Axus SA-16 Manual

Hardware Installation Guide
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For Europe
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 interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antennas.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circlet different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Warning:
A shielded-type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent
interference to the nearby radio and television reception. It is essential that only the supplied power
cord be used.
Use only shielded cables to connect I/O devices to this equipment.
You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.

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DO NOT place the RAID SYSTEM on
uneven or unstable work surfaces. Seek
servicing if the casing has been damaged.
DO NOT place or drop objects on top of the
RAID SYSTEM and do not shove any foreign
object into it.
DO NOT expose RAID SYSTEM to
liquids, rain, or moisture.
DO NOT expose RAID SYSTEM to dirty or
dusty environments.
DO NOT expose RAID SYSTEM to
magnetic field. DO NOT expose RAID SYSTEM to extreme
temperatures (below 5”C or above 45”C) or to
direct sunlight.

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Welcome to your Hardware Installation Guide. This manual covers everything you need to know in
learning how to install your RAID system. This manual also assumes that you know the basic concepts
of RAID technology. For the detail about how to configure your RAID system, please refer to the
RAID system Software Operation manual.
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Important information that users should be aware of is indicated with the following icons:
This icons indicates the existence of a potential hazard that could result in
personal injury, damage to your equipment or loss of data if the safety
instruction is not observed.
This icon indicates useful tips on getting the most from your RAID controller.
Important terms, commands and programs are put in Boldface font.
Screen text is given in screen font.

Table of Contents
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PREFACE........................................................................................................................1
COPYRIGHT 2003........................................................................................................1
NOTICE .......................................................................................................................1
TRADEMARKS.............................................................................................................1
REGULATORY INFORMATION ......................................................................................2
GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES ..................................................................................3
ABOUT YOUR USER’S GUIDE ......................................................................................4
GUIDE TO CONVENTIONS ............................................................................................4
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CHAPTER 1............................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 1............................................................................................................7
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................7
FEATURE HIGHLIGHT..................................................................................................7
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ....................................................................................................8
Unpacking & Checking The Equipment ...............................................................8
What else you need............................................................................................9
IDENTIFYING PARTS OF THE RAID SYSTEM.............................................................10
Front View..........................................................................................................10
Rear View...........................................................................................................15
SPACE REQUIREMENT...............................................................................................18
SYSTEM CONNECTION ..............................................................................................18
Cable ..................................................................................................................18
RAID system.......................................................................................................18
Device.................................................................................................................18
Purpose...............................................................................................................18
INSTALL HARD DISKS ................................................................................................19
CHAPTER 2..........................................................................................................20
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REPLACE THE CONTROLLER ..................................................................................... 20
REPLACING / UPGRADING SODIMM....................................................................... 24
SODIMM specifications: (Applied on PA-08/BR-8000, SA-16/PA-16, &.......... 24
BR-1200/BR-1600)............................................................................................. 24
Architecture of supported SODIMM:................................................................. 25
SODIMM specifications:(Applied on PA-08P/SA-08P, PA-16P/SA-16P) ......... 26
Architecture of supported SODIMM:................................................................. 26
Installing SODIMM............................................................................................ 27
HOT SWAPPING TO REPLACE THE FAN MODULE....................................................... 28
HOT SWAPPING TO REPLACE THE POWER MODULE .................................................. 29
TURNING ON FOR THE FIRST TIME............................................................................. 30
TURNING OFF............................................................................................................ 30
RESTARTING............................................................................................................. 30
APPENDIX A....................................................................................................... 31
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APPENDIX B....................................................................................................... 35
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This chapter introduces the features and capabilities of RAID SYSTEM.
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The RAID SYSTEM 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 RAID SYSTEM supports the following features:
* Host System independent
* Operating System independent
* High performance processor
* Superior Array Management Firmware
* Advanced PCI bus architecture
* Flexible cache size of up to 512MB/1GB
* Support for RAID Levels 0, 1,3, 5,30,50 and 0+1
* Dual Ultra-160 /Ultra-320 SCSI Host Interconnect support by SCSI to ATA model
* Dual Loop of 2Gb/sec Fibre Channel support by Fibre to ATA model
* Redundant and Hot Swappable Fan, Power and Drives.
* Hot Swap, Hot Spare and Automatic Drive Rebuild Support
* Programmable Page and FAX event notification

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* Remote monitoring through terminal
* Load-sharing hot swappable redundant power system with PFC function .
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Unpacking & Checking The Equipment
Before unpacking the RAID SYSTEM, prepare a clean, stable surface to put on the contents of
your RAID SYSTEM shipping container. Altogether, you should find the following items in the
package:
SCSI to ATARAID System
 RAID System x1
 RAID system Hardware Installation Guide x1 (CD media or Hard Copy)
 RAID system Software Operation Manual x1 (CD media or Hard Copy)
 Ultra320 SCSI Cable x1
 RS232 cable x1
 Ultra320 SCSI Active Terminator x1
 Power Cord x1
 Mounting screws (bag) ×1
Fibre toATA RAID system
 RAID System x1
 RAID system Hardware Installation Guide x1 (CD media or Hard Copy)
 RAID system Software Operation Manual x1 (CD media or Hard Copy)
 RS232 cable x1
 Power Cord x1
 Mounting screws (bag) ×1

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To avoid the unmatched cable between the Fibre HBA in the Host and
Fibre-ATA RAID SYSTEM, Fibre-ATA RAID system doesn’t include the Fibre
interface with the standard configuration. There are many different kinds of
Fibre connectors on varied of Fibre HBAs.
What else you need
 Hard disk drives (different RAID levels requires different numbers of HDDs.
Refer to Software Operation manual for more detail information.
 Host computer with SCSI interface (SCSI-ATA RAID SYSTEM)
 Host computer with Fibre interface (Fibre-ATA RAID SYSTEM)
 Static grounding strap or electrostatic discharge (ESD) safe work area
 Dedicated terminal or PC with third party communication software that supports
ANSI terminal emulation (required for viewing Monitor Utility)
The hard drives in a RAID system should match in size and speed. All drives in
any array should be identical models with the same firmware versions. RAID
system can use any size drive, however the smallest drive will determine the
size of the array.
There's no set formula to determine how much cache memory to use, but as a
general rule, a workstation, with mostly very large files, such as for audio or
video editing and playback, graphics or CAD files, can benefit from a large
cache. File servers, with multiple random access of varying file size, generally
have little or no performance improvement with additional cache.
RAID system do not require the installation of different drivers for use with
different operating systems. RAID system is independent and transparent to
the host operating system.

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with these terms as it will help you when you read further in the following sections :
Front View
SA-16/SA-16P/PA-16/PA-16P
PA-08/PA-08P/SA-08P

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BR-8000-R
BR-8000-D
1. LCD Display Panel.
The front panel LCD continuously displays the status of the RAID SYSTEM. The following is an
example of the RAID SYSTEM
2. Disk Cartridge
3. Cartridge Handle
4. Release-Button

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5. Latch
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6. HDD status LED Indicator
LED Colors Indicate
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7. 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.
8. Power On Indicator (Blue or Green).
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Rear View
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BR-8000R
1. RS232 Port (For Terminal)
2. Modem Port
SCSI-ATA RAID SYSTEM: 3. Primary Host SCSI Channel Port
4. Second Host SCSI Channel Port
Fibre-ATA RAID SYSTEM: 3. 1st Fibre Channel Loop
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5. System Cooling Module 1.
6. System Cooling Module 2.
7. System Cooling Module 3.
8. System Cooling Module Fail Indicator.
9. Power Switch
10. AC Inlet with the Latch
11. Power Supply “Alarm” Reset Button.
12. Power Module 1.
13. Power Module 2.
14. Power Module 3.
15. Power Indicator LED on Module.
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When selecting a location for your system, be sure to allow an adequate space. The system has
vents around it which will require a minimum of 3 inches of unobstructed space for airflow.
Openings in the equipment should be blocked, or there may be an issue of reliability problems
with your system. A system product should never be place around a radiator or heat register.
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Connect all cables and power cord as shown below:
Cable RAID system Device Purpose
RS-232 cable RS-232 Port ANSI Terminal or a PC with
Hyper terminal Terminal Utility for configuration and Monitoring
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Make sure that all the devices are powered off before connecting or removing
cables to prevent power spikes which can damage technical components.