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Hardware Setup Guide

Arcserve

Appliance X Series Storage Node Installation Guide

Summary of Contents for Appliance X Series

Page 1: ...Hardware Setup Guide Arcserve Appliance X Series Storage Node Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ... Section 6 Rear Panel Components 7 Section 7A Rear Panel Controller Modules A and B Ports Detail 7 Section 7B Rear Panel Controller Modules A and B LED Detail 8 Section 8 Rear Panel Fan Cooling Modules 0 through 4 Detail 9 Section 9 Rear Panel Power Supply Units 0 and 1 Detail 9 Section 10 Cabling the Server to the Storage Array 10 Section 11 Front Panel Operation 10 Section 12 Run Arcserve Applia...

Page 3: ...pliances in a rack make sure the overall loading for each branch circuit does not exceed the rated capacity Do not slide more than one appliance out from the rack at a time Extending more than one appliance at a time may result in the rack becoming unstable Install your appliance in the lower part of the rack because of its weight and also for ease in accessing appliance components n Circuit Overl...

Page 4: ...losure WARNING Before you set up and operate your 5U storage system review the safety instructions included in the shipping carton CAUTION n A 5U enclosure does not ship with Disk Drive in Carriers DDICs installed but the rear panel controller modules or IOMs are installed This partially populated enclosure is weights approximately 64 kg 142 lb You need a minimum of two people to remove the enclos...

Page 5: ...ipped without the disks installed Before mounting also remove the rear panel modules to reduce the enclosure weight Step 1 With the preassembled rails at their shortest length locate the rail location pins inside the front of the rack Extend the length of the rail assembly to position the rear location pins Ensure the pins are fully inserted in the square or round holes in the 19 inch rack posts S...

Page 6: ...e number of populated rows must not differ by more than one row between the top and bottom drawers n Hard disk drives HDD and solid state drives SDD can be mixed in the same drawer n HDDs installed in the same row should have the same rotational speed n DDICs holding 3 5 disks can be intermixed with DDICs holding 2 5 disks in the enclosure However each row should be populated with disks of the sam...

Page 7: ...olation for complete nect all supply I I LINK LINK LINK LINK SAS 3 SAS 2 SAS 1 SAS 0 ACT LINK CU CU Service 0 Service 1 Service 2 CACHE DIRTY CLEAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A B C D E Controller module A Controller module B Fan Control Module FCM slot 0 Power Supply Unit PSU slot 0 Fan Control Module FCM slot 1 F G H I Fan Control Module FCM slot 2 Power Supply Unit PSU slot 1 Fan Control Module FCM slot 3 ...

Page 8: ...ns in the cache so a green cache status LED does not by itself indicate that any user data is at risk or that any action is necessary n Off In a working controller cache is clean contains no unwritten data This is an occasional condition that occurs while the system is booting n Blinking green A CompactFlash flush or cache self refresh is in progress indicating cache activity Identify n White The ...

Page 9: ...dle Module OK LED Green Fan Fault LED Amber blinking amber 8 Rear Panel Fan Cooling Modules 0 through 4 Detail 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 Module release latch Handle PSU Fault LED Amber blinking amber AC Fail LED Amber blinking amber 5 6 7 Power OK LED Green AC power inlet Power I O switch 9 Rear Panel Power Supply Units 0 and 1 Detail ...

Page 10: ...the fourth cable into Slot 8 Port 1 right port of HBA then connect the other end to the Storage Unit Controller B SAS port 1 10 Cabling the Server to the Array 3 2 1 3 2 1 5 4 ncy e ici eff 94 1100W EPP 8 7 ncy e ici eff 94 1100W EPP CU CU LINK T AC A LINK CLEAN CHE AC e 2 vic Ser e 1 vic Ser e 0 vic 0 SAS 1 SAS 2 SAS 3 SAS LINK LINK Ser LINK CA DIRTY A B vic Ser e 0 vic CU CU LINK T AC Ser LINK C...

Page 11: ...e numerical position of the enclosure in the cabling sequence This is also called the enclosure ID The controller enclosure ID is 0 2 Module fault LED display LED turns amber when experiencing a system hardware fault This LED helps you identify the component causing the fault which can be associated with a Fault LED on a controller module IOM PSU FCM DDIC or drawer 3 Logical status LED display Thi...

Page 12: ...as failed If the failed component is a disk the LED on the failed DDIC will light amber If the disks are OK contact your service provider to identify the cause of the failure and resolve the problem CAUTION The sideplanes on the enclosure drawers are not hot swappable or customer serviceable Logical Fault Amber solid indicates a disk fault Amber blinking indicates that one or more storage systems ...

Page 13: ... tape n Create virtual standby machines from backup data n Replicate backup data to recovery point servers and remote recovery point servers n Restore backup data and perform Bare Metal Recovery BMR n Copy selected data backup files to a secondary backup location 13 Run Arcserve Appliance Wizard 1 When power is initially applied to the appliance the Arcserve Appliance Wizard is launched Navigate t...

Page 14: ...ed All trademarks trade names service marks and logos referenced herein belong to their respective owners This document is for your informational purposes only Arcserve assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information To the extent permitted by applicable law Arcserve provides this document as is without warranty of any kind including without limitation any implied war...

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