AE2700 Guide
User manual for AE2700
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- A16R-SJ JBOD Task List
- Step 1: Unpacking the JBOD System
- Step 2: Mounting the JBOD System in a Rack
- 1. Attack eight rack nuts into the rack, making sure that they correspond with the mounting points on the rails.
- 2. Adjust the length of the rails as needed.
- 3. Secure the rails using two nuts and bolts on both the front and back posts of the rack.
- 4. Tighten the locking screws.
- 5. Slide the JBOD system into the rack and secure it into place using the fixing screws.
- Using the Rail Extenders
- Step 3: Installing Disk Drives
- SAS hard disks
- 1. Insert the SAS hard drive into the hard disk tray. Screw the sides to secure the hard disk. Repeat this procedure to install more hard disks.
- 2. Insert the key to the key slot and turn to unlock the front panel door.
- 3. Pull open the front panel door.
- 4. Insert the hard disk tray into the empty slot.
- 5. Push down the tray handle to secure the hard disk tray into place.
- 6. Repeat steps 4 to 5 until all the required disks have been installed.
- 7. Close the front panel door, then lock it.
- SATA hard disks
- 1. Place the AA-MUX adapter on the hard disk tray and attach the four screws as shown.
- 2. Place the hard disk into the hard disk tray with the drive connectors facing the AA-MUX adapter.
- 3. Slide the hard disk towards the AA-MUX adapter and connect the power and data connectors.
- 4. Attach the screws to secure the hard disk.
- 5. Insert the hard disk tray into an empty slot.
- 6. Push down the tray handle to secure the hard disk tray into place.
- 7. Repeat steps 1 to 6 until all the required disks have been installed.
- 8. Close the front panel door, then lock it.
- SAS hard disks
- Step 4: Making Connections
- 1. Insert the SAS cable into the CH1 port of A16R-SJ.
- 2. To connect to a RAID system, insert the other end of the SAS cable to the EXP port of the RAID system(B). Or to connect to a host server, insert the other end of the SAS cable to the HBA connector of the host server (C).
- Expanding JBOD Enclosures
- Figure 1-1 RAID system with JBOD enclosure in a loop
- 1. Connect the RAID system EXP port to the CH1 port of the JBOD1 using a SAS cable.
- 2. To connect to the next JBOD, connect the EXP port of JBOD1 to the CH1 port of JBOD2.
- 3. Follow the same procedures to connect the succeeding JBOD enclosures.
- 4. To make a loop, connect the EXP port of JBOD3 to the CH1 port of JBOD2.
- 5. Connect the EXP port of JBOD2 to the CH1 port of JBOD1.
- 6. Connect the EXP port of the RAID system to the CH1 port of JBOD3.
- 7. Set the chassis ID:
- Step 5: Powering on the System
- Step 6: Configuring the JBOD system
- Configuring Host Server Connection
- Configuring the RAID System
- Figure 1-3 RAID system with JBOD expansion
- 1. Connect the RAID system and the JBOD enclusures following the procedures inExpanding JBOD Enclosures on page 19.
- 2. Connect the RAID system to the host server using fibre cables as shown.
- 3. Connect controller A and controller B of the RAID system to the LAN switch.
- 4. Connect the host server to the LAN switch.
- • To configure using GUI
- • To configure using CLI
- 1. Login to the CLI utility.
- 2. Check the hard disk condition, type hddlist all in the command line (CLI>).
- 3. Create disk groups using the dgcreate command.
- 4. Create logical disks using the ldcreate command.
- 5. Create LUN mapping using the htpaddlun command.
- 6. Check if all logical disks have LUN mapping, type htplistlun all in the command lin
- Step 7: Host Configuration
- Windows Multi-Path Solution: Pathguard
- • To install Pathguard:
- 1. Double click the installation files on a host computer (choose Windows 32-bit or 64-bit installation file according to your host system). Installing Pathguard will automatically install the MPIO driver.
- 2. Follow the installation wizard to start installation.
- 3. After installing Pathguard utility, click Next to continue installing the MPIO driver.
- 4. Reboot the computer to complete installation.
- • To check disk configuration:
- Step 8: Powering Off the System
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