Infortrend EonStor A16F User manual

EonStor A16F/A16UQuick Installation Guide P/N MA16FA6R11 Ver.1.1
Infortrend EonStor A16F/A16U
Quick Installation Guide

Quick Installation Guide
Introduction
This quick installationguide can beused to installthe following
Infortrend SATARAID controller storagesubsystems:
.
EonStor A16U-G1A3(single controller,SCSI-to-SATA)
.
EonStor A16F-G1A2(single controller,FC-to-SATA) and
.
EonStor A16F-R1A2(dual-redundant controller,FC-to-SATA)
All the pre-installedand uninstalled items(that users arerequired
to install) arelisted on Page1. This quick installation guide
describes the installationof all uninstalledcomponents.
This quick installationguide does notlist or describesubsystem
specifications, pre-installed components,subsystem monitoring
features or subsystemmaintenance. For furtherinformation on
these topics pleaserefer to thehardware manual that
accompanied your subsystem.
IMPORTANTNOTE:
1. CHECK THEMODEL NUMBERTO MAKESURE IT ISTHE
CORRRECT ITEM.
2. FOLLOWALL SAFETYPRECAUTIONS OUTLINED INTHE
HARDWARE MANUAL.

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Pre-installed items include:
1.Cooling FAN Modules
2.Power Supply Units (PSU)
3.The DIMM Module
Items to be installed:
1. Battery Backup Unit (BBU)
(Optional for single controller subsystems)
2. Controller Module
3. Dongle/MUX Kits
4. Hard Drives (HDDs)
5. Drive Trays
6. Power Cable
7. Ethernet Cord
8. RS-232C Audio Jack Cables.

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Battery Backup Unit (BBU)
Installation
NOTE:
The BBU isinstalled in the controller
module, directly above the DIMM.
Prior to installingthe BBU, makesure
that a DIMMhas been installed on
the controllerboard.
Toinstall the BBUplease follow these
steps:
Step 1: Removethe two retention
screws that are oneither side ofthe
DIMM module,diagonally across from
each other.Twospacers should have
come with each BBU unit.Install one
spacer into each of thescrew holes
that previouslycontained the retention
screws. (seeFigure 1)
Step 2:Once the spacers have been
inserted, connect the BBUconnector
to the onboardconnector onthe side of
the controller board. Make sure that
the connectoris firmly attached and
that the connection is secure. (See
Figure 2)
Step 3:After the BBUconnectors have
been firmly connected to thecontroller
board, mount the BBU bracket onto
the two spacers. Correctly line the
arms of thebracket with the two
spacers suchthat it ispossible to re-
insert the previously removed
retention screws.(See Figure 3)
Step 4:Once the armshave been
correctly alignedwith the spacers, re-
insert the retention screws through
the arms ofthe bracket, into the
spacers. Thiswill secure theBBU to
the controllermodule. (See Figure 3)
Figure 1: InsertSpacers
Figure 2:Connecting the BBU tothe
controller board
Figure 3: Mountingthe BBU
8
Inset
spacers
8
Connector
BBU
Mounting
Bracket
Arms
8

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Step 1: Holdthe RAID controller unit byits edges and insert itinto the
controller bay. Push theunit in untilit reaches theend of thecontroller
bay. The guiderails on thesides of thecontroller bay should make the
plug-in processan effort-lesstask. You should beable to feelthe
contact resistanceof the dockingconnector when pushing the
controller inwards.
Step 2: Pullthe ejector handleoutwards and orient itto an angleof
approximately 15degree relative tothe controller rearpanel. Carefully
orient it sothat the notcheson the handlecan lock ontothe protruded
edge of enclosure rail onthe left-hand side.This iscrucial for the
positive insertionof the controllerunit. (see Figure 4)
Step 3:Secure the controller module tothe enclosure byfastening the hand
screw. Insert the retentionscrew on theright hand sideof the ejector
Handle.
Dongle/MUX Kit Installation
Note :
If you areusing SATAdrives in thesingle controller subsystemit is not
necessary to installa dongle kit.If you wishto install PATA drivesor if youare
using a redundantcontroller subsystem, dongle/MUXkits must beinstalled.
ToInstall a dongle/MUXkit please followthese instructions
Step 1:The SATA-to-PATA dongle/MUX
kit is shownin Figure 5. It is
Mounted on ametal base that
has three pre-drilledholes
reserved for retentionscrews.
Step 2:Three corresponding pre-drilled
screw holes canbe found atthe
Back of thedrive tray shownin
Figure 6. Figure 5: SATA-to-PATADongle/MUX
kit
Figure 4: Inserting theController Module
Controller Module Installation
Note:
Before installing thecontroller module
please ensure thatboth the BBUand
the SDRAM DIMMModules have been
installed.
Toinstall the controllermodule, please
follow these steps:
Edge
Notch
Ejector
Handle

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Hard Drive Installation
Hard drive installationwithout a
dongle/MUX kit
Step 1: Placethe SATAhard drive into
the drive tray(as shown inFigure 8)
making sure thatthe hard driveis
oriented in sucha way thatthe single
connector attachment (SCA)connector
is facing theback of thedrive tray.
Step 2:Adjust the drive'slocation
until the mountingholes in thedrive
canister are alignedwith those onthe
hard drive. Securethe drive with4
supplied 6/32 flat-headscrews. (See
Figure 8)
Hard drive installationwith a
dongle/MUX kit
Step 1: Forthe SATAdrives, connect
the HDD tothe dongle/MUX kitand
make sure thatthe dongle/MUX kit
connector is firmlyattached to theHDD
connector.For the PATA drives,
connect theATA andpower cables
from the dongle/MUXkit to thehard
drive (seeFigure 9). Make surethat
these connections aresecure and will
not come loose.
Figure 10: Insertingthe PATADrive
Figure 8: Installinga SATA Hard Drive
Figure 7: Placethe dongle boardat the rear
of the drivetray.
Step 3: Placethe dongle/MUX kitat
the back ofthe drive tray. Hold
the dongle kitin place andturn
the drive trayover. Align the
holes in the baseof the drive
tray with theholes in thedongle
/MUX kit basetray.
(Refer toFigure 7)
Step 4: Insertthe three available
retention screwsfrom the
bottom of thedrive tray. These
screws will firmlysecure the
dongle/MUX kit tothe drive tray
and facilitate theinstallation of
The appropriatedrive.
Figure 6: Retentionscrew locations inempty
drive tray
Retention
Screws
Figure 9: PATAHard Drive Connectors

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Drive Tray Installation
Note:
After the harddrives have beeninstalled into thedrive trays.The trays
themselves must beinserted into theEonStor subsystem.
Toinstall the drivetrays into thesubsystem please followthese instruction.
Figure 13: Drive traykey-lock rotation
Step 1:Make sure the key-lock isin the
unlocked position. The key-lockis
unlocked if thegroove (on itsface) is ina
horizontal orientation. Ifthe groove isin a
vertical position, asshown in Figure 11
then the key-lockis locked andthe front
flap on thedrive tray cannotbe opened.
Step 2: Openthe front flapon the drive
tray (see Figure 12) To open theflap,
push the clip(shown in Figure 11) on the
front of thedrive tray inan upward
direction. The clipis easily accessibleand
is easily lifted.
Step 3: Linethe drive trayup with the
slot in which youwish to insertit. Make
sure that itis resting onthe rails insidethe
enclosure. Once thedrive tray islined up
with the slot,gently slide itin. This should
be done smoothlyand gently.
Step 4: Closethe front flapon the drive
tray. Make surethe front flapis closed
properly. Closingthe front flapensures
that the SCAconnector at theback of the
drive tray isfirmly connected tothe
corresponding connector on themid-
plane board. Ifthe front flapis not closed
properly then theconnection between the
HDD and thesubsystem will notbe secure.
Tolock the flapinto place turnthe key-
lock until thegroove on itsface is ina
vertical orientation. (SeeFigure 13)
Step 2:Once the connectorsfrom the dongleboard have beenfirmly attached to
the hard drive,place the harddrive into thedrive trayas shown inFigure 10.
Step 3:Adjust the drive'slocation until the mountingholes in thedrive canister
are aligned withthose on thehard drive. Securethe drive with4 supplied 6/32
flat-head screws.
Key Lock in
locked position
Figure 11:Drive tray frontview
Front Clip
Figure 12: Drivetray with openfront flap

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Subsystem Cable Connections
Note:
Once all thehardware components have
been installed, thefollowing items must
be connected toexternally.
Power Cable:
Two powercables, that aresupplied with
the EonStor subsystem,must be plugged
into the PSUsockets at therear of the
EonStor subsystem, andconnected
directly to themains. ThePSU socket can
be seen inFigure 14.
Host Ports:
The FC-to-SATAcontroller modules come
with two SFPconnectors at therear of the
controller module forhost connectivity
and can beseen in Figure 16 and Figure
17. (Details onFC cables andSFP
connectors can befound in Hardware
Manual). TheSCSI-to-SATA subsystem
comes with twoVHDCI host connectors
(see Figure 15) at therear of the
controller module thatmust also be
connected to anexternal host computer.
RS-232C Audio Jack:
Each controller modulecomes with two
RS-232C AudioJack serial ports.One
port is reservedfor terminal emulation
management the otherport is usedfor
UPS support. Two audiojack to DB9
cables are providedto facilitate the
connection of theseserial ports.
RJ-45 Ethernet Port:
The RS-232CAudio Jack serialports can
be used toassign a permanentIP tothe
EonStor subsystem.After a permanentIP
address has beenassigned, shielded
Ethernet cables mustbe used toconnect
the RJ-45 Ethernetport to ahub on a
network. Thisenables users tomanage
their subsystem viathe web.
Figure 14: PSUrear view
PSU socket
Figure 15: EonStorA16U-G1A3 Controller
Rear View
Figure 16: EonStorA16F-S1A2 Controller
Rear View
Figure 17: EonStorA16F-R1A2 Controller
Rear View
VHDCI
Connectors RS-232C
(Audio Jack)
RJ-45
SFP Connectors
Hosts
RS-232C
(Audio Jack)
RJ-45
SFP Connectors
Hosts
RS-232C
(Audio Jack)
RJ-45
Expansion

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Expansion:
The redundant controllermodules
come with athird SFP connector(see
Figure 17) for subsystemexpansion.
This SFP connectorcan be connected
to an externalJBOD to helpincrease
the overall capacityof the storage
network.
Power On:
Topower on thesubsystem follow the
procedure shown below:
1. Install allthe hardware components.
2. Make allthe connections described
Above
3. Power onany external connection
devices (e.g. hubsand switches)
4. For redundantmodels, power on
external JBODs thatare connected
to the expansionport.
5. Power Onthe subsystem byturning
on the switchesshown inFigure 18.
6. Power onthe Host Computers.
For more detailson the poweron
procedure, please referto the
Hardware Manual thatcame with your
subsystem.
Figure 18: EonStorsubsystem power switches
Power Switch Power Switch

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