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Packard Bell 5800 Computer Drive User Manual

1. 67 1688 DR 69 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches C Technical Information 73 Specifications eee teeta s hens 73 Connectors and 75 CONNIE COIS rot Rea E appo ene EE aid px aeu e M RH is 75 UIUMIP SRS staat tct etna tele ta ater Ea Seer Apes sak br 77 D Cards oe oo NER D 85 MEE 85 grece 86 Quick Install oo eo DE ute ecc etre 87 DEU Subsystems Installations 88 SOUP pr 88 Single Ended Ultra Wide 51 93 Differential Ultra Wide 5 51 105 Default Configurations 117 Option Card Specifications 118 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page ext
2. 11 Hot Swappable Disk 12 senses nnns 12 Fat LEDS E 13 SAE TE 13 Hot Swappable Cooling Fans 13 Hot Swappable Power 14 Configuration Modules 15 9 16 2 MVS Cell ENO ea pres ec 17 SOUP TAS EI BRE 17 Guldelifhies 18 Rack Mount Subsystem 19 Component Installation 21 Cabling Configuration 25 TERMINATION ee eed e eae 26 Cables E E E E E E E E E E E 27 Ultra Wide SCSI Mode 28 Other Configuratio NS 32 3j Using the DEU coo PH o ro i Re i 33 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Power On Self 33 RAM Read Write ROM Checksum and Register Read Write ne 34 RAM Ch
3. Startup Screen Status OK Screen Normal Screens STATUS HEAT STATUS HARDWARE B ERROR THRESHOLD EXCEEDED Temperature Exceeeded Screen Hardware Error Screen Abnormal Screens If one of the errors occur during the startup you will have a continuous tone from the alarm and will need to access the Component Status Menu to verify the suspected failed component During normal operation anytime one of the required number of power supplies becomes inoperative you will receive a continuous alarm and a warning message will appear This message is simply a notification that the state of the power supply system is no longer redundant Use the Component Status menu to determine which power supply has failed and identify the failed unit by absence of a DC Good LED on the PSU Replace the failed component returning the system to a redundant state PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches System Status Icon Main Menu If you install five 5 or more drives with only two 2 power supplies installed an alarm will sound the Power Supply LED will illuminate steady amber and the OCP display will indicate Non Redundant Power Install a third power supply and the display will clear followed by the Power Supply LED will return to steady green A feature of the DEU OCP is the at a glance animated i
4. face Card gt face gt Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 3 meters Host Computer 1 Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 3 meters 10 11 12 13 14 15 Extender Card hl 1 Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left side two channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the master cabinet Connect one end of a 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the upper or right side I O Interface card in the master cabinet Connect the other end of the 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side single channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the slaveE 1 cabinet Connect one end of the second 3 meter data cable to the Channel 2 connector on the RAID Controller or the Channel 1 connector of a second single channel RAID Controller Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the lower or left side two channel Ultra Extender Option card Connect one end of a second 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side I O Interface card in the master cabinet Connect the other end of the second 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side single channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the slave 2 cabinet PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off
5. Differential SCSI Data Cable 25 meters TOP Master TOP Slave 1 Chi 1 f Chl 0 2 CH Differential Interface Card Chl 1 Converter Card SAF TE Card SAF TE Card Single Bus Module Single Bus Module Differential SCSI Data Cable 25 meters E Differential SCSI Chl 1 Host Adapter Chl 2 Host Computer 1 10 11 12 13 14 2 CH Ultra Interface Card Extender Card em 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper A gt Available Drive mmu Unavailable Drive Connect one end of a 25 meter data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the differential host adapter Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side two channel Differential Converter Option card installed in the master cabinet Connect one end of a 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left side I O Interface card in the master cabinet Connect the other end of the 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left side two channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the slave 1 cabinet Connect one end of a second 25 meter data cable t
6. Replace the failed disk drive Drive s Status LED blinking amber Insert a disk drive and begin an array rebuild see Replacing a Disk Drive described earlier in this guide Assign the drive to an array refer to the Ultra S2S RAID Controller User s Guide PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches A Certificate and Agency Information FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television communications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the followi
7. The I O Interface card incorporates built in automatic SCSI termination When the data cable is plugged in the system automatically senses the connection and provides the required SCSI termination Two sets of jumpers are provided on the card One set routes Term Power in the event that the host controller is not providing it The next set of jumpers addresses a specific set of controllers that use the DEC Fault Bus protocol If you are using a DEC system where the controller uses this protocol you will need to jumper locations jumper on both pins J P3 and J P4 for each channel that has an external SCSI cable connected This will disable termination at that point If you are using a standard host adapter that provides Term Power no change is required and SCSI bus termination will occur automatically Power Cord Connector and Fuse The power cord connector supplies the AC power to the DEU through a power cord connected to a conventional three hole grounded outlet or power strip A 250V 10 amp fuse is provided to protect the system from any electrical fault Internal Components There are seven primary internal components disk drives up to eight Fault LEDs power switch SAF TE card hot swappable cooling fans hot swappable power supplies and configuration module Dual Bus or Single Bus PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of pa
8. Power On LED 5 SAF TE 16 SAF TE Card 13 Configuration Info 43 Cooling Fans Hot Swappable 13 Replacement 56 D DC Good LED 55 DEU Cabinet Replacement 58 DEU Subsystem Installations 88 Differential Converter Interface Transfer Rate 118 Operating Environment 118 Power Requirements 118 Two Dual Bus Cabinets 109 Two Single Bus Cabinets 105 Weight 118 Differential Converter Card 43 Differential Ultra Wide SCSI 105 Dimensions 73 Door Lock 7 Drive Latching Clips 21 Drive Replacement 53 Dual Bus Module Single Cabinet 28 E EMC 74 EMI 73 Environment master slave 88 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Fan Status LED 6 Fast SCSI 25 Fast Wide SCSI 25 Fast 20 25 Features 86 Firmware information 43 Fuse 10 Replacement 59 Fuse type 60 G Glossary Disk Mirroring 69 Disk Spanning 69 Disk Striping 69 Duplexing 69 Fault Tolerant 70 RAID 70 H Handle assembly 20 Hardware Menu 41 Heat Threshold 48 Hot Spare 70 Hot Swappable Disk Drives 12 I I O Interface Card 10 Installing Third Power Supply 24 Interface Transfer Rate 73 Internal Temp 45 J J15 83 JA7 83 JP2 78 JP3 79 JP4 80 JP5 82 Jumpers 77 L LED Channel Mode 6 Descriptions 36 Fan Status 6 Power Supply Status 6 Logical Drive 70
9. TEMPERATURE 75F 24C ENTER ESCAPE 9 MENU ENTER ESCAPE Ev Options Menu The Options Menu provides access to the following menus a SCSI ID Menu m Heat Threshold m SAFTE Chain ID m Change Passcode a Unlock Options SCSI ID Menu From the SCSI ID Menu you can set SCSI IDs for drives attached to each of the SCSI channels lower slot and upper slot set the DEU SAF TE processor ID set the SCSI ID of the Ultra S2S RAID Controller RAI D Module SCSI IDs 0 15 are available PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches P SCSIID MENU HEAT THRESHOLD SAFTE CHAIN ID p SET LOWER SLOT IDS CHANGE PASSCODE SET UPPER SLOT IDS SET RAID MODULE ID SET SAFTE ID BRE MENU ENTER ESCAPE Manual ID Selection Y ou can set SCSI IDs manually for each group of devices from a pre defined table of IDs The currently set IDs will be flashing The IDs will be assigned sequentially beginning with the lowest device in the group Drive SCSI IDs cannot be set individually Choose Set Lower Slot Ids or Set Upper Slot Ids for the appropriate drives and press the Enter button Note SCSI ID 7 should not be used when a Ultra S2S RAID Controller is installed When selecting IDs manually SCSI ID 3 is normally used by the DEU processor The SAFTE card ID may use the setting OB which i
10. x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 1 Usethe Operator Control Panel to identify the failed power supply refer to the illustration below to identify the components Select Hardware Menu from the Main Menu and choose Component Status Power Supply 3 Power Supply 2 C Good LED DN Power Supply 1 2 Locate the failed component from the rear panel of the DEU The DC Good LED for the failed power supply will be OFF 3 Loosen the rear door panel access screw using a flat blade screwdriver If you are replacing the 3 power supply loosen the two PSU Cover Plate screws Remove the cover plate and skip to step 4 4 Open the panel to gain access to power supplies 1 and 2 The panel is hinged PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 5 Grasp the handle of the subject power supply and pull the supply out of the DEU cabinet 6 Remove the new power supply from the shipping carton and inspect the shipment Save the packaging material 7 Slide the new power supply into the cabinet until it reaches its locked position Orient the supply in the same manner as the removed power supply Air slots in the PSU case face toward the center of the cabinet The new power sup
11. Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches JP2 SCSI to SCSI Configuration Caution J umper configuration to be performed by qualified service personnel only This jumper J P2 is used to place the SCSI to SCSI RAID controller in a configuration that is known to the DEU subsystem This process is accomplished by adding jumpers to J P2 The jumper block is a four position dual row header B S2S 1 CONFIG JP2 Jumper Positions SCSI to SCSI Settings Add this jumper to place the SCSI to SCSI controller into VT100 mode for the serial channel Remove the jumper to place the SCSI to SCSI controller into the SLIP port mode Add this jumper to place the SCSI to SCSI controller into the Fixed Baud Rate mode for the serial channel Remove the jumper to place the SCSI to SCSI controller into the Variable Baud Rate mode for the serial channel Add this jumper to place the SCSI to SCSI controller in a Master configuration Remove the jumper to place the SCSI to SCSI controller in a Slave mode PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches SCSI to SCSI IDs Caution J umper configuration to be performed by qualified service personnel only These jumpers J P3 are used to manually set the SCSI TO SCSI IDs for the SCSI to SC
12. Bus Module Single Cabinet 30 Specifications 73 118 Startup Screens 38 Status LEDs 7 Stripe Order 71 Stripe Width 71 Striping 71 System Status Icon 39 T Technical Information 73 Termination 26 Testing ROM 33 Third Power Supply 24 TolerANT technology 85 Troubleshooting Fails to Turn On 61 LEDs Not Functioning 62 63 U Ultra Extender Interface Transfer Rate 118 Operating Environment 118 Power Requirements 118 Two Single Bus Cabinets 93 Weight 118 Ultra Extender Card 43 DEU 93 Ultra SCSI Dual Bus Module Single Cabinet 28 Fast 20 25 Ultra Wide SCSI mode 25 V VDH SCSI connectors 75 Vibration 74 W Weight 73 Where to Find Answers 3 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 102157 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches
13. Dual Configurations Both cards available in single and dual channel models High Speed Transfers Asynchronous or synchronous data transfer rates up to 40 MBs with Ultra Wide SCSI No Required SCSI ID Does not consume a SCSI ID on the SCSI bus Fast 20 Support Complete support for SCSI 3 Fast 20 and backwards compatible with SCSI 2 standards Active Negation Employs TolerANT active negation technology Electrical Isolation Provides internal device protection against externally generated noise on the SCSI bus Expanded Technology Extends Ultra SCSI cable lengths and the total number of Ultra SCSI devices Independent Platform Completely software and host system independent PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Quick Install The following procedures outline the steps necessary to setup your DEU subsystems These guidelines are generally for those individuals who don t like to read manuals Install the Disk Drives Open the front door of each cabinet and insert the disk drives Be sure each drive seats properly and the drive latches are secured Install the Option Cards Install the correct Option cards in the correct slot for your configuration Connect the Cables Connect the data and jumper cables Refer to DEU Subsystems Installations later in this s
14. INFO POST RESULTS PROD xxxxx SAF TE SLOT 1 CARD VO INTERFACE SLOT 2 CARD MENU ENTER ESCAPE LY MENU ENTER ESCAPE 9 SLOT 1 CARD 1 CH DIFF CONVERTER SLOT 2 CARD 2 CH ULTRA EXTENDER MENU ENTER ESCAPE VO INTERFACE RAM REVISION 0 21 ROM REVISION 1 05 ID FFFFFFFFh MENU ENTER ESCAPE PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches POST Results This screen provides a list of the diagnostics performed during the startup power on self test If an error has occurred it will be displayed here in addition to the sequence of LED blinks and alarm tones see Power On Self Diagnostics described earlier COMPONENT STATUS POWER STATUS FW REVISION ROM CHKSUM OK gt POST RESULTS RAM CHKSUM FAILED S 0 e ENTER ESCAPE W SCSI BUS 0 0K SCSI BUS 1 0K PROCESSOR OK MENU ENTER ESCAPE Y PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Internal Temp This screen displays the current internal cabinet temperature highest of the two sensors To change the temperature threshold of the monitoring system see Heat Threshold described later in this guide POWER STATUS CONFIGURATION INFO POST RESULTS gt INTERNAL TEMP CABINET INTERNAL
15. PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 6 Install a two channel Ultra Extender Option into the upper or right side card slot and tighten the thumb screws Ultra Extender Option Card I O Interface Card 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the second Slave 72 cabinet 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper TOP Master Chl 0 Chl 1 Chl 0 I O Interface Card SAF TE Card 1 CH Ultra P Extender d SAF TE Card 1 CH Ultra Extender Card SAF TE Card Dual Bus Module Single Bus Module Single Bus Module o I O Interface Card I O Interface Chl 1 2 CH Differential Chl 0 Chl 1 Converter Card Differential SCSI Data Cable 25 meters Chl 1 Differential scsi B Host Adapter Chl 2 Differential SCSI Data Cable 25 meters Host Computer 1 Note Secure the cable connectors using the thumb screws finger tight only 8 Connect one end of a 25 meter data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the differential host adapter 9 Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left side 2 channel Diffe
16. Replacing a Disk Drive described earlier in this guide Assign the drive to an array refer to the RAID Utilities User s Guide PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches LED Status Status Indicator LEDs not functioning properly A specific drive s Status LED is blinking amber and the Channel Mode LED is steady amber A specific drive s Status LED is blinking amber the remainder of the drive s Status LEDs in that array are steady amber and the Channel Mode LED is steady amber A specific drive s Status LED is OFF and the Channel Mode LED is steady amber A specific drive s Status LED is blinking green and the Channel Mode LED is steady green Reason SCSI data cable not properly connected An assigned drive has failed The DEU is in a non fault tolerant mode An assigned drive has failed The DEU is in a non fault tolerant mode and a rebuild operation is in progress The disk drive is missing The DEU is in a non fault tolerant mode A drive has not been assigned into an array or the drive is a hot spare however it is in a ready state Solution Verify that the SCSI data cable is properly connected to the DEU SCSI 2 connector and to the controller card Replace the disk drive and begin rebuilding the array see Replacing a Disk Drive described earlier in this guide
17. Wide SCSI 3 Automatic Termination FCC Part 15 Class B EN55022 B UL1950 CSA C22 2 950 TUV EN60950 89 336 EEC EMC Directive 1 0 G 2 50 ms PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Non Operating 20 0 G 2 20 ms Vibration Operating 5 500 Hz 0 25 G pk to pk Non Operating 5 500 Hz 1 0 G pk to pk PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Connectors and Jumpers This section provides information about the connector pinouts on the termination interface card and jumper settings on the backplane printed circuit board for your DEU subsystem Connectors Located on each termination interface card are two VDH SCSI connectors They provide the input output interface from the subsystem bus to the RAID controller or host adapter card VHD HD 68 pin SCSI P Cable Connector Pin out 1 34 35 68 SESER Signal Name Number Signal Name Number C ose 3 5 fac y us 1 Dea9 our 5 fe fan Loco feo fe e a fe ps foe a je pew fs fes qe e me fo e EE eae ge t Signal Name Number Signal Name Number PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Ali
18. card into the lower or left side card slot where the I O Interface card was removed and tighten the thumb screws On the subsystem that will be the slave 1 cabinet remove the I O Interface card by loosening the two thumb screws and removing the card in the upper or right side card slot PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 6 Install a two channel Ultra Extender Option into the empty card slot vacated in the previous step and tighten the thumb screws Ultra Extender Option Card Slave Cabinet I O Interface Card 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the slave 2 cabinet third cabinet PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 8 TOP Master Chl 0 Connect one end of a 3 meter data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the RAID Controller 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper TOP Slave 1 Chl 0 Chl 1 VO Inter 1 CH Ultra E Extender Extender 8 bard SAF TE Card SAF TE Card gt Dual Bus Module Single Bus Module Single Bus Module Inter Inter Chl 0 __ 2 CH Ultra
19. complete Duplexing This refers to the use of two controllers to drive a disk subsystem Should one of the controllers fail the other is still available to provide disk I O In addition depending how the controller software is written both controllers may work together to read and write data simultaneously to different drives Fault Tolerant When something is fault tolerant it is resistant to failure A RAID 1 mirrored subsystem for example is fault tolerant because it can still provide disk I O if one of the disk drives in a mirrored system fails Hot Spare The Hot Spare is one of the most important features the controller provides to achieve automatic non stop service with a high degree of PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Logical Drive Mapping Mirroring Partition Physical Drive RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 3 RAID 30 RAID 5 RAID 50 RAID Controller Rebuild Rotated XOR Redundancy fault tolerance This rebuild operation will be carried out by the controller automatically when a SCSI disk drive fails A set of contiguous chunks of a physical disk Logical disks are used in array implementations as constituents of logical volumes or partitions Logical disks are normally transparent to the host environment except when the array containing them is being con
20. end of a one meter data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the Host Controller 2 Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 1 SCSI connector on the upper or right side I O Interface card Note The Channel 1 connector located on the upper or right side 1 Interface card is the active connector when the Single Bus module is installed PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Single Bus Cabinet Configuration TOP I O Interface Card I O Interface Ultra SCSI Card Controller Host Computer Cho Ch 1 9 s a o o o S z S 5 Note SCSI termination in the DEU is automatic and requires no user configuration Refer to Cabling Configuration described earlier for information on systems using DEC Fault bus protocol 3 Turn on the power to the DEU After the power on self test has completed Status and Channel Mode LEDs will be solid green 4 Access the Options menu on the Operator Control Panel and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection Choose the None selection refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID described later in this guide 5 After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystem Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a minimum of five 5 seconds before adding power again This will reset the SCSI IDs to a de
21. extends to 9 25 inches Power Cord Selection m This subsystem is intended for indoor use only m This subsystem is intended to be plugged into a 6A branch circuit in Europe m Toselect 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 SJ T 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 15A 125V configuration 5 15P at the other end For 230 Volt Operation North America Usea UL Listed CSA Labeled cord set consisting of a minimum 18 AWG type SVT or SJ T three conductor cord terminating in a molded connector body having an IEC CEE 22 female configuration on one end and a molded on tandem blade grounding type attachment plug rated 15A 250V configuration 6 15P at the other end For 230 Volt Operation Europe Use a cord set marked HAR consisting of a HO5VV F cord that has a minimum 0 75 square mm diameter conductors provided with an IEC 320 receptacle and a male plug for the country of installation rated 6A 250V Note The subsystem automatically selects the proper settings for the input voltage Therefore no additional adjustments are necessary to connect the unit to any input voltage within the range marked on the drive m Das Laufwerk sollte nicht im Freien verwendet werden a n Europa soll
22. its locked position 3 Using the tip of your finger nail ease the holder away from the unit 4 Once removed separate the fuse from the holder 5 Replace the fuse with one of identical type and rating 250V 10A 6 Insert the fuse into the holder PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 7 Insert the fuse holder into the unit and secure it Push in while turning clockwise one quarter turn locking it into place Do not overtighten PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions for some of the problems you may encounter while using the DEU Symptom Reason Fails to power on Power cord not connected properly Power not available at the outlet Power switch not in the proper position Faulty fuse Faulty power cord Operator Control Panel Possible component failure display indicates Hardware Error LED and audible alarms Power on self test failed indicate the system failed the diagnostic test LED Status Reason Operator Control Panel Cooling fan failure display indicates cabinet temperature threshold has been Solution Verify that the power cord is properly connected to the power module If the DEU is
23. likely to cause loss of data However a Write Through cache results in a slightly lower performance in most environments Refers to a caching strategy whereby write operations result in a completion signal being sent to the host operating system as soon as the cache not the disk drive receives the data to be written The target SCSI Drive will receive that data at a more appropriate time in order to increase controller performance PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches C Technical Information Specifications DEU Operating Environment Relative Humidity Operating Non Operating Power Requirements Rack Mount System Dimensions HxWxD w o Handles Tower Based System Dimensions HxWxL Weight basic configuration of cabinet includes two cooling fans Altitude Number of Drives Supported Interface Transfer Rate Host Interface Drive Interface HDD Termination Electromagnetic Emissions Requirements EMI Safety Requirements DEU continued CE Compliance EMC Shock Operating 40 F to 94 F 5 C to 34 C 5 95 non condensing 100 240 VAC auto sensing 50 60 Hz 6 0 Amperes 3 x 150 watts 6 83 x 17 40 x 19 00 17 40 x 6 83 x 19 00 48 0 lbs without drives installed 56 6 lbs with three drives installed 200 to 10 000 feet 8 Up to 40 MB sec Fast Wide SCSI 3 Fast
24. master slot when booting from this controller Caution Exercise care when handling any hard disk drive Do not drop jar or bump the disk drives 3 Remove one of the disk drives from its anti static protective packaging 4 Holding the drive by its edges locate the Drive Latching Clips and pull out on the latches to unlock them The Drive Latching Clips are placed in the locked position for shipping purposes 5 Insert the disk drive into the drive bay by aligning its rails into the drive bay slots component side toward the right on rack mount systems or component side down on tower based systems Dual Bus module The drive slots are split into two buses one bus connects the left or upper front four drive slots and the other bus connects the right or lower front four drive slots The Single Bus module connects all eight drive slots to one bus Depending on which bus the drives will be configured to begin populating the drives starting with the far right slot or lowest slot for Channel 0 and the fifth drive slot for Channel 1 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Populate drive bays from the lower right slot first Upper left bay four drive slots Drive Label Lower right bay four drive slots Component side Single Bus module Begin populating the drive with
25. the error conditions The DEU needs to be serviced if this error occurs consistently and is not cleared by cycling the power on the DEU Contact Technical Support Note The DEU will not respond to the software if this error occurs PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches LED Descriptions Use the following LED description matrix to determine the status of the DEU LEDs when the SAF TE card is installed and the RAID controller is powered on SAF TE LED Matrix STATUS LEDs CHANNEL MODE LEDs AT POWER UP Steady Green Steady Green DRIVE READY Blinking Green Steady Green NOT ASSIGNED DRIVE READY Steady Green Steady Green ASSIGNED HOT SPARE READY Blinking Green Steady Green ASSIGNED DRIVE ERROR Blinking Green Steady Amber NOT ASSIGNED DRIVE ERROR Blinking Amber Steady Amber ASSIGNED ARRAY CRITICAL Steady Amber Steady Amber REMAINING GOOD DRIVES HOT SPARE Steady Amber Steady Amber REBUILD MODE DRIVE MANUALLY Blinking Amber Steady Amber DISABLED STATUS LEDs ASSIGNED TO ARRAY Steady Green UNASSIGNED DRIVE Blinking Green HOT SPARE Blinking Green ALL EMPTY BAYS Off FAILED DRIVE Blinking Amber REBUILD MODE Steady Amber all drives CHANNEL MODE LEDs ARRAY IS FAULT TOLERANT Steady Green ARRAY IS IN REBUILD MODE Steady Amber ARRAY HAS A FAILED DRIVE Steady Amber FIRMWARE CHE
26. the DEU subsystems When the Ultra Extender card is used the circuitry functions as a SCSI bus repeater for multiple single ended to single ended cabling schemes while being electrically isolated from each other When the Differential Converter card is used the circuitry functions as a SCSI bus converter for differential to single ended cabling schemes again while being electrically isolated from each other As SCSI command and data passes from the source bus to the load bus signal filtering and re timing are employed to maintain the SCSI signal The cards feature TolerANT technology which includes active negation on the SCSI drivers and input signal filtering on the SCSI receivers Active negation causes the SCSI Request Acknowledge Data and Parity signals to be actively driven high rather than passively pulled up by terminators The receiver technology improves data integrity in unreliable cabling environments where other devices would be subject to data corruption The TolerANT receivers filter the SCSI bus signals to eliminate unwanted transitions without long signal delays This improved driver and receiver helps eliminate double clocking of data the largest reliability issue with SCSI operations PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Features The following are major features of the Option Cards
27. the current state of the DEU subsystem The following subsections describe each LED PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Channel Mode Power Supply Status Fan Status Alarm Speaker The Channel Mode LED indicates the status of the array subsystem by changes in its color and state When illuminated steady green the LED indicates normal array activities When the LED changes to amber flashing or steady it indicates abnormal activities for more information see LED Descriptions described later in this guide The Power Supply Status LED indicates the condition of the power supplies by changes in its color The LED will illuminate steady green when all the power supplies are functioning normally and will change to amber if one of the power supplies should fail The LED will also switch to amber if the power system is in a non redundant state A failed component can be identified via the Operator Control Panel and the lack of a DC Good LED located on each power supply unit The Fan Status LED indicates the condition of the cooling fans by changes in its color The LED will illuminate green when all of the fans are functioning normally and will change to amber if any of the fans should fail When a failed component is present use the Operator Control Panel to identify the failed fan see Hardware Menu des
28. to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Front Panel Components The DEU front panel comprises seven major components Operator Control Panel Power On Indicator LED Status Indicator LEDs Alarm Speaker Door Lock Status LEDs and Activity LEDs Operator Control Panel OCP Speaker Status Indicator LEDs Channel Mode LED AC Fan Status LED ROX s Power Supply LED Power On LED Status Indicator LEDs Note LEDs normally visible only when illuminated shown here for identification Activity LED Status LEDs Operator Control Panel The Operator Control Panel OCP provides for the control and monitoring capabilities of the DEU disk drives power supplies fans and processor From the panel s interface the user can change SCSI IDs for the drives and SAF TE processor monitor the cabinet temperature and change the temperature threshold for the monitoring system Other menu functions provide for viewing component system status silencing the audible alarm establishing a password protection determining which feature cards have been installed establishing intra cabinet communications master slave and reading firmware information PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches The OCP provides a f
29. top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Note SCSI termination is automatic and requires no user configuration 16 Power on the DEU subsystems After the power on self test has completed HDD Status and Channel Mode LEDs will be solid green 17 Access the Options menu on the Operator Control Panel and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection Set the cabinet identities of the master and slave subsystems Refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID in the DEU User s Guide 18 After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystems Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a minimum of five seconds before adding power again This will reset the SCSI IDs to a default setting that prevents a SCSI ID conflict under normal conditions refer to Default Configurations later in this section 19 Power up your computer system and run the configuration program This completes the setup and configuration PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Differential Ultra Wide SCSI Prior to beginning the cabling identify the configuration for your installation Note the card locations in the illustrations for each configuration Install your cards and connect the cabling based on the procedures and diagrams shown The diagrams depict the configuration using the minimum number of controller chann
30. you can further expand your capacity 1 Power off your computer system or workstation 2 Besureto complete the Setup and Component Installation sections earlier in this Guide The DEU ships from the factory with 1 Interface cards installed in both card slots Therefore during the installation you may be required to remove one or both 1 Interface cards PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 3 Identify which subsystem will be the master cabinet Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card installed in the upper or right sidecard slot of the master cabinet Differential Converter Option Card Master Cabinet I O Interface Card 4 Install a Differential Converter Feature card into the upper or right side card slot in the master cabinet and tighten the thumb screws 5 Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card in the lower or left side card slot in the slave 1 cabinet I O Interface Card Master Cabinet Ultra Extender Option Card 6 Install a two channel Ultra Extender Option card into the lower or left side card slot in the slave 1 cabinet and tighten the thumb screws PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches
31. 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Option Card Specifications DEU Ultra Extender Option Card Operating Environment 40 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Relative Humidity 5 95 non condensing Power Requirements 5VDC 2 0 A Dimensions HxW 10 5 x 5 5 Weight 2 165 Altitude 200 to 6 500 feet Interface Transfer Rate Up to 40 MB sec Termination Automatic Termination DEU Differential Converter Option Card Operating Environment 40 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Relative Humidity 5 95 non condensing Power Requirements 5VDC 5 5 A Dimensions HxW 10 5 x 5 5 Weight 2 Ibs Altitude 200 to 6 500 feet Interface Transfer Rate Up to 40 MB sec Termination Automatic Termination Index A Activity LEDs 8 Animated Icon 39 B Backplane 77 C Cables 27 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Cabling Configuration 25 DEU 89 Change Passcode 50 Channel Mode LED 6 Component Installation 21 Component Status 42 Components Activity LEDs 8 Channel Mode LED 6 Configuration Modules 15 Cooling Fans 13 Door Lock 7 Fan Status LED 6 Hot Swappable Disk Drives 12 I O Interface Card 10 Operator Control Panel 4 Power Cord Connector 10 Power Supply Status LED 6 Power Switch 12
32. Both banks of drives will use the same sequence of SCSI ID numbers when the Dual Bus module is installed Note SCSI ID 3 is reserved for the SAF TE card processor Caution Ensure that the power switch is in the OFF O position for both the host system and the DEU subsystem before connecting any cables PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 1 Connect one end of a one meter data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the Ultra SCSI Controller 2 Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 0 SCSI connector on the right side or upper I O Interface card 3 If required connect one end of the second one meter data cable to the Channel 2 connector on the Ultra SCSI Controller 4 Connect the other end of the second data cable to the Channel 1 SCSI connector on the right side or upper I O Interface card Single Dual Bus Cabinet Configuration TOP I O Interface Card Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 1 meter Interface Card Ultra SCSI Controller Host Computer Cho Ch 1 Note SCSI termination in the DEU is automatic and requires no user configuration Refer to Cabling Configuration described earlier for information on systems using DEC Fault bus protocol 5 Turn on the power to the DEU After the power on se
33. CKSUM ERROR Alternating Amber and Green PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Operator Control Panel The Operator Control Panel is used to control and monitor the power supplies and fans The user can also change SCSI IDs for the drives and SAF TE processor monitor the cabinet temperature or change the temperature threshold for the monitoring system Other menu functions provide for viewing component system status silencing the alarm establishing a passcode to protect SCSI ID options and reading the firmware Menu Appears When Selector More Options are Available Above pP TURN OFF ALARM Appears When HARDWARE MENU More Options are OPTIONS MENU Available Below Moves Menu Animated Selector Up Icon e M B v Moves Menu Selects Menus Option or Selector Down Returns to Main Menu Backs Up One Level Selects the Option or Cancels Action Indicated by Selector PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Startup Screens The following are sample screens that could occur during the startup POST operation for normal conditions and abnormal conditions STARTING DUAL BUS CONFIGURATION STATUS OK g MENU ENTER ESCAPIY ENTER
34. EXPRESS5800 ST8000 L L L H H m a L L a L L L L L iz L iz L E E Disk Expansion Unit User s Guide B PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches EXPRESS5800 ST8000 L L L L L L L L Disk Expansion Unit User s Guide Bl PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Copyright 1998 Packard Bell NEC Inc Trademarks nStor and the nStor logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of nStor Corporation Inc TolerANT is a registered trademark of Symbios Logic Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows NT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or in other countries NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks of No
35. I Access followed by the startup mode screen and the Status OK default screen provided no errors are detected The Status Indicator LEDs will be as follows Fan Status LED will be solid amber and change to solid green Power Supply LED will be solid green Channel Mode LED will be solid amber and change to solid green In addition to the LED indications the POST procedure can be monitored from the Operator Control Panel The results of the test can be viewed from the Operator Control Panel by selecting Hardware Menu at the Main Menu and then choosing POST Results see Operator Control Panel described later in this guide RAM Read Write ROM Checksum and Register Read Write Failures Note None of the following error conditions will compromise the data integrity on the DEU drives PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Any of these failures will generate the following Channel Mode LED will blink amber eight times and the speaker will sound eight tones The Channel Mode LED will change to green and normal operations will be attempted after the tones are sounded These failures indicate that the LEDs and audible alarm functions may not be reliable RAM Read Write Failure This indicates that one or more bytes of the microprocessor RAM failed a write read test ROM Checksum Failure This in
36. I ID MENU p HEAT THRESHOLD SAFTE CHAIN ID Note The Heat Threshold value is pre set at the factory and should not be changed unless directed by Technical Support The default setting is 114 F 45 C Choose the Heat Threshold Menu to change the temperature value for the temperature monitoring system If the temperature exceeds the value set here a Temperature Threshold Exceeded screen will appear see Internal Temp described earlier SAFTE CHAIN ID CHANGE PASSCODE v Dy MENU ENTER ESCAPE ARROWS TO CHANGE ENTER TO SET ESC TO EXIT 114 45C p pS Q ENTER ESCAPE This option allows the administrator to establish the intercabinet SAF TE communication to support a master and slave cabinets The master cabinet can report component failure for both the master cabinet and up to two slave cabinets to the RAID management software Each cabinet s individual OCP will function normally for that cabinet s components Once the slave cabinets have been established the administrator must use the slave cabinet s OCP to manually take that slave cabinet SAF TE card off bus refer to Manual ID Selection described earlier PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 1 Choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection and press the Enter button 2 Usethe up and down arrow buttons to choose between
37. M Manual ID Selection 46 Mapping 70 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Master slave 88 Mirroring 70 N NVRAM 33 O OB Off Bus 46 OCP 37 Operating Environment 73 Operator Control Panel 4 37 Option Cards 85 Options Menu 45 Other Configurations 32 P Passcode 50 Physical Drive 70 POST 33 POST Results 44 Power Cord Connector 10 Power Requirements 73 Power Supplies 14 Power Supply Replacement 54 Status LED 6 Power Switch 12 Power On LED 5 R Rack Mount Subsystem Assembly 19 RAM Checksum Failure 34 Rebuild 71 Register Read Write Failure 34 Remote Delay Start 2 Replacing a Drive 53 Replacing a Fuse 59 Replacing a Power Supply 54 Replacing the Cooling Fans 56 Replacing the DEU Cabinet 58 ROM Checksum 34 Rules DEU 88 S 525 Interface 43 SAF TE 71 SAFTE CHAIN ID 49 SCSI Access 33 SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure 16 SCSI Bus Access Failure 35 SCSI cable length limits 27 SCSI ID Menu 46 SCSI 3 ANSI 89 Self Test 33 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Set Lower Slot IDs 46 Set Upper Slot IDs 46 Setup DEU Installation 17 DEU Subsystem Installations 88 Shock 74 Single Bus module 21 Single
38. RNAL TEMP oo gf MENU ENTER ESCAPE PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Component Status The Component Status Menu provides a list of the power supplies and fans installed in the DEU and their current status Component status is either OK Missing or Failed If you receive a Hardware Error access the Main menu and choose Hardware menu then select Component Status Use the up down arrow buttons to view the complete list of the components p COMPONENT STATUS CONFIGURATION INFO POST RESULTS INTERNAL TEMP gt PWR SPLY 1 OK PWR SPLY 2 OK PWR SPLY 3 MISSING FAILED MENU ENTER ESCAP gt FAN2 FAN 1 SPEED 79 FAN 2 SPEED 79 BUS CONFIG SINGLE DUAL MENU ENTER escar PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Configuration Info This selection provides information about the subsystem s configuration including such items as the installed feature cards 1 0 Interface 1 CH Diff Converter 2 CH Diff Converter 1 CH Ultra Extender 2 CH Ultra Extender S2S Interface SCSI to SCSI interface and firmware information Slot 1 is the lower left feature card slot and slot 2 is the upper right feature card slot COMPONENT STATUS POWER STATUS p CONFIGURATION
39. SI RAID controller J P3 is an four position dual row header MS 4 525 SCSI 4 IDs Jumper Positions sae scsuoscsiD Settings fox o o JP4 SCSI ID Settings Caution J umper configuration to be performed by qualified service personnel only PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches These jumpers J P4 are used to manually set the SCSI IDs for all of the disk drive slots J P4 is an eight position dual row header SCSI PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Jumper Positions for Drives 5 6 7 and 8 ID Settings PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches JP5 SCA Remote Delay Start Caution J umper configuration to be performed by qualified service personnel only The spin up of the drive slots is determined by adding jumpers to P5 J P5 is a two position dual row header Position 1 amp 2 control the Delayed Start signal and position 3 amp 4 control the Remote Start signal REMOTE 74 DELAY ENS Pins 4 Drive Spinup Mode pe m spins up only on SCSI start Motor spins up a
40. ample a consistency check of a mirrored drive will make sure that the data on both drives of the mirrored pair are exactly the same For RAID level 3 and 5 redundancy a consistency check will involve reading all associated data blocks computing parity reading parity and verifying that the computed parity matches the read parity Disconnect Reconnect Disconnect is a function that allows a target SCSI device typically a disk drive that received a request to perform a relatively long I O operation to release the SCSI bus so that the controller can send commands to other devices When the operation is complete and the SCSI bus is needed by the disconnected target again it is reconnected Disk Mirroring Data written to one disk drive is simultaneously written to another disk drive If one disk fails the other disk can be used to run the system and reconstruct the failed disk Disk Spanning Several disks appear as one large disk using this technology This virtual disk can then store data across disks with ease without the user being concerned about which disk contains what data The subsystem handles this for the user Disk Striping Data is written across disks rather than on the same drive Segment 1 is written to drive 0 segment 2 is written to drive 1 and so forth until a segment has been written to the last drive in the chain The next logical segment is then written to drive 0 then to drive 1 and so forth until the write operation is
41. con that appears indicating subsystem status The icon that appears approximately 30 seconds after a static display in the location where the cursor would normally be located The animated icon will have a happy face and looks left and right if all the systems are operating normally If an abnormality occurs within the subsystem the icon will change to a sad face requesting your attention Happy Icon system nominal system nominal From the Main Menu you can select from the following options a Turn off the audible alarm a Choose the hardware menu a Choose the options menu To access the Main menu press the Menu button Use the up and down arrow buttons to make your selection and press the Enter button PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches p TURN OFF ALARM HARDWARE MENU OPTIONS MENU MENU ENTER escape Ev PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Hardware Menu From the Hardware Menu you can choose from the following options a Component Status a Configuration Info m POST Results Power On Self Test a Internal Temp TURN OFF ALARM P HARDWARE MENU OPTIONS MENU MENU ENTER ESCAPE Lv 5 COMPONENT STATUS CONFIGURATION INFO POST RESULTS INTE
42. connector on the upper or right side single channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the master cabinet Connect one end of a 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left side I O Interface card in the master cabinet Connect the other end of the 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side single channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the Slave 1 cabinet Note SCSI termination is automatic and requires no user configuration 10 Power on the DEU subsystems After the power on 11 self test has completed HDD Status and Channel Mode LEDs will be solid green Access the Options menu on the Operator Control Panel and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection Set the cabinet identities of the master and slave subsystems Refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID described earlier in this Guide PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 12 After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystems Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a minimum of five seconds before adding power again This will reset the SCSI IDs to a default setting that prevents a SCSI ID conflict under normal conditions refer to Default Configurations later in this section 13 Power up your computer system and run the configuration program This comp
43. cribed later in this guide The fans are identified on the rear door panel via placarded markings An audible alarm will sound when any component s condition changes to an abnormal state The Status Indicator LEDs will provide a general area of failure by the LED condition color and or state and the failed component can then be identified using the Operator Control Panel To silence the alarm access the control panel and select Turn Off Alarm see Main Menu described later in this guide PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Door Lock Status LEDs Activity LEDs The front door has an integral lock that also serves as a door handle addition the door lock provides security to deter unauthorized access to the internal components Two keys are provided with the system To unlock the door insert the key and turn it in a counterclockwise direction To lock the door turn the key in a clockwise direction There are eight Status LEDs located in the windows on the front panel for the rack mount system they are the lower set of LEDs and for the tower based system will be the set on the left hand side These LEDs in conjunction with an approved RAID controller will indicate the status of that specific disk drive The condition of the drive is indicated by the LED s state flashing or steady and or c
44. ded that you use the cables provided with your system These cables have been tested and meet stringent guidelines set forth by SCSI 3 ANSI specifications Ultra Wide SCSI Mode Several possible configurations exist for the DEU in Ultra Wide SCSI mode However this manual will discuss the two possible configurations using the 1 0 Interface card in Ultra Wide SCSI mode dual bus module in a single cabinet and single bus module in a single cabinet Refer to the Appendix D when using the Ultra Extender card Note When configuring a dual bus cabinet both channels of the Host Controller are connected to each bank of drives through each channel on the I O Interface card When configuring the single bus cabinet one channel of the Host Controller connects both banks of drives only through the right or upper channel Channel 1 on the I O Interface card Dual Bus Cabinet This configuration provides two separate SCSI bus connections to the drives From the front the drives slots are divided into two banks Theleft or upper four front drive slots which are connected to Channel 1 on the I O Interface card and the right or lower four front drive slots are connected to Channel 0 on the I O Interface card The SCSI IDs of the drives are set by SAF TE card defaults to IDs O 1 2 and 4 from the front beginning with the drive located on the right or lower slot of each bank The SCSI IDs can be manually changed from the OCP if required
45. dicates that the microprocessor ROM failed to generate the proper checksum Register Read Write Failure This indicates that one or more of the microprocessor s registers have become defective If the errors occur consistently the DEU needs to be serviced Contact your service provider RAM Checksum Failure The Channel Mode LED will alternately blink green and amber indefinitely This indicates that the firmware stored in the non volatile RAM has become corrupted and new firmware data will need to be downloaded from the SCSI bus to correct this problem Contact Technical Support PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches SCSI Bus Access Failure The Channel Mode LED will blink amber four times and the speaker will sound four tones This indicates that either the SCSI controller failed to respond to a reset command or another device has control of the SCSI bus Note that this may be caused by other devices having control of the bus at the time the DEU is powered ON After the tones have sounded there will be a two second delay and the microprocessor will again attempt to initialize the SCSI controller Turning the system OFF then ON again may help resolve this condition Normal operations will be impossible while the SCSI controller remains unresponsive drive LEDs will be solid green regardless of
46. e I O Interface card installed in the upper or right side card slot of the slave 1 cabinet 6 Install a single channel Ultra Extender Option card into the upper or right side card slot in the slave 1 cabinet and tighten the thumb screws PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Ultra Extender Option Card Slave Cabinet I O Interface Card PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 7 Connect one end of a 25 meter data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the differential host adapter TOP Master Chl 1 1 CH Differential p Converter Card SAF TE Card TOP Slave 1 Chl 1 Single Bus Module Single Bus Module Differential SCSI Data Cable 25 meters I O Interface Card Chl 1 Differential SCSI Host Adapter Host Computer 1 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper Available Drive mz Unavailable Drive 8 Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side single channel Differential Converter Option card installed in the master cabinet 9 Connect one end of a 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lowe
47. e cabinet eight drives and one SAF TE controller all connected to a host controller using a 1 meter cable The DEU has an internal equivalent SCSI bus cable length of just under 1 meter giving an overall cable length of 2 meters external 1 meter cable plus the internal 1 meter equivalent cable length The number of SCSI devices and cable lengths on the SCSI bus can also be increased and improved by adding SCSI buffers that recondition the SCSI signals With the optional Ultra Extender card installed in the DEU SCSI signals are buffered and reconditioned allowing the external cable length to be increased to a maximum of 3 meters and still support nine SCSI devices in a Single ended Ultra SCSI environment The Ultra Extender Feature card also provides the DEU with the ability to add a second cabinet on the same SCSI bus supporting an additional six SCSI devices for a total of sixteen SCSI devices The maximum number of SCSI devices supported by this specification on a single bus is sixteen SCSI devices PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Differential SCSI According to SCSI 3 ANSI specifications for Differential Ultra Wide SCSI the total SCSI cable length is 25 meters 984 inches The internal SCSI bus of the DEU is a Single ended bus and therefore a conversion is required when interfacing to an external differ
48. ecksum eae eaes 34 SCSI Bus Access Failure 35 LED DeSCIiptionS cece cece eee ee eee 36 Operator Control 37 Startup Screens ius ete whl 38 System Status ICON esses teenie eg ERE 39 Main se e messe sese he hehe nnne nns 40 Hardware essen nnns 41 Options Menu eed ee teste iE ue Ei 45 Heat Threshold bei rt be aro xol 48 SAFTE CHAIN ID enee aire nene Ere Hn Ra dea 49 Change 50 Unlock Options eoe Lupe IIR UE Reb 51 4 Maintenance oret hh Ep RE PR PD ERE Eb hates bs 53 Replacing a Disk 53 Replacing a Power 54 Replacing the Cooling 56 Replacing the DEU 58 Replacing a Fuse io ete ied ee te ne pae dud esa 59 Troubleshootlhg oot tero DA ro eed 61 A Certificate and Agency Information 65 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement 65 Power Cord Selection
49. ection for the supported configurations under Single ended Ultra SCSI or Differential SCSI Configure your system Run your system configuration program to setup the drives and or your RAID software configuration PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches DEU Subsystem Installations Setup This section contains the procedures to install and configure the Ultra Extender and Differential Converter Option cards in your DEU disk array subsystems Theinstallation is essentially a three step process the cards are installed in the DEU subsystem the cabling is completed based on the supported configuration and the array is then configured Several rules will apply when cabling and configuring multiple cabinets in a master slave environment The DEU subsystem supports one master subsystem and up to two slave subsystems interconnected No more than two Option cards can be installed on one SCSI bus master slave environment When DEU Ss are operated in split bus mode dual bus module installed all drives on one channel from one cabinet must be connected to the same channel on the other cabinet Channel 0 drives cannot be connected to Channel 1 drives in any configuration nor can the reverse condition exist When implementing an Ultra Wide SCSI configuration cable lengths are limited to one 1 mete
50. els Differential Converter Card Two Single Bus Cabinets With this configuration you will have up to fourteen 14 disk drives per differential host adapter channel Due to the fourteen drives per channel limitation two disk drive slots will not be available If you are using multiple controllers you can expand your capacity by using up to four controllers per CPU system Refer to Default Configurations later in this section for information on special SCSI ID settings 1 Power off your computer system or workstation 2 Besureto complete the Setup and Component Installation sections described earlier in this Guide The DEU ships from the factory with 1 0 Interface cards installed in both card slots Therefore during the installation you may be required to remove one or both I O Interface cards 3 Identify the subsystem which will be the master cabinet Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card installed in the upper or right side card slot of the master cabinet PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Differential Converter Option Card Master Cabinet I O Interface Card 4 Install a single channel Differential Converter Option card into the upper or right side card slot in the master cabinet and tighten the thumb screws 5 Loosen the two thumb screws and remove th
51. ends to 9 25 inches 1 Introduction Welcome Features Congratulations on the purchase of your new ST8000 Disk Expansion Unit DEU The DEU provides a superior fault tolerant network storage solution in a subsystem based SAF TE compliant RAID enclosure The SAF TE compliant interface provides a standard non proprietary means for the RAID subsystem to automatically integrate with peripheral packaging that supports status signals hot swapping drives and enclosure monitoring Combined with the enterprise wide RAI D management software additional levels of fault tolerance can be maintained The DEU is an eight drive enclosure designed to support a host system based architecture The architecture supports Ultra Wide SCSI Fast 20 The following are major features of the DEU disk array subsystem RAID Levels Supports RAID levels 0 1 3 5 10 1 0 30 and 50 Configuration Deskside tower based system and rack mount system fits into a standard IAE 19 inch rack assembly Dual Bus or Single Bus configuration modules provide for an easy PCB plug in changeable bus configuration Drive Support Up to eight 3 5 inch half height form factor hot swappable drives that use SCA II technology Disk drives featured include high performance 7 200 and 10 000 RPM Ultra SCSI hard disks Scalable Capacities Drive capacities are expandable and even further expansion through daisy chaining of multiple cabi
52. ential SCSI bus The DEU supports Differential SCSI by using the Differential Converter Feature card This card provides the termination and drivers necessary to interface to a differential SCSI bus The external cable length can be up to a maximum of 25 meters as described by the SCSI 3 ANSI specifications A symptom of exceeding the cable limits is a SCSI bus lockup or freeze If you experience a similar problem and are aware of a cabling limit issue reducing the length of cabling and returning the total length to within the specified limit should resolve any problems If you have a cabling issue and require more information contact your Service Provider for further assistance Data loss is possible under conditions of SCSI bus lockup PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Guidelines Note Shielded data cables such as those provided with the subsystem must be used to prevent radio frequency interference It is recommended that you use the cables provided with your system These cables have been tested and meet stringent guidelines set forth by the SCSI 3 ANSI specifications Before installation you will need to consider the following Identify which DEU subsystem will be the master subsystem and which will be the slave subsystem s The Differential Converter and Ultra Extender cards install d
53. fault setting that prevents a SCSI ID conflict under normal conditions 6 Power up your computer system and run the configuration program This completes the hardware installation Note For additional configuration options using Ultra Wide SCSI refer to Appendix D PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Other Configurations There are many possible combinations of controllers and cabling schemes when configuring the DEU subsystems The sample configurations in the previous sections provide the basic configurations However the DEU is based on an open architecture expandable subsystem and allows for customization to fit your current or future needs Note For additional configuration options while operating under the Ultra Wide SCSI mode refer to Appendix D PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 3 Using the DEU Power On Self Diagnostics When the DEU is powered on it will perform a power on self test POST procedure If no errors are detected all of the Status Indicator LEDs will illuminate solid green During the diagnostic self test a continuous tone will sound and the following will be observed The Operator Control Panel will display Testing ROM NVRAM and SCS
54. fications to any of these variables can have less than desirable results when operating any SCSI device Termination is required at both ends of the SCSI bus There are two sets of jumpers on the I O Interface card One set of jumpers routes Term Power in the event that the host controller is not providing it The default setting is the unjumpered condition jumper offset on one pin only The second set of jumpers addresses a specific set of controllers that use the DEC Fault Bus protocol If your controller uses this protocol you will need to jumper jumper on both pins at location J P3 and J P4 on the backplane for the indicated channel that will be used A jumper at either of these locations will disable termination at that point on the SCSI bus If you are using a controller that provides Term Power no change is required and SCSI bus termination will occur automatically The Host Controller card provides termination for one end of the SCSI bus while the I O Interface card provides final termination at the other end of the bus PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches JP3 and JP4 Fault Bus Protocol Jumpers Add to disable termination Channel 0 and 1 Term Power Jumpers I O Interface Card Cables Cable length is another consideration when configuring the subsystems When considering the
55. figured The conversion between multiple data addressing schemes especially conversions between member disk block addresses of the virtual disks presented to the operating environment by the array management software Refers to the 10096 duplication of data on one disk drive to another disk drive Each disk will be the mirror image of the other An array virtual disk made up of logical disks rather than physical ones Also called logical volume A physical array or drive is a collection of physical disks governed by the RAID management software A physical drive appears to the host computer as one or more logical drives Redundant Array of Independent Disks An approach to using multiple low cost drives as a group to improve performance yet also provide a degree of redundancy that makes data loss remote Block striping is provided yielding higher performance than is possible with individual drives This level does not provide any redundancy Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive RAID 10 is a combination of RAID levels 0 and 1 The data is striped across disks as in RAID 0 Each disk has a mirror disk as in RAID 1 Data is striped across several physical drives For data redundancy one drive is encoded with rotated XOR redundancy Data striping of two or more RAID 3 arrays RAID level 30 is a combination of 0 and 3 Data is striped across several physical drives For data red
56. fter a delay of 12 may vary depending on drive type seconds times the numeric SCSI ID setting of the associated drive spins up only SCSI start uNE ze Motor spins up at DC power on PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches J15 FAN and J17 FAN Caution J umper configuration to be performed by qualified service personnel only There are two separate fan connectors that are located at J 15 and J 17 Fan connector J 15 is used when a SAF TE card is present in the DEU When the fans are plugged into J 15 the SAF TE card controls and monitors fan speed Fan connector J 17 is used in OEM applications when there is no SAF TE card installed Fan connector J 17 supplies each fan with 12 volts for full speed operation J15 4 FAN 1 3 OEM FAN J17 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches D Option Cards Introduction The Ultra Extender and Differential Converter Option cards provide a single solution allowing the extension of device connectivity and or cable length of the SCSI bus for
57. ge extends to 9 25 inches Optional Bay for Ultra S2S RAID Controller SAF TE Card Fault LEDs Power On Off Switch Hard Disk Drive Note Cover shown cut away to illustrate recessed power switch SEN Eu KRA Power Supply 3 with PSU Cover Plate Power Supply 2 I O Interface Card LS Power Supply 1 DC Good LED Hot Swappable Disk Drives The DEU uses high performance 3 5 inch form factor hot swappable disk drives The drives are designed to operate on Small Computer System Interface SCSI and are SCSI 3 SCSI 2 command compatible Each drive has an 80 pin Wide Single Connector Attachment SCA II interface designed to allow the drive to be hot plugged directly into the backplane PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches The drive mounting design incorporates a rail system with built in connectors making it possible to hot swap a drive without shutting down the system This design allows for easy installation with minimal force and latching clips to secure the drives into place Note All drives in an array should be of the same capacity If the drives are mixed all of the drives in the array are assigned the capacity of the smallest size drive Power Switch The power switch is located i
58. gn this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches DB 8 3 DB 8 62 DB 9 3 DB 9 DB 10 33 DB 10 DB 11 34 DB 11 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Jumpers Caution J umper configuration to be performed by qualified service personnel only Disconnect the AC power cord prior to accessing any component inside the rear cabinet Located on the backplane printed circuit board are six jumper blocks From these jumpers system integrators can manually configure the DEU subsystem To change the jumper setting pull the jumper plug off its pin s and carefully fit in down onto the pin s as indicated This allows the user to make reversible changes to the circuitry on the printed circuit board The jumper settings are known as open or unjumpered and jumpered When unjumpering the setting remove the jumper plug from both pins and seat it over just one of the pins This allows the jumper plug to be stored for later use JP3 JP2 JP4 525 CONFIG SCSI IDs J15 J17 i OEM FAN J17 JP5 ui REMOTE i DELAY JP5 Rear View of Backplane PCB PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25
59. he 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left side two channel Ultra Extender card installed in the slave 1 cabinet Connect one end of a second 3 meter data cable to the Channel 2 connector on the RAID Controller or the Channel 1 connector of a second single channel RAID Controller Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side two channel Ultra E xtender card Connect one end of a second 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the lower or left side I O Interface card in the master cabinet Connect the other end of the second 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the lower or left side two channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the slave cabinet Note SCSI termination is automatic and requires no user configuration 15 16 17 18 Power on the DEU subsystems After the power on self test has completed HDD Status and Channel Mode LEDs will be solid green Access the Options menu on the Operator Control Panel and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection Set the cabinet identities of the master and slave subsystems Refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID described earlier in this Guide After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystems Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a minimum of five seconds before adding power again This will reset the SCSI IDs to a default setting that p
60. ifferently for each configuration Determine which mode the DEU will be configured This includes the type of host controller RAID Controller single ended or SCSI host adapter differential Also the number of controllers adapters that will be used in the host system Determine the number subsystems that will be used per controller adapter Each section provides diagrams for the supported configurations using the minimum number of controller channels Maximizing the channels per subsystem may be accomplished by mixing supported configuration with available channels PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Installation Precautions Please observe the following cautions and notes prior to and during installation 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 printed circuit board components Exercise care when handling any electrical component Donot overtighten the thumb screws on the feature cards and cable connectors Secure them to finger tight only Interface and feature cards are keyed and will install only one way PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 A
61. ing the array refer to the Ultra S2S RAID Controller User s Guide provided with your controller If you are setting up a rack mount subsystem continue with Rack M ount Subsystem Assembly described later in this guide otherwise skip to Component Installation also described later in this guide PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Guidelines Before installation you will need to consider the following When referencing a component on the rear panel it is assumed the user is facing the rear panel and when referencing the front panel components the assumption is that the user is facing the front panel Interior temperature of the rack cabinet should be maintained at ambient temperatures but must not exceed 117 F 47 C during normal operation Remove each piece from the shipping carton leaving the disk drives in their anti static protective packaging until you are ready to install them Save the packing materials in case you need to ship the DEU Secure all cable connectors using the thumb screws finger tight only PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Rack Mount Subsystem Assembly Install the DEU into any standard IAE 19 rack cabinet Caution Ensure that the location
62. ion 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 Note There is no need to power OFF the DEU or the computer system The drives are hot swappable 1 2 Unlock and open the door on the DEU cabinet Identify the failed drive using the Status LEDs and the Fault LED Using your thumbs apply a slight pressure outward to release the drive latch clips unlocking the failed drive and remove the drive Remove your new disk drive from the shipping carton and inspect the shipment Remove the anti static protective packaging Holding the drive by its edges locate the Drive Latching Clips and pull out on the latches to unlock them The Drive Latching Clips are placed in the locked position for shipping purposes Insert the drive into the drive bay by aligning its rails into the drive bay slots component side toward the right rack or down tower Seat the drive by applying light pressure with your thumb to the front of the drive Press the Drive Latching Clips until they snap into place Replacing a Power Supply Note There is no need to power off the DEU or the computer system The power supplies are hot swappable PRINTER NOTE Page size 9
63. ion via the SCSI bus Refers to the period of time between any two consecutive system shutdowns System shutdown may be either a power off on or a hardware reset A disk drive equipped with a small computer system interface SCSI Each disk drive will be assigned a SCSI address or SCSI ID which is a number from 0 to 15 The SCSI address uniquely identifies the drive on the SCSI bus or channel Disk spanning allows multiple disk drives to function like one big drive Spanning overcomes lack of disk space and simplifies storage management by combining existing resources or adding relatively inexpensive resources Disk striping writes data across multiple disks rather than on one disk disk striping involves partitioning each drive storage space into stripes that can vary in size from one sector 1 KB to several megabytes The order in which SCSI Drives appear within a Physical Pack This order must be maintained and is critical to the controller s ability to Rebuild failed drives Refers to the number of kilobytes per stripe block A target ID is the SCSI ID of a device attached to the disk array controller Each SCSI channel can have up to sixteen SCSI devices target ID from 0 to 15 attached to it Refers to a cache writing strategy whereby data is written to the SCSI Drive before a completion status is returned to the host operating system This caching strategy is considered more secure since a power failure will be less
64. ives should have a drive label located on the front of each drive unit 3 Remove each drive noting its position and store them in a safe location 4 Disconnect the data and power cables from the old subsystem 5 Rack Mount Systems Only Remove the DEU from the rack assembly 6 Single Bus Modules Only Remove the Single Bus configuration module from the old cabinet and install it into the new cabinet 7 Rack Mount Systems Only Install the new DEU cabinet into the rack assembly 8 If you havea third power supply unit installed in the old cabinet remove it and install the PSU into the new cabinet 9 Reconnect and secure the power cord and data cables 10 Install the drives into the new cabinet in exactly the same order as they were in the old cabinet 11 Power ON the new DEU subsystem PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 12 Power ON the computer system or server Replacing a Fuse Caution Disconnect power before changing the fuse 1 Locate the fuse holder on the rear panel of the DEU Fuse Assembly Power Connector Module Fuse 250V 10A 4 F Holder aa 7 Fuse Holder 2 Using a small coin turn the fuse holder counter clockwise one quarter turn releasing the holder from
65. le will install only one direction For illustration purposes the tower system is used to depict the location of the modules Backplane PCB JP1 NP 4 Dual Bus Module e Single Bus Module NOTE The cover is cut away to demonstrate the location of the installed configuration module PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches SAF TE The DEU is designed to be compliant with SAF TE SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure specification version 1 0 Under this specification the enclosure is implemented as an assignable SCSI target ID This allows standardized alert detection and status reporting using the SCSI bus as the underlying transport mechanism Disk drives power supplies cooling fans and temperature are continually monitored and these conditions are then reported over the SCSI bus to the host system When used in conjunction with RAID management software the DEU can alert the user or LAN administrator of impending or imminent conditions requiring their attention These alert notifications can be made via network broadcast or electronic pages in addition to the LEDs and Operator Control Panel alerts found on the DEU This allows the administrator to react to conditions that could normally go unnoticed until data loss PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align thi
66. lection Refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID earlier in this Guide After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystems Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a minimum of five seconds before adding power again This will reset the SCSI IDs to a default setting that prevents a SCSI ID conflict under normal conditions refer to Default Configurations later in this section Power up your computer system and run the configuration program This completes the setup and configuration PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Default Configurations The following table provides the default SCSI ID settings that will be set by subsystem processor when a specific configuration is chosen in the OCP Menu option SAFTE CHAIN ID setting Master Master Slave 1 Slave 1 Slave 2 Slave 2 Cabinet Cabinet Cabinet Cabinet Cabinet Cabinet Single Bus Dual Bus Single Bus Dual Bus Single Bus Dual Bus When two single bus cabinets are installed as a Master and a Slave system two drive slots will be unavailable to the controller Under this condition you will be required to manually configure these IDs setting The two upper bay disk drive slots on the Slave system should be set with the ID setting of XX These two drive slots will then be taken off bus PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x
67. letes the setup and configuration Two Dual Bus Cabinets With this configuration you will have up to eight 8 disk drives per controller channels If you are using multiple RAID Controllers you can further expand your capacity by using up to four controllers per CPU system 1 Power off your computer system or workstation 2 Besureto complete the Setup and Component Installation sections described earlier in this Guide The DEU ships from the factory with 1 Interface cards installed in both card slots Therefore during installation you may be required to remove one or both 1 Interface cards PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 3 Identify the subsystem which will be the master cabinet Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card installed in the upper or right side card slot of the master cabinet Ultra Extender Option Card Master Cabinet I O Interface Card 4 Install a two channel Ultra Extender Feature card into the upper or right side card slot where the I O nterface card was removed and tighten the thumb screws 5 On the subsystem that will be the slave 1 cabinet remove the I O Interface card by loosening the two thumb screws and removing the card located in the lower or left side card slot PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top righ
68. lf test has completed Status and Channel Mode LEDs will be solid green 6 Access the Options menu on the Operator Control Panel and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection Choose the None selection refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID described later in this guide PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 7 After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystem Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a minimum of five 5 seconds before adding power again This will reset the SCSI IDs to a default setting that prevents a SCSI ID conflict under normal conditions 8 Power up your computer system and run the configuration program This completes the hardware installation Single Bus Cabinet The Single Bus module links all of the drives in the DEU cabinet to a single SCSI bus This configuration provides the user with access to the drives independently or as a single large array The SCSI IDs of the drives are set by SAF TE card defaults to IDs 0 through 9 and are assigned sequentially beginning with the lowest or far right drive Note SCSI ID 3 is reserved for the SAF TE card processor and ID 7 reserved for the RAID controller Caution Ensure that the power switch is in the OFF O position for both the host system and the DEU subsystem before connecting any cables 1 Connect one
69. lign this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Single Ended Ultra Wide SCSI Prior to beginning the cabling identify the configuration for your installation Note the card locations in the illustrations for each configuration Install your cards and connect the cables based on the procedures and diagrams shown The diagrams depict the configuration using the minimum number of controller channels Ultra Extender Card Two Single Bus Cabinets With this configuration you will have up to fourteen 14 disk drives per controller channel Due to the fourteen drives per channel limitation two disk drive slots will not be available If you are using multiple controllers you can expand your capacity by using up to four controllers per CPU system Refer to Default Configurations later in this section for information on special SCSI ID settings 1 Power off your computer system or workstation 2 Besureto complete the Setup and Component Installation sections described earlier in this Guide The DEU ships from the factory with 1 0 Interface cards installed in both card slots Therefore during the installation you may be required to remove one or both I O Interface cards 3 Identify the subsystem which will be the master cabinet Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card installed in the upper or right side card slot of the master cabi
70. ndicates Off Bus However if SAFTE is off bus LEDs and other error reporting will not function properly PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches SET LOWER SLOT IDS SET UPPER SLOT IDS SET RAID MODULE ID SET SAFTE ID 90D MENU ENTER E ENTER ESCAPE Reset Default IDs Selection SET UPPER SLOT IDS SET RAID MODULE ID SET SAFTE ID P RESET DEFAULT IDS Choosing the Reset Default Ids option will automatically set the SCSI IDs to IDs 0 1 2 and 4 for the drives and ID 3 for the processor SCSI ID values for the drives will be the same for both SCSI bus channels If an Ultra 525 RAID Controller is installed the SCSI ID will automatically be set to ID 0 ALL SCSI IDS SET TO DUAL BUS MODE CYCLE POWER TO 4 EFFECT CHANGES MENU ENTER ESCAPE Y Q ENTER ESCAPE V Note When the Reset Default Ids is selected or anytime you change a SCSI ID setting you must power the DEU OFF and ON at that screen for those settings to take effect Be sure to power OFF the host computer prior to cycling the power on the DEU Otherwise the PCI RAID Controller if used will kill all drives in the array PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Heat Threshold SCS
71. net PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Ultra Extender Option Card Slave Cabinet I O Interface Card 4 Install a single channel Ultra Extender Feature card in the upper or right side card slot where the 1 0 nterface card was removed and tighten the thumb screws 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the slave 1 cabinet second subsystem PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Ultra Wide SCSI Controller cns Host Computer 1 Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 3 meters TOP Master TOP Slave 1 Chl 1 H Ultr d a 1 Extender Card Extender Card lt SAF TE Card Single Bus Module I O Interface Card Interface Card Single Bus Module 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper gt Available Drive mz Unavailable Drive Connect one end of a 3 meter data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the RAID Controller Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 1
72. nets PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Hot Swap Power Supplies Dual hot swappable power supplies expandable to three all with current sharing circuitry Power supply system provides monitoring and sequencing Cooling Dual high capacity cooling fans Notifications LEDs and audible alarms provide failure notifications Inside door panel Fault LEDs provide drive failure identification Front Panel A password protected Operator Control Panel OCP for administration control and monitoring functions including control of SCSI ID settings Animated OCP icons for an at a glance determination of system status Option Cards Full support for Option cards available in Differential Converter and Ultra Extender versions providing data transfer rates up to 40 MBs per second Both support either single or dual bus Differential SCSI and Ultra SCSI applications Termination Option cards configured for automatic SCSI bus termination Remote Delay Start A backplane jumper provides for subsystem control of disk drive spin up delay when the adapter does not supply this feature a SCSI to SCSI Support Support for an Ultra 525 RAID Controller providing on board Ultra SCSI to Ultra SCSI RAID processing Locking Door A key locking front door that deters una
73. ng measures m Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna a Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver a Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit other than that to which the receiver is connected a Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The manufacturer is not responsible for any interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment It is the user s responsibility to correct such interference Y ou are also warned that any changes to this certified device will void your legal right to operate it Caution Drives and controller adapter cards described in this manual should only be installed in UL listed and CSA certified computers that give specific instructions on the installation and removal of accessory cards refer to your computer installation manual for proper instructions PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Attention Les lecteurs et cartes contr leurs d crits ici ne doivent tre mont s que sur des ordinateurs homologu s UL et CSA et livr s avec des manuels contenant les instructions d installation et de retrait des accessoires Reportez vous au manuel d installation de votre ordinateur PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page
74. nside the locking front door and controls AC power to all of the power supplies This positioning of the switch deters unauthorized users from powering down the DEU provided the door is locked The switch is recessed to prevent inadvertent activation during service activity The switch is labeled with a I for the ON condition and O for the OFF condition and is illuminated when the power is on for easy identification Depending on the orientation of the subsystem i e in the rack configuration the I label will appear as a and should be interpreted as the ON condition Fault LEDs Drive Fault LEDs are provided inside the front door to aide in identifying the failed or problem disk drive These LEDs are aligned with their respective drive drive bay An illuminated LED amber indicates the failed or problem drive SAF TE Card The SAF TE card contains the control and monitoring electronics for the subsystem cabinet It provides the central data link between the enclosure and the host system PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Located in the tower based systems top bay or the rack mount systems far left bay are two card slots The Ultra S2S RAID Controller optional and the SAF TE card are installed in these two slots The Ultra S2S RAID Controller will be installed in the upper most or furthes
75. o the Channel 2 connector on the differential host adapter Connect the other end of that data cable to the Channel 0 connector on the upper or right side 2 channel Differential Converter Option card in the master cabinet Connect one end of a second 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the lower or left side I O Interface card in the master cabinet Connect the other end of the second 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the lower or left side two channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the slave 1 cabinet PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Note SCSI termination is automatic and requires no user configuration 15 Turn on the power to the DEU After the power on self test has completed HDD Status and Channel Mode LEDs will be solid green 16 Access the Options menu on the Operator Control Panel and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection Refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID earlier in this Guide 17 After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystems Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a minimum of five seconds before adding power again This will reset the SCSI IDs to a default setting that prevents a SCSI ID conflict under normal conditions refer to Default Configurations later in this section 18 Power up your compute
76. of the DEU does not create an unstable condition when installed in the rack cabinet enclosure Note Mount the subsystem into the rack enclosure before installing the disk drives This will reduce the weight required to support during installation 1 Select an appropriate location in your rack cabinet for the DEU If you are installing multiple systems review the cabling configuration section later in this chapter for your cable scheme to determine the optimum location S Caged Nut Support Bracket x x Caged Nut 2 P d Front Bezel Screw Plastic Washer il PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 2 Locate the two support brackets Mount the two brackets to the rack cabinet verticals using the four Screws two washers and caged nuts provided The bracket has a slotted hole and a countersunk hole Mount the slotted hole on the rear vertical The slotted hole receives a pan head screw with a washer and the countersunk hole receives a flat head screw Note The caged nuts are secured into the rack cabinet vertical slots by inserting one side of the nut into the slot and squeeze while pressing the op
77. olor amber or green For more information on interpreting these indications see LED Descriptions described later in this guide There are eight Activity LEDs located in the windows on the front panel for the rack mount system they are the upper set of LEDs and for the tower based system they will be the set on the right hand side These LEDs display a specific drive s activity such as reads or writes PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Rear Panel Components The DEU rear panel comprises four major components I O Interface cards power cord connector module fuse and access doors to power supplies and fans VHD SCSI Connector I O Interface Card Power Supply 3 with PSU Cover Plate PSU DC Good LED AC Power Cord Connector AC Power Cord Retainer VHD SCSI Connector 1 O Interface Card The I O Interface card makes up the connection from the subsystem s bus to the RAID controller Located on the I O Interface card are two 68 pin very high density VHD SCSI connectors They provide the interface connection from the subsystem bus to the RAID controller or host adapter The connectors are labeled Channel 0 and Channel 1 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches
78. our line by twenty character display There are five function keys for a menu driven interface An animated icon will appear on a static display and provides an at a glance look at system status When a happy animated face appears all systems are indicating a nominal state When the animated face changes to a sad face the system indicates that a problem has been detected and requests your attention The power system status will display the total power available per drive slot in redundant and non redundant mode A maximum supported value of 30 watts per drive bay is available in either mode The user can also view individual power supply status and configurations Cabinet temperature is measured within the drive bay area between drive slots 2 and 3 and slots 7 and 8 By sensing cabinet temperature in these locations the system provides the most sensitive measurement for maximum protection The temperature is displayed in both Celsius and Fahrenheit A SAF TE processor monitors the performance of each of the fans via tach pulses which tracks the speed of each fan impeller The OCP displays information about the speed of each fan Fan speed is controlled via the internal cabinet temperature referenced from the user established temperature threshold Power On LED The Power On LED signifies that the DEU system has power applied Status Indicator LEDs There are three Status Indicator LEDs to assist the user in determining
79. plugged into a three hole grounded outlet verify if power to the outlet has been interrupted This can be accomplished by testing the outlet with a known working appliance like a lamp Be sure that the power switch is in the ON position labeled I Replace fuse see Replacing a Fuse described earlier in this guide Replace power cord If the DEU is not responding contact your service provider From the Operator Control Panel Hardware Menu from the Main Menu and select Component Status Scroll down through the list to locate the failed component Follow the procedures in the Maintenance chapter to replace the failed component From the Operator Control Panel Hardware Menu from the Main Menu and select POST Results Scroll down through the list to locate the failed component see Power On Self Diagnostics described earlier in this guide Solution From the Operator Control Panel Hardware Menu from the Main Menu and select Component Status Scroll down through the list to locate the failed PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches exceeded Status Indicator LEDs not functioning properly A specific drive s Status LED is blinking amber and the Channel Mode LED is steady amber A specific drive s Status LED is blinking amber the remainder of the drive s Status LED
80. ply s LED should illuminate 8 Close the rear door panel The door has a latch mechanism to hold the door in the open position Squeeze the latch to release the door allowing it to be closed If you are replacing the 3 power supply re install the PSU Cover Plate and then re secure the power cord retainer PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Replacing the Cooling Fans Note There is no need to power off the DEU or the computer system The cooling fans are hot swappable 1 Usethe Operator Control Panel to identify the failed fan refer to the illustration below to identify the components Fan 1 Power Cable Power Cable Select Hardware Menu from the Main Menu and choose Component Status You may need to scroll through the list with the arrows buttons to locate the failed component 2 Loosen the rear door panel access screw using a flat blade screwdriver 3 Open the panel to gain access to the fans The panel is hinged 4 Disconnect the fan s power cable connector PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 5 Remove the failed fan by sliding it out from the door assembly 6 Remove the new cooling fan from the shi
81. posite side until it snaps into place 3 Install the caged nuts that will secure the front bezel in step 6 prior to inserting the DEU into the rack assembly 4 Locate the two D handle assemblies a Position a handle assembly on each handle mounting bracket located on the sides of the cabinet The handles are universal and will fit either side b Secure the handles with the two screws provided 5 Lift the DEU up and onto the support brackets previously installed in step 2 Slide the DEU toward the rear of the rack cabinet 6 Securethe front bezel to the rack verticals using the four screws and plastic washers provided PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Component Installation Caution Disk 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 1 Down your server or power off your computer system in preparation for installing the controller 2 Install the RAID Controller into your host computer For specific instructions refer to your host system s manual The controller must be installed in slot 1 of the host system
82. power supply failure the load is transferred to the remaining power supplies without interruption to the DEU normal operation PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches If a failure occurs the Power Supply Status LED will illuminate amber and the audible alarm will sound The user can identify the failed component by accessing the OCP and viewing the Hardware Status The PSU DC Good LED will not be illuminated on the failed power supply see Replacing a Power Supply described later in this guide PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Configuration Modules The DEU is available in two bus configurations which is determined by the configuration module installed The Dual Bus module provides for a split bus design while the Single Bus module connects both SCSI buses together that can be used when all drives are required on one SCSI bus The Single Bus module is larger in physical size than the Dual Bus module and is easily identified by a description silk screened on the module card It is located on the backplane printed circuit board and is accessed from the rear door panel The configuration modules are installed at location J P1 on the backplane PCB The connector is keyed and the modu
83. pping carton and inspect the shipment Save the packaging material 7 With the fan guard facing toward the inside of the cabinet slide the new fan into its housing 8 Reconnect the fan s power cable connector The connector is keyed and will install only one direction 9 Close the rear door panel The door has a latch mechanism to hold the door in the open position Squeeze the latch to release the door allowing it to be closed 10 Secure the door with the access panel screw PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Replacing the DEU Cabinet Caution 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 1 Remove your new cabinet from the shipping carton and inspect the shipment Save the packaging material 2 Down your server and turn off the computer system Turn the power off to the old DEU cabinet Note Note the position of the data cables disk drives and the jumpers on termination interface cards prior to disconnecting or removing the items To facilitate correct installation you may want to tag the cables appropriately The dr
84. r from the Ultra Extender card to the next cabinet Single channel cards must be installed in the DEU upper or right side Option card slots PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Cabling Configuration The cabling configuration is divided into two subsections in this section configurations pertaining to Single ended Ultra Wide SCSI and those for Differential Ultra Wide SCSI These two sections are divided into groups describing the cabinet cabling scheme and provide the recommended cable and termination configurations when operating the DEU in a specific mode Cable length is a primary consideration when configuring the subsystems There are different limitations for Single ended Ultra Wide SCSI Fast 20 and Differential Ultra Wide SCSI Ultra Wide SCSI According to SCSI 3 ANSI specifications X3T10 1071D the total SCSI cable length for Single ended Ultra Wide SCSI is 3 meters 118 inches with four SCSI devices distributed evenly across the cable and 1 5 meters 59 inches with eight drives distributed evenly across the cable with each SCSI device having a 25 pico farad load By controlling the SCSI device loading and impedance on the SCSI bus SCSI device spacing and cable lengths can vary and be improved In a standard configuration the DEU is designed to accommodate a total of nine SCSI devices in a singl
85. r or left side I O Interface card in the master cabinet 10 Connect the other end of the 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side single channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the slave 1 cabinet Note SCSI termination is automatic and requires no user configuration 11 Power on the DEU subsystems After the power on self test has completed HDD Status and Channel Mode LEDs will be solid green 12 Access the Options menu on the Operator Control Panel and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection Set the cabinet identities of the master and slave subsystems Refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID described earlier in this Guide PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 13 After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystems Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a minimum of five seconds before adding power again This will reset the SCSI IDs to a default setting that prevents a SCSI ID conflict under normal conditions refer to Default Configurations later in this section 14 Power up your computer system and run the configuration program This completes the setup and configuration Two Dual Bus Cabinets With this configuration you will have up to eight 8 disk drives per controller channel If you use multiple differential host adapters
86. r system and run the configuration program This completes the setup and configuration PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Dual Bus Cabinet and Two Single Bus Cabinets With this configuration you can create an array that contains twelve 12 drives per channel on a differential host adapter If you are using multiple differential host adapters you can further expand your capacity 1 2 Power off your computer system or workstation Be sure to complete the Setup and Component Installation sections described earlier in this Guide The DEU ships from the factory with 1 Interface cards installed in both card slots Caution Exercise care when handling any electrical components 3 4 Identify which subsystem will be the master cabinet Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card on the lower or left side card slot l O Interface Card Slave Cabinet Ultra Extender Option Card Install an Ultra Extender Option card into the lower or left side card slot and tighten the thumb screws The card is keyed and will install only one way component side up or to the right Do not overtighten the thumb screws Identify which subsystem will be the Slave 1 cabinet Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the 1 Interface card on the upper or right side card slot
87. rential Converter card installed in the master cabinet PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 10 11 12 13 14 15 Connect one end of 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the upper or right side I O Interface card in the master cabinet Connect the other end of the 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side 1 channel Ultra Extender card installed in the slave 322 cabinet Connect one end of the second 25 meter data cable to the Channel 2 connector on the differential host adapter Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the lower or left side 2 channel Differential Converter card Connect one end of a second 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side I O Interface card in the master cabinet Connect the other end of the second 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side 1 channel Ultra Extender card installed in the slave 1 cabinet Note SCSI termination is automatic and requires no user configuration 16 17 18 19 20 Turn on the power to the DEU After the power on self test has completed HDD Status and Channel Mode LEDs will be solid green Access the Options menu on the Operator Control Panel and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID se
88. revents a SCSI ID conflict under normal conditions refer to Default Configurations later in this section Power up your computer system and run the configuration program PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches This completes the setup and configuration PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Dual Bus Cabinet and Two Single Bus Cabinets With this configuration you will have up to twelve 12 drives per controller channel If you are using multiple RAID Controllers you can further expand your capacity by using up to four controllers per CPU system 1 2 4 Power off your computer system or workstation Be sure to complete the Setup and Component Installation sections described earlier in this Guide The DEU ships from the factory with 1 0 Interface cards installed in both card slots Therefore during installation you may be required to remove one or both 1 Interface cards 3 Identify which subsystem will be the master cabinet Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card installed in the lower or left side card slot of the master cabinet Interface Card VD hie Ultra Extender Option Card Install a two channel Ultra Extender Option
89. s in that array are steady amber and the Channel Mode LED is steady amber A specific drive s Status LED is OFF and the Channel Mode LED is steady amber A specific drive s Status LED is blinking green and the Channel Mode LED is steady green Temperature threshold too low Cooling fan vent blocked Inadequate ventilation around the DEU SCSI data cable not properly connected An assigned drive has failed The DEU is in a non fault tolerant mode An assigned drive has failed The DEU is in a non fault tolerant mode and a rebuild operation is in progress The disk drive is missing The DEU is in a non fault tolerant mode A drive has not been assigned into an array or the drive is a hot spare however it is in a ready state component Follow the procedures in the Maintenance chapter to replace the failed component Change the temperature threshold value see Heat Threshold described earlier in this guide Examine the cooling fan vents for blockage and clear The location chosen for the DEU probably has poor air circulation Choose a better location Verify that the SCSI data cable is properly connected to the DEU SCSI 2 connector and to the controller card Replace the disk drive and begin rebuilding the array see Replacing a Disk Drive described earlier in this guide Replace the failed disk drive Drive s Status LED blinking amber Insert a disk drive and begin an array rebuild see
90. s page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 2 Installation Setup The installation of your DEU disk array subsystem is essentially a three step process the subsystem is setup and its components installed the cabling is completed based on the supported configurations and the array is then configured The DEU is designed with an open architecture that allows for many possible combinations of cabling schemes Due to the inherent limitations of sampling all of the possible configurations we will provide a few of the most typical cabling schemes and implementation of the configuration modules Additional configurations are available through the use of Ultra Extender or Differential Converter Option cards Refer to Appendix D for information specific to each card and configuration This chapter is divided into two sections Setup and Cabling Configuration The Setup section provides the instructions for assembling the rack mount subsystem and installing the hardware components controllers disk drives power supplies etc for both rack mount and deskside tower based subsystems The Cabling Configuration section contains samples of cabling schemes and configuration modules If your desired configuration is not shown in the samples refer to the example most similar and follow the cabling topology schemes expanding the example to fit your needs When configur
91. t hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 6 Install a two channel Ultra Extender Feature card into the empty card slot vacated in the previous step and tighten the thumb screws l O Interface Card Slave Cabinet Ultra Extender Option Card 7 Connect one end of a 3 meter data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the RAID Controller TOP Master TOP Slave 1 Chl 1 1 0 Interface Chl 0 Chl 1 ard N m HE SAF TE Card SAF TE Card Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 3 meters Dual Bus Module I O Interface Card 2 CH Ult Exinde eua aa Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 3 meters NONAS Module Q Chl Ultra Wide SCSI Controller Chl 4 Host Computer 1 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper 8 Connect the other end of the data cable to the Channel 0 connector on the upper or right side two channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the master cabinet PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 10 11 12 13 14 Connect one end of 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left side I O Interface card in the master cabinet Connect the other end of t
92. t left slot The SAF TE card is installed in the next slot down or to the right Hot Swappable Cooling Fans The cooling system consists of two high performance fans fitted to the rear panel These fans draw air from a high pressure plenum across the drives and electronics of the system and exhaust out through the rear door panel The fan speed is thermally controlled to provide reduced operating noise levels In the event of a fan failure or cabinet temperatures approaching the threshold limit the remaining fan will switch to maximum operating speed Cabinet temperature is measured within the drive bay area between drive slots 2 and 3 and slots 7 and 8 The fan s speed and alarms are keyed to the higher of the two temperatures The SAF TE processor monitors the Access the Operator Control Panel to determine the cause and failed component Select Hardware Menu from the Main Menu and choose Component Status see Operator Control Panel described later in this guide The fans are identified on the rear door panel using a placard for FAN 1 and FAN 2 For more information on changing a cooling fan see Replacing the Cooling Fans described later in this guide Hot Swappable Power Supplies Up to three 150 watt hot swappable power supplies are incorporated as part of a fault tolerant design N 1 power system Each power supply has current share circuitry which balances the load between installed power supplies In the event of a
93. te das Laufwerk an einen 6A Stromkreis angeschlossen werden a Zur Wahl des korrekten Netzkabels beachten Sie bitte folgendes PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 230V Betrieb Europa Verwenden Sie Netzkabel der Bezeichnung HAR die HO5VV F Kabel und einen Leitungsdurchmesser von mindestens 0 75 mm2 aufweisen Ver Wenden Sie eine IEC 320 Buchse und einen f r das Installationsland passenden Stecker der auf 6A und 250V gesichert ist PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches B Glossary The following terms are used throughout this manual and may be helpful background information on the technology Asynchronous Operations Operations that bear no relationship to each other in time and can overlap The concept of asynchronous I O operations is central to independent access arrays in throughput intensive applications Cache Flush Refers to an operation where all un written blocks in a Write Back Cache are written to the target disk This operation is necessary before powering down the system Channel Refers to one of the SCSI bus connectors on the controllers or termination interface cards Consistency Check Refers to a process where the integrity of redundant data is verified For ex
94. the far right slot or lowest slot and work to your left or up 6 Fully seat the drive by applying light pressure with your thumb to the front of the drive 7 Press the Drive Latching Clips until they snap into place The drive is now locked into position 8 Install the remaining drives repeating steps 3 through 7 until all the drives have been installed as desired Note Verify that the power switch on the DEU is in the OFF position O 9 Connect one end of the power cord to the power connector on the rear panel and the other end to a three hole grounded outlet or power strip A UPS is recommended 10 Refer to the Cabling Configuration section and follow the procedures to cable your system PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Installing the Third Power Supply If you will beinstalling five 5 or more disk drives you will be required to install the third power supply Note Thereis no need to power off the DEU or the computer system The power supplies are hot swappable 1 Loosen the two screws on the Power Supply 3 cover plate using a flat blade screwdriver and remove the cover plate 2 Remove the power supply from its shipping package 3 Install the third power supply by sliding the PSU into the cabinet until it reaches its locked position Orient the supply as indicated in the illustra
95. the options none master slave 1 and slave 2 and press the Enter button Note Choose NONE when the cabinet is used in a stand alone configuration or the master slave option is not desired 3 You will be prompted to cycle the power on the DEU for the changes to take effect HEAT THRESHOLD gt SAFTE CHAIN ID CHANGE PASSCODE gt p gt NONE MASTER SLAVE 1 SLAVE 2 it Lat Change Passcode This option allows the administrator to create or change a passcode that will protect access to all the items under the selections SCSI ID Menu Heat Threshold and Change Passcode 1 Use the arrow buttons to change the code value 0 9 and the enter button to move from one field to the next 2 Press the enter button after you have made your selections 3 You will be prompted to press the escape button after the passcode is changed for the change to take affect The default code is 0000 Note The lock will not take effect until you have returned to the main screen Status OK PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches HEAT THRESHOLD SAFTE CHAIN ID p CHANGE PASSCODE UNLOCK OPTIONS N ENTER NEW PASSCODE Q ENTER B v 0000 MENU ENTER ESCAPE PASSCODE CHANGED ESCAPE TO CONTINUE MENU ENTER ESCAPE Unlock Options This option allo
96. tion Note Use care when inserting the power supply into its fully seated position Do not use a strong force to seat the PSU into its mating connector Power Supply 3 4 Remove the blanking plug for the LED on the cover plate 5 Re install the cover plate Secure the cover plate with the two screws using a flat blade screwdriver securing the power supply PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Cabling Configuration Termination This section provides the recommended cable configurations when operating the DEU in a specific mode TheUltra Wide SCSI mode provides enhanced performances with data transfers up to 40 MBs per second 20 M Hz Note Be sure to enable the Ultra SCSI Fast 20 mode in the SCSI Adapter Setup The DEU supports the American National Standard Ultra SCSI Fast 20 parallel interface standards referred to as Ultra Wide SCSI This standard is backward compatible with Fast SCSI SCSI 2 with the Wide option also referred to as Fast Wide SCSI These standards define the mechanical electrical and timing requirements In compliance with these interface standards certain limitations apply when considering the configuration lengths of cabling and termination The configuration samples and cables provided with the subsystem meet the requirements of the specifications Modi
97. total length of your cabling requirements the internal length of cables and printed circuit board traces known as the internal cable length must be subtracted from your total cable length The DEU internal cable length is 36 inches For Ultra Wide SCSI the total SCSI cable length is 3 meters 118 inches with four drives and 1 5 meters 59 inches with eight drives After subtracting the internal length of 36 inches the remaining cable length is 82 inches or approximately 6 83 feet 2 08 meters for four drives and 23 inches or approximately 1 9 feet 58 meters for eight drives Because of the enhancements in the DEU its possible to extend beyond the limits set forth in the specification However a symptom from exceeding this cable limit is a SCSI bus lockup or freeze If you experience a similar problem and are aware of a cabling limit issue reducing the length of cabling and returning the total length to within the specified limit should resolve any problems If you have a cabling issue and require more information contact Technical Support for further assistance Data loss is possible under conditions of SCSI bus lockup PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Note Shielded data cables such as those provided with the subsystem must be used to prevent radio frequency interference It is recommen
98. undancy drives are encoded with rotated XOR redundancy RAID level 50 is a combination of RAID level 0 and 5 This refers to the controller card that routes data to and or from the CPU Disk array controllers perform all RAID algorithms onboard the controller The regeneration of all data from a failed disk in a RAID level 1 3 5 or 6 array to a replacement disk A disk rebuild normally occurs without interruption of application access to data stored on the array virtual disk This term also known as parity refers to a method of providing complete data redundancy while requiring only a fraction of the storage capacity for redundancy In a system configured under RAID PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches SAF TE Session SCSI Drive Spanning Striping Stripe Order Stripe Width Target ID Write Through Cache Write Back Cache 3 and 5 all data and parity blocks are divided between the drives in such a way that if any single drive is removed or fails the data on it can be reconstructed using the data on the remaining drives XOR refers to the Boolean Exclusive OR operator Is the acronym for SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosures It is a monitoring and communication specification developed by Conner nStor and Intel for sending and receiving server and storage system status informat
99. uthorized access to the drives controllers and power switch SAF TE Complete support of SAF TE v1 0 standards SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure protocol Cluster Ready Cluster ready subsystem refer to the Ultra S2S User s Guide OS Support Supports the following OS platforms Novell NetWare Microsoft Windows NT and SCO UNIX compatible PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Storage Management Solution Enterprise wide managing and monitoring software Where to Find Answers When you have questions about your DEU there are several places you can look to find answers Refer to the following In this guide This user s guide provides detailed information for installing and using the DEU disk array subsystem The manual assumes that the reader is already familiar with the operating system environments where the DEU will be installed ServerCare Service Support Program Guide Use this manual to locate telephone numbers for customer service technical support and conditions of the limited warranty Ultra S2S RAID Controller User s Guide Use this manual for procedures to install and use the Ultra 525 RAID Controller DAC960SX the S2S Interface card and the software utility for each specific operating system PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page
100. vell Inc SCO UNIX is a registered tademark of Santa Cruz Operations Inc MS DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Mylex is a registered trademark of Mylex Corporation Other product and company names are registered trademarks and trademarks of their respective holders Printed in the United States of America PN 102157 3 98 PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Contents T nroductiDh oco bod a Pene Pro ts 1 Welcome ues kx HERE E HERR dase DEEI liens 1 GatllTeS ocio tetas MTM mA Ti MAR aD 1 Where to Find Answers ssessesssss eee eee 3 Front Panel 4 Operator Control 4 Power On BED cn Me MV atte wheats 5 Status Indicator BEDS brit t rer RE Ed ERE EROR 6 Alarm eese 7 Door LOCK cece cece cece eee ee e esee see e e renes 7 Status EEDS eate Riche edes ML 7 Activity LEDS 2 REPE S Ai 8 Rear Panel 9 Interface Card n 10 Power Cord Connector and 10 Internal
101. ws the administrator to unlock the items found under the SCSI ID Menu Heat Threshold and Change Passcode selections This enables the user to change these values and protects these values from being changed by those not authorized to do so PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches HEAT THRESHOLD SAFTE CHAIN ID CHANGE PASSCODE gt UNLOCK OPTIONS ENTER 4 DIGIT PASSCODE Yy 0000 B Hg 1 Select the Unlock Options from the Options menu 2 Usethe arrow buttons to change the code value 0 9 and the Enter button to move from one field to the next 3 Press the Enter button after you have made your selections You will be prompted that the SCSI ID Menu options are unlocked until you have cycled the menus back to the default Status OK screen An unlock icon will appear in place of the cursor while the options remain unlocked OPTIONS WILL REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL YOU RETURN TO THE DEFAULT SCREEN noose MENU ENTER ESCAPE PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches PRINTER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 4 Maintenance Replacing a Disk Drive Caut

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