A16R-SJ Quick Start Guide A12/16/24R/U-SJ Quick Start Guide ExaRAID JBOD SYSTEM USER'S GUIDE 1
A16R-SJ Quick Start Guide A12/16/24R/U-SJ Quick Start Guide 42-33000-5030 ExaRAID JBOD SYSTEM Version:1.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide A16R-SJ JBOD Task List Step 1: Unpacking the JBOD System below Step 2: Mounting the JBOD System in a Rack on page 10 Step 3: Installing Disk Drives on page 14 Step 4: Making Connections on page 18 Step 5: Powering on the System on page 21 on page 22 on page 28 Step 8: Powering Off the System on page 30 Step 1: Unpacking the JBOD System The following items come with the JBOD system package, if any of them is missing or damaged, please contact your supplier: 1 1.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Front Panel View (Closed) A12R/U-SJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Po F T H IO IO IO IO #1 #2 #1 #2 we an em DD p r R D R D AC AC Y Y T T Po 9 F T H IO IO IO IO #1 #2 #1 #2 we an em DD p r R D R D AC AC Y Y T T A16R/U-SJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Po F T H IO IO IO IO #1 #2 #1 #2 we an em DD p r R D R D AC AC Y Y T T Po 9 F T H IO IO IO IO #1 #2 #1 #2 we an em DD p r R D R D AC AC Y Y T T A24R/U-SJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Po F T H IO IO IO IO #1 #2 #1 #2 we an em DD p r R D R D AC AC Y Y T T Po
JBOD System Quick Start Guide No. Item Description • Green - Fan modules are installed and working properly. 2 Fan LED 3 Temp LED 4 HDD LED 5 IO#1 RDY Indicates JBOD controller A is working properly. 6 IO#2 RDY Indicates JBOD controller B is working properly. 7 IO#1 ACT Indicates data activity in progress between host and JBOD controller A. 8 IO#2 ACT Indicates data activity in progress between host and JBOD controller B.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Front Panel View (Open) A12R/U-SJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 No. 1-12 13 Item Description Disk trays 12 Removal disk trays. Front panel door Protects the disks. A16R/U-SJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 No. 1-16 17 Item Description Disk trays 16 Removal disk trays. Front panel door Protects the disks. A24R/U-SJ 1 3 2 5 4 6 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 No.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Disk Tray Front View 3 2 1 4 No. Item Description • Green - Disk is online 1 Disk LED 2 Tray button Press to release the tray handle. 3 Access LED indicator Lights blue when the disk is being accessed. 4 Tray handle Use to pull out or lock the disk tray into place.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Rear View A12R-SJ 1 2 A12U-SJ 3 4 5 6 9 10 CH 2 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 EXP 15 No. CH 1 CH 2 16 17 18 Item 2 1 B A 7 8 9 10 DIP 11 CH 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 EXP 1 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 5 U P S A 6 8 ON 1 7 U P S EXP 11 CH 1 2 B CH 2 12 13 14 Description 1 AC power port Connects to the power source. 2 Power supply handle Use to pull out the power supply. 3 Power supply switch Use to switch the power on or off.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide A16R-SJ 12 3 A16U-SJ 4 5 6 Fan 1 7 8 Fan 3 CH 1 P/S 1 12 3 4 5 EXP Fan 3 CH 1 CH 2 EXP CH 1 P/S 1 P/S UPS Contraller B CH 2 456 P/S 2 Chassis ID UPS 23 78 456 78 23 Fan 2 Contraller A P/S 2 Chassis ID 6 Fan 1 Contraller B CH 2 P/S 11 Fan 2 Contraller A EXP 9 10 901 901 VER 1.0 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 No. 19 20 21 Item VER 1.0 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Description 1 Cooling fan 1 System cooling fan.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide A24R-SJ 1 2 3 A24U-SJ 4 5 Fan 1 6 7 8 Fan 3 9 10 11 12 Fan 4 1 2 Fan 2 3 4 5 6 Fan 1 7 Fan 3 Fan 4 23 P/S 1 CH 1 901 78 EXP Chassis ID CH 2 EXP Contraller B P/S 3 CH 1 78 CH 2 Contraller A CH 2 Chassis ID Contraller A P/S 2 P/S 1 14 15 16 17 18 19 No.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide No. Item Description 22 Power supply 2 Removable power supply. 23 Power supply handle Use to pull out the power supply. Switch ID See table below on how to set the Chassis ID.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Step 2: Mounting the JBOD System in a Rack The JBOD system can be installed in a standard 19-inch rack. Follow the procedures below: 1.Attack eight rack nuts into the rack, making sure that they correspond with the mounting points on the rails. 2.Adjust the length of the rails as needed. 3.Secure the rails using two nuts and bolts on both the front and back posts of the rack. 4.Tighten the locking screws. 5.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Using the Rail Extenders Follow the procedures below to install the rail extenders: 1.Install the rail extenders and attach the screws to secure them. 2.Slide the RAID system into the rack and secure it into place using the fixing screws. Po Fa Te H DD IO IO IO IO #1 #2 #1 #2 m w er n p RD RD AC AC Y Y T T Rack-Mount Instruction To mount the “A12R/U-SJ, A16R/U-SJ and A24R/U-SJ” in any standard-sized rack, follow these instructions: 1.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide 4. Use the appropriate screws (not included) to securely attach the brackets to your rack. 5. Elevated Operating Ambient - If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient. Therefore, consideration should be given to installing the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature(Tma) specified by the manufacturer. 6.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Caution Slide/raid mounted equipment is not to be used as a shelf or a work spac.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Step 3: Installing Disk Drives The JBOD system supportS SAS or SATA interface hard drives. SAS hard disks Follow the procedures below to install SAS hard drives: 1.Insert the SAS hard drive into the hard disk tray. Screw the sides to secure the hard disk. Repeat this procedure to install more hard disks. 2.Insert the key to the key slot and turn to unlock the front panel door. 22 0 22 0 22 0 A16R-SJ 3.Pull open the front panel door.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide 4.Insert the hard disk tray into the empty slot. 5.Push down the tray handle to secure the hard disk tray into place. 6.Repeat steps 4 to 5 until all the required disks have been installed. 7.Close the front panel door, then lock it.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide SATA hard disks SATA hard drive installation requires an AA-MUX adapter to be installed on the hard disk tray first before installing the SATA hard disk. Note AA-MUX is an optional accessory and is sold separately. Contact your supplier to purchase one. Follow the procedures below to install SATA hard disks: 1.Place the AA-MUX adapter on the hard disk tray and attach the four screws as shown. 2.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide 3.Slide the hard disk towards the AA-MUX adapter and connect the power and data connectors. 4.Attach the screws to secure the hard disk. 5.Insert the hard disk tray into an empty slot. 6.Push down the tray handle to secure the hard disk tray into place. 7.Repeat steps 1 to 6 until all the required disks have been installed. 8.Close the front panel door, then lock it.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Step 4: Making Connections The JBOD system has two controllers, each controller has three x4 SAS ports that enables you to connect to a host computer, a RAID system or expand the JBOD enclosure. Use a x4 SAS cable to connect the JBOD system to a host computer or to a RAID system. Follow the procedures below: 1.Insert the SAS cable into the CH1 port of A16R-SJ. A 2.To connect to a RAID system, insert the other end of the SAS cable to the EXP port of the RAID system(B).
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Expanding JBOD Enclosures You can expand a maximum of seven JBOD enclosures to a RAID system. Figure 1-1 shows a RAID system with three JBOD enclosures in a loop. The loop connection works to ensure the system can continue with its operation without interruption even if any of the JBOD fails. Once a JBOD fails, the other two can still continue to transmit data around the loop via the redundant path.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide To establish the connection: 1.Connect the RAID system EXP port to the CH1 port of the JBOD1 using a SAS cable. 2.To connect to the next JBOD, connect the EXP port of JBOD1 to the CH1 port of JBOD2. 3.Follow the same procedures to connect the succeeding JBOD enclosures. 4.To make a loop, connect the EXP port of JBOD3 to the CH1 port of JBOD2. 5.Connect the EXP port of JBOD2 to the CH1 port of JBOD1. 6.Connect the EXP port of the RAID system to the CH1 port of JBOD3. 7.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Step 5: Powering on the System Caution A12R/U-SJ - Please switch off the power before you remove power supply unit. Connecting the Power 1.Plug one power cable into the AC power port.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide 2.Plug the second power cable into the other AC power port. 3.Once all the components have been connected, the system can now be powered on using the power switch. Power on the system in the following order: • JBOD system(s) • RAID system • Host server Note Before turning the system on, make sure the chassis ID switch has been set properly.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Step 6: Configuring the JBOD system Configuring Host Server Connection Figure 1-2 shows an example of two A16R-SJ connected to the host server. Host Sever TV OUT SAS Card Controller A Controller B Controller A Controller B Figure 1-2 Host server connection with JBOD expansion To configure the connection using Windows, follow the procedures below: Note The following procedures are based on Windows server 2003 R2. Make sure you are installing in Windows 32-bit or 64-bit.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Configuring the RAID System Figure 1-3 shows an example of a RAID system (A16R-FS) connected to three JBODs. Note The same procedures apply to A16R-SS RAID system using SAS connectors. Host Sever LAN Switch TV OUT Fibre Card 1 Fibre Card 2 A16R-FS/SS ID : 0 A16R-SJ ID : 1 A16R-SJ ID : 2 A16R-SJ ID : 3 Figure 1-3 RAID system with JBOD expansion To establish the connection, follow the procedures below: 1.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide 4.Connect the host server to the LAN switch. This connection can be configured using GUI (Graphical User Interface) or CLI (Command Line Interface). • To configure using GUI The JBOD system can be detected automatically by the GUI when connected. The chassis ID corresponds to the enclosure tab number shown in the GUI. The number of enclosure tabs may vary according to the number of connected JBOD systems. The connection in Figure 1-3 will show three JBOD enclosure tabs.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Note For more details on GUI configuration, please see Chapter 2 Using the RAID GUI in the Accusys RAID GUI user’s manual. • To configure using CLI The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a set of commands which allows users to configure or monitor the system by entering lines of text through a variety of terminal consoles. For more information about the CLI commands, please refer to the software manual. To perform basic configurations, follow the steps below: 1.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide [-n name]: the name of a disk group Parameters [-i par/seq]: logical disk initialization mode (parallel or sequential) [-z]: write-zero immediately [-s hddz,hdda, ...]: local spare disks [-t capacity]: capacity to truncate For example, to create disk group 0 (DG0), with hard disks 1 to 8 in the group, type the following in the command line: CLI>dgcreate dg0 hdd1 hdd2 hdd3 hdd4 hdd5 hdd6 hdd7 hdd8 4.Create logical disks using the ldcreate command.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Parameters [-i scsi_id]: SCSI ID Refer to sgaddlun for other parameters. For example, to add LUN of fcpa1 in the logical disk DG0LD0, type the following in the command line: CLI>htpaddlun fcpa1 dg0ld0 Note Make sure that all logical disk have LUN mapping. 6.Check if all logical disks have LUN mapping, type htplistlun all in the command lin Note For more details on CLI configuration, please see Chapter 4 Using the CLI Commands in the Accusys RAID GUI user’s manual.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Step 7: Host Configuration Windows Multi-Path Solution: Pathguard Pathguard is the bundled multi-path IO solution for Windows platforms. It consists of MPIO drivers and a web-based path manager GUI that allows you to manage MPIO configurations for multiple host computers. Windows MPIO framework requires rebooting the host computer when enabling the MPIO driver on the host computer, so that the regular disk device drivers will be replaced by the MPIO disk drivers.
JBOD System Quick Start Guide Step 8: Powering Off the System Follow the procedures below to power off the system: 1.Stop all applications running in the host server. 2.Turn off the host server. 3.Close any GUI or CLI applications. 4.Power off the RAID system using the power switch. Power off the JBOD system using the power switch. Caution Disconnect all AC power cords from the MAINS to completely power off the devices.
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