NEC NF2300-SE41E manual

NOTE: Read this m anual caref ully before usin g the unit. Kee p this manual near by as a hand y refer ence and refer to the "CAUT ION" and "W ARNING" statem ents whenever n ecessar y . NEC CONFIDENT IA L A ND PROPRIET A RY All rig hts reserved by NEC Corporat ion. This docum ent must be used so lely for th e purpose f or which [...]

FEDERA L COMMU NI C A TIONS CO MMI SSIO N RADIO FR EQUENCY INTE RFERENCE ST A T EMENT NOTE: This equ ipment ha s been teste d and fo und to c omp ly with the limit s for a Class A digita l device , pursuan t to Part 1 5 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are desig ned to provide reas onable protection agains t harm ful interferenc e when the equip men[...]

- i - Safety Precautions Before using this unit, read thi s m anual careful ly and k eep cautions in o r de r to use th is unit safely and correctly and to avoid to be a cause of dam age to th e body or propertie s. Keep th is manual to see whenever i t is neces sary. The following sym bols are used in this m anual so that y ou can easily understan[...]

- ii - Notes on Use The following includes i nformatio n necessary for proper and safe ope rati on of the additional disk enclos ure. WARNING  Do not use the additional d isk enc losure in an are a with m uch moistur e or water usage. If so, a fault, el ectrical shock , or fire m ay occur.  Do not use the additional d isk enc losure in an are[...]

- iii - CAUTION  Do not instal l the additio nal disk enclosure and d isk array unit on an unstable place. If so, s o me s ubstances m a y be dropped to cause you to be injured.  Do not instal l the additio nal disk enclosure and t he power c ords in an ar ea with direct suns hine or near an apparat us generatin g heat such as a heater. If so[...]

- iv - Indicati on on Safety Warning la bels are put o n parts possib ly be dangerous and/o r surround ings in the additional disk enc losure. They are in tended to alway s m ake you conscio us of possible dangers whe n you han dle the add i t ional disk enclosure. (Do not peel o ff the l abels or do not mak e them dirty.) I f any of th e lab els i[...]

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- vi - Trademarks Microsoft, Windows, Win dows NT, and Windows 2000 are regis tered tra dem arks of Microsoft Corporation in the United Stat es and other countries. HP-U X is a reg istered t rade mark of Hewlett- Packard Com pany of the Un ited Stat es. Solaris is a trad emark or registered tra dem arks of Su n Micro system s, Inc. in the Un ited S[...]

- vi i - Preface Thank y ou very much for your pu rchase o f the addi tional d isk enc losure. The manual describes the ope rations a nd notes on use of Addi tional Disk Enclosure NF2300-SE41E av ailable f or the NF2300- SR4xxE disk array unit to b e connecte d to NEC Express5800, NX7 000, or CX5000 series sy stem . Before using NF2300- SE41E, also[...]

- viii - Check of Components in Package (1) Unpack ing Open the pack age and tak e out the addition al disk enclosure and a ccesso ries f rom the packag e without l arge sh ock. The additiona l disk encl osure i s grea tly hea vy. According ly, if two people or less li ft the unit, the i r b ack m a y be dam aged. To tak e out the add itional disk [...]

- ix - NF2300-SE41E (1) Additional disk enclosure (T he f igure above shows the unit with the front m ask installed .) (2) Pow er cord (3) HSSDC cable (4) DE diagnosi s cable (5) Front m ask (6) Key (7) User's guide (This docum e n t) (8) List of accessories (9) Location label (10) Rack m ount k it[...]

- x - Legend Symbol s in the Text This User' s Guide uses the following sym bols to indicate improper h a ndl ing which m ay cause the add i t ional disk enclosu re to b e defec ted or fr ozen. Sy mbol Description If the description is ignored to handle the additional disk enclosure incorrectly, the unit m ay be defected, som e software us ed [...]

- xi - Contents Notes o n U se ..................................................................................................... ii Indica tion on Sa fety........................................................................................... iv Pre face ........................................................................................[...]

- xi i - 8. ACTION TAKEN AT OC CURRENCE OF FAULT OR ERROR ................... 40 8.1 Countermeasur es Taken w hen Occurrence of a Faul t is S uspe cted ............................................................................ 41 8.2 Indica tion at Occu rrence of F ault ....................................................... 43 8.3 Fault o f Disk[...]

- 1 - 1. NOTES ON INST A LL A TI ON A ND H A NDLIN G OF ADDITION A L DISK ENCLOSURE 1.1 Note on Carr y ing Additional Disk Encl osure Be sure to hold the bot tom the a dditio nal disk enclosur e when carry ing it. Hold the fron t or side botto m of the add i t ional d isk enclosu re if po ssible.[...]

- 2 - 1.2 Environment in Use of Additional Disk Enclosu re In instal latio n of the additi onal disk enclo sure, take in to accou nt the foll owing item s on the locatio n, room tem perature, spac e required for handling , ventilation, an d other conditions.  Install the a dditional d isk enclosure indoors. Do not expos e the addit ional disk en[...]

- 3 - 1.3 Insta llation and Connection of A ddi tional Disk Enclosure WARNING  Do not use the additional d isk enc losure in an are a with m uch moistur e or water usa ge. If so, a fault, electrical s hock, or f ire may occur .  Do not use the additional d isk enc losure in an are a where inf lammable g as and/or c ombustible su bstance are p[...]

- 4 -  The additio nal disk enc losure weighs 34 kg or m ore. Hold the disk enclosure firm ly with at least three people to c arry it. Car rying the ad ditional disk enclosure on ly by two or less people ma y stra in their back .  Select the p lace where the additional d isk enclos ure can be conn ected to the AC outlet b y using the attac he[...]

- 5 - 1.4 Notes on Use of Additional Disk Enclosure  Do not let an y anim al (pet) or c hildren touch t he cable connected to the additiona l disk enclosure. Pullin g the cable m ay cause the u nit to fal l down, resulting in failure of the unit.  Do not enter an y liquid suc h as water in to the additi onal disk enclosure. If s o, you m ay b[...]

- 6 - 1.5 Routine Inspection of A dditional Disk Enclosure CAUTION  To clean the ad ditional dis k enclosure , alwa y s turn off t he power a nd also disconn ect the plugs of power cord f ro m AC out lets. If not, you ma y be electrica lly shock ed.  If a surf ace of the additi onal disk enclosure becom es dirt, wipe t he surface lightl y wit[...]

- 7 - 2. FE A TURES OF ADDITION A L DISK ENCLOSURE The addit ional disk enclosu re has th e following features. NF2300-SE41E is a high- performance addition al disk enclosu re develop ed for the NF2300-SR4xxE disk arra y unit connec t ed to th e NE C Express5800 ba sic pr ocessing unit, NX7000 ba sic pro cessing unit, or C X 5000 basic proce ssing [...]

- 8 - 3. NAMES A ND ROLES OF SECTIONS This chapte r descr ibes the nam es and functions of the section s in the additional di sk enclosure. 3. 1 Di sk Encl osur e (Fro nt) A front mask is insta lled on the f ront fa ce of the a dditiona l disk enclos ure as sho wn in the figure a bove. The front m ask can be remov ed by relea sing th e lock with th[...]

- 9 - (2) SERV I CE LED (orange) The SERVI CE LED goes on oran ge if a n error occur s in the addi tional d isk enclosure. The LED is off while the d isk enclos ure oper ates norm ally. (3) Disk driv e/dumm y tray Disk drive: Contains a hard disk drive (HDD) wit h the dedicated tra y . Dummy tray: Contains only the dedi cated tray with no h ard dis[...]

- 10 - 3.2 Disk Enclosure (Rear) (1) Power supply for disk enclosure (PS0/PS1) The power supp ly is intended to supply power to th e additiona l disk enclosure. See Section 3.3 "Power Supply for Disk Enclosur e". (2) Adapt er (ADP0/ADP1) The adapte r board is used to cont rol th e additiona l dis k enclosu re. See Section 3.4 "Adapte[...]

- 11 - 3.3 Power Suppl y for Disk Enclosure (1) Power plug The power plug is intended to s upply powe r to the a dditional disk enc losure. I nsert the recepta cle of the acces sory pow er cord to the power plug and the plug of the power cord to an outlet of 100 - 120 V AC power a t 50 or 60 Hz. The addi tional disk enc l os ure has the red undant [...]

- 12 -  Install the d isk enclos ure so that the v entilating h oles may not be block ed. If either or b oth of the ven tilating ho les are block ed, the internal temperature of the disk enclosure m ay increase to c ause a fault to oc cur.  The disk enclosure is e quipped with 4 fans in tot al. E ven if a fan fails, the air-cooli ng conditi o[...]

- 13 - 3.4 A dapter (1) READY LED ( green) The READY LED li ghts g reen when the adapter is powered on and the ini tial diagnostics in th e adapte r i s comp leted no rmally . The LED is on whil e the po wer is on. (2) FAUL T LED (o range) The FAULT LED g oes on orange i f a fault o ccurs in the adapte r. The LED goes on a t the po wer- on and then[...]

- 14 - When the AL -P A switch es of the le ft and rig ht adapters are se t dif ferently , the FAULT LEDs on the adap ters bli nk and th e additional disk enc losure is n ot sta rted. If differe nt value s are set for the AL- PA switches, turn off th e power of the system including the ad ditional disk enclosure, re-set th e AL- PA values proper ly[...]

- 15 - 4. INST A LL A TI ON A ND C ONNECTION PROCE DURES This chapt er desc ribes th e proce dure for the insta llati on and connec tion of t he additiona l disk enclosu re. In general, fol low the procedure s hown in Sectio n 4.1 for the installa tion and co nnection of the add itional d isk enc losure. Take care of the matter s described in Chapt[...]

- 16 - 5. CONNECTI ON OF A D DITION AL DISK ENCLOSURE The us er ma y conduc t the connecti on of the addi tional disk enclosure described in this ch apter. Ho w ever, if so, NEC does not assum e the responsib ilit y f or any dam age of the ad ditional disk enclosure an d components and an y influe nce resulting from the oper ation of the additional[...]

- 17 - 5.1 Notes on Connection of A d ditional Disk Enclosure For the con nectio n of the additiona l disk enclosu re, check the following item s. (1) Cables used for con nectio n Use the prov ided pow er cord o r the NE C- specified pow er cord to connec t the additional disk enc losure w ith the power supp ly. To connect the a rray controlle r wi[...]

- 18 - 5.2 Connection of A dditi onal Disk Enclosure This sec tion shows recomm ended connect ion sam ples. Connect the additiona l disk enclosure with the ex isting disk enclosu res by us ing F C cables (HSSDC cables) and DE d iagnosis c ables in t he follow ing proced ure. HSSDC cabl es DE diagnosis cabl e s[...]

- 19 - (1) Check of power supp ly Check that the plug of the pow er cord is rem oved fro m the AC outle t in th e state that the power sw itch of the additiona l disk enclosure i s set to OFF. OFF ON[...]

- 20 - (2) Connection betwe en exis ting disk enclosures and additional d i sk enclosu res Use the FC cab le (HSSDC) provide d with th e additional disk enclosu re or th e FC cable (HSSDC) of the s eparate ly pric ed DE cable (NF9120- SJ04E). Push the conn ector at eith er end o f the ca ble in to t he FC-OUT conne ctor o f the existing disk enclo [...]

- 21 - (3) Connection betwe en array controlle rs and addit ional disk enclosu res You need to inst all th e additiona l control card (NF2300-SP02E) befor e connec ting the additio nal disk enclosur e with the array contro ller. Push the connecto r at eith er end of the FC cabl e (HSSDC) into the FC conne ctor (DEF2) for the disk enclosure of the a[...]

- 22 - (4) Setting s of switches a) Setting of AL- PA switch on disk enclosu re Set an AL- PA by using the A L-PA switch on each adapt er of the add itional disk enclosu re. The AL- PA sw itches on b oth ada pters are fac tory- set to "1". Set an A L- PA so that it wi ll be dif ferent fro m the AL-PAs of other d isk enclosures in the same[...]

- 23 - Outline of cable connections on disk enclosures and settings of AL-PA/DE-DIAG switches Sample configuration 1: NF2300-SR4xxE[...]

- 24 - Sample configur ation 2: NF2300-SR4xxE + NF2 300-SP02 E[...]

- 25 - 5.3 Connection of Pow er Co rds WARNING  Do not concen trate power c ords only to som e AC outlets. If so, fire ma y occur.  Do not connec t the plug of a po wer cord to an AC outlet w ith a w et hand. If so, you ma y be electr ically shock ed.  Do not put a heavy substan ce on a power c ord. If so, the c oating of the power cord m [...]

- 26 - (2) Connection of pow er cord Insert th e provided power cord or the NEC-speci fied power c ord to the plug on the power supply of the disk en closure. When connecting the power supply of the disk enclosu re, push down the power c ord stopper toward the left, inser t the power cord, and then secu re the power cord by firmly fitting the powe [...]

- 27 - 6. A DDITION OF OPTION A L DEVICES 6.1 Addition of Disk Drive CAUTION  Do not store t he product in an area wher e the tempera ture ma y increase extrem ely or the difference between the warm and cold states is considera bly large. In addition, do n ot store the pr oduct in an are a with much m oisture or dust.  Note that forei gn subs[...]

- 28 - W hen y ou chang e a failing dis k to a spare d isk, conf irm the follo wi ng to get the spare disk to func tion norm ally:  The capacit y of the spar e disk is equal to or great er than that of the failing disk .  The rotatio nal speed of the spare disk is equal t o or faster tha n that of the failin g disk . Theref ore, if a large- c[...]

- 29 - (2) Removal of dum m y tray Pull the e jector on th e dumm y tray tow ard you to relea se the lock . A click occurs when the lo ck is released . If the lock is re leased, ho ld the h andle and pul l out th e dummy tray .  Be sure to k eep removed dumm y tr ays in the des ignated p lace.  After rem oving an addi tional dis k drive fr o [...]

- 30 - (3) In stallation of disk driv e With the eject or of the dis k driv e opened, engag e the g uides on the top and bo ttom faces o f the di sk dr ive wit h the g uide g rooves on the disk enclosure and in sert the disk driv e to th e end. After the d i sk driv e is ins erted to the end secure ly, push d own the ejector op ened upward to cli c[...]

- 31 - (4) Writing inform ation on option lab el To allow th e optio ns ins talled in the disk enclosure to be fou nd by ext ernal v iew, the label ind icating the option s avail able for the installa tion is put on the additiona l disk enclosure. If a disk drive is add ed, write down the las t two digits of m odel number and a check mark at the co[...]

- 32 - 7. HANDLING OF ADDITION A L DISK ENCLOSURE This chap ter desc ribes how to han dle the additiona l disk enclosure. 7.1 Notes on Handling of A dditional Disk Encl osu re Note the fo llowing in use of th e addit ional disk enclosur e. I nvalid handl ing of the additional disk enc losure m ay cause it to be defected a nd/or som e data to be bro[...]

- 33 - 7.2 Power On/Off of A dditi onal Disk Enclosure This sec tion de scribes how to turn on or o ff the pow er of the additi onal disk enclosure. Turning on o r off th e power carel essly may cause som e data to be brok en, some softwa re to operate incorrectly, and/ or the dev ice to be defected . (1) AC power-on a) Before turning on the AC pow[...]

- 34 - [Power-on proc edure] Turn on the p ower swi tches in t he following order (1) to (3) : (1) Power switches of disk encl osures (3) Host syst e m (2) Power switches o f array controller (May be turned on at the same time the power switches of disk enclosures are turned on. )[...]

- 35 - (2) Notes on tu rning off AC po wer The disk array unit to be connec ted with t he add itional d i sk enclo sure periodica lly writes data from the cach e m emory onto a disk. If you tu rn off the AC po wer before com pletion of writ e to the di sk, the rem aining data on the disk is back ed up by the batte ry back up units. Howev er, the ba[...]

- 36 - *1 – The shut down switch has a locking mechanism . To turn on/o ff the switch, ho ld and rais e the lev er. – While the shut d own sw itch is on, the d isk array un it does not a ccept a ny I /O operation by the host syste m . (The Link UP LEDs of th e cont roller' s HL0 and HL1 go off.) *2 – I f you turn of f the AC po wer of th[...]

- 37 - (3) Turning off AC powe r Tur n off t he power s of the add itio nal disk e nclos ure an d disk ar ray uni t in the fo llowi ng proc edure . a) Turn off the hos t system or FC-AL switch, and the n perform the procedure explained in "(2) Notes on AC power-off". b) After finish ing th e operatio n in a, turn off the a rray contro lle[...]

- 38 - [Power-off p r oced ure] Turn off the power sw itches in the following order (1) to (5 ): (5) Power switches of disk encl osures (May be turned off at the same time the power switches of array c ontroller are turned off.) (1) Host syst e m (2) (3) Shut down switches (4) Power switches o f array controller[...]

- 39 - 7.3 LD (Logical Disk) Setting Procedur e To use the add i t ional d isk e nclosure, first in stall the dis k driv e and then se t the RA ID lev el of the in stalled di sk driv e, and as sign the logica l disk (LD) con figuration. When the disk drives a re added, the RAI D level and logic al disk (LD) m ust be set app ropriate ly. Set the RA [...]

- 40 - 8. A C TION T A KEN A T OCCURREN CE OF F AUL T OR ERROR The us er ma y rem ove a defected com ponent and a new com ponent for the replacem ent dependi ng on the desc ription in t his chapter . However, if so, NEC does n ot assum e the responsib ility for an y damage of the additional disk enclosure and com ponents and an y influence r esulti[...]

- 41 - 8.1 Countermeasures T aken w hen Occurrence of a Fault is Suspected If you suspe ct the occurr ence o f a fau lt during the u se of th e addi tional disk enclos ure, check the status ba sed on the tab les below. I f a symptom which is no t descr ibed in the tables at all or the specif ied coun term easures cannot recov er the proper opera ti[...]

- 42 - The host sy stem cannot recognize the additio nal disk enclosure . Cause Countermeasures The FC cable is not connected correctly . Connect the FC cable correctly accordin g to 5 "CONNECTION OF ADDIT IONAL DISK ENCLOSURE". After turning on the power switch of the host syste m, host b us adapter, or FC-AL switch, the power of the dis[...]

- 43 - 8.2 Indicati on at Occurrence of Fault If the add itional d isk enclo sure is defec ted, the SER VICE LED goes on ora nge and a lso the LED spec ific for e ach unit to indi cate that the unit is defected g oes on. The table be low shows the relat ion betw een the LED indicat ing th e occur rence of a fault and the de fected uni t. LED displa[...]

- 44 - 8.3 Fault of Disk Drive If a disk driv e is defe cted, the SERVICE LED on the array con troller i s lit o range. In addition, th e SERV I CE LED on the additional disk enclosure in which the defe cted disk drive is in stalled and the F AULT LED on the defe cted disk driv e are li t orange. The defe cted d isk driv e may be repla ced wi th th[...]

- 45 - (3) Select the location label h aving the sam e location as that of the defected d isk drive from the locatio n labe l prov ided with th e repla cing disk drive, and then put the labe l on the rep lacing disk drive. (4) With the e jector o f t he ne w disk dr ive open ed, eng age the g uides on the to p and bottom faces of the disk driv e wi[...]

- 46 - After the replac ing disk driv e is inser ted to the end securely , push down the ejector open ed upward to click for lock ing. W hen inserting the d isk drive into the disk enclosure, push it as f ar as it will go an d then lock the ejector. Incorrec t insertion m ay cause m alfunction. (5) Inserting a new disk driv e allows the dat a recov[...]

- 47 - 8.4 Fault of Power Supply for Disk Enclosure If the power supp ly for the addition al disk enclosure is def ected, th e SERVICE LED on the array control ler is lit o r ang e. In addi tion, the SE RVICE LED on th e add itional di sk enclosure in w hich the def ected powe r supp ly is insta lled and the PO WER FAU LT LED on the defec ted power[...]

- 48 - (2) Loosen a screw se curing the e jector, pu t your finger on th e prot rusion (sh own in the figure ) of the ejector, and pull it toward y ou. When the e j ecto r turn s by 90 o , pull out the defected po wer supply . When the defec ted power supply com es out, hold it with both han ds and slo wly remov e it.[...]

- 49 - (3) Confirm that the power switch of t he new power supply for the disk enclosure is off and the power co rd is d isconnected from the power plug. (4) With the e jector pu lled toward y ou, hold the new power supply for the disk enclosure wi th both ha nds and in sert it into th e slot. (5) Push th e protru sion (show n in the f igure) o f t[...]

- 50 - (6) Strongly push the ejec tor (t he part indi cated by the arrow in th e fig ure) until the new power supply for the disk enclosure is in serted firmly, and secu re the ejector with the screw. W hen inserting the p ower suppl y for th e disk enc losure into the d isk enclosure, push it as far as it wil l go and then sec ure it with the scre[...]

- 51 - 8.5 Fault of A dapter If an adapt er is def ected, the SERVI CE LED on the array controll er is lit or ange. I n addition, the SER V I CE LED on the additional disk enclosure in wh ich the defec ted adapter is insta lled and the FAULT LED on the defe cted adap ter a re lit or ange. The defec ted adap ter m ay be replaced wi th the p owers o [...]

- 52 - (4) Set the AL- PA and DE- DIAG ID of the adapte r for replacem ent to be the same as those of the defected adapt er. Before r eplacing the a dapter, m a ke sur e that the AL-PA s witch of the adapter f or replacem ent is set to the s ame value as that of the defected adapter, as well as the sou nd adapter. If the adapter is installed with d[...]

- 53 - (7) Strongly push the ejec tor (the part indicated by the arrow in the fig ure) unti l the adapter is inser ted firm ly, and secure the ejector with t he screw. W hen inserting the a dapter int o the disk enclosure, pus h it as far as it will go and t hen secure it wit h the scr ew s. Incorrec t insertion m ay cause m alfunction. (8) Connect[...]

- 54 - 8.6 Check of T y pe Name and Manufacturing Numbers The types name and manufacturing num ber of the add itional d isk enc losure a re shown a t the locati ons in t he fig ure below Manufacturing num ber label of basic enclosure Manufacturing num ber label of disk enclos ure Manufacturing num ber label of adapter Manufacturing num ber label of[...]

- 55 - 8.7 Prep aration before Phone Call When you hav e any question or des ire to contac t us on the occurrence of a faul t or error on the unit, do the fo llow ing prepara t i ons befo re cal ling us: • Write down the f ailure or f ault statu s and quest ions. • Write down the con figura tion of the per ipherals connect ed to the host un it [...]

- 56 - 9. PRODUCT SPECIFIC A TI ON 9.1 Basic Specif ication of Additional Disk Enclosu r e The table below shows the basic specification of the additiona l disk enclosure. Phys ical sector leng th (bytes /sector) 512 byt es Maximum num ber of disk drives per unit 15 max. No disk drive is insta lled in the normal specification. Disk drive interface [...]

- 57 - 9.4 Po wer S pecification The table below shows the power sp ecifica tion of the a dditional d isk enc losure. Additional disk enclosure Input voltag e 100 to 240 VAC ±10%, 50/60 Hz Maximum power consum ption 520 VA * W hile the add itional d i sk enclo sure ca n accept t he power o f 100 - 240 VAC (50/60 Hz), the pow er cord coming with th[...]