Grass Valley K2 10G RAID - Manual (Page 40)

18 November 2010 K2 10G RAID Storage Instruction Manual
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Chapter
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K2 10G RAID Installation Information
This chapter describes information you’ll need to install the K2 10G RAID Storage
(K2 10G Expansion Chassis). Major topics are:
• “Installation requirements”
• “Installing a K2 10G RAID in an equipment rack”
• “K2 10G RAID power-up and initialization”
• “K2 10G RAID power-down”
Installation requirements
This section describes the following requirements:
• “Site requirements” on page 40
• “Cabling requirements” on page 40
• “Cabling requirements” on page 40
• “Binding disk modules into groups” on page 41
Site requirements
For proper K2 10G Expansion Chassis operation, the installation site must conform
to certain environmental specifications. These are detailed below and in Chapter 4, K2
10G RAID Technical Specifications and Operating Limits .
Power
Refer to “Data handling specifications” on page 70 for AC power requirements. If one
of the two power supplies fails, the remaining power supply and cord can support the
full load. You must use a rack mount cabinet with AC power distribution, and have
main branch AC distribution that can handle these values for the number of K2 10Gs
and K2 10G Expansion Chassis units that you will interconnect.
Cooling
Make sure your site has air conditioning of the correct size and placement to maintain
the specified ambient temperature range. The air conditioning must be able to handle
the requirements of the K2 10Gs and any connected K2 10G Expansions as indicated
under “Environmental limits” on page 71 .
Cabling requirements
It is recommended that you use the cables shipped with your K2 10G RAID when
making connections. For cable specifications, refer to “Cable lengths” on page 71 .
Host cables must meet the appropriate 8-Gbit HPA compliance standards.
NOTE: Also refer to the K2 SAN Installation and Service Manual for cabling
diagrams and step-by-step instructions.