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Data Storage Appliance
Data Storage Appliance

A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance
A220 Data Storage Appliance

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P/N 118610-024 QuickStart Guide
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Before YouStart
Make sure that all site and network requirements have
been satisfied before installing the A220 Data Storage
Appliance system.
Site Requirements
• Two persons to lift the A220 Data Storage Appliance
system.
• Box cutter or sharp knife.
• Phillips screwdriver to install the system in a rack.
• Laptop or PC with Internet access.
• Three Ethernet cables—bulk Category (Cat) 5 for IP
connectivity to your network [cables are not shipped
with the initial A220 order].
• For high availability, at least two 110-volt or 220-volt
AC circuits.
1BEFORE YOU START
Network Requirements
• Three 1-Gb Ethernet connections—one for system
management, and two for system management / data
transfer.
• A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
server for network access.
•Recommended: A Network Windows Domain con-
troller (required for Windows shares).
QuickStart A220 Data Storage
Appliance

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Figure 1. Remove All Items from the Shipping Container.
AThe A220 Data Storage Appliance (Front View).
BThe A220 Data Storage Appliance (Rear View).
2 AC Power Cords
A220 Data Storage Appliance QuickStart Guide
Switch
POWER-ON
Hole
1 Unpack
What you need: Box cutter or sharp knife.
Instructions: A220 Data Storage Appliance Installation
Manual.
Open the A220 shipping container with a box cutter or
sharp knife, carefully avoiding the enclosed contents.
More detailed information concerning the A220 Data
Storage Appliance can be obtained from the A220 Data
Storage Appliance Installation Manual, which can be ac-
cessed online at http://themis.com/themis/manuals. Ob-
tain the website password from your A220 vendor.
Each shipping package contains the following items:
1. An A220 Data Storage Appliance (see Figure 1).
2. Two AC power cords.
3. A220 Data Storage Appliance QuickStart Guide (this
manual).
4. An optional pair of rack-mount slides may be included
in your order, but will be shipped separately.
1UNPACK

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What you need: Phillips screwdriver.
Instructions: A220 Data Storage Appliance Installation
Manual.
Using the A220 Data Storage Appliance Installation Man-
ual, install the component hardware. If you have ordered
the optional rack-mount brackets with handles and/or op-
tional rack-mount slide kits, install these now.
• If applicable, replace the rack-mount brackets without
handles with rack-mount brackets with handles.
•Installoptional rack-mount slides onto the rack and
both sides of the A220 chassis (see A220 Data Stor-
age Appliance Installation Manual for details).
• Slide and secure the A220 chassis inside the rack. You
may need assistance in lifting and guiding the chassis.
Install all Cables
Install all I/O and accessory cables and power cords to
the A220 rear panel connectors in the following order:
1. Connect a Cat-5 Ethernet cable to the LAN 1 port (see
Figure 2) and another cable to the LAN 2 port.
2 RACK & CABLE
2. Connect a Cat-5 Ethernet cable to the BMC port.
3. Alternative Method to BMC or LAN1/LAN2 Connec-
tion—Connect a monitor and keyboard to their re-
spective I/O ports (see Figure 2).
4. If applicable, plug the AC Power cord from the monitor
into a “live” AC circuit.
5. Plug an AC Power cord into the PS1 power supply and
another cord into the PS2 power supply.
Figure 2. Connect All Cables and AC Cords to the Rear Panel.
LAN 1
LAN 2
PS1 PS2
Power Supplies BMC
Note: BMC = Baseboard Management Controller
VGA
Keyboard
Monitor
AC Power

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Plug the AC Power cords from power supplies PS1 and
PS2 into “live” AC sources. This will cause each power
supply LED to light (green). On the front of the A220, stick
an unbent paper clip or meter probe into the POWER-ON
switch hole (see Figure 1A, page QS-2) momentarily, af-
ter which the POWER LED will light (green) and the sys-
tem will turn ON and start to boot the Open-E Data
Storage operating system.
After the system has completed booting, an interpretation
of how the system is operating can be read from the five
LEDs on the front of the A220 (see Figure 3 and Table 1).
Note that LED Aindicates activity on the solid-state boot
drive, which is attached directly to the A220 Motherboard.
The ten (10) drive canisters (each canister contains two
drives) that are accessed through the front of the system
have LEDs directly associated with drive operation (these
are described in Figure 4).
3 POWER ON SYSTEM
Figure 3. LEDs on the A220 Data Storage Appliance Front Panel
BAC DE
Table 1. Front-Panel LED Definitions
LED Definition Description (when LED is ON)
ABoot drive (Motherboard attached) ●Indicates boot drive activity
BPower failure (Left Power Supply) ●Indicates left power supply failure
CPower failure (Right Power Supply) ●Indicates right power supply failure
DOverheat / Fan Fail ●Warns that the system is exceeding
specified temperature parameters
EPower ●Indicates that system is turned ON
Figure 4. LEDs on the A220 Data Storage Appliance Drive Canisters
Drive Lock
Pushbutton
Drive Release
Drive Door
Rivet
Air Vents
Activity LED
Status LED
Air Vents
= Top 2 LEDs are associated with Rear Drive
= Bottom 2 LEDs are associated with Front Drive
2 Righthand LEDs = Drive Status
2 Lefthand LEDs = Drive Activity

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Before starting:
• Make sure that the A220 is booted and the Power LED
(see Figure 3 and Table 1 on page QS-4) is ON.
Note: The A220 system is shipped with IP address con-
figurations already assigned to each of the three Ethernet
ports (LAN 1, LAN 2, and BMC). If the assigned address-
es are acceptable to the user, this section (4—CONFIG-
URE) may be skipped; in which case, go directly to
section 5—SETUP AS SHIPPED on page QS-6.
Ethernet Configuration
There are three different methods to chose from to con-
figure IP addresses:
1. Attach a keyboard and monitor directly to the A220 to
assign an IP address to Ethernet port 1 (LAN 1)
and/or Ethernet port 2 (LAN 2).
2. Assign an IP address by logging onto the BMC port.
3. Assign an IP address by logging onto Ethernet port 1
(LAN 1) and/or Ethernet port 2 (LAN 2), which is al-
ready set to DHCP (see section 5—SETUP AS
SHIPPED—on page QS-6).
4 CONFIGURE
Method 1—Keyboard and Monitor
Step 1—Only initially, a keyboard and monitor must be at-
tached to the appropriate connectors on the A220 (see
Figure 2 on page QS-3).
Step 2—Next, press <F1> to bring up the main menu.
Step 3—Then press <Alt><Ctrl><N> to bring up the Net-
work Setting Menu.
Step 4—Assign an IP address to Ethernet port 1 (LAN 1)
and/or Ethernet port 2 (LAN 2) based on their network
setup. [See section 6—PASSWORDS on page QS-7.]
Step 5—Open a web browser with the assigned IP ad-
dress for further management and setup.
Step 6—Finally, remove the keyboard and monitor.
Method 2—BMC Port
Use the following method to configure the BMC port:
1. Log onto the BMC port, which is set to DHCP (use the
MAC address printed on the adjoining label; see Fig-
ure 5 on page QS-6).
After you have configured the BMC port, follow these
steps [See section 6—PASSWORDS on page QS-7.]:
Step 1—Using a laptop computer connected to the BMC
port, open a web browser using the assigned IP address.

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Step 2—Open a Console from the BMC remote-control
web page (see Figure 6).
Figure 5. Log Onto the BMC Port
Figure 6. Open a Console from the BMC Remote-
Control Web Page
Step 3—Press <F1> to bring up the main menu.
Step 4—Press <Alt><Ctrl><N> to bring up the Network
Setting Menu.
Step 5—Assign an IP address to Ethernet port 1 (LAN 1)
and/or Ethernet port 2 (LAN 2) based on their network
setup.
Step 6—Open a web browser with the assigned IP ad-
dress for further management and setup.
Method 3—Ethernet Port 1 and/or Port 2
Use the following method to configure the Ethernet ports:
1. Log-in to Ethernet port 1(LAN 1) with a Static IP ad-
dress such as 192.168.2.2/24, and/or log-in to Ether-
net port 2 (LAN 2), which is set to DHCP (use the MAC
address printed on the adjoining label)
2. Configure both ports based on their network require-
ments
[See section 6—PASSWORDS on page QS-7.]
Step 1—Open a web browser with the assigned IP ad-
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When shipped, your A220 system will have the following
IP address configurations:
• The BMC port is configured as a DHCP with a MAC
address as defined on the adjoining label
• Ethernet port 1 (LAN 1) is assigned the following Static
IP address = 192.168.2.2/24
• Ethernet port 2 (LAN 2) is configured through DCHP
(using the MAC address defined on the adjoining
label)
[See section 6—PASSWORDS.]
5 SETUP AS SHIPPED
Throughout
Throughout the A220 configuration process, you will be
required to enter a USER ID followed by a PASSWORD.
These are displayed as followed (all characters are case-
sensitive):
Prompt User ID Password
Open-E Full Access1.........................admin
BMC ADMIN.................................ADMIN
RAID admin......................................0000
____________________
1—The user ID “Full Access” appears automatically at
the prompt after the system has booted.
6 PASSWORDS

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