Dot Hill Systems SANnet II 200, Installation, Operation And Service Manual

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iv SANnet II 200 SCSI Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • June 2005
2.6.1 Rack Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–4
2.6.2 Tabletop Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–5
2.7 Console and Other Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–6
2.8 Preinstallation Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2–6
3. Unpacking Your SCSI Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–1
3.1 Opening Your Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–1
3.2 Checking the SANnet II 200 SCSI Array Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–2
3.3 Field-Replaceable Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–3
3.4 Customer-Provided Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–3
3.5 Mounting Your Array in a Rack or Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–3
4. Connecting Your SCSI Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–1
4.1 Converting Your Front Bezel Locks So the Keys Cannot Be Removed . . . . . .4–2
4.2 Hardware Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–4
4.3 Connecting the Chassis to an AC Power Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–5
4.4 Connecting the Chassis to DC Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–7
4.5 Powering Up and Checking LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–9
4.6 Single-Bus and Split-Bus Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–10
4.6.1 Default Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–11
4.7 Connecting Cables for a Single-Bus Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–11
4.8 Connecting Cables for a Split-Bus Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–14
4.8.1 Standard Cabling Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–17
4.9 Connecting Ports to Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–19
4.9.1 Connecting a SANnet II 200 SCSI RAID Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–19
4.10 Cabling to Expansion Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–20
4.10.1 Cabling to One Expansion Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–20
4.10.2 Cabling to Two Expansion Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–22
4.10.3 Adding an Expansion Unit to an Existing RAID Array . . . . . . . . . . .4–24
4.11 Establishing Communications With An Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–25
4.11.1 Configuring a Host COM Port to Connect to a RAID Array . . . . . . .4–26
4.11.2 Manually Setting a Fixed IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–27
4.12 Setting Up Out-of-Band Management Over Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–28
4.13 Remaining Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4–30