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The Nexsan E60™ and Nexsan E48™ are designed so that some of their components can be replaced
without turning off the unit or interrupting its functioning. This chapter describes how to replace each of these
modules in the field while the unit is running.

WARNING:

Risk of ELECTRIC SHOCK if components are removed or tampered with when unit

power is on. ONLY a TRAINED OPERATOR may remove and replace the field-replaceable modules
while power is on.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Power Supply Units (PSUs)

21

RAID Controllers

23

Disk drives

25

Front drive drawer fans

28

Rear drive drawer fan assembly

30

Chapter

3

Chapter 3:

Replacing Modules

Summary of Contents for E48

Page 1: ...Nexsan E60 E60V E60VT E60P and Nexsan E48 E48V E48VT E48P RAID Storage Units NEXSAN 910 E Hamilton Ave Campbell CA 95008 p 1 760 690 1111 www nexsan com FRU Removal and Replacement Guide Part Number...

Page 2: ...y 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 the in...

Page 3: ...nnectors 6 LEDs 6 Switches 7 Turbo cards VT units only 8 Host port options 8 Drawer interior 10 Field replaceable modules 10 Other modules 10 LEDs 10 Physical characteristics 11 Dimensions Nexsan E60...

Page 4: ...RAID Controllers 23 Disk drives 25 Front drive drawer fans 28 Rear drive drawer fan assembly 30 Glossary 32 Contents iv Nexsan www nexsan com Nexsan E60 Nexsan E48 FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...

Page 5: ...refers to labels on the physical unit or interactive items in the graphical user interface GUI is in boldface Notes tips cautions and warnings Note Notes contain important information present alterna...

Page 6: ...software support warranty and repair for all Nexsan products A variety of service and support programs are available to provide you with the level of coverage and availability your operation requires...

Page 7: ...E48X E48XV RAID Storage Expansion Units Installation Guide Nexsan E60X E60XV Nexsan E48X E48XV RAID Storage Expansion Units FRU Removal and Replacement Guide Nexsan High Density Storage User Guide Nex...

Page 8: ...al components or both Lift the unit ONLY by the bottom edges of the chassis using safe lifting practices The unit should only be installed in a clean dry environment The operating temperature is 5 to...

Page 9: ...view on page 1 added illustration of Nexsan E60VT Nexsan E48VT rear panel to Rear Panel on page 3 updated information for expansion controllers on page 4 added section describing VT turbo card LEDs to...

Page 10: ...contents Version 2 3 March 2011 Images replaced on pages 19 and 24 Version 1 12 March 2011 Updated manual to new style throughout name of product changed from Nexsan B60 to Nexsan E60 warning regardi...

Page 11: ...uit Overloading on page 8 expanded and clarified rack mounting instructions under Installing the Nexsan B60 into a Rack on pages 8 15 Disk Drives section removed from page 16 Disk Drawer internal LEDs...

Page 12: ...Revision history xii Nexsan www nexsan com Nexsan E60 Nexsan E48 FRU Removal and Replacement Guide...

Page 13: ...ther the V or VT variants It is possible to convert a V or VT variant to P specification Aside from the difference in internal communication speed and the presence of the turbo card in the VT units th...

Page 14: ...power levels are outside of specifications The Environmental Information page under System Information in the graphical user interface GUI displays details see the Nexsan High Density Storage User Gu...

Page 15: ...cates that the unit is operating within specification Amber indicates that the drawer is unlocked Red indicates a fault in the unit which could be any of the following A Power Supply Unit issue with t...

Page 16: ...15 16 Field Replaceable Modules 1a RAID Controller 0 1b RAID Controller 1 2a Power Supply Unit PSU 0 2b Power Supply Unit PSU 1 Other Modules 3 Interconnect Service Modules ISMs Connectors 4 Power 5...

Page 17: ...12 13 14 15 16 Field Replaceable Modules 1a RAID Controller 0 1b RAID Controller 1 2a Power Supply Unit PSU 0 2b Power Supply Unit PSU 1 Other Modules 3 Interconnect Service Modules ISMs Connectors 4...

Page 18: ...tors 12Gb s SAS connectors 6 One Management port MGMT per RAID Controller Ethernet 10 100 dedicated management port RJ45 for web based configuration 7 One SERIAL port per RAID Controller Mini DIN RJ45...

Page 19: ...and then restored when the unit is powered up again Flashing red once per second indicates that the controller is offline due to a fault being detected Flashing green twice per second indicates that t...

Page 20: ...EM Indicates the status of the turbo card s cache memory Green indicates that data is in the cache that needs to be written to disk If there is no data in the cache this LED is off STAT Indicates the...

Page 21: ...ection The lower LED flashes yellow for data activity but also lights up yellow when there is an 8Gb s connection When there is an 8Gb s connection the upper LED is off During the power up sequence bo...

Page 22: ...d replaced in the event of failure see Rear drive drawer fan assembly on page 30 Other modules 3 Drive Guides Align with plastic rails on disk drives to guide installation These are integral to the dr...

Page 23: ...rement Value Chassis height 4U 177mm 6 97 Chassis length 835mm 32 87 Chassis length including fascia and handles 887mm 35 95 allow at least 150mm for cables at rear a 1 000mm rack is recommended Chass...

Page 24: ...nel One 120mm 12V axial fan life 40 000 hrs per drive drawer for a total of three Internal Two double gang 12V axial fans life 40 000 hrs per drive drawer for a total of six PSUs Four 12V axial fans l...

Page 25: ...powered down Note Only the Nexsan E60 and Nexsan E48 come in a single controller configuration WARNING Risk of ELECTRIC SHOCK if components are removed or tampered with when unit power is on ONLY a T...

Page 26: ...rkstation 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 unit or to any proper grounding point for an unracked...

Page 27: ...Controller system 1 Shut down or disconnect all hosts connected to the Nexsan E60 Nexsan E48 storage unit 2 Through the Nexsan E60 Nexsan E48 unit s graphical user interface GUI set the system to a du...

Page 28: ...w RAID Controller 9 In the graphical user interface GUI go to the Home page and verify that the status bar for the new RAID Controller is green See Home Page in Chapter 3 of the Nexsan RAID Storage Us...

Page 29: ...t is set to determines whether or not newly inserted disks are automatically assigned as pool spares To check or set the spare mode go to Configure RAID Spare Mode in the graphical user interface GUI...

Page 30: ...atus LED lights up green to inform you that the disk is connected and functioning properly CAUTION Where possible always load disk drives in rows of four across the width of the drive drawer Leaving l...

Page 31: ...it has been automatically detected and assigned as a pool spare or that it is unassigned and ready to be used in a new array or assigned as a spare See Home Page in Chapter 3 of the Nexsan RAID Stora...

Page 32: ...d while the unit is running WARNING Risk of ELECTRIC SHOCK if components are removed or tampered with when unit power is on ONLY a TRAINED OPERATOR may remove and replace the field replaceable modules...

Page 33: ...cautions on page 14 for detailed instructions To replace a PSU 1 Determine which PSU or PSU fan has failed by examining the PSU status LEDs on each module A red LED indicates the failed module see Rea...

Page 34: ...o PSU status LEDs light up green to indicate that the unit is functioning properly and supplying power to the unit 7 In the graphical user interface GUI go to the Home page and verify that the status...

Page 35: ...ning the STAT LED on each module see Rear panel on page 1 A flashing red LED indicates the failed unit The Home page of the graphical user interface GUI also tells you which unit has failed see the Ne...

Page 36: ...propriate connectors on the replaced RAID Controller Note If you have replaced only one Controller in a dual Controller unit skip to step 10 9 If you have replaced the Controller in a single Controlle...

Page 37: ...hile installing or performing maintenance on any Nexsan RAID storage unit See Take proper ESD precautions on page 14 for detailed instructions To replace disk drives in the unit 1 Determine which driv...

Page 38: ...es carefully to avoid damage and data loss 5 Determine which drive has failed by examining the arrow shaped drive status LEDs next to each drive see Drawer interior on page 10 A red LED indicates the...

Page 39: ...o lock the drawer into place The STAT LED on the front of the drawer turns from amber to green to let you know that the drive drawer is properly latched The DSK LED lights up green to let you know tha...

Page 40: ...ee Figure 3 5 The STAT LED turns amber to let you know that the drive drawer is unlocked CAUTION Only open ONE drawer at a time Fully close and lock each drawer before opening another one Failure to d...

Page 41: ...efully slide the drawer back into the unit making sure that it is flush with the other drawers 11 Turn the lock clockwise to lock the drawer into place The STAT LED on the front of the drawer turns fr...

Page 42: ...rns amber to let you know that the drive drawer is unlocked CAUTION Only open ONE drawer at a time Fully close and lock each drawer before opening another one Failure to do so may overbalance the rack...

Page 43: ...green to let you know that the drive drawer is properly latched The ENV LED lights up green to let you know that the fan is functioning properly and that the drawer temperature is within specificatio...

Page 44: ...ing a person working on electronic equipment Also called an ESD strap or a grounding bracelet array A linked group of one or more physical independent hard disk drives See also RAID B bit The smallest...

Page 45: ...usually referred to as 10Gb Ethernet or 10GbE Expansion Controller A module of Nexsan E Series expansion units Nexsan E18X XV E32XV E48X XV and E60X XV that connects via SAS to a Nexsan storage unit...

Page 46: ...cation between an information processing system such as a computer or a Nexsan storage system s RAID controller and the outside world either an operator or another information processing system Inputs...

Page 47: ...o which manages the physical disk drives in a RAID and presents them as a single logical unit to attached devices The RAID Controllers in Nexsan storage units are hardware modules Nexsan RAID Controll...

Page 48: ...e computed as 240 1 099 511 627 776 bytes often called a binary terabyte and abbreviated TiB TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The set of communications protocols used for the Int...

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