A12S2-PS Quick Start Guide August, 2012 V.1.
Revision Sheet Release No. Date V.1.1 2012/4/10 Initial creation. V.1.2 2012/8/22 Piuture correct on P.3, P.4, P.7, P.11, Modify some wording on P.5, P.10, P.13, P.25. V.1.3 2012/8/28 Add part No. for the QSG. V.1.4 2012/9/12 Piuture correct on P.3, P.4.
ExaSAN A12S2-PS Quick Star t Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Page# Hardware Installation.......................................................................................................................................1 Checking the Equipment You’ll Need.............................................................................................3 Understanding the Installation Steps................................................................................................. 9 Setting up the Hardware......
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1. A12S2-PS Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the ExaSAN A12S2-PS, a revolutionary high bandwidth streaming rack mounted storage system, specifically designed for all high-end post production storage. It delivers stability, exceptional performance, and scalable capacity at a very affordable ownership cost and requires only a low maintenance budget.
1.1 Checking the Equipment You’ll Need Below is a complete list of all the equipment you’ll need to set up the ExaSAN A12S2-PS.
Your ExaSAN A12S2-PS system consists of the standard components listed below. Verify that you have all of the system components and accessories before commencing hardware installation. Item Item Description 1 A12S2-PS PCIe RAID storage system, supports RAID 0,1,5,6, 0+1, and JBOD 2 QSFP Host Bus Adapter & Half-high bracket 20Gb QSFP PCIe HBA, supports PCIe 2.0 and 1.
4 Power Cord 2x Power cord for A12S2-PS 5 Screw pack for disk tray & rack 2x Screw pack for disk tray 2x Screw pack for rack 6 Rail and rail extenders Used for mounting the A12S2-PS on a rack mount Additional requirements for the A12S2-PS RAID storage system: 1. Host server requirements: ■ Host server with PCIe 2.0 x4 or above (such as x8, x16 PCIe slot) and CD-ROM drive or network connection for software and driver installation. ■ Windows: XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, and Windows 7 ■ MAC: 10.5, 10.
The host server and HDD are not Accusys-supplied equipment and are therefore not included in the package. Contact your System Integrator/Value Added Reseller if you need assistance in purchasing these components. The following figure introduces the front panel of the A12S2-PS. The following figure and table will help familiarize you with the LEDs on the left side handle of the A12S2-PS Item Name Description 1 • Steady Blue indicates the controller A is working normally.
• Steady Blue indicates the system temperature is under the preset value. • Steady Red indicates the system temperature is over the preset value. 3 System Temperature 4 System Power • Steady Blue indicates the subsystem power supplies are working normally. • Steady Red indicates that a power supply has failed. 5 Mute Button Pushing the button will turn off the system beeper when beeper is sounding. If another abnormal event occurs, the beeper will sound again.
2 Power supply 1 Removable redundant power supply 1 • Steady Green LED indicates the power supply is working normally. • Steady Red LED indicates the power supply has failed. 3 Cooling fan 1 Prevents the disk array from overheating. • Steady Green LED indicates the fan modules are working normally. • Steady Red LED indicates that a fan module has failed. 4 Heartbeat LED 5 Terminal port 6 PCIe port Connects the controller to the HBA on the host server.
1.2 Understanding the Installation Steps Step 1 Unpacking the storage package Step 2 Installing Disk Drives, refer to the A12S2-PS User Manual for instructions Step 3 Installing QSFP HBA Step 4 Connecting RAID to the Host system Step 5 Powering the System On Step 6 Install RAIDGuard X Step 7 Array Configuration Step 8 Formatting and Mount Array 1.3 Setting up the Hardware 1.3.
Follow these steps to install the card in each host system: 1. Make sure that the client system is turned off. 2. Open the client system’s outer casing cover, check with your vendor documentation for instructions if necessary. 3. Re-position the HBA card so that you are facing jumper switch as shown below. You can use the jumper switch to configure the HBA for DAS or SAN usage. Set the jumper switch before installing into the host.
6. Use the screw that you saved in step 2 to secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case. 7. Replace the outer casing cover. 1.3.2 Connecting the HBA to the A12S2-PS System 1. Before the ExaSAN A12S2-PS is ready to be connected and powered on, you must install the HBA card in the workgroup client system. The HBA card is compatible with PCIe x4, x8, and x16 slots. If a choice is given, use the fastest PCIe slot available. Although the HBA card is compatible with both PCIe 1.1 and 2.
2. Insert the other end of the cable into the PCIe port on the HBA card, which you installed on the host system in the earlier section. The cable connector is securely plugged when you hear a click. 3. Plug a power cord into the AC power-in port in the storage system. Caution Once powered on, Do NOT remove the QSFP PCIe cable when in use to avoid data loss and corruption.
1.4 Powering On and Off the A12S2-PS 1.4.1 Powering On Before powering on the A12S2-PS, make sure that all cables and cords are properly installed and connected. 1. Turn power on for the A12S2-PS by switching on the Power button. Wait for the Controller A status (refer to the figure on A12S2-PS Front Panel LEDs) to turn into a steady blue state. Note that you might hear a few short beeps generated from the RAID disk system during this process.
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2. RAIDGuard X Introduction RAIDGuard X is a powerful tool which supports remote monitoring of multiple controllers that are connected to the same network. It is to be used in conjunction with Accusys PCIe series. The software comes with 2 components: Server and Client. Server – Enables the server to recognize the RAID controller(s). Client – The Client software can be installed on any computer that needs to administer the controller(s). The Client software works on any computer running JAVA 1.
1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the MAC or PC. 2. For Macs, execute “CD-ROM/MAC Installation/Vx.x/6xxxx_IP_MAC_x_x_x.mpkg". For PCs, execute “CD-ROM/Windows installation/GUI/x.x/6xxx_IP_Win_x.x.exe”. If you have downloaded the installer from the Accusys support page, look in your download path for the installer file. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions. Sample screens shown below are from a MAC installation. 4. Accept the License Agreement and click Continue.
5. Select the Destination volume from the list of available options to install RAIDGuard X. Click Continue after making your selection. 6. Click Install to continue with the Standard installation, which will automatically install the Driver, the RAIDGuard X Server, and the RAIDGuard X Client 7. Click to Restar t the computer after the installation is complete. Before you can access the RAID controller, you must first load the RAIDGuard X software.
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2.2 Array Configuration In order to create an array, the RAID controller first needs to be added to the network. Follow the steps below to add a controller in RAIDGuard X: 1. Click Add Controller to display a list of available controllers on the network. If the ExaSAN RAID system is used as a DAS, the controller is displayed as “Local” under the IP field. 2. C l i c k o n t h e c o n t r o l l e r t o administer, enter the password.
4. The Main screen lists the controller after it has been successfully added. After the RAID controller is configured, an array can be created. This array tells the controller how many disks to use and what their function should be. Follow the steps below to create an array: 1. Select the RAID level from the drop down menu. Available levels are: 0, 1, 5, 6, 0+1 and JBOD. Note Each RAID level has a minimum disk requirement. This is shown in the information to the right of the drop down list.
2. Select the stripe size from the drop down menu. Available stripe sizes are: 8-256KB. The greater the stripe size, the faster the I/O output for each drive. This speeds up disk access. 3. Select the sector size from the drop down menu. Available sector sizes are 512 bytes (default) and 4096 bytes. The sector size 4096 bytes is only supported by Windows 2000/XP, and over 2 Terabyte function is used. For other OSes, please select 512 bytes (default). 4. Click on the drives to be added to the array.
Optional: From the drop down menu, select On-the-fly initialization. For a detailed explanation on the Initialization type, consult the A12S2-PS User Guide. 5. Check the Assign LUN automatically box. 6. Click Create Array to complete the process. Note If you attempt to create a RAID set without meeting the minimum required number of hard disk drives, an error message will pop up after clicking Create Array.
After the array has been created, the Main screen displays the newly created array with an array number. The array initialization progress is also displayed. Arrays are assigned numbers in the order they are created. For example, the first array created is labeled with the “1” icon; the second array created is labeled with the “2” icon, and so forth. 2.3 Formatting and Mounting Arrays After creating a RAID array on the ExaSAN RAID system, the array appears as an unformatted disk to the host system.
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