Alnico 3 Series Manual

Alnico Gen 2 RAID Subsystem
3 Series ( AN-312 / AN-316)
Hardware Installation Guide
Ver. 1.0
2011/10/10

Hardware Installation Guide
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This drive is in conformity with the EMC directive.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Those limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
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can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
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Welcome to Hardware Installation Guide. This guide is designed to be used as
step-by-step instructions for installation of your subsystem, and covers
everything you need to know in learning how to operation, troubleshooting and
future upgrades. For the detail about how to configure your subsystem, please
refer to the Software Operation manual.
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Contents
ABOUT THIS HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE..................................IV
SYMBOLS IN TEXT................................................................................IV
CONTENTS.............................................................................................V
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................1
MODEL VARIATIONS.............................................................................1
FEATURES .............................................................................................2
UNDERSTANDING THE ALNICO RAID SUBSYSTEM................................3
Front Panel Overview.....................................................................3
Rear Panel Overview......................................................................4
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION...............................................................7
UNPACKING &CHECKING THE EQUIPMENT...........................................7
WHAT ELSE YOU NEED ..........................................................................8
ESD PRECAUTION.................................................................................9
INSTALLING HARD DISKS.......................................................................9
INSTALL THE ALNICO SUBSYSTEM IN A RACK.....................................11
SYSTEM CONNECTION.........................................................................13
CHAPTER 3. TROUBLE SHOOTING.................................................14
REPLACE THE CONTROLLER................................................................14
REPLACING /UPGRADING DIMM.......................................................15
Specifications:...............................................................................15
Architecture of supported DIMM: ...Error! Bookmark not defined.
Installing DIMM...........................................................................16
HOT SWAPPING TO REPLACE THE FAN MODULE..................................16
HOT SWAPPING TO REPLACE THE POWER MODULE.............................17
APPENDIX A ..........................................................................................19
CONNECTORS ..............................................................................19
APPENDIX B...........................................................................................22
BATTERY BACKUP MODULE (BBM)..............................................22
BBM Components.........................................................................22
BBM Specifications.......................................................................23
Installation....................................................................................23
Battery Backup Capacity ..............................................................23
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Operation.......................................................................................24
Removing the Battery Backup Module ..........................................24
APPENDIX C. SPECIFICATIONS .............................................25
SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................25
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There are nine available models in Alnico RAID storage subsystem series, three
of them utilize Ultra320 SCSI as Host interface, each with 8,12 or16 device bays.
Another three models support 4Gb FC via SFP connector, then rest of three
models provide SAS for Host connecting :
Model Name Host Interface Device bays
AN-308SC 2 x Ultra320 SCSI 8 bays
AN-308F4 2 x 4Gbps FC 8 bays
AN-308S3 2 x MiniSAS Connectors
(2 x 3Gb Links per connector)
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AN-312SC 2 x Ultra320 SCSI 12 bays
AN-312F4 2 x 4Gbps FC 12 bays
AN-312S3 2 x MiniSAS Connectors
(2 x 3Gb Links per controller)
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AN-316SC 2 x Ultra320 SCSI 16 bays
AN-316F4 2 x 4Gbps FC 16 bays
AL-316S3 2 x MiniSAS Connectors
(2 x 3Gb Links per controller)
16 bays
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The Alnico series is a high performance, external RAID subsystem using new
generation of Serial ATA 2.0 channels for disk drives and either Ultra320 SCSI
or 4Gbps Fibre channel I/O or 3Gb SAS standard to connect services to Host
computer. Target usage ranges are set from small business to departmental and
corporate server needs. The RAID subsystem is designed for easy integration,
smooth data expansion and server migration.
When properly configured, the RAID subsystem can provide non-stop service
with a high degree of fault tolerance through the use of RAID technology and
advanced array management features.
The Alnico series supports the following features:
zHigh performance super scalar Intel Xscale 80348 IO processor.
zSuperior Array Management Firmware supports RAID levels 0, 1
(0+1), 3, 5, 6 and JBOD RAID configurations.
zAdvanced 100MHz/64-bit PCI-X and PCIe bus architecture
zCache memory utilizes the DDR-II SDRAM with ECC and cache
memory size up to 4 gigabytes.
zSerial ATA 2.0 Drive Interface supported.
AN-316 ÆUp to 16 SATA drives via two 8 channels SATA interface.
AN-312 ÆUp to 12 SATA drives via two 8 channels SATA interface.
AN-308 ÆUp to 8 SATA drives via single 8 channels SATA interface.
zRedundant and Hot Swappable Fan, Power and Drives.
zHot Swap, Hot Spare and Automatic Drive Rebuild Supported.
zConfiguration and environmental information is accessible either via
the control panel or Serial Port or 10/100 Ethernet LAN port.
zE-mail event notification.
zLoad sharing hot swappable redundant power system with PFC
function and 80 Plus energy-efficient.
zHost System independent.
zOperating System independent.
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Front Panel Overview
LCD Module
Driver Bay numbering convention
The enclosure bay numbering convention is shown in following figure. A bay is
designed to house a single 3.5-inch hard disk drive or 2.5-inch hard disk drive in
his carrier module.
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Drive Bay
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LED Indicator
Red : HDD Error
LED Indicator
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Flash : Accessing
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Rear Panel Overview
AN-312 & AN-308
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