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Related documentation

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Nexsan Unity Online Help

Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide

Nexsan UnityHardware Maintenance Guide, Unity Next Generation

Nexsan Unity Software User Guide

Nexsan Unity nxadmin Command-line Interface Reference Guide

Nexsan Unity nxcmd Command-line Interface Reference Guide

Nexsan Unity Snapshots and Replication Guide

Nexsan Unity Storage Expansion Reference Guide

Nexsan Unity VMware Best Practices Guide

Nexsan Unity NFS Interoperability

Nexsan Unity Networking Best Practices Guide

Nexsan Unity Performance Best Practices Guide

Nexsan Unity Microsoft Best Practices Guide

Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v. 5.1

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Summary of Contents for Unity 2200

Page 1: ...YPER UNIFIED STORAGE Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide Firmware Version Unity v 5 1 NEXSAN 325 E Hillcrest Drive Suite 150 Thousand Oaks CA 91360 USA Printed Wednesday November 28 2018 www nexsan com ...

Page 2: ...rence in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Electromagnetic Emissions FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 61000 3 2 3 3 CISPR 22 Class A ICES 003 Electromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 CISPR 24 EN 61000 4 2 EN 61000 4 3 EN 61000 4 4 EN 61000 4 5 EN 61000 4 6 EN 61000 4 8 EN 61000 4 11 Safety CSA EN IEC UL 60950 1 Compliant UL or CSA Listed USA and Canada CE ...

Page 3: ...6900 hardware overview 21 Unity 6900 General specifications 23 Unity 6900 front and rear views 24 Unity 6900 LEDs 25 Drive carrier LEDs 26 Chapter 4 US 224 Expansion Hardware overview 27 US 224 Expansion general specifications 28 US 224 Expansion Front and rear views 29 US 224 Expansion Front panel LEDs 29 Drive carrier LEDs 30 Chapter 5 US 316 Expansion Hardware overview 33 US 316 Expansion gener...

Page 4: ...and rear views 40 US 424 Expansion LEDs 42 Drive carrier LEDs 43 Chapter 7 US 460 Expansion Hardware overview 45 US 460 Expansion general specifications 45 US 460 Expansion front and rear views 46 US 460 Expansion Front panel LEDs 48 Control panel LEDs 48 Contents Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 4 ...

Page 5: ...ical unit or interactive items in the graphical user interface GUI monospace Text that is displayed in the command line interface CLI or text that refers to file or directory names monospace bold Text strings that must be entered by the user in the command line interface or in text fields in the graphical user interface GUI italics System messages and non interactive items in the graphical user in...

Page 6: ...the level of coverage and availability your operation requires Nexsan Unity Documents Downloads page https helper nexsansupport com unt_ downloads html Unity Online Help page https helper nexsansupport com unt_ onlinehelp html Contact Nexsan Unity support https helper nexsansupport com unt_support Worldwide Web site www nexsan com Related documentation The following Nexsan product manuals contain ...

Page 7: ...r back straight and lift with your legs When installing the system as a rack mounted component ensure that all Nexsan supplied mounting fixtures are secure All bolts and screws should be fully tightened Failure to comply with this may result in the unit not being fully supported in the rack and could lead to the product falling from the rack causing personal injury or falling onto other rack compo...

Page 8: ...Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 8 ...

Page 9: ...che device and 1 FASTier Read Cache device The FASTier cache devices support both read and write caching The capacity optimized configuration is best suited for backup unstructured files specific applications that benefit from advanced caching video streaming The amount of storage and FASTier cache devices is allocated as follows Configuration Storage FASTier Read cache FASTier Write Cache With an...

Page 10: ... 2 132 mm Width 17 2 437 mm Length 25 5 648 mm Weight Chassis 56 lbs 25 5 kg With drives installed 75 lbs 34 kg Advanced power and cooling units Rated output power 1 200W redundant Rated output voltages 12V 83A max 5Vsb 4A max Input voltage 100 240VAC AC input frequency 50 60 Hz Power consumption varies depending on the number and size of drives running fans and room temperature Cooling system 12 ...

Page 11: ...ies 3 On board GigE LAN ports 2 per node 4 KVM connections 5 Storage connectivity Dual port SAS PCIe to HD Mini SAS Serial Attached SCSI HBA host bus adapter 6 Optional connectivity to Fibre Channel hosts Dual port 8Gb Fibre Channel to Express Host Bus Adapter Note If you did not purchase a Fibre Channel card you can use this slot for an additional network card which can be any of the supported NI...

Page 12: ...work PCIe card with RJ 45 interfaces or 10GbE dual port network PCIe card with SFP SR interfaces or GigE quad port network PCIe card with RJ 45 interfaces or 8Gb Fibre Channel 16Gb Fibre Channel GigE dual port Unity 2200 front and rear views 1 Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 12 ...

Page 13: ...vity on the LAN2 port when flashing Power failure Indicates a power supply module as failed The second power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced This LED is OFF when the system is operating normally Overheat fan failure When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When it is ON continuously it indicates an overheat condition...

Page 14: ...e carrier LEDs LED Description Green When illuminated the green LED on the drive carrier indicates the drive is powered on If this LED is not lit it means no power is being provided for the drive Red A steady red LED indicates a drive failure A blinking red LED indicates that a RAID rebuild is in progress Unity 2200 LEDs 1 Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 14 ...

Page 15: ...id level system comprised of dual controllers and internal storage In addition to the front bay storage you can connect up to three Unity Storage Expansions This configuration is best suited for backup unstructured files specific applications that benefit from advanced caching Drive configurations for the front bay can be 6 12 18 24 Configuration Storage FASTier Read cache FASTier Write cache With...

Page 16: ...This section includes these topics Unity 4400 General specifications 17 Unity 4400 front and rear views 18 Unity 4400 LEDs 19 2 Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 16 ...

Page 17: ... lbs 30 4 kg With drives installed 114 lbs 51 7 kg Power supply units System input requirements AC Input voltage 100 240 V AC Input frequency 50 60 Hz AC Input amperage 11 4 5 Amp 1 200W redundant power supplies with PMBus Output power Output Type 19 pairs gold finger connector Total output power 1 200 W 1 000 80 plus Titanium Certified Rated output voltages 5V 45A 3 3V 24A 12V 0 6A Power consumpt...

Page 18: ...nterface nx0 optional LEFT port Management Interface nx99 and IPMI interface 4 KVM connections 5 Storage connectivity 12 Gbps SAS Dual port to Mini SAS HD added on host bus adapter 6 Optional connectivity to Fibre Channel hosts Dual port 8Gb Fibre Channel to Express HBA 16Gb Fibre Channel Dual port 10GbE dual port network PCIe card with RJ 45 interfaces 10GbE dual port network PCIe card with SFP S...

Page 19: ...vity on the LAN2 port when flashing Power failure Indicates a power supply module as failed The second power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced This LED is OFF when the system is operating normally Overheat fan failure When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When it is ON continuously it indicates an overheat condition...

Page 20: ...e carrier LEDs LED Description Green When illuminated the green LED on the drive carrier indicates the drive is powered on If this LED is not lit it means no power is being provided for the drive Red A steady red LED indicates a drive failure A blinking red LED indicates that a RAID rebuild is in progress Unity 4400 LEDs 2 Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 20 ...

Page 21: ...lers Unity 6900 is an high level system comprised of dual controllers and internal storage In addition to the front bay storage you can connect up to eight Unity Storage Expansions The capacity optimized configuration is best suited for backup unstructured files specific applications that benefit from advanced caching Drive configurations in the front bay can be 6 12 18 24 Configuration Storage FA...

Page 22: ...This section includes these topics Unity 6900 General specifications 23 Unity 6900 front and rear views 24 Unity 6900 LEDs 25 3 Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 22 ...

Page 23: ... lbs 30 4 kg With drives installed 114 lbs 51 7 kg Power supply units System input requirements AC Input voltage 100 240 V AC Input frequency 50 60 Hz AC Input amperage 11 4 5 Amp 1 200W redundant power supplies with PMBus Output power Output Type 19 pairs gold finger connector Total output power 1 200 W 1 000 80 plus Titanium Certified Rated output voltages 5V 45A 3 3V 24A 12V 0 6A Power consumpt...

Page 24: ...nterface nx0 optional LEFT port Management Interface nx99 and IPMI interface 4 KVM connections 5 Storage connectivity 12 Gbps SAS Dual port to Mini SAS HD added on host bus adapter 6 Optional connectivity to Fibre Channel hosts Dual port 8Gb Fibre Channel to Express HBA 16Gb Fibre Channel Dual port 10GbE dual port network PCIe card with RJ 45 interfaces 10GbE dual port network PCIe card with SFP S...

Page 25: ...vity on the LAN2 port when flashing Power failure Indicates a power supply module as failed The second power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced This LED is OFF when the system is operating normally Overheat fan failure When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When it is ON continuously it indicates an overheat condition...

Page 26: ...e carrier LEDs LED Description Green When illuminated the green LED on the drive carrier indicates the drive is powered on If this LED is not lit it means no power is being provided for the drive Red A steady red LED indicates a drive failure A blinking red LED indicates that a RAID rebuild is in progress Unity 6900 LEDs 3 Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 26 ...

Page 27: ... hot swappable power supply units and interface link aggregation for full networking redundancy Drive configurations for the front bay can be 6 12 18 24 Configuration Storage FASTier Read cache FASTier Write cache With 2 5 SSD drives 800GB 1 9TB 3 8TB 7 6TB 10K drives 600GB 980GB 1 2TB 1 8TB 800 GB 1 92 GB 3 84 GB This section includes these topics US 224 Expansion general specifications 28 US 224...

Page 28: ...30 4 kg With drives installed 114 lbs 51 7 kg Power supply units System input requirements AC Input voltage 100 240 V AC Input frequency 50 60 Hz AC Input amperage 11 4 5 Amp 1 200W redundant power supplies with PMBus Output power Output Type 19 pairs gold finger connector Total output power 1 200 W 1 000 80 plus Titanium Certified Rated output voltages 5V 45A 3 3V 24A 12V 0 6A Power consumption v...

Page 29: ...ions 5 Storage connectivity 12 Gbps SAS Dual port to Mini SAS HD added on host bus adapter 6 Optional connectivity to Fibre Channel hosts Dual port 8Gb Fibre Channel to Express HBA 16Gb Fibre Channel Dual port 10GbE dual port network PCIe card with RJ 45 interfaces 10GbE dual port network PCIe card with SFP SR interfaces GbE dual port network PCIe card with RJ 45 interfaces US 224 Expansion Front ...

Page 30: ...dule will need to be replaced This LED is OFF when the system is operating normally Overheat fan failure When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When it is ON continuously it indicates an overheat condition which may be caused by cables obstructing the airflow in the system or the ambient room temperature being too warm This LED will remain flashing or on as long as the indicated condition ...

Page 31: ...rier indicates the drive is powered on If this LED is not lit it means no power is being provided for the drive Red A steady red LED indicates a drive failure A blinking red LED indicates that a RAID rebuild is in progress Chapter 4 US 224 Expansion Hardware overview 4 Nexsan Unity www nexsan com 31 ...

Page 32: ...US 224 Expansion Front panel LEDs Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 32 ...

Page 33: ...redundant hot swappable power supply units and interface link aggregation for full networking redundancy Drive configurations for the front bay can be 7 15 Configuration Storage FASTier Read cache FASTier Write cache With 3 5 SSD drives 800GB 1 9TB 3 8TB 7 6TB 10K drives 600GB 980GB 1 2TB 1 8TB 800 GB 1 92 GB 3 84 GB This section includes these topics US 316 Expansion general specifications 34 US ...

Page 34: ...ith drives installed 75 lbs 34 kg Advanced power and cooling units Rated output power 1 200W redundant Rated output voltages 12V 83A max 5Vsb 4A max Input voltage 100 240VAC AC input frequency 50 60 Hz Power consumption varies depending on the number and size of drives running fans and room temperature Cooling system 12 fans 4 cm 6 counter rotating fans behind the HDD backplane 6 counter rotating ...

Page 35: ...failure 3 Unit ID status LED On Off controlled by the base management controller 4 BMC Reset button Resets the base management controller 5 SAS IN ports Serial Attached SCSI IN ports from the Storage System 6 SAS OUT ports SAS OUT ports to another storage unit 7 SAS link status LEDs 2 IN 2x OUT Green All four physical layers PHY of each port connected with consistent link speed 12 G or 6G Chapter ...

Page 36: ...he LAN1 port when flashing NIC2 Indicates network activity on the LAN2 port when flashing Power failure Indicates a power supply module as failed The second power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced This LED is OFF when the system is operating normally Overheat fan failure When this LED flashes it indicates a fan failure When it ...

Page 37: ...rrier LEDs LED Description Green When illuminated the green LED on the drive carrier indicates the drive is powered on If this LED is not lit it means no power is being provided for the drive Red A steady red LED indicates a drive failure A blinking red LED indicates that a RAID rebuild is in progress Chapter 5 US 316 Expansion Hardware overview 5 Nexsan Unity www nexsan com 37 ...

Page 38: ...US 316 Expansion LEDs Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 38 ...

Page 39: ...e front bay can be 11 or 22 Configuration Storage FASTier Read cache FASTier Write cache With 3 5 SSD drives 2 TB 4 TB 6 TB 8 TB 10 TB 800 GB 1 92 GB 3 84 GB US 424 Expansion General specifications This section describes the US 424 Expansion hardware specifications Hardware component Specifications System US 424 Expansion up to 24 front loading hot swappable 3 5 drives SAS 3 I O controllers Rail k...

Page 40: ...oltage 100 127 Vac 15 12A 50 60Hz 200 240 Vac 8 5 A 50 60Hz 12V Max 83A Min 0A 100 127 Vac Max 100A Min 0A 200 240 Vac 5Vsp Max 4A Min 0A With Power Distributor 5V 45 Amp 3 3V 24 Amp 12V 0 6 Amp Maximum output power 1 600W Power consumption varies depending on the number and size of drives running fans and room temperature Cooling system 4 x 80mm and 4 x 40mm PWM cooling fans Redundant cooling US ...

Page 41: ...Red Initialization failure 3 Unit ID status LED On Off controlled by the base management controller 4 BMC Reset button Resets the base management controller 5 SAS IN ports Serial Attached SCSI IN ports from the Storage System 6 SAS OUT ports SAS OUT ports to another storage unit 7 SAS link status LEDs 2 IN 2x OUT Green All four physical layers PHY of each port Chapter 6 US 424 Expansion Hardware o...

Page 42: ... flashes amber to indicate normal activity NIC1 Indicates network activity on the LAN1 port when flashing NIC2 Indicates network activity on the LAN2 port when flashing Power failure Indicates a power supply module as failed The second power supply module will take the load and keep the system running but the failed module will need to be replaced This LED is OFF when the system is operating normall...

Page 43: ...and a red LED on the right to indicate status Table 6 3 Drive carrier LEDs LED Description Green When illuminated the green LED on the drive carrier indicates the drive is powered on If this LED is not lit it means no power is being provided for the drive Red A steady red LED indicates a drive failure A blinking red LED indicates that a RAID rebuild is in progress Chapter 6 US 424 Expansion Hardwa...

Page 44: ...US 424 Expansion LEDs Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 44 ...

Page 45: ...rations for the front bay can be 19 38 57 Configuration Storage FASTier Read cache FASTier Write cache With 3 5 drives HGST Data and SSD drives 2TB 4TB 6TB 8TB 10TB 800 GB 1 92 GB 3 84 GB US 460 Expansion general specifications This section describes the US 460 Expansion hardware specifications Hardware component Specifications System US 460 Expansion up to 57 top loading hot swappable 3 5 drives ...

Page 46: ...Weight 99 6 lbs 207 6 lbs 45 kg no drives installed 93 7 kg all drives installed Power supply units US 460 Expansion Two 1 650W PSUs hot swappable and redundant AC Input voltage 200 240VAC auto ranging 47Hz 63Hz input high line power only US 460 Expansion front and rear views These diagrams represent the front and rear views of the US 460 Expansion Figure 7 1 US 460 Expansion front view US 460 Exp...

Page 47: ...0 Expansion rear components Rear components 1 Power supply units 2 Fan assemblies 3 Storage connectivity SAS Quad port PCIe to Serial Attached SCSI HD Mini SAS host bus adapter Chapter 7 US 460 Expansion Hardware overview 7 Nexsan Unity www nexsan com 47 ...

Page 48: ...e system and the activity and health of specific components Control panel LEDs The control panel located on the US 460 Expansion has several LEDs These LEDs provide you with critical information related to the corresponding node This table describes what each LED indicates when illuminated and any corrective action you may need to take US 460 Expansion Front panel LEDs 7 Nexsan Unity Hardware Refe...

Page 49: ...ribes the US 460 Expansion enclosure status LEDs on the rear of the unit Name Description LED status Status LEDs Power Indicates whether the enclosure has power Green Powered on Off Powered off Identify Identifies the location of the enclosure and enables users to turn on the LED from the Unity firmware Amber flashing Enclosure is being identified Off Enclosure is not being identified Fault Indica...

Page 50: ...ystem In the image above only one storage system is connected On SAS cable connected Off SAS cable not connected Fault Red Flashing One or more of the SAS connections is not connected Off SAS connection contains no faults US 460 Expansion Front panel LEDs 7 Nexsan Unity Hardware Reference Guide v 5 1 Unity 50 ...

Page 51: ... nexsan com Nexsan Unity support https helper nexsansupport com unt_support Copyright 2010 2018 Nexsan Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Nexsan is a trademark or registered trademark of Nexsan Technologies Inc The Nexsan logo is a registered trademark of Nexsan Technologies Inc All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Document Reference 20181128...

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