Lenovo ThinkServer Storage SA120 User Manual

ThinkServerStorageSA120UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManualMachineTypes:70F0and70F1

Statement11CAUTION:Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.Statement12DANGEROverloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialfirehazardandashockhazardunderc

Statement16CAUTION:Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

Statement20CAUTION:Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.ReplacethebatteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleor

Chapter1.GeneralinformationThischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:•“Introduction”onpage1•“Docu

Recordinformationaboutyourproductinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneedtohaveyourproductserviced.Forwheretofindtheproductinformatio

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformation

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Chapter2.ProductoverviewThischapterprovidesinformationabouttheproductpackage,features,specifications,softwareprograms,andcomponentlocations.Thischapter

ProductpackageTheproductpackageincludesthestoragearray,railkit,powercords,cables,earcaps,printeddocumentation,andadocumentationDVD.Note:Dependingonthe

PowersupplyYourstoragearraycomeswithoneortwo550-watthot-swappowersupplies.SystemfansYourstoragearraycomeswithtwofanassemblies.InternaldrivesInternaldr

Note:Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct•“Safetyinformation

SpecificationsThistopicliststhephysicalspecificationsforyourstoragearray.DimensionsWidthwithoutrackhandles:447.2mm(17.6inches)Widthwithrackhandles:482.6

Thefollowingillustrationisasampleofthemachinetype,model,andserialnumberlabelonthestoragearray.Note:Dependingonthemodeltype,yourstoragearraymightlooksl

FrontviewofthestoragearrayThefollowingillustrationshowsthefrontviewofthestoragearray.Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourstoragearraymightlookslightlydiffere

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourstoragearraymightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustrationinthistopic.Figure4.Rearviewofthestoragearray1Powersupp

29FanassemblyThefanassembliespreventyourstoragearrayfromoverheatingproblems.Thefan-assembly-statusLEDAasshowninthefollowingillustrationhelpsyoudetermi

Thefollowingillustrationshowsthecomponentsofyourstoragearray.Figure7.Componentsofyourstoragearray1Powersupply12Fanassembly132.5-inchdrivecage(SATA-to-

CRUidentificationCustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)arepartsthatcanbeupgradedorreplacedbythecustomer.IfaCRUisdeterminedtobedefectiveduringthewarrantyperiod,

LEDsonthefrontpanelThefollowingillustrationshowstheLEDsonthefrontpanelofthestoragearray.Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourstoragearraymightlookslightlydiff

2SystemIDLEDThesystemIDLEDislittohelpyoulocatethestoragearrayamongotherstoragearrays.StatusColorDescriptionBlinkingGreenThestoragearrayisidentified.Off

1SAS-connector-statusLEDsStatusColorDescriptionOnGreenTheSASconnectorisinuse,butnodataisbeingtransferred.BlinkingGreenTheSASconnectorisactiveanddatais

ContentsSafetyinformation...iiiProductsthatarenotassessed...xChapter1.Generalinformation...1Introduction...1Documentation

Figure11.StatusLEDson2.5-inchdrivesDrive-statusLED1ColorDescriptionOnGreenThedriveispresentbutnotinuse.BlinkingGreenThedriveisactiveanddataisbeingtran

5Slot4fora3.5-inchdrive6Slot5fora3.5-inchdrive7Slot6fora3.5-inchdrive8Slot7fora3.5-inchdrive9Slot8fora3.5-inchdrive10Slot9fora3.5-inchdrive11Slot10for

Figure14.ConnectingastoragearraytoaserverConnectingtwotoeightstoragearraystoaserverYoucanconnecttwotoeightstoragearraystoaserverthroughcascadingmode.T

Figure15.Connectingonestoragearraytoanother3.Repeatstep2toconnectmorestoragearraysasyouneed.Eachmini-SASconnectorontheRAIDcardorontheHostBusAdapterins

ASSASSASSASSASSASSASSASSASSASSASSASSASSASSASSASSFigure16.Connectingtwotoeightstoragearraystoaserver(onerearI/Omodule)22ThinkServerStorageSA120UserGuid

Figure17.Connectingtwotofourstoragearraystoaserver(tworearI/Omodules)Chapter2.Productoverview23

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Chapter3.TurningonandturningoffthestoragearrayThischapterprovidesinformationaboutturningonandturningoffthestoragearray.TurningonthestoragearrayNotes:•

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Chapter4.ConfiguringRAIDThistopicprovidesinformationaboutRAIDandtheutilityprogramsthatareavailableforyoutoconfigureRAID.Note:Afterthestoragearrayisident

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...78Exportclassificationnotice...78Electronicemissionnotices...78FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC

•RAID5:block-levelstripingwithdistributedparityRAID5usesdiskstripingandparitydataacrossalldrives(distributedparity)toprovidehighdatathroughput,especia

Chapter5.UpdatingthefirmwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatethefirmwareofthestoragearray.Youcanupdatethefirmwarethroughoneofthefollowingmetho

13.Browsetothe*_istr_*.binfile,andthenclickSend.Thefiletransferstarts.14.Whenthetransferprogressiscompleted,enter5.Thefirmwareupdateoperationiscompleted.

Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardwareThischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstall,remove,orreplacehardwareforyourstoragearray.ForalistofTh

Notes:•Useproduct-specificESDprocedureswhentheyexceedtherequirementsnotedinthistopic.•EnsurethattheESDprotectivedevicesyouusehavebeencertified(ISO9000)a

•Ifyourstoragearrayhasairductsorairbaffles,donotremovethemwhilethestoragearrayisrunning.Operatingthestoragearraywithouttheairductsorairbafflesmightcause

Youcaninstallorreplaceadrivewithoutturningoffthestoragearray,whichhelpsyouavoidsignificantinterruptiontotheoperationofthesystem.TheEMIintegrityandcooli

Figure18.Openingthehandleofa3.5-inchdriveordummydrivetrayFigure19.Openingthehandleofa2.5-inchdriveordummydrivetray2.Pullthehandleandcarefullyslidethed

Figure20.Removingthe3.5-inchdriveordummydrivetrayFigure21.Removingthe2.5-inchdriveordummydrivetray3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenew

Note:Donottouchthecircuitboardonthedrive.4.Dooneofthefollowing:•Ifyouarereplacingadrive,removethefourscrewstoremovethefailingdrivefromthedrivetray.Fig

SafetyinformationNote:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.Ant

Figure24.Installingthe3.5-inchdriveFigure25.Installingthe2.5-inchdrive7.Checkthedrive-statusLEDstoensurethatthedriveisoperatingcorrectly.Youmighthavet

•Ifyouareinstallingadrive,savetheremoveddummydrivetrayintheeventthatyoulaterremovethedriveandneedadummydrivetraytocoverthedrivebay.•Ifyouarereplacinga

Notes:•TomaintaintheEMIintegrityandcoolingofthestoragearray,installanewpowersupplyassoonasyouremovethefailingoneorcovertheotherbaywithashieldifyoujust

Figure27.Removingapowersupply2.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewpowersupplytoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideofthestoragearray.Then,re

4.Connectthepowercordtothepowercordconnectoronthenewpowersupply.Then,checkthestatusLEDonthefrontpanel.See“LEDsonthefrontpanel”onpage15.5.Ifyouareinstr

Figure29.Removingafanassembly4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewfanassemblytoanyunpaintedsurfaceontheoutsideofthestoragearray.Then,re

InstallingorreplacingtherearI/OmoduleAttention:Donotopenyourstoragearrayorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”onpageiiiand

4.NotetheorientationofthenewI/Omoduleandslideitintothechassisuntilitsnapsintoposition.Then,tightenthescrewsasshowntosecuretheI/Omoduletothechassis.Fig

a.Locatethebayforthedrivecageintherearofyourstoragearray.Then,removethefanassemblythatisinstallednearthebay.See“Replacingthefanassembly”onpage42.b.Rem

•Ifyouarereplacingadrivecage,dothefollowing:a.Removethe2.5-inchdrivesfromthefailingdrivecage.Then,removethefanassemblythatisinstallednearthedrivecage.

PrzedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwaznajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem

5.Installthe2.5-inchdrivesandthefanassembly.See“Installingorreplacingahot-swapdrive”onpage33and“Replacingthefanassembly”onpage42.6.Ifyouareinstructedt

3.Removethescrewsthatsecurethecoveronebyoneandrecordthelocationofeachspecificscrewafteryouremoveit.Then,slidethecovertotherearofthestoragearraytoremove

5.Removethescrewsthatsecurethebackplanetothechassis.Then,liftthefailingbackplaneoffthechassis.Note:Useascrewdriverwithalonghandletoremovethescrews1fro

7.Positionthenewbackplanesothatthescrewholesinthenewbackplanearealignedwiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis.Then,installthescrewstosecurethenewbackpl

9.Slidethecovertothefrontofthechassissothattheholesinthecoveralignwiththecorrespondingonesonthechassis.Then,installthescrewstosecurethecover.Figure40.

CAUTION:Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.Toinstallthestoragearrayintotherackcabinet,dothefollowing:1.Positionthetwosiderailssothattheyareparallelwitheachot

2.Positionthestoragearrayasshownandensurethattherearsideofthestoragearrayissecuredinpositionbytherearsupportbrackets.Then,installthescrewstosecurethes

3.Installtheearcapstothestoragearray.Figure43.InstallingthetwoearcapstothestoragearrayRemovingthestoragearrayfromtherackcabinetTheweightofthestoragear

1.Removetheearcapsfromthestoragearray.Figure44.Removingtheearcapsfromthestoragearray56ThinkServerStorageSA120UserGuideandHardwareMaintenanceManual

2.Removethescrewsthatsecurethestoragearraytothesiderails.Then,removethestoragearrayfromthesiderails.Figure45.RemovingthestoragearrayfromthesiderailsCh

Statement1DANGERElectricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.Toavoidashockhazard:•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperform

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Chapter7.TroubleshootinganddiagnosticsThischapterprovidesinformationaboutbasictroubleshootinganddiagnosticmethodstohelpyousolveproblemsthatmightoccuri

Note:ThefollowingstepsarebasedonthescenariothatSecureCRTisstarted.Ifyouareusingadifferentserial-connectorconfigurationprogram,theprocedureissimilar.3.O

•Theventilationattherearofthestoragearrayisnotblockedbyanyobject.•Allofthefansareworkingcorrectly.3.Removeandreinstallthefanassembly.Replacethefanasse

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Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,andserviceThischaptercontainsinformationabouthelp,service,andtechnicalassistanceforproductsmanufacturedbyLenovoandwhe

•Productandpartsdetails•Userguidesandmanuals•KnowledgebaseandfrequentlyaskedquestionsHelpandserviceThistopiccontainsinformationaboutobtaininghelpandse

Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.Telephonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLeno

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Chapter9.LenovoLimitedWarrantyL505-0010-0208/2011ThisLenovoLimitedWarrantyconsistsofthefollowingparts:Part1-GeneralT ermsPart2-Country-specificTermsPar

Statement3CAUTION:Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,fiberopticdevices,ortransmitters)areinstalled,notethefollowing:•Donotremovethecovers.Removi

•backuporsecureallprogramsanddatacontainedintheproduct;•providetheServiceProviderwithallsystemkeysorpasswords;•providetheServiceProviderwithsufficient,

Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing:•uninterruptedorerror-freeoperationofaproduct;•lossof,ordamageto,yourdatabyaproduct;•anysoftwareprograms,whetherp

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3.CourierorDepotServiceUnderCourierorDepotService,yourproductwillberepairedorexchangedatadesignatedservicecenter,withshippingattheexpenseoftheServiceP

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Table1.LimitsforparticulatesandgasesContaminantLimitsParticulate•Theroomairmustbecontinuouslyfilteredwith40%atmosphericdustspotefficiency(MERV9)accordin

Statement6CAUTION:Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothedevice,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoa

RestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS)ThistopicprovidesstatementsabouttheRestrictionofHazardousSubstancesDirective(RoHS).EuropeanUnionRoHSLen

IndustryCanadaClassAemissioncompliancestatementThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseAestconformeàlanor

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Index2.5-inchdrivebays122.5-inchdrivecageinstalling45replacing453.5-inchdrivebays10AaboutRAID27advancedSATA/SAShardwareRAIDconfiguring28Bbackplanelocat

drivestatus17frontpanel15powerstatus15rearI/Omodule16rearI/Omodulepowerstatus17rearI/Omodulestatus17SASconnector17systemerror16systemidentification(ID)