Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual Issue 1.0 1 May, 2004 • Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Incorporated. Other company's product names or trademarks are used herein for identification purposes only and belong to their respective companies. • All other names, brands, products or services are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Contents Preface ................................................................................................................................................... v International Standards ........................................................................................................................ v Potential for Radio Frequency Interference ........................................................................................ v European Regulations ..........................................
2.2 Planning Your Installation ...................................................................................................... 19 2.2.1 Enclosure Bay Numbering Convention .......................................................................... 22 2.3 Enclosure Installation Procedures ........................................................................................... 22 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 Pre-Requisites .....................................................................................
Preface Preface What is in this manual This user’s manual gives you step-by-step instructions on how to install, configure and connect a Altos S205F / S200F storage subsystem to your host computer system, and how to use and maintain the system. Who should use this manual This user’s manual e assumes that you have a working knowledge of the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) environments into which you are installing the Altos S205F / S200F Storage System system.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. The supplier is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Preface • Do not lift the Alto S205F / S200F by the handles on the PSU/Cooling module, they are not designed to support the weight of the populated enclosure. • In order to comply with applicable safety, emission and thermal requirements no covers should be removed and all bays must be fitted with plug-in modules. • The Alto S205F / S200F unit must only be operated from a power supply input voltage range of 100-120 VAC or 200-240 VAC.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual • The power connection should always be disconnected prior to removal of the Power Supply/ Cooling module from the enclosure. • A safe electrical earth connection must be provided to the power cord. Check the grounding of the enclosure before applying power. • Provide a suitable power source with electrical overload protection to meet the requirements laid down in the technical specification. Warning Do not remove covers from the PSU. Danger of electric shock inside.
Preface • The rack design should take into consideration the maximum operating ambient temperature for the unit, which is 35°C with a single Power Supply/Cooling module fitted and 40°C when dual Power Supply/Cooling modules are fitted. • The rack should have a safe electrical distribution system. It must provide overcurrent protection for the unit and must not be overloaded by the total number of units installed in the rack.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual • Do not abandon your backup routines. No system is completely foolproof. Special Tools and Equipment There are no special tools required but in order to complete the assembly of some configurations you may need the following (not supplied): • Security keys (one of these should be included with your Altos S205F/S200F Storage System enclosure for use with the drive locks).
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Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Altos S205F / S200F Storage System .
Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual 1.2 The Enclosure Core Product The Altos S205F / S200F Storage System design concept is based on a subsystem together with a set of plug-in modules. The Altos S205F / S200F Storage System subsystem as supplied comprises: • Chassis and Backplane with integral Operators Panel.(See Figure 1–11) • Up to 16 Serial ATA (SATA) Drive Carrier modules (See Figure 1–12) – Serial ATA (SATA) drives with appropriate switching card. • Dummy drive carrier modules.
Introduction Figure 1–2 Figure 1–3 Figure 1–4 Figure 1–5 Altos S205F Enclosure Chassis (Front) * SES Drives (there must be a drive present in Bay 1/1 or 4/4 to enable SES communications to operates). Altos S205F Enclosure Chassis (Rear) Altos S200F Enclosure Chassis (Front) * SES Drives (there must be a drive present in Bay 1/1 or 4/4 to enable SES communications to operates).
Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual 1.2.2 Tower Option An optional tower kit is available, which can be fitted to the rack chassis described here. Figure 1–6 Altos S205F / S200F Storage System Tower Option 1.
Introduction 1.3.1.1 AC Power Supply/Cooling Module Two Power Supply/Cooling modules (Figure 1–7) are supplied mounted in the rear of the enclosure as part of the subsystem core product. Figure 1–7 AC Power Supply/Cooling Module PSU voltage operating ranges are nominally 115V or 230V AC, selected automatically. . Four LEDs mounted on the front panel of the Power Supply/Cooling module (see Figure 1–7) indicate the status of the PSU and the fans. 1.3.1.
Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual 1.3.2 Operators Panel Supplied as an integral part of the Enclosure core product, a typical Operators (Ops) Panel is shown in Figure 1–8. Figure 1–8 Ops Panel The Ops Panel provides the enclosure with a micro controller which is used to monitor and control all elements of the Enclosure. 1.3.2.
Introduction Table 1–1 Altos S205F Ops Panel Switch Functions (Default settings at 2Gb/s) Switch Number *See Sw 11 Function Recommended Setting Definition 1 Not Used OFF Not Used 2 Not Used OFF Not Used 3 Hub Mode OFF OFF = Hub Disabled ON = Hub Enabled (Direct Only) 4 Not Used OFF Not Used 5 RAID host hub speed ON OFF/OFF = 1GB ON ON/OFF = 2GB 6 OFF/ON or ON/ON = Auto Select 7 Not Used OFF Not Used 8 Not Used OFF Not Used 9 Drive Addressing Mode Selection ON ON/ON=
Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual Table 1–2 Altos S200F Ops Panel Switch Functions (Default settings at 2Gb/s) Switch Number *See Sw 11 Recommended Setting 1 Not Used OFF 2 Not Used OFF 3 Not Used OFF 4 Not Used OFF 5&6 Not Used OFF 7&8 Drive Loop Speed Sw 7 Select 9 & 10 Important Function Definition Sw 8 ON OFF Force 2Gb/s OFF OFF Force 1Gb/s Drive Addressing Sw 9 Mode Selection Sw 10 ON ON Mode 0 OFF ON Mode 1 ON OFF Mode 2 (not supported) OFF OFF Mode 3 (not
Introduction Table 1–3 Altos S205F RAID I/O Module LEDs LED Functions Color Description Battery Fail Amber When ON this LED denotes the following status: • Battery voltage is lower than 2.5V. • Battery temperature is abnormal (normal 0° - 45°C on charge state) • BBU is not present When FLASHING, the LED denotes BBU is under charging. When OFF, the LED denotes BBU charge is done. Expansion Port Signal Good Green When ON this LED denotes that running FC signal is good.
Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual Figure 1–9 Altos S205F RAID I/O Module The Altos S205F RAID I/O Module operates at 1 or 2 Gb/s. • One external port for expansion to further enclosures is provided by an SFP connector • Two external ports to the host controllers are provided from the RAID I/O Module with Form Factor (SFP) GBIC modules, auto-bypass at the output ports is provided.
Introduction Figure 1–11 Altos S205F / S200F Storage System Enclosure with I/O Modules and AC PSUs Installed 1.3.4 Supported Configuration Tools • RAIDWatch • R232 Management User Interface (MUI) 1.3.5 Drive Carrier Module The Drive Carrier Module comprises a hard disk mounted in a carrier. Each drive bay will house a single Low Profile 1.0 inch high, 3.5 inch form factor disk drive in its carrier.The carrier has mounting locations for SATA drives.
Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual Figure 1–12 1.3.5.1 Drive Carrier Module SATA Transition Card For Serial ATA use a Transition card is attached to the rear of each drive, this provides a SCA-2 interface to the drive carrier using the same pins as Fibre Channel. There is one Transition card providing 1.5 Gb/s for standard Serial ATA drives. Transition cards provide two paths to each drive, thus improving system availability. 1.3.5.
Introduction Figure 1–13 Anti-tamper Lock 1.3.6 Dummy Carrier Modules Dummy carrier modules are provided for fitting in all unused drive bays. They are designed as integral drive module front caps with handles and must be fitted to all unused drive bays to maintain a balanced airflow. 1.3.7 Blank Modules Warning Operation of the Enclosure with ANY modules missing will disrupt the airflow and the drives will not receive sufficient cooling.
Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual 1.5 Altos S205F / S200F Storage System Technical Specification 1.5.1 Dimensions Rack Enclosure inches millimeters Height 5.1 130 Width across mounting flange 19 483 Width across body of enclosure 17.6 447 Depth from flange to rear of enclosure body 21 531 Depth from flange to maximum extremity of enclosure (rear hold down) 21.7 550 Depth from flange to furthest extremity at front of unit 0.5 13 Depth overall 22.
Introduction 1.5.2 Weight Maximum Configuration Rack mount: Tower: 37kg (81lb) 40kg (88lb) Empty Enclosure (Rack) 9kg (19.8lb) PSU/Cooling Module 4kg (8.8lb) Controller I/O Module 0.9kg (1.98lb) Tower Conversion Kit 3kg (6.6lb) 1.5.3 AC Power (450W PSU) Voltage Range 100-120 / 200-240 VAC Rated Voltage Range Selection Automatic Frequency 50/60 Hz Inrush Current 50A @ 260VAC Power Factor >0.98 Harmonics Meets EN61000-3-2 1.5.
Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual 1.5.6 Environment Table 1–6 Ambient Temperature and Humidity Temperature Range Operational 5°C to 40°C Relative Humidity 20% to 80% Max.
Introduction 1.5.7 Altos S205F RAID I/O Module Specification Speed 1.5Gb/s internal to each drive, 1Gb/s or 2Gb/s external host ports • Creates connections to a single loop of 16 drives Mounting Rear, single bays 3 and/or 4 (see Figure 1–3) Connectors • Expansion Port: 1 x SFP connector • Host Port: – 2 x SFP connector, optical LC to LC cable Power Dissipation 5A @ 3.3V, 1A @ 5V RAID Levels supported 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 10, 30, and 50 1.5.8 Altos S200F JBOD I/O Module Specification Speed 1.
Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual 1.5.9 Drive Carrier Module Specification Please contact your supplier for details of approved drives. Important Operating the Altos S205F / S200F Storage System subsystem with non-approved drives may invalidate the warranty. Module Dimensions Height 29.1mm Width 106.55mm Depth 251 mm Weight 0.98kg (1.0” 36Gb drive) Transition card Provides dual path emulation to Serial ATA drives.
Getting Started Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Introduction In this chapter, you are shown how to install your Altos S205F / S200F Storage System enclosure and plug-in modules into an industry standard 19 inch rack cabinet. Caution When connecting up the Altos S205F / S200F Storage System , use only the power cords supplied or cords which match the specification quoted in section 1.5.5. 2.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual Table 2–1 Altos S205F Storage System Configuration Module Location Blank I/O Module If only one RAID I/O moudle is installed a blank module must be fitted in the unused bay. No bays should be left completely empty.
Getting Started Figure 2–1 Altos S205F Module locations * SES Drives (there must be a drive present in Bay 1/ 1 or 4/4 to enable SES communications to operates). Figure 2–2 Altos S200F Module locations * SES Drives (there must be a drive present in Bay 1/ 1 or 4/4 to enable SES communications to operates).
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual 2.2.1 Enclosure Bay Numbering Convention The enclosure bay numbering convention is shown in Figure 2–1. A Bay is defined as the space required to house a single 1.0" high 3.5 inch disk drive in its carrier module. e.g. a 1 x 4 bay module would take the space of 1 drive width by 4 drive bays high (in the rack mount configuration). The Altos S205F / S200F subsystem is housed in a 4 x 4 enclosure, i.e. 4 bays wide by 4 bays high.
Getting Started 2.3.2.1 Parts Check List • Rack Mounting Rail Kit. 2.3.2.2 Installation Procedure Please see detail drawings supplied with the rack mounting rail kit for assembly details. Figure 2–3 Rack Mounting Rail Kit 2.3.3 Chassis Installation 2.3.3.1 Parts Check List • Chassis (complete with Backplane and Ops Panel installed but excluding all plug-in modules). • Rack mount front flange mounting screws (4 off). 2.3.3.2 Procedure 1 Check for damage.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual 2.4 Power Supply/Cooling Module Installation Install in the rear of the enclosure in positions 1 and 5. Warning Do not remove covers from the Power Supply/Cooling (PSU) module. Danger of electric shock inside. Return the PSU to your supplier for repair. 2.4.1 Parts Check List Power Supply/Cooling Modules of the following type: • AC’ 450W PSU 2.4.
Getting Started Figure 2–5 AC Power Supply/Cooling Module - Handle in Open Position Figure 2–6 Installing an AC Power Supply Cooling Module (1) 25
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual Figure 2–7 Installing an AC Power Supply Cooling Module (2) 2.5 RAID and JBOD I/O Module Configurations Important Please refer to section 2.10 for information on SATA drive configurations. 2.5.1 Internal Loop Structures The Altos S205F / S200F Storage System enclosure is configured with two internal loop of 16 drives per enclosure. 2.6 FC-AL Interface The I/O module provides dual FC-AL SFP interface connections.
Getting Started 2.6.1 Connecting Multiple Enclosures Altos S205F Storage System enclosure expansion is achieved by connecting additional Altos S200F JBOD enclosures to the expansion port of the Altos S205F Storage System RAID controllers. Important Optical modules must be UL (or other North American NRTL) RECOGNISED COMPONENT and the laser in the module must comply with Laser Class 1, US 21 CFR (J) and EN 60825-1. If passive copper cables are connected, the cable must not have a connection to the 3.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual Figure 2–9 28 Dual loops connection Each connection can see all the drives in the enclosure. J7 jumper of Altos S200F is open.
Getting Started J7 Figure 2–10 Jumper setting for JBOD I/O module: set jumper J7 open. Each connection can see all drives in the enclosure. 2.7 I/O Module Installation Warning Operation of the Enclosure with ANY modules missing will disrupt the airflow and the drives will not receive sufficient cooling. It is ESSENTIAL that all apertures are filled before operating the unit. Dummy Carriers and/or Blank modules are available for this purpose. 2.7.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual 2.7.2 Procedure Check for damage especially to the interface connector, do not install if any pins are bent. Figure 2–11 1 The modules should be installed in rear bays 3 and 4 of the Enclosure (Figure 2–1, Figure 2–2). 2 With the latch in the open position (see Figure 2–11), slide the Controller module into the enclosure until the latch engages automatically. 3 Cam the module home by manually closing the latches (see Figure 2–12).
Getting Started 2.8 Altos S205F Drive Enclosure Device Addressing Each enclosure has 16 drives. The SEL_ID of each drive is determined by the device slot (0-15) in which it is installed and the address range setting, which is set by means of the Enclosure ID switch. The Mode selection is also set on the Ops Panel (shown in Figure 1–8 on page 6) at the rear of the enclosure. The switch settings are as follows: Mode Switch 9 Switch 10 0 ON ON 1 ON = switch to the Left, OFF = switch to the Right.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual Notes 1 Drives are numbered row/column. 2 With only one active PSU the enclosure will take approximately 96 seconds to start all drives from Power On.
Getting Started Table 2–5 Ops Panel Switch Functions Switch Number Function Recommended Setting Definition On Off * Mode 2 (not supported Off Off * Mode 3 (not supported) 11 SOFT SELECT On 12 Not Used Off Notes Selects functions using the hardware switches 1 ON = switch to the Right, OFF = switch to the Left.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual Table 2–7 Drive Slot Arrangement: Enclosure Front View Row/Column 1/# 2/# 3/# 4/# #/3 Drive 8 Drive 9 Drive 10 Drive 11 #/4 Drive 12 Drive 13 Drive 14 Drive 15* Notes 1 Drives are numbered row/column. With only one active PSU the enclosure will take approximately 96 seconds to start all drives from Power On. 2.10 Drive Carrier Configuration 2.10.1 Planning and Configuring Your Installation 2.10.1.
Getting Started 2.11.2 Procedure 1 Important Release the carrier handle, by pressing the latch in the handle towards the right and insert the carrier into the enclosure (Figure 2–13). For a Rack Mounted System: Ensure that the carrier is orientated so that the drive is uppermost and the handle opens from the left.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual 36 Figure 2–14 Installing a SATA Drive Carrier Module (2) Figure 2–15 Installing an SATA Drive Carrier Module (3)
Getting Started 2.11.3 Dummy Carrier Modules Any unused drive bays must be fitted with a dummy carrier module. 2.11.4 Engaging the Anti-tamper Locks The anti-tamper locks are fitted in the drive carrier handles and are accessed through the small cutout in the latch section of the handle. Drives are supplied with the locks set in the locked position. 2.11.4.1 Activating the Locks 1 Carefully insert the lock key provided into the cutout in the handle. 2 Locate the key into its socket.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual 2.12.2 Procedure 1 Attach the power cord to the Power Supply/Cooling Modules, 2 Attach the power cord to the in-line IEC connector in this cord. Caution These power splitting cables are provided so that the system is operated from a SINGLE power source thus providing a single point of disconnect. 3 Switch on each Power Supply/Cooling Module. 4 A POWER LED on the Ops Panel indicates whether AC power is present.
Operation Chapter 3 Operation 3.1 Before You Begin Before powering up the enclosure please ensure that all the modules are firmly seated in their correct bays. 3.2 Power On Caution Note Do not operate the subsystem until the ambient temperature is within the specified operating range. If the drives have been recently installed ensure they have had time to acclimatize before operating them. Please refer to Section 3.3 for details of the Ops Panel LEDs and related fault conditions.
Acer S205F / S200F User’s Manual Table 3–1 PSU LEDs AC PSU PSU Good Green AC input Fail Amber Fan Fault Amber DC Output Fail Amber 3.3 Ops Panel LEDs The Ops Panel LEDs fault and status conditions are defined in Table 3–2 and shown in Figure 3–1.
Operation Table 3–2 Ops Panel LED States LED Definition Color Normal Status Fault Status PSU Fault PSU Fault/ Cooling Temperature Fault Amber Off On 2Gb Link Speed Indicates link speed Green On = 2Gb - Off = 1Gb - Hub Mode for Altos S205F only - - Invalid Address Not Used - - 3.4 Starting the Drives Unless otherwise selected during installation, all drives in the enclosure should automatically start their motors.
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Glossary Glossary In glossary definitions, italics are used for items defined elsewhere in the glossary and bold is used for the items shown in brackets after the main heading of the entry. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7-bit binary code (0's, 1's) used to represent letters, numbers, and special characters such as $,!, and /. Supported by almost every computer and terminal manufacturer.
Altos S205F / S200F User’s Manual Disk (drive, carrier, module) A SATA disk drive mounted in a carrier. You can have up to sixteen disk drive carrier modules in each Altos S205F / S200F Storage System enclosure. Enclosure The chassis assembly which houses the plug-in modules that make up the Altos S205F / S200F Storage System. ESI/Ops module A unit used to monitor and control all elements of the Enclosure.
Index Index a l AC PSU 2, 4, 24 Alarm Mute push-button 13 anti-static wrist or ankle strap 22 anti-tamper lock 12, 37 Audible Alarm 6, 13 LED 5, 6, 13 LED indicators 8 Li-ion battery pack 10 Logical Arrays 26 o b Operators Panel 2, 6 Ops Panel 6, 13, 20, 23, 38, 39 Ops Panel LEDs 40 Ops Panel Switch Functions 7, 32 Backplane 2, 22, 23 bay 2, 19, 20, 22 c chassis 2, 23 p plug-in module 2, 19 Power Down 41 Power On 39 power supply cord 24, 38 Power Supply/Cooling 2, 4, 5, 19, 20, 24, 38, 39 PSU LEDs
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