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Page 1: ...Appliance a101 Hardware Manual Eli v5 03 191 Bridgeworks Unit 1 Aero Centre Ampress Lane Ampress Park Lymington Hampshire SO41 8QF Tel 44 0 1590 615 444 Email support 4bridgeworks com ...

Page 2: ...l Fibre Cable SFP Multi mode Optical Fibre 50 125 OM3 or OM4 Patch Cable LC up to 300 meters Or Copper Interface Cable SFP SFP Direct Attach Copper DAC Twin Ax interface cable passive up to 7 meters Bridgeworks Part Number 017 034 Or 10GBASE T Category 6 6a Cable RJ45 Category 6 certified cable with an RJ45 style connector up to 55 meters Category 6a certified cable with an RJ45 style connector up...

Page 3: ...equire at least one Multi mode Optical Fibre 50 125 OM3 OM4 Patch Cable LC of suitable length to go between your Appliance and device host or Fibre Channel switch If you are in any doubt please contact your reseller for assistance 3 ...

Page 4: ...t Cables 9 2 3 1 Using a LC Multi mode Optical Fibre Cable SFP 9 2 3 2 Using a Copper Interface Cable SFP 10 2 3 3 Using a 10GBASE T Category 6 or 6a Cable RJ45 11 2 4 Connecting the 6Gb SAS cables 11 2 5 Connecting the 12Gb SAS cables 12 2 6 Connecting the Fibre Channel Interface 13 2 7 Connecting the Power Supply 14 Appendix A Visual Indicators 16 A 1 Ethernet 16 Appendix B Technical Specificati...

Page 5: ...uickly identify different pieces of information This icon represents a note of interest about a step or section of information This icon represents an important piece of information This icon represents a warning Care must be taken and the warning should be read thoroughly 5 ...

Page 6: ...rised service center to perform any servicing inside the Appliance the user should not attempt to service any parts inside the unit themselves The power cord is used as a disconnection device be aware after disconnection of the AC power some internal components may retain charge still and represent a shock hazard Do not use the equipment where it can get wet Protect equipment from liquid intrusion...

Page 7: ...ct Certain models will use a Small Form factor Pluggable SFP Transceiver module for connection to an optical network These devices may use a Class 1 Laser device it is important that you do not stare into the Laser beam 7 ...

Page 8: ... available on your product Product Onboard Port A Onboard Port B Slot 1 1A 1B Slot 2 2A 2B EFC102200 Management Management iSCSI Target FC Initiator ESAS102800 Management Management iSCSI Target SAS Initiator FCE102200 Management Management FC Target iSCSI Initiator FCSAS102800 Management Management FC Target SAS Initiator SSFC150 Management WAN FC SSiS150 Management WAN iSCSI Connecting the Ether...

Page 9: ...the Appliance Showing Ethernet Cable Connections Connecting the 10Gb Ethernet Cables Depending on the configuration you have purchased either one of the following cables will be required for your product LC Multi mode Optical Fibre Cable SFP Copper Interface Cable SFP 10GBASE T Category 6 or 6a Cable RJ45 Using a LC Multi mode Optical Fibre Cable SFP If you have purchased a 10GBASE SR feature card...

Page 10: ...ition a click should be heard Using a Copper Interface Cable SFP If you are using a copper based solution an SFP Direct Attach Copper DAC Twin Ax interface cable must be used the maximum supported length of which is a 7 meter passive cable To connect the Appliance directly to a device insert one or two SFP cables in to the connector as shown below When the plug is connected a click should be heard...

Page 11: ...Gigabit Ethernet card at the back of the unit When the plug is in the correct position a click should be heard Connect the other side of the cable to your Ethernet network or device Connecting the 6Gb SAS cables The SAS bus on the Appliance is capable of running at speeds of up to 6Gbits s However devices that operate at slower speeds 1 5 Gbits s and 3Gbits s can still be connected to this SAS bus...

Page 12: ...t slower speeds 3 Gbits s and 6Gbits s can still be connected to this SAS bus The Appliance will automatically negotiate with these devices to obtain their optimal operating speed upon power up Each SAS wide port can support up to 4 phys Connect the SAS cable s to the Appliance as shown below ensuring that connector is the correct way up Note Each SAS wide port supports 4 independent SAS channels ...

Page 13: ...Small Form factor Pluggable SFP interface module must be inserted into the SFP receptacle at the back of the Appliance as shown in the following image Note Only use SFP transceivers that meet or exceed the following standards EU IEC EN 60825 1 North America FCC CDRH Note SFPs will come pre installed when a Fibre Channel card has been purchased with your configuration The following multi mode optic...

Page 14: ...ure that the wall or rack plug is removed or is switched off Depending on the configuration you purchased the Appliance may contain one or two power supplies With a redundant power supply configuration the system evenly distributes power across both power supplies to maximise efficiency In order to utilise this feature please ensure that both power supplies are connected Connect the power supply t...

Page 15: ...pherals and interfaces are properly connected and are powered up To turn on the Appliance push the switch on the back as shown below Whenever the Appliance is powered on the switch will be illuminated in the colour green and system fans will be easily heard 15 ...

Page 16: ...Ethernet 1 Link indicator 2 Activity indicator Link Activity Description Off Off Not connected Amber Connected at less than maximum speed Green Connected at maximum speed Flashing Green Data is being sent or received 16 ...

Page 17: ...on 350W approx Environmental Operational temperature 10 C to 35 C Non operational temperature 40 C to 65 C Humidity 8 85 non condensing Onboard Management Interface No of interfaces 1 2 Physical RJ45 8P8C Speed Auto sensing 10 100 1000Mb s Standards IPv4 NTP SNMP DHCP Onboard WAN Interface No of interfaces 0 1 Physical RJ45 8P8C Speed Auto sensing 10 100 1000Mb s Feature Cards No of feature cards ...

Page 18: ...Mb s Error Recovery ERL0 ERL1 ERL2 Standards IPv4 iSCSI iSNS CHAP DHCP Fibre Channel 8Gb Feature Card No of interfaces 2 Physical SFP mini GBIC Speed Auto sensing 2 4 8Gb s Standards FC AL FC PLDA FC TAPE FC PH FC FLA FCP SCSI FC FS Topology NL_port FL_port N_port F_port SAS 6Gb Feature Card No of wide ports 2 Physical SFF 8088 External Mini SAS Phys per wide port 4 Speed Auto sensing 1 5 3 6Gb s ...

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