Accusys ExaSAN A12S2-PS User Manual
A12S2-PS
Quick Start Guide
August, 2012 V.1.4
Revision Sheet
Release No. Date Revision Description
V.1.1 2012/4/10 Initial creation.
V.1.2 2012/8/22 Piuture correct on P.3, P.4, P.7, P.11, Modify some wording on P.5, P.10, P.13, P.25.
V.1.3 2012/8/28 Add part No. for the QSG.
V.1.4 2012/9/12 Piuture correct on P.3, P.4.
Quick Start Guide
ExaSAN A12S2-PS Quick S t a r t Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Hardware Installation
Checking the Equipment You’ll Need
Understanding the Installation Steps
Setting up the Hardware
Connecting to a Power Source and Powering On
Software Installation and Configuration
Installing the driver and RAIDGuard X
Array Configuration
Formatting and Mounting Arrays
Contact Us
Trouble shooting
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1. A12S2-PS Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the ExaSAN A12S2-PS, a revolutionar y high bandwidth streaming rack
mounted storage system, specifically designed for all high-end post production storage. It delivers stability,
exceptional performance, and scalable c apacity at a ver y affordable ownership cost and requires only a low
maintenance budget.
This Q uic k Start Guid e conta ins instru cti ons for i nstal ling and using the ExaSA N A12S2- PS sys te m and
RAIDGuard X (ExaSAN’s RAID management software).
Throughout this guide, the A12S2-PS is installed and congured for a DAS (Direct-Attached Storage) environment.
However, the A12S2-PS can also be easily congured to work in a SAN (Storage Area Net work) environment with
other Accusys equipment, such as the SW04/08.
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1.1 Checking the Equipment You’ll Need
Below is a complete list of all the equipment you’ll need to set up the ExaSAN A12S2-PS.
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Your ExaSAN A12S2-PS system consists of the standard components listed below. Verify that you have all of the
system components and accessories before commencing hardware installation.
Item Item Image Item Description
PCIe RAID storage
1 A12S2-PS
system, supports R AID
0,1,5,6, 0+1, and JBOD
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QSFP Host Bus
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Adapter &
Half-high bracket
QSFP copper or
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optical cable
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& Installation CD
20Gb QSFP PCIe HBA ,
supports PCIe 2.0 and 1.1;
1x half-high bracket (for full-
high bracket replacement)
QSFP 2m copper cable,
connects A12S2-PS to
QSFP HBA on host.
Paper of Quick start Guide;
Installation CD includes
some softwares and les
like driver, Boot code,
system code, User Guide
and Quick start Guide.
4 Power Cord
2x Power cord for
A12S2-PS
Screw pack for
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disk tray & rack
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Additional requirements for the A12S2-PS RAID storage system:
1. Host server requirements:
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2. Hard drives:
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Rail and rail
extenders
Host server with PCIe 2.0 x4 or above (such as x8, x16 PCIe slot) and CD-ROM drive or network connection
for soft ware and driver installation.
Windows: XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, and Windows 7
MAC: 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 or earlier
Linux: Kernel 2.4 or above, with the necessar y tools installed, such as GCC and XWindow
12x 3.5” hard disk drives (HDD)
A12S2-PS RAID controller supports 6Gb SAS, SATA II drives
2x Screw pack for disk tray
2x Screw pack for rack
Us e d for mo unt i n g th e
A12S2-PS on a rack mount
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The host server and HDD are not Accusys-supplied equipment and are therefore not included in the package.
Contact your System Integrator/ Value Added Reseller if you need assistance in purchasing these components.
The following gure introduces the front panel of the A12S2-PS.
The following gure and table will help familiarize you with the LEDs on the left side handle of the A12S2-PS
Item Name Description
• Steady Blue indicates the controller
A is working normally.
• Flashing Blue indicates the host is
1 Controller A Status
2 System Fan
accessing.
• Steady Red indicates the controller
A has failed.
• Flashing Red indicates Other error.
• te a dy Bl u e in d i c a t es th e fa n
modules are working normally.
• Steady Red indicates one or more
of the fan modules failed.
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