Hitachi SMU400, SMU300 Hardware Reference Manual

System Manager Unit (SMU)

Hardware Reference

MK-92HNAS065-03

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Document Revision Level

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June 2015

Updated SMU Removal and Replacement se ct i on

2.0 December 2015

Added Use an ssh session to the SMU Removal and
Replacement section

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Table of Contents

Introduction to the SMU400 ....................................................................................................................... 2

SMU400 hardware ................................................................................................................................ 4

Introduction to the SMU300 ....................................................................................................................... 5

SMU300 hardware ................................................................................................................................ 7

Supported server releases ......................................................................................................................... 7

Port usage and connectivity ...................................................................................................................... 8

Serial port (COM1 and COM2) connection setti ngs ............................................................................. 8

Laptop Serial/KVM Configuration .......................................................................................................... 9

SMU Removal and Replacement ............................................................................................................. 10

Retrieve an SMU backup .................................................................................................................... 10

Configuring the Replacment SMU ...................................................................................................... 12

Replacement of the original SMU ....................................................................................................... 13

Perform a sanity check on the new replacement S M U ....................................................................... 13

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Introduction to the SMU400

The SMU400 is a 1U rack mounted device, used to manage the servers and clu sters of the
Hitachi NAS Platform and the Hitachi HUS File Module storage systems.

HDS does not support component replacement, and the entire SMU should be replaced in case
of hardware failures.

Figure 1: SMU400 Front View

Item Description

1 Hard disk carrier.
2 Hard disk release button.

Note: Just above the hard disk release button on the disk carrier, there are two LEDs that
indicate hard disk status.

1. Hard disk activity

2. Hard disk failure

3 DVD ROM.
4 USB Ports.
5 COM2, (serial connector B). COM2 can only be used at boot time, and is not available

after the system has started. Note that COM1 (serial connector A) is on the rear panel.

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Item Description

at boot time and after boot time. Note that COM2 ( serial connector B) is on the front panel

6 System buttons and LEDs.

1. Power

2. Reset

3. Power

4. Hard disk activity

5. LAN1 (ETH1) on the right and LAN2 (ETH0) on the left

6. Overheat or fan failure
Flashes for fan or temp problems, and also flashe s for power supply problems

such as AC cable unplugged.

Figure 2: SMU400 Rear View

Item Description

1 PSU 1.
2 PSU 2.
3 IPMI Ethernet port (optional).

Warning: IPMI functionality is provided as-is. The IPMI functionality for the SMU400 is
not provided by HDS, and the use of IPMI with t he S M U400 is not supported by the HDS
Technical Resource Centre. Use at your own risk.

4 Keyboard and mouse PS/2 ports (keyboard and m ouse may be connected through USB

ports).
5 USB ports.
6 COM1 (serial connector A). This port is preferred for serial communications, since it works

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