Adaptec FC4100, Installation & User Manual

Page 1: ...2U STORAGE ENCLOSURE INSTALLATION USER S GUIDE FS4100 FS4500 SC4100 AND FC4100 ...

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Page 9: ...ipment Rack 2 4 Installing into a Tower Assembly 2 7 Step 3 Installing the Drive Carriers 2 9 Step 4 Connecting the I O Cables 2 9 Connecting SATA Cables 2 10 Connecting FC Cables 2 11 Connecting Ultra320 SCSI Cables 2 12 Step 5 Connect Power Cords to the APC Modules 2 13 Next Steps 2 13 3 Monitoring About the ES Module 3 2 Silencing the Audible Alarm 3 2 Understanding the LEDs 3 3 Front Panel LED...

Page 10: ...ge Enclosure 5 2 Disk Drive Spin up Sequence 5 2 I O Modules 5 2 SATA Cables 5 3 SATA Configurations 5 3 Single SATA Configurations 5 3 Dual SATA Configurations 5 4 Flexibility and Limitations 5 4 Daisy chaining Adaptec SATA Storage Enclosures 5 5 Setting Shelf IDs 5 5 Silencing the Audible Alarm 5 5 SATA I O Module LEDs 5 5 SATA I O Module Configuration 5 7 FS4100 I O Module Configuration 5 7 FS4...

Page 11: ...ive Carrier LEDs 6 8 7 Ultra320 SCSI Storage Enclosures About the Adaptec SC4100 Storage Enclosure 7 2 Disk Drive Spin up Sequence 7 2 I O Modules 7 2 Drive Carrier LEDs 7 3 Cables and Termination 7 3 Ultra320 SCSI Split bus Configurations 7 4 Split bus SCSI IDs 7 4 Configuring a Split bus Enclosure 7 5 Ultra320 SCSI Joined bus Configurations 7 5 Joined bus SCSI IDs 7 5 Configuring Joined Bus 7 6 ...

Page 12: ...echnical Specifications 8 7 Currently Supported Disk Drives 8 7 Serial ATA Interface 8 8 SATA I O Modules 8 8 SATA Cables 8 8 SATA Configurations 8 8 FC Storage Enclosure Technical Specifications 8 9 Disk Drives 8 9 Daisy Chaining Adaptec FC Enclosures 8 9 A Configuring the RAID Controller FS4500 only Communication Parameters A 2 Navigating the Terminal Emulation Software A 2 Initial Screen A 2 Cr...

Page 13: ...on A 7 View and Edit Channels Select Channel Option A 8 View and Edit Configuration Parameters Option A 9 View and Edit Peripheral Devices Option A 11 System Functions Option A 11 View System Information Option A 12 View and Edit Event Logs Option A 12 ...

Page 14: ... introduces the Adaptec 2U Storage Enclosure documented in this Guide and provides an overview of the enclosure s features About This Guide 1 2 Finding the Information You Need in this Guide 1 2 Kit Contents 1 3 Overview of the Storage Enclosure 1 3 ...

Page 15: ...AID technology This Guide does not provide any information on the storage management software tools included with your Adaptec Storage Enclosure Please refer to the Installation and User s Guide included on your Adaptec Storage Enclosure CD for detailed information about installing and using the storage management software Note The FS4100 SC4100 and FC4100 enclosures are managed by Adaptec Storage...

Page 16: ...these redundant and hot swappable components Twelve disk drive carriers each with three LEDs for monitoring status Drive carriers are color coded by interface grey for SATA red for SCSI blue for FC Two Advanced Power and Cooling APC modules Two I O Option modules SATA FC or SCSI depending on the interface of your Storage Enclosure model Your Adaptec Storage Enclosure also features one hot swappabl...

Page 17: ...iew of Storage Enclosure Disk Drive Carriers Disk Drive Carrier LEDs Front of Storage Enclosure ES Module APC Module APC Module I O Option Modules FC Model shown here Alarm Mute Button Rear of Storage Enclosure I O Module1 I O Module 2 ...

Page 18: ...e 1 2 Storage Enclosure Slot Numbers For more detailed information about these components see the chapter of this Guide dedicated to your specific Storage Enclosure interface For a SATA interface Adaptec FS4100 or FS4500 see Chapter 5 For an FC interface Adaptec FC4100 see Chapter 6 For an Ultra320 SCSI interface Adaptec SC4100 see Chapter 7 Slot 3 Slot 2 Slot 1 Slot 6 Slot 5 Slot 4 Slot 9 Slot 8 ...

Page 19: ...ly optional For model specific connection and configuration information see Chapter 5 to Chapter 7 Installation Checklist 2 2 Step 1 Preparing for Installation 2 2 Step 2 Installing into a Rack or Tower optional 2 3 Step 3 Installing the Drive Carriers 2 9 Step 4 Connecting the I O Cables 2 9 Step 5 Connect Power Cords to the APC Modules 2 13 Next Steps 2 13 ...

Page 20: ...Preparing for Installation Caution Before touching any of the Storage Enclosure components ground yourself and take antistatic precautions Adaptec recommends that you use an antistatic wrist strap and a grounding wire as a minimum precaution Remove all of the components from the packaging and place them on an antistatic surface until you are ready to use them If you are using new disk drives place...

Page 21: ...of the rack Step 2 Installing into a Rack or Tower optional Note Mounting rails for rack installation are sold separately To purchase a rail kit see your Adaptec reseller Follow the instructions in this section if you are installing your Storage Enclosure into a rack or tower assembly A tower assembly is also known as a deskside assembly or pedestal If you are not installing your Storage Enclosure...

Page 22: ...ypes of nuts 10 of each To install your Storage Enclosure in a rack 1 Secure the front rails to the front supports of the rack using the supplied screws as shown in Figure 2 1 Note Use either the speednuts or cagenuts provided if your rack does not have threaded holes Figure 2 1 Securing the Rails to the Rack 2 Check the length between the front and rear supports of your equipment rack and determi...

Page 23: ...Figure 2 2 Securing the Front Rails to the Rear Rails 5 Tighten all the screws before continuing 6 Carefully remove the rack ear plastic covers from the Storage Enclosure They will be re used 7 With assistance from a second person lift the Storage Enclosure and from the front of the rack slide the rear of the enclosure onto the rails Slide the enclosure all the way back until it rests completely o...

Page 24: ...he rack although this extra support is not required Figure 2 3 Storage Enclosure in Rack 8 Secure the front of the enclosure with one screw on each side as shown in Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Secure Front of Enclosure The rack installation is complete Continue with Step 3 Installing the Drive Carriers on page 2 9 One screw per side ...

Page 25: ...equipment rack remove the two screws holding it in place at the front then slide the enclosure out of the rack Remove both the right and left rack mount ear plastic covers shown at right as they are no longer needed They can be removed by pressing on the plastic inserts from the backside of the rack mount ear or pried off with a screwdriver 2 Unpack the tower and inspect it for shipping damage Do ...

Page 26: ...e the front bezel using the screws removed in Step 3 7 Install the tower labels at the top and bottom of the tower Align the holes in the top label with the LEDs on the enclosure 8 Replace the drive carriers and APCs if they were removed before installation The tower assembly installation is complete Continue with Step 3 Installing the Drive Carriers on page 2 9 ...

Page 27: ...ive slot fully open slide the carrier into the slot until the lever starts to close 3 Push the cam lever until it engages the latch on the left side of the carrier assembly and clicks into place 4 Repeat for all drive carriers Note Either a drive carrier or a carrier blank must be installed in all the slots of the enclosure to maintain proper airflow and cooling When all drive carriers are install...

Page 28: ...ur cables See the Adaptec 2U Storage Enclosure Installation and User s Guide on the CD for more cabling information and for daisy chaining instructions JBOD Configuration FS4100 RAID Configuration FS4500 HOST 1 EXP 1 HOST 2 EXP 2 HOST BUS ADAPTER HOST BUS ADAPTER Daisy chain to next FS4100 Daisy chain to next FS4100 FS4100 SATA I O Module HOST 1 HOST 2 ENET EXP HOST BUS ADAPTER HOST BUS ADAPTER Da...

Page 29: ... your cables See the Adaptec 2U Storage Enclosure Installation and User s Guide on the CD for more cabling information and for daisy chaining instructions Single Loop Configuration Dual Loop Configuration OUTPUT INPUT HOST BUS ADAPTER Daisy chain to next FC4100 FC4100 FC I O Module OUTPUT INPUT HOST BUS ADAPTER Daisy chain to next FC4100 FC4100 FC I O Module OUTPUT INPUT HOST BUS ADAPTER Daisy cha...

Page 30: ...the CD for supported cable lengths and additional cabling information Caution Use only Ultra320 certified cables Ultra160 certified cables are not supported by the Adaptec SC4100 Storage Enclosure Single Bus Configuration Dual Bus Configuration HOST BUS ADAPTER SC4100 SCSI I O Module HOST BUS ADAPTER HOST BUS ADAPTER SC4100 SCSI I O Module ...

Page 31: ... regulating uninterruptible power supply UPS to protect your Storage Enclosure Next Steps To complete the cabling power on your system and configure your enclosure see the chapter provided for your specific Storage Enclosure interface For a SATA interface Adaptec FS4100 or FS4500 see Chapter 5 For an FC interface Adaptec FC4100 see Chapter 6 For an Ultra320 SCSI interface Adaptec SC4100 see Chapte...

Page 32: ...gh the use of LEDs and an audible alarm The chapter describes the monitoring features of the Adaptec Storage Enclosure including the ES module the alarm and the LEDs and explains how to use these features to monitor the status of your enclosure s components About the ES Module 3 2 Silencing the Audible Alarm 3 2 Understanding the LEDs 3 3 ...

Page 33: ... The ES module is hot swappable and removing it does not affect the data path For more information see Hot swapping the ES Module on page 4 9 Silencing the Audible Alarm When an event occurs in the Storage Enclosure that triggers the audible alarm you can turn off the alarm manually by pressing the Alarm Mute button on the ES module shown in Figure 3 1 Pressing the Alarm Mute button deactivates th...

Page 34: ...ace for your enclosure Chapter 5 to Chapter 7 Front Panel LEDs There are four LEDs on the front panel of the enclosure shown at right The LEDs function as described in Table 3 1 Table 3 1 Front Panel LEDs LED On Off 1 Enclosure power on Enclosure power off 2 Shelf fault No shelf fault 3 FS4100 FS4500 Enclosure speed is 3 GB second Enclosure speed is 1 5 GB second SC4100 Split bus configuration Joi...

Page 35: ...e 3 2 Drive Carrier LEDs Interface LED 1 Green LED 2 Green Amber LED 3 Green U320 SCSI SC4100 Not used Drive present I O activity FC FC4100 Not used Drive present I O activity SATA One FS4100 I O Module Not used Drive present I O activity SATA Two FS4100 I O Modules I Omodule 2 activity Drive present I O module 1 activity SATA One FS4500 I O Module I O activity Drive present Not used SATA Two FS45...

Page 36: ...link Off Drive spinning down Fast blink Off Drive being identified or drive has spun down Off Fast blink Drive failed a When Drive Carrier LED 2 is illuminated or blinking LED 2 on the front panel of the Storage Enclosure is also illuminated indicating a shelf fault See Table 3 1 on page 3 3 Table 3 4 Drive Carrier LED 3 Drive Status Interface Spin Up Online I O Activity U320 SCSI SC4100 On Off On...

Page 37: ... The LEDs function as described in Table 3 5 Table 3 5 APC Module LEDs LED On Blinking Off Green APC functioning normally N A Enclosure is not powered on Yellow APC failure Failure predicted APC functioning normally ...

Page 38: ...your Adaptec Storage Enclosure Caution Before touching any of the Storage Enclosure components ground yourself and take antistatic precautions Adaptec recommends that you use an antistatic wrist strap and a grounding wire as a minimum precaution Failure to take adequate electro static discharge ESD precautions may lead to damage to your disk drives and enclosure electronics Hot swapping Drive Carr...

Page 39: ...ir to flow into the enclosure and cool the disk drives and enclosure During installation ensure that the cooling holes in the carriers or carrier blanks are not obstructed Either a drive carrier or a carrier blank must be installed in every drive slot to maintain proper airflow and cooling inside the enclosure Failed drive carriers can be hot swapped Important Safety Precautions Before you remove ...

Page 40: ...arrier blank 1 Press on the button to release the cam lever shown at right 2 Gently pull open the cam lever The carrier locking tabs disengage releasing the drive carrier from the enclosure 3 If the Storage Enclosure was powered on and you are removing a disk drive allow the disk drive to spin down fully approximately one minute 4 Gently pull the drive carrier or carrier blank out of the enclosure...

Page 41: ...APC Module Your Adaptec Storage Enclosure requires both APCs to be running for proper operation and cooling However it can run with a single APC for a brief time period long enough to replace the other APC in the event of a failure An APC module failure can be caused by failures of the power supply or one or more of the cooling fans Other types of failures are also possible The cooling fans in eac...

Page 42: ... fans in both APC modules switch to high speed The cooling fans in the failed APC are now running on power supplied by the other APC module 2 Using a Phillips head screwdriver loosen the two screws on the APC module that hold the handles in place 3 Gently push down on the handles to disengage the APC module from the enclosure 4 Using the handles gently slide the APC out of the enclosure as shown i...

Page 43: ...tools into the open APC slot To install an APC into the Storage Enclosure 1 Ensure that the handles of the new APC module are lowered open Note Do not use the handles to lift or carry the APC modules 2 Holding the APC module with the handles towards you slide it into the empty slot 3 Gently push up on both handles simultaneously to fix the APC module into place shown at right 4 Secure the APC modu...

Page 44: ... For an FC interface Adaptec FC4100 see Chapter 6 For an Ultra320 SCSI interface Adaptec SC4100 see Chapter 7 To maintain proper airflow and cooling either an I O module or an I O blank must be installed in both of the Storage Enclosure s I O slots Caution The I O modules on the SC4100 are not hot swappable Do not attempt to hot swap SCSI I O modules Caution Although SATA and FC I O modules are ho...

Page 45: ...ght Installing an I O Module or I O Blank 1 Power off the host system and enclosure Caution I O modules are not hot swappable You must power off the host system and enclosure before installing an I O module or I O blank 2 Ensure that the handles of the new I O module are lowered open Note Do not use the handles to lift or carry the I O module 3 Gently push up on both handles simultaneously to fix ...

Page 46: ...oving and Replacing Enclosure Components For a SATA interface Adaptec FS4100 or FS4500 see Chapter 5 For an FC interface Adaptec FC4100 see Chapter 6 For an Ultra320 SCSI interface Adaptec SC4100 see Chapter 7 ...

Page 47: ...ewdriver loosen the screw that secures the module to the enclosure 2 Grasp the ES module handle and gently pull the module from the enclosure Be sure to pull straight back and not to one side The cooling fans switch to high speed Warning To avoid electrical shock do not insert any instruments or tools into the open ES module slot Installing an ES Module To install an ES module in the Storage Enclo...

Page 48: ...can be configured as either a JBOD or as a RAID enclosure The FS4100 has one or two JBOD I O modules The FS4500 has one or two RAID I O modules This chapter provides the configuration and cabling information for both Storage Enclosure models About the SATA Storage Enclosure 5 2 SATA Configurations 5 3 Daisy chaining Adaptec SATA Storage Enclosures 5 5 Silencing the Audible Alarm 5 6 SATA I O Modul...

Page 49: ... Modules The SATA I O modules have multiple FC Small Form Factor Pluggable SFP receptacles used to connect hosts or to daisy chain the Storage Enclosure to additional enclosures The FS4100 JBOD has two Host ports and two Expansion ports The FS4500 RAID module has two Host ports and one Expansion port The Adaptec FS4100 I O module is shown in Figure 5 1 Figure 5 1 SATA I O Module Table 5 1 shows th...

Page 50: ...hs supported Minimum length is 2 meters for all data rates Maximum lengths at 2 Gb sec are 150 m of 62 5 µm cable and 300 m of 50 µm cable Maximum cable lengths at 1 Gb sec are 300 m of 62 5 µm cable and 500 meters of 50 µm cable Maximum copper cable lengths are 6 m with a passive SFP connector and up to 12 m with an active SFP connector Note Copper cables and optical cables are available for sale...

Page 51: ...single and dual SATA configurations For example a single SATA configuration can include one FS4100 or one FS4500 Flexibility and Limitations The FS4500 RAID single controller configuration can be upgraded to dual controllers The FS4100 JBOD single I O processor configuration can be upgraded to dual processors All SATA systems with an FC interface at the front end require SFP transducers either cop...

Page 52: ... in the ES module on the back of the Storage Enclosure See Figure 3 1 on page 3 2 Adaptec recommends that the first shelf in the chain be set to 0 the second shelf in the chain be set to 1 and so on Disk Drive IDs Table 5 3 shows the disk drive IDs by drive slot and enclosure ID Table 5 3 Disk Drive IDs Enclosure ID Disk Drive IDs by Drive Slot 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...

Page 53: ...e on the CD for more information SATA I O Module LEDs This section provides a description of the eight LEDs used to show the status of the SATA I O module Figure 5 1 on page 5 2 shows the LEDs on the I O module The LEDs are numbered as shown below For more information see the LED descriptions provided for your specific Storage Enclosure For the Adaptec FS4100 see Table 5 4 on page 5 7 For the Adap...

Page 54: ...ailed Partner controller failure detected Partner controller operating normally 8 Controller Ready Controller active and operating normally Controller not ready a In single controller configurations this LED is not used Table 5 5 FS4500 I O Module LEDs LED Designation LED On LED Off D1 Host 1 Valid FC signal is detected No valid signal is detected D2 Host 2 Valid FC signal is detected No valid sig...

Page 55: ...ntation Drive Carrier LEDs Each drive carrier has three LEDs that are visible from the front of the Storage Enclosure See Drive Carrier LEDs on page 3 4 for detailed information about LED functions D7a Partner Failed Partner controller has failed Partner controller operating properly D8 1 Cache BBU Fault Data in cache memory Cache memory failed Cache being held by battery back up Battery not capab...

Page 56: ...sure and describes how to cable and configure it as part of a complete storage subsystem About the Fibre Channel Storage Enclosure 6 2 LIO JBOD Module Configurations 6 6 2 Gb sec Operation 6 7 Daisy chaining FC Storage Enclosures 6 7 LIO Module LEDs 6 7 Option Slot Loop AL_PA Assignments 6 7 Storage Enclosure LEDs 6 8 ...

Page 57: ...nclosure can accommodate two LIO modules although it is possible to have only one LIO modules are a combination of an LRC3 module and a copper or optical module The LIO modules are located on the back of the Storage Enclosure as shown in Figure 6 1 Figure 6 1 FC I O Modules The Input connector is the primary FC Loop Input port and the Output connector is available for FC loop expansion output A lo...

Page 58: ...ure FCAL copper cables up to 5 meters can be used between enclosures for loop expansion The 10 meter copper cable length is supported with any number of disk drives installed at an enclosure speed of 1 Gb sec Copper cabling between shelf enclosures requires SFP to SFP copper cables having the lengths specified in Table 6 1 on page 6 4 An optical interface I O SFP module can be used to achieve FC o...

Page 59: ...other variant required Table 6 1 Supported 1 Gb sec Copper Cables Cable Length Connectors 0 3 m SFP SFP 0 5 m SFP SFP 1 0 m SFP SFP 1 0 m SFP HSSDC 3 0 m SFP HSSDC 3 0 m SFP SFP 5 0 m SFP SFP 5 0 m SFP HSSDC 10 m 1 Gb sec only SFP HSSDC Table 6 2 Supported 1 and 2 Gb sec Cables Cable Length Description 0 3 m 0 5 m 2 GB FC Optical Multimode LC to LC 5 0 m 5 0 m 2 GB FC Optical Multimode LC to LC 10...

Page 60: ...f you change the enclosure ID you must power cycle the enclosure before it will read the change Disk Drive ID Map This table lists disk drive IDs by enclosure ID If you change the enclosure ID you must power cycle the enclosure before it will read the change and update the disk drive ID Table 6 3 Loop Identifier Map Enclosure ID Disk Drive IDs by Drive Slot 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 11 10 9 8 7...

Page 61: ...talled in I O Option Slot 1 the slot on the right Dual Loop Operation Two LIO modules are used for dual FC loop operations Dual FC loops allow for a redundant data path to the dual port disk drives In dual loop operation both loops flow in the same direction with the second LIO module loop direction the same as the first Quad Loop Operation The LIO module allows for operation in a quad loop mode I...

Page 62: ...gether all enclosures must be set to the same FC loop speed The FC loop speed is determined by the first host connected enclosure in the chain If a down stream enclosure is set incorrectly the loop opens at that enclosure that enclosure plus all the enclosures behind it are invisible to the host Option Slot Loop AL_PA Assignments The option slot modules and HBAs can be hard assigned to any of thes...

Page 63: ...from the front of the Storage Enclosure See Drive Carrier LEDs on page 3 4 for detailed information about LED functions Table 6 4 LIO Module LEDs LED On Off 1 I O channel fault in either single or split loop mode 2 Dual Loop configuration 3 LIO functioning normally 4 Loop running at 2 Gb sec Loop running at 1 Gb sec Table 6 5 FC Enclosure Front Panel LEDs LED On Off 1 Enclosure power on Enclosure ...

Page 64: ...duces the Adaptec SC4100 Ultra320 SCSI Storage Enclosure and describes how to cable and configure it as part of a complete storage subsystem About the Adaptec SC4100 Storage Enclosure 7 2 Ultra320 SCSI Split bus Configurations 7 4 Ultra320 SCSI Joined bus Configurations 7 5 ...

Page 65: ...I O Module The Adaptec SC4100 Storage Enclosure supports one SCSI JBOD I O module which can be located in either of the I O module slots The SCSI JBOD I O module provides two very high density cable interconnect VHDCI connectors as shown in Figure 7 1 that are used to connect the enclosure to hosts Figure 7 1 SCSI JBOD Connectors and LEDs SCSI JBOD I O Module LEDs The Adaptec SC4100 has three LEDs...

Page 66: ...n adequate airflow and cooling inside the enclosure Drive Carrier LEDs Each drive carrier has three LEDs that are visible from the front of the Storage Enclosure See Drive Carrier LEDs on page 3 4 for detailed information about LED functions Cables and Termination The Adaptec Ultra320 Storage Enclosure is self terminated for single and dual bus configurations and does not need external termination...

Page 67: ...sure you must install carrier blanks in the empty slots to maintain adequate airflow and cooling Split bus SCSI IDs The Ultra320 SCSI Storage Enclosure s SCSI IDs are hard set and cannot be changed In a split bus enclosure each bus has seven SCSI IDs SCSI ID 6 on each bus is reserved for the host The I O module has SCSI ID 15 Table 7 1 shows the SCSI ID assignments for a split bus Note SCSI IDs 6 ...

Page 68: ...320 SCSI cable to either the same host system or to a second host system 4 Connect the other ends of the cables to the VHDCI SCSI connectors on the Ultra320 Storage Enclosure 5 Secure the ends of both cables by tightening the connector thumbscrews Ultra320 SCSI Joined bus Configurations A joined bus configuration has two separate buses joined to make one SCSI bus with up to twelve disk drives In t...

Page 69: ...e on the Adaptec Web site at www adaptec com To connect a joined bus enclosure to a host or SCSI channel 1 Shut down your host system 2 Connect an Ultra320 SCSI cable to a host system or to Channel 1 of a dual port Ultra320 SCSI adapter 3 Connect the other end of the cable to either VHDCI SCSI connectors on the Ultra320 Storage Enclosure 4 Secure the ends of both cables by tightening the connector...

Page 70: ...pecifications In this Chapter General Specifications 8 2 Ultra320 SCSI Storage Enclosure Technical Specifications 8 5 SATA Storage Enclosure Technical Specifications 8 7 FC Storage Enclosure Technical Specifications 8 9 ...

Page 71: ...ending on interface Two independent AC power cords Up to 12 drives per enclosure Field Replaceable Units Disk drive carriers Disk carrier blanks Advanced Power and Cooling APC units I O modules I O slot blanks Enclosure Services ES module hot swappable non redundant Storage Enclosure Physical Dimensions Height 3 5 inches 8 9 cm Width 17 6 inches 44 7 cm Depth 19 5 inches 49 5 cm Weight up to 60 lb...

Page 72: ...losure Note APC units are hot swappable Note Adaptec Storage Enclosures do not support single APC configurations due to thermal requirements Note In the event of a power supply failure the fans in the failed supply will continue to operate on power provided by the redundant APC unit Temperature Operating 5 C to 40 C Storage 40 C to 70 C Maximum rate of temperature change 20 C per hour Humidity Rel...

Page 73: ...elow this level Operational Vibration Sinusoidal vibration from 5 to 400 Hz at 0 08 G 0 to peak at a sweep rate of 0 5 octaves per minute Drives not to exceed 5 Gs during this test Random vibration from 5 to 400 Hz at 15 G Disk drives in the shelf not to exceed manufacturer s rotational vibration guidelines during typical use Nonoperational Vibration Sinusoidal vibration from 5 to 22 Hz at 0 06 in...

Page 74: ... attach U160 or U320 disk drives The disk drives are direct connected to the midplane via 80 pin SCA 2 connectors SCSI Bus The Adaptec U320 SCSI Storage Enclosure features an LVD SCSI interface supporting Ultra320 320 MB sec synchronous transfer rate Ultra160 160 MB sec synchronous transfer rate and Ultra 2 SCSI 80 MB sec synchronous transfer rate The Adaptec SCSI bus is not intended to support si...

Page 75: ...ses There is also a connector for the Enclosure Services ES module The ES module monitors and controls cooling and supports in band environmental reporting The IO module contains the external dual port SCSI VHDCI connectors The Joiner module connects the two SCSI buses into a single SCSI bus with SCSI IDs 0 to 5 and 8 to 13 Without the Joiner module the backplane is a dual bus backplane with each ...

Page 76: ...I O and Joiner modules is not supported Cable Lengths Supported The external cable lengths supported for the Adaptec U320 Storage Enclosure are 1 2 and 5 meters in Ultra320 LVD and Ultra 2 LVD SCSI bus modes Single ended SCSI is not supported SATA Storage Enclosure Technical Specifications Currently Supported Disk Drives Contact your Adaptec sales representative for up to date disk drive informati...

Page 77: ...n optical cable with LC connectors The cable interface must be a standard FC cable so the end that connects to the host is purely dependent on the host HBA connector selection The Adaptec FS4500 supports RAID levels 0 1 0 1 3 5 10 30 and 50 SATA Cables Hosts communicate with the Adaptec SATA Storage Enclosure over FC cables The optical cable lengths supported are per the FC channel industry specif...

Page 78: ...ller for data access Note Including an FS4100 and an FS4500 together in the same enclosure is not supported Daisy Chaining Adaptec SATA Enclosures You can daisy chain up to eight FS4100 enclosures together in a system FC Storage Enclosure Technical Specifications Disk Drives Support for 3 5 inch disk drives of 1 0 inch height Support for FC 1 and 2 Gb sec disk drives Support for 7200 1 Gb sec FC o...

Page 79: ...eate a logical drive It also introduces the text menu options used when configuring the RAID controller in FS4500 Storage Enclosures using terminal emulation software Communication Parameters A 2 Navigating the Terminal Emulation Software A 2 Initial Screen A 2 Creating a Logical Drive A 3 Terminal Emulation Software Menu Options A 3 ...

Page 80: ...a function Esc Move back to a higher level menu Ctrl L Refresh the screen Ctrl W Switch to secondary controller Cable must be in the primary controller RS 232 port Shortcut keys shown in bold onscreen can also be used for navigation For example L is the shortcut key to open the view and edit Logical drives menu Initial Screen Use Ctrl L to refresh if necessary Select the appropriate terminal emula...

Page 81: ...w and edit Logical drives menu see page A 5 Enter the parameters when prompted 2 Map the Host LUN using the view and edit Host luns menu see page A 6 When you are finished the logical drive should be available to the operating system and file systems can be prepared for it using the appropriate utilities Terminal Emulation Software Menu Options The remainder of this appendix outlines the menu opti...

Page 82: ...nd edit drives see page A 7 View and edit channels see page A 8 View and edit configuration parameters see page A 9 View and edit peripheral devices see page A 11 System functions see page A 11 View system information see page A 12 View and edit event logs see page A 12 Quick Installation Option This option creates a logical drive with minimal user input It prompts for the RAID level and in a sing...

Page 83: ...e If free capacity is available the drive can be expanded Add drives If physical drives are available they can be added to increase the overall capacity of the logical drive Regenerate parity Includes Execute Regenerate Logical Drive parity Overwrite Inconsistency Parity Enabled and Generate Check Parity Event Enabled options Copy and replace drive Presents a list of physical drives associated wit...

Page 84: ...V Partition Size MB RAID Level CHL 1 ID xxx Primary Controller LUN LV LD Type DRV Partition Size MB RAID Level CHL 1 ID xxx Secondary Controller LUN LV LD Type DRV Partition Size MB RAID Level If no logical drives or volumes are assigned the submenu changes from an information line to CHL Y ID xxx Z Controller Logical Drive Logical Volume Edit Host ID WWN Name List No Host ID WWN Name List Create ...

Page 85: ...A 7 Configuring the RAID Controller FS4500 only View and Edit Drives Select Drive Option View drive information submenu options Revision number Serial number Disk capacity blocks Disk reserved space ...

Page 86: ... chip information View channel host id Wwn View device port name list wwpn Data rate Issue lip RCCOM View chip information Data rate Drive Serial Primary controller scsi id Secondary controller scsi id View chip information Data rate Issue lip Drive SATA Primary controller scsi id Secondary controller scsi id View chip information Data rate ...

Page 87: ...n Status RS 232 Port Configuration COM1 Configuration Baud Rate 38400 Use this option to change the baud rate Terminal Emulation Enabled Leave this option enabled Modem Operation This option allows various modem parameters to be configured Modem Functions Modem Setup Configure Modem Port Modem Operating Modes Modem Initialization Dial out Function ...

Page 88: ...k Cache Enabled Optimization for Sequential I O This option toggles between Random and Sequential Host side Parameters Maximum Queued I O Count 256 LUNs per SCSI ID 8 Max Number of Concurrent Host LUN Connection Def 4 Number of Tags Reserved for each Host LUN Connection Def 32 Peripheral Device Type Parameters Host Cylinder Head Sector Mapping Configuration Fibre Connection Option Loop Only ...

Page 89: ...Devices Option Submenu options View Peripheral Device Status Set Peripheral Device Entry Adjust LCD Contrast Device Configuration Controller Peripheral System Functions Option Submenu options Mute beeper Change password Reset controller Shutdown controller Controller maintenance Download Firmware Advanced Maintenance Functions Save nvram to disks Restore nvram from disks ...

Page 90: ...tions CPU Type Total cache size Firmware Version Bootrecord Version FW Upgradability Serial Number Battery Backup Unit Base Board Rev ID Base Board ID ID of NVRAM Defaults Controller Position View and Edit Event Logs Option This option permits viewing of event activity within the controller ...

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