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901 San Antonio Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 USA
650 960-1300

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Netra

ft 1800

Site Planning Guide

Part No. 806-2690-10
February 2000, Revision A

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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Page 1: ...oad Palo Alto CA 94303 4900 USA 650 960 1300 Fax 650 969 9131 Netra ft 1800 Site Planning Guide Part No 806 2690 10 February 2000 Revision A Sun Microsystems Inc Send comments about this document to docfeedback sun com ...

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Page 3: ...tal and Airflow Considerations 7 Environment 7 Dimensions 8 Airflow 8 Thermal Calculations 12 3 Electrical Supply Installation 15 System Switch 15 DC Source Site Requirements 16 Overcurrent Protection Requirements 16 Required Connection Materials 24 DC Supply and Ground Conductor 24 Dual Grounding Environment 25 ...

Page 4: ... Seismic Applications 31 Rack Options 31 5 External Connections 33 CAF External I O Connections 33 System Console Terminal Connections 34 Modem Port Connections 35 Alarms Port Connections 36 RCP Port 37 6 Cable Management 39 Cable Management Shelf 40 Cable Bracket Assemblies 41 A Requirements Checklist 43 B Spare Parts Checklist 55 Index 57 ...

Page 5: ...Circuit Breakers for Dual Power Rails 20 FIGURE 3 4 Sided Independent Feeds with Single Pole Circuit Breakers 21 FIGURE 3 5 Side independent Feeds to Each PSU with Single Pole Circuit Breakers double pole can be used 22 FIGURE 3 6 Dual Feeds with Local Common Return Single Pole Circuit Breakers double pole can be used 23 FIGURE 4 1 EIA RETMA Mounting Hole Pattern Dimensions 28 FIGURE 4 2 Chassis M...

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Page 7: ... Modem Port Parameters 35 TABLE 5 3 Modem Port Pinout 35 TABLE 5 4 Alarms Port Pinout 36 TABLE 5 5 Remote Control Processor Port Pinout 37 TABLE A 1 Site Details 43 TABLE A 2 Physical Requirements 45 TABLE A 3 System Requirements 47 TABLE A 4 Facility Electrical Requirements 48 TABLE A 5 Environmental Requirements 49 TABLE A 6 Network Requirements 49 TABLE A 7 Access Route Requirements 50 TABLE A ...

Page 8: ...viii Netra ft 1800 Site Planning Guide February 2000 TABLE A 11 Open Items 53 TABLE B 1 Spare Parts Reliability 55 TABLE B 2 Spares Stock Levels 56 ...

Page 9: ...Netra ft 1800 Chapter 3 Electrical Supply Installation gives details of the electrical requirements for the system Chapter 4 Rack Mounting Guidelines explains the various rack mounting options Chapter 5 External Connections give details of the networking and other cables and connectors required to access the Netra ft 1800 Chapter 6 Cable Management explains how to use the cable management system A...

Page 10: ...omes Your Comments We are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments and suggestions You can email your comments to us at docfeedback sun com Please include the part number 806 2690 10 of your document in the subject line of your email ...

Page 11: ... resistant packaging secured by a corrugated cardboard cover which itself is secured by unbreakable straps A Tip N Tell unit1 is fixed to the outside of the cardboard cover to enable you to establish whether the system has been dropped or otherwise mishandled in transit Graphics on the outside of the cover illustrate how to remove the cover and associated packaging No special tools are required Th...

Page 12: ...red in order to install the system and start it up After Unpacking You should use the instructions given in the Netra ft 1800 Hardware Installation Manual and the Netra ft 1800 Hardware Release Notes if present to unship and mount the system Note This equipment is only intended for installation in a Restricted Access Location as defined by UL1950 3rd Edition and EN60950 1992 A11 1997 A lifting dev...

Page 13: ...ets but including sacrificial plinth 438 mm 17 2 inches Overall height including wooden pallet 1722 mm 67 8 inches Overall height excluding wooden pallet but including sacrificial plinth 1562 mm 61 5 inches Opening in wooden pallet to accommodate lifting device 575 mm x 90 mm 22 6 inches x 3 5 inches Opening in sacrificial plinth to accommodate lifting device 407 mm x 75 mm 16 inches x 3 inches FI...

Page 14: ...4 Netra ft 1800 Site Planning Guide February 2000 FIGURE 1 2 Shipping Brackets and Sacrificial Plinth Insert lifting device here ...

Page 15: ... PCIn Console alarms and fans A CAF Disk chassis A DSK Disk drives A DSKn CPUset A CPU PCI cards B PCIn Console alarms and fans B CAF Disk chassis B DSK Disk drives B DSKn Removable media module CD ROM tape A RMM Removable media module CD ROM tape B RMM Power supplies A PSUn Power supplies B PSUn ...

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Page 17: ...nges Ambient temperature Operating 0 to 40 degrees Celsius short term operation up to a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius is possible however the operation of removable media devices cannot be guaranteed Storage 40 to 70 degrees Celsius Relative humidity Operating 5 to 85 noncondensing1 Storage 10 to 90 noncondensing1 Elevation Operating 0 to 3000 meters Storage 0 to 12000 meters 1 Subject to a ma...

Page 18: ... but to meet the declared environmental specification the following rules apply Refer to FIGURE 2 1 and FIGURE 2 2 To allow adequate airflow the rack should provide either Unobstructed vertical airflow via vents of adequate size in the top and or bottom panels in which case the vertical clearance required is 35RU 1556 mm 61 25 inches The chassis should be mounted centrally providing a 1RU plenum a...

Page 19: ...s unobstructed vertical airflow can be ensured Refer also to Vertical Space Requirements on page 30 Note These dimensions are a minimum more space may be required in order to physically install the system in a rack 5 The Netra ft 1800 system must not be mounted above any heat generating sources within the same frame unless a heat deflector is used to provide fresh inlet air at ambient temperature ...

Page 20: ...10 Netra ft 1800 Site Planning Guide February 2000 FIGURE 2 1 Netra ft 1800 Airflow Requirements External Minimum 2U 90 mm gap Minimum 2U 90 mm gap ...

Page 21: ... 2 Netra ft 1800 Airflow Requirements Internal Front Rear Front Rear Front Fan unit CPU PSU PSU PSU PSU PSU PSU CPU CPU CAF CAF CAF CAF Min 75 mm between front of system and rack door if fitted Min 2RU 90 mm gap at top of system Min 2RU 90 mm gap at base of system ...

Page 22: ...l Calculation Matrix Heat Release Module Heat Dissipation watts BTU hour Kilocalories Power Supply 100 341 86 CPUset 1P 256 Mbytes 301 1026 258 CPUset 2P 512 Mbytes CPUset 4P 4 Gbytes 397 1353 341 Removable Media Module CD ROM and DAT 28 95 24 Console Alarms and Fans 101 344 87 SAI PCI card 15 51 13 HSI PCI card 15 51 13 ATM PCI card 15 51 13 QFE PCI card 15 51 13 Dual SCSI PCI card 15 51 13 Mothe...

Page 23: ...otherboard 1 29 Disk Chassis 1 20 Heat Release system Hard Disk Drive 3 42 BTU hour Kilocalories Total 751 5121 1290 TABLE 2 3 Thermal Calculation Example 2 Configuration Module Number per side Heat Dissipation watts per side Power Supply 3 300 CPUset 4P 4 Gbytes 1 397 Removable Media Module CD ROM and DAT 1 28 Console Alarms and Fans 1 101 SAI PCI card 4 60 HSI PCI card 2 30 Dual SCSI PCI card 2 ...

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Page 25: ...Note In NORWAY this equipment must only be installed in areas where equipotential bonding has been applied e g a telecommunication Central Office Note The system will only power up if the input voltage is in the range 40 to 60 VDC System Switch The Netra ft 1800 in fault tolerant mode consists of two sides processors and associated modules which function and are powered as separate systems The sys...

Page 26: ...connected to earth for example battery room positive bus is connected to the grounding electrode The DC source must be capable of providing up to 925W of continuous power per feed pair The sum of all three feeds on one side will be less than 1500W for single feed and 3000W for dual feed Overcurrent Protection Requirements Overcurrent protection devices must be provided as part of each host equipme...

Page 27: ...y placing double pole circuit breakers at X X and Y Y can the return path through the PSU be broken Protection EITHER Double pole breaking both grounded and ungrounded conductor open on fault OR Single pole breaking ungrounded conductor 48V to open on fault Circuit breakers can be used in configurations to match those shown in FIGURE 3 4 FIGURE 3 5 and FIGURE 3 6 Double Pole breakers MUST be used ...

Page 28: ...e pole breakers do not provide an alternative as one of the breakers in the return can be open without indicating a failure in the PSU Note Overcurrent devices must meet applicable national and local electrical safety codes and be approved for the intended application ...

Page 29: ...cuit Breakers for Single Power Rails CB RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 48V supply A 48V supply B Return A Return B ...

Page 30: ...dependent return circuits to source Double pole circuit breakers must be used CB RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 48V supply A 48V supply B Return A Return B CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB ...

Page 31: ...Breakers RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN BA 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B CB CB CB CB 48V supply A 48V supply B Return A Return B To other equipment To other equipment Side A Side B To other equipment To other equipment CB CB ...

Page 32: ...for smaller Netra ft 1800 configurations that is those with only two PSUs per side configured to provide redundancy RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN BA 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B CB CB CB 48V supply A 48V supply B Return A Return B Side A Side B To other equipment CB To other equipment To other equipment To other equipment No PSU fitted No PSU fitted ...

Page 33: ...nt The Return A and Return B lines for each PSU must be adjacent on the Common point within 100 mm of each other RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B RTN B RTN A 48V A 48V B CB CB CB CB CB CB 48V supply A 48V supply B Return A Return B CB CB CB CB CB CB Side A Side B To other equipment To other equipment To other eq...

Page 34: ...unding Environment Additional Thomas Betts two hole lug for logic 0V studs Caution External filtering and or surge suppression devices may be required on the power feeds where branch circuit electromagnetic characteristics are unknown DC Supply and Ground Conductor The requirements are Suitable conductor material copper only Supply conductors 8 AWG 6 sq mm between the Netra ft 1800 and the circuit...

Page 35: ...gic 0V and chassis ground studs The grounding bridge plate is located on the middle rear left edge of the unit between the motherboards The grounding studs at the base of the chassis are M5 studs with appropriate nuts already installed Before installation for dual grounding systems remove the link from the chassis to logic 0V Caution The use of certain PCI cards causes the frame and logic grounds ...

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Page 37: ...inth which protects the bottom of the chassis during transit and handling and also ensures that the correct airflow inlet plenum is provided during installation The plinth must be removed once the Netra ft 1800 is installed in a rack then stored in a safe place The Netra ft 1800 chassis must be mounted using screws suitable for the equipment frame The screws should be M5 M6 or 10 32 UNF All screws...

Page 38: ... the following positions Flush with the front of the system 65 mm 2 56 inches from front of system 196 1 mm 7 72 inches from front of system The second and third positions are intended for use with 5 inch web open frames relay racks Adjustable rear flanges can be fitted They provide a mounting face anywhere between 400 mm and 500 mm 15 75 inches and 19 7 inches from the front of the system The ver...

Page 39: ...ements in millimeters Front of system Rear of system 65 131 167 16 91 5 33 81 212 379 236 5 381 5 526 5 671 5 816 5 983 5 1133 5 1283 5 1433 5 145 145 145 145 145 167 150 150 150 54 350 1406 85 1331 85 75 109 234 359 125 125 0 0 These four holes marked are tapped M6 x 5 5 and are used to secure the shipping brackets All holes are tapped M5 x 3 5 unless otherwise indicated 0 0 1466 5 ...

Page 40: ...ace of the Netra ft 1800 to allow for routing of I O cables There must be a minimum of 545 mm 21 5 inches usable internal depth in the rack cabinet Loading The rack must be capable of supporting a static load of 230 kg 500 lb for a fully configured Netra ft 1800 Partially configured systems are lighter and if requested specific weight information can be supplied Dynamic load considerations are sub...

Page 41: ...l resonance in the horizontal axes of greater than 5 Hz with the Netra ft 1800 installed Rack Options The 72 inch expansion rack SG XARY030A from Sun is suitable for mounting the Netra ft 1800 however there are two limitations with the currently available mounting adaptors The front door cannot be fitted Currently there are no suitable rear mounting adaptors If required these would need to be prov...

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Page 43: ...e completed CAF External I O Connections The Netra ft 1800 system has the following connectors on each CAF module Female 25 pole D type connectors for the system console and modem ports RS232 A female 9 pole D type connector for the Remote Control Processor RCP ports A male 15 pole D type connector for the alarm relay reset signals Two RJ45 Ethernet ports ...

Page 44: ...1 shows the pin allocation on these connectors Except for pin 1 all pins of the console and modem connectors are isolated from the frame ground of the Netra ft 1800 system TABLE 5 1 Console Connector Pinout Pin Function Description 1 GND Chassis ground 2 TxD Output data 3 RxD Input data 7 SREF Signal reference Shield Chassis ground CAF Alarm port DB 15 Remote Control Processor port DB 9 Console po...

Page 45: ...l provides some means of locking Note To ensure EMC compliance always use a high quality screened cable that has metal connector shells TABLE 5 2 shows the console terminal configuration parameters for both console and modem ports You can modify these parameters using Solaris utilities System consoles can be connected only to the CAF module Modem Port Connections The modem port pinout is described...

Page 46: ...nce 8 DCD Input status 20 DTR Output status Shield Chassis ground TABLE 5 4 Alarms Port Pinout Pin Description Pin Description 1 RESET0 9 ALARM0 NC 2 RESET0 10 ALARM0 COM 3 RESET1 11 ALARM1 NO 4 RESET1 12 ALARM1 NC 5 SYSTEM NO 13 ALARM1 COM 6 SYSTEM NC 14 ALARM2 NO 7 SYSTEM COM 15 ALARM2 COM 8 ALARM0 NO TABLE 5 3 Modem Port Pinout Continued Pin Function Description ...

Page 47: ...to the Remote Control Processor RCP on the motherboard Connection is via a female DB 9 whose pinout is shown in TABLE 5 5 TABLE 5 5 Remote Control Processor Port Pinout Pin Function Description 2 TxD Output data 3 RxD Input data 5 SREF Signal reference Shield Chassis ground ...

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Page 49: ...ell as the power inlet cables at the rear Racks that provide a left hand side bay are recommended if there is likely to be a large amount of I O cabling This additional space can be used to ease cable routing from the front to the rear of the rack Two methods of arranging cables are provided with the Netra ft 1800 a cable management shelf and cable hook assemblies which attach directly to the rack...

Page 50: ...anagement shelf adjacent to the PCI card locations is flexible and can be used in a number of different configurations The holes are equidistant and the hooks can be inserted in whatever position is required The hooks are a firm push fit into the holes FIGURE 6 1 Cable Management Shelf ...

Page 51: ...o facilitate cable management FIGURE 6 2 Cable Bracket Assembly The brackets can be fixed to the mounting flanges in the required position using the same screws that fix the flanges to the rack The hooks can be fitted to the brackets in one of three positions using the countersunk M3 screws supplied The hooks must be fitted before the brackets are fixed to the mounting flange rack ...

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Page 53: ...st and submit it to the Service Desk at the email alias Netraft1800_desk sf49er Ebay to obtain final hold release The site preparation MUST be planned or checked BEFORE the shipment of the Netra ft 1800 Refer to the Netra ft 1800 Hardware Installation Manual for detailed product installation information You can download the manual from the High Availability Support Readiness website at the URL abo...

Page 54: ...mail address Computer Systems Sales Representative Phone e mail address Enterprise Services Sales Representative Phone e mail address Enterprise Services Service Account Manager SAM Phone e mail address SSE Phone e mail address TABLE A 1 Site Details Continued ...

Page 55: ...talled 27 9 Is working space of one meter at the front and rear of the system cabinet available as recommended so that maintenance can be carried out without moving the system 27 10 Is the floor loading capacity where the system is to be installed capable of supporting a fully loaded chassis 230 kg 500 lbs 30 11 Is a mechanical lifting device available for installing a loaded chassis 230 kg 500 lb...

Page 56: ...g racks with a footprint of less than 600mm x 600 mm 23 6 inches x 23 6 inches are likely to be unstable and should be treated with caution 17 Are the proper tools available for performing the installation Phillips No 2 screwdriver flat bladed screwdriver utility knife torque driver refer to the Netra ft 1800 Hardware Installation Manual 2 1 Describe incomplete items in TABLE A 11 on page 53 TABLE...

Page 57: ...alarm port be utilized 22 Does the customer understand that Sun Microsystems isn t responsible for the support of the third party hardware or software NOTE Sun is responsible for assisting in isolating the source of any problem to determine if the problem is with Sun supplied system componentsor with any third party components If the problem is determined to be caused by third party components Sun...

Page 58: ...three feeds on one side will be less than 1500W 26 Will an Uninterruptable Power Supply UPS be hooked up to the Netra ft 1800 system 27 If so what type 28 Will an AC DC power converter be utilized 29 If so what type 30 Are the correct number of two pole 30A fast trip DC circuit breakers or fuse equivalent located between the DC source and the Netra ft 1800 system 16 NOTE Please refer to Chapter 3 ...

Page 59: ...ns where the Netra ft 1800 system will reside be satisfactorily maintained TABLE A 6 Network Requirements Requirement YES NO Not Complete1 1 Describe incomplete items in TABLE A 11 on page 53 35 Are two dedicated telephone lines for remote access via modem installed in the proper location 36 Will a voice telephone line be installed near the system so that a craftsperson or technician will be able ...

Page 60: ...cated to the system during delivery 45 Does the loading dock meet the standard freight carrier truck requirements NOTE Trucks can be between 14 6 meters 48 feet and 18 6 meters 61 feet in length 2 6 meters 8 5 feet wide and 4 3 meters 14 feet high 46 If the loading dock does not meet the standard freight carrier truck requirements has a forklift been allocated for delivery TABLE A 8 Miscellaneous ...

Page 61: ...as the Netra ft 1800 Hardware Installation Guide provided to all pertinent members of the customer staff for review during the site planning process 1 Describe incomplete items in TABLE A 11 on page 53 TABLE A 9 Installation Schedule What is the scheduled installation date Who is the customer contact for the shipment of the of the Netra ft 1800 system Name Title Phone TABLE A 8 Miscellaneous Requi...

Page 62: ...ning Guide February 2000 TABLE A 10 Site Access Requirement YES NO Has access to the customer site been provided to complete this Site Planning Checklist If NO detail the contingency provision for the completion of the checklist ...

Page 63: ...Appendix A Requirements Checklist 53 TABLE A 11 Open Items Question No Comments Contingency Plan Detail each question previously checked Not Complete and describe the contingency plan for completion ...

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Page 65: ... F540 3885 5 500 000 A 9 Gbyte hard disk drive ESD shield F540 4004 5 800 000 A RMM chassis with CD ROM drive only F540 4017 10 300 000 A RMM chassis with CD ROM and DAT drives F540 4016 10 100 000 A Console Alarms and Fans module F540 3926 5 111 111 A 48 VDC power supply and cable kit F300 1408 5 200 000 A Power inlet assembly F540 3650 5 800 000 A HSI PCI card F540 3982 5 285 714 A ATM155 PCI ca...

Page 66: ...o the population of Netra ft 1800 systems The population is the number of modules of a particular type and may be several times larger than the number of machines For instance as there are two CPUsets per system the population will be twice that of the number of systems TABLE B 2 Spares Stock Levels Population Category A Category B 1 1 1 2 to 10 2 3 11 to 25 3 3 26 to 50 3 4 51 to 100 4 5 101 to 2...

Page 67: ...le port parameters 35 D DC source requirements 16 dimensions 8 E electricity supply installation 15 elevation limitations for operating and storage 7 environmental considerations 7 F filter replacement kit 9 flanges See mounting flanges frame ground 25 G GR 63 Core heat release calculation result 8 grounding dual 24 isolation 25 materials required 24 requirements 24 H heat release GR 63 Core calcu...

Page 68: ...DC supply and ground 24 power switch 15 R rack considerations 27 mounting 27 sizes 27 RCP port pinout 37 reliability of spares 55 Remote Control Processor ports 33 Remote Control Processor See RCP RJ45 connectors on CAF module 33 RS232 ports on CAF module 33 S screws mounting requirements 27 shipkit contents 2 shipping configuration 27 software licenses 2 space required 3 spares reliability 55 sto...

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