Rasilient ApplianceStor 50 User manual

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ApplianceStor 50
Performance Storage Server
User Manual
1th Edition
November 2010

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Table of Contents
About This Manual 關於本手冊
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關於本手冊 ........................................................................................i
Conventions 符號規範 ................................................................................................. i
Safety Symbols 安全性符號
安全性符號安全性符號
安全性符號 ........................................................................................ ii
Safety Precautions 安全注意事項 .............................................................................. iii
Regulatory and Integration Information ...................................................................... vi
Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers ........................................................ vi
Product Regulatory Compliance ................................................................................ vi
Power Cords ........................................................................................................... viii
Introduction ....................................................................................................................2
Audience Assumptions ...............................................................................................2
About T is Guide .......................................................................................................2
roduct introduction ......................................................................................................3
System Description ....................................................................................................3
Simple ........................................................................................................................3
Powerful .....................................................................................................................3
Reliable ......................................................................................................................3
Rig t Size ...................................................................................................................4
Performance ...............................................................................................................4
Open ..........................................................................................................................4
Green .........................................................................................................................4
Optimized ...................................................................................................................4
Easy ...........................................................................................................................4
Expandable ................................................................................................................5
System Specification ..................................................................................................5
System Layout ...........................................................................................................7
LED .......................................................................................................................... 10
Before You Begin ......................................................................................................... 13
Gat er information ................................................................................................... 13
Packing C ecklist ..................................................................................................... 13
Hardware reparation and Installation ....................................................................... 15
Installing friction rail kit items .................................................................................... 15

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System memory ............................................................................................................ 18
Overview ................................................................................................................... 18
Memory Configurations .............................................................................................. 19
Installing a DIMM ....................................................................................................... 19
Removing a DIMM ..................................................................................................... 20
Hard disk drives ......................................................................................................... 21
Expansion slot ........................................................................................................... 22
Setting up RAID ............................................................................................................ 26
RAID definitions ....................................................................................................... 26
Installing ard disk drives ......................................................................................... 26
RAID controller selection .......................................................................................... 26
Setting t e RAID item in BIOS ................................................................................. 27
Intel
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Rapid Storage Tec nology Option ROM Utility .............................................. 28
RAID driver installation ............................................................................................. 36
Installing t e RAID controller driver .......................................................................... 38
Intel® c ipset device software installation ................................................................ 40
LAN driver installation .............................................................................................. 44
VGA driver installation .............................................................................................. 48
Management applications and utilities installation .................................................... 51
Configurations .............................................................................................................. 54
Jumpers .................................................................................................................... 54
Connectors ................................................................................................................ 59
Internal connectors .................................................................................................... 60
Internal LEDs ........................................................................................................... 69
Appendix B – BIOS Configurations ............................................................................ 70
Managing and updating your BIOS .......................................................................... 70
Cras Free BIOS 3 utility ........................................................................................... 70
RASILIENT SYSTEMS EZ Flas Utility.................................................................... 70
BUPDATER utility .................................................................................................... 72
BIOS setup program ................................................................................................ 74
BIOS menu screen ................................................................................................... 75
Menu bar .................................................................................................................. 75
Menu items ............................................................................................................... 76
Submenu items ........................................................................................................ 76
Navigation keys ........................................................................................................ 76
General elp ............................................................................................................. 76
Configuration fields .................................................................................................. 76
Pop-up window ......................................................................................................... 76

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Scroll bar .................................................................................................................. 77
Main menu ............................................................................................................... 77
Event Logs menu ..................................................................................................... 79
Advanced menu ....................................................................................................... 81
ACPI Settings ............................................................................................................ 81
CPU Configuration ................................................................................................... 83
Monitor menu ........................................................................................................... 94
Boot menu ................................................................................................................ 95
Tool menu ................................................................................................................ 96
Exit menu ................................................................................................................. 97
List of Figures
Figure 1 -Front panel .................................................................................................7
Figure 2- Rear panel layout .......................................................................................8
Figure 3- Interal .........................................................................................................9
Figure 4 - Front panel LEDs .................................................................................... 10
Figure 5- Hard drive LEDs ....................................................................................... 10
Figure 6- NIC LEDs ................................................................................................. 11
Figure 7- Rail Kit ...................................................................................................... 15
Figure 8-Rail Latc es .............................................................................................. 15
Figure 9- Rail assembly ........................................................................................... 15
Figure 10- Rails and rack installation ...................................................................... 16
Figure 11- install server in rack ............................................................................... 16
Figure 12- secure server to rack .............................................................................. 17
Figure 13- Remove server from rack ....................................................................... 17
Figure 14- remove c assis cover ............................................................................ 18
Figure 15- rear t umb screws ............................................................................... 18
Figure 16- Remove protective tape ......................................................................... 18
Figure 17- RAM sockets .......................................................................................... 19
Figure 18- DIMM insertion ....................................................................................... 20
Figure 19- DIMM lock .............................................................................................. 20
Figure 20-DIMM removal ......................................................................................... 20
Figure 21-HD carrier unlatc ................................................................................... 21
Figure 22- HD carrier open ...................................................................................... 21
Figure 23- HD carrier ............................................................................................... 22
Figure 24- HD install in carrier ................................................................................. 22
Figure 25- Install carrier and drive ........................................................................... 22
Figure 26- remove expansion slot riser ................................................................... 23