Installing Storage Trays

To prepare for this service action, perform the following:

Note: It may not be possible to use the reserve function or necessary if this is a new configuration.

  • Enable the reserve Common Raid Module (CRM) or Common Expansion Module (CEM) function.

    1. Reserve the CRM/CEM for maintenance.

    2. Enter a description of the service action (installing storage trays).

    3. Select the estimated amount of time of the service action from the pull-down.

    4. Select the Reserve button.

      a) Other users will be alerted that this service action is in progress when they login.

  • This service activity requires two people to lift the new tray. The new tray can weight up to 95 Lbs. when fully populated.

  • Observe all ESD precautions.

    Preparing to Install a Storage Tray

    1. Using two people remove the new tray from the shipping container.

    2. From the front of the cabinet, remove the appropriate number of filler panels to accommodate the new tray.

    Attaching the Rail Kit to a Cabinet

    Depending on the type of Sun cabinet you have, use one of the following procedures to attach the rails.

  • Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Cabinet

    1. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the four rail adjusting screws to allow adjustment of the left rail length.

      a) View the rail adjustment illustration.

    2. Position the front of the left rail behind the left front cabinet rail.

      a) View positioning the left front rail illustration.

    3. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, insert and tighten two 8-32 screws to secure the left rail to the front of the cabinet. These screws pass through the cabinet rail holes and screw into threaded holes in the left rail.

      a) View securing the mounting screws illustration.

    4. From the rear of the cabinet, adjust the length of the left rail as needed to fit the cabinet, and position the rail flange over the face of the cabinet rail.

      a) View adjusting the rail length illustration.

    5. Align the rail flange so that the mounting holes align to those at the front of the cabinet.

    6. Depending on the type of cabinet you have, do one of the following:

      a) For a Sun Rack 900 or Sun Rack 1000 cabinet, use a #3 Phillips screwdriver to insert and tighten four metric M6 screws (two per side) at the rear of the rail.

      b) For cabinets with 10-32 cabinet rail threads, use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to insert and tighten four 10-32 screws (two per side) at the rear of the rail.

      c) For other cabinets, use self-supplied screws to secure the right rail to the cabinet rail.

      d) View securing the left rail illustration.

    7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for the right rail.

    8. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the eight adjusting screws (four on each side) toward the rear of each rail.

      a) View tightening the rail screws illustration.

    9. Make sure all screws are tight.

  • Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Sun StorageTek Expansion Cabinet

    1. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the four rail adjusting screws to allow adjustment of the left rail length.

      a) View the rail adjustment illustration.

    2. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, insert two 10-32 screws in the front and rear inner mounting holes for the left rail. Do not tighten the screws.

      a) View the rail mounting screw hole illustration.

    3. Place the two elongated holes on the rail over the front and rear screws that were installed in the previous step. Make sure that the rail slides down to the top of the elongated holes.

      a) View the rail placement illustration.

    4. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, insert two 10-32 screws in the lower side mounting holes of the left rail directly below the elongated holes. The holes correspond to the center hole of the middle U of the 3RU slot in which the rails are installed.

      a) View the lower mounting holes illustration.

    5. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, insert and tighten two 8-32 screws to secure the left rail to the front of the cabinet. These screws pass through the cabinet rail holes and screw into threaded holes in the front of the rail.

      a) View securing the rail illustration.

    6. Repeat steps trough 1 through 5 for the right rail.

    7. Make sure all screws are tight.

    Installing a Storage Tray in a Cabinet

    1. Using two people carefully lift and slide the tray into the cabinet until the front tray flanges touch the cabinet.

      a) View lifting and sliding the tray illustration.

    2. Depending on the type of cabinet you have, do one of the following:

      a) For a Sun Rack 900/1000 cabinet, use a #3 Phillips screwdriver to install and tighten four M6 screws (two per side) to secure the tray to the front of the cabinet

      View securing the front of the tray illustration.

      b) For the Sun StorageTek Expansion cabinet or for cabinets with 10-32 cabinet rail threads, use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to insert and tighten four 10-32 screws (two per side) to secure the tray to the front of the cabinet.

      View securing the front of the tray illustration.

      c) For cabinets with other cabinet rail threads, secure the tray to the front of the cabinet with metric M5 or 12-24 screws.

    3. From the rear of the cabinet, insert and tighten two 8-32 screws (one per side) to secure the rear of the tray to the cabinet.

      a) View securing the rear of the tray illustration.

      Note: The two upper holes on the rear of the tray are not used.

    Connecting the Storage Trays with the FC Expansion Cables

    Note: These steps are not required if only a controller tray was added.

    The following examples describe how to install the copper FC expansion cables.

  • Cabling a 1x2 Array Configuration

    Note: Two 2-meter copper FC cables (530-3327-01) are required for this configuration.

    1. Locate the controller "A" and controller "B" expansion ports at the rear of the controller tray.

      a) Locate the IOM "A" and "B" FC-AL ports 1A (In) and 1B (Out) at the rear of the expansion tray.

      b) View the port locations illustration.

    2. Connect one FC cable from the controller "A" channel 1 expansion port of the controller tray, to the IOM "A" port 1A of the expansion tray.

      a) Connect one FC cable from the controller "B" channel 1 expansion port of the controller tray, to the IOM "B" port 1A of the expansion tray.

      b) View the cable connection illustration.

  • Cabling a 1x3 Array Configuration

    Note: Four 2-meter copper FC cables (530-3327-01) are required for this configuration.

    1. Locate the controller "A" and controller "B" expansion ports at the rear of the controller tray.

      a) Locate the IOM "A" and "B" FC-AL ports 1A (In) and 1B (Out) at the rear of the expansion tray.

      b) View the port locations illustration.

    2. Connect one FC cable from the controller "A" channel 1 expansion port of the controller tray, to the IOM "A" port 1A of expansion tray 1.

      a) Connect one FC cable from the controller "A" channel 2 expansion port of the controller tray, to the IOM "A" port 1A of expansion tray 2.

      b) Connect one FC cable from the controller "B" channel 1 expansion port of the controller tray, to the IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 2.

      c) Connect one FC cable from the controller "B" channel 2 expansion port of the controller tray, to the IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 2.

      d) View the cable connection illustration.

  • Adding a third expansion tray to this configuration for a 1x4 Configuration

    To add a third expansion tray to channel 1:

    1. Connect one FC cable between IOM "A" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 1 and IOM "A" expansion port 1A of the new expansion tray.

    2. Connect one FC cable between IOM "B" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 1 and the IOM "B" expansion port 1A of the new expansion tray.

    To add a third expansion tray to channel 2:

    1. Connect one FC cable between IOM "A" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 2 and IOM "A" expansion port 1A of the new expansion tray.

    2. Connect one FC cable between IOM " B" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 2 and IOM "B" expansion port 1A of the new expansion tray.

  • Cabling a 1x5 Array Configuration

    Note: Eight 2-meter copper FC cables (530-3327-01) are required for this configuration.

    1. Locate the controller "A" and controller "B" expansion ports at the rear of the controller tray.

      a) Locate the IOM "A" and "B" FC-AL ports 1A (In) and 1B (Out) at the rear of the expansion tray.

      b) View the port locations illustration.

    2. Connect one FC cable from the controller "A" channel 1 expansion port of the controller tray, to the IOM "A" port 1A of expansion tray 2.

      a) Connect one FC cable from the controller "A" channel 2 expansion port of the controller tray, to the IOM "A" port 1A of expansion tray 4.

      b) Connect one FC cable from IOM "A" port 1A of expansion tray 1, to IOM "A" port 1B of expansion tray 2.

      c) Connect one FC cable from IOM "A" port 1A of expansion tray 3, to IOM "A" port 1B of expansion tray 4.

      d) Connect one FC cable from the controller "B" channel 1 expansion port of the controller tray, to IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 1.

      e) Connect one FC cable from the controller "B" channel 2 expansion port of the controller tray, to IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 3.

      f) Connect one FC cable from the IOM "B" port 1B of expansion tray 1, to IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 2.

      g) Connect one FC cable from the IOM "B" port 1B of expansion tray 3, to IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 4.

      h) View the cable connection illustration.

  • Adding a fifth expansion tray to this configuration for a 1x6 Configuration

    1. Connect one FC cable between IOM "A" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 2 and IOM "A" expansion port 1A of the new expansion tray.

    2. Connect one FC cable between IOM "B" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 2 and IOM "B" expansion port 1A of the new expansion tray.

    To add a third expansion tray to channel 2:

    1. Connect one FC cable between IOM "A" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 4 and IOM "A" expansion port 1A of the new expansion tray.

    2. Connect one FC cable between IOM "B" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 4 and IOM "B" expansion port 1A of the new expansion tray.

  • Cabling a 1x7 Array Configuration

    Note: Twelve 2-meter copper FC cables (530-3327-01) are required for this configuration.

    1. Locate the controller "A" and controller "B" expansion ports at the rear of the controller trays.

      a) Locate the FC-AL ports (IN and OUT) at the rear of the expansion tray.

      b) View the port locations illustration.

    2. Connect one FC cable from the controller "A" expansion port 1 of the controller tray, to the IOM "A" port 1A of expansion tray 3.

      a) Connect one FC cable from the controller "A" expansion port 2 of the controller tray, to the IOM "A" port 1A of expansion tray 6.

      b) Connect one FC cable from the IOM "A" expansion port 1A of expansion tray 1, to the IOM "A" port 1B of expansion tray 2.

      c) Connect one FC cable from the IOM "A" expansion port 1A of expansion tray 2, to the IOM "A" port 1B of expansion tray 3.

      d) Connect one FC cable from the IOM "A" expansion port 1A of expansion tray 4, to the IOM "A" port 1B of expansion tray 5.

      e) Connect one FC cable from the IOM "A" expansion port 1A of expansion tray 5, to the IOM "A" port 1B of expansion tray 6.

      f) Connect one FC cable from the controller "B" expansion port 1 of the controller tray, to the IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 4.

      g) Connect one FC cable from the controller "B" expansion port 2 of the controller tray, to the IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 1.

      h) Connect one FC cable from the IOM "B" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 1, to the IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 2.

      j) Connect one FC cable from the IOM "B" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 2, to the IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 3.

      k) Connect one FC cable from the IOM "B" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 4, to the IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 5.

      l) Connect one FC cable from the IOM "B" expansion port 1B of expansion tray 5, to the IOM "B" port 1A of expansion tray 6.

      h) View the cable connection illustration.

    Connecting the Ethernet Cables

    1. From the rear of the controller tray, locate the Ethernet connector ports for controller "A" and controller "B".

      a) View the Ethernet cable connection illustration.

    2. Connect an Ethernet cable to each controller.

    3. Connect the other end to the site LAN.

    Connecting the Host Cables

    1. From the rear of the controller tray, locate the Host 1, 2, 3 and 4 port/channel connectors for controller "A" and controller "B".

      a) View the Host cable connection illustration.

    2. Connect a host FC cable to each controller.

    3. Connect the other end to the appropriate switch or server.

    Setting the Link Rate For Each Tray

    1. Locate the link rate switch at the lower right front of the tray.

      a) View the link rate switch illustration.

    2. To set the link rate switch to the correct setting for your configuration, do one of the following:

      a) To set the default link rate for the tray to 4 Gbits/second, slide the switch to the left position.

      b) To set the default link rate for the tray to 2 Gbits/second, slide the switch to the right position.

    Powering Up the New Configuration

    1. For the new controller tray that was added, make sure that the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server has been set up with the corresponding MAC address for the controller cards or I/O modules before turning on the power. If a DHCP server is not available, the controller tray defaults to internal static IP addresses.

    2. Make sure the power-fan switches are in the Off position for all trays.

    3. Connect the power cables from each tray power-fan assembly to a different power strip in the cabinet.

      a) View the power-fan connector location illustration.

    4. Make sure that the cabinet circuit breakers are in the Off position as well.

    5. Connect the power cables from the cabinet to the external power source.

    6. Press the cabinet circuit breakers to the On position.

    7. Press the power-fan switches at the rear of each tray to the On position.

      a) View the power-fan switch location illustration.

    8. While the tray powers up, the green and amber LEDs on the front and rear of the tray(s) turn on and off intermittently. Depending on your configuration, it can take several minutes for the tray(s) to power up.

    9. After the LEDs have stopped blinking, verify that all of the green LEDs are On and that all amber LEDs are Off.

    Checking the Link Rate For Each Port

    1. Check the link rate LEDs for the host and the expansion ports located at the rear of the controller tray and the expansion tray.

      a) View the controller tray LED illustrations.

      b) View the expansion tray LED illustrations.

    Updating the Inventory

    1. Disable the reserve CRM/CEM function.

      a) Select the Release button.

    2. The new controller tray will need to be discovered to update the inventory.

      a) Discover the new tray.

      b) At the Discovery window, enter the IP address of the new array module into the "IP List" input box.

      c) Select the "Start Discovery" button to execute the discovery.

    3. After the Discovery has completed the Agent will need to be run.

      a) Run the Agent.

      b) At the Agent Summary window, select the box under the Add Agent column for the appropriate host that the new tray is attached to.

      c) Select the "Run Agent" button to execute the Agent.

    4. After the Agent has executed, the Device Details (array module) will need to be checked to confirm the State is "Enabled" and the Status is "OK" for all of the FRUs.

      a) Review the Device Details.

      b) At the Devices window, select the appropriate name of the new array module from under the Name column.

      c) At the Device Details window, select the FRUs link at the left top of the screen or scroll down to the FRUs section.

      d) From the left column under FRUs, select each FRU type to verify that the State is "Enabled" and the Status is "OK".

    5. The new storage should now be ready for customer turnover.