Netstor NA341A User manual

1. Overview
2. Package Checklist
3. Description of Panel Layout
NA341A
Quick Installation Guide
Netstor’s NA341A, 2U 8 bays SAS/SATA rack-mountable JBOD
solution, is designed for direct connection to Host Multilane/miniSAS
ports with dual high bandwidth of miniSAS(SFF8088) cabels for 8 SAS
or SATA disks. NA341A can be configured with Raid protection while
connected to Raid HBA and this high-performance and cost-effctive 2U
is most popular solution for external disks expansion.
Before installing this unit, please verify that package contains the
following items.
Enclosure x1
HDD tray (installed in the chassis) x8
Power Cord x1 (if Redundnat PSU x2)
User manual CD x1
Hard drive mounting screw x32
Key for HDD tray x2
AAMMM1 (1 meter) or AAMMM2 (2 meters). For RAID HBA
with miniSAS connectors.
AAMSM1 (1 meter) or AAMSM2 (2 meter2). For RAID HBA with
Multilane/Infiniband connectors.
If you want to configure NA341A with Raid function, you have to
purchase a Raid Card with external Multilane or miniSAS ports and
install the Raid HBA both physically and setup the sofeware driver of
Raid HBA on Host PC or server workstation.
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A B C D
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6. Power Cord Receptacle
7. miniSAS (SFF8088) connector for connection
to Host system.
8. DB9 connector
Notify your sales representative if any of the above items are missing or
damaged.
Other necessary optional accessories.
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Connecting SGPIO signal for HDD fail display
1. HDD Power LED
2. HDD Status LED
3. Mute Button
4. Fan Status LED
5. Temperature LED
Before the build up procedure
reset for buzzer beeping
Normal – Green
Fail – Red (too slow rpm or stop)
Normal – Green; Over 55°C – Red
AAMMM1 AAMSM1
Version II, Mar. 2009
2U-8 bay SAS/SATA JBOD Enclosure
13 4 5 2
6 7 8
HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4
HDD 5 HDD 6 HDD 7 HDD 8
HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 HDD 4
HDD 5 HDD 6 HDD 7 HDD 8
Standard Raid HBA

Version II, Mar. 2009
2U-8 bay SAS/SATA JBOD Enclosure
NA341A
Quick Installation Guide
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If you have any further question, please contact your
regional distributor, or Netstor Technology, Taiwan.
5F, No.1, Alley 16, Lane 235,
Baoqiao Rd., Xindian City,
Taipei County 231, Taiwan (R.O.C)
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
4. Build up procedure 5. SGPIO connection
1. Take out the HDD tray and place a HDD in the tray as the
following figure. Then install the tray back in NA341A. Please
repeat this step from HDD1 to HDD8.
The following connection description is only for the Raid HBA
internal ports with SGPIO function. Please ignore this procedure
if your HBA w/o SGPIO function.
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5.
6.
7.
Lock the HDD trays with the enclosed (H) key.
Immobilize NA341A on the server rack or other proper place.
Connecting the Host Channel 1~4 to the miniSAS connector
marked With no. 1 and Channel 5~8 to miniSAS connector
Marked with no. 2(Figure 1). Notify your sales representative if
you can’t address the port number.
Connect NA341A and power source with (C) Power Cord.
Power on NA341A.
Configure Raid level and capacity as you need. Then NA341A is
ready to be used.
1. This enclosure particularly supports SGPIO signal for enclosure
management of HDD fail display. Please purchase Netstor’s
optional converter kits of NS960S-SGPIO package then you will
have an extra RS-232 cable for connection between Host (on
NS960S) and this Chassis.
NS960S-SGPIO Package
Dual Internal miniSAS(SFF8087) to Dual External
miniSAS (SFF8088), With RS-232 cable for
External SGPIO connection.
Converter:
Q&A
1. Should the computer be powered on first or
NA341A be powered on first? What’s the
priority related to the power off procedure?
2. I have RAID HBA with two internal miniSAS connectors,
can I use the RAID HBA with NA341A?
NA341A is hot-swappable on both device side and host side. It
doesn’t matter which machine is turned on or turned off first.
Of course, you can turn these two internal connectors into
external ones by using Netstor’s internal to external bridge board,
NS960S with two SFF 8087 to SFF 8087 cables, AAMMMI-H.
Figure 1.
AAMMMI-H NS960S
miniSAS (SFF-8088) cable (Optional)
Host
NS960S
SGPIO
DB9