User Guide

Preface vii
Audience vii
Conventions Used In This User Guide vii
European Community Statement xv
Introduction 3
Features 4
Disk Drive Carrier 4
Power Supplies 4
Cooling System 5
I/O Option Modules 6
Safety Statements 13
Unpacking and Initial Setup 15
Installing the System in an Equipment Rack 16
Ambient Temperature 16
Air Flow 16
Mechanical Loading 16
Electrical Considerations 18
Circuit Overloading 18
Setting Fibre Channel Loop Speed (2Gb or 1Gb) 19
2Gb Operation 19
1Gb Operation 19
Split Fibre Channel Loop Operation (Quad Loop) 21
Setting Up Split Loop Operation 21
Removing Split Loop Operation 21
Configuration Rules 23
Supported Host Bus Adapters 24
Supported Cables 25
Copper Cables 25
Optical Cables 26
Setting the Enclosure ID 29
Configurations 32
JBOD Configurations 33
Dual FC Loop Configuration 33
Quad Loop Configuration 35
Connecting a Power Source 37
Connecting an AC Power Source 37
Disk Drive Spin Up Sequence 38
Altos S700 Series RAID Controller Introduction 41
RAID Controller Circuit Boards 43
Controller Circuit Board 43
I/O Circuit Board 43
RS232 Serial Port 44
RAID Controller Location 45
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