Alnico 8 Series Manual

Alnico 8 Series RAID Subsystem
Hardware Installation Guide
Version 1.3
10/02/2009

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
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Those limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
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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
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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
Front Panel Overview.....................................................................3
Rear Panel Overview......................................................................5
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION.............................................................10
UNPACKING &CHECKING THE EQUIPMENT......................................... 10
WHAT ELSE YOU NEED ........................................................................ 11
ESD PRECAUTION............................................................................... 11
INSTALLING HARD DISKS ..................................................................... 12
INSTALL THE ALNICO RAID SUBSYSTEM IN A RACK .......................... 13
SYSTEM CONNECTION......................................................................... 15
CONNECTION TO ALNICO 8RAID SUBSYSTEM WITH SAS JBODS...... 15
TURNING ON FOR THE FIRST TIME........................................................ 17
TURNING OFF ...................................................................................... 18
CHAPTER 3. TROUBLE SHOOTING.................................................19
REPLACE THE CONTROLLER ................................................................ 19
REPLACING /UPGRADING DIMM....................................................... 20
Specifications:...............................................................................20
Installing DIMM...........................................................................21
HOT SWAPPING TO REPLACE THE FAN MODULE.................................. 22
HOT SWAPPING TO REPLACE THE POWER MODULE............................. 23
APPENDIX A ..........................................................................................24
CONNECTORS ..............................................................................24
APPENDIX B...........................................................................................26
BATTERY BACKUP MODULE (BBM)..............................................26
BBM Components.........................................................................26
BBM Specifications.......................................................................26
Installation....................................................................................26
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Battery Backup Capacity...............................................................27
Operation.......................................................................................28
Removing the Battery Backup Module ..........................................28
APPENDIX C. SPECIFICATIONS .............................................29
SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................29
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There are ten available models in Alnico 8 RAID storage subsystem series;
which utilize dual 4Gb Fibre / dual miniSAS/ dual 1Gb Ethernet as Host
interface per controller, each with 12, 16, or 24 device bays. .
Model Name Host Interface Device bays Controller Numbers
AL-8241F-S 2 x 4Gbps FC 24 bays 1
AL-8241F-D 4 x 4Gbps FC 24 bays 2
AL-8241S-S 2 x miniSAS 24 bays 1
AL-8241S-D 4 x miniSAS 24 bays 2
AL-8161F-S 2 x 4Gbps FC 16 bays 1
AL-8161F-D 4 x 4Gbps FC 16 bays 2
AL-8161S-S 2 x miniSAS 16 bays 1
AL-8161S-D 4 x miniSAS 16 bays 2
AL-8121F 2 x 4Gbps FC 12 bays 1
AL-8121S 2 x miniSAS 12 bays 1
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Before the Alnico SAS\SATA MUX board is available, onlySAS hard
drives can be installed in the Alnico redundant controller
subsystem.
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The Alnico Series RAID Subsystem is designed to meet today’s high volume,
performance storage requirements from rapidly changing business environment.
It provides a maximum data protection and exceptional performance in a
storage subsystem. Target usage ranges are set from small business to
departmental and corporate server needs. The RAID SYSTEM is designed for
easy integration, smooth data expansion and server migration.
The Alnico 8 series supports the following features:
RAID Levels : 0, 1,1E, 3, 5, 6, 50, 60 & JBOD.
Multiple RAID selection.
Online RAID level/stripe size migration.
Online Array roaming.
Hot Spare Disk / Pass through Disk support.
Disk Scurbbing/Array verify scheduling.
Max 122 SAS devices.
Max 128 LUNs ( volumeset ) per controller.
Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously.
Online Volume Set growth
Support spin down drivers when not in use to extend service
life( MAID).
Instant availability and background initialization.
Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding.
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Understanding the Alnico RAID subsystem
Front Panel Overview
LCD Module
Function keys. ( ENT, ESC, Scroll up, Scroll Down )
Keys Descriptions
Up Arrow To scroll upward through the menu items
Down Arrow To scroll downward through the menu items
(ENT ) Enter To confirm a selected item
(ESC) ESC To exit a sub-menu and return to previous menu.
Driver Bay numbering convention
The enclosure bay numbering convention is shown in following figure. A bay is
designed to house a single 1.0-inch high, 3,5-inch hard disk drive in his carrier
module.
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AL-8241F / AL-8241S
AL-8161F / AL-8161S
AL-8121F / AL-8121S
Drive Bay
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