Plasmon 800-102913-00 B User Manual

Plasmon Archive

Appliance Express

User Manual

P/N 800-102913-00 B

PREFACE

Copyright

Copyright 2007 by Plasmon®. All rights reserved. This item and the information contained herein are
the property of Plasmon. No part of this documen t may 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 express
written permission of Plasmon.

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Plasmon

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Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3489

Plasmon Data Limited

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Melbourn, Herts. SG8 6EN

Disclaimer

Plasmon makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents of this document and
specifically disclaims any implied warranties of me rchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
Further, Plasmon reserves the right to revise this publication without obligation of Plasmon to notify any
person or organization of such revision or changes.

Trademark Notices

Plasmon is a U.S. registered trademark of Plasmon. All other product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Revision History

Revision Date Description

A 4/07 Initial release.
B Updated Safety Agency,

NOTE

The most current information about this product is available on the
Plasmon web site (www.Plasmon.com).

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Conventions Used

A WARNING is used to alert the reader to situations or conditions
that could potentially result in personal injury, fire hazard, or
equipment damage.

A CAUTION is used to warn of undesirable procedures, or of
situations in which equipment damage, or data loss could result.

A NOTE is used to emphasize an area of text or to provide
additional information.

WARNING

CAUTION

NOTE

WEEE Compliance

Plasmon products with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) label, shown
below, can be shipped back to Plasmon for proper disposal of hazardous components. Please contact
Plasmon Technical Support at the locations listed inside the back cover of this m anual for the prop er
procedure.

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Product Warranty

This Plasmon® product is warranted free from defects in materials, parts, and workmanship and to
conform to the current product specification u pon delivery. For the specific details of yo ur warranty,
refer to your sales contract or contact the company from which the product was purchased.

The Plasmon quality system is in compliance with and registered to ISO9001:2000. All products are
assembled from new or remanufactured parts.

The warranty for the product shall not apply to failures of any unit when:

• The product is repaired by anyone other than Plasmon personnel or approved agent.

• The product is physically abused or is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the operating

instructions or product specification defined by Plasmon.

• The product fails because of accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, mishandling, misapplication,

alteration, faulty installation, modification, or service by anyone other than the factory service
center or its approved agent.

• The product is repaired by anyone, including an approved agent, in a manner that is contrary to

the maintenance or installation instructions supplied by Plasmon.

• The Plasmon serial number tag is removed.

• The product is damaged because of improper packaging on return.

WARNING

Untrained personnel operating the product may create dangerous
situations. This could lead to physical harm to the operator, data
loss, and/or disabling of the system.

Please review and observe all safety statements concerning the
operation of the product.

CAUTION

Returning the product in unauthorized p ackag ing may damag e th e
unit and void the warranty.

If problems with the product occur, contact your maintenance
organization; do not void the product warranty by allowing
untrained or unauthorized personnel to attempt repairs.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Trademark Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Revision History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Conventions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

WEEE Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Product Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

LIST OF FIGURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

HAPTER 1

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RODUCT OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

P

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

UDO Drive Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

UDO Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

UDO Media Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Inserting UDO Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Ejecting UDO Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Write Protecting UDO Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Media Care and Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

CHAPTER 2

HARDWARE INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

External Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rack Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Rack Mount Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Rack Mount Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing the SATA Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Cable Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Power Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Packing Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0

APPENDIX A

PECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Overall Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

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APPENDIX B

AFETY AGENCY STANDARDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Industry Canada Notice per ICES-003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

European Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Australia/New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Product Safety Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Laser Safety Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

CDRH Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Power Cord Set Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

For the U.S. and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

For Germany and continental Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

INDEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

ONTACTING PLASMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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LIST OF FIGURES

The Plasmon Archive Appliance Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

UDO Drive Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

UDO Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Write Protecting UDO Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Rack Mounting Kit for AAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SATA Drive Release Lever and Release Lever Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Cable Conections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Archive Controller LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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CHAPTER 1

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

General Information

The RoHS compliant Plasmon Archive Appliance ExpressTM is a Network Attached Storage (NAS)
device providing long term storage for archived and fixed content data. It combines the performance
benefits of network attached RAID with the reliability and robustness of Plasmon UDO
Optical) optical storage. The appliance includes a two drive SATA RAID cache, a UDO drive for
archiving to media, and an embedded server running enterprise class storage mana gement software.

The Plasmon Archive Appliance Express is a low cost alternative to the larger automated Plasmon
Archive Appliance products. The Archive Appliance Express, like other members of the Plasmon
Archive Appliance family, can handle 200 million files. This appliance uses the same UDO media as
the larger systems, enabling a later upgrade if required. It is very compact, and can be rack mounted.

®

(Ultra Density

UDO Drive

UDO Media Eject Button

SATA Drives

(or blank fillers)

Figure 1. The Plasmon Archive Appliance Express

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