MediaStore5100 and 5000 series specifications
Notes about proactive drive alarming and removal
Spectrum provides proactive drive alarming and removal for drives in the system.
Alarms are generated for Warning level situations in addition to alarms for Critical and Failure level
situations. You can also choose to alarm on Informational level situations. Informational alarms represent
messages that usually do not require user action but do provide context for the overall operation of the
system.
Refer to “Filtering alarms” in the
SystemManager User Guide
for instructions on how to select alarming
levels.
IMPORTANT:
Use caution if setting the alarming level to include informational alarms
when using the email notification feature to send alarms to a pager or phone. In some
cases, SystemManager application alarms can be sent frequently.
Disk polling and scrubbing capabilities identify silent disk drive failures, provoke alarms through the
SystemManager application, and ensure the availability of all disks in a RAID Set. The purpose of these
features is to proactively identify disk issues before they impact the normal functioning of a system. Note
however, that they may result in a slight elevation of the frequency in which errors are reported.
For additional information on disk drive alarming and removal, refer to “Viewing drive properties” and
“Viewing and clearing alarms” in the
SystemManager User Guide
.
Performing grounding checks
Perform these checks to ensure that a safe grounding system is provided for your MediaStore.
If a rack distribution system is being used:
• Ensure power is removed from the rack.
• Connect the power cord to the rack distribution and the MediaStore.
• If a direct connection is made with the power cord, ensure that it is connected to the MediaStore.
DANGER:
Some electrical circuits could be damaged if external signal cables or power
control cables are present during the grounding checks.
• Check for continuity between the earth pin of the IEC 320 connector on one of the Power Supply
modules and any exposed metal surface of the MediaStore.
MediaStore5100 and 5000 series specifications
The specifications for the MediaStore 5000 and 5000 series units are described here.
Table 9-7: MediaStore 5100 General Information
Specification
Detail
External Interface
12 Gbps SAS ports (3 per I/O Module; 4 External links per port)
Supported Hosts
Single/dual active/dual independent bridge
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