Netstor NS385S-8028, User Manual

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Page 2: ...4U 24 Bay NS385S 8028 5U 48 Bay NS390S 8028 12Gbps SAS Expander JBOD Enclosure Version First Edition Issue Date September 2014...

Page 3: ...device appears to be malfunctioning contact Netstor Customer Service Do not drop the enclosures or any of its drive modules d ropping or mishandling of the enclosure or drive modules may result in a m...

Page 4: ...2 2 2 1 Getting Started P8 2 2 2 2 HDD Installation P8 2 2 2 3 Connection between SAS Expander enclosure and host P10 2 2 2 4 RAID Setup P14 2 2 2 5 Add more SAS Expander enclosures P14 3 LCD Configur...

Page 5: ...mini SAS cable host connectivity Through the extra HD mini SAS ports expansion to more 12Gbps SAS Expander enclosures is available ensuring it the most cost effective storage expansion 1 2 Package Ch...

Page 6: ...0S 8028 48 C Power cord 2 D CD containing user s manual 1 E HDD mounting screw 192 F Key for HDD tray 2 G HD mini SAS SFF 8644 to HD mini SAS SFF 8644 data cable optional 2 If any of the items listed...

Page 7: ...resence LED White Power On 2 Activity indicator LED Blue HDD ready Flash blue Access Flash pink Rebuilding Red HDD failure Rear panel 3 Power switch button 4 Power cord receptacle 5 LCD display see Ch...

Page 8: ...it indicates two links have connected for 24Gbps 3 When green link LED is lit for 1 second and light off for 3 seconds it indicates only one link is connected for 12Gbps 10 Activity LED Blue When acti...

Page 9: ...h green Host computer accessing the enclosure 6 Fault LED Unlit Enclosure normal Red Enclosure failure 7 Drive presence LED White Power On 8 Activity indicator LED Blue HDD ready Flash blue Access Fla...

Page 10: ...lit for 4 seconds it indicates four links have connected for 48Gbps 2 When green link LED is lit for 2 seconds and light off for 2 seconds it indicates two links have connected for 24Gbps 3 When green...

Page 11: ...em to allow RAID card work with enclosure 2 2 2 Enclosure Setup Detailed procedures on setting up SAS Expander enclosure are provided in the following sub sections 2 2 2 1 Getting Started Remove SAS E...

Page 12: ...ten each screw to fasten the drive snugly to tray Do not overly tighten the screws Do not force the lever to close when inserting the drive tray into enclosure If a lever does not close smoothly draw...

Page 13: ...lose until it clicks to ensure drive tray is properly installed in enclosure 6 Repeat steps 2 to 5 for further drives 2 2 2 3 Connection between SAS Expander enclosure and host Connect SAS Expander en...

Page 14: ...inside the enclosure and SAS Expander 2 is the second 2 Connect one end of data cable to the first port on RAID card at host side and connect the other end of data cable to SAS Exp In connector SAS C...

Page 15: ...f data cable to the second port on RAID card at host side and connect the other end of data cable to SAS Exp In connector SAS CH1 on SAS Expander 2 Optional connection RAID card with only one external...

Page 16: ...sure and SAS Expander 2 is the second 2 Connect one end of data cable to RAID card at host side and connect the other end of data cable to SAS Exp In connector SAS CH1 on SAS Expander 1 3 Connect one...

Page 17: ...de default 2 Zone Mode Either mode must be selected using CLI utility see Chapter 4 on page 15 for CLI configuration The manufacturer s default is at Normal Mode Change the mode when SAS Expander encl...

Page 18: ...pends on RAID card s firmware The following figure shows the connection between host and cascaded SAS Expander enclosures 2 Zone Mode The following figure shows SAS Expander enclosure that is split in...

Page 19: ...on keys are the primary user interface for SAS Expander enclosure Except for the Firmware update all configurations can be made through the interface For enclosure monitoring and configuration users c...

Page 20: ...ce The keypad and LCD are connected to the SAS Expander enclosure to access the built in configuration that resides in the firmware of SAS Expander The LCD provides info that includes menu and status...

Page 21: ...of keypad 3 2 Navigation Map of the LCD The password function allows user to set SAS Expander enclosure s password for protection Once the password is set the user can only monitor and configure SAS E...

Page 22: ...erts Menu Show which device that fails to work its sub items could be Power Supply Fan Temp Sensor and Voltage Sensor Voltage Show enclosure chip voltage in status data represent in V The sub items ar...

Page 23: ...k Set HDD devices maximun minimun link speed rate The value could be 12G 6 0G 3 0G or 1 5G Each HDD device link speed will have the sub item as shown below _Set Max Rate 12 0G _Set Min Rate 1 5G Set A...

Page 24: ...le memory area System Reset Reboot the system 4 CLI Manager This Command Line Interface CLI is provided to manage SAS Expander enclosure s functions The CLI is useful in environments where a GUI inter...

Page 25: ...rotocol The serial port on SAS Expander enclosure s I O shield can be used in VT100 mode The provided interface cable converts the RS232 signal of the RJ 11 connector on enclosure into a 9 pin D Sub m...

Page 26: ...ation functions can be exercised from the VT100 terminal There are a wide variety of Terminal Emulation packages but for the most part they should be very similar The following procedure is an example...

Page 27: ...24 Netstor Step 1 Open the Taskbar Start Programs Accessories Com mmunications HyperTerminal HyperTerminal requires version 3 0 or higher Step 2 Open HYPERTRM EXE...

Page 28: ...you prefer and then click OK Step 4 Select an appropriate connecting port and then click OK Step 5 Configure the port parameter settings and then click OK Bits per second 115200 Data bits 8 Parity Non...

Page 29: ...26 Netstor Step 6 Open the file menu and select Properties Step 7 Configure the Connect To setting...

Page 30: ...tor 27 Step 8 Configure the Settings items and then click OK Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal Keys Backspace key sends Crtl H Emulation VT100 Telnet terminal VT100 Back scroll buffer lines...

Page 31: ...onent on enclosure lsd lsd hdd temp volt con Save system setting st st enter Set temperature warning limit th th ID No High warn value low warn value Set fan speed fan fan lowest speed value warning s...

Page 32: ...Show list of commands help help enter Exit CLI of SAS Expander enclosure lo lo enter 1 pass The default password for SAS Expander enclosure is 0000 The user can set new password for the enclosure Synt...

Page 33: ...system setting Every time after parameter is entered into CLI the user needs to save the parameter to take effect Syntax st enter CLI sys To show status of HDD CLI lsd hdd To show status of enclosure...

Page 34: ...eed value Speed value ranges from 1 7 1 is the lowest speed 7 is the highest speed To set temperature warning beep for enclosure CLI th ID number of enclosure high warning value in degrees Celsius low...

Page 35: ...the user wants to mute it temporarily the following command can be applied 8 link Set the link rate of HDD in enclosure Command link Syntax link Slot No max link speed min link speed Link speed value...

Page 36: ...yntax dhpm on or off 10 spin Staggering HDD spin up Command spin Syntax spin delay value drive number Delay value can be 512 ms or 1024 ms 11 showlogs Show event log of enclosure Command showlogs Synt...

Page 37: ...lots dev 1 means group 1 dev 2 means group 2 c0 means cable0 c1 means cable1 c2 means cable2 cable0 CH0 cable1 CH1 cable2 CH2 14 counters Show all phy counters Command counters Syntax counters reset e...

Page 38: ...tax counters reset enter 16 sasaddr Show SAS address of enclosure Command sasaddr Syntax sasaddr enter 17 help Show list of commands Command help Syntax help enter 18 lo Exit CLI of SAS Expander enclo...

Page 39: ...the LCD display enter password 0000 default select Mute Beep and press enter to mute The other way to mute the beep is to click the mute button from the GUI interface of RAID card Question 2 When one...

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