Quick Installation Guide RAID Inc. FALCON III DUAL Quick
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1. Figure 11 FC Ports and the Corresponding Controllers Quick I nstallation Guide Unpacking the Subsystem Check the included Unpacking Checklist and verify the model name and shipping contents against the checklist Hard Drive Installation The FALCON III subsystem supports SATA I and SATA II hard drives Step 1 7 Step 2 Place the hard drive into the drive tray Make sure that the hard drive is oriented in such a way that the Serial ATA SATA connector is facing the back of the drive tray and is connected to the MUX kit See Figure 1 Insert four 4 of the supplied 6 32 flat head screws to secure the drive See Figure 2 Once the hard drives are installed into drive trays install all sixteen 16 drive trays into the subsystem Please refer to the drive tray installation procedures below or in the user s manual located in the product utility CD SATA Figure 2 Fastening Four Hard Drive Retention Screws Quick Installation Guide Drive Tray Installation 27 Step 1 Turn the drive tray key lock to the unlocked position i e the groove on its face is ina horizontal orientation See Figure 3 zy Step 2 Open the front flap on the drive tray by pushing the button on the front of the drive tray in an upward direction The button is easy to access See Figure 4 g Step 3 Line the drive tray up with the slot in which you wish to insert it Make sure that i2. T RAID RAID Inc FALCON III DUAL Quick Installation Guide INCORPORATED 1 The system is heavy even without disks installed At least two 2 people will be required to install the subsystem 2 The rack cabinet into which this subsystem will be installed must support overcurrent protection and must not be overloaded by the modules installed Other requirements such as ventilation airflow rack stabilizing features electrical earth and electrical distribution must comply with the technical specifications listed in the documentation that came with this product 3 System Integrators should ensure that any integrated storage solution that includes this product has been tested and proved to meet government regulations and codes for subjects including safety fire and electrical 4 The FALCON III comes with a pre installed DDR RAM DIMM module in each RAID controller units 5 Make sure you have a soft clean surface on which to place your subsystem before working on it Placing the system on a rough surface during servicing may damage the chassis finish 6 Do not remove any module or component item from its anti static bag until you are ready to install it Pick up and hold modules by their edges or canister Avoid touching PCBs and connector pins 7 Observe all standard ESD prevention methods e g wear an anti static wristband to prevent static electricity from damaging the electronic components 8 The FALCON III can
3. be rackmounted in the industrial standard 19 inch racks The slide rail mounting kit is optional Quick Installation Guide Installation Procedures 1 Unpacking the Subsystem 2 Hard Drive Installation 3 Drive Tray Installation 4 Subsystem Cable Connections 5 DIP Switch Settings 6 Power On Pre installed Modules LCD panel Front handles Controller modules DDR RAM DIMM modules Battery backup units BBUs Host Connection Modules Enclosure Configuration Card Cooling modules Power supply units PSUs 10 Backplane board WOON ADUW BWN PF Modules to be nstalled 1 Hard drives 2 Drive trays MUX kits pre installed 3 Power cords 4 RS 232C 2 audio jacks to DB9 serial Y cable 5 Ethernet cable s Quick Installation Guide To power on the subsystem follow these steps Step 1 Install all the hardware components Step 2 Make all the connections described above Step 3 Power on any external connection devices e g hubs and switches Step 4 If you have daisy chain the FALCON III power on the subsystems that are not connected directly to the host computer s Otherwise skip this step Power on any external JBODs or subsystems that are connected to the SCSI port Step 5 Power on the FALCON III subsystem by turning on both power switches on the rear panel of the PSU modules For the locations of the power switches please see Figure 7 Step 6 Power on the host computer s Please re
4. ent IP a shielded Ethernet cable can be used to connect the RJ 45 Ethernet port to a hub on a network enabling you to manage your subsystem via the web See Figure 8 SNA v LED Indicators COM Ports COM Ports Figure 8 Controller Module Interfaces Each controller module comes with two 2 COM ports The port on the left COM1 is reserved for terminal emulation management and can be used to assign a permanent IP to the ES subsystem The port on the right COM2 is used for UPS connectivity An RS 232C 2 audio jack to DB9 Y cable is provided to facilitate the connection of these ports Purchase an additional cable to connect the subsystem to a UPS through the COM2 port See Figure 8 Host Ports The FALCON III comes with four 4 FC ports without SFP transceivers at the rear of each host connection modules for host connectivity and can be seen in Figure 9 Be sure to plug in SFP transceivers into the FC ports before work on cable connections The host connection module on the left provides channel 0 connections while the module on the right provides channel 1 connections Details on FC cables and FC ports can be found in the Installation and Hardware Reference Manual in the Product Utility CD that came with your subsystem Host Connection Modules CHO CH1 lt _ m m creer 75 e r E ry 0000000 OL a il fe 6 eT p eo Logg00N0CCNhoo am
5. fer to the user s manual that came with your host computer for the power on procedure j Default Value Te 1GD mE 1GD DIMM 1GDDIMM 1GD DIMM Number of LD 16 Max 128 Max NA NA Number of LV 8 Max 32 Max NA NA Number of Partitions per LD 16 Max 64 Max NA NA Number of LUN s 128 Max 1024 Max NA NA Number of LUN s per Channel ID 1 2 4 8 16 32 8 64 bit LBA Support gt 2TB Yes Yes Optimization mode Caching Seq I O or Random I O Seq 1 0 mode Write Thru or Write Back Write B ack Striping size Optimization for Sequential 4 8 16 32 64 128 256KB 1 05 RAID 5 512KB IM 128KB Auto assign Global S pare Ellen etal Disable LD capacity Optimization for Sequential I Os PEON 64TB Number of Media Scan task schedules Number of t6tMan 16 LD RAID5 member drives aoe Wax 7 512MB iN related to capacity For more details on the Firmware please refer to the Use r Operation with your Product Utility CD Manual that came Quick Installation Guide DI P Switch Settings Prior to insert the subsystem into a storage environment the DIP switch settings must be made The DIP switch is shown in Figure 10 and its definition is explained below DIP Definition Default 1 3 Reserved 4 CHO amp CH1 Hub Enable Disable Enable 5 CHO amp CH1 Auto 2G Speed Selection Auto 6 8 Reserved Table 1 DIP Switches Defini
6. p 00000000 mae 99999000 amp FC Ports FC Ports Figure 9 Host Connection Modules
7. t is resting on the rails inside the enclosure and then gently slide it in This should be done smoothly and gently See Figure 5 77 Step 4 Close the front flap on the drive tray Make sure the front flap is closed properly to ensure that the SCA II connector on the MUX kit at the back of the drive tray is firmly connected to the corresponding connector on the backplane board If the front flap is not closed properly then the connection between the hard drive and the subsystem will not be secure See Figure 6 Lock the flap in place by turning the key lock until the groove on its face is in a vertical orientation Figure 6 Closing Drive Tray Front Flap Quick I nstallation Guide Subsystem Cable Connections Power Cords Power Socket F Step 1 Connect the two 2 provided power cords to the power sockets on the back of the system See Figure 7 ie E Handle Power Switch Cooling Module Slot Step 2 Make sure the power source is within the correct power range 100 to 240VAC prior to powering on Auto ranging is supported by the power supply modules Figure 7 Power Supply Unit Step 3 Plug the other end of the power cords into the power source Ethernet Port RJ 45 Ethernet Port After the ES subsystem has been assigned a perman
8. tion Enabling the HUB DIP 4 When the internal hub is enabled the FC ports of CH 0 on the left host connection module will be hub together to both controller A top and controller B bottom The FC ports of CH 1 on the right host connection module will also be hub together to the two controllers See Figure 11 Hub enable provides you the daisy chain functionality After you have enabled the internal hub in the subsystem connect the left FC ports on both host connection modules to the host computers and the right FC ports to the left FC ports of the second subsystem Note that the connections must be done before power on the subsystems Disabling the HUB DIP 4 When the internal hub is disabled the two controllers on the subsystem will connect to the separate FC ports on the host connection module as seen in Figure 11 Host Channel Speed DIP 5 If the default setting is retained the FC AL loop will detect the available device and run at that speed If you change the default setting the channel will continue running at 2Gbps eee eee eee E La 1234567 8 Encl ID Misc Setting Figure 10 DIP Switches on the Subsystem Rear Panel HUB Enable oo o oo oo D gt rc cron HUB Disable o Do y o gt 4 TE FC CH0 1 Ctrl A FC CH0 Ctrl B
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