User guide
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1.4.3 FC60SS RAID Module
One or two FC60SS RAID modules (according to customer configuration) are supplied mounted in the
rear of the enclosure as part of the FC60SS enclosure core product.
The plug-in FC60SS RAID modules have been designed for integration into a FC60SS enclosure,
providing external FC cable interfacing with the host computer system.
The Backplane incorporates connection to each of the SAS ports within the FC60SS RAID modules.
The FC60SS RAID module internal processor monitors error conditions on each disk drive port.
Processors housed on the FC60SS RAID modules provide enclosure management interfacing to devices
on the Backplane, PSU, FC60SS RAID module and Ops Panel, to monitor internal functions.When the
enclosure is supplied in dual controller configuration these processors operate in a dual active
configuration to allow failover.
The module incorporates LED indicators, shown in Figure 1–11. please refer to Table 3–4, ”FC60SS RAID
Module LEDs”, on page 44 for details of the LED status conditions.
The FC60SS RAID module has the following external ports.
• Two external (Host) ports that allow for fitting of Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) modules, with
auto-bypass at the output. Either or both of these SFP ports can be used to provide connection to
the Host controllers. Each host port operates at 4Gb/s, giving an effective speed of 8Gb/s; these
ports are also backwards compatible with 2Gb/s hosts.
• An SAS expansion port provides for expansion up to a maximum of four FC60SS-XPN
enclosures via an SFF-8470 connector.
• An RJ45 10/100BaseT Ethernet port allows the controller to be connected to a network to enable
out-of -band management and monitoring using the Embedded Storview GUI software.
Note: Screened twisted pair Ethernet cable must only be used for connection to the Ethernet port.
• There is also an RS232 socket which provides an alternative user interface to the RJ45 connector.
Caution Although the RS232 port is similar in appearance to a USB port it requires a special cable and users
should NOT attach a USB cable to it.