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64 Bays  

SAS to SAS/SATA  

JBOD Subsystem 

 

 
 

 
 
 

 

User Manual 

 

 

 
 

Revision 1.0 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Summary of Contents for Proware EP-4646JD-SCSC

Page 1: ...64 Bays SAS to SAS SATA JBOD Subsystem User Manual Revision 1 0...

Page 2: ...LEDs 10 2 1 1 3 Menu Diagram 11 2 1 2 Rear View 12 2 3 Power Supply Fan Module PSFM 13 2 3 1 PSFM Panel 15 2 4 Fan Module 16 2 4 1 Turbo Fan 18 2 5 Disk Drive Installation into the Disk Slot 19 2 5 1...

Page 3: ...on may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent Trademarks All...

Page 4: ...te the installation site temperature making it not to exceed the allowed ambient temperature Before plugging in any power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off D...

Page 5: ...he shipping carton contains the following NOTE If any damage is found contact the dealer or vendor for assistance JBOD Subsystem Unit 64 pairs of HDD side brackets Two 2 Power cords Two 2 mini SAS HD...

Page 6: ...system maintenance and management Highest Density Available 4U chassis with 64 bays carriers Support the 3 5 enterprise class SAS3 SATA3 HDD drives High Availability Dual SAS Expander JBOD consist of...

Page 7: ...ctor 4U of Hot Swap Trays 64 Tray Lock Yes Disk Status Indicator Access Fail LED Disk Backplane SAS3 SATA3 of PS Fan Modules 1100W x 2 w PFC of Fans 15 Monitor port support Yes Power requirements AC 9...

Page 8: ...g Parts of the JBOD Subsystem 2 1 Main Components 2 1 1 Front View IMPORTANT When powering off the JBOD subsystem turn off first the Main Switch and allow at least 4 minutes for the subsystem to shutd...

Page 9: ...Main Switch Button Flashing Blue Indicates that the power cords are inserted and or indicates the 2 power supply switches are turn on Light Blue Indicates that the sytem is on No Light Indicates that...

Page 10: ...icator Color Description Activity LED Blue Blinking Indicates the disk drive is busy or being accessed Power On Fail LED Green Indicates the disk drive in this slot is good RED Indicates the disk driv...

Page 11: ...p2 35 C Chip3 31 C Chip4 30 C HDD01 33 C HDD64 30 C Power Status Power01 Good Good Power02 Good FAN Status Fan 1 3970 rpm Good Fan 2 3970 rpm Fan15 3970 rpm Voltage Status 1 5V_ 4 94V Good 1 12V_ 12 1...

Page 12: ...nder module Connect the serial cable RJ11 to DB9 to your system s serial port for Expander 1 Expander CLI B1 B2 RS 232 Port Use to upgrade the firmware of the expander module Connect the serial cable...

Page 13: ...ns two 1100W Power Supply Fan Modules All PSFM are inserted at the rear of the chassis Front Panel Rear Side NOTE Each PSFM delivers Full Range 100V 240V 10 voltage AC electricity Each PSFM consists o...

Page 14: ...fans Fan 1 and Fan 2 on the front panel and Fan 3 Fan 4 and Fan 5 on the rear side The second PSFM Power Supply 2 on the right side has five fans also Fan 7 and Fan 8 on the front panel and Fan 9 Fan...

Page 15: ...s in the PSFM has failed When the power cord connected from main power source is inserted to the AC Power Input Socket the Power Status LED becomes RED When the switch of the PSFM is turned on the LED...

Page 16: ...ays SAS to SAS SATA JBOD Subsystem 16 User Manual 2 4 Fan Module The 64bay JBOD subsystem contains 15 fans Front Panel Rear Side Fan 1 Fan 2 Fan 7 Fan 8 Power Supply 1 Power Supply 2 Front Panel Rear...

Page 17: ...64 Bays SAS to SAS SATA JBOD Subsystem User Manual 17 Indicator Color Description Fan Fault LED No light Indicates the fan is normal Red Indicates the turbo fail is faulty...

Page 18: ...4 1 Turbo Fan The turbo fan Fan 6 provides additional airflow inside the enclosure Turbo Fan LED Indicator Color Description Status LED Red Indicates the turbo fail is faulty NOTE The status of Turbo...

Page 19: ...are not placed in the disk slots If all disk trays will be used to install all 64 disk drives for quicker and easier installation of disk drives in the Disk Array it is recommended to attach first eac...

Page 20: ...NOTE In dual SAS Expander mode it is strongly recommended to use SAS hard drive disks 2 5 1 To install a disk drive in a disk tray 1 Prepare the HDD side brackets Remove them from the dummy disk by pu...

Page 21: ...AS SATA JBOD Subsystem User Manual 21 2 Place the brackets on both sides of the disk drive and secure them with screws 2 screws 6 32 UNC L 5 0mm 3 Place the drive carefully in the disk slot 2 screws 6...

Page 22: ...64 Bays SAS to SAS SATA JBOD Subsystem 22 User Manual 4 Tighten the thumbscrews on the sides of the disk drive...

Page 23: ...e sections on how to remove the power supply modules and how to remove the disk trays disk drives NOTE The sample model used in the following installation might not be the actual model for this manual...

Page 24: ...les of the front left side of the rack post Rack Post Front Left Side 4 Insert three 3 M5 nuts on the 2 holes of the front right side of the rack post Rack Post Front Right Side Position of M5 nuts on...

Page 25: ...il Assembly 6 Hold one rail assembly and install in the front left side of rack To install align and insert the 2 latches of the rail into the 2 holes on the rack post Use the Lock Lever to lock the r...

Page 26: ...Manual View from Front Side of Front Left Rack Post Lock Lever is Locked View from Rear Side of Front Left Rack Post 2 Latches are inserted in the 4th and 6th holes from bottom M5 nut Lower M5 Nut Loc...

Page 27: ...sert the 2 latches on the 2 holes on the rear rack post and then push the rail a little towards the rear side and lock the lock lever on the rack post View from Rear Side of Rear Left Rack Post View f...

Page 28: ...peat step 6 to install the other rail assembly into the right front side View from Front Side of Front Right Rack Post Lock Lever is Not Locked View from Front Side of Front Right Rack Post Lock Lever...

Page 29: ...t Rack Post 2 Latches are inserted in the 4th and 6th holes from bottom M5 nut 9 Repeat step 7 to install the other end of rail assembly to the rack post of rear right side View from Rear Side of Rear...

Page 30: ...64 Bays SAS to SAS SATA JBOD Subsystem 30 User Manual View from Rear Side of Rear Right Rack Post View from Rear Side of Rear Right Rack Post Lock Latches Lock Lever Latches...

Page 31: ...ystem User Manual 31 10 Pull the 2 middle rail members out from the rail assembly Middle Rail Member of Rail Assembly on Left Side of Rack View from Rear Side Rear Left Side Front Left Side Front Side...

Page 32: ...e 2 middle rails so that 2 inner rails will insert and slide easily Use hands to guide the inner rails when inserted into the middle rails Inner Rail Aligned with and Inserted into the Middle Rail Imp...

Page 33: ...s the blue locks on both sides of the inner rail members at the same time Then push the enclosure inwards or backwards until it goes inside the rack View from Right Side of Enclosure Blue Lock of Inne...

Page 34: ...64 Bays SAS to SAS SATA JBOD Subsystem 34 User Manual View from Rear Side of Rack Cabinet Enclosure is Pushed Inwards 13 Insert the power supply modules...

Page 35: ...each corner Note that the screw driver will need to pass through the corner hole of front panel for the two upper corner holes on both sides Front Left Side Front Right Side 15 Open the top cover and...

Page 36: ...OD Subsystem 36 User Manual 3 2 Removing the Disk Array from the Rack 1 Remove the six screws in the front corner Front Left Side Front Right Side 2 Remove the power supplies in the rear and the disk...

Page 37: ...64 Bays SAS to SAS SATA JBOD Subsystem User Manual 37 3 Carefully pull the subsystem 4 Push the white lock to release the subsystem from the rail...

Page 38: ...S cable to the SAS In Port of the JBOD subsystem enclosure and the other end to the SAS Expansion Port of the RAID subsystem enclosure 3 4 Preparing the JBOD and Connecting to SAS HBA in Host System 1...

Page 39: ...r 1 second all Activity LEDs will flash once When the power cord s is are disconnected from AC Power Input Socket after 3 seconds all Activity LEDs will flash twice 2 Turn on each Power On Off Switch...

Page 40: ...h Each disk slot will be checked during subsystem initialization 3 6 Powering Off MPORTANT When powering off the JBOD Subsystem turn off first the Main Switch in the front panel and allow at least 4 m...

Page 41: ...First is the Expander A1 next is the Expander B1 and A2 then last the Expander B2 NOTE There must be no I O in the disk drives in the JBOD subsystem RAID volumes should not be accessed during firmwar...

Page 42: ...er A1 RS232 Port and PC COM1 Port or change to other COM Port as necessary 2 Open Windows HyperTerminal Program Connect using COM1 COM Port used in Step1 Baud Rate 115200 n 8 1 Flow Control None 3 Ple...

Page 43: ...Bays SAS to SAS SATA JBOD Subsystem User Manual 43 5 Select your firmware file path and select Xmodem in the communication protocol and click transfer button 6 Wait for the transfer of file to comple...

Page 44: ...ys SAS to SAS SATA JBOD Subsystem 44 User Manual 7 When the transfer and firmware update is complete please power cycle the JBOD 8 In command line type system info you can see the Expander firmware ve...

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