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Ciprico Disk Array . . . . . . . .
6500 Disk Array
User’s Guide
Ciprico Inc.
Publication 21020690 B
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©1996 by Ciprico Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical (including photocopying and recording), or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the permission of Ciprico Inc. Printed in the United States of America Rimfire is a trademark of Ciprico Inc.
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Chapter Page 4 Programmer Reference
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This guide contains all the information needed to successfully install, Preface operate, and maintain Ciprico’s 6500 Disk Array subsystems in standard configurations. If you need more technical information for non-standard applications, refer to the Ciprico 6500 Controller Board Technical Reference (available from Ciprico). The standard 6500 array contains eight data drives and one parity drive. The array is equipped with a Wide Ultra SCSI interface, providing transfer rates up to 40MB per
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Page ii Preface Revision History Publication Revision Date Description Number 21020690 A 09.96 First release 21020690 B 11.96 Updated for production release Figure 1 Revision History Note The information in this document is subject to change without notice. To prevent the hazards of fire and electrical shock, do not expose this product Warning: to any type of moisture. Fire and Shock Hazards In case of emergency, unplug the power cord from the back of the unit to ensure Warning: that n
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Preface Page iii United States Electro- magnetic This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class Compatibility A computing device in accordance with the specifications set forth in Part 15 of the FCC Rules. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, use the equipment in another location and/or utilize an electrical outlet different from that used by the receiver.
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Page iv Preface Safety Listings and Certification This symbol on the nameplate means that the product is “listed” by Underwriters Laboratory Inc. Ciprico 6500 Disk Array subsystems have been tested and found to be in accordance with Paragraph 3 of the “Equipment Safety Law” of June 24, 1968, the version that is presently valid. This symbol on the nameplate means that the product is “listed” by Underwriters Laboratory Inc. and has been certified to Canadian standards. 21020690 B 6500
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Table of Contents Page v Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Table of In This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Contents Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Warning: Fire and Shock Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Page vi Power Voltage Selection Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 2 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 In This Chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Installation Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Step 1. Move Array to Operation Site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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Table of Contents Page vii RPT AS RECOVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 TEMP WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 TEMP CRITICAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 AUTO MEGOMETER (ON/OFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 ARRAY NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 ARRAY INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
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Table of Contents Page viii 4 Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Hardware Replacement. . . . . . . . 4-1 In This Chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Periodic Maintenance Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Checking Enclosure Cooling Fan Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Checking Power Supply Cooling Fan Operation. . . . . . . . . 4-3 Cleaning the Enclosure Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Failu
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Table of Contents Page ix Drive Failure Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 To Turn Off Alarm, Press SELECT Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22 Disabling a Failed Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23 Disk Drive Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 Disk Drive Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24 Drive Setup Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Page x 21020690 B 6500 Disk Array User’s Guide
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1 Descripti o n
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Chapter 1 Description Page 1 - 2 In This Chapter This chapter describes the functions, features, options, and primary components In This Chapter of Ciprico’s 6500 Disk Array subsystems. Figure 2 Ciprico 6500 Disk Array 21020690 B 6500 Disk Array User’s Guide
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Chapter 1 Description 6500 Disk Array Functions and Application Page 1 - 3 When high-bandwidth software applications require disk performance rates 6500 Disk Array faster than those provided by single-disk storage systems, Ciprico’s 6500 Disk Functions and Array can provide economical yet powerful performance, redundancy, and Application capacity. The 6500 Disk Array provides transfer rates up to 40MB/second. Each Ciprico 6500 disk array includes an intelligent SCSI/ATA controller, a fu
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Chapter 1 Description Page 1 - 4 Features and Options Features and Options • Conforms to SCSI-2 standards. SCSI Compatibility • 8- or 16-bit data transfers on host interface. • Single-ended or differential SCSI interface. • Compatible with industry-standard SCSI adapters and drivers, including all Ciprico SCSI host bus adapters. SCSI-2 to ATA RAID-3 disk array controller with a 16-bit host SCSI interface Controller and 9 ATA interfaces. Board 9 ATA disk drives (8 data, one parity). Disk D
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Chapter 1 Description Features and Options Page 1 - 5 the parity drive also significantly increases data availability—the length of time before data is lost due to drive failure. The controller has SCSI-P connectors (per the SCSI-2 standard) that permit 16- 16-Bit Wide bit wide synchronous data transfers over a single SCSI-P cable on the host Synchronous interface. The 6500 is a Wide Ultra SCSI device (SCSI-3), transferring data at Transfer up to 40 MB/second. Two methods can be used for s
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Chapter 1 Description Page 1 - 6 Primary Components The “Primary Components” diagram on page 1-7 illustrates the 6500 disk array Primary primary components described below. Components The standard 6500 enclosure consists of a front cover and an enclosure cabinet, Enclosure built in a desktop configuration. (An optional rack-mounting kit is available.) An air filter is located between the disk drives and the front of the enclosure. Air Filter It must be periodically cleaned to ensure prope
