EonStor A16E-G2130-4 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual

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Table of Contents

CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................................................................

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CONTACT INFORMATION ...............................................................................................

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COPYRIGHT 2006 ........................................................................................................

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This Edition First Published 2006.......................................................................................

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Disclaimer ..........................................................................................................................

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Trademarks........................................................................................................................

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WARNINGS AND CERTIFICATIONS.................................................................................

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1

 

PRODUCT OVERVIEW .....................................................................................

1-1

1.1.1

 

Product Introduction.........................................................................................

1-1

1.1.2

 

Enclosure Chassis ...........................................................................................

1-2

 

1.1.2.1

Chassis Overview ........................................................................................

1-2

 

1.1.2.2

Physical Dimensions....................................................................................

1-3

 

1.1.2.3

Front Panel Overview...................................................................................

1-3

 

1.1.2.4

Hard Drive Numbering .................................................................................

1-4

 

1.1.2.5

Rear Panel Overview ...................................................................................

1-4

 

1.1.2.6

Backplane Board..........................................................................................

1-5

1.2

 

SUBSYSTEM COMPONENTS ............................................................................

1-5

1.2.1

 

Drive Trays.......................................................................................................

1-6

1.2.2

 

The RAID Controller Module ............................................................................

1-6

1.2.3

 

Controller Module Interfaces ............................................................................

1-7

1.2.4

 

DIMM Module...................................................................................................

1-8

1.2.5

 

BBU..................................................................................................................

1-8

1.2.6

 

Power Supply Units..........................................................................................

1-8

1.2.7

 

Cooling Modules ..............................................................................................

1-9

1.3

 

SUBSYSTEM MONITORING ............................................................................

1-10

1.3.1

 

I2C bus...........................................................................................................

1-10

1.3.2

 

LED Indicators ...............................................................................................

1-10

1.3.3

 

Firmware (FW) ...............................................................................................

1-11

1.3.4

 

Audible Alarms...............................................................................................

1-11

1.4

 

HOT-SWAPPABLECOMPONENTS ...................................................................

1-11

1.4.1

 

Hot-swap Capabilities ....................................................................................

1-11

1.4.2

 

Components...................................................................................................

1-11

1.4.3

 

Normalized Airflow .........................................................................................

1-12

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION

 

2.1

 

INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................

2-1

2.2

 

INSTALLATION PREREQUISITES .......................................................................

2-1

2.3

 

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................................................................

2-2

2.3.1 Precautions and Instructions...................................................................................

2-2

2.3.2 Static-free Installation .............................................................................................

2-4

2.4

GENERAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE .............................................................

2-4

2.4.1 Installation Procedure Flowchart.............................................................................

2-6

2.5

 

UNPACKING THE SUBSYSTEM .........................................................................

2-6

2.6

 

INSTALLATION OVERVIEW ...............................................................................

2-7

2.6.1 Preinstalled Components........................................................................................

2-7

2.6.2 Uninstalled Components.........................................................................................

2-7

2.7

 

BBU INSTALLATION........................................................................................

2-7

2.7.1 BBU Module Installation Overview..........................................................................

2-7

2.7.2 BBU Warnings and Precautions..............................................................................

2-8

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