Adaptec DuraStor 6220SS, Installation And User Manual

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND USER S GUIDE DURASTOR 6220SS 7220SS ...

Page 2: ...R DuraStor 6220SS 7220SS Installation and User s Guide ...

Page 3: ...her countries used under license All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Adaptec Inc assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use ...

Page 4: ...harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matérial brouilleur du Canada Euro...

Page 5: ...dule 2 6 SCSI RAID Appliance I O Connectivity Panel 2 7 Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID Appliance I O Connectivity Panel 2 10 About the DuraStor 312R Storage Enclosure 2 14 Front Bezel 2 15 Disk Drives 2 16 Power Supply Units 2 17 Cooling Fan Module 2 18 Disk I O Card 2 19 SAF TE Controller Card 2 20 3 Installing the DuraStor Storage Subsystem Storage Subsystem Installation Overview 3 2 Setting Up the ...

Page 6: ...Changing Your Operating Mode 3 22 Setting the Host System HBA to Multiple LUN Support 3 22 Completing the Connections for the DuraStor 7220SS 3 23 Connecting the Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID Appliance to the DuraStor 312R 3 23 Connecting the Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID Appliance to the Host System 3 29 Important Information About SAN Environments 3 31 Topology Setup 3 33 SAN Solution Strategies 3 46 ...

Page 7: ...he DuraStor RAID Appliance Chassis 5 6 Maintaining the DuraStor 312R Storage Enclosure 5 7 Replacing a Disk Drive 5 8 Replacing the Cooling Fan Module 5 10 Replacing a Power Supply Unit 5 11 Replacing the Disk I O Card 5 13 Replacing the SAF TE Controller Card 5 14 Replacing the DuraStor 312R Chassis 5 15 6 Troubleshooting Problems with the DuraStor RAID Appliance 6 1 Problems with the DuraStor 31...

Page 8: ...Stor 7220SS Storage Subsystem composed of the DuraStor Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID Appliance and the DuraStor 312R This Guide does not describe the DuraStor 6200S or 7200S RAID controller For information refer to the DuraStor 6200S 7200S RAID Controller Installation Guide for installation instructions and product specifications This Guide also does not describe the three storage management software...

Page 9: ...raStor 312R but not both use the Table of Contents to help you move directly to the information you are seeking Storage Management Software Tools If you are building an external RAID storage subsystem you can create and manage it using three different software tools Adaptec Storage ManagerTM Pro See page 1 2 Adaptec Disk Array Administrator See page 1 3 Operator Control Panel OCP of the DuraStor R...

Page 10: ...tion on the rear panel of the DuraStor RAID appliance See Accessing Disk Array Administrator on page 3 56 for detailed instructions You can find the Adaptec Disk Array Administrator User s Guide on the DuraStor CD The Operator Control Panel If you don t have a computer monitor available and cannot use one of the user friendly applications the alternative is the Operator Control Panel OCP located o...

Page 11: ...uct before you begin installing and using it About the DuraStor RAID Appliances This section provides illustrated descriptions of the main features of the DuraStor RAID appliances both SCSI and Fibre Channel to SCSI Figure 2 1 provides an overview of both the RAID appliances from the front Both RAID appliances look similar from the front the difference is in the back where one provides SCSI connec...

Page 12: ... specifications can be found in Table 2 1 on page 2 9 Figure 2 2 Back View of the DuraStor SCSI RAID Appliance MENU ENTER ESCAPE CONTROLLER 1 POWER FAULT STATUS ACTIVITY CONTROLLER 2 STATUS ACTIVITY adaptec Front Bezel Post Controller 1 Controller 2 Power Supply Unit 1 Power Supply Unit 2 Chassis Canister Canister Ext Int HOST OUT CH 0 HOST OUT CH 3 HOST IN CH 0 HOST IN CH 3 DISK CH 2 DISK CH 1 SE...

Page 13: ...l is properly installed and power is turned on the front bezel is energized It is removable or hot swappable at any time without interruption to the system functions See Removing the Front Bezel on page 3 3 for more information Ext P 2 Int DISK CH 2 DISK CH 1 DISK CH 3 DISK CH 0 SERIAL B SERIAL A Tx Rx P 1 Tx P 3 Tx P 4 Tx Rx AC Power Connectors Cooling Fan Module I O Panel Ultra 160 Terminator ME...

Page 14: ...troller The DuraStor SCSI RAID appliance contains a DuraStor 6200S RAID controller preinstalled the second controller canister is empty The empty canister contains the hardware you need to install a second controller The DuraStor Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID appliance contains one DuraStor 7200S RAID controller preinstalled the second controller canister is empty The empty canister contains the hard...

Page 15: ...itry for 110 220 VAC systems The DuraStor RAID appliance PSU is shown in Figure 2 6 Figure 2 6 DuraStor RAID Appliance Power Supply Unit You access the PSUs by removing the front bezel and turn them on by using their On Off switches When you turn on a PSU its own Power on LED and the Power LED on the front bezel light up and the DuraStor RAID appliance performs a power on self test POST which can ...

Page 16: ...ule The cooling system of the DuraStor RAID appliance consists of three high performance cooling fans contained in a module that fits into a bay on the back of the appliance See Figure 2 8 The module is easily accessible and hot swappable Figure 2 8 DuraStor RAID Appliance Cooling Fan Module If the appliance temperature exceeds the established threshold of 60 C 140 F the Fault LED begins to flash ...

Page 17: ...AID appliance connects the host computer server to the storage enclosure disk drives See Figure 2 9 for detailed connection information Figure 2 9 SCSI RAID Appliance I O Connectivity Panel Four 68 pin very high density SCSI connectors connect the host system Host Bus Adapters HBAs to the DuraStor SCSI RAID controller host channels From left to right Host 1 In CH 3 Host 2 In CH 0 Host 1 Out Host 2...

Page 18: ...CH 3 Host 2 In CH 0 Disk CH 2 and Disk CH 1 ports require external termination when they are unused in any dual controller active active or active passive configuration The single controller stand alone configuration requires no external terminators Host 1 Out and Host 2 Out have automatic internal termination when they are unused The switch in the lower right corner of the panel sets the keyboard...

Page 19: ...aximum 50 60 Hz 150 W Dimensions HxWxD 1 70 in x 17 70 in x 24 50 in Weight 20 25 lbs with one controller 22 25 lbs with two controllers Altitude 200 to 10 000 ft Electromagnetic Emissions Requirements EMI FCC Part 15 Class A CISPR 22 EN55022 A Safety Requirements UL1950 CSA 950 TUV EN60950 CE Compliance EMC 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Shock Operating Nonoperating 1 0 G 2 50 ms 20 0 G 2 20 ms Vibrati...

Page 20: ...host channels Each port has an FC link LED to indicate a valid FC loop connection These LEDs are marked with Tx and Rx Note The SFP transceivers are available in copper and optical models Be sure you have the correct transceiver for your connectivity to your host HBA Ext P 2 Int DISKCH2 DISKCH1 DISKCH3 DISKCH0 SERIALB SERIALA Tx Rx P 1 Tx P 3 Tx Rx P 4 Tx Rx Connects Controller 1 to an externalVT ...

Page 21: ...of the panel sets the keyboard keypad input control to either INT internal via the OCP or EXT external via the VT 100 keyboard or a computer running Hyper Terminal Setting the switch to EXT disables the OCP buttons Note The front bezel LEDs will work whether the OCP is being used or not Setting this switch to EXT will not disable the front bezel LEDs Optical SFP Transceiver The Fibre Channel to SC...

Page 22: ...any extended period of time Dust covers are provided to protect the optical transceivers optics We highly recommend using the dust covers provided when a connector is not in place Figure 2 12 Installing and Removing SFP Dust Covers Ext P 2 Int DISK CH 2 DISK CH 1 DISK CH 3 DISK CH 0 SERIAL B SERIAL A Tx Rx P 1 Tx Rx P 3 Tx Rx P 4 Tx Rx Install the Dust Covers when the optical transceiver port is n...

Page 23: ...quirements 100 240 VAC auto sensing 2 0 0 8 Amperes maximum 50 60 Hz 150 W Dimensions HxWxD 1 70 in x 17 70 in x 24 50 in Weight 20 25 lbs with one controller 22 25 lbs with two controllers Altitude 200 to 10 000 ft Electromagnetic Emissions Requirements EMI FCC Part 15 Class A CISPR 22 EN55022 A VCCI BSMI C TICK Safety Requirements UL1950 CSA 950 TUV EN60950 CE Compliance EMC 89 336 EEC EMC Direc...

Page 24: ...age 2 24 Figure 2 13 Front View of the DuraStor 312R Storage Enclosure Figure 2 14 Back View of the DuraStor 312R Storage Enclosure Reset Alarm adaptec Drive LEDs Bezel Lip Disk Drive in Carrier Front Bezel Chassis Drive LEDs 0 1 0 1 Warning Damage will occur if Fan Module is removed for more than five minutes A B FANS SAF TE CONTROLLER RS 232 DISK I O CHANNEL 2 OUTPUT CHANNEL 1 INPUT OUTPUT GOOD ...

Page 25: ... Drive Activity LEDs See Figure 2 15 Figure 2 15 DuraStor 312R Front Bezel When the bezel is properly installed and power is turned on the bezel is energized The front bezel is removable or hot swappable at any time without interruption to the storage subsystem functions See Removing the Front Bezel on page 3 7 for information Reset Alarm adaptec Drive Status and Drive Activity Status LEDs Alarm R...

Page 26: ...use rails and built in connectors for easy installation and have a built in locking feature Drive Status Activity LED LitePipes and tension clips which maintain a positive fit The drive carriers also serve as heat sinks for the dissipation of disk drive heat Figure 2 17 shows the location of the 12 disk drive slots in the storage enclosure Slot 1 Slot 4 Slot 7 Slot 10 Slot 2 Slot 5 Slot 8 Slot 11 ...

Page 27: ...ower switch a power cord connector with a security bale that fits over the power cord to prevent accidental disconnections and an independent AC power cord The power switches are identified with a 1 for ON and a 0 for OFF If a failure occurs the Power Supply LED on the front bezel changes from solid green to solid amber and the audible alarm sounds On the failed PSU the green Output Good LED goes ...

Page 28: ...he temperature and reports when it exceeds the established threshold of 60 C 140 F If this occurs the Fan Status LED flashes amber If one fan fails the audible alarm sounds and the Fan Status LED lights up solid amber Failed fans must be replaced immediately The cooling fan module can be hot swapped during normal operation For detailed information see Replacing the Cooling Fan Module on page 5 10 ...

Page 29: ...n the disk I O card are three sets of jumpers Two of the jumpers JP1 and JP3 route termination power to the SCSI bus The default setting is jumpered a jumper on both pins The third jumper JP2 enables or disables automatic termination The default setting is unjumpered the jumper offset removed from one pin This default setting means that termination is automatic so that when a data cable is plugged...

Page 30: ...rial communications port Figure 2 21 DuraStor 312R SAF TE Controller Card Warning The SAF TE controller card is not hot swappable You must turn the power off to the DuraStor 312R storage enclosure to replace this card See Powering Off on page 3 54 The SAF TE controller card monitors the disk drives PSUs cooling fans and enclosure temperature and continually reports conditions to the host system It...

Page 31: ... or Disk Array Administrator the DuraStor 312R can alert users or administrators to conditions requiring their attention These alerts are in addition to the LEDs and audible alarms that are part of the DuraStor 312R storage enclosure Drive ID Settings Figure 2 22 DuraStor 312R SAF TE Switches The SAF TE controller card sets the disk drive configuration It has eight switches that control many setti...

Page 32: ...connector and the disk drives in slots 7 12 are on the other SCSI bus and are accessed through the Channel 2 Output connector on the same disk I O card 2 and 3 Determines the disk drive SCSI ID configuration See Connecting the SCSI RAID Appliance to the Host System on page 3 17 for more information 4 Determines the disk drive SCSI ID configuration See Connecting the SCSI RAID Appliance to the Host...

Page 33: ... 2 4 describes the functional mode for each SAF TE switch setting Table 2 4 SAF TE Switch Functional Modes DL Switch 7 RM Switch 8 Drive Spin up Function Up 1 1 1 Default setting for proper operation Up 1 1 Drive motor spins up at DC power on Down 0 Down 0 Drive motor does not spin up Up 1 Down 0 Drive motor spins up only on SCSI Start command Down 0 Up 1 Drive motor spins up after a delay of 12 s...

Page 34: ... x 23 00 in Weight 37 lbs without drives 56 2 lbs with 12 drives Altitude 200 to 10 000 ft Number of Drives Supported 12 per enclosure Total Capacity 876 GB 73 GB Drives Host Interface Ultra160 SCSI Drive Interface SCA 80 Ultra160 SCSI I O Interface RS 232 power supply temperature and fan monitoring Electromagnetic Emissions Requirements EMI FCC Part 15 Class A CISPR 22 EN55022 A VCCI BSMI Safety ...

Page 35: ...ID appliance or the DuraStor 312R but not both refer to the following pages To install the DuraStor RAID appliance see page 3 3 To install the DuraStor 312R storage enclosure see page 3 6 Storage Subsystem Installation Overview 3 2 Setting Up the DuraStor RAID Appliance 3 3 Setting Up the DuraStor 312R Storage Enclosure 3 6 Completing the Connections for the DuraStor 6220SS 3 11 Completing the Con...

Page 36: ...e 3 10 d Replacing the Front Bezel See page 3 11 e Connecting the Power Cords See page 3 11 3 Completing the DuraStor Storage Subsystem Setup a Connecting the SCSI RAID Appliance to the DuraStor 312R See page 3 12 Or Connecting the Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID Appliance to the DuraStor 312R See page 3 23 b Connecting the SCSI RAID Appliance to the Host System See page 3 17 Or Connecting the Fibre Ch...

Page 37: ...e screws one quarter turn to the left See Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Unlocking the Front Bezel 2 Using both hands pull the front bezel from the appliance See Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 Removing the Front Bezel CONTROLLER 1 MENU MENU ENTER ENTER ESCAPE ESCAPE POWER FAULT STATUS ACTIVITY CONTROLLER 2 STATUS ACTIVITY adaptec MENU ENTER ESCAPE MENU ENTER ESCAPE CONTROLLER 1 POWER FAULT STATUS ACTIVITY CONTROLLE...

Page 38: ...Cords on page 3 11 1 Select a location within your rack If you are installing the DuraStor 6220SS 7220SS consider the placement of the DuraStor storage subsystem in relation to where the DuraStor 312R storage enclosure will be installed later and ensure that there will be adequate airflow for the front to side and side to side areas 2 Place the RAID appliance in the desired position in the rack 3 ...

Page 39: ...4 Attaching the Rails 5 Secure the left side rail to the rack s rear vertical member using the screws and nuts 6 Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the other side rail Note Be sure that the RAID appliance is level Check that you used mounting slots of the same height on both sides of the rack 7 Reinstall the PSUs See Replacing a Power Supply Unit on page 5 5 GRAPHIC GOES HERE Ext Int HOST OUT CH 0 HOST OUT ...

Page 40: ... bale and plug in a power cord 2 Place the bale over the cord This protects the power cord from accidental disconnection 3 Plug the other end of the power cord into a grounded outlet or UPS power strip 4 Repeat this process for the other power cord If you are installing the DuraStor RAID appliance only go to Turning On the Power on page 3 54 Setting Up the DuraStor 312R Storage Enclosure This sect...

Page 41: ...Unlock the front bezel by turning the screws one quarter turn to the left See Figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 Unlocking the Front Bezel 2 Using both hands pull the front bezel from the enclosure See Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Removing the Front Bezel Reset Alarm adaptec Reset Alarm adaptec ...

Page 42: ... page 5 11 Warning The PSUs must be removed prior to installing the RAID appliance into the rack The added weight of the PSUs could damage the RAID appliance chassis during installation See Replacing a Power Supply Unit on page 5 5 for detailed instructions 2 Select a location within your rack If you are installing the DuraStor 6220SS 7200SS consider the placement in relation to the DuraStor RAID ...

Page 43: ...he depth of the rack The rail should mate with mounting slots on the rack s rear cabinet vertical member and make the enclosure level and tight fitting Figure 3 8 Attaching the Rails Front Rack Vertical Member Nut Mounting Screw Chassis Ear Warning Dam age will occur if Fan Module is removed for more than five minutes A B FANS SAF TE CONTROLLER RS 232 DISK I O CHANNEL 2 OUTPUT CHANNEL 1 INPUT Rear...

Page 44: ...ve to a Drive Carrier 1 Place the disk drive component side down on a flat surface with the SCSI connector facing away from you 2 Slide the drive carrier over the disk drive so that the handle of the drive carrier curves down and is facing you See Figure 3 9 3 Attach the drive carrier to the disk drive using six screws three on each side of the drive carrier Installing Disk Drives 1 Align the driv...

Page 45: ...curity bale and plug in a power cord 2 Place the bale over the cord This protects the power cord from accidental disconnection 3 Plug the other end of the power cord into a grounded outlet or a UPS power strip 4 Repeat this process for the other power cord Completing the Connections for the DuraStor 6220SS The following section describes several methods for connecting and configuring the DuraStor ...

Page 46: ...switches to reflect one of the options shown in Figure 3 10 Two setting options are shown for a dual bus 12 drive configuration Choose the option with the drive IDs you want Figure 3 10 Dual bus 2 12 drive Switch Settings 2 Connect the DuraStor SCSI RAID appliance to the DuraStor 312R using SCSI data cables as shown in Figure 3 11 D B A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 S 0 S 1 S 2 D L R M Dual bus Mode Drive...

Page 47: ...le bus 13 24 drive Switch Settings DuraStor SCSI RAID Appliance Disk CH 2 Disk CH 1 HOST 1 IN CH 3 HOST 2 IN CH 0 HOST 1 OUT HOST 2 OUT Serial A Serial B Ext Int Disk I O DuraStor 312R SCSI Data Cable SCSI Data Cable Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Disk CH 2 Disk CH1 D B A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 S 0 S 1 S 2 D L R M Single bus Mode Drive IDs of the Drive Slots Drive Channel Side Swi...

Page 48: ...ngle bus configuration 3 Go to Connecting the SCSI RAID Appliance to the Host System on page 3 17 which describes how to set your operating mode DuraStor SCSI RAID Appliance Serial A Serial B Ext Int Disk I O DuraStor 312R SCSI Data Cable SCSI Data Cable Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Disk I O DuraStor 312R SCSI Data Cable Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Disk CH ...

Page 49: ... the settings shown in Figure 3 14 Figure 3 14 Single Bus 25 36 Drive Switch Settings 2 Connect the DuraStor SCSI RAID appliance to the DuraStor 312R using SCSI data cables as shown in Figure 3 15 3 Go to Connecting the SCSI RAID Appliance to the Host System on page 3 17 which describes how to set your operating mode D B A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 S 0 S 1 S 2 D L R M Single bus Mode Drive IDs of the ...

Page 50: ... SCSI RAID Appliance Disk CH 2 Disk CH 1 Serial A Serial B Ext Int Disk I O DuraStor 312R SCSI Data Cable Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Disk I O DuraStor 312R SCSI Data Cable Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Disk I O DuraStor 312R SCSI Data Cable Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HOST 1 IN CH 3 HOST 2 IN CH 0 HOST 1 OUT HOST 2 OUT Disk CH 2 Disk CH...

Page 51: ...Active passive dual port mode See page 3 21 Table 3 1 provides an overview of each operating mode Refer to Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User s Guide or Adaptec Disk Array Administrator User s Guide for more detailed information about each operating mode Table 3 1 DuraStor 6220SS Operating Mode Summary Operating Mode Number of Controllers Number of Active Host Ports per Controller Number of Disk Cha...

Page 52: ...ngle port Cabling Diagram Note External terminators are not required for any stand alone configuration 2 Set the host system HBA to SCSI ID 7 Refer to your host system s user s guide for details on setting HBA SCSI IDs 3 Power on the DuraStor Storage Subsystem See Powering On on page 3 54 4 Set the controller operating mode For detailed instructions refer to the user s guide for the storage manage...

Page 53: ...e 3 17 Stand alone Dual port Cabling Diagram Note External terminators are not required for any stand alone configuration 2 Set the host system HBAs to SCSI ID 7 Refer to your host system s user s guide for details on setting HBA SCSI IDs 3 Power on the DuraStor Storage Subsystem See Powering On on page 3 54 4 Set the controller operating mode For detailed instructions refer to the user s guide fo...

Page 54: ...les as shown in Figure 3 18 Figure 3 18 Active active Single port Cabling Diagram Note External terminators are required for any dual controller configuration where Host 2 In CH 0 Host 1 In CH 3 Disk CH 1 or Disk CH 2 are not cabled 2 Set the host system HBA to SCSI ID 7 Refer to your host system s user s guide for details on setting HBA SCSI IDs 3 Power on the DuraStor External Storage Subsystem ...

Page 55: ... port mode instead 1 Connect the SCSI data cables as shown in Figure 3 19 Figure 3 19 Active passive Dual port Cabling Diagram Note External terminators are required for any dual controller configuration where Host 2 In CH 0 Host 1 In CH 3 Disk CH 1 or Disk CH 2 are not cabled 2 Set the host system HBAs to SCSI ID 7 Refer to your host system s user s guide for details on setting HBA SCSI IDs 3 Pow...

Page 56: ...o the DuraStor 312R on page 3 12 Note You will not be required to move disk drives around in the enclosure Drive roaming will locate those disk drives when the DuraStor Storage Subsystem is powered on Changing Your Operating Mode To change to a new operating mode follow the setup instructions for that mode as provided in Connecting the SCSI RAID Appliance to the Host System on page 3 17 Setting th...

Page 57: ...he host system See page 3 29 Connecting the Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID Appliance to the DuraStor 312R This section explains how to connect the DuraStor Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID appliance to the DuraStor 312R storage enclosure s and how to set the drive configuration You can connect the DuraStor Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID appliance to up to four DuraStor 312Rs storage enclosures depending on your...

Page 58: ...of the Drive Slots Drive Channel Side Option 1 Switch Settings ID 1 Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 10 Slot 11 ID 2 ID 3 ID 4 Slot 3 Slot 6 Slot 9 Slot 12 ID 5 ID 0 ID 1 ID 2 ID 3 ID 4 ID 5 ID 0 SAF TE ID 15 15 RAID Controllers 6 7 UP 1 DOWN 0 D B A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 S 0 S 1 S 2 D L R M Dual bus Mode Drive IDs of the Drive Slots Drive Channel Side Option 2 Switch Settings ID 9 S...

Page 59: ...aStor 312R using SCSI data cables as shown in Figure 3 22 Figure 3 22 Dual Bus 13 24 Drive Cabling Diagram 3 Go to Connecting the Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID Appliance to the Host System on page 3 29 which describes your operating mode DuraStor FC RAID Appliance P 2 P 1 P 3 P 4 Disk CH 2 Disk CH 1 Disk CH 3 Disk CH 0 Serial A Serial B Ext Int Disk I O DuraStor 312R first SCSI Data Cable SCSI Data C...

Page 60: ...23 Use the same switch settings for all three enclosures Figure 3 23 Single Bus 25 36 Drive Switch Settings D B A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 1 S 0 S 1 S 2 D L R M Single bus Mode Drive IDs of the Drive Slots Drive Channel Side Switch Settings ID 1 Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 7 Slot 8 Slot 10 Slot 11 ID 2 ID 3 ID 4 ID 9 ID 10 ID 11 ID 12 Slot 3 Slot 6 Slot 9 Slot 12 ID 5 ID 0 ID 13 ID 14 SAF TE ID 15...

Page 61: ...o the Host System on page 3 29 which describes your operating mode DuraStor FC RAID Appliance P 2 P 1 P 3 P 4 Disk CH 2 Disk CH 1 Disk CH 3 Disk CH 0 Serial A Serial B Ext Int Disk I O DuraStor 312R first SCSI Data Cable Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Disk I O DuraStor 312R second SCSI Data Cable Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Disk I O DuraStor 312R third SCSI D...

Page 62: ... 3 Go to Connecting the Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID Appliance to the Host System on page 3 29 which describes your operating mode DuraStor FC RAID Appliance P 2 P 1 P 3 P 4 Disk CH 2 Disk CH 1 Disk CH 3 Disk CH 0 Serial A Serial B Ext Int Disk I O DuraStor 312R first SCSI Data Cable Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Output 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Disk I O DuraStor 312R second SCSI Data Cable Channel 1 Input Channe...

Page 63: ...ed information about each operating mode To connect the DuraStor Fibre Channel to SCSI RAID appliance to the host system 1 Insert the SFP Transceivers into the FC Fibre Channel ports that are intended to be used 2 Connect the FC data cables Refer to the following sections depending on your topology Stand alone dual port topology See page 3 33 Active active single port topology See page 3 35 Active...

Page 64: ...h positive motion b Connect the required FC data cables to the host system s FC host bus adapter port connectors c Connect the other end of those FC data cables to the RAID appliance FC ports on the real I O panel 3 Power on the DuraStor Storage Subsystem See Powering On on page 3 54 4 Set the controller operating mode For detailed instructions refer to the user s guide for the storage management ...

Page 65: ...vent the operating system on the host from being confused by the redundant instances of each partition they must be masked out by using an FC HBA that offers LUN masking This feature hides the redundant instances of each partition from the operating system on the host server until the primary path fails Caution In a multi path SAN environment you must use FC HBAs that offer LUN masking otherwise t...

Page 66: ...erver that owns it See Figure 3 31 and Figure 3 32 on page 3 33 This is done in much the same way as LUN masking The FC HBA in each server is configured to allow the host operating system access only to the partitions each server owns All other partitions are hidden Caution In a multi host SAN environment you must use FC HBAs that offer LUN zoning otherwise all of the partitions will be presented ...

Page 67: ...ting or cabling of the DuraStor 7220SS to your host system or hub switch For those installations that will involve connecting to a Storage Area Network SAN see SAN Solution Strategies on page 3 46 The DuraStor 7220SS supports many different topologies To optimize and simplify all of the supported topologies three user selectable operating modes are available The operating modes are chosen based on...

Page 68: ...ution This solution provides a single controller configuration that supports multiple or dual ported hosts Use stand alone dual port mode with the internal hubs disabled when the application requires an external switch hub See Stand Alone Dual Port Hubs Disabled on page 3 38 Stand alone dual port mode with the internal hubs enabled is ideal in clustered applications where multiple hosts must have ...

Page 69: ...when the host driver software will not support LUN zoning as would be the case in active active dual port mode Use active active single port mode with the internal hubs disabled when the application requires an external switch hub This mode is generally used when four or more hosts are required Single loop access is provided to the individual ports of each RAID controller See Active Active Single ...

Page 70: ... Fibre Channel ports one of which is normally active the other is normally passive In a failed over configuration the passive port becomes active and assumes the identity of the failed controller This failover process occurs without user intervention In active active mode arrays can be accessed only by the controller that currently owns them The other controller will have no visibility to the othe...

Page 71: ...ation the controller will present its native identity on one host port and the failed over controller s identity on its other host port The controller s host interface impersonates the other s World Wide Name WWN Identifier and other identifiers as appropriate to the current Fibre Channel topology The arrays native to the controller are presented on the controller s native host port and the arrays...

Page 72: ...opology uses the hubs disabled you will need to access the OCP menu and disable this feature 1 Access the controller menu from the OCP and select the appropriate controller Controller 1 or Controller 2 2 From the System menu select Configuration then select Option Configuration 3 From the Option Configuration menu select Operating Mode select StandAlone Dual Port then press Enter P2 FC2 FC1 FC POR...

Page 73: ...gram illustrates the logical connection of the stand alone dual port topology with the hubs enabled Note Ports P1 and P3 are on one loop and P2 and P4 are on another loop Figure 3 34 Stand Alone Dual Port Hubs Enabled Logical Connections P2 FC2 FC1 DuraStor FC RAID Appliance Controller 1 CH0 CH1 CH2 CH3 CH0 CH1 CH2 CH3 P1 P3 P4 HUB HUB Active Active Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to ...

Page 74: ...ntroller 2 2 From the System menu select Configuration then select Option Configuration 3 From the Option Configuration menu select Operating Mode select StandAlone Dual Port then press Enter to set this selection 4 Press Esc to return to the previous menus Active Active Dual Port Hubs Disabled The following diagram illustrates the logical connection of the active active dual port topology with hu...

Page 75: ... the appropriate controller Controller 1 or Controller 2 2 From the System menu select Configuration then select Option Configuration 3 From the Option Configuration menu select Operating Mode select Active Active Dual Port then press Enter to set this selection 4 Press Esc to return to the previous menu 5 Hub Selection if required From the Option Configuration menu select Enclosure Services then ...

Page 76: ... and P2 and P4 are on another loop All ports are active Figure 3 37 Active Active Dual Port Hubs Enabled Logical Connections P2 FC2 FC1 FC2 FC1 Controller 2 DuraStor FC RAID Appliance Controller 1 CH0 CH0 CH1 CH1 CH2 CH2 CH3 CH3 CH0 CH1 CH2 CH3 P1 P3 P4 HUB HUB Active Active Active Active Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Host System 1 HBA 1 Host S...

Page 77: ...m the System menu select Configuration then select Option Configuration 3 From the Option Configuration menu select Operating Mode select Active Active Dual Port then press Enter to set this selection 4 Press the Esc to return to the previous menu Active Active Single Port Hubs Disabled The following diagram illustrates the logical connection of active active single port topology with hubs disable...

Page 78: ... 2 From the System menu select Configuration then select Option Configuration 3 From the Option Configuration menu select Enclosure Services then select Config Internal Hubs 4 Select Disable the Internal Hub 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menus Active Active Single Port Hubs Enabled The following diagram illustrates the logical connection of active active single port topology with hubs enab...

Page 79: ... Passive Active Active Passive HUB HUB Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Host System 1 HBA 1 Host System 2 HBA 2 Host System 1 HBA 2 Host System 2 HBA 1 FC PORTS T T T T T Location of internal termination PHYSICAL DRIVE CHANNELS FC PORTS PHYSICAL DRIVE CHANNELS ACTIVE ACTIVE FC HBA 1 Soft ID P3 P1 P2 P4 FC HBA 2 Soft ID Fibre data cables DuraStor F...

Page 80: ...each controller in this mode Note that when a controller fails the surviving controller continues to present its LUNs to its Host Port 0 and changes to present the failed controller s LUNs to its Host Port 1 The Fibre Channel Node and Port World Wide Names corresponding to the failed controller s Host Port 0 are also associated with its LUNs on the surviving controller s Host Port 1 Table 3 3 Cont...

Page 81: ... bypass circuits These circuits provide two internal hubs eliminating the need for the use of external Fibre Channel hardware other than the cables Figure 3 42 Active Active Dual Port Hubs Enabled P2 FC2 FC1 FC2 FC1 Controller 2 DuraStor FC RAID Appliance Host 2 Controller 1 CH0 CH0 CH1 CH1 CH2 CH2 CH3 CH3 CH0 CH1 CH2 CH3 P1 P3 P4 HUB FC HBA FC HBA Host 1 FC HBA FC HBA HUB Sees LUN 1 LUN 2 Sees LU...

Page 82: ...ee one LUN instead of both Figure 3 43 Active Active Dual Port Hubs Enabled Controller 2 Failure Host 2 FC HBA FC HBA Host 1 Switch 1 Switch 2 FC HBA FC HBA Sees LUN 1 Sees LUN 2 Sees LUN 1 Sees LUN 2 Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives P2 FC2 FC1 FC2 FC1 Controller 2 DuraStor FC RAID Appliance Controller 1 CH0 CH0 CH1 CH1 CH2 CH2 CH3 CH3 CH0 CH1 CH2...

Page 83: ... supports higher bandwidth since the host ports are not required to share bandwidth on a loop Figure 3 44 Active Active Dual Port Hubs Disabled Host 2 FC HBA FC HBA Host 1 Switch 1 Switch 2 FC HBA FC HBA Sees LUN 1 LUN 2 Sees LUN 1 LUN 2 Sees LUN 1 LUN 2 Sees LUN 1 LUN 2 Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives P2 FC2 FC1 FC2 FC1 Controller 2 DuraStor FC ...

Page 84: ...here are several scenarios when you may want to configure the controllers in active active single port mode In general these are situations where the hosts have a single Fibre Channel port and so the SAN is not truly fault tolerant Host 2 FC HBA FC HBA Host 1 Switch 1 Switch 2 FC HBA FC HBA Sees LUN 1 Sees LUN 2 Sees LUN 1 Sees LUN 2 Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives Up to 12 Disk Drives U...

Page 85: ...ost software being used it may be more desirable to run in active active single port mode since a controller failover would be transparent to the hosts as far as the number of LUN images and the port WWNs attached to the LUNs The advantages of using a switch is that the two hosts each have a direct path to a controller port and don t have to compete for access on the same loop Figure 3 46 Active A...

Page 86: ...tiple images of the same LUN Figure 3 47 Active Active Single Port Hubs Disabled Single External Hub Hubs Enabled Figure 3 48 shows the hosts in a single loop connected to the DuraStor 7220SS storage subsystem s controllers with the internal hubs enabled The internal hub circuits eliminate the need for an external hub This allows one or two hosts to be connected to the Host 2 FC HBA Host 1 Hub FC ...

Page 87: ...guration can arise if multiple single ported hosts need access to LUNs from both controllers and two hubs are desired to improve performance by decreasing loop access contention Note that this SAN is only partially fault tolerant because the hubs and controllers have redundant hardware but the hosts do not The problem with this configuration can be overcome by using a single switch at the cost of ...

Page 88: ...he DuraStor RAID appliance by selecting Shutdown Restart from the Utility menu of either the OCP or Disk Array Administrator 3 Turn off the DuraStor RAID appliance s PSUs 4 Turn off the DuraStor 312R storage enclosure s PSUs Accessing Your Storage Management Tool If you have installed a DuraStor RAID appliance you can use three different storage management software tools to help you create and man...

Page 89: ...does not conflict with any other version of the JRE or Java Development Kit JDK you have installed Note Do not install Storage Manager Pro on a network drive because Storage Manager Pro runs as a Windows NT 2000 service and services do not have network access rights To install Storage Manager Pro 1 If you are using a Windows 2000 or Windows NT system verify that you have administrator privileges 2...

Page 90: ...u can now perform all of the functions described in the Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User s Guide Warning We strongly recommend that you regularly and consistently back up your data so that it may be recovered in the event of a failure that s not protected by a fault tolerant array Accessing Disk Array Administrator Disk Array Administrator is firmware built in to the DuraStor 6200S 7200S external ...

Page 91: ...ns parameters for the terminal program as shown in Table 3 5 To access Disk Array Administrator 1 On the I O connectivity panel of the DuraStor RAID appliance turn the switch to EXT 2 On the DuraStor RAID appliance Operator Control Panel use the arrow buttons to a Choose Hardware Menu then press Enter b Choose Mode then press Enter Table 3 4 RS 232 Serial Port Settings Setting Value Terminal Emula...

Page 92: ... Administrator User s Guide for more details on how the DuraStor 6200S 7200S RAID controller can auto detect the baud rate 4 Press CTRL R The initial Disk Array Administrator screen appears 5 Press Enter The System Menu screen appears You can now perform all of the functions described in the Adaptec Disk Array Administrator User s Guide Caution Adaptec recommends that you regularly and consistentl...

Page 93: ...on your system monitor LEDs and alarms on the hardware components provide visual or audible cues about the status of the disk drives cooling fans power supply units and other physical parts of the system This chapter describes the functions of the LEDs and alarms on the DuraStor RAID appliance and the DuraStor 312R For complete instructions on using your storage management tool to monitor your sys...

Page 94: ...nce LEDs LED Condition Status Indicated Power Solid Power is on Unlit Power is off Controller Activity Flashing I O activity is occurring on that controller Controller Status Solid Controller functions are normal Unlit A fault has occurred on that controller Flashing Appliance is powering on Fault Solid A fault has occurred with a part of the appliance for example a fan or PSU failure Unlit System...

Page 95: ... to Do When the Alarm Sounds CPU temperature Warning 0 C to 5 C and 65 C to 70 C Shutdown 0 C and 70 C 0 C 70 C Check your system monitor to see what the alarm means Check the ambient temperature and lower it if needed Ambient temperature should be less than 45 C Onboard temperature Warning 0 C to 5 C and 45 C to 50 C Shutdown 0 C and 50 C 0 C 50 C Same as for the CPU temperature VCC Voltage Warni...

Page 96: ...zel of the DuraStor 312R See Figure 4 2 Status LEDs Power On LED 1 Channel Status LED 1 Power Supply Status LED 1 Fan Status LED 1 Drive LEDs in pairs Drive Status LEDs 12 Drive Activity LEDs 12 Table 4 3 and Table 4 4 explain how to interpret these LEDs Figure 4 2 Front Bezel LEDs Reset Alarm Channel Status LED Power Supply Status LED Fan Status LED Status Indicator LEDs Power On LED adaptec Driv...

Page 97: ... 3 Status LEDs LED Color and Condition Status Indicated Power On Green solid The power is on Channel Status Green solid Normal Amber solid A fault condition has occurred for example a broken or disconnected cable Power Supply Status Green solid Normal Amber solid A PSU has failed The Fault LED on the failed PSU will also be lit Fan Status Green solid Normal Amber flashing Enclosure temperature has...

Page 98: ...d to an array Solid green Solid green Drive ready assigned to an array Flashing green Solid green Hot spare ready assigned to an array Flashing green Solid amber Drive error Fault not assigned to an array Flashing amber Solid amber Drive error Fault assigned to an array Solid amber Solid amber Array critical remaining good drive LEDs Solid amber Solid amber Hot spare rebuild mode all Drive Status ...

Page 99: ...le alarm sounds when the condition of any of the storage enclosure s components changes to an abnormal state To silence the alarm press the Alarm Reset button on the front bezel The LED indicating the location of the problem stays illuminated until normal status returns ...

Page 100: ...tion on replacement parts Maintaining the DuraStor RAID Appliance This section provides detailed instructions for Replacing the DuraStor RAID appliance external RAID controller See page 5 2 Replacing the cooling fan module See page 5 4 Replacing a power supply unit See page 5 5 Replacing the DuraStor RAID appliance chassis See page 5 6 Maintaining the DuraStor RAID Appliance 5 1 Maintaining the Du...

Page 101: ...ble 1 Remove the front bezel See Removing the Front Bezel on page 3 3 2 Identify and locate the failed RAID controller Controller 1 is on the left and Controller 2 is on the right 3 Pull out on the two latches that secure the controller canister 4 Using the latches as handles carefully pull the controller canister from the RAID appliance See Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 Removing the Controller 5 Install ...

Page 102: ... Replacing the Front Bezel on page 3 6 The Fault LED goes out and the Controller Status LED flashes and then becomes solid to show normal controller status Replacing a Down Controller When in Active Active Mode Note Active active mode is only available when there are two controllers installed in the DuraStor RAID appliance Refer to the Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User s Guide for more information ...

Page 103: ...iately Note The cooling fan module is hot swappable Warning Do not operate the DuraStor RAID appliance for longer than 5 minutes with the cooling fan module removed Cooling is unavailable to all components while the fan module is removed 1 Loosen the screws that secure the cooling fan module to the RAID appliance See Figure 5 2 Figure 5 2 Releasing the Cooling Fan Module Ext Int HOST OUT CH 0 HOST...

Page 104: ... Do not overtighten The Fault LED on the front bezel goes out Replacing a Power Supply Unit When a PSU fails The alarm sounds The Fault LED on the front bezel lights up The system monitor displays an error event A failed PSU should be replaced as quickly as possible to maintain power system redundancy Note PSUs are hot swappable 1 Remove the front bezel See Removing the Front Bezel on page 3 3 2 T...

Page 105: ...tatic discharge To prevent damage establish a ground for yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching the metal chassis prior to handling or installing a printed circuit board component 1 Power off the host computer the DuraStor 312R storage enclosure and the defective DuraStor RAID appliance Note Refer to the host computer user s guide and Powering Off on page 3 54 Mark or make a note...

Page 106: ...g a RAID Controller on page 5 2 8 Reconnect the data cables and power cable Refer to the notes and tags you made for the proper connection locations 9 Power on the DuraStor Storage Subsystem See Turning On the Power on page 3 54 10 Verify that all systems are operating normally Maintaining the DuraStor 312R Storage Enclosure This section provides detailed instructions for Replacing a disk drive Se...

Page 107: ...nt damage establish a ground for yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching the metal chassis prior to handling the disk drives or printed circuit board components Note The disk drives are hot swappable There is no need to power off the DuraStor 312R or the host computer system However when removing a disk drive ensure that it doesn t twist in your hand as a result of the spinning di...

Page 108: ...equired to remove the drive carrier 4 Remove the failed disk drive from the drive rails 5 Install the new disk drive into the drive rails 6 Install the new disk drive into the storage enclosure See Installing Disk Drives on page 3 10 7 Reinstall the front bezel See Replacing the Front Bezel on page 3 11 The Drive Status LED lights up solid green if the disk drive is assigned to an array and flashe...

Page 109: ... not operate the DuraStor 312R for longer than 5 minutes with the cooling fan module removed Cooling is unavailable to all components while the fan module is removed 1 Loosen the screw that secures the cooling fan module to the storage enclosure See Figure 5 6 Figure 5 6 Loosening the Screw Warning Dam age will occur if Fan Module is removed for more than five minutes Loop A Loop B FANS SAF TE CON...

Page 110: ...Power Supply Unit When a PSU fails The Power Supply Status LED on the front bezel lights up solid amber The failed PSU s Fault LED lights up and its Output Good LED goes out The alarm sounds The system monitor displays an error event A failed PSU should be replaced as quickly as possible to maintain system redundancy Note PSUs are hot swappable AC TIVE AC TIVE IN OUT ACTIVE HUB FIBRE STATUS Warnin...

Page 111: ...o remove it Figure 5 8 Removing a PSU 4 Slide the new PSU into the open bay until it seats completely and the retaining latch resets 5 Reconnect the power cord and replace the security bale 6 Turn on the PSU The PSU s Output Good LED lights up its Fault LED goes out and the Power Supply LED on the front bezel changes to solid green to indicate normal PSU status Warning Dam age will occur if Fan Mo...

Page 112: ...e rail guides of the open bay and push gently but firmly until the card seats completely See Figure 5 9 Figure 5 9 Replacing the Disk I O Card 6 Tighten the screws Do not overtighten 7 Power on the DuraStor 312R See Turning On the Power on page 3 54 Warning Dam age will occur if Fan Module is removed for more than five minutes A B FANS SAF TE CONTROLLER RS 232 0 1 OUTPUT GOOD FAULT 0 1 OUTPUT GOOD...

Page 113: ...not hot swappable You must power off the storage enclosure to replace this card Note Make a note of the switch settings on the SAF TE controller card before you remove it from the storage enclosure 1 Power off the DuraStor 312R See Powering Off on page 3 54 2 Loosen the two screws that secure the SAF TE controller card to the storage enclosure 3 Grasp the screws and gently pull the SAF TE controll...

Page 114: ...f the host computer 2 Power off the DuraStor 312R See Powering Off on page 3 54 Note Note the location of the data cables disk drives and interface cards and the switch settings on the SAF TE controller card prior to disconnecting or removing these items Tag the cables and disk drives appropriately to make reinstallation easier 3 Remove each of the interface cards See Replacing the SAF TE Controll...

Page 115: ...Rack on page 3 8 Installing the New Storage Enclosure 1 Install the new DuraStor 312R storage enclosure in the rack cabinet See Mounting the Storage Enclosure on the Rack on page 3 8 2 Install the interface cards See Replacing the Disk I O Card on page 5 13 and Replacing the SAF TE Controller Card on page 5 14 3 Install the cooling fan module See Replacing the Cooling Fan Module on page 5 10 4 Ins...

Page 116: ...Maintaining the DuraStor Storage Subsystem 8 Power on the DuraStor 312R storage enclosure See Turning On the Power on page 3 54 9 Power on the host computer 10 Verify that all systems are operating normally ...

Page 117: ...ay Administrator the OCP of the DuraStor RAID appliance for help troubleshooting problems with your storage management software tool Problems with the DuraStor RAID Appliance The RAID appliance fails to power on Verify that the power cables are properly connected to the PSUs Verify that power to the outlet has not been interrupted If necessary replace the power cables If the DuraStor RAID applianc...

Page 118: ...Unit on page 5 11 Ensure that both PSUs are installed If a PSU is missing replace it See Replacing a Power Supply Unit on page 5 11 Ensure that proper AC power is available to the PSUs Ensure that the PSUs are turned on Ensure that power to the outlet has not been interrupted The Fan Status LED is solid amber A cooling fan has failed Replace the cooling fan module See Replacing the Cooling Fan Mod...

Page 119: ...nel of the DuraStor RAID appliance See Figure A 1 Figure A 1 VHDCI SCSI Connector Table A 1 provides signal names and pin numbers for both connectors Table A 1 VHDCI Connector Pin Signals Connector P1 Connector P2 Signal Name Pin Number Signal Name Pin Number DB 12 1 DB 12 1 DB 13 2 DB 13 2 DB 14 3 DB 14 3 DB 15 4 DB 15 4 DB P1 5 DB P1 5 DB 0 6 DB 0 6 DB 1 7 DB 1 7 DB 2 8 DB 2 8 1 34 35 68 ...

Page 120: ...ERVED 19 RESERVED 19 GROUND 20 GROUND 20 ATN 21 ATN 21 GROUND 22 GROUND 22 BSY 23 BSY 23 ACK 24 ACK 24 RST 25 RST 25 MSG 26 MSG 26 SEL 27 SEL 27 C D 28 C D 28 REQ 29 REQ 29 I O 30 I O 30 DB 8 31 DB 8 31 DB 9 32 DB 9 32 DB 10 33 DB 10 33 DB 11 34 DB 11 34 DB 12 35 DB 12 35 DB 13 36 DB 13 36 DB 14 37 DB 14 37 DB 15 38 DB 15 38 Table A 1 VHDCI Connector Pin Signals Continued Connector P1 Connector P2...

Page 121: ...50 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 51 TERMPWR 52 TERMPWR 52 RESERVED 53 RESERVED 53 GROUND 54 GROUND 54 ATN 55 ATN 55 GROUND 56 GROUND 56 BSY 57 BSY 57 ACK 58 ACK 58 RST 59 RST 59 MSG 60 MSG 60 SEL 61 SEL 61 C D 62 C D 62 REQ 63 REQ 63 I O 64 I O 64 DB 8 65 DB 8 65 DB 9 66 DB 9 66 DB 10 67 DB 10 67 DB 11 68 DB 11 68 Table A 1 VHDCI Connector Pin Signals Continued Connector P1 Connector P2 Signal Name Pin Numbe...

Page 122: ...oard EXT to OCP INT SeeSCSI RAID Appliance I O Connectivity Panel on page 2 7 for information Note The front bezel LEDs will work whether the OCP is being used or not Setting this switch to EXT will not disable the front bezel LEDs We highly recommend that you use either Storage Manager Pro or Disk Array Administrator to manage your external RAID system However if you don t have a computer monitor...

Page 123: ...s The menu options appear in the two line LCD window For detailed instructions on using the OCP please refer to the DuraStor RAID Appliance Operator Control Panel User s Guide You can find it on the DuraStor CD MENU ENTER ESCAPE 6200SR STATUS OK options are available Returns to Main Menu Moves selector up or down Appears when more LCD Panel Backs up one level or cancels action Selector Selects men...

Page 124: ...ility of the other controller s arrays Disk drives in the spare pool and unassigned disk drives are visible to both controllers array Two or more physical drives grouped together to appear as a single device logical drive to the user Also known as a container B bus See channel C channel Any path used for the transfer of data and the control of information between storage devices and a storage cont...

Page 125: ...o SAF TE SCSI Accessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure F failback In active active mode failback is the act of returning ownership of controller resources from a surviving controller to a previously failed but now active controller The resources include disk arrays cache data and host ID information failover In active active mode failover is the act of temporarily transferring ownership of controller res...

Page 126: ...HBA connects the storage subsystem to the host computer and uses either fiber or copper media hot swapping Removing a component from a system and installing a new component while the power is on the system is running and without pausing I O K kill In active active mode one controller can kill the other controller by resetting it and taking it offline L LUN logical unit number The number assigned t...

Page 127: ...A high speed special purpose network that interconnects different data storage devices with data servers on behalf of a larger network of users SCSI Small Computer System Interface SCSI is an industry standard for connecting peripheral devices and their controllers to an initiator Storage devices are daisy chained together and connected to an HBA The HBA provides a shared bus that attached periphe...

Page 128: ...nitiators or targets SCSI port A SCSI port is an opening at the back of a router that provides connection between the SCSI adapter and SCSI bus slot A receptacle in an enclosure for inserting and removing a SCSI device spin up Disk drives operate at a specific speed for instance 10 000 rotations per minute When power is applied to a disk drive it spins up starts spinning and spins at increasing sp...

Page 129: ...ontroller Status LED 4 2 cooling fan module of RAID appliance description 2 6 replacing 5 4 of storage enclosure description 2 18 replacing 5 10 D data bits 3 57 Disk Array Administrator See Du raStor Disk Array Administra tor disk drive slots Drive LEDs 4 5 disk drives description 2 16 installing 3 10 replacing 5 8 disk I O card description 2 19 replacing 5 13 Drive Activity LED 4 4 drive carrier...

Page 130: ...ppliance 4 2 to 4 4 storage enclosure 4 4 to 4 7 monitoring options 4 1 O OCP 2 4 B 1 to B 2 operating modes 3 22 Operator Control Panel See OCP P parity 3 57 ports A 1 power cords of RAID appliance 3 6 of storage enclosure 3 11 Power LED of RAID appliance 4 2 of storage enclosure 4 4 Power Supply LED 4 4 power supply units See PSUs powering on and off 3 54 PSUs of RAID appliance description 2 5 r...

Page 131: ...24 spin up settings 2 23 stand alone dual port 3 19 stand alone single port 3 18 Status LEDs 4 5 stop bits 3 57 storage enclosure audible alarm 4 7 chassis 5 15 cooling fan module description 2 18 replacing 5 10 description 2 14 to 2 24 disk drive slots 4 5 disk drives description 2 16 installing 3 10 replacing 5 8 disk I O card description 2 19 replacing 5 13 Drive ID settings 2 21 Drive LEDs 4 4...

Page 132: ...stallation and User s Guide T temperature thresholds RAID ap pliance 4 3 terminal emulator software 3 57 terminal program parameters 3 57 troubleshooting RAID appliance 6 1 storage enclosure 6 2 V voltage thresholds RAID appli ance 4 3 ...

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