StorCase Technology InfoStation 16-Bay 3U SCSI/SATA - Manual (Page 15)

2 Introduction
StorCase Technology, Inc. InfoStation 16-Bay RAID User's Guide - Rev. F00
General Description
CAUTION: The InfoStation chassis contains NO USER SERVICEABLE parts inside the unit.
Refer ALL servicing to qualified personnel!
Danger of explosion if the RAID battery is incorrectly replaced! Replace only
with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose
of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.
NOTES: The configuration and use of the InfoStation RAID Controller requires a certain
level of expertise and experience on the part of the user/integrator. Since there
are many configuration options and variables (ie. host platforms, applications,
etc.), only general guidelines will be discussed in this User's Guide.
Refer to the disk manufacturer's documentation for specific information re-
garding the disks.
The high performance InfoStation 16-bay SCSI-to-SATA and FC-to-SATA RAID enclosures
are designed to support 3.5" low-profile SATA drives for RAID applications. The SCSI-to-SATA
enclosures (P/Ns S10H106 & S10H118) support dual SCSI Ultra320 host channels and is
downward-compatible with earlier SCSI Wide Single-Ended or LVD interface technologies (i.e.
Ultra2 or Ultra). The FC-to-SATA enclosures (P/Ns S10K107 & S10K112) support dual Fibre
Channel Arbitrated Loops (FC-ALs) with 2Gbps operation.
Each standard 3U rack mount 16-bay RAID InfoStation chassis comes equipped with a RAID
controller and (16) removable drive carriers. These enclosures are constructed of corrosion-
resistant steel and each include (2) hot-swappable, redundant 460W power supply modules
and (2) hot-swappable, redundant, variable-speed fan modules.
The InfoStation RAID chassis supports RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 30, and 50, and is OS
independent. Online Capacity Expansion (OCE) and LUN support, up to 1GB DDR PC2100
SODIMM cache memory, as well as automatic hot swap, hot spare and drive rebuild support
are all included. An audible alarm on the InfoStation alerts the User to system hardware failures
and warning conditions. LED indicators at each drive bay provide additional User feedback
for drive activity, drive readiness and drive faults.
The InfoStation also incorporates "Soft Start" circuitry which eliminates in-rush current to each
of the installed drives during spin-up, as well as avoid power arcing during drive insertion.
A User Interface Module on the 16-bay InfoStation provides the User with a visual indication
of chassis configurations and communication statuses, in addition to providing an RS232
connection for system environmental monitoring, configuration and control. InfoMon
® , a
downloadable chassis monitoring utility program, provides the InfoStation with a customizable,
web-based monitoring capability via the RS-232 serial connection. InfoMon includes a Call
Home
® feature, which enables chassis log information to be conveniently sent to a predeter-
mined FTP site for trouble shooting and analysis. InfoMon also provides the User the ability to
easily configure both device and chassis settings with a few clicks of the mouse! Refer to
Appendix B for further information on InfoMon.