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LED Descriptions

Use the following LED description matrix to determine the status of

the DEU LEDs when the SAF-TE card is installed and the RAID

controller is powered on.

SAF-TE LED Matrix

AT POWER UP

Steady Green

DRIVE READY
NOT ASSIGNED

Blinking Green

Steady Green

DRIVE READY
ASSIGNED

Steady Green

HOT SPARE READY
ASSIGNED

Blinking Green

Steady Green

DRIVE ERROR
NOT ASSIGNED

Blinking Green

Steady Amber

DRIVE ERROR
ASSIGNED

Blinking Amber

Steady Amber

Blinking Green

UNASSIGNED DRIVE

Steady Green

ASSIGNED TO ARRAY

ARRAY IS FAULT-TOLERANT
ARRAY IS IN REBUILD MODE

ARRAY HAS A FAILED DRIVE

HOT SPARE

ALL EMPTY BAYS
FAILED DRIVE
REBUILD MODE

Steady Green
Steady Amber

Steady Amber

FIRMWARE CHECKSUM ERROR

Alternating Amber and Green

Blinking Green

Off
Blinking Amber
Steady Amber (all drives)

ARRAY CRITICAL
REMAINING GOOD DRIVES

Steady Amber

HOT SPARE
REBUILD MODE

Steady Amber

DRIVE MANUALLY
DISABLED

Blinking Amber

Steady Amber

STATUS LEDs

CHANNEL MODE LEDs

Summary of Contents for EXPRESS 5800

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Page 4: ...Door Lock 7 Status LEDs 7 Activity LEDs 8 Rear Panel Components 9 I O Interface Card 10 Power Cord Connector and Fuse 10 Internal Components 11 Hot Swappable Disk Drives 12 Power Switch 12 Fault LEDs 13 SAF TE Card 13 Hot Swappable Cooling Fans 13 Hot Swappable Power Supplies 14 Configuration Modules 15 SAF TE 16 2 Installation 17 Setup 17 Guidelines 18 Rack Mount Subsystem Assembly 19 Component I...

Page 5: ...ED Descriptions 36 Operator Control Panel 37 Startup Screens 38 System Status Icon 39 Main Menu 40 Hardware Menu 41 Options Menu 45 Heat Threshold 48 SAFTE CHAIN ID 49 Change Passcode 50 Unlock Options 51 4 Maintenance 53 Replacing a Disk Drive 53 Replacing a Power Supply 54 Replacing the Cooling Fans 56 Replacing the DEU Cabinet 58 Replacing a Fuse 59 5 Troubleshooting 61 A Certificate and Agency...

Page 6: ... to 9 25 inches C Technical Information 73 Specifications 73 Connectors and Jumpers 75 Connectors 75 Jumpers 77 D Option Cards 85 Introduction 85 Features 86 Quick Install 87 DEU Subsystems Installations 88 Setup 88 Single Ended Ultra Wide SCSI 93 Differential Ultra Wide SCSI 105 Default Configurations 117 Option Card Specifications 118 ...

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Page 8: ...itional levels of fault tolerance can be maintained The DEU is an eight drive enclosure designed to support a host system based architecture The architecture supports Ultra Wide SCSI Fast 20 Features The following are major features of the DEU disk array subsystem RAID Levels Supports RAID levels 0 1 3 5 10 1 0 30 and 50 Configuration Deskside tower based system and rack mount system fits into a s...

Page 9: ...r Option cards available in Differential Converter and Ultra Extender versions providing data transfer rates up to 40 MBs per second Both support either single or dual bus Differential SCSI and Ultra SCSI applications Termination Option cards configured for automatic SCSI bus termination Remote Delay Start A backplane jumper provides for subsystem control of disk drive spin up delay when the adapt...

Page 10: ... s guide provides detailed information for installing and using the DEU disk array subsystem The manual assumes that the reader is already familiar with the operating system environments where the DEU will be installed ServerCare Service Support Program Guide Use this manual to locate telephone numbers for customer service technical support and conditions of the limited warranty Ultra S2S RAID Con...

Page 11: ... when illuminated shown here for identification Power On LED Status Indicator LEDs Status LEDs Operator Control Panel The Operator Control Panel OCP provides for the control and monitoring capabilities of the DEU disk drives power supplies fans and processor From the panel s interface the user can change SCSI IDs for the drives and SAF TE processor monitor the cabinet temperature and change the te...

Page 12: ...available in either mode The user can also view individual power supply status and configurations Cabinet temperature is measured within the drive bay area between drive slots 2 and 3 and slots 7 and 8 By sensing cabinet temperature in these locations the system provides the most sensitive measurement for maximum protection The temperature is displayed in both Celsius and Fahrenheit A SAF TE proce...

Page 13: ... system is in a non redundant state A failed component can be identified via the Operator Control Panel and the lack of a DC Good LED located on each power supply unit Fan Status The Fan Status LED indicates the condition of the cooling fans by changes in its color The LED will illuminate green when all of the fans are functioning normally and will change to amber if any of the fans should fail Wh...

Page 14: ...ndows on the front panel for the rack mount system they are the lower set of LEDs and for the tower based system will be the set on the left hand side These LEDs in conjunction with an approved RAID controller will indicate the status of that specific disk drive The condition of the drive is indicated by the LED s state flashing or steady and or color amber or green For more information on interpr...

Page 15: ...r Panel AC Power Cord Connector AC Power Cord Retainer Card Handle VHD SCSI Connector I O Interface Card I O Interface Card Power Supply 3 with PSU Cover Plate Fuse PSU DC Good LED VHD SCSI Connector I O Interface Card The I O Interface card makes up the connection from the subsystem s bus to the RAID controller Located on the I O Interface card are two 68 pin very high density VHD SCSI connectors...

Page 16: ...ontroller uses this protocol you will need to jumper locations jumper on both pins JP3 and JP4 for each channel that has an external SCSI cable connected This will disable termination at that point If you are using a standard host adapter that provides Term Power no change is required and SCSI bus termination will occur automatically Power Cord Connector and Fuse The power cord connector supplies ...

Page 17: ...over shown cut away to illustrate recessed power switch Drive Rails Fault LEDs Power On Off Switch SAF TE Card Optional Bay for Ultra S2S RAID Controller Hot Swappable Disk Drives The DEU uses high performance 3 5 inch form factor hot swappable disk drives The drives are designed to operate on Small Computer System Interface SCSI and are SCSI 3 SCSI 2 command compatible Each drive has an 80 pin Wi...

Page 18: ...is positioning of the switch deters unauthorized users from powering down the DEU provided the door is locked The switch is recessed to prevent inadvertent activation during service activity The switch is labeled with a I for the ON condition and O for the OFF condition and is illuminated when the power is on for easy identification Depending on the orientation of the subsystem i e in the rack con...

Page 19: ...proaching the threshold limit the remaining fan will switch to maximum operating speed Cabinet temperature is measured within the drive bay area between drive slots 2 and 3 and slots 7 and 8 The fan s speed and alarms are keyed to the higher of the two temperatures The SAF TE processor monitors the Access the Operator Control Panel to determine the cause and failed component Select Hardware Menu f...

Page 20: ... 9 25 inches If a failure occurs the Power Supply Status LED will illuminate amber and the audible alarm will sound The user can identify the failed component by accessing the OCP and viewing the Hardware Status The PSU DC Good LED will not be illuminated on the failed power supply see Replacing a Power Supply described later in this guide ...

Page 21: ... on one SCSI bus The Single Bus module is larger in physical size than the Dual Bus module and is easily identified by a description silk screened on the module card It is located on the backplane printed circuit board and is accessed from the rear door panel The configuration modules are installed at location JP1 on the backplane PCB The connector is keyed and the module will install only one dir...

Page 22: ...he SCSI bus as the underlying transport mechanism Disk drives power supplies cooling fans and temperature are continually monitored and these conditions are then reported over the SCSI bus to the host system When used in conjunction with RAID management software the DEU can alert the user or LAN administrator of impending or imminent conditions requiring their attention These alert notifications c...

Page 23: ...Differential Converter Option cards Refer to Appendix D for information specific to each card and configuration This chapter is divided into two sections Setup and Cabling Configuration The Setup section provides the instructions for assembling the rack mount subsystem and installing the hardware components controllers disk drives power supplies etc for both rack mount and deskside tower based sub...

Page 24: ...and when referencing the front panel components the assumption is that the user is facing the front panel Interior temperature of the rack cabinet should be maintained at ambient temperatures but must not exceed 117 F 47 C during normal operation Remove each piece from the shipping carton leaving the disk drives in their anti static protective packaging until you are ready to install them Save the...

Page 25: ...n when installed in the rack cabinet enclosure Note Mount the subsystem into the rack enclosure before installing the disk drives This will reduce the weight required to support during installation 1 Select an appropriate location in your rack cabinet for the DEU If you are installing multiple systems review the cabling configuration section later in this chapter for your cable scheme to determine...

Page 26: ...d into the rack cabinet vertical slots by inserting one side of the nut into the slot and squeeze while pressing the opposite side until it snaps into place 3 Install the caged nuts that will secure the front bezel in step 6 prior to inserting the DEU into the rack assembly 4 Locate the two D handle assemblies a Position a handle assembly on each handle mounting bracket located on the sides of the...

Page 27: ...ooting from this controller Caution Exercise care when handling any hard disk drive Do not drop jar or bump the disk drives 3 Remove one of the disk drives from its anti static protective packaging 4 Holding the drive by its edges locate the Drive Latching Clips and pull out on the latches to unlock them The Drive Latching Clips are placed in the locked position for shipping purposes 5 Insert the ...

Page 28: ...seat the drive by applying light pressure with your thumb to the front of the drive 7 Press the Drive Latching Clips until they snap into place The drive is now locked into position 8 Install the remaining drives repeating steps 3 through 7 until all the drives have been installed as desired Note Verify that the power switch on the DEU is in the OFF position O 9 Connect one end of the power cord t...

Page 29: ... Supply 3 cover plate using a flat blade screwdriver and remove the cover plate 2 Remove the power supply from its shipping package 3 Install the third power supply by sliding the PSU into the cabinet until it reaches its locked position Orient the supply as indicated in the illustration Note Use care when inserting the power supply into its fully seated position Do not use a strong force to seat ...

Page 30: ...mples and cables provided with the subsystem meet the requirements of the specifications Modifications to any of these variables can have less than desirable results when operating any SCSI device Termination Termination is required at both ends of the SCSI bus There are two sets of jumpers on the I O Interface card One set of jumpers routes Term Power in the event that the host controller is not ...

Page 31: ...cable length is 3 meters 118 inches with four drives and 1 5 meters 59 inches with eight drives After subtracting the internal length of 36 inches the remaining cable length is 82 inches or approximately 6 83 feet 2 08 meters for four drives and 23 inches or approximately 1 9 feet 58 meters for eight drives Because of the enhancements in the DEU its possible to extend beyond the limits set forth i...

Page 32: ... through each channel on the I O Interface card When configuring the single bus cabinet one channel of the Host Controller connects both banks of drives only through the right or upper channel Channel 1 on the I O Interface card Dual Bus Cabinet This configuration provides two separate SCSI bus connections to the drives From the front the drives slots are divided into two banks The left or upper f...

Page 33: ...SCSI connector on the right side or upper I O Interface card Single Dual Bus Cabinet Configuration TOP Ch 2 Ch 1 Host Computer I O Interface Card Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 1 meter I O Interface Card Ultra SCSI Controller Ch 0 Ch 1 Ch 0 Ch 1 Note SCSI termination in the DEU is automatic and requires no user configuration Refer to Cabling Configuration described e...

Page 34: ...s This configuration provides the user with access to the drives independently or as a single large array The SCSI IDs of the drives are set by SAF TE card defaults to IDs 0 through 9 and are assigned sequentially beginning with the lowest or far right drive Note SCSI ID 3 is reserved for the SAF TE card processor and ID 7 reserved for the RAID controller Caution Ensure that the power switch is in...

Page 35: ...r the power on self test has completed Status and Channel Mode LEDs will be solid green 4 Access the Options menu on the Operator Control Panel and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection Choose the None selection refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID described later in this guide 5 After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystem Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a min...

Page 36: ...ations of controllers and cabling schemes when configuring the DEU subsystems The sample configurations in the previous sections provide the basic configurations However the DEU is based on an open architecture expandable subsystem and allows for customization to fit your current or future needs Note For additional configuration options while operating under the Ultra Wide SCSI mode refer to Appen...

Page 37: ...artup mode screen and the Status OK default screen provided no errors are detected The Status Indicator LEDs will be as follows Fan Status LED will be solid amber and change to solid green Power Supply LED will be solid green Channel Mode LED will be solid amber and change to solid green In addition to the LED indications the POST procedure can be monitored from the Operator Control Panel The resu...

Page 38: ...ailure This indicates that one or more bytes of the microprocessor RAM failed a write read test ROM Checksum Failure This indicates that the microprocessor ROM failed to generate the proper checksum Register Read Write Failure This indicates that one or more of the microprocessor s registers have become defective If the errors occur consistently the DEU needs to be serviced Contact your service pr...

Page 39: ...evices having control of the bus at the time the DEU is powered ON After the tones have sounded there will be a two second delay and the microprocessor will again attempt to initialize the SCSI controller Turning the system OFF then ON again may help resolve this condition Normal operations will be impossible while the SCSI controller remains unresponsive All drive LEDs will be solid green regardl...

Page 40: ...SSIGNED Blinking Green Steady Green DRIVE ERROR NOT ASSIGNED Blinking Green Steady Amber DRIVE ERROR ASSIGNED Blinking Amber Steady Amber Blinking Green UNASSIGNED DRIVE Steady Green ASSIGNED TO ARRAY ARRAY IS FAULT TOLERANT ARRAY IS IN REBUILD MODE ARRAY HAS A FAILED DRIVE HOT SPARE ALL EMPTY BAYS FAILED DRIVE REBUILD MODE Steady Green Steady Amber Steady Amber FIRMWARE CHECKSUM ERROR Alternating...

Page 41: ...e temperature threshold for the monitoring system Other menu functions provide for viewing component system status silencing the alarm establishing a passcode to protect SCSI ID options and reading the firmware MENU ENTER ESCAPE HARDWARE MENU OPTIONS MENU TURN OFF ALARM Moves Menu Selector Up Appears When More Options are Available Above Appears When More Options are Available Below Moves Menu Sel...

Page 42: ...Screens Temperature Exceeeded Screen Hardware Error Screen If one of the errors occur during the startup you will have a continuous tone from the alarm and will need to access the Component Status Menu to verify the suspected failed component During normal operation anytime one of the required number of power supplies becomes inoperative you will receive a continuous alarm and a warning message wi...

Page 43: ...lance animated icon that appears indicating subsystem status The icon that appears approximately 30 seconds after a static display in the location where the cursor would normally be located The animated icon will have a happy face and looks left and right if all the systems are operating normally If an abnormality occurs within the subsystem the icon will change to a sad face requesting your atten...

Page 44: ...ER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches MENU ENTER ESCAPE HARDWARE MENU OPTIONS MENU TURN OFF ALARM ...

Page 45: ...age extends to 9 25 inches Hardware Menu From the Hardware Menu you can choose from the following options Component Status Configuration Info POST Results Power On Self Test Internal Temp MENU ENTER ESCAPE OPTIONS MENU TURN OFF ALARM HARDWARE MENU MENU ENTER ESCAPE CONFIGURATION INFO POST RESULTS COMPONENT STATUS INTERNAL TEMP ...

Page 46: ...rent status Component status is either OK Missing or Failed If you receive a Hardware Error access the Main menu and choose Hardware menu then select Component Status Use the up down arrow buttons to view the complete list of the components MENU ENTER ESCAPE PWR SPLY 2 OK PWR SPLY 3 MISSING FAN 1 FAILED PWR SPLY 1 OK MENU ENTER ESCAPE CONFIGURATION INFO POST RESULTS COMPONENT STATUS INTERNAL TEMP ...

Page 47: ... 2 CH Diff Converter 1 CH Ultra Extender 2 CH Ultra Extender S2S Interface SCSI to SCSI interface and firmware information Slot 1 is the lower left feature card slot and slot 2 is the upper right feature card slot MENU ENTER ESCAPE SLOT 1 CARD SLOT 2 CARD 2 CH ULTRA EXTENDER 1 CH DIFF CONVERTER MENU ENTER ESCAPE POWER STATUS CONFIGURATION INFO POST RESULTS COMPONENT STATUS MENU ENTER ESCAPE RAM RE...

Page 48: ...ormed during the startup power on self test If an error has occurred it will be displayed here in addition to the sequence of LED blinks and alarm tones see Power On Self Diagnostics described earlier MENU ENTER ESCAPE POWER STATUS FW REVISION POST RESULTS COMPONENT STATUS MENU ENTER ESCAPE RAM CHKSUM FAILED RAM R W OK SCSI BUS 0 OK ROM CHKSUM OK MENU ENTER ESCAPE SCSI BUS 1 OK PROCESSOR OK RAM R ...

Page 49: ...later in this guide MENU ENTER ESCAPE TEMPERATURE 75 F 24 C CABINET INTERNAL MENU ENTER ESCAPE CONFIGURATION INFO POST RESULTS INTERNAL TEMP POWER STATUS Options Menu The Options Menu provides access to the following menus SCSI ID Menu Heat Threshold SAFTE Chain ID Change Passcode Unlock Options SCSI ID Menu From the SCSI ID Menu you can set SCSI IDs for drives attached to each of the SCSI channel...

Page 50: ...a pre defined table of IDs The currently set IDs will be flashing The IDs will be assigned sequentially beginning with the lowest device in the group Drive SCSI IDs cannot be set individually Choose Set Lower Slot Ids or Set Upper Slot Ids for the appropriate drives and press the Enter button Note SCSI ID 7 should not be used when a Ultra S2S RAID Controller is installed When selecting IDs manuall...

Page 51: ...rocessor SCSI ID values for the drives will be the same for both SCSI bus channels If an Ultra S2S RAID Controller is installed the SCSI ID will automatically be set to ID 0 MENU ENTER ESCAPE SET RAID MODULE ID SET SAFTE ID RESET DEFAULT IDS SET UPPER SLOT IDS MENU ENTER ESCAPE ALL SCSI IDS SET TO DUAL BUS MODE CYCLE POWER TO EFFECT CHANGES Note When the Reset Default Ids is selected or anytime yo...

Page 52: ... Temp described earlier MENU ENTER ESCAPE ENTER TO SET ARROWS TO CHANGE 114 F 45 C ESC TO EXIT MENU ENTER ESCAPE SCSI ID MENU HEAT THRESHOLD SAFTE CHAIN ID CHANGE PASSCODE SAFTE CHAIN ID This option allows the administrator to establish the intercabinet SAF TE communication to support a master and slave cabinets The master cabinet can report component failure for both the master cabinet and up to ...

Page 53: ... to take effect MENU ENTER ESCAPE NONE MASTER SLAVE 1 SLAVE 2 MENU ENTER ESCAPE HEAT THRESHOLD SAFTE CHAIN ID CHANGE PASSCODE UNLOCK OPTIONS Change Passcode This option allows the administrator to create or change a passcode that will protect access to all the items under the selections SCSI ID Menu Heat Threshold and Change Passcode 1 Use the arrow buttons to change the code value 0 9 and the ent...

Page 54: ...ONTINUE MENU ENTER ESCAPE HEAT THRESHOLD SAFTE CHAIN ID CHANGE PASSCODE UNLOCK OPTIONS MENU ENTER ESCAPE ENTER NEW PASSCODE 0 0 0 0 Unlock Options This option allows the administrator to unlock the items found under the SCSI ID Menu Heat Threshold and Change Passcode selections This enables the user to change these values and protects these values from being changed by those not authorized to do s...

Page 55: ...ptions from the Options menu 2 Use the arrow buttons to change the code value 0 9 and the Enter button to move from one field to the next 3 Press the Enter button after you have made your selections You will be prompted that the SCSI ID Menu options are unlocked until you have cycled the menus back to the default Status OK screen An unlock icon will appear in place of the cursor while the options ...

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Page 57: ... using the Status LEDs and the Fault LED 3 Using your thumbs apply a slight pressure outward to release the drive latch clips unlocking the failed drive and remove the drive 4 Remove your new disk drive from the shipping carton and inspect the shipment Remove the anti static protective packaging 5 Holding the drive by its edges locate the Drive Latching Clips and pull out on the latches to unlock ...

Page 58: ... Menu from the Main Menu and choose Component Status Power Supply 1 DC Good LED Power Supply 2 Power Supply 3 2 Locate the failed component from the rear panel of the DEU The DC Good LED for the failed power supply will be OFF 3 Loosen the rear door panel access screw using a flat blade screwdriver If you are replacing the 3 power supply loosen the two PSU Cover Plate screws Remove the cover plate...

Page 59: ...g material 7 Slide the new power supply into the cabinet until it reaches its locked position Orient the supply in the same manner as the removed power supply Air slots in the PSU case face toward the center of the cabinet The new power supply s LED should illuminate 8 Close the rear door panel The door has a latch mechanism to hold the door in the open position Squeeze the latch to release the do...

Page 60: ...nel to identify the failed fan refer to the illustration below to identify the components Fan 1 Door Latch Fan 2 Fan 2 Power Cable Fan 1 Power Cable Fan 1 Power Cable Select Hardware Menu from the Main Menu and choose Component Status You may need to scroll through the list with the arrows buttons to locate the failed component 2 Loosen the rear door panel access screw using a flat blade screwdriv...

Page 61: ... carton and inspect the shipment Save the packaging material 7 With the fan guard facing toward the inside of the cabinet slide the new fan into its housing 8 Reconnect the fan s power cable connector The connector is keyed and will install only one direction 9 Close the rear door panel The door has a latch mechanism to hold the door in the open position Squeeze the latch to release the door allow...

Page 62: ...es and the jumpers on termination interface cards prior to disconnecting or removing the items To facilitate correct installation you may want to tag the cables appropriately The drives should have a drive label located on the front of each drive unit 3 Remove each drive noting its position and store them in a safe location 4 Disconnect the data and power cables from the old subsystem 5 Rack Mount...

Page 63: ...1 Locate the fuse holder on the rear panel of the DEU Fuse Assembly Power Connector Module 250V Fuse 250V 10A Fuse Holder 2 Using a small coin turn the fuse holder counter clockwise one quarter turn releasing the holder from its locked position 3 Using the tip of your finger nail ease the holder away from the unit 4 Once removed separate the fuse from the holder 5 Replace the fuse with one of iden...

Page 64: ... to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 7 Insert the fuse holder into the unit and secure it Push in while turning clockwise one quarter turn locking it into place Do not overtighten ...

Page 65: ...se described earlier in this guide Replace power cord If the DEU is not responding contact your service provider Operator Control Panel display indicates Hardware Error Possible component failure From the Operator Control Panel Hardware Menu from the Main Menu and select Component Status Scroll down through the list to locate the failed component Follow the procedures in the Maintenance chapter to...

Page 66: ...LED is steady amber An assigned drive has failed The DEU is in a non fault tolerant mode Replace the disk drive and begin rebuilding the array see Replacing a Disk Drive described earlier in this guide A specific drive s Status LED is blinking amber the remainder of the drive s Status LEDs in that array are steady amber and the Channel Mode LED is steady amber An assigned drive has failed The DEU ...

Page 67: ...ecific drive s Status LED is blinking amber the remainder of the drive s Status LEDs in that array are steady amber and the Channel Mode LED is steady amber An assigned drive has failed The DEU is in a non fault tolerant mode and a rebuild operation is in progress Replace the failed disk drive Drive s Status LED blinking amber A specific drive s Status LED is OFF and the Channel Mode LED is steady...

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Page 69: ...ference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit other than that to which the receiver is connected...

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Page 71: ...beled cord set consisting of a minimum 18 AWG type SVT or SJT three conductor cord terminating in a molded connector body having an IEC CEE 22 female configuration on one end and a molded on tandem blade grounding type attachment plug rated 15A 250V configuration 6 15P at the other end For 230 Volt Operation Europe Use a cord set marked HAR consisting of a H05VV F cord that has a minimum 0 75 squa...

Page 72: ...e Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 230V Betrieb Europa Verwenden Sie Netzkabel der Bezeichnung HAR die H05VV F Kabel und einen Leitungsdurchmesser von mindestens 0 75 mm2 aufweisen Ver Wenden Sie eine IEC 320 Buchse und einen für das Installationsland passenden Stecker der auf 6A und 250V gesichert ist ...

Page 73: ...roller can send commands to other devices When the operation is complete and the SCSI bus is needed by the disconnected target again it is reconnected Disk Mirroring Data written to one disk drive is simultaneously written to another disk drive If one disk fails the other disk can be used to run the system and reconstruct the failed disk Disk Spanning Several disks appear as one large disk using t...

Page 74: ...rives as a group to improve performance yet also provide a degree of redundancy that makes data loss remote RAID 0 Block striping is provided yielding higher performance than is possible with individual drives This level does not provide any redundancy RAID 1 Drives are paired and mirrored All data is 100 duplicated on an equivalent drive RAID 10 RAID 10 is a combination of RAID levels 0 and 1 The...

Page 75: ...ng existing resources or adding relatively inexpensive resources Striping Disk striping writes data across multiple disks rather than on one disk disk striping involves partitioning each drive storage space into stripes that can vary in size from one sector 1 KB to several megabytes Stripe Order The order in which SCSI Drives appear within a Physical Pack This order must be maintained and is criti...

Page 76: ...les Tower Based System Dimensions HxWxL 6 83 x 17 40 x 19 00 17 40 x 6 83 x 19 00 Weight basic configuration of cabinet includes two cooling fans 48 0 lbs without drives installed 56 6 lbs with three drives installed Altitude 200 to 10 000 feet Number of Drives Supported 8 Interface Transfer Rate Up to 40 MB sec Host Interface Fast Wide SCSI 3 Drive Interface Fast Wide SCSI 3 HDD Termination Autom...

Page 77: ... Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Non Operating 20 0 G 2 20 ms Vibration Operating Non Operating 5 500 Hz 0 25 G pk to pk 5 500 Hz 1 0 G pk to pk ...

Page 78: ...d are two VDH SCSI connectors They provide the input output interface from the subsystem bus to the RAID controller or host adapter card 1 34 35 68 VHD HD 68 pin SCSI P Cable Connector Pin out Signal Name Pin Number Conductor Number Signal Name Pin Number Conductor Number DB 12 1 1 DB 12 35 2 DB 13 2 3 DB 13 36 4 DB 14 3 5 DB 14 37 6 DB 15 4 7 DB 15 38 8 DB P1 5 9 DB P1 39 10 DB 0 6 11 DB 0 40 12 ...

Page 79: ...NS 16 31 GROUND 50 32 TERMPWR 17 33 TERMPWR 51 34 TERMPWR 18 35 TERMPWR 52 36 RESERVED 19 37 RESERVED 53 38 GROUND 20 39 GROUND 54 40 ATT 21 41 ATN 55 42 GROUND 22 43 GROUND 56 44 BSY 23 45 BSY 57 46 ACK 24 47 ACK 58 48 RST 25 49 RST 59 50 MSG 26 51 MSG 60 52 SEL 27 53 SEL 61 54 C D 28 55 C D 62 56 REQ 29 57 REQ 63 58 I O 30 59 I O 64 60 DB 8 31 61 DB 8 65 62 DB 9 32 63 DB 9 66 64 DB 10 33 65 DB 1...

Page 80: ...an manually configure the DEU subsystem To change the jumper setting pull the jumper plug off its pin s and carefully fit in down onto the pin s as indicated This allows the user to make reversible changes to the circuitry on the printed circuit board The jumper settings are known as open or unjumpered and jumpered When unjumpering the setting remove the jumper plug from both pins and seat it over...

Page 81: ... is a four position dual row header JP2 S2S CONFIG 1 8 Jumper Positions SCSI to SCSI Settings 1 2 Reserved 3 4 Add this jumper to place the SCSI to SCSI controller into VT100 mode for the serial channel Remove the jumper to place the SCSI to SCSI controller into the SLIP port mode 5 6 Add this jumper to place the SCSI to SCSI controller into the Fixed Baud Rate mode for the serial channel Remove t...

Page 82: ... for the SCSI to SCSI RAID controller JP3 is an four position dual row header JP3 1 S2S SCSI IDs 8 Jumper Positions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SCSI to SCSI ID Settings ON ON ON ON 15 OFF ON ON ON 14 ON OFF ON ON 13 OFF OFF ON ON 12 ON ON OFF ON 11 OFF ON OFF ON 10 ON OFF OFF ON 9 OFF OFF OFF ON 8 ON ON ON OFF 7 OFF ON ON OFF 6 ON OFF ON OFF 5 OFF OFF ON OFF 4 ON ON OFF OFF 3 OFF ON OFF OFF 2 ON OFF OFF OFF 1...

Page 83: ...s for all of the disk drive slots JP4 is an eight position dual row header JP4 SCSI IDs 1 16 Jumper Positions for Drives 1 2 3 and 4 ID Settings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SCSI ID 1 2 3 and 4 ON ON ON ON 0 1 2 3 OFF ON ON ON 0 1 2 4 ON OFF ON ON 4 5 6 7 OFF OFF ON ON 4 5 6 8 ON ON OFF ON 5 6 7 8 OFF ON OFF ON 5 6 8 9 ON OFF OFF ON 8 9 10 11 OFF OFF OFF ON 9 10 11 12 ON ON ON OFF 10 11 12 13 OFF ON ON OFF 12 ...

Page 84: ... to 9 25 inches Jumper Positions for Drives 5 6 7 and 8 ID Settings 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SCSI ID 5 6 7 and 8 ON ON ON ON 0 1 2 3 OFF ON ON ON 0 1 2 4 ON OFF ON ON 4 5 6 7 OFF OFF ON ON 4 5 6 8 ON ON OFF ON 5 6 7 8 OFF ON OFF ON 5 6 8 9 ON OFF OFF ON 8 9 10 11 OFF OFF OFF ON 9 10 11 12 ON ON ON OFF 10 11 12 13 OFF ON ON OFF 12 13 14 15 ...

Page 85: ...d by adding jumpers to JP5 JP5 is a two position dual row header Position 1 2 control the Delayed_Start signal and position 3 4 control the Remote_Start signal JP5 REMOTE DELAY 1 2 4 3 Pins 1 and 2 Pins 3 and 4 Drive Spinup Mode ON ON Motor spins up only on SCSI start commands ON OFF Motor spins up after a delay of 12 may vary depending on drive type seconds times the numeric SCSI ID setting of th...

Page 86: ...ed service personnel only There are two separate fan connectors that are located at J15 and J17 Fan connector J15 is used when a SAF TE card is present in the DEU When the fans are plugged into J15 the SAF TE card controls and monitors fan speed Fan connector J17 is used in OEM applications when there is no SAF TE card installed Fan connector J17 supplies each fan with 12 volts for full speed oper...

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Page 88: ...e ended cabling schemes again while being electrically isolated from each other As SCSI command and data passes from the source bus to the load bus signal filtering and re timing are employed to maintain the SCSI signal The cards feature TolerANT technology which includes active negation on the SCSI drivers and input signal filtering on the SCSI receivers Active negation causes the SCSI Request Ac...

Page 89: ... transfer rates up to 40 MBs with Ultra Wide SCSI No Required SCSI ID Does not consume a SCSI ID on the SCSI bus Fast 20 Support Complete support for SCSI 3 Fast 20 and backwards compatible with SCSI 2 standards Active Negation Employs TolerANT active negation technology Electrical Isolation Provides internal device protection against externally generated noise on the SCSI bus Expanded Technology ...

Page 90: ...ives Open the front door of each cabinet and insert the disk drives Be sure each drive seats properly and the drive latches are secured Install the Option Cards Install the correct Option cards in the correct slot for your configuration Connect the Cables Connect the data and jumper cables Refer to DEU Subsystems Installations later in this section for the supported configurations under Single end...

Page 91: ...cabling and configuring multiple cabinets in a master slave environment The DEU subsystem supports one master subsystem and up to two slave subsystems interconnected No more than two Option cards can be installed on one SCSI bus master slave environment When DEU s are operated in split bus mode dual bus module installed all drives on one channel from one cabinet must be connected to the same chann...

Page 92: ...d load By controlling the SCSI device loading and impedance on the SCSI bus SCSI device spacing and cable lengths can vary and be improved In a standard configuration the DEU is designed to accommodate a total of nine SCSI devices in a single cabinet eight drives and one SAF TE controller all connected to a host controller using a 1 meter cable The DEU has an internal equivalent SCSI bus cable len...

Page 93: ...sing the Differential Converter Feature card This card provides the termination and drivers necessary to interface to a differential SCSI bus The external cable length can be up to a maximum of 25 meters as described by the SCSI 3 ANSI specifications A symptom of exceeding the cable limits is a SCSI bus lockup or freeze If you experience a similar problem and are aware of a cabling limit issue red...

Page 94: ...entify which DEU subsystem will be the master subsystem and which will be the slave subsystem s The Differential Converter and Ultra Extender cards install differently for each configuration Determine which mode the DEU will be configured This includes the type of host controller RAID Controller single ended or SCSI host adapter differential Also the number of controllers adapters that will be use...

Page 95: ...sensitive to electrostatic discharge To prevent operating failure or damage observe the following Establish a ground for yourself by using the wrist grounding strap or by touching the metal chassis prior to handling or installing the printed circuit board components Exercise care when handling any electrical component Do not overtighten the thumb screws on the feature cards and cable connectors Se...

Page 96: ...ontroller channel Due to the fourteen drives per channel limitation two disk drive slots will not be available If you are using multiple controllers you can expand your capacity by using up to four controllers per CPU system Refer to Default Configurations later in this section for information on special SCSI ID settings 1 Power off your computer system or workstation 2 Be sure to complete the Set...

Page 97: ...ide of page extends to 9 25 inches Ultra Extender Option Card I O Interface Card Slave Cabinet 4 Install a single channel Ultra Extender Feature card in the upper or right side card slot where the I O Interface card was removed and tighten the thumb screws 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the slave 1 cabinet second subsystem ...

Page 98: ...to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side single channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the master cabinet 8 Connect one end of a 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left side I O Interface card in the master cabinet 9 Connect the other end of the 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side single channel Ultra Extende...

Page 99: ...n this section 13 Power up your computer system and run the configuration program This completes the setup and configuration Two Dual Bus Cabinets With this configuration you will have up to eight 8 disk drives per controller channels If you are using multiple RAID Controllers you can further expand your capacity by using up to four controllers per CPU system 1 Power off your computer system or wo...

Page 100: ... installed in the upper or right side card slot of the master cabinet Ultra Extender Option Card I O Interface Card Master Cabinet 4 Install a two channel Ultra Extender Feature card into the upper or right side card slot where the I O Interface card was removed and tighten the thumb screws 5 On the subsystem that will be the slave 1 cabinet remove the I O Interface card by loosening the two thumb...

Page 101: ... 1 connector on the RAID Controller 2 CH Ultra Extender Card 2 CH Ultra Extender Card TOP Slave 1 TOP Master Host Computer 1 Dual Bus Module Dual Bus Module Ultra Wide SCSI Controller SAF TE Card SAF TE Card I O Interface Card I O Interface Card 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 3 meters Ultra Wide SCSI Data Cable 3 meters Chl 1 Chl 0 Chl 1 Ch...

Page 102: ...left side I O Interface card in the master cabinet 14 Connect the other end of the second 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the lower or left side two channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the slave cabinet Note SCSI termination is automatic and requires no user configuration 15 Power on the DEU subsystems After the power on self test has completed HDD Status and Channel...

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Page 104: ...this Guide The DEU ships from the factory with I O Interface cards installed in both card slots Therefore during installation you may be required to remove one or both I O Interface cards 3 Identify which subsystem will be the master cabinet Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card installed in the lower or left side card slot of the master cabinet Ultra Extender Option Card I...

Page 105: ...ght edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches 6 Install a two channel Ultra Extender Option card into the empty card slot vacated in the previous step and tighten the thumb screws Ultra Extender Option Card I O Interface Card Slave Cabinet 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the slave 2 cabinet third cabinet ...

Page 106: ...r left side two channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the master cabinet 10 Connect one end of a 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the upper or right side I O Interface card in the master cabinet 11 Connect the other end of the 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side single channel Ultra Extender Option card installed in the slaveÊ 1 ca...

Page 107: ...l and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection Set the cabinet identities of the master and slave subsystems Refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID in the DEU User s Guide 18 After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystems Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a minimum of five seconds before adding power again This will reset the SCSI IDs to a default setting that prevents...

Page 108: ...erential host adapter channel Due to the fourteen drives per channel limitation two disk drive slots will not be available If you are using multiple controllers you can expand your capacity by using up to four controllers per CPU system Refer to Default Configurations later in this section for information on special SCSI ID settings 1 Power off your computer system or workstation 2 Be sure to comp...

Page 109: ...nstall a single channel Differential Converter Option card into the upper or right side card slot in the master cabinet and tighten the thumb screws 5 Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card installed in the upper or right side card slot of the slave 1 cabinet 6 Install a single channel Ultra Extender Option card into the upper or right side card slot in the slave 1 cabinet a...

Page 110: ...ER NOTE Page size 9 x 9 25 Align this page to top right hand corner Back box bleeds off top and right edge Left side of page extends to 9 25 inches Ultra Extender Option Card I O Interface Card Slave Cabinet ...

Page 111: ...a cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side single channel Differential Converter Option card installed in the master cabinet 9 Connect one end of a 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left side I O Interface card in the master cabinet 10 Connect the other end of the 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side single chan...

Page 112: ...lt Configurations later in this section 14 Power up your computer system and run the configuration program This completes the setup and configuration Two Dual Bus Cabinets With this configuration you will have up to eight 8 disk drives per controller channel If you use multiple differential host adapters you can further expand your capacity 1 Power off your computer system or workstation 2 Be sure...

Page 113: ...net Differential Converter Option Card I O Interface Card Master Cabinet 4 Install a Differential Converter Feature card into the upper or right side card slot in the master cabinet and tighten the thumb screws 5 Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card in the lower or left side card slot in the slave 1 cabinet Ultra Extender Option Card I O Interface Card Master Cabinet 6 Ins...

Page 114: ...other end of the data cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side two channel Differential Converter Option card installed in the master cabinet 9 Connect one end of a 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left side I O Interface card in the master cabinet 10 Connect the other end of the 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 0 connector on the lower or left ...

Page 115: ...enu on the Operator Control Panel and choose the SAFTE CHAIN ID selection Refer to SAFTE CHAIN ID earlier in this Guide 17 After setting the cabinet identifications you must power cycle the subsystems Observe normal power cycling precautions by waiting a minimum of five seconds before adding power again This will reset the SCSI IDs to a default setting that prevents a SCSI ID conflict under normal...

Page 116: ...n this Guide The DEU ships from the factory with I O Interface cards installed in both card slots Caution Exercise care when handling any electrical components 3 Identify which subsystem will be the master cabinet Loosen the two thumb screws and remove the I O Interface card on the lower or left side card slot Ultra Extender Option Card I O Interface Card Slave Cabinet 4 Install an Ultra Extender ...

Page 117: ...pter SAF TE Card I O Interface Card Single Bus Module Single Bus Module SAF TE Card 1 CH Ultra Extender Card SAF TE Card I O Interface Card I O Interface Card Differential SCSI Data Cable 25 meters Differential SCSI Data Cable 25 meters 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper 1 meter Ultra Wide SCSI Jumper Chl 0 Chl 1 Chl 2 Chl 1 Chl 0 Chl 1 Chl 0 Chl 1 Chl 0 Chl 1 Chl 0 Chl 1 Chl 0 Chl 1 Note Secure the c...

Page 118: ...I O Interface card in the master cabinet 15 Connect the other end of the second 1 meter jumper cable to the Channel 1 connector on the upper or right side 1 channel Ultra Extender card installed in the slave 1 cabinet Note SCSI termination is automatic and requires no user configuration 16 Turn on the power to the DEU 17 After the power on self test has completed HDD Status and Channel Mode LEDs w...

Page 119: ... Mode Slave 1 Cabinet Single Bus Mode Slave 1 Cabinet Dual Bus Mode Slave 2 Cabinet Single Bus Mode Slave 2 Cabinet Dual Bus Mode 9 4 13 9 13 13 Upper 8 2 12 8 12 12 Bay 6 1 11 6 11 11 5 0 10 5 10 10 4 4 9 9 9 13 Lower 2 2 8 8 8 12 Bay 1 1 6 6 6 11 0 0 5 5 5 10 When two single bus cabinets are installed as a Master and a Slave system two drive slots will be unavailable to the controller Under this...

Page 120: ...s 5VDC 2 0 A Dimensions HxW 10 5 x 5 5 Weight 2 lbs Altitude 200 to 6 500 feet Interface Transfer Rate Up to 40 MB sec Termination Automatic Termination DEU Differential Converter Option Card Operating Environment 40 F to 104 F 5 C to 40 C Relative Humidity 5 95 non condensing Power Requirements 5VDC 5 5 A Dimensions HxW 10 5 x 5 5 Weight 2 lbs Altitude 200 to 6 500 feet Interface Transfer Rate Up...

Page 121: ...or Control Panel 4 Power Cord Connector 10 Power Supply Status LED 6 Power Switch 12 Power On LED 5 SAF TE 16 SAF TE Card 13 Configuration Info 43 Cooling Fans Hot Swappable 13 Replacement 56 D DC Good LED 55 DEU Cabinet Replacement 58 DEU Subsystem Installations 88 Differential Converter Interface Transfer Rate 118 Operating Environment 118 Power Requirements 118 Two Dual Bus Cabinets 109 Two Sin...

Page 122: ... 60 G Glossary Disk Mirroring 69 Disk Spanning 69 Disk Striping 69 Duplexing 69 Fault Tolerant 70 RAID 70 H Handle assembly 20 Hardware Menu 41 Heat Threshold 48 Hot Spare 70 Hot Swappable Disk Drives 12 I I O Interface Card 10 Installing Third Power Supply 24 Interface Transfer Rate 73 Internal Temp 45 J J15 83 J17 83 JP2 78 JP3 79 JP4 80 JP5 82 Jumpers 77 L LED Channel Mode 6 Descriptions 36 Fan...

Page 123: ...tor 10 Power Requirements 73 Power Supplies 14 Power Supply Replacement 54 Status LED 6 Power Switch 12 Power On LED 5 R Rack Mount Subsystem Assembly 19 RAM Checksum Failure 34 Rebuild 71 Register Read Write Failure 34 Remote Delay Start 2 Replacing a Drive 53 Replacing a Fuse 59 Replacing a Power Supply 54 Replacing the Cooling Fans 56 Replacing the DEU Cabinet 58 ROM Checksum 34 Rules DEU 88 S ...

Page 124: ... Status LEDs 7 Stripe Order 71 Stripe Width 71 Striping 71 System Status Icon 39 T Technical Information 73 Termination 26 Testing ROM 33 Third Power Supply 24 TolerANT technology 85 Troubleshooting Fails to Turn On 61 LEDs Not Functioning 62 63 U Ultra Extender Interface Transfer Rate 118 Operating Environment 118 Power Requirements 118 Two Single Bus Cabinets 93 Weight 118 Ultra Extender Card 43...

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