Z Microsystems 8X manual

User Manu al T ranzS t or 8X Z Microsystems FI ELD-READY[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 2 1. U s e t h e p o w er c a b l e supp lied w ith th e produ ct to help prev ent inter fer - ence with rad io and tele vi - sion r ece ption. T he use of ca bles and a dapters may cause interference with electronic equ ipment in the v icin ity of t his unit . 2. Cha nges or m odifi - cat ions n ot exp[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 3 S E C T I O N P A G E Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4 Ab out This Ma nual ............................................................................................ 4 Safet y Precaut ions .........................[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 4 ABOU T MANU AL SAFET Y PRECAUTIO NS DA NGER: T o avoi d shock haz ard : Do not pe net rate t he 8X w ith any scre w longe r than .1 8”. D amage wil l occur. Do not conn ect or disconn ect the 8 X dur ing an ele ctr ical stor m.  e power cord pl ug must be conne cted to a prope rly wir ed and g rou[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 5 PRODUCT DESCR IPT ION INTRODUCTION From the T r anzStor f amily of lo w- profi l e, plat form - indep endent net wo rk stor age so lu- tio ns com es the T r anzSto r 8X SC (SC SI Co ntrol ler). Featu ring an U ltra 16 0 (or Ult ra 320 ) SC SI to SC SI R AI D co ntrol ler and 8 h ot-swa ppabl e T ranzP[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 6 INST AL L A TION This p or tio n of the O perati ons cha pter is for q uick ref erenc e only. F or a mo re detai led desc ript ion of R A ID c onfi g urati ons, see t he Co ntrol ler Man ufac turer ’s user manual. Shipment Contents: 8X Raid En clo sure ( Power Sup - plie s and TP 7 s inst alle d) (6[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 7 INST ALLA TION j i k i j k l m n o p Raid Controller Manual Warr ant y & Ser vi ce Plan 8X User M anual Electronic Documentation l Null M ode m Cabl e (D B9 F to DB 9F) IEC Power C able Rack Slides SCS I L VD / SE E xter nal T er minator s (Q uantit ies wi ll var y dep ending o n RA ID C on t ro l [...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 8 REQUIRED T OOLS • Phillips Head Screwdr iver • 3 / 8” r atchet NO TE : For t he faste st and ea siest instal lati on of the 8 X, fol low thes e steps in the se quence t hey are pr esent ed . PRE P AR A TI O NS In pre parati on to inst all th e 8X, t ake the following precautionar y steps: T urn o[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 9 STEP 1: R A IL I NST ALL A T ION The 8X R AI D will ar ri ve with t he slid es unat tac hed. T o at tach t he slide s to the ex tension brac kets, use t wo p anhead p hillip s screw s (par t # 01-91622) , t wo fl at washer s (01- 91 872), an d t wo lock wa shers ( 01- 921 51 ) . Inse r t the sc rews t[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 10 Onc e bot h slide as semb lies ar e inst alled in the r ack, ex tend th e middl e membe rs of the s lide ass embli es out of t he rac k. Ex tend t he inne r membe rs of the s lide as - sem blies o ut as far as t hey will g o. Pres s the sli de loc king t ab on th e outer si de s of t he sli de s... an[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 11 Slid e the uni t in until t he slid e acti on stop s. Ho ld the 8X R A ID up to t he exten ded rail s with t he rear of t he 8X R A ID to th e rear of t he rac k. Ins er t the inn er memb er (at tach ed to the 8X R AI D) into th e middle memb er of the s lide. C A U TION: W hen at taching t he inner m[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 12 STEP 3: CABLE CONNE CTI ONS The p ictur e below s hows th e rear of a T ra nzStor 8X R AI D unit and t he co nnec tion p oints for t hese c able s. T ranzS tor 8X c onfi g urati ons may var y . 1. Te r m in a t e e x t e r na l S C S I c o n ne c t o r s 2. C onnec t SCS I Adapter to H ost C ompute r[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 13 STEP 5 : EST ABLI SH SERIA L CONNE CTION From Ac ces sor ies / Co munic ati ons / sel ect Hyper terminal. Crea te description, select CO M Por t and fi l l in Por t Set tin gs as follows: Bit s per se con ds: 3 84 00 Data bits: 8 Pari ty : None Stop b its: 1 Flow c ontrol : None • • • • • B[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 14 STEP 6: VER IFY CHA NNEL SETTI NGS If you’re not at t he “ Main M enu”, selec t “P C Grap hic (A NSI M ode) ” and pr ess “ Enter ” . T his will t ake you to th e “M ain M enu” . V er if y that your c hanne l sett ings matc h the im age be low. If your chann el set ting s do NOT match[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 15 OPERA TIONS Crea te logi cal dr ive. Init ializ atio n will be gin, and w ill c ontinu e for up to t wo ho urs, de pendin g on the d rive c a- paci ty (a bout 2 ho urs fo r a 1 4 6 GB d rive) . STEP 7 : BEG IN QU ICK I NST A LL W IZ A RD Sel ect top o ption. S ee c ontro ller use r manual fo r other R[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 16 OPERA TIONS Pres s the “ ESC ” key . Onc e the in itiali zati on is co mplete, t he prog ress c ounter w ill disa ppear. Sel ect “ System Funct ions,” then “ Res et the C ontro ller, ” and fi n ally “ Y es” to re set.[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 17 OPERA TIONS STEP 8: ADD NE W L OG ICAL DRIVE Af ter th e T ranzSt or 8X system r eboot s, resc an the S CSI b us on the ho st co mputer by right- clicking on the SCSI controller in the devic e manager . Go to Administrativ e T ools >C omputer Management>Disk Management. Click on “Disk Man agem[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 18 The wiza rd will take the user through the re maini ng opti ons to cr eate a log ica l volume, assi gn a new dr ive letter and format the partition with your fi l e system of choice . The h ost OS sh ould fi nd a n ew disk wit h unall ocate d spac e and sta r t up the Cr eate Volume Wiz ard auto mat[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 19 Onc e co mplete, t he new dr ive c an be fou nd in the s ame fi l e loc atio n as the fi r st avail able dri ve under “ My C omp uter ” . OPERA TIONS[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 20 ST A TUS I NDI CA TORS The dr ives ar e numbere d one thr ough ei ght. Eac h drive ha s two d edic ated stat us indic ator LEDs j ust belo w the dr ive. The f ollow ing indi cato rs app ly to the dr ives o nly: Dr ive Stat us Indic ator System P ower Indicator NO TE : For ope ration of t he R A ID Con[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 21 Red - SC SI Dr ive Rear Co nnector High te nsile ex trud ed aluminium alloy thermo - con du ctiv e b ody High te nsile diec ast alu - minium alloy rear panel High te nsile die cast al u- minium alloy front panel TP7 DESCRIP TION Slid ing Loc king c atch Locking handle OPERA TIONS[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 22 INSERTING THE TP7 Wit h the ha ndle in t he ope n posit ion, h old the T r anzPak 7 by t he main b ody and inse r t it par ti ally into t he doc kin g bay . ( Be sure t hat it is sli ding on t he blac k guide s). Using your thumb push the T ranzPak 7 gent ly into th e bay until you c an fee l it touc [...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 23 Slid e the lo ckin g catc h to the r ight to al low loc king h andle to s prin g open. Loc king ha ndle sp ring s open. Pull han dle gent ly for w ard to eje ct th e T ranz Pak 7 of f of the rea r conn ecto r . Co ntinue to ge ntly pul l handle to s lide the T r anzPak 7 f or ward. T he T ran zPak 7 s[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 24 REMOVING TH E DOOR ON THE CONTROLLER The d oor w ill co me lo ose. The d oor c an be re moved by lif t ing it down a nd of f of the hin ge. T o rem ove the c ontro ller do or , t urn t he thumbscr ews on the face of the door cou nte rcloc kwis e. NO TE : For infor mat ion regar ding rem oval of the R [...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 25 REPL A CING TH E DOOR ON THE CONTROLLER Rotate t he bot tom of the d oor dow n to align the thumbscr ews with the screw holes. T o inst all the c ont rolle r door, seat the hing es up into th e hinge s lots at a 4 5 degree angle. Simu ltane ousl y pres s and tur n the thumbscr ews on the face of the d[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 26 W A R NING : B e sure to tu rn off the pow er befor e you per form a ny maint enance on t he R A ID. CLEAN ING THE TR A NZSTOR 8 X Unpl ug the 8X f rom th e power ou tlet bef ore cl eaning. T o cle an the su r face of t he 8X, l ightly d ampen a s oft , cle an clot h with wate r or mild d eter- gent [...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 27 REPL A CING TH E F AN ASSEM BL Y Wit h your fi n gers, t urn t he t wo thumb - scr ews (loc atio ns show n above) cou nter cl ock wis e until t he scr ews loo sen. Lif t th e fan ass embly away f rom th e T ranz- Stor 8X c hassi s. Rotate t he fan as sembly u pward on th e hing e and the n down. T o [...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 28 Confi guring the Channels After Accidental Reset If th e cont roll er is res et acc ident ally to fa ctor y de fault set tin gs, fol low the se step s to recover . TROUBLESHOOTING 2. N ow sele ct “C hl 0” a nd the n “channe l Mod e” , and t hen sel ect “ Y es”. TROUBLESHOOTING 1. S e l e [...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 29 3. At t his poin t you will b e asked if you wa nt to reset t he co ntrol ler . S elec t “N o” . 4. Now sel ect “Chl 1” and then “C han nel Mode ” , and then “Y es” . TROUBLESHOOTING 5. At t his point yo u will b e asked if you wa nt to reset t he co ntrol ler . S elec t “N o” .[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 30 7 . W hen aske d to reset t he co ntro ller se lect “ N o” . 6. No w sele ct “Ch l 2” and then “C hannel Mode” , and then “Y es” . TROUBLESHOOTING[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 31 8. N ow sele ct “C hl 2” a nd then “ scsi T e rmi nator ” , an d then “ Y es”. TROUBLESHOOTING 9. Whe n asked to re set the c ontr olle r selec t “ No” .[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 32 10. Now se lect “ Chl 3 ” and th en “chan nel Mo de” , an d fi nally “ Y es”. TROUBLESHOOTING 1 1 . W hen as ked to reset t he c ontro ller se lec t “N o” .[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 33 12. Now se lect “ Chl 3 ” and the n “sc si T erm inator ” an d then “ Y es”. TROUBLESHOOTING 1 1 . T his tim e, when aske d if you want to re set the c ontr oller, selec t “ Y e s” .[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 34 Drive Failures Wit h a func tio ning dr ive, the At tent ion and B usy LEDs fl ash wh ile the c ontr olle r is boot ing (af ter th e system is p owered o n). If no a mber ac tiv it y LED is fl as hing whe n the po wer is tur ned on, p lease b egin t he foll owing t roub lesho oting p roc edure. 1. I[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 35 B. N ow sele ct “Auto -A ssi gn Glo bal Sp are Dr ive” . W hen as ked “En able Au to -A ssig n Gl obal Sp are? ” s elec t “ Y e s” . C. Finall y , sel ect “ Dr ive Pre dict able Fail ure Mo de (S MA RT) ” and t hen “ Detec t Only ” . Whe n asked “ Set Dr ive SM A RT Act ion Mo de[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 36 D. Now se lect “ Per iodic A uto - Detect Fail ure Dr ive Swa p Check T ime” . E. S elec t “5 se con ds” from t he dro p- do wn menu. TROUBLESHOOTING[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 37 F . W hen asked “ Set Per io dic Auto - Dete ct Failure D ri ve Swap Ch eck T ime? ”, selec t “ Y e s” . G. Pr ess “ Esc ” onc e to retur n to th e previ ous men u. H. Now select “Controller Parameters” followed by “SDR A M E CC ” . TROUBLESHOOTING[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 38 If th e drive is s till fai ling af ter at tempt ing the se tro ublesh ootin g steps, c all the Z M icr osys- tems’ Cust omer Se r vic e Depar t ment fo r fur the r assis tanc e. I. W hen asked “ Enab le SD R AM EC C F u ncti onali ty ? ” s elec t “ Y e s” . J. Whe n asked “ Do you want to[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 39 MEC HANICAL OU TLINE F OR 8 X W A R NING : The re is a ma ximum of .1 8” scre w penet rati on on the und ersid e and sid e scre w hole loca tions . Only u se screw s provid ed . Use of longer sc rews ma y result in d amage t o inter nal componen ts. SCHEMA TICS[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 40 MEC HANICAL OU TLINE F OR 8 X SCHEMA TICS 17.64 18.69 18.19 19.39 18.97 18.46 6.90 2.58 1.75 1.75 1.14 3.77 2.06 2.38 3 .2 6 1.18 4.44[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 41 APPENDIX Ge ner al D isp lay Sp ec if ic ati ons Enclosure Materials A luminium 5052 H32, 6 0 6 1 T6, A3 80 Syst em Capa bilit ies Eig ht Stora ge bays Stor age Ca pacit y Up to 32 00 G B (eac h dri ve range s from 73 - 40 0 G B) Bas e Optio ns Spli t- SCS I Bus Dim ensio n (H x W x D) 6.9 ” H, 18. [...]

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Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 43 APPENDIX Z Mic rosys tems’ one -year S tand ard Warr ant y inclu des a 9 0 - day Ai rSp are Ser v ice P lan. This m eans that i f any stan dard Z Mi cro systems’ pro duct f ails wit hin th e fi rst 9 0 days af ter ship ping, th e custo mer wi ll rec eive a new r eplac ement . Al l non -st andar d[...]

Do c # 27- 00 30 UM R ev 1.0 Iss ued 12 / 04 44 APPENDIX Z Mic rosyste ms’ Ex tende d Warrant y Plan p rovide s one and t wo ye ar extend ed war rant y opti ons unde r whic h a Stan dard War rant y is exte nded f rom th e end of the fi rst year of t he Standard Warranty period. The O ne - Y ear E x tended War rant y per io d will be gin on th e [...]

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