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K2 Lx0 RAID Storage

Instruction Manual

071-8614-01
JULY 2008

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Page 1: ...K2 Lx0 RAID Storage Instruction Manual 071 8614 01 JULY 2008 ...

Page 2: ...se at DFARS 252 277 7013 or in subparagraph c 1 and 2 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 as applicable Manufacturer is Grass Valley Inc P O Box 59900 Nevada City California 95959 7900 U S A Trademarks and Logos Grass Valley K2 Aurora Infinity Turbo M Series Profile Profile XP NetCentral NewsBrowse NewsEdit NewsQ NewsShare NewsQ Pro and Media Manager are e...

Page 3: ...9 SAS disk drive 20 SATA disk drive 20 Chapter 2 K2 Lx0 RAID Installation Information Installation requirements 21 Site requirements 21 Power 21 Cooling 21 Cabling requirements 21 Binding disk modules into groups 22 Installing a K2 Lx0 RAID in an equipment rack 22 Unpacking the chassis 22 Installing the rack mounts 22 Inserting the K2 Lx0 RAID chassis in the rack 24 K2 Lx0 RAID power up and initia...

Page 4: ... RAID controller or expansion adapter 43 Installing a RAID controller or expansion adapter 44 Replacing a power supply 44 Replacing a battery 45 Adding expansion ports 46 Chapter 4 K2 Lx0 RAID Technical Specifications and Operating Limits Data handling specifications 49 AC power requirements 49 Size and weight 50 Cable lengths 50 Environmental limits 50 Life expectancies of components 50 Glossary ...

Page 5: ... connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product ensure that the product is properly grounded Do Not Operate Without Covers To avoid electric shock or fire hazard do not operate this product with covers or panels removed Do Not operate in Wet Damp Conditions To avoid electric shock do not operate this product in wet or damp conditions Do Not Oper...

Page 6: ...s or practices that can result in personal injury or loss of life CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that may result in damage to equipment or other property or which may cause equipment crucial to your business environment to become temporarily non operational Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates a personal injury hazard immediately ...

Page 7: ...nable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which ...

Page 8: ...th CDRH The laser safety regulations are published in the Laser Product Performance Standard Code of Federal Regulation CFR Title 21 Subchapter J The International Electrotechnical Commission IEC Standard 825 Radiation of Laser Products Equipment Classification Requirements and User s Guide governs laser products outside the United States Europe and member nations of the European Free Trade Associ...

Page 9: ...r The latest information about the hardware and software shipped with the system F a m i l y o f X P S e r i e s F a m i l y o f X P S e r i e s F a m i l y o f X P S e r i e s F a m i l y o f X P S e r i e s F a m i l y o f X P S e r i e s F a m i l y o f X P S e r i e s G r a s s V a l l e y G r o u p K2 Media Client Release Notes The latest information about the hardware and software shipped wi...

Page 10: ...2 Media Client Documentation CD ROM Except for the release notes and Quick Start guide the full set of support documentation including this manual is available on the Documentation CD ROM that you receive with your K2 Media Client You can find the Documentation CD ROM packaged with the RAID storage chassis The Documentation CD ROM includes the following K2 Storage System Instruction Manual Contain...

Page 11: ...ir own internal media storage drives as a stand alone system Direct connect storage K2 Media Client models with direct connected i e not shared storage access their own external media storage drives that are contained in a Lx0 RAID chassis and are also considered stand alone systems Shared storage K2 Media Client models with shared storage access RAID protected media storage drives that are part o...

Page 12: ...ction Manual July 31 2008 Preface Thomson Grass Valley Web Site This public Web site contains all the latest manuals and documentation and additional support information Use the following URL http www thomsongrassvalley com ...

Page 13: ...ustomers Authorized Support Representative A local authorized support representative may be available in your country To locate the support representative for your country visit the product support Web page on the Grass Valley Web site International France 800 80 80 20 20 33 1 48 25 20 20 Italy 39 02 24 13 16 01 39 06 87 20 35 42 International United States Canada 1 800 547 8949 1 530 478 4148 Bel...

Page 14: ...14 K2 Lx0 RAID Instruction Manual July 31 2008 Preface ...

Page 15: ...AID has a minimum of two host ports per controller Each chassis is equipped with two power supplies Individual high speed SAS links connect drives Depending on your configuration the K2 Lx0 RAID chassis contains Two or six host ports Up to 12 SAS or SATA disk drives One or two hardware RAID Controllers in a 2U high rack mountable chassis Condor RAID Chassis Condor RAID Expansion Chassis BBU IN MOD...

Page 16: ...750 GB 7 200 rpm disk drives per chassis Two RAID chassis power supplies All configurations have SNMP ports slots for primary and secondary controllers and chassis with redundant power Any unoccupied slot RAID controller or disk module has a filler module to maintain air flow and compliance with electromagnetic interference EMI standards The RAID controllers expansion adapters disk drives and powe...

Page 17: ... are two circuit board modules used the RAID controller module and the expansion adapter The RAID controller module is in the primary RAID chassis It manages the disk drives and provides an interface to the K2 Media Server system or switch The expansion adapter is in an Expansion chassis It manages the disk drives in conjunction with the connected RAID controller and provides an SAS interface to t...

Page 18: ...Lx0 Expansion RAID Expansion Chassis has two expansion adapters as shown in the following figure The expansion adapter in the K2 Lx0 Expansion has two SAS ports DP IN and DP OUT SAS cabling connects the DP IN port to a K2 Lx0 There are two port status LEDs for each SAS port Refer to Interpreting expansion adapter status LEDs on page 38 BBU IN MODEM FLT LNK HPE FLT A L BACKUP ACT LNK LNK ACT FLT HP...

Page 19: ...f a disk drive fails and needs replacing you can do so while the RAID Storage Chassis is powered up Replacement disk drives begin rebuilding immediately after being installed See Removing and installing disk modules on page 40 The following table shows how disk modules are identified based on the chassis address and physical location The chassis with an address set to 0 contains drives from 00 to ...

Page 20: ...20 K2 Lx0 RAID Instruction Manual July 31 2008 Chapter 1 About the K2 Lx0 RAID SAS disk drive SATA disk drive 750 GB 7200 rpm SATA SATA to SAS adapter ...

Page 21: ...ndling specifications on page 49 for AC power requirements If one of the two power supplies fails the remaining power supply and cord can support the full load You must use a rack mount cabinet with AC power distribution and have main branch AC distribution that can handle these values for the number of K2 Lx0s and K2 Lx0 Expansion Chassis units that you will interconnect Cooling Make sure your si...

Page 22: ...K2 Lx0 RAID in an equipment rack Use the information in this section to unpack the K2 Lx0 RAID chassis and mount in an equipment rack Procedures include Unpacking the chassis Installing the rack mounts Inserting the K2 Lx0 RAID chassis in the rack Unpacking the chassis Unpack the K2 Lx0 RAID chassis cables and installation kit as illustrated by the diagram on the outside of the packing box CAUTION...

Page 23: ...ce the T type guide brackets with the H type guide brackets Front channel mount Inner rail Rail adjustment screws Outer rail Guide Bracket Type T for threaded holes Type H for round holes Rack Bracket Rack Bracket Guide Bracket Type T for threaded holes Type H for round holes Back channel mount M3 screws M3 screws Front Front channel channel mount mount Inner Inner rail rail Rail Rail adjustment a...

Page 24: ...g holes with the back channel mount holes The protrusions on the guide bracket guide the rail to appropriate positions on the rack 7 Place the two mounting screws through the rack bracket through the back channel mount holes and into the mounting holes on the guide bracket Tighten the screws to secure the outer rail to the back channel mount 8 Firmly tighten the rail adjustment screws 9 Repeat thi...

Page 25: ...ar of the rack insert and tighten the 10 32 mounting screws with cable clamps through the rear rack brackets On racks with threaded holes the mounting screws engage the rack s threaded holes On racks without threaded holes the mounting screws engage the H type guide bracket s threaded holes Support angle ...

Page 26: ...ormation The 10 32 screws in the rear provide necessary reinforcement to the M3 screws 4 Secure the two front rail brackets to the front rails with four M5 screws two on either side Place the screws above and below the chassis protrusions as shown in the following diagrams Cable clamps ...

Page 27: ...o the front of the chassis slide the bezel directly on to the front rail brackets To remove the bezel press the release catches on either side of the bezel and pull it straight back 6 Repeat this procedure to insert each K2 Lx0 RAID chassis in the rack Front rail brackets Bezel Front rail bracket Release catch Chassis protrusions ...

Page 28: ...unded Operating the system without proper grounding can damage disk drives If the outlet you use is not grounded make sure that a licensed electrician replaces it and installs a grounding conductor To prevent the plug from being inadvertently disconnected secure the electrical cable into the outlet by doing the following 1 Check that the power switch on the RAID chassis and those on the host syste...

Page 29: ...ting status LED behavior NOTE Refer to the K2 Storage System Instruction Manual for complete system power up procedures K2 Lx0 RAID power down NOTE If your K2 Lx0 RAID system is part of a shared storage system refer to the K2 Storage System Instruction Manual for instructions on shutting down the shared storage before powering down a K2 Lx0 RAID To power down the K2 Lx0 RAID correctly 1 Stop all r...

Page 30: ... RAID Installation Information To turn on power refer to K2 Lx0 RAID power up and initialization on page 28 Battery Backup Every K2 Lx0 RAID chassis power supply includes a backup battery so that if electrical power is lost data stored in cache memory will be saved ...

Page 31: ...performed using the Grass Valley Storage Utility To perform the following tasks refer to the K2 Storage System Instruction Manual Checking RAID controller microcode version Loading RAID controller microcode Identifying disk modules prior to removal Downloading K2 Lx0 Expansion disk drive firmware Disabling a K2 Lx0 Expansion RAID controller for removal Disabling a K2 Lx0 Expansion disk module for ...

Page 32: ...Help for information on monitoring the K2 Lx0 RAID with NetCentral Interpreting front panel LEDs Use the following illustrations with and without the bezel and table to identify and interpret front panel LEDs With the bezel on only the Service LED is visible on the front panel With the bezel off the Power LED and Active Fault LEDs are visible K2 SAS STORAGE Service LED Label identifies whether the...

Page 33: ...entral Starting up On Flash Primary RAID only One of the following sequences are in progress Power on Online download Automatic download To identify the sequence use the controller s Ready and Fault LEDs Do not turn off the power supply while a sequence is in progress For more information see K2 Lx0 RAID power up and initialization on page 28 On Flash 5 sec and Off 7 sec Primary RAID only Requesti...

Page 34: ... a single Active Fault LED indicates the states of the disk drive Active Fault LED Meaning Green On Normal state ready Green Blinking Normal status accessing Green Orange Blinking in turn Rebuilding Orange only Blinking HDD low power state Orange On Abnormal status Service LED Power LED Disk drive Active Fault LEDs Indicates the status of the disk drive located to the right Indicates the status of...

Page 35: ...t Ready LED 4 green Fault LED 5 orange Meaning Blinking Off Normal operation On Off Starting Blinking 5 times second Off Shutdown sequence in progress Blinking asynchronously Online automaticdownload sequence in progress Blinking synchronously In download mode Blinking On Disk interface is unavailable On On Occurrence of fault BBU IN MODEM FLT LNK HPE FLT A L BACKUP ACT LNK LNK ACT FLT HP 5 4 3 2 ...

Page 36: ...he right is the Link LED which shows the state of the FC link Locations and port numbers HP5 HP4 HP3 HP2 HP1 HP0 Both LEDs blinking in a one second cycle shows the port if offline Both LEDs blinking quickly 500ms cycle shows the shutdown sequence is in progress Any other simultaneous blinking shows that the port setting is not correct SAS connector 8 Connects the K2 Lx0 RAID to expansion chassis T...

Page 37: ...the Level 30 and Level 30R RAID HPE 13 Optional Expands the HP connector Only used with the Level 30 and Level 30R RAID BBU Fault LED 14 Orange BBU Fault LED Illuminates to indicate that an error has occurred in the battery backup unit BBU Blinks to indicate that the BBU must be replaced due to its life For more information see Replacing a battery on page 45 ACS 15 Not used Indicator Description ...

Page 38: ...SAS Connects the adapter to a K2 Lx0 RAID or K2 Lx0 Expansion Chassis A Fault LED and Link LED are located below each connector Fault LED green Illuminated indicates link up Off indicates link down Link LED orange Illuminated or blinking indicates that an abnormality was detected Off normal operation Locations and names of SAS connectors DP IN connects to controller or adapter on the side near the...

Page 39: ...makes all information on the LUN inaccessible You must remove and install the disk module while the storage system is powered up In a location that does not mount a disk drive mount a dummy carrier It is necessary for the cooling of the unit A disk module must be inserted all the way or removed entirely Do not leave a disk module partially removed except for periods when you are allowing it to spi...

Page 40: ... until you have a replacement module with the same part number or a filler module available Removing and installing disk modules Use the following instructions to replace a faulty disk module It should be replaced while the RAID chassis is running hot swapped Removing a disk module NOTE If a disk module has been bound do not move it to another slot unless you do not care about the data on the disk...

Page 41: ...e redundant controller option when a replacement disk module is inserted there can be a 1 5 second disruption Video record play is not affected Before installing the disk module make sure that you Wait at least three minutes after removing the previous disk module Put a location label on the replacement disk drive as appropriate for the slot into which it is installed 1 Push the circled portion 2 ...

Page 42: ... in the following diagram 4 Close the lever all the way The disk spins up automatically upon installation and if the inserted disk is a replacement for a failed drive in a bound LUN data recovery begins Refer to Interpreting controller status LEDs on page 35 for disk module LED status during rebuild Afterward check disk module status using NetCentral or the Grass Valley Storage Utility 0 2 1 3 3 G...

Page 43: ...hat the module s Fault LED is on If you are removing an operational RAID controller use the Grass Valley Storage Utility to disable the RAID controller If there is no redundant controller power down the system 2 Disconnect all the cables NOTE The cable to the SAS connectors has a blue tab labeled Press Be sure to press forward on the blue tab rather than down 3 Remove the power cable and the contr...

Page 44: ...p the system 5 Verify RAID controller initialization as displayed by the module s Ready LED This process takes approximately three to eight minutes Refer to Interpreting controller status LEDs on page 35 6 Check RAID controller status using NetCentral or the Grass Valley Storage Utility Replacing a power supply Use power cables that are shipped with the RAID unit The K2 Lx0 RAID and K2 Lx0 Expansi...

Page 45: ...power supply 3 Use the ejector to pull out the old power supply Remove the power supply 4 Push in the new power supply 5 Reattach the power cable 6 Secure the power cord by firmly fitting the power cable clamp 7 Check that the Good LED of the new power supply is on 8 Monitor the status of the power supply using NetCentral Replacing a battery Do not replace the internal battery unless the BBU Fault...

Page 46: ... controller Do not pull while holding on the cable 4 Remove the battery from the controller 5 Place the new battery in the controller and firmly insert the plug into the battery connector 6 Replace the controller cover 7 Return the controller to the chassis as described in Installing a RAID controller or expansion adapter on page 44 Adding expansion ports If using an L30 or L30R K2 Lx0 RAID additi...

Page 47: ...k as indicated in following diagram 3 Remove the guard panel from the controller as indicated in the following diagram 4 Insert the expansion port by matching the connector locations Confirm that it is firmly inserted and there is no play in the expansion port 5 Secure with screws at the expansion port spacers 6 Replace the controller cover 7 Return the controller to the chassis as described in In...

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Page 49: ...30 Cache memory 1 GB L10 2 GB 20 4 GB L30 Item Measurement Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC 10 x2 50 60 Hz Power consumptiona Power supply a For UPS choice a safety allowance of 30 of the power consumption is necessary Power supply Basic cabinet 2118 BTU W Expansion cabinet 1470 BTU W Maximum power consumptiona Basic Chassis L10 L10R L20 L20R configurations SAS AC 610VA 590W DC 580W SATA AC 550VA 530W...

Page 50: ...ature level sensors used to issue auto warning and auto shutdown in case the over temperature limit is reached Life expectancies of components Item Measurement Cabinet dimensions excluding bezel Basic cabinet 445mm W x 540mm D x 86 5mm H same for primary chassis and expansion chassis Weight Basic cabinet 31 kg or lighter Expansion cabinet 29 kg or lighter Characteristic Specification Ambient tempe...

Page 51: ...contained in a Lx0 RAID chassis Referred to as stand alone systems See internal storage shared storage disk drive module Another name for disk module disk unit A short name for physical disk unit disk module A self contained disk drive that slides into one of the slots in the front of the storage system It consists of the carrier assembly which holds the disk drive and the regulator board Also cal...

Page 52: ...edia Client can be used with internal direct connect or shared storage power supply An essential element of the storage system power supply A storage system can have two power supplies With two it can survive failure of one supply You can replace a power supply under power without interrupting applications rank See bind replace under power The storage system provides replace under power capability...

Page 53: ...AID protected media storage drives that are part of a K2 Storage System SAN The K2 Storage System incorporates one or more RAID chassis such as K2 Lx0 RAID See also direct connect storage internal storage storage chassis A storage device that includes a chassis up to 12 disk modules one or two RAID controllers one LAN card and two power supplies ...

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Page 55: ... colors 32 disk module LED displays interpreting 32 identification 19 installing 41 removing 40 E electric shock 5 EN55022 Class A Warning 7 expansion adapter description 18 replacing 43 expansion adapter replacing 43 expansion ports adding 46 F fan life expectancy 50 FCC Emission Control and Limits 7 field replaceable units see FRUs fire hazard 5 flashing disk module LEDs 32 FRUs field replaceabl...

Page 56: ... P packaging 22 power cord 28 outlet 28 power supply description 19 LEDs 39 replacing 44 powering up 28 product damage precautions 5 R rack mounting 22 RAID configuration 22 RAID Controller description 17 replacing 43 status LEDs 35 remote monitoring 31 replacing battery 45 controller 43 disk module 40 expansion adapter 43 power supply 44 S safety ground 28 safety summary 5 safety terms and symbol...

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