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Main Contact Information Asia Pacific (International Headquarters) Americas China Europe (EMEA) Copyright 2004 This Edition First Published 2004 Disclaimer Trademarks Warnings and Certifications FCC Table of Contents Page Page Safety Precautions Precautions and Instructions ESD Precautions About This Manual Who should read this manual? Conventions Software and Firmware Updates Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1. Product Overview 1.1.1 Product Introduction 1.1.2 Enclosure 1.1.2.1 Controller Box 1.1.2.2 Front Side 1.1.2.3 Rear Side 1.1.2.4 Mounting Holes 1.2. SR Components 1.2.1 LCD Panel 1.2.2 Controller Board WARNING: Page 1.2.3 Interfaces SentinelRAID 170 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual 1-6 SR Components Connector Type Label Description 1.3. SR Accessory Items 1.3.1 Serial Cable 1.3.2 Null Modem 1.3.3 Ethernet Cable 1.3.4 Bezel Key 1.5. Optional Items 1.5.1 Battery Backup Unit (BBU) 1.6. Environmental Requirements 1.6.2 Cooling Requirements 1.7. SR Controller Monitoring 1.7.1 I2C Bus 1.7.2 LED Indicators 1.7.3 Firmware (FW) and RAIDWatch GUI 1.7.4 Audible Alarms Page Chapter 2 Installation 2.1. Installation Overview 2.2. Installation Prerequisites 2.3. Safety Precautions 2.3.1 General Considerations 2.4. Hardware Installation Preparation 2.4.1 Tools or Equipment Needed for Installing the Subsystem 2.4.2 Planning Before Installation 2.4.3 General Installation Procedure 2.5. Unpacking the Controller 2.6. Accessing the Controller Board 2.6.1 Overview 2.6.2 Removing and Replacing the Chassis Top Cover 2.7. Memory Module Installation 2.7.1 Selecting the DIMMs 2.7.2 DIMM Module Installation Procedure 2.8. Battery Backup Unit (BBU) Installation 2.8.1 About the First BBU Installation 2.8.2 BBU Installation Procedure Page 2.9. Daughter Board Installation 2.9.1 About Daughter Board Installation 2.9.2 Daughter Board Installation Procedure Page Chapter 3 Controller Monitoring 3.1. Controller Monitoring Overview I2C: The I2C bus monitors the operational integrity of a variety of components. Management firmware (FW): The SR controller comes with pre-installed FW RAIDWatch: RAIDWatch is a fully integrated Java-based Graphics User Interface 3.2. Status-indicating LEDs 3.3. Audible Alarm 3.3.1 Default Threshold Values 3.4. I2C Port (Enclosure Monitoring) Page Chapter 4 Controller Connections and Operation 4.1. SentinelRAID Connection 4.1.1 I/O Channel Configuration 4.1.2 SCSI Cables 4.1.3 Host Connection 4.2. SR 170 Topologies 4.2.1 Single Host Computer Page 4.2.2 Dual Host Connection Creating redundant host paths: If access to data is a critical requirement, Physically isolating one OS system from another: The multiple-host configuration 4.2.3 Expansion 4.3. Controller Integration 4.4. Other Connections 4.4.1 Power Connection 4.4.2 Connecting RS-232C Terminal Emulation COM 1 COM 2 4.5. Power On Memory module: Make sure that a memory module has been correctly installed BBU modules: If installed, make sure the BBU charger board and the BBU Ambient temperature: All the controller components have been acclimated to 4.5.2 Power On Sequence V3.31F 4.5.3 LCD Screen SR 170 Ready 4.6. Power Off Procedure Page Chapter 5 Controller Maintenance 5.1. Controller Maintenance Overview 5.1.1 About Controller Maintenance 5.1.2 User Serviceable Components Daughter board DIMM module BBU module BBU charger board 5.2. Replacing a failed DIMM Module 5.2.1 When should a DIMM module be replaced? Case 1: DIMM module fails Case 2: DIMM module with larger capacity required 5.2.2 DIMM Module Replacement Procedure Page 5.3. Replacing a Failed Optional BBU Module 5.3.1 About BBU Maintenance BBU battery pack: The BBU battery pack contains the cells that provide power to BBU charger board: The BBU charger board is installed on the controller board. 5.3.2.2 Case 2: BBU Battery Pack Connected to the Charger Board Connector on the Controller Board 5.3.3 BBU Charger Board Replacement 5.4. Daughter Board Maintenance 5.4.1 About Daughter Board Maintenance 5.4.2 Replacing a Daughter Board Page Page Appendix A SentinelRAID Features A.1. Overview A.2. Controller Features A.2.1 SCSI-320 I/O Channels A.2.2 Flexible Configuration A.3. Fault Tolerance A.3.1 Global and Local Spares A.3.2 Hot-swapping of Drives A.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. Support A.3.4 Other Fault Tolerant Features Page Page Appendix B Hardware Specifications B.1. Configuration B.2. Controller Architecture B.3. RAID Management B.4. Fault Tolerance B.5. Software B.6. Technical Specifications B.6.1 Physical Dimensions B.6.2 Environmental Specifications B.6.3 Controller Specifications Page Appendix C Hardware Troubleshooting C.1. Problem LCD is off 7-segment LED flashes "F" Page Page Page Appendix D Spare Parts and Accessories D.1. Spare Parts D.2. Accessories Page Page E.2. Controller Main Board Interface Descriptions E.3. LED Jumper Pin Outs E.4. COM Port Pin Outs E.4.2 JP 17 RS-232C Port E.5. J3 I2C Port E.5.1 I2C Port Pin Outs E.5.2 I2C Connector Pin Name Descriptions E.6. J1 Battery Connector E.7. TTL Device Parameters IFT-9011 Standard PC Serial COM Port Controller COM Port Swap pin 2-3; 4-6; 7-8 Page INDEX --A-- --B-- --C-- --D-- --E-- --J-- --L-- --M-- --N-- --O--