Owner manual

Contents
1 About Your System....................................................................................................7
Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 7
Front-Panel Features and Indicators.................................................................................................... 7
Back-Panel Features and Indicators...................................................................................................10
Physical-Drive Indicator Patterns....................................................................................................... 10
Power Supply and Cooling Fan Features............................................................................................ 11
Power Indicator Codes and Features..................................................................................................11
Related Documentation...................................................................................................................... 12
2 Controller Modules................................................................................................ 13
RAID Controller Modules.................................................................................................................... 13
RAID Controller Module Connectors and Features........................................................................... 13
Host Channel LED Link Rate Indications............................................................................................14
RAID Controller Module—Additional Features...................................................................................15
Battery Backup Unit....................................................................................................................... 15
Storage Array Thermal Shutdown.................................................................................................15
System Password Reset.................................................................................................................15
Cache Functions and Features............................................................................................................15
Cache Mirroring.............................................................................................................................15
Write-Back Cache..........................................................................................................................16
Write-Through Cache................................................................................................................... 16
SFP Transceivers, Fiber Optic, and SAS Cables.................................................................................. 16
Interoperability of 4 Gbps, 8 Gbps, and 16 Gbps Devices................................................................. 17
3 Installing Array Components...............................................................................19
Recommended Tools..........................................................................................................................19
Front Bezel (Optional)......................................................................................................................... 19
Removing the Front Bezel.............................................................................................................19
Installing the Front Bezel...............................................................................................................19
Physical Drives.....................................................................................................................................20
SAFETY Models AMT E03J and E04J............................................................................................20
Removing a 2.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank...................................................................................20
Installing a 2.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank.....................................................................................20
Removing a 3.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank...................................................................................20
Installing a 3.5 Inch Physical-Drive Blank..................................................................................... 21
Removing a Hot-Swap Physical Drive.......................................................................................... 21
Installing a Hot-Swap Physical Drive............................................................................................22
Removing a Physical Drive From a Physical-Drive Carrier.......................................................... 23