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NEC Storage S2500 

NF2500-SR40E 

NEC Storage S1500 

NF1500-SR40E 

 

Disk Array Unit 

User's Guide 

 

 

NOTE: 

Read this manual carefully before using the unit. Keep this 
manual nearby as a handy reference and refer to the 
"CAUTION" and "WARNING" statements whenever necessary. 

NEC 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. 

856-850725-101-A 

Summary of Contents for S2500

Page 1: ...e and refer to the CAUTION and WARNING statements whenever necessary NEC CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY All rights reserved by NEC Corporation This document must be used solely for the purpose for which...

Page 2: ...ut notice 3 All possible 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 Save this manual in a conveni...

Page 3: ...on against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accorda...

Page 4: ...tes that there is a risk of death or serious injury CAUTION Indicates that there is a risk of burn or injury Risks and the necessary actions to reduce risks are indicated individually by the following...

Page 5: ...ing 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 you may be electrically shocked While the disk array unit NFx500 SR40E can...

Page 6: ...rth line to a gas pipe is extremely dangerous Never do it Before connecting or removing a peripheral device from the disk array unit turn off all the power switches of the disk array unit and peripher...

Page 7: ...pment in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not achieved due to uneven mechanical loading 4 Circuit Overloading Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to t...

Page 8: ...trical accessories e g memory cards When disposing of used NEC products you should comply with applicable legislation or such terms which may have been agreed between NEC and your company regarding us...

Page 9: ...cinity that pose a possible danger or to inform the user that a hazardous situation may arise when operating the disk array unit Do not intentionally remove or damage any of the labels If you find any...

Page 10: ...ix Power supply for NFx500 SR40E...

Page 11: ...x...

Page 12: ...xi AC Power Cord...

Page 13: ...or using the disk array unit The following options are available for the disk array unit Options for NF2500 SR40E Cache memory NF2500 SC01E Options for NF2500 SR40E NF1500 SR40E FC disk enclosure NF25...

Page 14: ...se it is required to return the disk array unit to the factory for any repair 2 Inspection After unpacking check that all the components listed in the table below are provided If any of the components...

Page 15: ...xiv 1 NEC Storage S2500 S1500 disk array unit The figure above shows the unit with the front mask installed 2 Power cord x2 or 3 Front mask 4 User s Guide 5 Rack mount kit 6 Software 7 Packing list...

Page 16: ...e following symbol Symbol Description Supplement of the text This User s Guide uses the following terms to indicate specific devices Disk array unit Indicates the NF2500 SR40E and or the NF1500 SR40E...

Page 17: ...pply 3 5 3 4 Controller 3 7 3 5 Battery Backup Unit 3 10 4 Installation and Connection Procedures 4 1 4 1 Installation and Connection Procedures 4 1 5 Connection of Disk Array Unit 5 1 5 1 Notes on Co...

Page 18: ...ge S2500 S1500 9 1 9 2 4 Accessories common to NEC Storage Series 9 2 9 3 Environmental Conditions 9 3 9 4 Power Specifications 9 3 9 5 External Dimensions and Weight 9 3 9 6 Life Expectancies of Comp...

Page 19: ...alling Unit on New Universal Rack Mount Kit D 1 1 2 Installing Unit on Universal Rack Mount Kit D 5 1 2 1 Angle Hole Fitting Rail D 6 1 2 2 Round Hole Fitting Rail D 12 2 Installing Unit in a HP Rack...

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Page 21: ...taminated by liquids such as water and oil steam areas with steam or other high moisture content If so a fault or electrical shock may occur Do not install the disk array in an area near the emission...

Page 22: ...0 60 Hz the power cord shipped with the disk array unit can only accept 100 120 VAC Use 100 120 VAC 50 60 Hz when the enclosed power cord is used Using power of different voltage may cause electric sh...

Page 23: ...so you may be electrically shocked or the unit may become defective If some liquid does enter into the disk array unit immediately turn off the power unplug the power cord from AC outlet or distributi...

Page 24: ...r volatile chemicals may cause the surface to become deformed or discolored In addition note that spraying insecticide on a surface may cause the surface to be deformed or discolored It is recommended...

Page 25: ...the unit may fall or be dropped To use the disk array unit after storage for longer than six months it is recommended that you contact your sales representative or maintenance engineer for inspection...

Page 26: ...utomatically starts data recovery after the replacement of the defective disk drive If a single disk drive is specified as the spare disk the data in the defective disk drive can be immediately recove...

Page 27: ...PDN14 Spare disk PDN14 PDN14 PDN13 PDN13 PDN13 PDN12 PDN12 PDN12 PDN11 PDN11 PDN11 PDN10 PDN10 PDN10 PDN9 PDN9 PDN9 PDN8 PDN8 PDN8 PDN7 PDN7 PDN7 PDN6 PDN6 PDN6 PDN5 PDN5 PDN5 PDN4 PDN4 PDN4 PDN3 PDN3...

Page 28: ...are fully charged Period of Service Up to 5 years Number of Battery Backup Units Installed 2GB 4GB 8GB Operating Conditions Standard configuration S1500 24H 24H Expanded configuration with optional ba...

Page 29: ...be used the license lock must be released by using the license code provided with NEC Storage BaseProduct Be sure to release the license lock A disk array unit with the license lock remaining locked c...

Page 30: ...3x2 4x2 5x2 6x2 7x2 8x2 5x2 5x4 Number of logical drives per subsystem 1 024 max Storage capacity per logical drive When 73 GB disk drive is used 71 6GB 286 4GB 286 4GB to 6TB 286 4GB to 3TB 143 2GB...

Page 31: ...figure above The front bezel can be removed by releasing the lock with the accessory key grasping both sides of the bezel and pulling out toward you with your hands Removing the front bezel you can v...

Page 32: ...y or battery is replaced in the following conditions The scheduled stop procedure using the SHUTDOWN switch is not performed There are not any power supplies that are supplying power to the array cont...

Page 33: ...NF2500 1500 SR40E 1 Power supply PS0 2 Controller CONT0 2 Controller CONT1 1 Power supply PS1 4 Fan 4 Fan 3 Battery backup unit standard configuration 1 Power supply 3 Battery backup unit S2500 Standa...

Page 34: ...re also provided as optional batteries NF1500 SZ01E for the expansion configuration See 3 5 Battery Backup Unit for details 4 Fans FAN1 0 FAN1 1 FAN0 0 FAN0 1 The fans are provided to prevent the heat...

Page 35: ...he power cord shipped with the disk array unit can only accept 100 120 VAC Use 100 120 VAC 50 60 Hz when the supplied power cord is used Using power of a different voltage may cause electric shock smo...

Page 36: ...the power supply To use the ejector loosen the screw that secures the ejector When inserting the power supply into the disk array unit push it as far as it will go and then secure it with the screws...

Page 37: ...the BATTERY BACKUP LED BAT is on 3 SVP LED green The SVP LED flashes green when the Status Monitoring Processor SVP in the controller is operating normally 4 DIR LED green The SVP LED flashes green wh...

Page 38: ...INKUP LED DL0 DL1 A LINKUP LED lights if the respective FC connector FC port for additional FC disk enclosure becomes operable to link up DL0 and DL1 LEDs correspond to DP0 and DP1 connectors respecti...

Page 39: ...ly These LEDs flash during the self test or initialization sequence just after power on 17 Ejector The ejector is used to install or remove the controller Loosen the screw before using the ejector Whe...

Page 40: ...ttery backup unit must be installed on the left side See the figure above The optional battery backup unit must be installed on the right side See the figure above The batteries are not enabled unless...

Page 41: ...voltage may cause electric shock smoke and or fire to occur Installation and Connection Procedures Inventory the components in the package Check the components in the package following the Pre Instal...

Page 42: ...k your maintenance engineer or your service representative with expert knowledge on details of the Disk Array Unit to install or remove the Disk Array Unit This chapter describes the basic procedure f...

Page 43: ...a deterioration of its electrical quality and or its mechanical destruction disconnection may arise if it is handled inappropriately be careful of the following points 1 Cabling lengths should have a...

Page 44: ...host system Two LC LC cables or two SC SC cables and two FC conversion cables are necessary for connecting the disk array system with the host bus adapters a With the host bus adapter connectors of L...

Page 45: ...nal FC disk enclosure The FC disk enclosure is optional See Section 6 2 Addition of Disk Enclosure Connect the disk array unit with the host system by using an FC cable in the following procedure Rela...

Page 46: ...er switch on the disk array unit and those on the host system including the host bus adapters or FC_AL switch are set to OFF and the plugs of the power cords are removed from AC outlets or distributio...

Page 47: ...type Use the optional FC conversion cable NF9310 SJ10E The cable has different size connectors at the ends Push the smaller connector into the FC connector HPx for the host bus adapter of either contr...

Page 48: ...t For the actual expansion job and system configuration contact your trained service engineer To make any of the sample connections you need to connect two host bus adapters connected with the host sy...

Page 49: ...connectors are of the SC type Connect the disk array unit with the host system by using an FC cable in the following procedure FC cable SC SC cable FC switch FC conversion cable and FC cable SC SC cab...

Page 50: ...asing the optical intensity which will then cause a malfunction to occur Connect the connector at the other end of the FC cable to the connector of the host bus adapter installed in the host system Si...

Page 51: ...cable NF9310 SJ0xE Push the connector so that it clicks securely The connector at an end of the FC cable SC SC cable NF9310 SJ0xE is the same as that at the other end Either of the connectors may be c...

Page 52: ...t software WebSAM NEC Storage Manager is installed to the Ethernet Regard as LAN cables for NEC Storage Manager or maintenance PC Use a straight through Shielded Twisted Pair STP cable in the case tha...

Page 53: ...ay occur and or you may be electrically shocked Be sure to use the power cords provided with the disk array unit Connect the power cords in the following procedure The disk array unit has a redundant...

Page 54: ...below move the clamp in the direction indicated by the arrow and firmly secure the clamp near the root of the plug NOTE If the clamp is loosely locked the power cord may come off To prevent this probl...

Page 55: ...groundingl for the connection as shown in the figure below While the disk array unit NFx500 SR40E can accept any power in the range of 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz the power cord shipped with the disk array u...

Page 56: ...vered from the backup data saved in magnetic tapes 1 At the first start the SERVICE LED repeats 5 sec flashing 7 sec OFF The disk array unit is not started normally 2 The controller shows the followin...

Page 57: ...ort The use of the access control feature enables the division of logical disks into logical disk groups The division extends the flexibility of the system configuration The feature also ensures data...

Page 58: ...disks accessible from host HBA 5 Dynamic Data Replication This feature creates the replication of a logical disk in a single unit To create the replication the source logical disk must have the same c...

Page 59: ...event below occurs while Dynamic Data Replication is used The holding of cache memory data by the battery backup unit in power off state exceeds the specified time Activity State Sync State Pairing st...

Page 60: ...emGlobe NEC Storage BaseProduct Ver4 2 or later NEC Storage S2500 For S1500 SystemGlobe NEC Storage BaseProduct Ver4 2 or later NEC Storage S1500 To use the disk array unit release the license lock us...

Page 61: ...stantaneously make the virtual copy of a logical disk in the same disk array unit Only the difference data between the logical disk as the copy source and the virtual copy is managed so copies can be...

Page 62: ...d depending on the difference data held by Snap Shot Delay time About 10 minutes per difference data of 1TB To avoid the huge delay of next system startup with fully discharged battery please run shut...

Page 63: ...a RAID type Select the RAID type carefully because it has certain influences on system performance and capacity See Section 2 6 RAID Configuration for details The LD bind requires the specification of...

Page 64: ...xplorer Version 5 0 or higher 2 Connect the PC to the disk array unit in the one to one mode Connection via a hub may be possible However because the IP address and subnet mask are fixed the connectio...

Page 65: ...de of the screen become available Notes 1 Because the IP address and subnet mask of the MNT s Ether port are fixed as described above do not connect the port to any LAN and WAN 2 The amber LED to the...

Page 66: ...C 3 Startup menu of Maintenance PC Select Option Enter C in 1 Password The browser is updated Uppercase letters must be entered...

Page 67: ...1 2 1 Port Configuration Select 4 Configuration 4 Port Configuration Then set the following items Port Port position Host type Host type to be selected from the pull down list Click the SET button to...

Page 68: ...r 3 Mode Indicates the bit meaning on the screen with a hexadecimal number The following two modes can be set currently Set either one Host Director Port 0000 Replication Director Port 0040 Switch Pro...

Page 69: ...B 4A 49 47 46 45 43 3C 3A 39 36 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F 60 61 62 35 34 33 32 31 2E 2D 2C 2B 2A 29 27 26 25 23 1F 1E 1D 1B 18 17 10 0F...

Page 70: ...s Windows Solaris Linux AIX Basic value 10h Increment by one if loop duplication occurs Miscellaneous Conforms to the rules in the server if any The basic value is 10h if no rule is defined in the ser...

Page 71: ...esource Configuration to set the following items When there is no configuration information in the system disk of S2500 initial state only CONT 0 is connected When there is configuration information i...

Page 72: ...iew on the next page for the DE locations DE01 DE0D DE number PCC PCC mode 0 None present 1 UPS Only 2 UPS AOC 3 UPS AOC SCBI Select 0 PS 48V Check this item when 48 VDC power is used Product Name Ser...

Page 73: ...e NF1500 SR40E allows the connection of up to three FC disk enclosures NF2500 SE42E DE04 DE08 DE0C DE01 DE05 and DE09 DE01 DE04 DE05 DE01 DE04 and DE08 The NF1500 SR40E also allows the connection of u...

Page 74: ...ck s of the selected port s to set them to offline Next check the port s to be selected to set them online Set the on off status of the host ports on the CONT card Port On Off Switch Feature of Port O...

Page 75: ...ng value Host Type Host type setting value Link Attach Setting value for Topology of Link Switch Setting value for Switch Data Rate Setting value for Data Rate on FC Link Port Name Port name setting v...

Page 76: ...with differently colored graphics Need for maintenance Red During state transition Yellow During normal operation Green Not installed White Notes 1 If the resource is not Ready check Control Conditio...

Page 77: ...Installing Unit on New Universal Rack Mount Kit NOTE The following procedures presume that a rail is installed on the left part of a rack when the rack is viewed from its front Install a rail on the r...

Page 78: ...tom projections into the holes on the front of the rack Insert the provided screw into the hole at the bottom to secure the rail If the two small head screws are provided use them as shown in the righ...

Page 79: ...projections into the angle holes 3 With the inner held push the two set screws with a part for cable clamp into the female screws of the rail support and drive the screws equally Take note on the dire...

Page 80: ...recommended that 3 people assist in lifting and installing the unit If less than three persons are involved personal injury may occur Be careful not to drop the unit while lifting Fasten the four set...

Page 81: ...f the following procedures supposes that a rail is installed on the left part of a rack when the rack is viewed from its front Install a rail on the right part of the rack in a similar manner The left...

Page 82: ...h angle holes use the rail as the rail support remains attached 1 Loosen the four flush screws at the rear end of the rail After loosening the screws make sure that the moving part of the rail can sli...

Page 83: ...below with the flush screw removed in step 2 loosely Make sure that the moving part of the rail can slide smoothly 4 Insert the top and bottom projections into the angle holes on the front of the rac...

Page 84: ...the rack with the screw holes of the rail and fix the rail with the attached set screws Use the set screw see the figure below 6 Pull the inner toward you and push the top and bottom projections into...

Page 85: ...s with a part for cable clamp into the female screws of the rail support and drive the screws equally Take note on the direction of the part for cable clamp Drive the four flush screws loosened in ste...

Page 86: ...On the right side of the rack install the other rail in the same manner 9 Install the rack nut at the position shown in the figure below or the first hole on the projection at the top of the rail Rac...

Page 87: ...n lifting and installing the unit If less than three persons are involved personal injury may occur Be careful not to drop the unit while lifting 11 Fasten the four set screws at the two left and two...

Page 88: ...ort from the rail 1 Remove the rail support installed previously from each rail by removing four screws two on the front and the other two on the rear 2 Loosen the four flush screws at the rear side o...

Page 89: ...sh screw 1 enclosed by a circle in the figure below 4 Install the attached bracket see the figure below with the flush screw removed in step 3 loosely Make sure that the moving part of the rail can sl...

Page 90: ...e with the label and fix the rail to the rack with the attached set screws Use screws see the figure below 6 Pull the inner toward you and with it held insert the two set screws with a part for cable...

Page 91: ...D 15 Drive the four flush screws loosened in step 1 and removed in step 3 securely 7 On the right side of the rack install the other rail in the same procedure...

Page 92: ...the top of the rail 9 Lift the unit put the rear section on the rails and push it into the rack NOTE The unit is very heavy It is recommended that 3 people assist in lifting and installing the unit If...

Page 93: ...Fasten the four set screws at the two left and two right points on the front of the unit to fix the unit The figure below only shows the right part of the unit Fix the left part of the unit similarly...

Page 94: ...kit is to be purchased separately Ask your sales representative for details 2 1 Installation of Rails The procedure explained in this section covers the rail installed to the left side of the rack whe...

Page 95: ...out NOTE Two cutouts are provided one for the new rack and the other is for the old rack The outer cutout should be used for the new rack while the inner cutout should be used for the old rack 3 Pull...

Page 96: ...set screw M5 screw into the lower female threaded hole 6 Next secure the fixture where the cable tie has been passed through to the rack by screwing the set screw M5 screw into the upper female threa...

Page 97: ...D 21 Flat head screw...

Page 98: ...ts Move to the front of the rack and push one rack nut into the round hole which corresponds to the cutout on the rail from the side Then push another rack nut into the fifth round hole from the top a...

Page 99: ...ard the innermost of the rack NOTE The unit is very heavy It is recommended that 3 people assist in lifting and installing the unit If less than three persons are involved personal injury may occur Be...

Page 100: ...F9100 SK02E rack mount kit must be purchased separately Ask your sales representative for details 3 1 Installation of Rails 1 Temporarily tighten the two set screws 10 32UNF at both ends of the front...

Page 101: ...each rail fitting the round hole in the rail onto the screws in step 1 and temporarily secure it 3 Move to the rear of the rack and firmly secure each rail with two set screws 10 32UNF Screw Round hol...

Page 102: ...mmended that 3 people assist in lifting and installing the unit If less than three persons are involved personal injury may occur Be careful not to drop the unit while lifting 2 At the front of the un...

Page 103: ...ld type Rack NOTE The Express old type racks are N8540 28 42U rack N8540 29 36U rack N8540 38 16U rack N8540 09 44U rack N8540 09AC 44U rack N8540 10E 35U rack N8540 10AC 35U rack The Express old type...

Page 104: ...D 28 4 1 Installing the Rack Mount Kit Install the rack mount kit into the rack as shown in the figure Detail A for fixing the installed unit...

Page 105: ...mended that 3 people assist in lifting and installing the unit If less than three persons are involved personal injury may occur Be careful not to drop the unit while lifting 2 At the front of the uni...

Page 106: ...p for the cable handling if necessary However always clamp the AC cord on the unit side see the figure below For other cables put several cables together and pass each set through repeat ties taking c...

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