JMR electronic G5312 manual

H1 Chaparral G5312 10-bay Rackmount & T ower Enclosur es Installation Guide July 16, 2002 • Revision C Patent Pending[...]

FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C ii Copyright Copyright  2000, 2001 by JMR Electronics, Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, reco[...]

FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C iii T able of Contents 1. Intr oduction 2/4/6/8/10/12/15-Bay Product Family Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 10-bay Rackmount Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 10-bay T ower Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Front Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 External I/O Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Connections & LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3 Host Out . . . . . . .[...]

Part 1 Basic Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-2 Part 2 FOR TRAÒ SAF-TE Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-5 Command Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-6 Updating Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C 1-1 The 10-bay FOR TRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 is designed to be used with a host system to provide a high-end RAID storage solution. The following is a summary of the H1 Chaparral G5312 T ower and Rackmount enclosure features: • The 10-bay FOR TRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 T ower enc[...]

FOR TRA   products use advanced mid-plane technology developed by JMR, which allows power supplies, drives, and all other enclosure components to interface into a single board. This provides superior performance and easy connectivity . The host interface supports one SCSI-2 host connection and two SCSI-2 disk connections. The SCSI-2 connectio[...]

Power Supply (Each power supply includes internal cooling fan) Quantity: 2 Power: 430 W atts each (N+1) Power Factor Correction Input: 100-260 V AC; 50-60Hz Output: +5V @ 35A +12V @ 30A Blower Quantity: 2 Size: 97mm (3.82") each Air Flow: 25.42CFM (0.72m3/min) each Noise: 52dB(A) SCSI Features Tri Channel The 10-bay SCSI RAID with G5312 both T[...]

FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C 2-1 This chapter covers specification information for all FOR TRA   enclosures. The following matrix describes the available configurations for FOR TRA   and StorBlade TM enclosures. 2. Har d ware Specifica tion FR XX XL2 1X2 X XX X X SINGLE/DUAL CONTROLLER S = Single Controller[...]

Environmental Specifications Operating T emperature: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage T emperature: 0°C to 65°C (32°F to 149°F) The maximum recommended ambient temperature depends on the recommendation of the manufacturer for the devices being installed. Electrical Specifications AC Inlet T ype: IEC320/EN60320 Power Cord: NEMA5-15P Power[...]

Thermal Specifications FOR TRA   enclosures have been designed to meet the air-flow/cooling requirements for popular 7,200, 10,000, and 15,000 RPM disk drives. Using high performance blowers, air is pulled in from all open vents and exhausted out the back of the unit. On 10-bay units, the blower speed can be manually changed through the SAF-T[...]

FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C 3-1 This chapter covers SCSI device installation for 10-bay rackmount and 10-bay tower enclosures. SCA Connection and Hot-Swapping The unit uses SCA-2 (80-pin) connectors which provide a safe means of connection/disconnection when hot-swapping devices. In order to hot-swap devices, the host[...]

Drive Installation Device mounting screws are included with the unit for device mounting. The JMR part number for the #6-32" mounting screws is HDS-01906. 1. After removing the canister , place it on a static free surface along with the device to be installed. 2. Place the device in the canister and mount it using the provided screws (use 4 sc[...]

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 until all devices are installed, then move onto step 5 to complete unit setup and installation. 5. For 10-bay rackmount units, refer to Chapter 7 to install the enclosure into a cabinet. 6. Establish host connection. See Chapter 4 for SCSI host connection. FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C 3-3[...]

FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C 4-1 This chapter covers SCSI device setup and option settings. Please take note of the installation warnings below before beginning setup. Slot Settings The pictures below show the slot numbering sequence and the default ID settings. Channel A and B default ID settings are factory set and c[...]

Available ID's Each bus is allowed to have ID's that range from 0-15. No two devices on the same bus may share the same ID. Each host controller always uses one ID. The on-board SAF-TE processor uses one ID which defaults to ID 5 of bus A. ID Conflict When two devices share the same SCSI ID, a conflict occurs. This conflict must be correc[...]

Front Status LEDs A status indicator is located on each canister . A ' Blue ' light indicates normal drive activity . A ' Red ' light indicates a device fault. If all canisters display a ' Red ' light that is blinking on and off it indicates that there is a system fault. A system fault is either a power supply or blowe[...]

Channel A Out HD-68 female connector . Drive connection for daisy-chaining Chan A to other external enclosures. Channel B Out HD-68 female connector . Drive connection for daisy-chaining Chan B to other external enclosures. RS232 DB-9, RS-232 Serial Connection for G5312 controller . Use straight through cable only . S-ACT SAF-TE Activity LED. This [...]

This chapter covers all operations of the blowers for 10-bay units. Refer to Chapter 1 for blower specifications. The blowers are hot swappable and can be removed or installed while the enclosure continues to function, however , failure to replace a non-working blower within a reasonable period of time may expose drives to extreme heat, which could[...]

User ’ s removing or installing a blower must be aware of the blower access hole. Contact with the access hole must be avoided while the blower is running to prevent injury . Blower Replacement If the blower has stopped running or the fault LED indicator is lit, the blower may need to be replaced. Before replacing, the connection should be checke[...]

This chapter covers all operations of the power supplies. For operation, the AC cord (included) must be connected to the AC Inlet on each supply , and the power supply must be switched ON. The 'OK LED' will light to indicate the power supply is functioning properly . If the power supply experiences a problem and cannot operate within its [...]

Low Power Mode (Standby Power) When both power supplies are turned off, the unit will switch to low power or standby mode and the power supply fans will continue to run. The unit blowers will remain operational if a single power supply is turned off, not installed, or fails, in order to maintain the proper low temperature within the unit. T o stop [...]

FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C 7-1 This chapter covers the installation of the Rackmount enclosure into a standard 19" (483mm) wide and 30" (762mm) to 36" (914mm) deep cabinet that meets the EMA/RETMA standards. Before beginning rail installation, please take note of the following precautions: NOTE: When i[...]

Rail Mounting Kit Hardware • T en #10-32 Screws • Four each #8-32 Screws/W ashers/Nuts Spare Hardware Parts Check with a JMR Sales Representative for pricing and availability of spare hardware parts. Description JMR Part Number #10-32 Screw HDS-01580 #8-32 Screw HDS-00350 #8-32 Nut HDN-00040 #8-32 W asher HDW-00080 Rail Installation A completed[...]

2. Affix the extension bracket to the rear of the unit using two #10-32 screws. There are 3 holes in the extension bracket for mounting. Depending on the hole pattern that is being used in the cabinet, two holes should always be available for securing the extension bracket. 3. The fronts of the rails have three holes. T wo of the holes (top and bot[...]

4. Slide the unit into the cabinet and secure it to the cabinet with a single #10-32 screw on each side. 5. Snap the end cap over the screw on each side of the unit to finish the installation. FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C 7-4[...]

The FOR TRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 is designed to be used with one G5312 SCSI to SCSI RAID bridge controller from Chaparral. The unit provides one SCSI L VD SCSI-2 host connection and two SCSI L VD SCSI-2 (80MB/s) device channels which are backwards compatible with SE SCSI. The figure below shows the rear unit view where all of the I/O and powe[...]

ID Settings & Option Jumpers Refer to Chapter 4 and Chapter 9 for SCSI ID settings and option jumper settings. Controller Canister Installation 1. Remove the four cover screws on the controller canister using a Phillips head screwdriver and lift the cover off the canister . 2. Mount the controller into the canister with four screws that are pro[...]

FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C 9-1 For bus management, the FOR TRA   10-bay SCSI RAID enclosures have a SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault-T olerant Enclosure) processor designed to the ANSI approval version 2.0 of the SAF-TE specification. T est utility software is provided for setup and diagnostics of the SAF-TE process[...]

DOS Installation 1. Insert the JMR Utility disk into the floppy drive. 2. Change to the floppy drive that the JMR Utility disk is in. Example: At the DOS command prompt, type A: and press ENTER . 3. At the disk command prompt ( A:> ), type CD DOS and press ENTER . 4. T ype INST ALL , and press ENTER . 5. This will install the files to the direc[...]

The following Figure shows the host adapter selection screen. From this screen the host adapter to be communicated with can be chosen. The example shows that there are two host adapters installed in the system. This next screen shows how the target device may be selected. Different options are available depending on the device selected. If a SAF-TE[...]

This next screen shows the T est Unit Ready Screen . If the unit is online and ready , the dialog box will report T arget [x] Ready . If the unit is offline, the dialog box will report T arget [x] Not Ready . 'x' is the number of the target that was selected previously and any commands that are initiated will only affect that target. T o [...]

This screen shows the Spin up/down Unit Screen . These commands are only effective when using hard disk drives. The Spin up Unit command will power on the target device. The Spin down Unit command will power off the tar get device. Just as a precaution, it is safer to spin a device down before removing it to prevent damage. Part 2 FORTRA   SA[...]

Command Overview FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C 9-6 T est Unit Ready Reports if communication is established between a host adapter and the SAF-TE processor . Inquiry Reads device firmware and identifies device part number , firmware revision and other information. Enclosure Config Displays the enclosure configuration. E[...]

The I nquiry Scr een lists some of the settings of the unit that may be useful during troubleshooting. The V endor ID, Product ID, and Product Revision Level are shown at the bottom of the screen. When troubleshooting, it is important to check that the Product Revision Level is at the most recent. In the example, the product revision level shown is[...]

The Enclosur e Status Scr een , will report the status of the blowers, power supplies, slot SCSI ID's, system temperature, and slot temperature. The Usage Statistics Scr een , will report how many hours the system has been in operation for and how many times it has been turned on and off. The Device Insertion Scr een , show how many times a de[...]

The Power Supply Ena/Dis Scr een , allows each power supply to be turned off (disable), or turned on (enable). From the rear of the unit, power supply 1 is on the left hand side, and power supply two is on the right hand side. The Fan Setup Scr een , allows for manual control of the blowers. Individual blower control is not available so using these[...]

The Slot Operation Scr een , allows flags to be set for each individual slot. The menu has two submenus; first select the slot and second, select the operation to be performed on the selected slot. After a selection of the slot, status may be checked in the Slot Status Scr een . The first four commands are important to canister operation and the re[...]

The Firmwar e Options scr een is used to read the current firmware settings of the unit and to load new settings into the unit from disk. The Display EEPROM command will show the current firmware settings. Display disk File will load an EEPROM file from a disk and display it to the screen. Save EEPROM to disk will save the current firmware in the u[...]

EETBL.ASM Default Settings File LINE HEADING SETTING DESCRIPTION 1 EEDFTTBL: DB 85 ;55H CHECKSUM 2 DB 255 ;0FFH 3 DB 0 ;NONE = 0, MASTER = 1, SLAVE = 2 4 DB 10 ;NUMBER OF CANISTERS 5 DB 11 ;CANISTER SETTINGS WITH-OUT ID 6 DB 5 ;SAF-TE SCSI ID 7 DB 255 ;SPIN-UP TIME LOW BYTE 8 DB 32 ;SPIN-UP TIME HIGH BYTE 9 DB 5 ;TEMP CALIBRATION VALUE (RESERVED) 1[...]

44 DB 0 ; MSB BYTE 45 DB 0 ;NUMBER OF INSERTION IN SLOT 2 LSB BYTE 46 DB 0 ; MSB BYTE 47 DB 0 ;NUMBER OF INSERTION IN SLOT 3 LSB BYTE 48 DB 0 ; MSB BYTE 49 DB 0 ;NUMBER OF INSERTION IN SLOT 4 LSB BYTE 50 DB 0 ; MSB BYTE 51 DB 0 ;NUMBER OF INSERTION IN SLOT 5 LSB BYTE 52 DB 0 ; MSB BYTE 53 DB 0 ;NUMBER OF INSERTION IN SLOT 6 LSB BYTE 54 DB 0 ; MSB B[...]

command. JMR Electronics, Inc. has implemented all of the SAF-TE commands in the SAF-TE specification including the optional commands, to ensure compatibility with other vendors. All of the SAF-TE commands can be accessed through the utility software even if the host adapter has not implemented it or does not support the command. SAF-TE does not re[...]

Read Enclosure Configuration Command Read enclosure status is a mandatory SAF-TE command that reports to the host what components are installed in the enclosure. This will only read the unit that the SEP is installed on, not any unit connected via S-Link.The components that can be monitored are listed below: Number of Fans Reports the number of cur[...]

Send Global Command Send global command is a mandatory SAF-TE command that is used to send commands that apply to the entire enclosure globally rather than to a specific device, channel, or device slot. Global commands set a flag on the enclosure SEP that can give several results as listed below: Write Device Slot Status Command W rite device slots[...]

Optional SAF-TE Commands *Activate Power Supply Command Activate power supply is an optional SAF-TE command that is used to turn the selected power supply on or off. *Read Device Insertions Command Read device insertions is an optional SAF-TE command that returns information indicating how many times a device has been inserted into each slot in the[...]

FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C 10-1 For current information on this product, including updates to the manual and technical support related issues, please contact the sales support section of our web page at www .jmr .com, or you can contact our T echnical Support division directly at the address below . US Corporate Head[...]

FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C A-1 Drive Manufacturers Fujitsu Internet Address: www .fcpa.com Hitachi Internet Address: www .hitachi.com IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) Internet Address: www .ibm.com Maxtor Internet Address: www .maxtor .com Seagate T echnology Internet Address: www .seagate.com RAID C[...]

Host Bus Adapter Manufacturers Adaptec, Inc. Internet Address: www .adaptec.com Antares Microsystems Internet Address: www .antares.com Emulex Corporation Internet Address: www .emulex.com JNI Corporation Internet Address: www .jni.com QLogic Corp. Internet Address: www .qlogic.com FORTRA   H1 Chaparral G5312 Installation Guide Rev C A-2[...]