Oracle Pillar Axiom 600, Hardware Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Pillar Axiom 600 Hardware Installation Guide...

Page 2: ...ation and adaptation shall be subject to the restrictions and license terms set forth in the applicable Government contract and to the extent applicable by the terms of the Government contract the add...

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Page 4: ...ut Component Placement for One Slammer and SATA Bricks 41 About Component Placement for One Slammer and FC Bricks 43 About Component Placement for Two or Three Slammers and FC Bricks 45 About Componen...

Page 5: ...or the Pillar Axiom 600 System 95 About Cable Connections Between Two Racks 104 About Cabling the SSF and PMI 105 About Jumbo Frames 107 Connect the Pilot to Your Management LAN 108 Connect the Pilot...

Page 6: ...es 156 Appendix B Safety Statements About Safety Statements 162 Warning Notices 163 Electrical Warning in Other Languages 163 Lightning Activity Warning 166 Lightning Warning in Other Languages 166 Po...

Page 7: ...190 System Packaging and Transportation 195 System Warranty 195 About Pilot Hardware Specifications 196 Pilot Dimensions and Weight 196 Pilot Power Characteristics 196 Pilot Regulatory Agency Complia...

Page 8: ...stallation Checklist 211 Complete the Slammer Pre Installation Checklist 212 About Additional Brick Storage Enclosures 213 Add a New Brick Storage Enclosure 214 Verify a Newly Added Brick 217 About Ad...

Page 9: ...n anti tip brackets 36 Figure 11 Secure anti tip brackets to the floor 37 Figure 12 Stabilizer plate attached to the rack base and floor 38 Figure 13 42U racks containing one Slammer and up to 32 SATA...

Page 10: ...50 00170 XX MSI non RoHS 70 Figure 34 Pilot CU 1450 00268 XX and 1030 00005 XX 70 Figure 35 Insertion of a Slammer 72 Figure 36 Slammer bezel removal 73 Figure 37 Slammer battery insertion 74 Figure 3...

Page 11: ...126 Figure 57 Turn on PDU power 127 Figure 58 Pilot bezel LEDs 128 Figure 59 DC power switch at the back of the Pilot 129 Figure 60 Slammer bezel LEDs 131 Figure 61 Brick bezel LEDs 132 Figure 62 Pil...

Page 12: ...kit parts 49 Table 10 Slammer rail kit parts 54 Table 11 Brick rail kit parts 57 Table 12 Effect of Storage Domains on Brick additions 85 Table 13 Cabling principles system level issues 95 Table 14 Ca...

Page 13: ...ther languages 169 Table 35 Installation warning in other languages 169 Table 36 Warnings for Norway and Sweden 170 Table 37 Restricted access warning in other languages 171 Table 38 Product disposal...

Page 14: ...power characteristics 199 Table 60 Slammer safety and quality standards 200 Table 61 Cable lengths limitations on Slammer FC ports 201 Table 62 Cable lengths limitations 10 Gb s optical short range 2...

Page 15: ...ions Position and stabilize a populated rack in the data center Create rack bays Install hardware components Connect the system to inlet power and to the networks Turn on the system Perform initial co...

Page 16: ...ow This Guide Is Organized This guide provides procedural and reference information to install the various components within an Oracle Pillar Axiom 600 system power it on and perform the initial confi...

Page 17: ...for the Oracle Pillar Axiom 600 system and its various components Appendix D provides information on adding additional Bricks to an Oracle Pillar Axiom 600 system and the associated cabling of those B...

Page 18: ...in the Pillar Axiom Storage Services Manager and select the Documentation link Pillar Axiom HTTP access For Pillar Axiom systems running release 5 0 and higher software point your browser to http syst...

Page 19: ...ck Storage Clone LUNs means to click the Clone LUNs link on the Storage page in the graphical user interface GUI Used within an expression of a navigation path or within a cascading menu structure The...

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Page 21: ...200 RPM drives RoHS BRX 500S7 Brick SATA 13x500GB 7200 RPM drives HSF BRX 300FCV2 Brick FC RAID FCV2 12x300GB 15K RPM Drives HSF BRX 450FCV2 Brick FC RAID FCV2 12x450GB 15K RPM Drives HSF BRX 50SSD Br...

Page 22: ...owing Pillar Axiom 600 components continue to be supported but are no longer available for new systems BRX 500 160A7 BRX 500 250A7 BRX 500 73F15R BRX 500 73F15E BRX 500 400A7 BRX 500 500A7 BRX 500 750...

Page 23: ...Socket wrench with a 1 2 inches 13millimeters socket Connect two racks Offset box wrench 13 32 inches 10 millimeters Work with adjustable mounting rail assemblies Torx T20 screwdriver Attach rail ass...

Page 24: ...cables Connect NAS Slammer network data ports to the LAN For each NAS Slammer a copper or optical Ethernet switch with at least two open GbE ports Each NAS Slammer has four network data ports At leas...

Page 25: ...if not avoided could result in death or serious injury Danger Indicates an imminently hazardous situation that if not avoided will result in death or serious injury Important To emphasize a point to...

Page 26: ...e sure that you have taken electrostatic discharge ESD precautions The minimum requirement is an anti static wrist strap connected to a hard ground Pillar recommends that you remove components from th...

Page 27: ...l successfully into a rack that is not EIA 310 D compliant We recommend that Pillar racks be used to install Pillar Axiom 600 hardware components When using non Pillar racks do not use Telco two post...

Page 28: ...ches 152 centimeters 3 96 inches 244 centimeters 4 36 inches 91 centimeters 5 139 inches 353 centimeters About Multiple Rack Connections If you are installing more than one rack make sure that the rac...

Page 29: ...e other through the open sides of the racks because the cables are not long enough to route through a raised floor Figure 2 Sample 42U side panels Legend 1 Side panel one on each side 2 Latches 1 If l...

Page 30: ...its position while you attach them together 1 Locate the two adjacent frame corners at the top and at the back of two racks that are to be connected Figure 3 Location of frame corners Legend 1 Front...

Page 31: ...w through one of the other corner holes in the bracket and loosely screw it into the threaded hole in the frame 6 Repeat Step 5 for the other two corner holes 7 Tighten the screws after all the bay co...

Page 32: ...baying plate attachment Legend 1 Roof baying plates 2 M12 Torx screws 3 Insert a Torx screw from Step 1 into each plate hole 4 Re seat the Torx screws loosely 5 Repeat Steps 1 through 4 for the two ho...

Page 33: ...screwdriver to tighten the top baying plate screws 11 Use the 3 4 inches 19 millimeters open end wrench to tighten the bottom baying plate anchor bolts Related tasks Install a Stabilizer Plate Optiona...

Page 34: ...tions Legend 1 Caster brackets 2 Leveling legs are pre installed in each caster bracket 2 Use a 3 4 inches 19 millimeters open end wrench on the bottom of the legs to jack up the rack Raise the rack u...

Page 35: ...ks Install the Anti Tip Brackets Install a Stabilizer Plate Optional About Anti Tip Brackets One stabilization option is to install the anti tip brackets that are included with the system Before you i...

Page 36: ...ck frame until the bolt is seated Figure 9 Attach anchor bolts to rack 2 Slide the bracket fingers into the anchor bolt pocket as illustrated in the following figure Figure 10 Position anti tip bracke...

Page 37: ...plates provide greater stability than anti tip brackets which must be removed in order to install a stabilizer plate You cannot use anti tip brackets in a bay because the anchor bolts are used to hol...

Page 38: ...e 4 Use the hex wrench to tightly bolt the stabilizer plate to the rack Figure 12 Stabilizer plate attached to the rack base and floor Legend 1 M12 or larger floor bolts 2 M8 allen head bolts 5 Secure...

Page 39: ...k that only contains Bricks you should still start from the bottom Note The physical location of the components in the Pillar Axiom 600 rack can vary if the system is installed in the field Always che...

Page 40: ...the system supports Table 7 Configuration limits for a Pillar Axiom 600 system Number of Slammers Maximum number of strings Maximum number of Bricks in a string Maximum number of Bricks in the system...

Page 41: ...2 FC Bricks or 64 SATA Bricks or 32 SSD Bricks or any combination of these three types provided there are no more than 64 total Bricks 32 FC Bricks or 32 SSD Bricks in the system Important Contact the...

Page 42: ...tion and follows the scheme Brick001 Brick002 Brick003 and so on Note Filler panels should be mounted wherever an airflow path short circuit could exist Filler panels should be mounted on the front ra...

Page 43: ...rack before you install and cable the hardware components Related references Cabling Practices for the Pillar Axiom 600 System Related tasks Rename the Bricks About Component Placement for One Slamme...

Page 44: ...ck is determined during the installation and follows the scheme Brick001 Brick002 Brick003 and so on Note Filler panels should be mounted wherever an airflow path short circuit could exist Filler pane...

Page 45: ...t Component Placement for Four Slammers and 64 Bricks Related references Cabling Practices for the Pillar Axiom 600 System Related tasks Rename the Bricks About Component Placement for Two or Three Sl...

Page 46: ...Phase PDUs are mounted on the rear rails so that there are filler panels in the front Three phase PDUs are mounted on the front rails so that there is no need for the filler panels or the 2U of space...

Page 47: ...Rename the Bricks About Component Placement for Four Slammers and 64 Bricks Pillar Axiom 600 systems with four Slammers support up to 64 Serial ATA SATA Bricks or a combination of up to 32 FC Bricks...

Page 48: ...ames used above are for illustration actual names as seen in the Pillar Axiom Storage Services Manager may be different Note Any components that are not installed must be replaced with filler panels A...

Page 49: ...Rail Kit Parts Verify that the rail kit contains all the parts listed in the table Before installing a pair of Pilot rack rails make sure you have One Pilot rail kit with rails and scopes pre attache...

Page 50: ...xx Eight Rack mount spacers 2500 01065 xx Four Rack mount nut bar 2526 00106 xx Two 10 32 x 1 2 inch Torx head 20 screws 2500 01071 xx 12 Install a Pair of Pilot Mounting Rails 1 Hang the scope hook i...

Page 51: ...one and a half units above the bottom of the rail When you place the hook in the middle of unit 32 the bottom of the rail lines up with the bottom of unit 31 A 2U Pilot rail would fill units 31 32 in...

Page 52: ...r square rack holes that span the boundary between the two units that this rail is to occupy The following figure shows positioning a spacer for units 35 and 36 Figure 18 Positioning spacer bar Legend...

Page 53: ...ame place a spacer on a 10 32 Torx Washer Head screw and screw it through the hole in the frame and into the rail under the scope hook Install the second screw the same way Ensure that the spacer is c...

Page 54: ...Table 10 Slammer rail kit parts Component Drawing not to scale Quantity Slammer rails 1475 00024 xx 1475 00025 xx 1 left right pair Slammer rail scopes 2525 00093 xx 2525 00095 xx 1 left right pair 1...

Page 55: ...e 20 Scope hook attachment Legend 1 Rack unit 32 2 Rack unit 31 3 Vertical rail at back of rack 4 Scope hook 5 Bottom holes for each unit In the preceding figure two labeled rack units 31 and 32 are s...

Page 56: ...n a 20 Torx screw and screw it through the bottom hole in the front frame and into the rail See the next figure Repeat this step for the hole above it but not the top hole which is for securing the Sl...

Page 57: ...ch Brick rails are 2U rack rail assemblies that contain the following parts Table 11 Brick rail kit parts Component Drawing not to scale Quantity Brick rails 1450 00022 xx 1450 00023 xx 1 left right p...

Page 58: ...1 xx 10 Related tasks Install a Pair of Brick Mounting Rails Install a Pair of Brick Mounting Rails 1 Hang the scope hook in the appropriate hole at the back of the rack as shown below These rail scop...

Page 59: ...d a half units above the bottom of the rail When you place the hook in the middle of unit 32 the bottom of the rail lines up with the bottom of unit 31 A 2U Brick rail would fill units 31 32 in the ab...

Page 60: ...es are for securing the Brick Use only the round holes to secure the rails into the rack Figure 23 2U rack rails installed in rack Legend 1 Back 2 Front 3 Slider lock nuts 4 Repeat Steps 1 through 3 f...

Page 61: ...s 208V instead of 230V the number of components that can be powered by a single PDU is reduced Because of the lower voltage of 208V circuits use of this connection type lowers the number of Bricks tha...

Page 62: ...and 3rd hole of each vertical rail Figure 24 Snap in cage nut For round mounting holes clip one 10 32 clip on cage nut into the bottom and 3rd holes of each channel in the pair Pillar Axiom 600 system...

Page 63: ...2 inch screw through the top and bottom holes in the right and left ears of the PDU and into the cage nuts Figure 26 An installed PDU at the bottom of the rack Legend 1 10 32 x 1 2 inch screws 2 Rack...

Page 64: ...27 Snap in cage nut For round mounting holes clip one 10 32 clip on cage nut into the bottom and seventh holes of each channel in the pair Pillar Axiom 600 systems are not shipped with clip on cage n...

Page 65: ...in the right and left ears of the PDU and into the cage nuts Secure both screws tightly 4 Repeat Step 3 for the top holes in both ears Important Until you are instructed to do so do not plug the PDU i...

Page 66: ...the rack does not tip when you install a component Warning Mounting rail assemblies must be used to support and secure a Pilot in the rack The mounting ears of a Pilot control unit CU by themselves ca...

Page 67: ...t plug the Pilot chassis into a PDU until instructed to do so Warning Never block the inlet and outlet holes in the chassis components Sufficient air circulation is required for the components to oper...

Page 68: ...le Figure 30 to Figure 34 illustrate the different versions of the Pilot Figure 30 Pilot CU 1450 00259 XX Back view Legend 1 Serial port 2 USB flash memory drive inserted into the lower USB port 3 Eth...

Page 69: ...ment port 2 Ethernet port ETH1 5 USB port 3 Ethernet port ETH0 Figure 32 Pilot CU 1450 00164 XX Intel Legend 1 Back view of a Pilot CU 4 USB port 2 Front view of a Pilot CU 5 Ethernet port ETH0 3 Ethe...

Page 70: ...et port ETH0 6 Front view of a Pilot CU Figure 34 Pilot CU 1450 00268 XX and 1030 00005 XX Legend 1 Back view of a Pilot CU 5 Ethernet port ETH1 2 Serial port 6 SVC Ethernet port for direct connection...

Page 71: ...zation plates or anti tip brackets installed so the rack does not tip when you install a component 1 Put on an antistatic wrist strap ground strap or heel strap and attach the grounding wire to ground...

Page 72: ...wrench to secure the screws to the rack Note This step only keeps the Slammer in place the screws provide no other support 6 Repeat Steps 3 through 5 for the right side of the Slammer 7 Pillar Axiom 6...

Page 73: ...3 Press the Slammer ejector tabs on the bezel to unlock them 4 Lift both ejector tabs to disengage the bezel from the rack Figure 36 Slammer bezel removal Legend 1 Ejector tab 2 Button 3 Disengage th...

Page 74: ...Figure 37 Slammer battery insertion Note This image is for illustration purposes only Your hardware component might look different Chapter 3 Install Components Install the Slammer Batteries 74...

Page 75: ...ystem 1 Put on an antistatic wrist strap ground strap or heel strap and attach the grounding wire to ground 2 At the front of the rack insert the Brick onto the mounting rack rails and slide into plac...

Page 76: ...ed Securely seat the drives by Fully opening the cam latch on the drive carrier Pressing the drive carrier into the Brick chassis until it stops Closing the cam latch until it snaps shut to engage the...

Page 77: ...e on the power distribution units PDUs are in the OFF position 9 When connecting the color coded Wye power cables ensure that each Brick gets a power feed from two separate PDUs 10 Connect the FC cabl...

Page 78: ...Services ES module This figure identifies the location of the digital push button which is used to set the Brick ID Figure 41 ES module location Legend 1 Pull tab 5 Dial settings 2 Screw 6 Digital pus...

Page 79: ...is pre set to 1 However the digit setting must always be verified during installation Otherwise the Pillar Axiom 600 system cannot bring the Brick online 3 If the digit setting is not set correctly p...

Page 80: ...e making a Storage Domain primary or migrating data to a new Storage Domain add all the Bricks to the new Storage Domain Failure to do so may cause performance issues because the Pillar Axiom 600 syst...

Page 81: ...here are problems while removing the Bricks contact the Pillar World Wide Customer Support Center for assistance 12 Select and remove the old Storage Domain Note The Pillar Axiom 600 system does not a...

Page 82: ...of the Brick have been powered on Note After you power on a Brick the system updates the Brick firmware This update can take up to 15 minutes A system alert exists that states that a Brick has been a...

Page 83: ...ity provided by the newly added Brick The Monitor Hardware Bricks overview screen shows this capacity and the Storage Domain to which the Brick is assigned Create a Storage Domain Storage Domains allo...

Page 84: ...n the new non primary domain and the domain is promoted to primary the redundancy of the Persistence VLUN reverts to single redundancy 1 From the Configure tab click Groups Storage Domains 2 Choose Ac...

Page 85: ...the listed Storage Domains Create a new Storage Domain with this Brick as the initial member Note Under certain circumstances the system might automatically add this Brick to the primary domain which...

Page 86: ...ates to FC if that class is available If SATA and FC are not available the system migrates to SSD When the non primary Storage Domain becomes the primary domain the previous primary domain loses its p...

Page 87: ...l volumes and Bricks to a Pillar Axiom Storage Domain must be performed as separate actions Tip To avoid performance issues caused by Brick striping move the Bricks to the Storage Domain before you mo...

Page 88: ...get domain one or more Bricks of the appropriate Storage Class The target domain has insufficient free capacity in the corresponding Storage Class To resolve remove unneeded volumes that consume capac...

Page 89: ...onnections between the Bricks and the Slammers to support all data traffic the cross connections among the Slammer control units CUs and the cross connections among the Brick CUs The fast Ethernet net...

Page 90: ...connections in strings Legend 1 Brick connections to Slammer or to Bricks higher in the string 2 Brick connections to other Bricks lower in the string Figure 43 provides a symbolic illustration of th...

Page 91: ...4 PMI cabling among the Pilot and Slammers 5 SSF cabling among the Slammers and Bricks 6 Brick strings in which Bricks are connected to each other and the Brick at the head of the string is connected...

Page 92: ...e If you need to pull a cable pull by hand Leave some slack in the cables to allow insertion and removal of connectors String cables with service loops so that it is possible to remove FRUs without re...

Page 93: ...d while pushing the connector gently into the socket press the latch on the top of the connector to unlatch it Merely grasping the latch or jerking and pulling at the connector will not fully disengag...

Page 94: ...a wipe in half and place the wipe on a hard surface Moisten the wipe with isopropyl alcohol Hold the face of the cable connector to the wipe and slide it gently across the moistened area in one sweep...

Page 95: ...can be applied to all Pillar Axiom 600 systems include Manufacturing practices Documented procedures followed by Pillar operations for new systems that allow each Pillar Axiom 600 system to be configu...

Page 96: ...upgraded in the field might have a Brick string configuration that is different from a Pillar Axiom system built in the factory especially when systems are upgraded non disruptively However rules tha...

Page 97: ...Bricks on any Brick string ALL Pillar Axiom systems that are upgraded by adding an additional Slammer can run with the same number of Brick strings from the prior configuration However if Bricks are a...

Page 98: ...icks within a Pillar Axiom 600 system Table 16 Cabling principles Brick connection issues Cabling principle Applicability Each Brick in the Brick string connects to the previous Brick in the string Th...

Page 99: ...ing Brick types Cabling principle Applicability Brick strings may contain combinations of FC RAID Bricks FC Expansion Bricks SATA Bricks version 2 and SSD Bricks ALL SATA version 1 Bricks must not be...

Page 100: ...are placed in the string within a Pillar Axiom 600 system Table 19 Cabling principles Brick order in strings Cabling principle Applicability The functionality or performance of Bricks is not affected...

Page 101: ...ck strings helps to optimize performance on larger systems with mixed Brick types Brick strings are balanced on the basis of load factors allocated to the different Brick types as follows SATA Brick L...

Page 102: ...owering them on Then power on the Bricks at the rate of one or two at a time Note When adding a Brick verify if the Slammer FS and FC port LEDs turn amber If the Slammer FC and FS port LEDs continue t...

Page 103: ...the Brick can be added to the system FIELD After a successful Brick add conduct the following checks Verify that there is only one version of firmware for the Brick type that was added Also verify th...

Page 104: ...he cables supplied are not long enough When routing an FC cable from one rack to the other route the cable through the plastic chase that is dedicated to FC cables on the right side of the rack from t...

Page 105: ...s All ports on the version 2 PIMs version 2 SATA RAID controllers and version 2 FC RAID controllers FCR must contain only 4 Gb s small form factor pluggable SFP connectors The patch cables connecting...

Page 106: ...ic port the system disables the port even after a restart of the Pillar Axiom 600 system Note If the SSF is being configured for 4 Gb s operation the SFP modules must be installed prior to connecting...

Page 107: ...maximum transmission unit MTU Refer to your switch documentation for information on prerequisite software and firmware and for instructions on configuring the switch for jumbo frames Refer to the doc...

Page 108: ...on with the Pillar Axiom Storage Services Manager Because APM communicates with the Pilot over secure encrypted XML the network configuration must permit the SAN host to reach the Pilot management IP...

Page 109: ...Manager 5 To modify the IP addresses of the Pilot from the Configure tab click Global Settings Networking 6 If the customer network requires that auto negation be disabled manually configure the inter...

Page 110: ...of the Pilot CU 0 the top CU Connect the other end of the serial null modem cable to the bottom Serial port of the Pilot CU1 the bottom CU This creates a heartbeat connection between the two CUs of th...

Page 111: ...e information 3 Connect the Ethernet port ETH1 of the top Pilot CU PLT 0 to the Ethernet port ETH0 of the top Slammer CU CU0 using a two meter Cat 5e Ethernet cable Also connect the Ethernet port ETH1...

Page 112: ...cal multi mode connections Use Pillar supplied SFP modules for the respective optical Fiber Channel FC connections Note The type of connection GbE or FC was specified when the system was ordered Conta...

Page 113: ...Ethernet GbE cable from each NIM port to an open data port on a separate network switch Note For both the SAN FC and NAS Ethernet connections do not exceed the maximum recommended cable lengths Relat...

Page 114: ...nent has redundant power cords plugged into different PDUs on separate circuits Table 22 Pillar Axiom 600 electrical requirements Component Amps at 115 volts Amps at 208 volts Amps at 230 volts Power...

Page 115: ...4A and the they are the same at any input voltage Figure 47 Pulizzi TPC2105 1 outlet amperage limits Legend 1 Front 6 Supports 10A 2 Back 7 Supports 12A 3 Supports 10A 8 Supports 12A 4 Supports 10A 9...

Page 116: ...hase input power The output at each outlet is always 230V This PDU is only available outside the United States Figure 49 Pulizzi PC3365 outlet amperage limits Legend 1 Phase X 16A 2 Phase Y 16A 3 Phas...

Page 117: ...the cabinet additional colors are used For example All red Wye power cables are in one circuit and all blue Wye power cables are in the other To understand the exact quantities of PDU s required for...

Page 118: ...k If we modify the example to use 1115V the cable connection configuration depends on which PDU you are using The same two Slammer CUs and three Bricks draw 4 82A 2 12A 2 12A 2 12A and 1 45A or 12 63A...

Page 119: ...ck 3 2 12A drawn 10 Total of 4 24A drawn for group 4 SATA Brick 4 2 12A drawn 11 Total of 6 29A drawn for group 5 Slammer CU 0 2 42A drawn 12 Total of 4 24A drawn for group 6 Slammer CU 1 2 42A drawn...

Page 120: ...e Slammer and 16 SATA Bricks Note This topic applies only to Pillar Axiom 600 systems One Slammer and 16 SATA Bricks and a Pilot represent a fully loaded 42U rack Split power cables the plug end split...

Page 121: ...make sure the split cables power separate components Do not use a split power cable to power two sides of the same component The two sides need to be on separate circuits in case one side fails The a...

Page 122: ...lammer CU 0 1 41A drawn 23 Grand total 16 12A drawn 18 Slammer CU 1 1 41A drawn 24 Total 3 16A drawn 19 Pilot 0 66A drawn 25 Total 3 16A drawn 20 Total 3 16A drawn 26 Total 6 32A 21 Total 6 32A drawn...

Page 123: ...w the information about power cabling and verify that your PDUs meet the electrical requirements 3 Plug in your system components in such a way so that no PDU amperage limits are exceeded 4 Dress all...

Page 124: ...Related concepts Component Power Usage About Power Cabling Related references PDU Outlet Amperage Limits Related tasks Power On the System Chapter 5 Connect Power Cables Connect Power Cables 124...

Page 125: ...ff 2 Connect the PDUs to a facility power source If the facility s main circuit breakers are off turn them on to supply power to the PDUs 3 At the front of the system use a 2 flathead or Phillips head...

Page 126: ...ght look different 6 Turn on the DC power switch at the back of the Pilot Some versions of the Pilot have a DC power switch at the back of the unit but most Slammers and Pilot control units CUs automa...

Page 127: ...ustration purposes only Your hardware component might look different Important You must turn on all of the PDUs within a period of 10 seconds Result The Power On LED on the PDU lights and the cooling...

Page 128: ...n and not blinking If the LEDs are off ensure that the PDU circuit breakers are receiving power and that you have turned them on within a 10 second period of time Figure 58 Pilot bezel LEDs Legend 1 C...

Page 129: ...ation on the Slammer bezel LEDs Table 23 LEDs on the Slammer bezel Status Activity Fault Software module Meaning Green Off Off DMS System is normal with no activity Green Variable green Off Various Sy...

Page 130: ...ply error The Slammer cannot be powered off due to the thermal or voltage rail being out of bounds Slow orange Slow orange Slow DMS Beaconing All other FRU Fault LEDs are slowly starting to blink ambe...

Page 131: ...e enclosure the RAID firmware runs a background operation that scans all drives for media errors If media errors are found the firmware performs repair operations This background activity causes the A...

Page 132: ...Pillar logo 6 Verify that the FAULT LED for each Brick is off A lit FAULT LED at this stage usually means the bezel is not fully seated Related concepts About LED Startup Codes Related references Sla...

Page 133: ...a 100 MB level Note The Ethernet LEDs may be on even if the DC power to the Pilot is off If the LEDs are off check both Pilot private management inter connections and check both public management conn...

Page 134: ...securely connected at both ends and that the PDUs are powered on On a NAS Slammer for any 2 port or 4 port network interface module NIM GbE port the LED on the left is green and not blinking and the...

Page 135: ...mponent might look different If either power supply LED is amber or turned off Ensure the power cable on that side is securely connected at both ends Ensure the PDU and Brick are powered on The ES mod...

Page 136: ...middle LED Green Link is operating at 4 Gb s blinking with I O activity Off Link is not operating at 4 Gb s 2 bottom LED Amber Link is operating at 2 Gb s blinking with I O activity Off Link is not op...

Page 137: ...Gb s Off No physical connection to the port or the port is not operational Note In a normal operating optimized port the speed should be 10 Gb s Activity or Link right LED Solid green Link on this po...

Page 138: ...l tabs at the bottom of the hardware component Figure 65 Bezel hook on the right side of the bezel Legend 1 Insert the bezel hooks into the tabs on each side of the Brick 4 Press the top corners of th...

Page 139: ...Figure 66 Press the ejector tabs to secure the bezel Legend 1 Press the ejector tabs to secure the bezel Chapter 6 Complete the Installation Attach the Bezels 139...

Page 140: ...he SAN host if required Note Each 8 Gb s Fiber Channel FC HBA has its own unique World Wide Name WWN This WWN must be used when updating the FC switch configuration and installing or replacing the 8 G...

Page 141: ...Slammer ports Segregate network servers with different operating systems Segregate network servers with different security requirements Note The 8 Gb s Fiber Channel FC HBA has its own unique World W...

Page 142: ...to ensure the security and proper cooling of Pillar Axiom 600 system components 1 Based on the type of door hinge reassemble the hinges 2 Reattach the doors 3 Reattach the door grounding straps on th...

Page 143: ...els Important Be sure not to pinch any cables that might have strayed from their proper moorings 2 Secure the panel appropriately using one of the following options Engage the latch handle s and snap...

Page 144: ...and to the Pillar Axiom Administrator s Guide GUI access Get the management network IP address of the Pilot the default is 10 0 0 2 and the user ID and password from the Site Preparation Survey or fro...

Page 145: ...from another Pillar Axiom system you must know where it is so you can navigate to it Decide on an IP address that is available in your network for the initial File Server The IP address must not be on...

Page 146: ...0 and a default gateway of 10 0 0 1 2 Connect to the top Pilot Control unit CU and attempt to ping 10 0 0 2 and 10 0 0 3 If 10 0 0 3 responds to the ping but 10 0 0 2 does not respond to the ping conn...

Page 147: ...d enter a new password Note Get the password that is to be used from the Site Preparation Survey Be sure that the Primary system administrator also gets this password Note We strongly recommend that y...

Page 148: ...cabling problem exists the Pillar Axiom system might show the affected components with a warning status If a flashing upside down triangle appears in the lower left corner of the status bar of the GUI...

Page 149: ...ck might not have the same physical and logical name Tip Pillar Data Systems recommends that in case of a mismatch between the physical and logical name of the Brick the logical name must be renamed t...

Page 150: ...name of the selected Brick 9 Click OK Result The physical name of the Brick should now match the logical name 10 Repeat this procedure for each Brick in the system 11 After ensuring that all Bricks in...

Page 151: ...FRU displays the Green icon which indicates Normal status 5 Select the I O Port details on each FRU and note any connections that do not display a connected status Verify the cable connections using...

Page 152: ...pret multiple paths as multiple drives Provides path failover Streamlines system management Important Configure the LUNs on the Pillar Axiom 600 system before you install the APM system software on th...

Page 153: ...unt is available contact the Pillar World Wide Customer Support Center for the encrypted file for resetting the password which may be placed in a USB key Use the USB key as instructed Important We str...

Page 154: ...inder of the startup process FLT and ACT are off while ST slowly blinks amber once each second During this time the GUI shows the Slammer to have a status of Booting 0xnnnn while the Pilot initializes...

Page 155: ...interface module at the back of the Slammer chassis and are labeled FLT Fault ACT Activity and ST Status These LEDs can Be green or amber Be on or off Be steady with no blinks Blink rapidly slightly...

Page 156: ...BoardInit1 Off Green Rapid green EEL_BOARD_INIT_2 Clean progress to BoardInit2 On Green Rapid orange EEL_MEM_INIT Memory training has begun Off Rapid orange Rapid green EEL_BOARD_INIT_4 Clean progress...

Page 157: ...VRT_CMOS_ERR Error in checking CMOS VRT On Slow orange Rapid green EEL_AGESA_CMOS_ERR Error in checking the CMOS training data valid flag On Slow orange Slow green EEL_AGESA_CMOS_INVALID Memory contro...

Page 158: ...to the PROM alternate page On Slow green Green EEL_BOOT_FAILED Both A and B page CRC failed On Slow green Slow green EEL_RAM_LOADER_ERROR Problem in switching from the bootblock code to the ramloader...

Page 159: ...T Rapid Off Slow green EEL_POWERFAIL_INIT Ramloader is ready to handle NMI powerfail interrupts Rapid Orange Off EEL_COM1_INIT Diagnostic serial port is ready for use Rapid Orange Slow orange EEL_FANS...

Page 160: ..._CONFIG About to check the memory configuration Rapid Slow orange Slow green EEL_MEM_CONFIG_CHANGED Mismatch between the discovered memory configuration and the EEPROM memory configuration Rapid Rapid...

Page 161: ...gram codes Table 30 Slammer LED states after POST process completion Code Meaning FLT ACT ST Off Rapid orange Slow orange MicroDMS starting in Netboot This is a very brief transient state Off Rapid gr...

Page 162: ...h a Pillar Axiom 600 system and its hardware components Important Procedures listed in the body of this document assume that the electrical characteristics of the power supply to which Pillar Axiom 60...

Page 163: ...nk n laitteiston parissa ota selv s hk kytkent ihin liittyvist vaaroista ja tavanomaisista onnettomuuksien ehk isykeinoista Attention Ce symbole d avertissement indique un danger Vous vous trouvez dan...

Page 164: ...r los riesgos que entra a la corriente el ctrica y familiarizarse con los procedimientos est ndar de prevenci n de accidentes Varning Denna varningssymbol signalerar fara Du befinner dig i en situatio...

Page 165: ...e power supply Warning A voltage mismatch can cause equipment damage and may pose a fire hazard If the voltage indicated on the label differs from the power outlet voltage do not connect the chassis t...

Page 166: ...ot work on the system or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity Lightning Warning in Other Languages Table 32 Lightning warning in other languages Waarschuwing Tijdens onwee...

Page 167: ...hin the power supply when the power cord is connected Power Supply Warning in Other Languages Table 33 Power supply warning in other languages Waarschuwing U dient de voeding niet aan te raken zolang...

Page 168: ...temi senza un interruttore tensioni di linea sono presenti all interno dell alimentatore quando il cavo di alimentazione collegato Advarsel Ber r ikke str mforsyningsenheten n r str mledningen er tilk...

Page 169: ...le Power Disconnect Warning in Other Languages Table 34 Power disconnect warning in other languages Attention Le cordon d alimentation est utilis comme interrupteur g n ral La prise de courant doit tr...

Page 170: ...istema sua fonte de energia Advertencia Ver las instrucciones de instalaci n antes de conectar el sistema a la red de alimentaci n Varning L s installationsanvisningarna innan du kopplar systemet till...

Page 171: ...itettu asennettavaksi paikkaan johon p sy on rajoitettua Paikka johon p sy on rajoitettua tarkoittaa paikkaa johon vain huoltohenkil st p see jonkin erikoisty kalun lukkoon sopivan avaimen tai jonkin...

Page 172: ...vi o autorizado que possua uma ferramenta chave e fechadura especial ou qualquer outra forma de seguran a Esta rea controlada pela autoridade respons vel pelo local Advertencia Esta unidad ha sido dis...

Page 173: ...iane vigenti in materia Advarsel Endelig disponering av dette produktet m skje i henhold til nasjonale lover og forskrifter Aviso A descartagem final deste produto dever ser efectuada de acordo com os...

Page 174: ...et reli s la terre les objets m talliques chauffent ce qui peut provoquer des blessures graves ou souder l objet m tallique aux bornes Warnung Vor der Arbeit an Ger ten die an das Netz angeschlossen s...

Page 175: ...nnan du arbetar p utrustning som r kopplad till kraftledningar Metallobjekt hettas upp n r de kopplas ihop med str m och jord och kan f rorsaka allvarliga br nnskador metallobjekt kan ocks sammansvets...

Page 176: ...rustning ska endast installeras och bytas ut av utbildad och kvalificerad personal Warning Statement for Finland Table 41 Warning statement for Finland Varoitus Alleviates ja suojalukitus ohitettaessa...

Page 177: ...heit die Netzverkabelung befestigen um die St rung von Feldkabelanschl ssen zu vermeiden Avvertenza In fase di installazione dell unit assicurare tutti i cablaggi di alimentazione per evitare di alter...

Page 178: ...les connections Achtung Beim Anschlie en der Ger te an das Stromnetz ist darauf zu achten da die Schaltverbindungen nicht berlastet werden Avvertenza Fare attenzione quando si collegano le unit al cir...

Page 179: ...e eroaa pistorasian j nnitteest l yhdist asennuspohjaa pistorasiaan Avertissement Une erreur de voltage risque d endommager l appareil et constitue un risque d incendie Si la tension indiqu e sur l ti...

Page 180: ...jer sig fr n str muttagets sp nning ska chassit inte anslutas till detta uttag SELV Circuit Warning Warning To avoid electric shock do not connect safety extra low voltage SELV circuits to telephone n...

Page 181: ...Ports enthalten TNV Kreise Einige LAN und WAN Ports verwenden auch RJ 45 Steckverbinder Vorsicht beim Anschlie en von Kabeln Avvertenza Per evitare scosse elettriche non collegare circuiti di sicurez...

Page 182: ...kter Iaktta f rsiktighet vid anslutning av kablar Incorrect Connection Warning Warning Incorrect connection of this equipment to a general purpose outlet could result in a hazardous situation Incorrec...

Page 183: ...l farlige situasjoner Aviso Uma conex o incorrecta a uma ficha de alimenta o el ctrica normal deste ou de qualquer equipamento a este conectado poder resultar numa situa o potencialmente perigosa Adve...

Page 184: ...nt of airflow that is required for safe operation Caution Never block the ventilation holes in a chassis Sufficient air circulation is required for the internal components to operate properly and to p...

Page 185: ...ectedly Use the correct tools for the job Keep all paperwork up to date complete and accurate Caution The sum of the ratings of the components that plug into the PDU must be less than 80 of the curren...

Page 186: ...are specifications sometimes called data sheets Describe the system s operating environment List the agency approvals List physical attributes of the Pillar Axiom 600 system and its hardware component...

Page 187: ...er of racks depends on the number and the distribution of the hardware components that are listed above Related concepts About Slammer Hardware Specification About Brick Hardware Specification Pillar...

Page 188: ...8 meters Non operational 200 to 40 000 feet 61 to 12 192 meters Table 50 System temperature and humidity specifications Mode Ambient temperature Non condensing humidity Max wet bulb temperature Gradie...

Page 189: ...s specification Acoustic level tested to ISO7779 Does not exceed 6 5 Bels under normal conditions which is 73 4 F 23 C ambient All fans operational No fault conditions The acoustic level will increase...

Page 190: ...gency requirements Table 53 Safety quality and environmental standards Logo Standard FCC United States This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions...

Page 191: ...er liability for the equipment returned through the Recycle program Customers should contact Pillar World Wide Customer Support Center for information on the logistics and location s of the approved r...

Page 192: ...tinued Logo Standard Compliance packaging label SPS1 Compliance packaging label SPR1 Compliance packaging label SPA1 KCC SPS1 KCC SPR1 KCC SPA1 BSMI D Mark Appendix C Pillar Axiom Hardware Specificati...

Page 193: ...EN 61000 4 11 Supply dips and interruptions 30 and 100 VCCI Japan SABS C TICK FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device purs...

Page 194: ...approved by the party that is responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment European Union Compliance Statement This product is in conformity with the protection...

Page 195: ...STA 2A Procedures 1 and 2 For packages over 150 lb Network Equipment Building System NEBS core standards GR 63 CORE Packaged Equipment Shock 4 3 1 Office Vibration 4 4 3 and Transportation Vibration 4...

Page 196: ...0 pounds 18 1 kilograms Note Pilots are available in multiple models of different physical dimensions Make sure you do not install anything behind the Pilot control units CUs in the rack because you c...

Page 197: ...adio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is...

Page 198: ...Pilot packaging meets the following requirements For packages under 150 lb International Safe Transit Association ISTA 2A Procedures 1 and 2 For packages over 150 lb Network Equipment Building System...

Page 199: ...ntimeters 4U Width 17 72 inches 45 centimeters Depth 26 27 inches 66 centimeters Weight 94 pounds 42 6 kilograms Slammer Power Characteristics Table 59 Slammer power characteristics Power characterist...

Page 200: ...1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference that maybe received including interference that may cause undesired operation CB Scheme by IECEE standar...

Page 201: ...FC speed Cable lengths 1 Gb s 984 feet 300 meters 2 Gb s 984 feet 300 meters 4 Gb s Multi mode 492 feet 150 meters 8 Gb s Multi mode 164 feet 50 meters Note Multi mode FC cables must be 125 50 type H...

Page 202: ...50 125 500 OM2 268 96 feet 82 meters 50 125 2000 OM3 984 feet 300 meters Note The optical cable is short range multimode fiber with LC LC duplex connectors Note 10 GbE network interface modules suppo...

Page 203: ...es 45 centimeters Depth 22 inches 55 88 centimeters Weight SATA Weight FC 65 pounds 29 5 kilograms 70 pounds 31 8kilograms Brick Power Characteristics Table 65 Brick power characteristics Power charac...

Page 204: ...66 Brick safety and quality standards Logo Standard FCC United States This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harm...

Page 205: ...wing requirements For packages under 150 lb International Safe Transit Association ISTA 2A Procedures 1 and 2 For packages over 150 lb Network Equipment Building System NEBS core standards GR 63 CORE...

Page 206: ...Mountable Height 2U or 3 5 inches 8 9 centimeters Depth 9 5 inches 24 13 centimeters Receptacles IEC 60320 C13 12 receptacles minimum Mounted on rear of chassis opposite circuit breakers C13 12 recep...

Page 207: ...have a plug retention device All receptacles have a plug retention device Inlet cable retention device If a detachable inlet cable is provided a cable retention device is included N A N A EMI RFI filt...

Page 208: ...side 42U or 73 5 inches 186 7 centimeters Pillar Axiom 600 systems 42U to hold one Pilot one to four Slammers or up to 16 Bricks Height outside 78 7 inches 199 9 centimeters N A Width inside 17 7 inch...

Page 209: ...arance between front vertical channel and inside of frame Rear door Vented Lockable Open left right Vented Sides Solid Removable Lockable 1 inches 2 54 centimeters between side and frame N A Vertical...

Page 210: ...8 500BTU hr Frame thickness N A 12 gauge to 14 gauge Loaded weight Pillar Axiom 600 systems 1505 pounds 683 kilograms Pillar Axiom 600 systems 1505 pounds 683 kilograms The center of gravity of a popu...

Page 211: ...an optical SFP cable that is used in the Storage System Fabric SSF for troubleshooting purposes Leaving the SFP in the Brick or Slammer port prevents the Pillar Axiom 600 system from setting the port...

Page 212: ...ing hardware When ordering cables check the model type of existing Slammers and Bricks and identify compatibility issues Before beginning the installation check the status of the system to ensure that...

Page 213: ...ribution units PDUs are required to fulfil power requirements Addition of Bricks may also be disruptive if the current layout of the hardware in the racks is changed to comply with the cable length li...

Page 214: ...ck 2 Cable the new Bricks as described in the Pillar Axiom 600 SSF Cabling Reference You do not need to power down the Pillar Axiom 600 system to cable additional Bricks Note When adding additional Br...

Page 215: ...ny data cables We recommend dressing the power cables to the left side when facing the rear of the cabinet 3 Make sure the power switches on the back of the new Bricks are off before connecting the po...

Page 216: ...mware then resets the RAID controllers to install the firmware Fibre Channel Path to Brick Failed Occurs if the Pillar Axiom 600 system needs to upgrade the firmware Software Update Succeeded Occurs w...

Page 217: ...the GUI to assign a more meaningful name The Brick status will transition from Booting to Offline and finally to Normal If the firmware must be upgraded the Brick may repeat this sequence and might di...

Page 218: ...entry 5 If the RAID controller firmware is not updated contact the Pillar World Wide Customer Support Center for assistance 6 Verify that the capacity of the new Brick is added to the total system ca...

Page 219: ...6 port Slammer private interconnect modules PIMs use different internal communication protocols version 1 and version 2 PIMs cannot co exist in the same Slammer chassis However a multi Slammer Pillar...

Page 220: ...tatus with any firmware updates to the Slammer control unit CU completing successfully 7 Check the Fibre Channel FC status LEDs on all ports on all Slammers and Bricks To determine which LEDs reflect...

Page 221: ...d 1 First Slammer 2 Second Slammer 3 Third Slammer 4 Fourth Slammer 5 Move the red FC cables when expanding the system to the next larger configuration Appendix D Expansion of a Pillar Axiom 600 Syste...

Page 222: ...ATA Brick version 2 or an FC RAID Brick version 2 This practice helps to avoid an excess of radiated emissions and to comply with electro magnetic EMI limits Any existing SATA Brick version 1 or FC RA...

Page 223: ...Slammer 2 Second Slammer 3 Third Slammer 4 Fourth Slammer 5 Move the red FC cables when expanding the system to the next larger configuration Appendix D Expansion of a Pillar Axiom 600 System Configu...

Page 224: ...time system 154 bracket rack connector 30 Brick hardware components expanding the system 213 hardware specifications 203 how to add a new Brick 214 install 75 install rack rails 58 power on 125 replac...

Page 225: ...Domains 83 cUL compliance 190 customer supplied materials 23 D data sheets 186 delete Clone LUN replicas 81 digital push button switch ES module how to set Brick identification 78 dimensions and weig...

Page 226: ...d 162 help online 19 host bus adapters HBAs installation 140 how to cable PMI 89 cable SSF 89 handle fiber optic cables 92 humidity specifications 188 I identities how to set for Bricks 78 installatio...

Page 227: ...connect to the management LAN 108 connect to the Pilot CU 110 using jumbo frames 107 warranty 195 Pillar Data Systems Support portal 20 Pilot versions 68 Pilot hardware components hardware specificat...

Page 228: ...nstall 71 install batteries 73 install rack rails 55 power on 125 test SSF connections 146 LED codes halt 155 156 startup 156 LED status 10 Gb s Ethernet HBA 137 8 Gb s Ethernet HBA 136 mixing PIM ver...

Page 229: ...erature specifications 188 tie down system sub floor 35 tools required 23 training programs 20 turn on Pillar Axiom systems 125 TUV GS compliance 190 typographical conventions 19 V versions hardware c...