Areca ARC-4036 disk array
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1. 23 CLI FEATURES SLOT 05 8 10 8 SLOT 06 9 6 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 17C8FD25 SLOT 07 10 10 8 SLOT 08 11 10 8 Set the slot 0x6 max speed to 1 5G CLI gt link 6 9 8 CLI link ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 0 3 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 0D2002D1 SLOT 02 1 10 8 SLOT 03 2 10 8 SLOT 04 3 1 5G 10 8 SATA 5001B469 84965C23 SLOT 05 8 10 8 SLOT 06 9 6 0G 9 8 SAS 5000C500 17C8FD25 SLOT 07 10 10 8 SLOT 08 11 10 8 CLI st CLI gt Reboot to take effect CLI gt link ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 0 3 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 0D2002D1 SLOT 02 1 10 8 SLOT 03 2 10 8 SLOT 04 3 1 5G 10 8 SATA 5001B469 84965C23 SLOT 05 8 10 8 SLOT 06 9 3 0G 9 8 SAS 5000C500 17C8FD25 SLOT 07 10 10 8 SLOT 08 11 10 8 e GROUP Command The group command is used to associate the external port with Ra X X 24 CLI FEATURES the devices phys as one zone group The three external cable ports and all devices phys slots will default associate with one zone group Syntax gr dev GroupNo 1 ci cj ck Start Index D End Index D gr off t10 off dev use drive slot index GroupNo groupno start from 1 max 8 groups ci Gj ck external cable connector i j k is the index which range from 0 to 3 According to view from connector side2. When expander port Link LED is illuminated for 4 seconds that indicates four links have connected Activity LED When activity LED is illuminated that indicates ARC Blue light 4036 expander port accesses to the SAS JBOD HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 4 Installation Your enclosure supports up to 8 3 5 inch disk drives or 2 5 inch SAS or SATA 6 0Gb s drives each one contained in its individual drive carrier Each drive is hot pluggable allowing you to remove and insert drives without shutting down your enclosure Following the instruction below to install ARC 4036 compact tower JBOD enclosure Step 1 Installing SAS SATA Drives in the ARC 4036 JBOD Enclosure Follow the steps below to install the 3 5 inch drives or 2 5 inch drives into the drive tray a Install the drives into the drive tray and make sure the holes of the disk trays align with the holes of the drive d Figure 2 2 Put 2 5 inch Figure 2 3 Put 3 5 inch SAS SATA drive into disk SAS SATA drive into disk tray tray b Turn the drive tray upside down and using a screwdriver to se cure the drive to the drive tray by four of the mounting screws Figure 2 4 Drive carrier Figure 2 5 Drive carrier with 2 5 inch SAS SATA with 3 5 inch SAS SATA drive drive ES X naweuul 11 HARDWARE INSTALLATION c After all drives are in t
3. Drive SpinUp Control st Store System Setting Isd List Devices Status showlogs Show the Current Logs fld File Download e PASS Command The pass command allows user to set or clear the enclosure pass word protection feature Once the password has been set the user can only monitor and access the enclosure setting by provid ing the correct password The password can accept max 8 chars and min 4 chars The manufacture default password is 0000 Syntax CLI gt pass Enter Example SSS SSS A 22 CLI FEATURES CLI gt pass Old Password New Password Verify New Password Password Changed But Not Save Permanently Note use CLI command st to keep permanently e LO Command To exit the selected enclosure CLI shell use the lo command Syntax CLI gt lo Enter Example CLI gt lo Password e LINK Command The link command allows you to set the operate device link rate that has been connected on enclosure Typical parameters in clude Max and Min disk speed connected the SAS enclosure Syntax CLI gt link Index Max Min Enter Index Slot Index Max Min speed code 8 means 1 5G 9 means 3 0G and 10 means 6 0G PS Pls Save Config amp Reboot To Take Effect CLI gt st Example CLI gt link ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 0 3 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 0D2002D1 SLOT 02 1 10 8 SLOT 03 2 10 8 SLOT 04 3 1 5G 10 8 SATA 5001B469 84965C23
4. e 1 single color activity LED status indicator e 1 two color fault power LED status indicator Expander board e 2 single color LED status indicators for each SAS port one for link and one for the activity status Power Supplies e Wattage 220 W maximum continuous e Voltage 90 256 V rated e Frequency 50 60 Hz e Amperage 12V 16A 5V 16A 3 3V 14A Cooling Fan e Speed 2 X 2700rpm brushless fan e Amperage 2 X 0 135A Physical e Height 302 mm INTRODUCTION e Width 146 mm e Depth 290 mm e Weight 14 9lbs 6 8 kg without disk Environmental Temperature Operating 0 to 40 C Storage 40 to 60 C Relative humidity Operating 10 to 80 non condensing Storage 5 to 95 non condensing HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 Hardware Installation This section describes how to install the ARC 4036 compact tower 6Gb s SAS JBOD enclosure with host computer and disks 2 1 Before You First Installing Thanks for purchasing the ARC 4036 as your compact tower JBOD data storage enclosure The following manual gives simple step by step instructions for installing and configuring the ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure Unpack Unpack and install the hardware in a static free environment The ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure is packed inside an anti static bag be tween two sponge sheets Remove it and inspect it for damage If the ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure appears damaged or if any items of the contents listed below are missing or damaged ple
5. een qoe e ou ote Turn on the expander enclosure first to make sure the SAS RAID controller or SAS host adapter recognizes the drives in the enclosure Step 3 Connecting RS232C Monitor Port You can connect RS 232 port to the manager clinet system It is easy to configure and manage the JBOD enclosure from the clint system The ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure can be configured via a VT 100 compatible terminal or a PC running a VT 100 terminal emulation program You can attach a serial Character Based terminal or server com port to the SAS JBOD enclosure for access to the text based setup menu Step 4 Power Up the JBOD Enclosure Turn on the AC power switch from power supply on the rear side of the ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure a Using the included power cord connect this power cord to a grounded electronical outlet and to the ARC 4036 JBOD enclo sure manufacture recommends that you use an uninterruptible power supply to protect your ARC 4036 SAS JBOD enclosure b Turn on the AC power switch from the back of ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure 15 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2 10 Connect the power cord to a grounded electrical outlet and to the ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure Step 5 Configure JBOD Enclosure Your ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure can be configured by using a serial device terminal emulation The ARC 4036 JBOD enclo sure can be configured via a VT 100 compatible terminal or
6. Mode T10 Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 0x00000000000FFCO00 Group 2 C1 C2 C3 Slot 7 8 Value 0x000000000FF003FF e SYS Command The sys command is used to view the enclosure s information Typical information includes vendor model name serial unit number expander port number product revision chip name chip revision customer code manufacture data revision and work time c eee 26 CLI FEATURES Syntax CLI gt sys Enter Example CLI gt sys Vendor ID Areca Technology Co Ltd Taiwan R O C Model ID ARC 4036 Serial No 0000000000000000 Unit Serial No Expander SAS Address 0x5001B46984965C3F Product Revision 0 Exapnder Chip ID 0x0221 Ports 28 Exapnder Chip Revision B3 Customer Code 0x36 Manufacturer Data Revision OxB2 Wroking Time Day00000 01 48 14 Active Firmware Active Image Boot Image Revision 6 01 00 68 06 30 10 Firmware Family 1 Fast Boot No Image Address 0x14000000 Active Image Revision 6 01 00 68 06 30 10 Firmware Family 1 Fast Boot No Image Address 0x14080000 Backup Image Revision 6 01 00 68 06 30 10 Firmware Family 1 Fast Boot No Image Address 0x14100000 27 CLI FEATURES e SPIN Command The spin command defines the mode of staggering SATA drive spin up function connected on the expander controller This com mand gives expander controller the ability to spin up the disk drives sequentially or in groups allowing the drives
7. NLR TYPE STATUS Connector00 24 02 Connector00 25 02 Connector00 26 02 Connector00 27 02 Connector01 20 6 0G 02 Connected Connector0Oi 21 6 0G 02 Connected Connector01 22 6 0G 02 Connected Connector01 23 6 0G 02 Connected Connector02 16 02 Connector02 17 02 Connector02 18 02 Connector02 19 02 Connector03 12 02 Connector03 13 02 Connector03 14 02 Connector03 15 02 29 CLI FEATURES 30 Cooling Element 0x03 SPEED NAME CODE RPM STATUS Fan 01 5 2200 OK Fan 02 5 2250 OK Temperature Element 0x04 NAME ID CTCC HTW LTW OTWarn ENC Temp 01 34 60 5 No Chip Temp 02 58 85 5 No Voltage Element 0x12 NAME VOLT V OVLMT UVLMT STATUS 1V 0 98 1 07 0 94 None 5V 5 01 5 32 4 63 None AudibleAlarm Element 0x06 NAME STATUS ALMSTATE Audible Alarm Normal 0 CLI Isd fan Show SES elements information Cooling Element 0x03 SPEED NAME CODE RPM STATUS Fan 01 5 2200 OK Fan 02 5 2250 OK e SHOWLOGS Command The showlogs command allows you to display system event no tifications that have been generated event by the SAS expander box CLI FEATURES Syntax CLI gt showlogs DisplayMode hex detail default Example CLI gt showlogs 00000000 00000000 PLATFORM Firmware initialization started Day00000 00 00 00 ENCLOSURE Fan 01 Failed e FDL Command The enclosure has added the firmware update through the CLI on the external RS 232 port Before you process the firmware up date There
8. a PC running a VT 100 terminal emulation program You can attach a serial Character Based terminal or server com port to the JBOD enclosure for access to the text based setup menu For additional information on using the RS 232 port to configure the JBOD en closure see the Chapter 3 of CLI Features Step 6 Turn on Host Computer Power Safety checks the installation Connect all power code Turn on the AC power switch at the rear of host computer then press the power button at the front of the host computer HARDWARE INSTALLATION Step 7 Format Partition and Mount the ARC 4036 JBOD Enclosure Volumes After the volume set is ready for system accesses it needs to be partitioned formatted and mounted by the operating system There are various steps depending on what operating system you are using Windows Linux FreeBSD or Mac etc Detailed steps for each operating system are provided on their disk utility After that the ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure can be fully used 17 CLI FEATURES 3 CLI Features This Command Line Interface CLI is provided for you to configure the 8 bays compact tower JBOD enclosure functions The CLI is useful in environments where a graphical user interface GUI is not available e Locations of RS 232C Port The ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure uses the RJ11 port as the serial port interface Please use the cable included on the shipping box to con figure the expander controller RS232 fo
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10. index start from right to left or top to bottom The cable cO c1 c2 or c3 is view from right to left or start from top to bottom Start Index Start slot index of zone range 1 max drive End Index End slot index of zone range 1 max drive off clear the zone group setting t10 off turn T10 mode off Example CLI gt gr Current PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO C1 C2 C3 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Value 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF Set the cableO and slot 1 to slot 6 as group 1 CLI gt gr dev 1cO 16 New PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 0x00000000000FFCO00 Current PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO C1 C2 C3 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Value 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF Set the cablei cable 2 and cable3 and slot 7 to slot 8 as group 2 CLI gt gr dev 2 c1 c2 c37 8 25 CLI FEATURES New PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 0x00000000000FFCO00 Group 2 C1 C2 C3 Slot 7 8 Value 0x000000000FF003FF Current PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO C1 C2 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Value 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF CLI st Power Cycle to reboot CLI gt gr Current PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 CO Slot 1 2 3 4 5 6 Value 0x00000000000FFCO00 Group 2 C1 C2 C3 Slot 7 8 Value 0x000000000FF003FF Clear the Zone group Setting CLI gr off New PHY Group Mode T10 Group 1 C0 C1 C2 C3 Slot 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 B Value 0x0000000FFFFFFFFF Current PHY Group
11. to come ready at the optimum time without straining the system power supply Staggering drive spin up in a multiple drive environment also avoids the extra cost of a power supply designed to meet short term startup power demand as well as Syntax CLI gt spin Delay D ms Num D Expander issues the spin up the drives by Num drives with Delay ms Example1 CLI spin Current SpinUp Attribute Drive Number 1 Delay 1024 ms CLI gt spin 512 3 New SpinUp Attribute Drive Number 3 Delay 512 ms Current SpinUp Attribute Drive Number 1 Delay 1024 ms e ST Command The st command stores system configurations in flash Since all the revised parameter setting is temporarily stored in the working RAM the ST command saves those parameters permanently in flash ROM Syntax CLI gt st Example CLI gt st CLI gt A 28 e LSD Command CLI FEATURES The Isd command is used to show the element devices status in the expander controller With parameter this command only shows the select device status Syntax CLI gt Isd hdd temp volt pwr con Show SES elements information ArrayDevice Element 0x17 NAME PHY NLR MAX MIN TYPE ADDRESS SLOT 01 0 3 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 0D2002D1 SLOT 02 1 10 8 SLOT 03 2 10 8 SLOT 04 3 1 5G 10 8S8 SATA 5001B469 84965C23 SLOT 05 8 10 8 SLOT 06 9 6 0G 10 8 SAS 5000C500 17C8FD25 SLOT 07 10 10 8 SLOT 08 11 10 8 Connector Element 0x19 NAME PHY
12. 2 and SMP or out of band serial port ARC 4036 is ideal for 6Gb s SAS storage subsystem with external interfaces and get the benefits of more storage capacity The type and total amount of drives you use are based on the host interface in the server that the JBOD is connected Host based RAID configuration is supported via an external SAS Fibre iSCSI PCIe 2 0 to 6Gb s SAS RAID controller external series 6Gb s SAS RAID and SAS host adapters In data center environments identifying issues with drives and environments are crucial The hardware monitor can monitor system voltage and temperature The warning message will be shown in event log alarm buzzer and respect LED 1 2 Features Drives SAS hard drives e Up to 8 2 5 inch or 3 5 inch SAS hot plug hard drives 6 0 Gb s at speeds of 7 2K 10K or 15K rpm SATA hard drives e Up to 8 2 5 inch or 3 5 inch SATA hot plug hard drives 6 0 Gb s at speeds of 7 2K or 10K rpm INTRODUCTION JBOD Controller Module Expander board 1 module Sensors 1 sensor Backplane Board Connectors e 8 SAS hard drive connectors e 1 power supply connector e 2 cooling fan module connectors e 1 sets of expander board connector Controller Back Panel Connectors SAS connectors e 2 SAS Host In connectors for connection to the host e 2 SAS Expansion Out connectors for expansion to an additional JBOD enclosure Serial connector e 1 6 pin UART RJ 11 connector LED Indicators Hard drive carrier
13. SAS JBOD Enclosure ARC 4036 8 Bays 6Gb s SAS Tower JBOD Enclosure USER S Manual Version 2 0 Issue Date November 2010 Copyright and Trademarks The information of the products in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual All brands and trademarks are the properties of their respective owners This manual contains materials protected under International Copyright Conventions All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without the written permission of the manufacturer and the author FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against in terference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We confirm ARC 4036 has been tested and found comply with the requirements set up in the
14. Step 7 Configure the Connect To setting Figure 3 2 7 Step 8 Configure the Settings items and then click OK Function arrow and ctrl keys act as Terminal keys Backspace key sends Crtl H Emulation VT100 Telnet terminal VT100 Back scroll buffer lines 500 Figure 3 2 8 CLI FEATURES i 0 Properties He Lat Vow Ld Lenio CovetTo Saras lcs e CIS tence oron rcs setos Beg tee ine wher cornea diiscnnecirg Figure 3 2 7 Figure 3 2 8 Now The VT100 is ready to be used After you finished the VT100 Terminal setup you may press X key in your Terminal to link the expander CLI setup screen and Terminal together Press X key to display the expander CLI utility screen on your VT100 Terminal The CLI prompt is displayed in a DOS console window Press H to display the sub manual 21 CLI FEATURES 3 3 Command This section provides detail information about the ARC 4036 com pact tower JBOD enclosure s CLI function All the commands please type in lower case e Help Command This command provides an on line table of contents providing brief descriptions of the help sub commands You can use the lt CLI gt help to get detail information about the CLI commands summary Syntax CLI gt help Enter Example CLI gt help pass Set Password lo Logout CLI Shell link Link Rate Control group Set the PHY Group sys System Information spin
15. are two block regions that you can update enclosure microcode on SAS JBOD enclosure 1 CODE region for FW file sas2xfwXXXX fw 2 MFGB region for Data file mfgdat6gYYYY rom To update the enclosure firmware follow the procedure below Syntax all the commands please type in lower case CLI gt fdl 4 code mfgb offset Enter Then use XModem Checksum protocol transmit file to update ROM Region The following procedures is used to update firmware through the RS 232 A Open any UART communication tools like HypeTerminal 115200 n 8 1 B Press any key on HyperTerminal window the window will show CLI prompt Type help will show help screen One command to update firmware Step as follow Issue download amp update command under CLI gt CLI gt fdl code 0 Please Use XModem Protocol for File Transmission Use Q Or q to quit Download before starting XModem lt enclosure prompt for ready to receive file to update Then under HyperTerminal program use the pull down menu item transfer Send gt send files when dialog box prompt moo m 31 CLI FEATURES 32 choose Xmodem and the file in the directory then press send 1 If the expander receives the file under the timeout limit 60s the process starts 2 If time out please retry the step E again G You can also cancel the program step by type q H If transfer OK the transferred data is updated Cold start enclosure Pow
16. ase contact your dealer or distributor immediately Checklist e ARC 4036 8 bays compact tower JBOD enclosure e SFF 8088 to SFF 8088 cable option e Power cord e RJ11 to DB9 serial communications null modem cable e 32 x drive mounting screws 4 per drive tray e ARC 4036 user manual HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 2 ARC 4036 JBOD Enclosure View The following diagram is the ARC 4036 compact tower JBOD enclo sure front view and rear view f Rear View 1 Disk Activity LED System Fan 2 Disk Fault Power LED RS232 Port SAS Host PortO CHO SAS Host Porti CH1 SAS Expander PortO CH2 SAS Expander Port1 CH3 System Fan 10 On Off Switch 11 Power Supply Fan 12 Power Connector HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 3 Locations of the Subsystem Component The following describes the activity and fault LED location and function 2 3 1 Drive Tray LED Indicators Figure 2 1 Activity Fault LED for ARC 4036 compact tower JBOD enclosure 1 Activity When the activity LED is illumi LED Blue nated there is I O activity on that disk drive When the LED is dark there is no activity on that disk drive 2 Fault Power When the fault LED is solid When the fault LED red is LED Red illuminated there is no disk slow blinking 2 times sec Green present that disk drive has failed and When the power LED is so
17. er cycle again to take effect Example Update procedure use Xmodem to transfer refer to fdl com mand for detail operation CLI gt fdl code mfgb y offset Enter Use HyperTerminal or TeraTerm utility with Xmodem mode to transfer and update files If transfer OK the transferred data is updated Cold start enclosure Power cycle again to take effect The following firmware and data are available in the following filename format 1 FW file CODE sas2xfwXXXX fw 2 Data file MFGB mfgdat6gYYYY rom Update SAS JBOD enclosure firmware CLI gt fd code O Use HyperTerminal or TeraTerm utility with Xmodem mode to transfer sas2xfwXXXX fw If transfer OK the transferred data is updated Cold start enclosure Power cycle again to take effect Update SAS JBOD enclosure data file CLI gt fdl mfgb O Use HyperTerminal or TeraTerm utility with Xmodem mode to transfer mfgdat6gYYYY rom If transfer OK the transfered data is updated Cold start enclosure Power cycle again to take effect
18. he drive tray slide all of them back into the ARC 4036 JBOD enclosure and make sure you latch the drive trays Figure 2 6 Slide drive tray back into the ARC 4036 ote Please secure four of the mounting screws to the tray other wise the ARC 4036 may produce an annoying BUZZ sound in a few environments Step 2 Connecting ARC 4036 SAS JBOD Enclosure to Host Computer or Next JBOD The external host and expansion connectors are provided on the back of the SAS JBOD enclosure for connecting the JBOD to external RAID controller server host adapter or next JBOD There are two host SFF 8088 connectors and two expansion SFF 8088 connectors on the rear of ARC 4036 e Host Port Connection By installing host port adapter and ARC 4036 Host PortO and Host Porti using the correct external cables which are included in your SAS JBOD enclosure kits Then connect ARC 4036 SAS JBOD enclosure and host port adapter as shown below a Basic Connection Connect the ARC 4036 to a single host using one SFF 8088 cable 12 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2 7 Connect ARC 4036 SAS JBOD enclosure and host adapter b Performance Connection Connect the ARC 4036 to a dual host controller board using two SFF 8088 cables This configuration can get the benefit of better performance Figure 2 8 Connect ARC 4036 SAS JBOD encl
19. lid should be hot swapped imme illuminated and fault LED red diately When the activity LED is off there is a disk present blue is illuminated and fault and normal status LED red is fast blinking 10 times sec there is rebuilding activity on that disk drive HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 3 2 SAS Host Expander LED Indicators Link Access for Host Port o Link Access for Expander Port oo The following table describes the ARC 4036 SAS compact tower JBOD enclosure host port link activity LED Host Function LED Link LED When host port link LED is illuminated for 1 second Green light and light off for 3 seconds that indicates one link has connected When host port Link LED is illuminated for 2 seconds and light off for 2 seconds that indicates two links have connected When host port Link LED is illuminated for 4 seconds that indicates four links have connected Activity LED When activity LED is illuminated that indicates SAS Blue light host adapter accesses to the ARC 4036 JBOD enclo sure The following table describes the ARC 4036 SAS compact tower JBOD enclosure expander port link activity LED Link LED When expander port link LED is illuminated for 1 sec Green light ond and light off for 3 seconds that indicates one link has connected When expander port Link LED is illuminated for 2 seconds and light off for 2 seconds that indicates two links have connected
20. ons can be exercised from the VT100 terminal There are a wide variety of Terminal Emulation packages but for the most part they should be very similar The following setup pro cedure is an example setup VT100 Terminal in Windows XP system using Hyper Terminal use Version 3 0 or higher Step 1 Open the Taskbar Start Programs Accessories Co mmmunications Heyper Terminal Heyper Terminal requires version 3 0 or higher Figure 3 2 1 Step 2 Open HYPERTRM EXE Figure 4 3 2 f24oke IE My Computer Figure 3 2 1 Figure 3 2 2 _ a 19 19 CLI FEATURES 20 Step 3 Enter a name you prefer and then click OK Figure 3 2 3 Step 4 Select an appropriate connecting port and then click OK Figure 3 2 4 Ert name end chocas n can fr Ie conectan Beosous CET oe sees E ae E RETE Decaraced mE EEUU Figure 3 2 3 Figure 3 2 4 Step 5 Configure the port parameter settings and then click OK Bits per second 115200 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None Figure 3 2 5 Step 6 Open the file menu and select Properties Figure 3 2 6 e om Fot Sati i Deus 3 Pape a Soft Door ETSI drei es Dats ce et TIS Ro fes fere A ee 4 Figure 3 2 5 Figure 3 2 6
21. osure and a dual host adapter c Failover Connection Connect the ARC 4036 dual host ports to dual host controller boards using two SFF 8088 cables This configuration can get the failover funcion on the host controllers 13 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2 9 Connect ARC 4036 SAS JBOD enclosure and two host adapters e Expander Port Connection ARC 4036 SAS JBOD enclosure is a device that contains two expander ports Expander ports may support being attached to SAS initiator ports SAS and or SATA target ports and to other expander ports The SAS JBOD enclosure can support daisy chain how many SAS JBOD enclosures which depend on the host RAID controller s or server host adapter s firmware The SAS JBOD enclosure can support daisy chain up to 8 subsystems using Areca SAS RAID controllers The following figure shows how to connect the external Min SAS cable from the ARC 4036 SAS JBOD enclosure to the external ARC 8040 SAS RAID subsystem Daisy chains longer than the limitation of subsystems are not supported even if it may be workable The following example table is the max no of ARC 4036 SAS JBOD enclosure with Areca ARC 8040 RAID subsystem supported 14 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Disks Expander Devices Controller Volume Subsystem
22. r CLI Configuration e Establishing the Connection for the RS 232 Port The CLI function can be done by using an ANSI VT 100 compat ible terminal emulation program You must complete the appropri ate installation procedure before proceeding with the CLI function Whichever terminal emulation program is used must support the 1K XMODEM file transfer protocol The serial port on the SAS expander controller s back panel can be used in VT100 mode The provided interface cable converts the RS 232 signal of the RJ11 connector on the SAS expander control ler into a 9 pin D Sub male connector The firmware based termi nal SAS expander management interface can access the expander through this RS 232 port You can attach a VT 100 compatible terminal or a PC running a VT 100 terminal emulation program to the serial port for accessing the text based setup menu 3 1 Expander RS 232C Port Pin Assignment To ensure proper communications between the SAS expander controller and the VT 100 Terminal Emulation Please configure the VT100 terminal emulation settings to the values shown below SSS X N i R ll liae eae 18 CLI FEATURES Terminal requirement Null modem cable Data bits a a Flow Control low 3 2 Start up VT100 Screen By connecting a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC operating in an equivalent terminal emulation mode all CLI administration func ti
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