Adaptec RCM-FC2500 User manual

P/N: MAN-FC2000-INST
Revision: 1.0
January 2001
Corporate Headquarters:
Eurologic Systems Ltd.,
Maple House,
South County Business Park,
Leopardstown,
Dublin 18,
Ireland.

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Disclaimer and Warranty
Disclaimer
EUROLOGIC reserves the right to make changes to this
manual and the equipment described herein without notice.
EUROLOGIC has made all reasonable effort to insure that
the information in this manual is accurate and complete.
However, EUROLOGIC shall not be liable for any technical
or editorial errors or omissions made herein or for
incidental, special, or consequential damage of whatsoever
nature resulting from the furnishing of this manual, or
operation and performance of equipment in connection with
this manual.
All Trademarks acknowledged.
Warranty
Basic Warranty - In the absence of any optional warranty
or continuing provisions by formal agreement, EUROLOGIC
warrants its products in accordance with the schedules listed
below. Purchaser hereafter mentioned refers at all times to
the customer who purchased EUROLOGIC product(s).
SANbloc Warranty - Eurologic warrants SANbloc
products of its manufacture to be free from defect in
material and workmanship for a period of three (3) years
from the date of shipment. During this period, if the
customer experiences difficulties with a EUROLOGIC
SANbloc system and is unable to resolve the problem via
phone with EUROLOGIC Technical Support a Return
Material Authorization (RMA) number will be issued for the
faulty component. Following receipt of an RMA, the
Purchaser is responsible for returning the product to

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EUROLOGIC, freight prepaid. EUROLOGIC, upon verifi-
cation of warranty, will repair or replace at its option the
SANbloc component in question, and will then return the
product to the Purchaser, freight prepaid.
Cable Warranty - All EUROLOGIC provided cables are
warranted for ninety (90) days from the time of shipment.
Questionable cables should be returned to EUROLOGIC,
freight prepaid where they will be repaired or replaced by
EUROLOGIC at its option and returned to the Purchaser,
freight prepaid.
General Terms - The above warranties shall not apply to
expendable components such as fuses, bulbs, and the like,
nor to connectors, adapters, and other items not a part of the
basic product. EUROLOGIC shall have no obligation to
make repairs or to cause replacement required through
normal wear and tear or necessitated in whole or in part by
catastrophe, fault or negligence of the user, improper or
unauthorized use of the product, or use of the product in
such a manner for which it was not designed, or by causes
external to the product, such as, but not limited to, power
failure or air conditioning. EUROLOGIC’s sole obligation
hereunder shall be to repair or replace any defective product,
and unless stated, pay return transportation costs for such
replacement. Purchaser shall provide labor for removal of
the defective product, shipping charges for return to
EUROLOGIC and installation of its replacement. On-site
services are not a part of this warranty. Above warranties are
subject to change without notice.

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Returned Material - Warranty claims must be received by
EUROLOGIC within the applicable warranty period. A
replaced product, or part thereof, shall become the property
of EUROLOGIC and shall be returned to EUROLOGIC at
Purchaser’s expense. All returned material must be accom-
panied by a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number
assigned by EUROLOGIC. For RMA numbers contact
EUROLOGIC Customer Support at:
Telephone: [phone]
1 800 2184921 (U.S. Customers)
Fax: [phone]
email: [email protected]

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THE EXPRESSED WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS
AGREEMENT ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND ALL SUCH OTHER WARRANTIES ARE
HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED BY
EUROLOGIC. THESE STANDARD EXPRESS
WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OBLIGATIONS OR
LIABILITIES ON THE PART OF EUROLOGIC FOR
DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE
OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT.

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Table Of Contents
Disclaimer and Warranty...................................3
Disclaimer................................................................. 3
Warranty................................................................... 3
Preface................................................................11
Audience................................................................. 11
Conventions Used In This User Guide................... 11
Getting Support....................................................... 12
FCC Statement........................................................ 12
European Community Statement............................ 13
Safety Statements ................................................... 14
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................17
Introduction ............................................................ 17
Features................................................................... 17
Disk Drive Carrier .............................................. 18
Power Supplies................................................... 18
Cooling System................................................... 18
I/O Option Modules............................................ 20
Products Covered in this User Guide ..................... 21
Chapter 2: Installation......................................25
Safety Statements ................................................... 26

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Unpacking and Initial Setup ................................... 28
Installing the System in an Equipment Rack.......... 28
Ambient Temperature ......................................... 28
Air Flow.............................................................. 29
Mechanical Loading ........................................... 29
Electrical Considerations........................................ 30
Circuit Overloading ............................................ 30
Chapter 3: Cabling and Configuration ...........31
Setting the Enclosure ID......................................... 31
Configurations ........................................................ 34
JBOD Configurations ............................................. 34
Single I/O Module to Host Configuration .......... 35
Dual I/O Module to Host Configuration............. 37
RAID Configurations.............................................. 40
Fibre Channel RAID Controller LED Definitions...
40
Cabling RAID Configurations................................ 41
Single RAID Controller to Host Configuration.. 41
Dual RAID Controller to Host Configuration .... 44
Chapter 4: System Monitoring.........................47
Overview................................................................. 47
LS Module .............................................................. 47
LS Module Features............................................ 48
SANbloc Enclosure LEDs ................................. 48
Disk Drive LEDs .................................................... 51
Power Supply LEDs................................................ 53

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Advanced Cooling Module (ACM) LEDs.............. 54
Chapter 5: Installing/Removing Components 55
Location of the Components................................... 56
Installing and Removing a Disk Drive Carrier....... 57
Installing a Disk Drive Carrier ........................... 57
Removing a Disk Drive Carrier.......................... 57
Installing and Removing an LS Module................. 59
Installing an LS Module ..................................... 59
Removing an LS Module.................................... 59
Installing and Removing a Power Supply .............. 61
Installing a Power Supply................................... 61
Removing a Power Supply ................................. 61
Installing and Removing an ACM.......................... 62
Installing an Advanced Cooling Module............ 62
Removing an Advanced Cooling Module .......... 62
Installing and Removing an I/O / RAID Controller 63
Installing an I/O Module or RAID Controller.... 63
Removing an I/O Module or RAID Controller .. 63
Appendix A: Safety Statement Translations...65
Appendix B: Technical Specifications.............75
Index

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