S10A100 1 StorCase® Technology InfoStation® SAF-TE Processor Board & SAFTEmon User's Guide Part No. D89-0000-0130 E00 September 2004 StorCase Technology, Inc. 17600 Newhope Street Fountain Valley, CA 92708-9885 Phone (714) 438-1850 Fax (714) 438-1847 SAFTEmon Users Guide - Rev. E00 StorCase Technology, Inc.
S10A100 LIMITED WARRANTY STORCASE TECHNOLOGY, Incorporated (StorCase) warrants that its products will be free from defects in material and workmanship, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth below. StorCase will, at its option, either repair or replace any part of its product that proves defective by reason of improper workmanship or materials.
S10A100 3 Warranty Claim Requirements To obtain warranty service, the defective product must be returned to your local authorized StorCase dealer or distributor, or, with prior StorCase approval, to the StorCase factory service center. For defective products returned directly to StorCase, a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number must be obtained by calling StorCase Customer Service at (714) 445-3455. The RMA number must be prominently displayed on the outside of the return package.
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S10A100 5 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 7 System Requirements ......................................................................................................... 8 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................... 9 SAF-TE Board SCSI ID Set-Up ..................................................................
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S10A100 7 INTRODUCTION NOTE: The StorCase SAF-TE Processor Board for the InfoStation enclosure has been designed and tested for use with StorCase SCSI-to-SCSI and Fibre-to-SCSI RAID Controller Modules. Due to the many options and configuration types associated with PCI-based RAID controllers, you may or may NOT experience incompatibility when using the SAF-TE Board option in PCI-based RAID applications.
S10A100 System Requirements To install and operate the SAFTEmon software, the computer system must meet the following requirements: Operating System: CPU: Memory: Hard Disk Space: Internet Connection: Internet Browser: StorCase Technology, Inc. Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/NT/2000/XP IBM-compatible 486 or higher 32MB RAM 2MB Required only if monitoring via the internet Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or higher) or Netscape Communicator 4.7 (or higher) SAFTEmon Users Guide - Rev.
S10A100 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION (The following information only applies to the 9 & 14-Bay 4U InfoStations) CAUTION: Remove ALL power from the InfoStation and verify that all cables have been disconnected. WARNING: The I/O repeater module is NOT hot swappable! Remove ALL power to chassis before removing and installing the I/O repeater module.
S10A100 IFS_22a InfoStation Chassis I/O Repeater Module #6-32 Phillips Head Screw (2 places) Figure 2: Removing the I/O Repeater Module from the InfoStation Chassis 5. Install the mounting peg (provided) onto the I/O repeater module (Figure 3). 6. Carefully install the SAF-TE processor board onto the I/O repeater module (refer to Figure 3 for further information). 7. Reinstall the I/O repeater module into the InfoStation chassis by simply reversing Steps 1-4. StorCase Technology, Inc.
S10A100 11 SAF-TE Processor Board 3 2 IFS_71 Mounting Peg 1 SAF-TE Processor Board I/O Repeater Module t I/O Repeater Module (Side View) 1 Install the mounting peg (provided) onto the I/O repeater module. 2 Carefully install the SAF-TE board onto the I/O repeater module by mating the connectors together. 3 Once the connectors are mated, carefully push down on the SAF-TE board so that it snaps onto the mounting peg. Figure 3: Installing the SAF-TE Board onto the I/O Repeater Module 8.
S10A100 SAF-TE Board SCSI ID Set-Up (The following information only applies to the 9 & 14-Bay 4U InfoStations) NOTES: SAF-TE board SCSI ID is factory set to SCSI ID15. The SAF-TE SCSI ID can be changed anytime. It will only take effect after a system power up however. Press CANCEL at anytime to exit the menu system and return to the Default Display. The menu system will automatically cancel after 15 seconds of User inactivity.
S10A100 13 SAF-TE Board Multiple LUN Set-Up (The following information only applies to the 9 & 14-Bay 4U InfoStations) NOTES: Only necessary if the optional SAF-TE board is installed and used in conjunction with a non-StorCase RAID Controller. MulLUN 0 = Single LUN MulLUN 1 = Multiple LUN (Factory Default) Press CANCEL at anytime to exit the menu system and return to the Default Display. The menu system will automatically cancel after 15 seconds of User inactivity.
S10A100 SAF-TE Board LUN Set-Up NOTE: Refer to the InfoStation RAID Controller Module User's Guide for further information. To set up the SAF-TE board into an InfoStation with RAID controller module installed: 1. Select Configuration Menu from the RAID Controller Module Administrator Utility System Menu (Figure 4) and press Enter. 2. Select SEP Configuration and then press Enter. 3. Select SEP LUN and then press Enter.
S10A100 15 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION NOTES: To install and operate the SAFTEmon® software, the computer system must meet certain system requirements (refer to Page 5 of this document for further information). An IP address is required for remote monitoring via the internet. Please contact your system administrator to set up an IP address for the InfoStation and host system. SAFTEmon is user-customizable.
S10A100 Figure 5: SAFTEmon.exe Window NOTE: The SAFTEmon.exe window will only appear on the host system. It cannot be viewed by remote monitoring via the internet (only the HTML files within the SAFTEmon.exe window are viewable via the internet). SAFTEmon is comprised of five (5) HTML files: SAFTEmon Main Configuration SCSI Information Drive Bay Status Drive Insertion Statistics To view any of these HTML files on the host system, double-click on any of the file names within the SAFTEmon.exe window.
S10A100 17 Main Status Screen NOTES: When remote monitoring via the internet, always hit "Refresh" on the browser to make sure you are viewing the most up-to-date information. Actual screen may vary depending on your InfoStation. The Main Status Screen (Figure 6) displays the following "at-a-glance" InfoStation chassis status information (according to SAF-TE Specification Rev. 1.0): Power Supply Status Displays the status of each InfoStation power supply module.
S10A100 Figure 6: Main Status Screen (Example shown, actual screen may vary) Click on the links located in the left navbar to navigate through the rest of SAFTEmon (refer to Figures 7-10 for further information). StorCase Technology, Inc. SAFTEmon Users Guide - Rev.
S10A100 19 Chassis Configuration Status Screen NOTES: When remote monitoring via the internet, always hit "Refresh" on the browser to make sure you are viewing the most up-to-date information. Actual screen may vary depending on your InfoStation. The Chassis Configuration Status Screen (Figure 7) displays the current configuration of the InfoStation chassis. Figure 7: Chassis Configuration Status Screen (Example shown, actual screen may vary) SAFTEmon Users Guide - Rev. E00 StorCase Technology, Inc.
S10A100 SCSI Information Screen NOTES: When remote monitoring via the internet, always hit "Refresh" on the browser to make sure you are viewing the most up-to-date information. Actual screen may vary depending on your InfoStation. The SCSI Information Screen (Figure 8) displays the current SCSI information for the host adapter and SAF-TE device. Figure 8: SCSI Information Screen (Example shown, actual screen may vary) StorCase Technology, Inc. SAFTEmon Users Guide - Rev.
S10A100 21 Drive Bay Status Screen NOTES: When remote monitoring via the internet, always hit "Refresh" on the browser to make sure you are viewing the most up-to-date information. For drive bay number assignments, refer to your specific InfoStation Users Guide. Actual screen may vary depending on your InfoStation. The Drive Bay Status Screen (Figure 9) displays the current configuration for each InfoStation drive bay.
S10A100 Drive Insertion Statistics Screen NOTES: When remote monitoring via the internet, always hit "Refresh" on the browser to make sure you are viewing the most up-to-date information. Drive insertions are only counted while InfoStation chassis power is ON (insertions are counted even when SAFTEmon. exe is not running). Insertion count will not reset to "0" upon chassis power OFF. For drive bay number assignments, refer to your specific InfoStation Users Guide.
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