LaCie 12big Rack Storage Server Server User Manual
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1. ZD 12big Rack Storage Server Quick Install Guide ENGLISH TABLE OF CONTENTS 12 T OEIC ON TTT 3 Lt Ee 3 1 2 e E AA EA EAE AE A E AE 3 Lo EE EEN 3 1 4 Rack System Precouhions rer rrr re rese rr rer r rss rr Kr rr R Reser n seen nn 3 2 s eT ent eect ene goa ances edad RENSAS NASN SNR STAN 3 SE Before YOU Begin 3 Does Be R INI ee ee ee ee er E E 4 ZE EE 4 Ce Mouning ine Jy inmo a ROCK a ccankcacarncanecaeanioanencanmmenncaeacisanerncatmennasaniuecseneannonn 4 E STE 0 0 lt meta ee erin in ale ratar sig A ere re TD 5 Cm Sr 0 EE 5 3 4 E e POL p te ren enn Ee IOC oe nC ee TYGET TEGS 5 ao Replacing a WE 6 SH DE ey cetaceans asco pasa Re ERE AEE 6 ood PAGE KI 6 3 8 Operator Panel Gester RR Rana 7 A Managing your RAID soss rses tassiosssi ssssbssnestesssbeiss sds TOTEE EAA aani ari 8 4 1 S TT RG VOC E 8 4 2 Migrating your RM e BEE 8 4 3 Create a RAID Protected Disk Aroy ers ser r rss esse rss r ennen 9 4 4 Mount the ANAY ege 10 4 5 SS EE 10 LaCie Quick Install Guide 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Safe Handling An enclosure can weigh up to 36kg 79 2lb Do not try to lift it by yourselt Do not lift the enclosure by the handles on the Battery Modules They are not designed to take the weight 1 2 Safety All plug in modules and blank plates are part of the fire enclosure and must only be removed when a replacement can be immediately added The system must not be run without all units in place2. In order to com ply with applicable satety emission and thermal requirements no covers should be removed Permanently unplug the unit if you think that it has become damaged in any way and before you move it The unit must only be operated from a power supply input voltage range of 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz The plug on the power supply cord is used as the main disconnect device Ensure that the socket outlets are located near the equip ment and are easily accessible The power connection must always be disconnected prior to re moval of a PSU module from the enclosure A sate electrical earth connection must be provided to the power cord Check the grounding of the enclosure before applying power Provide a suitable power source with electrical overload protection to meet the requirements laid down in the technical specification This equipment is intended to operate with two working PSUs in stalled in the Power Supply Module Before removal replacement of a PSU disconnect all power for isolation A faulty PSU must be replaced with a fully operational one within 24 hours CAUTION If this equipment is used in a manner not specitied by LaCie the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired IMPORTANT INFO The enclosure top cover must be secured when the enclosure is in normal use by rotating the lock 90 to the locked posi tion This is to prevent users operators from accessing the service area
3. Next NOTE The drive s you add must have the same capacity as or greater capacity than the drives already in the drive group or you will not be able to change the RAID level Modify Drive Group Summary Drive group name Drive Groupo RAID level RAID 5 Number of drives used 3 Drive security method No Encryption Power Save Policy None Hot spare No Total capacity 1 091 TB Free capacity 0 Bytes Virtual drive 1 name YD 0 1 091 TB Figure 14 RAID Contiguration Summary Screen 6 Review the configuration information Click Back to modity or Finish to accept the changes A confirmation message appears since this operation cannot be aborted LaCie Quick Install Guide 7 Click Yes to accept and complete the migration to the new RAID level You can monitor the progress of the RAID level change by selecting Man age gt Show Progress in the menu bar 4 3 Create a RAID Protected Disk Array This section explains how to configure additional drives with custom set tings 1 Select Go To gt Controller gt Create Virtual Drive to start configur ing your RAID array Select Advanced and press Next Create Virtual Drive Choose mode Figure 15 Create Virtual Drive wizard 2 Beneath the list of available drives proceed as follows for each disk array a Select the drives you want to include in your array in Uncontig ured Drives view CAUTION Your operating system is pre instal
4. Note ensure that the handle always opens from the left Figure 8 Fitting Drives Note ensure the carriers are fully engaged in the enclosure LaCie Quick Install Guide 3 8 Operator Panel USB Socket Power Active Unit Fault ID LED On Off Switch System Reset ID LED Switch Figure 9 Operator Panel 4 MANAGING YOUR RAID The 12big Rack Storage Server comes with a preconfigured RAID 5 array on the three first data drives which contain the operating system partition This chapter explains how you can migrate expand or reconstruct your RAID The operating system CD is provided if you wish to build a custom ized configuration from scratch 4 1 Start up and log in 1 Connect a monitor mouse and keyboard to the 1 2big Rack Storage Server and boot the system 2 Follow the steps in the Set Up Windows wizard then log on as an administrator Password LaCie 2big case sensitive 3 Start LSI MegaRAID management software from start menu or desktop 4 The LSI administration page will open Select your server and click Connect MegaRAID Storage Manager 9 00 0100 Host View Ht CH DE 1270 01 O Figure 11 LSI Startup Dialog Window NOTE ln the standard default configuration only the local server will be displayed 5 By default the credentials are Login Administrator Password LaCiel 2big 6 The main MegaRAID Storage Manager window will open Under the Physical tab
5. O The removal of the enclosure top cover or a PSU module must only be performed by service personnel Potential hazards include rotating fans and hot surtaces The screws or latches securing the enclosure top cover and PSU modules must be firmly tightened to prevent unauthorized access to those areas to PSUs PCI Cards Figure 3 Module Locations 3 3 Fitting PSUs Two PSUs are installed in the mounting cage at the rear of the enclosure IMPORTANT INFO Do not remove covers from the PSU Danger of electric shock inside Return the PSU to LaCie for repair 1 Check for damage especially to the rear connector on the PSU 2 Handle the PSU carefully and avoid damaging the connector pins Do not install the PSU if any pins appear to be bent 3 Slide the PSU into the mounting cage 4 Push firmly until a click is heard as the securing spring engages NOTE This module must only be removed by service personnel 5 You are now ready to connect the power supply cords to the power sources and switch the power supply ON LaCie Quick Install Guide 3 4 Removing PSUs IMPORTANT INFO Prior to removing the PSU from the mounting cage please disconnect the power from the power supply by either the switch where present or by physically removing the power source to ensure your system has warning of an imminent power shutdown Do not remove the faulty PSU unless you have a replacement ready for insertion You can continue
6. Remove Virtual Dave Upaate Virtual Drive Figure 17 Advance Settings LaCie Quick Install Guide 5 Click Next when finished 6 Review the configuration shown in the Virtual Disk Summary win dow If you want to change something click Back and change the contiguration parameters Otherwise click Finish to accept the con figuration and start the initialization process unless you selected No Initialization above 4 4 Mount the Array 1 To access your drive configuration launch Server Manager from the Windows Start Menu and select Storage gt Disk Management CH 559 05 GB NTRS meaty System Soot Poge Fie Atbve Crash Ouro Primary fer LHe Figure 18 Windows Storage Management 2 The Initialize Disk window should appear If not right click the de sired disk and select Initialize Disk 3 Select GPT if your volume is greater than 2TB GUID Partition Table and click OK 4 Right click on the desired disk and select New simple volume 5 When formatting is completed the disk should appear as Healthy The logical volume is now mounted and should appear in your Windows Explorer 4 5 Share the volume If you need assistance to configure SMB and NFS shares please refer to associated technical paper available on the LaCie website and on product CD http www lacie com download more Tech_ Briefs TB Shared Folders en pdf 12big Rack Storage Server is delivered with pre installed E
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8. k the system See Figure 1 Ancillaries Box Figure 1 Unpacking the Enclosure LaCie Quick Install Guide 3 INSTALLATION 3 1 Mounting the System into a Rack NOTE The rail kit is suitable for 19 racks with square and round holes only The minimum distance between vertical rack posts is 24 610mm the maximum distance is 36 914mm The rail location pins are pre assembled to suit square hole or round hole racks The pins should not be removed 1 Remove the Rack Mounting Rail Kit from the Accessory Box and check for damage 2 Ensure the pre assembled rails are at their shortest length 3 Locate the rail location pins inside the front of the rack and extend the rails to enable the rear location pins to engage Ensure the pins are fully located in the holes in the rack posts see Figure 2 4 Install the front and rar clamping screws see Figure 2 The screws should be lett loose enough to allow the rail to move sideways on its slots 5 Slide the enclosure fully home on its rails 6 Withdraw the enclosure approximately 200mm and fully tighten the front and rear clamping screws see Figure 2 7 Fasten the front of the enclosure using the two captive screws a shown in Figure 2 Clamping Screw Round Hole Front Rack Post Square Hole Front Rack Post Clamping Screw Figure 2 Rack Installation 3 2 Fitting Modules Fit the modules into the bays defined in Figure 3 IMPORTANT INF
9. led on the first three data drives Removing the RAID configuration of those drives will delete the pre installed operating system NOTE You can select multiple drives by holding the Ctrl key b Click the Add button to move the drives to the Available Arrays pane If you make an error select the drive and click Remove c For each array to create click the Create Array Group button Create Drive Group Drive Group Settings lt LSI MegaRAID SAS 9280 4i4e Bus 4 Dev 0 Drive GroupO i C Endosure HS1235TATX 21 Slot 0 lt P Endosure HS1235TATX SAS 558 9 lt P Endosure HS1235TATX SAS 558 9 Figure 16 Create Drive Group 3 When all arrays have been created click Next 4 In the Virtual Disk Properties screen modify default settings as fol lows in order to achieve best pertormance a RAID level RAID 6 for the best protection and RAID 5 for the best protection cost per TB ratio Initialization state Full initialization Stripe size 256KB minimum Read policy Always Read Ahead b C d e Write policy Always write back f I O policy Direct IO g Access policy Read Write h Disk cache policy Enabled i Click Create Virtual Drive for each one you want to create Settings might be modified using Update Virtual Drive button LG Create Virtual Drive Virtual drive settings E LSI MegaRAID SAS 9280 44e Bus 8 Dev 0 a Drive GroupO RAID 5 Available3 999 79
10. nit and must not be over loaded by the total number of units installed in the rack Consid eration of the electrical power consumption rating shown on the unit s nameplate should be used when addressing these concerns The electrical distribution system must provide a reliable earth for each unit in the rack Each power supply in each unit has an earth leakage current of 0 75mA The design of the electrical distribution system must take into consideration the total earth leakage current from all the power supplies in all the units The rack will require labelling with HIGH LEAKAGE CURRENT Earth connection essential before connecting supply The rack when configured with the units must meet the safety re quirements of UL 60950 1 and IEC 60950 1 2 PREPARATION 2 1 Before You Begin Before you begin make sure the site where you intend to set up and use your enclosure has the following Standard power from an independent source or a rack power dis tribution unit with a UPS Power Cord Rack kit if installing within a rack Refer to LaCie for a list of qualitied accessories for use with the enclosure The Accessory Box contains the power cords and other ordered acces sories 2 2 Unpacking 1 Inspect the packaging for crushes cuts water damage or any other evidence of mishandling during transit If any damage appears pres ent photograph the packaging before opening for reference 2 Unpac
11. s CAUTION The RJ45 sockets on the motherboard PCl cards are for Eth ernet connection only and must not be connected to a telecommunica tions network IMPORTANT INFO Do not remove covers from the PSU Danger of electric shock inside Return the PSU to LaCie for repair IMPORTANT INFO Bifurcated power cords must NOT be used with the 12big Rack Storage Server LaCie Quick Install Guide 1 3 ESD Precautions It is recommended that you fit and check a suitable anti static wrist or ankle strap and observe all conventional ESD precautions when handling plug in modules and components Avoid contact with backplane compo nents and module connectors etc 1 4 Rack System Precautions The following satety requirements must be considered when the unit is mounted in a rack The rack design should incorporate stabilizing features suitable to prevent the rack from tipping or being pushed over during installa tion or in normal use When loading a rack with the units fill the rack from the bottom up and empty from the top down The rack design should take into consider ation the maximum op erating ambient temperature for the unit which is 35 C The system must be operated with low pressure rear exhaust instal lation back pressure created by rack doors and obstacles not to exceed 5 pascals 0 5mm water gauge The rack should have a safe electrical distribution system It must provide over current protection for the u
12. select the MegaRAID SAS 9280 4i4e board LaCie Quick Install Guide 4 2 Migrating your RAID configuration Out of the box only three drives are pre configured The operating system resides on these three drives This section explains how you can add un contigured drives to the current RAID array or migrate from a RAID 5 to a RAID 6 configuration CAUTION Be sure to back up your data before you change the RAID level CAUTION Migrating a RAID cannot be stopped and will disable any other RAID operations during processing 1 Click the Logical tab in the left panel of the MegaRAID Storage Man ager window 2 Select a drive group in the left panel of the window 3 Select Go To gt Drive Group gt Modity Drive Group on the menu bar or right click the virtual drive icon to access the Modity Drive Group Wizard The Modify Drive Group Wizard window appears Modify Drive Group Select the possible RAID level CIR CEET nine EE Sas 558 912GB Ges EE E CDT SAS 8 SC Figure 12 Change RAID Level 4 On the Modify Drive Group Wizard screen select the RAID level that you want to change migrate the drive group to and click Next A screen states the number of drives that you have to add if new RAID level that require more drives Modify Drive Group Add drive to the current configuration Figure 13 Select Drives for RAID Configuration 5 Select the uncontigured drive or drives to add and click
13. working while replacing the faulty PSU 1 Make sure you identity the faulty PSU correctly from the two installed Switch off and disconnect the power supply cord Squeeze retaining handle to the left to release see Figure 4a Grip the handle and withdraw the PSU Figure 4b a WwW N Figure 4a Removing a PSU Figure 4b Removing a PSU 3 5 Replacing a Fan IMPORTANT INFO The cover must only be opened by service person nel 1 Release the enclosure top cover by turning the lock mechanism to the Unlocked position and slide the cover back until it stops see Figure 5 Figure 5 Removing the Enclosure Cover 2 Grip the faulty Fan module with finger and thumb and pull it upwards in order to unplug it and remove it from the enclosure see Figure 6 Figure 6 Removing a Fan IMPORTANT INFO To avoid injury ensure that the blades have stopped rotating before handling the fan LaCie Quick Install Guide 3 Check the Fan for damage Do not install it if there are any visible signs of damage 4 Replace the Fan by pushing it all the way into the enclosure until it fits firmly and is level with the other Fans 5 Ensure that the Fan module LED extinguishes within 10 seconds of installation 6 Close the enclosure cover and secure by turning the lock mechanism to the Locked position 3 6 Battery Safety Replacing batteries on the motherboard CAUTION There is a danger of e
14. xplosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries in accordance with the manufacturer s instruc tions and national regulations CAUTION The batteries on the NVRAM card s are not replaceable the complete card assembly must be replaced in the event of battery failure Therefore the complete card assembly must be replaced annually or in the event of battery failure 3 7 Fitting Drives CAUTION Operation of the enclosure with ANY drive carrier modules missing will disrupt the airflow and the drives will not receive sufficient cooling It is essential that all apertures are filled before operating the unit Dummy drive carrier modules are available for fitting to unused drive bays 1 Release the carrier handle by pressing the latch in the handle to wards the right and insert the carrier into the enclosure IMPORTANT INFO Ensure that the carrier is orientated so that the drive is uppermost and the handle opens from the left See Figure 7 2 Slide the carrier gently all the way into the enclosure 3 Cam the carrier home the camming foot on the base of the carrier will engage into the slot in the enclosure 4 When the carrier is fully home close the handle a click should be heard as the latch engages IMPORTANT INFO Ensure that all drive carriers are fully engaged in the enclosure by firmly pushing each one home fully into the slot See Figure 8 Figure 7 Drive Carrier Module
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