Echostreams DSS212J Quick Manual

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DSS212J Enclosure Quick Guide

Version 1.00 – 2014.08.29

1. Check the content of the box. Please confirm that

your package contains the following:

Description

Image / Description

Qty

2U 12-Bay JBOD Enclosure

3.5” Drive Trays

6-32 PH#1 Screw

Set*

for mounting drives

1 set 4

Power Cable*

Serial Cable*

Fix mount rail kit

Includes rail, ear bracket, and screw set*

1 set 7

Slide Rail Kit (opt.)

1 set

Bezel (optional)

Expander dummy cover*

External mini-SAS

cables (optional)

SFF8088-8088 or SFF80878644 depending on host card

1 set 11

Anti-static bags*

For drive or drive tray

This Quick Guide

Packaging

1 set

* Inside the accessories box. If any items are missing, please contact your authorized reseller or sales representative

2. Get familiar with the unit.

Front view of the unit

Front Panel

12x 3.5" Dri ve Bays

Power Butto n / LED:

System S tatus LED:

(Sol id) System H ealthy

Syst em On Syst em Off

ID B utto n / LED:

ID On ID O ff

AC P ower Off

(Blink) Syst em Degraded (Blink) Non-Critical Alarm (Sol id) Critical Alarm

Turn the ear handle

inwards to open and

reveal the rackmount

scr ew ho le

Rear view of the unit

Power Supply

Blower Modules

Sec ondar y

Expander Module

Primary Expander

Mod ule

Seri al Port

SAS Ports

PSU Alar m

Mute Button

Ground

Connector

3.5” Drive Tray

Expander Module

Expansion

Por t

Hos t Por t

Expander

Board

Fail-Over

Por t*

To remove the Expander Module:

1. Press the latch downwards

2. Pull the handle outward and pull the module out

Seri al Port

** The Fail-Over port is used for a system configuration with LSI Syncro CS redundant RAID controller cards (CS 9286-8e) in the host system.

4. Install drives into trays. Follow the diagram closely.

SAS drives are recommended to fully utilize the dual expander DSS212J. HDD sold separately.

To insta ll 2.5" drive s in 3.5"

drive tray, apply four M3

screws from the bottom of the

tray to the underside of the

drive (b lue circles)

Appl y four 6-32 sc rews

from the sides of the

tray to the side of the

drive (re d circles)

Use the screw bit PH#1 for t he

provide d screws

5. Install the Fix Mount Rail. Follow the instruction

below. A number of rail length is available for different rack depths.

1. Align the fi x rails to the hooks

2. Slide the r ails backwards

3. Secure the rails with M4 screws

6. Place the unit to the rack. Follow the

diagram below. Caution: At least two people are required to lift a fully populated chassis.

1. Place the square nuts to the front and back rack poles. Note the squar e nut locati ons with respect to the chassis U hei ght from the illus trations

Adjustment

brack et

4. Secure th e enclosure by applying M5 screw

through the ears of the

chassi s

2. Install ad justment brackets and secure

them with M5 screws

3. Carefully mou nt the chassis to th e rack by aligni ng the ti p

of the fix mount rail to the opening of the adj ustment bracket

Thank you for your purchase of DSS212J Dual-Expander JBOD unit!

3.5"/2.5"

HDD/S SD Tray

Tray Latch

(press this to release the handle)

Tray Handle

Drive Statu s LED:

(Sol id) Drive Onlin e/Idle (Blink) Drive Ac tivity

RAID/Drive Fa ult

(Solid with Act/Idle)

(Slow Blink) Driv e Locate

(Sol id) Drive Off / Missing

RAID Rebuild

(Blink with Act/Idle)

Installation and service of this product should be conducted by a trained personnel to avoid any bodily injury from electric shock or heavy object hazard

Observe ESD (Electr ostati c Di scharg e) practices during integration to avoid possi ble damage to t he boar d and / or other components

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DSS212J Enclosure Quick Guide

7. Install the populated drive trays into the

enclosure with the drives properly secured.

2. Secure the drive tray to the enclosure by placing the tray

handl e to loc k positi on

1. Push the tray by the latch al l the way in to

the drive bay to ensure a complete insertion

8. Drive Mapping of DSS212J is as follows:

9. Plug in the mini-SAS cables to the SAS ports at the

back of the unit. Refer to the system configurations below to decide on which port to use.

DSS212J

Primar y

Secondary

Fail-Over

Exp H ost

Host / Client

SAS Adapter

Single expander mode: SAS drives are not required, no high availability is possible with this configuration. The SAS HBA/RAID controller will see all 12 HDDs from DSS212J. Connect SAS cable to Host Port of the Primary Module.

DSS212J

Primar y

Secondary

Fail-Over

Exp H ost

DSS212J

Primar y

Secondary

Fail-Over

Exp H ost

Host / Client

SAS Adapter

Daisy-chain mode: a single expander mode with expandable storage. The SAS HBA/RAID controller will see the collective HDDs from the daisy-chained DSS212Js. Connect the Expander Port from the first unit to the Host Port of the second unit and so on.

DSS212J

Primar y

Secondary

Fail-Over

Exp H ost

Host / Client

SAS Adapter

Host / Client

SAS Adapter

Dual expander mode: SAS drives are required. Two hosts are able to connect to the unit storage through the dual port of the SAS drives. No shared storage. No high availability. Each host accesses a different set of drives. Connect SAS cables to the Host Port of each expander.

DSS212J

Primar y

Secondary

Fail-Over

Exp H ost

Host / Client

LSI Syncro

Host / Client

LSI Syncro

Syncro mode: SAS drives are required. Two servers with LSI Syncro CS redundant RAID controller (CS 9286-8e) are required for this configuration. The storage is shared between two servers providing high availability. Communication between two Syncro CS redundant RAID controller cards is achieved through the Fail-Over ports. Connect SAS cables to the Host Port and Fail-Over port of each expander.

DSS212J

Primar y

Secondary

Fail-Over

Exp H ost

Host / Client

LSI Syncro

DSS212J

Primar y

Secondary

Fail-Over

Exp H ost

Host / Client

LSI Syncro

Syncro mode daisy-chained: A Syncro mode with expanded storage. Connect the Expander Port from the first unit to the Host Port of the second unit and so on.

10. Plug in the power cords to the AC

receptacles on the back of the unit and secure it with the wire lock.

11. Press the power button on the front of

the unit after connecting a monitor and input devices, and get ready for software installation.

Access the Serial Console (when necessary) by

connecting a serial audio cable to the debug console port and use a terminal console with baud rate 38400, 8, N, 1, N. Once there, type “help –a” for the list of commands.

To remove Blower

Module

follow the

diagram on the right 

 The following illustration

explains how to install an

Expander Cover

Fail-Ov er

Exp Host

1. Loose n the thumbscr ews

2. Pull out the blower module

1. Remove the expander module

2. Align cover to the expander slot and secure with screw

For software guide, please refer to the respective adapter’s Software Guide

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