Apple xserve raid or xserve raid sfp User Manual

 

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Service SourceXserve RAID
 
Xserve RAID and Xserve RAID (SFP) Updated: 25 May 2004 

 

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Service SourceBasics
 
                  Xserve RAID 

 

Xserve RAID Basics - 
 
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 Overview
 
Overview
 
Xserve RAID is a storage system that provides high-performance, scalable data access 
and management. It was designed to work with Xserve but is also compatible with desktop 
computers back to the Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio), as long as the computer has system 
software OS X (version 10.2.3 or later). A host adapter card must be installed in these 
computers to allow connection to the Xserve RAID system.
Xserve RAID offers dual independent RAID...

 

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Xserve RAID Basics Features
 
Features
 
Key features of Xserve RAID include:
• 3U enclosure (5.25 inches high)
• rack optimized
• dual independent RAID controllers, each with a minimum of 128 megabytes \
(MB) of 
RAM cache
• up to 14 hot-swappable ATA-100 Apple Drive Modules, each with a minimum \
of 180  gigabyte (GB) capacity
• dual hot-swappable power supplies
• dual AC power connections
• dual hot-swappable cooling modules
• dual 2-gigabit (Gb) fibre channel HSSDC2 (original Xserve RAID)...

 

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 Features
 
Quick-Swap Modules
 
Several modules can be easily replaced in Xserve RAID without removing the system from 
its rack. Most of these modules are both redundant and hot-swappable. The following table 
is a quick reference to these modules:
 
Identifier Light/Button
 
The identi fier light on the Xserve RAID front panel turns on when internal sensors or a 
systems administrator detects a problem with the unit. The light can also be turned on by 
pressing the identi...

 

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Xserve RAID Basics Features
 
Power Supplies
 
Xserve RAID includes two redundant power supplies, each with an AC power connection. 
When one power supply is not operational, the other provides power for the entire system. 
You can replace or install a power supply while the system is running. If one power supply 
is removed from the system, it must be reinstalled or replaced with a working one as soon 
as possible to prevent the drive modules from overheating.
 
Cooling modules
 
Xserve RAID...

 

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 Features
 
Ports
 
The standard configuration of Xserve RAID includes the following ports on the back panel: 
two 2-gigabit  fibre channel ports (HSSDC2  in the original Xserve RAID and SFP in 
Xserve RAID (SFP)) , two gigabit Ethernet ports, and two ports for uninterruptible power 
supply (UPS) management.
System administrators or service providers can connect a laptop computer or terminal to 
the Ethernet ports and then use command-line tools to change settings on the...

 

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Take Apart
 
                  Xserve RAID 

 

Xserve RAID Take Apart - 
 
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 General Information
 
General Information
 
Tools
 
No tools are required for removing or installing the following parts: hard drive, power 
supply, cooling module, controller module, and backup battery. Other parts require only a 
Phillips screwdriver. If the system is locked, you will also need the Allen wrench key that 
came with the system.
 
Before Opening Xserve RAID
 
Unlocking Xserve RAID
 
If the system is in the locked position (the yellow security LED on...

 

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Xserve RAID Take Apart Hard Drive Module
 
Hard Drive Module
 
Xserve RAID includes fourteen hard drive bays at the front of the system. Drives come as 
modules attached to carriers; they are removed from or installed in the system as a unit.
 
Note:
 
 Blank drive carriers, which may fill some of the hard drive bays, follow the same 
take-apart procedure as hard drives. If you are replacing a blank carrier with a drive 
module, instruct the system’s administrator to keep the blank for possible...