Bull Cedoc Bull Escala 2104 TS4 User manual

Bull ESCALA
Expandable Storage Plus 2104 Model TS4
Installation Guide
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Bull ESCALA
Expandable Storage Plus 2104 Model TS4
Installation Guide
Hardware
November 2003
BULL CEDOC
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Contents
Figures ............................v
Tables ............................vii
Safety and environmental notices .................ix
Safety notices and their translations .................ix
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) ....................x
Safety inspection procedures ....................x
Inspecting the 2104 Model TS4 ..................xi
External machine checks ....................xi
Internal machine checks .....................xi
Safety label checks ......................xii
Checking the grounding of the 2104 Model TS4............xvi
Removing power from the 2104 Model TS4 .............xviii
Danger notices .........................xx
Caution notices.........................xxi
Environmental notices and statements ................xxiv
Fire suppression systems ...................xxiv
Product recycling ......................xxiv
About this document .....................xxv
Who should read this document ..................xxv
Additional information ......................xxv
2104 Model DS4 and Model TS4 library ..............xxv
Related documents ......................xxv
Web sites .........................xxvi
How to send your comments ..................xxvi
Installing and testing the 2104 Model TS4 ..............1
Before you begin ........................1
Locating mainline electrical power outlets ..............1
Installation safety notices ....................1
Checking mainline electrical power outlets ..............2
Installing the cover .......................4
Selecting a location.......................6
Installing the switch cover plate ...................7
Setting the options ........................9
Connecting the 2104 Model TS4 to the power source...........18
Connecting the 2104 Model TS4 to the host system ...........19
Testing the installation ......................20
Appendix A. Operating with RISC systems .............21
System service aids .......................21
Identifying a 2104 Model TS4 and the disk drive modules .........21
AIX............................21
Linux ...........................21
Configuring a 2104 Model TS4 to an AIX host system ..........21
Unconfiguring a 2104 Model TS4 from an AIX host system.........22
Configuring a 2104 Model TS4 in a Linux for pSeries environment ......22
Collecting Errors ........................22
Appendix B. Cable configurations .................25
Valid configurations .......................25
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Summary of valid configurations .................27
Single-bus mode configurations ..................28
Dual-bus mode configurations ..................35
Invalid configurations.......................41
Two adapters in one host system connected to one 2104 Model TS4 ....41
One adapter in one host system connected to two 2104 Model TS4s through
the SCSI interface cards ...................42
One adapter in one host system connected to two 2104 Model TS4s through
a Y-cable (1) ........................43
One adapter in one host system connected to two 2104 Model TS4s through
a Y-cable (2) ........................44
One dual-channel non-RAID adapter in one host system connected to two
2104 Model TS4s and internal disk drives .............45
One RAID adapter in each of two host systems connected to two 2104 Model
TS4s ...........................46
Notices ...........................47
Trademarks ..........................48
Electronic emission statements ...................48
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement .........48
Industry Canada compliance statement ...............48
Chinese Class A warning statement ................48
European Community compliance statement .............49
Germany compliance statement..................49
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) class 1 statement 50
Korean Government Ministry of Communication (MOC) statement .....50
Taiwan class A compliance statement ...............50
Index ............................51
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Figures
1. 2104 Model TS4 label .............................xii
2. Linecord caution label .............................xii
3. Power supply cover caution label .........................xiii
4. Fusing caution label..............................xiii
5. 2104 Model TS4 weight label ..........................xiv
6. Standby condition label ............................xv
7. Power cables and SCSI connectors (2104 Model TS4) .................xvi
8. Ground pin (2104 Model TS4)..........................xvii
9. Removing power from a 2104 Model TS4 .....................xviii
10. Linecord caution label .............................xxi
11. Power supply cover caution label .........................xxi
12. Fusing caution label .............................xxi
13. 2104 Model TS4 weight label ..........................xxii
14. Location of standby condition ..........................xxii
15. Installing the cover, part 1 ............................4
16. Installing the cover, part 2 ............................5
17. Service clearances ..............................6
18. 2104 Model TS4 weight label ...........................6
19. Installing the switch cover plate onto the panel of the SCSI Interface card-2 (second JBOD
interface card) box...............................8
20. Switch cover plate ...............................9
21. Setting the box ID ..............................10
22. Setting the option switches ...........................11
23. Unscrewing the thumbscrew ..........................12
24. Opening the lever on the card assembly ......................13
25. Removing the card assembly ..........................14
26. Card assembly switches ............................15
27. Inserting the card assembly ...........................16
28. Closing the lever on the card assembly ......................17
29. Connecting power cables ............................18
30. Connecting SCSI cables ............................19
31. Checking the lights ..............................20
32. One adapter in one host system connected to one 2104 Model TS4 (single-bus mode) .....29
33. Two adapters in one host system connected to two 2104 Model TS4s (single-bus mode) ....30
34. One adapter in each of two host systems connected to two 2104 Model TS4s (single-bus mode) 31
35. One adapter in one host system connected to two 2104 Model TS4s (single-bus mode) ....32
36. One adapter, one host system with internal RAID array, and two 2104 Model TS4s (single-bus
mode) ...................................33
37. One adapter in each of two host systems connected to one 2104 Model TS4 (single-bus mode) 34
38. Two adapters in one non-HACMP host system connected to one 2104 Model TS4 (dual-bus
mode) ...................................36
39. Three adapters in two non-HACMP host systems connected to two 2104 Model TS4s (dual-bus
mode) ...................................37
40. One adapter in one non-HACMP host system connected to one 2104 Model TS4 and an internal
RAID array (dual-bus mode) ..........................38
41. One adapter in each of two non-HACMP host systems connected to one 2104 Model TS4s
(dual-bus mode) ...............................39
42. One RAID adapter in each of two non-HACMP host systems connected to two 2104 Model TS4s
(dual-bus mode) ...............................40
43. Two adapters in one host system connected to one 2104 Model TS4 (single-bus mode) ....41
44. One adapter in one host system connected to two 2104 Model TS4s through the SCSI Interface
cards ...................................42
45. One adapter in one host system connected to two 2104 Model TS4s through a Y-cable (1) 43
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46. One adapter in one host system connected to two 2104 Model TS4s through a Y-cable (2) 44
47. One dual-channel non-RAID adapter in one host system connected to two 2104 Model TS4s and
internal disk drives ..............................45
48. One RAID adapter in each of two host systems connected to two 2104 Model TS4s ......46
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Tables
1. Valid configurations ..............................27
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