Silicon Graphics NAS MIS User manual

SGI®NAS MIS Server and
JBOD Setup Guide
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About This Guide
This Setup Guide provides an overview of the hardware and software general setup steps
necessary to installing the SGI® Modular InfiniteStorage™(MIS) NAS system. Booting
information and descriptions of the major components in the system are covered. This guide also
provides basic troubleshooting and maintenance information, BIOS references, and important
safety and regulatory specifications.
Audience
This guide is written for users, installers and system administrators of the SGI Modular IS NAS
systems. It is written with the assumption that the reader has a good working knowledge of
Network Attached Storage, computer interface cabling and computer systems. This guide may
also be useful to service personnel looking for overview information on the Modular IS NAS
system.
Chapter Descriptions
The following topics are covered in this guide:
•Chapter 1, “Introduction,” provides an overview of the Modular IS NAS system and its
various components. Information is provided to guide the user to the setup steps they will
need to take to get their system setup and operational.
•Chapter 2, “MIS NAS System Hardware Installation,” provides hardware, drive and cable
installation instructions for MIS NAS system hardware. Rails, enclosures or disks that did
not come already installed in a system rack are covered, along with basic cabling guidelines.
•Chapter 3, “MIS NAS Operation and GUI Startup,” describes the control panel as well as the
drives and lists the steps necessary to bring the enclosures and drives online. GUI software
necessary for basic system setup is also covered.
•Chapter 4, “System Safety,” provides general system safety information necessary for
proper setup and operation of the system.

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•Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting Information,” provides best practice procedures to identify,
troubleshoot and correct minor problems with an SGI MIS NAS system.
•Appendix A, “BIOS Error Codes,” provides a brief listing of BIOS (beep) error code
information.
•Appendix B, “System Specifications and Regulatory Overview,” provides basic
environmental operating requirements and regulatory information for the MIS NAS server.
Related Publications
The following SGI documents may be relevant to the use of your Modular IS NAS server:
• SGI NAS Quick Start Guide, publication number, 007-5865-00x
This quick start guide describes the basic installation and use of the SGI NAS system
application software used with your system. It provides guidelines on loading and
registering the Appliance Software License, configuring the primary network interface and
performing essential configuration tasks.
•SGI NAS User Guide, publication number, 007-5860-00x
This document provides information on multiple aspects of working with SGI NAS APIs,
including basic terminology, SGI NAS Management View (NMV) and NAS Management
Console (NMC) managing instructions.
•SGI NAS HA Cluster User Guide Release 3.1.x,publication number, 007-5899-00x
This user guide is intended for customers who purchase the HA Cluster optional storage
volume sharing service cluster “middleware” application. This software package (along with
the required hardware) ensures critical applications and services are kept running in the
event of system failures. HA cluster consists of two or more SGI NAS systems running a
defined set of services and monitoring each other for failures.
•SGI NAS VM Data Center User Guide Release 3.1.x, publication number, 007-5901-00x
For customers purchasing the optional NAS VM Data Center software, this document covers
the optional Virtual Machine Data Center plug-in (also called VMDC) which provides
integration of infrastructure virtualization software with the SGI NAS system. VMDC
supports “hypervisors” such as:
–VMwareESX
–CitrixXen

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The pluggable module is designed to provide a single point of control to manage all storage
related aspects of a virtualized infrastructure.
•SGI NAS FC Plug-in User Guide Release 3.1.x, publication number, 007-5902-00x
For users who have purchased the optional SGI NAS FC plug-in software, this guide
provides information on how the software continuously monitors system configuration, and
can take snapshots of the system at configurable intervals without user intervention. The
NAS FC plug-in can also generate intelligent reports for system administrators and support
personnel and provides the capability to revert the NAS system to the (previously
snapshot-ed) system configuration.
•SGI NAS Namespace Cluster User Guide Release 3.1.x, publication number, 007-5903-00x
For customers who have purchased the optional SGI NAS Namespace Cluster plug-in
software package, this guide provides information on the management of multiple NFS
servers, as well as advanced graphics and statistics. Namespace Cluster allows you to extend
existing infrastructure with new servers and spread the workload between a group of servers
instead of centralizing it on a single server. The optional Namespace Cluster plug-in
software also lets you manage all the NFS servers from every node.
•SGI MIS Platform User Guide, publication number, 007-5818-00x
This user guide should be used only as a reference source in understanding the general
hardware aspects of the Modular InfiniteStorage platform that serves as the basis for the SGI
MIS NAS system. It describes the features and components of the platform and its two main
enclosure configurations (NAS server plus storage, or JBOD—Just a Bunch Of Disks). The
guide covers the different configurations, their respective components, interface panels,
indicator lights and meanings, software, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
•SGI Modular InfiniteStorage (MIS) 1.5 Platform User Guide, publication #, 007-5916-00x
This user guide should be used only as a reference source in understanding the general
hardware aspects of the Modular InfiniteStorage platform that serves as the basis for the SGI
MIS NAS system.
• Man pages (online)
You can obtain SGI documentation, release notes, or man pages in the following ways:
• Refer to the SGI Technical Publications Library at http://docs.sgi.com. Various formats are
available. This library contains the most recent and most comprehensive set of online books,
release notes, man pages, and other information.
• You can also view man pages by typing man <title> on a command line.

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The release notes, which contain the latest information about software and documentation in this
release,are in a filenamed SGI-{PRODUCT}-{VERSION}-readme.txt in the docs directory of the
SGI software product media.
SGI systems include a set of Linux®man pages, formatted in the standard UNIX®“man page”
style. Important system configuration files and commands are documented on man pages. These
are found online on the internal system disk (or DVD-CD) and are displayed using the man
command. For additional information about displaying man pages using the man command, see
man(1).
In addition, the apropos command locates man pages based on keywords. For example, to
display a list of man pages that describe disks, type the following on a command line:
apropos disk
For information about setting up and using apropos, see apropos(1).

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Product Support
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Contents
Related Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Un-Racked NAS System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Pre-Racked NAS System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 MIS NAS System Hardware Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Unpack the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Inspecting a Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Prepare for Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Choose a Setup Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Warnings and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General Enclosure Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rack Mounting Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Ambient Operating Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Reduced Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mechanical Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Circuit Overloading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Reliable Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Install the System into a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Acclimatization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Preparing to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing MIS Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
D-Rack Stiffener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing the Rolling Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Installing the Outer Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Aligning the Outer Rails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the Air Ducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing the Inner Rolling Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Install the Chassis Into the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sliding the Chassis Forward/Backwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Removing the Front or Rear Chassis Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing Drives in the MIS or JBOD Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Check, Adjust or Install NAS Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cable Guide & Chassis Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Check all Cable Connections and Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Check the Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Supply Power to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3 MIS NAS Operation and GUI Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Front Bezel and Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Control Panel LED/Button Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MIS JBOD Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safe Power-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Modular InfiniteStorage (MIS) NAS GUI Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Obtain a Permanent Software License Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Registering the SGI MIS NAS Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configure the Primary Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Choosing SGI NAS Web GUI Transport Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Finishing Initial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Preconfigured Storage Pool (Volume) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4 System Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Electrical Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MIS NAS Node Serverboard Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mainboard Replaceable Soldered-in Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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ESD Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5 Troubleshooting Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Handling NAS Internal Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Detecting Component Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Disk Drive LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Power Supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
No Video After Power-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Loss of System Setup Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safe Power-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Checking System Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
A BIOS Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
B System Specifications and Regulatory Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Figures
Figure 1-1 SGI Modular InfiniteStorage NAS Enclosure Example . . . . . . 2
Figure 2-1 D-Rack Stiffener Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 2-2 Alignment with the D-Rack Stiffener Vertical Bolt . . . . . . . 13
Figure 2-3 Rolling Rails Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 2-4 Adjustment Using the Alignment Tool . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 2-5 Slide the Alignment Tool from Front to Back . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 2-6 Air Duct Above Outer Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 2-7 Align Rails to Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 2-8 Support Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 2-9 Lock on to Support Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 2-10 Return Latch to Home Position . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 2-11 Chassis Cover Removal Example . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 2-12 MIS NAS Chassis and Drive Label Location Example . . . . . . 25
Figure 2-13 Example StorBrick Module with Drive in Carrier . . . . . . . 26
Figure 2-14 Drive Installation in StorBrick Module Example . . . . . . . 27
Figure 2-15 Cable Guide – Single Server with One JBOD . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 2-16 Cable Guide – Single Server with two JBODs . . . . . . . . 29
Figure 2-17 Cable Guide – Single Server With Three JBODs . . . . . . . 30
Figure 2-18 Cable Guide – Single Server With Four JBODs . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 3-1 MIS NAS Front Panel Example . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Figure 3-2 MIS NAS Control Panel Buttons, Icons and LEDs . . . . . . . 34
Figure 3-3 Single MIS NAS Head Node Rear Interface Components Example. . . 37
Figure 3-4 MIS NAS Registration Panel Example . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 3-5 NAS Software License Agreement Screen Example . . . . . . 40
Figure 3-6 Appliance Product Registration Screen Example . . . . . . . 41
Figure 3-7 Primary Network Interface Selection Screen Example . . . . . . 42
Figure 3-8 WEB GUI Protocol and Port Selection Screen Example . . . . . 43
Figure 3-9 Initial Configuration Wizard URL Access Screen Example. . . . . 44

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Figures
Figure 4-1 Installing the Onboard Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 5-1 Disk Drive LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Figure 5-2 Power Supply LED Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Chapter 1
1. Introduction
The Modular InfiniteStorage (MIS) NAS is a 4U rackmount system (see Figure 1-1 on page 2 for
an example).
In addition to the NAS head node controller board and chassis, various standard components have
been included with each MIS NAS system, as listed:
• An “open me first” kit (including this document)
• SAS or SATA drives and mounting brackets with labels (in a separate box)
• Up to four power supplies (installed in the MIS NAS or JBOD enclosure)
• One rackmount rail kit (already mounted if you ordered an SGI rack)
• One CD containing drivers and utilities
Important: SGI Modular InfiniteStorage systems may require driver versions that are not
included in the original operating system release. When required, SGI provides these drivers
on an SGI Driver CD, which may ship with the system, or (when applicable) on the system
disk (pre-installed in the factory). For more information on this topic check with your sales
or service representative.
Optional hardware components include:
• Expansion drive enclosures (JBOD systems)
• An SGI computer equipment rack (D-Rack)
Note: If you ordered your Modular IS NAS system with a rack, it should come with all
enclosures already installed and cabled. See also, “Inspecting a Shipment” on page 5.

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Figure 1-1 SGI Modular InfiniteStorage NAS Enclosure Example
System Overview
The SGI Modular IS network-attached storage (NAS) is a file-level compute data storage
connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group of clients. The
MIS NAS system not only operates as a file server but is specialized for this task by its hardware,
software, and configurations of those elements.
SGI NAS is a software-based storage appliance based on the Zetta File System (ZFS) from
OpenSolaris. SGI NAS supports file and block storage and a variety of advanced storage features
such as replication between various storage systems and virtually unlimited snapshots and file
sizes. The SGI MIS NAS supports direct-attached SCSI, SAS, and SATA disks.
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The SGI Modular InfiniteStorage NAS system is a high-density, integrated storage server
platform. The MIS NAS always uses a 4U rackmount system, and can be either a compute and
storage server, or a “Just Bunch Of Disks” expansion storage unit (MIS NAS JBOD unit). The
MIS NAS Server Platform and up to 4 MIS NAS JBOD enclosures can be mounted into an SGI
42U (D-Rack). Other third-party 19" racks may be used if they are capable of supporting the MIS
NAS structural weight requirements. Check with your SGI sales or servicerepresentative for more
information on third-party racks.
Features of the modular design of the MIS NAS system include:
• Storage drives can be 3.5" or 2.5" SAS drives.
• Up to 72 (3.5" or 2.5") storage drives in the MIS NAS Server enclosure (two are reserved for
boot purposes).
• Up to 81 (3.5" or 2.5") storage drives in an MIS NAS JBOD enclosure.
• 4U chassis: height 6.94" (176mm), width 16.9" (429.2mm), depth 36" (914.4mm).
Caution: SATA drives are not supported and cannot be included in the MIS NAS enclosures
due to vibration conflicts with SAS drives.
• Up to four MIS JBOD units can be attached to one MIS NAS server head node.
• The MIS NAS server uses two Intel® Xeon® series processors per NAS motherboard.
• Eight DDR3 DIMMs are used per MIS NAS motherboard.
• Up to 4 HBAs for a single server, full-height (4.25") and half-depth (3.375"), externally or
internally facing.
• There are an additional two internally facing, half-height and half-depth HBAs per NAS
server module, used by the system.
• Up to 3 PCIe riser cards for an MIS NAS system.
• The two SAS boot drives per MIS NAS server are configured as ZFS mirrored drives.
• Dual Gb-Enet networking ports onboard, with optional Gb-Enet, 10-Gb Enet or 8-Gb
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Caution: Floor loading has a maximum weight allowance of 250 lbs per square foot, not
including the service area. Floor loading must be less than 250 lbs per square foot, including the
service area. For maximum efficiency and performance, it is recommended that the maximum
number of enclosures in a single D-Rack is one MIS NAS enclosure with 4 JBODs.
Next Steps
Important: Be sure to read the additional safety information related to your SGI MIS NAS
system prior to completing the setup of the hardware, reference Chapter 4, “System Safety.”
Un-Racked NAS System Setup
If you need to install and configure the MIS NAS hardware components and cables, go to
Chapter 2, “MIS NAS System Hardware Installation.” Continue the drive and cable installation
using the subsections that follow in Chapter 2. Finish the system setup using the information in
Chapter 3, “MIS NAS Operation and GUI Startup.”
Pre-Racked NAS System Setup
If the system chassis is pre-installed in a rack, locate the drive modules and install them using the
information in “Installing Drives in the MIS or JBOD Enclosure” on page 25. System cabling can
be confirmed using the information in “Cable Guide & Chassis Location” on page 28. When the
system is ready to be plugged in and booted, go to Chapter 3, “MIS NAS Operation and GUI
Startup.”