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IBM SAN Volume Controller User Manual

IBM SAN Volume Controller
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Contents
Figures ...............v
Tables ...............xi
Safety and environmental notices . . . xiii
General safety .............xiii
Electrical safety ............xiv
Inspecting the SAN Volume Controller for unsafe
conditions ...............xv
External device check..........xvi
Internal device checks .........xvi
Checking the grounding of SAN Volume Controller,
the uninterruptible power supply, and the
redundant ac-power switch .........xvi
Inspecting the uninterruptible power supply for
unsafe conditions............xviii
Uninterruptible power-supply requirements . . . xviii
Emergency power-off shutdown .......xix
Handling static-sensitive devices .......xix
Environmental notices and statements .....xix
Product recycling and disposal.......xix
About this guide ..........xxi
Who should use this guide .........xxi
Summary of changes ...........xxi
Emphasis ...............xxi
SAN Volume Controller library and related
publications ..............xxi
Related Web sites............xxiii
How to order IBM publications .......xxiii
Sending your comments .........xxiii
Chapter 1. Parts listing ........1
SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 parts .....1
SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 parts .....5
SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 parts .....8
SAN Volume Controller 2145-8F4 parts .....12
SAN Volume Controller 2145-8F2 parts .....13
Redundant ac-power switch parts .......16
2145 UPS-1U parts ............16
Power cables for the 2145 UPS-1U ......17
Chapter 2. Removing and replacing
parts ...............19
Enabling concurrent maintenance .......19
Preparing to remove and replace parts .....20
Working inside the node with the power on . . . 20
Removing and replacing SAN Volume Controller
parts.................20
Removing the cable-management arm ....20
Replacing the cable-management arm ....25
Removing the cable-retention bracket.....29
Replacing the cable-retention bracket .....34
Removing the SAN Volume Controller from a
rack ................40
Replacing the SAN Volume Controller in a rack 48
Removing the support rails for a SAN Volume
Controller ..............54
Installing the support rails for a SAN Volume
Controller ..............58
Removing the top cover .........68
Replacing the top cover .........72
Removing the service controller ......75
Replacing the service controller.......85
Replacing a disk drive and a service controller on
the SAN Volume Controller ........92
Removing and replacing the SAN Volume
Controller power-cable assembly ......92
Removing the memory modules (DIMM) . . . 94
Replacing the memory modules (DIMM) . . . 98
Removing the disk drive .........99
Replacing the disk drive.........107
Removing a solid-state drive (SSD) .....111
Replacing a solid-state drive (SSD) .....113
Removing the disk-drive backplane .....115
Replacing the disk-drive backplane .....121
Removing the CMOS battery .......128
Replacing the CMOS battery .......134
Removing the power supply .......140
Replacing the power supply .......146
Removing the power backplane ......154
Replacing the power backplane ......156
Removing and replacing the frame assembly 158
Removing and replacing the fibre-channel SFP
transceiver on a SAN Volume Controller node . 160
Removing the fibre-channel adapter assembly 161
Replacing the fibre-channel adapter assembly 168
Removing the high-speed SAS adapter ....172
Replacing the high-speed SAS adapter ....173
Removing the high-speed SAS adapter, the
adapter cable, and the solid-state drive (SSD). . 175
Replacing the high-speed SAS adapter, the
adapter cable, and the solid-state drive (SSD). . 178
Removing the disk-controller and USB riser-card
assembly ..............181
Replacing the disk-controller and USB riser-card
assembly ..............183
Removing the PCI express riser card assembly 187
Replacing the PCI express riser-card assembly 188
Removing the operator-information panel
assembly ..............188
Replacing the operator-information panel
assembly ..............196
Removing the operator-information panel cable 203
Replacing the operator-information panel cable 206
Removing the fans ..........209
Replacing the fans...........214
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IBM SAN Volume Controller Specifications

General IconGeneral
Product NameIBM SAN Volume Controller
CategoryStorage
Storage VirtualizationYes
RAID SupportYes
Compression SupportYes
Encryption SupportYes
Host InterfaceFibre Channel, iSCSI, FCoE, SAS
RAID LevelsRAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Maximum Cache Per System2TB
Supported Drive TypesSSD
High AvailabilityYes

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