Acer RS700-TR102 Manuals

Table of Contents

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    Table of Contents

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  Chapter 1 Introduction

  • 13

    Overview
  • 13

    Standard Configuration
  • 15

    Features
    • 17

      Front Panel
    • 18

      Rear Panel
  • 18

    Getting Started

• 20

  Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

  • 20

    Drive Tray and Back Plane Board
    • 20

      Drive Tray
    • 21

      To Install a Hard Disk Drive
    • 23

      Back Plane Board
  • 24

    Removing and Installing the Redundant Power Supply
    • 25

      Removing a Redundant Power Supply
    • 25

      Installing a Redundant Power Supply
  • 27

    Installing the RS700-RM101/102 Into the Aceraltos
    • 27

      Rack
    • 27

      Vertical Mounting Hole Pattern

• 30

  Chapter 3 Setting Up the RS700

  • 30

    For RS700-TR101/RM101 Models
  • 31

    For RS700-TR102/RM102 Models
  • 32

    Connecting Two Rs700S Into a SCSI Channel
    • 32

      TR102/RM102 Only)

• 34

  Chapter 4 Removing and Installing the Enclosure Panels

  • 34

    Removing the Left and Right Panel
  • 35

    Installing the Enclosure Frame

• 36

  Chapter 5 Cluster Server Connection

  • 36

    Introduction
    • 37

      Cluster Solution for Aceraltos Server
  • 38

    Acer's Cluster Solution
    • 38

      Solutions
    • 40

      The Architecture of Acer's Cluster Server
  • 41

    Two-Node Cluster Cable Kits for Rackmount or Stand
    • 41

      Alone
  • 42

    System Requirements
    • 42

      Hardware Requirements
    • 42

      Software Requirements
  • 43

    Hardware Installation and Configuration
    • 43

      Hardware Installation
    • 43

      Hardware Configuration
  • 48

    Planning Your Cluster Environment
    • 48

      Windows NT Configuration
    • 48

      Network Requirements
  • 50

    Software Installation and Configuration
  • 51

    Install Windows NT Server 4.0 On Node1
  • 52

    Install Windows NT Server 4.0 On Node2
  • 53

    Check the Functions of Network Between Two Nodes
  • 54

    Format the Shared Drives On the Aceraltos RS700
  • 56

    Install MSCS (Microsoft Cluster Server) On Node1
  • 66

    Install MSCS (Microsoft Cluster Server) On Node2
  • 69

    How to Confirm Acer's Cluster Server

• 70

  Chapter 6 Manageability

  • 70

    Acer RAID Manager
  • 70

    Advanced Server Manager (ASM)

• 71

  Appendix A Aceraltos 3102RS RAID

  • 71

    Basic Features
  • 73

    Channel Connection Setup Table

• 74

  Appendix B SCSI Expander

  • 74

    Features
  • 75

    Layout
    • 76

      SCSI Terminator Jumper
  • 76

    Installing the SCSI Expander
  • 77

    Connecting the SCSI Expander
    • 77

      Extending the Cable Length of SE Signals

• 79

  Appendix C Troubleshooting