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Chapter 2

Chapter 2:

Adding Modules

Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X Storage Expansions are designed so that adding data disks can be
performed while the system is powered on and operating normally.

CAUTION

: Computer components and disk drives are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD).

Always ground any electrostatic charge from your person before touching components with your
hands or with any tools. Always use an anti-static wrist strap (one ships with each Nexsan Storage
System) while installing or performing maintenance on any Nexsan Storage System. See

Take

proper ESD precautions

on the next page for detailed instructions.

This chapter contains the following sections:

Take proper ESD precautions

18

Adding disk drives

19

Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X
FRU Removal and Replacement Guide

Nexsan

www.nexsan.com

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Summary of Contents for NEXSAN E18

Page 1: ...exsan E18X and Nexsan E32X Storage Expansions FRU Removal and Replacement Guide Part Number P0450137 Rev B NEXSAN 1289 Anvilwood Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94089 USA Printed Sunday April 3 2022 www nexsan co...

Page 2: ...l may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct th...

Page 3: ...hysical characteristics 15 Dimensions Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X 15 Power 16 Cooling 16 Materials 16 Environment 16 Chapter 2 Adding Modules 17 Take proper ESD precautions 18 Adding disk drives 19 Ch...

Page 4: ...Glossary 35 Contents iv Part Number P0450137 Rev B www nexsan com Nexsan BEAST and E Series...

Page 5: ...System messages and non interactive items in the GUI References to software user guides monospace Command line interface CLI text or text that refers to file or directory names monospace bold Text str...

Page 6: ...san E18 and Nexsan E32 Storage Systems Installation Guide Nexsan E18X and Nexsan E32X Storage Expansions FRU Removal and Replacement Guide Nexsan High Density Storage User Guide Nexsan E Series Snapsh...

Page 7: ...2U MG Rev 03 October 2014 Added section Take proper ESD precautions on page 18 to the beginning of Chapter 2 updated all ESD warnings added ESD warnings to all sections that deal with handling electro...

Page 8: ...About this manual viii Part Number P0450137 Rev B www nexsan com Nexsan BEAST and E Series...

Page 9: ...ies base models use 3Gb s SAS for internal communication between the RAID Controllers and hard disks E Series P models use 6 Gb s SAS for internal communication This chapter contains the following sec...

Page 10: ...be Assembly can be field replaced in the event of a fan failure see Central fan tube on page 33 Table 1 3 Other modules Number Component Description 2 Active Drive Drawers 2 Each drawer can hold up to...

Page 11: ...r Guide 5 Environment LED ENV Indicates the temperature and fan status for the drawer Green indicates that the drawer temperature is within specifications and that all fans are operating properly Red...

Page 12: ...atus 9 Expansion Controller status 9 5 8 Legend Use the following tables as a legend for the rear panel diagram Table 1 7 Field replaceable modules Number Component Description 1 RAID Controller s 1 o...

Page 13: ...in I Pass 8088 6Gb s SAS connectors 6 One Management port MGMT per RAID Controller Dedicated management port RJ45 for Web based configuration 1Gb in E Series P 10 100 in prior series models 7 One SERI...

Page 14: ...ble 1 13 Field replaceable modules Number Module Description 1 Disk Drives Up to nine 3 5 disk drives for Nexsan E18X Storage Systems or sixteen 2 5 disk drives for Nexsan E32X Storage Systems in each...

Page 15: ...as been detected and that the disk is not currently being used by the system For disk drive slots where no disk drive is installed this LED is off Physical characteristics Use this section as a refere...

Page 16: ...ive drawer at the front for a total of four one 60mm 12V axial fan life 40 000 hrs per drive drawer at the rear for a total of two Note Some Storage Systems have dual fan packs at the rear of each dra...

Page 17: ...static charge from your person before touching components with your hands or with any tools Always use an anti static wrist strap one ships with each Nexsan Storage System while installing or performi...

Page 18: ...ic workstation 2 Attach the clip end of the anti static wrist strap to the rack s ESD grounding pin or to any bare metal part of the rack for a racked storage system or to any proper grounding point f...

Page 19: ...go to Configure RAID Spare Mode in the graphical user interface GUI See the Nexsan High Density Storage User Guide for more information To add disk drives to the Nexsan Storage Expansion 1 Turn the dr...

Page 20: ...lights up green to inform you that the disk is connected and functioning properly CAUTION For Nexsan E32X Storage Systems if the drive drawer contains fewer than 16 drives the slots without drives MU...

Page 21: ...awer is properly latched The DSK LED lights up green to let you know that all drives are functioning properly 7 In the graphical user interface GUI go to the Home page and verify that the status bar f...

Page 22: ...Adding disk drives 2 22 Part Number P0450137 Rev B www nexsan com Nexsan BEAST and E Series...

Page 23: ...ny electrostatic charge from your person before touching components with your hands or with any tools Always use an anti static wrist strap one ships with each Nexsan Storage System while installing o...

Page 24: ...torage System See Take proper ESD precautions on page 18 for detailed instructions To replace a PSU 1 Determine which PSU or PSU fan has failed by examining the PSU status LEDs on each module A red LE...

Page 25: ...connected to passes control of the expansion units to the other RAID Controller This is normal behavior After the Expansion Controller is replaced you can re establish the proper control paths through...

Page 26: ...tab clicks Figure 3 4 Sliding the Expansion Controller into place PSU HOST 0 EXP OUT 1 0 EXP OUT 1 L0 L1 L0 L1 FAN PSU HOST 0 EXP OUT 1 T 0 EXP OUT 1 T L0 L1 L0 L1 FAN HOST 0 EXP OUT 1 0 EXP OUT 1 L0...

Page 27: ...ge System See Take proper ESD precautions on page 18 for detailed instructions To replace disk drives in the Nexsan Storage Expansion 1 Determine which drive drawer contains the failed drive by examin...

Page 28: ...isengage the drive then remove the drive from the drive slot Support the weight of the drive with your free hand while removing it Figure 3 7 Removing a disk drive Nexsan E32X left Nexsan E18X middle...

Page 29: ...drive drawer fan replace the fan assembly by using the following procedure To replace the frond drive drawer fans 1 Determine which drive drawer contains the failed fan by examining the ENV LEDs on th...

Page 30: ...reen to let you know that the drive drawer is properly latched The ENV LED lights up green to let you know that the fan is functioning properly and that the drawer temperature is within specifications...

Page 31: ...gure 2 3 CAUTION Do not lean on or place any heavy object on an open drive drawer Doing so may damage the drawer slide mechanism or overbalance the rack 4 On the fan assembly at the back of the drawer...

Page 32: ...the drawer turns from amber to green to let you know that the drive drawer is properly latched The ENV LED lights up green to let you know that the fan is functioning properly and that the drawer tem...

Page 33: ...le removing it Figure 3 15 Removing the central fan assembly 2 Make sure the new fan tube is right side up The latch should be at the top 3 Slide the replacement assembly into the unit until the top l...

Page 34: ...Central fan tube 3 34 Part Number P0450137 Rev B www nexsan com Nexsan BEAST and E Series...

Page 35: ...in cable management sys tem allows cables to extend and retract with the active drawer for easy servicing Anti Vibration Design Nexsan s proprietary disk installation scheme wherein drives are loaded...

Page 36: ...rawer E E Series The series of Nexsan Storage Systems that includes the Nexsan E18 E48 and E60 Stor age Systems and their V VT and P variants the Nexsan E32V the Nexsan E18X E48X and E60X expansions a...

Page 37: ...laced on site Consult Nexsan Support for details G Gb Gigabit Approximately one billion 1 000 000 000 bits GB Gigabyte Approximately one billion 1 000 000 000 bytes Used to describe the storage capaci...

Page 38: ...omputer System Interface A transport protocol that provides for the SCSI protocol to be carried over a TCP IP network ISM See Interconnect Service Module L LAN See local area network LED Light Emittin...

Page 39: ...gurations are usually referred to with a two digit number For example RAID 10 RAID 1 RAID 0 rail A type of rack mount that enables a device to be easily slid into and back out of a rack S SAN See stor...

Page 40: ...join network seg ments U U Unit The standard unit of measure for des ignating the vertical usable space or height of racks 1U is equal to 1 75 inches A device that is described as being 1U in height m...

Page 41: ...per nexsansupport com contact Copyright 2010 2022 Nexsan All rights reserved Nexsan and the Nexsan logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nexsan All other trademarks and registered trademarks...

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