Grass Valley PFR 500 User Manual

Instruction Manual

071-0683-03

NOVEMBER 2000

PROFILE XP PFC500/E

FIBRE CHANNEL RAID STORAGE SYSTEM

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Rev Date Description

November 8, 1999 Initial release of the PFC500/E RAID Storage Instruction Manual

071-0683-00A

December 2, 1999 Revised to include Customer Replaceable Parts list.

071-0683-01

July 21, 2000 Corrected instructions for setting FC-AL IDs in installation chapter.

071-0683-02

November 17, 2000 Added procedure for wholesale drive replacement. 071-0683-03.

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Notice

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Contents

Safety Summaries

General Safety Summary.....................................................................................................7

Safety Terms and Symbols..................................................................................................8

Service Safety Summary.......................................................... .................................. ..... .....8

Certifications and Compliances........................................... ..... ...... ..... ...... ...........................9

Preface

About this manual...............................................................................................................11

Using the Profile XP Documentation Set.......................................................................11

Manual Descriptions...................................... ................................. ...... ...... ..... ..............12

How this manual is organized........................................................................................13

Getting more information....................................................................................................14

On-line manuals............................................................................................................14

Grass Valley Group Product Support.................................................................................15

Chapter 1 About the PFC500/E

PFC 5 00/E components......................................................................................................18

Chassis...............................................................................................................................18

Midplane........................................................................................................................20

Front door......................................................................................................................21

RAID Controllers (RCs).................................................................................................21

Disk modules................................................. ..... .................................. ...... ..... ...... ..... ...22

Disk drives..................................................... ..... ...... .................................. ..... ...... ..... .. .22

Drive carrier...................................................................................................................22

Power supplies (PSs).........................................................................................................23

Drive fan pack ....................................................................................................................24

Configurations....................................................................................................................25

What next?.........................................................................................................................25

Chapter 2 Installing a PFC500/E

Requirements.....................................................................................................................27

Site requirements ..........................................................................................................27

Power........................................................................................................................27

Cooling......................................................................................................................27

Cabling requirements....................................................................................................28

Addressing requirements.................... ..... ...... ..... ...... .................................. ..... ...... ..... ...28

FC-AL address ID.....................................................................................................28

Chassis address (CA)...............................................................................................28

Installing a PFC500/E in a cabinet.......... ..... ...... ................................. ...... ...... ...................29

Determining the rail mounting positions........................................................................29

Attaching the mounting rails..........................................................................................31

Sliding PFC500/E onto rails ..........................................................................................32

Setting addresses and connecting cables.....................................................................35

PFC 5 00/E powerup and initialization.................................................................................40

PFC500/E powerdown.......................................................................................................40

Binding disk modules into groups.......................................................................................40

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Contents

Chapter 3 Servicing and upgrading a PFC500/E

Hot swapping components.................................................................................................41

Monitoring PFC500/E status..............................................................................................42

Handling CRUs ..................................................................................................................44

Power issues and CRUs ...............................................................................................44

Avoiding electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage...........................................................44

Emergency procedures (without an ESD kit)............................................................45

Precautions when removing, installing, or storing CRUs...............................................45

Replacing or adding a disk module.................................................................................... 46

Replacing all disk modules in a PFC500/E........................................................................51

Removing an RC or an RC filler module............................................................................52

Installing or removing the RC memory module..................................................................54

Installing an RC or an RC filler module..............................................................................57

Replacing the drive fan pack..............................................................................................60

Replacing or adding a power supply module.....................................................................62

Appendix A Technical specifications and operating limits

Technical specifications.....................................................................................................71

ac power requirements..................................................................................................71

Size and weight.............................................................................................................72

Drive type......................... ...... ..... .................................. ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ....................72

Disk module address................................................................................................72

RC FC-AL interface.......................................................................................................72

Copper cabling..............................................................................................................73

Standards certification and compliance.........................................................................73

Safety standards.......................................................................................................73

EMI standards ..........................................................................................................73

Fibre Channel related standards..............................................................................73

Operating limits..................................................................................................................74

Shipping and storage requirements...................................................................................74

Glossary..........................................................................................................................75

Index.................................................................................................................................79

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Safety Summaries

General Safety Summary

Review the following saf ety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it.

Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.

While using this pr oduc t, you may need t o acce ss oth er par ts o f the syste m. Read the General Safety summary in other system manuals for warnings and cautions related to operating the system.

Injury Precautions

Use Proper Power

Cord

Ground the Product This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power

Do Not Operate Without Covers

Do Not operate in

Wet/Damp

Conditions

Do Not Operate in an

Explosive

Atmosphere

Avoid Exposed

Circuitry

To avoid fire hazard, use only the power cord specified for this product.

cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground. Before maki ng connections to the input or outpu t terminals of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.

To avoid electric shock or fire hazard, do not operate this product with covers or panels removed.

To avoid electric shock, do not operate this product in wet or damp conditions.

To avoid injury or fire hazar d, do not operate this pr oduct in an explosive atmosphere.

To avoid injury, remove jewelr y such as ring s, wa tc hes , and othe r meta ll ic objects. Do not touch ex posed conn ectio ns and compone nts when power is present.

Product Damage Precautions

Use Proper Power

Source

Provide Proper

Ventilation

Do Not Operate With

Suspected Failures

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Do not operate this product f rom a power sour ce that applie s more than the voltage specified.

To prevent product overheating, provide proper ventilation.

If you suspect t here is da mage to th is product, have it in spected by qu alified service personnel.

Safety Summaries

Safety Terms and Symbols

Terms in This

Manual

Terms on the

Product

Symbols on the

Product

These terms may appear in this manual:

WARNING: Warning statemen ts identify conditi ons or practices that can result in personal injury or loss of life.

CAUTION: Caution statement s i dent if y conditions or practi ces tha t can result in damage to the equipment or other property.

These terms may appear on the product:

DANGER indicates a personal injury hazard immediately acce ssible as one reads the marking.

WARNING indicates a personal injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking.

CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product. The following symbols may appear on the product:

DANGER high voltage Protective ground (earth) terminal

ATTENTION – refer to manual

Service Safety Summary

Do Not Service

Alone

Disconnect Power To avoid electric shock, disconnect the main power by means of the power

Use Care When

Servicing With

Power On

Do not perform interna l service or adj ustment of this pro duct unless anothe r person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present.

cord or, if provided, the power switch. Dangerous voltages or currents may exist in t his product. Discon nect power

and remove battery (if applicable) before removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing components.

To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections

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Certifications and Compliances

Canadian Certified

Power Cords

FCC Emission

Control

Canadian EMC

Notice of

Compliance

Canadian approval includes the products and power cords appropriate for use in the North America power network. All other power co rds supplied are approved for the country of use.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and use d in accordance with th e instruction ma nual, may cause harmful interfere nce to radio communication s. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to cor rect the interference at his own expense. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Tektronix can affect emission

compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise

emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A préscrites dan s le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

Canadian Certified

AC Adapter

EN55022 Class A

Warning

FCC Emission

Limits

Canadian approval includes the AC adapters appropriate for use in the North America power network. All other AC adapters supplied are approved for the country of use.

For products that comply with Class A. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

This device complies with Part 15 of th e FCC rules. Operation 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. Testing was done with shielded cables. Therefore, in order to comply with the FCC regulations, you must use shielded cables with your installation.

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Safety Summaries

Manufacturer’s

Declaration of

Conformity

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of European Community Council Directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC relating to electromagnetic compatibility and product safety respectively.

ATTENTION This product has been designed and certified to comply with certain

regulatory requirements pertaining to Information Technology Equipment. This product has not been designed for use as a medical device. Without limitation of the foregoing, this product is not intended and has not been ce rtif ied f or use i n a hosp ital or cl inica l envi ro nment t o diagnose, treat, or monitor patients un der medical super vision, and is not intended and has not been certif ied to make phys ical or electr ical co ntact with patients, nor to transfer energy to or from patients and/or to detect such energy transfer to or from patients .

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Preface

About this manual

This manual explains how to install t he Profile XP Fibre Channel RAID Storage Chassis and RAID Expansion Chassis (PFC500/E), and how to replace and add customer-replaceable units (CRUs).

If you are a technical service person who will install and service the PFC500/E, you should read this manual. After reading it, you will be able to install a PFC500/E, replace any CRUs tha t may fail, and u pgrade a PFC500/E by adding disk modules and redundant CRUs.

You must consult the Profile XP System Guide for information on connecting and configuring your PFC500/E to a Profile XP Media Platform.

Using the Profile XP Documentation Set

This manual is part of a full set of support documentation for the Profile XP Media Platform. The following illustrates how to use the Profile XP documentation depending on the task you are performing.

Path for the Installer

Grass Valley Group

Profile XP

Manual

Family of XP Series

Release Notes

Contains the latest information about Profile XP hardware and software shipped with your system.

Path for the Operator

Grass Valley Group

Profile XP

Manual

Family of XP Series

Release Notes

Contains the latest information about Profile XP hardware and software shipped with your system.

Grass Valley Group

Profile XP

Manual

Family of XP Series

Installation Guide

Contains essential steps for installing your Profile XP system using factory

Grass Valley Group

System Guide

Contains the product description and step-by-step instructions for modifying system settings.

default settings.

Grass Valley Group

Profile XP

Manual

Family of XP Series

User Manuals

Contains complete instructions for using Profile applications. These manuals include:

- Profile XP User Manual

- ContentShare Explorer User Manual

- Other user manuals you received with

Profile XP

Manual

Family of XP Series

Installers consult the User Manuals as needed.

Grass Valley Group

Profile XP

Manual

Family of XP Series

Grass Valley Group

Profile XP

Manual

Family of XP Series

Other Manuals

These manuals include:

- PFC500 Instruction Manu

- Profile XP Service Manua with NetCentral.

0624-39

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Preface

Manual Descriptions

• Inst all atio n Guide (for your Profile XP Model) This guide provides step-by-step instructio ns for installing the Profile XP Media Platform using factory default settings fo r all record/play channels. Factory de fault settings are indicated within the guide. After installing the Profile XP system using this installation guide, you can refer to this Profile XP System Guide to customize system settings for your installation.

•

Profile XP System Guide This guide provides al l t he inf or ma ti on yo u nee d to go

beyond factory defa ult settings an d customize your sys tem’s comfiguration to meet your site-specific needs. This guide also provides an overview of your Profile XP system, and provides all the spscifications you need to integrate the Profile XP Media Platform into your operation.

•

Profile XP User Manual Contains complete instructions for using Profile

applications to operate the Profile XP Media Platform.

•

Profile XP Service with NetCentral Manual Contains information for servicing

the Profile XP Media Platform, and includes procedures for the following tasks:

- Problem analysis using symptom, problem, solution tables.

- Running diagnostics locally and remotely

- Set up and operation of Portals remote monitoring software.

- Replacing field replaceable units.

•

Profile XP Release Notes Contain s the latest inf ormation about the Profil e

hardware and the software release shipped on your system. This information includes software specifications and requirements, feature changes from the previous releases, helpful system administrative information, and any known problems.

• PFC500/E Instruction Manual

Contains information f or servicing the Profile X P

Fibre Channel RAID Storage Chassis (PFC500/E) including step-by-step procedures for replacing field replaceable units.

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How this manual is organized

The PFC500/E Instruction Manual is organized around the tasks you’ll be performing to install and service your Fibre Chann el RAID Storage Sys tem. You can see this refl ected in the chap ter tit les chos en for t his man ual. The f ollowing i dentifi es and describes the chapters included in this manual:

Chapter 1 - About the PFC500/E Introduces the Profile XP Fibre Channel RAID Storage Chassis (PFC500) and the RAID Expansion Chassis (PFC500E). You can read this chapter to get familiar with the RAID Storage Chassis key features and components.

Chapter 2 - Installing a PFC500/E

Describes how to install a RAID Storage Chassis and RAID Expansion Chassis, including rack mounting. Refer to the Profile XP System Guide for connection and configuration information.

Chapter 3 - Servicing and upgrading a PFC500/E

Describes how to replace CRUs, such as disk modules , and add disk modules and redundant CRUs.

Appendix A - Technical specifications and operating limits

This appendix consists of electrical and environmental specifications.

How this manual is organized

Glossary

The Glossary explains terms used throughout this manual.

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Preface

Getting more information

In addition to printed do cuments, Pro file XP product information is availabl e in on-line manuals. Use these as additional sources for information.

On-line manuals

Electronic versions of the following manuals are located on the syst em dr i ve o f your Profile XP Media Platform and on the Profile XP software CD-ROM.

• Installation Guide (for your model)

• Profile XP System Guide

• Profile XP User Manual

• Profile XP Service with NetCentral Manual

• PFC500/E Instruction Manual

• Profile XP Release Notes

You can view these manu als usin g Adobe Acroba t Reader whi ch is al so pre-in stalled on your Profile XP system.

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On-line manuals

Grass Valley Group Product Support

You can get technical assistanc e, c hec k on the status of pr obl ems, or report new problems b y contacting our Product Support Group.

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Preface

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Chapter

About the PFC500/E

This chapter introduce s the Pro file XP Fibr e Channel RAID Storage Chassis . Topics are :

• PFC500/E components

• Enclosure

• RAID Controllers (RCs)

• Disk modules

• Power supplies

• Drive fan pack

• Configurations

The PFC500 is an intelligent, highly available, high performance, high capacity storage system that uses a Fibre Channel Arbit rated Loop (FC-AL) as it s interconnect interface. Its modula r, s calab le desi gn prov ides ad dit ional disk s torage as your needs increase.

Using its FC-AL interface , with si mple FC-AL se rial cablin g, a PFC500 can support up to two PFC500E RAID Expansion Chassis. A PFC500E is a basic chass is without a RAID controller (RC). The PFC500 and two PFC500Es support up to 30 disk modules in a single disk-array storage system. You can place the PFC500Es in the same cabinet as the PFC500, in a separate cabinet, or in two separate cabinets.

A PFC500 connects to a Profile XP Media Platform using the server’s Fibre Channel Disk adapter (FC adapter ).

Throughout this manual , t he term PFC500/E is used to refer to either the PFC500 or the PFC 500E interchangeably.

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Chapter 1 About the PFC500/E

PFC500/E components

The PFC500/E components are:

• A sheet-metal chassis with a midplane and front door

• One or two RAID controllers (PFC500 only)

• One or two Link Control cards (PFC500E only)

• As many as ten Fibre Channel disk modules

• One or two power supplies

• One drive fan pack

Any unoccupied slot (RAID controller, disk module, or power supply) has a filler module to maintain ai r flow and complian ce with electroma gnetic interfe rence (EMI) standards.

The RCs, disk modules, power supplies, fan packs, and filler modules are customer-replaceabl e units (CRUs), which you can add or replace without tools whi le the PFC500/E is powered up.

The optional high availability features for a PFC 500/E are

• second RC (PFC500 only)

• second power supply

A second RC provides cont inued access to the PFC500 and any connected PFC500Es if the first RC fails. Adding a second RC to the same chassis is not in tended to increase performance, but ra ther to add re dundancy detailed connection, configuration, and performance information.

The disk drives are FC-AL compliant and support dual-port FC-AL interconnects through the two RCs and their cabling.

Chassis

The chassis is a sheet-metal housing with a front panel, a midplane, front door, and slots for the RCs, disk modules, power supplies, and the fan pack.

The following figures show the PFC500/E components. Details on each component follow the figures. If the chassis provides slots for two identical components, the component in slot A is called component-name A. If there is a second component, it is in slot B and is called component-nameB, as follows.

. Refer to the Profile XP System Guide for

Component Name in slot A Name in slot B

RAID Controller RC A RC B Power supply PS A PS B

If you have one power supply, it can be in either slot A or slot B. If you have one RAID controller, it can be in either slot A or B.

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Front panel with door removed for clarity.

* n is the chassis address (CA) set on the front panel at

installation. It must be set to 0 for a values are invalid for a

PFC500. The disk module ID is the

PFC500. All other CA

chassis address and the module ID (0-9) within the chassis. In

PFC500, the ID for the right most disk module is 09.

Chassis

Front panel

Expansion (EXP) port

RC B

Port B

Port A

RC A

Expansion (EXP) port

E X P

Port B

Port A

E X P

Serial port

Drive fan pack

Serial port

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Chapter 1 About the PFC500/E

Power supply in slot A

Power supply

E X P

in slot B

E X P

Power cord connectors

Chassis

address lights

12345

The front panel contains t he chassis address (CA) light, two status ligh ts for each disk module slot, and two status lights. All lights are visible with the front door closed.

The chassis address light displays the chassis address setting for the PFC500. The PFC500 must have a CA of 0. You must set that CA using the chassis address switches, as explained in Chapter 2.

The status lights are described in the “Monitoring PFC500/E status” on page 42.

Midplane

The midplane distri but es power and signals t o a ll t he chassis components. All CRUs except the fan packs plug directly into midplane connectors.

Disk module status lights

Chassis address switch (not visible with

door closed)

678910

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(two per module)

Disk check

Disk Active

PFC 500/E status lights

System Check

Power

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Front door

The front door has a loc king l atch a nd an EMI shiel d. The l atch i s a push button with a removable locking key that you can use i n any PFC500 or PFC500E. When the door is open, you can remove or install disk modules.

Front door

Locking latch

with key

IMPORTANT: The front door must be closed for the PFC500/E to be EMI compliant. Opening the door to access the disk modules is a service procedure.

RAID Controllers (RCs)

The RC is the PFC500’s intelligent component. It defines the PFC500 and differentiate s the with one dual in-line memory module (DIMM), a bezel with status lights, and securing latches.

expansion (EXP) port

The RC has three Fibre Channel ports. Port A and Port B are for connecting to a Profile XP Media Platform. The expansion connector (EXP) is for connecting to a PFC500E. The port interface is ca lled the RC front end. It can connect to a Profile XP Media Platform’s Fibre Channel storage board. You set an RC’s FC-AL address ID using rotary switches.

The RC connects to disk modules in the same chassis via an internal FC-AL. The expansion port extends the internal FC-AL to the corresponding link control card (LCC) in the PFC500E chassis. This FC-AL is referred to as the RC back end.

port B

PFC500 from a PFC500E. An RC is a printed-circuit board

port A

serial connection

An RC also has an RJ-type connector for serial communications with a console. Each RC has two status light s visible from the rear of the PFC500/E. For the meaning

of these lights, see “Monitoring PFC500/E status” on page 42.

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Chapter 1 About the PFC500/E

Storage-system read caching requires one RC, and mirrored storage-system write caching requires two RCs. If a PFC500 has one RC, you can install a second on e while the PFC500 is running. When both RCs are ins talled, you can r eplace either RC whi le the PFC 500 is running. You should never attempt to replace any of the RC’s components, except the memory modules.

Disk modules

Disk drive

Carrier

Shock mount (4)

Latch

Handle

Each disk module consists of a Fibre Channel disk drive in a carrier assembly. You can add or remove a disk module while the PFC500/E is powered up.

Disk drives

The disk drives are 3.5-inch FC-AL drives that conform to the following standards:

• SFF-8045

• Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL)

• FC-AL Private Loop Direct Attach (PLDA) profile

The disk module slots in the chassis accommodate drives with heights of either

1.0 inch (2.54 cm) or 1.6 inches (4.06 cm). You can combine approved dr ives of either height, and from different manufacturers, within the same PFC500/E, subject to the restrictions imposed by the Licensed Internal Code (LIC) running in the PFC500’s RCs.

Drive carrier

The disk-drive carr ier is a pl astic as sembly that s lides int o the chassi s slot gui des and midplane connectors. It has a handle with a latch and electrostatic discharge (ESD) clips, which connect to the drive’s head-disk assembly. The latch holds the disk module in place to ensure proper connection with the midplane.

ESD clip (2)

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Power supplies (PSs)

The power supplies are located behind the drive fan pack. With two power supplies, the top supply is installed inverted with respect to the bottom supply.

Each power supply is an auto-ran ging, power -factor-c orrected , multi-outp ut, off-li ne converter with its own line cord and on/off switch. Each supply supports a fully configured PFC500 and shares load currents with the other supply, if it is present. The drive voltage lines have individual soft-start switches that protect the disk drives if you install them whil e the PFC500/E is powered up. A disk with power-rela ted faults will not adversely affect the operation of any other disk.

On/Off switch and

circuit breaker

Check light

(amber)

Cooling Check light (amber)

Power supplies (PSs)

Ac line cord connector

Latch

Active light (green)

Each power supply has status lights. These status lights are partially visible through the drive fan pack, and fully visible wi th the drive fan pack removed. The s tatus lights are described in the “Monitoring PFC500/E status” on page 42.

A latch on the power supply locks it into place to ensure proper connection to the midplane. You can add or remove on e power supp ly in a hig hly avai lable PFC500/E while the PFC500/E is powered up.

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Chapter 1 About the PFC500/E

Drive fan pack

The drive fan pack cool s the disk modules and RCs in the PFC500. The drive fan pac k contains three fans tha t draw ambient room air throug h the front door, across th e drive modules, and through t he midpl ane and p ower supp lies. The dr ive f an pack c onnect s directly to both power supplies, and ei the r s uppl y c an power it. The fans ope rat e a t a lower voltage and speed durin g normal ope ration to min imize acoust ic noise. If a fan fails, the voltag e and speed of the remaining fans increase to c ompensate, resul ting in higher acoustic noise.

Check light (amber)

Latches

One status light on th e dri ve fan pack i ndica te s sta tus. The stat us li ght i s desc ribed in the “Monitoring PFC500 status” section of Chapter 3.

Latches on the drive fan pack hold the pack in place.

IMPORTANT: You can remove the drive fan pack while the PFC500 is powered up. While the pack is removed, the Cooling Check light on each power supply flashes. If the pack is removed for more than approximately two minutes, the disk modules power down and the RCs go into standby mode. When you re-install the drive fan pack, the disk modules power up and the RCs go into active mode.

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Configurations

The PFC500 minimum and maximum configurations are as follows.

Configuration RCs Power Supplies Disk Modules

minimum 1

maximum 2 2 10

The maximum configurati on provides the most redundancy, and theref ore the highest degree of system availability. The fan pack provides redundant cooling for any configuration.

IMPORTANT: Grass Valley Group does not supp ort mixing disk drives of differing capacities in any RAID c hassis connected to a Pr ofi le XP medi a platform. All disk drives in any RAID chassis connect ed to a Profile XP media platform must be of the same capacity. For example, if a PFC500 and a PFC500E are connected to a Profile XP system, all the disk drives in both the PFC500 and the PFC500E must be of the same capacity.

What next?

Configurations

5 5

Continue to the next chapter, which te lls how to install a PFC500/E.

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