Western Digital OpenFlex Data24 3200 User manual

User Guide
OpenFlex™ Data24 3200
FW Version 1.0.0
Regulatory Model: DCS0010
D018-000572-000
Doc. Version 01
September 2023

User Guide Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Revision History............................................................................................................................................................................................... v
Notices................................................................................................................................................................................................................... vi
Points of Contact.........................................................................................................................................................................................vii
Chapter 1. Overview.............................................................................................................. 1
OpenFlex™ Data24 3200 Overview..............................................................................................................................................2
Design Details.................................................................................................................................................................................................3
LEDs.............................................................................................................................................................................................................6
Cables.........................................................................................................................................................................................................9
Servicing Features.......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
List of Compatible Devices..................................................................................................................................................................11
Electrical Specifications.........................................................................................................................................................................13
Environmental Specifications............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Mechanical Specifications...................................................................................................................................................................14
System Level Block Diagram............................................................................................................................................................15
Best Practices...............................................................................................................................................................................................16
Limitations & Restrictions....................................................................................................................................................................18
Rack Requirements............................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Space Requirements................................................................................................................................................................................21
Supported Operating Systems........................................................................................................................................................ 21
Supported SKUs........................................................................................................................................................................................22
List of CRUs................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Third Party Licenses.............................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Chapter 2. Components................................................................................................... 25
Chassis..............................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Chassis Specifications................................................................................................................................................................26
IO Module (IOM) w/ Single AIC.....................................................................................................................................................27
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IOM Specifications w/ Single AIC.....................................................................................................................................27
IO Module (IOM) w/ Two AICs.......................................................................................................................................................28
IOM Specifications w/ Two AICs.......................................................................................................................................28
IO Module (IOM) w/ Three AICs...................................................................................................................................................29
IOM Specifications w/ Three AICs................................................................................................................................... 29
Drive Assembly...........................................................................................................................................................................................30
Drive Assembly Specifications.............................................................................................................................................30
System Fan.....................................................................................................................................................................................................31
System Fan Specifications.......................................................................................................................................................31
Gospower Power Supply Unit (PSU)......................................................................................................................................... 32
Gospower PSU Specifications..............................................................................................................................................32
Rails......................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
Rails Specification..........................................................................................................................................................................33
Cable Management Arm (CMA) Assembly.......................................................................................................................... 34
Cable Management Arm (CMA) Assembly Specifications.............................................................................34
Chapter 3. Support............................................................................................................ 35
Cable Management.................................................................................................................................................................................36
Standard OpenFlex Data24 3200 Cable Management...................................................................................36
OpenFlex Data24 3200 Cable Management Arm (CMA) Assembly Cable
Management...................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Drive Assembly Replacement..........................................................................................................................................................38
System Fan Replacement................................................................................................................................................................... 41
IO Module (IOM) Replacement......................................................................................................................................................48
Power Supply Unit (PSU) Replacement..................................................................................................................................55
Chassis Replacement............................................................................................................................................................................60
Rails Replacement.....................................................................................................................................................................................81
Cable Management Arm (CMA) Assembly Replacement.........................................................................................94
Chapter 4. Management.................................................................................................103
Open Composable API.......................................................................................................................................................................104
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Accessing the API.......................................................................................................................................................................104
RESTful API...................................................................................................................................................................................... 104
Discovering and Connecting to NVMe Devices using the Open Composable API....................104
Open Composable GUI...................................................................................................................................................................... 107
Compatible Browsers.................................................................................................................................................................107
Login Page........................................................................................................................................................................................ 108
Dashboard...........................................................................................................................................................................................110
Storage Device Page..................................................................................................................................................................116
Basic Operational Functions................................................................................................................................................122
Maintenance...................................................................................................................................................................................... 141
Firmware Upgrade..................................................................................................................................................................................150
Downloading Firmware from the Support Portal................................................................................................. 150
Upgrading Firmware................................................................................................................................................................... 153
Drive Firmware Upgrade.........................................................................................................................................................159
Platform Details Pullout Tab...........................................................................................................................................................160
In-band Enclosure Management..................................................................................................................................................161
NVMe-CLI.......................................................................................................................................................................................................161
Supported NVMe-CLI Commands..................................................................................................................................162
Unsupported NVMe Drive Level Commands..........................................................................................................162
Discovering and Connecting to ™ Devices on OpenFlex Data24 3200............................................162
Chapter 5. Configuration................................................................................................ 165
Device Installation Order...................................................................................................................................................................166
System Topology.....................................................................................................................................................................................169
Installing Standalone OpenFlex-api for In-Band Management............................................................................173
Initial Network Configuration Setup.......................................................................................................................................... 173
Initial Network Configuration..........................................................................................................................................................184
Setting Static IPs on Data Ports................................................................................................................................................ 184
In-Band Management Setup......................................................................................................................................................... 193
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Installing Standalone OpenFlex-api for In-Band Management.................................................................193
Target IP Address Discovery Methods........................................................................................................................194
In-Band Management Usage.......................................................................................................................................................203
In-Band Management Path Connectivity.................................................................................................................204
Chapter 6. Safety.............................................................................................................220
Electrostatic Discharge.......................................................................................................................................................................221
Optimizing Location...............................................................................................................................................................................221
Power Connections................................................................................................................................................................................221
Power Cords................................................................................................................................................................................................221
Rack-Mountable Systems...............................................................................................................................................................222
Safety and Service................................................................................................................................................................................222
Safety Warnings and Cautions................................................................................................................................................... 223
Chapter 7. Regulatory.....................................................................................................224
Country Certifications......................................................................................................................................................................... 225
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Class A Compliance..................................................................................225
Restricted Access Location........................................................................................................................................................... 225
Regulatory Statement of Compliance....................................................................................................................................225
Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity)................................................................................................................................226
FCC Class A Notice.............................................................................................................................................................................226
ICES-003 Class A Notice—Avis NMB-003, Classe A...............................................................................................227
Japanese Compliance Statement, Class A ITE..............................................................................................................227
South Korea Warning Label Statement, Class A ITE.................................................................................................227
Taiwan Warning Label Statement, Class A ITE..............................................................................................................228
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Revision History
Date Revision Comment
September
2023 01 Initial release for OpenFlex™ Data24 3200
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User Guide Notices
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Overview
In This Chapter:
- OpenFlex Data24 3200 Overview............................................................................. 2
- Design Details....................................................................................................................3
- List of Compatible Devices......................................................................................... 11
- Electrical Specifications.............................................................................................. 13
- Environmental Specifications.................................................................................... 13
- Mechanical Specifications..........................................................................................14
- System Level Block Diagram.....................................................................................15
- Best Practices..................................................................................................................16
- Limitations & Restrictions...........................................................................................18
- Rack Requirements...................................................................................................... 20
- Space Requirements..................................................................................................... 21
- Supported Operating Systems................................................................................. 21
- Supported SKUs............................................................................................................ 22
- List of CRUs.................................................................................................................... 23
- Third Party Licenses.................................................................................................... 24

User Guide 1. Overview
1.1 OpenFlex ™ Data24 3200 Overview
1.1 OpenFlex™ Data24 3200 Overview
The OpenFlex™ Data24 3200 is a 2U rack mounted
data storage enclosure built on the OpenFlex
platform. OpenFlex Data24 3200 utilizes two IOMs to
provide data connectivity using QSFP28 connections
through Western Digital's RapidFlex add-in cards.
OpenFlex is Western Digital’s architecture that
supports Open Composable Infrastructure (OCI).
The OpenFlex Data24 3200 is a Just-a-Bunch-
Of-Flash (JBOF) platform that leverages this OCI
approach in the form of disagreggated data storage
using NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF™). NVMe-oF
is a networked storage protocol that allows storage to be disaggregated from compute to make that storage
widely available to multiple applications and hosts. By enabling applications to share a common pool of
storage capacity, data can be easily shared between applications, or needed capacity can be allocated to
an application regardless of location. Utilizing NVMe™ device-level performance, NVMe-oF promises to
deliver the lowest end-to-end latency from application to shared storage. NVMe-oF enables composable
infrastructures to deliver the data locality benefits of NVMe (low latency, high performance) while providing
the agility and flexibility of sharing storage and compute.
OpenFlex
OpenFlex is Western Digital’s
architecture that supports Open
Composable Infrastructure
through storage disaggregation
– both disk and flash natively
attached to a scalable fabric.
OpenFlex does not rule out
multiple fabrics, but whenever
possible, Ethernet will be used
as a unifying connection for both
flash and disk because of its
broad applicability and availability.
Composable Infrastructure
An emerging category of
datacenter infrastructure that
seeks to disaggregate compute,
storage, and networking fabric
resources into shared resource
pools that can be available
for on-demand allocation (i.e.,
“composable”). Composability
occurs at the software level,
disaggregation occurs at the
hardware level using NVMe-
over-Fabric—will vastly improve
compute and storage utilization,
performance, and agility in the
data center.
Open Composable API
Western Digital's Open
Composable API is a REST
interface designed for data
center composability. It builds
upon existing industry standards
utilizing the best features of those
standards as well as practices
from proprietary management
protocols.1
Features
• 368TB Max Storage Capacity2 • 200 - 240Vac Input Voltages • Dual 2000W PSUs
• 100Gbps NVMe-oF • 2U Form Factor • Operational Temperature: 10°C to
35°C
• 29.7 kg / 65.5 lbs.
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