NEC NF2300-SE41E, User Manual

Page 1: ...EC CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY All rights reserved by NEC Corporation This document must be used solely for the purpose for which it was furnished by NEC Corporation No part of this document may be reproduced or disclosed to others in any form without the prior written permission of NEC Corporation NF2300 SE41E Additional Disk Enclosure User s Guide 856 850305 102 A ...

Page 2: ...nvironment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Warning This is ...

Page 3: ...here is a risk of death or serious wound CAUTION Indicate there is a risk of burn or injury Risks and necessary actions to reduce risks are indicated individually by the following symbols Indicates the risk of smoke emission or fire outbreak Indicates the risk of electric shock Indicates the danger of an injury due to harmful material Indicates instructions to keep a device away from inflammable o...

Page 4: ...o the coating of the power cord may be broken fire may occur and or you may be electrically shocked Do not install the additional disk enclosure in an area of much moisture or dust Remove dust adhering to AC outlets and the plugs of power cords if any If dust remains adhering to an AC outlet and or plug fire may occur Do not connect the plug of a power cord to an AC outlet with a wet hand If so yo...

Page 5: ...not some units may be broken and or you may be electrically shocked To carry or reinstall the additional disk enclosure disconnect all cables and power cords connected to the additional disk enclosure beforehand If not a malfunction of the system an electric shock and or fire may occur To install the unit in a rack observe the following guidelines 1 TMRA If installed in a rack consideration should...

Page 6: ...ure They are intended to always make you conscious of possible dangers when you handle the additional disk enclosure Do not peel off the labels or do not make them dirty If any of the labels is not put on the proper position is peeled off a little or is dirty to make it unreadable contact your sales agent or maintenance engineer ...

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Page 8: ...sible efforts are being made to create this manual but in the event that any technical or editorial errors or omissions are found contact your dealer 4 Keep this manual in a convenient area even after you finished reading it 5 When transferring this unit to other person be sure to transfer this manual also 6 NEC shall not be liable for any loss or lost profits from the use of this unit regardless ...

Page 9: ...series FC AL SCSI connection mechanism CX5000 series and disk array unit and the manual of the used OS to enable the full ability of the additional disk enclosure to be brought The NF2300 SE41E additional disk enclosure is provided with the following options additional 36GB disk drive NF2300 SM412E additional 73GB disk drive NF2300 SM413E additional 147GB disk drive NF2300 SM414E additional 36GB 1...

Page 10: ...actory for its repair 2 Inspection After unpacking check that all the components listed in the table below are provided If any of the components is missed contact your sales agent Next inspect the additional disk enclosure and accessories If any of the components is damaged contact your sales agent No Product name Remarks Qty 1 Additional Disk Enclosure 1 2 Power cord Length 5 m for 100 120 VAC 2 ...

Page 11: ... disk enclosure The figure above shows the unit with the front mask installed 2 Power cord 3 HSSDC cable 4 DE diagnosis cable 5 Front mask 6 Key 7 User s guide This document 8 List of accessories 9 Location label 10 Rack mount kit ...

Page 12: ... Symbol Description Supplement of the text This User s Guide uses the following terms to indicate specific devices Additional disk enclosure Indicates the additional disk enclosure NF2300 SE41E Disk array unit Indicates NF2300 SR4xxE NEC Storage S2300 1 2 and 2 2 Array controller Indicates NF2300 SR4xxE NEC Storage S2300 1 2 Disk enclosure Indicates the NF2300 SR4xxE NEC Storage S2300 2 2 and the ...

Page 13: ...ADDITIONAL DISK ENCLOSURE 7 3 NAMES AND ROLES OF SECTIONS 8 3 1 Disk Enclosure Front 8 3 2 Disk Enclosure Rear 10 3 3 Power Supply for Disk Enclosure 11 3 4 Adapter 13 4 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION PROCEDURES 15 4 1 Installation and Connection Procedures 15 5 CONNECTION OF ADDITIONAL DISK ENCLOSURE 16 5 1 Notes on Connection of Additional Disk Enclosure 17 5 2 Connection of Additional Disk Enclosu...

Page 14: ... 8 6 Check of Type Name and Manufacturing Numbers 54 8 7 Preparation before Phone Call 55 8 8 Service and Support 55 8 9 Unit Life Repair Service Period 55 8 10 Disposal of Additional Disk Enclosure 55 9 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 56 9 1 Basic Specification of Additional Disk Enclosure 56 9 2 Optional Components 56 9 3 Environmental Conditions of Additional Disk Enclosure 56 9 4 Power Specification 57 ...

Page 15: ...HANDLING OF ADDITIONAL DISK ENCLOSURE 1 1 Note on Carrying Additional Disk Enclosure Be sure to hold the bottom the additional disk enclosure when carrying it Hold the front or side bottom of the additional disk enclosure if possible ...

Page 16: ...uffering liquid such as water and oil suffering steam area with steam and area with much moisture If not a malfunction of the system or an electric shock may occur Do not install the additional disk enclosure in an area with emission of chemical steam or an area where the additional disk enclosure may be contact with inflammable substance If so a fault fire or explosion may occur Do not install th...

Page 17: ...e broken fire may occur and or you may be electrically shocked Do not connect the plug of a power cord to an AC outlet with a wet hand If so you may be electrically shocked CAUTION Make sure to disconnect all power cords and FC cables before relocating the additional disk enclosure If not a malfunction of the system an electric shock and or fire may occur While the additional disk enclosure can ac...

Page 18: ...that legs may not be trapped by the cables Avoid power plugs and FC connectors from suffering excess forces Do not use cables connected to the additional disk enclosure with them leaving bent If so a fault or fire may occur Use the cables approved by NEC as those connected to the additional disk enclosure and check the destinations to which the cables are connected In addition always lock power co...

Page 19: ...s dry only a small amount of liquid may remain to cause the unit to be defected Do not enter foreign substances such as clip and screw into the additional disk enclosure through the ventilating holes on the front or rear face If so a fault may occur Do not disassemble or modify the additional disk enclosure If so a fault or electrical shock may occur If the additional disk enclosure will not be us...

Page 20: ...rge In addition do not store the additional disk enclosure in an area with much moisture or dust Note that foreign substances such as water and metals may not be entered into the additional disk enclosure during storage Using the additional disk enclosure with some foreign substance left inside may cause a fault electrical shock or fire to occur During the storage do not put any substance on the a...

Page 21: ...y unit NF2300 SR4xxE enables a defected disk drive to be replaced with a new one without system shutdown Further the additional disk enclosure has the auto rebuild feature which automatically starts data recovery after the replacement of the defected disk drive If a single disk drive is specified as the spare disk the data in the defected disk drive can be immediately recovered in the spare disk T...

Page 22: ...moved by releasing the lock with the accessory key and pulling out toward you with your hands hooked on the both sides of the mask Removing the front mask you can view the disk drives shown in the figure below 1 POWER LED green The POWER LED is lit green if the AC power is supplied and the power switch is set to ON The LED is off if the power switch is set to OFF 1 POWER LED 2 SERVICE LED 2 SERVIC...

Page 23: ...ing measures are adopted to prevent insertion of a 1Gbps disk drive A A 1Gbps disk drive cannot go into the position where a 2Gbps disk drive is locked B The ejector color is different 4 HDD READY LED green The HDD READY LED is lit green while the disk drive operates normally The LED blinks when the disk drive transfers data The HDD READY LED blinks during the self test or initialization just afte...

Page 24: ...y cause a power supply failure or adapter failure again When replacing a power supply for the disk enclosure prepare the new power supply before removing the old one and then replace it within about 3 minutes The following are heating units of the disk enclosure A Disk drives B Power supplies for the disk enclosure The fans in the power supplies for the disk enclosure serve as cooling fans for bot...

Page 25: ... the power cord coming with the additional disk enclosure can only accept 100 120 VAC Use 100 VAC 50 60 Hz when the attached power cord is used Using power of different voltage may cause electric shock smoke and or fire to occur 2 Power switch The power switch is used to turn on off the power of the additional disk enclosure The disk enclosure has the redundant power configuration to prevent the e...

Page 26: ...fault occurs in the power supply including fan fault The LED is off while the power supply operates normally 6 Power cord stopper The power cord stopper prevents the power cord from being removed unexpectedly 7 Ejector The ejector is used to install or remove the power supply from the additional disk enclosure Loosen the screw before using the ejector When inserting or replacing the power supply f...

Page 27: ...ISK ENCLOSURE for cable connections 4 LINKUP LED FC IN FC OUT green The LINKUP LED goes on green when the corresponding FC connector FC port becomes operable to link up The LED is off or flashing during the self test or initialization just after the power on 5 AL PA switch The AL PA switch sets the AL PA of the additional disk enclosure Set the AL PA switches on both of the adapters installed in t...

Page 28: ...e disk enclosure that is connected with the additional control card via the FC cable HSSDC The DE DIAG ID switch is factory set to 0 7 DE DIAG connectors To connect the additional disk enclosure NF2300 SE41E to the disk array unit make the following connections From the PORT1 connector of adapter 0 ADP0 installed in the disk enclosure of the disk array unit to the PORT0 connector of adapter 0 ADP0...

Page 29: ...r fire to occur 4 1 Installation and Connection Procedures Check of components in package Check the components in the package following Check of Components in Package If any component is missed contact your sales agent Connection of FC cable Use the cable compatible with the additional disk enclosure Insert the connector until the latch emits a click Do not bend the cable forcibly When disconnecti...

Page 30: ...ge read data may be incorrect or invalid data may be written To avoid incorrect wiring make sure that connectors are connected to the proper destinations based on the cable specification Do not push any cable connector excessively Each connector can be connected properly only when it is inserted to the mating connector in the correct direction and at the correct angle Proper insertion allows the c...

Page 31: ...ed for connection Use the provided power cord or the NEC specified power cord to connect the additional disk enclosure with the power supply To connect the array controller with the additional disk enclosure be sure to use the HSSDC cable and DE diagnosis cable provided with the additional disk enclosure or the NEC specified DE cable NF9120 SJ04E ...

Page 32: ...osure This section shows recommended connection samples Connect the additional disk enclosure with the existing disk enclosures by using FC cables HSSDC cables and DE diagnosis cables in the following procedure HSSDC cables DE diagnosis cables ...

Page 33: ... 19 1 Check of power supply Check that the plug of the power cord is removed from the AC outlet in the state that the power switch of the additional disk enclosure is set to OFF OFF ON ...

Page 34: ...ting disk enclosure to the FC IN connector on adapter 1 ADP1 of the additional disk enclosure Subsequently use the DE diagnosis cable provided with the additional disk enclosure or the DE diagnosis cable of the separately priced DE cable NF9120 SJ04E Push the connector at either end of the DE diagnosis cable into the DE DIAG connector PORT1 on adapter 0 ADP0 of the existing disk enclosure until a ...

Page 35: ...NT1 of the disk array unit to the FC IN connector on adapter 1 ADP1 of the additional disk enclosure Do not connect any cable connector to the DEF3 connector of additional control card installed on controller 0 CONT0 or DEF2 connector of the additional control card installed on controller 1 CONT1 Subsequently use the DE diagnosis cable provided with the additional disk enclosure or the DE diagnosi...

Page 36: ...ding the additional disk enclosure set the same value for the AL PA switches and then turn on the power b Setting of DE DIAG ID switch on disk enclosure Set a DE DIAG ID by using the DE DIAG ID switch on each adapter of the additional disk enclosure Set 0 for all the DE DIAG IDs of the adapters installed in the disk enclosure that is connected with the standard controller in the array controller v...

Page 37: ... 23 Outline of cable connections on disk enclosures and settings of AL PA DE DIAG switches Sample configuration 1 NF2300 SR4xxE ...

Page 38: ... 24 Sample configuration 2 NF2300 SR4xxE NF2300 SP02E ...

Page 39: ...ou may be electrically shocked Be sure to use the power cords provided with the additional disk enclosure or NEC specified power cord The additional disk enclosure has the redundant power configuration to prevent the entire unit from shutting down due to a single failure Therefore connect two power cords to both power supplies of disk enclosure when operating the additional disk enclosure Connect ...

Page 40: ...of the power cord 3 Connection of power plug Insert the plug of the provided power cord or the NEC specified power cord to an AC outlet Because the plug has an earth pin use an AC outlet with earth terminal for the connection as shown in the figure below While the additional disk enclosure can accept the power of 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz the power cord coming with the additional disk enclosure can onl...

Page 41: ...enclosure The additional disk enclosure can be equipped with up to 15 disk drives Product name Part number Capacity Additional disk drive NF2300 SM412E 36GB 10 000 rpm Additional disk drive NF2300 SM413E 73GB 10 000 rpm Additional disk drive NF2300 SM414E 147GB 10 000 rpm Additional disk drive NF2300 SM422E 36GB 15 000 rpm If an additional disk drive and standard disk drive are reassigned to the s...

Page 42: ...ching the capacity and rotational speed of each disk in order to clarify disk management Up to 2 spare disks can be installed for each disk enclosure Up to 16 spare disks can be installed for the entire disk array unit Installation procedure Disk drives may be installed in the additional disk enclosure with the powers of the additional disk enclosure disk array unit and host unit being ON For the ...

Page 43: ... out the dummy tray Be sure to keep removed dummy trays in the designated place After removing an additional disk drive from the unit be sure to install a dummy tray into the slot If using the unit without a dummy tray being installed cooling effect on the disk drives lowers and causes heat generation Heat generation increases the failure rate and at its worst it may cause data loss ...

Page 44: ...ejector opened upward to click for locking When inserting the disk drive into the disk enclosure push it as far as it will go and then lock the ejector Incorrect insertion may cause malfunction The disk array unit cannot use the disk drive only if the disk drive is installed additionally Provide the proper setting for the disk drive by using the NEC Storage Manager feature of the disk array unit o...

Page 45: ...41E If NF2300 SM412E is added enter the last two digits of model number 12 in NF2300 SM4 E field Write down a check mark at the location in which the disk drive is installed which appears in the area to the right of the model number field Similarly if NF2300 SM413E or NF2300 SM422E is added enter the last two digits of model number 13 or 22 in NF2300 SM4 E field Write down a check mark at the loca...

Page 46: ...on is indicated on the host system do not give vibrations and shocks to the additional disk enclosure Because the additional disk enclosure is a precision device it shall not be subject to hard vibration or shock The features of the additional disk enclosure are effective only for the hardware failure e g the hard disk is physically damaged or inoperative The software failure e g the data is lost ...

Page 47: ...t from shutting down due to a single failure Therefore when turning on the disk enclosure turn on all the power switches of the array controller and disk enclosures at the rear of the unit When turning on the power switches confirm that the POWER GOOD LED green of the power supply and the POWER LED green on the front panel of the unit go on Power supply starts and the POWER LED green is on while t...

Page 48: ...rn on the power switches in the following order 1 to 3 1 Power switches of disk enclosures 3 Host system 2 Power switches of array controller May be turned on at the same time the power switches of disk enclosures are turned on ...

Page 49: ...C Storage DynamicDataReplication is used execute the Unpair command 3 Turn on the shut down switch toggle switch with SHUT DOWN indicated of the LAN card in the array controller 1 4 Confirm that SDN LED of the LAN card in the array controller is on and then turn off the AC power according to the procedure explained in 3 Turning off AC power SDN LED flashes while data remaining in cache memory is b...

Page 50: ...ration Even if you turn off the AC power after SDN LED goes on BAT LED goes on in the following case NEC Storage DynamicDataReplication is used but you attempt to write the remaining cache data before executing the Unpair command In the above case turn on the AC power of the entire disk array unit again When the disk array unit has started when the READY LED of the controller on the array controll...

Page 51: ...luding additional disk enclosures Alternatively turn off the array controller and all the disk enclosures including additional disk enclosures connected with the array controller at the same time The additional disk enclosure has the redundant power configuration to prevent the entire unit from shutting down due to a single failure Therefore when turning off the disk array unit turn off the two po...

Page 52: ...wer switches in the following order 1 to 5 5 Power switches of disk enclosures May be turned off at the same time the power switches of array controller are turned off 1 Host system 2 3 Shut down switches 4 Power switches of array controller ...

Page 53: ...r contact the service engineer with expert knowledge in your service representative for setting of the spare disk For spare disk make sure to assign the disk drive in slot 14 If slot 14 already contains a disk drive for a spare disk install the additional disk drive in slot 13 When you change a failing disk to a spare disk confirm the following to get the spare disk to function normally The capaci...

Page 54: ...hen ask your sales agent or maintenance engineer to inspect and repair the additional disk enclosure immediately Using the additional disk enclosure as it is may cause electric shock or fire to occur The user must never repair the additional disk enclosure because it is dangerous CAUTION Note that your fingers may not be caught or hit on some object when your hands are entered into the additional ...

Page 55: ...ith the FC cable or the LINKUP LED green of the adapter in the disk enclosure does not go on Cause Countermeasures The FC cable is not connected correctly Insert the connector of the FC cable until a click is heard See Chapter 5 CONNECTION OF ADDITIONAL DISK ENCLOSURE The setting of the host bus adapter or that of the FC AL switch is not correct Provide the proper setting referring to the user s m...

Page 56: ...ther disk enclosure Set an AL PA different from the AL PAs of other FC devices according to Chapter 5 CONNECTION OF ADDITIONAL DISK ENCLOSURE The additional disk enclosure is installed in an area in which it easily suffers vibration and or shocks Install the additional disk enclosure referring to Chapter 1 NOTES ON INSTALLATION AND HANDLING OF ADDITIONAL DISK ENCLOSURE The power is turned off or t...

Page 57: ...e disk enclosure is lit orange and also the FAULT LED on the disk drive is lit orange The disk drive with the FAULT LED being on is defected The SERVICE LED on the disk enclosure is lit orange and also the FAULT LED on the adapter is lit orange The adapter with the FAULT LED being on is defected The SERVICE LED on the disk enclosure is lit orange and also the POWER FAULT LED on the power supply fo...

Page 58: ...T LED on a disk drive is lit replace the disk drive immediately Perform the replacement job as quick as possible Do not operate the additional disk enclosure for a long time in the state that the disk drive is pulled out Replace the defected disk drive with a disk drive having the same storage capacity and same revolution Replacement procedure 1 Confirm the defected disk drive with the FAULT LED o...

Page 59: ...label provided with the replacing disk drive and then put the label on the replacing disk drive 4 With the ejector of the new disk drive opened engage the guides on the top and bottom faces of the disk drive with the guide grooves on the disk enclosure and insert the disk drive to the end slowly Location label ...

Page 60: ...If the auto repair feature is set to OFF issue a recovery instruction from the management software in manual mode to start recovery Otherwise the reduced state reduce shown as the logical disk status remains Setting the auto repair feature to ON in recovery wait state does not start recovery The setting is enabled starting with the next recovery 6 The additional disk enclosure and disk array unit ...

Page 61: ... the new power supply before removing the old one and then replace it within about 3 minutes The following are heating units of the disk enclosure A Disk drives B Power supplies for the disk enclosure The fans in the power supplies for the disk enclosure serve as cooling fans for both of the above Therefore do not leave the disk enclosure with one of the power supplies removed Doing so causes the ...

Page 62: ... put your finger on the protrusion shown in the figure of the ejector and pull it toward you When the ejector turns by 90o pull out the defected power supply When the defected power supply comes out hold it with both hands and slowly remove it ...

Page 63: ...nd the power cord is disconnected from the power plug 4 With the ejector pulled toward you hold the new power supply for the disk enclosure with both hands and insert it into the slot 5 Push the protrusion shown in the figure of the ejector to turn the ejector and push in the new power supply ...

Page 64: ...ure into the disk enclosure push it as far as it will go and then secure it with the screws Incorrect insertion may cause a power supply failure again 7 When connecting the power cord to the power supply of the disk enclosure push down the power cord stopper toward the left insert the power cord and secure the power cord by firmly fitting the power cord stopper into the receptacle of the power cor...

Page 65: ...f the array controller and additional disk enclosure remaining ON Replacement procedure 1 Confirm the defected adapter with the FAULT LED on the adapter being on Remove all the cables connected to the defected adapter Write down the connections between the cables to be removed and the mating connectors 2 Loosen a screw securing the ejector put your finger on the protrusion shown in the figure of t...

Page 66: ...acement is set to the same value as that of the defected adapter as well as the sound adapter If the adapter is installed with different setting of AL PA switch a link failure may occur in the worst case 5 Insert the adapter for replacement to the slot with the ejector remaining opened until the adapter is carried to the end securely 6 Insert the adapter as far as it will go and close the ejector ...

Page 67: ...pter is inserted firmly and secure the ejector with the screw When inserting the adapter into the disk enclosure push it as far as it will go and then secure it with the screws Incorrect insertion may cause malfunction 8 Connect the cables removed in step 1 to the mating connectors as before ...

Page 68: ...ring number of the additional disk enclosure are shown at the locations in the figure below Manufacturing number label of basic enclosure Manufacturing number label of disk enclosure Manufacturing number label of adapter Manufacturing number label of power supply for disk enclosure ...

Page 69: ... Service life of the additional disk enclosure 5 years 1 Extended life after overhaul 2 years 2 Repair service period 5 years after stopping of the production Note that the following additional disk enclosure may not be repaired Unit damaged due to dropping incorrect handling etc Unit modified by the customer Unit which has reached the end of its useful life Unit damaged by a natural disaster e g ...

Page 70: ...NF2300 SM414E Additional disk drive 1 147GB 10 000 rpm NF2300 SM422E Additional disk drive 1 36GB 15 000 rpm NF9100 SK01E Rack mount kit 1 For HP rack NF9100 SK02E Rack mount kit 1 For Sun StorEdge expansion rack NF9100 SK03E Rack mount kit 1 For old Express series rack NF9120 SJ04E DE cable 1 2 HSSDC cables 5 m 2 DE diagnosis cables 5 m 9 3 Environmental Conditions of Additional Disk Enclosure Th...

Page 71: ...r of 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz the power cord coming with the additional disk enclosure can only accept 100 120 VAC Use 100 120 VAC 50 60 Hz when the attached power cord is used 9 5 External Dimension and Weight of Additional Disk Enclosure The table below shows the external dimension and weight of the additional disk enclosure Additional disk enclosure Width 482 mm Height 131 mm 3U Depth including fro...