DataDirect Networks EF3015 Setup Manual

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3 STANDARD WARRANTY Definitions: This two-year limited warranty applies to the following DataDirect Networks network infrastructure and individual SAN solution components that include: Silicon Storage Appliance Hardware, Disk Modules, RAID Hardware Components, Storage Hardware Components, and Disk Docking Bays ...

4 Preface This guide provides information about the EF3015 Fibre Channel Controller Enclosure: The EF3015 isMIL-STD-compliant and supports large form factor (LFF 12-disk) drive enclosures — using either AC or DC power supplies. NOTE : See "The EF3015 System Components" for details regarding enclosure components. Intended audienc ...

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EF3015 Setup Guide (Rev A) 6 Table of Contents Preface Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

EF3015 Setup Guide (Rev A) 7 5.3 Diagnostic steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5.4 Controller failure in a single-controller configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 5.5 Isolating a host-side connection fault . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

8 1 The EF3015 System Components 1.1 Front Panel Components OK OK OK 2 1 5 3 4 6 7 8 Left Ear Right Ear 1 - Enclosure ID LED 2 - Disk drive status LED: OK to Remove 3 - Disk drive status LED: Power/Activity/Fault 4 - 3.5” disk or drive blank (typical 12 slots) 5 - Enclosure status LED: Unit Locator 6 - Enclosure status LED: Fault ...

EF3015 Setup Guide (Rev A) 9 1.3 EF3015 Controller Enclosure Rear Panel Components SERVICE 1 0 CACHE CLI CLI HOST 8G 2,4G 8G 2,4G SERVICE 1 0 CACHE CLI CLI HOST 8G 2,4G 8G 2,4G 6Gb/s 6Gb/s 1 3 2 4 6 7 9 11 10 12 (DC power supply unit (PSU) is 5 8 1 mutually exclusive to the AC model) 1 - AC power supplies 2 - Host interface ports ...

EF3015 Setup Guide (Rev A) 10 1.5 CompactFlash During a power loss, data stored in cache are saved off to non-volatile memory (CompactFlash). These data are restored to cache, and then written to disk after the issue is corrected. CompactFlash (Figure 1) provides unlimited cache memory backup time. To protect against writing inco ...