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Chapter 1

Chapter 1:

Overview

Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X 2U, rack-mountable Storage Expansions can hold up to 18 or 32 SATA,
SAS, or SSD data disks respectively.

Nexsan E-Series base models use 3Gb/s SAS for internal communication between the RAID Controllers
and hard disks. E-Series P models use 6-Gb/s SAS for internal communication.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Drawer interior

Physical characteristics

Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X
Installation Guide

Nexsan

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Summary of Contents for E18X

Page 1: ...Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X Storage Expansions Installation Guide Part Number P0450138 Rev B NEXSAN 1289 Anvilwood Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94089 USA Printed Sunday April 3 2022 www nexsan com...

Page 2: ...l may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct th...

Page 3: ...ical characteristics 16 Dimensions Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X 16 Power 16 Cooling 16 Materials 16 Environment 17 Chapter 2 Getting Started 19 Taking delivery of your Nexsan Storage System 20 Unpack t...

Page 4: ...System 36 Prepare the Nexsan Storage System 36 Update the firmware 37 Connect the Nexsan Storage Expansion 37 Hot add Nexsan Storage Expansions to a powered up Nexsan Storage System 37 Attach Nexsan...

Page 5: ...interactive items in the GUI References to software user guides monospace Command line interface CLI text or text that refers to file or directory names monospace bold Text strings that must be entere...

Page 6: ...exsan product manuals contain related information Nexsan E18 and Nexsan E32 Storage Systems Installation Guide Nexsan E18 and Nexsan E32 Storage Systems FRU Removal and Replacement Guide Nexsan E18X a...

Page 7: ...by having wall anchors and or stabilizing legs and that the floor supporting the rack has sufficient strength for the overall weight loading The cordset specification for the Nexsan E32X Nexsan E18X...

Page 8: ...tion Guide Minimum requirements Before connecting a Nexsan E32XNexsan E18X to your Nexsan E32Nexsan E18 Storage System the following minimum requirements must be met Firmware version Q011 1014 or high...

Page 9: ...an E Series base models use 3Gb s SAS for internal communication between the RAID Controllers and hard disks E Series P models use 6 Gb s SAS for internal communication This chapter contains the follo...

Page 10: ...replaced in the event of a fan failure see the Nexsan E Series FRU Removal and Replacement Guide for your Storage System Table 1 3 Other modules Number Component Description 2 Active Drive Drawers 2 E...

Page 11: ...age User Guide 5 Environment LED ENV Indicates the temperature and fan status for the drawer Green indicates that the drawer temperature is within specifications and that all fans are operating prope...

Page 12: ...the following tables as a legend for the rear panel diagram Table 1 7 Field replaceable modules Number Component Description 1 RAID Controller s 1 or 2 Expansion Controllers 2 Each controller can be...

Page 13: ...SAS 26 pin I Pass 8088 6Gb s SAS connectors 6 One Management port MGMT per RAID Controller Dedicated management port RJ45 for Web based configuration 1Gb in E Series P 10 100 in prior series models 7...

Page 14: ...les as a legend for the Drawer interior components diagram Table 1 13 Field replaceable modules Number Module Description 1 Disk Drives Up to nine 3 5 disk drives for Nexsan E18X Storage Systems or si...

Page 15: ...ule Description 4 Drive Guides Align with plastic rails on disk drives to guide installation These are integral to the drive drawer and cannot be individually replaced Table 1 15 LEDs Number Module De...

Page 16: ...100 240VAC 47 63Hz Cordset specification in North America is USA IEC C13 to IEC C14 rated 125V 15A Typical power consumption is 383W 1 73A for 600GB SAS drives and 286W 1 32A for 3TB SATA drives Peak...

Page 17: ...Environment Ambient operating temperature 5 C 30 C 41 F 86 F Minimum drawer operation temperature 10 C 50 F Chapter 1 Overview Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X Installation Guide Nexsan www nexsan com 17 1...

Page 18: ...Physical characteristics 1 18 Part Number P0450138 Rev B www nexsan com Nexsan BEAST and E Series...

Page 19: ...stem quickly and safely Please read this document carefully and review all of the information in this section before installing the Nexsan Storage System This chapter contains the following sections T...

Page 20: ...he Nexsan Storage System Carefully unpack your Nexsan Storage System and inspect each item before installation To unpack the Nexsan Storage System 1 Carefully cut the straps holding the box closed and...

Page 21: ...ng the Nexsan E18 and Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X to the mounting spacers or rack two 2 power cables disposable ESD strap four 4 SAS cables any additional items that may have been ordered 4 Set the ac...

Page 22: ...e handles on the chassis Doing so may cause damage to the chassis or to internal components or both Lift the enclosure ONLY by the bottom edges of the chassis using safe lifting practices Tip The pack...

Page 23: ...k To prepare the site and rack for Nexsan Storage System installation Ensure that the ambient temperature at the installation site is between 5 C 41 F and 30 C 86 F Place the rack so that full unimped...

Page 24: ...static workstation 2 Attach the clip end of the anti static wrist strap to the rack s ESD grounding pin or to any bare metal part of the rack for a racked storage system or to any proper grounding poi...

Page 25: ...Nexsan Storage System See Take proper ESD precautions on the previous page for detailed instructions To prepare the Nexsan Storage System for installation 1 Ground yourself with the included anti stat...

Page 26: ...Before installation 2 26 Part Number P0450138 Rev B www nexsan com Nexsan BEAST and E Series...

Page 27: ...ement This chapter contains the following sections Prepare the mounting rails 28 Mount the Nexsan Storage System 31 Restore the power supply units 32 Reseat the expansion controllers 33 Load the disk...

Page 28: ...ght on the outside surfaces as shown in Figure 3 1 When installing them into the rack be sure to place them on the correct sides Figure 3 1 Mounting rails left and right labeling To prepare the mounti...

Page 29: ...e Nexsan E32X and Nexsan E18X RAID Storage Expansions FRU Removal and Replacement Guide However some rack doors cannot close when the Nexsan Storage System is mounted with the mounting spacers To moun...

Page 30: ...Figure 3 6 Attaching the mounting rail in front 6 Repeat the previous two steps for the right mounting rail The mounting rails are now ready to receive the Nexsan Storage System Figure 3 7 Both mount...

Page 31: ...part of the rack Both people lifting the enclosure must do this 2 Attach one end of the anti static wrist strap to a bare metal part of the rack Secure the other end around your wrist Both people lif...

Page 32: ...m while installing or performing maintenance on any Nexsan Storage System See Take proper ESD precautions on page 24 for detailed instructions To insert the two PSUs into the back of the Nexsan Storag...

Page 33: ...he spring lock tab should be on the left see Rear panel page 12 2 Insert the Expansion Controller into the slot and carefully slide it back until the spring lock tab clicks into place Figure 3 11 Slid...

Page 34: ...m perature Failure to do so may result in internal cable damage To load the disk drives into the Nexsan Storage Expansion drive drawers 1 Turn the drawer lock clockwise to unlock the left drive drawer...

Page 35: ...timal drive and Nexsan Storage System cooling efficiency CAUTION For Nexsan E18X Storage Expansions where possible always load disk drives in stacks of three Leaving large gaps between disk drives dec...

Page 36: ...attached to a Nexsan E32 A Nexsan E18XV can only be attached to a Nexsan E18V A Nexsan E18X can only be attached to a Nexsan E18 Prepare the Nexsan Storage System In order for your Nexsan E Series or...

Page 37: ...ies Storage System with firmware version Q0x1 1100 or higher you can hot add the Nexsan Storage Expansion while the Nexsan Storage System is still powered on and running Connecting the Nexsan E32X or...

Page 38: ...the EXP OUT 1 port of the top controller of the first Nexsan Storage Expansion to the EXP IN 1 port of the top controller of the second Nexsan Storage Expansion d Repeat steps a through c to connect t...

Page 39: ...Using the supplied power cords connect each PSU on each Nexsan E32XNexsan E18X BT60X Nexsan Storage Expansion to main power Note While the Nexsan Storage System is powering up the storage system fans...

Page 40: ...ow ready to be attached to the Nexsan Storage Expansion 2 Using the supplied SAS cables attach the Nexsan Storage Expansion to the Nexsan Storage System as follows Note Connecting the Nexsan Storage E...

Page 41: ...s CAUTION Expansion Controller 0 on the first enclosure MUST be connected to Expansion Controller 0 on the second enclosure and Expansion Controller 1 on the first enclosure MUST be connected to Expan...

Page 42: ...u may need to press and hold one of the two SW0 switches on the rear of the Nexsan Storage System for 4 seconds to initiate the power up sequence d Wait approximately 5 minutes for the firmware in the...

Page 43: ...Configure Enclosures page displays 3 For the Nexsan Storage Expansion you wish to remove click the Unload button to begin shutting down all RAID sets on the storage expansion 4 Go to System Informati...

Page 44: ...Remove a Nexsan Storage Expansion from an active Nexsan Storage System 3 44 Part Number P0450138 Rev B www nexsan com Nexsan BEAST and E Series...

Page 45: ...built in cable management sys tem allows cables to extend and retract with the active drawer for easy servicing Anti Vibration Design Nexsan s proprietary disk installation scheme wherein drives are...

Page 46: ...rawer E E Series The series of Nexsan Storage Systems that includes the Nexsan E18 E48 and E60 Stor age Systems and their V VT and P variants the Nexsan E32V the Nexsan E18X E48X and E60X expansions a...

Page 47: ...n site Consult Nexsan Support for details G Gb Gigabit Approximately one billion 1 000 000 000 bits GB Gigabyte Approximately one billion 1 000 000 000 bytes Used to describe the storage capacity of h...

Page 48: ...omputer System Interface A transport protocol that provides for the SCSI protocol to be carried over a TCP IP network ISM See Interconnect Service Module L LAN See local area network LED Light Emittin...

Page 49: ...s are usually referred to with a two digit number For example RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 rail A type of rack mount that enables a device to be easily slid into and back out of a rack S SAN See storage area...

Page 50: ...join network seg ments U U Unit The standard unit of measure for des ignating the vertical usable space or height of racks 1U is equal to 1 75 inches A device that is described as being 1U in height m...

Page 51: ...per nexsansupport com contact Copyright 2010 2022 Nexsan All rights reserved Nexsan and the Nexsan logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nexsan All other trademarks and registered trademarks...

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