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2. First, remove power cords from outlet. 3. Attach signal cables to connectors. 3. Remove signal cables from connectors. 4. Attach power cords to outlet. 4. Remove all cables from devices. 5. Turn device ON. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
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Statement 3: CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following: v Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts inside the device.
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The device also might have more than one power cord. To remove all electrical current from the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
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Statement 8: CAUTION: Never remove the cover on a power supply or any part that has the following label attached. Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels are present inside any component that has this label attached. There are no serviceable parts inside these components.
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How this book is organized Chapter 1, “Introduction” on page 1 describes the IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit. This chapter includes an inventory checklist and an overview of the storage expansion unit features, operating specifications, and components.
IBM FAStT Storage Manager Version 8.2 Installation and User’s Guide for Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 v IBM FAStT Storage Manager Version 8.2 Installation and User’s Guide for Novell NetWare v IBM FAStT Storage Manager Version 8.2 Installation and User’s Guide for Linux xviii IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
You can connect IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Units together to support a large number of disk drives on a Fibre Channel loop. The IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit is referred to throughout this book as the FAStT EXP700.
Note: FAStT 2 GB Fibre Channel hard disk drives must be used in the FAStT EXP700 even if the system is set to a 1 Gb per second rate. 1 GB hard disk drives are not supported. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
Attention: Never hot-swap a drive CRU when its green Activity LED is flashing. Hot-swap a drive CRU when its amber Fault LED is lit and not flashing or when the drive is inactive and the green Activity LED is lit and not flashing. The hot-swap feature of the FAStT EXP700 enables you to remove and replace hard disk drives, power supplies, ESMs, and fans without turning off the expansion unit.
FAStT EXP700. The green LED indicates that the power supply is detecting ac power. The amber fault LED is lit if the power supply is unable to deliver dc power. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
The FAStT EXP700 requires that both power supplies be installed to meet Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and cooling requirements. Figure 4 shows their locations. Levers Power LEDs Fault LEDs Power switches 1 Gb/s 2 Gb/s Conflict Tray Number AC power connectors Power supply CRUs Figure 4.
Figure 6. ESMs and user controls v SFP module input/output ports: Each ESM has two SFP module connector ports for connecting your expansion unit to the controller or connecting two or IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
Table 1 lists the FAStT EXP700 hardware and software compatibility and the maximum speed that the FAStT EXP700 can be set to when configured with other IBM FAStT hardware and software products. Note: For the latest information about supported servers and operating systems for ®...
- Altitude: 914 m (3000 ft) to 2133 m levels in your location might exceed the (7000 ft) average 1-meter values stated because of v Humidity room reflections and other nearby noise. – 8% to 80% IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
IBM FAStT EXP700 features The following features are available with this product. Table 3. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit features Power supply Environmental services monitors v Two 400 W hot-pluggable power supplies v Two ESMs are accessible from the back of v Power supplies are accessible from the the expansion unit.
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Use safe practices when lifting. 3. Remove the FAStT EXP700 from its shipping container and check the contents (see “Inventory checklist” on page 1). If any items are missing, contact your IBM reseller before proceeding. 4. Assemble the tools and equipment you will need for installation. These might...
6. Installing support rails for mounting the FAStT EXP700. See the Rack mounting template and instructions that come with the FAStT EXP700. 7. Removing, adding, or reconfiguring expansion units or devices in the rack cabinet. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
Important: Before installing the FAStT EXP700 in a rack, it is important that you do the following: v Review the documentation that comes with your rack enclosure for safety and cabling considerations. v Install the FAStT EXP700 in a maximum 35°C environment. v To ensure proper airflow, do not block the air vents;...
1. Grasp the pull-ring on the power-supply lever and squeeze the latch to release 2. Pull the lever open and remove the power supply as shown in Figure 8 on page 15. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
Levers Pull rings Figure 8. Removing a power supply CRU 3. Place the power supply on a level surface. Complete the following steps to remove a fan CRU: 1. Unlock the latch by moving the latch in the same direction as the arrow. 2.
1. Slide one ESM into the empty slot in the expansion unit. Be sure the levers are pulled straight out as you slide it in, as shown in Figure 11 on page 17. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
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EMS latch Lever Pull ring Figure 11. Replacing an ESM 2. After you install the ESM into the bay, the ESM latch will lock into place. Close the levers until the pull-ring latch locks in place. Make sure the levers lock into place in the expansion-unit chassis.
2. Push the tray handle down into the closed (latched) position as shown in Figure 14. Figure 14. Replacing hot-swap hard disk drives 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to replace additional drives. Continue with “Setting the interface options” on page 19. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
Setting the interface options The FAStT EXP700 comes with two enclosure ID switches that are used to identify the FAStT EXP700 on a Fibre Channel loop, and to assign physical addresses to the drives. The enclosure ID switches are located on the back of the expansion unit, as shown in Figure 15.
RAID controllers. After you install the SFP modules, you will use fiber-optic cables to connect the FAStT EXP700 to a FAStT200, FAStT500, or FAStT700. Before installing SFP modules and fiber-optic cables, read the following information: IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
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v The SFP module housing has an integral guide key designed to prevent you from inserting the SFP module improperly. v Use minimal pressure when inserting an SFP module into an SFP port. Forcing the SFP module into a port could cause damage to the SFP module or the port. v You can insert or remove the SFP module while the port is powered on.
3. With the SFP latch in the unlocked position, slide the SFP module out of the port. 4. Replace the protective cap on the SFP module. 5. Place the SFP module into a static-protective package. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
LC-LC Fibre Channel cable. Figure 18. LC-LC Fibre Channel cable Note: If you are connecting the FAStT EXP700 to an IBM FAStT500 or to an IBM FAStT200, you must also use an LC-SC Fibre Channel cable adapter. You also need the LC-SC cable adapter when connecting a FAStT EXP700 to a FAStT EXP500.
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until it clicks into place, as shown in Figure 20. Figure 20. Inserting an LC-LC Fibre Channel cable into an SFP module 5. Remove the two protective caps from the other end of the LC-LC cable. Save the protective caps for future use. 6.
The following sections provide the procedures for properly connecting and removing an LC-SC Fibre Channel cable. Connecting an LC-SC cable adapter to a device Complete the following steps to connect an LC-SC Fibre Channel cable adapter to a device: IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
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Statement 3: CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following: v Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts inside the device.
Figure 26 shows the location of the lever and latches. Lever Latches Figure 26. LC-LC Fibre Channel cable lever and latches IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
2. Carefully pull on the connector to remove it. Make sure you grasp the connector and not the cable when removing the LC-LC cable from the LC-SC cable adapter as shown in Figure 27. Figure 27. Removing the LC-LC Fibre Channel cable from an LC-SC Fibre Channel cable adapter 3.
Complete the following steps to cable the FAStT EXP700 to a FAStT500: 1. Insert a GBIC into a drive mini-hub port located on the back of a FAStT500, as shown in Figure 30 on page 31. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
GBIC Figure 30. Installing a GBIC in a FAStT500 2. Using Figure 31 on page 32 as a guide, complete the following steps to connect the FAStT EXP700 to a FAStT500 RAID controller: a. Connect the SC end of an LC-SC cable adapter to the GBIC. b.
1. Install an SFP module in the drive mini-hub port on the back of a FAStT700 Fibre Channel Storage Server. 2. Connect an LC-LC fiber-optic cable into the SFP module, as shown in Figure 32 on page 33. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
Mini hub FAStT700 b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s b /s LC-LC cable Drive mini-hub SFP module ports Figure 32.
For each configuration, the maximum number of expansion units that you can connect to one storage server are listed. In addition, it shows the maximum number of hard disk drives that are supported in each configuration. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
Table 4. Expansion unit configurations with the FAStT500 and FAStT700 Storage server Number of FAStT Number of FAStT Maximum number of EXP700 expansion EXP500 expansion hard disk drives units units 1-FAStT500 or up to 9 1-FAStT700 up to 8 up to 7 up to 5 up to 4 up to 3...
RAID controllers Figure 35. FAStT EXP700 redundant loop configuration IBM Fibre Channel disk drives are dual-ported, providing individual access from two Fibre Channel loops to the same disk drive. When configuring the ESMs, configure the second ESM the same way you configured the first ESM. Refer to the Fibre Channel Cabling Instructions that come with your storage server for more information about dual-loop support and implementation.
Instructions in a hardware or software procedure require that you turn off the power. v An IBM technical-support representative instructs you to turn off the power. v A power outage or emergency situation occurs, see “Restoring power after an emergency”...
LEDs on the front and the back of the expansion unit should remain lit. If other amber Fault LEDs are lit, see Chapter 4, “Solving problems” on page 49. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
Save the empty trays for future use. Each of the 14 bays must always contain either a blank tray or a hot-swap hard disk drive. v Drive CRUs: Your expansion unit supports IBM 2 GB Fibre Channel hard disk drives.
Note: The hard disk drive comes installed in a drive tray. Do not attempt to detach the drive from the tray. a. Release the blue latch on the drive CRU by pressing on the inside of the bottom of the tray handle. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
b. Pull the handle on the tray out so that it is in the open position, as shown in Figure 37. Tray handle Blue latch Figure 37. Drive CRU latch c. Slide the drive CRU into the empty bay until the tray handle touches the expansion-unit bezel.
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Figure 39. Closing the hot-swap hard disk drive tray handle 4. Check the drive LEDs: v When a drive is ready for use, the green Activity LED is lit and the amber Fault LED is off. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
v If the amber Fault LED is lit and not flashing, remove the drive from the unit and wait 10 seconds; then, install the drive again. Working with hot-swap power supplies The power supplies are customer replaceable units (CRUs) and do not require preventive maintenance.
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Close the lever until the pull-ring latch locks in place. Make sure the lever locks into place in the expansion-unit chassis. 3. Wrap the strain relief clamp around the power cable approximately 20 cm (8 in.) from the power-supply connection end. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
4. Attach the power-supply nut and tighten it securely. 5. Connect the power cable to the power supply ac connector. AC power connectors 1 Gb/s 2 Gb/s Conflict Tray Number Strain relief clamps AC power switches Figure 41. Connecting the power supply 6.
Slide the latch in the same direction as the arrow to unlock the fan CRU. b. Use the handle (black knob) to pull the fan from the fan bay as shown in Figure 43 on page 47. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
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T r a n fl ic t Figure 43. Replacing a hot-swap cooling fan 3. Install the new fan unit: a. Place the fan CRU in front of the fan bay. b. Ensure that you move the latch in the same direction as the arrow before you slide the fan all the way into the bay.
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Power-supply failure Check the power supply Fault LED on the power supply. If the LED is lit, replace the failed CRU. Midplane failure Have the midplane replaced. IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit: Installation and User’s Guide...
Table 7. Solving problems (continued) Problem Component Possible cause Possible solutions indicator Unable to access Drives and Incorrect expansion Ensure that the Fibre Channel drives Fibre Channel unit ID settings optical cables are undamaged loop and properly connected. Check the expansion unit ID settings. Note: Change switch position only when your expansion unit is powered off.
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Accurate, up-to-date records make it easier to add other options and provide needed data whenever you contact technical support. Identification numbers Record and retain the following information. Product name: IBM TotalStorage FAStT EXP700 Storage Expansion Unit Machine type: 1740 Model number:...
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Setting up e-mail notification of technical updates about your products Software service and support Through IBM Support Line, you can get telephone assistance, for a fee, with usage, configuration, and software problems with xSeries servers, IntelliStation workstations, and appliances. For information about which products are supported by Support Line in your country or region, go to http://www.ibm.com/services/sl/products/.
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Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement Power cords For your safety, IBM provides a power cord with a grounded attachment plug to use with this IBM product. To avoid electrical shock, always use the power cord and plug with a properly grounded outlet.
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The cord set should have the appropriate safety approvals for the country in which the equipment will be installed. IBM power cords for a specific country or region are usually available only in that country or region.
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LC-SC Fibre Channel cable adapter (continued) redundant power supply 4 protective caps 27 related publications xviii removing an LC-LC Fibre Channel cable 28 removing using the 26 an SFP module 22 replacing amber drive fault 4 a failed hot-swap ESM 45 amber ESM fault 7 a failed hot-swap fan unit 46 amber ESM input/output 7...
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