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Galaxy Quick Install Guide

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HDX4 Quick Install Guide

7th Generation RAID

With over 10,000 Galaxy units in the field, Rorke Data’s award
winning RAID products provide the performance, protection,
and expansion capabilities for diverse customer environments.

PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLATION

MODELS:

Galaxy FC/ SAS/iSCSI-

HDX4 RAID Subsystems

Single & Dual Controller

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Page 1: ...rd winning RAID products provide the performance protection and expansion capabilities for diverse customer environments PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLATION MODELS Galaxy FC SAS iSCSI HDX4 RAID Subsystems Single Dual Controller Rorke Data An Avnet Company 7626 Golden Triangle Drive Eden Prairie MN 55344 USA Toll Free 1 800 328 8147 Phone 1 952 829 0300 Fax 1 952 829 0988 Gal_ALL 0911 QIG ...

Page 2: ...D Disk Drives Cables Rack Mount kit and accessories have been included Step 2 Rack Cabinet installation If the subsystem is going to be installed in a rack or cabinet it should be installed prior to installing the hard drives Installing the subsystem into a rack or cabinet requires at least two 2 people Step 3 Install hard drives Your purchased SAS SATA II SATA I hard drives have been pre installe...

Page 3: ...g Handle all components by holding their edges or metal frames Avoid touching the exposed circuitry on PCB boards and connector pins Unpack the Subsystem Carefully unpack the containers and check the items contained in each box for shipping damage before proceeding with installation One of the received boxed will contain the drive trays with drives installed Another box will contain the Galaxy RAI...

Page 4: ...right side 1 03 Inner glide 2 04 Flange filler plate fixed behind chassis ears 2 05 Cross recess truss head screws M5 x 9 0mm 8 06 6 32 x10mm flathead screws 4 07 6 32 L6 flathead screws 6 08 M5 cage nuts 4 2 Measure Rail Locations in Rack The mounting positions must be carefully measured so that rails can be mounted parallel to each other Move the rack clip nuts into the positions shown for the f...

Page 5: ... the rear rack post Tighten the screws when done 4 Attach Rail to Posts Secure the rail to the front and rear rack posts each using two position screws See figure below Do not insert the screws into the cage nuts as cage nuts will be used to secure the enclosure later 5 Attach Bezel Filler Plate Attach the bezel filler plates 04 behind the enclosure ears using the three 6 32 x 12mm flat head screw...

Page 6: ...the inner glides 03 to the sides of the chassis using the 06 screws shown Orient the glides so they inwards as seen from the top of the chassis 7 Install Chassis into Rack Two people should be used to lift and mount the chassis Match up the rack clip nuts and use the M5 M6 or 10 32 screws to secure the chassis in place ...

Page 7: ...c bag and put it in a secure place Use it as a defective drive replacement only 1 Prepare drive tray for installation Use a small flatblade screwdriver to turn the drive tray bezel lock to a horizontal position 2 Unlock the drive tray Open the front bezel of the drive tray by pushing the release button 3 Slide drive trays into place Install the drives trays into the tray slots Once installed close...

Page 8: ...AID configurations NOTE THE MANAGEMENT PORT ADDRESS HAS BEEN PRESET TO 192 168 1 129 IF THIS CONFLICTS WITH YOUR SYSTEM CONTACT RORKE TECH SUPPORT OR SEE THE TECH BULLETIN LOCATED ON THIS CD THAT SHOWS YOU HOW TO CHANGE YOUR IP ADDRESS THROUGH THE FRONT OPERATOR PANEL 2 JBOD Interfacing If your systems includes JBOD add on chassis you will need to install SAS inter chassis cables provided as shown...

Page 9: ...ay RAIDs take address 0 and 1 the JBODs addresses need to start with 2 3 AC Mains Cabling Two AC cables are included and should be plugged into each of the Galaxy Power Supply Units 4 Host Cabling Install the SFP s into each of the controllers FC ports Remove the protective caps and install the FC cables we have provided Although we can t predict the exact way you will want to cable the Galaxy RAI...

Page 10: ...s used to manage and change the RAID configurations NOTE THE MANAGEMENT PORT ADDRESS HAS BEEN PRESET TO 192 168 1 129 IF THIS CONFLICTS WITH YOUR SYSTEM CONTACT RORKE TECH SUPPORT OR SEE THE TECH BULLETIN LOCATED ON THIS CD THAT SHOWS YOU HOW TO CHANGE YOUR IP ADDRESS THROUGH THE FRONT OPERATOR PANEL 2 JBOD Interfacing If your systems includes JBOD add on chassis you will need to install SAS inter...

Page 11: ...bay RAIDs require 16 bay JBODs Refer the RAID hardware manual for specific information regarding your specific JBOD configuration Also note that since 24bay RAIDs take address 0 and 1 the JBODs addresses need to start with 2 3 AC Mains Cabling Two AC cables are included and should be plugged into each of the Galaxy Power Supply Units ...

Page 12: ...e case diagram to show you how that would be done in a dual server configuration below Step 4 Cable Installation for 10GbE iSCSI SANs Follow these steps to connect your management ethernet port expansion connections to add on RAID JBODs power and hosts to the Galaxy RAID 1 Management Interfacing Use your CAT5E 100 1000 LAN cable to connect to the management ethernet port on the rear of the Galaxy ...

Page 13: ...vided as shown below Refer to the detailed image of the cable connection in Step 4 1 and install SAS cables according to the diagram below Set the ID setting of each JBOD to a different ID using the rotary ID switch located under the JBOD s front handle covers Note 12 bay RAIDs require 12 Bay JBODs 16 bay and 24 bay RAIDs require 16 bay JBODs Refer the RAID hardware manual for specific information...

Page 14: ...ILS Although we can t predict the exact way you will want to cable the Galaxy RAID into an IP SAN we have come up with a worse case diagram to show you how that would be done in a dual controller configuration below The first thing needed to be done is to install the optical SFP s into the 10GbE ports on the controllers The user or Rorke will provide optical 10GbE cables that connect into the SFP ...

Page 15: ...t panel of the Galaxy RAID should not have the ATTN LED on and will display the product number ie GX4 xxxxx along with a message that says Ready Power off procedure Before you power off the Galaxy The reverse of the steps to power on should be used to power off the Galaxy RAID NOTE ALL JBODS MUST STAY POWERED O N WHILE YOU POWER OFF THE GALAXY RAID ONCE THE RAID IS POWERED OFF THEN POWER OFF THE J...

Page 16: ...verify the indicators below If they are different or if you hear an audible alarm contact Rorke Tech Support at 800 328 8147 All Drive Trays Power Status LED Drive Busy LED On Blue Blink Activity Controller LEDS CTRL STATUS C_DIRTY LED TEMP LED CBM STATUS LED On Green On or Off Off On or Off Power Supply Unit LEDS PSU LED COOLING FAN LED On Green Off ...

Page 17: ...st menu View and Edit Events Logs Press ENT to enter the menu Use the arrow keys to select an event Press ENT key for longer than 1 second on an event message and use the arrow keys to browse through the message lines Press ESC to return to the previous menu level and press multiple times to exit the menu 10GbE LEDS ACTIVITY LED On Connected Blinking Activity 1GbE Administrator LEDS LINK LED ACTIV...

Page 18: ...r more details To use Web GUI through the management ethernet port verify that the ethernet port on the rear of the Galaxy RAID has a LAN connection cabled to it Open a browser and key in http 192 168 1 129 index html This will open the embedded Galaxy Web GUI and you can view the statuses of the RAID manage the RAID sets partition the RAID see the status of the RAID and drives etc To use Telnet t...

Page 19: ...www rorke com Rorke Data An Avnet Company 7626 Golden Triangle Drive Eden Prairie MN 55344 USA Toll Free 1 800 328 8147 Phone 1 952 829 0300 Fax 1 952 829 0988 ...

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