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PFR600/E

FIBRE CHANNEL RAID STORAGE SYSTEM

Instruction Manual

071-8266-00
FEBRUARY 2004

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Page 1: ...PFR600 E FIBRE CHANNEL RAID STORAGE SYSTEM Instruction Manual 071 8266 00 FEBRUARY 2004 the most watched worldwide ...

Page 2: ...rmation regarding Thomson Broadcast and Media Solutions Inc trademarks and other proprietary rights may be found at www thomsongrassvalley com Disclaimer Product options and specifications subject to change without notice The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Thomson Broadcast and Me...

Page 3: ...tion requirements 27 Site requirements 27 Power 27 Cooling 27 Chassis address setting requirement 28 Cabling requirements 29 Binding disk modules into groups 30 Installing a PFR600 E in an equipment rack 31 Unpacking the chassis 31 Installing the rack mounts 32 Inserting the PFR600 E chassis in the rack 34 Installing the chassis with drive the support bracket 34 Installing chassis without the driv...

Page 4: ... Bypass Board LBB or RAID Controller 47 Removing the LBB or RAID Controller 47 Installing the LBB or RAID Controller 48 Replacing data ports 49 Replacing a power supply 50 Replacing the fan module 51 Appendix A Technical Specifications and Operating Limits AC power requirements 53 Size and weight 53 Cable lengths 53 Environmental limits 54 Index 55 ...

Page 5: ...ric shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is properly grounded Do Not Operate Without Covers To avoid electric shock or fire hazard do not operate this product with covers or panels removed Do Not operate in Wet Damp Conditions To avoid electric shock do not operate this prod...

Page 6: ...ersonal injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product Symbols on the Product The following symbols may appear on the product DANGER high voltage ATTENTION refer to manual Service Safety Summary Do Not Service Alone Do not perform internal service or adjustment of this product unless another person capable of rendering ...

Page 7: ...sion compliance and could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites ...

Page 8: ...e treat or monitor patients under medical supervision and is not intended and has not been certified to make physical or electrical contact with patients nor to transfer energy to or from patients and or to detect such energy transfer to or from patients Standard Designed tested for compliance with UL1950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment Third edit...

Page 9: ...XP Manual F a m il y o f X P S e r ie s Grass Valley Group Profile XP Manual F a m il y o f X P S e r ie s Grass Valley Group P r o f i l e X P M a n u a l F a m il y o f X P S e r ie s G r a s s V a l l e y G r o u p Release Notes Path for the Installer Path for the Operator System Guide User Manuals Other Manuals Contains the latest information about Profile XP hardware and software shipped with...

Page 10: ...he Profile XP Media Platform into your operation Profile XP User Manual Contains complete instructions for using Profile applications to operate the Profile XP Media Platform Profile XP Service Manual Contains information for servicing the Profile XP Media Platform and includes procedures for the following tasks Problem analysis using symptom problem solution tables Running diagnostics locally and...

Page 11: ...PFR600 and the RAID Expansion Chassis PFR600E You can read this chapter to get familiar with the RAID Storage Chassis key features and components Chapter 2 PFR600 Series Installation Information Describes how to install a RAID Storage Chassis and RAID Expansion Chassis including rack mounting Refer to the Profile XP System Guide for connection and configuration information Chapter 3 Servicing the ...

Page 12: ...manuals Electronic versions of the following manuals are located on the system drive of your Profile XP Media Platform and on the Profile XP software CD ROM Installation Guide for your model Profile XP System Guide Profile XP User Manual Profile XP Service Manual PFR Series Instruction Manual Profile XP Release Notes You can view these manuals using Adobe Acrobat Reader which is also pre installed...

Page 13: ...representative may be available in your country To locate the support representative for your country visit the product support Web page on the Grass Valley Web site Profile Users Group You can connect with other Profile XP Media Platform users to ask questions or share advice tips and hints Send e mail to profile users thomson net to join the community and benefit from the experience of others Un...

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Page 15: ...r scalable design provides additional disk storage as your needs increase Feature highlights Ten drives in a 3U vertical rack space No single point of failure Many active components are hot serviceable Scalable expansion using RAID Expansion Chassis Optional dual RAID controllers provide Fibre Channel failover Copper or Optical Fibre Channel Small Form Factor Pluggable interface SFP The PFR600 Ser...

Page 16: ...hat does not contain a Fibre Channel Disk II card The PFR600 supports up to four PFR600E RAID Expansion Chassis It does not support connection to PFR500E RAID Expansion Chassis Always use optical SFPs and cables to connect the PFR600 to PFR600E RAID Expansion Chassis to ensure optimal performance of your RAID storage system Capacity and redundancy The PFR600 Series contains five or ten half height...

Page 17: ...ou must not hot swap operational devices such as disk drives without first disabling the target component using the Grass Valley Disk Utility An optional second RAID Controller Module in the PFR600 Series allows for continued access to the PFR600 Series if the primary RAID Controller fails Adding a second RAID Controller to the same chassis is not intended to increase performance but rather to add...

Page 18: ... backup battery so that if electrical power is lost data stored in cache memory will be saved Data store cache is not used in the PFR600 Series so the Battery Backup module is not used even though it ships as part of the LBB module Fan Module A Chassis Power Supply A Fan Module B Power Supply B LBB B LBB A SFP Battery Backup Unit BBU ...

Page 19: ...witch depending how the PFR600 Series RAID is used See also Chassis address setting requirement on page 28 The following diagram shows how disk modules are identified based on the chassis address and physical location The chassis with an address set to 0 contains drives from 1 to 10 the chassis with an address set to 1 contains drives from 11 to 20 and so forth Midplane The midplane distributes po...

Page 20: ...s to begin rebuild after being installed See Removing and installing disk modules on page 44 The disk drives are 3 5 inch FC AL drives that conform to the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL standards and support dual port FC AL interconnects through the two RAID controllers and their cabling CAUTION Once the PFR600 Series RAID is installed and configured the disk modules become slot dependent Mov...

Page 21: ...udes one or two RAID Controller modules Two RAID Controller modules are installed when the redundant Fibre Channel option is installed This provides redundant Fiber Channel interface ports to the Profile system or Fibre Channel switch fabric The following figure shows a PFR600 RAID Storage Chassis with the two RAID Controller Modules installed RAID controllers can be installed in either position t...

Page 22: ...the Fibre Channel Host Port and the Fibre Channel Loop Port Copper or optical SFP Small Form factor Pluggable modules are used in the Host Fibre Channel ports to connect Fibre Channel cabling to a Profile XP Media Platform or to a Fibre Channel switch in an Open SAN fabric respectively Optical SFP modules are used in the Fibre Channel Loop ports to connect to a PFR600E This extends the Fibre Chann...

Page 23: ...nnector is provided for Ethernet network connection which is used for SNMP monitoring and firmware downloads A DB 9 serial port is provided for serial communications with a console program to configure the RAID Controller s IP address subnet mask SNMP domain and other network settings These settings are required to use the NetCentral monitoring software Refer to your PVS Series Installation Guide ...

Page 24: ...ort status LED for each Fibre Channel port Refer to Interpreting rear panel status LEDs on page 42 A DB 9 serial port is provided for serial communications with the PFR600 through the supplied cable Refer to your PVS Series Installation Guide or the Open SAN Instruction Manual for connection information NOTE The PFR600E Expansion chassis and PFR600 Controller chassis must be powered on and off in ...

Page 25: ...e from the rear panel The status LEDs are described in the Interpreting rear panel status LEDs on page 42 A retaining screw secures the power supply in place You can add or remove one power supply in the RAID Storage Chassis while the RAID Storage Chassis is powered up Fan modules There are two fan modules used to cool the components installed in the PFR600 Series RAID chassis The fan modules conn...

Page 26: ...TANT Grass Valley does not support mixing disk drives of differing capacities in any RAID chassis All disk drives in any RAID chassis must be of the same capacity For example if a PFR600 and a PFR600E are connected all the disk drives in both the PFR600 and the PFR600E must be of the same capacity PFR600 Configuration RAID Controller Module Includes one LBB Loop Bypass Board Module Power Supplies ...

Page 27: ...cal Specifications and Operating Limits Power Refer to AC power requirements on page 53 for AC power requirements The values indicate either the values for the power cord of a PFR600 E with a single power supply or the total values shared by the line cords of two power supplies in the same PFR600 E with the division between the power cords and supplies at the current sharing ratio If one of the tw...

Page 28: ...AID Chassis All chassis are shipped with the chassis address set to 0 The chassis address switch is located inside the chassis on the midplane board The following figures show how to gain access to the switch by removing the board canisters CAUTION Refer to the PVS Series Installation Guide you received with your Profile XP storage system or the Open SAN Instruction Manual for step by step instruc...

Page 29: ...oller Any copper cables you use must meet the appropriate standards for 1 Gbit FC AL loops Such cables are fully shielded twin axial full duplex cables with DB 9 connectors Cables greater than 10 meters must be equalized cables equal to or less than 10 meters do not need to be equalized Do not use copper cables longer than 15 meters for any Fibre Channel connection in a Profile system PFR600 and P...

Page 30: ...s using a GVG Disk Utility provided by Grass Valley Refer to the appropriate manual for information on using the GVG Disk Utility to bind drives Type of PFR500 E installation Manual to use for binding procedures Part of an Open SAN Open SAN Instruction Manual Connected directly to a Profile XP Media Platform as local storage PVS Installation Guide for your Profile XP model or the Profile XP System...

Page 31: ...acking the chassis Installing the rack mounts Installing the chassis with drive the support bracket Installing chassis without the drive support bracket Unpacking the chassis Unpack the PFR600 E chassis cables and installation kit WARNING A PFR600 E chassis is heavy Two people should lift and move it CAUTION Save the chassis packaging Use only PFR600 approved packaging to ship Box containing cable...

Page 32: ... locking nuts 2 Adjust the length of the outside edges of the chassis mount assembly to fit between the front and back channel mounts Secure these two pieces together Pull chassis mount assembly away from channel mounts 3 Place cage nuts around the top and bottom two holes on the front of the chassis mount assembly such that the nuts are inside the front and the back of the chassis mount assembly ...

Page 33: ... PFR600 E Instruction Manual 33 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 for the right side Left Stationary Chassis Mount Left Chassis Slide Rail Cage Nuts 4 per side Locking Nits 3 per side Cage Nuts 2 per side Front Channel Mount Back Channel Mount 0626 15 ...

Page 34: ... drive support bracket 1 Rest the chassis on the support angles shown Slide the chassis back and into place 2 Add the drive support bracket and secure the chassis to the rack with the mounting screws that shipped with the chassis 3 Repeat steps 1 2 to insert each PFR600 E chassis in the rack The drive support brackets preclude edge covers Installing chassis without the drive support bracket To ins...

Page 35: ...ing the PFR600 E chassis in the rack 20 February 2004 PFR600 E Instruction Manual 35 3 Apply the edge covers that are packaged with the PFR600 E 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to install each PFR600 E chassis in the rack ...

Page 36: ...and electrical standards CAUTION The PFR600 E system must be electrically grounded Operating the system without proper grounding can damage disk drives If the outlet you use is not grounded make sure that a licensed electrician replaces it and installs a grounding conductor To prevent the plug from inadvertently being unplugged secure the electrical cable into the outlet by doing the following 1 I...

Page 37: ...ailure to do so may prevent some LUNs in the expansion chassis from being recognized 2 Wait for RAID storage initialization as follows Rear panel 7 segment LED displays the chassis address approximately two minutes Wait until all disk access LEDs are steady green approximately 3 minutes Refer to sections in Chapter 3 Servicing the PFR600 Series RAID for information on interpreting status LED behav...

Page 38: ...stem by powering down the PFR600 Controller chassis prior to or at the same time as with the PFR600E Expansion chassis CAUTION You must always power down the PFR600 RAID Controller chassis prior to or at the same time as the PFR600E Expansion Chassis To turn on power refer to PFR600 E power up and initialization on page 36 Battery Backup recharge Every PFR600 E RAID controller includes a backup ba...

Page 39: ...g GVG Disk Utility on page 40 Monitoring PFR600 Series RAID status using NetCentral on page 40 Interpreting disk module LEDs on page 41 Interpreting rear panel status LEDs on page 42 LBB 7 segment display codes on page 43 Removing and installing disk modules on page 44 Replacing the Loop Bypass Board LBB or RAID Controller on page 47 Replacing data ports on page 49 Replacing a power supply on page...

Page 40: ...tor PFR600 Series RAID Storage systems using Grass Valley s NetCentral monitoring software Enabled by SNMP NetCentral can continuously monitor the storage system and send notifications if there is a problem The SNMP agent software required for NetCentral monitoring runs on the PFR600 Series RAID Controller module As a result the PFR600 Series RAID appears in NetCentral as a standalone device rathe...

Page 41: ...ovide this information All drives are green rapid blinking chassis address Disk I O in progress One drive is blue chassis address Drive has been identified using the GVG Disk Utility F Drive is failed One drive is alternating blue green rapid blinking chassis address Disk I O in progress and the drive has been identified using the GVG Disk Utility One drive is green red orange Drive itself has det...

Page 42: ...n good FC loop status lit loop is down off loop is valid Ethernet transmit Ethernet receive Flashing decimal point heartbeat for ESI processor Drive enclosure number and event code display Reset button for LBB Use only when advised by Ciprico personnel FC loop status lit loop is down off loop is valid FC loop status lit loop is down off loop is valid Reset button for LBB Use only when advised by C...

Page 43: ...econds from power up If C remains longer than 30 seconds after power up the LBB has failed Board may not be fully seated or may have suffered a critical error during a firmware upgrade F Critical Alternating with chassis address An error or event has occurred that requires human intervention Check disk LEDs and rear panel LEDs Also check system status using NetCentral Informational Blinking throug...

Page 44: ...care about losing the media in the media file system and under the following cautions The disk module must be unbound Moving a drive module that is part of a LUN to another slot makes all information on the LUN inaccessible You must remove and install the disk module while the storage system is powered up A disk module must be inserted all the way or removed entirely Do not leave a disk module par...

Page 45: ...firm the drive location by ensuring that the disk module LED is blue or red NetCentral messages may report disk faults by disk module number To locate a disk module by number look at the 7 segment LED display on the rear panel of the RAID Controller or Loop Bypass Boards It displays a single digit 0 through 9 This indicates the chassis address of the chassis The chassis displaying chassis address ...

Page 46: ...4 The disk spins up automatically 5 Disk module rebuild begins in approximately 3 4 minutes If not refer to Chapter 3 of the Profile XP System Guide for instructions on forcing disk module rebuild using GVG Disk Utility Also refer to Interpreting rear panel status LEDs on page 42 for disk module LED status during rebuild Afterward check disk module status using NetCentral or GVG Disk Utility 6 Rep...

Page 47: ... remove both RAID Controllers while the PFR600 Series RAID is powered up Removing the LBB or RAID Controller To remove the LBB or RAID Controller 1 Identify the module to be replaced using NetCentral or rear panel LED indicators If you are removing an operational LBB or RAID controller use the GVG Disk Utility to disable the desired module 2 Remove the cables connected to the module Note where the...

Page 48: ...l status LEDs Refer to Interpreting rear panel status LEDs on page 42 6 Ensure that the replacement drive firmware matches that of the other controller Refer to Chapter 3 Working with Storage Using GVG Disk Utility in the Profile XP System Guide for information on checking and loading controller firmware 7 If installing a RAID controller configure the network and SNMP settings as described in the ...

Page 49: ...ts and 2Gb s SFPs as the Fibre Channel Loop data ports To replace the data ports 1 Remove cabling and remove the data port as shown 2 Insert the replacement data port into the module as shown then reconnect cabling 3 Verify the Fibre Channel connection using the port Loop LED Refer to Interpreting rear panel status LEDs on page 42 Optical SFP adapter Tab Remove white cap Remove white cap ...

Page 50: ...e chassis To replace the power supply 1 Turn the standby switch to Standby 0 as shown 2 Remove the electrical cable from the power supply 3 Loosen the captive screw on the power supply 4 Pull the module out of the enclosure as shown 5 Insert the replacement power supply into the empty bay 6 Tighten the captive screw on the power supply 7 Plug the electrical cable into the power supply 2750 On Stan...

Page 51: ...ule until you have a replacement fan module available You can remove the drive fan module while the PFR600 E is powered up To replace a fan module 1 Loosen the captive screw on the fan module 2 Pull the module out of the enclosure 3 Insert the replacement fan module into the empty bay 4 Tighten the captive screw on the module 5 As soon as the module is reinstalled the fans start spinning and the s...

Page 52: ...Chapter 3 Servicing the PFR600 Series RAID 52 PFR600 E Instruction Manual 20 February 2004 ...

Page 53: ... 1 Gbit FC AL loops Such cables are fully shielded twin axial full duplex cables with DB 9 or connectors Cables greater than 10 meters must be equalized cables equal to or less than 10 meters do not need to be equalized Do not use copper cables longer than 15 meters for any Fibre Channel connection in a Profile system Any optical cables you use must meet the appropriate standards for 2 Gb s FC AL ...

Page 54: ...o issue auto warning and auto shutdown incase the over temperature limit is reached Requirements Description Temperature Operating 5 to 35 degrees C 41 to 95 degrees F Temperature Non operating 40 to 65 degrees C 40 to 149 degrees F Relative Humidity Operating 5 to 75 non condensing Relative Humidity Non operating 5 to 95 non condensing ...

Page 55: ...n 19 installing 46 removing 45 replacing 44 disk module LED displays interpreting 41 disk utilities 30 drive support bracket 34 E ejector lever 47 Emission Control compliance 7 EN55022 Class A Warning 7 error codes 43 Ethernet connector 23 F fan module description 25 replacing 51 running in standby 25 status LEDs 42 43 FC AL Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop cabling requirements 29 FCC Emission Limits...

Page 56: ...installation requirements 27 installing in rack 34 monitoring status 40 operating limits 54 power supply description 25 powering down 38 rear panel view 21 24 requirements cabling 29 operating 54 weight 53 power cord 36 outlet 36 power supply description 25 replacing 50 status LEDs 42 43 powering up 37 Product Damage Precautions 5 R rack mounting 31 RAID configuration 30 RAID Controller descriptio...

Page 57: ...20 February 2004 PFR600 E Instruction Manual 57 monitoring PFR500 E 40 storage capacity 16 support Grass Valley 13 V voltage PFR500 E requirements 53 W weight chassis 53 width chassis 53 ...

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