IBM Accesser F5100 User manual

IBM Cloud Object Storage System
Version 3.14.12
Accesser F5100 Appliance Manual
3401-A02/3403-A02
IBM

Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the following information:
• The general information in Notices
• The information in Safety and environmental notices
• The information in the IBM Environmental Notices and User Guide (provided on a DVD)
This edition applies to IBM Cloud Object Storage System Accesser F5100 and is valid until replaced by new editions.
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US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with
IBM Corp.

Contents
Figures................................................................................................................. iv
Tables................................................................................................................... v
Safety and environmental notices......................................................................... vi
Safety notices.............................................................................................................................................. vi
Environmental notices.................................................................................................................................ix
Declared noise emissions...................................................................................................................... ix
Support information............................................................................................. xi
Chapter 1. Appliance safety precautions................................................................ 1
Physical........................................................................................................................................................ 1
Electrical.......................................................................................................................................................1
Electronic components................................................................................................................................ 1
Chapter 2. Specications and requirements........................................................... 3
Appliance specications.............................................................................................................................. 3
Requirements...............................................................................................................................................3
Chapter 3. Install the appliance into a rack............................................................ 4
Prepare for installation................................................................................................................................ 4
Appliance installation.................................................................................................................................. 6
Chapter 4. Appliance physical interface............................................................... 11
Front control panel.................................................................................................................................... 11
Rear panel.................................................................................................................................................. 12
Network interface ports.............................................................................................................................13
Chapter 5. Field replaceable units........................................................................15
Replacement parts.....................................................................................................................................15
Replace external front components..........................................................................................................15
Replace external rear components........................................................................................................... 16
Battery removal and installation............................................................................................................... 17
Notices................................................................................................................18
Trademarks................................................................................................................................................ 19
Homologation statement...........................................................................................................................20
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Figures
1. Rear of the appliance with the card slot highlighted....................................................................................3
2. Identifying the sections of the rack rails...................................................................................................... 6
3. Remove the inner rails from both rail kits.....................................................................................................7
4. Retracting the outer rail................................................................................................................................ 7
5. Attaching the sections of the rack inner rails............................................................................................... 8
6. Aligning the outer rails with holes in rack post.............................................................................................8
7. Push outer rail into rack post........................................................................................................................ 8
8. Attach back of outer rail................................................................................................................................ 9
9. Final outer rail assembly and mounting....................................................................................................... 9
10. Push chassis into rack...............................................................................................................................10
11. Rear of appliance...................................................................................................................................... 10
12. Front of appliance..................................................................................................................................... 10
13. Front panel buttons and LEDs for the appliance......................................................................................11
14. Rear panel I/O ports for the appliance.....................................................................................................12
15. LAN LED connection speed indicator....................................................................................................... 13
16. Removing a drive from the chassis...........................................................................................................16
17. Removing a PSU from the chassis............................................................................................................ 16
18. Remove the battery...................................................................................................................................17
19. Install the battery..................................................................................................................................... 17
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Tables
1. Declared noise emissions in accordance with ISO 9296(1,2,3)................................................................. ix
2. Cabling requirements for the appliance....................................................................................................... 3
3. Appliance location considerations................................................................................................................4
4. Legend for front panel buttons and LEDs................................................................................................... 11
5. Legend for rear panel I/O Ports for the appliance......................................................................................13
6. LAN LED connection speed colors.............................................................................................................. 13
7. Power supply LED states.............................................................................................................................13
8. Conditions indicated by drive carrier LEDs.................................................................................................14
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Safety and environmental notices
Review the safety notices, environmental notices, and electronic emission notices for IBM® Cloud Object
Storage System before you install and use the product.
Suitability for telecommunication environment - This product is not intended to connect directly or
indirectly by any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks.
Examples of a caution and a danger notice. Numbers in parentheses refer to message numbers in the IBM
Safety Notices publication G229-9054, which is included with your product.
CAUTION: A caution notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing
moderate or minor personal injury. (C001)
DANGER: A danger notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing
death or serious personal injury. (D002)
Safety notices
Safety notices for this product.
Familiarize yourself with the IBM Safety Notices publication G229-9054, which is included with your
product.
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Environmental notices
This information contains all of the environmental notices for IBM Systems products in English and other
languages.
The IBM Systems Environmental Notices information includes statements on limitations, product
information, product recycling and disposal, battery information, flat panel display, refrigeration and
water-cooling systems, external power supplies, and safety data sheets.
Declared noise emissions
Declared noise emissions in accordance with ISO 9296(1, 2, 3)
Table 1. Declared noise emissions in accordance with ISO 9296(1,2,3)
Product description Declared A-Weighted
Sound Power Level,
LWAd (B)
Declared A-Weighted
Sound Pressure Level,
LpAm (dB)
Operating Idling Operating Idling
Models: A00, A01, A02, M01
@ 25 deg. C room ambient
7.2(4) 6.8 56 52
Models: A00, A01, A02, M01
@ 35 deg. C room ambient
7.2(4) 7.2(4) 56 56
Models: A00, A01, A02, M01
@ 25 deg. C room ambient
Acoustical Doors Feature codes
FC EC07 = back FC EC08 = front
6.6 6.2 49 45
Models: A00, A01, A02, M01
@ 35 deg. C room ambient
Acoustical Doors Feature codes
FC EC07 = back FC EC08 = front
6.6 6.6 49 49
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Table 1. Declared noise emissions in accordance with ISO 9296(1,2,3) (continued)
Product description Declared A-Weighted
Sound Power Level,
LWAd (B)
Declared A-Weighted
Sound Pressure Level,
LpAm (dB)
Operating Idling Operating Idling
Notes:
1. Declared level LWAd is the upper-limit A-weighted sound power level; Declared level LpAm is the mean
A-weighted sound pressure level measured at the 1-meter bystander positions.
2. All measurements made in conformance with ISO 7779 and declared in conformance with ISO 9296.
3. B, dB, abbreviations for bels and decibels, respectively. 1 B = 10 dB.
4. Notice: Government regulations (such as those prescribed by OSHA or European Community
Directives) may govern noise level exposure in the workplace and may apply to you and your server
installation. This IBM system is available with an optional acoustical door feature that can help
reduce the noise emitted from this system. The actual sound pressure levels in your installation
depend upon a variety of factors, including the number of racks in the installation; the size, materials,
and conguration of the room where you designate the racks to be installed; the noise levels from
other equipment; the room ambient temperature, and employees' location in relation to the
equipment. Further, compliance with such government regulations also depends upon a variety of
additional factors, including the duration of employees' exposure and whether employees wear
hearing protection. IBM recommends that you consult with qualied experts in this eld to
determine whether you are in compliance with the applicable regulations.
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Support information
Technical support contacts.
For more information on the product or help with troubleshooting, contact IBM Support at ibm.com/
mysupport or visit the Directory of worldwide contacts.
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Chapter 1. Appliance safety precautions
Observe physical, electrical, and electronic component safety precautions.
Physical
Ensure that your equipment rack is placed in a dust-free, well-ventilated area close to an uninterruptible
power supply (UPS). Leave enough room behind and around the rack for services and sufcient airflow.
• Keep the area around the appliance clean and free of clutter.
• Place the appliance top cover and any appliance components that were removed away from the
appliance or on a table so that they do not accidentally get damaged.
• While you are working on the appliance, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned
shirt sleeves. They can retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap, or could be pulled into a
fan.
• After you access the inside of the appliance, close the appliance and secure it to the rack unit with the
retention screws after you ensure that all connections are made.
• Close the rack’s front door and all panels and components on the appliances when not servicing to
maintain proper cooling.
Electrical
Basic electrical safety precautions must be followed to protect yourself and the appliance:
• Do not work alone with high-voltage components.
• Be aware of the locations of the power switch on the appliance and the room’s emergency power-off
switch, disconnection switch, or electrical outlet. If an electrical accident occurs, quickly remove power
from the system.
DANGER: A danger of explosion exists if the Onboard battery is installed upside down, which
reverses its polarities. This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type that
is recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the battery
manufacturer’s instructions.
Electronic components
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical charges when they
come into contact with each other. An ESD neutralizes this difference, which can damage electronic
components and printed circuit boards (PCBs). In general, the following measures are sufcient to
neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect equipment from ESD:
• Use a grounded wrist strap that is designed to prevent ESDs.
• Keep all components in their antistatic containers until ready for installation.
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• Touch a grounded metal object before you remove any board from its antistatic container.
• Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body. They are excellent metal conductors that can
create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where
power is present.
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Chapter 2. Specications and requirements
See the appendix for additional specications.
Appliance specications
• 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2683v3 processors
• 16 x 16 GB PC4-17000 2133 MHz ECC Registered RAM modules
• 1U server with 8 front-accessible 2.5" drive bays
• Six 4-cm internal fans
• 2 hot-swappable 750 W PSUs in 1+1 conguration
• 8 OS drives - High Endurance SSD
• Onboard IPMI
• 2 Onboard 1 Gbps network ports.
• 1 Onboard 1 Gbps dedicated IPMI network port.
Note: Extra Networking Option
The appliance can support another networking card to provide extra Ethernet ports. This port is found to
the right of center on the rear of the appliance, as shown in the following gure.
Figure 1. Rear of the appliance with the card slot highlighted
Requirements
Cabling
Table 2. Cabling requirements for the appliance
Cable Type and Usage
Power Cords Use only the power cords that are supplied with the appliance. Do not use
another type of cord. Do not use extension cords. If more power cords are
needed, contact IBM Support.
1000BASE-T Copper
Cables
Use high-quality Category 5e or 5 (CAT5e, CAT5) copper cables.
Optical Fiber Cables Use Intel based enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) transceivers only.
Both short reach (SFP+ SR) and long reach (SFP+ LR) optics are supported.
Optical ber cable specications depend on the SFP+ module used. For more
detail, refer to Intel documentation on Modules and Cables.
Direct Attach Copper
Cables
Any SFP+ passive or active direct attach copper cable compliant with the
SFF-8431 v4.1 and SFF-8472 v10.4 specications is supported. For more
information, see Intel documentation on Modules and Cables.
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Chapter 3. Install the appliance into a rack
Many different racks are on the market, which means that the assembly procedure might differ slightly.
This rail ts a rack between 26.5" and 34.5" deep.
Prepare for installation
Assemble tools
A #2 Phillips screwdriver and a cage nut tool are needed to install and secure the rails to the appliance.
Wear a set of leather work gloves when you are racking the appliance. They help to grip the appliance and
to avoid injury from metal edges.
CAUTION: Do not use of any sort of hammer to secure the rails on the appliance. A hammer might
damage the drives within the chassis and possibly void the warranty.
Choose a setup location
Decide on a suitable location for the rack unit that holds your appliance.
Table 3. Appliance location considerations
Factor Comments
Restricted access location Install this appliance in a physically secure, limited access location only,
such as a service closet or data center.
Clean environment Situate it in a clean, well-ventilated, dust-free area.
Ambient operating
temperature
If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient operating
temperature of the rack environment might be greater than the ambient
temperature of the room. Install the equipment in an environment
compatible with the maximum rated ambient temperature (TMRA) for the
appliance.
Sufcient airflow Mount the equipment into a rack so that the amount of airflow that is
needed for safe operation is not compromised. Leave enough clearance in
front of the rack to open the front door completely (36 inches). Leave
about 36 inches of clearance behind the rack for sufcient airflow and ease
in servicing.
Mechanical loading Mount the equipment into a rack so that a hazardous condition does not
arise due to uneven mechanical loading. Install heavier items into the
bottom of the equipment rack to keep the rack stable. Mount equipment in
a rack evenly to prevent a later hazard.
Circuit overloading Give consideration to the connection of the equipment to the power supply
circuitry and the effect that any possible overloading of circuits might have
on overcurrent protection and power supply wiring. Appropriate
consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when
addressing this concern.
Note: The maximum current draw is printed on a label on the appliance
power supplies. The system might draw more than 15 Amps at startup
(inrush current).
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Table 3. Appliance location considerations (continued)
Factor Comments
Reliable ground A reliable ground must be maintained always. The rack itself must be
grounded. Give particular attention to the power supply connections other
than the direct connections to the branch circuit, such as the use of power
strips.
Power supply Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect the
appliance from power surges and voltage spikes, and to keep your system
operating in a power failure.
Heat, electricity, and EMI Avoid areas where heat, electrical noise, and electromagnetic elds are
generated.
Prepare the rack
1. Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with the full
weight of the rack on them.
• In single rack installations, attach stabilizers to the rack.
• In multiple rack installations, couple the racks together.
2. Check that the rack is stable before extending an appliance from the rack.
3. Extend only one appliance at a time. Extending two or more simultaneously can destabilize the rack.
4. Determine the placement of each appliance in the rack before you install the rails.
5. Install the heaviest appliances (usually the Slicestor® appliances) on the bottom of the rack rst, and
then work upward.
Unpack and inspect the box and its contents
1. Inspect outside of box for damage.
2. Note if the box was damaged in any way.
3. Open the top of the box and inspect for damage.
4. Remove all of the components from the packaging and inspect for damage.
5. Arrange for assistance lifting or installing the appliance in a rack. Use a forklift or lift table to prevent
possible injury.
CAUTION: To prevent personal injury and equipment damage, have someone assist you during
the equipment installation. If necessary, reduce the weight of the enclosure by removing the
hard disk drives and power supply units during installation.
When using the lifting straps, keep them even and at the same level always. Otherwise, the
system can slide to one side, and possibly out of the straps completely. Make sure that the
rubberized sides of the lifting straps are against the chassis metal.
6. If the appliance itself shows damage, le a damage claim with the carrier who delivered it.
In addition to the appliance, the box includes:
• Rail kits
• Cables
• Manual
Remove packing materials on and in the appliance
1. Remove the tape warning on the top of the chassis that says: "Remove tape and foam before racking
system."
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2. Loosen the thumbscrews to either side of the faceplate for the appliance.
3. Open the faceplate.
4. Remove the packing foam from the inside of the faceplate.
5. Close the faceplate.
6. Tighten the thumbscrews.
Appliance installation
Attention: Allow the enclosure assembly to acclimate to room temperature before installation.
Store the disk drives at room temperature for at least 2 hours before use.
Identify the sections of the rack rails
The box contains two rail kits. Each rail kit contains three sections, as shown in the following gure:
• The outer rail mounts to the front rack vertical post and rear rack vertical post.
• The middle rail allows the outer rail to extend or shorten to accommodate racks of different depths.
• The inner rail mounts on the side of the appliance and slides into the outer rail that is mounted on the
rack, if wanted.
Figure 2. Identifying the sections of the rack rails
Release the inner rail
Remove the inner rail from each rail kit, as shown in the following gure.
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Figure 3. Remove the inner rails from both rail kits
1. Pull on the front release tab to unlock the inner rail from the rail kit.
2. Remove and set aside each inner rail.
Retract the outer rail
After releasing and removing the inner rail, retract the outer rail to its shortest length, as shown in the
following gure.
Figure 4. Retracting the outer rail
Attach the inner rails to the appliance
1. Place the right inner rail on the right side of the appliance, making sure that the rail faces “outward” in
the proper orientation so that it slides into the right outer rail.
2. Make sure that the inner rail screw holes and tabs are properly aligned with the matching screw holes
and tab locators on the appliance.
3. Install the inner rail to the appliance by aligning the key holes on the rail with the studs on the side of
the appliance.
4. Slide the inner rail towards the front of the appliance to hold it in place.
5. Secure the rail to the appliance with the screws that are provided in the rail kit, as shown in the
following gure.
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Figure 5. Attaching the sections of the rack inner rails
6. Repeat these steps for the left inner rail.
Install the outer rails
1. Measure the distance from the front rail to the rear rail of the rack.
2. Extend the left outer rail so that it ts snugly into the allotted distance.
3. Adjust both the short and long brackets to the proper distance so that the rail can t snugly into the
rack.
4. Align the front tabs of the outer rail with the holes in the rack post, as shown in the following gure.
Figure 6. Aligning the outer rails with holes in rack post
5. Push the outer rail into the rack post so that the tabs go through the rack post and hold the rail in
place, as shown in the following gure.
Figure 7. Push outer rail into rack post
6. Attach the back of the left outer rail to the rear rack post through a similar process, as shown in the
following gure.
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