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AR1000 RAID Subsystem

Hardware Reference Guide

Summary of Contents for AR1000

Page 1: ...AR1000 RAID Subsystem Hardware Reference Guide ...

Page 2: ...ting byASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trade marks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe AMD is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Incorporation The product na...

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Page 4: ...4 2 3 System Left Side 15 2 4 Opening the Chassis 16 Removing Installing the Front Door 16 Side Panel Screws 16 Opening Installing the Left Panel 16 2 5 Installation of DA3000 RAID Controller 17 Opening the Top Panel 17 Installing DRAM SIMM 17 Fixed Storage Device Tray 18 Fixed Device Spacer 18 2 6 Front Panel of DA3000 RAID Controller 19 Front View 19 2 7 Hot Swap SCA Hard Drive Modules 20 Hot Sw...

Page 5: ...I Termination 26 2 12 SCSI Cabling 1 Default 27 2 13 SCSI Cabling 2 28 2 14 SCSI Cabling 3 29 2 15 Power Supply 30 Power Supply Placement 30 Replacing One Power Supply Module 30 Removing the Entire Power Supply Unit 30 Power Module Rating 31 Power Module Failure 31 2 16 Power Supply Information 32 Contents ...

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Page 7: ...startup information and features for this system II System Components This section gives descriptions of each system component Symbols To complete certain tasks safely and completely you should be aware of a few symbols used throughout this guide WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to c...

Page 8: ...This will save a great deal of time by not having to hunt down components The following checklist provides a guideline as to the necessary components for a RAID system Standard components ASUS DA3000 RAID Controller ASUS D 30 chassis Redundant AT Power Supply SCSI Cables and Terminators Hardware Reference Guide DA3000 User s Manual SIMM Memory Modules 80 pin SCSI Hard Disk Drives 1 2 Component Che...

Page 9: ...che memory Six operating modes Non RAID RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 3 and RAID 5 SAF TE support Automatic bad sector reassignment Background rebuilding Global and local spare drive operation Provides up to 5 drive channels each supporting 15 SCSI IDs Connects up to 8 logical drives each with independent RAID modes Front panel LCD and RS 232 terminal interface for display and configuration System M...

Page 10: ...ng fans for device trays Device trays made of aluminum to facilitate heat dissipation Power Supply Redundant power supply Input voltage 115 230V autoranging Output current 5V 40A 12V 12A 5V 0 5A 12V 0 5A Total output Watts 350W Size and Weight Chassis 62 5cm L x23cm W x 45 5cm H Carton 76cm L x 36cm W x 62cm H Weight 50kgs including chassis DA3000 power supply hot swap trays and 10 hard disk drive...

Page 11: ...endor as soon as possible To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors sockets and circuitry Before opening the chassis panels make sure all power cables are unplugged Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Place the system on a stable surface If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact an authorized vendor It is recommanded that...

Page 12: ...r cable and plug for the user s safety Use the power cable in conjunction with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock CAUTION Adapters and disk drives are sensitive to static electricity dis charge These devices are wrapped in antistatic bags to prevent this damage Take the following precautions If you have an antistatic wrist strap available use it while handling the devi...

Page 13: ...Components II Components 2 1 System Front Side System Front Side Front Side 1 AT Power Button 2 DA3000 RAID Controller 3 Hot Swap Trays for SCA Hard Disk Drives 4 Side Panel Thumb Screws 5 Hot Swap Trays for SCA Hard Disk Drives 6 Chassis Stabilizers 4 6 5 1 2 3 ...

Page 14: ...s II Components 2 2 System Back Side System Back Side Back Side 3 8 9 1 5 4 6 2 7 1 Top Panel Screws 2 RS 232 Ports 3 SCSI Ports 4 System Fans 5 Power Supply Switches 6 AC Power In Connector 7 Monitor Power Connector 8 Chassis Stabilizer 9 Power Supply Alarm Reset Button ...

Page 15: ...Hardware Reference Guide 15 II System Components II Components Back Side Back Side II Components System Left Side Left Side 2 3 System Left Side 1 2 3 4 1 SCSI Cable 2 System Fan 3 Redundant Power Supply 4 Chassis Stabilizer ...

Page 16: ... on the top and bot tom panels and then release the hinge spring Side Panel Screws There are two identical side pan els on the chassis one on each side The side panels are secured by two large thumb screws on the front of the system which can be turned with your fingers Leaving some space for pushing the left panel in place Opening Installing the Left Panel To open the left side of the panel remov...

Page 17: ...Amini mum of 8 MB of DRAM in one SIMM is required for it to operate SIMM Memory Installation Procedures 1 The SIMM memory modules will fit in only one orientation as shown because the plastic safety tab on one end of the SIMM socket requires the notched end of the SIMM memory modules 2 Press the memory module firmly into place starting from a 45 degree angle making sure that all the contacts are a...

Page 18: ...n a re movable tray secured by four screws as circled A metal clip on each side of the device tray as pointed to secures the tray in place To release the tray press these clips in with your fingers Fixed Device Spacer Insert the device tray along with the DA3000 into the device bay Cover it with a spacer to com plete the installation Fixed Device Spacer ...

Page 19: ...eration For configuration and operation on the DA3000 RAID controller refer to its User s Manual Front View LEDs Keys Function Description POWER Lights when the controller receives power form the power supply BUSY Flashes when data is being accessed dims when there is no activity lights when there is unprocessed data stored in cache memory ATTEN Lights when an error occurs or the controller needs ...

Page 20: ...A SCSI hard disk drives IMPORTANT Maximum uptime in a system requires devices that can be easily replaced or swapped The main hard drives are mounted in internal hot swap trays for easy replacement TheAR1000 hot swap bay has two different models Five tray hot swap bay and three tray hot swap bay The 1 0 inch SCA hot swap bay can accommodate five 1 0 inch hard disk drives The 1 6 inch SCA hot swap ...

Page 21: ...a small screwdriver Remove the six retaining screws as circled above and then the entire hot swap bay can be slid out of the chassis Hot Swap Tray There are two levers on the front of the hot swap tray to help release or lock the tray To remove the tray extend both levers and pull on both levers To install the tray push the tray firmly into the bay with the levers extended then close the levers 1 ...

Page 22: ...ch hard disk drive The front cooling fans main purpose is to cool the hard disk drives There are two individual 2 1 4 inch 6 cm fans secured by four screws on each fan These fans can be removed by using a small screwdriver to push the eject mechanism in the fan module See page 21 Front Cooling Fan Control Board mounted with the component side facedown Upper Fan ß Hard Disk Drive Message Board LEDs...

Page 23: ... LEDs fails it may be indicating a faulty front cooling fan control board If this is the case remove the control board and send it back to the vendor Message LED Description Green Power LED Yellow Hard Disk Access LED Red Hard Disk Status LED Front Cooling Fans 8 1 16 9 Pin 1 Green Fifth Set of LEDs Yellow Red First Set of LEDs The function must be supported by the RAID controller s SAF TE functio...

Page 24: ...ermination Therefore the included terminator block must be used on the end connector SCSI Backplane 1 Tray Connector 1 1 Tray Connector 5 1 Tray Connector 4 1 Tray Connector 3 1 Tray Connector 2 SCSI Backplane Board Back Side 1 6 Tray Connector 1 1 6 Tray Connector 3B 1 6 Tray Connector 5B Fan Control Board Connector SCSI Backplane Board Front Side PWR1 Connector PWR2 Connector PWR3 Connector SCSI...

Page 25: ... off SCSI ID settings are made through DIP switches located on the SCSI board The SCSI board has four dip switches to set the hard drive s motor up delay time and SCSI ID SCSI ID Dip Switches 2 10 SCSI ID Setting SCSI ID Setting Default IDSEL1 IDSEL0 Slot1 Slot2 Slot3A 3B Slot4 Slot5A 5B off off Reserved on on 15 12 11 8 3 on off 14 9 6 4 1 off on 13 10 5 2 0 SCSI ID Setting Default RMT_START DLY_...

Page 26: ...BP5 For Three Tray SCA Hard Drive Model 2 11 SCSI Termination SCSI Termination Remove SCSI ID jumpers on the SCSI hard drive before placing it into the hot swap tray Read the user s manual of the hard drive for the location of the jumpers NOTE Terminating the SCSI bus chain is necessary for SCSI devices to work properly Therefore every SCSI connector on the DA BP5 SCSI backplane should either conn...

Page 27: ...d IMPORTANT This is the default setting of the DA3000 RAID controller Channel 1 and Channel 2 are assigned to the host channels and Channel 0 is assigned to the drive channel This configuration can be applied to the following conditions 1 Redundant host computers share the same disk array s 2 Seperate host computers use different disk arrays 3 Only one host computer uses the disk array s and Chan ...

Page 28: ...ated IMPORTANT This setting allows one host computer and two drive channels to be used Channel 0 is assigned to the host channel while Channel 1 and Channel 2 are assigned to the drive channels With this configuration every drive channel supports up to 5 physical drives Disk drives connecting to the two DA BP5 SCSI backplanes may have identical or different SCSI IDs Cabling the RAID Controller to ...

Page 29: ...CSI backplane is terminated 7 The bottom SCSI backplane is terminated IMPORTANT This setting allows the connection of multipleAR1000 RAID systems or other SCSI devices Channel 0 is assigned to the host channel while Channel 1 and Channel 2 are assigned to the drive channels With this configuration every drive channel supports up to 5 physical drives Disk drives connecting to the two DA BP5 SCSI ba...

Page 30: ...n located on the bottom left corner of the power supply disables the sounding of the audible alarm Replacing One Power Supply Module Remove all cords connecting to the failed power module The power sup ply module is secured by two spring clips as circled above and two hooks To remove the power module use a screwdriver to push in the clips and then slide the power module out Insert a working power ...

Page 31: ...e on any of its outputs an audible alarm located in the frame will sound and the failed power module s LED will turn OFF The power module s status LED lights when both input and output voltages are stable and darkens if either the input or output voltages fail If the alarm sounds perform the following steps 1 Remove the power cord to the failed power module with unlit LED 2 Remove the two screws a...

Page 32: ...d TUV safety EMI The power system operating with resistive load meets FCC class B and CISPR 22 class B conducted limits Output Voltage Limits Vdc Ripple Noise Output Min Nom Max Maximum 1 4 75V 5 00V 5 25V 50mVp p 2 11 40V 12 00V 12 60V 120mVp p 3 4 50V 5 00V 5 50V 120mVp p 4 10 92V 12 00V 13 20V 120mVp p 2 16 Power Supply Information Power Supply Info Output Nom Vdc Max A Min A 1 5 0V 40 0 3 0 2 ...

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