Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Legal Information...................................................................................................................2
Contact Information ...............................................................................................................3
Copyright Notice ....................................................................................................................4
Safety Precautions.................................................................................................................5
About This Manual.................................................................................................................8
Table of Contents.................................................................................................................10
Introduction
Product Overview.................................................................................................................14
Model Naming Conventions ...................................................................................................14
Model Variations...................................................................................................................15
2U Series ............................................................................................................................... 16
3U Series ............................................................................................................................... 17
4U Series ............................................................................................................................... 19
Major Components...............................................................................................................20
RAID Controller and Interface ................................................................................................20
JBOD Controller and Interface ...............................................................................................20
Power supply unit with built-in cooling module.......................................................................21
The Rear Panel .....................................................................................................................22
Dual Controller Models........................................................................................................... 22
Single-Controller Models........................................................................................................23
Upgrading Single Controller to Dual Controller System ......................................................... 23
Connection between RAID and JBOD ................................................................................... 23
Chassis .................................................................................................................................24
Front Panel.............................................................................................................................24
Rear Panel ............................................................................................................................. 26
Internal Backplane ................................................................................................................. 31
Front Panel Components.....................................................................................................32
LCD/LED Panel......................................................................................................................32
Chassis Ear............................................................................................................................ 34
Drive Tray...............................................................................................................................35
Rear Panel Components......................................................................................................36
Controller Module of RAID Models......................................................................................... 36
Controller Module of JBOD Models........................................................................................ 37
Host Port of RAID Models....................................................................................................38
Fibre-Host RAID Models (SxxF Series).................................................................................. 38
SAS-Host RAID Models (SxxS Series) ..................................................................................39
iSCSI-Host RAID Models (SxxE Series) ................................................................................ 40
Cache Backup Module (CBM) for RAID Models.....................................................................41
2U-Gxxxx Systems & S12S-J1000G PSU .............................................................................42
DC PSU for Systems with āNā Designation ............................................................................43
2U Redundant and 3U RAID Systems PSU & Cooling Module.............................................. 44
4U RAID Systems PSU..........................................................................................................45
4U RAID Systems Cooling Module ........................................................................................ 46
System Monitoring Features...............................................................................................47
Expansion Enclosure Support ................................................................................................ 47
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C bus...................................................................................................................................48
Firmware (FW) and SANWatch ..............................................................................................48
Audible Alarms .......................................................................................................................48
Hot-swapping .......................................................................................................................49
Hardware Installation
Installation Prerequisites.....................................................................................................50
Installation Procedures Overview.......................................................................................51
Unpacking the System.........................................................................................................52
Box contents ..........................................................................................................................52
Preinstalled Components .......................................................................................................52
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