Infortrend EonStor DS S48 Series, Hardware Manual

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contact Information ............................................................................................................... 2
Copyright Notice .................................................................................................................... 3
Safety Precautions................................................................................................................. 4
About This Manual ................................................................................................................. 7
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................... 8
1 Introduction
1.1 Product Overview ..................................................................................................... 11
1.1.1 Front Panel ....................................................................................................... 12
1.1.2 Rear Panel........................................................................................................13
1.2 Major Components ................................................................................................... 14
1.2.1 Cache Backup Module (CBM) of RAID Controllers........................................... 14
1.2.2 JBOD Controller and Interface .......................................................................... 15
1.2.3 Power Supply Unit (PSU) w/ Built-in Cooling Module & Drawer Fan Module.... 16
1.2.4 Internal Backplane ............................................................................................ 16
1.3 Front Panel Components ......................................................................................... 17
1.3.1 LCD Keypad Panel for RAID Models ................................................................ 17
1.3.2 LED Panel for JBOD Models............................................................................. 18
1.3.3 Hard Drive Drawer ............................................................................................ 19
1.4 Controller Interfaces ................................................................................................ 21
1.4.1 S48 RAID.......................................................................................................... 21
1.4.2 S48 JBOD......................................................................................................... 22
1.5 Power Supply Unit (PSU) ......................................................................................... 23
1.6 Drawer Fan Cooling Module .................................................................................... 24
1.7 System Monitoring Features ................................................................................... 25
1.7.1 Expansion Enclosure Support........................................................................... 25
1.7.2 I2C bus ............................................................................................................. 26
1.7.3 Firmware (FW) and SANWatch......................................................................... 26
1.7.4 Audible Alarms .................................................................................................. 26
1.8 Hot-swapping............................................................................................................ 27
2 Hardware Installation
2.1 Installation Prerequisites ......................................................................................... 28
2.2 Installation Procedures Overview ........................................................................... 29
2.3 Unpacking the System ............................................................................................. 31
2.3.1 Box contents ..................................................................................................... 31
2.3.2 Preinstalled Components .................................................................................. 31
2.3.3 Components to Be Installed .............................................................................. 31
2.4 Adjuster Pillars ......................................................................................................... 32
2.4.1 Adjuster Pillar Installation.................................................................................. 34
2.5 Installing the enclosure (Rack-mounting) .............................................................. 35
2.5.1 Slide Rail Contents ........................................................................................... 35
2.5.2 Slide Rail Installation Procedure ....................................................................... 36
2.6 Installing Hard Drives............................................................................................... 40
2.6.1 Installing Hard Drive Prerequisites.................................................................... 40
2.6.2 Installing Hard Drive Brackets........................................................................... 41
2.6.3 Installing Hard Drives into the Drawer............................................................... 42
3 System Connection
3.1 General Considerations on Making Connections.................................................. 43
3.1.1 Host-Side Topologies ........................................................................................ 44
3.1.2 Host-Side Parameters....................................................................................... 44
3.1.3 Maximum Concurrent Host LUN Connection (“Nexus” in SCSI) ....................... 45
3.1.4 Maximum Queued I/O Count ............................................................................46
3.2 Fibre-Host RAID Connections ................................................................................. 47