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UM_J2012-01_v4_120319

J2012-01

12Gb/s SAS JBOD Series

User's Manual

Summary of Contents for J2012-01

Page 1: ...UM_J2012 01_v4_120319 J2012 01 12Gb s SAS JBOD Series User s Manual...

Page 2: ...OD via RS232 17 3 3 Utility Setup on Host 18 3 4 Updating Firmware and MFG through Console Port 21 3 5 Configure Command Line Interface Operation 24 3 5 1 How to enable disable T10 zoning 24 3 5 2 How...

Page 3: ...emperature 52 4 3 Utility Setup on Host 53 4 4 Connect Host to BMC by RS23 53 4 5 BMC LED Signal 56 4 6 Web UI 57 4 6 1 Dashboard 57 4 6 2 FRU information 58 4 6 3 Hard Disk Status 59 4 6 4 Storage He...

Page 4: ...Copyright 2015 AIC Inc All Rights Reserved This document contains proprietary information about AIC products and is not to be disclosed or used except in accordance with applicable agreements...

Page 5: ...Document Release History Release Date Version Update Content May 2015 1 User s Manual release to public May 2016 2 HW update July 2018 3 FW update December 2019 4 1 New cover 2 BMC update...

Page 6: ...for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment Disclaimer AIC shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein The information provided is provid...

Page 7: ...y mount the equipment into the rack in such manner that it won t be hazardous due to uneven mechanical loading This equipment is to be installed for operation in an environment with maximum ambient te...

Page 8: ...s must not be empty They must have a dummy cover Equipment intended for installed in restricted access location CAUTION Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used ba...

Page 9: ...to set up the hardware is highly advised Do not endanger yourself by placing the device in an unstable environment The consequences for negligent actions may be extremely severe Chapter 3 Sub system C...

Page 10: ...the contents of the carton are damaged If any damage is found do not remove the components contact the dealer where the subsystem was purchased for further instructions Before continuing first unpack...

Page 11: ...d Redundancy Drive Bays 12 Cooling 2 x 60x38mm hot swap fans Power Supply 549W 1 1 hot swap redundant 80 Platinum Power Entry Dual AC Inlet Expander Modules Dual expanders Optional Electrical and Envi...

Page 12: ...ductively With dual expanders this product offers high performance improved scalability and centralized management for our users to enjoy and deploy Unique product designs include sophisticated expand...

Page 13: ...der Panel 2 dual expanders primary secondary BMC console port BMC LAN port option 3 x Mini SAS HD BMC LAN port option 3 x Mini SAS HD Console port Debug port BMC console port It em Describtion Mini SA...

Page 14: ...r Manual 5 Rear Panel 2 x 6038 hot swap fans 6 x 48Gb s Mini SAS HD 549W 1 1 hot swap redundant power supply Serial port for Remote JBOD Power on off Up to Host or JBOD Down to JBOD Daisy Chain Debug...

Page 15: ...6 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup J2012 01User Manual Remove the screws and push the cover vertically away from the opposite top cover Lift the cover upward to remove Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2 1 Top Cover...

Page 16: ...release the power supply unit Pull the handle to remove the module out of the chassis Push the new power supply unit into the chassis Ensure that the module is robustly hooked into the cage Caution Sh...

Page 17: ...re Setup J2012 01User Manual Loosen the thumb screws on the fan module Pull the fan module out of the chassis Align the new fan module with the opening in the enclosure Insert the fan module into chas...

Page 18: ...Loosen the thumb screw to release the expander tray lever Pull the expander module out of enclosure Align the new expander module with the expander slot and insert it into the chassis Close the lever...

Page 19: ...move the expander module from the chassis Please refer to section 2 4 Place the BMC module on the Expander Module Make sure to match the screw holes Secure the screws Insert the new expander module in...

Page 20: ...r Pull the tray lever outward completely Pull the tray out of the system Insert the hard disk drive into the tray Ensure that the dimples on the tray match the hard disk drive For additional assurance...

Page 21: ...The drive slot map is demonstrated as follows Detach the cables and hard disk drives from the HDD backplane Dislodge the screws on the module Lift the module upward to remove Insert the new HDD backp...

Page 22: ...D onto the rack by securing the adjuster plate to the rack with the screws Insert the slide rail into the adjuster plate and make sure that the slide rail is fully hooked onto the adjuster plate M4 X...

Page 23: ...re Setup J2012 01User Manual Install the front of JBOD onto the rack by securing the screws x 4 to complete installation NOTE The product installation position is less than 1 meter in height from the...

Page 24: ...al To install or remove the slide rail please refer to the manual in the slide rail kit for further details 7 Slide Rail Installation User s Manual Screws kit The direction of pull the slide rail out...

Page 25: ...of wide ports on each AIC 12G expander controller only the followng drives are supported for shared access 1 SAS drive 2 SATA drive with an interposer which provides SATA to SAS conversion Host Each...

Page 26: ...apter 3 Sub system Configuration Setup Use a RS 232 DB9 cable to connect the console port of JBOD with host s PC COM port see the images below for DB9 RS 232 cable and SAS expander COM port 3 2 Connec...

Page 27: ...p 1 Set up the RS232 host connection Set up RS232 connection application into your host as shown in the example process below For example OS Microsoft Windows Server 2008 RS232 connection application...

Page 28: ...nual Chapter 3 Sub system Configuration Setup Step 3 Enter a new name in the field below and click OK Step 4 Connect to the JBOD by selecting an option under Connect Using we selected COM2 in this exa...

Page 29: ...on Setup Step 6 After Step 5 you will enter the hyper terminal screen Press Enter key and the cmd command line will appear Step 5 Under Bits per second select the option 38400 Under Flow control selec...

Page 30: ...pter 3 Sub system Configuration Setup Step 1 Please type in fdl 0 0 in the command line to update the firmware Step 2 Select the tool bar Transfer Send File within 10 seconds 3 4 Updating Firmware and...

Page 31: ...system Configuration Setup Step 3 Select the Firmware file and under Protocol select the option Xmodem Press the Send to complete action Step 4 After the firmware update is complete the command line...

Page 32: ...in fdl 83 0 in the commond line to update the MFG Step 6 Select Transfer Send file within 10 seconds Step 7 Choose the MFG file and select the option Xmodem under Protocol type and press Send Step 8 A...

Page 33: ...up 3 5 1 How to enable disable T10 zoning The default T10 zoning configuration is off A Check the current zoning state cmd phyzone state Zoning is OFF B Enable zoning cmd phyzone on C Disable zoning c...

Page 34: ...drive accessed only by the second port The configuration for the example is A PHY0 PHY3 for the first wide port B PHY4 PHY7 for the second wide port C PHY12 PHY35 for drive Step 1 Read the current gro...

Page 35: ...26 J2012 01User Manual Chapter 3 Sub system Configuration Setup...

Page 36: ...3 Sub system Configuration Setup 3 5 3 How to get all revisions in AIC SAS 12G Expander A Expander firmware revision cmd rev B Expander configuration revision cmd showmfg C MCU firmware revision and...

Page 37: ...n Celsius t1 20 C t2 55 C warning 50 C alarm 55 C B Set temperature with new T1 18 C T2 52 C warning threshold 48 C and alarm threshold 54 C The new setting will take effect after reset cmd temperatur...

Page 38: ...00605B0000272BF B Set the enclosure address with 0x500605B0000272BF The new setting will take effect after reset cmd enclosure_addr 500605B0000272BF cmd reset cmd cmd cmd cmd cmd cmd cmd cmd cmd cmd c...

Page 39: ...Standby timer is in units of minutes Setting standby timer with 0 minute disables this feature A Get current standby timer cmd standby_timer Standby Timer 0 minutes B Set the standby timer with 10 min...

Page 40: ...power consumption of SAS drives Otherwise AIC Expander Controller starts all attached SAS drives to provide drive access service to any active SAS initiator The same setting should be applied to HUB...

Page 41: ...al number 526 12071100500088 cmd serial_number 421 12021704510010 526 12071100500088 3 5 9 How to power off on all disk drives automatically This feature is applicable for SAS SATA drives If there is...

Page 42: ...hapter 3 Sub system Configuration Setup 3 5 10 How to configure EDFB The default EDFB configuration is off A Check the current configuration cmd edfb EDFB is OFF B Enable the edfb cmd edfb on C Disabl...

Page 43: ...ing on AC power loss Three supported options are keep off keep on and keep last state The default setting is keep off A Get the current power setting cmd power_setting Power setting keep off B Set kee...

Page 44: ...s For detailed information please visit http www t10 org If you are a member of the T10 working group the Standard which controlled by T10 technical committee could be found at http www t10 org cgi bi...

Page 45: ...odule2 STATUS_WORD Byte 5 14 Reserved 0xFF 3 6 3 2 SES Threshold Out In It includes only Temperature Sensor and Voltage Sensor elements Threshold control element format BYTE BIT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 REQU...

Page 46: ...nctions for details B Power Supply Status Element BYTE BIT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 COMMON STATUS Reserved PRDFAIL DISABLE SWAP ELEMENT STATUS CODE 1 IDENT Reserved 2 Reserved DC OVER VOLTAGE DC UNDER VOLTAG...

Page 47: ...nt Control Functions for details B Cooling Status Element BYTE BIT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 COMMON STATUS Reserved PRDFAIL DISABLE SWAP ELEMENT STATUS CODE 1 IDENT Reserved ACTUAL FAN SPEED MSB 2 ACTUAL FAN...

Page 48: ...TUS CODE 1 IDENT FAIL Reserved 2 TEMPERATURE 3 Reserved OT FAILURE OT WARNING UT FAILURE UT WARNING Field Value ELEMENT STATUS CODE OK Everything is Ok NON CRITICAL If either warning limit is exceeded...

Page 49: ...to section SES Element Control Functions for details REQUEST WARNING Please refer to section SES Element Control Functions for details B Enclosure Status Element BYTE BIT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 COMMON STAT...

Page 50: ...TROL SELECT PRDFAIL DISABLE RST SWAP Reserved 1 RQST IDENT RQST FAIL Reserved 2 Reserved 3 Reserved B Voltage Status Element BYTE BIT 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 COMMON STATUS Reserved PRDFAIL DISABLE SWAP ELEM...

Page 51: ...CHECK Please refer to section SES Element Control Functions for details RQST IN CRIT ARRAY Please refer to section SES Element Control Functions for details RQST IN FAILED ARRAY Please refer to sectio...

Page 52: ...Control Element RSVD DEVICE Set by the RQST RSVD DEVICE on Array Device Control Element HOT SPARE Set by the RQST HOT SPARE on Array Device Control Element CONS CHK Set by the RQST CONS CHECK on Arra...

Page 53: ...nd When the RQST IDENT bit is set the blue LED overwrites its default behavior with a slow blink while the red LED is off The blue LED is set Activity for not overwriting its default behavior The beha...

Page 54: ...element in the SES specification Set the bit to turn off a slot power and vice versa We use the software package sg3_utils on Linux for example and have a SAS HBA and a cable to connect your host wit...

Page 55: ...ecification Clear the bit on Power Supply Element DiskPowerSupply to power off all disk drives Set the bit on Power Supply Element DiskPowerSupply to power on all disk drives We use the software packa...

Page 56: ...Supply is defined in the bit5 byte3 of the Power Supply control element in the SES specification Clear the bit on Power Supply Element PowerSupply01 or PowerSupply02 to power off the entire enclosure...

Page 57: ...bled When blinking the identity is enabled The RQST IDENT for Enclosure is defined in the bit7 byte1 of the Enclosure control element in the SES specification Set the bit to enable the identity Clear...

Page 58: ...it1 byte3 and bit0 byte3 of the Enclosure control element in the SES specification Setting either bit can enable the enclosure alarm Clearing both bits disables the enclosure alarm We use the software...

Page 59: ...PEED CODE bits Clear RQST IDENT bit to enable the smart fan function again Please disable the smart fan function before changing PWM or fan speed Only Cooling element 0 supports this feature We use th...

Page 60: ...web browser Step 2 Type in the default IP http 192 168 11 11 and press Enter Step 3 Under User Name and Password type in admin in the login screen and click Log In to continue Key in the default acco...

Page 61: ...52 Chapter 3 BMC Configuration Settings J2012 01User Manual 4 2 Sensor s Location for Fan Temperature...

Page 62: ...nnect Host to BMC by RS23 Step 1 Type in and the IPMI serial interface will automatically appear To log into the interface type in the command sys pwd u admin admin It will respond OK To check the BMC...

Page 63: ...represents DHCP The example above refers to DHCP Find out your IP address from the LAN IP Convert the hexadecimal digits in the red box to decimal digits by referring to the chart on the left Calcula...

Page 64: ...pproved code Configure the LAN static IP DHCP LAN IP Submask Gateway Change the LAN status to static before configuring the IP address The blue digits in red may be configured to any value Note You ca...

Page 65: ...56 Chapter 3 BMC Configuration Settings J2012 01User Manual Blue LED Light Blue LED represents active BMC Red LED Light Blinking LED represents BMC error 4 5 BMC LED Signal...

Page 66: ...console preview Sensor Monitoring It lists all available sensors on the device with information such as status name reading and status icon as well as a link to that sensor s page There are 3 possible...

Page 67: ...Chassis information fields Area Format Version Chassis Type Chassis Part Number Chassis Serial Number Chassis Extra Board Information It displays the following Manufacturer Name Product Name Product P...

Page 68: ...us by using the Power On and Power Off button to control HDD status ACTIONS Power On Select a HDD to turn it power on Power off Select a HDD to turn it power off Icon status Green This slot inserted H...

Page 69: ...representation of all associated events Double click on a record to toggle ON OFF the live widget for that particular sensor You can filter the list to view particular sensors only using the drop down...

Page 70: ...he device BMC Timezone Check this option to display the event log entries logged with the BMC Timezone value Client Timezone Check this option to display the event log entries logged with the Client u...

Page 71: ...e hostname of the device Register BMC Choose the BMC s network port to register with the DNS settings Check the option Register BMC to register with the DNS settings Choose the option Direct Dynamic D...

Page 72: ...nd 1 IPv4 DNS server NOTE This is not applicable for manual confirguration DNS Server 1 2 3 Specify the DNS Domain Name System server address to be configured for the BMC An IPv4 Address is made of 4...

Page 73: ...y IPv4 Configuration It lists the IPv4 configuration settings Obtain an IP address automatically Enable Use DHCP to dynamically configure the IPv4 address using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHC...

Page 74: ...ration Protocol DHCP IPv6 Address Specify a static IPv6 address to be configured for the selected interface Subnet Prefix length Specify the subnet prefix length for the IPv6 settings Value ranges fro...

Page 75: ...re to be configured Auto Negotiation This option is enabled to allow the device to perform automatic configuration to achieve the best possible mode of operation speed and duplex over a link Link Spee...

Page 76: ...r the device Check the Automatically synchronize option to configure the NTP Server The NTP Server will support the following IP Address Both IPv4 and IPv6 format FQDN Fully qualified domain name form...

Page 77: ...lick the LAN Destination tab to show configured LAN destinations and available slots You can modify or add new LAN destination entries here A maximum of 15 slots are available Send Test Alert Select a...

Page 78: ...meric characters Space special characters are not allowed Primary SMTP Server It lists the Primary SMTP Server configuration SMTP Support Check this option to enable SMTP support for the BMC Server Ad...

Page 79: ...ic characters It must start with an alphabet Special characters comma colon semicolon space and backslash are not allowed Password Enter the password for the SMTP User Account Passwords must be at lea...

Page 80: ...a week or specific a date to power on off the device If you want to change the device date time please go to the NTP page ACTIONS Enable schedule Check this option for enable disable the schedule Acti...

Page 81: ...ified as a security measure To view the page you must have Operator privileges To modify or add a user You must have Administrator privileges NOTE Free slots are denoted by in all columns for the slot...

Page 82: ...cycle operations Reset Expander Select an expander to do cold reset Power Off Storage Select this option to immediately power off the storage Power On Storage Select this option to power on the stora...

Page 83: ...installed in the system prior to the launch of the JNLP file Launch the Java SOL you must have Administrator privileges Choose an expander that can use smart console in Java SOL Volatile Bit Rate Plea...

Page 84: ...6 4 NOTE If you want to update a new version firmware for BMC please clear the web browser cookies when the update process is complete 4 7 2 Web update 1 Check if the BMC IP is valid 2 Open a browser...

Page 85: ...76 Chapter 3 BMC Configuration Settings J2012 01User Manual 3 This is login main page 4 Click Firmware Update menu Firmware Update...

Page 86: ...nual Chapter 3 BMC Configuration Settings 5 An update warning will appear Click the Enter Update Mode to proceed to update 6 Wait a few minutes Click the Select file to upload the firmware file that y...

Page 87: ...Chapter 3 BMC Configuration Settings J2012 01User Manual 7 Wait another few minutes Click Check this option to do all full firmware flash option 8 Click OK and the firmware will begin the update proce...

Page 88: ...tion Settings 9 It will take 3 to 5 minutes to complete update NOTE Closing this web page will result in crashing the firmware 10 Device has been reset window will pop up after the firmware update is...

Page 89: ...guration Settings J2012 01User Manual 1 Click Firmware Update menu Expand Update 2 Select the expander firmware file that you need to update 3 Select the expander firmware file and click upload 4 8 Ex...

Page 90: ...81 J2012 01User Manual Chapter 3 BMC Configuration Settings 4 Click Proceed 5 Processing 6 Successful update...

Page 91: ...hapter 3 BMC Configuration Settings J2012 01User Manual 7 If the update process is not successful please check whether the expander firmware is updated to the latest version or if the system is turned...

Page 92: ...r in the primary firmware the system will automatically boot into safety mode 1 If you see that the sensor name status LED and ID LED are abnormal and the LEDs are cross blinking it signifies that the...

Page 93: ...84 Chapter 3 BMC Configuration Settings J2012 01User Manual 2 Please clear browser cookies and re start the browser The BMC web UI will automatically refresh the web page object...

Page 94: ...85 J2012 01User Manual Chapter 3 BMC Configuration Settings 3 Click the BMC Reset menu 4 Click the BMC reset and click the Perform Action button...

Page 95: ...page will show Requesting status By resetting the BMC this web page will become invalid Wait 90 seconds and clear the browser cookies to re login web UI again 6 If you still see the safety mode page...

Page 96: ...Support Email support ru aicipc com tw North California United States Address 48531 Warm Springs Boulvard Suite 404 Fremont CA 94539 United States Tel 1 510 573 6730 Fax 1 510 573 6729 Sales Email sa...

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