Quick Installation Guide

Where to go for more information?

Infortrend Product Documentation
Configuration EonStor Configuration Planning Guide Troubleshooting

Quick Installation Guide

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RS-232 terminal emulation Telnet access Troubleshooting Guide

EonStor FC-to-SAS/SATA series in 2U/3U/4U profiles

Firmware Operation Manual e.g., GMN_vx.x

Warning!
Only qualified service personnel should install and service this product in order to avoid risk of injury from electrical shock and energy hazard.

Caution!
Observe all ESD (Electro-static Discharge) procedure during installation to avoid damage to the system and other components.

LCD Keypad

LCD Keypad Navigation Map

Embedded RAIDWatch - web-based GUI

Tools required

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Item
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

Rack-mounting
Description
Mounting bracket assembly, L-shape, left-side Mounting bracket assembly, L-shape, right-side Inner glide Flange filler plate (fixed behind chassis ears) Cross recess truss head screws M5 x 9.0mm #6-32 x10mm flathead screws #6-32 L6 flathead screws M5 cage nuts
Left slide bracket

1-1. Identify Rail Components

Embedded RAIDWatch Users Manual

Quantity
1 1 2 2 8 4 6 4

SANWatch - Java-based GUI

Flat blade screwdriver

Phillips screwdriver

SANWatch Users Manual

SANWatch Quick Installation Guide

Small-size flat blade screwdriver

Hardware

Anti-static wrist strap

01

02

Right slide bracket

Hardware Installation Manual

Fasteners
03
Inner glide

04

Filler plate

05

M5 x 9mm Truss Head Screws

Hardware Quick Installation Guide Drivers EonPath Users Manual

M5 x 4

M6 x 4

#10-32 x 4
06
#6-32 x10mm flathead screws

6-32; 2U: 50; 3U: 70; 4U: 100

07

#6-32 L6 flathead screws

08

M5 Cage Nuts

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Cables
FC cables and SFP transceivers are separately purchased.

1-2. Measure Rail Locations in Rack

You may use sticker notes to mark the positions on rack posts. Positions for 2U chassis:
Rear rack posts

MF I B R C L T 1 2
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Unit boundary

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Power cord: 2U/3U: 2; 4U: 3 (type determined by the shipped-to area)

08 M5 cage nuts 05 M5 x 9.0mm 05 M5 x 9.0mm

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Positions for 3U chassis:
Front rack post Unit boundary Rear rack post

Power on
Step 1. Make sure all hardware components are properly installed. Step 2. Power on the Fibre Channel networking devices first. Step 3. Power on the JBOD enclosures (if applied) by turning on the power switches on PSUs. Step 4. Power on the RAID system. Step 5. Power on application servers. Step 6. Check all component LEDs. No fault LEDs, whether red or amber, should be lit. Read event messages from the LCD, or a terminal console to make sure the boot-up process is successful. To view events on LCD screen, Step 1 . Press the ENT key for 2 seconds to enter the Main Menu. Step 2 . Use the arrow keys to move to the last menu, View and Edit Event Logs. Step 3 . Press ENT to enter the menu. Step 4 . Use arrow keys to select an event. Step 5 . Press the ENT key for longer than 1 second on an event message, and use arrow keys to browse through the message lines. Step 6 . Press ESC to return to the previous menu level.

08 M5 cage nuts
05 M5 x 9.0mm

Unit boundary 05 M5 x 9.0mm

Positions for 4U chassis:

Rear rack posts

Unit boundary
4U 4U

3U

08 M5 cage nuts

3U

10 11 12

10 11 12

05 M5 x 9.0mm

05 M5 x 9.0mm

All EonStor G6 2U, 3U, and 4U chassis use the same type of rackmount rails.

1-3. Adjust Rail Length

Loosen the 4 screws binding the front and rear sections of the rackmount rail. Adjust the rail length to match it between rack posts.

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Install CBM (optional)
CBM (Cache Backup Module) is optional for single-controller models. A CBM consists of a BBU (Battery Backup Unit) and a Flash SSD.

1-4. Fixing Rails to Posts

Secure rackmount rails to the front and rear rack posts using the included M5 screws. When done, fasten the 4 retention screws you loosened previously.

1-5. Attach Filler plates to Chassis Ears

Secure filler plates to the back of chassis ears. For 2U chassis, use filler plates with an R mark for RAID enclosures, those with a J mark for JBODs.
Filler plate

06
J R

#6-32 x10mm flathead screws

Step 1 . Orient the BBU module and insert the protruding edge on one side into the insertion slot on controller canister.

Step 2 . Lower the BBU into place, making sure the golden finger connector properly mates with the connector on the charger board.

1-6. Secure inner glides to chassis

Secure inner glides to the sides of chassis. Orient the inner glides so that they bend towards the center of chassis. 2U Chassis Bends inwards

Step 3 . Fasten the captive screw on BBU.

Step 4 . Insert the flash backup module into the flash socket with an approximately 15-degree angle to the board surface. Once fully inserted, press the flash down into the socket. The socket latches will hold the flash card in place. 3U Chassis

06

03
#6-32 L6 screws

Inner glide

03 Inner glide

4U Chassis

03
Release latch

06

#6-32 L6 screws

06
2

#6-32 L6 screws

Inner glide

1-7. Install chassis into rack

Two people are required to mount the chassis into rack.

1-8. Secure chassis to front Posts

Use screws included in the accessory box (M5, M6, or #10-32) to secure chassis to the front rack posts.

4-5. Host links

Use 8Gb/s transceivers and shortwavelength fiber optic cables to connect RAID system to application servers and FC switches. Install EonPath driver on application servers for path redundancy and load balance Refer to your hardware and firmware manuals for more information. See below drawing for typical dualcontroller connections and host LUN mapping. Each LD can appear on 4 host links with 2 active IDs and 2 passive IDs for continued access by clustered servers.

PWR

M5 x 35mm

BUSY ATTN MUTE

ESC

ENT

M5 x 35mm

PWR BUSY ATTN MUTE

HBA 0
ESC ENT

HBA 1

HBA 0

HBA 1

OPEN

EonPath CH0 A112 CH0 A115 CH1 A112 CH1 A115

EonPath CH0 B114 CH0 B113

active IDs

CH1 B114 CH1 B113

passive IDs

2
FC switches
7x Ethernet 8x 9x 10x 11x 12x 7x 8x 9x 10x 11x 12x Ethernet
C 7 8 9 1011 12 A 12 34 5 6 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 7x 8x 9x 10x 11x 12x 7x 8x 9x 10x 11x

12x

Step 1. Use a small-size flatblade screwdriver to turn the bezel lock to a horizontal position.

Step 2. Open the front flap of the drive tray by pushing the release button.

C 7 8 9 1011 12 A 12 34 5 6 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x

6x

CH0

CH1

CH0

CH1

Logical Association

Hard Drive

CH0 A112 CH1 A112 CH0 B113 CH1 B113

CH0 B114 CH1 B114 CH0 A115 CH0 A115 Standby IDs

Step 3. Place the hard drive into the drive tray. The interface connector should face the open side of the tray, while the label side should face up.

LD0
3 8

LD1

4-3. Expansion Links: continued

Single-controller expansion links: An SFF-8088 to SFF-8470 cable may be needed to connect RAID and the first JBOD.

RAID System
SFF-8088
CH0 CH1

Step 4. Secure the drive by fastening four (4) of the supplied # 6-32 flathead screws. Screw hole positions

Step 5. 5-1 Install drive trays into the tray slots. 5-2 Close the front bezel. 5-3 Rotate the bezel lock to secure the drive tray.

SAS-IN SAS-OUT

JBOD

SAS HDD in dual-controller S16F-R1840 + S16S-J1000-R JBOD; SATA HDD in single-controller S16F-G1840 + S16S-J1000-S JBOD.

4th
SFF-8470

1st

4-4. Power Cord Connection

Step 1 . Remove cable clamps and cable straps from the accessory box. Step 2 . Assemble cable clamp with the cable strap.
Push barb anchor

JBOD
SATA HDD in dual-controller S16F-R1840 + S16S-J1000-R JBOD

JBOD

3rd

6th

JBOD
Cable strap

JBOD
Cable clamp

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Install RAID controller
Step 1. Remove controllers from shipping package, and insert them into the controller module bay. Slowly and carefully insert the controllers.

JBOD

Step 3 . Wrap cable clamps around the base of power plugs.

Cable clamp fits here

Step 5 . Connect power cords to PSU power sockets, and insert the push barb anchor to the anchor holes above the power sockets.
CH0 CH1

Ejection levers

If you purchased a CBM module for the single-controller models, install it before installing the controller. Step 2. Pull the ejection levers up when a controller is reaching the end of module bay. You should be able to feel the contact resistance when controller is reaching the end. Slowly and carefully insert the controllers. Step 3. Secure controller by driving screws through holes under the ejection levers.
Retention screws

CH0

CH1

Step 4 . Use the release tab to adjust the relative position of the cable strap.

Release tab

Anchor hole Power socket

Cabling
RS-232 Management console

4-2. Expansion Links:

Step 1. Make sure you properly configure enclosure ID via the rotary ID switch on every JBOD.
DB9 males to 1 female serial Y-cable
CH0 CH1

4-1. Magt. Interfaces

Use the included Y-cable to connect the DB-9 serial ports on a dual-controller models. For the single-controller models, the DB-9 cable is user-supplied. There is no need to apply a null modem. Use CAT5e LAN cables to connect the Fast Ethernet management ports.

Step 2. Connect SAS expansion cables. You may need an SFF-8088 to SFF-8470 1.7m cable.

Use a small flathead screwdriver to change the enclosure ID.

2U & 3U chassis:

Dual-controller models: Dualcontroller w/ fault-tolerant links

CH0

CH1

RAID System
The first enclosure ID, ID#0, is occupied by RAID enclosure.
LAN
CAT5e LAN cable
CH0 CH1 CH0 CH1

SFF-8088

SANWatch / telnet console

Enclosure ID: 1

SAS-IN SAS-OUT

Pin 4 Pin 5

Pin 3

Pin 2

GND

DTR1 TXD1

RXD1

Pin 1

Enclosure ID: 2

DCD1
Enclosure ID: 3

JBOD

The DB-9 pinouts is shown on the right:

Pin 6 Pin 9 Pin 8 Pin 7

Enclosure ID: 4

SFF-8470

DSR1
Enclosure ID: 5

JBOD

RI1

CTS1 RTS1

Enclosure ID: 6

JBOD
4U chassis: max. no. of JBODs is 5
The first two enclosure IDs, ID#0 and ID#1, are occupied by RAID enclosure.

JBOD

Enclosure ID: 2

JBOD

Enclosure ID: 3

Enclosure ID: 4

JBOD

Enclosure ID: 5

Enclosure ID: 6