American Megatrends MAN-782-CH4 User's Manual
Contents
1. American PI gt Megatrends Megaplex Il 4U Chassis Guide MAN 782 CH4 1 28 00 Copyright 2000 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved All rights reserved American Megatrends Inc 6145F Northbelt Parkway Norcross GA 30071 This publication contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright No part of this publication can be reproduced transcribed stored in a retrieval system translated into any language or computer language or transmitted in any form whatsoever without the prior written consent of the publisher American Megatrends Inc American Megatrends Inc acknowledges the following trademarks Sun SunOS and SPARCstation are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc LSI Logic is a trademark of LSI Logic Corp Intel is a trademark of Intel Corp UNIX is a trademark of AT amp T HP and Laserjet are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company MicroVAX DEC and DSSI are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation All other product names are trademarks of their respective companies Information contained in this document is current at time of print and is subject to change without notice Revision History 1 28 00 Initial release ii Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide Table of Contents Safety SumiMary cese odes ee ete teen vi General Information 1 General Description of Chassis sees 1 Front of Chassi8 i e ree tete n2. PRORA tei 2 Back of Chassis Sp cifications oo eae DOOR Rebels Cooling Eas etae ei E Connectors on Back of Chassis Drive Bays on Front of Chassis LESS E ui s p esset 9 Unpacking and Inspection sse 9 Drive Installation tentent netten 10 Rack Mount Installation eene 13 Field Replaceable Units 15 Replacing a Power Supply sse 16 Replacing a Fan Module eee 17 weiss ved c odo sud DN E Ge d ai RUE dH DN QD MR SEN NDNR RE VN E MN RESH NER DR 19 Preface iii Preface Limited Warranty The buyer agrees if this product proves to be defective that American Megatrends is obligated only to repair orreplace this product at American Megatrends discretion according to the terms and conditions of the warranty registration card that accompanies this product American Megatrends shall not be liable in tort or contract for any loss or damage direct incidental or consequential resulting from the use of this product Please see the Warranty Registration Card shipped with this product for full warranty details Limitations of Liability American Megatrends Inc shall in no event be held liable for any loss expenses or damages of any kind whatsoever whether direct indirect incidental or consequential whether arising from the design or use of this product or the support materials provided with the product No action or
3. component damage If any damage has occurred notify American Megatrends immediately See page ii of this manual for details Each shipping carton should contain the following e a Megaplex II chassis three drive slides this manual three power cords and mounting hardware Chapter 2 Installation 9 Drive Installation Before installing drives make sure that the chassis is powered down Step 1 Unscrew the thumbscrews on the front cover to access the drive bays Step 2 Unscrew the thumbscrew at the top of the mounting bracket where the new drive is to be installed Step 3 Flip the black latch at the bottom of the bracket down Cont d 10 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide Drive Installation Continued Step4 Slide the bracket out Step 5 Mount the disk drive on the front side of the mounting bracket Cont d Chapter 2 Installation 11 Drive Installation Continued Step 6 Line up the holes in the brackets and the screw holes in the back of the drive The back of the bracket is shown below Step 7 Insert the screws through the screw holes and the brackets and tighten all four screws Step 8 After the drive is securely attached to the bracket slide the bracket into the slot in the drive bay Step 9 Tighten the thumbscrew and flip the black latch up into a vertical position 12 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide Rack Mount Installation Before the unit is installed into a rack the following items should be
4. marking the intended position of the mounting holes both on the front and rear of the rack Tighten the screws on the claw brackets Bolt the front of the slides into place using 10 32 x 1 2 pan head screws Flat head screws are also provided for racks with countersunk holes Bolt the rear of the slides to the rack side rails using four 10 32 x 3 8 screws A threaded bracket is provided in case the rack does not have threaded holes Hex nuts are often difficult to use at the rear of a rack to secure screws Install the chassis slides into the outer slides in the rack Push the chassis into the rack until the rear retaining spring engages Then press the retaining buttons and push the chassis the rest of the way into the rack Plug the AC power cord into the AC receptacle on the power supply module 14 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide 3 Field Replaceable Units The field replaceable subassemblies within the Megaplex II chassis are described below The subassemblies in this section are e the power supply assemblies and e the fan module assemblies These assemblies can be ordered as spares from AMI Warning The 4U chassis has three power inlets each one must be removed to completely disconnect the power supply The 4U chassis contains a 5x20mm 250V 5A slow fuse in the power supply Power Supply Modules Three 440 watt power supplies support the Megaplex II chassis The power supplies are located at the rear of the chassis Ea
5. taken into consideration e The maximum ambient temperature of this unit is 40 C Internal temperatures of the rack assembly should be considered for safe operation e Do not block power supply vents or otherwise restrict airflow when installing the unit into the rack e Mechanical loading of the rack should be considered so that the rack remains stable and unlikely to tip e Consideration to the overall loading of the branch circuit should be given before installing any equipment in a rack environment Note For an add on system the system must be mounted in a rack with four toll removable screws Installation Steps Use the following procedure to install the Megaplex chassis into a standard 19 RETMA rack Step 1 Step 2 and apply the AC input power Remove the slides from the chassis by sliding the slides out until the rear retaining spring buttons engage Depress the buttons and slip the slides completely free from the chassis Set the chassis aside Remove the small claw brackets from the package and loosely fasten them with the teeth facing out to the front and rear of the outer slides using 10 32 x 1 2 screws Notice that the bracket has slotted holes for adjustment Use the locking hex nuts provided to secure the screws Cont d Chapter 2 Installation 13 Rack Mount Installation Continued Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Position the outer rails in the rack adjusting the claw brackets and
6. ch power supply has a power sharing board which interfaces to the power distribution board located internally in the chassis DC power is distributed from the power supply module to the power distribution board inside the enclosure and throughout the chassis Each power supply has an integrated fan These fans along with the additional chassis fans provide cooling for the chassis Only the chassis mounted fans are replaceable Failure of a power supply fan requires replacement of the affected power supply To replace a power supply follow the procedure below Chapter 3 Field Replaceable Units 15 Replacing a Power Supply The power supply module is hot pluggable You do not have to shut down the system to replace a power supply Step 1 Unplug the AC power cord connected to the failed power supply module Step 2 Loosen the thumbscrews that secure the power supply module Step 3 Using the handle remove the power supply module from the chassis Step 4 Replace the failed power supply module with a new power supply module and tighten the thumbscrews Step 5 Plug in the AC power cord 16 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide Replacing a Fan Module The chassis mounted fan assembly is easily removed and replaced Should the fan assembly need replacement use the following procedure The fan assembly is hot pluggable You do not have to shut down the system to replace a fan Step 1 Open the top cover Step 2 Disconnect the wires and remove th
7. e fan assembly Step 3 Unscrew the fan to be replaced Step4 Insert the new fan assembly into place and reconnect the wires Step 5 Install the top cover Chapter 3 Field Replaceable Units 17 18 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide Index A AC Input 3 Alarm Mute switch 4 Altitude 5 B Back of Chassis 2 C Chassis Alarm Indication 4 Chassis Intrusion 4 chassis slides 14 claw brac 14 claw brackets 13 Connectors on Back of Chassis 7 Controller I O 3 Cooling 1 4 Cooling Fans 6 CPU Activity LEDs 5 D DC Output 3 Dimensions 3 Drive Bays on Front of Chassis 8 Drive Installation 10 F field replaceable subassemblies 15 Field Replaceable Units 15 Front of Chassis 2 FTP Site iv G General Description of Chassis 1 H Humidity 5 IDE Activity LED 5 Installation 9 L LEDs and Switches 5 O outer rails 14 P pan head screws 14 Peripheral Drives 1 Power Supplies 1 3 Power Supply Modules 15 R rack side rails 14 Rack Mount Installation 13 RED LED 4 Replacing a Fan Module 17 Replacing a Power Supply 16 RETMA rack 13 S SCSI Drives 4 SCSI LEDs 5 Specifications 3 T Technical Support iv Temperature 5 threaded bracket 14 Index 19 U W Unpacking 9 Web Site iv Weight 3 20 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide
8. er or marketing representative Preface v Safety Summary Warning Caution Note Note The following text describes the WARNINGS CAUTIONS and NOTES used throughout this document Each description is followed by an example You should become familiar with these procedures and always observe standard safety practices Used to describe potential hazards to personnel Follow directions carefully to avoid injury Warning High voltage used in this equipment To avoid injury or electrical shock do not remove cover or reach into the unit when the power cord is connected Used to describe hazards to equipment Failure to comply with instruction may result in damage to the equipment Caution Support the drive canister with both hands when removing it from the chassis Failure to support the canister can result in the unit falling and striking the chassis causing damage to the canister or to the chassis Provides information that will aid you in the interpretation of systems operations procedures or functions Do not duplicate ID numbers within the same SCSI bus vi Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide 1 General Information This manual provides general installation and maintenance information including drive installation and power supply replacement for the Megaplex II 4U chassis General Description of Chassis The Megaplex II rack mount chassis supports up to three 3 50 SCA Single Connector Attachment L
9. ere are two fans mounted in the middle of the chassis These fans are hot plug and are monitored by the Megaplex II system BIOS Health screen and the management software shipped with Megaplex II There are three blower fans in the power supply assemblies For cooling the CPU area the CPU top plate must be installed and the Top Chassis cover must be closed Chassis Intrusion There is a chassis intrusion switch that detects when the top system cover is open This switch is monitored through the management software provided with Megaplex II Chassis Alarm Indication There are some LEDs and alarms that are displayed on the chassis Each of the three power supplies has an alarm When one of the power supply fails the RED LED for that power supply comes on and the buzzer goes off Each of the two middle fans has an alarm When one of the fans fail the RED LED for that fan comes on and the buzzer goes off Note There is an Alarm Mute switch that will turn off the buzzer Cont d 4 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide Specifications Continued LEDs and Switches There are fan failure LEDs for both fans Temperature Humidity Altitude There is an IDE Activity LED a power on LED a reset switch and a power on switch There are four CPU Activity LEDs There are three SCSI LEDs There is an Alarm Mute switch Operating 0 C to 40 C Storage 20 to 75 C 096 to 9596 non condensing Operating 0 feet to 10 000 feet S
10. figurations This chassis has been designed to hold the Megaplex II motherboard configured with up to 2 GB of memory The specifications of the chassis are Height 7 Width 19 Depth 28 Approximately 50 pounds Seven expansion slots in the rear of the chassis This chassis supports three 440W power supplies arranged in N 1 redundant configuration e A minimum of two power supplies are required e The power supplies are hot plug and accessible from the front of the case e Each power supply has its own AC input plug e Power supplies are auto ranging and have PFC e All three power supplies are handled by the built in power distribution board that allows hot plug and redundancy e 100 120 VAC 60 Hz nominal 110 VAC Autoswitch 10 0 Amps e 220 240 VAC 50 Hz nominal 220 VAC Autoswitch 5 0 Amps Each power supply provides 50A 5V 30A 3 3V 27A 12V 1A 12V 1A 5V Cont d Chapter 1 General Information 3 Specifications Continued SCSI Drives The 4U chassis supports three hot plug 3 5 16 bit single ended SCA LVD SCSI drives These drives are accessible from the front Each drive bay can take a 1 SCSI LVD drive The three drives are arranged on one back plane The back plane supports three drives The default IDs of these drives are 1 2 and 3 Access to the back plane is through one Wide SCSI cable This cable can be connected for example to one channel on a RAID controller Cooling Th
11. ow Voltage Differential LVD 16 bit SCSI drives SCA drives provide simple installation via pluggable canisters The SCA no cable design allows you to simply mount the drive into the canister and plug into the chassis The Megaplex II chassis includes e mounts for up to three drives mounts for up to three power supplies five cooling fans four CPU activity LEDs three SCSI activity LEDs and an Alarm Mute switch Peripheral Drives System peripherals include mountings for e one5 25 half high CD ROM drive e one 3 5 floppy drive and e one 3 5 IDE internal system drive Power Supplies The chassis is supported by three 440W hot pluggable power supplies The N 1 redundant arrangement allows the chassis to continue operation when one power supply fails The power supply is a modular pluggable design Power supplies are mounted from the rear of the chassis Each power supply plugs into the chassis power distribution board via a blind mate connector The power supplies are hot pluggable units that can be replaced while the system remains operational Cooling Cooling is provided by three fans in the front of the chassis and two fans in the middle in an assembly Chapter 1 General Information 1 Front of Chassis Back of Chassis 2 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide Specifications Dimensions Weight Controller I O Power Supplies AC Input DC Output This chassis is designed to be used in 19 rack con
12. proceeding against American Megatrends may be commenced more than two years after the delivery of product to Licensee of Licensed Software Licensee agrees to defend and indemnify American Megatrends from any and all claims suits and liabilities including attorney s fees arising out of or resulting from any actual or alleged act or omission on the part of Licensee its authorized third parties employees or agents in connection with the distribution of Licensed Software to end users including without limitation claims suits and liability for bodily or other injuries to end users resulting from use of Licensee s product not caused solely by faults in Licensed Software as provided by American Megatrends to Licensee Technical Support If you need help installing configuring or using the Megaplex II system call your American Megatrends OEM Technical Support representative Web Site We invite you to access the American Megatrends world wide web site at http www ami com FTP Site The address of the American Megatrends FTP site is ftp ftp megatrends com Cont d iv Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide Preface Continued Disclaimer This manual describes the operation of the American Megatrends Megaplex II 4U chassis Although efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the information contained here American Megatrends expressly disclaims liability for any error in this information and for damages whether direct indirec
13. t special exemplary consequential or otherwise that may result from such error including but not limited to the loss of profits resulting from the use or misuse of the manual or information contained therein even if American Megatrends has been advised of the possibility of such damages Any questions or comments regarding this document or its contents should be addressed to American Megatrends at the address shown on the cover American Megatrends provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a specific purpose Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for indirect special exemplary incidental or consequential damages in certain transactions therefore this statement may not apply to you Also you may have other rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication American Megatrends may make improvements and or revisions in the product s and or the program s described in this publication at any time Requests for technical information about American Megatrends products should be made to your American Megatrends authorized resell
14. torage 0 feet to 40 000 feet Chapter 1 General Information 5 Cooling Fans There are three fans in the front of the of the Megaplex II chassis They are located on the right side of the front grill There are two fans in the middle of the of the Megaplex II chassis They slide down into the slot in the middle of the chassis 6 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide Connectors on Back of Chassis The back of the chassis has connectors for the keyboard mouse serial ports 1 and 2 parallel port and VGA port The Megaplex II has two sets of keyboard and mouse ports The primary keyboard and mouse ports are located on the front of the chassis to the left of the floppy disk drive The keyboard and mouse ports on the back of the Megaplex II are maintenance ports In the picture below the mouse and keyboard ports are on the left the serial ports in the middle and the parallel port and VGA port on the right Chapter 1 General Information 7 Drive Bays on Front of Chassis There are three drive bays on the front of the chassis The drive bays are located beneath the floppy disk drive on the left side of the chassis 8 Megaplex II 4U Chassis Guide 2 Installation Unpacking and Inspection Unpack the Megaplex II chassis and visually inspect it for damage that might have occurred during shipment Retain the shipping carton in case reshipment is necessary Remove the top cover of the chassis and inspect for
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search