Acer RS700, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...AcerAltos RS700 Enclosure AcerAltos RS700 Enclosure Installation Guide Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ... disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the...

Page 3: ...ked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register or in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 7 This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power availabl...

Page 4: ... the following conditions a When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed b If liquid has been spilled into the product c If the product has been exposed to rain or water d If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage...

Page 5: ...r supply cord set provided in your keyboard manual accessories box for this unit It should be a detachable type UL listed CSA certified type SVT SJT rated 6A 125V minimum VDE approved or its equivalent Maximum length is 15 feet 4 6 meters ...

Page 6: ... a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment i...

Page 7: ...the information you need to install the enclosure Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic CAUTION Suggests precautionary measures to avoid potential hardware or software problems ...

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Page 9: ... To install a hard disk drive 9 Back Plane Board 11 Removing and Installing the Redundant Power Supply 12 Removing a Redundant Power Supply 13 Installing a Redundant Power Supply 13 Installing the RS700 RM101 102 into the AcerAltos Rack 15 Vertical Mounting Hole Pattern 15 Chapter 3 Setting Up the RS700 For RS700 TR101 RM101 Models 18 For RS700 TR102 RM102 Models 19 Connecting Two RS700s into a SC...

Page 10: ... Stand Alone 29 System Requirements 30 Hardware Requirements 30 Software Requirements 30 Hardware Installation and Configuration 31 Hardware Installation 31 Hardware Configuration 31 Planning your Cluster Environment 36 Windows NT Configuration 36 Network Requirements 36 Software Installation and Configuration 38 Install Windows NT server 4 0 on node1 39 Install Windows NT server 4 0 on node2 40 C...

Page 11: ...anager ASM 58 Appendix A AcerAltos 3102RS RAID Redundant Array of Independent Drive Controller Basic Features 59 Channel Connection Setup Table 61 Appendix B SCSI Expander Features 62 Layout 63 SCSI Terminator Jumper 64 Installing the SCSI Expander 64 Connecting the SCSI Expander 65 Extending the Cable Length of SE Signals 65 Appendix C Troubleshooting 67 ...

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Page 13: ...dependent Disk with Ultra 2 SCSI performance for PC servers This installation guide will show you how to install the basic system components such as disk drives and power supplies Descriptive illustrations accompany the installation procedures Standard Configuration RS700 comes in four models RS700 TR101 Tower enclosure without RAID RS700 TR102 Tower enclosure with RAID ...

Page 14: ...rst SCSI channel with 3 drive bays Default SCSI ID is 0 1 and 2 Second SCSI channel with 4 drive bays Default SCSI ID is 0 1 2 and 3 One external Ultra2 SCSI cable 1000mm Two internal Ultra2 SCSI terminators One SCSI expander SE to LVD converter One AA 3102RS RAID Controller with 16 MB EDO RAM Refer to Appendix A for default setting RS700 RM101 Rack Mount enclosure without RAID RS700 RM102 Rack Mo...

Page 15: ...nd 3 One external Ultra2 SCSI cable 2500mm Two internal Ultra2 SCSI terminators One SCSI expander SE to LVD converter One AA 3102RS RAID Controller with 16 MB EDO RAM Refer to Appendix A for default setting Features RS700 supports the following features Hard Drive Interface Supports up to seven 1 or 1 6 drives Ultra 2 Supports 4 GB 9 GB and 18 GB hard drive 7 200 RPM and 10 000 RPM hard drive supp...

Page 16: ...lock security Lock unlock front bezel for TR101 TR102 models only Lock unlock hard drive bays Lock unlock power supplies External Ultra 2 SCSI round cable SCSI connection 68 pin to 68 pin between RS700 and host server AcerAltos 3102RS RAID controller for RM102 TR102 models only Ultra SCSI to ultra SCSI Supports RAID 0 1 3 and 5 Front panel LCD Three SCSI channels one for host channel SCSI expander...

Page 17: ...inks if the power supply fails The ID number LED displays a sign when the fan of the SCSI hard disk drive tray fails Power Switch Power LED SCSI RAID Controller for TR102 RM102 models only Hot swap Removable Drive Bays ID Number LED ...

Page 18: ...he right voltage before turning on the power 2 Install the RS700 into the Rack for RM101 and RM102 models only 3 Install the SCA hard disk drives into the drive trays and check the hard disk drive ID numbers 4 Lock all drive trays SCSI Expansion slots Redundant Fans Hot swap Redundant Power Supplies Disable Power Alarm Button red Power Connector Cooling Fan COM Ports ...

Page 19: ...models only 9 After unlocking the drive trays the fan defect alarm will sound Press the ENT button on the Acer RAID controller for two seconds to disable the error message for TR102 and RM102 models only 10 Power on the Host server 11 Make sure that the SCSI adapter s ID number does not conflict with the host channel s ID number with Acer RAID controller default ID is 0 for TR102 and RM102 models ...

Page 20: ...rom unauthorized use The ID number LED has two functions It displays the ID number assigned to this particular drive tray and displays a symbol whenever the fan fails to work The HDD access LED blinks whenever the drive is being accessed The HDD Power Fail LED lights up green when the HDD is on and is working fine For the TR102 and the RM102 models the HDD Power Fail LED has another function It tu...

Page 21: ... Unlock a drive tray and pull it out 2 Use both hands to push out the top cover of the drive tray as shown below and then the bottom cover to expose the drive tray frame 3 Insert the hard disk drive into the SCSI connector board frame ...

Page 22: ...rd disk drive is properly inserted 4 Secure the hard disk drive with four screws 5 Replace the top and bottom cover by placing the cover to one side of the frame and then pushing down the other side to close it as shown below ...

Page 23: ...uld be green to indicate that the drive is functioning properly Back Plane Board The RS700 includes one 4 bay and one 3 bay back plane board The simplified design and hot swappable hard disk drive tray allows you to remove and install the hard disk drive tray any time you want A cooling fan is also installed to keep the temperature of the drives at a constant while also maintaining system integrit...

Page 24: ... wall socket before opening the system enclosure The power supplies have a power indicator and a voltage selector switch The power indicator lights up whenever the system is on and the power supply is in use If the power supply fails an alarm will go off and the Power LED in the front panel will start blinking Make sure the power voltage switch is set correctly to the right voltage before turning ...

Page 25: ...y This action also turns off the power supply 2 Lift the handle and carefully pull the power supply until it detaches from the enclosure Installing a Redundant Power Supply 1 Insert the power supply into the enclosure Make sure the power voltage switch is set correctly to the right voltage before turning on the power 2 Secure it with the lock which also turns on the power supply Make sure that the...

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Page 27: ...mounting holes arranged in a manner shown in this figure The RS700 RM101 102 enclosure occupies 4U in the AcerAltos Rack Count the U positions and hole numbers from the bottom up The unit of measurement used in this document is U 1U 1 75 inches or 44 45 mm The total sum of the heights of all components in the rack measured in U cannot exceed the height of the rack For more information please refer...

Page 28: ...l the RS700 RM101 102 into the AcerAltos Rack 1 Locate an unoccupied spot in the rack for reference to storage subsystem spacing and positioning please refer to the AcerAltos Rack Installation Guide 2 Secure the angular steel bars on the 2 nd and 3 rd holes of the 2 nd U using four screws Please refer to the previous section for more information Make sure that both of the angular bars are at the s...

Page 29: ...n the RS700 enclosure into the AcerAltos Rack and secure it with four screws as shown below When you slide in the enclosure make sure that the lower part of the support bar is resting on the angular bar Support Bar ...

Page 30: ...he cable length of the enclosure LVD HDD LVD HDD LVD HDD LVD HDD LVD HDD LVD HDD LVD HDD LVD Cable 250mm I E LVD cable 125mm I I LVD Terminator HBA Add on card LVD SCSI 7890 7896 eg Adaptec or DPT LVD RAID Controller External SCSI Cable 1000mm in TR101 2500mm in RM101 Using an add on card LVD SCSI controller to connect to the enclosure Host Bus Adapter Host Bus Adapter connection One channel Ultra...

Page 31: ...wo channel connection using AA3102RS Host Bus Adapter AA3102RS RAID controller AA3102RS RAID controller Ultra Wide SCSI Control e g on board Adaptec SCSI 7880 or Adaptec SCSI 2940UW card Ultra 2 Wide SCSI Control e g on board Adaptec SCSI 7896 or Adaptec SCSI 2940U2W card External SCSI Cable 1000mm in TR101 2500mm in RM101 LVD Terminator Expander LVD to SE LVD Cable 125mm I I LVD Cable 250mm I E L...

Page 32: ...ond RS700 should be enabled Refer to Appendix A for the location of the terminator 3 Connect the external SCSI cable to the SCSI Out port of the first RS700 to the SCSI In port of the second RS700 4 Change the ID number of channel Ch0 of the AA3102RS RAID controller in the first RS700 to 0 and the ID number of channel Ch0 of the AA3102RS RAID controller in the second RS700 to 1 to avoid system con...

Page 33: ...First RS700 Storage Enclosure Second RS700 Storage Enclosure Host Server HBA ...

Page 34: ... prevent any damage to your computer Removing the Left and Right Panels 1 Turn off power to the system unit and unplug all cables 2 Place the system unit on a flat steady surface 3 Remove the screws of the left and right panels Set the screws aside You will need them when replacing the panels 4 Slowly pull out both of the panels To reinstall the left and right panels simply reverse the procedures ...

Page 35: ...removing the left and right panels remove the screws located on the four corners of the enclosure 2 Gently pull out the entire frame to access the inside components To reattached the enclosure frame simply reverse the procedures discussed above ...

Page 36: ...ge a cluster as a single system MSCS Microsoft Cluster Server clustering provides three main benefits 1 High availability of resources Single device failure will not cause the service stopped High Availability Scalability 2 Scalability Add more servers to increase the capacity of the cluster server Network Server 3 Server 1 Server 2 F a i l O v e r Network Server 3 Server 1 Server 2 Server 1 ...

Page 37: ...NISTRATOR Cluster solution for AcerAltos Server You can use the two AcerAltos servers one hub and the cluster cable kits of Acer s cluster to build up the cluster environment and then setup the MSCS by using the Microsoft Windows NT server 4 0 Enterprise Edition Node 1 Node 2 Private Net Shared SCSI Bus Public Network Cluster ...

Page 38: ...3 AcerAltos 3102RS RAID Box supporting three Ultra SCSI Channels One for host channel and two for drive channels 4 SCSI Expander Optional a Convert Single ended into LVD b Built in SCSI Expander on RS700 RAID storage 5 Support up to two AcerAltos RS700 RAID storage units 6 The cabling length of the SCSI host bus can be up to 12 meters Acer s Cluster Server ...

Page 39: ...27 SCSI Expander ...

Page 40: ...hitecture of Acer s Cluster Server Hub Public Network Private Network AcerAltos Server BPB External LVD Cable AcerAltos RS700 3102RS RAID Box BPB CH1 CH2 CH0 68 pin Ultra SCSI SCSI Expander Card Ultra2 SCSI Card ...

Page 41: ...it for RackMount Includes the following items 1 External Ultra2 SCSI Cable 2500mm 1 2 STP Cross Over Cable 1 for private network Cluster Cable kit for Stand Alone It includes the following items 1 External Ultra2 SCSI Cable 1000mm 1 2 STP Cross Over Cable 1 for private network ...

Page 42: ...er 2 w I two SCSI channels and two NICs AcerAltos RS700 RAID Storage 1 One Network Hub LAN Cables Two node Cluster Cable Kit Software Requirements Microsoft Windows NT server 4 0 Enterprise Edition Other Applications Optional i e SQL Server Exchange Server etc ...

Page 43: ... SCSI Cables between two Hosts and the AcerAltos RS700 Hardware Configuration 1 Host configuration a Power on each AcerAltos Server and press Ctrl A for the SCSISelect Utility when the screen shows this message Adaptec AIC 7880 Ultra Ultra W BIOS V 1 x b Click the Configure View Host Adapter Setting and choose the SCSI channel 1 which connects to the AcerAltos RS700 c Enable the Host Adapter SCSI ...

Page 44: ...nnel 2 to the Device channel 3 Serial Port Connection and Setup a The AcerAltos RAID Box can be configured via a PC running a VT 100 terminal emulation program or a VT 100 compatible terminal The provided interface cable converts the RS 232 signal of the 10 pin header connector on the controller into a 9 pin D Sub male connector The pin layout of the 9 pin D Sub male connector is similar to that o...

Page 45: ...d before any configurations take place Create Logical Drive Partition Logical Drive Map Host LUN System Drive When power is turned on the AcerAltos 3102RS RAID box scans all the hard drives that are on all the drive channels If a hard drive was connected after the controller completes initialization use the SCAN SCSI DRIVE function to let the controller recognize the newly added hard drive and con...

Page 46: ...e same or different RAID levels A logical drive can be further divided into a maximum of 8 Partitions During operation the host sees an unpartitioned logical drive or a partition of a partitioned logical drive as one single physical drive 5 Configuring the SCSI Channel a Choose View and Edit SCSI Channels to configure the SCSI Channels b Click each SCSI Channel to configure the Channel model ID an...

Page 47: ...ize MB 0 0 2000 1 2000 2000 2 4000 2000 3 6000 2000 8 Map Host LUN a Choose View and edit Host Luns and make sure to map the logical drive b Select the SCSI channel 0 i Choose LUN 0 to map LG_DRV 0 PARTITION 0 ii Choose LUN 1 to map LG_DRV 0 PARTITION 1 iii Choose LUN 2 to map LG_DRV 0 PARTITION 2 iv Choose LUN 3 to map LG_DRV 0 PARTITION 3 9 Reset RAID Box Choose System Functions and Reset Contro...

Page 48: ...port NTFS 6 At least one disk on each node must not be attached to any of the shared buses This disk must be used as the system disk on each node 7 Windows NT Server 4 0 must be installed entirely on each node s non shared disk 8 All Paging files and system files must be on non shared disks 9 An Administrator account must be created on each with the same password Network Requirements 1 At least on...

Page 49: ...37 3 One static TCP IP address of the cluster and one for each resource group that will be created 4 All nodes must be the same subnet ...

Page 50: ...l Shared Storage while setting up the Cluster 2 Install Windows NT server 4 0 on node1 3 Install Windows NT server 4 0 on node2 4 Check the functions of the network between the two nodes 5 Format the shared drives on the AcerAltos RS700 6 Install MSCS Microsoft Cluster Server on node1 7 Install MSCS Microsoft Cluster Server on node2 8 Confirm the installation is successful ...

Page 51: ... node 2 3 Format the system drive to NTFS 4 Create the cluster domain and then configure this node as PDC Primary Domain Controller 5 Install configure TCP IP protocol You must configure two LAN Cards a Intel 82557 Chip Based LAN Adapter for Private Network For example IP address 192 0 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 b ii Add on LAN card for Public Network For example IP address 192 10 10 1 Subnet M...

Page 52: ...ition 4 Format the system drive to NTFS 5 Join the cluster domain of node 1 and then configure this node as BDC Backup Domain Controller 6 Install configure TCP IP protocol 7 You must configure two LAN Cards a Intel 82557 Chip Based LAN Adapter for Private Network For example IP address 192 0 0 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 b Add on LAN card for Public Network For example IP address 192 10 10 2 Subn...

Page 53: ...re that node 1 can ping the IP address and computer name of node 2 For example A Ping 192 0 0 2 A Ping 192 10 10 2 A Ping node2 2 Ensure that node 2 can ping the IP address and computer name of node 1 For example A Ping 192 0 0 1 A Ping 192 10 10 1 A Ping node1 ...

Page 54: ...ROM on node 1 3 Configure the system drive as drive C and CD ROM as drive D You will find the other four drives on the Disk Administrator 4 Format these four drives to NTFS and assign the sticky drive letters to all shared disks For example Assign I J K and L to these four drivers and you can find the drive configuration on the Disk Administrator 5 Power on node 2 but don t power off node 1 6 Assu...

Page 55: ... as drive D 8 You will find the other four formatted drives on the Disk Administrator 9 Assign the sticky drive letters which are the same as the driver letters of node 1 to all shared drives For example Assign I J K and L to these four drivers of node 2 ...

Page 56: ...f node 2 2 Put CD 1 of Windows NT Server 4 0 Enterprise Edition in the CD ROM and run the d sp3 Spsetup bat to install Service Pack 3 3 Begin to Install Service Pack 3 You must install Service Pack 3 to complete the installation of Windows NT Enterprise Edition ...

Page 57: ...45 4 Put CD 1 of Windows NT Server 4 0 Enterprise Edition in the CD ROM and run the d i386 Nhloader exe to install MSCS 5 Begin to install MSCS ...

Page 58: ...46 6 Select the Microsoft Cluster Server to install 7 Insert CD 2 of Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition ...

Page 59: ...47 8 Select Form a new cluster to create a cluster 9 Input the name of the Cluster ...

Page 60: ...48 10 Input the path for cluster files 11 Input the User name and Password of this Domain account ...

Page 61: ...49 12 Add or Remove the shared disks 13 Select the shared disk on which to store permanent cluster files ...

Page 62: ...50 14 Input the network name associated with the Adapter Name EI59x1 15 Input the network name associated with the Adapter Name E100B2 ...

Page 63: ...51 16 Select the node1 pri and click UP to get the highest priority ...

Page 64: ...52 17 Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask of the Cluster 18 MSCS has been successfully installed ...

Page 65: ...9 Reboot node 1 20 Open the connection to the cluster a Select the Administrator tools and then open the Cluster Administrator b Input the Name of this Cluster c Confirm the successful installation of node1 ...

Page 66: ...n node 2 4 Begin to Install Service Pack 3 5 Restart the cluster service of node 1 from Services on the Control Panel 6 Put CD 1 of Windows NT Server 4 0 Enterprise Edition in the CD ROM and run the d i386 Nhloader exe to install MSCS 7 Begin to install MSCS 8 Select Microsoft Cluster Server to install 9 Insert CD 2 of Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition ...

Page 67: ...or cluster files 13 Input the Password of this Domain Account 14 MSCS has been successfully installed 15 Reboot node 2 16 Open the connection to the cluster a Select the Administrative tools and then open the Cluster Administrator b Input the Name of this Cluster c Confirm the successful installation of node 2 ...

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Page 69: ...cer s Cluster Server 1 Open the Cluster Administrator to connect both nodes in the cluster 2 Attempt to start and stop the cluster service from the control panel 3 Attempt to take resources off line and bring them online ...

Page 70: ...vative user configurable event notification functions Please refer to the Acer RAID Manager s manual for more information Advanced Server Manager ASM ASM is composed of two major components ASM Agent for servers and ASM Station for any Windows workstation ASM Agent gathers information from the network servers and then passes the data to ASM Station for analysis and display ASM Station monitors the...

Page 71: ...of reserved blocks when a bad sector is encountered during a write Hot swapping is supported through automatic disconnection of a failed drive and detection of a reserved drive followed with background building of data The controller also controls spare drive operation What is remarkable is that all of these failure recovery procedures are transparent to the host system The controller has been des...

Page 72: ...cal drives each with independent RAID modules Up to 8 partitions per logical drive Dynamic mapping of LUNs to logical drives Two or more LUNs can be mapped to the same logical drive for redundant host operation Performance optimization for Sequential or Random I O Allows multiple drive failure and concurrent multiple drive rebuild of a RAID 0 1 logical drive Two or more SCSI channels can be simult...

Page 73: ...tion Setup Table Channel Host Drive Channel ID Terminator Connection CH0 Host 0 On Connect to the SCSI expansion slots and ready to connection with the host server CH1 Drive 7 On Connect to the first 3 drive trays CH2 Drive 7 On Connect to the last 4 drive trays ...

Page 74: ...ernal ports one LVD and one SE Single Ended Electrical Signal System SE This type of signal is the most common type of SCSI but the cable length of the bus is extremely limited The maximum cable length for this type of signal is approximately 3 meters Low Voltage Electrical Signal System LVD The use of two conductors per signal makes the LVD signal much more elastic and less likely to be corrupted...

Page 75: ...tes pin 1 Connector Jumper Description CN1 Internal 68 pin Wide SCSI connector LVD CN2 External 68 pin Wide SCSI connector LVD CN3 Internal 68 pin Wide SCSI connector SE JP1 Power connector JP2 SCSI Terminator 1 2 On Default 2 3 Off ...

Page 76: ...il you are ready to install it Wear a wrist grounding strap before handling electronic components Wrist grounding straps are available at most electronic component stores To install the SCSI Expander into a storage enclosure 1 Insert the SCSI Expander card into an empty expansion hole located at the back of the storage enclosure and screw it tightly For the location of the expansion hole please re...

Page 77: ...ble for SE signal the lesser the number of supported drives for Wide Ultra SCSI LVD on the other hand can support a maximum of 16 drives with a 12M cable Extending the Cable Length of SE Signals You can extend the cable length of SE signal as long as the maximum cable length does not exceed the transfer rate and the number of drives Using the Expander connect a 3M cable from the host system to the...

Page 78: ...nd expand signal length Using two SCSI Expanders to extend the signal length of a Ultra wide SCSI controller to the storage housing Using a SCSI Expander to connect directly to the Ultra 2 SCSI controller Ultra Wide SCSI Expander Ultra 2 Host Bus Server Host Bus Server Storage Housing Storage Housing SCSI Expander 12 meters maximum 12 meters maximum ...

Page 79: ...isable the alarm push the red button located at the back of the housing See chapter 1 for the location of the red button The Alarm Sound Power Failed Power LED is blinking Fan Failed SPS Failed Disable the alarm by pushing the red button located at the back of the housing Replace the power supply ID number LED turns to Housing Fan Failed Replace the housing fan HDD Tray Fan Failed Replace the HDD ...