Promise Technology, Inc. VSky c100 Hardware Guide
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Series Release 1.0 PN: G6105VC10000000
A
bout
this
guide
This guide is an introduction to the external hardware VSky
c100 server and includes instructions for installation of the
server hardware in a 19’ equipment rack.
U
npacking
Carefully unpack the VSky c100 shipping package and make
sure all of the following items are included:
•
VSky c100 appliance, preloaded with VSkyCube
hyperconverged infrastructure operating software
•
Two 1.5 m (4.9 ft) power cords
•
Sliding rail assembly for rack mounting and associated
hardware
•
This Hardware Guide (printed)
•
Utility CD, which contains:
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VSkyView, the VSky HCS Management Software
•
VSkyView & VSkyCube Quick Start Guide
i
ntrodUction
Integrating software-defined compute, storage, and
networking in a single box, the VSky Hyperconverged
Systems (VSky HCS) product series offers multiple appliance
models for deployment of compute-intensive, storage-
intensive, and compute-storage-balanced mixed workloads.
Compute and/or storage capacity can be easily scaled out by
simply adding appliances to the cluster.
The VSky c100 is an x86 rack-mount server appliance
optimized for VSky Hyperconverged Systems, compute-
intensive workloads. It supports one server node in a 1U
chassis. Each node supports:
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Dual Intel Xeon processors*
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256 GB memory*
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Four 3.5”drive bays*
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Dual-port 10GASET or 10G SFP+
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650W AC, redundant power supply (Platinum)
LED
function
See the table on the back page for a description of LED function and behavior.
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onnect
p
ower
S
UpplieS
After installing the server in an equipment rack (see back
page for instructions), use the power cords shipped with the
device to connect both power supplies to a suitable power
source.
Controls and LEDs
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D
isks
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anD
2
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2 x SAS HDDs mirrored hardware RAID1
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Preloaded with VSkyCube hyperconverged
infrastructure operating software
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System volume: for Virtual Machine (VM)
instances
D
isk
3
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1 x SSD for data cache or 1 x SAS HDD for data volume
D
isk
4
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1 x SAS HDD for data volume
Disk 1
Disk 2
Disk 3
Disk 4
Close up view of controls and LEDs on front
UID Button and LED
Press the UID button to toggle the
front panel Unit Identifier (UID) LED
and the baseboard UID LED on and
off. Use this for locating a specific
device in a rack.
Power Button
Press the power
button to toggle the
system power
On
or
Sleep mode
.
Disk Activity LED
System Health LED
D
isk
LED
s
The four disk carriers include LEDs for Power (top) and Activity (bottom).
The LEDs are located on the right end of the front of each carrier
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Ack
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ArdwAre
Dual-port for 10G SFP+ or 10GBASE-T
PSU Status LEDs
Two Power Supply Units (Redundant PSU 1+1)
VSky c100 requires 1 working PSU, with 1 redundant PSU. You must have at least one active supply, installed, functioning and
connected to AC. Only one of the PSUs is allowed to be removed while the server is running.
Note
The VSkyCube User Guide is available for download from
the Promise website. www.promise.com
Processor, memory, and disk specifications may
be different depending on customer order preference.
*
Important
DO NOT power on
the VSky c100. Please read the
Promise VSkyView and VSkyCube Quick Start Guide
and follow the setup instructions before powering on
the system.
VSky c100
Hardware Guide
