
Hardware Installation Guide
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ARDWARE
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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................. 1
M
ODEL
V
ARIATIONS
............................................................................. 1
F
EATURES
............................................................................................. 2
Understanding the Alnico RAID subsystem .................................... 3
Front Panel Overview ..................................................................... 3
Rear Panel Overview ...................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION ............................................................. 18
U
NPACKING
&
CHECKING THE
E
QUIPMENT
......................................... 18
W
HAT ELSE YOU NEED
........................................................................ 19
ESD
P
RECAUTION
............................................................................... 19
I
NSTALLING HARD DISKS
..................................................................... 20
I
NSTALL
T
HE
A
LNICO
RAID
SUBSYSTEM IN A
R
ACK
.......................... 22
S
YSTEM
C
ONNECTION
......................................................................... 24
C
ONNECTION TO
A
LNICO
G
EN
2
RAID
SUBSYSTEM WITH
SAS
JBOD
S
................................................................................................ 25
T
URNING ON FOR THE FIRST TIME
........................................................ 27
T
URNING OFF
...................................................................................... 27
CHAPTER 3. A TROUBLE SHOOTING ............................................. 28
R
EPLACE THE
C
ONTROLLER
................................................................ 28
R
EPLACING
/
U
PGRADING
DIMM ....................................................... 29
Specifications: ............................................................................... 29
AN-8 & AH-8 RAID series ............................................................ 29
Installing DIMM ........................................................................... 30
H
OT
S
WAPPING TO REPLACE THE
F
AN
M
ODULE
.................................. 31
H
OT
S
WAPPING TO REPLACE THE
P
OWER
M
ODULE
............................. 32
APPENDIX A .......................................................................................... 33
CONNECTORS .............................................................................. 33
APPENDIX B ........................................................................................... 36
BATTERY BACKUP MODULE (BBM) .............................................. 36