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RAID Array 3000 Controller Shelf Hardware User’ s Guide EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Comp aq Comp u ter Corp orati on Hous ton, T exas.
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EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 v Contents Revis i o n Record ............................................................................................................................ v ii About This Guide ...................................................
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f vi EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 2 RAID Array Control l er (con ti n u ed ) 2.6.3 RAID 0 +1 .................................................................................................................. . 2–11 2.6.4 RAID 4 .
Contents EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 vii Fig ures 1–1 RAID A rray 3000 Controll er Shelf ..................................................................................1– 2 1–2 RAID A rray 3000 6-Slot Device Expansion Shelf .......................
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f viii EK–SMCPQ –U G. C 01 Fig ure s ( cont inue d) 3–15 Controll er Shelf Fiel d Replaceable Units ...................................................................... 3–29 3–16 Replacing the Host I /O SBB .
EK–SMC PQ– UG. C 0 1 ix Revision Record This Revision Re cord pr ovides a conci se publication history of t his guide. It lists t he revision level s, r elease dates, and reasons for t he r evisions. The following revision his tory lists all revis ions of this publication and their effective dates.
EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 xi Abo ut This Guide This section identifies the audience of t his guide and describes the content s (chapter -by- chapter) and struct ure. I n addition, this section includes a list of associated document s and the convent ions used in this guide.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 xii Cha p ter 4 : S econ d Co n tro l l er Op ti o n Secon d C on troller Op tion describes how to install a second (redundant) RA ID controller in the shelf for redundancy. It also contains a dual controller installation procedure for a single s erial port.
About This Guide EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 xiii Convention s This guide uses the following documentation convent ions: Table 2 Styl e Conventions Sty le Mea ning plai n monospac e ty pe Text boldf ace type For t he fi rs t i ns tanc e of t erm s being def ined i n tex t, or bot h.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 xiv Suppor t a nd Ser vic es Wh o to co n t act i n the Ameri ca s Inf ormat ion and Pr oduct Questi ons: Local Sales Off i ce / Stor ageWork s.
EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–1 1 Produ ct Overview This chapter pr ovides an overall description of the RAID Arr ay 3000 Contr oller Shelf and its component s.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–2 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 NOTE The Devi ce Ex pansi on Shel f (DS- SWXRA-GN) mus t hav e a rev is ion lev el of B01 (or hi gher) t o operat e wit h t he RAID Ar ray 3000 Contr ol ler Shel f. Als o, the Pers onalit y I/ O module s upplied wi th the shel f ( part no.
Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–3 Figur e 1–2 RAID Array 3000 6- Sl ot Devi ce Expansi on Shelf ( Opti onal) S HR-1 0 9 1 A battery-backup subs ystem is included with the Controller Shelf in the form of a rac km ount UPS (Uni nte rrupt a bl e Powe r Supply).
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–4 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Table 1–1 Contr ol l er Shel f Par t Numbers and M odel Descri pt i ons DIGIT AL Pa rt No .
Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–5 1.2 Shelf Fe atures The RAID 3000 Controller S helf is equipped w ith a dual-channel RAID control- ler that supports all of the U ltraSCS I bus features.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–6 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Figure 1–3 show s the major components in the controller s helf. Its characteristics are outlin ed below .
Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–7 1.4 Shelf Cabine t I nstalla tion The Controller Shelf can be mounted in a S torageWorks metric or RETMA style cabinet. You must ins tall the appropriate shelf rail kit hardw are to properly mount the shelf in the cabinet.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–8 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 The controller supports one (for a s ingle controller) or two (for dual-controllers) standard 72-pin cache SI MMs of up t o 6 4 MB .
Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–9 • Two -s peed blo wer operatio n • S BB shelf blow er control to include error detection, reporting, and automatic correctiv e action Figur.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–10 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figur e 1–6 Device I/O M odul e Bl ow er Stat us LEDs S HR- 1 0 4 6 Lef t Blower LE D SC SI Bu s Ad dr es s Sw it c h S3 (Not Us ed) S.
Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–11 Figur e 1–7 Host I/O M odule S HR-1 0 3 6 Ho st Ou t Ho st I n CTR UPS The front panel of the host I/O module contains two 68-pin VHDCI SCSI c o n- nectors and two 9-pin D connectors.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–12 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1.5.4 S h elf Cooling The device I/O module ens ures that the SBBs and Controller Shelf are at the proper operating temperature by monitoring the operational status of the blow ers and s ensin g the ambien t air temperatu re.
Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–13 Figur e 1–8 Pow er Suppl y SHR-10 3 4 1.5.6 Unint er rupt able Pow er Supply ( UP S) The pri m a ry fu n c t i on of t h e UPS i s to k e e p th e e nti re st o ra ge sy s tem powered-up to enable th e contro ller(s ) to flu sh cach e to dis ks.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–14 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1.6 6-Slo t D evic e Ex pansion She lf ( Optio nal) NOTE The Devi ce Ex pansi on Shel f (DS- SWXRA-GN) mus t hav e a rev is ion lev el of B01 (or hi gher) t o operat e wit h t he RAID Ar ray 3000 Contr ol ler Shel f.
Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–15 Figur e 1–9 Singl e Host , Si ngl e Adapt er , w i th One Act i ve Cont rol ler Host System Host Adapter SHR-1316 1 BA356 Device Expans ion .
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–16 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figur e 1–10 Singl e Host, Si ngl e Adapt er , wi t h Tw o Act i ve Control l er s Host System Host Adapter 2 SHR-1317 1 BA356 Device .
Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–17 Figur e 1–11 Si ngl e Host , Dual Adapte r , Tw o Por t w i th Tw o Act i ve Cont r ol l e rs Host System Host Adapter Host Adapter SHR-1318.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–18 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figure 1–12 Dual Host, Single Adapt er, wi t h O ne Act i ve Contr ol l er per Host Host System Host Adapter Host System Host Adapter .
Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–19 7 SCS I Cables BN37A -OE (2) for Device I/O Module 0 8 SCS I Cables BN37A -OE (2) for Device I/O Module 1 1.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–20 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Table 1–2 Shelf Techni cal Specif i cat ions (cont i nued) Feature Descr iption Maxi mum I/O p er se c- ond 4,400 I/O per se con d Sus.
Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–21 Table 1–2 Shelf Techni cal Specif i cat ions (cont i nued) Feature Descr iption Regulatory approvals EMI/ R I - - FCC Class A, CSA 108.8 Cl ass A, VCCI level 1, BICQ Class A, CISPR- 22 Clas s A, C-Tick Cla s s A Safety - - UL 1950 3 rd edition, AS/NZ 3260, IEC 950 CSA 22.
EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–1 2 RAID Array Controller This chapter descr ibes the major feat ures and character istics of the R AID ar ray control- ler in the contr oller shelf. 2.1 Con t rol l er Overv i ew The RAID A rray controller provides high performance, high-availability access to SCS I disk array s ubsystems along a wide UltraS CSI bus.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–2 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Figur e 2–1 RAID Array 3000 Si ngl e Cont rol ler Bl ock Di agra m RA ID Arra y 30 00 Cont roller S h elf H0 Port 0 H1 Po rt 1 Writ e -Ba.
Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–3 There are two configurations for redundant pairs of controllers: Active/A ctive Failov er mode an d Activ e/Pas sive F ailover mode. In Active/A ctive F ailover, each controller in the redundant pair has one active SC SI host port and one pas - sive SCSI host port .
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–4 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 From the storage s helf’s pers pective, the controller receives the I/O requests from the host and directs them to the devices.
Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–5 • St ripes ets (R AI D 0) combin e disk driv es in s erial to in creas e trans fer o r re- ques ts rates • M irrorsets (RA ID 1) comb.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–6 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Figur e 2–4 Contr ol l e r Front Panel S HR-1 0 4 9 Re set H0 H 1 D1 F a u lt D0 Re se t H 0 D0 H1 D1 Fa ul t 2.
Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–7 2. 5 P erfo rman ce En h an cemen ts The controller employs a number of techniques to achieve as much performance as possible from it s design.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–8 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 2.5.2. 1 Wr i te-Bac k Caching When the host sends data to be written to a redundancy group the controller stores the data in its cache and immediately reports to the hos t it has completed the w rite.
Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–9 There are some res trictions you must adhere to wh en creating a RAID s et using the RAID 3000 shelf. T he m i nim um and m a xim um numbe r of dri ves requi re d to support each RAID level is lis ted in Table 2–3.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–10 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figure 2–5 RAI D 0 Wri te 101 1 01 10 10 10 01 01 00 00 0 001 11 0 0 1111 0 111 1 010 Ho st D at a Cont roll er div ides t he d a ta i.
Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–11 2.6. 2 RAID 1 RAID 1 (als o known as mirroring or s hadowing) takes data sent by the host and duplicates it on all th e drives in an ar ray. The r esult is a high degree o f data availability, since you can lose all but one drive in the array and still have full access to your data.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–12 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figure 2–7 Di agr am of RAID 0+1 Wr i t e 1110 11 0 1 101 1 Ho s t Dat a Co n t ro l l er di vi de s the data int o chunksi zed unit s.
Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–13 2.6. 4 RAID 4 RAID 4 (F igure 2–8) breaks up host data into chunks , calculates parity by per- forming an exclusive-or on the chunks, and then writes the chunks to all but one driv e in the arr ay and the par ity data to th e last dr ive.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–14 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 In th e event of a sin gle driv e failur e, a RAI D 4 array w ill contin ue to o perate in degraded mode. If the failed drive is a data drive, writes will continue as normal, except no data will b e written to the failed drive.
Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–15 Figure 2–9 Di agr am of a RAID 5 Wr i t e 110 1 01 10 101 1 0010 0 111 111 0 0001 01 10 Ho st Da ta Cont rol le r di v ide s th e dat .
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–16 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 While RAID 5 is ideally suited for applications with many, small I/O operations, there is no reason w hy it cannot function equally well for applications with large, sequential I/O operations .
Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–17 When one controller fails, the survivor w ill process all I/O requests until the failed controller is repaired and powered on. The s ubsystem w ill then return to its prev ious state ( i.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–18 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2.9 En vir onmental The controller incorporates a set of on board s ensors to detect abnormal operat- ing con ditions that may af fect data s afety.
EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–1 3 Installa tion a nd Ma intena nce This chapter describes how to install the Controller Shelf in a RETMA or met ric-st yle storage cabinet and then make t he cable connections to the UPS, Device Expansi on Shelves and host system.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–2 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 • Ins tall the UPS bel ow t he sh e l ves a nd a s l o w a s p o ssi b l e i n th e c abi net .
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–3 Figur e 3–1 Recommended Si ngl e Expansion Shelf I nst al l ation S HR- 1 0 9 6 5 P / S P / S P / S P / S 4 3 2 10 Device Ex pa.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–4 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Figur e 3–2 Recomme nded Contr ol ler Shel f Instal lat i on ( Tw o Expansion Shelves) S HR- 1 0 9 7 5 5 P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P .
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–5 Figur e 3–3 Recommended Cont r ol l er Shel f I nst al l ati on ( Thr ee Expansi on Shelves) S HR-1 0 9 8 5 5 13 P / S P / S P .
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–6 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Figur e 3–4 Recomme nded I nst al lat i on ( Four Expansi on Shelves) S HR-1 0 9 9 5 5 13 13 P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P .
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–7 3.2.1 Inst alling She lf Suppo rt s After you determine the des ired shelf slot locations in your cabinet, install the shelf s upport mounting kits supplied w ith the shelves .
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–8 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 2. Determine the mounting location in your cabinet. 3. Install the left shelf s upport by aligning the bracket and cabinet rail holes and then securing the support to the cabinet us ing two s crews (item 7, Figure 3–5).
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–9 8. Repeat step 7 to secure a s helf retainer bracket to the right shelf s upport. 9. Place the Controller Shelf on the cabinet s helf supports and slide the s helf completely to the rear o f the cabin et.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–10 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Table 3–3 UPS Rack-mount Bracket M ount ing Hardw ar e Li st Cabinet Styl e Har dware I tem Part Number RETMA ( r ound hole) Sc rew 90.
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–11 Figur e 3–6 UPS Rack-mount Bracket Assem bl i es Figur e 3–7 UPS Bracket RETMA and M et r i c Hole Locati ons (Front ).
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–12 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 4. Pull and extend the rear bracket ass embly until it reaches the hole mounting chan- nel at the rear of the cabinet and install cage nuts (or U-nuts) at the rear of the rail into the c orresponding hol e s in the c abi ne t (see Figure 3–7).
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–13 3.3 Pow er and SC SI Ca ble C onne ct ion Pr oc edur es This section contains the power and S CSI cabling procedures for a single or multiple Device Expansion S helf subs ystem installation.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–14 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.3.1 SCSI Bus Target Addre sses and Term ination NOTE T he SC S I bu s ad dr es s s wi t c h on t h e Con t r ol ler Shel f de vice I/O module has be en di s a ble d.
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–15 3.3.2 Ca bling a Single De vic e Expansio n Shelf Subsyst em (See Figure s 3–9 and 3–10) 1.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–16 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 12. Afte r t he UPS ha s be e n se t t o t he c orr ect input voltage level, set the UP S low -battery war ning o ption to five min utes (refer to UPS manual for i nst ruc - tions). 13. This completes the Controller and D evice Expansion Shelf cabling proce- dure.
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–17 Figur e 3–10 AC Power Wi ring Di agr am S H R - 111 6 DEVI CE EXP ANSIO N SHELF #1 CON T ROL LE R S H EL F UPS P/S A P/S B P/S.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–18 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.3.3 C abling a Tw o D evic e Expansio n Shelf Subsyst e m (See Figure s 3–10 and 3–11) 1.
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–19 Figur e 3–11 Contr ol l er/ Tw o Devi ce Expansi on Shel f Cabl ing Diagr am S H R - 111 8 DE VI CE EXP ANSI ON SHEL F # 1 DE .
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–20 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 CA UTION To pre vent po s sible dama ge to the equipme nt, t he input volta ge l eve l o f the UPS mus t be s e t to your s p ec i f i c l in e v ol t ag e b ef or e p r oc eedin g . R ef er t o t he UPS ma nua l a nd set t he input leve l to your ac po we r sou rce (s).
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–21 3. 3 . 4 Ca b li n g a T h ree Devi ce E x p an s i o n S hel f Subsyst e m (See Figure s 3–10 and 3–12) 1.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–22 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figur e 3–12 Contr ol l er/ Thr ee Devi ce Expansi on Shel f Cabl i ng Di agr am S HR-1 1 1 9 DEVIC E E XP ANSION SHELF # 1 DEVIC E E .
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–23 13. Connect the UPS ser ial control cable (17-04729-01) from the UP S conn ector Controller Shelf hos t 0 I/O module to the like connector on the UPS. 14. Install jumper connector 12-49700-01 to the Controller Shelf UPS conn ector on the host 1 I/O modul e .
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–24 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.3.5 C abling a F our De vic e Expa nsion She lf Subsy ste m (See Figure s 3–10 and 3–13) 1.
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–25 Figur e 3–13 Contr ol l er/ Four Devi ce Expansi on Shel f Cabling Di agr am S HR- 1 1 2 0 DEVI CE E XP ANSION SHEL F # 1 DEVI.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–26 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 13. Connect a 5-meter SCSI cable (BN 37A-05) betw een the host- in con nector on the Controller Shelf hos t 0 I/O module (bottom connector) and the corre- sponding connector on the host s ystem.
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–27 3.4 Controlle r Shelf Stat us LEDs The Controller S helf is equipped wit h t wo front-pane l LE Ds (see Figure 3–14) that moni.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–28 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.5 Controller LEDs The LEDs on the front panel of the controller monitor hos t and disk channel ac- tivity and a controller fault condition. The reset button/LED flas hes green ap- proximately once every second (heartbeat) to indicate that the controller is oper- ating normally.
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–29 Figur e 3–15 Contr ol l er Shelf Fi eld Repl aceabl e Uni t s S HR- 1 0 5 2 1 3 4 5 2 Table 3–4 Contr ol l er Shel f Fi el d Replaceable Uni t s It em Q t y.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–30 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.6.1 Replacing a Host or Device I/O SBB CAUTIO N When you r emove an SBB, t he air fl ow thr ough the shel f i s r educed. Alway s ins tal l the repl acement unit imm edi atel y to pr ev ent over heati ng.
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–31 3.6.2 R epla cing a Pow er Supply SBB CAUTIO N When you remov e a power s upply , t he air flow thr ough the s hel f i s reduc ed. Alway s ins t all the r e- plac ement uni t i mmedi ately to pr event ov er heat- ing.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–32 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.6.3 Repl acing the RAID Controller CAUTIO N When you r emove t he cont rol ler , the ai rf low thr ough the s hel f i s reduc ed. Alway s ins t all the r e- plac ement uni t i mmedi ately to pr event ov er heat- ing.
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–33 3.6.4 Repl acing the UPS Pr oceed as follow s to replace th e UPS: 1. E nsu r e t h e UPS p o we r sw itch is set to off. 2. Disconnect the shelf pow er cords from the rear receptacles on the UPS.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–34 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 If you can access the blow ers from the rear of the cabinet, proceed as follow s: 1. Use a Ph illips-head screw driver to remove the safety screw in the upper right corner or lower l e ft c orne r of the bl ower (see Figure 3–18).
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–35 If you cannot access the blowers from the rear of the cabinet, proceed as follows : 1. Disconnect the cables from the front of the controller s helf and remove the shelf from the c abi ne t.
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–36 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1. Power down the controller s helf first (via SWCC) and then the UPS. 2. Grasp the latches on the front of the controller and pull them forward until the con- troller disengages from the s helf (see Figure 3–17).
Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–37 Figur e 3–21 Remove I nst all ed SI M M Modul es CA UTION E ns u r e th e “ s i de 1 ” s i de of t h e t w o r epl ac em ent SIMMs is facing towa rd you whe n inst a lli ng the mo dul e s i n th e fo ll o wi ng ste p .
RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–38 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figur e 3–22 Inst al l Replacem ent M odul es Figur e 3–23 Pi vot M odul e Down to Secur e.
EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 4-1 4 Second Controller O ption This chapter descr ibes how to install a second RAID controller in t he RAID Array 3000 Con- troller Shelf.
RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-2 4.2 Installing the U pgrade CA UTION To prevent an elect ri cal dis char ge fr om damaging t he SIMM s, alway s wear an ESD wris t or foot s tr ap c on- nect ed t o a sui tabl e gr ound when handli ng the memor y modules .
Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-3 Figur e 4- 1. Savi ng the Exis t i ng Conf i gurati on A saved configuration s creen with a “Save to F ile” field appears as s hown in Figure 4-2. The example in Figure 4-2 show s the file name as c:config1 .
RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-4 Figur e 4- 2. Saved Confi gurati on . 4.2. 2 Upd ate Firmware CA UTION If th e system s d isk is o n t he R A 3000, fi rmwar e cannot be upgraded wit h SWCC.
Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-5 A window will appear (see F igure 4-4) asking you to sp ecify the firmware file that you want to load. This file resides on the CD supplied w ith the controller kit option. You can easil y i dent i fy Firmware software by it s .
RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-6 5. Reset the controller by power cycling the RA3000 s ubsystem. Y ou should see a " Flash Boot Utility... " ba nne r, foll owed by i nstruct i ons to type CT RL/ C t o abort. Press CTRL/C t o a bort t he loa d seque nce .
Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-7 4.2.4 Install Two SIMMs into Sec ond Controller 1. Install two of the S IMM modules into the second controller (make s ure all SIMM modules are of the same type) by aligning the connector pins and inserting the modules int o t he SIMM module c onne ct ors as shown in Figure 4-5.
RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-8 4.2.5 Replace Existing Con troller 1. Replace the existing controller (see Figure 4-7 to remove) with the new control- ler.
Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-9 4.2.6 Restore Configuration To restore your configuration to the new controller: 1. Restart SWCC in the “Serial M ode” (refer to your RA3000 Getting Started G uide for instructions). 2.
RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-10 Figur e 4- 9. Rest or ed Conf i gurati on Example NOTE Rest ori ng the conf igur ati on in the f oll owing s tep may tak e up to 5 m i nutes . Be pat i ent. 4. Enter the file name that you saved in Section 4.
Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-11 4.3 Configu ring a Du al Controller Installat ion for a Single Serial Port This section des cribes how to configure your RA 3000 storage sys tem for dual con- troller operation when only one s erial port is available on the host.
RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-12 10. Restart the controllers by pow er cycling the RA3000 storage s ystem. 11. Recheck the Rdnt C t rl r P arame t e rs. The controller Values should display Ac- tive/Pass ive . 12. Transfer the serial cable to the s erial port on the top controller on the RA3000 and press Ctrl-Z.
Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-13 14. You h ave no w created one V irtu al Device ( JBO D ) on th e top con troller . Dis con- nect the serial cable from the top controller and reconnect the cable to serial port connector on the bottom (redundant) controller.
RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-14 1. Select the “Environment” tab from the Controller Proper ties window. 2. E nsu r e t h e c abi net and UPS s ettings are set to ‘normal’. 3. Select the Cache tab from the “Controller Properties” w indow.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Compaq 3000 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Compaq 3000 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Compaq 3000, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Compaq 3000 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Compaq 3000, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Compaq 3000.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Compaq 3000. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Compaq 3000 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
