬁguration is normally used when fan speed noises are not an issue, and the ambient operating temperature is at or above 30°C (86°F), thus ensuring that maximum available cooling is being provided.
Page 114: Safte Commands Debug
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems SAFTE Commands Debug This feature (Option 2) provides manufacturers and developers the ability to monitor “read and write” command buffers for both SAF-TE processors. The interface allows the user to scroll back through the buffer data, or select the “Transfer>Capture Text”...
Page 115: Uploading Saf-Te Controller Card Firmware
Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems Uploading SAF-TE Controller Card Firmware The following information describes the procedures to upload new ﬁrmware to the SAF-TE Controller card. The ﬁrmware can be uploaded in a “live” environment. There is no need to down the system to perform this function. Connect one end of the null-modem RS-232 cable to the SAF-TE Service port located on the rear panel of the enclosure.
Page 116 Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems The Enclosure Terminal Utility menu will appear. Enclosure Terminal Utility Screen Select option “5” Firmware Upload by pressing the <5> key. Upload Firmware Screen Press the <u> key (lower case) to start the upload. Using the mouse, click on the pull-down menu Transfers and select “Send.”...
Page 117 Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems Click the browse button and locate the new Firmware ﬁle and click “Send.” The ﬁrmware ﬁle will have a “.S3R” extension. NOTE: Ensure that the protocol “Xmodem” is selected. From the Xmodem send screen you can monitor the progress of the upload. You can safely stop the transfer without affecting your existing ﬁrmware any time during the transfer until it has been completed.
Page 118 Chapter 6 - Monitoring Systems A progress status screen will appear. At 100% the following screen will appear. Update Confirmation Screen After the conﬁrmation is complete, the following screen will appear. Update Status Screen 10 Verify the new ﬁrmware has successfully loaded, type <Control-E>. 11 Press the <Esc>...
Page 119: Troubleshooting
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting This chapter provides typical solutions for problems you may encounter while using the NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System. General Enclosure Problems Symptom Reason Solution Fails to power on. Power cord(s) not Verify that the power cord is properly connected properly.
Page 120 Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting SCSI Bus Symptom Probable Cause Solution Host SCSI BIOS scan Possible termination or Check the Host ID and proper hangs. SCSI ID conﬂict. system conﬁguration. Not all drives Possible termination or Check that the SCSI connectors connected to the SCSI ID conﬂict.
Page 121: Terminal Emulator And Com Port Problems
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting SCSI Bus Symptom Probable Cause Solution SCSI Bus hangs, Faulty SAF-TE Disk I/O Replace the SAF-TE Disk I/O (continued). card (JBOD or Daisy- card or Host I/O card. chained enclosure) or If the problem still exists in a Host I/O card (continued).
Page 122: Host Scsi Channel Problems
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting Symptom Reason Solution Nothing is displayed The probable cause of this If the cable is properly connected on on the terminal problem is a bad RS-232 both ends, try a null modem adapter emulator screen. cable connection or that will reverse the RS-232 transmit swapped transmit/receive and receive signals.
Page 123: Problems During Bootup
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting Problems During Bootup The following sections describe problems you might encounter during Power On Self-Test (POST) or during bootup sequence of the enclosure and explains how to resolve those problems. POST shows problems related to the processor, logic, and memory.
Page 124: Controller Problems
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting Controller Problems Problem Solution The controller’s STATUS LED is Check that the RS-232 cable is the correct type on, but there is no RS-232 (straight-through). Check that the terminal emulation utility display. on the computer system is properly conﬁgured. The controller reports a SDRAM Check that the SDRAM DIMM is fully seated in the memory error.
Page 125: Warning And Error Events
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting Warning and Error Events There are a number of conditions that trigger warning or error events, activate the alarm, and may affect the state of the STATUS and FAULT LEDs. The alarm sounds mainly when the VT-100 or AdminiStor software displays a warning or error event.
Page 126: Errors
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting Event Deﬁnition Recommended Action SMART EVENT A disk drive informational Run diagnostics available from exceptions page control (IEPC) your operating system on the predictive failure message was affected drive. Replace the drive, if received. No actions by the necessary.
Page 127: Disk Errors
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting Disk Errors If a disk detects an error, it reports the error, which is recorded in the event log. The following is an example of a disk-detected error. Disk Channel Sense Code Qualifier SCSI ID Sense Code Sense Key Disk-Detected Error Example Using the information in the Sense Key and ASC tables, you can see that this is a...
Page 128: Disk Channel Errors
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting ASC and ASCQ Descriptions ASCQ Description Write error - auto-reallocation failed. Write error - recommend reassignment. Unrecovered read error. Read retries exhausted. Error too long to correct. Multiple read errors. Unrecovered read error - auto-reallocation failed. Unrecovered read error - recommend reassignment.
Page 129 Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting Disk Channel Error Codes Error Code Description Data overrun or underrun occurred while getting sense data. Request for sense data failed. Selection time-out occurred (displayed as Sel Timeout). Controller detected an unrecoverable protocol error on the part of the target.
Page 130 Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting Disk Channel Errors...
Page 131: Maintenance
Chapter 8 Maintenance In this chapter you will ﬁnd the maintenance procedures to replace individual components, as well as the entire storage system enclosure. Removing the Front Bezel Using a Phillips screwdriver, unlock the two front bezel fasteners. Unlocking the Front Bezel Rotate the fasteners counterclockwise one-quarter turn to unlock.
Page 132 Chapter 8 - Maintenance Grasp and pull the front bezel from the enclosure. Refer to the illustration below. Removing the Front Bezel Removing the Front Bezel...
Page 133: Replacing The Cooling Fans
Chapter 8 - Maintenance Replacing the Cooling Fans NOTE: The cooling fan module is hot swappable. WARNING: Do not operate the enclosure for extended periods of time, greater than ﬁve (5) minutes, with the cooling fan module removed. No cooling is available while the fan module is removed. The cooling fan module is located at the rear of the enclosure.
Page 134 Chapter 8 - Maintenance Remove the replacement cooling fan module from the shipping container and inspect for obvious damage. Save the packaging material. Verify that the jumper settings are the same as the cooling fan module being replaced. Align the cooling fan module with the open fan bay and push the module into the enclosure until it completely seats.
Page 135: Replacing A Power Supply
Chapter 8 - Maintenance Replacing a Power Supply NOTE: The power supply is hot swappable. Turn the On/Off switch to the “Off” position on the affected power supply. Using your thumb and fore ﬁnger, squeeze the power supply release latch while pulling the power supply from the enclosure.
Page 136 Chapter 8 - Maintenance Install the new power supply by sliding it into its open bay and ensuring it seats completely and the release latch resets. Turn the On/Off switch to the “On” position on the replacement power supply. NOTE: The front bezel Power Supply Status LED will return to a normal state (steady green).
Page 137: Replacing A Disk Drive
Chapter 8 - Maintenance Replacing a Disk Drive WARNING: Drives and printed circuit board components are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. To prevent operating failure or damage, observe the following: Establish a ground for yourself by using the wrist grounding strap, or by touching the metal chassis prior to handling or installing the drives or printed circuit board components.
Page 138 Chapter 8 - Maintenance The drive carrier has tension clips which ensures that the drive ﬁts very tight. It requires some force to remove or install the drive. Remove the replacement disk drive from its shipping container and remove the anti-static protection packaging. Inspect the drive for obvious damage.
Page 139: Replacing The Saf-Te Disk I/O And Host Scsi I/O Card
Chapter 8 - Maintenance Replacing the SAF-TE Disk I/O and Host SCSI I/O Card WARNING: The SAF-TE Disk I/O and Host SCSI I/O card is NOT HOT SWAPPABLE. You must POWER DOWN the storage system to replace this card. Power down the storage enclosure, refer to “Powering Off the Storage System”...
Page 140 Chapter 8 - Maintenance Using the handle, gently pull the card from the enclosure. The Host SCSI I/O card (I/O card) does not have a handle. Use the two thumb screws as the handles to pull the card from the enclosure. Note the position of the jumpers and the switch settings on the faulty card.
Page 141: Replacing The Host I/O Card
Chapter 8 - Maintenance Replacing the Host I/O Card WARNING: The Host I/O card is NOT HOT SWAPPABLE. You must POWER DOWN the storage system to replace this card. Power down the storage enclosure, refer to “Powering Off the Storage System”...
Page 142 Chapter 8 - Maintenance The “C” model uses a pull tab to eject the transceiver. Grasp and pull the tab to release the transceiver. Insert the dust covers on the transceiver when they have been removed. This will protect the optics. Loosen the two thumb screws that secure the card.
Page 143 Chapter 8 - Maintenance Re-installing the Host I/O Card 13 Remove the dust covers just prior to inserting the FC data cables. Store them in a safe place. 14 Re-connect the Fibre Channel data cables to the replacement card. 15 Power-on the enclosure. Refer to “Powering On the Storage System” on page 70.
Page 144: Replacing A Raid Controller
Chapter 8 - Maintenance Replacing a RAID Controller NOTE: The RAID Controller is hot swappable. Identify and locate the failed controller. Refer to “Troubleshooting” on page 107. Controller 1 is the lower controller and Controller 2 is the upper controller. Controller FC-to-SCSI Cover Plate...
Page 145: Replacing A "Killed" Controller When In Active-Active/Active-Passive Mode
Chapter 8 - Maintenance Access the AdminiStor software or the Disk Array Administrator software using the VT-100 terminal; verify the replacement RAID Controller has the correct ﬁrmware. NOTE: Active-Active and Active-Passive dual controllers require the same version ﬁrmware on both controller. (Active-Active Mode) Access the AdminiStor software or the Disk Array Administrator software using the VT-100 terminal;...
Page 146: Replacing The Enclosure
Chapter 8 - Maintenance Replacing the Enclosure WARNING: Printed circuit board components are sensitive to electrostatic discharge. To prevent operating failure or damage, observe the following: Establish a ground for yourself by using a wrist grounding strap, or by touching the metal chassis prior to handling or installing a printed circuit board component.
Page 147 Chapter 8 - Maintenance Remove the defective storage enclosure. For Rack Installations. Reverse the installation procedures in Chapter 3, “Installing the Storage System Enclosure into the Rack Cabinet” on page 30. For Deskside Tower Installations. Reverse the installation procedures in Chapter 3, “Installing the Storage System into the Tower Stand”...
Page 148 Chapter 8 - Maintenance 15 Reconnect the SCSI data cables, Fibre Channel data cables, and power cords. Refer to the notations made prior to removing the cables for their proper connection location. 16 Power on the storage enclosure(s) and then the host computer(s). Refer to “Powering Off the Storage System”...
Page 149: Technical Information
Appendix A Technical Information Speciﬁcations Technical Specifications for the NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System Operating Environment Operating +40°F to +95°F (+5°C to +35°C) Non-Operating -4°F to +158°F (-20°C to +70°C) Relative Humidity Operating/Non-Operating 5% - 95% (non-condensing) Power Requirements 100 - 240 VAC (auto-sensing) 3.0 Amperes (maximum)
Page 150 Appendix A - Technical Information Technical Specifications for the NexStor 4100FS Series Storage System CE Compliance (EMC) 89/336/EEC EMC Directive Shock 1.0 G, 2 - 50 ms Operating Non-Operating 20.0 G, 2 - 20ms Vibration Operating 5 - 500 Hz, 0.25 G (pk to pk) 5 - 500 Hz, 1.0 G (pk to pk)
Page 151 Appendix A - Technical Information Technical Specifications for the FC-to-Ultra160 RAID Controller (JFS224) Dual port embedded multitasking RISC protocol Advanced FC features engines 2 gigabit/sec Fibre Channel arbitrated loop and switched fabric support Full duplex send and receive payload buffers capable of 1 gigabit/sec speed Supports 64-bit PCI data path to deliver bandwidth up to 266 MB/sec per channel...
Page 152 Appendix A - Technical Information Technical Specifications for the FC-to-Ultra160 RAID Controller (JFS224) Temperature Normal C to +45 Degraded C to +5 C and +45 C to +50 Non-Operating C to +100 Humidity Operating 10% to 85% noncondensing Non-Operating 5% to 90% noncondensing Air ﬂow 10.0 cubic-ft/min.
Page 153: Port And Transceiver Information
Appendix B Port and Transceiver Information This appendix contains pin signal information about the connectors on the SAF-TE Disk I/O card, Host SCSI I/O card, and Host I/O cards, and the RS-232 Service ports. VHD/CI SCSI Connectors On each SAF-TE Disk I/O and Host SCSI I/O cards are two VHD/CI SCSI connectors.
Page 154 Appendix B - Port and Transceiver Information VHD/CI Connector Pin Signals Connector P1 Connector P2 Signal Name Pin Number Signal Name Pin Number +DB(P1) +DB(P1) +DB(0) +DB(0) +DB(1) +DB(1) +DB(2) +DB(2) +DB(3) +DB(3) +DB(4) +DB(4) +DB(5) +DB(5) +DB(6) +DB(6) +DB(7) +DB(7) +DB(P0) +DB(P0)
Page 155 Appendix B - Port and Transceiver Information VHD/CI Connector Pin Signals Connector P1 Connector P2 Signal Name Pin Number Signal Name Pin Number -DB(15) -DB(15) -DB(P1) -DB(P1) -DB(0) -DB(0) -DB(1) -DB(1) -DB(2) -DB(2) -DB(3) -DB(3) -DB(4) -DB(4) -DB(5) -DB(5) -DB(6) -DB(6) -DB(7) -DB(7)
Page 156: Saf-Te Service Port
Appendix B - Port and Transceiver Information SAF-TE Service Port A service port is provided to access the SAF-TE processors and ﬁrmware using a standard null-modem cable. Through this RS-232 service port you can use a VT-100 terminal or emulation such as HyperTerminal, to access the onboard ﬁrmware for monitoring and maintenance, and ﬁrmware update operations.
Page 157: Null-Modem Cable
Appendix B - Port and Transceiver Information Null-Modem Cable This cable, used to connect a terminal to the SAF-TE service port or the RAID Controller service ports, is a DB-9 (female) to DB-9 (female) null-modem type. Below is a pin-out for this cable. DB-9 to DB-9 Null-Modem Cable Pin Signals Null-Modem Cable...
Page 158: Optical Sfp Transceiver
Appendix B - Port and Transceiver Information Optical SFP Transceiver The Host I/O card uses hot-swappable Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceivers to provide an interface to the Host channels. The SFP optical transceiver provides operations up to 2.5 Gb per second. The transceiver includes a lost signal detect circuit which provides TTL logic high output when an unusable input signal is detected.
Page 159: Regulatory Information
Appendix C Regulatory Information Compliance Information Statement nStor Corporation, Inc. 6190 Corte Del Cedro Road Carlsbad, California 92009 (760) 683-2500 declare under our sole responsibility that the product, Type of Equipment: 12 Bay, Fibre Channel-Ultra160 Storage System Enclosure Model Number:...
Page 160: Fcc Class A Radio Frequency Interference Statement
Technologies is not responsible for any interference caused by unauthorized modiﬁcations to this equipment. It is the user’s responsibility to correct such interference.
Page 161: Class A Taiwanese Statement
Marking by the “CE” symbol indicates compliance of the device to directives of the European Community. A “Declaration of Conformity” in accordance with the above standards has been made and is available from nStor Technologies upon request. Class A Taiwanese Statement...
Page 162: Power Cord Selection
Appendix C - Regulatory Information Power Cord Selection This enclosure is intended for indoor use only. This enclosure is intended to be plugged into a 6A branch circuit in Europe. To select the proper power cord: For 110 Volt Operation – Use a UL Listed/CSA Labeled cord set consisting of a minimum 18 AWG, type SVT or SJT three conductor cord, terminating in a molded connector body having an IEC CEE-22 female conﬁguration on one end and a molded-on parallel blade grounding type attachment plug rated...
Page 163: Index
Index Power Supply 16, 90 Power Supply Status LED AC Power 16, 90 Power-On LED Active-Active Dual Port Host Cabling RAID Controllers Active-Active Mode Problems with Active-Active Single Port Host Cabling Controller Operation Active-Passive Dual Port Host Cabling Theory of Active-Passive Mode Cooling Fan Module 17, 92...
Page 164 Front Bezel Power Requirements Front Bezel LEDs Power Supply 16, 90 Front Component View Power Supply Status LED Power Suppy Status LED is illuminated Powering Off the Storage System Powering On the Storage System Host Cabling 16, 90 Power-On LED Host SCSI I/O Card Product Identification Installation...
Page 165 Specifications NexStor 4100FS Series RAID Controller (JFS224) Stand-Alone Dual Port Host Cabling Stand-Alone Mode 16, 90 Status Indicator LEDs Taiwanese Statement Class A Technical Specifications FC-to-Ultra160 RAID Controller NexStor 4100FS Series Terminal screen problems Tower Stand Transceiver Troubleshooting Common Problems...
Page 166 Index...
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2 Theory of Controller Operation

3 Setup and Installation

4 SAN Solution Strategies

5 Accessing the RAID Controllers

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