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    FS3102 H ardware Installation Guide Version 1.0 European Headquarters For more information: Plasmon Data Limited, www.raidtec.com Whiting Way, support@plasmon.co.uk Melbourn, Hertfordshire , SG8 6EN, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 1763 262963 Fax: +44 (0) 1763 264444 Plasmon and Raidtec are registered trademarks o f Plasmon Plc. Copyright 2005[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 2 Table of Co ntents 1 Preface _______________________________________________________________________________ 5 1.1 Introd uction ______________________________________________________________________ 5 1.2 Disc laimer ________________________________________________________________________ [...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 3 8.3 Battery Pack R eplacem ent Polic y ____________________________________________________ 21 8.4 BBU Ind icators ___________________________________________________________________ 21 9 Fiel d Replac eable Un its (FRU s) __________________________________________________________ 22 10 Pla[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 4 Defaul t IP Ad dress ______________________________________________________________________ 34 Rest oring D efault IP Addres s _____________________________________________________________ 34[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 5 1 Preface 1.1 Introd uction This docu ment has been pr oduced to outline the steps req uired to ins tall a Raidtec FS3102 Raid system. T he document also inc ludes so me of the feature s available and includes the syste ms specificat ions. Refer to the FS31 02 Management User G uide for de [...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 6 1.5 F CC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate rad io frequency energy. I f not i nstalled and used in strict accorda nce with t he manufact urer’s instructions, it may ca use interference to rad io and television recep tion. The limits a r[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 7 2 FS3102 System O vervie w The Raidtec FS3102 2Gb FC-SATA RAID s ystem includes the followi ng pieces: • 2Gb FC-SAT A RAID contro ller that suppor ts up to 16 SATA disk drives (o nly 12 ar e used in this product), two 2Gb FC target i nterfaces usin g SFPs and a 1 Gb E thernet port for con[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 8 3 General Precauti ons and Electrical Considerations Read all these ins tructions bef ore setting up and using your s ystem! Follow all warnings and instru ctions noted on the co mputer and in the op erating instructio ns. Save these instruc tions for fut ure reference. Use of a non-interr [...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 9 • The device is e xposed to r ain or water, o r liquid has been sp illed into it. • The device is d ropp ed or the enclosure is da maged. • The device d oes not op erate normally when the o perating instructio ns are follo wed. CAUTION RISK OF EXPLOSI ON IF THE NVRA M BATTERY IS RE PL[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 10 4 Safety and Emissions 4.1 Safety The Raidtec FS3102 is certified to the follo wing standards. UL60950-1, CSA 22.2 No 60950-1-03, EN 60950, IEC 60950-1:20 01 4.2 F C Lasers. Warning: Lasers can cause p ermanent e ye damage, which may result i n permanent bli ndness, and t herefore must be [...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 11 5 Familiarising yourself w ith the system The follo wing section outlines the different par ts of the FS3 102 system. 5.1 U npacking Be careful when unpacking t he syste m from its packa ging and get assista nce when lift ing the cha ssis out of the main box. Check all the items against th[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 12 5.2 W hat’s in the box Table 5-1 outlines the standar d kit supplied with a Raidtec FS310 2. FS3102 Enclosure x 1 Drive Shuttle (Up to 12 depend ing on capacity ) Dummy Drive Shuttle (used to fill empty drive bays ) Fibre Optic Cable (5 m) x 2 PSU Cable × × × × 2 (Country Specific) E[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 13 5.3 Sy stem Views The FS31 02 system is a 2U 12 bay enclosure with two redu ndant P SU modules, three redundant fan modules and a backplane. 5.3.1 System Front View Figure 5- 2 5.3.2 System LED Indicators Figure 5- 3 – Syste m Indicator LEDs 5.3.2.1 Disk Drive Number ing The disk dr ives[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 14 5.3.3 System Back View Figure 5- 4 – Syste m Back View 5.3.3.1 PSU Module and Fan Module Number ing PSU 1 Fan 1 Fan 2 Fan 3 PSU 2 5.3.4 Controller Indicators Figure 5-5 descr ibes what eac h activity light i ndicates. Refe r to Ta ble 5-2 for a d etailed explanation of eac h indicator. *[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 15 INDICATOR COLOUR DESCRIPTION Power Green Solid when power is available to the cont roller FC A Activity Green/Red Flashes green when there is activity on FC Port A Solid red when FC Port A is down or unconnected FC B Activity Green/Red Flashes when there is activity on FC Po rt B Solid red[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 16 6 Inst alling the FS3102 system 6.1 Instal ling Disk Dri ves Note: Disk dri ves do not ha ve to be installed in a ny particula r sequence when setting up the FS310 2. Slide the lock release b utton to the right to r elease the drive tray handle, ( see Figure 6-1). Using the dr ive tray han[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 17 In the event that t he SFPs nee d to be changed, carr y out the follo wing procedure’s while referrin g to Figure 6-4 Figure 6-4 6.2.1 SFP Removal 1. Remove the SFP from the con troller b y lowering the SFP handle to the d own position. 2. Gripping the ha ndle, slide the SFP out fro m th[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 18 6.4 C abling the Host an d the FS3102 The FS31 02 has three t ypical configuratio ns as follo ws; Note: For d escriptive reaso ns the Raidtec Ma nager is sho wn installed on the Host s ystem. The Raid tec Manager software will most li kely be in stalled on the system ad ministrator s PC. 6[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 19 6.4.3 Dual Port, Multi Host DAS Configuration. Note: T he Ethernet cable is us ed by the ma nagement so ftware, Raid tec Manager, to c ommunicate with the FS31 02. In this configuratio n, the co mputer running Raid tec Manage r doe s not have to be p art of the SAN. Note: For o ptimum perf[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 20 7 Configuring the FS3102 Raidtec Manager needs to be installed on an ad ministrators P C. Refer to the FS31 02 Raid Manager User Guide for con figuring the R AID storage using Raidtec Manager .[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 21 8 Battery Backup Unit (BBU) The Ba ttery Backup Unit (BB U) is an op tional subsyste m that pr ovides security agai nst data lo ss during po wer failures. Po wer is provided to cache memory only so t hat when the system restarts, write cac hed data may be written to the dis k. The syste m [...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 22 9 Field Replaceable Unit s (FR Us) The follo wing table of co mponents shows the f ield custome r rep laceable units (FRUs) in t he system. FRU NAME DESCRIPTION NUMBER IN SYSTEM ONLINE REPLACEABLE CUSTOMER REPLACEABLE Controller RAID controller 1 No Yes SFP Fibre Channel Transceiver 2 Yes [...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 23 10 Plasmon T echnical Support. If you have an y questions, pro blems, or sugge stions, yo u can reach P lasmon Technical Suppor t in any of the following ways: Plasmon Tec h Support Plasmon (Europ e) By E-mail. support@plas mon.co.uk By telephone. +44 (0)1763 2 62963 By FAX. +44 (0)1763 2 [...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 24 A pp endix A - A lert s Failure Events The follo wing table summariz es the oper ation of the s ystem in the prese nce of vario us failures. Email refers to an email notifi cation sent b y the controller over the Ether net interface to a n assigned e mail address, SNMP refers to an SNMP tr[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 25 FAILURE CLASS FAILURE TYPE EFFECT ON DATA EFFECT ON AVAILABILITY EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE USER NOTIFICATION Disk (RAID Level 0) Medium Error Data loss None except for the data loss None Disk statistics updated in controller If threshold met, Event log, Email and SNMP Link FC link total failur[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 26 A ler t Messages The follo wing Notifications and Warnings are se nt by the co ntroller. Notifications Normal oper ation of po wer supply in slot <nu mber> restor ed Normal oper ation of fan in slo t <number> resto red The temperature in the system is now withi n the acceptable[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 27 An attempt to write flash me mory failed The serial numbe r on this syst em is incorrec t NVRAM check sum invalid, r estoring default settings NVRAM batter y is exhausted and needs rep lacement Fibre Channel Po rt <por t> link error Fibre Channel Po rt <por t> is down[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 28 A pp endix B - R A ID Feature s RAID Levels The contro ller suppor ts RAID levels 0, 1, 5 and 10 . NOTE: RAID le vel 1 and R AID level 10 are functionall y equivalent. RAID level 1 is used when the RAID is b uilt with 2 drives, RAI D level 10 whe n more than 2 drives are u sed. Logical Vol[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 29 If there are insu fficient disks t o for m an entire new ro w, the RAID will be expanded by adding colu mns to the stripe. T his involves adding e xtra disks to each ro w (this will be a single ro w unless the RAID has alread y been expanded by addin g an add itional ro w). When this is do[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 30 NOTE: If write caching is ena bled, d ata may be lost if po wer is re moved prior to the data being written to the disks. If write cac hing is enab led, a U PS or/and a B BU should be used in the syste m. Auto Rebu ild The Raidtec FS3102 has 3 rebuild optio ns if a RAID beco mes degrad ed.[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 31 A pp endix C - System Specifications Electrical Characteristics Voltage Rating 90 VAC to 26 4 VAC Single phase, 4 7 Hz to 63 Hz Power supplies ar e autorangi ng Current Consumption 115 VAC – 8 A maximum 230 VAC – 5 A maximum Power Consumption 350 W maximum ( fully popul ated enclosure)[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 32 A ir Fl ow Front to bac k Cooling must be p rovided to ensure inter nal temperature is maintai ned belo w 55ºC. The unit should b e kept in a dust-filtered envir onment to e nsure long life for the coolin g fans. Mechanical Specificat ions Weight All 12 disks i nstalled (without packaging[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 33 A pp endix D - Supp orted Disk Drives Supported Drive L ist The contro ller is pre-configur ed with a list of supported disk drive types. O nly suppo rted disk drive t ypes can be used in the syste m. The follo wing capacities, manufacturers and models are curr ently suppo rted. O ther dis[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 34 A pp endix E - Ethernet Interface References Supported Interfa ces The Ethernet inte rface suppo rts 10, 1 00 and 1000 base T full duplex co nnections. Con nection speed is deter mined automatically. Supported Protoc ols HTTP (Web) HTTP is used b y the Raidtec M anager Manage ment Softwa r[...]

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    Raidtec FS310 2 Hardware Ins tallation Guide Version 1.0 35 A Alerts .................................... 24 Auto Rebuild ........................ 30 B Battery Backup Un it .. ........ ... 21 C Cabling ................................. 18 Caching ................................. 29 Compliance ............................. 6 Configuring the F S3102[...]