Ibm totalstorage fastt product installation guide

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More options Permanent link Rate and comment based on 1 review Tell us what you think. Place the fan CRU in front of the fan slot. Hold the latch open, and slide the fan all the way into the slot. Ensure that the latch is on the side closest to the center of the storage server. Strain-relief clamp Use this clamp to provide strain relief on the power cord. Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached.

There are no serviceable parts inside these components. If you suspect a problem with one of these parts, contact a service technician. Attach the power-supply nut and tighten it securely.

Connect the power cord to the AC power connector. See Figure 48 on page Connecting the power cord to the AC power connector 6. Plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet. Turn on the power-supply switch. Page Replacing A Raid Controller 38 mm 1. The location of these components is shown in Figure 50 on page Location of SFPs and fiber-optic cables After removing the fibre-channel cables, insert the protective caps.

Page 97 Figure Controller battery-access panel screws 7. Carefully flip over the RAID controller bottom panel. Disconnect the battery harness on the battery from the two-pin connector on the controller board, as shown in Figure See the storage-management software online help for instructions on bringing the controller online.

Replacing the battery in the RAID controller Each RAID controller contains a rechargeable battery that maintains the data in the cache memory for three days without power to the unit.

Use the following procedure if the storage-management software instructs you to replace the battery because the current battery has failed or is nearing its expiration date. Page Dispose of the used battery CRU according to local and federal regulations, which might include hazardous material handling procedures. For information on disposal of sealed lead acid batteries outside the United States, contact your local waste disposal facility.

Installing a new RAID controller a. Slide the RAID controller all the way into the empty slot. Page Chapter 6. Page Troubleshooting Turn on all power-supply power and green LED off turned off or ac switches. Page Table If applicable, check that the main circuit breakers for the rack are turned on.

Random errors Subsystem Midplane has Have the midplane replaced failed service technician only. Page Appendix. Page Notices Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product, and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.

IBM may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. Some software may differ from its retail version if available , and may not include user manuals or all program functionality. IBM is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. To avoid electrical shock, always use the power cord and plug with a properly grounded outlet.

Page IBM power cords for a specific country or region are usually available only in that country or region. Page Glossary If you do not mastering, although only the first 16 MB of main find the term you are looking for, see the IBM memory are available for direct access.

Glossary of Computing Terms located at: agent. Page See disk array controller. An IBM video dar. See disk array router. Page HBA. See host bus adapter. See enhanced small disk interface. XGA, used mostly on host. Page bit or bit bus. It eliminates Java Development Kit JDK for end users and potential conflicts that arise when installing new developers who want to redistribute the Java Runtime peripheral devices. Page NVS. A storage device whose program temporary fix PTF. A temporary solution or contents are not lost when power is cut off.

See nonvolatile storage. This method produces good SNMP. See Simple Network Management Protocol. Page responses from every IP address in the subnet, trap recipient. Receiver of a forwarded SNMP trap. There might, however, be times when a full and port to which traps are sent. Page static-sensitive precautions 49 storage expansion unit installation guide xv rack mounting instructions for storage server 11 storage server RAID controller components cache battery 47 back view 6 connecting Ethernet cable to 32 front view 4 connecting host to 31 hard disk drives 49 connecting RS serial cable 32 installing power supply 61 LEDs Page Proof Of Entitlement Proof of Entitlement This is your proof of entitlement to use this product, subject to the applicable terms and conditions, in the quantity stated.

Page Thank you for your responses. May we contact you? For details of Suite Attach Kits, contact your marketing representative. Page 37 v Where racks are in rows front-to-front or back-to-back, a gap of at least mm 48 in. Page Chapter 2. Rack mounting instructions and a template for aligning the holes in the rails and the rack come with the storage server. Figure 9.

Rear rack mounting template Chapter 2. Installing and configuring the storage server To remove a RAID controller, push down on the latch centered on the controller; then, grasp the pull-rings on the levers and pull them to remove the RAID controller and set it aside for later installation. See the storage server documentation for handling guidelines before removing any ESD-sensitive devices. Figure RAID controller removal 2.

Page 44 5. Use the attached template and stickers to mark the appropriate holes on the rack; then install clip nuts or cage nuts as required for the rack cabinet. Note: Use the cage-nut-insertion tool or a flat-blade screwdriver to install cage nuts. Rack nut installation 6. The server ID switch is located on the back of the unit, as shown in Figure 18 on page Page Fibre Channel Connections Direct-management method: This method uses Ethernet connections from a management station to each controller.

You must install at least one management station. The management station can be the host or a workstation on the Ethernet network. A management station will have the client software installed. Attach Ethernet cables to each management station one pair per storage server. Four-partition and eight-partition configurations are provided as option upgrades, as is the option of additional attachments to FAStT EXP drive expansion units.

Contact your IBM resellers or marketing representatives for more information. Page Installing The Storage Subsystem Configuration Note: Do not install the storage-management software at this time, if it is not already installed. Install the storage server completely before you install the software because you cannot test the software installation until the hardware is connected.

Page Chapter 3. Cabling The Storage Server When attaching to a device on slide rails, leave enough slack in the cable so that it does not bend to a radius of less than 38 mm 1. Page Installing Sfp Modules There are no serviceable parts inside the device.

Note the following. Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.

Attention: When you handle static-sensitive devices, take precautions to avoid damage from static electricity. Page Removing Sfp Modules 5. Place the SFP module into a static-protective package. Replace the protective cap on the port. Installing fiber-optic cables To connect the fiber-optic cables, perform the following steps. Remove the protective cap from the fiber-optic cable.

See Figure Fiber-optic cable Protective cap Figure Removing caps from fiber-optic cables 2. Connect the fiber-optic cable to the installed SFP, as shown in Figure Page Power Cabling See Figure 40 on page 41 for an example of redundant power cabling. Use that document and the online help to configure the logical drives, partitions, and so on for the RAID controllers.

Page 66 If the expansion unit that you want to install currently contains logical drives or configured hot spares, and you want them to be part of the FAStT storage server, you must contact IBM for information. Improper drive migration might cause loss of configuration and other storage server problems.

Adding an expansion unit 3. Remove the blank filler trays and insert drive trays. Connect power to the drive expansion unit first, then connect power to the FAStT storage server.

Page 68 8. Use the storage-management software to check the status of the new drives, correct any errors found, and configure the new drives. Page Chapter 4. Operating The Storage Server A storage system in an optimal state should recover automatically from an unexpected shutdown and unattended simultaneous restoration of power to system components. After power is restored, call IBM support if any of the following conditions occur: — Wait until the storage server is finished powering up before checking the LEDs on the front of the storage server.

Performing an emergency shutdown Attention: Emergency situations might include fire, flood, extreme weather conditions, or other hazardous circumstances. Page 77 Table 8. Using cache memory can increase system performance. Page Raid Controller Cache Battery operation thus eliminating the need to access the drive itself , and a write operation is completed when data is written to the cache, rather than to the drives.

Page Battery Led Data caching starts after the battery completes the startup tests. Battery Figure Page Chapter 5. Unmount any mapped LUNs from the storage server. Page 84 Remove it, and then reinstall it. Ensure that the electrical outlet is hot. Replace one controller at a time. To upgrade your RAID controller, complete the following steps: 1. Page 87 2. Save the storage server profile to a disk location that is not in the FAStT storage server that you are upgrading.

The Save Profile window opens. Select an appropriate directory and choose a file name for the profile, then click Save.