CloudByte ESA - A100 User manual
CloudByte User Guide
ElastiStor Appliance
ESA - A100
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Preface
Preface
About This Manual
This manual is written for professional system integrators and PC technicians.
It provides information for the installation and use of the CloudByte ElastiStor
Appliance-A100 (ESA-A100). Installation and maintenance should be performed
by experienced technicians only.
The ESA-A100 is a high-end storage server solution based on the rackmount chas-
sis and the dual processor serverboard.
Manual Organization
Chapter 1: Introduction
The rst chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with the
server system and describes the main features of the serverboard and the chassis.
Chapter 2: Server Installation
This chapter describes the steps necessary to install the ESA-A100 into a rack and
check out the server conguration prior to powering up the system. If your server
was ordered without processor and memory components, this chapter will refer you
to the appropriate sections of the manual for their installation.
Chapter 3: System Interface
Refer here for details on the system interface, which includes the functions and
information provided by the control panels on the chassis as well the HDD carrier
LEDs.
Chapter 4: Standardized Warning Statements
You should thoroughly familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of
safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing ESA-A100.
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Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
Chapter 5 provides detailed information on the serverboard, including the loca-
tions and functions of connections, headers and jumpers. Refer to this chapter
when adding or removing processors or main memory and when reconguring the
serverboard.
Chapter 6: BIOS
The BIOS chapter includes an introduction to BIOS and provides detailed informa-
tion on running the CMOS Setup Utility.
Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B: System Specications
Notes
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Table of Contents
Appendix A
BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix B
System Specications
Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1
1-2 Serverboard Features ..................................................................................... 1-2
Processors ...................................................................................................... 1-2
Memory ........................................................................................................... 1-2
SAS Disk Controller ........................................................................................ 1-2
SAS Expander................................................................................................. 1-2
SATA .............................................................................................................. 1-2
NTB Connectivity ............................................................................................ 1-2
PCI Expansion Slots ....................................................................................... 1-2
Rear Chassis Ports ......................................................................................... 1-3
Graphics Controller ......................................................................................... 1-3
1-3 Server Chassis Features ................................................................................ 1-3
System Power ................................................................................................. 1-3
SAS Subsystem .............................................................................................. 1-3
Front Control Panel......................................................................................... 1-3
Cooling System ............................................................................................... 1-3
1-4 Contacting CloudByte ..................................................................................... 1-5
1-5 SBB: Storage Bridge Bay ............................................................................... 1-6
Chapter 2
Server Installation
2-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 2-1
2-2 Unpacking the System .................................................................................... 2-1
2-3 Preparing for Setup......................................................................................... 2-1
Choosing a Setup Location............................................................................. 2-1
2-4 Warnings and Precautions .............................................................................. 2-2
Rack Precautions ............................................................................................ 2-2
Server Precautions.......................................................................................... 2-2
Rack Mounting Considerations ....................................................................... 2-3
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Ambient Operating Temperature ................................................................ 2-3
Reduced Airow ......................................................................................... 2-3
Mechanical Loading ................................................................................... 2-3
Circuit Overloading..................................................................................... 2-3
Reliable Ground ......................................................................................... 2-3
2-5 Installing the System into a Rack ................................................................... 2-4
Installing the Inner Rack Rails ........................................................................ 2-4
Installing the Outer Rack Rails ....................................................................... 2-5
Installing the Chassis into a Rack................................................................... 2-6
Chapter 3
System Interface
3-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 3-1
3-2 Control Panel Button....................................................................................... 3-1
Power .............................................................................................................. 3-1
3-3 Control Panel LEDs ........................................................................................ 3-1
Power Fail ....................................................................................................... 3-1
Overheat/Fan Fail: .......................................................................................... 3-2
NIC1 ................................................................................................................ 3-2
NIC2 ................................................................................................................ 3-2
Heartbeat......................................................................................................... 3-2
Power .............................................................................................................. 3-3
3-4 Drive Carrier LEDs.......................................................................................... 3-3
Chapter 4
Standardized Warning Statements for AC Systems
4-1 About Standardized Warning Statements....................................................... 4-1
Warning Denition ........................................................................................... 4-1
Installation Instructions.................................................................................... 4-2
Circuit Breaker ................................................................................................ 4-2
Power Disconnection Warning ........................................................................ 4-2
Equipment Installation..................................................................................... 4-2
Restricted Area................................................................................................ 4-2
Battery Handling.............................................................................................. 4-3
Redundant Power Supplies ............................................................................ 4-4
Backplane Voltage .......................................................................................... 4-4
Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes .......................................... 4-4
Product Disposal ............................................................................................. 4-4
Hot Swap Fan Warning................................................................................... 4-4
Power Cable and AC Adapter ........................................................................ 4-4
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Chapter 5
Advanced Serverboard Setup
5-1 Handling the Serverboard ............................................................................... 5-1
Precautions ..................................................................................................... 5-1
5-2 Cable and Device Connections....................................................................... 5-2
Power Connections .................................................................................... 5-2
Fan Cabling ................................................................................................ 5-2
Control Panels............................................................................................ 5-2
5-3 Installing the Processor and Heatsink ............................................................ 5-3
Installing an LGA 1356 Processor .................................................................. 5-3
Installing a CPU Heatsink ............................................................................... 5-5
Chapter 6
BIOS
6-1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 6-1
Starting BIOS Setup Utility.............................................................................. 6-1
6-2 IPMI.................................................................................................................6-2
6-3 Boot.................................................................................................................6-4
6-4 Security ...........................................................................................................6-5
6-5 Save & Exit .....................................................................................................6-5
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Appendix A: BIOS Error Beep Codes
Appendix A
BIOS Error Beep Codes
During the POST (Power-On Self-Test) routines, which are performed at each
system boot, errors may occur.
Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue to
boot. The error messages normally appear on the screen.
Fatal errors will not allow the system to continue with bootup procedure. If a
fatal error occurs, you should consult with your system manufacturer for possible
repairs.
These fatal errors are usually communicated through a series of audible beeps.
The numbers on the fatal error list correspond to the number of beeps for the
corresponding error.
BIOS Error Beep Codes
Beep Code/LED Error Message Description
1 beep Refresh Ready to boot
5 short beeps + 1 long
beep
Memory error No memory detected in the
system
5 beeps No Con-In or No
Con-Out devices
Con-In: USB or PS/2 key-
board, PCI or Serial Console
Redirection, IPMI KVM or SOL
Con-Out: Video Controller, PCI
or Serial Console Redirection,
IPMI SOL
1 beep Refresh 1 beep for each USB device
installed
X9 IPMI Error Codes
1 Continuous Beep System OH System Overheat
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Appendix B: System Specications
Appendix B
System Specications
Processors (each node)
Single or dual Intel® Xeon E5-2400 of up to 95W in B2 type sockets (both CPUs
must be of the same type)
Note: Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors.
Chipset
Intel C602J
BIOS
16 Mb AMI® Flash ROM
Memory Capacity (each node)
Six DIMM slots that can support up to 192 GB of Registered (RDIMM) ECC/Non-
ECC DDR3-1866/1600/1333/1066/800 memory
Note: see Section 5-6 for details.
SAS/SATA (each node)
Two external SAS 2.0 x4 ports (eight 6Gb/s lanes) and two SATA 3.0 ports with
power header for for SATA DOM
Drive Bays
Twenty-four hot-swap drive bays to house 3.5" hard drives
Expansion Slots (each node)
Riser card with four PCI-E 3.0 x8 (in x24 slots)
Serverboard (two per system)
X9DBS-F (Proprietary form factor)
Dimensions: 16.64 x 8.1 in (423 x 206 mm)
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Chassis
SC927ETS-R1200NDBP (2U rackmount)
Dimensions: (WxHxD) 17.2 x 3.5 x 26.75 in. (437 x 88 x 679 mm)
Weight (Net): 56 lbs. (25.5 kg.)
Weight
Gross (Bare Bone): 85 lbs. (38.6 kg.)
System Cooling
Three sets of 4-cm counter-rotating fans above each node, two sets of counter-
rotating fans at the back of each node, one set of counter-rotating fans on each
serverboard (each set contains two fans placed back-to-back)
System Input Requirements
AC Input Voltage: 100 - 240V AC auto-range
Rated Input Current: 11 - 4.5A max
Rated Input Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz
Power Supply
Rated Output Power: 920W (Part# PWS-920P-SQ) 80 Plus Platinum Certied
Rated Output Voltages: +5V (45A), 3.3V (24A), -12V (0.6A)
Operating Environment
Operating Temperature: 10º to 35º C (50º to 95º F)
Non-operating Temperature: -40º to 70º C (-40º to 158º F)
Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing)
Non-operating Relative Humidity: 5 to 95% (non-condensing)
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Regulatory Compliance
Electromagnetic Emissions: FCC Class A, EN 55022 Class A, EN 61000-3-2/-3-3,
CISPR 22 Class A
Electromagnetic Immunity: EN 55024/CISPR 24, (EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3,
EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-11)
Safety: CSA/EN/IEC/UL 60950-1 Compliant, UL or CSA Listed (USA and
Canada), CE Marking (Europe)
California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials:
This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR (Manganese
Dioxide) Lithium coin cells. “Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply. See
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate”
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munication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to
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Chapter 1
Introduction
1-1 Overview
The ESA-A100 is a high-end Super Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) system comprised
of two main subsystems: the chassis and two dual processor serverboards. Please
refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certied
for use with the system (www.cloudbyte.com).
In addition to the serverboard and chassis, various hardware components have
been included with the ESA-A100, as listed below. Quantities indicate the number
included in the whole system (two nodes).
• Four passive CPU heatsinks
• Ten 4-cm counter-rotating fans
• Two KVM cables
• SAS/SATA Accessories
One SAS midplane
Twenty-four hard drive carriers
• Two riser cards for PCI-Express 3.0 expansion cards
• Two SAS controller mezzanine cards (one per node)
• One set of rackmount hardware
Note: For your system to work properly, please follow the links below to down-
load all necessary drivers/utilities and the user’s manual for your server.
• CloudByte product manuals: http://www.docs.cloudbyte.com
• If you have any questions, please contact our support team at:
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1-2 Serverboard Features
The ESA-A100 is built around two serverboards for a dual-node system that shares
storage resources as well as features a dedicated PCI-E bus between server nodes
for High Availability (HA), Cluster in a Box (CiB) applications The serverboard is
dual processor based on the Intel® C602J chipset. Below are the main features of
the serverboard. (See Figure 1-1 for a block diagram of the chipset).
Processors
The serverboard supports single or dual Intel® Xeon E5-2400 of up to 95W in B2
type sockets. Two serverboards are included in the storage system. Please refer
to the serverboard description pages on our web site for a complete listing of sup-
ported processors (www.cloudbyte.com).
Memory
Each X9DBS-F has six DIMM slots that can support up to 192 GB of Registered
(RDIMM) ECC/Non-ECC DDR3-1866/1600/1333/1066/800 memory. See Chapter
5 for details.
SAS Disk Controller
Two external SAS 2.0 ports are supported by a disk controller on a mezzanine
included on each X9DBS-F (four total per system).
SAS Expander
One 36-port SAS expander is integrated into the serverboard.
SATA
Each serverboard has two SATA 3.0 ports with power headers to support two SATA
Disk-on-Module (SATA DOM) devices per node. RAID 0 and 1 are supported.
NTB Connectivity
Non Transparent Bridge connectivity featuring 8 lanes of PCI-E 3.0 between server
nodes.
PCI Expansion Slots
Each X9DBS-F features one PCI-E 3.0 x24 slot for riser/expansion card support.
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Rear Chassis Ports
The rear of each serverboard includes two mini SAS HD ports, two 1 GB Ethernet
ports and a KVM connector (includes USB, VGA and COM ports).
Graphics Controller
The serverboard features an integrated Matrox G200eW video controller. The
G200eW is a 2D/3D/video accelerator chip with a 128-bit core.
1-3 Server Chassis Features
System Power
The ESA-A100 features a redundant Platinum Level 920W power supply composed
of two separate power modules. This power redundancy feature allows you to re-
place a failed power module without shutting down the system.
SAS Subsystem
The ESA-A100 supports up to 24 3.5" SAS drives. These drives are hot-swappable
units and are connected to a midplane that provides power and control.
Front Control Panel
Two control panels are included on each end of the ESA-A100 to provide you with
system monitoring and control. LEDs indicate system power, network (NIC) activity,
system overheat and power supply failure. Each set of LEDs are associated with the
node/serverboard on the same side of the chassis. A single power button is located
on the right side control panel. When pressed, both nodes will power on or off.
Cooling System
The ESA-A100 chassis has ten 4-cm counter-rotating fans: six at the front and
another four at the rear of each node. This counter-rotating action works to dampen
vibration levels while generating exceptional airow.
Another set of back-to-back fans are also located on each serverboard in front of
the CPU2 socket. Each power supply module also includes a cooling fan.
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Figure 1-1. Intel C602J Chipset:
System Block Diagram
Note: This is a general block diagram. Please see Chapter 5 for details.
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1-4 Contacting CloudByte
Headquarters
Address: 20863 Stevens Creek Blvd,
Suite 530
Cupertino, CA 95014 USA
Tel: +1-855-380-BYTE (2983)
Fax: +1-(408)-663-6900
Email: [email protected] (General Information)
Web Site: www.cloudbyte.com
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1-5 SBB: Storage Bridge Bay
The ESA-A100 Super SBB was designed to function as a fully redundant, fault-
tolerant "cluster-in-a-box" system. The standard support for 24 3.5" hot-swap HDDs
(SAS1 or SAS2) may be expanded to support additional storage with the optional
SBB JBOD conguration.
The Super SBB provides hot-swappable canisters for all active components. Each
of the two serverboard canisters support dual-processors, 6 DIMM slots, 3 PCI-E
Gen2 slots and 6 Gbps SAS (SAS2). The ESA-A100 features eight lanes of PCI-E
3.0 connecting the left server module with the right server module. This connection
is used for high speed data transfers between nodes for High Availability/server
fail-over. This fail-over capability is fully dependent on the software/OS installed
and how the chosen software uses the connection (Active-Active or Active-Passive).
ESA-A100 hardware is supplied without a storage OS or fail-over software.
Equipped with 920W 80PLUS Platinum Level redundant power supplies and re-
dundant cooling fans, the ESA-A100 offers fully redundant high-availability while
maintaining energy efcient operation.
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