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SentinelRAID 170
320MB/sec SCSI-to-SCSI RAID Controller
Installation and Hardware
Reference Manual
Version 1.1 (04, 2004)
Printed in Taiwan
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Copyright 2004 This Edition First Published 2004 All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Infortrend Technology, Inc. Disclaimer Infortrend Technology makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and
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Warnings and Certifications FCC (applies in the U.S. and Canada) This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning: Use only shielded cables to connect I/O devices to this equipment. You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.1 Product Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1.2 Enclosure.................................................
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CHAPTER 3: CONTROLLER MONITORING ................................................................................... 3-1 3.1. CONTROLLER MONITORING OVERVIEW ....................................................................................... 3-1 3.2. STATUS-INDICATING LEDS .......................................................................................................... 3-2 3.3. AUDIBLE ALARM .............................................................................................
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A.4.1 RAID Levels Supported .......................................................................................................A-3 A.4.2 Controller Chassis...............................................................................................................A-3 APPENDIX B: HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................................................B-1 B.1. CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................
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Safety Precautions Precautions and Instructions • Prior to powering on the controller, ensure that the correct power range is being used. • Ensure there is a sufficient cooling airflow to maintain the temperature of the controller board. If the controller board overheats it may be permanently damaged. • Be sure that the rack cabinet into which the controller will be installed provides sufficient ventilation channels and airflow circulation around the controller. • Handle controller carefully and
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Who should read this manual? This manual assumes that its readers are experienced with computer hardware installation and are familiar with RAID controllers. Related Documentation • Generic Operation Manual • RAIDWatch User’s Manual These two documents can be found in the CD included with your subsystem package. Conventions Naming From this point on and throughout the rest of this manual, the SentinelRAID series is referred to as simply the “controller” and SentinelRAID is frequently abbreviated
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Software and Firmware Updates Please contact your system vendor or visit Infortrend’s FTP site (ftp.infortrend.com.tw) for the latest software or firmware updates. NOTE that the firmware version installed on your system should provide the complete functionality listed in the specification sheet/user’s manual. We provide special revisions for various application purposes. Therefore, DO NOT upgrade your firmware unless you fully understand what a firmware revision will do. Problems that occur duri
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1. Product Overview 1.1.1 Product Introduction This hardware manual briefly introduces the SentinelRAID 170 (SR 170) 320MB/second SCSI (SCSI-320) -to-SCSI RAID controller shown in Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1: SentinelRAID SCSI-to-SCSI RAID Controller The SR 170 controller is designed to meet the high availability, high performance, and extreme fault tolerant demands placed on RAID controllers operating in today’s most extreme storage environments. The
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SentinelRAID 170 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual connects to a PC hyper-terminal that is used to configure the controller and the subsystem in which it is embedded. The LAN port enables the controller to connect to the web- based RAIDWatch™ management program that enables you to manage your controller from anywhere in the world. Two power supply unit (PSU) connectors ensure the controller can be connected to dual-redundant power supplies. An LCD panel is conveniently attached to the
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Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-2: SR Enclosure Canister Mounting Holes 1.2. SR Components 1.2.1 LCD Panel Figure 1-3: LCD Panel The LCD panel shown in Figure 1-3 consists of a 16x2 character LCD screen with two navigation buttons (labeled as in Figure 1-3), three status-indicating LEDs (POWER, BUSY and ATTEN), an enter button (labeled ENT) and an escape button (labeled ESC). The LCD front panel provides full access to all RAID configurations and monitoring. After powering up the controller,
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SentinelRAID 170 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual upgrade sockets allow for the installation of a daughter board that facilitates the addition of four SCSI-320 I/O channels. All I/O channels (both base channels and expansion channels) can be configured as either host or drive channels. The controller board also comes with a 68-pin SDRAM DIMM socket that facilitates the installation of a 64MB to 1GB SDRAM DIMM module. A variety of other onboard connectors and jumpers facilitate the con
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Chapter 1: Introduction Figure1-4: Controller Board (Front) 1.2.3 Interfaces The external interfaces (see Figure1-5) are all located at the back of the controller board and are easily accessible at the rear of the controller enclosure. These interfaces include the SCSI-320 I/O channel connectors, power cord sockets, RS-232C serial port 2 connector, I C connector and battery connector. The backplane interfaces are fully described in Table 1-2. Their locations are shown in Figure1-5. SR Components
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SentinelRAID 170 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual Connector Type Label Description SCSI-320 Connectors CH0, CH1, CH2 and CH3 68-pin VHDCI connectors that facilitate the connection of the SCSI-320 I/O channels to external devices. 2 2 I C Connector J3 IC supports the monitoring of remote enclosure devices. Battery Connector J1 Allows an optional battery backup unit (BBU) to be connected to the system. COM1 and COM2 JP16 and JP17 These connectors are used for serial port Connector commu
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Chapter 1: Introduction 1.3. SR Accessory Items The following items are not installed on the controller but come in the accessory box and can be used with the SR controller. 1.3.1 Serial Cable The IFT-9512 RS-232C serial cable allows the serial RS-232C serial communications connector at the rear of the board (J2) to be connected to a PC hyper-terminal, which enables a RAID array manager to easily manage and configure the storage array to which the controller is connected. 1.3.2 Null Modem The n
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SentinelRAID 170 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual 1.4.2 SCSI Cables SCSI cables are required to connect the 68-pin connectors on the backplane to the SCSI- 320 drives and SCSI-320 hosts. When purchasing SCSI-320 cables, select cables of the highest quality that are produced by a reputable manufacturer. To ensure optimum SR controller performance it is necessary to use proper, high quality, durable SCSI-320 cables. Failure to do so will result in downgraded performance. Please contact
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Chapter 1: Introduction Figure 1-6: IFT-9010D BBU Module Figure 1-7: IFT-9070D Battery Charger Board 1.5.2 Daughter Board Expansion The installation of an optional daughter board makes four additional SCSI-320 I/O channels available. 1.6. Environmental Requirements When installing and running an SR controller, the following environmental considerations must be taken into account. 1.6.1 Power Supply Requirements Two power cord connectors facilitate the connection of two redundant power supply uni
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SentinelRAID 170 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual 1.6.2 Cooling Requirements Proper SR controller cooling is required to ensure that the temperature of the critical controller board components does not exceed the operational temperature range. The main components on the controller board that can overheat are: ASIC 133 CPU SCSI Chip(s) The temperature of these items cannot exceed 80°C. Of the three items listed, the CPU will heat up the most. To pre-empt overheating of the CPU, a heat
