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Rackmount 16-Drive SATA Storage System with Internal SAS Expanders

FUSION

 

RX

160

0

RAID

Drive Enclosure User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for Fusion RX1600RAID

Page 1: ...Rackmount 16 Drive SATA Storage System with Internal SAS Expanders FUSION RX1600RAID Drive Enclosure User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...RAID Enclosure Specs and Features 2 Figure 1 Figure 2 Power Cable Connector Power Supply SCSI Enclosure Services Indicator Power Cable Connector Fan Module Power Supply Secondary Expansion Link Mini SAS Port Primary Mini SAS Port SAS Expander Drive Activity Blue and Identification Fault Red Indicator LEDs Mute Button Power Indicator Power Switch SES Status Indicator SAS Cable Connection Indicators...

Page 3: ...ollow the instructions in this manual carefully contact Sonnet Customer Service for additional advice not covered in this User s Guide Safety Precautions and Disclaimers 3 DISCLAIMERS Drive Usage Sonnet Technologies has qualified specific hard drives for use in Fusion RX1600RAID storage systems These drives were chosen for their superior performance error handling and reliability characteristics e...

Page 4: ...nt the Drive Enclosure Into Rack 1 Holding it level with the rail assemblies slide the RX1600RAID enclosure into the rack Figure 6 4 Figure 6 Support Note There are three mounting holes in the extension bracket Depending on the rack s hole pattern two holes should always be available for securing the extension bracket Figure 3 left rail assembly Figure 4 Figure 5 main rail section screw screw scre...

Page 5: ...ged in securely Figure 10 5 screw Figure 8 Pull lever out until it stops WARNING When handling computer products take care to prevent components from being damaged by static electricity avoid working in carpeted areas Handle hard drives only by their edges and avoid touching connector traces and component pins WARNING Before shipping a Fusion RX1600 storage system Sonnet formats and tests the incl...

Page 6: ...n Systems This section explains how to connect Fusion RX1600RAID Expansion Systems to your system Perform all steps listed here with your computer and Fusion storage systems powered off 1 Perform all of the steps from sections A D with the Fusion RX1600 Expansion system 2 Connect the included mini SAS to mini SAS data cables between the expansion EXP LNK mini SAS ports on the Fusion RX1600RAID enc...

Page 7: ...and Linux do not provide hot swap support for drives drive enclosures connected to a SATA host controller card installed in a desktop PC or server Connections If you experience issues where a drive or volume does not appear on your computer or you see an error message stating a drive is missing when you have the drives configured as a RAID set the cause may be as simple as a loose connector or a d...

Page 8: ...Fusion are trademarks of Sonnet Technologies Inc Mac the Mac logo and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the United States and other countries Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners Product specifications subject to change without notice Printed in the USA UG FUS RX16R WD E F 110212 ...

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